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. INTERPRETERS. N ~~~~ oi The lark sings?bathed in snnohine-w "Oh, Love is joy and gladness." ?' In shade the nightingale complains, n "Ob, Love is pain and sadness." gl It takis a nightingale and lark To tell Love's complex hist'ry; h For Love is joy, and Love is pain, h And therein lies the myst'ry! . ?P?yi Mall Budget. '-W A BOGUS FORTUNE * i ATNTS alive! if it V^ m W ain't getting on ^ S . V to ten o'olookl ? The mail boy r( 'will be here in kl no time! Jim, tl lUm poke up that fire, 81 v\ ^ MM nn(^ ^avo the ket-. tie a boiling I" 111 ^ exclaimed Miss ft Prudence Pieper, the postmistress hi of the village of ?, in Virginia. And, tl starting up, she glanced up the road, jyj as the clatter of horse hoofs reached ^ her ear. "YeF, here he comes ! And I'n not j 6xed for delivery ! And the time that jc I ought to spend in examining the le?- j tcrs, I'll have to be putting on my Q1 things. This all comes of my losing g? so much time trying to convince that ^ 4 uard-headed boy what is best for him. ill 11 Tl t - ? ^ # mier mi i vo uoue lor mm! uiving him college education, and raising c< him to be what ho iB?good enough to be the husband of the best girl in ^ the State. And that's just what I'm after him about: but no, he can't see 1F P< it so. He wants to go and throw himself away on a poor teacher with her pale face and line airs. A body would think she was a young queen, instead ^ of a poor school-ma'am. Thero's Col- ei onel Raymond's daughter, the richest girl in this State, would have him. 91 but no?" 6e "Here's your tnail, Miss Peeper!" *fl cried the boy, throwingthe bag on the cc porch. 80 "That's not my name. I've told ai you often enough now !" "Jfolks say as bow it ought to be!" |? answered the young scamp. iu B "Be off with you, you rascal, and ea B take your mail!?here it is !" "Mies Peeper, don't you wish you could change your name? And don't " you wish some day a male would stop here, and take a shine to you? Would di you deliver that male to any other H body? Ha! ho! ha! I'm off." b< And, with this laugh still ringing in d< her ears, Miss Pieper slammed the door, closed the window, and pro- k* ceeded to undo the mail-bag. re "That boy ought to be hanged, lit What can he mean by saying 'folks say my namo ought to be Peeper?' en Can they suspect?. Jim, you can run out to play, and when folks come, th say the mail is being assorted. 1 can th attend to my work better whon I'm to cl myself." af One after another, letter and paper be was scrutinized by the postmistross <i und put in its place. "Nothing I cure to see this morning d< ^same old things. Stop! here's v tw letter for Clnra ltuvmoiid. in n. m hand. If that girl's gone and got o In lover I'll see?" And Miss Prndence m held the envelop close to tho inouth to of tho kettie. A moment more and she held the letter open in her hand. ot "Ob, enly a bill! Pear me, what le lots of fine things who has been get- di ting! No ouo can ever say I broke I'j open a letter without lying?under a d? mistake. There, I'm through. Now w] I'in ra?'ly for delivery." k< Whilo Miss Prudenco stood before the office window her nephew, Charles Osborn, was walking w ith May Rositer in tho grove near by, 1" He was pleading earnestly, but she Wl 6hook her head, and in tones de- ra uiui'ii, uui iniea witn sadness, Bnid : sn "No, I cannot promise to be yours. T Your aunt dislikes me, and I will never be tbc cause of trouble between you. You ar^ deeply indebted to Her, and -0 she ban a right to expect you to marry ftI ono who will bo agreeablo to her. I must send you away now. Tho little cl girls aro coming for me. It is near P school time." fo "Ob, May, yon tall: so calmly o' giving me up. Can you really love me?" w A look from tho soft brown oyea was *r his only answer. But it was enough, and he said quickly : "Forgive me, May. But will noth- w ing alter your determination?" c< "Nothing but your aunt's change of w fooling, which I fear will nover bo. [j poverty is the only r?Mon for her ah bjeotion. And unless some fairy ?f odmother should oome and give me ches, Miss Pieper's dislike will never mi row less." Pi Charlie longed to olaep her to his eart, and, despite all opposition, to er old her as his own. The girls were ca eside them, and he oonld only say: M "I must see yon again, j shall leave afl ome in n few days, to be gone a long mi hile. I may oome before I go?" M May nodded assent. A couple of ?r' oars after the little girls, Lilly and ose Hawthorne was in the music- m< jom. Lilly ran her fingers over the eye and struck a few chords, and xen whirled quickly around and lid: "Oh, I can't play. There id* no w< iTwic m my Heart, OB PFwifeB I was |e( fairy that I could make dear May appy ! And I wish, more, that I had ie power to change that disagreeable m tise Prudence into a pleasant, charit- [ej ble and considerate woman!" "Ob, yes; I know what you mean! heard what Miss May said, as we re lined her. How sorry I am for her 1 of wish Bhe was rich. I'm sure she aght to be. Don't you, Lilly ? She CQ terns so accustomed to everthiug ,,c egant. And then it must have cost pa great deal of money to have edu- ex ited her. She knows everything, I link?" wc "No, she does not. I know one i._ IV LI ling more than Miss May ; and that Q1 , how to deal with that hateful Miss sti eeper." up "What is it, Lilly ?"