The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 14, 1912, Image 8
A DANGEROUS CARGO
?AILING SHIP LOADED WITH IN?
DIA* WILD ANIMALS.
Arne rod Monkey Lived In the Rigging
Fierce Hyena Broke Loose on
Another Vessel and Could
Not Be Found.
That wlli animals shipped across
the see sometimes get loose on the
voyage appears from the case of an
?agllsh Sealer who came over from
India to England with ten thousand
dollar* worth of animals aboard s
?ailing ship
An Indies badger was loose for two
nxs and a specimen of the sacred
ikey of Northern India for nearly
Use whole voyage. Where the badger
concealed Itself during the day no?
body knew, but the meet and boiled
rice thai were pat out for It st night
always disappeared before morning
The monks? lived ap In the rigging
tortably enough, notwithstanding
feet of chain hinging to Its neck.
was pat oat for It every ntght.
by day It sails bed Its hanger by
ententn* and eating the potatoes that
the bailors amused th erase! v^a by
thro whig to It.
A more deagarorjs eaperieoce was
so* In which a hyena broke loose on
board a ship going to London from
Sao Persian Oalf. The captain or?
dered the shooting of the animal, but
when It came to executing the order
the hyena could not be found.
Naturally everybody on board was
?sore or less nervous, especially st
night It was decided to keep the
hyena wall fed. and to this end food
la plenty was loft in dark corners of
the vessel.
When the ship arrived in dock the
?eovedoree, hearing that a wild animal
was at large upon her, hesitated
?boat beginning to unload. In this
toy a telegram was sent to an
dealer in wild beasts, asking
aim to send sddltlonal men to capture
Um hyena. As fate would hsvs It
tnin dealer was away, snd the tele
grass lay unopened until the next
day. Ia the meantime the stevedores
lent courage to begin
and soon found snd captured the
It was ta the hold sad was In spien- I
4M condition. How It came Into Its
aiding place could never be explained. I
Another unexplained my st err was
the loss of a python. The dealer had
esmaaloa to send nine pythons serosa
gas continent. They sre usually sent
sr threes in a sack, the sacks being
pwt tu a large box and the lid nailed
This time, however, they were
loose In a box.
dealer himself eaw nine put in,
best only eight were there st the end
of the Journey. The box wss pert ecu
Mr tight, snd the python could not
have got out It was never known
happened, whether one iwal
another and pythons are not
to do this?or whether the box
been tampered with Anyhow. ?
snake 111 gone.
A Prsetlcal Women.
She wss s fair haired lady, an ac ? ,
?as by profession, snd dainty withal. ;
er head was covered by s concoction
keeping with her general makeup. |
Briefly th? headgear con listed of a
rwl Ilk i foundation, from which pro
ed plumes mounted on slender
I
tared into a theater, armed ,
n free pass, and took her seat In ,
he pit to witness the greet piece.
Ashamed of Her Pomeranian; or. Kx
rrom the Baronial Hall"
An she viewed the stsge the felt
see one tugging at her hut. She
loftily and naughtily. ,
my hat annoy you?" she
"riot st all/* replied her neighbor in
the back row.
The foot light, favorite thought for
? time. Then she fesred the !iad
seen ungracious, and. like Dick Whit- I
tiagton. she turned again. |l
**Perhaps my plumes Interfere with
yowr view?" she suggested, more ami
a"? i
"Oh. no. thank you." said the self
pneseeeed young womsn. "I've bent i
'en. back!"?London Answers.
Oautler s Csprlciout Writer.
March 3. 1H62. In the evening, aft?
er dinner, wo made our way to Theo
philo Oautler, who was still dlnlr.g.
though It was 9 o'clock. . . . Oau?
tler displayed the merriment of n
child, one of the chief charms of
true Intellectual worth.
They rose from the table and w?
all paseed into the drawing room.
