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Accordingly the next morning Mrs. Nnwed sellied down town with a piece of the coveted goods in `her pocket. She felt a. guilty sensstion every `time she :passed a policeman. and hid the sample in her deepest pocket lest `it should prove a clw. `She went to `the store where she usually does her trading-and under V pretense of trying to match the `sample presented it to the clerk. llI\L -.._ -43; ALA ;-`An-`up (`scan `mania UIIIII QIICIIPV yO\IIJ\lClIl\.I\A DO U`! I-II vavocnn Oh. yes," said the clerir. we have this goods. although not in the same :7` grade. " A Tropical Forest. Its giant oaks. chestnuts and magno- lias are thickly draped with moss and wreaths of aerial orchids, ferns nd festooning climbers and parasitic plants. . which hang in great tufts and pendants, waving over the blue hydrangeas of the undergrowth. Some of the branches of these trees are perfect gardens in them- selves. - In the soft drapery '01 moist mess that thickly clothes -their branches and in the beds of. nemold from the decaying leaves that ll their crevices are to be found. not only luxuriant clustersofs exquisite orchids and many kinds of other epiphytic plants. but even large. -woody shrubs and ever- greens. with a variety of owers and `foliage. ' " T . `the blaze of crimson blossoms of the y magnolias also abound. scenting thew _ svauaava A gorgeous - feature of the forest is` Magnolia camplbelli-. Here in its home it, is a forest monarch over 80 feet high, and its huge owers, like those of the cotton tree `below, appear curiously on ` its bare branches before it leaves White air with their fragrance. Delicately ` pink hydrangeas 18 to 20 feet high are common. and ferns areeonumerous that V over 60 species may be found along this forest road within a few mi1es.-ff_'.['rav- els in the Himalayas " . ' Delllporhie opinion. I When I see some men. he said `~ thou.ghtn1ly.,-`V`I_`am prepared to believe that we are hctually descended 1 -om e -monkey: and that in eortain cases it V n haebeen considerable of n deacent."_- 4 `l1`I_.I-', .._;_A. .. clash! urvv It Chicaz0'P5'a? .u.,thc;mu_uuh nin.- ., Hannybody with `art 3 rheye could Ice you ivuras typical Hamcican. "1- 1 Arid `wh:t`in,a fypical American 1" A j v'0n`:-.t_`l\It7- g7l'vi`u.=At1)s`-'b?0'oly. :|_k'a"'-.-`-A % A01-vs!-ndsnsin % , A `sauc- Mrs. N uwed glowed with a feeling` of conscious superiority. ` What is the dierence 2" said she. ,Well. ours is 69 cents a. yard; this seems to be an inferior piece. and you -can buy it for about 29 cents a yard." llTIT-II _.I.-4. I.:-.I -8 ..I..61. 8- :4-9' IGIUULUIA `HIE! L` II VV \3\$ Flannel, just plain black annel, answered the `clerk. but it seems to have been glossed on one side. They do that with a hot iron and some kind of preparation to make it look like broad- cloth. " ' s , n gab", 1-r__-s :2: __-_A. _..n. That _is why'Mrs. Nnwed did not get her bargain. and why Mrs. Pearl is making the broadcloth" up into horse blankets. --WahahiTngton Post. LIUIIIBIJ `IV LIJUI Madam." said I sternly. "will you have the goodness to explain to.wh'at-I owe the pleasure of this visit?" They told me-to come to you. " Who?" Why. the people at the police eta.-V tion. " " T V V ' The police station 2". , "Yes. when they let me go-beca'uee it was a rst oense. youyknow. They said you always took up cases like mine. and that if I stuck to you I should be well looked after. " ` .