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NELLIE’S LOVER.
THE ENDING OF A TUIP
LONG URANiU.
TO
N* Nn-d uf llie Duttoii-iiol)* Ala-
ckiae -The New Partner—TIm?
“I 1 ciiulO to the
gh'irr,’' sai»l N<- !y (ilien, softly.
^I|e>sat. iaelu j.a!e thuflmv | ^i^ Lidjieinxir.
i.« Llj.(.yiJoIiit".i'louliib ot tiie Mad-lia
tim'nvnieh M»riun hml twimil
hack aed fm Hi over the tenement
house "imlow, her iyes fixed on the
fine bit of blue sky which was -kib
ble between factory walls and clus
tering chimney pots.
“To the seashore'," said Aunt
iVnclope. grimly. “.Marian, them
vests ain't pressed yet, and they Ye
to be culled for at noon, you know.”
“But •the seashore!” went on
’ u ‘Will,‘A* if she had not heard the
prabbed old woman’s words. “The
f H^eut.'COol waves, full of green and
’ and violet lights; the wet, crinkly
samjai Ute sweet wind and. the
fringetrof White foam! Oh Marian,
I should be better if I could go to
^ V ; 5frplKe Orccii had be^u the flower
of the family—the beauty, the
‘ ’youngest, tlie ;iet. lint when Nellie
fell sick and was obliged to give up
,. jj0hpb\~twhen she continued to droop
day hy day. Aunt Penelope began to
-“'on the justice of Providence,
Han had listened wistfully to
her sister’s piteous words. She
diamond studs and the Panama
hat.
“Oh,” cried Nell, instinctively,
haw glad I alii to see you! But
wTio would have expected to meet
you here!”
Kenting out bathing suits at fifty
and twenty-five cents an hour,” said
the young man, with a mischievous
sparkle in his dark eyes. “Which
sea-! ? I!i *' I have the pleasure of select
ing for you, ma’am ?” to Miss Cyn-
THE WORLD’S FAIR
TUB €. II. A 1). AND MONON BAIL-
ROAD THE FINEST KOI TE.
qui
looked at Aunt Penelope.
3 r '“Abfat Ued,”
said she, “there’s
thatmioney I have bmi saving fora
btatwldhefe machine; it would just
take its all to the seuenore for just a
Mtj
i'biil yi)iii»g;*ianfy drew her self up.
“The nicest vou have,” said she.
“Marian,” she added afterward,
these diamonds arc California and
nothing d.-.e. And the hat jj most
likely horrowul. And you really
ought to fcitoh that little sister of
yours some of the ways of the
wifrld. Mies making :|S ni.ufji of
•that }(i v i"e ti'iin us-if he' Was It gei -
tlcman,' 1
And Miss Culpepper gave the
dark eyed offender r the ctit direct,
when she met him strolling on the
beach, when bath jiotifs were over,
and the sunset breeze comes freshest
“Are yon strong enough to walk
up.as far ns yonder stranded sloop?”
said he to Nell. “I think yon would
eujoy the sight. And with m\
arm—”
“I should like it so much,” said
Nellie.
But Miss Cynthia could not en
dure this.
“Young man,*’ said she loftily,
“I don’t think your employer would
like this.”
“My employer!”
“The gentleman that owns the
bathing snitsi” 1
"But .I have nothing to do with
the bathing suij.s nor their owner,”
said he with an amused look.
“Indeed!” said Culpepper, with
scorn. “Then may I usk you want
you were doing there this morning ?”
“Oh, certainly,” answered the
stranger. “I found, when I got
down to the liathiug grounds, that 1
had left the key of my room in thi
door; so I just stepped in for u
moment while the man mu up to get
it for me.”
Miss Cynthia Culpepper opened
her milt! blue eyes very wide. All
of it sudden the diamonds assumed
their ariglmil glitter; the mem of
the suspected vendor of bnthinp
suits became aristocratic, uud l*)tC
Byronish again. How. then, in th<
names of r Uuy. Livingstone, Sii
Charles Grand Ison and ail the other
heroes of modern and ancient io-
luapcc, had she made such a mis
take? But if he wasn’t the hotel
employe t who was he?
.$he wwk-atitong Branch glided
nwajyubd.wben they were seated in
the steamer, on their homeward
wav, Nell whispered to Marian.
,nd a yard of checks
“Dear Marian, is it wrong to be'
engaged to him after only a week’s
acquaintance ?”
. wrong ? sJXo,. dear,”- Ma riao ah*
sweredi “for I* think he loves you
dearly.” • ,
q ! i?
tw
fliiiJ.
ta W
’what’s to become of the
! .ole machine ?” said Aunt
rling her jaws in unison
“Ant
button
Peh,’ *i^rling her ia
With,the motion of the scissors with
rineAvas cutting several layers
white Marseilles.
‘Wejmtst do without,’ said Marion,
^Nofdear, no P’ «uid Nelly, look*
log up with a faint smile. “I am
not yet selfish enough to allow such
k sacrifice as that. You have been
saving up for a button-hole machine
kibble year -fcH could work a
'aster With it.
fT . her ..sister tod said;
l!|. But next evening when
her
vest
factory, she held np three slips of
paper. . • ’ i
“Tickets for Long Branch!” said
she. “Get ready, Nell and Aunt
We are to go on ThMi*
, for a week.”
"Goodness gracious me!” ejacu
lated Aunt Pen; “And me without
ad:
don! ,
“You can make up the dress-cap
to-higbt.” said Marian, “and as for
the raffling, we must do without it
mmmi .
“But the button-hole machine,
said Nell, drawing her sister’s face
• ' ■ «^h, f Mariaa-
Mar
would make button-holes by hand
ill my life to see the color back in
your cheeks.”
Mijfl'MdAi felt that she Was .in
deed Tewameu when Nellie’s cheeks
ie#vng of the old
her eyes as the
Brandi boat steamed past the
1 UKKh« cook salt breete
Mattered her veil and lifted the little
S eq hair from her
an and Aunt Pen,
l-worn block alpaca, sat
1 UdiMiSs Cynthia <Cul-
ttepper, who boarded in the same
hoqafc^afiwasfti salulady out for
hef two weeks’ vacation, was oppo
site in a dress hat, imitation gold
bracelets and pea green kid gloves,
a taH, diun’
ru rvwiuuvu wucu
Presently
man. who sat on the
the boat, rose a*di oppmohed the
party. “I beg your patdou, ’ siiid
be courteously to ^Marian, “but I
see that young* huty is an invalid’.
Would she not prefer u seat on the
shady side ? Mine is quite at her
disposal.”
“Thank yon,’" said Marian, grate
fully. “It would pleasanter.”
And then began a pleasant little
pee,. which was
1 Die handsome
-bags t» the
traiulfor them.
“Which hotel are you for?” he
kind When the train came to a
i the depot.
Jb,' 'ild hotel,” said the frank
XeHte. “Wtf have engaged board at
nffmate-WhsA' A boy will meel
lit We ara very much obliged for
"$&»t a fool yon arc, Nellie
Green I” cried Cynthia Culwpper.
“Don’t you lee he’s bound for the
West End? You could easily have
pretonned you were going to one of
the hotels, too.”
“Bat it wouldn’t have been true.”
“True ?” echoed Miss Cynthia.
“Pva no rmtumnp with. you! You’ll
k nal Panama hat! Who knows
what wo Id have come of it?”
“Please give me the cheapest
batWogiAuit ypu have,” said Nsl)i,e.
uWeit'ttorriing, when the three
t down tq take thijr seu
>(]/? - * ■ * 'v) .'
here yon are agqln l” grumbled
% “Must you advertise
I your poverty all through
Branch ? I’d never . come
you If—”
d here, stSrtled by Nel-
“IVho do yoq tjiiok he jd—” de-
inc, “k 4»’Ri>diidCwiibi» Ctt]Ptpper, bonne-
V banc, ing Into the room when* the time,
sat at their vest making—“Mr. New
ton, I mean!”
t file » Mr. Newton-”, said Nellie.
“Ho is the new partner in our
firm!” gasped Cynthia. “I saw him
looking over the cashierY books this
morning.”
“Marian,” said Nellie, turning to
her sister, “the first present I make
yep afterJL am married shall be n
button-hole machine: for all this
happiness has come of your sweet,
generous self-denial.”
8. H. Clifford, New Caesels, Wisi,
.was troubled with neuralgia and
rheumatism,. hig^’stomach was dis-
orderced, his liver was affected to an
@laruiing degree, appetite fell away,
and lie was. terr'Udy reduced in llesb
and strength.' Three bottles of Elec
tric Biiters Qiiryd him. ,
lYlwanl Snephi-rd, Harrisburg,
111., hud a running sore on his leg of
eight years’ standing. Used threi
bottles of Electric Bitters and seven
..hoses of linckten's Arnica Salve
and his leg is sound enu v.ell. John
Speaker, Catawba, ()., bad five large
fevor sores on his leg, doctors said
he was intfurabla. One bottle
Electric Sifters and one' box Buck-
leu’s Arnica Salve currd him en
tirely. Sold.by IVilcoi A Co,
<ieoitie.young
other side of
Pullman Safely Veslibuled tars
Ilunuing Every Day and “Sun
day Too.”
If so, see Unit your ticket roads
via Cincinnati and the 0. II. &. I).
and Monon—the acknowledged
World’s Fair Route.”
The ofily line out of Cincinnati^
connecting with the E. T. V. & G.|
and Q. & C. train No. 2, arriving nti
Cincinnati 10:30 p. m. A solid train i
carrying through sleepers from 1
.lacksonville, Savanimh. Birming-
iiimi, Atlanta, Cliartanoi'ga. Mucon
and New Orleans via K. T. \'. u
G. e, C., f. 11, w D. and Monon
Route to Chicago.
