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VOL. XIJIJ.
A COIXCIDENCE. Accord in r ti tKm
Kennebec Journal exactly twenty-one
persons bare been killed annually on
Maine railroads tine 1F8.A. Thus far
in 1633 twenty lives have been sacri
ficed, and the Journal sajs the question
naturally arises: Who will be the other
one?
A MBTof the expected drop In the
cost of aluminum haa come, and
though it is not si flicient to make the
ruetal cheap, It will help to bring it Into
use. Not long ago aluminum brought
six uouars a pound, later it was re
duce-1 to four dollars, and now it is
said that it can be bought In thousand
pound lota for two dollars per pound.
At this rate, either pure or in bronzes.
it will be aTailable for making many
small Instruments and tools that can be
improved by being lightened in weight.
A critiocs roixctiE-cK. It i
curious coincidence that the figure 14 is
associated with Louis XIV all
through his life. He was born on the
14th of September, lie became of age
when he was 14, and was made king in
.643; add the latter figures together
aud you obtain 14. lie began his per.
sonal government in 1801: l-tMi-1-14,
aud reigned for 72 years. His father
died May 11, hA and his grand
father, Henry IV, also died on that
daie. May 14. He himself died in 1751,
at the aire of 77 years Edirard llarti
intj, tn Amrncan Afes ami Qurriri.
Epwin Booth s health is again
being talked about. A reporter of the
Pittsburg Disputed, who visited the
tragedian while he was playing there.
says: "To tell the p'ain truth as It
ainiears to me, Mr. booth's health is
such as to give him and his friends con
siderable anxiety, although the won
derful will power and Intellectual fore
of the man enable him to keep up the
appearance of physical strength on tlie
stage. His ruau.iger, Mr. Chase,
laughed at the idea that Mr. Booth was
not in good health. 'He never w
belter, he said to me five minutes be-
fois 1 saw the actor myself, but Mr.
Booth's face and his owu words hardly
bore out that assertion."
Japan se. nis to have been even
greater sufferer from floods than this
country during the year 1SS9, but some
allowance must be made, perhaps, for
Eastern exaggeration of numbers. Tlie
floods of September are said to have
a wept away 101 bouses and to have
d-wned over CSo people, and the Japa
nese Mini reports for Vm year of 1869
tlie loss of 2419 lives, the destruction of
CO, 000 houses and GuO bridges, and des
titution brought upon 90,000 people.
While tl ese returns may not be accu
rate, theie is no doubt that Japan has
suffered severely from storms, and 1889
will be noted it its calendar on that
account, as it will be in Pennsylvania.
Carmnal Gibbons enters i rtrorg
protest against the common delay in
executing the sentence of criminals
cundemued to capital punishment, but
he goes a little t"o far when be says
that this delay has "given plausible
grounds fur the application of lynch
law." The same public sentiment that
on occasion sets aside I lie court and
executes criminals without trial, could,
jf properly directtd. correct abuses In
the administration of justice aud pro
vide for the prompt execution ot tlie
law's sentence after a fair trial has been
had. Lynch law strikes at the very
foundation of orderly Government, and
should never be excused though its de
crees may In themselves be whole
some. 1 r is a pleasant thing to read of the
presentation to Miss Clara Barton, by
citizens of Johnston n, of a testimonial
of their good will and esteem. It is
an indication that they are recovering
from the terrible strain to which they
have been subjected, a recovery due in
large measure to the unselfish labors of
Mi.s Barton. The full story of Johns
town cannot be written, but that which
is known of the generous efforts made
to relieve the" disttefs caused by the
flood discloses the highly sympathetic
nature of man. The Flood Commis
sion has acknowledged the receipt of
two and three quarter million of dol
lars, and large sums weie distributed
independently and do not appear in the
Commission's accounts. Then, besides
the contributors or uiom y. there were
unselfish workers iu the bell, such as
General Hastings and Miss Barton,
whom the survivor roust ever hold in
grateful remembrance.
v wnjiATptit t raxi'is M. Usees,
l ulled States Navy, now on duty at
the Brooklyn Xavy VarJ, will be re
quested, through the Secretary of the
Navy, to take command of the naval
school-ship Saratoga, to be stationed at
Philadelphia. This is the purport of a
resolution adopted quite recently by the
Pennsylvania Board of Directors of
Nautical Schools.
Captain Green went into the navy
from the merchant service, in which he
had had large experience and bad made
a high reputation. During the Consti
tutional Centennial at Philadelphia,
two years ago, he became favorably
known to our people as the commander
of the war ship Yantic, which was
stationed in our port during that mem
orable te'ebratiou.
N far as good signs g he is just
exactly the naval officer wanted for the
Saratoga. The Board of Directors bad
several applications, and a number
of naval officers applied to the
vy Department to be detailed for
tlie post. Most of these were very
desirable, but, taking- all things into
ccount. Captain Green seemed to best
fill all the requirements Tor this iartic
oUr school-ship. It is under tood that
Captain Green will accept, and that the
Saratoga will be teie bv the end of the
tuuath. " -
I HE
OTHER SIDE.
Of thai Firm
of Husband.
Co.
Wife, A.
ine man who stinU hie family in
order to indulge himself, has for so long
been held up to the scorn of tlie read
ing public, that the other side of the
uojeci nas been entirely lost sight of.
Ssonie time ago. 1 was call ns on an ac
quaintance, who had a number of new
purcnases to display, articles of furni
ture, decoration, etc.. and some lovelv
tableware. Knowing her Income to be
no urger uian my own, I asked:
ajui now can yon affor I such hand-
i-uuie iniugsf l cannot even tttn of
making such purchases."
she gave me an intnnt look, then.
uiuk"1 uer voice connoentlally said
'I Save ! out Of that hniwlimln9
For a long time I have saved, at least.
nau or my monthly allowance, and
iiu montn 1 will save more. I want to
buy me a new silk something really
nut," I said, "can you save so much
and still make 3 our family comforta-
uier-'
1 suppose they are comfortable
enough," she said, as if offended. "I'm
sure what's gojd enough for me, ii
good enough for them!"
She had detained me so long bring
ing oat one thing after another to dis
play, that tea time approached, and
iter little boy, a child of nine or ten
years of age. came dashing; in. savin?.
