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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

GU-ht8
"rcAy STAY ONLY ONE MINUTE" SER DE-
CLArED
1t's pity II the girl fellow Is engag.
ed to can't occasionally shed the light
of her presence upon the dark path
way of his toll"
"The elevator man stirred ut me-"
said Edith.
Il don't blame him." replied Jack.
"You look absolutely stunning. But. OF
course. you know that, SO we won't
talk about It. Come here and let me
--shewT you the pretticst forg you
ever saw In your life"
So Jack showed Edith n promissory
note with somebody's signature ut the
bottom artistically written by some
body else. He illustrated the measure.
meDt OF angles. curves and pressureS,
and Edith became very much inter
ested.
Presently, however. he noticed that
her eyes were wandering away from
his demonstrations. and he succeeded
In tracing her glances to certain part
of his big desk. There lay a heavy
book, and from under one side Of 1t
projected sheet OF paper on which
certain words written In n feminine
hand were plainly visible.
my dearest Jack" the letter began.
"when. oh. when shall see you again?
My heart
Whatever the lady Ind to say about
her heart was hidden by the book.
al got TINT in connection with the
Howard will case" said he, Indicating
the letter.
ou-got-that.' said Edith.
Surely" lie replied. Its speci-
men of Mrs. Towards penmnnshlp-
letter to her husband, John Howard.
The question was whether she wrote /.
certain codicll In her husbands will
and also signed It incidentally. Happy
to say she didn't"
"Oh. that's how you got ltr Edith
said. with queer bit OF sigh.
Look here. little girl" said he. II
didn't know you We're jealous. You
never showed 1t before"
I'm not the least bit In the world"
she protested.
Just then the postman pushed some
letters through the hole In the door.
and Jack picked them up. The first
one his eye lighted on was addressed
In an elegant feminine hand. and the
envelope was OF the best quality. II
might be from a prospective client.
ind then again It might not. The writ
ing looked somewhat familiar. Could
It be Mile Weston's?
Jack WINS on the point OF slipping the
letter into his pocket. but that would
be fatal II Edith sew him. so he mere
ly put II under the others and laid the
lot carelessly on the table.
Edith spread the letters apart on the
tnble and scanned the addresses with
true feminine curiosity. Jack felt him
self suddenly growing warm. III that
letter was from slillle. there might
possibly BIZ a tender line or two In It,
They had been rather eweet ON ench
other one summer at the seashore. on
ly little hilsaiion and no hearts bro
ken. get II was possible that Mile
might JUST have heard Of Jacks en-.
gageneRt and been moved 10 say some
thing silly by way OF congratulatiou,
Girls viii do thyse things.
Here's litter from Coles" said
Jack brlskly. picking up the first thai
came TO hand. Coles IL attorney III
the Howard case. suppose he wants
10 hurry me IN. This is from Clark
ne handwriting expert Of Hostpn. and
as" he pl'aal up the susplcloas
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

Jack You won't LET me have V?
Why. you loaned an Y to Jones. ana
he's almost perfect stranger 10 you.
Tom-Wellf
Jack-Wen. I'm IN old friend Of
yours.
Tom--Exactly. Jack. and don't
want to lose you.--Cathollc Standard
and Times.
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"what Is the title Of SGsr essay r
asked the kind father.
""rhe Value Of Time"
"I'm nfraid it won't d. Anybody
with a proper comprehension Of that
topic would know better than TO 81
Sewn and write essays about iI'-.
Washington S.aEI
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Byaa..
HOWARD
FIELDING

1t was the first time size had ever
come to his office. She thought 1t
wasn't quite proper, for he occupied
little room all alone away up in a
great. high building, and she was Il
stlckler for propriety. She Ind tried
10 get her mother TO come. but her
mother was afraid of the elevators, so
Edith had ventured there alone.
81 can stay only one minute" she de-
clared.
"Sit down and behave yourself" said
he, with great afrectatiou of stern
ness. There's no objection In the
world to your being here. Many ladies'
come
"Oh. they dor she cried. well. up
OH my word. you are frank about It,"
MANY ladies come to this building"
said he, ''oa business Of various kinds.
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InErntitude.

$50 your faithful dog rescued you
from highway Tobber?"
YES. but II the miserable cur was
only OF some breed"-Fliegende Blat-
fer.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-06-09
Deceiving Mother.

