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Vol. XV.
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BARNWELL COURT HOUSE, S.
, 1892.
No. 30
x
By ROBERT a V. MEYERS.
(Copyright, 1831, by American Press As.">ocia-
, .. lion.]
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n n ] n(r tn tho P^ill TVlic .Ulink me a ftrs# l class.scoundrel. f«Trl»u< k f:»*'uv,*'tisiA p > a-ur-C atteV t\y«-nty-iive Kvvy had • quietly entered tho room.
ilUlLJ ID Ulo Cull 1111b LftUillii. at .once to Franep and take Marie frdiil years jnternvittron <d .(hir old aetitiaini- “italp!i*i.inearly beside liwnself.”
me forever.” , anee. is indee 1 a; j'f xiated. mneh lint J ir iine was not in a state of
i “And what will he think of us? M de- we have to talk over, t ’ne Hiautfes of min i t») bear (^mtr;v<licti(HU “1 certaiu-
tnanded Evvy. “We are it) as lunch of time, old friends in I'l’ama* and all thai,. ly shajl tell this Ilian the truth,” ho
• a sera}><• a.f you are,.and thromrh you. And vou...w ill simdy fnreivo" uie fdr not said. -
■ Well, tha only thin:? 1 eadsee for us. to weli^an7ii;j> you when you arrived”—— “Then everythin;? is over between us,”
* do is fdralt*flf*u.s t(» talk as they will.” “You Unite Is me silly, unulame, as returned Evvy in hts own manfjff’r.
“Von can«(UM’i?ino motheru.sinjfshm^, Yashin; r ti>n say at Trenton,’* interrupted Her mother wnurr her frlovtTl hands.
^ can't vouV**sareastieally remarked Ralph, the marquis. “I e.omprendei'—it vas ze ‘“Ue •till, ipanima." said Eyvy, herself
. “'We im.<*ht ?daeh her,” theerfiilly sug- toil-tt<‘ /.at 'detain you. I catch on.” on t.he vei;^ 1 of ile’p •ration. “Tliere will
"ested his sister. “I myself have fre- “What is t.hatl'” sharply a-ked lii>' certainly he a \yay out of *it. Ralph is
quently said ‘chestnuts' 'over .'^btiie of .hostess. ••I—ah, Mario! Where is shey* nearly imlit-ic."
your stock college stories, you know, -y, “In /•» bonder,'’ responded he.- “Ze “(*ome, inynsieur." sai 1 dardine. “E.v-
Aaid-Jts' for Tom” -!' | last vord •vLc^ay. u )M man, yi ve pie not plain to liitn," whisp-red Evvy to her
“Oh, Tom .TarJiue," interrupted jf he, away.'she refer to / ‘<• istuine.” lover, a heightened color in her face,
“In 's all riyht.” * “Give away her costume!” said Mrs. “and we are strangers from this night
—Call.;«v>rL iM^utunned sort of way. “1 on.” ‘
in the patois of the streets."’ ~ ~ do li.^r'Tfn'nTTTTTTTrd! ——.——.^^^
.“EverylKidy docs nowadays.” Ralph, had hecn on tenter hooks all *, “MoTisieur'*’ he called i>erp«fptorily.
■» “Not the way you do.’’ '> this time;-he feared ;pi syplosiou w;ls at The marquis ambled away from the
• “The way 1 used to,” lie corrected. ' hand. With a smothered exrh.mation talihh
:e ran put of the room to-s< elt .hudRc* am wiz yojJX'inoncher,” he said.
^ Then gal laniRrui Ewv. “Mees, J -ean-
>1
rt
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1 ’
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“But what is to he done?” he asked.
“We cannot let these pciifiki go on in
this way. Imagine them at MrV^lbut-,
goniery’s hart this evening!” ' '''
“We will nop go to tho ball,” Raid
Evvy.
' •■Rut,” hh persisted, “the old man is
wdd to go, that ho may see an assembly
of 4»olite Americans/’ ^
Evvy thought a inoijrfent. a
“1 might faint ”<iie mused. •
“Would a iiycfe fairtRt^‘»qi your guests
nt honn'yMtehf.-ked quickly.
» “R;dph cotiM take them—Cards have
cotueTor them.”
"liien," sai l Evvy with detennina-
/tion and hoiking from him, “Ralph
inust ih) soinetiiing -1c- iniisy have liy-
“Vat did he mean?” demanded the now
irate old man. '“‘I vill not have zo bulge
(.mine, -are. ^Ze duel is not ex till net
hr Er ranee”. :
“lie means”T— . • -
aean,” gyoaned Ralph, “that l am
dyim
“1.) raisiih^ipr!” Raid the marquis, “is
/.at all? It is zo'Win, and ddu't you for-
g-t it."
Hut Marie .w^ crying:
“I’.ipa, he is (lying. Madami:!, M.i s-
Ewv! Tommy! lie is dying-il est
limn!'* > ' - '
* Her voice was piercing, and it brought
M -s. Cat heart aild Evvy to the sofa, as it
did the others. ^ - J ..
“ Tin re is nothing the matter,” Mrs.
“Evvy. I will never use slang again as
long as i live.”
“But \ <>u have burned your ships,” she
‘'Oh, Torn ./anlincr ^id fons dingly.
