KATY DID, 1 sent a note to Katy, and was waiting her reply; But the carrier went his several rounds and always passed me by, The shades were gathering thicker, and the mun hung very low, I was lying in the hammock and was swing- ing to and fro; And I asked myself the question, **Did she answer me or no? Aud in the leafy maple a little insect hid, And declared as though he knew it, “Katy- did." And she did, I finally received it, and I grasped it with a start, Did it contain an arrow or dagger tomy heart? 1 hastened to my chamber, very nervous, I confess; i tore the letter open and beheld the fond address, But I burned to know the answer, tell me “Yes? And in the leafy maple a little insect hid. And declared as though he knew it, “Katy- did.” Did she And she did, | ~Jay Kaye, in Overland Monthly, T is very, very nice, and I am ex- tremely proud of it, but." here little | Denton o nd i room, right away to the thing shone again. everything together in too, when the luck had writing all at once go But, ss Maggies put trifling drawback, consisting of an al- cove in the drawir simply but el ki 1 got n months, »d and his ) DE APD tt sciated. it, there was one uever—no, never lool £35 { Lg 1994 1 but it's bet think I could for the mon apen than t P lirect to a m which he might save at least hard-earne “There are every day,” observed. the paper and I will mean. Now | X< SALT piano, grand, overst Sott pedal, echord thro going abroad ago; will sacrifice thoven,” iM therpe Park, H day this week 3 € m £10 of hi lots of them advertised isten of ‘“three disposed smount struck him as the desired. It was a little st an outsider would have decided, that so valuable a property should have gone so long begging, - or that the lady going abroad did not get to see the folly of ad vertising regularly at the rate o woek, +] tell you what it is," Gunnersbury road is cl over there after Mrs. ‘Beethoven’ personally. If 11 the look of iment you can come over afterwards and try it.” Bo it was arranged, and Tom retired to Ms writing den, where for three solid hours the anticipated purchase was for- gotten. There was 3 work now for the young writer and journalist, who for the last five years had found it a ter. ritle struggle to keep himself, and find Maggie, who had until recently been out as 8 governess, with those trifling luxu ries which even the princely salary of a governess does not afford. But the tide had turned now, and although Tom would pever be a great novelist or orilliant essayist, he earned a comfort able income, which by the ead of the year promised to touch close upon four figures. It seems a lot of money, but | know more than one of the quiet ones of whom the general public have never heérd who are doing quite as well. It Is #0 emay to get a living in literature if you have the ability and know how to set about it-—especially know how to set about it, which, perhaps, in the long ran is better than ability. But this secret is only learnt by much griel and win and bitter disappointment, Bo Tom finished his morning's work, | aod, after dining comfortably, walked over to Gunnersbury road, & pleasant, sen genteel street, with little houses, Ml bearing a strong family likeness to each other and all striving to look as if | they were semi-detached residences and not the occupants of u common terrace. No. 195 was, perhaps, a little cleaner sod neater than its neighbors; the door bad been painted within receat memory, there were extremely white curtains in | the windows, and a neat little maid took Tom's card after she had ushered him into a tiny drawing-room, the furniture of which struck him as being new and cheap. But tawdry as his surroundings were, Tom speedily forgot them as the door and a lady entered holding his card in her hand, “1 mo you come to see me about the ,"" she said, Tom was a tolerably self- possessed man, put he felt at a disadvantage now. The nge, though, dinner and interview |! Ke the instr lay ” 7 yenty of 1 { ‘It is there, as you sce. | ecnnoisseur of the | see. 1 have not seen you for four years, | since you left Mrs, Grimshaw’s. | est little place in Hampstead, I call ie.” | friend, she was strangely ill at ease, ling that she was playing a part struck speaker was the prettiest woman be Lad ever seen in his life. She was young not more than twenty-two or three, tall, with an elegant figure; she had a won- derful mass of red gold hair piled up in some bewildering, fascinating fashion; her features were wonderfully sweet and regular, and her sorrowful blue eyes, half bold, wholly shy, went straight to Tom's heart and enslaved him on the spot. He was a very sensitive, feeling kind of fellow, and when he noted the black dress and tiny white cap perched upon the golden, wavy hair, Tom felt that he could