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Show THE LOVER'S ROSARY Parting of the Ways k Onr ayea archly ! tender, a , tiUC, Our huniugu mum we render And y our tithe to you. On Alien otrnnd we wander. Stung by deeire to mum. Our health and wealth we squander And awdly dream of home: d A Memory of Boyhood. As sea bird from the oesan. You fluttered 10 his suls. He raised you with devotion And Mined your girlish prills, A of sunshine straying Across hie m in try life. A snatch of sons allaying The soul that sighed for strife. i Kh-a- . Gray eyea whoae depths are deeper Than any bubbling That oools the thirstyspring reaper. Where mnes and ivy cling; Dear eyea with rapture gleaming, blushed with shy, pure disdain. Charged with sweet glrllxh dreaming; As atarsblne drenched In rain. But time, who scoffs at lovers. Clave them a little grace. The while shy Spring uncovers Her flushed, wet. amorous face. Your rose leaf face was fairer Than foam from spray. Your beauty's rich and rarer. Than harbinger of Hay. Lore brought them as a token The trophies of the flay. A boyish heart mss bioken And bruistd. and cast sway. He found you blithe, capricious. Your hair as fair ss foam. Wild, candid, and delicious. A aea bird keen to roam. . wind-swe- Hour fast the time went flying. How swiftly aped the hours. Scant shrift for lover's sighing Brief space to garner flowers. The first mad boyish passion Haa tamed Its flerre delight, We loved In frantic faehluu. And part In foolish spite. Tour song was low and sweeter Than birds that sigh for tain. Or musics mournful meter. Or Swinburne's sumptuous strain. You dawned on the beholder Like sunshine 'mid the When wintry blasts sting gloom. raider. Lamenting summer's doom. You came and all was gladness. Your step was like the fawn. Tour buoyance had the sadness. The chaste delight of dawn. You frolicked through the Maytlmo As dream of pure delight. Youth's gulden hours for playtime Like supple fawn in flight. , sa he handed her to a aea With ths words he tore off bis owt. mask. She gazed for an Instant Into his clean-cut- , high-breface and with a graceful motion removed her own mask. The two gazed searchlngly at each other for longer than strict propriety would allow. He saw the most beautiful woman he ever had looked upon, with the white complexion, the lustrous eyes, the long lashes, the full red Ups, the rich coloring and contrasts of the daughter of the South. She saw the strong features, the flash-Irblue eye, the clear complexion, the blonde hair of the true northern gentleman. In A flush suffused her features. an Instant his mind was made, as decisively ss In any butlnets dea'. He threw discretion to the winds. I know rot who you are, hut I would fain have leave to pay you my addresses yea, yet further, 1 who have known you but a few mo icents now and here declare my love. I am no knave or fool, my name No. no; I refuse to hear it," she said, rising and Interrupting him, for 1 cannot make my Identity known, nor ill It be of any use to follow me. I thank you and respect you for your I know ardor and your frankness. that you are a gentleman and knew It when I accosted you. I may say that I am not unworthy of your avowal In any way. It pleased my fancy to see If I could Inspire just such an avowal aa you have made. I have had my emotion, you have bad yours pt Time's up for love and laughter. Soft vows anil bridal hlias, , Remorse must follow after. And chill sweet dinging kiss. You were the daintiest creature That e'er the Bun cat eased, Aa fair aa foam feature But fickle like the rest. Farewell, the dream has vanished As mist melts in the sun. Fond hnylsh hopes are banished. Those golden days are done. They've hail Ihtir share of pleasure. They've dialned the sweets of life, Joy gave them heaping treasure. Of Love's keen teste light. JAMES E. K1XSEI.LA. Registry Dlvislun, Chicago Postoflice. g is" Good-by- Keeping Out of the Heat. I'm afther bidding you good-by- , Molke. It's to Paulina for me. ghure, ft a day workin' on the canal looks like a gold mine besides the $1.20 In Anteriky. Mike But, Pat. do you mind that Panima Is one of the hottest places In the world? It's 120 In the shade most every day. Pat You don't suppose that I'm such a fool as to stay iu the shade all the time, do you? Maga.lue of Fun. Pat Good for 8haky Nerves. "How much Is yer coffee? "Five cents." "How much fer cream In It. "We give you the cream." 