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Ono September morning, while the m was shining down in the mining town of Walong, Ellen and her father name slowly along the road. The Miner’s Love Over in Gilt Creek a great strike had Occurred. and numbers of prospectors thrbnged the streets and stood in groups at every corner. One rough miner turned and looked after Ellen and her father and the old hand orâ€" " This here’s a city now, boys I’ he cried. " Just look [at the organâ€"grind- ar comerto town.” ‘Give me a tune, old man!" called out a second miner. Ellen led hei‘ father down the nar- row street and piloted him safely through the. noisy crowd. As she tum- ad a corner she spied an unpretentious feltingâ€"house. “ Let him ‘alone, boys," said a third. " He is blind." ' ” Dinner fifty cents,” the sign read, and she paused before the open door. "We'll go in and get some dinner; dad. I’m fearful uhlmgry.’ " Course it is I" answered Ellen, calm- Jy taking )a sip of 'milk. She led; her father to one of the small tables and slipped the organ from his back. Then she; drew an old red hand- kerchief from her pocket and untied one corner. A- little roll of coins drop- ped out on the table. -" Got enough, dear 3” asked her fath- -br. His quick ear had caught the click of the coins. " Lots," said she, shortly. She hastily tied up the money, and going to the counter ordered dinner for her father and for herselfâ€"only a bowl of oatmeal and milk. "I was pretty near starved," said the old organ grinder, as he ate his roast beef with a good relish. " Hain't the meat good, Ellen ?" " ‘And the! tomatoes and the rice pudâ€" din’ W added her father. "Yes, dad; but don‘t stop to talk,’ said his daughter. They turned a corner and found thbmselvesnin a sjdeustreet, in aquiet neighborhoogi. There were curtains at some of (the small cabins. She soon finished her own simple dinner and "leaned back in -the stiff wooden ch‘air. Two miners close by looked up admiringly. Her eyes were large and black, as had been those of her Italian: mother, who had. died when she was born. Heavy braids of black hair were wound round her head, and her cheeks! and lips were crimson. Her old straw’ hat was tied down with a faded ribbon; her dark blue dress was stained and shabby. She wore ablan- key shawl round her slender shoal.- ders. ' The young woman took her father’s arm and. led him to the corner of the street. "We’ll stop and play here, dad.‘ Her father patiently began to turn the crank of the old organ. Shestood beside him, and eagerly scagnad the faces of the passersâ€"by. Few seemed to think the music was worth paying for. A lady gave a coin, and amin- er carelessly tossed a quarter toward But their supper and a night‘s lodg- ing werev ‘to be paid for, and very lit- tle was left in the handkerchief. It grew late at last. The organ- grinder had played through all his tunes. V '7We dm’t wént no supper, do we, Nell? We had such a hearty din- An open door gave a glimpse of a bright Brussels carpet. Suddenly a young girl appeared at a window, and raising the sash, very carelessly. toss- ed out into the road a beautiful, half- withered bouquet Jf hothouse flowâ€" bI‘S . “ We‘ve had a splendid dinner, hain’t we ?" said her father, using and tak- lng the organ on his back. “ You are tired, dad.” said Ellen, as her father paused, " We’ll go and find a Place £0 slew”. "Aha ii. Was lath, foo," added the old man. “ It [must ha.’ been 'most three o’clock.‘ This bouquet rolled to the young girl’s feet, {then stopped. She stoop- ad and rpicked up the flowers. They Were only a little faded. Some of the roses were quite fresh and ffagrant. it must haw-e been a beautifuf bou- quet once. Why did the young lady thg'ow ifl away? so soon? 7 _ It was nearly seven o’clock. Ellen and her father had paused before a Large hotel; ‘the space in front w'as crowded with men. Some of them gazâ€" ed at! the girl who "stood so patiently beside the» old o-rgam. (Her hat had slipâ€" ped'back, and her black hair lay in rings ohyh‘er smooth, white forehead. "7‘Be you hungry, dad 'I" asked the’ gaughten anxiously looking into his ace. " Not a mite," answered her father, very cheerfully. " And s'pose I play a iittle longer. Tain’t dark yet, is it? Let's walk along! She did not know how pretty she was, and wondered why the men stared ab her so. 