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.BARNWKLI- COURT. 1IOUHK, 8. . ' • • '< ■ ____ C 3SroVE\tBTSR imCTICAl ' ,,First door soiitb of Brown House, Barnwell C. II., S>.C.,olforshU services to the publit*. t , An experience df upwards of fin iy Tear* Is the best guaranty that, be knows hii business and wJJI give satis faction in the quality of his work and the moderation of bis charges. £9'*Reliable time keepers for siile. inch* ‘ Div J.—K. smnn, OpcraUre and Ilcchauical : - DENTIST. / BAMBEUQ AND WIL LISTON. It MM GROWING GRAY. / little morstmranlH the ll^ht ; lie mlwrum Here's one that's white; -• ■' And otiS that's funtlnf?: ’—. . A'IIimi nt sna<» H-'»i “sotid da vs:** fly urfiMtUfi s iro at (mu.** lo huyi' Au'l ttrilts mnurmaK —» - We r .' I r f.irin oiir rhrtne?. my dear; Uei. : •■»' t.ie ci?) for thfc ifcet're, I- ti-,t witty; ..... Wm .. ik) to f.iii • Thai I t/y-s n-.u ts ctuillf Uviued, ^ T. .a i hi.H.-h firctty ( Toutv! Isive s r.h as n farce that's played. lit;h| iMDr.imet and janvnarie * No it.oiv t’.'iiy tenipt us’; Clmy lidrs hut ill ucroriTwith dreatna From »n_-!itXi:it sour I'idatic thoniee Our youiscxer’ijrt u* I /rwetioe at the fal.iwtn* p toemiooetL . Htaaiae-Berinn nf the srat Mood u u mgs Biotiu aud oonniiauitf (or woe f.Uowina OdW* 01 lee Uariaag il.sat . WtLuaraw—Ttae •ee.std weet la eat Offl.-e at rewhleiK-e. It»«eioio< werwe ineertt m >eth will —to theoeeairy. Chas. C. Leslie, —WnOLESALK AN r> BKTAll. OtAl.fcR IX — nsn. Gjjfi', orsnits. TVR TL F. S. TF. FRA FI 'W, rociTRY, Fans,. !>htll* ». 1 and i Fl*li Market. Ornrc aso I'um Hot a#. In a 2Q “A to honne penre '*' Toil 'atwy so* Ton thi.ik for oiie white streak we trow At onre satirief A fiddles: ick 1'ach hair's a string To whicii ni.r Cray lieard tcuse shall nln2 A younger tyriu bur heart's etill «r.:if»d. Shall “eatrs and ale’' Civw rare to youth heenuae wo rtul , At school Uoy dishes? Per eh ttie t tvnic' 't Tl* o:iSS to rtr.r, . Though udltber time tmr tide cau br.j(* Lolief with wlwhoa. •** A llAUXTED FAMILY. I bad Hd Jrn rJl day tbror.gn an n ly Inlerciiaublh pine forest of bveiling d uric, tired for sorje 11 at rst at d irfr»*:di 0e< r,;ia. and as my a lf and ot L U ;:ati td lonh nut . we r« irW ob* Jtl r ihd appa- norili In both LB case* of which t bad beard. But hero my Lostoiia Interrupted. “Thct raongLt bd’, mister, cf ’tiruu’t nobody but husband an’ ole tlick’ry aa seen, this thing tho very hiij^t, an' e'en Eio'sjtbet very nuiult when tficy’nns sc-cn If. you see, 1 wus Btan’iu at Tho <foo*T?tnk- lu' down tho road cn’listeniu'Ttf I could' beer Did; a-comin', au' 1 noticed the moon t s riala* a-tep o’ the big pine on Breen's ill. Jca theu--I couldn't a-ben tt-etandin' tbar a cciplo d*. miusts skcersly—1 sec fio tbin’ like a man with a but on come flyia - ’long tL/* rood f.’.sfer'u ole llick’ry ever cut up. When Itc got past tJie bars I lied a. view o’lum all over—aft’-cure’s I’m a livin’ woman l bar wam’t a sign o’ bis tetcblu’ tl.o yeartb, but jca wulklu’ an’ o-chiwin’ tlonft in the air. thip a-ways, an' a atratvto aort o’ light sparklin'’round him I’o never turned hhs head, but whipped by like a streak o’ liditniu'. /.o' now iissen to me," holding no tho cook in,'; fork inker band and sjieo.kinj. with solemn earnest nor a. '“Tbit v ere Tuesday -rday afore yistiddy,. mind. \Voll, las' night