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Otice iu Sardinia, at a village high tip
in the mountain*, a peddler,.arrived
?bout Christtnna during .very severe wea
ther. A farmer,.wliose daughter .was
ubuttVto be marViodf kindly^irtN^cdhim
to make s?uie stay at his house. The
peddler'accented" tltV 'invitation, and^fo
uuiiucd eight or ten days, kept u pi is
olier as it were, by the hospitality of
his host and a perpetual succession , of
snoW Storms. He was present at, the
wedding, and at the nicrry-tuakiog given
by the family in the evening, Where he
noticed among the guests a youug man
of rather handsome appearance, who at
tracted much attention by tho gloomy
fierceness of his manner. Toward most
persons he preserved a sulle.i silence ;
but ho relaxed with the peddler, laughed
and talked a great deal ; inquired what
route ho meant to take, aud how long it
was tobe before he would be among
them again.
In due time the peddler quitted the
farmhouse, and proceeded ou his way
Tho couutry just there was very thinly
inhabited, the woods frequent und of
considerable extcut, aud here aud there
were caverns ot various dimensions. Iu
one of these the peddler one snowy night
lbuud himseit compelled to take refuge.
He had the precaution 'to take some food
with him; und the cold being pcrciug,
^ie collected a quantity of wood, kindled
a fire aud sut dowu to enjoy his supper
besido it. He hud not tuken two tuouth
fuls before he observed a man cuter the
cavern covered with snow, which
he shook from him as he advanc
ed. There was an immediate recogni
tion; it was no other than the farmer's
wedding gucstl Ho accosted the ped
1er with u strange construiued civility ?
saying he was come to sup uud spend
the night with him.
?Ycu are welcome,' said tho French
man. withcU* much sell' com maud as he
could assume.
' 'Pi rbaps, however,' replied the Sar
diu, 'I shall not continue to be so wheu
I shall have explained my crraudi''
?We shall see: cxpla.n yoursell'.'
'Listen then.'
'I listen-?proceed. But allow me first
to oiler you u little supper. Here, pray
take' u slice of Gcrtnuu suusage and a lit
tle of tl is wiuo 1 have luckily brought
along with me. Taste it; it is very
good.'
'No,' answered the Sardinian, 'I will
neither cut nor drink until I find wheth
er it will be ucccssury to kill you or
not!'
'Kill mc ?'
'Yes, you ; unless you accede to the
request 1 Ulli about to make. Listen : I
um iu love with n girl whose father will
not give her to me unless 1 oan prove
myself to be in possession of ono*1iuu
dred dollars. Now X wish you to leud
me thut sum, which I will faithfully re
pay to you, uot at any stated time, ob
serve, for I may bo uufortunute ; but I
swear to you here on this dngg ,-r that I
will repay it sooner or later.' And bo
held up the glittoring weapon in the
light of the flames, ready to press it to
his lips should tho p.ddler accede to his
request.
The Frenchman naturally felt exceed
ingly uncomfortable ; for, from the sav
age aspect of his guest, he did not doubt
he had reason to dread tho worst.
Tho Sardinien coutinucd: 'Should
you bo so foolish as to refuse mc, I shull
kill you, take all your property, marry,
and make use of it. But because I am
an honest man, I wish you in that case
to tell mc who is your nearest of kin in
France, since* it will be my most earnest
endeavor to repay him the oioney as soou
iib Providence shull Ituvo put it in my
power.'
Here he paused to observe what effect
his words hud produced on the pedlcr,
who for some time wus too much terri
fied to reply.
'Well,' resumed the guest, 'you are
undecided ? It ia just what I oxpectod ;
it is very natural. However, I will stay
all night with you, that you may have
time lor reflection, becuuso I would
rather not kill you if I could help it.
Still, I have mudo up my mind to be
married next week, and 1 would kill
fifty peddlers rather tbun postpone tho
ceremony.
'Under tucso circumstances,' replied
the Frenchman. 'I must leud the monoy,
sinco 1 have no choice.'
'You resolve winely; you have no
choice One observation moro, how
ever, I must make, and thou wo will sit
dowu comfortably to supper. ()L' is this;
when you next come to our v Jla^e y.au
will of course sac uie ijnd my wite, and
you will take up your resideucc with us
in preference to any other person,"*,
You will say nothing, however, of the
prosent transaction, neither to per nor
to any one eine. (.XflU^will, not see,m,
afraid of me, as induced youmecd not be,
but will bo merry, and rcckoo confident
ly on being repaid tho sum with which
you now accmimijybtte pjya,"..
