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% ‘‘Surely your remarks were innocent enough,‘‘ replied the woman. "Every one takes an interest in the love story of fair young girl and a brave and gallant 'T%é‘nflamanâ€"nb least I always do. I am She wondered why the woman paused won the thresheld and looked at her so ‘keenly and W;Nlch a long, searching gaze, catching her breath and muttering â€"words which she cofld not hear. She saw before her &\Qgi regally beauâ€" tiful girl, with the pride 0f a young prinâ€" .cess, standing before a long miirror, fairly enveloped in a cloud of fllmy white tulle, ~which was draped and festooned in the richest and rarest of old point lace and garlands of pale white roses, and fairly ;resplendent in sparkling diamonds. No wonder the woman caught her breath and stared at the beautiful picture "I beg your pardon for interrupting \19u-if you are busy, Miss Gertude,"" she gaid. ‘‘But here is a person who can reâ€" tir your lace flounce, she thinks, Shall 1 br%g her in to look at it?" «vaw," said Miss Hamilton, imperi ously. J‘Br{ng I}er ‘in at once. & 2 ‘"You Z‘ 6 an expert in making and mending Hime laces?‘ said Mrs. Brand; adding:‘"} Our young lady‘s ballâ€" «iress has just maetb with an accident. Her maid stepp@dbon the rich flounce and tore it. Gan you repair it so that the inâ€" jury will h8 be noticed, do you think?" The wom@n‘s eyes gleamed; the color ushed int@ her face. ‘‘Yes,‘"‘ghe said, eagerly. "I can do anything that is required.‘‘ ‘""You will pléése come up to her bouâ€" doir,‘‘.said Mrs. Brand, leading the way. ‘"Have y@u never seen him?"" asked the housekeeper. ‘*No,"‘ replied her companion, evasiveâ€" By; and unconsciously her hand crept to the coin hidden in her bosom, and rested there for a moment. ‘"‘The young lady must be a great heiress,‘"‘ she remarked at length,. "I never saw such splendor, and Mein in the homes of very rich people." _ ‘‘¥es,‘" answered Mrs. Brand, ‘"‘she is verg wealthy. But she will be wealthâ€" 'ifi after her approaching. marriage takes place; her lover is worth as much as her father." ‘‘Does she love the man who is going #ow marry her,‘"‘ asked the woman, thoughtfully, and with great intentness â€""&hisâ€"this young district attorney?"‘ *"Certainly she does. What a question !‘‘ la.ugfi&f Mrs. Brand. ‘"Every woman loves th@MaM®she‘s going to marry. or she should, at @nÂ¥y, rate. He is young, gallant, and %some. Amy woman would be please be his wife." ‘‘"And you think he loves her?"‘ queried the woman,. slowly. The woman followed, pausing now and then to: utter exclamations of wonder at the exqullsite decorations or the magniâ€" ficence of the rooms. Mrs. Brand paused at length before a halfâ€"opened door at the further end of tho corridor Rut before the butler had time to deâ€" Wiver‘the message, an event happened wwhich caused her to change her mind, . 'i'nterest% in hearing about this young district attorney, of whom every one speaks witB@such praise." _ _ _ _ ‘‘What a strange creature!‘‘ thought the housekeeper, looking after her. ‘"No wome, to see her coarseâ€"featured face, would ever imagine she had a love for beautiful laces in her soul. I remember «zeeing two laceâ€"venders when I was a young girl, and I remember them to have been finc, intellectual ladies, with sweet faces, which gave one an impression that they had seen better days. How she looked about the room! Dear me I hope she is all right. It is not quite safe to buy of those venders who go about from house to house. But then the laces were so cheap, and the most beautiful I have ever seen, and I flatter myself that I am an excellent judge of fine laces; but if it is as she says, that she makes them herâ€" self, she can afford to let them go cheap to get the custom of people who know a bargain whensthey see it.‘"‘ It eame about in this way. Ere she Thad scarcely flnisflid her sentence, Miss Hamilton‘s maid ‘rushed quickly down the broad corridorg toward where the housekeeper stood, wringing her hands and sobbing hysterically :â€" ‘"You woeuld think so if you were to see them together,"‘ laughed Mrs. Brand. ‘‘Why, he fairly idolizes herâ€"worships the ground she treads on, people say. But dear me! I do not know why I should be talking like this, telling the affairs of the family to a stranger.‘‘ "Oh, Mrs. Brand!"‘ she cried, "what am I to do? I have torn the lace flouncs of my lady‘s ballâ€"dress, and it is ruined â€"utterly ruined. and she is veryâ€"very angry. Won‘t you come up to her bouâ€" doirva'.fil look at it, and suggest someâ€" thingeélf you can, to help me out of my dire difficulty?