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" WHERE THE TREABTJRB 3."
summer sky and n balmy wind,
And a swnllow swiftly flying!
L wee brown nest in the loaves entwined,
And some downy Mullets lying, .
And swift to Hint nost, in tlio loaves on
twined, The mother bird was flying.
A flickering light and a heap of gold,
And a miser counting slowly;
A lonely home and on empty fold.
And a heart in self wrapt wholly;
And nothing to cheer that empty fold
But the gold heap, growing slowly.
A warring sea and a stonn-blaoksky,
And a cranking vessel sailing;
A captain watching with troubled eye
While courage sore was failing;
And he looked toward home with a longing
eye,
As to death he fast was sailing.
A grief-marked day and a darkened room,
And a childless mother lying;
An empty nest, and a shir in doom;
life gold from ringlet, dying,
And God's crown jewels safe from doom
la tho many mansions lying 1
. MIRABEAU'S JEST.
Not far from Limoges, capital of the
French province Limousin, stood the
castle of Count do Saillant, widely
known throughout tho last third of
tho eighteenth century as a gay place of
assembly for convivial, congenial spir
its old-time French hospitality offer
ing a hearty welcome to all who could
boast an, untarnished ancestral name.
Count do Saillant had married the
Bister of tho Count Nonoro Gabriel
Victor Mirabeau, afterward the world
renowned hero of the French revolu
tion, and at this timo known all over
Franco for his wild adventures and mad
pranks. II13 brother-in-law and sister
were at present expecting a visit from
him at the gay castle, and here ho
finally arrived one day in autumn of
the year 1780.
At this period Mirabeau was in the
thirty-first year of his age; a muscular,
beautifully-formed man below his
massive, disproportioned head, dis
figured by the large mouth, immense
noso and a countenance distressingly
marred by smallpox, but from which
glowed a pair of fiery, expressive eyes.
In every direction wero the bold, reck
less advonthres of the young count
known wild tricks that had more
than onco cast him into prison and it
,is not surprising that it was with con
siderable fear and anxiety that the
simple, timid country people of
Limousin awaited tho advent of this
Intrepid character in their midst.
But never did preconceived im-
. pressions appear more unfounded.
Jlirabeau nbo.le quietly at the castle
of his brother-in-law, "just as did the
'other 'pleasure-seeker;', guilty of no ex
travagances or follies, till Count do
Saillant iind his wife were forced to
express their admiration of his ex
emplary conduct, and almost believed
that the "mad-cap" had at last grown
wise.
It was on one of the early days of
November that the monotony of the
castle life was interrupted by an ex
citing sensation. A bold and daring
robbery had been committed within its
immediate precincts,. Just at twilight,
as a neighboring nobleman, a frequent
guest of the house, was traversing
the customary road through the for
est, a gun-barrel was suddenly thrust
between the thick bushes, while adeep,
hoarse voice cried sternly:
, t Halt ! Your money or jour life I"
Feeling no desire, as the nobleman
afterward explained, to lose his lifo for
the sake of a few louis d'or, ho in
stantly threw his purse upon the
ground, and dashed off without ven
turing to look back.
Pobberies or serious crimes of any
kind were of rare occurrence in Limou
sin, and less frequently still were they
ever traceable to the quiet inhabitants,
but almost invariably to highwaymen
from a distance, passing through the
province. It was at once surmised,
therefore, that this audacious deed
must be the work of some such in
truder, and Count do .Saillant gave
wholesale instructions to spare no ef
fort in the discovery of the depredator;
but all in vain. No trace of the bold
marauder rewarded their search.
But what was tho .astonishment,
alarm and consternation of the whole
community when, in quick succession,
robbery after robbery, of the same na
ture, followed, each and all committed
in the same mysterious manner, always
at twilight, on the forest road, and the
base attack always confined to the
wealthy, intimate "frequenters of the
castle. "Within a fortnight no less
than eight of these fearless astaults
had been successfully accomplished, as
gusts went to or from the count's
residence, the closest investigation and
vigilancroving utterly futile to dis
cover the expert highwayman.
