The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-10-25

not believe that you will fail me alto
gether, for a great genius bespeaks
tender heart "
81 hope she'll walk her legs orr
growled the author.
His wife said Ferdinand" again.
This time he K ssed her on the lips.
Forgive me, puss!' he said. But
Just picture me running up and down
the street from to 6-lke n dogr'
He was pacing the room and working
! himself up into n fury. Throw the
rag into the wastebasket and read
the next one" he said. cor, no Read
no more. know the others. They are
! all from editors. and each editor wants
an article within a week"
He counted the remaining letters.
Eight he cried. Did you ever
hear the like? Put some butter on
them and give them to the dog. Eight
| letters"
At this moment the servant entered
with a box and note that had just
been left at the door.
Anluka opened the box. whats
this?" she exclaimed joyously.
Frogs. Beautiful, green, rubber
frogs that can be wound up, for here Is
a key. Who can have sent them,
wonder? oh, won't Zofia and Marynia
be delighted!'
Read the note" her husband sug-
gested. "rhere may be some mis-
take"
The note ran:
"'Beloved Master-I frequently meet
your charming wife and your dear lit
tie girls at church. l don't wish to fiat
ter, but l must say that I never saw
lovelier children or a sweeter little
mother"
That's the first decent letter today"
said the author. smiling. "A good, hon
est soul. Go on
"l send your children two mechan-
ical frogs-from Paris and the latest
thing out. hope they will amuse your
darlings and so give pleasure to your
dear wife and yourself.'"
That's the right sort of letter." ex-
claimed Markewicz, much affected.
Read on
but you can get nothing for moth
| ing in this world, you know. Do you
remember the promise you made me
at Misia Pupowska's wedding, four
years ago? You promised to deliver a
lecture for the benefit of the Associa-
ton For Improving the Condition of
Young Soaks. Now l knock at your
door. The holidays are approaching
you will be at leisure, and the Young
Soaks are freezing May one trust the
word of a poet? Have you forgotten?
VIII you refuse my request|"
"Who-who on earth wrote that?"
asked the author in a tone Of detection.
Aniulka read the last lines: with
best wishes for you and yours, your lit
tie friend, SkrzecZkowska."
HIN! l don't exactly recollect. I'm
not sure. Perhaps did promise"
He rubbed his chin. Yes, l did
promise, the little thing teased me so.
And now these toys and that nice let
ter-well, l can surely hammer out
some sort of a lecture during the holi-
days. Hang the luck!"
| "Oh, Ferdinandr' exclaimed Aniulka,
horrified.
But he was pacing up and down
again and muttering: st has got to be
done. There's no help for tit! Par
don, my dear. This is my holiday you
know. | shall soon have to 60 to writ
ing again"
The next instant he was down on all
fours, jumping and croaking like
frog and still crying:
This is my holidayw - Translated
From the Polish For New York Com.
mercial Advertiser.
The Reign OF King Cotton.
Europe is anxiously reaching out for
whatever remains of last years cotton
crop in the United States. The eXpor-
tation Of cotton in April, the details Of
which have just been completed by the
treasury bureau of statistics, amounted
to 2G4044,31S pounds against 134,397,-
32S pounds in April of last year and
the value tn $24, ,6S4,07S against $S,435,-
O97 in April last year, while the aver
age price per pound in April, 1900, was
9.3 cents and in April, 1899, 6.3 cents,
an increase of about 80 per cent. The
United Kingdom increased her impor-
tation Of American cotton from 52,0OO,-
600 pounds in April, 1899, to S9,OOO,OOO
pounds in April, 1900; France, from
100000 pounds in April, 1899, to 49,
100000 pounds in April, 1900; Ger
many, from 15,5OO,OOO pounds In April.
1899, to nearly SS,OOO,OOO pounds In
April, 1900, and other European coun-
tries, from 100000 pounds In April.
1890. to 64,OOO,OOO pounds in April,
1900.
Japan, which had been busy in the
earlier part of the year obtaining her
supply, did not take as much In April,
1900 as in April 1890. the figures be-
ing In April, 1899, 13,7O7,G4S pounds
and In April, 1900 5,935,573 pounds.
During the ten months ending with
April, however, Japan took l55, 1858, SAT
pounds against 71.77S,701 pounds In
the corresponding months of the pre-