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. , 7 i The Chance HE loud knock of the postman resounded through the thinly built walls ofWaterford Villa, and the - thud which 'followed, as something heavier .than a ' letter fell into the letter i box, struck m knell of apprehension in Mary Dono- .van's heart. . " , Her first Instinct was to rush Into the- hall, and seize the long: offcial looking envelope which she knew by painful experience was lying there. The presence of her mother and sis ters, however, acted as a deterrent, for they were not in sympathy with her, and if what she feared was a returned" OWIJI v1"' - undue haste would have Immediately caused them to put into words what she would prefer -to remain unex pressed. "Letters," cried Norab. "Patterns I ordered declared Elsie. And they hurried out of the room. An amicable wrestle, and then n long idrawn exclamation of disgust, followed by an ominous pause, the import of which Mary knew only too wen, ana the packet was laid before her. She left it untouched on the table while, with trembling hands, she con tinued sewing some buttons on her gloves. Her eyes were swimming with un- shed tears, and the lump in her throat ' grew bigger and bigger. The cheerful conversation of her ; relations, which the advent of the post man had interrupted, was not renewed. The silence was mone painful than any comments could have sbeen, and perhaps Elsie, the youngest of the girls, realized this In her easy, good natured way, for, after humming a few bars of the latest waltz, she began .to talk about the'danee to which she and Jforah were going in the following week. '. - ' . .1 But it was flogging a dead horse; the subject had already, been exhausted, t and the returned MSS. had suggested thoughts of an unpleasant nature which were not to be diverted. . r- Mrs. Donovan had been left a widow, . wit & three daughters and a modest in come. . v The eldest and youngest of these girls, Norab and Elsie, were fashioned after her own heart, both as regards mental attainments, up-to-date accom plishments and social tastes. But Mary was a thorn; in the flesh, the fly, in the ointment, a very real dis appointment. ; ' For, -whereas her sisters had Imbibed ,the minimum of Instruction from their school lessons, Mary had thirsted to drink deeply from the well of knowl edge, and as they air grew older her tastes differed from theirs in every respect, and almost unconsciously he dropped out of their lives, and led a more or less solitary existence. j Certain duties were relegated to bach one, for' the household only boasted a Woman servant and a boy. Maryer f ormed her tasks faithfully, but while her sisters danced and enjoyed the pleasures which the late Major Dono van's friends seemed to find delight in showering on his widow and her at tractive daughters, she dreamed away the hours. .. Such conduct was Incomprehensiblq to Mrs. Donovan, who, naturally encilgh, iised to calculate . what a num ber "of things Mary, might have done In the tim4 wasted, and when she had got the ' sum total clearly; represented in.her mind, she, would lay it in Its ap palling nakedness before Mary's shrink ing gaze. - - , . - But the day came, as it comes to all who are anlicted with a temperament like Mary's when she thought, she would "write." - , ' f Success lay before her mental vision writ in huge letters ; she would pour v fcc w8 WA. u. "iiucut pumic wnat naa nitnerto remainea un- Dijwcu m xxki' uwii ueairc. - But iiie luwuguw uj. youm are luus, i ntlP tnnilf nts " nnri nfTontlmscs o woaw. o -o v- vv.-o . . Hess to those Who have to listen tO them, and ronsidPrntA itnr OT1rdPd - 0 . . their public from being bored with iiiiinp ixiirPKNPi i v ii n rv i innnrnn i " ' ssue cast ner Dreaa on me eaiionai waters, only to have it returned after many days. - -When she had propounded the idea of her venture In all its newness to her people their , attitude had been , non committal.. ,...',- Mrs.V Donovan acknowledged that it iuSuv answer, uui ner auDious expres- sion conveyed her disbelief in anv success, ana sne torn Mary tiiat any Apenses, sucu as typewritinc:. postage. ic... must ue paid lor out of her dress Auouey. To their credit be It said, her family was very long-suffering with her, and at first the duties which she straight- way neglected were done by .her sisters Without; complaint:" but as ihh- mrtithl wuul yy, ana tno only results of her uur& 01 iapor wre, severe headaches, u.uu lUQ su? e ana certain return of all TEe JlSb. She Seilt Ollt. . tllPir . nntfonoo . w uiuiimsn, ana Mrs. Donovan that n , ... . " . 