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Show THESUMMERSEA. pat nr.l dreamt in the sunny land, Neath the poMn orange tree. Tbej jakf, with hearts that acre iatin 7 hurh. f Of the happy days to lw; Xor both were ountf and life was faif, liy the shore of the summer sea. An unseen an her sought their haunt Neath the bending boughs of gold; A hatt from love's unerring Laud, An, tie the story old Tor both were young and one was fair, W here the summer billows rolled! j And now? Ask of the fleeting yeura W here the golden visions be That smiled as the dreamers plighted troth, While the waes sang merrily; Sot Truth hath fled and theyve wandered far Prom the shore of the summer sen! Mary Ann Gifford. THE LOVE CHAMBER. L, v Jr a way they told the story to ine: I was sitting by the seashore where beyond the lighthouse stands. A storm was The strongest breezes, blowing. juade tepid by the sun, came to me impregnated with sharp Before we the ocean 6aline odors. unrolled iis waves upon the fine sand, like a green serpent prolonging the shining coils in the sun. Behind me was the cliff, with its gray fissures, whence jetted out here and there the trunks of sickly trees, brawny growths, and meager furze plants. Sloping inward almost at the head of the cliff yawned a mysterious cavern, a spacious grotto dark and cold. I was seized with that unaccountable emotion with which nature inspires those alone with her, when a hand slapped my shoulder. How do you find yourself this morning? It was the old college friend I had Unexpectedly met the evening before Gabriel E., a native lieutenant. You must have found your way here by instinct, he continued. Perhaps you never suspected that a tragedy once occurred in this very " place where we now are? A tragedy here? ; ! Yes, in that verv grotto. It has become famous. The country folks call it The Love Chamber. I knew of the romance at the very time when its characters performed their parts. Light a cigarette, and let me tell it to you. I listen. i At the time I am telling you about there was a very pretty girl at Biarritz, named Pascaline a Basque about 18 years of age, tall and slight with that peculiar grace so char- acteristic of those little mountain Her black hair gleamed under the yellow silk kerchief which she always wore fastened about her head in the most coquettish style imaginable. Her ruddy lips, slightly sensuous, showed at every smile rows of delicate white teeth. Pascaline was a great dressmaker, and supported her father, a great big man, half paralyzed, who lived in perpetual revery, and rarely spoke except to reply with some peculiarly vague Spanish proverb to any question put to him. Iuscaline adored the old man, and took care of him like a child. So folks used always to say, f'Pasealine will certainly do well on account of the way she takes care of her father. Anyhow, she had a chance either way to do well or badly; for she had two admirers. One vns Moise Dunez, rich, old and ugly, who offered her a fine social position. "Tlie other wasMaximeSarrabeyrous, poor, young nnd handsome, who offered iier his heart. Maxime was said to be a professional guide in the Pyrenees. He was really a smuggler. And, as was only right, Pascaline Joved Maxime for love always calls women. -- Tor love. 1 Such was the state of affairs for several months. Moise Dunez would often stop at the store and scratch i.is nose, nnd gravely observe: I can give you a fine social position, Pascaline a fine social posic tion: And she would always reply: You are very kind and good, M. Ploise, but I love Maxime. And old Moise would go off grumbling to himself: She'll change her mind after sawhile; shell change her mind. But things at last came to such a point that some decision had to be made. The two young lovers often took long walks along the cliff and people gossiped about them a great deal. Unfortunately they were very j ; -- -- poor. A dressmaker cannot save very much, especially if she has a fa- ther to support, and smugglers have their dull seasons. But it is a very fine profession for all that. Poor as they were, however, they loved each tlier so much that they went to old Father Pascal one morning hand in band and said: We love each other and we want to get married. e The old man shook his head a ht-'ti- and slowly responded: 1 cry well, very well, The lovers knelt down before him, and he blessed them. The betrothal was accomplished. Pascaline --- -- the youth to the usual scene of their promenade; and that evening they remained out on the cliffs very, very late. As the young Basque girl was returning home full cf happiness, with the joy of love swelling in her heart, she met Moise Dunez, who observed very gravely, scratching his nose as usual: first ot our mgnt at love, mou ehalt never marry the