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We qneittpn of tbe alienee rut. Of soul* tbat jmopie diibuil npb*rel ; What ul their future eiid Uwlr Pa*J- _ , Haro Uiey oSr sorrow*, jot* asuJ leers f 1)J tn* wuiii flowere make gUd their *"' The uui bird* ilni V Ou their urea* MM Uo t>hil>e hie i ur* with caiiva* while, ftluv* ilntelf, auswuribi! tliu brecse V Hire tliey their OhnU, their CbrutiuU day ? Know they SUrjouiet ' HuJOha ? (Jot, Or aU * '' A<* *> ' L *>' I"** ' . Aui Lav* Oier wrought a* w* bev o done ? Wa cannot .Me*e, 'lie hard. Indeed, Our owu urb'8 talc of it* dim i>att Through centurion uutuM to read. AJU J who 1U luture fcbill f ureoant ? We know tlie band tbat lioldi In check The whirling world*, each In it* count And MVM the universe from wreck And peril. Thii tremendous force Bold likewise all onr little HTM ; The linn and itu i do all obey SI* bidding ; never planet atrivee Tu Bervc from its appointed way. The dangeroui boon alone to a* U givu to caooee 'iwlxt 111 and well, Rebellion or obedience ; thug To bull J onr heaven or dig oar hell. but oue great thought onr *tr*tigth uphold* Nothing ehaU perish I Though Hi* rod Bmiteu wore. Hi uieroy (till enfold* Ilia own I God's aoul* are fat* wltb God. Uaeelfeh: I lova my neighbor at my Mil ; I IOTO his horse, hi* LOOM, hi* pelf ; I 1 IB pelf, I should htve aaid belorn, Meant biaarchong, his Lewis door. I love my neighbor, oh, ao well, That with my noe I'd have him imell ; With IUT own eyee I'd bate him *ee, And with my mind think thought* like me. I love him to, hi* ways I'd fU In trade, religion, politlee; I lib thought*, bin deed*, bis aim*, in fine, I'd bliape to harmonize with mine. Ah. would be l*t me leva him no, Uuw uBoothly all oar plan* would go ; In everything beneath the san I and my neighbor would be one. liui oft times, when I sit with him. And note bi* butuor, tweet or grim, With ilisappoinuut; heart 1 eu My neighbor is in love with me, UuliKHI J. bCHDKITK. IVOVKI. (BT THE AUTHOB OP " GABTH.") \Vt*u ws reached the court Ibe bras* bind ba,d established itielt in the lillle ptgoda ereoud there for it* accommodation and was jail Btrikiog op, and there, tare incugb, were a tabla and obairi a waiting UH x- tri-M Bat heitber o! us was in a bnmor to face a crowd of people ; and, by M uois agreement, we turned to the left, auii, crossing tbe little plank bridge wbieb ip*nued tbe narrow stream that skirted tbe hotel ground*, we found ourselves in tbe high road loading op the valley. Along ibis w* walked tor some diaUooe, both of us siiout. At length the opening of a path pre- (uted iNelf, whieii olimbcd by a rigitg roate to tbe Munmit of tbe pine-alad bill. Into ;bi > we tarned, anil in a few moments were oat of aigbt of ulieu oyei amid tbe thiok-frowing hemlocks. Ths aioent waa litep at.d at tbe flril turning lu tbe path uiy bavatilnl companion paused for breath. "\V.ll you take my arm now, Kate?" I With a faint smilu nbo complied. " Just tor this QUO j," I beard her murmur, eemicgly speaking to beraelf. " Never again but thu once I will." 14 Mow, K%le," I laid resolutely, beading forward so ai to oateb her eye, " let us bare with m>aterifi. Mo more 'Lever a*;aiui ' and 'josl tbii onccs,' if yon please t . I want you to tell rue whether yon lovs too." Bhe drew bar breath hard- ' I e-:. t.ll yoo nolbiug, Mr. Oiiuabor- oogh " Ton < -ll cot oil! me ' Mr. Qilnhbor- cngb.' It yon can't call me Tom,'oll me ootbiug ; bol I will never be Mr. (JaJna. borouga ' to you again 1" ' I thoogbl we were to have no more r rgkioe? " sbo rrjoiced with a paea- ing i-r>rkle of tbe old playfnlneu in her air. " Ko-e of your., I maant." " I will sail yon Tom,' it ycu pleue, on ono noaditi m." " Wba: eocditlon ) ' " Xbat yoa let it bo ' jait tail cnoe.' " ' K.;c, do yoa love mot" " Ob, yon are cruel!" ibe cried with pa.i- ni. . rmpbMii, ilippiug Lor band from .. 1:1 and fftOlug ui wltb glowing loom. li i 1 ocuM nay I bate yon I Yon are a man '>! the world, and I a poor Rirl from a c .QV.L:, whs kuow nothing. I am trying ( ;u>, EU 1 you oppon no yon make it bard ard i bitter tome. If j u loved me at I BS I would I->ve it I ware a man, yoa Would not pMM |M to. I tell you, it inuet not ' ' Wbl it, thill bt, Kate I Dear Kate, we love each otber, auu wbo in tije world shall prevent it or fartil our being mar- ir " HoMi, hcsb I" She o*me a itp nearer to LCD and ciogbt my elteve with ber little band, M a timorous child migbl do, glanc- ing Ltrvously over ber shoulder an if Rome- thing fcar!al were bidden among the treee. "Di4 joj bev nothing?' ebo whupered. "Oiil not some one ell me? ' " Oily I bare called yoa, dear. I ealled you ' Kite,' and no* I want to oll yon w,fs.'" She ooutiuued to utand motionless, with that frigbleted, listeLii-g expression (till on ber face, and yet my words bad apparently paieed anbeurd. What was it, then, that her eari were strained to ottob ? To my enet, tbo forent was fall of shadowy atlll- ne, tempetel only by a faint whliper of leavaa, and now and then a bird-note high overhead. G:ada%lly tbe htraoge precojcpition left ber. Her bcoatbing, which bad bean irregu- lar and labored, now came evenly and goctlyouoa more. She glanced sidelong at me for a moment, then, wltb a swift, ten- der movement, ibe came yet a trifli oloetr and Uid ber osher hand npon my arm. " Tom Tom, dear, I will say it, for we ihall be parted scon, and than, if I am alive, I shall be comforted a little to tbink that I did say it. Listen Tom, dear, I love yon I Never forget tbat I said It Tom, I love yon." I was taken delioiooaly by inrprise. Ton must not expect mo to tell bow I felt or what I laid. I can only remember that I leak her io my arms and kisaed ber. The bird that warbled over our beadi seemed to ntter tbe eejtaoy tbat I felt. Presently we began to move on again. I don't know why I didn't epeak. Perhaps I thought that onr kite had bean the seal of ber surrender, and tbat therefore wordi were for tbe moment impertinent. By-and- by* tbe convene would be renewed from a trash bMii. Besides, my thoughts were fljiuK too fait jail tben for speech to over- takx (beta. I was thinking bow singular bad been tbe manner and progress of our acquaintance. It was toaroely in accord- anos with what I believed to be my normal tamyerament and disposition to plunge so abruptly and almost reokleisly into a new order