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 3=E w ^« two otti ^Hoipitrioalrtt- " M^fSTw ^a »eTer«Iy. i k were»ff,eted^ »ft. " OBtlatalw th»| ^tea. Thoauadi nUaddphk Vjtd iJonwB.anaDf.f staal co nphiM ttie OJty. fi^ )red tedUnibil an4th«Qiifta ' It ev«n lend. J intelligible iol few exception!, I clytOcWpeopijI by polm6Bifif ^d oS Ktetil 3 dethi! raeltedl not hYs a mona rs3s, dog?, iU!d| r from il; a\n, i by the coag ve him t«a d iiKhte, which] imic lasted, and] ielphiaittpRadj ed every State ol ia the coone oi A way from the Ul idiea, and later tl a Snnth Ameria.| ;«enibled the lally mild, and 3 until Febrnafjl of April, I793J .nd the showers e 17 ;h were lotf zsan oi Philadelp time oi Ba] that "theiii It rapidity le areateirt b« 'B.ofwydi««*| I charged moAl lyear«,M»di»« K epidemic WW Ira aeooBd,"" 39 9a Tseedy f leveated br a D^n^ ' â-  â€" â- -» -fi bs in pr»y«f' Lpanyof »" Le sheltered. H linbarghMd/ rgand po»«J«- Is London •»*' lutand li?*^ llDcbto***' feand p««^, I prayevt*" l'a8ali«-*"j, Ifnllpffl^'*!, Iwhen »*•* Iprairf*" I to G?3? towtf» ' lehaU t^ I •**?!? Lich *V .,-1 fif N-Ld ,pf?r. per, ""^^ T.b^ ^f««'".!?!!^fa«j;ft* rha antnmn %y^ndi.tnrbed by it. penUb- «. j5» '»'" P*P*' »t?adfly, paying beauties cf landscape, which ^3 the other occupant of the am studying the facea of my jM* ,„mDanlon8 with cagerneBS. Why i««"^fSe thus Why do I nefae nei "'"" jtraight across those atadioos I" T/ with a frown wd with I"i,h^ features of my opposttf «eif^ •»^* Vh eaeer interest I mark the '***'°the Sid set of the month « "'„ nndar the long monstaohe. X "!lSSsual cnriosity till the ann ' lioht across thoa the -Jforcne brief moment, and "•jrieibed dowr. Pale ^iietfulthrunghthein «"' they somehow betray .tern to yield to any pleading. 1!"^, r'wer 83 closely "in my comer? f!?^? ' 'they to do with me The aun- " pV oat he is again engrossed in 'S'"«r- my other traveling compa^on Is 'F*I*^„ ' fc rf the winrlow. Broad lids are a blind la blue eyea inteneity of terrible toJntetertmyaeU ia It. ootamna. AD in â-¼Â»in wef» my trkveliag omapuion • i!?-J^?^!»*« hlaij hoi^nn' I^im'i beliBTa beba »imIlcIo' lap. pwt^o Kfml IftUTre Ahythin wonid j: thatlboy wan^it,' him., I .he baa the Cllr. out cf the covered by the sort of black coat wear, iccline me to 'asB. Kgntlen^encon'c wear iBc« r;.rwbvhei8trivelingfi;st_cl Sfes speeding on. My journey wlU Vpt 'why do we stop at uo stations? never haar a whistle! Why is ' Ibis ia a terrible d»I â- iis 80 noiseless I never made one like it before. a nightmare, yet the carriage is .[, 1 feel the motion of the train "3,ati of these two men with terrible â- ;;«' I cannot tnm my eyes from them. A whistle at last. We eater a tunnel.- ,,l,k damp and co'.d it is 1 I never "-,hStr si *e' rlble before. What ia it T j'ishitceiiing? Great heavens What ' which ties me power- kiiicnmbing terror ,(0 my seat)? I hear nothing. kOori The very ,7glidtogno"isele«lv along. Yet, Oh I i/, what is this? We are out «« the tjii. The sunlight is streaming m once KB and falls again on that fair head, butâ€" kiinoloDger opposite to me. [l- is bending over the dark man, who la â- II motionless against the cuBhiona, bla Jim helplesaly back. The fair man is Jdi! for something. Is he ill Is this fair [n 'doctor, and ie he feeling for his pulse? I He rises from his stooping position. He I iometbing in his hand, a packet of -and the other? I seem to know „t I iball see. I sicken with harror. I «il, bat BomethiEg stronger than I forces floathiDg eyes to Irok again. No wonder (lie! so still, for, doctor or