Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 38, Number 14, Jasper, Dubois County, 13 December 1895 — Page 3
WEEKLY COURIER. O. DOANK, rubllHhor. JASI'KR. - ' INDIANA.
THE AFTERGLOW. When behind the far-off motintulua MmU tho mm to nlKlitly rust, tIu ij the clouds- tliut veilid Ita trli;htne3ii Idly Ui ahm tho west: I'm !i one tipped with rony splendor, 'which the noor tlihs never knew, Ami the af teridow ho tender. UKhta afar tho tlomu of blue. When life's woes, and cares, and blcsslnira Human hearts have known and boiu Till th' years that uro behind them jcuniber more than those before, If tlieso Jives ntufull and rounded, Ah a fhrhtlan's lifo chould be. jiwl tht fniitH of God's own nplrit Deck tho uutmnn-ttntcd tree, thero not bo Joy and j;la(!no?3 vouth and manhood never know? jvacq that puawth understandlng In he heavenly aftorirlow. -Clara Itrown lloatt, In Uood HounukecpinK' . MISS WITXEÜOKK'S AXOE.
11V T. W. HAM.
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TJi.i2 I
the nrst
ISS WITT ISMO UK was riving a snmll
garden party at her country home. Thor
was nothing unusual about it except that she was to meet, 11 ths time, the fiance
fi., r.,...Ji!iu.il niece. Maud liuehanan,
a voting huly of beauty and wealth to i Mic-twüiiiiiiftri bad been, for
wiuiiii ....... ... 1 many vcars, a mother. Although Maud's nance ww a eodnt (Count Kanolh.v, n young Frenchman of l'olish ancesiry), there whs but a slight Haltering of the wings of society. For those who were interested in counts h.vlgone nhroad to seek them; and those of Miss A ittemore's set who remained had met counts before and had found them to be like all the rest of mankind, good and "bad mostly bad. There was a large attendance. at the garden party, however. There always was at any function given by Miss Witteiuore. She was un old maid, it is true, but she was the sweetest, mst lovable and youngest old maid in all Christendom. And, besides, there, was ulMiut her the atmosphere of that most interesting thiug,n romance in real life. Indeed. Miss Wittemore, in her day, hii,l been the belle of all America; Khe l,nd been, and tili was, a very rieh woman, and she was of the very innermost social circle of New York. She was an old maid. Yes, she laughingly acknowledged the fact herself. Hut
her friends considered ner sueii moie because they thought she would eventually become a prim, old, unmarried v oninn thMi because she was really so verv old. No one could have criticised the pink of her complexion, the luster of her hair or the brilliancy of her eyes; and her figure, her bearing, her manner were royal. Old Col. Tom Apploton used to declare that she had received an average or a proposal a day for over ten years. And there was probably sonic foundation for the statement. The frank old soldier was alleged to know more about
the rich girls of .New oi k man au me voung club fellows in town put to-, gether. Having no daughter of his own, he ntulntained that he had a right to be father confessor to all of them. Hut it was darkly hinted that the colonel based his statement more on his intmate knowledge of the actioiiK of Iiis friend and boon companion ( hurley Thornton, than on anythingclse. And Cliarley was noted for but one thing--that was his lifelong devotion to Laura "Wittemore. Hut that is part of the romance. The story is short and not so very common. Laura Wittemore, when a young girl, had spent several seasons abroad. During a winter in Paris she
ant! u fortune rt the same time, got curt ".No" for 11 nnswer. And few of them eer had the courage to meet her fallt always excepting Charley Thornton. Iii uns a case of such blind devotion and such courage that even
Irfiura Wittemore respected it; and in time he heenme, not lu r accepted lover, but her tolerated admirer, and he was quite fatistiid with the Äde. IVople :aid it was lK'cause lie was the jxorest of her admirers that she gave him the unusual privilege. It. seemed a trifle cruel. Iii: ime being hopcies. it appeared as if she were making the situation all the more tormenting. Theycai H rolled ou. Miss WitUiinore nccr mentioned the name of her recreant lover, but there was no one who did not believe, who did not know. In fact, that she still believed in him, still loved
him. She was waiting for him to come hack to her. All women have faith in the men they love. Hers wasan unusual example of the faith of a jK-rectly organized woman. In the mcantimcshe changed but slightly. A gray hairorso appeared above her temples, andhhehad occasional lapses into melancholy. During tiiese she was usually ratherdistant to the ever-faithful Thornton. He, naturally, would tc thrown into the depths of despondency on such occasions. Put his friends agreed, to a man , (and even to a woman), that these were
the most hopeful signs he. could desire. And they instilled this idea into him to such an extent that lie look advantage ol one of these melancholy periods and proposed again. It was for the last time. Tlie result was quite the usual one, but more decisive. She said: "1 think you might spare me a repetition of this," ami left the room. And then Thornton, in his turn, gave up all hope. After that Miss Wittemore seemed to interest herself in but one being her
niece. Maud. It was the night of the garden party.
