sor'ru sonwsik, coxs.
CHRISTMAS (‘I‘SI‘OMS
now the nay In «bu-rural In \‘nvlonu
Ila-silt
The 25th of December is the day on
which the sun is near the most southern
point in its apparent annual journey,
and for so loin,r as we have historical te-
cord. it has been
monies and rejoicings.
The Ilindoos on this day decorate
c their homes with garlands of llowersarul
papers of gold and tiiise‘. and Ilic cus
tom of “tithing presents to relatives and
friends is iiii'yersal y obs.~ri ed.
The Egyptians recognitcd i: by their
festival in honor of the IllllIl of their
god Ilorus. '
In t liina it is a gcncral holiday. the
Chops are shirt and the courts closed. No
‘Ourucy would. under any cii‘cruiistanccs.
commenced on this day.
The l‘ersiarrs kept it as the birthday
of Mrtliras. the mediator. a spirit of the
euu. with ceremonies of uncornmon
splendor. .
The old Romans held high festival in
honor of Iiacclius. rejoicing with him
that the sun was about to return and
\‘ivify the vineyards. The}: designated
it the birthday ofth.‘ invincible sun.
There is no record that the birthday of
Jesus the tlirist was observed till the
second century. At the suggestion of
Pope 'l‘elesplioroiis some of the Eastern
churches recogiillcd the tilh of January
as the day. whi e. those of the West ad f
it to other celebrations in the last week
of lief-ember. '
in the fourth century l‘o; c Julius m ide
an order assembling tliecliicf theologians l
of the time. for tlic purpose of examining
all evidenci- bearing upon the lril’III of
Jesus. that they should. if llt\\‘Ii‘lt‘. li.\
the day in order that its obser vance
might be uriirersa . .\f‘tcr‘ duc delibera-
tion they decided that it was on the 23th.
:‘3tifldgcision was. a: the tune. ‘bc.io\ ed
be erroneous. and they went so far as to
assert that. the examiners trad been biased
in their decision by the dcsitc to pleise
the public. to whom this day had already
come to be a noted one. l'oprilar frc‘~
iizg. however- s'rstaincd the council in
their dcc sea. which was finally tini-
vcrsally accepted.
But We find another derivation for the
name. The o d Saxons had a word
.‘Iossa. by which they designated all;
days freed from labor. whether holidays ‘
or fast days. The holidays kept in re»
membrancc of the birth of t'iirist, were
called tiItrist .‘I-l Ssil.
The spread of the t liristian religion
carried with it the observance oft iiriSI-
mas as a religious festival with whiz h be-
came connected other oba-rvanccs vary-
ing with the custoinsand habits of difler»
’ tut nations.
\Vith the Germans. t‘liristiiias is cs-
tecmcd the "(‘liildri-ii's Festival.“ and
with thclii or'ginated the world famous
myth of “>tiint Nicholas." alias “Santa
Claus,“ alias “Kris Kruglc.“ the patron
of \ tile-tide and the frlt'llll of all proper
boys and prettiiv beliavcd girls. llrippily l
the reforms in thr- obscrvanci~ of tlicday.
which berrari in Germany. rial-hid and
were copied in Other portions of liurope
(‘hristnias is also now "i hi dr. ri‘s Ila)"
in England and France. In tore :rrrd
confections for the pct-.od. the "
. ire-i
are distinctly remembered in l' il‘\. and
in America the
"stockings ltzrti: by the clrii:iur~_.' with
care." and the harnilcss merry
and innocent glccofcliildhood. supplant
much of the boistr'roiis carousrl which
once tended to render the driy rollii Lin;
and riotous. \ i
"tom. and is :Ii'liIIlC ,rotir-c i3; siilitt‘ of
celebrated by core--
I! was after the battle of Fnslerieksburg:
T‘io nroun-l was strewn with the fallen foe.
They lay in ranks on the side of the hill
“'ith their front ta us. and a boy could
tlii‘. -\v
A stone to ti: ~ nearest ra‘ilz. so close
lair-o
tlf our I‘lll.‘ pits in the last lll'lll charge,
When tiny strut-k oar hues like an angry
sl ‘dgo,
Arid fought up under the vcry guns
Till the biiie line \vavii‘ol. and turned. and
l-t‘oki‘._
Autho strasglers sullenly dis'ippearcil
Iii-hind the in ratio of prtyinhr siiioko.
Them was one tall man in the nearest rank,
:s‘o tall ho had towered above the rest.
.-\s \\'e w :itclied lnru hearing the tattered
flag.
it» lay with a rifle ball thro igh his breast.
And raised himself on his elbow there.
.-\ud looko l down over the bloody field.
‘l‘hori luck at us ill a fierce despair.
We saw him fumble heir nth his coat.
.\tid feebly draw with a shaking haul
.A little packagool‘ letters staitiol
. With use and tied with a faded ba-
Imoflir r tongue w;tli the
l’liristirias lrcc. and the:
, me its
gaziics ,
. never will love any Ulllr't‘ than.
F
_lt was formerly ti.c ll.‘*(‘
the small villaL'cs in .‘vurtli fiCllllllllY. to,
Summissiori the personage of “lireclit ‘
Rupert." (‘Ot‘tcspoudiiig with our “nanta ‘
Clans," to distribute all the presents
made by parents and friends to
children. llisguiscd by a mask. wcar~
dug ’an ciioi'iiio':s f‘.a\eri beard.
clad in a long white robe. and shod
in fall buck>kiris. "lx'nccli'. llupcrf” went
front house to hous-. w as re. eivcd by
. the pan fits with great ceremony. called
for the clildrcrr. and aft-er the strictest
investigation into their descrving. dis
penst-d gifts :u‘c «rliirgly. Santa t‘lziris.
we all know, dep -rts himself difl'cr- nlly
in Norway. in the mountain districts.
the day is kept with hearty liospila‘ity.
All work is suspended for thirteen days.
The cutralic r of every house is iiccor'atcd
' more
‘\\‘Ill(‘llIlit‘ vicar left the room bv th-r
l
lle sprcal them out. and picked up one,
‘l he suialh-s' letter of all th ~ store.
r “‘0 know that his eyes were ti.h\l with tours
That blottel the tiny lvickei \r‘. r.
1 He tried to read. but his head dropped low
y I‘ii his blood. and his hand fell iioi‘velessly;
; but the stiffening Illltt‘l‘s .stlr kept their
. Klil‘l‘
On the words that his eyts could no longer
Si“.
. :\ Illlll‘lllill‘ riti through the rifle pitsz
’ \\‘e ha! watched Illlll there from our sliel- ‘
. tcrol stand;
\\'e fell to w on l rm; whos ‘ hand had traced
The letter h . llt‘id in his bi; brown hau I.
