Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 33, Number 16, Jasper, Dubois County, 2 January 1891 — Page 3
irEEKLY COURIER.
IXDIAXA.
ffi t fiVfS ,K St
FIGHTING FOK A PIG.
Finrt Viotory.
ARIA in tli
spring 1S1I,
the beautiful
harbor of Val-
paraiso, the
chief seaport of
ChilL was the
.ene of several
tirring events.
.1 I.M'Wff "J.' fwrwud Am.
. ...MV - -
Hiirml, on returning from his famous cruise in the Southern seas.
-nrfStothe Chilian seaport before
' i .r... J.ti Inn t-Avmjr to the United
ltnri kls tritt inuM Hut
, n tichiJ wmt trreat vlorv tor
t'-. lU ii-hala chin IrmnwB tA ba
. r .. .1 i - 4ii ...... .
- l-,.,rt tl.A ememv rMMMrtT valuml
...v r -
oter two million dollar. Besides
.,ein' the American whalers f all
iVtolc puninj up for a short time in
fi:h American port his ship, the J. . 1 1 I- Al 1 I J-l.
.ar. Cherub and rhLb. The
. ? . V u-1 a W wVi.1 lrkia-Aail tt'is aha
tie bravest in naval history. Though
Eex was Injured by a squall be-
t battle commenced, and the
; i U . uil'U m MJTT ft m ft n M HCAlilT
fjxor of the British, the American . tift -. -r a . 1
. ... .1 1..... . , .. .
. . . .
man. "ami he dee'
lib.
f , onnnlct. I ll liMH nrtul
r v.n? tho runners from their
t arniapof the ship detitml th
el
.it,
:.a-.lo to ubdu the ame, Itr t .t hexxj fir of th enemy's
lit-.s i impoMible. They crept
m tf-al hundred kejrs of powdr
i'.ify away. Appreciating the
r awaited the ship and its
.is . a. Captain rorter called hk
iv'tt r and gate them liberty to
attempt to swim ashore.
r sic the attempt and succeeded.
::r were drowned.
Kar 01 the baex was nnaily
the seventy-STO prisoners, who
anferrt'd to the docks of the
wa a boy-midshipman who
mnwa t nn n iwa lrtiun
He had been attire in the battle.
saw tnat all was lost he refused
eave tip ship until his eaptain was
iy to tro, I)re?te4 in his height but
tcwirn tinlfarm, the younfr mid
ptran attrarted no little attention
, uv i.umisu aiiors. inere was a
e.v. ir-t ratified look on the youth
Tit wh fh betokened strength of
ra-Trani will. When be stepped
c if :e iti)f the hWi tA that of
I'biv. he cast a linrerinr dance
"tir-r sbip, and seemed to be
farewell of his old friend
' f little Tdlisv&txr " rmr'il
vo.d sailors ott the EnfUsh
m- .wh as it ie was the cap
h 'Murvfcr ' aad Wa w
stir ur,rl,M ib ,8U,mi Moeha. H 11 you him Mp?'' .No, you are n priiUMwr. and so is you; hd the sailor, at which J Kjnil lauirh was set up by the others. The youu midshipman, however, w nH to be robbed u .ultv in. f.'l
uhed up with anKer, and seizin ? th fix with both hands be said sharply; "But we always respect private proprty, and this pi belou to we." The pig in qucttion by this time lieran to feel uncomfortable in the band ef Its two claimant, and its squealing wan renewed, and increased tenfold. 1-be sailor clunjr to his priie. and the midshipmwn kept his bold with equal determination. The plr bad been captured on the inland of Mocha, off the shores of Ara-
ucama. wnen the Bssex was cruisinr in the I'aciile. Kunninr short of provision afu-r learinir the Krasilian coast. Captain 1'oeter had landed at this island while hi men enjoyed an excitinr hunt inland. The island had been inhabited by Spaniard at one Ume. and fat wild
swine were abundant. Amony those captured wan the small wlir. whti-h tu.
sailors named "Murnhr
rewtof the journey the little porker ol the midshipman's had become a rreat farorite, and now that its ownership was in dispute the American, as well
the Knirlish. seamen crowded around the two contestants.
