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 ORDER SMltfc 81 \0 iUTlER. ETC. .â€"digging- Eq,^^ iBfiiTAiSif ^CTURE ONLY fated War« tns. combined irability and tfpmi-ortcndeverv Jrciay to Liverpool ?Li^-- t Saturday to'S^i^'j. 'd ray.is and pZe2i« .to Liverpool fortnS The steamers of ItoandfromHaiif^*' ^ieef'v"r'f^*°'^« «eeK.j, Glasjrowanrt and Philadelp^hil, tol I Baltimore; S. Cunanl^ It. Jchn's N. p WmriiJ" Poirher. TorontoiSiiJl CANOE COMPAJJ^ Petei-bow, CHAPTER III- notfarwronj inhls^ti- w»s '^Visoi. are wMted hers, "t- nwntf i._. vfeye, apeaking Ma «aum whoWhwl a little expenence, that if yon cab nt no a scene like this upon the boarda, there » money in ft." ' •" " You are omel " the giri cried, dadunir iier tears away impetaooslyâ€" " yon mn cruel What have I done to deswre this amu^ •- -r^ dace, with his auda- T^J°^'3f^^* ^?^ »l~^e me t r^-^e himself known to 2?^^° !» " '"" ^^ "S**"' '"y ^««* ,jtalen^. «; .,j_j„r ^jj^ was little »«'»»• me. ' Date, her head fiUed "Your heart is a prophetic organ, then, of love and devotion, long re- ^Jlt^^^.Ji'^.do look at the thing in a ' bia advances. Friendship The game the former " â-  dangerous one. He had ly"*!^^! Genevieve inone of his â-  y^'^ltna and. struck by her excarsi" £ finding some jSntt her society, It was ,in Iron.antic, F^^ and devo toll to South, the into love in the sunny •^^oe aments are warmer and "" of iiorthera society do not liiere idc but intentions near the rational light. I am under the ordSis of the League to dirobey is death to ine and to take you with me is imposanble. We must forget all our litfle flirtations now, for "'*T»m'hman had no rinister in- i-*»°^* te'l when I may be in Italy agiin. "u •!« commenced his little flirta- No*-, be a sensible girl forget aU aboS un ^^rcition pour pasner le temps fortunate me. No one possibly can know crciti J ,_._.,„^ and when the prin.ce appears, marry him. Be assured that I shall tell no foolish tales " Gradually, surely, the blood crept into the gir 8 face as she listened to these mockins words. She drew herself up inch by inch, hw eyes bright and hard, her head thrown back. There w^ a look of infinite withering scorn upon her as she spoke, sparing not herself in the ordeaL " And that is the thing I loved " she sjiid, each word cold and clear j â€" " that is the thing to which I gave all my poor heart I understand vonr wnrria nni » alas for good h may not approach too 'tS scorching its wings Begun less »l'"»*t "P*""' '•' ^u"' â- f "Jeaed into love-love such as •onien uever know, love encountered „,.itand a knowledge of the evil ",1 When th« story opens, Gen- ' • Le (iautier for six loved him, and him| hni kno«'» ^hail known him- Le Giutier ,, eilded chains were begmnmg to and besides, he had ambitious schemes 7- 1, onv calculations of Genevieve was already tired of his Tt was all very well as apastime; poor heart I understand your words only too well. I am abandoned. But you have not done with me yet. My turn will come, and thenâ€" beware " Ihich any calculations He had been thinking less Kionite eyes lately than of a fair Le the face of Enid Chartens so Lind'he began to revolve how he Ufree himself from the Italian girl mienciDg his campaign against the !d fortune of Sir Geoffrey Chartens' what may now, he must " A truce to your histrionics," Le Gautier cried, all the tiger aroused in him now, and only too ready to take up the gage thrown down. "Do you think I have no occupa- tion, nothing to dwell upon but romantic schoolgirls one kills pleasant hours with in roaming about the world 1 You knew well enoagh the thing could not last. I leave for fsme wnat may now, 11c uiuat London to-morrow so be sensible, and let Come »u-» J us part friends." with this virtuous and manly re- ^^ ' Friends " she echoed disdainfully. he set out the following afternoon j You and I friends 1 You have made a "vJla Mattio. It was Vici's whim woman of me. From this moment, I shall his sister there, along with a young- o°Y t°i°t of you with loathing " • ach'ld as yet, little Licrece, both j Then why thmk of me at aU It is very I'e charge of a sleepy old gouvemante. '!