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1111. HALL’S MISTAKE.
Miss Carson came to Chicago before the
great tire-0r, as she always expressed it.
the . “great couflagrallou. " She kept board-
ers and the struggle she made to at least
come out even at the end of the month
gave her face a pinched and worried er
pression, which her blandcst smile could
not wholly obliterate.
Her boarders were fivc' in number and
all gentlemen.
Mr. Hall, an old bachelor of 50, had
boarded with Miss Carson for six years,
though he threatened to leave onan aver-
age once a week. '
Mr. Wilkins, Mr. Crane and Mr. Stowe
were salesmen in a large dry goods house.
They occasionally presented their landlady
with gloves, handkerchiefs or the latest
thing in ne'ekwear, in return for which
kindness she darned their stockings and
replaced missing buttons.
Last, though by no means least, for he
was six feet tall, there was Mr Fay, a
young lawyer, who had taken a room im—
mediately under the mansard roof, and
who spent most of his evenings reading
pouderoua volumes that his landlady de-‘
clarcd made her head ache even to look
at.
At first Miss Carson was inclined to
weave romances about Mr. Fay. He was
so handsome, so quiet and reserved. Was
be somebody in disguise, or he was suf-
fcring from unrequited love 2 As months
passed on, however, and nothing startling
was heard concerning him, she ceased to
think much about him, merely regarding
him as a rather unseciablc young man to-
tally wrapped up in his studies.
Miss Carson made it a point to always
show a ready sympathy with whatever in-
terested her boarders.
If Mr. Stowe told her that the W bile
Stockings had beaten the Bostons, or some
other thrilling item of news connected
with the national idiocy, she would ex-
claim: uI am surprised l" or “What a
pity !” with~ an interest that was only
equaled by her ignorance of the great
American game.
One cold winter evening the landlady
did not appear, as was her usual custom,
behind the coffee—urn at the dinner table.
“Old girl sick i" asked Mr. Wilkins of the
company in general.
"N o,” replied Mr. Crane : “she has gone
to tho Twenty-second street depot to meet
11 little girl, her niece. who is coming here
to live." '
“If she is going to take a child to raise
that settles it with me,” growled Mr. Hall,
in.a deep bass voice.
"I shall leave at the end of the month.
What is that in front of you, Stowe? A
meat ple, of course! Meat pie is an in-
vcntlon of boarding house keepers to save
scraps. Miss Carson says she never gives
us hash, but she either puts it bchcen
crusts and calls it most pie. or she adds
onions and calls it an ‘Irish stew !' "
“A rose by any other name would smell
as swuct,"obscrvcd Mr. Wilkins.
"Tomorrow will be Sunday," continued
Mr. Hall, “and that means codfish balls
for breakfast. Will somebody tell me the
connection between codfish' balls and Sun-
day morning, that. they should appear
regularly on that particular day. Is there
any creed that insists on codfish balls for
Sunday breakfast '1’"
A11 no one volunteered an mama to this
question Mr. Hall‘finished his dinner wi h
the remark that he hoped soon to take his
1111-als where he would be served as a gen-
tleman ought to be, and not be fed like
a tramp.
Miss Carson's boarders were rather sur-
prised to find her nlccea full-grown young
lady instead of the little girl they had cx-_
pooled to see. It would be adifilcult mar-
tcr to describe Flo Sheldon. She was not
a beauty. Her nose was a trifle “tip-till-
ed" and her mouth a little too large, though
her teeth were white and even; but her
eyes were the gliry of her face They
were large, dark and bright; they were
shaded by long curling lashes ; they
were such alluring, provoking, bewhch
mg eyes. '
“I have always mentioned Flo as my
‘littlc' niece, " said Miss Carson at the
breakfast table. “I can scarcely realize
that this tall young lady is the little girl in
short dresses I parted from five yearsago.
Ah, well! I have changed a great deal "in-
that time myself."
“Not at all,” said Mr. Hall, with a sud-
den and most unaccountable attack of po-
liteness. “I assure you youlook as young
and as cr—er-rosv as you did six years
ago. Time has not put silver threads
among the gold, or cr—er—trifled with
your appearance in any Wily.“ This was
true. Miss-Carson's hair was drab, and
her complexion matched it. Time could
make no startling change in either.
A gradual but very perceptible change
came over the house after Flo's arrival.
She was a very industrious girl and knew
how to employ her time. The curtains
were looped more primly, the parlors had
a more comfortable, home-like appear-
ance, while delicate puddings, flaky pies
and delicious coffee showed her acquaint-
ance with the CllllDBTY‘fth.
“You are certainly the personification
of youth, health and happiness combined,
Miss Flo.” said Mr. Fay, as hefound her
late one afternoon singing gayly as she
was spreading the cloth for dinner. “it
does one good merely to look at you.”
“Thank you ; pray continue to look at
me then, by all means. As to the first oh-
scrvalion you made, I can say that I de-’
serve it. I am young, I am certainly
healthful. and Iam very happy, for to-
night I am going to the opera. When you
learn that I am found of music, and that I
never saw a real opera in my life, you will
not be surprised to hear that I can scarcely
keep from dancing with glee, as Well as
singing.” r
“Your parcn s do not approve of that
kind of amusement, I suppose ?"
“Oh, that was not the trouble. We live
in the country. and my father could not
afford to take his six daughters to a city
merely for a pleasure trip. You have no
idea how glad I was to get my aunt’s invi-
tation to come to Chicago, and how much
I enjoy myself when Igtidown-town. .11.
is stale to city people, I suppose, but I
like ;to watch the crowds, to study the
different faces, and to notice the various
expressions. Why, even the notes are a
study," she continued, laughing. “Did
you ever look about you in a street car
and notice the variety of noses? The in
significant little nose, the sharp prying
nose, the sly booked nose, and, as Dickens
say 8, the ‘composite or mixed nose.’ But
you must not stay here or I shall never
get my Work done' in time to dress for the
opera.”
She appeared at the dlnmr table in her
best dress, a black silk with knots of scar-
luI ribbon at her throat and waist. .fler
black hair was wound in heavy braids
about her head in a most becoming style,
and a rich color dyed her cheeks. Never
'had she looked so pretty, and Arthur Fay‘
11ali21d for the first time that he would
like to woo and win his landlady's niece.
But thoughts of love and marriage were
not for him, and he must put them aside.
As soon as dinner was over,Mr. Fay went
out for anioody stroll and a smoke. When
he returned Flo was playing an accompsui.
mcnt while Mr. Stowe sang. The latter
was doubtless to be her escort to thy: op—
era. Probably this was the cause of her
excessive happiness that afternoon. Mr.
Fay resolved to seek his room and forget
his unpleasant thoughts in hard study;
Mr. Hall stood at the foot of the stairs
wi1h an opera-glass under his arm, while
he strove to draw over his fat hands a
pair of pale lavender kid glows.
