a
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’Tunsh
>H1‘TH RUN“ :\l.t\. llS'IL‘EMHHll ‘24.
A n lsi‘ \lGllE'l‘.
1m: Sl'nltY or .-\ XISIJTYJ‘OI‘ND
LL‘ .1! e or no”).
ll. Dunn cry in the nut Pallfurnia
.‘lullug Ilivys Lust and “ct-ov-
until a Nulnlu‘rul'l‘ilues
-' .\ Lung St‘al't‘lh ,
ll} 1‘.» l'itl : to the El.
l »l
.o~
“ tll .t :\ plrfy had
hit min rpt‘lng: to hunt, for the
\
es lll~ “MUM-31:21? cunt of this
{ l h luum l 2' 20.}
l}; thv wid milling aim. (‘nlifurnil
IEVV wt siv lll‘ ll “rm llIt-l 'v'v'n‘llt‘ out to
:_;vt‘.'.r it.» in] :l: :1 i.:1l‘t(‘ tint on the
$1131 in} pull ll; .l 7 “my \\ere' fluid;r
ilnl. ' in! :m ‘ when
s of
we :. ‘ l \lll’n; in.
re 2' tn n.. u. m .u l.“lll d chums Y.
l kl wen-n l- 2 film s _\«t li'w in» I!)
l 1' ll ‘ ‘\. lltult' llzr‘ ti‘5.‘l\‘\ Ty 0f the
4 ‘ lau -.:- t. l: w l~ in the spring
» w s t 11‘. hunting fut"
lu mare t s -r: of wut‘vy
n lznlvl -l' jlltlt‘i'l tll m.
:2 lvluk he dblmlgcd
11a ti down itim;
ll “us u elulnk‘ilf
.n: :ll- ~14! Illlll‘l_\‘
ltlvx‘ivl tlmt the muss
\\ w :n ;u.e :n the :i‘w-r me of mull um:—
9-1:! :lil l: “1‘." lllVl‘ been worth
fit it \ llelthl d \zlus. 'l‘hc eutiie bank
was htt- run d «in; awn}, and the neigh-
l. rlm «.l in: lm {n tll‘lc :lElvuml carefully
mum .. l. lilit \xi'lnu‘. :lnuthvr uuuvcuf
gwi. living found
‘ l’l-av w, w li :l unfiv limit. ulvlul t\\‘L‘n~
flu-ex} n van». wld. :l' -l up in this hour
‘ hull hi": 1,, share and allure. llllkl‘ with
lll‘ ilt'le bu: ll. 'llls mint \\:i~ instantly
made up to h p‘lxis «lkcnv ry to him
«:2‘. mill tu get an 1v \\.th' his ll't“l.\lll't’
u'. tll~ fir-t opportunity, Lle din: :v ho! a
null l»..l‘iv-l. the rind, vu-xri'ull) walked
the .‘5 wt, and n-Ztlz'm‘d lm'uulp and fried
in l of. e .l hi~ ant; lzlv ii in n'ul anxiety.
it 'w x .t munth lulnle l!" mmh iv move.
.. \1,
\vrijl‘
.‘ lltl'
..
L‘l‘.
n
..
H s uh we: urn to gel ill" 'l..‘_'_e‘, in Sun
l'r-lw m and it must he f‘Ztl‘lll‘l wit the.
lit k nf .1 ha sw ur mule. ll- bml tn in~
welt? li’l t \l ,;~e fur oclr'll' fling liftint‘lf
iv vm the land. :lnd- tins prnlullily gave
ll‘i ”the .;i.~t Nispil-Lms. ‘l'u 'lxvf‘ pur-
Llul“‘_'l u lll‘llt' uf nn ln.nf;ru:;t, hung
:lm..:ll llltlllkl't“ believed lt wan ‘Qlfl' far
i: m ‘. i>1ll';-:lll. and ill ll dug up l.l- Mug»
«49 --v:'- night and «w! ml: wn :l itll’llt‘y
xvii ‘l “I...“ n it buy ilt'l‘ll >2l‘l‘ fur half
1 .l m ‘l_l en tn \‘lllvl.’l'l.lli-'. Those were
laugh .7_. :.:.ll men “ha had met with
pour l:. l. ilmuling ‘ur guld in the e-lzth
Were «ill Ithe lUJtl ..~ rv-lvlu-l's :uul :l~>l\i<
>2: ~ 'l'uuiu-l's rnupui‘. it; fell (G‘s‘llllll
l‘hxl he l.i l in .-h :t l .nnd his «v r_v
:u f:-.-:i xv.» ll“ iel' “ll vv-..l:\lu" - fur u“ ct‘ul
l.s\~ l: 2’ re hw smiled. lle quixt y with
.lrew lr um l'illtlil .ll 2..;:lll. lel ll’m mule
filu' ulxot ullri‘e the nugget wns
;. ll, .‘fllli Inmlmg i'.
__ '.1~i\ll:ll|:|Cl‘i ~:ld-
ll ~l.lli.| d nil. lll' mint lune knuwu
: N_L.§..g‘“ :.\\~,-,1..r},,1hn New \ or}; i “'itb piet'u‘es drawn with cunning art
‘ , By skill‘ul band from :cutlo heart.
. And nzuny a feast. in davs "one by.,
of the (hung-1 «'2' the l-yld. but the den
t» immert that M: lump into gnld
p: H... \ \a'rvunte lln prudence. He was
\l by lvv-i ul~ l.i~ venilauinns. but
they hit ll. knew \Vll’tl (mine to kae.‘
lfe‘im-i inn-l:- u find and “1»; “Julupir g“ E
them. |~ul flu) in i I») -l» L'ul light to
fur- v- :l dial» \ll 7 '
1‘ wk. r on: lullQM-ii until llrlyl-rczlk. l
and the llll'll luul :llmut "mile up their
in ml: to h til lli'n :ln-l force him in tum
llli k w;th his p1l'e.ml~ bizden when he i
\\ ms lllllu ke-vl l-v luur. r llvc {oatpnds A .
lixeh ill . ll-li~ d. ..:l.l l'm-kel and uue uf'
p s new l. l d. :uld'tlu- other
He :et'nlled tumltnp
utld lll.~ \\ us the final uf
~irv
:.I’..l'.\
! .
“7‘ .l
u H virnezr mt
“ill: Ell” st l}.
,. luv u >\‘ll\‘\ nl lttl‘.\‘ill‘lll \ ill ilhich the
big It "(i ll'h ti ,e i. 'l'u k r\ f: Sends
ti-t . tn u‘v I‘.i :lul the rubbers and.
tin .n ll'illllu‘i'. the} broke lump ut unco;
find in ,: .n u ; ui~l;.i. "viii fun'p::d~ had i
'll‘.l"lll-ll‘ ll‘lltll'.’\Ull‘_\\llillll a few miles;
ul: xv 1.1 r llH' lvl-lu :y. u. . urn-ll. and the l
n: 1 “AS mic n llf’ 1-; ll‘l“lllil ly. This:
\‘llllll \\ is ill‘l'l t‘!"\l l‘V lili‘ il‘l'vrkvri
a. l \"dlil‘ll full wed
i\l.l\‘ll. “Liie only one:
vruwll :llul“ (in
.
two ul :h’ :ll‘\\;‘lt‘
Ni ii; l.‘ ii .i t‘ till l'll \\ .‘lll ll',‘ lli‘l'. 'l‘lle
u l~ z 'n id in null :r ml. and .lzth nigh.
lit“ aimed svnl h \._.s mile :.-r it .tllej
vim. w \lsl l. . ltlll'dlll 1 . lhl.‘ loblltrtf‘
ulll Hi. .lped u :vvll- h s \\.i_\ in Sun Finn-
l si\ lll-dl! us l llt‘l‘ sit uh sut mu
-, :in (“Tllcillllflfl tugu after the
“nip. l n ‘ of tin men who was In um
(an )u' \' ‘ilitll ‘tsut the luv 1 «if the
<.. . .d- ul-l set. uut will. it , um;- ltlllralltl,
tu-lml the pinec tun d l_‘\ . :lin-zzd 4f 'thof
u‘_l:e:~. 'l he Lugs: \\.l\ I" llllll. luudcd
, on "he in is will mafia and the tug» had ‘
-v at .r: \‘l .l xlzly llllxl u lzrlif. 'l‘lzey jour-‘
glI‘Y‘ d uluull lolly in l s, l=uiied the lulup‘
..e:ir :~. mining \‘dlllp. .lud staked out of
all tn :lnal went tn w.»rk its .l=p:ut of the;
pr guanine tu' preserve their sevrehi
'l‘il v ronulnnd ':1 camp fur six weeks.
