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Show V Vsj. A a. REPUBLICAN WEEKLY. NO. 18. ESDAY, NOVEMREK 12, 1902. Barnston. If any one eould give It I knew you eould. Do you think k would make a good husband? OLD IILRB GATHERER. Having had experience, this liBO ' Mrs. Hyssops calm was something to V V V wonder aL ahe began, "I feel My dear wrinkled, old and wan. ' fair pprliapa; ah. in, who know.! deeply tbe honor you put upon me., sracvful ta a awau. Ves, I have studied Mr. Barnston very Breaking heart. Ah, mr, who knowa! closely 'lor the past two years. And of late I have' TMlced that he thtplpu huabanil died Iona year ai;ii; ' Dim ah Htill mourn? Ah, nn, who very well of you. iUft- - M.r..kJWrnton knowa! Is is well, Louise, dear, I wouldnt Threo hratlwliinra in a row marry him if I were you. liaa time atlllad grief Ah, me, who knowa! For a moment there was silence on the front veranda. Then Louise burst In aummer, ah mama o'er tin Mila. out: Light heart or heavy? All. who knows! I believe you are In league with Bh R.lhrra herb to cure all Ilia; Can a us lit cure heartache? Ah, who that rat Fanny. I know you are, just knowa! because ahe gsre you that doiley for your parlor table. I suppose if I had Do scent of flower and aonar of Idrd Krlns comfort to her? Ah. who knows! things to give to .you, yond say It Silent and chary of her word was all right for me to marry Mr.. . If depth are stirred. All, who knows! Barnston. I wont ask you to tell me what you have against him, because you'd make up things. But you just bet Fqnny'll nave a hard race to win. confide In you and ask your advice. From now on I am going to do my First Boarier. You know more about Mr. Barnston utmost to rut her out." than 1 do. lie (old me he bad been The greatest day in the Algonquin's boarding here fur two yearB. T J. K1.INK. Yes. for two whole years, put In history dawned bright and clear. ally Story lul. Co.) Mrs. Ilyssup. since I opened Just a perfect wedding day, came jlwa not so from all sides. name might lead up. "You must have had a rare chance was a modest two-From early morning there was conYou inut stant bustling. Everybody was will-lu- g well back from to study him, Fanny said. over by a know if he has any auy qualities that and did lend a helping hand. The Iniple of tbe gentler are not not good." e Mrs. Hyssop sat more erect. She ily and happily of Mrs. Wlul-k- ; turned her head to one side pensively Fanny now came to the point with estimable lady bad for two years, dur-- almost superhuman abruptness, ask Algonquin had ; ing: Do you think I ought to marry him taken root, and ; Mrs. Hyssop? comfortable fosy, s The suddenness with which the turn its very taken, and question came made tbe landlady ts limit of satis-io-p wince. Then she beamed upon her fair was a model boarder. Yes, Bhe began. Mr. Barnston has than. pne. enthroned 'on been with me a long time: ?fhre have TI: mrr-jHlntw- J. llr - prelL-u-"t- s J un-m- 'M e incep-Iway- rntrir lias been the blundering! For ccnsid- , for one thing, the pitiful Ignorance which has resulted in such tragic suffering to humanity. As a matter of fact, man has been cheated of his birthright, supposing him entitled to happiness, for has he not been compelled, unaided, to wrestle with the problem of fitting himself to his environment? Through long ages, by sweat of brow, travail of spirit and onerous physical toll, he has struggled to adjust himself to conditions into which he was thrust He found no paradise of happiness free to all. Life is a perpetual struggle, not elysium, says Vogue. Not only have millions been the victims of hideous slavery, but the whole race, from all time, has suffered cruelly because of ignorance, the most pathetic phase of this suffering being the unpremeditated cruelty and Injustice which results from ignorant parentage. Can those who claim happiness as a birthright explain why sentient beings 'predestined for oVin y i 'ir-w- . -- ternhmm aptly when sh chooses to adorn front veranda, I do believe taking up with both the girls, washer soliloquy, the he being the boarder who was the first one domldled under her bumble roof. "And I vender which will get him? My, but t is exciting! Oh, here comes Fanny mw. Fanny looked worried aa she came up the steps. She drew a chair up to Mrs. Hyssop ani sat down. Are you tired, Fanny? the latter asked. And dll you meet with much success Fannys