aod responsibility of life. I bad fancied myself too eautioni, too cool- headed for snob an impnlilve act. Bat It wast done and tbe fact that Kate's feelings bad responded to my own seemed to justify tbe apparent riik. We were meant for each otber and bad come together in sheer deepite of all combination! of cironnntauoe* to kaep ni apart. Knowing, as we did, scarcely anything of each otber as worldly knowledge goes, we bad yet felt that inward raRtincl and obligation to union which made tbe mo-i thoroughly worldly knowledge look like folly. What would my mother say to It ? How would tbe news be reliibed by her father 1 I eared not. I forevaw difUanltiei enough In store, but none that appalled me. After all, an honorable man and woman, bonestly in love wltb each other, are a matob against Ibi world, or snptrioi to it. Uaioa ii strength, and tbe union of loving bearw ii tbe strongest strength of all. " And do you want to marry me, really, Tom T" We bad gaiued tbe sammit of tbo steep hill and were now pacing along tbe ridge. The uarrow, winding valley lay ebeer bo- neath as on tbe right, with the white road and tbe dark ktream Ijing side by side at the bottom ct it. Tbe crest of the opfotiog bill-side seemed but a short stone's-tbrow distant ; tbe aroma tf our privacy w. the weeter for tbe pigmy droeky, with iti mm uikln inmate, whioh wa erawlit-g along through the dost BJ far below. We com- mandsd the world, while wo were onr*elvea hidden from it. ' I shoold rather tbink I did, Kate ! ' ' I thought Englishmen only married as matter of business ; that they rcarriec settlements, and dowries, and rank, am icflaenoe, and added women merely as matter ot enMpra aod politeness." " I am satisfied to marry for Icve ; that's ua-Eogliib so much the better for me!' "You would take me without anything but juit myself ?" " Wbat n worth havicg eonipared with you?" " Oh, Toot t Bat, then, yoa cannot have jut myself alone. Nobody in the wcrld independent ot everything not even an Ameiiotn eoJ bveu an American girl wbo has lived seven years in a eoavect I I ma; not be able to briux you anything Kood- anything ttaat would make me more accept able. But what if I were io bring yen some thing bad something terrible -lometbin tbat would make you >-budder at me it were ten times as loveable aa you say am?' "Why, then, I ibonld Imvo to lova you twenty times more tbau ever, I tnppore that's all," I answered with a laugb. " Ton don't mean what you B v at 1- you don't kuo* wLat yon say. Y a jrc no to bravo as yea Ihiuk you are, tir. Wba do you know of me?" Ban spake thtco sec tenoea in a lower, graver tone than Ibe pre vioui oner, which had been uttered in vein of half-wayward, fanciful flayfulneri Almoat immediately, however, ibe roused berstll again, as though unwilling to let Ib lightsome humor esoape io soon. 11 Well, let ns pretend that ycu have mar ried me, for better or worse, and that it i all settled. Now, where will you take m to, nnt ?" " Where do yon wish to go ?" " Ob, it must be eomewbere where nobod could come alter ni 1" the exclaimed with curious, subdued laogb. "Nobody tba either of us have ever known ; neither year mutber, nor my father, nor nor anybody A' .1 tbere we must stay always ; because, s soon us we ome out we bbould loee eac otber and cevsr find each otber again. An that would be eadder than never to bav met, wouldn't it ?" "But, my darling Kte," interposed 1 laogbing again, "where on earth, in tbl age of railways, and steamboats, and tele graphs, aod balloons, are we to find such very retired spot ? Unlets we took a voy age to the moan, or could flod oar ' down to the centre of tbe earth ; we shcnl barJIy feel safe, I fear." " Ob, well, you must arraoije abuat that c> ly u is as 1 tell yon ; aud yoa see marry ii'K me is LO) scab a simple matter, atte a.1 Wc-1!, now, suppose wa have reaohe tbe plao, wherever i ii what would yo give me fora weddiog present?" " What wonld yon like ?" " Na you are to decide that Itwouldn' be proper for your wife to oboo*e her ow wjklJiug-proeeut, you know." " I believe eueh a thing does cometimi happen, though, when tbe people are ver f j. monabla and ariitoeratie." " Bat I am no) aristocratia ; I am American. Now, what will yuu give me ? Woat do yon say to tbe diamond* ?" Well, 1 think I will taku lht> diamonds, she said meditatively, ss though weigbic tbe qoestiuu io h-.r mind. " Tee, papaiai I might wear diamonds after I waa married Bat might uot your mother object?" " Not when ebe knows whom tbey ar for ; aod, at any rate, the is goiug to leaf tbem to me in ber will." " Ob 1 And yon expect tbat the new* o our marriage will kill her ?" " It ought rather to give her a new leaae of lite. Bat >ou shall have the dUmond all tbe same. Will yon try tbem on, now ? " Why, have you got tbem with yon ? ' " Certainly ; I alwaya oarry tbem iu this pocket." " flow oarcl;- 3 1 You might lost them.' " No ; tbe pocket buttons up seo I'' and turning bsok tbo flap of my coat, I ibowei her buw all was made iteonre. " But what if robbcru wcr to at.acs yon ?" " Thou I should talk to them *ii!i this,' I rr joined, taking my revolver irom.iuotbe poeao) and Loldicg it up. " Oil, that's a Darriagcr t Tbe; bav iboe in America. Wnst n pretty one Lst mo look at it." "No," said I repiao.n it in my pocket " it bae a hair trigger and every barrel i lo&dud. Ton uliall look atc-cmetli^g and prettier and no: dscgirons at all. Here ill down on this stump and take cfl yo; bat and I'll put them on for yon." Tbe stnmp of which 1 spoks stool at tbi end of the path we had been following ani within a few rods ot tbe brink ot a precipi tons gorge, wbiob entered ibi side of tde steep mountain spur nearly at right angles. Aeroai the gorge (which, though sevsnty to one hundred feet in depth, was scarcely more than halt as wide at tbe top) a wooden bridge bad forn:erly been thrown, but age or accident bad broken n down until only a tingle horizontal beam remained, stann the obaem from side to side, and supported by tbree or tour upright and transverse brioei. The beam itself waa scarcely nine inches in width, and tbe wbole structure wae a dizzy thing to look at. My nerves were trained to eteadineas by a gcol deal ol gymnastic experience, but it wonld bare needed a strong indnoiment to get me acrcsa that beam on foot. Kate sat down on tba stump as directed, but ber manner bad become languid and indifferent ; tbe brightness and sparkle ol her late mood were gone. As ibe looked np at me ber level eyebrows were slightly ODD traoted, and the corners of her mouth drooped. Her hands were folded listlessly in ber lap. tine was dressed in some soft white material, through whioh wan visible tbe warm gloam of her arms and shoulders ; the ekirt wae caught np in snob a way as to allow froedom in walking ; she wore a broad-brimmed white hat over her black hair ; a yellow sasb confined her waist ; and ber hands were bare. I untied the ribbons ot ber bat, she permitting me to do so with- out resistance; and then, kneeling before ber, I unbuttoned tbe diamonde from my rocket, and laid tbem, in tbeir oie, open her lap. " Now, dear, shall I pat them on yon or will yon do it yoarsell ?" 