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out: "Wlll you change clothes now?"
and whilst ne waited for my answer l
got my fist free and struck him upwards
under the chin, knocking his teeth to-
gether with a click like the snap of a
rife trigger and nearly dislocating his
neck; and then l gave heave up which
threw him off me, and a moment later
we were upon our feet again and pound-
ing away as before.
But | was beginning to feel that
could not continue the struggle much
longer and that, exhausted as l was,
he would be able to drag me TO the door
and pitch me through it on to the line
My opponent breathed hard and fast,
but showed no signs OF giving in. On
sudden the train gave a violent jolt.
that flung us both against the bullzhead
of the compartment; the flame of the
lamp leaped up, then fiickered moment
and went out. We continued fighting
in darkness as deep as that of the
grave. Now that we were both COM
pletely in the dark l felt myself more
on an equality with my antagonist. My
sole dread was that / should find myself
tumbling backwards through the open
door He had Kissed out, amid horrid
blasphemies. his intention of leaving me
dead in that tunnel. where my body
might lie undiscovered for weeks. Dead
men, he said, told no tales, and he
wasn't going to lose the liberty he had
that night regained. But all at once |
felt him relax his grip of my body, and
he called TO me to let go. Glad of a
moments respite / released my hold of
the fellow, though standing on my
guard meanwhile, wary of some desper-
ate trick upon his part. After little,
finding that he did not renew the at
tack, | spoke and asked him what he
was doing, at the same time cropping
about to try and feel him. L received
no answer, neither did my hands come
in contact with his body. At that
moment the train emerged from the
tunnel, and the impenetrable gloom in
which the train had been plunged by
the extinction of the lamp gave place to
a kind of faintness sitting in through
the windows, sufficient to have revealed
the figure of a man had he still been in
the compartment. | had a box of
matches in my pocket, and with a trem-
bling hand | pulled it out and struck a
light. The place was empty. With
long sigh of relief and thankfulness,
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ABSENCE.

enter sadly in, and sit me down and think:
And as muse trembie and from the future
shrink
Now all around looks sad. deserted, lonely.
drear,
And palmer far than words reveals thou art not
here.
From yonder wall looks down thy gentle, loving
face,
With something of thy smile and something Of
thy grace;
Yet though there shine thine eyes, though
bends thy snowy brow,
cannot cheat my heart; feel II IS not thou
For when have eyes of thine their calm watch
coldly kept,
Nor even lost their smile the while 1 grieved
and wept:
Come back love Of mine; come back 10 me
again,
Chase from my heart this wild, this longing,
yearning pain
Bring back loves golden light to my sad lies
dark skies,
Danish the bitter tears from these sad, weeping
eyes.
Here in one prayer pour. God grant It's not in
vain,
My hearts wild thirst for thee; come back to
- me again
OH think of me, my darling, as ever think of
you.
The live-long day, my darling, and all the dark
night through.
1 slumber but 70 dream of thee I wake but
only weep;
never can forget thee, not even when sleep.
God keep thee, my loved darling God guard
thee well. mine own,
AS now, ALAS we're parted and I am here
alone
Could loving fondly shield thee. or could prayers
aught avail,
No grief should eer come near thee, no peril
eer aSsail.
IT'S not long since the hour that saw thee
hence depart,
Not long ago By counting, but ages by my
heart.
That heart holds one deep sorrow, with one
hope still doth burn;
That sorrow is thine absence that hope is thy
return.
Charles Burnhsm, in Once Week.
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THE CHILD CLIMBED UPON MY KNEE. "
wronged you! Forgive me- Her graft
tude stung my newly-awal1ened con-
science more sharply than any reproach
could have done. / fastened to change
the subject to that of the sick wOman's
removal to a better dwelling. The doc
tor, with ready kindness. undertook the
task of house hunting, for which l, a
stranger to the place, was not so well
qualified.
He found for us a delightful cottage
in the neighborhood of Marseilles.
