•L f% FIFTIETH CONGRESS. The Fan's History in Brief. A PROSAIC PSALM. "Yes," answered Harry, "and it is with one that made her heart throb "He that is faithful in the least, is= Kan Sj^was the first lady who carried my duty." He bore up bravely, but faster, but not with fear. also faithful in much." neither did the frugal meal choked him and it a 1 She lived in ages which "On one condition, Millie," he said any one dream that fifty times per* ^J"V Monday, August 6* In the little valley of Aberthene, seemed that everything worth striving are pa and for the most part forgott- "I can live without Andover, but I diem his eyes sought the scriptural SENATE.—Upon the assembling of the senate the dawning of a delicious morning for had suddenly slipped from his can only exist with out you. I was *|ind she was the daughter of injunction and found it an ever-present #U morning, Senator Edmunds, by unani- grasp, despite his brave resolution selfish enoughto crave the blessing in June stole softly over fertile fields, tmou8 consent, introduced a resolution re- a Chinelfe mandarin. Whoever saw assurance. to act the part of a dutiful son. -i-„gard to the death of Gen. Shendan. After of both with my whole soul but the Millicent Redburn stood by thelittle a mandarin, evenon a tea chest, without whispering to the rural early riser Sine had spoken briefly the resolution was "It's the work of Millie Redburnl'll one has slipped"through my poverty wicket under the greening cedars, his fan? In China and Japan to ft adopted without diesention. Senator Farff of glorious "hay weather." Here warrant," said Mrs. Holmes to her stricken fingers, and the other—will talking to some one intheeariy well then introduced a bill to give Mrs Sheni^daa this day every one has a fan and and there through the green lanes husband, after Harry had gone back the other evade the love of my life at a pension off 5,000. It was referred tn May twilight. "So you will realize there are fans of all sorts for everybody. .Jljte *9^the committee on pensions. strode a laborer to his task, and to the mowing. "Harry thinks her last, and leave me but a reed all your dreams at last, Harry, I am so The Japanese waves his fan tr* introduced a resolution mI opinions are next to law and gospel, broken and a plaything: for destiny?" across the meadow stretches came glad to see you." Retracting the finance committee to inquire at you when he meets you by way you know." "I knew you would be," came theexultant the lowing of kine and tinkling of into the alleged combination of the prot-ucers of greeting, and the beggar who Little brown-haired Millie was enthroned "No the last mentioned blessing of cotton bagging. Th« resolution rejoinder, "but had it not bells. if" went over, and out of lespect to the memory solicits for alms has the exceedingly queen of his heart long will not evade your affection, but been for you, dearest, and that text |©f Gen Shendan the senate adjourned, Millicent Redburn paused at the small coin "made on purpose" for since, and it was true that he had altered prove reciprocal but you should not Millie, I presume I should have gone $ HOUSE—The house met and transacted stile balanced the shining milk-pail his exultant plans of yesterday depend on me so much. We should ,JBome routine business. Immediately upon charity presented to him on the tip down into the valley of despair, and ^receipt of the message from the president all because the words had rung in his be valiant enough to discharge our become reckless." ofthe fan. In ancient times, among on her head, and stood contemplating ^announcing the death of Gen Sheridan the unwilling ears all the morning. duties for duty's sake, Harry." "Hush, Harry! I feared as much house adjourned out of respect to his mem- Greeks and Romans, fans seem to the distant mountain peaks "It will please them," he said, nodding "Oh, yes," lie rejoined wearily, all last summer, I am thankful to have been enormous they were wrapped in misty robes ofpurple roy- S Tuesday, August 7, to the thrushes in the hedge "that is a fine theory, but do you have aided you, even in the least, if* generally made of feathers, and carried with a forced smile, "all three of not know that practicing is much SENATE—The feature of today's senate only for duty's sake." by slaves over the heads of proceedings was an earnest and forcible them." But only the vision of one of more difficult than preaching? I have The sun will soon dissolve it all," "Don't say dutyto-night. Millicent speech by Sherman opposition to the ratifij^tion their masters and mistresses, to protect the three beamed over his dark day the assurance of your love, and that it gives me the heartache. It reminds she said, letting