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Forgive tno lault, il sometimes on Thy day, And In Thino home, my prayor btith lolilod yvlng; My spirit! urno I ii'oml'liee to things ol sense, Ami loinitl (k-liidit in ruin imagining. Oh, cool and quiet places where mon pray! Without,, the penile sound ot cawing . Within, the country luces (Imbed with hoallh, Tho whi'.o smocks bont abovo the dog eared books; Sottbreadi ol mignonette and scented thyme From the warm hands of children sitting by, And through tho open door a veil of tdm Aoroes the glory of the summer sky; The sotinl ol voices in the shady lane, Tho trembling heat above some quiet mound And hero the sunbeams' painting on the wall. The ivy'dshimmoiing shadow on the ground ; And ovetywhpi oa prcsonoo, without name, Subtle, intiriblo aTtpell, uo more Breathing trom arch and elm, from flower and groin Ay, trom tho troddon stones upon the floor A HODK thing ll at wo know is not, to-day, A somewhat that gives strength to prayer end song; And it we miss it, as we kneel to pray, Art Thou extreme, ob Lord, to mark it wrong T X Nay, lor the desolate town was never Ttilno, Unlovelinoss hath nevor part in Thee' Vot wheni gross man has murrej Thy handi work, Sauls, tl at ho could not reach, aro white and Inc. So that I breath the hreiitho of Iragiant lives And learn that where flowers sicken, hearts Krow n'roii!., Tho better man within mo crie ' Content!" Albeit tho w.-uhcr whimpers still "How long?" Spcttalor. TOO SUSCEPTIBLE. I mi Gorman by. birth, but was left an m idiun ttmnmWy Tge aid tent to St. r.-ifisburg to hn"riiisedM bv two old niiiiden nun's, who vegardid me with curiosity aid dislike, as if "a bound in it human boy " were an odd and rattier disagreeable animal; but they tolerated me afitr a while, and did their bent for nie. P9 licit that I was intended for some thing better than to bu a clerk in a. jew elry store; I ust.d to feel tho stir of founit "inbition in my heart whenever passed the " Eeol'o des Pages " in the Sadovoic-that great Kilt structure, so imposing, yet of the color ot half-baked g'uitfirht ead. But I determined to rise, and, even in tho ignoble sphere in winch I found my self, I soon made my way, and was at la9t cotindential clerk in Carnreis & ShovelotT, the greatest house in their line in St. Petersburg. Old Carnreis had been a diamond dealer in Frankfort, and had experience. Shoveloff was a Russian, and had put in a large capital ; but we have nothing to do with them. I found myself at twenty-three in the above-mentioned prosperous situation, and. moreover, engaged to a very pretty girl- an heiress. I had therelore some reason to congratulate myself on a cer tain December night when, after taking leave of Lisa, I was walking rapidly hom6 under the sparkling deep blue sky, well wrapped in furs, and quite warmed by my own thoughts We were so near the wedding now there was scarcely a chance ol tenure. ' To be sure old Schroeder. a fat. tallowy- looking man in the candle trade, had never retarded me with favor. His Lisa, he thought, should have done much better than to throw herself awav on a fellow who had nothing ex ceDt a salarv. Hut the young Kin was his only child, and had at last won her way with him. So it came to pass I had tho prospect before me of being a rich man ; and I thought ol that perhaps wore than I did ot the young girl who was giving me her heart's purest and best affections. So you will say I deserve all that followed; and perhaps I do, but that is poor comfort. Lisa was a pretty little thing, with hair and eyes like a brown robin, and a winning trusting look that made a man feel like gathering her up in his arms and taking care of her. At the same time she had never stirred the depths of my being, and she was not the least like my ideal. Stili I was quite serenely happy the next day as I went about my work, thinking of the future. "To-morrow, Conrad, my boy,"' I said to myself, "you will set your foot on another round of the ladder of for tuneyou will have one of the best and truest ot girls for your bride, and a good round sum with her. She is not a dia mond of the first water, to be Bure, but more like a pearl soft, moonbeamy, and-1' At that moment a swish of silken drapery startled me, and the tap of French lieels on the floor. I looked up and beheld such a vision of beauty that I felt like closing my eyes as it too much light h td dazzled uie. A iady, young, yet with the ripeness and bloom of su iiinor, instead ot the blush and pro mise ol spiinr. stood before me. She was dressed in a costly combina tion of silk and velvet. She wore a sa ble cloak, and diamond pendauti at her ears. But I scaictly saw the jewels, although in tU it line, lor