Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1881, Page 7

¥ MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. — Maurice Dengremont played tn New Or- leans 8 few days ago. — Wilhelm} bas recently been giving con- certs in California, — Mr. Mackaye and his troupe are this week in Connecticut, acting In Won at Last. — The Acme Oifvette Company 1s to appear at the Brooklyn Park Theater next week. —Mr. award Lamb, well remembered in Washington, a comedian always excelent and deservedly popular In eccentric characters, re- cently toe an unequivocal hit tn Boston as “Uniab Heep.” — Mme. Sanauschek will act in Boston néxt week. She closes in Philadelphia to-night. — Robson and Crane produced their new play, A. D. 1990, in Chicago this week. It met with success. —The New York World says that ‘the lively, lovely Uttle !otta, at the Park Theater, in Little Nell; or, The Marchioness, bas been a t success this week. — The Cincinnati papers are full of praise for William E. Sheridan, who ts playing Louis 11. there, Miss Kate Forsythe is supportiag him. — The latest news from Mrs. Edwin Booth in London 1s that she is much worse, and that she may ale at almost any moment. She Is sald to be insensible a good part of the time. — Fanny Davenport 13 preparing to prodace The Princess of Bagdad at Boston on Easter Monday. It 1s a story of a bad woman. — Billee Taylor seems without doubdt to ba the best comic opera since Pinafure, and we bave heard men whose business tt ts to criticis2 the stage wax eathustastic over its melody, humor and prettiness, Tne audiences at the New York Sandard Theater continue very large, and the manacersare forming companies to play It ali over the country. — Cinderelia at Sehool,one of the brightest things now on the stage, will be repeated at Daly's Theater until tue end of the month. It “will then be followed by someting new, which willgerve to open the summer season at this theater. —J.H. Haverly and Marie Roce’s husband, Henry Mapleson, have formed a partnership foran English opera company next season. Mapleson says he has already engaged Marius, Edward Terry and Florence St. John, Eaglish favorites. — Soldene’s company have been doing a ruin- ously bad business in San Francisco, and there is talk of their having to disband there. There are rumors, too, that the local managers would Uke to see the company break up 80 as to take the best of them fora troupe to send to Aus- tralia in support of Emliy Meiville, a great fav- orite in California. —The Comley-Barton Company are to re- appear In Olicefte at the Fifth Avenue Theater, New York, on Easter Monday. —Georg Henschel is coming back from Europe in the iall to be the conductor of a large orchestra in Boston os give twenty Saturday night sympl certs at Music Hall. — While giving her recitals in Boston, Miss Kate Field was suddenly troubled by aa old bronehial disease, which has returned after baving seemingly disap; Miss Field will P robably go abroad for treatment —It is sta'ed that Mme. Gabdbd!, a prima donna who has made a sticcess in Havana, has been engaged by Mr. Mapleson and will appear with his company in London, after which she will come to this country next season. — Gilbert and Sullivan's new opera 13 booked for London, Fogland, on Easter Monday. Both men are also booxed to superintend its antici- pated production in New York at the beginaiog Of next season. —The season of French opera, under the management of M. de Beauplan, will begin at the Academy of Music, New York, next week. Six lormances will be given each week, and in the first week Les Muquenots, La Juive, Faust, Aidt, and LAfricaine will be pre- | sented. — There is a brief but pointed bill before the ‘New York assembly making it a misdemeanor to sell or offer to sella ticket toan amusement im any city in the state, at any price over the box-office rate. It isto be hoped that this bill ‘will pass; for ticket speculation has become an intolerable Bulsance ia New York city. Itis almost imposs!ie to get into a theater without roughly soilcited by some of these impu- dent fellows; and the worst of it is thata good many of the managers are more than suspected of abetting the swindle, That Is the rigat name sor It. — The scenery, costumes, and properties for the Spanish spectacular play, Castles in Spain, which is to be produced at Niblo’s Garden tn May, have just been brought to > ‘The play 13 in three acts and seveatee jeaus, abd Its scenie features novel and bea iit for the piece bx jJournailst. —A New York paper asserts, that it arouses picion of a joke, Steele Mackaye's novelties in hig new theater, now assured, wilt bea patent scat appears enure tieor of t er whose Ww a after the pertor ce Of the trouble of g. Goors. — Moritz Grau has made a good deal of money in Mexico and the West Indies with his French opera company, headed by Paola Marié, and has now taken them to Rio Janeiro. They will also visit Para, Pernambuco and the Brazillian cities, and will then go to the Argentine repub- Hic and Buenos Ay1 and pessibiy to Chilt and Peru, getting back to New York late In the autumn. — Mile Sarah Bernhardt’s farewell engage- ment in New York begins at Booth’s Tneater on Monday, when she will appear for the first time there in Dumas’ play La Princess Georges, following wiih Camill+on Tuesday, Hernan on Wednesaay, Frou-Frou on Thursday, Adrienne