IF HE SHOULD
'nfl. on the heavy load,
lying your cruel goad, ! "
lre you a pagan r . jno, ,
i,frlv vou reply. .
ft am a Christian!" Why, .
Shen, does your stinging blow
all m th poor, old, band slave .that has
served you long? ,
liv. is your look unkind?
j hy do you curse oecause
P0u have been forced to pause,
Loavmg a littie space; lor tne ieet oime
passing tnrongj -
A Christian, you are. you say
What if He passed thi3 way:
1 Would you dare to call to Him, "Sec,
:0 Christ! how 1 follow Thee?"
,'ou are a "Christian, too, '
on wth the greedy clutch; '
hiUlren must toil for you,
Amir your proht much.
our heart is a nest for greed, i
Vou covet your neighbor s gains, you arc
f blind to your servants' need;
you sit in your pew and dream ,t
Qf the clink of cold and its gleam, : -'
An.! a Christian s glory yo3 claim,
And the heathen you deem unclean ar.d
toe pagan immersed in shame, .
What if He passed this way
What if He came to-day!
"Would you dare to call to Him,
"See '
O Christ! how 1 follow Thee?' '
i
V
A Matrimonial
AY, old girl," exclaimed the
schoolboy, bursting into
the room, "here's some
thing for your birthday!
Hadn't got any tin before.
s
It's a sort ef a jarjior flowers. It only
cost nine-pence three-farthings, but it
looks quite fine, don't you think? How
M are you to-day, Jen?" Jenny
5ruco shuddered artistically. "Doji't!"
jfhc exclaimed. "The mater was say
ing you are getting on, continued the
frank brother; "she said Clare was
larried years before your age, and
nildn't make out why you afe not.
he says you're too particular, and
that it don't pay now young men are
scarce. Don't stay on the shelf, old
fer? You aren't so bad looking, you
;uow."
' Because they tire all fools!" retort-
eJ the orettiest Miss Bruce, in dis-
Vnsh "Th.nriks fnr thf larr it .is. vprv
pretty," she added listlessly.
"And you don't look so old," went on
Bobbie.
"I suppose people will next be re
marking how young I look for . my
ige," she said with a shrug. "Perhaps
other would like me to put a matri
onial advertisement into the paper."
"I say, what a jolly lark," exclaimed
fllie boy. Then be vas silent, thinking
deeply.
His sister did not notice bis unusual
lioughtfulness. As a rule -when Bob-
ue looked thoughtful people expected
e worst, - ' .
She wis busy wondering if, after all.
he had not been a little hasty in re
using nf:ir!v tpn vpnrs acrn hpr first
r o ti . . - -o,- , r
jwver, because be was under six" feet,
and had gray eyes instead of black;
l&er ideal being at that time a cross be
tween a brigand and a poet. She had
xhanged her ideals since, also her lov
ers. Among the men thai' had pro-
ivseu ii uer mere was uoi one sue
ould tolerate now except Robert Tom-
-yn. He had been rather nice, after
11, but she bad lost sight of him
. shortly after his dismissal, and be
jyond the fact that he had gone to Lon
'don, she knew nothing ,
She wondered what made her think
of him again. Was it because her dear
est friend had just got engaged to the
man who once had bad no eyes for
any one but her? A young man who
was making his way in the world, too.
'Her, mother and married sisters bad
woken rather tartly about it. She was
reminded that marriage or a govern
ess-ship would be all that she bad to
look forward to if anything happened
to her father.
For a moment she was a little sorry
she had let Bella carry off Dick Weatb
erby.. A few days later-Bobbie burst,
again into the room where she was
reading. lie waved a paper and letter
triumphantly. "Cheer up, old girl,
Iiq said encouragingly, "there s a
vhance yet! Got an answer straight
ii way, and he's coming to the end of
4he street by .5 this afternoon."
"What on; earth are you ; talking
Jibout?" 'asked Jenny. (
"The matrimonial advertisement, of
course. I pu it in for you, and I've
ot a chap as easy as wink. You'll be
able to fix it up to-dayj and then, when
the mater starts ragging, you can Just
tell her you've collared a chap and that
he can keep her hair on."
"Good heavens!" gasped Jenny, turn
5ug white.
