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MUTABILITY.
The flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow dies.
All that we wish to say
TEmpts and then flies.
What is the world's delight?
Lightning that mocks the night,
Brief even as bright. -
Virtue, hew frail It is I
Friendship too rare I
Love, how it sells poor bliss
For proud despair I
But we, t-hough soon they fall,
Survive their joy, and all
o Which hours we call.
Whilst skies are blue and bright,
W hilst flowers are gay,
Whilst eyes that change Pre night
Make glad the day.
Whilst yet the caln hours creep,
Dream thou, and from thy sleep,
Then wake to weep.
THE SLEIGHING rARITY.
"Are you plentifully supplied with
wraps, little sister? We have a long
ride before us, and a cold one.
"Oh, yes, Rob. Mamma took good
care to see to that. Do take this great
shawl, will you? She insists that I
will need it, although I shall not, I am
sure.I
The carriage waiting at the door on
this cold December morning conveyed
me, Rob Ellison, and my sister Nanette
to the depot to take the train for Ever
ton, where we arrived after a day's ride.
Another carriage met us there and took
us to "The Elms," the old mansion of
my uncle, John Crof ton.
"The Elms" was a genuine old coun
try house where the genius of hospitality
reigned supreme. Tne walls were
decorated with pictures, some of which
were old-time portraits of fair ladies
with powdered hair, gorgeous in silks
and laces. Deer antlers, fishing-rods
and engravings of dogs and horses were
in the hall, and through the open doors
that were never shnt rolled a glowing
warmth of anthracite. It was a jolly
place to visit. Uncle John was a fine
old gentleman. His stable was well
stocked with splendid horses, always at
- the command of his guests; his cellar
was plentifully supplied with the choi
cest wines, and his table with all the
delicacies of the season.
Henrietta Crofton wits the grown up
daughter of the family, and on this oc
easion some of her old school friends
were domicired under her father's roof
for a brief season. I was very glad to
escort my sister to "The Elms," for the
fair Henrietta had been the subject ofY
iiy day-dreanis for years. We h
beeni much thrown together in or r
childhood, and were so fond of ea i
other then that we had exchanged, a
promise to marry when we were -old
enough. This was only children's talk,
but I had treasured it iii ny heart,
intending that no effort of mine should
be wanting to bring about its fullill
ment. Henrietta had grown up into a
beautiful woman, my ideal of all that
was charming in womanhood, and the
thought of passing a fortnight under the
sarne roof with her gave me perfect
happiness.
I had been. traveling in Europe for
two long years, and my anxiety to see
her was so great that when I greeted
the family and found Henrietta was
-absent, she having gone to the town on
some errand, it was as5 much as I could
do to keep my impatient feet from
taking the road to meet her on hier re
turn. However, we soon heard the
sound of wheels coming down the aye
nue, and I rushed, to the piazi'.a as the
S vehicle drove uip.
When the carriage door was op~ened
and Henrietta leox.d forward to grasp
pay hanid, at the same time attempting
to alight wilthout assistance, she step
ped upon her Uress, which caused her to
fall, I received her in my arms, anid 0on
my breast was one of the loveliest girls
I had ever seen. Henrietta 800on re
gained her feet and tripped hastily up
the stops. There were indications on
her face that she knew her cheek had
touched mine as she fell, and that my
arms had inclosed her in a warm em
brace. When I followed her and our
eyes met she blushed and tried unsuc
cessfully to laugh.
How happily our time was passig at
"Tfhe Elms." Our rides andh walks in
the crisp, cold December days added a
rich glowv to the ladies' cheeks and~gave
a-keen sparkle to their eyes. Henrietta
was like her dear old self of many years
ago, and I was supremely happy.
Alas! a serpent was soon to enter our
7 Eden. One of Henrietta's visitors, a
Miss Levering from New York, was
about returning home, and her brother
was expected at "'The Eli1" to escort
her. When lie arrived he proved to be
a flue-looking young fellow with p~olishi
ed manmers, well skilled, in all those
agreeable trifles that attract tihe atten
tion of ypung girls. He was a cultufed
musician and a grgcefuil danicer; lie
could play innocent games of cards with
dexterity, while his conversiatien was
rich and sparkling; to crown all he was
the son of a millionaire, who allowed
him to use his money as-if it was his
It~ was no wondeor that Mr. Levering
was Immediately attracted by the beauty
and grace of Henriette, nor that he at
-Wonce showered his at tentions upon her.
I had never feared encountering a rival
before the advent of this young man,
but now I saw, with great pangs of
jealousy creeping throutgh my heart,
.9 that Henrletta treated him with marked
kindness and wats ffattered by his devo
on to her. I rugretted this as much
for her sake as my own, for there was
an indescribable something about the
young man that made me fear he was
not a proper associate for the'ladles at
"The Elms."