*'"« » â„¢an cannot have a little amusement of Ins faults, Visci was a good 1 ^thout such a display of hysterical affec- • tion as this. For goodness' sake, Genevieve. !:xr AT ONCE FOB Uj A. T. LANE. MONTREAL having too sincere an affection for MI to keep her with him among the tBJent spirits lie affected, fearing con- from her mind. And so she ,ed in the country Visci running item the city to see her, each time talating himself upon the foresight he spUyed in such an arrangement as ttle thinking he had thus caused the evil he had to fear. t-Hand Maehinei lutier walked on till the white facade 3 rpTarti. 3 of Sec i From is Cp^rarda iMO piUa" of the villa were in sight, ew Caialcgue Ready igt A» M" striking across a little path lead- ep into a thick shady wood, all car- fith spring flowers, threw himself he grasa to wait. There was a little here by the side of a tiny stream, with ncifix and a rude stone image of the in a park niche evidently a kind of woodland sanctuary. But Le Gautier notice these things as he lay there lerewas a frown upon his brow, and a tful, determined look upon his face, Ijoded ill for some one. had not long to wait. Pushing the lea of the trees aside and coming to- Mm with eager, elastic step, was a She was tall and slight not more eventeen, in fact, and her great dark i clear-cut features gave promise of beauty. There was a wistful, tender upon her face as she came forward^ â€" a __._ tinged with pain, as she noted the TOKONTft J fjce of the man lying there, but ti:ele5S a smile which betokened no- bat perfect, trusting, unutterable Le Gautier noted this in his turn, and not tend to increase his equanimity. easy for a man, when he is going amit a base action, to preserve his liinity when met with perfect confi- by the victim. For u. moment she there, looking at him, neither, speak- a brief space. harpy vou look, '" It .C3-3E2 tyle, convenience, durabflite other until you see them, il il.lers sell them S West. y STEAM TRAP Cfl.'S â- ^ SPECIAL BUCKET RETURN TRAP. 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"I am always contented when ire here, Hector," she answered softly. M never at any other time, I sup- cannot say that. I have many things '.but I can always find time to thmk of 1 dwell upon you when you are away, M'Jk what I should do if you were to ffle- Ah, yes, I know you will not do •but if you did, I should die." 'jMtier groaned inwardly. Time had when he had dwelt with pleasure on \m pourings of an innocent heart. ou are not one of the dying order of '^es Genevieve. By no means. And â„¢ often wonder what you would do if I i to leave yoa?" '« girl half started from her reclining «"i, and with her scarlet lips parted, ^oohled expression on her face. ospeik very strangely to-day, Hector," «4med. "What do you mean?" rrKisely what I s iy You are anxious «»how you would feel if I left you. ^catu,sity shall be gratified. I am â- pleiveyou." We me Going away, Hector, iiie'" Genevieve wondered without ECE the Assocla* Company I^tta $96,894. 13,029. 80,234. to Policy D and jiflter it^^,®"»"s5ie heard the words aright, t .V^f *°' pressed her hand to her â- gawavi T?^ ^*' rebellious beating. â- 9rt»d f â-  warmth seemed to have » dim "^^^^ ^^^^^' tlie bright light ,1" •" gradually the words forced Btei/f^^^^" ' ^^^ the cold numbness \Vl.^?'"â„¢Wmg limbs. ., 'jam going away," Le Gautier re- r'"3 Trit}, u°'****'-°^-*a=* manner, but 'i«e .rf f^*' anywhere but on the '»»to"t^i,; ^*" I ^^'"•e no alternative; 1^,«' taking you with "lb me, i: 18 impos- vefc:°j ^?'"«t^i'g «k« ttU," intoned far in a low vagne voice, her ^fe'^-gH'i^^eSS .that It has been not to ' V dav A Â¥^® ^^^ growing cold- ' "' yon a,.„^? "»* yoi come and tell ' f^gte? in 5^ going to leave There is " 'ouwiii "'*^' no sorrow in your â-  ^,'^itt mv L*'*y ' Wet, leaving •*^»-WTiB„ *^' monmin? for my a^ed!-."'