~ "UCLA II: It 5 5 us adv yua-Ivw IQ up Well. watulgnd of cloth i3 1? '2' {altered Mrs. N uwed; 1 _o__ A. ,,s_2_ I.1__I_ Al___-I I FARM, TOWN AND OTHER LANDS FOR SALE Luauunu uh , U U*u|Jl I1 auu. you 11! with comfortable frame dwelling. Cumberland St., N 3-Pt. of Lot 26. Jacobs Terra(-.o_e, S S-Lots 7 and 10. Marcus St, E S-Pt Lot 23. ` BARBIE-CENTRE WARDS.' ; Dunlop Street, S S-La.rgc`Brick Building. : known as The Moore Block. ' Collier Street, SS--Lots 40 and 41. 2 John Street, N S---Part Lots 5 and 6. W V . `BARBIE--WE8T WARD. ' ; Bradford Street, W S--Part Lot 34. L. Buttereld Foundry property. Bradford Street, E S-Lots 22, 23, 31 and 32. L Bradford Street, E S-'(Thompson s Block) 0t 8. . Charles Street,vW S-Pt Lot 49. Ellzabeth Street, (Boys Rlock) S S--Lot 25. Sanford Street, E S-Pm-ts Lots 21 and 22. Oliver St, N S Park Lots 16 and 17 g 17 Oliver St, S S-Park Lots 13. 14, 15 Boy Shore-S of John ' and E of Ellen streets, 2 blocks of lend, about 7 ac. \J"\lIKIlI.III.I Il.0VU IJ I -14'-J\lIvD $9, 3" and pt 26. ` Amelia Street, I`! and S S--Lots 5, 6, 7. Eugenia Street, 8 S-Lot 5. Theresa Street, N S--Lots 4, 5. 6, 7. 0. H. LYON an sox, INNISFIL. Pt Lot 11 in 14th Con. ' This property in- cludes Miner Point, and has on it a number 01 beautiful building sites. NOTTAWASAGA. s 9, 14 in 4th Con. VJDVQ E Lot 20 iii 10th Con. . . ` SUNNIDALE. Pt E i 12 in 10th, W S R, about 85 acres. . VESPRA. ` _ W 24in'6th Con. This parcel would be rented on" an improvement lease. ' P: W } 25 in 6th Con., about 90 acres, W 1} 5 in"6th Con. E f6f,10 in 6th Con. Lot 10 in 12th Con. Lot 18 in 11th Con. N 40 ac. of W 1 of 19 in 13th Con. . Park Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 on E /I2 in 6th 'Con., 21 acres`. Park L_ot'6 yon 25 in 7 th Con . 5 acres. I STRATHY 6.. ESTEN, ' "DBAINPIPE. Punmuu cmm vuwu us vvs. It was quite true that I had taken an interest in rescuing young persons from becoming habitual criminalsybut I was hardly prepared for this. What have you been doing 7" _ Oh. nothing ` this time-only a bracelet." - This time?" They didn't know-me up here. " `she- explained smilingly: "I've always prac- ticed in the country. Wasn't it lucky? But really. Mr. Miller. I'm tired of it: 1 am indeed. The life is too exciting-- the doctors say so-so I've come to; you. " A At very Low Prices and on Easy '1`erms. oimnnsv nxapncrrunnv 'somomI.-n. BARRIE- sIx'rn WARD. > Bradford St S S-Lot 11 and pt. Lot 12, 1;? nnnrfnri-oln `I-ounn r`nvuu'nu BABBII--lAB':l' mum. Blake Street: N 8- Lots 48 and 49. Blake Street, S 8 -Lots 37 and 38. Cndrington Street, 8 S-Lots 23, 27, 28 nt` nI> OR .AN'.rn1`zAcI'm AND BITUMINOUS % Lot 12. s s 7hTTe$:T.T T T T . Lots 41 and 42 in 6th Con., N ottawasuga. 14-ly A day or two `before. Easter I was` sitting in my oice mshing up some gcrps of `work and ever and_anon ca.at- \ mg happy glances at my portmanteau. ` which stood in the corner. `I was just , _......A n FA:- I!!;`k run:-I n'I;I` S E 1 or 24 and 937; of 25 in 8th Con. Wqtor lllno. Pluor oI"PI-Io.|kc. YOUR CHILD _ A to the grocer whom you tmdt and your child will get from him just what you ask for. _ It .pa.s`s a grocer to gain your conglence, You can safely Vsend . even your child to such a grocer for ' and you won t get something just as good-as Gold Dust frdm him, but you will get Gold Dust itself, ind your child will know the dif- feilencef .No other Com Meal than TILLSON S can be as yellow as` grain: of gold. - You can safely trust you child to order it. Dino: 4 A Yuma Bohmook. ' Foot of Toronto Stroo ` Tnlnnhmng "73 37122} "76uB'1;5.'vha: `in the . world '- ' ' ' Q, ___v-_._ If- II!1I-_ I %TheTiIlson co. Gold Dust corn {Meal .*.aA:3:I.=.