r ' - A tt , f v. - , COUNTRY LUCK By JOHN HABBERTON, Authoref "Helen's Babies," Etc, Copyrighted by the J. B. UpfUcett Company, PubUtaert, Philadelphia, and Pub lished, by Pemltslea, through the American Press Association. CHAPTER IX KWB, TKT HO KKVB. NY letters r "Net lette." "Shet" Farmer Hayn and his wife weuM hare made geed acten. If tested by tbetr ability te clothe a few words with pantomime of I much variety and duration. Frem al most the time that her hiuband start ed te the pest of fice, Mrs. Hayn had been going ent en the veranda te leek for him returning. Bhe had readjusted her afternoon cap several times, as she would hare done had she expected a rlil ter; she had picked faded buds from some late roses, had examined the base of one of the plana pests te be sure that the old wistaria vine was net dragging It from its place, and had picked some bits of paper from the little grass plot in front of the house; but each time she went from one duty te another she shaded her eye and looked down the read ever which her husband would return. She had eyes for everything outside the house an Indication of ret at an end of one of the window sills, a daring cocoon between two slats of a window blind, a missing screw of the deer knob all trifles that bed been as they were for weeks, but had foiled te attract her attention until expectation hedsbarpened her eyesight As time woreven. she went into the beuse for her spectacles; generally the preferred te hare letters read te her by her husband, but her absent son's writing she must see with her own eyes. Then she polished the glasses again and again, trying tbcm each time by gazing down the read for the bearer of the expected letter. Calmness, in its outward manifesta tion, was noticeable only after her hepa had again been deferred. As for the old man, he was quite as dis appointed 'as his wife, he studied a partly loosened vest button as if It bad been an ob ject of extreme value; then he sat down en the steps of the veranda, studied all visible sections of the sky for a minute or two, and Anally ventured the opinion that a middling lively shower might ceme due about midnight. Then he told his wle of having met the min ister, who had net said anything in particular, and of a coming auction sale of which he had heard, and hew eggs for shipment te the city had "looked up" three ceuts per dozen. Then he sharpened his pocket knife en his beet leg, handling it us delicately and trying its edge as cautiously as If it were an Instrument of which great tilings were expected. Than both Joined in estimating the probable cost of raising the youngest calf en the farm te its full bovine estate. Finally, both having thoroughly repressed and denied and repulsed themselves, merely because they had been taught In youth that uncomfortable restraint was a precious priv ilege and a sacred duty, Mrs. Hayn broke the silence by exclaiming: "It does beat all" "What doe I" asked her husband, as solici tously as if he had net the slightest Idea of what was absorbing bis wife's thoughts. "Why, that Phil don't write. Here's ev erybody in town termentin' me te knew when he's cemln' back, an' it he's get the things they asked him te buy for 'em, an' net a soli tary word can I say; we don't even knew hew te send a letter te him te stir lilni up an' remind him that he's get parents." "Well, ther's sure te be ft letter somewhere en the way, I don't doubt, tellln' us all we want te knew," said the old man, going through the motions of budding an althea bush, in the angle of the step, from a scion of Its own stock. " 'Watched pets never bile,' you knew, an' 'tain't often one. gets a letter till he steps loekln' for it." "Hut 'tain't a bit Iike I'bil," said the elu lady. "Why, be's been away meru'u a week. I thought he'd at least let us kuew which of the big preachers he'd heerd en Sunday, an what be thought of 'em. llearlu' them bis guns of the pulpit was always ene of the things he wanted te go te tturclty for. Then there's the bread pan I've been wautin' for ten years oue that's get tin enough te it net te rust through every time there comes a spell of damp weather; he might at least rest my mind for me by lettin'me knew he'd get It." "All In geed time, old lady; let's be patient an' wd'H hear all wo're w aitin' for. Werrv. 's mere weary in' than work. Heme wusn't built in a day, you knew." "Fer mercy's sake, Reuben, w hat's Roiue get te de with our Plilli I don't see that Heme's get anythln' te de with the case, on en less it's seniethln' llke New Yerk, where our boy is." "Well, Rome was built an' rebuilt a geed many times, you see, 'fere It get te be all that was 'xpectcd of it; an' our Phil's gein through the same operation, mebbe. A man's get te be either a stupid savage or a fluLhtsi off saint te be suddenly pitched from fields and weeds into a great big town without bein' dazed. When I tlrst went down te Yerk my eyes was kept se wide open that I couldn't scarcely open my mouth for a few days, much less take my pen in baud, as folks say in letters. I hardly knewed which feet 1 was standui' en, an' sometimes I felt ns if the ground was gene from under me. Yet New Yerk ground is harder .than an enbeliercr's heart." Mrs. Hayn seemed te accept the slintle of Reme's buildlug as applied te her son, for she made no further objection te it; she contin ued, however, te polish her glasses, in antici pation of what she still longed te de with them. Her husband continued te make tiny slits and cress cuts in the althea's bark, and te Insert buds carefully cut from the boughs. Finally he remarked, as carelessly as if talk ing about the weather: "Sel Mantring's sleep's get back I" "Gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Ilajn; "why ain't you told me se before I Sel's seen Phil, ain't he! What docs he say I Of course you didn't ceme home without seelu' html" "Of course 1 didn't Yes, Sel's seen Phil seen him the day before he caught the tide an' came out An' Sel says he's a stunner, tee don't leek no mere like his old self than it he'd been born en' ralsed in Yerk. I tell you, Leu Ann, it don't take that boy much time te catch en te whatever' get go te It' Why, Sel sayf he's get stere clothes en, from head te feet That ain't all, either; he" Here the old man burst into laughter, which he had great dilllculty In suppressing; after long effort, however, he centinued: "Sel says he carries a cane a cane net much thicker than a ramrod. JustMmagiae our Phil swingiu' a cane it you cant" And the old man resumed his laughter, and gave it free course. "Mercy sakesP said the old lady; "I hope be dldnt take It te church with hlm. Au' I hepe he won't bring it back here. What'll the ether members of the Yeung People's Bible class say te see such geln's en by ene that's always been se proper I" "Why, let him bring it; what's a cane get te de with Bible classes! I don't doubt some of the 'pestles carried canes; I think I've seed 'tea in pictures In the Illustrated Family Bible. I s'pese down in Jndce tber was makes an' deg -iat a