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wm ,V>/ /a i* ft ’i '4- viL ^ ^4. &&:■ r . - VOL. XII +HE GHOSTS OP RCVCLERS. BAKNWEta^ cotmr h mmmM. iftjt i-Ti jjaa . At purr!* «*•* liMltl* Um* (Train, Our iov(<h ou altarh wh had H-irnrd, AiM^^lxrd our fributo with the dew, Our tears, when rosy dawn returned. Our voloea-wo had joined with son * Of bird ecstatic, ll^lit vtii hve; Our Uuijtiiter rollictcl with the brook Kminlns through darltuess merrily. At purple erCH benide the rjm Of frozen lakes our \vvv* we burned. And slid sway when sUUx-ss rei^ued: Deep the vast woods our bodies urued. In starlit nl™ht along the shade Of our dusk toniOs our spirits glide; We hear the echoing of the wind. We (iffeatlmthe sighs we living sighed.’ —Hose Hawtiionio Lathrop. BELLE OF THE SEASON. “AH aboard fot* Betbesda spring, Silu ion, Arcadian, or down town!’’ AU. a* I ait rocking and sing ig lullabies to my little one lu-re. waiting »r Fred through the uiidnight hours, that lonotonous cry of the "Liwa mcii” comes 9 me lu my reveries like a cold wave, austng my very blood to chill with re lorse! Uut odhic, tuRe (his easy chair, ud 111 tell you all about it, for you are an Id frieud and 1 can trust you Give tuo our hand jl'ou know it was a way of nine when wo were deekmates at acliool o bold hands, somehow I could study tetter But my story *’ After ruu left tie Noil UcCoulI. a bril iant. rich young lawyer, tamo to board rlth as. slid reed law with father Just it that time there seemed to be a lull in ba affairs of tbe young people of the warm A new man in town spread like rlM flee, and ba at onca became the ol> lerved of all obeervrm. and para material for talk for days after AM aor.gbt his ic^aatelauea Kum tboee of our srt who bad bean put oa tbe list of "pa«»e w4 bad rvHirrd fe.ua tha Arid, railed frues tbetr plarwa of rvtrrat srmeil «. >al*ra afrasb »Mh am saulew and n rut end tba Mruggla Tbe anxkoos ut.4h brought up tba rwar. urging witb—'it auty ba ycur U«t ike well of u > <»u • -• i r diijr. A pcntlcmaa friend of mine will be | licrifTcr tho bull to ui^ht—may 1 leave i hini in your cart!?' I hesitated, k. dozen thoughts rushing in rim(ij»}ou through my brunt j “Wlio vyas lief' 1 ■"EHrds of u feather." i etc “What would Neil Jhin'.t?" But I | smothered my conscience iino tj^a^rmcla S!on,‘‘ - l , t , rli«ps 1 11 never see mm ivgiiiri." 1 hhd written of ihe, dcnr olii vieo ptesl . dent a ooimet in The Fountain lioiife ' News, for which lie coifiplimeutod ,me I with I hi* jiiaee next to his wife at the ro ' ception that night i wore on this occa sion, ever memoruhie to mo a.simple cos tnumof white silk ami tnnll. with dia mmid oruanicnts DuHlfgdtho "erouing a boll boy iiaiuled ipe a curd* which read "For Miss Eunice Ikirtch, uurodnring Mr Fix*d Malone “ Tliero was a fatality in that meettng He was tho handsomest man Favor saw. and proved, as you know, the most fascinating After the reception came the gemma I led with him. was showered with favors, while the other girls of my town took a bock scat, woudeu'dsaud looked grccti with envy As Freu Malone bmie ins gTHid night on the dimly lighted stairway ho took my hand and kissed it I didn't reprove him. but fdt the hot blood rush to my foce 1 e: it . red my room, went 8tn.ight td the mirror—s woman's way. you know—to see how w hangs had stood the whirl of tho evening A deep blush still mantled my ebook 1 cast my eyes down "Lhfuice Dortch." I said to myself, “ruu this be you? Thr tu perior y.omr.h. as you are railed, what bus Come over you? Winnie' Mhntne'" That night '1 spent In lousing, endear oritrg to ruck my cotiarirocr to sfeop Ft<hI Maloue sprnt the enftrv stmmrr at NVAtik».»lia aud trns all deH , t><i:i. so uitirh agwtfet my faibcr's will that 1ft -took me away Fr.