*g n»e here heartbroken- DireCtOP. B'^»iS*iJj8°5\the8ta«."LeQ«iw- â-  "^wcally. VT^our talents do be sensible " Stung to madness by this cruel taunt, she took one step towards him and stopped, her whole frame thrilling with speechless, con- suming rage. It would have gone hard with him then, coiild she have laid her hand upon a weapon. Then all at once she grew perfectly, rigidly calm. She stepped to the little sanctuary, and took down the wooden cross, holding it in her right hand, " Before you go, I have a word to say to you," she said between her clenched white teeth. "You are a man I am a poor defenceless girl. You are endowed with all the falseness and deceit that flesh is heir to I am ignorant of the great world that lies beyond the horizon. You fear no harm from me now I shall evoke no arm in my defence but my time will come. When you have nearly accom- plished your most cherished schemes, when you have your foot upon the goal of your crowning ambition, when fortune smiles her brightest upon your endeavours â€" then I shall strike Not till then shall you see or hear of me but the hour will come. Beware of it!" " Perfection " Le Gautier cried. " You only want" " Not another word " the girl command- ed, " Now, go â€" mean, crawling hound, base deceiver of innocent girls Go I and never look upon my face again it shall be the worse for you if you do Go and for- get my passionate words but the time will come when they shall come back to you. Go " With steady hand she pointed to the opening in the wood and without another word he slunk away, feeling, in spite of his jaunty air, a miserable, pitiful coward in- deed. As he turned to go, Genevieve watched him lown the long avenue out of sight, and then, sinking on her knees, she sobbed long and bitterly, so full of her grief and care that she was oblivious to her surroundings. Her face was deadly pale, her white lips moved passionately, as she knelt there weeping, half praying, half cursing herself in her despair. " Genevieve " The word, uttered in a tone of wonder and alarm, was repeated a second time before the agitated girl looked up. Salvarini was standing there, his usually grave face a prev to suspicion and alarm, a look which did not disguise entirely an expression of tenderness and afifeetiin. Genevieve rose to her feet and ' wiped- away her tears. It was some moments before she was calm enough to speak to the wondering man at her side. "I have chosen an unfortunate moment fir my mission," Salvarini mournfully con- tinued; " I am afraid my presence is unwel- come here.^Geneieye, there is something behind. this I do not understand. It must be beyond an ordinary grief to move you like this." "There are some sorrows we dare not think of," Genevieve replied with an air of utter weariness â€" " Luigi, do not press me now. Some day, perhaps, I will ask you to help me. " " I am afraid a brother is the fittest con- fidant in a case like this. Pardon me, if I am wrong but when I hear yon talkine to a manâ€" for his voice came to me â€" and then I find you in such a plight as this, I must think.â€" O Genevieve! my only love, my idol and dream since I first saw your face, to have given your heart to some one un- worthy of you. What will Oiifio say, when he hears of it?' .. « ' But he must not hear," Genevieve whis- pered, terrified. "Luigi, yon have sur- prised me but yon must keep my secretâ€" 1 implore you." "I can refuse no words of yours, oax one thing you must, nay, shaU doâ€" you must tell me who this man u yon must have an avenger." 1. u «j " Luigi," the girL said, Uymg her hand gently uiin his arm, " I shaU be my own Svenger--that I have sworn by the cross holdinmyhand.^ Hit is for years, I ci wait â€" and hope." t_^«« « "That is a wrong spirit," Salvarm re- pUed sorrowfuUy. " Yon are "fj Jâ„¢J "'J ^th your wrongs. Stay here at home, Md kt me be yonoTSiaminon.. l^J^^i^^ wcU to aoraire sndi sentaanenis ftwn ym yet. I shall -not time, for good or (or can I'^^dl mit for ye©* for ZtTiMmi I inWl.ff***' fir too good afj V9- A Sonoma Eagle. A peculiar story is tol-i of an eagle which had been watched for thirteen consecutive years by the residents of a quiet valley not many mUes from Santa Rosa. The same eagle has for the above named period of years built her, nest in 'a cave and there reared her young unmolested. She will renilarly in the spring come from some un known