man hed te take a clip at with a stick, once in awhile, same as lu ether countries." "What eUe did Sel say 1" asked the mother. "Well, be didn't bring no special neus. He said Phil didn't knew be was leavin' se seen, else like enough he'd have sent some word. He said Phil w as loekln' well, an' bad a walk ou him like a sejer In a picture. I'm gWd the boy's get a chance te get the plow handle steep out of his shoulders for a few days Sex you wouldn't knew his face, though, 'cause his hair's cut se short; get a new watch chain, tee; I'm glad te bear that, 'cause I was particular te tell him te de it." "Well, I bait wish Sel Mantring's sleep bad stayed down te Yerk, If that's all ths ntws it could brine" wM Ura H"te- rwlulu .kxt (I? ! HM .ffflfff ''"jflHlillir Tfl imSWr - spectacles In theiitin case, which she closed with a decided snap. "Such a little (peck of news is only aggravating that's what His." "Small favors thankfully received, old lady, as the advertbaeieaU sometimes say. Oh, there was one thing mere Sel ssdd; twaa that be reckoned Pull was dead gene en that Tramlay gab" Mrs. Hayn received this Information In silence; her husband began te threw his open knife at a leaf en one of the veranda steps, "I dent see hew Sel Mantrlng was te knew anything like that," said Mrs. Hayn, after a short silence. "He Isn't the kind that our Phil would go an' unbosem te, if he had any such thing te tell, which It ain't certain he hed." "Yeung men don't always have te tell such tilings, te make Vtn known," suggested the farmer. "Poety much everybody knewed when t was fust geno en you, though I dldnt say nethln' te nobody, net even te the gal herself." "If It's se," said Mrs. Hayn, after another short pause, "mebbe it explains why he hain't writ He'd want te tell us 'fore anybody else, as be feels kind e' bashful like." "You've get a geed tnemYy, Leu Ann," said the old farmer, rising, nnd pinching his w ife's ear. "What de you mean, Reuben P "Oh, nethiii', 'xcept that you hain't forget the symptoms, that's alL" "Hbel" exclaimed the old lady, glv Ing her husband a push, though net se far but thut she was leaning en hli shoulder a moment later. "Tweuld be Unde' funny if that thing was te work, though, wouldn't itt" she centinued: "that Is, If Sel's right." "Well," replied her husband, with a sud den accession of earnestness In his voice, "if Sel's right, 'tnen't be n bit funny if it don't work. I hepe the blessed, boy's get as much geed stuff (n him as I've always counted en. The- bigger the heart, the wuss it hurts when it gets hit; an' there's a mighty big heart in any child of you an' me, though I say it as mebbe I shouldn't." "That boy aiu't never geln' te have no heartaches, net en account e' gals," said the mother, whose voice also showed a sudden In In In croase of earnestness. "I don't b'llere the gal was ever made that could say no te a splendid young feller like that a young fel ler that's han'bome an' geed an' bright an' full e' fun, an' that can tell mere with his eyes In a minute than a hull sittiu' room full of erd'uary young men can say w 1th their tongues in n week." "Ne," said the old man, soberly, "net if the gal stayed true te the pattern she was made en like you did, for instance. But gals is only human ther' wouldn't be no way of keeplii'Vm en earth if they wasn't, you knew an' sometimes they don't de 'xactly what might be cxxx-ted of 'cm." "That Tramlay gal won't gie him the mitten, anyhow," jiersfeted Mrs. Hayn. "Mebbe she ain't as smart as seme, but thut family, through an' through, has get sense enough te knew what's worth bavin' wlieu they see it. She needn't ever expect te come back here te lieard for the. summic, if she cuts up any such foelUh dido as that." "Leu Ann," said the farmer, solemnly, "de you reely think it evor an' nbove likely that she'd want te ceme back, lu such case made au' pervidedP Then both old peeple laughed, and went Inte the house, and talked of all sorts of things that bore no relation n batever te youth or leve or New Yerk. Tliey retired early, after the manner of farm peeple in general, after a prayer containing a formal and somewhat indelfiiite petition for the absent ene. Tiie old lady lay awake for Leurs, it seemed te her, her head as full of rosy dreams as if it werouet covered with snow; yet when at last she was dropping usleep she was startled by hearing her husluiud whisper: "Father in heaven, have pity en my ixxr CHAPTER X. ADNKS ntKON'i PARTY. UROUail several days speut listlessly except when delo- fully, and through serernl restless nights, Philip Hayn was assisted by ene Iui.h) thut changed only te brighten ; it was that neaier utiil mnrer came the night of the liartytewhlcliillss Agnes Dinen had W'V It u'fM ninicii mm me I iVwir imrty at which be "'"' was sure he would ngulu meet I.ucii. H:cpt fur the bll;sful in cident of the nrreAed drive ou the avenue, he hadjnet seen her siuce the evening when he hud raised her baud te his lips. Hew the thought of that moment sent the bleed leap ing te his own finger tips! He had ImunU-d the nvcnue every nf ternnen, net da: Ing te hepe that the carrlage would again be stepped lu its course, but that at letst he might see her passing face. As quick us a flash that day his eye, trained in country fashion te first identify approach lug riders by their horses, had scanned the animals Hint drew the carriage, se that he might knew them w hen next lie saw them. But again and again was he disappointed, for spans en which he would have staked his repu tation as being the snmewcie drawing car riages that did net contain the face he sought He might have been spared many heart sink ings, as well as doubts of his horse lore, bad be known that the Tram lays did net keep a tum out, but bad recourse te a livery stable when they wanted te drive. He hed even sought Lucia at church. He had known, siuce the family's summer at Hnynten, the name of the church which they attended, nnd thither he wended his way Sunday morning; but their pew was appar ently farther back than the seat te which he was shown, for net ene member of the Tram lay family could he sue In front or te either slde of him, and when the service ended and he reached the sidewalk as rapidly as possible be seen learned that the custom of rural yeuug men te stand lu front of churches te seethe worshipers emerge was net followed at fashionable temples in the city. Anether comforting hope, which wassoener lest in full fiuitien, was In the early arrival of his dress suit Fully arrayed, he spcut many hours U-fere the mirror In his room at the hotel, endeavoring te leek like sons of the gentlemen whnm he had scen at the Tramlay reception. Little though he ndmlred Marge en general principles, he did net hesitate te conform himself as nearly as rssihle te that gentleman's spluidld cumifeure. Strolling into u tlieatie one evening en u "general ad mission" tie-Let, which entitled him te the ' privilege of lemlng against a wall, he saw quiten number of men in evening dress, and he improved the opportunity te study