her bonnet of blue of the fisheries treaty. them from the sun, or wave with happy effulgence, and his heart is enough to nerve me on." *^The senate sub-committee on finance continues me how unwillingly I fulfilled cambric fall carelessly over the wall its investigation of the tariff question about before them to stir the air, beat a sweet interpretation therpof. The clergyman stretched forth his my part in the prosaic psalm of and is still unable to report a measure to the into the clover, as the rose-color shot Catherine deMedici carried the first "Young Holmes has given up his hand that evening and reiterated his those months. Help me henceforth committee It is said however, that the folding fan ever seen in France, and athwart the ill-defined crest. The fine notions 'bout college, and has text with great earnestness. "He to sing a joyful psalm of praise, for* sub-committee will complete its work so as in the time of Louis XIV the fan was gone to work in earnest on the old that is faithful in that which is least to report to the full committee next week brisk breeze whirled the mist into the blessings falling to me of which I HOUSE—Discussion of the bill making an a gorgeous thing, often covered with place and they do say that the old is also faithful in much and he that am not worthy. The two greatest, fantastic shapes, swept down the appropriation to enable the executive departments jewels, and worth a small fortune. folks never seemed so cheerful as is unjust in that which is least is unjust blessings of Harry Holmes' life are to participate in the Ohio Centennial mountains, and tossed the ripening In England they were the fashion in now. It must have been a mighty also in much." another year at Andover, and the exposition next September and October took wheat into golden and amber billows the time of Henry TUT. A fan set in sacrifice for the youngster, for his up the entire time of the house to-day. Millicent Redburn turned and' knowledge that Millicent Redburn is Tb.p house appropriation committee has diamonds was once given to Queen whole soul was given to books, and then it dallied along the wall, rocked looked at her lover significantly and willing to link her life to his and to&^j responsibility as to many of the important Elizabeth upon New Year's day. it's a drefful pity he couldn't have he understood. "Faithful in that be his friend and helper in all futurei^ the cradle of a family of young orioles, amendments to the sundry civil bill. The Mexican feather fans which gone on with his eddycation. You which is least faithful to the best interests It has decided to recommend non-concurrence trials as she has been during the§||| and disturbed the equilibrium bulk, and to throw the whole reSBQgBibihty Cortez had from Montezuma were see, such checks as that on a young of a little home in Alberthene past weary months." And Millicent^ for them on a conference com- ofthe pail on the dark tresses. marvels of beauty and in Spain a fellow makes him reckless." —faithful to rid it of a debt for instance," answered softly and earnestly large black fan is the favorite. It is "Pshaw! I'm all out of patience Old Philip West turned away from whispered his heart so audibly the door of his duty in the end comes*! a the moment the house committee on said that the use of a fan is as carefully military affairs has gained the victory in the the door of the Redburn cottage to him that for an instant he imagined 4X reward." thinking of it." The nimble fingers contest on the subject of appropriations taught in that country as any after having delivered this piece of some one might guess at his went up to the rescue of the pail and for fortifications on the appropriations committee other branch of education, and of news and shambled off towards warfare ofthe summer. A Tough Parrot Story, Mr. Townshend, of the committee the reverie was broken. Millicent that by a well know code of signal a the adjoining field to see if the wheat "I see it all now," he said, as they on military affairs, who has favored substantially A well-known New Yorker, whose^^J* the plan proposed by the senate Spanish lady can carry ona long conversation stepped over the stile with an air of was ready for the sickle. walked homeward in the moonlight. pen and pencil have alike broughtg^ti its amendment to the army appropriation with anyone, especially an "Strange that I was so selfish and disgust, went slowly along the path Millicent leaned over the window committee as set forth in the iortifications him money and reputation, has hadt,C|4 admirer. The Japanese criminal of unjust. But the summer has been ledge and looked very grave. This bill, has been appointed by Speaker Carlisle through the