cr wo’tms wue ull a actrtu’ licrc. au' tlwi dix>’ an’ winder v. ido open, an’ a pine knot bttrnin bright In tbeehimbiy back, tbafsatne rliudicrcf a rar.n coctcskimuiiu' eight bv thct winder. Wo’uns ail cei n .I. fer the pino light was a Llarlu' on his face, an' ho was a lookin' in cz be skum pxst And U fo’ wo could so rtorb as 3'iller nut. be bad shot routHi' the Louse in' |iost the duo’ tbar. which was sTaudin' jpon. an' not a soun' did ho neAe. but joa’ siisbi-d ri”ht by like a s;«rit An' it's njr lA*li.'f.’' w»Ti a sort of supprew d aob cing Out of the stlencfa wake mo a song, - . Deautiful, sort, and soft'aud low; Let lUc lovctiawt music sound along. And wias-euc.'i note with a wall of woe. . Piut nud drear As hopc's'lsst tee.r. Out of the KileueeWVnVo tue a hymn. Whose sou ad a anrirtosliavlo ws soft and <lln» b:il of the stillness of your lieart— A tboiwand mmgs are sloepiug there WaLo mo a song, thou cbild of art! Tho oon^ of & bopo in a last despair .. Part nod low. — A ciiant ot woo, " t Out of the Htillness. touo by ton*, , Cold os a snow (lake, low as a moan. Out of the dcrinvss flash me a song, " Urightiy dark and dartspr briglit; Let k sweep as a lone star sweeps along Thy mystical shadows of the ui„ht. tiln;* it sw-set. Where nothihg is diear or dark or dim. And caithaongtpar. Into heavenly hvmn. ~ — I'alhor l',yan. to The. wants of tlio hen with jealous taro: ] ‘Com and meal was always right under | l*uN*.uk. and water In an old tomato cap stood so near that she did net havo to Imvo her neat. Every evening when < Lo returned from school llttlo Mike rwld* a visit to „tho hen to sop bow cho was getting along, and caeb t#ao bo canto bo lifted the hen from tbe egga to see if tbets was Ufo In ! t hem.. _ This eoittinuW for three weeks' 1 , tiuUl one evening on opening the cellar door Tra fcmid two little dncklings with pieces of shell clinging to their backs pooping in the collar Tho bon was in a (fuundary . Tbc paitrklgo eggs beneath MICKEY’S CHICKENS; rrv. at ’•Ulrf.t :t v. If. •y r ’ iLkrh it f« fais I rt jj her ti « bat toe wont hi: wre idj It rate, m I if *■ : & itwtwt Tl ocA, if ft nnl •*U’a He. b ucfcv*' uy i •t ti bout real an anti and tbrn an tM.wdoJ 11*'In >r.i cf tb«4 tt tug. to warii us o' LappM." And Rhinea ct her fltELCDR. • -* Fow tong t’.io big pine' In' Llndsley’a Wood bad rittCY'd bis bns.>o profutido in tha tccipcst and whispered bis lullabv lit the brrexo no one knew. How many days had passed rince first the sun tlu|>ud bis rest with gold in the momincaiid luitbod -Ids brunette* with ruddy (!ro in the even mg h id never even been supfsteil Hew tnuiiy wintry sbrtiuda Lad wHghed down it* lwaticLcs. or how many t imea lie liad ' Sol 1.1* rest, or Low oftou Ini had slgtied ■ antipathy with the faueeal krrll Iron her wore yet whole, and sbjj was divided *r r.ffct unbatcbeil ... * in her affection for tho hutched and tbo continue operntiobs dtlthe p: aud a firw days later they, i decided, however, to* artridge eggs. _ oo. had devel oped luto cbkkena. Tlio whole Finn feraily wore so tickled nt t!ie nvultpf tbo Ivumuicli-hrn'sefforts that thcr could amrccly contain them- ffi y^tL ilrs Finn insisted that the brood .'dtoitld bo brought np out of tho cellar into (he kitchen. Here tho little pert ridges hid behind the wood box in a frighV cued