the comparative e-iTe-ct., of tilllereul styles of cel- lars and shirt trenU. Finally he ventured te appear at the theutru lu evening dices hlm ' self, and from the luck of six-rial attention lie ' justly flattered himself th it he did net rnrry I himself unhke ether men IluaNe made the Important dl-cevery thut Jude Hickman's ' custom of buttoning his swallow tailed coat at the wnUt, nnd di-playlug n yellow silk , handkerchief in the fullness thereof, had Ueu abandoned in the metropolis. At last the long lnil for evening arrived, i and Phil was fully dr -'! and uneiiinferta- bio liefcre sunx't lie had already learned, 1 by oliservntieu, that well dreiied, men kept j their faevs closely shaved, and he had ex 1 wrlineiited, net without au Inward groan at his extra ragautv, lu w hut te him weTO the tuysteric of hair dreming He euturul into the street as seen as .darkness liad fairly fallen, made hU way te the vicinity of the Dinen residence, and from a safe distance recontieiterwd the house with the purpose, quite a common m the country as in town, et wit being among the earliest arrivals. Se long did he watch without h)2 even a siugle person or carrlage appieacu the deer that there came te him the horrible fear that Pirhius for some reason, ;he affair bad bsn itrnnm Ww 'tfinilnlviFJ THE LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGESTOEI?, SATUKDAY, SEPTEMBER potrpeaed. About o'clock, however, kit (sjs was rewarded by a single carriage; aa aa etber followed shortly, asd several ethers came In rapid succession; te quarter et aa beer later he mad hi own antry. Oa this occasion he was net unable te translate the instructions, as te the locality of the gentle men's dressing room, imparted by the serv ant at the deer; but, having reached the general receptacle of coats, hats and sticks, he waa greatly puzzled te knew why a num ber of gentlemen were standing about doing nothing. By the time he learned that most of them were merely waiting for their respective feminine charges te descend with them, a clock In the room (track ten, and as Phil counted the strokes and remembered hew often he had been half reused from his first doze beneath his bed clothes at home by just that number, he yawned by force et habit and halt wished he never had left Haynten. But suddenly drowsiness, melancholy and everything else uncomfortable disappeared In an Instant, and heaven Phil's own, new est heaven enveloped the earth, for as he followed two or three bachelors who 'were going down stairs be heard a well known voice exclaiming: "Ob, Phil I Isn't this nice! Just as if you'd been waiting for met I haven't any encert te-night, se you'll hare te take tne down. Papa will drop In later, after he's tired et the club." Ob, the music In the rustle et her dress as It trailed down the stair I Oh, the geld of her hair, the flush et her cheek, the expect ancy in her eyes and her parted llpsl And only twenty steps in which te have It all te himself I Would they had been twenty thou sand I At the root of the stair Lucia took Phil's arm, and together they saluted their hostess. Phil felt that he was being looked at by some one besides Miss Dinen, and Indeed he was, for handseme young strangers are quite as rare in New Yerk as anywhere else In the world. Nevertheless bis consciousness was net allowed te make him uncomfortable, for between long trained courtesy and intelli gent admiration Miss Dinen was enabled te greet him se cordially that be was made te feel entirely at case. Other guests came down In n moment, and Lucia led Phil away, presenting him te seme et her acquaintances Slid kiwuly enjoying the surprlse of these who recognized In him the awkward country boy of a week before. Then one gentleman after another engaged Lucia in conversation and begged dances; ether ladies with whom he was chatting were similarly taken from him; and Phil finally found himself alone en a sofa, lu a position from which he could closely observe the hostess. Miss Agues Dinen was very well worth looking at Mrs. Tramlay may net have been far from right in fixing her years at thirty six, but there were scores of girls who would gladly have accepted some of her years it they might have taken with them her superb physique and some of the tact and wit that ber years bad brought her. Gladly, tee, would they ha ve shared Miss Duren,' super fluous age could they have divided with bar the fortune she had iu her own right No body knew exactly hew much it was, and fancies en the subject differed widely; but what did that matter! The leading and In teresting fact was that it was large enough te have attracted a pleasing variety of suit ors, se that there hed net been a time since sbe "cams out" when Miss Dinen might net have set her wedding day had she liked. What detriment is tbcre iu age te a girl who can afford te choeeo instead of being chosen! Is net the full blown rose mere satisfactory, te many eyes, than the bud ! And hew much mere charming the rose, whose blushing pet als lack net the glint of geld! Phil had about reached the conclusion that Miss Dinen was a woman whom he believed It would de his mother geed te leek at, when his deliberations were brought te an end by the lady herself, who approached him, and seld: "At lest I can take time te present you te some of my friends, Mr. Hayn. May 1 have your arm P Phil at once felt entirely at ease. It was merely a return of an old and familiar sensa tion, for be had always been highly esteemed by the mere mature maidens et Haynten, and generally found them far mere inspiring company than their younger sisters. Phil in formed himself, in the intervals of introduc tions, that Miss Dinen was net like Lucia In a slngle particular, but she certainly was a magnificent creature. Her features, though rather large, were perfect, and her eye was full of soul, especially when he looked dewu into it, as from his height he was obliged te, and the pose of her head, upon shoulders dis played according te the prevailing custom et evening dress, was simply superb. She found opportunities te chat a great deal, tee, as they made the tour of the ior ier ior lers, and all she said Implied that her hearer was a mau'ef sense, who did net require te be fed alternately upon the husks and froth et polite conversation. Phil's wit was quite equal te that of his fair entertainer, and as her face reflected her feelings the guests lc gan te lie conscious that their bestes and the stranger made a remarkably line looking couple. Impesslbld though he would have imagined It half an hour before, Phil's thoughts had been entirely destltute of Lucia for a few moments; suddenly, however, they ecevered tier, rer looking across tlie uead of a little rosebud, te whom he had just been intro duced, Phil beheld Lucia looking at blm w ith au expression that startled him. He never before had seen her leek that wny very so ber, half blank, half angry. What could it mean! Could she be offended! But why Was he net for the moment in charge et bis hostess, w he, according te Haynten