“Ills \\'if'o"‘ sail one. “No. liis sweetheart.
boy sf ‘
5a d ano‘ li “Ills iii-Iili t‘.” stii l o in whom '
face
\‘.’as fie ‘i and fair as a girl s: he iir \ppol
, . i l— m. .t... the via ‘t\ i
1 He ran to tho dead man‘s side and raisel
‘ Tho lr iti-l. and there in .1 childish s rawl
" \\'i\s written. “I love you. papa dear.“
' The hand had closed o'er the rest. and all
‘ That had I liccr‘cd his son} in that lonely
l [till 6 -
. “'as tho \Illi‘lr‘ Ilyrft‘ of n liIIi-‘ rliild.
All I y‘el. ti a“ t'eIt-Iir'd lllt‘ Iaslt‘ \rf death.
For it seemed to me that the deal inan-
smiled.
. —1Ir':"’r I IV. (‘l's‘if'lllflidu‘l’. l.. .V. Ii. Sam.
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THE VICAR‘S BATH.
‘Tllc llcv. .‘Ir. Tester, vicar of hot-
trngtoii. and his pretty daughter llaisv
werc having a tcte a tcte one bl'ldlall}
August morningr in the pleasant little
room winch the Hair called his study.
g'l‘nat the fclcartete was not an allo-
L gethcr of an agreeable nature was \erv
,cvident from the agitation of the girl
' and the vclicinence of her fatherAAa
, portly ecclesiastic with several ch as and
- a pompous. self satisfied manner.
“I don‘t consider that he‘s a fit inan
, to be your husband." the vicar resumed.
after a pause in lll“l“.ll\. “l fiiirik one
-has oii'y to look at flit: sti l~ and l u: of
his clotlics to form a vcrv. fair estimate
of the sort of life he lcztds in town. I
know h in to be in dvlit, to disiigrire his
most hideous of
drink between
llaisy‘ 'I‘i‘\tcr.
of Itoftiiigton.
never can and
It‘squife
'I'h‘rr ‘s 9 o'r Lick
metropolitan slang. to
and \cl Willi.
(lnzlglitcr (if-[Ilt‘ yicar
sigh and sub that you ‘
what. glut'inils ntc'
striking and the corilliiiiatioii‘s at i”. so
that tl c bishop w ill be here a quarter of.
and I haven't and line to take rot in -t‘:i-
in: swini— thanks to your foullsill luvc
sit k (hatter? Hill. if I rush off now
tlicic~s just time for a hurrnd dip, anl
as I airi nothing without it, and as it will
clear my head and freshen me up for the
duties of the day. I \\.ll be off. and we
will defer any further discussion until a
(‘UI‘Vt‘llit'IlI opportunity.“ saying
door. and the girl slowly went out by
the I‘rcncli w ti low, cros-cd the lawn.
and descended to a. narrow sliidv lane.
where was waiting a young geiitb-man
‘ with an h \lll‘sl brown fzicc. who was at ’
and the walls of the kitclica arc magli- E
{y adotnrd with gaudy pictures. forms
'caliy painted in watercolors. Tli:o~r4lr-
out Christmas liye and f ll‘lSlIll'li flay :
themerrydnakin: is entirely doiii stir».
restricted lulIlt' members of each house~
hold. Not even a friendly \.‘i: is n id.
Ouxthe following day s the neighbors as
notable at each oilier‘s
for caroizsing. .\‘o regular meal is pro»
.vided. but olen house is kept. the tables
richly spread for all Ct-lllL‘l‘S. No
stranger is permitted to .‘c.ive the ‘house
until he has partaken of flit-strong Yule
ale. \\'lll(‘Il is scr\cd up in true Nor
wegian fashion. cult following cask in
rapid succession- Uri the~e occasions the
servants sit at the same table with the
host. his wife and family. All are
dressed in tiicir gala alt-ire of rich
colored cloth, tririiinel with grid and
silver braid. the women wearing caps-
and aprons of brilliant lines.
*
'I‘lie (liristinas 'l‘i‘ec.
P"'\ The use oftlie l'lirisfrnas tree. with its
" fruit of irenentii, is recent. in England,
and was introduced from Germany a few
veus ago. Thor: is great dispute about
its origin, whether in India or Wltt‘llltl
it. does not represent the tree Yggdrasrl.
or world~tree~ —the ash tree of existence
of Scandinavian tiiythology. llut Ill.‘
use of evergreens in England is as old : s
the days when the Druids brought the
mistletoe from the woods with solemn
. ceremony. In Stowe‘s time every man‘s
‘ house. and also the parish clinreheszere
3 (locked with liolin. ivy. bays. and what
‘r ‘* ever the season of the year afforded to be
n. and the conduits and the stan
ads in the streets in hint. ,for the pres
ent. telegraph conipaniesi were likewise
garnished. In the year till he says
there was on the fat of February a great
tempest of thunder and light-
ning.which let Paul‘s steeple on fire; and
at Leadenhall. in (‘ornhill,_ a standard of
wood which was set tip in the pavement
Old nailed fill] of helm and ivy was
tornupand cast down by the malignant
‘ it as was thought). 0n Christmas
1P2”. at. the time the Yuledog was
"brought in and lighted with the last
year‘s brand. it was customary to decor-
.te the windows of every house, in cot-
and ball, with buy. laurel, ivy, and
holly leaves. , An English gypsy told
Ur. Charles G. Leland the reason for
lining evergreens on (‘hristmas. It is
thin: “The ivy and holly and pine tree
never told a word where our Saviour was
hiding Himself. and so they keep alive
all winter. and look- m-een all the year.
But the ash, like the oak, told of Him
when He was hiding, so they have to
main dead through the winter. And
no we gypsies always burn an ash the
am, Great Day."-—Har}wr.
, ‘ .
~
Ilttllrt‘s by turns, "
balson‘s broadcloth and the
. callin: inc all sorts of horrid names for
tired in a chi-ck srnt of dittoes which.
although of ordinary In ndon cut. had
produced no small iiiip2i-ssion from the
yaricty of its lines on the obscure villas:
crs. who rarely saw anything but the
‘ peasants‘
confirms. .