clover, up to the ridge an adventure which discounts hj2^ rank is politely executed by means of chairman of the committee on conference. such a prosaic psalm that I had altogether was a new phase of the subject. where old Daisy was waiting under about ten thousand nine hundred? "1 Wednesday, Aug. 8. a fan. On being sentenced to death forgotten the sweeter anthem "Apt to make him reckless," she repeated and ninety-nine the average conventional bhe oaks for the tardy milkmaid. he is presented with a fan, which he until now." SENATE —There will be a Kepubhcan tariff to herself. "Perhaps I have parrot story. He was fond ofknocking bill, and although there may be an apparent must receive with a low bow, and, as Amerrytune,cheerilywhistled,came been too importunate. I am sorry." out-of-the-way"f about in unanimity supporting it in the senate, he bows, presto! the executioneer Boatingmeadow-ward overthe wheat, Across there in the soft, sleepy air 8 1 S leasonto believe that it will not be Farmer Holmes sat on the polished quarters ofthe world, and left ship* draws his sword and cuts his head find presently glimpses of a staw hat ofthe valley laythe pleasant Holmes afcepted by all of the Eepubhcan senators door-stone of his humble cottage, on the Central American coast with a*. off. In fact, there is a fan for every with hearty unanimity. farm the quaint oldhousejust peeping and gleaming scythe edged along the enjoying the brisk, pure air of party of comrades to explore the* Immediately after the morning hour the occasion in Japan. through the foliage of the stately liedgerow dividing the yellow acres the Martinmas summer, and by his Chinese immigrant-restriction bill was taken wilderness. During a cruise of several poplars. This side, the pale green of from the corn beyond. up and passed. side old Philip West smoked his clay months the entire ship's company" Mr Sherman reported from the finance the oat field lay glinting in the sun. Nuptial Arrangements--A UewFashion. pipe and listened to the plans of his "Humph!" And the milkmaid tossed had devoted their odd hours to singing committee the concurrent resolution to And nearer still, the*long windows of neighbor, throwing in occasionally a her head so energetically that old to a parrot. The sailors alsohad print, 100,000 copies of the tariff bill of 1883 Cincinnati Enquirer. scented clover appealed to Millicent and of the Mills tariff bill, with a comparative word of his own. Mrs. Holmes occupied Daisy turned very inquiring eyes on lost no opportunities, and taught It is fashionable now for husbands in behalf of the onewho had "gone to statement to be prepared by the house her accustomed seat by the window her mistress, and innocently wondered the bird all the sea-faring lingo, and. and wivesto keep separate bedrooms. committee of ways and means of the difference work in earnest," and over there, inside, and looked out over the what had gone wrong. a few more or less elegant expletives between the two bills. The resolution Kings and queens have set the example, busy with the clumsy, old fashioned was adopted. sunny lawn,where the dead leaves of The owner ofthe hat and scythe besides. When the artist and his exploring and the newly coupled folks tedder, was Harry himself, but no HOUSE—Mr Shaw of Maryland presented the poplars scurried and fluttered comrades had bidden the came to the stile and peeped over the in our fashionable world are following merry, rollicking tunes came to the a resolution to appropriate $5,000 to meet about in the breezy weather, and bird and the sailors good-bye they wall. Beholding a blue bonnet prone it. No secret is made of the custom. expenses to the committee on manufactures eager listening ear from the silent smiled approvingly. The old careworn plunged into the heart of the tropical! in the clover, he looked across instinctively i'jkmvestigating trusts This led to quite a Tile richest of our output of haymaker. He was also trying to look had left the benign motherly Upg discussion of trusts, but the resolution forest. After twenty-eight miles ofr toward the ridge, and saw June brides will calmly show you her solve the problem of duty. Last was finally adopted. face, and the neighbors said mortal effort they reachedtheir camping-place the bareheaded possessor thereof, own dainty boudoir, and then exhibit The house then went into committee of the evening's work had left his mind "they believed, now that the cottage for the night. Just as the ankle-deep in ferns, coming toward whole on the general deficiency bill, and the the bedroom to her husband. And weary and heart sore. After tea he was free from debt once more, she sun was going down they were debate on the French spoliation claims