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Show lilt I ,,,, j. tt It i .1 , ., i: it.' louli to jirasi my iuI!''iOik, maclime-stit- i it, as many did, t hi'd art n lcs. I'rc'i'Jit Iv thought 1 heard, a "lignt noi-- e dow tt stairs, like the opening of remained all hut as quiet aftawitidow, own a I to tett it my erward, and went on tranquilly with k. wot my Alter some time I was startled to hear a step, stealthy, but distinctly audible on the landing outside, while under the door apjieared the shadow VINK. t. pre-!i:r.!- dour last Slight, , i, jin in ; 1 I trn.s roiinJ tilt tijlit. Ai. I t nr .v mi.-.In ii, iinpiiKi' e av, Vihi , in li' r Mu Ii nit, .ii "In- - tim'! rut, . Ami t llil me liow tin- livtluiiij liny it of Hit, Ulii llllnst"! mo. Mm d I imagi-natio- - Mi, !ml;ii il me off with At. li d mt. "till rout and hat. clime-clingin- 1 Into the ilmtn; room, and wat lnwn at the tahh mnii'il. Tfn ni'al wan perfect, irthh cut flowrs, The hrcliht warm anil roy. M all a tin hriijtit, aaift Hew the hours. of some one moving. Perhaps Mrs. Brown has return- I ed, was the thought in my mind as sat gazing at the door; but then I turned cold with fear, for the handle turned softly, and a strange man looked iti a young man, with a pallid, by a greasy, leering face, ornamentedon each thievish lookim; twist of hair And ire wore, J! ho cozy! Till'll, after dinner, slue and I -.ini; the old Hong together e to sins Uuia (June by like a feather My heart ,r bnppinem made cart h a Heaven, I And now. at review it, i rm ollei t tivas pant eleven e knew it. A.inoHt in mi I ii side, while a limp cap of on the side of cut was stuck raki.-nl- y his head. I noticed these details mechanically as I sat petrified with surprise and fright, and I also noticed that his low a col dirty neck was w ithout a tie or lar, a shabby frock coat being buttoned up to his chin, and that his dirtier hands sported moie than one ring. This individual, after darting a swift glance around the room, slipped in und locked the door, saying: semi-militar- eat there on the sofa then, Mie iichI ling close beside me, Ve Softly she Hui nithed lnv liuir, and when I kissed her did not i hide me. She fondly piiiche my cheek, and so. Her dimple hand upon it. Mu whispered. Ikirlim;, do yon know need a new spring bonnet?" 1 1 Journal. SFCRFT OF MY FOOTSTOOL Slick! frightened Iopsy-wopsy- , Im not going y dont be to hurt you light of me, pic erof good behavior t I was imit hae Idled ins own a it li rcinor-- e. since through his ct I was rendered powerless to assist oim. He whined, however. "Cant you help me? for me willingly s it was impossible e :o look on while a knew he in tiered sueli anguish as I effort used I every enduring, .be 3iust tied ;u get free, but vainly. He had .ne too lirnilv for that. He took to iickio again, and began to swear Horribly. May I never again hear inch language as I was iorced to .isten to that afternoon. His hands soon swelled, and I saw iellow-creatur- slowly jome drops of blood trickle iown the panes, the rings he wore on his dirty fingers having been forced his flesh. The piercing air, which rushed in freely through the wide apartment, must have greatly 1 know I was 3 gravated his suffering. nearly frozen. And all this time the American dock on the mantelpiece ept ticking od the moments tranquilly, as though to assure me that :ime cou!d not be hurried into a quicker pace by any consideration of human distress. Imagine what two hours in sueli a situation meant for both of us! I think the poor wretch at the window fainted; but the horrible dragging of iis bodv on his poor maimed hands cused him directly. Trembling with ;old and commiseration, I sat watch-,nhim, the tears robing down my cheeks. Oh, why had I refused Teds kind proposal to send Cousin Milly to me? Why had I been so captious about her dear little baby? Better a room full of babies, all doing their worst, than Hut here I swooned, and fell, chair und all, on the rug before the cold grate, the lire having died out long m-!- o g . not a bit ol it! Hut, you brother gave his wok a final as he he I; apthat! for, growle Stop valuable poll'll and then viewed the me, 1 recovered myself a articles approvingly before placing proached little, and gave a good loud scream. case. them in their Quick as thought he had his hand womlittle over look well, "Think they my mouth, holding my chin ami nose in such a manner that I was an? nearly suffocated, then lie gave me a 3wer-ciI think they do, indeed, shake, saying: in unquu ilied admiration, for Ted If you do that again, Ill pay you was a capital workman, and had out, you little fool! There she is gosince. mended the pretty trinkets very skill' ing to be nice and quiet now, I aint Just on the hour of three I became