other now. Lo! love, this is our nuptial chamber; and the wave shall be our vast green winding sheet! And he closed her mouth with kisses of fire. They found the twain next day interlocked in the embrace of death; and that grotto is still called La mind. Chamere d' Amour. The old man is A few days later Maxime was offernow paralyzed. He begs for ed a splendid chance to make a snug alms quite beneath the shadow of the little sum. A whole cargo of goods church walls. He seldom speaks, but smuggled into Guipuzcoa. from time to time men Lear Lim mut1 he young contrabandista was full to himself. of oonfideiwe, but the weather was tering bad. All day and all night a mighty wind was blow ing from the sea, unil A Temperance Story. the sailors muttered in fear: It is An exceedingly practical temperOur Lady of Guadalupe passing bv! Our Lady of Guadalupe, the pale ance lecture was preached to the Madonna w ith the green eyes, who freight handlers at one of the stations when she by, takethwith her of the Pennsylvania railroad a short in her ghostly llight all who are betime ago. says the New York Trilated upon the vast gray sea. The result is that each man bune. I will return in eight days, said Maxime Surra beyrous, as he kissed now wears a bine ribbon and nil the red lips of his sweetheart. inysterious-lookincasks and barrels But eight days passed, and then a w liich are off at that station and put month two months three months tor which there are no known owners went by without any news of the are left severely alone. A few months handsome contrabandista. Iasca-lin- e cried from morning until night. ngo there came to this place by exAs soon ns her work was done she press a big barrel unaccompanied by would hurry to the cliff, to remain and no mark by any thing having there for long hours at a time, with which the owner destination or its fixed eyes upon the Spanish coast. All! bad she only been free, how could be learned. There was an odor swiftly would she not have departed of whiskey about it, nnd it looked in search of her betrothed, beyond like a whisky barrel. A the mountains towering between her suspiciously tracer was sent over the road, but and love! But she could not go; she must support the aged father. nothing c6uld be learned as to where One night a cruel rumor came that jt came from, to whom it was going Maxime had been killed by the cus- or by whom it was owned. It stood tom house officers. And in fact a n the platform for a few days until whole year passed without further it jLiecnme a nuisance. The news of him. eyed it rather longingh', Misfortunes never come singly. but could not get at it while it was One night the little store took in that conspicuous place. By the fire and burned down. No one order of the station the barrel knew how the tiling happened. was taken to the loftagent of the storePascaline and her father were room to await for a possible owner ruined. Moise Dunez, their neigh- who might tarn up some time in the bor, had with his usual good luck future. It had been there for two or escaped. His house was not even three months when one of the express scorched. But he did not dare to companies men went to the station approach the pretty Basque any agent, and told him be was looking more, knowing she would say to for a barrel of alcohol with two skelhim: l'ou are very kind M. Moise, etons inside ot it. but I shall waite for Maxime The station agent remembered the He will come back, I am mysterious barrel and took the sure. But if he should not come searcher to the loft, lie immediately back, I shall be faithful to him as identified the bnrrel as the one which though I were his widow. And I am he was looking for. A kick from his a good girl resolved to make my own foot produced a hollow sound, followY'es, she was a good, brave ed by the rattling of some dry object living. girl, poor Pascaline; especially brave inside. A closer examination showed and jjood, considering how unhappy that numerous gimlet holes had been her situation. After her littje Btore made in the head, and that the holes was burned she could not work for had lieen plugged up with matches. herself anymore, but had to work The station agent sent for the for others much harder than before to have them come and for much less money. Now the to the loft and help take the barrel old man had to remain all alone the down. whole day. and he was visibly declinIts emptly, loitered one of the ing. Two years passed and still no men. news of Maxime Sarrabeyrous. FinalYes, I know; but I want to see if ly the misery of the father and daugh- there is any thing inside of it, said ter became so great that M. Dunez the express agent, at the same time was seized with pity. Besides he was breaking in the head of the barrel more in love than ever, excited