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have been misinformed. I shall have to
earn my money quick or some other
way" My voice broke pitifully; was
almost weeping.
THE market is crowded with the ordi-
nary arti-model l was going to say. I'd
sketch you in several poses that no one else
quite catches, though. You're very versa
tile, and there are other qualities worth,
well, shall we say 81 an hour as a start
ers'' Two dollars an hour And the pro-
fessionals never get more than IS day!
/ smiled radiantly and the artist
tramped about with the expression of
protest rapidly waning from his face.
My one regret, as I took off my hat,
was that the boys weren't there to see.
But what funl What an episodel l love
to daily with the detection when know
the same old qualities in man are going
to save me from it.
Mr.. Beard was tossing heap of lace
skirts and an 1880 gown upon divan.
He had also put on his head gay GRIM
son cap.
IN go to the hall" he said, ''and
when you are ready in these, please knock
on the door
Then he went out and l laughed. 1t was
the first time for weeks that / had been
wicked-thoroughly and satisfactorily
bad.
tapped on the door
Mr.. Beard entered, looked at me in a
friendly fashion and assisted me to climb
a high box. Then he posed me in a great,
great many poses, but none of them
suited. When my arm was all right my
head was wrong. When my head was
correctly posed, my arm went to sleep
and l had to raise it.
But the artist was beautifully patient
through all these trials, considering the
value of my time.
Perhaps I'd be better as witch on
broom | said. meekly, after my hand
was wrung for the fiftieth time.
"a very good witch, doubtless, but
Heaven save me from the broom. There!
Now you are right Stand still"
Could l help blushing when Mr.. Beard
began to sketch me' 1t was warm up in
the ar, and l wasn't used TO being looked
at So He broke the silence:
49, you very faint' You look pale. I
think. Would you like to rest little?"
And what would become OF my pose
Mr.. Artis-e'
''Oh. the Poser' Then Dan Beard
blushed fiery red. and was glad of it. I
slniled, toe, without caring whether he
discovered everything by means of it or
not. The mean thing To remind me
Ike that Of my own bushes,
So jumped off the box and ran over to
look at the sketch "Why, it's not half
done yet, and l must have earned about
81 already. haven't ~
Just about, You were posing ex-
actly twelve minutes. You've spoiled
this, and 1 meant TO make water color
OF il. Well, now. want YOU for a
Georgia Cracker next Do you think you
could live on clays''
u think I'd even Ike il: I'm making
supper on sand now.
M Beard looked puzzled. but tied
On my sunoonnet Sud offered me tue
chintz Mother Hubbard without Question.
This time I stood still because I was very
tired II WASH { easy 10 pose. not even
when the artist talked al the time. tell
inc me numbers Of splendid stories. and
about the frauds ana artilcialities % the
. times. incidentally inserting tnst / was
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ing be,:ur,ruuy, except rnas looKsd

SONG beEuuiruIy, except Inat HooKed
tired. He kept my spirit up by promis-
ing 20 send out for lunch very SOON.
And 1 was wondering how to get the
sketches, and debating my chances If I
/ asked outright.
/ ''Miss Hunter, why can't get that
curve, do you know?' Of course, the
/ question made me turn my head, which
finished the curve.
"Youre the worst model I ever had
Take off those things. You must rest
awhile.
] slipped out of the Cracker costume
and stepped forward, but was more ex-
hausted than had known, and my knee
hurt fearfully.
| caught at the papier mache figure.
1t fell and lost my balance, too, and we
went crashing down together.
Lie still I'll sketch you So" ord
cred the tyrant, conquered by the artist
within him.
And lay very still, because I wished
to collect my thoughts. When Mr.. Beard
picked me up moment later he be-
moaaed his cruelty.
II shall charge you So for this"
whispered weakly, smiling like saint.
I'm too worn te pose any onger to-day,
but we had such very, very pleasant
experience, Mr.. Beard. I can never,
never thank you enough forit. "
1--WE enjoyed it, too, Miss Hunter"
''Wiu you-may would you mind
letting me take the sketches spoiled I
want them to remembeY-as a-memen-
to-" I hesitated, painfully irresoluse-
Mr.. Beard also hesitated-a long time.
'tAs souvenir / was going to offer
them to you, but what shall I have''
"My receipt, of course" l said.
''What! Am to pay you? Give you
money after this pleasant morning? It's
out of the ouestion-out of the question
entirelyr'
mot going to pay meT' frowned
horribly. "Why, what do you suppose
came for?''
gathered up my sketches and walked
to the door. There is your money" he
said
Isnapped my purse upon it. "Shall
come again-next week, whene yer You
want me?''
Mr. Beard looked at ne cautiously,
obviously. In fact, he frowned. Then
he smiled and saw portents of discovery
in that smile. But he didn't say word,
not one. lie is philosopher. I aoknowl-
edge that is the reason l have won my
bet. CARRIE CARELESS.
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year. And the poor horse frames viii
continue to skate on ice and plunge
through slush or pouring rain or fog or
snow or what not, in the admiring con-
temptation of lot of horsey women
behind the glass shelters swapping
pointers with the stable boys
Mike Dwyer entered Banquet once in
a Gutten berg race--that was not re-
Gently. of course. Afterward when the
weather turned he ordered the horse
scratched. 1t wasn't done for some rea-
son, and the horse started in a storm 50
thick you couldn't see five rods A
friend Of mine won a pot of money on
him, but he says he couldn't see him
start and only barely saw him finish.
AS rule, decent horses don't start in
bad weather
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To tho Fair All Things Are Fair.

