Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 13, 1877, Page 11

Ffilf CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1877=TWELVE PAGES: «Kilkenny Cate. 1fgyon would klndlllvwlnt “Mother” makes splendid yeast hread. 8he n your fiext Home department, it might have g’l‘flh{?fl" and Mmlhlng“cl‘l’cu on some of the contributors, Youra, Lrsa "m\l" P. 8.—Please {sn't rome_one dearly fn love with me, and longing for a chat with mel TOE TESTONSIDILITY OP TNE MOTIER. To the Editor of The Tribune. Tockronn, 1li., Jan, 10.~—Having been deeply Intercated §n 'The Tlonie Department for the Inst few weeks, I thought I might venture to a8k for tnowledge, and nlso give a few useful hintson home management, We all know awell-con- ducted home I8 by far one af the most casential thinga I lifo, for” thero natlons begin,—as the twigs's bent the tree's fnclined, 8o it is for our owncountry’sinterest totrainthelittle twixs just right. And fu this a mother lias the crowning responsibility resting on her. #he must en- deavor to render her home pleasant and attract- fve, and not bo wrapt up so wnuch in her house- hold duties as to avoid the wants of her chil- dren. Now, ny opinfon Is that a g#eat many mothers, who have been ro palnfully neat, have driven their sons to the downwand path by con- stantly chiding them, so that thelr yery neat bomes become Irksome Lo them. A mother should be the companfon of her rona and dauphters. Enterinto their joys and sorrows by getting thelr confidence, ad by thus dolng L l‘;nvc a great thing in our favor,” Chide gen- tly sud fionly, but not harshly, and always put the lttie ones happy to bed; an len tuiok of how anuch happloess wo feel in tucking them up comfortably for the gghit; and papa ond memma wonderine :fvl lt‘mg we m‘nyllmvc that comfort for our lit- tle ones. y to be- Wa are losing them v:vurr da tome men and_women, Children shoufd have thelr houechold dutics to perform,—tohelp make mamma's burden lghter. It wnl create a fecl- ing of industry. fnzrnc with 4. E. Elnbron that some of the contributors to The Howo sugizest o aystem of order about arranging our housework that it may_be more cn»ll‘y performed. I, for one, would be very grateful, T wish @ Winnifred? would let us know her accret to pollsh shicet-fron, 1 have a nice reclpe for white cake: One cup owdered white sugar; one-hnlf smail cupofbut. ors beat together toa creun 3 one-half large cup sweet milk, withone-half large cupof cors-stareh dissolved in it. Stir with the hutter and sugnr and_then add one and onc-half cups flour, with one-half small teaspoon soda, and one teaspoon cream tartar;and, lastly, the beaten whites ol four coge. Flavor with rose water, Bake fn atunnel dish ina moderate oven three-quasters of an Lour. Pork cake: Three-quartersof a pound of raw salt fut pork, choppedas fineaslard ; thenpour on & pint of boiling, strong coffee; two cups brown sugar, one of wolasses, two tcaspoonfule cloves, oune ol cinunmon, one nutmeg, iwo teaspoon- fuls godn, one oud one-halt pounds raisins, alro citron and currunts; buke siowly, 'This will muke three cakee, URRTCIEN, SOME ' INTIODUCTIONS,!! 0 the Editor of The T'ritune, MatrooN, 1L, Jun, W.—In looking over The Home Department of Tue TRIBUNE iy atten- tun bas been attracted h{ the letters of ¢ Olive Green " and ** Amauda Apronstrings,” publish- vl some time age. ‘Tho marked difference in thetone of the two letters excited my woman curioalty, and I determined to find them out, and seo for myself whut mannerof women they are. 8o avallinig mysclf of tho excuse of mak- inga New-Year'scall, Istarted on my voyage ot discovery, Icalled on * Olive " first, and found her, contrary to my expectatious, busil engaged fn houschold dutics. Bhe 1s asmall, pladi, rather good looking body, and, so far as ler home {8 conccrued, appesrs to be master of the sltuation. At my request, sho took mu all over the house, aml everywhere order relgned supreme; no room In hier house especially prepated for ¥ eompany.” 1 had not been In the house five minutes before I felt at Tome, After “doing” the establlshment, we sat down and had & good nfee chat. ¢ Olive may say wlat she pleages ahout banlshing the kitehen 'l the parlor and sittlag-room, but I certainly rouict o wontan who way better posted In regard to all matters pertmning to ull these departmenis thun she. Sho muy deery ornamcentation, but sho has plet- ures everywhere. iter books aro scat- tered ail” over the house, and lhave the appearsnce of belng well read, and are weli eared for, Bhe talks abont them, and uses themn, ns her friends and fntimates compunfons, 1 never snent . more pleasant hour than with **Olive," snd when I left, felt that, no matter what ¢ Amandi? mleht say or fusinuate, I nover will betleve It possile for “0lve” to descend to the Jow, vaigar talk attributed to her by *Amanda L deft *Olive," sure that I lad made o valuable addi- tlon to my st of acqualntances, 1 then called ou * Amindi," and found her deoply absurbed in the construction of u *worsted dog.” Bhe is o large, tcllectual, cold-luoking” woman. Eho Is u\'hl\'u(l; un urtlst,—works of art, such as “thlies,” *splusi-cloths,” plaster-of- L'uris etatueites, and things of that kind, ever; where abound, Buoks there were n plenty, all new-louking and highly ornamented. Bio is thorouzhly poated in mil the wosslp of the town, and loves to talk aboutit. Bhie loves her fricnds, und hates her enemies with o hatred, O so bitter. 1left her fecling that she fs what she names herselly, an apmvinestring, 1 have never been ln The Home, but T love it all tho same. bty books and recipes, its orna- mental work, its men and women, and Loys and pirls, I Jove them all, wnd hove some thoe to w them ull, L huve tried to intro- duce * Olfve " and ** Amanda " to the other fn- mates of The llome, Won't some ons intro- duce * Amber,” and *Gertrude,” and * Mar- caret's Husbund,” and ali the rest of the dear slsters, and let us know what mauner of friends Wo Laved May Brows, LETTRI PROM PLORIDA. To the Fditor of The Tribune, ALTAMONTE, Orange Co,, Fla, Jan, 2.