custom, and probably custom everywhere else, had supreme right when she chose te exercise It! Could it be the thought came te him aa suddenly as an unexpected blew could it be that she was jealous of his attention te Mis Dinen and of his probably apparent injoy injey mnt of that lady's society! Oh, horrible, delicious theughtl Jealousy was net an un known quality at Haynten; he had observed Its development often and often. But te lie Jealous a girl must be very fend et a man, or at latvst desirous of his regard. Could it lie that Lucia regarded blm us he did her I Did she really esteem him as mere than a mere acquaintance! Knet, why that strange leek! If really Jealous, Lucia seen had ninpla revenge, for music began, and Miss Dinen said: "Have you a pirtucr for the quadrille, Mr. Hayn If net, you must let me find you one." "I no, I don't ilance," be stammered. "Hew unfortunate for a dozen or mere girls this evening!" murmured Miss Dinen. "Yeu will kindly excuse me, that I may see If the sets ure full P Idl bowed and edged his way te a corner, where In solitude nnd wretchedness he beheld Lucia go through a quadrille, bestowing smiles lu rapid succession upon her partner, who was te Phil's eyes tee utterly insignifi cant te deserve a single glance from these fairest eyes In the world. His lips hardened as he saw Lucia occasionally whirled te ber place by the arm of her partner boldly en circling her waist He had always thought dancing was wrong; new he knsw it At Haynten the young people occaileuallx went through a dance called "Sir Reger de Cover Cever ley," but there was no bugging In that And Lucia diil net seem at all displeased by ber jiartner's familiarity vifeund ltl He had te unlicnd eaA forget his anger when the quadrille ended, for a pretty maid en te whom he had been introduced accesud him and said some cheerful nothings, flutter ing suggestively a miniature fan en which were penciled some engagements te dance. But seen the music of a waltz arose, and Phil's eye flashed, te a degree that frightened the maiden befere him, for directly In front of him, with a man's arm ermanently about her slender w aiat and her head almost pil lowed en her partner's shoulder, was Lucia, Mere dreadful still, she seemed net only te accept the situation, but te enjoy It; there was en her face a leek of dreamy content that I'bil remeuiliered having seen when she sw ung in a hammock at Haynten. He re memljered that then be had thought It an gelic, but then there was no arm sbeut her waist The pretty maiden with the fan bad looked te see what had affected the handsome young man se unpleasantly. "Oh," she whispered, "he is dreadfully uwkward. I positively shiver whenever he asks me for a dance." "Awkwaid, indeed J" exclaimed Phil A very young man w tth a solemu countenance came ever just then te remind the maiden with the fan that the next quadrille would be his; se she floated away, bestowing upon Phil a parting sinlle far tee tweet te be ut terly wasted, at It was. l. J'Veu Mem uotseoT. Mr. Hara." aU W DUseb rejoining PhlL "1 really belWra tft becauJb you dent dance. Cestts, bow." "Yeu ought te be a soothsayer, Mist Dinen, yen ere te shrewd at guessdnf ," said Phil, forcing SKille and thou mentally rebuking himself for lying. "Went you attempt at least a quadrille! The next one will be very easy." "Phil!'1 exclaimed Lucia, coming up te him with an odd, defiant leek, part et which was given te Miss Dinen, "you're tee mean for anything. Yeu haven't asked tne for a singly dance." Phil's smile was of the sweetest and cbcr test at he replied t "Wouldn't It be meaner te ask for what t wouldn't knew hew te accept I We country people dent knew hew te dance." "But any one can go through a quadrille; It's as easy as walking." "Yeu couldn't have a better opportunity than the next dance, Mr. Hayn," laid Miss Dinen, "nor a mere graceful partner and in structor than Mist Tramlay." Lucia looked grateful and penitent f then the took Phil's arm, and whispered rapidly, "We'll take tide; all you need de will be te watch the head couple carefully, and de ex actly as they de, when our turn comet." "But if I blunder" "Then I'll ferglre yen. What mero can yen askP "Nothing," sild Phil, his heart warming, acd his face reflecting the tmile that accom panied Lucia's premise. The quadrille was really as easy as had been premised; Indeed, Phil found It almost identical, except In lack of grace, with an alleged callsthenlc exercise which a pious teacher had once Introduced In Haynten't school The motion of swinging a partner Kick te position by an encircling arm puzzled htm semewhat as ha contemplated It, but Lucia kindly came te his assistance, and 'twas done almost before he knew Itdene altegether tee quickly, In fact And although he hon estly endeavored te analyze the wtckednesi of It, and te feel horrified and remorseful, his mind utterly rcf uvsl te obey him. "There " exclaimed Lucia, as the quadrille ended, and, leaning en Phil's arm, she moved toward a reat "Yeu didn't seem te find that difficult" "Anything would lie easy, with you for a teacher," Phil replied. "Thanks," said Lucia, with a pretty nod of her head. "And I'm ever se much ebliged te Miss Dlneu for urging me te try," continued Phil. "Agnes Dinen is a dear old thing," sal J Lucia, fanning hersclf vigorously. "OldP echoed Phil "A woman llke Miss Dinen caii never beheld." Lucia's fan stepped suddenly; again the strange Jealous leek came Inte her face, and she said: "I should Imagine you had been smitten by Miss Dinen." "Nonsense I" rhil exclaimed, with a laugh. "Can't a man state a simple fact In natural history without being mlsundorsteodP "Forgive me," said Lucia, prettily. "I forget that you were always interested in the deepest and most far away slde of every thing. Here comes that stupid little Lay breugh, who has my next waltz. I'm going te depend upon you te teke me down te sup ter. By by." A minute later, and Phil sobered again, for again Lucia was floating about the room with a man's arm around her waist Phil took refuge in philosophy, and wondered whether force of habit was sufficient te ex- Slain w by a let of modest girls, as all In Miss ilnen's Kirlers undoubtedly were, could ap iear entirely at ease during se immodest a diversion. During the waltz ha leaned against a deer casing; evidently some ene was occupying a similar position en the ether side In the ball, for Phil distinctly beard a low voice saying: "Wouldn't It be great if our charming hostess were te set her cap for that young fellow from the country I" "Nonsense P was the reply; "she's tee much the elder te think et such a thing." "Net a bit of It She'll outlive any young girl In the room. Besides, where money calls, youth Is never slew in responding." "They say he's as geed as engaged te Mist Tramlay," said the first speaker. "Indeed! Umphi Net a bad match. Has he get any money! I don't bolicve Tramlay is mero than holding his own." Phil felt his face flush as he moved away, no wanted te resent the remarks about his hostess, an implication