The English sailors were fair
and ready for any kind of sport. Thej enjojed the seen hurely, and saw in il
tuerermsoran excitinr flrht. Oneoi
.cim nwieu out worus ot en eourarement to the disputers. Ther oe of the Pnjrlish sailors cried out: "Ooir, my little Yankee; if you car thrash 'Shorty' you shall have the ply. This decided the matter. The younf midshipman let goof his hold and said "Arreed. I'm ready to fir'nt for Murphy.'" A shout of approval greeted this brave remark. The sailors, ready for a lark, fell back and formed a rinr. On one side; stood the American sailors, whe for the time being forrot the stings ol their recent defeat and shouted and cheered their young champion. On the other side were the Enrlish, equally ex cited over the contest, and though prejudiced in favor of "ijhortv " their wr
man, they could not help admirinr thf
youthful rladiator.
The midshipman was slight in buihj but his muscles were hard and well-knit for oae of his age. His quick, agile
movements indicated an athletic train
ing that would now stand him in good stead. . His opponent was an older man, thick, strong and stocky. Long service in the English nary had hardened his muscles. The battle really seemed all onesided at the beginning; but the American sailors still had confidence in theli champion. They had witnessed some of his bravery in the recent naval con-fliet-
THE S
KCLETON
YEAR.
Of" THE OLD
awiaueias, tie Kite from tae
The twii rot I ellackva la hit twnJs
HI W mm, m st ic the Wthwr twnt; The e'.ock of t mtlW auril, ttMt HMMBCttt ot OOJW. Oh? .visit a at, K host Jy. w 'W ta innwell, But jim tor m mtwieM withhoU thr 1 a 1 1
To telt us lh? U'.a of our !at MMur.t-r nowers. Ourlcvc (f, our Mrd aot, our b!uoBiini' hours. 4 PuM manf fTsot heoes w've tetrated te thei?; Their reallzatloa. eh! wto we ml Axt will yo not tH us is what !UknH The traxmeau wtWKw Jon, altattertd The it we're walktut with tfcee ha been ie
uneven, But. Mi h Ml t4aat, t a Heaven!
The sheave we have garsefed te ceatter atroa!. Dost know that they're s!e in the fttefehMM of Cod?
That evening Mrs. Kajnee mU f her hnslmnd: "(Jeorgs, 1 want to bring little Kutk Hunter hern, put seme deeent elothen on her and Dead be to school this wintr with our children. My heart aches for the poor neglected little thing." Mr. Itarnor arched his eyebrows reprovingly. "You'll be sure to rue philanthropy of that kind, my dear. It's a risky thing to bring a barbarian like her among eivillaed beings. You don't know bow she might injure our owi ehtldren." "I'll look closely nfter nil of them." said Mrs. Kay nor. "Why, the woor littie thine has had no chance to bu any thing but a barbarian. I believe there' plenty of good in he t if some ons would take the trouble to envelop it IteHides, I believe we all couimit a sin when we see children growing up like savages
before our eye and never lift a linger
to save iheui. Our
After tne Inst snoetc of joy wu uvt, Mrs, Ilnynor aeksd Ksfk how she learned of her misfortune. It was easily explained. Mention of the faet that the county had taken charge of Mrs. Itaynor was made in one of the newspapers. A copy ot the paper eon mining this paragraph waa wrapped around an express package and sent to the town in Mlneouri where Ruth lived, and by accident fell into her bands. After reading it she started at onee to find her former benefactress, and never restod until she reaehed the almshouse. "And now, mother," she said, "you are going with his to live, for I am married and have k happy home in which
you shall be loved and eared for as long as you live. I, owe every thing of good that has ever coins to me to your kindness in the past, and I am grateful for a chance to repay you."