8be oponed tbe car o and tbe garni flashed m tbe checkered ennehine that fllti red down between tbe leaves of tbe trees. Tbs sight teamed to ron*e her somewhat. A faint spot cf color showed in either oueek , and she drew in a long breath. " They are splendid !' she said. " I never saw anything like tbem. No, your mother would need to die before giving up these." " They won't look their best until you have put tbem on. Come t" " Ob, I'm airaid I Wfaat if " "Afraid of what?" "What it some one were to come and see " " Nonsense, my darling I Tbers'i no oni within half a mile of ni ; and if tbere were they wonld only see a lovely girl looking her loveliest." " How nicely yoa talk to me I Well, then, yon put them on me, I won't touch them myself." The patiire oonsiitcd of a neoklsoe and a pair of ear-rings. I lifted them flaahtuK from tbe ease ; olaiped tbe necklace round ber throat, she sitting motionless, and hung the esi-riogi io her ears. A ligbt thai matched tbeir marvellous gleam seemed to enter into ber eyes ai I did so. Ton aad these diamonds were made lor iaob other I" I said, and bendicg forward, I kissed bar on the Ufa. For more than a minate ehe sat there null, I kueelicg in front ol her ; we *ere looking straight Into one another's yes. Then all at oooe a troubled, anxious ook came into her faos. Bhe cose with a slsrtled ;.. .lure to ber feet. liueL, bash I Did yoa bear ?" What's tbe muter?' cried I jumping up in surprise. " liUdh, some one euliiug otllintf me I'' Again that strang* fancy 1 What dil it mean ? I ooold i ot repress a certain tbrill at the heart as I gzjd at her. It was very weird aud strazg*. A 'i I gszed, a mngular ohaigj crept over her. Her Uou was now quite oobrkea and Its fialloi was interallied by tho blackness other nijslioal eyea. Tbo>-e eyes slowly grew fixed immovable, as if frcun. The Fida trembled for a moment, then drooped, then lilted agaiu to tbeir widest extent and so remained. Her lips, slightly parted, showed tbe white teeth set edge to edge bebicd them. Tbe rigidity descended through her whole body ; she was like a marble nt^tue. Sbe breathed law and deeply, a? one wbo is in protoucil oluaioer. "KUi, what has happened to you?" I cried in alarm, putting my band on ber sbontder. lier arm wan fixed like iron, she seemed to hsar notbicg, feel nothing. She w*a bi muoh beyond auy power of mine to 11 tlu- . ct Let as if the bad been dead. Tbe diamonds tbat glittertd on her bosom were cot mire insensible than she. I muit confess that I was somewhat on- netvtd by tbe situation. Kate waa evidently in totte sort cf irauoe. But what had put ber in i tbat state, and how was ibe to be got cur t-f it? For aught 1 knew it might be tbe prelude to a fit or otber selxare ct tbat i mure, {evolving consequences dasger- ous if cot fttal. In tbe bewilderment of tbe moment the only remedy tbat I could tbick u! was cold water. To daab ber with witter migbl be ot use and could acaroely make matters worse. About thirty paces from where we were standing a small rill meandered ameag the roots of the trees atid trickled at last in a tiny oaic&de down tbe rocky side of tbe gorge. Toward this I ran, aod, stooping down, attempted to bcoop np some ot tbe refreshing element in tbe prown of my straw hat. Rising with tbe dripping bat in my bands, I turned to go back, but tbe light tbat tben met my eyei caused me to drop everything and spring forward with a gasp of horror. Moving as if in ooedisnce to some power external or at least foreign to herself, as a mechanical figure might move, steadily, deliberately and yet blindly, Kate bad advanced directly toward tbe narrow obaem, and when I firit beheld her abe already seemed balancing on tbe brink. Before I could cover half the distance tbat separated ni, ihe bad let foot on tbe loog beam whioh spanned the abyss and bad begun to walk along it. By the time I bad reached tbe hither end ibe was bait-way over, iter. ping as composedly and securely as if the were oa an ordinary sidewalk, though tbe slightest deflection from a itraigbt course would have sent ber down a hundred feet io the jagged boulders below. Standing on Ibe hither verge, every nerve so teneely strung that I teemed to bear tlie blood humming through my brain, I watobcd Ibe passage of those small feet wbiob I bad admired tbit mornlcg ai tbey peeked ooqaetliihly from beneath her dross in tbe railway carriage I watched tbem pass, ttep alter step, along that awfnl beam. I snppoie the transit mail have been accomplished in less than a minute, but it teemed to me tbat I wis watching i) for bears. I uttered no soutd, lest it might reuse ber from ber trsnoe and iosure the catastrophe tbat else ibe might tsoape. I did nol attempt to overtake ber, fearful lest ibe baam should fail to tuppoit onr united weight. I saw ber pass on, rigid, unbending, but tare of fool as a rope- dancer ; and at last I saw bir reach the opposite side aud stand onoe more on solid earth, preeerved from death, as it seemed, by a miracle. I have oo distinct recollec- tion of bow I followed. I only know tbat a few seoosds afterward I was standing beside her with my arm toand bsr waist. I Isd her forward a few paces ont of sight of tbe ravine, tbe mere thought of whiek now turned me sick, and brought ber to a plot of toft tnrf baneatb a tree with low, spreading brarobea. The trance \vua evi- dently palling away ; ber limbs no longer bad tbat unnatural rigidity, her oyelidd drooped heavily and ber jiw relaxed. A violent trembling seized upon LT ; the sank down oo tbe turf as