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Show STUDIES ASTRONOMICAL. How a Western Youth Combined Sentiment Senti-ment ami Science Successfully. It was at Spirit lake, at the very limit of tho pier. Thoy wore all ulouo. There was no moon, but tho stars were big aud bright, and so full of self conceit that they looked at themselves in tho water and winked. Far out a boat slid noiselessly along. In a nearer boat a fair tenor voice carelessly half hummed, half sang a common lovo song. From tho hotel came now and then the twang of tho strings of tho orchestra of mandolins. man-dolins. Ou such a night as this did Dido stnud upon the wild sea bonk ami wave her love to come ngniu to Carthage. On such a night as this did Jessica hut a truco to tho . bardl It was tlio sort of night on which a man could make love to his own wife! and those two, Edotiard and Alicia, had not yet. besj token their tender vows. "Do you know anything about the stars!" Inquired Edouard, in a voice like the murmur mur-mur of tlio wiud in summer trees. "A little," unswered Alicia, tenderly, "I kuow some of tho constellations th Great Boar tho" "Yes," interrupted Edouard, "I know all about tho big bear and 1 can find the North star; but right over there is a group. Do you know tito name of thatj" And Edouard throw his arm across Alicia's shoulder and pointed to a cluster of shining worlds in the oust. Alicia leaned toward him. "I don't know what that is," sho breathed, as one who did not care. "Aud there is another constellation just over our heads!" Edouard passed his arm around her neck, aud placing his hand under bor chin so tilted it that it would bo easy for bor to seo. And then to Alicia's eyes the heavens became one grand carnival of constellations. con-stellations. Shooting stars chased each other athwart tho Armament, comets played riotous riot-ous games among the planets, and finally thero came a soft aud radiant blur which hid them all. Edouard had kissed Alicia. Seattle Tost-Intelligeucer. |