0 Mai I'm so hungry! Is there any-
ming lor supper to-night?"
"Certainly, my son, we will have the
supper we always have."
"O-o-o Mai Nothing but cold corn-
oreai ana milk! tmr"
lluslil ll corn-bread and milk is
good enough for me, it ought to be
good enough for the rest of you," she
answered sternly.
"1 ea. but Ma, you likr it and all of
the rest of us ha'e it. Why can't we
ever have anything the rest of us
Uke?"
"That will do. If you are not hun
gry enough to eat what we have, you
can go without."
I hastily took leave, and as I shut
the front gate I heard the poor little
fellow burst into a perfect storm of
sobs. I no longer envied her the beau-
uiul things she bad bought. She had
paid too dearly for them. After that I
used to watch her children passing by
on their way to school. Their once
ruddy faces grew sallow and pinched.
while deep scojrls of discontent and
discomfort became habitdal to them.
In a few weeks, the mother returned
my visit, arrayed in the "really ele
gant" silk dress. As soon as there was
an opportunity, I asked.
And bow are your children?" she
irowned.
"I don't know what ails them, they
seem so droopy and cross. They were
such lieal thy babies, and their father
ana I. too. have always been strong
1 don't understand It I suppose 1 shall
nave to take them socne wbcjv for a
change, but it seems an awful extrava
gance I"
May not such a woman Ve, without
exaggeration, likened to a vampire,
draiuing the life blood, or its equiva
lent, from the family to indulge her
self I I never returned that visit, and
could only think of ber afterwards
v- Ith loathing.
A friei.d'1 used to have lived a short
Ilstance from town, on a fruit farm.
One spring day 1 heard she was getting
ready for her usual summer trip, so 1,
thimble in pocket, went out to spend
the day. and help with her prepara
tions. She received me Joyfully, and
we were soon deep in the mysteiies of
ruffles and gores. Though not inti
mately acquainted, I had loved ber
dearly. That night I went home
thinking her a selfish little beast. At
dinner time her husband came in tired
and hungry. She had left me sewing,
and gone out half an hour before din
ner. The taable wan set with beauti
ful china, and there was a dish of
squash and a small plate of bread and
butter, and a pitcher of water nothing
else. She made no reference to the
scanty fare, but seemed to think it was
all as It should be. I did not care for
myself, knowing I would be at my own
bountiful table at tea-time, but I dul
pity her husband. I knew be could
have eaten every mouthful on the ta
ble and still be unsatisfied. The bread
plate was soon emptied. He looked
hesitatingly at his wife, and then said
"My dear, is there any more bread r"
"Vet," she said, without moving.
"I only cut what 1 think will be eaten.
it gets so dry."
The plate is empty," be said. "Fer-
hapa Mrs. Sunshine would like some
more."
" Would you like some more. Mrs.
Sunshine?" she raid turning to me.
Of course I said no.
He waited several minutes, then
said.
"If It isn't too much trouble to get
t, I would like another piece."
She looked unsmilingly at him for
several seconds, the arose and cut him
one little piece. He ate It. looked
around wistfully at the empty dishe.
sighed, and folded np his napkin. I
kuew him to be the kindest, most in
dulgent husband, and I felt indignant
to see him so imposed upon. When we
returned to our sewin, I dexterously
led the conversation to the subject.
"How tired and hungry Mr. Waiter
must get. working as be does, outer
doois all day!" I sid.
Yes, I suppose be does," sue an
swered carelessly.
1 should think jou would take a
great deal of pains to have things nice
for him. be is so thonghtf ul for you!"
I ventured further.
"Oh. nol He doesn t expect me to
exert myself. Tie knows how frail I
n."
This, uttered at the sewing machine.
in the pauses of slitctnug a sixth ruffle
. .. a . . ,
on a "summer sua, uiu dm imyicas
me as being very cous.stent.
"Besides," she continued, presently,
r must economize. My outfit is
costing a great deal and my trip will be
expensive, I cannot afford to spend
much on our nome living, a uuu ,
have any appetite myself, anyway, so
I bother just as little with housework
and cookery as I can."
This was so maniiesuy sctusu, i
fairly took my bream away ana a
worked several duluiu uuz wmi.
speaking again. Then 1 said, "l won
der you are willing to go away and
leave him here all summer. Supposing
be should set sick 7"
Waii I xml& rather he had some
one here with him, but be will not be
able to afford it I must have money
to spend while I am away. There are
always little unlooked-for expenses. I
cant go empty handed, and I tetfl go.
Jack promised tse before we were mar
ried, that 1 should have a summer trip
and I mean to keep him to Ik"
These are not lancy saeicue. an
IME TYHANNV FUrlu
THE OONSTITUTION-THE UNION-AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.
MIFFLINTOWN. JUNIATA COUNTY.
are drawn from life, and many more
might be added. In fact, I have known
more wives than husband's who took
the lion's xuare of the income and used
it in selfish pleasures in which the
others bad no share.
One woman I know whose husband
has broktn down from over-work. Her
house is a perfect museum of uaMem
pieces of furniture and finery, hideous I
chromnat lWnn.l.nr. ?? . 1 1 i I
ciiromos, "ornaments." silks, laces,
etc. etc She bores every visitor she
t - J -
uu iuuwiuk luese, ana ue wailing tbe
"belter rtnv' ,hin .k- -
haunted fin ,
saying, "I litt e thought 1 would one
day have to take borders for a livinirl"
as if the, instead of her Door broken-
down husband were the atrtrrievAd nn
It is evident that she reallv thinks ann
is. Even now. she rtinu her fiil v
ven now. she stints her familv in
every possible way, that she may save
for freh bargains."
Some years ago, when we were
younger and less wise, my husb.tnd and
I resolved to cut down our liviug ex
penses in order to purchase a set of
hnolr. fnr wtii.h ah. it..
did SO. and enloved the imnMainn nf
them si nnlv wirtlr -ii
at once our dave Wan t 1, i,,.,.,!
and nervous, and our nights filled with
troubled di earns. The symptoms In
creased until alarmed, we "called the
doctor in." He looked wise, asked
questions, then prescribed ton cs, and
a nourishing dietl How we laughed
when he had gone! It was such a joke
on usi w hen we viewed the condition
of the family purse, alter paying tbe
.uocior anu aruggist bills, we
real'zed
that it was ufe;e to try to cheat na-
ture. But bow much better I felt than
if I had privately cut down the table
expenses to indulze some selfish "fad"
of my own, then ascribed our feebleness
to a "mysterious dispensation of an all
wise frovidence!"
