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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY MABCH 2 1886. WOMAN'S KINGDOty, tTWi U feo Itdlra corner. Thoy are Inrited to express fecit opinion! herein—to uso It is then own. The editress will answer questions or socept lustrations with pleasure.) In reading the UtUe poem given below, it would be well for each one to pause and silent ly pooler on the quality of the threads they arc eaib day weaving Into their lives, and Mk their Own hearts the solemn question, are they "threads of gold”? When wo remember that “the land that .holds them” can "fashion them ont isto patterns rare,” to be found at last by the ‘hlastcr-Weavcr,” how watchful it should cans* ns to be that In the web of onr lives should only appear “threads of gold,” “shining aenhs where the shadows lie,” to brighten not only onr own, but the lives of all we love. Uy with for each and all is, that “brighter the gold ofybe.threads may appear, as the web of life flows old,” and that at last, “when the bright threads break and the shuttle falls.” “ingels may come to gather them all I Llfote broken threads of gold." ‘Weaving them into a work-aday lifo, I ' Beautiful threads of goldi A thread of Joy, with a strand of strife, *-d yet. the hands that hold Ion them out Into patterns rare, new and fair, rearer finds them there, l thread* of gold. raHng them in es the Artist planned _ when he laid life's eornbsr told. Weaving them in with the homeliest ceres, Overrode burden another bears, 6taft that the Master-Weaver spores home beautiful threads ofgold. Brighter feo gold of too thread appears. mm&tiBSMlSSUEiZ, Wearing them In with n watchful aye, ”—‘“'1 threads of gold i ' ire the shadows lie, ) Is all unrolled. Weaving them In, when the Master’s naL Lets the bright threads break, and feo shntUofelL Ever since Evo eat the forbidden fruit wo men bars hud to shoulder all aorta of responsi bilities; If it is not one kind It la another. A New York paper in an article on tho domestic fabrics In favor, speaks of the great preference given to woolen goods tbie winter ae a notion of the women, and aura “the whims of women. Und have a great deal to do with the popular! ty of a certain grade of goods” 'Ladies who two-years sgo wore silk at three and four dol lars a yaid are now wearing woolen dress goods at half the pries It would seem that this is a . healthy sign, for the silk indnstry In this coun try is small and tho woolen Is large. Then again it gives the poor tho opportunity of ap peering as wall dressed: as their rich sisters, ss wealthy, well dressed women now wear woolen altogether on tho streets This erase for woolen goods Is partly a Dishlon and partly a fancy. But it would bo well.if the wealthy women of the land would oftoner remember the nqioniibUltlea that rest upon them and use more economy in tho matter of dress, for fash ion is one thing that tho poorest will strive to follow, and too often go beyond their means In trying to keep up merely for fashion asks It la well, therefore, that our women are now credited with an economical freak—audit lsto be hoped It will bo continued. Correspondence. M. 0. T.. Sugar Valley, as—1 have Just corns In horn my Bower pit, bsve been watering my reran turns, darling pets, they ltttnp these green bran ches, and their scezu to be s silent language flow ing from tseb bush, tbauking mo for my care'ol them. 1 hope y. H„ of Rome, has not lost bora, slier being so kind to them. 1 should be grieved Indeed If mine were dead. We ought to love every one, but Useeme that a congeniality of feeling cxlate between tbcee that lore Bowen, with n tender end holy levs for they are heaven's own gifts I will gtvs you a few hints In regard to trying n cheap flower pit. Mine Is on the south side of the house, dug flour feet deep in the ground, ran-' wooden 11 shriller closing i middle, and three feat high et ont end, slanting towards the south. Shelves on the rides and one end and movable steps at the other. During tho coldest weather I put two folds ofrtg carpet onr the top and lay boardson to keep the wind from blowing It oE 1 throw open the doors every sonny day. I am happy to bear BUI Arp Is boms coos more, and that poor tired mother is reeling at last In her own quiet chamber-her boy is Some, but mine la gone, lust seventeen yean old and array off In Texas. A few words to fee editress and I am dons: I thank you so muck for tbs Woman's Kingdom. I do enjoy your pieces so much. They bring light to onr home and comlort to our hearts. I enjoy Aunt Susie too, and want to bear something mure about the "ereseat city." May tbs Lord bless Tan Coil, armmoti and au eounccled with IL Miss Lacy Treadwell, Lamar, Benton oounty, Hiss.—In the Weekly Comtitvtion of February 2d, I And n very Interesting communication from ■V. 11.,'" Rome, Go. Her description of the Sibe rian tree so captivated ms that I would be happy to Correspond wife her for more particulars, for if possible. I think 1 must certainly-bare one. I wish ' to leant from her, either through Tan Goaomu- rtois or by direct communication nil the lam. where It can be bad, hew prop SSSSSJiK 1 Katie Lynn, Sumpter county, Fta^-1 bsve been very much Interested In this part of Ton Conan- vmov arer sines I first came nereis It. I would like to send you a recipe foe a cheap sail no tome lathe place of "butter and aogar aauco." This Is ''orange sauce." Take two oranges sad aqnvezo them Into a cup of wafer, add ona cap of su ir, a taklespoonftil of butter, and thicken with a utile flonrorcom starch. Let it come to a bolt and serve either hot or cold. It Is nlee with soft "ginger bread"’ or apple dumpling, 1 would like'- - iicorjs, one of Atlanta's > — first visit 10 the "land of Bowers.,' Mrs. 0. & Babbitt, Sussex county, VU.