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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-29
The Camel.

The camel IS the beast Of burden
most used In the steppes OF Central
Asia, and is sometimes harnessed to
baggage-WagOns, and also to the taran-
lass, the Russian vehicle for the car
riage of Travellers Mr.. Schuyler, had
during his journey in Turkistan, some
experience in the employment of the
animal as substitute for the horse,
but did not gain from the trial very
high respect for the virtues of tho
beast. He writes, with a good deal OF
feeling: 1T is no doubt very fine to
speak Of camels as'ships Of the DESERT
and use other poetical expressions for
them; but practically they are themost
disagreeable, unpleasant animals that
I have seen. Ungainly, unamible, and
disgusting in odor, they seem to be
sort of cross between a COW and cass-
Owary. Seen in the distance, they
make one think of a big over-grown
ostrich, with their claw-feet and big
necks, which they turn about so as al
ways to observe everything which
comes by, and stare at you with their
big, vacant eyes until you have passed
fully out of sight. They seem to stand
cold very well, although they will take
cold and die if allowed to lie down in
the snow. Hence, during the winter
their bodies is wrapped up in felt,
which, when taken off in the spring,
carries most of the hair with it, and
they look entirely naked.
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Punctuate to Suit.

The following can be used for either
a friend or an enemy, according to the
way you punctuate it:
'sHe is an old and experinced man in
vice and wickedness he is never found
in opposing the works of iniquity he
takes delight in the downfall of his
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r.: De Witt .Talmage is at home again,
greatly refreshed by his vacation, and
the first Sunday he preached he
knocked the stufing out Of the cushion
and pounded the bare pulpit until the
people outside came in to see who was
playing the base drum.
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Z 1t is good sign when you go into
young mans room, to find a we'll
thumbed Bible lying upon the table.
It is a sign that there are pious serv-
ants in thehouse.
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balf from .. the commencement the
flannel cup was nearly filled with wa
ter, and no ice remained. in No. 3 the
ice was suspended in a flannel Clp
made Of the same material as in No. 2;
but in No. 3 hole, capable OF admit
ting a quill pen, had been made in the
bottom of the flannel cup, with the e.
Sect OF ?rotrariing the total liquefac-
ton OF the two ounces Of ice to a pc
Rod of eight hours and t!,ree quarters.
In tumb]er No. 1.-TWO ounces of ice were
placed in q flannel cup, made, as above
described, of cheap, open flannel (10d.
per yard), which allowed the water to
drain through very readily. Ten hours
and ten minutes had elapsed before all
this ice had melted.
A reserve supply outside the bed
room door can be secured by making a
flannel cup, on the plan above describ-
ed, in jug, and filling it with little
humps of ice-care being taken that
there is space enough below the bag
to allow the water to collect and leave
the ice dry. This provision will allow
the ice to be used during the hottest
night, without the supply failing or
the patient being disturbed-two very
Important considerations. The real
therapeutic benefit of ice is only pro.
duced in some cases by it's free use
and its soothing and stilling effect
must be aided by the most perfect sur
rounding quiet.
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HOUSE, FARM AND GARDEN.
Keeping Floors and Carpets Clean.

