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‘Diere Menu to be no danger of a failure
of the diamond supply, »« the South
African field* are producing more now
than ever before, no leaa than f2,000,-
000 worth having been exported in
March alone.
A Hungarian conjurer in Faria i*
astonishing the native*. He spread* a
new*|>a|>er upon any floor and place* a
chair upon it. Ilia aaaiatant, a pretty
young woman, ait* down upon the chair,
and over her he throw* a piece of ailk,
which barely cover* her from head to
foot. Then he whisk* the ailk away
and the chair is empty. The trick ia
done in a strong light and in full light
of the apcctnt'.ra.
What is lightning? The authorities
tell u* that “lightning ia the discharge
of atmospheric electricity, accompanied
by a flash of light. ‘Heat lightning' ia
eigliter the reflection of distant flashes on
the cloud*, or the frequent and therefore
weak and silent discharge of electricity
from the cloud* through a moist atmos
phere. Lightning cleave* the air with
inconceivable rapidity, an leave* a vacuum
behind it, into which the surrounding air
nishca with great force ami with a loud,
crackling sound, which we name thun
der. Lightning and thunder take place
at the same instant, but wi- aee the for
mer la-fore wo hear the latter. This is
because the light travel* with greater ve
locity than the sound. ”
According to the New York Tiinet,
“there is no doubt that fanner* do not
market their produce with sufficient care
and closeness. It is a good nilo in btui
to count, measure, and weigh every
thing Few farmers, however, know
anything about the weightsand measures
of what they have to sell. The hundreds
of millions of bushels of corn sold in the
ear at the rate of 70 pounds to the bush
el is thus disposed of nt a loss of 4 1-2
per cent., for It has been established by
the Ohio Experiment Station that the
cob* of a bushel of corn weigh 11 pounds
only and not 14. Moreover, n bushel of
potatoes varies from 40 to 00 pound*,
and a down egg* weigh from 14 ounces
to 30 ounces, and yet the price is the
same for botji. Jlow few farmers pos
sess scales of any kind, and how many
never know the weight of anything they
have to dispose of; the acreage of their
fields, the quantity of the crop* grown,
the comparative value of their cows and
other stock, or have any accurate know
ledge of those things which business
men flixl it necessary to lieoome well ac
quainted with.”
A New York paje r states that “a reg
ular rose craze has started and promise*
to continue. Not only for gardens and
plate* close to the city, but at the sea
side and wherever they will thrive,people
are planting roses and accumulating them
for in and out of door decoration. The
popularity of the rose and its sovereignty
a* the most fashionable flower is of com
paratively recent origin. Previous to
1870 the fashionable flower of the ball
room which invariably gsaeed beauty's
iMimpiet was the camellia, and bouquets
of tin *e flowers brought |U> to S!U in
the winter past, as bouquets of roses do
now. The camellia win ulso the favorite
flowering plant for decoration. About
1870 the practice of forcing roses Iregan
in Boston, where gr< at attention was
given to it, and the forcing of roses in
the winter, e»]«-oi*lly for bouquet pur
|mws, is now more extensively carried on
close to Poston than anywhere in thn
country. Around this city the great
rove-grower* are concentrated at Holm
ken and along the Morris and Essex road.
The great row-growing state of the I nion
is New Jersey, and it is then- that the
grow ing of roses, especially in plant* for
out of-doors, is earned to the greatest
perfection.”
The National museum h»s sent its chief
taxidermist, Mr. William T. Hornaday,
on a hunting tour through the far West,
for the purpose of obtaining specimens
«f the buffalo before this animal becomes
extinct in this country. It is firmly be
lieved by many good authorities that
there are not now more than from fifty to
otic hundred buffaloes in the whole of
M ultima, outside of the National park,
where then' arc probably fnmi two hun
dred to three hundred head. Hunter*
lie in wait outside the limits of the Na
tional park, waiting for these animal* to
cross the line, when they lose no time in
do patching them as soon a* possible.
