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BEAUTIFUL jim.
p, Jouy STRANGE WINTER

mil ,pe INFO mystery was soon solved.
for she had not fosnd herself chair be-
fore yne perceived from Mrs. Antrobus
manner that something Of unusual i'm
portance was In the air.
That. II course. was so; for. with the
Autrobu ses. visit TO the strong room
meant m occasion OF the greatest I'm
poftance. Indeed. as a strong room the
receptacle for plate and valuables at the
River house was all that could be desired.
II was roomy and fireproof, aud was con
cealed from curious and prying eyes by
beinr secreted at the back Of al ordinary
cupboard 1t would have held, and with
room TO spare. an ample supply OF plate
Yor a much larger family than could te
accommodated In the River house; SC
that the Antrobuses set Of entree dishes,
with the extra forks and spoons, looked
rather forlorn. rcposing mcekiy III one
corner thereof
OF course. being Of the same metal a.
Mrs Herrick Brentham's tea and coffee
service. they might very safely have re-
NAMED in the excellent and ccmm"dious
buffers pantry below; but what was tht
good Of having strong room IL you Que
not use il. and what would have been the
good of locking the door AT oil ii you dc
not do SO with fitting solemnity and I'm
portancef =. :,
They say time levels all things. IL Is
true. Once upon time Hugh Antroou'
had been used TO be attended 10 the cere
Inony of getting out The PLATE by quit
a train of admiring observers. Poly-Io
To-Baby-a maid or two-and' on oc
casion, Mrs Anirobus herself. Now alas
only Baby was there to remind him OF th'
value which had once been set on th'
family entree dishes. For Polly was in th'
drawing room with her mother, hsteninl
to the praises of Mr.. Mandarin, Of 1hel
ston house, Liverpool, and cf-shanghai
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Mrs. TraiTord rise und went TO join them.
IAN exquisite string Of pearls worth
three hundred pounds. was what MIS-
Antrobus was saying.
And what .scky woman possesses
those" asked Mrs. Trafford, in her mos'
winning tones.
81 was telling Lady Charterhouse about
Mr. Mandsrins last present toPolly. Mrs
Antrobus replied.
What a lucky GIRL" cried Lady Char.
terhouse, in her loud, hearty voice Ana
Mrs. Antrobus tells me she is so pretty
pretty is not the word" answered
Mrs Trafford. Pretty is not the word
with which to describe Miss Antroous.
She Is loveiy--quite the loveliest girl IN
Bankhsmpton.
And the girls seem TO be remarkably
uretty here" put in Lady Charterfouse
Who was also so situated that she could
afford TO be lavish in her praises.
"Yes. they are pretty girls here. Mrs
Antrobus admitted. with unusual mod.
esty. ,,,,-,r,
took bad turn and became much worse
30 that he got up suddenly and declared
his "cramp'' was so bad he must go home
at once, in the face of which Lady Char
terhouse had no choice but to say good-by
"What was that old woman saying t'
vouf" he demanded roughly OF her as they
reached their carriage.
THAT old womanl" she echoed why
Charterhouse. understood that they wer'
quite the-well. great friends of yours
"Oh, knew them; but what was she
sayingt" 3,
Telling me about her pretty daughter
engagement. that was all. Is she pretty
"Mr. Winks'" heart grew sick within
him at the question.
"Yes, She pretty" he said, shortly.
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CHAPTER VI.
THE AGONY or "MR. wIyKs. "


