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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08
RlcIlEsr woMAN-s MAYs.

To the Bellows Fails public Mrs Green
tas become Il familiar figure During
shC entire summer spent at The home
stead hero surrounded hy her family and
rnmgliug freely with The towuspeople and
old acpuaintances the popular idea OF
her peculiar personality gained from the
daily press IL greatly modified.
To iho~e who know her she has great
~ chsnes,d II l. remarked here that
she has sgeJ very rapidly within the
pact few Years Her somewhat man
ish stride has deg~uerated into some !
thing like shufle her form Is more
stout. but the strongly marked mascu-
line fnco retains all us old-time char
scterisflcs save thst time aud care have
leSgthcued h, lines aud detpeued the
furrows
Put this masculine head ON woman i
body rather above fne average in size
sive her hands ami fect that are unde-
yiably large imagine thc clothing black.
az rheap 0uality and il-ntting. stick a
rkye terr,er dng under one arm and
rsirE'e y black bag n llle other hand. and
a. MI auS~sf COY = pictu.e at Hetty
Green a she IS scer op lhc Streets here.
This skFa lorricr s. new addition 10
sh fauil, re IS ,be successor 20 the
sstnous peWcA. and is reports hs true.
faras sImptuously on sirioiu steak and
,ice piJdnv. beins the only member OF
ths kSmis whose lie IL ~ al iu Keeping
N'ith The srsn' eoriune
Mrs Grren whose sctsntricites arc well
known WOULD ncrei he vallsd rxtrava-
kant ~ Ncr ErFlandsrt She bcnevcs
H. doing efory ,hins poseibls herself. and
u is her Sosst mat che never sponJ =
doslar fooSshi, sually while here she
gets along vNth98i servants and un 0pen.
ing Inc honsr bis season she With ~,
hIp % Mas sylvia. did an thc house
eitarine
A second hard furnace. bought cheap In
New York. wa Installed. and = few ioids
of sshss ard dtrt, placed IN tho driycNmy
pa6ef her y g-onal supervision CONSTITUTED
the visible nprovemsnts made this ses.
sog.
SHE TELLS HOW 70 GET RICH
Mrs. Green In extremely talkstivc
yfsltins = Young nas On the street q Tow
tays ago she ssidi
Young man. do you want TO knor he
secret Of acquiring richesy'
On being assured that IL would be agree
chic. che continued:
1T a. very simple. young man. All
there is 90 " is good principles. sners,
end keeping Et g."
Tho secret Of her own success. a. tod
In her ovn words wac:
"a - not believe In speculation - 9
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08
TO LET


To LET-25 BLACKSTONE BOTLE-
ward. Ninc-room cottage, good condition;
all conycuiepccs. T. ". GREENE, Se
Augell St
FOR RENT--HALF HOUSE NO. i9s
Pine streret; Q rooms. modern; SIS Ap-
ply AZ g. Exchange place.
FOR RENT-LowER PART OF
house go Pine street. nine rooms: mod
ern rent t2S per month. Apply At ~ EI-
change place
70 LEr-ONE FAMILY HoTsE 12b
Tobe, street next corner Of Nestminstcr
street Twelve large rooms steam heat
modern convcuiepces hrst-class neigh
borhood. Apply 20 W ~ PLYMPTON.
Spldle,- Bids ~ Wrybo,set street
FOR RENT HALF HOUSE lsi PINE
street; nine rooms. modern. tgS PEI
month. Apply at 81 Exchange place
ToLET-Two LARGE J.NFURNIsu-
ed sQusre rooms front rlentN closet
room. Convenienros. - auiet parties. lady
~ gent of both, terns reasonable tsi
ffne street.
FrRNisHEn FooNs FOR LIGHT
. Housekeeping s South stroet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08
HETTY GREEN AT
HUSBANDS SIDE.
Woman Of Many Millions Ten
dsdy Nurses Her Companion
FORCE Of CLERKS IN PARL0R.
She Tells How 10 Get Rich By BuyIng When
Others Want 10 Sell, and Selling When
ltlUs Wiat 10 Buy.
FORCE OF CLERKS IN PAALOR'