Illl'l‘lllt‘il inl‘euu foul. their lllllll‘ l.:l\in§_::
sinful. \\ lull hlppenel tu them i
mill llu u laget is int kl own. or at least .
illzisnwt lmiu‘ stdteal. The next time the
bi: lump xvzls llvul'il from i: was un~
eltt‘ ell l'l the Hot l reek \lulllllulllS of,
.\v‘\'Lt l v. lv three min rs who had H‘HIQ ‘
{roam :l‘fvrllul.“ 'l‘llv fill-t that they dug
it u,H :lllrl h .d it in their posse si at was;
lillu‘vs zl l-i :1 llullvl cf \i\l)‘ ur sevmty ittl- :
mix: has. with whom the trim traveled
furiv-v. 2.1; days. fulcryllody gut u look ‘
:lt'tlw lump. and is lii~tury wils related .
bv enl- ml the, pu scsxurs. ‘ l
' ll! 2'. re crowing tllel': e into (‘ulifurilia'
the three m n and the n :ggrt left the
thin svercl y and were neverheal'd of;
agu'n. ll Rvos three years before the
nugget \\:ts'ilvtll‘tl uf again. and inform!»
tioin‘of its whereabouts then came through
it hull-breed lnziinn who was dying at a
nilit.zt‘j.‘ punt . ' t‘olorndo. 'llc told a
Sltflf‘illi! of eitvulry where it. could be
(mind. and the sergeant and two private
Sallien deserted and ‘\Vl nt to secure it.
Tl‘ha-v were trucked to a mountain about
tiftv'nliie ilway. and \vcgc found to have
«lug up something and bended for both
on: They were ful‘ ed for a day and
(3,». l“i
L"_illi lil‘
.
my :1
i0‘V
a hull. and then the bodies of the two=
privates were firund on the grouud.¥shot
throng-h the he..d ’l‘he sergeant. had
murdc-ed them in order to ban: the
pri e all to blunt-if. tivil officers on
over Kansas and Nebraska were notified
to be on the lookout for the descrtcr and
murderer. but to this day no one can tell
What fate btfell hint. Them; nugget
has been heard of in an indirect and
roundabout. way scvcml limes since. and I
it has always been understood that it
was inmthc hands of» the Indians. the,
lad nugget is no doubt the largest mass
of crude gold ever discovered in t Valifon
nin, Md perhaps in the world. and If an
Expedition of fivé‘or six men can succeed
in getting possession of it atahis tune.
there is: fortune in it for each and ever:
one.
~——-v~—.———————
The London 1mm fmecords the case of
a girl who had “tacks resembling delib
'ium tremens from the act. of chewing tea
leave. Scienc- notions thy many pa».
sons could be cured of their apps-i:
1nd of polpitntfon of the bgrtsiby‘ i:-
eouiinm; the use of tbu townie new.
, m
' puss
* 8g»,
ifiluckenzie was shit Efast and true. even
.th uglr all those converging years. he
sandwiches on the prceipiccs of Cape
_ deepened and grow
IV’VO POOR OLD S
OULS.
~Tin Christmas night; the streets are bright.
And many windo‘Vs arc alight,
And mirth seems monarch everywhere.
For sounds of laughter fill the air.
But in a little room which knows
No‘gleam save what the flre'shows
Sit, gazing at the glowing coals.
Tvvu poor old souls.
Round them no happy children pres
“'ith words and smiles of tenderness;
To them no friends bring greetings gay— .
Their friends~ are dead or far away.
Ut' else fur-ge’ful. At their cute.
Foot «leap in snow, nu singers wait
To chew \vi:h qu'lillt and jolly troll!
' ‘lf(‘\0 poor uid souls.
And yet twrw (\l‘eof years did ha
Do much to add to \‘hrislulns glee
And she has fuld of Christmas time
A hundred tales in pros“ and rhyme.
Now rel‘urilpense no creature doles
The e l‘w 1‘ old souls.
They‘ve ntll‘t‘ll‘l. \\ hen fortune lingered nigh.
Ant they but l ttle lvnx-w of rare.
i\n 1 inch: llli‘ll‘ eunzrmles wimo uul share;
And there hwvv Jdl'slllfil was the scene.
The walls all hung with Christmas green?—
Tllviz'heulths wunnll‘uulv ill brimming bowls.
0 These p.~ul' ul~i souls.
But. ah: they in" ‘l'l‘ i in thw m '0.
And lluuel‘ lile sprung to oerb y-lft ‘8.
And shin-J ti o \w r. uthx they‘ll lint resigned;
An l tliul, \ll‘ ~ruwued and left lv~lnud,
ln Ulllu ll)” l-liu: they Were forgot.
Alas: it :s the enuhunn lut.
And “Ill Lo “‘lllli‘ m: th onward calls,
for g» or old 5. mls.
In ‘t and forgot. until mzeo nure
Their numrsuro bruluht the world rvferc,
And then. perelzulnw. >0tlll‘0tt9 will tell
lluw snub u llh'lllI“ pleased him “'i‘ll,»
Ur such u stary glulucas shed
Upon his children as they rend; _
But this “‘1” be whun deaths l-oll tolls
, Ful' lvhiuill TZ-uuls.
—~.‘!-lr_[‘.lr'r‘{ I‘_V‘t{lfll:)".“lu Harper‘s: ll'eel'v‘ly.
ON (lilRISTMAéEJVE.
imaginative qualities.
been so ton
all.“ thought llolt.
‘ <-
gh with Mary Brown after Presently the old clef-«yawn Mary ) a _- ) r x V Hotv Spirit, knows: thou this man? “Oh. i l l '
Brown‘s father. came m. and rénewed LILV . “It. 1 151..“ AG]; yes." airs the (Holy‘Ouo. “I knowhim. I IIERI) (IATIIERERS. -
For a girl of thirty, she really had a his daughter’s hospitable cuttenties. - glibfgfiifgnfiifmgfioh’fi tel-‘90“?nd “m? ' . __ ...____
woflderful complexion——and that. way of Mr: Mackenzie spent Christmas Eve ct n ‘ - ‘ i “l.“ N13““ 3 , H0 SCH _.0 ,
Crimping her red-gold trusses all over thoparsonngc. Tm; BROOKLYN DIVINE‘S sux. “whack ”mm “mm“ f” '“ h“ “’5‘ “*“ W ‘IE 3‘- “TH 0330
her head was extremely becoming. It.
made her look full ten yours younger than
.her actual age. .
“But you are glad to see me. Mary.m
Something of the old romantic tender-
ness—u sens :tion that. he hurl dccmcd
dead and buried long ago—had liscn up
into hisheurt. :md quivered in his voice.
It was all right. He was as much in love.
as ever!
“Father will be glad to see you. I dare
say.“ dcm‘lrely answered Mary. ”Please
t0 sit'vhwu. _\lr.—Mr.——“ 7
“No ‘M-r.‘ at all.“ said Mackenzie. half
vexed._lmlf'mnuscd. at this very evident
cuquetry. “Call me llolf, why don‘t.
vouf”
The large lashes fell over the blue eyes.
“llull‘ sounds so very familiar." shc
murmured.
