ding ian 434 the so. de. with {botr song of delight, " aking the morilog with glee ‘re singing 1 taney I'm right— ¥ little sweetheirt, for thee! that grow at thy door, ® daisies th it bloom on the lea ess 1 fapey sutpour or thee, little sweetheart, for thee! The love that endures in my breast, worship my Reali i most traly possess'd , Hitln NSO IoAre tor thee! . Ramaay, in the ‘London Ban. \ Xs RN . — ACKDHCNN MOK | ROHAN IN A STORM. § OW there are some advan- i Lt" ssid Ronald, medi- tatively, in being a cousin | after all.” He addressed Angelica, who sat opposite about them was deep blue y—on one hand stretching » meet in a line with = fainter Ding tnasses of greenish- , with ragged oliffs tower- above them. Angelica’s hands » thrust into the pockets of a reefer poat, her hat was ti ted forward and the breeze darted "languid, and in Angelica,” "Rousld, ion Wl “i regret pn in any way related to with you.” 1d!” she exclaimed, “I really allow you to be eo flatter : A cousin | ix a nondescript, variable rt of a being—at limes an absolute r, at others s sort of second: brother —in that capacity ex- useful, O og; but still — it's a great deal; bul I see the same ns ever. You al- every 8 were a greedy little boy,” said hanks. You, on the other hand, rather nicer as a little girl than Are now-—in soine RAYS you d still be nice if Jou tried.” I tried? w fanny! 1 n't kuow-—yua see most people —she regarded Ler shows in- » say; but IT am not ‘most I stand alove.” ht you were sitting down,” {She certainly provoking to-day.) “And [wasn't that you were alcue. But per- don’t count.” y dear, that's the worst of it un do count, and there's no one else ae world who does, I just worship Nan! Have I startled yon?” ot tall,” she answered politely. seo they all say that or some: valent. * She turned her hd dabbled in the water han 0 yes, 1 know! Of course, I'm x 8 fool. All the same, I lately” ~he paused and **Do yon remenber last Cowen?” said Angelica radisntly, 'noon—1 don't mind tell. Ronald—I very seriously con. alling inlove with you. There ‘quite close to us,” she y. *‘1 considered, and af. decided — . if you don't row, how can "twatit to be swamped. onvenient.” pulling the wrong rope. 1 don’t quite ree how——" it doesn’t always go with Al, now Jewell, I ara-—absalitely ridionlons. ssid Angelica sol- maake any thought 0 and wicked." n fact of any- and vanity." go on,” she t will in time Nan, It's but to me you. If yon meant,” he burst ou could not sit : my heart in your Of course, that is| is this | gely. » she murmured. “And, moreover, he conld not pos sibl r love you —" ks—onee more.” “Or anyone else, except himsell. But, of conrse, 1 see that he las ad- vantages. Ob, don’t trouble to ex- plain what they are! Isee them. How pleased everyone will be, especially mamma! It will all be quite delight fal.” There was a silence. The sun had disappeared and the bine sky had turned to gray. “It's not so pleasant as it was, it?” inquired Angelios, presently. “No,” shortly. “I felt a drop of rain, from: home, Ronald?” “'Y es; abont three miles.” “Oh, dear, are we? Why don’t yon turn quickly, then? Don't you sec it's going to be wet?” “1 thought you were steering’ rudely. “Yon might help me,” she said, plaintively, tugging at the rope. » is they swung round. There were an them over an uneasy, ruffled ses. “Why don’t yon row faster? shall never get home,” she exclaimed, petulantly. ““T'he tide ix strong and the wind 1s against us. I'm doing my best.” “Ronald, what was thai? don't say it's lightning’ afraid of it than aoything in the world. Oh, listen!” There was a subdned bnt silent roar in the distance, now dying awsy, Oh, ominously. “Ronald, was that thunder?” said Angelica, waveringly. ““There is generally thunder when it lightens," he answered, with bitter *‘But we're ont in an open boat, miles from home or shelter of any kind!” ‘1 am aware of that. She gave a pathetic little gulp and pressed her hands together. “Ohh! There's another flash! Ronald, I—I'm going to faint!” “Faint? Nonsense!” he returned ronghly. } “Nousense? What do yon mean, Mr. Grant? How dare you? I sup pose I have aright to faint il I choose? 1-—ah!" Crash, Cor-a-o-k! “Pat that over you,” said Ronald, sternly, wrapping her in his mackin- tosh eoat. “Bat it doesn’t rain, and makes it m-—mueh more dangerous, d—doesn’t it, Ronald?” “Much more,” he answered, merci. lesaly, “Oh! how can yon be so heartless and erael?"” she moaned. “Yon don’t care how much I suffer! Men are al- ways like that “And women never, of course,” in Ronald, with quiet irony. “Oh, don't—don’t he so hard! [I know I'm a wickad girl, and this is to punish me! rattle, rattle, bang’ put to burst over tueir heads, ‘Oh, Ron. ald! {in a frenzy of terror) save me, save me! Oh, let us die together! 