-d follnucd op the next train, u.at ma In Cbicago—»&’ don t KCM1LY COUNSEL* . i. It IXn't worth while to fret. d?ar, To walk ne behind a hearse.'’ Ko matter how vevlr.g things may be, - They corily might he worH>; Aud C.e U::tu youkiwad e-.niplalulsg ( And gruqniug about the I ud Would heuer U* (dvoH to going on. And pressing along t'.ie road. . rte trodden tlie liCl dtyvelf. dear— ' 'TU t!io trippitt,: tongue can preach, Cut though silcuit! Usoinctiiiio.! golden, child. Ah oft. there U grace lu speech— AqcI 1 bsc, fixv.n my lag he*, level, TU low the isili tUan tin* |vaeo ~ Tlia: trecnes th« Uieb ami iliius the ey$ And writes tlie Hues on (he face There aixs vexing cares cnonsh, dear, - • And lo>i«re. when all U told; And love itrast piouru Its lo-ism Ami the chiH-k's soft Ltoatn grow old; Brt the epeh of tlie eraveu tpii'it Ttirns hlaoicg into uurso, , XVhljo the held heart inert* tho troublo That easily miaht bo worse. Bo rai’.uat each di a*te. That will prsstrtly pa»s nway, And believe n fc.-i/St lo-ctorrow v. id fr .lo^ape dart today. TJ crs'6 not hrag olaed by' frett! Jgt ** Gather yoar *ti engta r.aew. An J11 T l-O' step ipj ons s’xl, dear, Ut the skies he gmy cr Wee. , —Margcret C. EoggS had only io appear haughty ami ernggrr- ing—pretty cmjugh to eat under this equipment—to eouqner tho redoubtable cfi iff taut Tbe tuarslud took btm sstrad- illo nriosa Ida* knee, called hjm “my jolly and modevtoriuiu promises to him lift. ZHMiil doff" AUROHA. /•“Capt. Duplu!" called Mu-Tt. who. In <**to of the most beautiful halls «<f tlie Prince da ta Falx's pa.ace. at Madrid, was occupied Itt drawing up moo military decadents A» no one answeml Marat, the prince. *» they raile«r l.lm ainso his rrcc«>t ciua blcr.usN. raise l his Lead. '*▼ I; shrink (rota wb-ktsf at tu that very da him for b» raAed-.li ut it rest • My fat Nrtl Mn Mi I , 1x4 - for his futufo . 7 “Wheu -you shall be gThwot-iin I vylll ettorh you to my pcrsoual stafL Von ahiiil fl^’ht at tny side." , •• Vch. Priuco Fanfvinet," warmly an- swered Uio future aido-de-eur.ip. But MuraFs face turned darjc "PrlnH FftAfarineii Might it be by chaneo a /sobriquet brought in by this iuuoceuV moutli? , . t 1 _ ‘ • Why do you call me so?” ho ashed. , “Eccanso In the fairy stories Prince Fanfra iuct is tho Haudsoiflest of all, and [ you resemble hira.” ! “Hat ha! Then 1 am frratly flattered. ; And yon, how do they call you?" j' “Aurora.” j “Tito Princess Aurora? That is also \ name from the fairy stories. A little boy U not called by that name.** “But 1 am uot a Httlo hej*;,! nm a little ! girl, disguised. Ask nianitim.” Then, despite the father’s despairing signs and to Murat’s pg<-at dcllgnt and amusement, tho' little girl, with all tho j froticsonicnass •and Ingenuousness of her age. went on to relate that she hud come I from P*rb in a Ug carriage; that they ! hail encountered bears iujlhe I*v nnices. j cad also the Spanish queen, who was ( mahiuir h**r escape, and furtlicrrr.ore, that they hod been greatly frightened In ail • tea. w'.iers tlie innkeener was killing hogs. L*■cause she and ucr mamnia bad believed that they were assassinating iurn. that bow they were living up stairs in beautiful moms, with silk draperies, gilt everywhere, but very villainous nic j turn, that among the thing* there that j she liked was a large mirror in wntch she could see htrs lf all over, and’also some tdaj^’dtigs erltleb were doubtira* siwa doard by tl* royal childira in tbrir flight “Captain." said Murat, charmed with this delight fal rhattsr. “it on I v rets r ins foe yen to Mvwnt mm* to Mom IMipin. I hare afrm^ met htrhi I^nnr*ja*wrtety. Front t btM votk'X dim and < Iff her* my Ktar4 Itke t Then wouldiv eet fiavw (Byshsavei, With dew and twilight oo their cotdl Thou woutdst not have my eong, ».