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Show furiously. After s flash and a roar ht rain came down in torrents. The surveyors quickly tethered thaif horses and took refuge under their A CAREFUL LITTLE MAID. In Dimpledell The people They've known her from baby There' not a ehlld behaves as well As iilile l ruilenee Maybe. When anybody looks at her She rur tie niuht precisely: Her sunt, Alisa Lucy latveuder, Has brouchl her up so nicely. nj i This IHiupleilcll In Dorset lies, A village like a toy one It tiled roof rise 'nesth dappled skies Whose light shower don't annoy one Tis dean uud nest, and nnwn and sweet The country lane snout Prutleuce dwells In Primrose Street Inquire there If you doubt iL She Is so careful, she will say, Lest she should fib. though blindly , Aunt Lucy's very well Perhaps I thsnk you kindly! Aunt buys- -1 am not certain quite Cream-chees- e of Farmer Acres think the turning to the right Will bring you to the baker's " She takes the teveup from the shelf The big best cup-a- nd tills It: And bring the parson's lea herself, And never, never spills it The parson holds It on his knew And Hip It at his leisure; A careful little maid. aays be. Alias Lucy beams with pleasure Her slippers ne'er were known to squeak; Her frill are crisp and anowy; Her hair Is meek and sleek In weather wild and blowy The other children hear the praise If cross or careless they be Of all the prim and pretty ways Of little Prudence Maybe 1 baggage wagon, every man crouched beneath his blanket for protection. The worst of the storm had passed and the sky gave more light, when a rushing sound was heard like the continual fall of a heavy body of water. The guide raised liis head to listen, frowned slightly, rose, walked away a few yards, shaded his eyea with his hand and looked intently np the valley. Uis out o' tliar quick, hoys, and make ready for t rouble, " he cried. Taint no use runuin. so keep cool an make the best uv iL A stampede Is on ua The frightened men got up in an instant and stood huddled together, trembling with fear and drenched by the rain. What's to be dime." asked the engineer. There's one thing and one thing only. This here bug o' salt nv Bill II icks' 'ill li u v to lx tlirowed away, the guide replied. Before lie had finished speaking he put the lmg of salt on the nearest horse, mounted and dashed away to meet the advancing herd. This was a daring adventure, but he knew it afforded the only hope of sav- ing himself anil the others. He rode up within twenty-fiv- e yards of the terror-strickecattle before he turned, tacked to the left, and poured a white stream of salt across their n path. and if by any possible crowding It ean be got in, a lounge. Keep lbs HaMeg Warm. A professional nurse of many years' experience tells me, says a writer in Babyhood, that she liuda more babies suffering from insufficient clothing among the rich than among the poor. For example, she was summoned by a physician to a wealthy family where the baliy was suffering from some mysterious trouble that batted everybody-- Ue eould live Only a few days, the doctor said, if something was not done. He eould keep nothing on his stomach, and was slowly starving to death. The nurse found a distracted mother and a pinched and moaning baby. 11 la flesh was blue, and there was a settled look of anguish on his face. The nurse him from the up picked OIVE ME THE BABY. silk and lace of hi costly crib, and Give me the Ixtby to bold, my deafound just what she exK-cteDress rie hold and bus. and to lure and kiss, Ah! lis will come (o ine, never fear and skirts of linen Urn- - us gossamer, Come to thene.t oi a breast like this, and about aa warm: shirts anil aocka A warm for him as bis face with cheer. Give me the baby to bold, my dear. like lace; flannel skirts of the regulation number, but so fine and thin as Trustfully yield blm to my caresses. What: "a bother to to give little warmth. Is tbia the Bother, you say: me? way you have dressed vonr baby from To fill up my soul with auch bapptnea As the lure of a Ini liy tbat lamb to be the first? asked llie nurse. "Oh, yes, Sn misled away where my heart can heart I've always had the best of everything Give me the baby to hold, my dear! for him,, answered the mother. Ah, but hla hands are grimed, you say, Well, it's no wonder lie ta sick. He And would noil my lacua and :lutch my hair hasn't enough ou to keep a fly warm Well, what would pleasure me mure, I pray, The nurse called for the Than the touch aud tug of the wee hands in