The gathering was interested in mem
tie romance that was culminating that
evening, mainly because rumors of a somewhat disagreeable nature had preceded the arrival of the count. Uut every visiting foreigner, in these fin de mi.i! davs. is reirarded in America
with more or less suspicion; and, by j ... t .1..., ..,. I... 1.wl frmnd frmn !
viriut; ui iii.it v i, iiv - pure sympathy, many admirers and supporters. During his stay in .Ni'W York, before his trip to the country for this gaiden party, he had made no better Tricnd than Charley Thornton. The fact that he was engaged to the niece of Ijiunt Wittemore may have accounted for this. Or Thornton may have been careless and unsophisticated as usual. At any rate they were everywhere togct her -which militated very much in favor of the count. Still re
taining some of the rights of a "friend of the family." even though he had abandoned all pretensions to the hand ol the hostesv, Thornton was at the count's side when he was presented to
Miss Wittemore. lie saw me varying expression of surprise, terror and determination in her face. He, perhaps he alone, heaid luv gasp almost inarticulately: "Paoul!" 1'or the first time in his life he was brilliant enough to divine the truth, and by cleverly
overturning a table loaded with Honors
lie turned silence into contusion, suspense into laughter and climax into anti-climax. Miss Wittemore, leaning upon the arm of the imperturbable Count Knnolky, was enabled toehcajw from the laughing throng, while Maud
"From one of your smart AsoerkaM, sue of your frietk. In fact, Mr, Thornton. 1 utderstasd that he levcs yt. Oh, what a fool he i! Lr, he did everything I sugifcMed. 1 was engaged to your nicer. Tfeat was 11 that was necessary fur him to know. I uufohUl my scheme. I talked mines S:i BrszI. I wanted a jHirtner. He was only tea glad to be of scrvkv to i:w Ha! ha!" "How laueh," fkc mOked. anxiously, "do you expect to gist from Mr. Thornton V" "I hate hi notes," he suüwcrcd, coolly, "for $5,M." "Will you let me have tbac notes ;f I give yon their fall taltK-7" ', "Too Jat. They are beig Bogo!?. Oh. 1 have to be quick. To-morrow I realize on them and to-morrow 1 tail for lirazil "
"Do you know that stach a sum will probably ruin him?" "Perhaps." ho answered. "Hat vfcat do 1 care? He is not the first man I Ism-: mined, and he will not be the ki. Ad you will let ine do it. You will not expose me, or "kcoitrJed menacingly to Maud, who sat engaged in conversation with Mr. Thornton. "llaoul," ssiiä Miss IVhtemoro. suddenly, "if I do not ret eal your true character, if I jKTiuit you to swiiidle skr poor man, who has never harmed yon 01 any one el&e ia the world, will you jrc away and find some way out of this, ja that she will nrrer know?" "1 will," he answered. "Nothing could suit me letter. We, will make 4
compnot, an agreement toswmme. j ob
and 1, who lum been lovers. IIa. Ua- "
is too good! To-iaorrow Count Kanolky will be suddenly called to Hraxil,and tu the way he will disappear. He will washed overboard, quite accidentally 1. is a trick 3 have used before. Mr, Thornton can go toworka.sac:erk,ac Maed will be a tearful but beauiiiu. bride that was to be. She will weai mourning for me, of course. Otherwise you would have totell2icr. Ho;v charming! Is it agreed?" "It is agreed," said MUs Witteiaore. Some ten days after the garden partj Mr. Charles Thornton rat gazing blank lv out of the window of his club. Ht
; already felt uncomfortable, as though