no, the fair Li has found his heart and probed it with IfWger. IDid I moan Did I only move The fair turns. He maEse one threatening step iid me. Some agon'zd prayer half itself. Ah what is this I am sink- jinkingâ€" sinking. Has the earth open- r.3 give me shelter Ha» "Uy ladyâ€" my lady Do wake up 1 I t finish packing till you're d'Wn, and R^Eow the luggage must go at 10." iHymia a voice. I did not kmw she waa ithme, Rat where am I It is no tightly fed cloth cushion in which my throbbing u buried no, it is soft as down. It is I am in my own bed, in my own ^t dear Oakhnrst. I have made no ley, seenâ€" nothing. Ugh I shudder itiiit ghastly picture again forces itself Ins me. A dreamâ€" can it have beea only Isnim? 'Oii.nyladyl Do rouse yourself. It's Sand your tea is getting quite cold." Maclean has been with me since I first ont-many years ago now' She knows (Beiosgh that I hate cold tea, and her iucceeds. I raise myself languidly mannnri as I stretch out my hand for rap. I'O'd, Maclean! I have had Euoh a ghaat- ieam,' "H»Te yon, my lady I'm afraid yon did I aach yesterday. You certainly do look »hi:e. I done know what Sir Thomas in; if yon looklike that when you get to Iter. Yoa mast try to get some sleep lie tram." itiadder again as a figure, still with the 'tessthat knows no waking, risea before ejei, Bat Maclean goes on: 'SiiTkomas iasure to be at the atation youEnst look weJl, my lady; now, do •;?,"or you'll have no time for a proper ' '«t, and it's just food that you want, we." jthoagfa; of seeing Tom's dear face ao me good, so I yield to Maolean'd ..sndgetup. [WO cents later we were at the station. JJioci's Station, Glisgow, ia hardly the ;to dream dreams or see viaiona Jiaclean was right, I did want my sod I feel all the better for it. pwher lateâ€" I generally amâ€" and have tat to j;ive the gsiard Masiean'a ticket IN mto the carriage, where ahe has Ij isstalled my wraps and traveling J^vays send maid and lugtcage firat ' wing bothered, and loathe waiting L'**ft I cpsn the newspaper, and I^W travel down the first column wlsh- wything to arrest them. What "yaomtog it is it will be frightfully ,J»»MDy. Raally, the ann comes in "•witly.M it did in my dream. Ugh J r**" 1 am I dreaming again In .the far ' f*^fly readina^ the "Timea," whHe iw plays on close cut yellow hair, aw of my dream. The glaring " Ml features into ptotnlneBoe "Vii^ash a l^lir ^fcu- f*"*^^^! iomeHiiBgj I bay aome rather. nFcalook%t pe»«,. ai,a «a,we *o afiwi, Xo BiA ^ptiy dark friondv Tbf fair ,0*0 h«ilhl«hedthe,«'TfcMa,"aB^liB -!!^1*?»? aomeltfay elae, jg, u nther »oo4 loekSJj;^ with a.«trangaieort of diitiioH- '*H°^, ^*' "»*»• wij:y-.hould I brand himorin^? How Tom^^ l«gh *he- I tdl hto about it. I hvn pretty weU ataaken off my terror, and. diviniir into my teaTdling bi^, I produce "Kfaig Solomon'a Mmes, and am soon lost to all remem braood^of time or place. ••Dumfries." 1 look up languidly; bo one b Ukcly to get in here. Oh^really. this ia too bad 1 A tall, broad ehouldered man, evidently not a gentleman, who Eskd been walking In Iha opposite direction, turns suddenly. Why on earth is ha travelUng firat class? Good heavens? It is the dark man of my dream I His hand is on the door his eyes meet mine with chat search- ing, sj^aightforward look I remember so well. I mark the lines about his mouth and chin, the massive head, the long, thick hair. I am sick ind oald I cannot move cannot raise a fiager to warn him back. The fair man reads on. The handle turns, a bundle of lugs is thrown in, his foot Is on the step. Something seems