Miss Cat heart entered the drawing ^ Ikat moment t.: - port iere^ v r •
loam in evening dress and a very per- agitated, an i I on Jardin (muc* Id v
turl>»d frame of mind. Her brother foi- a g; ai:Hng_-;iuii'i / .l.
lowed her in like physical and mental ’ Hi. Evvy!” cri. dim- “who built y..ur
habiliments. ' goiviu? .-You are Rtunniifg in that bail
“Tlmfe'rt no use cutting up so rough
alwut it, Evvy,” he said. “I’m in no ‘ ( >li. Pom. slm said, d.stre.-^-dly l!y- Maine.
ing to him. “the nia-rqui.sau, 1 Al.irie hav
iino i.yvy. - ^
II mother looked affer liitn. graUilat ‘ vdTi: you are Alistair Tommy’s-'
“It is tm/.zing-v said the mar-pus tn^t gi^T and with a profusion of lx»ws
happily. *Tr . is ze r.azzle dazzle, zc''- 5»tc)^fp(">logetie gestures lie followed after
,ns M nvz* r:i enll ku.” ., ^Ifitaijne, who cart h*d liitnsidf lik** a r:im-
Mr . <' I'tucart * Igc-d away from I mrh rod. < ndy then did Marie put down the
II ally, s'e- beg Pn. when Irn tTrohe i j
“Y'►!! a>tnnislj Wiz mv Uucikw in
ie put d<
pTeture of Ralph.
VMiood.” sa,d she. “Now, I wiz 7
Anglais? R .’pii he teach jrfe, I teac’a niania and ze sistuir of ze man zat teaca
papa ? * iMvintiful E enghsh. I love my
Mrs.’ Cat heart caught her breath; she Ralph tir>t IL-caase he teach pap a z *
beautiful E engli-h. You catch mi? I
end (>f a scrape as it is. ^
“You certainly have done your Ix-'t to arrive,. , - -knr .v h r son <>i okT.
get into trouble,” she returned, “and or '* 1 otu, as - *veratcd ll.il ] 'li, “I ve put “ i! d pa t a ught ’ < ci I'.tigl i-lu v e* sn i*l, may tiPTke / ■ m >talce ten t, mes out of
Usual one tuaus trouble tneanb several 'my foot in it.”. _ a cjitusoii l s; l adirig acr ' s In r nine, but iMnadniueor mees vill tip me
Women's.” “Tom.” insisted Evvy,* “n-tlph’s in fac •. H,kg it breaking in upon her. ze viuk l vill make z* regular ciicns
“But how am 1 to get out of it?” ho such a p a\! He Ins c -P >s.-l t ► me. VAIaisoui.”answer' d tlm smibng mar- cverv time. * Sec? I am ze talker Iro^ti
«ske«-l helplessly. * aiid 1 don't know whatis io,j bad f *r tplis. “I vill sTx ak n » oaer tong-it i-. Talkerville. S *e?”
“How like d man that is!” she said, him.”. rn\i-hm • t. Yf.tt must hear Mar; •; she' Mm. Cciu^itv ! sa t heavily down,
fanmug lr*r.sel/vigoroudv. wish s m* b .ly would c>:/ *s< a climo all over mjj, aszeyeay in ze m.pool “Was there ever such a horror?” she
“That’s nil right. Hut you .are a
%rntna«t, amra woiuah ha 5 TCv.iiircio.-”
little to me.” >.o.l .l.ardmo in .rpfizzle l at <
4**Xiu gAVliat d . y.,n i w,» iM.-gq;
..r.
»a<
“Mother is a woiaTu. Why don’t you
po to her?”
“Moth.
r.’N.ba r
]N*riT***l. '
1*** no tlu-
DTi/r-h*'
i n**v*T tt
Ihiiig h a
t nN unt. 'ti* r
pi't«‘s, Ev,
vftu are
in n.*.u* :
fix yonr-*
If.”
“J am
in no tr>’
•nbbi'vW
••Tom,’* impr"si vely re lied nervous
Ralph, “y ,it : dk slang, d •n't you?”
“1 cat:,'' !e;u:ufd Jardaie, *'*lmt I
Site had lot a word to ray. What “M-irio”— sai l Evvy 4 then »ti>ppcd,
c • ! ! e i.ave sai i? Rut lier ahgi r b r fn'r Wll’ir Ind Kfiu H'k-ir?
• o •• was soinet lUKgniore t)i,ail I.ormal. Marie look d timMlv at Imt.
forced t<* l.iti# him
“Ralph!”
Ralph had not lieen far off, and here
he was, as crushed, a rjiixini'ni. of the
genus hoUi'o as' anv flagrant st/ientist
WollM care to See. Ho threw himself
ujm>ii a sofa.
* “Evvy,” he said, “what have I done!”
“It js* ii »r wlnt > mi have already
lone.” she r* *p uided with .soim* a.'|H'rity*
.“it i-what von have yet t<* do.” You
must have a lit or c mimit suicide, n
soim-thing tiiat w< may have an excuse
lor staying away from the ball.”
**Let It be suicide. ■ Ju* f,:», ) s**pulchral-
ly, and they Isitli lo>'.;c(l at hiuv -even
larduie{clt a Ittii. less hard. He would
hat e read Ralph an improving lecture
llad'not M.ino put le r pretty face into
the room. Hut Iter face w..s frightened
too.
“Ralph!” she sml, looking, helplessly
It Ewv and Jardllie. “Matlame say
Ralph is not kind, and I say’ltats!’ when
»he erv out and ze f> mun'de ehaiubre
T" -f'iTTTXftn^ 1 -.in- ? (TT.1T.*
Ral^di!” she called, “It is ilalph,” waile'l Marie,
i-aid the
have ze hvMtrikp, ami ftr«
a
#
<1. IM*I
>t w;
iitdv goim
liev»T (|o.
»r n«e. 1*-
htng of mv
of, except tiii> ti.at yon l\avr tnru-t up >n
US. she said.
“You are tn l.»ve.” ret,|Pl•^ , , h»«,-
“Tn.utks for 1 he old swi •n.wn.” *
“Hut you ttilbbe a g'»oi si.-t« r and try
lo help lie r'
— Wh it -"rt of a wedding pr* nt are
y<>u going io give Hie? ’
“Anvthmg you want, f*sm a sewing
iiEi < ini.' .
