, 1876-05-28


A USEFUL INVENTION.
na1a.fo<ct@ ,oy}ms-}oo1;;utr nau ,says the
M'...,,., ,.h,, t,1,,.o, .s +,t,,,,r,, he
4Ah ssae'1. ,;,.as .as'. -,
stppco "'eh sorto" efety "eeh' "'es oas on
North Hill with his vile aud seven lovely,
s,.rc,, lnye1v I.nchtcrs. only an. front gate.
' ..at ~ .,.,'at ,,an.s lin, ,a1c I,.t s,,,n,
"hA e'@' - "''"o >S0 ' t r -
mer hc spent S-i' lePan't4s 'Aas iloHs 6ate'
putting III new ones, and experimenting with
1urio,,s kinds of hinges; aud after NIL that the
,r.tn sr,,,c o,t tbrm<gh the winter IN, II leather
.,;.aa ~ ,loth.s-,;,e .rd
strap anu p'eeo ~ es'eA~s""o' ~"
there WAS peace IN TUT nousenolo,
aud the man grew Lat. But, when the
Anril DAYS we're nigh, it soon became apparent
49,. 49,, tbat liz tro,hlcs we're at hand and
1o tue man snat n1s ..oous. "e.e e.a ~.
anxiety sooh eIo'e .ne 1oses ..ost1 Ats a'.uaA
cheeks and robbed his RIBS o1 thcr substance.
liz used to climb over the back fence to avoid
r,1linr attention to the lisreputable-looliug old
satc. Tut lis srlt-dcnial was Of no aruii One
s1:yrrnp his eldest daughter, Soplrunia, said:
= In, that, inrria oli *rute is the most dis
pns;,nr thing ON this street. II you can't afford
E., j,,vt7 II tixvd. I'd take it AWAY and p1t up
stilr.,,
Aud Pa onry proaued. But an evening or so
,,t.r h;s vn1nSpst iaurhttr ca1ne in, and said
4rI,h .r, ,.nms;scr,s'ir l warmth:
spa! / wish YOU nad that bcastly old gate
t;od n ~ vonr l1n mesk ~ tllats @ WGat @ wist!''
Anil Sbe dissolved in tears and eyapoEuted up
s,airs ~ 1nistv cloud. while her sisters fol-
lived slowly. c,isting rcp1oachful looks at Pa
VI t1,o ,,x1 evening" h;s thirl tIa,1yhter.
Al hta1.a 'Ac c,m,. honn..nfs into tile rom about
In - ~ u;ti her efnyes in a CONDITION.
~ so ;;p.;,.,,i. ,hat she had been Mating
~ 1891 a,s1 sa;G with some energy. that Il
g. hoi m feelinn other nconle had, aud she
,.;ss.1d eho ,yas 1i7.od she did. and She hopeu
h49aAttA 9a'@ ''". ~A1
snae 1Ho - nGan ,4 o,d FL, from AreI street Il,
Ia ,;1 p sha did And chr broke. down and
tne prlage, so 4 sllS .tco3n 3e ,ecnanment % @
ntes " spps and SMILES And lie next time thai
u T. s+ ~, ~ hat gate he found It pros-
trate @nS M tSp t oaS s had % nartcd
,'a5ar so,na ertraordinary nressurc and that
VIE. ,..,,ot a,ad asaiea;s yoves pa snw ti,ers
WAS "n1s as,ner a.s ~ = 1sn3 NV ea1a and he
araxaJ @ua aiand nc he vfewed the drcary pros-
pest Of furnishing gates u nuppBI1 n
t,oo aotls y, s'mmnr IN, He 5ondered. and ponderc,,
an1tnsa ,aan'd oin''' uc ~ har,mn ths contidaut Of
ana iaa. ~ ,,.e rtto,, sac,, pu;,tfty shnyin~
sari 80 nians oni drawings to Hiacl,slntbs and
<,nn;,,,l Fk wnrkrrs in iron and steel. And in
NH t.reaf nosts orlnncntea and substantial,
and md" ~. sev.n sisters were pleased. They read
=. .h ;ttl hrass nlate that informed theril that
IL ane ,e a,;ic fnr the wor,ls. for 13l
1,'is !, hn9 thcv ili,ln,t know what it meant
in,ut;i n INT evening.
