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give that moments happlness And
as he went over each successive step
of his manhood, the joys and pleas.
ures Of 1t dwindled to nothingness,
and the woes and mlserles grew into
mighty things, terrifying to think Of.
He laughted at himself; this was not
a blessing that the Virgin had given
him, but curse-a ghastly curse.
And as he pictured 1t all he worked
himself into a frenzy Of despair, and
in agony he cried aloud.
He ran to the cathedral, and went
into the dark aisle to the chapel In
which was the image of the Virgin. He
fell on his knees at the altar and
opened his mouth to cry out, but there
came from 1t only the dead words Of
the passwords Of praise and graft
tude, He struggled against the power
within him, piteously he touched the
hem Of the Virgins damask cloak, he
struggled with all his might, and at
last his soul won the battle and his
agony burst the bonds Of the flesh.
"No, no." he cried. n will not
have my youth again. Oh, Blessed
Virgin, take back thy gift-I cannot
bear it, am afraid"
why, son, twelve hours have not
passed since gave thee thy youth,
which thou hadst so greatly desired"
"Ah, Mother, | did not know what |
asked. Oh, Blessed Virgin, give me
back my age, my old age, with its
hopelessness, Its solitude, Its coldness,
its weakness, pray thee-as have
ever been good and loyal servitor
to thee, for thy dear Sons sake, who
rose again this day."
"Yet didst thou enjoy great happi-
ness, my son. Who tastes great hap.
piness in this world tastes also bitter
w0e."
u cannot bear It,"
"And thy life was indeed happier
than most men's-yet 1t was not hap
py. But as thou hast ever been q
good and loyal servitor to me, and for
my dear Sons sake, who rose this
day, I will take back my gift, and 7
will give thee the only happiness Of
this void, which Is unalloyed."
Then he felt a gentle hand pass
over his eyes, and suddenly he knew
that his youth had left him. He sank
on the marble pavement. A strange
voluptuous feeling came upon him.
and, with a sigh Of delight, he fell
asleep. and the sleep was death
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would have uttered q cry Of terror, ''ul
the sound could not come from ais
throat; he tried to tear himself from
the girls embrace, but he could not
for he had to live his life as he had
lived 1t before, In everything do as he
had done before and passionately he
kissed the face Of death.
They went into the house, and shyly
Anne told her father what had hap
pened, but as she spoke, blushing with
the new delight Of love, her lover
could only see the hideous face oi
death. At last be aQse to go, for he
was to meet his b0scsAfriend that
evening; but the Burgomaster urged
him not to leave them, bidding him
send messenger to his friend and
let him come to them. Hugh consent
ed. He was delighted with the pros
pect Of seeing his friend again; love
might not be what he had thought It
but friendship could not alter, ard all
his disappointments would be coun
teracted by reunion with the trusty
comrade who had been dead SO long
But then he remembered something
else; he called to mind horrible suffer
ing which had been caused him BY
this same friend. He had supposed
that his wife and his friend were de-
ceiving him, and he had spent years
tortured by frlghtful Jealousy. After
! when they were both dead, he had
learned that his suspicious were
groundless, and in the Joy Of his dis
covery had forgotten the previous mis-
cry. But now he remembered 1t all
Must all this happen again? This
was not the delight he had expected
Could he not alter anything, but must
everything be gone through precisely
as It had gone through before, and
must he make two lives miserable
again by his cursed stupidity? He
cursed himself for the unhappiness
that he had caused; he groaned as be
thought that 1t must be all gone
through again; and 1t would be ten
tines worse, for all the time he would
know that the pain was fruitless, and
yet must be endured; that he was act
ing wrongly, wickedly, and yet must
act SO. Oh, what had he done In thus
begging for his youth?
And when late at night he left the
Burgomaster's house he strobe
through the silent streets thinking all
this time, one by one the events stood
out clearly in his mind, and be re.
membered now exactly what the fu.
ture had in store. Tomorrow he
would quarrel with his brother, and
there would be bitter enmity between
them; true, at last they would come
together, and the reconciliation Hugh
had ALWAYS looked upOn as one Of tho
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Half buried In the hay.