A stam|*s!c may occur U any time,
which may result in all the buffaloes
now In the park leaving; and if nah
wen the euse. very lew, if any. would
cecapr. There is said to lx- a small held
of front eight to twelve buffdoes in
scuthw cst< rn Dakota. This region is a
vast, level, treeless prairie, utterly desti
tute of wood, and it is Mr. Hornaday's
opinion that an attempt to find these few
would Ire hopeless. Skins of buffalo
head arc now valued by taxidermists in
Dakota at I’iO each, from which it may
Ire assumes! that they have given up ail
hope of pro ar: ng more.
Journalism i* taking a spurt in Italy.
In Naples tii'r 1- a regular newspaper
reading erve, and even th* l*ggar*
gather *rm .<I •' m- fortunate possessor
of a daily I 1 11" ‘»' he rend* aloud in the
«tr -> t. Bu th.- jh ->ple soon get tired of
any one jmpcr, and c amor for a new one.
The con sec • ■-■ i" that almost every day
some pip' ■ ' nr >d another take* it*
place. On- of the moat certain way* of
killings t - v.pap.rin Italy, by the way
is to fi lit with new*. What they want
i» good Io- al ii- > and blood-curdling sen
sation*.
The dang rum custom prevalent in
Oriental countries of allowing madmen
and lunatic* to roam about free, in con-
M-qiiein of the superstition that they are
sacred and under the *|>ccial protection
of the Dignity, ha* just been attended
with unfortunate result* at Beyrouth in
Syria. A madman residing with hi* pa
rent* killed hi* father, while the old man
was asleep, completely severing the head
from the body. When ssked for an ex
planation of hi* conduct, he stated that
he propos'd hiding the head in order to
*c ■ if hi* father would Ik* able to find it
on waking up.
In conversation with a New York
Mail and Erprete reporter, an authority
at Fulton market said: “The superior
flavor of Welch or Highland mutton is
beyond all doubt dm- to the aromatic
plant* which abound on the pasturage of
these bills, and on w hich the sheep feed.
The hill* in Wale* are thickly covered
with wild thyme, while those in the
Highlands are full of lady’* mantle and
other aromatic herbs which are seldom,
if ever, f mnd in other pasture*. This
is a hint of nature’s own giving, which
the farmer who goes in for sheep raising
or dairying cannot afford to dispise in
these times of hard competition. The
aromatic herb* may be no less nutritious
than dove- or rye grass, but they are
just ns needful to the formation of a per
fect pasturage n* the other varieties of
plants. For this reason they should lie
grown in all pasturage*. They are easy
of cultivation, and will grow in the
worst ground, but some are of course
better suited to certain kinds of soil '
tlum other*. Parsley, lovagc, cumin,
coriander, enrrayway, angelica nnd wild
fennel delight in loamy soil*, wild thyme,
rock rose, hysop, sago, savory and hore
hound in dry, poor soils, and pepper
mint in moist soil. All these plants nre
obtainable, and all of them are easily
propagated from seeds.” ,
White ElephruU.
Oriental poets and historians have
compared the fuiru<-*a of the white ele
phant to the brilliant purity of the snow;
but tilt* Ls *, li.-unso a.t.l «>m«v*W” v ****"
Some experts in natural history accept
the white elephant as merely an albino,
the color of which is described as a pink
white, to be aptly compared to the nose
of a white horse, while others are in
clined to regard the animal alternately
as a leper. Sir Emerson Tenncnt inci- .
dentally defines the white elephant as
one which exhibits tho e flesh-colored
blotches which occasionally mottle the
skin of this huge pachyderm chiefly
about the head and extremeties. Tho
front of the trunk, the tips of the ears,
the forehead, and occasionally the legs,
are thus diversified with stains of a
yellowish tint,inclining to pink. “These"
rays Sir Emerson, “are not natural, nor
are they hereditary, for they arc seldom
exhibited by the younger individuals in
a herd, but appear to be the result of
eruptive affection, the irritation of which
ha* induced the animal in it* uneasiness
to rub itself against the rough bark of
the trees, and thus abrade tho cuticle.