place, lay her eggs and hatch her young. After the young are old enough to take care of themselves she leaves them in the valley and flies away, and is not seen again in that neighborhood until the follow- ing spring has come. Where she goes to and where ^me comes from no one is able to telL The young seldom follow her off bu t stay in the yty and are shot or stray away. Li the spring wh«i she comes to build her nest, she wiU fly directly over the cave for several days; the meaning of this nobody is able to tell, bnt the supposition is that it is to find out whether the cave is occupied by varmints or birds of her own nature. Each day she can be noticed lower- ing down toward the ground, until at last she reaches the cave. After this, perhaps, she is not agun seen for a week, when she will come ont in search of food. A. lady vho mffen agony with her teeth and yet has a honor of dentists rang the bell at her deatisf s the other di^ witii jmne hesitatioOi' 4- li'veried ^arvantaaswwiik. good tMftm ??**»*'!â-  ^•fi^l'**^ CooMto gentty. ^- â€"â€"?-«»,?%«• ^ly aad «dly they «ak«l fa^k to- looted now Salvarini. nMRunfully rensBed pitjr and rag^j^^y for the girC ^3^ agunrt her deceiverâ€" alternately samSe ""h^^ For some time neither spoke. " Will you come in " she asked. "Notnow," he replied feeling invtioetiv*. ly that his presence would only bett nn- weloome restraint. "I had a mMsage to wing from Carlo. He and Sir GeoiErey and Miss Charteris are coining to-morrow.â€" And now, remember, if you want a friend, you liave one in me. â€" Good-bye." "Good-bye, Luigi, " she said mechani- caUy «« You are very gooi. I shaU re- member." Strangers coming to-morrow. The words bear on her brain like the roar of count- less hammers. Strangers coming and how was she to meet them now with this wild sense of wrong burning within her vengeful Italiui heart, bruised but not crushed; She walked slowly up- stirs and sat down in her room, thinking till the evening light began to wane, and the lamps of distant Rome to twinkle out one by one. The very silence of the place oppressed her. " Are you coming down to supper. Gene- vieve?" She aroused herself at these words, and looking up, saw a child standing before her. She was regarding her sister somewhat curi- ously, and somewhat pitifully too; the lat- ter, child as she was, did not fail to notice the pale face and dark-ringed eyes. She ap- proached the older girl, throwing her arm. round her neck and kissing her gently "What is the matter, caro " she asked in her soft liquid Italian. " Have you one of your headaches again, sister? Let me comfort you." " I have tomething more than headache, Lucreceâ€" ^some pain that no soft words of yours can charm away. Run down stairs, chjl 1 I am not fit to talk to you now. " " Please, Genevieve, I would rather stay with you." Genevieve looked out again across the landscape, lit here and there now by twink- ling lights, reflected from the happy fire- sides, till it W8bs too dark any longer to see aught but the ghostly shadows. "Lucrece " she exclaimed suddenly, "come here." The ch'Id hesitated for a moment, and obeyed, taking her sister's cold damp hand in her own, and waiting for her to speak. " Do you remember, Lucrece, the Golden City I used to tell you abou{ when you were a little one, the blessed place far away, where there is no strife and no care, and every heart can rest?" "Yes, I remember, sister." " And should you care to go with me?" " O yes, please. I would go anywhere with you and not be afraid." "Then you shall go. When you goto your room to-night, do not take off your clothes, but lie awake till I come for you. Only, mind, if you say a word of this, you will not see the beautiful city." Through the rest of the hours, Genevieye moved about mechanically, getting through the evening meal she scarcely knew how. Gradually time passed on, one by one the members of the household retired. It was an hour later when Genevieve entered her little sister's room. "Lucrece, are you awake?" she whispered. "Yes, sister; I am waiting for you. Are we going now " "Yes we are going now. Walk slowly, and hold