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KERSHAM MANOR. niAl'TKR VIII. fWo W AYS ill 1.11 K. IloUud Millet mada m |Uiru about Mr. Denison, and came to the oonolumon that ho mutt bs an interesting m in, whose cq ii aiii tan M would )> worth hiving. Ami lit wu not iiiiiLakou. J,\me Deniion could Ulk well, particularly on speculative topic*. Sir lto!and's large and luw .<i mind found a coogenikl mst- m liii ; an'', it did nnlcou- ctrn him m the least that tht members " of hit ciro'e," at Mr*. I,a Touch* phrased it, wtre rather ihocked by hit friendship with a 1>i**enting minister. He never tried to explain it, uve in a few careless wordt to " Thaae country people," he laid oue Jay lightly, "think their petty tlittinctiu,.! divine. T*"*e t* alwayj a certain proviu- oialimn in the tone of the Knglish mind eipeuiklly in the higher rea'rat of thought. Here here, amongtt poiilive rustics it it intenti6ed tenfold. In tlm country a mm mutt needt belong to the church, 'as by law eiialilishetl,' before moiety will receive him. In London people are better off, in certain circ!*i at any raw. Don't you be mitlcd by those little by-lawt of society, dear lx>y. I don't want to tee you in con- ventional trapping*. You thould be above them." Me untied and put one arm round the boy'* thouKler a* he (poke. Sebastian, a handsome lad with keen, dark eyet and a In -9 which in itt fine lines strongly resembled hit uncle's, listened at- tentingly. He absorbed Sir llolaiid through every pore. He at once conceded that it would ba very weak und countrified to look down o.i Mr. Deniion because he wu an unorthodox I Unvoting p.vnon. " 1 lo nut know how long my life may latt, bat 1 hupe to *ee you do tome worthy work before 1 dip." the uncle went on rat her irrelevantly. " \Ve matt begin to think"of your future. Arnn?" " N >." laid the boy. "I think there it tornelhing better to be done than butchering one'* neighbor*." He spoke a* Sir Roland had taught him to tpcak, not at all according to the creed in which hit forefather! would have brought him up. Si i Kolaou milled, well pleated. He hud lately become a member of the 1'eaoe Society. " The Uw ? No. The Church ? Ortainly not the Church. Who in hit Rentes could of the "plsLlo*" at tht oliapel door vat henceforth lo go into Mr. Denisou'ipook- ett. Mr. Hingley had guaranteed him n pjund a week; winvli menu tail if th Uy's ollootions wer* under twenty (hilling*, tin- worthy grooar mado up that turn. At first there Was no dilliculty about it. ("Tne voluntary system, i>,r," Mid Youo|(Oibb, "isuDiwriiig capitally cap- itally.") There were three pound* in ih- plate on tlie first SunHay after Mr. I 1 ., on't secession. Nail Sunday, there were thirly shilling*. For some weeks afterward the sums varied from twenty to thirty hillings; then, in September, a ftllin ;<>! came with the rains. The road to Ken- net's (iraen wan deep in mud, the congre- gation was (mall, the pjnce were few. Mr. l>enion long remembered thn humilittion of one evening, Ho had preached with fer- vorfervor which defied even tho dim light ot the chtpol, and the scanty number of worshipers dotted here and there iu the tr)ualid pew* and had tunk down in the vettry, with hi* face between li. hands, to pray. Hi wa* aroused by the tullen clink of copper coin. Mr. liingley ami Young Gibb* were oo'inling the collection 'out on tlie vettry table by the light of a single tal- low candle. They had co, noticed their minister's attitude. Indeed their ttrange want of reverence for spiritual things often grated on poor Jamet Dcniton'* Mute*. It was not confined to them only. The cheer- fully material, familiar wty in which most of his aXHiainlanoes tpoke of thing! that appeared to him unutterably