“But I call you Mary. don‘t I?“
“Uh, yes. but you are so much older
than I am. ‘ . '
lle bit his lip. So far as he could res
member there was just. eighteen munths‘
difference in their ages. But upon these
Silli‘lcslS one couldn‘t. vvry wcll euntru-
dirt :t lady.
“Is your 1111th w.ll?“he asked. byi
way of starting: upon a ncw and entirely T
~:lfc topic. as he watched Mary‘s nimble
lingers—(haw plump mid dimple they '
were. tu~be~surcI-:u~:-:ln:e the drupel y
and svt. the round table for the coming“' _
meal. ‘
“Quite Well.“ unuvctfell Mary. “1: ex-;
peet him ,in every minute. He went;
uvel‘ m“ lit‘l‘kh‘llllll‘ to a funeral this after-
noon. and people have n v sort of eon—1
grit-nee, about letting him come home in ;
derent time. I suppose he is n cnmfolt
when: tllei'e is an illness or death."
Mackenzie liltcd his eyebrows inter.
rugzxtively. lelrt Brown was a very
worthy mun. ll\' be remembered him. hilt
short of speech. and entirely llct'uid of -
If he was a comfort to bereaved souls.
it must. lmvc been u talent which he had
developed very rrceutly.
no comment on the fact.
"l“in‘c {wintry weather,“ he remarked. ‘
“Quito so.“ said Mary. V
“A decided Culltl‘ttst
have» left.“
”Yes?"
But he made1
to the climate l ,
\I
i‘li
dzly louigthe steel-colored clouds ;
hnd hung heavily over the snow muntled
hills. :ul‘vlu'v long the (lid farmers hull
nodded the r lacnilssuguly at catch other. ‘
and snlil: ‘
“'l'lnrw‘s Inul‘e snow in the air.“ or.
“We‘lw gozu‘ (u Lev u spell o‘ weather."
in! it secmrd that the old fulzucrs
“'t W wrung. ult> Il; fur just ut sunset
the l lauds parted :lwuy. tlle- Mlll. :lll gur—
ln'nlwi w.th golden helium. laughed over
. the flu/ell lzltzdwape. tlndithe lu‘autiflll
mm: . slur came to keep-his s;l(‘l'u‘l
vigil :llmve the (‘hrlsfnnh l'.ve.
".\n illcul View." said Mr. Muckentic.
Billiiplllg an the ere-t ul the )llli to 0b~
servet ie ~\\cet wrcnilv of tl.c«-ld l llill'i'll. '
gurrisoued w th leu‘less poplar treesnml‘l
the fro/mu river whiih reflects the real
nuns-ct lu lluul; the solemn llxztlesty of
the White Mountain range beyond.
“l pun my word. we Sojourners ill the
semi-tl‘.-pll:.~vl valleys of Santa Burhmn
haven‘t mugcunceptiou what the word
‘(lltlkllllilfilt‘l‘ttl')’ menus! l shwuld like
to be ltl‘ll\t enough to lulllt this scene. '
I et in" see. “he first house after _\‘uu ‘
the full gate; painted red. with
white trimmings, gable tun :ml the rt ad;
old \\rllv=l\\t'( pi i the lcnr.‘ Yes,“ with
a nod uf the liezld.“1hisi~itl" !
Mr l:-ilf llackcmie was (‘nllllllg- linst
nfle.‘ ten you 5‘ residence on the fair l‘u-
t'lllt.‘ t on t. ll’c bud gone thither tnlnake
hi~ fultune. lie llllll mode it. and uuw
be me on the. way to fulfill an old love
engagement with ltlurvlifu\\'u.
'l‘lu-y hid bvunze nil'aued tctl yours
1 lllilve the generalllty of men. llulf
bud gradually bees-me aware of nu ever-
gru“ lug uttcungcllirllity l\-*t\\‘ceu'h5111sclf
and Mary Blown.
”it would hnve hot n b MN for both of
usia l lmd left myself unit-tiered.“ he
thought. “ln thoc .luysl did no: know
“hit 1 waulull. and lsup'puse she didn‘t.~
either. I‘m a premise is n prv-mixe, and
ltlltf1‘~8)‘ Milly will make u good wife to
Inc. I suppvse l shall find her ellungxd.
l‘m :‘llzlllgt‘tl myself When a man has
tided 'mer lll‘ thirtieth ymr. he can‘t
eireef Time to denlgcutly with him‘
And \\‘i;h thx‘so nthcr unluver like
meditations. Mr. Mucketuie lapped on
the dour ut‘ the red house with the l om~
barlly p‘iplars in from. of it and thewelb
5w eep bl hsuvi.
It was all new to him. He hunlbccn
only in the sci ond year of his so"ourn in
(‘ulif‘ornix when Mary‘s father. Bela
Brown. had sold out the old \‘cimont
home~tead and unwed up lulu the Maine
ideals. But what were u few score of
miles. more or less to a mun who has
crossed the Sierra; Nevmlas and eaten
Horn:
He in pcd again. There was no an-
Iwet‘. and he did what he wnuld have
done ill a Los ,‘mgeles ranch—opened the
dgo and walked 1n. ~ .
The room was bright with blzniu,v
lugs and candle >l2ine. The muntlc was
decorated with timers of holly; wreaths '
of luurcl leaves glislvned overhead, and ’
fcsfoous of the llcuztiful princess line
Wei‘c fusteued over the Clio: up ellgrnvlngs
audrthe “Map of the United States" on _
the walls. i
The kettle sung: the cushioned rock- '
ingseha‘r was drawn up in front of the
hearth. nndu vulutno of .lean Ingelow‘s
poems lay Open on the round work
' table.
“As pretty tut interior as ever I saw in
my life.“ said Mr. Mackenzie. looking,
complacently round. “Ccmuiums in the 1
window; Itchy and laurel leaves; Jenn,
luselowi I begin to have new hopes of
. laiy. after all. ,She has kept pace with ,
the timesn little.“ 7
At, this moment there was a little
shriek. The door lctdinginto’ the back-
kitchen had opened: .a lovely young
woman, in \ deep-blue merino dress.
with loops of paler b‘ue ribbon in her
'hair. stood in the pom]. with a glass
dish of arplcs‘mccin her hand. ,
“Mary 2" j
Rolf Mackenrie held out. both hands.
He meant. to how advanced boldly
and kissed her, as a nun should salute:
his fiancee. but a certain sense of pro~
prlefy prevented any such: dcmi’ms’tra:
tiou. fl.
“You are not frightened, are you? It‘s :
only I.“ \ E
“Only yonz"
The blue eyeswllary Brown‘s eyes had .
11 larger and more i
liquid, it seemed—were fixed wistfully:
upon his face, .3 if she did not~quitef
understand. ' i
“Didn't you get my letter!“ i
“No. Whnt letter?" , l
“x n mywrord.“ ssid Mr: Mackenzie
‘anytbipg like the .Stupldlty of out i
postalu'rangements. I never knew. I,
mailed that letter inst ong’wcek before I,
started; 86.1?“ Wagon by lurpr'ue 5
l
I SantoBu‘bnx-a. It iveaou such. on“
at: " media: blamiidaoflife, yousccg' » .. ._
Y“ a. mum , . ‘ .(cveqz‘di‘ then,“ “u M;
-. “Filthy." _ ._ ‘_ _, ' ' 7* ,
"‘.\nd since the. wedding she has got a
, were Mary Browngrown younger instead
questioniugly. “May I ask
where~" .
“'l‘hc little ooquctte! “'hut will sho‘
pretend to he ignorant of next!“ thought. ,
Mackenzie.
But he only nnswercd. pleasantly:
"Santa Barbara, you know. I ndlrthe
(‘onst Range.“
“Uh. mmtn Barbara!“ ilcr pretty. L
mud {nee 'lurlglzfoud. “I‘ve lunrd su'
much about Santa llul'bura of lute. from ’
u neighbor ul~ ulllsi"
“Alli" snid lllllf. '
Mary sat down now. and folded her
hands on lu-r lap. with her sweet face
turned away from the fire. and her large.
blue black eyes. sparkling with animal
llnll.
