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“I don‘t believe I cohld do it well enough," William said. “Oh yes, you could. It‘s easy." William was a very nice boy. He ‘ was fourteenâ€"almost. grown up that seemed to Theodore and Dorolhy. He \had taken them up Round Top Moun- tain. and over to the ledges, and out kn the cove in the boat. Almose every 'ay he took them somewhere. And ~ 0 was very careful, so that their mo- her could trust him, and they had beau- ' tiful times. They couldn’t have had nearly such good times without. William. sent, him, it. made him want to come said Theodore. “He used to go fishing there,” add Dorothy. “And he‘s bought the house!” so Theodore. “And he says William can go school!" said Dorothy. And then they holh ran back to W liamn house to -tell him again how gl‘ they were, and mm molher had sn yes when they had asked her about. I '83}: over-the ledges mat afternoon. ulre sent said “Yes. Guess who is house!" repealed Thendm And then they both William‘s uncle!" “And he hasn‘t Dom and years!" said Dorothy “He said that. when In "I think you do it very nicely. Wil- liam.” she said, after she had watched him for several minutes. “Isn't it fun! Theodore and I would like to paint all the time if we didn’t have to go to school. Do you like to go to school?” William held his card up before him and looked at it. “0 yes,” he said. “But I'm not going any more.” Theodore and Dorothy both looked up with puzzled faces. t “It you like to go, I should think you would go,” Dorothy said. “I’m going to work." William straightened back his shoul- qters and tried to make his voice sound (like a man's. Nobody would have guess- \ed that, he had cried that morning‘ as tie came through the woods, because he could not. go to school the next term. l\'ot even his mother knew that, for he had not shed a tear when she told him, but had said that he thought a big boy like him ought to go to work. That afternoon Theodore and Doro- thy wrote the addresses and put the stamps on the post cards, for they were going to send them all away. Thea- That afternoon Theodore and Doro- thy wrote the addresses and put the stamps on the post cards, for they were going to send them all away. Theo- dore had nine, and Dorothy eight, be- cause she had given William the one he had colored. When they had [in- ished they took them to the post otllee. William went with them, and dropped his in the box, too. .. And wasn't Dorothy glad afterward. that. she had given William the post card! And wasn't, William glad that .he had sent it away instead of putting it, in his scrap-book, as he had thought of doing! For something very plea- sant happened. "When I get this finished"â€"Dorolhy spoke very thoughtfully, for she was trying to put the blue on the brook with- out spreading it over the edges of the stonesâ€""wouldn’t you like to do one, William?” When Dorothy had finished she got up from her chair. “There now you can take my place,” she said. “And you must choose whichever card you like best, and whether you would rather have it spring or summer or autumn.” William drew back a little. “i’m afraid I‘ll spoil it," he said. ' But Dorothy told him that she was sure he would not, and spread the cards out. on the table, and William chosethe same picture that Dorothy had just been painlingâ€"Alewife Brookâ€"only he do- cided to color his light green for spring. Dorothy rubbed some fresh paint on the plate for him, and showed him how to begin. William sat betwcnn them, ‘watching a part of the lime. and part of the time looking down the mad at the small white house which was his home. His mother had told him that very morning they would have to sell it. It had looked strange and diilcrent, somehow. since. He tried not to think of selling it, and turned back to the pictures. He had lived in the little white house ever since he was born. Tho' Mount darker Dorolh) come I: smelled VCF L was a little town. Theodore and rolhy and their little mother had no to it because the air was dry and elled of pines, and all last summer the shore Dorothy had had hay le- \\'ILLIAM’S POST CARD Ak said Don that. when lcwife Br0( it. made hi1 : was very warm. Theo- lhy had been to the store â€"â€"you shall hear about â€"and now sat. at a lablc with a pile of postcards t boxes beside them. “1 ran back to Wil- him again how glad 1t mother had said asked her about the ok. that Willi}: m want to comc‘ n here for years lhv. re and Dora- and put the for they were lid togelhel 1glad hat (1 of putting had thought the pic- William â€"Alcvvifc and the colored, :us such added Sflilfi “N0 ; thi left." “I'Iavc berths ‘2‘ the biggest rc presently you ex needn’t let it su perancc lecturer hands did 1] ceiled Mr. ( inson; then and heart?“ him 8 n The little French village of Dampierre, in the Marne, has just received a “windfall” which is probably a record, in the sense that. it. may be doubted if ever before a legacy so large was left to a place so small. The place contains 212 inhabitants, all told, and the amount of the bequest is 515500.000 The testator was M. Charlrain, a well-known Paris barrister, who was a native of Dampierre. The bequest, is for the founâ€" dation of a hospital, of a home for the aged, and of scholarships for pupils and “Pray, Mr. Professor, what is peri- phrashs ‘2" “Madam, it is simply a cir- cumlocutory and plenastic cycle of ora- lorical sonorosity, circumscribing an atom of ideality. lost in a verbal pro- Iundity.” “Thank you, sir.” w“; another man," salu me clerh' m lhe steamer. “Who is he ?" asked me passenger. “A Mr. Sikes. He's all right. 