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'There-there- sweets" she put
in quickly; no sweets, pray I get
quite enough of them. like best the
flavor of that rugged country of yours.
Truly | enjoyed that little comedy
with an audience of one more than all
my performances at the old Drury."
THE handsome youth with whom I
fought" | scarcely dared ask, was
he also of your calling"
We'll hardly" she muttered. Then,
throwing back her elaborately-cov.
cred head said: Still he played no
mean part that day almost enyied
him."
YOU do not mean to imply that it
was Mistress Rosemary Allyn?" |
gasped.
Again Mistress Nell Gwyn went off
into paroXysms of laughter
Yes, Rosemary Allyn" she af-
firmed. I'VE shall have to have her
at the Drury, she maketh SO good an
actress"
My God,' I calculated What if l
had wounded herr"
ga miss is as good as mile" she
quoted. with volatility. "She has a
wrist like steel: and it is not the first
time that she has stood up before one
of your sex and come off victorious .
That is why she said that l had
obliged her before" | unused.
You have seen her, them" she
asked.
Then l thought it best to tell her of
that meeting from which I had but
just come-it would not be an unwise
thing to have friend at Court. and
Nell Gwyn, mistress of the King.
would be no mean friend. 1t amused
her immensely, for explained to her
who | really was. and my station in
| life. which l do not think WAS all new
to her. While stopping at Castle
| Dro.t | imagine the women had had
curiosity enough to find out what they
could concerning me.
My dear lady" at length said
| for she had begun to order her maid
| about preparatory to changing her
gown for a peignoir. as she wished to
rest before the evening performance
mo doubt your fme is precious. but
before l go I beg of you to tell me
what you have done with the paper
YOU cleverly took from my pocket
that day you masqueraded so flnely?'
"Who said l took paper from youl
pocket?" she queried.
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Necessity Knows No Law.

Its remarkable thing said Sim
con Ford the other day, how some
men never find out that they can
make speech until they just have to
do it. They remind ME of dog that
belonged to a Western friend of mine.
He was good dog, and my friend
never tired of Dragging about what
he had done and could do.
We'll one day he was telling a
crowd that that dog could tree anv.
thing. Why. he even treed coyote
one day. said my friend.
"'Oh. come now said cowboy
who was listening; that's little too
steep for us. Your dog might have
outrun the coyote, but everybody
knows that a coyot, can't climb 9
tree
"'Of course coyote can't climb q
tree my friend replied, but that COZ.
ote just had to-
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A Misapplied Word.

Everybody who has had experience
in carving knows that not only are
sharper knives required, but also
probably more skill and practice to
carve duck than any other fowl. Ad-
mral Dewey was guest at dinner
table where his host had that serious
task to perform. AS the admiral
watched the almost desperate en-
,'eavors of the carver to disintegrate
the bird he smiled mildly. His host
happened to notice it and felt bit
piqued, as he was not in the best of
temper, anyway.
You appear to be amused at my
awkwardness, Admiral" said he"
mot at all, sir; not at ALL was the
reply. 81 was only thinking why the
term duck was used as word of en-
dearment and goose one Of reproach.' -
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sharply. Where is the paper?'
Paper" she reiterated. still good
humoredly: Il know not of what you
speak-but come, man, wouldst stop
the traffic of the street with your
bulk?"
crowd made up of gentlemen of
fashion. apprentices, street samins,
charwomen. etcetera, had collected
abou. Us. They blocked the way in
their desire to ogle the pretty maid.
my bulk had naught to do with it. |
heard such exclamations as: "Tis
she-"His Majesty likes them bold
and brown'-"They fall like ripe
plums in his mouth''-"The pretty
darlin's."
LET me pass. good people, she
said saucily; why obstruct the
street,"
And she alighted with all the airs
of grande dame-the jade. She
swept past the crowd disdainfully,
paying no heed to their nudgings or
loud whispers. as they commented
upon her form and features, even as
farmers at country fair upon their
prize stock.
She beckoned me to follow. We
went up narrow stairway and en-
tered a room on the second story. She
threw herself into chair, while she
motioned me to another.
Now. my flne gentleman qunth she,
what complaint have you to make of
Nell Gwyn?"
Nell Gwyn." | echoed.
Yes, Nell Gwyn," she mimicked,
and made moue at me.
My face. no doubt. was expressive
of many things, and she burst into
laughter--a laughter of Drury Lane,
not Westminster.
Nell Gwyn, the actress" l meditat-
ed; that explains all l took off
my hat and swept her bow. 81
must crave your pardOn-you will
grant it, since can pay you no higher
compliment than by saying your act
ing was to the life"
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Hamilton's Mild Praise of Wife.