Count Mirabeau laughed heartily
over the stories of the bandit, and
railed unmercifully the faint-hearted
knights of Limousin for .thus permit
ting themselves to be plundered; but
they resolutely rejoined that he would
prove no more courageous than they,
if once attacked. In vain Mirabeau
assured them that he roamed the forest
daily, hoping to encounter the mys
teri 113 freebooter, and that nothing
wou ld afford him greater pleasure than
a liiiMj'ting, when he would engage to
deliwW him a prisoner at the cattle.
iwvr iii 1
Iianwl
Ml an while the proper authorities
were by nomeansdilatoryor negligent;
every olfort was diligently employed
to discover the author of the outrages,
but in vain. He remained enshrouded
in impenetrable mystery.
It was late in the evening of No
vember 15 that tho Marquis of
Charms, a worthy nobleman, of middle
age, rode slowly on his way to Castle
Saillant. Twilight had already fallen
on the forest ; it was perlectly still,
and the stars shining serenely over
head, while the full moon rose in
majestic beauty, lighting the trees with
fantastic splendor, as the falling leaves
Moated silently from the dying branches.
Tli e insecurity of the path he traveled
was well known to the marquis, and,
advancing deeper into the woods, he
spurred his horse to faster speed,
inwardly wishing that he had not
ventured thus into the dolitude alone.
Nor did the wish prove a needless
one ; scarcely had he proceeded a hun
dred steps further when the click of a
gun-hammer startled him, and the
next instant the muzzle of the weapon
was bearing close upon him, while a
dark form suddenly appeared beneath
a towering oak, and in a calm, resolute
voice ordered :
" 1 fait 1 Your purse, my lord, or you
stir not further 1"
Instantly the marquis realized that
he stoo l lace, 1 by the same dilemma
ruthlessly forced upon many before
him, and quite as reluctant as they to
sacrifice his lifo for the small sum he
carried, scornfully cast his purse upon
the ground, riding slowly forward, but
saying, as he did so :
'You follow a risky trade, fellow ;
I warrant it will yet bring you to the
gallows !"
" That's my risk," replied the high
wayman, coolly advancing from the
shadow of the oak into the clear moon
light to seize the purse.
But just as he stooped for the prize
tho fastening of his mask suddenly
snapped, and it dropped to the ground,
leaving liis face clearly revealed; at
the same moment the marquis again
looked back and tho woods echoed with
a startled cry of astonishment.
" Can it be possible Y" he cried, gaz
ing as though paralyzed with bewilder
ment. "Who could ever have suspected
this? Despicable man, you are at last
discovered, and now an end to your
rascally deeds."
Tho bandit, with no show of con
fusion, however, merely smiled, and
pointing his gun threateningly at the
marquis, tho latter put spurs to his
horsi and sped onward to the castle.
"And now this fine sport must really
come to an end, I suppose," said the
robber, quietly. " How unfortunate.
It has afforded me infinite amusement."
And turning a by-path he also directed
his steps toward the castle.
Breathless, the excited marquis ar
rived at the house, but finding the
count absent proceeded as quietly as
he could to the salon, where a number
of his acquaintances were assembled
around tho hostess, who was grace
fully doing the honors of the house.
Although can fully repressing all al
lui.n to iiis recent adventure, he could
not escape remark upon his abstracted
silence, and s uns joked him upon his
limn ir, but ho could only cast sad,
compassionate glances toward the
countess, as she chatted gayly, utterly
unconscious of the cloud above her.
Hinging at last for a servant, she in
quired if her brother, the count, had
yet returned from hunting, and re
ceived in reply the information that
he had but just arrived, and had gone
to his room, leaving his excuses on the
plea of severe headache. An hour later
Count de .Saillant returned, and had
scarcely finished his cordial greetings
when the marquis requested an inter
view, and the two withdrew to an ad
joining room.
