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" There'a curiosity, moatly called in- erent," said Mi (. Ms rrow . ''but I've noticed that curiosity auks questions and doe niching, while interest doea Hung 1 ' and asks no questions. I once thought that l.indy Shivvers wa* real curiou* She lived next to us in Ibe old .Shivvers place, and took cue of little Maggie, her dead sister Annies child, until Annie's biioban.l unified gain and took little Maggie to tbe city lo live. Our place was small and near to Monahawk Whaif-for Sam- uel, being a neafaring man. liked things nnug. with plent , of room be- yond for the eye*. Well, one day I wan planting aome tomato vines in my iiitle patch and I. in. it shivver* rame t.. the fence. She mostly talked aa if !.. wa* afraid to hear herself speak. ' ' Why. Mis' Marrow, you're |d.inl- flifc' tomatoes, areo'l you r (he said. - .m- so, said 1. ' I have a penty to end you. but it .- in.-er to have your own. isn't it I aid l.indy. ' I haven't got 'em yet," (aid I. 1 1 here's two of you. so I gueaa you can eat 'em all.' abe aaid, with her head to one id*. " I (iiea* we CD eat all that's here,' aid I. "'Aod pickle the rest.' said Lindy. " 'I won't get my jars out till the tomatoes begin to come.' aaid I ; 'l.m- d\ Shivvent, it'* a pity thai you had to give lit lie Maggie up. You need re- sponsibility.' But ahe turned around nd wen i in the bouse without a word. I went up to the step where Samuel aat MII k. ii: and said : ' ll puia me i u! of practice the way Lindy Shiv- vers goes on about little Maggie. A buly can't feel that way (bout any- body eUe'/i child, ll iMa't nature-rfor we hud IIMM our one. ' Well. 'm. b i iow in's a dangerou* thing,' aaid Samuel, ' Especially bor- r.iwm' of people or boats. I borrowed the Sally I'. ite once from old Cap'n Peters, and. by guin ! I clean forgot hhc wain i mine! I set store by the Silly I'-iie Yes'm. (body betler have r" meihin of their own or go wilhi ut. 1 hat's niy aightin' of it!" "I don'l know about that.' aaid I. I wa* real young luen. and there cer- tainly wa* a heap I didn't know ' Hut I'm tired of l.indy Sluvvern run- osity. She ought lo aell that big place nd live sociable and sensible.' '"I've be aid tell there's a heap of comfort just h.inn' your own ihinga.' aid S.niuel , ' people 'K like boat*. If they're queer there'* mostly omethin 1 to make em so. I guaas old Nathan frlbivvers waa enough lo take ihe wind out of Lindy'a sails in our lime.' Did v.ih.n wan Lindy'* fa(her, and a bard man. ' Lindy Shivvers used to be tbe b.i-hfiilleM one around; worae than unybody eieept Timothy Callow. He's tbe 'bealene*!.' I knew that Samuel moHily stood up for women, though, and I took little notice. " Tbe next day here . .in. l.indy's voice (gain, while I nu watering my vine* : ''Ob. Mis' Marrow, you're water- ing your plants, aren't you I " ' (.ook.s no.' said I. "'Do you think they'll grow, Mis' Mai row r " I don't see how tbey can well help tin in-rlve* with their roots in (he earl*,' laid I. '"I'd rather have only a few of my own than heaps .anybody gave me.' aid I. iioly With thai I put my trowel down and stood up. '>.- line, Lindy Shivvers,' said I, 'if my g.n.lcn w only a palcJi, it is big .