There we three-my sister-in-law, my
niece and myself-Iived for three
months. At the end of that time the
mother passed peacefully away, leaving
her child to my care, with full conf
dence in my affection. Mary has been
with me ever since. Her joys have been
my joys, her life has been my life. Do
not owe her much? That tear of hers
precious pearl gathered by my heart
has been to it what the dewdrop of
morn is TO the unopened flower-ex-
panding it for the entire day of its cx-
stence,''-Edourd Lemoine, in Strand
Magazine
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face whose expression was pathetic
combination of youthful brightness and
premature sadness. At the first glance
/ could have taken the lovely creature
into my arms; then I sternly repreSsed
this alien emotion. The doctor. after
he had spoken few words TO his pa
tent, beckoned me to approach As
did so the poor woman tried TO raise
herself The mixture of sadness and
pride upon her faded countenance told
me plainly how great an effort 1t had
cost her to appeal to me- Using the
strongest plea that she knew, she
pointed TO her child with weak, trem-
bling fingers, and said, in low tones:
See here, She will soon be alone in the
world
Even this touching appeal produced
q blush to say no effect upon my hard
heart. / answered coldly:i Why give
way to such fears! You are young; you
have a good physician; why lose all
hope A less selfish man would have
added: You have a brother-in-law,
also. who means to do his best for you.
But said nothing of the sort. My only
thought was how ! might most easily
escape from the threatened burden.
The little girl, who had been gazing at
me with wondering eyes, now came to
my side and said: Will you please sit
upon the bed? Because you are too tail
for me to kiss you if you stand
II sat down and the child climbed
upon my knee. Her mothers eyes
were closed and her hands clasped to-
gether as if in prayer. Unafrighted
by nv black looks the little one threw
her arms around my neck and pressed
her lips to my cheek. Will you be my
papa?' said she. I viii love you 50
dearly You are like papa. He was
very good. Are you good, too| My
only answer was to unclasp her arms
somewhat roughly from my neck and
set her down upon the floor. She east
upon me glance of mingled surprise,
disappointment and fear, and tear
rolled slowly down her cheek. Her ST
lent sorrow worked the miracle that
her pretty, fond prattle had failed to
effect. As by an enchanters wand the
ugliness of my character, the utter
brutality of my conduct were revealed
to me III that moment. | shuddered il
horror and self-disgust and yielded al
once to my good angel. | lifted the
disconsolate little maiden into my arms
and, laying my hand upon her head
said: Yes, my child, promise to be d
father to you; you shall be my dear
little daughter, and l viii love and take
care of you always
How happy this promise made my
sister-in-law words fail me to describe
Her joyful excitement alarmed both the
physician and myself. Joy, however,
seldom kills. 'Brother brotherr she
murmured, how my thoughts have
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and, getting upon his feet. stood sur
veying me.
He was a burlylooling fellow. with
coarse ugly face, immensely square
shoulders, and close-cropped hair. He
wore loose, clumsily-ftting suit of
some gray material that looked sus-
piciously like a prison dress, and his
appearance altogether suggested the
escaped felon. He was without cap,
and noticed that his jacket was torn
and his face a good deal Scared, as
though he were fresh from some rough
work. I gazed at this uncouth appari-
ton in silence for little while. with
an expression, I do not doubt, of con-
siderable dismay, then / instinctively
looked around me for some means of
communication with the guard. The
fellow saw and understood my gesture,
and his eyes swiftly darted round the
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Ills appearance Was Timely.

May I ask you, madam" inquired
the gentlemanly caller at the front
door. removing his hat, ''if there has
been large and successful cooking
school in this neighborhood for some
weels?"
There has, replied the lady.
Some member of your family has
been in attendance, perhaps" he ven
tured.
Yes Two Of my daughters attend
it
"Ahr7 reioined the caller, pleasantly.
"A good cooking school j. one Of the
adjuncts of an advanced civilization. I
am always interested to notice the ad-
vance Of a community in the knowledge
of the gentle arts and sciences that 20
to make up the sum Of human bappi-
ness. But have allowed myself TO for
get the business upon which | have
ventured to.cal" he continued. brisl<ly,
opening a small valise. Il am introduc-
ing a small but comprehensive work.
entitled: The Horrible Ccrse Of Dys-
pepsi2 and Indigestion. How Cured ana
How Removed The price IS only
seyenty-fve cents, and I can assure you,
uadaFn-Thanlss- GOOD morning.
Chicago Tribune
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THE MORTGAGE ON THE FARM.