'She knew she was tired ahd hungry. She wished some one would toss them some money. A young man came down the steps. He wove a blue flannel shirt and his coat was quite as shabby as the one her father wore. He stood in front of We organ, with his hands in his pocF “Ellen quickly glanced up at the lady, who was young and. had fair hair. This much she remembered always. “Yes, dad," said she, faintly: kets. For a, few moments he did not speak, but seemed to be listening to the music. And then his eyes fell on the flowers. fiTWI'aér'g’E you git em ?' he asked, sud‘le‘nly: , W"'_l"(a11 me wheré you @012 ’em,‘ he ask- ed, pleadjngly: _ .. . ....1 ‘He came a step nearer and held out his hand. "Let me see ’em.’ She drew back hastily. “Pay for "em first. I’ll sell em chepp,’{ she said._ - “Theryoumg man said something un- der his breath then turned and walk- ediaway: "VERA ’em,’ answered the girl. quite as §hortly._ .- .1 W. v-wr, _ He thrust his hand still deeper in pocket, then tossed some 'silver on the top of the old organ. Then he took the flowers and studied ‘them intently as he turned the bouquet round. " fioufiajgfi,’ she said again. " A lady throwed ’em out the winder.) _ Ellen had geen the color come to his face and' a hurt look in his eyes. As she looked after him he gave the bouquet a“ toss and it fell in the muddy street. only to be crush‘ed the next instant by the wheels of a passing vghicle. In Nahâ€"Ain'tvt’hiéré eihéligh‘ Elon‘éy yet?‘ asked her father, touching her arm. “ Yes, dad,’ she answered. ” We’ll go and get some supper, and then we’ll find a place to sleep." The little parlor of Mrs. Murphy‘s lodging-house was crowded with minâ€" ers that evening. Ellen left her fath- er seated contentedly in a corner, and stole quietly out of the front door. She was so used to an outdoor life that she felt suffocated in a small and close room. Some one) sat on the lower step, with his head resting on his hands. He lookâ€" ed up and saw 'Eh-er,’ as she stood hesit- atingly in the doorway. , “Don’t be afraid,’ he said kindly. It was the young man who had bought the flowers. in} iiifitfir 126151,” answered' Ellen; " I’m mostAalways outdoors; She sank down on the steps and drew her old shawl still closer about “ It’s cold out here,’ Said the young may. Pierhapsr yqu’d better ‘gohgg.’ 7'_Where;dmybi; iyou found the posxes?" he asked, suddenly raising his head. "A young lady thlrowed ’em out, she had. yaller hair. It was a house with white curtains at the winders. I didn’t set mo price on the flowers," she added hastily, "you needn’t have paid so m‘woh far 'em." "I ailn't complainin' of the price,” said the young fellow. "They cost me "I ailn't complainin' said the young fellow. a pile, to begun with-.1" "Yes. I was at school once." "I hain’t gm: no education," said the young man sadly, “and I want to get a letter writ.’ ' “I’ll do it," she offered, eagerly. "Will you, now 3" and the young fel- low eprang up. "Come on into the kit- clhen. There‘s never noquy t_here.': “Did you give ’em to her T’ she ask- ed,‘ curiously. "Yes," he answered shortly; “more foolutoo 1” 'â€"D’u V “And you travel about with your father ?” "Yes," said the girl, "Dad likes to travel. He won‘t let me do nothin’." she replied, prroudly. “ He says he can support me." __ _ U _ 'The young man glanced at her. eyes were soft with sympathy; looked. so fair in ithe mopnlight. "Whey Were faded.” remarked the girliL consglingly: .uu -, , u “Yes,” he said, bitterly. "She had 'etm} twelve hours." His head. dropped on his hands again. "I wouldn’t care,’ said Ellen, soft- "‘V‘Eowâ€"VOTEIâ€" iEéVâ€"VyOâ€"(‘lkh He asked abruptly. “~â€" _, ‘fi‘ V “Seventeen” she replied. wonder- ‘ . “I “TIE-8.1;; 'fiogefifs hie hid brought (her a sheet of paper and pen and __r,.._ - _-. “Can you write 3" Looking eagerly in- to hear prgtty taco. ,w'w'fiégin ‘Darlin' Lizzie,’ " said the young man, leaning anxiously over her shoulder. In; a cramped hand and very slowly she wmte: “Darling Ligzig.