-n .ugb for two. and your's m u heap too lug for one, so there !' Lindy looked kind of cared al me. then threw her hands up to her f n > and ran home, " All that evening I kepi telling my- self that it served her right for being so i mums Kill when the lam|M were lighted 1 looked over to l.indy's, and n seemed so big and dark over there for one woman, and a real (mall one, thai I threw a shawl over my head and went acroM. Aa I passed her ki" I.. M window 1 suw her silting un- der the lump sewing. There wo* a b> basket bwidn her, and she leaned ver patting it, almonl as if (be wa* Hiking to II. When she came, to tbe door I held my ha.nd out, for she looked frightened, and 1 said ; "'I've come across t* say thai I poke too hasty, Lindy, and I'm sor- ' And I want you to lielieve.th.it 1 nvei thought of your garden being , smaller Miss Marrow,' laid she; 'I couldn't, for I do so love lillln tilings. Mine are all ao big. I got lonely, and JuM thought to go talk to you lo be or int. I. 1 ' i In u don't yivu it another thought.' said I, silling beside tbe (able, mid xhe aat, too, and 1 began to talk easy like about her work, lint ihe got red aud pushed the basket under the table wilb her fool. Then H lolled over and everylhing fell out - piece-i of white linen, fine and pretty and a little skirt, and underneath a gnat tug baby doll. The thing gav me a turn, ii was so natural. " ' Dressing a doll foi Maggie I' oxid " \. m ; Maggie's got plenty of n. .Us. now ' She sal up. as if she cx- pecicd a pistol shot. ' No Mi- Mar- row, this one's mine.' " Yours !' said 1. "Yes'm. it it don't hurt anybody, Mi- Marrow, and a body must have (i. met bing ' "I suppose truth is like a lantern; if we don't carry one on a dark night, 1 ne want to go in t lo- dark, that's all. ll didn't take me a minute to see all .Id been blinding myself to; all of 1 l.indy Shivvers' starred life. 1 re- membered all I'd heard about old | Nathan Sbivvers' rruelty to but daughters, and bow Lindy had nobody afiei little Maggie went away, and how she had been sort of left out by people thinking her offish and queer, and I just .-nd helplessly, ' Oh. you PIMII thing, you poor thing!' Lindy looked at me; than -lo- Clipped down int.. my arms, sobbing Hy and by. she told me pretty nearly everything, .in. I 1 guessed tbe rest all Ibe |. n.-h 1 new and the fear of people and how she got desperate grieving for little Maggie, and g tbe doll to dress that Mo might have something to think about. 1 didn't tell her to go work for a i-o, child, for I remembered that when mine, 'died there wasn't a live child in the world could have filled the plac*. So thai day she came out lo try and talk to me. and 1 had misunderstood her. md bad (poke*) no sharp to her that (he got d. thinking nhe didn't want lo live any longer, and all the evening she waa wondering if it would be a sin if n would be a in Lindy sobbed, and 1 turned <..ld thinking what might happen through our blindness of heart, which is wome lhan blind- lieiw of eyes. Well, after awhile. when she had gotten quiet and waa sitting holding my hand and 1 wondering what to do with her, there came a rap at the door and in walked Sam- uel. "Now, I've always laid that Samuel Marrow was a wonderful man, being such a good hand at not seeing what be bid no call to nee. 1 don't know how long he'd been outside the window, hut you'd have thought it an evening purly to have beard him. (..o.l evening, Miss Lindy . fine gi.. in weii her he nays. 'Not that you need it, Mis* Lindy, being a lieif) sue for a woman. I stepped ucroaa because it looked so sociable, and lo ask for a piece of your cheese. It's tbe heat in town,' says Samuel, 'slapping his knee as he sal down; f-'m. the besl ' You never would hue thought be had plenty of cbec.-e at bouie Lindy flew around after knives an.) |Ule*, and Samuel cut his cheese aod talked on 'My, my ! There ! 