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A Weather Wi WHAT 1B tlie ino ol fun-easts ' nud bar ometer?? Billy tho study of air ami of eoa. Hatless ?to wenthcr-ooclo?, warulugs, tker mouioturo, ?tonu-druui? utivl signals mean ut>thhig to tu ol Sfi-i>r-c?3 ibu vonni ii ? ct clouilo uud hygro meters, No one eau tell what tho weather will bo. Saptlous tho climate, i think you'll ugroo, o ono omi toll whnt tho woathor will be. Weather-wlso prophets, prcclno and oni ph utica I. Heeil not tl.cir prating nt night or nt morn. Do not take uotico of twinges rhouinntloal, Trent all cntarrhical symptoms with . scorn; Disregard dart uga In rogious hcpnticnl, Mind not tho shoot of your favorito corn. ShougiitloHs thoolerk of tho woathor is ho Ko one can toll what tho weather will hoi liurkcit hy tho suushino, so bright and uutguotioal, How you will griovo if yourgnnip you'vo forgot. If lu lui carmontH you'ro nor I pat ol leal, Doubtless you'll hud that the day will bo hot; fjliould you wear clothes that aro thin and esthotioa), thou the nior'eaalor will blow-will it uot? Coy as a woninn, and dolo ns she, Wo ono cnn tell what tho weather will bel AJN ARTIST'S IDYL, It was In tho midsummer of 18 that a lad of sixteen or sovontoon years, but so small he appeared much younger; might have beon seon in tho province of A-driving boforo him two or three dozen sheep. Tho youthful shop herd had that thoughtful, sad expres sion, peculiar to thoso who spend much of their time in solitude, liomauces bad not turned Petit Pierre's hoad, for audi was ins nnmo. Ho did not know bow to road, novortholess no was a dreamer. Day after day ho would loan against a troo, Iiis oyos wandoring ovor Hbo horizon in a sort of. ecstatic con templation. What was ho thinking of? Ho did not know himself. Ho saw tho sunrise .nd sunset, the differont tints of tho foliage, tho shadows of cloud and mountain, without taking hood thereof, but theyiiifiuenood him novortholess, ?ndh?c?bught it woalc spirited, almost on Infirmity, to bo thus influenced by waler, woods and sky. Ho would say to himself, "There Ia nothing so won derful in all this; trees aro not rare; ?either is tho earth, why should I stop to look at an oak or a hill, forgetting everything? Without Fidelo I would have lost moro than ono sheep, and tho master would beal mo. "Why am 1 not like the others-big and strong, always .biging-instead of spending my timo looking at tho grass, my sheep?" Ono might have almost thought that Petit Pietro was in love-but ho was not ny Ivan shepherds are not so precocious, ?nd this Corydon had hardly yet noticed lt Phyllis. Entering a meadow covered willi lino grass, dotted hero and there with Slumps of trees, altogether ti picturesque .pot, PoJ.il Pierro throw himself on a rock, loaning on his stick looked noU* unlike a shepherd of Arcadia, ?w^jile he gave himself up to his ' thoughts. Ills dog, sagaciously judging tho shcop would not go far from a spot whetu tho pasturo was so inviting, with his head on his paws and hts eyes fixed '>n lils master, lay at his foot motion less. Tho sheep disported themselves in lheir happy, heedless fashion. It was a charming, poaeoful plcturo-so a riiiib}: . itUlKU'v.'hi . ?lu? ftntolcd" l'un fin a "low I rinn ?oojlku >U\ "What iidowly sp<. for sk Ol liltingly (ihr pi h'd. litkit./i u'.-r : w ; ne malo? "d', ir.-: 'irr'?uaid, -who w \yHli her. Thiv'vmg ht iTelf:c a little knoll; uigiivdiiis-: efl .r bosh hilo roba, inf arranging uer drawing materials, sho began with a lirra lupia to sketch' tho .JfiSb.^ l??ityi'g A great straw hat ? oast a li ansparefit shade over her lovely features; a glimpso of her sunny bair, lu a round knot at tho back, made bor noli unlike one of Ittibcn's pictures. Polit Pierro, absorbed as ho was, had not at ilrst noticed tho arrival of this charming apparition. Fidelo had raised his head, but seeing nothing particu larly antagonistic, returned to his or mer sphinx like attitude. When Petit Pierre glanced finally on tho dainty while figuro before him, ho suddenly ?felt as if his heart had stopped beating. To OYorcomo this emotion ho roso to his foot, and whistling to his dog left tho spot. But that had never entered into tho young girl's calculation, who was about putting in the young shepherd with his dock ?ts an Indispensable accessory. Sho throw down lier album and paned and flew in tho direction of Petit Piorro, anti insisted on his returning to occupy his former posit,on on tho rock, "You," she said, laughingly, "must Btay in this position until I toll you that \ou can go-this arm a little more forward, and your hand a little to tho loft-" As she spoke, with her while, deli cate hands she placed and arranged Petit Pierro in tho position to suit her. "Whatbeautiful eyes ho has, Lucy for a peasant's eyes," sho continued, with another laugh to hor maid. Tho model a n ungal to suit her, tho .light-hearted young girl returned to her drawing which was soon finished. "You can get up now and go, but it ia only fair I should reward you for tho fatigue 1 have caused you, remaining !