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X 1ot mj doe m beaatlfal dog,
Br and lrt for a race;
Ready to frolic with baby or man;
Xinifld. too, m bis place.
I Ilka bta bark, a resonant bark.
Musical, honeat, and dsep;
And bis swirling tail and Lis shagay coat
And bia euddou, powerful leap.
Ota, nerer a corpulent pan for me,
Kor a Spit with treacueroua anapl
xieTer a trembling, pattering bound,
Nor a poodle to lire on my lap!
Ko aott-llnl basket for bed baa Jack,
Nor bib, nor luxurious plate;
But the dooratep brown, tbat be guards so
well.
And the lawn are his royal state.
No dainty leading-ribbon of silk
Mjr grand, good dog shall fret;
No golden collar needs he, to show
He" a Terj expenslr ret;
But just my loving rolce for a chain.
Ills bound at my slightest sign.
And the faith when we look In each otber's
eyes.
Proclaim that my dog U mine.
He'll never be carried tn arms like a babe.
Nor be dragged like a toy. all a-curl;
For be prouuly knows he's a dog, does
Jark,
And I'm not that sort of a gtrU
WHAT THE OCEAN' DID.
It was a brlgM, cheery day a day
whrn singing birds, whispering trees,
and pUying sunshine should liaye In
spired all hearts wllh gladsome mirth
and poetic musings, and yet Louisa
Fair bad a womanly fit of the blues
regular and unadulterated blues. SLe
felt rebtlesaly unhappy, thoroughly de
spondent ay a uope!e.s.sy miserable, and
yet the most critical research could
not detect the lent shadow of a reason
for ail this m!.-ery. Hut that the cause
was invisible made the fact none the
less a mioeiut le fact; and so she went
on, most-unreasonably having the blues
the very worst way. She tr.ed to work
them off 1 y out-d xir ezercis , but this
fulling, and having learned by expe
rience that so'itu)e and an Interesting
book, If she could manage to get Inter
ested. w;w tle Lest panacea for these
moods, she tetired to her own room.
Louise had come from San Fran
cisco down to her aunt's country seat
at Santa Cruz, to spend a few weeks
during the hoi summer months. Her
aunt, Mrs. Wlnalow, always bad at
this seas4i of the year, her bouse full
of friends and acquaintances who, by
the kind Invitation of the bost and
hostess of Shady Ilia, bad come to
spend a few weeks In pure country
enjoyment, in preference to going to
some f.usliionable springs where one
endures more annoyance than undis
turbed comfort.
But what made Louise have the
blues i No one could tell; in fact, she
could not Lave told herself. It was
one of those strange feelings which
come over one at times, and one cannot
tell bow tiiey come, or what la the
cause. Everything seems dark, and
life does'it seem worth living; a sort
of Inanimation pervades the whole sys
tem, foreboding thoughts crowd upon
one another, and it requires a great
deal of will force to become cheerful.
and to throw off such depressing feel
ings.
Louise looked beautiful as she sat by
ber room window, dressed in a dress
of pure white, ber bead having a
majestic carriage, ber face bearing a
very thoughtful expression, and her
abundant, rich black balr plainly
twisted. As she sat by the window
her chin resting on ber hand, and ber
eves looking with fixedness upon the
ocean in the distance, she was truly
picture of beauty very seldom witnessed
bv any one.
Shady Villa was situated on one of
the numerous hills for which Santa
Cruz is 'famous, commanding from its
elevated bile one of the finest views of
the harbor aud the broad Pacific Mrs.
Wlnslow was going to give a dinner in
the afternoon; a few of ber city friends
were coming to spend a few days with
ber.
Airs. Winslow and her niece were
waiting patiently for the arrival of that
afternoon's steamer, Santa liar bar a.
The carriages bad already been sent to
the landing to convey the guesta to the
bouse. As the whirr of the wheels
was beard on the gravelled drive, the
ladies stepped through the low windows
of the drawing room out upon the
broad piazza, to receive their friends as
thev altahted from the carnage?.
Mr. Wiuslow approached bis wife
with a stranger by bis side.
"My dear, this is the son of my old
friend, Henry Tracy, whom you already
know by name as a young gentleman
bidding fair to be one of our brightest
lights at the bar."
As Mrs. Wiuslow was showing her
guest all the courtesy that was due to
a rrlend of her husband, and as he was
expressing bis great pleasure In thus
meeting the wife of his father's dearest
friend. Mr. Tracy suddenly started as
a merry, rippling laugh was wafted
toward him, and involuntarily he ex-
Claimed.
"What a musical voiceT'
"Mi niece." rejoined Mrs. Wlnslo
Mr. Wlnslow came forward with
Louke on his arm. and completed the
formal introduction tetween bis niece
aud bis friend. She had changed
sreatlv since the morning, one could
hardly believe that the thoughtful girl
at the window was now the smiling
and Untitling creature talking so spirit
edly with Mr. Tracy, and whose musi
cal lauirh inspired everybody.
Dinner over, thev all retired to the
drawing-room, to have a pteasant chat
and some music before withdrawing
for the night, and further to form
their plans for whiling away the time
in the most enjoyable manner.
The next morning Mrs. Wlnslow
came into ber niece's room in a great
hurrv.
(Jome.-get your hat and shawl! We
are all going down to the seashore,
taking our lunch with us, and we are
going to have a pleasant time In Red
wood Grove. Where is Mr. Tracy I
have been looking everywhere lor him.
lie must be found to go with us."
"1 thought I saw him In the musle
room as 1 was coming np from break
fast," answered Louise.
"He is not there, because I just
came through; I suppose he has taken
a stroll, to enjoy his cigar in solitude.
1 will tell John to look, him up while
we get ready."