An Author's Profits.
A friend who knows thoroughly the
art oi uooa manufacturing nas given
me some mieresung figures upon the
Dooas oi .Mr. Archibald CUvermg
uunter whose new book. "That
Frenchman," has Just been publisned.
uat ne Sam Was aDOUt at lOllOWS.
and possibly tbe information may nut
nean into some young writer who ban
boundless faith In his own sark of
uuu .emus.
s wrtu uiaainf some esu-
t i . m i . . .
"- "re i"i "i noun-, as to
uin auiauot oi money yyx. a. k. uun
ter made because several publishers
declined bis "Mr. Barnes of .New
York," and the result is as follows in
plain figures. If Mr. Gun tor had been
so unfortunate as to get his books is
sued by a publisher, the most he could
expect to have received would have
been a copyright of 10 per cent, on the
retail price, and his statement would be
s roil ws:
a.ne oooie. Hi. aawi or n rt
rwyaitt e Ber om n e
.mui)nn x i . rismui i rur
ally te. vereoi-
,ij0 copies -1 aa rreaciunsa" (tlratedk.
pe vr ""
taxing a tocai or...... sm.ujs
Even this must have been a
ver
i,lt
fine profit for these three books.
what hn did .! w. mat
and sell the first book himself, because
no mm wnul.l m..r..if,.t.. ii fn, i.i
and be followed the saraj tactics oil
tlie others, because be saw no reason
for dividing prollu with any publisher.
Xow, look at tbe statement of tho'ltM;, . , 8et-p a. sported themselves
profits that Mr. Gunter actually did m t,lelf ""I'W. heedless fashion. It
make, and I know the figures are ac- was charmiiig. peacef u picture so a
curate. He took th mannacrint t young girl thought as she entered the
Messrs. J. J. Little & Co.. the prln-
tern and tnl.1 t.lioin t. ..r,t IK1 I .
ies. The plates cost iilh knd the
pIer and binding for this small quan
tity about ten cent, each, makmir a
tz fiwil tt i . ' . A lu nnlv
fWl for the whole edition, be was out
of pocket flJ5. but see the result as it
st.M. bwi.. -,i.n h.w,i-- i.o h.i
their enormous run:
"wt of plsies of in. three book. ll.&J
hsqui iciunug co t of 30,001) cop ea, dis-
iriuuieu a, per loreifo.iia; suieiaent, at
an average of oeuu per ooo, 17.100
Loas o.i uaataireu and reiurmeil copies,sti.
,--r. itwx auu capcuse. a uoerai es:i-
UalC 4,000
11, Uf
CREDITOR.
Received from awa com pan r and trade for
wu.uuu copies, at aoove. si the ra'e of a
cents per copy, being a diaxMni of eo per
cent-from mall price... srcei
2isr advertising oa bc of coven.......... l.aoo
STT.eo i
Profit M..7a
l'o yon think It wonderful that Mr.
Gunter now calls himself "The Home
1'ulilishlng Company" and issues his
own novels His exiierience has been
unique, but jou cau are that be Is
nearly $33,000 better otl than if bis
book had been welcomed by the pub
lisher's readers.
The) Bright Side of SoaP.
So ip has Its attractive side, which Is
au,a ba vimu siuc . v uii uicw VI
soap or a dirty pdish is repulsive,
4 nna nctiirillv ahrlnVl fnun ahln. I
and one naturally shrinks from ablu
tions which are to be terformed with
such aids. A certain bab t of observa
tion (which is one of my failings) has
conv.ncel me that f e soap question.
unlike "Is marriage a fiiluier"' is oue
which has not rorced Itself to any ex
tent upon the minds of the people. It
may seem like carryinz estnet cism a
little too far, to wish to reform the
soap-dish at t e kitchen-sink, but this
is just where it is most Important v
begin. Have two tin or granite bang
ing soap-dishes, with boles in tlie
bottam to let off the water, so that
your soap is not always of tbe con -is t
ency of jellyfish. In one of these keep
laundry soap for scrubbing, and like
purposes; In tbe other a piece of Cas
tile soap. Induce each member to
always rinse off tbe soap be foie laying
it down. 1-or disbwashing, there
comes a little tin box with boles m it
and a long handle. It is much nearer
and more economical to keep a bit of
soap in this, and shake it about in tlie
dishwater, than to use a large piece.
hicb the servant will let lie In tbe
water while washing ber dishes, with
the general result of flavoring your
soup or meat with yellow soap, a bit of
which has been carelessly left on tbe
spoon or tbe tine of a fork. Recepta
cles for soap in sleeping apartments
ho aid be cleansed as regularly as tbe
beds are made. It is better to attend
to this oneself than to le tve it to the
servant, who Is ofteu burred, if not
forgetful. The writer overcame tbe
aversion to soap-and-water in her little
boy. which mot-t children seem to snare
with kittens, bv giving him a pntty
niece or pink toilet-soap, molded in the
form of a shoe, and promising him one
In the shape of a little girl's h-ad .nd
face when he had used the farmer, if in
the meantime I never saw hiaa at ULla
with soiled bands,
A Weather Walt.
What is the um of forecasts and bar
ometer?
Silly th atutly of air and of aea.
Useless are wrmther-cocka, warnings, ther
mometers. Storm-drams and signals mean nothing
to mei
Honeleu tbe conning of clouds and bygro-
I BICWN
No on. can uIl what tbe weather will ba.
Caption, the climate, I think yoall agree,
', u can ieu wnai ine weamer will tx.
!
1 VV,h' ' Propba,
precise and us-
Heed not tbeir prating
I morn.
t night or at
1 not take notice of twinge, rbeamatlc.1.
I lrrja s'1 catarrbical emptoma with
' scorn;
I VJu.PA'iS
Mind not tbe .boot of tnnr fa vnrita MirB.