1 intended to Mep in and aee bow Timothy Oullnw's coining on. Hi- mother's just died, and he's been sick. There'* always U-en jusi the two, you know. My, my, what will I IN ..i l.i do I He's the sort that must have a mother around ; he's like a tioy. Well, well I" Samuel thought it oxer and looked at this cheese 'I guess I no. .1 by will just turn in and die there by himself one o' these night*.' I had to listen, for I hadn't heard of Inn.. i by Callow being at the point of death. " 'll seems dreadful for him to ' r alone, and ick, and in trouble, to..,' said Lindy pitifully; 'and only boy, too. Can't anybody helji linn, Cap- taint' "'Well, now, he's something more'n a boy, Muss Lindy,' said Simuel. I i i-inembered that Timoihy was just one year younger thin -.mine 1 Mar. ion, hut Samuel had lighted his pipe and bad caught my eye over (he bowl, "i in Soiuelhin' more; but he's tbe easy sort ; content with his book-s and his i .-I. .-.. ( ,,- and his niolhert, Irs bad, bad. Timothy can't stay alone. not till he gels strong 1 again. If you ha I ii. li-t your rooms out, Miss Lunly, I'd ask you lo take him foram.illei of a few weeks until he gels all light llin I .- | e he must go down lo I.l ilil.x Hloolll'H.' "'Oh. Cap n no I s.iol l.m.ly getting M. I MI.I clii).p<ii|r her hand-., he. mustn't go down (here. 1 lira mix I! 1 . ...ii. ha. I ixxo little Miioky rooms (hat Timothy wouldn't have looked al. T u.i- thinking,' said Lindy, 'that may In- I cm tak. him, anyhow if it xx on i i he'|i h in he i.em^ sick, and no you ng, loo,' "'By gum!' r-houleil .^amnel, ral.h ing the lamp up. 'wh-il n head lhat liille M omui's gut ! Me worryin' about Timothy Callow and nhe aittin' ther* figurin' it all out I Come on, Mi-* Lindy, show us the room Mother, Timothy Callow's in luck this voyage, sure I" 'He didn't give Lindy time to wink before nhe was showing UH her best bedroom, looking as pleased nnd bright an a child, while tiamuel talked about her graud idea and what a fine hen! .-lo had for managing. Lindy got so interested that she looked made over, and when we left her the was planning what -she'd give Timothy Callow to eat ; for Samuel arranged t.. -i. Timothy iu the morning and help him move. Thai night 1 -..1.1, 'Lmdy's going to be real act back to- morrow when Timoihy arrives with his books and bis telescope, and he 1 as old as you are. I don't see what you mean anyhow I' " 'lit used tu be a boy all right,' paid Samuel. 'I'm not to blame for bin growin' up.' "The up hot wa* that Ihe next veiling here came Lmdy flying a.-m.-s JUM before kupf>r time. Her cheeks were (.ink and .-he wan breathless "'He's ...in.-, sod. Mis' Marrow, ^he Isn't a boy at all! I thought the Cap'n mean: he was. And be' got book* and book*, and he'* real learned, and and hadn't you better come over to supper i" " '.No, indeed,' .-..id 1 ; 'you jul feed h ui up, Lindy; tbat'M Ihe first thing a man want*.' "'And 1 won't have to talk much to him, will 1, Mis' Marrow I aai.l nhe. "The beai way to converse wilb a learned man i* to linen to bis talk,' .said I. So aho went back somewhat easier in her mind ami the neil even. ing Samuel said: "I striped uver to see now Timothy's coining on.' '"Well r aaid I '"All right, 1 said Samuel ; he's talk- ing alioui comei* with two tails and Lmdy's lisiemn' with her exes' "Hut Lmdy isn't Granny liloom,' aid 1; 'what will people aay to thisf i .u ought to have thought of all that, old lady, when you sent Timothy Callow to bo.ird over to Lindy'*!' *aid he. Now thin wa* fairly outrageous, but for a month be bothered me ariout it until I grew to thinking I bad done ;it. In thai month Lmdy got