calls A she? picter of good behavior, conscious of a dull thud below, which fully. I am sure Mr. Hailey will be her! I knew to be a knock at the street pleased. Tlio owner herself would be Talking thus, lie gagged me dexterI door. listening, blit rather lay w she damaged ously with some of my work which, wonderinglayvaguely what would happen puzzled to detect here however, was pleasanter than his hand next than taking any interest in things them. band! on my of this life, from which I seemed in a ugh, that ugly Ted smiled, then, as lie did not in- mouth, and then gritnv producing some cord manner to have floated away. tend to take them back to the shop from his pocket, and in a minute or After a moment I heard steps ploduntil the return of his employer, which two I wa: poor feeble thing bound ding up stairs, and a loud cheery voice, and foot in my chair. would not he till the morrow, he de- hand which I recognized as that of our old He grinned at me as he remarked: Mr. Joy, the carpenter, called friend, posited both the jeweled bracelets in Now, you know, ducky, I wouldnt out: . his customary proof have served you so if youd have the home! at llilloa! Anyboify safe, as lie jokingly called a small, sense to keep quiet. I never could room door, he knockour to Coming bear to be rough to tho ladies never! strong, square box which he had fitted Hut time d, and turned the handle, but of is short, ami you might have course found it locked. Being unable with luck and key, padded inside and been so it to hard persuade; perhaps to speak, I yet tried to groan, and out, and covered withchintz to match is the best way. after all. made some inarticulate noises, but I While speaking thus, the llippant our sofa. He made use of this as a hope the old man heard rascal kept running his eyes around could hardly footstool, saying that he was somewhat deaf. As as them, our neat little room. I read disdain persons would be the less likely to ex- in his glance, and at that moment a for my companion in misfortune, one amine it; and many a jest ho had suspicion darted into my mind that would suppose lie would gladly have hailed a prison as an escape from such about his placing gems under my feet, he had come with the object of steala plight as he was in, and so, r.o doubt, of some work the Neds perhaps and about me beinga small person with ing he would, only lie had no choice at unbracelets which then were that moment, h ha lug gone olf again a high wind, for I sej. my foot upon jeweled der my feet. With this thought there in a heavy swoon. gold, and the like nonsense. Hear old earn e to me a firm resolve to save my I heard thecarpehtergo down stairs, if I such his a fed! le was so clever at' loss, trade, brother possibly could; and hopes of relief died away in niv and so trustworthy, that ho had al- ay, even though I had to endure tortbreast. Oh, Joy, Joy, why diel you ure's, I would not speak. I set my ways more work flian lie could get teeth hard and watched the man. llis come to mock me thus? Two more before Ted will be hours through, lie was very fond of mowandering glances soon reverted to me. heme! probably Shall be alive by then? My llis poor little crippled sister would Look here, dear, if I loosen this bound anti aching limbs were on the never allow me to sit too long at my cloth a Lit, and you take breath, will rack of pain; I lay and sobbed miserspeak to me nicely? Only dont needle, and shared with me in every you scream again. It makes me quite ably. Hut hark! A shout from tho possible way the little duties nece- nervous to hear you scream, and cant back garden! What the dickens is all this? ssitated by our humble menage; so he do no good. How well 1 knew that, I heard the voice of Joy. Again in in back a I room a street! and jogged along very peaceably. We quiet It that the carpenter, on appeared Tlieie, aint it much more comfortlodged in two rooms in a quiet street able? our room door and finding it trying Tell me thecloth. loosening concluded we were all out, on tbe outskirts of Bridgepool. Our now, popsy, your brothers got some fastened, but went around to the back of the landlady was a kindly old body who valuables here, aint he? bouse to have a look at the winder bad known our parents long before I shook my head. which either Ted or I found ourselves on this brother had sent him to he so but Oh, has, you neednt jog mend my of course not expecting to find world's stage. noodle like that. Hotter tell me your . He Having put away the bracelets safe- where hes put them. It will save lots it converted into a ly, my brother next packed up three of time, and be more pleasant for had noticed while knocking at tho or four watches he had been busy door, that the parlor wiodow was unyou. rights, and