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Show THE OROUNO MEftCHANT. tfw He futle4 a lalre t Clel let" wllN lerle t TraJlag wltfc 11 lea. IlwaaaeraatlaB.1 eaturnlie merchant IntheabopplDgTaiouwhornnaM aa fol Iowa: "The btt aUiree awallow theatnall one, an 1 my bmloeaa baa been juat about italic I down by lb cormorant on the cor ner. TheaegrtateoocerufolTerMTaoUitei. All right Hot 1 get een with aoma of the ladira who go by iny duor to buy elsewhere. else-where. I liareplenty of tlmetoetanl le bind the glaAa dr an I wafh the trap that I re aet for (be aboptwra that neglect w Tbed.k that rorera my coal ahnte bat down little round hole that f take good rare aball be kept open toplutli the ferrule of unwary pedl llant itmbrrllaa. 1 Me morntog Wialntaa waa dull, ao I went lo my door and wattbe.1 "Afatnomao waa coming along rhe Hon a Mr bordered cloak wit), dignity On ahetatme and wttb ber altk umbrella aw iing like a pendulum with ech alter hale htep, aud Immedlafely rani to lie ground In a atnrdy faahlon that delighted mttoaee Whylall tbatevrr Lodyawlng mi umbrella hi the mih wayr f orwanl It ifee lu grirrful mmtinenl when I he left IrC advaucea, an I, Imngl It Idta the ground when tl e right fot la planted. On came the fur clonk. Would fch be caught I hl 1 my I ft at 1 1 In aicltement and bet my aolf my afier dinner cigar ahe woul I rUie wm rlghf over It aow "The umbrella rame down atralghl, an 1 lla tNilbt allmielwlth Ibeeawof iimain Nloruneat Into tLe waiting hde Ilut there waa nothing iinronacloutalniit the way lb woman atopped Che hII firm bol I of Iheunibrelta head.and waa whlrle.1 tlolently round like a inulang caught In a laaao. The moat eurprlwd look rame Into her fare aol all herdlgnltr aeemeilto dribble throngh tl e at If k Into the coat hole below, A manor two rarnmeI against her, jtiaa e ihongh ale waa anonlinnry Wing, ant tbe my fur on her rboik lay I clow. In aympathy with her ferllnga, ThU le tbe aort of lore lo catch, and I rhtickted aa abe workeil her uml rella Imckwanl and forward until It came up, a trifle arralched "1 he neit ttctlm a a lady w bo carried high her haughty hea I Her umbrella had a bamboo handle 1 knew thla by the way It flew through the air. There la no actum of fun In our alolUt woU. but yoti Jut give) a pier of twmlmohalf acbamw and It rati Inake a p lento for a whole atreetful The lady wm Jiaralyied M e felt her urn brelta giro her a violent blow on the ban 1, and when ah looked down to remnuairatt It wiuVi tbern. When ah Junwl In a ttaied manner and watihe It (lying down the aldewalk ah gave a i ry of WMilr and al artel after It. Thebamtaunimpteteit it-ecrenlrla it-ecrenlrla flight I y retching a Mice man un the ear, and then lay m altera on the ground at though ltaan't laughing It rlbe through the ellk lu owner kked It tip an I looked 1 1 in Idly at tht p.-Urlnati "I one caught a heel In my tra-a long, aUnder, pointed heel, no fonlUh ol ront ruction t hat only a devote tf faahloti would near It, and ao charming In look , Uiat any foot woul-l have trcn Imj roveil by It. The owner'e ankle waf apralneil, ' ami the aat for an hour In my itorewhll mamma and the rarrlag were mining I Imt on my ery leai manner and t bong 1 1 1 1 i ad qilte cominervd her, ami Indent abt ' bright end up very much-en much that j ah thought she woul In't need to wait fot mamma, and abe left on foot I didn't mUe the napkin rluga and the allmaalt cellar and the ring uuill the he it day, and I watttulte bitter for tome time agalnat tn aet, but thla le the only thing my trap baAroat me, and It It cheap at the price. -INewlorkHun, |