Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-25
A ROMANTIC STORY.
A Peculiar Birth-Mark and the Story
Connected with 1t.

A Pecullar 1S&rth-Mark ana the story
Connected with 1t.
The extreme calmness and moderate
habits of a certain handsome girl are
remarked upon by her friends. She
moves with the utmost deliberation,
never hurrying under any circum-
stances, eats slowly and lightly, and
drinks nothing but small quantity OF
cool water with her meals. If it wero
not for her brilliant powers of CONVEX
sation and her continuous sweetness of
disposition she would not be interest
ing, for she is never ready to go any
where or do any thing requiring any ex-
ertion, and she passes the greater part
of her time with her mother.
Only recently learned the cause of
the pretty creatures lethargy, and her
case is certainly peculiarly unfortu.
nate one. She is naturally of white and
pure complexion, but excitement or any
undue exercise brings upon her face
blood-red mark Of most significant for
nation. 1t is perfect image of small
wine glass. Its slender stem runs
straight down over the bridge of the
nose, while upon the forehead the bell
shaped bowl spreads out with unmis-
taxable vividness. There is not sign
of this mark while she is in absolute re-
pose, except beneath minute examina-
ton, when thread-like outline of the
glass is family visible. But the moment
the blood is driven to the head it con-
verges at this single spot.
A romantic story is told in relation to
this mark. The girl has had suitors,
above the others. He made his declara-
ton one day while sitting by her side
on the piazza of a summer hotel, in tho
broad light of day. In the fashion Of
some timid men, he did not fix the girl
with his eyes as he put the tender words
to her, but as she made no reply to him,
he stole look at her face. She had q
handkerchief pressed close to her eyes.
AS no one was by: to see, he reached
towards her and gently drew her hands
away. The red wireglass burned like
fire. He was amazed, and the girl
looked at him with despairing gaze.
He asked what it meant, and she
told him. But she herself did not know
the whole truth. Her father, who was
a fast and reckless man, had fallen dead
before her mothers eyes while holding
q wineglass aloft at dinner party.
The lover was true one. He will DO
to the girl in a very few weeks.
Gallant Fight with a Panther.
have just heard an account OF great
gallantry shown by two ryots when a
woman and child were attacked lately
by panther near Belgium. 1t seems
to me that such extraordinary heroism
ought to be made public. Awoman was
working in a field, when panther at
tackled and killed her child. The mother
tried to drive the beast off by throwing
stones and clods at it; she was at once
herself, and so torn that she
died before reaching the hospital While
tho panther was mauling the woman .
man who was working in an adjacent
field rushed to her rescue, and, although
he had only small sickle in his hand
threw himself on the savage brute and
tried to save the woman. This appar-
emily hopeless struggle could have had
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devoted gallantry of another ryot who
came running up when he saw the fight,
and armed only with his sickle. used it
with such effect that he actually killed
the panther as it lay on the man
Dhawar Cor. Times of India.
About fifth of the globes land.
surface, according to Prof. Loomis, has
an annual rainfall of less than ten
inches, and considerably larger part.
has too little water for agricultural
except in the limited districts,
where irrigation is practicable. 1nNorth
an almost rainless region ex--
lists in Southern California and Arizona,
and large area about Salt Lake has
only ten inches Of rain yearly.