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f ntU a lnuitletl, anjiry .lh,
r",,r'.b fclilii wboa'er would enter
Anl tlie timid liurry by.
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ltmirif.il but the carnteu e.Iis
gonu I v wiinU of nprinsr or autumn,
from tHe r.iulc, luxuriant wee.1.
A.I t!.e t:i'liN around lie fallow.
And the orchard, taunted looin,
U,1.1 (Arin.l uuprunHl bnkucbea
Litt'e ot tl.e bu.t or blottiu.
ren lurdd lore not the .t'.enc,
ror the old botue. uUarui Las fled,
Au l i! l.iniory Uen letl;
A.I ho love.1 it once are dead.
MKS. MOUTO.VS WA11D.
"ffdoiioie liome, IliKlueyl"
"Tliankd, tlear mutlierl It seems
try I'lexnaut tu be under oue's own
riMif-ttee atfiiin," replleil the young
iiwh mldresaed, clanciim appreciatively
around tlie l-aMt.f ill and home-like
rooms, while a look of satisfaction stole
ovn Ida bronzetl face. Then he turned
to the lady ut;alii. "Aud it nwius to
me you urw younger every jear,
tHother," he s.vd.
"The time has slipped away very
iuicklv. You remember I wrote you
two years ago, shortly after your de
parture for larope, that my old friend,
Mr. Fletcher, died, leaving us my
ward her daughter, ttieo a girl of fif
teen; slie has been with mo ever s;uce,"
said Mis Morton.
"You placed her at school, I sup
pose?" remarked Rodney.
1 enr:Ked a governess, and
masters instruct her lu music and the
Ian images."
"My dear mother! What a world of
r:ire you have taken upon yourself 1
2'o-jr 1 propose that you place the
young lady at a tirst-rate boarding
iteliool. The plan has proved a deci
ded Pieces i with Aunt KJlth's daugh
tris." "I could not send her away from
Die," relumed the lady, with gentle
derision. "1 love her altogether too
well."
"My dear mother!" exclaimed the
young man ugaiu, impetuously. "You
write alwayi ready to aacritlee yourself,
but tl.is is nonsense. I Insist that the
care should be removed from your
slionldeis for at least a year or two.
l'ntv send her to a good school."
The Uutv smiled.
".Iie would die of home sickness,
ftodiwy."
"She would meet with girls of her
own ace, and would enjoy their com
patilou.sliip," asserted Morton, emphat
ically. "Xliese schools bring together
a iiiiiuUt of bright, intelligent girls,
f believe she would be very happy and
contented there; my cousins were."
"Well, we will talk of It again,"
said tlie lady.
A knock was heard at Uie door, aud
a servant entered.
"The sinking teacher for Miss Elsie,
uia"m."
"Very well; she is in the sitting
room, reading," replied Mrs. Morton.
"I could not find her, ma'am,"
"That issiniiu ar; she knows this Is
the hour for the singing lesson; 1 will
look for her m aelf," said the lady,
starting up.
"This is too much!" thought Ujd
nev. "My mother at tlie beck ani call
of a careless schojl girl!" He frowned.
and his cheek flushed with aiiuojance;
he was veiv proud and fonJ of his
mother. "I am convinced that a
strict school would do Miss Wilfulness
all the good In the world. She would
meet Young ladies there whose ac
quaintance It would be pleasant for her
to retaiu. If she Is bright and attract
ive, she will doubtless some day meet a
sensible and ierhaps wealthy fellow
aud mother can congratulate herself
that she has fullilled her trust nobly
and satisfactorily."
He sauntered out of the room, along
the hall, passing the music-room, where
an impatient Italian proiessor stood
nervously pulling his long mustache.
The reception room looked inviting.
Kodnev went to the Are, and suddenly
became aware that the apartment was
not uninhabited. The huge chair-back
had concealed Us little occupant from
i;e. Mie was sound asleep. Kodney
gazed at the voung girl in surprise.
"Whom have we liere?" murmuied
he. surveying her with a look or pro
found adudratiou. "A little prin
cess!"
Nhe w:is certainly worthy of the
remark: her dress of dark velvet was
'luaiut in its design, setting off per
fectW her fair, rather childish face.
witn lis rppliug brown hair; the eye
lashes that rested against her round
cheek were dark and very long. She
had curled herself up In the great Chair
hke a tired child. Mrs. Morton en
tered the room; 11 xluey turned to her
with a new expressiou of tenderness in
nis line eyes.
"Who is she, mother," he said.
'Mep softly she is asleep."
'KIsie. child, wake up. dear. Your
singing master is here," said the lady,
giving the girl a geutle touch on the
arm.
Mother, is this young lady jour
ward?"
" ertainly. Whom did you suppose
si.e w.is. K Mluev r"
KiHlnev blushed deeolv: he thought
of ail he had said, and bit his lip; with
out a word he turned and made his
escaje from the room, not, however,
before he caught a glimpse of a pair
or wide brown eyes fixed wonderinRly
upon him, sleepy eyes, not half awake
very charming eyes.
He reached his own room, and sat
down to meditate.
'U hat have I been saying to
mother?" exclaimed he. "Send that
child to boarding-school, among a lot
or Pert, sauev n rls "
Then a very troublesome Idea occur
red to him: what If his mother hail
n influenced by his forcible remarks?
" uat ir she decided, after all, to con
gn the little priuceas to a 'tirst-rate
ooardiiiir-cliool?
K.xluey sprang up and walked rest
lessly to Uie w indow, from whence he
heard the sound of a f resu young voice
practicing scales aud exercises over
aud over again.
"I'oor htUe girl! What tedious
f to m
work! She has a voice that lenda a
charm to exercises, even!"
Shortly the round young voice was
joined by a man's, full, deep and ricu.
