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more than the head of the family. The boy
asks his sire which one of the planets is
nearest the sun, and the old gentleman
takes chances and says Saturn. Then the
boy reaches for his astronomy, and his
father reaches for q barrel stave, and the
end of that boy is not peace. The retrac-
tion of Galileo is not patch on it.
A battle-ground for Families.
IF the boy has any unfortunate peculiari-
ties he hears of them. If he inherits them
from his mothers family, his father points
them out to him; and if they come from the
other side of the house, his mothers rela-
tions deplore them in his presence. For
instance, Tanners mother was Midget.
The old man Tanner had a habit of carrying
one shoulder higher than thes other. So
such of George w. 3 aunts as were Mudgets
would ent ice the boy into their presence
with gingerbread that had been lying
around the till nobody would eat it, and
then they would tell him that his right
shoulder was too high, and that he was '.iust
like the Tanners" Then the boy would crS,
and afterward he would try very hard to
bring his left shouldea up to the level of
the other, because the conversation had
convinced him that there must be some
thing disgraceful about the Tanners, and he
had resolved not to resemble them any
more. In reality his shoulders were all
right to begin with, but by persistently
hitching up the left one, in Difference to
his aunt's opinion, he at last succeeded in
making himself permanently one-sided,
and thus afforded much qualification to the
Mudgets.
A Down East boy is always to blame, even
for having red hair This course of treat
ment is supposed to make him modest, but
the effect which it really does produce is
illustrated by the case of Tanner. At the
age of 25 he inherited a grocery and general
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sign of happiness he has seen in her has
been created BY his admission that he Is go
ing to leave for q whole day the house she
inhabits
ssNot until seven?" asks she. Sand you
will leave by p =,
'rNot by the first train, I regret to say, !"
says be. with bitterness that is lost upon
her, as she is thinking of other things I'm
afraid even to oblige you, cannot 60 by
any train except by the 1880.
isThe 1880" repeats she mechanically.
Her mind indeed is lost on other matters
If he goes by the 1890, Brenda, and Tom,
and Gerald (who have been so often urging
her to name day for them to come down
and see her) can easily reach her by the
1:15. This will prevent all fear of q meet
ing between them and Mr.. Drayton, dis
coyeries and so forth; and how sweet, how
lovely to see some of the old dear people
| again. And she said he will not be back
until seven, whereas they can go back to
simpler, or more delightful. Fancy seeing
those two boys and Brenda tomorrow! To-
morrow!-in few hours really.
Hereyes grow bright; she has forgotten for
the moment the terror of her life, and looks
up at Drayton with sudden brilliance that
dazzles him.
Oh! how sweet, how fair she isl How fine
are the delicate little rings of the nut
brown hair that wander on her forehead,
compelled here and there by the morning
wind. Such lovely curls! Twin sisters of
them are nesting now close to her white
neck, as though they have fallen backwards
from the soft, high Grecian knot that rests
upon her beautiful head.
''Yes; the $780," says Drayton. His
tone is grave and dull All lite has de-
parted from it. She will be glad to get rid
of him. Any why? A pang contracts his
heart The certainty that there is some
one else" enters into him. So be it then.
He turns away from her. Not for a second
does it appear possible for him to check
this appointment that she may be prepar-
ing for her and-the man she loves No.
He has as good as given her his word that
he will befriend her, and he will hold to it.
He is still walking toward the house,
filed with sad musings, when her voice
comes to him across the grass. o
care there no orders, sir?"
fOrders?"
He stops abruptly.
''Can do nothing for you sir?"
"No; nothing" SAYS he, sharply, and
without turning to look at her, he reaches
the strawberries, and disappears from heI
view.
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IT have thought that you were-a widow. :"
She shrinks from him.
s'Think as you will, then," says she,
with touch of passion. 81 advised you to
think nothiug-but-" :.
"Nothing can kill thought save death, "
says he you" He compels her to
meet his gaze. "You are q widow, thenY'
ST told you to think as you would, says
she, haughtily.
She will answer no more!
Eyes, remember" He looks at her. A
glad relief makes his heart uplitt ITSELF 1t
is true theni She is q widow, and pride for
bids her to declare it, lest he or another
may follow up her history and discover who
and what she is. A widow, poor child A
widow is freel Free to marry againl And
She had not been happy in her first mar
riage; that is beyond dispute. Gould he
ever forget that terrible look In her eyes
when he had spoken of her home, and OF
her being missed therel Truly her home
must have been most unhappy one. But
