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WIDOW SIMPSON'S SPOONS, HE parish of Bath gate, in Linlithgow shire, ought to be reckoned among the classic spots of Scot land, inasmuch as il fnrmpd nnrt: rf tha dowry which Roberl the Bruce bestowed on his eldest daughter Margery when she married Walter, the High Steward of Scotland, and thus be came the progenitrix of the royal aud unlucky house of Stewart. Lying mid way between Edinburgh and Glasgow, those lival queens of the East and West, but out of the common track of traffic and travel, it has been for ages a pastoral parish of small and rather backward farms. Among its peaceable and industrious population was a dame who, though neither the wealthiest nor the be3t born, stood, in her own esteem, above all but the laird and miuister, and her style and title was Widow Simpscn. This lady valued herself not on the farm left her by the good man who had departed this life some seven years before the com mencement of our story, for its acrts were few, and they consisted of half reclaimed moorland ; not on her grown up son Robin, though he was counted a likely and sensible lad; not oa her thrifty housekeeping, though it was known to be on the "tight-screw" prin ciple ; but on the possession of a dozen silver teaspoons. Her account of them was that they had belonged to the Young 'Chevalier, and had been bestowed upon her grandfather in return for entertain ing that claimant to the British crown on his march, from Culloden in proof of which she was accustomed to point out a half obliterated crest and the in itials C. S., with which they were marked. The widow's neighbors, how ever, had a different tale regarding their coming into the family. It was to the effect that her grandfather, who kept a small inn somewhere in Fife, had bought them from an ill-doing laird for three gallons of Highland whisky, and be stowed them on his granddaughter, as one most likely to hold fast to such au important acquisition. In the family resided, i.a the capacity ot "help," one Nancy Campbell, a girl about nineteen, who was suspected of having taken a fancy to Robin who re ciprocated the sentiment. Nothing, 'liow-' ever, would soften the heart of the widow as regards a match, until at last the fol lowing event occurred and caused her to give way : About the haymaking time a distant aud comparatively rich relation was expected to call and take tea on 3 evening on his way from Linlithgrow. It was not often that this superior rela tive honored her house with a visit, and Mr9. Simpson, determined that nothing should be wanting to his entertainment, brought out the treasured spoons early in the forenoon, with many injunctions to Nancy touching the care she should take in brightening them up. While this operation was being conducted in the kitchen, in the midst of one of these un certain days which vary, the northern June, a sudden darkening of the sky an nounced the approach of heavy rain. The hay was dry and ready for housing. Robin and" two farm men were busy gathering it in, but the great drops began to fall while a considerable portion yet remained in the field, and, with the in stinct of crop preservation, forth rushed the widow, followed by Nancy, leaving the spoons half scoured on the kitche n table. In her rapid exit the girl had forgotten to latch the door. The weasel and the kite were the only depredators known about the moorland farm; but while they were all occupied in the hay field who should come that way but a beggar ealled Geordy Wilson, W!!j,tbg kitchen door wm opto, i&4 Geordy stepped in. He banged' i he set- ( fie with his staff, he coughed, he hemmed, he saluted the cat, which sat, purring on the window seat, and at length discovered that there was no one within. Neither meal nor penny was to be expected that day ; the rain was grow ing heavier, some of the hay must be wet, and Mrs. Simpson would return in bad humor. But two objects powerfully arrested Geordy '9 attention; one was the broth pot boiling on the fire, and the other the silver spoons scattered on the "table. "Bending over' the former Geordy took a considerable sniff, gave the ingredients a stir with the pot stick and muttered, 'Very thin!" His pro-, ceding with regard to the latter must re-' main unmentioned , but, half an hour after, when he was safely ensconsed in a farmhouse a mile off, and the family had been driven within doors hj the la creasing storm, they found everything as it had been left the broth on the fire, the cat on the window seat, the whiting and flannel on the table; but not a spoon Was there. "Whar's the spoons?" cried Ww. Simpson to the entire family, who stood by the fire drying their wet garment. Nobody could tell. Naney had lefl them on the table, when she ran to tha hay. No one had been in the house, they were certain, for nothing was dis turbed. The drawer was pulled out and the empty stocking exhibited. Ever