‘ A sudden inspiration came to the housekeep@RtmQuickly recalling the butâ€" ler, she sent word that she would see the laceâ€"vender, who xesponded at once to ‘"‘Dear me!‘‘ she cried _ in great vexaâ€" tion. ‘"It is impossible for me to see her pow ; tell her to come toâ€"morrow." She dismissed»the woman for the time being from herâ€"thoughts, but the day came all too soon when that scene reâ€" curred to her with startling clearness. At length the evening of the ball came round, and when Mrs. Brand, the houseâ€" keeeper, was busiest, word was sent to her that the laceâ€"vyender was in the lower hal} calling for her. ~ ‘"You are a very kind and considerate lady to a poor woman like me,‘‘ said the laceâ€"vender. Bs ‘‘Keep them, lady,‘‘â€"said the laceâ€"venâ€" der. "I can come toâ€"morrow or next day for the balance; but, if it is late in the afternoon, could I see you?"‘ ‘*There will be a grand ball here on the night of the ninth,"‘ she said; "but T.can manage to see you for a moment or so to pay you your money.‘‘ She found, upon counting the money in her pocketbook, that she was a little short of the amount agreed upon. Mrs. Brand, the housekceper,, was flattered. She purchased two of the colâ€" larettes, after listening to the woman‘s praise of how they became her, and that she looked as though she was born to wear silks and fine laces. CHAPTEh XII ©Q => c ing the door for the last hour, I am sure girl he Joygd...._â€" Hamilton has discovered that she has taken her beautiful.â€"new pendant with the diamonds around it. It must have beenâ€"snipped off by a pair of pincers, the housekeeper thinks. I can not find out which way she left the house. Not one of the servants has seen her."‘ ‘‘She did not pass this way," declared the footman. ‘"I have stood here attendâ€" Ai ces 0 0 inemes onl oc oo o ere ns d 27 es ‘*Will you tell me what is the matter? asked the footman, timpatiently. ‘"‘Why are you standing there wringing your hands?" ‘‘Miss Hamilton has had a strange woman up in her room mending some lace for her. She sent. her away a few mnoments ago, and since she left Miss "*Did any one see a woman in black pass this way?" she cried, excitedly. ‘She did not leave by the way of the servant‘s hall or the private stairway." How strange it was that he never turned his gaze away from the open doorâ€"way which she would be obliged to pass. She knew that he was awaiting the coming of the fair young girl whom she had left a little while since in her bouâ€" doir. The entrance to the pink drawingâ€" room was directly opposite the screening palms, behind which the woman had taken refuge. Mr. Van Driscoll had handed his coat and hat to the man and stepped into the room, crossing leisurely to an easyâ€"chair, in which he seated himself, his hands resting on its arms, his head thrown back against the crimson velvet cushion, his face turned toward the door. The cold, handsome, grave face of the district attorney seemed to fascinate her as she watched him. He had bowed his head on his hand, covering his eyes; yet still she stood there, like a creature unâ€" der some strange hypnotic spell which she could not shake off. Sunddenly she was startled from her dazed feeling by hearing loud, excited voices and the sound of hurrying feet. She could see that it was Miss Hamilâ€" ton‘s maid. When he turned away, she would glide noiselessly down the corridor and out of the house, she told herself, catching her breath bard as her hand closed tightly over something. The laceâ€"vender drew back quickly, with bated breath, behind a large jardinâ€" iere of tall, flowering plants which effectâ€" ually screened her. It would never do for this man, who had such a deepâ€"rooted hatred of criminals, to find her there. The vestibule door stood wide open, but she dared not dash past them, thus comâ€" ing face to face with the district attorâ€" ney, whom she had great reason to fear. â€" ‘"‘Shall I take charge of your hat and topâ€"coat, sir?"‘ asked the footman. ‘"It will save you a walk upstairs. My young lady bid me say to you when you came that she wished to see you in the pink drawingâ€"room across the hall there beâ€" fore the guests arrived.‘" The woman watched him intently from behind the palms. near the housekeeper for her pay had not an event happened to stay her steps. The vestibule bell rang. "That is Mr. Van Driscoll, the disâ€" trict attorney,"‘ remarked the footman, hurrying to the door. ‘"He is the first guest to arrive. I suppose he is anxious to exchange a few words with his lady love before the ball begins." gasped. ‘"Pardon me; may I take just‘ ‘‘Your maid tells me that the woman one look at it?