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T)if» w/** tln >»h'*>in7 with rapture.
It- |iu<«e« ran full with fire.
!A* ! t h y* '. !>1 th** m » r.i ah >ve her
Robbed her <Je*iie:
Th° pulxr* m vow hand wn* stronger
Thin the of the veaminj? *<*«
Bni the heart of m> heart kept heating,
“It raunt not he."
The roM- -a Irenihled ■. h perfume
That thrilled tt* with avert unrest,
'And a fttopn of pa -lonate longing
Ached in' my breast;
A dove for inie dear lost pn<Mj<>n
Mourned tenderly on the 1* ill
But the heart of mv heart kept healing,
*'Hu>h! htiih! Be Htill!”
m,
PISTE’S BA BETTE. |
y~yy HEBE 1 1 ■;< I always been Pete.
I At Irani mo the people down
I nt Hnlnt Michel mui<l when a
«i ranger would ask where ho
bad mine from. Even before the
Government had built the llglillinnso
on I’reHipie Isle. Pete's fishing hut had
been there, and every nlglii lie hunt;
out Ida lantern on the end of n pole,
no that the boat a. rounding the point
n mile or two below, would we Its
flicker, and steer clear of the long sand
bar that ran out like an am eater’s
nose from the northern eorner of
Presque Isle
Everybody along the straits knew
the quaint old llgure. but no one knew
of Habette. mil II they saw her one
morning fluttering along behind Pete,
lier red calico dresH the one bright spot
of color among the grays and browns
of Presque Isle. The day before Pete
bail been seen rowing over to the
Mackinac shore, lint no one knew of
Ids return except Mere M’rle, and she
was.so old and deaf that all she could
do was eook Pete's fish, and sit out in
Hie sunshine all day. smoking In the
kitchen doorway.
When I.audry Dubois, from Algonnc
Island asked Hie question direct, Pete
Smiled and shook Ids head, his dark
eyes, deep set in the small brown face,
watching Habette build houses with
flic red bark chips around the light
house steps.
“She has no one but me,” lie said,
wilh n dubious shrug of bis thin,
sloopeil shoUlders. “ltnbeltc, who art
thou. pellleV"
Hnhette stopped playing long enough
to Hash a merry glance at him under
the shelter of her thick brown hair.
“Pete's Dnbettc," she laughed.
And so, all through the Isles of the
straits, ns far as Si Ignaee, and even
down to Mackinac, she was known as
Pete's Hnhette. Pete taught her all
manner of wonderful things in ilsh
lore mid ship craft, mid before long
she knew all Hie boats that passed by
Presque Isle, from the great Iron kings
mid grain boats, bound for Buffalo. to
the gay little yachts that fluttered like
while butterflies here and there. Hut
best of all, she loved the schooners,
the old uionnrelis of the lake, when
they came sailing up the straits on a
silll summer eve, like wondrous phan
tom ships, with the glory of the sunset
behind, and she called them Ha belle's
birds
And the years passed by, ten of
them, slow mid sure and steady, one
b.v one, ns the wild geese fly to the
Hunt bland, and each one left Pete
browner and more wrinkled and small
cr. while Hnhette grew up tall mid
slender and strong ns a young pine
tree, with hair and eyes brown ns dry
oak leaves. Then came the terrible
Winter of 'HI. when boat after bout
went out on the lakes, and no more
was heard from them until spring
waves brought In the wreckage. It
was cold at the little low house hack
of the lighthouse on Presque Isle, cold
er than even Pete could remember,
and every week II was harder for him
to row down to Si. Michel for provis
ions.
One night lie came home half frozen,
with a dreadful cough Hnhette sent
him to bed and said he should go UO
more. Tliev must make what food
they had last until warmer weather.
Hut 1 listend of sunshine and fair seas,
the clouds swept low and gray like
gulls lieforo a storm, and the waves
came rolling In. with a deep, heavy
swell that sent a dull, theatening roar
ns they broke, up to the lighthouse.
