Little Falls transcript., 1879-09-04

] Ihe ~ohderftil noftal seldom Came
now, but she was fair, and smiling, aid
exquisite as at first. 4 youth was always
with her-a youth With desolate eyes
and haggard face like fallen gods.
The mouth was still tender, but the face
was marred by the great passions that
had torn at his soul. But who would not
rather know love than be soulless? And
she laughed at him, and wandered away
from him, singing, Struggling her whit
shoulders, and throwing his touch of i'm
patiently.
II am going away Tomorrow she
said carelessly, watching the fight of
bird, with clear, lambent, amorous- -liddetl
eyes. His white lips hardly moved as
he answered, "Where?"
"0h, to the world! My beautiful;
world!' she said, throwing out her armt
with caressing gesture that was mad
dening. "Oh! 1t will love to see the
again. HOW I will pet it; and play with
1t, and stab it!'' showing her small,
gleathihg teeth, like the seeds Of cleft
po1egtahatc.
"May I go With you2" lie pleaded, a
sudden tire lighting up the sunken, glo-
fious eyes.
'sYod" she said, contemptuously.
+ He shrank and shivered..
"Why should you go, poor, lifeless
thing. Besides Prince Ismon comes for
me tomorrow. He would not like it,
perhaps" and she laughed a long sweet
laugh.
He arose silently and came to her.
Despite her struggle he took her in his
arms and held her close against his
breast, and kissed the fower-face thou
sand times, eagerly and pass;onately,
strainlng her closer and closer to him.
'"Cowardr p she hissed, but he needed
not; he only kissed her again, long, burn
ing kisses.
"No ono shall take you from mc,'' lie
said. "Thc world will not have vol. You
loved me once. Even God shall not have
you.'
The sky had darkened and an ominous
hush had settled down upon the earth,
but they had not noticed. A wild, faint
cry rang out far away beyond the hills;
'The seal The seap'
But they heard it not. the birds were
circl1ng about with sharp, strange cries,
and the day steadily grew darker. Sud
denly deep, hoarse roar made the air
hideuus, even: Soula lifted his head, and
they both saw comm g swiftly toward
them the rushing, roaring waters
Tumbling faster and angricr, great mot1n-
tainous black watcs, capped with spec
trail froth.
"tet INC go' she screamed in tetrot.
II can save myself" struggling for re-
lease.
But he stuoped ahd kissed the fed re-
bellious mouth.
"You arc mihe, now" he said, with a
smile:
When the floods subsidized the village
people found marvelously beautiful
woman, with trailing amber hair, in the
arms of dark, sad-faced youth.
And above his heart was drenched
white butterfly with broken wings.
The Mitlhaiisen Industrial Fund for
Aged WorknieI:
The Industrial Society, interesting it.
self in considering the too generally sad
condition Of the wage-worker when the
season of his activity had passed, saw
that, it can hardly be expected that dur.
ing his working season he coitld make
without assistance, adequate provision
for his old age, since the amount he could
possibly save from his wages was made
quate, and, besides, the wage worker has
seldom the opportunity to become an ex-
pert in the technicalitics Of investment
AS result of their Investigations, in 1851
an association, which now consists Of nine
firms, was formed to meet the difficulty
Their rules are as follows: The work
men from the age Of sixteen arc given
the opportunity to deposit three per cent
Of their wages with the state treasury
and at the same time the employers, TO,
the purpose OF encouraging this saving
and to increase the amount deposited
agree to contribute also three per cent. Of
the wages paid the workers Of both sexes
in their employ who have reached the
age of eighteen and sixteen. Two
| thirds of this last sum are to lie added
to that deposit by the workmen, tho
other third being used as fund fe1
paying the expenses of the accounts, to be
distributed for the assistance of aged OF
infrm employees, and finally for increas
ing the pensions, which were too small
to support their recipients. To further
the objects Of this association, from fund.
collected by subscription, a large build
ing has been erected to serve as an asylum
! for aged and invalid workmen, and il
now shelters 256 such-men and women
The funds thus raised, invested, and or
hand to invest, amount to very nearly
100000 francs, and the manufactures
have reduced their contributions to ont
per cent. upon the amount Of wages paic
by them. The principle has. however
been so thoroughly introduced into tn.
industry of Alsace that it is almost rult
without exception, that the large indus
trial enterprises of that country consldel
it duty they owe to their operatives tt
provide for and to assist them by som,
such plan. In some cases where the funt
invested is large enough, the pensions ar
paid without requiring the operatives t
continue their contribution, thus enabling
them to make immediate use of all thei
wages. H.:
Born Lucky.