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ing so he should have all the comforts and
luXuries money could bring into this stufTy
place, Miriam decided, and forthwith the
changes became 50 numerous and so happy
that the servant who felt that the fine lady
had been neglecting this sick relative be-
gan TO believe she had a heart after all.
But after feeble protest from Allan,
that sit wasn't necessary TO waste so much
attention on dying man." that very
thankful fellow looked on in silent wonder
TO see such blissful transformation.
Il believe" said Allan one afternoon as
Miriam sat by him, 4 believe that I-feel
better. There Is a change for the better, l
am sure, although l can not explain 1t OK
actly- feel as if l wanted to live now; be-
fore l only wished TO die, with friend
near me" .--.-. .r. ..-
he sought her face again with those wist-
ful, magnetic eyes for an Affirmative. Al
Ian had wonderful, clear, expressive eyes,
and now they were continually filled with a
happy thanl1fulness toward this refined
and cultured woman who had flashed the
glorious light Of loving care over his dark
day.
Miriam looked at him, a hope kindling
within her bosom. If he only could live.
She had wealth enough for both, and 70
spare. She would tighten any financial
burden he might have and send him on his
way rejoicing.
II Deleve you Will recover, " she made
'nswer, assuringly, while a pleased ex-
preston came into her white face. ''Only
live, Cousin Allan, and we VIII at least have
each other. We can each say Il have
cousin which TO me viii be great happi-
ness, knowing that we VIII always be
friends -f--. e-. -a..- -s ... ..-
A mist obscured her vision, and she put
out her hand toward Allan with a gesture
Of deep emotion. His thin, trembling fin
gers closed over it in silence. Neither Of
them were able to speak for some minutes.
Then Miriam spoke.
liam glad" she sand, $50 glad to have
found you in time. When I was bowed
( down with grief and sorrow for the dead I,
I when my heart ached because of the cruel
! decree, separating me from my house {;
! when prayed for friend, l found one!
/ denceforth we are friends, inseparable,
whether you live week OF a lifeume."
'Amenl amenln responded Allan. ''And
now / shall live" he continued, in assuring z
tones; ''insunctively 1 feel that l shall out
I live my lonely, troub.ous existence and en-
! JOY life. l am only thirty years old, cousin,
and il seems as If ! ought not To give up
/ life 50 soon, especially with a sworn friend
/ at my side, and she Peraval"
a faint smile lighted uD his wan face and
his fine eyes shone like stars. ''God be
thanked'' he said, fervently. 'I know
what 1t is to be hopeful and happy at last.
believe have CROPPED out from under the
curse, Cousin Miriam, and trust II Will lift
from both lives as well; it must
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The Chautauqua Literary and Scien-
. tifie Circle now has 100000 names on its
roll
The Dictionary of Fossils, issued by
the State of Pennsylvania, contains
thirty-four pages in small print cor
recting statements found on the other
4O5 pages.
In writing TO De Witt TaImage in
praise of one of his books, Wilkie
Collins spoke Of the wise words which
tell married people how to bear with
each other and TO help each other.
under the trials and troubles Of their
lives"
Henry Russell's song, "A Life on
the Ocean Wave" has been adopted as
the royal march OF Britain's marines
Mr. Russell resides in London and is
now a very old man. He is the father Of
W. Clark Russell, authorof ''The Frozen
Pirate" first published in the Detroit
Free Press, and other sea stories.
John Bright, who was lover of
poetry, said that he always selected
American poets as more clear, intelligi-
bic and unconventional. Whittier,
Longfeliow and Lowell he classed as al
ways clear as a running brook, as bright
as sunshine, and refreshing as breezes,
while the English poets aim at subtle
ties.
Miss Helen Gladstone has taken TO
journalism Miss Gladstone's expert
ence of women Will warrant her writing
with authority on their affairs. She has
for nearly ten years been closely con
nected with Newnham College, Cam
bridge, first as a student, then as secre-
tary TO Mrs. Sedgwick, whom she sue
E. ceeded as vice-principal of the college.
Some one writing of Miss Mary L.
Booth, late editress of Harper's Bazaar,
tells how She. supported herself by
sewing while She wrote for the press
gratis. She was learning her profess
sion.p as she herself expressed it, and
she certain My learned it TO some purpose.
