Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-05-25

OF her parent, or Tie parent over Tho
los OF their tang ter hen he husband
oTer lie deaf Of ~ .Ir. al iu..l,
the Wi over e ! "A % 1i 1rr i,ush al
As ior rel Tvs aHF DIOR ds.A.t tsa.
t.tse, tie l'e.Itoi h,r durl ION. Ci
course, c.e ar' exceptions 30 this
rule, nm pe.hu, cacttll have
seen lovers s.a % ,r.tao grave, @, their
lcthro .el a4l V.ru Wltrunro oaruest
ness ai.d 5 IuN De re tat 81 eel The I
hear 90 "a m'rA grct or eX eat thu
did any par ~. : Young LADY, pl. Il ed
In marriage TO IL sc itleman Will snow
the most uncomfortable sorrow, and will
often SWo0n at tho grave. but after
marriage she l. the first TO get over it.
] think q mans grief IS more lasting.
Let me snow VA. Here il IA little
three-ye r-old chIlds & ave; G how
ne { II looks Il d how fresh flower
are. They were pla ed tn re 10y poor
mother; low N this d & husbar d :
:, grave On the slab it saws he was but
20 years old dug tat grave, and
that cross of flowers was placed there
on the day OF the funeral and & ife
has not cen here Il zee Now walk up
this path a little way and Ill show
ynu "a wl.es gravt. but wat, see
that yong CIR over near the iGg walk
Gle Ming lwigS OF tat grave with the
wooden GRO 3? Her mother is bur ed
there and has been for five years, but
every week, when tho weather pe mi s.
she comes here to attend to it. Now,
here's the wi.e's grave, and that neat
little headstoue and flowers we're placed
there 10y her husband. He's poor
brakeman on the railroad, and she has
been dead for three years, but you drop
in here any Sunday when he's oil and
You'll find him here cutting the gras
around it or doing something toward
making it lock neat, and paying what
little tribute he can 10 her who must
have been so dear to him.-Ne,c York
World.
the PccuiraritIes OF Dogs.
The fashion which cites the dog as II
better species of human being. and de
preciaies men as if they were dogs gone
wrong. is, as nm English author calls
il, Unnatural History" Dogs, lie
says, are no lie ter than men, and but
to- man wonld have been much wo so
than they ara. They are very Ike men
in their exhibition OF the lower pas
sions, such as an GER, jealousy, fear and
vanity.
A uli terrier, for instance. used 10
express its anger in accor .auce with
the human ire ept. when the hoy
b & YOU. hii the 70 t." If beg ar
same 10 the q or lie terrier wax fran
TIC Beng re { mel from hving at
the poor man, would rush ont "a
so n rel a,e !. and attack the gardner.
At other times the gardner and tn,
terrier were excellent friends, but the
log, when angry, seemed influenced by
tIe same natu "a leads the husband
10 grumble at h wiie's cap. because
the NOR ing news l. disayreea lie.
a dog was Jealous of another pet
In the course oil time. the pet died, was
.tufT-d ad placed in glass case
Whenever the dogs tentiou was
drawn to his stuffed rival gazing at him
with CLASSY eves, he ALWAYS snarlel.
a bull terrier was whimsical coward.
He was ready to fght anvth ng but an
I1di III ubber cushion When that WIS
Ii lei or empt ed OF ar in his pre- ,ence,
lie ould 20 into parOxvsms ct hvsterl-
cal scr, aiming. The garden-hoso ii led
him with such terror that he could
q yer he coaked into h garden when
It was used, nor would he enter the
room where il was kept.
An old setter once displayed such
Lot Il tta1v
npon 10 comrel him to obedience He
wo Id follow the members OF the fami-
", whenever they went ont, no matter
h, W troublesome his presence might
be.
One day the chillren tied a ribl on
bow on tip OF the dogs tail Every
BODY laughed at his conf al appear
ance, which so mortified The poor setter
that he retired under the sofa, and
mked for an ho1r. The next day the
family were going to croluet party,
and the dog seemed bent on accom-
panying them.
1t occurred to one Of the young ladies'
10 try the effect OF n ribhon-bow. 1t
was tied on his tail. aud Immediately
DE rushed into @ louise q I'd hill under
The sofa VIII, n they returned. he was
On the doorstep, sitting on his haunch-
- as ii conc al.ny something. and
refrained even from waocing his tail.
lest the hated bow should le seen.
A writer illustrating the fact that
lie dog is enc of man noblest servants
and one of his ch'rtcst triumphs. says {:
an the heg ming 4 luh created man.
and seeing what helpless creature no
was. He gave him dog. And He
charge the dog that he should he the
sye anil tie ears, the understanding
and the legs. e the man
THE broad ana sometimes very I'M
slightly looking window stills Of the base
naent windows can be greatly improved
by being covered with the dark. double
faced canton-fannel. Tack it on with
very small tacks First cut the flanue
10 ct the window sill, and tack the side
next to the window on the under sid,
OF the flannel. and then turn it over 50
IS to entirely conceal the tacks i
must be put on vorv smoothly. and j
will give q comfortable aspect to Lr
otherwise barren-looking room.
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