Show THE THE REDEEMED HUSBAND OR EVENINGS AT HOME A husband greatly to the annoyance of his young wife had acquired the habit of spending his evenings away from home and her earnest protest his practice resulted in his agree ment to stay in every evening for a week and allow her to be absent the result is what might be expected in every case where true ani and strang affection exists between the husband and wife monday evening came and george wilson remained true to his promise his wife plit put on her bonnet bonnot and shawl and he said he would remain at home and keep house what mat will you do when I 1 am gone emma asked oh I 1 shall read and sing and enjoy generally very veli veil well vell said E emma ni ma I 1 shall be baek back early the wife went out and the husband was left alone he had an inte interesting book and he began bogan to read it ho he rl read ea 9 till eight and then he began to ya yawn I 1 N IT and looked frequently at the cl clock 0 C the book did not interest him as u usually i ever irver and anon be would come to a passage which he knew would please his wife and instinct instinctively ivel 7 lie turned a as though ho lip would read it aloud but there was uvas no wine wife to hear if at half past eight he arose from his chair and began to to pace the floor and whistle then he went and got his flute and played several of his favorite airs after this he got a chess board and played a game with an imaginary partner th then en lie he walked the floor and whistled again finally the clock struck nine and his wife returned well george said she iam lam I 1 am back baek in good time how have you enjoyed Y yourself N Cy capitally itally returned the husband I 1 had bad no idea it was so late I 1 hope you have enjoyed yourself I 1 oh splendidly said the wife I 1 had no idea how much enjoyment there was away from home home isadell is a dull duil place after all it why no I 1 cant say that it is returned george carelessly in fact he added I 1 rather like it I 1 am glad of that retorted emma for we shall have a nice comfortable week of it george winced at this he kept his countenance and determined to stand it out on the next hext evening emma prepared tol to ao zo a o off again I 1 shall be back in good time she said where are you going emma her husband asked ob ohr I 1 cant tell exactly I 1 may got go to 0 several places so george wilson was left alone I 1 again i n and he tried to amuse himself as bl before so roi but he coundit found it a difficult task ever and anon he would cast h his is eyes on that empty chair and the thought would come I 1 how pleasant it would be if she were lerel aerel the clock finally struck nine and he began to listen for the steps of his wife half an hour bour more slipped by and ho he became very nervous and uneasy 1 I declare he muttered to himself after he had listened for some time in vain this is too bad she ought not to stay out so late but he happened to remember that he often remained away much later than that so he concluded to make the best of I 1 it at quarter to ten emma came home A little late lafe am I 1 not she said looking up at the clock but I 1 fell in with some old friends how have you enjoyed jo ed yourself first arst rate returned george bravely home isa is a capital place especially when a man can cavit hav etall all ail to himself added the wife with a sidelong glance at her husband but he made no reply on the next evening emma prepared to togo go to but as before wore but this time tima she kissed her husband heis hiis band ere she went and seemed to hesitate about leaving where do you yori think of going george asked in an undertone imay I may drop in to see uncle john replied emma however you wont be uneasy you will know im safe oh ceTta certainly said her husband but when left to his own reflections reflect reflections ions iong he be began to ponder seriously upon the blib J icet leet ct thus presented for consideration IN he could not read he could not play or enjoy himself in any way while the chair was empty in short be he found that home had no real comfort without his wife the one thing needful to make george wilsons Wil wll sons home homo pleasant was not present I 1 declare he be sald said to himself I 1 did not think it would be so lonesome and can it be that she filie feels as I 1 do when she bhe ia is here bere all alone it must be so it ia Is just aishe as she bhe says before we were married she was very happy in her childhoods home her parents loved her and her brothers and aud sisters loved her and they did all they could to make her comfortable after aften he walked up and down the room several times and then stopped again and communed with himself I 1 cant stand this said lie he I 1 should die in a week nicek if emma were here I 1 think I 1 could amuse myself very well how lonesome and dreary itis and only eight 1 I 1 declare ive a mind to walk down as far as uncle johns and see gee if she is there it would be a relief if I 1 only cou could id see her ber I 1 wont go in she shant know yet that hat t I 1 holdout hold hoid so faintly george wilson took another turn across the room glanced once more at the clock and then took his hat and went out he then locked the door after him and then bent his steps towards uncle johns jt it was a beautiful moonlight night and the air was I 1 keen and bracing he was walking along with his eyes bent upon the pavement when he heard a light t step approaching prod pro aching ching him vim he looked up and he could nod nou be mistaken he h e saw aw his wife his first impulse was to avoid her but she had recognized him george she said in sua surprise se can this be b 0 you on 3 it t is was wa tile the response T J and do you pass your evenings at home this is the first timea time I 1 have been out emma upon my word and even now nov I 1 have not been absent from the house ten minutes I 1 merely came outto out to take the fresh fre shair air but where arc are you going I 1 am going home george will you go with my me I 1 certainly returned george she took his arm and they walked home in silence when emma had take taken n off her things she sat down in her chair and looked at the clock on OD the vail vali valls you are home arly early e tonight to night remarked her husband hus hug band the young wife looked up la in her husbands face and with an expression half smiling and half tearful she said I 1 will confess the truth george I 1 have given you the experiment I 1 managed to stand it last evening but I 1 could not bear it through tonight to night when I 1 thought of you here all alone I 1 wanted to be with you ou it seem right I 1 haunt enjoyed myself at all I 1 have not any home but this I 1 say you so cried george ggorge moving his chair to his cifes side and taking one of her hands then let me make my in I 1 waft confession I 1 havo stood it not sot a whit better when I 1 left the house this evening I 1 could bear it no longeri found that this was no home for me while my wife was absent I 1 thought I 1 would walk down to uncle johns and semyour see your sour face if possible I 1 had gazed upon your empty chai chair till my heart ached the next evening was spent at home b by y husban husband and wife and it was a season on of muc much h ed enjoyment Joy ment ina lna in a short time george began to realize how mu eh comfort was to be found in a quiet and peaceful home and the longer he enjoyed this comfort om fort the more plainly did he see and understand the simple truth that it takes two to make home and if the wife is one party ther the husband must be the other coe COI DRINKERS drixie ers ens it is estimated by mr air H E moring of rew yew york the best recognized authority on the subject that the whole non producing world consumes about tons ns of connee coffee of which the united united states uses up tons or 20 per cent this is tons more than france ton smore than Austria 4 ton smore than england and but tons less than all germany exclusive of the E empire of austria we eon con consume coffee at the rate rated of 41 pounds per year to every man woman and child whit white blaek black and red in the united states england about one pound france about one and a quarter po pounds binds and aust austria austrin ria rin less than one pound of this vast amount of connee coffee brazil furnishes 46 per cent java and sumatra 10 16 per cent ceylon 13 aad south america the west indies and arabia the balence the famous mocha coffee which comes tomes from arabia felix does not make up one half of one por par cent of the whole production Stoc klon independent VICTORIA V I 1 april 9 r M the last strete stretch hof of the teley feley telegraph raph naph cable which connects this island islan with the malli land was wits safely landed at ladd bay san juan island at ten this forenoon the signals signal cl vere were wro found to be 0 perfect and direct communication was had bad with with portland and newlest new westminster after which victoria was connected and the announcement was received amid the roaring of cannon tolling telling indof of bells and the heartfelt cheers of a a gratified grat fied people alta aita alta alfa |