This is confirmed by the fact that the
sear of the ankle woun 1, occasioned by
ropo on the legs < f those which have
been captured by noosing, presents pre
cisely the same tint when thoroughly
healed." Even in an example of the ut
most ]« rfection of its quality Sir Emer
son Tenncnt “apprehends that the tint of
u white elephant is little else than a flesh
color, rendered somewhat mon’ conspic
uous by the blanching of the skin and
the lightness of the colorless hairs with
which it is sparsely covered.— London
Society.
Canary Bird*.
Several years ago, when living with
my sister in Boston, one of my daily
pleasures was to whistle and talk to her
canary birds; the birds and I were on
terms of the most intimate relationship.
We whist.ed in the friendliest, if not the
most entertaining, way.
After an abs< nee of two years or more
from Boston and my |>eta, 1 returned sot
a short visit, arriving at her home after
“gas light" in tho evening, when the
little fellows were asleep on their perches.
1 never for a moment thought of going
to wake them up nt that time in the
evening, just to see if they remembered
their old friend, but 1 had not said more
than a half a dozen words, in an ordi
nary conversational tone of voice, when
“Dicky" pulled his head out from under
his wing and began to chirp in a right
lively manner, and, before I could re
cover from my feeling of gratitude and
delight, the little fellow was singing
with all his might a song of ingenious
pleasure. There was no duplicity in
Dicky’* song. It was right from Dicky's
heart, and a* honest a* a voice from
Heaven. Detroit Fra Preet.
Mortal ar Immortal.
If thou art base and earthly, then dmpair,
Tnou art lait mortal a* the brute that fall*,
Bust* wmvr th»tr nest* the lion find* a lair,
Man builds hi* bails.
Thea- are but covert* from earth * war and
storm,
Home* where our lesser live* take sbap
and breath.
But, if no heavenly man ha* grown, what
form
Clothe* thee at death t
And when thy m*l of penalty is o’er,
And fire ha* burned the drose, where gold
i* none,
Shall sejisrate life, but wasted heretofore,
Still linger on I
Cod fill* all «p*re: whatever doth offend,
From Hi* unbounded presence shall be
spurned,
Or deem'st thou He should garner tare*, whoa*
end
I* to be burner! 1
If thou wouldst see the Power that round
thee sways,
In whom all motions, thought, and life are
cast.
Know that the pure, who travel heavenward
ways,
See God at last.
—Francis Henry Wood.
HOW I PROPOSED.
We were seated in luxurious arm-chairs
before the cheerful open fire in Jack’s
snug smoking-room, enjoying hi* excel
lent Havana*, when my host broke the
silence which had lasted for several min
utes with the surprising question, “Did
I ever tell you where and how I proposed
to my wife?”
I nodded a negative reply, well aware
as I did so that he knew he had not told
me, but had prefaced his tale with an in
terrogation according to his usual cus
tom.
“It’s quite a long story,” said Jack in
a warning tone, remembering my aver
sion to lengthy yarn* as told by anyone
but myself.
“Ah! but such a subject,” I answered,
settling myself more comfortably in my
chair, and drawing the l>ox of Havanas
conveniently near. “I shall be delight
ed to hear about it, but what will Mrs.
Taylor say to your telling me?” I added,
knowing how the partner of my lot
would feel on the subject.
“She has positively forbidden me ev«r
to speak of it,” said he, laughing, “and
I have obeyed her until now—with one
or two exceptions—but its too good to
keep. ”
My curiosity wa* now fully aroused,
and as Jack would tell the story, of
course I was obliged to listen; and if you
think that in repeating it lam acting
unfairly, I’ll stop at once.
