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you have no objection."
And they returned to the baronial hall, which by this time presented a more cheerful appearance; the lamps
•Tauncy led ids dejected little party up around the mirror-lined pillars were all to this, and again put ids inquiry with | lit, and the musicians were just strikIcss hopefulness. When he found that ! ing up the opening liars of the laneers, the only available form of refreshment upon which several gentlemen among that evening was bitter ale and captain's the assembly, which now numbered biscuits, mitigated by occasional cara- about forty, run out into the open and way seeds, he became a trulv pitiable 1 ^ " p color s rgeants object at drill, to be presently joined, in some "They—they don’t keep this place up ^ashfidness, by such ladies as desired on tlie same scale in the autumn, you' f s ' , ... see." he explained weakly; "it's very , H.c lancers was pcrforrncdSv. h exdifferent in summer, what they eall ‘an 1 trCme ^'nscu-nUousness. and^uhen it . inllcss r,,,.n.l ,,f , was over every gentlemen with any
I suvoir fairs to speak of presented his
partner with a glass of beer.
“Ah. well,” said Ada, “perhaps out - Ap—Apro—Aprodyte. What <»
Terpsy-chore will get over it: still. I funny name!'
“Vou haven’t pronounced it quite correckiy,” he said; “out there they sound
endless round of amusements. “ There's an endless round of amuse-
ment now,” observed Ada, “but it's a
naught!"
“Oh, there'll be something going on by and by, never fear,” said Jauncy, determined to he sanguine; “or else they wouldn't he open. ” “ 1 here'll be dancing here this evening,” the barmaid informed him; “that is all we open for at this time of year, and tills is the last night of the season. ”
Then came a waltz, to which Ada heat time impatiently with hot foot and hit her lip. as she had to look on by 1 .candor's side. “There’s lie 11a anil James going round,” she said; “I’ve never had to sit out a waltz before.” He felt the implied reproach, and thought whether there could be any harm after all in taking a turn or two;
it would be only polite.
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up.a medium-sized warrior with a large nose and round little eyes,who had been very funny during the lancers in direct-
see we on^y came just in time, liclla; and 1 suppose you'll have a good many
down here to-night, eh. miss'.’” How much did we take last Satur-
day. Jenny'.*” said the barmaid to the 1 b ^ V0 ^ f
sharp little girl.
“Seven and fourpenee 'ap’ny—most of it beer,” said the child. "Margaret, I may count the money again to-night,
mayn't I?”
The barmaid made some mental calculation. after which she replied to Jauncy's question: “We may have some fifteen couples or so down to-night,” she said: “hut that won’t be for half an
hour yet. ”
“The question is,” said Jauncy,trying
to bear up under this last blow, “the question is, how are we to amuse our-
selves till the dancing begins?" “I don't know what others are going
to do.” Hella announced, “but I shall stay here, James, and keep warm—
1 honor, iniss. of just one round?” he said ■ to Ada, respectfully enough. | The etiquette of this ballroom was I not of the stri . st; but she would not | have consenta 1 jut for the desire of ! showing Leanaer that she was not dependent upon him for her amusement. As it was. she accepted the corporal's arm a little defiantly. Leander watched them round the hall with an odd sensation, almost of jealousy -it was quite ridiculous, liecause he could have danced with Ada himself had he eared to do so; and liesides. it was not she,but Matilda, whom
he adored.
Hut. as he began to notice. Ada was
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if I can!” and once more she uttered 1 j 00l{ ' n ’’ r *' I!Kl |'k al, *. v I ,r ‘Tty that evenher regret that they had not gone to the ' * n tf' an '‘. really was a partner who Adelphi. . would bring any one credit; and her Her sister declined to follow her I'l^iced viUi.inousIy. revolving ample. “I mean to see all there is to W1 , t ,. stlff wooden jerks, like a toy be seen," she declared, “since we are | • oldlor ; Now Leander flattered himself here, and perhaps Mr. Tiveddle will I CCnlJ wal‘z—having ha 1 conside;--come and take care of me—will you,Mr. 1 al, ' u P ra "' L ‘ ce in bygone days in a select
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He was not sorry to comply, and they wandered out together through the grounds, which offered consideraldc variety. There were alleys lined with pale plaster statues, and a grove dedicated to the master minds of the world, represented by huge busts, with more or less appropriate quotations. There wore alcoyes, too, ami neatly
ruined castles.