Here's the way Alexander Hamil.
ton wrote of the young woman who
soon afterwards became his wife. in
letter that Mr.. ]. P. Morgan has
Just added to his autograph collec-
'ioh: she is a good-hearted girl.
"ho' l am sure, will never play the
termasant; though not a genius. she
mas good sense enough to be agree
aDie' and, though not beauty, she
Las nne black eyes. is rather hand
soMe' ana nas every other requisite
Vi lhe exterior to make a lover han
py' AND, believe me, I am lover in
earnest, although I do not speak of
the perfections of my mistress in the
enthusiasm of chivalry." Would the
lady have been pleased, ladies', if she
nad looked over his shoulder while
he was writing it?
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College Hazinq in Scotland.

They haze in Scotland, too, only
there they cali it "ragging.' A recent
exploit of certain S.. Andrews univer
sty students was to shave the head
of an unpopular nIan and cover it with
red paint. Then their vengeance fell
upon one who had refused to join in
their frol;cs. With great solemnity he
was tried and found guilty of publish
ing libels against their supreme high
nesses the king Of Siam and the dey
of Algers, and for q punishment was
forcibly carried to the Swilcan burn,
a strealn running through the famous
links, and there ducked.
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MANILA TO BE REBUILT.
Work Begun to Make It Model City
of the Orient.

Plans have been perfected and the
making it the beautiful city of the
Orient. 1t will not only be clean and
healthful, with wide streets and at
tractive plaZas, but it will be capi
tai Of art as well. 1t is seldom that
such an opportunity has presented
city, says the Worlds Work, and the
insular government, with the active
cooperation of the United States gov
ernment, is taking every advantage
of it.
For example. for years open bitches
throughout the city have been used
for sewage purposes, so that the pub
lie health has been put in jeopardy.
These bitches will be made into clean
canals. spanned by numerous bridges
Pleasure boats will ply on them. A
complete sanitary sewerage system
will replace the present bitches.
But the most interesting feature of
the reconstruction of the city is the
preservation of the famous Walled
City. which was erected 900 years ago
to repel the Spanish and Dutch invad-
ers This Walled City has a distinct
ly historical as well as picturesque
value
The work of filing in 1856 acres ad-
joining Mallaco will give Manila an
ideal pleasure ground for all the peo.
pie. This drive is a favorite resort,
and the view is said to be one OF the
most beautiful in all the Philippine
islands. Bandstands will be erected
for popular concerts. Another impor-
tant step is the construction of a com
plete waterworks system, for which
there has been bond issue of $4,000
600. The water will be piped from
the Mariquina valley, fifteen miles
away.
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Lived Century and a Half.

Thomas Parr lived 1852 years and
was buried in Westminster abbey.
Born in Shropshire, England, in 1883.
Parr led the life of an agricultural la.
borer in his native place till blind
ness and extreme old age kept him
indoors. Early in 1855, his longevity
having made him famous, Thomas.
earl of Arundel, brought him to Lon
don to be exhibited to Charles l. He
was lodged in the Strand. but the
change Of air and diet told upon him
ard in November of the same year
he died. He is described as a good
looking man, of medium size, with a
deep chest and thick beard. He at
tributed his excellent health to mod.
Grafton in eating and drinking.
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TWO FIGURES OF TRAGEDY.
Lord Byron and Napoleon Alike In
Many Respects.