" Now, what is it, my dear Char
ras?" inquired the count, serenely, it
appears to me you look somewhat
downhearted."
"And, truly, my dear friend, have
sufficient cause to look so," replied the
marquis, sadly; "for it grieves me in
expressibly to be the bearer of bad
news."
" Then, for heaven's sake, Charras,
don't keep me in suspense; out with it
at once," cried the count.
"Not two hours since, while riding
through the forest, I was attacked and
robbed; I was forced to surrender my
purse to preserve my life."
" Upon my word, I am truly sorry to
hear that you, too, have been subjected
to this villainy on my grounds," ex
claimed Saillant; but others have
been likewise unfortunate, and I hope
your loss has not been great."
"And do you suppose I am grieving
for a few pieces of gold?" interrupted
his friend. " My dear count, the worst
is I have discovered the bandit."
" What ! you have recognized him I
That is, indeed, good luck. Now,
then, the bold rascal will be secured
and at once brought to the gallows. I
will immediately "
"No, no, my dear friend, do nothing
yet," interrupted the other; "this
affair must remain a secret in order to
avoid, if possible, the disgrace of a
highly-esteemei family. You have
not yet learned the name of the
bandit."
"Well, who is it?" demanded his
friend.
"It is"
"Whv do v.)ii hesitate? It is not I
trust"
The marquis came ne:irer. "Alas,"
said he, "your worst fears are correct;
the mysterious highwayman is none
other than your own brother-in-law,
tho Count de Mirabeau."
Count de .Saillant became deathly
pale.
"Ha! the scoundrell" he murmured;
"has it romo to this? You are sure,
marquis?"
"Only too sure, my poor friend."
"You recognized him beyond all
doubt?"
"Beyond all doubt; as he stooped to
take the purse the mask fell from his
face, and in the moonlight I could not
fail to recognize the young count."
" Did he perceive that you knew
him ?"
"Undoubtedly; I spoke a few threat
ening words to him that must have
convinced him of it."
"What did he do then?"
"lie coolly laughed and aimed at me
again with his gun, but I escaped. He
arrived at the castle a half hour after
I did, and, I hear, has gone at once to
his room."
" You have spoken to no one else of
this?" asked Saillant.
" No one."
- The villain I" cried the count, be
side himself with rage. "But he shall
not escape punishment; he shall be at
once apprehended and imprisoned for
life, that no further disgrace may be
brought upon his family."
The marquis merely bowed a silent
approval, adding, compassionately: "I
will go - back to the company, my
friend; it is best that no unpleasant
sensation be excited until the matter is
further investigated."
" You are right, my good Charras,"
replied the count, " and I will go at
once to the wretched man."
While his guest returned to the salon)
the host endeavored to collect his be
wildered senses, and repaired to the
apartment of his brother-in-law.
Mirabeau lay sleeping soundly; a
night lamp burned dimly on a table
near Jus bed.
Roughly and unceremoniously his
visitor shook him by the shoulder,
until, rubbing his eyes dreamily, the
sleeper awoke.
" What on earth do you want?" he
askedstaring at Saillant; "what are
you waking me for at this time of
night? is the castle on fire or what?"
What do I want?" repeated the
other, with smothered rage and scorn:
" I want to tell you that you are a
miserable, sneaking, cowardly scoun
drel. That's what I want."
"Well, that's a fine compliment, to
be sure," replied Mirabeau, coolly;
" are you drunk, Saillant, or do you
think it polite, now, to waken a man
out of the sweetest slumber, just to
speak so rudely ? AVhy can't you let a
fellow enjoy the sleep o the
righteous ?"
And with this lie quietly turned
over on his side.
" The sleep of the righteous," cried
the count, in uncontrollable wrath.
" How can you pretend to sleep, shame
less fellow that you are? You are the
dastardly rogue that has been haunting
my forest."
" Well, that's true enough; I am the
man; but is it for a little thing like
that that .you are making all this un
timely fuss?"
