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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18
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POUR CAUSE DE DEPART.

UNE jol1e petite. ferme bien eta
bile, comprenapt une maison de resi-.
dence avec ecurie, instruments ara
torres, lot de betes 4 cornes, menbles,
ainsi qn'un piano ct autres articles
non mentionn6s, seront vendps a
lencan lie
Samedi, 25 Juliet 1885,
a la residence de +. y. Allen. On
pcut 'raiter de gre a gre avec lui
avant la mise en- vente.
Abbeville, 4 Juliet 1885,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
TwENrY.FIFTH Judi DISTRICT COURT,
Parish Of Vermillon.
No. ii

Succession of Rosa Meaux.
Notice is hereby given to all par
ties interested in the said succession,
or having any opposition to make to
the tableau of debts, charges and
and of distribution, of said succession
to file the same in writing in
the office Of the clerk Of court with-
in ten days from the date hereof. {
Given under my hand and seal Of
court, this 9th day of June 1885.
LAsTIE BRNUssARD, Clerk.
Smedes & White, Attys.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18
NOTICE..

ALL persons subject to State
Licenses for the year 1885, are here
notified to pay the same without de-
lay otherwise they will incur the
penalties prescribed by law.
Sheriff Office, Abbeville, April
2eth 1885.
JOSEPH s. NuNEz,
Sheriff Ex.ofhcio Tax Collector.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

State Of Louisiana - Parish OF
Vermilion - 25th Judi District
Court-No. l3. N. S.
Succession of Pelagie Meaux.
Antoine A Broussard, admr.
Notice is hereby given to all par
ties interested in the said succession
or having any opposition to make
to the tableau of debts and charges
to file the same in writing in the Office
of the clerk Of court within ten days
from the date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal Of
court this goth day Of May
1885.
LAsTIE BRoUssARD, clerk.
W. W. EDWARDS, Atty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18
LES GROS HON MES.

La statlstlque, qul a force loislrs,
Went de s'occuper des hommes obe-
ses, don't le nombre croft toujours.
C'est snrtout en- Angleterre pa.
rait-il, que les abdomens atteignent
cette rotondite facheuse au point de
vue plastisque ct aussi au point de
la sante.
Apres rAngleterre viennent PAL
lemagne ct la HolIande. Qnant a
la France, ellie ne tient modestement
que la quatriame place. Cest l'Ita-
lie qul occrpe lie quatriame rang.
Les statisticiens sont allies jnsqu'a
rechercher dams quelle classe de ci.
toyens l'obesite rGgnait le plus bril-
lamment. Sur cent bureaucrates,
soixante-cinq sqnt obeses en- moyen
nc influence du rond de CUR ct de
la paix sereine.
Les officers de cayaleries sont
aussi particulierement frappes par
lie f6au sur trente colonels pris au
hasard, il y en- a bien une tingtaine
d'obsses!
On salt que chez les Americans,
le cote re!igieux Sc double dun cote
eminemment pratiqne. En- voici une
nouvelIe preuve
L'un d'eux Went d'lnventer un
sys,eme de coffre-fort, lequel, a la
moindre tentative d'effraction, SOU
vre pour laisser passer une pincc,
qui agrippe solidement le malfaiteur.
Jusqu'ici rien de bicn nouveau -
mais il y autre chose.
Presque touours, les ccfIresforts
visites par les .yoleurs Sc trouvent
dams les locaux abandonnes pendant
la mutt, ct ce nest qu'au matin que
les employees cueillent delicatement
lie bandit, pris aa pitge.
C'est ce temps, perdu jusqu'ici,
qua voulu utiliser l'inventeur. II a
commando a un reverend un sermon,
tres long, tres nourri, sur le respect
de la propti6te, sur la hontc du vol,
ses dangers en- ce monde ct dams
fautre. Cost touchant ct patheti'
cue au possible.
Ce sermon, emmagasine dams IN
phonographe place dams lc coffre
fort, part aussi l'effraction, ct Tho
melie Sc deroule aux oreilles du "a
tient pince. Grace au nasillement,
l'ilIusion est parfaite on croirait en-
tendre lie predicateur luimeme.
Et lie lendema1n, quaud la police
arrive, ellie ma plus qua emmener un
voleur soumis ct repertant.
On vera fonctionner Get inge-
nicux apparel a lexposi'ion de
1889, Paris.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

