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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.

SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE sUNDAi'
MAY l. $50. ,.>-,,.>,
TRAINS LEAVE RlChMOND-UNloN
s.wAM Arrive = f,e0sersburs 9:sl A. NJ.
Norfolk II - a. NJ. stops only
at Petersburg, WaVelly ana
SUFFOLK, a. o-o Al
Weldon IL IS A. NJ, tdyette-
vile 4.sO +. ~. Charl -ston.
ili5 T. 81. savannah 10 a.
81, Jacksonville f.W 4. 81
Connects at Wilson win No.
A. awning 1fVldsDoro 30 4
III. Wilmington 10 u.
pullman Sleeper New 10TH ~
2.ss =. NJ. Local. arrives Petersburg S.l2
T. NJ. Makes ali stops.
b.gO p NJ Arrives Petersburg tl3 L. NJ,
Norfolk i0.Zj Il. NJ Makes an
713P. NJ. ArriSes Petersburg 7:ie p. NJ.
Weldon 1921 h. NJ, Fayette-
Vile 1888 A. NJ. Charleston
$40 a H.. Savannah 80 A.
NJ. Jacksonville l2;oo ;; Nh q,
GEORGIA POINTS. Arriving
& e. ,, !. 81. , NadSn Il A. f Mfl AN
Sietpers New York to Charles
ton. Jacksonville. Port ram
pa. aiken, Augusta and MACON.
lao p NJ, Arrive Petersburg u 30 a. -,
Burkeyllle 2sH A. NJ, Lync1-
burg 4.55 A. NJ. Roanoke COS
A. NJ. Bristol II .Oy A. N.
Pullman Sleeper klchmond 70
1898 A. NJ. arrives Ives Petersburg l05 A NJ.
Weldon $50 a. NJ. Henderson
40l 4. NJ. Raleigh 5.i1 A. ".
EllertOn s.04 p. NJ, Atlanta
800 =. VI. Pullman sleeper
7:25 A. NJ, SUNDAY A 49, s~sb-,rc SIS
A IT. Makes all st0ps..-,..
4.i0 =. NJ, SUNDAY Ar'oMMDi55A55
TIoN. arrives Petersburg o--S
= d. Makes Az stops
TRAINS AkItIN IT, RICHMOND.
2.45 a A.. From Jacksonville, savannah,
Charleston Atlanta, Macon,
Augusta and Weldon.
f.m A Al Atlanta Athens and kaleiSh.
S.5 = Il Iyucnbnrg and the West
II .0s a a. Norfolk, Suffolk aud Peters
burg
e:i5 T. NJ. Jacksonylhe ,,,,,, ,o [" .
b0ro and Weldon.
700 p. NJ. Norfolk, SuIoiN' W avery anu
ca p A. IUnchburg and the West.
9.46 a NJ, Petersburg sunday Accommo-
1885 p. NJ. petersburg Sunday Accommo-
4. NJ EMERSON.
p KENNY Traffic Manager.
General Manager.
c. :. CAMPBELL. j. p. A.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06

40. -5-Dally, Tor Atlanta ana points
beyond. with through pullman service 81.
No. 403-"Nesti0uled. Limited Tram.
Buffet Sleepers Richmond 10 Atlanta.
Close connections at Atlanta for New VI
leans and ak points South and SoutnEes.
and at New Orleans with the southern
Pacific and Texas and Pa-lnc railroads
70 al Texas points. No extra charge On
"NeSL0uled Trains"
ARRIVE RICHMOND.
No. p2-"Atlanta special. Nestihrlei
Limited Train $40 4. NJ. daily.
No Small aad express. 60 L. NJ.
daily.
For tickets, Pullman reservations, &c,
apply 10 II. ID. owen. ticket agent BYRD
Street Station: Richmond Transfer com
pdny, yJt east Main street and company s
office. S35 east Main street
+. ST. JOHN. Vice-President
4. J. ANDERSON. Geni Pass Agent.
JOHN n WINDER General Manager.
II. NJ BOYKIN. City Passenger fet".
s36 east Main street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