. . . whereupon there was a ir?-n- '
era! request that Flaubert wo iM
dance the "step of tho drawing room
Idiot." He borrowed a coat, turned 1
up the (ollar. [ cannot say what hfl
did to his hair, his face, and indeed
his whole appearance, but suddenly
he seemed transformed Into a for- 1
sa Ida hie caricature of Imbecility, (lau?
tier, fllled with a wild desire to fol
saw suit, took off his coat, and with
beads of perspiration standing on his
for ahead, began to tread with heavy
the "measure of fh?> > rewJtOf,"
the evening was brought to a
?ease with h?h Stag song* and
?trange wild BfcStSdtSfl MSsSBd and
Jules De Ooirourt. LftlSfl unl Join
gaga
The Wrr-V
?I bear a ?? i rhu go* \>\ \ if
while your alls
Tory N?M; I'm ??# glfl
t know h ... i
SB tee snd ho* w
n*?raa l?w?*r
All trains were running on slow
WHEN SUSIE HAD GONE
THEN THE SEWING CIRCLE IN
THE OLD TOWN GOT BUSY.
How the Actress' Costume Looked to
the Woman Who Had Known Her
When She Wss a Little Girl
In Home Town.
Since 8usle Drake had arrived In
New York she had not had time to
visit the folks at home In Four Cor?
ners. She therefore planned, as soon
as the company stopped for a one*
night stand at Mudvllle Junction, Vt.,
to make the trip over to the Corners.
16 miles away, take a look at the old
place, and let the old place have a
look at a successful chorus lady with
a two-line speaking part.
Sure enough, the opportunity came,
and Busle arrayed herself In the pur?
ple and embroidered linen of her beat
gown, doaned her Mme. Jeanette hat
and Dressed 1' to Four Corners on the
U:17 train. So soon as she got to her
Ana* M shit Abel's, word was surreptl
tftcvsly sent to a few chosen souls to
haste them over If they wanted a
squint at fresotte Drakeonl?-the erst?
while Bunan Drake, whom Aunt Me
htU>et had "raised." They came.
Tita midday dinner was a grant aue
eeea, and Susie hoarded the S;ll, feel?
ing she had not only had a mighty
good time herself, seeing the old
friends of her childhood, taking a look
at die general store where her child?
ish tennles had been transformed Into
fly-blown chocolate drops, and the
pump In the sack yard where she had
been made to wash her face, but that
the had given Four Corners a real
treat. She had. The sewing circle
met later In the day, and out of the
general huts this could be dis?
tinguished :
"Well, tor the land's sake, what
do you think of MehltabeTs Sue?"
Four sniffs followed with much dls
ttnetlvenees.
' "I'd hate U) tell you what I
thought." said Miss Skubhs In rancid
accents. I
"Or I," added Mrs. Flukins.
"Hope I may die if I ever seen
lush clothes on any person as waa ,
supposed to have money," from the
doctor s wife. /
"Ten. Mis' PUeon, you're right. She
san't he dote' very well. Her hat came
way down over her eyes, bain' to big
In ihn crown that she was near lost
in It And did yon sea the feather she
had on K? A long, straggly thing with
so onxf in it. And she was weeiin' a
skirt made of such a little scrap of
?loth that it made* me sorry tor her.
There wasn't even enough to make a
eoner out of?her neok was all hare,
with a wisp of laee tacked around It,
and it's windy today, too. Why, she
hadn't even a decent pair of shoes,
poor girl. The ones she had on put
me In mind of the slippers I made foe
Joshua last Chrl< tmas Velvet, they
waa. only Josh's had embroidery on
them, and Susie's was Just plain vel?
veteen. "I dot't see." added the speak
sr with a puasled look, "why Susie,
with all her pride, didn't wait till she
was dorn' a little better 'fore she came
back hero."
Pinning Him Down. j
In a little sequestered country town,
where the court of Justice Is over the
general store, and where the Judge Is
an old, grissled farmer, thoroughly fa*
miliar with pitching hay and milking
cows, hut having n very limited knowl- I
edge of the law, the prisoner had
pleaded "Not guilty" to a charge of
burglary. The lawyer for the prose
cutlon was endeavoring to show the
court that the accused was a man of
low character.
"What were you doing the night be?
fore the robbery?" he questioned se?
verely.