‘ $ | was a peddler, brought in from the Before Miss Hamilton could frame a Street by your housekeeper. I was fairly reply, the woman had caught it in her staggewed to think that so sensible a hands and was gazing fixedly at it. , woman as Mrs. Brand. should do such a At that moment one of the fastenings foolhardy thing. Your father must read of Miss Hamilton‘s bracelets became , ber a severe lecture on the matter. Your loosened, and it fell to the floor : very life was in danger in that woman‘s The laceâ€"yender released her hold upon presence, my love. I have often heard of the pendant, picked up the bracelet, andâ€" ber, but have never seen her before. She laid it upon the table in a sort of dazed is known to me as one of the mostâ€"in way. The gleam of the jewels seemed to fact, I might say the most desperate bewilder her. , criminal in the annals of crime. She is ‘‘Well, well!‘ exclaimed Miss Hamilâ€" very cunning. and has kept herself out ton, in amazement, as her eye caught Of my reach very successfully so far. She sight of a glittering heap lying beside her is & sort of queen among a whole bechive fan. ‘‘How careless that girl is getting; of noted thieves. I have often heard my she has lefé out my diamond necklace Predecessors in the office say, in speaking and star. Ah! you have finished, bave Of this woman, that her daring exploits you? The mending has been very cleverly Would fill a goodâ€"sized book. She has done. Go down to the housekeeper‘s given the New York police more trouble room, and she will settle with you.‘"‘ | than any other person in the metropolis. The woman~murmured ber thanks, | I have laid many a trap to catch her, and hurriedly quitted the boudoir. | but she always slipped away from me. I "I hope Mrs. Brand will take that Shall make it my business to give her the woman‘s address,"‘ thought the heiress, full benefit of the law‘s sentence. Such "It is well to know where to find a perâ€" Creatures are a menace to the world at son who can be of so much use." | large, and the only place where they can Meanwhile, the woman hurried swiftly do no harm is behind prison bars, workâ€" down the corridor, and would have ing for the State. But enough of this. passed out into the street without going You must dismiss her from your near the housekeeper for her pay had not thoughts, my love; it will hardly do to an event happened to stay her steps. The receive your guests with that pale face.‘‘ ‘‘Well, well!"‘ exclaimed Miss Hamilâ€" ton, in amazement, as her eye caught sight of a glittering heap lying beside her fan. ‘‘How careless that girl is getting; she has lefé out my diamond necklace and star. Ah! you have finished, bave you? The mending has been yery cleverly done. Go down to the housekeeper‘s room, and she will settle with you.‘" "I hope Mrs. Brand will take that woman‘s address,"‘ thought the heiress. "It is well to know where to find a perâ€" son who can be of so much use." The laceâ€"yender released her hold upon the pendant, picked up the bracelet, and laid it upon the table in a sort of dazed way. The gleam of the jewels seemed to bewilder her. The diamond were clasped about the slender wrists, hung in pink, shellâ€"like ears, and the slender chain, with the ivory portrait, surrounded by the finest and whitest of diamonds, was hung about the beautiful white throat. Gertrude turned hurriedly to her maid, saying she must be down in the drawingâ€" room by the time they had removed their wraps in the salon above. "Bring me my diamonds, fan, and bouquet,"‘ she said. > UMC NURLIUILILE WAIIVC UMNRUEVD The woman looked up from her work ‘ with a startled cry as she beheld it lying on the girl‘s white bosom. | The woman obeyed, and while she stitched away with deft fingers, Miss Hamilton almost forgot her presence in discussing with her maid the ornament she should wear. ©Bring my jewelâ€"case, and I will deâ€" cide and select them,‘‘ she said. ‘*Miss Hamilton is not very wise in ordering her jewels brought forward before this strange, darkâ€"browed woman,"‘ thought the maid. ‘"Still, it is no busiâ€" ness of mine. This person is merely a laceâ€"vender who has come in off the street. She ought to remember that it is dangerous to show jewels before such a person."‘ "Stay!