Rodney started.
Confound ltt The professor. I
suppose," said he, restlessly.
He ran down stairs aud found bis
mother in the drawing-room. The
door of the music-room was partly
open; be caught a glimpse of Elsie
standing by the piano, the professor
playing the accompanlnent. a rather
prim governess seated in the window,
knitting.
"Itoduey. you look more like your
old self." said bis mother.
Rodney fixed a pair of rather dreamy
gray eyes upon the Ore; be was strange
ly silent, bis mother glanced at him
with secret pride. What a manly fel
low be was lithe and strong, self,
reliant and rather masterful. The
grave and gentle expression be bad as
sumed became him well.
"Mother!" he said at length.
"Well, Rodney?"
Yoir ward Is not like ordinary
girls?"
"No, Rodney, she is not. Do you
still itiiun sue could be nappy in a
boarding-school?"
".N'o, mother, you were ia the
right," be said. '! acknowlege that."
I will not send ber away from me."
returned the lady, gently, "until 1
must, when some golden-haired prince
carries her oil. as I suppose one will.
some day."
Rodney pulled his mustache medita
tively.
Mas she met many of your friends.
mother?" he Inquired.
He tried to speak quietly.
"Xo but she must soon. 1 fear she
leads rather a louelv life, although she
seems very happy."
'She has a charming face." be re
marked thoughtfully.
And a charming disposition, al
though she does not lack spirit," said
the lady, working away busily at the
screen she wits embroidering. "When
she has completed her studies, I Intend
to introduce her formally to my friends.
She is an accomplished little creature.
Iter music master expresses himself
lelighted with her, and he is very slow
to give praise.
A light footstep was heard In the
hall.
"Where are you, auntie dear?" que
ried a soft voice, and Elsie x (etcher
entered the room.
The girl started as her eye fell upon
Rodney, who bad risen; a faint blush
tinged her cheek, but her frank brown
eyes regarded the young man with shy
curiosity.
Elsie, darling." said the lady, "tbH
Is my son Kxii.ey. home again, at
last."
"Welcome home!" she said, extend
ng a dimpled baud.
Rodney bowed over It, thiufclnj be
h vl never looked upon a fairer, more
(lower-like face thau Elsie Fletcher's.
Seating herself upon a low cushion at
Mrs. Morton's feet, the young girl
gazed into the Ore, feeling rather shy.
and conscious that Rodney's gray eyes
wrw m.irling liar. 0mtly um. AIo
ton stroked the soft brown hair.
'Elsie, what do you suppose this
vounir gentleman suggested mat l
should do?"
The girl looked up Into Mrs. Mor
ton's face in a pretty, puzzled fashion.
That I should place you at board
ing-school; be thinks you would feel
happier there, amongst others of your
own age." earnestly regaruing ue
girl.
"Mother:" exclaimed tlie young man.
beseechingly. It would have been dif
ficult to describe his feelings as r.lsle's
lovely, childish face was turned open
h m, full of wouderand dismay. Mi as
Fletcher, believe me, I did not know
what I was saying, for I had not seen
you then."
The girl east one grieved iook up
into Rodney's face.
I had thought you would be niy
friend," she said. "I am disappointed
in you."
If she had known halt uie pain
these words occasioned the young mau.
her soft heart would have ached for
him.
Miss Elsie, forgive me. I'll go to
boarding-school myself rather than
send you away'" w:tu a laughing flash
in his eves.
Elsie burst into a gleeful laugn, and
placed ber hand in his.
"Thank you. he said, carrying me
slim hand to his lips. "We will be
friends; is it not so?"
"Oh, yes, let us be friends," agreed
Elsie, softly, and then ber eyes turned
to the fire, and a shyness stole over
her. She sat still as a mouse, her
brown head resting against Mrs. Mor-
tou's kuee, looking so thoroughly lov
able that Roduey did not wonder that
bis mother should stroke the pretty
head that rested contentedly against
her.
Ry-and-by she went to the heavily.
cirtained window, looking out upon
tlie deepening twilight. I.odney soon
crossed the room aud stood by ber
side.
It is growing dark." she said. "The
twilight hour sometimes makes me
feel a little sad."
"You are very impressionable, are
vou not." glancing uowu Bouiewuat,
tenderly.
"1'erhaos." looking OH into space
with-lovelv. thoughtful eyes. "DjuI
vou love to watch the lamp-lighter? 1
do." continued the girl. "He always
seems to me sucn a loneiy, mysterious
being. I never Imagine he Is seen In
the full glare of daylight, but every
evening be can be seen coming down
the street. There he is now quite an
old man to brave snow and bail and
rain. 1 am glad this evening Is such a
iln one, for his task." in a voice of
aroot nitv. and watching him with
Intaml AVKL
ivrruios he works cheerfully all
day long at a trade; be looks robust,
hi hair ia ait white."
1'lease do not spoil my fancy; he
does not work all day long; "nail petu
lantly. "He is a mysterious person
age, who springs out of the ground at
.in- thev all do; for who ever heard
of a lamp-lighter who died or married
like other people?"
Rodney smiled at the earnest, up
turned face of the young gin.
a vnnnv man came rapidly along; he
tlie woman expectantly.
aud bit hla lip as his eye fell upon Rod-
no vial a hail drawn DacK mio "
shadow.
-And is that your blond prince.
Miss Elsie?" questioned Rodney, striv
ing tn nnnk Uffhtlv.
"My prince?" she said with a blush.
"Sa. Indeed! I havent any prince.
That Is a neighbor he passes the house
every evening."
An.l vou watch for him?"
He was surprised at his own stern
voice, and hated himself for having
asked the question as soon as he bad
spoken.