had the scoundrel left her no money?-had
he so treated her that all that was LETT to
her was to search the world for q home
and bread?
A widowl Bevond dispute she had meant
that! The wish was father to the thought,
and Drayton fixed his belief firmly on that
point
"Are you still thinking?" says she, Her
voice breaks like a cold wind upon his glad
thoughts "Anv fresh tancy?" There is
contempt in her tone. and anger, and
griet; grief almost past enduring.
'No," SAYS he, smiling happily. u am
content with my last
"Your last fancyv' supplements she
slowly She turns sharply aside, and walks
fovards the house
"Mrs. Clarke" says he, overtaking her,
''w hat is il? What have said or done?
What"
He has overtaken her now, and in spite
of her eager attempts to hide them, he can
see the tears that are running down her
cheeks
'Oh, beg your pardon" says he vehem-
emily. "Good heavens! I must be brute
to make you suffer like this Don't mind
what have said.
''That is what I must mind" says she
conquering herself superbly, and brushing
away the tears from her eyes. 'There is a
mystery, and a woman with a mystery
SIS sacred here" interrupts he.
"Is an object of suspicion everywhere, !"
contradicts she determinedly. ''If it must
be told you"-she turns to him and stands
facing him, with her lovely head thrown
back, and her eyes-such anguished eyes,
challenging his-''if you wish to know,
says she, ''and it is only right you should
know. l.
'tNot another word" says Drayton, vio-
lently. "I forbid you. Do you hear? 1
forbid you to SPEAK"
His violence seems toacrush her determi-
nation. She falls back little.
''Thank you" says she, almost inaudibly.
Her eyes are filling with tears. The reac-
finn 1QS set eha turnS aside
Drayton follows her again.
SIS this nv doing?" says he.
''Oh no. But if leave this where shall
T oo0''
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selling cofins, canned CLAIMS and confec-
tionery. BY and by Willis died from eat
ing the e,clams and was buried in the only
coffin in the shop-for he made them to or
der, and never kept any in stock except
one with glass top, which ne used as q
showcase for the confectionery. After he
had gone there. was nothing left but the
candy, and no place to put that In; SO his
widow ate up what little there was, in or
der not to waste it, and then closed out the
business
Another of Tanners Mistakes.
So Tanner, having the property in his
hands, leased it at q very low rental for
80 years to a fellow from the lower
end of Pumpkin Island. This enterprising
young man immediately opened grocery
and general store just like Tanners, and
began to sell a quarter of cent cheaper the
first day.
Things looked pretty bad for Tanner, and
the worse OF it was that if he hadn't rented
the shop, the man from Pumpkin Island
couldn't have found any other place In
Goose Falls fit to do business.
81 would bounce >any man for doing such
fool trick as that" said George; Eyes, sir;
| I'd bounce him If he had q wife and seven
children depending on him for support.
This naturally led him to remember that
George Blake, who was driving wagon
tor him that summer, had wife and seven
! children. He called him in.
'George." said he, "why in blazes did yer
rent that shop to that clam-diggin' pirate
from Pumpkin Island?"
II never done it," drawled George.
''Didn't yer know" continued Tanner,
''that lantern-ja jawed son of a sea cows ghost
would set up grocery store?"
ST didn't know nothin' George began
',No, yer didn't know nothin'," said Tan
ner, 'tand yer never will. That's what's
the matter with yer.
Revenged Himself on His Driver.
Then he went over the whole transaction.
| showing George why it was the most pre-
posterous thing that ever was done, or even
! suggested outside lunatic asylum. And
he wound up by discharging George for
| doing it.
But that didn't help him any, for Blake,
who was really valuable man, took serv-
| ice with the enemy, and cut into Tanners
| trade very deep. Then Tanner discharged
| Cyrus Perkins for discharging Blake.
| Things got into bad way in the store.
| Tanner discharged the other clerk for not
] taking Cyrus place in waiting on custom-
ers.
'But did, Mr. Tanner" said the young
| man.
'Then yer must ,a-left yer own place va
can't" said Tanner ''Tll bounce ye for
that"
And so it went on. The principal diff
Guilty with Tanner was that he persisted in
experimenting all the work that was done
in the store whether he understood it or not.
He ordered the boy to build the FIRE in the
egg-shaped coal stove in a certain way, and
the final abode of the wicked would be
stone cold before night if it were treated
that way in the morning. Then Tanner
bounced the boy for letting the fire go out.
Finally Got Down to the Cat.
One night Deacon Hudnut dropped into
the store just as Tanner was going ont.
They sat around there for three or toul
hours playing old sledgs for the money in
the drawer; and in the morning Tanner
bounced the bookkeeper (who was also
clerk and boy) because his cash was Sc AZ
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Copyright 1892, by the author.
The Field Of the Forty Footsteps.