—1f you aro not already made desperate bya flood of cor- respondents 1or The Honedepartment o your tfllm (which reaches to this corner of our “nlon), please leb me way o few wordss for when & woman wants to have “her say a man don't know how Liard It s for her to Keep still, 1n reply to some who inguire for remedes for coughs, sore throats, and other allinents of the bronehial and pulmonary vrzans, let me sy a few words, Giud Tas made our lungs to fuhale pureairy—overheated aud vitlated atmospheres laye produced sllseases und buried thousands, It youg throat or lungs begls to mantfest un " attack, don't walt loo late, but us early as possible change your reahlence for o cllimate where it 13 so mid hat you are not led to exclude pure wlr,—where you can live oat-of-doors the eatire year. For thres or four years 1 suffered tromcolds, and woutid cough all winter, Since a residence for uvera yeur hero I lave uever suffered from cough or colds. Until the middie of November our table stood on the porch, und there ure but fow days during the ‘winter too cool for the l"ll:lldruu 1o huve thelrtoys and ainuse thontselves ere, I Lave nothing to offer in addition to reclpes for cooking h in the plne wools, except n sugpestion for frylng riee. Fry it us you woulid mush, alter §t Js been bofled wnd vecome colld, 11 any ladies cun glve supgestions for cooking veulson, turtles, bittern, of other gawe, they sy bu useful to wany., I returd to raishiyg Tufants by means of cow's mik, let mo. urge wothers o be exceedlngly caroful to have the bottles and Indla-rublcr nipples thoroughly clcansed ; beiter keep soveral butiles on hand,—when 18 usedd riuse and 11l With water, nud twiee o day wash with o Ltle sudi and wasm water, A iwoful mop wuay be mude of un umbrella-brace; bend gligitly “the cnd that §s pronged, liken two-tlued forks; tle on a small raz; twist it to et it into the battle, and you: cnt bring she fnturior surface of the bottle in contast with the mop und remoye any sour milk that may adhero to it, Yours re- spectfully, E. M. INosauam. ™ tha 'Bilting of The Trit o Editor ribune, Fonr ATkINsoN, Wik, Jun, 5.—1 want to ask M you have a reading cib lu any of your towns Wo have formed o club of ten, and pay @565 splece, and for the money thus ralsed” we send for o number of the leading wugazines, Which we all read in turn, und at the close W the year divide among the member & oopives” us plenty of reading ot very dttle” expense. furgot to - say thut cach member hus the st reading of some vue it the perfodicals, andthey all come addreazed to e newmber, at whose house or place of busl- aess there I8 a set f boxes, like a small post- ot!lve, »0 03 sout 08 8 book 14 returned, it s jut fu the next box—and so on throuzh the list, "By having fewer members, and paylug more apfece, you could Lave the readiug of vome of them wooner, nud they would come out [u o better condition, with less handling. Tell us how you ke the idea, 1 Liave o holder for coffee and tea-pot handles that iy splendid. Crocnet two pleces about four Inchies square with comuion thread, any pattern vou like. Then foln them on three sides, form- Ingakind of & bag. Then wmakea bolder of eowe bright colored cloth Just a trifle smaller than the bug, and slip b inthe bag. It is very conyenient, us the cover can casily be washed wheu it gets volled. Lagree with *Aunt Nefile Blv" on givin chlldren amuscinent ut howe. Plenty of wusic and gumes st bome would cause fewer of our Young men to seck them n the gaming rooms, A Loves oF READING. BPLENDID YEAST BREAD, To the Eitior of The Tribune. Cutcago, Jua. U.—1 uw 8 neweower, but not anew reader of Tho Hume, for which I thank Jou, anid would like to coutribute my mite. Yasty would ke Lo tell % Folly Suouks® iow thinks home-mmlo yeast indispensable, and will tell you how to mnkeit. For the yeast, take six medinm-ized potatocs’ a small handfal of hops put In a bag, with three nints of water; holl all together until the potatovs are soft: drain _out the hop-bug; mash the potatocs through & sleva and gt on to boll n the same water; take four tablespoon- fuls of wheat-flonr,. wet np with euonugh cold water to mako o thin batter: pour {nto the hotling potatoes, stirring briskly until it hofla; thenadd one-half cup_of whita sugar, une-half teaspoonful of grated alum, one tablespoonful of salt; turn Into nonc-gallon jar to cool and rafees when cool stirfn one-half cap of yeast, or two yeast eakes sonked; keep In & moderate- 1y warn place, andstlr often untll it hegins to rob light, The next day it {s ready for tre, Now for the bread: Talke three pints of warm water, or water that potatocs are bolled in, nmd enougl more to make the desired guantitys add flour to make a thick batter; add salt, nml three Jarze spoonfuls of yeast, and beat up well; set it In & warm place to ralsg over night: in tho morning knead it well, hddinz cnough flour to koead without stlcking to the boards ret it to ralse; when light, knead into loaves, and let it ralse again, and then bake from thirty to furlyi minutes, owing to the size of the loaves. *“Polly,” let us know how you like ft. You could dse other yeast If you choose, and have gomd bread, Now, I would like to ask a favor for mother; her finger nalls enften and break off clnsc to the flesh, and be- coma very sore. Could any of the kind Tadies givoareinedy! She would nppreciute ity I ns- Blre you. Mns. V. 70 the Rior a7 404 Triow the Editor. o ine. Mixnmaronts, Jan. 0.—Nothing daunted, I'll try agaln, even though wy *Jacob's Ludider! was “respectfully declined,” of course suppos- fng yont thought 1t too late to be a Christinas “hencfit." As “the prime object of everyperson [stofeed and clothehimzelfand to preserve his Iwullhl" perhaps s little holp from stmplo recipes would be nceeptable, Graham mulllns: Put In a deep crock two cups of unsifted (raham _ flour, thres cups of wheat-flour, three tablespoons of nolasscs, and une tea- spoun of salt. Add gradually lukewarm water. tomnke ns thick a batter as can scarcely bo stirred with a pudding-stick, Add yeast &nfll- clent to ralse it, and stir with your™ stick long and thoroughly. Ralse over night, and drop fru;ub yfur spoon into your heated gem-puns, and buke, Cold bits of meat can bo finely chopped, anid with bread crumbs, salt, and “peppee added, mixed with gravy or milk, and made into balls or °croquettes, and del cately browned in a skillet for tea pared meat need not be recooked, but put into a bowl, pressed witha hicavy weight for u_tew hours,and then siiced down like Yyead-cheese " for tea, called * preased meat.” The urt of bolling potatoes nfeely: = After aring; a littlo more thin cover them " with boil- nu.: water, and cook till just_done; turn off the water; throw on a little salt, shake your pot thoroughly, unl leave uncovered tll ready to Le dished.” Even old ang poor putatoes soaked a lttle In cold water, and cooked in this way, arc tnade quite passable. 1 should muen llke the “dove? pattern, and sont to Wheaton, Ill, un fnclosed stamp, but without *returns.” Respectfully, SOJOURNER. This eame pirey SEYERAL THINGS, T the Edilor af The_Tribune. Gavnzanuna, jll., Jan. 9.