7 .uml cuuusu trial U.ia rft?n crlVPn TTT T of a Lifetime. M and that, Mary; must leave her scrib- Diing ana try to give ner mina to "the common round and trivial task" ui ujiiiofHic. , . v . The, return of this last story turned her indecision into determination, and thinking it a" fitting opportunity for expressing : it, .she was about to do so when her eye lighted upon a letter which; she had not noticed' before, lying by the side of the poor rejection. "Hadn't you better read your letter, my dear?" she said, in a voice which suggested that sympathy and irritation were having a tussle in. the maternal bOSOm. -' ; : :"::::r': , ' : j ' '.-y- "i; I As Mary leaned forward to take 11 two scalding tears fell on the envelope. She would have given all she-pos sessed to have "been able to rush to her j room and have her cry out, but. In stead, she tried to read the words which danced before her misty gaze. But as she read the mist cleared, and her cheeks flushed with excitement.; ".Listen r sne cxciauneu, ana in a voice which shook, in spite of her ef fort to control It, she read: "The Talbots, Tuesday Afternoon. "My Darling Mary: "How are your stories getting on? I was so sorry to hear ycu had that one about Love's Revenge back. I thought it splendid, .but it's always so; nothing that is really good gets published. I I have sent some sweet poems u: to sev eral papers, ana they always come back. But, cheer up, dear, now Is the chance of our lifetime. r f; "Tom has a friend coming to spend a week with us. They were At Ox ford together, and think the world of each other: and, my dear, he is !cn editor. Think cf it, Mary! And mother says I may ask you to cone and stay with us at the samo time. Could anything be .better? i "liring every tiling you nave ever written, and I will collect all my poems (how fortunate wo shan't clash), and it will be a strange thing if, after this, we don't get everything published. j "OPd-by, dear, I am so excited. "Xoui-s ever, v -KITTY.? "P. S. I shall expect you by the 3,40 on Saturday. , No more returns, Mar!" The Joyfulness of the tones in which Mary read, the last words proved quite contagious. Mrs. Donovan instantly abandoned the idea of .( nipping her daughter's hope of a literary career in the bud, at all events until this visit had been paid, and then gave her will ing consent to Mary to go. Norah and Elsie, who knewnothing of editors, asserted their firm convic tion that Mary would suddenly leap into famp. . 1 An nrrentanoA nf thn invitation wns i,ocn n,t a i,rtiiw? ,i wprA snPnt in mnlcln? nrnirntinna for the event. v - Mary's mother and sister were lnde- Tntlr'nniP nnri nxr snnininv mnrnin she possessed a dress basket full of pretty clothes, and the parting fare wells she received from her family when she had taken her seat in the train which was to bear her to Let bury were mingled with earnest .'ex hortations not to forget their instruc tions respecting what she was to wear, and whenNshe was to wear it. 'I do hope something. will come of u all," murmured Mrs. Donovan fervent ly, and on her way home from the station she took the "opportunity of paying Jseveral calls wherein, with no intention 'of inaccuracy,- she gave the impression that . Mary "that quiet little puss, you know" had actually got her foot on the ladder of .fame and fortune, and at the present moment was on her way to see an editor about her "novels." When Mary finally arrived at her des tination, ner excitement ana a new and delightful sense of self-importance prevented her from observing that her rnena lutty, wno, witu ner orotner, had como to meet the exnected intest. was looklncr nartleularlv deleotedi 4 "Don't mention literature." was t j ' a j.i i. lit s nastiiy ana emDuaucaiiy wmsDerea in hor onr nn rnm nf : thriv- Mktiv - ua uuiet ieauu uaa large euusivt: euiuruce. yy She was .mystified- at the tone, but i uor until ue ana jvittv were aione; oe - , . . . r- la. , t -i fnrp thev divspd for dinnor was linv explanation vouchsafed, k uan wc And then, with tears of mortification, Kitty told her that Tom had found j out what she had intended to do, and he had been simply horrid about it. , i 11 f- h.Td . K.iid ' it '-'wnnld : ho hohnvin Rhamef ullv to nut hlaVrlnd in suph an awkward position, .and hi had mndP I u the poems or stories. f 'Silly trash' he called them," said f Kitty. "Oh! brothers are hateful," she I nddod vindiptlvplv "hut T Viod r rwml Ise, or he said he wouldn't take me to the ' Eights,' and I have a particular reason for going this' year," she said, blushing consciously. . . . r , it that Mary went down to s dinner-the j editor was to take her in. But what did it matter now?. What would thev I anxr nf l-ntro9 -. . - -And she felt she had been Inrod .v--vo., i . V ' It was a week later. On the morrow Mary Donovan would return home, and her visit would bo a thing of the past. The world , was full of .spring sun shine, and Kitty had suggested a : walk through the woods to her old nurse's cottage, . where they could ; have , tea, nnri thn n. wain uome iu iuc juiwx . mm . , m . . c . m- wm mm nnn light. , , The idea had met with Instant apt provalahd the little party of Kitty and Mary. Tom , anu nis naucfc, uti brothpr and John Graham, otherwise the editor,-had sallied forth. It seemed to hate become the cus tom for John Graham to Escort Mary Donovan, and on this occasion he start ed with her as a natter of course. ' 'He was nearly forty; she was not eighteen. Kitty, whose chevalier was still- a minor, apologized for this discrepancy of years.