`1::a:. -ONT- ~ -18110038808 Iflllollllly II. lllfylll Tilsonburg, Ont. COLLIN GWOOD. Limited, -Dular-1n- 3 vu- The case was a tt8D8 03: bu` 1% had no time to investigaw it nowi wanted onlyihalf an hour to the t met my train left Liverpool 8151993- What is your name '2" I 8Bkd- ' } Sarah Jones. . it Well. [will have your cael00 1 into. Come and see me 8881!! 01" ' you are in distress. you 1118! W'itf me-at Colonel Gunton 8. 308011" E Norfolk. [shall be staying the "5 Going now `('3 ' r "I start in a few nilinntels: Oh. I'll come wit Y0 s ..Madam_" I answered with er:-_ Dhasis. "I will see Y0"'t,f t oice rst. Solicitors, &c. ,_ nnbnn The Ontario Permanent Building and Loan. lssociation Calls attoniion the ' spa,-mt nwmttes offered to % Investors andBn-rowers. 3 g|`|1`| -_vvny pay rent. wnen,- on such can monthlpa tn. you can become_ your own - lord? on vs` the choice of at a monthly `rite of $1.30, $1.50, or $x.9o for ' Sxoo.oo bog. rowed. - tau: or uao, $1.50, ;x.9o ror each Sioo.oo bor- rowed. THE PUBL|C-Why spend all 6'00!` et money? 60. a month placed with the. . P. Loan Association will yield you in about 8 year: A PRESENT of $100.00, or a prot of $41.40 on: your monthlv payments. THE INVES OR-Why not place our $100.00 vyith the O. I.` & L. A3051. and haze it doubled in :2 years. beside receiving during the in- terval 67: per annum paid to you every six months ? In other words, for your $00.00 you will receive an interest $66 and a lump sum of $200. tom` of $366.. making a grand , .. ._._ -_ 7---- An investment safe as govemngent securities and much more protable, realizing the In vegtor an equiva- lent to 15 per cent. per annum. sample interest. For printed matter and further information call on 95 Dunlap-St., Ross Block, Barrie. Evenings at residence, 67 Owen-St. M160- Iut what am I to do? 011- W` "M. sense! I shall come ` I `ban my 1 hr '7 long to you. - I rang the bell. - . `at. Show this T1ady,ut- "-"'"""' onca' i ` ` Conveyancing Blanks per dozen .15 Cents. 0.H.LYoN, Assignment of Chattel Mort gage. ' Release of Equity of Redemp- ` tion " per dozen V wooosrocx, ONTARIO, TENANT+WhY pay rent. When; such 1 nonthlv nnvmemn. von can becnmn vnur nu. I Chattel Mortgage Statutory Lease House Lease} Farm Lease_ - ~ Assignment of Mortgage per dozen 25 Cents. Deeds, heavy paper. Printed Letter and Note Heads in Linen, Bond, Laid and . wore papers, padded, very ' cheap. . Bill Heads and Statements per 1000 % $1.00 The Advance Printing Ye; `as a luuv ..._....__ _______`_ on the bgoze ' "`* -- - .. y we goba it o` stun 5 ~ . er be pragd ter yqose, gt m h. " !O'd '1-yw In` er 1;; V eihey Pefocge. aw! -mrw Yer End: 3 . #11 Wrywh`' 36':-o mid A I e re art. right ;-t,_ ~ 9 the sin that : pawgt tn:-lgj:!:nb{..'t1h;'in . _ o A 6. y bein old! An th11!"8 nutthlnk ` ' Penslaieng schemes baggage`: '1'hur mye that gbod um ; sin : a-coilxlxin yen but It with th town 1 th - re: ignterfer: may `mu u w'nl likewise we asn t got 7 ' ` parndsa year! no Nu mil!!! gn one thing is too am V thing's too dear. , . - In toother ` Old ige 'as done ye; wick So jesu yer mawch on qufch 'rhur's the wot-k ou5e a gh . _ only got ter pick! n 9 em'7`V"V& "'LndD Chronicle. But SEc.TREAS. BARRIE LOCAL BOARD. we ; Envelopes, printed 1 per 1000` $1,410 [Get our prices and see our stock Agreement for Sale of Land per dozen 35 Cents. 20 Cents. AND UPWARDS AND UPWARDS e said. --vv- ` She laughed. bowed and went'---evi- ` flew) a most impudent hnssy. I n ] `shed my business. drove to Liverpool} Feet and established myself ins rIt_ class smoking carriage. I -waavalone_ {Dd settled myself . for a voomfortable, `881` I was rudely interrtipted. - Just 38 the train was starting. `the `001.'