—For some thmo I have been much Interested In The Homo depart- ment of your valuable paper, and, scelng a call for u recljpe for pork euke, thought 1 would send mine. Itis excellent: One pound salt pork, chopped flue; pour over onc-half pint bolting water; add two cups sugar, one of molasscs, onoe teaspoonlul soda, one pound chopped ratse fus, une-fourth pound shaved eftron, one te spoon euch of vinnamon, allsplee, aml nutmes; lluur] to make it a proper consisteney; bake slowly. \v.;{ there ever such another fanit-finding fel- low ns **Margaret's Iusband”l Wish tnero were two Sundays In every week that le might take cave of the'baby (I sbould pity the baby though). Aa for bis carrying in woud, why, if poor Murgaret don't have to carry in every atick, 1 am mistaken; but let the “grumbling fellow have hjs say It it will ease his mind any. We conelder the sourco, - I am glad there are so many subjects brought up for diseussion; hope bt wiil result in good” to all. May there not be many of us o pressed with houschold cares that we cannot spend an Lour or 50 at least to the cultivation of our mindsit Do, Aunt Fanny, please tell us about your beuutlful house plunts. 1 lave a fow, bug fear [ do not understand how to care for thein proper- 1y, a8 I do not kave many blossomas. How shonid ¥ treat gerantums that Jovk strong and healthy, yet do not bloow? ) Two weeks uizo I was miteh dlrappolnted in not recelviug The Home Durorlment with our TRIDUNE S hope my husband, Ilke Margaret's, did not “suppress® that, to ine, moat Interesting part of your paper. Many thanks for the pleas- ure I have derlved in perusing it. 1oping this, my firat effort, will meot your approbatlon, and not fall futo the fatal waste-as ket, I subscribe mysell BisTER DEponam. HOW TO SELECT POWLY, o the Editor af The Tribune., Crrcaao, Jan, 10.—1In lost Baturday's tssuc of ‘The Hoeme Department ** Hertha ‘desires in- formation how to make an old goose tender. T cannot inform hier on that point, but fender her u valuable plece of Information fu remird to the selection of younyg fowli, ‘*Herthu says “gometimes she cunnot help but select an old fouse when she thiuks she hus s youns one,” werthu or any of your readers will follow u||y plan [ think tliey ueed never be troubled with an old fowl, I seleeting o goose or duck, taks lold of tho toes and pull them apart; it tho web sepuratcs casily It s young, Bt i 1 ro quires uny very great amount of physical forey tu separuie, ny 1t ono slde,—'tls an old fowl, and you will feap no profit from its purcouse unless you are keoping boarders. ‘Turi chlckens may be scieeted by pressing the end of the breust bone, If they'are yousz there s a gristlo at the end which will “readily yield to the aressure,—if old, the end will be foind hard il sharp, und you cannot beod §t. By strictly Tollowing ™ theae inntructions ¢ Berthia" il never buyan old fowl, 1 liave kept honse for twenty vears, und slways do the marketing, and never have ahy trouble about sclecting tender game. Bl ANOTHER ‘* MARGARET.! Tw tha Editor of The Trivume, Qcoxomowoe, Wia, Jutl. S-—Emboldened by your making “avaflablo” my last week's communieation, T oguln find myself with pen and puper before me. 1 hesttated about writing agan 80 soun, but thero Is 80 much 1 wish 1o know, and o uteh [ wish to say, that 1 con- cluded to write just s littlo us [ could this thne, and walt for othiers to answer someo qu tong 1 very much wish to see answered, T was very much winused at the “grievances” of # Marearet’s Husband,” but [ stucerely hope if he [ails to earry home Tne TrraoNe " that she Wil burrow hef nelghbor's, for L do want she should know just how ' despleable he bus muwle hlinsell, “"The fdea ot not biking thoss Alppers when thaso dear bunds worked'so long to tushion them for blml Then to find fault with that dresstuee-gown! 1 read the articly aloud to my husbund. Now, it so happsned that I madu him o Chirlstias present of o dress- fz-gown, and happening to look up just then, ohiimy! did not Leateh an amuosed look ot his untenatice as he mildly, Lesitatingly, said, Perbups ¢ Margaret's flusband woald ext angze with me, und ns he suid this he Jupped one side of sald gurment cleur under the urin of the other, Ieut bis by another, but did not know thesize of the Individual who wore [t, Wearo not to blame if they don't it exuctly when we do our best, but who wanta to bo Spublished ™ in this wuy, * Margaret,” you bave my sympathy, Housewirk, Y oLIve OREEN " ENCOURAGED, T the Fditor of The Tribune. Karasazoo, Mich,, Jan, 8,.—We heartily con- cur with ** Olive Urevn ' Lier sorrow fur the perversity of woman's taste. “The old year hus russed away, chironicling many sad faflures, In- ced, some of us, i not of God's hundiwork, would think ourselves fullures entire, 1uthe new year, why ot attaln suceeas mors complety through detinite thought! Day-dreams but waste the euergy aud Tacultles ulike, Wo re- cull the fuscription over Plato's door: * Let uo one enter who has not deflnite thoughts,” Bo Uoethe declares that outhine s decpest Into the mysterics of nature. very one needs an analysis of kuowledge; the more perfect this becomes the bigher the posi- tion attalied. Keep the storchouse of your mind burnlshed and 1n order. 'Then” the gentus custirined within will not mourn over possibilitics unattained, and thospirit of '77 will record a brighter bistory, Ladles, tell us whut you read and have doug with recipes and the lke. Wo trust “#Olive Gieen's” Clreuin- slunces may prove propitious, und lead her to fudite for us suuther of her welcomo cpistles. BTuDE: EDITI'S TUOUGHTS. o T0 the kditor of Ths Tridune. KANEAKEE, [l Jau.” 8.—1 am one, smong many, loterested readers of ‘Fhe Howo Depart- weut of your paper, aud as I biave thus far becu only a recelyer, will try thls week to coulribute my mite. Alibough T'am necezsarily dutercsted fu'the comporition of ples gud cakes, and all the detatls of covkery, aud awn glad to learn anythiog pew fu tuat direction, stil) 1 find much that s congeulal ia ¢ Olive Green, and would like @ personal acqualntance with ber, 1, too, thiuk KL a woman's duty to cultivats her miod, and think it needs ?tlmnlnuqq food just as much us the baly. Every woman van get little enatches of time for this purpose, cvery day of her life, no matter how pressing domestic dutics may be, and good books cannot do_otherwise than”ele- vate, sfrenathen, and purtfy both mind and soul. 1 believe that the One whoave us these expan- sive mimls intended us to ellnb to the higheat and noblest helglits of erudition that are poral- ble for us, Ahove oll things, It us cultivate tho aweet spirlt of charily, which * suffereth long and Is kind.” Epiti. “prrRT'S Ly ,nh-rnr:s:a. 0 tra Editor e ‘Tridune, MaTr00N, Iil., Jan. 10.