At the time Of Toto Antrobus mar
rage to Herr.ck Brentham. Bianknamp-
ton society had been pretty well Kept
acog by the various reports which eman-
ated from the River house concerning the
great event Such wonderful marriage
had never before taken place within the
memory Of man, and the stream OF grand
ideas which was let loose on the world III
general bv each and every member Of the
Antrobus family, had been really so gor-
peous. so grand so out OF the common,
that pcople began 10 think there was
something in this talk of Russian bridal
tours. continental travel, Mediterranean
Yachting, town houses, saddle horses,
riding habits and the like
But all . cir grand expectations had re
solved themselves into trip 70 London 10
see the pantomimes, and JOINT stock
wedding present from the Brentham
family of a plated tea and coffee service
So now it was no longer the custom OF the
Antrobuses to speak Of Mrs. Herrick
Brentham as q young lady who had made
n great marriage Mrs. Antrobus, on the
contrary. invariably spoke of her with a
tender and gentle pity. "Io-Io married
so very young, poor chld-and quite q
love match!
Since Polly's engagement to Mr.. Man
DARN, Of Liverpool and Shanghai, TOTO
and her spouse had shrunk into very small
potatoes indeed Of truth, there never
was so mach money gathered together IN
one beap before as that which constituted
/ Mr. Mandlrins fortune-that is, IL you IN
any way vent bv what Mrs Antrobus had
TO say about il. And not only was Thel.
ston house the most exquisite museum OF
art treasures ever gathered together IN
any private house before, but Polly would
have men servants and maid servants as
boots and shoes are bought for the Outht
or rousseau of royal princess-by the
gross; she would have carriages and
horses as other people have cups and
saucers, and Thelston house was 80 well
furnished with silver plate Of every kind
and shape that Polly requested her friends
in general 10 be kind enough TO MAKE
I their wedding presents personal and III
the shape of jewelry.
And she was to have house IN town,
TO be near Toto in the season, which some
people who knew the sisters well thought
Slightly unnecessary-judging by the dis
play Of affection between them, that iS 10
say
And then people began to ask, just IS
Beautiful Jim had done Of Mrs. Traticrd,
what Mr.. Mandarin was like. Mrs. An
trobus skillfully fenced the question.
"Oh, perfect gentleman in every way.
and devoted to Polly. Not tall"-as il
for man to be tall was as great disad'
vantage as for a London house to b. big
but very athletic--quite an athlete, In
fact. Out every morning by q clock for
swim. winter and summer; then has
few miles run on his bicycle before break
fast. He hunts and shoots and belongs to
the Yeomanry"== and really then Mrs.
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ibid lie promise to Gomez" persisted GER
mother.
"He said lie would come, returned
Polly.
Il hope he will your clasps and orna-
nents are lovely, her mother whispered.
IL have seen nothing like them SO far.
Really. il WAS most lavish OF Monty 10
send TO Switzerland for them after ell the
costly presents be had given YOU
Polly gave a glance at her great silver
clasps and ornaments, such OF them AS
were visible. that is; but she lid not an.
sver. Truth to tell. she liked the clasps
well enough. for in themselves they were
lovely But after Eliot Cardella and Lord
Cardclla. his brother, whom She had seen
q few moments ago looking the very pic
ture Of misery and after Lord Charter.
house. whom each moment she expected
with dread 10 see, II vas impossible 10 h.
particularly enthusiastic about the appear
| ance of "A Moses. or. as Mrs. AntroOus
| cuphoniously and with aifeciicrate taniil.
iarity called him. Monty Mandarin
But there is a proverb founded on the
probability of bad shillings turning up
again, and, sure enough, Mr. Mandarin
put In All appearance very soon after sb0
opening ceremony was brought to close
He made his way quickly 10 the stall aa
which Polly was helping, reaching it, IN
fact. iast IS Lady Charterhouse. followed
by the unhappy "Mr WnSs, approached
, il from the other side.
"Oh. that is pretty" exclaimed lady
Charterhouse, stopping to look AZ a pretty
carved whip stand which graced the stall
How much is it, addressing herself td
Polly with undisguised admiration for
her beauty. Thirty shillings. on III
have that Pay up, Inarrernousc, ricasr,
Thus hidden publicly, the unfortunate
"Ar Winks' had no choice but 10 co
/ forward and doff his hat 20 Polly. AZ the
same moment Mrs. AntrobUs bore down
upon them from behind, and greeted
/ Lady Chartcrhouso Nith aiiectionate ciia.
/ sivcncss. And | must introduce ms
daughter, she said, indicating Polly who
would willingly have died at that momens
/ if by so doing she could have escaped the
ordeal through which She had 20 pass.
She tried hard 10 turn Lady Charter
house attention upon q pipe rack exactly
matching the whip stand, hoping by 30
doing to convey 10 her mother that sho
need not introduce Mr.. Mandarin 10 any
body But Nh, Antrobus was much too
proud of her wealthy son in law elect lot
to make all the display she could OF him,
so before Lady Charterhouse could turn
10 look at the pipe rack she had done tho
deed
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He matched the tico IN an agony Of dread
and he knew Neil, and was desperately
afraid of them both. In way, afraid OF
them apart-and together well then his
fear amounted TO agony-to agony.
But he could see, and he saw that his
wife aud Mrs Antrobus were sitting very
close together with their hats or bonnets,
or whatever they were, almost touching
one another, and he guessed by the oily
smile on Mrs. Antrobus' fat face and the
satisfied nodding Of her head and the out
spreading Of her broad fingers, that she
was fully set going on the subject of
Polly's engagement. And oh! what sigh
he gave when his thoughts got thus far
q sigh so big and full Of regret that Mrs.
Traiford said in her most tender and
sympathetic manner rs your knee very
painful, Lord Charterhouseg"
Not the least in the world now, he re
turned, promptly. waking out Of his re
fections with start-then suddenly re-
membered that he had given tremendous
sigh, and made haste TO retrieve his mis-
take. Its really better, you know, Mrs.
Trafford, he said, gratefully, and begin
ming TO nurse the injured limb very gin
gerly; "only get the cramp in it ever!
now and again. touch of rheumatism,
shouldn't wonder, rheumatism does seen
to get into sprains, doesn't itg Any way
it 5 q ho<rid nuisance, for being easy al
times forget 20 move 1t about as o1gh'
to do"
Very cleverly fenced. but the explana
ton did not take in Mrs. Trafford in the
very least.
Still Mrs. Antrobus and Lady Charter
house chatted confdentially on. the young
Iadys attention becoming more and NOR
interested, and the old lady's mods getting
more and more pronounced. And " last
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-06-09
A Very Easy Grammar.