.,}' 9p9d--and that odionsyouhg'1vvoman;: Jmnpedinr ' -._ _ ._ : "There! 1 nearlymissed syo"nl".- I319} "1 can hold no oommunic_I`101i Vi. 7-" `I said severely "Yon*9Ii'6.-'I"li."V Krace to yur___r__se:._u `_ .v K. ._ _ Z--`.,_`.-;-_ `. If n .II .._I_, , Iu_- __.Ij.._.I `A4 5'5`-A2 ........ .9 -- --863a A , I`: l"It e illurrigfart. I've W*1`"~}%'. coonel.' ' _ > G You've wired to In! `end? `.1.n9 [ 7 unton? ` Yea: I didn't, wantvto them. I said you won-ld, hl "F With you. It : all&.~`I7i8.3l.`-j;:"?`?.'<*`.ium%~ ~ don't knowwho - {gm are. `but thq G)1-IIf<>"' .0 I ; 1 5 Luaau uunuynuu I ':My name is Joseph Miller: certain- and ada. A LITTLE JOKE. mr RUDYARD Krrnma. `cu: "Rue. ' ..-.. ...... vuuls um. a. nu: orcnoaolam I was at my wits end. Eithexj girl wgs mad or` she wab - a dange `I31 `peg-hon. +`8lI'e ""3 a'"t'c":-5 't'{"'rm "K "M , `7 01! ' `a g or t a police. `I 6581.1. 80 Ind stay as long as you do. % They told me to.st_iok_ $0. you. "I '-\'on'nin'b 5'-nun:-cl-- A s.'_ ..'.___ , ,` an ice VI vvt VJ n She jumped out lightly. and I sank back murmuring: T Thank heaven 1' After I got rid of her rnrjournoy- was peaceful and happy. and .I forgot- my troubles in the`w_arn1 V greeting rhy- old friend Bob Gunton and hiswife gave-me; The girl must have lied about the-telegram: atleast Bob made no ref- ` erence, to it. ..He had a. ne family of ; boys and girls and presented them to me with natural p'ride. - ur-m.-u.. ..._ 1-; -_-.._a.. A.1.1:- a'|...o.. ..... ...... ............ ,........ { That's my 1ot-except`Addie. She : ` gone to see some friends. `but `we expect her back. every minute. They keep me alive. I can tell you. Miller? A L__. 4.-.- _.'... 1...; _..J 1.--`--- ....:..a. Vlll_UIIC`I_ -up `lull HI . I _,.. T V 3:Vh.0.4ori L L '5' I ' 1 ' v\; ;} I ` .5 - . ,. rzgmmit` no `'*.`; ` ~`.**i8e,V=*r Iamna , V i 691:? mini! `ydnr 'z:_king;" 1 is d and took out 3 `I763: _ I um. at nu. ...u.-o __.1 _ , ...... _..u. w. uuv vvuu uuuugcrotllj yinjd unqcr' `itflofa `person. was? 1-quite not making a `un- ipleasant and disc:-editable commotion on the platform at, Beech Hill station. ` What in the worr`ld was I to do_`! g`\n 2-4 -4--- "--4' .` 60 v V `Jill-I llclullo - Ehe laughed merrily, "I `d thought: you, went in for personal supervision. not more peuniary doles. _ she said. "I read that in your speech at the-charity organization meeting. No; I'm not to be bribed. I'm going to the Guntons ." HT!-"gal-an-.1 TL!..._..-..-..L----- Tr"--4 QIIVCQ G Wall UVII JV. 6$IlICOO After tea uiy host and hosteeai insist-1 ; ed on taking me for a stroll on the ter- race. It was a beautiful evening, and I did not mind the cold. As we were talk- ing together I heard the rumble of wheels " An omnibus stopped at the gate. ` e t 41,- L_._ n --_I: 1-c__';__ .41; .. ...... u. uuv vvvsau Wl_lB 1 I10 (I01 . Shall e we stay long :at `the Gun- tone')?" she `asked. _ A u i "You. miidam.` will never go there. ? Oh. `yes. I shall!" _ - Indeed. you won't. I'll take care of that. The police will see to that. " ' ; .11 don't timing 'B'a`0.-m -H..- `....1:-- I M ....v, Into`: an: IIVLUIIIUBI 0\)_ JV. _ `I bednnib nngry. Any man would hava But nothing was to be gained by losing my temper. I took out a save ereign. ` - - nun . A - J vvn-av Iv I hadguagsza is wrethed hour. This girl was evidently bent on blasting my character. ` T be `.:.`.1&:1:iV:;in.." said I, "if you will get out` at this station. I'll give you a 5 note." i 1 - _ -v vvu What? I heard you heifer gavp away a farthingl They said no one could get a penny out of you. " 6575 3.. &..-.. $1....` 'I` J:..-__...--.