A 11 ftw-tfa P^#ikBr0BW*dH: d ??>
?Now, exclaimed the young man,
'giee me your hand; we aro friends ; let.
us sit,dowu ?o supper. I Afterwards you
can rcokon mo out the iifb?ey ; we will
keep up a; good firo, and chat by it all
night, und in the morning wc will separ
ate, each to pursue" his on way.'
In tho morning, as they were about'to
bid each uthcr adieu, the Sardinian took
out his dagger, and cutting off one of
the buttons from his coat, handed it to
the Frenchman, saying, 'Take tnct, utid'
keep it till I restore you your itioney.
Observe it is of stiver, and has been'
handed down iu my family for many
"generations. I would not part with it
for all you possess ; and when I intend
to repay you the' hundred dollars, this is
the course -I shall pursue : I will say I
havo lost my bnttou, and will offer a
hundred dollars to any one who shall
bring it to nie. You will present your
self; you will produce the button, and I,
as iu honor bonnd, will give you the,
sum agreed on. Do we part friend* V
The'peddler, who, notwithstanding his
loss, could not be but amused by the
strange character and ideas of the Sardi
uiau, g*avc his hand, and they parted
friends.
Next year ho passed the same way
again, and sure cuough found his friend
married to a very pretty womun, who
had already brought hitu a son. He
seemed very happy, but coming up to
tho Frenchman, lltr said, kNbw 1 have
lost a bull.hi; I utu not rich enough to
buy uno to replace it ; I may be more
lucky next year.'
The peddler understood ; and after
having becu made very welcome at his
house, WOQt his way.
A second aud third year he returned,
and every time found a young sou or
daughter added to the family. At length,
pleased with his reception, with the con
staut hospitality ah >wn bun, with the
plcasuut wife aud cheerful increasing
family?he took the Sardinian aside,
and prescntjug him his button, said;
'Allow nie to restore you this article of
yours which I have found.'
'No, no,' replied his host, 'keep it an
other year; by that lime I shall be ablo.
to redeem it, and at the same time to
spend a very merry evening with you.
Come this way uext w inter, aud you
shall see.'
Tho mouths rolled round; the peddler,
as regular as the season, came again; and
the Sardinian invited him to supper All
the children had beeu sent to bed, and he
and his wife ouly remained with their
guest.
'Agutha,' said he to her, 'do you know
that it is to your lrieud bore that you
are iudebtod for a husband*/"
IIie wile looked surprised.
'I bog your pardon, dear Agatha/aaid
i;c, tuat is not what 1 ought to have said.
I mean [ ni indebted to hitu for u wife,
as it was he who supplied iuu with a
hundred ' dollars, without which'your
father would have refuse * you to mo.'
'Oh how heartily 1 thank youl' ex
claimed the wife; ?f r hj is a good hus
band and a good father '
'But 1 robbed him,' said the husband.
He theu related the whole circumstance,
remarking at tho conclusion, 'I intrust
my secret to you, Agatha, becauso my
honor is as dear to you as my life. Hero
friend,'exclaimed he, placing a b ig on
the table, 'here arc your hundred dollars
so now restore me my button, which you
have doubtless kept carefully/
'Yes, bore it is!' exclaim, d tho French
man, taking it from bis purse; 'and now
we are even, except that I owe you very
much, fcr the constaut hospitality you
Pave shown ino'
?Nay,' replied the husband; 'it is to
you that I am indebted for tny wife aud
children: you have been in soiuo sort u
father to us all; and therefore, so long
as I have a house over my head, pray
consider it yours/
1'eddWs are Sometime* generous.
Taking up tho bag of lot la.(8, aud turn -
ing to the wife* the Frenchman said, 'al
low mo, madam, to present this to your
youngest child as a birthday present. I
am in a condition to afford it. I have
inado inucli money in your country, and
intciiu neit year to marry and retire to
Provence. , HE i .a.
,w vn ^L^tii/oMftH?'- * ,Lt
Dream of a ttergjftan's Wife.
aU.uMt ?' luv! WiiL'-v ???
Art offlicting event t$pk place in the
family id" a New York effrgymah, a few
s?tnHiers since, which w?|F str?ngt ly and
sadly foretold in n dream., The time d|'
the annual vacation of fflrllosC wus at
hand, und the family, consisting of him
aolf, wife, and several etjildrcn, were to
proceed to their 'accustomed resort in
one of the New Khgiiiid States'. ])r.
