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DREAM NO MORE.
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THREE TIES.
-0
'Come, Helen, dear, go with us
to the meadows to come home
with brother John-do !'
. And Lilly Leslie's voice grew
pleading a os4e, wtph.. 4ep Rbe
face of the girl who stood in the
door looking down across the cool
green lawn that sloped away from
the houca toward the river.
'I wish school was not dona.
Is this what makes you so sober
to-day ?' questioned Amy in a
whisper, as Lilly stood looking
wistfully toward the meadows.
Before the pg g,vgrpess
could answer Lilly called :
'Will you come, dear Miss Hel
en, and meet brother John ?
Tfhere he is.'
Helen 4rno~ d hook her head,
and the two g.irls ran down to
meet the tall, sturdy ycung man,
who seemed to bring with him
the scent of the hay that lay
freshly cut in the meadows. The
beauty and brightness of LLbp gm
mer seemed doubled as he came
up across the law n, listening eag
erly to the clear, happy voices of
the gir
Helen Arnold stood in the front
door-way, waiting with a trem b
ling yearning to unsay the hasty
words of yesterday, but be gave
her no opportunity, passing in at
the side door and seeming not to
notice her.
All day, aa gelen 4 rn pl had
toiled in the little schoolroom she
had thought of John Leslie, and
wished (oh, ho w earnestly !) that
she had waited before saying that
'..o,' whip she did not mean.
She began to feel how ioneiy life'
could be even among the pleasant
sights and sounds of the country,
and that her buoyancy and bright
~ne of ggt dring the long hap
py summer had not been'all on
account of pleasant and healthy
surroundings. -She went into the
house and up to her room to hide
bher fpe gs she brooded over un
pleasant thougbts. One of life's
golden opportunities had been of
fered her, and she had cast it
aside, and now it was gone for
ever. ihis wm tbe last day of
her engagement as governess, and
she would soon be at hom-e, and
he would soon forget her. But
perhaps ha ;;ight~ give her a
chance yet to return a different
answer. A blush mantled her
pale cheek, and the bluo eyes
grew strangely dark and bright,
as she went to the mirror to ar
range the gold brown hair that
fell over her neck in graceful
curls. She smiled as she saw re
feted the fatultiess picture, and
with a new hope wet~r dLwP t4o
join the family at the evening
meal.
John sat in his accustomed seat,
very quiet as usual, but his cager
eye drank in the exquisite loveli
ness of the young girl's face and
fgure as sh2e pamne round to her
place. Perhaps he read in her
~downcast, tender eyes, the change
th, h.ad crome over her. but he gtave
her no intimation of it, and after
supper, when the children romp
ed about her ' nd called brother
John to, place a wreath of wild
flowers on her head, he showed
no signs of embarrassment or
emotion, but tarked to her coolly
as if she too had been his sister.
Helen was a little angry. Is it
a wonder ? for she thought he had
been trifling, and that she could
not bear. A fire blazed up in her
deep blue eyes, and burned bright
ly on her soft cheeks. John
watched her beautiful face and
vary ing color, and gloried in his
triumph ; but, oh, when was
glory not bought too dearly ?
He leaned over her, and touched
lightly her soft hand.
'Did you not mean yes ? I know
you love me. We shall be very
happy.'
'Impudent ! Do I not know my
own mind ? Love you ?'
Anger prompted the words, and
as soon as they were uttered she
wished they were unsaid ; but
John Leslie could not know it;
and if he nad, perhaps he would
not have forgiven her. His face
crew very. pale, and he turned
away witbout a word.
Years passed away, and for
tune favored John Leslie. He
became a successful merchant,
and therefore was a mark for
matrimonial speculation; but still
ho troubled not his head about
marriage. At last the pleasant,
insinuating mammas, who talked
to him so sweetly and affection
were their greatest treasures, got
to saying unkind things about the
'cross old bachelor' behind his
back. Of what use was it, to be
pur, to A bbaye go p ett*Iy
to such a reserved dld felldw ? Re
seemed to care nothing at all for
ladies.
Lilly thought surely at her
we3ddIP with igr. ayn&rA brq
ther John would come out of his
retirement and make some of the
marriageable ladies of her ac
quaintance happy thereby, and he
did but it was a short-lived hap
piness. $br it was a iong gne be
fore he again left his business.