• Tueti-nal proim«e ,.f futunt**. S- -
riotislv, Ralph,” site sai l, “do I know*
all ahnut inis matt»r? Trot a ohieg. > u
|;o Mbmnd. Maitiiua g.v,-. you a lei’.r
V he- old friend. The M »rqn > de
Veilh-au. whom )o>u fxtnd in hiv old
chateau in one of the pr i i.iceV*
“Wtih«>ut hii i>lea rd' ih«> Eugo'h lan-
^piag**. and wihl toieurn it.”
“You offere*! to t«-u ii it t > him.”
*T gvve hint air* in y\ irv dan Torsi*
tu< rtlth v”
“And what w<Td those* I ns, ,.}j.
aludeof Ad b m.”
“1 only did it f *r a pice of fun,”
R’gh**d t/i«* you it? man. “it w*-his ia-
ii>R'et!>*e —li>* km-w me t>» I • fr* sli fr tu
<**4lege, and lie t>«>k me 1 r a savant, au
auth nty outiie gift <>f tongu* s. ll.-d. 1
iu*t km»w tiiat in e«#5l ge \ve d > h c f. u-
fme ottrselvi s to the ida* ,scs; So loti? a.s
altdeftnM»*d to our dta-c*-’
“You mean fellow. y< u taught him all
the slang pliras. s you knew, an I lie
ti.mks them the most t legant Khglish.”
“1 tell you,” |»eevi.sl.Iy cn< l R bph, “1
xltd it ah in fun.**
“‘Om* man’s neat,’” sail hissi.-t<T.
“Well, you did not know there was a
daughter in the case.'’
.“Oh. yes, 1 did.” quickly responded.
Ralph. “Hut she wa- aw ,y from
nnd 1 lui'l no id* a of ever mo tin? h> r.
When my six months wi fv up, and l
went into Germany, the marquis kid
Marie conn* home, and for several m nt: -
more he taught her as l had taughi
i.im.” x
“All th<* slang , he had unbilled from
you. When you went again to '«■* him
you met Alune, and at once fell m love
with Tier.” ;
“She is divine!”
hit y *i do it
“ 1
>. * tn.
ra hnt
IV.
’Hut my E ‘•tigli'di »- i»MUtiftil v * she
on, “Marie s!o work z** Anglais f >r all n^ked (leprwatitigly. “It is not (m-ssee?.
It is inoderue?”
iimdeni,* nnxwe*** 1 Evvy, with
tner ing; **verv, very mo hnt;”
“Ahr^Se- l Mtri- gl^-fit ly. “I lik>.
?a* mo i**—mv c«e*tum**»l t b t! t* mod**,
i am z • tun. I vill p nut z • lowur*
E > vy cang.it l.« r arm.
“Mr psip Mari**!” *!t-* v»id, “fth.**
vici' ttdy, “if | had my will of Ralph! '
“Vol!' ech . M (f. •, “Vill «>f Rdpht
Vill —zai in-atii z • t.*st'm-»it of r.* man
vakpaiu ia z* (’!>.*( ks, kicks z- bucket
mil r. e z • l rj lie. Ualph-U ilpk n»
not ill P* ,*
“1 like to mako him zu f **r?-'
pli.sl Evvy.
Mitne i rkol h-rs- lf away from her
lay madauie
me out.” * .
“Oh.” cried Evvy, “jx»ir mamma!”
ui>! agitat(sllv p-ft tin* r<H»m.
Tin n Marie saw R.^jili on tire nofa.
•die t!*'w to In tn.
“<pauvr-. RalpUr*
he groaned.
1 U ‘i le hint, laving h* r
*t hea.b
>t v
“It is ze E-opglisli language,’ ,,
.marquis. /
“Wait! Waitcrk*<l Ewv.
Shx bnrketl witlieringly down ujiou-
R.dpit.
“It is iti(b*ed lln* English language,”
she said erilinly. “(’otliel Arc we go
ing to the ball tills cvelfitig?”
*.*Nnt zbi evening; Rome •■/• r evening,
.•i-. M < > -' Anna ’ U<x •> , . . ' .-cl t •
iiiarqnis pleasant ly. . -
“Hal," cch<s*(i M.aiie, “von Ralph In* is
ro mixed zosecliildrcn up .-*»play*dout
—so sism*o|m-«1 in.*'
Mrs. Cat heart turned her back (>n tic*
sofa. —
“Moii'ii-ur," she rni.l to th** marquis,
“1 am acquainted w ith the.nature ( f my
non's ailment.”
“Certainiuent, inadame,” r* turne.l he.
“Is it vat /•* sveet smg> r «le Miclicgan
call Ze |). T.?”
“Ze skates/' interpreted Marie. “I’apa
have zi*m lik#fe l***-!!** man/
.fi
lo
I V(
ir*j
It is Z>
“r.ir
ni »’i'ieur," sal 1 Mrs.
ur m.r-Mr. T* m Jar-
1 .1
it
i
\t
\!
ut a r.
i.i arv
i. i « c’?r-miuia;i* Xi*i,
('.it;; art is t>-i s%v<H*t f>>r
mv Us,-. M 11.114.-/j.* lai cn at fait m*n»
is 1 th *r ejyn'y an Trv man
fr une of min I of it dpiTs
.t>
; m
1
“M 11 •m**s*elb,” sSrt said, with con-
«: lend '*• Waut'-ur, “you must »• *t sR mi
Ralp.i ze js-r-ut zat give myUilpUzo
?ol>l sii.ik** is N <1. Y**u hear me?”
Mrs. Cathc-irt h.ul split on** i f her
?1«.V**S in |4*H*en.
“Mane,” sh»* said with hysterical de-
t* rmiti:(fi'»n. “conn* with ting 1 must ex
plain th;s avvfnlu>*‘s t » v.mi.”
Hut sjie* ha l h* r daiftater t*» cunt**ti*l
II.