Hose was considerably broken in health
by the severe pastoral'labors of the year,
und nrfw looked forward to the period id*
relaxation from oaro ana labor witli
great' exuberance ofVpirife'l Not s*> his
wir?" c <, il m
"My dear husband,' she said one
morning, 'I feel greatly depressed. All
my preparations for tho-' country arc
made with a reluctance of spirit which
is unaccountable. I have tried to shake
off these feelings, but it seems iu vain.'
'I am surprised,' said-the doctor, 'to
heir you talk in that wuy. You know
what reliance I place in*.your strength
of mind on all oecasiouB. Why, my
dear, this sounds very much like we .k
uess.
The doctor emphasized'weakness, for
ho was slightly provoke^ to hear the
coulession made by his w^ftj. '
I 'Pray te'.l me,' he continued, 'why our
going to the country should depress
you V
'I cannot answer the question,' re
plied the wife calmly. '*L can only teil
you that 1 have a sttange and terrible
dread ot some itlipending'tftil.'
? 'The providence of (Jod guides and
guards us in city or cotifttfy' and it is
uot proper that any (.-hristian 'should
tear to trust impishly tVit at all times
and in all place?.;'Said tho^toergymaii.
'I accept yxmr rebuke, my dear bus
hand and pastor,' returned the wife with
u gush of tears. 'But my heart is sa:l
and desponding indeed.'
The doctor now turned !?? his ?wife
with many affoctibnfu'o and sympathetic
Words, for he saw by her tears that she
was really in sorrow. Ina short time
she went about her household duties, and
the subject was not renewed again du
ring the (lay. That night, however, th
doctor tvus" amused from his slumb-rs by
a pielrclng shriek from his wife. She
sprang up in bed, and would have
plunged headlong to tho floor if he had
seized her.
'Oh, savo him ! save him !' was her
agonizing cry.
?Wife ! wife !' cried the doctor; 'what
do you mean ? Are you dreaming f*
'1 hank Hear' n, it is a dream !' said
tiic wife, pro-sing her hand to her brow,
Oh, what f ^id sight did I behold '.'
'What was. /?' asked the doctor, in a
tone of half Sfveri'y and half kindness.
'I suw our Willie drowning in a pond.'
'Now. wife, I must scold 3 mi,' s.iid the
doctor. 'It is very painful to have a
dream like this, but till the trouble c.c.:i\s<
from your waking thoughts, which, as
you told ire to day, uro brooding over
some anticipated calamity.'
'I cannot help them, and day and night
suffer u misery that I cannot describe:
ijet us stay at homo : T.iore is no dan
ger from ponds in New York.''
These words were a (seVerc shock to
the doefqr; and for an instant he could
uot reply.
'What !' he exclaimed: 'do you take
counsel of your miserable Hhinan fears
and weakness instead of votir religious'
principles? Do you think shut you can
gain any additional safety for our son By
staying in New York ? Why, my d? ar. 1
must say that you are worse than a pa
gan !'
"I am a timid mother," .said the lady;
"und 1 admit that iny fears tiro stronger
than the teachings uf my faith. Pardon
mc for it. I will pray for strength to the
Heaven 1 fear 1 am offending."
?Most grievously/ said the doctor.
'\'es my deur, your duty is in prayer
for help. Mine will bo to leave town
to-morrow, so that in new scenes you
may overcome all ihcjci'uolUU i'oaiv..'
The ucxt day .he doctor and Iiis wife
and family left tawn. The mother ha 1
given herself.' to prayer; but this, (00,
was iu vaiu. Alter what had pat.M. d,
she could not again declare her feuliu^s
to her husband, but they were irhio ih..
less keen mid overwhelming It wa>
with the greatest pain that she watched
Willie running ubout tho bouse, uud
couutiug .the .hours for tho tiuio of
departure to arrive. She looked upou
hitu tin doomed, aud involuntarily found
herself muttering, 'He will not c:unc
Bfrck( 'dilvo: 'Jbybus' to day, perhaps to
I mtrrroW'will flii'd'h'i'iti'a oo'rpso.'
I With these feelings the mother set
'out. If, sho had been going to tho ex
ecutiou pf a., member of her family she
coul^l not have taken more relucuut
arid' hesitating st^ps. Sho kept Willie
by 'Her''side us much as possible, ami
was in terriblo alarm whenever ho was
out of >the; reach of-her protecting and
loving ar ns.