"There's nothing to funk- " he was
li'eginniug. i - '
"Let mc sou the paper and letter,'
she cried distractedly. .
'"It's a ripping ad.," he said proudly
pointing it out. "Cost a shilling, too,
nut I guessed you'd pay - that back
gladly enough when you were fixed
up--nr he would.
"A .vonng lady with blue eyes
Jiiid golden hair, answering to the
ti.iKte .)F Jenny, wants to meet a
. tni.i'A' goal Ieman-with a viewijA'
, intr;uiOiy ; tric-tly. private," -
rat
gfi?
ill w
PASS THIS W.
You in your jsilks arrayed, j
' You in your costly ease, .
You who have e'en betrayed
Love for your luxuries.
You who in riches loll,
With never a word of hope or
pity
for
those who tall, .
You are a "Christian," too,
Your prayer book is kept in view;
With jewels around your throat.
You hear of your neighbor's shame,
and
deep in your heart you gloat!
Oh, what if He passed this way, -?
Meek and lowly, to-day? '
Would you dare to call to Him, "See, ,
Dear Lord! how I follow Thee?"
You with your millions, you ' x
Who are bribing men to do
Foul wrongs that your gains may swell,
You are a Christian; there
Is your bishop's card, and well . i;
Have you given, O millionaire,
That steeples may tower high
And that people in passing by
May turn ana regard with awe
You who have power to sway and who
: prostitute the law;
To all who Will give you heed
You boast with self-righteousness that
yours is the Christian creed!
"A Christian am I," ou sav,
But what if He passed this way? -Would
you dare to call to Him, "See,
O Christ! how I follow Thee?"
S. E. Kiser.
Advertisement.
'Oh, yon bad, wicked boy!"- she cried
in a burst of rage, "what have you
done! I am disgraced! 'Answering to
the. name of Jenny.' Oh, oh. I might
be a dog."
"There's gratitude!" cried the boy.
amazed and injured. "Aren't you glad?
Aren't you going to thank me? And
've written to the fellow and made
be appointment, and saved you all the
rouble , but the courtin', an' girls can
do that some!"
"You've written to him! Did you
give him my full name?" walled Jenny.
"Of course I gave your full name,
stupid; here's his letter; says he'll be
charmed to meet you as appointed, and
I call it jolly decent of him!"
Her fingers shook as she read the
fatal confirmation of the letter; then
her ;eyes fell on the signature, and she
turned crimson and gasped again. It
was signed "Robert Tomlyn." "He'll
be waiting." went on Bobbie, "and if
you don't turn up hell" come to the
house, and everybody will know. Put
your hat on and cut!" "I must go and
explain; on, this is dreadful," mur
mured Miss Bruce frantically, as she
ran. upstairs and put on her hat her
most becoming hat. t
'He can't think I've gone off, at any
rate," was her secret thought, as she
met her. reflection in the glassj
"Shall l go with you?" demanded her
brother eagerly.
"No, you horrlil, wicked little brute;
I-never want to speak to -yon again.
How am I to explain to Mr. Tom
lyn r - J- ' ,. :
"Well, if he's on the marrying job as
well," was the coarse reply, "you
won't need much explalnin'. Tell him
it's O. K., and get hitched up together,
and mind you don't act -the stingy over
the cake." " ;
.,..
"This is-is quite a delightful snr'-
prise," said a young man a very good
looking young man, Jenny, decided;
she had forgotten he "was so attractive
raising, his hat, as she got to the end
of the street. . ,
"What must you think!" she began
incoherently, blushing vividly. "But it
wasn't me at all;' it was Bobbie; he did
it all for a trick, and I knew nothing
about it till he brought the paper and
letter in just now, and ,1 came to ask
you to go away at once."
"Well, it's just a coincidence; there's
no harm in having a little chat for the
sake of old times,',' he returned eagerly
"If you are the sort of man that-
that answers- matrimonial advertise
ments, it's a pity to waste your time,"
she replied rather spitefully. "No
doubt! another girl is waiting for you
elsewhere."
"It caught my eye and it amused
me," he explained quickly; "and just
for curiosity I answered it. When a
reply came signed Janet Bruce, I won
dered if it could possibly Cje you, and I
came on spec. Please don't be angry.