On propose de desarmer' les In.
diens de rArizona pour le METRE
hors d'etat de nuirc, mais .ces gems
n'entendent pas qn'on les prlve ainsi
de leurs moyens d existence ct feront
resistance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

LIE premier assistant maitre de
pos;e general Hay, trop malade
pour rien faire ct sans eapoir de
guerison, quite ses fonctions, qui
ont etc confees a NJ. A. G. Steven
son. On pense que maintenant lea
5000 maitrcs dc poste qui attendent
leur dscharsc seront remplaces.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

lie gouvernement mcxicain ne.
tant pas tres en- avant de ses affaires
on sc propose de lui demander de
vendre les Etats de chihuahua, So,
more, Durango ct Coohuila pour les
annexer aux Etats Unis.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

Les organisateurs &c Ia nouvelle
Exposition font tous efforts humans
pour assurer lie success a la grande
enterprise ct nous constatons avec
pIaisir que, nonohstant quelques con-
trarittes inGyitables, tout marche
bien.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

Lautoritt municipale a felt aft
cher, q sarraguemines, le nom des
ivrognes notoires de rendroit, avcc
defense aux cabaretiers de les rece.
voir ct dc leur fournir des liquides.
Tn joll titre ivrogncs notoIre.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

Iexgoaycrneur Piuchback a en-
,ayt N d4mission CONNIE Surveyor
della Douanc d Ia Nouvell le Orleans;
haemission tlG acccplte.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18
JURY LIST.
State of Louisiana,

State of Louisiana,
Paris of Vermilion,
List Of Juries drawn to serve at
the next term of the District Court
in and for said parish to begin on
Monday the 7th day Of September
next, viz
Grand and Petit Jury for the first
JVoaI
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

4, president Cleveland va bien-
ja,,s s1u.e ~. IN congd de quelques
i,ols. : .Fa dams quclque localite
ss,,.. sa-'ond d'uu bois, Oh les cher
.,s,s. pe places nc pourront pas lie
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

une srese de cochers de chars a
\. sas p'asleurs jours a Chicago ct ny
rs IN que mercredi dernier. On a
!, ,'s'n'e 'ies desordles, mais la vigi
A'ee Dc Ia police les a cupachas.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

Ua eonitt cathoIiqae a Paris a
oa'ed uae subscription a deux sous,
Fuf bailr un nouyeau monument a
Sinte Geuevieve.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

% dit que l'ez-imp6ratricc Char.
l'''e commence a revenir de l'acces
" lolle caase par Ia mort de sou
fp'az' Aazimllien, Ie dernier cmpe,
''ar da Mexiqae.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

Pendant les iremblemcnts de tcrrc
qui viienncut d'ayoir leu aux lndes,
ZOO personnes ont etc tutcs dams
nu scul district.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

lie juge Chenowith a remis au
general Rosecrans, de la part dan
cie1s soldats texiens, IN pistolet
capture pendant la gperre ct sur le
manche duquel etait inscrit les noms
des batailIcs que lc gen. gagnees.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

. 'ass Taylor Beattie a condam.
Il. !. = hinel, de la paroissc La,
,4Sl'e' $500 d'amcndo G, six mo;s
.. s's0a pour ayoir coupe unc lie,
ai,.. p'"' '00h0er un champ
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

. Aes villages de Coldwater ct de
! 'a'o' Kansas, sont au pouvoir
saae oaade d'Indiens ct la milice
ltuz. "' e'' '0S
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

i = cholera sevit toujours en- En-
i;s'l S.sae Ct fait de nombreuses vic
i. pans les districts OH il ex-
dso y So'state environ 100 a 49,
4, .as Par Jour, 6ons ure mo;tie
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
TWENTY. FIFTH Judi DISTRICT
Parish of Vermilion. COURT
No. III.