tolemu had always been a trial. It wai agony to-night. "I ftipected more than nino an' tup- pence, "said Young Gibb* discontentedly. * It'ia had sign, a fallia' off like' this. Mr. Deuiton mutt wak* them up a bit." "It wi the bad weather to-day, "said Mr. Hingley, glancing at the minister. "Hut it's a come-down, to be ture. Only nine an' tuppence after two fine isrmoa* *uch as wt've bad to-day." t "Kme ! Well, that's your opinion," laid Young Uibbi. "Mr. Deniaon gives it ut too Hue, I think. You mint lay the liotpel on a bit thicker than you did to-night, Mr. Deniion, if you want to open the people's pocketi" "Mr. Cil>\," *aid the minister, rising from his chair %nd coming forward with a pale face and a lambent glow iu hit deep- a t eye*, "I do not preacrTwiih ihaTObject. . I wish lo touch people's hearts, not their iwear to believe twenty yeart hence what | pockets." be beli.vet to-day T Well, boy?" .. r | l4 f. aM vory ,,11." observed Young inlibt, iu rather an offensive tone, "bill our pockets have lo be cotuidered if yours hain't. I suppost we've got lo make up the sover- eign, Bingley T" "Not a penny," said Mr. I lenison in great axltatiou. " I will uke only what is here, 1 do not desire to despoil you. Truly Ihe Uborer 11 worthy ot Ins hire but I will Lake from no man againu his will." "Come, oome, come," said Bingley, 'I thould like to enter the diplomatic service," said Sebastian, "and be a great ambassador. " "Say rather a vice consul, in some small Italian town, with liberty to trade," anl Sir Koland, mocking him. "Will nothing but an embaity aatitfy you ? Well, diplo- macy may be a h'ne career,or a very empty one. Your groat -grandfather was ambas- sador at X , you know that ? He kept up great Hale, I remember. And your ma trrnal grandfather Minor. " had a poet in Alia III to run in th* family," laid Sebastian, with thy boldnen. Sir Koland shook his head. "Many more of yonr ancestor* were soldier*," he laid. "Well, there is plenty of time before you. You will have a good start. My interest is good for something yet." "I ihouM think so. You're a great mm," aid Sebastian, with almost passionate admiration, while Mir Kolaiid milled ud shook his htad. " I should like to be a great man, too, Uncle Roland It must be splendid to to realize one'* ambitions." He blushed a little at he tpoke. Se wit a very ingenuout youth. " I am not sure." said Sir Koland medi- tatively. "A fulfilled ambition is some- times life's bitterest disappointment." " I don't see how it can be that. I don't understand." Sir Koland pressed his ibonlder affection- atslv. "Let as hope that you never will. And now what do you think of my plan- to let Dsniton hammer tome mathematics and h'ngliih literature into you, three or four times a week? You will read with Mason al Woodbury too, you know ; hut Maeon'i only for good clastic*. Denison ha* a mathematical turn, I find." Sebattian thought thU it would be all right, If his|inc!e likel the plan. He want- d to get n itli his ttudioi; he had scholarly leanings,which hii nuclei** with delialil. He tia* ambitious of distinction. Th* thought that he might live without be- c. ming fsmoui turned him pile with af- fright, lint he intrude, I to onj.-y himself too. There wat noc a Hower on earth that he wanted to leave unplticked: not a joy liul he meant to tatle. Ycuth roadily be- lieve* itself crowned king over all the world. Mr. !>eniton wa thankful to supplement I it income hy any meant. He was very poor, and there was within him a four of beconing noon r Hill. His chapel had opened in June with a hundred member*, moetly of the poorer class. !