^till so long, like a rustic saint." Tho shepherd very shamefacedly, vory .lowly, came to tho young gillis side, who slipped u pioco of gold hito his hand. j "That ia to buy a now vest for the Sunday fetes," sho added. Tho shepherd glanced furtively on tho half-opon alburn, stood transfixed with amazement, without closing his hand Where tho now twenty frank piece glittered. Tho scales foll from his eyes; a sudden revelation cunio over him. In u half stupefied voice ho sahl, following tho different portions of tho drawing: "Tho trees, tho stonos, tho rock, tho dog-and I am here, tho sheep, too, on tills paiierl" The young girl, amused at his admi ration and na i vu astonishment, showed him other drawings-lakos, chateaux, rocks-thou, as it was growing dark, sho roso and with her maid disappeared on tho io ul to a great chateau. Petit Pforto followod hor with his eyes as long as a i old of hor gown re mained in sight. The humblo shepherd bogan to havo a confusod idea what it meant lo watch iho trees, tho clouds, tho landscape The emotion ho expe rienced on seoing anything boautiful assumed different proportions, Ho was neither thoa a fool nor an imbocllo. Ho had seon on tho chimney-piece in the cottages images of Gcneviovo do Bra bant, and the Mother of ?Sorrows, with lier ?oven arrows imbedded in her beort.but thoso coarse daubs, in yellow, red, or blue, unworthy of the ?av?g?a ol Now Zealand, uovei' awakened ni? Iden of in t in lila head. Tho drawings in tho uluuih of tho young ghi, with their crayon shading hud preciso form?, wort) xmiethln? ontiroly new to Petit Pierro. Tho plotures in tho purisli churoh woro so bluek aud smoky ono could disthi* gulsh nothing. Besides that ho hardly dared to raiso his oyes to thom from tho porch whoro ho knelt. That night Petit Pierro drowned ho was in a valloy moro boautlful than anything ho had over soon, while tho beautiful vision that had drawn him m tho afternoon came smiling towards him, saying: "It is' not sulllciont to look-you must work." So saying, she placed on his knees a board, drawing paper, and a sharp pencil, and stood over him whllo lio bogan to trace a fow linos, hut with so trembling a hand that tho linos ran into each other. Potit Pierro would havo given anything not to havo been so awn ward~-evorything he drew grow Into irregular and ridiculous zigzags. Ills anguish grew greater than he could bear, until tho lady, seeing his nilsory, put a stop to it, by placing in lils hand a poned whoso point Hashed liko lire. Petit Pierre's dlllioultlos vanished as if by magie. Out of confusion carno order, trees threw out bold aud hardy trunks, tho leaves looked natural, and plants with their foliage woro truo to Ufo. His instructress, loaning on his shouldor, followed his work with an air of approval, saying from timo to time: "Good, very good I that is tho way go on!" Tliis dream made a groat impression on Potit Pierre. Prom that day ho scorned a difforout person-his head and his heart aliko seomod on Aro. Ho had suddouly awoke to consciousness of the talent within him, and determined, if possible, to make soittothihfffld') of him. Taking a coal from th oso smoulder ing on tho hearth, Potit Pierro bogan his studios in charcoal on tho outside walls of tho cabin instead of on paper or canvas. What should ho begin with? Mako a picture of his beat, or rather only friend, Pidele! For this orphan's family conslslod ouly of his dog. His , Urst effort, it must bo confessed^ re sembled a hippopotamus moro than a dog. liv dint of trying over (ind over again-fortunately Fidole was tho most patient model in tho world-tho hippo potamus was succeeded by a crocodile, I thou a calf, and finally a figure that re sembled nothing so much as a member of tho canine race. To describo tho .satisfaction that Petit Piorro felt when ho had accomplished this would be dilllenlt. Michael Angelo, when ho (lad givon tho last touch to tho Sistine Chapel, and lain down, with his arms cros-ed upon his breast to cont?mplate his Immortal work, never felt ii dearer or deeper joy. "If that beautiful lady could only seo Fidole's portraitl" cried tho little artist. To do him justice, it must bo said that this blindness lasted only a short time. Ho soon learned how unfinished was tho sketch, how different from tho real Fidole. The next time, ho tried to draw a sheep, and did a little bettor, ho was gaining experience-but tho charcoal broke in his fingers and tho rough boards wcro very exasperating. "If I had paper and pencils I could do botter, but how can I get them?'' Petit Pierro forgot he was a capital ist. Suddenly ho remembered, and one day confiding ids Hock to a comrade, inarched resolutely lo town and boldly entering a store asked for the necessa ries for drawing. Tho astonished mer chant gnvo him several kinds of paper and nijncijs. P-.'tii I'ii?! rc. ol" ted i haying nocbmp)|shed i<..?. heroic liud rt I filch it task lu biiylhtf so many atiiiiigi I obje. *>'.r.' ii? ?.?, ,-."? H.' .<..!.>:, a un ; wilho'. ' nei'h'Otin.; thoth, co i-i .na.< i to dr.fiving all the tim? (hi.it b?diuiiry shephfi if, gaye '< phi; ott Ihe pipe, cui'Yi.ng crooks, or making snares foi tito bilda or foxes. Scarcely realizing the 1 ni)uenoo that guided his steps, ho often led Iiis Hock to tho spot where he had posed as ii model for tho young girl but ho ititi not seo her very soon-"tho beautiful lady," as he called her, more radiant than over in his dream, with tho golden poncil in her hand. Though ho did uoi realize it, she was tho mino of inspirit' lion to him. One day ho hoard a horse galloping full speed along the road. Fideh barked long and loud; in another niO' mont lie saw tho lady of his dream on ? runaway horse. Wlulo sho tried ii vain to restrain him with curb an t hi! ho only ran tho faster, and turning suddenly threw her violently to th? ground before Petit Pierre, who hat run as Quickly as ho could, was able lt reach her. Ho found sho had fainted, Paler than tho unfortunate lady, Poti Pierre saw where tho rain liad collect?e in tho hollow of a fallon tree. Throw ing some of this wat?r on her faco hi discovered red drops slowly oozing fron bor foiehead. Sho was wounded. Poti Piorro drew from his pocket a poo' little ragged handkerchief and rover ontly wiped away tho blood now