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i 'A long shaft of sunlight crept
through the rose-briar shading the
study window, and fell across the
table where the rector sat writing.
He moved aside a little, and finished
the last sentence of his letter some-
what hurredly. '
“I told Constance last nignt that
her Cousin Evelyn was coming. Her,
first remark was, ‘How delightful to
have a girl living here!’ You may ex-
pect a demonstrative welcome! Con-
stance is very impetuous. She sends.
you her love, and is longing to see
you.” .
The rectOr smiled as he wrote, es-
pecially when, after a moment of de-|
liberation, he affixed a postscript.
Then he folded his letter, and put it
into his breast coat pocket with'a
good deal of care. ' |
“I must not let Constance question
me about her cousin too much,” he.
thought, as he pushed open the French
window and walked across the sunny
lawn. “A little mystery”—here he
smiled—“will only add a charm to the
coming .of Evelyn Dudley.”
A tall girl was walking in the gar-
den, reading and dreaming by turns,
as‘ she paced between the rows of
heavy white lilies which bordered the
garden path on either side. She was
Constance Dacre, the rector‘s orphan"
niece, and the acknowledged beauty
of the neighborhood.
The rector joined her.
“What a glorious afternoon,
dear!”
Constance closed her book, and took
his arm.
“If it wasn’t so insufferably dull!
This is such a lonely paradise!”
“But you will have Evelyn soon.”
“I don’t forget. What a joy it will
be! I am nineteen, Uncle Gerard, and
have never had a real companion 'of
my own age yet!” '
“You will like Evelyn.’
“I am sure of it and”—a little smile
of pleasure parted her lips.
“It is strange to have heard nothing
of her before! She is/ your own niece,
is she not?"
~ “Yes;_.but. my sister married a man
whom we all detestedfiiand went away
to India with him. sing never wrote
to any of her family ”afterwards. I
did not know of herdeath, or even
of Evelyn’s existence; until the other
flay.”
“And is Evelyn like her?”
“Very much. Constance, do you re-
member my aversion to toe form of
catechism, even though 1 do happen
to be a clergyman?”
The rector's face was quizzical.
Constance sighed.
“I feel so dreadfully curious about
her," she said apologetically.
“So I see. But- in a week from to
day she will be here; then you can
learn all you desire.”
The rector stooped to kiss his niece,
then left her. and went into the vil-
lage to post his letter.
I! it t :0! t t t .
my
The day‘ of Evelyn Dudley’s expect-
ed arrival ‘had come. Constance, as
the afternoon wore on, became ex-
cited, and hovered'from room to room
in a state of indecision. Finally she
went up to the room she had prepared
for her cousin.
Constance sat on the end of the littl
‘white bed, and remembered all this
with a smile.
“Uncle Gerard said she would be shy
at first, but I think my letter would
dispel much of thatr I hope .‘she
won’t be disappointed -'.in me.”
She went to the glass, and arranged
the dainty rufiles at" her throat.
She turned from the glass suddenly.
at the sound of the motors laughing
voice in the hall.
“It’s all right Evelyn. We’ve come
in quietty, and Constance hasn’t heard
us. but I know she is on the lookout
somewhere.” ’
Constance rushed down-stairs, and
into the study.
“Evelyn!” she. cried.
But only a man was there. A dark,
handsome man, who came forward
looking a little shy, as the rector, with
infinite gravity, introduced them su-
avely.
“Constance, my dear—your cousin,
Mr. Evelyn Dudley!”
=i¢ * it I: It i #
“But I’m awfully sorry for your dis-
appointment; I am, really!"
“Being sorry doesn’t mend matters.
It was very cruel of Uncle Gerard,
and you, too. I expected ‘Eve‘iyn‘
would be a girl. naturally.”
“And a more man turned up! I've
been here three weeks, Constance, and
l've never dared to sympathize with
you. You’ve looked such daggers at
me!"
“it serves you right!"
“Does it?" /
“Certainly. I thought I should have
a companion. Now. you’re going
away soon. and I shall be as lonely
as before.”
"Will my going make any difl'el'4
ence?"
“You‘re—better than nobody"
Evelyn Dudley looked down at the
lovely. petulant girl he was swinging
in the hammock.
“’l‘hut's sweet of you.”
“When are you going. Evelyn?"
There was something in the voice
now tlzzzt caused the man's heart to
beat. its bent down suddenly. caress-
inglv.
“Not till you tell me something that
gyou once wrote—-that you love me.
Now!"
Ile caught sight of her blushing.
tell—tale face—then laughed low at her
struggle for freedom. as he held her
in his arms. ,
“l insist that you make good all
your protestations," he said.
And she had to obey him.
“What is a truism ?" “—
“It is a truth which is so true that it
makes everybody tired."—.—Chicago
" COUSINIIVELIIN. ’7.