* "You will know all in good time. 0 you think Mr. Osbern is good longh for Mies May ?" vo That was a question for grave con- jn deration, and tho little maidens gf emcd fully to appreciate it, for their ces grew grave and earnest. The re inference was assuming a very ai( ilemn nature, which was highly ^ nusing to a third person, who had itered unobserved, and, no longer re lie to restrain his mirth, broke out 1 a Gt of coughing, and both girls ea ^claimed: "Ob, Gus! Yon here listening?" 80 "Yes, only came in a moment ago." 8j( "But you heard?" "Your last question? Yes. And, j0 vining the persons, can answer it. p e is a capital fellow. As good as the g( :st. About the happiness, that will j ipend much on herBel', J think. But ct i has made mo happy many times, 3 low. I'd like a chance to give him o er turn, if I could," said Gus, the sage Wi .tie maiden's brother. ]j{ Tho matter under consideration was itered into with much zea! by Gus; id after Lilly had given her idea about 0 way to deal with Miss Prudence, e young plotters came to the couusion that, under their management fairs concerning young Charles Os)rn and their governess might assume more favorable light. Miss Prudence was more than ever itermined on making a match be- ^ reeu her nephew and Colonel Ray- ? ond's daughter, after the young dy had cnlled that morning for the ail. and camo in and sat a half hour 1 chat with lier. . u.i "Ite no use thinking about any SI; her girl for him. I'm not going to t him throw himself away. It's my lfy to do the best i can for him, and p, m going to. That governess has a >nl of pride, and will never come ^ here she's not wanted. So I'll lot ^ ;r see, plain enough, Sunday, after lurch, that I don't want her con- . icted with mo in any way." And so she did, au excellent oppormity offering. After the services ^ ere over, Miss Prudence was moving ajestically down the churchyard, ^ ailing and bowing to her many ac ; A i ii P' miiiiitnci'.?, wiicii iuo merry nine A illy called to her, saying: * # . "Miss Prudence, brother is going nr J i New York to-morrow. Have you , hi ly commissions? Lilly stood still with her hand asped iu May Iiositer's, when Miss rndenco approached. Thanking Lilly 111 ip her kindness, and inquiring after J{< ie health of Mi?. Hawthorn, sho ood for several moments by May m ithout noticing her, savo by a passig glance. And she bade Lilly good- Ti y, and sailed on. cn Tho next morning Gas called on his M ay to tho depot, and Miss Prudence Pi >uld not resist the desire to find out ly hat Gus was going to New York for. wi o, after many roundabout questions, r e drew trat the knowledge the vu tar. "On Miss Rositor's business! Dear b, it's very kind of you," aaid Miss udence. "Oh, don't imagine that, Miss PiepSomething more than kindness rries me. It will pay me well. But iss Rositer is very quiet about her airs. Ha, there's the whistle 1 1 net be off. And he ran off, leaving iss Prudence's mind very much excised. "What can it be? What does he san by 'pays well,' and 'keeps her rairs quiet?' " Before the end of the week the vil;e postmistress held in her hand a icument which she felt quite sure >uld throw some light on the subjt; a large business-looking envelpo, directed to Miss Rositer. "How lucky for me it ain't done up that old fashioned way, with sealg wax. Bah ! I detest that way. Now i us see." And from the steamed envelope she ew the letter, and proceeded to ad a few lines, and an exclamation surprise escaped her lips. A little are and she gasped for breath?revering sufficiently to proceed with r reading to the end of the first ge. Then she dropped the epistle, claiming: "Land of liberty! I'm no longer irthy of my name. I might- have town it, she holds her head so high, i, if I had not put that finishing nlrp Hnntlftv T mirrKf lmwo -a i right!" The letter was picked up, and again IBs Prudence read it, over port of lich Bhe groaned forth : "How will u have your dividends invested, the terest on your bonds amounting to teen hundred dollars now? Shall ) forward by Mr. Hawthorn, or insi again? Please let us hear imsdiatoly from you on this sabject. regard to the house an Fifth ave le, wo thick it advisable to raise the lit two thousand dollars !" "What a fool I've been! Oharlie id she was worth more than all the lymonds. That's what he meant, re. But I thought it was his lovejk nonsense. Oh, I've read of such ings before! Wants to be loved r herself. Oh, I'm done for now ! had the chance of living