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i Hi
(iivlnj.
Tllt-IO is II'. lit'.', h'.H-l'VlT loW
(r I iiinl.l in i s I nlh,
That m i.v nut, from its store. In-slow
i'0t' ll ie.lltl.eVS o'er th" earth.
I'n.-li Intl.. 1.1 I'tniiip; wayside 11'jwiT
'I'lm' kicking homily run,
I'reoly oilers ;ill its dower
Th make tin- minuicr fiu'r.
'J'liu tiniest stir, tli' fnrnwny,
liutli s"ii I mi .'IF -ring il'iwn,
Ami litlps ly it tremulous, golden lay
Th Ih.iw night to crown.
Tht- river hastening t i tli" sen,
Willi nil its Kitli..iil treasures,
Yi.'Ms n iis i l'.'i in.;, full nn.l flop;
Thi-ir worth it never measures.
Thus Mm u u' proves in ninny a way
The in Must rules of livin---.
Would y.' leoeivef Then .lay by .lay
ltieniise thy stoic hy giving.
- ll. li n ti linliciTs in Jlostou Journal.
A SOLITARY PASSENGER
Tho in "i0 trait from White Punk
whs Int.; Ill it snowy t'ebrmry nigh!. It
never w is wh.t dim wou'.d call a pain
fully )irou.t trniii, but tonight il win
fully lily irii utis Itliind its usual limo
ami the telegraph opend r 1ml Hourly
fallen nsb c p lc! hit the pane of ground
glass over u hich the ivor I "Ticket-."
was liKriilu-'l i i a half circle ami tt.w
nrd which a in is t inartistic illy fore
shortened hand was tlcpicte 1 nsoxtotul
ingagilt finger for tlio enlightenment
of the gem r.il u 'He.
Not that th:' Hi ; I'ino telegraph was
ci ilia a i ll y op' ii : t so I a t r an hour as this.
.Seven o'llis was "hen u .1 pi run! of
closing. No: hiil I'.u i-: I! rlnw any
Iii iai ii,'li! t tip: taK woolen st" il
I". himl th." s mifiicnlnr gilt !:; it re
ferring!') "Tii -lit t." In a manner sin
ha I h nl gp:l:ic ' 'hnist u-nn lor. Old
Mr. IMtychiV ', who represented tho
luaj'sty of tin; i .i wiy company in this
par! it'll 'iil' sp.t, li ,i go:ic homo in tin)
curly 'In k with a r-gin-; fncid tieuial-
gii, and in t-mm ):i huma- it) Huiiite
C lt!d Hot h:iV: refuse! temporarily to
nsMi.ut! hi. position with its tluti'S.
"It will In." only another hour of
work," sh l.ilil hi-ijL'lf, cho-rfu'ily, as
shy put nn :i'M it ional lo;; of frost
frinfl wo. . into th . Iitt!.; iii--tiuht
slow. "Wiii-u tho I" ..VI iias passvil I
i Hi si. lit up lh : 1 i. o ' i I 1:0 homo.
Tin; re hp; mil) two uiL:ht freights, ami
tho coii.linloi onhoth of llicm havo
keys to lh i (ri'i ;ht liouif."
Siililciily tho silciiLo was ijck"ii hy
tho ti.;i st .s. ua.l, liku the t lirol.lti n of
fOn-.o mil II .si v r heart. Duaire juinpeil
n -1. i::sli irlively, olit'.li' lit to tho Cfl 1 f
hur aiiliKi.it, tho ti'lcr ipl:
"A in.'.-s 1'. !' sin: tli'iii',"lil. ''Ami
at thi tiaie (il til nilit. Wt'H, won
ilors Wll " Ver njli -r "
A ir.cssa'ijt' it wn: tu I' ttr Mly
clove, station aeiit at Hi; i'ino stn-
tIDM.
Iii f .1 -.iii 'ii in limre liank. I'etnin as
iiu'i-' I. 1 1 on N .'I Small, il.nli. v i'.ic
lii till' ti null.' I i "ai. I-. -' in ivi-Ii .ly 'in
lil fin tin r ii.'t ' -. II V ' " n h i,
I I i.l .1 I ..1 at While I . -i I. .
A ui' st i.i l ilt" s!i" l.a'l iln ipli'TC"!
Iliest" wor'J-, I' i ii it- I! il'i w li l";;ra ph. "I
l: c "AH n lit;' ami unco ni"r thu
small si v. r li. ;rt Ic.'t . IT its tu inu'.t n nu
tint) jhin .;. An I not mini tin; ri 1 i I tin
tt'l'";'l.'ljili cp lalor ruali.j wh it a Very
p t i l r posiiion .sliu w.is in. All nlono
at lh; l'r.c Station, noil i lli mily au
tlioii.i.'"l, in li'ht. of her .uli tilu'i m, t
ariesl a lank 'Itf Icator o tho spot!
I v ..'ii while, she poinl re I on I hi. u.i
fXpectel statu of tliiui;.s tliere was a cu
rious thrill nii'l I re :i; I ile ol the llonr
henms iimli r her leet; a shrill stvMii
whistlo ri in; aliuve tlio au-t'iineil roar
cf tho tempest. Tho in oil. . Ili.-i.tl iy
known lis No. ?l( was swihyiii' iiroiiu.t
tin; curv.'.
I i nn instnut I'u.. ice I'uh.w was nut
in tho deep snow ol the in I J hoar I plat
form with tho lihte I Innti rn in her
hanil. Tho conductor of the train was
not at all surprised to sec li-r there. 11)
knew Hint IVtcr I'. tlyclovj was old and
feel.'le, and asjintcd yciri feninlu te!
