The Bellefontaine Republican, 1898-11-25

"Heart Heart" The parliamentary "Hear, hear'" was not always an expression of ap approval. - proval. approval. So one learns from Dr. Murray's dictionary. The phrase was originally "Hear him, hear him!" used as an ex exclamation - clamation exclamation to call attention to a speak speaker's - er's speaker's words. We have a record of its use in 1689 and as late as 1763. A member of the house of commons in 1768, being interrupted in a speech by a "Hear I" -retorted, "That very word, 'Hear! I dread of all others," and a member ia 1770 referred to its use as "disorderly." The unabridged form, "Hear him!" was in use so late as the beginning of the present century. Lord Stanhope tells us, in bis "Life of Pitt," that when that statesman reappeared in the house of commons in May, 1803, after a long absence in opposition, be was bailed as he passed up the gangway with cries of "Hear him 1" Francis Horner, who was in the strangers' gallery, noted as a re remarkable - markable remarkable thing that when Pitt rose to deliver his memorable speech on that occasion he was cheered met with cries of "Hear him!" before he bad uttered a word. We have warmer blood nowadays. London Chroniole. After the Correction.' ? Papa Now, Johnny, I have whipped you only for your own good. I believe I have only done my duty. Tell me truly, what do you think yourself? Johnny If I should tell what I think, you'd give me another whipping. Bos Bos-ten - ten Bos-ten Transsriat

reasons had put there. All this showed her spirit. The most adroit woman, if she had known her case, would have covered her with praise. Ten days later the Valdori couple were in the writing room waiting for dinner. La Marchesa, yjith trembling voice, had just made her confession, which the husband had received with surpris surprising - ing surprising magnanimity. One would almost say that he had foreseen it, even that he, with difficulty, restrained a smile, such a one as comes irresistibly when a plan succeeds, when a problem solves itself. . "All you women are alike personi personified - fied personified curiosity." "True," she said. Roberto, pleased, pinched her cheek. Louise, somewhat reassured, was si si-tent - tent si-tent a moment, then weakly, not sure how the thing would be taken, but still full of rosy anticipation, told the story of Tullo-Tulli, the publisher, the illus illustrator, - trator, illustrator, the binder, the reporter who would be pleased to be asked to break breakfast. - fast. breakfast. Roberto, astonished, exclaimed: "But are you crazy? I do not want all those people in my house, and, above

side door. All are impaled and must suffer at the bands of a tyrannous and senseless fashion. Very few men are capable of enter entertaining - taining entertaining an audience with spontaneous wit, and even these, if we but knew it, spend a sleepless previous night pre preparing - paring preparing and memorizing the bright ex extempore - tempore extempore things that are struck out i. ., lugged in by the horns, as flashes of the jolly esprit de corps all pretend to feel. We are as kind as we can be. We laugh at least we applaud most loudly to eneourage the trembling, wrig wriggling - gling wriggling fellow who, when be, sits down, , does so with many an inaudible "Thank heaven, that's over I" Apropos of which onr genial contem contemporary, - porary, contemporary, The Practitioner, makes a moss valuable and "praiseworthy suggestion that as our singing is by artists hired for the purpose, why should not also our speaking be done for us by hired orators. Verbum sap ! Philadelphia Medical Journal.

Frightened, her heart in her month, feeling herself pale, she dared not ex explore - plore explore further. What other revelations awaited her? Suddenly Louise asked herself if her husband in a graceful body ot 28 did not conceal the soul of an ob observer - server observer of SO years, and she shuddered. After an instant of hesitation, terror itself, mixed with a consuming desire to know, induced her to devour other pages and still others, until finally be between - tween between astonishment and gTatitude she reached an expression which the author had left unfinished, and there was noth nothing - ing nothing more. She was horribly alarmed. It was as if she heard Roberto speaking to her from the keyhole. Here were a hundred follies clearly described which she had not believed any man capable of perceiving. The indulgent, almost in indifferent, - different, indifferent, companion had transformed

If the woman who gave the bal. counted f or little socially, the world contented itself with leaving a card and muttering, "What a bore to have to gc out of one's way for that!" If, on tht contrary, she was a leader, the dnty oi a call on her reception day became pleasure.. Today, for example, every everybody - body everybody was there. What a coming and going ! Meetings in the vestibule, at the coupe dooi ; hand handshakings - shakings handshakings on the stairs; smiles and salu salutations - tations salutations from opposite ends of the salon. Among the groups around the tea ta tallies - llies tallies were heard hasty little conversa conversations - tions conversations like there:

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stood, admonished and condemned. She reread it, hoping to have been mistaken ; but, no, it was herself. She became serious, gazed at the ceil ceiling, - ing, ceiling, vaguely promised some superior be being - ing being above never to do it again. Then she reflected. "If in society .1 change iny manner suddenly, people will notice it, Roberto especially. I must proceed slowly, with great tact, today omitting certain things, tomor tomorrow - row tomorrow changing others. But, above all, she must tell Angelo Gelo that he must not seize every possible pretext for send

attractive. The real slory seemed never to beign. But, continuing, a coquettish young woman appeared on the scene who interested Louise. She liked her at once ; understood her. The writer made a sort of searching analysis of a young wife, impudent and frivolous, a reflec reflection - tion reflection of her friends in good or in bad. From vanity, perhaps rather out of stupidity, she allowed a most popular