—1 wish to thank you tor eiving The ITome Department to the women 2o talk ut cach other na much ns they plense, 1 have never put In my volee yct, because 1 atill adliero to the saying, Age liufore beauty,” he- Ing vet Inmy teens. But, giels, I have come to the conclusion that perhaps they would like to hear from we younger ones now. Let's rilve them r chance, anyhow, and if they don't Tike us_they can whisper fo *Chaty and_she will politely ask us to step down and out. But until then— 1 noticed that “Ida eame forward and gave somne advice on a subject marrled women alone should discuss. Now, girls, let us, who are between 10 and 20, have a good souinl chint amonge onrselves, and let those who are oliter, or are mora_domestlc in thelr tastes, talk shout takes, prddinzs, cte., while wa discuss the planof enjoyment, What arc you golng to do these Jong winter eveninga, when you are the only young lady about the house, fisve no brothere, and. * somebady elac's brother " has “gone squars back onyou ! (pardon thealanz). Please answer my question, and you wll’l hear again from Peat. TO MAKE CHILDREN a00D. Tn the Rditor of The Tribune. Girarax, Jan, U—1I find it quite lnpossible to Keep still any longer, for I want youall to know that you have at lenst one ducifly Interested mcluf)ln thin part of the world. was dellzht- ed with * Aunt Nelly Biy's *' reclpe for making children good, and lier motherly talk sceted to strike an answering chord {nour home. Mus- band and I have uscd the very same recipe for several years, and we find it works admirably. And my heart goes out c\'l:r{ day to the lxlul?‘ dear children alt uver our land who are so desti- tute of tho two Ingreulents which go n great way toward making children good, viz.: ‘plenty of mood nourlshing food, aud warm clothing; and were it possible 1 would love to gather them all in and give them all a pleasant home. T uoticed In your {ssuc of Dec. 30 an article from * Observer,” and I wish Ieoull make a flying visit to her hote to gathier itcma of ceon- omy. My family consiats of slx, the youngest 2 years oll. Now, 1 think Iam a capital man- ager, but I ean’t como up to * Observer.! Picose write aguin aud glve some iustructions or a Will of fare. “ Young Housckecper ¥ aska for a recipe for chocalate Irosting. 1 send mine, which 1'think very good: Whites of three ezgs, beaten very. lighit; nino tablespoonfuls of puwdered suzar, and «ix tablespoons of grated chocolate. 1 al- ways huy sweet German, HA Surm\vlnfi' Mother” lias my sympathy, for I knuw how her hicart achies froin sad exper!- ence. Aunt PoLLy. MOCRZTURTLE 80U, v tha Fditor af The Tribune. Rockronn, 11l,, Jun, 8.—In looking through ‘The llome De arbment of your excellent paper 1 see a subscriber from Chicngo asks fora recipo to make mo:k turtle soun: Take half a calt’s head, fresh and unstripped of sking remove the brains, and ‘clean the head carefully in hot water, leaving It i cold water for an iour; then put into six quarts of warmi water, with two pounds of veal, ditto York,n roasted onfon rtuck with cloves, a rind of lemon, two slic carrots, n buuch of herbs, and a hend of celery; let 1t boll slowly two hours; then tako out the Ticad and porkd make forcemeat balls of the Drains and tongues break the bones of the liend 5 put oli fnto tho soup, and boll two hours more. Put Into a small stewpan a plece of butter, onfuns gliced thin, with parsley, mace, and alfsplee; add tlour to thicken, and stir in soup slowly. DBoil gently one hour more; pass through & sleve; scason with ealt, cayenne, lemon julce, aml o pint of Madeira wine, Add mushromns, if deslred, and serve with lemons cut In quarters. ” I have enjoyed reading 'ng TRIBUNT: greatly, more vo siico Tho Home tas appeared, mid should like to contribute and reccive inforina- tion that is desired. Yours truly, * Cook.” LEMON-CARY, ETC. o the Kitltor af The Tribune, Goopraxp, Iud., Jan. 8.—* Angelinn? asks for a reulpe for lemon cake, so I will seud her mine, which I have uscd inany tines und uever had bad luck § three cups of sugar, one of but- ter, ona of milk, four of flour, five egus; stir the butter and cags (o u crenn; beat the egus sepurately, the whites to a stifl Troth; dissulve alittle soda fn the milks mix uitogether; elft the flour, nud put {n by degrees, amd add the jymcc aud grated rind of'a fresh lemoi. “To “A oung Housckeeper: To mukc chocolaty frostlng, take the whites of two eggs, one und one-halt cups powdered sugar, nml six larce tablespoons of* chiocolate. Tsabel D, 8,, please try my recipe for pork fruit-cake: pound pork chopped tiney ono pint bolllng water, ono cup augur, two of molusses, one pound raising, one-fourth pound of citron, one nutnes, two tablespouns of cloves, three of cinnamon, one of suda, ona teaspovn ot glnger, und four cups of flour, Ihauks, Mr, Editor, for your paticnee with t LvaLINE. S anuns, v the Fditor af The Tribune. Cricaao, Jan, 11,—Wao are much fndebted for M. Paul If, B valuable_artiele on_cosmetics, hut among the muny rveelpes glven will ho Kindly tell me which” one would bo most ef- lleaclous In removing the little black atoms, commony calied *grubg,” that scereta them- selves fn tho pores of the skin! Ho has prom- fsedd an article on the preservution of linir; will lie be good enongh to tell us of something that will prevent the huir falllng out without af- feeting the volor of blonde halrl Let mo say here that [ for oue am very grate- ful for The {Tome Departinert of Tue Tiususe, 1t {8 nll very well for the “lorda of ereation to'look dowh upon it with calin supertorlty, and wonder at_the Involity of winen whoso brafus run to cooking recipes und hiuts for improving the complexion, I8 thero oue amonys them who Is proof agulnst the seductions of o well-vasked diuner, or the nttraction of o damasks cheek! Is it not o well-establishied fact that the road to aman's heart les through his efomachi And it u woman wishes to be bieautifuly Is {4 not that shie may find favor b tho cyes of b Bho foves? Mus. €. C. AL USEFUL INFORMATION, To the Editor of The Lridune. Kroxur, Iu, Jan. 8,—1 have been an inter- octed reader of your valuable puper, and think alittle of my expertence mizht be beneflelal to rome one. My way of cleaning mica [n etove- doors, ete., i5 to take the Ylux-cs to be cleaned out of the dvor and wash them in warm soap- suds, and f ooy svots remain that won't wush off take alittle whith the game that s nsed n_cleantng silverware—and rub gently, which will remove any remaining spote, and feave the wien ug nive ns new., *Marsin Mullow™ asks how ink and other stufus may bo removed. I have been qulte suc- cesstul by soaking the stalus [n sweet milk foru while,—cxperience will tell you Low long,— then take clean, warm soapsiels and wash the artlele well; or, if golug to the wash, soak wetl In itk before wasling und the epots will di appear, or at Jeast this Las beon my experience, Krokus, A BCHOOL-GIRL'S LETTEI. To the Kditor of, The Tridune, . MoxstouT, L., Jun, 8.—My recipe for choco late frosting: Make usun’ frosting; grate chocolate i 1o suic taste; put the bowl in a pan of wuter on the stove until It boils, stlrring ull tho time, Lam still & school-girl, and would like to read something huproving, but don’t know what, I hute novels. Could “Otive Gireen or any auo give me any hinta, and tell me the author of the poem ealledl @ Little Gretchen ™y 1 think If some one of the ludies would reatly stare hersed! a new aubje:t for The Home, n- stead of veking why somcething else an’t talked ofy it would be hetter, 4 Minai. ¥, B.