'I do not!" very Indignantly, add
ing with pretty disdain, "I would not
do that how could you think It?"
glancing up with a pair of lovely, un
offended eyes.
Forgive me," said Rodney, for the
second time, and gentle Elsie smiled a
pardon.
Rodney." said his mother, from her
seat by the fire, '"'have you forgotten
your old habit of singing to me just at
dusk?"
Xo, mother, I have not forgotten."
Sing something now, please,"
urged Elsie, in a pleading tone.
" hat shall it be a German song?"
'Oh, yes!" eagerly.
n went to the piano, and. after
striking a few rich chords, commenced
the song in a clear, mellow voice. The
melody was sweet; Its tenderness
touched the young girl.
"What is it?" she questioned, when
he had finished.
A simple little love song," he re
plied, smiling at her. "The German
students often sing it as a serenade."
From the song be glided into light
and graceful snatches from operas, and
finally the delicious strains of a most
inspiring waltx floated through the dim
room. Ligntly the young girl sprang
to her feet, lightly she danced, flitting
around like a fairy In a tire-iit room,
sinking at last Into ber old cosey chair,
laughing and breathless.
Thank you for a lovely dance," she
exclaimed enthusiastically.
And thank you for your lovely
dancing," replied Rodney. "I wish
you were a wave of the sea, that you
might ever do nothing but that."
A sweet-voioed bell announced the
dinner-hour; the meal that followed
was spiced with merry repartee and
laughter. Then came music again.
and reading and chat; and when the
party separated, Rodney was infatua
ted with his mother's little ward.
Winter melted into spring; summer
came. Rodney confided to bis mottier;
he told her he had learned to love her
ward, but both agreed that it would
not be Just to speak of it until Elsie
had seen other men.
He crossed the Atlantic, and re
mained away until late in the fall.
The following winter. Elsie Fletcher,
having completed her studies, entered
society. Her sweet face won ber
friends and admirers. Rodney's pro
tecting care of her was pretty to see.
although he did not render It couspic
uous.
Mrs. Morton was the only person
who dreamed that the young man felt
anything more than a friendly interest
lu tlie loveiy gin. in tne Dan-room, it
was a hard trial for him to watch Elsie
floating away from him in another's
arms; he almost wished she bad never
learned to dance.
One brilliant afternoon Rodney en
tered the room where Mrs. Morton was
busy with a bit of fancy work. Elsie
was curled up in a huge chair, reading.
'l'ut away your book, Elsie; tlie
sleigh will be at the door presently;
will you go with me for a tittle driver"
"1 should dearly love to!" Jumping
up. wutle tne color deepened in ner
cheeks, and pleasure beamed from her
brown eyes. "May I, auntie dearr
pleadingly.
"Yes. it would do you good, emu.'
Trav wrap up warmly, It Is In
tensely cold." advised Roduey, smiling
at her.
I will. 1 am not afraid of the
weather," dancing out of the room.
Mother," said the young man, seat
ing himself, and speaking so gravely
that the lady dropped her work and
looked at him, " 'confidence is the com
panion of success. 1 feel strangely in
need of confidence to-day, for I have
resolved to tell Elsie of my love for
her."
"Rodney, I wish you success with
all my heart," said his mother, color
Ing with emotion.
Thanks, mother. J-o you mink sue
cares for any one of the young men
who dangle arouud her?" anxiously.
Two or three are decidedly eligible.
Elsie would never think of that, how
ever. 1 cannot be sure, oi course, out
she does not appear particularly Inter
ested in any of them."
Rodney heaved a sign oi reiier, men
he said in a troubled tone:
"Mother, young GerolJson is at
tracted by ber; he is considered the
most eligible young bachelor In the
city; did you notice how he followed
ber with his eyes when 1 led her off In
a waltx?"
Nonsense! I only noticed the ador
able smile she gave you as you spoke
to her, my boy," replied the lady,
lightly, hardly recognizing ber confi
dent son in his present anxious mood.
The door opened and Elsie appeared,
clad completely in sealskin. The rich
dark fur heightened ber graceful love
liness; like a picture she stood, regard
ing the two with a smile. The care
worn expression left the young man's
pleasant face; his heart throbbed as he
looked at her.
I am all ready." said the sweet.
bird-like voice, 'and the sleigh Is at
the door, Rodney."
Mrs. Morton waved an adieu to tne
two as thev sped off.
"Success to you. my boy." murmured
she. tninking what a splendidly matched
couple they were.
Jingle, tingle, went uie merry dcus.
smoothly the pretty sleigh slipped
along.
"So cloud above, no earta below,
A aniverae of aj and auow,''
"What a beautiful world this is,"
exclaimed Elsie, drawing a deep breath
of nleasure
Kodnev silently agreed wuu ner, as
he glanced at the pure face beside him;
it had seemed a ueautuui worm to aim
since be had known that It held Elsie
Fletcher.
"How brilliant the sunshine lsi" pur
sued the girl, "l'ld you ever go
sleighing on a finer day?"
No, indeed," agreed rtoaney.
They entered the park where
-Sery pine and or and hemlock
W ore ermine too oe-r for an earL"
"L.ook at those poor little birds.
should think they would freeze on that
irv twig." remarked Elsie.
Sparrows - and robins are hardy
creatures," returned Rodney, smiling.
"Triev da not mind me coiu.
"Dear, tiny things'." said the girl,
with ready tenderness.
How lovely sue waai .mere was
nft charm in her manner that entirely
caDtlvated Rodney. Was she at all
conscious of the power she possessed to
win love- and admiration r . o t ne
face was that of a Joyous child. He
longed exceedingly to clasp her in his
arms; be was so anxious u auow uis
fate that bis tongue was tied; his feel-
in were not easily pat into woras.