Ilow -uncertain are the events of the
morrowl The sun rose, bright and
beautiful, in a cloudless sky, but before
noon the day grew bitterly cold and
occasional clouds chased each other
across the heavens. Towards evening
the sky was entirely obscurea and light
flakes of snow began to float in the at
mosphere. Mr. Crofton predicted a
severe snow storm, and before dawn hip
prediction was verified. The Leverings,
instead of taking their departure, were
likely to become fixtures for some time.
Sleet and snow continued to fall with
out cessation all the next day. It was
not until evening that the clouds rolled
away and the full moon shone out in an
azure sky, shedding its pale light over
the thick, white carpet that covered the
earth, and giving a brilliant luster to
the ice-clad trees and shrubbery.
Although everything without was so
cheerless, the drawing-room presented a
scene of loveliness and gayety. The
ladies employed upon their embroidery
or crochet work were exchanging re
partee, while Henrietta was playing
brilliantly on the piano, attended by Mr.
Levering, who bent over her to turn
the leaves of her music and -utter low
whispers that brought a flood of blushes
to her face. He replaced her at the
instrument, and she stood by his side
while he ran his fingers over the keys
and -aiig love songs to her with his mag.
niicent tenor voice until the whole
room was filled with the melody.
I sat beside Nanette, with a book in
my hand, full of hatred for the man
who had usurped my place. Henrietta
would not look toward me. I could not
catch a single glance of her eye; at last
I saw her leave the drawing-room and
follwed her, meeting her in the hall.
"Have I offended you, dear cousiu?"
I said, extending my hand to her, but
she only looked in my face with a pain
Eul expression in her eyes as she whis
pered to me: "Oh, Rob, how could you"
A. sob was in her voice, and she turned
iway without another word and left me.
Something had evidently made her un
LAppy, 1ut I was guiltless.
The party at "The Elms" were be
kinning to grow restive under the mo
notony of their snow-bound exist
3nce, when Mr. Crofton said he was
lesirous that the city girls should
see what was meant by a genuine coun
try sleighing frolic. He further in
rormed them that he had sent word to
the Red Cross Hoeel, about ton miles
iistant, to provide music and a good
iipper for our party, and to see that the
hiouse was thoroughly heated; he added
that enough horses were in the stable,
but as he owned only one sleigh lie
would leave it for the gentlemen to
supply the others needed from the neigh
boring town.
All was now merry bustle and confu
sion; the girls were delighted at the
prospect of participating in this new
pleasure and began to look up their
warmest wraps, while Mr. Levering
and myself went to Everton to procure
the reqnired sleighs. I was not anxious
ror his company, but as it could not be
avoided I submitted as gracefully as
possible.
We found but two sleighs procurable
in the towil, and these wvould hold only
t Wo persons each. This delighted mec.
for, being accustomed to drive with
Henrietta, I thought a~t wvould surely
tall to my lot to have her for my com
panion. But I reckoned without my
boat, for wvhen I asked her to accom
pany mma she said, with a smile, that she
was already engaged to go with Mr.
Levering.
Of course, the sleigh-ride at once iost
all attractions for me, and would gladly
have remnainedl behind had it not beeni
for an unidefid'edl feeling of uneasiness
for Henrietta that possessed me. There
fore I invited Miss Crosby, and when
we started it would have been diflicult
to finid a merrier party than ours.
Thme road was splenmdid, and the snow
creaked and whistled beneath our run
niers. The horses were soon covered
with flakes of congealed moisture, and
flew over the road, their hoofs keeping
time to tihe mnerry jingle of the many
sleigh-bells. The moonlight on the
snow turned thp nighit into a brilliant
day, and time ladlies enlivened the ride
with merry songs and jests.
At last our destination was reached
aind the girls, thoroughly wvarmned before
a roaring hickory lire, were showyn tq
tihe dressing room, from which they
soon emergedl to be escorted t0 thme dani
cing apartme~nt, ma lmqrge hail decorated
wvith evergreens and lighte4l up with an
immnexso numbeor of camndlos inm tin soon
ces fastened to the walls. Tihe floor
was white and sinooth; the mugle was
furnished by a negro violini player anid a
colored assistant, whlo banged away on
a tambourine.
Mr. Crofton was In his elemnt. H~e
met numberless acqiuaintances, among
whom wvere some of the foremost men
of jhme county, and soon had all the
young ladies supplied with partners,
Of course Mr. Levering took almost
entire possession of. Henrietta, and
whiile the rest of the party held high
revel, I sat alone.
"Hey-day, my good fellow," cried
Uncle John Crof ton, as lie came to me
and slapped me on the smho m-er "wh
are you not danoing? By the way now,
11ob," and as he spoke a sudden thought
seemed to strike him, "why is that
follow Levering always with Etta? I
don't like him. She came here with
you, did she not?" When I told hdm no
he was very angry. and said he would
soon have arranged the affair had he
known of it. "But," he concluded,
"we will have to pass it over this time.
