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when he told her, as learned afterwards
he had told her the night before: ITO
night, or in the early morning, the crisis
will come. The-chances are 10000 to l
against him. You are the only person
who can help him with the one. Be by
his side when he wakes make him know
that you love him; make him feel most
of all, strongest Of all, that you respect
him, honor him, and you mustn't lose any
time in doing that. He hasn't strength
for doubt or delay. After that, tell him
ALL all. Now. Miss Van Etten, don't
misunderstood me; you will have nothing
for which to reproach yourself if he dies
indeed, fully and confidently expect to
come in the morning and find him dead
but if any one can save him, you can; if
he is to be saved, you must do it."
Call me LUCILLE" she repeated.
l groaned-a weak, quavering, whis-
pering sortIof groan.
''If, if you knew all, Lucille" 1 whis-
pered.
81 know all. And everything is all
right, just as it should be. There was an
error made, of course, though l cannot
bring myself to quite decide who should
Ryder. But it is the most fortunate mis-
take l ever heard of, for it has saved your
fathers name, and, and, brought us to-
gether out of the horror of separation.
Mr.. Brinkler had visited your land he
knew the sort of investment it would be.
l sent father there with experts, as soon
as / heard of Ryder's purchase, Brinklers
suspicious opposition, and your attack
of brain fever. You have been
i'll over three weeks, and 1 have been
with you ever since it has been possible
to reach you. This-this is Christmas
morning, and I am happy-so happy
Carl, my lover. / had telegram, this
morning, from my father. There is iron,
lots of iron, on your-my-our land. He
advises that I've, l mean, keep it. If,
however, we say we'd rather have money,
he has standing offer of million for it.
And now, dear, you must go to sleep.
You'll be stronger-may be strong enough
to give this fact back-when you wake
up again"
She stopped over me, kissed me and
laughed happily-rather Historically,
though, if may be allowed to be so criti-
cal as to speak Of it. She laid her hand
upon my forehead. My eyes closed. 1
slept-slept the sleep that saves.
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road toward which despair ever points.
But the end of the glance was mingled
remuneration and cOmmand-command
that hurry She gave her arm to the
servant. ran at my best speed back TO
the house that had been so happy when I
lett it so little a time before.
Everything was in terrible confusion
when I arrived. But all, servants and
guests alike, stepped aside TO let me pass.
had hardly gotten calm thought
through my dazed brain after the dread
full words the man sent for me had said
before I was kneeling by my fathers side
in the room to which they had taken him.
The attack had been sudden. Father
had been speaking TO Gen. Van Etten.
He had fallen, a sentence well COM
menced cut squarely of-forever. They
called it apoplexy, though they may not
have been correct. He was conscious
when 1 arrived, though beyond the
power Of speaking, and, think, past all
physical pain. But there was something
he wanted to say, some message in his
mind for some one of US, that remained
unspoken. have never seen such in
tensIty of desire as shone in his eyes, I'M
til nothing shOne their longer. The end
was speedy, very speedy. By the time
Lucille came all was over.
The funeral over the task Of straight
ening out the affairs of the estate had to
oo Idhen up. hOtHeE was pIOstrdg6u
with grief and could do absolutely moth
ing. Everything devolved upon me-and
upon the legal assistance 1 employed. 1
never knew a more complicated state of
affairs than existed in this case and /
doubt if ever there was death that left
financial matters in worse shape. Nor is
it likely that a greater variety of prop
erty wider range of investment could
be found anywhere. AT the end of a
week I thought the most radical of
fathers friends had been financially
conservative in their opinions. I believed
figure for the expression of the value
of his essate In fortnight had re-
duced the estimate one-half In a month
I knew that the chances were that Wynd-
ham Woods must go with the rest and
still leave the creditors of the estate I'M
satisfied.
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MI. 1893, A CHRISTMAS OF PROMISES.

It is Aug. Is, 1898, as l write these lines.
1t seems peculiar to speak of this years
Christmas at this young date. l have pc
culiar reasons for doing it.
On Christmas day, so Lucille Van Etten
has said, she will be my wife. Gen. Van
Etten has confirmed her decision. l am
waiting. The time goes slowly; the days
are long; my love is eager. But l am con-
strained to possess my soul in patience
and in silence! For, when l say to Lucille,
as l sometimes do, that she should have
named an earlier day, she laughs lovingly.
but persists poutingly that 1 should be
very thankful that she has named any
day at all.