in thai >use. But I've thrown it away. Oh, must get it baek somehow. Here >mes somebody." Miss Prudence quickly closed the iveTope, adcr soon after opened hei indow to deliver the mail. After n ttlo while Lilly Hawthorn came. A ight thought came to Miss Prudencr a chance for her to repair the evil 0 had done. After giving Lilly the letters and ipers?all save one, which she jeined, Miss Prudence said : "You have a friend visiting you iss Lilly 2" "No, indeed! Wo have no commy. Why did you think so?" 1 t an T 1_ :i!. ?r uy, i surejj khw out' wjiu you inday,'' said Miss Prudence. "Thnt was Miss May. Why, did you >t know her?" "Lands! no! Well, I'lllmve to own >, and not try to hide my failing gbt any more. I must get glasses, ell, I expect her summer clothes ust have made her look different, lease explain this to her. Lilly. I ive so much respect and regard for iss May, I would not like her to link me rude." "Ob, I will explain, and fix 't all ght," Lilly said, with a twinkle in ?r eyes. An hour after, Charlie came in, and is aunt held ont a letter, saying : "Here is a letter T failed to give iiss Lilly. It may he of great imirtance. Will you ride over with it? nd I say, Cbarlie, I'll send Jim to 5t a basket of those pears. You can vo them to Miss May from me. Thov ive none like them over there. And vo my respects and say I sent them." Charlie gazed with perfect amaze ont, but thinking it ndvisiblo to op quiot, and do as bo was told, aried off, feeling happier than for any w*eeks. That was only tho beginning of Miss rudonce's kind nctious. What, had used tho change of leoling, neither ay nor Charlie could imagine. Miss rudence kept her own counsel, secretcongratulating herself on the clever ay she had managed the affair. Things progressed so favorably un- 1 a 4 der her management that in the early (all Charlie won hie sweetheart. After the marriage, when the happy eonple were receiving the congratulations of their friends, One managed to draw Miss Pradenoe aside and whisper: "Miss Pieper, have you ever heard of the firm of Dunn, Brown A Company?" That was the signature to the letter that had had suoh a magical effect on Miss Prudence. Her face flushed; but before she could call up an answer Qus said: "Ah! I see you have. Well, Gus Hawthorn, Esq., is the principal, in *c?o?., viuiu nuuio ui turn iuouiuuujj. which iB for the help of those Buffering from Cupid's wounds. If you know of any such, who wish the favorable consideration of opposing relatives, send them to me. I can write a letter that will bring round the most decided opposition to a cordial consent, with a blessing in the bargain." And with a laugh he joined the company.?New York News. A New Indoor Game. The gymnasts of the Carroll Insti' tute have been trying thoir hand al a new indoor game lately whioh Professor Joyce, the instructor of the gymnasium, thinks is one of the best indoor games that has ever been invented. It gives the best of physical exerciso without the drawback of roughness. Its name is battle ball, and was arranged by Dr. Sargent, the physical director of Harvard University. It is the first time the game has been tried in this city, but it has met with such success that it will probably not 1.. 1 i- - r * ne long oeiore it maKea its appearance in other gymnasiums. The game if comparatively simple and requires lit tie in the ivay of preparation and equipment. A court is marked off on the gymnasium floor, fifty by twenty-five feet, and a cross line equi-distant from the two ends is known as the foul line. Seven feet from each end are placed three pairs of bowling pins or Indian clubs in a row, facing each other from the two ends of the court. Five men are usually played on a side, although six or more can play about as well. A round football is used, the same atin basket ball, the objeat being to throw the ball between the clubs. Ii the ball goes through the eighteeninch epace it counts 10, and if through the larger spaces 5, and if it goes over tho line it counts 1 for the opposing side. It is a very fast game, and is played in halves of fifteen minutes or more, with a rest of five minutes.? Washington Star. Duplicate Writing. A doublo writing apparatus has been constructed by Marquis Louis Fonti, st Rome, who was desirous of obtaining two bund-written copies, although doing the work but once. The idea of the invention originated with Alexander Dumas, who wanted sneh a double writer, and had a man by the name of Levesque make a machine with which two identical copies could be written. That apparatus was rather imperfect, as the lower sheet had to be folded after every two lines of writing, so that the writing ontheupper lines might be continued. Fonti has entirely solved this matter. The sheets of paper are no more above e:i2h other, but side by side, and are held down by the heavy metal base of the apparatus. This latter consists mainly of three pairs of levever movable