Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-29

putrefactlon, and that is by putting it into our
stomachs in the shape Of salmon at shillings
pound. s,rh,-
ed man. who had been short-sighted from IN
fancy. He never wore glasses till he was aged
about five and twenty, and then su99eniy
able to take lively interest in things which
had been hidden from him hitherto. We are
all, through life, If we do not voluntarily oe-
come like the toad-hole dwellers. DeinS int,o, 10
duced into new worlds, whether Dy the
acquisition of a picture ike the rlem-
ing, or by learning new language, nke iIi .no
German, or by travel as the fankee. fnllp
and Salome had put ON their glasses simultane-
ously, and it quickened their affection for eacn
other to be engaged on the same effort and 70
be together in the acquisition OF wisdom anu
lectual and moral bond tncy had another-cer-
tainly at the time not very intellectual, DuI d
very fast and dear one-the little Phinp, VINO
with them so.s sneg eger
and in doing SO blended both in one. IL was
early In life for the child to begin his travels,
but travelling did not hurt him; he throve on
1t. Before he said Pa" or MA" he articu-
lated the syllable "Go." AS Philip the Greater
said, an augury OF the young mans future, as
one of action.
once again Salome few to the arms Of the dear
white-haired old man. whose face had lost all
its hardness and had acquired new express
sion of sweetness. And Jeremiah was able to
his breast without shrinking, without tremor
The storm had passed and the st. Luke's sum-
mer had set in on his end of life, to be cheered
not only by the presence Of Salome, but also Dy
that of Philip the Little, who, it was clear,
would become the pet and idol of old Jeremiah,
even more than he was the pet and idol OF MS
father and mother.
Late at night in the nursery, at the nursery
window on Christmas eve, when Philip the
Great and Philip the Little and Salome were
returned to Mergatfoyd, husband and wife
sky. Salome had her arms around Ph1llp's
waist. and he had his thrown over her shoulder,
drawing her to his side, and she rested her
golden head on his breast The only light In
the room came from the fire; the only sound
for some time was the breathing Of the child in
its cradle.
Both were happy, and occupied with their
At length Philip broke the silence and said,
1T is very, very good of Uncle Jeremiah; he
has taken me into full partnership. and what
is more, he proposes that he should winter
abroad and return in spring to allow of our
then taking holiday together"
And what is he going to do about Mrs Side
bottomT'
Il cannot say. He is himself undecided. He
says that as he laid the trap into which she
fell, he must not be too hard with her. He will
see her himself. He goes after the new year
to France when he will visit her and make az
mean what he says, that it is law Of nature
that persons pinched in circumstances and
pressed for money lose their scrupleS, as craDS
cast their claws, and lizards drop their tails
when nipped or pursued. 1t is law of nature
and must be allowed for"
Philip felt a shudder of protest against his
side but Salome said nothing.
All at once she started. "Oh, Philip! What
is thatf'
A sound issued from the cradle: She ran to
it, STOPPED and looked at her baby. The flashes
of the freight were reflected from the ceiling
on the little face.
"Harkl oh, bark, Philip. Baby is laughing
laughing aloud in his sleep. He has never done
at his own dear homo again."
what, Salome?-after Paris and Rome, the
Alps, and the Rhine, poor old dirty, dingy Mer-
gatroyd is dearf'
wise? And oh. Philip, how kind the people
are! How pleased they all seem to see us back
again. / thought-I really thought they would
have shaken my hand of, and that old Fan
shaw the night watch. would have kissed me,
Philip. There may be more light hearted,
other lands, buG there can be nowhere, not
throughout the world, more true warm
hearted, sterling folk, than our dear Yorkshire
people. Doyou not love them, Philipp'
II have given Yorkshire the best proof of
my attachment in taking to me wife from
thence"
"Oh, ,Philipr'
Salome nestled to his side again by the win
dow, and with him again looked forth silently
After long pause Philip said, ..Harkr'
Through the still night air could be heard the
church bell.
Three.
Three.
Three.
''some man is Dead" said Philip. "How
strange-at midnight.
Then he counted the strokes that denote the
age. He counted to 100