Ada talked almost the whole time in a sprightly manner, which gave Leander no opportunity of introducing the subject of his engagement, and thi» continued until they had reached a small, battleinented platform on some rising ground. Helow were the black masses of trees,with a faint fringe of light here and there; beyond lay the Thames, in which red and white reflections quivered. and from whose distant bends and readies came the dull roar of foghorns
and the pantings of tugv
Ada stood here in silence for some time. At last she said: “After all, I’m
not sorry we came—are you?”
“If I don't take care what I say I may be! he thought, and answered guardedly, “On the contrary. Tin glad, for it gives me the opportunity of telling you something 1—I think you ought
I to know.”
I What was he going* to say next? she thought. Was a declaration coining, and. if so, s»iould she accept him? She
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was not sure, he had behaved very badly in keeping so long away fnun her. and a proposal would be a very suitable form of apology, but there was the
_ ■ j ■ ■ a miiim uu u i rentleman who travelled for a certain |7| if I l H m ■■ ll I firln ‘ :l t ' u ‘ b < L rt ". v urc r i:id: he had been aJ-aJ w I lli.1 A 1111 11 11 1 very “particular" in his attentions of
late. Well, she would see how she felt when Leander had spoken; he was be-
ginning to speak now.
“ I don't want to put it too abrupt,” he said. “I'll i*».me to it gradually. There's a young lady that I’m now looking forward to spending the whole of
my future life with. ”
“And what is she called? asked Ada. (“ He's rather a nice little man, after
all!" she was thinking.)
“Matilda, he said; and the answer came like a blow in the face. For the moment she hated him ns bitterly as if he had been all the world to hcr.but she carried off her mortification by a rather
hysterical laugh.
■' Taney you being engaged!” she said, by way of explanation of her merriment: "and to any one with the name of Matilda it s such a stunid-sonndinir
sort nf name!"
'• K ain t ui all: it all depends how von say it; if you pronounce it like 1 do, Matilda, it lias rather a pretty sound.
Vou try, now. ”
“"ell. we won't quarrel about it,Mr. Tweddle; I'm glad it isn't inv name,
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your young lady; what s her other name, and is she very good-looking?" “Sliesa Miss Matilda Oollum,” said he; “she is considered handsome by competent judges, and she keeps the llooks at a florist's in the vicinity oi
Bayswater. ”
“And, if it isn't a rude question, why didn't you bring her with you thiseven-
iug?"
“Because she's away for a short holiday and isn't coming back till the last tiling to-morrow night.” “And 1 suppose you've been wishing! was Matilda all the time?” she said audaciously; for Miss Ada Parkinson was not an over-scrupulous young person and did not recognize in the fact of her friend's engagement any reason why she should not at tempt to reclaim his
vagrant admiration.
Uf STTnic (W- « . U f.|| ! Leander had been guilty of this wish _WW I I _ Wlfa once or twice: but though lie was not
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“And I am not!” said Ada. “I sec;
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“You do take one up so!” he complained. “I never intended nothing of
I the sort—far from it.”
I “ Well, then, 1 forgive you; we can’t all be Matildas, I suppose. And now suppose we go back; they will tie begin-
ning to dance by now!”
r ith pleasure,” he said; “only you
BELINDA C. ADER, must excuse me dancing, because, as an foreign female, 1 fancy -that’s Russian Frank D. Ader, Atty. Adminiatratrlx. engaged man, I have had to renounce ' on the pedestal. ” He inferred this from — '.I —(except with one person) the charms of a resemblance to the characters on ccrHighest price paid for liidt s, pelts Terpsy-chore. I mean,” he explained tain packets of cigarettes. ■and tallow by Vancleave & Sou. lltf condescendingly, “that I can’t dance in “But there's Some English under-
public save with my intended.” 1 Death,” said Ada; “I can just make it
assembly, where the tickets were two shillings each.and the gentlemen.as the notices said obscurely enough, “were re-
stricted to wearing gloves.”
So he felt indignantly that Ada wr>s not having justice done to her. “I’ve a good mind to give her a turn,” he thought, “and show them all what
waltzing is!”
Just then the pair happened to come to a hait clos? to him. “Shockin' time they’re pi tying £ia waltz in." lie heard the solitier oxe.aim with humorous vivacity (he was apparently the funny man of the regiment.and had brought a silent but appreciative comrade with him as audience), “abominable! excru-
ciatin'! comic!! "orrible!!!”