covey Tiliey were startled by the least somul, ar.d ’vltisked out of Bight at tbo rair-big of n finger. “Faix." onid Mr. Finn, as be gazed open the bnnr2:e» of brown feathers darting hitlieranu thither over she liner, “thljn wild chickens LieteX the buptrh fur quirk- nci-s. A gotra. bnt thcy'ra fly. Musba, bat they Lev' no tail*!'' “Ikin't frreken ycrsel'," aatd bla wife, ••they 11 Itav foiue tails gin six wakes.” . Mickey was *o tlrkbsl With hi* now rharge that be hated to go to school. One i . .m.... ,!«»»<• TTierr'M bton< galore your beuk-ct Cits of Uoftaoma | llJieraJ.-» .gotdeagay. it lit mure, ashore, than dnfTOi’.iU* you’re bringing hoawtodsjr! A forr lea-H shAiurec’:! happy hour; that proav iae muHteoam tmet , Are', luctry flower that own* the power bring jtooU hick to yuV! ^ .... ^ At other* trraT It ht«lca l!» hea.'t, and croochei twaylafiHir. ,, - . • hg<t p-.ulKsI Ita f.Hir Ipor-n t'tth instead the tuvut jo ’ drew uear. And nhat's fte boon the omen lirtBgsf for wealth A you'd.never eeelc; >ffid h.-nUh suit hi.mi.n were mocking things to ■ueb a Itagkiay cheek; A •ocreT* elwep iIhm eye* w nikt keep*- tho happy lad— Cut, Oh! me* lover*! rtptcm deep wi!l learn a couaty sad. • a —O.-jwT* VagiAlna picnic. Li rvd d Lt t! it I at I wj t. Mj neat • toe rbi id"! tear Id ry*. or rarfag a ► he] si mu tbo play awr> I*ian Hot «r MtaasT Tharv tt I r*'t af la>( 0 All ftrdep* i Uay. < ht rltsf r Ida t lit r\u. waa net awu a natter wture. Little by little he »vm la staler**, year by girth hod lurveated until ore It dawned upon hlr* that he ktwg of the woud 1'bere »cP- betukvks nut far awnr and riant fay be put hf the partridgea in Lis mg i > to t> *U. •rn M Cave’s Conier —Millint rv Sicrrz -n ( — rat tn an R ine tl. mh sk it «W- htar- noeket. and took tbem with Idm | TLey got out of bis desk wbru l>a waa caiLd up to the spelling rlaaa. and created great exelteracnt In the echnul Ail tha rbiMran Left tkc4r aeata and ronfnak^ prevs'M until the wild cltk-kms had ttuwo out rf the open windier MfcT IT. , And ao the anmutrf faded away Into tho autumn. And Drtober’a chill breath ho* 'run to trill the inavea ♦*» Lie !%< f a ; F. b i Wi Ian laa • •hw alike rbrd tbo t b# •Aifi !ori« J luj rl ri I*Mlrr •# IH# «H#*m. , A repo-ter drbaiTP«l from his Ur nnl raT. at Deluioulcv'a, .hinehrd at ona of the coffee Mtloot** tn l*Hrk row At hta Labia a;it au ol«l m» bmuZed aaflor, who und- denly toiulu the ufuippetizlng Inquiry of: •;l>id )*ra ever rat any Lamp utl dough- not s'" ‘•PoalliTely, ncvrtP' replied the ro» *, with a 'light ca*p of horror Tie* o*<l huui •mllingly aaal* “tTrli; thry're Vticr tnan the— gvvfey thlaga on our ptalea In my young {Ujs I was a nhaler, and the captain* of whaling »ldpa nod to give pr a— lo tbc meg' worthing for »if htlng the L**t whole, *ir •Miklag a Mg 9W barrel f*lk-w. the Natawt hoars crew, nod **> oa. After a ship bad Mowed her tni t.fM trurrM af alt. the new wngM grt a ha ml uf f-owr nr a present u— aaeiwm Vt hra wo ifse>t oat n ine what . nfVl ' " TIm »i hrala lectlre value —Sew York Buch la ' that H ai twenty I *1 il the fate «u4 It rtalr * L of oar the molt ' •bar. roil —it a f mio ’baats amt mufc thnw la •ibagatl—and tret rate they | card tbe tr M II *£ At m# r#ft t! !