<\>r these he organised a lystcin differing at little at poatibl* from the one to winch they had all been accum.imml; but he found out very toon that certain alterations ha I to be made. A *ort of superior council to tettle disputed points ws formed: it consisted of Mr. I'.itigley the gic.crr, a paluyoung druggist K 'iii-rally called "Yuung t;ibb-i," and r. IVnison. It wa.i a drawback that I'.uiKley and Cililu hated each other like ]ioi.,n. lint Itmgley had the injury, ami dil/bs wai rumoured to have the brains that were to support the new de- nomination. And when once Mr. Denim objected to the propositions of either of his tupporteri, \oung (iihl.s turned on him vith acrimniiiou* arrogance. "Mr. Denison, ir, ' h.'n.M. "weir- en deavr.iin' to found a new Christian body. One ol our lirtl prinriplet is that our mini Her houlil not ' *erv table*.' What the nif ii>\" 'f that expression m, tir, I leave you to judge. If you don't leel ulear about ft, and will allow me to occupy your pulpit on Halibath evenin' nelt, I will eipoun>l i ii, words. Al prnnent, lir, it's for me an' Mr HiiH'Vy lo make what arrangfiinentt we jhoote a-recpectin' of the nhapnl funds." Mr. I'.-i, i -MI nnrank lw<;k. Ife who Kv . ' ln'i-ii irritable to a fault .1 m-.l ni.t s,y a wrA tn this young upitart who wtt vir tualVy ii 'll'iiij h;in tohnld his tongllo. \Vhelh er tbe "m lloclioni" un Sundays slioii!,! {' to the poor or in tho support of thn mini* tei lah, wli r M it T) WtW t tosjitM lo w'.icli, tm MI. Kulti nf his wife and ,ia>nlitrr, he oonld n< t ! I'tdifl'ercnl. Tin maiiii was ilcoi'lrd in hi* fvor msinlv liy tin' i ii Miriic" of Mr. Itingloy; theookteuts " don't you 'other yourself sir. A sovereign or half sovereign'! neither here nor ihere. I don't grudge it, whatever Mr. (iiubj may do." Ho threw a half-tot eremn nao the dtia imp plate wilh a lordly air. " There's tenenco wanting. P'raps, Mr. Qibbt, you nwoi object to supply the lenpenco." "I've no coppers,' *sii young (iibbs sulkily. Mr. Hingley's eye* glistened with humor- out lighu Mebbe you've a (hilling." h* aid. " We'll give you tuppence change. There'i plenty of bronze." "Mr. Bingley, "said the minister, "I eutrc&t you" Mr. Bingley winked al i.im. " It's all riRht, sir, a *h II ing will neither break him nor make hi- n. Here's tuppence, Mr. Uibbs ; thankee kindly." Mr.tiibba put down a "lulling and took hi* twopence, ihen relircd wilh a deeply in- jured air. "Servj him right," said the grocer chuck- ling. "Don't you he distressed, tir. He's that mean, i* diliU, thai I wonder he howi hii face in a church conducted on the voluntary lyitem. Now look you here at Ihe plate, sir. I put in my half-crown, ndio did my minis. All the real is cop- per*. Kith'-r \ oiing (iih)is gave nothing at II, or he gave penes. I've ma le him fork out tenpenoe at any rate. Serve him right. And don'l you be ott r!own, Mr. Denison. You couldn't expect many people hor* on such a rainy day, you know. Next Sabbath .be fundi will mount up again, don't you 'ear." He shook the minister warmly by the land for at least two minutes, and then retired lo tiud his "minis," who wai wait- ng for him at the chapel door. Mr. Deniton gathered up the money -ihe [old piece, the silver, and ihe pence, with a sick heart. Mow sould he ureavh to peo- ple who grudged him this miserable pittance? In the sect which be bad quitted voluntary giving wa* syiematized m that lie had never felt it to be a yoke ; a certain yearly turn was guaranteed, and supple.