"A little thing 1" shrieked Saillant.
" None of that, sir. You think, per
haps, that your highway robberies will
be regarded as an idle prank; this very
evening you have robbed my friend
Charras; he has recognized you, and
your shameful story is known, "and cries
aloud for punishment."
"Well, for heaven's sake, brother,
why couldn't you wait till morning to
confide to me this pleasant informa
tion?" asked Mirabeau, with undis
turbed coolness. "It is true I have
robbed your friend Charras and the
eight others, but what does that prove
against me?"
"And you can usk such an idiotic
question," cried Saillant. "For my
part, I should say that it proves you a
good-for-nothing scoundrel."
" I fail to see it just in that light,
dear brother," answered the other,
meekly; "but I think your conduct
proves you a senseless fool. Can you
really pretend to believe that I have
robbed these cowardly nobles for the
pako of a few paltry louis d'or. It
was simply an experiment; I wished to
prove their courage and my own also.
It is true the experiment was a risky
one, but has been thoroughly satisfac
tory on my side, while proving your
friends miserable cowards, who would,
in truth, succumb to the very first
struggle with the canaille."
Taking a key from the table near
him, he now presented it to the count,
saying:
" Open my desk there and remove
the second drawer."
Utterly bewildered by Mirabeau's
imperturbable nonchalance, Saillant si
lent'.y obeyed.
Within the drawer lay nine purses,
a paper affixed to each bearing tho
name of the former owner.
"Perhaps this will satisfy you that
it has never been my intention to in
rich myself through the possessions of
others," said Mirabeau, scornfully. "It
was my full determination to return
the purses undisturbed to the original
owners and which can easily be done in
the morning. Assemble your friends
together and I will give them a full
explanation before taking my depart
ure, important letters already calling
me elsewhere. And now, brother, if
you are satisfied, 1 would like to say
good-night."
Count de Saillant
nmrnA . 1 .11 1 1 ... . C
uewiiuereu. n0 nuiet, v Iplf. t. in
room, convinced, at least, tha, his rela
tive was no ordinary highwayman; but
he had also caught a full glimpse of
the daring, relentless spirit of the man
who afterward became, the Titan of
the French revolution.
On tho following dav Mir.il
leave of his Limousin friends in tho
following manner:
"Gentlemen," said he, with inde
scribable sanir froid. " nardon the lit t.l..
experiment 1 have tried on you in
oruer 10 prove my own courage; vour
property has been returned and" my
brother-in-law has civ-en wbnt T imm
is a satisfactory explanation; if it lias
proveu oinerwise, however, 1 am quite
prepared and willinc to offer honor
able satisfaction to any one desiring
it. i regret to say that this dull coun
try, forcinir one to nlav bund it. t.n re
lieve the stagnation of tife.is no longer
congenial to me, and as I am now about
10 enter me more exciting pleasures of
the political arena. I wish onlv to bid
you farewell."
it was quite evident that none
present dasired to cross swords with
the arrimlv humorous count; the o-pn.
tlemen stood somewhat abashed before
him, and their eyes fell before his in
trepid gaze. The Marquis of Charras,
finally forcinor his features t.n lunumo
a smile, blandly remarked that the
wnoie anair was regarded as a very
good joke, and his companions made
no objection to this settlement of the
matter.
Quite satisfied with his own part,
Mirabeau went on his way to become
eventually the world-famous hero
painted by history. Modern Age.
-
Law for Farmers.
Among the most successful swin
dlers are those who take a promissory
note for some swindle they have to
sell, either drawn in such a manner
that it may be altered or separable, or
else under the pretense that it will not
be presented until the article is tested.
A good authority says:
A promissory note is a written agree
ment to pay a certain sum of money
at a certain time. It must be definite
and unconditional. It is, therefore, in
the nature of money, being negotiable,
and where payable to bearer the prop,
erty in it passes by mere delivery of
the paper on which it is written. It
is not subject to all the defenses that
are good as against other contracts.
