THE HONEYMOUN. It Otdnl Mean What Mr. Tnmion Supposed • v r, A. MITCNCt fl< Vifo n®M two » » >. »Mran rrf«« im t-M'trm | I »lltll hcoretl list tl« mllllflerons time »ld tiisrrlril jm* pt» »« de Hon ») moon Pomcp'n hsp|»tt i<w day to gib ma dome *pa»leito» 'lttnit ills jera honey ni'HUt Mne ninwnln' I ttn' ttrlvln ma •pm>i aason. iskltt oontr trunk* font one huBW to snmlilpt Innine out In dp coootry, When I pitm by defs'm ob my frleu', Pete Johustng Pete «>' only twenty-elgln years old nn' n mliilit' Biip nlggn Hp Itml sh*p<l up he money mid iKiught « bpnutifnl fa'm. wltl a goi d tern o «>n It an' I'li'tity ob slock nn do tools fo' farm to' "Mlsta Johttslng" I sn)s, says "jo' got de Blees loetls fa'm In da 'lamty —well stock I'd. two mules and a cow. besides yo' chkkens. Vo' onght to tnlght' thankful to «le l.tttvil. Mist a Johitslng. I"' lie bles-ins lie's heapeil on yo"." Pete, Who wi' i - ti'iiit in' on his hoe ItH'kln' kind o' solium, tie nuys. says be: "MlstaTomson, yo' don' re< kon on my wo'klu' dls yore fa'm nil alone. I linint got no one to cook a meal's vlttnls fo' nte; I hah to mnk' up ma bed in tie ma win' masclf, an' git ma own suppa". Den I sets ail atone till bedtime, ilaiut no house mo' nenr'n n mile away, an' hits might' lonesome. I'us' t'lng 1 ktiow, sotnep'n < rti< k like a pistol, an' 1 Jump: ilett 1 bear sonip'n slngln' outside Jcs like a li'a'nt wn' goin' by. Atter dat de do' blow op'n all on a sudilent nn' out go tic t andle. I must' up courage to slam de do' sliet an' lock it; don I go colter up ma face wid de bedclothes. No, M Ist a Tonison, de blessin's de Ijiwd halt settled on mo hulnt wha' dcy cracked up to be." Wba' I bettch done wast' punch Bob wid de stump of de whip an' git long, tt must 'a' bin de ilebbel dat made me say somep'n wha' got mo all mixed up in udder people's doln's. "Mistn Johnsing," I says, says I, "why don' yo' git a wife fo' t' keep yo' company?" Pete tuk de hoe In de udder ban' an' stood on de udder leg an' looked up to hebben 's If hewn' exnectin' t' spa one ob de ungels done come down to' t' marry him. Enuyhow, hewn' doln" up a pow'ful Job of t'lnkln'. an' he says, says he: "Mlsta Tomson, how cum yo' halnt *ot no wife yo'self?" An' I says, says I, scratchln' ma hold. "Mlsta Johnsing, I don' git lone some nohow." Pete, be do some more t'lnkln", an' he says, says he, "Mista Tomson, do yo' know enny likely gal dat would come In yere an' be a comfo't to me?" De debbel wa' n settln* beside me ready to whisper in my ea", an' he said, "Tell him 'bout Mandy Jones." an' 1 said, says 1: "Yes. Mista Johnslng, I does know a likely gal, an' I'm t'lnkln' she would Ilk® to git maarled. I've knowed her eber since she wa' a plckanniny, an' I kin recommend her fo" cookln' an" washln' an' all dem t'lngs wha' are necessary fo' de comfort ob de home." j An' Mlsta Johnslng he looked at ma kind a ha'd. an' he says, says he, "Mls ta Tomson, ef yo' know all dls 'bout de gal how cum yo' don' marry her yo'self?" Dat wa' a might' ha'd question fo" 112 nnßwer. I scratched ma haid ag'ln an' said. "Dldn' I tole yo' I wa'n't lonesome?" "Maybe she won' marry yo'," ha said. "Don' know nuttin' 'bout dat," I said. "1 nebber axed her." Well, 1 sat dar In de wagon talkln' t* Pete Johnslng fo' nn hour o' mo', an' I made It up dat I gwine to do him an' Mandy a favor. I wa' t' tell Mandy dat a might' flno nlgjrn wid a fa'm wa' wantln* a wife, an' 1 wa' t' tell Pete dat a might' fine gnl wanted a husban', but Pete done knowed dat al ready. an' I wa' to bring 'em togedder. De debbel wa' layln' fo' tue, dlssuad- In' me to mix maself up In udder peo ple's business, an' when he done made me promise dls he done climb down ntt de seat an' went away chucklln'. I driv' on, tinkln' what a fine ting I wa* gwine to do fo' Pete Johnslng an' Mandy Jones. Blmeby Pete Johnslng he marry Mandy Jones. I wa' at de weddln' maself. I didn't say nuttin", hut when ; 4e woomen folks look at me an' Bay "Mlsta Tomson, 1 heurn yo' made db match," an' "Mlsta Tomson. de groon an' de bride ought t" be berry thank fu' to you fo' bringin' 'em togedder," I felt might' proud o' maself an' wen' roun' jis' 's if I wa' at u cake walk.! Atter de cemmermony Pete come up! to tne lookin' 's if somebody 'd doused a bucket o' Joy all ober him, an' ho s*ys, says he, "Mista Tomson, dls am de happiest day o' ma life, an' I reckon yo' gwine done 't all." An' Mandy she so happy she Jls' put bet j arms ' bout ma neck, an' she say, "How I gwine thank yo' nuf fo' gib- Mn' me sleb a might' fine hus'ban'?" I tell yo' I wa' de cock o' de walk at dat weddln'. Kberybody tole me dat since I'd been de cause ob he maarln' I mns' make I a call. I axed Mrs. Sprlggln's when j de proper time come to mak' de call, j