AOo OA19 AAAOAA AMI VA AADEANs .
Keeping Floors and Carpets Clean.
Having just spent SO much time and
labor in getting our habitations pleas
ant and wholesome, we should not now
neglect any reasonable measures for
keeping them in such condition and
among other labor-saving app iances,
the simple door-ma5 for the cleaning
OF muddy boots and shoes sho,' d not
he overlooked. :Prevention is better
than cure, is 4 wise old maxim, but
one of which many housebeepers seem
wholly incapable of making applica-
ton. know of dozens Of hard-work-
ing, order-loving housewives who, year
in end year out, continue their unin-
terrupted round of alternate scrubbing
and scalding, while it never seems 10
occur to them that good scrapers and
mats at the doors would do away with
much Of this annoyance. t:But." says
one and another, ''I'm not a black
smith couldn't make and put up a
scraper, were I to try No, but a
pleasant request on your part would:
am sure, speedily fix this simple al.
fair upon your doorstep; aud even
old pieces of carpet or mating thrown
down are better than nothing foc
mats, though those made of braided
corn-husks are preferable-simple'
durable. and within easy reach of
every farmers wife at least.
Now, too, that the dust has been
we'll shaken from the carpets, and they
are down again over clean fresh straw,
it is favorable time for cleaning any
spots of dirt or grease that may adhere
thereto. Take small, hard brush and
n basin Of good hot suds. Dip the
brush in the suds and rub the spot
over quickly but thoroughly: then
rinse off with a soft flannel Goth
wrung from clear warm water, care
being taken both in scrubbins and
rinsing not to wet into the straw, nor
farther than is needful about the dirty
places. Also favorable day should
be chosen, that the damp may dry out
thoroughly before being tcoiden upon
or soiled. In this manner even dirty
carpets may be made 10 look quite
fresh and clean it is much betteS
than ripping the breadths and putting
into the wash-tub every year OF two.
Railways clean my carpets in the fore"
going manner, and when they hDallY
come to ripping and washing upon the
rubbing-board, or in the pounding bar
rel, consider them worn ous and of
no farther use, save FOR mats OF rugs
at the door. Rooms used 80 commonly
Or carelessly-as really to necessitate
the ripping and washing OF carpets
once q year. had far becker be fur.
nished with good stout oilcloth, OF
20 heavy body Of paint. This ean be
Kept in more healthful and cleanlt
condition. and with scarcely moro
work in the end.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-29

The Chicago Times says 'tThe Widow
Butler has very winning ways
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-29

Mr.. Sampson Gamgee. Surgeon TO
the Queens Hospital, Birmingham. IN
a short article lancet, June 10, l876)
calls attention to this subject. His
practice for some years has been to
CIT q piece Of flannel about nine inches
scrare, and secure it by Agature rou1d
the mouth OF an ordinary tumbler, ,
as to leave cup.shaped depress:o 0 ;
flannel within the tumbler 10 ato
half ito depth. In the flannel cup SO
constructed pieces Of ice may be pre-.
served many hours, all the looGe: j. q
piece OF flannel from four to five inc6
square be nsed as loose cover to the
ice-cup. Cheap flannel, with conH :
atively open meshes, is preferable, as
the water easily drains through it and
the ice is thus kept quite dry. Whe ;
good flannel with close texture is en-
ployed, a small hole must be made in
the bottom Of the flannel cup, other
wise it holds the water, and facilitates
.he milling Of theice, which is, never
theless, preserved much longer than in
the naked cup or tumbler.
In room 60 deg. F., DR.. G. mac 9
the following experiment with four
tumblers, places in each two ounces Of
ice, broken into pieces of the average
size of sucking. In tumbler No. tie
ice was loose. It had all melted in tw o
hours and fifty-fve minutes. In No.
the ice was suspended in the tumbler
in a cup made, as above described, of
good Welsh flannel. In five hours and
a quarter the flannel cup was more
than half filled with water, with some
pieces of ice floating in it; in another
hour and a quarter (six hours and a
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w ldt - IL, A4'Si''' |
oh. Willie, do stay al nome VILE '''
tonight" she exclaimed ~ia'F1hs ~
hand III both Of hers. 10 hot "i'"i'
tonight; take ny advice Just one
Oh, hcw many times since l nae
wished TIA, ! 10! taken her ai'!ceI iAN
night. But ! c~olsp."i her ~ le..ihs
her tia. ! would "o' s'A! I"iS'
wendell my way 10 The gr"G-sAop, buL
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Peter COOper'> Early Days.
4 Novel Enterprise here the Pounds
ton OF Isis Fortune ~ Laid.