The girl Is crazy to trust herself with
such a whip as he is. You must keep a
sharp lookout for them, Rob."
That was just what I intended to do.
There was a delicious supper, of
which we partook heartily, for we all
had keen appetites after our ride in the
frosty night. Then, after a while, we
prepared to start for home I had
ordered my sleigh to the door and wa
waiting very impatiently for the appear
ance of Miss Crosby, when I saw Hen
rietta coming along the passage,attend
ed by Mr. Levering, who helped her
into his sleigh, then jumped in hurried
ly himself, and taking the reins drove
rapidly away in a direction entirely
opposite to 'that which led to "The
Elms." Here, then, were some grounds
for my uneasiness. I did not trke time
to think. Miss Crossby was a. thor
oughly forgotten as if she had ever
lived. I threw myself into my sleigh
and, with my fine little pair of spirited
Arab horses, was on their track like the
wind.
Levering's horses, too, were thorough
breds from the stable of Mr. Crofton,
and the race between us was a fearful
one. Once I approached them so close
ly that I plainly heard Henrietta calling
out to me for aid, which almost mad
dened me. In desperation I applied the
lash to ,my Arabs and, with their in
creased speed, gained upon Levering so
rapidly there was no escape for him.
Levering stopped his horses as I came
up. Worn out with their long drive
they stood panting, while he threw
down the reins and advanced upon
me with the whip uplifted in his hand,
which I Wrested from him, when lie
gave me a blow with his clenched flist
that made me stagger. For Henrietta'e
sake I tried to avoid violence, but found
the effort of no avail and closed with
him. The struggle was desperate, but I
finally came off conqueror and my an
tagonist lay senseless on the snow.
Henrietta's loud screams had attract
ed the attention of some people living.
near by. After giving them the name
of Mr. Crofton and saying that an acci
dent had happened, they consented to
stable the horses until morning and
take c*are of Mr. Levering, who was
now recovering consciousness.
I placed Henrietta in my sleigh. She
was almost crazed. When she came
suffllciently composed she told me that
when they started from the hotel she
thought of course she was going home,
and that it was not until Mr. Levering
had declared his intention of taking her
to New York and marrying her imme
diately that she discovered lie was ine
briated, which she supposed was the
cause of his unmanly conduct.
"And you can still find excuses for
him, Henrietta?"
"No, Rob, I cannot. Yet it is all
your fault that this terrible thing hap
pened. You took it into your head to
neglect me because I treated our guest
with politeness, and It was in revenge
that I encouraged Mr. Levering's at
tentions.
"Y on made me suffer enough for any
fault I may have committed. Will you
forgive me?"
"It is I who ought to ask forgiveness
of you, dear Rob, of you to whom I
owe so much."
"Then will you give me back the
place I once hold in your affections?"
"You have never been deprived of
it," answesed Ihenrietta.
"And you still intend to be my little
wvife?"
"If you will accept~of me after all my
wicked conduct," was the answer.
And so the miatteor was settled.
Thue next morning Mr. (Jrofton sent
for his horses and to inqi~ire about Mr.
Leverington. The horses were return
ed in safety, but Mr. Levering had dis
appleared, and the Croftons never saw
11111 again.
The Origuan of Sik.
If we put any' trust in tradition there
is a legend that Tchmin, the oldest son of
Jap~het, father of the Asiatic race,
taught his children thme art, of preparing
silk, as well as the arts of painting anda
sculpture. Be this mna it may, it is cer
tam that about 3,0001 years before the
Qhristian era a Chinese book,, the Chou.
King, described silken cords, which
were stretched upon a musical instru
ment invented by the 1Emperor Fo-II,
One of his successors, Chin-Nong, re
puted inventor of the plow, explained
to his contemporaries what beautiful
stuffs could be obtained by the cuitiva
tioni of the mulberry tree, and about
the year 2600 B. C., an empress, to
whom a gratetnl posterity assigned a
place in a celestial constellation, per
feacted the art of unraveling thme cocoon
and weaving. From tbat time silk
culture had its principal seat near the
northern portioni of the Yellow River,
inI the Province of Chan-Tong. There
was procured1 the silk for the rojar
household. Yellow was the chosen
color for the emperor, empress and
prince imperial, violet for the other
wives of the emperor. hbn ue ordismn
guished officers, red for'those less con
spicuous, and black for -vryone else.
In the book of rites, LivK4, the cere
monies performed at the heriest 4re
carefully described. Ev~n the empress
did not disdain to gathe tille leaves of
the mulberry with ker own dainty fin
gers and watched over theo rearing of
the busy toilers of the conon;' ,
For a long time this valuable industry
remained the exclusive p' ' rty of the
Chinese Empire, but a*- A the third 4
century before the Christai era a ifi.. I
tary expedition from Ci&a bolethe
results of its civilization tkithe startled
Occident. Silk became lowai Per4
sia and India, and was at brqught
to Europe. The aoldier!'df Orassus;
fif ty-six yeare before Chrit, saw. silken
otandards among the Parthians, and a
few years later an immense velarium
of silk protected the Ppectators in the
Roman circus from the ray's of the sun.