an' she snld atter de honeymoon wa' 1 ober. I axed her when de honeymoon wa' ober, au" she says, says she: "I dunno. Wid some I spec j ober might* soon; wid udders dey koo? on flghtin' right along." •'To' mean lubbln'," I says, saya i, ' t'lnkln' she wa" funnin'. "Yo' bette' go git married yt/eelf. Pen yo'll know." And she went oft a-snlffln". I didn't tink nuttin' "bout dls; bat, secin* I didn't know when de honey moon war ober, I Jls' concluded I'd go mak' de call anyway. It wa' two weeks after de weddln', an* I hearn, as I said, dat de honeymoon las' a month. But I didn't keer. I Jls' put on de clothes funnel Appleton gib me, an* I went to de Johnsliur fa'm. I | »i nit aim* t ■* pf t mat in* •n h»pp» wfcf , Kt ftttn* fe mak' I maw-lf lotpfi* wt I w«* I'lnfcla" otw-i r'Sl* I Imnww* »• lia' Kntiirt malt' ma *a fntfal a* | 't ndt ailf PUP wlioii i |int ma hind "a «>"• »at» dpfp h- 'tip I hp*in M'tnofiH ifn itMna aain dp da*, ttpa I dtda' bpnh ptim ntf, an' I lainr np Pdo do' an Itnnlinl \ot.od) tlMtl' n me fo p»tmp In, an I J|*' "tMHied da , do f'ftp wn * *tsndin by <!«• beaary, i • .flu nn Mi twit In ill- »IIMP, look lr Hko dp cloud tomla' befo' da hor- M« anp "I Ihmtaht I lipurn wimop'ti drap," I «ai«. »aya I llplmti yt> did heah somap'a dr.tjt, ' •*;* ivtp. **y* IIP "Msndy Jaa' dona frow * tint iron *t mr " "%Vhs' fo Ml*ts Tonixon," *ald Man d). *nld ultp yo' ico tl» me up wid it ninit tuk dat) llpfo' yo' brought mn nn I'pfe topodder I wn' happy a* ds • 1 «u' liair *lngin' an' lniichln' lak i tootle kllfpit An' now" I ■ • lua* d -iif tniwod " do IttKband btii.til In M ml i-ttili anudtlcr nntiron an" fi'ow :t at Pete. I'otp dotiP ilodgi<d itiit mi an fii - I'tiig I knowed I ■ 'i.i know nothltt When I did know ' - ■ i I an' ly 111 "•! do bed, Pete wi:' n -wrib.nn nui ltal'l. nn Mandy i' tt tnoppln' up inn li'..otl on do flo*. "Might' lino Way," - t* Pete, snya ! • ■ Iront yo' at • i yo' make yo'self "Ml t Johnslng' snya t, I says, ' in vt couple l« n go between fo' i ■ll r I done It I Won't mine back so "it I rudder be between etn when tU.t ~ doln' tie co tin' dan durtn' do If nil'll de ttntirons Is flyln'." "farvos yo' tight." Mandv, saya ■ lie. 'fo Dinkitf II I". itch between H tMilt ' i I'ttle c Ill' II low down ulggu!" I put ma ban' up to ira liald an' felt do bones IV ilatlron done struck it square, but ma haltl didn't mind a lectio l ing Ink dal cept fo' de blood, so 1 git up ttu' I says, says I: "Mista an' Mrs. .lobnsing. please ac cep' tun ni>o!ogy fo' allin' befo' de houe.\ moon done gone. I Jos' allowed I'd come nn' see how happy yo' wa' togedder. but I ret kon I culled too soon. When de niult'K is fus' put In harness togedder befo' dey done broke In dey might' fractious. Sometimes dey kick iu de dashboard, an' I hab knowed 'em to smash do wagon Into I.iudlln' wood lint's alien de driver better keep away from de heels ob ; bofe ob 'em " "Better not try to drive em toged der iu de fns place." said Mandy. "Mrs. Jobnsiug," says 1.1 says, "ef I d 'u' knowed yo' had de debble In yo' heels 1 wouldn't 'a' recotnuiendtsl yo'. An' Mlsta Johnslng." 1 contln i ued, "ef I'd 'u' knowed"— I saw Mandy reachln' fo' anudder flatlron. I J Ist had time to dodge. "Whu" fo' yo' gwine say dat agin i my husban'?" "Wha' 1 gwine say agin yo' hus ban'?" "Wha' yo' wa' gwine t' say." "Ef yo'll let me finish I'll goon. I i wa' gwine to say w hen yo' put In de flatlron interjection dat ef I'd 'a' knowed—wha' was It 1 knowed?" "I know,"says Pete, says he. "Dat only n low dowu nlgga il butt In be- i tween husban' an' wife befo' de hon- ! eymoon's ober." "An' dey hain't got used to de love taps." Mandy tucked on. "Didn' 1 apologize V" l tucked onto j dat. "Ef yo' kin spu'e u towel to i wrap around my haid wha' de love tap struck me Instead ob yo' husban' I'll go way an' not come back ag'ln till de honeymoon's done gone entire ly." Mandy she doue wrap a towel ober de place wbu' de sha'p edge ob da j On: Iron cut de scalp, an' us I went out she says: "I hope 'twou't mak" yo' haid ache. ; Mis.ta Tomson Goodby! Call anud- I dei time atter we done git settled." When I got to de gate I looked back to say somep'n perllte. an' dem tw« nlggas wa' makln' up. kissln' each ud der. I reckoned atter all I wouldn't try glttln' maaried maself. It Is too much ' wo'k glttln' through de honeymoon. Malleable Glass of tho Egyptiary Strnbo and Josephus both uitlrm that ! the Egyptian glass workers were so j well stilled in their art that they iuii- I tattnl the amethyst and other precious I stones to jierfectlon. Malleable glass was one of the secret arts of the an cterns, the formula for miticlng it being now reckoned as lost. Strabo men tions n cup of glnss which could be hammered Into any desired shape, the