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A Happy Imprisonment. Harry Grey was plowing away on the last "land." of a twenty-acre lot. and feeling very comfortable over the thought that his spring plowing was almost done, when he saw his neigh- bor, Mark Trowbridge, driving slow- ly past, in company with his wife, who was seldom to be seen away from home. "Hang me, if I don't run over and see Lucy," said Harry. as he hit his horses a smart cut with the whip. to hurry them. “They are going to town, and will be gone three hours, at least, by the way old Mark drives. I can stay two hours and a half with Lucy, and get back again before they come home." And the young man hitched his team to the fence, over which be bounded and walked away to the house in a doubleâ€"quick, as though every minute now was doubly precious. He was almost out of breath when he entered the house, which caused his mother to inquire rather anxious ly what was the matter. “'ithout heading her question, he pulled off his brogans, leaving them lying in the: middle of the roomâ€"a. thing his won- dering mother was sure she had never seen him do before. Then he surprisâ€" ed her still more by running, or rather leaping, upstairs, three steps at a time, to his own room. Here he pull- ed on a pair of calfskin boots, took 'off his blue frock and substituted therefor 11 White linen coat. It was a raw day in April. and Farmer Trowbridge, when he start- ed for town, had put on his overcoat. But Harry's blood was at fever heat, and he imagined the linen coat and straw hat would be just the thing. After filling his pockets with chest- nuts wherewith to bribe Eddie Trow- bridge to secrecy, he stole to his sis- ter's room, and, emptying the con- tents of her cologne bottle into his hand, applied it without stint to his hair and handkerchief. Then, see- ing a scarlet ribbon on the table, heghn1nd 8' necktie, gavel sdmething sentimental which he had himself am approving glance in the‘ ' ’ appropriated it for mirror, dashed downstairs, slammed zone. "\Vhlat in the world is Harry up to now?” exclaimed Mrs. Grey, in won- der, as she paused from her woriki to watch the fast receding figure of her son. "He is going to see Lucy Trowbridge, I guess," replied Harry's sister, a de- mure little damsel, who was busy ironing. "You know, mother, that her father and mother have gone away. Won't there be a scene, though, if they get home before Harry leaves l" "Your brother is the biggest sim- pleton I kinow of," exclaimed Mrs. Grey, with spirit. “There’s Clara, Beamer, just as good looking and smart as Lucy, and she thinks the world and all of Harry, and her folks are always inviting him over, while Lucy's father won’t even let her look at him if he can ,helpl it !" "Lucy is worth a dozen such rat- tle-brains as Clara,” said her daugh- bar, "and I do believe Mr. Trowbridge had rather have Lucy marry Harry than anyone else. But he thinks a girl should never think of a lover till she’s a horrid old maid, and too ugly to get one. He keeps Lucy as close under his eye as though she were a ’ baby instead of a grown-up woman; I declare if I were in her place now; I'd elope the first dark night. But I believeligcy would see Harry married to Clara Beamer, and pine away toa. shadow about it before she would do. that.” Lucy Trowhrldge had taken her seat, by the window, where she sat. quietly? sewing. until the buggy containing her parents was out of sight; then" she threw down her work and stood gazing for a few moments down the pleasant road along which they had disappeared. Then she brushed her hair till it shone like satin, and fastened a knot of blue ribbon among the braids, after doing which she resumed her seat and her work. Did she expect that Harry Grey would come? He had not. been in her stern father's house for a year, she had not spoken with him for a month, though she could see him at his work in his fields beyond her fathâ€" er's meadow almost every day. Her father, she knew, would be very angry if he visited her and it should come to his knowledge, and yet she hoped he would come. Lucy l was not long kept in uncertainty, for Harry was soon coming up the lane. followed closely by Eddie, with his fat hands full of chestnuts. The young man’s pants were tucked Ln his boots, and the wind was flapâ€" ping