“It‘s no use. (icrald T“ she c\clriiined.
when they met. “The patcr‘s in an aw-
ful tcnipcr this morning and has been
, loving you and declaring: that I would
i
l
5
continue to do so.“
Mr. ticrald .\laldon. who was the son
of the S»;llll‘t‘ of llottitiglon. took the
girl to his arms and, kissing her rpriver~
ing lips. said: i
' “What‘s his objection to too. Ilaisvi“
“Why. he says you are what is tailed
‘fast.‘ “ repliid the girl. “and he doesn’t
like your style of life. your style of con-
vcrslition. Ilul‘ your style of dress.
dear." i
l [‘Stylc ofdress. by jovet“ exclaimed
l
the young "tall. surveying the suit he
had on with “no little (‘ltlllpIaCt‘nt‘\'.;
“Surely he doesn‘t judge a fellow by his
dress. Why. whcnthe bishop was at
our house last spring I wouldn‘t have
‘ given the old fellow eightccnpence for
all he had I"
“That reminds me. Gerald.“ said‘
I‘nisy. “there‘s acoufrrmatlon to dav. so
the bishOp is coming and the whole
place will be upside down. This. per-
fore matters may not really be so bad as
they now up; car. He. however. would
not miss li s bath. so he has just gone
down to the river to take his usual swim.
It will doubtless cool his temper as well
as his body.“
exclaimed the young man. “By jovel
have thought he‘d have been above such
rakish diversion. lint a happy thought
strikes me, Daisy dear. 'l'lie bishop. as
you know. is a rare good fellow. and.
being an old college chum of the. gover-
nor‘s and my godfather, he would, I be-
lieve. do anything for me.
spirits up. therefore. my darling. for the
rent man is certain to come
nnch at. our house. and I will get the
guv’ to ask him to say a eoocl word for
us to the vicar. -
that is to be. for I know it. will be all
father_-in—!a\v taking his morning bath
for a good deal."
Gerald )laldon. having kiiseil the
girl again. hurried dew n the lane in the
direction of the river. Carefully keep-
ing himself out of sight, he reconnuit-
cred. The pompous ecclesiastie had
just finished arranging his clothes in a
neat heap on the bank. and was descend-
ing into the water with as much gravity
and consequence as if he were going
down his pulpit stairs. Mr. Gerald
watched every movement. and saw the
vicar slowly duck his head and ponder-
ously strike out into the middle of‘ the
“all they push \d their way to the frowning :
We thousht him dead. but ho turned at. last. ,
naps. has Worried papa a little: there- ; "°~'° long.
“Hone down the ri\ er for a swim I“ ;
I‘d give something to see him! I should ;
Keep your 3
in and .
So good-by. my wife
right. Irwouldn‘t miss seeing my future 3
i it Sl‘r‘tilfl—‘ititl’ Fll‘lflt—Pili'lt‘lv‘stll’lla lstreatn. unt‘l his bald head and full 5 have appearctlnponsoaolcmn and put»
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shonldcis were twenty yards away. Then . lie an occasion.“ I 0R FEMINEIE RE‘DERS' ‘ trimming dresses. "A?"
, quick as thought the young man crept ,
‘ forward. gathered up the reverend gen- :
tit-man‘s garments under his arms. lent“;
ingr onlv his towel and his boots. dew
posited‘ the clothes under a hedge about ‘
a hundred yards off. and returned to his
post for observation.
Thc church clock chimed half~past ‘J: y
, the. vicar in the water heard it and strufk
for the bank. llis annvcmcnt and hur~ .
ror may be imagined when he saw that
his clothes had disappeare l. and that .
! nothing u! the towel and the. boots re~
' inalned. lr‘or a moment he. stood as ;f .
'tliuriderstruck. Then be rushed abort.
in all directions in a state of most unec-l
clesiastical excitement and searched the "
bushes. peered under hedges. looked tip
‘ into trees. all the time hurling a con“.-
plete comnrination service on the heads
of the unprincrpled scoutidrels who had
made awav with his wardrobe. .\ quart ‘
tcr to Illsll‘tlt‘k. The church. the dis
- tracted vicar thought. would be now flll«
ing; the carriagesof the country gentry
.would be dashing through the \illage
street; his ri 'lit revereiicethe lord bishop
of \‘irginia \ 'ator would have arrived.
and here was lie. the. most important
man in the place after the sipiire, shiver .
iiiig on thebanksof a river in a towel
and a pairof h «its!
'l‘lie posit'ou Was a terrible one. llut
no shipwrecked mariner cvcr dcscried
sail. no dcsert traveler ever saw water.
, with more genuine joy than did the
i\icar hear the sounds of approaching
1 footsteps. Quickly he sprang back into
. the stream. and waited to se~r who wa
i coming. 'l‘e steps were those of smiles
: one evidently hot pressed for time. and
i who. from the nature of the song he was
,caroling. had certainly no intention of
attending the ceremony at the village
church. but they were the footsteps of a
man. and at that inonieat the vicar felt
. that he co‘ild have hailed the presence of
the most irrecl‘rinable member of his par -
the with delight
The scooii ls which elapsed betwccn
his first heirlru: the footsteps and the
appearance of the figure sword to the
yicir like hours. but at length 3”.
“NH _\I.-ildon ciiicrgcd from the shrub-
bcry “i“h a I'll“) "1 his linkers and a bal~
‘ltld on his tongue (‘Ullllllllllttra‘iug rue
oluplicity of a certain duke of Seven
Illsls.
_ “llif .‘lr. Mal‘dnn? .‘Ir. llaldonf“
shouted the vzcar. The young man
stopped short in the middle of the
Chorus, llbth‘tl up in the trccs. utviv
mm the fields. behnd him. and
straight :llu-all \If Iiiin in fact, every.
where but in the right direction.
The vicar renewed his cries.
“Ili? .\Ir. Maldouf Herc! It is I. the
vicar. I'm in the river! Somr tliief‘s
gone 01. with all my clothes and I‘ve to
be at the ilirrrch at 10 to assist at the
co itirniatiori! What on earth am I to
do?“
The young man gzncd with admirably
feigticl astonishment at the bald hell
and the rigirriired red face of the h‘ilf—
submerged vicar. and giving vent to a
p.oioiigcd whistle said:
“llv Jove. sir. if you‘ve to be at the
church at it! you‘ll have to hurry up, for
it only wr. its live llllnillt‘s now. The
bi~liop his already arrived. for he was
yariiing to the .goyterlior about u iplzittcr
of an hour back.”
This was not strictly true, but it hal
the desired effect: (if intensifying the
VIVIKI‘ S ll‘jf‘lll.
"flu: I say. Mr; ‘l.il.l‘-n." slid the
\vrctchcd vicar. “oh i'. mu 1 to do! i
lrivczi‘: llln" to get :i':\ ftcsi‘l thing"
from the vicatage‘. I can‘t go to the
(lirtrclins I am tin. no. I don't tin-:ui
that. lcit rctily I don‘t IM‘il-“i't’ thil
any man wars cvcr :ri such a predieirnerit
before. What can I .143“
“\Vc'i.“ .s ird tierarld. “there‘s only one
way out of the drtiierlly that lcari 511-?“
grit. \ly suit is nut. perhaps. of a par
trcul iil_. clerical ("it tule color. ll‘l‘. it
wouldn‘t slioxv Illlli'll under a srirpli-‘c. ‘
and you could run over to the cliritcli in
it without anybody noticing you. \\'liy
shouldn‘t you p it it on:“
“lint what are you to do?“
vicar.