'Say. give me a cup of coffee an make it all leader. mam." Cleveland Change Desired. O! you women are forever changing your minds. Mrs. Nagg And, of course, our husbands never do. Mr. Nagg -- Well, you certainly change your minds oftener than your husbands. Mr. Nagg Yes, hut not as often as some of us would like to change our husbands. Mr. Xapg 4 Auricular Proof. No, said the higher critic. 1 cant The Barbers Substitute. arcept the truth of every filing lu the Dibit. Now, there's that story of ltaa-la"What In the world do you want I don't believe that an asa could with a I'houogrnph?" sHRk. do you? Oh. you see, I'm a creature of habHow ran I doubt It now. with the it. I started recently to shave myevidences before me?" replied the self." plain Christian. Catholic Standard "Well?" and Times. But I find I can't concentrate my mind on the Job unless accompanied by s steady flow of horse, baseball and pugilistic talks." . And before Children. What do you think of that." said tho tiresome young father after nar rating a smart suylng of the baby 'Trotty smart, wasn't It?" Y'es." replied the weary listener It reminds me of one of my children lie told mo 'to quit chew irg tho rag tho other day." The Idea! How old Is he?" "Only 16 years. he eonld speak or move she had vanished through the door. He pursued furiously and arrived at the outer entrance just in time to see her jump breathlessly Into an await(Copyright 1SU5 by Dally Story Pub. Co.) ing carriage, well attended by driver Chtrleg Livingston, of Puritan an- can go masked and nobody wllj be and footman In livery, and be driven cestry and New England training and the wiser. rapidly away. rigid business habits and principles Well, of coarse, that happened That was the end of the episode, found himself in New Orleans In mid- which always happened when old but many times as Charles Livingston winter on a mission for his house. Beelzebub gets us to lend an ear for n sits In his home, He was a partner in the house, al- moment. Livingston temporized, hesi- watching his brown-hairewife and though barely thirty, and his head tated and fell. The fall occurred d children at work or play, waa considered not less cool nor his along In the evening and with fatal his mind turns back and he muses exactness he recollected having seen wonderingly. Judgment less steady and conservad asso- n costumer's shop with a sign Open tive than that of hla ciates. His feet carried him un- WITTE LOVED BROOKLYN MAID. Evenings. As to hla character and habits erringly to the place and he selected but why speak of that? He had been a black domino and a mask. Very Russian Peace Envoy Lost His Heart a model youth, as he now was esteem- soon he rolled up to the place at to Little Miss Bawo. ed a model man. By this It Is not which the ball was held. In a cab. haa reached Brooklyn that M. News meant to suggest that he was goody-goodWitte, the Russian peace envoy, whose or anything of that sort. He triumph at Portsmouth did much to was a strong, robust, healthy, normal redeem the czar's prestige, lost his who had been born of good fellow, heart on the trip across the Atlantic stock, with good principles, had been to a very fair little daughter of Brookwell brought up and respected himlyn, according to the New York World. self and the precepts of his parents. M. Witte sailed some weeks ago on the At college he had gone In for athKaiser Wilhelm II. Among his fellow letics, but not for dissipation. When passengers were Carl Bawo of 214 8th he graduated he took up the serious avenue, Brooklyn, and Mr. Bawos fambusiness of life and, of course, found ily. The youngest of this family was a ready opportunity, of which he availMiss Aneita Bawo, a pretty browned himself to the uttermost. So at eyed girl of 4 summers, and It waa thirty he waa well established for with Miss Aneita that the big Russian life so far as business was concerned, diplomat fell in love. and was well along on the road to IIo began to pay attention to the being a rich man. lie was not marwee Brooklynite Immediately after the ried, never having found time to Inship left the