"I'rapli oporator is rather at her full
valuo i:i tho lh'; 1'iiic soclion. Slio tried
to si;nal to liiai that sho wanl.'d to
speak to him, I lit tho lU:ilinij snow
drove its shroulliko hhects between
I hem. Ho smile"! and nod. led to her in
tho ariivntia; way that men havo
whon they nro particularly ottuso,
shoultil si iiio incompn.'heiisib'io com
ment on the weather, helped to loosen
tho brnkee, uad was an ci-;hth of a milo
up tho truck l-eforo laiaico's lantera
ii lit. fell on a single black li juro, its
h:it pulled over its cyos, its form closely
1 1 1 1 toin "i up in u fur-triinine I over
toat. ' Is this the station J" snid a low, woll
ino lutiiled v io, which ;;av") Miss Har
low the idea that tho unhappy fjentlo
man of jus lice was u gentleman born
and hre. I. "Whore are tho porters?
Upon my word'' (looking around after
a bewildered fashion') "I'm afraid
they'vo for-joUon to put oil my lu'ago,
I, n't (hero a tiro somewhero hcro
alu nt f
Euuico Barlow looked solemnly at
him as bo openod the door into tho
bri;ht, cboerfiilly lighted littlo station.
Y , tho tele;;raphe"l "luscription had
Imou correct, lio was small a id dark,
and, poor follow, he looked as if he was
half frozen to death. Hut now aroe
tho pcrpbxinc qti'stioti, how was '!);
to "dutolQ hjuii"
' Yni me mistaken, sir," sic; siti'l, i
answer to his ipiu-tions. ' Thero nro u
potters here. Thero is no hotel ncarei
than the i'ino Hnrie:is, four miles away
Tho agent is dut .inod at homo by sick
ness, and I am lh telegraph operator,
on duly in his absoncc."
"Can you tell mi,'' pleaded tha soli
tary passongcr, "whoro 1 can get n
night's U.diii!! ami aoniclhina; to cat (
It is si.-i hours since wo lift the mippcr
station, and I am just recovering from
a sio:;o of uniaxial fever. S iroly there
must bo soin.) ono around hero wh
could act as my guide."
"There is no ono hero but me' said
Miss Harlow, locking the cash draw and
proparing to extinguish tho one rellectoi
lamp that glowed above, tho new at
rival's head. l!ut if you chooso to go
home with me I darn Bay my inothei
will givo you uoino supper and a bed.
dur house is the nearest to this place.
And tomonow" with a somev ..at sig
nificant pr.uso "you can bcgii anew
career."
' I'm avfiil!y oli'.i;cd to you,'' sai I
t'.io gentleman, jumping up with
alacrity. Hill, how many c ireers per
week lo these Westerners coint upon:
I've no nhjet'tio:!, for my p.ut, to the
old i no i unti iii ."I."
Mi-s l'jr.ow's fate renmiaoil inexora
bly grave, fshe consi lered it no put ol
her duty to counteiiai e flippancy like
this. Sic; locked tin station, and lung
tho key on its hooked mill close within
tin tallied casement inil-ile, where
winds c.iii.l not l.url it away nor
storiiH "iis'iiib it, b;loro she suit,
1 1 1 1 1 y : "This way, please. Tl'.'J lan
tern will light you sulli iently if you
are a little oirolul; mhciwisc you will
lii'.'l tho way rather st;;p and narrow
down tin lull. You are perhapi una
ware that a teleyraiii ilesci i bing yiur
pi'isor.ii iippe irance his just coin) in
! i oiii Ihe Whit" IVaU ollinr'
"A t i.i in ! i'.y jove the whol'
t ling is oil!, then !"
Ho -.poke ipiickly: th.ro was gonu
iuu ilisut ami o i satisfaction is-pre-si'd
in every foaiuiu of his face.
"Ye.," respoiulo 1 th) tele ;ra:ih op
erntor, "tho whoh; thing i out. Your
cell j-dure i. ipiito correct. '
"II. ii- - I beg your pardon, but this
is a matter of some in p irtance to me
"Iocs any ono know it be i I.m yourself!'1
"N.."
"I may d. peii I mi youi" with ini
pl.uing iiipli isij.
"Ye-, you in y d.-pend mi iii "."
"Thanks, ,'iwlu' ly!" "Iceland the
stranger, w . t ! i foiv-.r. ' You see, it
hum's l v i v no j leas.it't to liave thoio
thin.; t illse I :l nut."
"So I sh ul'l mi igine."
A I'liel silenc" t'lisiied. Kiinico whs
w i -del ing how her slrango oin pan i"U
inii'il Hpeal; so cool y :' "lice thin;."
' Was he uili'i lv le i I to all slniii';;'
sh ! th 'U ,1.1. lh" sti ni'.-e c nn iau ion,
in lh m : ii" : tin, w is s'l r- lly iciuve'.-
Ii'i ; at tin ease .n I Ii ;l.i: . ss with
which this ctr.ini -li.ii.iy gill ftept"l
mil tin - il ;li I h s!i..w lii'ls.
"A 'eft Am. .on," he mil to him-s-ll,
"and a i.-tty om', too. Why
do.sn't she k' -p talking ; 1 like tho
tiiu. re of her void; it. s a regular cou
l r.ilt'i."
"It sei ins to me," olnciwd the young
mnn, nll'T limit bur inioival of silence,
during which the cruni hi:ig of their feet
i:i the mow ami the crsisii'iit how lng
of the win I w.is all th.-.l broke the spell,
"that they put a trrcat "leal of responsi
bility on young woine i in this part of
the w. i'i. I."
