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“FORGET IT.”
Forget about the sun spots
And you'll find the sun is bright.
Worget about the darkness
And deny there is a night.
—Stephen
Forget the day is rainy,
Sure, to-morrow will be fine.
Just brush aside the clouds yourself
And make your own sunshine.
Chalmers, in New York Timez.
VV YVR
A Trying Predicament.
By H. D. &.
PARSONS,
aa
of 137—,
In the winter
ness was very
happened to be
had travelled through veral n
cities in quest of employment, but
without success. At last 1 found my-
self in one of the hotels in Louisvill
studying the state of my finances and
prospects.
1eatic
Having received
a good i
could keep a set of books with
man; few could excel me as a sales-
man. My lot seemed to be doubly un-
Why was I not a mechanic?
e easily cbtained what
fortunate.
I could then have
I wanted.
In the midst ¢f my
stout, nervous locking gentleman, who
bad been eyeing me for some time.
asked me if 1 had been long in Louis-
ville,
revery, a short,
Being cut of sorts with myself and
every one else, 1 did not answer him
with extreme politeness.
“You seem down-hearted,” he con-
tinued, still gazing at me as if he not
only wanted to know my business, but
my height, size and wearing apparel;
even my boots were closely scrutinized.
I evaded his question by remarking
on the dull businers season.
, “Are you looking for work?”
“You have anticipated my wants
correctly,” 1 replied, in hopes of end-
ing the conversation, as he did not
look like a man who hired either
clerks or bookkeepers
“Are you a powerful man?”
continuing his examinaticn. “If so I
might hire you.
he said,
‘There is not a man in the city I am
afraid to grapple with,” I replied eager-
ly, overjoyed at the sudden prospect of
getting a situation.
“I think you will answer .ny pu
walking round me as if
pose,” he said,
he were purchasing a horse.
finished the inspection, he
took me aside and informed me in the
strictest confidence, that a sick
brother who required a nurse. * From
what he could see, I was competent to
fill the berth.
“As to salary,”
suit me, I will make it liberal;
thing you must promise me.”
I at once expressed my willingness
to make the promise, if it would not.
at any time, involve me in trouble.
He set my fears at rest at that point,
as all he wanted was that while I was
in his employ I would not make the
world wiser as to what I was doing.
There was nothing unreasonable in
any employer's exacting such promis
I accepted his offer.
Bidding me follow him, we traversed
several streets until we arrived in
front of a large mansion £
Having
he had
he continued, “if you
but one
in one of
the princinpal thoroughfares. My guide
using the latchkey, we entered the
house without ceremony.
After dinner 1 was introduced to my
charge, who was the exact counter-
part in looks of his brother. I glanced
from one to the other wondering how
it was possible for two men to be =o
much alike.
“My name is William
said the brother who hired me,
this is Mr. Charles Harrison.”
“Twin brothers,” 1 said,
from one to the other.
“Yes, we are twins,” said Mr.
liam. “Unfortunately. Charles is pe-
culiar in his manner, and I wish you
to look after him—in fact to be Ris
constant companion.”
‘‘His constant companion, ”* I repeat-
ed. What! Is he crazy?’ I asked, aside
of Mr. William.
“Yes, a little out of bis head.” he
replied. ‘‘You must be careful not to
let him get the upper hand of you in
any way, and when he is violent, there
is a straight jacket,” he said, showing
me the article cn a sideboard.
“All right,” I said. “Now, as I under-
stand you, I must use this when I
think proper to do so.”
“Yes,” he replied, “whenever you
have occasion to. Of course you must
use proper judgment, and not be too
violent. 1 can see by your looks
that you are a very powerful man—in
fact, I pride myself on being so for-
tunate as to secure you.’
He was right in his judgment as to
my powers; I have met few men in my
lifetime who equaled me in strength.
During our conversation, Mr. Charles
sat still, without saying a word. 1
again compared them. The similarity
of features, build. even their hair,
which was gray, was remarkable: both
wore their whiskers alike. It was the
first time in my life I was puzzled in
making a distinction whereby I could
tell one man from another.