succeis depended upon dis posing of gaudy f; neywork made by her own nimble fingers, which, to judge from her wo k, numbered more than the allotted supply of thumbs. Fanny sighed. Mrs. Hyssop knew well what this meant It Is hard, I know, she sympathized, to get along in this world. Especially when one is alone, she ended, casting s side glance at tbe perturbed Fanny. Mrs. Hyssop hoped this would tow Fanny Into the matrimonial channel And a prologue in this direction did sprout, for the girl sighed again, and said: 1 would lose hope altogether if it " wasn't for for went red. Then she face Fannys the left hand is a cure Infallible. But said In a stage whisper: of all these notions the moBt InterestFor Mr. Barnston. Ah! breathed Mrs. Hyssop, very ing and probably the most popular in England Is that known by the name of the potato cure, as the Indon Globe says. It Is said that If a person suffering from rheumatism will carry a potato about with him he will find himself free from pain and distress. It is asserted that a potato carried In the pocket of a rheumatic person will speedily become as hard as a rock, while in the keeping of a person free from the complaint it remains in Its ordinary condition. Therefore It would appear as If the explanation of "faith in this case does not apply an It would perhaps in the matter of charms, oo far as we know, science has no pronounced judgment un the potato cure, but It would certainly be interesting to obtain a scientific explanation of the hardening of the libiauc which is supposed to dispense happiness asleep, or gone on a journey, that it permits northern capitalistic unholy love of money to combine with southern parental greed fur the torture of children. In the process of mill money getting? If happiness be the designed portion for humanity, then are lifes plans sadly out of joint, for the most cunning of malevolent Bplrits could not possibly devise greater variety or more lacerating kinds of misery than those which human beings In all grades of society are made to expert ence. Apart from the Inevitable per sonal sorrows which affect all, how is it possible for any but tbe very .young or the very selfish to be happy in a world where the majority are miserable because of disease, little health, dire poverty, incapacity, onerous la bor or cruel anxiety? Life as disciis an inpline for character-buildinspiring conception. Life as an abor live happy hunting ground la an appalling theory. do other word -- to-da- g Some of the Popular Cures for Rheumatism. American men of science have returned to an old cure for rheumatism. In the shape of bee stings. The scientific explanation is that a bee when stinging injects formic acid which la a cure for rheumatism. What probably bappena is that the patient, after having sat for some time on the beehive, forgets all about the rheumatism. It Is probably the long continuance of damp weather which has inspired ro many newspaper correspondents to give the world just now their notions on cures for rheumatism. We referred briefly the other day to the American revival of cure by bee stings a measure heroic enough to please every Simon Stylites in the world; and now we are told in the press of a cure by means of a moles fuot worn next to the akin, suspended from the neck by a silken cord so that It hangs a little below the chest. In many jewelers shops one may see rings for rheumatism, it being a common faith among even educated people that a Revenge may be aweet if one could metal ring worn on the little finger of forget. Proof of Filial Affection. Newfoundland Sparsely Settled. When a Carthage father became ao The Island of Newfoundland a terbadly Jagged a few nights ago that he ritory aa large as the state of New rould not walk, hia muscular son threw York has only about 250,000 Inhabhim over his shoulder and "toted him itants, and these' are sprinkled aloug home much aa be would have carried the coast line. a sack of flour an exhibition whlavar tends to disprove the theory that lliar When a man Is a failure he is called affection ts decreasing. Kansas City a fool. .When he succeeds he Is called shrewd. .Journal. 