"A good "leal of it ii forced upon
t lifin, an I a good .leal they assume
themselves,'' sai l Kiinico Hulow, com
posedly. "I am willing to admit that
I lnvo taken a heavy responsibility on
my -elf toi'.ih'. Understand," n Mod
.Viss Ihirlow, "that if I tako you homo
tonight and shelter you, I must havo
your promises "
"Tho new career ijuestiim again! I'm
bloased if I know what till this means,"
lisped tho solitary passenger.
"Kipiiv. -cation is entirely uieless,"
said I'iinice, .levcre'.y. "You know
perfectly well what 1 in m:;. I h ivj
given you a chance lor freedom; for
what is slid better, fame and character.
See to it ill it this rhanco does not pass
unimproved."
".Mail!" muttered tho stranger to
himself; 'vs-ry mud! Kutircly a hopo
less rise, I should say. I wonder if
there really was a telegram, or if that is
merely part of her brain disorder f 1
wonder if I'd better keop on wiihher,
nobody knows whitlcr, or cir anil run
for it, snowstorm and all?"
"You hnvo basely nl'.seoi.d 1 w ith
your employers' money," raid K iiiee,
with tlm freezing sternness of ideaii.od
justice; "in other words, you iiro a
bank defalcator. "
"Oh, ciine, now; won't you givj a
fellow a chance? ' uttered hex compan
ion. "As tho school books say 'Klri-co,
but hear.' I've nobody's money but my
. wn, and nono too much of ihat. I
don't know anything about your bunks
nor their defalcators. I'vj been only
two weeks in your rountry ami I think
its the snowiest climate, going. My
name is Krnost 'Tiusallon, ant I wn t
havo been met at tho Rtatinn by Col.
Copley of th; MOtli CivV.ry."
Ihinico Harlow gavv a little shrink nl
uuiazauicnt, "bir rucit Tiasallonl
In cried. "Tho Kuglishman who wa
"rning out hero to hunt buffalo and
ollow up the lino of the I'ino rivet?
Hut you havo alightol lit the wrong
iiition ; you should. huvj st. p e I nl
l'iuo Harriuks, bevea miles bcyoud
liere. "
"I hear'l tho conductor biwl nut
omething about pine of ono sort or
another," snid tho young Hilton. "I
was .lend asleep, and didn't slop to
liscriminat;, an I Iscn.m d I nlT. Si
i'vo iiiado a mistake, have 1? I! it all
tho sum., it's awlully goul of you to
iTer to conduct me to a placo of Christ .
an shelter."
"And I havo inndo a mistako t"o,"
sni 1 Ivmipo with a ga-p. ".in t boforo
your train ciiiii-j in there was n message
wired to Hig I'ino station- a me-sigi
to detain a bank robber win) wiis.s.-iil
lo be on the train. I was all alone, I lit
I could have locked him into th.) ticket
.fliee pi'if.ctly well. We West. tii girls
are prepnreil for any emergency" (with
some pride). "Hut I was sorry for you,
you looked so young aid innocent; and
I determined to give you one more
chance."
"l'or a new career," interi upte I 'he
stranger, with a gild of Ian -liter.
"Tho key to tin pii.'. ! I seo it nil
now. Don't y u know, I was 1 ('.-inning
to think you must be a lu nttie. And
iiow disagreeably nenr I cum ) to being
locked up, after nil! And tlm bank
fellow, whoever he i", sjoms lo hive
got IT scot free, lienlly, now. if ever n
man hal a getiui ie guir li in aagel, y u
are one," ho a bled, as i". nice le 1 tho
way into a pretty little si ti"g room, all
aglow wilh red carpet and curliiis,
where a Iiro of logs I limed on the op'jii
lu-urth and a coy in ill w ii sprea I on
111.) table.
bir Krne t Tinsalb) i slept ri t!n spare
chamber lint night, wis ciUe 1 by -t u
light. and I r-alt :wt'dal. ii o'cbn:' the
ii" xt morning w ith the t ; r i i.li "p r
ator a-i"l her nioth-r, and afl'TW.' I :
com pan i d li r to the Hi ; I'i ie si .lion,
pimping through white in i-ses of mu.w
drilt and sliding, school-boy fashion,
across the n:irror-!iko surf ac of fn vi
brooks. Mr. l'ettyelovj wai there with
his fac; tii'd up in a spotted -iili picket
handkerchief. There were -V.sd -ever al
telegram . aw. ti; in ; tin haid of tin .),i-eiatoi-.
On wn fi ml lh; chi'f f
piilieu nt W.iit i I'-a'x, Btatiag -i.athur
bite, perhaps ihat tin b rik d.-la'c it-.r
had at thy c'e vcith hour and on tin
very step, so to speak, of th" train, sur
rendered hiiiu. ll to 111 ! local :iu:h'iri' les.
Tliero was ain't h" r from Co!. Cop'ey of
the sllliltli Cav.lry, in.iiiiing if a:ylln ng
hid boon h;ai l a! li. ; I'm' station of
the missing 1'. i;li.h muonct who w is
overdue at th b irr ic es.
O ,ly think," s ii I Miss liul .w, with
a littlo shiver, "'..' 1 hid li'" k""i you up
in th.i ticket cllito all H i -lit. what w u'.d
Coi. Copl.-y have sail;"
"I hat, under th ciich n -t i;i s, you
ha I done no m iro lha:i yur c m Ty
expected of you," retimed Sir l'.-ne-t.
"Hut, I say, all this thin"; was awlully
(hl'lsyof y.u, .Miss li ll low. Id.ni't
know of nu l-higli h irlthat woir. l
havo li.id tin coning") to g" tlm u ,h
with it."