"I ass play in' pinochle with Jed
Parker and another feller," answered
the prisoner evasively.
"Ah, I thought so!" shouted the
lawyer triumphantly. "Playing cards,
and with that loafer, Jed Parker!
Gambling and in bad company! But
yo*? mention a third party, sir. Who
was the other good-for-nothing?"
The prisoner hesitated.
"Answer me!" bellowed the lawyer.
"Waal, sir. if ye must know," said
the accused. "It was the Judge here."
?Judge's Library
Too Much Favoritism.
It is not always good to be the pet
of the ladies. This Is the lesson that
was learnt by little Archie, aged nine,
and with a lace frill round his neck,
at a children's plank
Little A Fehle had long golden curls,
and a velvet suit, and the ladles jus!
loved him. Tea time canu, and thc\
all besieged him. Cakes they give
him, and ices, and wafers, and tihOCO
lates, and buns, and lemonade. They
were most pressing, and Archie liked
It.
A little later, however. Archie want
into a ?pilet cornet to think, and there.
with one hand on his hand and one on
his aasl . a da In i y lady found him.
"Why, Archie, pet!" she oielalmed,
"what's the. matter? Haven't you got.
ill yog a ant?"
"Yes, i ve got all I want, thanks,"
murmured '\nhle, ever polite, "but,
pleune, 1 don't want all I've got."
The Result.
"What will hi the aflfoci of worn
an's Hurrrnge?" ggkod ons resident of
a great metropolis.
"Well." replied tin* CABOT, 1 IBB*
pose our political slates will occa?
sionally tin ma l?' up at an b e ereani
s??da eoontei Ini tend ol tl i bar"
tine lloiidu) morning, orders to thai
DUTCH COUNTRY LIFE
WEEKLY CHEESE MARKET IS AN
INTERESTING EVENT.
luch Noise and ExcK>*ment Accom?
pany the Trading?Quaint Customs
and Costumes on Farms and
in Fishing Districts.
One of the recent consular reports
is devoted to the Interesting features
of quaini country Jife in Holland. HJext
to cattle raising, It sayB, the dairy fur
ulbnes the Netherlands' most Impor?
tant agricultural products, especially
fine butter and cheese. It la the cus?
tom for farmers to come once a week
on a fixed day Inte the nearest town
with their peculiar shaped wagons
filled with yellow cheese. Dutch cheese
is dyed red on the outside only for
export. The buyers generally make
their appearance on the market about
ten o'clock, and each sale Is conclud?
ed by a special method of handshak?
ing. The noise and excitement that
prevail in these markets are not un?
like the typical wheat pit of aa Amer?
ican produce exchange. Edam, a few
?miles from Amsterdam, is poeslbiy the
most important cheese center, and
gives Its name to the produce of that
section. In addition to tan cheese
made on a small scale by Individuals,
there are many large cheese factories
throughout the Netherlands.
Oil production by the farmers of the
Netherlands In a small way, with
"stampers." can be traced as far bedk
as the seventeenth century. This
primitive method was superseded by
stones driven by wind power. Many
of these small oil mills also had a
I grain grinding equipment, and a num
| ber of them are still in operation. The
i modern oil Industry is centered
' around Zaandam. The total number
i of oil mills in Holland, according to
statistics for the year 1906, is 220, and
these employ over 3,000 workmen.
In the fishing districts and on the
farms the old-time Dutch customs are
still to be found. The quaint costume
of the women, with the ancient head?
dress and the full skirts, remains the
pride of the Holland hulsvrouv (house?
wife), and the men, with their wide,
haggy trousers, are no less pictur?
esque. The milkmaid, with her two
milk cans, polished like silver and
swung from a specially built shoulder
yoke, Is a feature of the street scene
In any village.
The Pill City. 1
"Whatever a city makes more of
than any other city makes, the Inhab?
itants seem proud of," said a hotel
clerk. "Even pine. 1 don't sen any?
thing In pills particularly to appeal to
orvle pride, but a guest who registered
here yesterday did. In his hurry he
forgot to write Ms residence after hts
name. I said, 'Where from?'