‘ she said raising her hand with a haughty gesture. "I think I will wear no jewels save the small gold chain with the pendant set with diamords which contains Mr. Van Driscoll‘s picture and the lock of hair. That and my diamond bracelets will be quite sufficient. You may leave them out; put them upon my dressingâ€"table. They will be the last things I shall don before going down.‘"‘ The woman knelt upon the velvet carâ€" pet at her feet, stitching away busily. apparently paying little heed to the conâ€" versation; but in reality . not a word had escaped her. Already the guests were beâ€" ginning to arrive, and in a short space of | time the rooms would be full. | ‘What a magnificent pendant!" she gasped. ‘"Pardon me; may I take just one look at it?‘ c Mepoocntces i re "I used to make this pattern when I | was a child. I can repair it speedily. If 1 you think a half hour too long. to remain, ; you can remove it, miss, otherwise 16 is _ not necessary,‘‘ she said. & | "Then I will leave it on. You may beâ€" gin at once.‘"‘ s S se ~ â€" Before she could execute her instrucâ€" tions, Miss Hamilton countermanded her order. The wofx;a;l came and knelt on the floor at the heiress‘s feet, and. picked up the filmy lace. a in real Mfe,like one fairly dazed by look ing up unexpectedly at the blinding sun shine. & "Here is the rent in the lace. WNab & pity it is that it happened,"‘ said the maid, addressing her. ‘"Will you please look at it and advise my lady if she will have to remove her ballâ€"dress;? or if you can arrange it on her." "Come in,‘‘ said Gertrude Hamilton, graciously, but with the air of hauteur to her. & ~â€" i > Ard the woman entered, standing â€"1n awe kefore the mugnificent young_ lady who was so soon to become the bride of the handsome district attorney. _ __ _ _ No oné noticel that the laceâ€"yender did not walk quite steadily as she entered. the superb apartment. _ & CHAPTER XIII "And this is the burden of my rhyme: ‘Though love be little worth, Â¥et from pole to pole, and shore to shore, ‘Tis love that rules the earth!‘ * Something in the proud heart of Gerâ€" trude Hamilton awoke to new life as his strong arm encircled her in~ the dreamy mazes of the waltz. Ah! what a strong, noble arm it was to lean upon through life. How different he was from Stuart Aldrich, who seemed to delight in makâ€" ing her jealous whenever an opportunity presented itself. There were bevies of beautiful girls present, all watching him with smiling lips and bright eyes; but they might have been sands in a desert for all h¢ knew. In all that vast throng he sam but one faceâ€"the proud, cold face of thy "I congratulate you, Gertie, for having the bestâ€"looking man in the room your willing slave. All the girls seem to be enyying you your luck. If ~he had not chosen you, he could have had his pick and choice of any girl in your set. I am proud of my future brotherâ€"inâ€"law,"‘ Dick went on laughingly. ‘"And it would make you smile to see our father look at him. Again, I say you are in luck, little sister.. When you marry Van Driscoll, you will have secured the finest fellow in New York." Gertrude laughed at her brother‘s enâ€" thusiasm. It was pleagint to have the Buestâ€"looking mah in the room at one‘s side, and to realize what every one was remarkingâ€"that this superb man idolized her, obeyed her slightest wish, seemed to live only in the sunshine of her smiles, whose hands trembled and whose voice grew husky at her frown; and sho thought of the lines:â€" ‘Some hold that love is a foolish thingâ€" A thing of little worth; But little or great, or weak or strong, ‘Tis love that rules the earth. ‘"The tale is new, yet ever told; It has often been told ere nowâ€" ‘There was a lad who loved a lass‘â€" ‘Tis old as the world, I trow | "The song I sing has been sung before, And will often again be sung, While lad and lass have lips to kiss, Or bard a tuneful tongue. % His friends remarked that they had never seen him so exuberantly happy, and as they saw him then they never saw him again, in all the long years of pain and sorrow which crowded into his after life It was on this particular evening that Gertrude Hamilton first felt her heart stir with something like affection for the handsome lover at her side. She heard nothing but praise of him on every lip; mothers looked at him and sighed, and their daughters looked at him wistfully; but he had neither eyes nor ears for any one but Gertrude, his betrothed. A thrill of pride filled her heart when her brother stepped up to her after one of the dances, when Van Driscoll had gone for an ice for her, saying:â€" In the glamour of Gertrude‘s presence Van Driscoll soon forgot the episode which had occurred in the early part of the evening. They had no time for further converâ€" sation, for the guests were already beginâ€" ning to arrive in goodly numbers, and in a short time the mansion was crowded. â€" Gertrude did not come down for some few moments after the excitement had abated among the servants. Van Driscoll met her with outstretched hands. "I hope the event which has just tranâ€" spired will not spoil your evening, my darling,‘‘ he murmured. "I must confess I was greatly startâ€" led,"‘ she replied, with a shudder; "havâ€" ing been in close proximity to a thief rather unsettles one‘s nerves, you know.