For example: It is generally jod
in the hands of an innVicent
holder, no matter though the
maker of it had lost it or it had
been stolen or obtained from him by
fraud. This may be the case, even
though it has been altered or " raised,"
as where I give my note signel in
blank to a person, authorizing him to
fill in a certain amount as $10, and he
fills in a larger amount, as $100, and
sells it to an innocent purchaser. I
must pay the larger amount, for I it
was who enabled the fraud to be com
mitted; and an old maxim of the law
holds that where one or two innocent
persons must suffer from the wrong
ful acts of a third, the loss must bo
borne by the one who enabled such
third person to occasion it. The jus
tice of this is obvious, and any sensible
man will appreciate the necessity of
protecting, in the largest degree, the
rights of bona fide holders of negotiable
instruments, which form part of the
currency of the country, and if subject
to all the defenses of other written
contracts, would be deprived of their
main value.
Our advice is never to give a note
unless written in ordinary form, and
you should know perfectly the contents
thereof. The great number of frauds
that have been pirpetrated on the
farmers of Western States and Terri
tories by patent right men and worth
less agricultural machinery agents
should be a sufficient excuse for you to
have nothing' to do with men, es
pecially in important transactions,
who cannot satisfy your banker,
lawyer or merchant that they are all
right.
Another fraud is that of convey
ance. The following decision is a
case in point: Where a party conveys
his property to a third party when
judgments are outstanding against
him, and such conveyance is with the
intent to defraud his creditors and
the fraud is participated in by tho
purchaser, his' title will not be pro
tected, even though he paid sufficient
consideration. Williams versus Nach
enheim, supreme court of Iowa.
So, again, whenever a note is exe
cuted by two or more parties, any al
teration in it without tho consent of
all, notwithstanding the alteration was
entirely honest and with no fraudulent
intent, will be deemed a material one.
Craighead v.. McLoney, Sup. Ct. 1'enn.,
3D Leg. Intel. i!S0.
In relation to mortgages there al
ways has and always will be difficul
ties. A careful man wiil never mort
gage his home except as a last resort
to raise money for legitimate purposes.
In this connection, a peculiar system
of mortgaging farms in Switzerland
will be interesting. A farmer may
borrow of a dozen men suc
cessfully, the simple record in an offi
cial bock showing their order. If he
fails to pay, a successor is found for
him by beginning at the bottom of the
list of debtors, aud calling on each in
his order to assume all the debts and
manage the farm, or step aside and
lo:;e his claim. I'ralri Farmer.
FASHION JfOTES.
Joule cloth is a rival of cheviots and
tweeds.
New half-fitting wraps are cut with
Japanese sleeves.
Postilion backs and points in front
are tho rule in basques.
New Khiba cloths of light weight
come in fine checks in the new colors.
Velvet ribbons are revived for trim
ming cashmeres, silks and novelty
fabrics.
Several or two rows of small but
tons down the front of the dress re
main in favor.
Terra-cottas are prominent in the
shades for spring, and an innumerable
variety of colors bordering on this shade
exist.
Valenciennes lace is returning to
favor for evening wear, the new Nor
mandy patterns being very delicate
and tasteful.
Quaker gray, dove and cloud grays
are the principal shades of gray which
are represented in fine wool materials
for spring costumes.
The spring visites are more frequent
ly half long, and elaborately trimmed.
The fu'l-length garments take the
form of redingotes and pelisses.
Cat-tails, reeds and swamp grasses
trim the wicker basket hats that are
imported for summer use. Heads of
wheat are made into bows for such
hats.
The latest importations of brocaded
silks show Ottoman grounds with satin
and plain silk designs, flowers, leaves,
and conventional, medixral and ori
ental figures.
An exquisite fabric just brought out
is the Watteau raye, a silk and wool
fabric in vanishing cross stripes on a
changeable, lengthwise striped ground
in oriental colors and effects.
