, will he my death l" .
mi you'll console yourself with
other ri.”
"Phomrled: "never! be you hear
as“! looked at him heeeeehiego‘
with joiped hands he went
Wu sinkiiketllth:
, lagi A aloe meeel should snake
’ i by vlng yen mydenghteri It’s no
”you insisting. You know that when
have said 'N’o.‘ nothing under the an
(eh m me say ‘Yeel' "
Spelled tenake any farther appeal. I
I!
M
_ , ‘ my Inelwsbontee headstroae ea
’ ‘ deliew ee eeeld be found in aday’a
m. {contented myself withgiving
”Urugl deep sigh, and then went
guns the furbishing ole big, double-
sword. rusty from ’point to
‘ memorable conversation took
"place, in fact, in the shop of my me-
' Gilli uncle, a well-known dealer in en-
tiquities and objets d’art, 33 Rue dee
monettee, at the sign of the “Maltese
—a perfect museum of curiosi-
,~ . ewells were‘hung with Marseilles
' outfield, Rouen china, facing ancient
J calmness, sabers and muskets and pic-
; ureifrimes; below these were ranged old
3 cabinets, coffers of all sorts and statues
of eainta, one armed or one legged for the
tacit {portend dilapidated as to their
‘ gildingi then here and there, in plane
" oases hermetically closed and locked,
there were kuicknecks in infinite yariety
' lachrymetories, tin urns, rings, precious
, atoues, fragments of marble, bracelets.
, crushes, necklaces, medals and miniature
"ivory etatuett’cs, the yellow tints of which
In the sun took momentarily a flesh-like
transparency.
_ Time out of mind the shop had belong-
‘ ed to the Coruub'erts. It passed regularly
. from father to son, and my uncle—#hie
' , neighbors said—could not but be the pos-
aeesor of a nice fortune. Held in esteem
by all, a municipal councilor, impressed
by the importance and gravity of his of-
fice, short, fat, highly choleric and head-
strong, but at bottom not in the least de-
gree an unkind sort of man—such was my
uncle Cornnbert, my only living male re~
letlve, who as soon as I left school had
elevated me to the chief and only clerk
and shopman of the "Maltese Cross."
. But my uncle was not only a dealer in
antiquities and a municipal councilor—
he was yet more, and above all, the fath—
- er of my cousin Rose, with whom i was
naturally in love.
To come back to the point at which i
digresscd:
Without paying any attention to the
sighs which exhaled from my bosom
while scouring the rust from my long,
two-handed sword, my uncle, magnifying
glass in hand, was engaged in the exami-
nation ofa lot of medals which he had
purchased that morning. Suddenly he
raised his head; five o‘clock was strik-
ing.
“The council!" he cried.
When my uncle pronounced that an-
gust word it madea mouthful: for a pin
he would have saluted it bareheaded.
But this time after a moment‘s considers»
tion, be tapped his forehead and added,
, in a tone of supreme relief:
"No, the sitting does not. take place be-
,I" fore tomorrow—and I am forgetting that
I have to go to the railway station to get
the consignment of which i was advised
this morning."
Rising, from his seat and laying down
his lass he called out;
"Rose give me my cane and hat!"
Then, turning toward me. he added in
I lowered tone and speaking very quick-
ly: ‘
"As to york—don‘t forget our conversa-
tin. If you think you can make me say
you, tryl—but [don’t think you’ll succeed
aeanwhile not a word to Rose, or, by
int Barthelemy, my patron of happy
memory, 1’” instantly kick you out. of
doors!"
At that moment Rose appeared with
my uncle's cane and hat, which she hand-
ed to him. He kissed her on the forehead;
then giving me a last but. eloquent look,
hurried from the shop.
I went on scouring my douilichanded
sword. Rose came quiet ly toward
me.
"What is the matter with my fat her?"
also asked, “he seems to be angry with
you."
Ilooked at her-«her eyes were at) black,
her look so kind, her mouth to may and
her teeth no white that i told her allwmy
love, my suit to her father and his rough
refusal. i could not. help it after all. it
one his fault! He was not there: l deter-
mined to brave his anger. ilesldcs. there
hnohody llke timid persona for display-
ing ('olll‘ugu under certain circum-
ounces.