"What an insufferable puppy, Stowe
is," said Mr. Hall, in aconfidential growl,
“He knows that Miss Flo is going to the
opera with me. but he keeps her there
playing in order to show off that wretched
voice of his. Why, he howled for a mor-
tal hour last night and kept her pounding
away for him all the while. Confouud
these gloves! Why don’t they make ’em
fit the human hand and not in the shape
of a bird’s claw ? Here comes Miss
Carson ; perhaps she can button ’em for
me.”
That lady smiled obllgingly and made
several ineffectual efforts to make the
glove meet across about two inches of
Mr, Hall's swollen palm.
“I am very much afraid the glows are
too small," observed Mr. Fay, coolly.
“They are not." snapped Mr. Hall.
“Are they, Miss Carson ?"
“Oh, dear, no, .not at all,” said Miss
Carson, faintly, as she tried to make the
obstinate button meet the still more obsli
natc button-bole.
“Well, then,the band is too large for
the glove ; something is evidently the
matter,” 'said Mr. Wilkins, who had sp-
pcared on the scene a few moments be-
fore.
“Why. how strange I never thought of
it 1"1-xclaimed the lsndlady,drawlng from
her pocket a bunch of keys, attached to
which was a small button-hook.
“Trust a Woman for helping a fellow
out," said Mr. Hall. Miss Carson smiled
and redoublcd her efforts.
“Ah, I have sighed for rest 1" sang Mr.
towe from the parlor. Suddenly Mr.
Hall gave vent to a prolonged “0.—h!"
which sounded like a false note in Mr.
Slowo’ :1 song.
“You have dragged my whole palm
through that button-hole, I think. Here,
let me try it.” He gave the glove a- vig
orous wrench and split it across the back.
Mr. Hall said nothing. He probably
thought he could not do the subject jus-
tice. He made allttle ball of the gloves,
opened the door, and threw them with all
his strength into the street, after which he
Went to his room for a fresh pair.
"Old Hall is crazy about that glrl," ob
served Mr. Stowe to Mr. Fay that even-
iu . .
El don' t blame him either. She looked
stunning to- night. I shouldn’ 1. mind tak-
ing her myself.”
“Perhaps Miss Sheldon would object to
being taken by you," returned Fay naught
lly.
It was true that Mr. Hall was in love.
Almost the first glance of Flo's eyes had
captivated him. Usually quite careless in
his dress, he now became very particular
[11: threw away the soft felt but be bad
hitherto worn for comfort, and bought a
low crown felt with a stiff brim turned up
with satin. As sack coals were were
he made. He wore light blue and crim-
son ties and the latest style of collars and
ends.
He eculd not see why Flo Sheldon
sand dollars well invested and a handsome
house on Prairie avenue. He was neither
young nor good looking, but surely Flo
was too sensible a girl to care about the
m1: re personal appearance of a man of
property, and, better still, a man of late!
lect. lie was so sanguine that he e'von
hinted to his tenant that he might want
the house on Prairie avenue hims'elf by
the lat of May.
“Auntie," said Flo, the day after the
opera, “Mr. Hall is desperately in low."
“In love !” exclaimed Miss Carson, mak-
ing a great hint on her account book.
“Yes. and with you," continued the
niece.
“With me ?" murmured Miss Carson,
blushing.
“Anybody would know it,” said Flo.
“Doesn’t he make every excuse to be
where we are? Didn’t he go to church
twice with us last Sunday—the first ser-
mon he had heard in years P"
"He took me to the opera just to please
you. To court the whole family is an old
trick Of lovers. I am the only member of
year family that he knows, and he wants
to get me on his side. It is evident that
Mr. Hall has become convinced of the fact
that he can't live without you. Accept
him: auntlc. He would be the prince of
uncles." '
The more Miss Carson thought over
Flo's Whl‘dS the more firmly convinced site
became that the girl was right, so true it is
that the wish is father to the thought.
- Mr. [lull-became jcahius of Mr. Stowe,
of Mr. Wilkins, of Mr. Crane, and madly
jealous of Mr. Fay. That the latter was
the handsomest man in the house. he
could not deny, and Mr. Hall hated him
11. tlerly.
Finally matters came to a climax. Mr.
Hall peeped into the parlor one evening
when he knew F10 and Fay to be there
alone. He heard the word “Darling"—be
saw Fay kiss her hand! '
It was enough. He went to Miss 0.11-
aon with the whole story. It was in
prophr—it was shocking. Who knew any -
thing about Fay ?- Who knew that he
had not a wife already ? Miss Carson
agreed with Mr. Hall, as a matter of
course. She was severe with her niece
for the first time.
“What do you know against Arthur
Fay i)" asked the girl.
does not like him, snd—"
Flo’s eyes flashed. Mr. Hall's meddling
was uncalled for. she said, and» when his
advice was needed, she would let him
know. I ,
After this she snubbed lter elderly ador-
er unmerclfully. If he ventured a remark
she answered so curtly that his breath was
almost taken away.
Mr. Hall became wretched. He re-
solved to lay the whole case before Miss
Carson. With her aid he might yet win
the wayward girl, who perhaps after all
was only flirting with Fay. lie found
his landlady seated 111 the dining-room
window pensively dsming‘ a stocking.
“Miss Carson,” he said, drawing a chair
to her side, “I want to speak to you about
something that has laid on my heart for
the last four months."
Miss Carson’ 11 bands trembled so much
that she could scarcely hold her darning-
needle. ' .
“You are a shrewd woman," be re-
sumed. You cannet'be blind as ,to the
object of my attentioas'to your niece.”
She tried to speak, but the words died
in- her throat. She made an effort to
thread her- needle. Anxious 'to engage
her whole attention, Mr. Hall took her
hand and uttered a sharp exclamation as
the needle entered her thumb.
iCsrson. . . . .
_“Hal She did? Whatdid she say f"
“Oh, she liked you very much then,
but lately—"
“Oh I know 1 have been afoul, but
with your consent I shall yet be the hap
piest man in Chicago._" '
murmured. uOh, Mr.'Hall, or Jacob,I
suppose I ought to call you new, I- shall
do all' in my power to be a good wife.”
In her agitation she covered her face
and wept. There was an awful silence.
short, he ordered the shortest that could .
would refuse him. He had twenty thou- .
"Well, nothing definite, but Mr. Hall ‘
“Flo suspected this." whispered Miss
“And I am the happiest woman," she.-
with the stockings she had been darning.
Mr. Huli's reggae was paralyzed. Was
this an awful dream? Or was he going
mad ?
“You must excuse me,” said Ml-
Carson wiping her eyes. “But the new!
of Flo‘s engagement and everything con-
heated with it rather upset me to begin.
wlth,11ud this coming, too, was too
much. "
“Flo’s engagement!" said Mr. Hall, in
a voice so hollow that it startled him.