As a last resource, I was obliged to
make a note of their differsnt cos-
tumes, in order to know Mr. Charles
apart from Mr. William.
What if I was to mistake (in my
routine as keeper and nurse) one
brother for the other? A dread of the
fearful consequence that would follow
came over.me, and I can assure you it
was some time before I could rest easy
in mind.
Mr. William retired,
my charge. The change, at least,
nished the pressing requirements for
the time. Unsuited though it was to
my taste, I soon fell into the dull
routine the life of a nurse to a mad-
aman furnishes, and, before a week was
up I felt myself perfectly able to take
Harrison,”
“and
leaving me with
fur-
any first-class position that offered as
é
:
29999 TVLIVVVVLLVT a,
* of the unfortunate insane com-
Mr. Charles, at times, was violent
rough in 1} manner, but after I
"him a taste of the straight
times, he troubled me
Occasionally he would
wii on his knees and plead love
imaginary lady, then start up
blustering air, and order me
out of the rocm as if I had no business
there. And really, I must
was very little need of my staying by
him all (he time; but I was paid for it
so I was obliged to obey. >
They were both bachelors, having
considerable property. Mr. Charles be-
came insane a few years previous. His
brother preferred taking charge of him
instead of sending him to an asylum.
At times, Mr. William did not ap-
pear as rational as he should be. but it
was his peculiar manner. I learned
from the servants that he had been for
years paying his addresses to a Miss
Stebbins, an elderly maiden lady be-
longing to one of the first families of
Louisville. She often the
hous se. He would be very in
manner toward her, and would of-
her his arm when they walked in
garden, but marriage, or any
rangement to that end, was never hint-
ed at. He seemed to be content with
paying the polite addresses due from
an engaged swain to the object of his
choice, and there it ended. It was evi-
dent that he was either too bashful
to proceed with his suit beyond that
iark, or else the lady objected to him
ad preferred single-blessedness to the
uties and cares of married life.
The latter seemed improbable, as
Miss Stebbins, when they promenaded
cn the piazza, hung lovingly on his
arm. and threw such sweet glances at
her escort that they betrayed her will-
ingness to unite her fortunes with his
tender
1
d
Then it was clear that the fault was
on the part of Mr. William.
As the summer advanced Miss Steb-
Lins came oftener. The greenhouse re-
quired rearranging before winter set
in. The alterations were begun and
carried out under her plans. Mr. Wil-
liam was a willing slave to her ideas;
and as 1 watched him from my win-
dow receiving her suggestions about
how the dome in the centre was to
ve built, I really believed that had she
proposed carrying it up a hundred
feet high, he would have had it done.
It was evidently coming to a climax.
Mr. William intended getting mar-
ried; if not to Miss Stebbins, certainly
scme lady would soon be mistress of
his establishment,
At present, no other female appear-
ed. The only conclusion therefore to
be drawn was that Mr. William Harri-
son and Miss Clarinda Stebbins, both
of the city of Louisville, were about to
commit matrimony. :
As for myself, during the hot wcath-
er having little to do, I was fast growing
fat and lazy, and the financial prospect
befcre me looked decidedly cheering.
So well had I managed my charge, that
Mr. William hired me by the year; an
agrecment was made out, which we
both signed, that 1 was to continue
in the capacity of nurse to his brother
for the space of twelve months. be-
ginning June the first, at a salary of
one hundred and fifty dollars a month.
Immediately after we had made this
permanent arrangement. Mr. William
left Louisville for a few days and I
was alone with Mr. Charles.
One fine afternoon he was aging his
after dinner nap, which generally last-
ed for a couple of hours. I foolishly
left him and went out for a walk. I
was gone about an hour. When I re-
turned to the house, a sight met my
eyes that made my blood run cold.
Mr. Charles was in the rcom, not his
own, kneeling at the feet of a lady.
I always prided myself on being a
¢zallant, and would never allow a lady
to be insulted, much more to see her
21 the mercy of a madman. I rushed in
and secured him.
“How dare you come in here and be-
have in this manner, you rascal?” he
«aid, in his usual crazy manner.