‘" "I can not see why she was content with only taking the miniature with the diamond setting, when Miss Hamilton‘s beautiful necklace and sunburst were so near at hand. It will always be the greatest kind of a mystery to me.‘" They wondered why she went so quietly with the officers, her eyes followâ€" ing Van Driscoll mutely as he led the way to a rear entrance. He was anxious that the guests, who were momentarily expected, might not know of the occurâ€" rence which had just taken place, as it would cast a gloom over the participants of the grand ball. It was his keen eyes that detected the figure crouching behind the palms. In an instant he had caught hber arms in a viseâ€"like grip, quickly dragging her forth and handing her over to the custody of the guardians of the law, who recognized her at once as Ann Roundtree, a wellâ€" known criminal Strange to say, she made no resistance whatever, but cowered greatly under the stern, angry, pitiless eyes of the district attorney, her lips twitching convulsively, but no sound issuing from them. ‘"Let her be searched at once,"" ho said, addressing the policemen. ‘"Lose not & moment.‘‘ ‘"Oh, what is that in her left hand?" cried one of the men, quickly. ‘See, sho is trying to toss it back among the plants." In a trice he had caught her hand and forced it open, and then the ivory portâ€" rait, with its setting of costly diamonds, rolled to Van Driscoll‘s feet. He recogâ€" nized it as the miniature of himself which he had given to Gertrude only the day before. He knew the woman cared little enough for the portrait; it was the costly setting which had attracted her. ‘‘In heaven‘s name, spare me!‘‘ she pleaded. But he turned away harshly. Hurrying out on the marble steps, he was just in time to encounter two policeâ€" men who were passing. They responded at once to his summons, and the search was begun, James Van Driscoll giving directions in clear, concise words. ‘"‘That‘s the woman!‘‘ cried the maid, excitedly. ‘That‘s her!"‘â€" "Take her to the stationâ€"house at once!‘‘ ordered Van Driscoll, sternly. f Mr. Van Driscoll had come to the door of the drawingâ€"room to learn the cause of the confusion, and took in the exact situation of affairs at once. ‘"I agree with your theory, that the woman is still in hiding about the house, in hopes of a still larger haul. I will summon the police at once, and have a thorough search made."‘ of that fact. No doubb she is hiding somewhere about the house, in hopes of more plunder after the guests arrive.‘"‘ ‘ateploo County Chronicle, Thursday, Juné 23, i Happy man wh> has had such an acquaintance with families as to lead bim to suppose that hired girls generâ€" ally enjoy these great blessings ! When that shall be the case there will not be amy social problem left. All will be serene "up stairs and down stairs, and in my lady‘s chamber." Philosophers who study mankind chiefly in books, and view human life through their study windows, someâ€" times fall into strange errors. One of these lately expressed his astonishment that girls should prefer to work in shops and stores to taking places in househo‘ds. He said that & hired girl enjoyed the following advantages : ‘A healthy and regular occupation, a home shielded from contaminating inâ€" fluences, abundant and regular moals, fair wayes and constant employment all the year round, a kindly care and symâ€" pethetic concern for her bighest and best interests, freedom to enjoy Sunâ€" day and a large part of a week day, a yearly holiday of two or three weeks, and a constant allowance for her failâ€" ings and weaknesses." Sheâ€"Ob, you dear old boy, didn‘b you sse? That was only so he‘d go to sleep sooner,. He, after marriageâ€"I don‘t see why you are not as considerate of my comâ€" forts as you used to be of your father‘s. Sheâ€"Why, my dear, I am. tleâ€"How do you make that out ? When I comeinto the house I have to hunt around forâ€" my slippers and everyâ€" thing else I happen to want; but when I went to courbt you and your father would come in from down town you would rush around gathering up his things, wheel his easy chair up to the fire, warm his slipperg and get him both a foot and head rest, so that all he had to do was to drop right down and be comfortable. Mrs. P.