Half lmoatlent with himself, be gave
one of his horses an Irritable touch of
the whip. The spirited creature gave
bound that caused Elsie to grasp the
young man's arm In alarm, Eu
laughing at her fears a moment later;
she had unbounded faith In Rodney; be
looked to her the embodiment of power;
the fresh young horses were very steady
under his steady band.
'The cold has given yon a rosy pair
of cheeks, remarked Rodney, smiling
ly. .Noticing that she bowed to some one.
he turned and lifted bis cap to Mrs.
Geroldson and ber son. After a pause,
he continued:
"Are those roses entirely due to the
bracing air. Elsie?"
Elsie smiled and answered:
"Yes, of course they are. What
handsome creatures your horses are! I
prefer Hero, though."
"See how he arches his neck, as If
proud of the compliment," pointing
with his whip to the beautiful animal.
Elsie laughed at the ransy. They
greeted many friends. It was wonder
ful to note the genial, approving
glances and smiles that were showered
upon Elsie Fletcher; the coldest face
softened at the sight of so much beauty
and innocent happiness.
A stray lock of hair curled over ber
brow; to arrange it, Elsie drew off the
little sealskin mitten; something flashed
upon her slender finger; with a throb
of keenest pain Rodney's eyes fell upon
a clear and beautiful diamond an en
gagement ring. He was too late.
lie could not speak at first. Elsie
was just about to draw on her mitten
when be stopped ber with the exclama
tion: 'The ring I had not seen it before."
Was that far-away voice his? It
was well she did not see bis face.
"It was my mother's. I sometimes
look at it- To-day I thought I would
wear it," said the girl, softly.
Tlie warm tide of life that bad
seemed for a moment chilled and frozen
rushed back; bis cheeks were warm;
his eyes glowed and sparkled.
"Elsie," he cried, "I love you,
my darling!"
The girl's eyes fell as If weighted;
intently she studied the fur robe, too
shy to move or look up. The Btars
the forget-me-nots of the angels
dotted the sky, the short winter day
was merging Into twilight. Again
that deep, intense voice.
"I love you, Elsie; won't you love
me a little, dear?"
The small gloved band somehow
slipped into bis. Elsie, with shy,
sweet grace, said lu the softest of
voices:
"Rodney, I do love you."
My darling!" There was a whole
world of expression in the exclamation,
"Would the world object if 1 kissed
you now, Elsie?" glancing at the ap
proaching sleigh.
"Very, very much," with extreme
timidity.
"Then speed us home. Hector and
Herol Your master if the happiest and
most impatient man In this city!"
Litre's Varione Ways.
v.
Although the lamplighter is not dis.
Mncs4ahri hjr tfcrimmnqltT nf his '-
ary, the roll cad of his professioa can
boast of some distinguished names.
Politicians once great in ward clubs,
statesmen whose fame had been allied
for a brief space with a possible nomi
nation for the Legislature or the Board
of Supervisors, financiers whose bril
liant talents bad lulled the suspicions
of a boarding house through all the sta
ges of a falling stock market, are to be
found bearing the emblematic torch
for $10 a mouth. The history of their
profession is not without a touch of
the pathetic, too.
Some time ago complaint was made
of an aged and rather infirm lamp
lighter. He had been found sitting ou
the horseblock in front of a line resi
dence In the northwest of the city. I
It was two hours past sunset, and
only ten lamps on his route were lighted.
The old man's face was buried in bis
hands, and his torch lay on the side
walk near where it bad fallen.
A hawk-eyed applicant for the mUrm
lamplighter's position had reported bis
condition, and the inference was that
the old man had fallen a victim to the
leer glass. He was called on to explain.
He had nothing to say.
Were you drunk?" he was asked.
"N'o."
"Then what were you doing in front
of ttiat bouse?"
'1 was thinking of the days when it
was mine?" and the tears filled the old
man's eyes, and his aged frame shook
with emotion.
He told the truth. He was once the
afiluent master of the tplendld estab
lishment, but, like many another old
Californian, be lived long enough to
experience the extremes of wealth and
Kovertv.
The sight of the old home, lighted
and full of life and gayety, as when he
had lived there In the tide of his pros
perity, bad chained the old man and
made him forget that ne was a lamp
lighter.
The applicant for the old man's
place did not get it, and the more ac
tive guardians of the adjoining route!
received a hint to keep their eye on the
Infirm lamplighter's frontier and report
if he needed assistance.
The Execution of Criminal.
Suppose all the Irreclaimable con'
victs in Loudon executed iu silence.
secretly with no possibility of pain.
would the announcement of the fact
create half repugnance which the exe
cution of one criminal does now? Cap
ital punishment is Just; but something
to make the judge and jurymen reflect.
to make him fear for his own responsi
bility, to make him search his con
science, in theological phrase. Is an In
dispensable check; and In abolishing
pain, aud the knowiddge of details.and
personal action in executions, we, to
the extent of human power, take that
check away.
It is foolish to assert that this would
not be the case, or that men would be
equally moved by the bare record of
the number of deaths. Who is moved
by the registrar general's weekly re
turn, or the return of deaths in a con
vict prison? Io you suppose that Mary
Tudor's martyrs, dying invisible, with
out pain, without report save that they
were dead, would bave shocked Eon
don into Protestantism? They would
bave passed, as even now convicts sen
tenced to labor lor life pass, to their
doom unheeded, except by the few who
make their destines a study.
Join the bright side of life. Th(
fools are on the other side.
Give your tongue more holiday that
your hands or your eyes.
It is easy finding reasons why othei
folks should be patient.
IUE rTJDEXESS OP WOME.V.