Mr.. Itaynor lay quite still, too full of
duty dues not end
with looking after our own." I gratitude and joy to speak, "Well, well, have it your own way," j ".d this is New Year
said Mr. Itarnor, "I. too.
feci sorry
Sttlittt; Ok! depart! year, wt eare aot whether Thy hart be at Behle and fait a tky weather; Go; sink with thy storavt a4 thy tttxxh Mt
recall, Aad kt the eUraat waves sever tlwsta alL 1e Pt and the Future clasp hand over tlwe, Ai 'er thy hea4 surges the turbulent sea; Thiae own iKTvele Jtngers m-.t rlttr wit tb ,ka;lTheelock strikes; the bell toils; Farwlt. oh! rarewelL Mary A. Jleasoa. la Texas S4tUngs.
UPON THE WATERS.
Bread
That Returned on a New
Year's Morning.
The riag was Inally formed, and cer
tain simple rules regulating the fist fight were agreed upon. The two men then threw oS their coats and began the
Le
apron
h.'J.n of his mother's
iV ti 1 .intcered another.
I iMku V S.l ft,
if -irai laugn loitowed these re-
f1'-' -' the boy, without deigning to
l"t HHTJ. StetBd Hrhtlv fmm,
m. I I " - "J -m-mrwmw
:3t of th ship to the deck.
place among the prisoners
awaited further develop
f ae tnriish seamen were act
. . .
7 J lift IMMIAM . u
iivaitte xrom the burn lag vessel
iJBieiKi The maratine. store-
4.
-".i-rooms ana even the can-
Tl j ...
iie name, meanwhile, were
pit out gradually by the Bn
icinr alter lsntbof w
lt - . i . . . ...
'ium toe neia oi the doomed
i1 thrown recklesl7 across to
polthe successful man-of-war.
'stricaa sailors closed their teeth
I a&d llmiul InuiftJ to, -
f 02 cdailict Articles that had
cedear and familiar to thir nm
m .ft - . - "
. wir ionr journey in the South-
- tj now passing before their
G0 it, my
MTTLK YAXKEK.'
" .
1 kize, kovj, a rnizKr u.. .1. . .
i-"e aandi of the enemy. It
sufflcient to cause bitter
r' a anv hi...,
r"7 one
bold
pig waa
of the sailors came up of th lWrl.... .
HVlT Mhi while the sailor
r..u , a io!. voice:
ttS! .1- " WWWMWIir
- EIinfte . 1. f .
hl . :ppe np to the
P'Sf and claimed it (
encounter. For the first two or three rounds there was mo evident advantage on either side. Shorty was the heavier
of the two, and his blows powerful enough to knock his young antagonist
down; but the wily midshipman avoided
them well, and succeeded in getting in
a stroke now and then that fairly stu
pefied the Englishman. Tne fight continued for five or ten minutes with una bated fury.
Then the English sailor began to pud
and blow. His efforts to knock his en
emy down were all abortive, and bii blows were parried so well that he had really punistoel the boy but very little. The spectators cheered and shouted.
"Go it, my little Yankee. Go it,
Shorty. I'll bet on the man that geti
the pig. Give it to me."
The lit;ht was renewed, but the mid
shipman's pugilistic education now began to come to the front, lie parried
every blow of his antagonist with ease,
and Mint in his own blows with unerring accuracy. Several times the En
glishman was nearly knocked off his
feet, but each time his comrades braced
him up, and sent him at it again.
"Dan't give in yL Remember the
pig. Give it to the young Yankee."
The shouts of the sailors were con
fusing, but they served to encourage
the tighter. Finally a well-directed
blow, followed up by two or three oth
ers from the midshipman, settled the question. The Englishman acknowledged that he was whipped, and surrendered the pig to its rightful owner.
The American sailors, prtsonert
though they were, felt that the second
battle of Valparaiso had been fought, and with a cheer that was deafening they joined in a hearty hurrah for their
champion. The young champion, tak
ing the pig under hie arm, acknewb
eJged the cheer, and walked away te hie place among the prisoners.
