1 Jk'jfe.1 ~*ppgirg*~*^*y $$Jg$^l^if^^ So, disregarding all considerations "I Cannot kiss you, Mabel Anthony, his neighbor that morning, hobbled as save that one selfish desire of his to have because you do not love me, and you fast as his little clutches could move, for his very ownwith neither aunt or are giving me up so coldly. Ah, it is i s^rs^r Tri-x^, a^xsrsr down the stoop and into the next house, cousin to stand between him and his hard indeed!" 5 leaving the street-door ajar, and quite lovethe beautiful girl whose place "No, Louis: it is you who giveme up," SUPPLEMENT- forgetful of Mabel, who slumber, in his heart none other could fill, was the low reply and, with no other peacefully on, nor dreamed of one wh Louis determined to try one more plan word, she passed up the stairs. stole softly in at the open street-dooi Wednesday, December 21, 1891. to win her over to his view of the discussion. A moment Louis stood irresolute, then and, with a fast beating heart, entered the door was opened and closed, and he the parlor, his ej es shining with tears, On thd'Way to Grandma's. After a pause, during which the sunbeams was gone. not unmanly. had departed, and the first faint Come, boys and girls, prepare to go When the young girl opened her eyes shadows of twilight began to creep in For a frolic out in the fleecy snow "What a time Louis has staid!" murmured it was at the close clasp of Louis Grant"a Wrapped up in coats and tippets warm, and about the room, the young man Mrs. Grey, as Mabel entered her eager hands, and his kiss closed her Why should we heed the wintry storm? spoke again: The sleigh is ready Jump in! jump In! room later. "And here's Hairy fretting lips ere she could speak or exclaim. "You argue the case well, Mabel, Nor put a stop to the merry din because I can't hold him in my lap. My 'Yes, it is I Oh, my darling! Oh For the bells on the horses seem to say, truly, but I cannot see, for all your head is very bad this afternoon. Can't As over the road we sweep so gay, Mabel, for the sake of Christmas Da\ words, that your aunt or cousin have a "Oh, don't you know it is Christmas day, quiet3 you keep the little fellow take me back again and forgive all niv And we'ie on our way to Grandma's?" claim upon you superior to that of your The six-year old boy climbed into the fault!" he implored, almost frushing betrothed husband. And if you still arms which were never too tired to hold The snowballsflynowhere, now there the fragile form in his btrong arms. persist in giving me up for the gratification They do not hutt, so we do not care him, and presently forgot the pain in his No matter what passed then between And the laugh is long, and the laugh is loud of a foolish whim crippled limbs as his cousin sang to him For there never was such a jolly crowd. the t\v o. Suffice it to know that tin. "Oh, Louis!" reproachfully, from And faster and faster the horses run, sang while she thought her very heart long-estranged hearts came once more Mabel but he disregarded the interruption As if they really enjoyed the fun, was breaking. closely together, as,hand-in-hand,Louis While the bells go jingle, jingle, too, and went on: "Such a comfort as jou are, dear Juigle-a-jingle, as if they knew Grant and Mabel awaited Mrs. Grey a "Why, then, I don't see that I can do That this rollicking, frolicking, noisy ciew niece," resumed auntie, a few minutes return from church. Were on the way to Grandma's! anything more than simply bid you later. "What should I do without you? When she camethe forgetful Harry good-by and go!" Louis doesn't want to hasten jour We'll soon be ttaeie! we'll soon be there! joining her at the doorshe started on The Christmas fun and least to shaie Mable lifted her head and looked full marriage, I hope it would kill me to seeing that her niece had company: but The walls will ring and the ratters shake into her lover's face. part with you." With the teu'ible tumult we will make Mabel with anew light in her ej'es, and And the old folks then will be young and gay "Give you up? Can't we see each Mabel stifled back a sigh. a new ring in her voice, cried: As they join in our mirth on Christmas day, other every day, Louis? And do you "Do not be troubled, auntie mine," For it cometh but once a year, you know, "Come, auntie, for I have had another think a woman whose heart could so she said, cheerily. "I'm not going to And ought to be full of good cheer, you know Christmas gift the best, the dearest of So on Chi istmas morning we always go readily turn from those who have a leave you just yet." all gifts, for Louis has come back to To ua\e a good time at Giandma's! natural claim upon her love would be "You look doleful about the face, me, auntie, and there is 'Peace on worth your love? Answer me, dear," dear