Kiinico smiled a littl". 'lire is
your train, Sir Ilrnc-t.'' she siid.
"Hut I haven't thanked you half
enough.'' II stood holding both her
hands, his Ircsh Diglish faio all eager
ness. "It is iptiti! unnecessary to say any
ii.on," oiiservjd Misi Hulow, ipiielly.
"Therj is the telegraph. I am w.ritcl
at my post of duty now. li ed by, Sir
I'.rnest. I wish ymi a very pleasant
jnirney."
Sir Krnost Tinall"ii went on his way
into tin bin-, glittering ell of timt
p-erl-ss winter tnornin.', with tho pino
trees lo iki.ig li ve Drui Is cla I in ennui.)
robe and tli"! plains all sheet . I in levjl
pearls, an-l I'.uaiio Ii.ariow never saw
him more. N , he dil not ceiin lock
to woo an 1 wed her, as tlio hero of an
orthodox love tale shrul l have done.
H i could not, h' ing already engaged to
another young woman in Ivigland. H it
ho sent n superb lumper of game to
Mrs. Harlow, in care of the telegraph
operator at Hi; l'i io station ; and at
in my an Kngii-h dinner table afterward
ho tol l the story oi his midnight adven
ture in tho wild west.
"The prettiest girl you ever siw, by
love!'' ho reiternt 1, in that earnest
wiyofhi", "and tho pluckiest ! .loan of
Are was i.othiug to her. I dreamed of
her for a week afterward, with her
swiii'ging lantern and thoio great gray
eyes of hers, and tin pretty littlo
speei'h.M about 'luniing over -i new leaf
that she niado to (tie. Y's, I .lid; and
I'm not ushanieil to own it. cv-u he -forol.idy
Tiasallon here. I'.'i, Katef
And the K i-glisll brid.. laughed goo 1
humoro'lly, aud observ.il 111 d "to hear
Sir Krnost talk, tho American girls
must bo full tl IgoJ heroines.''
"Slio w is; 1 can v. ueh for thai,'1 said
Sir Krnost. - llaip r's li...ar
l'or Her Sake.
Wife-- Julia, your luiir is coming out
at a tcrri.de rate.
lltlihaad" -I know it i', lny dear,
must "lo Koiiiething (or it at one ).
Wife -I wish you would, John, for
my .."ike. You know how people will
i U. i L!ioctiu
( 'II 1 1. Hit KN S COl.I'MN.
Hos ta.it he . 111.
A lull" b..y, with eai-. Ie s It-iii I,
ll'eltlili-sv thegl'ilii' ii"'il the si .-mil.
Ami merrily he laiuhe.l. " Hi' ohl
I've ni'.ve.l tlm world ""III my small blow!'1
Itriiv"! lioon. my little man.
And in thy li i'liin. 's l"iilli"inn span,
Strike al lhere.il woi hl I. lows of miuht,
And move it ever l.iwanl Ihe i i-ht.
- 1 Youth's Hanni-r.
"r.tlrls l..nl "fiiiu.
As tho full spri ig lime comes 0", the
number of short chants by prairie bird-,
jiiys a wiiter in th- Am- licaii M igaiin-,
is greatly incr.as"d, win!) their pro
longations iiiid v:i: ia'.ioni ni" without
number, and soon il heroin s cvi lent to
the most can il obseivvr Ihat lie- iov
fires nie kindling ai l ihat cu-li mu
sician is strivi ig to lh ; u m i-t of his
powers to sin pass nil livals .hi I win t bl
ind y lark of lm ehoii -. n.i one oc
casion us 1 lay In hi liug near a fi ::c -,
three l;.i!iJ came skiiiiini-i ; ovei th'
pli.in. They a'iglitcd within a lew
yards of me, and two of tin in burs', in
to sung, scu'.eiim s singing t.: clli r mid
sometimes ultei :i n t I y. I tit th' ihiid
w.is silent. When at la-t th. yl! .v up
1 nitice I Ilia' lb' -lieiit out mi l one ol
Ihe si igi is kept to gi lli'T. I ha I been
witness to a li.ii.:ci! louriiaui"i,t and
tho vie I .1' h:i"l wn I.i, I ri le.
'Ilia I."u.itl . I i lit YS.itlel' l.ils.
'I'o wliein th; w.l r iyi. "I:i,rtlie
littlo legend th t i i lo igs to il will
prove i ileresli g. I. ;tg yeais ago, be
lore any o us . :e .iving, a I n ly star
-.-.lowed I rightly ii the - '.v. II r lac
w s shiii-ig wr.h a striiu; -, i.nlii.i I
Oc: lit y. lilt in h.-r breast In r heart was
col l and ib-solal , wil Ii ll . i o 1st i : t ;g!i
ing lor lev." .-nut I lie compai;!" lip ul
Kinn; warm heart. In tho g i: a'. darU
forests In dusky ro I m n s . liil lr. !,
weio at piny every . veiling, -md w.it.-'i-i:ig
th.-ir happy mo . Is lh; - ar w..iil I
sigh mi re deeply aol b.'ioiu- pis.- -. el
of a gi"al ;r j-.-arning for l"V ,
s one in , lit she droppel troin
In' -l.y an I n- l d up)i n tree to lu
inoro n.'iir t In; iiltle chill run. 'I'll y
did not incioi her, ll "vever, till con
tinued row i ig o i tli 1 1 ver, . i' l e -."i -s-ing
tlie mis.-ty "d lb I.) lely watcii'T.
"I will go ii ;hl to lh. vi,' t-i ; tar siii'l,
pit isly, an i so she tell to tun butt.