shelf, every corner was searched, but tc no purpose. The spoons had disap. geared and the state of the farm hous may be imagined. Th widow ran through it like one distracted, question ing, scolding and searching. Robin, Nancy and the farm men were dispatched in different direction as soon as the rain abated to inform the neighbors, under the supposition that some strolling beg gar or gypsy might have carried off the treasure and. would attempt to dispose of it iu the parish. Nobody thought of Geordy Wilson. He had not been spied from the hay field; his circuits) were wide; his visits to any house were' not Irequent; ami IT he avoided Widow Simpson's from the day of her loss, it was believed Geordy knew that neither her temper nor her liberality would be improved by that circumstance. Lost the spoons were beydnd a doubt, and the widow bade fair to lose her senses. The rich relation came at his appointed ime, and had such a tea that he vowel pever again to trust himself in the home of his entertainer. But the search went (on; rabbits' holes were looked into for the missing silver, and active boys were bribed to turn out magpies' nests. Wells and barns iu the neighborhood were explored. The criers "of "the three nearest parishes were em-; ployed to proclaim the loss ; it was regularly advertised at kirkgate and market place; and Mn. Simpson began to talk of getting out a search-' warrant for the beggar's meal-pouch.-Bathgate was alarmed through all its borders concerning the spoons; but when almost a mouth had worn away, and nothing could be heard of them, the widow's suspicions turned from beggars, barns and magpie to light on poor Nancy. She had been scouring the spoons and had left the house last; sil ver could not leave the house without hands. It was true that Nancy had always borne an unquestioned character; but such spoons were not to be met with every day, and Mrs. Sicacson wn de termined "to" have Them back in her stock ing. After sundry hints of increasing breadth to Robin, who could not help thinking his mother was losing her judg ment, she one day plumped the charge, to the utter astonishment and dismay of the poor girl, whose anxiety in the search had been inferior only to her own. Though poor and an orphan, Nancy had some honest pride; she immediately turned out the whole contents of her kist (box), unstrung iier pocket iu Mr3. Simpson's presence, and ran with tear3 in her eyes to tell the minister. It was then common in the country parishes of Scotland, difficulties and lisputes which might have employed the writers and puzzled the magistrates were referred to his arbitration, and thus lawsuits or scandal prevented. The minister had heard (a3 who in Bathgate liad not?) of Mrs. Simpson's loss. Like the rest of the parish, he thought it rather strange; but Nancy Campbell was one of the most serious and exemplary girls jn his congregation, and he could not believe that the charge preferred against her was true. Yet the peculiari ties of the case demanded investigation. WUb lorae difficult tbg minister par suaded Nancy to return to her mistress, bearing a message to the effect that ha and two of his elders who happened to reside in the neighborhood would come over the following evening, hear what could be said on both sides, and, if pos sible, clear up the mystery. The widow was well pleased to have the minister and his elders come to inquire after her spoons. She put on her best match that is to say, cap prepared her be3t speeches, and enlisted some of the most serious and reliable of her neighbors to assist in the investigation. Early in the evening of the following day when tbe summer sun was wearing low and the field work was over they were all assembled in the cleaned -scoured kitchen, the minister, elders, and neigh bors soberly listening to Mrs. Simpson's testimony touching her lost silver, Nancy, Robin, and the farm men sitting by un til their turn came; wheu the door, .which had been left half open to admit jthe breeze for the evening was sultry was quietly pushed aside, and in. slid Geordy Wilson, with his usual accom paniments of staff and wallet. 'There's nae room for ye here, Geordy," said the widow, 41 we're on weighty business." "Weel, mem," said Geordy, turning to depart, "it's of nae consequence. I only came to speak about your spoons." 4,Hae ye heard o them?" cried Mrs. Simpson, bouncing from her seat. "I could na miss bein' blessed wi' the precious gift o' hearin' ; and what's bet ter, I saw them," said Geordy. 4,Saw them, Geordy? Whar are they? and there's a whole shillin' for ye ;" and Mrs. Simpson's purse, or rather an old glove used for that purpose, was in stantly produced. 