The truth was but the young
ladies did not seem to know it
if John Leslie had wanted to mar
ry any one of them, or all oi them
together, he would have asked
them. Being well satisfied to let
things take their course he did
r.o troo,ble himself much about
what was pabsing outside of his
business, but plodded steadily on
ward. Now, when he went out
to Dr. Maynard's, he had the lit
tle Lilian to caress and talk to, as
well as her proud and happy
mamma, and he went oftener than
befor-e the paby came. Que day
while baby sat on her uncle's
knee, Mrs. Maynard said :
'My old friend Helen Arnold is
coming to stay awhile with us,
John, and I want you to run out
as often as you can, ror she is so
very quiet and reserved that I
want to stir her up a little. You
need not be afraid of her talking
too inucg. She gover does that.'
John tossed the baby, and the
baby's mother was so pleased to
see the little one's delight, that
she forgot her brother did not
iep y. Ijoweye, pt wa several
weeks before he ventured to visit
Dr. Maynard's again. Then it
was only after an urgent entreaty
from Lilian.
'We are so lonely,' she wrote.
'The doctor is away, a&nd though
Helen is the best friend in the
world, and baby loves her so dear
ly ; I want you to come out. I
miss my dear old brother .John.
Do come by the next train. I
will send to meet you.
LILIAN.'
Helen Arnold sat at the piano,
singing softly, and touching the
keys lightly ; and Lilian played
with the baby, and laughed at her
punning ways one minute-the
nest looked ~ogt of the windo w
and fretted at John's delay.
'Dear me, -I don't see why he
doesn't come !' and she went to
the window for the fiftieth time
and had almost began to imagine
something dreadful had happened,
when she suddenly whirled roun4
with a cry of delight.
'r mna looking at a beautifui
picture,' said John, in the door
way; and as she sprang forward
he caught her in his arms and
gave a return for the caresses she
showered upon him. Before she
bad time to think of Helen, baby
set up a cry of delight too, of
course. She was such-a knowing
child ; and her frightened mamma
took her up, anid talking sweet
baby talk to her, carried her up
to the nursery. After she was
quieted and petted a little, she
was left with Susan, and Lilian
ran down to the drawing-room to.
see 'dear old John,' wondering all
the time if be would be polite to
Helen.
'Good gracious!' This was all
she said, as she opened the door
aghast. What do you suppose I
she saw ? There was John, brown,
handsome John, sitting on the
sofa, smiling, pnd apparently very
happy ; and Helen Arnold, with a 4
crimson face, sat quietly in the ,
shelter of his arms.
'Come in, Lilian darling, I want
to tell you about it. I have pro- t
posed,' said John.
~'Proposed !' said his sister.
'Yes,' said John. 'This is the
third time.;
Lilian laughed, and as she came
up to her brother he drew her
down beside them. Then he told
her all about it, and added :
'This time she hs no said no ;
and we will hve a happy home,
too, will we not, dear Helen ?'
And he turned his beaming face t
from .his sister to look at the love- 1
ly one upon hais shoulder, grown
thinner an4 paler than when he
saw her last, but now most sweet I
and womanly, as he drew the
encircling arm closer about here t
He did not seem to think there
was any danger of a 'No,' nor did
she, judging by the confiding look
she gave him, at the same time
saying, softly :
Talweyg thoglgh yati woul
ask me again, so I waited.'
John's face ms but the reflec- I
tion~ of happiness within, as he
answered:
'It seems a foolish thing to do,t
but yet I am not sorry that.[ pro
posed three times.'
Lilian laughed, and ran up
stairs to see the baby.
OLD SOUP.
bhp fo!!oing cuniogs pnecdote
is from a boolf about elephants.
written by a French gentleman'
name Jacolliot, and we will let
the author tell his own story: In
the autumn of 1876 1 was living
in the interior of Bengal, and I
went to spend the holidays with
my friend Major Dialy. The ma
jor's bungalow was on' the banks
of the Ganges near Cawnpore. He
had lived there a good many
years, being chief of the quarter
tion, and bad a great many nia
tives, elephants, bullock-carts, and
soldiers under his command.
On the morning after my arrival,
after a oup oi early tea (often
taken. before daylight in India), I
sat smoking with my friend in the
veranda of his bungalo, looking
out upon the windings of the
sacred rivei'. .4nd, direptly,
asked the major about his children
(a boy and a girl), whom I had
not yet seen, and begged to know
when I should see them.
'Soupramany has taken them
out fishing,' said their lather.
'Why, isn't Soupramany your
great war-elephant !' I cried.
'Exactly so. You cannot have
forgotten Soupraza ny !'