The New York World says her success
may be an encouragement 70 a certain
brave little woman in New York, who,
while supporting herself by writing ten
hours Day in a title insurance Office. a."
attends art classes in the evening. where
she is busily striving to attain sufficient
proficiency in her chosen profession TO
live byi and give up her less congenial
occupation.
Sir Edwin Arnold, lecturing upon
the '.MahabharaUa,' said: This is the
great epic poem OF India. It contains
over 220, 600 lines, besides a supplement
OF about $4,000 lines; enough TO make
eight times as much az the Had and
Odyssey combined, with several 'Vir-
gils' thrown in Some philologists have
derived its name from words meaning
book of weight indicating taat the
gods preferred it above all others: but
this is fanciful, and its real origin is
from words meaning great war of Bba-
rata The. poem is highly valued-iJ
might almost be said worshiped-
throughout India. The natives consider
that even to have heard tits sanctifvinr,
and 70 have read it through frees one
from sin" --
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that the Rest had changed hands. At any
rate the letter was Miriam's, so upstairs
sped Patty, wondering at a letter coming in
his post-nasJe manner al sincerely hope
il contains no bad news" she murmured,
going in search of the owner
Miriam was half reclining, half sitting in
her fayorite deep armchair near the win
dow. The rch Grape folded about her
rounded form gave her pretty, proudly
arched neck and nalf-exposed arms mar
BILE whiteness by contrast with its somber
folds as she gazed dreamily away out TO sea
The jewel at her throat cleaning in its bed
of shadowy black lace seemed TO light up
her pale, proud face with cheerfulness il
did not possess. The pallor of her SORROW
full counJenance was not so noticeable in
the light OF the window as when she turned
in the shadows and you met the yearning
look OF her sad eyes
THE letter is for you, Miriam DEAR
said Patricia, entering the parlor softly and
dropping the letter with a strengthening
seal in her lap
"For mer' and little surprised look came
over the fine features. Perhaps father had
written, and-and-but no; Ayes, wasn't
that the Peroval seali Yes, the handwrit-
ing was strange; itwasn't Sir Ruperts.
''1he peaI er waits Ior an answer; waiting
below now," said Patty, almost forgetting
the pompous carrier in the waiting room
in the strange, anxious light fitting over
Miriam's questioning countenance.
Indeed ~ and Miriam broke the seal ex-
citedly. Her face lost its questioning and
grew drawn and white, so white that Patty
knelt by her side in alarm.
Suddenly she sprang to her feet. '1 viii
goi VIII gol' she exclaimed, almost wild
" "Ten him so; no, stay. Write it. Write
that shall come If it be the last thing do.
Now know why have lived. Poor Allan
Poor Allan's sonl Ny relative in sorrow,
as well as name"
An unwonted light burned in the depths of
her fine eyes, aud an expression OF sympa-
thetic pleasure flashed into her face as she
took an excited turn about the room.
Although Patricia knew in part, she could
hardly fathom the spell the letter had
thrown over Miriam She guessed, how
eyer, that the legend and malediction Of the
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PA, FRIDAY. MARCH 2S. 1890.
Percivals had part to play in the excite

Percivals had part to play in the excite
nient of her sister.
pen and paper" said Miriam, sinking
exhausted into her chair again.
Patty produced them, and Miriam, seizing
the pen, hastily wrote reply.
THAT is right" she calculated, hurriedIy
''1ake it to the post boy; am so glad-so
glad"
She talked incoherently; Patty felt no
little alarm concerning Miriam. She had
grown so strangely different, metamor-
phosed, ii were, within the last half hour
that she was eXcusable in feeling no little
concern in regard to her.
Patty took the reply down herself and
gave it TO the waiting carrier, who bowed
himself out in haste.
When she returned to Miriam she found
her crying softly, her face buried in the let
ter she had received an hour before.
cousin Allan is very i'll and wants me-"
explained Miriam, drying her tears and
looking up. ~ never knew where uncle
went to after-after his marriage, but
Cousin Allan IS now in London, and Uncle
and Aunt Percival are both dead. 1 shall 20
TO him at once, Patty. 1t seemed good to
have some one care for me at last"
''Why, Miriam dear, love you an own
sister; you must know that, certainly, - an
swered Patricia, in a panied voice, looking
at her with brimming eyes.