ming ling with her hair Then she recovero? consciousness and looked tit Petit Piern with a vague sort of recognition tba wont to his heart. Suddenly tho noiso of approaehinj wheels was heard, tho rest of the parlo appeared, and after many exclamation, raised her and put her in a earring and drove away, leaving Potit Plerr alone with ids .stained handkerchief ti remind him of tho event. - 1 ho season grew lato, tho inhabitant of thc chateau roturnod lo Paris, am though Petit Pierro had only seen at i distance tho white gown and straw ha that ho lvcognizod after the accident still ho felt very lonely. Whon ho wa saddest lu, took the handkerchief tba had staunched tho unknown lady' wounds and kissed tho stain, lt wu his only consolation. Ho drew a gren deal, and made rapid progress, for h mid no master, no method caine- ht tween him and nature; he drew what evor lie saw. His drawings were itu) and uncouth, but full of originality au expression. Ho worked solitary an alone, under tho eyo of God, witlioi advice of a guide, only his own BU heart lo inspiro him. Sometimes in li dreams ho saw again tho beautiful lad with tho golden pencil, and ilamin point, and with her by him drew w?' derful pictures; but in tho mornin overything vanished-pencils wore ol st inato and Petit Piorro usod up all h bread crusts rubbing out. Ono day ho drew au old moss-covore cottage. From tho chimney blue smofc asconded botweon tho branches of spreading oak. Tho husbandman, li dally work over, stood on his doorsti smoking ids pipe. In tho interior si a woman rocking a eradlo with hor foi whilo plying her needle This wi Petit Fi?rrete chef (I ouvre. Ho wi almost satisfied with himself. Sm denly there fell a shadow on his papo tho shadow of a throe cornerod hi that could only bolong to tho parii priest, Ile it was, looking on silont at Petit Pierre's work, who blushed I [ his ears, detected in Much onr.doymonl. Tho vnnerublp cure r/as a tend, r-h?at'tod good wah., WhOn ho waa young ia? had lived in cities, and h id a tasto for anti Borno knowledge of tho lino arts. Potit Pierre's work appeared to hi in very remarkable now, and to promise a most brilliant rnrure. The worthy priost was touched with this solitary pursuit, this unconscious goulus that, '.wasting its sweotness on tho desert air," w.<" patently reproducing the work of tim Creator. .'My young friond, modesty is a worthy sentiment, but you need not blush in that way. There is no harm in drawing if ono does not nogloct othor duties. Thero is a good doal of merit in tho picture--tho trees aro true to lifo and tho shrubs oach havo tho leaves that belong to them. You must have been a close observer boforo you could havo reproduced anything from what you saw-how much moro merit to bo anio to orig?nalo anything." This was tho drat encouragement Petit Pierre over had; it gave him tho ii rs t coufldonce in lils genius that was tobo so groat, "Co on, my son," con tinued tho good pastor, "perhaps you will bo another Giotto. lie, Uko you, was a poor shepherd, but acquired so much skill that ono of his pictures wan 0 t ri led in procession hy tho enthusias tic citizens of Florence" During tho long winter evenings tho good priest taught Fotlt Pierro how to retid and write, tho two koys of knowl edge' Tho shepherd progressed rapidly, for he learnt with his heart as well as with his hoad. Another summor rolled around. Petit Pierro was onco moro abroad with his sheep, but this summer ho had dovol oped wonderfully, physically and mon? tally. Ho had eaton of tho tro? of knowledge under tho wiso tuition of tho priest. Tho intoxication of ambition llrod Ids soul-fortunately Petit Pierro had no admiring friends-nolthor tho troos nor tho rocks could Hatter him. Tho immensity of nature that ho was con stantly brought Into contact with showed him very soon his own little ness. Furnished by tho Cure with all tho papor and crayons ho wanted, ho madq a groat number of studies. But ho never saw tino beautiful lady again save in his dreams; thou she always appeared radiant and encouraging, saying: "That is well, my friond; per sevoro, and you will havo your reward." An event, very simplu in itself, which was destined to affect tim whole of Petit Pierre's lifo, suddenly carno to pas<. "lt ls always tho unexpected that happens," and nothing could ho moro so than tho advent of a now pict ure for tho little church. Tho painter, ti rising artist, careful oT his pictures, attended to tho transportation ol' this ono himself, and. aftor tho proper placing of tho picture, repaired to tho Cure's homo, where tho latter showed tho visitor sotno of Petit Pierre's draw ings. Tho boy, palo as death, leaned heavily against tho ?table, prcising his hand against his heart, for it seemed as though lt would burst, then waited m silence for tho condemnation of all his dreams, lie could not imagine a man so well dressed, well-gloved, and with a knot of red ribbon in his buttonhole, tho author ol' a picture .surrounded with a gold frame, could lind any merit in charcoal sketches on grey paper, Tho painter picked up and throw asido snwral sketches without faying ? word. Then tho color mounted to his cheeks, and he uttered idtort exclamations lu studio phrases. "This is glorlousl And this, how tiaturnll And <H<-.' .-Y.-. Cdrol nuM : 11 db belt'jr. T).?'> ehatvoul sketch j dd :~WM l)tditl(erg !,Vljis ... /. "iM ! I ami.) is in hud Potter' > styli ' ! SV'JJi?i? hv liidi dnirihod od ?H?j wiifh?dil j i?y?r to JV'i! )?.' .>'> hivd ? .-"is him cor- j ! .< id?! i j hf) i) iou. N;t;.,;-|., 1 ardiuui though it i?