to bea new creature. She was always busy snd happy, for having someliody to *e 10 was natural. I've known women to love and marry just be- cause it i( natural for them to see (fler .Homebody only they didn't know it. One evening Timothy Cal- low came across. lie had picked up aheap in Ihe month and m.id he had never been ao comfortable in his life "'I guesa you'll be (orry to leave Mis* Lmdy's,' said Samuel, beginning to xinoke steady, aud (looked at him iu surprise. "Tin not considering leaving,' *aid Timoihy, stroking hi* beard easy and comfortable. "'I don't I I. .on- you,' aaid Samuel lo his pipe; 'the Lower Hotel i* a |>oor place and Uranny Floom's the worst Un town. But all good things must have an end an the hymn say*.' ' 'No, I'm not considering leaving, Captain,' said Timoihy, ((Hiking way 'off like he was aeeing itars. TV* | got some new calculation to make and Miss Lindy doesn't mind baxmg me around.' " 'Not i- he I' says Samuel. 'She'* a born housekeeper! Yes, yes, it's a (ily Lindy never married, and it would be a pity for you to go, Timothy; still as she am't mairied though 'twould be better if she wa(, a lonely woman's like a boal without oars. Samuel smoke, I aud Timothy looked perplexe.l '"1 haven't thought of goin,' he aid; 'I'm fixed comfortable.' Samuel caught my eye steady over th' pipe, an if to *ay Tin lacking Ihi* boat;' and, be 'say*, blowing his smoke up, j'Ye.s, 'twould be a pity, but I guexi 'you're right. Timoihy; a* you say, I Lindy ain't exactly Granny liloom nd there ain't any other boarders. 1 guevs you're right Timothy, of course I' "Timoihy Callow looked real startled He got up and walked up and down, lulling his beard in a. way be had, Iheu he look bis bat uj 'I see, Captain, I *ee !' he luya, and bolted out. "Well, Samuel Marrow, what do jou m. -i n by upsetting things just as il>ey re self said 1, real put out. \im you've Rone and put notions in his he.idl' "What did you expect when you wo..ild hem! Timothy lo board over to l.indy'sf said he ' Thi- very nexi morning here came l.iudy, looking as worried as her old self. She hid on a blue print nnd a Miff led npron, and 1 i bought how nun h younger and prettier ML- looked h i n -hi- hid l.i'fui c "Mr Callow's going.' ahe said, and li-i lip. in-milled, 'mil h' Won't say wby. lie's been Ml much company, Mi-' Marrow, I'll be all alone again wibon nheo he goe. I thought maybe you would find out the reason. "I told her lo ask Timothy to step across that day and ne lo the depth of a new well we were having dug. So i bi I afternoon Timothy rame over, and, after he bad looked at the well with Samuel, he looked al his watch. ' I must lie going, for I'm moving, be aaid. "'Moving!' says Samuel; 'why, w Jiii'g up over to Lindy si* "'Nothing, nothing t all. Captain, says Timothy, turning In- hat round and round. 'I've only been thinking over what you raid- and and I've con- cluded you're right.' ''Khf Hays Samuel, taking bin pipe fiom bin mouth aud looking like a we.-k oi.l lamb. "Why er about Mias Lindy not being married, Captain.' "Married! saya Samuel, staring, 'm 1 1 ned! I guess nt I No'm, I guess Lindy Shivvers ain't married iie parked the tobacco in hia pipe 'I'm sorry for ye, Callow, If that s the way o Ibe wind! Lindy 'II be no easy craft to land. Rut you brought it on your- self '\heii you would go there to bond, knowing her to be imch a fine and interee'in' woman!' 