«og ' • w 1 »wsoU'nof drsam* Fade in silriiooei My song ( do world won strain) Fledged from the tuytawie* —j Of tho uigtit load, love opd pain— Woke not the world's wild Joy, Cut stole to tiioe soft and low, frrmiilins like swtiot child team, ' Half of laughter's ecctauica K Ilyshrrvf* are tying stilt . , j* In tlie path wlieru none paw; ^3 Bava ghost* that whkqvring go, i lo the silent •lilv’ring grasa, Afraid of hope's Inst sign*, v _ , Afraid of those inul. sad eyes. Cove cloHed souiotimo, . I/est death them Heeing might fear to oom* Aud claim tlie Hon.;, aud her. And hind wiUi stars tlw slieavus In ttv thiisky rosy evn*. Ay. if by my lorn ly bier ^ | Thy wdituda conitis near, . •• An litou hoar'st wmle OWfeter word ThaWwind or dower or bird-just say Her spirit pass'd—’twits wuiged iong • Ami lust in luht—sixl go Uiy way. Lisiluui Koaell Uesaengrr tu ilonie JouruoL t I IN THE WOODS. i the i u to < Ml It a>4 ho •aa e.|<*ol I lit al owre aataeamw J h| fori of Indifference, sad hrtd vl It aha SI “niih-tl spirit* and whMe, Biue spirit* ami gray Minctr. mingle, mingle. While ye mingle may." Mr;* repeated It over and over, like an Incantation, as sbo leaned forward in her low camp chair, over tbe glowing embers drawn out on tho hearth Ai oflm as she leaned forward, she gave a little shake or etkr to tbe long hand led eklllci, which was doing duty aa a witch's caldron A savory eteam came up from It as she did so. and ll greeted a huagry ma:i who atood in tbe open door of tbe but behind ber lie bad naiked arrow* from tba lake bwik Me step dredoned by the axma a hlrh spread lie thlrk carpet brt w east tbs stump* ef the feUrd trecu. Tbe Ug'-tV Mteh bxrk ran*** hi » htrh be bad Mod tied .. If arruea urwelew.tag reserve •eh* la tho aiiaatbm I waa a y saag end der tho laarwil ef aa C thsa by a • aan't i e* >• BMtbevVfsa gtri. ai aid Btaaf aunt, y* ti*ai I uw qua. I *» • i ll naaM base town a gw «t aour nereee hod I reretsad a> lent too (be upfleb Ypoag AmerVae • f the 1 ao ebe lenara theaa aa wtber girt* • age 4M Dut igvx *wxw we* bitao aw I bad aeser havan eayiklng t each tbtegs aad sarad hraa I k-v» hi-A* was re*Mag end shy la my < git lea Xod. ftetbg la tba baa*'' assa became a eeastaal esmyaabm waa Bbe aa elder hrwtbrr t • mu Wiped me-Mb my at iidles ewd long !■ rid* sad 4mre This oeer ettrwit ■ Ned's lo earfc aa uapretewtbsue eer ae I was wwMa dtagu .twl tbe mtrt Uxi at-sxMie mutters lobi t fn. Am a w»t> r wav at Jttg li KkeUKUag-JaB a a^Ia.i liaifriodhlhl ] s brueaed fare abd dark heoutag; eteslUagfy eu ** ehe glanced aver ber uvswwtit ef h's tba wlgu Nfk thr Irssl will* • •urm** Ai km€ ImA v^npA hvwolb la • quirk gaep. r ut tbe hut •ft Ift ft# Imrfttli bore to ask of t miui now end then u in the .trout streams. < than * .lt*| history man who had so littlu i who managed to koop oot of the way , i So Uuoffrey Morris being her first actual ; guest. Margaret Winston was apfsuvaily bent on doing ijim honor x “I have a sp<.ckicd U^uty of s trout, ehc-eoM^ “i won keeping him for break iast v sotneho^r j have to ify to teO) ■ papa s bit iu the tnoraiug.. 1 think docs not sloop well, and eo he (pm hat ! little spjictlte. And—oh yn. seino rasp Ixtrics! I have contrived a spring housq in s shelf of rock over thejbrooic; It keepq ' everyt iiiug so cool and crisp But If you will cum with. me. It’s only a stone's throw, troll have everything for ten I | know papa will like to have a feast In r your honor, Mr. Morris." i Mr Morris!" - The name reached the ear of a man who had approached the hut across the mossy sod. not stealthily, hut ss noiselessly aa ' (ieoflrey Morris had before hint. . , '.