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WATCHERS BY THE DEAD The walls were papered with an indefinite pattern of wavy I due Ui it, instead of stretch ing up to the ceiling, seemed lo draw to- wn da either c irner, increasing the tunnel- j pl A ,. e lo keep his like euYct oi the room. The l*re, unp*inle<l spl i, . e f ne j,,i ma k e 'up a lot ahead, the's Hnor was worn into ridges and hollows that u,, o win' 's they'd tit." The man raid no more. It was evident that the widow's anguish lingered unpleasant- ly m his thought. Hut when his companion *|<ke again he roused himself and turned to listen. . , ' rhe , h *-' tu "!"' VV, tei y i u hly blow ln now. "It cu led slack of him, that's what I call it !" he tlHrmed with I)e ,.,|| t . M het. .. ( )|,_ well. I would n't go so fur's that ,, e ,t|, er . Cap'n .lolin says ho ilo't hev no ' B ' t they won't ' threatened the liability of table ami stove. vc,,e niraigiit backed chain lined in order i.: i nik along the western wall, a chintz- I coii.'h m the head -if Ihe row. Be hind them wan a window. On the front of the ro^tn two other windows opened, ihesc o. ni .-'kiin; the orchard and the short cut the islanders ma.li> in cominc from the Aunt Ann'll be all soul alone, won't ihe? A big fainbly the' w u/ 'fern, 'n she's th' only one left. Dear ' dear . wharf. It wan night and curtains covered t \vh ii vanity, </ the ncnptur' iayt." now All the narrow pane*. grotesquely shadowing a man and a woii.an. They two sal quietly for the 1 The' don't seem to lie nohody to do f'r said, feelingly, "victuals makes a good deal o' iliff'runee !" The woman nodded, comprehending. "Your I'oily wu/ a first rate nook," *he said. "I felt reel bad f'r ye when she died hevin' to comedown te anybody else's grub. I'd know though, where ye d find a better housekeeper 'n Aunt Ruth is -'r use' to be. Course I s'pose she'* failed e/. she growed old; but she could cook. "Sha's failed," the man coincided, dis- mally. "Well, pore creatur', she mean* well :" "Uh, I knows ahe means wnll,' h- agiee.i "lint, consarn it ! that don't keep In-r suutl' out o' the) apple sarce '." The needles flicked a little faster. " I'm sorry tor ye, Joel," the woman said, after a moment. "I know ye done well by I'olly her," she went on. a moment later. " I \ "' *< '"> many 1 * the time, what a good on uither aide of the open door that led to the I* kitchen. Tin' woman, who was short, snug-featured and plump of body knitted spasmodically, drooping her work to vent a perfunctory mgh or *:(> a dniihl- tul t<-ar. The -nan wax tall and strongly built betraying in his movements a lumber- ing BDOOIMCUHHIMSB, which stopped short of akwardneu because it was unconscious. He i.ad leaned forwir I in hi* char, elbows mi knees, staring at the floor, rouaing at Ir. minute intervals U> look at the el,..-*. Wi . n the hour strurk, he rose slowly, as though pulling together his joinU. He strelchedrnnaruis al>ve din head and yawn- ed; then, tip toeing noimly to the table that enured the room, lifteu the sheet, and stood gazing at the while and silent shape. The woman fidgeted after him. When he laid down the covering ihe straightened it, ilr iping thf elites with fusxy exactitude. most part colnc , to ht .|., ,|i ck ., f r t | le f unertt |, . A l !_.!. * 'cause 1 mistrusted I wu/ nearer to her'n anybody on the Inland : n' yit I aint very .u'.ir. Her great-uncle .lohn < 'M.I, nl.fr mar- ried my mother'! second cousin, Tildy Klelcher ; that 'd make no" She paused perplexedly, scratch.ng hlr head with her I '"' P" 1 "P wlth anything, i..... n,. nH thn 1-i.Utimniiiin ient unnamed 1 twenty years ago : n I am t ii-edle, and the relatiomihip went unnamed. " It 'd I't nwful lonesome t r her in thu big house," she added. " Things don't never neein the same t' a wnlder ta widdercr. ' The man said sober- ly, " 1 know." " Uh, well, yon'rt* a in in Men c'n be out round, 'n' find things to take up their minds. Women can't 1 git se sifk o' my own com man ye wu/ round the house 'n' it does aeein's though ye'd ought to he rewarded e'r it 'n' take some comfort. You're a young man, yit, 'n' yil when a man gila to be your age he needs to be kind o' cossetted. 