From this time the Romans were al
ways provided with the beautiful text
ures which were the admiration of
their legions. Yet silk was still the
privileged possession of the rich, and
in the time of Aurelian, who flourishpd
in the third century, was worth about
forty times its present value. This
enormous price, when considered with
the fact that there was then no com
merce between Rome and the Orient,
goes far toward explaining the great I
hoarding of treasure and jewelry which
has since that time gone oin India.
There is a dispute between tradition
and history as to the periol when the
genuine cocoon was brougbt from China
to Europe. How was the vigilance of
the Celeatials thwarted, since exporta
tion of the silk worm from the flowery
kingdom was forbidden under the se.
verest penalties? One account states I
that in 552 A. ID. two monks sent to I
Kothan by Justinian succeeded in
bearing away their booty concealed in
a stalk of bamboo. Tne legend says
that once upon a time, when Kothan
did not yet possess the precious boibyx,
the king of one of tle provinces sought
and obtained a daughter of the Chinese
Emperor in marriage. Boforo quitting
her native land she hid seeds of the
mulberry and silkworm's qggs in her
hair, where it would escape the vigi- I
lance of the customs ccelac on the
frontier, When she reachti her new
home she planted the seeds of the mui
berry iu order thba UQUit 1 ouiish
1Meut:night be provided n thI& af-o r
thelworms.
Life In a Maning Camp.
The camp is in the heart of the 1lr
forest, perhaps, or on the stonoy sides ol
a gulch. Nobody draws breath until
he nas got a cabin, or a bough hut, or a 1
tent over his head. As it by magic,
there grows up a sort of street, a nozen
or two board shanties, with that cheap
est and silliest of all shams, the battle
ment front, flaunteng its ugly squares
all along the line. Glaring sigus, paintd
on strips of cotton shooting, bleached
and unbleached, are nailea over tihe
doors. In next to no tine there will
be a "mint," an "exchange,4' a
"bank," a " Vienna bakery," a .Chi
nese laundry,"a "otel," and a "livery
stable." Between each night and
morning wilhl blossom out crops of' "reat
estate olflces,'' and phaces wuere "mia
ing properties are bought and sold,"
"claims located, proved, bought anmd
sold,"* .uiveys of mmi.ng camnpsmade,"
etc.; crops also, ailas, or wisky sa
loons, witnl wicked names and I urid
red curtains, danger and death sig
nals.
The stumps are not taken out of the
pretense of a road, neithier are the
bowiders: nobody minds drif'lug over
them, or over anythinig, in fact, so he
gets quick to his '-claim," or to the
tract in which he is feverisly pros
pecting. If a brook trickles through
the camp, so much tihe better; It can do
ddubhe duty as draIn and wed. Lucki
est they wiho drinK mhignest up, but they
who drink lowest, dowvn do not mindu.
Thme womeon, if women there anro, are
force and restless, lae the.menn. TIhaey
maae shifty semulanes of homies out of
their one-roomed cabins, It Is not
worth while to make things comfortb
able, or keep thlem in order, bor there is
nio knowmng whietiier the camp will turn
out to be a good one or not; and~ to
jnorrow they may pack upl theIr chattels
and move on. At, the iamtest rumnor
or a bigger "find" In another camp, theo
inen to whom they being will be off,
afld they nmust followv. Thiey stand in
tule dlooiways, idling, wvondoring, wait
mug, goinpmig and unarreimg. Tne
only placid creatures are the babies,
wllobe simple)1 needs of sun, dirt, au
being let alone, are ampty sup'ph ed.
Tihey arc happy, and they only, in all
the camp.
4 is a strange life, unnatural, un--.
wvholeisomi, 'eauilng to no goiod, comn
fortless tp at Cegr'ee which niany or those
who leu it wouid not end(ure1 a dlay,ex
cept bor the hope of gieat gamn, whIch
tires tiheir very veinls. T.ihe worst ot it
is, the lil'e is as fascinmating as 'it is uni
wiloesomie, "Once a minor, always a
minor" is a proverb whicn is little less
thn anm exact truth. Tihe lh~e is simply
a gamester's hid, with the wide world
for a hazard table, and the hastances
are rare in which a person who has
once comie under its spell ever bieaks
away. It is no uncommon thing, in
Colorado, to meet an old gray-haired
man wno has been prospecting and
mining all his life, and ims not yet
made a dollar, but is buoyantly sure
that, hie will "strike it" evon,
-Professor Robert Collei1b, an eil
nent Norweghin zoologit, states that
beavers foi mierly ihabitated many
parts of .Norway, but are. now found I
wnly in two rivera in the south. le I
estimates that not more than 100 'of
these animals exist in N1orway at thle
present time, yet lie does not believe
that the numbar Ik dimininhin.