it all power cf self support bad gone ont ot her. A) tbat moment I fancied I beard a slight crackle amoug the shrubbery nol far tfl ; I Icoked quickly np and saw or thought I saw a abort, ungainly figure obscurely stoalicg away through tbe ncdsrbruab. Almost iuiuediaialy be vanished amid tbe treed, leaving me in doubt whether my eyesight Lad not after all played me false. As I turned again to Kale, ebe waa sit- ing up gainit tbe trunk ot tbe trer, tbe diamoudrf flashing at bir throat and cara, auJ a puzz'ed, questioning expression on ber faae. " Wbat makes yon look so strange ? ' she murmured. " Wbere ii your hit ? How did we ojme here, Tom? I thought " Sbe stopped abruptly and rose slowly to ber feet. Her eyes were oast dowu shame- facedly and she bit ber lip. Bhs lifted ber bacd to her threat and fell the diamond! tbere. Then with an a; prebeusive, almost a cowering glacoe, she peered stealthily rouud through tbe tries, *.M tboogb expect- ing to see Eomething I hit tba dreaded. Finally she turned agaiu appealingly to me, bnl said nothing. I thought I partly understood the nuoifi- canoe of this dumb uhow. She was subject te these somni>cibu1i3tia trances and w*a ashamed of them. Bhe knew not, on this occasion, viiat extravagance she might have committed in tbe presence of me, her lover. Bhe feared tbe construction I might put npon it, yet was too timid or, it might be, too proud to speak. But her mitgiving did me injustice. Shocked and grieved though I war, I loved ber more than ever. " Ton were faint, my dear, that's all," I laid cheerfully and affectionately. "I brought yon under tbii tree and now you're all right." She shook ber bead with a piteous smile. I know what hai bean the matter with me, Mr. Gainiborongb," she said with an attempt at reserve and coldness in ber tone. I bad hoped I might have parted from yon before yon knew, bat it was nol to be io I II is very good of yon to pretend to ignore it, and I thank you I thank yon. tlere," she added, nervously nnolaipiog tbe necklace and removing the ear-rings, " I lave worn these too long. Take them, please," Kte, yon shall wear them forever I" cried I passionately. " I must nol begin > el, all all evsnti," abe returned more firmly. " Take tbem, please, or yon will make me feel more humiliated bau I do now." Bbe put tbem In my un- willing bands. " And now we'll gel cur bate and g) back to Ihe botel," she continued, with a smile which was pathetic in in effort to seem indifferent and unconstrained. Wbere are tbey? Ah I" She bad jnst eaugbl sight ot bsr white ist lying beside tbe stump on the farther ide of tbe gorge. Tbe suppressed sersam >nd tbe start indicated tbat sbs now for tbe Irst time realistd by what a periloni path hs bad oome hither. Bhe remained lor a moment gazing at the beam with a sort ot aaoination, tbsn, moving forward to tbe irlnk, looked down tbs sbser precipice Io be rooks below. " I wish I bad fallen !" she said almost aneath ber breath ; " or," *he sdded alter ibort pause, in a tone still lower, but ol Dleuaa emphasis, " I with bt bad I" "Too wish I had?" " I did not know you were so near," sbe answered, drawing back Iron tbs vsrgt, No, no nol) ou I Come, we must walk round this plaou. Tell me," sbe said facing me suddenly, " did you see any one T" " I think not. I fancied I heard" " We must get back to tbe botel," the interrupted txciteOly, " at least, I must git back. I don't tike to be here. I with you wool .: leave me. I would rather say ' good- bye ' io yon beio than tbere." 1 never mean t ) lay ' good-bjo ' to jon at all, Kate. It thin is tba troubl . von bided at, yon uv.rrato it entirely. Wby, two poople out of every seven are a'Jtnuaui buliau. Il is an common as to have black hair, lietiiltis, yon will outgrow it iu a few years. Il it only a narvona afftoiion whio'u any dootor oan ours." Ii in uui that ; yon dou't understand," ebo said witb a ui*b. " Whatever il is I'm determined not to lose yon. I shall tell yonr father when I see Liu tbal I love yon, and that wherever be taken yon I shall follow. No one can or shall keep us apart." Tbe resolution witb whieh I spoks seemed to impress bsr somewhat. " Yon oan speak to bim it you will. Bnl, ob, il ii no use I It cannot be ; yon don't understand. Let me go ; good-bye I No, do not came with me ; please do not I I bave a reason for asking it. I will see yon onee more to morrow, before we leave. But let me go alone now, if yon love me." Bhe went, walking quickly away throcgb, the wood, I watehed her for a few moments and then returned to the grass Slot beneath tbe tree and threw niyiell own Ibere iu a very dissatisfied frame ol mind. The sou had set before I returned to the hotel. CHAPTER V. I saw nothing more of Kite tbat day, but I oame across Blnrk several times and Ibere was a peculiar look on tbe fellow's counten- ance whieh made me renew my longing to obastiee bim. I was anxiom to know whether Mr. Birebmore bad returned, but, as I could not bring myselt to make any inquiries of thin valet, and did not oare to let him see me asking any one else, I was obliged to remain ia ignorance. However, as 1 sat out nndsr tbe trees at dusk, a tall figure, wilh a lighted cigar in bit month, appeared in the doorway ot Ibe hotel, and, on my saluting him, he sauntered np to my table and complied with my invitation to m down. The waiter brought us coffee, and ncdor its itimnlns I ventured to introduce tbe subject wbieb lay nearest tj my heart to Mr. Bircbmore's notice. No doubt I pnt my best foot loremost and spoke * elo- quently as was consistent witb my down- right earnestness atd sincerity. Mr. Birch- more beard me almost in silence, only givicg evidenee by an occasional word or iuterjeo- lion tbal he was giving me his attention. Oaoe or twice, too, I was aware of bis having given me one of those sharp, icy glanets (or which he wra remarkable. When I had cpoken, be fingered tbe pointed beard ou bis ohin meditatively and puffed hie cigar. " Tbii ii a vet v fair aud honorable offer tbat yon make, Oainsborough," be said at lecgtb. " I liked yon before ; I like yon bet- ter now. Yon take il for granted, I tnppo-'e, tbat I am pretty well cff. Ibere, you tecdn'tsay anything I vano tkoot ofyoar disinlereatedcenb bnl tbeie matters would have to be mentioned, sooner or Uter, if tbe affair weal on. I pay ' if,' because I may as will tell you