"'Why, sir.' he said. Tm from the
pill city.'
"'Pill city?' I wondered, for to my
knowledge I had never made the ac?
quaintance of that town.
" 'Yes, sir.' said he. and then he
wrote Detroit.
"'Detroit.' said our guest, is the
bead of the pill industry in this or
any other country We make more
pills In Detroit every year than in any
other city In the world.'
"I had heard many glories ascribed
to Detroit, but here was a new source
of distinction."
The Answer Poilte.
A woman was continually accusing
her servant of extrsvsgance without
an} real cause. The servant always
bore this accusation patiently.
On? day the servant Informed her
mist/cps that the coal had all been
consumed. This was followed by the
usual remarks on the part of the mis?
tress, who finished up by saying:
"You evidently eat them."
The next day the candles were all
gone.
"Candles gone!" said the mistress.
Why 1 bought half a pound only a
fortnight ago."
"Oh. well," rejoined the servant,
who could stand this sort ot thing no
longer. "I can fell you where the
candles have gone. 1 ate them, to
groasS my throat so that I could swal?
low the coal more conveniently."?
Red Hen
Memorial to Lewis Carroll.
Speaking at a church bazaar at
Llnndudno yesterday the rector an?
nounced that it had been decided to
place a memorial In the new church
on the west shore to the late Lewis
Carroll (Charles Latwldge Hodgson >,
the author of Alice |n Wonderland."
The place which Inspired the author
? n wit Inn a fen yards of the church,
rind the local authorities were taking
i si i that the spot should be saved for
children to play there for all time."?
London Daily Mail.
Twenty Five Years Hence.
We know not what will be the color
"t the Journalism <>i 'he future, but ot
thb we are assured: The casual read
er picking up i newspaper 25 years
from today Will bud a letter from an
(?id subscriber, who writes In to asi<
if an\ one can remember the words ot
rha? old ROng, lias Any One Here
Seen Kelly?" And, by the way. how
many of the present generation could
?cvt lurtber than the chorus ol the
great production If asked to write it
OUt? Chicago News
Natural Philos^pl y
"Von fell a tree bj its in, .* don'*
rour
Yes ?
Then bow i;> it that ? | water
nan make nennt* stell*"
effect having com* from headquar
SHE SAVED A QUARTER!
MRS. ARMES GOT RID OF THE
SPURIOUS COIN.
But the Poor Young 'Jirl Who Ao
cepted Over the Counter
was Forced to Pay the
Penalty.
Mrs. Armes handed $1.25 to the girl 1
I at the glove counter In payment for
her purchase.
"Even change," she sild. "Need I
wait for the sales slip?"
"Wo are not allowed to deliver the 1
package until the cashier sends beck |
the voucher." the girl explained. "Here j
It comes now."
She caught the boa as It fell from j
the tube, and pulled out the slip. A
quarter fell out with it. The girl j
glanced quickly at her customer.
T am very sorry, but we cannot
tske this quarter." she said. "It ie not j
s good one."
Mrs. Armes frowned. "Isn't that a 1
bother!" she exclaimed. "Of course I
I hare not the remotest Idea where tt
earns from. I shouldn't know the dtf
| ferenoe. I wonder If my dimes see
I counterfeit, too! It makes one feel ee >
doubtful/'
The dlmee and nickels, however,
proved good, and a moment let er her i
purchase was handed her. Mrs. Armes '
took It absently. Her mind wee still
busy with that quarter.
'Tve got to get. rid of tt somehow,'*
she reflected. *T can't afford to lose tt. ]
111 try the little corner store. 1*11 get
some thread there."
The little corner store was a tiny, !
j pathetic place, kept by an elderly
j women whoee fsce showed how diffi?
cult the struggle had been. She never
had more than one assistant?always
young and inexperienced. Today the
girl was s new one. She sccepted Mrs.
Armes' quarter without question, and
i that lady, with a sigh of relief, hasti
ly put her thread In her bag and left
the store.