4 gentleman who has known Peter
Cooper since he came to the city, and is
personally cogniZant of the business
revcr,e5 and successes of the imitation
candidates for the Presidency, said Il
w days ago il conversation:
\ great many people seem To think
that Peter Cooper vas always success
full, and that everything he eve al
tempted turned out profitable. This is
not So. Mr.. Cooper had a hard row to
hoe when he first came 10 New York.
| knew him VIXEN he first came here
from the country. y tall, rawboned
young man, with any amount of ener
gy. but the most q~uixotic ideas. He
| WAS full of them. however, and some
led to disappointment, others 10 pros
perity.
| He started grocery about where the
| Cooper Institute stands now, with all
| kinds of truck i'll front and Il neat lit
| tie sample oom IL the rear. All gro
| cerieS sold whisky in those days, and
nothing was thought OF it. His wife
| tended the store, dressed I'M hOmeSpun
| pettiCOat. with a white cotton short
gown. The concern WAS very popular,
| and Peter made considerable money,
Then one of his brilliant progressive
ideas took possession of him. and he
Went to work with Il will to execute it.
His scheme WAS to provide Il rapid
transit from the foot of Ortley street
East Eelghth street now to Il point
where Bellevue Hospital stands at pres
ent. There is a clear stretch of water
from one point to the other. and Peter
thought Il ferryboat run by an endless
chain would be very profitable. He
bought great ferryboat, purchased IN
enormous chain, about two miles in
length. and started business. At first
the concern was a novelty, and was we'll
| patronized. But 10y and by accidents
happened. by which the farmers and
people using the ferryboat were detain-
ed nthe river. The traffic grew lighter.
| and one fine morning the Sheriff
bounced down upon all of Peter Coop
er's possessions.
The next day he took a walk early in
the morning out of town To where he
Murray Hill residences 10 stand. In
the midst OF a pasture stands an old
pcwuer-house. used for the storage of
ammunition during the revolution. He
Thought what a fine building it would
he to occupy for the manufacture of
glue. He Went home. consulted his
wife. got his breakfast. and, calling upon
some of his frie-Is. obtained the requi-
site means. In that place the fourda-
ton OF MS immense fortune was laid,
and when the grow of the metropolis
obliged him to abandon the building as
q clue factory, he was a very wealthy
man
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NaLy who are suffering from :Hs @t-c's % the
warm weather and are dehi!!tated. are advised BY
physicians = axe moderate amounts Of whisky
two OF three times during The daE. Il Z I!ttl@
while those who adop: this sIvice frequently IL
crease the number OF "t-inHs."aad !stre become
confirmed iaelria.es. \ beverage which vii Eot
crea,. thirst for Intoxicating liquors. and which
is intended especially tor tie element u teti.itatei
persons, whether az home or abroad. = Doctor
Scheucks Sea Weed Tonic. Containing tie juices
OF many medicinal herbs. this preparation Io-s
10, create AT appetite frr ne intoxicating cup
The uour.shInc aui the l'e-suqTort'Eg proper
ties OF many valuable natural productions con-
tanned II 10 and well known - medical Een have
amosr strengthening influence. 4 single bottle
of the Tonic will demonstrate lis valuable quail
ties. For debility arising from Sickness. over eI-
ertion or from any cause whatever, > w!ue-glass-
ful OF Sea Weed Tonic taken a:-er msav. VIII
strengthen The stomach and crete ~ appetite Tor
wholesome .ocd. 10 ali who a-e about leaving
their homes. - desire 70 say that the eIcsl!enf
eTec-S Of DR.. SchencS-s seasona5le remedies sea
Weed Tonic. and Mandrake Pills. are particularly
evident when taken by those who a-s ia,urisusly
affected ty 4 change OF water and diet. No person
should leave home without taking \ sSApA~
these safeguards along. For saleh-
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The Third Agricultural aad McChLiCai
l. position of The Northwest

| VII ~. held in DUBUQUE. Iowa. Sep
tc,nltr4h.G and -th. inclusive. for
tLr fail of I~1t II promises L. be- the
TI,nJr,, ,yLiLi,inn for Tie Centennial
YEAR ,ha, In, ever been held west ot
- IN, N.,j,,ippi The State Fair com
m.nr,., rn The Monday succeeding the
r~i,.irr of tn. t,ir AT Dubuuu.. The. nth
IF >.n,.,ui,l Thereby allowing cXLIh-
itnrs and other, nuul. time H. reach
th.r. I, r,-rnnun.ucn H.. ,vLi-
| hiti,n in onr >ta;.. Far n tie rIiI-
| rn,ds and s,,aIuLo9,sw iIIgiye tI,,tu,
fariIitirs far yrjry thai I}ry dn IN ON
mo and Won I,y, urIy - L1,l and ~",.
,h1 enItr5o.i fIr;li-j~j I In, ~, nr,r
far ,Ir rhrar trau~i; Of visitors. and
.yLiLitnrs nf article, and animals for
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OVER RIVER.