child, in spite of your words and earth!' for us all!" Sorcery. the tender smile came back to her lips the smile. Oh, Mabel, has anj thing Cashm "answer me truly, would you love me if gone wrong with you?" Cash! For many years, with every grace and gift were so ungrateful and unloving to He knew,towin hei pucclcss lo\ hesought "1^ found my manuscript returned, All treasures ot his heart and biuin he auntie?" auntie, when I came home to-day, just brought, before Louis called Isn't it enough to "Don't argue any more about the With hands by one gieat hope made true and swift, make one doleful to recehe her rejected matter, Mabel," was the impatient reply, And castall at her feet with love's unthrift. brain-labors as frequently as I do?" as Louis again had recourse to fetill in herheartthe marvelwas notwrought, PUD FOR drumming upon the window-pane. Still was she of life's sweetest loreuntaught. "How strange, that editors cannot see Presently, finding that Mabel obligingly the merit of your writings?" complained BuLtvter sunci Eggs- Another cameand lo! a look, a lift gratified his aesire, and ceased auntie, who thought her niece the Of answering eyes, a something, nothing one Maygive a name, and she hath learned unbid from further words, he spoke again. personification of all things great and What be had failed to teach with piayeis clever. Mabel smiled. "If you think you will ever find another and tears. "Because there is no merit to be seen, Who knows the secret of that look, that tone, love as devoted as mine has been, Tim undersigned would resjuct And who can tell the magic that is hid I presume, auntie, dear," she replied. I wish jou success but for my part, I fulh mioim the public ol New lm In theonemomentthatoutweighslongyears? "I must try, try again but, meanwhile, shall never find one to love as I have Carlotta Perry, in Lippincott's Magazine. and \Kimt\ that he ha^ opened a I would have been glad if my manuscript loved ou!" had been acceptable just now when I Here poorMabel, who had striven hard ITiODLLh & COM MINION AT THE GLAD CHEISTMAS TIME. need money so much. There's the doctor'sabill, to restrain her tears, tremulously replied. you know. I don'telike to business in TWbKi's building, td cent but Harr must hav atten A small, plainly-furnished parlor, owr "Have loved, Louis? Is it, then, already ]oimn C*3V Krook's store, and where a few Winter sunbeams were tion so frequently. Oh dear! it is hard a thing of the past? that he is prep.ned to pa\ the highest shifting about from chair to chair and times for us, auntie, but we will hope "Noby heaven no!" exclaimed the rash market price ^pccialk ioi flickering across the carpet, until they for the best." impulsive fellow, once more going to the Jg2-. reached, at last, an easy-chair near the good butter and "Christmas is coming, too, and what girl and putting his arms about her, and open grate. Then they climbed slowly a slim purse I have for my boy this looking intently into the dear eyes which ear! up the dress of the occupant of the uiembei the plar e, one door jT met his gaze stead-fastly, but had this chair, and at length rested caressingly north ol Kiook's stoie, Minn, stiett, time no smile in their depths. Auntie sighed heavily as she ceased on two small white hands clasped in speaking, and Hariy, gone fast asleep, New lin, Minn. "Only say you will many me ne\t their owner's lap. But not even the was laid down from the loving arms month, my sweet Mabel, andjou shall Jan .^-sa. merry sunbeams could dry the tears fast which had lield him and then at last, see what a wealth of la\ Louis Grant OLE JOHNSON gathering in Mabel Anthony's dark little by little, as the shadows gathered will pour upon his little wife! Will you, eyes, nor quiet the rapid beating of her closely about the two who sat before the Mabelwill jou?" heart, as she leaned her graceful head fire, Mabel told the sad story ot herself Nobody could coax as winningly as W Koch rZ. Paid wearily back upon her chair, and continued and lover. Louis, and Mabel had often told him C. "schnudt* Geo. Schmidt to think painful, wearisome' laughingly that she doubted if even There were tears, of course, and thoughts which had occupied her during Empire Mill Co. a stone could resist, should he try his words of sj mpathy and love from auntie. the last ten minutes. Mabel withheld as much as she coaxing powers upon it. But though it But presently, turning toward a gentleman was hard to resist him now, ana although could of her lover's fault, and smoothed who was standing beside the his blue eyes looked so pleadingly over for him all she was obliged to relate ROLLER MILL. window all this while, sullenly drumming^ and lovingly into hers, yet she had but auntie guessed all the selfishness, upon the pane, the girl