-I bnvo never claimed a corner In the Woman’s Kingdom, though I always live especial note to its columns. 1 noticed In n recent lame, n request, for direc tions to crochet pineapple edging, which I herein entlem. Ills durable and beautiful but tedious. USnSF76,"S.. perseverance, but I have while away none hut bo dlscoonnd by tbo claims to great Industry or ye completed several yards i a new subscriber to The Oonstitu* t highly pleased with It It helps to many lonely minutes. r Pine Apple Edgtng.-Th# top must all be made first, sa long as the article yon wish to trim, and is made in this way: Crochet and chain of ten uittbes, turn, putlog three stitches in the fourth stitch, makes chain offeree, then three more of loeg stltchei In tht mme plena, chain' three, then torn, and pro " “ pot n shell of • chain oftwo t chet stitches, dccreric one every round till eleven raws, then featen ike two edges together. Then put on the outside nws of shells, finished by an other round ol three stitches Casteoed In every eUch ofibeedgo. B. L., Mulberry Grov v, Ga —Hew I enjoy reading the letters in Woman's Kingdom, am delighted to see it In neb a progressive stale; It b growing more and more interesting and beneficial every day, and we feel fee benefit la Doing welted to almost every household in fee fend; fee popularity of Tun Con- enrrnoM la to peat. I haveafcrata foe crocheting and any kind of fancy work, sod havejomo verj? " 'oeorwapood wit? some A Country Stater. Kecken burg, N. C,—We ell an- Joy Woman's Kiotdren and tt It rot right fbt each oeeto add feetr mite. Willie OrifieU has asked to he told how to make a card recover. Take a piste et ironstone or white china and tut scrap pictures from colored cards and passe on In any design you decorated fell way: tht thinner tife pepoAhc'oScw feey ont end ere eerier to adhere. What will Auntie charge fet a dozen bronze turkey em There Is none of them In feta part of fee country and! would liketo get some acts, limited to sei K s letters from N. O., as the paper* have**) little to ssy about the present exposition. I enjoyed being there last winter and like to hear from (hero again. Alice, Rock Spring’s Ga.—The Woman’s Kingdom Is to me one ortho most attractive parts of TheCoe- smtnoK. I want to tell its readers of the way to make a very pretty tidy that I hare seen. It was made of bleached domestic, the pieces were round, largo enought when doubled down to be the size of a silver half dollar, tho edges of theao pieces were turned in, and gathered fuff, and then sewed together in rows, then the rows went sewed togeth er, leaving holes in the corners. It forms a very pretty tidy, the ruff side being the outside; ribbons can be run through the holes. I send my address for Mrs. 11. C. Reynolds, of Dixie, Ala., who was kind enough tg offer to exchange lace patterns with me. Hope she will write soon. Alice Kosscr, Rock Spring, Walker coonty, Ga, Farmer’s Daughter, West Point, Ga.—I am a new reader of “Woman's Kingdom.” I hart often wish* ed to write, but never had time. 1 would like to correspond with and exchange crochet pattorna with tome of tho members of the Kingdom. I don't think we could do without The Constitution now, especially Woman's Kingdom.. I would be greatly obliged irsome one would send the poem entitled “Curfew.” I am a (toner’s daughter and the letters from the ladies are a great advantage to me* Best wishes for the'' Woman's Kingdom?' Answers to Queries. Curl your front hair aa usual, then part the back hair across from side to side or from car to car, comb tbs upper portlob upwards towards the top of the head, twist it and secure it with a comb, then divide the end in half, and form each into a round eoll on either side of the comb. Then take the lower part of the hair covering the nape of tbs nook, divide this also upward* m the middle, roll each hair loosely into a twist, which will All up the space on either side of the head. If the hair is soft and not over abundant it should be slightly frizzed with a comb before twisting. Bone pin* secure these oolls the best. To remove liquid grease from a carpet, dust pow dered chalk over the spot aud rub it In well with the fingers. Alter allowing It to remain undisturb ed for some hours it must be thoroughly brushed The most popular shoes are those with low heels and wide toes. However, some ladios still cling to the French shoes, with narrow toes and high hoels oof the sols of tho foot i prove most injurious to uiv nviuvi. There are no marked change in fee style of sleeves. They are set smoothly In the armholes, no more felines, being alloired than la necessary for ease. Trimming at fee wrists Is of fee simplest. Ilouaewl fe's Scrapbook. stain on coys and saucers may be removed by rabbin, with ashes. If fee oven is too hot wben baking place a small dish of cold wafer In it. When sponge cakt becomes dry it is nlee to cut In thin slices sad toast. To remove mildew, soak In buttermilk and spread on fee grass In the sun. To prevent mustard plaster from bllstcrlog, mix It wife fee white of egg. Never