Bellows Falls. VT, Oct. s.Edward II.
Green Will not recover. This is the YER
dict Of his physicians. though at times
he has rallied. and seemed more COM
Portable His age, coupled with the
ravages OF kidney disease. leave .practi-
caily no hope. but the end may not come
for some days
The only son. Edward ii. r. Green. rail-
road msgnate and politician OF Texas.
hurriedly summoned and brought from
the south by special train, has reached the
diving mans bedside and. together with
Mrs. Green and the daughter Miss sylvia,
L. assisting in the care OF the invalid.
The family homestead which is Mrs
Green's having come To her by inhtri-
tance. Is one Of the landmarks OF the
town Built over one hundred and nifty
years ago. it is Colonial style. severe in
outlines and lacking in ornamentation.
1T is nearly square the front portion built
of bricl, and the rear OF wood
II is planted broadside 10 the street
and tho front door. over which Is small
piazza. is exactly in the centre with t~b
windows on either side. The house has a
lonesome deserted appearance. The
blinds are rarely opened The grass
grows tall and rank In the front yard
end the garden is only a tansle Of weeds
Here in an upper. chamber Hetty Green
woman of many millions. IL tenderly
Nursing 4 diving man. the husband OF her
youth and from whom she denies that
she has been estranged
IN the big parlor below hlled with old
furniture. herooms of long ago, a diff
5crent scene Is being enacted. Mrs.
Greens millions must be looked after, and
the parlor is now her office
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08

FOR sALE-YoU MIGHT AS WELL
make A start toward @ home OF your own
as paying your money to your landlord
ISAAC l.. GOEE CO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08

FOR SALE-A TWO-FAMILY HOUSE.
with lot bOx10o on DeSoto street. for only
sS00c: a good chance 10 secure a bargain
ISAAC T.. 0OFF co
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08

ment for some one: ~ tenements on Ce-
dar street. renting for So month; will be
sold at sacrifice. ISAAC l. GOFF CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08
HER CLERKS AT WORK.


Her confidential secretary from the
chemical National hank and force of
clerks are installed here caring for the
enormous wealth she has sccumula ted.
Good mort cages OF any kind are now her
1avorite form " Investment
VI all the mortgages she holds were
roreciosed tomorrow twenty-eieht church
80 OF various denominations I'm almost as
gpAnv states would become hers. and -four
, s.eineterie- would he added 70 her real -.
Kate Besides these. there would bs block.
sf great business buildings and splendid
city houses. theatres. livery stables ant
Botels farms and ranches and thousands
Of acres Of valuable land in all parts OF
1he country.
Morn with anxiety. haras-ed by scores
AT callers, Airs. Green has denied herself
10 all except immediate friends
She denies Indignantly that she and her
husband had lived apart any NOR. than
Mr. Green's il-health. extending over
many years. and her extensive affairs
siemsnded There had never been a sep
srstion. and IL had always been her ems
5om when possible to ne with him.
For many years SHE had spent part OF
She summer season here. and usually
Mr. Green as well as her daughter has
accompanied her
lt was learned that while the millions
Mr. Green accumulated in the East In
siia tea trade had been lost in unfortu-
natc Speculations. a moderate fortune yet
remained 20 him. the income being amply
sufficient for his needs. .t&s...
r. II. R. Green. the only son. has been
'sn CONSTANT Attendance at his father $
BEDSIDE since reaching here three days
seo. Upon his arrival he took imm. diate
sharge of affairs and y corps OF trained
nurses and plA liCiaus are i'm attendance
Miss sylvia. who has been here with
her father the entire srmmer. has been
,n III health. bit IL able 10 assist in the
s.are Of H,.f father
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08

FOR sALE-wE HAVE ONLY A FEW
of those lots left on Capitol Hill, between
two lines OF eiectrtcs and 10 minutes from
co
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08
Corrected 10 Sept. -, 1901.
BOSTON Tersmina,ll staus9-hs I

IrsIn ss,vle, rer p,s.lasnes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08
ROUND TRIP $50
ONE WAY LOO

TicKets and statGroons can ne secured
IN ADVANCE at GIBSON 5. NO 5 wey-
bosset So A. = PITTS.
Agent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08

FOR RENT-HALF HOUSE NO. i9s
Pine streret 9 rooms. modern; SIS. Ap-
ply. AZ g. Exchange place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08
Swan Point Cemetery,

omcc-s North Main Street
An omnibus runs from the Junction %
AneeU and south Angel streets 20 The
cemetery Week days Every " rnin.
utes suudsysi Every % minutes. Fr@p
10 m 10 q p M
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08

FURNISHED rOOMs FOR LIGH-
hcusck~eping sS South stroet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08
REAL ESTATE FOX SALE.