Sh** stripp ■ 1 *)IT her gl'iv*
‘‘/••Il 1 go Hot to /<• bal,"
<it on Z’* du !•-*." She turn*
“My fotivi* fran*!/’ »!»•• sai<l, % “plcas* >
b*H papa 1 r* lU.tlll III Ze ll<>U>C tVUlght;
n:- m»b* is w '1 ” ^
.1 ir line r*t' he*l a littl**.
“ l iiat makes f. .nr at h*»me.** he said,
“Evvy,Tier motlM-r ami tie* • two. May*
be lean fright 11 the old man witti tales
jf the Indians that may swoop *lown
It|h»n tt.*," ami h«- made f..r th*? garden.
“A^j.” said Marie to K.i1;hi, “M is z*-
large Tiead. 1 will lain} it—yo vill get
*»* bi.lg** en ze iwa'laclie," and g'»ing t*»
ajar Idl* d with r**M-s she dippetl her
haw«lkerchief into the water there ami
br*»o*glit it back to the s*>fa. “Oh, Ma-
aaid R.tlph,
d* 1 around
‘Mam
amnia.
1 Ewv.
rmictalier!
t>
M
1. “I r«*gr* t to Niv
wav
v at
•m.
H.
ui’l G auty, one of th •
<’+ -t^v-art**** -s^id -ar-
(Mi 1 glory of lYlix.
w> nt toward h*-r u itii
i| a 1 a e* h -r. S par it.* them ami 1
nqt l.u \v what w .1 hnpjs-n "
“1 whl n >t allow thi* to go on," re*
1 tnne-d r* r utotltf r. “Mari'*!”
1 “Rut Z** baR" demurr l Man*-; “«1» we
• m>t att'Uid /.<• bal, vale i si:>K»t olT my
f 4 z" •'
1 M i' «.
>, 4 1 • * 1- '« R
b! W
Mi:
Uidifu!!y. her
:t lv, nr i> Iv an*
U a,...f :1 ( y*-. rai*- • 1
■•w>-f , (*'i: •
“ “Ah. 7 ir !”
Mrs. «’ it heart f did *.'•’(.
••Mari *.” calk* l h>*r fatlmr, “salute,
niailtm*-!” ‘
Mun>* rai- 1 h* r * , "ral lips to.lb • ♦•) 1-r ‘
lady, an l won 1 -r-lat tiic* chastem-s-i of -_T.
tu. dut-*-he 1.
“Marie," sai l the nnnpiis, “b-h^ld z**
fiance <u Me**s Cat heart, Mistair T**uiinv •*
“1 must -p ale with you,” said the ••x*
*it• ■> 1 inili 'U. “Rtilpu has not Uen
kind t>* you.*!
Man * Parted, but looked incpsbili.us.
“N»»t kindr* sh* repatcl. “Vy •
:■ acli p ip 1 z* E * iigli-h. \’> II, 1 v 1
I'‘Ten, but R dp 1 y>,n caniKif make not
kind. Z *t is / • si/.** <jf it. ia, ta, Mi an
TTv vy! To long!” '
I. IS c<
• >.i. n.
“E..u!” Kii'l Man**, “yes, it
is all Teau.”
*utu, Marie!”
“Owe!” i-h«.* lati.d|*sl
owe me m*zitigs -it is tueic
biaiii/’and siie Imtheil his 1
“Owe! Zat MUiml* h*o- r.e
ze on* !*•. ze Rj*oiit, ze h**ck.
not laugh! Ah, z*' head m
hea l s,• fait nf ze l»-autitui
t -C'*«>1 Water
ami down Lta
d ean. Zat
could not.” h** groaned
> "it *<uly coul*l not.”
111.
ir
, “lid titliC ?C
Left to hi'iiseif, R ilph ]»litng*' l hi ; (»u: i n. Ail, \ oir VUU.-t imar Marie’s
hands into his pm , !;* t'. as w 'oi» ae a E-etigii-’i.”
‘pecirmg’i a- had accepted an invitation Marie, bowing low to Jurdine, mod-
' - ff 1 ' V Y> ' ? ' ■' wSsk-T *
■w Jfcw »!;■
«* ->. * 1
“/s?* gl;tit<:.s her* \ji /
Left alom* Ewv was torn with conflict-
“Of course. 1 am divine to Ti m, 1 ton ball that eveum?.. “ estiysud:
liop*. The upshot of it was that you “What an a--, a f -How nviv Is* when “i'ap-a. you niak*» tu ■ tired, -o take Z»*
propOtjt*d and wen* arc *pt«*d, and the he wants tor’was his < .>gi:,atu<ri. “I'll valk.^ml g> t ;:*• hair cnt.”
marquiibuR once insisted upon bringing never commit another j. >kc as Ion? a- 1 .Mr-. Cat in-art. who vw- m >*.v bcgiir-
Maric to visit us, y**u having enrhu-e i live. • lave! Id (lit* if Marie is taken nim? t«» *«»•!( -o .eU bin * lik>* a no\cli-;'s
liitn with yonr (b-scripti-.n of our ms'i- awpy from me.” «lu he-', and not so much like a morti-
tutions. Alarie Ls.c*U'tainly charming— He’ put his hamls up before his face li' d woman, here interp.' **<l:
and she has brought a marvelous set of and st-wd for a ihinute motion! -. A “Marie," sit.* sai 1. *;l am sorry, lieart-
gowns with h*T from 1 in* f a;eli*f (.1 movement in tie* r .om startled him. nly .- *rry”—wh**n her u**art failed Inr tin.*
Eelix. She has been in her room this Th* r*-was the haughty oil marquis in girl sedmel si happy—“1 me:ui, yon are ing emotions; she -really feared for
hour past, preparing for Mrs. Aloutsfom- his Erench idea *.f w.-nu:? dr**s>, a coat looking lov.-ly." * Ralph - reason, from what she liad wit-
( - r\ s hall, which, eu paesanl. is to be a on i.i- baca \. n . 1 may :i iv" i ■ ejj niadt' “< )a. r*-turned Mario in a 1 *w voi(*(*, !:<•—>-il of his manner irTth* 4 confervat■ Vv,
jniitieiilarly smart fuuctioti. - ^ Tor him twe:i‘y y<eirs .hae’g. Rur tne h**r cy - «l<iv**::.-ast,- “vat at*-* you givijij£ and ti **11 Tom had pfe-umed to -Uo xvhut
—//AlolllLT -ha.i.IC)L-m j All I e in. Uipn." .sai.] tiiarquis was on*-of Hie anci^n rerime us, talTy?” ~ a- sh • ha 1 not wis)n 1 him t<» do.