- nentetl, if inulti.Ment, by grants from the governing body. Here he foiniw that he might ha 'B to cringe fnr every extra pound. Coming out of the chapel he n, flgnr* hinging about in the rain. It was that of Mr. (i'>l>i, wli iiinmediittely tucked himself on to tho minister'* side. " I tint to speak toyou for a minute," he laid. "I'll come into your housn and take a bite of supper witli you." "Oh, yes, Mr. tiiliht, co-ne in by all moans," tail) Mr. Deniion h ><prl,lv ; ] hall be pleaded to see you innide my'httlc houM ; you've never seen it yet, I ihmk." He did feel really pleated by Cibbs'solTer of a visit. He thought that ii showed u ific.'dly disposilion. The idea crimed liii mind that there might ,, i niuoh (or tupper , Iml ho had contUcnoe in hit v lie'* powert of management. !! scarcely noticed her look of dismay wl en he introduced Mr. liil.in into the |iu|, parlor, andltaled genially that Mr. (iihbs ha I come 1 1 nipper. Mr*. DCIIM -ii had not been to chapel ; Ksther had just come in. Tht) tal.'e was sei lor a frugtl meal of bread and cheese and roller, Sin. l>oniicin went reluctantly to th* larder and brought out the cold remain* of a tiny joint of meat, She placed it b* line her liu-il>.ind Without laying a word an, I b<>Kii '" pour out the nolTee. Mr. i.ililn KM'ined hungry- Mis plate was twice inpplied with beef, hii cup refille with coffee. "Not very itrong tipple thn,' lie laid with a snetr, whnn ha tint ta*ta< it. " I *uppo*o you have your toddy whin Vou go to bed." " I am almost a teetotaler," laid Mr. Deniion briefly. ' But yon are not," laid Young Gibtn, with a tidelonj loer at Mri. Denison. " No. I am not," Mri. Deniion an wercd timidly. " The do;tor hai ordered ne to take itlmulanti. But I am sorry jfcet ws havs nothing of the kind in the horo just now, Mr. Gibb*." Mr. (Iibbs iiiiffud contemptuouily at this Apology. Hn made agiod meal neverthe- e*>. lie did not t-iik while tie ale, nor did le seem to notici that hi ent-ertaincri COM turned very lillle themselves. Mr. I'eniton iano-1 back in hUcliiir thoroughly exbau- Mri. Denison looked weary and worn : Cither darted lUihes of indignant anger al lim, w:m:h he neilher saw nor understood. When b* had finished he pithed 'ii chair back a lil'.lo way from the table, bruihcd ome crumbs from hii kuee, and said. " I muit be going." " You wanted to v eak tj me > " r ' ' hink !" M'. Dsnuon obterved with a rather surprised gravity. " ! wan'.ed a *nack, sir," said Voting Uibbs with a wide smile al his tint's sim- plicity. " I've got a gosd walk before me, II tlie way lo Woodbu^y, and if one cornea such a distance to hear a minister, I think le should be always ready to give one a bite and asup. P'raps you'll have ome brandy and water for me next time 1 coma. Uood-night, Mr*. DenUou. Your ootfee won't make a man unsteady on hissing* any- how. Ooo.i-night, Esther." And Young iibbs made hit exit, leaving hit entertain en red or pale as excess of emotion tended lo make them. 'The impudent scoundrel !" *id Mr. ,)eni*on wralhfully. 'Oh, Jamet, how could you atk him lo come in?" cried hi* wife. I did nol ask him, my love. He aiked himself." He called me Ksther ; I hate him !" ex- clsimed Hie girl. "And mother, he has eaten all Ihe cold beef, Ihere won'l be enough for dinner to-morrow. ^Father, I lope there was a good collection." Mi. Deniton wearily ihook hi* held. The minimum," he mid, wilh glance at us wife. " We muit not revile our gueil*. Esther, or our supporter*. Hut hope that young man will uot expecl me to provide him with sapper every Sundy ..Jit. Now clear away these^ duties, ;thrr, and oome to family prayer." Young Gibbs, wilh his coit-collar pulled up to hit ears and 'hit handt ia hi* pock- el*, walked down Kennel's Lne, chuck- ing to him clf as if he had donea good action. Hee, nee, hee I I got the worth of my ten- pence any way," he said. "But I cull il mean o aaveno spiriU in ihe house. When a man las come two miles lo hear a minister, thai nmirter should not grudge him a drop of ;rog. 1 dare lay he bid it in ihe cupboard ,11 the time. Mean ! MSAN !" From such icene* as