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NO. ,
1 Iir I'lnlu ItirJ !n Spr'ntr.
Tim water drip (r nil the mossy cavci,
In. jewel drops on l;ist year's lonves,
Tlic earth is wrapped irt a vale nT mid ;
Ami through this gntr," "' amethyst,
Cullies llio phi'be's note, so ileal, .so swe t,
The . nil .if til.- phoh.. l,ir, :
l'lieno! Ph.-li.-! 'h.-l."!
Till Sllll'is. 'lidding jls rosy glow
On tufts nf cnviiii's whim UK Kinivr,
That bloom ly (li l.l stone wall ;
And from tln woods hy l)i- waterfall,
We faintly hear, so clear, so svvet,
Tin- .'all of tli.' pliclic bird :
l'licb.! I'lmbc ! Pii.'liit!
Tin- breath of violets most riirw
Is wnft.'.l mi tli. gentle air.
While from ..,i"!i moml ami ferny 11
dunes a plaintive not.' like n silver Ml,
So piercing line, so e"iir, so sweel,
TIi .-nil of tli .li...i. I.lr.l :
I'hebe! I'M. In'! I'lichpV
n i. II. Wwik. ill N w Y.iikSini.
THE PRETTY QUAKER'S
CALL.
Philadelphia boasts probably if the
prettiest (junker girls in 1 lie- world.
Twenty yours nr more ago, there
dwelt at the corner of Chestnut mid
streets a roil (li'iilor in cheese
nn. I butler, by flio liiinii' nf Fphriiim
Prout. Ilo iiml made a fortune in the
trade and whs widely respected.
llisilged lll.llill'l' was otic of those
distinguished personages wlio fake
thoir seats upon tho platform in the
meeting-houses', mi l occasionally, say
mice in six months or so, have " cnll
to speak. "
AihI liift wife wns nn industrious
body, as ymiiifc looking us lior nun
daughter.
As fur tlmf daughter, wmi'iIh cannot
describe In-r. Nature, in pity fur llio
prejudice which il'niiiio.1 lior lo car
sad-hilcd garments nil lior life, hud
showered iiikiii Imt all tin) lirilliant
lints upon Ik r )ial"t1 s. Friend Fph
raims daiighti r was fair t look upon.
Perhaps she knew it, for she had a
looking-glass, lmt imt inn; word nf
llattory Innl sho ovor heard.
S.i, work iiflor wi ck, ti rst day, found
Jiessy lit ntft't in ; second day busy
Willi household a flairs, while Ii.r
iniitlior superintended the washing;
tliinl day, ironing; fourth ilay, link
ill;;; ninl sn ml till t lit! seven were
leeoiuite.l.
Sim was twenty-four. Twenty-fniir
ninl imt iicirricd. Hud you asked
Friend H inn ih 1'rnii.t why, she would
Iiiivo suiil : ".My . laughter does imt yet
liake lire.nl as I eoiiM wish, ami 1 emi
li. t nllnw lior tn marry until that is
well learnt."'
Young men who saw liessy at the
meeting or in her father's stniv were
lint sn eiiliuly in lilVoiviit. More than
one junker ymith, with a jilciisant hji
Jreeiiiti.iiii)f l!os-,y's liouiity mi'l thrifty
misiiloi'iiti.iu of her fiitli. r's wealth,
were like l.nrkis "w illino;. " lint on
limit' of them iliil the jiatel'liiil oe fall
ith favor.
Kl'lirnini J'rmit niel his wife llan
linli hinl alriMiily select",! u liiislnui'l
for their chihl. Th it hush in,l to 1"
as mie I'oter Putter, a" wi. lower of
forty, wliu talkeil mil nee isionally
I'leneheil an. I nwiit'il throe lilneks nf
Aleh street roiorty, "-iHares'' the
iailaiiee nf the riiilailelihiiilis.
Hessiehail not lieen c.uisulte.l. Often
nho ao'iuiesi'i'il in tho iri'iternal tinimi
that Fricml I'oter was a worthy man.
Ann irnl ilily sh 'wmil.l have asealmly
neiiiieseeil in the opinion that h' whh
the proper liiishainl to select when
tin1 time eaine, lmt for uut' imliirky
I'iri'nmstaiu'e.
Aluiiit the nii.l.lh'nf I. e mlor, just
when Hessy's loaves were lic;:iniiiii to
merit iipprnval, Selina tirief was mnr
rio.l. After passing ineetinj ninl
e;nitif tlir.Hili the other cereiiiniiies,
tlui new-niitilo couple pave n honse
xviirniin, ninl tliitlier nf course, went
llessy, Ik s-.v 's mother ninl father ninl
l'lieml I'eter.