to snap in my brain. Clutching the sides of the carrage I try to rise, and say feebly, brokenly •'Iâ€" I beg your pardon, sir, but I feel very ill, and^ â€" have sprained my foot, and I must get out. WiU yon help me?" He raises his hat. •'Certainly, madam. Bub shall I not get you some wine or brandy Yon IooIe very white." ••No, oh, DO " I exclaim wi'h feverish eademeaa. •'Only help me out." Heloefks surprised, but oompliee. As I toadi the platform some feeling oompels me to torn mnnd. Ihose chill blue eyes ue fixed full npen my oompaaion. I tarn sick and faint again, and:clfng desperately to the arm he lias «lC^«d me. •*Where ihaU^I take you ' he is saybg. "Anywhere, only away from that horrible carriage," I murmur hoarsely. His look of bewilderment rouses me. '•Don't think me utterly mad," I say. "I had a horrible dream last night. I was travel- ing on this line. Two men were in the car- riage one was a f sdr man, the other â€" your- eelf. When we entered the next tunnel he was opposite me you were in the far corner When we emerged he waa bending oyer you, feelirgj for something' (my companion cast a searching glance as mr) "'four head waa thrown back against the cushion you wereâ€" dead Think me as great a fool as you please, but, for heaves sake, den' t travfll with that man." ••Train's going, lake your seatsâ€" take your seats I The dark man again raised his hat. •«I thank yon preatly, madam,' he swd gravely.' "You may liave done me naore service than vou know. I shall certainly not travel with that gentleman and I shall take care never to put myself in his power." He put me Into a carriage.spiinging hwtily into the next just as the train moved off^ When we got to Leicester, and 1 saw Tom waiting for me on the platform, I aU but broke down, but just managed to save a scene. Poor Tom couldn't make out what Ob earth I'd been doing to make myself look such a wreck, and be was much pnzz'ed by my having no small parcels. I «?""«* that I had changed carriages, which stUl further bewUdered him. The guard soon retrieved all my belongings and when 1 saw the door of that terrible carriage filled by his burly form, I took courage to walk past it, even to look in. The fair man wasgore. Had he found hta victim after all? No. There, comfortably enjoyfauj a huge pipe, and looking as unconcerned as possible, sat my dark friend, In the comer of a '""of ^pg oaVriage. To Tom's vast astonishment he took off hU hat as we passed. " Who the deuce is that asked my hns- '^ut I did not tell him until we had driven off in the dogcart, for I wonjd not let Maclean hear a word of it. She won d lose all respect for the mistress whose only su^iority, to her thinking, lies m her lack 'we^pSi?re greater part of the winter in town; being in '»»« °'""' "»iy ?^' both out of temper. It «•" °l»*^~"« I? mitoh the horses eatmg th«i' ^*«^" °f • Site J*ck Frost rnled tne earth with h« bonsway. 1 took the opportunity "' in a stock of new gowns, •Wd TSIGK£D BI A DUKIIY. "' ^MT s^'fliie lyUu JTsB^ca. We had bMB~Seatig fliajniglM^ the Bntsalee distriot, to the west ofC^ratta, weeks bdora any big game oamo our part waa too laq^a f or a sdcoess- |g party, bsing composed ofOTvr oCVfl and milituy, «h4 were â-¼Aaatio*, i^id the serrants moat fliftjF. We had pledty to â- Â«a|okei and now aa^ then a Wiif or hyena, but we oonld get witliin S^ mil** of any- thliit,wcrtt|j-of a bsA%tiiltik,8a«A aloamp asth^t. Oae an4.;«e»e ,teme~ jbiirith a rcquea^t that aoaot otns ^Mm w»^^n to a â-¼iUags^ dalled ' D^t^„ about tweOity five mil^s to the north-west. He Isald