'Timoih/ got red and pulled his beard snd 1 waa fairly scandalized. ''No no. C;iptaip|' he *ays; 'you re mistaken I as-un- you! When I lame here to board I understood thai >ii- Lindy wiiser rather an elderly pi r ton, <vfao would l>e smother to me, as it were. I I have no other inten- tions wtm tever!' "I looked fit Samuel Marrow and seemed to hegin to nee daylighit. But he MI* de..f as n post, packing his pipe. 'T-Miiuldn't hurt to auk her. he aays >o his pipe, ask her, by all in. -.us, Timoibiy, it you can weather it svhen sh saya no as I'm think n' abr will! By all means, ask her!' 'Ily this time Timothy was scarlet, aud s:ndiiiir firat on one foot and ! (bjen on < he other. "You're wrong. Captain,' he asys, I wrong, wrong! 'I I haven't any such 1 intention. 1 irssure youl Samuel h -Id bis |npe oui and came near, speaking alow. "You mean to aay that you've be n got deeper around Samuel eyes. Tbn tbe fate clicked, and Timothy came, up the walk. Liudy got up and met hun and they stood together be- fur us in the twilight. 'Good even- in'! Bays Samuel Come, up!' "'No, I just came over so we could tell you together.' says Lindy Then (be looked up at Timothy "'It's wonderful,' said T. mot by 'tut she's going to let me come back for good, soon. I guesi I'll have ta> thank you. Captain.' " Good luck to you!' says Samuel, clapping Ins knee. 'Thank mef No, sirl pTbunk the eld lady here. I know nothin of such matters.' "With (hat tbey both shook hand* gravely with me, who hadn't any more to do wi: h it than tbe dead, and Lindy whispered: 'I don't see how h* came to think of me, Mis' Marrojw, and he so learned, bat he did.' And Timo'hy was saying to Samuel: 'It'* the If-' duy's work of my life. Cap- taint' And he must have thought h did it all himself, for he looked a proud as if be'd discovered a comet. Tlien Lindy viid they must go home, a- it was growing late, and Timothy must not stay in the damp, so they (banked me again and went over to Lindy 's together. Then I said': "Well. Si.muel Marrow I Of all men you are tbe heatenest!' "He looked across to where they went throught tbe twilight, and he fulded hia arms and -..y-: "Ves'm. peop e s like boat*. Soon* crafts can't be left to tbe wind. They've got lo be steered Old lady, you did the light thing when you sent Timothy Callows to board over to I.in.ly's! 1 " RESOURCEFUL BADEN-POWELL. 1 Mr >.,!.!. I Ike ill. >!!... ..I a i ; i ...i. in Malla. in .y be s.uil that no uian tias arouaed more affectionate enlbuat- IMH among t h" English people at sny of the leader* in tb Transvaal war not even ecrepitiug "Bub*'' bimaeU than Co4onel, now General !i,drii;PiAtell, tbe hero of tbe (leg* of Mitckmg Thin is due not oulj to achiwvem ui iu sure -asf ully i- [ thr B.wr investment fur uear- triflin' with Lindy; Sbivvi.ru all this '> '" M'wi'ba, bud also to ih-- pio- nuie, and nieanin' notbm.' Timothy lureaque character ,{ the u*an him- Callowt Is .list itt "'No, no, imdeed. Captain!' (tt.f. NI..KJ ly in i. gl nd i ei - o L in says pooi Timothy, a aSHuie you' " 'So t hal's it ' his wit's end. ''1 *ays Samuel, not listening to a word. You say you re more comfortable thnn ever you were in your life, and you can't stay and >e i i.iuloi tabie without asking Lindy, and you're goin away wnhout nskin Lindy why, then, split my rafters, sir roared Samuel of a sudden, split my rafters, you've got no more sense, air,' roared Samuel of a sudden, and be nluck his pipe in his muut b and strutted off as if be. was on detrk in a gale. Poor Timothy Callow looked struck dumb with -mliliu (bought. "'The the Captain's mistake,' he aayn. helplessly. "'Now don't mind the Captain, don't!' aaid I. real mortified. " 'I've never looked out for u.