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And "U at your own '"gnrdod Mcli ' i of top-gap. it much grati .icent; perhaps - was any grati longdd to Provl ; to bo grateful to ; eople; a debt to i : toublesome, and it cat. . inning little homj of mother was prostrated of couso she left it, ' -v motor's side at once. a her, and it was her thoro was nothing t, was ncr place, : two daughtcrs f that sufferer, i ft' tjrremem i hu hour's ' as to the she would I .ho had not .'ufortablc And havo him com v Inirlio wrote her missed her, and hi men once a 1 1 her how well 'bout her; and !ut the gay t(y dining HYIor air that lied drawing of the houso, 1 fTfSTrspected - suspicion did in s by the bed Mill, it was her it to do for her moth although, alas! noth il' mother but an old all her dues, the one n of her life, selfishness, apotheosis now, so that ' received or suffered by McllcfMit'H linnilu Tlio ....... . V t nr much hl in u,m J i i ied brothers, it was to f 1 "eir hands fuJl in I fnco or twice ioc- I (i her with her; but jice lifted stout ob .. i ie in Uer own home ; uiolty, when her heart . sot on it, to insist that ywhere else to die, es- he who had to die, and i v arried brothers, Francis 1 their voices too, and .of the mother being i neighborhood, and the Shad always had to run -). . How could Meli- n "What homo was And, moreover. pf the three boys in (Francis' wife nor yhein, and there yi Melicent's little must stay where : Meliccnt must end of a year, ,ght every week .x-ut had seen her I it was quite im- d leave ncusiva url l lie thought verlooked lJ the matter. ids hurt unV indignation. n.to nnf . r, ..l .......... . i t' ..o uiljllUil&UUt lit iiien- i should exjressit; but in the saw possible danger, K' st to soothe him and avert indignation grew. At the end year ho summoned her home ypjind Meliccnt said she must 1 courso the mother had a con- sm,or a spasmodic convulsion, . litis' wife had a six-wceks old James' simply asserted tho im- ot assuming new duties, Mcli- expluin the case, and iitnv was, "It won't bo long, it ng," tho mother would uiur- ' h6w cm Charles be so ex llie others would say; and ' take care of mother if not i the combined remark of t took care of mother in .n one. After Millicent's mother's little property had is general linancial catas illicent had turned to ac i y talent for painting that 1 altliough she might ' :it any one who applied too t-U to her work, she was :.ut it should sell readily, iiild use its proceeds on mforts. It did seem as if unistances she might have tuke her mother home, ' brothers. Imagine her hen, upon her saying as i fusion of her husband's o took the opposite 'dew. v.ur mother," he said, " you. If your mother lit as well not have you. .ui iui vr part in you. , f'. . nun cull lo think of if Mcliccnt's ho ? And mi 7 i j in No. In Iho present Btate of your moth er's health and intelligence a good faith ful nurse ran Mb procured that wilt an swer as well tis you, and I can hnvo my wife agnin, my home it's mistress, and you some share of life. If this thing goes on, I shall begin to hnte the whole kit of your relations. It seems that I am nobody, not to bo considered, a ci pher, a nonentity. There is nobody in the world to be thought of but your brother's puling wives and a paralvzcd old woman." "Hut, Charlie darling, you forget it is my mother." -"You forget it is your husband." And the end of it nil was a violent quarrel between .Mcliccnt's husband and James and Francis, nil taking tho same vi((w from antagonistic points.nnd Char lio flung himself out of the house, and vowed he would never writo or call upon his wife for a word till she re turned to his house. And ho kept his word. And lie thought every day how he had to fore go tlic sweet presence that others could enjoy, how he missed the hand and head, tho thousand and one littlo devices of skill and talent, with which she beauti fied the homo nnd changed tho beauti fying. Perhaps ho had no thought of the tax at all that had been upon her, in addition to tho caros of housekeeping; but ho thought h great deal about tho tax it was to her to bo painting nnd selling, in addition to the keeping of her mother and her mother's home and the homo of those three hulking boys. Ho could not comprehend or make al lowance for her natural feeling, it had grown into something that so outraged his own rights and feeling; and to him her bewildered conscience seemed at last to be only an excuse for doing what sho preferred. He grew more and more n.nfri'i in sort of blind rage, that her life should bo spending for those people and not for himself, and ono day sho re ceived notice of a suit of divorce upon the pica of desertion. Poor Meliccnt! She had felt it com ing. When week by week nnd month by month went by at lirst, and her pleas ant homo was still