looking into a pair of golden fringed violet, eyes that rested upon me well, I might say plunged their glances into me in a strange and heart-fluttering style. For the r.?st, the lady had waving golden hair, rippling very low down on her white forehead, a straight Grecian nose, a pale, high bred complexion.with a faint aristocratic bloom in it, and a mouth ah. well, so rare and sweet no words could do it .justice I " I would like," rhe said, in a voice that seemed to melt into the air and make it all resonant with music, " to look at some of your very finest dia monds." There was no one in the store that day but Alexis, a young relative of Shovo lolTs who was learning the business. Alexis was a youth with fawn-col ored hair, white eyelashes and a suety complexion; very absent-minded, and given to writing sonnets to some young Alexandrine that he had met at tho Cathedral of Our Lady of Kasar. Ho was rolling up a pair ot taded eyes, that looked like oouea gooseDer ries, in a frenzy of poetical composition that very moment, and seemed quite obvious ol the presence that illumined thn place. How insanely glad I felt that it was my lot to show the jewels, watching all the time the changing expression of the lovely eyes and the glitter of the golden hair! The lady wanted the best of course she did; nothing but regal jewels be fitted her royal style of beauty. I showed her all. with a fierce wonder at ray heart whether she were choosing for her bridal, whether she were merely ex amining previous to some gallant young officer or grand noDie cnving up anu finishing the bargain, as his wedding gift to his bride. There waB a superD necxiace upon which she had fixed her attention for some time. I must own to a weakness tor dia monds," she said, with a winning laugh, raising her eyes from the jewels and resting tticm on mine in a angering way, that set all my pukes madly beat- to?'. . . .1 .. T "1 do not wonaer at it, uuwnm, x said, with an imbecile smile. "The glittering stones must suit you well. though they cannot add to the " Hero 1 stopped short. I felt a hot flush rising to my face. What! was I making lullsome compliments to a woman I had never seen bafore a cus tomer merely? I wondered she did not cathe me with a glance like heat lightning. I was relieved to hear her laugh. You should praise your jewels, not your customers," sho said, lightly, and it seemed to me her eyes looked kindly intn mine, as if she read my heart. And .what right had I to core for her glances P I thought of Lisa with a tinge of re proach. Bah! I said the nertt moment, because I am to be manned must 1 never feel that a woman is beautiful again? lean admire her as a piece ol st.ntiiarv or a picture. " Yes, I may say I have a passion for the splendid stones," she went on, gayly. " thouch thev are so cold and white and hard so soulless, as one might say. My husband indulges me." Ah, ye gods, her husband! "He has promised me anything I choose for the anniversary of our wed ding. Fancy, it is the first, you see. Perhaps when we have passed Beveral of these milestones he will not be so complacent." , . " 1 should think time would onty in crease his rapture." I stammsred. Oh, you are very gallant !" with a charming gesture. "Youehould be a courtier; but I must not allow you to say such things to me. Ten thousand rubles with the earrings P Ah, it is a great price, but I think he will not grumble." w , , " He should not !" I said, emphati cftlly " No?" with a playful look; " but he must see them first, lie is so busy lean never have his "company. His position is so confining you know. But of course you do not know." She took out a card from a silver fila gree case. " Madame Pikkre Behxhokf." Who bad not heard of Doctor Pierre Bernhoff and his celebrated institution for the insane? So skillful, so success ful was his system that patients came from far and near or, rather, I should not say these patients came; thoy were always brought. Rut a man who had made such a reputation must be old, I thought, and I casta glance that was half-pity on the blooming woman who had, perhaps, sacrificed herself for a home, position and wealth. - " I suppose that young man is sane? ' she asked, with a glance at Alexis, who was in the throes of composition, and rolling his eyes in an imbecile manner. "Oh, yes as Bane as poets usually are," I answered, with a laugh. "Then I Buppose you can leave the place with him while you bring this lovely set to show my husband? My carriage is at the door." There was no trouble about that. Al though Alexis was in the clouds, he was very wide-awake when a customer en tered, if he was in charge; otherwise, ho laid down all responsibility. We drove through the Nevskoi that