«# •diinlfi.st ctftftft. ftt»4 1> lift *4 , tJLftft* for*‘.inf ft t |«wrt her. f ft mill 4>4'll aftft^»k < *w III k* r «4 Wi •fi 1 • *1L ttfrrlftft. tli 4 4. hi IS ftfftpt a wt ar m ■i i M i A'+t m i 11% 000 H bftMTft ft) * ft t ft k*A . * 44 twill mm % i. r% n» a bed Ja> 4 | t ,400 ftSM dl *r •>! mkm ftfcynill li IkftAwftNI ftfllft It ftlrftfft* IlltMwtl 1 t* f Mftft 4 J ftlft §4 taJ Pft’ftftwft "** | ^5^L r MMft m r* t.jfti r#t t N# pftftH •ilfi, fa# i rt- t ^ lafttt ftiff ft 1-t -a ml L ftfoftt | Hfti | aftjffw* Mrft i* ftjftl L## I* fgfk- Ibt *a ft ftts.trN' 1 mr t tftV ftftrf ft! 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Hart font f*owe- e to rnmhhwt. .4 *taMe, |gm <it, aad b< [ that |trr ■I / tl * ivtr, x - * 4 * * So Lovely a i 1 aaaWl f.a the l 1 i mast ril het< » waaMerd that they a—t atl "ftat. me dd twadk them. ; waa t erned hi the UMpertlea, a M i-jwwd i arontaattf hmpeaaf. mnrtyarJir'l ii tha M.rrfeMl trroi to n Mint ntsd taud hj •hem H no •Mhy^ la ^ . thaw h^ug hs*e I •• am wma thm m ■ham ntH I XJ -I-tara U. '»% I t ( I ■Cl • mim U !•« ii*/*»f la i IV •cf** n n k : »|f ottpf «W vto IsjTe hmmIv'b 0 f hi I li^ iikjf t wi r* Btw| ufTf §004 l!ai Mtilwti #f Lithd* fwA , i»^ n«% IW r '*«4 t t ti mim W Bt fB ■Mf** ■ * •. I l»l i * t|Hk pMkf * §9+ * ^ ' *u. L lav af • p’ , *idg. W I w rtenn i—i jinxing *hmt *hr—.rn fret apart, and tl Biied trwo hetweoa tge tbu^ eWk n mil tana af rtodma kmc H deep sa mgh in yew T -«■ trap er 4snr %e rvack ■wi aivl t I s^ tt m i Itri wrgpn | •v rmiDB a r Mill lB» k4i MMb wtfll I hr ivwt In piu 4t§ m mpf < In thn wrier, la vary AuaemnA iron. NlM tn Tte htad td hanp and. nriosdtag wi The 1 reeea l*Si A flaMoa g*ri atm Is I i ~ It Splendid Line I U»W ■■ •m* 4 fir. ► np ' 4 0 T. S. Car^re* At t * AUff Ml V4 A r. »iV.t! Kltwi \ Pf ! I mrr -:-N0T FICTIONS- Tirr. FALL TRADE. During my reoetit vacatlnn in tho North 1 took kdrautagv* of the <n^ jicrlor opportmtlilrs that were presented to me and l•:»T|ght, from the l»c*t houses in the best markets of tin* Atlnn- * tic slope, the he*-t aud largest stock of. •^General Merchandise T’hat I have etw handled, and I have every confidence thHt 1 cm otTer syjitl advautagcM to thi pun'Jtasing publlt that few can equal and none excel. , A mercantile experience running through nearly a quarter of a Ceiltury ha* made me fully acquainted with 'lie E leeds and. tastes of all classt * of buyer* ti thW section of the South, aud all are ordUHy Invited to examine my stock* ^d ascertain my prices hefti**o making E Urcbascs ih immctliatc home or nelgh- frlugTnarkcts. No obligation to buy wllj Ihj incurred by such examination, for I cannot and do not expect your patronage unless I can convince you that it will be to your pro.tlt to'sell your cotton and other produce to mo aud that you will save money by making your fall and winter purchase* from me’. No misrepresentations of goods w ill fee made by any of my salesmen, and the well Established reputation of my fiouse for fair dealing, honest weights; jitst measures, good goods and moderate J rices shall be zealously maintained. [y former friends aud the broadening Circle of my new customer* are assured * t my earnest desire to render them the e!