“It was during my second year at Har
vard,” began Jack, knocking the ashes,
from his cigar; “how long ago it seems,
but, let me see, its only eight years. Yes,
it was during my Sophomore year, that I
accepted Frank Wilson’s invitation to
spend the Easter holidays with him. He
was awfully good company, and I knew
that I would be sure to put in a jolly
week at his place. Besides, there was
another very strong inducement.
“I was in love at that time with
his cousin, Helen Wilson, who I had as
certained would be of the party. I believe
we used to write to each other. I know
I used to spend the greater part of my
time composing verses about her, many
of which, however, I had not the cour
age to send.
“When I heard that she was to be at
X 1 was delighted. I determined to
go to New Y'ork and see if we could not
arrange to travel up together.
“When I arrived in that city I went
directly to her house; but at the door I
learned that she had just left for X -
having decided to go a day sooner than
she had expected.
“I inquired how long she had been
gone, and the servant said about fifteen
minutes. Hoping to overtake her, I
rushed up to the Grand Centtal Depot.
There was not an instant to lose. Hasti
ly buying a ticket, tore frantically after
the already slowly moving train, and,
owing to my length of limb, succeeded
boarding the last car.
“Panting, pesspiring, but exultant, I
went through each car, in every seat ex
pecting to find the object of my haste.
"I had gone through all but one when
we entered the tunnel, and I was begin
ning to fear that after all perhaps she
might not have taken this train, when
as 1 wa* standing by the door, the ra’
of sunlight which came in through th«
occasional openings in the tunnel re
vealed her to me seated alone at no grea.
distance ahead ot me.
“My heart gave a bound, and scarcely
realizing what 1 was doing, I rushed up
to her, and grasping her hand, said :
“ ‘Darling! 1 thought I had missed
you.’
“ ‘What do you mean!' she exclaimed,
in a tone of mingled indignation and
fright. ‘Let go my hand; you haw
made a mistake!’
“I obeyed her, thinking that she w;S
angry at my mode of address.
“‘I beg your pardon,’ I said. 1
should not have spoken to you as I dis,
but I was so rejoiced to find you that!
did not remember where we are. But s
1 have begun, I may as well finish. Da
ting,' moving a little nearer, ‘will ya
marry met You must know that I lox?
you; 1 have so for ages, ev-ever since n>
Freshman year."
"But the mention of that astonishiif
piece of constancy produced no result in
my favor. She turned her back upon
me, if possible more completely than she
had done before. But I would not give
up.
“ ‘Can’t you love me a little F I in
quired, tenderly, trying to take her hand.
But *he snatched it away, and declined
either to turn her head in my direction
or to answer my question.
“As the train was making a tremend
ous noi*e, I thought that perhaps she
couldn’t understand me, *o I repeated
my word* at the top of my lungs. She
made some reply, but I didn't catch it.
“ ‘Whatdo you say, dear?’ I bawled.
“ ’I don't even know you,’ she an
swered, in what sounded like a shrill
whisper, but the tone was in reality a
shriek.
“I thought I could not have heard
aright, and to convince myself that it
was my hearing which was at fault, I
planted my glasses more firmly on my
nose, and took a closer inspection of her.
“‘I tell you I don’t know you,’she
repeated, bringing her foot down on
mine with much energy, ‘leave me this
moment, or I’ll ’
“Here the train emerged from the tun
nel, and you can picture my amazement,
horror, and mortification, when I tell
you that I found that the girl to whom 1
had been screaming out my love was an
utter stranger to me.
“Dazed and scarlet, I arose from my
seat.
“ ‘I beg your pardon,’ I said, remov
ing my hat, ‘I have taken you for some
one else.’
“Not observing how my apology was
received, I retreated to the smoking-car,
where I remained until we reached X -,
too stunned even to think.
“When I left the train, in looking
about for some sort of conveyance to
take me to the Wilsons’ place, I found,
to my increased embarrissment, that the
girl to whom I had so recently offered
myself was standing on the platform, ap
parently waiting for someone.