> not considered very honorable among artists to say so, I must tell you, my dear boy, you know moro than all my scholars put together. (Jomo to Paris with mo; in six mon'lis 1 will teach you tho details of manner and style; theil you will bo ablo to walk alone.' It nothing ithforscen hap pens, 1 can predict, wi bout compro mising myself, you will bi very success ful." Petit Pierre, well warned of tho dan gers of modern Babylon, left with tho painter, taking F id ele with ltira. The painter, with that goodness of heart that usually accompanies talent, thought a familiar figure would havo a benollcial elVeot on his pupil amid strango surroundings. Fidelo* would not allow himseir to bo lifted into tho stage, but followed on foot ns fast as his astonishment would allow, reassured frpm timo to time by Ids master's face. lt would bo dilllcult to follow Petit Piorro's progress. Tho works ol' thc great masters, of whom ho made fre quent copies, were of tho groatost ser vico to him. Ho passed from the sovcro stylo of Poussin to tho languishing of Claude Lorraine; from the bohl hardi hood of Salvator Rosa to ibo mosaic iike d?tail of Ruysdael; but he dil not udobl any particular style. Originality was too much a part of himself. Ile was no studio painter, who took photo graphs or sketches'from nature for six wcoks in Bummer to cnlargo or tlnish thom in winter. Potit Pierre's pictures seemed impregnated with tho aronui of tho woods; one felt, looking at thom, as if ono had passed into tho forest through the canvas. Tho instructions of art had como soon onougli to prevent his taking a wrong route in style, but too lato to spoil his originality. After two years of hard study, Petit Pierro had a picture at the salon that hail obtained Honorable Mention, and every day he would linger lu tho neigh borhood of his picture, and loaning on tho railing pretend to attentively con sider paintings near his canvas, hearing in this way tho criticisms of tho specta tors. With the delight of his first success carno tho thought, "tho beautiful lady" would Uko this, and ho prayed that sho might soo lt-us yet his wish to s-eu her had never been gnu Hied; ho had sought for her on tho promenades, at tho churches, at tho theatres. Ho did not know her name, ho only know how she looked, and lie thought, as she drew hoisalf, it would bo only natural sho would visit tho exhibitions. In fact, ono morning boforo tho crowd came Potlt Pierro saw a young lady in black coming toward hlsplcturoas ifattracted Irresistibly by tho mcmWy of something slio hardly remembered. It was tho lady of lils dream-tho lady who had Hi-fit inspired his waking genius, lie recognized her, though In deep mourn ing, with that unerring coup d'oui habitual to artists. But hoi* mourning troubled Piorro. "Whom has sho lost? Her father, or mothor-or is sho free?" ho saul to 1 hlmsolf in tho innermost, rocojses of lils heart. Tho lundscupo painted by tho young artist was uh oxact representa tion of tho spot drawn by tho lady, whore he himself, Fidolo, anti tho shoep had posod as models. Petit Piorro, in the simp'.oadoration of his heart for tho M ? V.' vi' : ? .jeu j jfb? of lila Konlos, .had cl, ir? (UV.: -.'laure Tiwi .JA? i ort il? ivm-mie, Hitit tho muy looks tj?lulog htWo ?iii.i lli?roi tho dismantled oak, its fv\u)ih torn in twain by tho llghlnimrj AVCIU hil rpprosbntod with' soriiiHiIous if'xiiql ness. Po tit i'm i'io was ?????iiOH jd'J GrO?k With u umiuiy ttifi P?delo dmimluKItt reality athis foot. Tl?.?! yJi/nx woman gazed a long timo nt ?Mit 'Pietro's picture-examining ?UoutlvoM' <dl tho details, advancing and ivli?/itiiig a* if not only Judging tho o?iect,jjmt toi If wolghlngsomothing in her mlind. In a preoccupied way sho opbno'p -tli? catalogue and looked for tho numb \r of ilia picture, tho subject and tho niisl'd name-hut tho latter was ljnimjwh to lier, and thoplcti.ro had om;, tho title, "A Luiitlscnpo." Suddenly, aa if iccolleeliuii something, she lKiid'a[|iew words to tho coinpanlon with her '. and looking in an absent fashion n>i a lev/ Other pictures, she loft ?.hi: gallery, Pom Pierre found himself following hor, aluio r-; without knowing it, foaling to loso tfilH uithlbiily aoqidrod cluo. Ho saw hov outer a carriago, and to throw hihisclf in a cab and toll tho driver not to lose sight of a bluo car rlaue with ehnmoifl liveries, took but a mobarn t, while Mm driver whipped nisdiorse and started in pursuit. Tho currone: oil tomi tho courtyard of a] huudsomo '. o e, md tho gatos were clost d be': ntl li? i. Hero thoa tho "hot uti fol lady" Jived. To know tho niiniho' ?ii Ito uti -ot where ono's ideal lived v. a ? mnothlngi Thor, n iniitiiod i n* him now to know tho \,;vw. < id udy-lovo, to bo re ceived al la i 1 . . i o, and to mako hor IOYO iou . n i? diing fortnalUles that dochicd'iN disturbed ?liq artist. Fortu nate'1, ebal! ' .to his aid, und tho Way P) hied oil fechlin. Ono liiorn lncr c. little doii ? lot tor scented with viol?i s bl to him, containing the f ..Sin - I . o o salon a charming plctuio p? ?od by you. 1 would bo very glad < li voll in my littlo Kallery. If lum nql i > i. If it still belongs to you, o got ? hough to promlsoino you will liol st I it to nyono else, and to Spud it af ' ile tb position is finished to Itt i Si. Il . l umber-. Your price hill! tuiitb. ( : DM I/KSCAKS." The nh al ai l tho street Potit Picrn roi . rod -.rat where tho car riago ente . Ho .vas not mistaken* Madame : ?MIS wa-t tho "beautiful lady" of iti i hoi ms, the inspirer of his genni, fbi -'i tile golden louis witli v. i ,. Im li i bought Ins first drawi ; UM. . Poto I ,< . "it long hi going to soo jill ilium c. i i. ?are, and tho most friend . j i ms - o soon established hotwc , t}u Phi frank, straightfor ward! ti .! ' ho great good sense of tho i . -, mot .iib (.jreal favor in tho ey a i ho 1. ttl ., who, though not recog? izitifj i th? 1 ?ung artist ibo lit tle -sh tipia ; v .i i.ul served hor asa modo1, ai (doss could not free her self fi ni . inipiosaiou she hud seen him pla ? Mao . . ' 1 : .