4Weel," said Geordy, 'I slipped in ae day, and seein' the sieer unguarded, I thought some ill-guided body might covet it, and jist laid it by. I may say, amang the leaves o' that Bible, thinkin' you would be sure to see the spoons when you went to read." Before Geordy had finished his revela tion, Nancy Campbell had brought down the proudly-displayed but never -openea Bible, and interspersed between its leaves lay the dozen of long sought spoons. The minister of Bathgate could scarce ly command his gravity while admonish ing Geordy on the trouble and vexation his trick had caused. The assembled neighbors laughed outright when the daft man, pocketing the widow's shilling which he had clutched in the early part of his discourse, assured mem all tnat nc kenned Mrs. Simpson read her Bible sa often the spoons would be certain to turn up. Geordy got many a basin of broth and many a luncheon of bread and cheese on acccount of that transaction, with which he amused all the firesides of tne parish. Mrs. Simpson was struck dumb, even from scolding. The dis covery put an end to her ostentatious professions, and, it may be hoped, (turned her attention - more to 1 practice. By way of making amends lor lier unjust imputaUous ou Nancj Campbell, she consented to receive hei as a daughter-iu-law within the same year, and it is said that there was peace ever after in the farm house; but the good people of Bathgate, when discuss ing a character of more pretense tlm performance, still refer ti Widow Simp son's spoons. Romance. Expentiva Tid-bits. When Cleopatra dissolved her pearl In vinegar, one supposes she derived some pleasure from it, writes James Tayn, though, for my part, I should have much preferred the oyster without its pearl. There must be some sort of pleasure in wasteful expense, or we should not read such glowing accounts of the "At Homes" of millionaires. In the good old times of prize money and long voyages, Jack used to eat bank notes between his bread and butter ; but this was an en joyment never practiced in private, but to extort admiration (though possibly tinged with regret) from Moll and Bess. A Manchester gentleman has, however, lately distinguished himself by eating two twenty pound notes, in the presence only of a police constable, who .in vain attempted to restrain him from that costly meal. He had stolen the notes, and adopted this device to prevent their identification. It is an ill wind that blows nobody good, and though the prosecutor may sigh for his vanished property,there will be joy among the di rectors of the Bank of England. New York Independent. LADIES' COLUMN. WnAT AX ENERGETIC WOMAN DOES. Mrs. Jane Fraseur Safley, of Tama County, Iowa.is the owner of 1040 acres of fine prairie land and does her own farming. She sold $5000 worth of fat cattle,ll'05 worth of fat hogs and $450 worth of horses last year. About S00 acres of her land is in grass, the balance in oats and corn. Mrs. Safley has at tended every school election in her sub district for twelve years, and, while re fusing to be elected director, has univer sal! v voted for director and, according to the Tipton Advertiser, secured the best man for said office. The same teacher has taught her school for eight consecutive terms. Mrs. Safley 's only jon, Fred, is a graduate from Cornell. NEW GOODS FOU REAL, SCMMER. The new goods for real summer are exquisite in coloring, design and tex ture, and Parisian is stamped upon their every detail. Everything is shot or shaded or patterned in some indescriba ble way, crepon taking the lead perhaps. Among these one is dice patterned in straw color and black, another in old rose and black, which is both novel and striking. Another rather curious ma terial is of olive green patterned with heliotrope, with a woven border of black ribbon, which is everywhere outlined with jet. It is prettily made up with shtrt zouave fronts to the bodice, wfy the underbodice and sleeves are of oltv green bengaline. Frank Leslie's Weekly. ODD IDEAS OP DRESS. The Ruthenian woman of Poland has some odd ideas of dress. The material is ; usually of coarse linen. Her gown, which is in reality her chemise, is open fromj neck to knees, and is belted in loose folds about the waist. . Another curious and distinguishing article of dress is her woolen apron. She is never without this, but it is worn behind, never in front. She has no stockings or other garments, but her feet are shod like her husband's with pointed and laced moc casins. Her head in winter and summer Is always bound in a gaudy handkerchief, but she possesses no other article of cloth ing whatever, except a sheepskin coat for winter use." What she lacks next skin she makes up in ornamentation. I have counted, writes Edgar L. Wake man, more than a score of brass rings on the fingers of her two hands. Her ear rings of hollow brass would hold enough Oil to light tbe family fireside for an evening, and her necklace of glass orj imitation coral beads, coiled a half dozen times about her by no mean3 charming neck, is always yards in length. New. York Press. CAN T READ A NEWSPAPER. Queen Victoria isu't allowed to handle a newspaper of any