the new year at Easter, as well as
with the beginning Of a new life In
youth and maiden. 1nis was also the
significance attached to eggs, which
were symbolical Of the revivifcation
Of nature--the sprlnging forth of life
In the spring, a resurrection. The old
legends still hold good, and hence we
see eggs and rabbits In every shop
window about Easter time.
Lola was well acquainted with all
the folk lore concerning Easter, and
she believed implicitly in the power Of
the white moon hare to bring her any
Gift she might desire. So when the
rays Of the bright sun danced In
through her window, she bounded out
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EASTER BELLS

.. N HIIr| fH7
Through what supernal gates Of glory
now sN IN,
I watch the coming Of the day. The
sun
Can only crown with glory beauty won
Through ages upon ages, and endow
A majesty that bids the spirit bow,
As though It saw all miracles outdone,
The speechless revelation but begun
That doth to this brief hour such feast
allow,
Gazing beyond this height, 0 soul Of
mine,
canst thou not see a grander vision
F shine?
For If to scenes like these, by way un-
known,
Thou camest hither, and dost claim
thine own,
Canst thou not trust always to find thy
place
And cen in death no desolation trace?
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An Easter Legend

"Why, Anne" said the Burgomaster
don't you recognize your old playfel'
low; and Hugh, my boy, don't you
recognize your old sweetheart"
Hugh laughed and blushed.
"It's so long since saw her, and
she has altered. did not know she
was so beautiful"
After inner, when the Burgomaster
began to snore Anne invited the young
man to come with her into the garden,
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Russian obssryances.

In Russia the Easter egg is Of more
Importance than It is in any other
country. Nobody starts out on Eas-
ter Sunday without quantity Of
eggs, After the morning church SER
vice Is over the priests and people
click eggs together as a sign Of kind.
ly feeling. No Russian woman, no
matter how high her birth, can refuse
to kiss the most humble serf, Il he
first presents her win an egg.
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WHAT THE EASTER
RABBIT BROUGHT
By MARIE BorHrLDA