Thither nl'-n ciimo a yonnj,' nimi of
the worhl's people, one Mr. John
Iliililiiiiil, who wore n lilaek coat, n
pair of patent leather hunts an. I n
t.tovi'-pipt lint, ninl who was reyaiileil
liy the youthful I'rieinls wilh feelings
f niin;:le.l n.lniiniti.in ami terror.
Of course, there was neither sinyiiifj
or (lnneinf;, lmt they played, the for
feitslieinj; g.'iieially kis""s. Mr. Jluli
ia ril ciijoyril himself iiinaiiiyly. Ho
lniiiiri'eil to kiss Hossy nfteiier than any
one else, nnd that niht walked home
with her.
(iHslioii. .1 hy her motlier, liessy
niiswercd:
"1 lliouoht it Imt I i:ht to allow him
lost lie should think Friends proud."
So iiriterual solicitude was put nt
lest mid few impressions were nwnk-
r Uy the fact tint Mr. John Hub-
laird soon took an immense interest in
lmttrr mid flici h. conversed with
Friend F.phrnim on those milijects
with (;reat Hiiiui'itimi when they en
coiintt ii'il f.ieh other nt that Friend's
Mnn ami iiiainiK".! to lc invited home
to tea li cans h ivnlly could not
Jea'.e Friend l'piiriiiu until lie quite.
eompi eheiidi'd tlie a.ivnnta;;.'H of the
new patent churn.
On.' evi'iiiii ll.inirih cut. the lmf,
and siiiihiii; turned to her daughter
and said :
"H.'sy, t'n'i' m ikes bread as well as
thy mother."
That afternoon was one to bo re
membered. The fimo had come, when Friend
Peter Potter Iti lit be gratified. His
wife was ready for him. A conference
was held between tilt! father and the
anvious widower respecting '-y's
pecuniary prospects, shniild her fu
ture spouse die first, and the court
ship commenced.
The three sit before the tire - F.ph
Mi i iii twiddling his fliums, Hannah
darning stockings, "the child" Jlessy
knitting.
Fphraiin b.'gim.
"Itessy."
"Yes, father."
" Thee me lit t i ni'iunc n house, of
thy ow it."
"I think so, father."
"In fact, it is 1 i mo thee nhoiild
marry."
"Yes, father, I have been thinkim;
so myself. "
"I inn sorry to hear thee say that,
my child," cried Hannah. "A young
girl should not think of such a matter
until suggested by her parent, nr some
w ise friend."
Messy looked down abashed.
"Only last week a friend sp ikn to
me of the matter."
"What friend? fioo 1 Sanih I June,
doubtless; sh is ever for !ri iie; wo
men mnirv betimes."
"o, mother; not Friend Hose."
"Peileips thy Aunt Klia."
"No. mother."
"Who was it, child?"
"Friend John Hubbard."
"Friend John Hubbard !"
"Yes, mot her. He spoke of t hi n king
well of me and suggesting that our
lives would be passed ll ippily to
gether." "Bessy, thee knows a female Friend
may not marry a voting man of tic
woi'l. I'm people. Christie llrowu was
rend out of meeting for h i doing.
"Yew, mother."
"Well, child, sincn tin tim" has
come for thee to marry, thee will be
glad to know that Friend Peter is
iinsioiis for a w il'e and prefers thee."
liessy turned pale.
"Friend Peter is worth a lut of
money.''
"Yes, father."
"Also, he is n Friend."
"Yes, father."
"Consequently thee had better
marry him. It is now time fur thee
to retire, (iood liighl. liessy."
"Hood night," said liessy, with a
trembling lip.
So il was settled. It never entered
into iiuy one's heart that liessy was
not used tenderly. And the days hur
ried on, one after the other, toward
the First day, on which the twain
were to "pass meeting" for the f i rst
time preparatory to the solemiii.atioii
of their nuptials.
It was Friday. All the week liessy
ha I been a little s:td, not quite herself.
The extremely line fabric of her mils
Iiii dress did not seem to interest her
n it should have done. At two she
runic to her mot her.
"I have some little, business to At
tend to in l''airmounl,"she said. "And
I have b;'cn thinking it would be a
pleasant thing if Friend Peter could
drive mo there in his leathern convey
ance. "
So Friend Peter was summoned.