- I lie hod reariied the -email nnglitwd ! windows which stood open to tho e\ nuitg 1 *dr. . .. • j He stood still with a atari. “Mr Morris!" ,■•. ■ The dancing Prctlght within showed him Oeoffret Morri«r seated smoking at J Ids hearth, his daughter standing with 1 her pretty bead turned toward him. . How should John Winston know tbs! ’ the pipe be was smoking wsa a pipe of “lie will ted her—alia will believe him." be said to himself, sod tqrued sharply oa his heel, sod plunged bank brio the eurraundiag wood. , I Meg woe standing with ber Bark tr tbe window, and saw nothing of tba ead.lan fere there, but Morris did, aad sprang tu his feet •Wiaatoar “Oh. is paps IbersT fried Meg j Wbra ti.ey rum* eat to him he waa at suding at the rot mare of the owal. asm frwaliag them, haggard aad wUd rywi. a are of tbs fueaat v antaMw mmmm miiftt ttjiif Htrai^hl hi* Cri and y« piitvcr that great Jujdtori i « * . Coloring floe* there ho no red upon tj too much Ip the lipfi nirsx» tints land. tbctn factofily; Ut. msuly k the jiqmisqme man i Tr*Tft«riY ' shirt collar never rrllnrinmt, w list ever airength. A )>i*>nde men weak ness )U>d insli li<mr<l in in (a iw a trifle ,mel haired and hluck very st tractive tbe Of course below in the thoroughly are ranks after ranks attractive, upon whom oor »u ret f*intent ia forms far from ijftffll M try.. Aad. one *< the »»< roodltlons of may not Be not have ear phy^aaL , ever, liqt aoVudy likes J (IrArlenry, be have his carevr, a sea res « nmea love him aa just as readily as If be IB fart, the wotaaa art Urn duwa aa O.vnoe of ib* raise of hi hm ut She world.—'Mia. TT - ! IUf»1»t 1 !. pi , eUd f* «p te ymi. * befv for. V 111 tkw ■d tl ess I ■we se i f ■ am ear klahevt haaoC* N.ll or Meim erwM* of h.m. hut b* w< II* had tflbrsys as!I*I am lutb beast, sad I hied tmwlwi It e* s !1< hat ea libs arrasSis La kissed by my Uorets Was rear kWe thot* lie read la my toil tale arr« which amde bis h-ei^t tbrwb a^ih H * afterward pemd far aa artist who ao* am aa that eight TVs picture Is Ishutad Tbs Bwrot tnrl (.vadwelu.** anff ■tma at tbe Fhris eel >a A Cassia Phu Ut Ml irtta rewt Wsi ■ lie Ivum an s i ruerived spectal meat loot year A year afterword father Waaassbs f w ag.i ls9 #n mw#i# •*! f < NM# till ft %•«# ( “VspMI ■4w-l • ;v4S f * i CHjr Urftlft# a reav»rnri tea at aa*a. be w*y *f ft# 9 "nj ui v c#n am at •W* wiag *b* eo* *4 at all afraid m rmi #r4 1 ® '# Hft • m ^ A_#l t I I f-w ) fYPtre X Oeri lK# * (ft k reef * l tlwi! t |J ' u, “(law, bear* sb* aabi pearepily. iaff wuasTbrrs bsart *r rra/ibet tbel so*} UoMa w»s ea *pp*«^rMla salata !*;» i trlf t«l VftIMfttft s T V* little ward betag a net aasuMMa M; i# It#* f # i-4. withnw-t AI twt kag Kn e Kmclsad laUiu«allfe. tb* aew •er req« aMd ea pfuwpllp: By tbe comb 1 b**s ay way, aad tbe xci ef year Ire shMtln* eat bm tb# s Jr w * err. :; te you I Jfj nut » f I if **ffn##i#ft Tto L-J three vmla 1. • MMb •«* 2 reerlgtul lb — iw there w** * Imatev comp ia tb* | 1 It !*r » mAf bavbend Ms* 1 e*sae w* the flret 1 ! «, «b m rw-F^ we of haad #■> tbereugbly dess* aad runted." ft be dw eat ode "aad baagrr. too." 1#4 vlilrli IvtM i Hr* aut.* l -ga *> | q if Art A an 1st Kn v 9 k ea be *4aud ea tbe bvartb beside her. rvsa 9U*+ m4 upoa this ftnd 1 tbe *aw‘SBC oral ap Me •every eavs#t Vwakl you • tblag. Ueoffrey In here bet area thls^n eta* I ba* yoa tx4 have e| all. that Is all y*a earn* la 4 tabs her from mu Ws ora ef Usism aad Untilng is aw tbe ettiaMbm treaty " Tbe gtri bad ganeatrulgM U Kim, Dab | ig bet arm tu hh*. althmmb ba aauM *«e pat bar ftam btm with tkmt pm aaata geotara of mpabtam ■m t kbrnh be meqin iou sn^Lsrua ?oa a*w aethtnr aetidag ran ishe me hum ■ o-—s MgJHf? Aiuerwa ■tf • mtfhH •ma. ettuluiagMej tug ocf tv .1 f aad tv i. rwh ».a-* r s iduwb