“I wonder.“ said she. musing-1y. “if
you have ever m: t :5 Mr. Muckeurie
there-3“
".\— Mr.—‘lecken:ic he repented.
\xoudcring when. the meaning of all this
was. .
"It isn‘t a great place. like New York
or lithium. you knew." reasoned Marry.
“l‘eoplc do llll‘t‘l each other there?“
“all. yes; certainly,“ . E
"And this Mr. Muckcnrie? He was '
full and gubdluukiug, with dark eyes
and :t heavy beurvl."
"Well. y s it does seem to me as if I
had met him once or twice,“ said Mun.
ken/lengrlnlnv dctcl‘lnincd to let Mnry'
carry the who. as fur as she pl “ ‘cd. ‘
“\\ ell," s lid \lury. smiling ruguishlyfl
“it seems that Mr. .\lz\cl\e.l/ie. ul Salim,
llzll‘ltzll‘u. l»: engaged to’ our tleun s! neieh»
lml‘~a.}'i ting \\i>lll.lll up toward \‘ulur
lliverw only about half u mile from here.
if one goes through the woods. and
what is very funny. her name is just the
sumo es mine ~ Mary Brown
"lihf ‘ gasped Mr. Mackenzie. .
">hc isn‘t so very prvtf‘v.‘_‘ midi-d
Mary. ‘ "She's llet‘yoimg. you ‘knuwmud
her lnlir is thin. and she \\{‘l!‘$3f1‘l\‘|lll‘,
and somehow it sex ms to nlter the whole i
exprcsuon of her fu-cc. .‘vnd hcr sight .
llAS failed. doing: fine sowing. undshc:
has been obliged to take. to speltuvles. 3
And she‘s—ooh. so slim. and spare. and
blllll‘prclbuwcd l“ ' :
Mr. .‘lat‘lu‘lllh‘ sat holdingr light on tu’
the arm of his crlsv chair. while u sensu'
llllll skin the trickling: of iec‘culd water-
down his buck funk pos~cssion of him.
He comprehended it all now. He had
found the wrong Mary illrcwn this;
('hl‘istmas live. ‘lhc right Mary Brown
was still wailing.‘tlorgon-likc. to turn
him to-slone.
“But for all that.“ chirped on this
sweet voiced siren. “Mr. Thomas Briggs
who keeps the fullgntc just beluwwhns
fallen in love with her. And ~tbey are
married. Father married them. and he
got. his fee in cider. apple sauce and
pumpkins.“ she addml. \\'flh a laugh.
in
letter from this very Mr. Muckcnric~
llulph ‘Mnekenzie. of liucben. or some
suchnalne“that he is coming home this
t bristnms to marry her. It was an old
engugetm-ut. she su but he h~tdll‘t
written very regularly. and she didn‘t
think he intended to keep his word.
And Briggs w.:s here on the Spot."
“l'cs—exuctly3" said Mr. Mackenzie,
with S‘xlIllL‘ difficulty curbing his extreme
desire to jump up and fling his but into
the air. "firiggs was-on the spot 2"
“But.“ resumed Mary. “what will the :
poor man say when he gets home and
finds his sweetheart married to some one
else-i” ’ 7 "
“I should think.“ answered Macken-
zie, “that he would say it. was the lucki-
est escape be had ever had in his lifol"
“But he was lux- lovcr once!“ »
“Xi—«yes; but. that was ten years ago.
These long engagements take all the
life out of u love affair. Mackenzie was
ready and willingrto marry her. but "
“Oh!“ cried Mary. with a little rising
inflection, “then you did know him
well." . . .
“Like abook‘." cried the visitor, glee
f ul’y. “In fact. I‘m Mackenzie ninelf———
llolf Mackenzie! And—I beg athousand
pardons, I am sure; but I fancied you
Q
of older. I might 112th known that time
never went backward.”
“Oh!" cried Mary. “And 1—"
“You‘ve fold the truth.” said Macken-
zie. “It’s uquys the best. thing to do."
““‘as it n dlcadfnl blow :“ sympatheb
ically murmured Mary. “Did it. take
you by sun-pris-:f"
“Not a blow. at all! Don‘t I tell you
it‘s a relief! But. now, Miss Mary, I
suppose I must go right. on."
“It’s very cold." said Mary», “and this
road is {rightfully solitary. And they
even talk of some Ono's having seen a
bear somewhere on tho mountain ledge
last week. You—you‘d better stay with
father until mornlng. I inn sure he would
be hop y toentortain you.”
. “Au you. llliss Wary? ‘ pleadiugly.
“Why,“ she sold, with the some etch
sparkle undoi- be! .eyehsbes, "I thank!
liketo but oil about Mr. Mackenzie. of
. and scrapes.
g.l:ltub" again willU-ngll. hiln to it stand
:fit of abstraction.
On Christmas Day he walked over to
Bela Brown‘s. where be congratulated
the bride—o faded, washcdmut looking
woman now—and shook hands with the
groom most cordially.
"I hope you don‘t lay up nothin’ aqin
me." said Mr. Thomas Briggs. rolling
his light eyes solicitously around in thcit
sockets.
“"01: in the least. I wish you a merry
l‘hristmnst" cried Mackenzie. “And I
dare say Mary will make you the best
wife in the wurlt 3"
“But I‘m sorry you got so fur outen
the road last night." said Briggs.
“When I said the first house beyond the
toll-gate. I mean: on thelefthuud side,
not the right.” ,
”Uh. it does not in the least signifyi“
said Mackenzie. genially. “The llev.
Mr. Brown entertained mo most‘cordi-
allv.“
And thus basely did he conceal the
Sicret of his kind apprehension, Men
are. mvrully speaking. rank cowards. ,
Perhaps it is unnecessary to add that
Mr: Man-ken ~10 married Miss Mary
lruwll, after 9.11. .
“And it‘s Ie~t its well,” said the toll~
keeper‘s bride. "I cmlld never 1le
brung my~clf to go so fur \Vest. And
they do say the v lllll‘fld ‘ll agree fust‘mfc
with old llursou Brown‘s broulcnl tubes.
Mary she‘s yuung and Highly, but of
.enurse my (‘nusin llolf has a right to
marry us he pleases."
And the next (‘lu'istmns Eve was spent
by Mr. and Mrs. llolf Mackenzie under
the shadow of the palms and mauznnitu-
fries of sweet Santa B;lrbzlf:|.—-}Irlc‘u
flux-1.x" Gl'dt't‘fi
Bennett and the Waiter.
A writer in the Brooklyn Bag?» tells
this story about James Gordon Bennett.
proprietor of the Ni‘\\' \‘otk Humid: 0n
‘ New Year‘s night three years ago, when
Mr. Bennett icuvhwl the l‘niou ('lub
, well nigh cxlmusted with the social duties
of the day, he noticed in a dun-d suit of
f way that several of the club men were
presenting .lucub,tllc veteran waitcr.who
‘ looks after the cunts nnd canes of the
members. with mnre or less small change.
as an earnest. of their since re regard. Mr.