on Friday, and Camille at the Saturday mat- mee. — For the Poet's Festival, under the direction of the Poe Memorial Committee, to be held at the Academy of Music, New York, the program ‘will be varied-and entertaining. Performances ‘Will be given at 21n the afternoon and 5 in the evening. Aduresses will be delivered by Parke eed and A lgernon Ss. Salltvan. Poems by boker, Parsons, Moran, Stoddar: ‘Whitman, liowells, Winter, Lanier, Trow? Dridge and Fawcett will be read. Music will be furnished by Joseffy, Misi Maud Morgan, Mrs. Florence Itice- Knox, and an orchestra an chorus, and tableaux filustrating well-known Poems Will be presented. —There ts talk of handsome George Clarke leaving the Madison Square Theater, New York, and sterring 1t mcxt season tn Barney Wiliams’ oid repertoire. Mr. Ciarke wil be foolish to do anythin, of the kind. Tue Irishman that Barney Williams presented never had an ex- istance save on the stage, and has deca cast into the shade by the North ot Ireland man, ‘Who has at least some claim to resembiance to Lis original. —Abha Dickinson has at the last moment refused to play “Claude Melnotte” with sal- vint's company at Philadelphia. She was to ave opened Tuesday. She may possibiy essay it in Boston, however, though her friends will hope that che will confine herself to Shake- sperean parts. —Fanny Davenport wants something tn the Way Of a wardrobe that everybody don’t wear, So she is having a glass dress maile in Pitts- burg. It is composed of clear glass drawn out Into fine, gossamer-like filaments. Those who have seen it say that It is almost impossible io distinguish the material from fine French Satin. It has a long Princesse train of ons solid piece of woven glass, aud ts elaborately ‘trimmed with glass lace, which is an exact re- roduction of old point. It ig cut surpilce at e Heck, and joined at the shoulders with ao Blass, altogether making a magaificent | — The World, which has been talked about so | much, was produced at Waliack s, New York, on Tuesday and was, of course, beaulifully mount ted and acted. five acts and weight a os ot } fancy. ' THE LADY SUPERVISOR. “You may tuck the lap robe a little closer ‘about my lame knee, daughter. Yes, that’s it And now my crutch and cane,. Lucky every ™man doesn’t have to make such a parade aa this in going to town meetings—eh, joctor? I’m thinking there’d be a failing off in voters.” “You know I'd take oe in 4 minute, father, if I could,” said {ss Wentworth, roguishly, handing him his crutch: “but the ewe doesn’t admit women and idiots to the “women, No; as to the tdiots, I'm not so sure.” responded her father, humorously; “it’s my private opinion, doctor, a round number of those crept in at our last townelection. See ee Set Of sticks they put up for schosl com- “The fact is, Mr. Wentworth, the schols miss you,” said Dr. Rodman, slowly drawing on his gloves. ‘There isnt s man in the village cap- able of fling your place.” “Elect a woman, then,” retorted the squtre, quickly. ‘Do something. Our present educa- Uonal system ts a disgrace to us.” “Elect your daughter, for instance,” sald the | doctor, with a sportive glance at the comely woman inthe doorway. “She's the oaly lady here competent for the oflice—and yet she would not take it.” “Very true. But why shouldn’s I-it I Pleased ?” asked she, archly. “Why? You couldn’t do it. You've too much deifcacy. Nd lady of refinement would os to be thrust iato so public a posi- tion.” “Not if she could serve the rising generation by the means?” interposed the sauire, “P0912! yh! Leall that narrow, doctor. But what. are we waiting for? 1am ali ready.” > The doctor made a fetnt of gathering up tha reins, to which the horse responded merely by a knowing wink. That bis master shouid really be in haste to leave Miss Wentworth was uu- precedented and transcended beliet. “ What do you say, Zilpha? Am I narrow? Don't you think men should fgnt their own battles?” “Certainly, if they can. But if they get Worsted women may be very good, I suppose, and help them.” “Of course they may and do help in many ways,” said the doctor, amiably. “Not by drudging in public offices, thouzh. For my Part, I should lose all regard for a lady who would accept such a masculine postition. If there 13 anything I utterly abhor,” he added, with energy, “it 18 a ‘strong-minded woman.’ “Behold how distinguished men differ,” sud Miss Wentworth, miscuievously. “King Solo- mon, now, liked iem. Do you remember his enthusiastic description of a model woman? Here’s a part of it: ‘She considereth a fleld and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands she plant- eth a vineyard.” fe “Dreadful! Still let us be charisable. Kinz Solomon lived in heathentsh day-, before women were exaltec to their true sphere,” jaughed Dr. Rodman, driving away at last re- iuctantly. Miss Wentworth turned back to the parlor, smiling. Ske was not particularly intereste: in the topic, but there was something amusing In the doctor's warmth in discussing it. What deep prejudices he had! Well, she didn’t mind; she understood dealing with them. And as she smootked her wind-blown crimps at the glass, She smiled again in asatisfled way. To have the power of pieasing the fastidious doctor was @ matter for seit-congratulation, she thought, She wondered, thongn, what he saw tn her to Others did not wonder. It would have been A greater