Leander seized the opportunity. “Excuse me,” he said politely, “but if you don't lik“ the music perhaps you wouldn’t mind giving up this young
lady to me?"
“Oh, come, I say!” said the man of war. running his fingers through his short, curly hair, “my good feller,you'd better see what the lady says to tha*!" (He evidently had no doubt himself.) “Tni very well content a.s I am.thank you all the same, Mr. Tweddle,” said Ada, unkindly adding in a lower tone, “If you're so anxious to dance, dance
with Terpsy-chore!”
And again he was left to watch the whirling couples with melancholy eyes. The Corporal's brother-in-arms was wheeling round with a plain young person, apparently in domestic service, whose face was overspread by a large red smile of satiated ambition. James and Bella flitted by. dancing vigorously, and Bella’s discontent seemed to have vanished for the time. There were jigging couples and prancing couples; couples that bounced round like imprisoned bees and couples that glided past in calm and conscious superiority. He alone stood apart, excluded from the happy throng, and he began to have a pathetic sense of in-
jury.
But the music stopped at last,and Ada, dismissing her partner, came towards
him.
“ ' oil don't seem to 1>.' enjoying yourself, Mr. Tweddle,” she said malicious-
ly.
“Don't I?” he replied. “Well.so long as you are. it don’t matter, Miss Tarkiuson—it don't matter. ” “But Em not at least. T didn’t that dance,” she said: “that soldier man did talk such rubbish, and he trod on iny feet twice. Tm so hot! I wonder if it's cooler outside?” “ U ill you come and see?" he suggested, and this time she did not disdain his arm, and they strolled out to gether. I 'ollowing a path thcT had hitherto left unexplored,they currie to a little inelosure surrounded by tall shrubs; in the centre, upon ;» low ; > (Vg.il.stood a female statue, upon which a gas lamp some paces off east a flickering gleam athwart the foliage The exceptional grace and beauty of the figure would have been apparent to any lover of art. She stood there, her right arm raised, partly in gracious invitation, partly in queenly command, her left hand extended, palm downward. as if to be reverentially saluted. The hair was parted in boldly indicated waves over the broad, low brow, and confined by a fillet in a large,loose knot at the back. She was clad in a long chiton, which lapped in soft zigzag folds over the girdle and fell to the feet in straight parallel lines and a chlamyg hanging from her shoulders concealed the left arm to the elbow, while it left the right arm free. In the uncertain light one could easily fancy soft eyes swimming in those wide blank sockets, and the ripe lips were curved by a dreamy smile, at once tender and disdainful. Eeander Tweddle and Miss Ada l‘arkinson,however,stood before the statue in an unmoved, not to say- critical, mood. “ Who's she supposed to he,I wonder?" asked the young lady, rather as if the sculptor were a harmless lunatic whose delusions took a marble shape occasionally. I his. by the way, is a question which may frequently be heard in picture galleries, and implies an enigh'.cned tolerance.
the ph like a f. and give all the syllables—Afroddity.” lie felt a kind of intuition tiiat this was nearer the correct rendering. “Well,” observed Ada, “she's got a silly look, don’t you think?” Leander was less narrow, and gave it as ids opinion that she had been “done from a line woman.” Ada remarked that she herself would never consent to 1* taken in so unbecoming a costume. “One might as well have no figure atall in things hanging down for all the world like a sack,” she said. Troceeding to details, she was struck by the smallness of the hands; and it must be admitted that, although the statue as a whole was slightly above the average female height, the arms from the elbow downward, and particularly the hau ls, were by no means in proportion, and almost justified Miss 1‘arkinson's objection, that “no woman could have hands so small as that.” “ I know some one who has—quite as small, r said he softly. Ada instantly drew off one of the crimson gloves and held out her hand beside the statue's. 11 was a wel 1-shaped hand, as she very well knew,but it was decidedly larger than the one with which she compared it. “1 said so," she observed; “uow are you satisfied, Mr.
Tweddle?"
But he had been thinking of a hand rtore slender and dainty than hers, and allowed himself to admit as much. “I — I wasn't meaning you at all,” he said
bluntly.
ishc laughed a little jarring laugh. “Oh, Matilda, of course! Nobody is like Matilda now! But come, Mr. Tweddle.you're not going to stand there and tell me that this wonderful Matilda of yours has hands no bigger than
those?”