And here and there In the dark green
.waters could lie seen something else, a
clumsy. swaying inns- that glinted
blue and while.
"The lee has come." Habette thought
when she saw it from the lighthouse
window one morning after she had
trimmed the lamp, and there was a
queer ache in her heart as -he looked
off down the straits and thought of
,how her birds would have to battle
With it. brtt she did not tell Pete.
It was three days later when Mere
M'rie showed her the empty meal bag.
She smiled. There was still bacon
and r.ce and dried tlsh They were
rich. At the end of the week there
was no tiaioo. and they had saved the
last of the rl<*e for Pete, v’io iay on
the old liuuige near the stove, cough
ing. coughing all the time
The follow lug day Pete was deli
rious. Habette stood m the old klteh
cn. look 'ig from the flushed, wrinkled
face on the pillow to where Mere
M'rie knelt over by the st »vo praying.
The prov m.iiis were gone; there was
to medicine
Habette t,s*k the fur jacket from its
nail ltefoiv she went out of the kitch
en she loaned over the old half breed
woman's bent form "To St Michel."
she said slowly, (sum lug eastward,
• tut then at the empty meal sack and
flour bag thrown in a corner. Mere
M'rie uudorstood. and stopped praying
kmg enough to watch the strong, erect
young figure pass down to the shore,
the wind blowing the ends of her scarf
Usekward over her shoulders like red
wrings
Her hands worked quickly over the
“IT MUST NOT Bi.',"
K h hr-.'i-d in the speech of the other
The throb of « troubled heart.
I a knew that tin- hour was coming
When vc inu-t part;
T l -' -on! in vour ews was drawing
Mv “Old, as the moon draws the sri—
I’ll 'lie Ilf art of my heart kept beating
It mint not he.”
O Ko-'c, Ibo years have been ioni-V.
Ami empty of all delight,
Sirff* we two parted forever
Tha< moonlit night!
lint -till when mv soul i« aching
Kor the <-ves and the lips of thee—•
The heart of my heart keeps beating,
"It. roust not be."
Kiln Higginson, in tin- Woman's Home Companion.
lines of the boat, and taking advan
tage of a momentary lull, she pushed
away from the small, tumbled down
pier and shuck out bravely for St.
Michel. She had often been out with
Pete whea the waves were as high ns
now, and sue loved the excitement of
if all. The low. flat shore of Presque
Isle vanished entirely behind the wall
of waters, but she could catch n
glimpse of the dear old lighthouse and
iis round top above the tallest wave,
and the sight strengthened and nerved
her for the five-mile Journey to St.
Michel.
Suddenly, when scarcely half n mile
out, the boat seemed to strike a new
current. Habette caught lier breath
sharply, ns she felt the strong, resist
less power sweep her from her course,
and she bent over the oars with set,
close lips and tense muscles, but It was
useless. The deep, swelling rush of
waters carried her northward, straight
on to the middle of the channel of the
Straits. The wind hml come up again,
and raged over the lakes like a wild
beast. Then, without warning, there
rose before her the Jagged, cruel line
of the Ice floe, and the next moment
the waves had thrown the boat ns ts it
had been a leaf full upon it. Instinct
ively Habette Imd risen at that last, aw
ful instant. As the boat crashed into
the lee with a shock that made it leap
and tremble, she sprang forward and
gained a footing on the ice floe, a
slight, perilous one. to be sure, hut one
thin meant safety, for n moment at
least.
Already the little boat had disap
peared in the whirlpool of dashing
waters, and Habette's heart sank as
she looked about heron her new craft.
It was large; it seemed ns large ns
Presque Isle Itself, and nt first it ap
peared stationary. Hut when she
leached its centre she could feel the
slow, steady motion as It swept on to
ward Lake Huron.
And now came the division of the
channel, and Habette’s heart almost
stopped its frightened beating as she
thought of what would happen if the
floe drifted north of Algonae Island
and out on the great pitiless waters of
the lake.