There was once a small maiden, an
orphan, who lived with her grand
parents in country where the win
ters were long and cold and the snow
deep during many months.
Although only six years Of age, and
as happy as innocence could possibly
be, she sometimes sighed for the com.
panionship Of some one as young as
herself. Her grandparents were, OF
course, very loving and kind. Indeed,
1t was impossible for them to be 9TH
erwise toward a sweet little girl,
whose cheeks we're like blushing snow
apples, and whose eyes reflected the
deep blue Of the clear sunny sky
What! bring a quiyer to that rosebud
mouth, where shone two rows OF
pearls, or bring low in sorrow that
curly blonde head! It was unthink-
able.
Grandmamma would often hold the
child close to her heart and Groom old
fashioned lullabies into her ears, or
else tell her about the wood sprites
and fairies. Grandpapa was accus.
toned to take her shell-like ears in
his great rough hands, and, holding
her face close to his, whisper:
"Be not cast down, sweet Lola.
Thy heart is young and ours Is old.
Gran'ther and | know what thou
wouldst have. But wait and we shall
see."
One Easter eve he said to her:
"Thou'st been a good child, Lola, and
the moon hare will surely bring thee
great joy, mayhap a companion. Look
well, then, on the morrow when the
sun shall dance, and find the gifts OF
the Easter hare"
The child would fain have danced
with Joy at thought Of receiving a
companion from the good rabbit; as
1t was she sang blithely about the
house until gran'ther tucked her In
her bed to sleep until the morning
sun of Easter should dance In at the
window.
Now in the country where Lola
lived the Easter hare was as import
ant to the young people as the Christ
mas St. Nicholas. IF we are good
and dutiful," they said, "the white
hare will come when we are asleep
and hide beautiful colored eggs for us
to find" Sometimes he left a babe,
after the manner Of storks in other
countries.
1t has always been believed that the
hare has something to do with Easter
day on account Of the moon, that orb
fixing the Sunday when Easter Is to
be observed-that Is, Easter day is
the Sunday on Or nearest the March
moon, the day when Spring opens or
begins. In ancient times the hare was
the symbol Of the moon, for the fol-
lowing reasons, among many others:
The hare is a nocturnal animal,
coming out at night to feed; the fe-
male carries her young a month,
which represents the lunar cycle.
Again, the hares are born with their
eyes wide open, a fact which caused
the Egyptians to give the hares the
name of "un," which means open, to
open, the opener" The moon being
considered the open-eyed watcher of
the skies at night, and the hare an
open.eyed animal of nocturnal habits,
the hare and the moon were connect.
ed with Easter. Moreover, the hare
was associated with the opening Of
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he began to cry. At which Lola ran
to him, and putting her arms around
him In motherly way, attempted to
sooth him.
do not cry, little one, you belong
to me. The moon hare brought you
to me for a companion. You will see
how happy can make you. Come,
we will go to breakfast and then we
will play"
Threats, entreaties and caresses
failed to unlock the lips Of the little
man, but after he had gorged himself
with hot coffee and cakes, his reserve
thawed long enough to enable his
hosts to learn that his name was
"Bertie," that he had run away from
home because nobody loved him; that
his stepmother beat him and he hated
her. He concluded his little history
by putting his arms around the de-
lighted Lola's neck and offering his
lips for kiss.
The child's parents we're quickly
found in the neighboring village, but
at the earnest entreaties OF Lola, ne
was permitted to remain with her for
a short visit, which heightened into
several months, during which time
the two became boy and girl lovers.
Bertie's father, obliged to depart for
a distant part Of the country, separat-
ed the heart,broken children, Lola,
particularly, refusing to be comforted
n will bring BERTHE to you next
summer" said his father, and with
that hope she dried her tears. Years
elapsed, however, before the two met
again. Lola cherishing the memory
Of her moon hare gift, and BERTHE
never forgetting his little blue-eyed,
blonde playmate. Many Easter ewes
came and went, and each Of them
hoped the moon hare would bring
them together, but he apparently
neglected them. Lola's grand par
ents were laid away in the church
yard, and the little girl, now grown to
womanhood, was left alone to battle
with the world. BERTHE, too, was
alone, but somehow they never met,
though each had visited the old home
in the hope Of once more meeting.
However, neither could find trace
Of the other.
Youthful impressions are generally
blotted out In less than twenty years,
but in this case the memory Of Lola
and BERTHE was fresh and green. They
had met with hardships, hers all the
harder to bear because she was a
woman, until it came about for the
twentieth time after the moon hare
had given Lola cherished compan-
ion, that he made preparations to de-
light her again.
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through her languorous eyes, the
doves eyes Of the Virgin, he saw the
hollow orbs Of death; the peace-llke
skin was drawn and yellow; the
rounded cheeks were sunken, and the
pearly teeth, which smiled upon him,
broken and discolored. ). He
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Sered he was during the day. He
smlled as he knocked at the door, for
his host had been dead since thirty
years; but the Burgomaster, exactly
a. he had known him, opened the
door,
Come In. friend Hugh"
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speaker should appeal to every woman
 and every man. Mrs. Hooker, state
 president, will be in the chair. <
VARIOUS ITEMS.

Congressman SpeTy yesterday pre- scented in the House a resolution from the cigar manufacturers of New Ha- ven, protesting against any reduction from the present tariff rates between Cuba and the United States on cigars and manufactured tobacco. The petit. tion is signed by seveneen cigar manu- facurers of New Haven, headed by Lewis Osterweis & Sons. The recipro- city bills proposed calls for a reduction of s25 per cent. on all Cuban goods and products. This, in the form of treaty, has already passed the senate, and the general impression here Is that the bill will pass the house as it stands with otu any serious opposition. ~
 Highway Commissioner Macdonald of this city left yesterday for tour of inspection of highways in Holland and Windham counties. He will also select certain sections of highways In some of the towns for improvement under the appropriation of 1901, which has not yet been called for.
 Three special trains will come here from Meriden next Saturday on &C., count of the Yale-Princeton football game. The first leaves Meriden at H o'clock, the next at 11:25 and the third at 12.25 Returning, the specials will leave New Haven as follows: 5:15, stopping at Meriden and continuing to Springfield, without stop after leaving Hartford; 7:50 p. n1., stopping at all stations between New Haven and Hart ford. :.
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DRIED UP
Coffee Was Drying U D Her Blood