Mr. Tracy was waiting by the car
riage as Mrs. Wlnslow and her niece
came opto the party. The carriages
were soon conveying a gay, light
hearted crowd to the beach, which was
some three miles off. Fast horses put
distance in the background, and soon
they scattered up and down the beach,
picking up shells, pebbles and seaweed
of innumerable rarietles, strewed
abundantly along the shore. The day
beautifully bright, with warm.
cheering sunshine, but there was a
strong wind stirring, and the waves
rolled high, and broke upon the shore
with a ault. rushing, roaring- aonnd.
The sea-gulls hovered on the cliffs.
breaking the echoes with their cry, and
in the sky there was not a streak of
white to be seen upon the pare azure
canopy.
This is playing with the ocean."
said Louise, turning with her fresh,
bright face to Mr. Tracy, as she ran
gayly back from the advancing waves.
narrowly escaping having her dainty
reel wet by the water. "Ah, beautiful,
treacherous seal" she said, turning her
gaze from Mr. Tracy toward the
ocean; then back again to ber compan
ion." uver now many lives bas it
closed; how many found relief from
their woes In its encircling bosom; how
many more have found a grave too
soon by its treachery."
Are you talking with vour old
friend?" asked Mr. W inslow, as he
came up to them, "and are you as fond
of him as ever?"
Yes. I believe I am amphibious. "
returned Louise, vivaciously.
1 am sorry to see our privacy in
truded upon," said Mrs. Wlnslow. "A
family have just come down with seve
ral children."
"Rather an unsafe place for chil
dren," observed Mr. Tracy.
Well." exclaimed Louise, "you
two seem to think that children have
no rights. Why should they be de
barred from being here any more than
grown people?"
"l ou're right, Louise." said Mr.
Wlnslow. "But never mind discussing
the subject; let us look after something
more substantial. For my part, I am
getting ravenous."
1 be sea air bad given appetites to
all, and they were soon making sad
havoc among the tempting viands set
before them. A fresh breeze was blow
ing and rustling the mammoth limbs
ot the red woods. J. he grove was on
the side of the cliffs facing the ocean.
Every one was full of mirth, and
pop" went the champagne corks, and
toasts of all descriptions were offered.
Dut what stopped this joyousness all of
sudden? Lvery one was still. A
cry or horror, repeated by many voicesl
They all rose and rushed toward the
spot whence came the sounds.
"My child I My child I Will no one
save my criiidT" came from the lips of
an agonized mother.
All was excitement and confusion.
The father of tts child, unable to swim.
was rushing frantically up and down
the beach. No one seemed to make
any effort to save the little fellow.
"Louise, you shall not do it cried
Mrs. Wlnslow. "Come back!"
It is folly for you to attempt It,"
said several of the bystanders.
"She was standing on the cuff. A
look of resolve was ber only answer as
she Impatiently hastened her steps to
the edge of the rocks. In spite of the
general cries of remonstrance, she was
about to take the plunge, but was ar
rested by a band laid gently on her
arm.
stay I I will save the child. Stay
for my sake, Louise!"
The voice was low and passionate.
and a thrill rushed through her whole
frame. She paused. In a minute
more. Mr. Tracy plunged into the
water. Louise anxiously watched him.
He had swam but a short distance
when she turned to her aunt and said
in a low, determined accent:
"Swimming as he is, he cannot pos
sibly save the child In these rough
waves, with the undercurrent running
so strongly. I must go."
A leap, and she was soon gliding
gracefully through the water. She
showed immediately that she was by
far the better swimmer, and under
stood the nature of the currents. With
easy speed she was soon by his side.
"Miss Fair, why did you venture?"
be asked in reproachful astonishment.
"To save the child," she answered,
curtly, and would have darted rapidly
past him, but his band stayed her.
"This ' is unkind, ungenerous of
you?" he exclaimed. "I can easily
sive the curld, and why do you thus
risk your life?" I entreat of you to
return if not for my sake for your
own."
A moment Louise hesitated, ber
heart throbbing painfully; then she
answered.
Mr. Tracy, I can soon reach the
child, for I can swim very fast" she
could not say that she could swim fas
ter than he "and I know my strength
in the water. Indeed you will render
a greater service by .doing as I request,
for wind and tide are against us re
turning; and without assistance, if you
do not go back, it is possible that
neither of us may reach the shore."
"it will be cowardly for me to desert
you. Let me go."
"It will not be as you think meet
me with assistance, and both will be
safe."
All this was said so rapidly that no
time was wasted. He saw that she
was right, and, though it cost his
pride a struggle, he did as she re
quested. A few rapid strokes in advance, and
then Louise slackened her efforts. She
watched the child ahead of her, and
measured her strength with the dis
tance, ber speed with the rapidity with
which the little one was being carried
out. To those on the shore the distance
seemed so great her movement! so
slow.
"She will never reach him In time.
Can't some one get a boat? Oh, my
child! What shall 1 do!" exclaimed
the anguished mother.
"It does not seem possible w reacn
bim at the rate she is going." rejoined
Mrs. Wlnslow, "and the dist&nse Is
constantly increasing, for the tide is
taking him out rapidly, and they are
nearlnff the White Rocks, where the
currents are a perfect whirlpool. They
will h loatl"
"Dont worry about her movements,"
said Mr. Winslow. "Louise has un
dertaken to save the child, and you
mav dene ml uoon her doing it. She
understands the water.
A scream burst from several at once.
The child had sunk. Breathless with
fnar and anxiety, they gazed with
straining eyes upon the swimmer. Now
they saw her put out long, steady.
cleaving strokes, which lifted her
thmntrh the water with immense
raniditv. The time had arrived for
h.i- m .T.rt her soeed. and swiftly she
n eared the child as he rose and floated
nn thM anrface. Nearer and nearer she
came. Again he sank, but now she
was over the spot; instead of waiting
fr him to rise, she dived under. An-
nnthn moment, and she raised him
minft to show that he wasjsafe.
"Hurrah I Well doner' bursts from
the excited throng on the beach.