The white India . cashmere robes,
with India cashmere palm leaf and
other oriental designs, are the costliest
woolen stuffs brought out this season.
They are priced at 100 a robe.
A stylish spring, b.mnet in "Queen
Mab" shtpr, which ii of the poke order
of bonnets, is made of amber-colored
straw. About tho crown is draped a
wide pattern of gold lace, which partly
veils a small wreath of scarlet roses
and mignonettes. The inside of the
bonnet is faced with crimson velvet,
and upon the extreme edge is set a row
of pale amber beads.
In many New York stores devoted
to the sale of elegant lingerie is quite a
display of Elizabethan and Mary Stuart
ruffs. Some are made of lace and
others of the sheerest of India muslin.
To keep them in an upright position
a stiff, invisible net lining is used.
Iioinan pearl beads, large and small,
according to fancy, are sewn on the
edge. To suit this slyl-j the throat
must be long and slender or moderately
so, and the hair of the wearer dressed
high.
The fashionr. for the present season
are to ba singularly ocle;tie. Silk,
satin, vclvtt, plush, pekin, faille, bro
cade, are all worn to some extent, and
are all in " good form." So, too, with
the colors; dark green, dark blue, gar
net, ruby, bronze, olive, terra-cotta and
seal brown are all equally fashionable
fox street wear. Long cloaks aro as
much seen as the jaunty Newmarkets,
and hats and bonnets can hardly be too
large or too small to be considered out
of style.
Novelties In Nho?s aul hjlrkliiga.
The rage for novelties in shoes and
stockings, says the New York Evening
Post, is quite as great as ever. There
certainly never was a (time when
women with pretty feet could display
them to greater advantage ; or, on the
other side, when women with ungrace
ful ones could hide them so success
fully. For the former are styles and
colors beyond enumeration. For the
latter are exceedingly low cut sandals
and slippers in oronze kid, black satin
or black undress-d kid, with a bit of
embroidery or beading upon thepointed
toes ; these to be worn invariably
with stockings of black or some
dark shade, the pale tints being
left for those whose delicately
shaped feet can best venture to dis
play them. Among the novel fancies
for these favored ones are Charles IX.
shoes of silk, matching the costume,
and Watteau shoes of white Suede kid.
Tho latter usually have the toes hand
painted, this ornamentation often being
done by the ladies themselves after
purchasing the plain shoes. Although
this material is easily ioibd it. ia vsn
easily cleaned with clay pipe powder.
Sandals of gray kid or bronze are worn
with home toilets over stockings of
cardinal silk, this being a particularly
elegant combination in foot dressing.
I'ale silver-gray silk stockings, em
broidered on the instep with delicate
mauve flowers, are also the height of
elegance; these are worn with low cut
Blippers of pale gray kid, worked on the
toes with cut steel and fine heliotrope
beads. Black shoes, that a short time
ago were so fashionable for dancing
and evening wear, are quite discarded,
vid the sandal or shoe, like the gloves
jid the fan, must always match the
toilet.
The proposed county of ..Park In
Montana will have an are- . I - Ji.OOO
square miles ; nearly ten tin, ji that of
the whole of Khode Island.
THE BLACKSMITH'S BONO.
rhrough tho casement, roseate Dawn
Already steals with cheering ray ;
fiefs to the forge, and wake the mora
Willi boist'rous voice and jocund lay t
fellows, blow ; and furnace, smoke
lien J the flowing metal soon ;
Hammer, fall with telling stroke
King to my anvil's, merry tune,
Pong, Pong
" Strike while the iron's hot "
With lusty strokes my hammer rings:
Strike hard ! 'Tis for your chnbby boy
Who to his mother fondly clings,
And trills his cooing notes of joy.
Thnnks to the sweat that bathe my face
The paths of learning he shall tread,
And Knowledge makes her dwelling-plare
Within my darling' fair young head I
Labor unto the heart gives ease.