“Uh. it doesn‘t matter about at.“ re
plied Herald; “I‘ve nothing to .lo. and
I‘ve lots of tobacco and shall enjoy my»
all right ltc'c."
“ tut how can I assist at acontirniation
in main a kind or‘ seaside shooting suit?
Still. I Stlppltsc there‘s nothing else to be
done." said the mo!" vicar. xvii-idling out
of the water. an drying himself as fad
as he could. “I‘m sure. .\ir. .‘Ialdoii.
I‘m iiidebtel to you that Iain. tut
don‘t you trouble. thanks 'IIlttl‘S it; a
little long in the legs. pcilizips. oh?
thanks! no; never in rid the necktie.
'l‘herc, thit will do, and now 1‘” mike a
rush for it,“
So saying the vicar doubled across the
field as fast as his untrained condition
would aliow him. If‘:t\lll:4 Herald with
the towel and the boots, and t‘xplitdlll:
-\\‘:li| laughter at the ridiculous figure the
paran cut. anibling and stumbling
along in the inuclrmaligned suit of dit-
toes.
The vie. r arrived at the (‘Il‘ll't‘ll just as
the clo. k was striking Illil-l. To his
horror the first person to meet him was
the bishop. who fairly staggered at the
gasped the
. spectacle presented by the most precise"
and pompous minister in his diaces:.
“Extremely sorry. my lord.“ printed
the exhausted vicar. “Had an accident .
vcvplaiu all afzerwnrd.“ The bishop
said nothing. but his looks spoke vol—.
umcs. although. being a pit-Iago of an'
eminently humorous disposition. he. of
course saw that some coiitretemps had
happened. .
What the poor vimr underwent dur- l
ing that interminable: service nobody but 1
himself knows. The snrplice he wore,
was short. ticrald )Ialdon‘s trousers
The arm streamed down
gfull upon him as he stood within thei
chancel rails. and he felt that. the eyesl
of the whole congregation were fixed.
upon the astounding nether garments of '
the man who had never been known to ‘
id is so far from orthodox broadcloth as
even to put. on cricketing flannels. It.
’ was in vain he tried to hide himelf: it
was in vain that he endeavored to pay
aprozier attention to the ceremony at
which he was assisting. II: edged, he
i maneuvered.‘he dodged. and he pulled
the stirp"ce dotvn at tli: sides until it
split at. the neck with a crack and cx~
.poscd the collar of Gerald‘s “seaside
shooting coat.." as its present wearer
styled it. The ispiration now stood
out in great belt 5 on the poor vicar‘s
. forehead; his hands were hot as fire and
he performed his part. of the ceremonv
in such a nervous. agitated manner that
the hostile thought he was going to be
ill and brought him a glass of water.
The unfortunate vicar. who saw the
bishop looking at him, determined that
the moment the ceremony was conclud-
ed, and he should have an opportunity
in the vestry, he would tell the whole
story‘to his grace. But when the mo
in -nt came he was so overwhelmed with
confusion that. he was dumb, and he
mistook the humorous twinkle in the
bishop‘s eye for a look of scorn and in«
dignstlon.
“Really. Mr. Tutor.“ said the pre-
late at length. “you must excuse me
if ,[ remark upon -the exceedingly
; though I am fully aware that clergy-men.
‘ says a trade contemporary. is the passion
unclerical style of dress in which you
“My lord.“ gaSped the vicar. “appear-
ances are against me, I acknowledge.
llut when I have related to yOu what
has happcncdlthink you will admit
that, under the circumstances. 1 followed
the only course open to me; and. a!-
as a rule, do not otliciate in garments of
such a pattern as those I am wearing at
this moment. I think you will admit
that I should have. fallen far more short
of my duty ifl had not put in all appear -
anee at all."
So Mr. Tevtcr related to the bishop
the morning‘s adventure.
“Well. sir.“snid the bishop. when the
vicar had finished, uall that I can say is
that you are very deeply indebted to the
person who made such a self—sacrifice in
order to extricate you from your unfor~
turiate dilemma.“
“I feel that. my lord. and 1 hope to
show it in some substantial way.“
“Mav I ask the name of your friend
in need :“ continued the bishop.
“Gerald .‘laldonf‘ replied the vicar.
“Whit? t‘crald .\Iaidou3 the $01! (If
my old college churn c“ asked the bishop.
wirh risioiiislnricni.
“The same, my lord."
Tliit ncvs burst upon the \mrthy
bishop like a ioyclaiicn~ He was «Ware
of ticrald‘s love. for “gigy 'l‘evter. and
also of the lillicut es that hill been
thrown in hii way bv her father. He
therefore soon ‘oriiicd inn epirimn of his
own as to I10“ the little accident lial
occurred to thrrVicar‘s .J‘lilllllllg. Sup»
pressing. howcvrr. tlu smile that was
brought to his vurerablc face, and with
a determiirition to try and say a useful
word to his friends s in. the worthy prc~
latc took the vica‘ ‘1 li ind and and;
“I am delightcdto hear it. and I trust
that. in the sani- w M as you accepted
the young fellows one suit for your U‘\'ll
convenience. yin will accept li:s other
for your daughtii‘s h ippincss.“
And h r did .0 «I d 'l" ~r":.
A Panther Itoirils a Steamboat.
While the “Mary .\. Tyler“ was pass-
inz.r Savannah. 'l‘oincssce river. recently.
a huge panther jinig cd into the river
from the bank oyposztur the city and
made a bird swiriit--w:ird the opposite
sliorc. \\ liile tlir cycs of cvlry one on
the boat were directed to the uraccl‘rd.
tawny creature in ikzii: his way rapidly
and caslv :igains tlic currctrt lic SildtI'JIh
iy changed his direction. and lllItIIt‘ a
bee line for the but. Ant-cipatrng fro-i~
No the roustabou‘s gathered thinks of
vital and awaited the approach of IIlt‘ I
beast. llcacliingthc guard, which was
low in the w ritcrin consc ‘llt‘lli‘t: of a big
cargo. It" :lircwh s huge piws upon it
and with a it~t‘llll :ii led a foolIl-‘lrl. .\
fusilride of big «Lil «hunks stru ‘k the ‘
anitii d in a dorm places. knocking: him
itito the river aiiid hiss-wage grow ls and
bowls of pain. Almost immediately the
now flit-roughly infuriated bcist agiiii
turned. and with n growl lcap-‘il r-Iezir
out of the water ant laiidi-d amid the
kn -t of alrn-ist ;‘:lf':ll}.'(‘iI Itt‘:l’.\“i on the
forceast'c. w lic‘c he tranche-l fie.ecly,
with blrzing ecs lo kin-.3 about him.
snapping and *Il‘ll‘ in; while his Tong.
graceful tziil sl~wly swayed to and fro.