My cousin said nothing; she only held
down her eyes while her checks were as
red as those of cherries in May.
Ichecked myself,
”Are you angry with me?" i asked.
mmbllngly. "Are you angry with me
Rm?”
She held out to me her hand. no that.
my heart act-tiling audacity, my head on
fire. I cried:
"Rosewl swam ill lwill be your bu»
bandl" And as she shook her head and
leaked at me sadly leddeal: "Oh! lwell
know that my uncle ls self-willed, but i
will be more self-willed still; and, since
he must be forced to my 'yos.’ i will force
. him to say it!"
' "Int how?" asked Rose.
All how! That was exactly the dim-
sanity. But no matter; i would find e
way to surmount itl
At that moment a heavy step remanded
in the street. instinctively we moved
away from each other: i returned to my
double-handed sword, and Rose. to k
if iaeounl/enence, set to dusting with
.a corner of her apron a little statue in it;
red velvet case.
, yuneie intend. Surprised at finding
, "together, he stopped short and looked
jherply at us from one to the other.
We each of us went on rubbing without
raisin our heads.
, . “Here, take thie,”seld my uncle, hands
it he ethniky'rroel from under on
m “A epieadl purchase, you'llsee.“
Ike '_ didletlatereetmeiathe
the ml. and from the W
paper a steel helmet-a-
aa ordinary helmet, met-e
gee
" ' emeaunutalmerlee,
" and mum»
[.v‘leerweereleed,“ It
whet tel it fret
ng of going into‘
i
been.
bile mu
his.
nW~ , .
daring teraise my eyes to his.
That night on reaching myroom, l at
oaeewenttehed. lwueagertobe
alone and able to think stony ease. Niel“
brings counsel, it is said. and i had great
need that the proverb should prove true.
But, after lying awake for eu'honr with-
out receivin any antennae. i fell at to
sleep and til next morning did nothing
but dream odd dreams.
. The next day—ah. the next deyi—l was
"nearer. he
i assured the im‘atneehelmet brought '1
my nnele the .. previous evenina-awured
it with such fury ee almoet to break the
fees: net’s» idea came to me. The helmet
slime likee'eun; my uncle set smoking
his pipe and watching me: but I could
think of nothing, of no way of forcing
him to‘aive me hie daughter.
At 8 o'clock Rose went into the country,
whence she was not to return until dinner
time, in the evening. 0n the threshold
she could only make a sign to me with
her hand; my uncle had not left us alone
for a single instant. He was not easy in
hie mind: I could see that by his face. No
doubt he had not forgotten our conversa-
tion of the previous evening. '
I went on rubbing at my helmet.
"You have made it quite bright enough
--put it down,” said my uncle.
[put it down. The storm was gathering.
I couldinot do better then allow it to blow
over. ' ,
But suddenly, as if overtaken by a
strange fancy, my uncle took up the great
morion and turned and examined it on all
sides.
“A handsome piece of armor, there is
no doubt about it; but it omst have
weighed pretty heavily on its wearer’s
shoulders,” he muttered: and, urged by I
know not what demon, he clapped it on
his head and latched the gorget piece
about his neck.
Struck almost speechless, i watched
what he was doing-thinking only how
ugly he looked.
Suddenly there was a sharp sound-es
if a spring had snapped—aud—creckl-
down fell the visor; and there was my
uncle, with hie head in an iron cage,
gesticulating and swearing like a pagan.
[could contain myself no longer, and
burst into a roar of laughter; for my
uncle, stump]. fat and ruhicund, pro
sented an irresistibly comic appear-
ance.
Threatenlugly, became toward me.
"The hingesl~the hinges, fool!” he
yelled.
[could not see his face, but i felt that
it was red to bursting.
"When you have done laughing, idiot!"
he cried.
But the helmet swayed so oddly on his
shoulders, his voice came from out it in
such strange tones, that the more he
gestlculat-ed, the more he yelled and
threatened me, the louderl laughed.