spoke. no choice but to put the temptation and loved her niece the more. "Come, shall we not be friends, Louis? away and answer as before. Do you know it is ten long minutes "Oh, dear Louis, I can'tjou know I Time passed. November gave place since you spoke to me, dear?" 24 Rollers ann 4 Burrs. can not' It hurts me, too, dear," she to December, and the days fast rolling There was infinite love and tenderness added, it almost breaks my heart to refuse themselves into weeks brought the in her tones, and Louis turned to jour slightest wish, butbut we Christmas time near at hand. see her arms stretched imploringly toward must wait a jear longer!" Then, seeing All this long time no word had come him. Slowly he crossed the room him about to speak, and marking the to Louis from Mabel Anthony, as he We take pleasiue in iifonnnie' tic and stood beside his betrothed but the lines deepening on his forehead, she laid had confidently believed would be the public that we aie now n.uh fm fullness, moody look was jet on his face, and her hand upon his shoulder. "Now, case ere even one week had passed. 'lhe best machine i\ and ail Ju the lines f his mouth were sternly listen,ou, Louis withlmy whole heart I He had passed her house many an latest niiMo\enieiits ir^the lnaniil i and I shal never wed any man set. jr love glimpse, evening even going up the stoop for a ture of Mom enable us to compete \itl Mabel smiled at the frowning countenancenevertheless, save ou, hether ycu leave me for a of the familiar parlor wherein the best milk in the connti the tears were still new love or no. But jou must believe had passed his twilight hours ith We aie constanth buvm/ jTou in her beautiful gray eyesand, winding this dear neither your love or Wheat, Mabel so very often on his way from her arms caressingly about her lover, anger can alter my resolution in regard his office. drew him gently dem to her, saying, to that Inch I know to be my duty. I He had seen her, all unconscious of Corn, coaxingly: owe all I have, all I am, to the dear his watching, sitting before the low Oafs, "Oh, Louis, do be friends with me uncle whose failure and death have left grate, the child Harry in her arms, and again! I am so tired of this long silencp! us now in straitened circumstances. Do liuvkwheat, the firelight lighting into distinctness Are not jou?" you think 1 would desert auntie? You the fair sweet face he loved. The young man's heart softened at the ought to know me better, Louis! If you At the Ilmhesi M.trk. Pm How often had his impulsive hand gentle touch and sweet, low voice of remain at home, and let us boarId with touched the bell with the thought: "I oul be different would wr the woman he loved, and, dropping upon my aunt, it We sell all kind-, ol will go in! I will confess myself in the one knee beside her, he resled his many on gladly. But you are determined WTong!" J'LOTJli, proud head against her shoulder. to go at once to Europe. You say But before the bell was pulled would SHORTS, Her cheek touched his, and again that ou will not consent to live near come the foolish pride and its thought: silence reigned for a few moments, relatives who may share my affections Jilt AN, ctv. "No: if I yield she will never respect me while Mabel slipped her hand into his with you. So what can I do but ask again. Patience! Mabel will send for A LOW RATES. and clasped it close. Then Louis you to be patient, and wait until I can me soon." spoke. leave home? You jealous, exacting, dear So the time had gone by, until at last S]ieeial Attt ntion ui\t i Louis, tell me you will be good and take 'If I did not love you beyond all Louis had left the city on some business Custom "W^orkL back your unkind words!" She drew words, Mabel, I could more willingly matter not to be interfered with by love his head down to her and kissed him yield to jour wish and do withoutjou a or love affairs, and some weeks passed tenderlj, adding, "I do not know which little while longer. But, as it is, the ere he returned. An e^tia st ne loi anndiii is the more spoiled boy, you or my little bare thought of waiting a jear for my Then it wanted but a week before Steam (\in--li IN i. Harry!" sweet wife almost makes mo crazy. I Christmas time, and the longing for a can't andwell, I won't do it, and that e\r,iano-i sight of Mabel had increased tenfold. But Louis moved away. Wood ikon ioi ca-.li oi is all I can say to your argument. "Dearly as I love you I will not The girl's lace blanched again, but yield. You are sending "I am stronger this morning, auntie me away, Deci-H 5}iripire Mill Co. she replied: Very well I'll go. And if and will sit quietly before the parlor-fire your heart **Ifyou love me as you say, Louis, while you are at church." should learn which of us, your aunt or you will