he had no right to be in suen a pia.,
FASHION LETTER, laancaratt at the Winter Snttaa Im Um (UI St Yerk Ccrrt4pt:ac Aa ttwe winter c3son ojni. wittt ita CHstouutrr gayctie in all its cndUsa ptatw. the question of tln-ss demands s jrcial attention, and after the usual opcaiaig f MchaaU and milliners, and tli-: sigritfEaaat society clement ol the great l.r sfeow. which iaauguraies the teaon in the fashionable world, all conjectures and rumors as to styles in frowning are s-ettll Uvond dlsnute
is
attire, with a fasJtie made tangible aa4 cMf incinf by a bet of suerblydressed women, who liicnlav the latest
charms, vagaries and fancies of la mode to their very best advantage. First a4er cor.side ratios are tbe tai-lar-aMde gewns of, twaed. bowette, mixed chcriet i-lcnt. stnooth-sur-faced clotli, and reaaplt wool fabrics of
every description. 1 he majority of these cestunie are this iawn made in the ceat ad skirt styk. tite coats in diese variations, freei the longakirted Kuaian model to the abort, iawtty Freachr jacket, with aar nunlcr of fetching accessories in the way of fancy aattocs. etnbrotdwrcd vests, decorated re vers and picturesque col-
lars ami s 1 e e t c s. Skirts are still full and modera t c I y Karin.titting
the hips closely with full plaits in the back, and beautifu 1 ly hung, in most cases, bat here and tkereoncsces the accumulated fullness
falling away from its proper, moorings in the lack in a most ugly
fashioa. with a decided tendency to droop gently on each skle of the back
breadths. It is evident mat an expert Biodiste is required to make a auccesa f'aaaterial.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY. Mrs. Flora Annie Steel, the Atiploi tsdian novelist, w hile living in Indlaf
1 peat much time and labor oh natlf
Education, and preiuireu several hooka
for umj in the school. It was not until her husband lesiynvd his oflice anil returned to England that Mrs. Steel be
sä to write fiction.
The late. Gustav Freytap in his will
provides that all letters in his ikwscs-
aion 1? returned to the -writers. In his
ttle he used to declaim airainst the Jirae-
tlce of pulilishing dead tropic's letters, ml W directs that nothinL'of his own
be printed of which he bad not author
ized the nubhcation
ftatilitoi. tht- Stianiah novelist, who
is called great even by his contentooraries. is a bachelor of 50, who leads
a very simple and retiring life. He has
w ritten 20 volumes of national epismles, historical romance, and tiny have been
uniformly nonular since the first of
them, "Trafalgar," was published in
1573
A young Swede polng by the name of Cha'rles llavdensen. who has been
employed as a farm hand in the neigh-
t-orhood of Henderson. Ivy., for six v.irs. was discovered recentlv to be a
woman. It was naturally a surprise to
the hundreds of tveople v hohaI worKea
with her so loner and had never bus-
i-eettfd her real sex.
li Huntr Chan is not as fearful of
assassination as other men in his pre-
carious position would le. tie considers his narrow escaoe from death in
Japan the fulfillment of a rirediction
made to him by a Chinese mystery-raon
per years ago that he would dodge death narrowly many times and live to
be over 00 venrs of aee
Mr. Iltiskin sees very few visitors tow. At 11 a. m. and three p. m. he
re-Tiilarlv takes a walk with his at
tendant. Hut even then he is so averse
to the eve of the stranirer that he will
t..rr ftito the first field, or tret over a
hedge if possible when the gate is too
distant, rather than be stared at.