corridor of palaces and churches past the splendid Alexandra tneater ano me Place Michel, with its English Equare, so refresliinelv sreen in summer. ' Ah, here we are!" sue cried, as tne carriage stODDed before a great, gloomy- looking building. " I am sorry to have given you so much trouble." The next moment she had opened the door of a room at one side of the hall. " If you will step in here a moment I will no and see where my husband is. I cannot always send a Bervaut after him. because there are times when he must not be interrupted. I think ho is in bi otlice. Where are the jewels?" I had held the case in my hand till this moment. " I can show them to him and he will decide in three moments. Between you unu me, uu Known nobuiiig wiium.-vui ui diamonds. Of brains diseased brains he knows considerable, but his ignor ance on other points is dense." With a gay laugh that seemed to stir up shuddering echoes in the silence, she took tho case in her hand and went out, shutting the door bohind her. It was a Targe room, and somewhat vault-like, I thought, in appearance. There was a great Russian store of white china in one corner that looked like a sarcophagus of an eoclesiological pat tern, with pinnacle and spire. There was a much-gilded picture of St. Nicho las on the wall that patron saint who is found in every Russian house. 1 did not find much room for specu lation in that room, or food for thought. Indeed, I had gotten all through, and was going the rounds again and again rather impatiently. Perhar9 the ladv had not found the Herr Doctor, or he might be hesitating about the price. Impossible to look in her face, I thought, and higgle over a few hundred rubles. When one is the fortunate possessor of such ajewcl why, the door is locked ! I have just turned the knob with the in tention oi looking out to see if my en chantress is coming. I fall back in con sternation. What does it mean P Beiore I have a chance to speculate about its meaning, thi door opens and two persons enter. A stout man with the complexion of a kidney potato, and a stiff little aureole of red hair. He wears a green cloth suit with gilt but tons, on which the imperial eagle spreads itself. The otner individual is an old woman, with three chins and a snuffy appear ance. "Ah!" said the fat gentleman, cheerily, "and how aro we by this timeP" I look at him in a puzzled way, and ho scrutinizes me. "Where is the lady?" I ask, some what impatiently. "The lady? Oh, your wife thoujht it would be pleasanter for her not to see you again just at present. After a few days, when you are at home and calmer." "Calmer! What tue deuce do you mean?" I asked, turning fiercely on him. "There, there. Not the least use in that : all in irood time. She will come, never fear; I have seldom seen a more charming nnd affectionate creature. ' I cannot part with him," she said; 'it wrines mv heart.' " " See here. I can't for the life of me make out what you mean. Let me see the doctor Doctor Pierre Bernhoff." The fat man shrugged his shoulders, " Well, I am Doctor Pierre Bernhoff." " Where is your wife P" He regarded me as one does a trouble some child, then lifted his eyes witn a look above. " In heaven." "Good gracious! Do you mean to sav that I did not drive up here with your wife a half-hour ago, and that she did not show you a case containing ten thousand rubles' worth of diamonds for your decision P" "Ah. diamonds ;" said he. indulgently " Yes, yes so you did. But you must have patience. She's gone now to show them to the Cham of Tartary, whose daughter is to wed to-morrow the Bashi- Bazook ot Shiraz, and will wear your jewels on her neck. Ha, ha! Mashouka. you must have help. This is no mild case, as the lady represented." I saw the whole plot at a glance. My imbecile fancy had led me straight ihto it. I cursed my own folly and began to tell the doctor the truth as rapidly as rmssible : but I saw it had no enect begged him to send at once to Carnreis & Shoveloff 's for confirmation. I knew Alexis had not least idea of my where abouts. The doctor listened patiently, blandly and assented to ait. run i ieii a uorri b)e certainty that he would do nothing, W by should ho trouble himself with the vagaries ot a lunaticK " If monsieur will be patient, it slial all be done to-morrow. I dare say." " Good God !" 