“ firey were alone in the little kitchen (abut was scarcely more than a shed, and ifihle girl seated herself at the pine table. _ A u I_ m-e. :Irinidonr'oly'll read me her letter. She needn’t; say nothin’ but yes-or no. Got it all d-orwn ?" 1y. A bright color had come to the young man's cheeks. .His hair was light, al- most golden, just the color of the young lady’s, Ellen’ (thought. She glanced down at the letter. \Vould “Darling Lizzie" say yes or no? -7Té11'1hér 1 lave he} I" he burst out. "Tell her I'm going over to Red Moun- taim to-morrow, but she cal} wr_it_e_ to "file gealell tlm envélope carefully and put it tenderly in his pocket. Then he held owt his bronzpd hand: “Pretty neévry'vsaid the girl. “You hold me such anrawful_ lot." Willâ€"«fz'r'ééid Kai n'ew friend. "111 take it over to the post-officqfli‘ -1‘56011-53; I’m much obliged to you. Li I don't never see you again. 1 wish you g_ood.' luckg" 1-", 1414.. v'gflofliérbassed her chalr a five-dollar 30in}. piece Idiom)“. into her lap. , nub, ,_J L___ The next September Ellen and her father foumd themselves- once more crossing Red Mountain on their way to Waking. She had grown a little tall- er, bull: slhe looked much the same. Her dress was still shabby, and a forlorn feltl hat replaced the old black straw. Butt. her lips and cheeks were crimson with exercise and health. \A‘S they came into View of the town they pass- ed. a group of miners who were out praspepti'ng. One of them shaded his eyes with his hands and looked long alt' Elleln. “Give us a tune I" he called out to the organâ€"grinder, and the old man obodiently set down his organ and beâ€" gam tymtuxrn the crank. U Then the young miner came slowly toward the girl and held out his hand. The girl knew him at a glance! and V-SIMIV‘VgsWEahidJVing the pen awkwardâ€" Her she her black eyes grew bright with pleas- ure. "I didn't. get no ansWer.’ he wins- pered. _ » Elle-n looked sorry; then a curious gladnasfi came to her eyes. “Haven’t you seen her 3" she ‘asked. "No," answered the young man; "she don’t live here no more, "I’m sorry," said the girl; "I writ it plain." Then he looked at her admiringly. “ ’S'pose I come to see you to-night?” The organâ€"grinder took up his bur- den again and as they moved away she smiled over her shoulder at the young man with fair hair who looked after her as he leaned lightly on his pick. Ellen was very happy in her new home. There were no lace curtains at the cabin windows, for her husband was but a poor prospector, with only his youth and hope. Her father still played the old organ, but he kept near home that Ellen might see him as she glanced up_from her work. ‘,V_v A month late-r a clergyman at We.- Iogg‘ married them: One evening during the winter her husband came home and as be seated himself by the ‘ stove dreW' a yellow enveloe from his pocket. It was old and worn by much handling and bore numerous postmarks. “What is it 3” asked Ellen, quickly. “An old letter fur me,” answered her husband. “ They said it had bin folâ€" lerin' me ’round everywhere. I h-a’n't been in one place long the past year. It ain’t much good now. S’pose you read it.” She took the letter and. tore open the envelope.’ There were only afew lines. It began "Darlin’ Jim,” and was signed "Your» own Lizzie.” It stated that the writer would marry him at any time. ‘ The Aggregate Mun Takes a Stroll of 70, 000 Every Second. If the average old man of compara: tively sedentary habits were told that during his life he‘ had walked as many miles as would compass the earth at the equator six times, he would prob- ably be very much surprised, says the London Daily Mail. And yet such a pedestrian effort only represents an average walk of six miles a day for a period of sixtyâ€"eight years. "Don’t look so!" cried her husband, as Ellen grew deadly white. She did not speak, but stood perfectly still with the letter clutched in her hand. "I’m glad I didn’t get it I” he crled. “Don’t you know I love you best? No- body can’t take your place now." But her husband threw his strong arms around her. Similarly, the man who is content with the daily average walk of four miles will consider. himself an athlete on learning that evéry' year he walks a distance equal to a. trip