so faraway, she had felt it coming in her husband's impa tience, that sho recognised to be as righteous ns it was unreasonable. Every day had been an agony of apprehension to her. Hut when at lust tho notice came, sho was, at any rate, out of her suspense, and had tho rest of certainty. She did not blame Charlie; she could not. Sho did not belicvo in divorce her self, she held herself as much his wife as ever; but in the 6ilent depths of her heart she bitterly upbraided fate that had forced this cruel lot upon her, and sho wore a black gown always afterward. It was at this point that Hen, the eldest of the three lads, brought homo one day,a young wife. Perhaps the out spoken reproaches of Jumes and Francis made Meliccnt more lenient. Hen had nothing with which to support a wife, but Melicent felt that, at any rate, here was a help iu household duties and iu tho nursing of the mother, nnd again silently upbraided fate that Ban had not brought her home a year ago, and set her free herself to go to her own home for a while, before the husband whom she so loved had taken this fatal step. Hut of course Melicent was mistaken in hoping for any good fortune out of her life s events. The young wife soon proved to be only a miserable invalid, nnd another weight upon her hands. Melicent dared not think; she let her mind dwell neither upon the future nor the past; sho only lived from one moment to tho next, and only set one foot before the other. This would have been easier for Meliccnt if she had had nuything to console her as she went along. The boys seemed fond of her in their way sho was an affair of their comfort, and they valued her as a part of it; they were not fond of her in a way to save her an hour's work or a moment's pang. Her mother was of course so fond of her that she would hardly let her out of her sight an op pressive, savage fondness that made only bondage. But she had uone of a daughter's friendly confidences with her; the height of their intercourse was a sub dued fault-finding on the mother's part, ns if it were owing to Melicent's net that sho was ill and poor and helpless and got well no faster. So Melicent went along with her bur den ; now and then sho found time to read a book, although usually it was in the watches of tho night, and in order to keep herself awake when somo exacer bation of her mother's illness occurred; and now and then Maud, the new wife, gave her a little pleasure of music, being often well enough to play the piano of an evening, and letting the strains mount to Melicent in the sick-room, the least in the world refined and mellowed by tho ascent. "Whether it was that her powers ripened now with the years, or whether the strain upon her nerves wrought them to highest expression, Meliccnt had never painted so well as she did now, and her work took on a decorative character that brought fine prices. She had not sufficient suspicion iu her nature to think of concealing the fact; and as sooi us tho brothers knesv of it they saw vistas of good fortuuo opening before them. They were not going to ask Meliceut directly for her money; they knew a trick worth two of that. 1 rancis had long wanted a horse uud phaeton; and James' wife was long ing for a velvet carpet on her parlors and hull. They had their respective desires. And then tho wives quietly let Melicent know th:it the boys were worrying to death over their debts. Aud Meliceut paid the debts. Aud what had been done once was presently done again. Well, if Me':ccut could do thut, why could she not do more i If Dolph might only go to Europe for a year aud improve himself in his siiecialtn what an archi- I U w tect he would bcl ves talked of guardedly till Meliccnt caught the ideat nnd then gradually discussed openly. And at lust Meliceut thought sho might venture. Of courso it required her to work all but night and day; nnd all but night and day sho did. Dolph wrote her delightful accounts of what she could see only through his eyes; and he said littlo of other experiences that he had while she delved with her brushes and colors, and called upon a tired brain for fresh effort. One day now James decided to change his business. But it involved his leav ing town for a while. And while he was away, why could not his wife nnd daughter come and stav at mother's? It was always mother's, although Meli cent provided everything there was there except the house. Very true, why not f Mother was delighted, in her feeble way, with the idea of added members and cheer in the house; and Maria and her daughftr Helen cnine over. Of nil the women in the world, to none was Melicent so thoroughly antipathetic ns to Maria, a mischief-making, suspi cious person oi a jenious temperament, obnoxious to Meliceut in her personality, her manner, her want of taste, her want of principle, nnd