that an old ti|ter had taken up his headquar- ters -oo^ the village, and dariog the J^if weelcs he had oeen thwe e ;bea8t had JdUed. aQd^'devoi^od a mm, two wbmen, a girl, amd a bsy. The iiiilires had set traps, b^t ho would not enter them. ..They had poisoned the oareasses «f c^t^ sad osltes, bat he.would not touch them. It bad got so that at 4 o'clock .ia the eyenfaig iyery one entered his house ahd made hhnse^ secure for the night, while THS TIGEB HBLB FOSSESSIOK of the village, and carried terror to every sonl. Me jor Isham and myself got this news ex- clusively, and after a bit of planning we stole out of camp with oar horses and arms and following the gaide. It was about 9 o'cl3ck in the morning when we left, and as lb was a cool day and we had a fairly good rouue, we pushed ahead at such at a race that at 3 in the afternoon we were in Dahnr. We found the villace to consist of seventy two huts or cabins, covering about) two acres of open. Oae the northern edge of the village was a creek flawing toward the Ganges, sixty miles away, and beyond this creek was a fertile spot of 200 acr^s, which was devoted to crop raising The creek was bordered with a thick jaogle about five rods in breadth, and it was at the cromtng that the tiger had got in his deadly work. •• This tiger, sahibf," said the head man in explanation, "knows no fear. While we were working in the field at noonday he cime'out of a jungle, sat down like a dog and looked at us for a longtime. He saw that my brother's wife was very fat, and therefore selected her for his sapper. We unmbered over thirty as we started to re- turn. We were singing and shouting to scare him, and the sun was yet half an hoar high. bi^.k«,«anie«Bt;^ the jangle, looked eaoh B^,-_ wne •B::b94«p^oe«i»=^fw^, w|ssifc:my sistir^rlaii^BiiiMt .-.ap Ij^^rtng nii^^ her ibarriedthetloiC anfxcarnea iwi: es.4^e 4miiio|b ii^i^ gr As^ koipdccdil^^ dowfaiUlLlcihjSfajl whisk ed aroapd'aiid kt^ek merttt thb side. List night -I th,e 5|ojrst of ftll. â- â-  As ijone of us hi4f((.-.#.ut!0 the fields for three' diays the tiger Mime into the village for his supper. An oldijmait i(i,rther up the strfset unfastened hiir.daor to go into, the hoUso ofhieaWMwrqps the street, and as he ^tapped forth the tigar seized him. He was a very large man, but the beast carried him cff at a trot. You have, sanibs, an old and CTTNMFG BEAST TO DEAL WITH, and if yon do not have your wits about he will eat you both." We had. plenty of time the next day to look the field over and make our plans. The actives were sent off to tiie fields to work, and we skirted the baiiks of the creek to the east natii satisfie ]ti^ ^e beast had its lalirln a mass of rock so overgrown and dwbsesd by4raeto;tliatit did nit seem as If a rabbit could penetrate it. He doubtless came and went hy a path of his own a^ the wat( r's edge. The situation was a g.-od one to bum him out when the wind came right, bat we did not want to try that .until onr and hyosias. Next moraiag iha liead said to as: last die t^^ for an extra aneal or two. He woold aothlave tonefaedtho coat anyhow, Imt to-iright he will eoiao into tiie village |a search of a viotin. Yon mast hhui aoootfl- legl,." In the af texoom we hi4 oa« of the famil- les Vacate their hat and bronght ap the dummy and lUd it in the sleepug eorner. We then took possession of the next cabin, only aboat thirty feet away, and oat two opoiings in the wall to oonunand the door of tlie first. The people went tO their work as asaal and retamed at the asual time, and everybody was inside before