prepart'd to go to Hut I only shook my head the more. fastened, and, thinking it was unsafe the shop in liridgepooi which usually especially as Mrs. Brown was out, lie Did you everseesichstubborness? employed him. I watched him putting muttered the fellow', tying up my had used his privilege as our old friend on his overcoat, for the day was very mouth again. I am afeerd I shall and hers to get through and fasten it before coming up stairs. No doubt cold; but lie seemed slow in his move- have to make you speak directly. Hut the thief ments. and I thought lie was reluctant I never like to be unkind had enteied the house by ladies, to the to leave me alone, for, though I was unless they drive me to it that way. oh, never! It was not long before help came, generally active enough, considering Saying this he began an examination and of one was bad the door was broken open, when my infirmity, my spells of the apartment, proceeding in what, now on me, when, as lie knew, I found as .! our misery was ended. I dare say, be a: would described by suppose, since prisons were first built, there moving about a pain and a difficulty the best style; as professional for some days. It happened, too, anyway, his movements were charac- never was a culprit who walked into that Mrs. Brown our landlady nad terized by extroardinary celerity. jail more meekly than did the one who gone out for the uay a very rare oc- Within a few minutes he had gone to had intended to rob my brother. currence. the bottom of every drawer and box They say the poor fellows hands Can I do anything else tor you be- in the also turned out the will never be right again; amputation and room, fore I go? he asked. be necessary, as erysipelas is setw here Ned slept at night. may No. Ted, dear, thank you. A pretty litter he made of it all! Hut ting in. Well, all I can say is, I freely Make sure; look round and see if ho had not yet discovered the secret forgive him for the suffering, mental everything is put handy for you," of my footstool. and bodily, he caused me. said my brother, placing my crutch a ine what I endured Can Iany one imagI was in bed for a fortnight, but as sat there, s little nenn r. as a eventually got all light again. Dear little Chinese poor joss, Everything, I replied, cheerfully. the cold Ted I am a brick, but that may says of on fear perspiration my be Ins And Ive such alot of work to get while I asked myself; forehead, partiality. Anyhow, my footWhat through. I shall find the afternoon will the fellow do next? stool proved to be a very effective safe, short. He turned round while proceeding 'lo this hour no one knows about it I dont half like your being left with the search and, looking at met but you, Ted anil myself. nlone so long, for may not be back said: before live, said Ted, eyeing me dubiHallo, Poppet, how pale you are Fni tli fill to Ills Trust. ously. Cousin Milly would come round Aint going to faint, are you? Oh! Savannah News. if I Iter. dont for 1 shall want you to W's, and bring her baby, who talk tofaint, Daniel Ileddoek and Mr. Wheeler, me a bit. Ill open the winwould hinder my work sadly. I dont dow both of Putnam, manied sisters. like babies w hen I am busy. (;0 away, air. and give you a mouthful of fresh the war Mr, Wheeler was killed is precious close. This room .During Ted, you dear old fellow! Dont bother He went to the window the window at tbe battle of Griswoldville. On bis .about 1111 I shall be all right. which dear Ted had cautioned me not body was found a letter commending Well, little woman, he said, to touch that morning unfastened the his wife and four children to the care kiss to me; Ill be home as catch and would stooping 1 of Mr. Ileddoek. When the warelosed have letdown the soon as can. And, llessie, lie part; but lie was saved the Mr. Ileddoek was without a dollar. added, pausing in the doorway, be upper trouble, for, the cord being broken, Nevertheless, he took the widow and sure you dont touch the window her 'four children to his home and said dow n, quick as a shot, came the w inThe sash line snapped this w ould have as luck dow, and, it, caught to his wife. W ife, we are childless; morning. I must send a carpenter to his eight tinge! s tight between the up- your sister and her children shall besee to it. You will remember? come our care and share whatever we per and middle frames. I promised that I would, and my Hie and the Mr. Reddoek shock pain must have make in the future. brother departed. I heard him go been dreadful, tlie window-framspent no time ip idleness, but bein clown stairs and shut the street door. a wide and very heavy one. He uttered went to work like a man. At first the unusual quiet ofthe house a then kicked frantically; but he is one of the wealthiest citizens of