I'm hungry" announced Charlie for
the fourth time that afternoon. We
children were playing store out behind
the house.
Lets have some crackers" he con-
tinued. Allie, it's your turn to go in
after them.
Father always kept a barrel of crack
ers in a corner of the pantry, to aid in
meeting the brisk demands our appe-
tites made upon mothers baking.
''Go in careful now, so mother won't
hear YOU" admonished Charlie, cause
when / went in last time she said it
seemed as % we'd eat her out O. house
and home She's in the sitting room
sewing and she won't know anything
about it if you don't rattle the door
latch. Hurry up. now, slow poke"
Little Allie hesitated, troubled look
creeping over her sweet, serious face.
She loved to do things for people, and
have everybody happy. but still
I'D rather ask mother first" she fall
tered
yes. and have her say, No, you've
had crackers enough. I s'pose, re-
torted Charlie. impatiently.
But" insisted little Allie, family, eff
mother don't want us to have EN-,
'twould be wrong to take en-
Huh" cried Charlie, contemptuous-
ly: "Tll go myself 'fraid Cati" And
off he ran, his curls shaking and shin
ing in the sunny air.
He lifted the doorlatch lightly, and
stole into the kitchen. Mother was
singing softly to herself, at her sewing
in the next room. Charlie tiptoed to the
open door and looked in. Pretty, bright,
busy little mother There were the
trousers he had torn so dreadfully the
other day when Smiths dog had run at
him and he had climbed the fence. How
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cries, not of necessity. but that thou
highest learn patience, and bear
without repining temporal miSeries.
For from the hour of my birth until
l expired upon the cross, I was not
without the endurance of grief; more
over, l suffered great want of all
earthly things
l frequently heard many complaints
against Me: / meekly bore disgrace
and reproaches; for benefits L received
ingratitude; for miracles. blasphernies;
for heavenly doctrine. reproofs.
Lord, because Thou vast patient in
Thy lifetime, herein especially fulfill
ing the commandment of Thy father,
it is fitting that l, a wretChed sinner.
should according to Thy will, bear
myself patiently and. as long as Thou
pleasest support the burden of this
cOrruptible life, in order to my saliva
ton. For though this present life is
felt to be burdensome, yet it is now
rendered. through thy grace, very
meritorious. and by Thy example and
footsteps of the Saints, more bright
and supportable to the weak. 0 what
great thanks am I bound to render
unto Thee, for having vOuchsafed to
show me and all the faithful right
and good way to thine everlasting
kingdom! For Thy life is our way; and
by holy patience we walk one to Thee,
who art our crown. If Thou hadst not
gone before and instructed us, who
would care to follow?
Alas. how many would have stayed
afar off and a great way behind, had
they not before their eyes, Thy glor-
ious example.
Behold. swe are still tepid, notwith-
standing all Thy miracles and inStruc-
tions which we have heard; what, then
would it be if we had not so great
light TO follow Thee?
Go Be Continued)
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neatly she had mended them, and the
stockings, tool And now she was cut
ting out the girls new dresses. Mother
had lots to do, he reflected, and ought
not to-be plagued. Just then her sing
ing took words. Hush, my dear, lie
still and slumber," she sang tenderly.
Charlie had often known the comfort
of. that lynn, with those arms close
about him, and those lips brushing the
curls of his weary little head. He
marched boldly into the other room,
and stood, smiling but anxious, before
his mother.
I'VE want something to eat, mother"
he ventured. Cant we have a
cracker?"
Mother laughed. What, hungry
again? Don't seem possible! Well, you
may get a couple of crackers apiece;
and there's a jar of new cookies on the
broad shelf-you may each have one of
those. But, remember, no more till sup
per time
A moment later Charlie joined us
children behind the house. Two crack
! ers and a cookie apiece he pro-
claimed, jubilantly.
But little Allie drew back in deep
distress.
4 don't want any, she said, sadly.
Her lips quivered, and tears shone in
her eyes.
Charlie could not bear that. "Take
'em, goosie,'' he said, tolerantly.
Mother said we could have 'em.
S'pose I'm afraid to ask mother?"
So little Allie took her share with the
rest. Charlie, you nice boy you" she
exclaimed, tentedly.-Adelaide D.
| Reynolds.
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Dropping Lilies.