the skirt of his coat about unâ€" merc‘ifully, while the straw hat was only kept in its place by the owner's hand. Lucy wondered what freak had brought her lover out in summer apâ€" parel, when nature had not put on so much as a leaf of hers. Harry tossed his hat onto the floor and sat down before the glowing fire, stretching out his hands over the blaze, appreciatingly, for truth to tell, he felt rather chilly than other- wise, while Lucy sat down by the win- dow to watch the road lest some mis- hap should bring her parents home prematurely, and Eddie. took posses- sion of the rocking chair, where, with the cat purring on his lap, be amused himself by watching the young people, and occasionally throwing a chestnut at Harry’s nose, which happened to be a prominent feature. Harry, of course, wanted to talk love, but how could he with the urchin's eyes fixed upon him? But Eddie was all unconscious and ate the chestnuts with relish, say- ing to himself, "Its most allfired stu- pid here, and I'd just like to go and fly my kite. There‘s a glorious win-d, how it did toss his coat tail, though, but I \Vbn't budge an inch till he gives me the rest of them chestnuts. His pocket is bulging out with 'em.” Had Harry had the benefit of these whisp- ered words his pockets would, with- out doubt, have been emptied in a trice, but he was kept in ignorance of the youngter's wishes, and Eddie re- mained obstinately stationary, not- withstanding Harry made several re- marks calculated to let the juvenile know that his chair might. withl pro- priety, be vacated. At length the clock struck four, and Lucy Went about preparing supper. She put the kettle orer, made bis- cuits and then signified her intention of going to the smokehouse for a ham, Harry took his hat and followed, glad of the chance at last to escape Ed- die's vigilance. Lucy unlocked the door of the svmoikehouse and Harry .stepped in to get one of the hams He took it down,and,holding it in his was on the point of saying been rehearsing in his mind all the the front door after himself. and was: afternoon‘ when the old people drove up to the gate. Lucy snatched the ham from her lover and whispered in an agitated voice as she closed the door; "You can't come out now, Harry; stay where you are till you hear me singing ‘Old Hundred,’ and then run across the fields." So Harry was left in utter darkâ€" ness. “I've a good mind to go right out and ‘beard the liar] in. his den,’ " he muttered, as he leaned against the Bmoke-begrimed wall of the prison. Presently he heard the key turn in the lock and realized that he was fastened in. The farmer, in pass- ing from the barn to the house, saw that the smokehouse was unlocked, and locked it, putting the key in his pocket. ‘ When her parents and Eddie were seated at the table, Lucy took a pail and went out to the well, singing loudly and clearly that sweet old tune, "Old Hundred." Then, with- out glancing at the smokehouse, she came in and took her place at the table. "I wonder where Harry Grey is?” said Mr. Trowbridge. “His horses are tied to the fence, and I know by the looks he hasn't turned a furrow this afternoon." Eddie looked very wise, but his sis- ter trod on his toes to make him keep still. "He’s up to the house, no doubt," ‘sa id his wife. “Clara Beamer is there, with her hair all in ringlets. There'll be a :match, shouldn’t wonder." "\Vell, I should, then," replied Lucy’s father. “What does any sen- sible man want with such a gadabout as she. is '4' “'hy, sooner than see that happen I'd give Harry leave to court our Lucy three or four years from now." Nothing further was said until the farmer grumbled; “These hams weren't half smokâ€" ed. I must take them in hand," and true to his word, as soon as he rose from the table be procured an old kettle and made a smudge, which he carried to the smokehouse. He re- moved a plank which covered a small square hole, left there for the sake of convenience, through which he thrust his kettle of smoking corn- cobs and sawdust. Then be replaced the. plank and left the hams. and. Has! Harry, too, to be thoroughl) <1noked. Lucy watched these pro- ceedings with interest, thankful that her signal had given Harry time it -.