- -D 8.. With a sigh of relief I took a note from my pocketbook and gave it"her. ' I'll pay it back soon." she said`. Never let me see your face again. Apologize for me to the Guntone. , I1..-J1.._ " It'J..lanr nmamnm-5.1.1- 1;. _. .. ` v. T `.011? "'e"$LI{7 `1 ?_ ;:1._:av:vered my companion. with a condent nod. She's used to girls, like me. " 4517.... ...........x... ...- n 1 _.-.-..;-.1 -_. -v-v w --.-uu uv assay gnaw Ll-I00 V ; You surprise me, I retorted ear.-T j castically. but she only laughed again. 1 ' I returned to my paper. ` i an hour passed in silence The train l began to slacken -speed as we neared the station next before Beech Hill. She looked up antleaid: . u1'l7-._'I.1 ._-.. _.--n__ ___4L-__ 1- 323-2; -vv-vu u-`I KQQIQSQICVI I Would. you really rather I didn t~ come with you 7" T - ` T L- _-_...-J - :_-A._I.-J I.-..._ l'I'._ vvIuIa\n awn In villa V I1: is true that I dis.ap;;;vo of in-_ discriminate charity. but under. the i..`i`;'`.``E"``:`` 1"- w--`:'i`-gig;-iwain a deserving object! Well. I'll take it. " . -__I2_` r 4, ,1 :I7f_ you '11 et out at the next station}. I'll give `you this. " V Q1... I-_._L-J ..- -~-A!`- -"- " "`7I. :;.bs1;r.;. I? :;ruJp;:t:a;:);:uV`Vh.at will--what will Mrs. Gunton say ?" uni-. -1... ....._u. _.:_A|II-.`_-._-_-L1 "Ah. the bus," "said Gunton. ' "It` runs between here and our market town: ,. . . an" 1 II II 1,, g ,,,_I,_, 'i"'imaxy heard him, for. to my hot} ror. I saw. descending from the bus- and opening the gate, that girl I` IlQ..-.I L AAAA gal. T1uQu:t\1` llunno` `gain \ :``Send her away I" Icried. ..S;end her } away! On my honor. `Bob. as a gentle-_ man, I know-vnothing about her. " .W-hy. what's the matter?" . "I solemnly assure Mrs. Gunton an _. yourself that- Il`ITL-.6 n Ck; onnl-for II1:Q`1 thn Inna " .E:t`.g`i`1:l`-u-.that'barefacAed girl!" - ' urm... ncdl Whv that : In`! noh. gnu. 0 That girl! Why. that : my daugh- ter Addie!" * Your daughter? . The-little ininx walked up to-me with _ a smile. dropped _a little courtesynnd _._2j and IIIIQ ' V "I knew. Mr. Miller. that it wasn't true that you would refuse helpto at really `deserving case. ".l.`h'e othereeaid you would. but I thought better of` you. " A _.s 4.- 1...`! cu.` .8-nnogsvu tan gn ?V:lVVhat s the matter with the man? 1 What s~he talliing about?" .;`11L_. 1);`. A.L-L ..S_1 LL-L.`nn-n`nnA` you. And she had the efttontery. then` and there. to tell her parents all about in I `.1_.!`_I.. ..-......a.. -`non Clan 1nnnffi!lflIf.I`I- A remarkably pretty girl of about 18 was ushered in. She stood still some: way from me till the door was closed. \ Then she suddenly rushed toward me. \ fell at my feet and exclaimed. You will protect me. won't you '2" . mun. A . . . . . . ...-.. hula mun: `do: 44.. I819. (00 Ian not ycucuuu an uvvuu ... I thilnlrparelnta are the mostVinf;atu- ated class of persons in the community _ They laughed. and Mrs. Guytqn Aeaid "How'clever of you, Addie! Ypn must forgive her. Miner. My dear title are so playful!" . _ na._'_-1.1 a A ....I `-1.- ciniinli rntnfliad the pxaymu . . . . . Plaiyfull And she never returned the 5_ note. % ` f .1 This revolution was V occasioned by a worthy Welsh baronet .preferrin'g his lobster, for supper hot Four rst rate whist..playevu-consequently -four --great -men-adjourned from the house of com mono mo Brookea, and proposed a .rnbbe'r; whilo rtho cook w__a's f'The `lobster must be ho " said iho baronot ._f'_A rubber may` last; on hour. '--' Iiid anoth- gr, .u_| gho ' lobster may btcold`-;ag$3n` " ' `>---A ' ---A L-1; ried nem. ; con. Down they sat "and found it veryllvely to win or} lose so much quibker.