The light wagon was brought out, and
away they drove.
Peter iliseolir'ied volubly. liessy
r.nswered quietly. At Inst the wire
bridge was crossed mid Fairmonnt lay
before them.
When this was insight liessy spoke :
"I'riend Peter, tie e sees (h it white
building with white shutters?"
"Aye, verily do I."
'Thee will oblige me by taking this
package mid deliver it to Friend
Ann, with my good wishes. Mean
while I will hold the reins, I do not
w ish to alight.
Friend Piter obediently took the
package mid departed.
He staid ten minutes. AYIien ho
returned horse, wngon mid lmly love
were gone. He rushed about ilis
traeteilly. No one had seen anything.
Peter waddl 'd home. They were
not there. The (Quaker mother said:
"lie not it 1 1 1 1-1 1 1 e I ; they will return
soon, "
Hut the day passed with no fign.
So did Saturday.
At ten o'clock Saturday evening n
noise ot w heels was heai'il. Hushing
out they found the wagon, a mulatto
boy and a note, but no liessy.
lu terrible anxiety they tore open
the missive. It was as follows:
Vevh I'a nr. s rH( ami IiKsri.i rrn Fhjf.ni
l't ri.B: I lioi.' you liuvn not lnsn nlariui'.l.
! a n well. Mother kn tw. I presirnn, that II
woiil.l not lie e,i-y l.i mum if one f.'lt n call
to ln fo. I lia.l no call to I'l-uiiiteil t i I'. ien.l
I'eter. I hail a eall to marry .lolin. Tliero
i lie li. e.l of til rein.i'iy of paving nn et-
111 aaiimg worl.l's p.'..'l". so 1 inn ali' ii.ly
f'rii'inl Il'il.l.anl.
Siiggcl to I'rii il l I'. ler th" worthy Ann
billings ns a wife. She i- a Letter Inni-ew if.'
than I. Anil let nie know soon that I may l'
forgiven, for I inn in irrief on a.-i otuil of your
alio in ami iimioyniii'.
Your loving daughter,
1! SMK lll lllHllll.
Friend li i o i in tw isted his thumbs,
Friend Hannah folded lur hands.
Friend Peter opened his eyes and
mouth and shook his head slowly.
At length Hannah said :
"Call my mother, I'.pliiaim."
And Fphraiin brought the old lady
down ntairs. Nobody said a Word
not one. They gave her the note.
She read, folded it, put her spectacles
oil the table mid sat quiet - fifteen
minutes, half mi hour, nn hour. Then
she arose mid snid :
"1 hnve a cull to spenk. When
the prodignl koii returned the father
killed the fatted enlf. I'.essy is a
naughty child ; but verily she desires
forgiveness."
And liessy was fiireixen. Two
weeks Inter Peter married Widow
Ann, n:id M r. and Mrs. John Hub
bard were guests at the wedding.
I Yankee Hlade.
Advantages nf Kxercist.
It is important to notice Imw min h
depends mi what students and young
lnen are apt to despise us b. low theit
noliee I in 'iiu a perfectly sound phy
sical condition. Take two men, if they
could b" found, exactly alike in mental
nnd bodily aptitudes, nnd let the on.
go ou carelessly and idly indulging hi
nppetites nnd generally leading a lib
of what is called pleasure, and let tin
other train himself by early hours, b
temperate habits, mid by giving b
muscles mil brain e.ieh Heir fail
share of eiuployineiil, ninl nt III" end
of two or t Inee years they will be iih
widely npmt in their capacity for ex
ertion ns if they hid been boruwith
wholly different constitutions.
Without n normal healthy condition
there can, as a rule, b im good work,
and though that qualification cannot
absolutely be secured or preserved by
any rules n littl uimoii sense mnl j
care will go a long way both in seeiir- I
ingalld preserving it. O l that point ,
1 will just gho tli.se hints: First,'
t!ml it is not menial labor that hurt'- I
anybody, unless th" exe 's be very j
great, but, rather, fretting ninl fidget- ,
ing over the prospect of labor to be J
gone through, ho that the man w he ;
Can accustom hims df to take things
calmly, which is quite ns much r
matter of discipline as of nature, and
who, bv keeping well beforehand with !
what he has tn no, avoids undue hurry j
nud lielvnils excitement, hnii great
adviint age over one who follows a dif
ferent practice. Next, I would warn :
you that those who think they lent
not time for bodily exercise will soon- '
er or Inter have to find time for ill !
ness. - -Lord IVrby.
A I'igeim Willi ll Memory. !