ulLDMONT AIR DlNLJ
SCHEDULE. ~ .sFfICl JLL4 p 4's1
TRAINS LEAVE RlCHMOND, A
200 A. 81, SOUTHERN LAikEsS, daily
l. Atlanta. Augusta and points south
Sleeper5 Richmond 70 ia WINE sHN
Greensboro open at ~ 4. NJ; Con
INGrON AND SOUTHW Est bkN
ESllBILE LIMITED 90. ~, car
ryius -lcelcrs 10 AsheNilie, ChattA
nOosa, Birmingham. Mcmpnls, Ne"
Orleans. and Tampa; also, nist-ciass
Gay coach between Washington ane
Jacksonville. Al New Orleans aht
Memphis connections are made foi
all points lu IuNas ana California.
r. j5 4. 81. FAST MAIL. daily, TOT ATTAIN
"a. Augusta ana points south. Con
meets al Moseiey with +. q l. X ~
at NeysVliie for tiarksyiiie. OAt0fu
Henderson. ana Durham, snd az
Winston salem. Slecpers DanFlIe
Atlanta.
100 i. NJ. local. daily except Sunday
for keys>lllc ANA intermediate
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
From Atlanta and Augusta.
connecting closely with trains FOR Yves
SO A. M-Ff0r, keysvllle
LOCAL FREIGHT TRAINS.
Nos ~ aud 81. between Manchester and
Clover Va, and Nos. % and 90, between
Glover and Neap0lis, VIII also carry pas
f'NtffH.
YORK RIVER LINE. via WEST POINT.
LEAVE RICHMOND.
$40 L. NJ, LOCAL. EMPRESS, daily eX-
crpt sunday. Stops at all stations Al
Lester Manor connects with stage 4vi
WalAertou. with Baltimore steamer at
" est Point.
4.45 i. H.. BALTIMORE LIMITED.
daily except Sunday. Close connection at
West Point with steamer for Baltimore.
Steamers leave Baltimore 3 j. III. and
West Point J.. NJ, daily except sunday.
Trains from West Point arrive az Rich
mond al D.O4 A. NJ. daily and 1910 A. NJ
daily except sunday ana Monday an1
1.On j.. NJ. daily except sunday.
7.2l A. NJ LOCAL MINED, daily except
Sunday, leaves sd 81. for West Point and
intermediate points.
Ticket office at station foot OF Virginia
street, open from 3 A. NJ. 10 q +. NJ. ang
q.90 ~ M % POO 4. NJ.
CITY ticket Office gOi Main street.
l. Al. CULP, IS. A. TURK.
Traffic Manager Gen. Pass. Agent
W. H. GREEN. General superintendent
\ j. O'BRTEN. superintendent.
JNO ~ REALL. IraVg Pass. Agent
go east Main street, Richmond Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
MISS DANIELS SCHOOL FOR 1OONr
vi LADIES AND CHILDREN.

vi LADIES AND III lLlb-i,i',,.S 20
This school has been lein9F'" ~
$40 PARK ANENt r; A..
The house is situated just above "ioil,
roe Park. and is specially buht f0r SENIOR
purposes, well ventilated ana Wen hsnleu.
For all pupils living below Sec9hu s'i ,'.
a liberal deduction Will be made on ac-
count Of car fare. , T.
Competent assistance is employed IN
all the English branches. Lath, ITO
lessor Edmond Harrison; French, FRO
fessor l.. y. Haslen; German, MISS
Baugh. e.,.,,.r,-,,
Der 25th -.
logties al the bookstores or to Miss
DANIEL. Address Woodley Inn, Wash
ingtOn, ID. &. au--oe
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
AUCTION sALEs-Th,s Day.
AUCTION sALEs-This Day.
by }. Thompson Brown Co.,
lib Main street.
n COMMISSIONERS SALE OF THE
GaI|i|ean Baptist Church
AND LOT FRONTING 40 FEET,
CORNER MOORE AND ELIZABETH
STREETS, ADJOINING
Hartshorn College.

