Evening Star Newspaper, July 19, 1890, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, \ Fer eee eS Se ila aetna D.C., SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1890-SIXTEEN PAGE HIS ENGAGEMENT. HOW DICK PATTERSON'S WEALTH NEARLY LOST HIM HIS BRIDE. ———_ Prom Harper's Bazar. T IS terribly awkward!” Dick Patterson admitted. |B Me was standing against a table at his favorite clab, inspecting with his near- sighted eyes a paper cutter of « new type. Before him were range! half a dozen friends, eome sitting. the rest leaning their arms on the backs of the chairs. For fourteen hours Dick had been an en- geged man, and he had just imparted the fact to his present companions, who were his most intimate friends. And they bad been congrat- wlating him; and congratulations are gailingly patronizing. “Well, don’t be cast down,” spoke up Frank Morton, from Where he sat, like a justice, on one of the chairs ina row. ‘For today we will to behave as if nothing had hap- 'e not that. And perhaps yoa can help Dick rejoined, turning the paper cut- me out, ter over and examining the other side of it for ome startling digression in design. ‘The chorus of friends exclaimed: “Help you?” “Hope so!” “How?” “You see,” he proceeded, “it’s the first time, aad I'm thoroughly surprised.” “Saat withdraw if you are regretting it, and give me achance,” put in Will Marston, who ‘was known to be in love with the young lady. “I think there is a loophole somewhere there,” Dick replied, looking ap quickly, and adjusting his glasses on his high-toned nose, and dropping the paper cntter on the table be- Bindhim. Then he thrust his hands into his pockets and looked over at the pictures on the wall, “I never meant to be engaged!” he blurted out, stamping his foot, and biting Bis tip. They all laughed. “You were in your right senses, weren't you?” asked Jimmie Waies, Dick glanced at the speaker reproachfally. “Was lever too mach stimulated in my life?” Rhedemanded ‘No, I fairly admit that I was e@aptivated by Miss Mainwaring. Why not? But my plans were for remsiuing heart free for geome seasons. And, besides, my father will barrow me to the sou!.” At the mention of his father there was a save silence. “Morcover, I am mortally id of that young lady. Think of calling with the ring today! Paulding. which finger does it goong” Dick asked this question of the only youth im the group who had been hat am ass you are, Patterson!” Paulson shot back; aud ‘then laughea, But he was rather angry at the lad’s frivolous treatment of the matter. “Break the eagagement, by all “That's impossible!” the ass answered, stand- aight, and getting fierce. “I'm word.” it’s almost your only virtue just now, My doy,” interpolated Frank Morton. “And, like all virtues, it can sometimes be a fault, You're the last person to get eugaged at twenty, with your money.” “1 am serious.” Will Marston reiterated. “T Will do my best tomake Miss Mainwaring change ber mind” “No hope, after all,” the gilded victim sighed, ing Lis head, and slipping his glasses from hia nose with a sudden trown. “My money is an element which will bind her to me in spite of worlds. The only way ont would be to hand over my pecuniary expectations to you, Will, and that would really be eccentric.” Young Patterson was probably tho biggest matrimonial catch in the city. There was, jok- Ing aside, a pathos about the situation which his friends could not deny. He had been an- | or for, had been caught and would never be agai, for he was an excellent fellow, inca- able of anything underhand. Just at present Be was very naughty; but as he was speaking with persons he could trast, he did not think he was insulting Miss Mamwaring in discussing her affairs with his own. She was always be- ng mentioned because she was the greatest le among the debutantes of the year. “Your father may dissolve the thing for you,” Pat _in Jimmie Wales, soothing'y. “Dissolve me, you mean,” answered the lad. Re stroked his lip, miserably. but of course Delf amused, as young people always are. “Isn't there an unlucky stone which could be selected for a riug? A setting of opals around an emerald might bring a mxture of evils that would eventually part us, I should think.” “They are saying an opal is capital luc enything.” This dampening remark ¢ from Dennis Drake. “But oh, my stars, the idea of not being in love with her!” “Millionaires seem to be made of leather and fish bones,” Olin Campbell deciared. They laughed at hun, for they were always deaghing, except Dick, who did not alter his disconsolate expression as he averred: “Love! thought it was only a name. How are you to fall in love when you're fascinated: Frek you know that all their little looks are ton like their ingenuons solitaire flowers. en they always pick out the man with the best chance of giving them case and power. When they break a heart sooner or later, if ee but allowed to handle it.” “That's a candid, vague and desperate view, and no denying it,” Compost said, grinning. They were ail aware that Dick’s father bad marrieda cruel, unsativfactory sort of a woman, and that there was no sister or ucar relative of the female sex to make a good impression upon the young man and efface the gradge caused by hie mother. “I've always told yon that you were the most unfortunate cuse I moet Jack Pauiding gram- bled, turning away. Then he paused to ex- further. “I verily believe you will never wer what a woman can be. Ihave. Iam to marry a girl whom you think ontwardly charming; but she is better than that Sup- | posag hice Ethel Mainwaring to be an angel, you'd never believe it, for your causes of dis trust as to her motives are too uumanageabie, | A most unfortunate fellow, 1 say, aud rather | contemptible as he stands there.” “Thanks, awfully,” Dick grimly replied, “It's ridiculous to talk in that style to Lim, Wales argued. botly. “You kuow what Dick’s opinions have always been aud why. If he | can’t complain a little to us for waking up to | = himself in bonds, whom can he complein | “Paul@ing did his duty.” remonstrated young rson, pulling himself together to leave the room. “*I was contemptibie. He weat off to the jeweler’s, and, with re- markable care, selected a maguiticent ring. | Then he drove to his tather’s oftice. Mr. Patterson was uupleasantly impressed by the paleness of Dick's face and the dark- ness of bis eves as the latter said, in a low) tone: | “Pop. please see me alone for a moment.” | “Lean't It’s jast « moment when I can’t de- | Vote myself to you, Bub.” | “Then I shall blow my brains out.” Business was postponed and the room cleared of visitors and clerks. For the first time the father looked at his sou in an agous of appre- ‘What ha been doi hb Les we you 2 ing?” he asked, buskiiy. couldn't help it Im engaged to Ethel There was a dead silence for a few breaths, “Why coulda’t you help it/” the magnate in failroads fiually asked. - ge “Because 1 didn't know it was coming. Of course we have met everywhere. She is the most adored of the adored. I've paid her at- tentions as a matter of routine. 