The' summer retreat cliosau by the
doctor was enchanting iu the extreme.
A lovely va'ley, with magnificent scenery
of adjacent mountains, it was a place
where natuvo had made her most fasci
uating hnudiwuik. The country was in
a high state of cultivation, and v.'cll to
do farmers and city geutlemcn had each
as a class vied with the other to add to
the natural charms. There were streams
and ponds, and no danger sectnod to
lurk iu them as they lay, mirror - liko. in
the summer's sun.
But tho mother had not forgotten her
dream. She shuddered whenever she
saw the silvery streams and glittering
ponds^and many times ca'oh day charged
her children to avoid going to them.
At last the blow came. Uno day the
stilluess of tin; scene was broken by
loud shouts of men, women aud children.
'A boy is in tho mill-pond 1'
'Help! help!'
'1 hose, wliirotup words that were borne
on the aii. All was over iu a lew min
utes. A little boy had sunk, and rose,
and stretched out his little arms for help,
and finally hud gone beueath tho wa
ters In rise no more in life. A Irantie
mother, aud a not lets frantic iathor,
ran hither and thither: and now their
wild la me ti tat i iris were joiucd.in by all
w ho had gathere T mi the brink of the
peaceful but treue'icrous waters. Then
canifu the tale an . drugVmg of the pond
for i he body
A few days later the funeral took
place from the rectory in New York;
and to this day that dwelling has the
shadow ol sorrow within it. When the
mother lo.ikcl upon the placid f tee of
her dusling, she remark.-d, 'Behold the
realization of my dream !'
The sorrowing father and Christian
minister clasped his hands, and on the
vllin, and l urnitig his face heavenward,
uttered the ejicui. lion. 'Father. Thy
will be done.'
- iiiwe- ? -. tm ? ?
Pauper Lords.
The Tcmme Bar for May contains an
interesting article on piupor lords,
from which we extract the following
passages : "Among the Strangest cases
of poor lords tire to bo reckoned
thoso who have v alunVariiy QUQOUU
tered poverty. In the person of
the eldest son of th ? fcJarl of Lovclaca?
tin! (JbHii'tes's was Byron's daughter Ada
i ?wc have one of the most Singular ex
amples of a young loi'd snbtilittihg
I voluutaiily to poverty and painful toil.
While he was Lord Oekham. and lifter
' he had come to grief as a midshiptuun,
lie s> rve-l as a common sailor on board
an American merchant vessel. Subse
micntly li<j t.as a mete day lahmer inj
Mr Se.ar T?.....!'\. Aii, . .. ! . ?
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in that capacity when, in lSbTJ, he
Miccee.de I his er.indtii',ther?Byron's
widow?-in the barony of Wentwurfh.
In ISti'J he died, poor, a biliarer and a
peer, but ho Meyer j.-.-uuud the tillo
bcl ui.i g to his peerage, lie was said
tb have I ft a wfduW 111 humble cii'CUlri
stances, hut of g'?oil deputation. In
1 St';:?, however, lus bnl) brother laid
claim to the bar my of Wetitworth,
?hieb plain) was aii. '.v^d bj the House
of Lords.
kvSoincthiiig not very unlike the
above incident is connected with the
(fioidou family. It is not very cdrtaiii
wh'dro thb liarl of -Aberdeen is to be
found, or iu \vli#t capaqitj he iu passing
himself off. Impecunious Gordons l.a\e
not I?. en l ire. There was a Lord
ThWmas Cord u ttJui K*?s ^ uaukmpt in
18ti<) Uiultt the ilesienai i( Ii ol a tubflC
COftist. The Kail ol Abeidein to whom
\\e tu w rcf c 1 i wufc, the bcothcr of
tile 11.hi nable James (doiiht), who
accidentally shot hm.seit at Cambridge
The Kurl was bo.u iu Iti-U, and he sue
CO< led his lather ju looi. He is said
to have l.ian ol an ndu'iilurous and
r iviu.; disposition ; that be Jolt Uugl.tud
for Aimiica U, the ivicet.-iti? of a ship,
woikii:;- his Way over; and that subse
quently?but not till alter many vicis
situdes und perils?-lie embarked i t Bos
ton under the name of Charles Oswald.
The Earl sailed thence eastward in tho
Atuoricuu schooucr Hera, of which he
was the chief officer. The Ilora iu
course of timo reached Houg Kong, but
at that time the Earl?or Charles Os
wald?was no longer on board. The
.story she brought with her was to the
effect that, shortly after she was out, the
ship was caught iu a gale. It became
necessary to take in the mainsail. While
engaged in this task the chief mate and
a scumau became caught iu the tackle.
