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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11
The Weather
r'nrni>hcd by u. =. Weather Burenu.)
Forecast: virrinln-
Partly clnody Monday
and Tucs,iHy: scattered
local thnnd-rshowrrs.
Sorth Cnrolinn-Sn
Local Temperature Yesterday

= T. Vt. I'UlUriI tIIT" .......-.. .......
Ma rim mum tom ~" ~ tlTc - r. M.....
Minimum temperature 70 +. NJ.
Mean i"mp"rt turc yesterday .......
Normal temperature Tor this date
Excess yesterday decentralization.
ENccss since March ! ..............
Excess since January ,...........
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

Are" That's what Wall Street always tries
to do. but sometimes it's corners have any
thing but Frightening effect
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

II now" snow scene makes a man shiyor
wonder what eject on him tall class OF
ic" tea decorated with spriss OF mint would
have
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11
tncHI Rainfall.

Nalnf"Ii e hours ending +. M.... .n5
Deficiency since March J .......... : -.
Dcrc!enC? since January ......... = ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

1t is enlightcning to know that thirty
eight governmental bureaus have a hand in
the government Of Alaska. which NAV ac
count for It's never getting anywhere.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

If General SHUTS finds solution of tho
irish problem his name Will 30 down in
history among the greatest OF the worlds
pcaCemakers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

Peace III ireland and the return of real
money by Irwin Cobb seem hit too mucb
big news To spring on a heated public in
one day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

Why should the mufher law he enforced
against "niomobists while Congressman
are not disturbed?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

Local Obs-rvutiuns at 3 J.. VI. Yesterday.
wind direction. northeast. wind velocity,
I. highest wind yesterday, 2: weather at 5
/. NJ. cloudy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

Congress having softened It's heart sur
Recently to pass bill for man believed
TO b" dying. there is still a CLEAN OF hope
for nation that is suffering
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11
'RirInrlunO Ulnlrs.Dlspatrb

PgBLIsHED every day in the year 81 10 Y Soun
so OlSpntch pnoslshinG Co.. Inc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

TELEPHONE: Randolph
|. Private Branch IN
change connecting with
all departments.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

ADDRESS ALL COMNUS-
ICAT1OSS TO The Times
Dispatch and not TO in-
dividuais.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

q X q y CT o L L c l. =:
Washington. 1tl6 New
York Avenue: New York
City. Fifth Avenue
Building; Chicago, Eco
piles Gas ltuil'linr; Phil
ndciphiu, Colonial Trust
Building.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

Turkey is SIGNALLING its return to nor
maicy by soizng American orphanages and
Staying Christians by tho thousands.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

Christian Endeavorers invade Wall street
and sing Brighten the Corner Where You
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

Not to rub IT in, hut just by way of in
formation. IL may re said that il has been
showing in Yellowstone Park. and two pcr.
sons We're frozen 10 death last week in tho
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

only Jumper crop this year viii he cor,
Wherein even nature seems to he flying
The face OF Mr.. Volstcad.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11

And In passing IL may be observed tina
America seems to be hitting its stride agaiI
with twenty-four more lynchings than on tn,
corresponding date last year.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-07-08