Southampton Fields, known to the cur
iosity seekers of the world as ''The Field of
the Forty Footsteps" is small plot of
ground lying directly to the rear of the
British Museum, London Tradition says
that two brothers, some time during the
Duke of Monmouth's rebellion, engaged in
a deadly duel upon this little piece of va
cant ground. Both were killed. When
the grass began to grow in the following
spring, there was 40 dead patches in it,
corresponding exactly in shape and size to
impressions left by human feet; supersti-
tious people said that they we're the last
steps taken by the brothers before exchang-
ing the fatal shots. To this day the place is
known by the name given in the headline
of this article.
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srYou shall not leave this. "

''You shall not leave this"
"Ah! think must. And YET" lifting
a face that through all its beauty shows in
dignation, "why should 1? have done
nv duty here, have not? have been a
good housekeeper - that is everything =
that is all tnat is required of me-. all that is
demanded at my hands. Were l maid, or
wife, or widow, how could that concern my
nv position here? You asked for a house
keeper, you have got one. l, in stihed
tone, shave done my duty here, have I
not? 1 have been of use. have" with
heartbroken smile. learned my salary"
Don't go on like that can't listen to
you.''
"Why should you not listen? I have
been of use. have earned my wages.
have obeyed you.
"Mrs. Clarke Have pity" says he.
He looks indeed humiliated. That word
s'obey'-it has hurt him like knife. He
stands back from her, crushed, downcast.
There is a long silence. The day has
come up now in all its glory.
Gods crestupon His azure shield the heav-
ems,
is reigning in all its majesty, Frightening
the world beneath. The songs of the birds
are growing softer, lower; the flowers have
all their heads upraised: mighty Sol has
lightened the burden of the dew drops that
Law all night so heavy on their hearts.
Once again the clock from the old belfry
chimes slowly, until it stops at seven.
Seven o'clock has brought soft south
wind. It flies across the orchard and
through the meadow, and brings to Rhoda
as fruit of Its love, some dainty little tops
of thistledown to garnish the blackness of
her dress.
The gently air, sac lady-like,
Has on a scented gown,
And vii an airy string she leads
The thistle-seed balloon.
,sYou have some commands for me sir?''
saws Rboda at last. Her manner creates q
Transformation scene. All agitation has
| died from her, and she is now the cold,
calm woman who is in the habit of ordering
| the household. Drayton perforce falls into
| her ways
mot many" says he. 81 shall be away
tomorrow.
Tomorrow? She asks the question
| quickly.
"Yes; tomorrow. He had noticed that
sudden quickness 'T shall not expect any
guests until the day after"
"No? 1 understand from Peter"
"Well, 1 am not snre. That is, not quite
sure; but 1 really don't think any of the
men L have asked can come until Thurs
day."
"And therefore you will be away all day
tomorrow" 1t sounds like an affirmation
OF his own words, but it reality is ques
| tion Drayton reads it as such.
81 shall not return until the evening,
SAYS he.
Something induces him to look at her as
he says this, and the unmistakable light o
eladness that iHumines. her face is hardly
to be misunderstood. He sees it, and is cut
| to the heart.
She will be the happier then for his de
parture. He has no place in her1ife. Hi
absence will be relic. to her. The frs
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indeed, she would have placed her hand in
his, but lightning flash of thought recalls
her to herself, and she lets that pretty,
white. slender. most unservantlike member
of hers drop to her side again, as if hurt in
some queer way.
"What!' saws Drayton. "You will not
then shake hands with me?"
Servants as rule" says she, do not
shake hands with-their masters.
"Ohl what madness all this is, cries he.
"Servants! Masters! What have they got
to do with you and me?"
He makes step towardsh her.
'It is you who are mad, ;" SAYS she, taking
a step backwards Remember-remember
how it is. You are nv employer-and L
am Mrs. Clarke-no more"
81 don't believe your name is Clarke,
says he abruptly.
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A DYSPEpTIgs ARGUMENT

