y causes intertwine
a perfect whole!
rondrous power, what vast deaign,
ay its hittle toll!
h attainment now we seo
ears some tribute on it
wry human ihdustey;
: Tom instance, Polly's bonnet,
Bhe calls it a “creation.” small
And simple as ean be,
And sees no miracles ot all
In ite wimp licity
when I try to figure out
The things that helped ta make if,
Bo fast the pictures crowd shout
1 hate to undertake it
e tip, that little tip that shakes
So saucily on high,
Was plucked one day, far, far away,
Bencath an Afric ak.
§ see a lordly ostrich stand
And Jo ite off ring down,
3 help to make, for Polly's sake,
prettiest hat in town:
A Tittle valloy next appears
ad ile the 6 3 wee :
ling through the years,
ry;
hworms live and
Id for loom and mat
g threads that tremble in
BLOT ON POLLY'S BONNET.
Next, wondrous fields of rustling gold
Upon my mem'Ty come,
ox tugging throngh the mold,
Tasy Ferme
+ oprAake dagpty 1
What Polly anlle
A H
Trilk
Hier
A shat rings ont: the leaden rain
Sheds darkoes ail around,
And writhing in ita cruel pain,
The bird hes pu the ground;
A stream of Blind its bly yields,
It quivers and is stills
And murder stuins the yellow fizide,
And fashion pays the bill
Bo, suddenly my fancy stays,
No beanty can 1 see;
Gone all the shareing daintiness,
The shasta siiplicity ;
And Polivs fae seems grown less fair
Beneath her sleinty bonnet,
For a little mangled budy there
Fas set death's seal soon ik
woJohn R. Rashom, in Life.
imple, little hat.
By S. Ten Eyck Prince.
Eh LE
be Abid bie
dr oe abe oe
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HERE ix an old German oe
frain thal rons somewpat ns
Aotlows: ~
“Ihe pardise of earth
1h Is fouml on horseback™
That morning it recurred to me, why |
1 kpow not, for I had herrd no Gere
mtn for years, Anyway, as I say, It
poeurred to me ax | walked along in
Ahe spring sunshine, clad in faultless
riding attire, toward a well known |
riding stable where 1 intended to pro-
‘cute 8 mount for a long ride,
It was still quits early, and I found |
the groom lazily plllowed against the
‘stable door. whistling softly to him-
if. He glamesd at my high boots
which refiected the morning sun, and
smiled, while I explained my (ntention,
ohose a beautiful roan, called Darl
g A horse that was is gentle as
mb,” pertinently added the groom.
generally pay in advance,” 1 re
marked. “do vou charge By the bour
by the morning? 1 expect to be out
& couple of hours”
The groom parried my question.
Ve know you, sir, and will charge for
1h p the Mores stays out” he cone
duded maliciously, with a felendly
at on Darling's tank that sont’ him
- widepath,
with a deporable fidelity,
fiping down the street,
I had intended to ride along the
drives, where the shade was thick and
the young ladies wandered up and
down during the morning hours, but
Parting held other views, and carried
¢ day with gentle persistence, What
1 do with the beast? And, alter
hat difference does it make
(pme rides so long ns one does
So we haggened to the outskirts
town where the sun was hottest,
was Darling's choice. Darling
d before the first ion and abso
"refused to budge, fo, 10 glve
eit a countenance, I ordered a
ss of ale from the waiter who hor:
ou and found it as poor as [ bad
ppderful what them beasts do
w. sir’ be commented, patting
ng's glossy neck. “Now, this
allus gets sugar here and be knows
he do.”