! a su esposo. Vedle entire el esplendor
dc -esa Catetiral Y de esa COrte. Mas
cuando fueron q poncr II diadeina so
bre la cabeza del nicto de Luis Nv,
ella le hiri6 en- In frente, dc Ia que
saltaron unas gatas dc sangrc. HO-
rrendo prcsagio del u dc Encro dc
1893.
Mas todo estaba muy lejos. Vinie-
ron los tiempos dc su amistad con la
Saboyana Lamballc. In sonrisa dc la
duqucsa dc Polieirac, In algeria &C.
nuina dc la laramie Y las reticencias
de la Condesa Diana. Estaban Ell SUI
! fastuosa Corte de Versailles Ia santa
hcrmana de Luis NVI, cl desvergon-
sado Lauzun y ell cinico Bcscnyal, cl
seductor yandreuil Y cl elegante du.
quo dc Coligny. Fran los dfas e nquc
Sc conducfa el peqlleiiO Triau0n. pa
gando hoy por unas plantacioncs
10000 libraS, mailalia So conStfuia
un iardfn inglGs que costaba
10000, V POGO despuCs medic million
tres. Una vciada de la Kcina en eli
Trian6n cOStaba una verdadcra for
tuna, cuanuo entraba Ell Versailles;
hacfa falta medic million para las
rcccpciones v banquetes. FL conde dc
Artois y el de Provenza, junto a las
tfas de Luis XyI. conspiraban contra
ella; pero la hija dc Austria. dcsde
Cl trono tlominaba todas las intrigaS.
que desafiaha on Su aldea en- sll lu-
Sarejo, con su sombrerillo de paja dc
Italia, dcsde Saint-Cloud, Ell ban
quotes alcjandrinos, con sll abanico
de marabfi incrustado dc pellas Y eS;-
meraIdas, que los joycros de In Co
roma tasaron en- $4,000 libras. o Sa-
cando sus lunarcitos postiZos dc una
cajita talIada cn un diamantc de IN
valor fabuloSo.
Era fcliZ. adoraba, cn sus ycladas
del salon dc mtsica Y s,lS paseoS por
el jardil ingl6s. y c,iando de nlaia-
ma iba tomar chocolate al Mira
DOR, rico pabeli0n que consumio sli-
mas enormes. 81 alSun NAL pensa-
miento la acechaba haciasclo olvidar
la bondad de la Lambaye el recuer-
do del conde Ferscn. aquclla su pri-
mcpa Illusion dc nina cn su pals.
cnando aun no saba que era archi-
duquesa. iTodo pas0! iNeis esa
Rcina reposando en- la rcgia alcoba
dc su Trian6n? ;La veis en- su ma
rayillosa Camara de Versailles deco
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-07-08


Essplritu dc Napoleon y lie Maria
Antonicta. CIlando cafall las sombras
de una meanc6lica tarde, dc Otoiio,
recorriendo las marayillas de Fon-
taincblrau Gel Trian0p. he saiudado
vuestro hdbito, cue fiota sobrc vaics-
ira patria de Reyes, micntras he evo-
cado la soleslad magnftica de Bona
parte en- los Invdlidos Ia qnictud
asc6tica de Ia hija del Austria con la
paz de Saint-Denis, cuyas tumbas
besaba con polfcromos celajes el sol
cue en- Ia altura Sc adormecfa mansa-
mente.
Mario Daplessis.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-07-08


En- Versailles todo el recuerdo de
Maria Antonieta 10 he reyivido. Luis
XIV acaba de espirar el duque de.
Boillon proclamaba Luis XNI. Ma
RIA Antonieta era va Reina, y deste-
rraba la Du Barry. La hija de Ma
RIA Teresa era adorada entonces, y
va habfa olvidad0 amos despues la pro
fcsfa dc la cubeta de Mesmer. n el ?
Dc Novlcmbre de 1775, dfa de su ma
eimiento, habia ocurrido el celcbre tc-
rrcmoto de Lisboa. y 81 la tapiceria
del dormitorio donde repos al pi-
sar el suelo de Francia representaba
la Degollaci6n de los Inocentes, NADIA
de este recordaba va la que dejaba
de ser csposa del Delfin para ser una
uujer de Lnis XVI. Algunas yeces
pensaba que Ia habia retratado ma
dana Iebrun en- igual posture que a
lEnriqueta de Ingiaterra, Ia desgra-
lciada esposa de Carlos /. y que al pi-
sar eI primer escal6n de Versailles Sc
Iestremeci0 al estampido de un true
no. Todo este era eI pasado. Era
Reina y tenfa veinte aiios; he aquf
ls1 suprema discuIpa. Antes los Mo-
lnarcas De Europa Sc habfa coronado
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-07-08