July. blanket in the house, aud a there I thickest Ths wee band there, snd the warm face here bag, and sent tlie astonGive urn the baby to bold, my dear! ished mother down town for the Give mo tba baby (Oh, wont you seal wannest flannel wrappers, however Somewhere, out when the green of the lawn ugly they might be. The result was Is turning to gray, and tbe maple tree that in a few days the child was takla weeping Its leaves of gold upon A Utile mound, with n dead rose near ing his fix id perfectly, and waa thrivGive me tbe baby to bald, my dear! ing aa well as could be desired. Jamra Whitcomb RUey. hot-wat- er As the leaders slackened their pace, those in the rear came piling down upon them, and many were thrown to the ground. All seemed to have scented and seen the salt, and all Thing to Avoid lu Furnishing. Once the parlor, now, in modern were crazy to taste it. ia really After the guide had gone entirely parlance, the drawing-rooacross their front he turned and tacked of less importance regarded from the to the right Thus lie went from one standpoint of home comfort than any side to the other until he reached the other portion of the dwelling. Devoted baggage wagon wliere the men stood. as it is almost entirely to occasions By this time the whole herd had of ceremony and exchange of social The girls whose games she does not share slackened its career. Banting and ex- civilities, while convenient and a Unkind opinions bandy: hausted, the cattle came trotting leis- source of enjoyment, it is not essential She s made of china, some declare: to the welfare of the household. It is, And some, of sucar candy urely around the little party. Dear little lieul! Should she confess, is one ease in said however, the espeeiul pride of the misthe 'This ten, r She's sometimes rullu-- lonely, tress and too often adorned at the exThis very pink of perfectness. old hero, as he rode up to the men. Aunt Lucy's Pointing np the valley which was pense of other apartments in daily Helen Gray Done, In St Nicholas dotted with dead and dying cattle, he use. Women otherwise judicious in Stampedes of Cattle. concluded with. Thars dead beef expenditure, are led into temptation" Among the frequent questions of enough up yunder to keep ns in this particular direction. the temierfoot in Western cattle lands A. Tefft, in (radual decoration anil finishing Nate till doomsday." What causes cattle to stam- Youth's ore, give more satisfactory results than Companion. pede?" and IIow can they be the course too often followed that of stopped? Hundreds and hundreds of Japanese School Wllhont D Helpline. furnishing throughout at one time; cattle, running cn masse madly across An American girl who went to Japan a quick selection, without deciding the prairie, look as if a few men could to teach in the schools says that where each article will best answer a check them no more than a hurricane. Japanese children are never noisy in purpose until all cuine together, with Each animal is then like a runaway the presence of their elders. To the a discord snd warring of colors snd horse in a city street, going smash, same effect is the testimony of Miss shapes not to be reconciled, the genbang ahead into anything that may be Bacon, who, in lier book, A Japanese eral effect fearful to behold, the more in its course. Nevertheless, a stam- Interior," thus describes her first in- to be regretted, because without rempede can be stopped, and nine times troduction to the school customs of the edy, and the added assertions that out of ten is stopped quickly when country. they most last a lifetime." cow boys are present at the start After a while the principal comes Money is power, but that alone Of course if a stampede goes on un- forward and bows, snd all the children will not secure harmonious results. checked the cattle will run until they liend themselves nearly double In re- Rooms, where thousands of dollars drop down from exhaustion. Mean- turn; then he makes a very short have been spent In decorations and time many fall and are trampled to speech and bows simultaneously. It furnishings, are eclipsed by the exdeath, the calves in such cases being is a very pretty custom, and I do not quisite taste that, from small outlay, see why, when a speaker bows to his creates such beauty and repose that nearly all killed. What causes cattle to stampede? audience, the audience should not re- only general effect ia remembered by In some in- turn the compliment It seems quite chance visitors and not the detaiL Various