mSf1 ~ 49, D'a's''
IT'S gone at last and I glad; it stayed a
fearful while,
And when the world was light and gay, could
not even smile;
It stood before me like giant, outstretched its
No matter whereI looked, saw the mortgage
on the farm.
III Tell you how it happened, for want the
world 10 know
How GLAD 1 am this winter day whilst earth is
In just as happy as alark No cause for rude
alarm
Confronts US now, for lifted is the mortgage on
the farm.
Tho children they were growing up and they
were sI.art and trim,
To some big college IN The east wed sent our
youngest, jim;
And every time ne wrote u.s. at the bottom OF
his screed
ae'd tack some Latin fol-de-rol which none Of
US could read.
The girls they ran 10 music and to painting
and to rhymes,
They said the house was out of style ana FAR be-
hind the times;
They suddenly ciskivere1 that II didn't keep EN-
warm
Another step of course towards mortgage on
the farm.
We took cranky notion, Hannah Jane and me
one day.
While we were coming home from town, a talk
ing all the way;
.sse old house wasn't bigenough for u.s. although
for years
Beneath its humble roof we d shared each 9TH
er's joys and tears.
We builtit DER and vhent was.done, wish you
could have seen il,
It was a most tremendous thing-I really
didn't mean it;
Why, it was big enough TO hold the people OF
the town,
And not half as cozy.as the Old one we pulled
down
/ bought fine pianuer and II shortened still
the pile,
But then it pleased the children and they
banged it all the while;
No matter what they played forme, their music
had charm,
For every tune said, plainly: "IhereS a mort
gage on the farml"
I worked from morn till eve, toied as often
tolls the slave
To meet the grisly interest; tried hard 70 be
brave,
And oft when I came home at night with tired
brain and arm,
The chickens hung their heads; they felt the
mortgage on the farm
We saved a penny now and then; we laid them
i'll row,
The girls they played the same old tunes, and
let the new ones go;
And when from college cameour Jim with lau-
refs on his brow,
led him to the stumpy field'and put him TO the
plow
He something said in Latin, but I didn't under
stand.
1t did me good 10 see his plow turn UP the dewy
land:
And when the year had ended and empty were
the cribs,
We found We ID hit that mortgage. sir, a blow
between the ribs.
To-day harnessed up the team and Numbered
on TO town,
And in the lawyers sight I planled the last
bright dollar down;
And when l trotted up the lane, a feelin' good
and warm.
The old red rooster crowed his best: mo mort
gage on the form."
IN sleep almighty good tonight, the best for
many a day.
The skeleton that haunted US has passed fore'er
away;
The girls can play the brand new tunes with no.
fears to alarm,
And jim can go TO congress with no mortgage
on the farmi
IT &. Harbaugh, in Farm, Field and Fire
side
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Urn railways. and, having long night
Journey to make, | looked about me for
an empty compartment, intending to
swathe myself about'in rugs, and so to
sleep as soon as ever the train should
have started. Lhad but small difficulty in
finding what l sought, and little we'll
timed Hberal1ty to the guard secured
me what ! then considered the addition
nj privilege of being locked in. | sat
for awhile against the window, gaZ. lg
at the buStling crowd upon the bright
sv-liglrted platform, the engine then
gave 4 Shrill, prolonged whistle, and we
began slowly to glide out of the great,
noisy station. 1t was about six o clock
on late November evening when we
started, quite dark with a freshness in
the air that speedily clouded the win
nows of the carriage with a hoary
moisture. through which dimly twinkled
the myriad lights of northern London.
The lamp in the roof of the compart
ment burnt with small, clear flame,
giving forth sufficient illumination to
enable me to read the advertisement
tablets under the hat-rack facing, and
10 admire the views Of Welsh scenery.
published for the purpose of trying to
induce the British public 10 become
even greater oxcurSioniStS than they
already are. BY the time that Hornsey
was left behind. and the open country
stretched wide and shadowy on either
hand of US, we were bowling along at
express speed. l eXchan ged my hat of
latest metropolitan build FOR q warm
fur cap, raised my feet on to the cush-
Ions of the opposite seat somewhat re-
gardiess of the oompany'S property.
md in this posture drew stout travel
ing blanket about me and composed
myself TO sleep.
presume that must have frequently
6ozed off, for the roaring Of the train
seemed to grow faint and distant, like
the subdued sound of surf heard affair
But my nap was Of short duration. and
was soon wide awake again. gazing
out through little space which |
rubbed clear upon the frosted window
panes at the dark vague outline Of the
country whirling past in the gloom. "a
Il sudden my eve was taken by some
Ini12 surfing under Ine seat IN the lax
corner OF the carriage. thought 1T
first it might be a shadow, caused 10
move by the oscillation of the train.