The grammar in poetry here pre-
sented, is without doubt the briefest
one of the English language in exis-
tence, and any one ought to commit
the lines to memory:
l.
Three little words You often see,
Are articles 4, an and the.
II.
A nouns the name of anything,
As school or garden, hoop Or swing.
III.
Adjectives, the kind of noun.
Az great, small, pretty. white or
brown. 8.
w.
Instead ofnouns the pronouns stand
Her head, his face, your arm, my
hand.
v.
Verbs tell something to be done
To read, count, laugh, sing jump or
run.
vi.
How things are done the adverbs
tell,
'As slowly, quickly, i'll Of we'll.
VII.
C~enjunctions join the words together,
As men and women, wind or weather.
VIII.
The proposition stands before
4 noun, as in, or through the door.
IL.
The interjection shows surprise,
A Oh ! how pretty, All! how wise
The whole are called nine parts of
speech,
Which reading, writing, speaking
teach.
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A gentleman went with a friend to
the opera, and arrived before the doors
we're open. While waiting in the
crowd, standing bohind his friend, he
amused himself by picking the pocket
Of tho latter, a~bstracting therefrom a
handkerchief. Hardly had he done so
when he was tapped on the shoulder,
and on turning round, he saw a gentle
manly looking individual who handed
him his own snuff box with a polite
bow, observing that he never knowing
~, "operated Oh a brother profession
al, and vas sorry that he had made
such a mistake"
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Gve Gl)ibeoaux 5eutincl
SATURDAY., JUNE ., 1888.
"

Let us speak with scOrning never.
OF the housewives patient round.
While cur dearest memories ever
In the scene of home are found
And to-day. where'er We stray,
Peace 40 other whore aDides.
Than about our oWn tTtsldes.
Word Of sweetest Derivation.
From its normal meaning wrenched !:
Yet, in foreign installation
Holding OF its warmth unquenehed.
Bearing trace, amid disgrace
OF a something not uncomeiy.
Since it still is only h0aHetM-
Homely though each homely duty.
From no others spring so free
Peace. content. and ease and beauty.
And such true felicity:
Sleeping. waking, or f~ast-breaking,
Or the noontide board beside,
Nearing home when shadows glide.
OF all social joys partakins,
Resin. in affection sure,
Festal feasts. for friendship,
Or in household ease secUre
Aud whene'er we sadly fare,
Whittier is it that we fee
To renew Il bravery?
Ii the world no homes were holding.
Kept by women's loving hands.
Unto Joy and rest entOlding,
What were life but barren sands
So we trown the scorner down
Who defames the housewives art.
Bringing JOY to every heart.
But if more of skill and beauty
Be the plea for art SO high,
And that cen the simplest duty
May be done most gracefully,
Welcome to the message new,
Longtime errors boldly sweeping,
That demeanth this sweeth housekeeping
Bring We here your skill artistic,
Bring We here Inventions stride
Weave with beauty, rare and mystic
Many a homely task beside.
But beware, no scorning dare.
While. albeit, We rest or roam,
Home is Hearen and Heaven is home
Good Housekeeping.
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A Fair Proposition: Father Ito
would be son-in-law) -Young man,
will yon he able to take care Of my
daughte? in the style to which she has
always been accustomed
YonnG Man (earnestly)-IH guaran-
tee it, sir, or return the .irl.-N. Y.
San.
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Taking the Temperature: She lat
the races)-What's the trouble OH the
Judges stand, George?
lie-There is some dispute owe the
last heat.
SiIe-Aren't their thermometers all
alike. George :-Teras Sitfi"gs.
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Practical Recipes.