~c:ipe. But her feelings uzrleru'uu .1 change when Eddie, with a comical look, lOl‘J her that "her beau' was locked in the smokehouse. \Vilhout waiting to see whether she was ob- served or not, she. hastened to the \‘lDOlk‘l‘hUllSe and removed the smokingr kettle. "Harry, Harry!" she called in :1 hoarse whisper. "ls that you, Lucy '2 I'm in purgaâ€" tory. Havc you taken the confoundâ€" ed thing out? ['11] blind as a bat and my throat is full of soot and ashes. Harry's voice came. from near the ground. He was lying pronc on the ashes. soot and lime, which composed the floor of the smokehouse. "I cannot liberate you at present. Harry; falher has the key. But l‘ll bring you some supper, and when he goes to bad I'll get the key and re.â€" lease. you." Ina few minutes a pl‘lte 0f ediblos was shoved through the aperture. and the board restored to its place. But, as illâ€"luck would have. it, the farmer discovered by the {Ibsenr‘e of the. smoke about. the crevices that his smoke had gone out, so the board was again removed and the farmer‘s arm thrust in to get the kettle; but, instead of that, Harry’s untouched supper was brought to light. “\Vell, this puts the cap-sheaf on everything I ever heard tell of." Just then a ham fell to the ground with a dull thud, sending a cloud of ashes into the farmer's face, for he was still kneeling before the hole. "There, what on earth can that. be? \Vcll, I‘ve got to search into the mat- ter or I shall always think the smoke- house was haunted." So saying he opened the door, when the form of Harry, unrecognizable in his coat of ashes and soot, rose up before him. The farmer stepped back and yellâ€" ed, as he involuntarily grasped his jack-knife; "Murder l Murder l” "Stop, man, stop! Don’t call them all out!" said Harry, as he glanced ruefully at his dirty coat. “A thief! a thiefl" again roar- ed Mr. Trowbridge, and by this time all with the exception of Lucy were on the spot. "It is only I, neighbor; don't you. know me ?" Harry felt rather sheepish could not help speaking so. “\Vho ’f" "Harry Grey." "Well, you’re in a nice pickle. I doubt if Clara VBeamer would knâ€"o‘w you, or would own it if she did. \Vhat are you doing here 'I" All at once Harry felt bold as a Lion. "I want your daughter, hir. Trown bridge. Will you give her to me 3" “Were you lying in ambush watch- ing your chance to steal her i" “No; but if you don’t give her to me you may repent it. I shall never ask again." "That means he will marry Clara Beamer, and I should repent it then," thought the farmer as he scratched his head meditatively. Pres- ently he said; "Eddie, go and call Lucy." She came out shortly, hanging her head and blushing deeply. "Lucy, do you want to marry this chimney sweep?” “If you please, father." “How long will you wait i" "As long as you say ifâ€"â€"" “If what i" "If you will let him come over once in a while." and "And, Harry, how long will you wait ?" "One year." The farmer scratched his head again. “Well, you can have her, and Is'pose as you please. But see that you keepout of the smokehouse," and with that. spoken gruffly enough, the farmer walked off. Harry was soon on his way home, whistling merrily, despite his forlorn appearance. He nearly frightened his mother and sister out of their wits when he. bolted into their presence. They listened to his story, and at its con- clusion agreed with him that, al- though a ludicrous occurrence, it was a very fortunate one. _.â€"§___ LEADER Oi“ FASHION. In her day the Empress Eugenie was the leader of fashion, and her pin money for dress was fabulous. Her feet and hands were so small that her maids who had her shoes and gloves as perquisites roull find market for them, so they were pro- >t‘lllt‘ti by the Empress every year to 110 he. orphans of the Eugenie Napoleon Asyluxn,. where 59 fulllt‘l‘lt‘SS and motherless girls were educated :1t her cost. All the. white shoes .vhitt- gloves which those girls \vou- ll their first ruminuni rn were. .xlnc‘h had been worn by the press. Ilium: Em- ASTRONOMERS AT WORK. III-lflsh “'05! “lines a Favorable final for TIN-Ir Fllvoiligdllnus. Our great satellite, ih~ Moon. will be studied as never before this rom- winter. The A-armwnr'cal t h. servatnry of Harvard College i~al out ing to establish a station on Ill” lslind of Jamaica in the illdtl>h \\'t-s1 indies. Members of the staff of lb.