Beauty and the Beast.
A young laay on a Chicago, Burling
*on and Quhiey train lost her beauty in
talf an hour. No, not a smash-up nor
t tip-over, nor the explosion of'a lamp.
o4 see, it was done in this manner.
rh6 youdl lady and her aged father and
nother came into the coach, the daugh
er taking a seat aloue next in front of
ier parents.- I thought the young lady
Nas the most beautiful I had ever seen.
Ier complexion was that of the del
ately thin sea-shell held up to a ruddy
iunset--pearly white with tints of pink
aid in by nature's master-liand. Her
iyes, lerge, brown, beautiful, were
lringed with long, dark lashes that shaed
d iquid depths Into which A..eened
tlinoat - snl for the vt i f, o ggd6e
rhis is the gush of it-and I always
hink that a man who is ashamed to
gush should never undertake to
ay anything about a beautiful wo
man,
Well, this young lady occupied the
eat alone, and although many a young
man came down ths aisle hoping he
.ould not find a seat elsewhere, every -
ody was well stowed away when the
ran moved. The conductor came for
ie tickets, and the young lady looked
)ack and said "Papa," as sweetly as
i, pahawl what's'.,he use iu cudgeling
)me's brain for a comparison when there
a ione?
The gray-haired father showed his
ailway tickets and said he wished a
iection in the Omaha sleeping-car.
"You must apply to the sleeping-car
onductor; I have notHng to do with
hat," said the ticket-taker.
A brakeman volunteered to make the
rrand for the old gentleman, and soon
:eturned to say there was not even a
irth to be had; the sleeping-car was
ull.
"And must we sit here all night?"
isked the beautiful young lady.
"I see no other way," said the brake
nan, politely. There, now, you may
inow how beautiful she must have
.een when a brakeman was polite to
ier).
At first she seemed saddened by the
nformation, and her eyes took oin an
xpression not unlike that of the woun
led deer pleading in the eloquence of
lumbness for mercy at the hands of the
,ruel hunter. I wished I owned a
rolden sleeping car that I might place
6 wholly at her disposal. Then her
hin, crimson lip began to curl up under
ier perfectly shaped nose ana the tire of
ager was kiidled in'her beautiful eyes.
I tried to make myself believe this
nade her look even more beautiful
.han before, and I might have succeed
,d had she not turned to her father and
napped out:
"1hat's ust like you. If I were a
ibe ore tr 6u. I
The silver-haired mother leaned for
Yard and soothingly said:
".There, dear, never mind, we'll get
long all right."
"Yes, a.1 right indeed. This Is a nice
>lace to pass a night." And turning
,o her old father again, she added: "I
leclaro, I think you are the stupidest
hing I ever saw."
The old gentleman was wise enough
o make no reply. It would have been
vell had the mother been as discreet,
aince words only furnish fuel on which
anger may feed.
"T'here, there, my dear, it can't be
ped now you know," said the old
ady, in a gentle, motherly tone.
-No; it can't. It might have been
kelped, though, if father had known
nything."
'The old gentleman looked the chagrin
ic felt, and the patient mother leaned
ver and whispered something to the
Laughter.
"1Idon' t care if lie Is; he'sold enough
lhen, to know sometiiing," was the
~oung womans reply and she turned
ier herce eyes upon her old father, whlo
luailed under their tire and said he was
orry.
"Oh, yes; th's is a good time to be
orry. I'd like to see you catch me
~oing away from home with you
gain."'
The mother leaned forward and said:
'Dear, you can lie down on te seat
uiad get a little sheep, at any rate."
"I don't want to lie down oni the seat.
'd rather sit bolt uprignt all night. I
wow, I never saw suca plaguey stugid
Lv in my hule."'
If' the young wvoman's face told the
ruth, she wouad have enjoyed swvearinig
Lt her father, or een slapping his poor
,1d wrinkled face, sihe hadl attracted
he attent ion of the paussengers in the
:ar, and some giggled at her, while
>thers, inore senib~hle of the deep chagrin
mdit sorrow or the parents, glared at
,ie young woman as if they would like
,o box her ears. But sne di4 not see
myI of these. After a short season of
touting, in which she shammed herself
Lrouind In the seat, and shot revengeful
lances toward her father, she bdgan to
irrange the hmand satchel for a pillow.
'hie mother opened the shawl strap
hat lay on her i, and tenderly spread
thick soft shuawl over thme satchel,
mzootling olut the folds with that pa
.ient tentferness known only to a loving
nothier, Spitelutlly, the young womanu
e-arrangeti it, jerainig it about, not
vitti any hope of making It a more
oimfortable pIllow, but simply to snow
ier disapproval of her mother's methods.
i.s thme datughter prepared to lay her
tead down, the old mother saw a wvrim
tie In the shaiwi and leaned forward to
mouth it out.