my hand. Come, let us hasten we have far to go, and the way is weary." Silently they passed down the stairs, and. ont into the night-air, along the path to Rome, walking on till they were lost in the darkness of the night Genevieve's face stern and set the little one's, bright and hopeful. Gradually the east flushed with the Golden splend our'of the coming dawn thebirds awoke to welcome up the sun and after them, the laggard mom. The orb of day saw strange things as he rose in the vault of heaven he saw two tired was^f arers sleeping on the road- side and then, later, the anxious faces of a party gathered at a pretty villa by the Tiber. As he sank to rest again, he went down upon a party searching woods and streams far and near and as he dipped be- hind the shoulder of the purple hills that night, his last red glimpse flushed the faces of the stern sad-visaged group on their way to Rome. When he rose again there were no wayfarers by the roadside, but a brother on his knees praying for his lost darlings and strength to aid him in his extremity. In Sol's daily flight he saw hope lost, aban- doned in despair but as came each morn, he brought a gentle healing, but never Gren- evieve back to the Mattio wood again And BO time passed on, bringing peace, if not forgetfnlness. (to BK COVTIinJBD.) oiklnpof soilllMi inasmall vhidi «a^ti«« into the Frasw ud pissb oter, as if on a liTing pontoon hridse, ttK«he 9i»aBits bank. The fish had been dHwn into the stream by the bad-water «f the Fraser and were packed togvAar like sardines in a can. Many curious fish hae» tesn braoght to light by the artesian wdls which are being snnkfrom time to time in various parts of Florida. At the Ponce de Leon Well star fish oi an unknown species were found at a depth of 1,000 feet, and from a well near Brooks Springs several fish with scales d varic^ted colors and fins covered with a shaggy coat of hair when thrown up. At other places fish thtt were totally blind were met with at a depth of 60ato 1,500 feet. A huge devil-fish was captured in Victoria Harbor a week ago by ttiree adventurous fishermen. The monster weighed over a hundred pounds and measured several ^feet across the back. It was caken alive and pulled into the boat, where it promptly seized hold of seats, oars everything else that was moveable with its innumerable suckers. The men were forced into the very stem and stem of the boat, but then was a vital spot between the great fish's eyes and a boat-hook soon found it. William Sykes, a Mississippi planter, wens fishing near Leota Landing one morn- ing, and while he was trying to impale a minnow on his hook the diminutive fish wriggled out of his fingers into his mouth and slipped down his ttiroat. He went- home and took an emetic, but it had no effect, and although all this took place some time ago the fish still remains in his stomach. Sykes hasn't worried much about the mat- ter and tells his friends that he feels no unpleasant effects from his "abdominal visi- tor. He even says that he experiences a certain pleasure in feeling the fish grow. The rapid growth and breeding qualities of the German carp, which is now the favor- ite ffsh for stocking ponds in Western Stittes aVe a matter of astonishment to fishermen A typical instance of its fecimtiity is that related by a farmer residing near Fairfield la. Four years ago he started a pond with three small carp, and this year he reports his stock at 12,000. In the mean time he has BO d hundreds for stocking ponds in various parts of tne State. The fish have attained a great size and are said to be very tame. Their flesh is somewhat like that of the buffalo fish and is rather coarse grained for the table. Prof. Baird says there is nothing to pre- vent a fish from Uving an incredible number of years and growing to an enormous size, and cites in proof of the statement an im- mense pike living in Russia whose age dates back to the fifteenth century. Apropos of this, a well-known Canadian artist now in New York says that while travelliing in British Columbia a few months ago he was shown a gigantic sturgeon which was declar- ed by the