1 love you, oh, you know 1 do! look at me so coldly; forgive me, oh, forgive me, Ronald!” her face in the cushions and sobbed. *‘I can better bear to die with you, dear, than to live without yon,” said Ronald, tenderly. There was a sus. picions twitching about his mouth, but he mastered himself heroically, and it did not become s swile. A silence followed. The thunde rolled and tumbled away to the west, and presently there was a gleam taore brilliant than any before, “What's that awful light?” moaned Angelica. ‘Look, dear. It's the son.” *“The sun!" she started up in con sternation, “‘It can’t be, Ronald {in- dignantly!. Do you ment to tell me the storm is over?” “I think it's passed by. You seem annoyed. Aren't you glad we're out of danger?" “Yon—yes, of course, Only 1 | thought!" —haughtily--' ‘perhaps now, Mr, Grant, you will take me home?” *Yes, 1'il take you home, Nao. They'll be surprised, wou't they, at our news?’ “News? What what doyoumean?"' gasped Angelica, “I think you know.” There was no mistake abont his smile now, “Ronald,” she said pathetically. ‘Now, you're not going to be tire- some ?"’ “Nan,” he answered gravely, “I do hope not. Bat, of course, a life. time is a severe test.” **You know it is only because I was frightened. It's a mean advantage -- it's ungentlemanly' her voice died away weakly. Ronald (provokingly)—‘‘Are you quite sure you didn't mean all you said?” Angelica (tearfully) —*‘It's so ab- surd! Mamma will be so angry.” a sin se Bt bray A Woman's Yane Sullering. There has just died near Stockholm, Sweden, a woman nearly 100 years old, who, according to her last words, has had a life full of uncommon saf- fering and wrong. As a girl this Au- gusta Kellgren was of uncommon beauty, Her parents were poor and her only dowry was the charm and patural grace of the peasant. she was accused, when only nineteen years old, of the wurder of an old peddler woman. When arraigned in court she protested her innocence, but was sent to prison until she should confess. She spent forty-seven years in prison, until, about thirty years ago, the kiug pardoned her. She set up a small business in Stockholm and to the day of her death maintained hea | innocence of the charge on which she was condemned. oid Ronald, sa : “Thanks, Are we far He gave a swift stroke or two, and | gry masses of clonds drifting toward | We I'm more | now gathering force and erackling | that i tion there was, he shouted, and it seemad as if every binejacket carried a whole carpenter's rOmoton i There was A vivid gleam shot up | in the heavens, and something seemed | Don't 1 Angeliea hid | In 1819 co ee SP BEE )R BOYS AND GIRLS | SOME COOD STORIES FOR OUR JUNIOR READERS. simist — A Triamph Even Kitty's Dory. Ames Breakfast Table Land In all the world of Food-and-Dirink There lives no Princes likes Babbling, None hui! 80 good and fair i He reigns in Breakfsst-table-lend, i Which spre®ds away on vither and Berond the willow chair i Upon the right, near Orangeville, i Tiers rises famous Mufa Hil, : And just 8 bt beyond | The glistening Sugar Roiks are pil $ave} i A place beloved hy every child] And close by New Milk Pond, i The Sweet-Cream Falls slip smoothly | down | And join the Coffee Springs, all brown And hot as hot can be, i Old Doughnut Mountain, And pleasant Pancake Leu Each morning fo his wiliow thrones The prince ascends, and in a tone That makes his subjects quake He says: “Good mourning, every If you don't mind, I'll start upon The town of Johnny Csake!” Hane, che drinks the erenke. mountain in his He pals the hills He stuffs whole cheeks’ He likes the tress and sand, And when a! iast the down There's scarcely lef! a stream or town In Breakfast table-land! Willard ————— i ds Keyes, Getting Even. It is not always easy to boor without losing one's temper, but x London paper {ells how a boat-load of sailors, on shure-leave from 8 MAY of-war, did without violence As they journeved up the roadway into the Cornish village, a gentleman's waggonette passed One of the tars thoughtlessiy jumped on the siep be hind “(it or! there!” uhented the conch- { man. and being a churlish sort of fel. viciously | tian sod plunged Pdi not ithe witer { low, he lashed the sailor i arrose the face with his whip, t was enough. In an instant the other eleven bhiuee i had closed round and stopped trap. the hoatswain's mals in oom mand. © Tention'” cried he, and ‘len “Dismount the gun’ That ont, In three