/, rada por lJieu? Pucs ah0ra es ell
Temple, dc tlondc sa!dra para la gui-
llotina. como Santiago Molay sali6
llacia Ii lpguera. Es In Conserjerfa,
| dtldc enteieci6 Gle do!or. y. dc igual
/ forrna Que %u ca:nafa dc Fontaine-
! blean. le recor,laba a Maria dc M6di-
els, aIarfa Teresa Y a las Maria
! Luisa VI Aurc,ia. En- su Ultima pri-
sion, entire la profrsfa dc Cagliostro,
Iyefa los e>.rctrcs lie su carcel: Ca
! hriel d. AIorgcs y Montgommery,
, Ravailiae Damicns, Ell el pasado,
/ como desac Andres Chenier hasta
Daa;oa, asonizlrian ALI en- cL pprTe-
| mir.
pcbre Rclna, muerta de frfo. en-
vuelta en- una yieja cstera. en la
Conserjerfa. cuyo csposo tenfa 20 mi
Homes dc lista civil! Dcspues, Ko-.
cliarsky. pcinandola Ia vfspera del 10
dc Agost6 Mas tarde. es Prieur el
Eauc nos la diseiia entire los nuros de
su prisi6n. Lleso a 16 dc Octubre del
I93, y Marta Antonieta dc Lorena,
los treintii Y sietc aiios de edad, su-
bfa la carrcta que habia de condu-
cirla al suplicio. FL bosquejo de Da-
vid, hecho Ell tres golpes de carbon
clio, nos la pinta as0nica de iolor.
Yo he crcfdo verla camino del mar
trio, alornada su garganta, que mi
nuto despues segara III indquina de
Guillotin, pcrfeccionada por Luis
XVI, .adornada con aqucl soberbio CO.
liar. cl celebre "collar de In Reina
valorado en- 100000 libras. obra de
Boehmcr V Bessange, que m0flyo Ia
prisi6n del Principe Luis dc Rehan.
La poderosa Reina &c Francia tuvo
por ataud una GAIA que cost0 sictc
frances.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-07-08

foografia ncendaba barco
de 10000 tonelada okuo mas de la costa de
reg Snta co rescatadas terrible
nstro navegaba aquecs
Mares pereron yidas duran e ncendo
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
SEE INDICATIONS OF SPRING
Minneapolis POSTMASTER Knows Win.
ter Has Passed When Poultry
People Get Busy.

The Minneapolis postmaster has a
"sign Of spring. all his own. He
knows that winter is gone and the
years in the green when the city
poultry distributors turn up and post
baby chicks by parcel post to r. F. D..
addresses in the Minnesota country
side and to the suburbs Of the Twin
Cities. The poultry people began
mailing this year earlier than ever be-
fore, and mailing more. For, apparent
~, the good commuters of the Twin
Cities have been toasting their toes by
the Preside this winter and reading
that most popular of works Of natural
science Cor fairy tales, some say) called
1925 Per Hen" That volume, by the
way, used to have a unique record in
the Crerar library in Chicago. The
librarian has a fad for statistics and
a genius for collecting them. and
many strange items he has turned up
not hitherto suspected about his II
brary. One year he discovered that
1925 Per Hen" has been asked fol
more than any other book in the II
brary, which may very well prove
that back to the farm is the cit!
dweller's fav0rite slogan.-ChristfaI
Science Monitor.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28