occurrences. stances the leaders of a herd, perhaps the natural and polite thing to da This is high art," whether in palace The first thing that one notices in a or cottage, and much to be envied is feeling frisky, caper about for a while, This then stand and snort loudly. Japanese school, after an experience the woman who possesses it, whether performance seems to incite others, witli American schools, is the absolute by natural gift or cultivation. and a few in every group in sight will absence of discipline, or of any necesAbility to command elegance many follow the example. These are imi- sity for it The pupils are all so per- times develops desire for pretentions tated in their turn by some farther fectly ladylike that politeness re- display, always vulgar. A very unwise in is herd whole the from them Finally strains away. doing anything that thing to buy a parlor suit, its inmotion, becoming more and mine ex- is not exactly what their teachers or evitable seven pieces henceforth in cited. Then they bunch," and in one superiors would wish them to da the foreground of conspicuousness. mass start on their wild race, making There is no noise in the corridors, Carpet, wall hanging, snd heavy the prairie tremble nnder great clouds no whispering in the classes, nothing pieces of furniture, quiet snd unobof dusL but the most perfect attention to what trusive, as they must (from their exA man in front of the atampeders is the teacher says, and the most earnest pense) serve a purpose for years in great danger. He may escape by desire to be careful and thoughtful Articles presented by passing fancy, even or one to side, straight always of others, especially of the at a cost not so great as to prohibit running away if he is speedy. But many a teachers. banishment when tired of them, will man has been killed in the attempt. Mine says that in addition to this give effect of variety and brightness When cattle show signs of fright or there is in tie Feeresses' school a A little gilt or fancy chair covered in excitement the cattlemen take their most remarkaby high sense of honor, gay brocade, a tabouret any of the position on all sides of the herd, and so that the teacher can be quite sure many trifles that give a touch of commence singing and making aU that her pupils will never be guilty of grace are available. Fancy work in sorts of noises. This in many cases cheating or slumming, or trying to drawing-room- s has had its day, will quiet the herd. If it fails the improve tlieir tUnding by any false and the snare of throws, cow punchers keep riding around the methods. It is very interesting to me, sachets, bags, etc., is happily on until whins their long in reading over (he names of my class the decline. Cherished gifts (?) of cattle, snapping all are rounded np and heading in list, to notice that some of them were friends, the work of their own every direction. This bewilders them famous in Japaiese history long be- hands," can find resting place in so that they know not which way to fore Columbus discovered America apartments where personal possessions turn. Somehow the centuries of honor in are in good taste, and no longer disa stain When this is done in time which their families have lieen held figuring the room of ceremony pede is prevented: but once the cattle have told upon! their daughters, and eyes fail to discover sentiare ladies fn the finest sense of ment that sacrifices nerve force in get started, the attempt to btop them they few are there is fuli of peril. Vet word, even when tieholding. It is not desirable to have that cow boys who dare not ride across the dressed in surlil shapeless and dowdy visitors depart Baying, almost before front of the galloping herd, thirngh clothes that u beggar woman in the door of hospitality closes behind one false step of the horse means a America would turn up her nose at them: Such a room! like a section horrible death to him and his rider. of a charity fair! them. J Cushions and bam on every chair, The cow boys try to turn the leadA HnuJtful Dainty. Anil never a place to s' I: ers. knowing the rest will follow, restaurants Tidies and rnsiilons everywhere In the dingy frequented Till I nearly bad a lit They are kept continually turning by the lower osiers of Rome, FlorWith such a drawing-roothe beduntil they close into ft small circle anil ence anil Nap1, a dish composed of finally are stopped in an exhausted the lutrinless wvxl seiqient'a flesh is rooms are very often bare to a degree state. Then they are content to lie