material of which It was composed be Ing as ductile as lead. How Plant* Remain Upright. If a flowerpot Is laid on lt<« side the stalk of the plant growing In it grail nally curves upward until il resumes the vertical position. This Is culled geotropic curvature, and the question is by what means the plant is stimu lated to change Its direction of growth, lino theory avers that movable starch grains In the plant cells fall to the low er side as the position Is changed and by their pressure Influence the mech anism of growth. Hl* World. Pretty Girl tto Charles, her betroth edi—Charley, how far Is It around the world? Isn't It 24.000" Charles (puttiug both arms around her)— That's all a mistake, love. It is only nbout twenty-four Inches " A Legal Vi*w. "The Bible says that uo man can serve two masters." "Yes. That's probably the first law against bigamy ever put down."— Cleveland Leader Some Nautical Facts. A knot Is ti.oßo fe"t long. The dis tance from Now York to Liverpool ia 3.0C4 nautical miles by the northern track and 3.130 by the southern track. The former course Is taken by vessels bound for New York, the latter by ves sels bound for Llverjiool. From Liver pool to New York the distances sra respectively 3.030 aud 3,100 tnlles. In estimating records the points tak en on either side are Sandy llook and Haunt's rock, Quecnstown harbor. The first light sighted on the British coast is the Bull. Cow and Calf, Ire land. and on the American coast ei ther Nantucket or I-ire Island. A FOu I Mil GIANT And Ho* He Was Implied \o Win * Champion Onm»». Br ARNOLD TWACV. |t'n|,»lt*hl |*tn It Anit'rt<«« A**fl rl»lt«fi I "I hmp rnlN," *«M I'nplntn llrtt Til' kff «112 *HP I'mltlnton InMlxill Inm fr> Mt«* MM Klitrm, 'on n ttHtllrt of * very delicate nature " indeed," until Mtm Storm. often tttf R |«alr of bin kIVWI eye* Pnnimlnl by l"tiK Mm k ltt*hn« "Yea, MlrrlHl) ili>lhnli> turtrnl, I nrniwi) know how to Iwetn " Tltwt ««< a <1 <it Inu w lit. |i tit pi silt Ttt> Itrr nan pnmplnu up hi* emit age. or. rather, bunting for 11 way to Mate hi* cam* that would l«- Ion*! offewatip finally. \*Hh * last ahem, ho ni-wl on "\t<« atv nnun . I wippi*, that inn few ilny* mir loom meet* the Stattw Is I<»nm In a lltial try for HIP season* ciampton*hl|v" "I lltll " "Vo« ma\ Ih> nlm aware Ihnl ihoro is uni' milii on whom depend* our sue > can or failure " "Who I* litis A lax?" "IVrhaps ?on hs\o board of Mil** Stanford." "t mil acquainted wlih htm " "I nm ttlrawil Ihnl you admit tlto acquaintance. It In it step forward Km we iMI pM OH Mr. Sliiufotil Is uttering from a inrhltil malady will'lt renders him unfit for putting forth lit* Itest efforts on the gridiron. Though the game is near nl hand, I can't pot Mm to |mmito# ivitii anj Spirit Ho gel* tho signal* mixed, ijoosn't remember anything ho In told, .mil ofloii when ho might scire tho bull and onrrj it untackled to goal In* st ii nils on tho Hold In tt tiny dream When 1 shout to Itiin ho mart* as If suddenly twakrnnl" "Ami limy 1 n>l.." said tho girl. open ing wide her !»• uitlful eyes, "what nil tills hits to do with mo?" Captnin Tucker, having led up to tho subject in question, Itplnc now faoo to face with It.was abashed Tho girl would not iii«l him. 1 "He's doutl in love with you. ami you aro standing him off. Why tho ! dickens can't you give him a nop till aftor tho game? Thon 1 don't caro what you do with him." Miss Storm rem trolled a desire to laugh. Tho affair between tho petite Miss Storm ami tho gigantic Mr. Stan ford was being watt-hod by tho nunior I OiTI HIM IIK limn. ous friends of l>oth with intoroat and amusement And just before tho bit; game wan to come off. as bad luck would have It. Stanford had taken it into his head to propose to her and she had east hiiu into a slough of despond ency by refusing him. "Mr. Tucker." she said gravely, "are you aware of tho breach you are mak ing of "till, 112 t heaven's sake, don't pity nr. I'm ut t in that game at all. Just now I'm absorbed iu winning this match hi tween «ur team and the Stan wigs. If you don't help us or stop standing in our way. whichever you choose to call it.the Jig's up. We can't beat them with Stanford in his pres ent condition, and if you'll only go i soft ou him for three days tho cham pionship will be ours." Tho girl stood looking nt him with in expression that neither ho nor any one else could read. The expression on his own face was one of infinite vex a tlon. "Mr. Tucker," she said nt last, "you overrate my Influence with Mr. Stan ford. I should lie happy to aid you if It wore In my power, but unfortunate j ly Mr. Stanford is his own master." This was said with such icy severit; that Tucker did not fool warranted in pursuing the subject further. "1 re t grot." lie