1 know round could . a old woman, by myself. I can't Stan' it te ban te bang same's I twenty years nuther 1" "My shirts is damp fi in the washtub when I bev te put 'em on '." complained the man. with deep self pity. "Oh, well, I don t I'lame ye f'r findni' fault with that. Taint right'" She nod- ded her head reassuringly, and he, wat"h- moistened his lips lo speak. "Say, pny, sjineume., seems uz though I sh'd tly i *'phrony-'; he began; then.thiuking better they reached their out o' my skin." Her companion turned, h.-lf ai>i;rilv, triiin|N-tiiig hia wor agaiiikl his better ju-lg- ti>f it ; itwaa.i grievance that would not r>'pres3ned. " liu: that aint se bail's git- he as- "Sh h- f . 1 1 |n i nt.u. i>i. . iimt Mill v w rpsc," *he aid in u n ' sick o' y'r victuals, I bate ye aerted. She looked at him aslant. " Mi makrs a pooty m i 1. 1. tnl undertone, chairs again. " He looks nat'ral," the man amended. n , ne said. There came no rejoinder, and he sat |ieech- , He subsided, changing his position a lit leu for ome minutes pursuing a reluctant tie, W iih tl.e air of one who fee-la he may memory. When, at Ungih, he .poke, apropos nave m adc a mistake. When ihe hid knit of nothing, it was in hia every day manner, i 1^,1 |,, r gome moments, glancing :'rei|iienlly Tho deep, sonorous bass woke uncinny ' at him, n strange, suggestive smile curving echoes in the ijuiet r.wm. His companion lhl . ,i Mll p| t ,d eorm-rs of in r mouth, sho her- started, glanced around and hitched her M .\i t ,, ,^ U p t), o conversation. tie lleet uncle Ike's fatliur of it, was silent. Presently from the barn was heard a cock crow. The sound taken up at the neighbor- ing farm* and prolonged, shrilled resound- ingly through the room. Tin- heavy atmov pliere seemed visibly to lighten to th- dawn of a new day. The lamp on the mantel burned lower. 'II. w,nin, rising, with an exclamation, lilew u out. "' Most daylight," she announced, peer- ing through the curtain. "The night's gone real i|'ii<k,.liH-l. I'm glad you wu rv\ on inn t< i n IN ixiu t Pawn (properly yxini isalnxury much es- teemed by the natives of India. It consists of tin: fresh leaf of the betel-vine (I'iper l!"i/eli, in which ii placed a litlle red cat- echu, l-stel nut, and quick Inn- ; spices are rr nr h rial* Hi- I.I r..r It 1 11 o in bj B.I n ,1. ..r I liln. -. I'ir.il. . Mail advioei from Tonquin bear out the cabled from Paris recently that of the betel-vine are sometime* added medi- cinally, tor cold* and coughs, for pawn U also regarded as a stimulant. If a native of India be an opium eater, he adds some of his favourite narcotic. When these several additions have l.vu made, the leaf is fold- T r ev t high trench omciali dared not venture oat- side the big porti without a ctroog gusvrd, and that the Anam mandarins were stirring op a general rsvoli aginit foreigner*. Letters received in Shanghai and Hong Kong from Tonijnin up to July ) give many I'liiiun* n*c o-"n iiivie, i,iia icai i* mm- > . . , -.. . , . i^^. ed ,n a parucular way and eaten w.th us | *****"&* J^M^S? contents. The betel-leaf is obtained from a creeper extensively cultivated by the Hindu*, who regard il as very sacred ; and it i* with the greatest tilt ticulty that any one who is a follower of another religion can obtain admittance into a plantation of betel-vines. The betel- nut is obtained from the areca palm, and is so called simply because it is eaten with the betel-leaf. The visible effect of eating pawn is that the teeth, tongue, and lips all become red, and the two latter much swollen, so much no, that aftera long course of pawn-chew ing, the utterance becomes thick and in- listinct, and the teeth black. The expec- toration is also much increased, and is coloured a deep red from the same cause. To our Kuglish taste, pawn is very of- 'etmive ; but the native* of India reli-ii r, and regard it as a necessity. It n much eaten by Mohammedans of both seies. ai.d by the natives of Bengal The Hindus of ' (ram *.