DIeau N~IoiuctttS 1iSl
as for stufing, but without the herbs,
make into balls. and fry brown in hot
lard.
Orange Custard Cut up sweet
oranges, place in the bottom OF a dish,
pour over them a nice corn starch Gus
tard, and bake slowly.
To Cook C%auli1ower Remove all
Green leaves. boil the white part in
Salted water. or half sweet milk and
half water. and when tender put over
it. while hot. slices OF butter.
Baked Eggplant Peel and par
boil. then mash fine. season with salt,
pepper and butter. put in deep earth
ern dish and CRATE bread crnmbs over
it. then lake light brown color.
Watfies: One pint of SOU milk.
one teaspoonful of soda. four well
! beaten eggs. one tablespoonful OF but
ter. a little salt. and flour for Il thin
batter. Have the irons hot and bake
quickly.
Fried EGGPLANT Peel and par
boil five minutes, cut slices crosswise,
season with pepper and salt, roll the
slices in beaten egg. then in fine bread
crumbs Tor they may be dipped in
battery fry a light brown in hot lard.
BeetS retain their sugary, delicate
flavor to perfection, if they are baked
instead of boiled. Turn them fire.
quently while III the oven, using a
knife. as a fork allows the juice to run
out: When done, remove the skin,
and serve with butter, salt, pepper and
slices : he SURF they are piping" hot.
Scalloped Potatoes: Butter s bak-
ing dish and fill it with alternate lay
erS of cold mashed potatoes and rolled
cracker, adding to each layer butter,
salt and pepper, pour enough milk ov-
er to moisten all thoroughly, bake till
brown, and serve hot.
Apple Dumplings: Make them the
usual way, place them in a deep pud-
ding dish : make Il liquor Of water:
sugar, butter and a little nutmeg A.; the
liquor should very nearly cover the
dumplings bake on Il side. turn
them on the other bake about three.
fOurths OF an hour. 81
Rice Chicken-Pie A good chicken.
pie is made as follows: Cover the
bottom of a pudding dish with slices
Of broiled ham cut up a broiled
chicken. and nearly fill the dish pom
in gravy or melted butter to fill the
dish, add chopped onions if you like
or a little ctlrrypowder, which is bet.
ter ; then add boiled rice to fill all in.
terstices and to cover the top thick
Bake it for one half of three quarter'
Of an hour.
Chicken Cream Soup Boil an ole
fowl with an onion in four quarts o
cold water until there remains bu
two quarts. Take it ont and lot it &c
cold. Cut of the whole Of the breas
and chop very fine. Mix with tn,
: pounded yelks of two hard boiled eggs
and rub through a colander. Cool
skim. and strain the soup into a soup
pot. Season !; add the chicken ant
egg mixture ; simmer ten minutes ant
ponr into the tureen. Then add
small cup Of boiling milk.
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SCROFULA

I do not believe that
Ayers S~nrsaparilla has
an equal IS = remedy
for Scrofulous HUI
mors. 1t is pleasant
to take. gives strength
and vigor to the body,
and produces n more
permanent. lasting, re-
suit than any medicine
II ever used.-E L.
| Haines, No. Lindale, o.
l have used Ayers
| Sarslparilia, in my fam
| lily. for Scrofula. and
| know. if it is taken
faithfully. it will
thoroughly eradicate
this terrible disease.
w. +. Fowler. NJ. D.,
Greenyille, Tenn.
For forty years l
have suffered with Ery-
sipelas. / have tried
all sorts Of remedies
for my complaint, but
found no relief until /
c o IN III using
layers ~Sarsaparilla.
AFTER taking ten bot
ties of this medicine l
am completely cured.
= Mary c. Amesbury,
Rockport, Me.
/ have suffered, for
years, from Catarrh,
which was SO severe
that it destroyed my
appetite and weakened
my system. After try
ing other remedies,
and getting no relief. I
began to take Ayers
Sarsaparilla, and, in q
few months; was cured.
- Susan l.. Cook. 900
Albany ST.. Boston
Highlands, Mass.
Ayers ~Sarsaparilla
is superior to any blosd
purifier that l have
ever tried. l have
taken it for Scrofula,
and Salt
Rheum, and received
much benefit from it.
1t is good, also, for .
weak stomach Mile
Jane PIERCE, South
| Bradford, Mass.
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Wanted the Play Changed: Some
theatrical managers get weary of the
incessant draft upon the exchequer for
%triles, very frequently the most neces-
sary requirements Of a play. The pro-
perty man knows what the plot calls
for; he asks the manager to borrow or
buy the necessaries. A manager re-
Gently was asked for money to buy
cartridges, some play like "Dcadwood
Dick" being on the boards, and shoot-
ing the william being the main point Of
interest in the drama, were absolutely
needed. The manager gave up a dol
lar without a word, but when the next
day the property maj came again and
asked for more cartridges he kicked.
why" said he, 81 gave you dol
lar for those things yesterday
II know you did, but they were all
used up," replied the property man.
.Well, | won't stand that kind Of a
racket. You can go back and have
the plot changed and kill the william
with IA club."-Chicago Herald.
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In 1880 there were not more than
5000 Jews in the Holy Land. Now
there are more than 10000, of whom a
considerable number arc wealthy OF
we'll to do.
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A gay fashion is that of decking
coachmen out with big lunches of
artificial flowers. 1t is more practiced
in New York and Philadelphia.
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That Sugar Trust,