marvel. indeed, it Dr. Roiman had not fancied thts sweet-voiced, regal woman, Whom he had come to know so intimately, it was nearly a year now since she had been summoned from her teacher's desk in New Yorix to the bedside of her dying mother, and in his capacity of physician he had met her almost daily then, and afterward. during her father’s tedious tin that ensued. Seeing her thus in her home fe, he could not fail to becharmed by her gracious, womanly ways—for splte of his thirty-five years of bachelorhood, he was not an unsusceptible man—and he had become warmly attached to her. Of courseshe was quite aware of this. What woman of twenty eight, with her wits about her, would not have been, where the gentleman's eyes spoke so elo- quentiy? Yet sae had perversely evaded an unequivocal deciaration. It was pleasant to be j Conscious of the doctor's preference, but she was in no haste to be assured of if. ‘This was the state of affairs between them on that orizht afternoon when Dr, Rodman had valled qtite illlally to take her ivald father to the March Ineeting. * Giving a dexterous twist to the blue nock- tle so becoming to her fair complexion, Miss Wentworth turned from the glass and sat down to read one of Agassiz’ lectures. Sune was fond of the natural sciences, and rather learned in that direction, having taught them constantly for the past ‘seven years. Just as she was deeply interested in the glacial theory there came a sharp ringingof the door bell, and Simultaneously from the kitcnen the swish of a mop, which indicated that the mald Climena Was yet splashing in Monday’s siough. Miss Wentworth answered the bell hers:if. Two exceedingly smiling gentiomen stood upon the piazza, did at the sight of her one cauckled outright. This was Mr. Hinks, the towa register. Wer begun he called. celved they had called, heuld s2emM so amu lected you supervisor of ir. Hinks, shaking wich “Ib was a unanimo1s: Tremendous cried Miss Went- that nearly con- hover to a lady, * Elected me ‘Su may ed the little register. es, you're formally elected, Miss Went- Worth, and we shall be j pellnereime grateful it you'll serve,” sald Judge Kenton, seating him- Self opposite her. ‘You can see what a popular vote It was. Why, the people wereso bent upon having you that they objected to your belag notified of the election before the meeting ad- journed. They wouldn't have given yon a chance to decline, If your father and Dr. Rod- man bad not insisted that such a course wouldn't be fair.” * Why didn’t they appoint Dr. He hasn’t the time to devote. You, then, Judge Kenton?” “‘ T haven’t the time, either. Besides, I hon- estly believe we shouldn’t succeed as well In the sehools as you would. You're fresh from teach- ing; we've forgotten the ropes.” “Oh, I can’t serve, Judge Kenton, I havent the courage. Do elect some gentleman.” “We can’t agree pope one,mum. You're the popular choice,” id the register, with tho coaxing air of a shopkeeper anxious to drive a bargain. “You'd better take the place, Miss Note Now do!” “Don’t tempt me out of my sphere,” she ered, playfully seizing ‘needvo era thread, “Don’t you men say its woman's mission 10 Sew on buttons? You can’t deny it.” “Cleverly turned; Dut We can’t excuse you on that te, Miss Zilpha,” smtied the jndge. “Think of your superior education, my chiid, and your experience In teaching. Can't you b3 public spirited enough to give us the benellt of these?” Miss Wentworth began to waver. “But the notoriety, Judge Kenton, 1 should shrink from it.” “Nonsense, Zilpha; a girl of your sense must be more progressive. Don’t shrink from doing usatavor, I beg. We men will pledge our- Selves to help you if we can in any way.” Miss Wentworth drew in her breath. Should She do this distasteful thing? Oaght she to do iv Once having undertaken the task, she had &n faward conviction that she could perform it well; but was it her daty toundertake it? And there was Dr. Rodman. Must she render her- self an object of aversion to him? He had ex- pressed the deepest repugnance to this very Step she Was considering. “What is my father’s wish, Judge Kenton? Did you talk with him on the sub} id “Yes. He was surprisea when your nane Was proposed, and much gratified. He would be glad If you were willing to accept the supervi- sorship. You know how he bears the welfare of the town on his heart.” “I will accept 11,” said Miss Wentworth, hastily, feeling as if a mountain were about to topple over upon her. hen her acceptance wag angounced at the tmneeting, it. was recetved with hearty cheers; but Dr. Rodman, in counting votes, frowned om! niously, and his ean Theo his words had not a feather’s weight with Zilpha! Fiattei » Very! No* three hours previous he had told her how he aotested mascuilne women; she knew perfectly well this Proceeding of her's would be obnoxious to vuise ‘odman? * comedy tableaux, some’ society line. hee — Rot enthuse th cee : ly Saved it. —“Nym Crinkle’s” Feuidleton: That young lady of the best society who was arrested at a eheap theater in New York and taken to police GovERNor Oxpway, Judges Kidder and Ben- nett, and Colonels Carapbell of Dak met ment at bim; and yet she had not respected his feelings if she di his opinions like t he had learne1 , he sald to himself, ~ _ She = go her ways, and he would go Their Paths could never coincide. In this frame ot ayy —— e had meant