1 seemed car- pono on rn a deliriam. She looked so sweet true.” Mr. Patterson's eves fell, and he leaned hie chin on his band above the scattered Which had to do with millions of money. mid, im a deep, quivering voice. “Well, it's doue for me now,” answered the young man. His father suddenly tarned upon him. « by heaven, it is not done!” he cried. “I cannot go back,” retorted Dick. “If 1 ealy had got through college, to the envy of everybody, | should be safe there today. Bat pride must have a fall, and 1am treated toa Precipice. And you know I adore her, too.” “TN not have you yoked,” vociferated Mr. Patterson. pounding the table once. “Frees Gumn_tresdom from woman's weight—that you sball have foralonger and kinder space of time than I did. Den’ prone me, Dick.” His eveshots were burning yourlg man’s face, “You turned the dagger in my heart, boy, he said, softly, After a few hours’ interval Dick drove to Ethel Mainwaring’s home. IL While he stood looking at the elock, which told him it was the precise moment when Ethel had promised to receive him, and from it looking at the mass of roses which he had sent her during the morning, he heard her steps on the staircase, falling slowly. like the echo of an echo. He could have beard a giost, 1t seemed tohim. He turned. She entered. Drama—mere drama, She was she faltered as their eyes met: she held out her hand, with lowered eyelids and a plaintive smile, He seized her hand and crushed the fingers at his lips, and looked again upon her intoxi- cating cuimuess of perfection, He would have kissed her, but she held away from him aud d from him, D thee reler reemertatn ania Rae cole a as musically low as a brook’s trip among ferns, She bent over the tall red flowers, which seemed growing up from the floor, and laid her cheek on them.ber faco away from hisa, In an instaat she had got to alittle distance from him, always avoiding his eyes, which studied he “Ethel, [hate them! They were for you while I was uot here and you gave them what you prevent me from tuking--a touch upon ‘our cheek.” He drew her toa pretty bench [ocstes somne Japanses bromses aut pales. and she alighted beside him apon it, He took the ring from his breast pocket. “The roses pleased you. What do you say to this other choice?” The diamond flashed in the mellow light like visible inspiration, She looked at it; he at her. He was raising her eft hand, when she whispered * Is it uot wonderful? Let me She took the gem from hi ing her hand, laid it on one deli- cate palm, and then on the other, as if it were agiowworm. “The most beautiful diemoad 1 ever saw!” she murmured. “Iam eager to put it on your finger, Ethel.” he urged her. “it wili help me to realize, when I see it there, that I have won the most enchanting girl in America,” She clasped the ving 1 one hand and let the other haud fall over it, too, in her lap; and she looked up, as if @ thought had arrested her glance and she hardly saw him, with her solemn girlish gaze. Dick kissed her and from that moment worshipped her. Her face changed; she was overcome with blushes and bewilderment, and she drew her- self as far as possible away from his arm, “Why is this?” he asked, his hand trembling on his knee. She opened her lips to answer, held up the ring without a word and gave it back to him. “‘L cannot take it,” she said, in a moment, Dick watched her intently. She was appar- ently afraid that any motion on her part might cause bim to touch ber again, und she gazed down at her lap as though in a trance, “Ethel, did you not say that you loved me?” “Yea.” “Why do you put this affront upon my love?” She looked off from the nook where they were sitting. dud the clear maguolia whiie of her profile put him in awe. Her lips and un- even breathing showed that she longed to sob. “Should i have brought you a simpier Dick asked her. “Have I misunderstood y Would you prefer a less ostentatious thing— something purer and tenderer than a fiery dia- mond?” She turned her lovely face to himand smiled, but did not meet his eyes. “Ishould not have presumed to bring you Jess than this jewel,” he exciaimed, as if “re- membering. ‘And what would you have thonght—reflect a moment — unless I had chosen the most splendid I could tind?” She sighed and spoke brokenly: should have liked the sigple ring.” She rese, proudly. “But oh, Mr. Patterson, it does not mutter; it was all wrong. I break my word to you abso- lutely!” Dick started, got to his feet, his face gray and white. ‘What! Your words only of last evening—disgraced?” ~I wail not marry you.” Presentiy he asked: “This is just a little game? To make me as frightened as you know how? To see me suffer like alamed dog? Look at me; your wort: is successful!” She did not deign to respond; but she said, as if he had not spoken: “You cannot understand just now. But you will understand. Do not think ill of me: it is I who am right.” She was hastening away, but Dick caught her about the waist, passionately pleading shat she would tell him what had happened. He turned her face to the light. Never was a more piteous countenance seen. ~Who has dared to interfere in this, Ethel?” he cried at last, releasing uer to make a ges ture of rage. “No one,” she sobbed, gaining the door. “That is a lic Ethel stopped short, confronted him as it appalled, stepped nearer to him and paid, sternly, ‘You forget yourseif!” “By the answer you gave me I know that you are a liar!” he declared. ‘Your besuty, your heavenly glances, your white flesh, are all stained with deception! I thought it would prove so—but not so soon.” ‘The girl stood as if spellbound by such audacit; “How mach did my father offer to pay you for throwing me over?” he sneered, his face drawa, savage, crimsou. Ethel quasied as she stared. She left him slowly. As he rushed to the hall to leave the house he saw her leaning against the wall at the foot of the staircase. faint. He slammed the hall door, mumbied an order to his coachman and jumped into his carriage, Not long after he had gone his father’s larger coupe, with his ideal horses, drew gradually to the sidewalk in frout of the Mainwarings’ house, ‘The footman was obliged to ran upand down the steps several times. Mr. Mainwaring was notin. His wife was not i Miss Ethel could not see Mr, Patterson, senio: ‘The latter then wrote on his card: “My Dean Miss Marswanrxa: I beg yon will see me. Iam most anxious to speak with you about the engagement between you and my son.” In a few moments an answer was handed in at the carriage window which ran: “Mn. Parrenson: Ishall never be engaged te your son. EM.” le drove off rather puzzled. But he con- cluded that Diek had not lost an hour in break- ing his troth. He was thoroughly ashamed of him for it, Dick meanwhile went to Will Marston's bachelor quarters. which he was almost. as familiar with e6 if he owned them himself, He found his best friend sitting smoking and reading the fire. He walked round the a chore: Papeipe with his hands thrust into his ets and his eyes bloodshot and bright, and remarked: “You swindler!” M got up, quietly laid his book on the table and red at Dick. He instantly re- ceived = blowin the face fromthe back of Dick's hand. Marston shook hke a feather, but bore it. He believed that the rascal had’ been drinking heavily, and was crazed by it. “You went toher and told her what I had said in your hearing this morning. Yon are a dishonorable mm I will fight you, if you will fight. If you wilt not I shail thrash you.” These words Dick hammered out as if he were speaking’ under . “I did not go to her, old fellow. I did not tell her.” “Coward!” nt : ‘t powers, dear what's the row?” “Why that?” Marston's nostrils panted, but be © coolly. “Simply because you are afraid of me. But you shallnot have her. My life never was worth so much to me as it is now, when I mean to shoot you for trying to take a girl from me who was to have been my wifc. how false, she was to have been my “False!” exclaimed Marston. faise?” “Afraid?” Dick asked smiling. hee over — We mast ee a duel to ourselves, though we are only northern- ers.” He walked rapidly to the door and Marston felt a if it would be natural now Serres before he resumed his weal Dick's whirling brain ol to a couple of ideas, It it. was not bis friend who had. woned Kthel i house | ticularly s = could you?” the young man groaned, ly boy!” “You went to her; you bought her off.” Dick stood motionless except for his deep breaths. “Remember that Jones is here,” said Mr. Patterson, quickly. His son sprang toward him with lifted and quivering fingers, tovtered aside with a great effort, and threw himself upon the floor. “How could you, father?” he sobbed. Til. Mr. Patterson's powerfal will subdued his son's paroxysm, although he was in the mad- dening throes of his first great grief. Dick’ few questions were repeated over and over again, but they were answered patiently, and the young man was soothed by hearing gentle tones in a voice harsh as fate to most people, “You've said uothing— nothing to her or her family?” Dick asked, for the hundredth time. lave not communicated with them in any way more than I have told you.” Mr. Patterson replied, as if he had not said this before. /Then how did it happen?” Diek prosed, “I can’t think for the life of me,” his father earnestly responded. “You see, I did not know what love was. But how well 1 loved her!” appeaied Dick. “Anyway, it will all be clear tomorrow,” the melancholy faced elder mau assured him. “Do you imagine she thought I did not care enough for her “Great Seott! I don’t see how she could have thought that!” answered Mr. Patterson, archly smiling. “She must have realized that I was a ninny ora fright ot anything else of the sort;” cried Dick, indignantiy, “Let's ask her what she realized,” suggested the other, calmly. Dick confided to his father that he hoped Ethel was breaking his heart by her goodness and not by perfidiousness, And his father replied. "I am with you there, Bub,” and leaned his torchead on his hands with ashudder, He spoke soon again, cheer- fully. ‘I never was more mystified. Just you call back your nerve and find out the riddle, You're the one to cvi yourself out of this mess | like a man—no longer a boy—your own master | by the coming spring. I retire from any oppo- sition. One reads of fine women equal to all sacrifice and use. Your hel may be like them. You had no bu ine: » fall im love vet, but I'll stand by you oud her till you are mar- tied. It's borne in on my mund that she 1s your destiny or you would not have behaved just like this, Do you act from now on like one of us feliows who hav grasp every possibili ognize impossibilit sleep.” When Dick awoke in the morning his father was sitting near hin, as if he had watched be- side him for some time. Dick was generous enough to bear his crowding regrets without a sign When he was to go to Marston and take whatever that yuung person chose to give him as the paramount note arrived for Mr, Patterson which delayed bina. [twas from Mrs, Mainwaring. asking them both to give her a briéf interview as soon as convenient. They looked at cach other questioningly. Yome,” said his father, “this ia the very And begin by going to Mr. Patterson aur ing had been hostile on busine: decade, They were supposed to detest exch other, but Mr. Patterson was judged to be the more tolerant of the two, because he was invincibiy the Main- stronger, All this did sot prevent Mra, waring’s manner from becoming str: forward and gracion;. She seemed a great wreck at forty-five, be- cause she was still so beautiul that sie proved what she had been, aud made people hunger for it. Her simple, profoundly subtle charm of bearing was an mexh vle pleasure to “Yesterday morning”’— ‘she told me thai she had ou. You had pwid her at- ations for some time, but your offer was made in an imprompta w at that little party of the Ainsworths’, and you had but few words together. She was entirely happy. After speaking with me your ‘lowers came, planted hkea veritable garden in their silver vase, promised to marry She says that us her eves fell upon them a shock passed over her, for the sight of your mammoth roses reminded her of your mammoth wealth, which she bad forgotien tor a longer time than you would be hkely to imagine, My daughter has never been much contaminated by precepts of personal greed, but she knows very well what issaid of peopie who marry great fortunes, She asked herself if even you could think that your means had attracted hor. She determined that the engagement shouid not be formally entered into until you had learned to know her thoroughly. It is not very often that a young girl stops to redect when her hoartis glad with the gladness she felt; bat a girl who will reflect like this makes a very good wife. She tells me that the instant she looked into your eyes, when you called to see her, she knew that you did not trust her as you should. Your words seemed to you to express the utmost earnest- ness and respect, no doubt. We women some- times have astrange power in our weakness; we can almost see when hoodwinked, and hear unspoken thonghts which make us cringe, although they are overlaid with very nice speeches. The ring. it was found on the floor” — she nanded it to Dick—“seemed to you entirely worthy of her love. It was not, A wild flower plucked at the risk