Dodge City times., 1890-11-21

And as for pearls, one little smile
OF CHEEKY, winsome brightness
Reveals two rare, bewildering rows.
Where purest luster brightly glows.
The softest CLEAN Of moOnlit SHOWS
eExcelling in their whiteness.
SCharIes ". Snyder. In Pittsburgh Bulletin.
Polly and the Minister.
Sister Robbins lay upon her sick bed,
SAYS Wide-Ardke. watching the clock,
the slant Of the sunbeams and occa'
sionally talking to her Polly-a wise
looking gray parrot with Rlittering
ewes and brilliant scarlet tail.
would be better, perhaps, to say that
she replied to Polly, for the parrot
was by far the more talkative.
There came rap at the door OF tho
room. whoa" said Polly. ~Coms /.
in" said Sister Robbins.
The visitor entered and proved to b.
the Methodist minister. Polly crept
to Mrs. Robbins and cuddled close ur
ito the lady's neck, laying her gray pate
close beside her mistress cheek. After
some conversation the minister pro-
posed to Sister Robbins that they have
"a season of prayer" and accordingly
knelt by her bedside and with closed
eyes and devout voice began to pray.
Polly's eyes glittered more than ever
She crept unnoticed from her place d
refuge, and with Lifted claws and
noiseless step over the white counter
pane went close to the unconscioui
minister. She scanned him medits
lively, and then, when her head was e
near his that you would have thought
his ear in danger of being shipped off
she suddenly cried out in the clearesa
tones: "What in the world are yos
doing?"
Sister Robbins finds it hard to con
vince the minister that they have fami
ly prayers. He says Poly's evidence
is against her.
Lost MiIly.
"Oh!" groaned Aunt Nancy from hea
bed, show wish could have soms
Strawberries. Seems as if I couldn1
wait for 'em to get ripe"
Little Milly was Just asking mammi
if she could stop to play with Pet Pot
ter on her way home from school.
"You may stay till six O'Clock,
mamma said.
But on her way home Milly though
of poor, sick Aunt Nancy.
"rll go and try to find her soms
strawberries, instead of stopping k
play with Pet" she thought.
So she turned.in at the pasture bars
when she was near home, and went up
on the spruce hill where the strswber
vies ripen early.
She only found one occasionally, and
got very tired. Sitting down to rest
she finally fell over on the soft moss
fast asleep.
When half-psst seven came, then
eight, and Milly did not come, he1
mother felt worried and sent james
down to Mr.. Potter's to find her.
"She didn't stop here at all, Mrs
Potter said.
Then such Q worry Is they all were
in. Men and boys started out with
lanterns and guns and dogs. Bos<
seemed to knew they we're hunting fol
Milly. He found her track at the bars
and followed on until he found her
then he began to bark.
Milly awoke at his cold nose on he
face, and sat up bewildered enough
But she was soon at home, and Aun
Nancy was delighted with the straw
5erries.-YoutRs Companion.
Making Their Fortunes.
"Mr. Childs will pay twelve cents
pound for dried strawberry leaves"
Two small pairs of ears heard Mrs
Allison say this about the new mel
. chant. Then Alice went out Of tn
room, and beckoned Nettie to follow
did you hear that?" she asked 81
citedly. Just think of the strswberr
leaves in our pasturel Why, we ca
pick tons of 'em!"
, aWhy, Alice, I don't believe "
could find time to pick ton.
, Il should think we might if We the
hard. Let's go at it this very de-.
Well make our fortunes"
Mother Banks wasn't as much O.
cited as the girls when they told ht
. their plans.
at will take great many to weie
!, . pound" she said.
! But the girls we're all courage, an
that afternoon they went into the pa
= ture and busily picked strawber'
leaves where, few weeks before, the
had picked berries.
It was pleasant work. Inc poD
o links came about and chartered ssuc
Iy. the robins whistled in the treetop
d and they found u ground-birds ne
with three tiny, spotted eggs.
. When the horn blew for supper, tn
went home and spread their leaves
the back chamber to dry. The no
q was covered.
"What shall We buy with our mo
ey?" was now the great question, a'
u they made all sorts of plans.
n They looked at the leaves every da
re surprised that they shrank up :
er When at last they were dry, the g.,
e. took them to the store, and Mr.. Chill
= weighed them-half q pound!
~ So they had three cents apiece
III Youths Companion.
eS Had Once Been Young.
~ Caller-Is there anything more 9
=. =, do for your comfort, Mrs. Muggers?
is Mrs Mur9ers (yery deaf and neal