Darling munched his lump of
and then consented to trot along. |
earthly paradise presented
‘alls for me. At first Darling
never-ending wall so closely
polish vanished from my left
my leg felt as if it bad been
d in an electric bath Then Lub
me under a row of low-spread-
apple trees that coquetted wit)
at. which 1 saved only at the risk
e and Ymb, and rumpled my walle
i hair. I Lreathed with rellef
_cantered Into a grove where the
d high above we, and walls
‘a thing unksown. But, alas!
was a pond, and Darling paused
beside Its reedy, swampy
1 was terrified. Suppose the
¢ should suddenly decide to take
bath! I patted, coaxed, twitched at
pridie, all in vain, Darling refused
advance. At last my patience gave
1 plunged my rowels into him,
the springs of his rear legs into
it disorder. The turf flew arenutid
but always In the sune spot.
ately I had thoughtfully pro-
myself with sugar at the inn, |
ith its aid succeeded In calming
go far that he consented to
still. :
‘discovered a slender figure in
istance, approaching ot a awifs
1 tugged at the reinse--vna-
wailingly, of course; then, to make the |
of wy sorry lot and lend wom |
most «
dow of reality to the ridicuions
ire I must cut stationed befor: thls
amp pond, | fastened my eyes upon
swaying branches, apparently lost
meditation. Trot, trot, echoed fe-
hind the lady was close at band;
in an
fustant she would have passed
But Darling whirled suddenly,
almost flinging me over his head info
ater, and flew along after the
a8 we entge neck to peck my
lowed up and trotted along,
ntedly suiting himself to the othe
po.
her but
mou
§
w the young lady by sight, and
i nat you sesvant”
and urged hor horse on, while I en
As well |
sreed to bow. She nodded milly,
Check Pacing,
the thupderbolts, I was
i. Ble dasbed ou, 1 following
i
he sald sharply.
#5 FaRRusR CH RCI
Ah Bamana
(always, st lnfloite peril to life and
[fients for 1 wis not accustomed to this
rapid pace. Besides, I am a man who
dislikes to sippwar forward, 1 was
martally ashpmed of myself, but Bo
power on earth could cheek the beast
{ was riding Darling neighed scorn
fully as I tugged at the bit, and kept
on in his mad career,
Miss Vian Deennn planced cone
temptususly ot mie amd turned down 8
thirtioe clang to ber skirts
Aud 1 had
noticed no phicard warning all tres
pasers off wider peoaity of the law!
The jaw was, then, to Le added to my
other miserkon; but 1 consoled mysell
with the thopebt that 11s representa.
tives could searcely control my Loree,
alte 1
tent,
ut Miss Van Deewmen Bad reached
the fimit; shy reined in her horse, and
Darling stowd upovable! Ble,” sald
she, anger anid fear in every line of her
pretty face, "1 must ask you to leave
ite at once.’
Heavens, 12 1 only could! I would
even Liave ellmbed un tree, but Darling
wis pot to be persuaded,
bir. § § id
“Pardon mi: it really Is pot oy fanlt
had failed In the al
pie gin bd
Ak 8 BE hs
{it 18 purely secidental that our paths
He in the sim direction
bypocritieally,
shen Iwill return,” sald she, glane
tng at the placard Jo silent coannent
upon wy excuse. But Darling whirled,
ton, knocking me besdiessly ogainst
the nearest tree, thereby barking ay
knee in painful fashion: then trotted
determinedly on by the lady's side,
aut on to the brond highway that was
equally forbidden to me at that in.
Brant,
Miss Yan Deemen bit her lips io
siletive, growing siternately white and
ved, and I kept op in overpowering
shame, but helpless ng the infunt io
its cradle. At last she turned to me
with tears In ber eyes.
“I beg you, sir, to leave me, You
cannot hmarine how dreadinlly you
will embarrass we If you persist ip
this unwarranted pursuit. 1 appeal
to your chivalry. for 1-1 expect my
fianes hore, with whom 1 am secretly
0 He is dreadfully jealous, #20
cave ric!”