A Fretty Sharp Criticl.ni by a Bright
- Newipaper Mil
What is the influence upon woman
that should make her more selfish. Im
polite and Inconsiderate of the com
forts of others than men are? That
she ia all over the land is. perhaps, de
batable, but here on the Eastern coast
the rudeness of women has so long been
marked among their characteristics
that few observant persens eaa bave
failed to notice it. And whether ladies
from other parts of the country, con
gregated at our summer resorts, bring
rude manners with them, or merely
catch them from onr own women, as
school children take and give the
measles, it certainly is a fact that all
are very much alike in their behavior
after thev reach thoss places.
. Ii the hotel clerks and managers
would not say were they to be inter
Viewed that the women they meet
with are especially difficult to please
and to get along with, as compared to
the men who accompany them. It would
be for some reason that does not influ
ence them In their informal talks with
men. But the weightiest testimony on
the subject would still be forthcoming
from the fair sex itself, from the
women who wait on women, from the
servant girls, the saleswomen in the
shops, the stewardesses in boats and
waiting-rooms, and from those who
work for and serve women In the other
walks of life.
No one will deny that most men
treat pleasantly the clerks who wait
upon them. I think for the most part
men deal with clerks on a basis of
equality for the time being, listening
to what they say, treating their re
marks with respect, asking their ad
vice and Interjecting in the business
conversation more or less of pleasant
chat about the weather, the news of
the day, the state of business, or what
ever. It does not matter who the men
are, whether they are millionaires,
officials, petted clergymen, would.be
aristocrats or what. Thus men treat
men when business brings them to
gether. The main exceptions to the
rule are those in which we find the
male customer familiar, jocular and
even confidential in his manner to who
ever is serving him. man or woman.
With women the case is aifferent very
markedly, and 1 think strangely dif-
feoent. Your lady customer, your
woman making purchases, "puts on an
air," as the phrase goes, when she con
fronts ber servitor. She may may have
been at the Instant smiling and mirth
ful with her companion; perhaps it is
ber nature to be frank and lively and
engaging with every one of ber friends
and acquaintances, yet she is almost
certain to adopt either a cold and
haughty, or at least what is called a
thoroughly practical business-like man
ner as she prepares to address the clerk.
always if the clerk is a female; seven
times in ten in my experience If the
clerk be a male.
r-8he permits no polite exchange of
pdTtmtint comment, no familiarity or
jet'.ure of as v- aort from -fixed. ad 4-
herence to the mechanical duty of
serving ber on the part of the clerk. If
she has what humble folk call the
"mark of the quality" that is, the
fashionable manner sue will be able to
remind the clerk of ber place with a
sentence or a look or a gesture in which
will be found the refinement of cold
ness, of rudeness and assumed superi
ority. And how many men are there
who will not recall that when they bave
whispered: "Why make that poor
creature pull down all that stuff if you
dou't mean to buy?" the answer has
been something like this; "Why pliould
1 cot see the things if I want to?" or,
"What else is she paid for?"
This unwarranted behavior toward a
large class of humanity Is a conspicu
ous feature of what Is called shopping.
aud women tell us though, perhaps.
thev don't need to that they prefer
shopping to almost every other joy ou
earth.
The rudeness of women in crowds
surpasses that of the men in the same
assemblies lu every walK of me. xney
push, elbow their way and struggle for
advantage over those beside and before
them in the constricted entrances and
passages of shopping stores, railroad
platforms and wherever they find their
way opposed, tnougu every one arouua
them is in the same situation. They
often use what physical strength they
have, and bring to its (probably because
they feel Us Insulllcieucy) aid out
spoken appeals, comments and com
plaints.
In the accidents and annoyances of
everyday existence, the masses of
women exhibit less patience and less
politeness than the masses of men.
When passers-by jostle against them,
aud tread on their feet, au apology is
by no means as nearly often satisfying
or well received as with the same num
ber of men under similar circumstances.
Tbe reader must bave noticed this
when he has been the offender; but the
widest means for noting the fact, open
to those of us who seldom offend in
these ways, is In bearing the comments
of ladies we are with or close to when
such accidents accur. The most petu
lant and sometimes savage ejaculations
follow the offense, and the ordinary
man is quite apt to be astonished at. the
temper women display, aud the free.
doin with which they exhibit it under
such circumstances.
What is the explanation of this dif
ference in tbe behavior of the sexes?
There certainly is a tendency to greater
gallantry toward the gentler sex than
obtained in ruder times; but is not this
more than offset by the growing lnde
pendence of women arising from tbe
opening of numberless vocations to
them? In these two new conditions
are found the main changes in the rela
tion of woman to the world around us.
Is it to either of these that their rude
ness is due? Or is it to both?
Causes or Xervoun Irritability.
A prominent physician is quoted as
saying: "Were I to give my true rea
sons at the root of the growing infe
riority, nervous Irritability and Insan
ity, which are sapping the vigor of tbe
time, they would be two things the
want of proper food by all classes and
tbe sedentary training, or want of
training, among young people." There
is a good deal to be said In favor of tbe
military training of Prussia, for our
own boys nowhere get a better phys
ique than at West Point; but the old
style, which is yet the very common
style, of education involves our youru
people in sedentary habits. We are a
nation of sitters, and not of walkers.
and are taking the consequence in the
way of stagnation and congestion,
Heart disease, and brain disease, and
lung disease, and kidney disease, aud
other congestive diseases follow too
, . ting njjd inanltiiH.
STYUtS OF THE fOIOKEBS.
Every One Takes a Whiff in
a Dlf-
fercnt Manner.
Since the discovery of America,
when for the first time the members of
the Caucasian race beheld a man mak
ing a chimney of bis bead, the peculi
arities ol smokers have been as pro
nounced and varied almost as the
smokers themselves. The devotees of
nicotians tobacum run away up Into
the millions in this country alone at
this time. Smoking is to-day more
prevalent throughout all parts of the
world than It has ever been before, and
in more different forms is it indulged
in.