sCoffee had the peculiar effect on me of thickening the blood and lessening it in quality, in other words drying it up,' says young lady Of Shelton, Neb., and so long as I used the drug, coffee, I had terrific headaches frequently &C., companied by sour stomach and very bad breath. E
 My condition was serious and I knew something had to be done so I decided to quit coffee and drink Post una. % 4
 IA few days after I quit drinking cof- fee and shifted to Postum I felt much better and continued to improve on the Postum until I am now entirely free from headaches and stomach trouble and steadily gaining in flesh and health and feel happy and full of rich, pure blood
 My parents were ailing as long as they were coffee drinkers. They were certainly great coffee fiends and claimed thai they could not get coffee strong enough for them, and my father in par ticular was a. regular slave to coffee, drinking many cups of it daily although < he had terrific headaches about once a week, while my mother complained of her liver, and took different liver reme- dis, but all to no avail.
 Then I persuaded them to quit coffee and drink Postum Food Coffee and the result was all that had hoped for and both are now hearty eaters and are strong and well. I know of many other cases where leaving off coffee and drinking Postum has resulted in won- derful changes in health" Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
 Look in each package for a copy ot the famous little book. "The Road te Melville" +s
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Among the recent publications of the Macmillan Company are the following:
 'Elements of the Theory of Integers" by JoseDh Boudan, professor of math- ematics in Adelphi college; "The Annu-
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ANNUAL FANCY SALE

Zion Ladies' Aid Society Will Hold It
 In the schoolhouse Tomorrow Even
 ing. .'s~
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Zion Lutheran church will hold their annual sale tomorrow evening in the school house, No. 32 Ward street. The sale will open at o'clock. The ladies of the society donate fancy articles which will be offered for sale, the proceeds to be devoted to church purposes. The sales heretofore have been successful and no doubt this one will also prove success full. After the sale an entertainment will be provided by the young people of the church. Refreshments will also be served. The public is invited to at tend and help along this worthy under taking.
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ANNUAL CONVENTION.

Of State Women's Suffrage Association in Meriden.
 The annual meeting of the State Wo- mems Suffrage association will be held in Arcanurn hall, Meriden, tomorrow Effort has been made to have this con- yention of unusual interest. To accom- p1ish this the gifted president of the National Wonnen's Suffrage association has been secured to address the after noon session and to occupy the evening with her lecture on Woman and the State.a
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AN OLD TIME PLAY.
To be Given at the Church of the Mes- siah-Tha Cast.

An old time play, of much interest to many people in this city, will be given at the Church of the Messiah next
 Wednesday evening. The play is on of
 Clara J. H. Hurd's, and as 1t has never been given in this city before is attract
 ing a great deal of attention. There will be cast of about twenty-four peo- ,ple. Among those to take part are the following: Mrs. Hubbard, Mrs. Visher, Mrs. |. E. Beebe, Mrs. F l.. Beebe, Mrs. W. H. Minor, Miss l. Andrews, Miss
 Peterson, Miss Hall, Miss Grace Phelps, Miss M. Hubbard, Messrs. Peterson,
 Goodwin, Visher. Bartlett, Coxeter,
 Rundell and Washburn. 4ss. @
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MOTHERHOOD CLUB OF BUSH