-. rs as yet had not told P ? i re (a? ho shall bo called to tin mal ? Iii i /ry, not to divulgo a nam that hoiathu afterwards justly colobf . 1 !,al >|,m drew, but ono even lui; -1 i fe si bil what Potit Pierro airead1 ch?t voiy woll-.sliohad mado soino i od T . .. onie sketches that slio would have shown him before if sho Iput tl ?ughl tl mi wi rthy. She brought the al o nh) I .. ? anio, and turned tho leaves inon cr .< i rapidly, ns sho thobghl tb .. y or unworthy, ol' ?. xami ' i t-hii had rosVimid the spot whore i ? rit, P'teirb aiiil llb! flock W'bfb {( oro.?..-i,'.: d, abe fiiij.il to thc yin mg ''i'S .' K, ..' . . . - "lld i - ibo tt tup pTjit-p' von depicted ii Il.c ,'. 11 ' ' Jd io ri;al;/v wind 1 Uav'. .. ou bav? " ii if S-, th. "Yi . ti i timo thore." "A . ii o ' country, and full of beauties ight seek long for elsoWli . bl ubi nd; Ahl there is a blank . will you not draw some thing? . Poll Pim . ,. d tho valloy where Mudttmi de : lOscui! was thrown from berbo. . : ., - en ted tho Amazon on the j'ri um Iii I >/ tho young shep herd, i ul hoi temples willi his liahdki li "Wi . t ... : ohicidencel" cried Mudai i : . . "I was really thro wi. horso in that vory spot, 1 ... no witness of my acolilo .i but a little shepherd, that I dimly i ny icint condition, but I have ii ? . i bini ince. Who could have to! i you 1 ?? ? ' "Ii. ' v ! ' ire, and hero is tho llanillo liiei wit . dcb I wiped tho blood . ii your temple from a slight, wound roi hu vb tho murk of it' yeti" Mad r FA irs hold out her batid it y o un st, who imprinted ! on lier !...<- bti'ttl kiss. Then S In a v c< lu nu lou's from emotion, ho related to hor ?OI bia ?Ife, lus vagiio as pir?t io is, i . insj his elTort:;, und at last hi love No . .io road his heart plainly nd if il li id been the muso ho had tu. ul lu M..'hmo do l'Eacars, now IK loved the Wvinaii. Thin ls ii o; i, more to say-tho end of ll ? (al aol ililllcnlt toguess -bofo... many i e dis Madaino do l'Escai been no Madaino 1)-, the wife ol "nco; thc ii.-big youngartists ot tho tyj a ' P.-^.t Pierro had tho raro gt, tl marry lils ideal, Ho loved t. . illid becaino a great iandspbpisl i I ii channing woman and lip nil Hut what will not a pure I ?vu nid a si cong will accom plish. A? oui ? II a,?|* N ai hi. ? wiitin mark on thc null bospoaks irilsforii bo. Palo ot loiubcolorod nails indicate melanbholy i> oph Broad nail! ludfc tte a gentle, timid anti ba- ht ul n it mc. Poop iyitl narroy) nails aro umbl tlous a i^i. ai tolson ie* Sinai .!. indi .-.to littlonoss of mind, obiitin.acy :tml conceit Chol? i le, uuirlhil bjiph, dpllghting in war, Hiivo pd ano .sj<ottod nails. Null:- gvowbig Into tho Ilosh at tho points MI fihloi uidicato luxurious t ustos. Poop!, with vo y pale nulls aro stib Joct to mach hiflrmity of the llosii and porfioou?on Kv neigi hors and friends. Jit's-.:.i that th; davor of ma plo syrup nay bo boomi tm teated to cano or glucose yrtui by ?im imo of gualncum deprive l ol' i . ; resin hy precipitation by wator. A j.ro.il deni of tho fiitiplo Sugar und sy tip now sold Is said to bo nearly onto glucose propurcd in this way. .--? .TOOGMI.N'X. aro in ojiarod for scorners, and sh-i pi.: ; thp bucks of fools. WK'build b uric vs against tho flood tido; We* Mun kl place fiomo rostramts to all proanorit.. THE TYRANNY FR?M TH G ?THER8IDE. Of the Firm of Husband. Wlfo, & co. Tho man wno stints hi? fnmHy tn ordor to indulgo lmnsolf, has for so long been held up to tho scorn of tho rend ing public, that tho other sido of tho subject hus been entirely lost sight of. Some timo ugo, 1 was calling on an no? qualntauco, who had a number of now purchases to display, articles of furni ture, decoration, etc., and somo lovely tableware. Knowing hor income to bo no larger than my own, I asked: "BUt Imw can you afford such hand some tilinga? I cannot oven think of making such purchases." She gave mo au intnnt look, then, dropping hor volco confidentially said1. "I savo lt out of tho housokeopiug. For* ii liing tina? I ita VC HIWIUL nt i?ust. half of my monthly allowance, ana this month I will save more. I want to buy ino a now allk-rsomothmg really elegant." "13ut." I said, "can you save so much and still inako your family comforta ble?" "I 8upposo thoy aro comfortable enough," sho sala, as if offended. "I'm sure what's good enough for mo, is good enough for thom I" Sho had detained mo so long bring ing out ono thing after another to dis play, that tea-tlmo approached, and her little boy, a child of niuo or tou years of ago, carno dashing in, saying, uO Mal I'm so hungry! 1B thoro any thing for supper to-night?" "Certainly, my son, .wo will have the s?ppor wo always have " "O-o-o Mal Nothing but cold corn broad and mil kl O/i/" "IlushI If corn-bread and milk is good enough for mo, it ought to bo goodenough for tho rest o'.'you," sho answered sternly. "Yes, but Ma, you I'kc it and all of tho rest of us hate lt. V. hy can't we over havo anything tho rest of us Uko?" "That will do. If you aro not hun gry enough to eat what wo have, you can go without." I hastily took leave, and as I shut the front galo I heard tho poor little fellow burst into a perfect storm of sobs. I no longer envied her the beau tiful th higa she had bought. Sho had paid too dearly Tor them. After that I used to watch her children passing by on their way to school. Their once ruddy faces grow sallow and pinched, while deep scowls of discontent