put salt Into soup when cooking till It bis bean thoroughly skimmed as salt prevents fet mm tram rising. When fee burnersoflsmptbeeesne clogged with cherr pat them in a strong soap suds and boll awhile to clean them. Boiled starch can be much Improved by the ad dition of a littleaperm or a llille salt, or both, ora little dissolved gum arable. To brighten fee luslde of a coffee or tea pot, fill wife water, add a small piece of soap, and lot it bctl about forty-five minutes. If matting, counterpancs.or bed spreads have oil spots on them, wet with alcohol, rub wife soap. ftMSSiSdMVtar-their fisvor. keep better, when a buttered cloth la laid the top of fee Jar before screwing down the main a rick room should not sit or stand too the,patient, and above all things therahoald 1 talking when leaning over a rick person. A liquid black toad for polishing stoves ts made by adding to taoh pound or blaokToad ono gill of turpentine, ono gill or water and one ouneo of Picture frames mado with a combi oak and silt ornaments are admirably water color drawings, and i— — Tokeeplnrccuootofblrd pages, tie np a UtUe sulphur In a bag and suspend it in the cage. Bed ants will never be Ibund In closet or drawer if a small btg or relpbur be kept constantly in those p, S?SWp ere will put tbo finishing touch to newly cleansed sliver,knives and forks and tinware better than anything else. Rub them well and make perfectly dry. They aro excellent to poltah loves that have not been blackened lbr some time. Do Your Best, Daily living aesmeth weary To fee otu feat never works; Duty always seemefe dreary To fee on* feat duty shirks. Only after hardest striving Cometh sweet and perfect rest; Life la ftmnd to be worth living To the one who data hit best. —C. It. Skeldon. Fashion Notes, Jersey, Tolo, and Scotch caps are all wen by small girls Black lace toilets, as popular ss aver, are made dressy and effective wife fine Jet bead fringes and Jet embroidery. Many elegant dremes are provided with two bodices, a high cortege for day wear, and low ono for evening receptions. Fur hoods mado of teal akin are popular for sleighing and are uraallr becoming, feey are bor dered wife otter or light beaver, Boucle Jersey cloth la a novelty. The surface If revered wife small loops of various rises It is made In all fee dark colon at well as In cream white, rose and delicate bloc. The how of hair on lop of the head It grewtog larger and a trifie more Japanesque In mate, while tha long pint with which It In held la place aro (rowing in propotlon. Elegant cloth cnatoma hare bands of black As trakhan around lha bottom of the skirt on th c Jacket, and also on tha Urban and muff; wbltb an now considered necessary accompaniments A new pottery called “Peach Bloom” has the exact tints and shades of n ripe peach. This beau tiful and low priced wire lssbown In vaassand pitchers of handsome shuts The Leeds ware Is pretty in fee new ytllow shads Boltons were never so handsome as at presant, soma of them are so richly carved rad colored at to reenable Jewels They must be of two alios, small ones ft . . *- draping the The new shades In (loves are dark browns, gar nets and gray for day wear,wife allvergray, mauve, potty and fieah color for evening wear. Tho mos- qnotalre Is itlU fee fevered shm but long wrisud buttoned sieves are worn by ladles with plump rlstsindanns _____ A Pleas fer the-Children. I cm surprised to see how many thoughtless, care less mothers there are, bringing up their little ones fas we might rsy) hsp-hssard, wife scarcely a thought ot anything beyotd fee present. Onrllttio folks arc entirely creatures of habit, and If good habits are not formed early, bad onea will certain ly be formed later. Retry mother, I care aot what her station in life, or her duty to society, should bare the oversight rad care personally of her children, and an soon as able after their birth, should bathe, dress and feed as nature intended her own baby. We who hare done this for eeeh precious one, know the pleunre udutistseUoa to be found in the work. Tbie hath should alsrays bo given slfeesunoboor of tha morning, then fee UtUe one, tired and hungry after K, should be fed, when It naturally follows a tong, quiet nap will bo the remit, and thus (to use a common expression) begins fee day “right end first." Let this become a fixed habit rad let It once be broken In upon rad witch fee result. A shorter11 erne*experiment wVlhjilder childreo snd what fob lower The next monster tells fee story. It harder to gat started for school, tho hour for he music lessen reams looser, clothes don’t fool right, hooks esa't be found, tears are shad, and thing gore wrong, all — before. Eerie bora iron; and, in these days Hedged yong ladles at twelra and reuvwu, • foal es II .vary thoughtful mother should lay this mallet to heart and hate to hasp her daughters sweet. Innocent faced little Sirin Let us put them In bed with thilr dolls In their sad don’t laugh el them for eoddlfog them, enough we shall stretchout onr empty grown away from ns. To me this seems the sad cert time in a mother's life, and each day let in f tay for strength to guide aright, that when that time shall come (as come It must) they mar not get ro far away but mother’s voice and mother’s love can call them back—Harriette Tremaine Terry in Good Housekeeping. Common Sense In Housekeeping. A girl cannot grow up In a well ordered homo, under the care of a good