With bushed breath she waited. The
floe was heaving so that she could
hardly retain her place, but at last tin
pine crests of Algonae showed on hel
left, and she knew she would pass St
Michel. With lingers stiffened by the
cold she untied the red scarf from
about her head and let the wind blow
it like a danger signal above her as sin
caught it glimpse of the lighthouse on
the west pier. So near It seemed she
I laced her hand to her mouth and
shouted, but her voice sounded like a
reed bird's pipe lit the noise of the
rushing waters.
She was opposite the town now. She
could see the waves break on the pier,
and yet there was no sign of help.
With a fearlessness horn of despera
tion she struggled to her feet and
waved ilie scarf wildly, and suddenly
a figure appeared on the lighthouse
ladder. Again she waved and tried to
call. The figure signalled back and
ran along the pier toward town.
It was l.nndry Dubois. He burst Into
the warm back room at old Mine. Por
teau's breathless and Imtless.
“It Is Pete's Habette," he cried to the
crowd of fishermen and sailors, hud
dled about the hlg wood stove. "Sin
is on the lee, drifting out to the lake.”
In five minutes the news had spread,
and the shore was crowded, while the
strongest boat in the place was
maimed, with l.andry at the rudder,
and stout arms pulled away to the res
cue of Pete's Habette. And then they
brought her back, half frozen and half
dead, and gave her Into Mine. Por
loan's care. She told her errand in the
warm back room, told liow Pete lay
dying without food or medicine, and
how. unless help was sent, there would
be no light shining from Pesquo Isle
that nigh’,
"The light shall shine." promised
Landry, and the waves that had
langhod at Habette's little boat bowed
before the masterful stroke of ten pair
of St Michel's strongest arms, as they
boro Habette and provisions aud med
icine back to Presque Isle.
"Thous bast saved his life, little
one,” said Landry, when they stood in
the kitchen where Mere M'rie still
prayed. But Habette only smiled and
nodded her head, aud she went on to
the light house.
The winter twilight was falling
swiftly, and the wind had goue down,
like one tired with its mad play. For
to the west she could see a boat strug
gling slowly up the straits. Its lights
gloaming now and then like jewels.
She lit the lamp with fingers that
trembled, aud the broad path of light
streamed out over the point. Habette's
birds could fly nt safety to-night, and
below Landry Dubois held aloft a red
scarf and told its story, even as tt is
told to-day around the islands of the
Straits, the story of P»te's Habette.—
Now York Keening Suu.
A man’s character Is often shown
by wbat be considers laughable.
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laarartt/bMAM's
mSmm World
DRESSING THE HAND.
Many Novel F**atur#**» In Olovm For
Spring Wear.
White gloves have been in regular
fashionable twelve years
now, and by all signs and omens for
reading the future they are good for
another dozen years of modish patron
age Very heavy cream-white dog
skin gloves are the choicest dress for
the hands in the morning. These
boast one button, not of the patent
clasp variety, and because they are
of the shape and color and easy wrin
kled fit of those worn by the smart
.Tehus who adorn the boxes of hand
some private carriages they pass un
der the very descriptive title of coach
man’s gloves.
There is a gun metal gray glace
glove stitched In white, or silk of the
same shade as the kid, and fastened
with large silver buttons, that strug
gles with some success for recognition
among the well-gowned shoppers, who
call them coaching gloves. In reality
they are meant for wear on the box
seat of a trap, and because every wom
an does something more or less ath
letic these days, the morning gloves
are as loose as the skin on a high-bred
dog’s back.
For afternoon and evening the spring
modes in gloves have novel features.
Pure white and very thin suede, em
broidered elaborately in black or a
color, is of the novelties novel. Em
broidery is considered especially ap
propriate on the long gloves. The
needlework begins at the back of the
hand,goes wreathinggracefullyaround
the arm and flowers out in a petal
shaped edging at the end, somewhere
In the region of the shoulder. Some
brave spirits are exploiting with their
black evening gowns long black suede
gloves brilliantly embroidered in sil
ver, into the mesh of which an occa
sional rhinestone is woven.