Five minuses later Miss Earle hap?
pened to go to the cash drawer, snd
I hsr fingers touched the spurious coin;
she drew It out st once.
"See, Lucy, this Is a counterfeit,"
I she said, and she showed the girl
how it differed In weight and "feel"
and ring from e genuine coin.
"You won't make such a mistake
again. I'm sure." she went on. Tro
sorry, bat I shall hsve to take this
from your pay tonight. I can't afford
to loss tt; my profits sre too small.'
I The girTt face darkened. She made
! no protest, for ehe knew the mager
profits of the shop, only?It seemed so
i cruel! Twenty-five cents wea all that
ehe wee allowed to keep out of her |
scanty wages, aud this week she had
been planning e tiny treat for Itt?e
sick Isa's birthday, snd new-?the hot
tears filled her eyee. i
Bnt Mm. Armes hsd "saved" her
quarter!?Youth's Companion.
He Oot Fined Anyhow.
In s sparsely settled region of West
Virginia s motor car driver wss once
hsled before a locsl magistrate upon
the complaint of a constable. The
magistrate, a good-natured man, was
not, however, absolutely certain that
the Washingtonian's car had been driv?
en too fast, and the owner stoutly in?
sisted that he had been progressing st
the rate of only six miles sn hour.
"Why, your honor." he estd. "my en
gtaa was out of order, snd I wss going 1
very slowly because 1 was afraid tt i
\ would break down completely. I give !
you my word, sir, you could have
walked as fast ss I wss running." I
"Well." ssld the magistrate, after due
reflection, "you don't appear to have
been exceeding the speed limit, but at
the same time you must have been :
guilty of something or you wouldn't bs
here. I fine you |10 for loitering.' |
Just a Sentimental Angora.
Mrs. Moriarity owns a goat, for
which she has a warm affection. All
the neighbors regard Nann> p.s quite
as much a member of the Moriarity
family as its Michael or Kathleen.
One fine morning Mrs. Rlordan ;
came running across the street with
her shawl over her head and said:
"Mrs. Moriarity, what Is the matter
wld Nanny? Is she sick. 1 seen her
I l'anin' agp;n the corner of the house,
and she was lookin' 111!"
"The saints bless you. Mary Ann,"
replied Mrs. Moriarity. "Nanny ain't
sick! She climbed up on the cinter
tahle last night and ate the mistletoe,
and it made her sentimental, that's
nil!"
Worthy of .Her Hire.
A northern iady with philanthropic
symptoms was living to instil a little ;
economy into her husband's colored !
tenants, One of them. Mary Klnney,
an antiracesulcldtst, kept a colored
girl as nurse to her group of ten
growing American citlsens.
"Mary.'* remarked the lady, "do you |
think a woman In your circumstances
ran afford a nurso?"
"i dunno to, as i kin, bul I don't
pay her but "."? cents a month an1 I
pays dal In ole elo'os, and,' with a
wide smile, "she don't u? t dem." Lip
plncott'a Magazine
Baron Von Steuben's Grave.
Th?' plot abOUl the grave ot Huron
\> , Steuben, near Hemsen, Is covered
with weeds and wild saplings, tii<> ,
monument Is defneed and needs point
Inp and the little path that leads to
the historic resting place ol all that is
mortal ol the great R< volutlonary lead
er bears neglected appearance Steps
will be tal en to care for the grave.? '
1 it vit, t. Herald
ters, In order lessen ih< danger <?f
Stringing Beans
and Hearts
By A. Maria Crawford
i
- I
(Copyright, 1911, by Associated Literary
Press.)
Jeanette, stringing beans on the
side pore I) of the farm house, heard
an automobile stop at the road gale.
She watched the big car as it came
up the long shaded driveway. When
it had almost reached the house she
snatched a ruffled blue sunhonnet
from the back of her Aunt Nan's
chair and pulled it over her face
A stKing athletic young fnllow
sprang out ef the car and, cap in
hand, approached the porch.