She bad turned, but her progress
was leas rapid. She was yer near the
White Rocks, and the current
strong. She was burdened with the
child, and wind and wave were against
her. But men had arrived with ropes,
and Mr. Tracy had swam out some
distance with them. When near
enoughed. she signed hurriedly for him
to throw her the rope, lie did so.
With a quick movement she fastened
it around her body.
'Have you another rope?" she called
out
"Tes."
"Then tie it aronnd yourself and let
them drag you in. You cannot make
headway against the tide and the
waves.
At first, Henry Tracy was proudly
unwilling to be assisted by the rope.
but was soon obliged to do so, for be
found that she was right. Though
Louise s movements were greatly as
sisted by the ropes, she found her
strength fast giving way. By the time
she was little more than two-thirds of
the distance in she tossed her arm as a
signal for them to pull; and pull they
did with a will. But, alas! only the
child's face was seen above the water.
Louise's face could not be seen only
ber white hands gleaming now and
then above the surface, as she lifted
the child firmly In her grasp.
Mr. Tracy was in before ber. He
urged the men to pull harder, and was
restrained from plunging hi again only
by the strong seamen.
"She is under water she will surely
drown!" he exclaimed.
"Cant be helped," answered the
men. "The quicker she comes in the
better."
Faster and faster she was pulled in;
all that fearful way she was under
water. Those who brought her ashore
found her holding the child so that his
head might be above the surface.
Means were taken to revive the boy .
aud Louise. With him. it was a mat- sea. Capt. Thompson came to his Tes
ter of a few minutes; with Louise they cue an(1 gajd. .The dance is merely
worked hour after hour, pouring stimu
lants down ber heart, and applying hot
bottles to ber feet. Finally she opened
her eyes and look about inquiringly.
"She is looking for the child," said
Mr. Wlnslow. "He is all right,
Louise, and is talking cheerily, looking
none the worse for his bath."
This satisfied ber, and she lay back
upon the pillow. In a little while she
was well enough to be taken to the
carriage and conveyed home.
What a different aspect the party
presented on its return to what it did
in the morning I Then joyful and full
of excitement, now sad and anxious.
A few days more, and Louise wai
again enjoying the pleasures of the
country. All through her Illness Henry
Tracy had paid her every attention,
and seemed anxious for her speedy re
covery. Tbe villa was brightly lighted
every night, and the guests spent many
an enjoyable evening together.
One evening Henry Tracy and
Louise were sitting together on the
veranda. He had a letter in his hand.
They were silent for a long time, when
Henry broke the silence.
1 shall be compelled to go back to
the city again in a few days, as one of
my clients has written for me.
"How provoking!" answered Louise.
Another silence ensued after this.
"Louise, do you remember the day
you saved the child? Since that time
I have loved you sincerely. When we
first met you awakened a new hope in
my heart, and Infused a greater ambi
tion into my life. I have been pining
to know if this affection is returned by
you." He put his arm around her
waist and drew her closer to him.
Only say that you will be mine."
A bright Hush suffused her face, and
she was silent. In that short time
what emotions filled her breast, and
what thoughts passed through her
mind! He clasped her in bis arms aud
imprinted a kiss upon ber brow. She
nestled closely to him, and the answer
came, low and sweet
"VesI"
Mr. and Mrs. Winslow were pleased
with their niece's choice. A few
months afterward tbe marriage was
celebrated at Trinity Church. San
Francisco, and one cannot find a hap
pier pair than Henry and Liouise Tracy.
Itag, Tag- and lloblaiL.
This is probably au u.d hunting ex
pression to signify a herd of deer. In
Freicott's "Philip the Second," quoted
by Strype and HollingsheaJ, is tbe fol
lowing: "They hunted the deer, and
were so greedy or their destruction
that they killed them rag and tag, with
hands and swords." lhe word tegg.
or tag, signifies, according to Bailey,
a doe in the second year or ner age."
Rag is defined by the same writer as
a herd of young colts," but older
writers have raeg to signify a herd of
deer at rutting time. Bobtau means a
fawn just after it has been weaned.
Tag and bobtail are used in tbe same
sense when speaking or sheep, but rag
does not seem to be known In this con
nection. Tbe complete original sense
or the phrase tag, rag and bobtail"
seems to have been a collection of
sh-ep or deer, of all sorts mixed indis
criminately. Soiling Souvenirs or Sedan.
A camp following tourist" found
himself caught in the railway station
at Sedan during the engagement. Of
course he could not go out except at
the risk of bis life. So be amused him
self within the innermost doors ot tbe
office. "Look here," he said to a friend
afterward, opening a small bag full of
railway tickets. I've got some souve
nirs of Sedan." They were all marked
"Sedan. September 1," and Indicated
an immense number of quite Impossible
journeys, such as that to Metz, as hav
ing been made on that day. While the
storm was raging around, he had
stamped all the tickets he could lay
hands on with the date of the battle
till tbe ink gave out. "These will be
curiosities," said he, adding, "and I've
got money out of tbe pocket of a dead
soldier; they say it's lucky." He
showed some silver of which he had
robbed a corpse.
A Fashionable Woman's Whins.
The extent to-wbich money is wasted
at a fashionable woman s whim was
illustrated te me the other day. 1 was
in tbe shop or a well known florist on
Broadway when a lady came in from a
private coach. She parchased three
huge roses, for which she paid $5. and
carried them daintily away by their
long stems. An hour afterward, going
by Delimonlco's, I saw my lady of the
roses lunching at one of tbe windows
with a companion of ber own sex.
fifteen minutes afterward, returning
by the same way, I noted that tbe table
where they sat was vacant. Three bare
rose stems lay amid the dishes, which
were buried In rose leaves, xne iaay you take?" asked Sig. Novissimo.
of the roses bad plucked $5 worth of "Uumpty Dumpty," cried the chil
flowers to pieces in a few minutes Idle dreu.
conversation after her luncheon. i "Ompee Dompee? What be do?'