“.She has been endowed with quite remarkable small hands,” said he; “you wouldn't tielieve it without seeing. It so happens,” he added suddenly, “that 1 can give you a fair ideer of the size they are. for I've got a ring of hers in my pocket at this moment. It came about this way. My aunt (the same that used to let her second floor to James, and that Matilda lodges with at present), my aunt, a.s soon as she heard of our being engage'd.nothing would do but I must give .Matilda an old ring with a posy inside it, that was in our family, and we soon found the ring was too large to keep on, and I left it with old Yidler, near my place of business.to be made tighter,and called for it on my way here this afternoon, and fortunately enough it was ready." He took out the ring from its bed of pink cotton wool, and offered it to Miss
1’arkinson.
“ You see if you can get it on,” lie said; “try the little finger." She drew hack offended. “I don't want to try it, thank you," she said she felt as if 'she might fling it into the bushes if she allowed herself to touch it). “If you must try it on somebody, there's ’the statue. You'll t;::.! no difficulty in getting in on any of her fingers—or thumbs," she audtd. “You shall see," said Leander. “My
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and he continued to ; years, more than three times as many as
( Johnson's four years, nearly three times
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He was a true lover; anxious to vindicate his lady's perfections before all the world.and perhaps to convince himself that his estimate was not exaggerated. The proof was so easy, the statue's left hand hung temptingly within his reach: he accepted the challenge. and slipped the ring up the third ting a that was slightly raised as if to receive it. The hand struck no chill, so moist and mild was the evening. but felt warm anil almost soft in
his grasp.
“There,” he said, triumphantly, “it
might have been made for her!"
“Well,” said Ada, not too consistent-
ly, “I never said it mightn't!”
“ Excuse me, ” said he, “ but you said it would be too large for her; and, if you'll believe me. it's as much as 1 can •*«» to get il off her finger, it fits that
close."
“Well, make haste and get it off, Mr. Tweddle, do " said Ada, impatiently; “I've stayed out quite long enough.” “In one moment,” he replied; “it's quite a job, I declare, quite a job!” “Oh, you men are so clumsy!" cried
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but I can't get the ring past the bend , , ^ - in the finger. ” I . v, ‘ ars ’ and m arly twice as many ns GarAda was cruel enough to burst out 1 ‘ ll ' Ul '^ -O'tliur ■■ 1 >’.ir vear.s. The avlaughing. “It’s a judgment upon vou, j < 'lumber of tnese private
Mr. Tweddle," she cried.
“ You dared me to it,” he retorted; “it isn't friendly of you, I must say. Miss Parkinson,to set there enjoying of
it—it's bad taste!"
“Well, then. I'm very sorry, Mr. Tweddle: I won't laugh any more; but for goodness sake take me back to the
Hall now."
“It's coming!" he said: “I’m working it over the joint now—it's coming quite
easily.”
“But I can't wait here while it comes,” she said: “do you want me to go back alone? You're not very polite to me this evening, 1 must say." “ W hat am 1 to do?” he said,distractedly, “this ring is my engagement ring: [to be continued.)
pensions acts which became laws under Clevi laud's former administration was 456, five and a half times the average annual number during the preceding
Republican administrations.
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In Ohio, 4,004, rooriving $8?5 j 06fi por
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326.
Illinois, 3,124, receiving $500,906. Massachusetts, 3,100, receiving $529,-
826.
Wisconsin, 2,761, receiving $437,885. Rhode Island, 2,111, receiving $234,-
svlvnnia $158.44 and in Rhode Island $111.04. The Democratic Record. During the four years of Democratic administration—from 1885 to 1889—over 80 per cent of all claims filed were allowed. During the preceding Republican administration the average was but 78 per cent, and during the last Republican administration (Tanner and Raum) only 67 per cent of the claims filed were allowed, notwithstanding tho addition to tlie clerical force of the bureau of more than 400 persons. During tlje four years of Democratic administration—from 1885 to 1889 — $296,458,741.25 were paid for pensions, $15,500,000 more ttym were paid during the 15 years of Republican administration from 1861 b> 187.5, inclusive; and including the estimates for the fiscal year, Democratic administrations under Judge Lochren and General Black, have, in five years, disbursed $5,750,000 more than all the Repuhli'-au administrations in the 20 years from 1861 to 1880, inclusive. , The total disbursements for pensions since 1861 were in round numbers $1,730,500,000. During 16 years of that, time, counting the present congress, tho : Democratic party in the house of representatives, under the leadership of Randall, Carlisle, Crisp, originated appropriation bills for 04 per cent of this amount, in round numbers $1,109,000,000; while during 18 years under the control of the Republican party, hut 36 per cent, in round numbers $621,(XX),000, were disborsed, or a net ratio of nearly 200 per cunt in favor of the Democratic
party.