But, continuing 10 watch il with a duh
kind OF curiosity. / was extremely
startled 10 perceive mans head thl,is:
out of the obscurity: a pair Of fierce
soolzing eyes glared At me for a moment.
md then whilst I still sal motion ,..s-
.sziih surprise. = man scrambled out,
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Terrible Ammunition.

A strange war story comes from New
Zealand. Some years ago Sir John
Gorst lived in Naikato. and edited the
Maori newspaper, TIE Hal1ioi. The pa
per was printed and published near the
scene of some of the hottest fighting of
the war then raging. During the strug-
gle the Maoris ran short of ammuni-
ton. and having no ball for their four
teen-pound guns, they loaded them with
shop weights contiscated from neigh
boring shopkeepers. This source of
supply was soon exhausted. Then
raid was made upon the Hakioi office,
and their guns were charged with type
and stereo blocks. This new amnuni-
ton, SO the story goes. proved very eff
fective. One of the white invaders was
injured by a patent medicine advertise
ment. another was invaded 10y a
church bazar announcement" a third
lost leg through a solid leader on the
land bill. and Sir John. who had taken
refuge with the British troops, had
narrow escape from being hit with one
of his own poems.-l Youths Companion.
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sank exhausted into seat to wait until
the train should pull up at its first stop
ping place.
Half an hour later we CAME to
standstill in the station of large town.
/ sought out the guard and told him
what had occurred He at orce dis
patched porter for the station-in master,
and when that official arrived the two
of them heard my story, anQ then
searched the compartment thoroughly.
But not trace of the villain did they
discover. My own opinion is that, TAX
ing advantage of the blackness, he had
got out upon the footboard, there to
wait until the train should slacken
speed sufficiently to enable him to jump
off with safety and make good his es-
cape. Be this as it may. / never heard
more of the matter, although the mem
DRY of that experience fingers as a sort
of nightmare of my railway travelling;
and whenever | now get into compart-
ment by myself | take very good care
to first of sll peer under the seats, and
make sure that there exists the means
of communicating with the guard.
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Why He Succeeded. Who isvour
doctor. George" DIR. Smoothman.
How did YOU come 20 have that hare
Drained crea ture2- oh, my wife once
asked him if ne could tell whv she al
vays had cold feet. and he told her
that they were - small that they
couldn't hold blood enough 20 keep
them warm. She vouldnt nave any
other doctor now - Buffalo News
Mary Belle Freely SAYS that the
emblem for the Worlds Fair woman =
building should OK IA apple and She
adds: But for i've the aen vvula lie
70 thi> da5 J suppose. idle naked sun
burnt io9ferS ike Adam uo better
than the beasts. the >erpcnt> aud the
insects Bot she cos3ra eeousiy took size
apple rescued the world from >.o1h. u
difference and stupidity. aud lifted tie
race - Il level li1tle lower than tae
angels liood for NARY Belle, Put
the apple right lher~- ana let u re a
eeHe-fower LOUIS Pes; P.spa:ca.
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Her Conclusion.

The youth of thirty summers was
talking to the girl of twenty bout his
teeth
just think Of it. he said I'm cut
ting q wisdom tooth in my upper jaw
People don't have wisdom teeth IN
the upper Jaw. she conteuded.
But ! N emitting one. he insisted.
''Pshaw She said. as women argue.
that isn't 4 wisdom tooth. that's just
an ordinary intelligence tooth" and
the Young man refused To continue the
discussion Detroit Free Press.