u TUte uo>peaMm • *t«ng eipmtmeal The tgmy I m'wmby Isu a * tu] whoa they I gcr-umithrf o/lef *ts« ib letter nr th tat f tma hr w*d eovrmd oae < zt Jr Xot tbe tf tb , . f«%ui bool am ea sttsg tho fends s as* cnohtsr " fMber. I abm iklrf, aulnataa yaa * IU aut toll “Bat If eveey Meg? Use aut lee whdebl Audi M d ||#T * • It* it4 t If be I add rf a. I our summer aeta *1*0 thcro the hri Its us for a short time gtrtrion* rveatag just ss tbe fre were (rimming their Isnipu for tbe fi besstafthum at tlw spring slot naJ to am St of Neil t>.m ffua lliug ■af Too (1 W1 xt on i ore 111 be ready »xr*o b* marb longer mm from brr law scat aad brgaa m Istoo ss she spike la's glume fntinarwl bee furtively ■ ss to ■a rf | be iasJ* meaeutlv. fat ho Ntx to «■>’. Ik The iu !n soam sarprtes Bbe dtd net leak Hbe a rough laiubertasr's daughter this »leu der ug thing, moving so d<-f*’y shout bur f • t iling t&tng. moving so def™ ■ravly task Her drees Mae fl'sntiel, and bar delrcate was of life." by-Ms*Ima Arnold It wee feu ion to tarn, sad te »v brsrt ' tbe wovdenl do dkt That is OS if be fa to r ai HU it fell then. rliv SUI rut a 'Jll !e, nn tr elm had kn But| (XSS ted Mm s'cwvsa back from tbe t she might have bcoc a dalaty Jyts t^llrt^*”^. US’S and so distim tly that I could boar ft “Who ts this MU* Dortch of yoar tuwn? Ah* Is bruuttfa) end sings like s night Igcsie. bm saoms iudlflrrcat to society?" I recognised tbo speaker to be blsm !•« Dnyle. s New York wonrxu who hmi spent much of her time abroad, and wb» bad realised a round sum from playing roulette at M>ui*c Carlo. Elm was s typi rsl womsaof fcsldou—raagniCcent tigure. bloodlued hair, cosuictlcs in prufiirion, but rut brr cusrse featured Dancing esmo as usturaldo jmr feet ss the latest Hcanil.il to her Hr**, jo ho stared tri r.s* the height other ambition, end to b« mobbed by Ute uini her sruMof bliss; vet rite possessed tact, most potent uf social qualities. “Oh. she ts on# of the goody-goody girl*.” replied one of tbs holies fro tumour town. “The men call licr sweet. but"%uu- tent themselves with admiring her from s distance, there’s nothing exciting iu know ing her better. Ehc gets in with all the old people, her slow wars suit them, she wastes ber smiles ou the iMtuper. and is styled a superior worpsn. Dear mol These superior women—how stupid they arc! For my port I prefer to ignore thesg stiff, tfonal ir - ■ t-XS k V ISC k It sad the yoa -nuiing In peasant ig Kn.rilshmsn Iptte rustnme, (then off M wss .*,1 served here and tlien* on the isn|agim mid ofihdightfni wti U <Tf Id the trfuta mid In Ilcsr.-rnM-i excellent rhuvts and Ikirgnndu-* si sud sold for from tache to thirty cents the bottle.—New Yori Wwrid. •*A fb3d TT .-1 ngr ft jiurift al r A bn ir.UlU i t v« if, ff! lira at uwy hurst Fn • If rears r# irr. I rill csl i, not even tbe orl «tlie Trlusr! Desl re)*Ups was only parlor. 1 dual srtlal, H >. tim uUi- 11.00 Ah. nd him awry.’ onmured tin* young man. hi s sad vot ~o. “Ntr, teep him. silica he is lit re. He could udtT j sent bad; tIiron,-h n country re'.# for re volt. _ L’t him reiusln. but ou cc:. nit Ion that 1 never ace bin. under- ctaud; and. nt'ore nil. on rt*ndition that his presence i\mll not be the causo of tho rliglitost lirvicb of your, duty Hist Could lie very, pntty! Discipliuo would go on Cncly If carh) ooo cf us dragged cJvt'.t his progeny through a camprtv'nl" Murat, la a r-tatn of fury, tur:i(vl his bar!;, li-aviu r tho caplaln fftrally c:uitc;t becattso lieHMr.urioq Dunin.' had not told ... . nil. Kct oulyAvas he hidifig the child in fh!L^^5_*!