nv virtue of a decree OF the circui,
Court OF the county of Henrico' an rnl'
STYLED as below, and as speciai .o'n
missioners therein, appointed Tor me Pni
rose. we will sell at public aucuoh' vi
the premises,
TUESDAY. AUGUST 9TH, AT I. NJ
the properly mentioned above, ana q. uf =,
scrlbed in said decree as follows. No.
AND LOT situated In the county Va
Henrico. Va, fronting on the nor IN my ,.
of Moore street - feet ana ruhnine "a 1nn
northwardly between parahei Hhcs NV
feet along Elizabeth street. a.. .ps
This property Is well adapted ior tne
purpose for which II was originally puil''
or for q ~ iIIC HALL for societies. ~,
or could be easily converted into INo
DWELLINGS at slight expense
TERMS. One-fourth cash; balance ~
twelve, and eighteen months IN nego,
liable notes. with q per cent. interest
added. and title retained until the wnoie
purchasc-mOney is paid.
ALLEN 6. COLLINS,
WALLACE +. BROWN.
Special Commissioners.
j. THOMPSON BROWN Co, Auc-
tioneers
In the clerks Office Of the Circuit Court
Of the county of Henrfco.-tafhed =,
Davis and Moore, plaintin, against
Galilean Baptist Church. defendant
I. Johh f.. Broaddus. clerk Of the said
court. DO certify that the bond required
Of the special commissioners by the de-
cree rendered in said cause on the llth
day of April 1875 has been duly given.
Given under my hand as clerk Of the
said court this 9th day OF July. ls9a
aul-jt j. h. BROADDJS, Clerk.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
EDGEWOOD SCHOOL,

five miles from Orange-the common sta,
Southern railwavs-will open SEPTEM-
PER 18th. and continue nine months.
For thorough comfort and thorough drill
ing IL is strictly limited TO ten. for
circulars. with full details, address me AT
Richmond, Va. until August 10Th, after
b. PURYEAR,
ouo-DGteod6t Principal.
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HI : :. VI XsriOIk;Hasisrn
1901

SCHEDULE ~ EFFECT MAY T. lss.o.
LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY. BYRD
STREET STATION.
900 \. ", RICHMOND AND NOR
FOLK NESTIDULE LIMIT
I'D. Arrive Norfolk III ~
\. NJ. stops only al Peters
burg Naverly, ana SUFFOLK.
S-cOnd-class tickets not ac-
cepted for passage on this
SOS A. NJ. TaE CHICAGO EXPRESS.
WV for Lynchburg, Roanoke.
Blueneld. Pocahontas. Re
nova. Columbus ana Chicago.
Pullman Buffet Sleeper Roa-
noke to Columbus without
change Also, FOR Pulaski.
Brisfoi. knoxville. ChattanO0-
Cd, and intermediate points.
713 PM. For suffolk, Norfolk. and i'm
' tcrmcdiate stations arrives at
Norfolk at 1925 +. VI.
u.nP NJ FOR Roanoke, Radford. Pu-
L." laski and Bristol. Connects
al Roanoke with Washington
and Chattanooga Limited
Pullman Slecpers Roanoke 10
Memphis and New Orleans.
Dining Car attached. Also, Tor
Bueheld and focanontas.
Also for Rocky Mount and
ali stations on WinstOn-Saiem
division Pullman Palace
Sleeper between Richmond and
Iynchbdrg Berths ready Tor
occupancy AZ 800 T. NJ. Also,
Pullman Sleeper Petersburg 10
Roanoke.
Trains arrive Richmond from Lynch
burg and the West daisy at e.p a. ~, n.
East AZ II 05 A. N. and NESTlBULED
LiSlilE LII X. W. COURTNEY.
District Passenger Agent
W. b. BLNlLL.
General Passenger Agent
General Offce-ROanoke. Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
STEAM BOATS

VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COMPANY )
Y JAMES RIVER LINE FOR the sea
shore, cheapest and most pleasant route
to Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point, New
oorL News, ClaremOnt ana Jamex River
landings. ConnectlOns-At Old Point and
Norfolk for Hampton ana smithneld.
Va, Washington. -. G.. baltimore. PM
adeiphia and New York. James river Dy
davlight Great tourist line. James
town. Dutch Gap and war scenery. Rates
less than half charged by rail. Fare to
portsmouth, Old Point and Norfolk, 81 80
and 81 Steamer PocahOntas leaves Rich
mond every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY
and FRIDAY at \. NJ STREET CARS
co DIRECTLY TO STEAMER's
WUARtD for above named places
ricketts, on sale on steamer and al Cur
hers Agency, No vOi Main street. state
rooms engaged for day or night. Music
by a grand orchestrion.
FREIGHT. Freight received daily for
aboye-named places and Eastern NOrth
Carolina; also for Eastern Shore OF Vir-
einia and all regular landings on the
James river. at LOWEST RATES. and
through bills issued.
IRWIN WElSIGER. Superintendent
EDWARD r. BARNEY, President.
General Otices-Pianters Bank Build
ing
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
LIBRARY COUPON.

l. Reveries OF a Bachelor.
?. Lays Of Ancient Rome.
3. Tillyloss Scandal.
4. The House Of the Seven Gables.
5. Crawford.
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Z. Dream Life.
S. Frarkenstein.
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10. Mosses from an Old Manse.
Il. The Scarlet Letter.
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This property has long been occupied
by the county of Henrico for school pur-
poses. and offers a fine opportunity for
investors or parties wishing to build.
Note the terms below, which are very
liberal and attractive.
ON THURSDAY. AUGUST IS, 1895,
at 8 o'clock i. NJ. we will sell by public
auction. on the premises, the property
above mentioned. The lot fronts 80
feet. is a corner, and runs back a depth
OF 100 feet more or less. The house
contains rooms and basement. Well
of good water on premises and all
fenced in.
TERMS: One-fourth cash, and the re-
mainder in one and two years, with y
per cent. interest, the purchaser giving
negotiable notes. secured by deed OF
trust and policy of insurance.
r.. n. CHAPLIN q CO., Incorporated
ana Auctioneers.
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BY r. y. Chafiin & Co, incorporated,
Real Estate Auctioneers,
No. north Tenth street.

UCTION SALE OF THE VALUABLE
n PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHEAST
INTERSECTION OF TAYLOR AND
MEADOW STREETS, IN THE GROW
ING WEST END.
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BASE BALL.
LOST OR FOUND.

{, ED-WEDNESDAY. JULY 81.
> 1895. \ DEEP BAY MARE, sway back,
low in order, sprung In front. ana stands
far back The finder wiz please return
same to MARIA HARRIS. Broad-Rock
road, near Mt. Giledd church, Chester
field. Va. auG-lt
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
RAILROADS.


SCHEDULE IN EFFECT APRIL "a. 1886
LEAVE BYRD STREET STATION
700 a. NJ, Daily for Washington aid
points North. stops at I'D.
and local stations. PuiiihA'
Car.
I2:oO noon, Daily except Sunday. fos
Washington and points Norm.
Stops at Eiba, Ashland, DOS
We'll Milford, Ere lericksouIs'
Brooke and Whitewater. Par.
lor Car. Also connecs WIFE
Cons essional Limited a.
7lo ?. NJ. Daily fcr Washington anc
points North. stops az Elba
Ashland. boswell Milford.
fredericksburg, Brooke ane
Whitewater and other stations
sundays. Sleeper Richmond
TO New York.
ARRIVE BYRD STREET STATION
$40 \. NJ. Daily. Stops at Whitewater.
Brooke, Fredericksburg, Mil
ford. boswell and Ashland
and otner stations sundays.
SLEEPER New York TO Rich
2:s p. NJ. Daily except Sunday Stops a.
local stations and ElDa. Par
Tor Car from Washington.
6:o3 X. NJ, Daily stops only az Erred
elcksburg, boswell and Ash.
lana. Pullman ears from Nes
York ana Washington.
1928 A. ~, Daily. Stops at principal To-
cal stations and Elba. Sleep.
Ing Car. Connects with Con.
grcssional Limited between
New York and Washington.
FREDERICKSBURG ACCOMMODA-
TON
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
400 r. NJ Leaves Byfd-Sireet stauJn.
$50 \. NJ. Arrives az Byrd-Street sta
ton.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY LACEPI SDNL)Al.
6.42 a. NJ. Leaves Elba.
90 l.. ~. Leaves Elba.
$50 4. NJ. Arrives Eiba
Goa Il. NJ. Arrives Elbs.
{. A. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager
IL Y u -AINnn. n--.-i.n,.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06

