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I t The Wedding Eve ; Or, Married to a Fairy. I'M. \PTKR [Y, (Contlnui " With that I put a tioveri-iicn in lier hand.i. Tho thouicht of Hiving money t" thi< flower I -i.-i :1 etnM w.i pa Infill t.i ine. Inn I need net have mindi-il it <> I" 1 ' 1 "<'' Bho abetted her <!< "ill*- an R)IP took tlm ...in. HI. I then. *priiiiiK to lifi- feet. daneeil at... ui the room with K' 1 '"- A p,,m..ir -he .Tied. "I):.! .VMI .know il w::n u |>oiiml or di<l yu Ihmk it wa ..;,!> .1 .lulling? Won't I m:iki- >.<! Mo- ihiT No!..-' fit upl And when I ICi-t, J'.illi:iiiie 1 II luiy u new pur of boot*. l> tell mi- li it your nniue -ic' A.lri:.n llir-y.' Well. Mr. Adrian llervrv. here* i curnv lor v.ni: suil hrre' another i IK!'' <l<mn t" th:> ground! You niuxtn'i th.nK mo rinle !< r running aw.i.v. liui .von vo 11 id.-i li,w huiiitry I am. I -lull '< >"' again. Oil > n't 1? (I'Kid-li.v! Ai-.l .n !li-' tvMiiklinir of nn ove -hn w:i <n.e Hut :n 1 turiiisl .inl I", I.eil out <>f tiu> window IIKIIII. I fi-lt omeuini i'"- un -ii-en . Sho li;l K-till-li.il I'.ml SOOQ , I. | lie'.inil mi: Si .in tl.ivtn viuir head.' the- erlod. Will! t'l wlil-pir!" . I i in HIV I. .--id. and a.' I <lnl K>ne k -il my <-hr-k. ami Ili.-.i ran .may. lanjrli- in merrllv it \viw tin. ki i of .1 irattnu -h;id: ant Illl K. IIII I It'll kif< ll-<l ever giVt'11 Hie iniirh pier-mire a* th '-. <-h.-Mi<e e.irivt frnin ;i , -,!,.'. . v.-uf. a littio bameUM aanoer ..t the fiirri-t" .mil tavern*. 1 wunlpd to le.irn men- uli'.i.t DMT, Wt my lic^rt < full of tlm deeoe : yni- liithy f-'P her li:ird. unprotMtM "'<: n],u;.t M J -n'l ;H I li.'id retimiiil to UM <.thir iiiit <if tlif to i>ii' i::Mr i>-~ lhi> p.il-.i- '. : j'l Nok--. II -lif (ff tr.i. ho- . I li.'id retimiiil nn. .iid I'-t iiiy-ii'ir in- i 1 communicating wu.h df fr.r my .<>. Urn. KM in >v ll: ni '|nd .. -;ili* i.lc-i of .111 o\riiintf iiK-tl. broke auunked 'iilo ill* Hul>jv:. 1 hop*- iV't S-ixu'i ' ifirl w i..n't bi:tlnT- in > 11. j>?" nh" n:iid. "I liud > IdM. ch> in the pl.-K-c HI .ill. :uid I've told i tin ''il vtfibond. lirr father, wm!.i:i : ii iv linn lirro aif.iin. W)w-n T h^ard the piano a ft-w vllltttM :iK>, I m.iili- no doubt, but you WIT" pl.iyiiiK t > y<.iit.iilf Bit! in fb h lOOMa JMl now. nil t'i!d inr lio h'ld rarnuil 1.01110 mom y 2OO,OOO Have Learned to Play the Piano In One Hour bj- .1.1,1. . '. i: to j'ou. and t-he wanted <f>me- Iblnfl to eat. I do hope. ir, 1ie nasn t been teatlni you? Hhe'H nn >M. forward lilllp tbiuif. hilt there's 110 re.il harm In In r, ;iiul flip'n quite -i wonder, an I often , ,v ' , lay Inii-lnnd. fmrldering tlio way i<!l<r bi-en brought lip." "Have you known her long?" "I've seen hor about the mar.'-hr?. nn and i, It, for four yearn; since she wn . bit of :i t-liilil in pinafiM-cs. H'u a dUBVMe Ol* H-ixiin rut *endinK In-r properly to school, and taking li<-r *ilx>ut the country in that K p y fa.-hion. My liltli- 1-oyn are as foml if l:er HIS i-iin be. anil 1 iniirt n;iv he nan a v. inning way n-ith children. Jlut I nay it K.n't respectable, a girl that. gr dane- ui' uliont in iniiH und botew, and bit a lerifyiniin gr.imldaiiglit-er. HI I'vo heard i.uy. Kxcu.c mo now. fir, but I'm wanted in the bar." Forthwith Mrs. Nolics, bustled out. anil alnnmt Imnu-illalely afterward Un re \v;,s n tapping, <'. rather, scratcn- ing. nt tin- limn-, and my little friends -. ellnw beiul was thrust In. "Do let mi: hnve my tea with you, Mi". Adrian Jlcrvcy." Kin- - whispered. Tin I-I-'M nnly a tiny hall between KlttliiK-ronin i' 1 " 1 the nne I'm In. and It's MI dull all by iii>*elf. You will let me bring mine In. v.nii t yi, u'!" I'-.