of your life would have been, When you became angry, your terrible words were more than she should have been made to bear, But they confirmed her intui- tion, She hopes that you and your father”— she turned to Dick's father—‘‘will believe at last that she had no mercenary motives in fall- ingin fove. Imust say, for my part, that, without being fickle, Iam sure my duughter is young enongh to forget this wretched —trial!” Dick remained silent, looking at the floor. Mr. Patterson expostulated: You cannot be so merciless as to make a tragedy of my son's life by lettang your daughter act upon notions wofally aside from the truth. There are very grave questions of rights when a young man has surrendered his affections and a young lady has accepted the fealty.” Dick glanced up. His distinguished and re- fined face seemed to have matured astonish- ingly since he had last encountered his father’s gaze squarely, “At the hour when she was receiving my roses,” said he, meeting the gaze now, “1 was telling some of my friends at the club of our engagement and saying I hardly knew what to do with it, and wondering if she had taken me for my money. I am not worthy of ber; not in the least, Anature like Ethel’s could detect my unworthiness fast enough, I am pun- ished.” He got up and walked off a little way. “Mrs, Mainwaring,” said his father, “before he met your daughter he had never known an exquisite and high-minded woman. I have embittered him against your sex all his life, My wife—my history is generally known, ‘This was my mistake, and I am punished for it, as you see. But do not let me be the means of utterly destroying Dick’s happiness. parent, I beg you to help me to avoid that other rnin, which, you know, must touch me more deeply than my own. 1 implore you to let my child meet yours, and make amends for folly which was caused by his youth and my want of conscience, He cum love. Let him prove he can love.” Mrs. Mainwaring rose immitigably, smiling her marvelous slight smile, ‘-Certaimly not,” she replied. Dick heard her and came to her, and his glance thrilled her. “Give Ethel my love,” he said, but he could not raise his voice above a whisper. He left the room. He walked fur up the city to the park ong through it, and slong the river until he gasp. with fatigue. It was dusk when he got home. The servants were so glad at his putting in an appearance that he knew his father shad been Worried about him. A note was waiting on his table, and it was from Ethel. It did not give him @ breath of hope to find it, se completely was he conscious off her singleness of pur- pose. He read these few words over as many times as he thought permissible, jing to be ashamed of himself. “Dean Ma Parrerson—I ask you in courtesy not to meet me as anything but a chance acquaintance, for otherwise I must leave town and that would bring its morti- fications, Sincerely yours, Erugy Marmwanme™ He had not thought of the meetings with her in society which mast juentiy occur as heretofore. Reg decided to = away himself. "a. EaTecnmntiay Sores tter outs el ‘eoting, for he knew Dick's rep He esolig’ tl before his fire at this period of the day, so there he was in his easy chair. Dick stepped toward him, but was too exhausted to speak at ouce, “Hallo! Il?” Marston inquired. pare you anything to say to me?” Dick then “What a blind fellow you can become!” laughed his friend. “You don’t see my paw sarees om at you, do vou?” “No, I didn’t see it,” answered for and wringing Marston's hand. He was par- ited today and had forgotten as wel ith e few details he told Marston that Ethe) not hat after should bave to go cust, besten Lon 868, she asks me to treat Rer Eogemti na “To Bussia, to be done there aud I could perhaps attend to it I must interest myself ia some project or £0 to pieces,” “I wish you wanted me to travel with you,” Marston ejaculated. Dick showed all he thought in his aspect, “Yes,” avowed his frieud, “she loves you. I might ns well zo as stay.” Therefore the two young men shortly started for Kussia, fore they sailed Dick and his father gave “a paredisiacal dinner to Morton and Wales and the rest, All obvious toasts were over when Dick got up and made a speech. ae, nrepoee a name very dear to me,” he said. “fthel Mainwaring. At the time when I was offending rou all one morning by tatking like s coarse fool of that engagement of mine, xs I supposed it, Miss Maiuwaring was coming to the conclusion that 1 was not worth marrying. For her sake I will reverence women as they deserve. NIV. Dick heard that Ethel went through the rest of the season of bails and other diversions per- sistently, though with loss of health and spirits, Nota word was set afloat about his having made ber an offer. He returned to America in June, but the Mainwarings had just left for Europe. Tn the autumn he was afflicted by seeing that she had become engaged to a certaia Wayne Wallace, an Englishman. Somehow Mr. Wal- lace faded like a specter and Ethel was soon treveling in Italy. ‘The next August she descended upon New- rt and eclipsed afl the reigning belles there. Jick set out for the town in order to call upon 1 He conid hardly believe. when he was certainly doing so, that he was standing at the door of the Mainwaring cottage asking for her. He could see across the hall and parlor to the glinting piazza which ung over the shore of the harbor, liwlf shaded by vines and curtains. He could hear a gay voice calling, ‘Tracy! ‘Tracy! here comes the Atlanta! Isn’tehe like & white katydid?” The iittle cottage they had taken for a few Weeks could not protect her and she came bounding into th lor, tailer, jovelier, more scorniul than ever, still calliag upon vhocver be was, | _ Dick bad just reached the tareshold of the jroom and thei caught sight of him. Her | glowing face iost all its Lppiness and her head drooped and she deopped upon an ottoman be- side * table shining with water lilies, y suid Dick, sitting !” she exclaimed, ers upon her closed y faced him, as if could give her. “Mr. Patterson, we are utier strengers, You must lenging all the pain forgive me—exeuse me!” She turned to go without more ado, but his words held ber, “I will not exense you, I beg you not to go!” He was at her side and his presence delighted her like a flood of buoyant martial music, He took her hand ve: uti, “Was there ever a Warne Wallace?” he 5 | s, bat I refused him,” she murmured. } She i001 at him, half repellant, halt gra- cious, “I would not be rude, but I really can- nui see you,” she said, withdrawing her hand, Not sve him? She accepted hi v ses The Funny Side of Mal De Mer, From the Hospital. The medical history of mal de mer is not altogether without its fanny side, “Qnemorn- ing,” says Dr, Dutton, “in going my rounds, after having had a dreadful night of it, I went into