these Mr. Deniion was glad to escape to th* soothing almos- here of Kr*h*m Manor, where Sebastian trailed his instruction* three a'tornoon* a week. Sebastian was a willing scholar. The boy'* rare intelligence, his grace, bis wit, aicinaled the master. The lessons iu liters- .lire and mathematics were *o pleasant to Mr. li'iiison that hi* nalural irritability sank into abeyance during the.se happy lour*. He attributed hi* own imoolhnet* of temper to Sebastian'* remarkable abilily, and watenlhutiaslic in hii praiM* of th* ad to hii wife and daughter. The fact was that the beautiful old room in which be at, the glass of good wine and the biscuits always brought to him on a silver salver when he went io, the very tight of 8U tlan's beautiful boyish face with the earn- est eye* and smiling mouth, were intnoient to give the jaded man a seme of happiness and well-being. After the lesson, Sir Kol and sometimes took the minister to hi* own irival ; study for a quiet chat and a cup of f*. These wete Jame* Deniton'* blissful moment!. To ipeak a* J^e felt wilhoui ear, without constraint, lo listen to the words of a man whose knowledge and in- tellect alike were i/reat lh*s* were joy* which h* had hardly ever latted. He tever ipok* to Sir Roland of hi* private ~iirs, of his money trouble*, of hi* snxiclie* about the chapel. The to n. M rose at once into a higher region ; and the finished diplomatist, he lubtle thiuker, tonnd a oongen- al ipirit in the thin, ihabby little Inde- win lent, minister of Kennel's Green. Mr. Deniion ipoke half apologetically of hit friendship to hii wif*. " I never thought," he said, " that men of the world ras tested *o clear and lofty a sense of Div- ns things ss this man does. Sir Koland ia* a devout spiril, together wilh (treat breadth tome might sy greal laxity of dogma. I used to think that churchmen - pecially those engaged in *lte affairs must necessarily know lillle of Ihe saving [race of ihe (iospel. I tiud a spiritually n this man which I fail to discover in my own tUacont, in Mr. Itmgley or Mr. (iibbs. Perhans it il my fault," and he went away hii ttiidy with a sigh. Sir RnlVnd expressed the tame fueling about Mr. Denison, in his own way. Hi always talked to Sebastian at if the lad underttood old sympalhixed with his view*. " YOU know my ido," h* laid one day, 1 lhal Ih life of the ipiril, the inner life, t one and indivisible in all men. I call it the Impononal Life. There ar* plenty of way* in which it manifeiti itself. The man of icience hat it, the philosopher, the poet, th* lover of humanity ; and perlup* in full meaiuro the relig- iou* man. It i* the life which center* in an ideal outside one's *elf. Those who posses* il have a sure refuge agaiMl Ihe ill of life, (lei away from pertnnal interest*, Sebastian, if you would lie. happy, for they all tend to har.isa and kill the inner life. It i* the perception of tins common pintul Iwud which will give you your highett friendships, your noblest lover. I feel the loud," hotaul, uniting and dropping into lighter tone, "when 1 read La Meunais and Milt in ; 1 feel it also when 1 talk witk Mr. Deiiinon anil Mils Mereilnh." The boy listened with dreamy eyes. He could not i|tiite understand what nil uncle meant, but the remembrance of his wordi remained to Influence him a little in yean lo come. bhe was sure that be grew thinner every d iy. She hail noticed that h* coughed n good deal. Hi* cjlor wa* nol natural \rhen you remembered that his poor mam- lied of consumption. 