A heavy lurch oT the vessel hurled the
former?Charles Oswald?into the sea.
The storm was so fearful, the seu so
heavy, that it was impossible to save the
unfortunate nobleman, who then and
there perished. Such is the story ; but
if a inau should turn up in u dozen
years, prove that he was Oswald, the
mate, rescued by some othor means,?
that it had suited his humor to wander
about the world ever siucc, but that at
last he intended to take to his own
again.?he might prove a very unwel
come visitor to tho waiters for the in
heritance. Ho might, perhaps, cry,
"Fortuna xrqnatur!" as ho began the
work, and seat himself comfortably at
Haddo House, Fraserburgh, Abcrdecu
shirc, at the cud of it.
"Taking the question generally of
hereditary gentlemen turning adventu
rers,?vagabondizing ovor the world,
courting poverty and peril, getting
drowned at sea aud coming up agiin
after their death hns long been a matter
of congratulation to the next heir, and
perhaps of the whole family,?the law
ought to prevent their cruel aud imbe
cile vagaries. If a nobleman, as a mat
ter of caprice, chooses to pass for dead
during many year.*, and after quietly al
lowing tho natural heir to take pusession
of the inheritance, comes once more up
on tho stage aud claims to act tho first
part again, .it would be wcli if the law
could prohibit the new assumption. A
small annuity, paid quarterly, is the ut
most that should Lu allowed to these
humorists .
?'It is quite another thing with men
of title whom poverty has driven ubroad
in tho world, but whose industry has
built up new wealth wherewith to gild
the old title, if they choose to assume
it. We may instance the case of the
Norwich tnronetcy as to this point. Sir
William Norwich lost tho Hampton es
tate by gambling. His brother and heir,
John, became a pensioner of the Mont
ague family. This pensioner's son, Sir
John Norwich, diel in the parish work
house of Kettering, in which town At*
son, Sir Samuel Norwich, worked as a
common sawyer. Sir Samuel, it issiid,
had the look, carriago, an.l something
of the address, of a gentlemen. His wid
ow earned her living as a laundress,
and she is, or was lately, an inmate in the
workhouse where Sir John Norwich
died. The present Sir Samuel, s >a to
the last, does not assume the title, but he
is said io be in a flourishing coalition
a Ari V
How a Harber got Even with
Mark Twain.
Mark Twain lectured iu Syracuse re
cently.
ii.i.k. j ?icre uvvciis a uur?or who,
ever since tho appearance of Mark
Twain's essay on barbers, has vowed t ?
make the humorist's imagination a real
experience to him.
IIjs opportunity came on Wednesday
afternoon, ami the incident is thus de
scribed :
A gentleman present whispered to
Jake that the man iu the chair was Mark
Twain, and on that hint Jake Vw/nt for
him.'
Selecting tho dullest razor in the shop,
lie sharpened it tip a little, and then
seizing Twain by the nose, with :i grip
that would bring down a bullock, he
commenced to lather him.
He soaped him from chin to eyo
broWS, and pushed the lather-brush about
nn inch up his note, ami tliCQCO into
both eats, poor Twain iu the meantime
*? noiting and sputtering l.ke a steam en
gine blowing off steam.
Iii vain ho persiste 1 that he did not
want his forehead and eyebrows shaved.
'Keep still, said Jake, I Know my
business.'
After soaping him until he looked
like tin albino, .lake laid on the blado.
The lirst htroke brought tears into ,
1'waiti's ryes. Tho second brought him
to a hitting position with i;n exclama
tion :
41 say, that razor ? too dull to shivo
mc with.'
'Lay d?wri?'baya Jitk^i^tiffiM
down in the chair' drgaln; '"Thaf^rAor
will cut a hainH )iit6# toy1?iMte&*tn
Twain groaued,;a ad Jaka pdlleH 'sfftCff
tho bcurd w i$ off *edt? gbodt pJ?? oiaVof
tho ukiii with iv.ir.i 4uWBU* *?*dri*A?
After shaving, Jukc yJijJeBcaadrtaT^alrA
hi in .off, selecting the,, dirttesfcqfijtf'iu
the shop, one that waa, us?d)(n^iwipto
off hair-dye, and was as, spotty!laaLtfopn
cph'scoat,. ^..-...^Dni.tflaJI
Jake soused the wafer intoJus
and ndstrils, and then wiped , nTt^ff^.,
The spectators by this time were uoa
blo to control their b ugh tor, and burst
out in loud peals, in which Jake heartily
joined.