** 'V Northern India do not indulge in it so I V"'", u * rl S ' ' n "V 1 , . ' f^L if.... i Hoi Priong l_ha.n.ir ot t o Bands of pirates infes: all the north- ern part of the country. They come np boldly to Lang son, the present terminus ol the lailrosxi, and in several encounters with militia they have routed the troops, naving better arms than the French Government furnishes. Last year one of the piraU chiefs captured a wealthy merchant of Ha- noi, who was on a tour of his branch house* up the river, and did not restore him tc liberty until he had paid a ransom of fifty * thousand franc*. The captive wa* led blindfolded to the place of meeting, and was also warned by the pirate that if he gave any information that resulted in loss of life or pecuuiary damage to the outlaws they would have his life. No effort was made by the i Government to punish this highhanded outrage, and the result has been num. THUS imitation* of this kidnapping. The latest, case u the capture of M. Ve/iu, the contractor of the railroad which Phu.langTh.iong. of the j 1101 rnong l_'ha.njr ot Commerce. He in- sisted upon su|ierinlending tho railway Bra- reely. Kuraii.uis and others of races frequently chew it ; and some ..*> , n Ihe habit o continually taking it; but | w r \ *\ l^n"^" r "3' he ' , ire i with a corpae'* a solemn thing, 'n' chair a little closer. "Terrible baud lo chaw tcbackcr, I'ucle Ike use' to be." the watcher said. " I rep- lied one. time we wu/ cumin round from Cape Ann in tho old 'Li/y Jane 'n' it come on :> -now why, tu/ your Dave t wu/ with us, come to think on it! 's I wu/. a say- " You rec'llert uncle Ike's mother, uncle Aaron n'n aunt Ileck ?" she asked. "T'liey wuz (jueer, wan't they ? ' " Kind o 1 ." " I know one time 'long 't last of 'em, I mi. in one day when uncle Aaron 'd gone out to the haru'r somewheres. Tin* chair 'l nhot in thick, 'n long 'fore dark ye | K , lt W u/ Im . ri.ur, ye know used al'ays ' ' '' l In't see y'r hand afore ye. Uncle Ike be hid the tiller ; but sho ! he couldn't do to set over thrru by the stove h'a'th. Well, J didn't think o' nothin' 'n' I took it. nothin' but keep her u nnivin', 'n' strain his , | IM) ty soon in come* uncle Aaron. He look- ed al me, 'n' hu walked 'round a minute 'r two, lookm' at me, 'n'when 1 didn't nuke no move to git up he sol right down on the ilme. Aunt Ann told me a'terwaius he sot in. -re more ii two hours 'fore they c'd V says he, <ii' me a chaw, | CO n him to take his chair ag'm " "Oh, I s (Kin- ef the' wn/ odd streaks m nn Ie Ike he come by 'cm houe.st enough, apo-e ye've. '.Vyit he wu/ a good ev'rige man fur's 1' !P *" c'n make out." eye* 'n'apit. 'Long towards mornin' it kind o' I. it. I up. 'n' e;- lin-k'd In-v n we wu/ down ahre.utl o' the < 'ape light* <_ i| Kli/ I.eth, ye know. I recollect when he nee 'em L'ncle Ike kind o' shoo 1 ' himself, 'n' then he. turns In vour Dave. will ye, Dave ? " N' then Dave laughed, 'n' nays he, ' How much o' my telxtcker chawed wnce we left l.L.n Setlin' up i some folks make< it" solemner. But, land akes ! when I r-" 'il.-ct how you 'n' IMC 'n' Dave 'n' Polly used lo play to-gcther when we wu/. young ones, it don't seem '* if I'd ever git lonesnnv with ye," The man was silent --grasped and held by an idea. "i.ueHji I won'l knit no more," his com- panion went on. She pinned her work with the needles and rolle I it in a fra^i.ieut of ni'|>i|>r. "Such hi;ht 's this 'a bad for the eyes nut her one thing n'r t'ther. Awt'l kind o' gloomy here, ain't il ? 'X now 1 look at ye, Jr. -I." she stopped suddenly ill front of him, "This he/, woreon ye. (Vine home witn me In M. by V gu s'm waim breakfast to chirk ye up." He threw one leg acroM the other, in the f iiiii.'H <>f adeieimiiu d nn i. in I. knotting t would be ijuite accurate to say person of pure Knghsh pjrcn'age is iu the habit of eating pawn. When a native calls upon a fellow-country- man the master of the house immediately guard of twenty-rite trail. eurj. They were of no service, for when he was in- specting tiie newly constructed road a gang of twenty pirates, well arm- d w r !i rides. man me uix^ier 01 me nonae miMieiiiaiuiy .'