ID edmond FEMALE SEMINARY,
IL No. 3 EAST GRACE STREET.
RICHMOND. VA.
JOHN III. POWELL, Principal
Mrs. 4. q. PEYTON, Associate Principal.
The twenty-third session of this Board
ing and Day School Will begin september
%, 1895, and close June II. 1876.
Course OF Instruction from Primary 70
Collegiate Department full and thorough.
The best advantages in Music. Art, and
Languages.
Richmond offers many Advantages for
Improvement in Lectures, Concerts, &c.
Principal (or at city bookstores).
jy6-sa, su&tu3m
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
THE BBLVIDERE SCHOOL AND KIN
DERGhRTbN,
POS FLOYD AVENUE.

MISS ROBINSON, PRINCIPAL.
4 teacher OF highest grade and feputa-
tion will be permanently connected with
the academic department of the school
and new classes will be formed. Miss
Robinson will be assisted by skilled Ipe-
cialists Native teachers OF French anu
German.
THIS MODEL KINDERGARTEN. con-
Quoted on the only true kindergarten
system. will continue under same man
agement. School opens September
9th RuC-tutf
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80 4. M.-FfDri Key sNllle.
LOCAL FREIGHT TRAINS.
Nos ~ and 81. between Manchester and
Clover Va, and Nos. IS and 90, between
Glover and Neapolis, VIII also carry pas
fengers
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-03-22
seal Kim.

Seal rings were worn by all classes of
ancient Egyptians, and they remain to-
day a favorite form of this ornament,
though not possessing the significance Of
former times. Rings with keys attached
have been found in the ~catacombs, and
we know that the Roman ladies in this
way carried the keys Of their jewel cask-
cts. But even in our craze for the es-
thetio we have scarcely reached tho
acme Of l-uxuriousness achieved by this
people, who even went so far as to
have rings shifted TO the season, heavy
for winter and lighter for summer. The
wedding ring is thought to have origi
mated with the Romans and to have
sprung from the custom OF using rings
in making agreements, but unlike the
wedding rings Of today they were made
Of iron, this being supposed to typify
the enduring nature Of the contract
New York Advertiser.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-03-22
Sir walter Raleigh.

OF all the famous Elizabethans Sir
Walter Raleigh is the most romantioal-
ly interesting. His splendid and varied
gifts, his oheckered fortunes and his
cruel end will embalm his memory in
English history. But Raleigh's great
accomplishments promised more than
they performed. His hand was in every
thing, but of work successfully COM
pleted he had less to show than others
far his interiors, to whom fortune had
offered fewer opportunities. He was en-
gagged in hundred schemes at once, and
in every one Of them was always some
faint Of self, some personal ambition
or private object to be gained.
Raleigh's life is a record Of undertake
ings begun in enthusiasm, maintained
imperfeotly and failures in the end.
Among his other adventures he had sent
a colony to Virginia. He had imagined,
or had been led by others to believe,
that there was an Indian court there,
brilliant as Montezuma's, an enlighten-
ed nation crying to be admitted within
the charmed circle Of Gloriana's sub
jeots. His princes and %princesses proved
things Of air, or mere Indian savages,
and of Raleigh there remains nothing
in Virginia save the name Of the city
which is called after him. The starving
survivors of his settlement on the Roam
oke river were taken on board by brakes
returning squadron. and carried hons
TO England, where they all arrived safe
ly, to the glory Of God, as u pious IN
cestors said and meant in unconventional
sincerity, on July 90, 15S6.-Froude in
Longman's Magazine.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-03-22
6 IS AN ORCHARD.