A s -he diil so t he boat shot on; into I ll :
ftr.aiM and tho star fell w.thaira-h
upon the w .v s broken in'.o a lh u- iid
piece-. I'.verj wave cm dit Upon its
c ri st a scintillatng be nu a id each be
lain: a water ll y. At last the star h.'l
; ir cl ion, lor who "Iocs not lovj this
p.rlt c; ll .werj Allant i .1 nirna1.
SI . l.llll I. ion III .1 'I'lMlt.
I a t ' i .T.ido and .some oilier western
-tales thoio is nn aniniil called the
mountain lion. N it .Mlhstandin r this
iiiiiii ', ho ii re illy lh; it ; tr, .some
time t c ill.; I puui or pa:r!i"i'. Ther;
is no inoro crafty or s.av i ; beasl in the
j l iiile 1 States, and n th m ;h li-i rarely
i att ick in n, except wll -n woun led or
I very liui iy, he destroyi luiny sheep
ami ol In r domestic anim ats. H i prowls
about 1 1 i i ti t i dwelii:i;-s, and climbi to
ih"' roofs of cabins anl smalt houses in
Ins i IV oris to gi t at tlm fool inside, of
which llo; smell attracts him.
Tw o prospectors in Colorado kill oil
a "leer one day, and carrijl tli) cnicass
into their lent, whore they hung it on
th; ridge pole. Tin y thou "lit lln von-i-.ui
would be safe th r . ar. they toare l
no enemies larger than Hies and birds.
On going lo work, llm laeu drew down
lh : tent curtains, and till tliein clou-.
A i". ut t wo liouri Inter a mountain lion
cur.e a'ong, nn I. snielliag venison,
prcc e le 1 to ex mint tin tent. It di I
not lake hi n long todi-cover that, no
li) ly was id hull') and to crawl into
the tent, lb; bit a sample mi: of tho
deer, ami finding il go.) I. d ici lel to
take lh") whole pi i . It did not com.!
down easily, so M -. I, ion sprang up ami
grabbi I il. His whol) wci-hl thu
nd'le I to 111 at ol the ilecr meat was too
much for the lid ;e p !e, an 1 il broke
in two. 'I'ln tei.t coliipsiil entirely,
and the lion wai I u i 1 in cinva-. (.
course h - thoillit bims '.f caught in a
trap, ami I egan l:iyi:i"- about him in
every dir. . lion wilh both teeth and
Hails. Tois aaimated action soon re
duced t he t"-nt to t il ter. : n I t lie ll m
crawled out of tin: wrick ami i.iii nw .y
taking th" venisoii alo n ;. Til it after
noon Iw-i of tin mgii '.t men ymi c.i-.
imngrio sto.nl looking at the nun d
tent, ami w on iei i ig if tlnrehil li.'.-n
an tarlh.pl ike. The r veni-.n wn
gone, tln-ir ouili: scatter." I "V -r the
"roiut I, and l!i ir t -nt in riWums.
Wll n the;.- killed atiiitli -r dear tin y
I. ung it in a i.av", nu t cii.el up tin
rav.'i m.iii: It with lec'v'-, ll.rpcr'a
Young I'eop'e.
Citling Clicnpcr.
Alumiuuiii, the M veiy inclil that
used lo c 'st A ; IO a pound Ibiitv-live
ycais ago, is now pro lucid nl I'.e l'U;-p
"ir, works nt 11 s --i, li rniiy, for
Iw n!y li v t cents a pound. Coiniii"ii
c'.av cveiy where coat n is from two to
ten pounds of it in ev iy hiiidrei
pounds a::.! it is likely, uithin the m xl
d cad"' it l t, to beteiii ! inoro common
Hi. i a iiou.
MARRIAGH IX CHINA.
LI Micul ia ii Re! rot Inl aii'l Mat ri -nionial
C'di inniiii";.
Tho Cclobti.tl Wooer Buys His
Wifo from Her Father.
Tho instant) of ma' ri age in China
tth'-rc the bi i lo biings her bmban I n
il it, are not -o fii ipi'e t as hum r'y.
Almost always the wooer in reality I uy
his wie fri-in li rlatlni-. la ad li: i i
totliislho pa:t'iiti"f tho giii teieivt
from thnso of her . 'ii meed inore or le s
la'uabl') presents ..I ric, wine or silk-.
I hildren are often bet rothed nt a vety
eaily age. S inetinies fiiends ngiee
. veil before the birth ol children that in
case th y .are of different sexes that on
rem hi g the proper ago they shall be
inir:i"'l. S n;!i agr :enients aro relig
iously regard"'!.
In general lelrotlial negotiation! "re
comlucted l.y a third person, not be
longing to cit In r of the fami.ios con
cerned, 't he same cu-to:il is found
i ..long tin' .lews in mityti rmim cities.
Ihe miitrimo. I d iigen.. takes a .-. to
the family oi tlio inteutled I ride, giv
ing the mini" and ago of tho young
mnn. If willing to consider the impli .'d
npcs-.l the father semis back a si milar
carl with the 11:11110 and age of tho gi t
on it. 'l in n the negotiation b' gn m
earn, st, nu t aro prolonged over thro:
days it u illy; nil.teis nro coiidiii ted
with great c.iemony. If tho iff.ir is
formal y t:r. ed upon the ictiiil be
liotha; follows. This is as biinling ns
mat nn it -elf.
Too day before the wedding th"! niiii
th: 1 clothes herself as a l.ri b; and ex
hihitsh.r trosseau b"foro her fonnlo
Irio tls and relatives. Persons in 111 mrn
ing a;o shut out Irom this cet eiuony.