Let's take it as' it was meant merely
as a joke. ,1 thought you were mar
ried; Fm sure I saw .an .announcement."-
, , ' - 'V . ;;. iy
"No, I am not," she replied a little
grimly. "It would be one of my sis
ters, now strange you should remem-.
ber me!" she added. . .. i ..
"I never forgot you,", he returned, by
no means truthfully, for he had quite
forgotten his old love, . in new ones,
till her name recalled her to his re
membrance. Then he decided that he
had never really loved' any , girl but
her, and was quite sure of it when her
eyes looked up into his. " :
Then Bobbie dashed into them.
"Here's the mater," he said excitedly;
"you'd better hook it, you chap, and
Jen can look the other way." "I wish
you would go away!" said his sister
very savagely. ' Bobby winked.
"Oh, - spoiling sport, am II Well,
here's the' mater anyway."
; ..'"Mother," said, Miss Bruce composed
ly, "I think you remember Mr. Tomlyn;
I. met him tinexpctedly a minute aQ.'.'
"Very unexpectedly !7
Bobble. 'Myt ypu're a, cool 'un, Jen!";
"How do you do?" said Jenny s
mother very graciously. "What a pleas
ant surprise! Yon will come and have ;
some tea?" jr.
VI shall be charmed, said Mf. Toni-
"I hope you mean business "".all
right ?" said Jenny's brother , to ..Mr.
Tomlyn in the hall, as the youngimjtin
at last departed. Jenny flushed $ fijne
scarlet, and Mr. Tomlyn grew suddenly
deaf. ; ' ' ' ...
' "Good-by, Miss Bruce, so pleased to
have come across you again," he ur
mured, and rah down the steps.
Bobbie followed him. ?ay, thaf ad.
cost me a bob;" he said, in an In j tired
tone ' ' ' ' " rw J
Mr., , Tomlyn handed f.nver ha f,
crpwn, haven't change,'' fex? ,
plained; "keep it." : ; :p ... :, x ; j
"But is'it worth- it?"- Bobbie thought ;
it polite to say, while grabbing' hastiry
-at the 'coin before Mr. "TB51y'ri cbuld
think better of it and find a shilling
after all. v ' '; ; ; i
"I think," : said Mr, Tomlyn slowly,
'that itr may possibly be . woyfe i lt
Do you ever, take your sister ont for a
walk or anything?" he -inquired; w0
the boy turned to go-, -i vvi;
- "No fear!" was the-Vigorous "rely
' I thiifk I would if. I were'y- i It
might 'be worth.it. I should st?fest
your .'escorting, her . to tne park; ipor
row by flve. JtX happen. to be Stand
ing by the Marble Arch I wilV rHfev
you of your duties. If you have jta go
away suddenly you need not mind.s.'?
'I twlgf winked the boy. Tve seen,
spooners before!" e ;
"It's nothing of that sort," snid' Mr;
Tomlyn haughtily.' - ? 1 J vr
"It never is," said Bobble, "butr you
needn't look foolish: it's the sort; of
thing one expects, from a matrimpial-,
advertisement." ,
He beguiled his sister out next; day;
It was seldom he honored ier with his
company, and though she cdiild' n6t
quite understand it,r she went in the
end. 't . ' ' ;
They came across Mr. Tpmlyn &i thV
Marble .Arch, He seemed aniaad at
meeting r"them. "Who : would vbiiye
thought' it!" be said. . , ,
Jenny glanced sharply- at -.Bobbie;
whose face betrayed him, but she made
no remark.- She permitted' tn'chanje
of escort without a' .HvordJ Therfe:was
something decidedly "attractive, ' about
Robert Tomlyn. :""
This accidental meeting wa the first
of many, and one day. Robert, having
made up his mind that Jenny was ;riot
only his first but absolutely' his last
love, mentioned th,e little malwrt -to
her. "Our duty is 'vtr plaiii,"he;sail.
"Bobbie has taken a lot of trowbl.? Is
it all to be in vain?" f ! f '
j "Buf it would be so tlriadful.irid
and through the paper, and 'answering
to the nafne. pf Jenny ,'4" he falteted."
"You might answer to the nam(f
darling?" -be suffsested.? -V - iv v
."You are; quite sure" JOM ?('.