from Lon- don to Athens. When one considers the aggregate walking records of the world the fig- ures are even more surprising. Assu'nh ing that each individual averages a four~mi1e walk a day-sand this can- not be considered an extravagant esti- mate when one remembers. that Mr. Thumas Phipps, of Kingham, has walked 440,000 miles on fiostal duty aloneâ€"the startling conclusion is ar- rived at that the world covers a jburâ€" may of 69,444 miles every time the clock ticks, night and day. This means that the world‘s walking record for a. aeéond of time is equal to two trips round the Equator and more than thirteen jaunts between London and Naples. Every minute the aggregate man walks a. distance equal to eight return-trxps to the moon, sup- plemented by over fifteen walks round the earth’s waist. (In an hour he would walk as far as the sun and back again, take a trip to the moon, from the earth, 140 times, .while still leaving himself a stroll of 190,000 miles to finish the cigar he lit at the commencement of his journey of sixty minutes. But considering the rate of his Iprogress, it is probable that even a slow smoker might require a second cigar before finishing the_walk. It is well for the aggregate man’s exchequer that he Walks these disâ€" tances instead of covering them by rail. ‘At the rate of a penny a mile, the world’s annual walk would cost' £9,125,000,000, or ten times as much gold as is current throughout the en- tire world. To purchase a ticket for this distance it would be' necessary to mortgage the entire United Kingdom to three-fourths of its full value. ’In a single year the aggregate man walks a distance of 2,190,000 million miles, which, after all, inconceivably great as it is, would take him less than one-eleventh part of the way to the nearest fixed star. The obsequioua ’person who seeks fees from travellers by pretending to misâ€" take them for nobleman occasionally meets one who does not fall into the map. The following example is taken from an English paper: An English gentleman of somewhat imposing personal appearance had a door opened; for him at the Paris opera house, bye an usher, who bowed. low and aid, The door is open, prince. The Englishman glanced at him, and Without extending the expected fee, simply said. Thank you very much, Viscount. ORIGIN OF MILLINER. Milliuer is a corruption of "Milan- er,” from Milan, which city at one time gave the fashion to the world in all matters of. taste in woman’s head- gear. RETURNED THE COMPLIMENT. A WALK TO THE SUN. FOR SUNDAY DINNER. Dutch Soup..â€"-Chop an ox tail in pieces an inch long» places in' a sauce pan with a tablgspbonful ofi butter, stir until it browns, then tum the fat off: add three pints of water, one car- rot, one small turnip, one onion 21216 a few Whole cloves. Boil slowly until the meat is well done, then add three tomatoes, peeled and sliced, and salt and pepper to taste, B011 15 minutes longer. Chicken and Beuns,â€"Prepare ach‘ck- en as for fricassee, put it into a kettle,‘ with just water enough to cover it; salt and add one small onion. Put inâ€" to a sauce pan one pint of shelled beans with a few pieces of salt pork, cut very, small, and cook until tender. When the chicken is nearly cooked pour in the beans and cook for 2 min- utes. Remove the meat to a large plat- ter and, to the beans and gravy add a teaspoonful of flour, mixed in milk. \Vhen mixed pour over the chicken and serve. Parsnip- Balls.â€"â€"Boil in salted water till very tender; mash and season with butter, pepper and salt;. add a little flour and two wellâ€"beaten eggs. Form into small balls, and fry in hot lard. Scalloped 0nions.â€"Bo'11 either vege- table until tender, then put in baking dish and pour over sauce made: of one tablesp-oonful butter rubbed into one and one half tablespoonfuls flour, pour War it one pint hot milk and cook unw til like custard. Bake one half'hour. Cut cauliflower or asparagus into small pieces before pourinz over the sauce. Frozen Peaches.â€"â€"Take two quarts peaches, peeled and sliced, sprinkle with one pound of sugar and let stand two hours. Mash fine, add one quart cold water, and freeze same as ice cream. '- .Tapioca Ice.