mother, without uncon pcJously learning much of the method by which the home Is made what it is. A bright girl who is nnfortunste enough to be a member of a badly managed household is not utterly out of the way of learning how to do better. The very fact of the discomfort In which she lives, ofter stimulates her to find out the possible improvemv.t of her con dition. "How can 1 over learn to koep house?" raid a young girl one days lamenting her peculiar circumstances which prevented her from gaining any practical knowledge or experience. “Common sense is all you need In housekeeping,” replied the experienced and very auccecalUl housekeeper to whom the question wm addressed. Common the best Instruction attain- qulrements change with them a and opinions, and not even actual trial in one's own home, teaches Car more. Time* change and requlremr-*- **- 4 * u — people differ In tastes and c the wisest mother can teuwl than her own will derire.—Henrietta Davis Housekeeping. ____________ Cooking Recipes. Contributed. Cup Cake.—One cup of butter, two of sugar aud three of flour, four eggs, half cup milk, with half tea*poonAil soda. Flavor to taste. Egg Custard.—For two custards take three eggs beat very light, two cupa sweet milk, a small tea* cup of sugar, a tablespoon Ail of corn starch—or common laundry starch, flavor to taste, lemon best, bake In moderate oven. Slice Potato Pudding.—Slice potatoes as thin as pomlble, drop them into boiling water and boil a few minutes. Have ready a batter inch as you would make for fritters. Put a layer of potatoes In a pan or dish, sprinklo with srtce or nutmi a layer of batter, and soon till your pan Then bake; to be eaten hotr with butter and sugar suace, or preserves of any kind. lopincr, mu eggs ucntcu niti of thick buttermilk with half teaspoon ful or sods In It. Boat all together, irate a nntmeg-or any other flavoring—pour Into a pudding pan and -of butler rise of a ben’s egg, poor a little waltr over fee biscuits and batter and mash fine together, two eggs beaten with a enp of sugar, cup oonful of soda iittmcg—nr an; , , -ding pan bake quickly. Good Corn Bread.—mt salt and soda In tbemoal and wot wife buttermilk mako up stiff enough to take in fee hands and put on a hot greased grid dle and pat out about an Inch thick and bake In • hot I love. The quantity of the soda most beta proportion to the aridity of fee .milk. This la fur superior to water bread. Try It and sae. Charlotte Rouse.—One plot or cream sweetened and Havered then whipped; take three small fea oops of milk, turn tablespoons of sugar rad ItoToMte^^^teg^srradboI^to.n bars your whitea . mix wife your cream; wben tho custard Is milk warm hare feres tsblespoonsfhl of gelatine dissolved In a hair half cup of boiling water and beat In tho custard, when well beaten add the cream and eggs, hare a dish lined wife lady fingers or alioes of sponge cake and poor tho whole over it and sot In a cool place till ready lbr nse. Bavarian Cream.—Taka ono pint of thick cream aud sweeten to taste and flavor with vanilla, Take one Ublespoonftil ofgelatlne-a heaping one, and pour Just enough boiling water over It to dis solve it aud sat It In a cup Ire fee fire until yon are ready for it. Beat to a stiff froth four agrt, mix In your cream, than ehurn or whip, skimming off fet froth and puttingin tho dish It la to bs served in, twben you bavo gotten off all fea froth from tbo cream have soma one pour to very slowly fea cream,you beating hard all fee Ume, then sit awsy to congeal. Room for All. Tho woman who Is fitted to sympathize with fee punultg end Interests of a husband, will bo equally well fitted to adorn society and to elevate Its tone, nor will she find btr gilts wasted. There Is ample field for fet work of Intellectual women sad of business women who can give their time to work outside their own homes. There nood bo no question of women's sphere or women's rights. The world needs workers In its noblest fields-it mat ters not whether they be man or women, married or stalls, feme la room for them all. Lot the stria make of thomsetrea fee best feey can, let the mothers do fesbr best la training '— Then sorely tho wall balanced, (coruelen- „ -loushtmi young woman wIII not need to think, untU fee time comes for herto decide the Immediate question, whether she It fit for a wlfa or not.—UenrittU Davis, In Good Housekeeping. The Key-Flower, The Germans have'mray beauUAil legends, and tame of them are as Instructive as they are boautl. Ail. There Is ono about feo key-flower—tho golden lllly of Able, which opens to him ’ fee diamond halls of feo gnomes, grows Ins wild nook In tho Thurlnf Ian forest. The blcoom It of a wonderful golden ooIor;aometlmcs it la blue or parole; hot the story Is tho same. A herdsman saw fee flower In fee mountains, and attracted by Its beauty bo plucks It and puts It In hit ban Immediately he secs an open door in tho mountain ride. The paarege conducts him to a vast subterranean hall, sparkling wife Its beapa of gold and Jewels. A gray headed gnome, the guar, dlan of these treasures, says to him; “Take whit you went but don't forget fee best." IIs tala hit pocket, bis bosom, rad finally his hat, lire old moms stin crying; don't forget feo best” Tho lower tails upon fee earth, bnt be hastens awsy Without noticing 1L “Don't forget fesbeat," shouts tho gnome for fee last time. There Is s clap of thunder and tho herdsman rushes to tbo open