section him. the Duke of Marlborough and his had gone to his room and unpacked was resumed. Mr Breckenndge of Kentucky would live to see a hale old startled to hear, in the primeval silence, The visitor pleased him exceedingly bride,the beautiful widow Hamersley, his books, which a week before he Bpoke support of the claims, arguing that age." In his own apartments, a familiar voice calling down, and he put down the scythe with a they were just and honest. Mr. Cobb of Alabama sailed away ontheir honeymoon voyage had gleefully arranged for another beneath the eaves, comfortably form the top of a tall palm: argued against the validity of the smile and waited for her. in two staterooms. year at Andover, and had put them claims, and Mr Eussell of Massachusetts out of sight, but "It's you, is it?" she questioned, "Avast there, yo, heave, ho!" out of sight "forever," as he said favored the payment of the claims but, within plain earshot ofthe voices below More than that, I have it from a rather ungraciously for a salutation. It was the ship's parrot. But before pending further debate, the committee rose bitterly. sat Harry, answering a letter. positively trustworthy source that and the house adjourned "I thought you were on your way to thev could recover their startledL Up through the leafless woodbine But then there were father and on the evening of the wedding after Mr Allen of Mississippi, raising a question of college, Harry Holmes." senses the faithful bird, having flowm personal privilege, said that, accordmgto areport trellis and over the casement, came a mother—and he fancied there were the Clews dinner at Delmonico's, The handsome face of young ahead to prepare this unexpected a Philadelphia newspaper, his frank part ofthe conversation, and Harry fewer lines of care on her brow already, which was concluded at 10:45 p. m., Holmes flushed slightlyin painful embarrassment treat for its chums of the voyage^ had been used to send out patent medicine heard his father say, "Mr. West, I'll her face seemed so sunny— the chaperone, Mrs. Cruger, and the advertisements He knew nothing about it, but Millicent, pretending fluttered down to the top of a dead tell you: Things were in bad shape and would be obliged to the committee on and then there was Millicent. Instinctively Duchess were driven in a carriage unattended not to see, busied herself in rescuing stump near by, and, with a shrill call, postoffices if it would make an inquiry into last fall when I had but little to he looked toward the Redburn to the Hamersley mansion the bonnet from the depths summoned thousands of the little* ~*M Eorfudulent use of his frank meet the payments. It took everything cottage as he thought of her. on Fifth avenue, and the Duke after where it had fallen, and adjusting it green parroquets of the country. It. Thursday, August 9. to pay the hired help and defray "Think of angels," he said, a smile passing some time with his friends on her head. is said 11,000 of them were countedas Harry's college expenses and I SENATE —Mr Mitchell offered a resolution lighting up his gloomy face. in ordinary post prandial entertainment "I will go next week," he said they circled around thegreat gray calling on the secretary of the interior for information was worried this summer thinking He kissed his hand to her across quietly. African oracle on the stump, and' sought his quarters at the concerning his recent decision in he might set his head to continue at the intervening space, and she acknowledged "Oh!" The face beneath the blue finally took their places on the the Guilford Miller land case, affecting the Albemarle Hotel. This was construed Andover, that I couldn't sleep o' title to the Northern Pacific lands. Agreed it by a demure little inclination cambric now flushed in turn, but the ground in rank upon rank and rowafter as ducal politeness. to nights, I knew that if there was another ofthe head. "She will love eyes, fixed steadily on a bit of moss row. The explorers looked on. The idea is that the bride must not The senate proceeded to business on the such drain on the finances as me if I am faithful here," he continued, at her feet, told no tales. in dumb amazement. When the be intruded upon, and that she must calendar, and the following bills were passed last summer. I would loose my old shaking up the fragrant The senate bill to pay A W Tabor $3,869 "I am sorry you fsel so about it, feathered assembly became quiet the be left to invite her husband to call home," and his voice faltered into for necessary additional expenses incurred by clover, "and if I must choose between Millie but I believe I ought to go ship's parrot burst into the familiarwords sooner or later, as the fancy