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ELECTRICAL PROGRESS OF A YEAR.
It Has undo-Great Strides Within thls
.‘ Short Time.
A notable feature of the electrical
progress of the last year has been the
awakening in England and Germany in
electric railroading, and the recognition
of the superiority of American plants
for this purpose evidenced in the large
orders for electric equipments that have
come from England to this country.
The Frankfort-Lauflen transmission of
electric power on an experimental scale
over a distance of 107 miles, which ex-
cited much wonder a few years ago, has
been approached closely during the
year by a. prospective transmission in
California of seventy-five miles, under
the unprecedented commercial voltage
of 30,000. Niagara has nearly doubled
its power of utilization within ,the
twelve—month and at Massena, N- Y.,'
a 75,000 horse-power electric plant has
been started. These are startling fig-
ures. Another point remarked in the
electrical record of 1897 is the largely
increased number of electric motors
used in printing. In one large litho-
graphic establishment, newly equipped,
no_less than 140 motors of various sizes
furnish power to the presses and other
machinery. The electric cab has be-
come recognized as more than a fad,
and New York hasordered an addition
of 100 vehicles to its electric cab ser-
vice.’ The electric launch also is mak-
ing its way, although its progress may
be delayed for some short time by the
difficulties of procuring current. In
lighting the inclosed arc has establish-
ed its practical excellence, and phos-
phorescent lighting has made substan-
tial progress. The storage battery has
forged ahead in a. remarkable way, es-
pecially for lighting, and in central sta-
tions the three phase high-tension sys-
tem, with rotary transformer substa4
tions, gives promise of soon coming into
high favor. The obtaining of elec-
tricity direct from coal has made a. dis-
tinct advance and some interesting new
phases of electric heating have been en-
tered upon. The long-distance tele-
phone has enlarged its borders; Oma-
ha now ltalks with New York; the quad-
ruplex has extended its possibilities and
wireless‘ telegraphy, notwithstanding
the exaggerated claims which have
been made for it, promises to resolve
itself into quite a. practical system of
communication, more especially with
light houses'and in marine work-Chl-
cago Record.
WASHING THE TIGER.
The Beast Liked the Water but the Pro-
ceeding was Rather Irregular.
A good story has been copied in the
papers from "‘La France du Nord”
about a. Cossack, ignorant of the
French language and equally ignorant
of fear, who was hired at Moscow by
the lion tamer Pezon to clean the cages
of his wild-beasts.‘ Th‘eir’nnderstand-
ing or misunderstanding was arranged
by means of gestures and dumb show,
as that-unfort.uante Tower of Babel
hindered intelligible speech between
the Frenchman and the Cossack; and
Pefon thought the man thoroughly un-
derstood what he had to do. .
The next morning the Tartar began
his new duties by entering, with buck-
et, sponge and broom. not the cage of
a tame beast as his master had done,
but of‘a splendid untamed tiger, which
lay asleep upon the floor. The fierce
animal awoke and fixed his eyes upon
the man, who calmly proceeded to wet
his large sponge, and, unterrified, to
approach the tiger. At this moment
Pezon appeared upon the scene and
was struck with horror. Any sound
or motion on his part would intensify
the danger of the situation by rousing
the beast to fury; so he quietly waited
till the need should arise to rush to the
man’s assistance.
The moujik, sponge in hand. ap-
proached the animal, and, perfectly
fearless, proceeded to rub him down,
as if he had been a. horse or dog; while
the tiger, apparently delighted with the
application of cold water, rolled over
on its back, stretched out its paws,
and, purring, offered every part of its
body to the Cossack, who washed him
as complacently as a mother bathes
her infant. Then he left the cage, and
would have repeated the hazardous ex-
periment upon another savage from
the desert had not Pezon drawn him
off with difiiculty.—Lippincott's Maga-
zine.
A Chinese. “loading.
Here is a scene at the recent mar-
riage of Jue Lee and Miss Ching Lem
in the Chinese quarter of San Fran-
cisco, where everything was done ac-
cordzng to the customs of the Celes-
tials. The bride wore a. handsomely
embroidered grown of blue. As she
A CHINESE IVEDDING.
made her last obeisance, denoting her
iubjugation to her husband. one of the
Datrty held before her a lighted red wax
:andle, which, not being extinguished
DY Iher movements, was considered an'
)mcn of good luck. The marriage cer-
emonies and feasts continued for a
Iveek.
W’hatever of reform comes in this
World is largely due to the efforts oi.
the kicker.
During the winter of 1863454 it was s
the fortune of Gen. Cullen A. Battle,
of Alabama, to be president of the
court martial of the Army of Northern
Virginia. One bleak December morn— '
ing, While the snow covered the
ground and-the wind howled around
his camp, he left his blvouac fireto
attend the session of court at Round
Oak Church. Case after case was
disposed of, and at length the case
of the Confederate States vs. Edward
Cooper was called—charge, .desertion.