“Yes, they have been engsfid ever'
since the night you saw them In the par
lor, but Flo would not tell me because she
said I was unjust to Mr. Fay. There has
been quite a change in Mr. Fey's affairs.
He was quite poor and was obligedto
send part of what money be made to sup-
port his widowed mother. The same day
that he proposed to Flo he had received a
letter stating that a fortune had been left
him by an uncle in Philadelphia."
Mr. Hall waited to hear no more. He
seized his bat and rushed from the house.
His tenant was waiting at the office to see
him. ”You intimated that you wanted the
house, Mr. Hall, but I called for a dell
nite answer before—"
"I don’ 1 want the house. I'm going to
leave Chicago. 1’" make out a lease for
five years if you like. Call this after-
noon. "
Left alone be buried his face in his
hands and rtfiected deeply. Whether he
wished it or not be was engaged to Miss
Carson. He tried to remember just what
he had said, but could not recall his words.
Possibly in his confusion he had pro-
posed. Well, she was a gear! woman,
and might make a better wife than her
niece. He remembered how kindly she
had nursed him through the rheumatism
two years ago. Yes, It was all for the
best; He went to one of the largest stores
on State street and bought a handsome
piece of velvet for a. dress. "She shall
have a pair of dismouds‘to wear with it,"
he said with a chuckle. Ills tenant called
in the afternoon. Mr. Hall told him
he had again changed his mind. The
tenant left. deeply disgusted. ‘
“Elizsbctb,I really meant what I said
this morning," he exclaimed, us he laid
his prgscnts in her lap.
“Do you suppose I'doubted it, Jacob ?"
“No, no; of course not. Here comes
Flo. Give a kiss to your uncle that is to
be, and forgive me for meddling with
your affairs. You see I am so devoted to
your aunt that I—"
“I understand, " replied Flo, with a
rogulsb smile.
Portfolio Sketches.
BESIDE THE SEA—FIFTH SKETOH.
BY JENNIB K. LUDLUM.
A soft sweet afternoon. The heavens
above our heads are blue as ever 11 Sep-
tcmbor sky can be, dotted here and there
with rugged, yet exquisite cloud lace;
while to the right and left and before us,
the manner of the restless sea rises like
the vague'whisperings of a great, grand
soul tossing and foaming to be free.
No sound of the world’s reaches us as
we sit here on the golden sand
of the shore. a gigantic umbrella
over our heads, a mass of _varigsled
sea-weed beside 11s, as we watch the
rolling waves.
Now and 'then, for aiong the wild coast,
a tiny fishermau’s but nestles under the
shadow of a great rock or tree; and the
fisherman’flchildren run, romp and play
by the sea whose never resting tides rise
and fall,:rise and fall forever. now moan
ing low, now motionless with a treacher-
ous calm; anon shouting in glee as the
merry winds toss its waves in foam
against the gray rocks; and again break-
log out In a wild fury in its hopeless
despair,“ but now murmuring softly.
The free, fleet winged birds swarm on
or over the rocks, or dlp their wings in the
rolling waves, and rise with the foam-
pearls falling in shining showers from of!
their backs.
The sunlight bathcs evcrything in a
golden glory ; sparkles and dances on the
waters. flashes along the dancing wings of
the gulls. or darts swift, mischievous
glances at us under the umbrella.
We sit and watch all the wonderful
beauty in silence, now and then tossing
a handful of the golden sand high in the
air to see it fall with a soft splash into the
seething foam at our feet. "
The great, white-winged ships sail to
and fro along the horizon—white,silent,-—-
everything hushed before the grand,
voiceless prayer of the ocean.
Suddenly Harrie breaks the pause with
a quotation from her favorite poet:
“Ships that pass ln‘the night, and speak each
other' in passing,
Only a signal shown, and a. distant voice in
darkness ,
So, on the ocean of life, we pass and speak
one another,
Only a look and a voice, then darkness again,
and s. silence.
Still the ships go on, as they have gone on
and will go on and on, for God only knews
how long! 0b, Kale, when the Sprit. ol
Elolhim moved on the face of the marina,
and the result of that movement was
Light. did He knew just what our life
would be—Ihe fall of Adam and the
punishment from whicblhc Second Adam ?
died to save? Before the great Energy
touched the inscrutable mystery of Noth-
ing—had all these things been planned!
Did he know of our sorrows and trials—
just what we, each‘one, would have to
bear? 'How many unanswerable questions
come to one beside the wonderful, uu‘
aesrchsble ocean—God’s half- uttered mys-
tery! Oh, there are life-tides as well as
sea-tides, Kate! If we could only are
and know 1”
"Dear, " I said, picking up an exquis .
itivcly tinted shell from among the sands
at our feet, 'fGod isn't like that—heartless ._
and thoughtless of ear sorrows! He is
God and God is Lou-I Did you ever '
think that He may have created train His
likeness, yet a little lower than the angels,
to have someone. some soul to iov'e Him 1
That His. great loving heart may have.-
longed for the loss of some other heart—~
lower than His yet capable of loving, oh,
how deeply !"
“I never thought of that, nor lucked 151'
the subject in that light before, Katc,’
Harrie replies thoughtfully. , “I have
often wondered that we are allov’zed to
suffer so much—we the only part of cre-
ation with a soul—when all other things
are so perfect."
“Are we the only part of creation with
a soul, Harris 1’" I asked, turning the mar-
vellously made shall so that the :sunlight‘
strikes it into a transparent beauty. ”Isn’t
there 'a soul“ in everything—the grand Soul
of the great Author and Artist and Sculp~
tor ?
' “This shell ls of exquiste workmanship;
considered by itself; but hold It in line
light of the sun so the rays strike thrbugh
it, and it is a marvellous thing i '
“So take a human being, consider It in. ~
all Its perm—it is a wonderful piece of.
mechanism. 131111111111 it in the light of
the Son, so that his radiance fidods it, and
it in perfect, wonderful; divine poem—
undying as it beautiful, —lhe work that
will last forever—Is eternal. ‘
:-"In the shade the shell la a shell, per .1
feet" in form and curve—but 11.111111. With; .
the sunlight shining through it, is acme-Z. ;
thin more—something. quite impossible,
to genes, but showing- a gr‘ear‘ Soul"
through every part, in every line.
“Dear, look there at the ocean! Isn't.
there a soul of unspeakable longing under
those tossing waves ? A heart cry 11g out
for something that it never gets in full '
1’
“The ocean at a glarcqls but a great
mass of wstc rs—bestrtiful, but only waters.