Wash, and have never felt better than
I have the last two years. / can work,
eat, sleep, and feel as strong as can be.
Doctors told me l could never have
children-I was too weak but after
taking Vegetable Compound it strength
ened me SO gave birth to an eight
pound boy. was well all the time, did
all my work up to the last day. and had
e a and ybea m10 knes
what made me strong tell themwith
great pleasure, 4 took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and never
felt better in my life. Use this testi-
monial at any time. Mrs. ELIZABETH
SMART, 142 w. Sixth St., Lowell, Mass.
This experience of Mrs. Smart is surely
q strong recommendation for Lydia F.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It q
only one of great many similar cases.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28

like cat and dog before we even know
each others names?"
II know why I am scrappy," SAID
Bobby darkly.
"Why?"
Because you took such instant.
obvious and uncalled-fOr dislike to
met"
II did nothing of the kind!" snap
ped Grace and her cheeks were scariet.
He was out in the hall, SO that she
had to shout at him.
"Well, you told me could go out
and sit in that cold barn. where the
cracks are an inch broad
"You desired to go there yourself
rather than have to sit here and guard
the children with me-"
Bobby was back in the room. his
dignity still with him, and his great
coat was on.
II did not refuse to sit in this room
with you. would rather sit here with
you than anywhere else on earth.
Please tell Leona the curious circum-
stances under which I left and tell
| her these are for the kiddies." He
| pulled out any number of bundles and
deposited them ON the table.
Grace looked at them, then up into
Bobby's wrathful eyes. The dimples
were in full force.
| 81 don't know of anything would
rather do than be part Of double
guard for the children" she said
slowly.
Bobby looked down at her.
SIS there any particular other hall
I could 60 and get for you?" He wa'
finding the violet eyes very discon
certing.
"Not unless you refuse to be tina
other half-Bobby."
When Leona and Arthur returned
about IL o'clock from having Dime
with Mr.. and Mrs. Evans they fount
double guard watching over thei
children.
After that she and Arthur receives
unlimited tickets for theaters. con
certs and evening affairs-in fac
anything that would leave the chill
dren in the position Of needing som
one to stay with them.
Arthur and Leona smiled. The
had not hoped for so sudden a tumbl
from either Bobby or Grace. Tn
double guard suited their schem
exactly.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
curio.itIes Of the Bible.

There are many curiOsitieS OF the
Bible seldom noticed by person who
simply reads the books pages. The
book contains $685. letters and
773,603 words; 31,173 verses and 1,189
chapters besides 66 books. The books
were written by 40 men during q
period Of 1900 years. The % books
Of the Old Testament were classed: :
Law, s; history. 12; poetry, 8; proph-
ecy, II. The q books Of the New
Testament were classed as history, 81;
epistles. q, and prophecy, l. The
word "and" is found in the Bible
46,27S times, and the word reverend"
but once. The nineteenth chapter OF
II. Kings and the thirty-seventh chap
ter Of Isaiah are alike. The middle
verse of the Bible is Psalm XCVH. 3.
Albany, N. Y, Journal.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
A Library Advertises.

Presenting that a public library IL
SO we'll conducted that Its custodians
are able to direct applicants promptly
to the volumes asked for, the next
step for an ideal Institution would Dc
to advertise the treasures which It
holds in trust for all citizens. 1t
would appear that the Newark, y. j..
library has reached the second stage,
for It has been distributing circulars
telling how the ambitious worker may
educate himself by reading, and how
the library can help him to find JUST
the right things to read. Taking a
cue from the methods of writer's OF
eye-catching advertisements. the libra
nv entitled the circular in large type
aGet Wise Quick. christian Science
Monitor.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
rhe way of the World.

Two men stood in a balcony on
high tower looking down into busy
market place In the heart OF a great
city.
One man said to the other, DO you
see that fellow on the platform, ad-
dressing the people?
And the other after moment re-
plIed. Eyes, I do. Who is he?'
His companion answered, Il. do moi
know. But he is telling the truth
Notice how few among all these bur
rying thousands stop to listen.
James Waldo Fawcett.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
Telephone Nightmares.