by with an axe. Out tumbled the two the very disdain of the beautiful skeletons, to the horror nnd dismay girl, so fresh and young. He took of the They were courage and approached her once dumfounded and fled from the loft inmore. stantly. Not one of the men turned Pascaline, I do not now propose up for work for three days. All sent to you merely because I can offer around word in the morning that you a fine social position. But you they were sick. YYhen they did come are certainly killing yourself with back each wore a blue ribbon, and work; and if anything should happen they havent sirce been known to to you your father would certainly take a drink of whiskey. Unclaimed die of hunger. Maxime is dead Ius- freight is absolutely safe at the stacaline. You ought, I think, to marry tion now. me and save your father. She never answered a word, but Josh Billings Philosophy. while she cried silently she allowed It iz a very wize man who iz able the old man to take her hand. So Moise went to Father rascal and tew hide his ignorance. told him all. The old man shook Wlsdum iz another name for gen-uhis head and responded slowly: and both are the gift of God. Good! good! There are no birds in the nests of autumn. Munny ant nkumulated so mulch But they did not kneel before the tew satisfy wants as tew kreate them. old man, and the old man did" not A man kant learn to be wize enny bless them. learn to be hansom. moretlianhekan Three days before the wedding day, iz A vain man just in proportion just at the moment of the autumn equinox, the pretty Basque was walk- tew biz humility. The I.uxurys ov life, which are so ing along the lighthouse path near the grotto, when a voice behind her often reprimanded, are after nil the cried: principal promoters ov industry. The very tliingthnt most men think Pascaline! oh, Pascaline! Trembling like a leaf, she murmur- they have got the most ov they have and the" east ov, and that is judgment. ed Maxime! thee, Maxime! When vice leaves an old man it iz like a wounded bird fell into her lovers arms. It was indeed he, still no ways certain that virtew takes handsome, though thin and pale, theplaceovit. for sin sumtimes quits lie pressed her to his breast very, us bekause it haz nothing to feed on. It seems very nntral for all ov us to very tightly. It is not true tell me, it is not think that the world would git along true thou wilt marry Moise Dunez? very poorly if wan t for us, nnd if It is true. If I do not marry him there want but one man left on the my father will die for want of food. face ov the earth he would think so too. Why didst thou not come back? just ilecause the Spaniards captured A vain man, flushed with success, me and kept me in prison. But I am spreads himself like a peakock on a fair day; but when liiz hour of trial now free, and I can work. But what will become of my fath- cums, like a peakock on a wet day, he folds his spread and steals silenter should they capture thee again? Speak not of such things, dearest; ly away. let us not discuss them. I love thee. And he covered her face with kisses New Postage Stamps. and he drew her gently toward the new stamps now on sale at the The in nnd the grotto and she resisted not; cave are of the folthey principal soft light of the great in low, other each very talked to to lowingt description: each pressed low tones, Profile bust of Benjamin infinite others heart in each ultramarine blue. color, Franklin; ecstasy of reciprocal love. But at t of Washington; Bust his from herself arms, last, tearing she said: color, carmine. Tis late, late! let me go now; I Tliree-cen- t Bust And. Jackson; bear midnight striking. color, purple. Xav, tis not midnight tis only Four-cen- t Portrait of Lincoln; by. sea whirring of gulls flight chocolate. color, A long time afterwrd she said: Five-cePortrait of Grant; color, how the sea roars! AYhat if and have arranged everything for the best this evening. And old Moise went off. muttering ns lie always did: Shell change her mind after av. Life; she'll change her pa-set- ELL this isthe i 1 oner you n fine social position, Pascaline, a fine social position. 