The more | think OF Byron the more
clear it becomes to me that he is,
first, second and third tragic figure.
He was the child of a loveless mar.
riage, that constant source of huge
armies of discordant natures. His
upbringing was tragic; his marriage
was tragic; his loves were tragic: his
death, which at first | thought only
tragic-farce, is actual tragedy. Byron
and Napoleon, contemporaries. were
the analosues and compliments Of
each other. Byron is the passive
tragedy of the imaginative tempera.
ment as poet. using expression; Ma
poleon is the active tragedy Of the
imaginative temperament as warrior
and worldcompeller, employing deeds.
Byron inevitably ends in an abortiye
attempt at action in Greece; Napo.e-
on, as inevitably, in an abortive at
tempt at expression (the dictated me-
moirs) in St. Heiena-John Davidson
in London Outlook.
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CHAPTER XII.
I Meet One l Have Met Before.

descended the flight of stone steps
belonging to the Bow Street mansion
more sedately than ! had ascended
them. held myself in check, for the
Joy OF the anticipated encounter was
stirring within me. Three days from
now" seemed ages away; three
days" in which must wait before |
should meet this braggard, and after
him the others. Happily. by that time
the Kings business would be over.
gave myself up to thought. Sir
Raoul Dwight was the cousin of the
woman l loved. If put dot to his
life by slaccado, what then? Would
Mistress Rosemary Allyn think with
amiabiity of the man who had given
a coup de grace to Cousin Raoul?"
Such an event would be putting an
end to my own existence. for an ex-
istence without my lady would be
blank indeed to me. would give
him a slight pink, decided, yet
enough to lay him up for a time, since
l owed him malice.
1t is true that women either love or
hate: | would have her love. 1t is
equally true that women are to be
won; I would win her. AS man
puts his hand to the plow and sows.
so shall he reap. Should | some day
pluck sweet fruit in that fair garden :?
1t was worth striving for, and We
Waters did not bear the motto, "Sic
Volo," for naught.
turned into Drury Lane. passed
a sedan chair and inadvertently |
looked up. Surprised, I looked again.
Then I stopped, for in that elegant
conveyance who should sit quite at
her ease but Mistress Rosemary
Allyn's maid-the red-headed maid of
Castle Drout-Oh. ye gods! think of
it-a waiting maid in sedan chair
and most gorgeous attendants. 1t
had not taken her long to use my
letter of credit. as had called the
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DO not trile with me. sweet Ms
tress Nell" l begged.
We'll, first let me know what yorI
intend doing with it?" she asked.
Dear Mistress Nell. You would MOI
have me lightly throw away paper
containing promise pf marriage with
so renowned a beauty as my Lad
Felton," returned.
"Um-" she smiled and her hands
played with the tassels of her gowr
coquettishly: have you ever seen
her." she asked
No" | replied. "You see there Is
something in store for me, since all
of her"
The town seems divided between
the two beauties-Mistress Rosemary
Allyn and Lady FELTON," She spoke
sarcastically.
Not divided" l corrected her
They seem to serve with equal loy
atty both Mistresses."
The man from Long Haut, how
ever, swears allegiance only to a fair
lady with big blue eyes-is it not so?"
she asked.
IF plead guilty to the charge, can
rely upon the discretion and help
of another fair lady with glow ing
black eyes?" | inquired.
She answered my question with a
question: Does not all the world
love a lover?" Then: Il will help
you, since I like you, and also be-
cause do not think Rosemary Is
suited to Raoul Dwight. But you will
do well to remember that he is her
cousin
Il shall not forget it, said grimlS.
nor that found him both literally
and fguratively at her feet while his
lips were yet hot from swearing love
for Lady Felton,"
Il see | shall have to tell you who
has the paper, since you are so denne
you cannot guess it," she said. mis-
tress Rosemary Allyn
'Ah," I cried, 1T could not be tn