' , 'I bate, loved ydu always!, nny.
won't you
'
"There, was' never anybody else,V ;shei
breathed happily, her yes expressive;
"there was something wrong .with all
the others' .. i si , - ; i -i
And so It was settled, and no one was:
htore delighted than Jennys mothgr..
Miss Bruce was making ahyfeftlleht
match after all. And, of curse every
body else . said "at last!", Butth'ey
did not know how It had come tbjass..t
Madame. , . ' ,l0 ' '
y Indian .Proverbs. ; ,
The coward shoots with shut eyes.
No Indian ever sold his daughter: f or
a name. " '
' Before the paleface came ther- was
no poison in the , Indian's cora..' ; x ,
Small things talk loud to, the Lhdj&h's
eye. . . , , . ,
i The paleface's arm is longer thajhia
word. - 1 ' v :
When a fox walks lame old babbit
jumps. V ' I ' '
A "sqna ws tongue run? faster than the
:t.
: libera ::is -noiiu;g jloiiu'eac aXa
rat(iHnake's tail. j
TiiG Indian scalps his eimy, the
paleface skins his friends. v i
There will be hungry palefaces ;sa'
long as there, is any Indian.1. hind -to
SWallOW. ., : 7 :
When a man prays one day "and
steals" six, " the Great Spirit thunders
and the'evil one laughs, I v.
There are three things fit takes a
strong man to .hold: Ayoiing warfior,
a wild herse: and a handsoin9,"fluav.
FromStujnn's StateoodiIlglne. V
, ,' -v- ' 1 , ,, ?i- 9i:A.''rrj I'-.
Dr. H Cavani, a ntedica! Xpert, who-
is credited with being a moving spirit
behbdthe.. dressed poultry JbilJ, apr.
peared' yesterdays before ;thiriry mem
bers of the poultry trade of this ijcity
in the library of the ieW Xorfe ilercan
tile Exchange and tried to make con
verts for" the bill. A statement, he
made to. the effect that a storage-tpt
chicken' in an' undrawn state; when fed
to a rabbit," caused Hhe'.ideath of? the
rabbit, created some;' merriment; Injong
the'' poultry, dealers!-', j
Chicken-fed f rabbits heretofore have
been unknown, so - members et) the
trade said and the menaf expert was
embarrassed, .when infftrnred that he
had made a "discovery'' bf: considera
ble. importance, since up to the pi-esent
tima rabbits were supposed :to clhore
js.tr JctJy , t.v a..vcg?,tablei diet. XeP tork
I v;emiuciviiifc' . ;-;
I fI 1 jTT-S5Jil If I I IF I III! fill 111 - III llll 1 II H II As ffl i wl
QUEEN CHRISTINA'S FORTUNE.
tQueen Christina of Spain, who inher-i
ited an immense private fortune from
her uncle, the late Archduke Albert of
. Austria, ha s for a number of years held
some $3,000,000 worth -of United . States
bbndj and retained possession thereof
"eveii tlir6ughdufthe' war of Spain with
this country, j They are deposited, witli
the remainder of her holdings of , one
kind flind another, '& the'lJank of .Eng
land ' .' " ' ' .." .. .. ..
; t WTHEN THE VOICE" FAILS. .
Eleanora Duse speaks in a recent ar
ticle of the mental anguish suffered by
a speaker or singer whosa voice, begins
to fail.; 4She. Tecalls hermisery .when
her voice 'began to show, signs of fa
tigue during the first' act of a: play, and
later when ft failed Aitbgether for threej
months, and. finally describes her joy
when she found that, she could control
and develop muscles'Wfifc& "she did not
even know existed, and which removed
the;whole5 trouble. Tha difficulty bad
not been in her throat", but in the "way
she used her voice, which she discoy
'ered only by a coincidence; - -
QHERIRn WALNUT FURNITURE,
If yoy Lave any walnut1 furniture
keep it' by all means:' it is becoming
rarer and more valuable, all tho. time.
Mpst of the pieces are ugly,, because
when walnut was in fashion taste was
at a low ebb. An old bureau, table or
chest of drawers may be made a thing
of beauty with a little expenditure. In
the first place, the wood must be
scraped "of its disfiguring varnish and
brass or glass knobjs. jmt on. Some
pieces may have to be entirely remade,
but this is frequently done with mahog
any and other- valuable woods. New;
ark: Advertiser, , ; ,
DRESS REFORM.