6For you know, Carl, did all the love
making"
mot all; not by any means. That
night before my father died"
Ugh! You only made eyes at me
and put your arm where it didn't belong
and"
at was the language Of the soul You
understood it,"
"The language of humbugl Thought
-did-understand, suppose. But
talked-English !"
Eyes, taking a fellow at disadvantage
when he was so sick he couldn't take his
own part.'
"Well," triumphantly, "I've set the
day. And, grumbler," shaking a warn
ing finger at me, "you have nothing what
ever to say about it, You know you never
asked me to marry you-neverl think
that settles it,"
| think it does.
So you may send your CONGRATULATIONS
to me, at Wyndham Woods, in season to
reach me next Christmas morning.
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shall never forget that walk, neither
In this trhnsitory life nor in any other in
which human loves and human memories
have any fact. The moon was full. The
serene sky was full of stars. The snow
was firm and solid. The air was chill and
keen, making the girls cheeks more
ruddy-while something made her eyes
brighter than l had ever known them
to be.
The trees seemed to stoop nearer to us,
as though listening for words we did not
say, and the wandering wind of the Win
ter night made a soothing sound in their
branches that was like the weird, wild
music of fairyland.
My arm stole around the waist of the
one loved. My eyes looked down into
her's-her's up into mine, until they
failed and faltered and fell nnder nv
ardent glance. And l caught her dropping
face with a restraining kiss-my first and
her's-with her chin half way from its
honest level Of loneliness and candor,
down to its dit1ident place upon her breast.
Not word had been said of love-not in
English-not pledge asked nor promise
given but in the older language, the Ian
guage in which soul speaks to soul though
lips be silent, we had plighted our troth
She was as much mine, hers, as though
our promises Of mutual faith had been
written on paper, and sworn to, instead
of having gone out in glances, with a
quickened pulse and deepened color to
attest them.
Iopened my lips at last to speak. This
is a modern age, and that the modern
way. And a servant, hurrying down the
path, and that in his agonized face which
crucified the words l would have spoken
and sent the frightened blood back to my
laboring heart in a suifocating load.
Hurry, Carl ~ he gasped "for Gods
sake-hurryl ay-your-father-
is-dying!"
What a look Lucille gave me. The
memory Of it alone would be worth being
born into the world for-worth the agony
of dying out Of it TO win. There was
much ia it-much to think Of and ponder
over in the many sleepless nights that
were coming; much TO rejoice at and to
thank God for; much to keep a man from
utter despair, and his feet from the black
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When next opened my eyes, sensibly,
and knew my own identity, was looking
straight into the face of Lucille Van Etten
tried TO raise up in bed. l could no
more do it than If my head and shoulders
had been solid iron. / tried to turn upon
my side, to turn away from the one felt
must 50 thoroughly despise me-knowing
what she must and as little as she might.
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l once asked my old darby the age of
the two boys he left behind him in old
"Kaintuck." Thoughtfully he polished
his bald, old skull a moment and then
said: "Deres one of 'em big enough to
pillow, and de udder's two sizes smaller.
Washington Post
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Wife, never enjoy hearing a phono-
graph. 1t always startles me TO hear
the human voice coming out of box.
Husband-My dear, you surprise me,
considering the years that you have at
tended the opera-Truth.
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Butterfly Ruggles-I see by de paper
dat de financial troubles is gittin' wuss.
It's goin' to be rough on US, pard
Motionless Maguire-"How' dat?
Butterfly Ruggles-Our business will
1lst be crowded to death. Puck.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-24

Mrs. Luneleigh Shopping with her
husband) oh, George, look here Doesn't
this showcase of diamonds look perfectly
beautiful
Mr.. Luneleigh-Yes, love, it would be
shame to take anything away from it,
wouldn't it2
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Tramp-'Please mum, have YOU anv
cold vittles" Housekeeper-''I am sorry
to say, sir, that everything is hot. >
Slams the door New York Weekly.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-20
FOR GOWNS NEW AND OLD.
Several S~easonable Suggestions Relating
Entirely to Costumes.

several s~easonabie suggestions Relating
Entirely to Costumes.
Really the incest kind of gown for
street wear just now, and a splendid
"stay-by'' gown for the summer season.
when we are travelling or visiting the
worlds fair, is a tailor-made costume of
black Or blue serge, with skirt Just
clearing the ground, and loose cut-away
jacket. showing the prettiest of smart
colored silk blouses. A well-cut black
serge tailor-made gown, for instance,
with a black figured old rose silk skirt,
with a rundown collar fastened with
a dull-gold stud, and a smart black felt
hat trimme d with upright bows Of
vieux-rose silk, and tan or black suede
gloves, would make a charming and
useful spring costume. one which could
be worn on the boats later on.