air; ;:;^x«tne i tbebral—fee enchanted key-flower, he migal ohooao to copea. He now asae It again; fea koy-llower IS tht love to God rad mu. It la his feat unlocks fea rich storehouse ol truth and itppinraa and bo who hat it can never bo poor. Tho pure in heart animated by this leva see beauty In all Oo<l't work! and find fountains of happiness open tolhtm on ovary hand. It makes the sir pore, fee sunlight brighter, fea flower* lovelier, fen tarfe flalrer. the skies .more beautiful, friendship wIml"indMS k thn light of heaven. He who disregards fell kay-flower ears never find fet true riches, for they an locked against him forever. Hatred shuts tbs soul up In darkness, rail dries up lha fountain of happiness. Ho who would be rich In all feat makes lire beta- Answer to Aeoephlno Hunt's “Too Kissed Me.” Contributed by 'AMu,’-Tuskegee, Ala, for “10.' 1 klretd yon. 1 own, but I did not suppose, That yon, through fee paper, fee deed would dlt- Like free loving cats, wben on fee ridgepoles feey ilhtheir squalls of “you kissed met" disturb fee whole street. I kissed you, fee Impulse ss suddenly came As feet cold looking cloud la transformed Into flame. My act was tbo lightning feat glances and thrills, And year's fea loud thunder that blabs to the hills. kiotrd you. aa kissed the poor Cariau boy, In dreanu, bit Diana so cold and so coy, And foolishly ftncled—encircling your charms. A maid, not a match box, was clasped In my arms I kissed you. The rephyr on tiptoe passed by, The moon with a kerchiaf cloud hid hot soft rye; From fee bough feat swayed o’tr ns, all Aimed wife dew, With half imothered Utter the katydid flew. . kissed you. A1I nature la counterfoil sloop Half premised our scant, to sacred, to keep; No ubiquitous press correspondent pooped through The leaves; I was "lateralswed” only by you. I kissed yon; then scared atmy boldness, I deemed, Yon bad tainted, or else would surely bavo But no, you not only all censure forebore. Bnt, like Oliver Twist, an now asking "for more." timed yoo. A I! others map do It who choose, But I to repeat tbo performance refuse; On your Ups I vrill never again print a smack. By tbo press; or by note, yon may send feat one back. - kissed yeo. Tbs poetess Happbo-of old, Like yon, was so warm feat her Phaeo grew cold: Bo she ended her lore rad her life In a pel— preosae ferae are equal flsdUUsaytt, FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS. Fan for the Children—Tho Constitution’s Training Hchool for Boys and Qlrla. IN VULCAN'S FORGE. BY WHSTBROP IlURKuUGnS. "Tomorrow-wo'llsUpoirto Vulcan's Forgo and Play Etillera. Ben, you and I'll be tho shlnora and Rube And Arch feo revenues, and raid us." "Why, l'lcrce Wooten, aren't you afraid? No body goes there 'less the guides wife ’em.” “0, bother iho guides, lion Elliott! I'm Just dead tired of that tort of business-con’t move a stop on your own book without ono o' Uiosj buffer* setting on to you and croaking about thodangor I" “0, but tho Forgo it a dangerous placo," persists small. Ben,"youhavetocrawlpartoffeewaydown, and then go fee rest on feo shakiest tort of a Ud der." “And Just suppose while you were down there," Interpolates Archer Guinn, "something wasto hap pen to feo ladder? 0!" "Now, soohore!" lays Pierce Wooten impatient ly, “I've mado up my mind to go to fee forgo whether uy of feo rest of you follow! wants to go or not I If you don't, all you've got to do la to say to. If you do, well, Just recollect that oooe we've started, w# don’t want wybablot along!" with a withering stance that takes In both Ben and Arch, "0, wo are ready to go Cut enough," doalaros Reuben Parry, speaking for tbs first time "I don’t think anybody in this erowd'rhlkald,"dladaln!ully, "if that's what yon moan, Pierce.” "I am not for ono l"aatcru plucky Bon, endeavor ing to make hta thirteen yean of height aa oon- iptcuons as possible. "I want you to understand, Pierce Wooten, .hat I can go anywhere you ora.” "And so can I I" asserts Archer Uutnn, lten’t stnlor by oats year, rad hit inasperabte. "Jett try me. if you please, Mr. Wooten." ”0,1 didn't mean any barm, boys," assures Fierce. “I was Just put out for tho minute to think you might back out after all, wben I had depended on you so. Now, tee bore fellows, slice waara agreed all around don’t breathe a word of feta to TonyMerklo. Wo don’t want feat sort along, yon undcntandT” "Not tiniest he'd leave hie pooketa behind I” de clares Archer Guinn. “Did youever sec such pochttal" emphasizes Ben, at which a laugh breaks out and goes fee ‘There's feo follow now, by all feat’s unfortu nate 1’. declares Fierce feo next morning, as con gratulating themselves that thoy have boon so far undiscovered, feo brave band Is about to crass tho bridge over the river. . And tbs follow is there, right scram their lino of vision, sprawled out on tho rooks fishing, "Well, boys, I guess we era In for it now," con tinues Fierce. "We'll have to lot him go now or he'll peseta on ua sure." "I don't believa lie's that kind,” says Reuben, generously. "Say, Pierce, whore aro'you follows going?" pipes ont a somewhat shrill voice at fell moment. "Como up here and we'll toll you.” Then to feo others; "I'd rather go back than to have him tacking after us." "Maybe he'll back out when he's told,” suggests Reuben. "That ahowi you don't knowhlmi" growls Pierce, 'Why, bo’s feat Investigating he'd try to ride buzz-saw Just to find out If It were sharp, It's woader