NU. To.
Sue of Edouard A. Broussard.
Notice is hereby given to all par
ties interested in the said succession,
or having any opposition to make to-
the tableau and account current of
assets and debts and charges
of the aforesaid succession
to file the same in writing
in the Office Of the clerk of court
within ten days from the date hereof
Given under my hand and seal Of
court this 9th of June 1885.
LAsTIE BRoUssARD,
Clerk of Court.
W. W. Edwards, Atty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

lie goEVerncnr a tix6 'e venaredi
J aoal pour l'execntion de Richard
Johnson, condamne pour mcur,re
dans Ia paro!ssc Concordia.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

Grant 4 Co., les hanqniers an
s'sr ont saspcndu. lis Sc sont en-.
i'nct' dams une speculation sur lc
lanc de ceruse.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

la reiine Victoria a oFert a NJ
Gladstone de lie Greer due pour lie
,scompcpser de ses services, a,ais &C
derier rcfnser.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

r, moulin a farine dc Minneapo
/, !, lire dams un scul journdc g..
700 quarts de fa'i"c.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

No. Name Ward
l VIM Meaux 6
2 Isaac Taylor, c B
3 Adrien Nuncz 2
1 A G Perry Z
5 George Hoifpauir 5
6 Austin Lee 2
7 Demosthene Nunez 6
s Felix Oniel
8 Walsh Willis, c 3
10 Thos J Heffpauir 5
IL D 0 Broussard 4
IL Remy Broussard 4
l3 Homer Decuir I
IA Oz6me Chataigrer l
Is Larkin 7 Hofpauir s
Is NJ G Broussard l
II W l. Vanslyke 8
Is Hunter Ramsey 3
l9 Peter Dubose 5
20 I Ivy Hoffpauir 5
2l + A Mazerolle 3
% Daniel Paul, c I
% r J Fleming 2
"a Numa A Brousaard l
25 Edward Hansbury 8
26 Hermogene Lacour I
II Belisaire Boulet 5
% Camille Sellers 6
% Ben Faulk 6
80 Ophelias Bour9ue 8
81 Ambrose Mouton 6
80 Howard Hoffpanir 5
33 Henri LcgLennec B
81 Felix Broussard 4
35 James n Williams 2
36 Calvin Picket 2
81 Thos j Morgan 2
80 j Arisitide Harrington 3
SO Turner Foreman 5
40 A F Max6eld 5
Al Arthur Trahan 3
~ James Small C 3
43 Ruben Picket sr 2
Al Felix Taylor c 3
As Clarence Moss 2
46 Perry Trahan 9
Al JOS W Harrington 6
4S Archie Young 3
40 Martin Sarver 5
so John Fleming 2
Petit Jury for the End Week
81 Z D Allen 8
81 Edward Lee 3
SO Alcide, Trahan 2
81 John Morgan S
55 Belisaire Broussard 4
Sc p |. Terri er 2
81 James l. Picket 2
So Erastus Faulk 6
So George De Lano 2
80 Alex Crawford 7
81 E I Addison 3
81 II j Stansbury I
63 George Petty 3
"a Beauregard Mia 6
SIS SEVERN Leblanc |
66 Joseph T Addison 8
81 Gus Godchaux 3
6S F & Darby 7
60 A Lacour jr. 7
70 p U Leblanc
II LittIeton Morgan 5
Y j I Guidry 6
73 J Clairville Broussard 3
"a Corneluis Harrington 2
IS J A O'Bryan 8
76 Paul T Richard 5
II Colombus Lemaire s
Is Monroe Cade 2
70 Josepl, A White 8
SO Nm s Shepherd b
A true and correct list, attest :
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

/. R,,ssic commando 1900 ca
nan, Krupp de Ii po"cos'
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

l'EsHse Ca,ho|i4ue auz Etats
l,,is eonptc IN cardinal, Guatorz"
.,,he,saacs ct sioxanIe et-un eve
Gbes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

lie marriage de la prinoesse Bta
triicept du prince Henry de Batten-
brs . eu lieu au miIieu de pomrcu.
ss rijouissances.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