When tin inaiiiage "lay arrives tho
young man clothes himself as elegintly
as hi. in -an s wi.l permit. The I iniily
lissemoles Willi hi 11 .-iron :i 1 lln house
hold altar. He k ne Is down and throws
biuisi If upon tin c.arih. Spices nro
burned before tlio ancestral tablets.
'1 lie man i l ;0 i. formally aim oil 1 cod to
those pp-vct. Tin- mister of c reuion -ii'.s
coi.ilut Is th-- lather to a special scat
of honor ami hand 1 a gob
let of wine ' lo the 1 11 le
groom. 'tin young mai lowsliiin
st'i! lour lino s b.-lore I;is falh :r, p. urs
out a few drops ol wine on lh ll .r as a
li 'atlon, at.il drinks the rem.ii ider.
Then the fat.ier say, "i, my son,
bring thy w ife, an I in all things con -"lint
thy -elf wi-ey and prudently."
The s,,:i throw, hiine-lf lour tunes upon
tho ground, says that he will ob -y and
tiioiinls n stool at th.' "Kmr. I'li'iidi
an I as api .inta'i. es inarch by him w ith
li -lit d lanterns, a P-.ie .!' the tinio
when all III 11 l i ig- s wele celi brated at
iii ;llt. 't ile p. i r--inll ill":; prnnce Is In
the h.'U-e of ih- 1 ri I.-, where Ihe groom
aw ul . In r at t he gate.
n.i her pai t 1 1 ai leu 1 1 so s early on
tier wed i 1 1 1 g moral ig, bilh-'s wlub- a
band of 11 1 11 - it iaii -. mil -ilo di-e ur-e
allege I tu'i-ic, cb.lli s her-. If, b -.-a.-f.i-ts
mi fo d sent by i 1 1 1 1 . t I pareat :-i'l-Iaw.
M11: tin' y takes a li.-w tiles,
however, as il is rmi i h r.-d n -;oo'
c nie.i l"i I. it t o c d iibslt inii ii-ly. II-;-foie
.-ho take', her pl.10 in the s,-i.ni
tbait it is her "Inly, in campany with
iicr iiK'lher, to wet p copiously. This
part of lln: ciToirony i- In 'pi' ntly ob
hi.'ived even In mi le c;vi!i. d bin is.
A 1 10011 as the wonieii have siiil'.'l
t liem-eivt-s in the paiaM. ii a sliaago
c :ne takes pl..ie. A ii.elnbt r ol '.be
lalllily lakes a bed coveilel ai.d holds
it i:p with two corners tolled in
ci'ih hand. Another throws into
th" air thiee haul takes .which tin
bri log to. 111 lias stnt for ihe purpos )
so that they fall into the c .venct ; .lur
ing this o I" in rr: y llm bit le inurii'.iirs
good wishec Inr the futur . 't in pi.'-ces.-ion,
iiii'luduig belli i'llle mid 1 1 1 I - -(room
and I heir at lendants, then moves
oil', nccompae.i" d by music and I'ne
works. Ued capped servants c arry along
the articles i f 'uraitnr: lo bo taken
from her own In) no i"r th u so of the
b:i le.
It i :iu 11 iwnll 11 law that every ore,
p 1 r a:. l nt h alike, ti n t r iiiiil i stand
ing while 11 wedding p:is-e, as ll was re
ceiilly the 11 ivi-rsal custom in Italy to
remove one's hat as a luaeial went by.
la Ciii:i't even a man I ari l imi-l nbservo
this tu .loin, and if In m-ets lb-; poor
est wedding train, even though hi le
on horsebiik, it is his .Inly In dis
mount iin l show this honor to ihe young
couple.
When they arrive nt Ihe limi.o.nf the
liiidegrooni t l.e yoitu ; man alights and
invites the bn le to lollow him nn I
leads her into the inner emit! of tin
house, where the Iiii.. let is laid. II. te
tho lilaide.l removes Inr veil; lln: toiiplo
gret I tat li other ami wash their hand s,
he on the north an I she on the -i-iiili
tide of tlie court. She makes ft.nr
couitcsi'js to him and ho two to her,
and then they sit down on opposite
sides of I TTc: table. The man stands up
and invites lilt; iiuiiden to drink wilh
him and lliiui sits "town ; then she ri-. s,
invites him t 1 drink with her mi l takes
her soil. Tin 11 tiny dunk, lir-t out i l
separate cups, ami aitcmard from llo.
ban -a glass.
M em Inl in o : I 'Oil o I ' I ":
tli') lalli I - I '.b y "i g m i. li i - v t I;
hi, , j i; , and in a . . : h-r Ir- ' i
with lie: ! m 1 u ' ' . 'I ; " ' ,. :,, a y
I e'l -in . a da .' ..io i i S.t. I' i:i lb
w hole time ' !: I I k I I la i ;:; i i
lh: bii'l.i! i ii.in.b r, a ,d ll is a : i .
nil.cn if m y of lie---- me c :. ia ; i li I.
torc-liad owing th car v -I : I !i . I ' . !i
i ii le or It i legr'-oi.i. 1 I"!'- 'wi i
lay lh pair go into 1 h : c- d ""I'' ' I
lh b "!.. wh r lh .- in : !' v I by
. in- p:.i . i,is o I I In- vi.. .in. 'I ii i ' i :
greet I b in, I It 'a in - I h ::: - v - - a
! he gi.ttiii-l. Tin- y- U' ri i : ' H 1 I ' - ,
and t he w if.) makes u ,., .1 .-; .
lc-i::,ts to In-r bil-b in t' .
during th" nt xl !' w day I i v. i e i- i ; .
upati alt h-r bus a..d'. i : nv -, i li
pays the s:,m t in I -y to i.- s. itli
lius the t mi inoa le.. are i.l a i ci.'i.