tho very sound of her voice. When she saw the auction going on in James' house, and she realized what it meant a move for life she reeled away stunned. It did not seem to her that she could bear this last drop of bit terness, tho utter bitterness of daily life with a wrangling woman, whose chiid had been trained to be littlo better than a spy. Not that there was anything to spy, but that even tho smallest trifles, misinterpreted nnd reported, ndd to the boiling of the daily strife. And when Roger, who despised this sister-in-law, saw what it all meant, and Dolph, who already hated her, came home, tie com bat deepened. Roger and Dolph must have rooms outside the house then, and, of course, Melicent must be responsible for them. Roger had a small salary, with which ho dressed himself and bought theatre tickets; Dolph played the tine gentleman while waiting for elder archi tect s to appreciate his gifts and apply to him for aid. They were perfectly secure, lor according to Mcliccnt's view of life a debt long left was almost as dishonoring as a theft, nnd ono owed by any mem ber of tho family was owed by all of them, and that meant owed .simply by herself. "I don't see why you dp work so con stantly," her mother whimpered, in her indistinct way. "I should think you would see I needed your attention as much as your everlasting boards and canvases." When, ono day, u second attack of the disease rendered her mother's tongue powerless nt last, and she really did need more attention, the canvases and designs had to suffer; but it was no relief that her mother could not upbraid her any more by word of mouth; the beseeehin". louowing eyes were doing it all the time. Of courso Maud could do nothing in this emergency, aud Mrs. James was worse than useless. Melicent had tobreak through tho mother's prejudices and hire a nurse, in order that she might go on with absolutely necessary work less totally hindered. It is hardly surprising that this course met with a very decided objection from Mrs. James, who saw money diverted from legitimate channels by the nurso money " that would ha've bought Helen the loveliest of spring suits, and who always pleased herself by speaking her mind, nnd could iot, for the life ol her, see why an old woman should be indulged to the point of ruining the rest of tho family. What n household it was! James had returned, nnd having, with his wife, organized an opposition to Maud and Hen, the atmosphere was only one of crimination and recrimination. Melicent could do nothing for her mother that Maria did not make her uncom fortable becauso it was not done for Helen; she could buy herself no luxury without feeling that she deprived Dolph and Roger of its equivalent; sho could give them nothing without en countering scowls and unpleasant re marks from James nnd Francis. The bills for Maud's doctors and message women and drugs were sums that might have mado a provision for old age. She began to feel as if it would soon bo an impossibility for her to meet them and nil the rest, for in this atmosphere inven tion was deadened and tho pencil palsied ; sometimes it seemed to her as if every lino sho drew represented irreparable wasto of vital tissue. Not that personally she cared for that. All tho vital tissue might waste, so far as she was concerned, but not till her mother had gone; not while she wns so needed by the rest, for by one of the strange contradictions there are in all of us, khc loved these vampires that were sucking her life-blood. "We must stop our bills and lessen our expenses," she said one day to Hen. "There are u half-score of my things un sold at the exhibition. I am ceasing to be the fashion. My biain seems to be useless. I have no iJcas, no freshness, and my hand trembles so that it carica tures my line. If I could only go away just now, nnd have a little rest !" A littlo rest. For ten years now it had been nothing but work and worry, work und worry apprehension, pain, sorrow, and now was coming despair. Francis came in one evening and told her that unless she could help him about the mortgage of his house it would have to go. Ho had mortgaged it when he wished money for something or other, sure, probably, somewhere in his inuer consciousness, if not in his external thoughts, thut she would redeem it; and now the day of redemption or of loss had come. There was only one thing to do the mother, with the consent of the rest, could mortgage the homestead. But the consent of the mother could now never be had; so there wus nothing to do. Yes, one thing Melicent could give her note. Her dealers would doubtless (discount it. And to meet It? There was j the great prize to contend for. Gained, I it would discharge the note. Not trained. the note could be renewed, and constant work must wipe it out. " I have not the