1 cried, a sudden horror striking a terror to my heart. " I am to be married to-morrow !" The doctor evidently regarded this as a fresh outburst ot insanity. To be sure, to be sure," lie said, soothingly ; " but it will all come right It would nave to be put ott any way, for Madame Snippski has not finished the wedding dress." " Oh, tor Heaven's sakei" l cried, m the most abject terror, " do not talk to me in that stylo, or you will drive me mad in earnest! L-an yoa not see tnat this woman was an adventuress that this is a clever trick to rob us of ten thousand rubles' worth of diamonds?' "It reminds me of the case we had list fall squint-eyed party who had been robbed of tho llobinson, " mur mured the doctor to the nurse. And then I lost all command ot my self, and made a mad effort to escape. I flung myself suddenly aga i nst the doctor and doubled him up ; but he old woman flew on me like a tigress, and louglit tooth and nail. She was a powerful creature, as were all tho employees of the p.'ace; and beneath the vast cush ions oi fat were muscles of steel and a frame of iron. Then sho never ceased yelling for help, and, of course, I wa3 overpowered in three moments, while the doctor, recovering from his tempor ary collapse, glared at me rather vin dictively, his fice the color of rasp berry-jam from rage and pain. There was no hope of his listening to anvthins after that, and I felt that my chance was g n 5. So I allowed myself to be led to a bare cell and locked in. Then I had a chance for reflection. The suu was going down. I knew that I must spend the night there, and per haps many a night. How was I ever to be found? Carnreis & Shoveloff miah publish the loss of tho diamonds. There was a slight hope in that; but it would take a day or two to give the matter publicity, and my weduing whs to be to-morrow! Then it va3 more likely they would go to work in a secret way, which is moie popuiur in Russia, and not breathe a word openly of the loss, and what would become of me in the meantime? They might even think I was in lenffue with the handsome ad venturess. nnd had gone off with her to eniov the ill-irotten sains! All ttieso thing ourneci an i Feeium r. . v i i . i. j n my Drain, tin ii sccmcu ns u i, ioo, must break out into inipoitant raving, or blood curanngoaiiis. or ptusionwj prayers, such as re-echoed through the long corridors abcut me; for I was in that department ot the institution marked " Violent," and 1 could hear all night long the wails the groans, the gibberings, the mad outbreaks of vio lence, the sudden shrieks and crashes, that seemed to torture tne very ccuoes. Morning at last through a barred window that "slurred the sunshine half n. mile": vet I knew by even tnat pale beam that the sun had risen upon my wedding day! itiy weaaing uy i moi onccnug perhaps at that moment breathing a prayer for our luture Happiness, one was a pious little thing, I knew. I pic tured her lifted soft biwn eyes, full of lears and hopes; her pretty folded hands. I had never loved her enougti, put now-now tnat; sue seemeu. supping away from me, now that a horrible chance hap severed us she grew sud denly dear and precious " Lisa," 1 groaned "on, my uarnng, praypray as you have never done he fore, for my destiny hangs on that prayer 1" f uti, now siow ly m uuuu wcf" The little bar of dusty gold tnat lay upon the floor of mv cell -grew broader feebly. it seemeu mumc. m broadened. I thought of its fading with horror. . , , . Good heavens 1 is mere no neip ior it none? Must I sit here, the sport oi circumstances an innocent victim, while my poor girl breaks her heart over the strange delay r igrow irantiu. x call out. I implore. I beg the keepers to come to me. I adjure tnem oy trie memory of their mothers of their sweethearts and wives, to listen to me to believe me to help me. inen i listen with a quick, throbbing heart. Every ste j in tho corridor wakens hope that springs up only to die away. They do not heed me no one comes ! Oh, only amanto bring me someining tnsoti T An not. see wnat I am iaint and sick with a great inroomng VW VWW A WW - w . . . from head to foot, as if I were all one pulse of pain. I spring forward. "Oh, lor tne love oi vjuu, x uij, "ant. mn nut of this! To-day is my wedding day. This is a cruel mistake ! I will give you a hundred rubles if you let me out. I will leave you my watch tn nioiW You have onlv to open the hall door. Think of it the poor girl tn lin.v married is tta Hid not. evpn wait to hear me. He looked alarmed and hurrried out, leay intr mn tn rave alone. In vain. I knew the time wa3 past the hour was gone. I could picture tne of the eue3ts. the rage tne livid rage of the father, t.hn imUA nntmish of mv Door little gin Tlmv were disrobinar her. perhaps, this very moment, laying a 'do the pretty drc33 and filmy veil, to be worn -ah. when? Did she faint, or cry, or lay there dumb with anguish, I won dered? Would ner Heart say a khhi word for me when others were traduc ing nip? Oh, nnre. and trusting heart. I have never valued you aright, and now T am nnnishod for Its After that 1 crew calmei. There was nn morn