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A BEAUTIFUL sIsTERHooD.
The Kind Act OF Kings Daughter ON An
Elevated Railroad Train.

The Kind Act OF Kings DhuRhtef "" ~"
Elevated Railroad Train.
On an elevated train the other day q
glimpse was had of kind act the doer
of which little suspected that she was
noticed. Among the passengers was
sweet-faced young woman, dressed IN
fresh but not deep mourning, such as
one might wear for young child. At
one of the stations another woman got
on carrying baby. Both were clean
ly but poorly dressed, the baby partic-
ularly needing warmer garments than
its bingham dress for the sharp air OF
the day. 1t wore no hat, little shawl
pinned over its head serving for hat and
cloak as well.
The pair were seated directly oppo'
site the lady in black, whose gaze was
soon riveted upon them. She watched
the baly as if she could not take her
eyes from it, and when a shifting OF
passengers left a vacant seat on one
side of the mother she crossed and took
it.
What bright baby" she said, lean
soft smile at the pleased mother.
The woman told her,
"Ahm said the first speaker, my
baby was month older. But she was
no larger" Then she bent down and
smiled in the baby's eyes, letting its
little hand clasp one of her gloved fin.
gers There is little coat and warm
cap" she said, speaking low and rap
idly, twill you give me your address
and let me send it to you?'
The woman scarcely caught her
meaning.
Quick, please, leave at the next
station" urged the other, still playing
with the baby.
Hesitatingly then and flushing a lit
tie, an address was given. A low
THANK you" was the reply, and then
the train slowed up.
The involuntary listener and assist
ant at the little scene saw the black
robed figure pause moment on the
platform outside and take up a tablet
attached to her belt, evidently to write
down the address. AS she did so
glimpse was had, too, of silver cross
and tiny knot of purple ribbon, which
showed in whose name the dead baby's
garments were offered. If this is the
spirit of all the Kings Daughters what
beautiful sisterhood it is!-N. Y. Sun.
Countess Tolstoi's Noble Character.
The Countess Sophia Tolstoi is said
to be one of the most truly feminine
heroes who was ever cast into shadow
by a brilliant light close by.
When the count married he brought
his beautiful bride of half his age to
the lonely manor house which he had
Just erected on one of his estates and
there she lived for seventeen years.
The horrible loneliness of it, especially
in winter, with not neighbor for
miles, unless one reckon the village at
the park gate, which could not have
furnished anything but human beings,
and never a congenial companion for
her.
Needless to say that he never had on
a low.bodied gown, never went to the
theater or ball in all her fair young
life and to the loneliness of the coun-
try must be added the absolute loneli-
. ness during the absence of the count,
who had much reading to do in Moscow
for the historical portions of his great
war drama
When he' got tired of his village
school, of his experiments upon the
infant peasant mind. of things in gen"
eral, he could and did go away for
rest.
The countess did not.
A Record to BE Proud or
Vassar may we'll be proud Of the
work her graduates are accomplishing
in New York. Miss Maria p. Brace is
/ the president of the University club;
, Miss Mary L, Avery has done much
J valuable work on the Century Dction.
airy and aiding in the preparation of the
, Standard Dictionary; Dr. Emily Levi
t has been appointed resident physician
at the Babies hospital; Mrs Ellen
Richards has written an appendix Ia
Mr.. Atkinson's Science of Nutrition, u
and Mrs. Harriet Blatch is a con-
tributor to the Westminster Review
Helen DAVIS Brown is lecturing on
Browning, Arnold, Newman and Mere
, dith; Mrs. Frances Fisher Ward is still
!, pursuing practical scientific and micro
scopic Investigations along the line Of
. her own and her hus bands work.
Pretty Young Author.
, Margaret Deland the author of "Johr
Ward, Preacher" is pretty woman o.
' a fine physique, long way this side Of
thirty, with wonderful command O.
, language in conversation, and man
ner indicative of the highest culture
She lives in Boston, and is one of the