Ralph; “Oh, 1 reiuemhi 1; -Ik* \v:i- fvir allwhgt. '■I! • stuck las eyeglass. 'Up, “l mean,” 5lrs. Oatlicart \v*ut on lie- ' See .-at there, angrv witii Ral]ih, pdy-~
.jbessiu;? whyu they came. What will thy mcrntu'.'mt ■ .f a-c’iiid i-idiis face. •->. ic..’,jy i ‘uhat \ air gown 1-va-tiy be-^ng. himvangry with Tom, and md’pity,
frlie say when she hears I heiu/alk?” “Oh. tny imyv” 1;.*'-aid. in it is n w coming..” * fug him.
“lli«*y may u.^m. French," ^ggeste.l English, “imw it N gc : *s. **ii? il ;v i- /• la 1 am >-l' s? girl take-courage when And tints Tbm found her. Ib* raised
his sister, twirling her hracelcksin a royal ini).-': -as Henj nhip i'i : iii!/iiii - ay.” .her dre-- is praised. the door certain-and leg^fded her tfou-
«#rVous fashion. Ralph, wi tit a gltastTv tyile, faced “«>a. . * bal A 11,” Tisptsl Marie. 1>1« ■ fa e.
“You forgej,” cried Ralpii, “how him., “/don-i nr/'tie ivtuynKf, “1 sen “I shall go to ze bal. 1 si 1 all h ivo/c ‘gEvvy!" he called softly*-
elated the rnanpiis is over his neXvTvgtc- you are n n iy for tie* hall.” \ daisy time. I -hall g t / ■ v >rk in. i*apa. Her face froze at once. •
quired^Hngh-n—he refuses,tq use ItrfyT “In ze tog ,'* • replied th** marqHjs. lie G not in ir -h -is vat y«<us:u'o i /•* “Sir!'' .-Jj»* --aitL
I renck sauce lie si t.lai- TuoLoll American .“On; - ves. 1 am* /.<• .ainly 4ir>, akx.-ir* !l\_i>?uved. Y< 1 p :;«a 1k‘i-/..• t ru n flic* room, swishing the eur-
roil, ami msi.-:-ti.a: Marie sli.all <;w a-im Em> r-« m ret mirk. aVn4/-he ki.—el t ue luaripn.-Ailialiy; “imt tab* aft* r him.
, d(H*s. And he has a horror of argot or “AtKlAl trie?” • x* l huVn^s** *lr**p «ui ze Agjglais." “At least,” he said, “you might re
slang, deprecates its ti-c in loanee. TiiYi Vo. »*• '‘ml t>e li'n* luas-entmem," an- “Y«nt>Km". the marquis-fairly beamed, member wiio I am.”
made it all the fminier tor me, to teach . syacd tiiebctlur. “. < :ie \ i'.l /..* t<*wu “Marit^hpxTk z*.* E-engii-h hio* ze Inm Witii elevated brows sin* answered
linn our own, giving Emerson and other paint red.^ .'vb Care 1- ze ^ Id huly, turn. \ 011 tumbles, ;ls />■ piet, Joim E.,. iuat tiiere was small danger,of her/for-
j*ohte writers as authority, while he inadan'nq ze tue';v ->tHmr nioz-r'/’ ' ask,” /.. , * \ •?• ;ting his identity. He was somewhat
inveiglje*! against the ruin of his own Hrs o\e-'vyvr ■ on hi-Vyp‘ctaut sd’iYin-“Ajr,” sai/r'M irie, wh<i .t sw**et <?irb uieek.*r a-he said that heha<l d(*»ue noth
, language by the gnmnn tnlk-cg I-art»>iiUi , iawi- wirv^ (‘ , s»iU'l >l > :io—i.i 1 1 iX,..;Imn suev Lu* .,1-i) 1 ■ tugii. "i iievarr get leftv. I get zero mg.
street-. /, _ - Was cXpectm? tiitGridveut in ires loot her all Z**-ante. “Nothing,’-she echoed. “Youweutde-
“Frencli slang—yes, I retncniTH-T not tie a'/any _mini;:e. . .1 irdine bid be.*n fail iy iio; ling:'speech iib-f.tlely-againsit my cxpresseil wi-h -.”
of it. Did this child of tin* byrrtvfnrds. Tit** marquis. ev* ry Weil 'made'tobRi was a safety vaiv.*. f “Alay 1 ask in what .way.'” a-ked he.
tell you thaMhe I’art-ian w/f' tdl yon a shewing. 1 ij p< 1 him oq fne arm. 'x •• Jiii.-, j., mer** than shocking.” he said. v x*4wiicr.* is t :i e marquis?” she inquired.
man *ha- liot^caught ipnfd tti his eyes’ “/>■•, young l , o.i w '..// lit* **4bint t; tly I >faiiit/Vptcir Mrs,Cath- *, Ha tin- ir-pabai." was tii«*.an-w»-r. “ex-
W hen he is not t tin it d? That one latjgTtcL “Mon cli* . 1 have uiVugrlf fa 1 : 1 > nature' (kw^eautifs cf •
V ....... - .... 1 llw'x. ^ .