Leaking at it with the sunlight of the
knowledge of love on it, It is the work of
a heart full of unutterable longing. unsat-
isflcd desire for love. It is the unspoken
ch—lfeechleu, yet a mighty voice—cf
the whole world."
“Kate, how you love nature and nature' 11
God. and find Him in all things,” Harrie
says, softly. “For my part I have faith
-—I know God is full of love; that all
things He has created are good; .butI
cannot define His love “and presence in all
things, as you do.” '
“Ne human soul can define His love,
dear," I hasten to reply. “It is too great.
too divine for any but God to understand.
“It seems strange, doesn't it. that our
little world should have been chosen for
the home of humanity, while all the great
' wonderful worlds around us are left an
inhabited—uninhabitablef The glorious
sun, the beautiful planets, and the greater
far distant suns whose size we cannm be-
gin to comprehend. —sll wonderfully
formed and carefully guided through
space ;—yct that Hand and Heart that
made them all, chose our comparitlvely
small earth as the central point of His
love and care.”
“Look at each human being—made in
His likeness, whose son! is el.ernal--what
agony and. bliss he is capable of—nay, al
ways at some time feels. Even the stern-
cst. the coldest, one among men cannot
live without love. or the longing for ll.'1
“And isn’t it possible—probable that~ the
great, loving Heart may have chosen our
world because, It is small, to show that
height, and depth, and breadth are nothing
to Him—that the smaller a thing and the
more it does—the more it loves,so much
greater is it to Him than a larger world
with no love at all—or little if any? If
we love Him, He loves us for our faults.
Harrie, oh Harrie, "the sea means so much
-—so much that one cannot speak 1”
5‘1 think the song that’s sweetest
Is the song that’s never sung;
That lies in the heart of the singer,
Too grand for mortal tongue,”
Harrie repeats, taking the shell from my
hand and holding it so the tumbling waves
sweep in and over it.
“Look at those ships, Hate, that go with-
out any sct of their own.
and hold the breeze—but it is the brew
that makes it go. The rudder guides
their course through the waves—but It is
the man at the wheel that moves the rud-
der—s nd the man at the wheel is prompt-
ed by that mightier Hand."
“The sea is a mystery, but life in
greater myslery still, and God is the great-
est mystery of all! He i verywhcre,
yet invisible; knows all things, yet is not
known! Our love is a blind love—a love
we could never know but by faith—and
how great is the faith, yet how much
greater the One who can cause such faith!
We love Him because we feel that He is
worthy of love; we trust Him for the
same instinctive reason, yet no one has
seen Him face to f . _ no 011e,! mean,
but some of the old [if bets."
"We trust ourselves on the ocean_by a
blind faith in God. To Him we are small
as these tiny grains of sand. We are
nothing but dingy, dull fragments of 11
great rock, until he washes us with the
waves of the ocean of His unutterable
love,—whcn we are changed to shining
yellow bits of gold !"
"Oh. look at that tiny while bird, Kate!
See, that big blue wave dashed up and
over it, built rises out of the spray, a trifle
weekend, but gaining strength as it files
up higher in the sunlight. The tide is
coming in. See the waves leap up the
low cliffs yonder. and dash themselves
into a mass of creamy foam. 0b, isn’t it
all beautiful, Kate, dear 2”
“Very beautiful. Harrie. It reminds
me of Tennyson's lines—you know them,
too, for you read them aloud, the other
day: —
“ ‘Break, break, break
0n thy cold gray stones, 0 seal
And I would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise in me. ”
Howe. Man is Led at LasttoHeoda
Good. Advertisement.
And in presenting a beautiful sheet
typographically one should remember the
advertisers as well as the readers. A man
likes to have his advertisement pleasing
to look upon, catching to the eye and in-
dicat/ive generally of the advertiser. This
class of patrons are so important to suc—
cess that they should receive every er.-
conragement. Particularly should they
be impressed with the desirability of
keeping their wares before the public. A
man never realizes the full benefits of
advertising till he has placed the matter
before the some people fifty or a hundred
times. The first ad. is good, but the one-'
hundredth is worth in no than five hun-
dred times as much as the first. Some
one has said that the
Fuel time a man looks at an advertise-'
meat he does not see it.
The second time he does not notice it.
' The third time he is dimly conscious of
it.
The fourth time be faintly remembers
:somethng of the kind before.
The fifth time be half reads it.
The seventh time he throws the paper
' dewn ‘impatiently.
The eighth time bejejsculstea: 'ETliere's
the confounded thing again. "
. The ninth time he wonders if thera’ it
anything in it. ,
The tenth time he thinks it might pos-
sibly suit somebody else’s case.
The eleventh time he thinks he will ask
~ his neighbor if he has tried it. or knows
anything about it.
The twelfth time he wonders if the ad-
vertiser can 111st it pay. ,
The thirteenth time be; rather thinks it
-aiust be a good thing. if ‘-
think it is .111» what be wines.- »
The fifteenth time be for a long time
resolve-to try it as soon as be can afford.
It. . , .
The" sixteenth time'lie examines the ad
dress carefully and makes Is- memorandum
of it. ‘
._:‘l‘he sévenleentb time be Is lsntalized to
think he can hardly afferd it. ' 5
The eighteenth time he sees painfully
.how much he is in need of that particular
article. .
The nineteenth time he counts his money
to see how much he would have left if he
bought it.
The twentieth time he rushes frantic?
ally forth and buys ill—[Speech ' by Col.
“Pierce of Chicago.
9%
No journalist: “No," said an exchange
editor, toying with his scissors; “no,
Charley will never make a journalist. He
hasn’ 1. the faculty of putting; things, you
know. He brou glit,‘ ma‘ ' in today.
111111111 a rescue from drowning, and be ac- ’
glected id say that the bdy was just sink
ng beneath the hungry waves for the last
time. Yesterday he brought in a horse
accident, and if you'll believe it. he not
. 1 only didn' t say that the horse had recently
made a mile insidii of three minutes and
the owner had refused five thousand dol.
lets for him, but didn’t even gpeak of the
horse is a valuable animal. 0, Charley
will never do for newspaper work. "Plan I
in him. "—Bam My.
.-—-——‘-1.~—.—-—
EOBSFOBD’S BREAD PREPARATION
”' pins-m maevxm'r xvn ma.
‘ Prof.- B. chllclllib of Hahnemann Collegcfihi-I
cage as s . verses dyer
' made in, raising: win?“ utthe use rbf=
yeast,“ is the processefPrOf. 'Hors‘ford 6101111. "
W801
—-s_-—.-4.>-.———
thA vigorous growth of hair is promoted and
thero‘uthful color restored by applying Par-
a Hair Balsam. 4M0 ‘
her
The sails catch.
The fourteenth time '1111 happen; 10ng 31‘:
111s waiters OliillEALllIGl
Subtitles Inflammation,
Controls Hemorrhages.