and ?rt Isc?mfort became habitual to thom. In a few weeks, tho mother returned my visit, anayed in tho "really ele gant" silk dress. As soon as there was an opportunity, I asked. "And how aro your children?" sho frowned. "I don't know what ails them, they .seem so droopy and cross. They wore such healthy babies, and their father and I, too, have always been strong I don't understand lt-I suppose 1 shall havo to take thom somo where for a change, but it seems an awful oxlrava gancel" May not such a woman bo, without exaggeration, likened to a vampiro, draining tho lifo blood, or its equi va lent, iront tho family to indulgo her self I I never returned that visit, and coiild only think of, her afterwards Vi ibli loatljing. A friend'1 used to havo lived a short distance from town, on a fruit farra,. Ono spring day I hoard she was getting ready for h:-r usual summer trip, so 1, Mt hu bli) in pocket, went out lo spend ie day, ivi'd i'i??p willi i >i j ronara* j thais, ?sile yeeivod nie J dy I'd* ly? and i we wiv soc' ; dee!) in tho lii.yideries Ot j liVJilh? . ..nut fl : >.;. i riot Ultb ! bini ly iu'qlhilutoii, I had loved hoi' \ dearly. Thai niglii l wont h o nib ? liiltiJ/i'.' ho.'.-;.. ..chis . J??.h'h -a'U. At, dinner timo her husband came m kited and hungry. She bad left mo sowing, and gono out half an hour boforo din ner. Tho taablo was sot with beauti ful china, and there was a dish of squash and a small plato of broad and butter, and a pilcher of water nothing oise. Sho made no reference to tho scanty faro, but seemed to think it was all as it should bo. I did not caro for myself, knowing I would bo at my own bountiful table at toa-tiuto, but I did pity her husband. I know ho could have eaten every mouthful on tho ta ble and still be unsatisfied. The bread plato was soon emptied. Ile looked hesitatingly at his wlfo, and thou said "My dear, is there any moro bread?" "Yes," sho said, without moving. "I only cut what I think will bo eaten, it gets so dry." "The plato is empty," ho said. "Per haps Mrs. Sunshine would Uko somo more." "Would you like somo moro, Mrs. Sunshino?" she said turning to mo. Of course I said no. Ho waited several minutes, then said, "If it isn't too much troublo to got it, I would Uko another piece." Site looked unsmilingly at him for so vera 1 seconds, tho arose and cut him ono little piece. Ho ate it, looked around wistfully at tho ompty dishes, sighed, and folded up his napkin. 1 know liim to bo tho kindest, most in dulgent husband, and I felt indignant to see hun so imposed upon. When wo returned to our sowing, I dexterously led tho conversation to tho subject. "How tirod and hungry Mr. Waltors must get, working as ho does, out of doors all dayl" I said. ..Yos, 1 suppose ho does," sho an swered carelessly. "1 should think you would take a groat deal of pains to have things nico for him. hols so thoughtful for youl" I ventured further. "Oh, ito! Ho doesn't oxpoct mo lo oxert mysolf. Ho knows how frail I am." This, uttorod at tho sowing machine, m the pauses of stitching a sixth rutile ona ''summer silk," did not impress mo ns hoing very consistent. "Bosldos," sho continued, presently, "wo must economize. My outfit is costing a great deal and my trip will ho oxponsivo, I cannot afford to spond much on our homo living. I don't havo any appotito mysolf, anyway, so I bother just as llttlo with housework and cookery as I can." This was so manifestly selfish, it fairly took my breath away and I worked several button bolos boforo speaking again. Thon I said, "I won der you aro willing to go away and loavo him hore all summer. Supposing ho should pot sick?" "Woll, 1 wonld iathor ho had somo ono boro with him, but ho will not bo ablo lo afford it. I must havo monoy to spond whilo I am away. Thoro aro always llttlo unlooked-for oxpensos. I can't go ompty handed, and I will go. Jack promised mo boforo wo were mar ried, that J. should havo a suimnor trip and I moan to keep him to lt." Tlioso aro not fancy skotohos. Thoy aro drawn from life, and many more might bo added. In fact, I havo known novo .wives tu?u husband's Wlio took \\o llOn'B idiaio of tho uicoiho ?n<l-v.bfd t In solilsh pleusuros in which the ?tliors hud no slnuo. Ono woman I know whoso husband ins \>rok<n down from over-work. Her louse ls a perfect inoK?i.nn of usdess deces of furniture and finery, hideous ?hromos, Mornaments," silks, laces, ?tc, otc She hore* every visitor she las showing these, and bewailing Ibo 'bottor days'* when sho constantly jaunted bargain couutors, and ends by laying, "I lltt'o thought 1 would ono lay have to tako borders for u living I" is if ?Ac, instdad of her poor broken lown husband woro tho aggrieved one. lt ls evident that she io illy thinks she s. Even now, she stint? her famllv in ?very possible wuy, that she may save "or frosh "bargains." Somo years ago, when wo wore roungor und less wise, my husband and [ resolved to cut down our living ox idises in order to purchuso a set of? looks for which our souls longed. Wo lld so, und enjoyed tho possession of ihom us only book lovers can. but all it once our days began to bo languid ind nervous, and our nights tilled with roubles' dioams. The symptoms io : reused until alarmed, wo "called tho loctor in." Ho looked wise, asked me nions, thou prescribed ton o>, and i nourishing diet! How wo laughed when ho had gone! it was such a joko m us! Whoo wo viewed tho condition jf tho. family purse, alter paying tho loctor aud druggist bills, wo ionized that it was useless to ti y to cheat na ture. But how much bettor I felt ; han if I had privately cut down tho tablo 3xpenses to indulge saine selfish "fad" )f my own, theil ascribed