bono, and SO the QUiet of deS' pair came to me, and I sat dumbly watoliinir ttlA ffUrf of the bar of BUn Rhino till it looked like a faint golaen mist, nnd then went out in darkness. Another night had come, and I slept frnm ulippr exhaustion. I was awakened the next morning by a familiar voice. "Hello, old otraightjacket, here you are! Nn erd of a row vesteroay Couldn't find a clew to you or the dia- monds. or tne iady so iair, iair, wnu golden hair.' Ah, my boy, you are too susceptible! But I found the card with her name thi9 mornine. You dropped it on the floor, and it got shoved out of 1 . T f 1 1 J A It',. n 1 1 8! SHI. 1 IOllOWeU 11 UP. null nn right. The prison-doors unbar. Ri-tu ri-rn. the cantive hrcaks his chains." The keener w&a rejrardinar Alexis with a eusnicous air. as if. instead of freeing any one, he fancied he should have another Datient. That young gen tleman alwavs took liberties with me on account of his relationship to Shove loff, but 1 never pnjoyed them till this morning. I seized his hand as n it naa been mv iearest friend. I thanked him with effusion. The doctor did not 'appear. He turned my valuables, but kept himself outoi tne way. uoniusion at ins mis take had nerhans overcome him. I reached tho store to meet the united wrath of the partners. When 1 in formed them that tue diamonds were gone, I was at once dismissed from their emplov. Mv ollense was in permittm the case of iewels to eoout of my hands I had been betrayed into this by the clamor of a Dair of bright eyes. I went homo disconsolately enough to find note in mv room from old Schroeder. "Sir Your infamous conduct de serves a punishment that my hands aro itchinff to itivo vou. but 1 cannot leavo mv poor heartbroken child. I hive been to your place ot business, and heard the story ot your elopment witn a il adventuress, and robbery of your em ployers' diamonds immensely valuable I am thankful mv child has escaped you I thank God vour depraved taste made vou unfaithful to her, and I know she will see the truth in time. I am going to take her away at onco from the place you have made hateful to her. It would be best for you never to cross my path again. Anton Schkoedek." So all my plans had toppled down like a child's crdhouse, and I sat despairing among the ruins. It is wonderful how tho modest titi zen, who objects to seeing his namo in the paper, will want to whipth i entire establishment if it should happea to get in print with one letter left out. Win tton (N. C) Leader. Individuality of the Horse. One thing curious and interesting about the horso is its individuality. This is a chnracteiistic common to all ninials, undoubtedly, to a greater or ess degree, but surpassingly eo we hink in the case of the horse. How this characteristic varies in horses is well known by any one who has ever intelligently drawn a rein over a good roadster. The individuality of horses varies as much as tnat of men. Every one hns a diflercnt mental as well as physical make-up. Some horses seem to possess brain, to nave some sense, are quick to understand and obey the least sign, n otion or word of their mas ter; others are not inaptly termed "lunk heads," always awkward, lumbering about, difficult to teach, and never 'make anything," in a horse-ologicat sense. It may be true that tnese traits in a horse are sometimes due to the hab its of his driver or owner, and that the horse i t sel f m ay not be so much to blame for his ignorance, but however much he can be excused on this score, there is a surprising difference in these mental qualities of horses. Some men drive and use horses for years and yet never realize anything, or that there is any more difference between them than there is between eo many barrels or sawlogs. Other men who hand.e horses a givat eteai, wno ouy and sen frequently, and who study much their difierent characteristics, will tell you how wonderful horse3 are, how much more they know than some men, how much each one lias to be driven and handled differently, and how much thev will sometimes teach even their drivers! Between a nervous, sensitive, intelligent horse and his considerate owner bow larue a union ot leuowsnip and sympathy exists. In the stable, ou the road, if overtaken by an accident, the cool, sensible man is sure to nave a quick sympathy from his taithtul norse. lie trusts his master, as his master trusts him. If the master is quiet, the horse will be equally so, knowing every thing is safe ; it the master blusters, or becomes anxious, or exhibits fear, the horse knows it at once, and becomes restive likewise. Oh, that men only knew that horses know much more than thev cive them credit for. and that they would use them more humanely, as they should, than