The fairest little maiden, whose eyes
of heavens own blue that ever smiled
on earth, had that day, some two thou
sand years ago, been presented in the
temple
Three bright summers had left their
golden radiance on the queenly head of
Mary, regal David's daughter. At that
tender age she was conSecrated to the
service of God in the temple, and to the
act of conservation she consented with
all the love of her pure young heart.
Joachim and Anna had hidden their
treasure farewell and returned sorrow
ing to their home in Nazareth, now
dark and lonely in the absence of its
sunshine-infant Mary's bright smile.
To cheer the little maiden she was sent
forth in the temple garden to see and
admire the birds and flowers, of which
she was very fond. AS the lovely child
in her vesture of spotless white, her
bright golden tresses caressed by the
fragrant evening breeze, strolled
through the luxuriant garden she OBJ
served a bed of snow-white lilies. "Oh,
beautiful liliesi" she exclaimed, in her
soft. infantile accents.
''Dost love them, my pretty one?"
asked the matron, who led her by the
hand. Come nearer, inhale their fra
GRANGE, and mayhap. if thou promise to
De very uocllei Sndll pluCh lHee oHe.
OH answered the dear child, with
sweet humility, Il shall try to be very
good,'' and a soft blush, as the breath
of the rose, suffused her cheek.
Matron and little maiden approached
the lilies, their fair heads and golden
hearts were raised heavenward, but as
Mary stretched out her dimpled hand to
caress them they bowed reverently
their shining heads. From that day to
this the beautiful lily bows earthward
as if in shame that the fair child of
earth so far suCoasses them in spotless
purity St Anthony's Messenger.
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WHICH WAS COLONEL BRooKsp

In big, sunny barn chamber stood
a basket filled with hay In this soft
nest a proud mother cat was purring
her four babies off to sleep.
One was maltese, with sky-blue eyes.
Two were black and white. But one
was black all over-not a white sock
to his foot nor even a white necktie
under the dear little chin. He was the
one l chose.
l named him Colonel Brooks. A
pretty big name for kitty baby,
wasn't it?
Well, he was darling from the very
start. He loved and trusted every
body. You should have seen him step
up to our big dog Rufus, without one
sign of fear, eoaXing him to be friend
ly with the sweetest of love-making.
And old Rufus. who up to that time
had hated the very sight of a cat, fell
in love with the little colonel on the
spot.
Colonel Brooks had never slept by
himself, so he would have been very
homesick if Rufus had not shared his
bed with him. Uncle Will made it his
business to see that they went to bed
early.
But one night, when Uncle Will was
very late in coming home, he found
a black kitty on the front doorstep.
crying to be let in. He supposed, of
course, it was Colonel Brooks So he
picked him up, put him on the cellar
stairs. and told him to go straight
down to bed.
Then Uncle Will seated himself to
read the evening paper. But no sooner
was he settled in the easy chair than
black kitty, for all the world like the
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colonel, jumped into his lap, purring
like a small steam engine.
rs this you, Colonel Brooks?' cried
Uncle VIII. Didn't 1 just put you
down cellar? How did you get up
here?"
Uncle Will hardly could believe his
own eyes. So he took the cat under
his arm, and went down the cellar
stairs to have this strange matter eX-
planned.
But when Uncle Will reached the
foot of the stairs, the queerest thing
happened.
Another black cat came out to meet
him.
And what was the most puzzling of
all, the cat on the cellar floor was just
like the cat in Uncle Wits arms, and
the cat in Uncle Wills arms was just
like the cat on the cellar floor. Not a
white hair on either of them. and just
the same size! Oh, dear me! How
was Uncle viii ever to know which
was his own dear kitty?
Just then a snore came from the box
where Rufus lay asleep.
"Oh'' cried Uncle Will, I'll take
both cats over to Rufus. He'll know
which is Colonel Brooks inside of two
minutes
Inside of two minutes I should say
so! In just one tail wag Rufus knew
what to do. He gave a growl that
sounded like a small clap of thunder.
And, 10 and behold! the kitty under
Uncle Wills right arm leaped to the
top of the woodpile, kissing with anger
and fright.
But the little black kitty under Uncle
Wits other arm gave spring straight
into the heart of Rufus warm bed,
and began to rub noses with his big
friend.
Then Uncle Will knew that this one
was Colonel Brooks, But. if it hadn t
been for that wise, old Rufus, he might
never have found out to this very day.
Emily J. Langley, in Youths Com
panion.
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RocK-A-BY, BABY.