- i-hsi‘rVd- wry :iin row engaged Ill parkiul: the lllSlIlllnPJI'fi and plt‘pdllflg ft 1‘\[i cdy departure. The aim will begin immediately, and it is lllilmrtrlnl z.» gut lll' ilhldllllll‘ll s in ‘plnce. lhese 1n~t1umcnts havu been iuieiuily .itilll- work of Ul).\01‘V:lllhl1 in Jain- it‘\ll' l llllt .nig' :11- pm». mer at (,‘ambiidge. si rument lln- principal in- U‘Ell in Ju- nian-u will be a longâ€"form horizontal refraclor, with a twelve-Inch aper- ture and a focal length of 135 feet. This type of telesi-ope is stationary, with a. mirror at the end reflecting \\'lll(‘ll \\ ill lie any pertion of the sky which it is desired to observe through the tube to the eye-piece. The telescope. “Ill be used visually and for photographic purposes. .Assmlant Prof. \V. H. Pickering, Station for the present, has succeeded in securing with this in- leCtly clear image only one secnnd in diameter of a star. How small this is may be partially conceived when one realizes that a spot an inch in diameter held at the distance of 20 inches from the eye has, a diarns eter of 10,000 seconds. Prof. Pickering will to complete the visual observations of the moon which have already brought him so much fame, be having demon- strated that there are artch volcano- endeavor and having devoted much, time to the important question of the existence of an atmosphere on our lProf. W’. H. Pickering will continue lhls work on the elliptical forms of l the disks of Jupiter's satellites which has attracted great attention. Regarding the question of the num- ber of stars in the skies, Prof, C. A. Young says; “(The total number that can seen well enough for observation with fore the invention of the telescope is not quite 1,100. With even a small telescope the numbcr is enormously increased. An opera glass 11â€"2 ins. in diameter brings out at least 10.),000. The telescope with which Argclander made his Durchmusterung of more than 300,000 starsâ€"all north of the celestial equatorâ€"had a diameter of only 21-2 inches. The number visible in the great Lick telescope of 3: feet diameter is probably nearly 109,000.- 000.. The Durchmusterung of Argeland- or contains 324,189 stars north of de- clinationâ€"Zdeigrees, Argelander‘s suc- cessor, Schonfeld, extended this work to the southern stars from declina- tionâ€"'2. degrees toâ€"23 degrees. His catalogue contains 133,659 stars, Theme, at Cordoba, is now extending this work to the South Pole. He has published positions of 310,380 stars from declinationâ€"22 degrees to ~42 degrees. â€"_.___ BIRD‘S DRAWING ROOMS. The socral weaver-birds of South Africa build their nests in colonies under a common, umbrella-like roof, probably woven for defensive pur- poses against the intrusion of snakes. The gardenerâ€"bird constructs its 1'11 have to let you come over as often a highly-decorated nest with adjoining ,ornamental spares, apparently for ‘thc purpose of furnishing an attracâ€" social interâ€" The sputii dâ€" coilir birdâ€"a cousin of the crowâ€"pre- tive meetingâ€"place for course with her is lows. pares its artistic bower, a sort of as- sembly-room, ornamented with :h lls, andl pebbles, and other bright-coloured bric-a-brac, “here in due time festiVe gatherings are held, and much up- ‘parenl mutual admiration attends lstrutting and dancing of the males. The lapwing also carries out its taste for sooial intercourse. to the rx- tent of holding dancing.r parties. At these the birds, who live in pairs. are l‘jomed by a third, and all three. kw p- ing step, begin a rapid march. ulter- ing resonant drumm.ng notes in time “fill their movements. As tln- mun-h ceases the leader stands ezecz, while the others how before it. :inl ‘hc visi- LUI‘ returns to receive a return call from one of 1hr- the its own qulrters, to others. when performance is I repeated. _.â€"_â€".â€"â€" l some persons are capable of making lgrout sacrifices, but few are ('[lpubit- luf Contesting how rnuclr lilt‘ effort has trust than uni it is this concealmcnt itliul. constitutes their value. “ho will be in charge of the Jamaica. lately : strument the smallest object, angu-t larly measured, ever obtained on a photographic plate. This was a per- es and some formrof vegetation there, i satellite. i be. such instruments as were us:d bc-. IN THE TOILS. â€"..‘ Itoynlly ls "ccnslmmlly " llun In“ I)! 