£ possible sendee. :u. 3fy stocks are complete In all line* United torthe Soutkerti Trade hut c*pe- flaMy perfect In tj;e KI'FLKB EXHI BITION of I.'uiiioa Dress Uoods and toilet accessories. I’pon this plain plotton* I respect* fully annouiKw myself a camlidgu* -for a large portion ot’ the fall nod winter trade of an appreciative public. P. W. MM, * FABBELL'ff NEW BLOCK, Blackviile, S, C K'C, VTT* •*» otrtl « He* sba’.c rjcajdnT r! nanpUiut cot MNeurttw i ha miutry. *.ll ain't tn»k a Lowit years Wck.'' be aak). rai* nil’oir, cor r.Mildtft tt lor a eotraldcr'ble ».!ia!;c pot two t.lphts ftro. Did yon ns corze by | tbo ford four n:ile below beret An' t'.iif { yer happen t<> view anything anyway out j o’ the rommon**’ I had come by the ford, I replied, hut had t-cen nothing ut nil itr.usual; andtlirn I notl ’ed that \ ’ic Lushand ami v. ife hAhcd at each other end then glanced nervoualy tow*»-d the curtained windows. "Tell Lira "bout it. Dick.” the woman eaid. ra rlio turned tho nicely browned chicken hi the frying pan. ‘\Mebbo Lo ll know moro ‘boat the naturo uf it than wouns.” — A’, thia the man abmptly comtucnccd. , "Yo aeo *1 was* down to WoOdtrtqlll 'With ole iriak'rj- an’ tv. u hag* o’ com to bo rronnd an’ 'twus purty late when 1 cor:c to start homo, "flier moon was jca’ rfeiii’ outer tbo/lig pino tree atop o' Breen's hill when wo crossed the ford aui come high ter yhe landin’. Tl*o warier waS pretty deep thcr nn’tho'.Lanl; l.igh, 3ud Jos ez wo \. a.s a wadia* through 1 happens to look up. an' ”—[mr-siim aui rc.'jariln j mo keenly—‘‘ybtl’uns won't skrcrcely be- ijevo it. hut I aco a misty fehadder of a erector—-a man's chape it was—come shimnin’ ’long- In r.ir out .behind tho bushes 'thout teebifi’ o’ the groun’, an’all of * a suddont melt cut o' slgltt, like nothin'on airth could melt but it—s;*ook.” 'ilio woman rocked herself uneasily in her chair end her hucbrird put up his caud aud wiped Lis damp brow! •'Loe!:-a liypr. sinu^ger,” ho resumed, J uprc^sivcly, ynqrra bo<Iy kin say thct Dick Carney'a or.o to h'Jiovo in rpoeks an' ancrita an’ seteh like, but wlu.t 1 seen that night 1 seen, nor er.ry’t trfuko it-ot!irr ways I seen thet critter Cy like a bird hi tbo air'thout tetebiug anything, nor makin' ouo bit o’ uoh.tV.htU jes clawin’ hb w^,- long tthn ho Trffj cTrinimtuV An what's mure. Olo Uick'ry seen it likctrttr«r. fur ,1 o gin nLuori rn' brelycd inter tl’.e river, on' a fora I could git a /Tip outer the bridle over be went, cn*1 mid a swim * fur dcrThfo cforo I got pn I’nthcr rido V.'d, I tram;*ed up Lo (ho tejrry nljyh t!Joe cill» above here, drtpplt’ wet, an' time mil'* back thia sidy, ru' was clt ahoek up with the chills viben I got buno "boat day- brock. Ole Hlek'ry eomo Lc'C.o cafe ca' aoL'i’ s fectle later, but Vriut likely Istr. ■arme lt forg*t what we wnri tlwt ingbt I hardly knew r. Lat tu say lo this i iajrn tar stow mtj oc.t, Idem waa that air. Carney Wd probably **hra a droo ua car*h »* “tfee t*m“—Mrt ant *> k a'att t» i eei-'ca'fd anaril »i.h arj eii tllaahiri awd • rptaiausg k: > , ^ “LW 1 * 'eAE-r ■d* ' tLJm Iftlliu rS5*S ii!i a n rs U o' tl*- tribr UgC); them n v,«** f M i. > ■ a*> *ffti C i uirk LilN ru •1 fever, a 1 befrn ro t »3 Inti hia part of j • aC “St ir.it*?**. ft*i*f*u c diil ta fta'ttt Lnni 1 four.! Li T. C A*wv w*» a tm nft 1 for a navr f lUjf qtt it o unliko t lie loan I bad M u t If cu his on t b# P \hi : nft rven Itur. 1.1* Wife ( its «f twcr.t't j I'lcii; irU 1 tLo •••h.r.k as" eeldoth Lai up ao>.l duckin' 1 i in be r 1 illy bftjoad tlma^d.