Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 27, Number 7, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 August 1896 — Page 3

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Ball, gnwfnl tact, that to BO fool denial charm to tame the wild and cheat tfee And wttbcmt lying reap* the gain of lie*I Thatconrtemii ever kills without a blow, And With a yw OODWTW to act a ao, And can oorapr«a» a volume into "Ob!"

That wins by losing and by aervmg reign* By silence argues, and by giving gains That throws its stones, yet saves Its window panes That looks like porcelain when 'tis made of delft.

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And, pilfering by its very.stonn of pelf, Tricka all the world—yen, even tricks itself. ~Detrr.it Free Press.

AX ARMY GIRLi

As she entered the room at the general's soirees, smiling, fresh, her lovely shoulders bare, a murmur of udmiration vent tip from the groups of officers crowded into the doorways. She was followed by her mother, a little overdressed, as la uKual with women who have always lived in the provinces, who shook her white curls with pnde as if to say, "This is my daughter." Next came the colonel of the One Hundred and Twenty-third, plea3ant, modest, intent on keeping off the trains of the ladies.

Scarcely was the girl seated when a J' platoon of lieutenants and captains in their dress uniforms, with mustaches brown and blond,, eyes modest or bold, 3e an assault upon her list of dances.

There in the dazzling light, to the sound of sweet music, she danced, light and graceful.

All were eager to please her. Her desires were commands, her caprices laws. A colonel's daughter! Well they knew that when the lists for promotion were made out a careless eulogy fopm her, as, "Ah! Lieutenant So-and%o such a charming officer and' dplightful waltzer!" might cjebide a career. So she maneuvered thwpe as at the drill with her soft tones.

She was jnst 22 and her life had been all galu days, traveling over Franco with the garrison, with banners flying and bugles sounding. Her mother began to grow impatient she wanted her daughter to marry. But between the girl and her admirers a formidable bai rier arose upon which was written the inexorable word, "Portionless." And the officers flirted, laughed, danced, but never seemed to think of marriage,,

To please the colonel's daughter for tho sake of present enjoyment was well enough. To carry matters as far as marriage was another song whoso air not oue of them seemed disposed to learn—at least not one who was received with favor. For about a year the girl had had a timid, shrinking admirer whom she openly ridiculed after the fashion of coquet tea.

This lover was a large boyish follow with a red mustache and blue eyes, a native of Lorraine and educated at the St. Maxent school. He had joined the army at the age of 18, hud been wounded at the battle of Couluiiers and wore a medal. The other officers looked u^on him as an inferior because he had not been trained at St. Orr. Of peasant parentage, he was robost and sturdy little inclined to talk, though well informed. Brilliant on tho field, he felt out of his element In a drawiug room. Ho scarcely knew how to dance. The fear of uppeuritig impolite had once induced him to ask the young lady for a dance. But he had so mixed up the figures of the cotillon by his laok of skill that he never attempted it a second time. He would more willingly have faced a battery in action than all those mocking smiles.

Hidden in window recess, for hours he watclud his adored one waltzing with vivacity aud grace. His eyes followed the small head through tho whirling throng aud caressed the beautiful white shoulders. Sometimes he was bold enough to approach the mother and engage in conversation. This was the extent of his advances.

With feelings of bitter envy he saw his comrades hoveriug around the girl, each trying his best to secure favor. He said to himself: "Some day I shall hear that she i* to marry some of these fa vored ones. Then dl will be over." In the desolate silence of his chamber he gave up to his deapair. He tried to rea son with himself. How foolish he was to even think of this spoiled child of fortuue, suited only to luxurious surroundings. She was not intended for a poor officer.

But in spite of himself his thoughts flew toward her. Ho saw her in his dreams smiling and whirling in the dance, She seemed to beckon to him with irritating coquetry. Ho thought: "Who knows? She might accept me I" At the thought his heart beat so fast that he waa nearly stifled.

At last bo could contain himself no longer. His life became unendurable. He went to tho major, who had always taken an interest in him, and begged hitn to sound the colonel on the subject of marriage with his daughter without making a Formal proposal. He passed that day on the borders of the Swiss lake itt the garden of Versailles watching the carp jump In the sun, and the future looked very dark before him.