Cures O Eleni-null,
cur-ulna, Diphtheria. Sore
Throat. Hearse-Gan colla-
Bruises, Burns. II-~
unused or Sore ea. P's-ale
sanguine, lentil.”
Prices 5013., $1. 00 {and $1. 75.
TOILET ARTICLES,
Dolleataly Perfumed DQ‘IIIMNI to Ilse.
n11o1enmmumm..u 0.
Lip Salvo, bawflmund'lum“ ... .2:
.50
Teller Soap. W all skin (8 Count-.-
1)“!thme the (dull mm ..."...
a Special Preparations.
For convenience! Somali-m
“and
for-Severe.-
tar-rho xmoadm '
(”Moran-m for
............. ...... .... ...... ..... . 76
“mag? 5111531? mm‘” ”a”?
. P til-Icon, (Him) WWW C for 95
Hellcatedl’lpertmmm 05W.» " '
unce- nun- n.- aqua-of- «Ice-rqa-eesae’n' u
Illltfllllellml'Ow for Application. j
Nasal Sm-xouflar: MM .. 95’
l‘ernalo 8mm. m Mann"... 1 0::
”lung '11 5.. sugar-11.-
fr“ ‘i'WIl'k. a:
and nus-115?: "
SOLD BY ALI: DBUGGISTS
" Prepared on‘lfi by
Roadie-Extract 00.. New York.
All of the aratlona dlove prepsplay ed In
Pond’s Extract Co’s show case on sale at
J. G.Greuorv moo’s. Dru Store: also with
Mr. G.B.Plsistsd’sDrIug South Norwalk.
THE
Admzmtzon
01' THE
WORED.
rs. SA. Allen’s
W ORLD'
Haeresz‘orer
IS PERFECTION!
Paulo m M!!- S-
A. ALLEN haajuadyéirnedthis title,
and thousands are dih dayreieking
overafin‘eheadofkair produced by
her unequaled mm. for restor-
ing, invigorathg, andbeaulifylug the
Hair. Her were. Hairkesroru
quickly clsaas’u the‘acslp. removing
. and arm the fall; the
hinifgrayfis changed to its natural
color, giviugir the same vitality and
luxurious quantity as in youth.
GODLIMENTABY. “My
hair' is now restored to its
youthful telor I’ltavc not
a gray hair left. I am sat-
" isfied that the preparation
is not a dye, but acts on
the secretions. My hair
ceases tofall, which' is cer-
tainly an advantage to me,
who was in danger of bed
‘comlng bald.” This is
the testimony of all who
use Mrs. S. A. ALLEN’s
WORILD's HAIR RESTORER.
'0” 30“!» did it.” Thatiathe
expression of many who Invoked
111s: gray hair. restored to its usual"
color, andthetr apozcoveredl
with hairafier usinsvne whack of
Has. S. AAuml onw' 3 Hats
Rum ltitaotadve.
(Wm- tuivuII-i .I
[low ”ate/1.011s” an ”ode.
Thlsprocessofmanufacturewuinventerl
by James Boss, who started in business in
1854, and the methods and tools used in
making these watch cases are covered by
patents. This is the atlywafclt case made
under this process. For many years 111.111.
troduction of these goods was slow, owing
topopular prejudiceagainst‘ lated”goods,
but gradually the public learned that the
JamBou’ Gold Wefchdmwas not a
cheap gold-washed or gleam-plated article,
but was made ofgunu'ac gold plates of
sfmulard quality andfln’chas. Conscientious
adherence to the determination to make
the but watch case ever put'on the market,
and the adoption of every improvement
suggested, has made the James Bou’ Gold
lVafch Care the STA‘DARD.
In this watch case the parts
most subject to wear—the bow, crown, hinges,
ll1umb-oatcha,etc.,are undo 011101.11: now.
Send 8 cell eta-p “Ind-Mb- Mm-
delpkla. P... for hash-ell!“ Pamphlet-MIME!
Jane- Bun’ and qubIfim-flg
(It) be M.) I ,_
1111 1114111111,
Successor to H. 8.,Belts.
Druggist and ilpthecay.
We would respectfully call the atten—
tion of the people of Norwalk and viola“
to our new stare. corner of Main and W
Streets, where we will constantly keep on
hand a full assortment ofI
”11111, 111111 Militant :
TofletAr'fl-Ole‘
And all such articles as are usually found
in a first class am. -We would
call especial attention to. our -
PIESCHIPIICI Blilfllllilll,
1
Where Prescriptlbnl Milli” .f '
ed by none but experienced drank“.
George B Plaisted,
Cor. 11.111 .1111 Walt at. Nerwalki '
112 Washington St., so. Nor-walk " ' 1
GUION LINE
n. s. marcoc‘rnannna
Qheenstovvii and 14170190013
Leaving PM is 11.11am of King St
ALASKA _ WISCONSIN
These Blenders 'aro 111111: of Iron. in
tight oompartments.and rs furnished
every requisite to make 9
1.1- ...-1.1:: 11.2.... ~
agent, Plkuo and Libra .alao experts
Surgeon. Stewards” _ MI... 30.901“
Steamer. , suicide“.
1 thus}: ipsurlabléf their ‘
n“ atio
l"lasso 11 to
“113153; Info
rates. ‘ '“u’ 1 ‘
3. Williamwa‘fiulen,
Jourdan-521.1.
2‘3"".
.. :' IIIEItiong‘
amzpau -
‘l'l' ‘ul,"’1‘f§‘."°3d‘i&t°' HART-
. 1- .
Perpetual. porn Charter
faults] and Assets, 38.908.272.84
nmeaagalnatlou and than 0 b I!
cam-go tt‘e't: :1; th a hung Ind {gonfiiig
cost an on.
:ioI‘fIInli‘B’I’IBILL, ,Sole 1.3231. for Norwalk and
PENSIONS
And all other claims on U. 8. Government
imp“ attended to. Any disabling in-
ury or [lease entitles toa pension. Re-
send claims a specialty. Every day's
delay counts against non-applicants.
Charges of desertlon can be removed for
«use. Eve honest claim will succeed.
H.NOB ,Bridgsport. Office at 91
Stratford Avenue.
' Geo. Ward Selleck,
Eula his New Store,
IAIIIIIIIII'I III III", IAII. "I!!!
A completesaaortrnentof the beat class of »
. GROCERIIHICIISIDISIIIIIITS
tenforfamll use.” Popular Prices. His
stock is at all later fresh and moment! will
stand eomssflrlsmiwl tb those of any Grocer
In town. Ila audios" your orders. sstr
J. -- F. -, Peckwell,
(Successor to L. 1‘. Marshall.)
Dealeria I
HARNE88 & SADDLEBY
‘Ilo. 7 Jane» Black Water Street.