a young American lady's cabin to inquire . She said she was much bet- ter, and ‘guessed’ she would be all right after she got on deck, but asked me to tay and y with her, I staved about ten minutes, when suddenly an awful feeling came over me. To her request to stay longer I replied that if I did we should beth have to share the same basin’—a proceeding which would have been by no means romantic. A little conversation overheard one evening seems to indicate that a sea voyage is not always the happiest way of spending one’s honey- | moon: “Darling, are you better?” says | first turtle dove. “No, dearest, worse! What isthe use of having a doctor on board who cannot cure sea sickness, darling?” A signifi- cant pause, ‘It is absurd,” says first turtle dove again, “But how foolish of you nog to spend our honeymoon on shore, dearest, [am sure we shail never enjoy it here.” Those ople who may be unfortunate enough to Kave taken to artificial teeth should use ex- ceeding circumspection when they go down to a in ships. “What splendid dentist sea sickness is! I had the whole of my teeth pulled out at one vomit!” said a patient to the doctor one morning. Several dentists have stated that it is by no means an uncommon occurrence for persons to finish a voyage in a practically toothless condition. Dr. Dutton is inclined to think that sea sickness is in many cuses nothing A WOMAN’S CHARITY. Where the Friendless Find Friends and the Homeless Find Shelter. THE WOMAN'S CURISTIAN TEMPERANCE UXIO¥ AND ITS WoRK—THE HOME ON THIRTEENTH STREET—CHARITY AND PROTECTION EXTENDED TO MANY CLASSES OF WOMEN IX NEED OF THEM. It is now twenty years ago, it was during the first administrasion of Gea. Grant that a num- ber of ladies organized nnd incorporated the “Woman's Christian Association of the District of Columbia.” The ladies named in the instra- ment were: Mra. Wm. Stickney, Mra. J. CG. Smith, Mrs. Z, Richards, Mrs. C. 8. Jones, Mra. G. A. Hail, Mrs, J. CG. Lewis, Mrs. H. D. Barr, Mrs. C. A. Weed, Mrs, H. Pitts and Mrs. J. N. Whitney, and it was Mr. Edmund F. Brown who certified the charter. The objects of the association are of a practical nature and are to afford relief and aid to the destitute, work for those seeking employment, homes for the homeless, sympathy for tho friendlesa, to re- form and restore the fallen and to bestow such Christian benevolence upon the needy as their means will per- mit. The society is undenominational in character, but the workers desire to follow the sublime aT of the Divine Master, whose charities embraced all In the begin- ning of their efforts upon this line the women soon found they could accomplish nothing without a building. The desire’ to improve the moral, intellectual and spiritua! condition of women in the District could not materialize into good works without a house or headquar- ters for that work. So the association worked away ina sad old tenement on Judiciary Square for acouple of years and the charitable deeds that they accomplished being materially recog- nized, they were enabled to purchase the hand- some site on 13th street, between R and S streets, that they now hold. THE BUILDING, They quartered their charges in the barracks of houses that were on the grounds, and in 1874 Congress appropriated $20,000 for the erection of the present building that stands at the head of Riggs street, closing the vista prettily of that quiet court. It is set far back in the ample grounds, has three stories and a basement, the front is draped with flowering vines, the heavy leatage concealing the angularity of the struc- ture, the entrance is through a plain wooden vestibule and the whole house is but the stem of the possible T shape that it is intended to assume when completed. There is a fine plat of ground to the front for the accommodation of a handsome facade. On entering the house the visitor finds him- self in a broad hall with large rooms opening on both sides of it, To the right are a suite of parlors where religious exercises are held every mothing, an here, on Tuesday evening, a special service of song and prayer is conducted by the chaplain, who is either a pastor or a layman of one of the city churches, To keep this office always supplied is the work of the methbersof the devotional committee, of which Mrs. B. BR. Catlin is tne chairman, On the other side of the hall are the matron’s apart- ments, where many weighty questions of ex- pediency are settled. There are rooms for more than halta hundred beds in the main building. GUESTS OF THE INSTITUTION, Now, the boarders and others in the home ob- ject most strenuously to being called “in- mates.” This precaution it is important to recollect and observe, as any of us would rebel against the term were we so situated. The permanent object of the home then, is, as its name implies, to give a home and a certain pro- tection to otherwise homeless women. The majority of them pay, and the rates of board range from $3.50 per week to nothing. A per- manent home is provided for six old ladies, who must be from the District of Columbia, who pay an entrance fee of $100. The number is fixed, and 1t is only when a vacancy occurs in @ natural way that an accession is made to that roll. These elderly women may be called th aatocrats of the institution, as they feel a strong proprietary right in it. Other old ladies are supported here in their declining years by churches, friends and societies; aa seeking tnd pechcareed strangers in the city, widows looking .atter pension claims, and people of small incomes who are dependent upon. their earnings, Then there 1s the large class of women who have seen better days; they cannot do anything, never were taught to do anything useful, do not want to do and never will do any service, They must be burdens upon some strength other than their own, and this home gets its proportion of them to keep, Then there is a guest chamber that is kept in order for ladies who are in town for atime and do not want to go toa hotel, and girls who are here more than a righteous retribution following hard upon physiological sins, “A young man,” he says, “is about to go abroad. He, of course, must see every one and every- thing ' before leaving. So for a few weeks before his departure he lives a life of thoughtlessness, eats and drinks far more than is necessary, and lands on board fering from catarrh of the stomach and con- gestion of the liver, and just in the proper con- dition to receive a terrible recompense. The consequence is that instead of having an enjoy- able and healthful passage he has a most mis- erable one, and it takes him the whole time to get himself right again. A young lady does not indulge in alcoholic drinks and other high living, but she makes up for it by an extra quautity of cake, sweets and afternoon