That evening the major took him aside and said briefly: "1 have seen the colonel. He was courtesy itself and here is his answer: 'Your protege ha* not a ceut. My daughter has no dowry. It would be to unite hunger and thirst' He was right. For get the young lady. If you feel disappointed. console yourself with studying military tactics.M

The lieutenant thanked .him, but he did not try to ctvnfole him As officers were needed to go to Tocsin he offered his eervioes The .owing week he embarked at Brest And while with a bursting heart be was borne awajr fro«n France cm the heaving wave# of a stormy sea, the yoang girl, happy ami though tie**, danced in the bright light, careless of all bat her joy. fc

Two years had passed away. The general still gave brilliant fete* at his elegant home, bat the young girl wine

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had formerly turned all heads was teen there no more. The oolonel of the (tee Hundred and Twenty-third had died suddenly just as he was about to receive his stars. A monotonous life had succeeded the gay one led by his wife and daughter. All the brilliant officers who had hovered around had disappeared with the pleasure and gayety. The new colonel also had a wife and daughter these new rulers reoeived all the attention, while for the old ones was reserved the distant bow in the streets, then the sudden passing on.

The widow and her daughter ex changed a bitter smile on these ooca sions as they continued, their walk. They went into the park to enjoy the sunshine of a fine autumn which gilded the marble statues and the turning leaves of the great horse chestnuts. They sat down and, listening to the mil itary band, seemed to see agleam of their lost happiness. It seemed to them as if nothing had changed and as if they might hear behind them at any moment the colonel's voice saying: "Good after noon, ladies. Today the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth is giving the con oert Its music does not equal ours, "f

But the Hhouts of children playing on the grass near by were the only sound they heard. The mother, with a sigh, tried to read the paper through glasses dimmed by tears, while the daughter oast a longing glance toward her former admirers, who scarcely knew her now. She was nearly 25, but her face, refined by sorrow, was more beautiful than ever. She was like a flower refreshed and purified by a storm. She had lost all that had made her so capricious and disquieting. Grave and sweet, she seemed to be doing penance for her past

Onellay she saw anew face among the offlcors Tjvho promenaded past, smok ing, chatting and laughing. In a moment 'the was transported to the gen eraTs ballroom and she saw again her timid lover motionless in a corner, devouring her With his eyes. "Mamma, there is the lieutenant!' He saw her, too, for he grew pale and with kepi in hand came up to her. The widow hastily folded her paper and, pointing to a vacant chair, said with a kindly smile: "Ah, is that you, lieutenant? What along time since we have met! We are truly glad to see you. But pardon me I called you lieutenant, but I see you have a third stripe on your sleeve."

Then, blushing, he related how at the end of a six months' campaign he had been promoted to a captaincy after the affair of Nom-Dimh. After that he had been shut up in Tuyen-Quan with his commander. This terrible siege lasted five weeks and they had to constantly beat back tho furious Chinese, whose living waves dashed against the walls of the ruined fortress. He had been wounded tho last day in a supreme ef fort then from afar above the Olamoi of the yellow hordes he had heard the bugler of the French sounding a deliverance. Oh, the joy of that moment! He saw the enemy flee, the tricolor appear then he sank down without regret

His condition appeared so serious that he was sent back decorated with the cross. During the voyago he had rapidly recovered, aud on his arrival he found that he had been recommended for promotion to the rank of major. The ladies listened in silence. The mother, with her knowledge of the profession, knew that he was ten years in advance of his former comrades. The daughter looked closely at tho young officer and found him scarcely recognizable his pallor gave him a decidedly distinguished air. Was it possible they had ever disdained this brave soldier who, paying for his honors with his blood, had returned to an assured future?

He, too, looked critically at the girl Oould the serious, reflective woman before him bo the frivolous, caprioious girl he had once known? She was a thousand times more attractive to him in her new guise. She was all he had ever dreamed of and he was filled with a wild delight Their eyes met, and his were filled with such adoration that the girl's lids drooped in embarrassment When evening came, the women arose, and the officer accompanied them to their home. They mot regularly in the park on the days that followed. The mother read the papers and the young people talked. As autumn advanced and the yellow leaves covered the walks it was too chilly to sit, so they promenaded up and down the deserted park, happy in each other's company.

December passed in an intimacy daily growiug more tender. Still at times the captain seemed to be nervous and worried. One day, losing his usual self con trol, he pressed the girl's arm which was passed through his, and the expres •ion of his eyes made her believe that he was about to declare his lov& He was silent, however, and fell into gloomy meditation.

HisAgiration increased as the new year approached. He made frequsnt trips to Paris and neglected the ladies. They feared they had been deceived as to his intentions, and poald cot account for his behavior.