It Heenis really impossible to ( xtim
guish the homing instinct in n goon
pigeon. A story is told of a I'renel
carrier pigeon which was captured by
the (ieniian soldiers during the siege
of Paris in The bird was being
carried in a balloon from Paris U
some point in the cniinliy whence, it
was expected to return to Paris with p
message. It was taken to the (Senium
headquarters and presented to Hie
eonininiider, Prince Frederick Charles,
who sent it to his mother in (Serniimy.
Here il was placed in a splendid roomy
aviary nnd carefully fed and Hour
ished ; but, although it was kept here,
living in the lap of royal luxury for
four years, the French pigeon .lid tint
forget its fatherland. At the end ol
that time the aviary door was l. fl
open one day. The pigeon llew out,
mounted high in the nir, llew about
for a moment as if to Iiml the point
of the compass, am! started in u
straight line for Paris, 'fen days
afterwards it bent its wings against
the entrance to its old loft in the
It inlevard de Clichy. There it wu
recogiii.ed, mid its case being brought
to public attention it was honored ns
n patriot returned from foreign cap
tivitv. It remained at the Paris Jar-
din d'Acclimatioii until it died, m
1S7H. New Yolk Witness.
The Cliiiriiiing Side nf l.if .
'There, dear," remarked I he young
wife, who w.is trying "love in a cot
tage" just after the lapse nf the honey
moon, while she sat with her husband
nt the breakfast table, "yon forgot to
get the sugar yesterdiy, so you have
none for breakfast. "
"Oil, yes, 1 have. I've got you."
"Hut you can't sweeten your coffee
w ith mo," she said, with it love light
in her eye.
"Mayli! not ; but I can sweeten tny
life with you."
"How nice! Just like books."
I Toledo lihule.
(iiu.ihm:n's cou'mn.
J ITTI.K TOTNK TWO sl... ..
Little Tottle TWO Sh I.
Sit. iq."ii my ki
'Tell me just one story.''
I'li'iulingly sn.vn she.
And I start the story.
S Tiy ta -k lor in" ;
Little Tot lie Two SI ;
l.i-l.-n - thiiughtfiill).
Of a knight I tell In i.
I'.rave a- hrave .'an h. ,
Of hi- lady love, too
Very lair was she.
1I"W th" iiiahl was si. .L u,
Mow he set her 1 1 -
Jlow they bravely sail, o .1
K.nill.'v misery.
Little T.'ltie I'WO S'loe,
Nes,.s , ,,e to me,
A- I ell. I III" si'- .
Very happily.
Tli. -a I a k h.'i if I
May I..-I I'l-ive l,iu :ht -:
I'.lll sill' line- Hot all-W''
last asi'i-. i- si,,.'
New H'l-aii- I'l n.'.iiu".
I N I I A N iM!-:s SlolilS.
Our sports were inol led by the life
nnd custom: of our people - indeed we
practised only what we . xp.etr.l to do
when grown. Our gutiies wire lints
with the bow and arrow, loot ami
pony races, wrestling, swimming, mid
imitations of the east. . ms and habits
of our fathers. We had shain lights
wilh mud bulls mid willow wands; we
played lacrosse, made war upon bees,
shot w inter arrows iwhieli wen used
only in that season), ami coasted upoli
the rih-i of animals ami buffalo robes.
Our gaini s with In. v. and allow wi re
usually combined with hunting; but
ns 1 shall lake hunliii: for the subject
ofnnollii i letter, I will speak only of
such as wi le purely plays.
No sooner did tile boys get together
than th. y div ided into squads, aiid
chose sides ; lieu a le nling al low was
shot at random into the air. I'., for.'
it fell fo Hie ground, a volley limn the
bows nf the pal tieioants followid.
Faeh player was qui. k to s e tic di
rect imi and speed of the loading arrow
nml he tried to -i ml his own with lie
Mime speed .11111 at an equal le iglil. sn
that nh 'ii il f. II ll would b.' closer
than any of tl lln rs to the lir -t.
ll was considered out nf place to
shoot an allow by li r-i sighting the
object aimed at. 'fills wa- usually ilu
pruetieai'le, because tie- ..bj-vt was
lilniosl always in iuoli.ui. while the
hunter him i ll wasnl.-n .;i the back nf
n pony in full gnllnp. I In n-fore. it
was tlie nlVlmml shot that tlie Indian
bny sought to master. There was an
other game with arrow, uliioh whs
characterized by gninblni: ami was
generally coliliued tn the in. n.