I'l'nne.- I) -inoi rat.
A I'lilciitiatic l.n.'lislii i I :.
In o ii- " I 1 h : w .1 - ia ill' t -ei 1 1 ' n!
of 11 1!, p , in lh" last ,--:.t ;iy, 1 i :.. h
I! .gl Old .and S,. .i i wit a .i I. ii
Hi, twoo I, an 1! ; i-b --ll;-:, wi.
taken pno.aer by ; h I ' I i i, ii t mi
pany w itii t w -atv ".lir- : Sp.i i it 1.
I'li'i"'o Mi'.iii"e, who wis ia c -i.i. .i.ii-l
of tin) Il'.i'cli, in li re 1 th-.l - i !.: ' I la .
prisoners should be ::l I" 'I n' i i:i id-taiali-m
for a like s -al e .--pa---l u.-. I
.i;ht l)ii!c!i soldi T. n-.l lei; !':lor'.
1" w is o: it red that it s, ul I ! : I'
ll. I" I by lot upo.i which ' Hi" pfl si"-ei-.
the dealil p.'ll l.ty sho'l I I ill. V . n
liie 11 :-.' i -linrin's t i::i cam1, h" -tp-w a
lot which In'd him lh ll hi lit" w a
-pate I. II e sM'l m.ii.i'i r I u' :; I by
to s;e th I,-,' of t no "il. a I ul or tea!.
Presently, lw or llireo ftl il l-.ls I- iv-
in:; been ilrnwa, a Sp miar I .-l'-p; d .-ul
to pi.t In. li ml ill i ill" helmet an I
bowed a great r:l:i" t aoe to d ...
II - drew back once or ; wle and .s"i":r 1
to i c il'lder a gi,-n' m-;t-i 'tain. "Ai :
you af.-ai I a-k "I a i lli r. ' N ','
sail Ihe Spiniirl, "but 1 it .t i! i.
w rung to make my "'iv:i ban I lh: in ti i-
i:n nt i f my own d - it it. I c in I i w .
ing'y, but 1 fear tlie guilt ol a su: i I -."
( i o;:;. li i.'.'W "i I, the 11 i ;li -iuu .11,
here .!";. d lor w ir l. "II .v.: v -u av
lil.ttie,'." In aik.-llheS.i-.iird. "Y , '
.-ail 111" l.itt" r, "Ilia- I'.v I'..: il-u:;,"
"Veiy ..... d," R.i I II , . wo ,1, "l.r .11
i I giv.: ll to in-. I v.;., stuil ! li
i !..i:;t-'.' in ytmi p ;.c ' "lb- i. a ! !
or a in uliii i ," s.iel ll. ' ;' ': 1:1 f m-
m.i'i'l, "he do not .b - : -. I ii- :i ; in:
h is so piovi I -nli'illy ; I.'. .1 o I. I. '' I.i-m
take th: t h i-.'e i a I he .: li n' - pi .e .'
ll'lewool pill iii-ban I i.l o i he b -lii'.it
ami again tin w bin. -elf safe. "A tcr
y il h id e-c tp -I on. . ,' lh . lli-- I a ke 1 I
him, "what n.nde ymi li s y-oir iilOj
again.'" "li' . in "'." '-.i I be, "i :!i u :!.! j
1 ha I a bargain. Yosi I ll-k lev .He
t Very day lor -i p'i.ee, an i b t.- v. ; a
eh inc - t ' risk it fir I w v t r vv .s. 1
Coil. dii' t b i il go l-t, sp y
!.'. '111.11 kalile liiston ol .1 M.'l".il.
' A Iai g": in Ii o i it - lo . Ii "-:i r -c - i v
' ad led to til" C"!!"'i li ia "! th ' I'. .".'.! i i :
' N llm i il Ma- ii n w iii li is rem ii I. il e
' I .1 its hi lo y no !"-. Iha i b i l! s . ..
! I' b i- been ke.ou a 'in . v i- a t .-,
j a'. I i.i I ;-'i an attempt w ,, m ,.b- !., :
! niov: it ! I oil i! lor a! i i '. ..I 11 e b-g,"
; t re. k I i li .hi ". It w i , ii--w. v r. ir:
suet -e-sfiil. I.'-I y -ar .-. rai tt.i I
. t .:n di I" I t i w il I.i i a "-iil t v " ! j
; n ii, s of If ie .", uad as I tu -r v. i i
prospect ' f a i: ' m r itppi.i n il I . t ', :
I m ai Inline, lh" it .i.Tap! it i! S.-eb I, .d
I
; ll , .. .1 .i,, i-, i ! ok ll. iii.il it nl it i ...
it. , v -I i i b i id, mid ntl.-.i I" I t"' nu-.)
'tin i.e.- :.,ny !u ' 1 . lo m p.i h tli
w.nk. I', ilo : lib.-, a e. a I Sty linen
I Per ol the ii i l. ll l l Iv " ll -i. ! lo
j iiirnisli tlie m lie;.. An e- niv.-i, olli -cr
I n nine I Cai v il!n, I: b id b i 1 s un
1 peri-""..-! il Ira a ; mlng h .ivy can on
over ne mn'.ai a mats dunn: tin I'.u.i
guay in "ar, took char ; el ' h r -uiova'-,
I Tlie "bill lllties w T" e i.i' lll'ills; ill !
mete, iito w.i.h 'l over -H-i .i ton1, and
nol , v n lie- . n i.i: i -s of t o: ii nam r i 1 1
were to li.- ba I li-r il s tra ;sp.irl. o. -r
i ei lit v t 'mi oi arv hi I I ; s hnl to : e
; constructed, ant ono in u.liiii ch .in
li -1 to ia- cr i-s" !, i- vo hi., i ii-.- . I
s el leet in ' "em A II t iv : six no i. I ii -
I ef iiar I Wo; k lh' uet"., i! e was go! I:'l
to lh r.,i'i.)a I, laiv ui :io:u th i lo
i li.ibi.a, lint them'e i.y ' i I n Kb nii'l';
I il W IS final V dep.' H ' I ' ,!,.'y i.. til !