-fure I could answer -the had With- drawn In i head, and Hhe reappeared In a very ti-w I-,-I,II.N. hearing tray up- iin which lier rations of liam. cgRS, tea, and bread and butler were li.nl nut. Thl.s she placed opposite I" nu. am Ihi-n sat down to her meal in high glee. \Vhlln t-lie ale Mini p rattled ,.-.,11. I li:o e never HI-I-II any one. enjny In-i-self nn thnrmiKhl.\ n did this child, l.nvely us she undoubtedly WHS, it WHK 111.- Jny of 111 Ing .-hi i. ILK I'niiii lier eyes which cniiitlltiilcd her chief charm. Sho cmi- IPI! u h'-iirly meiil, but her mamierH i,i tritili*. which were unite free, from rlty. and like those of child. dlpMoclated from her any Make The Teapot Test Put "SALADA" TEA in a warm teapot pour on freshly boiled water let stand for five minutes and you will have the most delicious cup of tea you ever tasted. HAS-THE FLAVOR! THE FRAGRANCE I THE DELICIOUSNFSS oa that makes Ceylon Tea the beverage of delight In sealed lead packages ONLY. BLACK. GREEN cr MIXED Briinder Hllll. Hut you'll b coml hack from your walk noon won't you YouM llku In ec mu dunce?" ] hci'ltatcd. "Not attain to-nlBht' I iftld "before all llioKc lubnrerti and people. 1 Mhould Know you were tlrtul mid lui pltylnK you." I added lmKtil>', noticing the tiuublcd look that fliiHhml Into her eyes; "ami 1 like, to remember your happy iliiiR-iiiK thiK eventiiff. when 1 ft- 1 , i found '!.:; mni. fi I.IMIM ,-.i\. .; .11.1 ^..n. you. i IIM, 'i niKht. llttlo I. tilth, and 1 1 she duii'-ed In the Kolden nunset raye. I hope you will do nothing to-nlKht but [ could feel the light touch of her lips KO to bed and Hlot-p off your fatigue." | upon my cheek yet, and the ripple of her "iiood nlKlit, and thank you ever no 'laughter Heemed to Illl the ulr about me. inne-li." J'oor little half-starved nianth-falry: 1 rang tlie bell us I wf-nt out, and, 1 Kvery nerve In my body tingled with meeting MI-H. Kuki-.u In the hull. I told 1 hot Indignation ax I thought of her fa- lier that the child wna tired and want- I ther'H cowardly cruelty toward her. id to rent on the Kofn. Mrs. Nokeb | "Mother was a lady, and I'm sorry WUH clearly Homowhat Hi-andallzed by; I'm not one, too." In lu-r simplicity and ling j pns.M-.s.-ilon. and no ono had had a chance ou'.' of weeing it Klni-e. Hut now, a I Hat in l^vihlnge churchyard by moonlight, and looked upon her face by the light | of memory. Its Inherent nadness became for th llrHt time clear to me, contrast- [ ed with the" happle.it face 1 had ever nee.ii. I.ml.% Marsr.-uet's Imapre faded In rlnfTS of lobacco-Hinoke. and In ItH nlane I re- 1 called that of l.ilitli Saxon, irldencent as bands left for the uouth soon aftr inarriaK'" 'J have hardly ben heard of since. Occasionally they return ufter years of absence and pun-nail: or adopt a so-i for their Chinese wife, so that thsir ances- tors may be revered and they themselves have some one to look after their grave*. THE MOST PERFECT PUMP. One of Nature's Diminutive Piecrs . of M-'i-!ti it '!