The Mineral argus., 1883-11-01

rucon of anxiety between inelinations
%Devjled crabs? Don't ask me such a
thing, Mr.. Stanleyl | would never sur
vive such an indulgencel Perfectly
harmlessl And a you really assure
me, as a medical man., that a deyiled
crab is harmless2 Well, just n little
morsel then. as you say it is we'll spiced.
Coffee? ah! | fear twill be too much for
nv nerves-a little more cream then.
This chicken is very delicate-may l trou-
BILE you for another wingi My physi-
cian prescribes a rigorous diet, / assure
YOU. Mr.. Stanley-rigorous, but nutriti-
Gus. Build upP as he often says to me;
my dear Miss Laura, the true wisdom
in cur profession is TO build up. My
motto, as my Oldest patients can TESTIFY
has always been TO build upF
Exactly So" murmured Mr.; Stanley
making another 1nroad upon his crap
and a very iudicious motto it is both in
aw and physic."
"But it's a very difficult matter to
b1ild oneself up, sometimes" signed
Miss Laura, plaintively.
"lt is, indeed, miss" assented Mr..
Stanley, feeiingly; land a deuced slgnt
easier to pull oneself down"
"IrealIy don't think 1 could have
struggled on" continued Miss Looslng,
off we're not for tonics. Have you
ever tried the 'Ferro phophated elixir
of Calisaya bark Mr.. Stanley?"
"The what. miss?" said Mr.. Stanley,
startled, momentarily, from his Esc1l-
apian dignity.
" Zero phosphated elixir Of Calisa-
ava bark Its effects are, l may say,
miraculous"
~ should think So" murmured Mr..
Stanley ''quite %galyanlc."
81 have always felt" said Miss Laura,
THAT the healing waters, stirred by the
/ angel, must have signified 'Ferro phos'
! plated elixir Or, as good Doctor
| Blount remarked, when he brought It TO
me in dark blue bottles, at three dol
lars apiece: This, Miss Laura, is truly
a heaven sent blessingl And so it Is,
4, Mr.. Stanley; assure you. so 1t is."
: The last RAYS of sunset had by. tins
time paled upon the western hills, leav,,
. ING ONLY a faint, rosy flush in sky and
air. A gentle breeze filled the white
; sails of the DAISY Dee" and tluttered
: the silken remnants that streamed from
: mast and stern. A merry boating song
4 was struck up by Consin Jack, Whlle
Bell and Nettie joined their clear, sweet
voices in the chorus.
Papa and Mr.. Stanley we're smoking
ana EOulDdIluE hhANH VI y
had been sailors and wanderers IN many
climes. l listened dreamily as they re
Q called halt forgotten experiences-oi
life in tropic isles, beneath the spread
, inc palms and cOcoas-in Arctic seas
J. illumined by one long, strange daylight
i'm sultIy Eastern lands, where man
g shorn of his strength, develops suel
= weird, stealthy powers, that existence
D. seems colored by e~nchantment, Up
pressed by mystery.
"a And still, through ali the songs, ant
&c tales, and laughter, came The murmur o
voices from the stern, where Miss Cor
a lea sat. with flushed cheeks and bright
~, ened eyes, and Fred seemed laying vlg
~ orous siege to the sugar plantation NTH
80 most mellihuous Spanish.
" Then the rosy flush faded from IN
n sky and air; the shadows crept over th
at widening waters, and the wooded shore
q seemed % melt farther way in the haz
at d~istance-for the blue waves OF the Ia
nan Zee rippled meath the "Daisy's
"a prow. and the fresh breeze swept blith'
er IN M from the ocean, as when 1t waite
Up. northward old Hendrick Hudson an
ng his goblin crew. We were skirtlng u
a firy-land, -immOrtalized BY Irving
graceful pen. The shores that ms GEM
mas made classic ground stretched mistl
IN before us; the shadows gathering arouT
20 them seemed fraught with dreams al
by spells.
"a A little boat BELONGING 10 the vact
IN attached Dy q rope, was noatIng Denll
all. it-a dainty cockle-shell affair, with VII
IN, awning and crimson cushions. Tempt
me bv its quiet, dreamy motion, l drew
oil close up to the side Of the yacht when
] easily stepped in.
,av "Where are you going, FAM" ask
Belle, in Mortified atnazement.
ITO FARMLAND" 1 answered, laul
,ws inc: "who bids for a pas age?'
First bidl' called q voice from I
lis stern, and the next moment my lt
skif nearly rocked over, as Fred All
ms. spraug aboard.
~, 5, 'sNow, Miss Corita! Fred, draw
boat closer, so Miss COrita can step
MI board"
"Confound Miss Coritap' said FIR
inc ~savagely, cutting the rope as he .spo
81 beg your pardon, Miss FANNIE,
sT continued, apOlogetiCaliy; but
ave enough to make a fellow swear
Reiectedl Well, well-Ireally could
on blame him so much for eX ressing
osi- feelings forcibly. Rejected, Of couI
you why we're fans given TO Spanish girl;
not TO firt within Rejected3 Two Sc
my plantations and a tobacco warehouse,
u're 10 mention Miss Corita and her 81
that taires! Well, 1 suppose it was enough
me- make a fellow swear!'
"Just when / had made up my m
dy'' for a frOlic." continued Fred, in an
prieved tone, "to come down upol
iOus fellow like a thousand of brick, I
,nce spoL all his fun l don't zee what
'Ss- deuce brought her here, anyhow
y 20 Here was a masculine gratitudel a