~ .rn,;ru tI3a weather. though sufficiently
st esuai ,.a hE,,..;n, S ,snt;ed fIst Of the new
sa5e; II fut 4h.t non,,,ar iovers' retreat, as
sonSr3,,;o SWING ifliy to and fro on its heavy
fr!tne o Presently pale-faced man, who
held his hand upon his breast to still his beat
ing ,,ie2r', hsale, hc,,p5 aS r. Rmlnlnll,s say: ~
!, R,t hr3;cye ne Sop4rouia, my own hearts
ont tean nces, th @ 3o,h.s of ths rude hand of
t;' WV !; -" "e~A
!" As he began the word he leaned forward aud
,sn psn. uI ai;ci iitt1 trandoor In the side Of the
eiaa aat paotS oneu and raunt, u,any-ointcd ar1u
pest Ivy -, ir,,,, Enoh n iir Is Virginia
ol slGe, VIZ ~, md @n af Il dew out and. with the
,.m;t;,v sum ~ 1T I;phtninr hit Rodvlphus two re-
sounding pc{ts between the shoulders that
eoun,;.d7 7,;{E. hass-irnm explosion.
souineh s.nh1h.hi rnshi', he roarcd, sim stabbed
oh1n. Rosn sna ~ .hnnt 1sa,tinp to nick M
-; ~ ,,,, 10 nd ahT;clinv for the doctor, while
Ghrs,n;s &c rshrf1 INTO he house, CRYING, "Fat
noPo 1s- W III R,donhus * shot!n and swoonel
e,iii ~ frtIcr h,ek into the shadow, and thrust
is hanharrh;rf INTO his mouth to stihc smile
!, s e ~ ,.s|v ~ vni:, nf his ,iaurhtef
trsits sVot ~ tha oat saving ,ood night, But u
-, ,,lr xniet. detained her mud the uleasur-
l.1 l.lu sr;n@ of the gate was again heard in the
rt;e Enan liz nnNrI 11TEIZQ say 4S Ill
u,sIaaeo. s.;. ec,;,x S w 1,i1nh NJ nnnn The rate:
p,t scnatavn- ri Sorrow nav await our fu-
+,,s, uJ J.ar one T wouli it might fa1l upon
49,. .uae' !,
And inst as he lifted his last foot from the
S'.srh..d mt and fell uppn him wifi that big
knob fur times, and every time it reached him,
lorenzo shrieked:. ,o,,, .fr u,,t
nieeuing neaft' y ui''e5'
ttu @ ae' as ha anh,cd a,vav in the starlight, vail
;nr f',r arnic,. Azalea acu wildly to ller home
sl.ricking, Oh Pa, Pa, Pa! Somebody IS mul-
dering Lofcnzo.. Anu gu tns pottn nf h;u S.3t
1acea nhn e o,,tn se ~ r.ntorce i lis handkerchief,
ad a,I hn1aed biu,sclf into p1a.id contcnt Pretty
sou, t6r mans fifth daughter came home from
Il party, ana she, too, perched on TUE gatc" ANU
in moment OF two 1iphonso s'4a. ,,,5 te,, ro,,
.,,,,t Tt' 1or,, ~ ~ i
"3 but he didn't, for just then he leaned upon
the gate, the gauut arm reached cut an4 Iest
iron, and knocked his breath So Lar OUT o1 hiin
that he couldn't shriek Until he hau run nnl
g mile from the house. anu Aht141u l'Iu
into the house screaming that Lolenzo
had tit And the pale-face1 man rose up ont
OF the shadow and eInpticd his mouth, ana US
lie stood unler the quiet stariisht, looKin9 u
tile gate whose powerful but dclicats mechanism
rspelled an ounce of weight over l5o po4n4s,
look Of inefIablc peace stole ovef tne pale laee,