people to. have lived in the waters of the Fraser River, to their certain know- ledge, time out of mind, and which, since its capture mote than a year ago, had fur- nished food for several families. The fish was tied with strong ropes to a tree on the bank of the river, and whenever a resident wanted some fish he simply went to the river, pulled in the captive, cut a steak o the size needed, and allowed the great fish to float back into the stream. The stnrgc9n was still alive when the artist left, and was estimated to have enough meat ou its. bcnss to supply the. village for several months to come. â-  tte Milter iritk tUa Mwit me op fcr dinner, laadloid? want, Hmr Moneys for BreacMn' The following tit-bit taken from an American paper is a suitable illustration of how some ministers of the Gospel help to send men to Parliament for the purpose of mutilating the Scott Act. It's election day. A minister of the Gos- pel and a German brewer meet at the polls. Brewer â€" " Veil, minister, I suppose you votes mit dem venatics, vot thinks peer am awful posion " Minister â€" " Oh, no I guess not. I vote the same ticket you do. " B. â€" " Vot I votes for peer and men who helps me in mine peezness. Let me see your dicket. Veil, now, ish not dat goot You breach and you bray all the year against my peezness, but ven you comes to vote you vote shoost like me, and all the.saloon-mene. Does you know dat ven dem vimens vas rount to get moneys, I vas shoost so mat I gifes no moneys to de man vot inderferes mit mine peezness but now I sees you did not mean anythirgs by de breachin' and brayin' You do it shoost to blease dem vimens and fools vot say me shall make no more peer. Veil, shoost as long as you votes right you may Inreach and bray. Cause dem who drinks mine peer no hear you, and he drinks shoost so much as if you no breach. Hero, I now gifes you $10, and I gifes you the same every year shoost so long as you votes mit me." M.â€" " Oh. no I could not take that. It would be selling my vote, which would not be right, you know." B. â€" "Oh, veil, I sees I no gives you de moneys for de vote, but for de breachin' and de brayin' ven you means nettings by it. Now give me your dicket, and I gives you mine, and we go out and put dem in de pox; and I tells de Mples you votes shoost like me, and I votes shoost like you, and de next time dem vimens comes rount dey gets lots of moneys for de breachin' and de prayin' UndBordâ€" AjiirtMitf. yon nbont aoBsa nkefiS^VdlB G n ett Don't care f«liJi4allsi m a oouple ol dwps, not too well dohe. Landlordâ€" Well, it's a little late for chops bnt I «aa giva yon aaytidng eba. Them fiah-balb is nioe. Gnestâ€" A maU porter-honse, with math- rooms. Landkirdâ€" A Inidal oouple ate the last mushrooms I had in the hmae not ten min- utes ago. Tve got some Al Toronto drsMtd beefsteak, bnt, uofmrtonately, it% only on the way. Them fish-balls are brown om the top Guestâ€" Yeal cutlets 1 Landlordâ€" The Ltttbit of veal wentta make chicken sal- er â€" oh I vealT No,im veal but I can give you anything else. My wife picked that cocmsh herself, and them balls aro as boneleBs as tapioca pudding. A judge of the supreme court asked for t£e re- cipe only this evening. Guest â€" Got any spring chicken? Landlord â€" I'll have some nice ones btr breakfast. Bnt if there's anything cdse yon want â€" nice hot fish-biJls, or Guestâ€" Oh let me have some liver and bacon, then I Landlord â€" We don't have liver and ba- con after 2 o'clock, sir. It's just luck that we've got them fish-balls Guest â€" ^Bring me some fish-btJls 1 Landlordâ€" Yes, sir 1 Tea or coffse Guestâ€" Coffee Landlordâ€" Well, the coffee is all ont I guess you'll have to take tea 1 Tufts of ostrich feathers trim the trains of some very elaborate dresses of high cere- mony. A young c6l||^ student, whose chief charm is his honesty says " The superior standing of the college girls is owing to tiie fact that the girls wo» tta sll they aro worth and we work for all our f atiiers an worth." Bill Collector â€" "See hen, I have written you a dozen letters about that bill you owe my firm, and you haven't even