Thus did Admiral Farragut, the first
a i . it. . an
Americas upon wnom vne ttue oi aumirai was conferred, win his first fist
fight, and partially wipe out thedis
grace of the naval defeat at Valparaiso
5 Hi;X the Hunt
r.f or came into
h.-'fi ,,,,,
uiiiport, iron nobody knows
where, the gene
rnl sentiment of
the town was one
of disapproba
tion. They had
no end of bolster
ous, half-clad,
uncared-for cbil
uren, wio ran wild over even
the most sacred precincts of the) village. These younr
sa vares were no respecters of persons. They whooped and shouted under the very windows f Judge Jones, whose
name usually Inspired fear in the breast
of large or small Ilihporters. Nor did
they stand in awe of ministers of the
Gonpel or show any regard for a church
in truth, they did not know the uses of
a church, beyond the fact that it was a
Jot of fun to throw stones at It while
people were within on Sunday morn
ings. And s for a preacher, wasn't he
a creature whoee long-tailed coat af
forded glorious opportunities for deco
ration which innde laughter for the dec'
orators? These were the base uses to
which the Hunter children put sacred beinrs and build inrs. They did dozens of other thlnrs equally hateful in the
eyes of the respectable portion of the
community; but with all their mischievous instincts their depredations were
never absolutely flagrant and unendur
able.
Uy and oy some of the more charit
able of the town folk began to pity the
toriorn condition of the young savages, particulurly when it became known that their father was a shiftless soul, who loafed three days for every one he
worked, and that their mother had lost
whatever spirit or energy she; had oce possessed and wan now merely endurinr existence until it ended. And as for
poverty, Hillporters had never really
known what it was until the Hunters
enlightened them. ,
One of the few persons who felt sorry to see the little Hunters grow up so
neglected was Mrs. Kaynor, whose
pretty home was not far from their
dreary dwelling. She made the nc
quaintance of all of thum, but had
taken a particular fancy to six-year-old
nuth. a pretty child, with much sweet
new and gentleness in her face and voice. Indeed, to look at Kuth one
could not nilii that she had been
born to neglect, poverty and all the un happy results these two evils breed.
Mrs. llaynor helped the poor ltttle
untaught soul to many an innocent
for the pour little waif; but I hope you
win Hot rue it.
Isext morning Mrs. lUynor went to j j OBW, m0n.
inn limners wj aK ir num. ' vnat!,Min Afra
little, toward j ao OM dy7" asked the apathet-
w; .tirs uunter, a k.ih sat in tuueows rsgs with a dirty bat on her lap, after she had heard Mrs. Haynor's request. "Do as ye like abdut it." said the fond father. "Young uns are most too thick around here." "Well, ye ken take her," said Mrs. Hunter, nodding to Mrs. Kaynor, "an if she don't like it oyer there among your young una she, can come back any day," This was said In tho most independent ami airy fashion, as though there was every possibility that Ruth might not like life in the Kaynor family at all. Mrs. Kaynor smiled as she thanked Mrs. Hunter, and then she took Kuth home with hor. The ehild was overjoyed. Nice clothes and kindness soon developed her selfrespect, and she loved her benefactress as only a young savage can love. She was bright and quick, and learned with surprising rapidity. The winter went by and she still remained at the Kaynor. The summer and another winter, and year after year slipped away and she was still there. At last lluth was twelve years old.
and a very sweet and lovely Kuth she
s morning,'
said Kuth: "Let me kiss you again for a
Happy New Year.
The words of old Nancy's song floated
How sweetly they sou nd-
Kaynor'n ears, cracked and
broken aH was the voice which sang them: " llreatt upon tne waters MM Shall be gathered at ta lan." "Yes, the promise is true," she murmured. "Itshall begathered at the last Mine has returned to me today." Gertrude Garrison, in Texas Sittings.
THE NEW, YEAR.
A Day That lla Itrrn Celebrate! fer OutHrlea liy tlt KHgllah anil KamaH. Charles Dickens, in one of his "sketches," says: ".Next to Christmas day the most pleasant annual epoch in existence is the advent of the New Year There must havebeen some few occurrences in tho past year to which we can look back with a smile of cheerful recollection, if not with a feeling of heartfelt thankfulness. And wo are bound by every rule of justice and equity to rive the New Year credit for being a good one, until ho proves himself unwoithy the confidence wo repose in him." A very wholesome reminder this that it is well to cherish with genuine gratitude
the mercies and cheerful experiences of the year that has flown. Hone is
however were soon to end. One day
her mother came over to tho Itaynors
and told Kuth that they, the Hunters.
were about to move "out West," and she
must go with them. Tears and en
treaties were of no avail. Tho misera
ble. ignorant woman had lone been
jealous of Kuth's afU'ction for Mrs.