1 Mutation wa* all very well ; but what was education without health T And from all lha - bad heard, the morality of our |, schools wa* not 1 he long and short of it wa<, sin- did not think that Sebastian should go back in K'on. Il was es>sy to excite the anxiety of Sir Koland and the Squire. They went about wilh troubled facet, lutening lo the lad'* cough (be certainly had a cold that autumn) silent)/ urotrootticaling evil thing*. They hai prejudice* in favor of Eton : it was al- ways an advantage to have beeti a public- school m*n, but the boy's health was the liril consideration, as Cousin Selina said, And wiion once the idea was fairly im- plant ud iu these two masculine mind*, it WA* not likely lobe quickly removed. It was a delightful idea lo have Sebastian always and all day long. As to his studies, there was Mr. Ueniinn for mathe- matics and Kugluh, and Arthur Manon, a young Oxford mm resident iu Woodriury, for hii daisies. Sebastian went to Wood- bury for hi* lesions from Mr. Mason ; but the afternoon lesson* with Mr. Damson might very well be conlinued This was where Mrs. La Touche's lillle plan c line in. Nina could share the les- ion* ! Il would sve Mr*. L\ Touch* a great deal of trouble and expense. For of course the .Squire would n it let her uiy anything to Mr. D-rnison for dear Nina'* lesion*. And then the expensive governess who now taught Nina might be dispensed with, and a Swiu nursery governess obtained for Cecily. It would save Mn. La Toncbe quite forty pounds a year. It wai decided lhat Sebastian did not go back to Eton. She ctrried her point so far. The next ihing was delicately to hint her wishes about Nina's lesioni. But here Sir Koland, who law her aim clearly enough, brought her lo a standstill by a gentle intimation that if Mr. Deuiiion had another pupil he mult have double pay. And he did nol offer to provide the pay. Neitiier did Stephen Malet, the Squire. " How mercenary and unkind Kola nd i* !" (he Ihoughl to herself. " H* might kno* that I have so many expenses thai I really can't gel dear Nina the advantages I d.-suo for her. It would be to mee if the could itudy with Sebasliau : it would be such a bond between ihem in after yearj. Mademoiselle S\urm, the French girl that Lady Grey told me about, is a good mus- icuu and ipeaki bath French and German, and, as she i* absolutely friendless, poor thing, I dare lay I could gel her cheap." Mrs. La Toucbe did nol uie periphrasis in private. " With her to teach Nina music and language* in the morning, and Mr. Denison in the afternoon, the would be getting an education at scarcely any cost- I wonder whether il cannot ttill be man stMsV* 1 Certainly it could, if mortal ingenuity were tn have its way. Mrs. L* Touche remembered that Mr. Donison had a daughter, little older than Nina, and accord- ing to Miss Meredith, receiving no educa- tion at all. What a pity and what a shame! The tocr girl would no doubt have lo earn ier own living one day, and wai not being irepared for her future career. It would n s charily a real charity to offer her a ew lesions. If (he were nice and ladylike, he might oome lo Ib* Dower House and lave *ome instruction in music snd French rom the Swiss governess ; then Mrs. La louche would give her ye*, absolutely ;ive her luncheon three days a week, and vould lot her go across '.o the Manor where he and Nina could be present at Mr. >eni*on'i leuont lo Sebastian. Then the ;irl could walk horn* wilh her falher. and hat would be so nice for both of them. Suiely nobody could object to this arrange- ment ; il w*i rsdol'mt ot charity the harity that begint at home. The n'rtt reiull of Mrs. La Touohe'i cheming* wa* an invitation for Ksther lo ome one afternoon wilh her falher to Ihe Manor, Ihere Iu have lea wilh Nina La 'ouche and Sebastian. 