do anything for her, or | die happy in the attempt. | “It is of no consequence,” he stam. | mered, unconsciously paraphrasing Mr. Toots. *I did come over to see thein- | strument, which I thought of purchasing | { if it—that is" GIf it is satisfactory,” the lady said, | witha smile, and concluding the speech heresy to utter. You are, no doubt, a good judge, and in that f If Tom deemed it almost Case the piano speaks for itse ” t did, and pretty loudly, too, as any popular form of har- monial torture would have readily testi- fled. | nish was bright and obtrusive. TOM'S BARGAIN. | It was suspiciously new, the var. There was also some little difficulty in raising he lid, and when Tom did clumsily run -igno tied at his hand over the keys, even he f rant of music as he was—{elt star ¢ metallic demon he ha “It is a great bargain,” marked, ‘‘and, as you see, alm Tom did see, sud hastene itting tribute to its youth hich the virtue it pos. d fel- fy Was oniy nterview, but, sister like, yo means liked Tom's end » widowed possessor omiums of the mu hosen by a well known 1 time Tom's secret gratificati good fellow, and well able t luxury of a wife. N go and see the “I can't trust you alo | of 3 Ned was a y afford the “We will lady,” she ne again.” yt without Being, like most of of a sentimental, assented, although n ceriain misgivings, emotional his di. e cold, practical eye even sat awaib ing the arrival of the disconsolate widow, and coolly the unfortunate piano, Tom scent something like trouble in the future, ‘My dear, the thing is a regular take. ledly. ‘Any known that the craft, nature he did not care to bring vinity under th yf his own sister, and as she criti sing ing began to in,” she said, deci one but yu would have half those advertisements were mere dodges —"' «Not forgetting that you advised the dodge to be tried,” Tom retorted, Any fulther conversation was termi nated by the entrance of Mrs. Kerr, who stood in the doorway looking from to the A stray ray of sunshine touched her lovely hair and sweet, pa thetic face so softly that even Maggie, the practical, was fain to admit that Tom's extravagances had not been 50 ex aggerated after all. “[ am sorry to have kept you wait. ing.” she commenced, *‘but--"' “It 1," Maggie cried, impulsively, “actually it is, dear Marion.” Jear Marion, thus accosted, smiled redly, aud returned Maggie's warm em- brace, “It is an old school friend of mine," the latter said, incoherently. *‘Tom, | you have heard me speak of her? What a memory you have, tobe sure! And to think of you being married, and 1 never knew it! And a widow also! Let me one other. You must come und see our house, the dear. Tom, looking on, thought that although | Mrs. Kerr seemed pleased to see her oid She parried Maggie's questions both hur- riedly and confusedly; the strange feel. him with a new and uncomfortable force, “You must come and stay with us, and If you are leaving here Tom shall find you a customer for the piano,” Maggie decided, vigoroutly. *‘Anyone, so long se he does not buy it himeelf. Your late husband must have been sadly taken jn, dear; that showy thing is not worth picking up in the street.” Tom never quite knew how it eame { brought in | wood, but sometimes of iron, about, but a fortaight later Mrs, Kerr found herself established at The Laurels for a few days before, as she said, she could finally dispose ot her furniture and piano oelore going abroad, She seemed very pleased to come, and and yet at the same timo strangely loth: at one time she was in the best and brightest of spirits, at another the besutiful face looked sad and sorrowful, and occasionally tearfully also. One evening she knocked timidly at the door of Tom's sanctum, and, having taken the seat he offered, looked into his face and suid, in a tearful voices “+I have a confession, a shameful con fession to make, and it had better be made now. When my parents both 1 . . | died Inst years I found myself penniless, friendless and without a situation, I was | gettsng desperate when 1 was introduced | to a tradesmen whose business it was, 1 found, to buy cheap pianos and sell them to unsuspecting customers eager for a bargan. [ was a good y, and I played an important part { , bur or two years.’ ¢[ have taken cheap lodgings in su- London, a has been our advertisement in SUuroan pian ) serted in the Londo Can guess the 1 daily papers, and-—well, you rest. 1 tried dec What could I do, as you we hent—but 1 ive you, nave y say that you forg r how hard 1 was m murmured a ] » pext thing | Ns were routs Our First Lighthouse. The first Lighthouse | nent Was M iD : loot the town and destroy £ take AWAY. icture 3 United States had house, fell that hap- peved another one had been constructed. Fire established in the earliest historic t Bonfir : night, The most famous lighthou antiquity stood on the island of Pl Alexandria, in E of the world, and was put up during the of Ptolemy Philadelphus. After stand. ing for 1600 years it was destroyed by an earthquake, It is understood have been over 500 feet high. Boston Culti- down, but before towers at the entrance to ports were mes, were built on off the city of Was one seven wonders of + reign to | vator. II — Getting Into “a Serape.” The origin of the expression above quoted is as f In Scotland they play a game cailed golf, the favorite grounds for such sport being the vdows,” or ‘‘links.” The rabbits fre- quent these “links,” and the hole made by them is called “a scrape.” Goll is played with a hard ball of wood or other substance, which is driven from point to point with a mallet usually made of The ame itself is"a cross between our croquet and vshinny:” thus it will be seen that when the ball gets into *‘a scrape” it is very difficult to get out, and the player is in a correspondingly bad fix generally. Such incidents occur so frequently that the 11 ollows | books on *‘golfing” have laid down rules ~ as to what may be done in the time of such an emergency, ‘‘getting into a scrape” being the golfer's greatest draw. back. From this has arisen the term now in such common use among us, meaning in a bad fix.—St, Louis Repub- lie, No Need of Lying Young. Bismarck declares that he owes his rugged old age to the practice of bathing regularly and freely in cold water. Gladatone ascribes his longevity to the simplicity and regularity of his habits. Tennyson believes that his haviag cele: brated his eighty-first birthday is due to his not having worried or fretted over the small affairs of life. Von Moltke thought his ripe old Age wat owing to temperance in all the affairs of life, and lenty of exercise in the open air. De Fostors thinks he owes his advanced age to like causes, Taking all these life. giving agencies together, and consider. ing how easy they are of attainment, there doesn’t seem to bo any good sad suf. ficient reason why we should die young. «Detroit Free Pros, m1 7 #2 ) BOOTS FOR YOUNG HORSES, breaking young horses, even though they are open-gaited and do not strike. mixed. them for weeks or months, and some | formed bard. | A goose sits about thirty days. | young ones times for life. Charles Marvin, who for- merly trained t Palo Alto colts for Benator Btanford of Califoroia, booted the youngsters thorou Boots keep a ucrse from interferir protect he str = American Agriculturist, he they took their work, are him when kes Tea roses are alw delicacy in i 'T ance de growth, for good results. the most mos C8 not PROFIT. GRESE FOR The two kinds of kept where there is an eye are the Embden Toulou plumage of the Embden and many perso: laim it is prof table variety to keep, because feathers bring & better price than 1 of the Toulouse or gray prefer the Toulouse, because tain a heavier weight than the geese m tH we profits The white, Is ire the it Embden and seems to be a handsomer and bet An additi is that where the grass run Toulouse can be trough only, while thrive as pasturage is nece SSAry. With this and keeping gees much trouble. As many as four geese may be all owe 1 ter advantage ns Kg with a do not (00 nal ol Lhe kept walter Embdens Pp t i. for geese are big wl Pp pay without well as with a a gO Da, to eaters, ought to one gander, but three is a better num- Sawill about ing free to go out and lay all that is ber. Toulouse ge thirteen eggs. W necessary is to leave of their house to ge | water, The can be left in the nest twenty-four hours without feeding ; then they should be taken out and fed on plenty of green grass and given waler, with a little oatmeal in it. The hot, dry weather of midsummer is hard an young geese, because it dries up the grass and water. A few oats to them every day will help keep them thriving during this time. The young oslings require to be kept warm and ry, and should not be allowed to swim for at least a fortnight. The goose should not be cooped up for that Jength of time, or she may rush the goslings around too much,—Connecticut Farmer, DIARRA IX CALVES, Many inquiries come msking how lo eure diarrhea in young calves, Too of. ten this affect is produced by neglect to scald the milk pail in which the calves are fed. In early eslf life, though the calf has four compartment.stomachs, yet the fourth, or true stomach, has nearly all the digestive function to perform, The digestive apparatus of voung ani. mals Is highly organized with nerves and biood vessels, and is, in consequence easily deranged, Moreover, the stor ach and bowels sympathise with the skin, Over leeding, fast feeding, sour snd de Colts are looking everywhere but where they step, and sometimes