the sun went down, what we hoped for was that the tiger would prowl through the village, try- ing each lining to affeot an entrance, and we had tef t this door so he could open it. We did not look for him before 9 o'clock, and were taking thfaigs easy at 8 when we heard an uproar at the ether end of the village. We two ran out, but were too late. The tiger had appeared, burst in a door by fiinging his weight asiainst It, and had sefzjd and carried off a boy aboat 8 years old. The villagers ware frantic with griet when they learned of the fact, and the head man said to us, while the tears ran down his cheeks '•Ah, Sabiba, bat we may as well abandon our homes to morrow. This is a wiee and cunning tigeri and yon can do nothing with him. If we do not po away he will eat as ap.' We qniet«d the people as best we could, and next day went about In person to make every hat secure. Eveiy window opening was barred, and every door provided with a prop. It was characteristic of the simple miisded natives tbat, while they liv^ed in mortal dread, more than half the huts were so badly secured that the tiger could have entered. We had to wait again for the the tiger to get hungry. As the crops oonld now take oare of themselves for a few days, we ordered that the villagers keep quiet and show themselves as little ai passible, and two nights and days were thus worn away. On the afternoon of the third day WE KILUD A GOAT and dragged ics bleeding bcdy from the creek to the door of the hut wherein we had placed the dummy, and at twilight the village was as quiet as a graveyard. The Major and I stood at openings aboat five feet apart, and at 10 o'clock we had got no alarm. He came over to me to say that he was dying for a smoke, and to aslc if I deemed it advisable to light a cigar, when^I he*rd a pat I p«t I pat I outside, and caution- ed him that the tiger was abroad. The cunnintc beast had not come by the trail we had prepared, but had made a circuit and struck into the upper or soutnem end of the village. As we afterward ascertained, he had been prowling aronnd for an hour, softly trying every door in saco^ssion. Oar open- ings were on the south side. The cuujing besMt setmed to be posted as to this fac, and lingered on the north side. We plainly heard bim push at onr door and rear up and claw tha bars of the window, and we hardly breathed for fear of frightening him away. There was a crevice under the door through which one oonld have shoved hia hand, and the tiger got down and sniffed and snuffed at this opening tor fully five minutes. Then begot up and remained very qiiet. He must have had the scent of the tresh b1o6d only two rods away, but it waa plain tbat he had his suspicions. We stood at tne opening, each one with his gun thrust out and ready to fire, when the beast suddenly made n^ his mind to act. With one bound he emerged from shelter and covered half the dis ance to the other cabin. At the se- cond be went bang against the door, pushed h in, and was hidden from our sight before wo i4d had a show to pull trigger. T .ke h'm wten he comes out 1" whisper other plans failed. Fires were lights d a^ ain 1 r ;1 • h t: ^U j jt, and both of us watched and to lay 6no must do some- **0f; Monday afternoon, the Sth of Feb_ raary. *â-  I was on my way to "7 *«â- â-  ^SakS'rth* «»rriaire was stopped by a '^hthe ^» tne mmutest detail do they vary \J?- S'nU I see those t«.rrible eyes, |/J|l«d, cold ligh shining in their blue Ai i?; "•*'â€"! k!o» that I AalL The rhT: *^^^ "^â- ^OH bis face, m it did HA??