At that moment the clock of the Hotel
de Ville, striking five, was heard.
“The municipal council!" murmured
my uncle, in a stifled voice. “Quick! help
me off with this beast of u inachlnel
We’ll settle our business afterward!"
But, suddenly likewise, nu idea—a
wild, extraordinary idea-mama into my
head; but then, whoever is mndder than
a lover? Besides, I had no choice of
means.
“No!" I replied.
My uncle fell back two pure-s in terror
~and again the enormous helmet wuhbled
on his shoulders.
“No,” irepeated, firmly, "I‘ll not help
you out unless you give me the. hand of
my cousin Rose!"
From the depths of the strangely elon-
gated visor came, not an angry exclama-
tion, but a veritable roar. i had "done
itl”~l had burned my ships:
“If you do not consent to do what leak
of you," i added, “not only will I not
help you ofl' with your helmet, but I will
call in all your neighbors and then go and
find the municipal council!"
“You'll end your days on the scaffold!"
cried my uncle.
“'I'he llitllfl of Rose!" l repeated. ”You
told me that it would only be by force
that you would be made to say ‘yi'li'v-say
it or I will call in the neighbors.
The rim-l. was still striking: my uncle
raised his arms as if to curse inc.
"Decide at once," lericd, "mini-body is
coating!"
“Wellnhenwyes!” murmured my uncle.
"But make haste!" '
"On your word of honor?"
"On my Word of honor!”
The visor gave way, the gorge! piece
also, and my uncle's head issued from
durum-r. red us a poppy.
Just in time. The chemist a! the corner,
a colleague in the municipal muncll,
entered lhe shop.
“Are you coming?" he ushml; “they
will be beginning the business without
us."
"I'm coming," replied my uncle.
And without looking at me he look up
his hat and rape and hurried out.
The next moment all my hopes had
vanished. My uncle Would surely not
forgive me.
At dinner time i took my place at table
on his right hand in low spirits. ate little
and said nothing.
“it will wine with thu- ulessert,” i
thought.
Rose looked at me and l avoided mesh
lug her eyes. As I had exported, the dee-
uert over. myuncle lit his pipe. ralsed his
head and throw ~
“Rose come here!"
Hose wont. to him.
“Do you know what the fellow there
asked me to do yesterday!"
ltrrmbled like a leaf, and lime did the
same.
“To give him your hand,“ he added.
“Do you love him?”
Rose cast down her eyes.
"Very well.” continued my uncle. "on
this side the case is complete. ”(.‘ome
here, you.”
I approaohed him.
"Here i am, uncle,” and, in a whisper,
I added quickly: ”Forgive me!”
He burst into a hearty laugh.
“Merry her, then, donkey «since you
love her, and I give her to you."
“Ahl-‘uuclel"
"Able-dear papal”
And Rose and I threw ourselves into
his arms.
"Very good! very goodl" he cried, wlpo
in his eyes. “Be happy; that's all I
“he”
And in turn be whispered in my ear:
"l shoalt‘l” have give‘nulier to you all the
some, you 3 genre: t—~k thee
of the helmet between as twill; m
fglve you I ,mmi i had never
told it but to‘eeamy deer llttlewite.
ever at
' 7
eels.” l murmured. not '
aimrdtheieum teeth.
‘kH
After eixtyyeere‘efea animator“!
hymen a vicissitudeidiaturhed hymen
a treat sported, oueof theeelieet tee-
tnres-e veritable landmark—sin the eo-
eleeiaatieal history of {drug leland stands
upon the point of being swept away into
the regions where repose the things that
have been. in a very short time St. John’s
Church, at Fort Hamilton» N. Y., the
original, quaint old wooden building, will
be torn down-n-happlly only to make room
for a handsome and more durable stone
structure in which to carry on the tradi-
tioneof the place where Robert I. Lee
the Confederate General, once worshipped
and was veetryman; whereffltonewaii”
Jackson wee baptised, and where many e
gallant soldier and sincere Christian
knelt during the six decades which it has
lees.