“That she saw me I could tell from
the expression of not seeing me which
she immediately assumed. As she would
not looK at me, I had plenty ot opportu
nity to observe her, and saw that she
really did resemble Helen in many ways,
notwithstanding she was both fairer and
smaller.
“But my object was not to admire
h«r, although I assure you my inclination
was; so, finding that there was no hope
of obtaining a vehicle, I started on foct,
fortunately getting a lift over the greatei
part of the way.
“Arrived at the house, I was wel
comed with much cordiality by my host
and his family, and introduced to the
other guests.
"l imagine my teelings when, tn the
course of the conversation, I learned
that Frank’s sister was expected home
from boarding-school that afturnoon by
the very train on which I had come.
“It was then to her I had been mak
ing love, instead of her cousin. My dis
position was to turn and nm, but I
knew I should have to stay and make
the best of it, so I smothered my moti
fication, and when a few minutes later
tlie carriage arrived bringing Miss Wil
son, and I was presented to her, I think
that of the two she found the situation
the more awkward.
“The next day the tardy Helen ar
rived, and explained how, returning to
the house for something she had forgot
ten, she had missed her train and her es
cort.
“During the entire week T was impa
tiently waiting for an opportunity to
offer myself to her, but before I could
do so I learned that a large diamond
ring which she had been wearing for
several months was the pledge of en
gagement to some other fellow; and, to
my surprise, discovered at the same time
that the knowledge did not trouble me
very much.
“I suppose you think that I was halt
in love with the sister, but assure you I
was not. I considered her too young for
me, although now I think her just right
for me in every particular, and it wxs
not until several yoprs later, w hen f naet
her again as a charming young lady,
that I realized that I had accidentally
proposed to the woman whom of all oth
ers I would choose for mj r w ife.”— Anna
Zerega in Tid-Bit».
k Dark Cloud on Love’s Horizon*
“Now, my darling," said lie, “1 would
ask you to have some oysters to-night,
but since the Rs have disappeared from
the months oysters are no good; in fact,
the scientists say they are hurtful. Os
course you would not ask me to treat you
to any thing hurtful.”
“Certainly not, dear John, but there is
ice cream, you know.”
“I'm aware of it, but, they say that
arsenic goc* into the manufacture of ice
cream."
"All the better, dear John. There is
nothing better for the complexion than
arsenic.”
“But, my love "
“Never mind, John, I’m willing to
risk it ”
•'But if vou should die, darling?”
"You will take a plate also and we will
die together.”
Then John was forced to confess that
he had only fifteen cents in his pocket
and the engagement was at an end.
Thus do dark clouds loom up • n young
love's horizon. — Sotton Courier.
A Theory of Soap.
A new theory has been started with
regard to the use of soap on the face.
Women who for years have been careful
of their complexion* would never, under
any circumstances, wash the face in soap,
a* it was said to roughen and coarsen
the skin. Now, this idea is exploded,
and a well-known physician in the metro
politan profession recommend-s his women
patients to use it freely every day, lath
ering the skin well. Os course, a fine,
oily and pure soap is most desirous. This
being secured he states that none but the
most beneficial results will be affected
'by his method of improving the skin.
He holds—with considerable plausibility
—that the pores of the face become as
much clogged by grease and dirt as the
1 hands or any other portion of the body.
And if soap is considered a necessary pu
j rifier in the bath, its n eds must be felt
! equally on the face. By an abundant
and regular lathering the facial pores, he
! claims, arc kept open, free from the clog
i ging matter that produces unsightly
. black heads, acne, pimples, and a pure,
healthy, fresh and brighter complexion
is the resultant. Not mincing matters,
he says that the trouble with most wo
men who have sallow, pasty skins is that
from year's end to year's end they never
have a really clean face.