at ouoe, it will save us all pain because it can't go on ; ii mml stop rixht here ; and I can only regret, Tor both yonr sakes, thai it bas gone to far." " Mr. Birobmoro, 1 oauuol take tli tor an answer. Yon bave given me oo reatons. It yon want confirmation ot my account cf myself, I can" " I waul nothing of the sort on tbe -JOE- trary, I (til oomplitueiited thai yon i-bou.V accept UP, not only without e:>aflrmatio:j, bnl without question. Bnl yon can't marry my daughter, Gainsborough, much ai I like yon and much ai I dare aay nhe dooa. When yor are older, yon will underhand that men oar.nol alwayi follow thai coarse ia the world wbiob appears to them mu*t dciir- able. ' " However yonng or old I m%y be, Mr Kir ct more, I am old enough to know my own mind and to require good reasons for changing it. It you have any such reaeocs I wish you'd ibow your liking for me by telling me what they are." " Oo yon remember a talk we onee in Paris, when yon hinted tbat I should accompany yon en your jaunt 1 I told yon then thai the past life ot a man sometime! bad a bold over his present, constraining bit freedom, whether he wonld or not. A'.d ean'l yon imagine tbat tbosicironmManoen, however cogent tbey may be, or, ver n likely, just became they are so eogenl, might be very inconvenient to tr Ik about T Io speak plainly, O&ineborcugh, I don't tee how >c.ur loving my daughter obliges mo to tell jon all tho leorets ot my life." " I don'9 waat to know yocr oeorcts, lir ; I with to marry Mia) Bircbrcorc." Mr. Birobmorc laughed. "Well, yoa'r* a pretty determined wooer," said be. " I oau'l give my content to the match because well, because I oan not ; bnl, if you won't take ' no ' for an answer, nor profit b) tbe warning I hereby give yon, I'll tell yon what I will do ; I will allow yon yourself to diioovtr and aoknow ledge the causes which mtke yonr marriage wilh Kate impossible. Yon must not blame me it the discovery gives yon pain aod the acknowledgment causes youmorli- tioatiou. I bave given yon fair warning. And I will only add, sir, that the pain and mortification won'l be all on yonr side. I oould nol give j ou a stronger pledge of my friendship and liking for yon than io thus letting you find ont what bas hitherto been hidden from all the world. And I only de- mand ene condition thai yon promise, when yon have made your discovery and lefl us, niver to mention to any human being what onr secret was." " I give that promiae with pleasure. As to my leaving yon of my own free will, tbat is begging yonr pardon impossible and absurd." He laughed again and shot another of bia startling looks at me. " Very well, yonng sir, I bave nothing more to lay. Come with us to the farm house to-morrow ; there's plenty of room there, and tbey are used to neing accommo- dating. Stay with ns nntil you're satisfied and then don't forget yonr promise." Hs rose as he finished speaking and flung away the remains of his cigar. " Good-night," bs said, holding out his largo, well-shaped hand. " Good-night, and thanks for yonr oonfi- denes, which yon will cover regret, Mr, Birebmore." " Qui vivra, vstra " was all his answer as be walked away with his bands in bis coat pookels and his singular short steps. Hs was an enigma, sure enough, and yet my belief in him was as intuitive and in- alienable an in Kate herself. Hu mysteri ons hints and warnings were powerless to disturb me. I trusted in the ability of ns three oambincd to overthrow any antago- nist. I sat late beneatb the trees, smoking and brooding over my passion, as young men will, aud ever and anon glancing np at a certain window, behind tba lamp-Ufa mined curtain of which I had reason to jui p ,BO my darling was. Was ebe thinking ot me now ? Even as I asked myself this and gazad upward, a shadow fell npon Ihs curtain, it was pushed aside and the win- dow swung bskok on its hicgen. Wilh a throb of Ibe heart I sprang to my feel and wafted a kin from my floger-tlpi toward tbe face Ibat peeped out upon me. Slay! Was it Kate's face, after all ? The armi and ihonlders now appeared and the form leaned npon tbe window-sill. A Inoifer match flatbed and I bid the pleasure of beholding tbe sinister visage of Mr. Blurk lit np by a sulphurous gleam M be leisurely lit bis pipe and stared down at me. "Bihooe guts naebl, Uorr Oaiuibor- ongh I" (To bs continued) Tbe oropi in the Western States are turning ont better than anticipated. . IN UtM.tK. flea, le slave ike iii.i.n, Akkry trout llf t > -nd Hula. (Liver pool Foil.) Toe whole country will la.rnvi b dis- tress aud tnxisiy thai Westmibtlef Abboy oniin*>!iij{ away iuo oo, U.iju o! dan- rouaiuin Thu puo-:b baa bot>u gving un frr ma:iy years, and we may well buiitva u LOW progressing more rapidly than ever. Tbere is something terribly dehltnetive in tbe Louden atrcotpbere Into it aro poured daily vast volumes ot destructive gases and vapor*, baeides tba tmako and dirt from a million household flrei. As tae great laatropolla growr, thin evil growi too, and the progress uf civiliza- tion, the increase ol industries, and the developing wealth aud oomtcrl of the inhabitants appear to make matters worse instead of bettsr. Btoae and metal are nol strong enough to resist tbe disintegrating influence to which they ure But j soled iu London. Every one knows thai many old churches and historical buildings, bidden away in quiet qaartori, are silently crumb ling iu.o dust lor want uf attention aad ot money to creservo them. Tho Drocziand stOLii statues ot ancient date scattered throughout the metropolis are found to be honey ojinb.J, and many of them bave been taken dowu and destroyed. This is a matter tf small regret, inaamnob as there are very few statues iu London worth the spaoa wbiob tbey occupy. Most of them are inarliatio atrocities. The atmosphere in eating lutm away is really pBrformiux an atitbetio uervioe. Unfortunately, Weal minater Abbey cannot be saved by obemi oal washing. Time has converted ill vtu erabie slonea into dnl and bas oalen away its morlar. Oaly by extensive repair atd rebuilding oiu il be laved from actual destruction. In dangerous condition h> been known for a good many yeaie, au. Mr. Peareon, tbe diatingni:hcd architect, in 1883 reminded tbe dean and chapter tbat Ibe process was going on witb alarum ; rapidity. Tbe capitular body however, possess no means of dealing with tbe evil. Their