With black gloves it is not at all out
of the way to wear gants de suede in
gun metal color enlivened by a daz
zling row of rhinestone buttons set in
gun metal frames and running from
the wrist nearly to the shoulder. White
gloves of this same type have been
seen with little round bullet turquoise
buttons, and on the arm a bracelet or
two is worn just to show the glitter of
the jewels against the dusky kid sur
face.
With shepherdess straws and posey
muslins long black or white embroid
ered mitten gloves will be worn when
summer luncheons, summer morning
ilanoes, etc., begin. These mittens are
woven In reality of a very stout black
silk thread, and then, in fanciful de
signs, wreaths aud points and circlets
of black lace are judiciously applied.
The lop of the mitten is made fast by
two straps of black satin ribbon to the
shoulder and a half thumb of net holds
everything firm about the band. In
our midsummer, when gloves in the
evening seein intolerably liot, and yet,
with dancing gowns of Swiss or organ
die, every woman wishes for some
covering for her arms, these mittens
are not only useful, but highly orna
mental. and display a white hand and
brilliant rings to the greatest advan
tage. Washington Star.
Hints on llniritresslng.
From Paris, whence all new styles
emanate, comes a decided change In
hairdressing. Just as most women
are beginning to enjoy doing their
tresses pompadour, for it takes some
time to adapt the hair to this fashion,
comes the mandate that high coiffures
ire no longer the thing. For six months
in Paris modish women have worn
their hair low on the neck. It is likely
to be some time, however, before'
this fashion is in vogue here. But
what a welcome change if it would
find some immediate followers. Truly
the pompadour Is becoming monoto
nous. and so many women wear it de
spite the uubocomiugnoss.
• • *
The loosely waved and drooping
locks of hair falling on one side or
both sides of the face are becoming
to almost any one who has pretty hair.
The effect is rather artistic, as well as
chic, and the mode offers excellent op
portunity for floral decoration in the
evening.
• • *
Gold or silver leaves are rather pret
ty to wear in the evening coiffure.
They are combined with roses of the
same gauze, or soft chiffon, flowers
nml a small aigrette.
• • *
The girl who does lier hair loosely
puffed out at the sides is wearing soft
poppies drooping in it on each side of
the face, something after the style of
the chrysantheiuum-decked Geisha
girl.
• • •
Black gauze wings, sparkling with
gold or silver spangles, are much worn
in evening cultures.
• • •
When the low coil is worn at the
nape or the neck a big bow of tulle or
gold tissue holds it in place, and the
effect is very falry-Uke and dainty.
• • •
Young girls are wearing for evening
parties strands of pearl, turquoise and
coral 1 >oads braided in their hair. An
other idea is to braid narrow velvet
ribbou of black or any other shade
with their hair, which is then looped
up and tied with a velvet bow at the
nape of the neck.
• • •
The handsomest combs are set with
colored stones aud various other orna
ments done in vari colored stones are
shown Sometimes they dangle on lit
tle ehaius which are fasteued to a hair
pin.
I’raze For White I’mlenreftr.
All white is tlie “dernier eri” for Ifn
[ gcrie now. You will meet pink, blue
and bird’s-eye cambric, but the best
style is pure white, interthreaded with
pure white baby ribbon and trimmed
with lace en suite. Nothing is lovelier,
after all. Evening gowns are worn
over white cambric petticoats ruffled
and insertioned with lace in all sorts
of profusion, but, look you. not de
signed with any blzarrerie. Big,
sprawling appliques, great, striking
motifs, are out, and in their place has
arrived a simplicity that is amazing.