over the river they beckon mo,
Loved ones who've crossed To the far'aer SIDE
The CLEAN OF their snowy robes I SO.
But their voices are lost In the -ashins tide.
There's one with ringiets Of .unny gold.
And eyes the reflection 81 Heavens own blue.
He crossed In the twilight gray and cold.
And the pale mist aid him from mortal view
We saw not the angels who met him there.
The gates 81 the city VIC could net see;
Over the -sver. over the riverJ
Ny brother stands waiting TO welcome me.
Over the river the boatman pale
Carried another. the household pet:
Her brown curls waved In the gentle gale
Darling Minnie! see her yet;
She crossed On her bosom her di N pied hands.
And fexrlessly entered the phantom bark;
We felt II glide from the silver sands.
And al our sunshine grew strangely dark.
We know she Is safe On the other side.
Where all the Eansomed and Angels be:
Over the river. the mystic river.
Ny chiidhood's idol Is waiting for me
Por none return from those quiet shores,
who cross with the ~boAtnen. cold and pale.
W. hear the dip OF the golden oars.
And catch q gleam Of the snowy sail:
And 10, they have passed from our yeArnini
hearts,
Who cross the sLoam and are gone for aye;
We may not sunder the veil spArt
That hides from our vision the gates OF Day.
We only know hat their bsrks no more
May sail with US Ger lies stormy SOS:
Yet somewhere I know. on the unseen shore.
They watch, and beckon, and wait for nc.
AndI sit and think. when the sunsets gold
is flushing river. and hill. and shore.
shall one day stand by the water cold.
And list for the sound " tho boatmAE's oar;
shall watch for . CLEAN OF the Tapping sail.
shall hear tho boat As It gains the strand.
shall pass from sight with the boatman pale
To the better shore OF the spirit Land.
II.hsii Know tie .cve: -.o ..a.e gone before.
And ~Joyfully sweet Will the meeting he.
When over the river. the peaceful river.
The Angel o; Death shall AIRY Ine.
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Are produced i the d,urua! revolution % the
earth. txraaGics from - degrees Eprth 20 - Ge-
greeS south OF the equator; and sailors laiI VIII
loy their advent into t."m Afr being tempest
-ossrt and worn. As productive @. q season q
rest. For weeks they somej:l a. DO - touch
= sail. bounding homeward through feds Of
sea wsei a We with Minute Sneil-E,h. aud observe
the play Cf the gram pus. porp0ise. bonita. and The
Ter fled flight Of .hr flying FISH from :h- after
How much more delightful then must y be :"
guild. the bark u. po0z humanity 10 The trade
Winds Of health out 81 the head s'is ~ disease
and suffering. an make lfe'> future = pleasant
voyage, res. such can be effected - usiaZ II.
HONE -DyAC BI-TEEs.
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AUG. :. $50.
Trace Observation-Disclosures Hart.
bn. Wyoming, Ia.
Fiitli "Lealc-Edward J. Lucey
Boone. Ia.
Earth Aacers-Chas. d. Piece. l.
Bale, Ill.
Horse DetacEers-A. NJ. Barker. Ma.
con. Neb.
Rotary Water Elevators-Joel c.
G.rrestol and \. Z. Garreston. Salem.
Ia. \ revolving cylinder carries the
endless chain: receives and emptieS the
buckets into the inclined chute.
WEAVING Bits for Animals-G. W.
Ingerscll and Harvey l.. Fisher, Toledo.
L., aSsiSpOrS to Jacob l.. Neff and
Henry Giebert. same place.
Hay Loaders-John l.. Mathews.
Grinnell. Ia. The ~ele:ating apparatus
NAV be removed bodily. converting the
device into a simple hay rake.
3ockers and Tracks for Cradles and
Chairs-Daniel Rupp, Four Corners,
Iowa.
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- Uncle Sans Harness OF - no n"w aaI m
tried experiment, bu; . standard article. which
has stood the test ~ years Of use. ASK Your sad
dler for K. and don't be humbuggct WIKI o. 'n.e-
,,,, - o. f.
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The Trade " ind.