There isa whiff of rumor from Swe
den that a league has been formed
there for theJ express purpose of curb
ing extravagance . n . woman's dress.
"What is the matted, with ' Sweden,
anyhow?" some one asks, ahd'then pror
ceedi. .with Ither statement that "ever
since the separation that poetic north
ern country has been feeling lonely. If
Sweden" ascribes her trouble7 fo extrava
gance of woman's dress itmay be-her'
-finish-and, several, bpldes' At: alt
events women over here say they have
troubles enough 'of their own-without
worrying about what, women in Swe-'
dsn 'are agoing;, to vear. Dr xipt jsvcir.f-
New. xork, Pre.ssr .
! fAIDTO ; RELAXATIOijf.1 1
''- When 'yoii re .resttng, evejL jft It's
only a, matter of a few minuter daxk
en your room as completely a- possi
ble,' r Isay s an exchange? Lying do wn
throws your head injsuch apposition
jthat the lids ,of your. eyest have abso
lutely no chance to keep off rays,-of
light; arid there is a definite eye sfrain.
in consequence. : . - . : , . , "'
' No bed sho.uld .be placed in such a
way that you are forced to face the
morning light, and especially not so
that the , light will : awaken you; de
pend upon an alarm clock for., that, if
there's nobody willing to serve in that
capacity. There must - be' no strain
upon any part of hyou if yonr rest is
to be perfect, and the. matter of dark
ness or light has a" great deal to do
with the case. " '
HIDE THIN NECKS.
While so many arbitrary things! are
eMur-ed J or f fashion's sake one more
will mala; litllc? difference with the:sufV,
fefer," arid no doubt Dorset collars will
become a great ,fad. There ars many
of the finest chiffon, so gauzy as to be
iilmost imperceptible, and are boned to
follow exactly the big arteries and
muscles of the neck. ' The collar, which
'fits closely, goes up under the chin and
.p,ehirid the ears, and is attached to
the skin by. gum or paste. To oirien
who are riot as young, as they would
like to be they are regarded as a "great
boon, ior . at 'distaiice they give the
effect . of absolute youth. Of course, it
i'sq't exactly comfortable, but what' is
comfort" in 'these days of beauty w
shigjsvhen only the youthful have felt
Fease and have been modish at; the
same time ? Ne w York Press;, . '
WOMEN 'AND CIGAIt .STORES): s
.'Have you ever noticed what a' dif
ferenco there is nowadays,!', remarked
the ; observer ., of .the . social spectacle,
."about the average, woman's attitude
toward-jot cigar- store? - It used to be
the custom, when a- man went into, aj
"cigar ; store - to buy -ca smoke, for the
woman-who was with him o wait out
side. This frequently led tp her being
spoken to. by . any chance ; blackguard.
But this conventional modesty or mark
of disapproval has been abandoned,
and few- women, ever ' dream , of waiting
outside ; such .!a , shop in these times.
Whenever you do see one you may de
pend on at, that fcbe-fo from the prov
inces, where the old idea still prevails.
S '0f:cpurse this, has been'helped by. .,
the new manner of conducting these-.
places. They no longer encourage men
to use a cigar store as a lounging places
arid to fill, it with tobaccq. smoke. In
deed, j&q, far as. the odor is ctmcerned,
the average up-to-date ' ehop- his no- ,
trace bf- the5we"ed within Its 'walls;",
New York Press. - -
V
DRAWING EOOMS PERFUMED,
After the dustirig process lis finished". - v"
arid tb:e last window is -closed the fresh. .
air; is .impregnated. with some dejteate- fl ' ;
scent,- which ,1s sprayed upo'n, cprtauis. j ,. . 4
or upholstery' by dn - atomizer. '-Tneret ' 5 '
alsp 'are new atomizers -that'tcome tin.' ?
the ehajpe f little whirling fonntaina; f
that perhaps, were, intended, tor sick:' ; ;' r
rbo'mi original fyv -btft which"- riiadam 'orf ' "
fastidious taste hasithe maid'.brlng-irito A- 4 .V
the drawing room and set going ad &
finishing touch. ' . ' i.' '
;:; The potpourri' jarr again lsfashion- '
able- as one v of th happiest: way 6f.4.:-, sivC
perfuming. and .there -ris seen, agairi a ;
rose geranium or some pther little-po; .