"Do, for morcy's sake, let it alone,"
aid the daughter, impatiently and im
'ertinently.
"I was only smoothing out-"
"Don't you suppose I know It?" in
errupte the toucny creature.
The old mother leaued her head on
mer husband's shoulder. 8he did not
lied tears, but4 her heart was full. Tne
laughter laid her head, with its luxu
'lant brown hair, ozn the shawl, and
dlosed her eyes. In a few minutes the
nother quietiy removed the tight shawl
tom her own shoulders softly, almost
lyly, laid it over her daugnter, and,
tooping over to tuck it nm about
he untotha, white neck, she kissed the
nutm cheek and said: '1.eod uigt, tMar
''Oh, do for heayqn'ai sAke 19c me
After~ this hurat of heaaan n*aencm
all was silence, and I found myself
studying the faces of the passengers
about me t9. see what they prouauly
thought of the young wo ilan. The
thin-iegged little saip in front-the
fellow who had had mistalten his cult
for a collar, and button2d It around his,
neck, twirled his strugfumg inoustache
and seemed to say, "due's a daisy."
The young girl baulc of mne eeuied to
think it was a shame that young wo
men should be obliged to travel in com
mon coaches jus ha other people. 'The
hatchet-laced woman witu tue short
hair was disgusted with the whole pro
ceeding, and beoed to be sayug. *-1'l
warrant you she could go to i 'all and
d e llight,-oi 'ano could i easy
old soinlfa
een to Cu.cago witu a tramiload
Ateers, seemed to say, '-by tuuuader, if
she was my gal, I'd Lake ner 'Oco&s my
knee-hauged of L would't-rngut here
alore the hull crowd."
Then I tried to recall the young wo.
man's beautitul face. I Cuuid see the
pink and pearly color, the uriisou lips,
the large bio wu eyea, tue abnuauce of
rich hair; but to save me I could nUt
brmg back lithoUIUUtAL tilat all these
mauu her beUutiul.
Japisneos Toa Mouses.
A tea house of Japaa is but one
story high, wiru a nicely inatnoi paro,
from t1e co:ners of WLIOU depeAid We
omUipreselnt Japanese paper ianeCs.
We catMI a giUALSe or tue Interior,
and are amiargd i( the su ailoity of Lue
appouitilnents, altuough LuIs ib one of
the better class of inns. Tae djor
within is covered with tue uaIVersai
Japanese mats, always tured Leec by
six mncaes in dimensions, aud, therefore,
used as as a matter Of cyonienae for
iowsehold mesuremnent purposej. I
have also learued Gac Lhe E4aj tu use
in this couUty, witu a view to tue
same utiity, are Usually made jusG oe
fuot in iengta. Tad ua4 ars erupa
iously cleau, and Ut seems euirely ag
prupriatLU tja We reaivo our 5ijis, in
OUedience to tLe PCevaleuG U45ala, Ua. 1
fore encering. T1e uIy reidALug
article of furniture are sosi JrouLs
which hang i tuI.e Wah, aaa Io o.i
nIon sluig screens, WudUn are used for
COLVertIng tUe mnterI:,r Of a Jaap&isede
house into just as mziaany a.1d SLia
suaped apartments as the o vuer pleases.
lu.s is a respsdV, 1i Waied J.inAm,,
conYLenijCe goes beyowd Awerican
Convenience, LVu4h I aul no at all in
'doubc as Lo--Avie wayli pWe4 4 r.
A party. of C4uropean tourists aro
laburiously a'5uA4Dt4g" aoua sO 1
Little taules, One tor eauon gaesc, ail
sipping tea froL Uiuy decated caps.
Un LUL La0le Are abs) v'sry dLUAi nl dis.ss
or cotmeciiouery and sweewdajUts. JF'or
waitis we ouserve mjodest, ever-suUL
ing, oleau.-ooa.1?g JA1Aa4eJ Snaidens,
wuo are profuse II tWeir QeuioUSLtratioas
or civulty. ladeed, We ace tenip04d 0,
call it palavering uetore we ue0Ao'e
aoustomed W ,Ae ways of tue gidjle.
The premises about AIU tefa-noase are
converted. iut a PreGY garUds, WIGL
rockeries and cascodes, ld* gi ing us
a sample ol cue laudsoaye gardoatng lor
Wlioni the Japaae., uAs JO.u3S S3
favorably famous.
it000i1o0:o0,9 of Maduizoa Togia
1 remember Mr. Monroe very well,
says a writerL from Wasumngoa. Ite
was ratuer an uLAIreeadous persod,
alud in manner, couversed rieeky witn
every one, and invited lamnarity by
the ireeuom or his way, Lue cULAOAU
oi receiving .d w Years Oaths was theu
of rgyeus origsu. Mtr. Madison, I uc
heve, ilrst iroduced t in Ii.), 1-e
had imtroduced tue cereunouy in New
kYork some years previous, and was
pleased wih it. 3Au one OouaL have
Aieresd suun a CUSLOnJ ister taaa no,
or appreciated tue o uadiauty of tue oc.