minutes they kad taken the without an of paint or They laid gtany road, alter ino “ond! Dis enty-two pirces and that much as ecratehing one kit losiig a solitary screw them all out neatly an the and the boatswain's mate ;ospecting the job, eried, | migal” Kitty's Picture, {1 took my kitty yesterday To have her plieture made { They wanted me to hold her silk Because she was afrsid {1 never have my picture ook, Because 1 always cry When it begins to stare at me, That awful Catnera’'s eye) My kitty wigzled all about And stood upon her head, And 1 forgo! the Camera Until ~"All done!” they sail But when the picture came it was The queersst thing yon see, The kitty didn't show at all— The picture was of me! ~~ Altiie Farwell Brown. Sed Ba my A Triamph of Duty. til the band corps plcks you up. on the parish church” Highlanders, and posting on church door meant disgrace through- out the parish. lain Trumbull's regiment, He felis Chaplain.” The brothers were moving forward in a charge near Kinston, N OC; heart. bimsel! on the body. comrades advanced he rose, place in the ranks and went on the charge. Patriotism over natural affection. On the James River, a Union sol- in | dier, while in the firing line was shot through the body. An officer, seeing that the man had but a little time to live, called to two soldiers to carry him to a shady place. “No, no. colonel!” sald man. "That would take two men from the front, and every man Is nesded now, 1 can just as well die here.” And die there he did. “What surpassing country and ours,” comments Chap ain Trumbull. “was that of these ten- der-hearted brave-souled soldiers!” love for thelr A Yoathfal Pessimiat, serves among her treasures the cone position of a former pupil. a boy of 12. It has it: pathetic side as the meager- ness of the boy's life may be con- jectured fram his words, The subject given was, “Anticipa- Breakfast -Table-Land — A Youthfel Fes af Duty Getting : Picture Little Hanky i Sou L you've thought shout het ; pe n. } Baniday we Horas 1p 3 5 have Cane ny j “He saya i And there's the town of Johnny Cake, Syrup Lake, £3 to the anak iw eater omy trips ard slant Lp. Chie Prince gris i presenting a fair wlightiy, panish a good-naturedly and tapi | Gs i heartily the waggonetts into one handred gud reve dashed toward the end my ia startled ory grasped a hogy ! bearing down on the end of the i io w nnd snatched “Men.” sald Sir Colin Campbell, as | that “thin red line.” now historic, pre- pared to receive the Russian cavalry, | “men, where you fall you must lie un- | 1: any man leaves the ranks to help a wounded comrade, I'll post his name | The men were | the Every laddie and las- | sie would turn from a “posted” soliier, | That remark would have been super. | flusus to two loving brothers in © hap } the story of his “War Memories of a | ane | of them fell dead, shot through the | His brother. with a cry, threw | Then as his | took his | : from triumphed | . the taking of food between sunrise and i sunset, and this law ic said to be held only | {out taking any the dying | i meal of wheat meal porridie, | with large proportions of butter «it is to be had cheap) or olive oll i expenditure for A New England school teacher pre- | iuxury iis t ollve ofl tion Do you enjoy It ae much as reall | eon Dictionaries were diligently romsuits ‘ed, and the general vole placed an ticipation on x high plans of delight : Not of 12 “Anticipation I= when yo: think about things beforehand If 00 ing your teeth out. that i fon; and if ie Sunday schon! ple refit help worrying abound wenther “Healization wrote the solema-fared boy Ewe an 2 ig when writhing tir Bem hy Hur 3 thinking fenics wold rain, when 1 off: and then them generally Har srg ing ¥ iF ta tie we $ thas n #hout be nine iL rains they gay } £0 Bh it didn’ t pil them higrt tha they FO £3 i 3ames Brown” REO A Fighting Seake, HP 8 Wirt 3n; iy rn) of An eXPErien “rant ta hie the wake mo seit ern pone by B {Err e the Fo i oA real Buna in 2 Niresm bayou uf the “sy end of the boat had ward the Beares! bank, wich and [ying nuieey tant about thirty feet, ing at the Walters cope mein of 5 very fale frog Signaling to my Compan &. that steady while | pl Ret thant wa he mm t bos! tried a with a smal ! in the use of whieh com me WEE 0 a shot st the yk ghow ciear op the highest prt of the ng mark that ce had made very pram The soake's head sre § eoncluded to try thickest part of the body, pd a Gr vig whi I ron3ld Bi nine times in len, As 1 Brad the bout shiae! have moyad my shot struck said ineh lower than | intended Instesd of going throngh the snake's body it wad