to him talk . She had the matter over with ee hia erseeing uno nothing untemt- eased she greeted him with more than her usual ten- miserabl § derneas, because she felt 80 Depressed Dr. "8 displeasure, everthing wes a parten, and but for her wi craig! iy grew proud of ated itself on the shoulder for its advanced ideas, and looked down with oar on the adjacent towns of Eustace and Cornvilie, plod- ing, along under the old-fashioned regime of a committee, ai male Miss Wentworth set about her task firmly resolved to do her duty, hating the duty never- theless; but, cane a lady of broad sympathies, shesoon found herself warmly interested in the teachers—timid young girls, many of them, who as spring advanced, came flocking to her for certificates. To "some she could not con- sclentiously grant them, and this grieved her ipetent in the main, bly in certain studies, and she kindly proposed to instruct them in these, with- ror A the testimonials till they should be meri Her father laughed. It was the first instance on record, he said, of a supervisor educating teachers for examination, But aa Z\tpba said, what better could she do? Instruc- tors already proficient were not to be procured at the low wages pald by the town. She must improve native talent, Dr. Rodman asked her, grimly, If she had undertaken a private scxoot in Nddition to her public labors. This was one afternocn when he had called to see her father on business, and encountered a bevy of girls tn the hall. He never came nowadays without some Blau le excuse. fn reply she tossed vax @ laughing negative, then added, impetu ously: “You sneer at my public labors, Dr. Rodman, Just as though I had assumed them simply for my own entertainment. You have never once given me a chance to explain my motives,” “Why should you honor me by explaining them, Zilpha?” said he, indifferently. “If tuey satisfy you, it is enough, tan’t.1t?” That sealed her lips on the subject hence. forth. If she was of no more cons:quence to him than a ily on the wall, why, she would uot even buzz in his ear. By midsummer she had visited every school within the town limits, and became acquatated with the Capabilities and needs of each. Her energy inspired energy in others. If she en- tered a school room. it was as if an electric current passed into it, arousing puplis and in- structor to unwonted activity. Little Toma was usually her companion on these expeditions, though he rarely crossed the threshhold of aschool room, liking better torun aboutin the fields to pick berries or gather flowers for Zilpha. “These long dilves are making a little Sam- son of you, Tom,” sald she gayly, one evening as they drove home together. “Last spring i should have been afraid to expose you to the Bight air like this.” She had been out in the Ward District, where there was some “feeling,” and had been ba- guiled into staying totea, Now it was rap- bod growing dark,and ashower was threat- enin: “By Jim! look at that thunder-cloud, sister,” Yesponded Tom, irreverently. For answer the young lady drew up the car- riage boot and touched the horse Ngatiy with the whip. He started forward, there was a sudden clatter, a vision of the whiille-tree Gushing against his heels, and the mext instant he was rearing in the shafts, and with fright- ened leaps jerking along the buggy by the thill tugs, Ziipha clung to the reins, and Tom clung to Zilpha. There was a moment of sickening dread, and then the danger was past; she ha the terrified animal ulder control’ Havin; soothed bim into quiet, she dismounted in a mu puddie to ascertain the nature of the aceldent; tugs firm; traces firm; but the bolt fasten— ing the whimietree in position brokea In two. What was to bedone? Manitestly the hors3 couid not draw the carriage if the whifiletrea was not properly secured. Locomotion hung upon that missing bolt; but how to replace it in a desolate mud puddle fuliy halt a mile from ary house. In this emergency Mis3 Wentworth bethought herself of Tom's pockets. She had often said their contents would prove a mina wealth to a pioneer. From a medley of pan- el = fishing nes and rusty nals she abstracted a bit t of stout copper wire, and haviag backed horse futo the shafts, she inserted this in piace Of the bolt. To prevent its dropping through the hole, she bent over the upper en by pounding it with a stone, and, as aa addl- Uonal safeguard, she was tying a leathera string about the middle of the whiftletree, when. heard the sound of wheels, “Has ything happened, madam? assist you? In the dusk Dr, Rodman aid not recognize her ull she spoke. | “It is nothing serious, thank you, docter. I belteve we're all right now; that is, If my cob- bling 1s strong enough. What do you tnink?” He gave a few muscular pulls at the traces, and nodded approvingly. ~ Yes, 1t seems fast. I would see you back if I could, but 1’mn sent for toa case of convul- stong. ‘I hate to leave you this way.” “Oh, never mind us. I dare say we shall get on famously,” said Miss Wentworth, rather tremulously, his kind tone agitating her more than the aecident. Can I He a her {nto the buggy reluctantty, and dashed away af a furious pace, but drew ret. moment foeail to her to dr why. “A neat job that for a lady 5 mirat “And how perfectly colle: Most women tn her piise would b beir wits; Dut Zilpha 1s no comimoa 40. She has sen some things,” det twitching