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WHY IS IT SO. Some find work where some find rest. And so the weary world goes on; I sometimes wonder what is best; The answer comes when life is gone. Some eyes sleep whien soime eyes wake, And so the dreary night hours go; Some hearts beat some hearts break. I often wonder why 'tis so. Some hands fold where other hands Are lifted bravely in the strife; And so thro' ages and thro' lands Move on the two extremes of life. Some feet halt yhile some feet tread, In tiveless march, a throny way; Some struggle on where some have fler Some seek, where others shun th< fray. Some sleep on while others keep The vigils of true and brave; They will not rest till roses creep Around their names above the grave -Father Rvan. She Took Him. At eleven o'clock yester(lay f'ore noon a couple of excursionists tool seats on the east portico of t1( City Hall, directly under the win dow of the Chief of Police. H E was a bean-pole looking chap ol 23, with dust an inch deep on his back, and she was an auburn-hair ed angel of 20, wearing a solid shoe, iind chewing three quids of gum rolled into one. For a long time they sat and looked at the fountains and sighed and were si lent. Then he tenderly queried: 'Hanner, isn't it dreamy?' 'Yum,' she answered. 'I could sit here fbrever,' he whispered. 'I don't believe I could--I'd be hungry.' More silence and sighs, and then he took her elbow in his hand and said: 'Hanner, I'm hungry now.' 'Didn't you bring a biscuit a long?' 'Hungry for your love, Hanner not for biscuits. Hanner, s'posen we s'posen a case.' 'Well?' 'S' posen I knew a .Justice of the Peace who would marry us?' 'How much?' 'T wo dlollars.' 'Hanner, (do you doubt my lover I've got 75 cents, and I'll hunt up the Hlarker boys and borrow the rest.' 'I'm afraid.' 'Now, IHanner!' '0, I can't; you know my folks don't like you.' 'Hanner, hitch this way till I talk to you. S'posen I bought y7ou candy, and peanuts, and wa termelons? 8'po)sen~ you realized my great love, and (concluded to hitch to me before some other girl captured the prize? We'd gently slip (down these steps, turn the corner of this stately edifice, walk to the shop1)of' a 9Justice, andl you'd haeme and1 I'd have you.' '0, (dear, bult pa would rave.' 'Hold on, Hanner. Your par neednt know it-no one will know it. We would keep it as silent as the grave until I had made your old man respect me for what I am. Gimme haif a show and I will make y'our par foller me round like a calf within a year, and your mar will fairly love the go-rund T walk on. Come, Hainer, let's slip.' '0, Gawger 'Hanner-laLnner ! Think of t he romance, the love, the Instery. the tendernes8, the gold watchevs. and diamonds, rings, and silk dresses. 'Wherey' 'Why, next year, when woo cIomnes off. Dont I own forty acre of land? Dont I dote on you Would I ask you to slip around i I didn't. love you above the bes hoss inl our. country? Hanner-, le us sIip.' 'And you really love-1 I Then they slipped. They caught sight of a six foo farmer coming up the walk with i big cane on one arm and his wif< on the other, and the girl slid foi Michigan Avenue, and the lovei for Griswold Street, the lattei whispered to hiisel , as he do..lge< through the City Hall. 'That's her old dad, and h( knocks oxen down with that. club. --Chicago I'blun. A Mol)I.1. LovF LE'i-ri.-GrOve town Ga 6-20-84.---My Dear Hon. ey I have just laid aSide my wo r pind have taken Iy pen in my hand to show you that. I do think about vou in fact the troible is to keep from thinking of you all the time this afternoon just before com mencing dinner 1 felt so lonelv that I did not know what. to <o now as I never had such feelin(r betore I saw you I cannot help hut think I must be in love well if* I am in love with you I am sure I have no need to be ashamed of it you see when I got the potatoes and was about to have them for dinner I just thought how nice it would be if I was just doing that for your dinner and mine only in our snug little house when are you ging to get your license I think You are so long about it I aint in a hurry but then I would like to get married if we are going to do it at all and not be fooling away all these short summer evenings as ever your DARLI!NG. A SAn, SAD CAsE.-Bill Simnp son and Jim~ Dobson are two Aus tin society young men, who have heretofore lived by their wits ; they have no money of their own, but manage to live by borrowing and gambling. Not long since Bill Simpson's rich uncle died andI left him a fortune. Shortly afterwarp he met his old chum D~obson who asked : "What has conme over you, Bill ? Before you came into possession of all that money you were the jolli est fellow in Austin, always in a good humor and full of fun, but now that you are rich, you sit around as if you ha~d the toothache. What has come over you, any how !" "Oh, Jim, you don't know-you can't possibly realize how it hurts a fellow to have to spend his own mnoney."-Texas Siftings. How TO WAsi MATTIN.--Pour a mixture of' salt and lemon juice on the stains, leave this for some hours without washing off ; then wash the whole matting with salt and watmar. -4PORTABLE, TRA('TI() < ~ 0 nplgine. o M ills, se pan-:4 zstA' 'EOLI W ir a imro mi t .. vers a. NI, ~~~Roe w-d P() ll'L\ H . Wo4, IrJ( ~-Io ~7 O llBeadlflc s The Casaay S 3 Corn-Mi THE BEE SAM PL -. SEjND)FOR UPR[C-1ES iNlay 2-3a BUY FINE CLOT HINg SHOES GR~1EENV.ILLEC, 8. C. Dec 21-lv~ P SFE " N and S'ATIONARY Irs. ( 4 tton ) I us e d r ai I E I E vap14 Irat r. 1 -. rry s Sweep I' kt Foh lin. H .c 10-a1m. 0 Sonba' COUNTY HIT" Ila and Millstones, ALL SIZES. IT IN THE WORLD I ES OF MEAL SENT APPLICATION. a d ATALOGUES THE CHEAP CA S1t Store of OWNBEY BROS., Is the phice to buty your Sta ple ;tlt aneywv Groceries, To , Sears5, Far mer' ar v: dware, Gardet Seeds &c., OURI SPECIALTIES. We keep Stoves, Crockery and~ Tin. ware. at tiard ties prIices. Thanking the p)ublic generally' for their liberal patr'otage in the pas't, we hope by close attenttion to butsiness to mterit a cotntinuamnce of thte samte. Country produ~ceQ b)ought at highest market picefo t~'cash. Itemiember our muotto) is uck sa les atil short profits. Givv. tus a ca-I. Re&sp~ectful ly, OWNBE fl iCOSl~).. Jan 25--8mI5.sy, .. Gii~;OLD3Sen 0C~t o roval, valuable b)ox of sml o'l h wdil put yon in t he way of making more money mi a fewv days thatn you1 ever thioughtt possile at anty butstiess.CapI1i tail not reqtuiredl.We wvill start youi.You eani work all the tme or in spare time onuly. Thle work is nuiiversally adap~1ted to bo0th seXes, youtng attd old. You can easily earn ftrm 50 cetnts to $5 every even'i'hiat all who want work miay test the business, we make this tunpar alleled oil'er; to all who( are not well satistie~d we will send $1 to pay for' the ;trouble of w:-itinug its. Full particulars, d1irection,et'..sent free. Fotunttes will be madeo.. by those who give their whole titme to the work. Gteat success abso tritely sure. D~on't delay. Start now Address STINSON & (do.. Portland Maine. m..y 2n ty