'file races w etc all ev.-iy .lay occur
rence. At noon Ihe boys w.-re usually
gathered by some pleti aiit sheet ot
water, and as soon as tie potties were
watered, they were allowed In gl.ie
for nil hour or two, while Ihe bnvs
stripped for their nooiul.iy sport-.
Hoys of nil ages were palled for II
"spin," and the little led men cln-erod
mi their favorites with spirit! As
soon n s this was elided, the poliv races
followed. All the speedy ponies were
picked nut, and riders chosen. I f a
boy said, "I cannot rid.." what a
sh.uil went up! Such derision !
Last of all came the swimming. A
little urchin would hang to his pmiv'.-i
long tail, while the hitter In Id only
his head above water nnd elide I sport -ivcly
along. Finally Ihe aniiniils were
driven into a line field of "Hiss, mnl
we turned our ntteiilioii to other
gullies. j )'. A. I'.asl mini, ill St,
Nicholas.
Mongn'iau lLi:i:',
These 'I'aiehiiiar Mongols are much
given to nil forms of magic. Sform
ilispelling tin y appear to hae learned
from the K 'ii in I ui 'I'lbelmis ; but the
origin of sonic of their other practices
is nol so clear. Ceilaiu iiiiioiig them,
they claim, can cans a person to be
stricken ill or can even coiiipass his
death. After having procured a I". w
hairs. a nail paring, or something from
the person of the intended victim,
I hey make n lit 1 1" image of him in (lour,
ulld ill this slick the relic. Then
it suffices to prick the lund. heart,
lung, or limbs of the cpley .i cau:-e
acute pains to be f It by the original
in the same portion of his body. Ol
course niie must recite certain potent
ihailiisthe while; Mi llmm lies these
elet of success. I inn Hot aware that
this mode nf hew itching a person so
well known in Ihe Wesl-'in world in !
ancient mid medieval times, obtains to
nuy great extent in Asia. Personally,
I have never in I il elsewhere. - The
Century.
F.illu r Will Ibi.
"So yon lire di'terminail mi a jour
ney to the North Pole?''
"I mil."
"(Suing out with Ihe next cxpodi.
timi''"
"No; I shall -o out wilh the party
that i'. to rescue the next expedition.''
i Si w York S.iii.
DliRRIXi; XMTHRS.
A Cape Coil Industry That
Smacks of Tennis.
Yi'ird Scmie at a Hcrrln;; Cnvk
by Moonlighl.
Win ii trout b. ei legal fry for the
angler bv virtue ol statutory enaet
meiit C'ipe Cod i his go "a-heirm'."
I'.arlv in April the clean lined, silvi ry
herring begins to dig its own grave, so
to speak, by seeking spawning pi: s
in t he ponds tint eiitply into salt water.
Perhaps it is hardly proper t m-
pare the fashionable pastime of tennis
wilh the w.-t and li. hy mil oiiml i ngs
of a herring er.-. k niter nightfall,
In li a doi n y , s, a half IiuiiiIh d -nu
n an slnm !in wnt -t w it Ii sieve-like
sei'iip.-, in frantic emli nvors to laud
tlc-ir li.-h. It I'tquiies science to net
a hell ing, ami to i numerate the vari
ety of pass, s, thrusts mid parries cm
ployed by the Hitter is out of the
ipii'-tinii iua new -paper art icle. Then,
again, n b imis racket looks a . if
it grew on the sauio tree with a
herring in t. The net is a trill" larger
Ihiiiithe ra. kef and inure loosely
Kil ling, and a trille inure oval in the
bow. The handle is nf g 1, solid
ash and is four feet Imig. The iin sli
i made of line or rawhide. The ideal
herring netb r can swing m f tin
iiupleuieiits when n tennis playing
counter jumper would certainly in jure
his spine in attempting to manipulate
il. Si iih. t Mil. s hnnie in eh tuts have
the bilk mi Ihe handle. ll is g (,,
grip, but a winding of hie is bit
ter. Wh"ii the helling ha niim nceil
to "run" into the ponds by way nf the
salt creeks, a bright moonlight ni: hi
i-jus suile.l for tlu-ir di st met i-n.
The tide lilllst I ( the pl.ipel stage.
for h. riing prefer to make II journey
with the least possible ixeitimi. li
the tide is low there may be insulli
cic!it water in the creek ami its luinia
tuie sandbars at the entrance exposed.