get their feet In such a case they may hit a cord or tendon, which is apt to disable | | in the pail, sudden chill from exposure Boots should be used in driving and | from rain, wind and wet ground, all may Even | Jersey calves suffer from too much and | induce diarrhea in young calves. too rich milk, It is best to give calves | their mother's milk, Any change may produce baneful results, All newly-born ealves should be suckled | by the mother for two or three days, as the first milk contains the x designed for the am, + the natural physic removal of the mecon- accumulations in I CRIVES, { black sticky 1s of n« Or DOW wiv-Dor not thus removed, it excites irritation of the us membrave of the bowels ’ licate and hoes or con aiarri WON, stomacl Half P the wg from sod her milk should not be Bran, largely Ing for pure fat, middlings, milk and clover must place of corn when feed- CAr * +} AKC Lae ’ lean pork instead of a ass of pickles kee P In growing ! 1 day all that the soil moist, and pick ea Are large enough crop by irmgating. As an weight it anima in requires a hat is profit by early m It has by recent experi- ments that fresh cream butter 1s more apt to food than when the cream is ripened. increases age larger we aturity. ration, why get the been shown taste given cows le cough may sometimes by mixing a handful of whole with wheat bran and feeding it morning and night. flaxseed slops, When the colt is first hitched to a wagon don't give a load that requires any effort to move. The foundation way. To koow if your stock is making satis. factory gain, and paying for what they | eat, they must be weighed at stated in- | tervals, on every Thirty bushels of wheat per acre is an effective answer to the question of whether farming pays. This average can be had with good land, good seed and proper cultivation and planting. A good platform scale is needed farm. Among small fruit growers, blackber. ries hardly have the attention they de. serve. We never soe a surplus of good varieties of this fruit. On the contrary, the supply rarely equals the demand, | Late roasting ears are just as much ap- precinted as early ones, Onn gets the best by planting the early varieties of sweet corn again in August. The Early | Minnesota answers well for this purpose. Oats cut early (when in the dough) | and made into hay, will help out the winter feeding of the horses if you exe pect to be short of timothy. It makes one of the best substitutes for this pur- pose. It is not the least troublesome to make poor butter. As a begioning you need only to let the milk stand awhile in a foul stable. Then proveed in any fashion you choose; the result will be alseady sudden | We have doubled our i and maintenance | best for | many & balky horse has been laid in this | composing milk, left from lest feeding assured, Senses of Owls, The hearing of all species of owls known to me is marvelously keen; keen, in fact that 1 know of no way of testing it, since it is 80 much more acute than that of man, If the sense of smell, I am unable find satis. factory evidence of it. 1 have tried va. c homing to , but the re- ®O owls have to rious experiments with them, prove that they could sin sults are all negative, trid meat, bu ts condition, or frogs which ylelc but they did not rej til they They may be ever so hungry, do not suspect the presence is carefully covere | see 1t. This the utmost | snowy, and had tested thew test glirewd cLou ing their fos IER rosence t where 1 pe ipoeing ip I per, RINURID Dave How Mica « Prepared NASR Ar You." vd with Eeo- Scrofula most ie of VI Mrs. Paisley sores discharge from My eves Ere Very ba For nearly af. |took HOOD'S SARSA.- 1 800 sw both ears a year | was de PARILLA » my ears healed, | Oa Mus AMANT sburgh. N. } HOODS PILLS , sick headache, biliouss r soma FverYMor HER Should Mave It in The Hous Dropped on Sugar. Chilaven Love $0 take JONSON'S ANODYNE Lasrwery for Croup, Onlds, Sore Throat, Tonsillitis, Collie, Cramps ang Pains Be lieves all Summer Complainta, Cuts and Bruises like magic Sold everywhere Price Be by gall: § hotties Exvress oadd. 82 1 8 JONNSON & OO, Bosrox, Kam, XY SU.98 hear at as ver A Pamsvey, 17% Lander Lt. N Stress ‘August Flower” Miss C. G. McCrave, School teacher, 753 Park Place, Elmira, N. Y. This Spring while away from home teaching my first term ina country school I was perfectly wretched with that human agony called dyspepsia. After dieting for two weeks and getting no better, a friend wrote me, suggesting that I take August Flower. The very next day I purchased a bottle. I am de- lighted to say that August Flower heiped me so that I have quite re- covered from my indisposition.” @ DO YOU READ ADVERTISEMENTS? THAT'S WHAT WR SAKE Ne HED orn.
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