Evvy bn.k t«i? arm **f the marquis.
“It is the Eifgbsh l.qoguag**,” sin* haul
drvly. “Moii-ienr. y«ui know we are a
very jiriigr* s.-ive jH-opl**.’’
“I ,salut** Ain**ri*|ii>*,” he return*it,
placing his thin finger to his lq*s an 1
wTfftiug th** kiss to the outer air.
“Ahm-m*|U • is so fly. ft is z • ktir-r-pris
ing country, madeiuoi.»*]l**, Ze fly
c**utitry."
“Thank y«»u.” Evvy zmil**'l m'*e!inT»-
t**.*»ov. •* fiie?i it will bi'MMjr t>* explain
t*»y»*u. Well, it, is Ralph-hu.is «ln a<l-
fully s*>rry. hii«1 he i| sick over it, but
the English l.ut rna*?** h.*.s changed.”
Tit* re w:is an • x* latuatUm.
“fhu f;**t is,” zh.* (a>utintM*d, “th*»
American language changes 011 an av* r-
ag****\cry half year, SN it**u Ralph iatight
you he wan cornet according to his
lights.”
“Electrie lights/' Tom remarked.
“Hut he ha>l ls--u :*W»f tom h* at;**
•*une months,” Evvy conUinied. with a
look that n<|ti*d , dit**l h< r future, “ami
during his a)*****nct) the language uml' r*
went a change.”
“Precisely,” stuck in Jardim*. “Tl»«*
Euglinh he t aught you is now no lotig*-r
H**giut—is only lined by orditnary peo-
pi*.’
Th* r»* was n l«*ip fr***r !* o •o f a.
“Y*s, )••»," cri**'! Ralph, “that's the
racket. Tit »1'r what nrele tn** sick —
th** rhoiight tiiat l had taught y*>u
wrong."
/•.My angel.” tuunnurtsl Marie, “zey
(»nly have z*? «lea*l woo*l 011 n**.*’
Hut the marquis was over-pread with
m in.
. tp ■ .*)i a
shrug of tiie shouMers, “zat \e know
only ze faulty E cngludt. Hut les con
venances”—
“Oh, we will noon rectify all faults,"
interjiosetl Mrs. Cathcart, “utily tonight
yba ha*l l>ett*T u>e the'French—you am)
my charming Mane—every word. T*e‘
morrow w** will aH of ns l*eg»n show
you Che correct Enghslt/’
“Abrct, uuadame!” laugh>*«l Marie.
“Ve vill catch t*n. Ve are not ze slouch,
chcr |Taj*a."
“Ye vill not get 1* ft." returned the
marquis, only conventi“tiu!!y cheerful.
“Yet it vas Ralph's kind heart vat mck
him s*‘ek. Ib* is as'goo'l as z**y make
•t in/ as Etner.-oti say. • \ on ar< tuoq fils,
Ralph! Marie, give Ralph your hand to
kiss!”
“But the hall?” hastily said Mrs.
(/at hra; t.
“Ah, ve vtll have ze dandy time,”
Mane cried heartily, clutching Ralph’s
arm. _ - -
“Hut iy French - in French,” Evvy
said < •.rne-tlv, “every word in French.”
“Ve yill get zare all ze same, Mees
Evvy,” tcti'lcrly sai 1 Mari**.
“Ve \ill till get zat**.”'cried the mar-
“Ncvair q'ti s g.illanlly, “ze whole caboodle of.
us, as H**njamin Ftanklin temark, Dust!
b*rly; “y*»u
vaier on »*•
brow again,
pawn matt,
littl you do
ch»'s--aii, z**
ingh.-lr!
Z** pla-ir for me to S|H*ak wyt you in
your own tong-.”
. “if you only
to himself, “if
Hut she heard’ him.
“You vi-h I ctNild riot!” she cried.
"At* ret! litre«~ mni re iqttk • *j »-1. Vat
you giving ns—did you m.l teach us z»?
long, y• ai, z»* mutuit, ze college man?
Give us / ■ lest! Zat is to* tniu! Set*?’/
Ralph Wllthe*!.
“Marie, listen," h** rai<l. “T’hi^ is tor-'
tore it has be* 11 torture * ver since I
m«“t yon.”
Marie rose to her fret.
“\ at!” she cri* d. “Since von met me!
You love me not—you voul*. si. rlu me!"
Ralph caught her gown.
“1 would die for yon, ’ lie said
“Z ire is nozin? tu*-au aiea t tin*," slie
sai«l rather ►uspicioii-ly. “live for me.
lean* not fir any die in mine. Every
time.”
Ralph raised himn lf on his dhow.
“Rrombe me," he* sai I, with wild en-
. rgy, “tba - , come what may, you will
not leave me.”
“Go hack *itt >on?' .he said,
so in :p me gracious!”
“You Viil always believe in me, Marchon!"
Marie—alway.-?” And so they went to tin? 1 all.
“AKays. Did* yon not tench us ze ; THE end.
E-(ugli -li? You an* sliouting.”
Ralph f. 11 back, burying his lace in
HERE IS^A REAL CHARITY.
1 * ■
TU© l.lltto >l<ilti*TH* Ai*l Hoclety and tiia
(.nod Work It In llohifg.
()no of tbo rttuldcat phases of child
life in Now. York ls tho fate of the . .
wa-*. v >
“Little Mothers” among the very »
pour. Y'ui may s<'<* thorn in any of
tin* erowdf-1 -tri*etH of tho tonemont
liou-o roir; >n liftlo girls of eight,'
ton. even siicYears, with hltarp, eare-x
worn Irrros, 1 u/’ hig smaller girls and
liaby boys in- tlieir thin, Ik my arms. . 1
Their jkxu* little l*odies art* Ix-nt with ,
the heavy burden, their dwarfed
little souls M at'cely less dofonned.