. . TJ i . i. c*lls for pawn; and when u ,s prep.urd, ail 'woo,jed down on him Hi. guard look to .' r r th^ir It^MlM Att.l \ ^/m lM.fi, r^ MM IritABV wfiat present begin lo chew it, carrying on 'ti- versaliou meanwhile. When the called- upon thinks that it is time for his friend to leave, he e-ive* some gentle hint, such as. that he hopus his friend will call agtin soon : and the calivr rises to depart : l.-r before he leaves the house, he is prec with more pawn, so that he uiay not leave with his mouth empty. Bengali baboos m.itive gentlemen) when their heels, and Ve/m, before he knew what had happened, was stripped of bis clothe*, i in Chinese garb, and hurried across the country. His cap'.ort were seen last going in the direction of Buo-lao, where they are, doubtless, h ;M:n^ la n for ransom. The pirate* surpi *ed and carne t "d M. !U|ue, another wealthy merchant in June. He is now engaged in negotiating lor h..s telease, the pirates demanding a larger ransom lliaii M KiMjue seems to think n in good taste. There is no question that the great major- "unuan, mi Jdl their lawlessness i* wink- ed at by ti'e I'-uin-ie touenii'.ent and the cm f soo,.l superiors or employ.. ' I Armanis, chiefs. If. a! : -.Me t. . I i~ii,mr.. toe freebooters, because they retire n ,f.iu_- home for business habitually supply ites with pawn -, and any d iy they mat U- se,',, gonig along the street, with U >' "' th<f P' * Chines, from \ , l.pia>i.l toiiguci swollen and ,ed. I, ,1 not J niost """"rly !"" " f '-" ' considered etiquette by the natives ot India */,"* . ^IT'i' to eat piwn or anything else in the prcs ' Auoihe idia in tobacco thing 'ii which the just as inucii as iiilwtitute for natives of .n. Is tighliy. looked into her cyet. I pipe which is u*ed in India is tiie hookah "Say, Sophrony !" he deman led cx[i!oiiie. 1'de base of the hookah n a brass ve*se "Id know, I'ri'' Ikehaya. " ' Three plug-, l-y n >ky '." says Dave. The woman -mil' I fonalraiiifdly, an I after an m.1-. i.t inu-rvl. " Dave thai'* my husband -never used telim-ker," she victory in In" >oire. " 1 " I v. u/. a tell in' Aunt Aim that she'd ought te fu"l te bow te tho dispensation* o' I'l o\ i,|cnce,"the woman pro,-.., -I, I piously, "I'n.lf Ike wu/ falin'. No knowm' imt he might a' turned out deef 'n' blind 'n id. d' know who the l.oy* lake a'ter. They wu/ al'ays a -die win' r amokm. " I s'pose it'* kind o' coniform/, in. man <!<< ide.l. He laid an ungainly leg over the arm of hia chair, in a t un a'i, mpt at ease. " Speakin' o' your l>ave, Sophrony," he began, "bow's the In.y makln' ."ml ,. , lN| ,. W|l| U "", 1 "'' tb.do. I" he a, ".lust like he did. s 'n- Dodds 1 towards the sbeetid figure. "That air farm Date swapped f'r 'a thu tr.oral o' this one : nil Ihe dri'ssii,' ye put on wa* right down be the beach !" " -Im '" Thn intoiialioii proved real M rn. " 1 wish 'I he'd ln-eii up he'ii wi'.h me, t'oim 1. nn , luil fall. 1 did pi. ..It- Well " " Aliniry said v did. " Yes," he n.. I. led : " I made four hun- dred dnllara, |Mity nigh." " My aakea alive '" 'I tie woman looked tii git a lut 'Inml t m-lve 'r .n l,..k wondering, envious. " Wtill," (lie com- She fetched a plateful of cake. Th Ih'iiteil. " mine folks he/ link ' jaceepled a ill. e, i. i,t The pride and ,itisfaelioi, faded o it of mil inunelie.1 it in the man'* l. while ! cast about ft r a reply. " I wa'n't all luck," lie *aid, slow ly ; " l In wu/ knowm w In n- the flounders be, tbat'a nut- thing : n 1ndin' the ti M . that's ani.lhei thing N I cul'late the boy* j rued again ttlu-n th woman laid u I hrd to help me'* good 'a roliLed me ' two! alice in bis empty band. liiindn-d more. I I'd bud your Dave t . kind i. apdl me with Ihe li.ipi. 'i some man 'l . ,1 IH- .lependi d on. we might 'a' made a good season'* w.irk." " N'nuiig folk* i* ear'lrs*. " The woman iglieil "I wiall I Dale it \f-nn hern, 'a you " I'm loony, like Uncla Aaron wu." Her companion op<-ur<l hia mouth to reply. The r'.nking of the clock dispeiard liu painfully ^atbrred idiiui, but /in- him * new one in their room. He stared at the mantel a moment, then lugging a nn.rl.tt watch from In* waistcimt |Hicket, compile. 