Is a growl, and that growl marks the hrnie
OF argument with him. The best way 60 ges
him 70 try q medicine would be 20 ADVISE
against it-but notice how different his tone
after using Burdock Blood Bitters-
81 have suffered with dyspepsia for the
last two years. Not long ago commenced
taking B. B. B. 1 am now on the second Dot
tie, and L feel like a new man.
G.KNOX,12 Sherwood av., ,Bfnghamton, N. T."
REPEATED TESTS WITH UNIFORM SUCCESS
prove the fact that Burdock Blood Bitters
will cure dyspepsia. The reason is plain, 10
tones the stomach to natural action and
keeps the sluice ways Of the system free
from clogging impurities.
81 have been troubled with dyspepsia and
heart disease for nine years, and found no
relief until tried Burdock Blood Bitters.
Now am we'll after taking two bottles.
MRS. ETTIE FRAZIER,
rrssu Bovine, Mich"
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Utilizing the Housatonic River.

A scheme to utilize the immense water
power. of the Housatonic river, in Connecti-
cut, was made public on Tuesday. A syn
dicate of Hartford capitalists propose build
ing large dam above Zoar bridge, and Il u
very probable that in few years town
will adorn the land about where the dam 10
to be built
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where number of them hang together on
the wall, as if rehearsing the ola mpsle music
that they once knew. 1t was douotless
owing to this fact that when the peoPIS
could not account for Paganini's WonderiuI
playing, they declared that he had human
soul imprisoned in his violin, for his violin
sang and whispered even when all the
strings were off
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Little Mistake on Flour.


boarders in the town and its vicinity.
A Little Mistake on Flour.
George was not good business man, and
his mistakes were frequent and costly.
For instance, he bought lot of -four on
the representations of a travelling sales
man. and it turned out to be the worst flour
that had ever been seen in Goose Falls
Bread made of it couldn't be raised with
derrick. 'tMy sour milk biscuit last night
was hard enough to scratch glass" said old
Miss Nutter, can me that can make bis
cults that'll melt in yer mouth.
What did George W. Tanner do? Did be
chew his whiskers and kick himself for buy
ing that-four? Did he, on the contrary,
trv to deceive himself into the belief that
nc mistake had been made? Not by a jug.
full. He called Cyrus j. Perkins, his head
clerk. .
"Cyrns," said he, Eve made thunderin'
fool O. yerself when yer bought that fiour. !"
"Mr. Tanner" said Cyrus, II never knew
"It'Il cost me many dollar" continued
George, "and if you'd a-had half wit you'd
seen it from the first. Why didn't ye try
some of it? Why didn't yer order barrel
or two?"
''Mr Tanner" said Cyrus. 81 never lad
nothin' ter do"
"What possessed yer to go an I'LL the
store with that stuff that amt no more tit
ter make bread with than so much blue clay
off er the north shore er Niger Island? LII
have ter take it out er yer pay.
His Mild Protests Didn't Go.
''Mr. Tanner" protested Cyrus, 81 never
even seen the teller what sold
'SThere, there" said Tanner, don't say
no more about it. Yer made mistake an
that settles it: but if yer can see any way
ter git rid of the stuff I'll let yer Keep yer
place.
Then Cyrus went out into the back store
and kicked himself, and George was saved
the trouble. Moreover, Cyrus made trade
with captain that was just sailing for the
| West Indies, anil sold h m the flour for Q
| little better than cost. The cook made some
| bread off Hatteras and it sunk the schooner
with all hands, so that Tanner never had
any more complaint about the -four
Tanners store was in a double house, and
he owned it all, though he occupied but
half The other half was rented to Abe
Willis, who did little puttering business,
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The English Ivy.