regarded as sonetliing of a dainty. or supplied tvitii packing box" furniNow. the box is a ture. down and behave themselves. Barista ns of tie inferior classes are snare and a delusion.packing Is there more Althcmgh otlierinethiHtahaveprOTed fried snakes, but b1k0 lMhwof than half a dozen articles of furniture successful in checking s j so, for the reptiles are this is the surest, and is therefore nnwillin(rly ,.els. The that a packing box will not make on off ,m tJu.ra most commonly employed when cattle palmed in the wilder part psper. are snakes rangtt Anil two packing boxes! it's like men are so situated thut they can use of the Vincemiitj wood and brought the old riddle: What makes more it Place near the to a special Market a pig under a gate?" Why, noise than What may cause a stampede at one up howde la Kcpubliquf. It is probable, witli two packing boxes, a saw, a hamtime will check one at another time, ever, that even if the members of the mer. some tacks, wadding, cretonne, serve will as the following true story who occasionally poorer closeci and patience, putty for the to show; fried or stewed eels were paint, and court plaster for the A railway surveying party were at indulge in cracks, tltf fraud practiced at the world is yours. There is work in Kansas among the Flint hills. apprised of fingers, no would evince they no limit to the possibilities until some Late one afternoon dark clouds were their expenseevtn lack of appetite, nor of rolling np in the west streaks on loathingthat they are ready to devour one suggests a third. Three packing seeing boxes! Four packing boxes! Imaginalightning were chasing etch other flfsh, but meat of mule, tion can go no further. With four background, and dis- not only horse the blutah-blac- k week. in the clean packing boxes. $3, and a garret, tant peals of thunder rumbled and donkey and drf ny day echoed. a friend 1 speak of conid furnish a flat Flint Ilk Party. On the other side of the hills was a But all this is on paper. In real Leon had giae to his first party. of hostess life avoid the packing box as you party of rangers driving atoherd said the Now chiidvn, better j the Southern cattle northward with more hwiitality than wisdom, as wouldis the plague. in Fortunately for its share of grazing ground. i I want hall now coming the table. led she them winil toshAs gloom came on the attention. In time decorative taste M nUch as yon cam" , y ened, and big drops of ram fell. h may find its way upstairs to the bedwhen it is ,ir was filled with birds drinking in of wait rooms. The hall nowadays corted to the tble grew tired the refreshing moisture that broke roomy enough and sometimes when it for him. ing a monotonous drouth. quite completely furnished. Le." he said, let' go. isn't is there is at least one table in The rangers lind rounded npa tlJ Leun, lookingat Usually stand of some sort, a the upper end of umbrella an it. I fuU ain't half tatc, his well-fllle- d ' the surveying pnrty was entering 4 hat rank, two or three chairs, pictures. the lowe- - end. Just as the storm burst n in much-ubiW-- il ! m , ie 1 I : , How Women Voted. which took place in New Zealand contained a novel feature which will make it memorable. For the first time every woman The last election CHARGE OF MINTY'S BRIGADE. (At Lorrjoy Station, Ga , Au. IS, 184) tba wary but fearless K 11 pal risk, Trapped Sorrly bwiet liy a juldlanl toe. Pouring their broadside from front, flank and rearward. Eager to crush hi command at n Mow. Hear their exultant eheer, A they on flank appear. Reynolds ha manned a division in front of him: Cleburne come down at the rlxtat on the run' Jackson on left and In rear wtih hla ballerina, Ilurla shot and shell from full many a gun. "Never surrender. huu pono forth the edict Never, cries Minty, "while I have a bind: Give blit the word aud we rarveout a pathway, I aud my men of the old First Brigade." Forward, llie Firwt llricndr. Charm) yoiulcr barricade"' f Thl tbe reply of the loader, While, like an arrow shot out front the bow, on forth their lirwudu mission, leaiieit Mlnty'a Koch trouper's bosom with ardor aglow. awlft-wctiui- Over (he bill d sailed the galloping squadrons, Striking a chill to the heart of the loo: Gliiterinf saber now throw burk thaauuUcht Then in warm tile blood they dim the bright glow Awful tbe caps they mad A tlie fierce cannonade Shake the whole earth and blots out the heaven Its wrath. Still rude that line of atcel Like mountain avalanche ouward It thundered, lu lie all that stood path. Hurling to death Ten thousand men their volley are pouring Into th rank that lu unequal tljtat Dared yet to cliarro tlie euemy boldly. Though there were six to their one now In sight. 