â€"~One cup V of tapioca soaked over night; in the morning put it on the stove, and when boiling hot add one cup of sugar, and boil till clear; chop one pine apple, pour. the tapioca over it, stir together, and: put into molds. When cold serve with sugar and‘ cream. ‘- A writer explains how to treat a sheepskin to be used as a rug. First, scrape off all the flesh remaining on a fresh hide.‘ Mix salt .and pulverized alum in equal parts. Lay the skin on boards. wool-side down. Rub into every part of the raw-side all the :salt and alum mixture it will take up, then fold the skin lengthwise, raw-side in, roll it up tight from tail tot head and lay it away two or three weeks, then open it and hang across a' pole or board fence to dry. When dry in, will be stiff.. Let two persons draw it across the edge of the top board; of a fence, or soniething similar. exerting con- siderable strength, until the skin is pliable in all its parts. Lay it on boards, the WOOL-5108 down, and. rub into the flesh-side all the neatfioots oil it will readily take up. To cleanse the Wool have a washtub nearly full of warm soapsuds of soft wateri Let Him persons.’one holding either end of the hide, draw it back and- forth through the water, woolâ€"side down, be- ing careful to wet the skin as little as possible; hang on I a line and squeeze the suds out with the hands. Repeat until cleansed, then rinse in clear wa- ter, squeeze all the water out possible and hang in the shade to dry. To color the wool. select apackage of any de- sired shade of dyes and prepare the dye as directed» Lay the skin on: boards or on smooth tuif. flesh-side down and with a soft, wide brush, open the wool along with the hand and apply the dye with the other. The dye should not be hot, but just warm. Hot dyewould in- jure the wool. 7 By opening the wool with a stick in every part, one can see when all is coloredi properly. Hang in the shade to dry. When dry. \rinse twice in clear water. as before; to re- move any sediment of the dye. “Beat the wool with a stick until it presents a s:.ft, fluffy appearance. Thus‘beauti- ‘ful rugs can be made which! will last many years. PICKLES. Chili Sauceâ€"One dozen large, ripe tomatoes, four large onions. three green peppers, one red pepper, two tablespoonfuls of whole allspice. one teaspoonful' finely broken stick cinna- mon, one teaspoonful Whole cloves, one small root of green ginger, one cupful of vinegar, two tablespoonfuls of salt; two tablespoonfuls of Sugar; one sale- spoonful of cayenne. Chop the onions, skinned tomatoes and peppers very fine. tie the whole spices in: a thin muslin bag and boil altogether for one hour. Bottle and seal at once. 5. Piccalilly.â€"â€"One peck green‘ tomatoes, sliced; one half peck onions, sliced; one cauliflower. one peck small cucumbers. Leave in salt and water 24 hours; then put in kettle with handful scraped horse radish, one ounce turmeric, one ounce cloves, whole, one fourth pound pepper, whole, one ounce cassia buds or cinnamon, one pound white mustard seed, one pound English mustard. Place in kettle in layers, anal cover with cold vinegar. Boil 15 minutes; constantly stirring. To Pickle Tomatoes.-Always use those that are thoroughly ripe. The small round ones are decidely the best, ‘not prick them. as mosh books diré A SHEEPSKIN RUG. Chow Chow.â€"0né quart large cucum- bers. one quart small cucumbers, two quarts onions, four heads cauliflower. six green peppers. one quart green tomatoes, one gallon vinegar, one pound mustard, two cups sugar. two cups flour, one ounce turmeric. Put all in salt and water one night; cool: all the vegetables in brine untih tender, except large cucumbers. Pour: over vinegar and spices. act. Let them lay in strong brine three or four days; then pub down in layers in jars, mixing with small onions and pieces of horse radish. Then pour on vinegar cold, which should. be first spiced; let there be a spice-bag to throw into every pot. - Cover careful- ly, and set by in cellar full month be-‘ fore using. Mangoes.