>. The most perfect pinnp in the world, the most perf-ecl ever inadr>, \". also the oldest how old, no one knows, for it is as old as man him- self. This pump is so small and so light that it might be carried in an over- coat pocket. Yet it runs day and night, without a stop, without at- tention, drawing in and sending forth two and a half'ounces of liquid 79 times a minute. In fne minute it purrps 175 ounces;' in one hour, 056% pounds; in one year, 5,748,750 pounds. Its normal liff is about 70 years, in which time it pumps 402,- 412,500 pounds, or more than 201,- 208 tons. To transport this immense weight Without Leuons or Knowledge of Music Aiiyouo Can Flay the Piano or Orgfiii in One Hour. Wonderful Ho* System That Even Child Omn Use. He "You nirpruo m! You told m* yutercUr you cuuldn't play n notcl" Ska "1 couldn't; I I- . n.. ,] to play in one hour br the wonderful 'Eaiy Method Muttc.'" Impossible, yon ay? Let us provo It st <ir txpvnw. \V> lll toBph you to piny ilm plnno or orunn and v.llt nol aak one- n nt mil II you fan pluy. A iiiiiKlcnl ui-nln.1 from Clilenno 1m- nriiit.it ii woinU rtnl fy-ti-m whfri'Uyonj- mni run I- --in in pluy t In) I'lapo or Organ In one l.-n.r. V. Hii tliii ni'\v inothod you iliin'l littvi' to know oi> nol'i from unntlier, >-t In un uonr df ; . n-i- you rnn l> lilHylnir your favorlto inn .. with n I th<- ti-n- i>( i "Ui IKI'J'I- iiini playing It noil. TLA Inrontlon l. o Mmple tlmt .<-.. a i hllcl run now nui-n-i- innMo v.Mliout cntlly tiivl rtii-tlun. An I.!.-- ran Inivo thM ii- v n. i I'M. n ou A fr^t" trlnl merely by asking. .--M.iKiy wrttn Hiiylncr. "Hciid me tlu< KII-V *i.iui Muelo Mi tlmd a.n anuounced In FRCC TRIAL Tin rompli'tf (-y-'i in toucthor with li*i I.ll'i-i -n of IIHMlC Will tlll'll l gl'llt III J-oll Vn i . nil I'liaren i I-.-IIIIM and ntisulnti'ly mil i.iii) ri-nt in nriy. You koc-p H IH-NTII to thoroughly provo It In all Unit I f T It, thrn If ynn nro untlslli'il. ui ll.no mni <">i- ilolinr n innnth nnlll in, LI, Ifyonnrf not lU-llglitnl wltb it. i-n<l H berk in nr-ven ilnvi iiml 5011 will uavo rl-kc-il DOtbiAC u!i<J will l>u i.nili-r no oMIvniliiiin to un. JJi'Mire tootiiti- number Ol whlto kiy* on jrinir iiliino <n orpin, n' u 'm-i ofHiT. Ail- li.--: Kii-y .MPlhiHt Mu:-lc (.'o., "fi-t \Vll.viii Jll'li... Ti-rnnto, CiiM.'iiln. FOR SALE f 'mntt-nii ('\litiflrp Press, fa>l miK'hine for H!X column, f-itir pa^e newrpaprr, used vi>r.v little, in jiflect con<]i- t;--n, low price. WiUon Ptib- ''"tnpany, 73 Slrfi-t, Toronto. l.llllh'H IncurMlnn into my parlor, and I Iiml lo pacify her by asHUrlngr her that tlio child had nut liothi-retl 1111^ ut all, lint tlmt I huil bi-i'ii amuietl and Intor- i-sti-il by her rluittfr. "She'H l.i rn nun.- ^polled by people sn<l . _____ . _ frankness, hor entire absence of shynes.s and nc.lf- consclOMlMM, Hhu waH already, ulthoueh xlie knew It not, far better bred in man- in-r than many a Hlangy little Mc-hool- of my at-qualntHnce. upon whose ed- .-- - . . - ; -.*. r------ .- 1 - =--: = null. -Inn her pretty face, iinil -Uiinks Hhe , ucutlon hundred* of pOUIUU had betn i 1 "" do what H)U> liken when the old man ; -spent hy hr-r parents. The laving quull- ln't hi i'e to keeji her III nrd<-r. At IcaHt. UleH of patience und c-ontcnl. of gaiety wy hushand and Hoinn others think 1.11- and KrantUae, mid u .sweet FUnnlnesB of well- l 1 -! ltl >'K l'i'"'ly. but for my part I can't j temper were hers, togetjer with a lithe he, ,,,!v""- ":.. '.'H'' I'"''' sho hail ! men like girls with a hit nf flc-sh on their billies. Maybe she'll fill out when K|H-'M a bit