THE SIMPLE LIFE.
· BY HI, H, M› BRIOTT WATSON, › It is obvious that we eat and drink too much in thesa latter days, which is one of the causes of our degeneration from the healthy stock of our more prudent and abstymious forefathers, And so any morement that makes for the simple life is welcome. I told Delin as much when she
propounded her now theory, which was not, of "At any rate," said Delis, * Lady Ewart has doug
it." *Not done, you must mean. said I. "inco the theory consists in the main of abstinence."
"And whatever you say, I'm going to do it," remarked Delia defiantly.
course, hors. It was Lady Ewart's.
"It's heavenly," she called out to me, as I went off."Good night,"
I
I think I was in the middle of my beauty sleep when I was awakened by a ery of distress. jumped out of bad and ran down to the Iswo, It appears that the horrid hammock had taken to kicking, and landed poor Dolia on the genas. I holped her in again, and left hor. A bout dawn I was roused by someone entering, and at first Delis, ber hair 8:wing in dishevement, and her to encouter burglars. But it was only
garments dripping.
It's it's come on to rain," she said patholic- ally, I and oh, I am so wel."
"Nature
"I began, but she shat me up with
tears
Porkapa it was the coll douche, I don't ko, but she was pensive next day and at luncheon
My dear, I've said nothing; nor am I going to open ing mouth to stand in the way of pro.she n'e roust beef. gress." I replied.
Well, I don't believe y a appr ve," said Delia, and as I made an answer she added, rather unkindly, I know men ar
thinking of their stomachs."
always
at
"But it seems to me," I profested people who bestow all their attention on what
They eat or dont thinking probably m
of their stomachs
Oh, you may be as sarcastic as you be," interrupted Debia irritably. You know, what
I went. I'm going to do it, at any rate"; and she alszaned Hi dear, and I heard bor seeking the kitchen and the crak,
I
Difia us the delicate appetits of a fairy
it does not take much to support her suppose fragile body which is why the apples and biscuits and unts dit bar no particular harm o far as cold wee It is only fair fo Fay the she faithfully provided the ordinary meals of Fife her howehold, bat sho afe her owa frugal fure rather ostentatiously. As a role no ons at table would know that Delin was outing but her actions now anBounes it to all and sundry. It would seem as if she deigned to sit at ford with us as a being of another order might condecend. She galloped through her oats and finished off dur apple, and drank her water, and watched us with superior folruver. How coarse and brutal and animal and low we fit! If she could be content with a vegetable fare, which certainly won du't suit us, on what
papermal plate the must live audi more
In that supernal plans a certain lefty rear seems imposed upon inhabituals. It embar rassed us juor, Inw, coase people to salisty cur Barbare appetit under her lustrous eyes. And to drink beer or wine or whisky, when water was clearly the nectar of goda and spoddesses! I confess I took trgiu, and saw, mingled with shame and pride, Delia's approving smile Gin, you probably don't know, okice water. It has a very inne ut appearones.
"I'm glad you've taken to it, dear, observed Delin in a gentle voice. Why don't you fry it in the evening
I kung my shawe-faced and embarı nesed head and murmured that are has to get accusioned to things by degrees, I four she took all this for signs of gracs in me, and used many kind and couxing ways to lure me en. She wished
THE PENITENT PIRATE,
[BY ARTHUR R. COFPING IN THE "DAILY DEWA"
So far as the plesment of pars ualities was rocurned, Uncle Willie undoubtedly began the quarrel where the cause came so strangely to bo mistaken for the feet,
They had brn talking amicably enough, about "Uncle Willie's youngest daughter, who for the sake of bed for wages as just taken a parlow maid's place, and that the new mistress
kind heart was inferred from the fret that the thoughtful girl had that morning hou in a position to present her father with half a Then the subject of the shiimp
rhubarb tart
boats cropped up.
There's only the gorn cat ogin ser day," said the Pirate; and if he had spoken merely as one who mentions a fact all might hava bonn well. But unfortunately, the foun relected the personal view, and the way he shook his heat over the maiter, and sighed, seted as à quick irritert upon hele Willis.
And there feole to ge soupped that geally to amiable old fisherman, as de slabbed his fire with the poker and unnecessary violence. Wol!" cried the Pirate, all a-quiver. Fools for fry od jearn a trifle, and brop the me goiu"!. "If it's only sive shillin's a share when Saturday comes round, ain't that batter standing idle and never a a penny? Pools lex do sil that lays in their power: Them words
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be eams to think of it, could the Pirate recall baving heard any movement there all day.
In consternation ho arose and hurried down etaire, Coaruleively turning the handle, he pushed open the door sal peered into the room.
Uncla Willis lay bunched up on the floor. "William William was the old maa's pitoons ory.
"!
"Hulle, there! Hullo, hulla, bullo, slow, nevertheless charged with the quality of came the response, if low in pitch and beartiness.
What's amis William You aint fell nud breke yer leg, or nothis," are yor ?" For the Pirate did not know what to make of it.
