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The Forsaken Be1. lmlWoI Baumbaclh (Translated from .the 'eruall by the Gus. W. C.in viinghiam.) Once upon a time, long years ago, there lived at pious hermit. lie iaI tulned his back on tl? woeld and1l had buil, at ahermitage for iimself in a green meadow that lay in the midstl of a forest, the peasants of the neiigh boring villages and farms assisting him inl tle erection and firnishing of his hit. Near his dwellng place stoad a ihaiipel. inl which were to le fol a nniit r tldolorisa (Madonia) aIl a bell h above, linder tile little, 11ur-rt. The ringilI. of' this hell a cerfain times was the acttstoied and most important daily task of the her mit tlie rest of his time he spell t in prayer aiil Iolyi meditation. He vintiehled his thirst from a eool spring tha gushied flr-m tIhe bilcik groullnd of thle forest nlear his hermiitatre. and14 hisi liin'e. was sitistied with the fruits of the woImds andl with thle spices himei..1'hil to him by% the piouls peasant SVo lich'll . 11c lh II't e Bl 11.1 Vo 11 1elN, (" !. ilt lifa I he l i dil er f I ; vteair. 1 iitt ti'ial lv lit la'e 1 h'we'il ;o)1 lii- i'eiedta i el \ t' a. wraj'ijwit hun 1.4.04 I hli 1 l. ail dited. Ilany iear-S 'ie]l ;1 lii bu11riil. an. w\11o-1 beit d'"'Ith I hiermIit .1, het was will niever. 11.1:a1i iim i ' ir midst.'' Ani in AhIat timv wverv 'Iplit. igilt. 'i4me th lse1 days the hoeit. tI lie lli ,i has stmool lese-rted. Onuly oe ea,.iaaly dees ta ieroa~ inhuinter tir a i.irl with a piteher approach the fI -aliew liit 14, (1 a w re fresh Inenrl1 "ir tli s- *pri.t- which still flows on. Oo a lie tittelled rint of t' lerinitagre lgi\t wvi lid liss liais g".1 wil exil lir mi,. w 4hilt,1ei ain windwtis Iave bve I ) hill Iv the IwiiII., blacklberry bil-114" a14 e-ih-ittis. Th111 al' ll 1 u1se lives li il O dto he, mit -iali e lne ofeavets. aunl the lla ,-l is. rae-iw Ie-l ie h i e t' ill l it t ; . 'r i l - 44111ch lie' t '4' 1 it w I ( - i .a; li t mr'a, i': 1i 1c'i viile-,I t l 'i . - 'I. r.iil 11 l1ell )i i t 1 41 t e s l ri lh it. 1v as il t t e v i i ) t - a ' a ja- i-e-. :iiel ilie 'al''ll wuas li4'piilit.n a i . ei' t he '.t iv;a 4,, i l it ' Ivs I . ree i etn. \\'ith mi4iist 1pilitnins ilte lha v br'eezs tIw m-'ss ihw scas. h.;t il ihe !i.. andi s r dil I u'al p e - SI1.0. ;ai del.4 hi1a thlt.s tivr he g- );I Jil. Thel Sprinl-S -.u1shied wiith glee. ind tlie lith blriok.s clafttered .1114 , y av r-s t lhe 'winidinl,_- plains. N.I ;- tlril til' ili ,- tI li' ti wdrps ail 'i-t aie-l ate' |T'} u'e Ien ini I tat 111a fi. 1,10n-s, whilt- thel :,hl,wY staa'r'e iaini''!eliaille.l |'- .litt-i' riilt o1 I fd. Then th hl wl vihiII it Hin; 11 4,4l1ined e'-t a1 aIared, anl n r ith re appr 41 IIO t -elh ittek m. T ..: h e , 1'1 lit . lw ithl l w lle Tp liuh' lil in ihe i-nunbrlingt~ -hai.. letokaI ed t wil .:alners- iuponi this intr a-i-al 14l'ljllraitit flir tint' te'-i''i v Li,hs -if the 'e-iitrect ie'i. In tirnie' yea ,. wenr act rry-i' Eastter-i ide te nut i- i-- of hl ,-aiiihc'eed tiroueiih theit in e'.'.r' V ilt it- 1i'4iilt -i-te'- eel the- ' arellit : e.''- , i l ea ist tii' haatI mit't I=e.a i' ,-itie: lilen ha d itr'nlie' n it 'm :a in il. hit tIe tow'evrr. .