And will our daily broad supply j
It decks the charms of my Therese,
My wife, my household deity !
Our hands were never formed to make
Muskets or sword-blades, bolts or chains ;
God Have us arms for labor's sake ;
Our minds Ho for Love's work ordains !
Now all who day by day pursue
Some darling hope, some cherished end
( (Id heart, who have bat power in view ;
Y0UI13 hearts, who Love's soft call attend.
Men who wo ild wield the sword or pen
Sages and fools peasants and kings
If yon'd succeed, take as the word
Of wisiom;wiwt my anvil rings :
Pong, Pong, Pong !
"Strike while the iron's hot."
Old French Song,
HUMOR OF THE BAY.
West Pointers Weather vanes.
A put-up jobIJuilding houses.
The most humorous member of a dog
is the wag of his tail. Burlington
I ff Press.
It is said that deaf and dumb people
always take a hand in conversation.
Eranscille Argus.
The tramp is not, in a general thing;
wealthy, but he can afford to spend
hh summer in the country. Sifting.
Fish are not good conversational
ists; 'out if you strike the right line
you can draw them out. New York
Journal.
"How can I expand my chest?"
asked a stingy fellow of a physician.
"15y c irrying a large heart in it," was
the reply.
A second-hand clock won't bring
much, yet no one would want a clock
with the second hand omitted. Sat
urday Sight.
There is one thing about Munchau
sen, says a Philadelphia paper, to his
credit. '1 113 bar jn never tried to be a
weather prophet.
A New York paper has been publish
ing the " Horrors of Sing Sing."
Nothing is said in the article abut
" Pinafore " performances. Picayune.
A small boy who wasplaving truant
the o'.he:- day, when asked if he
wouldn't get a whipping when he got
honie, replied: " What is live minutes'
licking to five hours' of fun."
They are building tenement houses
so high in New York that the man who
occupies the top lloor is obliged to start
for home about !) o'clock in the even
ing in order to reach his bed after mid
night. Norristoirn Herald.
" Is Miss Plank at home t" asked a
faultlessly attire I bore of the new girL
The girl took from her pocket a photo
graph, carefully scanned it, and after
another look at the features of the
visitor, answered: sor; she has
gone to F.urope." lie left. Phi a t'l
phiu Xi to 1.
Landlord (to tenant): "(Sood-morn-ing.sir,
line day, sir; jm-t called round
to see if it would be convenient for
you to settle your quarter's rent, sir."
Tenant: "Did, eh? Do you know,
landlord, that noiif of the doors in the
house will shut?" Landlord: "New
hous.', sir; new house, you know; takes
time to settle, sir." Tenant: "Ah!
then there is a pair of us. I'm a new
tenant it takes time for me to settle,
too. (iood-morning. Call again."
The Jitdgr.
' Can you give me ten cents, sir?"
impaired a ragged chap, accosting a
trenth.nian on the street; " I haven't
ate anything for a week." " What do
you mean by telling such a story as
that?" asked tho gentleman; " I saw
you at dinner in an eating-house not
an hour ago." " Ah, but you misun
derstood me," replied the tatterdemal
ion; "when I said I hadn't ate any
thing for a week 1 meant next week."
He got his ten cents. Boston Tran
script. A LOVKL" .,!.
We stood at the be .. the sun wunt down
lMtitid the hills on a summer day.
Her eyes were tender, big and brown.
Her breath as sweet us the new-mown hay.
Far from the west the faint sunshine
Uluuottd sparkling oil her golden hair,
Tho calm, deep eyes were turned toward
mine,
Aud a look of contentment rested there.
I see her bathed in the sunlight flood,
I see her Htumliug peacefully now;
Peacefully sluuding and chewing her cud,
As I rubbed tier ears that Jerwy cow.
iJarranl AUrofate.
in Florida the strong fiber of 'the
leaves of a specie of cartas is turned
into rope, its juice into a pleasant lev
erage, and its trunk, after the removal
id the pith, into pails.