, 1865-01-06

at her too often; so Invent nrmly on:
How old are youP 600 gn1 ,1sllu iano1 I
Eighteen this month"; svl hs'' oi HiW
Eighteen, hey y ~ be r
| wrote it down and hesitsted a minute
What next to ask her I had no more idea than
theitongs in the corner. | wished Jack would
come home and catechise his own brown-eyed
school teacher-no, I didn't either. 'vsaalsa1d .
What do you know 2 l asked, r
ooh plenty of things, responded the fair cam
didate, demurely (Confound those women
how quickly they discover when you are at a
disadvantage y Il can sew, and knit, and mend
stockings, and make pies, andm' vIrr fesrr
1 tried hard to frown magisterialy, as l saw
the roguish dimples playing around her rosebud
mouth and Interrupted her catalogue with the
stern query.
4 mean what are your educational qualifca-
tionsH Q
Jessie looked at me like startled bird, the
mouth beginning to culver and the haz4l orbe to-
melt and swim. moved upeaSlIy on the wood
box, and two or three knott5 logs rolled
down around my ankles elts.
Come, now, don't be offended IexpOstula-
ted, rubbing my bruised extremities. Don't
please All I want to know is can you say the
multiplication table, aGd cast up interest, and
all that sort of thingP
yes, sir faltered jessie
Let me see-which school is it you wish to
teach said [, half aloud, pretending to forget
| what had never known
AT Elm Grove, sir, said Jessie meekly.
Elm Grove Why, my child, there are schol-
ars there twice your age and size, and as unruly
as aboriginal savages Have you duly consid-
cred the consequences of the step you are about
| to take 2
have, sir she answered. the long wet lashes
| sweeping her flushed cheek; but | am very
poor, and it is necessary for me to earn my daily
bread
T cot NV tooth firmly tooetber at tbe idea of
that delicate young creature in the tumbledown
hoyel at Elm Grove in company with dOg-eared
spelling books and dinner baskets.
Miss Gray L commenced emphatically.
There-it invariably happened 50 to me n
What possessed Jack Clermont to drive up to
the door at that moment? Why couldn't he
have stayed Just FIVE minutes longer?
please favor me with your address, Miss
Gray, stammered hurriedly; the certificates
are not printed yet. will see about them in
day or two
When the quiet brown dress had futtered
from the room, l discovered, all at once that
the crimson glory was fading gloomily from the
west, and things were looking very dismal to
welcome the noisy entrance of my friend.
well, my boy, what luck have you had in
keeping office to-day
Jack tossed fresh supply of logs on the fire,
and threw himself into the chair where she had
just sat-the thoughdess scamp
informed him briefly of my proceedings, lay
ing particular stress on the lecture engagement,
and slurrng over the affair of the bill, for which
1 had receipt in full
'All right said jack in his merry joyial
voice, that sounded like cheerful gale of wind
in forest 'Why you'd make a fine lawyer
Campford But you have not told me about
the pretty girl who was coming outasI drove up.
what did she want?
90, she was after certificate to teach school
up in Elm Grove. I say, Jack, this school-teach-
ing branch must be a rather delicate piece of
business with YOU
Not generally said Jack But what did
you do2 Give her certifcatep
NO, said l thoughtfully,
why not? Didn'tI invest you withfull pow
ersP
Because said I, deliberately rising from my
wood box, and stretching my six feet of human
ity to their altitude, because, Jack, mean to
marry that girl.
'Campford, are you insaneP
NO; Think not.
But you never. saw her before.
well, what then2 She suits me exactly. /
never knew what sort Of wife I wanted, and
now am fully convinced.
'But suppose she won't have your
'She will, or III know the reason Why
Clermont burst into laugh
well, Campford, all have to say is, 60 ahead,
and may Cupid speed you
L acUeu upon MS communication, anu Calleu
on Miss Jessie the next day, to tell her that the
certificates would certainly be ready at certain
date. Then found it necessary to call several
more times to tell her why they were delayed
from date to date, so that it was well into April
before I strobe up the walk leading to the door
of Mrs. Gray's cottage, one golden'eyening, with
a bunch of azaleas in my hand, and the tardy
piece of parchment under my arm, OF course,
Jessie had long since discovered that | was not
the trustee, but it did not materially affect our
friendly relations.
well, Miss Jessie, here is the certificate
She uttered little exclamation of delight, and
held out her hand. intercepted it half way by
a mastery coup detat.
wouldn't avail myself of it, Miss Jessie, I
believe you can do better
'HowP
Marry me
Do you ask me what answer was made2
have no very distinct recollection of the precise
words l can only remember a sunset more
goldenly RADIANT by far than had ever seen
the faint odor of spring blossoms in the air, and
my head bent down to catch the low whispers
of the fair lips that were hidden against my
beating heart. I think, however, its general
purport was favorable, for Mrs. Oampford-the
pretty woman yonder who is wondering why |
don't come to breakfast-has never regretted
she did not take charge Of that school at Elm
Grove.
TRICHINA SPIRALIs.-The Taichina Spiralis is
minute coied worm with pointed head and
a body ncreasiagn in size to the tail. These crea-
lures were formerly considered harmless, but it
has recently been discovered that .they are
the cause of a special disease by penetrating
through the intestnes and making their way to
the muscles The symptoms are violent purging
pains like rheumatism, cramp, weakness, loss
of power like paralysis, and when the parasites
! are in large numbers, wasting and exhaustion
followed by death. When in fewer numbers
the patient may gradually recover.
Swine and cats are the animals chiefly inhab-
tied by the Trichina, but cases have been traced
[ to ragouts which professed to have been com
posed of hare and rabbit flesh. cf
Science and skill have failed to provide any
! remedy for the disease. Emetics, purging anC
parasiticide medicines afford relief after the
/ symptoms have appeared 1900
One hundred and forty degrees Of heat viii
kill the Trichina, the embryo worms may b
taken into the stomach with imperfectly cooked
pork, but if the entire substance of the meat b
! raised to the temperature of boiling water, th'
( vitality Of the worms is destroyed
Colonel R. F Maury has been appointed com