'It would Le so nice to ask her juat on-M," said th* lady lo Sir Rolanl. " Miss ilrrodith says she it a dear lillle girl and f her father i* a* clever and refined a* you ay, Roland, the child cannot be quite ulgar. It would be such a complete hange to her to come for on afternoon to hi* dear quaint, beautiful old houce of Su-phen's." " I dar say it would. Bui what would Sebastian do with her? He cannot enter am young ladies," said Sir Rolandh a wil a ugh. " \iung ladies! A child of that age and nation ! You might tend her t > the housekeeper's room but perhape you would nol think that hospitable. I will bring Nina over for the altcruoon," said Mrs. 1* Touche Benevolently, "the two tittle girl* can antiute each other while Se- iliau it at bis work, and she can be sen lome before dinner." Sir Koland assented indifferently. Se- jaslisn made no objection ; and the invita- ,1011 was duly given and accepted. Only Sink proteited. ' Mamma, why should I have to go and >lay wilh a common girl like thai ? I am lure the won'l be nice. I shall not apeak to her." " You will do what I with, Nina ; you may be lure lhat I have my reasons for it," said Mrs. La Touche with dignity. And Nina knew lhat when her mother spoUe in that lone she mint obey. (TO III <X>NTIM'II>.) I'llAPTKR IX. MRS. I.I T-ili III. \\ i roatl woman r M n. La Tom-he wai a far-aseing woman She had been quite ihocked at th* idea that Sebastian should have lesion* from l)i**enting minister ; but when the tuto proved Mliifactory in every way, she hegtu t ..... u.sider way! of making uie of him. She did not toy to outright. That wa* not h* habit. She began operation* a very long way off. She w m Mriously concerned abuu ' health. " Vhell, yon tee. she vhas like iU. ('-* cat run* off about two week* ago, and **y aldt w,)inn i:-ls io bad dot I Tike gat sa- 0'.her. I vhat willing to pay $1 for a AM it, iinii itoincoody sayt I lhall advert!** in th* paper. I advertise dot I like. cat ot tiuu mi i. rid good habit*, und before day- light Monday morning somebody pouudi on my door. I look oudc at him und hs yell* to m* : '"Come down hern, Mr. Dunder. I baf j;ol tits sober, industrious, nod respectable oils for you to select from. Come und lake your pick !' " " Advertising alwayi pays," laid the ser- geant, as hs ccratche.t Ihe end of hi* nose. " It nhall netTer pay mn ngaio ! Dot mau threw* ti e cat* into my yard und goes off, but in feefteen minute* somebody vhas pounding again. 1 look oudt, nnd she vhas noiher loiter mil a cat under each arm, und he sayt lo me : " 'Mr. Uunder I c.-n positively guarrntee dor correct habits of dese cats, having known 'sni from infancy. It vhai f I for one, or two for f 1.50. Come down nnd see 'em.' " "lyell at hint lo go away," *aid Mr. Duuder, a* he grew excited again, " und he tlirowi dose cats in my yard, calls me liar, tiud goes otf. Sesx ditTereul limes before breakfast I haf lo shump oudl of bed and see some loafers mil cats, and vhen I go.'* down ihlair* I find twenty cab. bowl- ing in my yard. I goes by my saloon, but betor* ih vhas iwtpt oudt a loafer throws Iwo call in dsr door and yells : "Advertising alwayi pays. Here ihe vat, Mr. Dunder der finest of fnr und der higheil siindardof morality, und I, ih*rge yon a cent !" 1 nen you gol a cat ?" aiked Ihe ser- geant. Howl got a cat?" shouted Mr. Uun- der. "Didn't does cats shump all oater shair* und lablej und me uud run in der bfckyard? I doan' recofer myself before somebody heaves a bag of cai* inlo Jer door una (cream* oudt at me : " 'Seex cts, Mr. Dnnder, und all vtas io retpeclable ash nefer vhas! Some vhas mimed uud tome single, but all vhas der highest society !' " Then you gol a cat?" repeated the ser- geant. " How in dunder und blilzen I got a cat vheu I vhas drifen ou<tt ot my place und al- most kill?" yelled the victim ai he point- ed lo Ihe scratches on his bands, " Jh I I iee ? It it curioua how msny people