Fine, narrow insertions run round anil
round a skirt, with a triple row of six
inch frills set on between, one billow
ing on top of the other, aud the skirt,
while it fits the hips like a glove, is
below so fluting and full that it abso
lutely answers to the poet's fine de
scription and is indeed a tempestuous
petticoat. It is trained, of course, and
is terribly expensive, especially when
it is not merely a skirt proper, but a
princess underdress made to fit the
figure with absolute precision.
Summer Waists.
The white wash waists are smarter
than any other color, in both thick
and thin material. Next to them in
favor come the stripes; polka dots,
plaids and startling effects generally
are quite out of fashion. Tucked
and embroidered muslin waists are the
next smartest, it might be said, and
the very fine lawn on which is seen
such beautiful hand-work. These are
made invariably with the blouse effect
in front, and with a little fulness in
the centre of the back, that fulness
drawn down, of course, under the
belt. Very few of the waists have a
yoke at the back, but the more elab
orate ones have all a yoke in front,
a narrow, tucked yoke of the same
material as the waist or of lace. Val
enciennes lace, real or imitation, is
considered the most fashionable to
use. In silk waists the smartest are
those made of liberty silk, with lace
yokes in round effect, and below the
lace yoke the waist In narrow tucks
blousing just in front, and with a
tremendous curve at the sides. All
the silk waists made on this model
are lined.—Harper's Bazar.
Enlightenment of ImliAn Women.
Au English woman who has gone
to practise medicine in India recently
stated in a letter to n friend: "It lias
been proved that only through the
enlightenment of tlie high class women
of India can help come to the Indian
women of lesser rank, aud the medical
work of English women is evidently
to be tlie greatest and most powerful
lever for raising the iron door that
shuts tlie Eastern woman from West
ern freedom and culture.
"It is au unfortunate fact, however,
that there are uo more strenuous op
ponents of any eliange In the position
of Indian women than most of those
women themselves. It is known to he
no uncommon tiling for the old mother
of the family to refuse to eat, and
make herself and everybody else
wretched, if one of her daughters is
merely allowed to go to school.”
A New Occupation.
An Engilsh woman with more in
genuity than financial resources has
gone into business as a traveling win
dow dresser. Her stock iu trade con
sists of a neat little box containing
plus, tacks and a tiny hammer. Siie
began by going to a few shops and
asking them to test her powers fol
a trifling sum. Her taste made the ex
periment a success in every case, aud
now she goes to a number of towns,
receiving regular pay from several
firms In each.
/ Jr. *vj fashions
u
Art buckles, buttons and brooches
are very much in evidence.
French aud English cheviots are
very popular for spring tailor-made
gowns.
Something very effective for long
curtains is a moire cloth which comes
iu bright, but not garish colors.
Taffeta and velvet ribbons formed
into various lace-like designs are clev
erly stitched iu all over roses on cloth
gowns.
A very stunning outing hat for sum
mer shows a felt crown and a straw
brim, both white and trimmed with
a soft Persian silk scarf.
Hat buckles are still a feature of
woman's headgear, aud there is a
number of novel ones. Fancy buttons
are also being worn for hat trimming.
Some of the new parasols are set
with lace medallions and nppllqued
with gold or colored flowers. Big
bows adorn the hnudles of those that
are especially elaborate.
Queen's purple is the name of the
newest shade of the regal color to
claim favor. It is found in all the
spring fabrics, such as silks, broad
clothes, crepes, voiles, Laudsdowues
and Henriettas.
It is asserted that white serge is to
be freely used for the summer tailored
gowns, aud that the thin woolen fa
brics in white will be generally em
ployed for dressy gowns until extreme
heat drivts women to muslins.
Bulgarian stripe embroidery done in
cotton is seen on many of the new
shirt waists. On lan it is particularly
effective, aud on certain shades of
blue. The embroidery is usually done
in orange, blue, red and yellow.
Embroidered mull is a charming
novelty for blouses, fichus or collar
ettes. It is so beautifully wrought
that I*. looks like needlework Flounc
ing*. bands and scalloped edges also
are produced in the material for trim
ming*.
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