“I'll show you,” I replied, taking the
straight jacket out of my pocket,
where 1 always carried it, ready for in-
stant use.
“Unhand me. sir, and go out of the
room,” he exclaimed, pointing to the
door.
By this time= the la had fainted.
Seeing her drcoping head, as she sank
on the lounge, was enough. I grappled
with him, and in spite oi all he could
do, I quickly put the jacket
on him. and he was incapable of doing
any further harm.
Having secured my charge, 1
my attention to the lady. Tal
water pitcher, which always
turned
ing the
stood in
the room. I sorinkled her face: when
she revived, and lopled at 3 Charles
-hafing in the 1 she
gave an unearthly screa: fainted
in earnest that time. t she
was dead.
What could I do? The servants were
cut. and I alone with a madman in a
straight jacket, and a lady in hysterics.
If ever mortal was in a more trying
predicament, I should like to krow it.
“Let me out of this, you villain!” he
thundered.
“When I get ready,” I replied, taking
my knife and cutting open the lady’s
tight dress, to ease her. | fairly
drenched her in water, to no purpose.
say there:
| out,
| what
I could scarcely distinguish her breath.
ing. Taking a lump of ice from the
pitcher, and holding it to her fore-
head, the chill revived her a little.
1 was congratulating myself on have
ing saved her life, when she looked at
Mr. Charles.
“Oh, my darling!” she sobbed out,
then, giving another shriek, off she
went again.
I was in a worse fix than ever, with
a razy woman as well as a man to
take care cf. 1 believe, at that mo-
ment, if I had had another straight
jacket in my would have
gone on her.
1 rubbed her forehead with the ice,
and chafed her hands whilst
knife had perfectly loos
from neck to waist.
I was afraid she would die under my
hands; then what should 1 de? I rang
the bell for the servants, but they were
sO no help came from that guar-
pocket, A
ter. ,
Going to the sideboard, I took some
brandy and held it to her lips: my
charge was raving all the time.
“If you don’t stop your row,
me attend this lady, I will gag
I said, threatening him.
The brandy had the desired tal
She started up and rushed to him. Her
dress, which before was a perfect fit,
now hung in shreds. She clasped him
around the neck, declaring 1 should
not kiil him.
gently disengaged her from him.
and let
vou!?
“Come,” I said soothingly, '‘it pains
me to see you SO excited. Calm
yourself; I will soon get some one to
take charge of you.”
Seating her on the lounge, 1 again
rang the bell for help; visible signs
of hysterics appeared; she was having
for some one to
astonishment
me a villaip
a relapse. 1 shouted
come. Judge of my
when she began calling
for serving her darling in that w
“My good a * I replied, ‘‘a although
you are old enough to be my mother, I
beg to disagr vith you; it is for his
good.”
should have
other meg I should
quiet my two mad
cannot say. had not
entered at 2
mad
gone, or
have tak-
people, I
one of the
moment,
well?’ I said.
out cf this
How far
en +o
v
reall
servants
pligat.”’
She came up to us. A word was
cnough to reveal blundering
| eyes the mistake 1ade. It was
| frighten any man
| hired her
| blundering interruption of their
| cooled a iittle,
| impossible for
| sleeping quietly
n bandling. To
Mr. William I had be
‘et off him and re-
take the straight jac
tire to my room was the work of a mo-
ment. 1 locked the door after me.
The imprecations I overheard heaped
on my head were certainly enough to
of moderate nerve.
Miss Stebbins’ new mauve silk was all
cut to pieces; even her fancy corsets
were ruined by my cutting them in
two, not to mention a splendid sash
costing 1 don’t know
clk to her nerves
of watered silk,
how much, and the sho
was irreparable.
I found my charge, the real manaice,
in his bed. Leaving
him to finish his nap, 1 began to rum-
inate on the chances of my geing to
the penitentiary Just then I over-
heard Mr. William ordering the ser-
vant to fetch a policeman, when Miss
Stebbins interrupted him.