At the dressmakers' or nodistes'
women are frequently heard to say:
"Violet and heliotrope used to be such
becoming colors to me; now they do me
scant favor" etc. This is due to the
fact, in many instances, that the crimson
puppies have had their day and the me-
tallic gray and blue puppies are Sin, !"
and te very many persons these coloFs are
extremely trying, The pure violet,
known as eminence or pontifical, is far
more becoming, but women who have not
very fair or clear, rosy compilations are
advised to eschew purple in all it's color
ramifications, no matter how fashionable
this dye may be.
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A Cabinet Pudding.

One-fourth pound of butter and one
and haH pounds OF gransIAted sugar
beaten into a cream; add the vell-beatsn
yoll1s Of five eggs, one-haf euptul Of
milk, then half a pound Of flower, with
the white Of five eggs; lastly, half pound
of seeded and chopped raisins VITA GUAR
tsr of pound of well washed aud dried
currants; the frHi: must be Favored be-
fore mixing Use bustered mould or a
Toured bag; boh three hours, then plunge
suddenly into cold water, turn it cut 81
once to prevent sticking. Serve bot with
sweet sauce.
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gossip to fling in such remarks off hand.
Looks as if we were on intimate terms
with him, don't you know? As a mat
ter of fact, Mr.. Whitney doesn't go
around telling folks how much his
handkerchiefs cost. l got my pointer
where the other fellows get theirs
from a haberhasher.
"How in thunder can linen hand
kerchief cost SO much?" inquired, gaz-
ing at my own mouchoir of the two
fer" brand.
THE thinnest, finest, sheerest linen"
he said, us very expensive. A hundred
dollars dozen is not at all an impossi-
BILE price. In Mr.. Whitney's case, the
quality was super elegant, and the
cost augmented by elaborate mono
grams"
Persons who saw Mr.. Whitney in
Washington years ago or who have
studied his newspaper portraits would
scarcely recognize him now. He has
turned very white as to hair and mus
taohe. Mrs. Whitney also has aged
much in eight years, as a woman Will
when her daughter is as tall as she
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-10
WHAT LOVE ONCE DID.
it Drove This Ian from the Footiights to
Woodchoppers Shanty.