—I aw fu the snme fix as ** White D ove™ {u relation to Zue's " dove. M. ONE GIRL'S WORK. 7o the Edlior of The Tritune. Ci1cAGo, Jan, 11.—1 have procured and tried Tyche, the Flresila Oracle, Tecently noticed i 1t seeius to moe the brightest cul plece of literary work of fts klnd 1 have seen, und 1 commend 18 to all my Ty friends. I donot lku the idew of offring gursts a pack of common playing cards to inake an vyening Im.u more agrecably, but Tycho Is Just the things with seventy-seven pocts und phitosophiers, siid about doubie that number of fuotations from thele writiogs and tho time when they dived, 1 lind such u stimulug toagreo- able conversation as 1 have uot Lefore discover- ed. Then the numerous cobinations of the cards, resulting fu ever-vorying fortuncs for the players, add greatly to the luterest of the game. F¥ozard this s sudthir proo that women Lave hractival talont, aud bope that the cxample sot Ly Siss C, L. B. will be followed by many other enterprising American eirls, AlpYL. 7o thg itz of The Trivure o or o - DerROIT, Jan, 9.~ have been an Interested reader of your paper for a loug time, an h 1o sak if sume oné csn tell me of any nourish- fug article of food which I can give to & baby 15 months old, who has always heen afficted with a looseness of the bowels. ile likes pota- toes, hut, of course, T dare not give him any- thing of that kind. " I dn not care for lgnil foode, aa he seems to want and need sofids, Pleaso answer, some of you mothiers, and great- ly oblige an afiicted mother. MG AND CINNAMOX CALE, o the Edior.nf Ths Trinuns. De KaLn, 1L, Jan. 8.—I would like to ray to our fricnda of this paper that I think The Homa department §s the greatest treat it has ever Leen my good lnck to get Liold of, And as lons as it continues In existence I shall be one of fta most ardent adinired Now, while Mrs. E. G. "v M. Dy, and Minne-ka-ha are talking of the residential election, et us have rome music b thechoir. No one says a word about mnsie fn The Home, sl what bome s complete without muslct 8ome one please give thenames of some nice songs. Of course the recipes for cooking should have the firat place, and house adornments & corner nlso; but ‘muste should not bo leftout fn the cold altogether. 1 will glve my recipe for cinnamon cake,which {8 very nice: ' One eup mour cream; one cup rugar; onc-half cup melted butter; one egu: one-baif teaspoon soda. Mixas for cooklen; roll out and apresd ground cinnamon over the topi then roll up nsa roll jelly-cake, and elice off with a sharp knife and ‘bake, Anv eood eooky recipe will do, Hanstoxiz, GIVE THE GINLS A CHANCE. 5 70 the Filitor of The Trihune, WATRRTOWN, Wis., Jan. $.—For some_ time past I have Leen o much intereated roader of The lome, and, like Barry Gray, have been tempted a numbier of times to put fn my say, 1003 but, a8 I am not as old as most of the coi- tributors, thought it would be better to keep still. I think, though, that the girls onght to have o right to say sotiething just as well us the older ones, Tt wll not liuet us v learn how to nrke a good loaf of bread, and how to get up a good dinner if necessarys it {s sumething, my mother says, every one ought to know how to do, and it ‘scems gl means to have her chfldren kuow how, if 1t ixin her power. If this Is ac- cented, as T hope it will be, next time 1 write, it any one would ke it, I will send_my mothcra recipe for fried doughnuts, which we think are splendid, TvssLe HEer: C bo TOO HIGH-TONED, To the Editop af. The Tribune, InpuaNarorts, Ind,, Jan. 10.—Have walted i-nuunlly for sule of “the contributors of The fome to say something jn regard to what un- fashionable people could eat, “There are nun- berless recipes, but they are fnvariably of a ligh-toned cast. What I am after Is, What can u mall family eat, whose fncome I8 only $1.25 o 1y, that 13 healtby, and contains nourishnent Let the cake reclpes o, also glie care of babies, and come to our relief, Will some one_also fn- form e whatls o goud hloud puritiert Through The Home departinent I hecame a regular sub- reriber to Tie TRinuse, and would not chauge it for any paper iu the country. Let theens vious Times wag. Lacram. QUERIES AND AN3WERS, . Tuthe Eator or Tke lrioune. Crticaco, Jan. 9.—I have been a constant reader of Tho Ilome for scveral months, but have never asked for space fu its columns be- fure, so 1 hope that_this will not be thirown saide. WL Mrs. E,D. T 1L please tell me how to make o cross for a Bible-mark? Also, will **Aunt Fanny? please tell nie how to make that good old-fashioned ginrerbread she speaks off In answer to “PuLil," how to prepare au- tumn-leaves, I will any that I have often tried the following way with good result Place the leaves between two pleces of flannel, ond press them with & warm {ron,—not hot, remember; then rub them with bofled lnseed oi, and press hetween two rlecm of puper. Hoping that my first letter will not prove too lengthv. T remain, Dzw Rosz. POLISIL FOIt CLPPS, ETC. To the Kditor of The 1timne, VALPARATSO, Jan, 10.—In snswer to “ Mint? and “ThilI's™ inquire us to how to procure a fine polish un catls or heens of any kld: White waz, three outicos; spermuacetl, thiree drachmas borax, #X ounces; pum tragacanth, one and one-lall ounces melt tozether with gentle heat, When you have prepared a sufliclent quantity of starch in the usial “manner for u dozen picces, lmt into It aplece of the polish the size of o nrge waltut,—wore or less, accordineg to the amount of wushing. This wiil make a beautiful poliah, and also wike the goods very st Try t, undk 1 know Jou will be pleased Wit it, oy | have used {t with perfect satisfuctlon hundreds of times. AusT JERUSHA, T ITALIAN CREAM, T the Etitor of [he Tribune, Crieaao, Jan. 1L.—11* Youms [Housekeeper ¥ will try this I think she will like it: “Tuke one l)lnt of cream and half a pint.of milk; make it 1oL, 8w cnluf 1t to taste, and flavoring jt with Temon peel. Beat up the yolks of elishit eqpeay beat up all tozether, nud set Jt over o slow fire 1o thicken; have ready an ounce of fuiurlnes, melted and strulned, which add to the cream; whip ft well, and pour Into the mold, Mra. E. D. T, H,, of Grand Rapids, please tell us how to make handsome cross for Bille-marle, Mra G WL C INFORMATION DESIRLD, T the Halior af The {risune, O1TAWA, 1L, Jan. 10.—I have for several weeks been n patron of your | uable papery am_particnlarly Interested fn The Homes am walting with tnterest for each Saturduy’s lssue, Will pomo one inform me whers Iean flnd o ].lm.u.