.\l this nionicii \ :i;t in Hill. wao liid
arrived iipori tlc Sft‘llt' with a double
barrelled sir itgitin‘a sc i his wen; on and
sent a charge l ' b ‘(‘i{“»l i! irrl-- lll-P p i
flit-1‘s fore sli-i’ildcrs. v-liich cn'is «l Illltl
:gain to l--np into the irmr ;t al with :i
trail of crinis in No -d >i:i:l. .;'_: tire H .c l
\\.lltr3 ltl‘liillrl. t';c sivagc king of tli-r
Tennessee litigits rag-rd.) so on to the 5
Shritl'. titsappcttii I: ‘Xl ”.0 ll. ”51‘ tii.ckt‘1
and undergrowth which fringes the brink i
at tliEs point. The animd w :s of a
tawny Inoeral-ort lire fcc'. lt‘llr‘.\‘~‘t'i‘_'ll
in; to? less than it‘ll lo'rrds. .iml sill
to be tlie largest ever su~ii in thit t‘O‘lIt~
try. -§‘. [.0 :‘is (LXI-r l’c”.:v« ' 1'.
——_————--..-
The Fv-h'in: of the "rides.
lcrry \\':ill. ex kin: of the diidcs. still
limits :ib "II \civ \otk. \velriri;r the
new est of cloth As. an i Vit‘ivr ig the fist-
est of h -rscs. anl ‘. wilting just as he did
_‘.llsl b-lore hi: fututie. cvci'pt that the l
circ‘c of fin n is who surro t'ltIfMl him a :
few months ago has disappeared. and
that only a gain ilcr or two is sent in his
Company. It is tztitlczs'u_~d that his
failrtto w as complete. :itil people are a'
a loss to know has h- than i; ‘s t.» k- op
up his style. (ll-casiona‘y regrets arc
head etprcssed for him. ill 10 is no
reason why he :II'J ild be I‘llit‘ l. “c is
tw. my four years of age, and has mau- |
aged to run through a fort: 'it‘ of $ Fol,—
U N. In «loin: so he managed to create
a good dea of gihsin in New \'o:k.
Loni: brunch, and \aiat iga. and to ad
\'\‘!’Ils\‘ c \tcisiyciy the favt that he ha l
si\ty or se\crity su ts of clothes. \\ ad
has lost not only a fortune. brit Il.‘allll.
Ilc st mps :lllrl lrcniblcs as if he were an i
old rone of seventy years His people
are rich. and he has several very aged
relatives corrccrninr: whose demise he E
has expectancy. and do r‘ttless if he
lives long ell-irrgh will agiia have plenty
of money. There is some sympathy for
this reckless young spcndthtii't eypres ed
by certain people. These people would
not give. pity t i a widow who might be
def‘rau led o it of her means of livelihood
by a plausible scotiiidr‘el. or to a hard-
working in in w ho is deluded into put-
ting his life-time‘s savings into a wild
cat scheme. Berry, they say. is a good
fe low. Without disputing this judg‘
meal. we can \IIsIlliSS him will the re- .
mark that there are different ideas of
what constitutes a good fellow.—1‘c.iy
Iiifllt“.
~77 ,__.__..__-
A Savage Fancy For Old Ilats.
The group of islands known as the
Nicobars. situate about 150 ini‘es south I
of the Audainaiis. his been but little
explored, though the manners and cus-
toms of the inhabitants of these islands
offer very interesting peculiarities to the
notice of the etlirrologist. One of the
most noticeable of these, and one which
seriously affects the trade of the islands,
for old hats. which. without exception,
pervades the. whole framework of so-
ciety. No one is exempt from it. Young
and old. chief and subject. alike cns
dcavor to outvle each other in the slug“.
larity of shape no less than in the number
of old hats they can acquire during their
lifetime. On a fine morning at the Nico-
bars it is no unusual thing to see the
surface of the ocean in the vicinity of the
islands dotted over with canoes. in each
of which the noble savage. with nothingI
whatever on but the conventional slip of
cloth and a tall white but With a blaclt
band. may be watched standing up and
catching fish for hil daily meal. Second—
hand hats are most in request, new hats
being looked upon with. suspicion and
disfavor. This curious passion is so well
known that the traders from Calcutta
make annual excursions to the Nicobar:
‘ every city and town in the country has a
with cargoes of old hats. which they
barter torcocoanuts. the only product of
these islands. a good tall white hat with
sixty—five good cocoanuts. linens;- ex-
citement pervades the islands while the
trade is going on. and fancy prices are
often asked and obtained. ‘
a black band fetching from fluff." to i 8“an-
The death rate in Dakota in only five
in the 1.000. ‘
"on London Bcllu limit “their llnlr. T
The hair is dressed very high in the .
evening and is either dotted over with f
combs, faney~headed pins and jeweledl
butterflies, or ornamented with a tuft of
real or ornamental flowers placed on the
top of the head. (‘oinbs are in favor. '
and jewelers have. recently been engaged
in rearranging diamonds to form the
Itigh-baCkcd Spanish comb or one with i
a back of single stones. They are worn
either at the top of the basket iilaits or
put in slantwlse on the side of the head.
or tirnily placed in the front to fortii a
coronet with a pouf of small feathers at -
one en l.-—-1.outfo~i Queen.
New Fen-lull"! style In (salt.
“Have you noticed the latest idea with
the larlicsl“ said an observant. l‘itts~ ,
burg shoe dealer the other day.
“No. What is it '3“ asked the re-
porter. .
“A new style of walking; don‘t you
see! The real fashionable young lady
doesn‘t dawdlc along now as if she was
going to have a tenth piilhd. Instead
of that she takes a quick, springy gait.
not exactly as if she was in a hurry, but
as if she enjoyed walking and was run—
ing over WIIII animal spirits and geod ‘
health. That is the idea they wish to
carry out. ~\‘urnnicr is over and every
young lady is supposed to have been
either in the country or at the sunshine.
and come back full of vigor. It isn‘t
the proper thing at all now for a young
lady to be tired. She may be ‘sl-ghtly
fatigued,‘ but ‘tired' is too great. an
acknowledgment of weakness. I think
that the idea is a good one, anyway. and
the very app ~aranee of good health will
bring good health. At least it will
bring outdoor exercise, and ‘that is the
next thing to it."
For the Sliver “’ejdln‘.