1 one t nn, |,i. ce ttith the other. "Just on mice. I happily. " Seems like a long night don'l il ?" " Well, I df. -Ian- 'f didn't clean fergil '" I'h. i. m ni ion. briskly and, laying down her work, bu*tl-d into the paniii her inn'Mit'i n)i|H'.iliiig Hpeeeh attrring atrnnce t ilirat ions of sound. " I come over yiai'ilay 'n' rnokei! up s'm things f i Aunt Ann, n' I w .1.1 ye Ie try a p.ece n' my pound cake s fltin' up all night air. 1^1. It feels a km 1 'f a giiueiieia. 1 al'ays do. Seems to break up the tune, somehow shorten it, > know ' re 'r one .. \ lock man with color and odoi measureless c. intent. ly. " don't ye think your house 'r mine -'d o'l.'hl lo be big riioucb f'r l-oth on us?" I " Well, there, .(..el !" She caught up her a;. rmi and unite I the edge through her ' . iiiiipii.ii.-. .iti. mpin.g kiirnnse. "There, Joel '." *he reii. ited, " I d' know what te say te yo. I s puac they'd call us a ei.u|du 'rold fool*!" *'.iho ! Let em." She tipt H-d acriws the room, her eyes on n vacant chair that had somehow wandered liointhr line of duty. Well," she said man'* hand i* against the foreigner. The i .iineie are much U-tter tighter* tliau the . iiUinmg waler : this serves a. a pedestal. I " llv ? " f T o '"l">. *o that, althoii^h the and into it .ue tit!.- 1 side by Hide t.i t atwut au inch in diameter One ot these is about two feet in height, and ha* at >l '-' Ut in i*i|iiipping .l , " w " "' *l" are . A * hl . "'V "" I'h.y run generally, for they kno. top a little loiind earthen tesiel callen a chillum. Th,,,:,,ll,,m,..cupaU,utf:mr *"""' c^.tu:.. I the.r head, will u. lopped on l.y the t n'tor*. The latest news from the interior of Toiiium came by inch. -a in height, and the *ame in width ; at the liuttom it ha* a hole just large enough to ! title i in to tin- till''. A lUtle elt'l i.i.nely nn, i tdr hole, to p.-nent the .ita falling down the fain- : then some put in, and over thn some lue MsbeieLU kliaight, he riiilmdviiig cli.v cliarco*!. ThoM who are addict. ,| t, the , attention, " Well. 1 cal'lalv tc do want te b* look care of -'n' me ion ' I'd know but j we might do wiia*. do. I " His fsA-e and lingers r-l ixe.l Ir.'m rigidity to placid peace. " Obl< eged t ye, So- pluony ' " hemurmured, hinhing Ins potn-r- lul vmc to a nole jf gentle contentment " \\ e can't do it none too noon, inilbei, he added, ntlei a little Tii'iiii'ii. r i >it day 'n' senee I've tasted your cookin Id' know 'a 1 c'n stomach ie eat any more 'f Aunt Kulh's beam 'n' brown I n-a.l '' She smiled, symp.itlii/tng, as ahe lilted and tied tin ciiruiin Theglimimo of dawn wasilecpennii; now into >ti a. It light, and the l.nd .horn* Irom the orchard lieahened and caiiu' clearer. An early ray of iiinihine "hot uerosa the room, n -nmg like i cues* upon the sheeted figure at her luck. She -hided i..i..i,n w ith the collin," n*e ol opium freipiently place *oin of the drug in the chillum alon,- with the toluccn. interior o! Tmiiuin courier u the ea. The courier had a heavy escort, but the piratci along the river were deceived It t ., appearance nl the boat, and a gang of titty C'h.uese at- t<-kedit. Twelve were killed lit the. first tire an I the res', lied Near C'hingnai : he pirates - o great a post that nn duly - a The"seco,,d luU- runs up parallel with the ' '^ng forci- ot i.uh'.u wai sent out. The lir.t tor , diitance. and then branches -lron K l,,,M of one pna.e l,,,l was surround- out sideways for two feet or more: to the end of tin* tuN' the smoker applies his mouth and cii|oti I imiflf. The smoke. drawn through tin iter in the pi. I iik. i the peculiar aoiiud winch causes the hnokali lo lie allied iho "hubble-bub- ble. 1 Tui* d.. -,.- .n of li.Hikah is m<et com- '"' ' lil " . all niotily u*e I among the I' '.lei claiei ; hut there are iiiarit t.tii,-in-i I'ln- |i.,orer classes j ' make a cocoanut shell a.-rve the p,n|M>se of ed. Lml though Ihcre were railed, they liMght so except two eacapfd. The financial n-nnts fnnn T'iu.