Miriam threw her arms impulsively
around Patty's neck and sobbed out: s'Not
that, Patty; not that. mean TO have one
of my own house TO speak 70 me, TO care
for; real Percival, Patty.''
''OhTn exclaimed Patricia, enlightened; !;
''there, there, do not weep in that heart
broken way Miriam" and she soothed her
as she would a child.
"You VIII make yourself ILL.," warned
Patrica, land you may not be able to visit
that dear cousin who, Of course, would give
worlds to see you"
Miriam unclasped her hands at this, aud
Gained herself as much as she was able,
considering the unusual news she had re-
ceived- Never in all her life had she heard
from a real relative; and this one wanted
her TO come.
With nervous eagerness Miriam set
about her preparations for leaving for Lon
don on the morrow.
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SUCH STRANGE FOLKS.
Uncle Anthony Preferred to Lose Money
to Having Dealings with Them.

Uncle Anthony Preferred to Lose Money
to Having Dealings with Them.
Anthony Phillips is a well-known cit
izen of Little Rock. He is something of
politician, having at different times
worked with the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties; but his chief distinction is
that he is the blackest negro in Arkan-
saw. The other day Anthony went into
life insurance Office and asked for the
man who paid out the money.
What do you want?' the manager
asked.
II want er thousand dollars the
negro answered. "Erbout three months
ergo had my wife's life insured in this
company an now l want my money, fur
de lady is dun dead. Yere's de papers,
yere da is, sab.
What was the matter with her?" the
manager asked.
Got drownded, sab; was down in de
country an fell often er foot-log inter de
water an drownded ez dead as er mack
Herel.'
did anybody see her when she fell
imp
''Yas, little gal seed her; oh, she fell
in all right, an now ef you'll Jest count
me out er thousand dollars III be
mighty 'bliged ter you. Vas, fell in all
right enough"
did the coroner hold an inquest over
hero" the manager asked
'N-n-n-no, sab, he didn'.'
s'Why?'
well, sab, me an dat man doan
speak ter one nuder. We amt on de
same quality er tall now, sab. Wife
she got mad wild him some time ergo
an den me an him fell out, an when
my wife wuz tuck outen de bayou dead
and gone, Wy didn't think it wuz jest
de right thing ter hab dat co-oner hold
in his proceedin's over her"
$50 you buried her without the coro-
ner being notified"
''Yas, sah, dat's whut we done-'zack-
! ly whut we done under de listing sar-
cumstances, sab. Vas, we done dat
'ENhere did you bury her?"
''Huh-oh, whar did we bury her?''
That's what l asked"
''Yas, tibby sho'. We set her way off
| yander whar her sister ibes, sab.
lister say dat Wen She died she wanted
ter be buried way off yander, Gaze she
/ tuck er likin' ter dat country
What is the name of the place21
''Oh, it's er little bit o. er place, sab
'taint ez big ez Argentry jes' ercross do
riber yere. Vas, mighty little, no
count kind o er place-so little dat you
wouldn't know it ef you wuz ter see it,
sab -
II don't care any thing about the
size. What is the name?'
soak Bluff is de name o de place, ef
dat's whut you wanter know Way on
yander an er small place, too"
.'Well, no matter how far nor how
small. Wen send man out there 10
dig her up and bring her back here be-
fore we pay you; but mind you, if she
can't be found, well have you sent 70
the penitentiary for ten years.
''Oh, well, now, eff dat's dc way you do
business you neenter send after dc
lady. Jes' let de blame money go. ]
spize ter hab dealin's wild sich strange
folks. ."-Arkansaw Traveller.
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Louis the rourteenth,s : Joke.

Louis the Fourteenth, of France, had
in his court a nobleman known 70 be IN
ordinately anxious for distinction. One
day the King asked him If he understood
the Spanish language. mo, sire, " was
the answer. That is unfortunate"
said the King. The nobleman at once
conjectured that the King wished to
make him Ambassador TO Madrid. and,
employing a teacher, he forthwith APP
piled himself day and night to acquir-
ing the language. At last, pale and ex-
hausted, but with satisfied, expectant
look upon his face, he came to the King
with the announcement: "Sire, / can
now speak Spanish DO you under
stand ii well enough TO converse intelli-
gently with a Spaniard2" .'Y,, eire,"
the man answered, his heart bea ING
high in anticipation. Il wish ycU i5y.-
said the King; nov you can read Don
Quixote' in the original. San Fran
CISCO Argonaut.