In all cases "tdogb- lean 20 rre SIDE o. mer :
and In All casen .: aches ani palms Try kIi@r-
Dayligh. Liver PI'is.
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For ~sruptive diseases of The skin. pimii-s and
biutChes. NegctIue l. the great remedy. s. x re
moves from the system the producing cause.
The Red Cloud chief., 1876-09-14

Never sGuander a moment for we a.e never
sure OF an hour. neither delay the purchase O:
Eileri's Daylight Liver Pills.
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Postal cards 60 to Canada without
further charge, and with an additional
cent to all parts Of Europe.
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F-.i I..ta..s s->A..s r-f~a Ns-Asa
S,- AIS H,A.,.a,. E~sr--as.a@ 49, q.
..r.. .A!-. Vg-.. a., 40. %.
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T. d. now admitted bs Doctors pru-s's'~ A.
,',,rt. : r..,..., fn1. NFklNt, PAL
NIT 1T - = tie best All ~a.l"-l s.t~t- lbs
I.rtI- tt-GrrIl blu->. ~ Box 80
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E~rI<CFEIAS business College. N'Va.s'o
- W, circulars free AlIrv,s K >TLNt E4-
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Industrial.
AUG. :.

2TuCyAs u. ORwIG. Solicitor Of Patents 81 the
Iv, p.TeNT OFFICE. - Des Moines. reports The
blowing L. 5. Patents is,ued 20 Western invent
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The best place 10 80 campo - ja'rus g. -
kc * "a - STATE &c. t.4>.sp sec ,-'3. L
.t..I gy.4TL.-
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MARRIAGE
SECRETS.

Gnf e D-~s.y = szs
SD Zsgv - t=~
a. Gzrs T-sEs - j. ?
-. 49,. "a sn<3 $3.50 - -
~ .1Ts 81 49, :
- ~s-y -ssP- ~.F~
Ae--a Dr = a Eas.Ea
-.E 49, x.
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Mrs. DR.. Keck's Catanh Remedy

No vaIors. No ~.yriages. Sot0uohes. No pain.
No slut. No eLhOTti-4ut Z {. Attention 10 all
those troubled with CAtarrh and Consumption and
other special diseases. l. call o. "-s- Dr- Ken.
the celebrated Catarrh AID PIN -p@s a.
Isl. Her treatment - a:-ract'Lg grsaT a-rter..s.
wherever she goes. StetTeats the worst o: cases.
she cordial! invites one ana all. Treatment. free
al our O:lr.. Circulars giving fail informant z
sent. Address al .O8nuuicstiOnsrO
Ms DIR KICK.
81 Rrady street DAVENPORT Iowa
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Mrs. Sheridan and Mrs. IelyertOu