casion. iiis enterraiunients were
umaud wliu hlospianiy and iii)raalty
-a good repre,n4eaige. of tue uid
schoL. 1t would be ainuaing Lu
tue present genieration t~O hiave seen mni
in is Oress, siuian of Stature, wearig
small clOtuies, Kuee btuwaed and pow
del ed wig, a tuurouguebred Va-auiia
genblemnan, aind Omiowed Witu groat
powers oi coniversatiun. Ilowever, LiAb
apipearaiuune a ot ietrine tue oriospou
deniit of tue I!d(itibuiga kteview Javor
ably, who: wnenu akea wnt he thiougut
or tae ifresideai;, sama: --r atad.,oy
looked like a 5Ocuo-aaster dressed up
for a fuea.
Aot so, nowever, was Mrs. Madison,
who was tue friend of everyody, ur
wuom Wasmiugton irving wroe as a
'line, portly, uuxou usuie,,> and Mr.t
Ogie raylor 'pea.a of nier toac -sae
never lorgut a Lace 01. a name, anid been
very uianuie, was giaceLui and grat
clous, and WalS loved aitae uf ria atid
poor." Mr. Medi.non was aa4vanced in
years when he married nor, due was
tue widow of a weaituy mhereanat u
i'ailadeilplk, hauiled Loud; nor maiden
name, I thius, was Daony jayu, Liur
lug her stay in tue W aite douse sne
made things lively by tue Iret~tient i
dancing parties given there. duo was 1,
a gracel ui dancer, partwtuuarly exceuiug
In Like costtion a1 nihmuu. ArvUad I
her was lire and every uw Lelt her pres
once to be a need. due was, A can ay,
the most popular lady wno ever pre
sided over tue alfalrs of tue execuuive
mason. 1t is a ad comninenrary tuat
her lond hopes enhud nave Ueen 011ga.
ted by tu4e miedoings of uur son, A'ayne
Todd, Who, in Some Way, S.ditandereet
her estate, worth 41W,uvw or more, and
thus lett her iu an ?uup.oiJtaed condi
tlin. Sue was uit urnamlent to ur
country, and wats die last lady toulive in
the original nmaudion. Y'ou usnu t LIII
the grish bitrued tue hoane ia August
-The leader of King Kalaaua's court
orchestra is a iMerim man, M. ileriuca
Biergor.
THE VERDICT
THE PEOPLE.
BUY THE BEST!
Mi. J. 0. BoAG-Dear Sir: I bougit the first
)aviw Machine atold by you over ve years a for
y- wife, whu has given at a long and fair I
mi weil pfebsed ith it. 11. never any
oubie, a d is as good as when first bought.
Winnsboro, S. C., April 1893. . V SOLKOL
Mr. BoAO: t ou wisht to Know what I have to say
n retard to the Davis Machine bought of you three
ears ago. I feel can't say too much in its tavor.
I.aie about $80,00 within five months, at t imes
*unitg at no fast that the needle wouid get per
,eaty not from fr.mtion. I feel confident I could
lot have done the same work with as muoa ease
ad NO well with any otner machine. No time lost
n adjusting attachments. Tile lightest running
jlachate i have eyor treadled. BrotherJames and
u atataws' fatailies are as inucl pleased with their
DXavis Machines cought or you. I want no better
nach.ue. As I said before, I don't think too
nuch can be said for the Davis Machine.
Itespectfully,
ELLRN bTEVENaON,
Faireld County, April, 18.
MR. BOAG: My mqcilne gives me perfect satts
action. I find no fault with it. The attacinents
e so lm)ple. I wish for no better than the Davis
oertlcal 1 ied.
Respectfully,
MRs. It. MILLING.
Fairfiold county, April, 1883.
M i. BoAG: I uotigntt a ifavis Vertical Food
W 1ng MaAchine froua you four years ago. I ain
Ii gated with it. It never nas givea me any
: ucie, and has never been tie least out of order.
t is a, good as wnen I first bought t. -I can
iheerfully recommend It.
Iespectfully,
ASd. M. J. KIRKI.AND.
Monticello. April 30. 1883.
This is to certify that I nave boeen using a Davias
?ertiw.1 Feed Sewing Macnine for over tw ly@ArA,
urcwased uf Mr. J. u. aiqg. I haveaat found Ai
-isessed of say fault-all tie attachments are sL
luple. It never refuses to woric, and is certainly
he iiantest running i the market. 1I conLider at
a Uirst olaas macumue.
Very respeotfally
MINNIB aL. W11JJtNG9AM.
Oaklaid. Fairfield county. S. v.
