f

WINNERS AND LOSERS. Wb«n men Mhlcro >uoom« they try To lot ih« world become aware; The winner holds hts heed uj. bUjh And passes with a splendid air. When people (all they do not shout Their (allure to the world, but etrlre, While keeping men trom Uudtni: out. Toe ones who fall still bravely smile, And Sod be thanked that this Is so, Else as yon hurried through the street tot each proud man that you should meet A thousand would be pale with woe. -*• *•,*«-*• j FOR THE BABY'S SAKE, f

•Now.

18. finish your Ironing, want you In the storeroom."

18 did not answer me. hut bent cad nssentlngly. As she did so.

cod a tear (all from her eyes,

as interested In this prisoner, e was far above the usual class

. and you will

of the county prisons. 1 hsd noticed her superiority to her fellow Inmates. I confetti that 1 had made her lot easier in many ways, so on this particular occasion I needed her help to assort clothes In the storeroom. When she had finished her Ironing, we were soon engaged at the easier task. We were by ourselves, and bad not 4ecn five minutes In the room, when suddenly my charge burst Into a fit of sobbing, and to my surprise, threw henelf into my arms. “Come, this wlir never do. What Is the matter?*: I said quietly. "Suppose the governor were to come In; what •kould I do? You would get me Into

serious trouble."

She, however, continued to clasp me round the neck, giving vent to

heartbreaking sobs.

“You really must be quiet, and tell me the reason of this." I said, with

a little asperity.

"I will be quiet, madam.' She said, with great effort "I am very miser-

able and unhappy."

"Of course." I answered, as cheerfully as 1 could. ••All are miserable who come here, except the hardened ones. Dut you will soon be home

again. One short moz be wlth.yonr friends.'

“Hut my child, madam, my dear little boy." she sobbed. "He is ill. and If I do not see him ere long he may ,tiie. All his cry Is for his mother, and I cannot, oh. I cannot get to him. What shall I do? My heart almost breaks to see him. and soothe his pains and troubles. What shall I do?" And she laid her head on my shoulder, with a falntT'daspairing cry which wrung my heart, fo* I had two bonnle children at home, and my haart went out

to her.

“How do - you know this?" I Inquired whenHerATia ^d. “The lame ime In yesterday told me ^ e. and that ‘my boy’s only ct, aa for his mother/ " “Well.” I replied, "your friends will take care of him, and a month will soon pass—take courage." And I kissed her. for 1 was. a woman,.if a wardress, and apt to harden my heart “But none can take his mother's place,” was all she >could say; then clasping me suddenly i to her, she whispered eagerly, “but if you choose, you could help me." “What do yon mean?" I said. “In this way." she said. "I want to be at home in "

You are los-

1 can get oi tie. and no

obeyed, but continued: “I know out if you will aid me a litone shall be the wiser. I u to post me a letter only, and before long 1 should be with my dear boy," clasping her hands and .looking Intensely at me. “Now you moat put such matters entirely from yon. Supposing." I said, to humor her. "I do' as yon suggest.

1 thought ts the n with his

an unstamped letter, which Na II had evidently slipped there before I

left her cell

. was addressed to a city 15 miles ,y. and my first thought was to dely It. and I held It In'my hand over

the fire, but my heart gave a leap as

it of her child; and looking

im. saw my own dear urly head benf over his

and my band staled. I will not IL I thought 1 will wait until Ing. and think what I must do for the right; so I laid it on the zzzan-

telplece.

After we had had /tea 1 left my little girt of 12 to dear away while 1 went out to buy some eatables for the next day. I was away about an hour, and on returning my daughter greeted me with: / I bought a stamp and posted your letter'just lu time. Another minute and It would have been too

itc."

"What letter, darling, was that?" "The one you put on the mantellece," she answered, laughingly; "and ou owe me a penny for the stamp.

know it I have been dreaming of my boy, and he raid he was better, and

would soon see me."

"Silence." I replied. ‘1 cannot bear any more of this. 1 shall get Into

trouble."

"No. no you will not; and I ahull bless you all my life But I will say o more." at whldv f left her. Next morning, before going on duly, received by post a small wooden box. n opening It I found a bundle of banknotes and a letter, the notes being In 50s to the value of one thousand

I lose my pension, iw years off. and I o ^hildren to think of, and am

She* was quiet at this for a time, and did her work in a random way; then

if money d

culate would bring In interest equiva-

lent to your pension?”