ho hasn’t been killed long ago wife his CTtrltstlng experimenting.” “I don't'with him any rest harm,” declares Archer. Gnlnn, all out of humor, "but I do with hcwaaonfenhuntforabuss-ianrat this very mo ment" "I say. Arch,” speaks up Ben ml<clilcvouily, ’maybe If you’d offer to help him carryapartofhla pockets he'd get along foster.” "Better help him yourself,"retorts Arab growing red In fee Ikce. "I my, Tony,” goes on feo rollicking Bon, u Tony, prating and blowing wife bit rough-rad, tumble climb of feo at cop cliff, comet np boaids them. “Give Areh half of whips Jo poor pockets and bell holpyou carry lb” "AH right,” says Tony, a reflection of Ben's twinkles In his own tyes, as diving down Into one oftho bulgy receptacles ho brings into vlewabamb ful of squirming earth-worms I "0, good gracious I” cries feo fastidious Ante nearly overcome with disgust. "Throw tha nasty tilings away,"orders Pierce, I# which order Tony at oneo compiles, but doobllesa only because ht has boon oo feo point of doing that very thing wben Fierce spoke. Tbs latter has boon correct In his surmises, when their destination and their purpose aro madaknown to Tony, bo is all on fire at onca with feo spirit of "I wish ho wee in Halifax,” mutters A rob to him self as Iboy move on over feo bridge. ■Which la the path?” questions Plerco a few mo. - mta later, as tbo gallant band comae to a dead halt under IU perplexed leader. "Yoo go Uke you were going to Glen Ilia,” says Tony, premtag ont Item tbo rear, whore ha has bean sturdily held from fea Mart; “than when yon gat lo fet double ptaeo you tom to fea right.” “HelloI hast yon bean there?" questions Pierce > *"Mo, > but l're heard Monk, fea guide, say.” They move along quite briskly after this, and find feo way eaaily enough till fea pines are reached and paretd. Then, u feo trail bogtnato grow more and mote obecura, and la finally swal lowed op entirely In the carpet of pine neodies, another halt la called. It It Tony who seta them right again. "It ought to be over here somewhere,” be de clares. "We aren’t for from fea edge of the chasm, I know, for 1 can hau old Hurricano roaring down below. And hwtyaoreee yonder la fet Devil’s Pul pit. Hurrah I here we are now I” as a sudden sharp turn brings full Into view fee msartvo, strong fronts of feo granite bouldare feat start si them from fee ofetraido of the gorge. - They cautiously approach fee dizzy edge and peer over. BIX hundred feet below fee waters of fee Ilurri. cone arc churned Into a foem feat dashee IU spray mere than half as blah Into fee air I "GoodTgracioualyau don’t have to go down than, do yon T" quartkmi fea stalwart captain ol feo gab lant band, turning white In fea feet. As lo the brad ltaalf, It begins (o look decidedly shaky about fea knees. “O, no," speaks up Tony." Vulcan’s forgo It over Oceana fella You bare to go right along fea edge of feo praclptee, though, til] yoo at! to tho old photograph gallery, than you climb down the They turn and mort onward,and somehow Tuny, who haa been sturdily bald to the rear before, Is now as vigorously poshed to the front. On fety go. through thick tangles of kalmta, over fet stunted, hoary trunks oi partly-fallen rhodo dendrons, ferongb almost imputable patches of Interlocked thorns and briars, and again along fee moss-blanketed reeks on fee very edge of the frfghtftil gorge. Suddenly t huge boulder loons op directly icroes their potb. "I'd Ilka lo know how we are going to get over featr growls Pierce. "What one cennot go over, one may go around,” declarer Tony, and In epite or tha vigorous protest entered by feo groaning pockets, be proceeds at onca lo suit the action to fee worde, by working Jill way around by meana of a narrow shelf Ilka projection that Jots from one side. The othera follow, end soon stand betide Tony at fee head of a precipitous trail feat leada down ward aver fee rocks. "Well, boys, here’s climbing for you P* ring! nut Tony cheerily. “Every one be csrefal rad witch oat where bs stepi.” “I gnsss you were wrong, pierce,” lays Reuben rarry ea they suddenly come In collision during Ike downward scramble. “The fellow doesn't teem lo bo so nckleso In Ms czperimcnting after all. He would doobtiete ride fee buzz-raw If feo necessity tfltssd, since he’s certainly plucky enough for rajthtag, but I thick bs'd make some liiteitlgeUcni first." A hundred end (fly feet or more from fea lop of the gorge feey come ont upon a ledge ofrook about six or eight feci in width and about twice as many length. An Iron spike wife a stable attached, driven firmly In feo rock at ona ridt. As feey reach it they sat about five foot below a smaller ledge againrt the outer edge of which leant (behead of a ladder about fifteen fleet In length, The foot of fete tedder in tarn rests upon a third ledge, or rather a narrow shelf between two seara- laxly solid walls of rock, feo enter edge of which Is open, and overlooks tire frightftil prtdplee. "Looks decidedly shaky," Observes Tony In rtforenee to lha ladder and fea position It occupies. "I ioppose," bo conUnMO wife a critical survey of the group of fores, "It trouidn'ldo lo back ont now when wo an feta for.” Of room It wouldn't,” declares Plena, who teems suddenly lo have Down very brave again. Eut how ast w* to get down lo fea ladder?” "Jmnp,”.ray» Tony. “Ary fellow hern who couldn't Jump down fire feci nithmit aahakn-up oughtn’t to tell bis name I” ”0, per. feat's easy enough 1 