At 6 o'clock-on the evening of Dec. 81 the widow sat reading the papers which contained a list of the promotions in the army. Suddenly she exclaimed: "Here is his name. He has been promoted!"

At the same moment harried footsteps were heard in the halL The do#r was thrown open and the one so long expected entered the room. He smiled, flushed with pleasure. Ho paused before the two women. The widow said, extending her hand: "My dear boy! So this TO what wartied yoa -.r

He replied with loving pride: "Mademoiselle, I have a future now to offer you. I love you. Will you be my wife?"

She grew pale at her first refusal then, thinking erf all this brave boy hod done to deserve hapttinent, die went close to him. laid her Stead on his shoulder, and with her lips pressed against the roagh galloon so valiantly earned *he wept far joy.— Prom the French For Short Storioa

FOE LITTLE POLKS.

CHARLIE'S GEOGRAPHY.

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He Chit It Spoiled and Whipping mm Well.

Charlie had needed a geography for some time. One night bis father came home from the store with a package neatly tied up in 'white paper. He gave it to Charlie, who fonnd it was his long looked for geography.

He was fond of his studies, and was delighted with its clean pages and bright pictures. Although he had seen the other boys' 6ooks often enough, his seemed as new to him as if he had never seen a geography before. He learned his lessons for the next day, and then went to bed, thinking how much cleaner his book would be than the other boys.

The next morning after doing bis chores around the bouse be started for scbooL On the way he had to pass Mr. Simmons' orchard. A fine branch of a tree hung over the fenoe, and the apples on it looked very tempting. Although he had brcnght some apples from home, he decided to take some from this tree.

He laid hit* books on the ground, and climbed on the fenoe. Then he saw another tree a little way off that bad larger apples on it. He got down and filled his pockets from it

Wh3n he got back to the road again, he looked for his books. What do yon think? There was Tom Saunders' goat making a meal of his geography! He was tearing out the handsome'maps and munching -them as if he thought they were

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leccons. During his riding he has re m! few falls and has much confidence in his ability so much so that at timos he is of the opinion the right of way, and sometimos the left as well, is hi? exclusively. Ho yields a little of thf road, however, when necessary. Mostei Anson requires little attention in hi rides, save being guarded occasionally from taking unseemly risks. He mount* and dismounts like a veteran and has discarded skirts for knickerbockers in order to be unrestrained in so doing. Chicago Times-Herald.

Spain** Boy King.

The little king of Spain, Alfonso XIII, has jnst instituted the first Arbor day in, his kingdom. Like the forests of our own oountry, those of Spain are being too rapidly used up, and the neoessity for making up the loss of trees was seen. Recently the young king went a few miles out of Madrid and planted a tree, and afterward 2,000 saplings were planted by as many school children of the Spanish capital. Medals were distributed among them bearing the in scription, "First Arbor Day Instituted In the Reign of Alfonso XIII, 1896." These tree planting festivals are to be held yearly in different places. The mother of the boy king, the queen regent, Maria Christina, is a very progressive and intelligent woman, and usee her influence and authority on the side of every good thing for Spain's prosperity that she can. She never forgets that, though her son is only a little boy. he is also a future king, and she tries to make him feel the responsibility which that position brings to him. Since Alfonso passed his tenth birthday last May he has had a separate establishment, though he still lives under the same roof with his mother and sisters. —New York Time*

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Tate two other pieces of whisk straw and bend them in tbe shape of a letter V. By placing these two pieces on tbe first piece, with tbe appear parts facing each other, and holding the fingers still. the two straws will be seen to approach

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A little 4-year-old occupied an upper berth in the sleeping car. Awakening oooe In the middle at the night, his mother asked hiza if he knew where be was. "Toorse I do," he replied. "I'm ia the top drawee."—Youth Oca*

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ored vegetable. Charlie made a rnsh to save what he oould of his book. Billy did not want to lose his paper breakfast so when Charlie stopped for the book Billy doubled up and butted him over. Then, as he attempted to rise, over he went again, spilling his apples as he fell

Mr. Simmons, hearing his cries at last, came and coaxed Billy away. Alas, the new geography was spoiled! Mr. Simmons 'irgave him for taking the apples when be saw how bad he felt about the book. But his father had some important business with him in the wood sLod that night, which he never forgot—Our Little Men and Women.'

Another Wee Rider.