recognized them." Coun^ Editorâ€" "Wen they writ- ten on both sides of the sheet I" " Of ooorse." " All such communications go into the waste badtet without reading." **TeQ your motiier, Jcriuay," said his Idnd maiden annt, as shejplaoed a pMoeof cake in his hanil. • tiiat t iMs v«y seriy yew iiMer oodln't eoOMu" "And idmt wfflissiy," i^Hed UttlB SobamyJ^iimm air gf |tta«4gy.l*^ manma asks i^ere Is silMV^MSrealBrt" The Other Side. "Young man!" he said as he follcwed him out on the steps 'last evening, " I want to have a talk with you. Yon have been sparking my daughter." "Yes,su-." " You think you love her." "I know I do." " And you would fain bear ner off to soma woodbine cottage " " That is what I would fainest, sir." " Ahâ€" um What's your salary?" " Seven dollars a week, sir." "Jess so â€" take her. I was afraid yon couldn't support us all on your wages, out it's all right. Hurry up things and get into th3 family in time to pay the next month's rent. You don't know what a nlief it will be to us old folks to have some one to sup- port us." Geoige Growing Great. " I saw an article in the paper yesterday," remarked Mrs. Gabble to Mrs. Vain, her nextdoor neighbor, "stating that nearly all great men were baJd." " Yes it is a shame, too. Now, my poor dear George's hair is coming out so fast I scarcely think he will have any left soon,' scored Mrs. Vain. A Faint-Hearted Lover. I asked her if she'd marry me. Love made me half demented. She kindly heard my earnest plea. And blushingly consented. Since then the wedding day she's set. Her trousseau's almoet ready I know that I'm in luck, and yet ' My nerves are quite unsteady. I loved her then and love her now â€" Her love makes life worth living But secretly I must avow I feel a strong misgiving. Sometimes I wish that I were fret And hadn't Koue and done it. Since her papa has shown to me The bill for her Spring bonnet I Either Feijored Himself, or had Bemaik- able Feet. "Now, you say, Mr. Kolby, that yon stood outside, and, looking over the fence, saw the defendant here strike Mr. Smith." " Yes, sah." " How tall aro you, Kolby " " 'Bout five foot six, sah." " Then tell me, if you please, how yon could stand and look over a nine-foot fence?" " I stood on my tiptoes, sah." The Nice Tonng Man on the Front Seat. On one occasion the late Henry Ward Beecher when a young man was going to a country town in an open stage, the driver of which was a earrulous old fellow, and the other passengers two old maids and a little girl, Beecher being on the seat with the driver. One of the ladies was an affected, over-nice kind of a female who liked to talk, and she kept the driver busy. She was di- lating upon the advantages of city life. " And then, besides all this," she said, " things are so much cheaper in the city." " Y"es'm," replied the driver. " Why, only yesterday I saw hose sold in a storo for twenty cents that would cost fifty in the cotmtiy This was a poser, and it was followed by a period of silence, broken by the little gir]^ who remarked " Say, auntie, what is hose " " Sh-â€" sh " said the aunt, shaking her, and the child became silent for a minnta, and the aunt began to talk again. " Auntie," interrupted the child, " what is hose " " Keep stm, Fanny " said the aunt, with an angry blush. But the child wouldn't keep still, and very shortly broke in again " Say, auntie, what is hose " This was too much, and with a snap the aunt put her foot in it. " Well, if you must know," she answer- ed, " hose is stockings but I hoped that I would not be compelled to mention the word bef on that nioe young man on the front seat." Short, Crisp and DeoisiTe. "What's your business?" asked merchant of another. ' I manufactun quinine and yours " " Specifics for ague." " Stuike " on* Quite Satisfiutoiy. Salesman (to mild- lockiiw old lady). " Yes, ma'am, as yon say, ma^m, this cloth is very cheap. All our goods are very cheap. In fact, we lose money on every- th^weseU." Mlld-loddng old lady. "How'ever doyoa manafl^ to get along, then " we ' Why, ma'am, «• oonldn't, I acsunyon oooldn't, if we ^Ucb% sail soeh enon^oa t)4 â- 1 m r|. ;-l|i I' i