There IN an orchnrd beyond The sen,
And high q The orchard wall.
And ripe 81 che fruit in the orchard troo-
on. my lovo is fair r-d tall
There 20 an orchard beyond the sea,
And Soy 70 is haven hies,
And q white and opens is gates 10 me-
Jh, deep are my trlo loves oyesi
There f. an orchard beyond tho sen;
It's flowers the brown bee sips.
But the stctcliost flower a. all for me-
Oh, sweet are my true loves lipsi
There 81 an orchard beyond Tho sea
Where the soft delights do roam;
To the Groat Delight ! lave bent my knoe-
Oh. good Is my tfu lovo's homel
There IS an orchard beyond the sea,
With q nest whore the ihtnot8 hide.
Oh, warm IS the nest that b built for mel
La my true loves heart / Dido.
Gilbert Parker in Chap Book.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-03-22

you arc sorry for what you did. Until
you havo done so I really don't feel I
can kiss you"
Charlie fully expected that this stu-
pondous threat would reduce Eva TO the
lowest depths Of despair sad bring her,
hgurativeiy speaking, - her knees, but
for once was he cut ia his calculations.
Sho drew up her slender figure aud
pursod MP her rosy lips with an Dir that
mado him feel vaguely uneasy. Was it
to defy himY Yes. Her next words
proved that it was 50.
II am not sorry, - she said. mot a
bit. I am glad. / would do it again. "
Charlie gasped. The situation was so
unlocked for that no could not rise to it
all at once.
"As for kissing me-" Eva went on.
with y little disdainful move, ''well,
you viii never have tho chance Of doing
that again, so You need not excite your
self"
Charlie found his voice then. "You
are talking at random now, Eva, " he
said severely, "a bad habit, against
which ] have always warned you. Will
you be kind enough to explain your
selfs"
"Oh, certainly" Eva answered. ~
can do it in a very few words. Lord
Dolly proposed to me last night, and /
accepted him"
Charlie gasped again.
"But you are engaged to me, " he
circulated. "You must be mad. You
can't seriously contemplate throwing
me over for Dolly Eastwood. The
things impossibler'
She looked at him and smiled.
Incredible as it nay seem to you. I
do contemplate it.
"But-hut-but, stanimered Char
lie, "this is very-er-extraordinary be-
havior on your part, Eva. AYE you
aware that you propose to treat me in a
most dishonorable way, and-and-er
lin short, very badly?'
Her face grew grave.
II should be sorry to do that, " she
said more gently. IL don't want to
be dishonorable or to treat you badly,
Charlie, but I am only human, and no
one but myself knows what Ihave gone
through in the last few months. You
have tried me too hard. Twas very fond
OF you at one time, and if you had treat
ed me fairly I should have been fond Of
you still. But you would wear out q
saint, and I am only a woman. 1 don't
think Lord Dolly would be hard on me.
He may not be very brilliant, but at all
events be is a mantle sort Of man we
call a gentleman-and knows how to be
generous, even to such an altogether in
ferior~ creature as a mere woman"
She paused and looked critically OF
her rejected lover, who now presented a
truly pitiable appearance, with all tho
starch taken out Of him and a general
air Of limp depression pervading his be-
ing.
"That is all, she went on present
". "But before you 60 there is one
thing that I should like toimpress upon
you for future guidanoe-it is always
worth a mans while to be just and fair,
even to a woman"
She paused again and contemplated
him with her big blue eyes, but he said
nothing. He was too bewildered TO even
speak. It seemed TO him that all the
laws of creation were reversed and the
whole scheme of the universe turned
upside down.
There was a hitch in the system some
where. It had failed. London Truth.