“A thousand pounds." I said, rail- „.*« »»<«.., — — -— . and believing that It would put 18. ’ I am now In Canada with my hus-

I sank Into a seat, overcome by the letter was gone for

ids of my

good or evil,

child.

I had a resile

a ro duty

charge cheerful

next morning fount

“1 know you have helped me.

I hare better.

from my forehead, and I nearly fainted.' Here was a predicament; but I soon revived, and proceeded to

letter.

Madam—My wife Informs me, have consented to help her, ire received a letter from her

ibtles

that you and I hai

yon

aid. at her

you this

which yon have doul

aid.

need.

which what Burn

dcsir with

posted, f

. I inclose yi

my thi b the i

man;

and do not use the notes

tor some time, for fear of suspicion; at any rate, not until you hear from me again. Tell my wife one word, •Yea.'

I aeK this as a favor."

I dropped the letter in the lire, and

board in the attic

When I commenced duty and

saw the anxious mothi with eager eyes. and. as m;

band, I may at once any, are forgeries. "Burn them, every one without fail, and If I might advlae you, as possibly you may have some compunction to use even the good notes tot yourself. Invest them Cor your children, and may It be a bleating to them. Good by. my friend." Did I do right or wrong?—Woman's Ufa

LIFE IN LIGHTHOUSES Slack Wen* Than frtMO, and Keepers « Lass Their Jdlnde. During the storms that rage Intermittently around our coasts In winUr. the landsman's mind turns In sympathy toward those who In ship or lifeboat are fighting the waves for dear Ufa But how often doss he give one thought to the men who Immure themselves In the lighthouses that stnd our coast line? “I would rather spend my lift in n penal settlement than be a lighthouse keeper." declared a gentleman to the writer, after a visit to the Bishop lighthouse. off the Cornish coasL “A convict does see a little of the world he Uvea In, but a lighthouse keeper sees nothing but a dreary expanse of water. I am not surprised that many of them should loss their mental balance." The visitor to the Bishop Ughthonse did not over color the picture. It was only the other day that one read of the Longahlps lighthouse, also off the coast of Cornwall, having been completely Isolated for many weeks In consequence of fearful storms. Tne keepers had been reduced to smoking coffee,

It

ly. they

The keepers of the famous Eddyrtone lighthouse not Infrequently find themselves in a similar predicament In a gale the waves that buffet themselves against this wonderful monument to the engineering skill of the country are of such stupendous magnitude that they rise to a height of 200 feet and sweep right over the lantern. To those cooped up. inside the sound of these Wares Is like that of a battery of guns at close quarters. “At

such times the house shal tree with a man on the

escrl

eara of life there.

ne*W Eddystone Is the roomiest comfortable of all onr rock

lighthouses. A sectional view shows the various compartments, commenc-

ipent n

The :

s like a

i man on the top of 1L" was ilc description of one who

my years of Uf

e’er Edi

Bents, h the v

ince, the two oil recepta-

i room.

consternation

ler, she looked iger eyes. and. as m^ Ups word "Yes." the tears, rolled down her'cheeks. "My 4** r boy. then, is better; I will trouble no ." I left her. thinking she might rr boy was better, now give up her thought of escape and settle down quietly. Consequently, my mind be-

came eerier.

Another day passed, and I left her onde .more. All that night It was fog--

. and next morning I was, to my ation Informed that No. 18 ped during the night, having the A>ars of her window, and.

being a slender woman, had squeexed through on to the sloping roof of a building, down which she had crept thence down a ladder which had been left by the painters; and being then in the open yard of the prison, she had takfh the ladder to the wall, on gaining the top of which some l*elp tad been afforded from the outside, possibly by a rope ladder. There all

trace was It

Of course

before » be ell

relieved and thankful, and I never enjoyed getting home more than I did

tbatnlgfaL

room and the service room. Forme only two keepers were employed the lighthouse, but a grim Incident suited In their number being Increai One of the two mei^ died. So fierce ran the seas that the remaining keeper' could not get the body of his late comrade to the shore. For a month the tempestuous weather continued and for n month the surviving keeper lived alone In that solitary place with the

companion. He was Into the waves for he

.ed, *jtb oth-

«&. before the governor, but nothing could be elicited, at which I was much

~ and thankful, and I neve ettlng home more than 1

Matters went on as usual, and I had not touched my notes. In. fact, I, seemed to care nothing for them— when one morning, about six weeks later. I received a bulky package, addressed in a lady's hand, bearing the Canadian postmark I broke the seals quickly and found, to my Intense surprise. bank notes again equal to the value of one thousand pounds. The letter Inclosed explained everything: "My Dear Friend—You wlU no