under the leadership of Mrs. Alexander F Irvine, met on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. The subject before the club was The Need of Kindergartens' and an effort will be made by the club to open a kindergarten at Bushnell hall the first of December. An invitation is extended to the ladies of this neighbor- hood to join the club and assist in this work. If the school can be secured the teachers will assist in the work of the club by caring for the chill dren during the meetings, and will have charge of the kindergarten for the Sun day school.
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made changes where necessary, trans- lated the table of contents and the bib Biographies for chapters I.-XV., and supplied the material supplementary to the biblogra phes as contained in the original Fourniers preface to the first German edition is to be included In the volume. Henry Holt and Company will issue the biography next month.
 Ginn and Company of Boston have just issued valuable new book entitled 'The Ship. of State, by Those at the Helm" It consists of a series of arti- cles by prominent men, and deals with ali the important departments of our government. II gives in succinct and convenient form information which Is valuable and, under ordinary cendi- tions. hard to obtain. Mir. Roosevelt has written chapter on the presiden- cy, MT. Lodge on the senate. and MT. Long on the navy, and the other chap- ters are also of special interest. Many portraits illustrate the book. For sale at all bookstores.
 The public has recently been sone- w1a. startled to learn that Professor Louis Agassiz, the greatest scientist we ever had on the American continent, was a firm believer in the immortality of animals. Attention was called to the fact by President George T. Angell. of the American Humane Education soci- ety. who adds that Agassiz is not the led ,,,I,s1 hoy &a, .+os,a theory, startling as it may at first ap- pear, and the matter becomes especial ly interesting when it is learned that Messrs. George w. Jacobs and Compa- ny, of Philadelphia, have just published a volume dealing with this very sub- ject.
 The book aims to show the near rela- ton of man to other animals in physi- cal and mental phenomena, and is all the more convincing because it does not treat the matter from materialistic standpoint. The whole ground of the animal question has been considered in it's various phases, but the main feature os the work Is the immortality of anil mals and a plea for their kind treat ment. The arguments presented are surprisingly strong and convincing and the book will be found to be we'll worth a careful perusal. Its title is "The I'm mortality of Animals" it's author, Dr, F. D. Buckner.
 Among the recent publications of the Macmillan Company are the following:
 'Elements of the Theory of Integers, :" by Joseph Boudan, professor of math- am atins in AdnlnI1i college tstsha "A n,,l1
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 Most Complete Line of Paper and Tvne in State

Miss Anne Story Allen. author Of Merry Hearts, recently published by Henry Holt and Company, is a New Eng1ander by birth, Manchester-py- the-Sea being her native town. She has lived in New York for so long, however. that the tie of sentiment is the only claim that Massachusetts now has upon her She devotes herself to writing. A small fox terrier is her con. .stant companion, and is, according to her mistress, ''the heroine of almost the first stories I ever wrote, and quite the first to be accepted. Miss Allen says it is almost impossible for her to write a story without putting a dog in some- where. Merry Hearts" is Miss Aliens first book, her other work being short stories that have appeared in various magazines within the past two years. Among her latest are By Favor of the IGods.' About Michael Doolan, and "The House on the Hill. ''s.
 The following information about Pro- lessor Gabriel Tarde. whose Laws of Imitation Messrs. Henry Holt and Company have recently issued, may prove of interest: He was born in 1S43, in Sarlat, Dordogne, and after receiv- ing his early education. took up law and became juge d'instruction in his native town. Tn this office he exercised his habit of keen observation and care- full study, applying 1t particularly to philosophical problems. Tn this connac- ton his attention was attracted to the possibility of demonstrating the worth mess of sociology, to be called a, science, by the examination of the nature and combinations, of some. distinctively SO cial phenomenon. As, an elemental SContinued on Fifth Page.l >
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JUNIOR LEAGUE BEAN SUPPER.

Successful Affair in Grace Methodist
 Church Last Evening.
 j The Junior Epworth leaguers of the Grace Methodist church gave a bean surprise in the par1ors of the church last night and the entire affair was an unqualified success. Miss Cora Holton, who is in charge of the junior work, was general supervisor and under her able management everything worked perfectly. This supper given entirely by the juniors was a decided innova- ton yet so successful that, it is quite certain there will be repetition in the near future.