said, "to have felt it Hive Wiry to tr—-pa s noon your private af fairs and tint vci will i onsider • v Interest Id the coming match, as well I as the good of the wholteam, an « \ • onso and foreivo me." "You a"'* forgiven." said Miss Swrm. putting out her hand. Tucker grasped it thankfully and in ! his gratitude for being forgiven | squeezed It so hard in his brawny Pst that he called forth a cry and was I obliged to ask to be forgiven again. | Then he went awav feeling that be had failed in his mission and th - championship was as good as lost. l During the next few days the can- ! tain nourished a faint hope that after j till Miss Stcrm would relent and he i would notice in the practice same* a I I'hnnge for the better in Stanford But the great hula of a man trrmherefl over the field like a ship in the rollers j without a breeze. There was notliiug to do but play 1 the game and take the consequeuces. i The captain and all the team expected that their enemies would have a walk over. But what could they do? Stan ford would not only fall to be the tower of strength to them he should be, but was liable to be a positive In- Jury. Every man of the team went on tho gridiron with despair written in his face. The Stauwlgs, on the con trary. had got wind of the fact ttiat something was wrong with their op-1 l>i>tieiii's and were bmue#! with Iwmn ! 1 tift i fii«i » .'n «> «*«i llml itnilni the flf«( |>*|f ll'. I' M I tltll'll ■ lIM III! 11l NM*P« trtiit ii tii«it », nhilv the dtiin ■ <H>« |<himl Mlrt iHwn thet had i*rt plnyed liefote Titi kft |w4 lufittt lh» K<W npcne-I (tad *W"tn like a lumper at (tinnfnwl w«IHS term* nf mi* >f' lifU wnln*|i(, hoping •« tench hi* |u tile I It Itntl "llllptf n'ttitttltuM bin Itll'K I !♦•'»» «n Ik" mm* »till|. tmtly to pre ! vent hi* itinklitir anr blunder* I The «i» nti | half Wit* IIIn til In I.PBln. with il I . «l In fit I'll nf III# Hliinttlu*, » lli'lt « •<!(.» rilf) IHt'M III": 111 it % <»!• c III'It I till Ii I til Hit "A at the prni'il Klnml want* tn ' «» ynti. Stanford." I Turning, Ttkker saw RMnfnnl walk imi | "CWM I tit i U loft !" Rlmulitl the eß|» i Inltt nf the Manwig*. "Tlmii'i nllnl ' j '•«;«» nn' ilittiiiliMi'tl Tinker KlaHfnrd |ilm fi ilitl, Willi In i| by III* m|ititlit Tinker wiw hint no In the em till Hiitttil itinl mi drawing iii'iir It In- w is beckoned tn by Ml** (Monti "< irenl beaten*'' muiiet-ed Tucker "i °nn It lie tlnit she's lining In wl hint W llt> *nw Ml ■* Sinriii smile mt ST■■ II ford, whi-pcr mtiwlhlnt In hint, glte hint her lilt ml mill send hint it way 1 In- lilh nun 1.1 inr running \> it h tin* lightness of a gir..elle mi In thi' field. Tinker |nt« id Ihe wmd among hi* Initltl lll.it sumo! htllg lintl happened, nml I tn* v Mm*! up Willi II supreme con -0 loll'-o. every IIIH U 111 rnllillllnlt In till i hla lii, S range it IK how under certain cir cumstance* *\ Itiil is lint kllitw 11 be- COttles kHOW II II Wllft |ll'<lltullly llllt live uiiuu.c* lifiwi'i it tin' rt- rntlon of Mittlliirii s sit.amtMts ami the iH'gluuliig of Hie s.M outl half, yet II was known every where < n ilio oval ilint a change hint filiif our Hit* .' millions pertain ing lo Ihi' |!Hii i'. 11l llif Ural |ilai t\ a la lto litlinlicr til Ms Sturm'* 1 fiends slttiti; almul InT mitv Stanford ap proach her, list mi lo lior whispered Wortl* it ml receive Iho pressure nf her little hantl. The} Kin, tun, a sudden HI si nf Joy swoop over lit* face. Then they follow oil him with their e.ves a* ho Uitiiiihil toward the renter of lite gridiron. The news wait disseminated hy II hnntlrtHl voices, which in tnru tohl it to a hundred more, utul an on till It wast otntnon property that a pro.it advanlace had tome to the Parkintons What l In. I advantage was only the Inner circle knew. I'ark in Inn rooters yelled themselves hoarse; Slim v.ig rooters' voire* seemed to have been I smothered. I "What is it. Stanford?" Tucker ask |cd just before the ball was putin play. "If this mime Is won." replied the Hercules, "1 "ui In paradise: if It is lost I'm in the other place." "Then It's won, by thunder!" From the reopening of the game Stanford, who had during the tirst half attracted attention because of the uselessness of a man who might be Inliuitely useful, converged the eyes of nil present. Scarcely had the gaum recommenced when he got possession of the ball, and, warding off a tackle on liis right with his free arm uttd | launching his ponderous body on an other tackle, he got beyond the eu etuy's line and, like a mountain sud denly equipped with wings, Hew lo goal. Again, when two wedges were rain ! ntiug each other. Stanford by what seemed the effort of a Titan forced his way through the mass before hint and with a few contortions ridding ■ himself