Tbongbtle-Mtb.elerk of tbe weather i. he
no oue can tell what tbe weatber will bel
Lurked by tbe sunshine, so bright and
magnetic1.
How you will grieve if yoargamp jrou've
iorgoc.
If in fur garment, you're DeripateticaL
Doubtless jron'll find that tbe dar will
I be hot;
, Should you wear clothes that are thin and
tbelicaL
Then tbe anor'easter will blow will it
not?
Cot as a woman, and fide as she.
I oa o1- --- wh--- the weatber will bet
AX ARTIST'S IDYL,
It was In tbe midsummer of 13
that a lad of sixteen or seventeen years.
i hut so small he appeared much younger,
might have been seeu in the province
ot A driving before him two or
three dozen sheep. The youthful shen-
' herd bad that thoughtful, sad expres-
ftion, peculiar to those who spend much
of their time in solitude. Uomances
had not turned l'etit i'ierre's bead, for
such was bis name. He did not know
now to read, nevertheless tie was a
dreamer. Day after day he would lean
HI ill list a. tr hi. ftTM wsknrinrinfr dfor
the horinn in a sort nf Ac.tjttm mo.
temptation.
W hat was bethinking of? He did
not know himself. He saw the sunrise
ami mnwi th different, tint. f ih.
i foliage, the shadows of cloud and
1 ninimtlin Wll limit tat-lnr hxvl tl,ormr
but thev influenced him iwwr hol,'
and l. Minimi. t it u-k anini.i ,imnt
an infirmity, to be thus influenced by
water, woods and sky. lie would aav
to lumselT. "ihere Is nothinir so won.
' ... .....
oeiiui m all tnis; trees are not
rare.
neither is the earth, why should I stop
to look at an oak or a hill, forgetting
everything? v ithout t idele 1 would
have lost more than one sheep, and the
master would beat me. Why am I not
like the others big and strong, always
singiug instead of spending my time
looking at the grass, my sheep'f" One
might have almost thought that Petit
1 lerre was in love but be was not
sylvan shepherds are not so precocious.
and this Corydou bad hardly yet noticed
a- mywB.
I Entering a meadow covered with fine
grass, dotted here and there with
. clumps of trees, altogether a picturesque
iiot, a etit i lerre inrew mmseir on a
, rock, and leaning on his stick looked
not unlike a shepherd of Arcadia,
wiuie lie gave uimseir up to his
tl"uK,,ts. Ills dog sagaciously judging
ine s.ieep wouia not, go iar iroiu a snot
whe.le llm Vta 'M o inviting, with
"la ou . f'aw3 ,aV- V" ees 60
?a bis master, lay at bis feet motion-
nfnw xrom auotner aiue.
I loveiy spot ior SKetcuingi"
; I'e cried, taking ber drawing materials
i from ber maid, who was with her.
A browing lien-eir on a little knoll.
regardless of her fresh white robe, aud
arranging uer orawiug materials, sue
bes:lQ W'JU frm hand to sketch the
scene before her. A great straw hat
, cast a transparent shade over her lovely
i features; a glimpse of her sunny bair.
in a round kuot at the back, made ber
not unlike one of Itubeu'a pictures.
Petit Pierre, absorbed as he ira.1, had
not at first noticed the arrival of this
charming apiaritiou. Pidele had raised
his bead, but seeing nothing particu
larly antagonistic, returned to his or
mer sphinx like attitude. When Petit
Pierre glanced finally on the dainty
white figure before him, be suddenly
felt as if his heart had stopped beatimt.
To overcome tli!s emotion he rose to
his feet, and whistling to his dog left
the spot.
But that had never entered into the
young girl's calculation, who wa about
putting in tbe young shepherd with his
flock as an indispensable accessory. She
threw down ber album and pencil and
flew in the direction of Petit Pierre,
and insisted on his returning to occupy
his former position on the rock.
"You," the said, laughingly, "must
stay in this position until I tell you
that you can go this arm a little more
forward, and your hand a little to the
left"
As she spoke, with ber white, deli-
ljands she vUcttd and arranged
- . ... "
l'etit 1'ierre in the position to suit ber.
"What beautiful eyes he has, Lucy
for a peasant's eyes," she continued,
with another laugh to her maid.
The model arranged to suit ber, the
light-hearted young girl returned to ber
drawing which was soon finished.
"You can get up now and go, but it
is only fair 1 should reward you for the
fatigue I have caused you, remaining
still so long, like a rustic saint"
Ti.e ahepherd very shamefacedly, very
slowly, came to the young girl's side,
who slipped a piece of gold into his
band.
"That is to buy a r.ew vest for the
Sunday fetes," she added.
The she. herd glanced furtively on the
half oin album, stood transfixed with
amazement, without closiDg his hand
where the new twenty frank piece
clittered. The scales fell from his
eyes; a sudden revelatiou came over
iiiui. In a half stupefied voice he said,
following the different portions of the
drawing:
The trees, the stone, the rock, the
dog and I am here, tbe sheep, too, on
this paper!"
The young gill, amus-d at his admi
ration and naive astonishment, showed
him other drawing lakes, chateaux,
rocks then, as it was gi owing dark,
she rose and with her maid disappeared
on the roid to a great cliateau.
Petit Iferre followed her with his
eyes as loni; as a 'old of her gown re
mained in sight. Tbe humble abepberd
began to have a confused idea what it
meant to w.itch tbe trees, the clouds,
the laudscsiiie. The emotion be expe
rienced on seeing anything beautiful
assumed different pro portions. He wa
neither then a fool nor an imbecile. 11
!iad seen on the chimney-piece in the
cottages images of Genevieve de Bra
cant, and the MoLher of Sorrows, with
PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 13,
her seven arrows Imbedded in her
heart, but these coarse daubs, in vellow.
red, or blue, uu worthy of the savages of
- ew Zealand, never awakened an idea
or art in his bead. The drawings in
the album of tbe young girl, with their
crayon shading and precise forms, were
something entirely new to Petit Pierre.
The pictures in the parish church were
so mack and smoky one could distln
guish nothing. Besides that he hardly
dared to raise bis eyes to them from
the porch where be knelt.