Soldiers of tho republic, does this show the Democratic p;u-ty has been ungenerous to the heroic men who saved the flag from tarnish or to their dependents? Wherein have Democratic administrations been inimical to the pensioners of the nation? Partisan Republicans in their carping criticisms strive for political effect solely. How plain a tale will put the prevaricator down? Senator Caffery of Louisiana has at ism—he will not shake hands. M thinks it is a senseless thing and fuses to practice it. A loud clap of thunder will cauw lobster to drop his claws, a crawm his fins, a woman to scream, a cat to become deaf, a pig’s nose to bleed, and milk to turn sour. George R. Sims did not find his true vocation until after various essays in other directions. Among other things he was in a wholesale furniture shop before he became a successful playwright. The apparent depth of water is always deceptive, because the light reflected from the bottom is refracted as it leaves the water. Water is generally about one-third deeper than it appears to be. A retail hardware man in Newbury port, Mass., has unearthed the latest mean man. Ho purchased a 6-cent mouse trap, took it home and caught the one mouse in the house and then wanted the merchant to take the trap, back and return him his money. Christopher Jarrett, who wa' seriously injured by a fall from » scaffold in Washington last Tuesday* is one oi the survivors of the battle of Ran Pasquale, Lower California, in which a troop of American cavalry belonging to General Kearny’s command was almost annihilated. Jarrett in that engagement cur his way through the Mexican line, killing four of the enemy. Afterward he served with Walker,the fllibusterer,in Nicaragua, where in a duel he killed Peter \ odder, ono of the American adventurers. Jarrett also fought in the Federal army during the Civil War. A New York dug whose oycaiglit is affected is daily seeu wearing a pair of spectacles. Kni'/ht* oj the Murrahees. The State Commander writes us from Liucoin, Ncb., as lollows: “After trying other medu-lnes for whn* seemed to be a very obstinate cough in our two children we tried 111 . King s New Discovery mid at the end of two oa>s the cough entirely tell them. We will not be without it hereafter, as our experience prov, > t hat it cures where all other reineuie- tell.'•-Signed l-\ W. Stevens, State l oin. A hy not give this great medicine a tnul, as it is guaranteed mid trial bottles arc free at Albert Allen's Drug Store. Hogular size 50c, anil $l.uo.
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Nothing Strange. Mimics * a, 2,329, receiving $3?.’,2 rt 5.
Intelligent people, who resliie the impor- The average number of pensioners in tant part the blood holds in keeping the body each congressional district in the United I in a normal condition, And nothing strange States is 2,711, and the average aninnnt in the number of dlieases Hood's Sarsapnrl- of pension paid in each congressional I
Ua P able to cure. Sn many troubles result district is *440,888.
from impure blood, the best way to treat ! The pensioners in the state of Indiana them is through the! blood. Hood's 8arsap- art! receiving annual-average pensions j arilla vitalizes the blood. j equal to $169.87. In Ohio it is $168.25, j
i in Iowa $162.10, in Illinois $160.34, Min-
Hood's Pills cure constipation by restoring ne.sota $139,81, \\ i.SCOUsiM $158.60, Penuperlstaltic action of the alimentary canal, * ^
Nearly a million and a half dollars : main unclaimed in the New York savin
banks.
Jf JFtt / Do (i\ Much fot 1,.u, Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving, 111. writes tl he had a Severe Kidney trouble for ma years, with severe pains in his back and al that his bladder was atl'i cted. He tried ma so called Kidney cures hut w ithout any go result, Ahoul a year ago he began use Electric B Hers and found relief at om r e n r .r < i r/pecinlly adapted to cu of all Kidney and Liver trouble) and oft gives almost instant relief. One trial w prove oer statement. Price only Me I arge bottle. At Albert Allen’s Drugstore Chiuaren Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria.