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Show i r JONS WHELP A Story of Cromwctl'i Tim BY AMELIA E. BARR. V ikt f Onnf Ribbon. I. Thou tat tho Othof Oaa." Tho Mol4 f Len. Etc. Ml bjr Dodd. Uaod k Ctatui. All mba incnol) kPTER IL cky Stuarts! They will England' chivalry, ampalgn ith Queen-EUhead! She would send Ths 2fountlrwth hla Commonwealth to Her la tjfe wayulee pit, and order him to tached aqujn-e- on devil that Elizabeth Tudor square jbs given there. week Mo that tat aay you if, for once, we part Cromwell between our good and our good night? Father, 1 I' 51I t T een tody a fan of ostrich .eatbers; lis with Gala the packman, Who will be here In the morning. Al-aI want some housewifery itoree, and eome embroidery silk, and ballade, and a book. .of poems -- written by one Mr. John Milton, who keeps a acbool in London." I know the roan. We will hare none of hi poem." Gut, father, I may have the other yrjs - i 4.1 n thing? You will take no naysay. Then a good night, sir! Not yet. 1 will have my pay for the other things. You shall sing to . Your lute lies there. Como It la early in the morning. Happily, tenderly, fell the musical ayllables to the tinkling lute, and as ah drew to a close, still singing, she passed smiting cut of the room; leaving the door open however, ao that they heard her voice growing sweetly softer and softer, and further and further away, until it left nothing but the delightsome echo In their hearts "Our feet ere bathed In May-deAnd our hearts are bullied iu leva CHAPTER hath given us a prxt victory." have peace, 'Now then, we ti a Doctor T' "No ura, Martha i ft crying peace! wi kedni-as- . peace' when peat e i Our liberty wa won by men willing to go to the baMlefieni for It. When did you hear of us last? About the tenth of Aneust. You were then In ramp iroar Edinburgh, said Mrs. Sn&ffnam. a paper war "To be sure-laviIt with the Kirk and Itavli Lobe. was little to Cromwell's liking, and no more to David Lis'ic's; both of them would rai n r dthnnie of battle than Der laration from the Genet a! Assembly. "You women would tot understand the aettlug of the Rattle It in enough ng that It began at f rr In tl.'inornn.e, and that l miro oh b k tirore was t1 no longer a SiM1"!) urmi t'lrt-of It wtr' slain m lie battle We and many mote Ui ed In puis-ule bad all their baggage and artillery, besides fifteen tho isand stand of arms and two Iniudn-iodors to bang up In Wtsunli.ster ball" "And what of Israel Swaflham? He did bis part? I know that,'' tuid i Mrs. Swaffham. "He led Ins own troop of the Bolid I fen men of Cambridgeshire. saw their blue banner waving wherever Toubert carried Jane's It. face was radiant and of enthusiasm filled her eyes. tears Sie kissed the doctor proudly and ran to send a messenger to de Wick with the, tidings of Dunbar. CHAPTER IL "Are you going further, Doctor? asked Mrs bwaffham. Doctor John Verity. "No, Martha. I mean to stay here The anxloua days went by for until the Generals messenger Joins week and there was still no word hi me. He sent a letter to London by Swaffham, Then Jane went over to the young Lord Cluny Neville, and Wick, hoping that the Earl, might he took the direct road there, so we i - t Cromwell "Lion's Whelp." have news from hi son, which would parted very early In the but he at least break the voiceless tension of calls here for me on nit day; and their fears. But the Earl was In the we shall go back together.return, If so God tame state restless, perplexed, wills, to Edinburgh I never heard you eager concerning the situation speak of Lord of the opposing armies. In their Cluny Neville before. I wist-full- y mutual sorrowful eon lectures they for got their political antipathies, and a loving, apprehension drew them together; they talked In low voice of the absent, they clasped ' bands at they walked together through ths lonely park In the autumn afternoon. They also agreed that whoever had newt first should tend a swift messenger to the other, no matter what the tidings should b. When they parted, Jane kissed her friend, a' token of lov she had not given her for n long time and Matilda was so affected by this return of sympathy that she covered her face with her hands and wept. "Oh, Janet she said, "I bavs been solorely!" v And as Jane answered ber with affectionate assurance, there cam Into ber heart a sudden anticipation Without consideraof intelligence. tion, with no purpose of mere encouragement, hesa!d confidently; There Is some one on the wy. I seem to So they parted, hear them coming. and. Jane brought borne with her a hop which would not be put down. Her face was bright and her voice so confident that ber mother felt the inline of her spirit and anon shared Recaii se I did. not know him before. Cromwell has set bis heart on the youth, and shows him great favor. Some are Jealous of th boy and make a grumble that he It so much trusted. "If this young Lord Is taking a letter to Madame Cromwell, then why did not Israel writ to me?"- - - ,, the unreasonableness 'Oh,, of foment Can a man write when he It In the saddle pursuing the enemy? Israel and Lambert left Immediately with seven regiments for Edinburgh. He sent you words full of lore and comfort. ao did your sons; what would you have, woman? Then Mr. Swaffham put her hand on the Doctors arm to stay him, and she asked,, po you remember the flag the women of Huntingdon nnd Ely gave to Gen. Cromwell Just before Naseby?" "I do. And your Israel made the speech. I am not likely to forget It." "Then you also remember that as Israel was speaking, the east wind rose, and stretched w!de-ou- t the silk folds.' so thatthe big tawny 1km watching tbe red cross was blown straight above the General's bar It ,n deep sleep when the head. And there was a murmur of AH vrCT wonder, and then a great shout, and blast xt C trumpet and the trampling Israel pointing to tbe flag and th beavl?!r'bo1 horse on the stones . of matt below it. cried out: awakened them. 3rar(5 f th couiL Jane ran, to e? juothors. room,. and 1 Heboid , your --Captain! Cromwell a lions whelp from the prey thou found her at Yn PCB wlndow- - She art gone up. my son and unto Him was calling a!o,(1 t0 tbe the gathering of th people 'Is It you. DoetV V'r,t5'r ? th shall ha." er th tronSanswer came swirtV"4 "I waa standing with Mrs. Cromquestion was fairly ths bless-ta- g well and the girls," said Jane; "and Is I, John YeritXf at the shout he turned to them, and of Cod. ad gw ldAngs'" -Uble Doctor-a- little Frances ran to him and he gave Get your horse to w will be down toTlcome ru'" th flagstaff Into your hand. Doctor, and then stooped and tied th child ha t moment the astir from one end to th tippet. Then Mary and I went cloeer, and to ns fa waa Just th am Mr. aror, ringing, lights moving! rUher Cromwell that I knew years ago, rucnIc ittlther, men and women when 1 sat on his knee and put my .foam suiiw, and at th opA? ! arms round his neck, and h kissed Swaffham and Jan me as tenderly as lf I was on of hla the messenger. own Httl girls, f.ut for all that, even to see him4 much better to hear him of power and majesty something slothed him Ilk a garment, and th Taraal Swaffham U wsH anffnajv Ck . .... neeer, It I 4 We,wu wifE k4 people generally feared bp touch th . hem of It." . A lion's whelp! he ail proudly, "and while England's l.u has such whelps, she may make ml unmake kings as is best for her. f Tien be lit bis candle and went ataajpng down the flagged passage that iel to his ' room. t Woven of Lov and Glvy- For the next three days was a buy time at Swaffha. All the neighbors were summoned to hear the news, and a sermon ftpmDr. Verity; arid he did cot spar ths rod In the way of bis calling. ;Tbere were some wealthy young men promt, and be let them know that they cot to be present; furthermore, le told them bow many miles It was to Duty and to Scotland. "This is not a time, fc"fld, for men to be on their farm or Is their shops getting a little moaey. Thou Shalt Is written on life 1 characters jm,t as terrible as Thou gtafl Not it is Bot enough that you do not help the enemy; you Shall shut yoitf shop, you Shall leave your oxen ant.ed; you Shall take your musket.' an! never ei.re think in your heart 'Who Is going to pay me for this budhess? If jou, Squire Acton, woHld go out, anl you, Fermor, and you, Calthorpe, and Cbarmli yton and Caret?, you would draw men after you; fur many will follow if tbe candhvrtUonce liy! ted. By tae mouthrf Job Verify. a servant of the Lord, yes bav this day got another call. Loo! In' ward and think over it. Then Acton rose and said, "Doctor Verity, I will go, and Calthorps and Ft rraor followed, and the Doctor told them to meet him at Swaffham Market Cross the following day. "lad I will say this to, you, he added, you are like to have the good fortoM of the man hired at the eleventh hour; you will get the full penny for th . last stroke. The abort service was followed by an excellent dinner, and the richly dressed, men and ' women,.. fuIL of eager question and Innocent mirth, filled the Swaffham parlors, and mad a fair picture of hospitality aobred by great interests and great erects. Some of the guests lingered for two and three days, but Dr. Verity would not be delayed. The next moning he enrolled sixty men and then he tas resolved to ride with them as far And if Neville come, nd as York. him quickly after me, he said.. U thought he might be four days, b4 I will give him seven, and thea wouier If he keeps tryst. Taere will be mmy tilings In London to delay him. ? - In fact, Neville was so long delated, that Mrs. Swaffham was certain he had been sent back to Scotland at once on Mrs. Cromwells order, ind that he would probably be with th Lord General before Dr. Verity) A" er w iwiuiu bnu pectation of hla visit died ont. tod Jane began to wonder why Madda had not been to see ber. As ah was speaking there watla alight stir in the passage and Jiie smiled at ber mother. It was only An illustration of the old law they tod been talking of Matilda, because tie was approaching them, and had s4t her thoughts in advance. Jaae went to meet her friend, ed her and removed her hat Tbn Matilda went to Mrs. Swaffham axd laid her head against her breast sad aald, I have a bad headache, I hat a bad heartache. Oh, dear! dear! "It was bad news for you, dea: said the motherly woman; yon may be sure I thought of you." I I Jinowyoii did.. It was terrtole news. Father has walked th night and day eypr since." "I hope that no one you love e oht '' I Jeat - One Year Ago, standing by your ile on -- j r go ' tha moon aaa hinlrg An about looked y and bright. Ytlth buttercup of e!iow Tha aky, ail with eoft canopv cloud Eecked. Tender leaves on tree, unfolding, Jrda their nongs In bramhee rang. BUil wa stood there In ttie moonlight Till tha strokes of the old clock rang we need not hasten. Only nine we Unger while we ma. let Time goes swiftly, who knons dear one. What may happen In a day , Let us linger croes the meadows. Rustling thro the willow Ire . (Never minding lights or shadows). Comes a sweet, refreshing buna. su-pi- Oh this spot! How I do love If now cnli to me. Memory s voiCcme again, and dream and lirger Neath the drooping willow nee " Claia BelL - Th Mystery of Memory. Amnesia, or loss qf memory. Is chiefly interesting to the psychologist ft throwing some light on the nature of memory itself. A perfect act of memory consists of three distinct acts presentation or fixation of certain states of the nerve cells, reproduction of these and, perhaps most remarkable of all, recognition of them as reproductions In their relations Morbid states of the memory may refer to any of these phases of an ct which Is a marvelous as anything in nature. There are about thrPvTThcmsanci nerve cells in the surface of the human brain; they never die In health And they are never replaced or added "tob This is memory's machine. nnl-Ho- Triumph of American Engineer. sion line from the Cauvery falls to the Kolar gold mines, in Mysore, India, th American engineers employed to do the work had to deal with some uncommon problems. The line, ninety-twmiles long, is carried on lofty Here the poles 'through tbe Jungle. depredations of white ants and wild elephant had to be prevented. Tbe ant attacked tbe poles and the elephants pulled at the wires. Iron sockets seven feet high were found to be effective against tbe ants, and after careful measurements of the highest reach of the elephants' trunks the wir a were strung at a safe elevation. o v Queer 6treet Names. Many Brltishtowns have distinctive and interesting names for their h Streets. Londons Cheapalde and are more than matched by oddities many times stranger.. Boothara Is a street In York, and Botchergate in Carlisle. Norwich Is assertive of class distinction in Gentleman's Walk, and Shrewsbury may stand almost at the head of a list of peculiarities with Its street labeled Dos pole, which may or may not be related to Newcastles Dogleap Stairs; but then Newcastle has Pudding Chare, and what may rhot Wr-tfvAid-wyc- $100 Reward, $100. p;a The renter of thle paper will be to leer that there I at leant on a dreaded dlaeaa that acleuce feaa bee able to Hire In 1 Ita arise, aud that Is Catarrh, llalla Catarrh Car It the only positive Know to tho medical fraternity. Catarrh Kra Borr a eomnlurUunal diaeaae, require a eonaitiu-Uoutreatment. Hall'e Catarrh Cure I taken blood tod mueout , artine directly apoa th aurtarea of the system, thereby deetnyle th (oaiulatioo of tbe d eeaao, sod rlvln, the patlrot trensia by balldlng up the tvlltaU,ii ead h.t,t!ug hatare In doing Iu work. Tbe proprietor hare ao touch fahh In It eurattre power, that they offer One Hundred hollar for any eaae that H fall, to cure, lead for Hat of tettlmonlale. Addre-- a F. J. c RE NET CO Toledo, a Han't Family FUta too th beat. The Talmud on Wine. There la a Talmud parable to this effect: After Noah bad established his vineyard and got on an occasional spree he was visited by Satan, who drank with him. His majesty of Hades slew a lamb, a lion, a pig and an ape To teach Noah that man, before wine la In him, is a lamb; when he drinks moderately be Is n lion; when be drinks like n sot be Is a swine, and any excess after reaching that stage hurt? makes him an ape that senselessly Stephen la well, as far aa r I fall to see chatters and know. He sent one of his troopsra where man orjabbers. wine has changed in with the news George Copping, i a 4,000 years. We Lav the Iamb, lion, Huntingdon, man. 1 dare jba pig nnd ape with us every day New know him? York Press. -- sj The (To be continued.) Precocious Musician BLUE JAY IS PROFANE, Mozart, th great composer, showed most extraordinary precocity. !n hla Bad Habit Not Confined Solely ease there is. no possible mistake as to ' Human Family. to dates, for people at the time took "Did you ever hear a blue Jay precautions not to be deceived. At swear? thre years of age b would amuse .Th speaker, one of the ornltho himself for hours together ln picking out thirds on tbe piano with his wongist of the Academy of Natural 3 smiled during the silence tl it derful ear; at four years he learned followed his question and then p minuets, and before six played some of hla own compositions, actually ceeded; concert tour with his starting on Well, I have; lota of times. I ba often laughed heartily at the profan- sister at that age. X Oo ao believe Pleo'i Core for ity of the blue --Jay. This bird orfy Oouvnaptioe swears when It. is cracking hldofy he aa equal few eougba sod colda Job 9 nuts. The hickory has a pretty cob Boraa, Trinity Sprint lad, Pe i UOft cret, solid kind of shell, and to bretk Soldier and a GIrL it open the blue Jay baa to hit It Tety A little French girl has becom th hard. fathers regiment Her pet ot He perches himself on a fence raB, father was called up tor service as with the nut between hla clawaTj reservist In the Third engineers at bold th nut llrmly on the h arArras, and, being a widower, wd, and, drawing back his head to.tks ut- rived carrying his little - daughter; most ihuit Of tts heck he bangs stay who, h aald, had no one but himself with bla bill biffl biff! blffi mm to car for her. Th colonel gav ; the shell breaks. orders that the little on should b Tt la when he misses his aim 4at provided tor and th soldiers have the blue Jay swears when he itrilss christened 'her th daughter of th regiment" bis foot Instead of the nut with btlL He carries on dreadfully tton. H acta like a man who had barjod hla Ungers with a hammer. Throwfag the nut far front him he hops aroifcd on on foot, and the air la filled Mih ; th most horrible oath a. th "Really, Joking aside omV a thologlst concluded, a blue voice, when be hits hla foot In crack-In- g a nut. Is the most angry, most penetrating thing In th world- -chatter of rage and pain and disc,! that can be heard' 100 yards aaaaa - th fields. f hr Ln1 pray er--.- " man,:, no ch.l'rtn ot - tr.y ac el -- irt arlQ tiro last dose is improved uj Bu Ml mj a Co by all deal I l pure 'rsr, ol rcsiruiiig the r i lu au Ei. Iim, icivc Kia-- , in a wnb-'l 1 (1 pray, one of t, ji). fui pus'ni.c ro wa Into tbe foinitai.: today id, L btainliug ou the t it v?. and tiron ilar.ru to say that I f, il iu.' it is not it, quette, of course, to iniciiu,,t a i rav lug companii n so Fiancis revive her answer tor hr r ov, n , ray rs. Or i, to sav tha forgive Majorie lor 1 htr into the lounta.n, whe she truthiully knows she ftll iu hi, ow n seif.' I ib-n- i A Remarkable Worran. Kokomo, Ind., Nov. 23 Mrs. Anna M. Willis of this place, a charming old ady of 74 years, has given for publ: cation a very letter. Mrs Willis Is widely know-and highly respected and the recommendation she gives is well worth the consideration of anyone who may be ln Wrested. Mrs. Willis address is R. R. No. 6. Kokomo. Her letter reads as follows: J have been troubled with Kidney trouble for 20 years. It was so bad that It affected my heart and my back, it hurt so that I could not get up when down, and I began to think that I would be past doing anything. I was recommended to get Dodds Kid ney Pills and purchased some at the orug store of Mr. G. E. Meek. After, using several boxes I was completely restored. I feel 20 years younger, and I am able to do all the usual work in the house and garden which n person who lives on the farm has to do, although I am 74 years of age. inte-ebti- f Why Hood Left Nashville. An old pleasantry worth repeating relates to - the' experience of Gen. Hood, who "in great haste left Nashville on one nldq of the city Just as the Federal troops were entering upon the other. His colored servant being captured, waa asked why Gen. Ah. he Hood left in such a hurry. laid, Massa Hood didn't think be could do hisself Justice ln this city. Boston Christian Register. Objected to Tombstone Paving. Tombstones are not so Infrequently employed ln different parts of NotDerbyshire, Lincolntinghamshire, shire and Leicestershire, England, for the purpose of paving; and a year or so back the inhabitants of the Vale of Belvolr raised a vehement protest against their being used for a pathway leading to the parish church. Tuning Fork In Surgery. It appears that the human bones are ready conductors ot sound, and a knowledge of this character now re celves practical attention by the employment of tbe tuning fork to determine the extqpt and nature of fractures. If there is no fracture, then the bell of the stethoscope distinctly conveys the note from the fork; if there Is fracture, then the continuity is broken and tbe sound is not heard at for htr CI77U tha;i ccld U irpiova decay. II Id t i tU und Haas r ui Lria.ua iJi.-i- e d ii pti-be- d alL Old Sofas. Backs of Chairs, etc., can be. dyed With PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Relics of Ancient Time Oh dLO vc: TEETH Danger ln an Idle Brain. It Is lo be hoped tl at the time will come when there will be less, or bet tor still, no hack breaking, nerv racking labor for men to do. But ths desirability of further rapid or sudden reductions in the hours of work 1 open to serious question. Instead ol increasing the amount of contentment and happiness in the world It might add to tne sum of vice, crime and misery. Civilization, we have regret fully, to admit, has not yet nullified th true If hoary and timeworn saw that an Idle brain Is the devil's work shop. Kanasas City JournaL Society of the DUIettantL An interesting old organization which formerly existed ln London the Dillettantl society originated with certain gentlemen who, having traveled ln Italy, tried to encourage at home wbat they had enjoyed abroad. This society of lovers of the fine arts lasted 139 years. Walpole does not seem to have looked upon It with a very favorable eye, for he aays: The nominal qualification was t have been to Italy, the real on waa being drunk. Dish Washing In Winter. Housekeeper naturally dread dish washing in winter, owing to the fact that tt chaps the hands and renders them hard and rough. Much (Tt the Injury, howevery. reaults t romTll e uLe ol impure soap. 11 Ivory Soap Is used ln washing dishes and the hands are carefully rinsed and dried, R. PARKER. they will not chap.