â€"Ob, no, indeed ! She never gets anything through her head as easily as that. Yes, but we couldn‘t keep him. The only business qualification he had was insomnia. Mrs. Tripod â€" Liberal! Well, I should say so! You ought to see the siza of my feet in the picture he took of me ! Did you find the wide awake salesâ€" man you advertised for ! Mrs. P.â€"I told that girl just what to do, and she hasn‘t done 1t at all. Mr. P.â€"I presume your orders went in one ear and out the other. Mrs. Finder â€"Isn‘t your husband liberal in his views ? Don‘t interrupt a miser at his devoâ€" tions. It might cause him to have to count his money all over again. Don‘t do things toâ€"day so you will have to do them over again to morrow. Don‘t think because a man loses his head he quits talking through his hat Don‘t depend on your ante if you would be independent of your "uncle." Don‘o be blind to the virtues of an enemy or the shortcomings of a friend. Don‘t tell a girl she looks sweet enough to kiss. _ Actions speak louder than words. Don‘t think the umbrella that goes to the pawnshop is the only one that gets soaked. Don‘t worry because you have noth thing to worry about. "Thank you, my darling,‘"‘ he murâ€" mured, gravely. ‘"Now I feel sure that you are all mine. Forgive me for saying so, but somehow I doubted it before, and it made me unhappy; but now I shall leave you toâ€"night perfectly happy, and thanking God for the priceless treasure which 1 have won. Goodâ€"night, Gerâ€" trude,"‘ he whispered again. ‘Try to reâ€" member me in your dreams."‘ He bent his handsome head and kissed the little white hand he held. How strange it was that in that moment he should think of the words of Jessy Carr! The next moment he was gone, and Gerâ€" trude was alone with her tumultuous thoughts. "Do you know, Gertrude,"‘ he whisperâ€" ed, ‘‘we have been betrothed for weeks, and you have never yet allowed me one caress. Will you kiss me just once, and say, ‘Goodâ€"night, James? It is not so much to ask, but the sweet memory of it will always live in my heart like a dream of heaven." ‘"Goodâ€"night my love,"‘ he said, tenâ€" derly, as he drew herâ€" within the curâ€" tained recess of a laceâ€"draped bayâ€"winâ€" dow. "I, too, must say adieu. Iâ€"I should like to ask you one question. Have you been perfectly happy to night?"‘ "Goodâ€"night, James,"‘ she repeated, giving him the caress his soul craved and his heart longed for so wistfully. At last the grand ball was over, and the guests who had spent such a delightâ€" ful evening began to depart. The last adieus were spoken, and Gertrude and Van Driscoll wereat last alone in the deâ€" serted drawingâ€"room. ‘‘Yes,‘" replied Gertrude, frankly; and a glad smile broke over his face as he heard her answer. â€""It is not quite right to love & htiman being as Mr. Van Driscoll loves Gerâ€" trude,"‘ remarked one fair young girl to her partner in the dance. ‘"If anything should happen to her, I am sure it would kill him, or he would go mad; and, to make the matter worse, I am afraid the love is all on one side.‘"‘ Her companion shook his head. "Look at Miss Hamilton now,‘" he said. ‘"See that flush on her face as she watches her betrothed approach! You never see a signal of love like that if the heart is indifferent. I wish I was one half as sure that. a little girl whom I know loves me in such a true, hearty fashion as I am that Gertrude Hamilton cares for her lover." ‘‘Well," said the young girl, leaning confidingly on her partner‘s arm, ‘"she must have fallen in love with him toâ€" night. That is certain;‘‘ and she never guessed how much truth there was in the words which she so lightly uttered. An Attentive Daughter. Girls Who Work, Wit and Humor. (Continued) Don‘t The late Benjamin H. Brewster, President Arthur‘s Attorneyâ€"General, whose face was terribly disfigured by scars was once engaged in a case as attorney for the Pannsylvania Railroad, and the opposing counsel, in his closing speech, made a most brutal attack on him. "The dealings of the railroad," bhe said are as tortuous and twisted as the features of the man who represâ€" ented ib."