A low murmur rose spontaneously.
from the battle-scarred spectators as
the young artilleryman arose from the
prisoners’ bench, and in response to
the question, “Guilty or not. guilty?"
answered, “Not guilty." The Judge
IAdvocate was proceeding to open the
prosecution when the Court, observ-
‘lng that the prisoner was unattended _
by counsel, interposed, and inquired
of the accused, “Who is your coun-
sel?" He replied, “I have no coun—
sel.”
Supposing that it was Cooper’s pur-
pose to represent himself before the
Court, the Judge Advocate was in-
structed to proceed. Every charge
and specification against the prisoner
was sustained. The prisoner was then
told to introduce his witnesses. He
replied: “I have no witnesses.” As-
tonished at the calmness with .which
he seemed to be submitting to what he
regarded as inevitable fate, Gen. Bat~
tle said to him: “Have you no de-
fense? Is it possible that you aban-
doned your comrades and deserted
your colors in the presence of the
enemy without any reason?”
He answered: “There was a reason,
but it will not avail me before a mili-
tary court.”
Gen. Battle then said:
“Perhaps you are mistaken; you are
charged with the highest crime known
to military law, and it is your duty
to make known the causes that in-
fiuenced your actions."
For the first time Cooper’s manly
form trembled and his blue eyes swam
in tears. Approaching the president
of the court, he presented a letter.
saying as he did so:
“There, General, is what did it."
Gen. Battle opened the letter and
in a moment his eyes filled with
tears. It was passed from one to
another of the court until all had seen
if, and those stern warriors who had
passed with Stonewall Jacksonn
through a hundred battles, wept like
children. As soon as the president
sufficiently recovered his self-posses-
sion he read the letter as the defense
of the prisoner. It was in those
words:
“Dear Edward: I have always
been proud of you; since your con-
nection with the Confederate Army
I have been prouder of you than ever
before. I would not have you do
anything wrong .for the world; but
before God, Edward, unless you come
home we must die! Last night I was
aroused by little Eddie’s crying: “Oh,
mamma, I’m so hungry!” And Lucy,
Edward, your darling Lucy, she nev-
er complahis, but grows thinner and
thinner every day. And before God,
Edward, unless you come we must
die. Your Mary.”
Turning to the prisoner, Gen. Bat~
tle asked: “What did you do when
you received this letter?” Ho re-
plied:
“I made application for a furlough,
and it was rejected; again I made ap-
plication, and it was rejected; a third
time I made application, and it was
rejected; and that night as I wandered
backward and forward in the camp,
thinking of my home, the wild eyes
of Lucy looking up to me, with the
burning words of Mary sinking in
my brain, I was no longer the confed-
erate soldier, but ‘I was the father of
Lucy and the husband of Mary, and
I would have passed“ those lines if
every gun in the battery had been
fired upon me.
“When I arrived home Mary ran
out to meet me, and embraced me,
and whispered:
“ ‘Oh, Edward, I am so happy; I am
so glad you got your furlough.’ She
must have felt me shudder, for she
turned as pale as death, and catching
her breath at every word, she said:
“ ‘Have you come without your fur-
lough? 0, Edward, go back! Go
baCk! Let inc and the children go
down to the grave together;-. but, oh,
for heaven's sake, save the honor of
your name!”
“And I am here, gentlemen; not
brought here by military power, but
in obedience to the command of
Mary. to abide the sentence or your
court.”
Every oflicer of‘that court martial
felt the force of the prisoner’s words.
lBefore them stood, in beatific vision,
the eloquent plea‘der for a husband’s
His Feelings Burt Because His Mistress
Fed flls Stable Mate.
In a boarding stable in New York
there is a horse whose name is Tatters. . "
He is the pet of Mrs. D., who owns and
drives him. She always gives him an
apple or carrot before starting on a
drive, and another on returning, the
latter being given after the bridle has
been removed; and he has learned to
wait patiently for the dainty until that
time. ‘
0n the same floor of the stable is Mr.
B.'s horse, Phil. Mrs. D. used fret-
quently to give an apple to Phil. after
giving one to Tatters. The latter would
manifest displeasure at this in a. mild.
way,_ but his demonstrations never
went beyond the shaking of his head
and laying back of his ears.
But one evening; while Tatters, who.
had just come in, was waiting for tie-
removal of his bridle, Phil, who ,w‘a :
ahead of him, was xthe recipient of
apple from Mrs. D.'s hand while she
stood talking to Mr. B. '
A moment later the groom had re-
moved TatterS’s bridle and at once “.
mistress offered ~him an apple. x
turned his head away and refused ‘ "
touch the fruit. Mrs. D. followed
Ant-o his stall and tried to coax him,
he began munching his hay and We
not look at her.