read the advertisements in a news- paper. I suppose you got a cit lalsr ou'" "Yes, ten i outand ot 'am more ash one t'ousand a day ! l>ose losfers brought me ca's in baskets und boxes cats under deir arms und iu bags can of all colon und net. Aboudl eatery life minute* all dii week a cat come* in by der door or window und somebody yell* : Hello, Mr. Dun ier ! Here vhai youi feline of tine fur und correct nabits ! Il yoa look all oafer America you doan' tiud a c%t whose conduct vhas so irreproachable in all pirticulars ! ' " Seems lo me you oughl lo have gol ihe cat yon wanted out of me loi," mused ihe sergeant. How so ?" demanded Mr. Dunder, as he galloped around "Can a mau select tome oat* before daylight? Can he selecl 'em vhen day vhas (humping aroundt und (pit- Hug und drifing eaterbody oudt door* ? Can he (elect come cat* when dey vhas on hi* back und trying to kill him? If ccme loafer vhas yelling at you und eighteen cats vast fightiug un ilrr floor, could you do so me peetness ?" ' Bnl they are not coming yel '." Uf coarse. More ash hie hoonerod be- fore I left home, und thutl ash I como oudt door* a feller unloads a barrel of cat* off an express wagon und rolls 'em into my piace und yells. Hero vas does reespeu table cats, Mr. Dander, und I vill call uis eafnings for der money !"' Well, I'll see what can be done," aaid the sergeant as h* turned to his report. " Now righl off, queek ?" "In a day ur Iwo." " Strgeant, exclaimed Mr. Uunder, as he draw himxlf up, " you needn't pul yoursef oudl for me '. 1 shall go home I 1 shall kill one 1'outand loafers und leu I'ousand cat* mil r, club betore night, und vhen I vhas arrekted und hanged mtype you vhaa icklcit oafer her ! (Jood day, sir ! Doan' be al some trouble* on my account ! Ill M * 4M> THE I- Anelbrr ('vUrlBsj rteoflhsl Advents ! llwsy* riBsj* Be. nil*. 'Sergeant, vhill you oome oop by my place mil der palrol wagon?" exclaimed Mr. Duiulvr at he rushed into the police station "**"? . k ' t i 1 1'x'keil more like ;\ eorrne th:u living i ;lng " V\ hat t Ihe matter ? calmly asked the \ I. :u>,( (or n\<- efki I ss fat policeman as he wiped the ink from hit Mr. ixi i-i J . Jordan olKilir.Mt.-ni. NY. Colorless, Emaciated, Helpless A complete Cure by HOOD'S S-tRSAPAKlt l..i. This ix from Mr. 1). M. Jordan, a KJ. tired farmer, and one of the most re. spocted citizens of Otsego Co.. N. Y. Fourteen y.-art ago I had an tVLiflk of the gravel, anil have sin, > N-eu troubled with my Liver and Kidney* gradually growing wur-n- Tnrcc years ago ' ilown so loir that I could svarcelr walk. pen. "I vha* being killed ten times o*.'er, und I like about one I'ousan j people* arresUd 1 Please get oul dot wagon und go oop OB a gallop 1* "Mr. Duuder, you are excited, please lit down ami calm yourself and --- " " Of oourte I vhas oxcited? I vhaa ncffer o oxi-itsd in my life ! I doan' lit down und bs calm until 1 haf one t'ouiand loafen in Itate prison !" Tlie lerijeant talked to him in a soothing we marvel to we me K way for a few minutei.and aftei awhile Mr. Duuder cuoled down enough lo say : | k>tsi iirel. I wits hailly emurta e<t and hail im iimr- rolor tliiin rhlr Imliie. II ..... r-. s.n, i|i<iiiM Ai n-commenilofl Biid I I'MUKlit I woiiW iry it. lielo.^ '. u&il tnUbed the flrtt In, ill,- 1 null .! lli:it I felt heller, suf. Icn-d lc<i. tin' i*i<lsiisui>ilesi fa* Ihe bled. lev hail siihii|.'d. the ,-i.l,.i- hctruu lo ii'lurn ti> nw face, and I bts*i f-l IT- After I had Uiken three l-t.tt 1 -1 I could eat amythlrsi without InirtiiiK inc. Why, I ol so huugrj I'm l ), i,l to c,n r. time* a day. I nv nvw fully rccovoied. tlianktt to Hood's Sarsaparllla el well SUM well. All wh" kno* 1). M. HOOD'8 PILL 8 sr* ih* bs nftcr-iUuner Pills, , ..! i>iueu/u