older, thouKh she muni bo flfl<*-n by now, und too old to go about malting friend* with (trancere. "Is the old man. lier father, really cruel to her'.'" I asked. "lie's a regular brute when he's had of Ki'vpdinoHH. although fasted fur cloHe on eleven liiiUl'i*. "K.ither," as she tailed him, was ap- parently pretty Htriet with her. in spite of their uigaboml exlBlence. Owe. sn she said, he. had "been nn actor," and, amniiic other aviM-iitlnim, which ho ap- peal ed lii l.:tye innre in- I..SK uriHUcccKij- : d| . o| , , much,"' Mrs. Nukes""~answer- | be treated as' childre"h,~too young to be nil y attempted, were those of Hfcond- i ,,,| emphatically. "Hut he looks after talked lo as women, and at their worm violin in n cininny theatre. rli, it-master , )lt , r *,.,, .,,;. ,.,. ,.- HO ber I ' n* regards looks, pinching their waists In a circus, teache:- i,f depi.rtment iindiulll Miy t |, a | foi . nlrn ,) ,)< on ' Hn i| stealinK their elder sisters' face- i-nimncn l:,l traveler, and dreadful If he'd known about her bother- : powder, prone to pimples, red elbows, .small dunces. Ing you like that this evening. And I and red hands, and glvn to over-orna- < a very clever man.' she must say it's the first tlmo I've seen ment In the matter of crude-colored iin- In ImprcHHl-, ....-i the country the ! grace of movement which dletlnffuiehed lier from tho anemic, corseted, utoop- ! ing-shouldered, tightly shod girls of her 1 age in my own rank of life, whom I ot- ' < iiKlonally met. but whom I Invariably lehunned, As a rule, young girls from twelve to seventeen are all self-con- BclounneHH, awkwardness*. empty-head- ' .-iiin-.-s. vanity, and giggles; too old to eliicullul pianist al "Fnt her ' unfilled I linnw.'i siii-h a lut nf ShtikeHp IH'H tiled In tt-ach me siiiiui nf si:e:io wliem th little prince want Ills I-.'.CM jiut out; lie tool trouble tn teach m lh.it. man. 1 tonen. onen. "Ho any Illrty wiiyH about her." (bows and ribbons. i<iie, and Mrs. Nokes wau evidently \>-\cA, anil! To fall in love with one of theso half- would, all K'i nut nf my heml tho last minute, and be bail to lie nil I ho t, !!,.. which iu. 'Ii- him liiad with me. Somehow, when 1 learn. I can't re- member. Kvery now and then, when we've bpen long cnnuKh In n town, fa- ther BHiit me In Mi-hni.l. Hut, you BOO. \'\f alw:iy known 1 Hhnuld havo to Hump aKiiln us sunn as lit* left off pay- ing the hlllM; and 1 nuppnse that un- tettled nni and made have bean nthcrwla, for my iiinthor WUH thouKh tether says I'm nut tn forget" It pany I'm |n, i don'i that 1 left thn Inn for my walk* annoyed by itsn't her coarsely pxprpsHivl comments. Any- deal thing Ipss like "flirting" than this beuii- Jtut Ititlful chlld'H .:i. MI n friendship with mo <i nover seen, and the expression prompting me i Jarred nip. An I pasiied by the window of the lit- tle parlor. I saw by the lamplight clear- ly into tlm room. Mllth wa already aeleep, her lluMhed cheeks npRtled upon the hard black homphalr Bofa through a tann-Ii* of yellow hair. \Vhlttt llils and 1 lonjr. brown lashes veiled her eyes; und through her uoftly parted DM her luivi i- than I'd \n<\ 1 in sorry, n lad.i ; und al- I'm one. too. and In whatever coin- ook much llko fine. do i'.' Slip sliiink nut her dingle nf unft. fall- hair. hiUKhliiK n t me aerijHH tlic tabio. I wish I DOOM runvey in words the ehariii abiiiit everything she Kald und did. Even trivial, commonplace iv:n.irk.t spoken In defective Kngilsh. snunded sweet irnin tlinse PI, ft. red )ip. und whi-n shn laughed, two niws nf little, Kllotenlni teeth, whltn and even as a ehlldV. l.