One of the affectionate thoughts which
n Hartford mother, parting.' with her
daughter on her wedding day. dcliflited
to put iti form. was the preparation of a
box in which. hermetically sealed. were
placed various rcinembranccs of the
happv occasion. The case was of hcavy
tin. pr'ettily lined. and contained. first.
the bridal 'loaf. With this was laid
various fanciful bonlrons and favors from
the refreshment table. some roses worn
by the bride. and a piece of her satin
dress; also enclosed were photographs
of the bride tin her veil and awn-pin"
robes». her newuniadc husband and her
father, mother and brother. There were
also lists of the witnesses of the ceremony
and friends attending the reception.
These and many other pleasant souvenirs
of the occasion with a loving' letter from
her mother. were preserved to be opened
» to the light on the twenty-fifth anniver
' nary of the Wedding.
There is a world
of possililitics between now and their
for the girl who is lraving home for an
untried existence. but what sweet meni—
orics w ill ii: i arise when, in it'll). the
beautiful matron uif she live so long»
shall open the sealed case. and breathing
the aroma of the spiced cake and roses.
shall read the words penned tw'cntydivc
years bet. re by hcr mother's hand. and
show these relics of the wedding day to
her ilrihircn.
.\ (‘rn 'r [or Short nut In lhn “'ost
"Queer crare this.“ mused a south side
. Ilnlftlt‘t‘~$t‘r as he bowed and serapcl a
stylislily~drcs~ed w mom on: of the bi:
front door of his establishment. "Time
was w hen woman gloried in her tresscs,
but she doesn't glory any more. Strange.
too, that this mania should become so
virulent just as winter is about to set in.
rind at a time when most women uscd to
. want all the hair they cou'd pile on with
- out d2
gustrrig the men {id 5 about the
h -risc. Iiul it is the style. and I don‘t
see why us dressers should griirn‘ Ic. for
every customer means seventy five cents
in our pocket. Now let me think n no)-
incrit Yes. it was Ellen Terry who
started the craze. llo e. (‘lcn-land. the
President‘s sister. was probably the first
to catch the fever. and from this by fy
flit-contagion has spread until now- nearly
large number of well developed cases.
N either the young nor the old is spared.
“by last week a woman about forty-
t-iglit years old came here. and
threw herself into one of the chairs
like a three-times a<week shaver.
Did she want her hair cut.‘
Well. I should hurry to reply
‘ she did. I riili the shears around and
up and down the back of her cranium
until I found some wrinkles back of her
cars. and then I stopped. In a modest
; sort of way I told her of my diseovcry
and recommended a mixture I ban; for
' removing the furrows of
time. “'hy.
sir. that woman was so humiliated that
sht‘ left orders to have her tresses made
into a wig and switch. :ind only yester—
day Isaw this lady proinenauing on
State street with her hair fastened on
with pins. nets and strings.
“Uh. this epidemic is just great.
me tell you of another funny case over
on the “'est Side. The wife of a
wealthy man came borne one night with
her raven locks wrapped up in a ncws~
papr‘r which she carried under her arm.
At the table the servant ‘piped otI‘ Ill‘l‘
mistress. and was stricken with the inal-
ady. Next day the girl climbed into a
barber‘s chair and paid forty. cents for
a Tammany lull hair cut. Then she
was proud. She waltzed into her base-
ment abode with a reckless hurrah. and
got dinner with a masculine dash.
When the mistress beheld her
clipped servant she flew into a jealous
passion, and, just. to wound the poor
girl‘s heart. donned her bureau drawer
switches and pompadours. and in this
head gear she may be seen almost any
day looking daggers at the humble bar-
ber shop across the street.
“It‘s sad. though. when a redheaded
girl catches the fever. This young lady
is all right with long sunset trusses; but
with them off the back of her head looks
like a brindle doorstep rug. Then. be~,
side. if freckles have been hiding '
around her neck and ears they are bound
to come out and cause comment. I pre-
I.ct
‘ dict a great and immediate craze for hair
jewelry, wigs and switches. When the f
mercury gets down ten or twenty degrees
below zero you 'w‘ili see these young'
women coming around here for hirsute
blankets and the like. I overheard two .
doctors talking with an undertaker the
other day. 'One of the medicine meti'
said that he was confident that the short
hair craze would. result- in a large in-
crease in catarrhal affections. and theE
undertaker bowed low and divided an
apple With his e0mpanion."—- 'lu'ctrw
Herald. .
Ignition \‘ota.
Bonnet strings are fastened under the
chin.
Collars and ends are made of beaded
Lace of all was in revived and will be
fashionable.
Black has loot non; of its favor with
the but mod intes.
Bridal toilets art» made now mfin-
ply as well as very elegantly.
Flash and satin embroid‘ and ribbon:
, You wit
. gaged.
Woolen lace is being shown in new
and very beautiful designs, and is meet-
ing with much favor.
Hound brooches are again worn. and
square brooches with bright enameled
flowers are novelties.
ltverdressi-s of different material worn
with velvet or plush skirts have vests or ;
epauh-ts like the skirt.
s . '
I‘lnsh skirts are worn with overdresses .
trimmed with gold or sllve: braid or
. "penny urk umlil‘oidi‘ry.
High collars with still lining are s ~en
on all woolen costumes. Linen collars
or folds are worn with them.
Linen calls and collars. which have
very improperly long been neglected.
are again coming into use.
(‘ullars are high. very high. and render
“head up. eyes fifteen prices in front,“
a position of necessity to the wearer.
The newest pocketbooks. purses. eard~
eases. etc.. are made of litaniirie canvas ;
finely embroidered with gold or colored
silk.
The bracelet with the spring is no
longer used. Those of llexibc gold
links fastened with old~fashioncd elasps
are the correct thing.
(‘hamois-leathcr gloves are still fash-
ionable. They are useful in warding off
tan. and a little ammonia will cleanse
them; but it must be done on the hauls
or they will shrink.
Vei‘s are coming to the fore again.
Not the style that wore oll the eyelashes i
and jcopar fired the srght. but the
longer and more graceful ones which
hang from the edge of thn b.-nne: to the
chili. and the better the lace the more in
style you will be.
t‘ut glass imitation garnets are a clrarai'
ing novcltv for _ tritnnrng part _v dresses.
They have long been used for fancy yew»
clry. :irid are now made in the shape
of ro iii-l long: beads. These ruby red
dr-tp‘ have a cliarriiing effect on a light.
bright s lk ground.
The old fashioned cost which our
mothers were at the has ptirie. introduced
by Eugenie in tti - first days of her pride
and power. is revived. ll‘lll bids fair to
be fashionable; it is close fitting. with
long. straight . nlI’I and full pleats a: the
back to accommodate the now universal
bust'c.
A simple btit elegant dress has side
and front of skirt in drab striped plush.
with drapery in a corded fabric in a
lighter shade. The basque has \aiidyke
in bid; and front vest of plush: the no—
ticeable features of the dress. however.
are arranged. the odd loripings and
closrng of all parts being effected by im—
mense books and eyes of old gold.