MR 10OAG: I an wei pioasSo in every partluti
Nith tile vavis Maculne cought of you. I tina
Lallrs,-cda, mnacidue ln every respect. You kuow
rou Iola several anachines of the same make to
laaerent meaners of onr families, all of wuomu,
La far as I know, are well paeased With them.
Ite"Pectitally,
. hi. fl. MOBLEY.
Fairfield eounty, April, 1883.
This Is to cot city we nave aI in constant use
he Davis Macuine bought of you about three years
ago. As we take in work, and have made the
4 ice of it several times over, we don't Want aay
atter machine. It is always ready to do any kind
of wurA we nave to do. No pucKering or skipping
itatoen# We can only say we are well pieasea
iia wan no better nachane,
VATHRifINK WnIAt ANDS8Rs1'Var.
Aprh 25, 1I8BA
I nave no fault to find With my machuie, aud
lou't waut ny netter. I have mAde the price of
a tevera~ times cy taking in se wing. it is atltyays
,eady to do its work. I tunk It a drst-clasi ma
ulne. I feel I can t say too much for tute Dvis
vorttual Feed Miachune.
MRS.'TaOMAS SWITn1.
Fairfield county, April, lis.
MuH. J. 0. no-,a - oar . it: t gaivs me muf o
?leasure to testify to tue mneritst of the Davis Ver
icci Feed Sewing Machinte. The macnine I got ot
rou auout five years ago. has boen almost l coo.
iaut use ever sauoe that time. I cannot see that
ltid worn any, and has not O0it me one cent for
repalrs sic we nave bad it. Am Well pleasell
1114 aon't wish cor any betier.
Yours truly,
. Most. OnA.WrohD
Giraulte Quzarry, near Winnsboro 8. 5'.
W e have used the Davis Vertical Feed) Sewing
Ifachine for trne last five years. We would uot
aave any other unaae, ait any praco. rTeaoinem)
ias given us unboundeu satisfaction.
Very respectfully,
MRiS. W. K. V'Unasa ANAD D~ua
Fairfieldi county. 8. 0., Jan. 21 la.
Havinag bought a Davis Vertical Feed Sewing
lachmae from Mr. J. U. Ibag seine ttiree years
go, anid it navug gtven me perfect atirsfaton in
very res1,ecr am a saanily aia.came. bota for hoa.'j
nad iig4itseavimg, ano never needed tlie ieast re
'air lai .ny Waf, I can c.aeerfaiiy reco.aneiid It to
ayj oue a s a drst-oaas inatcnainm every partuu
iar, atnd tinil it second to none. It is one or the
hunp.s maanes ..nade; my unii iron use It witha
h. ease. i'ne attacaenents are more easily ad
usted andt it due, a greater range of work icy
ieads of is Vertical eed than aiiy ottier ma
11148 1 nave ever seen or used.
Mae. TufoMas OwINne,
Witnnsb aro~ Fairneli COunt?. S. C.
We have had one or tue Davis Machines about
our yeard mtnd nave aiways found it ready to do ali
lilid of wvora We nave hal ocussion to uo. (Can't
is Otnat thle mlachmre la worn uny, and work-s as
fell ats when new.
Mns. W. J. QRAWFOntD,
Jackson's Creea, 'aiflelid cotanty, at. C.
My wife is highly pleased with the D~ais Ma
hlue bough. of yon. Sac would not take double
fate 4gave5 tor it. Tnead ialdnais ot
sen out of order sinc, she had it, and she can do..
uy Kind of WorK on it.
Very Mtespectfully,
Jail. F. Fsaic.
Monticello, F'airfiold county, S. C.
Tihe Davis Se wIng Machine is silmply a treas
re Mats. J. A. (l00lW vN.
itdgeway, N. C., Jan. 10, losst.
.J. O Bloa, Esiq., Agent-Dear Sir : My ware
as ,een uslaig a J.avis dewinJ Atachine constant
for tane pasa four years, as it nas never needed
af repairs an , wora just as well as whten first
cagi., Sne says ii wall do a greater range of
raetical wont '-ad do at easier and bet'sr than
nay aaui she aaRS ever tused. We ciheerfully
5.o.acinendl it as a No. 1 famnily anachinie,
Winnsaboro. 8. 0., JTan. 3, 1888.
Ma. ftoAo , )ahave always found rmy Davis .Mla
hlne rcady do ai. auids of to Work I nave had oc:
tnto mu. I cinnut, see that the soatidne is
furn a partile anti it Woraci as weal as waen neW.
Itespectfudly,
Maes. t. U. clooDING.
Winnsaboro, 8. 0., April, 1s,
Ma. BOAG: My wife has been onstantly using
lie la vms atacsane Omlught of you aout tave years
to. I biave never regsretted buying it, am it la
,a ay 53 ready for any dand of faliy seWing, either
aeavy or lagnt. It is never out oz iii or neeannag
epat.
Very resp tu~ ,
Wvialenaa. C., March, 1888.