tea.” ‘The result in her caso is similar to what has been stated of the young man. This indict- ment of travelers by sea will be generally rec- cognized as true to experience, It is highly probable, too, that the young man and the young woman will still continue to indulge i their alcoholic apd afternoon tea “good-byes,” preferring to endure ail the agonies of prospec- tive mal der mer rather than to deprive them- selves of those truly British consolations, ——_-$9————— WHAT IS A BOTTLE? An Amusing Discussion Over the Defi- nition of a Common Article. It was a very pleasant litile dinner party, composed of literary, scientific and professional men, and the conversation was good, for sev- eral of those present were accomplished talkers, when suddenly all were hushed at the question proposed in tones slightly louder than usual: “Well, define a bottle.” It was asked by a Fellow of the Royal So- ciety of Edinburgh and put to a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. The conversation betwixt them had been keen, for both were quick witted and ready of speech. Tho latter had been somewhat dog- matically settling a disputed point not #0 easy ofsolution, when he was pulled up sharply by “Well, define a bottle.” It was apparently a very simple question and the decanters on the table hel; to af- ford an easy, even off-hand, method of settling the matter. “A hollow glass receptacle to hold fluids.” An explosion of laughter followed, which was received in the most good-tempered man- ner possible, “How about stone bottles and leather bot- tles? Besides, bottles may hold powders,” Again the fellow of tne most ‘ned of all societies essayed his luck, but was as far off as e holiow receptacle with a narrow orifice to admit of its being closed.” ‘es, but all bottles have narrow orifices, and the definition would include @ shell or a gourd or éven a barrel.” At this the questioned one began to perceive that the definition was not such an matter, and further consideration of the subject de- monstrated the difficuities to be encountered in the seemingly simple matter. A bottle isa bottle and the term readily calis up an impree- sion, but the definition of a bottie soon be- comes a description. In fact, the more a bottle is looked at the more difficult it is to find a defini- tion ofit that will hold good. rims and some have lips,but other bottles again bave neither. Some botties have no necks, no truly narrowed orifice capable of being closed, while others possess in tong necks their Other bottles, again, are not intended to be stopped,as the wator botile known as the carafe, for on a sight-seeing tour, and they all pay full price, CARING FOR UNFORTUNATES. While the home is not a mission for fallen women the Women’s Christian Association does hold out its protecting arms to unfor- tunate girls and women whose husbands and homes are mage unendurable to them before the period of motherhood by poverty or ill treatment, ‘There 1s a small building upon the grounds where these women are received and where they stay until they go to the hospital for their accouchement, from where they often return with their babies to wait until they can obtain employment through the influence of the association, The mothers care each for her own child and she helps in the duties of the house. This branch of the work requires peculiar tact and diplomacy in the manage- ment of it, It also requires greatly increased accommodations, When the chairman of the home committee was asked by the congres- sional committee how they couid increase the facilities of the home she answered by increasing the dimensions of the building ‘and of the ap- | bihaioear The home now receives from ongress $4,000 per annum. In May there were 77 persons in the home. The report for the Ist of June shows that there were 55 adults on the place and 5 babies, The number in- cluded the 6 old ladies; 26 boarders, paying from $2 to $3.50 per week, supported some by pensions or churches, some by dressmaking, one teacher of German, a clerk in a private of- fice, one maintained by the collections of the King’s Daughters and one working girl rest- ing. One has employment in the Agricultural ty tired one in the Treasury, a widow in the Government Printing Office, and another in the Census Office. Qne of the offi- cers of the board verified all the statements as to the means of the boarders. Alady who re- ceives a good salary is retained in the house because out of her income she supports her child and an invalid sister. There were also sixteen transients, who were waiting for places, and by this class the work about house is very willingly done, AN AGED VETERAN, Among the interesting individuals finding refuge here is @ veteran soldier, a battered wreck, who marched beside her husband through the campaigns of the Crimean war and also through our own war of the rebellion, She is thoroughly up on military tactics and has had the honor of correcting the word of command when given wrong by the officer of the day. She is a countrywoman of Mrs, Maj. O'Dowd, although not occupying the ele- vated station in polite society so greatly en- joyed by the latter. ‘This warrior is now seventy years old and she has all the eccen- tricities of an old soldier. She draws a pen- sion from our government and bas been sev- eral times ejected from the home, but she flways returns in an humble spirit and is again taken in. with “the odious creatures” again. 1° — tell — the: = only make trouble e house, on protesting that the; will live like nuns if they will only allow presi § seclusion they are admitted. They live up to their promises for a few weeks or months and — meng are ey to eee eee or a — jo,” who ptly respon: and the 0,of in amity peace. Some 7 ago the home hada sensational case of women who were married to one ‘won the struggle event ruffled the peace of the day its occurrence. Thi i Q than the long term of her service here might imply, which is a fact the friends of the insti- tution are to be congratulated mpon. Mrs. S. P. French, chairman of the home committee, has given the best energies of her life to the’ work of this charity. Dr, Clare Bliss Hinds is the attendant physician, TRE OFFICERS, The officers for the year 1890 are: President, Mrs, Harlan; vice presidents, Mrs, Fuller, Mra C. 8, Pomeroy, Mrs, Johu Roders, Mrs, J. K. Stickney, Mra. J. G. Amos, Mra D. W. Mahou je; vecretary, Mrs, Thomas surer, Mrs, D. A. Freeman; regis- ter, Mra. C. B. Jeweil; finance cox Mra 8. C, Pomeroy, Mra, J. W. Chickering and Mise E. C, Smith; reception committee, Mrs. James Robbins; home committes, Mrs. 8. P. French, Mra. =E. Whittles Mrs. PL EL Wilso Mra GO. Little, Mra. J. R. Mater, Mrs. W. W. Wright, Mrs. J. Miller, Mra N. H. Robbins and Mra. J. Barnes; the visitin land, Miss