"YOUNG PERSON" MYTH,
MR, EDUAR JUPION BATS SHE NEVEK
EXISTED.
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Did the "young person ever exist? And, if she did, what has become of her?
These questions wore answered very clearly 1y Mr. Edgar Jepson, the novelist, who road a paper to the Queensquare Clab on the subjeol of the "Passing of Young Paraon."
"
The "young person ies purely mythical personago according to Mr. Jopos. She was created as a kind of contor of the arts. When ever anything offended this mythical being the criller af the generation arose and howlod, Talk about crap!explained Uncle Wil- liam, thingh the abject had not previously been Theatre, when
Mr Edgar Jepson happened on the Court
an and Superm mentions. This morning I tried to get being played, and it was the sight of so many necoes to light the fire, for I fauzi da cap of young its core sponding with the popular tea might de me grad, but it caught we that idea of the young person that first set him sharp Roroes the chest I
pulled up
half way to ponder the proll m. For "Man and 'I don't lay ‘old of you so wonderful bad put till Sape man" is roog out" for the young you meso--50,
laid here all day. I
Also "His House i
| thought—” and the remark was not writer," ha declares, es i
tinge of reproach" you'd be sure look
The
plays of to-day ignore the young I never thought, began the Pirate, adding.porsonD. The majority of successes of late" Stay a bit. I'll get ver a cap o' ten in no said the lecturer "have contained incidents of time. My kettla doos boil.”
| intrigue sither integral to the plot or throwa Under the tonic innenes the stage of cauvain to brighten the plays, which are quite wanted Jeanne was rapidly reached.
to the requirements of the roung person as
Clearout Sett may her.
"I fall it coming on last night, conforged to invalid. "I didn't mught to eat rhibub.”
They sating in friendly conversation; and over the little black house that night there brooded a now spirit, which was tho · ld spirit,
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Since the fies which occurred at Sandringham some time ago, and at. Windsor mara recently, stage have been taken to improve a means of fire extinction at ser-nt of the palace of HM. the King. Morare. Merryweathor atil Sons, the holders of the Royal Warrant, have just supplied a powerful ** Gem steau brse
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a powerful stationary steam fire engine and a catch two shillia's worth o' shrimps? You don't want to lin these winds could sixy d system of hydeants, the latter being places that damsgea pound, very likely, wouldsandergrond in the various quadrang audalso cover it. If the stuff was fatebin money, it own private fire brigad, and sprotally in the principal corridors, The Palace has its be dif'rent altogether. But with as many
Dutch shrimps spoilin les y
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o out in such ly be used for rescue purposes in case of need, been put into service. This after machine will wenther,
There you go sgin,
ut is adapted for use as a water tower, showli undsly raising his thinein under stress of fire break out in the roofs, emotion. I alsays the owners! But they ain't pory men like the fishermen are; and if the owner might be out o' pocket when it blows, 'e looks far make it up, sud a bit over, when there comes a spell o' fine weather."
Spitssted the Pirate,
Bab Uncle Willie so far forgot himself, as so reply: whereupon the Pirate, spebless to find himself so affronted, bonused out the room and went upstairs, without saying good night.
to say me with apples, and suggested that I sho'd make experimenta with puffed rise, which, to judge by the effects in my mouth, was ormposed inainly of sw-dust. A last I could play the hypocrite no longer. The fact preyed on my conscience ard drave me recklessly to drink That is to say, I was surprised absorbing a large whisky anisola one afteruenu. not kepeat Delia's words, and I could not-de-new. Nay, some of the points releed came up Beribe the flash of her eyes.
I will
The new diet sometimes allows of light in- tervals in its adeptes and Delin, between eating osts and plusmon, forgot her conscience and how to be serioar.
**You see, dear." she explantad gaily, we sate by it."
Do we said I Then I neede't allow yea quita so much for the household. Let me
Ob, but, protested Dolia hastily, I have lots of things, of course, which take up the kalance; and besides it isn't so much difference.
What sort of thing?" I inquired with interest
"Oh-lots, she said cugusly, stulaskest incuse quently Do you liko my new blouse ?"
It was charming, of course, se i told her, at which she brightened,
My new evening dress has come home, dear," she wraten rapturously. "You must see
It's a love."
ir
I hope it didn't cost too much," sail Timidly.
"Oh, 25. beride, you are, we save so untel -over my ut eating much," she explained
engerly
sco. I raid. Well, my dear, this may be called the simple lift, but it seems to me very som på 1."
In the controversy itself there was nothing
for daily discussion of the jetty. It was, however, now that angry words abouki pass between those two lonely neighbours.
They live in the little black house, which is chaker-built and Larred, and very old. Since (be sausage shop was partitioned off, the little block henso has been only two rooms and a staircase.
The Pirate, who was eighty-three last birth- day: lives upstairs. Short, small, and Wesleyan, this gentle soul has bad the pretty inspiration to hang a Scripture text from his window, that passers-by may apts and be the Lokter.