'lculnlls I'nlh'c. Recently the Kaiser left the Imâ€" perizil residence at Potsdam privately. in .l suit of brown tvmuls, as he often The guard, however, seeing him go out, did not know who he was, and questioned an official of the palace shortly afterwards concern- ing lll:‘ stranger. This aroused some suspicion, and 111‘ Emperor was fol- He went to Berlin, where a regular detective was set to him, for any stranger who enters or leaves the at Potsdam is always well looked after. The Kaiser went to a restaurant, and dined as an ordinary mortal might, for he is given to those little i::c.>gnito excursions. Her did Inolh- ing particular, beyond buying some cigarettes at a tobacconist's, and I lift) detective, j..-ined by another plain- 'clulhes man, dogde the unsuspect- ing monarch bark to the palace, wh'cli h.- eriterell unconcernedly. The guard saluted, but the innocent de- tectives, convinced that someâ€" thing was wrong, darted forward and laid lh ‘ir hands on the Kaiser’s shoul- ‘ders, and demanded to know‘ who he It. took twenty minutes, and the corroboration of half the palace, ‘to satisfy them that they had "pinched" the Kaiser, \vh-I enjoyed lhe joke hugely. lie ordered the crest- fallen men to be given a sumptuous Ll 02‘s. lowed still unrecognized. watch pal :cn llOW’ 3, was. dinner and a hundred marksâ€"$15â€" apiroe, as an appreciation of their l zeal. Not long ago tha Duke of Carn- ‘bridge, who was traveling incognito . from Edinburgh to Canterbury, broke llhi‘ journey unexpectedly at London, and spent the night there, stopping at an hotel in the “fest: End. The ‘ greater part of the next day he spent in London, and a wonderful experi- ence overlook himâ€"he was arrested. and charged with impersonating himself. At the hotel he continued lthe incognito under which he was traveling, but absentâ€"mindedly sub- scribed himself in- the vistiors'~boo.ki las the Duke of Cambridge. He had only a valet with him. Next (lay he made some purchtses, also under his thrue title; but the newshin leaked, louit in the hotel. and the manager. was suspicious. The Duke was sup- posed to be elsewhere, and the police were communicated with. The end of it was that, by a series of official blunders, the Royal Duke was arrested in a side street- off Pic- cadilly, and conveyed to the nearest policeâ€"station in aca'b, and it took I the amused duke some time to satisfy the authorities that he was not an impostor. He was about to be charg- ed with. impersonating a Royal per- sonage with. intent to defraud, but when the bewildered detectives were convinced of their error, the matter was kept as silent as possible. The Late King of Italy, who fell by the hand of an Anarchist, was fond, lilkta the famous “Arabian Nights‘ monarch Haroun-al-Raschid, of dressing in plain clothes, and mov- ing among his subjects as one of themselves. lt was on one of these occasions, while traveling in athird- class railway-carriage from Florence to a town a short distance away, that King Humbert was accused by an old orange-woman, who sat next to him, of picking her pocket. She iseized his wrist and held on to him most valiantly, till they reached the station, where she gave him in charge. The King disproved the charge, without disclosing his iden- tity; Pm he was recognised immedi- ately afterwards by one of the offi- cials of the police-court. The King showed great good hum- our and used to relate the story against himself. It is strange to think he sometimes moved, unknown to them among the dregs of his peo- ple. in the slums of Naples, and was never molested, escaping only to be assrssinated in public by a fanatic. The Emperor of Austria. just before} he came to the throne, was arrested on a charge of suspicious loitering, "with intent to commit a felony," by a \V'Oudcn-h‘zltled constable. who found, him saunturing and smoking quietly in a secluded part of Sonic public gar- dens at Huilri-Peszh. The police of the. town uswl to be very prone to ex- Loriing l:lic.‘.~:m:xil by threats of ar- rest for alleged offences. This 110- Tartar, toward however, caught a and went far .~I:llllplllg out the practice. licernan, i he. sequel THEY HURLED HIM FORTH. ‘t'ill you answer my quzsiion, Yes or No? cried the bleak of th- Certainly". replied the future )I. P. Have you left off wife .’ Uproar. li""kl:.'.r from ‘.____-.__ il1~‘ townâ€"h til. heating your