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Papa how 10 you spell boa in boa
CONSTRUCTOR i y boa or bore
IL depends on where sou meet him.
ny son In a cage be Is boa. II
you meet hifa by moonlight alone N
jungle hc would 10 bore. --Iiar-
ner-s Razar
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Young Lads rubbing her cheek
a1airSt that of -ae v0ung mar who has
Just been shave. f--5yhy. how soft you
are.
Young rnaE takes = zs . personal IN
suit es Nofut.s Arxon2ut
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Notary Seals.

Seals for Notares Public, Corporations, Stock Com
panies Lodges Etc. Orders filled promptly. Also
Stock Certificates for Corporations and Stock Com
panies either printed or Autographed
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enlargement, but the majority ex-
pressed themselves after this fashion
'.Such tremors are incurable. As ma
ture has formed us bold or timid, cold
or ardent, grave or gay, SO we must re-
main. Whoever saw an ambitious man
cured of his ambition, or miser of his
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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-23
The Daggstt Farm.

Editor OF the Tribune:
There has been great deal of talk by
the advocates of ths Dunnell estate for
public park that their site was to be the
poor mans park and the Daggett farm
the rich mans park and let US see for a
moment how the facts bear out these
statements.
/ will not 60 into the matter of the
comparative cost OF the two sites for that
has been thoroughly gone over before,
sufficient, should think, to reach every
one interested In the matter.
Now, by the purchase of the Dunnell
estate, the city would be saddled with so
large debt that 1t would be a question II
it could obtain this amount in addition to
the amount that would be required for
the purposes absolutely necessary.
We have all seen what the effect has
been by the recent money stringency;
how our street laborers, who are depend
Ing upon our city for the wherewith to
been deprived of their work on account
OF the inability of our city to obtain
funds to pay them.
Now, we do not want any such condi-
ton of affairs again, but exactly the op-
posite, and the more employment we can
find for working men the happier every
body will be, and at the low price at
which the Daggett farm can be
purchased, the city, by It's saving
in interest and taxes by not purchasing
the Dunnell estate, can use this money In
furnishing a large number of our worthy
workingmen with employment the year
around and at the same time be making a
park that will throw Roger Williams
Park completely In the snade.
II the city should purchase the Dunnell
estate, not dollar of the money would be
used for the employment of our workmen,
but would all 60 into the pockets of
wealthy people who reside outside of our
city.
Truly, think that the Dunnell estate is
the rich mans site and the Dsggett farm
the poor mans site. WARD THREE.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-23

A reporter Of. the TRIBUNE called on
Miss Fay this morning at her hotel To
learn OF some OF her experiences In for
eign lands.
She has just returned from most sue
cessful tour OF the Pacific coast and said:
"I am going to India To seek the talking
head operated upon by Madame Bla
vatsky, during her lite. The Theosophists
claim that no one can take Blavatsky's
place but am going to try, and ! think
that | will succeed"
GLOW isspiritualsm is regarded by rheos-
ophsts Miss Fay, as the primitive state
OF theosophy?"
at Is as material and no more wonderful
than the electricity that lies dormant in
iron. The spirits with whom commune
cate are regarded with ridicule by the
skepticql. cannot explain this phenom-
enon, but look upon il as no more won
| derful than the great efforts produced
| by the fuse OF electricity"
scientific men are seeking to explain
this phenomenon, but the ignorant cry
'Humbug.' During nay recent tour Of
Europe | was consulted by some OF the
most scientific I'm Paris, Berlin, st. Peters
burg and Vienna, and they sought in vain
| to explain the revelation of my test given
before the most learned gentlemen OF the
time in England several years ago, and
the perplexitv and wonder that resulted
from their investigation he world knows.
"Do you attempt materializatIon?"
"Oh, yes; | make forms and faces and
sometimes the most beautiful pictures
appear"
"How about lights? | understand that
a seance can be carried on successfully In
| the dark"
"I have every light in the house lighted
and burning brightly. ! do not ask for
darkness. ! do not have men under the
stage, over II or with me to assist in the
seance; appear alone, and am always
confident of success"
Concerning the feats that you perform
on the stage, do you find that experience
has increased the facility with which you
accomplish results3"
"rhere has been this change only, when
was young girl used 20 undertake my
work with more trepidation. | never felt
sure whether the power would manifest
itself. Now | am absolutely without APP
prehension."