\iii fori a be a :wreI- i n ltin. so-i hat lair tel be co'elh.dit'e te ri-miaiti -ilet ail E'at n - a nei lad e oun. lini WVed ne- a hareii c-ai ehli n t'e-ci ut o t.hi',-e ds. -.toed. twfr'eeie the chal,tt Sale. -hi n iii. ini . an urii'.l.t pose~it in, cattb-d ''ut tee the hell:a "If vona weeantl Iai n in iiv a'ee .teri't. It hvce eutt a ath n' a a 1 E- a re: i- andr I hav e endl ' ~ -ah i -'-.'' Itut thre hiell rie -ta - ' .iieil -. Iririo.u the foellowevit.'ing izhit thiere wa&ti a mttihty r.earingtt ina te airi. Thet dleir t'eiuchedc itn the' undtergro~'wth, thintkin-.' that thtat wil hutisimati was passin. t overa the wooeeds. Bait it was nt lIre wild Iinrtanr:an i ii wai' tlle beirlls lyinr- tee l'e'i' tee receivr' the .lessings ofi the poipt. 'T:e he.91 'i'ifrom the mons1 -terv over 'the -euntlaina, paasing lby thear little chapel. in thIe woojrds, stripped toe rest a moment. "HI-ow is it we~ith yoru,si ter?'' it asked the frsaken hell. *Wull you not go along weeithi me?'' "'Ah. I should like to gro.'' laiment ~ed ahe little heell. '"But I have re 'mak)1e?d idle tha"e ho-le yeiar, and there-. :otre- I. mayf tnt tao. Tf. howvever', you -.reily wivshI to dr- me a kindness, in tre orm with the holy Father -at Roe. It'ay he that he will send -some one to toll me on Easter punda muorninig. Sad indeed it is to be com palled to keep silent when all others are rejoicityg inl song. WVill you do .e the favor?'' But the monnaster'y 1)he lhliturmuredt Eomrething which soundled like "'non ~possumusl (I cannot).' Then like a large clumsy bird it raised itself from tWe earth, and flew after the other bells. The little forsaken bell hung silent and sad. - "Be content that litumat being leave you alone,'' said the wood-owl to the bell. "Silly anitnals in the forest know nothing about the ringing of bells, and it disturbs me in my medi tation. Butt, that you mllay not he wholly alone, I'll build my nest by you. Aind you will be the gainer, too; ofr I amll ole front whoiml you can yet learn much.'' So spoke tle owl with evident eoneit ; but the bell answered him never a word. Easter morning dawned. Twilight yet h1un. over tle valleys And misty clonds rolled along tihe mountain sides. A gentle breeze moved through the bratinches of the trees. st irred the while tlower-hells, and rustled among the dry rushes, making music like the mellow tones of a nelodious harp. Soon the Iountali peaks colored themselves in red. and the pines ereaked and swa.ved their brainhes, as it' awaking from sleep to greet the sun nw rising in the heavens and y spreadi ng his gb over 1heir heads. The hinds 4f, si the forest. tIoo. WeT I hwak. a1in were sin ing their sweet st vnrols tin this happy Faster motlrn In,. lint the little forsaken hell sat ;ad :t ia silent in its home under the r urret of the chapel. I AI tle Same ll hour a young man was e t1rolling alon the highway that ran t' lro1,u11h0 the forest. lie wore the S eather jerkin of aI hunter. and had a trav vultire featiher in his hat. On s iis left side hung a broad hunting i miIe. wvit h a handle of stag-horn, but s isteald of a rifle he earried on his a tell a heavily laded bag of hadger -kinl. The hag and the iron-tipped i Iekthorn -s tiek. wAhiich lie had in his 1114.i vald,ltsedI fille to slippose that t Iv was Ilnot 4ti for a iluit. hit was on I ll-'4. v. .\ti, si w a. a Miill. hja iched sIfl' trsn 1m ite li-1 \ ' i- Y1esiIIl 1l'eIcl . t li l and nlsit the re d m' :-;Irilie linto Ile I nlW.1 "\-p;ah1Il. I"Il his iindicisimn didl 11 1ast tI 1,. F' Ir a inlimiment ie east li in.