*; •a; bal ihmugb tlio wt»*l la '•( a ■ itaa CX; rd I Lad my own luitvessicn that l.i lids In stonro * ho ritaca hml Ixjn owing as much to tlio frirht t a to tho cuckiug which her husband L td received. I write this cs a warning to all bicyclists wbo rrc fond of cxpvcislng lu the reyste- rtocs ahadowa of evo Itforo tbecyca of tho uninitiated in rut's! and out -of tho way di4ricts>. —S. A. Weiss in Detroit Free lTvs.s. Isulit-* In Italian Koriotj*. American ladies hi Italy have very great r.dvantitjjoa. They nro siaipatica~»vU i> the Itidians. Many Italian hoblem.en at the cdi’.rt havu An:oricAn wives who arc ladies of honor twttto qhoen and arc great fa vorites.. Thero la ho more delight fnl so ciety than tliat of Rome; It Sways ro- iblnds Americans cf Washington, tho Sac'.o small set cf Intimates, who meet everywhere, 'x^ith a largo entourage of uiplomat.s, and air Duglish colony of die- llnguishci people. . No one ever gets veiy intimate, how ever, with Italians. Tlicy are pedite, warm hearted and social up Ip a certain poiut; hut'there it ceases. Thero is in Remo, tho morn’s tho pity, a slow vlmish- ing/d tho picturesque, but thero ia still one*relic of tha past* A Human great lady may wear a modem gown, but she rcfaiiw her spleudid*jewels and tho pride of her thousand ancestors; sho repels any intimacy Xuyond a certain point. They never v. ish lo bo touched, even by a fa miliar hand iu a,friendly visit. The rule to follow is, norer'tdffcU tho person; it is sacred. When a lady in Italian society wishes to he very polilo sho will shake hinds on-'c, Jjut rarely a second lime. It her American friend is hi affliction, sho will comb and toko the friend's Laud and E ss tt to Lcr heart tenderly. Bha may a tbo friend on both checks, hut there b iucno ot fh. t tree and easy caress- tif.rT^thct locking of arms, that douce, "gaio.'c'niablo maxulcr of tho' French, nor that almost cnrrlecs cchocl girl Intimacy which prevnihi in America.—M. 11 W. Sherwood. A r.Tnch astroncmcr, M. A. d’Aaslcr, ellowa aboul half • mill Leu yvara for Lj:o riabular and rtclbir period cf the earth’s «’;irtewco. red at»ut 4Y,bUO,(JOO—of which lu.tSJO.UXl Lave *Vp»* 1—for the period of i aqpudc briuga. A; the ago of I , I mtr pianct. cold and I'JeUaa. ' y jib* L.^oii. . - petaxi wui in I urn t-Jt to tl * «Lwd son. cnaslag a tov onlh-wk cf and ba.i.^-AA- w Tr.Takr. v — - a the partridge waa paqRatUm. Tha squirrel'.' curiodtjr <•* <*r*ame tta fear* and it xtcjnid k on Uir log to catch a glhtipac of tho Intrader into It* sylvan retreat. The twang af a bowstring cut tbea'r and a woocl.*a bolt with a jditnglo nail In Itkbrad Ah'* by ao cioae that It* pasaago stirred-tbo Tur of tbo squirrel. Tha squir rel whisked out of sight and the partridge, with a loud whir which startled the hoy to that he dropped bis bow gnu, flow Into ■ a laurel brake near by. , i*Airr ti. The old Dominick, hen wanted to sit. She had tried to satisfy her natnral In* stlact In the wood box. v \Vbea driven from this retreat by Mrs. Flnn'a broom site ncs'lad in Mr. Finn’s old felt hat. Llrro, too, she was foiled in her ptdpo.s6 by a pailful of cold water, which pereep tibi’y dampened her enthusiasm aud her feathers., Still she persevered in her efforts at propagation and wes found late in tbo afternoon, after drying herself lu .the sun. trying