Rock-a-by. baby! On the tree top.
When the wind blows, the cradle will
rock;
When the bough bends, the cradle will
Down tumbles baby, cradle and all.
Rock-a-by, baby, The meadows in bloom;
Laugh at the sunbeams that dance in the
room;
Echo the birds with their own baby tune,
Coo in the sunshine and flowers of June.
Rock-a-by, baby! AS softly it swings,
Over the cradle the mother love sings;
Brooding or cooling at even or dawn,
What will it do when the mother is gone?
Rock-a-by, baby! So cIoudless the skies.
Blue as the depths of your own laughing
eyes;
Sweet is the lullaby over your nest
That tenderly sings little baby to rest.
Rock-a-by, baby The blue eyes will
Sweetest when mammals eyes over them
beam:
Never again will the world seem so fair;
Sleep. little baby. There's no cloud in
the air.
Rock-a-by, baby! The blue eyes will
And ache with that your manhood will
Swiftly the years come with sorrow and
and care
With burdens the wee dimpled shoulders
must bear.
Rock-a-by. babyl There's coming a day
Whose sorrows a mothers lips can't kiss
away;
Days when its song will be changed to a
moan,
Crosses that baby must bear alone.
Rock-a-by, baby The meadows in
bloom;
May never the frosts pail the beauty in
gloom;
Be thy world ever bright as today it is
seen,
Rock-a-by. baby! Thy cradle is green.
Old Song.
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BOOK 9; CHAPTER XVII.


Son. suffer Me to do with thee what
will; I know what is expedient for
thee
Thou thinkest as man; thou judgest
in many things as human nature sug-
gesteth.
Lord, what thou sayest is true.
Greater is thy care for me than all
the care 1 can take of myself For at
too great hazard doth he stand who
casteth not his whole care on Thee.
Lord, provided that my will remain
true and firm towards Thee, do with
me whatsoever it shall please Thee.
For it cannot but be good, whatever
Thou shall do with me. If Thou wilt
have me to be in darkness; be Thou
blessed; and if Thou wilt have me to
be in light, be Thou again blessed; if
Thou vouchsafe to comfort me, be
Thou blessed; and if it be Thy will
should be afflicted, be Thou still
equally blessed.
Son, thus must thou stand affected,
if thou desire to walk with Me.
Thou must be as ready to suffer as
to rejoice; thou must be as glad to be
poor and needy as to be full and rich.
Lord, I will willingly suffer for Thee
whatsoever Thou art pleased should
befall me.
1 am willing indifferently to receive
from Thee good AMI evil, sweet ana
bitter, joy and sorrow and to give
Thee thanks for all that happeneth
to me.
Keep me from all sin, and I will fear
neither death nor hell.
So that Thou cast me not off forever,
nor blot me out of the book of life,
what tribulation soever befalleth me
shall not hurt me.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Son. 1 came down from heaven for
thy salvation; took upon Me thy mis-
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A DEAR LITTLE GOOSE.

While I'm in the ones can frolic all the
day,
I can laugh, I can jump, I can run about
and play,
But when m in the tens must get up
with the lark
And sew and read and practice from
early morn till dark.
Vixen I'm in the twenties I'll be like
Sister 10,
III wear the sweetest dresses and maybe
have a beau,
I'll go to balls and parties and wear my
hair up high,
And not a girl in all the town shall be
as gay as l.
When Tn in the thirties I'll be just like
mamma,
And maybe I'll be married to a splendid
big papa,
I'll order things and go to teas and grow
a little fat,
But mother is so sweet and nice I'll not
object to that.
oh, what comes after thirty? The forties!
Mercy, my
When grow as old as forty think I'll
have to die.
But like enough, the world won't last
until we see that day
It's so very, very, very, very, very far
aWayi
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A Girls Room.