|uia are not cnco.iraging. The Kreneli t loierniuent, under tne slnnulus ot M. Bert's fi.ergy. be- gan many enterprises, but none of these has i uiV'*iful. Trade is por, igucul- lure n cart it d on under too many dillicul- I instead of an increase of re\ every year sees a growing deficit. revenue. THe r >r ul llrep ir ri>k Fnh that live in <tee|> water have no eyes . clinedhneyes .ltll,,Uffh i ' Jhelecomeil ip I..I p. , - ' al.pi, ,.t,,,ndem,n,i,d II, e use of ''"* ' r ' K '"""" ''''H't-ly. ! eteit acme. . i- m oilhfiil He looked forlornly al the but his fare lifted and lig'il . . second say. Id' know, though, e/ il 'd In- any ure f'r bun to mike i ley ; llelindv ain't no hand to manage. " " SI,.. Again there was silenee. Tin- woman kepi steadily al In-r knitting The mini, bendins; la bis chair, studied hi* muln nn.l rul. I. --I hiHhiiida meclianieally. The ttoinui brokr, the hush at last, rising and casting hnr eyes about the neglected kii.lieii. "I II. ."i hi I I nl a eat," she explained. " l>nl i. ' " I 'ali ii cm 'is, ami they *" ihe went on. " When I left home, lo night. Ihe w.i'n'l nothin to do loll our old T-nii mint . .une. IIH, 'n' yit yon ni-ver see hech a en ..tin' In i nrl up on the liimii'e 'n' take eoml'.rl I anil so sure lint Ihe ib i il did use to lie in rala, in Ih.-m old vil.-h. raft times '" "I .MI, -N the' aint no donlit they a'picion It ef the's a corpse III the nelghl.oi ho I " 1 do admin- to see ..n , l.o.ly enj'y thar victuals '" ahe said with a chuckle of pure deliL'hl. " 'N" you're like my Date, I , il l.i. Ion. I o' sweet stuffs. He'd ' it make gill. (>'-. allied off a plate n' eonkles. Dave Would, eneelll ft e r t .-t urn o I he c iiml y and II rl Ike r.Min Lee. When I .::! started out 111 the pi i of ins pi oti.<.|.i:i, said an old physician, 1 used all the ai ts 11111 ill\ fimlov eil by voimi; and unsiicc, ssfu! pi i I hi I n,> h"i-i- in ..ii^'it nuiiid esety m iimnt!. and I the braai water \i-"el The . h.lliim i* tied "n lo .i tuU' winch is put into a hole al th id of ilif-nell ; a second iiii[iriiiil|.|ll i ii. 11 formed with tln hand ami applied at'allor v to s side hole, through which the smoke i Ai we go 'down in the water we find at ''"'*" I each depth that llie etlect* produ. c.l u|H>n It i. not, a among the K.-h>h. lht only ,,,., , , ti ,|, r e steadily progressive m s.uif men amoke t ..luce.. ; Imt. wilhrare ., .lireclion or Iho other. t as tlmu^'i l lie:e *.ii a i i watcher, olcmuly ut Ihe back of a long- u lucky feller !" said 1 1 e mule body c.cihl ^et we'l uiiil I i;ot to. had a !>> riyiilailx emploxel to call imi on: ot church n the mid. lie ol in.- noiu . ,. and I used to ^o out wi;h a i .MM that wouM br. a'< up a < am|i iin-eiin^ \oiieol these llill.>; nei-Mlfl lo u.'lk well. I i>ained no pittlent*. To a. Id lo my iliicomlilnie, the Ht II r "(Hi, HOW !" the Widow Nlinpeiv I. She took ii|i her neglected liandkercluef ml WIJM.IU [lo-iiilih. tear. ' H,. wu/ a t;-.od pen ider," she nan) behind Ihe screen ; " I he M n n I .i iii-aii I in Inn IKI ly. 'N't. the i >a! in. e of Ihe doctor* In I" An s 'cm '.I to w a n'l spelidlhritt. no in.. ie 'n I wn/ ; I i;ot h a> e If lulled against me mil to U working il.ti liundii d dollars in Portland SaMn's n/>m-i int I'H'-iesl*. KinalU . i. .-.: ll.uk exception*, all natuei, men and women, indulge in tin* weed in some to: m or other I'ne I k th n nn k.d is a letrcshmeiit and sign ot tellott ship lit the iii'iii- "t India. an. 1 not i . It is a luxury. \Vlieu it group of natives are He.ile.1 together, and, t t he cii-li'in, thehn.ik.th is p mod round 1 i i that live at a douth of eighty have the eye airciit a go.. 1 deal bigger than their nctreat representatives that live nt or near the surface. Down to the depth o: two hundred tatiionn daylight ihiiappctn. and tht eye* get const iiitu ing ^er ami lugger Iu yoiul that depth small- _ '' '" ' '.l,.,fl ran Lad ,. V e,l iornn set ,u. with long fe,lc, - l "Sho " 1 l.efl a'ler Ini do i.u'a bill V fun,., ,| Was pill n tlnilyin.' .loll.ui f'r i he fli.ue. Y oil know Ih.u ^t. oie o' Im nh the l.iht on lop'' Tli'uml a | tiri one m the I. Ill Vlll' giiiilllil '" hi.- n an did n,. I |f|il\. He laid his hfad n. hli Inn. I in. I, .... o. i knee. I'.m- luiiKf l! i .. i . '1. 