-â€"Take small musk melons and cut an oval. piece 0|1t\ of one side; take out the seeds with teaspoom and fill this space with stuffing of chopped onion, scraped horseradish, mustard seed, cloves and whole peppers; sew inâ€" the piece. Put: im jar. pour! boiling vinegar, with little salt in it, over them. Do this three times; then put in fresh vinegar; cover close. Pickled Cucumbers.-Take 200 or 300 lay them on 'a dish, salt, and. let them remain eight or nine hours; then drain, laying them in a jar, pour boiling vinegar upon them. Place near the fire, covered with vine leaves. If they do n't become sufficiently green strain off the vinegar,‘ boil it, and again pour it over them, covering with fresh leaves. Continue till they become green as you wish“ Pick‘fed Peaches.â€"-Take ripé, but; not soft peaches; put a clove into one! end of 'each peach. Take two pounds brown sugar to gallon of vinegar, skim and boil up twice; pour it hot over peaches and cover close. In a wee}; or two pour off and scald vinegan again. After this they will keep any length 01 time. ‘ Queen Vletorln’s Magnlfieent New Vessel Will be the Ilauulsomest and Flutes! Known. The new steam yacht Victoria and Albert, which has peen built for the Queen at Tenby, will be on completion the handsomest and fastest yacht any British sovereign has possessed. It will rank only second to the Emperor of Russia’s wonderful yacht, the Polar Star, which is said to have cost .olose upon a million of money. Nothing more lavishly elaborate than the fitting and decoration of the Polar Star oould be easily imagined. Money has been drilled into her frame in hun- dredweights. The decorations of the dining saloon, alone, which will. seata hundred and fifty guests, cost approxi- mately $100,000. Exquisite pain-tings by some of the most celebrated artists adorn the saloons and cabins, and all the woodwork is elaborately carved, There is a fine library and music-room aboard. and a beautiful white marble fountain, while some of the ornaments are of the rarest“ The Standart, the Ciar's smaller steamyacht, of 4,300 tons, is much more frequently used than the Polar Star. She cost slightly over $2,000,000. This is only about half the price of the Polar Star; but the Standart is one of the most sumptuous yachts afloat. There is accommodation aboard for a crew of tnree hundred, twenty officers, and eighty passengers. There are three magnificent suites of apartments devoted to the use of the Emperor and Empress, and Dowager Empress, a fine library, a. billard rcom. and. a music saloon. The dining saloon is panelled in tulip- wcâ€"od; the doorâ€"handles, finger plates, and the lamp fixtures are of heavily carved solid silver. There is a fine marble bath room, with silver fittings; and the Walls and doors of the princi- pal cabin are elaborately inlaid with ivory and motherâ€"ofâ€"pearl. ,So many improvements and additions are made to her appointments since she was first completed that she is now worth probably half as much as she ori- ginally cost. The German Emperor’s famous steam yacht. the E‘ohenzollern, of nearly 4,. £00 tons, was, considering her beauty and purpose, a comparatively inex-v pensive vessel. costing considerably less than $1,000,000. She has a very beautiful interion, and splendid accbmâ€" modation for crew and passengers alike; and is considered one of the fastest. smoothes going vessels afloat. A doctor has announced his belief that in diagnosing a patient’s case, it is as essential to observe his walk as to ‘feel his pulse. It appears that a person in vigorous and robust hqalth walks with his toes pointed to :the front, and that as health begins to go the toes turn gradually out, and. a per- ceptible bend appears in the knees. It will certainly come as a surprise to a good many people, drill instructors es- pecially, to learn that it is correct, in the bestl sense of that loosely used word, to walk with the toes pointed straight to the front. GOT NO INVITATION. Trampâ€"Please, mum. me feet’s on th’ ground; an’ if ye could spare me an ole. pair 0‘ shoes, I’d. ~ Mrs. Sprinksâ€"There’s a wedding go- ing on in the big house across the street. Just you go over there and wait. When the couple comes out; the family will throw a lot of the bride’s 01d shoes after her. But, mum, they’d.be Loo small. Huh! Wait till you she her feet. EXPENSIVE YACHTS. FEET DIAGNOSIS.