-nt to her face r.n Irreslntlble Her mnvemi-nts. tno. were fi-t. un- rpMtiiiliied. and (craceftil as thus.* nf a V. .111.14 rnllli. iliig; HM ,| | n Hplte llf h-r g> p: y llfi: I havii never Ki*i : n any bniiin- bred nr eonventrbred >min nntle* wnmati who breathed FUch an air of absi.lule purity and Innocence, of evil .-.M I .ililli snxnn. l-'i,r her ii.inip wns 1,111th, a namu whli-b railed her falryMkt lienuty. "Xnl ii ilrnp nf her hliiinl was linman, I' nt slie WIIK iiiailu like a fair, swept woman. " So sliiRs HiisHflll nf the legendary I.lllth. "inake-Wtto nf Adam": and the lines canii* Inln my head Invidnnlai lly whHii I beard this child's name and KIIZIM! ilium her KiuilltsH beauty. breath came nn regularly and lightly IIH I that nf a sleeping child. And with that picture In my mOid nnd heart, where It will remain pngrav- id until I dip. I went down again to- ward the xcnshoro. f'HAPTKR V. when 1 left the fledged things could scarcely occur to a sane man; but were I.lllth Haxon a year or two older. I could wtdl Imagine a man in any rank of life making an utter foul of himself for such as she. Nfy vision had become a reality, for there before me. as though evolved 'out nf tobacco-clouds, she Btood, a tall, slender, childlike form In shadowy gray 'garments, with the moonlight falling upon her bare head and silvering her yellow hair. Hhe laughed an I remained motlonles* for a moment, staring at her in silence. "Did you think I wan a ghost?" she asked. In that weak, sweet voice of her*. "I wnke up a few minutes ago, and found it WUH ten o'clock und father had- n't como home. There were gome labor- Ing men making a noise In tho bar. and Mrs. Nokeu was cros.-j. and told me to go (iff to i, i<il. Dut 1 felt worried about fa- ther, and I thought 1 would like to speak to you about It. as there wasn't anybody else as would listen to me. I do hope no harm has come to him. I al- ways gut frightened when he's late like thin, because when he takes a glass too much h loses his temper easily, and thn lenst thing that's said will make him quarrel. I do hope he's all right, and won't be very croa when he comes home comes here, I mean." -.To be continued.) "S( (EMIFIf AGHKTLTl KE. It WUB nine o'clock i :....- and Crown. Thn Ktfirm and the wind had passed away, and the evening was beautifully Hun and clear. Away In London, Madge would he 1m- glnnlng to drexs for Lady Hashford'ii reception; and had 1 been In town I Hliniild have had to accompany her. One of i in-., i- entertainments was sn like an- other they were monotonous. Tlie name people In dlfft-runt clothuH, thn sumn dlumonds nn bare necks, overy curve nf which une bad got to know by heart I'l-niii MeiMg them sn i un.itantly; tho name crush on the wide, mulrcuso. nt Kjirinnru nl tiiuiv ll*in . if..., tin- ti.|i of which the hostess, tired al- 1 *' ' Al "> ' ' * Heap ii-Hily, and Hintllng mechanically under her rnuKP, would lie tjtandlng hour af- ter hour receiving her KiieNts. The same I, and nne had heard muni nfter night It wiis the liliin HiihenilaiiH that wt-ro wV.uhV^iTi'ayVnK .i,'e'', ! am'VunpTw'hUl t 1 ' 1 methods have been establish- bad haunted onu for weeks past;! and e<l, the inhabitants of Allloy plant from tlm moment that the names. "I.ady i .1 ,, *i_ I'm .