(‘nnieron Bargains With [Its Barber-
‘ who does the most blow ii 3'. ~
_ l: ;ndrcd~iio‘.lar aux-N.
Oh. if I dlml mask to night
A kins—would siin refuse in fright '
Her eyes I saucy inside show.
\Vitll mischief coy they sparkle s >.
Can she my bulging read ariglit'
In fleecy folds of ~ll~-\\ y while.
Her jealous hoo I. for \I'I'\' rp to.
Half hides her rosy cheeks :ig! «v,
Uh. if Idarwl'
I 2-.“ entranced with stiy deliJ.’
.\ti-l then at last—a --l‘tl\rll knrglr
W ho quails for fear of WLIIIIJU s t‘. v
l‘iisatisliusl I turn to go.
“‘itli formal partiné coal and tr.'.--:
Uii. if I dansli
I'AHT it
That stupid tlriiiz‘ an hour lin: roliel
Away since h-~.
“as iiiigeh-d. p lying o'er ant n ~~r
The con Illllb‘ll" l'\-- licard 1- f
A saint w mild f-c‘. lut‘ilIl‘I to sc .L
if -~:-.'.r‘ ‘iltv‘ in. |_
I spy a wish lr-~ d.» iris tttl't'i I.
“did? f.::i t
Ill» s p iorly \crsed in t‘upai s: r ~.
The stripi l tli:ii_‘
lll_\ '. is - ‘arcv c n‘ ‘:.:K\‘: .
(If unirse I Iternly shoriid w i'lilrr‘. l.
The boon. but yet. we're trrc'ids -f U‘Mk
If he of ardor should on; low '
“timnI-ziisfl: ‘ |;..‘. ;uii--' I lvkc'i'o ivy-r.
“dry can‘t ‘all‘ Irv“ triile l..-lt2
'1 Le ~tupll [LI‘L'
.\_ 1;!" . , i“ itil‘l A."~" " I V.
PFNGENT PARAGRlPdi
“Relics“ call tnziny peopie to church.
—- ' a“? Iyo Let-Ur ‘.
>elrisl: me n :.rc demro .s They acvel’
forget thr insclves. -r": .:_. . - K .
It is th * tii tn who isn‘t rtis -:
“Fa r.» .i«.
I.~ . v.
No man who cuts onions: earl lump the
l;.ib.t a It WJI leek 09;: sortie
way. 15;. .. i' .
Schoolrn-i‘ain # “dial
name of utLtcut
...-
it t.
margarita—1;”: . t‘.‘ .--.—,
“\Vhat
Fuse is :i
is case
:II\"\K:°I"
asks a. pliii-is.
.lul‘ar sal iry as
Iu‘..3 Li." '1 .
.\ novel has just been announced w ith
the title “ln flayfng Tune." \\‘e slip-
pusc it must have a firm I
tire dynamitus. and 31113:: lire i. \' 70w
Lp his wife wizhwzit eluding sing-mien.
, “('4 5".
is the grace with which thrscdrapcrics .
. years.
It does not look as though the venerable .
Simon (‘aincron cvrrcxpects to die. He
. . . .
is chipper and bright always. and as far I
of jokes :3 w in n he cast his first vote and
kneav nothing of the carcs. anxieties and
responsibilities of statr sinrrusiiip and po~
litica‘. leadership that were in s‘ore for
Il‘lll. Ari Irishrr; in 12‘ in! flick (‘ou~
nclly. a barber of ll.irr.sburg._ has been
shaving: the geticral tvcry day. when he
is at his I‘ront strc. t mansion. for mam~
years The general is very foul of Dick
and not only -icii:_:llt.s: to joke with bun.
b .t gives him Ill-f benefit. of army :1
rcriiin st-crtcc that nolndy list: has cver
heard. 'il.eri1ir-.'r day while “its was
flourishing a ra/cr in his in -; :irt stir:
atylc about the old man‘s chin he said to
the general:
“Mineral. “i hope “ill be here
shave ye when ye're ltll years old.“
“1 ho; c you will." rep-Lei t'rii- general.
checrxly. "Aral lll tell _v u; v. lizi: I‘ll
do. llick: If you shave me when I'm
lull years old I‘ll make 3 :2; a present
the ban lsonicst horse and carri * that
lunacy can buy. flirt you must :|;.'v(‘ to
shave me every day in the tireantinic.”
--l‘...t w list if (‘i liecorizc a iiidiionaire.
nnl git clcc1cd toL‘i-nsressf‘
“That ll~l(’SIl.I m ise any diff‘rcrzcc.
lime to get your birber tools
together. sacr:t‘;c: your constituents and
come to shun inc. '
“lint, giiicral. what if Uidic?"
“You irrrst share ni-‘. dl ad or alive. If
you don‘t you won‘t get the carriage and
hunt. 1°"
to
is it a contrac .
“Done. nineral: t it‘ll go yer." (Il't’I\It'.l
Dick. and the old s :ttt’Sltld‘l and his
barber slio-ik h‘inls w .rm‘y.
“Ilcdad. Ui'li git tlr.~ carriage.“ ex-
ultantly remarked flick afterward;
“that is. if 1h.- gi-J-l Lord spares inc."—
I'dll’itrfr it'll I've“.
" —--.-
McClellari‘s Love Romance.
g storv his been told
about .‘Ict lvllriu‘s ‘r.:l meeting with his
wife, says “i ~:irp"in the (1". Hm! I m in”.
He married her. you know. in two. and
the rela'ions of the two during the last.
A very in!ercs:i
(‘hicago pie bakers lEve only fifteen
f‘o their customers nit-'der
them. or do they eat their own p;.s.
(1 user JUuruv.’ Y.
There are SJJUHJJHO yfano players in
this country. “0 live much to be
thankful for. it might be 1~t,9~;it.tfl_"'. or
men nicre.—-1Li( lftrrk.
.lr. Uldbearl to young rival. irtfore
young lady to whom the} are both s‘tcn-
tivci~—"\\ hy, l-less me. (bailey. haw
yo'i've grow 1:. —.":': *‘ur3 in;
learnir . Loa- to rile
A >io:r.\‘ CIlli'f is
the tire}. l--. ani 1,. ti ever
0. the air tr 3.: rial race
ZI ..\'
question of :.:nc.—.' -.- .' " '
ixrtd ‘.
.\ famous tincr has ,s 2‘ rice
by having a to itiipi= k . l;~- .:. his
throat. He probably sa :l.ln ‘ til the
teozlipick to g1re his voice rrioze 2:1;bre.
it - as: b.-- \;< 2' ._’
l' t: . 2t:l_'- is :n t.. - Ly
I} l‘ vvt- :il. kt: \v. infill > :.i: i i
it. it a rein. in a tfk’u . .~ in..-
—:‘ ,... 1 ”'3‘.