^*L nt ^ ,,uu . feh 1° 1-4UO upper r'-u-t of IU) b.u tut the from propriety and have l ■ m (to 'conventional laws of a good timo.” When they had gone Nell be, msko comparisons in ofy favor, lie &ni<l I was truthful, innocent and pure, and oh, his confidence If! me only death could break. He said good-by to me that night, but was happy, for I had promised to marry' him ou my return home iu the autumn. He had gone, and two months more of the summer. How should I spend it? When that question entered ray mind, the tempter entered my heart, slowly but aurwy. The conversation I had heard still lingered with mo. “J believe i’ll show these people what a stupid, indif ferent girl can do when she takes « no tion. There's nothing to bo d.>no b ;t make myself excessively agreeable to jMepje. I have nothing better to do; no thought. aTu from Hull, surely,’’ 1 tie later I was sitting at tho pleno Blanche Duvle came up with ber gushing compliieents. at, I received them i up« quick rep i sought my company on every oc- te my discomfort: but. “If T tffas to be s success, I must receive every •as cordially. It would be uuwise to is- ear sash a wosnaa's displeesare; and then be keving soon: not enough tU sports.” J argued. Rbs IVits a V.'Im- TVomaih A Indy who is jiu>t passing tbe sr.r.'.mv't in a fs.ru house n istes bow by a shrewd dev icy tho socurwl her luoAUPg imp. - which had been srtiotuiy broken iu i;v>on by a noisy cockerel who felt it tt w>u< u a privilege tn.i a duty shrill voiced to hall Ihe uioru directly uniter her window Elie j remunstrated w ith her hostess In vain That worthy da;*io slept other side of the house, and tiVnibhi^Versolf little at the renort of chanticleer's offensive- i ness, so th the boarder that if any thing wua to bo ; done slie must do it herself. She reflected; j chi* devised a plan; s!ie acted. • She liunt<-d iq> g. small boy in the neighborhood, and fyr n small s;iin hin d him tg’come early in the dewy monilug aud drive tho clamorous cockerel round to the other side of tho house There suit was that when tho chuurk'leef's »hrill clarion cheered the morn its notes pierced into the,vexed ears of t!w land lady instead of those of th* boarder Tlie result of this policy was most catls factory. The email boy bed been engaged for a week, but at the cud of tho third day tbo boarder smilingly paid him a week's wages and disebargrd him. — "Because," she said, “as we aro going to cat tbe^rcoster foF dinucr to-morrow, 1 shall not need to make you como apy longer, ’-i^—Boston Courier. Cost of Krapfog l)!sm*ml». Diamonds are an cr pensive lu.xur)’, oi*en after they aro purchased It requires a j large experi** wkei'p'-Ttiem'tti n-patr; a» well as to take cure of them ct times j "Yon would scarcely-bdiewMliat we cm ploy over a member do, though . afraid to-intrust tho cleaning of their Mnch to her Jvwula and th* pulltdiing of ihu.diumuiu.U to thtir uinida. upd as th* wu^t has to lie- dune at least once a month, it require* af hust a largv corps of workers Sony-of our experts are women, .but the majority ar* men. Tlia wurk is don* Imro iu th* ■hop. generally, for if don* iA the Lome* of th* •wncr* we a«* cl !»“ril to *c»H et least tw> mAtelier* raf.h «tch c'entHr.. ty is ib* Lrsl poacy.—Boston w “lostsltini ut ITan*' Clot bins. “There I* anotlg-r eihen* which 1^ i beeouo popular within n f*w yccr.x," said i on* of these mediants. “You Imre I probably aotiBBd that tbo majority of youag clerks and counter Jumpers are very wcil dressed. Tlmir clothes are of good ruitcri."'