that bis friend Tram lay was ollier than rich, and, still mere, that any young men could lie led te th marriage altar merely by money. If people were talking about him iu such fashion he wished he might be out of sight He would return at ence te his hotel, hed he net prom prem ised te take Lucia dew n te supper, no could at least blde himself, for a little while, lu the gentlemen's room up stairs. Thither be went, hoping te be alone, but he found Marge, w be had just ceme in, and who lest bis self possession for an Instant when he recognized the well dressed young man be fore hhn. "Anybody here!" drawled Mergo. "Lucia Is I icnaii Miss Tramlay," said Phil, In absent minded fashion "and lets of ether poeplo, of course." Marge looked curiously at Phil's averted face and went down stairs. Phil remained long enough te find that bis mind was in nn utter muddle, and that apparently nothing would compose it but another gllmse of Lu cle. As supper was served seen after he went down, his wish was speedily gratified. Frem that time forward bis eye sought her continually, although he tried te speak again te every ene te whom he had been Intro duced, new he envied Lucia's father, who was te escort the little witch home! Hew be wished that In the city, as at Haynten, peo pee pee peo walked home from parties, and steed a long tlme at the gate, when maid and man were pleasantly acquainted 1 He saw Lucia go up stairs when the com pany began leave talking; 4ie steed at the feet of the stair that he might have one mero glance at ber. As she come down she was an entirely new picture, though nene the less charming, in her wraps. And eh, bliss! she saw him and said: "See me te the carriage, Phil, and then And papa for me." Hew tenderly be handed her down the car car juted stene steps! He had seen pictures et such scenes, and tried te conform bis peees with these be recalled. He opened the car riage deer. Lucia stepped In, but ber train could set fellow et its own volition, se Phil had the joy of lifting the rustling mass that had the honor of following the feet of divin ity. Then he closed the carriage deer re gretfully, but a little hand kindly stele through the window as Lucia said: "Geed nighk Don't forget te send papa out." "I won't," said Phil. Theu be looked back quickly: tbe deer of the beuse was closed, se be raised the little hand te his lips and kissed it several times lu rapid succession. True, the band was gloved; but Phil's imagination was net CHAPTER XL Dim-ma rueu uoeui.tog. ASTER Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New Yerk socie ty with feelings very different from these which bis rather heavy heart and head had car ried dewu te Sel Mantring's sleep only a short week beferv. Ne one called blm "coun try" or looked cu rieusly at bis attire, en the contrary, ut least one lady, In a late party that bearded the olevate-d train en which he was returning te his hotel, regarded him with evident ad miration. Netmuuy days before, even this sort of attention would have made him un comfortable, but the experiences of his even ing at Miss Dinen' had Impressed blm with tie probability th.it he would be te a certain degree un ebfjet of admiration, and ha was already prepared te accept It as a matter of course very much, In fuU, as he had been taught te accept whatever clse which life teemed sura te Li Ing. Ot ene thing he fedtsure; Lucia did net re gard him unfavorably Perhaps she did net love him he was modest enough te admit that there was no peutbln reason why she should yet sbe bad net attempted te with draw that littl'S hand blew It! when he was covering It with kisses. She had appropriated him, in the loveliest way imaginable, net only ence but several times during the evening, showing marked preference for him. Per haps this us net se great a compliment as at first sight it scemud, for, held his own face and fUure u as low esteem At bt mizkt hs nftvertaetes felt sure that the best looking ytmag man la Mist Dinou's parlors was plainer and lest manly than himself. But It her acceptance et hit homage and her selection et htm at her cavalier were net enough, there waa that Jealous leek, twice repeated. He Informed btmttlf that the leek did net bo be rxmher; It destroyed the charm et her ex pression; It made her appear hard and un natural; yet he would net lese the memory et It for worlds. Could It be true, at he had beard vrhlte un intentionally a listener, that her father was net rich! Well, he was sorry for hun; yet thla. tee, wits a ground for hope. After what he had heard, tt was net Impossible te be lieve that perhaps the father of the country youth, with his thirty or forty thousand dol lars' worth of geed land, which had been prospected at possible site for a village et seaside cottages for rich people, might lie no poorer than the father of the city girl. It seemed Impossible, as h mentally comports! the residence of th two families, yet he had heard mere than ence that city people a a das seemed always striving te llve net only up te their incomes, but as far beyond thorn as tradesmen eiid money lenders would al low. At te the talk he had heard about Miss Dinen, he resented it, and would net think of It at hi the least degree probable. Te be sure, he would net bellove her 30, though It she were he heartily honored her that she had lived se well as te leek far younger than her years. Still be was net te be bought, even by a handseme and intelligent woman. It was net uncomplimentary, though, that any one should have thought him se attractive te Mis Dinen a woman whom he was sure must have had plenty of offers In her day. But should he ever chance te marry rich, what a tweet and perpetual revenge It would be upon peeple who had looked and probably talked at If he were an awkward country yeuthl Then came back te him suddenly In nil their blackness his moody thoughts ever the obdurate facts In the case. Prolong his but terfly day as long as bis money would allow, he mutt toen return te his normal condition of a country grub; be must return te the farm, te his well worn clothes et antlque cut and neighborly patches, te the care of horses, cows, pigs and chickens, take "pet luck" In the family kitchen, instead of carefully se lecting his meals from long bills of fare. In stead et attending receptions in handsome houses, he must seek society In church secla- bles and the hilarious yet very homely par ties glveu by neighboring farmers, and an occasional affair, net mucli mero formal, in the village. It was awful, but It seemed inevitable, no matter hew he tortured his brain in trying te dotlsenu alternative. It be had a little money be might specula te In stocks; there, at least, he might benefit by till acquaintance with Marge; but all the money he hed would net Urtre than maintain hhn m New Yerk a fortnight longer, and hs had net the heart te ask his father for mnre. His father! what could that geed, much abused man be already thinking et hhn, that no word from the trav eler had yet reached Hayn Farm! He would write that very