There was a time when it was
thought a heinous thing for a boy to
smoke, and if he was canght at it un
der 18 or 20 years of age, he was gen
erally treated to a disagreeable dose of
temporary physical torture. But to
day there may be seen on every street
boys of all ages who are constant users
of the weed. There are more people
who smoke to-day in this country than
those who read a chapter in the Bible
once a year.
'How did you ever come to be smok
ing cigarets?" asked a stylish looking
gentleman a day or two since or a 24-year-old
gamin, who bad just solicited
him for "butts" of a perfumed Turkish
cigaret. The gentleman was seated in
a high platform chair iu an alcove of
the sidewalk. The chair was operated
by a "gemman ob cullali." who put on
"paten' leathers" for 5 cents. The
gamin was a sort of attache of the
chair and "gemman of cullali," in that
he occasionally ran errands, and then
stood by and saw that a good job of
shining was done the balance of the
time.
In reply to the gentleman's question,
the gamin looked up and said: "Why,
say, cully, 1 learned de same way you
did. I stole off and learned how, d'ye
see?" The gentleman was much
amused. He banded bis half-finished
75 cent-a-dozen cigaret to the applicant
and watched blm smoke.
The gamlu carefully pinched off that
part of the cigaret which had been
pressed by the gentleman's Hps. This
action probably came from force of
jhabit. Tbe gamin was a hard smoker,
and he scrupled not to pick up 'stumps'
In the street. The dust or dirt geuer
jerally was found adhering to the damp
portion of these. Therefore that end
was generally pinched off, and the
habit thus gained clung to the gamin.
The end off, the small boy first care
fully placed the stump between his
second and index lingers, turned the
palm of his hand toward his mouth,
and drew a whiff of the fragrant smoke
far down into his youthful lungs. He
held it there for a moment, au l then
sent forth a sharp, slender, clear line of
white smoke, which in shape might
bave been tbe air from a whistle, of a
lighter color than the surrounding at
mosphere. A look of deep-set satisfac
tion came over the child's face, whose
teeth-were scarcely formed, and whose
lips knew not how to speak with hall
distinctness yet.
The gentleman had become the grand
mogul of the assemblage, aud was sur
rounded by a half dozen urchins, who
were watching the shining operation.
He reached into the breast pocket of
bis Prince Albert coat and drew forth
a package of the Imported cigarets.
.Taking one out of the package he re
turned tlie latter to his pocket aud pro
ceeded in bis elegant way to drown
woes and reflect ou the "swiftness" of
the present generation aud the rising
one by himself indulging in a "pipe,"
as some of the swells aud dudes call
their cigarets.
His mode of procedure was some
what different from the gamin's. First
he laid the cigaret iu the palm of one
hand aud then laid the other palm upon
it. Then he gave It Just eight short
rolls and pinched the tobacco off one
eud. Taking the cigaret by the center
Maud between tne tips aud tiiumu, rore
' 'finger and second finger of the left
hand, he placed it between his teeth,
drawing back his lips as he did so.
Slowly the lips descended on the cij-
aret, a match flashed and a pretty cloud
of smoke went skyward.
While the polish was being applied
to his shoes he sat there and amused
himself aud the urchins by putting out
little rings and big riugsof smoke. As
he started off down the street the
gamin who had been given the 'stump'
ot the other cigaret started with
him.
"Where are you going now? ' asked
the gentleman of him.
"I'm goiu' to stay wid you, colonel,
an' git de buts every time you git frew
smoking a clz.' JJey are boss," re
plied this very youug monster.
The gentleman was not pleased with
tbe idea of having this appendage en
tailed on blm, so be said, "Will you
stay back if I give you a whole one?"
This was a tempting oiler, aud the deal
was made right then and there.
At this moment a pompous looking
old gentleman took a Beat in the
chair, and after stretching himself and
telling the bootblack to rub easy over
bis corns, proceeded to delve into the
left-band top vest jocket and to bring
out a long "Wheeling stoga." He did
not seem inclined to light this cheap
affair in its normal state, for fear of
attracting ridiculle. So he took out
bis knife and cut it in two pieces. One
of these was returned to the vest
pocket, while the other was conveyed
with a bold hand to his mouth. Then
he felt for a match, and, as is very fre
quently the case, found none. A light
was borrowed from the gamin's cigaret
stump, and the smoke from the Im
ported Oriental tobacco and the West
Virginia leaf mingle in the upward
path.
Thetilrl He IcvcU.
Mrs. Crowell was the most disliked
person in the boarding bouse, and had
not a friend in the place. Perhaps
that was one reason little Molly H ol
den, who worked all day in an office,
took pity on the old lady and read to
ber and received very little gratitude
for ber attentions.
Young Phil Johnson, who boarded
in the house, and was an oien admirer
of Miss Molly, hated Mrs. Crowell cor
dially, because she always wanted that
youug lady to read to ber whenever be
bad an evening off.
One night be asked Molly to go to
tbe theatre.
"To-night?" she replied, ber bright
j face clouding over. 'I would like to
go so much, but I can't."
j "Not Mrs. Crowell again, surely?"
with a groan.
"Yes," she replied. "She was not
feeling well, so I promised to stay
borne and read to her. I am so '
sorry!"
"Well, If you are sorry." be added.
"I'm at least thankful for that. But I
want to know that that it's all right,
anyhow; then I guess I can stand it.
I've been in love with yon ever since I
saw you, Molly, aad I want to marry
you. There, that's plain. Of course
I ean't marry you now. I haven't any
thing to get married on, but I shall
have. You'll see. Ill work for it and
it won't be long, Molly."