\ , If in that way,' anvs Timothy, looking at me. "I fancied in what way he meant, and I said: 'Mr. Cnllow, 'h best tli.iig-. must be tried for.' With that , hr jur his hit on and went over lo l.indy a. That evening at sun r I sat on the step where Samuel waa smok- ing A wngon bad just carried off Timothy's things from over to l.indy'*. and the place looked closed ..o. I quiet. ' 'I WHS real a&hamed of you to-day.' an Hadei>lVwv>. i known. uuwada^yo. U- i* as "U. P.,' and > urvuae ibe euibusian of a tiriliaal it M Olllj, ur(K-iny lo IUA-U- litei v or to diap4ay lh tn.u familiar o/"ihr ltoug;n Hidr.' of i hee relate* uot aiu,e\-'iu-n(s m fighiiu*; Many good oiwuea conoeirniug b P. are gviug .he rviundit al present, and i>u- of " hia Kiuger's ben, bm lo bu au.-c. us in tacauiug In>in at/ure of auo h- i oil in Lime al puo. Tin haodljome i Li- onel hia always Ixy.u a (/ivorite !.. lh i-idies, aud h.- baa leceived a great deal of, .Da soil uf attention ltt.it is) laviabcd o;i mauoee iduU. U is saii> thai n hen he \>tk t|utrlrrd al Ma la he waa greacly u>ih-ied by ibe pvr- isieul aileot'vus ut an ol toe k.iu.1 iteoiguaieU in hug lauU as 'a gumaou hack ' a leroi applied lu jvuiikj u<ju-u \. uo Uuvoli iui tu.-0-ivm to lAliieia o.i s. ,1'i.uu I'hi* pailicular g.uriv/u tiuoli peraisivd m in c'iiHiiiv.iig i h- gallaiiuJki P., J t , u o-n nut daily vlk. Tu e*- ..i au m.i, i apiao* c.ip iioui i B, P. us Ala, la it a difficult mallei, but ho guu to tuo auiojuct iv> dxj ll by d.sguiAjiig utauavvy. l-..i ihrtv days iu e h -. loungfd pw.. i h.- uu- i m >.-.. it* Ft. wa* wait- ii.- auc- uaivvy' IUL-, nig tor L ui m,i>uldeued b> said I to Samuel; 'all that talking C(}4 , a on lbe lou , lU iy in<J didn't do any good, and Timothys al p, uat uea , n ,. gone! Samuel narrowed his eyes to Ulldou ,,, rOu|<i ward where (he water made a purple line Hloiig ill.- shore and smoked ..,, -truly 'She's all alone again, poor I Lindy,' said I. A bird flew over Ihe mushes calling, nnd -miuel blew- a ml of smoke up. 'I - aheap \\..i .- thin it was beifore,' said I, and all for i.o inn,.'. I don't - why you couldn't IB' Timothy stay as long as aud _ ii tell ui x\ u r he was comfortable aud go in I..- owo lime.'. 'Iii.- sky settled down into redness, and it grew twilighty, and Samuel -in ! ha id Suddenly I. Holy's gale clicked aod she came acmss She looked little and sweet, and I saw t li- lui.-s begin to gather at the coorners o( Snmuel's eyea, like be v i.s pleased al somnihmg, but Im -in -k. 1 steady Lindy sal down be- side me i ml slipped her hand in mine I i bought nhe felt so bad sh.- couldn't tie DUMSfui XHII aiuuug .be u i '. 14 . .-.yi- uuuii^u of I.is.ic.i vju. like >xaik.-.ig. a i ih- lie i .11 lake u x 1 1 ..nip lu p .it . 1 uav en'i soon m> uiu Jl ..s * aiay.au.- uu Ihe loiU aud 1 xx .IQ to 11-1,1011. 10 Ji iu ' 1. itt iUla tbu th&uoetlurlh Hi'. tuak bis af.ciiiuvu tramp 4 ONK CUHJ. IYe*, latly, .-.. .1 Weary Waliker. got an im-urable iilio.-nt Mow do you know it'a incurable t Are you l.ikiug anything for it f asked tin- knul lady. Why, lady, d on'y way I kin hop* i.i cure it ia lr keop from, takiu* t'ingB. I ui troubled wit' yer. COMPKNSATOKY. "Well, Timothy's gone/ sa id I, there being nothing else lo say. She nodded and looked out to sea. She seemed taller nnd older, snd heM her R<> ulRr A "" ua ' Vi " itor - " uin - heod up 'I'm terrible sorry. Lmdy. mfr 1<>M " rt ' Your Uke h r ' '""" ** said I. U *"* .. .t,' ,, 1'iopriei.ir. Ye, a little. But i hr* Im not, said she, with a little ar ,. , ^,, ,.,. hraw . rtoll in the ,, e ,,b- laugh <>ck of the words, and the lines bur hood ihun tbe.re wer last year. r'