Narrows, and one of the dulge In social pleasures, nor to culsights that amused the passengers was tivate the very considerable streak the big bearded representative of the of romance which ran through hla czar and the tiny maiden from Brooknature. lyn romping up and down the deck. busiThrough no fault of hla the The delights of the smoking room had ness he had in hand at New Orleans no charm for M. Witte while Mist dewaa and he dragged fearfully, Aneita was out of her berth. cannot "I make known." my Identity tained there much longer than had c Mr. Bawo, who Is a wealthy been anticipated. Bet it was of suf- and In a trice waa a part of the gay Importer and manufacturer, and ficient Importance to demand hla pres- and brilliant throng. ence. So he found much leisure on For an hour It made him fairly is combining with a pleasure trip his hands and gave more time to dizzy. The masking of the women through Europe the business of 1m sight seeing and pleasure than he seemed to make them more au- spcctlng his factories In Germany, ever had done before. He enjoyed dacious in the display of their stopped at Bremen and there M. Witte and Livingston marveled parted from his little American sweetespecially to go away from haunts of charms old historic greatly at the Ingenuity with which heart. trade and plunge into the His parting gift was a very pretty section of the city, letting his imag- they had contrived to adopt costumes ination run riot with the old houses so as to suggest to the full the grace- jeweled bonbon box, which the little and filling his mind with pictures of ful and alluring lines of their figures. lady will regard aa quite a treasure what might have happened in bygone Some of the skirts were so high and when she grows up. Meanwhile sho necks so low as to make the mask Is quite Inconsolable over the loss of days. He had almost exhausted the the most considerable article of ap- her big playmate. sights, tired of the theater and other parel To tho Now forms of pastime and was beginning It was all very new and very In- Little kicking, ruddling Baby. thing. to chafe at his enfoiced stay, when teresting to the northern business You don't cry yon only sing! nnsi-- . nnd he overheard a conversation one day man, with his strict stubby thinking and cortluit mocks the budding rose. which put a strange Idea Into hla rect life and he was trainingInterested. Mouth Down for Imlr, pcni-blows for hands deeply nil the baby grands" head. For you know Satan finds mis- He was a pillar watch- Anyone couldOf wish leaning against see to chief still for Idle hands to do. the kaleidoscopic panorama, Youre the finest one for me! ing He was at the old absinthe place, when a tall and graceful figure. In a Skin as soft ns velvet Is: ipping a glass of the stuff, against most alluring domino of purple silk God (when you were only his) Touched you on the cheek nnd chin which there are so many warnings, of the richest texture, paused before Where he touched are dimples In. and wondering bow anybody could be- him and said: Creasi-on your wrists, an though Bt rings were fsstrncd round them SO come addicted to Its habitual use, In all thou standest the could tie you tight unit keep We "Why right when two young fellows at the next You from leaving while we sleep. sommoat oh, moody contemplation, n discuss to table started in fancy Once I tried to look at you dresa ball, to be given that night bre Knight? From a stranger's imlnl of view; Startled, waa Livingston straightened he so that You were red nnd wrlnkl-i- l; talked then loudly They I at himself lust loved, nnd looked again; and his beglanced Without questioner. an Involuntary listener. anw was not I the sumo; What ing at all interested he learned that Her raven hair was caught up with In my eyes the blessed Dome love consumed a Of fathers costume her to was costly jewels, bespoke be It was that ball the public, a generous purse; her domino clung Faults to stranger's eyes illumed. about the lines of a figure of singular Little squirmin'- - cuddling thing! shed e.eh angel wing. Ere perfection; her slippered feet and Did you tell y. u you were sent they of content a With hands the cargo daintily gloved bespoke n tiomi- down here below who knows?" To aristocrat. Still, Whore th'-- hungered for you so? know, you flnwb-srieari, thought Livingston. Summoning bis lx. you lli.w we love our lsil.y girl? wits he replied: Knit (more American. A stranger in a strange land I must be content to gaze from afar The Way In. Mr. Stingim.