his mustache 2 behooves foriit hers: Ifa man’s Wi 1 Gou’t kKcow why. I sho’ about the supervisor’ eless. ho Could not banisa her from his ming; and as he approached ber house on his return, he felt a strong impulse to call. But bis pride resisted it. He would have nothing to do with this strong-miacsd wo- man. He did compromise with himself, how- ever, to the extent of inyuiring for her of the hired man, whom he came upon pattering about in the rain with a lantern, setting tubs under the water spouts. Zilpha had arrived without further adventure, and was gono to watch with ‘the widder Sxeels.” “The widder thought she was made when Zilpha sot up with her,” Caleb observed. “Ziipha has womanly instincts—ao question about that,” sighed the doctor, driving on. “Who'd have prophesied her development into an Amazon?” Miss Wentworth sighed too, as she heard his Wagon, pass the sick womdo’s door. Who coulda have believed aman so kladly as the doctor couid be so unforgiving. Summer went by and autumao came. Little | Tom had ill turns occasionally, when Dr. ftod- mab was sent for; but henever dropped in un- bidden of an evening in the old friendly way. Zilpha had ridden roughshod over his preju- dices, and he resented {t. He wished her to feel that he did. Yet in carrying out this sentment, periaps he was the greater sufferer. His bachelor rooms were dull and cheerless, He sorely missed his pleasant hoars by Squire Wentworth’s open fire, and the lovely gray- eyed woman sitting opposite at her sowing; Wnile as tor Zilpha, she still had her father and Tom, and, to offset the doctor's coidness, aa assurance of the warm affection of many aewly-made friends. For she was doing a missionary work in the Schools. Even the doctor admitted that, at the fame time half-hoping she would {ait under it, Uiat she might confess to him, meekly, “Doc. tor, you were right; this was no woman’s labor.” It was hard work, too, sometimes in the face of Opposition. She had need of ail her tact. ‘There were districts which considered them- selves perennially abused, others which were divided among themselves. The ward district belonged to the latter class. At the Opening of the winter term there was “feeling” azatn. A scion of the house of Montague had taken the school, which pierced the Capulets to the heart; for had not vhetr peerless heir been a re- jected applicant? Stre increased between the rival families. In schoo! the youthful Capu- lets waged war against the teacher Montague, school, no respectable man would risk his rep- utation in it. What will you dor” - “Teach it myself until I can get a substi- “Zilpha, are you insane? You haven't the least idea what you are talking about. What could you, what could any lady, do with those barbarians? They'd lp you alive, They'd tear you limb from limb.” He was pacing the floor excitedly. “Oh, no! Boys: have a certain chivairy; theyll alady. Or if they should prove upmanageable—which I’m bound they sha’a’t, you know—why, I can appeal to cousin Harvey. He’s always ready to help me. “Yes, too ready by far,” thought the doctor, , Striding down the snowy path; “and Zilpha.likes him. I should be gladto know what she finda to admire in that jackanapes.” By which it may appear that Dr. Rodman was somewhat jealous of this handsome cousin, who had lately opened a law Office in the village. Previous to his coming, the doctor had cher- ished the fond conviction that the game was In his own hands. If he did not choose to marry Miss Wentworth, she might not break her heart over him, but she would at least‘marry no one else. Now this comfortable security was Shaken. He could not shut his eyes to the fact that Zilpha treated him witn polite indiffer- ence, while smiling fondly upon her cousin, who was assiduous in his attentions’ Itwas cousin Harvey that drove her in his stylish new sleigh to the ward district next morning. Dr. Kodman saw them from his office window and scowled. If the feliow had 80 much influence over her, why dida’t he veto this step? Betng a man, he must know that ZAilpha could no more control those rebdelilous boys than Canute coald control the waves of the sea. By Jove! it was fearful to think of a pene roman like her being subjected to that lery or: Ty ordeal. But spite of the doctor’s apprehensions, the ordeal was not fiery in either a literal or a figurative sense. Miss Wentworth had not overestimated her Knack ai governing. Tne moment she seated herself at the desk, the pupils acknowledged her autiority, aud at- tempted no further pranks. At the end of a fortnight she had brought the schooi into so orderly a state that she relt easy in trusting It to the new teacher. Dr. Rodman, sincereiy Telleved, wavered between pique and admiration. He was forced inwardly to confess that through- out her supervisorship Zilpha had proved herself the Tight person in the right place; out to confess this to her required special grace, for the doctor was not an humble man. lore- over, he wanted her to-say first that she was sorry to have grieved him. But meanwhile there was this Cousin Harvey, with his fasct- nating, insinuating ways. Already the neigh- bors hinted at au engagement between him and Zilpha. Dr. k¢ an grew wretchediy uneasy. “You have succeeded in public life better than Texpected, Zilpha,” said he, in halt concession, ope evening, when he ied met ier at the widow