ulght or morning, lata though it was; and he felt very vftueus as he resolved that none of the discontent thut filled him should get Inte his letter. It was nearly sunrise when he went te lied. Frem bis window, eight flairs from the ground, he could see across the ugly house tops a rosy flush In the cost, and same little clouds were glowing w Ith geld under the blue canopy. Hese, blue, geld Lucla'd checks, her eyes, her hair; he would think only of them, for they were Ids delight; his uiisery could wait; it would have Its control of blm toen enough. "Margie, Margie, wake upl" whispered Lucia te her slumbering sister, en returning from tbe Dinen party. "Oh, dear I" drawled the sleeier; "Is It breakfast tlme te soenP "Ne, you little geese; but you want te bear all about the party, don't your' "Te be sure I de," said the sister, with a long yawn and an attempt te sit up. Miss Margie had heard that she was prettier than be: elder sister; sbe knewsli was admired, and she was prudently acquiring all posslble knewledge of society against her approaching "coming out." "Tell me nil about It Who was there!" continued the drowsy girl, rul blng her oyes, pushing seme crinkly hair be hind her ears, nnd adjusting seme pillows be that she might sit at ease. Tbn sbe put her bands behind her head, and exclaimed, "Why don't you go en! I'm all ears." Lucia laughed derisively as she pulled nn ear small enough, almost, te be n deformity, tbfn tossed wraps and ether articles of attire carelessly about, dropped Inte a low rocker, nnd said: "Only the usual set were there. I danced every dance, of course, and there was plenty et cream and coffee, Agnus and her mother knew hew te entertain ; it's a real ploasure te go te apier tbcre. But Pve kept tbe beet te the but. Thore was one addition te the usual display of young men n tall, straight, hand some, manly, awfully stylish fellow, that set all the gills' tengues running. You'veseou hhn ,, but PI het jeu a pound of candy you cant guess hU name." Oh, don't make tne guew when I'm net w de awake yet V he was t!" "It-was-Phlllp-HaynP said Lu:b, se ".?, y-n U, .osecmeei almost traglcaL "Lucia Tramlay P exclaimed Margie, drop. ping her chin and starlug blankly. "Net that country fellow who used te drive us down te the beach at Haynten P "The very same; but he's net a country fellow uew. Upen my word I shouldn't have known blm If I hadn't known he had been Invited and would probably ceme. I was in terror lest he would come dressed as no urn se our recepi en lest wees., ane, ue girls would get ever their admiration of his fftllr dnrl tnAutt tin Ntmit hltn lint -mi Knvtii . ... ... v.... ....... ., ""- m your u saw se .p.e.i,..,, .oeieing leuew -you really didn't And he was very atten tive te me; be hed te be; I took possession et blm from tbe first He doesn't dance, se I couldn't keep htm dangling, but I had him te myself wherever men could lie most useful Margie, what are you looking se wooden ubeutP "The Ileal" said Margie, In a far away voice, as If her thought were Just starting back from soma distant elnt. "That heavy, sober fellow becoming a city beau I It's like Cinderella and the princess. De pluch me, se I may be sure I'm net dreaming," "Margie," whispered Lucia, suddenly seat ing herself en the bedslde, and, Instead of she desired pinch, burying her cheek 011 a pillow close against her sister's suoulder, "after he bad put me Inte the carriage be kUwed my hand eh, ever se many times." "Why, Lucia Tramlay I Where was pajiap "He hadn't come down yet" ' "Coedncssl What did you say or det'1 "What could I! Befere I could think nt all 'twas all ever and he was In the house." ! "Thnt country boy a fllrtl" exclaimed Mar gie, going off into blaukncss again. "He Isn't a flirt at all," replied Lucia, , sharply. "Yeu ought te have learned, even iu tbe country, that Philip Hayn Is iu earnest lu whatever he sav s or does." "Ob, dear 1" moaned Margle; "I don't wunt countrymen making leve te my sister." "I tell you again, Margie, that he's simply a splendid gentleman the handsomest and most stvlUb of all whom Agnes Dinen in vited and I won't have blm abuses! when he's been se kind te nic." 1 "Lu," said Margle, turning se as te gire one of Luila's shoulders a v Igoreus shake, "I 1 believe you think Phil Hayn Is in leve with you I" . "What tlsecau I thinkP said Lucia, with- , out moving her head Her sister looked ut ber iu silence a moment, and replied: "A geed deal mere, you dear little WTetch: 1 you caifHhiiik jeu're In leve with him, and. t what Is mere, you are thinking se this very minute. Confess, new'" Lurla vvas silent, tbe did net inoveher 1 head, except te pres it dijer Inte the pll- , low, nor did she rhauge her gaze from the , wall ou the opjesito mle of the room; never- 1 theless, she mnnifmtnl un.leubt.sl signs of 1 guilt Her sister U-ut ever ber, embraresl her, covered hercbek with Llssesand called ter tender names, teuiuif which had been el- most unheard siuce nursery days. When I ut Lift Lucia allowed her eyej te be looked I Inte, ber sisttr took l.-th ber hands, looked roguish, ami said j "Say, Lu, bow dew It fci te hu In love! Is It anything like) what novels tell abeutP I "Don't ask me," exclaimed Lucia, "or I j shall have a fit of crying right away." "Well, I'll let jeu efr for a little while, If you'll Ult me hew It feels te have your hand Used." "It feels." said Lucii, meditatively, "as If something lathu- huivy was pressing upon your glove." "Ah I you're real mcxul" protested the 14, 1889. younger girt -nut wnat win papa ana mamma say I And bow are you going te get rid of Mr. Marge! l glve you warning that you needn't turn him ever tome when 1 come out I detest him." "I dent want te get rid of blm," said Lucia, becoming suddenly very sober, "Ot course I couldn't marry Phil it he were te ask me net it he's going te stay peer and llve out of the worlds" "But you're net going te !e perfectly aw ful, and marry oue man wblle you love an other P "I'm net going le nnrry nnyliedy until I'm nskeel," exclaimed Lucia, springing from the bed, wringing her bands nnd aclng the fleer; "and nobody has asked me yet; Ideu't knew that anybody ever will. And I'm per fectly miserable; If you say another word te me about it 1 shall go into hysterics. No body ever heard anything but geed of Phil Harn, either here or nny where else, and If he loves me I'm proud of it, and I'm going te leva him btck all I like, even It I have te break my heart afterward. He shan't knew hew 1 feel, you may rest assured of that But eh, Margie, It's Just tee dreadful Mam ma has picked out Mr. Mergo for me who could leve such n stick t and shell be per fectly crazy It I marry any ene else, unless perhaps It's seme ene with a great deal mero meney. I wonder it ever a peer girl was In such a perfectly horrible position ' Margie did net knew, se beith girls sought consolation In the aver healing fount of mat-ilenhoed-agood long cry. CUAPTKR XII, mex loekh ur. HK truth et the old saying regarding the rvliiclauce et watched iets te liell Is prevexl ns well lu business ns elsewhere, as HI- t-ril TVfititlnl ninl n tO l-J i-v JUVAv H 1 " r ' ........ men in the Iren trnde had for some tlnwbecii learning te their sorrow Few of them were making any mon ey; most of them were losing en Interest account, closed mills or stock en hand I lint could net Hud purchas ers. Te kuew this was uncomfortable; te knew that the remainder of the business vvevrld knew It also vvns worse; tlieroUasenso eu uumiiuuieu in merely iieniung onus own ftr njleng ported which Is Infinitely mera provoking mid depressing te a business man than nn aiiselute failure or assignment. Hew closely every ene In Trnmlay's busi ness circle watched the Iren market I There was net an Industry In the world In the least tlcgrce dejieiidcnt llKn Iren which they did net also watch closely and deduce nppurent probabilities which they exchanged with ene another. The pro ceedings of congress, the rexults et elec tions, the political movements abroad that tended tecitheT ie'ace or war, became Inter esting selaly through their iessibla Inlluence upon the Iren trade. Again nnd again they were sure that the active and upward move ment was begin at once; the opening et a long clewed mill te ozce-ute a small order, even a longer interval than usual betvv ecu the clen lags of mills, w as enough te lift up their col lective hearts for a while. Then all would boe-emo fnlut hearted again when they real-li-d that they, llke Hoseu Iliglew's chanti cleer, bad been Mkitakln' inoentUa for the break e' day. Hut suddenly, through causes that no ene had foreseen, or which all had discounted se nf ten that they hail feared te consider thaui ngalu, iron lie-gnu te leek up; seme small or ders, of a long absent kind, began (e creep Inte the market, price Improved a little as stock depleted, several mills made haste te eKn, id prudent dealers, who had been LeH'ping dew UjCiiienses for inentlnnnil years, new began te talk hopefully of what they expected te de lu the line et private expendi tures. Uoed news flics fast; the tipwanl tendency of Iren was seen talked of In New Yerk's thousands of down town office, where, te an outslde eliscrver, talk seems the prlnci;al In dustry. Men In ether businesses that were depresses,! began te consult Iren men who had wenthered the storms and endured the still mere destructive calms et the long period et depression. Hankers liegnn te greet iron men with mero cordiality than et lata. An nouncement et large orders for iron givsn by certain railroads and ncccpted by ce-rtahi mills be-gan te appear en the tapes of the thousands of stock Indicators throughout the city. ft naturally followed that Mr. Marge, te whom the uforesaiil "tape" soenied the breath et life, began te wonder whether, lu the Ian Ian Ian guugoef Wall stieeit, be had net a "jirhi "jirhi lege" upon which be might "realize." If the upward movement of iron Was te continue ami liecoiue general, Tramlay would un doubtedly l.n among theso who would benefit by It Would the result be Immediate, or would Tiamlay first havu te go Inte liquida tien, after the manner of many merchants who through a lung depression keep up nn nplwuruncB of business which Is destroyed by tl'l0 nrkt opportunity for actual tran.oetlen.1 , MarB1,ln(l0Ilg ufe, for business purposes, llmdewmu ncmnta,ices lu the bank 'with , , , Tl dl(l ljut,MM b t , j,j t I dunJ , , f y nbeut hu frlcnirg balance nnd discounts. Besides, Mlir e bai, ,,.nril0j thr0U(;u tll0 llMUUa 1i...i..imi.i.ihm.-,. ,...?... i.!.,,!., schedules of liabilities of numerous insolvents, that soma busluess men have 11 way of bor rowing privately and largely from relatives! and friends. Ha would risk nothing, nt nny rate, by a gentle and graceful Increase et attention te Lucia. He flattered himself that he was quite competent te avoid direct proposal un- ( t iucn , , ,, nt entlr,ly illlt um. A, for LucU, ,,,. WM te fend of the pleasures ... ... ...... of the season just atxml te open te I1014 blm 1 te account were he te offer her seme of theiiL The suggestion that bis plans had a merce nary aspect did net escape him, for even a slave of the stock tai) may harts considera ble conscience and self rospect. He explained te himself that he did net esteem Lucia solely for her possible exjiectatlens; she was geed, pretty, vivacious, ornamental, qulte Intelli Intelli genteor a girl, and be liad an honest ten derness for her as the daughter of a woman he bail really loved many years lxjfere, and might hnve weu had he net been tee delib erate But his Income was net large enough te suppc4 1 tlie establishment he would want as a married man, se he would have te de pend te u certain extent upon his wife, or upon her father. It was solely with this view, he explained te himself, that he had made careful recoil receil recoil iielssanceti iu ether directions; if Bome ladles who would have been acceptable Miss Agnes Dinen, for Instance had net been able te cstlmate him rightly us a matrimonial candi date, he was sure that they as well as he had been losers through their lack of jMjrceptlen. As matters new steed, Lucia was his only ap parent chance In the circle where be belonged and preferred te remain. His purpose te ad vance his suit was quickened, within a very few days, by the announcement en tbe tupe that a rolling mill iu which he knew Tramlay was largely Interested liad rex-cived a very large order for ruilread iron and would open at once. Hut indications that iron was looking up were net restricted te the business portion of the city. Tramlay, who, llke many another hard headed business man, lived solely for hU family, luid delighted bis wife and daugh ters by uuneuueing that they might have a long run en the continent the next year. Aud one morning at breakfast he exclaimed: "De nny of you knew where that young Hav n is step ing! I want him." "Why, lldgarl" said Mrs. Tramlay. "What are you going te de te him, papal" asked Margie, seeing that Lucia wanted te knew, but (ill net sce.ni nble te ask. "I want another cle: k," w as the 1 eply, "and I Ijelieve Hayn Is just my man. I can teach him quickly all he needs te knew, and I want seme ene w he I am sure hasn't speculation en the brain, nor any ether bud habits. That veung Hayn common Is lesjiect from me, at cuy rate. 1 used te find dewu lu the country that he, llke Ids father, knew Utter than I what was going 011 In the world. I believe be'll iiiakeu first rate business man; I'm will ing te try him, nt any rate." I Marge stelo a glance at Lucia; that young j lady was looking at a thicken crequette as Intently as If properly te manage such a I morsel with a fork required ulert watchful 1 ncss. "The Ideu of a fannei's ly lu a New Yerk merchant's ceuutln roeml" exclaimed Mrs. Tramlay. "Yeu teem te forget, my dear, that nearly ull the successful merchants iu New Yerk w ere ouce country boys, and that all the uew nun who are making their mark or from everywhere but New Yerk Itself." B J j LEiwB "wi"i m i "If yeunc Harn Is as sensible as sn sM.. hhn, he will preluibly be wise enough te 4 4 cllne