Toncernin r ex-Ouee n Li 1 iu okalan i's
reported purchase of a summer castle
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. lataraatleaal lMoa for I)reea:'jer 11 1H9S David mm Jouattma 1 taaw
1 wi'xi-m. ;
r Awatwaa $mm Peloubet' Kote.
rnnniTiW .TiTrr 1 r that stiel-
..1. -il' - r-T : .V i to nj
Tite MtcTiox iswaaia cmvicto is. ij aau ntiui U n UMt. Ltttrlnnluir at the tlms
David caaaserca Gollataunl coattnutBg taa
itory tor about a year. l'CACX. l) ltortl palsco at Olbwih, lour ntles north of Jerusatem, oaJ S) the atoaa
fcscl (departure) la a uia near uimaa.
It is nmbablc thut Jonathan becam
acquainted with Davidsotue three year tipfi'iri nur lttsson onens. when David,
just secretly anointed "by Satnuel, was
first summoned to court to cnarm away the evil spirit from tho king by hi t-kill in music and song (10: 14-33.) This
acquaintance was of snort uurauon; but when David had shown his uoblo qualities and his lofty faith by his victnre over Goliath, tlcn the soul of
Jonathan was drawn on David. The
two friends mnde a eovunnnt.pf friendship together, perhaps like tho ancient blood covenants, wherein, each friend transfershis blood into the other's veins.
Tin, i-pnr fnllowinir the covenant ox
love with .Tonathun, as well ns the six
succeeding ones, was a year of severe
discipline to David. The nrmy had not
returned from the great, victory ocus. 1.,. 1,.. fall of Oolkith. when Saul'a
jealousy and every evil, selfish passioa
were inflamed by tnc sigiu 01 vu women and maidens, who had gona forth, doubtless in holiday attire, to
meet the victorious solüicrs, "singing the praises of their favorite as they
danced wforc the nurancintr comma, to the music, of tambourines and cymbals." "Saul." they sang, "has slain
his thousands, but David his tens of
thousands." Saul was sometimes troubled with un evil spirit, which
wrought him up to an insane frenzy ol evil passion. He hated David, and tried in various vvava to kill him. Five sepa
rate attacks aro mentioned in chapters IS and 10.
When Saul learned that his dauRh- ... 1
ter Miehal loved the young ncro, no
.used even this love as a means of de
stroying David, requiring him to nut
for he had just realized that be was nol J breadths.
only a ruined man, but wiiliout tae . --V-. . -k mil-. n litrflTi"
IM'rjL'Iirc uvwwa w - 1 ffc . ,
C ount Kanolkv haJ tK-vn aecieeaiany 1 uui aca ure m ; r;"r drownedatM-a The money husyhar j justed the rfect ' extrensely atylisa had with him had undoubtedly been oa I and chic 4 Tt . f -l i Cts vary greatly in leapthtfclawin- ',, . ., - j ter. Thev arc mostly nt .fitting.
v;5iV v ;vX-' wilh pIain MtiD mvlScotct
!.rfWw. ST '
7mi -1
1IK Ot'KNKU Till. NOTK. met a young l'reiichmnn, who, til t hough nntitled, w as of an excellent family and
n lieutenant of engineers 111 lie r renen nrmy. They had loved each other at first sight, and soon became engnyed. She hud returned to America for the Fensen preceding their nuptiuls. He had resigned his commission in the army and becoine an engineeron the I'auama canal. There was a long period of correspondence between them, followed by a period of silence on his part -the conventional precursor of aiiestntngeinent.
