MY OLD HOUSE. (mil once mure nhh i.t. ... .I.,i.ml.nr .if M at. W With many favors bleat. If He should think It beat. J h.th It stood, throutrh movi and aaJASL nd braved life's fearful hurricane While many a stronger ten a u .. a 1 Baamitnviiarv The Builder knows run wsll. i i ii fci '( wMlhir-vflm nnflM1 llerce through the wans ana root. i like a garment, so worn out nunu mere serai uu w mnainjuv. go gone Is warp and woof. he poor old rusty hinges crc&k, Jhe windows, too, are dim. 1-1 ...-I ',. t V, V. ,, (f, H'-niNft ........ ........ n .. ... a We catch a hopeful gleam. . i ii i.n an.1 HBIAI1 tail 11 nil Wixn. where, or how's unknown. -.."1 I. .... thnt (h.. Ar.-hh, nd trust His wisdom to dlruet The taking of It down. nd when vou see It Drofitratc He. The tenant Is not here. So more to datu her year. though she walks with you no mora. he world will move Just as before; Tls meet It should be so. at i j i r 1 1 Mm tinnaii In iir.l. r H.-f nan nt may icuvo wimuui regret, i When, ver called to go. IW.n TMriunpliit The Middy's Captive I I I "nUTBBEI.IXG won't do any (rood; P you hod lietter report the mat- the navigating' lleutenunt of her maj esty's: ship Triumph, an he gazed quizzing')- down at the chubby-faced mid shipman who stood in ouch comical dis may before hia superior officer. "Come- ana mi i x ui atviiiK i" ilia phiii imn i now. me snenKer turned, not unkindly. as he noted the lad's evident distress. "Pm not blubbering, and I don't care i he docs ston mv leave lndiirnantlv responded the youngster, drawing him self up to his full height. "What Is it, Stuart?" Inquired the captain, as the twain entered his cabin. "I merely wish to say that we are ready to get under way whenever you please, air; but Robson has a report to make," said the lieutenant. 'Not seasick yet, I hope? ejacu lated Cant Wilson, ironically. "WelL I'm listening.'' Tlcase, sir, it'ej the 'First Lord'; he'a bolted 1 He ran oft while we were shipping the soft tack I mean the bread 1" incoherently stammered Hob- n. "The 'First Lord' bolted with the soft tack!" exclaimed Wilson, in astonish ment "What does he mean, Stuart? Who's the 'First Lord? Is the boy a raving maniac?' Lieut. Stuart had perforce to explain that the cadet, being in charge of a boat sent ashore to ship provisions, hod lost one of his men an able-bodied sea man answering to the nnme of West, but who was, by reason of his superior bearing, nicknamed by his companions "the First Lord of the Admiralty." Charley Itobson meekly endured the reproach of bis commander, who was ,i stern martinet, and undo no nllow imco for youthful inexperience. "Cut at any rate," mused tlu; young fellow, when he was at length dismisBcd, "he waid nothing about stopping my fur lough." And then his volatile spirits threw off the recent discomfiture as only youth knows how to, while his thoughts wnndored fur away to that pleasnnt country home in Surrey, with all Hk attendant attractions, from which he hod been separated for one long year. And if among the drenm faces conjured up there was one which eclipsed till others, the fact should not cause undue surprise. The- usual steps taken to secure the arrest of the deserter were of no avail. His description was circulated by the police throughout the country, and all the majesty of t'ua law invoked to cap ture the runaway, but the man disap peared as completely as If the earth had opened and swallowed him up. He was of a strangely reserved nature, mixed but little with liii oompanioiis, and had evidently once occupied n far superior station in life. There was one person, however, who did not forget the runaway. Itobson often in imagination ran the scoundrel to earth. Little did Charley Hobsoin Imagine as at the commencement of his long deferred leave he lounged in a first class smoker on his way to Guildford how soon, or under what strange cir cumstances, he would meet the villain of his melodrama. "And you have come home. Alice will be able to resume her interrupted country wulks," said the mother of the youthjul sailor next morning. "Hut, of of course," added she, addressing the girl, "Charley has not heard of your latest admirer. I don't know whether the girl's nerves are out of order," con tinued Mrs. Bobson, "but she declares that a strange man has been following her about during the last few weeks, although no one else has ever caught a glimpse of him." "I sha'n't be ufrald of any loafers while Charley Is with me," responded the maiden. "In proof of which, he shall convoy mc for a walk now." And Alice Westcrne buoyantly danced oil to array herself for the proposed jaunt. The eyea of mother and son followed the girl with a wistful look as she quit tad the room. tts'pg has been heard abroad, believing to the end that he was a murderer!" "And Allle is still ignorant of her fa ther's aad history?" queried the lad. "Yea. We have decided not to say anything to her until she Is of age, un less some contingency should arise, such aa your obtuinlng a sublleuten ancy, and being of the same mind as you are now." Bobson colored at