Bennett seemed to rculue that something
of the kind was expected of him and
culled .lneul). “.lncub.“ he said. “you
are u 'gond fellow. Here is something
for _\uu.“:lnd with mueh fumbling he
brought. out a $20 bill. which the dc«
lighted .lm ub ucl-epted with many bows
“Stop. .lncob,“ Enid Mr.
l'cunett. feefing in unthcr pucket and
producing another bill. Jacob. over-
7
. “HUI?
p Iwcred. Was making off when “Stop:
, l
still. and :12” nwfllrr bill made its up-
peurzlncc. ‘lhe Comedy was getting
. !
amusing and went on until .lncob bud a .
llfll full of munrymull Mr. Bennett had. ;
; The old man consulted some of the mem-
bers as to what he should do with it and
was advi>ed to tell Mr. Bcnucft the next
the billowing day Jacob said:
my New Year‘s than you intended." Ben
nett prubub‘y had no
. tiled in,
his groveet tone: i
yuu. .lueob “
sir." Such have
an answer might
’ day that. he must lime overpaid him in a 5
So. when the pro 2
prictwr of the If. mini arrived at the club -
“Mr. l
. Bemett. I think you gave me more for-
rccollection of j
. :1?\‘i".‘—! dumb anything. but he re
t
, ellztriut of (‘hz'i‘t‘s mlvatinn :
staggered even a man with un‘incomc of ‘
« LINN) a day. but. Bennett, without a:
suggestion of surprise, said: "Luitc
right. Jacob; thot was whatl intended to
give you.“ ‘
.-——.——-———
Ben. Franklin‘s Parents.
llexiinmin Franklin‘s fat-her pursued
llisezllling in Boston. and
.luuuzu‘y 16. 1747-. He. his
others of his. relatives
wife and
'l‘rcmout street. and
died there -
‘ . "ml-.0 pl‘vwlftltlutlnn.
were b‘ll‘lt‘ds
(mm the center of the Granary lluryw
. in; (it‘villlld. Oll . Llinsteun suul the defeuduut.
over the tomb has been raised by liberal _
villain of 1§0>Illll a neat. tlrunite uhc- I
li~k twenty-one feet in hei;llt.:lnd bearing
unions: ether inscriptions the following.
topied from an earlier stone. and c0m~
Ins-ed by their son l eujumiu:
JOSIAH FllANKIJN RNU AlllAll HIS
“'ll-‘E LIE HERE INT} “RED.
They lived lovingly together in
I wodloekdifty lilo yea‘x and without
I all estnto or any gainful employ-
: luv-lit. By eunstuutlatmr and honest.
1 industry. maintained a large family
: elmlurtubly. and brought up thil‘l
teen ehildrcn and seven grundlhib
liven. resimctnb'y. From this in:
stance. read-‘1‘. be NI ‘uui‘uaed to dil-
igenv-o in thy vnldug. and distrust
. uut l’l‘uvideuue.
; 11.. “v... a pious and prudent man;
she a discreet and virtuous woman.
-u.....--
THE“: Yul'XGl-SST 80X
IN FILIAL REGARD TO THEIR MR)!-
u...u-»uuvun.nun-u...
01w ravens 'rms sroxx.
tuna-nu“
‘ --Cin-ct‘miati (‘mmnereial Gentle.
National Anthems"
\Yc find the following in the “Notes
and Queries“ column «tf‘tlle San Frin-
ciscu t‘ur’l: Referring to a recent inquiry
and reply in this column concerning the
American no ional anthem, a Curves
spoudcnt sends the fol owing, showing
that there is some dist nction between
the “National Anthem“ and what he
terms the “Official Anthem."
“The American ollic‘al anthem is ‘The
Star spanglcd liunuer.‘ This is played
at colors" undwhcncver men—of war are
put into commission. The tune of
‘Amcrieu‘ is known only as Mod Save
the Quecn‘ to foreign navics. ‘Hail to
ltimbiu’ is by some thought a national
air, but. is really ‘Rnlc Britannia.‘ Eng—
lish bands will notplny The Star Span-
gled Banner‘ if they can. avoid it. On
several occasxons English men~of«war
have been untitled by American oflicels
that unless they played it that the Ameri-
can band would cease to play ‘God Save
the Queen.‘ When several vessels of
different nationalities ate present at aun-
. down ench baud ploy: the national air of
each count: y having a vessel present." '
Would Do Better Kext Time.
It is related by the gossips that when
Mr. X., a wealthy and Iggrcssively aris-
tocratic dcnizcn of tho sacred sic of
Beacon Hill, brought home his third
wife he was not wholly plused'with the
attitude of the grown “1) daughters of
his first marriage town-d. their newest
mother. He summoned the boldest and
most aggressive doughter to a privote
conference. and in 0d, act terms xe<
raved her for her , (bless to his bride.
' be damsel listened with respectful pt
cud whenrhe had finished his reprimand
gave promise of madman: by saying
with
p po; 1 wintry and do better the next
time you on mat-ti ’ ."—-—Bwto.c Md.
A big go ictsuokcakilled :13
at Ddymphln‘lt. when will
tience due toward the outhor or her being. -
; criti
You
, ,(lcsk sentonro has been pronounced."
.u-urld from the gusdp. female and 1111110.
DAY SE 1110‘s.
Subject of‘ Discourse: “On Trial.“
TEXT: “IV: have. an advocate with the
Father, Jesus Chris: the riyhle..us.“—l
John ii.. 1.
Standing in n court-room you say to your-
self : “At this bar crime has often been mu
raigned; at this witness stand the oath has
often been'taken; at this jumzs‘ bench the
verdict has been rendered; at. this judge‘s
But I
have t i tell you tu-Ilny of a tent! higher than
any Oyor and 'l‘orminev or Circuit: or Su~
promo or Chan 'ery. It. is the trial of every
Christian man for the life of his soul. This
trial is different. from any other in the fact
that. it i~ both civil and criminal. The issues
at stake am tremendous. and. I shall in my
yet-mun show you. first. what are the grounds
of complaint; tlnvn. Who are the Witnesses in g the advm‘aw‘. speak
the - all\‘>‘. and lastly. who are the adeatos.
“'lteu a trial is callel on. tho first. thing is
to huvc the indictment rend. Stand up then.
H ( blistiun men. and hour the indictment
cf the Court. of high heaven against. thy sw-ul.
It, is an indictment of ten counts. for than
has (Ilf‘t‘s'lly or indii‘cctlv l-t‘ukt-u ml the ten
commandments. You know ll >\\' it thun-
dered un Sinai. and when llud eumcdowu
bu“ th . lltHllllffll‘! ruekel and the smukc ns-
(‘t‘ll h (lzl\l‘l‘1‘lll.‘\ smouldering furnace and the
darknws guthen‘d tluv-k and tho lwuzl deep
trumpet utt Ted tho wa'ds: “The soul that
Blnllt‘lll. it shall thei“ Are you guilt}. or not
guilty: llo not put in u negullvl- pll n tau
quick. fur l huvu tn :ulnv-uzlw that "all lune
sinned and i onto abort of tb - glory of (hvl.
There is none that «loath gxmd; in». it -I who.
\\ hos» yer shall k-‘el‘ the “hide law. vol of-
fenl in one point. he 25 guilty uf‘ all, ‘ D.)
not. fit 'l‘l'lOI'v‘. be no funny in pronouncing
_\ unwell” not guilty.
This lawsuit before us also charges you
with the breaking nt‘ :1 S-‘lt'tllll euutra t.
Munv a tune did “Lg promise to he the
Lord‘s. We got down on our know and said:
"0 Lord. l mu thine nuw nnl
Iii l you keep the promise: lluve )‘nll stood
up t.» the eonfl‘m't.’ I go buck t v your first
eununutlinu. You re‘xwlnber it as wl~ll us If
it were yesterday. You know how the vis:
inn u! the runs“ rose before yv-u. You re-
member haw from the head and the bun is
and the side and the foot. there came bleed-
in; forth theso two words:
Me.“ You recall h-»\\' the cup of t‘\ mmumun
trembled in your hand when you first tack
it ; and ha in a 5 11-811le you may livar. or
nfter the shell has been taken fl‘Jlll the
lu':l\‘ll, so you lifted tho cup of .
communion and you llfdl‘vl in it’
the surging of tllo great u out of
u Saviour s agony; and yo‘l came forth from
that c uninunlun set‘vi‘ e wuh furl; shining as
thwugi- you had been on the Mumt of Trans‘.
figluutlnu. and the very :llr swinel [mum-
lnus with the love (if .lex N. fl‘lil lllf‘ up his
uni the leave; full the 3,
brittle. uml you said down in the \ cry depfhs
of your 5-»ul: “Luz~ l. Thou lgnvmcst all
thingu Thou knuwet that I love Thee.“
lluvc )‘uu kept the bargain. ‘lk‘llf‘wt‘gln
llo\ c you n .2 sometimes mitt-rid
\yl‘on yuif ought InllSVc’lL't‘ltll’ll-C? lluveyou
ut been pmutl when you uzrgbt tn have been
build-1e llux’e you llJl played lln coward
when you ought to lmve been th x hero! I
-l me it up 'n yuu and lvlmrge it upau my-
self ,—\vo hm e b: when the «'outruel.