- "It's -too bad," she said. "Looked at In the light of an editor, age doesn't matter; but as a man, he's no fun at all ; for; you.'? Mary smiled enigmatically, but made no rejoinder. The al fresco tea In nurse's kitchen round the open fireplace was over. Tom and his . fiancee and Kitty and her Oxe-nlan had vanished mysterious ly. John Graham and Mary Donovan were left alone. vShall we go Into tho woods ?" said the man. v ;v- A pang went through Mary's heart. Ho finds mo dull," she thought. They went out into the sweet, lilac- scented air. A thrush trilled joyously near by ;: "It Isn't only a young man's fancy which lightly turns to thoughts of love In springtime," said, John Graham, wistfully. ' . : : y : jV - ' Mary looked up qr.estloningly, and then, as she saw the yearning look in the face bent toward her, her eyes fell and. her breath came quickly. "Mary, am I too old for you to love?'! Mary did not reply in words, but In some mysterious way negatived the suggestion. Tne tnrusn sang on unconcernedly, but Kitty, who was just appearing round the corner, retired discreetly. "I am glad you are not one of those girls who go in for writing, Mary," said the "editor" some hours later. Mary Jaughed inside. "I go in for being engaged," she said, mischiev ously. h.rT- "My darling I" said the man. ' . ,.;',;. :; '. . . ' : t :"'y. "And after-all," said Kitty, "it was the chance of your lifetime." Penny Pictorial Magazine. The Fur off the Muskrat. The fur of the muskrat is dense and soft, resembling somewhat that of the beaver, but it is shorter and Inferior in denseness," fineness and durability. It resists the water during the life of the animal, but ;- is readily wetted imme diately "after-death. The color is gen erally of a drab blue, In some cases wltl1 a :WsH appearance, ana tippeil with reddish brown. The fur is con- coaled liyt long, sUff," brown OVerhairS on tne upper part and sides of tne body. The general color of the animal is dark amber brown, almost blackish brown, on the back and gray below, but specimens are found ranging through the various shades of brown. blue and yellow to pure white. The white muskrats are of no more value in the fur trade thap those of ordinary colorings, yet they are highly prized by collectors of natural history specimens. The fur of the smaller muskrat found in Alaska is of a light silvery color, al most white on the abdomen, and is very fine, "the pelts from that locality having been highly prized .when beaver hats were in fashion. New York Times.1 Fish Without Fear. In rare Instances fish appear to be without fear. This was particularly noticeable in the case of several trunk fishes which I found on the Florida reef in an old dead coral head of iarge size. At low tide I could reach from my. boat nearby to the bottom of the head by bending over, and in attempt ing to dislodge some gorgonias which were clinging to tne coral 1 was sur prised to see several of the little ar mored, fishes swim up to my hand and permit me to touch them an act which I ... r .. .tt - ... .'. r i foma T ham fMAnai nr lj,Lri u ..x ... ..- schools, all about me within eight or ten feet, and even when I moved along i thaw wA.a inmn.i . mt,u .A.t;t,n .i..w. u. vm.- them with the cast net. Scientific American. Takes the Palm For Uellnem. , For sheer, ferocity of appearance un redeemed by any' milder, facial attri butes, says the Westminster Gazette, a lizard called after. "Moloch, horrid king," Moloch horridus, Is pre-eminent among reptiles. The body is so cov- ered with spines that, as it has been, put, nature seems to hve endeavored to ascertain hnw mnnv RTiinpa pftnlfl ho inserted on a given area. But, unlike I Its tutelary-deity, who seems really to have spelt himself Molech, the lizard I does not demand the blood of children. in that it has a curious faculty of drv ing' up water; , A specimen placed in a shallow dish was observed to attract I 4., Thrpp snecimens have Tpcervtlv arrired v iUC uwugai uoiutu, -uum ua- trflUn TFhCra iha nranhii UvW ttof.onotiottottotiottonof.otiotiotto o x; o