M.S. Lvman, Mrs. M. A. Cope, baver, Mrs. E. M. Fariiss; devotionsl eomguit- tee, Mrs. B. R. Catlin, Mra. AL AL As inal Mra, T. P. Keene, Mrs, W. L. Clift and others from other committees; on entertainments, Mrs. C. C. Clarke, Miss Nellie M. Walker and others, and there are also a purchasing com- mittee and a committee of repairs, SOME OF THE WEMRERS, The membership of the association is com- posed of honorary, life, sustaining and annual members. Some of those not otherwise named are Dr. and Mra, Bartlett, Mrs. Otis Bigelow, Mrs. Judge Drake, Mrs. U. 8. Grant, Mra. T. 8. Hamlin, Mrs. U. H. Paint rs, J, W. Parker, Rev. and Mrs. John R. Paxton. Mra Byron Sunderland, Rev. R. Shippen, Miss Ida Thomp- son, Rev. T. 8. Wynkoop, Mrs. 8. D. LaFetra, Mrs. A. R. Spofford, Miss Alisan Wilson, Mra. Charles M. Foulke, Miss Julia Strong and others, The expenditnres for the yoar ending De- eomber $i, 1589, amounted to $7, CURIOUS MISTAKE IN IDAHO, The Controversy That is Disturbing the Quiet of Big Grasshopper. From the New York Tribune. The Tritnne, a few days ago, spoke of a pecu- liar little incident of the Fourth of July cele- bration at South Troy, Me. Now comes the ac- count of an accident, or rather of a misunder- standing, somewhat out of the ordinary line, at the quiet little village of Big Grasshopper, in the new state of Idaho. We shall attempt to lay a condensed but impartial account of the case before the readers of the Tribune as gathered from the columns of the two local newspapers, About 11 o'clock on the morning of July Henry Mosher, better known as “Big Hank,” foreman of the Flying A ranch, on the No Water creek, was back of Jim Dutcher’s livery stable with a number of friends watching a fight between Pete McCoy, bar keeper at the Last Chance saloon, and Steve Eames, anen- terprising young man who has not done any work since the spring of 1884, at which time he helped lynch Doc. Middleton, the well-known nocturnal horse dealer, There was no quarrel between these two worthy citizens of Big Grasshopper. 80 far as we can learn—it was simply « friendly little fight to see which was the better man in the pugilistic line, a prize of 4 silver-mounted six-shooter having been offered by H. L, Johnstone, the ity marshal. Mr. Henry Mosher, |as we have said, was watching this fight He was also making deprecatory remarks about it. He said, and his friends agreed with him, that the combatants were fighting for the sil- ver-mounted pistol alone and not for blood. He preferred a fight for blood, However, they all agreed that it was eat deal better than no fight at all, and decided to stay and see it out. Just at this point a tremendous noise was heard, which seemed to proceed from a clump of pines 150 yards distant on the outskirts of town, A supposed great and important truth instantly dawned on every man. “There,” ex- claimed Mr. Henry Mosher, “there is a gen- uine fight for blood! Let's git to it “fore she’s over!” Mr, Mosher and friends accordingly started for the grove on a fast run, leaving Messrs. McCoy and Eames still indulging in their artificial hostilities. Before proceediug further we should inform the reader of certain facts essential to a right understanding of the trouble which followed. The committee on speaking had arranged for an oration in the grove at 11 arm, by the Hon. Anson Fancher, a member of the legislature from the twenty-fourth district. The noise ‘which Mr. Henry Mosher and friends not un- naturally mistook for a fight for blood was nothing but the Hon. Anson Francher dislocat- ing the British lion’s tail. Just as Mosher came up the honorable gentleman had, af we may continue the figure, succeeded in wrenching this tail from its natural position, and was en- gaged in belaboring the remainder of the poor beast with the bushy end of it. Henry Mosher and friends instantly saw that they had been basely deceived. What they had taken for a live fight was only uninteresting public speaking. Mosher and friends spoke out, and expressed their opinion of the whole fraudulent affair from beginning to end. The crowd resented it, and a general fight followed. The Hon, Anson Fancher got down off the platform and engaged Mr, Henry Mosher of No Water creek, personally, Alas! It were better that he had contined his attacks to the British lion, formidable beast though he be, for the honorable gentleman is still con- fined to his house from the effects of the argu- ments employed by the able foreman of the Flying A ranch. ‘Thirty minutes after the trouble was over H. L. Johnstone, the efficient city marshal, arrived on the scene and picked up two revolvers, one pair of brass knuckles, one copy of the Declaration of Independence three slung-sbots, one American flag, twenty. four empty flasks and four pages of Mr. Fancher's notes, all of which he retained for evidence, lnterviews with leading citizens on the trouble are published in the Big Grasshopper papers, from which we have drawn our tacts, The cooler judgment of the people seems to sustain Mosher. As he himself points out in a long interview, it was no way to treat people after inducing them to come to town and spend their money. He would be the last person to object to public speaking when it is put for- ward on its merits. There should have been @ sign on the outermost tree of the grove reading, “This is no fight!” or “This noise ain’t nothing but Fourth of July guff.” Tuen if aman had gone in he would have had no- body but himself ‘to blame. As it is, he does not consider that he has been squarely treated, and unless the committee apologizes he will transfer his custom to the rival town of Cactus City. Thus matters stand at await with interest the arriv: k's copies of The Shoshone County Graphic and The Big Grasshoypr Calliope to see whether Or not the committee apologizes, —————cee— Rather a Large Dose. From the Pittsburg Dispstch. A lady who is studying the occult science of cookery has observed that Pittsburg’s good friend Miss Parloa is fond of saying in her recipes: level spoonful” of such-and-such an article. The story has nothing to do with cooking, butI am reminded of it by Miss Parloa’s Pet phrase. Asmail boy, more or less the light of a cer- tain household and the scourge of the neigh- borhood, showed signs of acquiring the com- Plexion of a leopard. That is to say, his mother noticed that her treasure's face was becoming terribly spotted. She called the family doctor's attention to the trouble, and he said in the brusque, off hand-way we all know so weil, ‘Give him a level teaspoonful of brimstone every day.” The doctor’s word was law in that family, and a considerable shipment of brimstone was atonce. Omitting the details of ad- ministration we may pass on to the next visit of the doctor to the family of the spotted boy. “Well, how’s Tommy?” was