better keeping. Tell her to guard it
closely until such time as | shall ask
it of her to return to the lady named
within it, Bid her cherish the secret
so the bloods about town. especially
Raoul Dwight, get not hold of It.
Give her also assurances of my af-
fecticn, and whisper good word for
me into her dainty ear"
"Haye l not promised to speed your
wooing? Is not Nell Gwyn's word
worth something?"
Indeed. yes-and l thank YOU"
fastened to say.
Before | left she rave me as much
encouragement as this: that my lady
was a wayward creature Gas if | sid
not know, but if | would persevsre
-we-she would not say, but
was vastly hear:ened SO much SO
that as l bent over her hand. saying
my adieu, her saucy cheeks tempted
me. remembering the time l had not
hestated. | take virtue to myself in
my self-denial, still believe in show
ing a good pair of heels at such a
time, and I waited only to ask:
"Who was in the coach with you
when it stopped at the White Swan
inn?"
ut was, of course, Mistress Rose.
mary Allyn" she answered.
Ito be continued.)
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promise of marriage, and it looked as
II she had used it to some effect.
She motioned the man to set her
down near where l waited. She had
not seen me. | went up to her with
cynical smile upon my face and care
lessly bending over her whispered:
THE sought is found without Seek
ing. my pretty maid of Castle Drout."
At my words she raised her eyelids
haughtily lowered from the goodnat-
uredly insolent gaze of the bystand-
ers, and faint smile crossed her lips.
l answered her smile with: do
all lady's maids ride in sedan chairs,
and have the world cape at them in
London town."
why not?" Again she smiled and
tossed her head. Her self-conce1t was
amazing. Then: "So-you have TAX
en- my advice and come to London"
Yes" l nodded. You expected
me-"
Expected you?" she queried; "why
so?"
"Since I said would come said l.
"Oh, yes, | remember you said you
had message for lady" she re-
turned.
This was rather too much-to be
put on the level of lady's maid like
lackey.
you should know, since she is or
was your Mistress l sneered.
Mistress, All. yes she muttered.
tHaye Won mot hpr yptP''
81 have seen her." admitted, 'but
at your hands | expect a more aus
picious meeting, although you have
come up considerably in the world
since I saw you last"
glanced significantly at her re-
tinue of servants. 1t had not taken
her long to become au fait with the
mannerisms of the London world for
she answered me with the audacity of
that world:
Yes, rather nice, isn't it? And
you, my lord, too, are quite figure
quite a figure
She looked at me critically.
Enough Of persillage," said l.
shortly. my business with YOU con,
Germs a paper, stolen by deft fingers
fat, pink-palmed hands with tapering
fingers, even as your own"
Like mine?" she asked. and held
them up. They were encased in en-
broidered gloves.
Have done with acting" said
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Mules Hard to Kill.

A correspondent who was with Col.
Younghusband's mission to Tibet tells
mule story: Mules. apparently, do
not die from any cause. When the
mission first crossed the Jelapla a
a mule slipped in the dusk and fell
into the lake at the bottom of the
pass. 1t was thought to be drowned.
Next morning convoy found it with
its nose Just above the ice, the rest
of it's body literally frozen in. Pick
axes were brought and the animal
was dug out. 1t is now working as
ssual."
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Had Seen too Many Ghosts.

A gentleman who had been a con-
sstart attendant at spiritualistc Sc
ances for year past was describing
what happened in the darkened room
when the conditions We're all fay or
able and spirits were mater.ializing.
Really. now" said the lady to
whoIa he was talking, you don't mean
to tel, me that you actually believe in
shos.s. that you believe you hear and
see ghosts?"
"Ch, no. madam, | have seen too
many to believe in them. I have seen
enough to see that my senses have
been deceived"
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A Difference of Opinion.