Church, understand an arrange
ment has been patented so that when
a person is talking on the telephone
the face of the person one is talking
to is reflected on a mirror in front OF
them. even if the person being talked
to is miles away.
Gotham-Well, hope to gracious
if that is so some people I happen to
know will never telephone me.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
Stronu-Arm Methods.

politics is a game of give ana
take" remarked Mr.. Wapples.
"Tll subscribe to the first part OF
your statement" said Mr.. Grabcoin
who had just had an experience with
an alert money digger" Il don't par
ticularly object to giving, but l do OBJ
ject to the kind Of back talk have to
take for not giving more."-Birming
ham Age-Herald.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
James Mathew

james Mathew
Barrie II one Of
that great army
Of Sc0tchmen who
{ . X e g e nj
charge Of Eng
land. He was born
ut Kirriemuif, May
Q, 1880. He was
educated Mt Dunn
fries academy and
Edinburgh uni
versity. He was
created Arss barO-
net In 1919, but
dong before that
date, by universal
suffrage he had
acquired the title
OF Prince OF
w b I m D les and
First Lord Of All
III Q q TT .. Unlike
9th er b Pftis Il
titles, these lat.
ter are nerfectly
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
An optimist.

"rm sorry to see you here" said the
friend of a convicted bank embezzler.
"Oh. there isn't much change. after
ALL" said the prisoner. cheerfully.
"NO"
"You see, l had been shut up In
cage and looking through bars Tor
wears before came here. These bars
are lust a little thicker, and instead
of being brass they are Steel"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
Evidently, Not by the Senses.

An American was with gushing en-
thusiasm describing his new car to an
English visitor. ut runs so smooth
ly," he said, you can't feel it. Not
a bit of noise, you can't hear 1t. Per-
feet ignition, you can't smell 1t. And
speed, why, it simply whizzes, you
can't see it."
"My word!" exclaimed the aston
ished Britisher. allow do you know
the bally thing is there?"-Boston
Transcript.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
HER EXACT WORDS.

Bill-So you asked the sweet htti'
thing to marry you?
Gill-Yes, I did.
"And she said yes supposef
''No, she didn't"
"Oh, she said no. did she?"
"Not exactly"
"Well, what did she say, thenT
"She said: 'Nothin 'dOin."
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28

was very irregular.
If I did any house
cleaning or washing
/ would faint and
have to be put to
bed, my husband
thinking every min
ute was my last.
After reading your
textbook for women
/ took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and
I1ood the CanQtivA
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
Tragic.

Tragic.
He during quarrel)-Then why
did you marry met
She-Just to get even with that
hateful Maud Brown and to make ner
cry her eyes out because I took you
away from her.
He-Good heavens, woman, what
have YOU done? Why. l married you
,,s+ hecause she threw me over.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
A Matter Of Taste.

The Equestrienne-Oh. I'm so furi-
GUS with myself!
"Why"
"For liking so much the kiss JACK
Thrusher made me take in the park
this morning. Judge.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28

WHAT OFFICERS ARE FOR
$50 you've elected a new set OF
officers"
Eyes. Now all we've got to DO
tn sit back and kick about the way
they do things"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
FRECKLES :::': &: :;E:::: !: : l Is
". N. u, MEMPHIS, NO. 1s--1s2t-

Appearances Are Deceitfui.
"You are a fortunate man. said tina
automobile tourist.
Allows that?" asked the farmer.
"You are monarch Of all you survey.
II guess you are wrong, stranger. :
still owe nine installments on thas
tractor you see, my hired man WON'T
nav a bit of attention to what l say
and there's q mortgage on the old
home place."
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
Best He Could Do.

"Good heaven, Dick! Tan shoes
with evening dress-that's awfuily bad
form"
81 know 1t, but stocking feet with
evening dress Is worse."-Boston
Transcript
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
OF Course Not!

Staff Officer (benevoiently to little
girl)-And what Is your name. my
dear?
Modern "L!ttle Dear"-D'you know
YOU shouldn't speak to lady without
being introduced
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
Hard Work.