.!. ar* ent in tbo littest stvlo, aud they generally hare several suits. Now, tho majority of these young men I get from to glO n week, aad have te, pay their board. How do they buy so 1 many i lollies? I’ll tell you. They find a iuey tind eouvenlyut and acconnnodating tailor, v. bo is willing* to trurt them. They select their good* and purrhaae their clothes, of course, ct a higher price than they could S et them for dsewbora They pay k>o own. end agree to jray s week "until they uro fully paid for. The consequence is. they aro ulwuys well dressed, but they aro always iu debt to .their tailor. Its better for them though, for they would only spend their money foolishly nsd never nave a docent suit to wear if they hud to pay cash for their spring or fall suit before they oajoyed tbo privilego uf wearing. The tailor makes about 113 per cent, profit, hut the boys are contented, aad very seldom fall to pay all they agree to do. v —Chicago Herald. ■ a hundred jewel cleaners." said j r of a large extablishmunb “ We ■ •e«i?" 'h. Most of our customers ers ' “dcs P too—poor woman coma France, after riski'“; n t u wtaddangers, J STificvtag a thousand deaths, during u | joutiwyTtl'n carriiga trader a burring ! bkytijftn enemy * country; bccacao the ; hud wished i t any'oust again Iff sea aud I embrace her ru : baud, and had been un j ablo to'resist tho mad hrtinod desire for | this rev.u’o'.i -“Think, uctv, if 1 \\oro to dio fur f;‘i :u thoe!” ebe bad said, with the unceasing cry of a poor cvcuturo ou tho eve of a crisis, real cr imaginary, in which she may bo overwhelmed. Tho young Ucslxr^i did uut lov/l hiiusolf strong enough to tryn her away. Uo h.d tot tied 1 tr cu tlie third f.ocr of the palace, the recur was nut taiesed, r.r.d tio Lad since lived hr a constant fright,'duo to Mnrat. A week rolled by after thacsptaaaikm. Tlie general npoke no jr ere on unv subject, llo ccntinueu. Lowever-, to give his orders in short, sharp Ltylc—a sign thrt his iiis- ruU.^facUoa was "not yet dispelled. But Cue Cro raomlng, under tho influence cf on unknown good Luraor. ho suddoily took it into h_j toed to ash his aidc-dc- camp: We!!; about this child? ear;nut-La.ic T win go and es. iuCsemtSBwiift!. fled bun If yon wish it." l:i a few miyutes cite? f .-a young father in 1 r.ot to a common stock, but In each cuso from on c-cyuoliy living individual back wards. Some of-the results aro most startling; cs, for liisttnCc. tho caloulatiou that tho normal Increaso'of ancestry up to tEeThtrtr-second gcaeratLoa^aqws'that each living-^fLnJh&s 4,234,fifiT.flCS onccn- j tor's. After that, who can doubt tbo n. kinship cf tko woihl? —Xew OrlcoaST I'icryuae. It now w* bava a half dc: down at Ntx pm n Ka pvu»io leveL. ivv V so? os Iruffb t* tee a m »xref»*lv* sirf siw t-tiek C.or« llsbi* Urd m ;xd incroct o Ixvjts, v. kh’go'.J bpnrs, and hra thouldcrx tli* huBsr.rs j*elive, | *.r;u.x.'itb fur In tk« Uungeriaa style, co;r,p«—.ct. t— reanc lieuc*sjcos'.ruse tf tho hTiJ* csidnui, foreseeing that, _ er kter ky cLr r.co er xclttiitsrUy, /ho pr.r.ra mi; hi s*a tho tl.thl, hod con- Vulvvi tho hlta of pr-icnriug tholitth rraCd the nUfurd ccrt Khcty to fatter Ik* srjms^r. Tho Bull DM Mil hi Iasi, i***— Iu vrltn Doth I cct. Young Ilestefis-(to Mr. Oldboy. a mil!- ionoire)—AYiU.yqtL.karo a gku -uf vine. Hr. Oluboyf * , • - it— Mr. Oxiboy (a rank Prohibitionist)— Than!: you, madam, but I never drink The Who!* World Atu. If 5fr. Heary Kendall, tho anther of “Tlie Kinehlp of Men," is t& be believed, there Is uo reed tf tho “or.o touch of rtature" to ‘.'nuke tho whole world hht” Ho traces car relatlouahip to one another, | abroad, and your father did mo tho honor iSfT TUM TO Ings wbii* sb* was *agagod There was a liny loan to of a nx-m briihul tbW. tbruagb the balf opt-o doorway luto hich Im could caicii s glkai|is« of wbita drajsrnes, si: 1 whkb be gureued to b* tbo girl's own chan 1st In this outer ono tbor* was s bunk OJiod with greet! sprue* boughs built Into tb* wall, and a shelf above It. on which o pilo of bunks stand Veside s tobacco jar. A curiously carved pipe lay In front of this; and so narrow was (Uo whole