It was in the summer of 1848, after a
series of brilliant victories in Mexico,
that the First artillery regiment wee orb
tiered to Fort Hamilton. Major Jackson,
afterwards "Stonewall" Jackson, then in
his twenty-fifth year, and already a major.
rode in the lines in command of hie men.
A little less than a year later he received
the sacrament of baptism.
In the list of vestrymen is the name,
“Robert E. Me," captain, Engineer Corps,
vestrymen. This is no less a person than
the famous Confederate general. The
government undertook to make great im.
provemeuts at Fort Hamilton in 1844, and
a corps of engineers, under Lee’s com-
mand, was ordered down to the fort.
Captain Lee leased a cottage from the
administrators of the Cortelyou estate in
what is now Fourth avenue. This cottage
is still standing, though there has been
an extra story added to it. By one of the
curious turns in the wheel of destiny it
passed into the possession of Levi P.
Morton, and was by him sold to the pres-
ent proprietor, who has turned it into a
beer garden and restaurant.
Captain Lee was an active member of
the Episcopal Church, having been con~
firmed in Christ Church, Alexandria, Va.,
the edifice in which Washington wor-
shipped. After the ceremony the offici-
ating bishop said, “Captain Lee, if you
will serve God as faithfully as you have
hitherto served your country i shall envy
you your crown."
. _
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JARROW, THE STRONG BOY.
lie is Eighteen Years Old, and Ilia Strength
was Born in Him.
At this time when the “inmlern Hercu-
les" and the "modern Samson," and more
“iron men" than one can counters before
the public, it is both interesting and novel
to find a modest beardless boy of it years
performing feats of strength that make
many of the alleged wonders wonder what
will appear next in the line of prodigies.
Men who speak from authority any that
is only a nitration of time and proper care
when young Emil .iarrow will give per-
formances that will actually cause the
new—found Samson to appear as helpless
as the real Samson when he was «born of
his hair by Delilah. This boy has lately
been giving performances in barrooms
and before clubs in the upper end of New
York. lie is five feet sewn inches in
height. and weighs i331 pounds. His chest
is broad and his legs are well set, though
not heavy. ilis neck in rather long and
is not thick, as is common with prise
fighters and athletes. The muscles of bio
arms do not bulge out the sleeves of his
coat, and the buttons do not. drop from
his vest when he draws a long breath. in
his rough dress he looked like one of a
common class of barroom loungers. ills
countenance wore a pale and unhealthy
look,doubtlcss the resultof his persistent
habit of smoking cigarettes.
”Jarrow. can't you show a few tricks
to these gentlemen P” asked the bar-
tender.
“What kind of ll'leSt'r‘" asked some
one.
thll. .muuow.
"()h, different feats of strength. That
is our strong boy.” was the answer.
A general laugh followed when the
men looked for indications of strength.
The proprietor, a man weighing 240
pounds. sat down in an oak rlmlr wrighv
ing ‘30 pounds, and Mild to the buy.
"Just raise me for a starter."
'l‘he spectators gathered in u semicircle,
whllclhe boy lit another cigarette and
smiled. lie. stepped quickly over to the
chair, fault hold of one of the rounds
with his right hand. and lifted the chair
and the man of? the floor.
There was less laughing nod more in.
terest amnugthesmctutors. They wanted
to see the boy's muscles, and be stripped
ofl his shirt. Then they saw a runmrkahle
development of the arms and chest. The
boy raised his right arm, and the muscles
stood out. in great twists and knots that
curved and played into changing lines.
He held his arm out straight. “See if
you can bend it. any two of you," he
said.
Two of the hem-lest. and strongest of
the spectators threw their entlre weight
upon the extended arm. it withstood
their efforts like a bar of Bessemer steel.
The boy has a remarkable power of grip,
e u shown by one of his favorite feats,
that of tearing a pack of cards with one
motion. lie also piles lire chairs, weigh-
ing it) pounds each, on another chair,
which he grasps by the lower round with
his hand turned upward, illowly hellfts
the pile from the floor and raises it above
his head without changing the position
of his hand. Something of the strength
required for this feel. may he understood
by the person who will try to lift one
chair, even a light one, from the floor in
the manner described.
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