A Black Cat

The steel works 01 the Lackawanna Iron & Coal Gttiupany at Horautou have the repuiation of being well managen, auil as ireu fromacpi.-euta any similar establishment 111 the Liuiea States, bul lor all thtii tho mm is nut l'ree trom u.petittou. Wüilo visitiiig tho worka a t'ew syeuiuga ago, ana watohilig tiiii'glow of the ëloaniiutf Bteal as U passcd througU the variuiu iii-ocosscs li-oni tuc i-ivw ot fire inlo thu cuvertiii-8 to the vriiite, Bnake-Hk bar that ran, aflnishcd ruil, au .er the saw, an iuciueut occurred wliieli at onuu siartlua and ttiuused me. A grou? of perspiring wurkuifii, with weajions of vario ua kiiKls in their hanas, and thu.ir laces weai'iMg an expression Oí' awe, rusned pust hm, exckinning: 'Thure she gtMiH V' tíunii; ut thcin fluag pieces of iron uil alufr at a retreatiiis oujeot that run rauidiy tliroLiy li tho mili aud uut at a dis tuut üour. At HrsL 1 tlioiight souie grcat aeuidgnt had oeourred. Tliu muil Bueiuëd vcry mucli frighwued, nnd ieemed diMippuiuted wüeu the objuet oi Uieir altcauoa had esc.iped. i usked ihu cau.su of llicir Coumiotiüll. 'Why, ttiau't yoa sue i V' said onc. "it Wttti tliat uïack cat agatu 1" My cunosity uuing uxcited, I asked one of tne luivm -ii lor au üxplttuatiou. lt suuuis o.ll," lic saidj'-und I knuw soinii persons wil] lallü ut us, uui i teil yuu that black cat is ai) omen of evil ior ibis e'stabiisliáieiit, Every time wc are mom lo have n Uig acciüent slie enters tlnvt üoor una luns irom one eml of the works to the otlier. Ai ái'Sl we look no notieu of Uer butiiiialiy her visus üecumo us legular us eloêk work whenrver ftnytluug serious wus lüuiit to oecur, an . Uic I men bemin to toke wai'UHig Irom her iia neiected their Work when le oaiue. ïiiey uoiiced tbat she never baltétl in tlie nuil, but rau Irom end to end of it like a'ètreuk of lighuiiiig. 'L'liat's why you gaw ua so anxious to kül lier. 'ïlie forenion wish to get her out of the way, as her visits are so üeinonuiziiig to Uití vvurKiiatii, anu wie faot Ümt sliu sceuis to lena a c:.iariin;il liiii uua gel awuy every time uuliuri, rather sti-euiithens tlio siipersuauii couocniuy uoi-."- 'cmitíot ra,) setter. Tlip fclolher Superior of the FoimdHiTg Aeyltfui, dt Avünjlalc, near CinOiuuati, has been uirested fól" witlihokliug hiloniuiüuii lroin a cuiisiis euuBieratpr. HeV reasoii J'or so üouijf is tlial tha iniiüucs ol' the isyliuu inclüde quilo a nuinuur ot wonien wlio havo reoeutly boen, ov expectiag to be, conliiicd, and tlieir preseuce in thu iusütuiioii slio lioliiü to be a inatter tliuL in 110 way concerns the ouisiüe worKl. lt was Lo escapo its gaze and talk Unit ihoy SOUgUt tlie institution, I and the Motüer superior feels iu oon[ BCiauee bound to suield tliciu ïroiii the I Bligüest pubJkity.