i t the getting back up; what ire wo to do about that?” ''Sure enough I Wo ought to haves rope. Thoft what tho staples for. Now, did any of you fellows bring one?” Every focc expresses Its Monk dismay. "Why, w e ought to have tboughtor that, certain,'' exclaims Ben Elliott. “Walt a minute,” says Tony again, and then Ire- Sins wife both hands lo dlvo down into tho pockets. After Innumerable tugs and tho bringing Into view ono after lire olhor of a heterogeneous array of srlloleB feat would quite make feo fortune of a dealer in cuilosltiee, a stout btmpen coed a full quarter of an Inch in circumference and over three feet in length Is triumphantly displayed, '.Thera boys, tint’s not very stout looking, I know, but It will bold ray one of ua Picked It up In fee yard this morning,” ho goes on somewhat laconically, "Chambermaid awept It out of a drummer's taou, Knew it would comoin some lime." Aud "come In," It surely does, since, when fastened to fee staple, each boy swings easily down by means ol It, and fools satisfied it will bold his weight wben climbing back. The dooeent of feo ladder is soon safely accom plished by each in turn, although Tony pute lu a word of caution every now and then. To fea right of feo lodge, on wbleh they now stud la the entrance to a vaulted chamber about six foot la width and folly twice as many In height. It hangs on fee my edge Of the granite cliff and projects outward for at lout twenty foot. At tho opposite end Is also u opening. Tho roof, a solid smooth-worn rook, feat reals across two others per pendicularly set, appears ss though placed Uioro by muons' hands Across the cuter opening stretches a glwt-quarted cottar, whose hoary trunk bean the records of names and dates fully a century back. Against fete firmly-rooted barricade ono may safely lean and look downward over a sheer precipice to fee seething waters oftho Oceana ■alls seven hundred fleet beneath. From fea lodge, on which the ladder rests, a nar row alielf-Uke projection loads around tho atdeo of a glut-bowlder toa soil-covered ridge beyond, thick ly dotted with a growth of hemlock and plno. This fotma capital advancing and rotreatlng ground forthe daring reldera, while feo stillers make brave defense from behind a temporary bar- ricada acrou tbo Inner entrance lo the forgo. Suddenly, during one of fee most desperate chugesoftho spirited revcnuM, some ono runs under tho ladder and foils heavily against IL U reus instantly, sways from side to side, rad then with a crash foils rad goes thundering down tho cliff. It is Arch Quinn, who would doubtleu havo fol lowed it, but for fea firm grup of Reuben Parry 1 bud. “Goodness me,” exclaims poor Areh, stricken wife dismay, "wo are all in for It now I” "I should think wa wore," uys Ptaroo aghast "What In theworld will wa dor* "Isn't than soma other way of getting out?" nitrations Reuben. "No, feoro Isn't" speaks np Ben qulokly, "erase I heard Monk uy so. o.lawdy, but ain't It Just dreadful." "Maybe If wc go around the lodge aud through feo thicket we can find soma way to olltnb np,” suggests Reubens "Nothing feat way bnt gnu walls et reek a hundred and fifty flsat high,” say* Tony emphati cally. “I looked around particularly when wo wore playing revenoas." Near tho great coder barricade, on a blanketed ridge Just where a tiny stream triektu downward from fet Solid wall, a council of bravra Is called. Various plans are suggested, discussed, and one after another despairingly abandoned u Impossible of execution. "No help for It boys, well hare to spend tho night here,” mys Fierce gloomily, “rad perhspa a good many more on top oftt before they .find in." "0, my gsodnoml bow very awfol feu will Del" exclaims Bon. whom eyes begin to took aotpldoui- ly red. “It'U bo dreadfully dark in hero when night comes, and so terribly cold; and we’ll nearly itana to death, amb-ond there’s no tolling what alia may happen lo ua I've heard Monk tall tho awfoUut story about an Indian that wu killed by another Indian In hero, and—" 'Forgoodneu uke.” saya Korea wife a shiver, around the tree forthe distance oftwo feet o.- more above the place feus cut end chipped. It takes them sometime to communicate the flamo to fee ]-cedant shavings, but they pc>severe,' rad finally have tbeir reward by seeing ibis portion of feo tree in a blase. They Hand and watch it with anxious faces sn-I loudly beating hearts, and when at last It burns quite through rad falls,[a great shout rends tho air. Water is quickly brought and ponred over tha still burning part, whllo ready handsavqutexiy breakaway the longswccplngcndsofthe branches' thus divesting feo tree of much of its heaviness. Then, amid great rejoicing U Is triumphantly bo-no lo tbo ledge on which tbo ladder lately stool. It requires much tact and caution to get It safely around the narrow shelf-.Ike projection. But still under Tony’s aktllfti! leadership, by this lima looked up to and acknowledged with unbounded admiration, Iho passage Is successfully accom plished. It also calls for much skill and patience lo plsca It reenrely upon Iho ledge end to rettie the limbs so that they will afford tho greater facility foe climbing. Slowly and cautiously they mount upward, oud at a time, Tony being the vesy test to mako tho as cent When finally every ono stands safe rad round upon the ledge above another joyous shout gees echoing down the gorge. "I tell you what, boys," says Reuben, "that wag about feo lightest place I wAs oyer in. I didn't say much for tear of IU elftct upon you follows, bull Can tell you I thought a great deal.” 