SEEN AT THE REHCARsAU
Lovely Times la tbe Old Board ot
Trade Building.
Three lithe young men- placed their
arms around the waists of three supple
young women. The three young men
were in knee breeches and flannel
shirts; the three young women wore
ballet skirts. A throng of children and
young girls gathered in the old Board
ot Trade building looked on In silence.
'These," said Capt. Alfred Thomp
son, who was superintending the
maneuvres. 'are Deviled Lobsters and
Dressed Turkeys."
It was a reheantal of "The CrysAl
Slipper."
The leaders of the Dressed Turkeys
was Mr. Rinaldo, a dancer of reputa
tion. Mr. Rinaldo is a disciple of the
naturalistic school of dancing. "I do
not believe," he says, "that a Dressed
Turkey should have the same move
ments as a Deviled Lobster. Do tur
keys In real life move as lobsters move?
No, sir. Then why should they adopt
the same movements on the stage?"
Sig. Novissimo, the ballet-master,
listened with feelings ot alarm. He
belongs so the old school of dancing
and defends its traditions manfully.
"Evero," said he, 'Losba, he walks
like this." And curving bis arms and
legs, he crawled round the piano.
"And torkee," be added, "torkee, he
go like that." With which he disten
ded his stomach and waddled towards
the violin-stand.
"rreclsely, said Mr. Rinaldo.
'.But," cried Sig. Novissimo with a
gleam of Italian triumph, "you are no
live losba; you no live torkee. You
only devil losba and dress torkee."
Mr. Rinaldo having admitted that a
turkey and lobster on the dinner-table
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i the bamvard and a lnhster in th
symbolical. Deviled Lobster and
Dre.ued Turkey are well matched oa a
bill of fare. Let your steps suggest a
flirtation."
"I have It," said Sig Novissimo,
striking bis forehead. "The dance of
seduction In "Tannhauser."
Before Capt. Thompson could protest
the mob of children were clamoring
around him. "What are we, air?
What are we, sir?"
Some of you will be oysters on the
half shell," he replied.
1 want to be an oyster each of them
cried.
"Please, sir let ms be an oyster."
"Millie can't rehearse Saturday,"
said one, pointing to a child of 7.
"Millie has a matinee."
"What is ber matinee?"
"She buries the canary in 'May
i&loasom.''
"My two little girl j would make nice
3sters, I think, sir," said an anxious
mother, leading by the hand two golden-haired
tots.
"How old are they?"
"Just 5. They are twins."
"I was with 'Round the World,"
said one of the tots proudly.
"I was with 'Ratcatcher" said the
other.
"Let me see you march." said Capt.
Thompson.
And off they went, their little hands
clasped, their miles of feet stamp,
Et'tmp, stamping, and shelr golden hair
floating behind them. It was not till
they reached tbe old wlieit-pit that
Capt. Thompson cried "Halt!"
I fear they're too young" he said to
the anxious mother:
"Everybody noticed them in 'Around
the World," she pleaded, aiid they
were the great bit of the 'Ratcatcher.
"Well, I'll take them next year."
said Capt. Thompson. "They will look
no older then."
Please, sir." cried aaother little
girl, "can't you do something for
Meha?"
And 'Mella, a child of 7, slipped off
her little dress and stood in tights, a
baby acrobat. She placed on the
ground a tin cup and a dirty blue hand-
keichief, smiled upon tbe audience as
she had seen trapeze performers smile
at the circus, and leaning backwards.
picked up the tin cup and handkerchief
with her teeth. After which she con.
torted her body in an astonishing fash
ion.
I might use her as a Liz ire," mused
Capt, Thompson "But I think," he
added, that she had better go tj liar
num."
A great commotion now arose. Sig.
Novissimo had made a startling dis
covery. He had been rehearsing eight
young women and putting them
through the conventional measures.
Mr. Rinaldo suggested that they should
hop.
"'Op?" cried Sig. Novissimo, "why
should they 'op?"
"Because all blackbirds hop," said
Mr. Rinaldo, la his craze for natural
ism. "What have these girls to do with
blackbirds?" demanded the Signor.
"Are you not aware, sir," replied
Mr. Rinaldo, tthat those are the Four
and Twenty Blackbirds Baked In a
Pie?"
What? What? These eight girls
the Four and Twenty Blackbirds?
Mio Dio, I never heard such a thing.
What? What?"
"There will be eight more." said
Capt. Thompson, who plays the part of
peacemaker, "and with ail the other
nursery rhymes we can get no more
upon the stage."
'Eight and eight; that makes six
teen," pondered tbe Italian. 4 'Then
for what you call them four and
twenty?"
"Because the rhyme says so. Be
cause Mother Goose says so."
To tbe devil with the rhyme. To
the devil with Madra Goose. I been
master of ballet thirty years. I teach
in La Scala at Milano, at San Carlo,
in Napoli. And never, never seen 1
sixteen ballerina pnt down as Four
and Twenty Blackbirds."
Novissimo's trouble was so sincere
that Mr. David Henderson, the mana
ger, bad to be summoned. Hearing
the case, he said that he would con-
j Bluer uie ieasiuuuy oi ureas-iug uowu
iue rear wau oi me nige m swuoimv
date eight more blackbirds and oblige
the ballet-master. Thoroughly paci
fied, the latter turned his attention to
the eight young ladles who were to
represent Ice-Creams.
"Our only fear," said Capt Thomp
son, "is that during the hot summer
' months tbe Ice-Cream will melt,"
"S:g. Novissimo bad them all by
name. "Vanilla you are running Into
Pistachio. Strawberry I want you to
dance with Chocolate. Why you look
so sour Lemon?"
. cut tbe children were clamoring to
begin their rehearsal. "What parts
He had a great faU."