not trouble me so. God knows your lover, it longs for more, you will The glad Christmas morning had I am worried and anxious about many M. MULLEN'S not be long in sending for me, or in discovering dawned at last, and Mabel, reco\eiing things lately, and you well know that from severe illness, which for two weeks away to makeyour aunt happy since uncle's death poor auntie has failed past had prostrated her, was assisted without, at the same time, making your HARD WARP: miserably in health and spirits. That down-stairs by her aunt, who was unwilling lover miserable. is enough in itself to trouble me, besides to leave her dear invalid. He took up his hat and turned toward the cares which fall upon me every day. "You're quite sure you will be comfortable, the door. The hot blood mounted to Emporium Dear Louis, I have only you and your dear child?" asked Mrs. Grej. Mabel's brow. She stoodup and folded love to comfort and cheer me. Won't "Do smile dear, and let me know that her hands together. The glitter of her and you be kind and true to our own noble you are happy." engagement-ring caught her gaze, and Agricultural Machine Agency, heart, dear, and consider the circumstances Mabel readily smiled at her anxious she made an impulsive* movement to as I have so many times explained aunt's request, as she replied: draw it off, but changed her mind and them to you?" "I am happy, auntie. Onghn't I to stood silently, yet haughtily, waiting Louis "Grant knitted his brow again be, after this good change in my for- the end. impatiently. tune?]' holding up an en\ elope hich Louis came back from the door, and "A fig for circumstances," he said. contained a check tor some manuscript, stood beside the window with drawn, "The only circumstances I care for are at last accepted, with also the request white face, longing in his heart that these: You are my promised wife. I've that "Mi&s Anthnoy would kindly fa\or Mabel would offer some word of peace already waited six months for you, and the editor again." to break the continued silence. And now, as I want to go to Europe next She and Harry laughingl\ called it a ere long she spoke, but not the words month, very naturally I desire to take "Christmas gitt," and Mabel added Louis longed for. you with me. Oh, my Mabel, think of with a laugh, "at any rate, it is the only "I am going up-stairs have you anything visiting together all those cities which present I expect, and more, I daie aj, further to say?" you haye so longed to see! Why, darling, than I desene, so we'll make the most He turned and looked at her. How I would not fail to make you the of it, won't we, Harry, and maybe sweet and fair she was, this girl, whose happiest little bride in the world, if only better times will come bj*-and-bj power over his heart he could not but you Willie true to your promise and to So, finally, Mrs. Grey departed for confess was wonderfully strong and me." the Christmas service at Church, winsome! Louis had risen as he spoke, and stood leaving Harry to amuse his cousin, and The black mourning robe was relieved beside Mabel with an eager light in his take care of her. from sombreness by the soft, She was thin and pale MabelT blue eyes andja flush on his fine face, Poor white ruffle at throat and wrists. Her which Mabel smiled to see. from her illness, and the tioubled heart Yew l/lrq, \l\r\x\. gold-brown hair fell in little waves over she carried all the time because of the "I do think of it all, dear," she answered. the white brow, and the beautiful gray silence between her and her lover, "And even if we were to live eyesso full of tearswere turned full seemed likelj tow ear her aw a\ at last at home in the humblest way I should A eonii'leto line of upon Louis's face as she awaited reply be happy beyond words with you. But In all the long weeks since her sad to her question. SHELF & HEAVY HAMWARE listen! My love for you must not blind parting with Louis her thoughts had not "Giving her up", thought he, meanwhile, me to other duties, nor come between ceased to go in search of him She had "will be like death but surely if Carpentei and Fanning Tool- my duty to auntie and poor little Harry. not thought hecould hold unkindness towardher I am firm she will'send for me in a day I should be more than ungrateful if, forgetting so Ions' atime.andwhatwonder J. T. Case & Co's. Apron & or two, and we will be better friends all I owe to her, and all my indebtedness mingled with her affection for her lover, than ever." Eclipse Thresheis, Fil Bios." to Uncle John, who loved there were also much of surpii&c and So he answered at last: me till the day of his death with the affection indignation in her heart' Wagons & Buggies, "Only what I said before. You will of a father, I should think only And now during