revenues are small and ibcy have done what little tbey ounld to keep the biitorio trust which is m tbeir charge in reasonable repair, Now the question baa oome before Parli* mint aad a Bill bas been promoted giviog powirs to the ecclesiastical oommiaaiouen i dttray the oos) of the necessary work The oommissioaers bave drawn very large sums each year from Ibe Cathedral endow ments, and il is only right that they should dcvoio some Of them to the maintenance ol tbe fabrie. Westminster Abbey ia the heritage of no Church and no denomiua tion. It ii the possession cf tbe calijn Every stone in it, evary inch of its billowed pavement t peaks to Englishmen ot tb< making of tbeir country, of tbe growth ol tbeir liberties, ot tbo progress of their arts of tbe formation ot their literature. It ii a boly fabrie nol merely bieanae tbe voice of prayer has bounded daily witbin ill walla for 800 years, bu) biciuc il contains tbe dm! and enahrines ibe memory of tbe best aod greatett u,oj which :haoouuir> ha* ptodnotd. AmoL'g i olusteriog column* under tbs thtde of it. i-uailbK arches, hi-' in tbe glory which falls from it auoiubl window?, tbs be a I oico'.ious are loaobed and tbe Lig'utat aciiinttlotiu nru kindled Ha who within its wall* fail* *o fel thai it 11 a privilege to be an Engine m*n, and to lUttrn in lh" service of freedom aud jai 10- and tru'b which England but reodbred io bsmaiiity, who dots not rcuitmber U still there is room fordcvotiou untl s:al an: trust, mail bs au unworthy rtioi(. There i no other upo! ia tbe world riuud whicb ucb glorious mem-rle* olicg. Rome s Greece, with :heir boar unttqiity, caunol boast a record of nobler liven, uf betkr deed*, of holier dead. Let tbe people, ibtu betir ihw-mitlvof Ii save ibis aaortd sirnatnre, and we are coivitoid Ibal men uf all orecdr, and men ot no cried, all ol whom havo alike boot the kiKu wi:b rever- ence iu tte abbey, aud drnak io ils atscoia- liona witb bei.i ti , Will u.;i o iu protesting that, whatever tbo ooel may b}, tba work must be uudcriaktn without any further "Cirew* Untknrie." A " vaulting ambition wb.oi ovrleaps iisult " ii by oo insane confined to those wbo fill high Blationi aud arc born to powar and digi i y. Ii may sbow iteelf io tbe obtlcr us well SB tbe kicg An amusing example was recently KIV'-I by a ma inter of a rural Soaool Board. A laboring man, illiterate and poverty strrii ken, tougbt tbe eoflrngo^ of hi* lollow-ratepayere as a pcopln'e candidate for a icai in ibe i .e J educational parliament. By a freak of forinne in the kbare of tbo cumulative vote, bo waa elected. Tbe hor.tr proved to sufliDU n: to allay bia tbirit for fame and lor the eonccioni rxsroise ot authority. He mu.t needa conduct an elimination on tbi following lines : " Now, yon lads, before yon go any farther witb tho reading of ibii chapter, let mo know it yon knowi tbe meanin' of tbe words ycu have read. Il says something bere about ' grcis darkness.' Now, what is tbat ? Wbat is gross darkness ? ' A chorus of yontbfnl voioei some nol without an inflection ot scorn at tbs ioenll to tbeir intelligence, conveyed in tbi pnt- ting o? eo aimpli a query makes intwer : " Qreat darkness, sir." Tbe inquisitor shakes hit bead triumph- antly " Mo o," be aayn, " not t x.o;ly. Wbat'i darkness, boyi ? ' Tbe unexpected and bewildering rebofl sseros to bave inaugurated a temporary reign of lilenoe. Wher. tbe forward path diaeloiei mysterious pilfalli, II is well to walk with oirenmipeetion. But at last a solitary, piping treble, ventures a highly original definition. "Plsais, sir, il's what tbere is after tbe sun rets and before tbe lamps are lit." " Well, yes," as it condescendingly eon eidering, " you're rigbt. Now, what's i grow ?" Tbe reiponse omos with greal volume and more asinranoa. Tbii, at last, is solid ground of mathematical fact. " Twelve doien, air." 11 And how many Is that " 11 One hundred and forty four, sir." " Itigbt again. Now listen, yon ladi. Gross darkness ' n darkness 144 times as greal as that which the scholar over againit Ihe middle desk yonder described for us. Don'l yon forget what grow darkness is in future." CaueU'i Family Hagsufne, Fun at the Mere. 1.-, " Did you bear tbal, Mr. Denims ? ten I Wasn't il awful 7" "I didn't bear anything, Mr. Floor- walker; what was it?" " Crash in the towel department, sir. He, be, he !" The old man walked sternly away, stop- ping at tbe book-kee^cr'a desk to relieve bia pent npfeelingi by ooz/fldiEg to Mr. Daub'.entry, wilh a iavge glare, Ibat be did bate a tool, whireil tbe indignant book-keeper resigaed on Ibe spot, and Mr. Djnimi went into bia privale office in amazement, aud atked Us partner tinoe when the house of Danimi A Jeans bad been turned into a lucatio asylum ; where- npon Mr. Jeani invited bim to step down into tbe packing department and havo II ont, it tbat waa what he miaul, and il wai 8 o'clock in the afternoon before tbe matter was itraightened ont, and Mr. Floorwalker was instructed to lave bis jokes for tbi cash boys In fntnre Qiiet reigned, and while winged peace, like a cloud ot illusion around the chandelier, brooded lottly o'er the aeene from tbe package room Io tbe bargain counter. Johnnie Mcort, a Baltimore small boy, found tbat a toy pUtol, carrying a ball ai big as a bnckhbot, wai very hard to cook, be reverted tbe weapon in order to gel a belter grip, the hammer slipped, and tbe ball went through Jobnnii'i band and into bia abdomen. The boy will die. CUHKENT TOPICS WITHIN ten months all Ihe Djmoeratie oiLdldate* lor the United Slates 1'reei- d<-i,ey since the war, wilh tbe exception of Cleveland, bave died. Gen. MoUlellau died Ool. K'.i;b, 1885 Gen. Hanocok died Feb. 10b, 1880. lioratia Beyinonr died Feb. latb, 1H86 Samuel Jones Tildou died Aug. 4th, lBti. And Thomas A. Hendriokcdiad Nov. afiib, 1H5. Tbere are two Democrats liviug who bave boon candidates fcr tbe Vice Presidency Peudleton and Bogliab. TUB aulUC'citiea of Ihs city of Borauton are pulling up tho cobbles on one ol thuir main streets to put down an aspbaliau pavement instead. Iftbeasibalt u pro- perly pni down on a sufficient foundation ol concrete it will last as long as tbe oily. Aepball, properly laid, packs, but does not wear onr. On streets where Ibe gradient ia not too steep no pavement tbat bu yet been devised is as good as aipht.lt. Tbia baa b:eu known since the