“Do not send for the police,”
said. “We shall have to go to court,
and our love be made public in the
eyes of the gaping world: - the Clar-
ances will torment my life out of
me.”
“1 will get rid of him at once,” said
Mr. William. “The rascal! It was on-
y the other day I hired him for a
she
veal Come out!” he continued,
{no g at the door of my room,
My overhearing their conversation
had
set my mind at rest on the jail
question. Miss Stebbins being in high
social standing, money could not have
to be cross-examined in a
the result of my
inter-
esting tete-a-tete made known te her
friends. She was quick-sighted encugn
to gee that, in the midst of her trouble.
When 1 thought their passions had
T opened the doer, and
at the sight which met my eyes it
me to repress a hearty
did not raise me any
public court, and
was
laugh, which
| higher in their opinion.
| her dress, the
| anything
Mr. William was wiping the perspir-
ation off his face, and declaring to
Miss Stebbins that the disagreeable af-
fair should have no effect on their en-
gagement, while she stood by holding
splendid mauve silk, in
but graceful folds about her
lovely person.
“Villain!” said Mr. William, ‘gel
out of the house!”
“Yes, scoundrel that you are!” said
getting decidedly pas-
teach you to cut my
Miss Stebbins,
sionate. “I'll
| new mauve silk and sash all to pieces!
| And my
corsets have not es-
she
French
caped; you shall be hung for it!”
shrieked.
1.stood still,
defence.
“What are you sta
unable to say a word in
ring at?” said Mr
| William.
| room and returned in a few
| with a
| year’s
“I am going to stay my out,” 1
replied doggedly. “I shan’t budge until
the first of next June without my sal-
ary.”
“Get rid of him,” said
or 1 leave Louisville.”
Her word was law.
vear
Miss Stebbi
He went to his
minutes
check, which he handed me,
saying:
“There, sir,
en my dcor again.”
1 took the check, which was for my
salary, and went out of the
house and situation in five minutes.
Eighteen hundred doilars are quite an
item for the loss I sustained. 1 came to
northern Ohio, started in business, and,
in spite of Mr. Harrison's maledictions
and the ruined mauve silk, I am do-
ing well from the proceeds of my ‘‘try-
ing predicament.”—Waverley Maga-
zine.
now go, and never dark-
“Sunerfilcus Women."
The publication entitled “South: Af-
rica” discusses in a recent issue “su-
perfluous women,” who, it seems, ex-
ist numerously in ‘England in the mid-
dle-class population and. are much
wanted in the pew African colonies, |
both for ho usehold werk and for wives
and mcthers.. i
Pamoyg Sigh Beauties. |
Lady Ru: .-of Swallowfield, Berks, |
has in press.a hook of strong society |
interest. entitled ‘“Theree Generations
of Fascinating Women.” It deals with
the beautiful Gunnings. the famous |
Countess of Ailesbury and other beau- |
ties, noble for the most part, of the |
last century or two. Three interesting
chapter headings are: “Strange Viciss-
ftudes of a Highland Lady,” “A Duke
Born in a Barn and Died in a Barn’
and “An Empress of Fashion,”
In Defense of Femininity,
The London World come
fense of English women
|
es to the de- |
in this fash- |
ion: |
“Though it may still be a thorn in
the side of English women that their |
American sisters continue to take the |
lead in vivacity and to pluck from |
their hands the blooms of the peerage,
vet England on France can boast of |
their brilliant wemen writers, th
political queens, their great artists; |
but so far America can certainly not |
prove to us that she can do more than
create chattering dolls and business
women
hat in brown straw
had the crown wreathed in a close
garland of violets in shades of brown
On one side was a small buach of ex-
quisite yellow roses, very rich in tone.
Another brown sailor had a sash |
and large bow tied directly in front, of
brown ribbon having a large embroid-
ared spot of blue and white. On cither
side behind the bow were pale blue
wings.
A brilliant sailor hat
natural pongee gown was
straw with a red scarf and bow. On
the under side of the crown, in the
back, were cherries, ripe and glowing.
loosely arranged to dangle over the
back hair of the wearer.