our icoblenosa to a "mysterious dispensation of an all wiso Providence!" An Author's Profits. A friend who knows thoroughly tho irt of book manufacturing ha* given no somo interesting figures upon tho jooks of Mr. Archibald Clavering Hurter whoso new book, "That [frenchman,'' has just been published. What ho said was about as lollows, md possibly tho information muy put ?cart into some young writer who ha? loundlcss faith in his own s.jurk of livino genius. "1 have been making somo osti nates." said tho man of hook-, "as to lili amount of money Mr. A. C. Gun er made beciius* several publishers lecllned his "Mr. Barnes of Now fork," and the result is as follows in ?lain ligures, if Mr. Gunter had boen o unfortunate aa to get Iiis books is ued by a publisher, tho most ho could xpect to havo received would have icon a copyright of 10 lier cont, on tho olail prico, and hisstatomonb would bo ,s follows: su.ooi) copies "Mr. Humes of New York," royalty ? o ncr cony. $9,uoo lu.tw'i copies "'.Mr. i'otier of Texas," roy an v r>o.,?er copy. . T,OIO lyio? copies "Thur r-Yenoliinsn" (first edi tion), oe. per copy. 8,ooo laking a total of. $10,000 Even this must havo been a very ino prolit for thc?o three books. But vhat ho did do w.'-s to manufacture md sell tho Hist book himself, becuuso io ouo would manufacturo it for him, itid ho followed tho same tactics on he others, because ho t-aw no reason or dividing profits with any publisher, \o\v, look at the statement of ibo ?rollts that Mr. Guntar actually did nake, and I know tho ligures aro ac ?nate. Ho took tin? manuscript to tfossrs. J. J. Little & Co., tho prin ters, and told them to pr?nt 2.00J cop <?.-. 'i ii.- platei ix.' ifil'/i) and the lupiil ii lid bivS . lg I'o i hi.i Shi.\U qonn* ?:.\ about tyh O's ii) yaoVt, looking tl ol.ii '.XpiMii.e. Of -io'-V?.? A :. Ul) 0!?',V (U I yiOl i'or tho SVlxol^ ?'ditio\, he w.r< odt >i ?wv ikiVt il'.'.?. but seq tho usu:-au it li?uda to-d ty wiien h s booka lia -v luid heir enormous run: Jost of plates of tho tlirco bock?.L $1,0*6 liuiufaoturlng co t of SSO,000 cop os, dis tributed as per forego.ng statement, ?t au uvcrago of econ per uopy. l?,lou ,oss on damaged and rolunacd coploa.ud. veriislng and exponaos-a liberal esti mate. ....... 4,000 fi'i.tas CHKDITOR, tocelvcd Irom n:ws company and trado for ?80,000 copies, as above, ut tho nv o of yo cents per copy, being a diB iOunt of CO per cent.from retail price. $?0,0? ' Nor advertising on bick of covers. 1,000 'rortt. $50,4?6 Bo you think it wonderful that Mr. Sunter now calls himself "Tho Homo Publishing Company" and issuos his )Wn novels? His experience has been unique, but von can seo that ho ls nearly $35,000 better ott' than if lils book had beou welcomed by tho pub lisher's ro.tdors. The Bright Side of SoaP. So ip lias its attractive sido, which is always its clem. side. A dry piece of soap or a dirty soapdish is repulsive, and one naturally shrinks from ablu tions which aro to bo por form cd with such aids. A certain bab t of observa tion (which is ono of my failings) has conv.nco.l mo that t-io soap question, I unlike "is marriage a failure?" is ono which lins not forced itself to any ex tent upon tho minds of the people. It ni ay scorn like carrying estnet cisin a littlo too far, to wish to roform tho soap-dinli at t io kltchon-slnk, but this ls just whero it is most important ti begin. Have two tin or granite hang ing soap'dishos, with bolos in tho bottom to let off tho water, so that your soap is not always of tho con isl oncy of jellyfish. In ono or these keep laundry soap for scrubbing, and like purposes; in tho other a ploco of C.s tilo soap. Induco each member to always rinso off tho soap bofoi o laying it down. Eor dishwashing, there comos a littlo tin box with bolos iii it and a long handle, lt is much nearer and more economical to keep a bit ot soap in tills, and shake it about in tho dishwater, than to uso a largo piece, which tho servant will lot lie -in tho water whilo washing her dishes, with tho gcnortil result of flavoring your soup or moat with yellow soap, a b.t of Which has been carelessly loft on tho spoon or the tino of a lorie. Recepta cles for soap in Blooping apartments should bo cleansed ns regularly as tho bods aio made. It is hotter to attend to this 011080If than to lotvo it to the servant, who is often burr od, if not forgobful. The writer overoamo tho avotslon to soap?and-water in her littlo boy, which most children Boom to sh aro wita kittens, bv giving him a prttty pleco of pink t?llot-sonp, molded in tho form of a shoo, and promising him ono in tho simpo of a littlo girl's head and i nco whon ho had usod tho former, if in tho meantime I novor ea\v him at tablo with soiled hands. { Opon all drains boforo tho snow comes. Tho facility with which the wator can pass off will regulato thc amount o? Blush and mud when flic snow melts. .