-in'upon tho promised land. antiquated steed Is, There are no strangers here to- to put it mildly, somewhat attenuAH are ated. As If to make up for the thinnight," said the woman. comrades and friends. Be not a ness of Its body, however. Nature has death's head at the feast, I conjure given the animal a head many sizes too large. you." . LivingOf course people talk ' about that With wildly beating heart ' ston took the plunge. If Indeed horse, and Mr. Rtinglman doesn't like none here are strangers I claim you. It. The other wrek, for example', he had gone to the expense of a new crl-la- r Come!" for the brute. He stepped forward and without a Ten minutes after delivery he vis word and without hesitation she took his proffered arm. They walked back at the saddler's with the collar. be observed, In You blunderers! through the ribald crowd, she clinging close to him, be with his head the polite way characteristic of him. You've made It too small. I can't get in a whirl and hla heart thumping. She spoke softly in the. very voice It over his head! "Over his head?" ejaculated the of love and glancing down at her Was esteemed a model man. saw of Man, It wasn't made to go saddler. the he mask flashing gleam went most and that people very gay, eyes, and was filled with strange and over his bead. Bark him Into It!" masked. And Mr. Stlnglman was quite rude. For some reason the conversation powerful emotions. They passed were Answers. and which London within door palms recur and mind kept lingered In his flowers and rustic seats. ring to him all day. Gulf of California Pearls. Let us go In and sit down," he Why not go?" he thought. "I never The whole roast of the gulf of Calisaw a fancy dress ball rw any sort said abruptly, and turned back. with a silvery fornia abnnnds In pearls, and last year She acquiesced of function participated in Lj the 8350.000 worth was harvested In li'.fer half-aorlI'm bored to death and laugh. "I would see your face, he said, California alone. would like to see luinethlng new. I Good Advice to a Tramp. The autumn night was chill. There was a him of frost In the air. The tramp's collar was turned up and hla t'.osblue with cold. 1 have here nine rents, hr said. If you will give me one more penny, sir, I can gel a bed all to myself. said the No, I can't do that, stranger. But I advise you to ask the gentleman you are to sleep with for an additional penny. He should give t to you gladly.' d tow-heade- gray-halre- Mr. Cross You should keep still while you are playing bridge. Mrs. Cross How can I do two things at once? y, bric-a-bra- -- h! s - y s r Pa Bald So. Teacher (to precocious youngster) Having st tidied your grammar lesson at home last night, will yon define the word inuld for this class this morning? P. Y. (promptly) Present, maid Future, nialdon-sun- t Tast, ntado-np- . Teacher (severely) Who over told you such a thing? P. Ye Pn. Good, but the Wrong Kind. The Freezerator. Minister Is Aunt an Jane (mildly) I've been want old Virginia prod"Well, through the war without knowing that uct of half a century ago, with all the Ing to see you. Mr. Kurd, In regard tc Togo was pronounced Tongo. and feel- manners and muanerlsms of the aris- (lie quality of milk with which you arc ing just as contented as if we know It tocracy of that period, but her vocabu- Bcrvlng me. Milkman (uneasily) Yes, sir. all the time. lary Is. to say the least, somewhat orMinister (very mildly) I only want Well, I'm glad the truth didn't iginal "Where did you put the butter?" cd to say, Mr. Kurd, that I use the come out any sooner. asked Jane's mistress, as the former milk for dietary pur tones exclusively "Why? not and for named Briscoe was clearing off the supper table. christening. Stray Friend of mine Stories. Done put hit In de freezerator, miswrote some awfully clever lines shout the Jap commander, beginning 'Togo sus," was tho answer. Oh, Very Weill or not Togo." He wouldn't have Uu had. know u it was Tongo." -- Mrs. Jaybroak 1 dont Ukc your With a Proximo. .- . Customer (handing over the money) hair cut so short. I want to he sure about It. Can yon m.v Mr. Jay break Why, dear, I Figures Will Not Lie. Smith Short has owed me 860 for guarantee that tills stuff will kill off haven't had nty hair cut for throe five years." the eoekront-lii-sweeks. Jones Well, the longer he owes it Mrs. Jay break Well, you oufM to Druggist (wrapping up the bottle) I to yon the better off you are. guarantee It absolutely, ma'am if he ashamed to lie so careless shout 1L Smith How do you figure that out.' you rnu gel them to take It according Have It done at once. Jones As It now stands it u iinints to directions. to a dollar a month; In ten years It Proposed in Record Time. will be only 60 cents a month; in minks has a perfect mania for Nipping Him. Did you hear twenty years, 25 cents a month, and Why, how d'ye do, Miss Smart?" condensing everything. so on down the line. said the but object Iona hlo liow ho proposed?" No." "I'm delighted to see you admirer. Civic Pride. "lie held up an engagement ring walking out this way," My town, said the first traveler, 'Ten.' replied Miss Smart. 'TH he before the girl's eyes and said Eh? " In Greater New York. And what did she say?" delighted to see you walking the Glad to know you, cried the sec- other way." She just nodded." Tm from Chicago ond traveler. Had Pondered It Often. too" Sign of a Coming Change. I say my town is Greater New We're goin to Fair passenger (inspecting the maTommy Hurray! York." move! chinery) Have you ever thought what Oh, 1 thought yon said greater Hobby IIow d'yer know? yon would do If (he holler should exthan New York!" Philadelphia Press. Tommy I ihrowed a brick In th' plode? parlor an' knocked a big chunk o' Engineer Yea. maam. Ive thought Surprising Sister's Beau. plaster off the wall, an' ma didn't about it lots of times. Id get badly "George, will you feel sorry when liek me. scalded." I take your sister away?" Are yon going Take her away! A GREAT CALAMITY. to take her away?" Why. yes." Don't say a word! I can Kush! get a dandy raise out o' dad. He raid hed bet a tenner yon an' sis meant to camp down on him. J Friend's Account. guess that most of us went On His I '-- Harry of the West Stumped. Henry flay had just announced he would rather he right than be President. United Statps. college or Insurant e" we Inquired. pcirg unable to specify, his declaration naturally lost touch of Its weight. Not Contagious. "I shook hands with Rilklns this He doesn't seem well. morr'iiL'. Wha''s the matter with him? "I think Its ennui." Heavens! my wife would worry If she knew! She's always afraid I'll carry some of thps rontaglons dis- eases home to the children." It Worked. rite here, sir. you told me that If I'd me one bottle of your hair rcstor- or I wouldn't have a gray hair in my head. -- ' ' Actitss WII?" I Great heavens! Thirty pieces of jewelry have been stolen Advertise at once! lintel Proprietor t'alm yourself, lady. Is If a grt :u loss? Acin-sKun. The hatpin was teal gold. used a bottle and now I'm again per frilly bald!" Well, 1 tcld you no lie, did I?" s Takes It Away. Later. Till Inexperienced one mu Arinii'b' ! lint Hy liner, first day n:l the s- a certainly gives a fellow a i great spprtile. Not gives, oni The experienced my tM' ntcn ly irnds. Puck. A Good Start. "Gracious. Harold! What ire y u doing with the I'lrllona-v?- " jiar'ld "You know, mamma. I'm gcl::c to be a doctor whet I grow up. ind I bought I'd begin by rutting nut the i'K.ndlx." Judge. Msn-m- ! Up in the Air. "Is he still superintendent of that powder mili?" now." No. lie's Indeed?" "is; at any rate, le- - hasn't fume i" mii since that explo.-ie- n last week." Quite a Wealthy Man. "De Gilt made his fortune very suddenly." ")ott don't say! Is he rich ennugli to go in the Iduc hook?" llliie liixik! Why. he Is rich enough to he invest Igatt-d- . Detroit News. Overshot the Mark. lloiisekeeji "I don't believe i went to work." "Oh. honest, lady. W.nry Wiliii tin- - titi.e! Hut Im slch a felbr dat every time 1 start wors I co cl an i : sr It." Matter of Training. u lion eub for a pet. "Gracious! Isn't he afraid of It? Not a bit. He has it so it will eat off his hand." Well. hope he'll train It ao It won't eat off his urm " j Mr- a ' j ti-- - A "Ye, he has 1 |