Good. Fall then. Fall, all to
gether. And what Ompee Dompee do
next? He got up again?"
"No," cried the children!
"All tbe king's horses and all the king's
men
Can't put Ilumply Dumpty together again."
"Ah?" said Novl slmo. Then stay
where you fell. I cannot get you off
the stage if the rhyme says you remain.
lis, this stupid rhyme. Ah, this foolish
Madre Goose. Who the devil she was.
this Madie Goose idiotic?"
Then, with Bacchanalian air and
arms upraised, the Bottles of Cham
pagne bore down on the puzzled ballet-master.
"Dry Champagne on one
side,'" be directed. "Sweet Champagne
on tbe other, my dear," he added, ad
dressing a pretty little gtrU "Why.
you dance with the Drys. Tou not
Dry. l oa are Sweet,"
"So the boys tell me," she said, and
cast down her eyes.
Kveline's Lrack.
Eveline Morton was employed by a
large London mourning establishment,
and she had been sent down according
to tbe advertisement, to "ht" a re
cently bereaved family. She had been
told to take a cab, but there was no
cab to be bad, and North Lodge was
"quite a three-mile walk."
Eveline paused suddenly and looked
down the path Bhe bad to pursue with
frightened eyes, for she distinctly heard
footsteps. The footsteps approached
rapidly, and soon a dark figure came
in sight. Eveline shrank back to get
out of Its way, but it moved also, so
that it was still right In front of her.
"Good-night!" said a gruff voice.
"Good-night!" repeated Eveline.
"It is a dark night for you to be out
in," went on the man. "Have you got
such a thing as a copper about you to
give a poor fellow?"
Tremblingly Eveline took out ner
purse to look for a penny; as she did so.
it was suddenly snatched out of her
hands. Eveline gave a little cry of dis
tress at tbe loss of the money; but she
was too much alarmed to utter a sin
gle word of remonstrance. The man's
burly figure still barred the way.
Let me pass," she pleaded. "I
have no jewelry. My purse was the
only th'ng worth stealing; you have
that, so pray let me go."
"Don't be in such a hurry, pretty
one," said the man with a hoarse
langh.and he caught a hold of her arm.
"I waut to speak to you."
'Oh! pray pray let me go," cried
Eveline, dropping the parcel, for her
poor little heart was beating almost to
suffocation.
"Not till I've given you a kiss," be
said, insolenty. "lou are a pretty
ElrL"
And he drew her nearer to him, so
that his rouh bearded lace touched
her cheek. Eveline pushed him from
her with all her force, uttering scream
after scream. Her terror gave her
sudden strength, and for quite a min
ute she kept him at arm's length.
"You little vixen!" he exclaimed
with an oath. "I'll have that kiss in
spits of all your struggles; I will, by
i
He never finished his sentence, for at
that moment a well-directed blow from
a powerful dst felled bim to the
ground.
"You cowardly blackguard!" cried
the newcomer indignantly. "How
dare you insult a lady 1 Stand up, and
let me knock you do wu Again."
But this the tramp wisely declined
to do. He rolled over in abject terror,
whluing out an appeal for mercy; as
the young man spurned him with his
foot.
"I am indeed sorry that you should
have been frightened by tbe fellow,'.'
said the strauger, lifting bis hat and
turning to Eveline.
The girl tried to thank him, but her
emotion was too great, and putting
her band to ber eyes she cried bitterly.
while the young man looked on sympa
thetically, scarcely knowing what to
do or say under such embarrassing
circumstances.
"My parcel!'" she exclaimed sud
denly, thinking of her employer's prop
erty.
"Is here!" returned her new friend.
picking it up as he spoke, "and your
nurse, too'' he added, for in the
struggle the tramp had dropped Eve
lin 'a shabby little portmonnaie.
veline took the purse and then
mechanically held out her band for tbe
parcel; but Ralph Vernon such was
the name of the gentleman who had
come to her rescue shook bis head.
"I'll carry it," be said, dubiously,
"You don't think I am going to leave
you in the lane alter wnat uas Hap
pened, w here are you going r"
To North LiOdge," raitereo .eve
line.
You will find the Thui-sbys in great
trouble," sail Ralph V ernon, looking
at her curiously.
I know it." rtturned Eveline, col
oring. "I have come from London to
make up their mourning. ".
OhT cried Ralph, a little surprised.
for he had imagined that she was some
noor relative, at least.
His manner was far more respectful
than before, and Eveline felt so glad of
his company that she soon brightened
up, even laughing at the recollection
of the tramp, as Le crawled away on
his hands and knees, and then sud
denly sprang to his feet, flying off like
the wind. It was too dark for Ralph to
distinguish the girl's features plainly.
but he could see that she was pretty,
and that ber figure was slight and
graceful. Her voice, too, pleased him;
it was so sweet ana rennea.
The little dressmaker was a lady in
every sense of the word.
"Pray take my arm," be said, kina-
Iy. I know you are very tired and up
set by tbe fright that ruffian gave you.
But yoa have tbe parcel to carry,
returned Eveline, hesitatingly.
1 can manage both you ana the
parcel." he told her. with a laugh.
"l ou have never carried a parcel be
fore in your life," observed Eveline,
as she accepted his arm.
"How do you know that?" be asked
good-humoredly. "Well if I have
never made myself useful before, it is
high time I began now."
"Don't you know that I fell desper
ately In love with you that night when
I rescued you from the tramp?" They
were sitting together in the conserva
tory some weeks after Eveline's ad
venture. "At least I think I did, al
though it was not till I saw you peep
at me through the window that I knew
how exquisitely pretty you were. Be
my wife and let me take care ot you
not only on dark nights, but all your
life."
And Eveline said yes.