She ahpost sobbed as she spoke, and
in the distunee 1 could hear echolng
Eoorbeats, which she, too, must bave
distiniished. 1 knew the gentleman
whom she referred, at least (by
I repiled,
5
h | sieht and 1 eonfess 1 had no desire for
closer acquaintance under such chi
CUIRIRLOUR,
1 used my whip unsparingly, but to
no purpose, Darling would not budge.
in the meantime the rider appeared
at the turning and greeted the young
lady pleasantly epough, though Lie
glanced at me dizapprovingly.
“Pray introduce your companion.”
Miss Vap Deepen
turned purple and looked reproachfully
at me.
“1 don't Lhpoow the gentleman,” she
stamimored. “He happened to be rid:
ing In the same direction as 1”
“Purely aceldental” 1 repeated,
bowing, Ilnwardly praying that the
easth would open amd swallow me Op
“Indeed!” said the gentleman, and
torned his back deliberately on me
“Pernille togocompany You, Miss
Yan Deemen” 1 hood t
over Darling's peck, spparently ab
anrhed in a saddle buckle. 1 heard
then trot off, and then fell myself oar
riod along uf a furious pace, and an
justant lates 1 landed beside Miss
Deemen, breathless, but «till io my
saddle, Mr Courthey sha ba
styled her escort-gpiaved at me, wy
tering something between bia teeth,
sir? | veninred, ny
embarrassment,
Ey of
#*
i.
overcoating
“Will you have the goodacss to leave |
“3
g8?” he shrieked.
sobhe roid Is free to all” 1 renjicd,
i annoyed by bis manner, for 1 Lad not
aw horse, 1 consoled myself that ui
pace we should soon cut-distance :
started goon an expinnation
“Put yours is not bealde this lady,
whout you are insulting,” he raged
wf regret It exceedingly, but"
“I forbid you to ride beside her!” he |
snipned, angnly,
sya oan forbid me nothing
“Sir,” he shiricked, “yon are an in
solent puppy, and [ must insist upon |
an explanation for your—" Here Miss |
Van Deusen intevierod.
fie 1 bent low i
3 Conan py
i pay
1 am |
"For mercy's sake, no violence!
There must be 8 mistake soniewhere, |
pnt 1 am sure it ia est intentional.”
“aothing could be farther from my ;
thonghte,”’ 1 ssenrad hor, tenthiniiy.
“ftien prove It by Tey ing oR”
froplored.
1 bowed Then overcome with rage
i teil ape Tito this
er antmeroifuily,
ped Ariaind la
eonld
niiy few
¢ that hind
rae tirnnbelin until 1
po B® hear then 1
Bprins
Lie tind
Wha Mr |
trample,
ted to posieh what be
sumiry in a w 2
pie oaths RA traminie,
eailed my ine
Tasting stots] ne
had etaronl anid on tear staid face Gp
pened at
halted once WGHTe.
sigs thle Was
snapiedl. U1 thaehi 0,
prearranged”
womaniy-"
wiack, Jark™ eried Mizs Van ree.
tnen, Droploringly,
werantone 11 he shonted furlonuxly.
spear 1 don't even Kaow hit she
go hile
anid, warning 0 me Sean fess that
you know thie indy”
A silyery laugh startled ns both at
this juncture.
“As don't know ench other” cried
hires
Tyee “at
Mier Yun air
apparently do
And, indeed,
Hn,
in the midst of
sented an My
gently rubling noses
“YES wo It BeeIOE.
It happen?
faked Mr Conrtney.
tyr haw could
“Why, Jack, how could I ever have
gotten away? Of course I had to hire
You Know papa never tein
me ride without the groom. 1 gol this
fi horses,
one nt Tattersall’s”
“Re did 1" 1 exclaimed; “that’s why ;
”
the Deulis stick so close.
And then we ail laughed together, :
After which na We eauldn’t seperate,
i brdsiness, (he Gre bo
we continued our ride together, and
al the eiowe had
so firm that wo
fipally married
wan subaed wo off
Put tn spite ul
won 1 determined to take po wore
de ax Les! man,
morning Tides unt 1 knew a tle |
It doesn't do 10
sere fibout the sri
wompt fate too often. New York Com
mercial Adveriber.