-erin.-I hmsk inl the dirlec"t t it Ie foret'('sl -Iill: Ithel he spitetully v 1 bre.w harkI his beal, and gave a shiqtut i that Ille fori1-est resoudiled. ti1'sn- ti n \- n I w :. e salin..: .T 1 1r4n Ml t'estive frestt rees, r F''aewel! We par1t forover. h I travel lit'ss \ t 1tutritl seas. Ih V1ne h l'rtne bvekoimi. ever, hlI'I'rest wvide l'4,illed andn tried b lI :h:ntin-e-,ilish! prattIfe; \(I\w , i fhv phll .\lif: t t ins' rain 1 4 Wil Sl in ' lb l ': ili I i I. h it liin !!!.' Is't' Inswe'r' I loive-li kte ''s iinonnedt'i bothI niight andui n l'y bse eh-uins robbedt', if pown~er. a lFsr h:.inpy~ netst ii Ps'r's"t 's brieast S eni lreed'tit~ wasti li e stin ri'tuer-- w "f u*l; iss ....' of hu .s l'~ i' I lls ! i l'i i o'si f nin .siii t ri le,i it r iiin tIe Itllr t of th lii il ma tI nsui iei .s'tal -exprssed hit-' avist th - ri Thier -e te JE TImC n MAL thh-olyhe let the highwatand t e diantyrous tho wcadl t- h itrds the et hmnatnerial- f WCome i New The MAJESIC MI lilled a wooden eup Wilti the cool water and slowly drank it ofT, sprink lig tle reUinitig drops on the 110. "'At last, '' he said, 4 all loer. 'TheN water was elear atid cool, btt the hot blood of the drinker could lot be Cooled. lie seatedibuiself on he threshold of the hermitage and hid iis faee in his hands. Durilng tle preveeding smmer it and. after a long absenlleIc, retiurned ome and entered into the service of he game-keeper. Much of the world 1and lie seeni. lie had hunted the 1hamois and the wild--goat am1ong. tile \ips in) tih'e vtinue of the Euperor. mad he had followed his iaster in lie brilliant assembly of inoble. at he Emperor's palace, as well as in lie chase. But above all lie had ear ied with him from his native valley lie atTection of tile miller's lixen aired daughter. With 1 ample earn ngs and high hopes he turned his ootstepls homliewards: but they had ielte,N away into nothing. And now e was about to go olit again from is native land to enlist as a solier. It was at this same hermitage that e s.w iw sweoethear for tle tirt 11 otiter leir searation. She had ile to the sprilkL,: I'or water, an1d hen i a-uht sigrlht of the beautitt ender figure kieefi.ng by tle sprin is joy so overpowered him that lie mid not ct1olaili himself;.lie sprang romi his hidinig place with wild louts and vau'ht tihe frightened irI in his artims. 11u1t she resisted so :outlv that she caused the Vottn, nuter to stumble backwards; and iv turned her Iback upon him aid p:l Ned. Afterwards le made one more at -mpt t a 1 pproaeh his beloved one. It as at the time -1f the harvest I,vs vI whell hwth y idou tI old liher I lliti ttll tlailling gr'oulinds. The ulne' hil i m vinu- w.lited I)v the 1i1nIsidlt f.w> hils lv r ap ra h ih ithl a trien11 ,h- v n- i1l an 1'en-I -' a h tiiet 1 ,b1-k r-d o-love-pin k-. ill -lle. 