8he answered: You are verv rood nnd kind. M. Moise; but Maxim? SarmliejTOUs 1 h freight-handle- rs Sarra-beyrou- s. freight-handler- s freight-handler- s, post-office- s One-cen- Two-cen- nt Oh, light brown. should be swallowed up! Six-cePortrait of Garfield. Ten-cen- t Nay! tis not the sea roaring; tis Portrait Webster; color, love. our of onlv the chanting milori green. she said ard A long time after?, Fifteen-cen- t Portrait of Clay; colonce more: blue. or, deep how Oh, Maxime, dost not hear Bust of Jefferson; colThirty-cen- t the wind raves? . black. or, of winds, Nav! tis not the raving Ninety-cpn- t Bust of Com. Terry, tisOur Lady of Guadalupelifepassing color, orange. the are of our hours by. The last we nt HNNY EXPERIENCES. t on me omit every tune. HUMOROUS OBSEVATIONS. thanked him fur his good will nnd the ceremonv was coneludtd, Three juries: The grand, petit and UIIING a twenty though it about killed metosuppros the laughter knew was upon me. The ownerraljiliis lame dog Thiryears experience in hie day I was in my study when the work of the min- a German because he puts down three teen, brother front the country istry. I have met came m and wanted me to visit bis and carries one. with the most laugh-- " sick wife. A certain man always greets liis " AYhat isthe nmttirwithKatrina, able scenes w here one doctor as ole boss, because be is a Ilans? inquired. would expe t noth" O. der is somedings the madder famous charger. All those who pni-- s through the ing but churchlike mit her livers and her mind is berang-eil- , dats vat 1 dmk. door of success find itlalteled Push. solemnity, said a well known minisWell, Hans, jou better get a ter the other day. Good resolutions are like messenIn can do more good than I have stood by the sick and the physician, I, was the argument used on him, ger boys; they are such easy things dying and have seen incidents worthy but he was not to l put off. to pass. Mine sliiimniny grashions, aint of de-- i ription by a humorists pen. is so common in St. I have stood at the marriage altar you gute in cases of beraugenient? I have since thought I would make Louis thnt people having large where the very air breathed solemnity, for the chaplaincy of some families always count their children ami have with difficulty kept down application insane asylum, nnd no doubt my con- when putting them to bed. laughter over some ridiculous scene gregation would heartily nppove. A man, on being charged by a I had a choir down in New Engor situation. A ministers life is full had so much of the spirit rampugious bull, held bis wife firmly of rich and happy changes, and I pity land that of the mule in it that 1 doubt very in front, saying, Stand steady, the man who can pass through such much if its members ever enter Marin; lie cant toss both of us. a life an exemplification of a walking through the pearly gates and are lie: Do you think. Miss Hattie tombstone. Poor man, he never transferred to the heavenly thorns. with the poet, that an honest man is They werckiekingalniost continually, learned the secret of life! 1 She: the concludI noblest work of God? a on when and strike, I was fresh from theological ed toonce, bear with them no longer. don't know, I never saw one. entered and had the seminary, upon duties of my first charge at a salary They were in their places all right on Somebody says that in the other of ?.")00 a year. Never shall I forget this particular Sabbath morning, but world we will follow the occupations me informed had that they we those data nor the novel wav one they follow here. But where will the brother insisted upon paying his would not sing a note until Brother iceman reducone was ol their get liis ice? , number, part of the ministers salary. This ed to the pews. This I absolutely reBe mine lover Impecunious dear, good pillar of the church kept fused to do and gave out us the open- Amanda, and you will bo treated like a small country grocery, and one hymn: day, while making my pastoral call, ing Let an angel! Yes, I suppose so. Noththose refuse to sing I stepped into the establishment of Who never knew our God ing to eat nnd less to wear. No, I the brother to inquire after liis t But ehihlren of the heavenly Kin thank you." me motioned their lie May hpeuk spiritual welfare, joys abroad. He Has jour father ever said to where he was seated, nnd after They sting that hymn and I never finishing his pipeofthe vilest tobacco was again troubled by their striking. nnj thing to indicate how he likes I ever smelled, began: The lesson proved effectual. me? She lie lias. And I think he I aint much good anyhow, parA somewhat similar incident haprousted, you prefers judging from his son, and dont deserve a very large pened to a brother minister with conversation. share of the kingdom, but durn me if w horn I once exchanged pulpits. In my Lover Don't withhold your conI dont want to do the square thing congregation was a delightful young by you, so Ill contribute $10, to bo lady, the brotliersintended wife, and sent on account of my income, sir. I with her parents lie stopped on the can paid in peanuts. your daughter on $2a a I took the first installment and Sabbath of the exchange. The young week.support Pater Then you are a jim retreated soon after, wondering nil lady's name was Mary, and all for- dandy. 