National Ma uai. Sti-iuili Am ri -
call.
A I.UXUl iillll Ncolcll lililpc Villi'.
Th: iarg'st spitim-n el a glowing
grape vim- in Ureal liiltaini. lb - '.Ink
II unbiirg vine ol lent 11, ii l',-rt-!,in',
N-.-t!si I. 'I ; is vi'ie, plan t e I s, ui ii
years ago, hi" a in:.i i slein tw. '.ly Two
itit lies in cin iuu 'ereaee, c.in; ih t e y li 1 -
.1 glass h .us,) -Jill le. t long, an. I is ml
growing as rapid.)' as . v r. lis ) "M
til present year wis 'J .", Is In, tin-, ,.(
wliieh oily o HI ave:a:ing t wo p.-u els
ac ll, w re a lowed lo ii.ttup. A -lib.
stnntial -ul. soil of Iciil-'uobl ivns u-i' I
wile., the vim w is p'ni.t"d, but tho
only extra ii.a'rrial llm i I now re
ceives it iiioken iione- ii ha', -inch
I i-r 'I bis Kia i ll i i"' s'Xeeeds in
-i.e tin . a ill ' us Mm',-. II hi, burg :t
II imptnn court, the pn ci ..il brurclns
of w Ii i i-Il an n iml 1 I.i ta t bmg,
thou :ii its t i i.k i- : hi: t y t i 1 1 i file-, l i
, i; t inn ference. I'.irm, I'ljl I 'jd
locikUiiil.
Coil II Hi.nii.
Wh t 'vei' you have lo so , my li i.aiil,
'l,ril. ! w it: v. i- ni'.-ne, "e- ;'! -
t '..;,. I :. - a iiiu-ii a vi" '!! '"Hi,
Aii" I in ti.- I' .ell' -I way :
,l:-l wl..-l:i.-." "."l wn!" "li tiil'-al litt.lll's.
1 1 1 pin 1 1. -nl.. r I lone;- in low o.
.I...I .1 w.-i.l of l.m l's a.h my fii'tnl-
l:.-il 11 il-.w ii.
I l' 1 1 ' j 1 1. pl.atl.'l'ing 'IV' r a p.-!"."-.
I..-1, n . ai;,!. ot In:.-. Wi.'.lld 'I '.
V. "if I ilM.-r l.-s,,le:. . 111:11 ll. V"il so",
Ti, ,1 il,.. I 1. .el I.i. I.- 1 I only tin-. 11 :h.
I- , ... .... I, I " 1 I'-I.l lotell,
U ', 'ill.' !! hill'' ItilfWII,
'loin I. -a I y.-ur wi-li.iuv friend -
I , it v, ,.
W ! n will ni an .-ilU'l.- I'l I he 1 -I'" s-,
V : : h- r a ' m i , ju -I Ir."
T !.!! r c lit tin ll.-l.t - in He- l-w. -! sveil'l-,
i I it le. i- -p ; 1 1 " 1 .!"'. :
.:;.! Wh II I! I- ll'il !l' '.It'! Mil -lippo-"
ll i- -I -i- i.;- -o H I "!.
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i a.l.c I a hu -I a I -;i- ii i-u'l struck
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11 an; li-i'i- ;, u'.l' ' I I '11 m wlial,
M ri sin 'h- r, I .1 n r n. .i iy a girl
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, . : -.v i '.lii ui:, I j y..ii want to
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v. : ! ii s ;.i now l.lli a ; "1,-ad a!
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:.;,;,! j. tu -, i el. -ail y - in mil I ' I i p-
; 1 i -. a :' w w a.v tin -girls have of
.., Ui .- a i,. :'l -I : n boys.
Mist, i llnllam,
':., ... lore !'. ! :i am, lie C. vi:o t"!l
i. -,',,,-:, v. li, -a a- S; .inker Ciili-le's
,,.,: .. : ,:, ih,- T I . i uti I, is tho
..: Iv i.ian in lb; I .'lil. 'l Ma'i s who bus
a. th iai, not lo si.y legal rii-hl lo tho
til ,, i i-i. Wh'Ui l'i,,. I n Knoll,
w i i I i t I governor ..I K : I m ky, ho
in. : ! i i I i.l m thai h" w . ui I likO
v i v ii. m h to nu.!..' him a member of
la; mi.!' ai . si . 11, wilh he tiile of
ct I-".' I. II illam e.iol.; bat k Ihat ho
w a- , i. i . I I.- bin I ut I'm ui. l.t ibcio
Vi-.-' t ii l:.a V i ! a- Is 111 lv'lllll"Uy
: T . ; h- w. i I' ' w- ii d like very
i- -. , :., I ,. s !. if, sl.,ll, :i:d ll
i- : t ' i i u! I a p a I hiin a- a I i i Mi--l-v
b" v ul 1 v. :y "li.Uy a.-e.-M, Hy
l-i li.it i: ail i." :" l.is t iii:ii!:i ion as
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