One day she received information tnnt he had become an embezzler. A year later the news eanie that he had become n swindler in n South American state. Iiter, through the alleged kindness of friends, she had learned of his continued degradation, until at last she heard of him no more in any way. Tin avernge woman would have speedily forgotten such an experience. Not so with Laura Wittemore. The men who IkHeved that she was like the ordinary itin of weinen (there were ninny auch men) and proposed, with the delightful
oue 01 winnini a
r.uchanan helped the supposedly un
fortunate Thornton to rescue the fiowers. MissWittcmoronnd the count strolled away to a remote corner of the lawn. They had the appearance of being old friends--or old enemies. "So," she said. oieiiing the conversation when they had reached a scat under an old shade tree, "so you have larcd, Unoul, to eonie even to my house and under an assumed name, as the 1: ,f ..... ;.,'"
"Yes." he laughed, with a shrug of his little, hnlf-stooping shoulders, "I have dated. It is but a little trick in the panic. It is nothing. You see it was -.cry convenient to leave France just when I did. I needed money and thought it vv ould bens well to take it from Americans, as from others. And I could not ask a better opportunity than beinginirodiiced as the finnro of yourniece."
"Youdonot mean," gasped MissWitte-
morc, anxiously, "to marry .Maun "Well, not now," he answered. "I did intend to, until I discovered that von were a feature in the game. Then
St became too complicated a matter to
l.other with. AU I want, you unuer stand, is money." Win luivi- unk Mt low n that?"
"Oh," he replied, with a disn green tile
l-.iMrii. "1 have sunk much lower tnan
1I1M In fact. 1 am improving my sit ua
tion daily. As you see, 1 nm the fiance if 11 beautiful and rich young girl. 1
will release her. lint you must help miu return. I want money. 1 have ol- , .. i,..i null. frfim mie of vourset. Yon
understand? 1 must not In' interfere vtbiiiL' shall be known."
"You dare 'to threaten mc, then, with
the exnosure of your own infamy.
"Certain! v. That is a card that nc cr
itiiivi to win with women. Xot knowing
that you were the Miss W ltteniore cl whom Maud spoke so often, 1 did not suppose it would be necessary to use ii Hut it is a card I carry always, when 1 laugh up my sleeve. And it will serve n.vliurpose now very well. You would not cure to have another chapter added to your story, would you? And you certainly would not care to send your niece through the world covered with the same mantle that has been suehr. mortillealSoii to yourself?"
Aticu Witlnniore was silent a moment
and looked wearily at the grass at her
feet, as a blush of shame and disgust spread titer her face. Such was the man, then, to whom she had been true ..II il nu veiiru!
"Monev," she wild, finally, "money, "' . . . . . ,tt
then, is vour only object ; "The only object 1 have in the w orld, be iit'.Mwnrcd.
"Ami from whom do you cxjiect to get
..,.i..i,r-oii.ii iw.autv I the money? , . t , .. t
his txrrsoB and would never be recos--
t-nd. liven tliough Jt were. Thoratoa
would have no claim against the an .
estate. He was vaguely running over
in his mind the few men to whoaa he
,T,5.rt,t mnilv for Mxnc sort of work
.
and winter villa In Italy. Hawaiian Min- j one uuluired Philistines as his dowry, f:istl. at Washington, declarea: v,,.,,,, i". wmibl nerisli in the attempt.
The ex-queen has an income of net mt this turned to David's advantage inoretljaaS5,Kanimally,wlnchwould by maklng'lilm son-in-law to thekinfj. rrr.iu- warrant the extravagance ol Atti-hal at one time saved David's life.
incr STseuxn .vwat.
might apply for nnc sort 01 won. , srcry when a npte w liandrd I to tern. Ittol j uut-llll Uds been a longtime since Mis Laura vv itte- j -m
tdald and fastened with very large and
very kandtome buttons. Jlevers and wide collars arc on every jacket. The sleeves are largely in melon shape, considerably minced ia size from former rampant styles, and on plain walking and traveling: costumes the coat is fin-
iskd merely with machine-stitched and piped straps of the jacket material, matching the
'.stitched anu
piped arrangensentof the melon sleeves. Pretty little cutaway coatee - fer youthful wearers, lined with Jrotcnylafd silk. veb!ou$e vests cf the same silk laid in plaits and tritnad with glittcricg'Khine
t atones, cat stel . and ecstael but-
tons of great
two different residences in southern
Enronc.