Skeei’s, The sick woman hai suffered a relapse, and was lying in a doze, “Ab!” returned Mrs. Wentworth, quietly cooling the brow of the sleeping patient. The dcctor had given his medical Girections for the night, but instead of leaving at once, he stocd ee | over a cnair, idiy watching the graceful motion of Zilpha’s fingers. “Zllpha, I'll admit my prejudice was a foolish ose,” he broke forth impeiuousily; “I’m afraid you've thought me rather unfriendly tunis last ear.” - “Don’t let It trouble you, doctor. I have not lacked friends.” She could not help saying something bitter. He eee coidness had tortured her more than he knew. “You haven’t lacked friends! No, I should think not, Ziipha., Your cousin isa host in Eee even if you had no others.” “Yes.” Miss Wentworth deliberately wrung the nap- kin out of ice water and replaced it on the sleep- er’3 forehead, while Dr. Rodman looked on moodily, plucking at the fringe of the tidy un- der his hand. “You scem to be very fond of Mr. Nye, Zil- ba.” “T am,” sald she, with feeling. “I have great Teagon to be.” A long pause, oceupted by Zilpha in straight- ening the coverlet, by the doctor in frowning at the bed-post, and then he cried abruptiy: “They say you are * going tomarry yourcousin Harvey, Zilpha. Is tue?” low can I,” laughed she, blushing, “when to be bride-maid at his wedding?” ‘ou are not going to marry him? Truly Zil- 2 Blessings on you child! Then will you erry me: Miss Wenthworth shook be head, her flager on her itp. The widow was Waking. br. Rod- man precipitately retreated to his stand by the r g-chatr till she dozed again. you haven’t answered me, Zilpha,” he said then. “Wil you be kind, and assume the re- spepeionily: of this savage, cros3-gralned man?” She met his eyes smiling. “You ferget my ofiicial labors, sir.” Dr. Rouman made a quick gesture of 1m- patience. “What have they to do with the quesifon, Zilpha? Can't you spare time to care tor me? “it you wichea it, I might—perhars. Bub you know you detest ‘ladies engaged ia public duties. You said—” “Til take you, irl may be permitted, public dudes and ail,” said the doctor with suca abject humility tha te touckel, put mi . added De, Kor eye, “You won't lady sitpe The Maidens’ Chorus. Whet the maiden isn't hugging of her OF her feiloy doesn't lightly turn to bangs, a ; When her fan a It is ten to one that al etting yellow, And all broken up by jealoury’s wild pans, *Ousy's wild pangs. When you never see her eating the fried oyster, ‘The fried oyster, ‘ And she doesn't scem to care for Easter clothes, aster clothes, ze Don't forget that she’s preparing for the cloister, ci ‘or the cloister, - And will ne'er again ivost in'striped hose, Striped hose. [Cleveland Leader. How He Got His Lunch. (Galveston News,] . A few days ago a gentleman noticed a big Doy near a school house. He wassitting be- hind a barrel in an alley and eating a luach. “You seem to have a good appetite,” re- marked the gentleman. “Yes, but since the teacher got down on me Idon’t have enough to eat. He isn't popular with me a bit, any more.”” “What does he do?’’ “He just steals my lunch out of my mouth,” “You don’t say 80?” “Yes, used t@ nave splendid big dinners. I used to take Ike Newton’slunch away from him every day. He had such nice lunches, too; but the teacher saw me holding Ike down and tak- ing 1t out of his pocket, 80 he called me and walloped me across a chairfor an hour, and that mnade Ike so sassy he won't glve me his Junch any more.” ‘So Dow you have to eat your own lunch?” “No; I don’t have any lunch of my own, but Ihave to take the lunch away from a smaller boy, and it ain’t half big enough for a poy lle me, who ls growing; but he is the biggest boy that I feel safe in tackling since the teacher put miro father “ought to teach bet “Your T Oug! ch you better than to rob other boys.”” 7 “My father says that’s the way I ought to do, My father belongs to the Galves:on Waart Company.” The Philosophy of Oyster Eating. According to a contributor to The Lancet, the Practice of cooking is not equally necessary tn regard to all articles of food. But the articles of food used in the uncooked state are compara- Uvely few. Fruits, which are consumed largely Garkly Ubreatening that they would “make 1: too hot for him,” which they did in this wise: The stove stood in the center of the room, between the desk and th> scholars benches. ‘There were five rows of these, and in each row the benches were joined together by their sides belng get into two narrow strips of plank. These planks were firmly screwed to the fisor; but one morning the matinous Capulets, aided Gnd abetted by the “big boys,” removed tae screws which kept in place the middle row of — slipping rollers underneath the strips ‘hen they ensconced themselves in the back Seats of this row, as usual the seats in front of them being unoccupied. At the teacher's advent they were conning their ies3ons dili- gently; butas herose at the desk to conduct foe morning Low ghia hd peti | ee ard, foliowed by a rumbling us o! er. and he Icoked up the aisle to see the detached. seats charging down upon him like a train of cars. They dashed against the stove, upsetting it, and bringing the funnel to the floor with an awe The scholars rushed about the room, shouting and stamping. “Order! Let us have order!” cried the dis. tracted master, frenziedly clutching at the scattered