time wbtn tbi walls of Babylon were built, but it id aston- ishing how bard it ii to gel ibis smiiukb, noiseless, water prout pavemeut Uid ID our towns aud cities. DICOKMES won immortality by tbe lid ol bla tub, but renown iu these days netms to lie in a barrel. OooperUrihammadebim- aelf famous by going thrcngb tbe Niagara whirlpool in a barrel, and was tbe liun o( tbe hour, until two o jopers enclosed them- selves in like manner and aeoomplitibed tbe same teal, and Graham's star ii obtoured. Is Ibis tort ot thing to go oo, inor<ta*ug ibe number ot coopers and the uz i at the barrel, nntil Ihe ipeoiiole is prebeuttd of ihe Qeidelburg Inn, otuffai full of eoopera, rolling aud plunging through those Eettbiag rapids ? M. MCCBALL, cf Berlin, has devised, a little appliance for detecting a leaktge of gas from honsa-servioe pipes. Il co.buia et a small pipe bant twice at ligbl angles and connected with tbe service bafore and after the main cock. A small gltud bulb, partly filled witb a mixture ot gljeeriue and water, ia plaeed on this pipe. A lobe dips into tbe liquid in tbe bnlb, and ia ij arranged Ibal any gas patauig Ihrongb tbi small pipe buablts through tbe liqaid. Tbe bnlb is also provided with cooks at its inlet and outlet. If these latter are opened and tbe main O'.ok closed and tba burners itani off, any bubbles io ths liquid show a Isakfge of gas in tbe pipe* or fix- i urea bejoud. TBI silly t rcpobitio a ut a Huosier banker thai tbe bank* of New Yjik rbonld com- bine to receive depoiils aud keep aoaoauta exclusively in gold, U commended by tba New Torsi Tribune, and tbe banks an blamed by it for nol having adopted tbe plan before. Did it occur to tbe Hooeier banker aud to tba writer ia the Tribune that bi k i are I'.ke shopkeeper*, su:d mutt take snob money as tbeir dealer.) bave to cffar, or etao get none? Whatever money is generally current throughout tlie coun- try mnl bo Ihe money ot tbe bantu, and if they rtfnee il new banks will spricg up wbiob will be only (ou glad to tsku it. Banks kt tbe tervauts ol ibe public, i_ol its nj.uiti", aud they oaunol dioiaU (ol. wbst currency it shall use. THK fresh air f and throagb wbinb ib Ni Tulk Tribuiu ban annually sent thou- sand* of poor ohildrea into tbe couuu from Now Tork or.y baa nnlorinuataly bet the cause ol some i d retails ia Ouuda*u County. The Hyruouae Stanford BIJS i:.i eix p.. -teas in U>a town of CUy, u tbti aoauiy, ibree el tuem btlcBgu.g to OLD f .uiii.., ha vi jnst died from diphtheria iutioiooed tbere by ire. h air obitdrau fruu Nw Tork. Tai Tnbunt'i movemetit u one of tbe warlbiesl of cbari.ia, bn: great care ibonld be ixtroisod both on the part ol ile managers and ou Ibe part of people wh> lake Ibe ohildreu into tbeir fimiiie* that neither pbyiicil nor moral diteaae shall be eonviyea l<i tbe boutehold* that art generously throw u opeu lo s>coom mo- date the city children. Ir ibe progress ot Oivilistttau can be meainred by ths oorcpjiiuva energy ot sdvertisemenl bureans, the Iluuijariau caeilU oanraiik with tbe mo>l etlfai:o.d oiliei ot the globe. Two riv.l iaiuraLCi oompaniea bad for yoar been swelling the advertisement oj.noi' s ot inemelro^iitau prei, when a few wciki ago a juni* o( uew Ojmpeti:ors aji'.j.iel en tut sacie and promulgaud tttir olaiiu* by "private circulars," distributed by a oirps of omniprcccstoinviissrs. " Tbe libercOiiy of oar terms," iayu ihe protpeetna ' ii-.u d rtommend our bi'uisne to every fiiiLd of [lersoual freedom. After tbs txamiian of tbe liltb year ibe holders ot a poliay are at pei feel liberty to commit suicide.. They may ibool, drown, poiaon, or hangtbem- selves. They can die in tae assurance tbat even the acknowledged deliberation of the act will nol invalidate Ibe oUieua of loo survivors. Tbey may indulge in an; domed variety or combination of life- shorteuLg excesses Tbey may take tfaa risk ot perishing in the perpotratiuu ot a deed o! violence. Tbey may die id a tot bouse, in a prison, or oven on Ibe (jillowa Tbe insurance will be paid all the fame. After tbe expiration of the flflb year deatb in whatever form, meant payment m lull. We ascertain Ihe date, tbe faet, and aik no further questions ; and we are cxrafldenl tbit liberality iuob as ours needs) only to be appreciated. Compelition flaoa ihriek- ing I TBI Mn-jiii, of Uussia, pabbsbea some statistics, showing very plainly what a marked increase there has been of late years in tbe number cf suicides aad ot inaane persons, tbe total ia ths aylams of bi. Pelernbarg having more than doubled within Ihe last 10 years, and this iuoreaue is attributed ky tbe Aovcjfi to tho develop mint of peiiimism as muoh ai to want. In ths 10 years from 1808 to 1818 lha Dumber of loieidea in Rassla was at tbi rati ot 17 to every million inhabitanle, whereat it Ii now 2U per million, while in Bl. Petersburg itself Ibere are 906 inieidei pr every million inhabitants, as againel402 in Paria, 170 in Berlin and 87 in London. Il ii only witbin tbe last 20 yean Ibat suicides bava been so numerous in Bl. Peterebnrg, as in 18C4 tbe total waaonly about 50 per a&uuin. Ten years later tbs total bad juit doubled, tbe increase in the population being only 8 per oent., while the increase in Ihe Lumber cf inieldes was at tbe rate of 76 per oenl. In the next 10 years Ibe price ot meat and of house rent bad risen about 80 per oenl, while tbe number ot tuioides bad increased at the rate ol 800 per cent. Tbe ioereaae iu the number ol tbe inaane bis DO! kepi pice with tbal ot tbe inicides, though it 11 no leei than 86 pir oenl. Claeaified accord- ing to their callings, two-tbirda of the persona who commit inieide belong to the working olanea, while with regard to age suicide is most Ircqaent among thote be- twesn 20 aud 40. ELBCTRICTTT has to do something unique in these days to attract any special notice. It baa rsmaincd tor Jenoy lightning to stir np the sensation of tbe seaeon, to wbioh tbe TIMEB bas already called attention. At Plsmfleld, on July ISib.aflash of lightning made an inslantaneoni silhouette ot tba prcn'.e ot Miss Lillian Paul, a ycucg woman ol 18. Oa a Japanese lacqaerad my the lighening left an impression which, while il does nol do tbe young lady justice, it still a creditable accomplishment for amiteur atd impromptu photogra-pby. Tbe jonug lady, wbo is now in Canada, does nol use slang when sbe asserts that her