1 have taken vantage haven't kno will him so of thei, have, Iohpl able to Judge. and of course are. not mo I appreciate very much your coming to me. And taking everything into consideration, and to make a long story short, 1 would advise you not to marry him under any circumstances. " A cyclone seemed to strike Fanny and her faneywork, for both went to pieces Fanny on her chair, and the faneywork on the floor at her feet Oh, Mrs. Hyssop! she gasped. Mr. Horton, allow me to introduce I know what I am talking about, you to my wife. Fanny, the landlady went on. "In boarders could hardly await the comthis case no one than myself could ing event The wedding supper was give such Intelligent advice. to be a most sumptuous culmination. Mrs. Hyssop talked on. It was a By noon the bouse began to take on way she had. She went into details, its decorations. The boarders wbo explained at almost marvelous length. came for their midday meal were loud And poor Fanny listened. In their praises of the excellent taste Finally the landlady halted. Fanny ' rose from her chair and gathered up manifested. And when evening at came and last thoy began to assemble her faneywork. in the do parlor, there was a veritable Well, what are you going to buzx of talk about things in general. about it? Mrs. Hyssop asked. "I'm going to do my best to win Mr. Finally tbe guests bad been ushered In, all but one, and that one would not Barnston. witness the ceremoney, In an upper I hope you are not angry with me? room she sat alone at an open winMrs. Hyssop asked. with a handkerchief to her eyek, dow, was the In not the least," "Oh, no, I thank you very much for weeping. She Could hear the minis-- , reply. tar's voice as he made them man and your advice. Two days later Mrs. Hyssop was wife. Later, when she heard the hiagain sitting upon the front veranda. larity below, she knew that it was A frail creature In white, with a last all over. But she still sat at the winIn her dow. She saw the carriage drive up year's sailor on and a music-rol- l . She lap. sat beside her. Both were gazing and halt at the stepping-stonesideon heard loud out the street. across talking the absently walk. She raw figures scurrying back I don't see how I shall get through the summer, the frail creature said. and forth. Then she heard a chorus Almost all of my pupils have now of shouts. A moment later the sound gone to the cuuntry to stay for the of rice thrown against the carriage, summer. I must make a living some- more shouting, and then the sharp how." bang to of the carriage door. AfterYou poor dear, solaced the feeling ward the patter of horses feet, and widow. No one .:nows that better the sound o!. wheels on the cobbleI do. When my dear husband stones. Then more shouting. than died he left me almost destitute. But Within the vehicle sat two very hapI thought at once of starling a boardpy beings. The ride to the station ing house, and the first thing I knew was short, and when they entered Mr. Barnston their train Mr. Barnston was surprised The suddenly raised to see, seated at die other end of the her eyes. She was the other girl with car, a former chLm of his. whom Mr. Barnston was taking up, Barnston and his bride had hardly as his landlady put it. got comfortably seated when his Mr. Barnston came, and before long friend left his seat to go to the smokI got more boarders than I could acer. As he came abreast of the newly wedded couple he recognized Barnston commodate, ended Mrs. Hyssop. Again she had set the ball rolling and halted: Barnstonward, and again her hopes Jove, but I am glad to see you. rose, for the frail creature with the Barnston Laid, raising and taking hla music roll at once plunged headlong friend by the hand, Mr. Horton, allow Into the subject of Mrs. Hyssop's first roe to introduce you to my wife, forboarder. merly Mrs. Winifred Hyssop, of the Of course." she said, you must have noticed that Mr. Barnston has Trade of South America. been paying attention to me of late. The trade of all South America Is He seems to be very nice. He is always so gentlemanly." Wfcfqual to that we have with Canada. He is Indeed, put In the landlady. There have been times, went on Insanity Ratio in Ohio. In Ohio one person in each 400 has the girl, when I felt as if I J'st must come to you for advice uuiit Mr. been adjudged Insane. frail-creatu- re -' Fanny looked wo th much as if she some refreshing h "You must have Fanny, that he ha' me quite attentlv mother, I thought would some day cO have been so very d as she came up P. had a drink of erage.. lotlced, resumed been attentive to As I have no 11 along that I me to yon. who kind to me, and L - |