strength," sho murmured, appalled. Hut, nevertheless, she tried. And nny one who has called upon a brain alter nate fire and lead knows what the effort was. Never before had Francis shown such interest in her work. He was in to see it in the morning, and gave it its last look at twilight. "What a devoted brother he is!" ids wife said to her crony. "1 never knew a piece of yours hang on so," he said to Melicent. " And some how it has none of your old snap. It is leaden. You really must call up your reserves, Meliccnt, if you want to "win that prize." " You really must," said James. "If you want to win the prize," said Hen. l'oor Melicent ! She looked at her work, and realized what they meant. The foun tain wns exhausted; the sparkling flow had ceased; they were drawing now the dregs, tho very" lees of life. And why should she call up her reserves? why should she win the prize? why should she not 6lip away and lot some body else work now? What reward had she for all her work? Not even the consciousness of doing right, for her sense of right and wrong had nlways been conflicting, and never left her nt ease since tho second time her husband had demanded her return. And as for living for the sake of such a home as sho had, was it worth the while? And if her right hand lost its cunning what then? She shuddered to think of herself then at the mercy of these ravening wolves, ns for one moment they stood revealed to her only ono glancing and fading mo ment. Sho was holding the candle and look ing at her picture carefully as these thoughts swept through her. Suddenly a little flash, a creeping light, a crackle, a flame. Sho had held tho candle too near. Tho work was ruined. She did not care for the work; but it was hard work; there was no time for more; it was her last chance; and a thousand sharp, heart-burning thoughts darted into the nir like sparks, and then a with ering flash seemed to surround and blast her. They found her lying on the floor, the candle extinguished as sho had fallen. She never knew what befell her, but slipped off her burden in that flash, and if there was any more work done in that family, it was not done by Melicent. Harper11 Bator. Ways of Circus Elephants. "Ho knows nothing beside eating TOO pounds of hay, two and a half bushels of oats.seventy pounds of Graham bread, a bushe. of carrots or turnips, and drink ing three barrels of water, each day." said the trainer. "He does that as reg ular as clockwork, in two instalments, and begs the rest of the time from every one who comes near him. Ho never goes off his feet, not even when he sleeps, ami he never lost his temper while we had him, except once, when something had angered him. That was in winter quarters in Bridgeport, but I soon got him quiet by putting an ud ditioual iron clasp on his tusks." "But how can you handle such a col ossus?" asked the reporter, glancing up at the fourteen feet ill height which rep resent the '.'4,000 pounds of elephantine matter. "We drive four stakes iu a square, and fasten ropes with pulleys to each leg. Then we pull the legs apart until his majesty's belly touches the ground. In that way we throw him, and leave him fastened down until he begins to beg off. After that he is treated with kindness until another dose becomes nccewnry. But, as I say, Jumbo is a very pleasant fellow and well behaved." "I presume the elephants soon learn to know their keepers," suggested tho reporter. "That they do, but not every elephant is kind, they grow wicked as they grow old, especially the bulls. We are more or less in danger all the time, but we become attached to them as a man will to a horse. They all have a special hobby ! or. likinr. For instance, Hebe, one of tho members of the herd, some years I ago, developed a great liking for a 1 camel. Whenever the latter lay down i Hebo would stand over him, pnt her trunk around his neck, blow on him, and ex- I press her love in shrill trumpetings of 1 delight. ! "Gypsy, another of the herd, took to children, and when Frank Melville, the bare-back rider, traveled with us.Gypsy showed a remarkable fondness for his little on. The animal recognized the child every time it camo into tho tent, and was almost frantic if the boy didn't come up aud fondle his truuk." Chicano Herald. Nicknames of American Cities. The following are some of the queer nicknames of American cities: Pitts burg, Smoky City; Alexandria, Delta City; Cincinnati, Porkopolis; Boston, Modern Athens, the Hub; New York, Go'.hatn; Nashville, City of Rocks; In dianopolis, Railroad City; Detroit, City of the Straits; Denver, City of the Plains; New Orleans, Crescent Cityj Baltimore, Monumental City; Washing ton, City of Magnificent Distances; New Haven, City of Elms; Racine. Wiscon sin, Belle City; Littlo Rock, City of Boses; Mobile, Shell City; Kansas City, Mushroomupolis; Lowell, City of Spin dles; Minneapolis, City of Flour; lloly oke, Massachusetts, Papr-r City; North Adams, Massachusetts, the Tunnel City; Peoria, Illinois, Whiskytown ; Alton, Illinois, Tussdburg; Pekin, IlliuoU, Celestial ','ity. A four-in-hand Tho piano duet. B:ton Couriert news And notes for women. 