Ia pins grandc profondcnr de la
!, s, da peu pres clnq miles.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

,.,u,riche va remp'acer ses VI
j. p,r des plants amerlca'ns.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

Tn medecin ne donne au general
Grant que trois semaines a vivre.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

r,,r,px typographiqnes en- to"s
-. executes a l'imprimerle pu
NseIpIONAL. ,,,,,.,,.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18
w. W. EDWARDS,
LAWYER

.4bbfui2le, La.
Will attend to all business in the line or
his profession III Vermilion or the adjoin-
ing parishes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-18

poNN EN- E Il 7
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-17
Plantation Pleasure.

"Git up, boss, eff yo's guine wild
to de fish basket" cried Morris,
and [ flung myself out of bed in a
jiffy and was soon tramping along
with Morris, watching the purple
semi-circle of darkness as it slowly
faded in the west, fringed with
border of crimson and gold where
the first rays of the rising sun strug
gled with the departing night. Low
down on the verge of the western
horizon burned with brightness, in
tensified by such contrasts, single
star, glowing and twinkling as if it
were the last champion of the fly
ing legions of Erebas bidding def
ance to Aurora's gilded throng.
Don't you catch 'possums now ?"
| asked of Morris.
"Mos' too ealy in de season, sab.
But wen de simmons leabe tu'n red
and the yaller spots come in de Ia
tab patch, an, pindah punches tu'n
brown, an de cane patches look des
es blue as de sky, den de possum'-
huntin' time begin"
Just then we entered the swamp
and passed under a tan gle of vines
from which hung, in purple lus-
ciousness, the grear clusters of mus
eadines. The old tree had grown
to a prodigious height, but the vine
had run up to the top, and above its
topmost bow a tender twig of the
vine waved to and fro like a banner
while big yellow-brown goss hawk
perched himself on the topmost
branch of the tree, and with its out
spread wings fronting the rising sun
he seemed glorifed by the blaze OF
light, and then saucy little bee mar
tins tried in vain to worry him into
a recognition of their noisy pres
cnce.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-17
Brookhaven.

The sun uprose upon the bay,
And purple ripples seemed to play
Out to the quiet sea.
The gray gull croaked his dull, hoarse
song
And flew with tireless wing along
Brockhaven's rocky lea.
Far up the bank the naples grew
In leafy girth of varied hue,
Crimson, and gray, and gold;
And DER the ripened grain fields fell
The echo of distant bell
From out the haunted wold.
We stood and gazed upon the scene,
But trembling shadows came between
Our hearts that autumn morn;
We parted-and again stand
On old Brockhaven's whitened strand,
Though twenty years have gone.
The gull still flies along the shore,
Cracking his song forevermore;
The quiet sea is there,
And herd and tree, and morning sun
The same old scene look out upon,
And earth seems very fair
All, all come back as dear as yore,
Save one whose hand shall nevermore
Within mine own entwine;
And ne'er again as now | stand
On old Brockhaven's wave-washed sand.
VIII eyes look up to mine.
JEEF: HENRI MONIES.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-17
The Silk Umbrella.