Space that tbe flames on llie hearth seemed, flickering to and fro. to msko a d ish at It and to pluck at tbe beard of tb* gro Usqno face carved upon the liowl. Tim young man's cyt-a followed them. “By Jnr«!" he said, trader bis breath, then, as tho girl turned;"l hayeu't tny ptpowtth me. I s?e ycr.ur fr.tUc^smohca. W <nM yoa kindlv allow mo to borrow bis? I ussuro you I would swok« the pipe of nonce, although I am not su Indian." She sificd a little, perceiving that b* had observed her first mistake, and her self put tobacco box and pipe Into bis hands. ”1 don't think pa pa would refuse it you—though he values it, i think. He"—r- Her guest was looking it over closely. Then ho tilled 1/. and lighted it at tho lire, suddenly lifting himself from tho hearth and stretching out his bauds to her, as he puffed away. “Tho pipo of peace. Miss Winston." The girl staffed, too utterly token surprise to withdraw her liaud. •“You know-me, then?" she criqtt “1 know my pipe,” he said cajmJy, EtiU puffing away. “Y'our—pipe?" < £ f .-w - . •'Hother, mine until I gnvoiFtf) your father at the liffice It was among sundry other trifles l brought back with me from rqiii«- tu take my I lie hod »t retched It out He*, glancing front tb* one to t drew th* two ooftly bond nestling iu them “I oio KlaJ," ah* soil up Into (ftoffrof < foe*. “I have forgiven yoa hod yoa doubted But I am glad w* can be frioado-" “Hare *• not amokod the pip* of] tSgetherf’ sold ho, lightly. *—r 1 -^ ■ , • • • • in tbeir But already It bad fleabe Geoffrey Morris' mind wall, i hisj'.uid, but his heart—that otie might be ;cbd to be romctlilng more than friend with Meg Winston. And romebowr or other he must have succeeded, though tills summer, now that he Is plaunltt; other fishing trip tu tbo lakt* that iu and uut frcui Canada Into Maine, not Meg Winston, bat Mbf Mnyflfc.wl U premising to go a-fishtag with *‘*'“ C. V. Maitland ia Once » Week ly Tit* 1‘opaUtlae of Parle- The first census ever taken of Paris woe m 13^8, when there were 2d,000 Inhabit ants. anil it was more than 400 years later buforo tho number exceeded balf a million. In 1801 the population was only 647,758. and tbe entire, department of the Seine contained but C31,58& souls, Sine* then (lie number has tneruaeed. in the city, te by to accept it oue day when we sat smoking lu the office iu Montreal." *Tjlo not uuderstar.3”- “That I Cories* (anxious to you say (be Jjt it | ’hat I am Geoffrey Morris, Junior member of tlie Montreal banking house where your father waa oashier. ” A flush of pleasure brightened the girl’s ‘•Oh, papa will be to dellghV*^—- Then she stopped abort. Would papa be delighted? In these threo month* since they had lest their vtUagu home near Montreal, to lary theax.-lre* so str.ragely here iu the forest, he had see rued to dislike every reminder cf tb* old life “1*1 us b-v# cou* with every- told ber ahmiuly YY* shall to ask we are { ,230.DUO. and Id the deparcinen^ to onout .000,000. Certain quarters, tho#* la th* center of the city, can be considered aa having reached their rtnxlmna, end ss i (Batter of fart the last, census, token in Xm. shows a slight falling off in tbsm as com ppred with tlie census of 1881. Ihii in bU othc? portkNM of tbe dty and In the suburbs tho Increase Is sppsnqd. But the number of French born persons ba* not incmiseil, however; In 1881 they 2,057,029, while five bored but 3.067.890 crease. 180.338. to foreigu elenient. No continental c foreigners aa Paris, f of America i? there to tluft dass < com* first ' there are and Zi, pie belong trnry la ! sAreawr-V ^ --. ■irtin iyi|)ryj* •'wfi ]w “..AST^Oj- - ..Jt. TXZJCZ; thing about it,’’ he had J “Let us forget It while fw < not he troubled with T- « j Bx Ail Ui ■fK..'**. •J*-,