piotnra wai taken by Jove. Scientists are becoming macb interested iu tbe remarkable occur- rence. It ts seldom tbat a tray spot ecomiii of to muoh importance). Ths explanation ol tbe unprecedented cit ot of tbe ligbtning flash is, according to Lien Daft, tbat the lacquer on the tray eonlaiiitd ohemiotli wbiob rendered it extrameiy sensitive to intense light. Ooe mraoKH peculiarity of Ihe impreuiou it that where Miss ranis sye should bi the laoqosr is SMI M - .. au torched by sbidow. Tbe yoorg lid* should feel well eonUnt, however, thil the lightning did nothing worie than pal htr eye oat. Her escape from death wis cer. tainly remarkable. II U not probable tbwt lightning photography will become popnh r. In the present case, however, the retail ii muoh more satisfactory than are mny photographic efforts on tbe part ol u u . Tnen iu to doobl tb*l tho picture is laoqoer. Illtll I SM I II-SIMCS* S l> l< l'l...r.l I .. u i n (!., I ,- II. The oohvernatiorjs of very young loeleiy people denote at timei a broad catholicity of collars, a perfection of detail and pro- (nudity ot thought that cause onteidere io stand cfl, hat in baud, reverential, awj itriokcu j. .-1 iutenl, writes Blakely In II e Brooklyija0l:. A Eoeiety woman of son s position waa in a> box at tbe Casino tbe otber night witb her daughter. Alter the first aot, a tall, willowy and pale youi g man, witb atraw-oolored whickers, feeble eyeaand snatiocal reputation as an aaa- tenr tencis pUyer, entered tbe box ai d said, witb great animation and glee : "Why, daab me I wbo txpaetad to see you io town V ' Why, Mr Pommeroy. Smith I" mid both tbe ladies. "Tehc," said Mr. Pommeroy Bmi h happily. Then the mother turned bto\ t> tbe gentleman at bar side while the daojhier aud Mr. P B rattled on. "How odd," laid ibe. " Indeed 1 I should say so. Thought > n were ia Newport, and ben yon are in a tew port, te-he, tn-hab, te be. ' "Oh, what s sbceiioif ran, te-he" "Tab-hub." "Bean a way 'fall?' ' Orange, Mnnt Clair, 8:en Iilan' au' all tbat. yon kuow." "Ob, indeed. How ebacmingl" " Done mneb tennis ?" "No ; 'v'>on?" it. Boglad tj see yon b< ab ill te-be." "Tee. Had to coma np tjtowu Ii ue about tbe fire io onratable. So ridicnlrn-, te-be." "Too bad. Very glad to hive seen ycu again. Ojod-bjr." Aebakeof tba hud. bilarions inuiUr, a enrdial nod from msmoia, and Mr. Pom- meroy-HmitbDaoksont <( tbs box "What a clever follow he is," says ths mother, gia ng after bim fondly. " 1 must ask bim down to stay for a wtek to Ausnst." Fancy spending a wbols week la tbt broiling mouth of Aagatl with Mr. IV ai. meroy-Bmitb, acd looked up in tb* *an.s h:use witb bim at tbat. la lometimea called tku sincere t < m ol fl tilery. Tbismayaeeonnt for the- lumler of imitations cl the original and eily pi i. tive oorn care Patnam's Painle-H C.<ru Extractor. All such fail toportN iqul merit, so when purchasing get tbe gei u't,e Paloam's " S.^fe, sore uJ paibles". All A wania for tba Baton Bera'd fays thai tbs aousiraotlcn o' tbe American rail- w ,)a bu pravoiio.liy quadrupled ibe ttnuiuoy ot tbe army ou tbe Mtxieau f rotlier, and tbe ability tj pal tbe troop i into tbe fr.miir 8ttcn -where trouble K'nrllj bgine give* the Federal Oov- erumeul a pense ol f tenrity wh.o'i wai civer fal) before. Tiie Mrxieao Idler, ihouxb large./ recinited fr jm the c-imioal olaar by ibikt eystem ol oompnlsory anrvlee based on army enlistmtnt bciug mt'e tbe alternative of vegelatirgin priaoo, is a urod fighter. He bas) Koeatlydous scini tff o tivi work in the Tsqai war iu 89ocr, and, ai a trailer ot iav.o Indians, may be re- lied on to flgbl hard and march tar, ttud all tfaisou very light ratioi:a " Hi, pro. l Paper Klav kc atmit," a)ia wieotifia tx/'>a,:g->, " from a pji,-, oon>isting ol one part \f notable fltr , o parts aibceld, ooe-lcntb part btrax, ai d ODo-fif tb part alcm." It is a pity tbat kuch f ots SMI the one folluwirg oancot be written, printed or other w/ite preserved, np< n s< mi aorl of Indeitrnolible paper ; " Uy Wffl sud-red lovrn vtsri and wai bed rldifc'a, too," said W. K. Hnettii, of Bap ria, Kiuae, "a number if pbysicisns failid to help ber. Dr. Pieroe's Golden Medical Discovery' cured bir." All drcgx'i'i atU thil remedy. Everybody ought to k'-r [> ii. It only r. ili . tritl. are uiw ealle-1 U.w thorucs"iaBistoi, a griarful alloaioa .0 the title of th*l amhor'i short itoriei. Wksal a A few khorl weeks ago thai yonng >.irl WM tbe p-rsouinoitiou of health, vigor aud beauty. Tuc blaah npca ber cheeks rival. ed tbatot Ihe res* ; her Hep wis ligb; and baoyant,her every movement was a revl - tian of perfect pbyiioal health, i t i o- she ia pallid and haggard, aad sWetMMi abacdanl vitality bas given plaed to a <<lrLKo duloiis and lassitude. Wbal b . caused thu ehargi? Functional irriga- laritios, which oau be cured by Dr. Pierot- 1 * " Favorite Pretoiiption," a remedy to whioh iteeVHll of women tc-J.y owe their lives. All druggists. Lontt baton Ibe birth ol King Bilomon lived K*nj Bati of Egypt. After the lapee of more than 8,000 veari his mummy b%i been discovered and transferred to ths museum if Boulak. Hi was an old man when be died, and bu eyebrowi are wbite ; but hia face it still mailing, delicate and amiable, and withal so will preserved Ibal any of bii ootcmporariei wonld reeogn : si him at one were they able to rtoognia-j anything. A peifeot apcoifio Dr. Hjmedy, Hage's Uatarrl ou i h.ppi. . j " What's tbi matter, Ohkwlie, you lock tired, oil ehappi, and yoa dou't seem quite yourself, yoa know ? ' " Don't Hy a word, my deah boy. I am in agony. I am bwaaking in a new pair of oawaeta (or aiataw Bae, and she is wearing mini." Newark Sunday Call. a.iir . i. in. They were talking about exptnsis and now Rome men get hob. Slid one" My batcher and baker haw made money enough out ot me tb build themaelvss aplendid reeideneei." " And," reapondtd the otber, " tbe bar- keepers I palronizjd have built whole bloeks onto! what I owe tbem." Tetat Sifting*. ICUREFITS! Whn I MJ turn | An tint m*.n tn-rsl j to (top U.-m r>r ioit)*>nd HifD t.*v. tb*-m r*t.rn acaln. 1 tiMi rmdk*ji I NO SIUK (he) IfT** rMon for DM now raraUl'iif rnii'. ' CieiVl ecu lor lr.t^|M nflrr^* Bottle ol my Inf.UHJ* r.*.ly. OJ e, 37 Tout St., Toronto. MUMS* I 1 ,000 assorted PorelfD HUmpe, too ('llrcse>| Wlllurd Bros. 1H10 Van P. 1 1 Bt.Fblla DUNN'S BAKING POWDER THE COOK'S BEST FRIEND