Then Mr. B., and after him the-3";~ I}
tried to induce Tatters to takz§5
pic, but to no purpose; .
because his mistress had gl'vond '
:0 Phil before giving one to um.
he would not forgive the aflront.‘ l
His owner's feelings were ‘hch (“HO
those of the horse, and shells“ the V ‘.
ale with tears in her eyes. Before. s a
Ing out the next dav she had a ftlé d-‘I
give a carrot instead of an apple “I
‘l‘a'tters, in the hope that’lf he he'd not:
forgotten the unintended affront the.
sarrot might break the association with.-
the apple.
He took the carrot eagerly. Then he.
took one from his mistress’s hand, and:
you may be sure she has never since.
then given apple or carrot to another
horse wthlle Tatters was in sight._—-New
York Observer.
BILL sys's FIRST MAKEUP.
{Busted With Voclferons Applause by the
Audience.
James W-hitcomb Riley tells a quaint
story of his former lecturing partner.
Bill Nye: ’
It was the opening of their joint sea~
son; they had bot-h been rustlcatln‘l
luring the vacation and were as brown
I: berries. Raye looked much like an
Othello in his sunburnt make-up. and
Riley suggested to him the application
of some “liquid-white,” a cosmetic
much adecteumyithé'gentlersex of the
profession. . - _,
Nye sent for the preparation, and
never having used anything of theklnd
before, rhe'rfiiled‘..the.. palm of his. hand
with it and carelessly smeared it over
his countenance without consulting a
mirror. ' 4:
The “liquid-white" dries out some-
what likezwhitewash, and when Nye ap.
peared before the audience he was a
sight to behold. His head looked like
a frosted top-piece on a wedding cake:
his face, white as the driven snow. was
expresslonless and blank. The audi~
ence shrieked, and when he came of!
from his first selection they demanded
his reappearance. He obliged them, to
howls of laughter; again he made his
exit and again: was redemanded by the
uproarious audience. Believing he had
made a hit, he was about returning to
the stage, when he was caught by the
arm by Mrs. Nye, who cried: “‘Wil-
liam Edgar Nye, what have you got on
your face?” _
“Not-hing but its usual expression,
mydear.”
“Expression—fiddlesticks! You’re a
fright!" cried his wife, leading him to
where there was a piece of broken look«
tng glass.
Nye was mortified, and catching sight
of Riley just about going on the stage,
he would have undoubtedly followed
him on and been revenged, but for the
intervention of Mrs. Nye. His head was
scraped, combed and washed, and his
next selection was read without “a.
hand" from the audience. 1Moreover,
the story is a‘ fact and not a press
agent’s concoction—Detroit Free Press.
WHEN LEE RAN FOR GOVERNOR.
to be the Descendant of an Illustrious
Name Has Its Drawbacks.
General Lee has been handicapped by
a great name. It has stimulated his
pride and ambition, but it has not in-
spired any vanity. When asked if this
heritage had hindered or helped him, he
said: _
“It has been a heavy load. I have
had the reputation of a._ lot of ancestors
as well as my own to look after. What-
ever good I_ have done has been cred-
and a father’s wrongs; but they had
been trained by the great leader,
duty though the lightning'flash scorch-
ed the ground beneath their feet, and
each in his turn pronounced the ver-
dict, “Guilty.”
Fortunately for humanity, fortun-
ceedings- of the court were reviewed
by the commanding General. and upon
the record was written:
"Headquarters A; N. V.
“The finding of the court approved.
The prisoner is pardoned. and will re-
port to his company.
o—Washington Post.
I
“Are we very much interested in this
matter?” inquired the European mon-'
arch. A
“Somewhat,” replied the Minister.
“That doesn't answer my question
with sufficient accuracy. What I wish
to know is Whether we are sufficiently
: interested to warrant our offering any
I ‘disinterested remarks.‘ ”—Wsshdngtou
ately for the confederacy, the pro-'
ited to them, and whatever of evil‘has ‘
been charged to me and magnified, be-
Robert E. Lee, to tread the path Of'cause perle said they had a right [0
expect much better things of a man
of my blood and breeding.
“When I was running for governor of
Virginia, John ’ise said that if my
name had been Fitzhugh Smith, I never
would have secured the nomination. I
replied that I had known a good many
men named Smith and would have been
as-proud of that name as the one I
wore. In that way I gotthe votes of
all theSmiths in Virginia, and a letter
from a man who told me ‘never to for—
get Captain John Smith, our first, set~
tier, who killed Pocahontas.’ "—Chap
Book. .
Green Gal-nets.
Green garnets are more valuable than
diamonds because they are so exceed-
ingly rare. They are of an unsurpassed
rich shade far beyond that of an emer»
aid. and are very brilliast."0n the other
hand,'red garnets'are '90 common that
the cost next to nothin‘ .'
Star. - ‘4' y ' . ,3
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