That night Petit Pierre dreamed he
was In a valley more beautiful than
anything be bad ever seen, while the
beautiful vision that had drawn him in
the afternoon came smiling towards
him, saying:
"It is not sufficient to look you
must work."
So saying, she placed on his knees a
Doara, arawmg paper, and a sharp
pencil, and stood over him while be
began to trace a few lines, but with so
trembling a hand that the lir.es ran into
each other. Petit Pierre would bave
given anytning noi to nave been so
awk ward everything he drew grew into
irregular ana ridiculous zigrags. His
anguish grew greater than he could
bear, untd the lady, seeing his misery,
put a stop to it, by placing in his hand
a pencil whose Point flashed like fln
Petit Pierre's difficulties vanished as if
by magic Out of confusion came
order, trees threw out bold and bardy
trunks, the leaves looked natural, and
plants with their foliage were true to
lire, tiis instructress, leaning on his
snouiuer. iouowed his work with an
air of approval, saying from time to
time:
Good, very good! that is the way
go ont" t
This dream made a great impress on
on Petit Pierre. Prom that day be
seemed a different person bis head an I
his heart alike seemed on fire. He bad
suddenly awoke to consciousness of the
talent within him, and determined, if
possible, to make somethingries of him
Taking a coal from those smoulder
ing on the hearth. Petit Pierre beran
his studies in charcoal on the outside
walls of the cabin instead of ou paper
or c-iuvas. What should he begin with?
Make a picture of his best, or rather
ouly friend, Fidele! For this orphan's
family consisted only of bis dog. His
first effort, it must be confessed, re
sembled a hippopotamus more than
dog. By dint of trying over and over
again fortunately Fidele was the most
patient model in the world the hippo
potamus was succeeded by a crocodile,
then a calf, and finally a flctire that re.
sembled nothing so much as a member
of the canine race. To describe the
satisfaction that Petit Pierre felt when
he had accomplished this would be
difficult. Michael Angelo, when he bad
given the last touch to the Sistiue
Chapel, and lain down, with bis arms
crossed upon his breast to contemplate
his Immortal work, never felt a dearer
or deeper Joy. "if that beautiful lady
-an id only see Fidele's porait!" cried
the little artist.
To do him justice, it must be said
that th s blindness lasted only a short
time, lie soon learned bow unfinished
was the sketch, how different from the
real t idele. The next time, he tried
to draw a sheep, and did a little better;
be was training experience but tlie
charcoal broke in his fingers aud the
rougn boards were very exasperating.
"it x had paper and pencils I could do
better, but how can I get them?"
l'etit Pierre forgot he was a capital
ist. Suddenly be remembered, and one
uay connuing nis nock to a comrade.
marched resolutely to town and boldly
entering a store asked for the necessa
ries for drawing. The astonished mer
chant gave him several kinds of paper
and pencils. Petit Pierre, elated at
having accomplished this heroic and
difficult task in buying so many strarx'e
objects retourna a ses moutons, and
without neglecting them, consecrated
to drawing all the time that ordinary
shepherds gave to play on the piiie.
carving crook?, or making snares for
tue Dints or ioxes.
Scarcely realizing the Influence that
guided his steps, he often led his flock
to ine spot, wnere ne na l posed as a
model Tor the young girl but he dij
not see her very soon "the beautiful
la y," as he called her, more radiant
than ever in bis dream, with the golden
pencil in her hand. Though be did not
realize t, she was the mine of iiisiniu
tiou to him.
Oue day be heard a horse trallonli-ir
lull speed aloug tbe road. Fidele
barked long aud loud; in another mo
ment he saw the lady of his dream on a
runaway horse. W In'e she tried iu
vain to restrain him w ith curb an I bit
he only ran the faster, and turning
suddenly threw I er violeutly to the
grounl before Petit Pierre, who had
run as Quickly as he could, was able to
r-ach her. lie found she bad fainted.
Paler than the unfortunate lady. Petit
Pierre saw where the rain bad collected
in the hollow of a fallen tree. Throw
ing some of this wat r on her face be
discovered red drops slowly oozing from
iter fo.ehead. She was wounded. Petit
Pierre drew from his pocket a poor
little ragged handkerchief and rever
ently wiped away the blood now ming
ling with ber ha r. Then she recovered
consciousness and looked at Petit Pierre
with a vague sort of recognition that
went to bis heart.
Suddenly the noise of approaching
wheels was heard, the rest of the party
appeared, and after mauy exclamations
raised uer ana put her in a ca-nage
and drove away, leaving Tetit Pierre
alo e with bis stained handkerch ef to
remind him of the event.
1 he season grew late, the inhabitants
of the chateau returned to Paris, aud
though Petit Pierre had only seen at a
distance the w hite gown and straw hat
that' be r cognized after the accident.
still be felt very lonely. Wbeu he was
saddest be took tbe handkerchief that
bad staunched the unknown lady's
wounds andkis ed the stain. It wan
bis only consolation. He drew a great
deal, and made rapid progress, for be
nad no master, no method came be
tween him and nature; he drew what
ever he saw. His drawings were rude
and uncouth, but full of originality and
expression. He worked solitary and
aloue, under the eye of God, without
advice of a guide, only his own sad
heart to inspire him. Sometimes in his
drams he saw again the beautiful lady
witu ine golden pencil, and flaming
point, aud wi.b ber by him drew won-
lerful pictures; but in the mornintr
everything vanished tencils were ob
stinate and l'etit Pierre used up all bis
bread crusts rubbing out.
One day lie drew an old moss-covered
cottage. 1- rom the chimney blue smoke
ascended between t e branches of a
spreading oak. The husbandman his
laily work over, stood on bis doorstep
smoking his pipe. In the interior sat
a woman rocking a cradle with her toot
winie plying her needie. This was
Petit Pierre's cA d at jxrt. lie was
almost satisfied with bimselt. Sud
denly there fell a shadow on his paper,
the shadow of a three cornered hat
that could only belong to the parish
priest. He it was, looking on silently
at Petit Pien-e's work, who blushed to
his ears, detected in such employmer t.
The venerable cure was a tender-hearted
good man. ben he was young he
had lived in cities, and hid a taste for
and soma knowledge of the fine arts.