suits him as postmabtei at Leadville, Col. silence. Andover and Millicent Redburn, why back to Andover." of "Nancy Lee," and to the* her. In one instance the wedded Also a bill to pay Royal Hubbard $600 I'll take Millie." inextinguishable laughter ofthe trav— "And leave your parents to struggle for additional rent of postofiice at Long couple went right away on diverse During the*pause in tile conversation Mount, Col "He will not grow reckless. Somehow elers the consternation of the tropical along in solitary poverty, saving tours, to meet at the end of a week the hand holdingthe pen faltered The senate then proceeded to the consideration I feel assured that it will all be world and the delight ofthe festive and economizing on every hand to in some distant place, bhe locality also, something after the fashion of of the fishenes treaty in open executive for the best." precentor, the whole of the 11,000 pay your expenses? If you were not session and Mr Evarts resumed his speech being kept a secret from their acquaintances. the voice below. Week after week went" by* the parroquets, with onemighty burst of^ (begun yesterday) against his ratification their all, and if they were not in debt, Then the paternal voice began HOUSE —Mr Morrow,ofCailfomia,askedun..BJmous Holmes farm, bringing nothing but song, broke into "Nancy Lee." it would be proper enough, for all I again. "But I tell you, neighbor consent for the present consideration the prosaic six days of earnest toil know." S-f-J Fun in Church. West, mother and I have never spent ofthe senate bill to carry into effect the provisions and one ofthe rest and a pew in the "Oh, yes if—I cannot help poverty." of the treatv between the United \*r a happier summer in our»lives than ~aj A Pen Sketch oi Austria's Emperor.. Baltimore Sun: In a church in this States and China It was exceedingly important quaint old chapel of Aberthene, alternately, the one just ended. Why I thought that this bill should be considered city a noted tenor singerwas rendering for Harry. Sometimes "Neither can I." And she left him From the London Figaro. we never could be thankful enough at once and should become a law as soon as a solo in Warren's "Te Deum," and, Millicent walked with him down the A correspondent describes the Em~^ abruptly. He looked after her until posbible. when our boy gave up his school to mistaking the instructions of the organist green lanes to the evening services, peror Francis Joseph as one of the Mr. Breckinridge, of Arkansas, thought she threaded the winding orchard help us. 'Twas a terrible sacrifice for as to the use of the stops for Mr Morrow would act more wisely not to but she usually found him so subdued baldest men in his dominions. He path and disappeared among the him, though, but he stood it bravely, spring the bill upon the house suddenly, but the sacred words, sang out at the top and full of deep study that her trees. Then a look of pain crossed has a rugged face, half hidden under and now we are out of debt. I think to allow some date fixed for its consideration •fii of his voice, "Pedal, great gamba heart filled with fear and grave questioning. his handsome face, and he took up a mass of wild mustache and whiskers, But Mr Morrow insisted on his request for I'll manage it somehow so that he and swell," to the astonishment of immediate consideration, and Mr Springer, scythe mechanically. This was not and his features at a first glance can return to Andover." of Illinois, declaring that some future day the congregation. He could not ac the first time that bright, industrious One of these evening walks -she denote something of the ferocity of* should be fixed for its discussion, objected, "And ifit had not beenfor Millicent," count for the uncontrollable and convulsive Milly had opposed his going back would alway remember in particular. the hyena. He has a hard frown, a and the measure was referred to the committee whispered the writer ofthe letter, "I though suppressed laughter on foreign affans to college on these grounds, but she The harvest moon had just risen, cold stare, a strong rasping voice, know not what sorrow might have of the choir, and was not aware of On motion of Mr. McMillan of Tennessee, had never been so out of patience as mellowing up the landscape of emerald and his habitual expression is one of the committee was granted leave to report followed." "Faithful in the least," his mistake until it was explained to now. To be sure it was as he had aftermath and brown stubble on intense seriousness. He is, however,, the bill back at any time. and this least was going to be the him, when hewas overcomewith mortification. said—poverty and debt, and he the either side ofthe way, as they