fire brands. “ Order! that we will. We'll order you out,” yelled the rebellious Ce dpe ejecting him from the window, and focking the door upon le eB Rota rainy em ro! rr] Ms fim. home hatless, and learned the whole story. * ‘ou the supervisor's, I wish you'd be sind pote to ee ” gaid the outraged she won't find him Dr. Rodman felt a this to see what you have under- taken, ha,” said he pat AL deat, that Ward discrict in 2 treo ae hacncat aM, and, atver this fresh eyes ee in the raw state, owe their dietetic value chieily to the sugar which they contain; but sugar is 2 Aa Aina uncool indifferently, and experi- meat justifies this indifference. ‘The eatlug of oysters, however, is quite pe es and fur- nishes a e@triking example of the generalcor- recthess of the popular judgment on dietetic questions. The oyster ts almost the only animal which is eaten habitually, and by. preference.in the raw or uncooked state, and it is interestin, to know that there 1s a sound physiologi reason at the bottom of this preference. ‘The fawn-colored mass which co} Part of the oyster ts its liver, else than a one of glycogen. the gl ut withheld from actual con- tact with it during life, is 1ts appropriate diges- tive ferment—the hepatic disastase, The mere crushing of the dainty between the teeth bi at once aigested, ‘ter help’ by itso ce ithout other help, by its own ey el 0; = in ungdaed at armed, in But the advantage of this lost by cooking, for the heat employed immoedi- ately destroys the associated cooked oyster has to be digested, like any other food, py the eater’s own digestive powera. —— He Heard It. Topnoody made up his mind to-day that he was not to be bossed any lo: Hew the Varsity Men Train in Englanéa. > (Pall Mall Gazette.) AUniversity eight trains for five weeks. A Waterman would take threo months for a match, but then the University men have mostly been in good exercise for some weeks } | before actual commences. They rise atseven or earlier, take a gentle half hours’ walk, runnin, haps a couple of “spriut” bursts. They en tome home for bath abd dressing, They breakfast about S am. on decently cooked chops and steaks, sometimes a little fish, and not more than one egg, if any. ‘Two cups of tea are the outside allowance to drink. Stale bread 1s used, or dry toast; and they wind up with watercress. For lunch a small quantity of cold meat, stale bread and halfapintof oldale. For dinner roast beef and mutton (not boiled) and perhaps fish or poultry on alternate days as an extra course; how and then jeliy or 3p int of ale is allowed, with an orange and dry biscuits for dessert. Half-past ten is the latest for bed time. At the University the rowing is done only in the afternoon, but when the crew ‘ate to other training quarters they take morning rows as well the early part of training a good deal of steady running is done atter the day’s row, to get off superfluous flesh; later on, extra muscle begins to supply its part and a well- trained crew will train’ up distinctly in weight toward the last. The third week ts the critical Derlod. when men are prone to be weak, before new muscle has replaced the flesh which hard exercise has reduced. For athletic sports the system of training originally approximated too much to that of Tupning; men took tco severe exercise, and lost their turn of 3) ‘They “tried” them- selves too often,a man cannot do his best every day in pedestrianism, and if he is ‘tasked too many questions” in his preparations,he answers e33 sallstactorily when the actual race comes off. The traintog for each distance to be run 1s somewhat different; the diet ts much the same iu all cases, but the exercise varies. Rungers eat more mutton than bee’; the latter if used {co freely makes them too heavy. Io other reapecis thelr hours and diet are much the seme as those of oarsmen. A ruaner wants no useless muscle to carry. A hundred yards runner takes steady walks, in thick clothing at first, to reduce his weight, and runs his dis- tance about two or three times in the day, gen- erally a little short of top speed. He especially practices starts, for haif the battle lies in get- Ubg well away when the word is given. A quarter-mile man runs distances of 150 yards to 200 at 95 per cent of his pace on the majorliy of days, besides taking walking exercise; he does not try his best against time more than about once aweek, A mile runner tries him- self even less often, but gets accustomed to his distance, and runs 1t, or (he greater part of it, dally at atair pace. A three-mile man, while reducing bimself fully, does not run over hts distance within at least a week of his race, as he would not regain 13 full powers in tims, Nevertheless, though inen thus refrain trom overdoing themselves before the day of the race, they take care so far to extend them- Selves as to *‘clear their wind,” and also to learn where their forte Mes—whether to make their best pace early, late, or all through the dis- tance for which they train. And, just as an carsman studies style, 80 a runner pays atten- Uon to his gait and to his stride, to make his action as effective and as litle laborious a3 possible. Fans. (Potter's Monthly. } Fans wereapart of the bridal outfit ot an- “clent Koman ladies, The Greek and Roman fans were made of either lotus leaves or pea- cock’s feathers, or of some light, expansive material painted