RE PAINNG
Neatly End promptly exccnwl. lyl
Ila ch,B1iley& Co
. usuuraoruunas or a DEALERS IN
LUMBER,
TIMBER,
SillNGLES,
LATH,
DOORS.
sasn,
‘BLINDS,
MOLDING,
WINDOW FRAMES,
PICKETS, so.
Veneered Hard Wood Work,
Hard wood Ceiling 8: Flooring
30. Norwalk. Conn.
IMPORTANT
TO THOSE .WIIO WISH TO PURCHASE
Bill [I
Iliavc been engigcd in the
manufacture of Confectionery
about six months and selling at
wholesale only,bnl now. through
the urgent request of many
friends I have opened a candy
department in my Store. where I
shall sell at wiroleéaic and retail,
Confectionery in every variety of
my own manufacture, which I
will guarantee pureand unadul-
terated; '
sell it in Town, but as reason-
Not as cheap as some
able at! Pure Sugar Candy can be
sold.‘ EPcoplIe do not realize the
depraved character of some of-
, the Candy sold throughout this
country. Much of" it is made out
of term aloe or white clay with
:nough 'guin‘to stick it together.
1.1-gl1> sugar to sweeten it, and
:nougli cob »r1110 limiter to Intake
it leek gay.
Ihave also the usual line of
263/ Books and holiday publica-
(J/tatterbowcs. 5.8 different
Iikinds, ranging in price from 50c
to: $1.00.. A beautiful line or
B“, Paper.D1'arieiier 1883 is
endless variety ranging in price
“=frIom 10c to $3. 00, and every
I thing in the smoking line.
......
Very. Beam“ 9111.,
. " s..K.'STA1111..sv.
' .‘Norwalk,VDcc. ’18, 1882.
A. H. Bylngl’n & Sons.
Agents.
' No. 42 wine. -
: DR. D. HITCHCOCK,
Cor. of West AVenne and
Berkeley Place.
Third house below the Methodist Church.
”()sglgfleura from 7 to DI a. 111.. 2 to 3,and 7
Dr. T. E. SWIFT,
DENTIST.
Artificial teeth without plates by the perfect
Crowning system.
Offload: Residence No. 9 Well Ave.
M'Blght Hand Bell.
ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organism! the First Congregational Church
Teacher of
Plano-lone. Organ and Ills-lea]
composition,
Lock Box 39.P.0.. NORWALK.00NN.
A. H. BALDWIN, M. De
[Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon.
Residence in the Charles Isaacs flour 11 ad
W11l|at..Norw’alk.Ct..3 '0 '
omce hours till 9 a. m. .1 tea and 7 to an. 111.
w. s. ouinrsan,
FURNISHINC UNBERTIKEB
EMBI’LMER
OPPOSITE HORSE It. ILDEPOT.
Residence 148 Main St. Telephone connectlan.
ADAMS BROTHERS,
Dealers In
MEAT 81 VEGETABLES.
N0. 22 MAIN STREET.
Fish and game in their various seasons.
All goods promptly delivered LowP rises
11 Special! y iyls
NEW MARKET!
No 6 Main Street, Norwalkfltl
THE BEST or
Beef, Veal ,Mutton,Lamb, Pork,
RAMS, POULTRY, £11., slways on hand at
:cgslicxgit marketTprius.IGAlhiE of all
_ season. :- me wil tr t it.
3v. iii 1.111111 woon.1ale win: Adamys it‘ll».
m
BERNARD COHN,
Merchant Tailor
WEEK’S n urnnma, wa In. sin,
a FULL mm or
Imported & Domestic Cloths
or the latest styles. constantly on hand.
Novelties In Scotch Sultjngs. Satisfaction
guaranteed in every particular. ’
J. Beldeu Hurlbutt,
11111111 at 6111111111 at In
Room No. 4, Up Stairs,
GAZETTE BUILDING. NORWALK.
HOYT & MEEKER,
54 MAIN STREET.
SOUTH NORWALK, UL,
PRACTICAL PLUMBEBS,
Steam and Gas Fitters. Dealers in Plumbers'
and Steam Fitters’ Supplies
and Gas fixtures.
Jobbing promptly attended to.
i 321
AMERICAN ifousn.
J. C. COLLINS, - - ‘- PROPRIETOR
16 Main street. Norwalk, Conn.
We are prepared to furnish meals at all
hours and at lowest possible rates, in the best
manner. Oysters a-Specialt y. Good accom-
modation for transient. You will do well to
give us a. call ly13
The llama"! Fire Insurance Co.
Has now completed its
18th Successful Business Your
And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid
losses or of claims for losses. No sound
company insures at lower rates.
W.C.Snul'r.Pres..s. E. OLISTIAD, Tress.
610.3. Cownlsnlee'y.
6a weekln our own town. Terms and
686 outfit rec. Address H. "Annun-
Ct. .. Portland. Mair c.1vu
AVAL‘ffifi—“ESWBATT “gt
ew‘rd ”tor-y
Leda.“ I «heal I‘Dheeet’cr SHIPPnslk.‘ U. 5.1!
Eoraé 811091113.
No. 111 Main St. Nor-walk.
Shoeing in all its branches arantecd
be donein the best manner. pcclal atteii2
tlon paid to interfering. or tender footed
horses. All work warranted. Give us seal].
ly-Hp
SPECIAL
Carts, Hearses
designs.
0. BOX 216,
JESSE HOPSON,
IMANU FACTURER OF
IN CA'HHIAC 1
Coaches, Landaus, Landaulets, Broug-
hams, Mail Phaetons, T Carts, Village
and Undertaker’ s
Wagons.
He would call the attention of those desiring Fine Carriages in
any style and design, that he has had a practical experience of
twenty-five ycars in the manufacture of Fine Carriages, would also
invite attention of Liverymcu and Undertakers to his very Fine
Hearses and Undertaken Wagons of the latest and most approved
He would also inform them that he was manager for tho
Youle Hearse Mfg. Co., for 10 years and is new sole proprietor.
CARRIAGE REPAIRING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
JESSE HQESQN.2_5
Only the Best 1
'W'. A. VOGEL,
Manufacturing Pharmacist,
AND
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Druggist,
21 Main Street, Norwalk, or.
None but absolutely pure and
perfectly fresh and reliable medi-
cinal preparations, Drugs and
Chemicals ,
A complete stock of
American: and Foreign Patent
Medicines
Perfumery and Toilet Articles.
Prescriptions compounded at
all hours by careful, experienced
and skilled pharmacists only.
Prices Ileasonubie! cum
Agent for Dr. Holland’s
fever and argue pills, an in-
fallible remedy for chills
and fever, dumb agile, and
all forms of malaria.
Slaves, Ranges and
Furnaces.
Now is the time to select your
Winter Stoves. call and see
the Best Made Ranges.