'vell wle1 lie wns ait ;1 t1we. H1turdi11fd allld nl ew,rave,l Ir elps t41w.14S the maill, 1111 tile 111u1ltv) ily threw th-Ie bomp.let intio the ill-brook. That th o li y .irl fished it fI Iwers fr mi t lie mlill-dai antd i-t'ully pireserved them in her nik, Ie. of course, did not know. Spite "a gained possession of him. If you go to the left. I'll go to the ght. lie thoughit thoughi she, per tIls. did iml imagine that lie took it a het. li maide up a ti eompany of t'r fllws. eroused. and varlried i so madly that tile wih ymn fel 1w was the talk of the people for iles a'round ! Sieh wvas tle order of his life iriu.iout ite wiiter. O1n' evening )\wVverI. til-re a ppeil red a itmet mpel like t sword. ainil a shrt tilime Itetrw-ids n vs aine that there (1ld be tiw fhtin in Italy. It was 't lt.nn bief'ore lie drums for' heating 1 recri'its were hecardi in thle land, lotn te -treet s swarmecd errant ole bo' i und fior thle imperial camp. i te hunter resigne d his position ithI theii keeper of' the forest, gave his unii onstiiii a parting ('up .and foi wed'o te others, hopitiing in the field forget thaiit wh'ich'l hurt, and griev Ihim. With this mindt lie luad come thle he'rmiit agk on whose threshold notw sat anad lhunig hiis head in sor iw. A light. dlistant rustling in the un taitriwthI came to th Ile sh arip earms of it' yountg tfellow. The inst inc't of' the toiier caused him to look with eager ces ini the idiire't io n of the noise. I.t as til 'aegon to dr'ink that lo .AND INSPECT ..EABLE and Steel Rat >untry p ar-excellence, ace of Steel, making it oat Iron, you can readi ur store arid let us ex r Range bodies, and it t, as the information g mny day, you are bsrrn INvedt diil thoe blines; but .1111me tie pinles appeared soanethiig like at WoMaI dress. Noiselessly hut with loud-hoatinvg hevart thle hun11ter 1%".iled behlinld dhe Walli tif the hermlitage,'. anld through t lie woods ame s w whoi he wished to torget hut could not for get. The girl Slowly vome neare. Oveasitnally she stopped ti add a flower to t he houquet whiech she eat ied in her han1ds, and every time htr loug flaxed braid of hair glided for ward and touhed tlie ground. Ar riving at the spring she lipped somit water inl a little earthen jug and placed th%e liowers inl it. Then she went ilto the ciaplel, put the vessel M with tho llmwers het'ore aMadonna. and knelt on tle Moss-evered sieps. L in a low. t'emiulous voice site re peated the Ave Aaria, anti then she a. poured forth her solI be re t he heavenly tlueein. It was a prayer full of sel f-aceusation and reoilnrse. ''1 er have driven him froi me. she 1a mtented. 'driven him utilt into danger aIn deat iI and i did love him so. het ter thlian thetv light of yN eyes. St ill there may lite time; throu01."Ilhi a wr at' e1 UtIvOIviliatioln alI thiinisi would he cnged. t I i conl only kiow that he l int t : l-'.este rI I0 is the tilt of miracleI. N Iq thevr, ive mle a1 s-ign, that lIh thilks ni e 1 fait lie'itss and1 love, anIId I go the enIds; of1 Ithe earIl1th to brin h1- lim hack ag-a in. ive Iime a sign. Mot her!' Above her the hell geitlv sutitlned. It wIts oily a single stroke. blt jt e'hoed through the lleart of the weary one as though1 it had b.een an outb urst of jibilant song. She raised her eves and looked questiotiiiely at the Ma The bell soutided the secodI title a outder and,i iore joyful than ibeore; :nii wheni the girtI t It uie t here. sI aiding in t he ent ra nee i t lie thipel shte belltl4 the oltI In-- h11unter with his arms outstrethled towards his bl-lov -It' mni. Atill ti k tinw She did nI t 11tme. ltt. thr-fwi hl er' tlmearoiiiiunsM 1i1 l slilli l-Irnt Ie k td, iet iild 1 1 1,'r. Awt nu iliri wtird4 of lovil. The tit-n111lse ali d the Oel ed wren. who dwelt in the tw ofi the pinevs, flew n ea r;. the dwarIf-mIouISe Stretched his head froml Ihe dtoor. Of his chamber; all vast curimus .