kind, or a magazine, or a letter from any psr.on except from : her own family, and no member of the royal family or household is allowed to speaK to her of any piece of news in any publication. All the information the Queen is permitted to have must first be strained through the intellect of a man whose busiuess is to cut out from the papers each day what he thinks she would like to know. These scraps he fastens on a silk sheet, with a gold fringe all about it, and presents it to her unfortunate Majesty. The silken sheet with gold fringe is imperative for all communications to the Queen. Any one who wishe3 to send the Queen a personainpem or a communication of atly kind (except a personal letter," which the poor lady isn't allowed to have at all) must have it printed in gilt letters on one of these silk sheets with a gold fringe, just so many inches wide and no wider, all about it. .These gold trimmings will be re turned to him in time as they are expen sive, and the Queen is kindly and: thiifty, but for the Queen's presence they are imperative. Fashion Bazar. FASniOS NOTES. All white costumes are to be more pop ular this season than ever. Field thistles nod from the top of the most fashionable chapeaux. Fiue cloth with close upstanding cords of contrasting color is much seen in the shops. The long coat or basque is still worn for the street, but without the exces sively high collar. One of the most distinguished and tylish.costuraes of tu season is a lus- trous'bTack. sIIS gown, Jet "Tflmmecl with tan parasol, tan suede gloves and tan colored velvet 4calf leather" shoes. A tea gown recently seen was of old rose bengaline, trimmed elaborately with embroidery, the front made loose, the back en Watteau, a full frill about the throat and point lace edging the sleeves. The Eton jacket has been sadly abused by foreigners in its makeup. Some times a garment is called that when it ha3 long coattails, whereas the veritable Eton"" should not come Delow tnc waist. A pretty tea gown recently worn was of heliotrope crepon, made with a close fitting coat back, opening over a front of yellow trimmed with gold and pearls, the sleeves pendant, with ruffled under sleeve3. A Russian coat to be worn for travel ing is made of green cloth, drawn into the waist with a leather belt, the sleeves ending in a band at the wrist, and em broidered like the collar, in bluew yellow and red, large buttons ana loops of yel low fastening it down the front. Fate, of Manuscripts. Various fates await manuscripts sub mittedfor publication in the periodicals. One famous juvenile weekly not only re jects articles, but destroys a large per centage of what it accepts and pays for. One monthly magazine seat back in t lump nearly a two years' supply of man uscripts that had been accepted. A lit erary man, whoso articles fetch th highest rates easily, complains that thej are held sometimes as long as six yean after having been accepted. A man who furnished an article on the negrc question to a religious periodical eigh years ago was astonished recently to sec it in print with his signature. He hai somewhat revised his views since writins the article. An article by a famous Eng lish scientific man was accepted by an American publication, but it was so litth suited to popular taste that the editor pit it in pamphlet form and sent it to th only persons in the United Statc3 whe might be interested in the subject. The numbered exactly five. New York Sua Bad Eggs. It is interesting to know what becomes of the aged eggs. They are divided up among tanners, morocco dressers, con fectioners and tine papermakers. Th9 tanner takes the yolk with never a ques tion as to the freshness of the product; 'the confectioners and paper men are eager for the foaming white. Vast quantities of the yolks are used, and only recently has it been possible for the leather work ers to obtain them iu sufficiently large quantities. Twelve years ago the work ers in morocco and kid were compelled to break the eggs themselves and throw the whites away. Now regular merchant! of bad eggs supply them with yolks and the paper men and confectioners with the whites. It is the comforting supposition that the last named get the freshest of the stale article. The paper men are not so particular as to age, but the whites must be clean, for a single drop of the yolk will spoil a lot of paper. The buy ing and selling of bad eggs is siid (in large cities) to be u wonderfully lucra tive business. Detroit Free Press. The development ot the petroleum in terest in Peru has made such progress that it has been found necessary to lay pipe lines between the wells and the ports on the coast. It is believed that the Peruvian wells will soon supply the entire demand of the west coast of South America. PEDBER Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leavening strength. IsiUxt. C'. S. 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