iu brilliant colors. Tuey did not open and shut, but were sti and had a long handie. By this form they were best adapted to the manner in which they were used. One person always fanned another, as might be inferred from the quotation trom Terence at the head of this article, Some young slave of either sex was Chosen to carry the mistress’ fan, and to fan her whenever sie Gesired. In a Pompelan painting, Cupid is represented a3 the fan bearer, sabellifer, of Alladne, and iamenting at her abandonment. Inthe middie ages fans were employed in the church services 10 keep ties away from the sacred elements. These were sometimes fur- nished with bei's of silver, which gently tinkled as the fans were slowly moved In many an- cient cathedral records notices of such fans are stil to be found. Insome of the Oriental churches use 13 still made of the fanin the celebration of cortain services. But in the western church It has passed entirely out of use, gave thatin the state processions of the Roman pontiff large feather fans are still car ried. All European fans were inflexible. Japan has the honor of inventing the folding fan. It has always been of the form still used—a segment of acircilo. On a light radiating frame work of bamboo the Japanese place paper, which ts then decorated in various ways. Tne outer guards—those which cover the others When the fan is shut—they make sometimes of iron, beaten extremely thin, und damascened with gold or other metais. From the Japanese the Chinese learned the Urick of making fold- ing fans; from them It came to tae western world. The Chinese sometimes make them of very thin sheets of ivory, aud fastened togetl Peopis in the nave ta Ube oun mantfas- teh constl— merchants’ an importaut dealings. In the fifteenth a 3 fans 2 yy ladies ta all the Sof Europe. In the famous ” by Holbein, a lady appears with afanin her band. Mr. Thomas Wright, speaking of tho Eagiishwomen of the day of Queen Elizabeth, has the following words which bear upon our subject: “The fan of the Elizabethan age was usually made of feathers, like the favs stlllin use in the East, from whence It was probably derived. The handle was often very richly ornamented and set with precious stones, and even with dlamonds. As, according to the custom also derived from France, the lady who made any claim to dress in fashion was never without her fan, it was usually suspended to the girdle by a chain. A satirist of the day, Stephen Gosson, euroves of the fan if employed in the right tine of the year, when It 1s useful for driving away files and for cooling the skin. Pails was the chief seat of the fan manutac- ture during the seventeenth century. They Were painted and decorated by artists of con- siderable fame. But it was last century when the greatest amount of talent and tngenuity Was expended in the making and decoration of these useful trifles, The most luxurious oraa- mentation was employed just as far as the fans were Capable of showing it. The sticks were made of ivory or mother of poarl, each kind being carved and ornamented in every way by every means of which it was susceptible. For the mounts taffeta and satin and silk covered Sometimes with the most expensive laces were used, or sometimes fine paper or a delicate floe waite parchment sat chicken skin, painted y 20f high repute. Into the sticks litte circles of glass nd repent ooaty 2: holder could peer without attacting notice; and at the pivot it was not unusual for small telescopic gi! to be introduced. After the time of the French revolution the luxury expended upon fans died out. Within the last few years—since the exhibition of fans at South Kensington in 1si70—a new impulse hes been given to the making and decorating of vate By et rett ta Ad has been ei country as well, and many ladies dave taken to decorating thelr own fans. pices ce Di tay The Nearest Star. In an interesting article on southern stars, reprinted In-Science, Mr. Pope, of New Zealand, describes Alpha Centauri, the known nearest tixed star to the earth. This magnificent double Star, he says, is the finest object of the kind In the heavens, ides @ binary star of very short period, everyone knows that ha Centauri is our next neighbor among the stars, and that it was the first to give up the ‘Secret of its parallax under direct Transit Circle obser- vations. The color of this star 1s straw-yellow, or sometimes golden-yellow, ac:ording to the State of the atmosphere. When there 1s haze, the smaller-star 1s somewhat more ‘This tends to ge sun. Even the principal dark and Kd ney, occupy the same Pie colar spectrum. ‘There can be little doubt te a8 that of th Probable, Bowever, that alpen Gone, Ee Ea Pe Be se B38 5 a e - a Bae ' & Fe Fe a ae : 4 § a 2 u Es #2 i ef age Epes ee g 8 : 2 i i 4 i Fie i ‘The Peru (Ind.) Republican.) SOLID DELEGATIONS. ~ ‘The time is here when, all over the country, solid delegationa are looming up as the proper thing. Nothing cen be effected in these days, w.thout the influence and approval of those august bodies, and they have come to be regarded a8 a necessity. Indisna has bad her share of solid delezations, but the most important ones in their influence upon the popular welfare, are those which have been advocating the universal adoption of the beow named article. In Peru, Messrs. J. B. & J. E. 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