Petit Pierre's work appeared to him
very remarkable now, aud to promise a
most uruiiant ruture. Tbe worthy
priest was touched with this solitary
pursuit, this unconscious genius that.
"wasting its sweetness on the desert
air," w s p.tienlly reproducing the
work of the Creator.
juy young menu, modesty is a
wormy sentiment, but you need not
blush in that way. There Is no liarm
in drawing if one does not neglect other
duties. There is a good deal of merit
in the picture the trees are true to
life and the shrubs each have the leaves
that belong to them. You must have
been a close observer before you could
have reproduced anything from what
you saw how much more merit to be
aoie to originate anything."
aiiis was tlie hrst encourag -uieut
a cj. A-ierre ever rial; it gave hiui the
urst connaence in his genius that was
w m bo great, vjo on, my sou," con
tinued the good pastor, "perhaps you
will be another Giotto. He, like you.
was a poor shepherd, but acquired so
much skill that one of bis pictures was
c irried in procession by the enthusias
tic citizens or Florence."
During the long winter evenings the
gooo. priest taught l'etit 1'ierre how to
read and write, the two kevs of know!
edge. The shepherd progressed rapidly.
tor he learnt with his heart as well as
with his head.
Another summer rolled around. Petit
1 lerre was once more abroad with his
sheep, but this summer he had devel-
ojied wonderfully, physically and men
tally, lie had eaten of the tree of
knowledge under the wise tuition of
the priest.
Ihe intoxication of ambition fired
his soul fortunately l'etit Pierre had
no admiring friends neither the trees
nor the rocks could flatter him. The
immensity of nature that he was con
stantly brousht into contact with
showed him very soon bis own little
ness, t nrnished by the Cure with all
ine paper and crayons he wauted, he
made a great number of studies. But
he never saw the beautiful ladv airain
save in his dreams; then she always
appeared radiant and encouraging,
aaymg. "ilia, is wen, my rnend; per
severe, and you will have your reward."
An event, very simple in itself, which
was destined to affect the whola of
Petit Pierre's life, suddenly came to
pas. "It is always the unexpected
that happens," and nothing could be
more so than the advent of a new pict
ure ior ine i me cnurch. The painter,
a rising artist, careful of his Dictures.
attended - to the transportation of this
one himself, and. after the pror
placing of the picture, repaired to tlie
Cure's borne, where the latter showed
the visitor some of Petit Pierre's draw
ings. The boy, pale as death, leaned
heavily against the .table, pressing his
hand against his heart, for it seemed as
though It would burst, then wailed iu
silence for the condemnation of all h:s
dreams. He could not imagine a nnn
so well dressed, well-gloved, and with a
knot of red ribbon in his buttonhole,
the a-ith'T of a picture surrounded
with a gold frame, could find any merit
in charcoal Bketches on grey pajier.
The painter picked up aud threw aside
sveral sketches without saying a word.
Then the color mounted to his cheeks,
aud he uttered short exclamations in
studio phrases.
"This is glorious! And this, how
natural! And this, chic. Corot could
not do better. This charcoal sketch
would craze Delaberg. This sleeiuii'r
lamb is in Paul Potter's style."
When he had finished he rose, walked
over to Petit Pierre and shook him cor
dially by the hand, saying:
"1'ardieul though it is not considered
very honorable among artists to say so,
I must tell you, my dear boy, you know
more than all my scholars put together.
Come to Paris with me; in six uion lis
I will teach you the details of manner
and style; then you will be able to
walk alone. If nothing uuforseen hap
pens, l can prtdict, wl hout compro
mising myself, jou will be very success
ful."
Petit. Pierre, well warned of tlie dan
gers of modern Bab Ion, left with the
pil liter, taking Fidele with h'm. The
painter, with that goodness of heart
that usually accompanies tilent.
thought a familiar figure would have a
beneficial effect on his pupil amid
strange surround iirs, Fidele would
not allow hirnse'.r to l lifieJ into the
slae, but followed ou foot as fast as
his astonishment would allow, reassured
from time to time by his master's face.
It would be dillicult to follow Petit
Pierre's progress. The works of the
great masters, of whom he made fre
quent copies, were of the greatest mr
vice to him. He passed from the severe
style of Poussiu to the languishing of
Claude Lorraine; from the bold hardi
hood of Sal va tor Rosa to the mosaic
like detail of Kuysdael; but he did not
adobt any particular style. Originality
was too much a part of himself. He
was no studio painter, who took photo
graph or sketches from nature for six
weeks in summer to enlarge or finish
tbem in winter. l'etit Pierre's pictures
seemed impregnated with the aroma of
tbe woods; one felt, looking at them,
as if one had pas.-sed Into the forest
through the canvas. The instructions
of art had come soon enough to prevent
his taking a wrong route in style, but
too late to spoil his originality.
After two years of hard suulv. Petit
Piene had a picture at the salon that
bad obtained Honorable Mention, and
every day he would linger In tbe neigh
borhood of his picture, and leaning-oil
the ra ting pretend to attentively con
sider paintings near his canvas, hearing
in in is way the criticisms of the siecta-
tors.
With the delight of his first success
came the thought, "the beautiful lady'
would like this, and he prayed that she
might see it as yet his wish to see her
had never been gratified; be had sought
for her on tbe promenades, at the
churches, at the theatres. He did not
know her Dime, be only knew how she
looked, and he thought, as she drew
betself, it would be only natural she
would visit the exhibitions. In fact.
one morning before tbe crowd came
Petit Pierre saw a young lady in black
coming toward his picture as if attracted
irresistibly by tbe memory of something
she hardly remembered. It was the
lady of his dream the lady who had
first inspired his waking genius. He
rec ognized her, though in deep mourn
ing, with that unerring coup d'onl
bab tual to artists. But her mourning
troubled Piarra,
1SS9.