Phenomenal Momary of Girent Men,
Many of the greatest ed have hed
phenominal en
the pamos
Lis legion
often Ling a
special tepnineloRy.
prodigious memory
Profesor
Theodore GH can
fale Our men
ta Heel much moe extensive
vocabulary of some five
mand of twenty thousaisl more,
of the Brahmin
it word for word
hammedans, Hkewise, Know tie Warn
by heart, as all learned Chinese know |
chiefs of |
indreds |
of thonsands of wards in thelr gene |
alogios-—taking days and even weeks |
; ths
Hundreds of pianists can play all
and many dove by memory! and
{ have myself sten Von Bulow copdect |
thelr classic booke. The
Polynesia can and do repeds
for the recitation,
RY.
Pocthoven’s Fifth Symphony without
A KoOre.
izing ruenory.
ditive and on
avithoetioal prodizics
LRIITY,
pay have any
as we zhall note in a
a of the subject, of 8
future discus
corabination of all-Professor E B
Holden. in Harper's Magazine,
ner HR
Why They Dag at the Knees,
American woolens have the repnia.
tien of bagging at the polut of proat-
atrain when nade into garinents
£83
and In some eases tailors make a point |
of calling their customer's attention {o ¢
the fact that they will not guaraniee
American made goods from fiagring
at the knees and elbows, at the same
the bringing forth a plece of goods
that they claim to be imported, and |
they will guarantee agalust
hageing for a lmited time. In some
enses the goods are of foreign manu.
fastnrs, bot ok often they wore finale
i the United States, but by claiming
te have jriporied them a beter price
can be olialned, and bagging in the
meats vund to induce the customer 10
the price. In some Fa
stances the calm iz just that eortam
enddas will become haogy ‘when sub
fectod to the ateain of wearing, bat it
ts unjust to clabm that all American
wontons will hag,
Thepe are varleus
Amercan any
will baw, the pil
proner maxing of stock, =n twist, aud
in wenviny, dn 10
olianen tha epxl the orale of wool
mized and if the epsration 18
performed the goods will not
it the various grades are pot
igh
Hy hue
whieh
Bedoehiss
His het
ronsony why
other make
rim) wr
EH In {if
deiuets order
Hrs
sik
result,
vers: Hitle Telit
apace that dogs pPossoss fei
» PRL wo 2 it a 4 $2.38 y
Yar propa, akin Tay
FOr Ya
:
Fapilos 1a intended to eles un the (Dees
during falling, se that all gauges
bagging wil ve removed —~ New York
Suu.
she
And
Spars
enddenly ar he
wy elbow, and belind her,
{ike an avenging sagel, stormed ber |
furione ndmirer, amd then we thres |
he
You have
plinply been leading me on, 10 make a
fant of me at last, forgetful of every
2 ax? +
pein: from 5
air. nnewoer like n man he
this
apper and strife sur two hareen pres
ie pletnre as they stood
fast that yoar own?”
commented n friendship :
« Miss Van Deemen |
4k Conrtney 1 was
(4is happy condo
(Cacsar kuew
of thousatids of soldiers in
A modern wan of sclenes
for
Asa
Gray asesrod me that he could at once
recall 1he names of someting Hike
twenty-five thousand plants] Professor :
do ihe same for
sory for mere words
than 18
generally ndmitted, The average well. |
to-do child of two years of age has a :
hnadred |
words, spd its father may have come
The |
ten thonsand verses of the Rig Veda |
have, for three thousand years, Leen ;
accurately preserved in the semories |
Not one Brahmin
alone, Lint thousands, can to-day recite |
Thousands of Mo- |
Chesa-nayers have no visual |
wasiciaus have an an- |
while |
neinal ones being ine
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