-r or Purfan-marbly cast of u Httle boy yIng down on a pedestaly a8 {2 usleept The linage to be about four or five fnches long. such a tavor will greatly oblige Aust Ew, HOW TO COOK TG o the. Eitor uf The Cutcaao, Jun. 1L,—A round steak, or ono too tough for u savory broil, may be made pulatahle o the followlng wavs Iavie et very hot, and fry your steak with very Lttle butter, Sunt long enviyzh to brown each shde. Ful up with bulling water, cover, and let {t atew two hours, ‘Tuke ub the steal, tufcken the gravy, rcazon to taste, and pour over the wmeat, o INFORMATION WANTED, To the Bdifor of The Tribune. Srcastonr, 11k, Jan 10.—Will * Aunt Fan- ny™ plewso tell us how she makes Grabam bread, al also give us i redpe for the “old. fashioned gingerbread’ which she mentioned? Wil sume one send a nlee recipe for frnitcaket 1 hupe s0on to ree u chapter on rug-makin, It uny ono wishes it, [will 2end a guod recipe for cake without egzes. Bauanm. e THE FLAG OF COLUNBIA. All il to the Flag of Columbla to-day, Full crowned by a century parsng away! T2ty tho glud belln for the Stripes aud the Stars! <uftant they speanz from the basor of Mar, Whien Enztatd infeashed her red han-dog of blood Where Liberty's Templ funtly stoud, And @ desvot hls myrmidone lunched o'er the main ‘Ta fetter a peoplo with slavery's chain. Dear Flag of our kindred, our elrcs, and our broth- ers, Consecrated by th' prayers and tears of our moth- er; Borno by brave hearte, loyal, gallant, and true, When tliey marcued 0 tie contlict fur me and’ for youg Tu prison-pens gaping with horrors untold, ey vfl:m by belgnt crown of tie wartyrs of Oy Chalued fo starvation's and torture's behest, “Thiat Dante's Tuferno but feebly exprense This baldric of Heaven ever waved In tho van 1n tha cuntest fur Freedot, whea Liberty rang ‘e alarui-bolt of dun Flashed over the laua, 3t ot of the plowekiare: i Whille the red crlmmon cloud and piltar of iluzed up in the zenlth, swlii burstinz in twaln ‘o rod of the aesnot und elavery s Chain, Ovar vear unknown, and far-away clitice eucoforth this bunner u Deacon stall abiuog Wiieza tho oriolo siugs ‘i@ the teapicat bloow, And the Jessamine lavlelics sweetcot perfume, Where Nia,ura's torrent, unchaliicd i its roar, Uptifteits proud head with the glury of yore,— North, Kast, South, aud West, suall th1s orilsuime “ave, LU Fhiie shiall bo hurlod fn Elernity's grave; \"Iluoh llullulll enfranchteed thelr tribute shall riu To the viviors triumphant, a freo oftering, And parents to children a3 heirloow wbull 'telt Or the \;Alhu tlat rose when the death-douming kne! Of & nution eudangered Tang o'cr mountaly sud plaln, 'THHL each hintel was smirched with o gory-red talin, u L1 the guerdon of peacy, and a Unlon unbroken, ‘Whey beijueathed us for aye, ihelr pledge and thetr token. Immortal the ecroli our bright banoer rhalt wear, blazed with the names of the Lerocs thut baro, brough yeara dark With angulah aud suddea wifh oo, Throuh storm-clouds of blood, and Death's edict of doom, This glorlded Flag, that the world shall behold When fho record of syce and splicres bus grown old; Ewbalmed and enshrined shall fts memory be In thy Holy of Holics, O fair Liberty. Then ring, bappy, bells, sll your swectest ree frains | Chant sulewn anthorms, yoor holjuet straina! Shout, grand Kepuglic, your loftieet chicors! Let the echoes resobnd frow fur bewlepheresl Ploat, starey banuer! trluwpbantly wuve In the vanguard of k'n.-eulou. Lo runks of the Tave Whon ague sball roll from tha cycles of Time, Still float, stasrry ¥lag, untarnlshed, sublime Mus, P, A, Usrozs. Pacxix, Oswezo Co.. N V. ¢ A PERFECT TREASURE." One day Frank cams homse with a Jook of triumph. I have a perfect treasure for yon," he sald, “{n the way of & nurse. Gerald Temple fs go- ing to take his famnily to Europe, and, when he hieard what you waated, offered tolct us have thelr nurae, whom they will not want.” Iheard a low sigh. Virginia, Frank's only rister, hiad been sitting In & corner of the draw- ing-room, She rose now and slipped out. “Ifow could you, Frank 1" 1 sald, following her with sad eyes. 1 have never beard your sister epeak of the Temples since she has lived With us; the very mention of thelr name bringa back the memory of Gerald's brother, and all that sad irnl!mlf." “1 am sorry,” eald Frank, “bot I did not know sho was Inthe room, Poor Virginial" * Yesl Poor Virginia!” [ said to mysclf. But once the loveliest little creature 1 ever knew. It Is something of a stary, but 'tle an ‘tawer truetale,’” and I wlil tell ¢ {n the short- est way Ican: Virginfa and Frank were orphans, and old Mra. Chi-hester, their grandmothier, had adopt- e} Virginta alnost from infancy, The old lad hiad very ambitious hopes of making o splendid wmatch for her besutiful grandehlld. But ginia thought different; and when shie was 17, at the time of my wedding, she aud Loagicy Temple were fnsiane ennuzh to fall desperately in love viIth each other, Longley was Frank's nost inthinate fricnd, and the palr et continu- ully ut our house, until Grandma Chiclicster found ft out: A & while Langley was ordered to his ship (he was in the nuvel: Lot Fraok waged war with Grandma until be obtained a viperlah consent that the lovers mnfght spond. Grandma touk palns not 101 Know how Virginis was tormented und nized over until the poor chitld consentwd to go out nto soctety axzain: and there shie met and made, un)lv‘ll st of the yery mun whom Grand- ma bad_intended o er Leauty—Iorace Kent. Virinla refused him; but’ Grandma ald, scornfully, hat mude no difference. Bhe would come to her senscs sooni?” and, to my utter amazement, the preparation of the troussean went ou, and by-and-by we were bid- den to the wedding—a quite” elegant affair, where Virginla walked and talked as if she was frozen, Frank and | confessod to each other, that nizht, that the business passed our compre- Lenston, for we hud no idea then of foul play. Kent und Virginta wero W sail for Europe within a fortnight of thelr murriage, and went to Washington atd Baltunore to pass hat time. Leftalone une eventnz n Baltlmore, with o eevere headache, Virginfa remembered to have een umne mrotnatic vinezar fn her husband's dressing<are, Kent was peeullar in Wis careful way of locking up his belongings, and she took her own bunch of keys to upen the box, when, rather to her suprise, shie found the key eft tn thebox. Home fistless, vague fmpulae, wich slie never afterwards could wecount for, protmp- ted her to it the upper tray, althongh she had found the vinegar atready. Underncath, to lier urprise, she found b aud was ubout re- turning the tray to fis place without further ex- amination, when hier eyes were caughi by the words: “My own Virglula,* In a dear, o too well-known” handwrithir, When Keut camse back that night, he found ls beautiful young wife senseless upon her bd, with two lefters crumpled between her coli fingers,—one, L.c