was rather depressing; but I soon be- all howl, ms was his fortune going far up in came too much engrossed in sewing to hands heldvain. There he stood, with intocounty, the thousands. The four chilin aloft, as nice a caught pay attention to that and stitched t nld have been devised for an dren of his wifes widowed sister are nM1a;S away busily at somethings J was comuseful men and women, all of them pleting for a lady who was kind well provided for. Then he glanced at me, and, the s- -e My softly-padde- l, ( 1 1 ileatli of an Intelligent ami Faithful e Herald: Nigger Jim Thirteenth street polios station a few days ago, after a long and faithful service in the ranks of tiie New York lied in the police force. He was only a dog, but as a guardian of the peace he leaves behind him a record that few can equal and none excel, lie has been attached to the twenty-nintprecinct police staten years, tion for the past and, according to the statement of Schmittberger, has Sergeant never missed a roll cail in that time. He wandered into the station house one evening and at once seemed to consider himself a member of the force. Directly the bell sounded to Jim would head the fall in line, line and march into the presence of his superior officer with a dignity and composure worthy of imitation. If Jim was on patrol when roll time came around he would mount the station-house steps and scratch at the door until it was opened and he was admitted. Then, announcing his presence by a short, quick bark, he would fall in, with tail erect, and await the order to march. When the station-houshad become quiet Jim would curl up by the stove and sleep with a dear conscience of having done his h e duty. One evening a drunk and disorderwas brought in and Doorman ly Dempsey stood by the desk waiting to take him inside. Suddenly be jumped for Dempsey, and, taking him by the throat, was fast choking him to death when Jim sprung to his feet, and, grasping the situation at a glance, reversed things by jumping for the drunken mans throat and seizing it a vise-lik- e grip. Dempsey was released in an almost insensible condition, and the prisoner was locked up. Nigger Jim always, until the last year or two, went on the last tour with either the sergeant or roundsman, and it was during one of these walks through the precinct that he made his reputation as a burglar catcher. Walking one morning, early, past a jewelry store Jims eyes spied a window with a pane of glass removed, and, quick as thought, tie sprang inside through the aperature. The roundsman followed and discovered Jim in a corner carefully watching the burglar he had captured. The man had packed tip a quantity of jewelry, and but for Jims timely suspicion would have escaped with it. He is now serving time for the attempt. With some reporters Jim was very friendly and sociable, but with others he would, growl and bark until they would depart. Some time as Jim was run over by a heavy wagon, his leg receiving serious injury, but it was thought, as lie limped out to roll call regularly, that he would get well, but he became so ill that the services oi Dr. Hass of West Thirteenth street were thought necessary, and lie was called in. The doctor did all in his power to save poor Jim, but. without success. Jim died quietly and peacefully, leaving behind him a name and a record that will long be remembered in the twenty-nintprecinct. lie is sadly mourned by the officers of Capt. Williams command, and the captain and sergeants will unite in having him stuffed and handsomely mounted, to be placed in the back room of the station house. h man-trap- set-tingt- o sofa-bedstea- help-los- 1 ed by-b- y, to-la- e To-da- v -- evil-doo- r. The Russian Prisoner. Brin co Krapotkin in the N'inteenth Century. The man is not beaten; he is not knocked down. No, we are civilized people, and the punished man is merely brought to theeellular quarter, and locked up in a cell. The cell is quite empty; it lias neither bed nor bench. For the night r, mattress is given, and the prisoner must lay his dress outside the cell, at the door. Bread and water are his food. As soon as the bell rings in the morning he is taken to a small covered yard, and there lie must walk. Nothing more; but our refined civilization has learned how to make a torture even of this natural exercise. At a formal slow pace, under the cries of un, deux, the patients must walk all the day long around the building. They walk for twenty minutes: then a rest follows. For ten minutes must sit down immovable, each they of them on his numbered stone, And walk again for twenty minutes; and so on through all the day, as long as the engines of the workshops are running. And the punishment does not last one day or two; it lasts for whole