` :Be`Ii_des fnrxjiuhing con-. vejtmion it %th- thins wad new .:-..1:hey "we`t?o,'Aleiilatou nd` :`hgd- I ne. 1=soua-a-un.uuuxu..- 0!` IPOIIBG DUIVIU WB uuvv unsung..- It in too long. " said` a. third_._ Let us out it shorter. aid the fourth": car- --I ---- -.-. `nnib zth" at "and 1'. an E0 .miy' bo coldxagsin r upoi. L boto1joV`W.. have nishd.'- :71. 1. 5.... Inna. I. M "Short Wiut-`-Its lnvontlqn. . _,'~ -3 I__. _V v_ vvw--- 7 wits` end, vithezj `axis or ` was: dangerous "d`i`C `n-A- =`-'- -- -- J \ . ' ..RIi.'$'.30II!| ` . 1 Iyanuwhfto.hunoutlioIIN!!!Nll. ' ` Eou'Io'*Buntyl _ 3 whit: cwsu-tn_tho.du.Ik. II1dowu::inIgl1_tovorIh|dowy.lIndl.- ' .. . Hen-to BeaVntyI' L U`|`{{`ouTx'e the famous Mr. Miller. aren't you-Mr Joseph Miller. the philanthropist ?" |l`I- _..-an :1` `Ann:-uh "`n-D an-CIn:w|- `on-.1126 in: new xv Beauty,-g Ii *9 -illiutrj. . lqrptothow tap `on yellownnu. "'5L__.'*!.|`.- . 11: will hiun niv toxthoao waving .'uu.5,g . / . (To the mule wands ofthy white hands. limit A Hnnnlewl ,..- -and uou`lIl _vvIlluI.UI may wanna unnnu. Heart. o Bounty! .I':om the white an an the `gray dusk. Bean 0 Beauty! \ `lines: the unseen waves at unseen strands. Heart 0 Beauty! .1090 the 8I11|.._t.il.0 nd aetonr shadowy But i1ver.'nev9r. hover thy white hands. wlyito ` . Ilnnuq -3 I:...}o.| Ixac-V no Iavuuuuuu `I `i'1`hey were very ` plausible `looking .pieces of- dress goods. with a ne glossy `nish like broadcloth, good salvage and 3 yard and a'half~wide. All these `points were artfully suggested by the peddler. although be permitted the ladies to 41..:-'.1.. u|.-a. 4.1.-.. 1.-.! .I:..........-mm! I-lnnvn . . It haslbeen. .8Qm.e time since the Nu- wds have been hea`r'd`from in these col-` umns. Not thatithey have been divorced -or have ceased .to have- .-the numerous small diculties in zident to newly wed- ded couples. Ineed at thilwriting they have a couple of small diculties. aged respectively 2 years and 2 months. he- tore whom most other matrimonial troubles fade into insignicance - by comparison. When the calendar be- comes -divided into four seasons`-viz. colic. teething, walking andta`-lking- and the principal itermsrof expense are pap. paregoric. Pon_d s extract and pills. then all other ills which do not affect the health and well being `of the ``infantry' fade away until they become as nothing.` There is nothing amusing about the illness of a child. even if it be no more than that common and com- prehensive ailment known as tummy ache." Therefore the annals of the Nu- wed family have been allowed to lapse forlack-of suitable material. But last week there occurred an incident in the `real. comedy vein which may be worth recording. \1'.._. :1. I.--.._-_-3 A.L_L 1-- -..-- LL- cvvvo Vac-can -Now. it happened that for once the imp and the infant were asleep simul- taneously. and Mrs Nuwed was enter- , taining a couple of callers amid such unaccustomed peace and tranquillity she could scarcely realize it, and was constantly on the qui vive for some`- thing to happen. Consequently a ring at the doorbell gave her a nervous start` that completely severed thethreads of conyersation. 1 II *0 An` VVII V vonlinbov Now. the Nuweds live in one of those modern at buildings which have all the doorbells down in the lobby and speaking tubes running to the dierent \ apartments. so that it is possible to put a. caller_through a sort of entrance ; examination before admitting him by means of . a push button that opens the 1 front door. In `C Q: ' 0-I , , NA \ CGVCI. \I\I\ICI 1 ` So when Mrs. Nuwed s maidservant. jwho combines the duties of cook. cham- rbermaid and nurse. ' appeared to an- ` nounce the visitor `the ladies, learned ` that a smooth spoken individual desired ` to show the lady of the house some very ne imported dress goods. Accord- ` ingly they decided to admit` him and inspect his wares; 9. species of dissipa- tion which no woman can resist, be he s. peddler of tinware or a purveyor of silks and laces. The three together de- cided thstthey were a match for any 1.1.3.. __..1 I._ 4.1.