Iast letter Langley had artual- Iy written her; tho other. the base forsery 11 winel he asked to be released from Wis en- gagement, Kent was not at all bad, He loved her madly, and you tnay be sure that bis sure lnumshmcm Degan when, after the physiclan iad got her out uf the death-hke swoon, the firat words that came to Virgiula®s lips, 1o that strange, passionless tone which Is far worse than anger, werc, * Rewember! I will never forglve yuu-—navurl % 'l‘lu:fi cume back to New York fora single day: Lut Virclula eaw no one but her grand. mother, The old Tady upon her deathye Uiavert of that Interview, sud vaily fmplored her or- oivencss for urring Kenton to his treachery, ‘The newly-wedded pair sall-d fn the fil- fated slip which took fire off the coast of Nova Beotla, nud whose name still carries terror to many a heart. Viegina was one of that handful of surviverss her unbappy Lustamd fought for her place in the bost, and. Fematning behtnd bimeelf, perished with the ship. The azony of terror, the lutug hight which slie spent at tho merey of the waves, proved ton mucl strain upon” her ulready overburdencd irame, aud Frank anl I were summoned by telegraph 10 her at Halifax, whers she lay for days une me sefous with u braf-tever, And then, to ndd to hier misery, when recoverlug she wae thrown into a nedely fatal relapse by reciug wechlentaily that _the Teeumsel had gone down mn the attuck on Mobile harbor, with every soul on buard, ‘The Tecumach was Lanrley's ship, Virwinta vame to live with us about two years hefure the commencement of my story. Nhe seemed to fecl a gorrowful remorse noat her husbaml, which woas not grief, nod yet it et a shadow over her*life. “ Hewas treacherous and false," she sand to e one day, *uand he broke m[)‘ hearts but what rieht have 1 to juds nfmd Harrie, [ told bun 1 would never forgly I, aml he died thinkies himsel! unforgiven,™ Of Langley she never spoke, Well, the “perfuet tieasure™ made Ler ap- pearance. She was n rather youms womzn, with a pleasant, low volee, aml very goud man- ners for one of ner statlon. I Wus cuarmed. Certainly this girl scemud determined to ple e she dld ber work In u faultives, neat way; sl atmused und playol with the twingg baby had more quiet ni than | had Kiown him to havo for weeke. Ho, after a month's wrlaly 1 bewan 1o sl Alice’s prafses and aflowed hier full control In her departinent, with o guod muny privileges. Viegmia, alone, did not secm to ke her. Virginln hal u curious way of look- o at new faces,—a searching, penetrating glanee, that I ulways thouzht nad a sort of mesinerlsm fn ity all” the stramger becanse ber A?‘nn were 80 gentle and soft. Allce never met the Jook fairly, as | resembered afterward. 1t was in the surlnzof 'G5, Lhe closing of the War were crowding thick and fast wli other, Vireinta kept her roou s good e warm April weather sected to enervate her, and shie =hrank awuy fronm the foy und en- thuslusim we nll exifbited, Poor childl It was hard for her to hear of the soldiers und sallors who would be coming home now, sad to feel that for her sure heart peace would bring no balm, One wight Frank had taken a box at the Itallan opera in New York, We Lived in Brook- Iyn, aud, as Rellogg was 1o sing, I begeed Vi b to o with us, But she_stéadily declined. She would stay ot home and keep Louse, she sulid, Now, two of 1oy eervants were at a fire- men's badl that ulght, lenving enly Allee and the vook at kotme; 80§ must gay L lelt rather more hu{ about the children when 1 found that Vir- ginla wouldnot go. Golng from New York to Brooklyn ot night, however, is n long fourney, uml it wus close upon 1 0'clock whien wo drove up to our door. Inthe sweantlme, Vireinga, atter our depart- ure, biul sat for som thne wrlting letters i e own room. The twins were laving o noisy rump i the nursery s and, when ke looked fn to suy good-night, Fred fustened Wlinsel! upon her ek, aud begeeid th come and wtay with Auntie; she yichled, and then Fred bewan build- Ing curd-liouses on the safa until he got tred, 1 he curled himsell fn u corner, and (y two neconds wits fast wslecp. Befug very muteh d b ber Louk, Vieglula leit the little fel- eep on,y thinking that by-and-by elio would take bim up’ to her room. wud put bim to bed thero, us sho frequently did, At Justshe full uleep heraelf. She never knew how lung she slept, but had a palntul, nightmaery seusation, as 41 somclody was trviug to smutber ber, und, after strusgling with the leeting for some time, she sluwly, with a great cilort, opened her eyes whaut has happened to the roomt The gas huve gane out—t was totally dark, suve ering gl om the dyiog Jire un the and ehat s wickeuing, deadly sl thers was| With a lightmng rapidiy which §s more ke tn- stinet than though, {6 suddenly tlashed upon her what the strunge swell wis—culoroforinl “Fhen, as gho caught ber felehtened breath, and sank back fnto hor chatr, 3 low sound of Volees from the dinlng-rovin reaches door between Lhis rooms was aj a thread of light from ity tho WS 1 0an's: * Ye dut v't give the young 'omon too much o' that stuff, did yef® at asked, ratbher unx- fously, W1 Wtel I had,? returned Atiee’s Yow and stealthy yoliet 1 hate hert sl suspecta e licr eur. and she saw ¢ sbe heard Ha! ha!" gurgled the man, * she siust ha' been mizhty onclvil to yoi ye usuully gets on thie right side of 'ens, 1s that "ere pitcher sllver or plate? * Plate; the eilver is np atafra." Virrinia shook as the heard the venom of that low sifve, “RNie was Mr, l.nnx:lvg't 1ady-love until her ol rrand:ng atopped It **And what wos Mr. Langley to you, my gIr11 ! sakid the man, ‘flush! you'll wake the ehild, and I do not want to dohim any harm. Mr. Lanpley "—the woman's voice aoftencd—*"never sakla dozen words to mein his 1ife: but look you, Vincenty 1 fairly worshiped him.