Kaynor. and she now declared thatKuth must come home and share the fortunes
of the family. So the poor child went
away with her unlovely family into a
life that was hateful to her. For a time
she wrote frequently to Mrs. Kavnor.
out, as tne years went by letters came less frequently, and at last, after the Kaynors removed to another town, they
ceased to hear from Kuth altogether.
Time moved on and brourht sad
changes to the Kaynor, One by oae
had rrown to be. Her comfort and joy, j naturally so stronr that any coming
,wme is, as the great writer hae said it should be. renerally confided in until
it proves itself unworthy the expect
tions inspired at its approach. A Httl
research reveals tho fact that the cele
bration of Now Year's day and eve dates back for centuries, and the custom of merry-making and exchanging gifts at
that time is a very old one. In En
gianu, a great many years ago, young people used to carry around on New Year's eve what was called the Wassail
Howl, the Aord "wassail" being de rived from the Anglo-Saxon, and mean
ing "be in health." The concoction in
the bowl was made up of ale,
nutmeg. sugar, and roasted
oralis or apples. A briefer de
scription of its contents is spiced ale, and a draught from tho Wassail
Howl was the same as drinking a health,
And in this connection we read: "In
the Monthly Miscellany for December,
HMW, there is an essay on New Year's Gifts, which says that the Romans were great observers of the custom of New
Year's gifts, even when their year con
sisted only of tea months, of thirty-six
days each, and began in March; also,
when January and February were added
by Nuina to the ton others, the calends,
or first of January, was the time when
they made presents." Even Komulus
and Tiberius ordered certain offerings
to be made on New Year's day "as
tokens of good fortune for the coming
year. And 'THenus makes mention of an order of Tiberius, forbidding the
giving or demanding New Year's gifts
unless it were on the oalends (the first
day of each month among the Romans)
of January, at wnich time as well the Senators as tho Knights and other
great men. brought gifts to the Em
peror, and, in bis absence, to the Cap!
tol." The farther back we ro in his
tory the more superstition wo find miced Up with various fixed observance It
is in reality trying to read man rec
ords of old-time customs, so continually
must one run against omens, signs, in
dications of good luok or bad luck, ill fortune or good fortune. Hut tracing
many modern customs, sports and
observances hack, they are found to
be very ancient ones, and to have originated in what would seem an honest desire to produce happiness and to secure good fortune, if possible, for coming time. As the world becomes more enlightened and the bigotry and superstition of past ages melt away in the light of advanced knowledre and
blessed thing
1 that we retain many of the cheerlnr.
pleasant features of the customs of o'.den times. The Wassail Howl, with its too highly-seasoned., contents, is a thing of the past, but the feeling ot good-fellowship It engendered still romains. Gifts are no longer required at an exact time nor relied upon to bring good fortune in their train, nevertheless a disposition to give freely and generously at our winter holidays is one of tho strong impulses of both old and young at the present dav. And
f many a simple gift whose intrinsic j value is almost worth nothing is the one
most nigniy pnzeu oecause oi tne gen-
THK DOOR 0PK.VXD 80FTZ.Y.
the rosy-cheeked children sickened and
died, and Mr. Kaynor soon followed
them. Mrs. Kaynor found herself alone
and penniless, for her husband s affairs were in a bad way, and his property had been selacd by his creditors.
She struggled for a time, but sickness
eventually overpowered her, and, as she
was destitute, sho was taken to the
almshouse.