You can stop over in. Cincinnati
if your ticket reads via the C. H. & i
D. and Monon Route, by deijositingj
same with tho Merchant*’ and Man- J
nfucturcrs’ Association, Chamber of j
Commerce Building, corner of
Fourth and Vins strecis, one block
from Fountain S piarc (the C. II. &
D. ticket office in the same build-
ing)J This enables yon to visit tho
picturesque “Queen City” at no ad
ditional cost, and special efforts .will
be made to entertain strangers hos
pitably and reasonably.
The universal verdict of the trav
eling public is that the Pullman
Safety Vestibuled. trains, running
every day, “and Sunday too,” via
the C. II. & D. and Monon, between
Cincinuoti, Indianapolis and Chicago
are without doubt “the finest on
earth.” These trains were especially
built by the Pullman Company for
this service, and embrace every im
provement. Their magnificent
coaches, luxurious smoking cars,
superb sleepers, observation cars and
unexcelled dining car service, afford
“all the comforts of home.”
Leaving Cincinnati you pass
through the beautiful Miami Valley,
and for twenty-five miles Hie double
tracks run through the very front
doc? yards of the finest suburban
homes in thecotmtvy, Beyond Ham
ilton ami uptu ludianapnlii. the lim
is noted for iU swnic beaut,yi
A stopover «t Jmllnriapous, the
capital of Indiana, may bo obtained
by depositing yob* ticket With the
Secretary o£ the Uoimncreiul Club.
This vitjsril moro worthy of n visit
than al inqsi any other ol* its size in
the West, and offers tho greatest In
ducements to traveler and tourist.
Between lucUtmnpolis and Chicago
tho line travel fee the very best agri
cultural aud comuierciftl tetri lory,
and the ride I* n.n-' ,of unparaBed
•comfoi i and beauty*
' Beat’ in infnd that the C,,TL d I).
ana Monon Route trains all mo via)
Burnside Crossing, from which point
the Illinois Central suburban trains
run direct to the World’s Fair
Fair grounds every moment. At
Englewood connection is made with
the electric cars, which run every
fite minutes to the grounds, but we
recommend all persona to go dWct-
!y. into tho Pyiivbou Station, which!
is located iff the"heart of the city;
and from which all street car lines}
converge, then go directly by oar or,
cab to your bote) or bohrding place, j
First locate yourself•; know where
and how you are- to live while in
Chicago. Chit tho locality, firmly
fixed in Vpur.mihd, befoye going to
the World’s Fair by any of the nu
merous convenient ways; the cable
cars, electric roads, elevated railroad,
Illinois Central K. U., suburban
trains and the sltaml'bats afford am
ple accommodations for all possible
visitors, and is but five minutes ride
from the business portion of the
city to the grounds. Take your
breakfrst down totv'n, buy your lunch
at the grounds ami take yonr supper
down town. If yoi.i follow, these
suggestions you will save money.
The facilities for serving lunch at
the World’s Fair Grounds are extra
ordinary and the prices are cheaper
than at your own home, but breakfast
and supper should lie taken down
town, or at vonr
L’be World’s Fair
SSHOT
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That Columbia has a first-
class Music House.
Second. That everything in shape
of a Musical Instrument
can he obtained from this
House.
Third. That this House represents
the builders and knocks out
the middle men.
Fourth. That the generous public
is paturenizing this Home
Enterprise liberally.
That you can obtain the very
best Piano mode and for the
least money from this House.
That the leading Female Col
leges in this Gtate are using
and endorsing the Pianos
sold by this Institution.
Seventh, That the best Professors
of Music in South Caro
lina are using and endors
ing Instruments procured
from this House.
Eighth. Will find the best Organ*
at this Institution on tin
market.
Ninth. The “Symphony Self-Play-
ing'' O.’gnn,” the marvel of
tho age, is represented by
thin Enterprise.
Tenth. Orders for Sheet Music will
have prompt attention by
this Music House.
Eleventh. You con havz an old
EXPRESS IT TO
285 King St., Charleston, S. C.,
And have it y ut in thorough order J
Fine Waith Work a Specialty and
Wamhltd One \«r.
Chief Inspectors of Watches for
Atlantic Coast Liuc. South Carolina
Railway, Plant System Railways,
Headquarters for "
WEDDUG-PRESENTS,
OIMDS, JEKELRT,
ITCHES, E1NE UPS,
STEALINC SILVEHllE.
Orders from the (ouniry receive
prompt attention.
Reliable Goods. Reasonable Prices.
A large stock always on hand,
Tqe Prlntea wus
etyhEr drlJth|oI86ri$-
zY wijCii ho set til is
ad.
But iie fact remains the same that
satisfactory work in being done at
Mason’s Jewelry Store on Watches,
Jewelry and clocks.
GIBSON & WOODS
Ifti- in announcing
that they itie now perared to
iiriio
& m Uk Iwit
Policiis. ud. i»ii pi act all h 1
ncse eutrhsted to them in toum
of the best conipatiic-i in tin*
. United States.
Is Fits kziwz
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Tire Hartford, cf .1 i«r t fo r d,
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They also conduct a general
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particulars,
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mgs
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iii first-class order at thk-
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^ THAT
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