-" force him to look ap. kitar«!T" I ^»tcli belpleesly. The tJ^JP lower and lower, bnt.ah!hMr P"4»!a,twithatrownhe xaisee 'Us ^iwkfag kown the blfesd, reeMmOs But I have seen tbeee obfll, I fc'f* 'bich seem to f retz a my wmv SiSi^e'bite, nervoaa^hiudWiEDa uST? " ^* «nall bi« br his aide '«« dagger. WhereUitaviotim? J5»»ool B^ciuse I '^aiBpkM,^ Kh^'"° with Booie (me 4^1 fc-^ 'wcy clothes withlitirttiol *^«M«iBe thatmy AnttBil 1^1^ S dzMBia ever were realfxed " I tarn to my paper and try "i^'Sly^a; pardoo, ma'am bat you'd best -J. u-J^ There's aoing to bo rioting. ' *^Ith^edKW remembering that l^" 'iST^tUt^SS'sS *t^d the ' K-.^ to drive on to North Auiley SSSu^o^oaly h»k we eateredttwhenwe SS-oiSeYvas^nthe -^'^^^^^ii ySigcrowd, jr„r- ^^z:^ had emptied. aUvered on Su^^nara botUes. others were ^owi with those they hi suK.e£i*;Asirei"isx^ apparwUy one thenwrtve^ oa ^^ stingglfiig ^^^l^S^uSSl raW^meat no woadei. for they w«»ww«^ down ,»»« i^jgHoSpE^ ftH»*^ a wholo •J-^'.rSrf. I? VMlmpo-*^ to CO back wo wert iieadswereeeiMd, with » roand of «Ith«^ to go on or hemmed in. The '^^^^Z^'mnA hands on the'second night, and the racket maui talned for the firat two hours after sundown was safficiant to scare any ordinary t'i;cr out of the district. It was about 7 o'clock, and the Major, the head man, two or three others, and myself were sitting about the head man's door smoking and talking, wken an interesting event occurred. We were almost at the nprtbem edge of the village, and the noise was all to the math of us. I sat in the door fackg to tha west. The others sat so that their faces were toward the door. All of a sudden. I CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE TIGEB approaching us from the north. He walked up to within ten feet of the group aud sat down and stared at us. I could see him in the reflection of a fire as plain as cay, and I noted his unusual s'zi and strength, and the fact that he hod a wbite spot about the s;z3 of a silver dollar on his throat. There was a conversation going on in which I was not included, and I bal bsen locking at the beast a tall minutebefore I was appealed to. Then I replied-: "Gsntlemen, make no move I The tiger is only ten feet away I By mov- ing backward five feet I can reach my gun. Should any of yon attemp to spring up he will doubtless seize yon." The natives were straok dumb, but the Msjsr, fully realzing the situation, began singing a song. I moved backward inch by inch, and the tiger ramatoed quiet while i was in his range of vision. As soon as I ^ot my hand on my rifle I rose to my feet and stepped to the door to deliver a shot but the beut was no longer there. No one had heard or seen him move, but he had disappeared. '•He came to see If you sahibs were really here or If we were deoelviog him," explained the head man when he bad recovered his D3wer of speech 'He has seen you. Hj knows that you seek his life. It will now be between you three, and you must look out or he wUl get the better of yon.' Nothiog farther was heard from the beast that night, and next day we sent the ptople off tojbj§«^5! again. After dfaae r we go t lopl'e ba0e-,|at il0 in'ft. trio '#lij[ehv«oax- tadad.bt9 dil»toM^ hat h» Khoaawltefcan at idi ra*lig oat to *• »«th #«*ii A FDW SHOW W» WW *« M6«» ^Sh^2nkM%H* aopt wwatooff vSa, ^^ le^bMiES^^abo ieir-lMKali W4 tad Tne beast no doabt expected to find a victim In the hat. He seized the dummy, gave it a shake, and the discovery he made broke him all up. Instead of coming out with a bound he sought to play sneak, and was j ast clear of the openinff, head