An ar.icle published in Good House
keeping says; “Hands kept dirty are
never smooth and white. Absolute
I cleanliness is necessary. Many people
who do not work seldom wash their
hands. The day’s accumulation of dirt
is allowed to remain on the hands all
night. Upon rising the hands are washed
in cold water; then the possessor won
ders why when she does no work her
hands do not look any better. The
hands and face should always be washed
in warm soap suds before going to bed.
White soaps are safest. Highly scented
and colored soaps are almost invariably
made from rancid and ill-smelling fats.
After drying them thoroughly use a few
drops of mixed glycerine and camphor,
which the druggist can prepare for you.
Drop into the palm of your hands and
j rub will, and this will be all that will be
necessary to show decided improvement.”
; When you rise in the morning do not use
soap on your face, but bathe it well in
warm water. Do the soap-scrubbing
only at bedtime. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Curious Young Lobster.
The young lobster when first hatched
measures about a third of an inch in
length and looks like a small shrimp.
The eyes arc bright blue, and upon its
body appear marks of orange and pink,
making them very conspicuous. They
are good swimmers during the first stages
as their growth, before their claws and
other awkward appendages arc dc-rel
oped, and indulge in the most extrava
gant antics in the water, turning somer
saults and going through other acrobatic
feats near the surface. Nature does not
provide them with any yelk-sac, and the
little ones begin feeding voraciously as
soon a* hatched, If they are not fur
nished with proper food they attack one
another with cannibalistic intent. The
young lobsters in the aquaria at Woods
Holl are fed upon their mothers, who
are chopped up fine for the purpose. In
nature it is supposed that myriads o’
the little lobsters upon rising to the sur
face after leaving the eggs are consumed
by predaceous fishes. Dr. Ryder, who
is investigating the little lobsters at
Woods Holl, writes that he has found
among them some- curious monstrosities,
sucli as twins with their heads fused, a
central cyclopean eye and tails separate.
The lobster grows by stages or “molt.”
The first molting, as observed at Woods
Holl, takes place about five days after
leaving the egg.— New York IL raid.
From the West Indies.
In olden times George Smith was t
well-known trader in the village o!
Wayne. All storekeepers sold rum at
that day, and Smith peddled a lot of it.
He drew it from a hogshead, in which a
plug took the place of a modern faucet.
A piece of leather under the plug
shaped the course of the stream. Some
of Smith’s customers occasionally bant
ered him about watering his rum, but
Smith always good-naturedly replied
that he never put water enough in it tc
hurt ’em.
One morning a customer came in very
early and asked for a quart of the liquor.
It happened that the rum was low in the
hogshead. Smith canted it up, drew
out the plug and only a few drops came,
but a frog jumped through the hole and
hopped around as lively as ever.
"Gosh!”said Smith, “that's the first
West India frog I ever saw.”— Lewiston
(Jfe.) Journal.
Exciting a Cow.
“Ni ver under any circumstances do any
thing to excite a cow while milking her ”
sagely remarks an agricultural paper.
Quite right, quite right—we never do.
It never really seemed to be necessary
to do anything to excite a cow while we
were milking her. When a cow begins
to kick with b th feet hard enough to
knock the hoop* off a tin pail and then
put* her tail up in the air and goes rac
ing around the edge of a ten acre field
with a cloud of dust following her we
don't see how any sane person could
think fora moment of shooting off fire
works or doing anything e!s.‘ to excite
her.—.-.e (Arf.) Bell.
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
Do Not Delay.
Some little folk* are apt to *ay
When asked their task to touch,
•Til put it off at least today,
It cannot matter much."
Time is always on the wing;
You cannot stop its flight;
Then do at once your little tasks •
You'll happier be at night.
But little duties still put off,
Will end in ‘‘Never done;
And “By and by is time enough "
Hiufruined many a one.
Well Spring.
Makina Sunshine.