SIS that new hired man a hard
worker?"
"Tll say he is" replied Farmer
Corntossel. 81 don't know anybody
that work seemed to go harder with
than it does with him..
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28

valid I'm the United States ~ well as
In Great Britain and the Dominions
beyond the seas.
After the usual skirmlshes Of q pen.
Aan to and himself By way Of the
newspapers, Barrie published @Better
Dead" In 1881. Then at intervals OF .
year or less came "Auld LIGHT Idylls,n
~When q Mans Single" "A window In
Thrums," SMy Lady Nicotine" ssThe
Little llinister,s followed By "Senti-
mental Tommy" margaret Ogilvy''
(the inAnitely tender story Of his own
m0ther), and the Immortal aPeter
Pan" He soon found his way to the
stage q way III his own) with s'The
Profess0rss Love story" "The Little
dinister,~ equality Street." ssrhe Ad-
mirable Crichton," SPeteF PAM @What
Every Woman Knows,~ "A Kiss for
Cinderella,n and "Dear Brutus,n and
has been most sSeoessful with plays
or rather playlets, Of eAe war, such ~
saThe Old Lady Shows Her Medals"
His appeal to public imagination
was almost instantaneous, and he haa
continuously held a warm place in thu
hearts Of the whole English-speakine
race wherever q tender fancy appeals
to loving imagination. Probably more
people know more Of the works d
Barrie than Of any other living writer
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
THIS WOMAN'S
EXPERIENCE
Brings a Ray of Hope to
Childless Women

Lowell, Mass.-"I had anemia from
the time / was sixteen years old and
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
.AvIN DISHART was barely
r. twenty-one when he and his
mother came to Thrums. All

0AvIN DISHART was barely
- twenty-one when he and his
mother came to Thrums. All
Thrums was out In its wyndes and
closes-a few Of the weavers still in
knee breeches, to look at the new
Aud LIGHT minister. was there, the
dominic Of Glen .Quharity, four miles
from Thrums, and heavy was my
heart as stood afar of so that
Gavin's mother might not have the
pain Of seeing me. alone OF the
crowd looked more at her than at her
son.
Eighteen years had passed since we
parted, and already her hair had lost
:ts brightness, and Margaret was an
old woman at forty-three, and !, who
had loved her since was hobblede-
hoy and shall till die, am the man
who made her old.
Many scenes In the little minister's
life come back to me. The first time
/ ever thought Of writing his love story
an old mans gift to q little maid since
grown tall, was one night In the old
schoolhouse, when my gate creaked
the first time I ever saw Gavin and
the Egyptian together.
Gavin was brought up to be min
lister from his earliest days, and took
to the idea enthusiastically. It had
been the dream Of the two Of q manse
Of which Margaret was mistress, and
Gavin the minister, and now It was
fulfilled.
Gavin at once became popular In
Thrums, and though short Of stature
he cast a great shadow. He convert
"a I trunkard. Rob Dow, who adore'
him, and would do anything In tn
world for him.
On the fateful evening Of October
II. Gavin was returning from Rof
Dow's and going home through Caddan
woods, when he heard singing.
The singer came dancing up Windy
shoul. Only when she passed him dit
Gavin zee her as gypsy eli. bare re
flashing beneath short green skirt
twig 81 rowan berries In her blac
hair. She was pale with an anse
loneliness, A diamond on her nnge
shot thread Of Ore over pool - sn'
danced by.
Undoubtedly she was the devn
Gavin leaped after her, but q sne ~
him she beckoned mockingly. the
Kissed her hand, and was gone.
a moment later came the sound g
hc,r The minister was on tn
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Cheerful,

1t may be that I shall not do
A single thing worth while,
But while my skies above are oiue
I'll try to show a smile.
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Rloht Thinking.

Let the words of my mouth. ana
the meditation Of my heart, be &C.
ceptable in thy sight. 0 Lord, my
strength, and my Redeemer-Psalm.
XIV, IA.