Still further; this law suit chitus lloltiazes
at your lmlrh Tim great: t >l:m ler ou the
Chris" >un l‘I‘li‘ziun is an inc insistent profes-
sul'. 'l‘llc Bat-lo, says religion is one thing;
“ebyuur luwms. .gui‘v say relijzi- u is some
OH" 1' thing. lull; what is. more d-plnnble
:ilwul ll is that people eanmof‘aults of other-i
while they ennnut we any in tnennelves If
ymlslmll at any t. me final s and miwrullleold
gossip. “llll lluperfetwth from the crown
of her head to the sole of her l-mt. a perfect
blotch ul snl herself. she Will :0 tutlllnx. tat.-
tlmg. tntt‘nn; nllthe \t'ltl‘S of her life ab ut.
the mennusten ins ul others. haVinz u» idea
. . . tint! shels iuv‘nusisteu: herself. Hvs-l sun: the
“How much du I give ,,
"Eight hundred dollars. =
I
think the males Now the
are the Worst!
the world; but If is our
my brethren. that H.) ‘k up the wheels. while
all along the line rlh'fl't‘wlllght to have llceu
emf. tluthju .but pulm branches. and the
shout shun]. have bum lifted: ”Hus-auxin
to the sun of flax id."
Now you huvo heard the indictment, mud.
Are you lt‘flll)’ to ylvud guilty Ol‘ uut
guilty: I‘erlmt 5 you are not no. v yet. to
plead. '1 hell the tl‘lul “ill go on. Tho \vlt-
llt‘xw'x will be milled and we shall have the
mattbr deculed. In the name of Hal I now
Uyezf Hyezf Over!
“divisor-viii“ hath anything ts» utler. in 'tbis
fra‘. in “hi 'b (i d is the plaintiff and the
let him now
step' forth and giv e testmmny in this solemn
tl‘la .
The first witness that, I call up \n the stand
in behalf of the pres-v utinn is thc'world «all
. amid uscrvant of Christian I huvacfer.
glow t! :1? there are ; ouple around you,
who i‘v-vietunlly bouquet on the {vanities of
God‘s vh 1 teen. \ up may know. if you have
', lived in tho country. that. u er wv cares for
r withing so much as curi‘lun.
‘ ‘ There are those
who Impgtno that out of the faults of l hria-
gtiaus they can make It brings of boats neruq
l
emute impatience! “Excuse me.”
: and down
‘nl\\‘a\'$ has teen a variance between
wood him. Ibo to m
= plie‘l imperfectiohg. I dare rot
tho stream of death. and they are x ling to
try it: but. n‘as. forth» mistake! When they
" got. amid stream away will go the bridge.
will go their nuls to [or-
dltiun. 0 world of the greedy eye and
the hard heart. come on the stand now
and testify in behalf of the proscmtinu
nzainst this Christian sml on trial. What
do you kniw about this Christian mun!
"0h.“ says tho world. "I . know a go at ilenl
thou! him. He mlks about. putting his teens-
ures in heaven. but he is the sharpest man in
a trade 1 ever knew. He seems to want us to
believe that. ho is a child of G nd. but he is
just full of imperfections. I do not know
- but I am a gust: deal better fit Ill be is now.
Utlontiums ho is very ourthlymud he talks so
ltlIlO ulmut U iris: and so much about him—
"self. I am very glad to testify that. this is a
bad mun.”
Stop. 0 World wtth the greedy eye and
h ml heart. I fear yuu are too much inter-
ested in this trial to give impartial evidence.
Let all those who heu‘ the testimony of tbs
witnvxss know that them is an old fwuilv
quarrel between these two parties. Thrill-e
t to
world and the church. and while the world
on tho witness stand to—dav has told a grant
deal of truth about this Christian man. you
must. take it all with some allownzv a, it“
mcmbering that thcv still keep the. all
grudgo good. 0 “‘urld of the goofy eye
and the ban! heart. but: will do. You may
cit down.
The second witness I call in this case is
Conscience. “'ho art thou. U Cons :iouw!
“'bat is your businm .' \Vllerc Were you
born ? What are you doing hero' “0h."
says Conscience. ' “I was born 1‘ heavenzl
camedowu to befriend this man: have lived
with him. I have instructed him. I have
warned him. I shows! him the right and
the wrong. advising him to take the one and
eschew the ’nther: l have kindle] a. treat
light in his soul; with a whip of scorpions!
have scouigod bis wic‘zednm and l
have tried to cheer him when doing
right; and yet ' 1 am compelled tu
testify on the “and 00-day that; be has
sometimes Infected my Huston. Oh. how
manv cups of life have I pmsed to his li-‘s
that: he dashed down. and how often has ha
stood with his hard heel on the blco ling
heart of the Son of God! It pains me very
much that I have to testify against this
I‘nnstian man. and yet 1 must. in behalf of
Him who will in no wise c the guilty. mv
that this Christian man has done wrong. He
has been worldly. He has bum neglectful.
He has done a. thousand things he ought not
to. have done and left. undone a thousand
things ho ougbttnbnvodonc.‘ That will do,
Carat-mum You can sit down;
Thothird WINGS I call in the case is an
angel of Go I. Bright and shinin': oneuvhat
docs: than here! What. has: thou to say
against this man on trial! “0h." sum the
amt-l. “l have been at message!- to him and
hove minded him. I burn watched him.
With thtswing I defended him. Ind often-
times when he knew it not I led him into the
neon pastures an 1 befido the still waters. I
snatched from him . _ poisoned chal-
ices When 1nd spit-lb came noon
h=m to destroy him. I fought . them
ba k wfth fn*‘nito fit-rem; and yet 1
have to Instifv today that be has ro‘oct’d
my mimicn. He has not dam-as he ought to
have done. Though I rune from the sky ho
drove me back. Though Vith this wing I
defended him and thoncb with this voice 1
bis multi-
_ keen he‘:
“lemma”. (earthen I shanldnotdm to
man
(I ' l ‘
lvemember . l~tngt133°~ (‘OIll‘llld2112
. grout lllflu)’ “103111193693.
tats. Ten thousand times ten tlmusanl has
he grieve] me. although the Bible warned ’
him.”uying: ‘Grieve not the Ilulvfllrxst.
Quench not the Sydrit.‘ Yew. he has
driven mo back. Though I am the
Third Person of the Trinitv. lm
trampled on mv mission. and the blood of
the at. moment. tint I brought. with \Vhll‘h to
cleanse his soul. he sometimes despised.
crime from the tllruuenf God to convert. and
comfort; and sanctity. and you look at that. ;
man and see what he is compared with what,
unrest-ted. I would have made him.”
Theevidcn 'e on tho part uf_the prosor-no
tion has closed. Now let the defence be in:
on flit-rebuttal testimony. “’hut have you.
0 Christian >0ul.t.n bran: in reply to this ovi»
deuce of tho “‘0th of tln1 conscience. of
the angel and of the Holy Ghost! Nu ovi-
dcncel Are all those things fruo’ “Yes.
I‘ll lean. linoleum“. says every Christmn
soul. “'11:“,! Do you not Login to tremble
at the thought of condemnation!
“’0 have come I: nv to the m; ‘t intermtin:
part. of this great trial. The ev «h'tlt‘e all in.