Long before tl uri'elit has mm-
lueiieed to How neainst ; lie dow liwiird
i-l renin and t bus back il up, the li.-r-I
in r have arrived oil' shore, ami nr,
awaiting the report of tinny sconls
si lit up to lecolilloili r. Thoil'-lllid- ol
t he t'lsh congl egale in buiiclus ami
slowly move back and forth past the
111. II 1 1 1 of the creek. Their Illnvelnenls
me marked by milled water that ro
lled the silver of the union's rays.
Now ami tlieii the hunch .huts hither
and thitln r, and the erratic scurry i
very inl -lestin;; to the uninitiated.
The li -ii appal', lit ly in e I'l i' lileli. d by
s.mie in -triii. enemy, nr the n purl id
I lie sk ii inisln i s s, (s h"ir tails u-wig-g
ing.
The Hellers sit nn the sand, swan
stories and await development. .It's
IIO Use fur flu III to fool with til" single
lish that dart up on the joiirm y to the
pond. If the creek is a leased one a
favored feu are in possession .if it
privileges; if it is free, there is an air
nt impatience thai nllou results in des
ullnry netting and audible cuss wonls
hulled at Ihe li .lieriueii for scaring
away the herring. At intervals along
t he bed of t Im creek are placed rocks
so as lo form narrow channels through
which the fish must pass in order to
get up Ihe stream. Such a i out i ivaiice
s tvcs its purpose admirably, lor just
above the barrier u Hotter drops his
scoop nnd the lish rush into it pell
nu ll because they cannot go i-lse-w
In re. Faeh Hotter reelim s w ith his
lin e to seaward and his eyes oi' the
silvery sput that murks tin location ..t
Ihe herring. If the lish move mii in
to deeper water the fishermen tehash
gossip that may be weeks old. Put
should the tell -tale silver cnie close
inshore, .m hands nml knees the m l
t, is creep to th Ig.-s nf tli" creek.
some of them stand hip deep in the
wnler, ami with nets at arms' length
await the rush that Is sure to come
siioin r or later. It may be n Inl-o
alarm, or Ihe heri iiigass.nl the m.n.lli
nf the waterway wilh tremendous
vigor. In they come, leaping over
one nnot her in their insane fury to gel
to the pond above. Thousands ale
crowded mil of water upon the beach
lis I he big school makes the shallow
entrance. Nothing short of dy innnite
will slop the wild charge. Those in
the van ale urged along by those be
hind, nnd the rear guard i loses up all
outlets of i scape. Tim sound made
by the flapping, floundering creatures
is indescribable. The roar has been
heard a hall mile away froi.i the creek.
The ti-tters begin to scoop out the
lish by the dozens, and throw theni
high up the bnnk behind the stands.
If the lish come nt the surfi a neat
twist of the wrist is necessary to inter
cept them. Often they are caught on
the tly. Again tin y are interrupted
while performing a circus ring evolu
tion. Then the lish divide nml plow
along the sand at the water's; edge:
but th:.' li 'Hi r mnsf have a thrust ready
to ,.o tin most good iu inch emer
gen. -v. The tinn of the run is limited,
ami each sweep nf the n.'t shniild per
form its part in the harest.
When the bulk of In rring has enter
ed the Cleek, several II. I 11 Wll.le ill lllnl
follow them up to ri tt lo or confuse
them. Then waders beat the water
wit h 1 1n ir rets and keep up a Kickn
poo I m linn wt r ilnncr with vncal ac--
iti j ii i in i-li t . A good run may hist
an hour, and the work of the night is
i inplished in that time. 'When the
last li .h has i' i-app. i red up the creeks
the dead one. are collected into heaps
and counted into barrels. He who
has taken the most herring has doii"
th" be,t lilg'.it's wo li. and no gets the
largest ri - ti 1 1 1 ii . rat imi. that i -. il the
dun. sst(.m jn vogue. The lish are
pi n-. I uudi i cover, and tin ueti.r,
alti I i. inoving tlie senhs that have
stuck o t In ii- clot lung when tin- nir
was ti led with living, flopping lish,
h ave he bench. Fishing vessels me
in waning fn pu.'ehase the herring for
bait, ami limy may be had nt times for
in c. iits p. r Inn. Faeh schooner
ali' -- aboard s. . nil Ihousnid tish and
then sails f.ir the banks, while the
crew chops tie hilling into small
cub. s, !ji.'h are later attached to the
I ksof fiawl.. There are recognized
"herring sh inties'' nil along Cape Cod
P.ay and Vim-yard sound, from Pow
der Hole to Falmouth. On the Vine
yard are many more of th. -e shanties,
nil of which tly a ling frmn mast or
stall' when ti-li are awaiting purchaser.-.