the doctor's first question. . he’s very much worse. As —— I gore him clove apoctifels of beloutons, he's been raising——” I iH Hl rit i | ; a iss Bent is more youthful in appearance —- —— — } HOME MATTEks. Seasonable Hints and Warm-Weather Suggestions to Nousekeepers, Lrysrep Om is the best dressing for patens leather. Dos't Neomecr to down the sink spor Occastoxanty Use « Course or Daors of camphor on the tooth brash. Bon. Cuornespixs 1x Cuxax Ware ones o month and they will be much more durable, iy rus Covom Has Beex Taken Our of efike by fruit stains, ammonia will usually restore the color. Ars tre Horsr Taonoventy Everr Dar, eves, “though the rain comes down in torrents of the snow beats in in drifte.” Sacrep Beer Cay ne Pucxerp into boiling water; this hardens the outer side at once and keeps the juices with the meat, Per a Traspooxrcr. or Borax in your rine ing water; it will whiten the clothes and alse remove the yellow cast on garments that have been laid aside for two or three years. ‘Dae Best Way To Cuan out and straightes the fringe of towels, doilies, &c., before iron- ing istocomb it while damp with an inch length of coarsest toilet comb, Fevar Parts or Bar Rem, Borax axp Anno NIA make a nice preparation for cleaning the head. Apply freely to the scalp with a brush and then wash in clear water, Iv Sreamep Mear ws Lerr i tee Ligvor to cool off, it will be found to bave absorbed back much of the goodness of the soup and will be so much the more nutritions as food, A Forweta rom Crea Caxpr.—Beat the whites of four eggs to « stiff froth, add one tablespoonful of cold water and flavor to the taste, Stir together a little and then a@d con- fectionery (pulverized) sugar till stiff enough to knead like bread. “Then mold in shapeand add your nuts, either on top or inside, Many oF THe So-cautep Curar Cvrs of meat are preferable. For instance, the shoulder of mutton is much more delicate than the leg, and as few persons know, the price is low, The English, who of all people know what good mutton is, always give the leg to the honse- aed and save the shoulder for guests or first table. Potato Satap.—Boil and peel four large potatoes, when cold, take three hard-boiled egge and one onion, chop ail together and make adressing of one-half cup of , Ons half senapaoniat each of blark perpen oe an sugar and one tablespoonfal of butter; boil ail together and when cold pour over the potatoes; garnish with celery or lettuce, Save rae Swave Papen Baos carefally which groceries come in; they are useful in many ways. Slip the hand in one when you black the stove and you will not soil it, When flies nd, slip them over the clean Jamp chim- neys during the y. After fruits canned draw them over the can and label them pleimi the action of the light causes more fruit to spoil than any other one thing. To Caxvy Onaxce on Luxon Preva drop them into cold water, keeping thom under it by aplate. Then boil them until they are tender enongh to pierce with a splinter of wood, Drain and put them into cold water again, Take half a pint of water and a wand of sugar and cook the skins in it until the syrup is thick. Lift them out onto a plate, and be- fore they are cold sprinkle them thickiy with powdered sugar, Cuutpren Uynprr Tex on Eveves Yrans or Acar should not be required to undergo long- continued exertion either in the way of work or exercise, Gymnastics were prescribed for the cure of disease long before the Christian eraand are now ordered in our own time. bat there is a danger that they will in our country be carried, like everything else tashionabie, to excess, Growing children should exercise with moderation, Mik Snovip pe Kerr por Fawry Use in glass vessels only. Giass pitchers and glass jars can be washed with cold soda solution, pre- pared as above stated, and the vessels should be rinsed with clean water, and if necessary should be cleaned after the soda-washing with A wet rag and pumice stone and then rinsed, Earthen vessels are apt to give a bad flavor to milk, and tin pots sometimes get rusty. Waere a Froon is Ixzarvand polish is worn off, the best preparation for restoring it is as follows: Half a pound of yellow wax, four ounces of oil of turpentine, one pint of Jinseed oil. Cut the wax in bits and melt in an old tin pailor can, something in which it can atay; add the oil and let it get hot; remove from fire, and when barely warm stir in the oil of tur- pentine. When you wish to use this mixtare put a little of it on a woolen cloth and rub in, then rub with adry cloth. For stained floors, merely wiping with adamp cloth to remove the dust i¢a good method, or washing witi milk and water, Hot suds give in time a mottled, moldy look. Hardwoods may sim be waxed and polished, or « littie warm linseed oil may be rubbed in, “THAT FELLUW IS A YANK.” Story of a Three Card Monte Game ou a Road Out From London. From the London Edition of the Herald. Not long ago a» tall, slimiy built, fair-com- plexioned, brown-baired young man entered a first-class carriage on the London and South- western railway at Waterloo station. He stuck his umbrelia in the rack, opened his favorite paper and began to fill himself with informa- tion. He looked up as the door was opened by & modest-looking gentleman, who murmured “Beg pardon” as he passed to the end of the carriage and ensconced himself in a seat pear the window. The door opened again. ‘The newcomer looked like @ country curate. He sat himself down opposite the modest-looking gentleman and looked out of the win- dow as if he were greatly interested in the advertisements which met his eye, The door opened again. The newcomer looked like well-to-do farmer. He sat down alongside the modest-looking gentleman. The train started. ‘The modest-looking gentloman suggested that he had at various periods of his life and under a large variety of circumstances observed worse weather. As he made this observation he lcoked at the country curate, The iatter, hesitating way, agreed that there must been at various poriods of England's history worse weather than he saw in his vicinity al that particular time. The well-to-do farmer joined in the conversstion with« growl. It might be fine weather for people who had nothing to do, but it was death to the crops. The modest-looking gentleman see: Porn Correnas water © a week. the rural ulation. Tho couversstion then became at the end of ten minutes flagged. a pack of cards and amused himself by tossing three of thew about in an Say! aimless way, talking to himself as he did so. The well- to-do farmer stood this sort of thing fors few minutes avd then asked what the was. The modest-looking gentleman said it was little invention of Lis own. The point was pases tee pone SC acntinenb at the ire | i i Hi | F F H f i i i : | | Eig Kg “fi it i i : i HL i i _