'Shirring is quite popular again. ' Large patterned brocades are much worn. Long evening gloves cinie with paint ed backs. Brown bids fair to be the favoiite color this wintor. Jetted braids appear among tjie new dress trimmings. Lace and small fichus are worn with morning dresses. Belts and sashes are tied at the side, instead of the back. Gold crowned bonnets are no longer stylish, and are but little worn. Crazy patchwork is said to have been suggested by certain Japanese patterns. Ribbed silk jerseys are the latest form of this most popular and comfortable jacket. Worsted lace is a pretty novelty and is seen in all shades. It will be much worn this season. The teller of the Granite National bank, of Quincy. Massachusetts, is Miss Flora Underwood. It is predicted that full, gathered skirts, and boots without heels, will be the next fashionable caprice. Bombay husbands cut off their wives' noses for punishment. In a single week five such cases were lately reported. As late as 1840 there were but seven vocations into which New England wo men had entered; in 1844 the number was 317. Miss Laura White, a sister of Congress man J. D. White, of Kentucky, hai been admitted to the special school ol archi tecture in Paris. Snakeskin belts are fashionable. Th? skin is highly polished and mounted in gold or silver. The rattlesnake skin is most highly prized. The old stylo English walking hat in pale brown and gray shades is coming in fashion, and will be worn in the street during the coming season. Turbans made of marabout feathers are coming in stylo again. They will be worn down on the forehead, after the Id fashion, and not on the back of the head, as they have recently been worn. Bag vests are still worn, especially on the dresses made of soft, clinging ma terials. On the new imported dresses, the vests are invariably made of velvet of a contrasting shade to the rest of the dress. A Troy, N. Y., robin found three pieces of costly lace lying on a lawn bleaching, and carrying them off built herselt a very high-toned nest of them. She was allowed to bring up a family in the nest. Painted fans are losing their popu larity in Europe. At a sale iu Madrid a Watteau fan, formerly belonging to the Princess of Savoy, brought only $740. In London, fifteen years ago, one of no greater beauty sold for $2,. W0. The latest noveltv in bouuueU wu3 carried by the Princess of Wales at a ball after the races at Goodwood. It was of rosea, nnd iu the middle of it was concealed a miniature electric lamp, the light from which could be turned on at will by means of a little switch iu the form of a lady's brooch. The hats and bonnets of the coming season are contradictions of each other. The hats are large, with tall, tapering crowns, and narrow or medium width brims. The bonnets, on the contrary, are small, and there is a tendency to re vive tho "gable roof brim, a peak above the forehead, introduced two vears ago. Empress Eugenie's long black coat and black cune, on which she leans con stantly attract the deepest sympathy of the gay world at Carlsbad. She lives at the chateau of Westmunster.near the Schlossbrunnen, and is accompanied by the wife of General Bourbaki aud M. Petre, formerly prefect of the police in dcr tho empire. Belts can be worn with all waists. They are narrow or wide, according to taste. Deep belts are not suitable for women with short waists. Silver buckles are much sought after when artistically chased. Young ladies and misses wear belts without buckles. These are closed under a rosette or ribbon bow. The same bows are on the shoulder, and at the front of the neck. The directoire sash is also worn. It is wide, of soft fabric, and is loosely tied on the side. INT AUTUMN-TIME. Now comes the brilliant mornings, klndUng all i Tho woody hills with pinnacles of Are. Bayard Taylor. The maple swamps glow like a sunset sea. Each loot ripple with its separate flush. J. It. LowM. fhe fallen leaves are with raindrops pearled, And southward flies the swallow; Is song then passed from the silent world? Is there no spring to follow? Anon, I see again a? one in vision sees The blossoms and the bees, And hear tbe children's voices shout and call. And the brown chestnuts fall. Longfellow. The year's departing beauty hides Of wintry storms the sullen threat, But In thy sternest frown abides A look of kindly promise yet. , Bryant. The busy shutttle comes and goes Across the rhymes, and deftly weaves A tissue out of autumn leaves, With here a thistle, there