on a horizontal axis. The penholders are attached through the little tubes and movable on universal joints. At tho base of the apparatus two inkstands are attached, in which the two pens are simultaneously dipped. With this npparatns each of the two pens does exactly the same WUI h. JLUU U'vum IIUU IliUYUUlV being raft do of aluminum, it is not very inconvenient to handle the double writer.?Philadelphia Record. No Two Voices Are AllSce. One's surprise in the fact that no to:? persons voices uro perfectly alike ceases when one is informed by ?u authority that, though thero are only nine perfect tonos in the human voice, there aro tho astonishing number of 17,592,115,044,415 drfferent sounds. Of these fourteen direct muscles pro duce 16,382, and thirteen indireol muscles produce 173,741,823. while all in co-operation produce the tota ? given above.?New Yrrh Di"natch. I Music and Snakes. Noises of every kind have a peculiar attraction for water snakes, and incidentally it may be stated water moooaeins of the Dismal Swamp region are nearly or quite as deadly in their bite as the land family of moooasins. If a pistol be fired two or three times oyer ? puna, creea or Any Still DOdT of water, the reptiles will suddenly appear from every quarter, seeming to be evolved out of thin air, so rapid is their coming, and they swim about for several momenta in great agitation. Sometimes their numbers will swell to several hundred, and it is believed by the nativeq that on such occasions they are especially dangerous. The same result is attained if any musioal instrument be played along shore or in a boat, exoept that the reptiles are less demonstrative, remaining nearly still upon the surface or hanging around upon the bushes that overlap the water's edge. The multitude of snakes to bo seen in certain localities is so great that verily no man can number them. This is especially true aftor heavy rains, when the swamps are overflowed and they are driven to the higher places. Removed from the regular haunts, they appear to be gregarious, huddling and crowding together, sluggieh and indifferent to everything, as though utterly overcome by homeeickness. Yet they are easily aroused and excited at the approauh of man, when, seemingly inspired of courage through numbers, they deoline to get out of his path and will show light if ho attempts to molest them.?Chicago Tribuoe. Japan Not So Very Little. Possibly it is because Japan is a pet of the American public that she is ao frequontly spoken of as "little Japan." Among the Nations of the earth Japan is not especially little, either in area or popu ution. Tho area of Japan, 147,655 square miles, is larger by 27,000 square miles than that of the United Kingdom. Furthermore, there are 41,000,000 people who are subject to the Mikado, against 38,000,000 in the United Kingdom. taking latest census results in both cases. Japan's population is larger than Italy's by fully 10,000,000, while her area is 37,000 miles greater. No one speaks of Italy as "little Italy," although she is not so ' populous as Japan. Japan has nearly ten times the area and almost twenty ' times the population of Denmark. Japan is not a "little" country save as compared with the uuwieldly masses the Chinese Empiro or such a giant as the United States. That she is big enough to hold her own, and more, she has evinced in battle, to the amazement of her great antagonist.? Boston Transcript. & Hprmil's Snrret. An undertaker at Red Key. flays a Florida paper, claims that he has secured a secret from an old hermit which promises to revolutionize tho art of cmbulming. Ho learned it of an aged man who lived in the mountains of West Virginia, in a lonely cabin, and residents of the neighborhood believed him insano and that his house was haunted. A visit to the hermit's cabin was paid by the undertaker and a friend. The doors of the two lower rooms of tho cabin wero carpeted with the finest rugs, made from tho skins of animals and preserved by tho hermit. The rugs eonsisted of tho skins of coons, cats, snakes, frogs, minkR, etc. The skins were perfectly preserved and were as natural as if just taken from the animal. Upstairs wero three bodies which tho hermit snid he had obtained years ago. They looked as if death had como but yesterday. The hermit also had bodies of different animals all looking as natural as life. The first experiment with the fluid will be made in a medical college in Ilaltimore.?nuB Francisco Examiner. 1 To Son in ? Cockle Shell. A:. Oregon man has hewed A thir 1 teea-foot boat out of a cedar log, aud in , Lis little craft bo proposes to make a voyage to Europe from San Franoisco, l\" way of Cape Horn, unlets the railroad companies will allow him to reach the Atlantic seaboard, by putting hi? boat on wheels and using tbo t tracks, sailing before the wind.?New j York Weekly. 1 The total consumption of cotton m Mic world is ii,0uu,U00 bales a year.