1h- Trials and 1rIbulattO1s Of the Pa
NOUS English Woman.
Was Mrs. General Sheridan a pretty
wOman?" We ask.
Very fair looking, / suppose. She has
pretty ways; is just as plain and COM
mon rs | be, and used to u around the
rocks here with an old, short dress on,
and her ears tied up with a big silk
handkerchief. She was a real lively,
laughing young thing, and leased and
made all manner of fun Of the General.
/ s'pose she's settled down amaZin since
that young Miss Sheridan came to town.
She used to go out and sit with my wife
in the kitchen, perch On the kitchen Ia
ble, or sit on the wOod-bOx while wife
was "a irOnin' or cOokin and nee she
helped get dinner just for fun. Wife
says she's "a real handy little thing, and
lots too good for the wife of a General,
especially of such an old gun of a sol
der rs Sheridan. He appeared to be
amazin fond of her, though, and she
could just wind him around her little
finger, and make him say black was
white, and green blue. It's astonishiu'
how these women do get their own ways
about everything. There was another
fine woman here, who staid in the val
ley about four months. Her name Was
Mrs YelvertOn."
Mrs YelvertOny 2" we all say at once.
"The one who was divorced from Lord
Somebody, and whose case was tried in
SO many cOurts?'
THE same one She was a staying
here while the thing was being decided,
and say what people will, there never
was a better nor a smarter woman here
rn Mrs. YelyertOn. She was just
Ebroken, but she vas that proud
wouldn't let on. You see she
led in Ireland to Lord-well l
Lname myself; but after they
ktOgether several years, and
l. boy, who died when he
Ithis old scapegrace had
I'll her fortune and his
I'd gambling debts, and
ich woman and got
t marry her nor get
be got a divorce, and
DIS except that, as
marriage wasn't le-
pe goes to prove he
er, and n time he
ay coach and stran-
% make her give up
|,cate to him, and she
she said it was all
that she was an hon
might kill her, but
AWAY that piece Of
courts, and
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Prof. W. Paine. 4. VI. NJ. u. ipi West
Madison stree, Chicago. Ill. and fSs
S,-b Ntpth street. Ehiisdelphls IL .
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-15
Pidget's NaHghtiness.

From Mary C. Bartletts Story Ia the Christian
Regiiter.
Alter tea the minister called with his
wiie-a lively, pleasant lady, who insist.
ed upon seeing the younger members Of
the family. Susie, who was rather diff.
dent, sat very quietly in a corner, but
Pidget appeared quite at her ease, and
her "cute" replies TO the lady's many
questions were regarded as evidence Of
surprising sharpness by her admiring
brothers and sisters. But how did the
blood seem suddenly 10 freeze in John.
nys veins, as Pidget springing into the
minster's lap, remarked with grayity:
'- "Your clothes are alltared up"
care they?" inquired that gentleman,
smiling.
"YOl're fool" replied Pidget, good
naturally.
"Pidget !" paid mamma, in a very seri.
ous tone.
But the spirit OF mischief seemed TO
have taken possession OF the little lady,
and she refused to be controlled. "You're
two fools !" she cried, merrily. "You're
free, four, ten, six fools y
"Pidget," said Horace, sternly, "if you
can't behave yourself, you'd better 60 to
bed"
Poor PidgeL In. all her. short life.She
had never before been spoken 10 in such
a tone. She glanced pitiiully at Horace.
His face was forbidding, almost angry.
Susie looked positively horror-stricken,
and Johnny, who recognized in himself
the unwilling cause OF the truble, sat with
downcast eyes and crimson cheeks. The
child gazed for n moment into the silent,
reproachful faces. The sight was too
much for the tender, little heart. a.
lon't-loye-none--of-you,"sh she sobbed,
throwing herseli into her mothers arms.
Observation-Disclosures, nor
nobody. want-to--go-to--bed."
Horace took her up, his anger melting
away like morning miAt, as he held his
wee sister In bis arms. - .-e..
"Poor pussy.cat," said he ienderly;
.brother was TO bad to zcold her. She
didn't mean to, did she?'
"No. Didn't mean to what?' asked
Pidgei, innocently. q.
"She doesn't even know what she has
DONE" said Horace to himself, -"she is
such little goose. 'Twon't DO 10 say all
sorts Of things before her. We shall
have to look out" and he kissed the rosy,
quivering lips. wt- ..asa
Johnny, meanwhile, was suffering small
agonies below stairs. lie could not bear
to have Pidgct blamed for what be knew
was, in u great measure, hi, own fault.
He would like 70 tell the minister 40,
but his bashful little tongue refused TO
perform the office. Once, twice, he es.
sayed to speak, but in vain. The guests
had risen to 50, but fingered for the last
few pleasant words. Johnny felt that
his chance wos slipping from him. It
must be now or never.
"Twasn't her fault, twas mine"
"What do you mean, my son p asked
his mother. surprised atsuoh an outburst.
Why-Pidget-I called her April fool,
this morning. You know she didn't know
any BETTER ~
am sure the minister understood Just
what he meant. As for his wife, she
looked with new interest into the blush
Ing, boyish face and then, greatly to his
surprise, and somewhat, think, to her
own, she stopped and kissed him.