Idleness Is the hotbed of temptation
the cradle of disease, tbe waster o
met the canker-worm of felicity.
judge Jfo. j
I was teaching a private school In a
flourishing town in one of the West
ern States, when en incident occurred
that showed me how wrongfully we
sometimes judge those whom we con
sider beneath us socially.
My school, with one exception, was
composed of children from tbe best
families In the place well-behaved
little girls and boys, who never gave
me any trouble with their lessons or
their play. The exception I spoke of
was a half-clad, half-starved orphan
boy about ten years old, that a friend
of mine had persuaded me to take into
my school. I had expected some of my
patrons to object, but tbey did not, and
things moved on smoothly for a month
or more, borne of my scholars lived In
the suburbs, and as it was quite a
walk to tbe school-house, they usually
brought their dinners. One day at
noon, two of the children came to me.
and said some one had taken most of
their dinner.
"It Is that little starved Moore boy;
know it Is," said one of them spite
fully.
"No" said I. "you do not know
that Jack Moore did it; you only think
he did. You must say nothiug to any
one but me about this, and we will
watch and see if we can catch the
thief. I am going home now to my
dinner and when I come back I will
bring you something to eat."
The dinner-baskets were always left
the ball on a shelf that had been
placed there for that purpose. I
watched Jack Moore constantly, never
allowing him to get out of my sight
until noon, but I watched in vain.
Before the week was gone every basket
bad been robbed ot its contents. Some
days one only would be disturbed,
sometimes two, sometimes a little
would be taken from them all. I felt
sure Jack was the thief, for he was the
ouly child there that did not have
plenty at home of the very best food
the land afforded, but when he did the
stealing was a mystery to me. The
story of the theft was soon known by
every scholar in school, and it was very
evident from their actions that they
all thought they knew who the thief
was. Some of the larger ones even
uggested that it would be best to send
bim away from school. I concluded to
give tbe whole school a lecture on the
sin of stealing, and then If that did no
good, to send Jack away. So tbe next
morning after this decision, I delivered
my lecture. I grew excited, forgot the
school, forgot everything except the
miserable little sinner in bis tattered
garments sitting all alone at a desk by
the window. 1 did not mean to be so
personal, and felt mortified when I
found I had delivered my lecture to
Jack Moore, and not to the school.
Tbe child's face was crimson, and he
looked the very picture of guilt as be
twisted his little, dirty fingers in and
out ot one another. I felt like hiding
my lace in my bands and taking a good
cry; I felt so angry with myself, and
so sorry for the desolate little child
But I controlled myself, aud began to
hear the lessons. Jaci: opened his book.
but seemed to have no heart to study.
and turned the leaves listlessly. His
face lost its crimson glow, and set
tied into a kind of sulleu despair that
puzzled me.
Daisy .Davis." i said, glancing at
my watch, "it is time you were going
to your music lessons."
My voice softened, and l smiled when
spoke to her. Everyone, old and
young, spoke in a caressing way when
they addressed Daisy. She was such
a sweet delicate little child; she looked
just like a fragile flower, A short
time after Daisy quitted the room, I
saw Jack lean out of the window by bis
desk, and then sit down again with
such an expression of amazement and
joy on his face. When he saw that I
had seen him, be motioned to the win
dow back of my chair. I looked to
see If any of the scholars had noticed
him. but no one seemed to have seen
bim. I went to the window and leaned
out as 1 had seen Jack do, and there
cloie to the wall sat Daisy devouring
cake, pickles and cheese most raven
ously. I don't know how I finished
my morning's work, but noon came at
last; and when the scholars bad all left
the school-room called Jack and told
him how sorry I was that I had mis
uJged him.
"You needn't be sorry nothing about
it," he said kindly; "I knew you could
not help thinking it was me; and then.
as if talking more to himself than to
me, he added: "but I'm glad you found
out it wasn't;" then still more softly.
I am sorry for that little girl, she is
such a pretty little thing."
I am sorry for her, too," said 1.
Suppose wa never tell."
"All right." said he, "m never
tell. ".and be never did.
That evening I told the scholars that
Jack Moore wa innocent, that I found
the thief, but would give no name, and
that in future their baskets would I
safe. When I asked Daisy about it,
she burst out crying:
Oh, Miss Morris," she said, "I was
so fearfully hungry, lhe doctor saye
I must not eat anything but oatmeal
graham bread and milk, and I can't
eat that. The very sight of it makes
me sick. But I will try, if you will
never tell mamma that I am a thief.
Oh." she sobbed, "I'll never steal
again, if I starve. -'
And she never did, but tried to fol
low the doctor's directions as best she
could, and it was not long until she
was able to eat anvthlng she wanted
without it hurting her. "Judge not.
that ye be not judged."
Does It Pay?
"Does it, after all. pay to be honest?"
a disappointed 'young man writes. No,
my son, not u you're honest lor pay, it
doesn't. Not if you are honest merely
because you think it will pay; not if
you are honest only because you are
afraid to be a rogue; indeed, my dear
boy. It does not pay to be honest that
way. If you can't be honest because
you bate a lie and scorn a mean action.
if you can't be noaest irom principle.
be a rascal; that's what you are in
tended for, and you'll probably succeed
at it. But you cannot make anybody
believe in honesty that is bought and
sold like merchandi.-ie.
IliM Eyeliil Saved Hi in.
A farmer living In Fayette county,
W. Va., became suddenly ill, and be
fore a physician could reach him he
was apparently dead. All efforts to
bring him to "life" seemed fruitless,
and preparations were finally made for
his funeral. While taking a last look
at tbe supposed dead man, it is said, a
friend noticed a twitching of one of
tbe eyelids, and when medical aid wag
summoned and restoratives applied be
regained consciousness. He has since
fully recovered from his cuiious attack.
when uoororti disagree."
An Invalid's Experlenlcce with. Dis
agreeing Pnyaiana.