“Oh, dear, it always does rain when I
want to go anywhere!” cried little Jennie
Moore. “It’s too bad. Now I’ve got to
stay indoors, and I know I shall have a
wretched day.”
“Perhaps so,” said Uncle Jack; “but
you need not have a wretched day un
less you choose.”
“How can I help it? I wanted to go to
the Park and play on the grass and pull
wild flowers, and now there is not going
to be any sunshine at all, and I shall have
to stand here and see it rain all day long.”
“Well, let’s make a little sunshine ”
said Uncle Jack.
This made Jennie smile through her
tears, showing that Uncle Jack had
manufactured a few rays already. So
Jennie agreed to be his partner in this
new business, and went to work accord
ing to these three rules:
First, Do not think of what might
have been if the day had been better.
Second, See how many things there
are left to enjoy.
And lastly, Do all you can to make
other people happy.
Jennie began by amusing her little
brother, who was crying. By the time
she had him riding a cha r and laughing
she was laughing too. After that she
found many a pleasant amusement, and
when bed-time came she kissed her un
cle “Good Night,” and was even far
more happy than if she had spent the
day in playing on the grass [and gather
ing wild flowers. But that was not all.
She dreamed that night that Un
cle Jack had built a great house and put
a sign over the door which read:
; SUN-HINE FACTORY. I
She made her uncle laugh when she
told her .dream; but she never forgot
what you must remember; “A cheerful
heart makes its own sunshine.” A cheer
ful heart is one in which the Saviour
dwe’ls. If you follow Him you will not
walk in darkness; all days and all du
ties will be bright and beautiful.—
Morning Star.
Tame Indian Monßey*.
It is amusing to watch the queer freass
and half human ways of apes. The
monkey home of a zoological gardca
always contains an interested group of
spectators. But, if it is interesting to
watch their antics in confinement, it
certainly is a gratification to see them
tamed and allowed their freedom. There
is something so well nigh human in their
' actions as to arouse a peculiar sympathy.
“My acquaintance,” says a zoological
writer in India, “with two apes, Mah
moud and Eblis, was made soon after
my arrival at the bungalow (native In
dian house.) I saw them tied to the
veranda rail by iong ropes.
“The big one, Mahmoud, is over four
feet high and very strong; and the little
one, Eblis, is not above 20 inches.
“After a time I heard a cry, and saw
that Mahmoud had snatched up a stout
Malacca can, and dragging Eblis near
him, was healing him unmercifully, the
cries of the little semi-human creature
being most pathetic.
“The case being clearly one of mur
derous assault, I rushed at the rope
which tied Eblis to the veranda and cut
it, which so startled the big fellow that
he let him go, and Eblis, beaten, I fear
ed, to a jelly,jumped upon my shoulder,
and flung his arms around my throat
with a grip of terror. As I bore Eblis
away, Mahmoud threw the cane either at
him or me.
“I carried him to my easy chair, and
he laid down confidingly on my arm,
looking up with a bewitching, pathetic
face, and murmuring ‘Ouf, ouf.’
“As I write, he sometimes sits on the
table watching me attentively, or takes
a pen, dips it in the ink, and scribbles
on a sheet of paper. Occasionally he
turns over the leaves of a book; once he
took his master’s official correspondence,
envelope by envelope, out of the rack,
opened each, took out the letters and
held them as if reading, but always “re
placed them. Sometimes he gently
takes my pen from my hand, puts it
aside and lays his dainty hand in mine,
and puts one idng arm round my throat,
and occasionally his small, antique, pa
thetic face rubs softly against mine, and
he utters the monosyllable, ‘Ouf, ouf,’
: which is capable of remarkable variation
in tone and meaning.”—-TbutA’* Com
panion.
On His Feet Again.
“The doctor said he'd put me on my
feet again in two weeks.”
“Weil, didn't he do its”
“He did, indeed. I had to sell my
horse and buggy to foot his bill.”
“And you’ve been footing it ever
since?”
1 “Precisely.”