~ Mr. Brewster gave no outâ€" ward sign that he felb this cruel blow until he had finished his argament. Then he said : "For the first time in my life the personal defect from which I suffer has been the subject of public remark. _I will tell you how I cams by it. When I was five years of age, I was one day playing with a younger sister when she fell into and open grate where a fire was burning. I sprang to her assistance, dragged her from danger, and in doing so I fell myself, with my face upon the burning coals. When I was picked up, my face was as black"â€"and his finger transfixed his antagonistâ€"‘"as that man‘s heart."â€" Argonaut. Dixonâ€"I don‘t believe young Shortâ€" leigh is half as extravagant as people say he is. Hixonâ€"Perbaps not, but I‘ve noâ€" ticed that he has a suit of clothes for every day in the week, Dixonâ€"Is that so. _ Why, he always had the same suit on everytime I met him. At the meeting of the church of Scotland Assembly Dr.Donald Macleod submitted the Home Mission report. In the course of his apeech he made a sensible appeal to the wellâ€"toâ€"do memâ€" bers of congregations not to coms to divine services in fine black clothes, silk hats and fashionable bonnets, for that more than anything else kept the poorer people away from church, Minâ€" isters, he claimed, should educate their congregations to go to church dressed in such a manner as not to make ib difficulb for their poorer brethren to sit beside them. _ They should go in such a guiss, be said, that their fine clothes would not rebuke the poor. Serd 31 cents in oneâ€"cent stamps to World‘s Dispensary Medical Associaâ€" tion, Buffalo, N. Y., and receive Dr. Pierce‘s 1008 page "Common Sense Medical Adviser," profusely illustrated. Centuries ago, people used to fear what they called the pestilence. "Black Death" was the most terrible thing in the world to them. They feared it as people now fear the Cholera and Yellow Fever, _ Aund yet there is a thing that causes more misery and more deaths than any of these. It is so common that nineâ€"tenths of all sickness in the world is traceable to it. It is merely that simple, common thing constipation. It maekes people listless, causes dizziâ€" ness, headaches, loss of appetite, loss of slcep, foul breath and distress after eating. The little help needed is furâ€" nished by Dr. Pierce‘s Pleasant Pollets. One pill is a gentle laxative and two a mild cathartic. Once used, always in favor. If you are careless enough to let an unscrupulous druggist sell you something on which he makes more money, it is your own fault if you do not get well. Be sure and get Dr. Pierce‘s Pleasaunt Pellets. He also discussed the hymns and music that it would be best to ask these poor people to join in singing when they had been induced to attend divine service. He warned ministers against forcing upon these people some of the beautiful bymns most congrega tions delighted in, for to the less culâ€" tured ear they might appear stiff. They should not on grounds of high musical culture stand up against the Moody and Sankey hymns, which had often touched the hearts of such people. These people delighted in something with a swing and a chorus, and he was of opinion they ought to geb it. In preaching, too, ke urged that ministers should let their philosophy go to the winds. Culture and prejudico made ministers avoid revivalism, but it was revivalism they wanted. Why People Don‘t Go To Church YERm$s PILLS AYER‘S PILLS Cure Dyspepsia have cured many bad cases of dyspepsiaâ€"they will cure you, if you are suffering from that disease. Mrs, H. B. Anderson, 15 Williams Street, Grand Rapids, Mich., writes : its victims. It puts them in the power of the weakest organ of the body and makes them its slaves. They must eat to suit it, drink to suit it, and live a lenten life of selfâ€"denial. Hixonâ€"Well, that‘s the one. One Suit Every Day. Mr. Breowster‘s Reply "Ayer‘s Pills cured me of dyspepsia from which I had suffered for three years. They beat every other mediâ€" cine." age The late Mr. Gladstone was a man of greabt linguistic accomplishments. He once addressed an assembly on the Island of Corfu in modern Greek, a little later spoke to an assembly in Elorence in Italian, a few days later conversed with ease in German with Bismarck, soon afterwards responded in fluent French to a toast at & banquet in Paris, and then crossed the channe! to deliver a five hours‘ speech in Parliaâ€" ment on the budget.â€"London Adverâ€" tiser, Will visit Elmira Dunke‘s Block, the second Thursda,{ and Friday and fourth Thursday and g‘:idf.y 0 e;a.oh month (Thursday 1 p.m. to Friâ€" y 1 p.m, * OQDONTUNDER. 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