A wide green sailor hat was cocl to
look uncon, with its band of white vel-
vet running to the back, where it was
tied in a generous bow. On gne side
were three little white owl heads with
yellow ey
A pretty sail
worn with a
tan rice
2S.
A Tooth Wash.
wash is superior to
the ordinary it is very cleans-
ing, an essential quality and the dis-
tasteful soapiness may be overcome
by an admixture of orris root, which
also imparts a delicate frazrance to
the breath. It is more economical to
buy the ingredients in bulk and mix
them at home than to buy a prepared
article. Buy a cake of pure white
castile soap and shave off two ounces
of it, which reduce to a fine powder.
In place of a mortar for powdering the
soap use a heavy wooden vegetable
masher and an earthenware bowl. Mix
with the powdered soap two ounces of
Florentine orris root and one-half
pound of precipitated chalk. Pass the
mixture through a fine sieve several
times to thoroughly blend the ingre-
dients, then put away ina dry place,
preferably in a glass closely corked.
The cuantity named will be sufficient
for & year's use.—New Haven Register.
The Complexion Ring.
The “complexion ring” is the latest
result of the eternal search for costly
feminine novelties. The shape of this
ring and the color of the stones set in
it are made denendent on the shape
and color of the wearer's hands.
In accordance with this scheme, a
woman who possesses hands of exceed-
ng whiteness and wishes to emphasize
that fact would be provided with a ring
set with turquoises, and the shape and
size of the ring would be made to cen-
form to the length of the fingers.
‘Proprietors of beauty shops are tak-
Ing advantage of the new fashion by
declaring that by certain mysterious
manipulations and cosmetics, they can
adapt the color and snape of the hand
tothe ring for far less than it will cost
9 get a ring to suit the style of the
hand.
The woman who wishes to be up-to-
date pays her money and takes her
shoice of the two methods, says an ex-
shange., Colored diamonds, it is said.
will be the vogue this season, espec-
lally those cf an amber or canary hue.
A scapy tooth
The White Hat.
What is it about the white hat that |
causes its tis to wax and
wane from year to year? At times the |
white hat looks cheap and conspicu-
aus; no one wants to wear it. At other
times it is a thing of beauty, and the
only thing to . wear . with best
gowns. . This year it is in favor.
Besides, the so-called baby hats
off embroidery . and lace, white
tulle hats and white flower hats
are much in fashion. A handsome
model in a large white hat had a shir-
red brim of plain net. The crown was
also shirred. but the material was a
figured net, and a short veil of this
was allowed to droop over the brim in
the back. Both brim and crown had
a stiff friliing of lace, and the trim-
ming was a garland of crushed white |
i some of the petals.
| many of
i ‘have built
| very own.
| erary club,
= Ey mrad ES
of pink in
is garland was
around frent and sides
In the back was a large
with just a
| roses,
the
arranged
of the crown.
| bow of white satin ribbon holding two
large roses. Ribbon and a few roses
trimmed the bandeau of the hat.
Another white lace hat was made of
| maline and two-inch valenciennes quil-
| lings.
lace was
the
A scarf ¢f Snanish
draped over the crown of the hat,
{ ends falling in a long scarf behind. A
| garland of white crush roses with yel-
| low centers trimmed the hat.
Homes of Western Clubs.
Western civtbweomen believe, to bor
row the nhrase of the Denver club,
that “to, the club a home adds per-
manence and dignity, and to the com-
munity it adds something of worth and
progress, and is a center from which
emanate much of the philanthrophy
and best civic work of the city.” In
the large western cities,
where the women’s clubs are strong,
| these clubs have ceased to rent apart-
ments at hotels and public halls, and
themselves homes of their
An article in a recent Ana-
conda (Mont.) Standard, which the
Butte clubwomen edited, mentions the
Athenaeum, of Milwaukee; the Wom-
{en's club of Los Angeles; the Propy-
laeum, of Indianapolis; the Shakes-
peare club, of Pasadena; the Wom-
the Ladies’ Lit-
of Salt Lake; the women's
an’s club of Denver:
| clubs of Pe ond Ili.; Decatur, Ill, and
| Detroit, as rcng the clubs which
have , erected club buildings. The
Denver club showed marked original-
ity in its method of procedur When
the time came for turning the first
sod prevaratory to building, the mem-
ound, armed with
The first sod was
turned br the »nresident, and then all
lent a hand: and a wagon brought for
thet purpose was heaned full. This
earth was taken away and bottled and
The bottles scld as souvenirs of the
memorable occasion. The sum realized
from this source The club
kas a member
the g
spades‘and shove
bers were on
was 272.
hin of 936.