Alexander Dumas complains that
he is growing old and disinclined to work ami in-coming fastidious to a dens to what he writes. Moreover,
he hays, and it is a pathetie statement
to come from a man ol m powenui a
.n- r linve nrriietl HOW at ail atTC
when the liest thing a man can no is 10
hold his toiiL'iie
A new question is agitating literary Paris: Will the French academy, foun
tain of honor, disappear when its great
c u7w.u Mia ra
more had done ni tue nonor 10 wxi:- j - ,1. ,
tn him. liut lie Knew at a eance imn ii
was from her. Wouderingly, but bur-
riwllv, he ojtened tne note, itreiateo, very "simply, the fact tkat 3ikw Wittemore had told him never again to ak
her to marry him. as she wished to
square a long account by asxing iura to m.-irrv her. It is unnecessary to say
by putting a household image in his bed iu his place, while he escaped to
the aed prophet feamuei m uarauu.
Here he was placed in tue scnooi 01 the prophets at Naioth, a part of Kamah. Dut Saul learned of his retreat, and ho could no longer remaia
there. David, therefore, appeaicu to heln him. On the next
day was to be held the usual festival of
the new moon trvum. lu:iu; ua:ii-u; and David was expected to bo present, lint. 5t. uns not safe for him to go. Hut
Jonathan at this feast was to malte ex-
tain of honor. lsai.pear vynen its gre. v absence, and
dictionary of the I renen language is 7""; j , Salü fcH; and then completed? As kiehelieu created the lho of f.
acauenty ior tue I'mi1"30 U1 i"v- , - r:.: ..1,,-vl,..i,l,l it nr. mirs 0
ins vu.i. un:nvni.. .. t...-
Orlcln tif th XjoiBg Cap. There is an inouiry as to the origin
of the loving cup from one who attend
ed the last dinnerof JhcCiovercmuHBo kissed the lips of the hospitable tankinl as It eireh-d the loartl. The best
account of it creation come front the
late I-ord Lyons, ltritih ambassador at
Paris. Aeconlingto his narrative King Henry of .Navarre (who waj al-o Henry IV. of France) while hunting lH,'came separated from hi couiianioa. and. filling thirsty, called at a wayside inn for a cup of wine. The srv ing maid, on handing it to him as he sat oa korsel ack. neelecteil to preseat ike handle.
Some wine was spilt over, and hi majesty's white gauntlets were .-oiled. While riding hoaie he bethought him that a two-handled cap would prevent r. recurrence of this, to his majesty had a two-handled cup made at the royal .mil cent it to the inn. In
Jrf i v - ---- f. -
his next vn.it eclli again tor -ine. when, to his astonishment, the maid
(having received instruction from her mistress to W very careful of the king's
cun) presented it to him howiingit Ler-
self bv each of tts nannies, .v ouvc
the happy idea struck the king of a cup with three handle, which was prompt
ly acted ujon, as Ins majesty quarauy Harked: "Surely, out of ihre
i it. . I shall le. able to Si onel
Hence the lorisg vkj. I'fuladeJphis Times.
The oldest written constitutixta Instrument was coHilosed by Sarantl w1h "wrote the imaaerof the govern nicnt" that 3s, made a eonUtatioti foi the .lews when the monaicay watin
auguratek
great deal of rieb deep Koisan blue or j-eaeec blue appear, combined with gokl.fawncolor.otd rose,etc. These handsome 1 4 a es appear also among the tine ladies cloths, crepon and similar fabrics, and, like gray-Woe. and silrcrblue. prote extremely becoming to women t . 1. . I . A f.. ........ - n l,an
that he went immediately to her to tell , drt on the ,fst her of Ida tmverty. Awl it is qmte as ua- , trown silk velvets and furs are
necessary to say that she did not seem . mw.h to decorate pawns mmle of
to 1; at all disapointi at tms con- , tbeM. -complimentary" colors. fession of his. and finally icceeded in t Tu tic;.e a8d the new geranium '
convincing Inm taat sne nau a gvea j . . . tlirfit klwdes nsetl !