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Marcia hung the key in its accustomed ring
with tue AR OF one who has won the day by
a rash, but nevertheless complimentary,
method
Outside the Hall the winds were yvhis-
pering In the great elms and signing in the
dark, gloomy yews, predictive of a rising
storm.
not one OF the inmates, however, had
noticed the gathering of the threatening el-
ements, so intense had been the weird ex-
clte;nent within A sudden aud heavy peal
OF thunder drew their attention 10 the fact,
and they hurried up the staircase as fast rs
thelr almost helpless master would allow
lie had become in these latter DAYS of his
nIe terribly frightened whenever a thun-
der-storm came on, aud they wished to get
MN INTO his own apartments before the
tempest burst over Heathsr.eigh.
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a DANGEROUS BEAST.
The Bug-Bear Described by a student OF
Unnatural History.

The Bug-Bear Described by a student OF
Unnatural History.
This animal. like several otbers'
fourishes and grows in Imagination.
Its size varies according TO the locality
and the demand for it. II the case IS
urgent, then a large bug-bear is best:
but if IL is unimportant and only neces-
sary TO have one on hand but not fer
actual use, then little bug-bear viii
answer. . r.. -
The bug-bear is always equal to the
occasion-that is, If the person hand
ling it is equal to the emergency. II
must be acknowledged that the bug
bear, like the cinnamon bear, is apt 70
turn on its trainer or handler and hing
all the fun out Of him; but such risks
must be taken in the menagerie bust
ness. What think you would have
been the size Of Barnum's great show
had he been afraid of bug-bear?
The chief use of the bug-bear is 10
add 70 the fright OF those who would be
frightened at their own shadow, any
way. When they are all nicely scared,
along comes some fellow with a bug
bear, and away they go, taking fences,
hedges and bitches at a bound, meta
phorically speaking. 1t is strange,
but nevertheless true, that all peo-
pie are liable TO be frightened 10y a
bug-bear Men who would bravely face
a stuffed bear and valiantly knock the
straw out OF him, turn pale, and il would
be impossible to draw sheet of paper
between their knees when they meet a
1 bug-bear.
The nurse, to keep her charges orlorz
! ", has a bug-bear; the stocl--5z6l1er
uses a bug-bear TO influence the market
/ in his favor; the tradesman, the man OF
! leisure, the laboring man and the bond
/ holder, all have bug-bear. The police
man is an exception-he has bare club
The weak and timid can take consola-
tion from the fact that, although the
! bug-bear has done great deal Of harm
it has never yet been known 70 bite
/ L. L. Collins, in Texas Siftinrs
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A Girl Mount. rgonmr .rar,,.

Mount Ararat has this autumn, for the
first time, been assembled 10y a young
girl. 1t seems that the forester
Mlol1ossevitch, accompanied 10y his
daughter, who is only seventeen years
OF age, and by his SON boy OF fourteen,
undertook the ascent, in the company
of three hurds. The strength of the
boy was exhausted when they arrived
at the height Of $4,000 feet, and the
father stopped at the height Of Is, 75O
feet The young girl and the three
Kurds, however, continued the ascent
until they reached the top-16,9lT feet
There the girl fell i'll from the intense
cold, and in the descent was Obliged 10
depend upon the Kurds for support
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little one, while the rosy nurse curtsled re-

little one, while the rosy nurse curtsled re
spectfully and passed by.
They were from The Cliffs, pleasant,
roomy mansion some two miles farther up
the shore; doubtless the family carriage
had been left up at Atherton Place, a few
rods from The Rest, and the children had
been sent down 10 the beach for half
days outing in charge of Erma, the bright
eyed foreign nurse-gIrl.
Miriam recognized them instantly. having
met them on the beach quite often during
the summer, and the Athertons, she had
learned, Were relatives.