Here, on New Year's morning she lay.
helpless and sick at heart She put her
thin hand over her eyes to hide the
tears of humiliation which trickled
slowly over her cheeks. Silently she asked herself bow she had sinned that she must be punished thus? Had sha not always given out kindness wher-
Hrnriml wliiiniivFili .-.siiitil' TIo.l
her heart stways been full of pity, il1081 convictions, it Is
mercy ana cnarity, ana her Hands ready
to help the needy? Yet here sha wa
ill, old and a pauper, a recipient of public alms. "It is greater than I can bear." she groaned, as the full force of her humiliation catno upon her.
Somebody began to sing in the next
room, it was poor old Nancy, one of the county's feeble-minded children. In a qua verlng voico sho sung;
"i:read upon the waters east Shall lie gathered at the hwt." Tho words blaaed before tho brain of
Mrs. Kaynor and she repeated them
doubtingly:
"ltraad upon the water ea.t
IijtT.-, . I grace of the naval usieat at Valparaiso J m pif," HM Ue aaUskip-l-CAerga K. Walsh, U Yankee Blade.
HIS J-OXO-TAIMD COAT AFFOKTIKt) OI.O-
Riot'.s urroKTCJniiKs. pleasure and some substantial comforts.
One raw autumn day she met Kuth on
the street In tears"What's the matter, Kuthle?" asked the kind lady, "l-l-I want to go to school and h-have warm clothes like o-o-other little girls.', sobbed Kuth, shivering in her thin and ragged gown. "I-l'm so tired ef being hungry tnd cold." This blunt confession smote Mrs Kaynor to the heart "Don't ery. child, don't ery, I'll see if you can't have sense warns Rothes and xv to school." and she took lUth by the . hand snd led tor kerne.
Shall be gathered at tb last." f uino affection and thouzhtfulncss which
Ah. but it was not true thn promise prompted the offering. In wishing
In these words was not true, it was not ( each other "A Happy New Year" there true. Had she not cast her bread upon Is not always a realization of how much the waters in deeds of kindness, again depends on ourselves in the matter of
and again? Yet hero she was, forsaken. another's happiness. The wish mar
The tears gushed forth anew tears of i bo genuine enough. bHt oach member
such misery as many an eye which has . of the home circle should strive to act known sorrow Is still a stranger to. f in such a way as to promote harmony
Ihe door opened softly. .Somebody and banniness throughout the house.
holt' And In view of the teachings of 'the past and the light and comfort of
the present how bravely and trustingly should the New Year be met Christian
PERSONAL AND LITERARY. A sister-in-law ef one ef the best known and distinguished members ef Parliament kneps a fashionable lodging house in Loudon, where in the majority of the patrons are Americans. Among the unpublished Thackeray manuserits now offered for sule In London are a note-book containing 1,30" fragments of unpublished scrap-book with 400 tracings and sketehIngs. and an album of sketches. Lady Martin (Miss Helen Faucit) In wboe pew lirowning used to sit when visiting the little church at Llanbysilio, Wales, when he spent the autumn of &kf at that place, has had a memorial tablet put on the church with the inscription: "In memory of Robert
lirowning, roet bom 1812, died l&rf), who worshiped in thlsehureh ten weeks In autumn, 1!!. by his friend Helen Faucit Martin." Jo Howard says of Henry Ward lieccher: "I bave keen him hundreds of limes take It's letters from the post-of floe, open thm as he walked along the Mreet continue opening them in houses where he called, and, in other word, attend to his own business. That Mrs. Keecher opened somo of his letters is quite likely, but to say that it was the regular procedure, shedeterminingwhat to answer and what to throw away, is simply silly." A selection from tho correspondence f the late Queen Elisabeth of Prussia, wife of King Frederick Wll'.lam IV., is to be published toward the end of next year. It will tie edited by Empress Frederick. A large collection of the accomplished Queen's letters was made by Emperor Frederick, who intended to publish a numborof them. He had also proposed to write a short biography of his aunt for whose intellectual quailties he had the greatest admiration. The London Literary World says that during one of his recent sailing trips a fire broke out in Mr. It L. Stevenson's cabin, and the horning things were hurriedly carried on deck or flung into 'the sea. Suddenly Mrs. Stevenson saw two of the crew with a burning box which they were about to cast overboard. Furtunately she was In time to save it or all Mr. Stevenson's literary notes for many months past including the greater part of a story being written under contract for 4,000, and much of the history of the island which Is fer the future to be his home, would have been irrecoverably lost
While Evangelist Moody was thundering strong truths into the hearts of his hearers at lluffalo. N. Y., recently, an aged deacon who sat near him on the platform kept interjecting audible and fervent "Aniens" and "Goods." "A man with principle is a man to be admired above many others," roared out Mr. Moody. "That's true," mumbled out the deacon in tones of rapture. The evangelist turned arouud instanter and shouted in his mellow voice: "True, ef course it's true. What do you suppose I'm telling here to-night lies?" The poor little deacon subsided. Dr. Holmes tells in the Atlantic that he has "just cleared the eightbarred gate" and taken a step into a field which few come within sight of and still fewer enter. The genial doctor says women grow old easier than men. and this is a strain from his "De Senectute:" "0, if we could all go out of flower as gracefully, as pleasingly, si we come into blossom! I always think of the morning glory as the loveliest example of a graceful yielding to the inevitable. It is beautiful before Its twisted corolla opens: it is comely
as it folds its petals inward, when its brief hours of perfection are over."