deal more money than enough for both i r for col lar I
of them. "i.Truth. &Mfr licinds. stocks
and touches of color o n lace waists ad even i n g toilets. Green, blue, brown and black are the prevailing
colors m i mjiortcd chith gowns, but
hese are
handsomely Tarkfl by real dark shades of plum color s n d dahlia, ami while crcpons htill
hold a high place in favrr, they seem to have bcc.i greatly usurixsd by mooth finished cloths, silk and wool rnnterials. and rough serge effects. Very i-gant and costly toilets show sVirts of finest ladies cloth in colors of t.-f. fawn, vio let, plan, ctcw with bodices of cream 3T cbacot ttia trimmed with pang!ed giiap. the color of the skirt, with a vrry narrow belt, wbolly covered with tlrr giwp. Another tyle shows a skirt ef green ctoth, with a cpinrtr yoke of guipure lace over ecru sa'Jn and trimmed the Sat epaulets with a very narrow roll of brown lur. Hlack .-ir-t ratnu are made extremely ttiB-
aing by vests and rcersof cream. aRtin covered with heavy silk guipure in ce
cd Iget! with chlachilia, wilh a I.I I. .14
rl MBe m frontet a narrow gum on.
rt.nfl villi a iewclcd clasn. Dres
den ailk waists are trimmed with lace, sailor collars and elegant gem-wt but
tons, and worn with Wacx aun ikiivb.
the nntilit-ntioii of the book? I0'
liody in this generation, at any rate, need worry atwut the matter, as the dictionary has not yet gone beyond thu tetter A. HUMOROUS. "WTiy do you suppose they always represent Cupid as a boyV" he asked, "lkcause he never arrives at years of discretion," she replied. Household Words. Logical. Cissie "Isn't it a nuiEance? Mother fays we needn't go :..,,. ......n. i Vinn linlf-tiiniirninfforLTnclt!
luiuitiw.v.iii... r . . ... ... . ..... t . .
ropplewink: nossie "vy ; isnai he more'u half-dead 2" AJly Silier. -I reckon," taid Mrs. Corntossel, "that theie politicians say a good many things they're sorry fur." "Yes," replied her husband, au' a good many more thet they orter be." Washington Star.
Mabel "Ves. he's a nice young
man, but hasn't his nose met with an ac
cident of some sort?
it.'
bridg
signal. Saul missed David,
!an, but hasn't his nose met with an ac- unsecf couhl lea ident of some sort? 1 can't get over atti,e court. Jc ." Amy "Xo vvondcrl It has no j wut Jnto a fi0 ridge." Pittsburgh t'hroniclc-'Telo- : place aml 8hoot i i. ! . . i. . ....
from the feast, and was insanely
angry ut Jonathan for making excuses for him. The verses of the lesson begin with Jonathan's reply to his father. 32. "What hath he done?'' Ho was good, while Saul was bad. S3. "And Saul," In his ungovemed anger, "casta javelin," a small spear, "at him," his own son and heir, for whose sake he wanted to kill David. :U. "So Jonathan nroso from the table in fierce anger:" It was not tho snger of passion, for lie did not try to injure his father, but the anger of indignation, of grief and of wounded lovo and respect. "And did cat no meat: He left the feast, and his feelings were too strong to let him eat. IIS. "Jonathan went out into tho field," where David was hidden behind the rock Ezel, in the country not far from the capital. Gibeah. "At the time appointed w.th David:" As it might not be safe for Jonathan to be seen goinjc iVnvfri'M hidinir-nlaco. they had
agreed upon a signal by whicirDavid,
unseen, could learn tue siaie oi iiuiif
Jonathan was to taue a
field near David's hiding
with bow and arrows
j place and shoot with bow antt arrows aa at a mark, sending the boy after the I It 1... . l.m.l.wl Hi., In it
rrmih-
P " I I . .. 1 1 "
"M.,...in rpmstrki'il .Tohntiv liun- 1 nmrt If he shouted to the lad so
MIIt . ' I - k!es. after he hail absorbed a potash . that the concealed David could ovcr-
louenge which had Ik-ch given hint for his sore throat, "wasn't Ksau an idiot to sell his birthright for a mess of this itufrr Hrooklyn Life. Food for Thought. He pressed n tad ki.-s uiKjn her lips. "How can you." she exclaimed. "Ah, love is blind." he answered. And. when, four hours later, he took his departure, she was still thinking. Detroit Tribune.