-hosier, I.iuiy Margaret l.oi liner. ' an<l r<>a l> their crops as they have Mr. Adrian iicryey!" had been given done for centuries and manufacture U III 11 1 IIH t I ' ' . ' I iki Aiu-otorH ( .-ninric- Ago. While in Eomc parts of China new imlustries ami advanced agricul- out. Madge's cloak about h when 1 wrapped! i ., er shoulders and ; priHIUcts in the s.niif was -Jny mad.* a lUIng thing"; and j ci.f.,[|..id'i ^da n*" luiVMng" would hui't"-n the li-niildi-.H i.f her iiiUenlumiis. hand-|,,, Ht wal) uiiexp'ectpd or that Imd not lo-mouth flXletence teemed to press but taken place dozens of times before lightly upon her i |, a ,i ,-eacht.rt thn old churchyard by father only wouldn't drink It; this time, and pushing the gate open. 1 Would be a Invely "*- " -- 1 -- .... .* . dOH'l been upon ,.,:: .-<i and nut down on a broken frag- i-,i in nf wall which crowned the grunsy cliff. In vninke nnd think. If I were n wnmiiii. I told myself, 1 would almost rather lend the llfn of I lilt u Kaxon than that of Madge I.nrlmer. Tlm open-air Irnmplng. the cnnstant chungo of scene, I ho perfiipl freedom of tho existence led by tho little waif and stray seemed tn- nntlHly more plctui-esque and varied than the stupid sti-rcoptyped round of No-ctilhid pleasures followed by my v..'il.li r drink It . life." Hhe said. "I like si-hnnl. nnd wherever I've In si'liiinl the girls looked down me because 1 was shabby ami lun-w .--, little, thiiuxh 1 am no tall. Oh. Il v.;is h,i IHM-I.V wlu-n father's money K.I\I- i.iil. :ind we wrre nut mi the tr.inn, iinili.r ihe i.Ky attain! Then I felt IIS If I cnillij I, i,;, Hi, i, ml wasn't Chok- ed up any mure. .\nd 1 love dancing, and father wmi't let any nne tease mo. nr be inde tn me, .Mm kimw. (if course I gel tired, and my fi nt ache some- i ruimln. lliiK.*.'. and I Kit cinighH and rulds In It wd true thut luniKer, fntlgup. the UL- winter. iiniiiKii | in\c the snow, and coarse .lents of stningers, and hard ynnu-fiiil.es lii the wind teach me hnw to I words, and even blows from her only daiii-i*. Cut r-veryibliig teai-hi-H in,- Unit lircitcctcr. WHI-O the fntu of tho lovely bird.*: as they fly, the smoke, up the 1 ''' 1 "'' ' llr "' '"ft curie, 1 up asleep nn my i bliiini.y. iiml I-|,,UI|H In a storm. And 1 ?"fa. lint Lady Madge suffered from then It's bi-aiillful nil a tramp over rroMn I,III,|M In see iii-rns.-i the snnw at IliKllI Ihe llKlll." nf :i \llhlire. tile nlee i*-d patch li-ni,i tli-- fnrite. mid thin the ii^li nr win-in I'll- und IlKhl when the Inn il ".i ,,p.-n.- and wn gii In nh. 1'xe Imd leli-h-M mi mt e.M-hisheM brfi'i-p now lln->'ii- i cry long. >nii see. and limy iili-h Iliein. Hut n nice hot cup of tpa In the luir-pailor. Il Ihe In iidhiily's Rt all kind. Is worlh wnltlng for. n'nd nl- tli,.iiltli it's :i bit MrliiK Knmellmeii to dance alier a Inng tramp. It warms nin-'s feet and keppa nfT chllldalna. il'H-Ml'l II ' "Are \,,u vorv r,nnl of >i*ur father?" liibH nf appetite and slrpidessne*is. and In her restless craving for fresh ex- i Itement und dlstuste for hpr own BO- clety. iirnnf was Riven that she found IH> ival hiiplnesM In DIP fashionable dis- sli.iitloiiH which occupied every moment I throws nf her time. I.ady Carchestcr's tongue, I tno. must bo eomcUmM almost as dlf- 1 n<-uit t hem- RS old Saxon's flta of enough for their planting mav havo drunken tirutallty. The "Diamond AL. t i ' i OUPPII" was frirluimtply of a taciturn " 1Pm tr tlie ""km!