"Whom has she lost? Her father, or
mother or is she free?" he said to
himself in the innermost recesses of his
heart. The landscape painted by the
young artist was an exact representa
tion of the spot drawn by the lady,
where be himselt. Fidele, and the sheep
had posed as models. Petit Pierre, in
the simple adoration of his heart for the
iji. uu me inspirer or nis genius, had
vuuscu iub ior 1113 nrst picture, l ne
exquisite verdure, with the gray rocks
arising here and there; the dismantled
oak. iu trunk torn in twain by the
lightning, were all represented with
scrupulous exactness. Petit Pierre was
leaning on his crook with a dreamy air,
Fidele dreaming in reality at his feet.
The young woman gazed a long time
at Pt-tit Pierre's picture examining
attentively all the details, advancing
and retreating as if not ouly judging
the effect, but as if weighing something
in her mind. In a preoccupied way
she ope ced the catalogue and looked for
the number of the picture, the subject
and the artist's name but the latter
was unknown to ber, and the picture
had only the title, "A Landacaim."
Suddenly, as if recollecting something,
she said a few words to the companion
with her, and looking in an absent
fashion at a few other pictures, she
left the rallery.
Petit I'.erre found himelf following
her, almost without knowing it, fearing
to lose this suddenly acquired clue.
He saw her enter a carriage, and to
throw himself in a cab aud tell the
driver not to lose sight of a blue car
riage with chamois liveries, took but a
moment, while tbe driver whipped up
his horse and started in pursuit. The
carriage entered the courtyard of a
handsome house, and the gates were
closed behind her. Here then the
"beautiful lady" lived. To know the
number of the street where one's ideal
lived was something.
There remained for him now to know
the name of his lady-love, to be re
ceived at her house, aud to make her
love him three trifling formalities that
decidedly disturbed the artist. Fortu
nately cha' ce came to his aid, and the
way opened itself for him. One morn
ing a little oblong letter scented with
violets was brought to him, containing
the following:
"Sin: I saw in the salon a dimming
picture painted by you. 1 would In
very glad to have it iu my little gallery.
If I am not too late, if it still belongs tu
you, be good enough to promise me you
w ill not sell it to anyone else, and to
send it after the exposition is finished
to Kue St. II . irumber . Y'our
price shall be mine.
G. DE L'ESCARS."
The number and the street Petit
Pierre remembered was where the car
riage entered. He was not mistaken.
Madame de 1'Escarswas the "beautiful
lady" of his dreams, the inspirer of his
genius, the donor of the golden louis
wnn which he had bought his first
drawing materials.
Petit Pierre was not long In goinrr tn
see Madame de l'Ecare, aud the most
rrienoiy relations were soon established
between them. The frank, straightfor
wardness united to the great good sense
of the former, met with great favor in
the eyes of the latter, who, though not
recognizing in the young artist the lit
tle shepherd who had served her as a
model, nevertheless could not free her
self from the Impression she bad seen
nim elsewhere.
Madame de PEscars as yet had not
told Petit Pierre (ai he shall be called
to the end of the story, not to divulge
a name that became afterwards justly
celebrated) that she drew, but one
evening she confessed what Petit Pierre
already knew very well she had made
some studies, some sketches that she
would have shown him before if she
had thought them worthy. She brought
the album to the table, and turned the
leaves more or iess rapidly, as she
thought them worthy or unworthy of
examination. When she had reach-d
the spot where Petit I'ierre and his
flock were represented, she said to the
young arti.-t:
"This Is tbe same place vou depicted
I ..l. ,1 ... - .. " . I
iu uio picvure i uougni. to realize what
wauted to do. You have been at
, then?"
"Yes, I sient some lime there."
"A charming country, and full of
beauties that one might seek long for
elsewhere and not find. Ah! there is a
blank page, will you not draw some
thing?"
Petit Pierre sketched the vallev where
Madame de I'Escars was thrown from
her horse. He represented the Amazon
on the ground, held by the young shep-
neru, who Dallied her temples with his
uanu Kerchief.
"What a strange coincidence!" crie 1
Madame de I'Escars. "I win really
thrown from my horse in that very
spot, but there was no witness of my
accident but a little shepherd, that I
dimly saw in my faint condition, but I
have never seen him since. Who could
have told you this?"
I am l'etit I'ierre. and here is the
handkerchief with which I wiped the
blood from your temple from a slight
wound.
I see you have the mark of it
yet!"
Madame de I'Escars held out her
hand to the young artist, who imprinted
on her Angers a lespectful kiss. Then
in a voice tremulous from emotion, hn
related to her all his life, Ins vague as-1
pirattons, his dreams, his effort, and at ;
last
bis love. -Now lie read his heart '
plainly and if it had been the muse he !
ZlL ? - aDJe de
aav n siv. avvMi tiic noujdll, I
There is not much more to say the :
. ,1.1 . j J, juowu me mis over nis con unions
Ltrl JZ l 18 DOt,Klfflv,lIt. gUe,Si when the teacher ap,-eared. Auswer
jr w"yTfUti1S Mt?ame le ihgUie teacher's Question, the m-i,U.i.
1 cars became Madame I . tlie .-.. ... ...... ... . , ...
0 A . at ai s
wifeof one of the nsine vountz artists
2. ?-f' L-n? 1 et,t 1 'ee had ll,
rare gooa hick to marry his ideal, lie
nSi. ,3 ,co,u".try "nd V11?6 reat
landscapist; he loved a charming woman
a Uutnatw.llnot
pure love and a strong will accom-
About Finger Nails.
A white mark on the nail bespeaks "igborg, Mvedcn, a quit r case of h-,-misfortune.
notisui has puzzled the jmlg s. A yM...
Pale or lead-colored nails indicate medical student brought suit auaiusL
melancholy people. practicing physician m tho Ioaii lo.
Broad nails indicate a gentle timid having hypnotize 1 him several tint s
and bashful nature. ' i against bis will, with the resu.t luat
People with narrow nails are ambi-! u,s nervous . stem was injured ami hi.
tious and quarrelsome. ! mind somewhat enfeebled, hewn.
Small nails indicate littleness of '"vera' witnesses appeared for t: .
mind, obstinacy and conceit j plaintiff, and, to the astonishment t
Choleric, martial men, delighting In the court, they all app-aied to be -raz
war, have rel and spotted nails. , and gave the most contra Hctory mi,
Xalls growing into the flesh at the astounding teitimony. Hereupon
points or sides indicate luxurious '"edica1 gentleman came ujiou tin
tastes, st-tnd and further aMomsiied tne ci ml
People with very pale nails are sub-' witu tn" announcement th .t Ins cm
jectto much Infirmity of the flesh and frere, the defendant, had hypnot .l
persecution by neighbors and friends. , the witnesses and made them Kay j.i,-
! whatever he liked. Finally the ct.i.i .