WoocchoPpers ShAnty.
Love made recluse of man who Is
Eow three-quarters of century old,
and who has avoided his fellows for
nearly thirty years He calls himself
John Smith, and his hermitage Is in the
mountains not far from Ewing. Mass,
says the Brandon Runor.
He was an actor and she was an
actress. They were engaged. quarreled,
and separated The lovers mind be-
came unbalanced. and while yet in the
prime of life he abandoned his pro-
fession and sought the semi-solitude
which has now grown TO be o habit
with him
II may be remarked that no one
knows his real name. That Of John
Smith is an alias, and he frankly ac-
knowledges that he has taken every
precaution to conceal his identity lie
visits nobody, but during the past few
years many people have been 20 see
him He is sort OF local fad and the
folks thereabouts almost love him
The old mans hair and beard are white
as snow. He delights to chat with
visitCrs. and on pleasant Sundays Of
summer and autumn the grounds
around his little cottage are covered
with scores OF teams and hundreds of
visitors.
For the time being the grounds are
converted into a picnic grove, and the
old man shares the hospitality of his
visitors. tells them quaint stories, and
in return they give him the remnants
of their feasts and little gratuities, and
purchase the photographs of himself
and his cats.
In the winter the old man Is genuine
hermit, so far as human beings are con-
cerned, but in and around his cabin he
has no less than dozen cats, to say
nothing of the wild cats that every lit
tie while are killed on the surrounding
hills, and he is as proud of Jim Fisk
and Lady Ann" as ever fond mother
was of her first born twins
The house which he occupies was for
merly n woodchopper's shanty. and it is
little better now. The boards inside the
living room are covered with playbills
and pictorial printing.
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with Mrs. Cleveland. If Mrs. Whitney
does set the poor old gentleman on his
feet once more it will not be her first
kindly or gracious act 1t is difficult to
understand how such a thing can be.
but social distinction is as the breath
of the mans nostrils.
Not that McAllister is dude. Far
from it. In many respects he is good
deal of a mana big. bluff, hearty, ap-
proachable fellow, who has slept with
a revolver under his pillow in Cali
fornia gold camp. He would never have
been guilty Of Ollie Tealls folly in set
ting up society beer garden for late
jewellers who don't know what to do
with themselves after eleven o'clock
TEAL won't last two years Indeed, he
is not now McAllisters successor. There
is none. Society has grown too big for
dictator.
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Ee's requirements. He's great in his
rarcatures of the follies of the time, too.
Oh, dare say you'll be plunging head
long into the magazines next month.
Yes, l should certainly go to Dan Beard f."
/ Pondered over Kits advice a long time
that night.
Probably, I thought, he is so absorbed
In his caustic critiques on abstract Man
that he wouldn't be particular about a
concrete girl. II he doesn't think me
pretty-but he must.
I'll find out about these souls with eyes
for art alone
They say that artists and monks don't
discern the woman beneath the model
and the saint.
Now, know that a mans a man for a
that.
And TO the swing of
For a that and e. that
! opened Mr. Boards studio door at the
next morning, parted the portieres and
walked in.
'oh, Mr.. Beard, cried in my best
society tone. seeking 10 overvhelm him
by my straight advance. Won't YOU
pardon the freedom of my entrance,
please I didn't find the bell. and was so
afraid that some one would see me stand
ing At your door"
is that 500 Nobody ever implied such
things about Dan Boards studio before -
"Oh, I didn't mean that assure you.
have come 10 yoI because there is no
eEe else whom can trust with nv con
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tired Of it Thea she went On the stage
Butler didn't like that ard urged her
TO marry him and quit acting. Dat the
gls-nor Of the footlithts held her.
I'VE were IN Cincinnati, said the
actor who told me the tale, playing
the Lady OF Lyons think, with Mss
Hildreth In the leading role. when Ben
Butler burst in behind the scenes like
thunderbo.t, his boots covered with
mud He ragged around like 3 bun
in china shop. he meant business,
I can tell you lie gave Miss Hllareta
until the end Of the psay - decide
whether she'd be Pauline or Mrs Bat
Ter, and she decided Meanwhile ne
fEEne6 'roa1d loozilx 44s ; coSE-eTeS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-10
THE QUEENS AMBITION.
Anxious - Become Familiar with tn
Hfnsiuxtani Iaasuarc

Anxious 10 Becone Familiar with tho
hi0dUstani Language.
Following the example of Cato, who
began the study of Greek at the indocile
age OF eighty, the English queen has
given her heart and mind TO the &C
QUESTION OF an intimate knowledge Of
Hindustani. In this way, SAYS the IL
Illustrated American, she calculates 70
prove to her mnititudinous subjects in
India the deep interest that She takes
in them and their affairs Queen Vie
toria has always shown pride and pleas
ure in her far-oH realms in the Orient
She takes an almost childish delight IN
having about her visible symbols Of her
authority as al eastern sovereign. To
the Indian servants in her household
she extends many MARKS Of favor, mach
- the irritation of the E8glisa maids
and footInen. who find nothing con-
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If young married people find it economi-
cal or less trouble to board let them do
so, and may they manage to get all the
Joy out of such an existence that they
can; but when the little ones arrive, for
the sake of their future, the parents
should take up their abode in a little
house OF their own, so that the child's
earliest memories will not be associated
with the dollhouse atmosphere OF board
in p-bouse
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then, that I took Reggie Vans bet that
he could propose something that I'd never
dare TO do?
'Done," cried, and we all stood up to
close the wager.
Ivan, old man." said Jack, ''you re
like the moon, brightest when you're
full. We see that you've reached your
most brilliant phase tonight. Yet as q
student of woman's possibilities, and as a
general apostle to the SEX 1 feel called to
say we don't take odds on you"
go 20, false prophet" responded Reg
eae, aud then he burned 20 NE
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y. w hlCney DIOWS
his nose on linen
h a n dke r chiefs
costing fifteen
dollars each?
The fact doesn't
seem to me par
ticularly impor-
tant and l hope
it doesn't to you,
but it's the fash
ion with writers
of New York
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II Is vouched for
as true by an
eye witness and
has never been
IN print
Mrs. Buffers
N al en- name
was Hildreth-
Sarah Hildreth.
B cling a y ew
England girl she
tau ght school,
and naturally
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ArOHt again III
Long 81 d
City some day.
He is the kind
of man not to
know when he is
beaten, the kind
of man about
w h o m people
love to tell
stories and swap
"Reminiscences.
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Grampus In tho ThamN