between it and the log and fait very much like a hy his astiins After nth squirm, he began to Low his back and ike an angry oat This was v0 unisual that 1 amused very much, and we wat anghing for a4 moment Or 190 oxpect inxtant thal the snake would {or He el hava 14 Judge iron, Hot y puck shiver and x fallle ing every take to the water und dizappear. S[addenly with Its SnRKe swung round in our dires the water but Threshing through wind, he made straigh! hrginesase tha! Gris ptiy * un & ned into hegd strete digg poear Hike me with red my attack of anid effertus straight a few feel fren me ae 1 Eat in the Hint, and then | recovered my powers of k and most ingloripusly fled chalre of routes down the long slender boat | COIIDAL ION Fille meal With for gir of tanghter $4u wed? 5 an he came anti he was LR 14% #0 straight arrupled, clearing the m # jumb that oul My near roy £¥ the by sl LOD iy eampanion had started up with to ‘and hat yy paddle lying In the boast: bat look ant’ hettory of the six him In a wig fist thal was reriain io carry Boddy pve hom! inlo twenty he dropped the paddle eanght me with tackle hold 1% Caper yt ston wl APOIO £il waLer an just above and together we fell with a crash againgt the end seat my head striking with such force that 1 way rendered almost anconscions Springing to his feet, my friend ur the paddle and ran 1c the end of the boast from which 1 had font hall the i noes : fled. and found the snake still in pur sult, | some distance from the impetus given i by the sudden arresting of my fight i Not until he "almost disabled him did that pugni- elons serpent | He then swam back to the bank aithough the baa! had moved had received a blow thal retire from the atlack and crawled oul on the very log on which we had first seen him Little flunky Dory. There was once a little hoy, And hia name was Hunky Dory, And he used to ask his other Every night to tell a story! Then she'd pretend to shiver, And to shake, with awful fear And she's say. "Oh dear | never Told a story, Hanky, dear!” Then Hunky used to ponder On his little mother's knee: And then he'd say: “A truly one, Ivar mother, teil to me? John Ernest MeCann Fadarance of Arablan Porters. Arab carriers bear greal loads upoo thelr backs, and go at a trolling pace fa mtos pm Iniring the month of Kamadan, the Koran forbids sacred and rarely violated, Not do these porters continue their ardu- ous physical exertion during twelve laboring hours of the day with focd during that pe- riod, but an inspector in charge of a i gang informed a recent traveler that they could work better during the month of the fast than at any othr time of the year, becanse their energy waz not needed for digestion Ar ev- entide theses Arabs have a moderate mixed Their food is not more than ix or sever centy a dav, and tha only which they permit themselves a cup of very strong hlack coffee and a cigarette The jdler exists od ane cent’s worth of bread, with a little which he buys for an gddis tional five conta, ' fre. the | ShaCIoIInIOR Peete drap dele, véivet of a darker shade, sertion are stylishly nmited in the charming waist here ilinsirsted, Cd A nei 1 Sabin oc ion ec The fwhite abiffon A INA SP NA Lelierieietie Xaw Yorx Crry (Specs!) —Manve | I: 18 white corded taffeta and irregular in | Fri The chemiseite of white moassehine de sole, with crystal buttons, A Pirtaresgae Tex Gown, A picturesque tea gown of lace over bas a long mantle of | Livons lace camght in 8 point st the Twhite monsseling with A CHARMING WAIST, pretiy bend finished separately and applied over the completed waist, [It may be used as an socessory, for other waists may he worn with low pompadonr neck and short sleeves for evening dress. The fall fronts are supported by fitted lin ings that close in centre back, the square yoke of corded or tacked tal feta being applied over the lining The eollur is of tafeia to match tue roke facing. The lwo seared sleeves liars beogmming fullness at the top snd | ure arranged over fitted linings, the wrists being decorated with bans of velvet ard insertion to match the | breteiles. The mode presents appor- tanity for the introduction of three | « contrasting materials, which 1s oft. | f lice decoration of velvet is | PGrnard costs by the Parisiennes, who tare wexrisy them back of the meck, and angel sleeves flowing from beneath transparent lace vues. The soft front ts drawn in at the waist line by a black velvet band and is made of banillonnees of chiffon inserted with stripes of black velvet A ten gown of white silk Wocaded ith hiises and roses is trimmed with arrow biack velvet ribbon and