For be knew, with one happy glance
at ber face, that the loveliest girl in the
world was bis own.
And be hardly knew when the por
tiere parted and Mrs. Crow ell's stern
countenance protruded itself and Molly
was swept away.
It was not because be had much hope
of seeing ber that be lingered in the
parlor after breakfast next morulng,
for Mrs. Crowell had not been at the
breakfast table, and neither had Molly,
and be was moderately certain that
former was indisposed and that Molly
was with her.
He waited a few minutes before go
ing to the office, though, to think over
his happiness. He bad lain awake all
night from Inability to think of any
thing else. But be was by no means
ready to stop thinking.
He was surprised and overjoyed.
therefore, when the curtains parted
and Molly came in, with a little ex
clamation of gladuess at the sight ol
him.
He sprang to cieet her. and then
gazed at her in alarm.
"What is It, Molly? What bave
you been crying about?" be ques
tioned.
Molly sat down ou the sofa aud
pulled him to ber side. Her eyes wer
reddened.
"Mrs. Crowell," she said gently,
"didn't you know has nobody told
you? She is dead; she had an apoplec
tic stroke soon after I left her last
night, and died at 4 this morning. I
didn't know till after she was gone."
Mouys sort lips quivered.
Phil was silent. He could not con
scientiously say that he was grier
stricken at Mrs. Crowell's death. It
was all he could do to repress a thrill
of something like relief. But he re
spected Molly's pretty sorrow aud soft
hearted tears and he pressed ber
band.
'And, this, I don't know how to
tell it I can hardly believe it yet but
her lawyer called this morning some
body telephoned and be says, I don't
know it can be true, but she left me
some money, Phil. Of course, she left
it nearly all to that library she was so
Interested iu, but he says that $5,000,
Phil, comes to me. Can you believe
it? And doesn't it disprove all that
people thought of her, Plill?"
Phil was dazed.
"It does seem to alter the case, " he
admitted, bewilderedly. "I don't
know that It recalls the fact of her
temper aud her treatment of every
body "
"Don't, rhll!" Molly pleaded. "Let's
forget it; try, for my sake and hers!
Why, think what we can do with 't
that, mil, almost more money than I
ever heard of." We won't have to
wait to get married, will we?" she
said, shyly. "For, of course, it's yours,
too."
"You darling 1" cried rhil, in rap
ture. "Don't you deserve It all?"
"And Phil," she said, "do you know
I think it was all for tbe best somehow?
If she hadn't made you desperate last
night you wouldn't have proposed to
me; and then you might have been too
proud to when you knew I had the
money. Don't you think fiere was a
Providence iu it?"
And I'iill kissed her and said he
did.
XiiiK is About. I-'xkm.
A man busily engaged in holding
eggs up before a candle attracted tbe
attention of a porter in Third avenue
near Forty-seventh street, the other
evening, and here It is:
'What are you dolmg?"
"Caudiing eggs. You see, I pick up
each egg aud hold It before the candle.
The light shines through it. I can see
at a glance whether it is cracked or
spoiled. If it is cracked I set it aside
to be sold at a low price. Bakers and
confectioners and some prudent fami
lies buy cracked eggs, aud they are as
good as auy eggs not cracked, but they
must be used within twenty-four
hours."
'is not that an old-fashioned way ot
testing eggs?"
"Yes; but experience proves it to be
tbe best, aud it is quick. Au expert
can handle 30,000 eggs o day. It has
been tried to test eggs by water. A
good egg will sink and a bad egg will
float, but you caunot find out a specked
egg tiiat way."
"What makes specked eggs?"
"Lying In one position. An egg
should not be left many days iu one
position. If an egg is turned every day
it will keep a long time. Au experi
ment was once tried by D. H. Dennis,
President of the Duchess County
Creamery, as to how long an egg could
be kept good. He kept one ou his desk
nine mouths, ani turned it every day
aud kept it good."
"How long are the best eggs kept
before they get upon the tables of the
best hotels?"
"It takes about four days, becauso
they are bought in bulk lu the country
and must be carefully assorted befort
being placed on the market."
"llow are imported eggs kept fion.
spoiling on the voyage?"
They are carefully watched and
turned. They come in cases easy to
handle, and an expert soon learns to
handle them quickly. It adds about a
quarter of a cent a dozen to the cost.
bu we can pay that and the freight and
yet sell eggs that come from France
aud Germany, cheaper than we can Bill
Western eggs, and some think they are
better. We can get them here In about
twelve days from r ranee. England
also gets many eggs from Germany aud
France. "
yueer I'ct.
Ugliness or repelling habits are gen
erally no bar to a lady's feelings when
her pet animal is concerned. Some
have beeu kuown to share their bed
with an iguana, whidh is the most re
pulsive-looking reptile iu Brazil. It Is
well known that Byron among other
pets who accompanied him in his trav
els possessed a bear; and Edmund
Keau kept a Soulh American liou as
his constant companion. More extra
ordinary pets might be quoted, such as
young wolves, leopards, jackals and
snakes. Even frogs, lizards aud hedge
hogs have been petted by meu of re
pule. Wolsey bestowed his affection
on a familiar old carp, Cowper ou
hares, and S'r John Lubbock wooed
be flavor of a Syrian wasp.
JS'EWS IN BRIEF.
The average Mexican laborer snj
ports his family on ten cents per diem,
invested In corn and beans.
Several pardons were proclaimed
first at coronations by Edward III in
1327.
The Prince of Wales has seven,
teen brothers-in-law, sixteen uncles,
fifty-seven cousins and fi'ty-elght
nephews and nieces.
Glasgow, Scotland, obtained a
charter under James II.. 1451; made a
royal burgh by James VI (afterwards
James I of England), 1011; wasted by
fire, 1052; received charter from Wil
liam aud Mary, lG'.iO.