Po-tmi Herald.
Anii'ihile nf li.sm.irek,
I'll. I i iltsrhe lo vim publishes the
following :is mi illustration of Prince
P.isinarek'i gn... humor: "After In;
I nd accepted the Ministry of Coin-
iiii'i'.v tlm prince was struck by the in- j
significance of ninny matters he had to
h oi e. If, for iiislal , anybody had
hoei, caught elieilly hawking goods
ami had been send n I to a line, but
had to be paid 'd nil the seme of j
j poverty, it was necessary, mr .
I ih remission of the fine, to j
obtain the consent of two Ministers
ih" Mil i -t'T of I'mai nd the Mill- '
i-l. i' i f ('.nntiifl'C". ISisuiarck had ;
t.ilo u spoci.il note of ii case of this j
' kind. A p: .1.11. r had been sent. -lie. . I o '
a I' lie . f If 1 1 marks oibmit li c dollars, ;
j ami 1 1 e I'nd.-I'-Seel . larv of State re-
ported to tie- new Min'sb-r of('o.u-;
ni 'i'c. that he was a poor chap who '
ha. I to maintain a wi'e mid child, mid
would hnve to sink into still deepi r
misery if the line were converted into ,
imp! ' soiiin. nt. lie therefore begged ;
lit nisi. -I. to sign tin immediate
la port. :.lv i -ing llm king to pai'
ili i' the pe.hlli r. The prince em-
itieally r. I'll -d lo do sn. for. I
sai I In-, if tlm king had to be advised !
to us. his right of pardon in all such .
ens, s, justice wanld become n dead I. t
t. r. The I'mh r-Seei'. tary of State
then referred to the traditional pr i
tiee, and appealed to the heart nf his
chief, who answered : 'All right. I'll I
give the pool chap the 'Jit marks out '
of my own pocket, but ymi shall not !
have inv signature I'm- the thing.'' 1
A liib' liens . liabi. s.
There me now living three White
I (ouse babi. . I ha! are lmf yet too old
for the title. I'.aby M.'Keo has just
been seven year-, old. mnl is enjoying
a beautiful h inie in linliaimplis with
his giamllather. whom he dearly loves.
Until CI. velaml and liaby Father are
the etln r two. IJulli is three years
Id, and l-'siln I is about six months.
Neither Miss Hull, n.,r I'.aby McK.e
Wll-b.'iu ill III" White House. Miss
I ill ' ; i O.-nt (iiant, mm nf tiie most
beaut ilul y oug ladles of New York,
was a Whit'-House baby mice, for she
wai bolll in (lie Whit- House while
her gi ami nit Ii.r was President; ami
another V li it e 1 1 on baby was her
brother. l'!y s-..-s S. ( irmit. Jr. Miss
Nellie A.lhur. now u lnaiiitiful hnlv
living in Albany, wns ,t White-House
child .Im "tug her father's a. In, in i-.t i n
I im, ami t here are now living several
mi. I, lie -aged ladies who were the chil
dren nr grandchildren of Presidents
long ago. These ladies snv that in
l!io-e days they were petted nml talked
about jit ns tlm ('lev. hind children
nnd liaby McKee lire Imw. This
s. i ins odd to us now. A White-House
"child'' seldom In aid nf its Alan Ar
thur, the brother of Mi-s Nellie, nnd
the only smi of President Arthur, lie
is a grown man imw. but not a very
old one. New York Ledger.
His Only Hope.
.lewi h r. 1 caii'l l.t ymi hnve an
other engagement ring. Mr. I'pton.
Ymi owe me fur three already.
Ibirdy Fptoii. YouM better let me
have this mm too. If this goes, I'll
be in ii position to pay tor the others
in a few months. j Puck.
Paring tlm last year the postmasters
of this country handled nearly 4,(100,
thlil,t;ii stumped ldeces nf lnipcr,
A .In in per.
II" Jumped out of bed nnd jumped into lit
shoe-:.
II" jump.'.l f,,i the paper that Iiml the day's
new.' :
When breakfast was o'er he jumpM quick its
n .-at.
for hi- Pi- miisiil at mnl his everyday lint.
lie jump."! en th-' ear that was going ilovvu
l"W II.
Ami hejiuiq.'.l to shake hnmls with his
n.'ighli ir. Mis- lirowii ;
lb-jump-d fr.'iii tl ar when the office was
ren-hc.1.