-lantce. at thte voulple inl thle chapel. For a long time the t wo remuained clasped in each other's arms. Then the hunter, seizing tie rope of the bell, shouted: ''Bell, you have united us. Announce, now, our happiness to the forest ! '' And the little bell on c the tirret of the chapel, shining brightly in tle red sun1ilighIt of the morning, swayed iicessantly to and fro, sending its joyous notes ilto the From the'steeples of the surround in villages pealed forth tle music of the prominent church bells. They had returned on tle previouts nii:qight fri.4111 their pilgrlimilage to Rome,, and oil their journley hatd beheld many wonderful sights. But none sang its E'asteri enrol so joyously as~ did the little forsakeni b)ell ini the foi'est. J( u Luckiest Man in Arkansas. "I'm the luckiest man in Arkansas," writes H L. Stanley, of Bruno, "since th'e restoratiou of my wife's health after five years of continuous coughing and bleeding from the lungs; and 1 owe my good fortune to the world's greatest medicine, Dr. King's New Dis- - covery for Consumption, which I know fromn experience will cure consumptionL if taken in time. My wife improved with first bottle and twelve bottles ti' completed the cure.'' Cures the worst L coughs and colds or money refunded. F' At W. E. Pelham & Son's druggist. A 50c. and $1.00 Trial bottle free. 1 Ito 'Our THE SUPERIOR QUA ge as formerly turned ou and far aheadI of any oth4 doub,le its value, and the ly see that if.quality is co plain this new feature:,r cidentalty, why it is not u ained will serve you in th welcome whethei Hart Your L AT 4ewberry StE FIRST CLASS WOF I have recently purchased th lodern improved machinery. aundrynan, has charge of the isisted by competent help, wh( at the best laundry work can I iterprise. E. WHY Why should yc )2 KLIE Jo one will sell y .t a lower price ti Jo one will tri quareror better lo one is more c help and to Jo one will fill a rders with mc ir pleasure than Ve are not the i business but a is will tell you th in earth to tradE 0. KLET FRUIT This is the season for ave a full supply (all s ally glasses. Also rubl s supply your wants i GEO. 0. Di The Seller of Go4 IMESTONE COLLEGE FOR 1 PNTS OF E CELEC ih Stand ill *irary,'scientifc c"usica an A rt M." inni Dviaa ScoolfHsoy ~Frielids .LT IES OF THE t by the Majestic p eop ~rrange made. But fact that it is the only i nsidered, the Majestic 3HARCOAL I.RON BOC sed on other ranges. e future. -you intend to t Iwari aundry s L.e It" L. 'VW7azxt 'Lt" do St !HE )am Laundry K GUARANTEED. e Newberry Steam Laundry,h Mr. Geo. M'Lay, an expert entire mechanical department, > will be pleased to show you )e had in Newberry by a home Y 9 F. CARLSON, Prop. and Mgr. NOT?1 ou not trade at TNER'S. ,ou better goods -an 0. Klettner. 3at you fairer, thanO. Klettner. willing and able favor you than 0. Klettner. nd deliver your ire promptness 0. Klettner. only merchant 11 who trade with at the best place is at TNER'S. JARS! putting up fruits. We izes) of fruit jars and >ers for fruit jars. Let this line. Prices right.J VENPORT. >d Things to Eat, ar.A a ulty". Thorough Instruc ~st"dc Heualthfulnesrs. Hono aysm Nxt SssionM opns September 19th, Co Call le.has been considered with the NEW CHAR 'ange in existen ce made leads by a big margin, >IES; let us explain why We want you to call if uy or not. s Co.