FOR sALE-wHY NOT BUY A FEW
of those $50 house lots that we are off1r-
ing but few minutes from electric oil
steam cars2 81 down. soc. = week. ISAAC
l.. GOFE CO.
The sun., 1901-10-26

1nrttrus hsd usd ell ihf huris l0.iors
aul rerst,~f lot h'tls friisi Anei taking fNIrr
i.sti-s - ~ rustus = t.uiirn Nritcn. f's,HfsfN
I'D s,ns Wal e. Doc rsa.arI lrllsts rfu siHsII
and h-atS u % dur sn,sftI, % Nuuf wuud fia
1ufaafurss
The -,le nlo;ivr Cor Substitution - Co
,.-ftuu the ,ealri h. make the iitlr nufr
t,ruiu uaid b, ihr kAlc oi les r'1rf tot ous
r.edicinrs iIr gains vou lDar. T'lrIr
tore. aooeJs ~ substitute io ""uiiru
Nedlcal DinC0,rf,
~ iartcr's i1cAssut Pellet, assla Ne
srsina oi the ihHnovety lheN Ife
sass 10 take, arrrs ~ith the Nca.
osa.nuiiou. snd % Do bcsc, The psi
kslzl
The sun., 1901-10-26

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lhc cxCTctcrv OF
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P'o,i'l''N. 'SP'''"
In the acton oi ~
plcrcrs Golden
N,.,g,..i p;.,..,..-,
"'NlNai iH~ wv
The sun., 1901-10-26
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ssa NsfAs zoe 90 q ala

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The sun., 1901-10-26
A Sick Liver

Can work havoc with human happiness.
II can change the cheerful philauthropist
into q morose misAn,hrope aud the Opt
mis-; into a pronounced pessimist. The
liver has a great deal 10 do with the
The sun., 1901-10-26

Issst af sH,~tns oau - fFsIsrssl tsaIaf tssft
D. rrurard hun sIrsHrfn ~ hfItgni a. 80
vsst tnfua.t bf 90 70 Hfa f~sa Nsfaiiass
The sun., 1901-10-26
SCHLEY IN HIS OWN DEFENCE.
DIRECTLY IMPEACHES JUDGE
ADVOCATES WITNESSES.

He Docs Not Attack Their verscst,. hot
says Their Memories Arc st fsuH
say, tho BreekI,us Helm Was Net
Moved IN Making the Leep and That
she hid Not Cross the bow ef the
Texas s-Graphic Account sf the ba'ue
of santiago and ~ the br"esons
Part In It-ss,s ihe Breet,n wss
FIghting Three ships Alone tnui
"the Oregon Brohe Through he
Cisod ef smskc'' -Emphsticsii, De
mics the Hedgson Ceiieau, and the
stai~mcns sf Lieut. Pets Thai Ne
sonxht Ce,-r During the Attack an the
Colon n-Expisins Retrogrsde Movement
The sun., 1901-10-26