A grampus, fish Of the dolphin
species, about twenty feet long. was
seen in the river near London bridge.
1t is about five years since "A fish OF
suoh description made It's way into the
Thames
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toned" as posi-
bic private sec
retaries for Mr..
Cleveland is St.
Clair McKelwaY.
Mr Mckelway
is an extremely
able man. He
was an editorial
writer on til e
Brooklyn Eagle
long ago, a n q
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a u t o G + a t of
Washington for
the next four
years, h avin g
fallen in \ e W
York a victim of
the desire for
novelty. He has
been seen in pub
lie places every
where with the
Whitneys a u d
once or twice
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track nuisance
The Jersey leg
islators may pass
a law limiting
the S e a S 0 n Il /
each track. but
they will in that
case so arrange
their dates as TO
cover the entire
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gcrgon, If a gorgon ever was cock-eyeo-
But we never thought of laughing at
him His rage seemed very serious"
The Buffers married life was al Sc
rene as the courtship was Stormy
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The 80

The "Crurn r,ors- nnd the Tore1s.
Two-thirds Of the country hotels OF
the United States are supported by COM
merciai travellers
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A Medieval Man.

It would be strange indeed If Patrick
Jerome Gleason does not come TO the
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THE GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
A Breezy and Interesting Letter
from New York City.
st. Clair Observation-Disclosures SO Hand
kerchiefs-Ben Buffers Bold Wooing-
at the Gutenberg Track-Gleason's
Fau-Notes of the Metropolis.
EcopYR1aur. 1871

One OF the most interesting PERSONAL
ties among the dozen men being ''men-
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On the Rin.

There isn't the slightest present pros
pect of abating the Gutenberg race
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tCopyright. 1928. byrJames W. Johnson.l

F we had not gone
to an exhibition to
study Realism in Art
it never would have
happened. But, hay
ing gone, we were
forced to drown the
memory of it in a
little supper. So we
were feeling very,
very gay.
Was it my fault,
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The WbjtnaYS,

Do you know, gentle sir or madam.
that ex-Secretary of the Navy William
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-10
Ben. Buffers Marriage.

Is It too late for the story Of Ben
Buffers courtship? / think nos, as
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The NcAIIister.

By the way, it is matter of gossip
that McAllister aspires to be the social
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-07
OBITUARY.
ABRAN EEQUA.

Abram Requa an old resident OF Brooklyn died a. his
home No 40 Gatesave. Monday night, from heart u.s.
case. Mr. Requa born In 1918. In New.fork Guy
lie was educated this city, and after his cducaton
was completed he accepted procs,orshp Ia the ir'nS
institute at Tsrrytown ~ " where he remained several
wears. After leaving Tarrytown be went 10 baltimore,
where he edited The Bitmore Clipper" While n that
city he engaged actively ia politics, and was offered the
Coosuhip al Honolulu. which he refused. Soon after
the war he NewYork and became associated
with the Five Mission lie was the financial agent
this society the twenty years preceding his dath
Mr. Requa devoted his entire time 70 working for the
Interests mission. Ever since his connection with
tho society has faithfully and earnestly pefoImed MS
d,fle. I'm connection with IT, lie was a member OF the
No.trand Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Brooklyn
70, number OF yors but owing TO change OF residence
he attended the Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Tor the last six months Of his life When still young
man he married Elizabeth =. Lyon daughter o' James
H. LYON Five children born u hcm. three OF
whom together with his wife. survive him. The funeral
Will BE- held this evening ct the home OF his daughter NO
c45 Brooklyn. The services will b. conducted
by the Rev. Dr. Parsons sssst>i BY the Rev "A H.
(oodenough the D. Sanford, superintendent OF the
Five Points Mission and the Rev. j. w. Seleck assist
ant superintendent Of the missort
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-07
Rhode ISLANDS IEGINLITiIE FiHt H..
TIE DEMOCRATS r. NETT AND NJourN UNTIL
THE SUPREME CorET y HEARD tG"A.