But for a modish gown nothing is
prettier than rainbow silk, princess
back and front, only have it tight in
the back and loose in front. No darts
are needed. About the chest and I'M
der the arms pass a band of velvet Of
one shade hat shows in the dress
goods. Let the upper edge only be
fastened down, leaving the rest of the
band free from the gown. In the mid
die of the back and front slit the band
so it will spring apart. Now, from be-
meath let a heavy fall of lace drop to
about the hips. The f~ullness should
show especially at the split front and
back. Nothing could be more simple
Or more effective. The gown opens un-
der the arms, but at the first glance it
would seems as if it had no opening at
all.
"A charmingdesign for trimming the
silk skirts is that of a succession of mar
row ruffies to the knee, pinked, and
caught up in festoons by knots of vel
vet the color of one shade in the silk.
the upper ruffie having a heading of
folds and butterfly knots. Stirring on
stiff cords is used on thin silks and cot
tons. The cords are in close-set groups
OF six or more, making perhaps an inch
wide band, and the goods is drawn upon
them at the waist, around the yoke, at
the wrists, at the head of rufies, and
so on.
A handsome black silk NAV be
changed and freshened by a vest and
panel together with collar and cuffs of
cream-white ottoman silk striped with
fine white cut jet, and when the whole
costume is sponged and pressed it is
transformed past all recognition.-Chi-
cago Times.
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HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Orange Ice Cream: Boil one pint OF
cream, dissolve in it three-quarters of a
pound of sugar, and remove from the
fire. When cool, add the grated rind
of two oranges and the juice Of six: stir
in a pint of cold cream, and freeze
Ladies journal.
How to Dry Sealskin: If one is I'M
lucky enough to be caught in the rain
when wearing sealskin, do not try to
smooth it with the hand or rub it dry
with towels, or put it near the radiator
or fire to dry. If it is dried in a warm
room it will f~iatten, SO spread it out in a
cool room and leave there until dry
Ohio Farmer.
Ham Salad: Two pints Of chopped
ham, n pint of chopped pickles, two
hard-boiled eggs. Put two tablespoon
fuls of cream and two beaten eggs into
= double boiler, add one tablespoonful
of mustard, salt and pepper to taste.
When boiled, stir in one and a half cup
fuls of vinegar. Mix all together when
cold.-Ladies' World.
-Scalloped Eggs: Moisten a teacup
of stale bread crumbs with cream. put
a layer in the bottom of a buttered
dish. Slice hard-boiled eggs, and lay
over with butter, pepper and salt. Con-
tinue until the dish is full. Sift grated
crumbs over the top, spread with bits
of butter, and set in the stove until
brown.-Harper's Bazaar.
Boiled Turnips: Pare, slice and boil
white turnips in salted water. Drain
thoroughly. Add two or three hot.
mealy potatoes also cooked in sailed
water. Mash fine with a wire potato
masher. Add a good piece of butter
and a little pepper. Shape int a
mound, sprinkle a little pepper over the
top and serve hot. This is an improve
ment learned of our Swedish neighbors.
Good Housekeeping.
Salmon Salad: Take two pounds of
cold boiled salmon, remove the skin and
bone, break the fish in pieces and put
into a bowl with a little salt, cayenne.
vinegar, the juice of a lemon and a
tablespoonful of oil. Let stand on ice
one hour. Put crisp lettuce leaves in a
salad bowl, add the salmon, pour over a
mayonnaise dressing, garnish with
olives and serve very cold. Canned
salmon may be used in making this
salad.-Boston Budget.
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JflIIed Veal.

Boil a knuckle Of veal till the meat
can all be picked readily from the
bone, but not SO long as to lose the
flavor and nutriment of the meat.
Chop fine, adding pepper and salt to
taste, a few drops of lemon-juice and
half a teaspoonful of Indian curry
powder, if liked; strain the LIQUOR in
which the veal was boiled trough a
jelly strainer, and season as above.
leaving out the curry. Add a good
pinch of gelatine and let it dissolve.
Grease a jelly-mold with a little but
ter and line it with slices of lemon and
red beets cut in fancy shapes. Just be-
fore putting the mixture in the mold
mix the meat and liquor together,
stirring only just enough to mix; let it
stand a few hours. Turn it out ON a
platter garnished with the tender
white leaves of lettuce and little rad
ishes.-N. Y. Tribune.