t: o ? O tr o t: o t: o V o V o SOUTHERN; O a o a o FARM TOPICS 1 o :i o A o a o a Devoted Exclusivjlfly to the In terest of Dixie Farmers. t o ttottoitonotiottotiottottoitonotiotto FlantlDff Fall Cyopi. There are very many crops that can be profitably grown in the fall and early winter, writes J. B. Hunnicnlt, In the Southern Cultivator. Irish po tatoes, rutabagas, turnips, beets, beans, melons, ; cabpage and tomatoes are among the vegetable crops which may be profitably planted. All of -these crops require thorough prepartibn of the soil Qra'ss and: weeds must be entirely destroyed, !the :-ground be broken deeply, so as to supply, moisture readily; the soil should.be made very fine, so. that the tender roots can strike deeply and capillary j attraction circu late the water freely. j Fall markets are' generally good and. these crops pay well to grow. That theiv is great demand for them Is clearly shown from the fact that we buy largely or xnese crops iium sections, . .. : ' , , : Every farmer carr find full use ror all his time in preparing for and plant ing these crops. - ;1 : ; V t If for any reason you do not wisn rnf vour time In on any of the, above crops, we call your attention to: the fact that this is n. good time to begin breaking stubble and waste lands; for sowing grain this fall or for piantj Ing next season. Of course, you will have to exercise good judgment as to the condition of the clay. If there -should be plenty of rain do not plow! until the clay is dry. If the clay is in- proper condition It is not too soon to begin this work. The earlier this woriz Is done the better results yow can iook; for next year. Do not fear the sun-j shine. Sunshine does . not hurt dry. land. ' It pays to keep the . harrows right up with the plows. This will pre-; vent any danger of hard clods .being formed should any clay be thrown up with the plow that was rather wet Grass Seedinsr Each succeeding year brings us more. enquiries as to how to secure a good stand of grass than the past one, a sure; Indication that Southern farmers are: at 'last beginning fo: appreciate that grass and hay is a crop in which there, la profit to the grower and Improve-' ment to the land. This tendency, to abandon arable for grass lana is one that is going to be Intensified by exist ing economic causes. Arable cultiva tion, especially in cotton and tooacco crops, demands an abundance of cheap and readily available labor. Whilst trade was languishing, and the South had not entered the field of commercial activity, this labor was here abundant. and ready at all times to be commana pd at low wanes. ' Now conditions have changed and the cry; is that labor is scarce, unreliable and dear. This is affecting . farmers : seriously, and is going to bring about a. change in the system ; of farming. Arable land is going to be put down to grass and more live stock, be kept.' This is a change, greatly to be desired in the interest of farmers themselves and also, of our lands. No grass country is ever long, a poor one. The richest agricultural sections in this country and the Okl World are those in which grass lands are the most extensive an .ther the greatest degree of home comfort 'Is to be found. A large farmer said to us x few days ago, "I am bound to make a change, in my ' system of ' farming, i will' ..reduce the area . of my arable lands, farm them more intensively, and thus get a greater yield per acre, and put down into permanent grass a largo part of my farm and keep a much larger, head of live stock. There Is money In stock when rightly bred and fed, and lut little profit in the produc tion of arable crops with the present! high rate of wages for labor," He was! right, ftnd It is goings to be profitable f orjalf SolithernTf afters, to follow, his exampIe.-Ttie Southern Planter.' ' ' y Fampkini, th Stolen Crop. - Pumpkins are said to: be a stolen crop", because they . are usually raised among corn without any additional labor except planting the seeds, and the seeds may be dropped at the same time when planting the corn, says The . Planter. Some farmers thinS there is nothing .gained by raising pumpkins amonsr corn. because thev anDronriafp part ofhttie. f ertnny wnrcn Tmonid ga to tne corn,. ana thereny lessen., th value of the corn more than, the wort' of the pumpkins. This mav be Arm where the land is too poor to supply 1 nourishment enough? for the corn; but such land should never be planted with1 corn, east; west, north or south, for not matter how thorough the tillage may ,be a paying crop of corn can never be 'raised on poor land unless it is well manured. . " - " i, A good, thick sod turned under, or a field well manured with stable manure, will produce a good crop of pumpkins, and