came Mr Nelson, of Minnesota, from the comP^tee extremely gentle, good-natured, and greatest. "I thank thee, Father," Another instance, more on Indian affairs, reported the bill only staff of their declining years. to the old stile, which had been more kind-hearted. His ruling passion is and a glad content settled over the intensely amusing, was that of a rt* the disposal of the agricultural lands embraced He knew, too, that his mother did than a mere stepping stone over the soldiering, and his favorite amusement within the limits of the Pipestone Indian handsome countenance, "for all contained well-known baritone singer in the not wish him to go and, also, that wall the past summer. sport. He rises at 5 o'clock, reservation Committee of the whole in this trying summer. Poor same church on another occasion, his father looked to him to free the The house then\went into committee of the Harry had not crossed it since that summer and winter, and has disposed, old father thinks it his duty to 'manage' who inadvertently placed the slur on whole (Mr Springer in the chair) on the deficiency old home from the mortgage, but he memorable morning in June without of a mass of business before mostmen *%i to send me back in the spring, appropriation bill. the wrong note. He had adapted v" wanted to go to Andover. a sensation of pain. When they came are out of bed. Unless obligedi but I shall do the managing myself. Friday, August 10. the air of "The Jewish Maiden" to a to the stile this evening, he paused Millicent listened in vain while cliffping to attend a late party he is generallyin I haven't had the experience of this hymn beginning, "Before the Lord SENATE—The Republican senators have determined and looked helplessly at Millicent. the flowers in the garden for the bed by 10 p. M. He lives veryfrugally upon their iprogramme so far as probational summer for nothing." we bow," and instead of placing the "This is the boundary," he said, dinner table for the usual merry the order of publicbusmess is concerned without takes beer at luncheon,, slur on the first two syllables he He wiped a suspicious moisture resorting to caucus. finally. $ whistle from the cloverlot below, but champagne at dinner—never more placed it on the last one and renderedit from his glad eyes, and took a peep The starting ipomt is •that the fishery "Yes," she replied, puzzled not a the mower, with compressed lips, than two glasses—and smokes thecommonest treaty shall be disposed of at all hazards, to thus: "Before the Lord we bowwow-wow." into the closet. "It wasn't forever, little to catch his meaning "the walked prosaically away. kind of Austrian cigar— the exclusion of any other business, the next The effect was immense. dear old clasics, nor is labor omnia boundary between our homes." iin order will be the bills for the admission of At the dinner-table that day he along thin weed with a straw in ity As he had and still has a powerful vincit so woefully wrong, either," and Washington Territory, and the admission of "More than that," he exclaimed swallowed a great lump in his throat called a Virginia. This is the favorite and beautiful voice, his hearers were with one of tije old/time merry tunes, South Dakota as a state. desperately, an unpleasant stoical and said, with an effort: "I am not smoke of Viennese cab-drivers. The bill ratifying the agreement with the thoroughly electrified at this unwonted Harry Holmes ran down stairs, the ring in his voice "a boundary to going back to Andover there is so Indians tfie Fort Berthold ireservationwas Over-indulgence in it caused the Emperor and unlooked-for canine imitation. same happy-hearted son, who for ,passed by the senarte with a slight amendment. more than lands." much to be done on the farm that some years ago to be afflicted He has never entirely recovered months had beenabsent, soto speak. The agreement is (one made by the you can but illy spare me at best." She looked at the sad, expressive with a gastric complaint, and for aw from the effect of his ludicrous j^orthwestern commission with the Groa "Harry Holmes has accepted the The gray-haired mother, whose face, rendered more pensive by the long time he wasforbidden to smoke^ «^rntres Arickarees and Man dans, and pro«"Ves mistake. situation of teacher in our district," for the relinquishment to «the United secret prayer of the summer found moonlight. How much older looking 2E2t#t but he has now begun again. announced John Redburn, as hecame fclttes of all that portion of the .reservation an answer in Harry's words, put he had grown, how much wiser he Jjang north of tbe 48th parallel, and west of in with his pockets full of mail. "I ^m Didn't Know His Own Son. down the blue china cup