the hint delicately conveyed by his mother, and so well understood by himself. To see theii only son mated to their ward was the dearest wish of Admiral and Mrs. Bob son, yet they had the good sense to restrain the impetuosity of the youth ful couple until both arrived at years of mnturlty. n. With the course of true love running thus smoothly, and the crisp, frozen ground tinder their feet, the twain started upon their ramble. With buoyant steps they breasted the "ling's Hack," from v'ii h favorite vantage ground n splendid view of tin surrounding country could be ob tained. "Yes, there's the dear old Towers," snid Alice, "where I Bhould be living now If the pater had not died." "You've found another home," whis pered Charley i "and other parents." "I know that, dear," responded the girl. "Hut you cannot lmugiue what it feels like to have one's birthplace given over to ruin and decay, uud to know th.it one hasn't a single living relative. Only to think I cannot even visit my father's grave, because he died In some faraway outlandish place!" Then, with returning vlvucity, sho added: "Don't you remember that day In your school holidays when we walked over there and rambled through the disused rooms? How we thought there was a ghost In the hall, and ran all the three miles back home without once stopping ?" "I should Just think 1 did," said the young officer. "You caught u chill through being overheated, and the governor said he would make a tailor (Si me for being such an idiot." "Yos wouldn't be afraid .owV queried the girl. "No fearl!" laughed her companion. "Life on a man-of-war soon knocks a!) the fear of spooks out of a man." "Let us pay another visit, then!" A slinrp walk soon brought the twain to the rusty lodge gates of Westcrne Towers. "How dreary it looks!" said the girl. "I wonder if that acullery window la still unfastened?" Charley tried, and, to his surprise, the sash slipped up without difficulty. "It's a ease of gentlemen first this time," said he, atepptng through the aperture. "Come along, tomboy. If you're not careful you'll tear your dress. The window's no bigger than the lubber-hole of a brig." The casement being negotiated In safety, together they waiKiered through the cobweb-festooned rooms of the once-palatial residence. Ascending to a second Etory, Robson carelessly threw open a door of a room which faced the landing. Here an unexpected sight met their gaze. Sitting before a Wood fire was an elderly man, contemplating the flames with a ruminant air. At the sound they made he turned his face to ward them and started In alarm. The uext moment the youth was across the room and grappling with the strunger. "You villain! he panted. "I've got you at last! Kun, Allle, bring some one quickly! I can't hold him long; say he's a deserter from the navy!" The trembling limbs of the girl fulled to carry out his behests as she Ktood fascinated, watcldng the unequal struggle which was speedily ended. Youth and ugillty were no match for the sailor's sinewy arms, and in a short time itobson was ignominiously pinned against the waH. With lowering brown and eyes which boded no good to his captive, Wes't stood staring ut the lad, as it' undecided what to do with him. Then, catching sight of tho pale face of Alice, who was petrilied with horror upon recognizing in her companion's antagonist the man who had so persistently dogged her footsteps of late, his own features as sumed a softer expression and ho mut tered: "It is kiamwt!" After a pause of breathless silence the ex-sal lor, addressing his captive, said: "You arc not SO muscular as was your father in his youth, youug fellow. The Charley Itobson that I knew would never have ullowed an old man to get the bettor of him; but let that pass aud come to the crux of the matter. Y'ou want to arrest me for deserting from the navy. Very well, you shall, if you still wish to after hearing what I have to say." Releasing the grip upon his would bo captor, the elder man, in a strangely cultured voice, uddrcssed his auditors. "Years ago," said he, "I was known and respected In this neighborhood, a man of substance, and a member of tho diplomatic corps. Unfortunately, In my official cnpnclty, T became embroiled In a quarrel with a political opponent, and, as was more common, even 16 years ago. tho result was I had no alternative between fighting a duel or being dis honored. "Not to make a long nrtory, my ad versary and our second; journeyed to Guildford with mo late one night, in tending to settle our differences at day break on tho following morning. With the courtesy thai such ulTalrs demands ed, I offered the whole party hospitality for the night "From the moment my head touched the pillow until I was awakened the next morning my mind wos an entire blank, but judge of my horror when, essaying to rise, I found the bedclothes dabbled with blood, and at the foot of my couch a gory hunting knif o belong ing to myself. Simultaneously with my Jumibl discovery the servant found the man i tva lunir ... nj roui- ly murdered "Although cocsulu - I ;. i.mo enci I cured not f v the inquiry which was sure lo fo!vv wbo would believe my own theory f rhe n atter, which was simply thai ' committed the terrible net in my sleep, lis from Childhood ! had been subji cl to attacks of somnambulism. Hastily caressing my infant daughter, 1he only pledge left me by my departed v Iff, I left the house like a felon aud fit ;! the coun try, and It was hunger for glimpse of mv dear child's face that has worked my undoing. My faithful secretary connived at my escape, and subsequent ly sent me the news of willful mur der against Sir Richard Westcrne. Yes. You will be able to deliver up to jus tice n more important person than the deserter West. My devoted rctniner. Hurton, who assisted me nt such great risks to himself, is not here to help me now. He is dead." "Tie was a villain, Sir RlcliardPeried Rohson, In wild excitement. "It. was he himself who killed Lord MoTCUS, and artfully foisted the blame Upon JOU in order that you should not discover nil defalcations. My father possesses hia dying confession to that effect." The sudden revulsion of feeling was almost too much for the baronet. Tot tering to the nearest chair, he buried his face in his toil-worn handa, Silence reigned in the room for a few intense moments. Then Sir Richard, feeling a gentle hand upon his shoulder, looked tip Into a sweet but still scared face and two hftlf-frightened gray eyes. "Daddy, dear," Charley heard a trem ulous voice murmur softly as he stole from the room. Powerful friends at the admiralty soon glossed over the delinquencies of the seaman West, and Sir Richard WrS ternc once more assumed hi. proper rank aud station. As time wore on. and the vividness of his past misery faded, he could afford to joke about (he matter; and sometimes, upon the rare occasion! that he snw a certain young officer, would, much to the amusement of his daughter, simulate extreme terror end cry in affected dis may, "lie has come for me at last!" When i-ome few years Inter a very excited youth, with a golden circlet upon the arm of his new uniform coat, burst unceremoniously Into the room, he waa greeted by the same old joke, and In response blushlngly replied: "I'll let you off this time if you will give me Allle as a hostage." And as the girl seemed to be a willing sacrifice, Sir Richard gave them his blessing. Chicago Times-Herald. tier i:tlanniliia. "A woman." ren.i.rl.C(i ll.e man who nssumrs superior airs, "lias no sense of i hi. iu or." I "Well." answer d Irs wife, "w ben you consider how Often (he is- requested to laugh over serious mailers like house- I eleattUtg and Easter bonnets I duu't j think you ought to blame her." Wash- i ii.irlou Star. Mftriii'.i Conversation, She Do you remember how yotl said, when you were courting me. iliat If 1 would marry you I would have nothing to do all my deyi hut sit around anil , look pretty? And how ditVerenl It If now! He Well, it ain't my fault if yoil can't lock pretty any more. Indian- apolis Journal. Do Your Joints Pain You? A Iletironf. Come, bear with the weather a.iil don': mnki' a fuss Tho bright side of earth will soo-i awing round to us; Where now you sit grumbling ami masting your feet, Vou soon will lt f.fnnlno; ami routing the h at. i Detroit Free ITess. AnKE.NTK OF Mln. A slight Jrcfcfiro'tT pain in the hints Is thr first sin cf F.ketr-ra.-.iism. Then come the ach.:r:? rins ad tcixdctv.m. the Igonittng cramps, the fever anj rcstlcssncu that characterize t:iis cscis:. 7hcn you feel the firrt slipht p.-in, begin to take Dr. Will tarns' Pink Pills tcr Pale People, .Mid the progress of the uisea:-: will Ic trresteth Neglect this and you will regret it. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People ere a Positive and Permanent Cure for Rheumatism. Tfvs remfdy .'np'isimpurit'rj from the Hood, and Mipplitt the rratfriil I" rapidly rebuilding waited nerve lUtues. It h.u performed hundreds ol altno-t miraculous cures in lev ere cajs ol Rheumatism, many nn.i. altei doctors luJ given up hope. Riad this sworn statement : "In IW01 was taken with rhsntnntli ralwbleb began In my blps ami gnvimiiiv spread throughout my kuily. For two years end n half I wan oouflueu to ti i Ik d , employed nine f the best physicians In Al bany, snditwo specialists from Nsw Vork city. Thej all declared my eaae hopeless, and anally loiilmc thai 1 bad but six weeks to live, 1 ti 1 theiii to take tin ir medicine away ; thin u l were to dir l nhouia take no more of the Muir My nieoe, who through her friends know of the good results attend Iiir tho mi) of Dr. Williams vlnk Pills for Pule People, strung iv recom mended them, .ul e procured the pills and by the time 1 bud used the firt box I felt bangry. Having had no appetite fur a longtime, I knew thai the pills wero doing me good. I continued their ue, bioI af- tnr tiikinn several boxes wns ntilu to leave my bed and k'o about with the nee of crutches. I weighed but Utti pounds, ah my normal weight is about '.:a pounds, you can e how run down 1 bad become during my sickness. After taking thirteen boxes of the pills 1 was weighed again, and although lrs thuu a year had i"0"-eit I weighed 207 pounds. I continued tbc uv of the pills and finally was able to abandon tho crutci.es altogether, uud inn now un w i ll n- . wr." M a i Tanfh. ?'il Hamilton St., Albany. N Y. Rworn to and suhserlhed before me this 1 7i 1 1 day ol September. IBM, .nf.il f. ToWKStt, rrotary Public, Albany Co., N.v. The genuine Dr. W'illUme'Pinlc Pills for People arc sold enly in package, the wr.ipper always bearing the full nnme. At all druggists, or I direct from the Dr.Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N.V. 50c. per box. rvr jr v -.itv r.': IllllSISHIISia I II ..V. B B v .-...,. I Mr. Ilrownrlgg (an absent-minded ! old pent) I;t me se! doos Mr. Brown ; rlgg live here? New servant (not recognizing her .inotitur) Yes, sir; but bu'u not in at present. . Mr. B.-0, well, never mind. Ill call again. Punch. Work and Play. The professional musician a Ilia duty never shirks. Tot when he works he always playa, And when he playa he works. -U A. W. Bulletin. I I t . !' IB U-,..'- Ij 1 i 5L ti . 1 . r X li rsv ejv. i m r.- A SHOE FOR A SHUTTER. Tbs Cleverly Contrived Plnn for Awakening- ttleeper ! Ilnlt Inirly Awry. Kviilently there is no prescribed limit to the Ingenuity of u woman. A Ktril; ing example of tbii occurred recently In the hoine of a prominent physician, lie liua in hix household two young luJy boarders. One evening Kate want ed to attend a concert and, iik the house la not provided with latch Keys, hIio did not know how to get in upon her return. After much thought, Mary solved the problem. She would tie a wtring to lier too, fasten a pasteboard to the other end of the string and drop It out of the window. When Kate ( nine home all ahe had to do was to gently pull the string and wake Mary, w ho would then let her In. An easy, beautiful scheme, and one which could hardly fall. Knto went to the corner with her best beau anil Mary went to bed. The doctor was Hlttln,' In his study, when there was a queer flapping against tbe u,b' dow. Made him think of Toe's raven, which came "tapping, tapping at my chamber door." It was a windy night, however, and he didn't pay mucb Otti tlon at first. Then It continued I seemed to get worse." "It is n loose shutter," he thought, and went to fix It. He opened the win dow and gave an exclamation. Then flopping u his face, was a big square of pMteboard. He couldn't solve the nij'.i tery, and, finding the string, gave It u vioions yank, for he thought some boj were trying to play a trlek on him. Heavens! what was that? From ovi r his lieivl etuiie a piercing shriek, lb yanked at the cord and again and again came the yells. Then sonic one earn-1., tho window above and yelled down; then there, waa a violent jerking at the cord from above and when he saw It went Into the girls' window he let go. He went inside and called up to Mary to "comedown and explain immediate ly," Sho dressed and came down limp lug and tearfully explained her scheme. The doctor read the riot act to her and sho eat up until Knte returned and let her in tho usual way. Chicago Chroni cle. Short Vhli. This revolution mi occasioned hy a worthy Welsh baronet preferring his lobster for supper hot. Four first-rate whist pluyern consequently tour great men adjourned from the houso of commons to Brookes' and proposed a rubber while, the cook wns busy. "TLi lobster must l hot," said the baronet "A rubber mar lost an hour," said an other," "and tho lobster may be cold again or spoiled before we have fin ished." "It is too long," said a third. "Let us cut it ehortcr," snid the fourth. Carried nem. con. Down they sat, and found it very lively to win or lose so much quicker. Besides, furnishing con versation at supper, the thing was new they were legislators, and hud a fine opportunity to exercise their culling. "Short Whist." Time Wanted. "My wife never buys a hat, a gown or even a pair of gloves without first consulting me." "Is that so? Well, old man, yowr wife's a wonder. You ought to be able to save money." "I could, probably, If she didnt al- ways go and get what she wanted Juet the same as If I bad agreed to w. KMk cago Daily News. Illsconraired- FiretHobo Why ain't ye workin' the hero of Santlnger graft any more? Becond Hobo Say! Yer oughtci seen tho chromo wot eprung on me nn' kissed mc, an' didn't give mc a thing t eat, tho lust time I worked it! Puck. Ventured No Opinion. "What's the ma4ter with you '!" asked the friend. "I haven't tho least idea," answered the very cynical Invalid. "The surgeons are going to operate for nppendicitis," Wushlngtorr Star. Nuturnlls-. "Ho you have no house of lord In this country?" snkl the visiting English- mnn. "No ve haven't." replied the Ameri cans "tV .; Ig a nation without a ptT." Unn 's P.azar. Beers' Forinty. "l . i person of muoh refinement?" ki I the young woman. ' etssarily," replied .Senator Sor I gbnm; "hia family is in the sugar busi iiess a d owns at leart ball a dozen re finer! en. "Washington Star. 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