Wa build barriers against the Good adjourned the case an 1 aptmiuted u
tide; we should place some restraints U comm'ssion to a if the esiluvi cionti
il Prosperity. wer not cray. w .
Editor and Proprietor.
NO. 47.
NEWS IX BRIEF.
Several firms of art dealers protest
against the admission of "The Ange
lus," free of duty, on t'.e ground that
its purchase and importation was a
speculative venture.
l?eS tlmf. f.ir aavun r.ia tna. 1a a
pome of an unused chimney, near
KumntrilL Ale
were receutlv routed.
me uuiiuing being torn down, and
more than a washtub full ot honey
found.
Only three ladies iu the British sec
tion of the Fine Aits department of the
Paris Exposition, It is stated, were
honored with awards for oil tiatntiugs.
and one of them was Mrs. Anna lx-a
Merritt, who was born in Philadel
phia. Tbe Mount Morgan Mine, in
Queensland. Australia, said to be "the
greatest gold tniue in the world," is
said to have yielded an average of 1000
ounces of gold pur day dui lug th p.ist
nine mouths.
A p!ague of monkevs afflicts Tan
jore, in Southern India. The creatures
do so much mischief that an ofticial
monkey-catclier receives a rupee for
each monkey captured.
Several London correspondents
agree that cigarette smoking is on the
increase among young women in that
cil' not vulgar young pernons. but
among tho- of social standing. Where
there is so much smoke there must be
some cigarettes.
Madame ("ai nut's dinneis are said
to be pel feet, aud she has established
the custom of entering the dining hall
at the hour uieiitiom d for dinner. This
avoids all disagreeable delay, and it is a
good lesson to gussla who aie Inclined
to be unpunctual.
A crazy man too'; up a position on
a street corner in New York recently,
ami struck with his list at every person
who passed him. lie soon had tlie
pavement to himself, and lie remained
in possession of it until an otli.-er came;
struck the policeman, and no! until the
man's aims were tied w ith a roja w as
he taken to the station house.
Among the articles sold at allrook
lyn auction room recently, was a silver
medal bearing this description: "i're
senUd by the passengers of the U. S.
M. S. Baltic to John I.. Anderson.
First Assistant Engineer, on the short
est passage ever made across the Atlan
tic. I,efl Liverpool Aug. f, at 4 P.
M., arrived in Xtw Yoik Aug. Id at
(i A. M., IS.,1. Time. '. days and U
hours."
The American Hag now floats over
nearly every public school iu Middle
sex county. X. J. This Ins been ar
ranged at the request of County Sujier
inteudent Willis, and he proposes mak
ing the raising of the rla general at
all schools over which he has charge.
In most cases the flags have been pur
chased with contributions from the
pupils themselves.
He may build the dam. Charles
Hyde, a millionaire resident of l'laiu
fleld. X. J., tiled a bill iu Chancerv,
last June, seeking to coiul 1. M.
French, a wealthy mill owner, to le
duce the height of a mill dam, the
breaking of which caused such devas
tation in Plahifk'M during the freshet
of July 30. Mr. Hyde also applied for
an injunction, after the dam was swept
away, restraining Mr. Flench from le
building the dam. The court decided
that Mr. French is a, liberty to do as
he wishes In the case.
A Dutch physician has re.-ently de
clared that a clo-e connection ei.-,ts be
tween the exercise of our mental fac
ulties hii 1 disorders of the noso Tim
opinion is expressed that if it weie gen
erally known bow many cases of
ciiiouic headache, of inability lo learn
or to pciform rurntul woik weie due to
chranic disease of the nose, many of
these casts would be easily cured, and
the number of child-victims of the so
called overpressure in education would
1 1. -..t-i.i. i',..i
. -corning to r . r . i-ayne s paper
In the Canadian Institute, the Eskimos
of Hudson Strut have a ru?it to lie
called keen observe! s ot nature, Tlis
author found them of great assistance
while he was making his collections ol
birds, insects and plants. "Jf an in
sect w: Hhov ii them," he says, tl.ev
coul 1 usually taKe me wheie uioie of
the saui'j species might l e found. On
the appioacu of summer they watchel
Willi mure interest lis signs, nd would
bring to me inserts which they believe I
were the fir.st of the season."
California's second heavy rainfall
of the season endo 1 Fiiday, Oct. Huh.
The rain extended as far sout h as Eos
Angeles. The rainfall In N.tu Fran
cisco for the scison is SU-loo, luche
aaiust 1 8-10U inches fur the same
Jieriod la-st year. The lauifall in the
chief wheat dis:ricls is lro:n twice U.
three ti tues as great as for the curtes
pouling iX'nod of last year. "The
rain ruined the praties m Sonoma, but
everyw here else it will do gieat good."
K.uiilall of an in
i an hour tor elifht
hours was reunite I early that week
Iro lithe vicinity of ."sail li.euo.
The following giucsouie and prob
ably imaginative slmy cuines l;o:u Ja
pan, via San Francisco: Iu tin; I'io
viuce of Kiaugsu, Jap tn, near a tem
ple, is a Ixiys school. W hile the teacher
was called away one day. live of the
JokJe on him ,,ld jn lt
were in th. temp e. The I
boys, with the intention oi playing a
coiiiiis Uiiit
bov who was
to act as i-entinol had hardly closed
OeI'l ilia l..MJi.VJCa U4'J UUtJ l i:u.itia.
7 ... ,,.
The tea-her. fearl.u the Me might
have
Can led too far, i i aud the
lids of the c flii.s, and t'niii I ii, nality
ali nVe t ovs had die 1 hum auHat.ou
Tl,e 8lxlll Ilov . llow u,,,,,.
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ocaieu, EiAiicui'i nut, t ueu me i -am
I . .. i... i.,.,1
Whipped hllu lo
deatli.
In one of the law courts of Hels-
s. 1
112s,