What happy little party unused
Miriam, looking after them and watching
rather regretfully each little head pass
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down and out Of sight. What merry,
sunny home The Cliffs must be, y she added,
thoughtfully.
merry shout from one of the children
below arrested her attention and she. for
getting her sorrows for q moment, arose
with smile, and went on toward home
The purple ivy clusters showed rIch and
dark against the gray stone of the old wall
by which she passed. while here and there
great leaf Of the luxurious vine famed
into scarlet Ahl yes, it was autumn;
autumn Of the cycling year once more and
dreary, desolate autumn of her neart and
aimless life and she looked up through the
tree-dotted park and saw through hot tears
the silent grandeur Of the Rest. The cur
tains were drawn, and rooms filed with a
desolateness that made her heart sink.
But the windows must be thrown open,
the knotted crape removed, and the merry
sunshine must be admitted, for Patty was
coming soon, and Patty's life and exuberant
spirits should not be dampened by even a
suggestion of what she had suffered. No;
il would be cruel
And Patty came The great lonely draw
ing-room was thrown open, and the sweet
toned piano in the dim recess, which
had been silent the grave for so long,
was once more brought 10 light, and to life
also, for Patty's deft fingers swept the for
gotten chords and made music once again
MlrlAm IeIt II nrSI ln2L II was almost
sacrilege, but the sober second Thought
prompted saner view Of the matter. But
the tears would come in spite of her efforts
70 be cheerful, for now she had not even a
home. 1t was Patty's, and she-well, she
was welcome, nay, urged to make IL her
home with them, and Hollis Nontcalm, in
his genial, cordial way, had requested her
TO do So But il wasn't home notwithstand-
ing, yet Patricia made it pleasant for her,
very pleasant, and next to the beloved dead,
she loved Patricia
They had been sitting in the cory little
parlor upstairs, which commanded lovely
bit of sea view, she and Patty, in the bright,
sweet weather of the late autumn, busy
discussing little run Hollis intended tc
make down TO the mines for his father-in-
law when q letter was brought in.
"W'ere is the mistress Of the 'ouser' de
manded the carrier of the porter who
answered his impatient ring. "Hi was tC
give this letter into Ter own ans, /" he added
before the polite servant could make an
swer. Forthwith the porter ushered hin
into the waiting room and sent for Patricia
"Ere is q letter of important news
missus, han hit requires han hanswei
right ha-way," communicated the lad, ris
ing with cap In hand as Patricia came for
ward.
"Please TO wait moment, then" saiC
Patricia, scanning the superscripion in The
dim light.
At a glance she saw that it was fol
Miriam; doubtless the sender did not know
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But he was not 10 De hurried. He slowly
mounted the stairs murnuring: $50 oproudi
cold so dumbi Oil Mirianl No pity;
no lover
fash, followed by peal of heavens artil-
lery that reyerberated through the Hall,
and seemed to shake Heatherleigh to its
ancient cornerstone H--
Sir Rupert staggered and fell prone on
the landing without cry; the servants
carelessly extinguished the tapers in their
terror and Peggy shrieked out that the ''God
above had taken Marcia at her wurrud-"
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to make the sick-room as cheerful as posi-
ble. He did not dare TO be moved,' the
physician had said when she suggested
living in pleasanter apartments. That De
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lsLltS by addressing Geo. -
~ a CO., 10 Spruce St, New York
.e exact cost Of any proposed nne Of
nmDhieg Toe. ~"
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General Debility.

a fcv weeks since, we began 10 give
ncI Aytr'S SarsapaEilla. Her health has
fe-l improved. Mrs. Harriet III
o~<1'< south Chelmsford, Mass.
. Aboui a ear ago 7 began using Ayers
ce1'@ aill.d AS a remedy for debility
-n0 .I0 uJa'ria resulting from maIarial
<@f~f pc tH the army. j was in "A very
o@1 q uluun, but six bottles o. the Sar-
.1|4r n, with occasional doses OF Aver's
~, pave greatly improved my health.
@u pow able 80 work, and feel that /
cAnrof say too much for your exceUept
x< x<4cc ts. r, y. Pinkham, south
daughter, sixteen years old. fs
SsIn ISM y,er's Sersaparilla with good ef-
1-.. NgT. ). J. Graham, United
.t -. y 'h''ch' huckhanUUu. w. Va.
"IsnltrpJ from