just as much corn as if the pump kins had not been planted. - - Fed in - moderation, v and- In addition tQioatsx)rimeaI, there Is- no doubt naaitlon to the horses' aw uuie uuu tauuoi 00 allowed t pasture.; Horses and cattle " -U In . them will drink scarcely anv the juice of the pumpkins tlS all the liquid they require, break them up and tKmw to, ihe pen for my hogs, just as I SaJ neighbors do, and for a inn ! . poor oplulon of theru for Uo , H The hosrs would eat th a Uttle"burdf the lnsiflp the remainder. I soon learned t?" Was a better way of teeM. .. r cut in small pieces, and sprinkled m mPfll. hrtfffl Will nnf n crnnA kinsr and Pnt thpm nn -.vuu. X A.' well for cutting up. Six will eat a bushel of cut pumpkins twi?i relish. With what numnln eat they can be fattened on oue-U , '4-tA nonnl nit n'nlUm'nf I . H iuc usual ijuauuijr luiu. , Keep Pure-Bred Hoji. iivimiusiauyiuj, iuc itttl ID3 fV rrti.- s cij.- L t J - "v umiea oiates uepanment of Agricni tuie . nas gone to me expense ana L..Vv1 n jit loon ? r n n fnt"tv.nn A K..tt ,. telling eouinern iai-mers now to make. ' a . ' 1 t ' 1 - V a big profit out of hogs, and warnins them against Keeping ana raising scrubs, and ilespite the fact that to the most casual observer the loss bus. tained in feeding such stock is obTio we ax.ni uuu ju iue ouum a, vastnujj, ber of men who continue to thro their money away in a futile attempt to make a profit out of them. The scrub hog is undoubtedly bf the greatest drawbacks that South, erh agriculture has The. bog inthe Westhagearned for himself the title of "mortgage lifter, but how ; many scrubs do you finj among these "mortgage lifters?"" There Is no doubt that with we bred swine bacon can be made as cheaply ip the South as anywhere in the, United States, and yet go to any grocery store south of Mason and Dixon's line and you will find there I . "Western meat" Xor sale. This is ' a sad eomnientary on the astuteness and progressive spirit of llie Southern farmer. If every scrub hogn the Seuth Trae replaced with improved swine, "West ern meat" would soon vanish from our ? markets and Southern swine raisers soon begin to climb up instead of "climbing" down. Poland 'China, Chester White. Essei, Duroc Jersey, Tamworth and Berk- hires are our best known breeds of fmproved swine, and no doubt tb?y are lll good, but, from personal experience hnd observation, I;believe the Poland fchina is by far the most popular and profitable t hog we have. Souto Planter. " ' ' Advice to "All Cotton Farmers." '! It used to be possible to make kc"4 bn farms where no other crop tto cotton was planted, but that Tvasia the' days when the. staple commandei prices that ' are now impossible. Un der conditions as they exist to-day n occasional cotton crop may be mads and marketed with profit, but the loss resulting from the very next seasons pperations will in all probability throw the balance on the other side of the ledger. The "all-cotton" farmers are getting poorer every year, but still they are in evidence in this as in every other- section of the cotton-producing fctates.v There are hundreds of farmers of" the other class mentioned who are "getting there with both feet"-in the race for prosperity and financial in dependence; They are not neglectic? cottdiir altogether, , but !make it cf set ondary impor'tancc.among products u the farm. Their first concern is for 'food crops for man and beast, out of whicli is set aside a sufficient quantity for the maintenance of the farm from year's end to year's end. The money that comes in is' clear profit, aai , doesn'f ha'v'e to be "posted against fam ly groceries and interest accounts.- !AJbany Herald. J' v : Catting v Sorgh nm Sialic. Cow-peas and sorghum should be cot tefore ; the, sorghum stalks become hard, and will be found easier to cure than peas alone,' as the sorghum keep Ihe vines from becoming so compact Millet ivrttccy oui me wiuu iiiiu suu. Ihould not be allowed to stand untit the, seed forms, but be cut .when bloom; When partially cured. Pat ap In cocks and cure out, and thus keep Ihe color and sweet smell of the hay. -Good Fall Crop. English peas and snap beans may BrtTTrt n foil ,n-An TllPSe 3fe 8D i certain as to yields but. if the fa11 f ;mild, and .there be sufficient ran. cause them, to make a quick gr?js they often make a nice crop wbIf: of ready, sale and always accept on the home table. Egg Plant Succeeds Everywlere,t ; Egg plant succeeds to the very lid vantage all throughout the lind makes a'most delicious vegeta , Thirty-eight per cent of ual drunkards in London are 0. The coral roads of Bermuda finest in the world for cUu8'QQti are as smooth as a dancing 11 , are never dirty.
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