- ._-; :1. :. ..-... 4:..- ?i_`?.?1f'B"y'tiiJ`v?g. Tt""z.o}3'u"i.2 to introduce the other ladies as_Mra. Lai-n and Mrs. Pearl. , . nu- - __-s:'I-_ __._.x 4. 1.- - _.-.._ ........- The peddl-er proved to ban very suave individual, with a slight Scotch accent. and as he unrolled his pack he proceeded l to unfold a very specious tale about i how he-`became possessed of these valu- able goods and was able to oer them _ to discerning ladies at surprisingly low gures. - According to this tale, he bought them dirt cheap, owing to-his connection with some English mills. and the inference was that he hadsuc- ceeded in sneaking them past Uncle Sam's customs collectors without pay- ing the customary duty. Now. it is a strange and unexplained characteristic of women that nothingappeals to them like smuggledgoods. Consequently this . ingenious tale `heightened the interest in his wares. and when he unfolded them it was to a chorus of ecstatic fem- inine squeals. ' -`ML.-- an-"4-A C\`l|Ui'h`Q xlnnlrino _ It would be delightful. WHICH uuuuu In many vvonun _ " __ Jug ' \ o to spend a fortnight with my `old 1 friend Colonel Gunton. in Norfolk, and i Iwas looking forward to seeing him: again with great pleasure. We had not 2 met for ten years. and Ihad never been 3 to his place or seen any of his family l The telephone bell rang. A . "Oh. confound itl I-hope that's noth- "i ing to keep me! I exclaimed. and 1 rose to see to it. _ Mr M11ler. are you there?" "Yes` "All right I'll come round. A few minutes passed and then my clerk announced. A lady to see you. IIIIJIJUIIBI-I ywaauausvu think thatmthey had disc832:e""tezT Now. you know. of course. that no cheap goods-come in this width." said he oracnlarly. whereat each lady nodded assent. Indeed it may be suspected that this peddler was a bit of a hypnotist. I\I an-an--an `Inn nsndnn lndi {aha Ilff Iulll IJUI-IIJIGA "nu II you was 3. ..J t.....,...,.. Of course the price -was the next thingasked. and the - artful peddler at rst `mentioned a pretty sti gure. When the ladies drew back. he admit- ted that as he was anxious to return to` the old country. he would entertain propositions looking toward scaling down the original price. At the same time he took occasion to mention that he had sold to Mrs. "Senator 0 Grady.a `piece of goods exactly like the one of- fered for fa greatly advanced a price" Then ensued a chattering and bargain- ing which. it may also be noted. is an- other ` delight of the feminine soul. There was` one piece of black goods which all the ladies coveted. but Mrs Pearl washthe rst to mal:e;an- oer for it. so the others -sat. back`~and.left the eld to,her. The-price.ygradu_al_ly dimin- ished etrom 9 1 to` $8 fora iece of R five '_y:.a`mds,'and; on reachingfthis p .tthr_ gure. `theppeddlerethrew up high ds despair-T 3 inglyyand de'clared' he` eoinl reduce it no by new or Mrs :2ea:1vm=: * `ing? ;dowm`. the%:pedd1er.s~the otheriadles ;yieq;pnv;ove1sqgpeg.pwaai?:nim.- .'