"Good morning," he began cheer?
fully "Will you be kind enough to '
sell ua some milk and based? We
left the hotel at Kingston fills morn?
ing for a ran, expecting to get break
fast at Heller's Inn, but we have lost
the way and now we are starving "
"Nobody has to starve in this coun?
try,-' said Jeanettes Aunt Nan. "I
will be glad to give you breakfast lust
as soon as Hsnnah can cook ft I am
Mrs. Gerdlng," beamed the genial wo?
man. "Ask your friends to eesne in."
"I am Roben Mayneld," said the
young fellow. "Better known sa Bob."
His eyes had quiekly taken in the
modish gingham drees and saapeiy
hands of the girl stringing beano.
"Is this year daughter?" ho asked
boldly.
"No, my niece, Miss Jeane**? Rath
burne, Mr. Mayfield." There was con?
scious pride in her voice when ens
spoke of the girl.
In greeting him Jeanette lifted her
head only for a second, but it was
long enough for Robert Mayfield to
see that she was beautiful.
"Take your party to the spring
down that path If you want milk
right away. I will send glasses,"
promised Mrs. Gerdlng.
"Won't you show us the way, Miss
Rathburne?"
"I would like to, but I am pledged
to string these beans for Hannah."
"Tom," called the newcomer from
the porch, "take the girls down that
path to the spring. We'll ring a bell
when breakfast is ready. Now for
the beans!" he laughed. "I am an
expert"
One of the girls glanced hack as
Jeanette took off her bonnet and set?
tled to work sgain.
"Good gracious, Tom, look at ths
country beauty. I thought there must
he a pretty face under that bonnet
m 'Good Morning/ He Began Cheer
fully."
when Hob lingered, i wonder who
the rustic beauty can be," Aunt Nan
hoard her say as she and little black
Mary with a tray of glasses overtook
them.
Aunt Nan's eyes snapped when she
came back to the house and called
Jeanette inside.
"Go dress." she Insisted. "Put on
something fine. Those foolish girls ,
called you a rustic beauty. Make
them look to their laurels, Jeanie."
Jeanette laughed, excused herself
to young Mayfield and hurried up?
stairs. There was nothing rustic
about her when she came dow n. From
the tips of her dainty slippers to her
beautiful head she looked as if she
had Just stepped from a fashion
plate.
'Ye gods!" cried Mayfield. "you are
Helen of Troy come back to earth to
drive men mad.'
'?Can you keep a Beeret?" She bent
toward him, her eyes dancing "Your
city friends think lhal i am a rustic
beauty Aunt Nan wants them dis?
illusioned."
"You will more than succeed Those
girls might have shown better breed'
Ing than to gay such a thing when
your Aunt Nan has been so hosplt
? h! ??" he sab', his face darkening a*
the Ughi Inuguter of the girls coming
up ti t paths reached his ears.
? Never mind." laughed Jeanette.
"The) are like a good many people
who believe that only green things
groa In the country."
The sunhonnet girl was gone and
Mabel and Lenore Martin gasped at
the substitute
"Why, how do you do?" they cooed
sweetly when Mayfield Introduced
them,
Jeanette was roollj t < lite t> ir to
Tom Blbley I ?
clous loveltne
showed her i u| i
wrecks from causes due to the heavy
girls. Her culck wit and cleverness
neld the men like a magic
"1 think.*" said Aunt Nan when her
guest? were leaving, her sharp old
eyes noting Mayfield's efforts to find
some excuse for returning, "that per?
haps some day you will get hungry
for Raima's beans and want some
You helped string the ones we ex?
pect to have tonight, so any evening
consider yourself an invited guest
t.cre "
"How fine! How splendid! Would
tonight seem too soon?" be asked
quickly and boyishly.
"Not a bit of it. Glad to have
>ou."
'You can't come tonight. Rob."
shouted l.eaore, who had overheard.
"Tl'j the big hop, you know, and we
can't get a'or.g without you.' Her
smile failed to win him.
He had seen that Aunt Nan was
really hurt by the girl's thoughtless
comment, and since she had been so
kind and considerate he did not hesl
?ate to answer:
"You don't believe a hop could hold
me from here, do you, LenoreT More?
over, a fellow will go after a rustic
beauty, yon know. It It euch a re?
lief from the painted b ianas of real
beauty we find in town."