seemed likelihood that the storm
would continue all day.
The overhanging clouds were
black and heavy, and the rain drops
fell with such a persistent and un-
ceasing patter, patter, that the gut
ters became swiftly moving rivers,
and the streets one vast morass.
Chauncey Walton lazily surveyed
his dripping surroundings from the
rear bench of an open street-car,
and allowed his halfconsumed cigar
to go out.
He was very rich, and having
been "born to the purple" so to
speak, had all of those indescribable
tastes which betoken the true gen
tleman.
He dressed quietly, though ele-
gantly, and everything from his
light spring hat to his smartly pol
ished shoes was in harmony.
Both of his gloved hands rested
on the carved handle of a silk UNI
brella, which he held between his
knees. ........ ....
As the car neared the street corn
er where he was to get off, he shook
out the folds of his umbrella, and
edged toward the side of the car.
He had no desire to plash his pol
ished shoes and signaled for the
driver to stop.
At the same time a lady, young
and very quietly and modestly
dressed, rose from her seat, and
started to light.
The rain was now descending in
torrents, and Chauncy Walton,
standing in the narrow step which
ran along the side of the car, with
his umbrella upraised, shrugged his
shoulders and tossed away his cigar.
The car came to a stand-still and
the young lady before mention, hes
itated a moment before stepping
into the muddy street.
Chauncey, who had alighted, no.
ticed that she was unprovided with
an umbrella, and with true gallantry
advanced to her side.
"Allow mer he said, raising his
hat, and sheltering her with the UNI
brella.
"Oh, thank you, sir !" said a mu-
sical voice, and by the time they
reached the pavement Chauncey's
shoes were sadly splashed.
He glanced down at them rue
fully, shrugged his shoulders, and
then ventured a furtive look at his
companion.
y round and pretty face, intellectual
and well-bred, was raised to his, and
pair of large, expressive blue eyes
took in the contour of his face.
"If you will permit me-" said
Chauncey, pulling a card from his
pocket, 'you are welcome to the
umbrella. l have only a short dis
tance to go, and can easily make it..
My address is on that card, and you
can return the umbrella at your
convenience"
He raised his hat, bowed low, as
the lady murmured her thanks, and
then pulling up the collar of his
coat, struck out boldly through the
rain.
When he reached the magnificent
home that he had shared with an
only sister and a maiden aunt, he
was soaked to the skin, and Clarice
Walton, meeting him in the hall
way, clasped her hands in playful
horror as she regarded his dripping
garments.
"Why, Chauncey" she exclaimed
"had you no umbrella?"
81 had, but lady who got off at
the same corner, needed it more
than did, and l very cheerfully
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-17


"Well, Pat" was asked of re-
cently-arrived emigrant, "and how
do you like America ?" It's a foine
country, Sor? Have you succeed
ed in getting work, yet? No, sor,
but have a friend in Washington
who is after gettingl me a pension.
"If it said that water composes
three-fourths of the human BODY"
1t is only necessary to keep the
head under for a minute or two and
the entire body will be composed.
"Were you ever caught in a
squall?" asked an old yachtsman
of worthy citizen. We'll, l guess
So" responded the good man. 81
have helped to bring up eight ba-
bies. New Orleans Item.
Lille Baroness-"Mamma, our
governess says all men must die,
and when children die they 90 to
heaven and are called angels. But
when one of us dies, mamma, she
is called Won angel, isn't she?"
"When shall we have any better
weather." asked the reporter of the
editor. 'In heaven" was the reply.
I
Then the reporter looked sad, feel
ing that he would never have an
opportunity of enjoying it.
A little 4-year-old said to his
mother last week: "Mother, l be-
lieve God thinks Pm dead.n
"Why?" asked the mother some-
what astonished at the remark.
VCause l haven't said my prayers
for week"
"Papa, what is TARIFF" asked a
Congressman's little boy. Gazing
compassionately at the youthful
knowledge-seeker and sadly shaking
his head, the father replied: "My
son, l cannot tell a lie; l do not
now.'-New York journal.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-17