months. It is so cruel that the prisoner implores but one thing; Let me return to the workshops. Well, we shall see that in a fortnight or two, is the usual answer. But the fortnight goes over, and the next one too, and the still continues to walk twelve patient hours every day. Then he revolts, lie begins to cry in bis cell, to insult the warders. Then he becomes a rebel a dreadful qualification for any one who is in the hands oi the brotherhood of ward-er- s and as such he will rot in the cells, and walk throughout his life. If he assaults awarder, he will not bp sent to he will still remain in his cell, and ever walk in the small building. One man a peasant, seeing no issue from this horrible situation, preferred to poison himself rather than live such a life a terrible story which I shall some day tell in New-Caledoni- full. rr j -- I'o-lic- Hog. in When Slmn (),.. i Li "a. The Brooklyn, X. y IToM ing propounded tle " shall our young woiUr (iv jaiJ a to answers from a women Who might be pt mis1 qualified to speak. I leal unlieMtatinslv escort cb from t went to tf.1.1 Won. Tts the right average; ' to speak as rT and' confidanteteach, To1 1i,iB'! man in ! 8n Rebecca Hardin' lavis I iiw. Madeline .J1?00'1 man . the av'-int- t the nec sonably early iiiarria;ton tc that a girl of twenty v!nr.. tamp f to lie able to divine o came to out making any Striou ' rj .till tig!, cyfetone doesnt favor;;tfd ,0. bbe puts thesuitah'ea.ortM to JO. Iltlen ( ampLlj eras her v the divorce docket Lv L no man is lit to marry no woman before T, R' Waslnn says one flower blosv0J.f, did him severe another ill Amina i Dahlgven - tween 0 and L'5 "is tile girls marriage. j? Sti: ' ub!e a EuiiiP iQ ' no two Larg reasons uhTuik whiteni .5 girls troni 18 to 21 promise the happiest unioP true love was the foumU,? man not too old. MarvL clines to fix a limit of aaV girl before marriage sholq" opportunity to see sonurV world and to partake oftL ments of her age, thatshenatenvards be pursued - having been defrauded oft merit of lur youth. Klizd;r body wouldnt have a girl she meets her ideal, and J P Whitney says she should nv she is fitted for married li;V.B f; expressed are all interegiiu' seem to a? roe that the marry anil be wide awake ixv-- fc'DTPt Clrls too. At the same that each and &gm loscilt tLM a. time jer C UM SiUDO every or very competent Icq the matter as very serious deed. advisers rry o' tt Wil Female New wet Affectations York Correspondence I The affectations as pronouneed as iat enri JTS ' p;., Tir h. of womens IPS those of ip each eectiu pun worthnotingthat harshly with the shortcoc: fellows than with the sins j.' ,! tins ru- K of an Opposite gender. Oi notations from which New Yuri; have suffered none has ter? nouneed as Anglomania. T. k age New York eirl bo considered English thank Some td Haim are. eery zq "'' at mimicking the dauglibiu' !s. fa to-da- y Britain. A F square-shouHt- and dashing girl whom Iky know, in speaking of theca' frankly, the other day: Of course you imagine are more intellectual thamve. nced higher mental food. true. Man wants his girl alu ho does bis trousers or his proper girl is English now. sometimes that exercise iff bit too far, and quite a lot ol. 1 ! ' ' t J1 1: iia ta1 certainly growing yellow,knot! theyre in the swim, you cold dip, a raw egg and a had through the park are to resist when one hash-th- eir power. The athletic girl certainlycr re!, rything before her. n, Dress del vocates have had great with making her xvliat she is. k respects she meets their ideals square, sturdy, and loose corsets and short hair, are reading her elaborate.: and her mother throws up nar. dismay. The strain constitute great for a delicate athletic t' she must and will be its English, you know. low-heel- he-i- An Almost Forgotten I often see a dapper man 1Y Th uF hair and mustache and wearing with jacket and a black hat, A to Ma wide brim, running about wit in brokers offices, talking the quota cupants and looking at in Chesterfield lie is a embodiment of politeness a r hi ! word and action. lie lifts y Da'"illr. meeting people and on The man is Edward Pajon,v the pedestrian. Ue BiS thing but a walker. isoneo he to be sure, but a mb persons to be met in , inquiries to find outcentre him to the financial told that it was to bn learned that Weston is ' He l,ves. ably off indeed. and has style up town, i.; !0 liVtfll ftnd steady iiieonie. formed, been buying bo edged class. Bonds lflt tbcf stocks, for the reasonan a more fixed value, aw r.f' , , Stocks and their yielding pfW Jthe, t0 (b are Weston has quite a lotoo new arranging for a and events walking enthusiastic over an tje of dividends, takes, E j g fty hkhiPe gr his success. was a reporter. 116 utmost energy in wor N. Y. Tribune. . s up a |