Dey say dar's a doctor come ter de
mont VINO give it out dat a man orter
De Killed off Wen he gifts ter sixty"
sai3 brother Williams. Now, lemme
see. Wen l wuz sixty l had one wife
III Aianama, two in Texas, en- one in
tennessee, en- I walked all de way
rum Texas ter Georgy. en- I been here
ever since, enjoyin' my honeynoon
all by myself; en- de fust ere de year
l was eishty-six, en- shinsled nv own
TOOL en- raised de devil ginrully!"-
Atlanta Constitution,
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Open Thine Ewes.

Omen thine eyes. love smile on the morn;
R.Ach. for my haCd. love, ask for
kiss.
Here is your doll. love. speak to her.
dear love.
Mothers been watching since the last
dawn.
Watching and waiting. hoping and pray
ing;
Watching in fear lest an angel come.
omen thine eyes love. sweet is thy smile;
All the worlds bright, love. speak to
the birds.
Here are some. flowers. love. ah thy
dear voice. love.
Mother is prayiG- for thee all the while
Hoping and praying, watching and pray
ing.
Mother is praying for thee all the while.
Marie Warman
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E1-~ar-~er-~ar--ac-~ er'-~~sc-''-"sc'.s-~sc-.l:3
s BRIEF INFORMATION
{ Short Items of Interest Gathered from !
All Over the World E.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 't"'''str"-""vt'-'~-C,


Earthquakes felt in Austria on 2Os days
in the a 100 feet
Freezes at deg Fahr freshw a Fair.
And code for the
geometra
population ssoss55 eoored
the mouth of the Neva
of 500
world New Guinea soec coo square miles; Great 49,
sss miles
Japan mountainous
10000 miles, lake in the world Lough Neagh
Mount Everest
Ben Nevis nf % @ 's fss' the highest "0"'" in the world
of total of country
13 2ns over sy:tsse a;sss"1: Ueetn ss'ss'
sea about feet the average height of the land above sea-
able wild fruits in the world.
In
s The rs uorweoao oDseyay saakes Ik miles
ntea.. ] " Single n'sn|
covering ground
in dense white or yellow clumps
Of the islands which wothd
77ss'so Tns conso sssH that Of Great Britain
considerable r.pdy in its upper reaches speed of $50
feet per minute has been registered
Yet East OF
superficial area pop
ulation is about onethd that of the Russian empire
worthy
&c miles long u miles and its
deepest A maximum sounding
OF SOB has
i
ton of Switzerland
In
severely
all
able sensations off,
Snow,
continuously all the
round above height 10000 feet
ruch
icebergs
to o level: eightnnths
expe-
dtion an iceberg three miles in length
i'm
a
from parallel chains
A Volcanic
of
the
!snl attaining thickness
weight therefore, nearly 100000
provinceYunnan population of which,
children hopeey
available
sbuse of the drug
T.,
kidneyfa which they devcur
he of
In wella
men plentiful coat of erracoa earth
Misapplied Word Hamitons Mild Wife.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-03-08
CHAPTER H.
Sans New York Trlumphs.