-- E. Cats on Ocean Llnira. From eight to twelve cats are part of the equipment of every great ocean liner, and these same pussies duly appear on the ships books, whero their rations are accounted for. Each cat Is stationed at a different part of the ship, and certain stewards are told off to .feed them daily. There la not n little rivalry between different stewards when the respective merits as rat catchers of different cats under their charge are being discussed.n Slop? the Cough and Works Off the Cold Laxative Bromo Quinine Tal lots. Price 25x Indians Fear the Dead. The Idea of Immortality Is very prevalent among the Mexican Indian but they are afraid of their dead, who, they say, feeling lonely ln the spirit world and desirous of having their friends and relatives Join them, come back and make them 111. The dead also envy the heirs all the good thing they have left behind. To pacify the departed the surviving members oi the family make a number of feasts for him In the course of the first year after his death. the clearance of the old Temple site at Abydos, Egypt, over several acres, no less than ten successive temHn. Wtafflavaoften Snothlix ple ranging ln age from 6,000 to 600 rOf children the gum, reduce tfe teething, B. C. were brought to light in a depth amiaUm,aUjr pam.euroa wind colic, ascaboiti of A great hearth of twenty feet Gladstone Souvenir. burnt offering has been found full ol By )!.' for sacrifices, votive which exactly agrees with the account of Herodutua that Cheops closed the temple and forbade sacrifice es One on the Lawyer. Counsel (to witness) How can yon prove that the prisoner stole six ot rour handkerchiefs? Why, because uby were my handkerchiefs that were found on him. Look at them for youraelt They re exactly the same as mine. That proves nothing. I have some handkerchiefs like taoe" "Thats quite possible," replied th witness, sevnrsl more of min ar missing.. 8e Any Reason. This paper says, remarked Mr Chugwater, looking at the headline that there la a good deal of unrest among th wdrkmen at the chair fa torles. Dont they ever let them us th chairs? (fouldnH -- Spraitis and Bruises St Jacobs Oil - j,m had an a wav -, aj i . Children. of ci H the day's r -- Praers 'Tiro two quainUUHo a la constructing tbe power transmis- drogglet. 75o. ANCCDCTE OF Demonstrating His Concern Amenit es cf Li'e. In his life of CUd'-tobEr. a quaint letter written t quot.-.- l premier to Lori Granrulo in former's 'rWh Loire aflr the policy l ad alieiuto.l n,c .t of the peer of Eu:ltul. There was to Tie a ditf ner in horror of the oueens birthday, and the Irinco-nWales uns to come and to bring Prince Albert Victor with him. "Rut." wrote Mr Gladstone, "his posit lou would be very awkward if hf comes and witness s a great raked ness of It - land Could laid C.:ac vdle help by jcrKuading clissent'ec.t peers to pet In an appearance for orb 9 Mr Moihv. with per n of a" smile tie ween haps the the lines records that the fnc' was unable to be pre-eand so ho gieat nakedness was bv htm un-- ' ei " golden Were the meaduai decked. '"'8v And above u. heaven s Sold by Arl Gladstone's biography tells of a royal party at Windsor ln Queen Vl toriaa reign which, after dining, i stantly took to cards. The sums i volved were not, however, enormous I found, writes Gladstone, for once n gambler, I had won two shilling twopence, at the end of which eight pence was paid me by the prince, mean to keep the twopenny kriectyeftjg sixpence 1 cannot Identify' ly."- - This unique suuvATf his gambling prowess one w BCarcely expect to be prized by aerlou8 gUtet. mao. .yticie JpbfE ""Ww,i, bat a ,ob Mary, my dear, lg gince j taw you! And so have a uttle sister now! I supposeTju gjje crjea sometimes? Little Mary: LCricg? j 'should think she does! I never knew anyone who seemed to f)ok on the dark aide of thing as ho doMr , |