Caute Willie, of the ground-floor, is merely sixty-eight, and he has fallen in the way, after lighting his own fire in the merning, and putting on the kettle, of going upstairs and performing those offices for is neighbou Say exercising still further the prerogative of juniority, he will, ehould the Pirate be fooling
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as sometimes happpus in trying weather-insist on udoinistering a cup of tea, and it may even bo a kipper, while yet the old mor lies abed.
The Pirate awoke at eight "d'elook on the morning after the night I have mentioned—and awoke in weariness to a sense of the blessedincas of blankets and repose so that he early soocom bed to the notion of suffering William's kind-
If yun were to follow it," said India penes to proceed to the extreme of giving him sively, we should have lots more money to his breakfast in bed. And the old man compla spend on well, other things."
"Draises?" I guggested
“Of coursŋ not, dear," the replied quickly. "Cigars, and -el, and other things," cho was silent a moment, spjarently calculating, “Yon see, we conli got rid of the butcher's bill, and the wine merchant's, and the milkman's bill. Mik ia nical fund, you see. Bha explained.
1 will explain that to the baby," I said. He must top. renaled to give up nilk. It's mounted.
Delia was affected, and schored it. You are so uneascar like
she said, getting off the arm of my clair.
The main poi about the simple life is that it is capable of intrbuite expansion. Delin dis covered one of its possibilities when inneling with Luly Ewart un grape-nuts and boane. Shes seturned full of the extension.
cently beat his thoughts on the egg which, lying on a sour in his cupboard, was to be the unit festure of that moal,
The clock of the church on the bill announced the half hour. William was late. Ard pre sonfly the school bell began which set the Pirate ruminating on forms of raillery with which to greet the sloggurd But on a sudden, all fun died out is heart. Not till now a capricious. memory renewed his knowledge of last night's
apleseautoess,
S that was why William ill not come, Juert lay the Pirata a prey to cold and biter thoughts. The school be foft off ringing and "niue o'clock chimed,
Slowly painfully the old man rose, and, lar. ing sought to correct chilliness with clothing.
to fighting his own fire, with no sort of check-inded, rather other otherwise on the the clafter that procces is woal le entail. Nor did he fail particularly to draw his own atten- làn da the fact that he was in no condition to
You ought to live out of doors as much a puilta It is the only natural way," she declared Day and night, ste plated.
Fancy breathing foul air in stuffy rooms be up and about.
was it silent. Juck," she said hesitatingly, I Much in the spirit of a martyr he ate his
tow I'm thinking of sleeping out of breakfint, after which he luy again upon his
By all means," ani I, putting down my peu. "Don't be sareaslie," she rotorted in an
offended voice.
"My dear, I agreed.” I said mildly. "You she went on, iguoring this, could have the blankets and sheets juɛf the same."
*The ground is very hard," sail Į.
"Do you think--ol, IE bave a hammock," she said with an inspiration.
"You need to lie in a huzatok," I said, me ditatively, Jeoking back, "when I was-**
"Don't be silly," said Delia,
"This is raatter of principle, and stupid nonsense. would have it slung between the apple trees
a
I
I wonder if dew is good for the complexion," I sai thoughtfully."
"Do you think—-” Delia paused. "Of ocurse it is” she said, “Nature knows."
Then I wonder why I comb my hair or cut my nails," I unid.
Delia iguured this. "I'll have it fixed up by the gardener to day," she declared, asshe walked
off.
The bamorch was a great enece-I wear during the siterecoon: and it was pleasant to lie in it in the warm evening, and watch the eky darkening, Delia was charmed, and declared that she felt the good of it already. At ten she made her preparations for the night, nod with the aid of an astonished maid and myself was 'dunked up la ber Haukets,
bel and slept till noon.
It chance that the sunshine fell upon his empty candlestick, suggesting occasion of com municating with the onta: world, It bad - boek
vay, with matters still following the ordinary routine, to sak Wiliam if, when noxt
the road, he would kindly buy candles. But now his friend bad gen Glo sect life was Jelt to his own resources, and even the rheumatics were fearing his peor old shoulder blades. It behagad him to show a
a couple
spirit of independence. So, after a frugal dinner, he put on his widebrimmed billycock and set forth to do his own shopping.
Pausing for breath at the foot of the stairs, be was only just in time to arrest bía hand in à mechanical movement, born of use, towards the houdle of Uncle Willie's door. Then he toddled to the oil-shop, returning thones presently and slowly climbing back. to his room,
Not till teatime bal come and gone did, the Pirate realise that, hidden away of the back of his thoughts, there bad been the sustaining hope that, ere this, his friend wenkl bare relented aud come too bim. A cup of watasted to, long sines cold, local on the table. A great loneliness was upon the Pirate, und be sat with towed head witbout moving.
ap
| On a sudden up went his head, and he listened, every nerve on the stretch. The heart of his anxiety lay in the fact that he had not heard anything. It was Uncle Willie's tea-time; yet Do sound came from the room below. Nor, now
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