“I can always te'l." sigs 'c'rI-t'ns,
"when a I. ‘: lt-c has XML! ..;-~-.ble
sistezs l‘y theatt nttou '.\ iii li Il‘.‘ ir‘i‘r ives
from tit: yous: i:.-.-n."r~.~x-V.',-. If. :r-
[ti-1.
"Ito you think .'
lad hat-4s at 3‘ III-‘-
ti-rn of her liti.Iri!.d
I think he is (spa
the reply. . _, _ _
'lhe Lest polar es; edition is to be
composed ey- Ezisliily or \cvv lurk p0—
Iicernen. '1 hey hue rel he l mu ~ ‘
try is c. rrt axing
au-
.s
with their chit-s than cayi-ody .n this
v u:
; country. and evtn say it is w..rm wars.
quarter of a century have been the lisp. .
picst. .‘Irs. llcl‘lellan accompanied her
husband everywhere. not was a help—
meet in the true ‘1 use of the w ord. She
was very proud of her husband. and was
very sensitive to any ridicule of him. He
mother in church in Baltimore in lsizi'.
one cold Sunday morning. He was then
traveling through the countrv on a health '
tour. and had reached Baltimore Satan
day night. The next morning he left
the hotel and went to the nearest
church. he usher took him up to IIlt‘
front and seatrd h'in in a pew which
, was already occupied by a very hand-
some young lady. The sermon was
prosy. find .\Ir. McClellan devoted him—
self to casting slv giants to
mate. He concluded that she was fair.
As he caught a fuller view of her he dc~
cided that she was beautiful. and “‘ltcit
at last she raw her features and her eyes
—A’.U:f( ‘- L‘lfLSEl.
"\Vha: arethe things that $03.3; ;5
mos: when “a; Look tan L. tl. ,. . the
yrar.~.“.s\'ed .l finialc l-;cttir:r .rn res»
si\‘c.y. 'I-t’rc was a b-‘Hltnlnt‘ itI
tu‘bt‘. and then a small b1} at tile a li-
enve inswcred. "Unrelozhes." ‘ '
it" ['i rs~.
“Whit do those letters stand
ask} a curious wife of her husband. as
she looked at his Masonic seal. "Well.
n'aily. my loy e. he nrplml encourag—
ingly. "I tresntne it is because they can‘t
sit down.“ 5h» postponed further pies-
llLllllllg »——.IIr.-rellr:i.'- Trim. :r.
“I was a drummer." .
man. “all through the “or.“ “ls that
so." replied \the old tirru. "l didnt
think you had seen so much service.
“‘hat part of the country \vhc:c you in."
“In New York mostly.“ “New York!"
“Yes; I represented s llos‘en hardware
lirm.“—I‘:.ci'.
In archery, allow puliizi;v thirty pounds
is considered theeurrcc! thin: for ladies.
lliit We have known youn;r ladies, of
very delicate constitution .a-id ph‘. s3 pie,
'1‘ ."
for?"
i the young
5 to pull beans weighing 37-") tiorriids from
one division of [its city to its antlpudes,
and that seven nights in‘a week. — (”L'-
.his scat- ;
looked into his. he felt that he had met :
his fate.
the young lady blushed under .\Ici ‘lellan‘s
admiring gate. "is followed her borne
and found that she lived in one of the
handsomcst houses of the city. . 0n Ill~
quiry he found that the house was
owned by Gen. ll. ll. Marcy. the father
of one of his schoolmates a“. West Point.
.‘Iet‘lellan at once called upon young
Marcy. and through him obtained an
introduction to Marcy‘s sister Ellen.
began to pay her attentions and found
upon acouaintnnce she improved.
love was tecipmcated.
married.
Like Kris Kringle.
"Why am I like Kris Kringle. Kate!“
Smilul Harry. courting late in clover.
“ “393090.“ she yawned. “we know
A pleasure when your visit‘s over."
i-(ih. no) that. isn’t right. Miss Green."
Groaned Harry. at. the clock I’gIIII‘TIIIg:
“Kris hunglfls presents. Kate. I mm“
Must be—like mine—to you outrun nag.“
“Indeed! your presents? why,‘ laughed she. '
“I never knew you to make an v. "
“I mean my presence twee." blusliel he.
“Must— that is— might
many.”
Perla-p3. ifyouwarelikeSt Sic ,"
Smilfid Km “0h, tell me how," cried
arry.
“Well then.”nheuid. and nude kiln lick,
"Some once 3 you- umd never any."
-u. (EM
0
give plenum; '
As they pass-3d out of the pew '
in- l
"is .
They were eti~ "
and in May, 1860, they were.
so great ,
l
l
l
l
l
l
my.) 1'. fey-raw. _
A “young' girl of sixteen years“ writes
that she suffers dreadfully from insom-
nia. and wants to know “what she shall
do for it.“ Go to sleep. daughter. go to
sleep. We never yet siw a cue of
insomnia. that couldn’t b - cured by reg-
ular. healthful sleep. That‘s the boss
medicine for insomnia.—flux/:1!“
How many can give the correct detini.
tion of the common New England word
”SC‘del’ It is \‘tttlJil8l_\‘ spelled "scroll."
“scrode.“, “eseiOd” and “schrode,”
and such of the lexicograpliers as tackle
it at all define it as “cod or ha‘rdock
prepmed for brailirig.“ But that is not.
the Yankee definition. "53rod“ is the
generic name for seat of any fresh fish
in the market, and it doesn‘t matter how
it is cooked —stcw.~d, panned. roasted,
scalloped or on the half shell. The
waiter just says: “$ch or l-ect‘steakr"
and you instinctively answer: "Her-f-
stcak." until you find out what "scrod"
means—J’Iiiladrlpafa "rill.- fin.
Sonnet to a Ill-lulled l‘ow.
Oh. brimllad cow. upon the grassy mead.
f‘liewin: th x cud of limitation swat.
White blncklu‘ Is twitter round [by stamp
mg feet,
' You on the timothy and clover fer-d;
For opera glasses one has not a. need
To see you enjoy the glorious treat:
Beside you I will take a quiet seat,
And try the lesson of your life to read.
homo‘ where nfnr. in other madam; gran“,
You were a little catty. white ml red.
Altid lthen n be" er; Ind your life m
at
O! Speechless i0: and ”WM lay. I
icon—-
at I - s
Gnu Scott! Ibo‘n knocked the clas-
ofl my hand! top
Well. I‘ll be Ila-gal 'nm kindled
cow’s u but). ‘
—II'. J. Henderson, in M
Norwalk Chronicler