they now do. Horses aro not brutes, they are noble, intelligent, sensible creatures, the most useful animal servant which divine goodness has given to man! New Eng land Farmer. A Badger's Defense Against Dogs. Mr. Charles Gonter and son were shooting ten miles west of the city when they saw uoon the banks ot a stream a badger. Two dogs accompanied the hunters, nnd upon receiving the proper encouragement began an attack upon the animal. The light was a lively and interesting one. and though a shot could have easily settled the contest, the hun ters preferred to lootc on and ecjoy the struggle, and leave the fate of the badger to be settled by tho dogs. For ten min utes the dogs howled and barked, and would occasionally jump on the enemy, inserting their teeth in its back, receive a slight wouud in return and then re treat a few feet away. A false move ment would then be indulged m by the dogs, as though they intended to poune;e upon their victim and kill him without further parley. The badger soon under stood their false attacks, and when he paid no attention to one of them the succeeding one was sure to result in a struggle, in which every time the dogs were driven away with an extra wound or two, until finally, all worn out and covered with blood, they gave up the fight. A large bulldog, owned by a neighbor, heard the noise of tho other two and came bounding upon tne scene, fresh and in good trim and eager lor tne frav. The badger was about tired out. and it was but a short time after the arrival ot the third dog before ho was lying dead, having lought bravely to the end. leaving gory marks upon the hide of the third antagonist. The badger is full grown, and probably weighs thirty pounds. His fur is ot grayish color, and he u altogether a very pretty aniaia'. Ho was looked upon as a great curiosity, from the hint that no badfr waB ever before discov ered in this part of Missouri, and the quesiionis. where did become iromr St. Lonu Qlobt-Democrat. Tho American Lagle and the l)ogt. Some three months ago. while hunt ina in the mountains east of the Twelve, mile house, Mr. Buflingtoj captured a young American casle. At the time tho bird was quilo small, and from appear ances but a lew weeks oiu. wr, liuu inuton has his pet confined in the yard b.ick of his shop, and the many curious nionkeyshmcs indulged in by themouU' tain bird are really amusing. Measur ing some eight feet from tip to tip, and weighing foity pounds, with talons three inches in length, there is but small chances for any dogs residing in the neighborhood. For as sure as one makes his appearance the eagle spreads his heavy wing, and with a loud scream ho light3 upon the hack of the terror stricken dog. The scene that follows is ono ol areat interest. The dog. without further notice, darts through the side gate and out into the street, with the eagle attached to his back, and that, too, in a manner to stay. Down the street lie goes at breakneck speed. At a dis tance of about two blocks the eagle bids the dog an affectionate adieu, and quietly returns :i3 though nothing had happened. The same experiment is gone through with whenever the dog can be procured. It does rot seem neeie.ssary to remark that dogs of any description are seldom seen in that part of the town, and the saino tlog never more than once. It would be a blessing to our city if we had one such bird on each block. tim Jose (C'uJ.) &l;rciiry . " Have animals a sense ot humor?" asks Evelyn. They have, and there's lots of it in a mule's hind leg for tho fel low who contracts to lilt it up Otveyo Record. " Sncce8 With Small Fruits." "T iimt rolled out here from the gro cery,' said the little green apple as it paused on the sidewalk tor a moment s chat with the banana peel; "I am waiting here for a boy. Not a small, weak, delicate boy," added the little green npple, proudly, but a great Dig boy, a greit hulky, strong, leather lunged, noisy tiftcen-year-older, and little ns I am you will see me double up that boy to-night, and make him wail and howl and yell. Oh. I'm email, but I'm good for a ten-acre field of boys and don't you forget it. All the boys in Burlington." the little green apple went on, with just a shade of pitying con tempt in its voice, "couldn't tool around me as any one of them fools around a banana." "Boys seem to be your game." drawled the banana peel, lazily ; " well, 1 suppose they are just about strong enough to afford you a little amusement. For my own part, 1 like to tako some body of my size. Now here comes the kind of a man I usually do business with. He i3 large and strong, it is true, but" And just then a South Hill merchant who weighs about 231 pounds when he feels right good came along, and the