THE nucnnss
tritium-i arm-K,
our. own,
anvocamn,
And several good low priced
Ranges, I have something
entirely new in
PARLOR . STOVES,
Square shape, Round and Nickel.
011111111 all Class W111,
Cutlery and 8111111 Plated Ware
Lamps 1111 Chandeliers.
You will find the best assortment
of Stoves and Ranges, at
It. 113’. 8333183
MAIN STREET.
terms wane
who! C
form Illustrated shall
...”;Books 81. Bible:
cr selling auflbafllm
66 N. Fourth St. e"Fatilmfelplila. PI.
aw in - l ‘8‘.
$5"! $20 per day at home. Sample-
worth as free. Address. Slin
1,011 sea. Portland. Maine. 1le
NOTICE !
NOR WALK, CONN.
.1
1111’s impairs!
.Fish,Fruit,_ Vegetables, scanned Goods,
EVElllellllfi 11511111111111: re A First-cuss 1111mm.
Fine Delaware Peaches.
FRESH BLUE FISH, ms
WRITERS. EVERY SATURDAY.
Orders Attendedqu lEI'ronrptly.
WILLIAM IIILSDON,
29 WALL STREET, NORWAILK.
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TOUT-m Q “MINES,
7139 G- Street, wasmngtqn, D. c.
' “INVENTOR’S PATIENT MANUAL” SENT FREE
TS
REAL ESTATE.
To Rent.
.THE upper part of a house on Warren
Street. Five rooms. Bent low. Enquire
at this office. 10tf
To Let.
THE lower part of the house corner of
Union and Bcldcn avenues.
Enquire at
LCCKWOOD’S MARKET.
To Let
OOMS To BENT In Brick Buildingin
Leonard street. Possession imme-
diately. Enquire of O. T. LEONARD 11 SUN.
May7t h, 1833.
For Sale Cheap.
ILL besoldat a Bargain, if applied for
soon a small, neat Cottage. of six rooms.
In all?” neighborhood, and three minutes’
of the Bridge. Apply at GAZETTE
OFFICE.
39“
To Let.
THE large, commodious front room in
Gazette Buildingjust vacated by Francis
McKcon. Pull particulars of
B. J. STUIIGES..
For Sale! A Bargain!
A desirable dwellin house and 30 acres of
0011 land, '“ifh groan 20 minutes drive from
spot. 6001 out houses. large variety of
fruit. two good wells. spring water. Price
very reasonable. Enquire of
THE MESSENGER,
Mew Canaan. Conn.
For Sale or to Let.
The Coal Yard and Sheds, Willi large
Storehouse and office near A. J. Meeker
&Bros’. yards on Norwalk river, Nor-
walk, Conn. Enquire of
0. E. WILSON,
35 tf
Room 3, Gazette Building,
For Sale or to Rent.
A House and One Acre of Land, on Pros-
pect Hill.
May be bad on masonablc ltyermsur A Uppng. to
Norwalk, March 16th 1881. '
Desirable P11111111 for Sale.
A Very desirable place on East Avenue. Bi
3t36
Also, a few choice Building Lots situat-
edon Osborn Avenue. for sale cheap.
Also. a nicely located House and Lot on
Mervin Street near West Avenue,i‘or sale
at a bargain, Enquire of
5.1-1. OSBORN,East Avenue,
tfll or to D. W, Fitch, West Avenue.
For Sale.
A SI’LENDID country scat situated in the
town ofWilton,w1thin 6 minutes walk
of the South Wilton depot and 3); miles from
Norwalk. This place has 6 acres of good
land with abundance of well selected
fruit trees. and 300 choice grape vines,alliu
good bearing condition, lar e gardens and
excellent well or water. ouse large and
convenient with 16 rooms besides pantries
and closets in abundance, cellar large and
dry. The barn and wafio on house are nicely
arrnntrcd. This place w1 be sold cheap and
on easy terms. llznrénlroeIF of
EQUINTABD,
Norwalk Shirt Manufactory.
South Wilton, February 26th, 1883. 39“
For Sale.
THE elegant building site at Norwalk, Con-
necticut, belonging to the Estate of the
late Henry T. Morgan, purchased by him dur-
ing his life-time, upon which to build his
country residence, containing 9}; acres, on
til 11 round, with extensive views of Long
Is an Sound. fine old shades. This plot is
capable of being subdivided into several sites
of one or two acres each.and islocated on the
green opposite the residence of the Rev. 5. B.
S. Diane! and known as the St. John’s place.
This property is highly recommended for a
entlcman’s famiyy residence, and is within
xhours of New ork City, and in one of the
largest and most flourishing towns isn Connec-
ticnt rice, 812, 000. Apply to F.S JOHN
LOCK 000, Fairfield County Bank, Nor-
walk, Conn" or HOMER MORGAN, N08 51
Pine St., New York.
Farm for Sale.
HE subscriber ofiers his Farm for sale.
situated in the Town of Greenfield,_ in
Sararogs 00., In the state of New York, nine
miles from Saratoga Springs. It is pleas-
antIIIyI situated on a rise of ground. 95 notes of
fan which is favorably divided into pas-
turc, plow, meadow and woodland; with
a. large house; the size of the barn 30 by 40,
wagon house and stabling,hay left over the
same 23 by 43, and graincry 16 by i8. Will
be sold cheap; part of the purchase mean
can remain on mortgage if desired, or wl 1
exchange for village property. For further
particulars inquire of SILAS P. TUT'i‘LE.
tffil Norwafk. 001111.
West Avenue Property
For Sale.
BE large. elegant mansion on West Ave-
nue. (known as the Dimon estate]
containing fifteen rooms, all finished
oif' 1n the most substantial manner with all
the modern improvements. The rooms are
far a and conscious. ceilings high, and in ex-
cel cut condition, the piazza extends across
the entire front; and the walks and lawns
are very fine. Shade good. and thclocation
the finestin the Borough. The grounds are,
about 1.56 feet front and contain about two
acres of land. There is a. s lendid ham or. the
premises, and in 0011 or or. Must; be seen
to be appreciate. Call on BENJAMIN J.
STURGES for permission to examine. Stf
Building lots
01131 Willofftfefie
Apply to
II. J. STURGEN, ol' 0. E. WILSON
Gazette Building. iitf
VVELLS,
sawsas,
Basins,
Put down with
CEMENT,
for the celebrated
AKRON
PIPE
It It
, South Net-walk, Conn.
— Emerge...“- r
some H. SMITH,
F L 0 R I SEE,
EAST SIDE OF MAIN 813., SOUTH.
“RAILROAD,
City ofSouth Norwalk. Conn
I’lanls& Flowsrs stallssasoas '
Flowers for Funeralsi'urnlshcd and taste
frilly arranger! to order at short notice.