In tbe month of August, 13t'2, I
came down from Enge'berg to Lu- .
zerne. Tbe next day I met a friend i
who, knowing of my search for health,
informed me that tbe great lung ,
specialist. Professor Kussmaul, of j
Strasbnrg, was at Rlgi-Kalthad and
advised Unit I consult bim. Within a
few hours 1 had made an appointment :
by telegraph, and the following day the J
train carried me from Vitznau. up the
famous Rigl mountain. The doctor J
a perfect type of a German professor
received n e cordially, auscultated my
lungs with c its, aud pronounced the
following opinion. Said be: 'You are
not a very sick man and, with pru
dence, ought to live to old age. I find
a catarrhal condition at the base of the
right lung. This you should try to re
move. The lung is sluggish at that
point and needs some shock to make it
work. Go to the great water cure es
tablishment at Divonne, near Geneva.
lhe French understand the water cure
treatment better than we Germans. Dr.
Vidart, the physician of the Divonne
establishment, will arrange a cold
douche to fall direct on the catarrhal
point with great force, say from a
height of twenty to thirty feet. A few
weeks of such treatment will help to
remove this catarrhal condition."
I paid a liberal fee and returned to
Luzerne. The doctor's advice filled
me with concern. 1 feared that such a
violent shock might Induce hemorrhage.
The same night 1 wrote particulars of
this Interview with a request for advice
to Dr. Messing, a clever physician of
Meran, Tyrol, who knew my condition
perfectly. Three days later came the
telegraphic response: "Do not go to Di
vonne. Such treatment dangerous for
you. Messing," So I did not go, but
went to Italy and, later, Mentoue in
stead. The following summer I spent sev
eral weeks at Rilchenhall, Bavaria. I
beard so much of the ability of a Dr.
Schmid that 1 consulted him. His
diagnosis and treatment agreed with
that of Professor KussmauL He ad
vised strong douches on tbe affected
part of the lung. 1 still bad my doubts.
The next day I consulted Professor
Schneider. He rather undecidedly ad
vised against the douche business. A
day or two after 1 bad my chest
thumped by Dr. Kammerer, a physician
of reputation. He opposed the douche
idea most decldely. Said he: "it can
only do you harm. You eat well, sleep
well, feel well and, to all practical pur
poses, are well. Be satisfied I Don't
try dangerous experiments." The
balance stood two for cold water
treatment, three against. So I still
kept away from Divonne.
A few months thereafter, en route
from Frankrort to Baden-Baden, 1 left
the train at the little station whence
one drives to Falkenstem. 1 was
curious to inspect, the great Sanl'arium
and to meet tho eminent Professor
DeMweller. Soon after arriving I had
tne professor pronounce ou my condi
tion, telling him the treatment Kuss
maul bad advised. Dettweiler thought
it a good idea; said, however, that it
was not necessary to go to Divonne,
that a fine water cure establishment
was conducted at Baden-Baden; that I
should call In Dr. Schliep, a man of
ability (physician of tbe Empress of
Germany), who thorougly understood
water cure treatment aud would ar
range to gire me the powerful douches
required. I left Falkeustein delighted.
At last I was to have my douches. The
very day I reached Baden-Baden I sent
for Dr. Schliep a bright, wide-awake
young man, who bas a bobby that the
majority of lung and throat diseases
originate from breathing through tbe
mouth. I explained to him all that
Dettweiler had said. He examined me
attentively, then asked what form of
bath I was in the habit of taking. I
answered that for many years I bad
taken a daily cold sponge bath, followed
by vigorous massage. "That," said
Dr. Schliep, "is all you need. I see no
necessity for any violent douches In
your case." Cheated again!
i I spent part of tbe winter In Men
tone. I laid tbe case before Dr. Stiege.
His opinion was that the treatment
proposed wouldn't do me much good,
but that it couldn't do me any barm.
Then I consulted Dr. Cube, a Russian
physician. He most emphatically be
lieved in the treatment, and urged me
to go to Divonne. Then I went to
Nice and consulted Dr. Drummond, a
Scotchman. He just as emphatically,
with the broadest brogue, said: "Don't
!you go to Divonne. You'll burst the
nachlne."
My medical balance now stood four
u favor, five against and one on the
ence. The physicians of greatest
eputation, however, favored the
reatment, 1 tiad pondered on the sub
ject some two years, and so I finally
-Jeciaed that 1 should at least visit Di
yonne. In the month of April, 1SS4,
therefore, I entered the Etabiisaetneut
.Hydrotherapique de Divonne, and
stood in the presence of Dr. Vidart I
explained to him the original sugzes
!tion ot Professor Kussmaul, that a
very violent cold water shock should
be made to fall on the deceased part of
the lung, with all tbe other medical
pros and cons. The doctor devoted
considerable time and care to the ex
amination, and finally delivered tbe fol
lowing opinion: "Cold water douches
w.U do you good, but not violent
douches, and the whole body must be
douched except tbe very part which
bas the chronic catarrhal affection."
Comment unnecessary. Did I follow
the treatment? Yes, for five weeks.
Did it benefit me? No! It robbed me
of flesh and vitality, which it took me
two years to regain.
netting Square With Ills Dad.
He was the son of a worthy
Cbicagoan, and he had just returned
from college. The father was a brusque,
matter-of-fact man, who bad no liking
for anything dudisb, and be noticed
with sorrow that bis son returned with
bangs and various other insignia of
dudeism. The old gentleman surveyed
bim critically when be appeared in bis
office, and then blurted out:
"Young man, you look like a fool."
Just at that moment, and before the
young man bad time to make a fitting
reply, a friend walked in.
"Why, hello George have you re-
, turned?" he asked. "Dear me, how
much you resemble your father."
I '-So he has just been telling me," re
plied the youth. And from that day
to this tbe old gentleman has found no
fault with the bangs.
Tbe fire-fly only shines when on the
wing. So it is with the mind, when
nce we rest we darken.