to scratch a uoIq in tho i»est-quilt upon the parental JTnurbed. To this Mrs. Finn objected with - a broom and a malediction. Va.onl<! blatherskite!" said sho, bring ing the broom down upon the bod, for the lieti wasn't thero when the broom came down. "Muaha, but I’ll wring yer neck r. id me fist whin I lay mo hands on yel 1’by don’t yo g' out an’ play marvels wld t h' gravel stones ’stead o’ foolin’ wid me quilt?” . . The old hen wandared around the yard disconsolately. Life had no charms for her In her uneasy condition of mind. 13o- bides. thcro were no eligible places in the yard tn which to carry out her designs, licr r:isei*ablo condition provoked tho sympathy of little Mike,. and he decided that she should have tho pleasure of netting on a nest of eggs if he could by book or crook procure them for her. For. tw*> days, after school hours, he searched the bordort’of Brown’s pond for duck eggs, and was fortunate In finding.two. These wero stowed "away lu au old hat In tho eclLr. cad 1 hu._h < m, with a glad clucklo of -content, seUlcdThersclf ui»n them. That atterncoo ho went hunting in the woods. /n. -.rA«i in. j , YvTich (ho partridge flew off her nest .Itth* Mike-examined the hollow loj? and fonn l ihirteeu speckled egg*. Warm 1 end stfn otli they felt in his palm*. Fold ing tltci cloau aguiitst his oreast to pro- i servo tbo heat, be started on a run for I home end doslied Into the cellar. Jlis eyes doqced with self gratnlation as be ■«nn*l o* t r ti m!i>« lanU Tl* •iw Ii*o j **i *'t ran t 1 Lo v^hiu^I pelt Urot tnj urn m muC3r4 clruai Tbtw wnm a niiiroii 4i tim [*%ri ri't^r*5. iIms si oimi l>.rd tbrjf v\*oe iiilo tl*o air wiili % wbir vhirli MUt led and bn nnhcr to tbrir fc»t imvj brru Yvvrpwl by a qn'ft. the perv ri i,;«** flew.' Hiere was a flreting glimpM .f trews feather*, a rush of bealiag wirqjYaad (be xliaduwsuf ikl Woed closed over t l«e C<xing birds. >iirk< y UxAcd at his Botber In wild ry.id as’onis'.inMBt. Tlien be managed to M/Humcr out; M -ni-notbcr, tha onid chicken caflcd little wans, an'they v« g-xvo liomH’' in Ncjv Turk Evening m Imnni t IbI I'Qf |Ho«f4r f 1 whr*r ml X J,. tMol Nr oft ttwdif* | |*Ti ftrN for fttMftllMi IvCofft olio ■« m mi. lird tho «Ht, 0*4 t>*.» f*iti*N alt bn ImmcD MHhiM a»l prrrwqlhaaa. a» toofMak, wtm 'Ida h |a •Irf.tag a**Mt Ih* tow*, lb* TwWtv, ft hardly nskm to Lm mthe** In ftxg a large (•erwan |<MpMlaihM, tha ftaatoa rnd t:trk imOead avsr ttw 'hM#* ut '»*ajr satabbsbaaaat« tha stgA S arts**. aaft i bwr aabt tha 1 iaf theaa M L tl — Rriiest Jam. id bttlt. —• A 1 ortun* la Title*. Speaking of titles, I encountered tha other day u man who haa copyrighted the - < f twenty eight plays—or rather, twctity-elgbt name* fgr playa—and has never written one. Ho Is a journalist of literary r.s{>in\tU>r.8 «md with an especial icauing toward the Wage. Whenever a goql title occurs to him ho immediatelv W.l That KIh4 «tf a n A yoann mother Jiving la one cbamuntt little d nul.ier who is very fond of pi* flag oat Toe oilier day she came hoa with mu«l. t. . “Ob, ohr 1 said her mafhfv, ,|^ “ran it be ponatbla that thJsistnJr little ntrl, tuy sweat, para Lily « Yalleyr f . - • . = “No, restmta,” qnsweml the little s!d, sorrowfully, r T gne** I’m your laid, naughty Lily of thb Alley now.”