The pn fossion of an
advocate is full of rost‘ondbili f. In Eng
land and the (baited fines there have arisen
men who in this calling have been honorml l-y
their race and thrown contempt upon those
who in thefiirofcgion lmvo been gmltv of a
That. profession
will be) honorable as long as it has attached
to it such names as Mansfield and Marshall.
and Storv. and Kent and Southaral. and
“'illiam \Yirt. The courtroom has some.
i » noon the scene or very marvellous and
thrilling things. Some of you rcmembal‘ thl
fumvus Uirard will case. when one of mu
advocates plea led the can 0 of lhe Bible an:
Christianity in masterly Anglob‘uxun, ever,
paragraph :1 thundwbolf.
Sumo of you have read of the famous trial
in \Vostimustot' Hall. of \Varl‘cu Hastings.
the tic-spoiler 0‘ India. That. great man had
eunquelul India. by splendid talents.
enurugc. by br‘lbas. by gigantic dishonesty.
The whole \Vurld bud rung With applause or
condemnation. Gathered in Westminster
Hall. a plum in which thirty Kingslmd been "
, inauzuratted. was one nf the most famous
forever. " ‘
a“ an l the hauls :
\... t‘. -...‘»». :._.’,.‘ l ..3 . , ,
\ull b i,btm .i l l \“tn to v l of Linn elm , ul'ululmm minus to :\ grander trlzllutidl have
' deuce all bum: in.
stern and inflexible. and the penalty:
‘ NI)‘§I
l earth and heaven
um lu-nms evcr gathered.
and Princes sat them.
clad in ermine not gold.
womvn from all lands looked dawn upon the
scene. Amid all that pomp nnl splendor.
nud amid nu excitement. such as has
N-lllsvm lawn scan in any court-
r0 ml. Edmund lintko advanced in a
speech which will last as long as the English
with this
charge which male Warren Hastings cringe
and eon-or: “I impeach him in the nun»: of
l‘eez's marched in
‘ - . ' ‘ ' 3 ; '- ‘ ‘: 'i um .4\‘ w
flunk y~u hm“ “wrummg of tln-suetovon . tln tommun‘ lion of 1 til it t. it lit 3
trust 11 ~ ham betray-ml. l illlimfu‘ll him in rim
: name 0! tho .Enzlish nation. “11.3) an lens
honor I; has Sillllx‘il. l imp ash him in tho
. name of the tmuple of India. whose righ's he
has trampled on. an 1 whose enuutry he has
turned iutn a tl~sat‘r. .-\nd ludi)‘. in tin!
name of human nature. in the name of both
soves. in the name of every ago and rank. I
imwa ~h him an the c-unxmn enemy and op-
pc<sur uf‘ :lll." '
lint I turn from the re ‘i'al of those mom-
tu tell you that in Illl\ trial of the Christian
fut; the lift‘ of his suullhe :tlvwnt-ns u‘a
nlidllrer. “imrzml llliilt‘ el uplezlt. The evi-
Just co rises in behalf v!
the prusevuti n to make his plea. With th-i
lzlble open in his hand. hen-ads the law.
"lbs
that >itmeth. it shad die.“ Then in)
“0. th-uu Julge and lxlwgiver. this is
Twin-Own statute and all the evidenee in
fight as in stating that this
~Lilll
. mun ha» sinned against all th ‘50 euuetnleuLs.
‘ .Vu“' let the sword leap from its scabbard.
‘ Lot judgment be pronounced.
Small :1 man go through the \ery flames v
Slum uus nxcl! [at the law b.) exemted.
Let him die.
I demnud that he die."
V the.”
, rises up and says:
H (‘hristiatL does it not look very dark for
lurn a come! Swmetim s a man will be
brought into a court of law and he will have
no friends and no money. an I the judge will
look u\ or the bar and say: “15 thoreanv
one who “if! volunteer to take this man's
case and dnfend him.” and some yeah: man
"I will be his counsel.”
; perhaps starting on ”front that very
min: to o grout and brzlllant career;
'ow. in this matter of thc soul.
mes on through ‘:
. . . . l _
nu "n‘l‘q‘m‘ “'3' " as you have nothing to pay for counsel. do
you think that. any one will volunteer: Yes,
you I see Hue rising. llejs a young man.
only thirty-three y-ars of age. I see Iii:
cuilntcnance suffused with tears and covered
with blood. and all the galleries of heaven
are thrilled with the spe 1:: do. Thanks be
unto God. “we have :m mlvo ate with the
Rifle r. Jesus Cbri~t the righteous."
H t‘hl-istzan soul. your casebogins to look
better. l think \erlmps after all yuumm’
nut nave t I di ~. ll’he best advocate in all the
ltlivel‘se has [ft-ken your side. No one “as
5 ever so qualified to defend a man as this ad-
v cute, is qualified to defenl vv-u. He Lu was
all the law. all in denmurb‘. all Its penalties.
lie is always ready. 30 new turn oft hex-ass
mu surprise Ham. and He Will plead
fur _\ou for “milling as earnestly as
tbuudl you brought a world of treasures
tn ills Iw‘t. tumbles that. lie tus-
mill <rtuken the enh- of th vus‘xnvls wk: 1 were
as forlorn Hi you ‘md be bus never lost a cum.
.‘v-urugc. t) :‘lll‘ls l SJtll. l Z'liuk that tutor
till then.- may be sone chance for you. for the
great .~\4l\'n-‘utv\ rise; to make his plea, he
says: “I admit all that has been. proved
I;:Illl$! my client. l admit all lhv‘s) sins, aye.
inure, but look at that we lifted hand of
mine. and ll 10k at that other wounded hand
(.1le at my right tom and at ulv left foot. By
all those wounds l plea-l for his clearance.
(‘0 mt all the \ll‘Ofi‘S of my tears. Count
:11 the drops of my bioo 1. fly the humilia‘
lion of B -thlcho n. by the swan of Beth~
”mane. bv the sufferings of the ems: I do
round that no 20 free. On this arm he hath
leaned; to this heart he hath flown; in my
fears helmth washedmu my righteousness in
bath depended. Let bin 3: i free. I am the
ransom. Let himcseog o tho lash. I to“: the
swung nos. Let the cup pum from him. I
drank it tome drags. Put on him the crown
of life. for I have worn the crown of thorns.
Over against. my cross of stoma set his
tbmueot triumph. . .
Well. the counsd on both sides have
spoken and them is only mom thing remain-
ing. and that is the awarding of tho jud;~
went. If you have ever been in a eourt-
ruom you know the silence find the solemnity
when the verdict is about to be rendered or
the judgment about to be given. Abnul: this
soul on trial. shall it. be saved or shall i: be
to 1.! Attention! above. around. beneath.
All the universe cries: “Hear! Hear!“
The judge rises and gives this decision.
never to be changed. never t) to revoked:
"There is therefore now no condemnation to
‘ them who are in Christ Jesus“
“Tho soul that: on Jesus bath leaned for ro-
. P°s°v . .
I Will not. I m3! not desert to his foes:
That 30ml. though all hell should cudeuyo: to
‘6.
sh:
I‘ll never. no never. no never forsake.“
But. to ‘ friends. there is coming a day (it
trial in w ich not: only the saint but; the sin-
nor must appear. 'l but day of trial will come
very suddenly. The funnel- will be at- tho
plough. the merchant will be in the (stunting
mom. the woodman will be ringing his nvo
on the bickories, the weaver will have his
foot on the tron-1k. tho annular-
tul‘er Will be walking mid tbs
bus of looms on t tbs clock of flying mo-
chinery. tho munselnm be. stun lsug at the
bar. pleading the law, 3 3. minister may be
pleading the Gospel, the dnmknrd may be
reeling mid his on ad the
with the oath taught twcon his teach.
Lo! the sun hides. Night comes down at
mid‘noon. _ A wave of dot-km rolls over
all the earth. The stars appear or noon~day.