MIR Potts y entirely In error, Admiral
Schl"y continurvl. I'm saying that ! took
advantage ot anv protection whatever
That l. not n fact ! d,d not feel under anv
excitcrn"nt on the "crasion. In fact. We
wera guing head ON. and there vas no re-
tr,.at ur cbyer for any one. ani at that dis
tanc, ihcrr wa- no n~c~~sity for any,
but Il wa- regard for them the pr~-~ corrc-
sppndcni-l. not Tor myself that CAUSED
the suggestion
gun. w-f,. dirsfssi at the Colon. aud = -ig-
nal va. npir by INV dir,Ction from tb.
NJ assar ltls,ttS ~ he New Orl.ans. To- on
gag haitl- My rsullcction nov - ths,
sle dii bui ~. moneni W. beshn firing.
ib., ts,ttrrts.s 60 ti,. es-i uf tho NORM and
tn, SSS.ta and IA" Mufro r-elf oIsnei
Tb.r, wa- a sluT- tn thc ws-.i ward. ia which
il.f,, Wa a l,atisry flTlng smokcle~s Isp~
,lri ,fpf I ,saIh aalv -. ~" nam.~l Tho
~scara -~fnsSl - mr 60 H. the only FORT
hoa'iun thai u-s,i -upsing Isrvd"r
">uch storm oi pfut"citl''- came out
that u mrp-~s.~i no ths' ~" Etns wer"
s-iuch Calilt~ ur larg~f NanN oi IN"
urstisstilsv. plssfsi oNer the squadron 4
sli.,l went uNs'r ifn Vixen. Nhis'h ~as lying
hsf , mite. ,,I'-ia- q the squadron. could
'tHi -s.' tho FIRING in the hsTlshf, hF ! sas
'tr' tu"t wrrr fuus over n, ~ Nl"N q
'lr cong rang" uf 'h"if -'ins. ~" ,hl's
frlat 'I.s Soaps imusfN uugu",ilonAhy
rvarit.,.i u. aui w~tt i-fupd us a. nH
know vtssirt thrif rinr N"r~ si3l--'t"f
a. nuf lHr tlt- fa,t a. hat 'ns.,T s'slls nd
r ia-Nuui UH
o. ~ suld have l--.f Military folly 10
have risl.sI auv - 40. lsattls-'ui~ unurf
tls tusiruttru. vhH'li Ns had rsrs4s ~
o., - o. iRs. .uzs..siu ftd suN s.'ntsiisi rsit,su
..f low. tir So tlse sAt-iinF circumstance
4 ~ had 49, uun ssf fNo. ui N -" tad u-
iurssi uite go fNu ~ uuf ks-s-sss utss sQusd.
fuf ~ttirh I s,stn lna ntiesi l-'ing Cumiss~-d ~
ls,st of sHu-tns oan fs-tsrss tsaiaf t'srt
o. rrurHrI nun Tr'n UNH - nfIagnl - tnf
utat tnfua.t a.. 90 70 Hfh Nssiih Nsfaiiuss
-sst
The sun., 1901-10-26

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Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-04-25
Athens and the Goat.

Your genuine Athenian believes the
goat to be the proper milk producing
animal, and he regards the COW in this
connection about as we Americans do
the mare. The milkman takes his ami
mails with him, jangling their bells and
sneezing. "Galar' he shouts, quick,
startling cry, with a ''g" whose gut
tural quality is unattainable by adult
learners and usually unperceiyed by
them. When a customer comes to the
door, he strips the desired quantity In
to the proffered receptacle before her
vigilant eyes, selecting one of the goats
and paying no attention to the others,
who understand the business as we'll as
he does. Patiently they stand about,
chewing the cud or resting on contigu-
GUS doorsteps. When their master
moves on, they arise and follow. more
faithful than dogs.
The obvious and well nigh overpow-
ering temptation to which the milkman
Is subjected affects him In Greece as in
America. In Greece it is taken for
granted that he cannot resist, and he is
therefore obliged to take his animals
with him. But even thus he is not
above suspicion, for they tell of rub
Der water bag carried inside the coat
and provided with tube reaching to
the palm Of the hand. Each time the
milkman closes his hand over the I'D
der he presses the bag between his arm
and his Sbody.-Scribner's.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-04-25
BILLIARD CUES.