1 never could. the time what some of my young getful of the fact the young brother Do Sufferer pull teeth with" ministerial bretliern would say to gave out this hymn: Dentist out such a pastoral call Well, not pain? 0, that I could forever nit One night shortly after this I With Mary at the Master's foot! I sprained mj' wrist last time Be thin my happy choice; made a pastoral call at the home of 1 pulled a tooth, and it hurts me jet My only care delight and the young lady who afterwards beoccasionally. My joy, luy heaven on earth be thH came my wife. While there an ignorTo hear the Bridegroomll voice. Tell a woman thnt she looks fresh ant, hut good meaning, country felThey are husband and wife now, low came to t hr door and asked for the and he is a prominent professor in and she will smile nil over. Tell a minister, saying he understood that an Eastern college, but lie often refers man tho same thing, and if hedoesnt personage was there. He was invited to that day, and as he recounts to a kick j ou it is either beeuuse he has in and I was called to meet him. Af- knot of fellow clergymen his confusion corns or dares not. ter blushing profusely and making w hen he realized from the smiles of the The hinds ol the Rioux several ineffectual attempts to make audience what he bad done, ono Are of on. 'tis trioux. To be knownhis errand, thehardy white act tiers who lFVeull thing managed to say would scarcely take him for a digniuioux; in broken sentences, with tears, as it fied doctor of divinity. But whnt will he diout were, in his voice: Parson, said a rather seedy hen the Irolimonie Sioux I I want to I come to see you looking individual os he walked into Swoop down on hun, sculps him, and chop in tioux? him will abo that is, what you charge to my study one morning, I want to ma marr marry me? nothwas married. there Now, Mrs. Shaller rend a news item When pet . When informed that there was no ing strange in that; in fact, it was a a man in New York thnt regular charge, that any donation most frequent occurrence, hut his stating wife his from an upper window threw would be gladly received, lie opened tone indicated much nervousness, and liis heart to the extent of a cord of I tried my best to make further con- in a family jar," she looked surprised, wood and the bargain wus closed, versation easy to him. Finally after and wondered if the man knew his but what I was to do with such a a strained attempt at several topics, wife was in the jar at the time. barter was a mystery to me. First Funner Boy: My fathers including the weather, he rose to On another occasion at a social leave and as he grasped the knob to have some men do thrashmeeting I had become quite eloquent of the door lie suddenly turned going in prayer, and Tin afraid lengbty. I around nnd managed to say, after ing at our house next week! Second Thats nothin. My had prayed for the sick, the afflicted, the manner of one doing some disa- Farmer Boy: father does thrasliin at our house the absent ones, the heathen at home greeable duty: and abroad and laid importuned Im a poor man and cant afford every day. Boston Herald. Two blessings upon everybody on the to pay for a long ceremony, pardner. clergymen missed earth, sea or in heaven, nnd reached Make it as short ns possible just their train, upon which one of them the !now finally, Lord. when an un- enough to tie us. Mary wont catch took out his watch, and finding it to thinking brother, whose heart was all on. blame for the mishap, said he wrould Poor fellow he probably thought no right, called out, Amen! amen! so longer haveany laithinit. But, seemed situation the and cost a frequently according marriage ceremony other, isnt it ft question, so ridiculous that I brought my pe- to its length, but I promised to cut it said tlier In ith, but of works? of not tition to a most speedy close, even short and was rew arded by a donamore speedy than I had intended, tion of .") cents. Mark Twain thinks that soda waafter the finally. This is but one side of a ministers ter is not reliable for a steady drink That was twenty-fivyears ngo life. Full of meaning nnd responsiis too gassj'. The next day after in a small New England village, and bility is the other. Life is to short It he found thirty-sighdrinking Ive served bet tor churches since then. to always play, ton full of responsi- himself lull of t nndbottles ns tight as a At one ofmy city appointments I had bility, too earnest. But I believe he is balloon. He gas hadnt nn article of an experience in a wedding ceremony a better man, can serve his fellows he could wear except an clothing that for an amusing situation sur- more, whose heart chords are in tune umbrella. passes anything I have ever seen. with the great charms ol lives about Boston mother: AYby, my child, The groom wanted a ceremony with him. This is what a minister'd life no break whatever, one of the has taught me. much excited. AYhat look very jou smoothest