In s’.jotxhrmiiios, where fatherand
wage einn.Ts/ rim little girls t(K»
small to lv* hin 1 tti tho factories
mn-t mind tin* baby, kh; tlieix's al
ways a babj to iniinT In winter tho
TittTe- -nm-fTtor hT tjMmUy bx kc'l into
thedi: tm.l *mc»ttrs that Hitch peopl
call home. Lit summer she wanders
aliotit the s!r**« t with tho baby on
her should* r. Some, of tho cant irido
iitotUerH sit nlHiiit on the Umcluai in
St tty v**'.st* t ‘ |uare. whore tin.* smart
nursemaid- wheel the dainty lace
canopied chariots of their ntore for
tunate eli urges.
A k-i;nl lH*:*rte«l lady who^o house
front# 1 tin* sqitan* used to g » out
ntnong lh**s(* el)tMi‘*‘ti (piestioning
thom as to why they did not go to
school. :iii(l tf they wouldn’t I ke to
go to tlr* country on Hotqc of the cx-
ctii*HiotiH, ami always nsviving the
same uiwwFr, that they conliln t go
IzHtuisc they had t<» muni tho liaby.
matter, and with the aid of her
fnett*Is arrange*! a scries of day ex
cursions on Sitiirduys when the r»*al
mothers an* iistially nt home. Five
chaperons w**ro etnployisl, who
it**d c*»tiHtnntly in the hotnc*. found
otft the htt!** ea rota ken*, arrangi’d
f*»r ftonte «*nc e! -e to take the (duirgftN
for the day an«l ;uvom|iutiiisl tint
chiMren to pl -.us’.nt crmiitry pin* ***
at short di-Uitiees from the city. But
when the Ml 1 ittncr was over, and tho
money rains .1 by voliintury c**Ltnbu
ti«*u ami ciiteiiaiuiuenta w.m ex
hatistisl. th * lady o)ieiit*d the tia<w>-
meiit of her own house and invited
IIhuo ih 4*m Sutunlays f*»r u little Uw-
son tu m*w ing. and on WtsltH-sdaya
f«ir a bit of a g<**i*l t ime in gatuca and
Mings and story telling.
If you should go to one of them
m(*h ing tnatiu«s*A you would Iw* aaton-
Lslusl at tin* si/** of the tiny mothera,
Motmi of whom might lie called la bust
themHclviw. They are chal in m
hctcnigi*ti*H*uH (Nilhsqi«»n of thiugm,
shabby and outgrown hy the nwt of
tin* family, f**r tho wage camera
must U* well dn*Hiied. They begin
to sew on a wavlu loth, which, when
it is finished, they take home with
them, together with a cake of soap
and a towel, and. lie it Huid to theif
credit, they make good use of the
outfit Isforo they e*uno again. It
was tho |Mtrpi*s«* of Mrs. Johnston,
th** foundiT of the soeu*ty, tutd Mrs.
Hearn, her Gt^ziMo r.vvNdate in tho
work, to teach the children tp new
(in giinnents which slioukl. wlnm fiu-
g!»«“ 1. l*e gix*.*n tot!i«mi. But aogreat
has l»c**ii the n's*»l of the little maids
that the huli**:* have fittiNl thom out
with t lotliiq.g as fast tu was {Njcisiblo.
The ai»;v
•who.
..1.
.j. r al made by these women,
v.ilh a few others, have for
nearly two yean* curried on this
work, is for half worn ehildreu’s
clothing. S *1110 of the resjMjnner to
this afijM'al have come in the form of
bundles of ragged garments and old
shoes that Mrs. Johnston was obliged
to pay her ashman to remove. New
garments are less practicable than
those half worn. Itovause imreuts
somettmes sell or pawn them.—New
York fciim.
the spfa euf-hions. ^
np?" end a voice, and the
tnarq ;;.-; caiiu* iu from lh** garden with
r Janlij;( . “Is z** skates here yet?”
Jardii;* 1 * w**ni up t'> tl:o sofa and took . .
by the shoulder the recumbent form tk'lvthat had appeared iti tiiat pap''!*.
there.
A v»-i(;i |>*-r Criii**. ,
It is certain iLn' journaiistn has no
severer * ntics than sou,o of thosoewho
areTcanid in its own ranks. The other
day a mail who works on an evening
sheet was a-ked something about an ur-
who is s* If opinionated'do**-not use hi- b*-.*:i zar.*. It 1- z- «n:itn<r. z** vm‘-y«.ii . *Iar 1 n! rq; ei his si,.)uM*‘r .** “M ai- \tiv-r;r:ui
f«*et as a tn**nelK»ir?’ " •< ia/z!e •. *• 1?. E ; ro •• 1 *. * ' r.i. *V x -•cun.*' h** ‘.arT^'; her** is a • •
am
“Ah«l/’ went on Ralph, with a fli-h boy, or.ze 1 • !e 1 m;- ' >a \1,i.«.i* , ;v t -
<>f transient etijoyintmt *»v«*r in.* pa-t, y.Mi call /** -ra.,*-.. lira: *; iqf brace t::*.p!
“|lutf wh**n a tuan g>»es t** 1h**1 he • wraps up! AbT' ^ ^ v. / i n
1 *.
it
r ile u it i
•!; if y..a w/l g>)'Ui**re ui>n.
1 ige. an bewraraciiig tho
si b r- .'tap/'
1- ?( *r ."sii*- tiiru -d la iNfioe^ a little tbward
•tip tin*, meat Hi a el •!'*:’ t 1 il t •Va 1 a I t ■» t • Air . <
map ti can ;rv'iird. 1 .a , \. *
in-ult; if you drmk a ainhe,'it i- -“A; .*; a-.” -
*• fra.ugliu? iha ivuV' t;’ if } . u taku . jv ‘ d**'» a- v a."