a rose. T. B. Aldrich. It was autumn, and incessant Pipe tbe quails from shocks an4 sheaves, And, like living coals, the apples Burned among the withering leaves. , Longfellow. The summer passed, the autumn cams; th stalks T Of lilies blackened In the garden walks; The leaves fell, russet golden and blood red, ,' Love letters, thought the poet, fancy led. Longfellow. Think not, when the wailing winds of autumn Drive the shrivering leaflets from tbe tree Think not all is over; spring returneth; Buds and leaves and blossoms thou shalt sea. ' Mr$. Slowe. Whitheraway, Robin, Whither away? Is.it through envy of the maple leaf. Whose blushes mock the crimson of thy breastt Thou wilt not stay i K. C. Stedman. The bird wanders careless while summer if green, The leaf-hidden cradle that rocked him un seen; When autumn's rude fingers the woods havf undressed, The boughs may look bare, but they shov him his nest. Holme. HCM0R OF THE DAY. One Snake Swallows Another. Colonel Bob Glllam has iu a glass fronted box live largo sharks, two black and thive rattlesnakes. None of thein have had their fangs removed, but all are as dangerous as when captured. The largest is over five feet long and has thirteen rattles. They werg all captured by Mr. Vine Sandford on his farm in Greene county. Not long sinco Mr. Gillam had a very largo king snake in his box, aud, obtain ing a black snake, hp put the two iu the box and watched for the result. For several day the king snake would eat nothing that was given him, und ouly watched the black. Finally, one day, sounds and a desperate struggle attracted those in the store where the reptiles were kept, and it was seen that the king snake had the black's head iu its mouth, and was eudeavoring to swallow him. The two fought, writhiu aud lashing their tails for an hour, whin th'i black snake was dead, The king snake was three weeks in swallowing the black, nnd for six weeks after he had completed this he ute nothiug. .drifs (Va.) Ban-lur. It is a wise candidate who knows his own picture on a campaign banner, Js'fte Ytrk Journal. An ocean swell a naval dude. S't inu. Great staying powers Those of tho girl of the period. Life. A despondent person ought never to eat bluetish. Burton iW. A cuol proceeding Icebergs in mo tion. Bradford Sunday Mail. The old bull may bellow, but he can't blow his own horn. Blizzard. Old maids would make u very tiresome literary society, because they are always ready for the question. Sdtsoti. In crime as in horse racing, the fast ones come under the string first, if the judges do their duty. Merchant- Traveler. Softly, through the garden gate Le's stealing, To meet his love upon the grassy plat. The risen moon his lithe form just revealing; 'Tis not Adonis 'tis the Thomas cat. Marathon Independent. The New York Commercial says "cam paign songs are now pluyed by the' barrel." But many of them are first grdund out by an organ." Norriatown Herald. , A nice, pious young man, who tried to steal a kiss from a Washington belle, got his uose so coveted with red paint that h s pastor subsequently stopped him in' the street and discoursed to him for ten minutes on the evils of strong drink. Burlington Free 1'ieitt. - '. A London physician has ascertained that there are "six deaths among one thousand married men, ten among the same number of bachelors, and twenty two in the same number of widowers." It is believed that married men are usu-' ally too busy to die. Sew York (Jraphic. "This is a nice neighborhood; strange -that the authorities would allow a black smith shop around here," remarked San derson, when on a visit to Boston. "Oh, that's not the noise of a blacksmith shop: that's my neighbor's daughter practicing a piece of Wagner's music," replied the Bostonian. Brooklyn 'I'i...e. PKHIL OK A PET. "Oh, doctor!" she cried, in a spasm of fear, 'Come, fly as you ne'er flew liefore, Else, ere you can save him, my xur little dear The borders of death will cross o'er!" He slacked not his speed till he entered her door, Where he found a remarkable group Six ladies, with tear-dampened faces, hung o'er A pug dog w ith symptoms of croup. at. I'aul Herald. The black death of the fourteenth century, believed by some to have been Asiatic cholera, although the symptoms, us described by the historiaus of the day, differ widely, actually desolated the world. It is computed that 18,000, 000 perished in China, and elsewhere ia the East about '5,000,000 more. Ger many lost nearly 1,:100,000; Italy half iis entire (Herniation ; London alone in xeess of 100,000. In Europe fully 80, 000,000 must have died, uud, iu all quarters of the globe, not fur from 70,-1)00,000. Penny dinners for school children have been instituted under the direction of the London s.-hool board, V
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