bas a front of white plisses chiffon with motifs of cream lace. A pricaoss- tinted silk ten gown has as front of thires frills at the foot of the skirt, esch one edged wits: Blank lace. A seintare of coral velvet with a steel Benr de lis holds 18 at the waist hipe Comte For Onrdonr Wear, Ontidoor costs 6! bright bas eloth | ent with long, pointed tack and orpa wented with stitched hands of cloth and gilt battons are called Manicipal with dress skirts of tan 6r white oloth To Have a Ciinginp Gann, If you want to Barve your new gown cling snd bang in the most approved feshion, wear a divided skirt of soft tafleta or China «ilk. This is fully tricnmed with ra® ee si the bottom sad is the only petticoat required by fashion. Pretty Boleraa, Baieras of renmissanca lsce sre 8 feature in dress and ars very affective ver the soft nase’ veilings an: gle g% and crepes G8 shine, 1 MI A VOYAN 1 iN JACKET EE times desirable when remodeling misses’ waists, The breteliea may be of the same material decorated with braid, ribbon or passementerie, the yoko snd eollar facing being all-over ince nnderinid with satin in white ov some becoming color, To makes this waist for a miss fonr- teen years of age will require one and one-hall yards of material forty-four inohes wide, A Natty Eton Jacket, The natty Eton jacket of bins serge, trim tailor nish of mackie stitching, and forms part of a costame. Tt is smartly fitted by ringle bust darts and jy auder-arm gores that extend far back to meet in graceful curves the sgooti seamless barks. A belt of the wa terial or of leather is worn which passes under the extended fronts and closes with a faney clasp in the cen The fronts are deeply nnder fared with the material, and may roll back to the waist or be lapped agonally over the bus! and clowed with The sleeves, in regulation cost sivie, way be dart fitted or gathered ad the top, the wrints being plainly Snished with stitebing. Jackets in this style may be hand. sowely reproduced in cloth or velvel of any fashionable shade, 10 wear with | separate skirts of platd or other con | trasting material. To make this skirt for a woman of | medinm size will require one ane Sa a ball yards of material forty-four ache wide, A Beasiiful Costurae, i A beautiful barege creation is in! very light gray over white satin. It is trimmed with bands of white satin and white lace insertion. The skirt is trimmed with three bands of the white lace. They form broad vandyks | points in front. The budice is trimmed ; with the iasertion and white satin bands arranged ia slight fesloons, The sleeves are extremely small and | are trimmed from wrist to shonlder ‘with horizental bands of white lace, About the waist is a belt of white! satin fastenad with so antique silver | belt set with eoral. An elaborate model of lavender ecioth has a tame and double-breasted bolero of the: cloth, monsseline de sole, embroidered with lace, and monnted ou white milk, cloth is also trimmed with embroidery of lace Hgures. and the bolero buttons / may be joi 6 buttons, as shown in the small akietoh, The skirt proper is of white | The | medium mize will require five vards of Ths Skiri of the Sexsnn. This skirt can be made up an iwe diferent wavs The founcs and front gore may be Fe ged to the cironisr portion and the trimmis i applied over the edge, or the front gore and flonnae ned to 8 lima entegy” the shape of the eireglar portion and the material, allowed and ioch wider all aroand, may be Gaished separately to form a tanie, the ‘edges overiapping | the front gore and flonnoce { dinstrated Cyrano Ltriramed with black reivet ribbon, ap- shown in the large engraving, hss a Az here red broadeloth was plied in V shape sil ar wad the siren ia» portion, wmall placket buttons with oops decorating the plesia that airs back seam. The vi in centre back seam, if 20 pre~ geet over the ¢¢ packet may be Hypont oe gr at the left front {ayred Fhe top insted tase n Snished in fires a ttle uver the yards in the EG Combination: are Eniin, tf] f skirt iw smoothly ad hips by soail darts The foot is W2Y RA Deans ar aud three fae iam siden, 4 plas and broadelath valved of Skirts of made CET AIRY a8 sag tha tani porion ropeant ne Veaine over ie up AF Lua the naual % sind Ps brocadea AUR with % oy polka do ether ponltasliing walsy a Ofe MAterial gested may edged wilh WOMAN'S CIRCTLAR SEIRT. insertion or frills of ines, ribbon gmill- jong, rachiaz of silk or monsseline, braud, gimp, passementerie or other decoration, To make this skirt for a woman of witerial forty-four inches wide,
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