Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-16

A good story illustrating the ar
fculty of printing translallons Oh lhe
Bible is told. In a distant island,
COPIES OF the New Testament had lor
the first time been placed in me
hands of the natives, who were DIN
gently studying them. One DAY me
missionary, in his private reading
discovered that the passage, III IS re-
ouired of ministers that ihey ne louno
fai,hful.' had been rendered IN inc
yernacular. 1T Is required OF INNS
tiers that they be faithfully hanged
M, "e" for AM "a" in the rendering
of the local word for "fonnd' had
made all the difference. The error
was, happily, corrected before any et-
fort had been made to reduce ms
preccpt to practice
In Spain, the etiquette to be ODD
served in the royal palaces was car
rIed 10 such length as TO make mar
tyrs of their kings. There is a his
toric instance. Philip III. was grave
" seated by the fire. The fremaker
Of the court had kindled so great a
ouamtlly of wood that the monarch
was nearly suffocated with heat and
his grandeur would not suffer him TO
rise from the chair. The domesiics
could not presume TO enter the apart
ment, because II was against the eti'
quete. At length the Marquis de
'rotat appeared and the king ordered
him to damp the fires, but he excused
himself, alleging that he was forbid
den by the etiquette to perform such
a function, for which the Due d'Usse-
da ought TO be called upon, as it was
his business. The duke was gone out.
The fire burned mercer and the king
endured it rather than derogate from
his dignity But his blood was heated
tosuch a degree that he was seriously
i'll the next day. A violent fever sue
ceeded. which carried him off in the
oath year of his age.
An Engllshwoman who lives in the
country had an annoying experience
Just before Christmas. She loves holly
as q decoration. but declines TO de-
spoil the fine bush in her front gar.
den. just when she was thinking OF
her annual purchase muddy tramp
appeared with few poor sprlgs, but
she shook her head. "Why do Won
bring such stuff here?" she demanded.
reproachfuly Look at the bush in
my garden. That's The sort ! want"
So the tramp departed with his holly
and some money of her giving. She
is a charitable soul. At dusk he re-
appeared, carrying a huge bush
loaded with bright berries. There,
mum" he said, hoarsely. "rhcre var.
jest the very thing yer want. A
man let me ave it for three-an' six
not penny less, il it was me dyin'
word. An | arsks yer tbree-an' nine.
as yer been 80 kind. ! wouldn't take
It from hany one helse, not II they
was ter beg on their Bonded knees"
She looked at the bush approvingly
over her spectacles and gave him I
shllings. She didn't want TO take ad.
vantage Of his necessity, she said. and
it was dirt cheap at the price. Why,
II was as good as the bush in her gar
den! Possibly her bush heard the re-
mark and was Jealous. for when she
looked out next morning II had disap-
pearedl Another lady has an ex-do.
nestle Of many years service, who
always sends Scotch cake Of exceed.
ingly indigestlble shoribread from
Edinburgh. The family who were ex.
pected to eat It were relieved when II
vanished en- route. but she was great
" annoyed and declared that II had
been stolen and consumed, "The per.
son who has eaten it deserves 10 suf
fer" she stated. with rare mcharity
"lIe will" replied the family, In
chorus.
"A Girl in the Carpathans" Is said
10 be good book, yet only 800 copies
Of 1t were sold in Chicago until the
publishers changed the covers and
callen it "The Adventures OF Girl
in Trousers" Tbereupon $4,000 copies
went like hot cakes.