'Midst such a uu-ta- l rain. Valor rm-t- n all in vnin Murderous uliell exploded aliuul them. Whistling mlnle bull uvraunod through the air, Emptying saddle and staining the green-awar- d over the age of 21 years was permitted to vote. From eud to end of the colony, in the crowded cities and in the Oh, the bruve men who are perishing there! sparsely settled country districts, the women recorded their votes at the Yet the bold horsemen uro eagerly preening lu where the Iwrrirude Jackson doth shield; polling booths. Saber are whltlinx In circles aliove them, The candidates had cmnmitteea of Armed with tlie vengeance which patriot wield. ladies, as well as gentlemen, and the Lnd the line are met, (rabv members of the ladies' committees Salier with blood are wet Steel met ha sluel, uud lu drinking tho lifewere aa keen as the men in bringing blood.; voters of their own sex to the polls. Horne uud rider In heap strew the ground Rllle and pistol shot whiMllux ulwut them, They made irovisi(in by whicli any Tear through the air, volleyed round upon woman having a baby had a member rouud of the committee to relieve her of Minty I hewlug hi way at the forefront, Swift McIntyre has ruptured a cun family cares while she was recording taken another Hally's own hand has her vote. bold troom-- r ha prodigies done. the MrUHilo, It has frequently been objected that EveryStop up ll way. though it would be impossible for women to Cherish Block no iliuughi, this lie roe torrent of Hteimnliig: go to the pol ling booths on account of Mlnty'a Brlcml will not he denied. rowdyism, and that they would be in- What though an uriny should block up the sulted by roughs when they went to pathway, hall lie Mwpt far away on the tide It was votes. record tlieir Hut there went the elumnr on. Mill flowed the nothing of the kind. No provision SHU crimson lulu waa made for separate polling-place- s Still swayed llie deadly Ktrlfo hither aud yon, fur women. They went to the same Strike for Old Glory, boys, down with the fur und liars booths as the men, and in no single You have a road to win. it must he won. instance was there the slightest anHark, yonder loud hurrukl Victory' proud huxxal noyance caused to any female voter. See the oue-n- l uhlMirn foe. broken asunder, and bleeding, now tine far away. Shattered Cincinnati Enquirer. Sheath your red saber, your duly la ended. roffre Versus Onions, A cup of black coffee taken after a Safe lie the path, you have won the proud K. A. Whitman. day. Stonewall Jarkmm Before the War. Spanish omelette, potato salad, cutThe late General D. II. Hill, of the lets, or any other dish prepared with onions or its cousin, garlic, will de- Confederate unity, who was a dose Jackson for many stroy the abhorrent fumes that cling friend of Stonewall ta the to the bronchial tubes. A couple of yearn, and his brother-in-lawintergrven creams or clove candies, author of a paper in tlie Century coneaten before leaving the table, wiU re- taining much that is new and intermove the taste of food from the esting regarding the fatuous Confedmouth and neutralize the smell of erate leader. General Hill says: When Jackson first came to the wine. A few drops of camphor and Virginia military institute he was a of excellent water is a in glass myrrh anil something of a hydyspeptic a wash when and tooth for a gargle there is the suspicion of a tainted pochondriac. His health waa bad, but breath. A bad taste in the mouth and he imagined that he hail many more a white tongue will always warrant ailments than he really did have. estabthe use of an antedote for a bad He had been at a water-curbreath. Cinnamon, ginger, cloves and lishment in the North, and the preorris root sweeten the month and will scription had been given him to live on bread and buttermilk, and to disguise unpleasant odors for the time stale wet shirt next his body. being. Spruce and mastic gum are wear a e used for the same purpose. As to Flower Holden. A woman straying about in a glassware establishment or department finds herself bewildered and her judgment unsettled by the many colors and shade which confront her. It is possible to match almost any flower in a tint of glass, and glowing American Beauty roses, lifting their stately blooms out of tall magenta red or crimson vases, or rose pink flowers in rose pink liowls, are only some of