banana peel just caught him by the foot, lifted him about as high as the awning post turned him over, banged him down on a potato basket, flattening it out un til it looked like a splint door mat, and the shock jarred everything loose in the show-window. And then while the lallen merchant picked up his property from various quarters of the globe, his silk hat from the gutter, his spectacles from the cellar, bfs handkerchief from the tree-box, his cane from the show window, and one of his bIiocb from the eaves-trough, and a boy ran for the doctor, the littio green apple blushed red and shrunk a little back out of sight, covered with awe and mortification. " Ah," it thought. " I wonder if I can ever do that? Alas, how vam I was, and yet how poor and weak and useless I am in this world." But the banana peel comforted it and bade it look up and take heart, and do well what it had to do, and labor for the good of the cause in its ownuseiui sphere. "True," said the banana peel. you cannot nit up a iwo-nunureu- pound man and break a cellar door with him, but you can give him the cholera morbus, and it you do your part the world will feel your power and the medical colleges will call you blessed." . , And then the little green appie smueo and looked up with grateful blushes on its face and thanked the banana peel for its encouraging counsel. And that very night, an old father.who writes thiiteen hours a day, ano a patient motuer wuu was almost ready to sink irom wearine&s. and a nurse and a doctor sat uo until nearly morning with athirteen-year-oio hnv xahn waa all twisted up in the shape of a figure three, while all the neighbors , on that block sat up ana usteueu u pounded their pillows and tried to Blee and wished that boy would either die or get well. And the little green appie was neiweu and its last words were: "At least t have been oflsome little use in tnis great, wide world." Love that Glorifies the Humblest Man. There is nothing in the world so sad as human nature, and the tears come into my eyes now as I think of the piti ful story Tom told me as he smoked his after-supper pipe last night. The other day, just before I came home, Tom had occasion to go over tho lake. On his way back, and when the train stopped at the bay, he noticed a man getting Into tne car in front of him with a little baby lying in his arms. The baby ueemed young, and the man hushed it in his arms with a gentle, rocking motion, bending over it now and then to kiss its white face. After the train cot under way the conductor came to Tom and said: " Como with me, I want to show you tiie saddest, strangest sight you ever saw in your life." and he led the way into the next car. "Do you see that man over there?'' said he, and there sat tho man whom Tom noticed with the buby. His precious little bun dle lay quiet on the seat in front of him, and, as these other two men watched, he leaned over, looked long and earnestly in the little flower face, and then kissed the frail linger-tips he field bo gently in his hand. "That baby's dead," said the conductor. "It died this morning at the bay. Ho couldn't bear to put il in a coflin, because then it would have to go without him in the baggage car, and so ho isjustcairyingithome to New Orleans in his arms." And tho car rat tled on; the boy called his stale slices of tponge cake and his cigars through the train; the passengers laughed, and smoked, and fought the uiotquitoes ; and he, stricken to the heart's core, sat there quiet and unheeding, watching over his dead child, kissing the fingers that would never again softly clasp his, looking down upon the white lid s that had closed over tho blight eyes as the petals of aseusitive flower close at night tinio over its delicate heart and the world wasnothingtohim. New Orleans Tiwt A Sure on Wheels; The removal of the bureau of engrav ing and printing to a building half a mile trom the United States treasury a Washington has made it r ecessary t provide new arrangements for tb transfer ot money and bonds between the two establishments. The depart ment has had constructed a heavy, van-like wagon, a sort of vault on wheels, built of iron and steel, and ar ranged internally like a bank vault with a sheet-iron lining, xue ooors are iw ened with tremendous bolts and the locks are of the combination order. Tho body of the concern is painted an olive color with gilt ornamentation. It was only put into service a short time ago, and when drawn through the street by two immenso horses it attracts con siderable attention, especially as it is always accompanied by fave armed agents of the treasury department, two guarding the front aad three the rear.
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