NEWS IX BRIEF.
Dried shark fins are sold In every
Chinese provision store In New York,
and are esteemed such a delicacy that
tbey bring nearly $1 per pound.
A parrot that was valued at (300
died in Poughkeepsie receutly. It
could sing, talk aud swear in the Eng
lish, Dutch and Portuguese languages.
Generals Sherman, Shendau, How
ard and Terry are the ouly men now
living who have tersonally received the
thanks of the Congress of the United
States.
The Emieror of China bas four
physicians, each of whom receives a
weekly salary, stopping when be be
comes sick. Therefore his indisposi
tion is never of loug duration.
A Maine clergy mail's donation
party recently cetlel $0. The stuff
that the guests devoured cost the poor
prencher $28. Now lie prays earnestly
to be delivered from his friends.
Under the high license law of
Pennpylvanla there are now only 'JTiii
places in Pittsburg where litiuor Is
sold, whereas before the law was
passed there were 1,500 such places.
Nearly all the United S ates Sena
tors are large men, the average weight
running close to ISO pounds. Their
entire weight, according to a statistical
correspondent. Is nearly 14,000 pounds.
"Tngrim's Progress"' hat just been
translated into the language of tbe
Fantes, a tribe occupying a district iu
Upper Guinea, on the gold coast. This
Is the eighty-first foreign version of
Bunyan's work.
Uoscoe Conkllng managed to salii
factorily dispose of iJJO.OOO worth of
property in a will of seven lines. It is
safe to say there will lie no tat pick
li gs for lawyers lu a contest of that
document.
A Methodist church at Augusta
held a "hard boiled egg festival" for
the purpose of raising money. Each
lady attending was expected to bring a
bard boiled egg, the proceeds to go to
the purchase of an organ.
A French engineer has receutly in
vented au improved key, which simpli
fies and renders lasting the tuning of
stringed Instruments. 7 ho violoncel
lists of the Grar:d 0era at Paris have
had them adapted to their instruments.
A number of New York ladies
have subscribed a fuud of Jii.OoO,
whose interest shall be used to pay
the college expenses of the New Yuik
woman who each year shall pi.s llm
best examination for entrance lo Um
vard.
Deeiing (Me.) people were amazed
at seeing what ap(ieared to be a lumi
nous cloud floating high up over their
heads about 10 o'clock in the evening
recently. An investigation made from a
roof showed that the cloud was coin
posed of fire flies.
What is pronounced the smallest
circular saw in practical iiBe Is a tiny
disc about the size or a British shilling,
which is employed lor cutting the slits
in golp pens. These saws are about as
thick as ordinary paper, and revolve
some 4000 times per minute.
According to the San Franciico
Alt'i, a church organ in that city lias
been benefitted lather than injured by
the accidental discharge ot a bullet into
it- The instrument was out of unlet,
but since receiving the Ini.let has pro
duced almost as go. id music as when
new.
The following is the seating ca
pacity of the eight largest churches of
Europe; St. Peter, Rome, Sl.mio per
sons; Milan cathedral, 37.IMJO; St.
Paul, Loudon, 25,000; St. Sophia, Con
stantinople. 23.0WO; Notre Dame, Paris.
21,000; Florence cathedral. O.iHXI;
Pisa cathedral, 13,0uU; St, Mark. Ven
ice, 7,000.
Tbe largest bell In the world is the
great bell of Moscow, Russia, which
lies at the foot of the Kremlin. Its
I circumference at the bottom is nearly
sixiy-eignt reel, una us iieiglit more
than twenty-one feet. In Us stoutest
part it Is twenty-three lnclres thick,
and its weight has been computed to
be 443,772 pounds. It has never been
hung. It was cast on the sjiot where
it now stands.
The character of thieves' (a cer
tain class of them) booty seems to be
undergoing a complete revolution
Only a short time ago their boldness
extended to carrying off stoves. Theu
it became more expansive, so as to In
elude house roofs, and now one of the
rascals out In Kansas I. as capped the
climax by digging up and carting away
5i K) sweet potato plants
The anti-German crusade is buing
carried on within Russia with great
vigor. Officials who are Lutherans,
and not of the Russian faith, are being
removed. In the Baltic provinces.
German, which was authorized by
Peter the Great, Is to be replaced by
Russian. Criminals of German nation
ality are being discriminated against
by the courts.
The cost of maintaining the Impe
rial family of Germany, with all its
various branches, is f 20,0j0,0ii0 a year.
The Sultan of Turkey costs SI.j.ijoo,
000 annually. The most economical
court in Europe, considering the
wealth or the Empire, is the Austrian.
Royally comes high, but some of the
people of the old world think they
must have It.
Six months ago a resident of Mil
lersburg, Kentucky, received a iouy
from a friend living in the Indiau
Territory, and the story is that, very
recently, tbe animal escaped fiotu his
new master, wandered off through sev
eral States, swam over a number of
rivers, and ou Monday last reached his
old borne. Horse anecdotes bid fair to
eclipse fish stories In interest aud p:c
turesquenesa. On February 23, 1071, Marcby Hill,
near Hereford, Englaud, began to
move, bearing with it the cattle, trees
and hedges on its surface. It con
tinued in motion fur two days, over
throwing a chapel that lay in Its path,
and leaving, where it formerly stood,
a chasm forty feet deep and thirty long.
A similar phenomenon happened in
Dorsetshire in 1583.
The French Minister of War, be
fore giving an order for the manufac
ture of military clothing, investigated
the wool product and gives the follow
ing Azures: world's annual product of
wool B'JO.OOO tons. value f000,000,000. Of
this Europe produces one-fourth part,
Australasia one-eighth part, India,
Central Asia and Chiua three-sixteenth?,
tbe United States one-tenth.
France has 22,000.000 sheep, aud im
ports 80,000 tons of wool per year.
Half of this is used tor the army and
navy.
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