-You can see for yourself that these
hear: ''Heboid, the arrows arc tins siue of theo," then it was safe for David to return. Hut if he shouted: "In not the arrow beyond tbec?" then David must haste away. 3S. "Make speed, haste, stay not." These were said to the boy, but meant us an urgent warning to David. 40. "Gave his artillery:" So bowav and arrows and other weapons were
called long before the invention of fire-
. ii v.l.! - v- j ' - " : i ..i.i 'i.,.:.!.!.,....!,.!. I arms.
coous areuiarKtuiuw. ,..,
man, pointing to the altered price mark. . . -- in.. ii, ... . I a .. . i r- rrv ri rfrwrt to haul.
"Thev aniiear tobe all marked tip, re-1 ' y " , . :.V rl l . .... . . ,..t....i ... I "Ifissetl. one another:" As men do ia
plieu tue cusionirr. u, e ... .... , . .
UierogtypUIcs.-ioKerS states-, - - - -
many hi
man.
An Irishman recently visited a den
tist. After he had discoursed tommy
on the subject of hiss sufferings the den
tist mildly interposed: "Do you wish to
I treated'." ".No, begorra," repneu
tr. iVFIvnu: "vou sthop the nam, uu'
OiTl träte ye to anything ye want."
Fun.
The black-bearded pirate, with a
Talk not of
irrief till tliou hast seen the tears of
warlike men. .vns. iiemans. -uaviu. exceeded," "wept violently aloud,""was completely mastered by his grief,' "he
broke down."
42. "The Lord be between me and. thee:" As a w itness and avenger, If we keep not the covenant we have made ol perpetual friendship. "And bctwceH il."ete.: He looked forward to
the time when David, ns king, might be
um U1.1CH.-UU..UVU - i the time when i avui, ns King, migav
knife between his teeth, boaideti tue j tetnptc,i to destroy Jonathan' sons as lassenger ship. -Throw up your .ti, rivals and claimants of the
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fiiUUit:J. nie Mi.-.-! t..,, f lr if .HI1 1C1I1CI1 liüVIU. ilUIl"
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i.n.w.inrrnrer ttiemii smiled leein v. i
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think I did. not less tut
he said gaspingly.
ijuirer.
. Will UUt - - - smiled feebly. ' I tlmn woui,i protect David's children. Lhan an hour ago," j rj-hey never met again, save once, a Cincinnati Un- j vcnr or two later, in the wilderness of I. . - - ...-.11...
1 llfflN " v ra - '
tu hei wl L iXrtt reel rrs.
"Are all these young men anxious
to become surgeonK?" asked the visitor. "Thev are" retilied the lecturer on sur
gery, "nut how can so many expect to j
make a living- "r.asiiy. sir; easny, . . .1 !,.,.(,, .-..r Think' of the
tt ll .1 VV..... ........ w. clTeet of the present bicycle craze." j Chicago Kvening l'ost. i
Plausible. She "Do you know that if postage was put back to three cents we would mi ke money V" Ut "We? WhoT ".Everybody, stupid.
He cause then the merchant would tn:rk their goods down to $1.97 front two dollars. 'instead of $1.0S, nsthe,? d BOwIndinnapoIis Journal
Zlph, when David was pursued by SauL ClvliiK OumrIvc. Wo arc best friends to those to whom we give ourselves. We may give money to those for whom we have but lktle care; our patronage to those for whom wo have no special regard; our lnflnnno.e to those whom we dospiscj but
wc give ourselves only to those whom wo love. It is this gift of self that God wants. II does not aslt for our names simply3, or our money, or patronage, or influence; He wants the individual, the personality, tho heart. This Is ths least that we ought to offer Ulm who prave Himself fee a. United Presby4ffieM j, jj
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