of sweet smilin blobm: r " i 'f- r hi - ',
a sanuwiccing or.periumeu pauuing.- j
alsois applied to the latest sofa cushn .
ions. . This scheme is carried 'out ;by "
choosirig'a fl( wfered Silk or chintz coV-"
-eried with violets, or .".pploibloifisonis, orr
wild rqses, whichever may be .the per-v,;1
fume affected by the owner. ' These are
covered with a thiii Swiss or white or' ;
gandy, which may be taken off ami: '. '
washed. Indianapolis. News.
MINGLING OF TONES. . j ..
There- has been '.so. much question .-. r u :;
about whether, "or not the- hat should y
match the gpwn,, . It ha3 been asserted '
that the morning street suits should fee-;-" '
'complete in color froin head'to heeU?'
but-more latitude was allowed In the
afternoon..,,. . rt " '' , ','
This may be a dictate of fashion but - ' :-;
fir practice one sees ' the costume?-
matching in. hat and gownialmost en- .
tirey - . ' ... ..... .. . ' . v ., "
; When sombre colors 'are ned there -is-ofteri'k
wide" dash of ariother color in.J;
the 'ha1i,which.'mq,y or , may.; not match t
the collar of the coat, but if this, collar ' ?
is'iri ariother color." f rota' the c5af, thec-iv-;
liiiiuiiujf uu iue iiai uliusl uiiticu
: 'i In j most cases complimentary colors
are used., but. fastidious women prefer
mingling different tones of one co7orv; :JfX
1 Tt might help those wTio are finde
ci.dei about such combinations to re- " " V .
member tha most shades, of redjgo fn-v" -- J-
gethei, that black caribeelieyed; by - r1 -
crimson; yellow; pale blue and emferald, v
green;? it theseloolors are ujsed In Very;
small quantities - ' . ', . UV?
violet cant De comomuu wuu( 4
othershade of purple or laven'deV,4 and
pink' can be ; touched off' with certafn r
tones of , red, always with back..and
sohietimes witli white, "but the latter i 4;
not very 'effective". v 5 -'" . .
Black: and white is not as;faTrea a
combination as it was, except, la. cei
tain ways," such as' a white plume on, - r.;
black hat, and a bit of fine" lacfe at the (
neck and wrist.of a black gowri; ; ?
Green should rarely be toached vtS I'
anything except with shades "of .the -..
same color, although now and then one .
sees an effective v combination piade 1
with a; touch, of white on greeny abd r
black is good for an informal gowrii ;
Gold goes well with- brown,' but; sil
ver; should be avoided,; yetsijver should,
be used on blue and light green in pref
erence to gold. v-
White corduroy pumps will be worn
with white,' linen and serge gowns and.
a to irfiTv "inrippd. Xo woman' Wear-
ing a size larger.' man a o a aa. "i
should show her feet m. tbese they
certainly do rioitend : to 'make m feejt;
look 'small.; : U
The snirig"o shoes and stockings. .
for.', prfng and ummeiv wear ;is at-: -tractive
enough; to tempt the most; '
prudiSH woman who " gtiekS" to plain .
black."' To- begin wIthV; the stacking
must.. match the, shoe, incqlor.. arid
there must be a fitness a stp texture-X
and eiribeilishment; ' V'w ' 1. ;.
: Fringes3 ' and buttons f pm aa im- . , ,
portant part an theVorl trimnngsi ;
buttons, are . small. ;f tinges are .heavy; j. fv
be reversed before' lorigi Just now;
freaks of ' fasMoV are' numerousv'foii-i v
many. , trial ti-ips ..are .being mad ou - '
the field of dress. . ;. .. ; .h
Pumps are to be. worn with cofored :
linen gowns. and they are made of u'-'V.
heavy linen in all the . smart anewr
shades. - They khavp high miStarjr; f i
heels, long vamps and thick soles, and.
with mem are worn stockings lot silk,
lisle thread.., or .sea island cotton, ex-' ' :
qu7site!y embroidered, many OjC t&eav
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