'Of course not. I was here,
you know, when ho bad that $ght
with the elephant who went mad
while loading a transport with
bags of rice down yonder. I saw
the mad elephant when he sud
denly began to fling the rice into
the river. His 'mnahout' tried to
stop him, and be ililed the ma.
bout. The native sailors ran
away to hide themselves, and the
mad elephbant, trumpeting, charged
into this inclosure. Old Soupra
many was bere, and so were Jim
and Bessy. When be saw the
mad animai, he threw bimself be
tween him and the children. The
little ones and their nurses had
just time to get into the house
when the fight commenced.'
-Yes,' said the major. 'Old Soup
was a hundred years old. He bad
been trained to war, and to fight
with the rhinoceros, but he was
Loo old to hunt then.'
'And yet,' said I, becoming ani.
mated by the recollections of that
lay, 'what a gallant fight that
was! Do you remember how we
1ll stood on this porch and watch
.d it, not daring to fire a shot lest
we should hit Old Soupramany.
D)o you remember, too, his look
when he drew off, after fighting
n hour and a half, leaving his ad
rersary dying in the dust, and
walked straight to the 'corral,'
ihakicg his great ears which had
')een badly torn, with his head
bruised, and a great piece brokeu
'rom one of his tbsks r'
'Yes, indeed,' said the major.
Well, since then, he is more de
Toted to my dear little ones than
ver. He takes them out whole
lays, and I am perfectly content
,o have them under his charge.
don't like trusting children to
,he care of natives; buy witl OIld
Soup I knqw thoy c4a enme to no
iarmn.'
Besides the childron, on the
)anks of the Ganges, stood Old
soup with a bamboo rod in his
,runk, with line. took ,+a au
ork, lIke the children's. I had
iot watched him long before he
ad a bite; for as the i eligion of
,he Hindoos forbids them to take
ife ; the river swarms with fisbes.
The old feilow did not stir; his
ittle eyes watched his line eager
y; he was no novice in 'the gentle
,re.ft.' He was waiting till it was
inie to draw in his prize.
4.t the enq of tbq line, as he
Irew it up, was dangling one of
,hose golden tench so abundant in
.he Ganges.
When Soupramany perca.ived
vha a fine fish he had caught, he
ittiered one of those long, low gurg
ing notes of satisfaction by whih
mD elephant expresses joy ; and be
w'aited patiently, expecting Jim to
aketh pri;e off the book~ an put
>n some more bait for him. But
rim, the little rascal, sometimes
iked to plague. Old Soup. He
2cdded to us, as much as to say:,
Look out, and. 7o'9U see xun,
2cw i' Then be took off the fish,
whbich he threw into a water-jar
nlaced there for the purpose, and
wvent back to his place without
utting any bait on Old Soup's
2ook. Tijhe inteibgent animal did
20t attempt to throw his line into
bhe water. He tried to move Jim
y low, pleading cries. It was
:urious to note what tender tones
2e seemed to try to give his voice.
Seeing that Jim paid no atten -
io.n to big egil8, butL sat and laugh
3d as he handled his own line,
)ld Soup went up to him, and
with his trunk tried to turn his
2ead in the direction of the bait.
ox. At last; wapa he fgnd tbat
all he could do would not induce
ais willful friend to help him, he
~urned round as if struck by a sud
len thought, and, snatching up
n his trunk thge bog tagt held the
ait, came and laid it down at the
:najor's feet ; then picking up his
od. he held it out to his master.
'What do you want me to do
with this, Q1d Soup?7' agid the
najor.
The creature lifted one great
'oot after the other, and again be
;an to utter his plaintive cry.
Jut of mischief, I1 took Jimmy's
part, and pielking up the bait-box,
pretended' to run 'with it. The
slephant was bot going to be
.eased by. me. He dipped his
..runk into the Ganges, and in an
*nstant squirted a stream of water
ever me with all the force and
precision of a fire-engine, to the
mmense amusement of th.e chil
Iren.
The major at once made Soup a
sign to stop, and, to -make my
peace with the fine fellQw, I~ baited
bi boolk myself. quivering with
oy, as a baby does when it gets
tiold at last of a plaything some
ne has taken from it, Old Soup
amany hardly paused to thank
rue by a soft note of joy for bait
ng his line for him, before he
ont bapk to his place, and was
gain wat.ching his cork as it
rembled in the ripples of the
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ness for such things.
It is earnestly requested that
lovers writ,g to their girls, will
please confine their gushing rhap
sodies to the inside of the envel
ope.