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Thibodaus Sentinel.
MY KINGDOM.

Very likely if you saw me
AS | sit alone tonight
In the shabby little study
Where 1 always go to write.
You would think me unattractive,
Plain of figure, plain of face;
Just a common little woman,
Hardly one redeeming grace.
And you'd never know-how could you?
With your careless, stranger eyes
You would never guess-how should you?
I'm a princess in disguise!
Though my realm is not a country,
And l wear no golden crown,
Though have no serfs nor vassals
And I'M not OF great renown,
Yet my right Is u~ndisputed.
Unconditional my sway!
/ will tell you how l know it,
How twas proved this very day.
Some one watched a nance to kiss ne,
Scarcely one short hour ago;
Some one held me proudly, tightly,
And was 10th TO let me go;
Some one thinks me very clever,
Thinks me just exactly right,
And would love to be beside me
AS | sit alone tonight
Some one made me once a princess,
And, lest I should doubt my part,
Should dispute my lawful title,
Gave me for my realm-a heart
Oft my fancy flies ~unhindered,
Far across the painless sea,
Where the queen Of England reigning,
Neve even heard OF me,
And l wonder if she guesses
How much richer is n queen
Reigning here in humble cottage
Never heard of, seldom seen,
Than is she who owells IN castles,
Nations kneeling at her feet,
But no one to linger by her
Just to tell her she is sweet
Many nights III sit alone here
Ere the tale of life is done:
Many times from yonder window
Watch, apart, the setting sun;
But I never shall be lonely,
And | never shall be sad;
Never more be discontinued,
Never anything but glad
That I'm just a plain-faced woman,
In my quiet little nest,
For It's so l won my kingdom,
And It's so I'll hold it best.
Helen A. Saxon, in La dies journal
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A HARD PROBLEM.
How It Solved Itself in q Short
Time.

Willis Dean read the last sentence of
the book slo WHY, and then put the vol
ume down on the grass beside him.
looking up at his companion, who was
sitting in a big rocking chair intent on
piece of intricate embroidery.
And they lived happily ever after
wards, suppose" he said.
Perhaps they didn't. Perhaps they
found out in d year that it was all a
mistake"
Not if they really loved each other"
us that always an assurance of per-
feet happiness then-if they only love
each otheroa'
No" said Dean, refiectively; "per-
haps not; and, besides, they might be
separated But lack of love in a union
Ik that would oe certain misery, I
think"
Miss Gray vouchsafed no reply. but
went on with her work, counting the
stitches at a difficult point in it's elabor
alton.
Dean got up, stretched his long limbs.
and then leaned his shoulder against
the trunk of the big elm.
"Well, Helen" he said, 1.-The book is
finished. have 40 longer an excuse,
even to myself. | am going in the
morning"
Miss Gray looked up from her work,
but returned to it quickly.
DO you need an excuse, them" she
said. half ~petulantly.
Eyes, can you sug gest one?"
81 do not believe in excuses"
Not when they might prolong the
happiness of a fellow mortal?"
Miss Gray laughed a nervous little
laugh and made no reply.
Willis threw himself down again on
the grass and looked up dreamily at
h little cottony clouds that foated
across the sky.
"Helen," he said at length, there is
a story that l would like to tell you.
l would like to get your opinion. for it
concerns a very dear friene of mine.
Will you tell me what you think
about it if tell his S tory?"
"If I can I will"
"Well, it is a question of ethics. NY
friend is engaged-or perhaps / am not
beginning right.
"Once upon a time a young man, q
very young man, met a very young
lady. Their parents were warm friends,
the two young people saw a great deal
eof each other and the consequences is
easy to imagine.
lone evening they went walking IN
the garden. l think there was a moon.
and she was dressed in white with a
single flower at her throat. She went
tripping along the walk with a little
song 'on her lips, and her eyes were
bright in the moonlight.
THAT happened which almost al
ways happens. The moonlight, her
song and the brightness of her eyes got
all mixed up in my friends head and
heart and he supposed he loved her.
Perhaps he did-then.
II told her so, and she gave him the
flower and let him kiss her.
They were very young, but they
both had money enough, SO that there
was nothing impossible about it, and he
told her father the next day. They
were engaged, but their parents stipu-
lated that they must not be married
for ever SO many years.
'She was sent away to school to Rt
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-Croesus-"When / came here |
didn't have a cent in my pocket" Midas
when | came | didn't ever have a
pocket" Crnsus neutrality-suspicious.