Sam's New York Triumphs.
Ignoring his mothers protest Sam
employed dressmalser and for two
weeks Mrs. Rounds found pleasure in
assisting the seamstress with her
work Sam had acquainted the kat
ter with his secret and she agreed to
protect it. But his precautions we've
ia vain.
Like other crimes less difficult to
condone, this one was destined to be
revealed. The preachers wife called
on Mrs. Rounds, and since they had
become very friendly, was shown the
new gown and the black lace shawl
Whatever of envy arose in that good
woman's breast was lost in surprise
when Mrs. Rounds innocently men
toned the price she had paid for the
silk.
"sixty-fve cents yard for that
silkin she exclaimed. why, my dear
Mrs. Rounds, you surely must be Jest
ing. / had dress like that when
was married, and it cost six dollars a
yard. And that lace at thirty cents.
It surely cost five dollars yard and
perhaps more. That beautiful shawl
must have cost more than hundred
dollars. understand now she CON
tinued in some confusion. Your son
intended to surprise you. It was very
good of him and very clumsy in me to
reveal his secret
When the visitor had departed Mrs.
Rounds looked with awe at the gar
ments spread out before her A IA
miliar step sounded in the hallway,
and Sam entered, his homely face
rosy with smile
'1'm back ergain,' he said, fondly
embracing his mother "Admirln' yer
new gown. Ell? Go an put it on, an
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yer bonnet an shawl. want ter see
how We locks. dressed up as er real
LADY,
She held his hands and looked UP,
tears trickllns down her faded cheeks.
You you told me an awful story,
Samuel. she faltered, "but-but
don't think YOU meant to do wrong,
and-and IN pray for you, You are
very good TO me, Samuel. II you did
break one Of the commandments"
That didn't break no command
ment, said sahi with a contrite grin,
ut only kinder bent it er little. Don't
We worry erbcut Their cost of them
clothes. I've made enough money
since I've been away ter pay fer three
more dresses like that air one It's
none tew good FER We. an want We
to wear it just as If We want afraid
of it,
Sans rapidly Increasing business
kept him away from home much of
the time. Mrs. Rounds was busy for a
month with her wardrobe She then
knitted socks, for Sam, until he had a
supply sufficient to last lifetime. In
this crisis OF dearth of work, the
wife Of neighbor was taken i'll with
typhoid fever There were five small
children in the family, and they were
too poor to employ a nurse.
An hour after Mrs Rounds heard
the news she had taken charge OF the
case Hour after hour and day after
day She fought the attacks of the in
sidious disease. She cooked the
meals soothed the crying children,
spoke words Of comfort to the dis
tracted husband performed the house
work, and slept al such rare intervals
as she could find between her multi
tudinous duties. The patient was
co9valescent when Sam returned
home He at once employed nurse
to take his mothers place.
She listened patiently and with a
puzzled smile to Sans rebuking lee
ture.
when folks are sick, some one
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cHAPTER x.-continued.

"Tell We what Wen dew" said Sam,
How many yards does it take fer a
dress? Fifteen? All right. Wen
give We sixty cents a yard-cash.
What dye say Mr.. Farnsworth? Is
it a bargain?"
"All right" groaned the merchant.
1T leaves me nothing, but III do it
as a favor OF course you want some
black lace for trimmingsg'
Sure replied Sam.
Something about twenty-five cents
a yard" suggested Mrs. Rounds. She
felt like one who, having fallen from
grace, decides to go to perdition with
flying colors. No one in Rehoboth
ever had possessed a black silk gown
with lace trimmings.
Here is something at thirty cents
yard which can honesty recon-
mend" said Mr.. Farnsworth. After
inspecting cheaper qualities, on which
Mr.. Farnsworth fixed higher prices,
Mrs. Rounds consented to the pur-
chase of eight yards, though Mr..
Farnsworth advised ten.
Sans GROWING triumph was the
purchase of black lace shawl, listed
at one hundred and fifty dollars. After
ten minutes of dickering with Mr..
Farnsworth, Sam succeeded in acqulr-
ing that treasure for SLIPS. Like
wise he bought twenty-five dollar
bonnet for three and half dollars.
Handkerchief, stockings, petticoats
and shoes fell into Sans hands at
ridiculous prices, until his mother,
with tears in her eyes, declared that
she would not consent to the purchase
of another article.
Mr.. Farnsworth presented an item
lied bill for s4727, which Sam paid
from a generous roll of greenbacks.
On the plea of arranging for express
ing the goods to bingham, Sam met
Mr.. Farnsworth in his Office and gave
him check for the balance Of $445.50.
II swan, haven't had so much fun
in ten years. said Sam, as he shook