'And If It hadn't been for Tony," says Pie red manly rad straightforward in his acknowledge ments, "we’d bo down there thinking aim. Boys; I propose three ebeere and a royal bcngal Uger fox Captain Tony Herkle.” 'And fee pockets," puts In Ben’s thrill, piping “Yes, and *tbe pockets I' Heaven bices fed - rursuwuo, w,v, says x-iorce Wlin a tmver, "don't bo repeating any of those things bore now." Another honr. and another, and another passra by. Already feo sun hat disappeared behind lha tugged heights of feo Tallulah mountain. And though hate still shining over on fee other side yot dim mysterious shadows ire beginning tejform all about them. Tho projecting crags across tho chasm, as seen through feo optolng, aoom to havo dissolved Into weird fsutattlo shapes that stand beckoning wife outstretched ghostly arms, whllu ftr below fee dull roar of feo cascades tall upon Uulr oars like ominous warnings, "I tell you what, boys.” cries Tony suddraly, springing to hit test "We'll make an Indian lad der, that’s just wha! we'll do," "A what?” queationa Fierce. “An Indian Udder.” "Wbit^whiVi thxtr 'That question shows yon haveu'l road much Mr. Woolen. In tht old times, whan feo Indians were aroundln fete country, thick aa btackbeirloi on a vino, and out of them wanted to climb up some ptaeo he couldn't gtl up without a ladder; ho cut him down feo first tall strait tree ha saw that bad ptouty of strong branches aud wasn't to hoary to manage. Then he'd whack off fee branches about a fool from fee trunk, and there, he had tils laddir.” "Bui bow In fee world did ha make It set Imp' questions Reuben much lute retted. “O, be trimmed off fee cud pretty sharp and drove It In fea ground, 1 reckon, or if there wasn’t any ground ho mads II smooth rad packed rocks ground It lo bold It steady; fea tree ladder, I moan, not the ground.” "But how It it pottlblt for us to make an Indian lad dart Ws hsvs neither ax nor hslohoL" "0, we’ll burn It dosrn!" "But wben ones Ml on fire what's to hinder tho tree from burning up altogether?" "O, I'll show you? Row, has anybody art a pitcbr I "No,"acknowledges clcb ona In turn,wife a long See aa pock at after pookit Is examined. “Well, now that to about feo worst of all,” ax- claims Tony, disconsolately aa ha drop* lo lilt seat upon tho reck once more, apparently altogether Tho. next moment a sudden light shoots to his eyes, rad once more hit at evens hands dsn down ward towards his pockets. 'Tho old Hint rock by til that's lucky,” ht 'ex claims as a flat whllo stone in sbapa like tbs head of in Indian straw, Is brought to view. Then as be fumbles once more In hit pockets and with draws hta left hand discloses a small much-lead boro handle kn'fe, bo continues; "Now, Pierce, you follows run and get all the old dead leaves and sticks you can find. Mind now tu get’em dry. Then pile ’em op on tbo ridge Wham there ptwa ore. I’m going to hunt seme punk." Tht mound of soaaonad twigs and roots Is barely finished are Tony appears with tbs precious bU or powdery wood In bis hand, feat looksXs Hit would crumble lo dust at uy momenta Kneeling down ke placet the punk right In feo heart of fee pile. Then leaning over, till tho flint qulte'toacbes It, bo rtrlkre the tatter sharply wife feo Mado of bis knife. Tho Aral effort to nasnccreifol, as It to also the second. Bnt si feo third fee precious spark struck off from feo flint by tbo steel blade of tho knlflt ■repo to the punk and instantly ignites It. It spreads slowly, bnt sorely! Boon fee loaves rairb, then feu dry twigs, rad It a little while the whole top of tha moand k hissing. "Now, bays,” rays Tony rising, "wa will go sad select oar tree.” Approaching iho thicket their choice falls at otm npoa a sprnco pine feat towering as straight •saihlpmsutotbabelghtof hilly twenty fort is contplcfous among Its follows. It la slander an-l apparently light, too, wife limbs art closely lo st! her. “And now, Ban, yaw rad Arch nm and got your hats mn et the slay yoo taw In fet forge dost to fee little nsendt, rad yoo, Pierce and Reuben bnogyoere’ fhllof water.” Each to Sited wife wonder at these commands, bnt feey recognise that time Is for too precious to stop to si k questions. When fety return Tony has* small lavel place cleaned open fee gmnmd. Prating feeder In this ho pours the water over It A tew momenta of vigorous atirriat. end then a (no mortar rewards his efforts. "Now, boys," he says again as ho gets upend starts toward fee thicket, “we will go rad mark around oar tree Just where wa went It to barn.” A foot from fea ground they begin and, with feelr pocket knives chip rad shave around tho frank for fea space of another foot upward, leaving the shavings, fens mado, pendant. The mortar la then brought and (lastly packed Tbo checre are given nnUI a vim ond energy that ;speak their sincerity, while ouch boy in turn heartily grasps his newly-installed captains hand.' "And lo think I wished him In Aatlfax,” Is Arcls Guinn's only comment. It is cnougs, hlslhcosay, all feo rest." Correspondence, Florrie I-1 ce,NcUwood,ao l amthlrtosn yrarfl old.. Mama has Just got back from a vfot to Florida: tha left me homo with papa In keep housa rad I tell you It mafia mt fool mighty big. I wax glad to see her coma back. Mattie A. 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