the beautiful effects which this riot of prismatic erystul has produced. These are for the unstinted purchaser, however. The woman who may buy only one sort will be wise to choose green, nature's tint fur any blossom, or white. Apple snow. Three large tart apples, the whites of three eggs, half a enp of powdered a cup of jelly. sugar and one-haWash, core anil quarter the apples and stew them until tender: then drain them anil rub them through a fine sieve. Heat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, add the sugar, and beat until the sngar is thoroughly then add the strained apple and lieat until it is like drifted snow. Bile lightly on a glass dish, garnish with the jelly and puurover it a boiled custard, which you make from the yolks of the three eggs and a pint of milk. Hava a flood Tins Do not be afraid of a little fnn at home. Do not shut up your house lest the sun should fade yoiu- carpets; and your hearts, lest a laugh should shake down a few of the inusf y old cobwebs that are hanging there If you want to ruin your sons, let them think that all mirth anil, social enjoyment must be left at the threshold without when they come home at night. Cariosity West Defoes Thl Fall. The unexpected happened not long ago during one of the( country-hous- e visits of the duke and dpehess of York. A servant maul in her qnxiety to peep window at through the dining-rootbe royal pair, lost hjr lmlancc, anil came head for jinost tlirfMigh the window, to the consternation of the guests round the table. lf incor-Kirate- - for He followed these directions more than a year after coming at a to Lexington. Hoarding peculiarities public hotel, these attracted much attention, and he was much laughed at by the rntle and coarse. But he bore all their jests with patience, and pursued his plan unmoved by their laughter. In like manner he carried out strictly the directions to go to bed at nine o'clock. If that hour caught him at a party, a lecture, a religious exercise, or any other place, lie invariably left His (iyspejuda caused ilrowsiite.ss.und often with he went to sleep in a friend, aud invariably, without exception, went to sleep at eliurelt. 1 have seen his lieuil boived down to his very knees during a gisul purl, of the sermon. He always heard tlie text of our good pastor, the Rev. Hr. While, liis opening sentences, and a few but after that all wo loti. I remember a iy!h!:c:ii at liis ex(leal of pense which cuiiM'd a amusement. Thofueiilly of the two colleges was specially invited to attend a lecture of u celebrated mesmerist. Many of the citizens of the town were also present. The lecturer, after doing some surprising things wished to try Ids hand up ni one of th:; Major .luck-o- n went forward to the stage, lint liis will was too strong for that of tlie inesnierixer. and the operator failed to affect him. Tlie operator showed so much chagrin anil mortification at his failure that the audience became very inneh amused, and their fun ran over when a witty daughter of Governor McDonald said in n stage whisper. No one can put Major Jackson to sleep but the Rev. Dr. White!" I believe that Jackson never entirely uvcreuiim this drowsiness in church, though in military service his health improved, and dro wsiness wore off to some extent. gil . has been rescinded. The Hartford once more lias a place in Rotten Row llie MOO, 000 that waa to have been expended in repairs and alterations has been diverted to other channels. The prospect now is that the Hartford will rock idly at her station until time has wrought sears that money cannot efface, and ut lust be eon detuned and some speculator profit by the fragments. If there ia any sentiment in tlie navy it ia not enough to withstand tlie pressure of hard times. The Hartford was built in Charleston in 185)1. Trim aud staunch site looked then. Her length is feet and beam forty-tou- r. Her speed, with steam and sail, was eleven knots. Hut the tale of the Hartford begins with IMS, when bite left Philadelphia with a battery then considered terrible, to lieeome the flagship of the Western blockading squadron. Wliut the Hartford, commanded by the intrepid Furragnt. accomplished is a part of the story of tlie civil war, and when n year und seven months later site appeared at New York with tliu mark of the battle upon her she had already Iteeome the Old Hartford," and tlie populace gave an ovation intended half fin Iter and half for Farrar gut, who liad guided her through fierce encounters, and from under hostile batteries