Ami inmpe.1 with alarm when til" fire whistlii
s-r lid.
II" jumped into harness to do his day's work,
Ale I never w;w known ..in small duty to
shirk :
Win n doiiig his work, if folks into liim
l.iimp'"l.
II" -topped ii"t to argue, but over them
jumped.
II" jumped at ea.'h chain'" that the day
bmiigl.t b him
To enlarge .and expand his wall-t's bright
t im .
And Win n h" got through at 111" end of th"
day.
11-iini.p.'d en tl ar that was going his
way.
lb-wit" .I'l l his i hildren jumped at his re
tain T"gi-"l he. i. and all th" .lav's triumph" to
l.arii.
Ami when tli-- In -I prayer mid good liigbt
had b- ini -aid.
Yi'i.r in and y ar.'nt. he jumped into bed.
li,,s'i,i (ilolio.
Ill MOK01 S.
The best Ihing out out of debt.
Spices ni " lmf ns ii rule noisy, but
ymi have ;.! h. ard the gingersnnp.
Ch rk I .ain't live nn $10 a month.
FinployiT I never insisted on your
liv big.
liiz.y- What silly story is flint you
were telling that gave those people,
the giggles. Fizzy -One of VnUI's.
Spatfs I hear flint (inslin lost Ilia
head at Miss Hurley V the other night,
liloobunip. r fin re's nothing in it.
"Appi ar.iuces are very deceptive,''
remarked the b nor. "Yes," replied
the prima donna; "especially farewell
appearances. "
Sim This is so sudden, Mr. Homily.
You must give me time. II I'll dis-
coiitit it live per cent, for cash. How
iloes that strike you?
tiilswcll Young Hlivelis bonsts tll.'it
lie iiev i r loses hi'- head. I'ukaiie
Well, he couldn't expect such great
luck as t hat, y oil know.
"Oh, there is n terrible fuiltiel
shiipod cloud coming this vviiv."
"Well, the funnel begin soon then.
( let into ll y clmie cellar."
"Ymi oin lil to be very proud of
your wile. She is a brilliant Inlkil."
" ...i i e right there." "Why, 1 cur.hl
listen to her all night." "I often do."
Count lliisfulag.. (leji dedi Tin n
I have waited upmi ymi all thin time
for nothing? Miss lioodleby No in
deed, In iv is fifty cents for ymir
s. I f.
Ibai-i -.'l, '.ailing tune s 11. .11 at hand.
Wlc'ii man will sadly n nun
And reali ." us ne'er before
l'lii'ie s in 1 pla.'e like h,,ni"."
She - lb says his poeins are widely
read. I'e Well, that, proven one
thing. Sim -What? He That the
I'dltols read ill tides b( I'ol'C rejecting
thelll.
lr. I'ooley ( limine 11 bur of son.,
please. Shopman Yes, sir. lo you
want il scented or unsccnled? Ibioley
Aw - niviT timitid ; I'll jist take it
wid me.
"I gii, s. that party Slasher went to
last night must have been rather stu
pid.'' "Why'.'" "Oh. lie is as eleiir
In u, led ami pleasant as I i v. r saw him
this morning.
"'Fine toilet soap, live cents.'"
said the judge, leading the wrapper
after he had used some nf thecotitonts.
"Thai is not enough. I'd like to line
it ."v. and e.'-fs. "
Otliei r 'S our lmnor. I have 111 rested
this man for singing "After the Pall"
oil the ! I r. el. M agist rale I fi t imi sly )
I will hold you for com! for pro
ducing bad notes.
Sum That girl I in! rodueed you tn
is as gnod as gold. Tom I don't ran)
nboiit thai. If she's ns good ns a
couple of corner lots near the busi
ness centre, I'll be pel feet ly satisfied.
Pi iiinis -1 nlt. 'i's sight has become
straugi ly alfected, poor fellow. Ho
sees i' very thing double. S ciindns
!y jovc ! I'm glad you mentioned
it. 1 owe him ten dollars nml I'll ten
del' him this five.
Tin' Kindly Old ( Sent leinn n 1 )o you
know, in v good man. what was meant
by the metaphorical expression of ask
ing for br. ad mnl receiving a stone?
Weary W niggles -Shuie ! It'n when
somebody gives ymi work.
A piano that ymi run wind 11 p is a,
late invent ion. Whether or not it in
going to be a benefit to humanity de
pends altogether on whether the wind
ing up wi'l make it go or make it
top.