There is no place in which a girl
character and individuality may be
more clearly displayed than in her own
room. If she is orderly and neat, care
full of her belongings or careless, de-
structive and eXtraYagant in their use,
her bedroom reflects these traits and
peculiarities. If she loves books and
pictures, one will find them in her
room; if her tastes are trivial and IN
cultivated, her surroundings will show
her need of culture, If she regards her
room merely as a transient spot in
which to sleep and dress, and not a
place ito read and think in, or where
she may sometimes enjoy the compan-
ionShip of her girl friends, she does not
know the pleasure of having room of
her own.
L know a girl who said: 81 have tried
to make my room a sort of cast to
mould me in: to make it, in other
words, represent the ideal girl l wish
to make myself. In that way have a
room to grow up to, as we'll as to grow
up in. | used to be very spasmodic
about keeping my room in order, going
at the task with such energy at rare
intervals that l quite exhausted my
orderly powers. But in my experience
of trying to improve myself I find that
one is helped infinitely by the simple
habit OF putting ones room in order
and by the harder task of keeping it
so. l think one is sooner able to rule
ones self to sort out ones good
thoughts and hurtful thoughts and
keep the character in order if one has
proved able to manage all the little
trif1ing, external belongings
This girls room, then, reflects her de-
termination to conquer carelessness in
habit and thought With unconscious
force she is training herself in method,
accuracy and thoroughness, and these
qualities are invaluable in life.
Her room also shows the refinement
of her tastes. A book rack on a table
contains volumes by some of her favor
tie authors
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Keep Your Ideal Before You.

What do you want to be, asks Kath-
arine E. Conway, successful author
or artist? A musician holding great
audiences by your singing voice or
singing fingers? The principal of a
school-with a large salary, and the
love and confidence of all who know
you? Or the head of your department,
and eventually the head of a large
business, rich woman, able to uplift
your kindred and do great things for
religion and charity? Or a leader in So
ciety, using your influence for good?
Or, with any of these things, or indie
pendent of them, justa sweet, virtuous,
gracious woman. the mistress of a
happy home; the loved and trusted of
some good mans heart? Whatever you
want to be, keep before you as you kept
the model in your copybook in child
hood the image of the beautiful, COM
pletely attained ideal.
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How Children Should Receive Holy
Communion.

Many children cause much distraction
to older people when kneeling at the
altar rails waiting to receive Holy COM
munion. AS soon as they kneel down
they look to see who is their neighbor,
where the priest is, or sometimes they
actually look down the aisle 10 see
how many are coming. This is q great
distraction for others, besides showing
little respect for the Blessed Sacra-
ment.
AS soon as you reach the rail, do
not look one way or the other, but kneel
down quietly and take the altar cloth
in your hands, form the shape of a
table by placing both thumbs and the
first fingers together and stretching
them out little. Keep your eyes cast
down, but do not close them or you will
not see the priest when he reaches you.
When it is your turn to receive, have
the altar cloth we'll below your chin,
raise your head, throwing it back a
little, put out your tongue, and rest it
on your under lip. Open your mouth
so that your teeth viii not touch the
priests fingers, AS soon as the priest
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WARM
WEATHER

Calls for one of our Refrigerators
or Ice Boxes. We have as complete
line of these as ever shown, varying
in size from the very smallest Ice
Box to the extra large Hotel Refrig-
orator. The season is advancing rap
idly and we must close them out, con-
sequently we have made a very heavy
cut on them.
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Left-handed Party.

A hostess often finds difficulty in en-
PERTAINING her young friends. Here is
novel way to spend an evening which
will afford amusement to old and
young.
In sending out invitations request
each guest to come with the right
hand securely bound up. Let no one
be excepted. When the hostess greets
them she extends her left hand and
begs them to write their names in a
blank book on her desk. The page
will soon have the appearance of a g.
year odds first attempt to write. Some
soloist may play her own left-handed
accom9animents, and an elocutionist
recite, making all her gestures with
the left hand The men must include
something that will demand the use Of
a spoon to add TO the awkwardness of
the left-hand community.
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HELPING MOTHER.

We like to help our mother when she's
working all the day,
My little sister dear and can help il
many a way,
For when she sweeps we help to dus
the tables and the chairs,
We get her everything she wants dowr
cellar or up stairs.
We carry water for the plants ant
pick the opened flowers,
And then she puts them in a vase an6
calls them hers and ours;
We put our toys up in their trunk wher
we are through with play,
And say. We've worked so very haro
:t's been the shortest day,
And time for any other work we never
could have found!'
But she says. what helps her quite the
most is having US around.
Margaret GosS Day.
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places the Blessed Sacrament on your
tongue, withdraw it gently, and do not
allow the Host to touch the roof of
the mouth, but allow it to rest on the
tongue for a second, then swallow
gently.
If the Sacred Host happens to stay
in the roof the mouth, dislodge it with
your tongue, and never on any account
put your finger in your mouth. Do not
look around when going to your seat,
but go quietly and modestly, with your
hands Joined and your eyes cast down.