Master Anson Clark is 2 years and 10 months old and rides a bicycla The boy is not .i scorcher and has no aspirations to become a racing prodigy. If he had, his father, Dr. Percy L. Clark, superintendent for Morgan & Wright, would probably change the young man mount to a hand propelled perambulator, in charge of a trusty nurse. He learned to control his wheel after a few ?.

Thm All Ittnadtag Shirt Watt. There is a law of compensation, and it will be fulfilled some day to the man who hates the sight of a woman in a shirt waist, if the thing that is always promising comes to pass at last and her skirt and shirt waist actually part company. It is true that shirt waists are not particularly pretty exoept on pretty girls, but there is really no sense in their making every woman a scarecrow. Here is an invariable rule for adjusting a shirt waist suit, and neatness Will be the actual result Draw the waist down in front to a oomfortable tightness and pin to the oorset with a belt pin. Draw it down the same way in the back and fasten at the belt line to the oorset string with a tiny safety pin. Put on the skirt having a band that is a tight fit No other band ought to be put on a dress. Put the hand under the skirt and pull the waist down evenly all around, then lift the band in the back a 1 .ttle and with a long belt pin fasten to the oorset string and the waist as welL Stick a belt pin through skirt and waist on each side, then put on your belt and be happy, because yen will not lose your skirt—Washington St**

Dry Shampoo.

Apropos, the "dry shampoo" is a luxury which cne may indulge in by a system of reciprocity that is, a sister can furnish this delight for another, with a promise to do the same office for her. This sort of weather is the time for very moist shampoo, and that once week. But' or the woman who does not perspire freely about the head and whe is fond of ^ling cosseted, let her take down her luxuriant tresses, which are so hard to dry after washing, and shake them loosely over her shoulders. Th head should- now be well manipulated with the fingers, taking care that the finger nails do not scratch the ligli scarf skin, for this promotes dandruff. The pads at the end of the fingers arc excellent for a sort of massage. Bru«h the hair thoroughly r»l over, in and out, in' this parting and out that, with a stiff 6rusb winch will remove all dust or foreign matter that may collect. If tonic is required, it may now be rubbed in, the hair gently oombed out of a tr possible snarls and the ends clipped or burned off. By this time you will be in a delicious drowse.—Exchange.

To Deprive Women of Earned Honor.

The list of signatures to the memori als addressed to the vice chancellor against the proposal to admit women to membership of the University of Cambridge has been printed and circulated among the members of the electoral roll. The memorial A is as follows: "We, the undersigned members of the senate, earnestly deprecate the admission of women to membership of thf university or to any of the degrees conferred on members of the university."

The second memorial, B, states that the signatories, members of the senate, arc prepared to support a proposal for conferring some title which does not imply membership of the university on women who, having satisfied the requirements of the university, have already passed or shall hereafter pass a Sripos examination.

Signatures have been reoeived of 3,237 members of the senate to memorial A, 1,092 to memorial B, 1,869 to memorials A and B, 1,124.—London Times^,- s,-

Pretty Cfreen and White LaxMneoa,

There was a wise woman who gave a luncheon the other day—a green and white luncheon. She did not boast possession of green and white embroidered linen, so she used real asparagus fern instead. Asparagus fern is more delicate than maidenhair and as hardy for lunoh'*on purposes as the ordinary rook fern. The wise woman tacked it close to the ?dgo of her white linen oenter cloth. On bach of her white doilies she fastened a piece by invisible stitches, and the effect through clear glass finger bowls was charming. Just inside the line where the plates were to lie she laid a border of vine along the tablecloth. Then she filled a big glass punch bowl with asparagus fen\ and starry white narcissus blossoms and was voted an artist by her guests.—Chicago Tribune.

Splashers.

Splashers ore useful, but rarely ornamental, furnishings. In a certain som mer home, however, the clever mistress has made her most decorative effects with these affairs. Above each toilet stand hangs a slender brass tod, on which is shirred rather fall a sweep of dotted muslin or scrim curtain. The drapery falls to the floor and extends oat beyond the stand sufficiently far to form a background for the jar. The pole is suspended by a picture wire from a decorative brass nail or in some of the rooms from the picture molding, and the airy effect of these splasher curtains is quite a feature of the home. They are easily laundered and are put on sufficiently full to afford ample protection.

A Tribal* to Wife.

In his address at his reoent jubilee, Lord Kelvin paid the following tribute to his wife: "Professor Story has said well that I owe a great deal to Lady Kelvin, hut he does not know how moch I owe. No person in tbe world except myself knows how moch of any re-

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