The English Ivy attains so great an age
that in England they say 1t never dies.
There are ivy stocks 10 or IL inches in
diameter which are known to have been
planted as slips 600 or 800 years ago.
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CHAPTER XXIIL

The pride that the pleasure enhances7
ThepriZe is-at last to forget
Tho changes, the chops and the chances,
The wheel of Dame Fortunes roulette
''Oh! Rnoda! How lovely to see you
again." cries Brenda, throwing herself into
her Cousins arms Such a charming little
Brenda, in her pale dove-colored cachemere,
glittering with silver braid, and her big
black hat. that frames so delightfully."- her
mignonne face. The grey feather boa around
her neck seems to soften the saucy smile
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store, with a fair business. He employed a
couple of clerks, bookkeeper. and, for
three months in the year, several men to
drive wagons, and deliver goods of an in
ferior quality to people who kept summer
boarders in the town and its vicinity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-10
THE LORD HELPS


Those Who Help Themselves, Was the
Conclusion That Eph. Queen Came to, So
He stopped Praying and snatched His
Prosecutors Gun and Killed Him.
The following rather odd and inter-
esting story is taken from this weeks
Wdune NeloS published at Wayne
county, w. Va:
Charles Mainard, a prominent citi-
zen of Grant district, was shot and
killed Monday morning by Eph. Queen.
The affair occurred on Beechy branch,
some 90 miles above this place. The
particulars we have were given by a
brother of Eph. Queen, who came down
Monday TO consult an attorney and are
as follows:
'One Candy Mainard had induced a
daughter of Charles Mainard to attend
with him, an association On Kiah's
Creek, few days previous, it seems
against the wish of her father, and it
was reported that Eph. Queen, who
married niece of Charles Mainard, had
assisted in getting the girl off. Charles
Mainard was very much enraged about
it and started to find his girl, declaring
with or who had been instrumental in
getting her away. Early Monday morn
ing he met Eph. Queen and
told him to get down and pray for he in
tended to kill him. Queen got down
on his knees and Mainard ordered
him to pray louder and then be-
gan TO strike Queen with heavy stick.
Queen, in his efforts to avoid the blows,
had gotten down on his back, and
reaching up, he snatched revolver
out of Mainard's hand and shot him.
The ball entered at Mainard's mouth
and ranged up into the brain, killing
him instantly.
"Eph Queen is son of John Henry
Queen, who has been justice IN that
district several terms and who is one
of the most highly respected citizens in
that part of the county.
''Queen sent down Monday for at
torneys viii Fry and G. G.. Burgess to
give him legal advice in regard to
giving himself up for trial and take the
steps necessary for his defense"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-10
THREE HoURs OF DRAMA.
A Large Audience Enjoys "Lost Paradise"
at the Opera House.

-
at the Opera House.
The seats in the Opera House last
evening were filled, almost to chair,
to see the opening performance OF De
Miles great drama, 1.-THE Lost Para
disc" 1t was rather notable assem-
blage aud one that was thoroughly ap-
preciative. s'The Lost Paradise" is q
play that responds to the demands OF
vital fact and serious issues In the actual
world.
Owing to the arrangement OF comp1-
Gated scenery, the curtain did not rise
until nearly half-past eight o'clock, and
finally fell at just 1880, rather long
dramatic siege. But the interest in the
piece was we'll held to the last. 1t was
a picture of the story OF capital and la
Dor, and there are many circumstances
entering into the piece that are thrill
ing and touching, all being interviewer
with vein Of wit that Is heartily APP
preciated. In Miss Airline Athens, as
Nell, we have an impressive
picture of physical frailty wasting
away a victim rather to hopeless love
than TO material hardship. a splendid,
earnest, manly actor is Mr.. Forrest Rob-
inson, rising TO the dignity Of an ideal
through his appreciation OF the charac-
ter OF Reuben Warner, commanding an
admiration that gave him conspicuous
place among the members on the role.
His voice was especially attractive,
clear, loud and penetrating, something
after the style OF Robert Mantell. Miss
Esther Lyons as Margaret Knowlton
well sustained her part, though her
voice was little weak at times for re-
ouirements. The voices of the ladies
generally were not strong, although the
acting was excellent. The play through
out was highly entertaining.