Midas-"I was born here."-Kate Fields
Washington.
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Eood'e pills cure liver Ills, sick head
ache, iaundice, indigestion. Try a box. 25c.
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1875 pounds, now / balance the scales at I7e
pounds. Hoods Sarsaparilla has been a great
benefit to me, and / have recommended II to
friends, who realize good results by it's use.'
GEO. w. TWIST, Coloma, Waushara Co, Wis.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-11-04
ULTIMA HORA.

La Junta Directive para 10 cslebraci6n del
Ouarto Centenarlo del dsscubrimiento de ssta Is,
10 90 rOuni6 les nusve de la mAhana de hoy En- a
despacho de su presidsnts sl ssior General &c.
sundo CAbo pAra tr&tar de Ia auapansi6n-6 me-
ior dicho, del arlszamianto de ls apsrtura de 10
Exposici6n, ints1iu NO qusde dsdnitivam0nts rs,
susltA ls grave question surgida en- la madrs pa
tria con motive de los tSstes sucesos de Molills.
El acuardo fuS unknims, y he aquf las pa.
tri6tices senciliaR pAiabras pronunciadas por el
prssidsnts de 10 misms:
layer "a acordamos en- principle, iuspi
rGndonos en- lsvantados y patri6tcoS sentlmientol
el atlsEsmisnto dc la aperture de 10 Exposition.
EstimaQos OoHrseto consular nusstro acusrdo al
Excmo. sefor Gobsrnador General aptss do ha
eerlo pdblico, puedo hoy asegurar ustsdea
que el Excmo. sefor General sstk en- ente SEN
lido ldentifcado CON la Junta v6 On "a acuer
do un acto de sent1do patriotismo que On sr
nombre agradsce, pues 10 mismo se enatace Il
patris cantando sus spopeyas que sintiendo su
disgustos porque no pueds estimatse como co
rrecto que, 5mientrss nusstroa hermanos muere,
nob!emente en- su defense, nosotros acG NOS di
virtamos."
La Juata acogi6 CON entusiasmo las palabra
de su Presidente manifestando los diatinguido
cabslleros que Ia componen que, desde lusgo, que
ds ba acordado 10 siguente que se comunicara /
Junta general que en- otro lugar decimos Sc reu
mira esta noche en- el Atsnso. - 10 Oued
aplszada Ia aperture de 10 Exposition ohasta gu
sea defnitivamsnte dscretada la question surjid
en- la Madrs patria con motive dc los success
Melllls.--2.0 Los trabajos ss continuarGn para pc
der llavar cabo la aperture sl da que se desie
ne.-3'. Los productos que 80 reciban iran instl
I1ndose dehidamente.--4o La Conmem orsci6
del 40 Centenario del descubrimionto de eEta Isl
que estabs anuncisda para el dia - Sc celabrar
aquf y en- 10 Aguads Gu IL forma q. se tenia acol
dads que Sc hara pdblies. Essos han sido 10
a:uerdos tomados por la Junta.
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COMUNlCADOS
De C0AM0

En- 10 tarde dol gGbado sali6 Q! Jusz do Ins.
trucci6n, don Eduardo Acufs, do esta Villa que
marcia con licencia, dicon & reeupsrar ~ saiud
perdida, fac taRto 0l entuaiasoo dc aleunag
personas que 90 propusieron darlo una prueba dc
aimpatis On su dsRpedids, que hasta una nnurga
eonpussts de tree m6sicos dol eirco de naromas
80 ssleron en- UHA sAleas tooando las dancitsa con
que ansnizsn los chistss ''gracioSos" del Psyasc.
Eodesndo ssis coches sn que ibaa algunos amigos,
vsints trsinta nnuchachos haraposoa, deseal1oe.
con trspos pxestos en- ca6as. Ot,a celeza la ecu.
psba Jose Maria Lopez jaime Well sl moreno
Ansstsslo Rodriguez. eads uno CON una bandera
y un estandarts dsnestrAndo slsgria
lVsya con Ia ssriedad Specification vul.
gar que suee darse en- eatos tiempos. IL Que
consts que NO eStA On 10 eisrto 81 eorresponsal en-
assa villa dc La Denesr0eia, al decir do los vein
to cocheE, nj es cisrto tampoce que nuestro dig
no alcalds quiso interrumpir 10 reunion, nj 10 de
q gran silbs, nj gritos, pesar de NO tensr el