hastily, seemed, how much farther away he a north and south li&e «ix miles wesrt of the had my doubts as to whether he Their Force of HaMU^ most westerly point of the bog bend of the looked across at her husband for a was getting from—all of them, since, One of the lecturers at the university would teach a common country Missouri river. The Indiana, for this concession Shortly after the new jury law put" moment, and then went around the —oh yes! that was what he had school for he always seemed to highflown are to have $80,0©© annually for of who is the happy father into effect in Ireland Minister Phelps table and pressed a fond kiss on the meant—the boundary she had ten years. in his notions—well that is until (Of seventeen children, was out walking at a London dinner table a distinguished brow of her son. thrown across his way that morning. Senator Sabin secured the passage (of a bill this last summer—but he is ofthe one evening when hewas accosted to improve and encourage uhe cultivation "Tour sacrifice is very great, Irish Judge who had been: "Oh! I understand, Harry. Perhaps genuine grit I guess, after all." and manufacture of hemp and flax. The bill by a little fellow wiho was sobbing dear," she said, placing her holding the assizes in ah Irish towns^ *5§ I was wrong instead of right,in But Millicent only smiled and provides that $25,000 is appropriated to and crying bitterly. hands in benediction on his whose name matters little. Naturally opposing your plans. Won't you aid on making improvements in the cultivation turned the leaves of her book absently, "Come, my lad come I will take and manufacture of flax and hemp to be head "but often greater sacrifices forgive me for clouding your morning enough he was asked as to the- J$S while a certainboundary-line gave made by and under the direction of the commissioner you home with me/' said the professor, bring the more abundant rewards." of promise?" operation ofthe new law. "Well/tlCfC magnificent distances, and happy of agriculture tenderly. Then she went back to the She put out her hand and touched said he, slightly above the averagein possibilities. HOUSE —In the house the conference report The ehild offered no resistance, and tea-urn and taking up the blue china his arm timidly, for there was that intelligence. As soon as they wereimpaneled on the bill granting aid to state homes for The robes of a country pedagogue on reaching the house our philanthropist cup, filled it with the fragrant beverage, disabled volunteers was agreed to. Mr. about him to-night that awed and I addressed them at somelength, seemed very much wrinkled and illfitting Springer, of Illinois, gave notice that he remarked to his wife: and passed it to Harry as if frightened her. "Will youforgive me pointing out to them their at first to the young teacher, would ask further consideration of the Oklahoma "My dear, I have brought you this nothing had happened. Harry?" duties and enlarging on the responsibility bill on Tuesday next. The private but he was playing a desperategame, little fellow whom I have picked up Good old Mr. Holmes winked very calendar was then taken up. Most of Was it the softness ofthe moonlight, which was laid on their shoulders, and Andover was at stake with him *u} afternoon was passed in the diseussion of in the street." hard, brushed his hand across his or was it the glow of the soul and now, gentlemen,' I concluded, and labor must conquer even the f»4rar claim bill, without reaching the point "But the lady rather sharply retorted: eyes a time or two and said, finally: within, that broke through the dark bf action. 'you will be pleased to take your difficulties pertaining to governing "We are very grateful, my son, and cloud of his countenance, melting the The senate joint resolution was passed authorizing seats,' The Judge paused, dramaticauygp and educating sixty restless pupils, "I wonder, Frank, when you are appreciate your decision. It is good the president to present a gold stoicism into gentle resignation? who cared more for a game of ball "WelL" he was asked medal to Francis Josephs recognition of going to give up your dreamy ways. tohave a finished education, but it He took her hand firmly and kindly than the finest college in the world. "what happened?"! "Nine of thenx _]|is eminent services in the construction of Why, it's our own child!" Toronto Is better to comfort your parents in in his own toil worn palm, and life-saving appliances, Sereral private bills walked to the prisoners' dock fromc No one could tell why that high on News. ft/ere then passed. I their feeble old days." met her gaze of troubled inquiry the black-board the preceptor wrote, forc^of habit," he dryly concluded^ '•.juwap*