TIE DEMOCRATS r. NETT tND NJour% Until"
THE SUPREME COURT i HEARD tf'N.
Newport Il. l.. Jrne u t~r.dall.- To morrow 'h'
Democratic members oi the Legislature from New
port Will meet again then sdJ"urH. ANA tl' i''e
Will he kept up until the >uE"re Court SNc' -"
opinlon on three questions asked 10y the "ruhr
House OF Representatives. The Republicans '""~|
elected their ticket at Kingston. the ht.n" oi W.
Democratic csnddatc hr Governor. The request i''''
The Democratic House OF Representatives for rum
from the ,uprcIrc Court upon the oJnsu'dil'hahi'
of the New port Adjournment i Sui hd aoe> a't'
The Republicans say that The court Will rln'e 70
entertain any request from the House. 'nof. 'h'
constitution the tovcrnor IL coordinate Win me
courts and the legislature and one branch o' The
goyefnns al cannot review tAc proceedings OF ahO"cf'
The certlncaiion from the senators that the i0'hc
had refi %. 70 concur In the Joint re'oiton io' AZ
,ournment came 10 the Governor IN III JUDICIAL
capacity. The Governor has served upon Chlcf Jus
tce Nafteson a swoIn copy Of that ceriiHcG'ion AT
tested copies Of the message PTorogung th" House
and IT his oaclal proclamation ~ The adjournment
OF the General Assembly, with sffdavit, tlat nle
House was session when TIE nrssAS. was T'hh IN
he senate and that copy Of II was lhli upon me
s,s.oker'. desk before the vote was taken on IL"
motion TO take n recess. This. tho Republicans s,y,
viii effect;,ay prevent the Democrats from eetunS
any satisfncticn from th" Court. m
None except the members from '"wpo' VIII pe
present when the House meets here 10 pcTrow II
vas never intended that Other. sHOii.d assemble al
the alleged adjourned sessions.
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GAMES IN OTHER CITIES.

baltimore June 8.-Thc Louisville Club broke their
run Of bad to-day by defeating the Balumores In an
unin,erestiag game The homo tam had In B1ker, WHO
was wild giving icss than six bases oh balls
Il. the erly par. Of the game. He was. besides. nit
At oppitunc tines. Rbines also Wild. and gave
ceh, men bases on balls but the Baltimorcs hi,d 10
ming. vas taken III In tie seventh inning and gave way
70 Grim. The weather threatening. Tie score
Baltimore .....~~~~e 30
Basehts baltimore :. Louisville 10. Eriors-Baitin,or
B. Louis, lie batteries nakeg ana Robinson fihv'
cnd Harrington. Umpir-M Laughlin
Washington June 6.-washington ard Pttsturg pliyei
today In drilling rain which az one tire h.terup'ei
the game. Esper pitched an excellent game ana 'h1
visitors were completely at his mercy. Ehret 10 =
pitched well. but home team manage 70 punch sew
raj hits q. an opportune time aud won Atl.ndahce'
200. The score.
Washington .............0 Q y d,
Basehits- Washington o. ptt-b'rg I. Error, ,s n
farst and Miller. vmpre-NcQuaid
p,.,on June 1.-THE ,le,ellnds to-day showed that
yome OF baseball is never until the last nan ma
been nut out With the scosc IL TO against them. tn
ohIo,n allied In the ninth inning and scoring eight runs
turned app,rcnt defca, into victory. The score:
BU.;e .I., ;;.'......'....oo 81;
Boston H. Cleveland "A. Er or--iio>ton
CleXe land MISUNDERSTANDING and camel tasIhIs anu
thinner. lmplrr-h u 81
Philadelphia, June G.-TEe CmcinnatP hha1clphia gan'
va. po,tponcd TODAY A. cOunt Of wet grounds
Wilkcsbarre June 6-1he WiAe-b eSpringheld galn'
was postponed because Of rain.