1 1 .M The woman -.lutm i/ed him Rwiltlt fi..m limw to Iliue, iho.ii,li lo i nee. Ill - cli ''... I on H il hoill intii mission The i|....r leading ll"H, Ihe friilll hill <> III! cy- w ili.lere.l lo Ihe slllipe I, I suddenly, and the Itnnalti Witt. h. i i In-tlh the ilieel, and she loll, n.-d r.s out iipi'isiou of oiilented hoiror changed i| kly In feal und *'.' till lo de. IIS atm pi'hy he look up her haie Ik. i, l.i. I, I,, i Iilaml i suuflle warning bei companion to us bst lie.havior. An obi woman hid en I. l.an -looted a frngineiit of .i.i.li thrown laiel.mlt .tliote her lilghlc, .M n , di-,. i. l.nd wispa of gray Inn aeatieimg .-iilily oir all. She uli.led t.. ihe i il, 1 .- when ihe Ui.lv lay, and, ilraHing Ihe ihe, i li.-iii d .MM 111 ilnmb abandonment ot guef. Rsjionthlnfl tin* thin hui it Mo* temple*, palling the Intiidi, all. .1,111,.' II. hollow ch.iks, s|, aiik at la-t U. hei knee-, ,,.,,1 Hung her arm .ten MS the. body, moaning, oily In r wordlea* agony broke, aoflen in ' ml" t.xis. Still kneeling, wnepniii, she prayed silently. I Inn, hi r paainm mom, n tanly spin', she I'll fie mom ta noiaele*n|y ai sin e .n. I in I ii !' iat.hr ^loaned, rnlieied. "Aunt Ann lakes it hard," flu- said "1 isn't lie'T Ihlllklll' It'. I I.e O...I, MIKlthlllg III tin f I'm Ie Ike ta III it l, I.e, .omllalile iilli-i, 'aleiid 'o Iti I ..ul ..n the table, but I'ajl'll Jo'iil Sli'd he dido I In l n no leady." lines Wllll pi. l id Illleleil I ' wimkle III tin end (hat colered the led She rose and set it amoolb, staii.lmg over I lie l.od t , hii he id oil one aide, .in etc to till I II. 'I Ililplot i-llienl. \\ hlle ahe looked and me dllitleil. Ihe door iipennd. Tin- miatrcs* ol the house i |i).e u t | . .n e ii ,.| , The It ,1 tell el ||m\ i .1 impei, i -piil.il l.ok lo her chair. The Illiiliri el , dl t eti'il How , lii I II 'II I t. . alnei-l lei I iU. ill Hi il, 'id i iposuie, walked lo I In l.ii.l, and, lilting the il In, '..oked foi Ihe men -I lunlallt al hei .lei, I. | lie next ill I ahe ttai g Ihe 111,11,1 .|.i I. ill. .Wed, t,i-elnali d. Ill the dooi ; when It I.I behind her, he tinned to Im com II.IMIOU a* though douliting that they had "I'oie creatur' ' ' ihe in. I tm.utnallv, I he m an sighed, llui ik linn-ell nnd i lear fid Ins lliio.il. He glance. I nioiiii.l, aeeknig -..Illi II l> ,1 lo , Intnge II II, lent III h| I hnilgul i. and In* i-t i - i eileil upon , run I o ,,.!" i.l I lie IM.IIM I . ake II. - M ept ll eaielully logi thei and eiitninl.ed ih. HI IU Ilia i ipi i 'i'i in. null "I I'll ye,' liu my . n.ii c ca'lle. There .n a I Il il . ,n \ fill Ion one day In the lie X' c mult . an.) all the locloll i.| Hie |.,\t II except Illy aril Went ot.'i to alleiid it. I ' it a'|,'ino..ii an lii-n lit., ...'i fell ami broke Im KV 1 .n the oi.lt do 'iiu let i m town, and I : <' 1 1 > . n 1 lived that In-ill. n in ii|i in the lies. ahi|i t,.iii" aiw 1 put more iplmii on him II. m Would be needed lor Ihe In lined le^ of an elephant. I went around m ihe morning e\p- --ling to Im I him olm nnd c..lll| OH 'il, and I lollll I lillll 111 hot I i;e \\ hit Mai Ihe III it!..! v \\ell.ldoiit want ant I hltl^ mm e t h in n liecciivt -.ml al.i.iit n, h.it, lo i,.|| ih- ii .In 1 1 nth,' I had sot the wiulig leg. Tile I iii.ii. n. i>r i ur> In I Inn > 1 li, men tike .11 ni'irh pr.de m llien li.nr as tinmen, and the " pigtail " IS a thing i 'I no In t le i i nt. In making i he cue Ihf hole head H i hated e v . |it a , II cu Im pitch upon the down 'I lie inn fioiu thu n l.i iid. .!, and strandi of silk are ltd led, M In h fiid 111 ii limed ie idling to Ihf lie. Is In lull IOOIII-IHIL; tin- black stritml* ue leplaced hf white OUCH, and in Hecond mourning hy light blue or gieej. It 11 an in.), u 'ion .!'!. In . i I. o! etl.|lietle t.'i an inferior to enter the pie*encn of a iii|iel nn with Im CM wound i .mid Im lie k m head, as U lfrei|iienl It .h->|.o,, I ol ,|,u i,,,r H..I k. and Ihe ^lea'.eil loanll one ma oMei aiiiilhei n to pull hia , ne II aeemi tert old 10 see sailor* and soldiers on ship m m IIIITII. ks combine, e,i. I' ..tin i 'i lon^ . ^, 01 c .lie* .1! ' lie il | t-i t l ol nei s |.el lolllilll^ tile -aillii Illei-dly ottice I unloin (iibids n man lo wear a beard and moiia Iu. Im until liu he, omes a gi.in.lt., thai. 