your offer and go bick te hi taliWl farra- Veu yourself used te tsvy that yen "uw romer de in meir buttaeat IBM jresj own." "Bright woman P replied Tramlay, wttb a smlle nnd n nod; "but t wouldn't har thought se nt his age, and Lstent bUT Hayu will I ran afford te 'pay kit, a much as that farm earns in ft year ay llflren hundred dollars; and I dent briltJH he'll iteedine that amount of money; twitl e-imhte litis In Ink t-nre of hlmwlf In geed tmchcler si) le nnd save something beaietea. I'm sure, lis', he'd like te remain In ths dty, country yixilhs always de, nf ter they bar a - tnste of It" Agnln Margle glanced nt Lucia, but th chicken crequetta continued troublesome, ant no rosjKmsive glance enme hick. "He hnd far letter lie at home," persisted Mrs. TntWny, "where the Lord put him la the first plne-e." "Well," said Tramlay, finishing a cup of cedee, "it the Lord had meant every ea te remain where he was turn, I dent bellv k vseuld have given each person a pair of fC And what a sin It must he te make railroad iron, which tempts and aids hundred of thousands of eepl te move about!" "Don't be Irreverent, LMgar, and, above all things, try net te be ridiculous," said th lady of the house. "And when you've spoiled Mils youth nnd he gtx Imck te horn dLstp. tainted man, don't forget that you war warned In time." "Spoiled! That sort of a fellow dent spoil; net If I'm any Judgoef human nature. Why, If he should take a notion te the Iren trad, there' nothing te prevent htm becoming a merchant prtnre some clay a young Napo Nape leon of steel rails, or angle Iren, or toast thing. Like enough I'll he glad tern tun tes get hlm te Indorse my note." Once mero Margie's eyes sought her sister', but Lucia seemed te have grown near sight ed ever that chicken crequette, for Margi could ice only a tiny nose tip under a tangl of yellow hnlr. "My capacity for nonsense Is lessening at 1 grew elder," said Mrs, Tramlay. "I'll bar te ask you te excuse me." Then, with th air et an overworked conservator of dignity, the lady left the dining room. "Excuse 1110, tee," said her husband a mo ment later, after looking at his watch. "Convention Is the thtef of time In th early morning. Ooed-by, children." Margie sprang from her chair and threw her arms around her father's neck. 8h was a fairly affectionate daughter, but such ex uberance came only by fits and starts, and it was net the sort of thing that any father with a well regulated heni t cares te hurry away from, even when business Is looking up. When finally Tramlay was released he re marked! "I used te have two daughters eh, LuP Luctn nrese, approached her father softly nnd with head down, put her arms around hlm nnd rested her heed en bis breast as the had net often done In late years, except after n ceufllct and the attendant reconciliation. Her father gave her a mighty squeesw, flat tened a few crlniis nnd ware that bad cost tome effort te produce and Anally ttvidi "1 must be off. dive ma a kis, Lu." The girl's face did net upturn promptly, te the merchant assisted It His hand wr strong and Lucia's neck was slender, yet (t took seme effort te force that little head te tt klsabljpcMO. When the father tuccweUd, ' lieuxclslmcd: "Whit a splendid complexion Octebtr air brings te a girl who's spent the summer ia the country I There; geed-by." Awav went Tramlav te his bustnet. Th Instant he was out of th room MargU 'y-'?Jj wnltxed tnnillr about, rarardlaaa of ttsafaa4 -'-v'S - " "' V Z ' 1 - - - r 1 mas me uoeroi anew xeric euuag resssm.,.,,:) has about as little unencumbered art a that ft? nf the smallnfit AtiartniMit fn m. ImmhhS -v! hotlse. CbntfiiKciI ncj-f Saturday, EMANCIPATION MONUMENT-. It Is te n Erected at IprlngfUid, HI., aa4 I nr IHserlbed. It la proposed te comracmeraU tiijj; rinanclnntlen of the slave In th Dalasssl V-Wi Stntci and the service of the coieratt ".!? cnhltAra u.fits fmmlit In I,A VAab1 mmm f during the civil war for the freedom of --? ;"' their race by the erection of a astiOMl y emancipation monument at SprlagiaW, ;t'-.'- sttt " -. j -A nit. ..-3 Tlinlmse nf tin- monument it te be four fret nlmve the (,'ieund and thirty !: feet (quart.1. At lliocerrii'mof tills bate are four nqtinie pctlcitul.i with rounded cer iicn nljcil nbove the top of the base. Appre.icliM rise from tlie four side te tliotepof tlie lust, anil a lica ry bronze niillug, terminated aliove nnd below npiiii.t n melded nnd rich brnnze pett vvllli n lump 011 tlir tnp, run along the aides of them. 1'reni tlie center of the In se tlie Blind of tlie monument rises te n height of MM-cnty feet. Tlie tltaft hi i.quiu', ami he'cemes smaller from the base to-llie lop. At each corner of the ehaf l a pede.;tnl, composed of a base, col umn ninl capital eltindltix ngalnst the Bh.'ift of (be monument, rises from the top of tlk lusetea height of twelve feet. A bronze eloer in one of the four faces of tlie shaft epetw Inte a circular well in tlie center of tlie shaft, and a reuntl iron Elairrase lead te the platform ut or near the top. Tlie monument a te be built of granite-, with cut melding and carved orna mentations. On each of the eight ped ped eitala there will U single figure statues of men who entered into the spirit and vvoikef emancipation ou the rostrum and battlefield. Tlie summit will be crowned vith a huge bronze figure, rep resenting the colored soldier who left the menial werU of n slave, nnd, learning the practice of war, fought for the freedom of himself nnd lereel once. D.iteyiiml hisleiical iiieldenU connected with the el. 1 very of the colercel race in North Ameiica villi be Inscribed en three tide's of tlie obelisk, between I lie corner K'ileft.iU. Frent tlie base te the feet of Hie clowning statue the height is serenty-fetir fevt, which represent she" numbe'r of years of human slavery suf fered miller the American constitution, from nWie 1R.13. The names of the roiitiihuters will be placed in a bec which will be built Inte a se-cure place iu the monument, probably tlie coiner ttei:e. Ne mero appropriate Bite could have Uvu clie-eu for thi monument than Mpiinglle-ld, the home ami resting place of Lincoln, the great emancipator. MiaU4 of eirem te Di Tlicre I3 n great variety of shades of green, mere) than I ever believed possi ble. Tlicre U a gray that 1$ green in some Iight3, tijseft ami ek-licale that it captivates the cye nt once, and from that en up through old sage te emerald, ivy ami parrot te olive anil mete, and the purple. are nearly as various. The brew ni), with red, yellow, orange BBd green patterns in plaids, are te be eea in bevviiiiering vaiiety. 'I lie Ulternt are all large, but graceful mid artistic, for I ' t m . Mrg A. ' ixTri " 'i ' -ix- rax s j -ss J215 '1 -1 """V-swis It1-? 1 v "T? ,v iiicu last we eugni in u iiianitiui, ter what vreulj we de if the old crude cots ' eh had been given us in such decided K contrasts? We would have te wear -, thctu, anyhow. Olive Harper, r ,14'. 't .V ' .;? i&$ "&e1 M .2 r . Jt$: . . etsJ ?s r?i M sir $?;i .-"v
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