He smiled at Aoot Nan when be
said it and asked If she did not agree
with him.
"Of course. I am for the country
girl since I live here uost of the
year."
"You know we thought that you and
Mies Rathburne were really country
people this morning when we came.
Wasn't that funny?"
"Very," said Aunt Nan, dryly, and
turned to Mayfleld. "What time shall
we .ook for you?"
"Will it be unpardonable to oome as
early as 5?"
"No. indeed. We'll be glad to have
hiiu, won't we, Jeanie?"
When dinner was over that evening
and Jeanette and young Mayfleld were
sitting to gether on the great porch
fragrant with the breath of moon
flowers, he turned to her and asked
quietly: "It is possible that you are
the Jeanette Rathburne who has
turned down dukes and things royal
across the waterV
"Why do you aek?" she parried.
"Because of this." He snapped open
his watch and to her surprise her own
face smiled up at her.
"Where did you get it? That was
taken in Paris last winter."
"It came out In a newspaper under
glowing hesddlines?'American Girl
Who Cannot Be Bought: I have car
ried It ever since fhem."
"It flatters me. I wee never as good
looking as that."
"And to think thst I same here
asking to buy milk! Te gods! Whst
a funny old world! Whst s funny move
of Fate!"
"late?"
Tee. I hare been carrying this pic?
ture around with me believing It must
be s dream face, and I go to a farm
house In the country and the princess
is thers In the flesh."
"i always enjoy getting out here
with Aunt Nsn. She only keeps two
or three servants and we really live
like country people. I shell beans and
gather tomatoes from the plants and
Hannah Is teaching me to make bread
this summer. It is fine to feel your?
self a human being and capable of
ministering to people's needs. I know
It sounds hypocritical for me to say
such things when I have led an abso?
lutely Idle life, but I am going to
change all that"
"You are going to marry?" May
field felt his heart fluttering.
"When I fall in love/' ssld Jeanatte
quietly.
A week later the girl left the soli?
tude of the country to go for luncheon
with Mayfleld to the big sunnier hotel[
at Kingston. Friends crowded aboutj
her In welcome. Lenore Martin
stopped to speak to them, and when'
she started away said to Mayfleld/
"Poor old Bob! I have been hearing
all about your famous beauty. Of
course, you are just one more fly
caught in her sparkling web."
Mayfleld saw by Jeanette's eyee that
she had heard.
"Is that true?" he asked. "You're
just like a dream come true. You must
see how I care." He leaned over the
little table. "You are to me what
Pygmalion's statue was to him, a great
wonderful dream made real by some
kind Providence. Can't you live for
me and be my Galatea? Jeanie. uear,
I'm from the south and ;?ur blood
runs warm It may seem too soon to
say I love you. but hearts know noth?
ing of time." He saw the swift blood
crimson her fa* i. jesme, rear, wast
are you going to do with me?"
'Marry you." she said in ? whisper.
Unappreciated Scholarship.
Miss Abbey Dwigfat Woodbridge,
who died In im>i. left a hind lor t
scholarship In the Packer Collegiate
Institute of Brooklyn, to be available
for two years each lor young people
of Stockbridge who e/lsaed to take
dvantage ol it. In all these yean
only three Btockbffftdgn people have
applied for this scholarship. The Um i
lo nominate a pupil for the year 1911
I as |ust expired. Those Miss Wood
bridge named to sward this privilege
are the pastor of the Congregations!
church, the psstor of St. Paul's Rpta
copal church and the cashier of the
Housstontc National bank. In cast ?
where there are no sppllcaats from
Stockbridge this committee may elect
a csndldste from sonic Other town or
city - n? rkshlrs Courier
For Value Received.
Liveryman (to rider)?Here, what?
this? Half a dollar ' \Vh\ yon VI
been out t wo hours
Rider So i have. :>ut I've only been
on the brute's hack about ten mln
?>? , iliegende Rise!ter.
f ill of snow.