down and tail dragging, when we fired and keeled him over. He proved to be an old tiger, having lost many of bis teeth, but he was big and strong, and would doubtless have made many more victims but for oar interference. What the Bearoh-lieht Is. The seAroh-light consists of a powerful arc light, usually of about 25,000 candle power, contained in a metal cylinder about thircy inches in diameter. Oae end Of the cylinder ia closed by a silvered concave nflecting leas. The carbon points of the lamp are placed in such a position within the cylinder a« to bring them in the focus of the lens. The opposite or front end of the cylinder is fisted wich glass doors, through which the beam of light passes. The apparatus is on a pivot so that it may be revolved around the centre, and It is also arranged for elevation and depression from a hor'zmtal posidon. As ordinarily used, the beam of light emerging from the cylinder la so concen- trated tbat at the distance of 1000 yards from the ship It illuminates a path only about fifteen yards in width. When neoessan, however, a broader arc oanbeOlumlnated. One of the 20.000 candle- power lights will reveal an object at a dk- tance of two and one-hall miles. The oSoot of the perpendicular searoh- light in a fog. to thoee at a distance, has been described as very much resembling the aurora borealls. TheBod. A rod for baas snd wall-eyed ^r, When over sandy shoals tbey tluroag, Adapted both to **casf or'strfke." Oi split iMdBlMoaad lithe aai loog With pliant tip that wavenlike Som 3 shivering aspen sUa and strong. And at the butt the cUcldng fed Witb braided dlken liao is wooad, A mInUtare of iortaab's whed Wben good fiita the laro has foaad. And in your aarepas grin yoa feel Its shining circie whirl aroaad. A voodplaiarod by aU thai'obir TawhipthawAterlikea thronib Inaorthem lakes aU loaclj wh«o "^The maduhnjto and baetf boloegiagâ€" Stton^a aild sfaalgfat bcyesid " Aad^iroribyol abeit.'gaa Out in the 8tam There's a shadow over the slty, waJkm t ' "iHNmr'aa had, â-  -------- And as luaek as the terrible dread ' lies dera ia a amrderer^ heart â€" So fr^tfally iQte aa uaattsjst onse tliaeS- feartoltftiyjwail,- t " Aad I hata thalj jpti liii le ihat I ahivar- aaH qeiyer sod starts" The worid has.a traveled lifeâ€" albeit tir won and old That oae toaoh of primeTal feeliag mak' eth the whole worid Ua Bat I read in their paasloniess faoes aaJ Hpv so oraelly cold ' There's an ocean 'twixt aatried yirtaa*- aad terribly-tempted sfai I" Up from the bleak, black river the pitfleaa"' norther comas. Stabbing me--flanting my rags with »â-  scorn that is almost hnman. Oh, generous world immortals 1 keeping sp* warm in your homes, Have ye never a thougut for a himteff- sonlâ€" a atarving woman Gad 1 how it stuag me theuj with a red-lwt ' throbbing pain 1 For standing here in the storm my eyes' ' were cursed with a sight T^ftt broke through the blank that is oreep' Ing lolly over nervo and brain, Willie ten times darker and colder grew ' the p^iin of this desolate night I saw uuwrinkled Csntent at rest in the arms of Wealth â€" The light from a curtained window wav falling warm at my feet. And, creeping up sly and softly, I saw by^ stealth How riches and love and beanty can raake- life rare and sweer. Well I but her brow was not whiter nor holier than once was mine Nor the eyes of that babe's yoiug mothsr more grand with a sicred pride. Onoeâ€" when I lay bo terribly quiet, qoietP and giving no sign â€" Starving, but pure I Oh j)y if then T had died] Pallid and faded, and trampled and wro^i^ ed, and sin defiled â€" Cast out with a oarae of bitterness to dr on the frtz 3a earth â€" Father I I know I can reach Thee I Tboi^ wilt not disown Thy child 1 Oh I claim me and save me, and wrap lae^ in clouds of thy pitying worth HOWABD GLYHDOa* Misceliaaeons. Light guards â€" lanterns. What is the diffarenoe between an honeafr' and dishonest laundrers â€" The former iregsv your linen and the latter steals (steels) IK Yonptr Spriggs "Mr. Bi7qaiok, I air worth $50,000 and I love your daughter. " Mr. Bicqaick (retired auctioneer) 'Sold.^ "Marriages are made in heaven," qootfr Miss Antique. "Then there le some chsaoe for you yet," was the cool reply of her' younger sister. Whi^e one of Pittsburg's mounted police^ men was chasing a criminal his horse sad' denly lay down. The policeman got oS, and BO did the fugitive. Mamma "You must not eat m maay^ sweets, Flossieâ€" It will lnjar« your teeth 1 ' FloBsie "How long will it be before I can take my teeth out like grandma does " A legal Perseaution.â€" Witlowâ€" "I hear Jones has been arrested for keeping a cow."' Bitsaâ€" "For keeping a cow? W^hat ai» outrage?" "Yes, she belonged to aaother naan." She (at the mint)- "Ah, now I kneWy Harry, why I think you as good as gold."' Heâ€" "O, get out)" Sheâ€" "No but yon are, really. You are pressed for money, 700 know." Old Cashbox, to applioant for clerkship "Have you any bad habits, young maa?" I Applicant, with humility "I sometimea think I drink too much water with mgp' meals." Small boy "Papa, what does 'monotOB' ous' mean " Father, wearily "Wait till your mother begins to talk dress with yoar aunt, my boy then you'll reab'z3 the fall meaning of the word." Mudge â-  "Doctor, if I were to lose nay mind do yon supnose I would be aware of it myself?" Dr. Boless: "Yen would not. And very likely none of your acquaintaaoea would notice It either." Barber (runnini; his hands through oas- tomsr's hair)â€" ••Your head, sir, is quite â€" " Castonier (irritably) â€" "You gave it a slmm-' poo yourself two days ago." Barber (luiok- iy recovering)â€" "It's quite a remarkaUy well shaped head, sir." They had chiokens for dinner, and thv host said to tbe guest: "Didn't I hear you say that you liked the neck of the chicken best " The visitor, who liked tho neck with some of the rest, said '•Yes.' Well, yon shall have both of these neohs." and that was all he got. In a recent grammar examination, in oae of the Boston schools, a class was required to write a sentenoe containing a aoua fa the objective case. One of the boys wrote the following sentence: **The cow does aot- like to be lioked." "What nonn Is there iw the objective caae?" asked the teacher. •Cow " said the boy. ••Why is "oow* Id the objective case I" "Becaase the objects to being licked." 8dd overy^wa, 6 cmXM. vii;|tn!- The BUent fstyle of Coutdiipb A yoang oonpte walked oat togOther for tiiefint time as lovscs, liy some mysterieae aaderstaadiag felt bat naeipreesed. Oaty OBoe doriag uio Walk waa the sileBoe hi' twaed tiiem brol^ ap, whan tlio yoath toaeb- ingly observed "Corn's risen, Sarah.^ "Has it " said Sandi. afEsotiowktaiy. Oa they walked, throaj^ maay fieUaaiaX uu uativ lanes, and aotliug more waa said oatil the timoeaaa for psftbig. Xhe» the ardent lover mastered ap ooarsge to ask *• Whoa nsay I oosae wria r ".Wliea corn settlee," waa tlia oalm r«^ aponse, aafttiiOy traai-tbrfr aewial watflir^ â-  â- "Mmhsfmbamt" "•â- ::â-  ^i'^: ** That :«sal« :bo aa^ttaodia^ good iB'i' sv«i«ivi«frlB4itW"ii •'â- -'« 5' â- " â- -;;•/ ti^SS^SSB^S^^'**^' :) m V nr' i^^Gs=':s