--S.iverul tinos of Ult deniers" protoK? .against tho admission of ''Tho Ailtfe UiV'Loo of duty, on t';o ground, iMtlt its put otnwo: und Iniport^Moti h vYOV ;.P npicuiaiivo venturo. . -Ikes that for aevon yours made u ooino of un unused ohiinn>>y, n?? Kuightrill, M.o., wore recontly routed, tho building hoing torn down, uh? moro than a wushtub full ot honey found. [) -Only tin ec ludios hi tho Br???sh 8bo> tionof tho Fine Alts department of t).c Paris Exposition, lt IB sta!ed, wei*, honored with awards for oh . pointings', > and ono of them was Mis. Anim Merritt, who was , born in >i^dluUo> phi?. , -Tho Mount Morgan ^ffc?.ivi/; QuoenBland. Australia, said to *jlV?V greatest gold mine in tho world,!' u Bald to havo yielded an avoragq of ,1.000 ounces of gold par day during tlio tV.tst nlno months. -Late photographs of Mrs. lian ison1 provo what her frionds oflou IU crt?ul hor-that she lois "grown, yoiintf r since sho entered tito Waite Howe. " -A plaguo of monkoys amiets Tsui joro, In Southern India. Tho crdttutuV .I do so miioh misohlof that an o(heja?v . monkey-catcher iveolvos a rupee .?foi; , each monkoy captured. -Several London eorrespondei^l? agree that cigaretto smoking is oh t'lio increase among young women in timi city-not vulgar young poisons, but among tho?? of social standing. Where there is so much smoko there must be. soino cigarettes. -Madame Carnot's dlnneis a-o said to bo perfect, and sho has established; tho custom of entering tho flhihig hail at the hour mentioned for dinner. Tint avoids all disagreeable dolay, and it ls a good lesson to guests who ai o hiclined lo bo unpunctual. ; . -A crazy man took up a position oil a street eornor in Kew York recently, and struck with his list at evory person who passel him. Ile soon ,liad tho pavement to himself", and ho roiimiiicdi in possession of il until an olllcor caine;, struck tiio pol icu nm II, and not until tho man s ntms.wero tied with a rope was he taken to thu station house. -Among tho artlolessold at aBrookr lyn auction room recontly, wan a "liver medal bearing this description: "Pi?- . sentod by tho passengers of tho U. S. M. S. Baltic lo John L. Andorsbhi First Assistant Engineer, on?the short est passage ever made across tho Atlan tic. Left Liverpool Aug. 0, afc 4 P. M., arrived lu Now York Aug. 10 at 0 A. M., 1851. Time, 9 days and il hours." -Tho American Hag now floats over nearly every public school in Middl? sex county, N. J. This h s been ur ra ugo! at tlie roque t of Count) Super intendent Willis, and lie prono1 es mak ing tho raising of tho Hag t,Ciora.nt all schools over which ho Inn charge: In most cases tho Hags havo been pur chased with contributions from the pupils themselves. -Ho may build tho dam. diaries Hyde, a millionaire resident of Flaln fleld. N. J., tiled a bill in Chancery,, last June, Booking lo compel P. M. Frenoh,a wealthy mill owner, to re duce tho height of a mill dam,;tho breaking of which caused Such devas tation in PlainQeld during tho freshet of July 130. Mr. Hyde also applied for , an injunction, after tho dam waa swept away, restraining Mr. French from itt budding tho dum. Tho court decided tlmt, Mr French H at liberty to do ',us\ In.1 ?she's lu i1"1 c.v?i?. . ..A Patch phyoh.-Uift li .sjv^nth dc 0,lar.?.?t.vh'it-;v> ? jU'H.vCh. . > ' .t-j-bu 1 \\ l'en ' ht? exflrt ist* of our montai uHies md disorder.-, of tho uosd Th'? opinion i.i expressed ihat if it w ure'gen erally Known how many casus or chronic headache, of inability to learn or to perform montai work Sy?rjai duo to chronic disease of tho noso, ina hy \ of . these cases would bo easily cured, and the number of child-victims of tho so called overpressure in oducution would bo notably reduced. -According to I'. F. Payne's paper ln tho Canadian Institute, tho Eskimos of Hudson Strait have a ri<ht. to be called keen observers of nature. The. author found thom of a rent assistance, while ho was making his eolloctious of hirds, inseets and plants. "If an in sect was shown thom," ho says, "they could usually tako me whero moro of tho samo specto3 might bo found. On tho approach of summer they watched witn moro intorost its signs, and would bring to mo insects which they believed wore tho ilrst of tho season." -^California's second heavy rainfall of tho season ended Friday, Oct. 10th. Tho rain extouded as far south as Loa. Angeles. Tho rainfall in San Fran cisco for tho season is 311-100 inclie-}. against 1 8-100 inches for the ?ame period last year. Tho rainfall in tho chief wheat districts is from twice to three times as great as for the cpiros ponding period of last year. "Tho rain ruined tho grapes in Sonoma, but ovorywhero else it will do great good.15' Rainfall of an inch au hour for eight hours was ro^ortod early that week fro.u tho vicinity of San Diego. -Tho following gruesome and prob ably imaginativo story c?mes from Ja pan, via San Francisco: lu the Pro vince of Kiaugsu, Janith, near a tem plo, is a boys' school. Whilo tho teaoher was called away ono day, flvo of tho boys, with tho intention of playing a, joke on him, hid lu empty cofllus Huit wore in til j temp'.e. The bo? who \vas to act as Hontiuel had baldly cloded down tho lids over his companions wheu tho teacher appeared. Answer ing the tvaeher's question, the sontin.d sald his comrudoi iiad gone to heaven, their bodies hoing now in tho collins, Tho teacher, fearing the Joke m>glii. havo been carried too far, raised thc* lids of tho cifthis, und found in reality all llvo boys had dlod from suffocat.on. Tho sixth boy, being now thoroughly scared, started to run, when thu t uchor ovortook him and whlppod him teV-. death. -In ono of tho law courts of Hui? ingborg, Sweden, a queer case of hyp notism has puzzled tho judges. A young; medical student brought suit against iv practicing physician in tho town lot; having hypnotized him sovoral tim?is against his will, with the resuit Huit his nervous system was injured and his mind somewhat enfeebled. Sevcr?d Severa1 witnesses appeared for tho plaintiff, and, to tho astonishment of tho court, they all appealed to bo crazy, and gave tho most contia ilolory and astounding testimony. Hereupon a medical gontloman carno upon tho stand and further astonished tho court with the announcement that his eon froio, tho defendant, had hypnotized ? the witnesses and made thom hay just i whatever ho Hkod. Finally the court i adjourned tho case and appointed ft ? commission to soo if the outho crowd I woro not orazv.