of the dingers made a side run and another touchdown The yell that weut up from the root | ers of both sides was like a dozen thunderstorms. And so the game went on. In lntlf an hour the score, which had been 0 to 0 for the Stanwlgs, stood 12 to 0 for the Parkintons. Stanford, who con sidered the game won. permitted his mind to drift upon the blessedness in store for him. One of the enemy, tak ing advantage of his inertness, pusstd the ball to another, who passed it to a third, and this man took it to goal. "Wake up!" yelled the Parklnton rooters. Stanford did wnke up and. since there were but eight minutes left, made the best use of them. As if to atone for her negligence, he swung himself about, his enemies going down before him like pygmies. Final!,v. when time was called the game stood 14 to 10 iu favor of the Parkintous. Hercules, Instead of bearing the world on his shoulders, was borne on the shoulders of the world. Stanford \vtl3 turrUd. o(T the field by his com rades amid the confusion of a break ing in on the gridiron by u multitude of spectators. Captain Tucker considered what could with propriety tie done to show Miss Storm the appreciation nf him self and his team for having saved the game. He had met with an icy recep tion on trespassing 011 her private nf fairs and had no mind to trespass again. He called a meeting of the team and asked for suggestions The result tif the deliberations was that the same evening Miss Storm received a box Inlaid with mother of pe:irl eett ! talnlng ten pounds of candy Nothitr. to mark the donor accompanied it. but Miss Siortii knew very well that It was the gift of the winning team It Often Is. "I was in hopes when I married that 1 could give my wife everything she wanted." "Well?" "I didn't thiuk her yearning capac ity would be so much greater than my earning capacity."—Washington Her ald Gives Him No Chance. "Were you quarreling with your, srite when I came In? 1 heard yon I talking loud." "No. When we're quarreling she's the one that talks."—Cleveland Lead er. Orlef Is crowned with consolation.— Shakespeare. Spoiled It For Him. Mr. Clarke's butler had asked for a ! night off. for the purpose, as he ex- | plained, of attending a ball lu the vll- j lage. The next day Mr. Clarke asked j him how he had enjoyed himself. "Oh, pretty good, sir. thank you," | was the response. "It would have been : better if It hadn't n-been for the worn- j en. I can't abide women at a ball."— i New York Tress A SHREWD GIRL. Sh« Proved SH® Knew When fowrr Wni first Ptaccd. n> tuNow TREWABT CATON, ' fO»| Vftftit. tvt* lit Amfflt-en I'teee AMI ft*lt.in | | Titer* I* n point on the t 1 >nni**-t(rtil 1 i-n**t r*tent|inK Into l.nna twin net *oiinil called Burhrm'n llwil !!»«• n*m« ■ probably listing I teen dirttnd from ' *ntite connection nn Indian > hlef fut tnerly hud with Ike place 'the elwire I* divided li.'tnecii nicks slid Ix'acbaa, Imi kcil by part low and purl high or rather mlllim Btmiud iMi the east side of the bead, not fur from the l*ilnt. In tl i- year l"«*i atood the ImUse of 11 fanner. John <'rotnnell. title autumn tin> rrotnwell was sit tit II nil III* |aih'll Kttinkllic Ills plpo ' «i|i n he ill*, nvered nut on the sound 1 bout l.iiiiu row id town 111 the shore. Today 111 it legion I* full nf boats of all kind*, but then I hey were n rarity. 1 The farmer Hatched lite ours alter nately 111 appear and Ita-li In the Mm light till the Unit entered the little '•me l>»fore Itl* house ami rim lis nose up on the beach Then n iiiau Jump ed out. pullet! it farther up mid ad Mini ed toward Cromw ell, The stranger was young anil cotnely, hut rather ltigularly «ln •! Ills l»i»t was big and pointed In the crown, his coat was short and (taring below, hi* breei lies 111111 hi* shoes were orna mented with large silver bttiklea, his hose were 11 dm k red. while hi* waist was encircled by a wiile bolt clasped with ti whlcr buckle than either of the other two, and In II were several pistols of an eighteenth century pat tern. In short, his appearance smack ed of piracy. "Have I struck Sachem's Head?" asked the young man. "That's what they call It," replied the farmer. The young man looked nlsiut hini as if trying to get his bearings. Present ly lie spoke again: "You wouldn't mind letting tue slay with you awhile, would ynu? 1 enn | pay for my keep." "Where did you come from?" "I took French leave of a ship that passed this way last night. Since then t I've been hunting for Sachem's Head. I'm mighty hungry Can't you give uie something to eat? And 1 dou't like these clothes. I.et me have one of your own suits." The stranger thrust his hand down j into his breast pocket and pulled out a 1 handful of Spanish pieces of eight. The farmer cast an eager glance