1 kngw {ire welLknown l by experience h‘ in giving tone to the socrelim keep the SIG deleterious 1 direction [m mudicate bi gestive org! perform the She: “Really, Captain Footinett, I fall so l-nred l washouxid to yawn; but, of course, I hid my mouth with niy hand.” He: “No. You don’t mean 10 say that such a sweet, tiny little hand could hide such aâ€"aâ€"erâ€"lhut is to sayâ€" aren't we having awfully beastly wea- ther just now ‘I" sfudents phenomcnm or innocence in a smock- frock in he following words: “Pri- soner at the bar. your counsel thinks you innocent; the counsel for the pros- ecution thinks you innocent; I think you innocent. But a jury of your own countrymen, in the exercise of such common sense as they possess, which does not seem to be much, have found you guilty, and it remains that I shall pass upon you the sentence of the law. That sentence is that. you be kept in imprisonment for one day, and as that day was yesterday you may now go about your business." The unfortunate rustic. rather scared, went about his business, but» thought law was an uncommonly puzzling busi- ness. It is Good for Man and Beast. â€" Not only is Dr. Thomas” Eclectric Oil of m- comparahle value in the household, but the farmer and slockman will find it very serviceable in the farm yard and on the cattle range, often saving me. ser- vices of a veterinary surgeon. ln injur- ies to stock and in cases of cough and pains it can be used with good effect. Curious comments by a judge, even in the presence of the prisoner, though ex- tremely rare, are not unprecedented. Mr. Juslir‘c Mame once addressed a phenomenu-l of innocence in a smock- frock in the Ionx-ing words: “Pri- soner at the bar. your counsel thinks Very many persons die annually from cholera and kindred summer complaints, who might have been saved it proper remedies had been used. If attacked do not delay in getting a bot- tle of Dr. . D. Kellogg‘s Dyscntery Cor- dial, the medicine that never fails to effect a cure. Those who have used it say it acts promptly, and thoroughly subdues the pain and disease. Since most. of us are very fond -of toast, but eat it sparingly, however, be- cause of the general impression that it is bad for the health, it is pleasing to find a leading medical journal pointing on the cove in the boat. Almost every wholesome. even for invalids. One thing in its favor is the fact that on the cove in the boat. Almo: wholesome. even for invalids. One thing in its favor is the r it places a lighter tax on the d functions than ordinary brcm during its preparation some of 111 grains of the flour are rupturet some are converted into dextrine is easily soluble. Furlher, the crispness of tons submitted to the action of the prelim- inary digestive process in the mouth. It. is important. however, that toast should be crisp all through. as otherwise the internal portions tend to become plastic and soft. like new bread. and like it, difficult, of digestion if not thorâ€" oughly masticated. sitatcs its being ( in the mouth before As a rule, “10101-01” “What is he ‘1” “He's a silent. partner in a brewer “Well Miss Robinson: “1 went to a fortune- “(’1‘ last night and got my fortune 1d. She said I was to marry a tall, mdsome gentleman. who was a splenâ€" d musician, a magnificent dancerâ€" ) alliound genius, in fact.” The Con- ‘iled Mr. Green: “Exactly, Miss Rob- son; then may I oiier you my hand “I’ll have to put you in a stateroom .41 another man,” said the clerk of Known to WIXDFALL FOR A VILLAGE TRY TOAST FOR HEALTH. hi you any other vacant ROUGH ON THE JURY POSSIBLE TROUBLE I’ll (ions Pill jans heal! eir Iuncli: ake it. But if you hear row in that stateroom] ever had on this boat you surprise you. I’m a tem- is the only one we have Thousands. â€" ; regulate the purify the urin the blood and and bowels free from r. Taken accordingto ll overcome dyspepsia, ess. and leave the di‘ malthy and strong to nclions. Their merits ) thousands who know nv beneficial they are the syslem. )mpleLely moistened it can be swallowed. , toast is thoroughly :tion of the prelim- éss in the mouth. however, that toast 'lrough, as otherwise )5 tend to become is the fact that ‘n the digestive LC€ conlains and the 00.000 The well-known native of 01' the founâ€" wmelee ction ( while which Tom (rapturously): “Words fail me when I try to tell you how much I love you. Oh, my darling. is there no way that 1 can show you my love ‘3” Kale: “You might take me to a better restaur- ant next time." Miss Booth told him firmly that, he could not have his babies, but that he might look at them if he wished. She then led him to her room. and showed him his babies, their hair combed. their faces rosy and clean. curled up in bed. dressed in little white “nighties,” like two angels, or two ordinary happy little ones. The man continued to be abusive for a time; then the words came more slowly. Finally he stopped short. and then burst into leansâ€"not maudlin tears of drunken men this time, but tears mark- ing the shock of an awakening man- hood. Miss Booth‘s Touching Story 01 Darkest London. “Are them my kiddies?" he asked, finally, in a subdued voice. Miss Booth finished her story by the simple statementâ€"“He never drank again." A striking story was lately told on the platform by Evangeline Booth, com- mander of the Salvation Army in America. One nighl, while Miss Booih sat in her own room, in one of the worst pails of London, a poor woman ran in to tell of a friend near by who flint so,“ 5 it with I drunk now he come at an’ put ’s slang for ' MiSs 8‘ went to a the body too young gather on them imm bathed an bed. Three nights afterwards came the father slill intoxicated. His amiable plan, as he announced it, was to wring Miss Booth‘s neck. Mr. Ghoul: “All my money cannot, give me health, doctor!” Dr. Bolus: “No, perhaps not; but it is of inestim- ahle value, nevertheless. It gives your physician great c‘nfidence.” John had accidently upset a dish of stewed prunes. “Isn’t that lucky?” he exclaimed. “What do you mean by ils being lucky?" askcd his mother, who would hardly have described it in that way. “Why. it‘s lucky I don’t like prunes,” explained John. Spots and blotch!» on the face and neck an often merely signs of foul blood. 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