Thre Destiny ¢f Woman.
The real results of this modern wom-
an’'s movement are scen, I believe,
says Dr. Lyman Abbott in the World's
Work, in better wages to self-support-
ing women; in enlarged opportunities
for productive industry; in consequent
industrial independence for unmarried
women; in a resultant release from
the odions compulsion which drove
wcemen into marriage as the only
means of livelihood open to them: in
an end to that kind of marital subor-
dination which grew out of the fact
that an uneducated woman is inferior
to an educated man; in an intellectual
companionship in the married life
based on a common understanding of
all life movements and a.common in-
terest in them all; in the ability of the
mother to keep the intellectual respect
of her boy after he has gecne out of
the home to college or to business, and
to be his trusted counsellor and his
inspirer; in woman’s broader horizon,
larger life and more richly endowed
~haraeter; i» the ampler service she
can render to society, to her ‘country
and to the world; and in her better
equipment for the firest and highest
service of all, that which is inherent in
niotherhood. “It is a womar’s des-
tiny,” Balzac makes one of his char-
acters say, “to create. not things, but
men. Our creations are our children;
our children are our pictures, our
books and statues.” This is the great-
est career of all—greater than that of
the lawyer, the doctor, the poet, or
the artist. Law governs life, medi-
cine prolongs life, pcetry portrays life,
art presents a simulacrum of life; the
mcther creates life. The education of
the future will recognize motherhood
as the supremest of all destinies, and
the curriculum of all schools and col-
leges worthy of the name will be fash-
ioned to conform to this standard and
to prepare for this service.
Fashion Hints.
Almost all the waists with flowered
front designs fasten in back.
It takes a handsome woman tc carry
off the new strawberry shades well.
A big taffeta neck bow in sclid color
is’ a part of the checked shirtwaist
suit.
Very effective are
covered with polka
sizes.
Delicate viclets are embroidered on
the chiffon stretched over ‘a white
the crash gowns
dots of medium
r
Bodies or whole gowns of lace
all over w
veiled
h transparent tulle repre-
sent a new idea.
The prettiest skirts vil the season,
especially the floral de 5, are those
| built in three tierg
One of the prettiest
the year is the wearing
coats cover thin dresses.
Color is coming more into play
and the apple and rose linens are
even prettier than white,
Hats have a racefu downward
bending back ant a which savors
cf early Victorian modes.
All the smart girdles are high in
front, while in back they may be of
medium or narrow width,
White net printed with blue corn.
flowers make a charming frock, worn
with hat whbereon the same flowers ap-
pear.
A HINT FOR ARCHITECTS.
Iecla Belia’s Garden-House Gives Rare
Effects of Coolness.
The topmost terrace of the: Isola
Bella is crowned by a mount against
which is built a water theatre of ex-
ressively baroque design. This archi-
tectural composition faces the south-
ern front of the palace, a large and
not very interesting building standing
to the north of the gardens; while the
southern extremity of the island ter-
minates in a beaatiful garden pavilion,
hexagonal in shape, with rusticated
coigns and a crowning balustrade be-
set with’ statues. Even the narrow
reef projecting into the lake below
this pavilion has been converted into
another series of terraces, with con-
necting flights of steps, which carry
down to the water's edge the exuber-
ant verdure of the upper gardens.