lining the shores of the waters of the South. It was at the Imltle of Mobile Ray that the Hartford fought lirr way into history. There her deck was crimsoned and strewn witli dead, aud there for a time she resisted bravely the ponderous rams of tlie Houthern fleet. But the tale has been told. The Hartford ta of the past Yet there is many a vetcrau who will feel a personal grief to know that site ta to remain neglected, and that tlie flagship of the Western blockading squadron is ouly a relie now, Iter career ended and Iter glory half forgoL Sun Frau-cisc- o Kxuminer. The Veteran's Fate. as Tlie old Texus veteran was dying. For days he lay unconscious in his log cabin. The doctor had given up all hope of his recovery. In a few more hours all would lie over. There was nothing for tlie faithful watchers to do but wait for the end. How time that seems to take nothing as it pusses finally robs ns of everyThere was nothing in the thing! shrunken feutures und wustcil form of the dying liiuu to remind one of tho hardy frontiersman who hod once been Ham Houston's most daring scout, whose unerring rifle was a terror to the bloodthirsty Comanche, and wiio hod blazed liis way with liis dripping liowie-knif- e through tlie ranks of Santa Anna's Mexicans. Suddenly there came a change over tlie face of the dying man. There was an eager look on his face as ho Hnrry up. hoys, we must whispered, come up with them before night'. and d his sous, themselves nten, whispered together. They knew his thoughts had gone latch half a century anil he was once more with Jack Hayes following the trail of Indians that had captured a white family. For a few momenta the oh! veteran was so still and motionless that tlie watchers thought liis spirit had fled. Then he clutched the blunkcU. Thera was a frown on his wrinkled brow and a glare in his eyes that would have appalled a demon, a through his clenched teeth, like the growl of a tiger, came the words, No quarter! Remember the Alamo!" He waa again charging the Mexicans on San Jacintos bloody field. Hut tok! What a marvelous transfiguration! An expression of ineffable tenderness, like a gleam of sunshine on some ancient ruin, came over bin wrinkled features as he softly whispered, Little May. Ills sons glanced at each other. For more than fifty years that name lias never passed bis lips. She was hin only daughter, who had brought sorrow and disgrace to his heart. Come, little one, he whispered with a smile on his lips let us go out on the prairie and pick some flowers" and then ho was still forever and ever. Amen! gray-haire- MM'niriwd Hero. If was just in front of n large clubhouse, which faces the Brooklyn Prospect park jut rude ground. She was evidently a stranger in the city, and In lie was showing her tlie sights. the center of the little hill stand two old guns. At the first glance it lie-lines evident that they liuve liih Men much service. They look very picturesque. And what is this sweet old gnu? she asked uuivcly of her escort, who looked barely 40 year of age. "This gun? Oil, yes; we ruptured li: at at (icUyshurg. you know. 1 wu tlie first one to leap upon it. ami witli nty sword alone killed eleven of tlie enemy. Oh. yes: many u fond is linked in my breast ith this old fielilpicee. As they walked away, arm in arm, the. girl looked confidently and adhero's miringly into the face. I strolled over toward the gun and looked it over carefully. Kugruve.l in large, heavy letters ta the follow: eg Taken at Princeton, Jail., 3, legend: ci 1777. Hatties uf ths Future. Writers on military science unite in claiming that future battles will begin with a series of lint skirmishes along the frunL These skirmishes will gradually increase in hest and the number of combatants, reinforcements being sent according to circumstances, until the entire front ta involved. Artillery will lie used as far oa possible, but after the battle is fully MTltaoi(T Hartford. little use ean be inside of For four years the ship that Commo- under way save in .outflanking. The day dore Farragut loved to call the Old cavalry in wars is over, on account of Hartford," dismantled and desolute, of charges the increase of range and effect in island. Mare Row at has lain in Rotten eaunoa and rifles. I.itlie ean lu preNot long ago there came an onler for dicted of future battles beyun I 'cuher restoration, and tlie hulk that ing, Inasmuch us the re.t inusi nn.v bo bears so many honorable sears was learned by experiment. New l rk towed to the quay wall. But the order Ledger. |