How They Are Made-America Fur
nishes the Best.
"Most billiard cues" said New York
manufacturer the other day, "are made
in two pieces-the cue proper and the
handle. The cue is made generally of
maple, and the butt, which is wedge
shaped, is inserted into a handle of
rosewood, snakewood, ebony, mahog-
any, walnut or some other fancy dark
wood, which Is cut to dovetail with the
long part.
''The maple wood used In making the
handles is sawed into suitable lengths
and seasoned. The logs are then split
into pieces from which the handles are
/ made. These pieces are called bolts.
The bolts are sawed approximately to
the shape of the handle to be finally
made, and in this shape they are ham
die blocks. The handle block is turned
to the shape of the handle In a lathe,
and when the butt has been fitted it is
finished and polished.
'The finest and best cues are fitted
to the handle or butt by means of a
double wedge. At the top of the cue Is
ferrule of ivory. of horn or bone, in
which the leather tip is fitted. While
the ivory ferrule is the most expensive,
of course It Is less durable than the
horn or bone ferrules, which are less
liable 10 crack. The extra workman
ship on cues is put In on the butts.
some OF which are deliberately inlaid
and carved in beautiful patterns
/ There are number of billiard play
ers who will not permit another person
to use their cues. and for the use of
these particular players cues are turn
ed out from which the tips may be un-
screwed. leaving the cue with unfinish--
/ ed points and useless
"American billiard cues are the Hight.
lest. strongest and neatest made any
where In the world. They are made
lin all weights and lengths and rank In
price from 80 cents to $o5 and more
each. according to the quality and fin
ish of the article Washington Star.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-04-25

ROYAL BAKING powosa CO. 100 WILLIAM ST. NEW voak
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-04-25

ENGLAND's FIRST SHIP.

Great Harry Was the COuntry's Pre-
mier Fighting Machine.
OF the first ship, properly speaking.
of the British navy, known as the
Great Harry, the following particu-
lars are given in an old number of the
Mechanics Magazine. dated Oct. 25,
1923:
The Great Harry was built by King
Henry VII at a cost of f14,000, and
was burned at Woolwich, through acci-
dent, in 1853
Though King Henry, as well as
other princes, hired many ships, ex-
elusive of those which the different
seaports were obliged to furnish, he
seems thus to have been the first king
who thought of avoiding this incon-
yenience by raising such force as
might be at all times sufficient for the
service Of the state. Historians tell US
that he caused his navy, which had
been neglected In the preceding reign.
to be put in a condition to protect the
British coasts against all foreign inva-
sions, and that in the midst of pro-
found peace he always kept up feet
ready to act.
In August, 1912, the Regent, a ship
of 1000 tons, which was at that time
the largest vessel In the British navy,
was burned, and to replace 1t the
Great Harry, or, as it was also known,
the Henry Grace de Dieu, was built In
1916.
The vessel, of about 1000 tons bur-
den, was manned by $40 soldiers, 301
marines and 80 gunners. She had four
masts and portfolios on both decks and
in other parts.
Before the time of her construction
the cannon were placed above deck
and on the prov and poop. One De-
charges, French builder at Brest, Is
said to have invented portfolios.
In list of the British navy, as It
stood on Jan. 5, 154S, the Great Harry
is said to have carried 10 brass and 103
iron pieces of ordnance.
The name of the ship Is supposed to
have been changed In the reign of Ed
ward vi to Edward, which, on Aug.
26, 1862, was reported to be still 'in
good case to serve" and was ordered
ito be grounded and calked once a
year to keep 1t tight. ."-Cassier's Maga-
Eipes
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-04-25

most anybody Of average intelligence
could write fairly entertaining book
If he would only write about what he
knows and not try to write about what
he does not know. Great books are
rare. One Of the most valuable books
to those aspiring to successful au-
thorship would be for the authors Of
great books or successful ones to hon
estly tell the process by which they
achieved success, just as the most vai-
liable book on speechmaking would be
for the makers of great or fetching
speeches to honestly tell how they con-
ceived and wrought out their speeches.
In 900 cases out Of 1000 the process, IL
faithfully set forth, would demonstrate
again for our instruction the truth of
the old Latin dictum, Labor omnia
vincit." Would authors and orators
confess that great truth?
Rather FavOrs Income Tax.
AS he grows older my valued Repub-
lican friend. General Charles Henry
Grosvenor of Ohio, grows less partisan
and more philosophic. He has become
decidedly favorable to the income tax.
With General Grosvenor In that frame
Of mind and Mr.. Babcock advocating
free trade-in large spots-it looks as
though Democratic principles are in a
fair way to triumph at last. Individ-
ually welcome the general most heart
lily into good political society. In re-
cent address at Cincinnati he said:
] will venture the suggestion that. as a matter
Of equity. between the state eyying and the tax
raying people there is iarcr more equitable
tax than that which is levied upon profits and
the gains Of business or inheritance The trainers
of the constitution manifcstly intended that the
direct tax provided for in that instrument was to
be in the nature of provision by which the na-
tional government in cases OF extremity might
call upon the states TO furnish their share OF
money to relieve a situation and the advocates
OF income taxation at this time at a loss to
devise system under which and pursuant to the
constitution the assessment of an income tax
could be made to conform to the constitution and
at the same time do no injustice and not operate
hardship upon the persons interested. These
subjects for thought and consideration and not
for hasty settlement
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-04-25
THE sPENDTHRIFT.

