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INCONSTANCY. lie says good-bye to Matilda, And promises that she Shall light is every viski 'eskie the rolirg se. le promises i letter . Shall reach her everIy night. Tiendown the road he waniders Aind pases out of slgh. le soon is at the ocean, And there meets many gfil. With brown and iae opties. And black and glken hair. lie takes theo ont a-riding, He taktes themvp to the hop, And often In theirhb'nOr Visits the 'andy-hops. With them he goe a bathing Upon the shining str amd, And then they sit and gossip Upon the shelly san2. He takes thn to the race7, And on the horses bets. And writing not a letter, Matiila he forgets. And furious is Matilda. That paragoln and pearl, To fin(d t hat George comes hiiewain EgIaged to another girl. Why She Loved Hi1m. 'Arabella,' said Mr. Percy De M ulligan, severely, "why do you perisist ill recei ving attentions from that Frederick Von Vanvaler?' 'Because,' replied the fair crea turc, smashing a cookroach under her dainty toe. "I love him, dear ather I love him.' 'Arnd why, my daughter, do you persist in loving Frederick Von Vanvalver and remaining in(iffer ent to the Hon. James O'Brien? Arabella was silent. Iler- face was suffused with bIlshes. (They were not visible, however, :is the powder hid them.) She feared that her father had her foul, or Wor'ds to that effect. -The Hon. James O'Brien comes o1 an old faimily,' resumed Mr. P. . Arabella niodded assent. 'le is supposed to be woi th at hast $15,000,000.' 'Yes, father.' 'lie is an Irishman.' -YeCs.' 'Therefore he c.)ntrols the vote of his ward and is likely to be the next minist-. r to G4ermnany.' 'Y -a-es. 'Fredler'ick Von Va nvaler' is Arabella nodded. -Therefore he c'omes of insmigniti ranut lfri ly.' Nod No. 2. 'It is said that while at college he wrote spring poetry.'. Arabella (lug her claws throngh he dlirt in the palms of' her hands. 'And he lectured twice.' Ar'abella groaned. 'Then why in'rthe name of James (G. Blaine do you reject the Hion. Jrames O'Brien and cling to) Fred cr-ick Von Vanvaler?' 'Oh, father,' cried the gi as she jumped~ up and knocked her 'heels together in her wild delirium of joy, 'Frederick has atoned for' all the past, he has made amends for his faulte and to-day he stands among the honored of the land, far above even lin. ameso Ovl~rie 'What has he dtnegped the 'He has seAured and.has 'ihe po biton' of piicher il ha ll chiub! 'Come to ny arms,. my darling girl,' c yed the dalightfl hr 'I ama fool and You are a daisy.. You aud Frederiek shall be utair ried -su S1 s you. As$ pnd New - York -shall howlt witkuthe Wedding. II ai indeed blest in =y lot!'i And he went out to take a clove. Po0LTENE8~ R E wA.RE.-CWil 1 you be kind ncixugh. sir, to hold this ram For me while I open this gate? It is fastcned( oMthe isi(de, and I, must climb over.' Thi's modest request was made by a man who was staOndirg at ta gate on a lonely road' runnuiKg ont of New Drop. Staten IsLarnl, and it was addressed to astalwart sail or who had just come ip. The on ly Othler object visible on the long, straight roa( was the lirge black ram whose massive crooked horns were being held by the man as the two stood quite still in, front of the ga-It e. 'Why, sartainly shipnmate' the obliging tar, as he seized the big horus and relieved the first holder. The latter climbed quickly over the gate. 'I thank you very muebm,7 said he, politely, When he go& ,o the other side. 'You will be suipised to hear that I never saw that I am before to-day. 'The brute at-tacke I me about halfV an hour ago, t.n1 1 we have been tustling together ever since. As longY is you st~d be fore him holding his horns firmly he can't hurt you much. Goodl-byo. I hope you will be as lucky in get tig away fro-n him aS I have been.' Tihe New DIrop main, wIlen tell ing this story, nerlected to repeit the sailor's reply. He did not. know What became of him. 71r, W.s IA V A Hean.- (Vive me a ticket for Boston. Quick !' ex eitedly exclai med a wilId-eyed man to the ticket agent at the Grand Central D~epot. 'WhT~at's your hurry, sir?' asked the agent. 'Oh, doun't ask me! I hav''nt the time to explatin!' 'Thel( train doesnt leave for half an hour vet.' 'Isn't there one that leaves righmt away' 'No, sir'. Any friend of yours dying?' 'Great Scott, no !' 'What's your hurry ?' 'Why, I've just read in this p~a p>er that there are 1 8,000 more wo meni than men in Boston.' 'Well, what of that?' 'WelI, yomt see, I'm a Mormon missionary, andl~ I-i---' 'Good morning!' shouted the agent, slamming down the office AN 8N MIUITARY 80HO0L D 1JJRSOlN S.C B. EUINS Sept. 1s. T1ulon *16 to $I36J per year. German amnd Frenich each *10 per year. Roard, inelndinig fue), *12 per month. For a citaldoguet a(dress LGOoN & REED, A IdersQuI, S.C. aug1 i s 1 DISSOLUTI10 . THE FIRM OF W. M. 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