at the gold, went Into the house, told his wife and daughter that a stranger needed a I meal, then went upstairs to find hint some clothes. When the young man 1 had b«eu fed and reclothed the farmer gave htm a pipe, and they sat together ou the porch for a smoke. Cromwell, | being a Yankee, followed the procliv ity of his race and began to question the stranger. ' "Guess you've got a name, haven't you?" | "Edward Keut" "Did you ship from the old coun try?" "I did originally." "And not In the vessel vott deserted?" "No." "liver been here U-forc?" "No." "Then why did you try to find the place?" "Oh. I've heard about It." Cromwell kept up the pumping proc ess for some time, but. not making any headway, finally gave It up. Kent agreed to pay a good price for board and gave several of the pieces of eight for the enstoff suit nf clothes he wore, so no objection w*as raised to his re maining. The day after his arrival Kuth Cromwell, the farmer's daughter, look ing out of a window, saw the stranger standing on the narrow strip of beach Jn front of the house, lie held a hit of paper In his hand, which lie would alternately consult anil look at certain objects near by. The title was out, exposing a considerable area of ntud. and about a hundred yards from the beach a rock shaped like a sugar loaf was left completely bare. The stranger went down on the sand till he came to the mud, stopped, turned, sighted some object on the grounds lit the rear of the house, turned again for another look at the rock. then, facing about, walked to a pine tree that stood alone- Arrived at the pine, he again con suited the paper. He then cut a small branch, which he whittled tn a point, then walked with even paces to a place where he stopped and. turning, net out at a right uttgle to a rock partly bidden by a clump of bushes. Then, faciug the house, he walked to a point midway between the rock ho had left and the house and. stooping, forced the stick he had cut into the ground. Iluth noticed that when ho walked he appeared to count his steps. The girl's curiosity was excited. She was a reticent young woman and kept what she had seen not only front her father and mother, but refrained 1 from asking Kent, as most girls would have done, what was the meaning of his strango walks. She preferred rath er to wait and watch. Front the moment sho had seen the handsome stranger itt his singular but becoming costume she had been great ly attracted to hint. Oiris living where they seldom meet n man are liable to fall easily in love, aud Ed- , ward Kent In education and refine- j went was far above any man Bhe had ever met. It was not long before tho ! young man conceived as strong a pref- 1 ereneo for her as she had concrived j for him. The two rowed about some- j times In the boat he had cooio in; but, i being a heavy uhlp's boat, they used it only in windy weather, at other times | taking a common rowboat. It was on these trips that Edward made love to Ruth and she acknowl edged her own love for him. Hut he told her that their marriage depended | upon 11 certain contingency. He said ' he had a scheme for making a large amount of money. If he succeeded there was no reason why they should not be married at any time; if not, there would be a life of poverty for them together and it might be better tUjll tIIOV slmnltl oonamlA tn llih Unlit lt«f#fv d •■«•»■ ncnl, iHnniti *lt"tt ( itmfil t k#d Iwi If aft* <tii| nni think ll Ititpt«d« til fw tliMn In trnifry with nothing In ftwrry fin eft# IMmtPl Mill «|ii> WW* tin fnlkw. Inking In ►ci-rflNlm Hint t«» »»ld tn but, mnintnlnins uMiio r *• tn hi'f opinions It «s« Hot bum nfter Hi# ultmitrt • utriMll Hint tin offered the fnfm#f lh» renmltiliiit pieci* nf eight If h# would iwrmtl Mm tn build n ln( hot mi bin |in nilse* Mr suld there ni-ri* ti'ii"f ,j i In I In* house at tiifflit tliHt |ifn» ented lil* *lw>|t|tig I rxmwi'll crlttilljr trim* III* rotuwnl, mii| Krnl rtv*" n k|<->1 In the renr nf tin- butt** nnd iimf tin <*nioklt Was Where he liml (•lit In tin- Mick Having i'i di> nil Rr mnirciiiculs, hi- r>t tlow i mlior In ihe fnri «l Milled tn hi* i>ni 9 nnil liul't III* en bin \\ hen hi' I til liiil-liiit It mid put m rot iiiml it > Imlr In It nil thr furniture hi< in iili'il. lii> said In l look tint ' romwell family liiln It to lii*|mi t It, thi"ti locked Ihi' door, mul ulii" nf llii'tn wm nfirr had n peep Inside of It till nftcr ho had abandoned It. Heveral weeks passed when ntir day Ki'iit tulil Ituili t'rntnwpll that he bad IBM Willi II great disappointment ll# 111 ID r\ plained till' mystery t lint hud hung about 111 tn she c hi* tirrlrnl ut Sin hem * Head "I iiiii n younger son <>f n country aenllctnuu In England," In- sulil. "A }•'•»'" "Bo I milli'il frutn l.oiiilon In New York to take n posl 11>>11 with n merchant Ihirc. 