Ducks cannot be sent thr'ough
the mails when 4jve. Their
guacking would disturb the slum
bers of the clerks on the postal
cars. This rule, however, does
not apply to a 'duck' of a bonnet.
When watches are sent through
the mails if th sender will put a
notice on tbe outside the Post
masters will wind up and keep in
running order.
Poems on Spring and Beautiful
Snow. are rigidly excluded from
theo mals This will be joyful
news to the editors of this land.
Old maids are unmailable.
John Smith gets his mail from
674,279 Post offices, hence a letter
directed to John Smith, United
States will reach birn
When oandy is sent through
the mails it is earnestly request.ed
that both ends of the package be
left open so that the employees of
the Post office may test its quai
ity.
liabies can be sent as third class
matter provided sucking bottles
accompany them.
When eggs are sent through
the mails and ch.iclens are hatch
ed out on the journey the chick
ens become the property of the
Government.
When you enclose- a money or
der in a letter always write full
and e4plicit diwentio.ns in the same
letter so that any person getting
the letter can draw the money.
A lligators over ten feet in length
are not allowed to be transmitted
by mail,
young ladies who desire to send
their Saratoga trunks by mail to
watering places during the com
ing summer should notify the
Postmaster-General at once. Thbey
must not be over f feet long by
tbirteen feet high.
Cologne of delicate odors like
assafoetida is not mailable.
When you enclose money to
any of the parties on the list of
Qfficial fratqds please say a little
prayer.
Letter carriers are required to
have penetration enough to know
when letters should be delivered
to jealous wives, henee if he de
livers a letter from your girl to
your wife you can have him dis-~
gharged.
The placing of stamps upside
down on letters is prohibited.
Several nostmasters have recently
been seriously injured while try
ing to stand on their head to can
cel stamps placed in this man
ner.
LANGUAGE OF THE BRooM.--We
have the language of the flowers,
the fan, the handkerchief, and so
on, and now we shall have the
language of the broom, which is
intended more especially for the
ladies.
Taking it in the hand properly
-1 shall sweep the floor.
Bringing it up over the shoul
der, brush end foremost-Look
out-it's loaded.
Holding it across the person
I love another.
Moving it along near the ceil
ing-I see a cobweb in the dis
tancs.
Sweeping the floor very in
dustriously-My sweetheart com
eth, and he will consider my use
fulness when he observeth me
busy.
Striking viciously with the stick
end-He is my husband, and he
needs a correcting band.
Handling very carefully and
tenderly-Brooms have gone up,
and you can't get one for less than
25 cents.
Putting away in the corner
brush end up-I know very little
about the care of brooms.
Putting a string to the handle
and banging on a nail-I know
all about it.
Throwing the old stub over the
backfence-A new broom sweeps
clean.
JUST X41RIED,-He was tall
and awkward, and she was short
and bashful ; both wore a ner
vous aspect of exceeding great
joy. They entered a hotel in St.
Louis, and after he had registered
his name and lady, he said to the
clerk : See here, mister, me and
my wife have jnst been spliced,
and I am going to show Amanda
the town if it takes a mule a day.
Now give us one of those rooms8
like the temple of Solomon, you
know.
The clerk called to a hall boy
and said, show this gentleman to
tbe bridal chamber. At tbis, the
tall rustic became instantly ex
cited. Not by a long shot ! ye
slimy-haired biled-shirted dollar'
breast-pinned grinning monkey,
you ca't play that on me ! If I
am from the country, ye don't
catch me and my wife lodging in
your dog-goned old harness room.
A man need only correct him,
self with the same rigor that he
reprehends others and excuse
others with the same indulgence
that he shows to himself.
True friendship is a plant of
slow growth, and must undergo
and withstand many shocks of ad
versity before it is entitled to the
appellation.
Who will feel Lhe tenderest pyr
ticipation in joy let him not look
at happy children, but at the pa
rents who rejoice to see thera
happy.
Our striving against nature is
like holding a weathercock with
one's hand; as soon as the force is
taken off it veers again with the
wind.
He who boasts that his heart
has remained whole, confesses
that he has only a prosaic, ->ut-of
the-way-corner heart.
There is nothing so easy as to
be wise for others ; a species of
prodigality, by the way, for such
wisdom is wholly wasted.
In New England alone there are
now over 2,000 freight cars being
built for various roads.
The total debt of France, na
tional and local, is estimated at
$5,200,000,000.
Knocking a friend down is a
sure way of dropping an acquaint
ance,
Mildness governs better than
kindred.
There is no real life but chees
fnl lifea