In thi

ly as his only c afraid to east It Ini

might be see used of murder. Keepers of rock lighthouses do not b^t long. The incessant pounding of the waves against the building, the loneliness, the want of fre&h air and exercise reduce the men to a state of that Is sometimes pitiful to behold. They require a fortnight's leave every six weeks, but this liberal allowance docs little to Imp rare theh physical state, a medical man whose duty It Is to pay periodical visits to one of our lighthouses confesses that tnere Is no remedy tor the ills peculiar to the keepers except retirement. The utter Isolation of the silent senJneis of our coast Is well illustrated by the ca*e of the Bishop lighthouse aforementioned, which stands right out In the Atlantic. Not once In a year U it caln^enough for the superintendent to land his stores at the lighthouse steps. They have to.be hauled up by aeans of a windlass from'above. A isl.ior bold enough to visit the i •admitted" In a similar way. He ilaees one foot In a noose at the end if a rope, which Is thrown down to hl>

he held "If you

r It by tb en. and *

such thoughts away She dropped the and seized my Tiand were to receive one would you help me?

lore you bear your children, you hope for their welfare."

“Oh..yes. 111 promise that." I rs- . /lied, to humor her, for I thought she must be a little distracted with grief. "Remember, that Is a solemn promise." she said, and Just upon It tbs bell rang to cloee work, and the prisoners began to troop to their, cells. At the end of another hour my duty would be all over for the night, and

night wardress In charge and go home. When I came to No. IFs cell I found her calmer. asd. putting her arms around me, she embraced and kissed me, whispering; “Good Eight, dear bless you." I passed out and left her for the nght, hoping that ahe jiad forgotten her idea of the letter. As I lived outside. I qpon put on my hat and clonk, which covered my prison uniform, and left for the night, and wis soon at borne with my children. Judge of my astonlafajnent, after taking off my cloak,when I put my hand into my drew pocket, to find

tog. quite well “You no doul My husband ws

i God's bless-

know how I escaped, to wait .for me on the I knew would be on the x the day you gave me

•Yea.- I

thought I had given up

a rope laddi

>eet you ' Idea. I

ed by a rope ladder which my 1 had thrown to the top of the wall, and behind a fast trotter was soon to a trusted friend's house clasped lr. my. child's arms. May you never be separated from your children.

»Ml

, and was unfortunately led inlo difficulties, and got Into the tolls of a lot of sharpen and forgers and they

him as a tool for passing forged

i. ' I - unknowingly got these notes, and tendering It

I Fas aware time in prison was over, that we should leave the country, as my husband had eosfesaed all to his father, with a desire to mend, and he promised to start ns to Canada with fire thousand pounds. Then my boy fell ill, and you know the reeL The finrt notes you received from my has•..L

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off,” as the plinth round the light « Is caned. Thence be climbs up idlcular ladder to the door of

"set

house

a perpem

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CIGARS, CIGARETTES. SMOKING

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7.—An den* Loans and Taxes. iif 1

Superstition adds a terror lo the life ' »9—AfUr^t^Wai.

-structure was washed away bod I-

*j.—Jurat New Ji

of the men In this ligbl first structure was wash

ly, and the keepers believe that the

', 17.—The County in 1800. -L ! «L—The War of i8u.

lighthouse—the most northern point oi 17.—Fifteen Years of Pros peril Scotland—on the. tenterhooks of a ter- I sB ^DtoOturuiahed Visitor*, rlble suspense. On three occasions the SUcSc MsyOty.

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b black rock on which the lighthouse stands has been shaken by aa There Is something comical, though characteristic of the stiff-necked Scot in a story which comes from a neighboring Ughthonse, which Is ln charge

lire

Bring 11 t two <1

a a desert Ulai Bar end 4bey a

. May City.

x A—sfember* of the Legislators. B—Board of^Prrrholdtr*

R—Municipal V—Table ofP<

famlUra/They

1- Froffi year end to — “•> a visitor, ex- -

who brings their stores. Mbs ago the heads of the

two families quarreled and ever since

they have ceased to speak.

At the shore lighthouse of Ushlnlsh the keeper's family have to travel 40 miles to kirk. It Is no reflection on their piAy to add that they are not

STEWART jfcBARTON f^ouse ^ “ Sign Eainipers

RCEAN.MTRCET,

OKS AMZirar, TNCCT, HAT.

II th* rear. An elegantly local /'•ur Beach and Railroad Station. «. J. ORE8WELL, Prop.