Lustrous and silken haired he swept
The blackthorn silver loose and lept
Into the leafiess lane;
His pleasant minstrelsy began;
Torrents of music riot ran
Across the haze girt plain;
He flung the fields new liyeries
And green slashed doublets to the trees,
Then, STOPPING, from lily bowl
Drank OF the sweetness of her soul
And madly sprang away.
In marshes and moist meadows he
Sundered the stately feurs-de-lis;
Kingcups in gilt array
He tossed amid the tasseled reeds
Quiv'ring and bent with crystal beads.
And ever in his thoughtless flight
About him danced in vestures bright
His minion butterflies
His plunder was the rose hid dew,
Rose leaves the largesse that he threw
At random to the skies,
Nor ceased he till he havoc made
Amid the jasmines starry braid.
So was his rich inheritance
Ruined and lost With swift advance
And stern in russell gown
Came autumn, of the spendthrift youth
By bitter bonds devoid of ruth,
Demanding summers crown.
Here from the corralled yews alone
The robins mourn his broken throne.
Pail Mall Gazette.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-04-25
WOODBURY., n J, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1901
ssDo you know that Lille is getting


more beautiful every dayY
"Eh. Yes, know it we'll And 9th
ers know it too. There must be a
good many admirers prowling around
here after her,"
sand 1t is certain one of them will
take her away from us before very
long"
Poor little thingr'
'.Yes, If she weee to get bad hus-
bandI'
"Oh, l should kill any man who
would treat her badly"
"There is only one way of escaping
that
"Ahv' said the elder brother, with
out making any addition to the ex-
clamation.
"And then," continued the other
"think how sad it would be for us to
part from Lille - never again to see
her trotting about the house, never to
hear her merry voice singing after we
return from work of an evening""
II have been thinking of all that for
n long time my dear John"
at must be put an end to-"
"And your plan?'
sit is very simple if it pleascs you.
shall marry her before she gets fond
of any one else"
"Zounds!"
The elder brother stood up, almost
threatening.
81 also have thought of that plan. /
was often going to speak about it, but
always held back"
"Why?
because | wanted to marry Lille
myself"
The two brothers looked at one an
other far from amiably. Then the
younger said:
"This is the same as with the mother
formerly. Do you remember, James!
/ gave her up to you. 1t is your turn
now to give Lille up to me. You. are
three years older than l."
(Which nevertheless does not make
you very young
A song was heard ascending from
below stairs. Lille was coming back
from her daily shopping.
"Listen," said John rapidly. "The
i child who has made our happiness up
! to this must not be cause of disunion
| between us. Let her choose which
one she likes best"
"All right" said the other. ''That is
i quite fair"
Lille entered, took the two men by
/ the neck, kissed them and, drawing a
| chair between them, said:
81 wish to speak to you seriously"
The face of the young girl looked
| quite joyous.
/ 81 wish to get married.
"John and were just speaking about
| it."
But you have not found me hus-
band"
"As matter of fact we have. You
love us very much. say"
Like father and mother at once"
"That is why we wish to propose to
/ you to choose between u.s.
why choose?"
| Which Of us you will marry"
The young girl burst into a fit Of
laughter SO joyous, SO prolonged. that
the two brothers remained quite dum-
founded. Then. brushing the tears
/ from her eyelashes:
mo nonsense, my uncies. | said
| wanted to speak to you seriously. You
mustn't joke. | have sweetheart"
Neither replied.
"Now, you must not be angry. am
so fond of him, and he is coming to-
| morrow to see you."
Like that! All at once! And us, Lii
| lie?
"You will always be my two ia
| theirs. ."-Translated From the French
| For Detroit News.