WASHINGTON, March 10.-The investi-
cation into the Sugar Trust was con-
tinued by the House committee this
morning. H. o. Hayemeyer, of New
York, was on the stand. Nothing
decidedly new was developed in regard
to the trust, but the investigation
assumed somewhat the nature of tariff
hearing when the witness stated that the
sugar industry could not exist without
protection, because of the higher prices
paid the American laborer. The sugar
refiners were discr minated against
under the present tariff, the dd vaLorem
duty being greater on raw than Oh
refined sugar. Mills bill made things
even worse. Witness said ne was dis
eliminated against in the matter of the
drawback, when the Treasury Depart
ment, on November l, 1885, fixed the
rate at go The drawback on sugar
should be fixed by Congress and not by
a Secretary of the Treasury. who might
be an able man and might not.
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Teachers Association.

On Friday evening, the teachers CT
the city held their usual weekly meet
ing in the Central School House.
After the reports had been presented,
the set programme was carried out. 1t
consisted of a glee by the teachers, a
reading" Ny Wedding GOWN" by Miss
Dora Hatch, a treatise on What
Should Teachers Read2" by Miss
Marian Treseder, and an address by
MISS Nellie Dana on the qualifications
of the primary teacher. At the conclu-
sion. Professor /. B. Lewis, by request,
ventilated some of his ideas on the sub
ject. He said the most skilltuI teacher
should be in the primary department,
who should be thoroughly acquainted
with the laws of health, of the mind,
have the child's mind in its most
plastic condition, to train and mould.
and in their development, because the
Impressions made by that teacher last
forever. The imparting of facts alone
Is not teaching; true teaching leads to
mental growth. The planted corn
grows of itself. The farmer but sur
rounds it with favorable conditions.
The same relation should exist between
the child's mind and the teacher.
The principal wished to call attention
to the lack of interest in the meetings
of the association by the teachers, and
requested each one to answer the cues
ton: us it not as much your duty to
attend these meeting as it is to be in
YOUR schoolrooms during the week."
The excuse Of one should be lust as
valid as that of another 1t is the duty
of all teachers to be present at the meet
ings unless unavoidably detained
Those who are placed upon the pro
gramme ate not justified In absenting
themselves without being excused
they should cultivate an interest in
their association meetings from a sense
of duty, and those who feel
that the meetings are not of
sufficient interest should make it a
special object to attend and exercise
their abilities in making them what
they think they ought to be. Remem-
GER, teachers, that where your treasure
is, there will your heart be also;" and
if your treasure is not in the interest of
The schools, let it be made known in
proper way instead of absenting your
selves.
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Simply Elegant,

By invitation, we paid visit yester
day to the dental parlors of DR.. s R.
Waggoner, which the gentleman has just
fitted up, in the Chamber of Commerce
building, having removed his location
from the Woodmansee building. We
knew the doctor had q penchant for
elegant surroundings, but we hardly
prepared to see the simple elegance
which was evidenced in every feature
of his new quarters. from the gilt wall
paper to the magnificent dental chair,
upon which Mr.. Waggoner's efficient
operations are successfully performed
Improvement and progression have
one eternal round" and DR.. Waggoner
seems bent upon keeping up with the
times. MIR. Waggoner is regularly
admitted dental surseon with full Dip
Iona, and work entrusted to Tim will
always be done in the very best style.