*?- illspopitlon. but she seldom spoke except Such implements as are in use are to utter come scathing and unpleasant I m . t ,_ ,.,' ,, ^ n native than way. The re- however, for about thirty miles from Amoy the finest rice in China is grown. Here also is tiho soil ivarticularly adapted to the Chinese lily. Chief among the Amoy fruits is the pomelo, a citrus fruit somewhat larger than the grape fmit, with a tliiik. yellow, bitter skin. There are oranges, too, and bananas, pineapples, mangoes and other fruits. The cultivation of tea in this district has almost ceased, but tit.it of the opium poppy is again o;. the increase. Almost all of the cultiva- tion of the soil ii done by hand. The rict' plants aro transplanted by hand and the fields frequently weeded in the fame way. If a far- mer has some surplus plants Ive them in an unused corner near a well, and th'.ise who lack considerable meal. largi :in. I ^ Irepy. A r.iin. Followed i had tired h, i. "<Hi, I like ruth,-*.* when he is kind." MIC answered. "I ralTI 111;,, him whfll lie look* me In in; mom nr when lip b.-:il inv hands. I wns d,n." for three month! last nutuntn after hi had bnxeil my ears. >.i be due m't d.> HIM nnw." "Un \,,u HI.-1UI t,i say that Im actually .-I i iKi.-i xiiu 1 .'" I acked. In hm n , She Illl.-. lied fur the Hist lime. "li.i I mightn't lo luiMt told yon I suppokp. It is only wjien he Ims lirni di InlfliHf. Vim wmi'l let nn I n.1,1 \,,n, will ynu. 1 " she iidili-.l nnxlnusly. "f proUUM t will .-ay muhliiK nbniit crltlclmn of men and things, and. al- 1 extremely crtldiv TitP thi.iKfh tmithor mid daughter were con- j plough do-CR little more Ktiintlv seen nbnnt tnuelher. It wiin pret- ' , u , j . ty well known Hint their relntlun.i wero ' F-crateh th sitrfilCP, and the simple I HI" ,.! I resT: ! !' v ,"" '"Bnii too i-ordiai fur both ladien ! aru i i,,e x i>rn?ivo harrow is usually (bad iH-rves, nnd hoth had tnnstiies and , - ,. , ; te:npei.. ns my undo sometimes fmind drawn oj an ln<!ian cow or hulkick til Ills COSt. i-r chin 1111 In-r bands attain now,. ' I'.id dnii,. l,v ih,, window, and IIPI-! blue, .ye-, bcK-in i,, lor.k languid I As I nut smnklmt my pipe on the ruln- leepy. A b,ng di.y In thn wind and ed wall, under the swaying plne : tree.i. the pl.-ture nf n woman rose up sudden- ly before my mlml's eyo. nnd ..iiu-.l lirtlntud nn the rlr heforo me. Madge's face. Intensely end In repose brilliant and eli.-uiKpftil in talk, n mocking smile r.n her mnblle H|IH. \ni-ylng swiftly tn sci r:i rr to momentary tc.ndei nr.is. A tirillliint face, tnit, IIH It occurred to me for the first time, not a huPi>y Tin f r unfn thonmhlo dnrk eyes nf Innkrd tired and nad when her nplrltii nn-iKed, IIH tliry often did, the reaction f deep dcpreyMim. Shr< lived her life thoroughly, but I began, In tlinsn moments of inilet i ellei-tlnn. to (lonlil whether, lifter all. Hhe cnloyod II t-rini inlicr' . i i-iin ,,ii , ,ni<- lier inviiunis nf (hose I HIM 10 lAcny," Him si, Id. yawiilhlf. J Hleenlejll nlc'ils when i-hlm-nl failed In '''.".' lift*""!* '' Ml> '' y '"' "I"""- ' "" ili'.'.lreil efl'iict. nnd, iniiilntt lunnn af- slii.iilil 111.;- in ,, , i,, |,ed." ,,.,. H , m ,,, eiitcrtHlnineiil. In ih,. small \\liy ill, >i i Mm'. 