The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-29

from him whom she so utterly detestcd.
But this was not the case, as she shortly
found. The timely lesson to the young
libertine had proved favorable to her and
useful to him. He never troubled Bessie
again. Therefore the flowers were not
from him.
'Who could it be g. she asked the
nurse; but she protested ignorance, and
doorsteps early every morning.
Finally Bessie was able to attend to
duty once more: What pleasure it was
to meet the kindly greetings of her
friends, as she appeared in the first re-
hearsa!. Each member of the company
strove to Guido the other in little at
tentions. One brought her seat near
the wings; another drew her shawl closer
around her shoulders, fearing that she
would catch cold. Poor Jacken, the
dwarfed call'boy, insisted on bringing
her little warm wine this panacea for
every trOuble). The manager greeted
her and told her that her fortune was
assured; he was about to produce new
sensational drama in which she was cast
as the heroine. In fact, her cup 10y
seemed full to the brim. No relation
chat to Jacken's penacea, for that had
been disposed Of with many thanks, at
which the poor fellows face turned red
Ito the tops of his ponderous ears.
The day for the rehearsal Of the new
play arrived. In the last scene a telling
effect was to be produced, where the he.
roine was thrown from prccipiec by the
villain Of the piece. In falling she lodges
ina pine tree, while he, losing his balance,
topples from the cliff, and is slain.
''1ll try that tree myself first, Miss Bes
sie.' suggested the call.boy, ''to sse that
tits secure. Mr.Jones will you go through
the business with me e.
"Certainly; although I don't think
that you make charming substitute for
the heroine, laughed the heavy man.
So up the scaffolding they went The
struggle ensued. The orchestra gaTe the
chord, and with heavy lunge the dwarf
fell in the abyss.
A Shrek ensued from the ladies, and
the strong men sickened. The villain
paused in horror, for the tree had broken,
and poor Jacken fell through the trap
with harsh thud.
Friends FASTENED to his aid, and he was
borne to the stage stunded and bleeding.
The doctor of the theatre who was pres.
ent, shook his head.
''His spine is broken" he said, human
aid cannot save him.
30, don't say so! moaned Bessie, who
was wiping the blood from deep wound
in the poor boys head.
The closed eyes opened and happy
light lit their vision.
It's all over, Miss Bessie" murmured
he, ''and don't know but what I am glad
of it,
Poor boy, poor boy.' she said, smooth
ing back his curling hair.
"Mother used to do that, and her touch
was no gentlcr than yours. O, l am so
glad.'
Bessie's tears ratified down upon the
'upturned face.
"Don't cry" he said, cts better as it
is. You never could have loved me as l
have loved you, and am more shapeless
now than should have been had lived.
Would you kiss me once--. once for the
flowers left you when feared you, too,
must die?''
Bessie pressed kiss on the lips of the
dying boy, and with that last benson the
wandering spirit sought its God.
Thesheltyville (Ky.) Republican says
that the worst case of se]fshness that it
has been permitted to present to tae pub.
lie emanated from youth who COM
planned because his mother put bigger
mustard plaster on his younger brother
than she did ON him, after they had
been eating melons and hard apples,
The marble statue of General E. D.
Baker, who was killed at Balls Bluff,
was shipped frcm Leghorn on the 10Th of
November, for the United States. This
was the last work of DIR. Stone who
recently died in Italy. Congress appro.
priated $4,000 for the statute, which is
to be placed in the old Hall Of Represen-
tAtives.
General Mcclellan has taken up his
permanent residence in Baltimore, mainly
on account of his wife's health.
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