'in the ' voyage, when off I.ong Island. our i ship wit captured liy pirates ami ev ery on«» except myself wus forced to walk the |ilullk I pretended lo u do s I i'i" to follow n life of piracy and liPt;;i(l to In* |ii■ r111i11»•<I to Join the crpw. Ah the •ii|itii l ii was very lg norn ii i of navigation und I had made ii voynjiis for the pur|*o*i> of studying It my offer wh accepted l spent, month* with Hip pirates while they In iprrpptod Spanish shitis currying uion py between Mexico ami Spain and , afterward while tbey pillaged the coast east und south of New York "One of the crew, a better man than ihe rent, look ii funcv tn me and when i he was wounded after u light with an armed mer< hantman aml at the point of death lold tne that he and no me ' comrades bad burlnd a large quantity of gold and precious stones they had I plundered at Sachem's Head, on the ' I'onneclicul coast, lie gave me this I paper, on which are directions where ' lo tind the treasure." He read: ! " 'Snclicm's Head. Third beach east j of point of rocks. Cove contains rock like sugar loaf 100 yards from beach ! at low tide. Apex just awash at high j lide. Seventy paces west to pine tree i standing alone. Kroui pine fifty jjaces i towurd Island to N. E. Turn at right angle, thirty paces to rock covered by i brush. Face house, go twenty paces i duo east. I»lg six feet." | "A few days before I reached here the pirate ship sailed into the sound past Block island, went westward lock j ing for ships to capture ns far as Xew llaven, but, hearing of a war vessel, went back. While passing here at night I let myself down into a boat, I cut loose and rowed ashore. 1 knew I wus near the place I wanted, but did j not know how near. You know the ' rest, except the denouement. "I built my cabin over the spot where I expected to tind the treasure, then 1 dug down, tilling the cabin with the earth I took out. I was doomed to din appointment. I found no treasure. If 1 we marry we shall tie doomed to a life of poverty." "I love you so well thnt I prefer a life of poverty with you to living with out you," said Ituth. ' In that case I yield." "Come with me." She led him to the smokehouse, un locked the door, opened It, and they entered. In a corner was a sailor's locker. Until opened It.and It was full of gold pieces and jewels. Edward looked at her In atnaEemenl. "I saw your maneuvers," she said, "and suspected your object. I tun neled from the smokehouse and reached the treasure ahead of you. Since our marriage depended on it. I preferred that it should be mine." Mrs. Kent always spoke of the for tune us "my property." Where He Made Hie Money, Years ago a gentleman settled in the south of England anil became very popular in the neighborhood. The county families could never discover how he hud mude his money, but wire satisfied by his solemn assurance that it was not in trade. Nothing could exceed the ordinary gravity of his demeanor, which indeed caused him to lie placed ou the commission of peace, but how and then, without any apparent provocation, he would burst Into such a laugh as no one ever heard before except in one place. Where they could have heard it puz zled the county families for live and twenty years, I"" ''t last lie was be trayed unconsciously by Ills own grandchild, who, after a visit to a trav eling circus, innocently exclaimed, "Why. grandpa laughs just like the clown!"— James I'ayn. Her Conclusion. "I've got my opinion of a woman that can't cook." growled William De Kikkur, glaring at his better fcilf. "I suppose that if our cook would get married I'd starve to death!" "You needn't worry about that, Wil liam," said Mrs. He K. gently. "Our cook has been married once, and I don't consider it at all likely tliat she would care to"— But her irate spouse had slammed the door behind him.—Cleveland Lead er Good Scheme. "It's a shame." commented the I "lend of the restauraut proprietor. "Whofs a shame'/" asked ihe r#e taurant proprietor "Why. thai you have to give that pretty waitress ail the lough steaks for the patrons at her tables." "Oh. I pay tier extra for that. You see. she Is so pretty not one man would kick If the steaks were so tough tbey pulled his teeth out." -Chlcago News Different Now. "nefore we were married," sighed the fond wife, "you used to call me up by long distance telephone just, as you used to say. to hear my voice." "Well," retorted the rebellious hus band. "nowadays you won't let me get far enough from you to use the long distance."— Loudon Telegraph. DIPT YACHT m Mlir. CSBfii AWeNI fiMhiS# •»» tmsll ftelsry According l« tlo- I»»**»*!