—Detroit Free Frets. Two Men la Only, ... ., A New York letter carrier In his regu lation gray suit with brass button* waa sitting by the side of an elderly gen Us man who wore a slouch hat. .“Your suit has a familiar look to tm,*' remarked the latter. “Where were yon a letter carrterT* BHHPftftHHNHHft, aaked the (U^trilmter of mall matter, steadily rafuwd. lie is conshlerlng, howrit “f never was a letter carrier, but 1 wap lakes out He lias had : a eppyright on tt. opportuniRcs or selling one or two ofTils title:' for rouud sums, bqt be has thus far ever, on offer of several hundred dollaN for one qf his twenty eight titk*s from a' manager who wants' It fbr ouo of those hodgUpodges of Bi>ecialtte8 which now oc cupy tho at ago so largely.—Book Buyer. In the Confederate nrmy, and occasion^ ally 1 got over more ground In a day Until you ever do.”—Texan Fiftins*. li il TTbeu the Coldest Day Come*. Tlio coldest day will foil between Jan. 20 and GO, according to Gcu. Greely’s pre diction. According to his explanation tho coldest day does not occur at tho winter solstice, but somewhat later, sinee tlio ~]Tatest.cold must be experienced at that ilino of * ho year when tho amount of Leak received from the sun becomes equal to that lost by nocturnal radiation, Aa j might bo' expected, tho coldest day falls j earlier in tho southern part’ of the conn- < try than in tho northern.—Chicago Herald. , Kat a. rice* i fTitncv 8:20 p. m. nt 4>xrUtlnn. Fresqnt, Mr. Jones, Miss Belle and little MjOkj :. Miss Belle—Is it nob-.about time that you go to l>et1, darlhig? Dr are you going to stay and retire with me to-ijiglitf Little Etae—No, mo baiu’t going to st/ty wit oo no more. ‘•Not? And why, dear?” Little Etlle—Tndifeoo snore. , . Mr. .((mich looks uncomfortable.—Bing hamton Republican. was Bbfena. The oW S8H an extrema tn 1 little dri diffe the tween 1 1b aiKmt <- Tba Fatal Xsmer*. ... It Is said thnt, Jho body of a maxi trltU ] hi* head twisted off was found loan aUey- — _ way buck of a .Chicago photograplL! k Ltdy (to Bridget, with cards)— gallery. The («biM*r’a fnry Wonght Ui i| •t I instruct von U say, Bridget, to - vertlict of “fpptfil tirad,'’ but they ora-., Blin d the photb^repi^r for not being u"' “ cqrtfnl w hen posing hi* cuaM York Commercial \drerti*er. called say, Bridget, that 1 was too ill to A XeMlvd Impetus. Cldc Didn .iny ono tixat be reen? JJri«lirrt—Yb, but shure, mum, I forgot hit LfUrdy. r.ti\ eh. cuiar, they do have such beautiful full suits on. Biri: IV.Jr tnukii'T herself)—You may, say to tku Ltdtrs,' Eiiugit. tliat I will be down at cBcc.—Now YcrirSurv ; Sd.UXi.QU a til rvearta 'u’ico, Nanny. :mi cwo egg* be quiet till a*'il J.atfii i Tim Laa squawked a jpaatlo pratert Ogams) tauM'disatrbed and. then aMtlad I ypuwp fanj^ m§k -Dartir the I , retfev V.'ay of rattles Tt - A colored brother* recently, la coutra- dieting wbr*. ajetber eolerr.l Lmther bod stated, said: “Lrt'.bcr Mio ml or. that fa* a matter* f v. rougfulseea of sUtrtncnt.” An original wav of |>cUioj It. truly. 1»- wtead of dirkriug LLat any ytvfti uodxra- tkn fe false lea ua. iM.rva.U-r sa* tt ia “a : . r . f u nnrpd'iaaa of xVImaal” tha I hmhm fer tka 1 <f , <> A Hint Iter Vie! hn. •'TTho la that ugly looking yonder?” , r:’-- ••Tluit Is my wife, sir.” . “Indeed: Here h my t moat sncc.saafob divorce city.”—T Adam waaj licvu, latt he yori i t v We thank! t-rt . ii