-a` w `R 3 W WW 45! not? W013}! liugquuwu. Cull vvauu uuv use vo In man who ihadj beegy badly beaten. ho_ 01doii`np;_hi ` `uni dg`:-`ted. Then. ,_ mob. . ll -Flova =1 A BARGAIN. runny: , I new York Tbnnb. \/av-- sir. ' beam epfalinig: iike. explaiillujg `. otexm is -nn ' -a.. ma e;;a3 Vvhich ahecauid n6t7 possibly use inext fall. a large- part of her allowance. ,8he like '. wine-declated that ha waaafraid to take: 2";, I_..'_;..-- I-...A. 1.4.. 11._n_"_._.g ,1-__.u; _-__ 97%III? `IV VV_ WCIFOO . A Sowhen Mr. Nuwed. tired and hun- gry; -did arrive he was treated to a rhapsody on this particular piece of broadcloth" and "was. silently voted `an unfeeling brute by his gentle, spouse because he preferred corned beef and cabbagerto contemplation of its mani- ffold beauties. After dinner and with lighted cigar between his lips he as- sumed a judicial aspect and proceeded` to examine the cloth. Mrs. Nuwed dis- played it in all lights. draped it over `her shapely person dresswise and ex- patiated upon its beautiful gloss, its great width and its eminent "desirability as a spring gown. Then, of course, she explained how she really had nothing to wear. which was something of a revelation to Mr. Nuwed. who recalled "some recently paid dressmaker s bills and could not remember having seen `his spouse in the role of beauty un- adorned. However. like a wise hus- band. he said nothing on this score and contented himself with trying -to tear the cloth. after which he decided that it was pretty good stu. -l'l.:_ _.-.. ..--II._. -11 L- `I...-_. -L.._L% you-ucclasvu nun: uu Vtflvllfllll cu. wanna, Eihague nest lir hhliadd should up % 61-iii her. Kcctdiniy. she agreed to leavdit with Mrs. Ruwed tor a day or" two. until she could smuggle it home. | `:3 LL}; In L4-nu-n `I... :14: ..-...4. `A UV!!! IIOIUIC nnnuv UVIIJIJ Tuijuaalv II llvnunlin this irhow Mtg. Nnwedcame to ebv'et'het neighbor : goods. Bythe time Mr. Nhwed came home todinner she 2____-_n.__`a J.L'._.L __2_A. _ Ea `{.;`..e;'ee`"t 1'i_u'"?Zcao}"`?7i.`o'&7 cloth at le_ast a dozen times. and with each inspec_tion he_r desiro to possess it viovnn oaautruvvovnu canon `cw became overpowering. G- '....I.-'. It. \T......'z ya-uuv c was g-ovum-J B v v u u us- `This was really all he -lrnew about. dress goods, but he argued from the standpoint of common sense that there must be something queer about a man's selling goods at less than cost. . Inci- dentally it.may be mentioned that Mr. Nuwed had been bitten by one of those Cuban cigar peddlers, although, of course. he kept this fact secret from his wife. but it served to cut hiseyeteeth, and he applied the lesson to the broad- cloth" _peddler. According to his diag- nosis.- the man was either a smuggler and liable to the law or a thief, in which case Mrs. Nuwed might be-re- lieved of the goods by the police, if not b suspected of receiving stolen goods. or ` a plain everyday fakir. with - a new ; version of the Cuban cigar game. 1 \Y-:J.L-.. .l 1.1.. .._l. 1.....- -_...__.--L- vvounvna U vunwunn vdalno 5 Neith} 8? the first two :1-1-'-gv1'1ments agpgaled .to Mrs. Nuwed, for by that -..-...`. L..-:L .1 I...'.....3..8.Lc- -1, II yvudvu - Iav cannons on-vvvvs; -Va VJ up--v barbaric` trait of 2 inininity al- ready mentioned the sex seems "to de- light in a slight avor of lawlessness. As for the insinuationthatit might be a phony" piece of goods. `indeed she declared she would trust her own eyes against any would be swindler. Ac- cordingly she proposed the next day to make overtures to Mrs. Pearl for the purchase of tlievgoods. and the best Mr. `Nuwed could do was topersuade her to take _e sample of it to some reliable store to tested. u`Ahl Then lam safe!" And she sat down in` an armchair and smiledcon-` dingly at me. u'|l_J.__. 0' -_:.1 I` _A...._1_ H1311 ---