Twain saw the joke, but kept rfdfet?
When Jake told him his hairwas1 com-'
ing out, and rflered to sell hTmV'Bottle *'
of hair restorative, 1 price three- 'doThr?
per bottic, Twain replied: 5 i f*i> b'xuai
?Well, I rather want my'hair to" fall' '??
out, I have too mach for conifOTt.'1''^',:?t?-,
Jake then offered to sell him a bottle of
'Bloom of Youth," tolling him flias?t?tq
was badly freckled. ? \ a odt oi
?Am I?' said Mark; 'well, I wtaairH
like that. If I was good looking, and
fair to gaze upon, the ladies wouI?VaU at
fall in love with mc, and tjpat[ ,*9**alftvd
make my wife uneasy. As^fc jsw^c?oasW >
lows me. to roam about the country with
out fear. She knows my ugl^e^g-f?ll,,'}
protect mo.' . ,.; ^j^,
Jake saw that lie could not r^rsectt^Jtu?
Mark any further, and, after brushing
him off iu a lusty and vigorous uianner^%Jf1
said: \ , -' ;.Vi; ... o." .-m'viw"!'.*
'Mr. Twain, how did you like jouf^
shave?' ^
'Oh' said Mark, 'tills is nothing new..
a >4?d . i
Every barber in the country goes forme f
in the same style. I am used to it, aud^ ,
in fact, I rather liko it.'
'Call again, said Jake.
'Not if I can help it,' replied Mar*.'
'Good day!'
- -' ' -^i?i. T,A:
An I.mpatiene JiBNitotar.?*A yonrfg7'"
Montana chap got on board a sleeping*! '
ear of the Central PaciGo, and said : ? i T
' See here, Mr. Conductor, I wantoe?H'
of 3'our best bunks for this yonngiwead Ii
man and ouo for myself individually: no
One will do for us when we get to the "as
Bluff?hey iMarier !" (Here he gave a
playful poke at 'Marler,' to whichf.sbow-?!
replied: 'Now, John, quit!') "For*yojitii:?
sec, we're going to get .married at A|ajt> in
ier's uncle's. We might eJ been maj-,,.
ried at Montnny, but we took a habit to. ,
wait till we got to tho Bluffs,, bejn/tjr,
Maricr's uncle is minister, and thejJ0Cj
charge a goshfired price for hitchin' folk
at Montany."
"Marler*' was assigned one of ?hebest
''bunks." Baring the stoppage of the
train at a station, the voice of.John was
hoard iu plead iug; accents, unconcious
that the train had stopped, and that his \
toucs could be heard throughout tho1''
ni t
' Now, Maricr, you mi ght give a fell?r *
jest one." ? ? , ?*:- ii v.lT
"John, you quit, or I'll git out right.M
here and hoof it back to Montany in the r*1
snow storm.
' Only one little kiss, Maricr, and;L*di
hope to die if I don't go to sleep right lih
? . I ,? : -i j";I - A .lya.'
?I T 1- _- ? ... I ... 'J. ?
"'?' , .: Urul till
Just nt this time a gray-headed ol^^
party poked Iiis head out of a berth at
the other end oF the room, and cried
out:
"Maricr. for Heaven's s-ike give him a
kiss, and then wo can nil go to sleep."
John didn't ask for any more of that
delicious little lip business during, the
evening1. '*Mnricr,:' it is to be hoped,
>!ept peacefully.? Ifarprri Magazine.
car:
"She died," said Mary, "and: tvas -
buried in the ground whero tho trees
grow." ''The cold ground'.'" said Kale,
shuddering. "Xo, the warm ground,"
returned Mary, "where tho ugly littlo
seeds nie turned into boaut:ful flowers,
[ and where good people arc turned- into
angels and fly away to heaven."
'?I say, boy, is there anything to shoot
around here)"' inquired a sportsman of a
boy ho met. Well," replied the boy,
"nothing just about here; hut our school
master is just over tho hills cutting
birch rods, you might walk up aud pop
h'uu ovor." I
.???
Why is a good husband like dough?
Doughn't you know? Why, u is because
a woman ncods (kneods) him.
When you can't think of what yoor
wife charged you to bring home; get
hair pins. They are always handy in the
house.