Life — March 4, 1897 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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Su. was weeping when he entered, and they had not been married so long that he felt it unnecessary to try to comfort her. “Why, my dear,” he said, sitting down beside her and putting his arm around her, ‘what has happened >" “Oh, I shall never get over it— never!" she cried, unheeding his query. “ Never get over what ?" he asked. ‘Has anyone dared to insult you or nything unkind to you -0," she returned, through her tears; but — but “Oh, never mind,” he said, soothingly. in thewhole house that can’t be replaced.”” It isn’t that, either,” she sobbed. ‘If it was just a money loss 1 wouldn't care. But it isa mistake—a fearful mistake—that I made, and when I thin what people will say when they hear about it, I just want to go away and di It's simply awful to contemplate, Harry, and I don’t see how I can live 1n this neighborhood and hold my head up after it.” “Well, we'll move if it's necessary,” he answered; ‘* but tell me what it 1s."" She brightened up instantly at the suggestion that they might move “T never thought of that,” she said. ‘That will fix it all right. You se the‘trouble is all about that Mrs. Brown who lives ia the next block, If we can get away from her and the people who know her I suppose I can live it down “You haven't had any serious trouble with her, have you?” ne inquired, anxiously ‘Oh, dear, no!" she answered, ** But you see, I called on her to-day.” “Well? What happened then?” “Nothing. She was punctiliously polite, but I could easily see she was inclined to look down upon me as a woman who did not understand social customs, but nevertheless was well meaning, and was to be treated with dignified courtesy. I couldn't understand it at first, but later —" Well?” “Why, later 1 learned that she moved into the neighborhood two hours before we did, and I should have waited for her to call on me first. Yes, I'm afraid we'll have to move, Harry. [can never be anything here after that —Chicago Post. “it isn't that. I did it myse'! here isn't a piece of bric-d-brac BOBBIE BURNS IN GEORGIA. “And would some power the giftie gie us, 'o see our creditors before they see us.” —La Grange Reporter A Wrattuy Irish lady, whose summer home is situated near a garrison town in Ireland, once sent an invitation to Captain Armstrong to take tea with her, saying that * the pleasure of Captain Armstrong's company is respect! ully requested,” etc. ‘To her astonishment she received by an orderly the ‘ol- lowing note: ‘Enlisted men Jones and Smith have been detailed to do guard duty, but the remainder of Captain Armstrong's company accept with pleasure Mrs. Naylor's polite invitation."—drgonaut. Putt her tail if you want to make a Maltese cross.—E/mira Star, Somenopy sends me the following anagram as having a curious bearing on our occupation of Egypt, not to mention any other recent territorial acquisitions: ‘* Great Britain: Grad, retain it.”—London Truth. “ EVerynopy say to that?” “That it was unkind of her to take it from you. says my daughter got her beauty from me. Wh "—Fliegende Blitter AN Ortisust.—The palsied old man sat by the fire, bis head shaking from side to side in the manner peculiar to his complaint. “It must be awful to be afilicted that way,” said the sympathetic young person, “Oh,” chirped the old gentleman, “I find it right handy in the summer when I want to look at a two-ring circus."—/ndianapolis Journal. CHEW _ Beeman’s Be: The Original Ky SY, PEPSIN. GUM Cures Indigestion and Sea-sickness. All Others are Imitations. © That's what those colored with |Cabot’s Creosote Shingle Stains | look like wear than paint TOWNEY’S DAINTY, DELICIOUS, PURE. We send a sample package of our finest goods for toc. in stamps. BONBONS. AGENTS AT _ When not to be had of dealers we will send on 1 ceipt of retail price: 1-Ib, box, 6oc.; 2-Ib. box, $ 31D. box, $1.80; s-1b. box, $3. Delivered free in Ul S: The Walter M. Lowney Co,, 100 Pearl St., Boston, The grain of the wood shows through, and each shingle gives light and shade effects. better, and Wood treated is not subject to dry ret or other decay.” — Century Dictionary. Stained wood samples, with colo CHOCOLATE samuet capor, 74 Kitby Street, Boston, Mass, Lb cesreat beautiful They look better, are $0 per cent. cheaper ith Creosote SAYS: “T highly commend the genuine JOHANN HOFF'S Malt Extract. I use it with my daily diet. It improves my appetite and digestion wonderfully,” NELLIE MELBA. tudies, sent on application EISNER & MENDELSON CO., Sole Agents, NEW YORK.