( It* *|4n!, voU *t • 1 . • • > - it 1 ie- v.; ! v*;' ‘ . .. .. 1. r. ij
if y**n are ga.!'* •ia**!. y. » harp >•.*• z. -i.i • »'• c!
In the I if 3*03- a —»-pt !l »♦!• rv. ; > p - i
* y«*:» :«htnk iu'.k/ if % * i-'bttv litiv e
cmlii, j. > u 1 : *0 • < * .
Tiu*t’s n**t 1 he w v j>t **f 1!. / r*.«-Th N i fkib
la-*- *'V4persr.«tr. ' **Wi».»l will (»** ■'*!••
wb* u Ik- kit,** the triiin? it ? V .i
• •on:
Mat Hi
“ l i? at > aj’hav'* taU toPbbiiu?'
“l)i l ' ? «>i 1 ,y 1 itiusl lie (le-
, • • ^ t
1
What t
r T->i
;s
“Old inan/’ he said, “I think you’d
better t-'ll th** truth.’’'
‘'ll" ’.yonId never !oi give tne," returned
Ralph, faider than ia* had meant.
“Furgi\V me/’said tho marquis sober
ly. “o..re is Sopnziugs t'j forgive,”
“Much,” said RhIdIi. *
Tlw;.. 1 yiarquis w* nt to Mario.
“You hear,” he said. H^uerinal hour.
Zare is soniezing.c to foTgmd Nevatr!
Ypu mean )*ou fiavo deceived Mane—
yon i.k longer love her. Saere”—^—•
“Papa'!'’ screai:i"d Marie, “dry up!” \
L—“Elu.ve lier with ail 1 tuy soul,” yelled
Ralph. '
“Z**n," said the marqui' -• utentiou-Ty,
“/Mie ts no/jig^To forgive.. Y"“* have
Z" jag, ArrUol* iieis' owt* s iy .
“Tin r*j/f-.” ct .* i Uiiipa, ‘“hero is
lu.rt.ai to forgive.^*
/•Sate!” --V
“It tn vour I'.iigb-h.”
• “M '■ . • ‘
'*1 *1. "A f ♦' il "ii» EtA-- i
“J
tt:
..rt.
He knew nothingadsmt it. “What!”
said his q?v*-t toner, “ibni't-yon read your
own newspaper?” “R -ad my'own pa-
I*er!” he answered scot nf tti ly,‘gliat re-
minds me i>f tin* siory *»f Hlohhs and
Jinks, you know. They were Bohemians
and had got dreadfully run down. One
day Hlohhs w* nt into a horribly cheap
restaurant and sat down at a table k>*or-
dera tneal, when u[i r’ished Jinks ut a
Waiter’s apron to get hi ovder. Hlohbs
was struck nearly dumb, 1 ut ho man
aged to blurt out, ‘Good heavens, Jinks!
you don-t mean to teli me’— Jink.-
' looked at him vety l<>ftily. *1 vait here,’
siudJi*. in a crtialdug tone, 1 don’t
c»t lifrqT” Thy imp.Ter \v.*s left to
make /is dwai * t tho st< ry.
Ho had ty.» dlltu ulty m d*»i: g so. —Boo-
ton Tnuiscnpt.
.Krtelliiix •* ItrigUl' Kr ocirk. .
Weyheard a frtvhd s'|*c:;k vi a little
i pood- tti th** W, C. T. V. iitemings
wh.*/tt Aliss \N il turd. tho prcftiucnt,
nt-^i v. i'.i an acre of land on Al**v.tit
.tihiVAti l u.p*hi r.eviv—.
liked tiej VT. C. T: U.
S wh>r H* rte K»g* tl-
XryfCfkt^, Mbs WTI-
[ » in i.* r t*"!'!'*. and
imti* nit .thkmIo'k*
“Otteof the most diliietilt feat« that
I accompli-h/baij s Karx, the juggler,
“ami one that I sq* nt many days in
practicing, and xvhieh 1 consider a
really hard thing to do, is the bal-
aueing of a hen]), while lighted, on a
sink iH-ivhed ii]H)n my foot, at the
same time balancing a twirling basin
on a stick in one hand and ki*eping
two plates spinning in thogiir with
'th«*j)ther. This, you can understand,
thversilies--the work v»g-y neatly to
s;ty the least. Another aht on which
{•* nt many weary hours is the
placing of a’lighted lamp u]K)n my
liead. tossipg it by a quick movement
of the he;uDinto the air. where it
turns a compthtg somersault and
lights u]Km my heatbgmain all right.
It i$ a hu-id thing.on my head, too, I
can as. tire yoii. Tint lam compelled to
practice it iluily tluit I may not lose
, my skill in the act.'
'U
!*• -* rt.
U**lMi.
-Chicago.Times.
X'. tijt (ho Itanana May Trove.
AI tiro ugli the banana isof Malayan
origin it was found l y adventurers
in Mexico. It is significant that the
Aztec* had truditiuns *of visits hy'
jieople from over the scits. while
there was. as if to confirm these tra
ditions. an admixture of the religion
of the By; Umins in their own the-
oloyv flow unlikely it would have
s<ynt(*d that the 'humble banana
rlioitld ?-te|> forward to prove that
In-fore* t olmnbus or Leif*Ej*ieson had
an eu©truce, some swarthy denbsetM
of tlte Old World had made their
way' a* toss tho wat**rs!--Gold-
tb 'vuite s (ieographieal Magazine.
» N»( CHitivatink
• Te a farmers, discussing tlte tnrr*
its **f ;tai4r*Wi.A*mTr, deckled, after ve»-
tiiat;tig him thoroughly, that in view
of the fWu thi|t he didn’t know *
enough to take off bin coal w uho he
ate ho* itwvK he u p to bo cultk* r
x *. .xL — fiarp. t s .’ > Af, -