* “Thiat's rizhit: tell meall, a8 I'm yer husband that is to he,” kalid the other with a coarse laneh. * Mre Kent ha< aplendid {m\'c)s, too, Just picked the Jock to look at them. " You can take 88 many of those aa you like. Come!'" A% 5001 a8 the sound of their footsteps died away, Virzinfa snatenedthe deadly handkerchiel o herhead, aml staggered to her feet, though dizzilg. She was a very spirited girl, aud defer- mined that the pair should not escape, But what conld shedof Tt was vain to think of vetting the cook to alarm thefr neightors at the vorner, for the next lot waa vacant, and sho must ¢ross the hall and go pastthe atairs to find her. ‘There would he no use in throwing up the winidlow and screnming; the housc was on Clin- ton avenue, quite far out, and the policeman on that beat did not come past very often. Virzinta wrung her hands, when 2 sleepy mue- mur of 4 Auntle!” startied lLer. In asecond her resolve was taken. and she was on her knees Fred, Kissing him and shispeting §n hix car, “Fred, my darling, Auntic {s going to do rometling funny, You remember how Pa Jumjed youdowri from the balcony on Christmas- lay to run alter the monkey? I am going to you down now. Don'i lrtlk & word now. t a tnan, There, now 1 Fred was just 4 years old, but a great bov for his age, nud T always obeyed Virzinla lmplicit- 155 so0 Lo rubbed his vyes wide open, and was carrled to the window, ~The balcony, outside, waa not far from the ground. As Virzinia look- cd out carefully, she raw, unider the gaslight at Tue cornery o tall figure with the glcam of brass Luttona, “red,” shie whispered rapldly, “run to that policemman, and tell him to come right here to Auntie; then go to Mr, Motley's, nt the corner, und ring the bell with all vour micht,—It is low, and *'ou can reach It—and tell Geore and Hare ry Matley thut Aunt Virginia says there s a |h|c!llu l!llc house, Don't be afrald, Fred; bea ¢ Papa ver, gently, over the low railine; and then, with o god shake of his small person, Fred's Iat little legs trotted awiftly ofl toward the po- Jiceman. Direetly, under the balcony, a vofce #ald, soft- yi ““What {s wanted, ma'am! Can youopen the front dor for et ! ** Leannot,” ehe panted: *there are burgiars in the bouse, and should be heard. Cou you et up Lere, somebow? Has the little boy gons 10 the neighbor'st? There was o ausser to lier questlon: but the poli-eman earily followed her suggestion, und climbed up over the baleony. *Walt " swhlspered Virginia, laylng her eold hand on the poliveman’s arin, as e made a mo- tlon to o forward, % They are_up stalrs o my rootn, looking for wy jewels, 1f you will stand Just behimd that door, [ whil creep up the hack Maira amd recot 3 [0 the woman comes to wer the bLull, sclze’ ber, There 18 only one 03 4 Twant help I will call, and then you up the frout staire,'” SAre you not afrald(" asked the policeman with pome surprises but Virginia was goue be- fore he bl finlshed his remark. When she reachied the stalrs, she found by the sounds that the man had evidently gone into the silverloset, which stood on the other side of the back stalrg, and that now ehe wus hetween the two—for she conld lear Alice walilne around {n the bed-aoom. Quick us o fash the hittle tlgure glided up-stulrs, slipping off ber boots on the lowest step: there was vo lizht in the ball except that wiforded by the burgiar's lantern, for the gas was turned down 1w, und the lantern set fnside the closs deor, The door opened outward, and the was In 1t o spring, o rudden bang, amnd then the dick of the key in Virginka's nervons finzers, us she turneld §tin thelodk., A tremendous curse came drom the cantured thicl, us she Jeuned breathlessly against the door. “The same moment the raslizht behind her was suddealy turned on, and Alfce controated Vieginka. *You here, madamd Well, yon and I are quits, anyhow. Open that duor, or L)l send a bullet through your head! You didn't think of my 2 3 revoiver, did voul" S No," said Virzinda, looking fn the mrl's furfous eve with ler pecuifarly calin sile. S Help! Poliee!™ “You may split your pretty (h ald Adlee,” selzd 1 #No one will v FOU are at our ner, I trouble you tur that pistol {1 said o stern volee belnud Virzinls, 84 a quick, strong arm Jerked the weapon uway from Alice, Alire, with a shirtek. fell on the floor, fur she reabize |l nt onve, But Viesink, gaspine ++ A, my e azed usif turnml to stone, for it way Langley Temple that shic faw, * Vi cinigy don't be terekied,” hie gald %t s my very selly 1o ghost, Tuke my band, love: seog it fs tlesh and blood, Uke your own, dear,” hiz arme. The door-hell was ring- ¢, but he would bave It the neigh- s pull the wire til It brokie tnefore he would telt her dn that dusb, shocked state, A e tauched her e trembled violentlys then the Tzt vatne bac ves, aud, with o rob of Juyy Viegmba thang herself on the breast of bim Whonis ehe iud toourtad ud dead, The Motleys had thine to thlnk that Viegina was murdercd betore the palr opened the door. Verv i h surprised were they: to see, lnstead of the pollceman they expected o timl, o very tall, Landsone YOUDE il & ALEAICer, 1 s dresr unlfortn, Fred, now that his part of the fus was over, began 1o roar, and Virgints ook bt up i her arms, while the tiree gentles ety assisied by thereal Slaon-Pure polleeman, a brawny sun of Erii, opeocd the closet aiml se? cured the prisoner. Within the next tifteen minutes the ather servanty had returned,—~lor the burglary took place before 1L o'clock,—an | Alwee, hay re.overed from her swoon, was currled 1o the statfon-honse, Ldow't know how Lungley and Virginia were occupied Tl my return: bt when Frank thrust hia Lteli-key into the door, Virginhs tlew out of the library, and tricd, with s few fucolicrent sen- tences, to prepure e for seeing somethlug, The consequence was, that, when £ pushed the dour open in n very bewildered frame of nid, und eay Lantley smiling &t me, [ wan territied atmost out of my senses, and came near faint- o, ‘To the best of wy recollectlon, the houschold st up neasdy all night, thoush tnally, after 1 hant heard thie whols story, been speechless over Vingila's bravery, and’ huwired Fred,—now asleep In the urm-chair,—Frank drageed e off to beds 1donw’t know that Langley and Virginia sat there till mornine, but certainly the first per- suns § saw upon coming down fo breakfust were themselves, on the fdeutical sofa whero I had leit them. Langley's story Is too long s one to be told here. Sagtice it to say that, belng on deck when the Tecuimseh sunk, fie had been” able to strike otit from the sinking ship, and, under cover of roat calling,” ¥ Dy the arin, "~ drirged, uud 1 the stnoke amd roar of battle, to swim ashore, ‘Tnere, bowever, e was tuken prlsoncr, and Keptin close continement for some months, fiuatly mahine bis escape. Combng direct to Frank for inte!ligence beture presentiog hmsell to his family, he bad -(uvml to Hght u cigar un- der the guslight, where Virginia Lad mistaken m for @ poficeman, He had known her i stantly, and probably only her tright and azita- tion prevented her from roognizivg his volee, which, us be mirchicvously told tier, he did not disgrutse fu the leust, Alice and her secomplice were identiflea by the polico us old offenders. “The womny hald varried ou & systeioutic ,nlrcruu: ut the Tem- plea’, aud wus un u«'culuv ahied liypocrite. iy intense eratitication the palr were scutenced for a full tenn in Shye Si Langley and Virginia were inarrled very soon after. © Frank gave away the lovely little bride, whose fulr, girlish blowin had come back to her, and who, tmler the Influence of love, sectied 8 ifferent wurnan from the pale, sad cresture who had moyed so quictly ubuut the house, Fhey Idolize cach other, and [ thiok buve quite forgiven Grandma Chilchéster and pour Horsre Keut. 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