, 1876-02-06

xaid q love which helped you stand and race
thunder. And that you foundeo your aopoS w
This pesky ice!" H.. ,.,.. ,.r.
There she sat- John graspea tno iooss 's,, p@as .a
~ her sacoue between the shoulders, Win ono
band, and raised her to her foet. as ons wnnla
lit a kitten from pail Of water BY the BACK OF
the neck. Then he said with Increased earnes1-
neBs
opportunity to tell my love. ana 20 aeat 'noao
SWEEP lips uhBper-Whoop!
Somehow Johns feet had slipped from under
him. and he had come down like q capita! Tlsn
bis hoad and feet pointing sky"afa; ohs
twined her taper fingers in a's curling toias ant
r.jsad him to the stature OF man. set his nat
firmly over his eyes with both hands, and cr1oo'
in breathlesa hasto: ..-..-.
~ I understand and let me assure 5on, JONI,
that il it ia in my power to tighten your cares
and mako lightcrr, your journey through A1o IL
--Jerusalem F"
John stood alone, and said, with breashless ve-
20 nv precious and tins shall it be my life
long pleasure TO lift you from the tuu3 assaul1s
Of earth and euETeana Ta1aa you VIII 'he 'o''nk a.
And there they both sat together. They had
nearly reached the gate, and. hand to hapo. ana
with hearts oyerfoVing with the hllas OF young
loves first confession, they crept along On their
xuces up to the front steps, and we're soon Tor.
getful Of their bumpB on the aottest CUSHION OF
tho parloz sofa.
A MARRYING WOMAN.
About three weeks ago (saTs New YORK let
teri. Cd attempt ut murder and an actual suicide
oot into tho papers in q way decidedly sensa-
tional. A German cigar-dealer up town became
furiously Jealous of his yonng wife. and, when
the man whom ho suspected OF intimacy with
her came into his store, he banged away at hlm
with a revolver, aud then ahot himsan dead
1t the door. The othor man was taken
to Bellevue Hospital, where he is no"
recovering; and next day the hoay o1 Inc s,0, nas
band was put IN q cemetery over on Long Island.
To-day, am told. the poor widow ID marrying
acain. not the man who got au assortment OF
bullet-holes on her account. but one who took
charge Of her business the day AFTER her nus
liuess must have been fearfuily long and d1eagy
to the discousolate widow. wonder what tae
man IN Belloyue Hospital thinks about her no".
,>'-' MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The home-crclo-Walk1ng around With the
baby all night.
"Talking. to her husband in q loud tone OF
yo;co is enough to aend Persian wife to jail
for thirty days.
There is no special s.ylo Of engraving engage
ment-rings. SPIDERS web, with tly in it, il
very pretty device.
Call lady a "chcken." md ton to one she is
angry With you Tell her she is 81 no chicken"
and twenty to one ahe is more angry still.
Ono OF the most pitlab1e sights in this life is
tho spectacle of q man. who has been married
but three months, wearing cotton in his ears-
l. Vermont man cd home the other day
after IN absence Of elevon years, and found that
neither Of the three husbands his wife had mar
ried and buried had fixed the gate.
The longest night in Norway lasts three
months, and when young man goes to see hts
girl her mother, before retiring, tells hor not to
ruin her heal.h by sitting up more than two
months.
"Ann," obeerved Danbury housekeeper to
hired girl, the other morning, "as we have en-
tered upon the dawn Of another century OF our
nations history, guess you had batter get
toothbrush OF your oWn-"
4 Salt Lake Mormon has written to the Gen.
teunial Committee proposing to exhibit his nine
wives at Philadelphia, to illustrate one OF the
social phases of American life" He adds thas
hs wives are anxious to go,
The men and women dress so much alike in
Cochin China that it is dangerous to slap man
on the shoulder md remark, '' Come, old fellow,
let's drop in here and indulge in 3 SMILE" It
may be the Old fellows rife, you know.
Jewellers are said to be busy preparing elegant
new pins to be worn by gentlemen this season.
upon which is engraved Engaged" Married"
"Don't want to, No, mn'an." Or something
OF the kind, to be used as protection during
leap-year.
The foreign fashion Of wearing co1ored under
clothing is fast being adopted in Now York, and
most trousseaux contain sets OF ecru of rose-
twilled eilk-chemise, drawers, and skirt-elab-
orataly trimmed with insertion and lace. This
does not, however, exclude the fine linen batiste
and percala underclothlng now worn by women
OF wealth. =,
A young lady has sent to the Noman's Cen
tennial Committee at Philadelphia 4 .represau-
taton Of what she is sure must have been the
style of dress worn by Mother Eve. It is fig
leaf OF course, but es the donor believes that
tho vanity Of woman was born with tho sex. this
primitive garment is elaborately ecaloped and
edged with fur.
They've get the smallpox pretty badly In
Norwich, and parental discipline is accordingly
very sesere. One young lady writes to her
betrothed: 'Dear Roger, cannot endure this
vacciuated last Monday Last Monday! It
aeeu1s to me like an age. Tell me, Q tell me,
when it takes"
A young lady OF Austin, Nsv., Who has been
for some time wrestling with the problem OF \
suitable costume to wear at the coming masquer-
ado, on being asked by friend what she IN IN
tended to wear on that occasion, replied "Oh,
t bother! can't think Of good costume to wear,
SO I don't think I shall wear anything" The
winter has been very severe in Narada
"My dears, miss something or somebody,
| I can't tell what or who," said Jones to his
children, as he sat down to tea the other night.
''P'raps it's mother" said little Billy, "she's
gone over to Aunt James to tea" Tho child
was right. It was Mrs. Jones' who was missed,
| aud Jones said in continuance: '.Well, let's
| have d quiet supper, thon."-Boston Traceller.
| The London Woman's Dress Association, a
| society formed some time ago with the object Of
| inducing English women OF all classes to avoid
extravaganza in dress. is now turning it's atten-
! ton particularly to the servant-girl class, and
| awards in money are to bo offered as encourage
| mcnt to female servants to dress moro suitably
to their stations in life, and to keep their places
moro carefully.
An inhabitant of Dover, N. H., reached that
place by the noon train the other day, after an
absence Of two weeks, and was met at the sta
ton By his son, 8 years old, who loudIy wei
| coined him. And is everybody we'll, Willie 2"
| asked the father. I" The wel1est kind, replied
| the boy. 4.And has nothing happened ?'
Nothing at all. I've been good, Jennie's been
good, and never saw ma behave herself 20 we'll
| as she did this time!'
| Tahn TTenru didn't nntira fha 1eroa.honn1