1 ' ! lu-urs nl 1 Ilm ninrnliiK. Hhn wnuld llti 1 ilnrun t Father mlkht CIIIIIK h.i'n,. nwake mull her ciife nil lull wns brought BIIV m. .1,1. .1,1 nnd mlicht want In play . tn her hc'lslde. fpi-lliiK, IIH M|IH mice nwn- inejtlano and make im* iiain-<i if tin-re'n ' i-d tn \u<\ "unite imp, U-HS." "I"" 1 ' I" make a collection! Nlchulu* \Vrn\, wlm ndmli-i-d her if r,i In I under If I inliiht n this HI, 1. 1 and Ki'-t a from. ,\n, 'I' ' idrullj curl nn s, -It nn lilt of a ih, /.i . ' "H.\ all meniis Ii' .M.II Ilk,., I'll ring Ill-Si In haVO the ten lillllKll cl.-nre.l |iwa> MI, I i,. put ,\,MI In Mr;i. N, ,,,'n' ebaiKe until joiir rali.ei'H lei'irn. I'm folnar ..in mv ?,.\f r..r a Hlmll und ;< Kllloke. Hood nlglil M)HH l.llllh." s| i" I ........ into a to-. u ly laugh. I '"'Mi I Unit sound Mr.unl'.' ' M!I,- Pried, "Mli l.lllll ! I v. omler MIII di. I n't say Ml>s ,<ii\nn; ibut u.'.ilil ha met, aline llnni nny iiinn 1 had ever iiiii-e maile a sketch of hiv while she talked in another m-Hst in his Ktiulio. Nlchi'l.i -i li.nl the faculty of hrlnfflni: out. |-i HIIIMH luiillne ' Impressions" of hlM. .lust Inn iiiiallileM In bin uliiri.: which ihey Wi'llld Wish In eiilli'eal fi ill the iiiiu-r world, nml In thin nki-ich ( .r Miulc" ilm the i -m-riice brllllini'-v Mtrennly en-l.'iaslr-il. or fometimps by tho water btiffa'o. Horses and clmkpys ar; 1 rarely used. At Amoyko:ig tho junks come in front the sea nnd at hitf.'i tide go wrll up on tho br.ich. There is a ris-3 ', 1^1 and fnll of eighteen feet hei ?, aid one. | whfi IliP tit! a goes out the jtrik iiYgh 1 beni'hrd and rrjiair?<l. Hpro are ^"jlnuh. the thrpp piastf r miling junk with f.qttai'p mils, fiiiuiKiv in C't:- nf.o pit-In rrs, miu'o <-( b.'iiii woven into a pattern amivM 1 'il : that nf n i;: >ii' SPIII in :t fhair, \. ii'i H layer of "ti" Icavex betuprr two Mich inpslirH t cane sown tt> isi'ilier wit'i ill hi 1 r Hin.'ill ntvips of li.'.mli is. In Amoykonfj B)B,I art 1 ni.'ulr tin- 1'ish iit-ls us"<l by ('if jiuiks wlil '!i brinn l.ilo Amoy Inrpi' iiuiui (i; 'i'.s : f II h, MIII .'f whi.'li ;iri' i <l ::i','l drifd. il f I'- illl !':,' -.! ii in M uiiiii-rlyln^ : In r n..!iiri- W.IM Klin lulled that MKeli-ll I kln-\V. Illllli'linh sin- |, !(;, -lided be charmed wiih I; it was put omen h> le i:s noon a.i It ouiio into ll!l!; I' f ! \ ei\ n- ::\ \ , r i.d t'l ' til lU' I ;i) n'ati ;n f ' ' Iv an v ; u .. )pn nl . her I i .-' ' to i>o \i l'\g;n is lnr-:- i i ' I- y; . of liquid that it pump* would r< quire 6,700 freight cars of ordinary capacity. This would mean 22 trains of 30 earn each, and as maoT engines to haul them. Strung out in ono line, with no intervals be* tween each train, they would cove? a distance of 47 miles. , This diminutive piece o! machin^ cry baa been known to keep np th: work without a single stop for more fian 100 year*. ' It pulsates 4,200 times an houjy 100,800 times a day, 36,792,000 times a year. It has no journals or bear'^ ings to oil, no bolts to tighten or flack to be taken up. Ii is so corw- structed that its parts are aut.ima,- tically repaired as it goes aloag^ But, with all of this, there- is one very serious characteristic insepa* rably connected with this pump/ which i*, that once it stops it can-, not be started up again, unless im-> mediate steps be taken to do so by t an expert. Even this generally fails. So the owner should use car<$ and judgment in its upkeep. Ther is no other machine that we hav any knowledge of of which top above can be said. 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