Roll on, roll on, thou royal river!
WIN thy yellow waters murmuring low;
Now smooth, now rough
By bank and bluff;
On the gulf of Mexico.
Between two solid walls of vived
green flows the current of the dash
ing Thronateeska. The yellow
sand banks and dusky coves just
suffice to break the mighty monot-
ony of the grand sweep of its yellow
current. A blue king-fsher with a
top-knot as far out of proportion to
his size as is the tall, plumed cap of
the average Georgia militia man,
sat dreaming on dead branch that
reached far out above the water.
His bright eye caught glance of
our approaching forms and with &
spiteful screech he flew further up
stream. [ looked in vain for any
intimation of fish basket.
81 b'lieve dey's er baskit tied out
dar," said Morris, as he peered out
among mass of willows and drift.
wood that had accumulated in an
eddy, "see dat vine out dat vine out
dar" l looked, but saw nothing
unusual.
Right at my feet he stopped down
and began to unite bullace vine
that was tied in such a way as to
deceive any one but an expert.
Then he began drawing it out of
the water and at length the long
basket came to the surface and we
knew by the Tapping that it was
full of catfish. You may suppose
that | am going into details as to
how many we took from it, their
size and SO on; but l am not going
to do it. I'll have Morris to tell
you how the basket is made, though
"Yo' see, boss, we des takes some
long white oak splits, bout five feet
long, an den we takes some thin
splints to weave 'em togedder. We
has huff splits ter make de baskit
bout er foot trough. By weavin' er
roun' we gifts de baskit make. Den
we close de lower een' wild er nice
of plank, so es we can unite it an
git de fish out Fur de upper een'
we make er funnel shape consarn
which we fits inter de baskit, wild.
de small cen, not quite close up,
p'ntin' innards. Den we bats in
wild years OBJ CON, pea bread an
con bread, an udder things which
easy to sour, an den we frows her
in wild plenty OBJ sinkers. De fish
comes in trough de title hole, an,
den can't fin dey way out no mo-
an so we has 'em safe an soon.
Long time l stood and gazed out
upon the broad steam. thought
how the screech of steam eniine
would soon startle the sleeping ech-
oes and how the ruthless rattle of
the saw mill machinery would
frighten away the wood nymps as
the gigagantic bodies Of these great
trees were converted into broad
planks and huge beams.
"Dem fellahs wild the dredge-boat
done b'oke up de bes' fshin'
groun's" said Morris, as he strung
the catfish on a willow wand. Eyes"
thought 1, "and soon the clatter
and din of the wheels of progress
will melt away before the dawning
light of the new regime. ."-Americus
(Ga) Recorder.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-17

kindly loaned me several months
ago. l thank you for the kind ser.
vice. 1t saved me from disagree
able wetting---"
"And gave me one," said Chaun-
cey, laughing.
81 am thankful that / can pre-
vent a recurrence of the catas-
trophe," said the lady, gravely, and
she held out the umbrella.
"But it is still raining" said
Chauncey," and custom gives me
courage to brave another wetting."
'My gossamer is sufficient pro-
lection" she said, placing the UNI
brella in his hand, and with a little
bow, she turned and left him.
/ He was half tempted to follow
her, and stood On the corner several
minutes, staring after her.
81 wonder how she learned my
name?" he said half aloud, and then
recollecting the card he had given
her, he shrugged his shoulders, and
raised the umbrella.
"Quite a coincidence" he NUT
tered, and walked away.
Clarice came down to meet him,
and after kissing him a multitude
of times, and commenting upon his
bronzed face and fine appearance,
she said:
81 was away when your telegram
arrived, and Annie mislaid it. She
thought you were to arrive to-mor-
row, and when the telegram was
found it was too late to catch the
train. l am glad you had an UNI
brella though.
''Yes. 1t was the one / loaned to
a lady several monts ago, just be-
fore my departure for the West.
She must have received intelligence
that would arrive at the corner,
umbrellaless for when l alighted
from the car, she received me, and
returned the umbrella in the most
cool and matter of course way, and
he told Clarice the whole story.
at is very funny" she said, 81
hope you didn't fall i'll love with her.
I've heard of such things"
Nonsense" said Chauncey, al
though his bronze face colored.
Don't be foolish"
81 think you will like Mabel
Wright" said Clarice. She has been
to Mount Desert, spending the sum-
mer, and is stopping over with me
few days before returning home"
"Indeedp said Chauncey, and
just then the door-bell rang.
"There she is now, the dear GIRL"
cried Clarice, bounding into the
hall, "She insisted on going out to
make a few purchasers, and
wouldn't wait for the carriage"
Chauncey was turning over the
leaves of a portfolio when the two
girls entered the room, and when he
looked up, a low cry escaped him.
"This is my friend, Miss Mable
Wright" began Clarice, but
Chauncey stepped quietly forward,
and Mabel gave him her hand.
ave have met BEFORE" he said,
and then he related the story of
their double chance meeting.
Well cards are out for the we'd
ding, and Chauncey will always
treasure the silk umbrella-Chicago
Ledger.