The place is more remarkable for
what it contains in ihe way of fur-
niture and decoration than for any
architectural value. 1ts great bulk
and heavy ""tline are quite dispropor-
tionate to the airy elegance of the
gardens it overlooks, and house and
grounds seem in this case to have
been designed without any regard to
each other. The palace has, how-
ever, one feature of peculiar interest
to the student ” viila. architecture,
namely, the beautiful series of rooms
in the south as opening on
the gardens, decorated with the
most excuisite ornamentation of peb-
bie work and sea mingled ‘with
delicately tinted stucco. © Thesc low,
vaulted rooms, ‘with marble dripping
into fluted con chs, are like a poet's
notion of some twilight refuge from
summer heats, waere the languid
green air has the coolness ‘of water;
even the fantastic consoles, tables and
benches, in which cocl-glimmering mo-
saics are combined with carved weed
and stucce painted in’ faint greens
and rose tints, might have been made
mother-of-pearl, coral and seaweed for
palace. As examples of the decora-
tion of a garden house in a: hot
climate, these rooms are unmatched
in Italy, and their ireatment cifers ap-
propriate suggestions to the modern
architect in search of effects of cool-
ness.— Century.
Music Decides Question of Law.
On one occasion some time ago all
who were present in the court of jus-
tice at Berlin had the great pleasure
of listening to a free performance by
Prof. Joachim, the famous violinist.
It appeared from the evidence that a
dealer in musica instruments was
charged with cheating a customer by
representing that a im which he
offered’ for sale at $1.25 was an in.
strument that could be played.
The great professor was called in as
an expert witness, and, taking up the
impugned instrument, he proceeded
to play upon it. Under his magic
fingers it really sounded like a vielin,
but in a few moments; much to the
regret of his listeners, the maestro
laid the instrument down with an
evident air of contempt. But he had
secured the accused's acquittal.
The great tenor Mario once had to
give a «free exhibition of his magni-
ficent vocal power in court, in order
to gain freedom for himself. He had
been arrested in Madrid, in mistake
for a mischievous political agitator,
and in vain proclaimed his identity
to the powers that be. Finally, he
was told that if he really was the
famous singer his voice was a certain
means of convincing the court ot
the truth of his claim. For seven or
eight minutes Mario held all within
asd
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shells,
hearing spellbound, and he was then
allowed to take his departure. with
profuse apologies for his arrest and
detention.—Chicage Tribune.
An Orphan Defined.
The word “orphan” occurred in the
Sunday-school lesson. Miss Ida V.
Stamps asked if any of the littie boys
in the class knew what an orphan’ was.
There was no response. Thinking to
help the little fellows to search out
the right answer, Miss Stamps; the
teacher, said—
“Why, children, I'm an _ orphan:
can’t you tell me what an orphan: is?”
Up went the hand of a little boy.
“All right, Johnnie,” said the teach-
er, “that's a good boy. You tell us
what an crpban is.
“An orphan,” replied the little fel-
lew, without the slightest hint ‘of a
smile and with deep carne aD
orphan is a young lady what wants to
get married and can’t.”—Silis Xavier
Floyd, in Lippincott’s. 4
Blood-like Stain of Bloodstone.
“Most persons know very little
about the stones of which they so gli-
bly talk,” remarked J. W. Beath.
“Very few have any idea of what a
bloodstone is, though the red-spotted
green heliotrope commonly goes by
that name. Here are 2 pieces ofireal
bloodstone, the bloodstone of the:an-
cients, As vou see they are black. By
rubbing one on the other, I draw what
looks to be blcod. Touching to my
hand, it leaves a blood-like stain. ‘No,
there is no trick about it. These bits
of black stone are simply hematite,
and bamaitte is the bloodstone. Not
one person in 10,000 seems to know
this.”—Philadelphia Record.
A Plain American.
G. C. Lawson, one of our old soldiers,
who has been a pensioner for many
years, tells us that he never had but
one overcoat in his life, and that was
the one Uncle Sam gave him while in
the service. He never had a vest on in
hig life, hasn't owned a horse for 25
years, and thinks nothing of taking a
20-mile walk, never owned a wagon
1a his life and hasn't shaved since the
civil war. He owns a good farm and
bas plenty of money, but never cared
to own arv of the ahove things men-
tioned.—Mt. Olivet Tribune.
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