'r I'lln-i - toi nit ' o ne t i decline to hue a few puff* If the h.Hikah is thus refused in a ti .1- od'i h.xiic. o: M ii ile one n the guest of J another, it l* f eluded ax an unult If, lor any reason, a native is put out of caste, the fait I* strictly inuk-'d by his fonuer fellows' refuaal to Mnoke with l-mi : and . n \ o ie M i . call, di ink*, or Minokc* w ith an nut c iitc, l tilnnelf out , -tiled. It 11 rui i MIS how, while the KiiKliahm t'l "s'linkiiig " tolKccn, the t'hin* m i in. I native o! Keogil |M' ik ..' ' e ti nig it. at- I the native ol Northe'ii India ipeaks nf "I>| uk. 114 ' Inli.ic o, thu* Illdicttlli^ I h u I !i. y nv tl I i n one of t iic i ..: life 1'oliic -o glows tn-.'ly m Imlia, w u ,.-h may account lor in che p:ie*< and II 'H dial in.- I I l I. .111 I lull* III On fed 4Vf rage 2,000 inmiii;raiiti land in the I'mtc I .si i'es every l nt\ t 'in hour*. It n reported tint many mine-i are In'ing cl.i-ed at pieaent 111 the Sllclngin lion ic glllll. Ill |.'n<html one pen.ui iiieieiy lln.tt nine n a paupei. III Amenca thf I ale 11 MIC I III l lei t liSll. I'he I. ..11 cooper and m tnnfatiirera of and oth "i . oupci* i'.ip|ihi a ol I Urn, MI, In.liin.i and Michigan hue c imhiued to tit. hi Ihe m.Minfa. -luro of barrel* by , out let I ll.ol. The minimiini age o! emplot nn-ut nn Ihe continent is gem-rally twelve, . i from twelve In I'mii'teeii. lint then Km;li*li ehil ilien unit Mink 'i houn |>ci neck, wlnli IM e and l.fiinaiit the hours ue '.i. m I ilt i-oltoinnnt IS, m Holland Mi. in, I in llel<.um . :: Kaw ailk la imp. Hied al a lower rale than W l- etc: known, ciillM'i|lielllly the spnnl silk use.il for shoe liitnik; . usl* from f- l" <.' leu | el pound lhan It did a few teais a^o \ hox containing li Ive one loince |HI|N of the I.e-t i|iialily atill* at f ' "', md lu^e |iianlitiei can be. bad for aonielhini; leas. In pn p..i lion In I'a l.nlk silk li the moal | ..... nve article used in Ihe shoe Inanutac tuie, to supplenietit the eye*. Sl^ht, m fact, beie liegilllllllg to atrophy. In the ^-c 1'esi abysses the fish are mostly blind. Iff 1'in; i lien wax a!. .m: entirely by their aensit 11 e Imdieaoier the nak .-.I surface nf n'U it the li.ttom Somo nl them have still evtei mil reli'i of fun ' i uiloss eve, in others, the e'deM and limit contiri' ed abys- mal specie*, the eye hai alt xdher diaap- . xi -rnaliy. tli.m^h ri list rep:> -. lallfei ni.tv still In- ditci.lered IlllU-diled deep III the tinilei vt the Inad. I ,-ie an- tt,. a\i ot ^ettin^ around the oe IMI k;'o .-lit al'vn by delicate touch "i. 'mi oi I'V iivjh' tu it cullecU the tew ray* ot hcln due to phoaplioieiceiice or other accidental sources. II"" I . . la -..! i. .I Tea anrling is onu of the coniiium uc cnpiiiiiii.i nf young girl* in tea farming iliaiiicta nl .1 tp.tn They ctietullt pick nut all the iced, weed*, bit* of Kaik and oilier i-ubbi-.li that un tt o c'.i'..! t fall into tho 1'iikets during the pick ng. The sorting n done liter lli te.ileitei btte IK-CII tiled -hat i, dried by being placed in a tray, with a atom papei hotUun aM.I-.hik.n oti'i a cli.tr, o.il lii e lor a nine, and then placed on the ton of an oven (null Inr tint! pm pme, when tho drying i>pera- tivei twnt the leaves by Land. I he picker*, U si, In taking out the rub- bih, ni n. ant caae.i sort the le.n c* into dif- lei. -nt guides, the I'dter ijualities Lcing taken out and xildattery remimcnitive piicei. llui Japanese teas are dit ide.l niti> eight ei adci, lull nnloi lun.it, -.t tnclvslof them a-e not sent lo I 'neat itiilam Alter the tea has been dned and i) ready fur picaing. il ncinfullt siitod. and llu-ii packe.l in lev! lined chc<i and in ca,! The dust from the silting u sated, and large inianliliei ..| u are -cult,. Au tcit year. It is sold much cheaper than the perfect tea. The dust .-i<X- c .Ms fnnn alio.it nt pence x pound w htiliwale, and by i netiil ndimxtuie with gmul tea can U de to lentil al two am! 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