The earth shudders and thmbs Then an
earth mike opens and a city sinks as a croco-
dile would crunch a child. Hummus roll
in their sockets and send down, that:- granite
and: in an nvdancbo of mink. Rivers paws
intbeir chosefuthamwflooeonu 1--
ing cries to flying A] bad inal-
ayah. Beasts halo-v moon and.
s “it! up the dot-hues, clouds fly like
flocks of swift eagles Great thunder!
beatanl boom and. burst. Stars 81:00th
fall. The Mighty. rising" on Histlu'ono. do-
clares that timesban be no . and the
orchnngol‘s trump repent; it till am living
bear and the continent of dead spring to
their feet. crying: “Time shall be no longer!"
01:. onthtdoy willyonboreadyt'
"I‘ve stopped to get a bite," said a
. ngabond to a lady in‘her garden, in an
insolent manner. “Here, Tiger 1" cried
she; and as a huge mastin‘ csmc bound.
' to net sidegshe said to the tramp,
'If {on don‘t leave ct once you‘ll get
up. He didn’t stop to upontnhta.
"Noauvatbofim’ nachos." ’ “It's
onlybyutorkhnnudthmm
«population. _ -' '* ,
has .
lv‘mcign Ministers ;
Mighty men and "
burning ‘
“'11.; will plenl on thy side in so t'ur- i
xA'
PEOPLE hL-iKE A LIYIN 7
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fl.
Collecting Rlcdlcinal Plants. fibula.
; Barks and Berries~Tho ‘ ‘
t cos: Herb-Collecting House
In the “'orld. Etc.
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‘ In a letter describing the industrial.
growth of Statesville, N. 0., a com-
. spondcnt in the New York CwmurrcAhI
. .‘lcl’t'criivz‘r says: Besides the many store!
carrying considerable stocks, there‘ Ire
; five (oboe-:0 factories in operation and
:one under construction. three tobacco
warehouses. twotnnncrics, 3 spoke and
’ shuttle block factory. and two large es-
: tablishmcnts for the collection of mod-
; icixml herbs. routs. barks, gums and
4 berries. 011ch these. the largest. house
of the kind in the Wul‘ld. does a business
. of $100,000 annually in these goods. of
, which it handles more than 2.000 varie~
tics. weighing upward of 2,000,090
pounds This concern began busineés
in a small way in 1‘59. but was broken
up by the war. Soon after it endci the
firm of “'ullace Brothers was funnel and
the business resumed. At. first they
dealt in few articles except gensing. but
after nwhllc they addcd to their variety
such thing< as druggisls called for until
' their catalogue contained the names of
, nearly 2.1M.) articles. I’rnfesmr Grav.
of Cambridge. has slid that there are more
medicinal plants in western North (,‘aro—
lina tluu in any one place. in North
America. and the business of this firm
confirms his siatcmcut.
’l‘hesysicm employed is simple enough.
, but it required executive ab lity of no
mezm order to establish it and to keep it
The Wallace:
were c nuntry int-reliant: doing busiuqss
. with people who had little or no money.
- The little crossrond traders came to them
for goods. and paid their bills with such
produce us they could Igct from their
customers. Hinseug was the most
murkctabh article. China never gets too
' much of it. and has. wh-‘n it was scarce,
‘ given its Weight in gold for it. Seucko
snake root, was another equivalent for
. ready c:l~h. The \Yalluccs encouraged
“their cmtmners t ) get all of these they
. could. They in t In sold their Stvclil to
exportch nnddruggisls .and through the
, a-xpiaintomrcs thus made they learned
. whd the trade “odd buy and If. what
‘ prices.
l After a time they concluded that i
1 they could securi- the services of a thor-
(illl'llly capable botanist they could in-
rrem‘e their business :zmd consequent
profits. The in it they wanted was living
at Marion. in Mellow-ell county. Pro-
fessor M. E. llyums was born in Charles.
' tun. Smith ('urulznu. received a lil‘Eplfa'
tury education there. and graduate-d at
the State l'nivcrdty in (‘ulu:nbia. “'hcn
sevcntven yeafs o d he began his botani-
cal studies1 which soon became his
ruling pnsqun. At the age of twenh“
‘ five he made the collection of botanical
speeimem his Madness. “'hen’thc “'al-
lace Brothers fz-lllld and hired him he
' knew more. of the flora of \‘t’cslcrn
il.\'nrtll Carolina than any one had ever
known before. His duties were
: those of an instructor. The women and
: children in the m mutains were taught
where to look for plants they had never
5 gathered before. when to pluck them.
; and in what condition to deliver them at
i the stores. The merchants who received
them were then instructed. and Afinally
the heads of the firm and their chief em-
pluyes. It was a long task: there were
collectors and stores in some thirty coun-
ties to be visited. During all that time
and for years afterward the Professor ex-
plored the mountains in search of new
botanical specimens. or of fresh fields in
which the more valuable herbs grew.
While in one of these botanical quests
in 182* the l’rofescr found in .llcl)owell
t‘ounty a prile. The discovery of a mate
to the Kuhinoor would not have elated
him so hi; ly. It was the shortia gain-
eifolin. a rare plant ome found and dc-
seribcd. then last to botanists for seven«
tyntivcyears. - 1 le could scarcely believe
his c_vcs.but there it was beyond mis~
take. \‘0 carefully gathering a few speci-
mens from the very small number that
grew fhcre.nnd noting well the surround-
ings that he nigh-t find it again. the Pro-
frssur left the wilderness and puthimsclf
into communication with Professor Grey
and other emincn botanists. Tuey were
almost as evcztel as the dismvcrer. and
l‘rol‘e sor Grey left his beautiful garden
at. \‘ambrld_c an i undo how: to the
mountains that he might see for hilxiself
this long-lost and 1'.er plant. There
is not. much of it. Certainly. and to the
untrained‘eyc there is nothing attraclive
about. "llyam‘s sparkling: shortin." the
name popularly given it. but it placed -
the ; rofcssor‘s name on the scientific roll
0': hwnur. and he and his children to the
latest generation will have nu Illa-tint:
for all plants of the natural order of
galaeiucu to which this ShOf'liJ belongs.
'I here is a phase of this botanic busi-
ness cfintcret to both philztuthrtlpEsts
and politi: al econ wmists. ‘l‘hc collectors
are usually waiucn. chddlcn and maimed
or broken down men. Most of them
have no other means at command for
getting' store goods. They live. as: rule.
remote from all viliages or from places
where they can earn urges. Were there
no wild fruits to dry and medicinal herbs
to gather they would be destitute indeed.
Time is of no account to their), because
there is nothing itrtheit lives to give it
value. They will therefore spend hours
in gathering o few ‘peunyworths and
: preparing? it for the store. later they
i will walk barefooted ten, twelve and
i sometimes twenty miles. to trade 08
i their little stock for such thibgs as they
ineed. Between four hundred and fly:
ghundrcd country stores deal with the
E Wallaces. All of 40,000 persons collect
E the stock. Here in 3 small way i: o
i grent benefieence.’ . -. , '
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Inventlorof the Lock.
3 This is not 1 modern device. Among
V the ruins of the gresttemplc of Kunlk
tts venom! principles have been discov-
5 From this we gather thzt it is
of. least forty centuriec old. The fock~
smiths of China. we are told, but, can- ,
tun-ion before the birth of Cbrilt. per-
fected a lock out of which a s ban-
boo thorn would dart sud strike the
hand of on one wrongfully tampcnng'
with it. The end of this bomboothom
was stee in I poisonous d ‘
bud should the luckless thief
death he would be mlimed for life. But
this-10:33 ts badly entitled ”to full bo-
licf. for the reason. us the Chinese them.
selves cla‘mthlt gunpowder was war
fzctnrcd by them at thattime, 10M, f
safe blower could easily render fbctbora:
bu-mles by the aid of o‘ fow- gruu' of
powder. ,
. Thirty years ngo 150.090
England m employed in
angry; new number is not men
than 60,000. ,
‘ 0M baboon: ,
. in succusf'ul operation.
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