HUMOROUS.
voiee.
Surely,
entered, but Mrs. Kaynor did not re
move her hand from her eyas.
".Mother," said an eager
"Mothur Raynor."
ho could call her mother?
every voice that had a right to address her by that name was hushed in death.
The next instant a pair of arms were
about her, and young lips were kissing her faded ones. "Mother, my true
metbsr, it is I, Kutk Hunter. Speak te
we."
at Work.
Did He Write It? Ie "Have yen road the very complimentary notice of
myself iu this oyanlng's 'Literary Critic,' MIm Cutting,"' Miss a 'Ye I it is very good. Did yew write It?" I Yankee Hlade.
Tommy "Paw, what is pig lead?"
Mr. Figg "There Is no pig led. He has to be tolled." Indianapolis Journal.
Jones (at the fair) "Prettv rirls
at that cigar booth, eh!" Itrown (cyn
ically) "They can't have 'em toe pretty for the kind of cigars they're dispens
ing. "Cincinnati Commercial.
"You shouldn't judge a man by his
clothes," said a seedy man who was hauled up for robbing a tailor shen.
"I am not" said the court "I am judg
ing you by another man's clothes."
Texas Sittings.
The Lover's Prayer. In the KhmmiNg, oh, my darling. When I come thine eyes to jh. Tic the .log up, tie him tlnlitly, Then I'll feel It's safe for me. Exchange. Thoy were roasting chestnuts in the
fire. "I am going to call that big one
by your name." she said. "Why!" asked lie. "Ilecause it seems to be
cracked and won't pop." But he did.
ioston Traveller. A Pity. Husband (at the seashore)
"Well, my dear, how do you feel since
we are here?" "Quite well alreadv."
'What a shame! Here we have gone
and engaged our rooms for four weeks
and you are now well, and we have been
here only three days." Fllegcnde Blat
ter.
A New Brand "You have fish!"
she queried as she looked at the dis
play in the window. "Certainly."
Well, I'll take one." What kind.
ma'am 7 "Ob, It doesn't make very much difference, A leghorn will probably do as well as any." Detroit Free
res. A Timoly Suggestion. Mr. Linger-
aight "I believe, Miss Nora, that in
the profession I was speaking of I could
achieve great results." Miss Nora
'Hut my ditar friend, you have had ne
experience, have you?" Mr. !. "Very
true, but a man never knows what he
can do until he lets himself out" Voice
from the Hallway 'The proper thing
for a man to do when he lets himself out is to make tracks fer home." Boston
Courier. The Ceaseless Coll of Worry. Pon sonby "A load seems to be en vour mind. Popinjay. What's up?" Po'pi'njay "I am disturbed by an article I have just read. The writer proves that In 18 years the earth will be so overpopulated that there will not be enongh food for people te eat" Pensenby "Whysheuld that worry you? You'll be dead by that time." Popinjay "Hut hew a best my great-great-grana ahildren?" Jeweler's Circular.