of the smooth, so Boston matter? is tho daughter: to be Remembered. he borrowed my ritual to The Time Bosmother, nothing. Nothing, Boston the From Transcript. answ and on the questions ers, pip up But mother: that ton explanation greatly-honorebut by mistake he got hold of the There is a certain does not sntisfy me. I must have nn baptism covenant and committed the author in our midst, whose absence of nnswer. Boston daughter (hoars-lj)- : answers to it. The wedding day ar- mind is notorious. Not long ngo this AAell, then, mother, the beans to a make occasion had rived, so did the nervous groom with gentleman ure burned to a crisp. his bride, and they walked up the lecturing visit to Portland, nnd stayDont sleep with your mouth open church aisle keeping step to the grand ed, while in that city at the house of old strains ot Mendelssohns wedding a friend. After he had returned be thnt way, said Fred, to hisyounger march. I had a premonition of tookasortofinventory of his things, brother, astliedaj'lightbeganto peer and to his own surprise, missed nothtrouble. The ceremony began. You should the bedchamber. John, will you have this woman ing. Having occasion to write, on into nose. Y'es, breathe through your Portin friend live to a liis wedded be to arrival home, alter to your wife, but I dont know when my mouth is Gods holy ordinance, to love and land, lie added this postscript: do jou do when jou For once in my life, I believe. I open. AYhat cherish in sickness or in health? up nnd find j our mouth open? I renounce them all, answered eanio n way, when I left your house, wake AYhat do I do, answered Fred., dewithout leaving any tiling whatsoever John. Youre a fool, said I to him un- behind. The experience is so unusual risively. Why, I get up and shut it. der my breath. that it seems to me well worthy of Georgia, Georgia, mind jrour hat All this I steadfastly believe, remark! will be blown off if you lean so far came the answer nnd ditto a sound The same nfternoon, returning out of the Paterfamilias carriage! ofsurppressed laughter from the audi- from a trip down town, lie found at his house a fetter from Portland (quickly snatching the hat from the ence. There was a hurried conversation between John nnd me and I then which hod crossed his own, and also head of the refractory youngster nnd it behind his back): There, repeated the question, likewise the an express package, the letters read: hiding I send this morning by express now, the bat is gone! Georgiesnt up answer to it and to ull succeeding bowl. After a while liis father reones. your umbrella, rubbers, and tooth- amarks: Come, be quiet: if I whistle contraet-inhouse our which left brush. At another wedding the at you will come hack again. hat your went when were man, a long away. young you parties Whistles and replaces baton bova and lank, about twenty nnd five, There, its back again, you and a fat buxom wilow about forty. Love and 1 ransfusion of Blood head. AYliiie the see! urcengaged The ceremony was performed at the Four years ago Frederick Ayres of in conversation parents throws his Georgia behind the chair on and parsonage, Itaeine, AA'is., became infatuated the couple was seated a small dog, with the lady who is now bis wife, lint out of the window nnd cries: all cur, as he proved, belonging to but she preferred some one else. He Pa, whistle again! the woman. As I wasabont. to nlnee made way for her more favored suit my hand on theirs alreaily joined, or. A few days after her engagenent Doctor Gulls Peculiar Gift. them she preparatory to pronouncing ill and grew worse rapidbecame Doctor Gull, a prominent London man and wife, that dog with a terrific wns finally decided that the It ly. I was and bark made a spring at me, physician, has wonderful magnetic only thing that could save her was Compelled, for the moment toretrent. the translusion of blood. Her favorpower. A prominent society lady, a That reminds me of a similar ed suitor was sorry, buthe thought confirmed opium enter, entered his though different experience in its he needed all the blood he had in his office and stated her business. In finale. I put out my hand as usual, Madam, Ayres offered himself, and reply Doctor Gull said: to pronounce this couple joined in system. was performed with before 1 begin treating you, you the operation startled the when wedlock groom holy successful results. The engagement must give up the opium I see you me by grasping my hand in a hearty w as and six months after take. She was so impressed by he nearly ward broken, married the women. manner, exclaiming as ot divination that sba Gulls power Ayres f.hook my arm off: once. Times. at it up gave Put her thar. dominie, for sixty Chicago days, AY hats the damage? 1 per-jur- 1 1 Child-stenlir- u V well-know- n e d g |