herconvalescene she find that you cannot do without me byand-by, borne Co\. Full line of of my own comfort and pleasure and go longed for him more than her aunt Mabel." with you, while she would be lonely and imagined, particularly when all the RKA PERS AXI) MO IV L'S Either the triumph which lurkod in unhappy at home. You know little earth rejoiced in the "Christmas time, his tones, or the slight, and, it must be THE OSBORNE Harry's delicate health and crippled and there should have been onIj "peace, confessed, discourteous shrug of his S limbs render him a care which auntie good will amongst men." shoulders, aroused all the pride in Self-Binder, alone could not well undertake. And Little Harry climbed upon the arm of Mabel's heart and a feelingof anger she Sk/it is-ar plain and positive duty which, her chair presently, and for want of could not restrain. Haughtily she W surely^ Louis, you can't fail to see, that something else to talk about, touched answered her lover: Premain at home .doing all I can to upon the very subject Mabel would The Elward Harvester, cheer and assist auntie until her sister have avoided. "Understand me, Louis. I shall shall come. It will only be one little "I say, Cousin Mab, why don't that never send for youdo not even dream th With Cord Binder. jlyear, Louis more0 darling! one little year to man come and see us any of such a possibility. Whentyou want me here} bu you will wall! Surely you will not refuse to wait one who liked you best of all of us, you find5 me, you will that length of time for me? Auntie's FURST & BRADLEY know." come back to me of your own accord, sister has. promised to be here by that Mabel felt the warm blood coursing or"she choked a little"you* will not timeshe is in India now, you know swiftly over her faoe, but she replied Hny Itakes, Plow* Cnlmaioik return at all! Excuse me now, I am and then, then, dear, I shall be wholly quietly enough: going up-stairs." &C. &C. li. and always yours to do as you like, and "I do not know that he ill ever come She turned and laid the ring upon the Call and examine my goods and pibefore go where you choose." again, dear. Maybe ho has gone far table, then with a sudden thought, "Oh bujing elsewheie. She leaned her head against her lover's away! Never mind' Tell me what ou no! not yetnot yet," she slipped it M.MT'LLrX. heart as he stood by her chair, and found in jour Christmas stocking this back upon her finger, and passing as Louis felt the gentle pressure, it morning?" Louis, whose back was turned toward thrilled liim through. But far from The church bells ceased ringing, the hex that she might not witness the pain $ug. #51iell causing him to yield to her argument, streets'were comparatively quiet after in his, face, Mabel reached the door. Ae pwilpnate love injbis prjqSpectipft hegar rebelled, the throng of church-going people had There she paused. l tae^or at the delay ig 1 ended, and by and by little Hariy ^fkltei4, 33otiler, *5f "Gocjd-by, LonfeP' I ir Sfewei', the longed-for union with Sis sweet be"~trtlflltC limped out to the door-step to talk But'no answer came, and womanlike, to a-little neighbor next door. the girl yearned td hear his voice. jf^W. Uw, jtfitfX. *M iSJjIIit-cauntftbe deniedthat the man Mabel, from her chair before the fire, *'Gpod-by, Louis!" again this time felt himself honestly, in the depths of his could hear the childish voices as the the tones were lower, and, as she spoke, heart, to be in the wrong, and hehonor- children discussed the gifts of Santa the man passed her and bowed only as Tim lirewerj Is oneofthe lureeit egtnblMimenlfi ^*^d Mfltble the more for heriaithfnl devotion,tojher Clans eaggrfrr, until,ere, long^she,,,grew his hand-touched the-latch of-the-outer Qftho kiuit in the Minnesota alley, and is nttetl widowed aunfc^ But martotherwise^ttobfe up with ail the modern Improvements. Keg iud drowsy, and, resting her head against door* pottle beer furni-bed to anj partofthetrtj on character of the^ chair, closed her sad eyes, and it shott notice. My bottlebeer is especially adapteu rfant was at Obstinacy which was While thinking of her lover and for family use. J$j Country breworg and others that buy malt *ill linked itself closely with a false pride, praying for him on this Christmas morning, the Bps. -"ItwiH be the first time, dear, find it to their interest to place their orders with i^,-, and4isow%happiness,^With-th happiness that presentlyshe fell asleep. if you do," she added, pitifully enough, ne. All orders by mail willitfk|ve mv promt atenttou ^^m of unomerv was wrecked against M&anVhile Harry, childlike in his desire all heir pride gone and only her groat the twatraitav r_ _, AUff.,SCHELb,IMT. to see what jrood gift* had come to love for this unworthy lover remaining-. i\/c Dhfie