There are about thirty grand dukes
in Russia, all of them being near rela
tives of the Czar. Each receives from
the State an annual pension amounting
to S0,0i0, and the majority of them
have large private fortunes beside.
Queen Victoria is very fond of
straw hats. She recently had a photo
graph taken of herself as she sat at
breakfast surrounded by her family.
Ou her head was a most remarkable
straw hat, the most striking object of
the picture.
East river is the geographical
name by which the stntit dividing
Loug Island and Manhattan Island is
known. There Is no doubt but It ia a
strait, but for all the purposes of com
merce, literature aud geography it Is
the East river.
The aerostatic corps of the Ger
man army have succeeded iu taking
good photographs of the surrounding
region from a balloon which was poised
about one-and-a-half miles in the air
the first practical work or the kind
ever accomplished.
King Kalakaua, the versatile mon
arch of the Sandwich islands, has
written a learned treatise on the diam
etrical physiognomy of the earth. The
article is based on observations of the
volcauic phenomena for which the
Hawaiian group Is noted.
Twenty years ago this country
consumed 800,IHXl bales of cotton of 400
pounds each, and all the rest of the
world 4 300,000 bales. Now the rest
of the world consumes 7,300,0(10 bales,
an increase of 70 per rent., while this
country consumes I', 400,000 bales, an
increase or auo ier cent.
Parchment was Invented for
writing-books by Enmeues (some say
byAttaluslof Pergatnits. the founder
of the celebrated library of Pergamus,
lonneu ou tne inouei or Alexandria,
about l'.IJ B. C. Parchment booka
from this time became most used.
Shaving was Introduced among the
Romans aliout B. C. 300. Pliny says
Sclplo Africamis was the first Roman
who shaved every day. Subsequently
the first day of shaving was regarded
by the Romans as the entrance upon
manhood, and celebrated with great
festivities.
Joe Jefferson is the only actor
possessing a sepaate summer and win
ter estate. When the icy winds are
llOWlinO' alKM.t m,e hnoi)4 lim. tliat
veteran player is iu Louisiana among
nis cowers. ins summer home is lu
New Jersey, and in both places he ia
a free-handed entertainer.
Mr. Edmund Yates describes
Queen Natalie of Servia as "decidedly
of the 'line woman' order; tall, broad
and massive, with large features and
black eyebrows and eves and black
hair, which she wears 'down her back,
as the saylu' is,' as lwior Sketchley used
to say, like a horse's tail."
From a paltry 7." cents worth of
iron ore may lie Ueveloiied Jj.o0 worth
of bar iron, 10 worth of horse shoes.
S1S0 worth of table knives, ii,S0(l
worth of line needles. 20.4-sO worth ot
shirt buttons. $00,ihx worth of watch
springs, or 12,500,000 worth of pallet
ibors (used In watches.)
While excavating m Norwich.
Conu. , recently, w oik men unearthed
the complete skeleton of an Indian.
The sku'd held a well-preserved upper
set of teeth. Beside the body were
found a scalping knife with a born
handle, parts of ati old guu and a brass
ornamental head to a cane.
A singular fieak of nature origi
nally discoveied in Western Australia,
is likely to remain unexplained. It
consists of nine Due pearls adhering
together in the form of a Ialiii cross
seven iu Uie shaft and one each side
of the second pearl. A stiKgeslion ia
that a fragment of seaweed iu the
shell of the oyster formed the frame ou
which the cross was built.
Little Mainly Taylor, ai-d eleven
years, child of French Tayior, Esq., is
teaching school at her home near
llreck, Kentucky. .She is said to be au
unusually bright little miss, and has
the dignity and politeness of a growu
woman. Her discipline in school is as
good as can be had, aud the way she
Instructs her pupils, five In number, is
simply won. Ici ful.
A singular accident happene-d to a
consignment of youn lish and eups
beui'4 conveyed south in Hie United
Stales fish CointiiLSM iii oar. A change
of water was found to lie necessary at
Atlanta, (ia., and artesian well water
was supplied. Willini an hour ('15,000
fish were dead, aud nearly 3,(jil,OOU
eiigs are supnosel to b spoiled.
Experiment rr.ve-i.r.-fM that the
tensile strength of a wt-t roi is only
one-third that of t!.e same ru( when
dry; and a roi saturated with grease
or soap Is weaker still, as the lubricant
Iermil8 the fibres to slip with greater
facility. Hump rope contracts strongly
on being wet. and a dry roj twenty
five feet long will shorten to twenty
four on being wet.
The length of the principal rivers
In America are: Missouri to tlie Mis
sissippi, 3,100; Missouri to the Gulf,
4,350; Mississippi, 3.K.0; Amazon,
3.000; Kiver Da La Plata. 2,240; St.
Lawrence, 2.100; Orinoco, 1,000; Rio
Grande, 1,800. The Missouri (to the
GulfJ is the longest river in the world.
The Danube is the longest river in
Euroie, the Yang-tse-Kiang in Asia,
aud the Senegal Iu Africa.
Oliver P. Rahm, inventor or the
self-scratching match, is living quietly
lu Booneville, N. Y. He is now an old
man, aud his fortune, estimated at
1250,00), gives him every comfort aud
successfully keeps the wolf from the
door. His famous match was an in
spiration which came to him in sleep.
Ou retiring he had attempted to lig' t
bis gas wilh au orduiary match aud
bail burned bis lingers. He had a
dream which suggested the device by
which be made a fortune.
A vkteuan fruit-grower, lu tbe
New York Trihune, says the method
of catching the curculio iu plum trees
by jarring the little pests down ou a
white sheet is a remedy better than all
of tbe many others ever tested.
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