MillllhED LIFE OF AUTHORS;
Most of the leading authors in Great
few modern Britlsbliterati who was unhappy
frequent in the history of genius. Walter
Scott's wife was decidedly inferior to him in
intellectual nsfivell as in physical develop-
ment, and in this perhaps may account for
the immediate degeneracy of the family.
She was the daughter of a French refugee
of wealth who escaped the guillotine with
his family and fortune. Being a pretty girl
with a large portion she made an easy con-
quest of the penniless attorney, who had
been unsuccessful in a previous love affair.
Had Scott married into a finer stock he
might have left a family worthy of his name.
Shelley, Byron and Coleridge are among the
chief illustrations of genius and domestic
infclicity. The first run a rapid career. Be-
fore he was twenty-nine he had married
twice, and had abandoned his firstwife, who
committed suicide, and had achieved fame
as one of the great posts of the day, and he
quickly reached a grave in the English
burying ground atRome. Byron was unfit
to marry, because of intense selfishness and
a lawless appetite. Coleridge loved his wife,
but was so addicted to opium that he was
unfit. for domestic life, and hence a long
separation. Charles Lamb was 11. bachelor,
devoted to the care of a lunatic sister. Gib-
bon, Hume and Macaulay, the greatest his-
torians England ever produced, were
bachelors. Perhaps had they been married
they would have attained greater happiness
if not greater excellence. Gibbon was
deeply in love when he was a poor student
at lLausmme, and his father forbade the
union. The girl was a Swiss clergyman’s
daughter, and after her father’s death, he-
came a teacher in Geneva. From this lowly
condition she was elevated to be the wife of
2“ Necker, the financial ruler of France——just
before the revolution—and became the
mother of Madame Dc Staci. As for Hume,
he was constitutionally a celibato, but I pre-
sume Macaulay would have married had he
ever found the time. Tom Moore man-lee
an actress. Wilkie Collins married adanghter
of Dickens. The poet Campbell married 11
second cousin, and they had the usual bitter
experience of literary life. The later circle
of poets, such as Jerrold, Hood, Barry
Comwnll, Ebenezer Elliott, etc, were all
married. Hugh Miller fell in love with a
dressing stone, and the union proved veryI
happy, but it was at last sadly terminated
by his suicide.
W
ROMAN HELIOS.
As we drove through the principal street,
containing the residences of Rome’s first
citizens, I read several names 011 the door-
plates, and was delighted to know that the
families of Brutus, Cains Fabrlcius, and Ap-
ples Claucius were still“ in existence, though
the founders had been dead several years, at
least so Lucius J unms informed me.
“And whose residence is that f" I asked,
drawing attention to a stately mansionwhieh
was unoccupied and having a large card dis-
played in the window, with "To Let—700
lires per month.”
“That, signer, is the home of the younger
Cases, but he is an envious, mlserly man,
and can never get a tenant, he makes the
rent so large. "
“Is he the son of the Cases who made the
rent in Caesar’s garment?"
“He is, Signor, and the trait runs in the
family. " '
“ Thank you," replied I, handing Lucius
a lire for being so truthful.
Our guide next conducted as to the Roman
Museum, where we viewed the numerous
curiosities so well known in history, but
only observable to 11. few. Lucius Junius
pointed out a large glass case containing a
flock of seven stufl’ed geese, headed by a
solemn-looking gander.
“And, pray, what does all this mean, Lu-
cius '1’" asked I of the guide.
“These, signer, are what saved the city. ”
“And what is that garment hanging on
yonder peg ?”
replied.
“What are those auger bits on the shelf,
there ?"
“Those, signer, IlIire the four sugars that
interpreted omens.’
[Nam—Latin scholars will understand
the sugar statement. ]
“What are those wax figures arrayed in
white?” said I, pointing to a row of six or
eight lay figures ranged against the wall.
“The vestsl virgins, signer."
“You haven’t got any Sabine women in
your collection, have you, Lucius P"
“No, signer, they were all carried away
several months ago."
“What are those two wax babies?”
General Pratt spoke up and informed me
that they were Romulus and Remus.
“ Where is the wolf f” I asked of Lucius.
“They are feeding him, signer, in the
back yard. "—Boston Uonm'cr.
HE was NOT A snxnocrx.
A day or two ago a man who was at the
Central depot to take a train suddenly cried
out that some one had stolen his valiso, and.
he began such a hulialmloo that everybody
liadII to be interested.
“ I sot that' are satchel right down ’thnr
and stepped to the door," he explained to
Office: Button, "and when I returned it was
39519;,
‘-'.W .31}: you should have been careful. We
no not ‘g'rcsponsible for such losses."
3‘ You ain't, eh? Whar’ 1. the President?”
"Out of the city. sir. ”
“sWhar’ the Gineral Manager ?"
“He’ a sick abed.”
“ Whar’ a the Superintendent f"
“Won’t be here till 4 o clock. "
" Wall, now, somebody’ s got tomake good
that loss or 1111911111 dozen men will go to the
hespital for six months apiece I"
"What was the value ?"
“Fifty dollars and not a cent less 1"
“What were the contents ?"
“ I had twelve shirts, a new salt of clothes,
an overcoat, and lots of other things."
“Was it a carpet sack ?"
“ She was."
" One handle gone and the lock broken l‘"
“ Yes, one handle was gone, and I had
be: tied with a string.”
“ Isthis it i’" asked the officer, as he took
the baggage off a bench not six feet away.
“ Great snakes! that's her,” chuckled the
owner.
In handing it to him the string broke, the
bag fiow open, and out rolled two old shirts,
a pair of socks, and five or six paper collars—
cll there was in it.
“Then these are the duds you wanted $50
for f" queried the officer.
“No, sir!” was the indignant reply. " I
should have taken the money for loss of time
and damage to my feelings. I’m no Shylock,
—De11 01'! Free P1 088.
"0—Q QHP——
One of the most prosperous of Pennsyl-
vania liquor dealers makes it a pointztozopen
bar-rooms where there is a strong local
option law to forbid salsa. He :reasons that
men will have liquor if they want it, and, if
they are obliged to get it on the sly, will not
grumble at paying a high price. He urn-led
on his trade in Sharon, where the traffic was
prohibited. He managed to do it, however,
and get a dolIar a plat for whiskey~ which
oosthimadollarandaquarteraganon. He
often made over a hundred dollars a day.
Fnahytheyarralgnedhimin court. He had
the ease postponed for six months, and
went on as
hshadsix' oaths more. The end was 11
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Britain are married. Dickens is one of the ’
girl who came into the shop where he was '
“Thetoga of the illustrious Ctesar," he '
ore. Theiurydisagreea, and *
in his martial relations, though only a gen- , 1 ,
ei'otion previously these difficulties were ‘
'.' Biz/A .
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