« (•"> • a I—IUHH-m I* on f"»rt Iti •IcritMtny f"f flip fir<' I'iitnllon > . lb i»i • r • 112 ii tif* «ii"ii i iii. bl WMI " ■■ I the silver Jtlbttrr of hl< rHifti In I'M:; The present lm|H'ri»l ys<hi II 'i«*t' tKillertl I* Ming f#«t sMI lißifHiW ll'»'« net |l#|o|||t lo till' kll "112 ll ll llk l properly of th# admiralty mid I* lent to Hip monarch In lil« iHpM'tlr a* supreme hesd «112 the iiati ll I* an n|if»fi »e< ret Mini 'be Its! ' r fei '« Dirt n#i*l for hl« frequent 11 i v.iyag. i of a more m»«l#ri» a til more |«meiful ty|«> than the l|i»li#ti*oll#rii. «ht>h ri ■ • Innger cots n go.lll figure l#*Mi' ih»>* i of other inonuri tia or th" tiiaglilll -cut vmh*»l* In wteb h AituTlcan fißtron* of wean «|nirt cro«B to attend th" yacht meeting* at Kiel and i'owp* l.lh# lila sublect*. the kal-o-r feel* th# pinch of high prl • and th" bur d#n of lil* numerous offspring, »ln» sr# now growing up and demanding aettlement* of their own Coie qitetitly 111 spite of the Increase I" eently of about half a million dollar* In lit* civil Hit h" imini t afford t.i btiv a new yncf. while, on th- other hand, the ndndrnltr, whleh wants nil lt.» Money for wnr*lilp«. cannot spur# nny thlng for • - anient n | craft Murder Revealed by a Dream. l'«-rlia|i« the moat uma/.lug crlms mystery ever soiled by ii drtam was (hut revealed by n murder trial a rouple of generations a .. The deatl body of Mr. Norway, an InotTenslvs Cornish gentleman, had been found t>7 Ihe roadside bitw. n Wiidobrldge and ttiHlmln, brutally murdered. No true! of the murderer could be found, uud the mystery of the crime seemed be- Voml nil solullon, when Mr. Norwny's I rot her, a naval officer, arrived in Eng 11ml uud told the following singular ; Btory: 1 On the very ulglit of his brother'* j murder, when he was on his shtp la j the West Indies, he saw him In a ilream walking along the Bodmin road, ; when from a dark recess in the hedge I two ruffians sprang out, slew and | robbed him and then nuiile their way ! to n house in Wndebrldge he saw vividly In his dream. .o this house he conducted the police ollicers, and there he found the very two men whom in his vision he had seen com rait the murder. They confessed and suffered the extreme penalty of the law. —Pearson's Weekly. Horee Dentists. In every lnrge city there are now dentists who devote their entire atten tion to horses, and they are kept sur prisingly busy the year round. The equine dentist is of course provided with special Instruments for the ex traction and filling of the teeth of ani mals needing attention It Is rather interesting to observe un operation In horse dentistry. One of the instill* meiits. called a speculum, presents the appearance of an Ivory handle anil four small bars of nickel working on a ratchet and crossing one another in such a manner as to form a hollow square that can be made large or small by the turning of n screw. Setting this device to the proper size, the horse dentist will slip It gently lnt* the suffering animal's mouth, whleh. during the operation. Is kept partly open by a groom, and when the instru ment is fitted upon, say. one of the back teeth the beast's mouth Is kep* open as wide as possible.—narpert Weekly. A Faet Express. The slow train is still the target for the shafts of the humorist Itecently mi English wag sent the following let ter t■) the editor of his local papers "Sir. Is there no way to put a stop to begging along the line of the railway? 'For Instance, yesterday un aged men | dicant with a wooden leg kept pace with the afternoon express all the way from Blankton to Spuceley and an noyed the passengers exceedingly, go ing from one open window to another I with his Importuueute solicitations." Prince Henry, the Navigator. The kingdom of Portugal counted In its royal house one of the men who hold first rank in scientific attain- I uient nnd practical application. He j was the sou of John I. of Portugal* i and Queen Philippa (w ho was an Eng lish princess*; he spent his life In sending out ships on voyages of dis covery, and it was through this Prince Henry, called "the Navigator," that Columbus got his Idea of seeking for a new land across the sea. Our Friendships. Our friendships hurry to short and jioor conclusions because we have made them a texture of wine and dreams instead of the tough fiber of the human heart. The laws of friend ship are great, austere nnd eternal— of one web with the laws of morals and of nature.— Goethe. Death Former Forgery Sentenc, As recently as 183" forgery was i.• Jshable by death in England. !ill SEW! .A. Flollatoio TIN SHOP for all kind of Tin Roofing Spouting nnd Conoral Job Work. Stoves, Hoators, ftan«»c„ Fumaooi, oto- PRICES 188 LOWEST! QGILITY TBB BEST ' • .-si JOHN HIXSON SO. 11* E. FHONT ST.
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