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I A ..linlr '.piirllil|.. Driving the oow from Oieui'per uatadow HfBiily ami Hnu.lle ami B>- Now In Ihe unliKht. now l> HIM sbadi.w, And now iu the wind's oven ; With IOIIK - awe.'' t ni TII the Stirling h wool to dm 8kiM in trill , VI l( ||itt, thr f triner daughter and darling, IXiun ln|nmi(iJown the bill. J black are the braided trtttes ll.-r lru> temples that crown ; Liitilu i lior step mi tint (ward it |>rM, At Nil '. the tlintlo ,1 iwu The f'i'iirrclx |>wk fr<nn the wayside badges, Aa tin* maiden niuvew along, And count it -ln. l..r lln-n privilogee To Iw. to her jocund aoug. Down where tli aMera an 1 ilendcr ruiuea H r.l.T ti rivulet. bankt, An. I tlw widouod iwoep of ttie waler Kuihes I. r a l>ridi!e' broad planks . Whistling a love-toDR. iu broken snatcbus Hi bat putmd back Iruiu tut began Hnbiu tbe miller, await* and watchev For tli* coiui'Jtj ol tbe cowi. i )' t their kneel In the stream. the cattle i>riuk d. ep ol Hi oryital I! >w ; Little tbuy earn far the lover prattle Or tbe !>!! tha twain way know : Their heavm* udee wilb ibelr draughts di tended, They euter the path again, And crop the Krauue. with head* low loaded, On allber alaeul the Ian*. The shadows davpen ; the (tow 1* ipriukliOK With diamond! all the uiea.li , And faint and far, iu tbe ilnttoce tiukliuc The found "-f tbe bell* reoede. Bull on the bridg* whore tut' water gluleui, A tin mix miuiii I'll it rii, The uiiluT talk! and th lualdeu listeui, Hut tbe cows re in their n'all* W. D. Kelly in Ltli>* Humt Jvurnal ADOPTED BY THE DM i DTOBT Of TWO OOUBTBIE8 For a few miaul -H after hi* departure Kiperiuce allued herself Iu give way to her overwhelming grief, then controlling bereelf onoe more. he paaed (lowly up and down the room, deapttrini<ly, bat with the enforced .juiet ol a strong restraint, bhe paaetd (or miuule at Iba wmdo*, bat the N of ember aousbme wai streaming fall into tbe room and ih oonld not look oat, her wary eight was da/./.ld by tbe bright- neea ; a* she lowered her ayta, however, they rnted for to inataiii on her betrothal ring. The aanlight wa< illuminiiiK tbe riid latter* ! Sne read them ovtr and over attain, t tirsi dreamily, bat afterward with a ladden glad realization " Kipere. taujiiun " Hbe iwialed the ring ilowly from mle to ide, lelliug th light play brilliantly on each teller. What meiuoriei thonu words brought to her ! tine let her thought* travel ilowly back. Could she diaobey bii taut nherge to her ? Could ihe ohrink from tri'tnbling from what mail be bett ? For a few miuulei (he knelt in ailenou, au<l when she roee the deepairaud engaith bad died out of her faoa it WM tear stained, bat ijalet and serene. Before long he went down to Ihi sitting- room, where ibl found her auole and Cornelia. Tbe dean wan standing with hii elbow on tbe manlli-pieoe ; bo looked up as ibe entered, then haitily concealed hu faoe. ( oraelia made roum for her by Ih* fire, and for a few minutes no one broke the) lilaooe. bhe knew that they waited for her to begin, and with an effort ih turned to her IHI, If. " DM Mr. Moore tell yju anything, anole 7 " The dean looked op, and the was touched by the tight of hit eUnnl grief. " Yuu saw him yourself, my dear, did you not / " "Yes," (aid Eiperance ; "and he told me ih" ir ii in " lie (ears the wont, my poor child " bat here the .loan's vmue suddenly failed him. Ue turned away, and burying hit faoe in his hand), nobbed unrestiainntlly. Cornelia, af'aid that this would agitate Keiwraiioe, entreated him to control him- If, but Ibe di<api>ointniant of this lail hope wemed to have oruibed him, and he anly ra muc 1 out e*d wurd* of lalf aaoai- etioa, aad vain regrets, repeating again that dM|nirin^ sentence, "The worn -be fear* the woril ' " Kiperanoe itood for a moment apart, ai if gathering her strength ; then sba beat down nen tl y and put her arm round thu daan neck, and laid bar sod ubeek against his wrinkled one, It will ba U ;is bell for all of as," the whupured. TUB doan ooald not bat be comforted by her word* , he pressed her baud m silenoe Juet then there wan a tjtiiok knook at the door. Cornelia opened U and received a telegram for her falher. With trembling (lagers lho dau tore open the anvulope ami read the brief liaei. It wai from Mr. Heymour. Uasptrd had already Hlartad, ami in accordance with Ihe dean's wish would oome by the overland route , they mi|<ht expect him the last week m Nov- ember. They told Kiperanoa quietly, and her thankful happiueea gladdened the dean'l buart. It unemed a ray of oomfort in thai dark day of diHippointmant ; yet none of them dared to look forward to tha end of tboae three weeks. Day after day the dean's voiua, husky and tramblinif, aaked tha prayers of Ihe congregation in the cathedral for Claude M axnay , day after day Kiperanoe watched and waned beside her husband's sink -bed watched with an inteneiiy of hope, waited trustfully for that which should be enl. Cornelia triad not to be aniiotu aboot her, but ihe longed nnipaakably for (leu pard'i arrival, knowing that his presence would be a xmater comfort and help to i'Nperanoe than anything; elie. It waia with feelini; uf unspeakablu relief that the re- .wived a telegram which he sant from London. Hbe hrelf want to Ihe Kit- ohestt-r station to meet him, lunging for bii arrival and yl dreading il, and a* ihe aoed up and down tha platform, waiting for the train, recalling sidly hr tint intru- rivjotlon to her uousin years ago at Ihe great London terminal. 1 1 wai not 10 greatly changed ai she bad ciueoled. li wai Ihe aaine alight, trim figure, tna same rather grave fauu, clear brown eyei, and drooping inaatache, uuly that the healthy, broi.. il complexion made nim rnuoh >nnn^cr ami hiuidioniur than */lmn shu had lam eeiii him. Bha I,. 1 1 out her hand, welcoming him with tht aniwir to thu ijuuitiou wbiuh aha knew was on hilllpe. < 'laadn U still living, itill unoonioiooi." " And Koftertnoe ? " " Ai well as we can expect. Bha thought it better not to come to meet you , lha i bearing np wonderfully." Geiperd aektu 1 anxiooaly for detaili o Claade'i aeeident and illoesi, for tbe trie gram bad been necessarily brief, and ha only farulihed him with the leading fact and urgent need of hii presence. Hi listened aadly to Coraelia'i aoooant ; ahi oould not conceal from him the hopeless neii of the oaae. Very sadly he walked 01 the itepi at the entrance of the hotel Cornelia led tbe way to the sitting-room and he followed down the long, dark corridor. At the sound of thrir footatvpi however, a door at the end of the paanagi we quickly opened, Ihe light itreenux down the passage, and looking up ba saw Uaperanoe m the doorway. " Cberie ! " he cried. "Oaipard!" II wai the only wore which would pail her lipa ; she lei him folc her in bii arms, while bur learn rainec down lilently. Cornelia left them together, and afler a few minutes Esperanoe wai better able to feel tbe full oomfort of Oaipard'i presence, and yet to both of them there wai loiiiuthiug inexpreuibly sad about hii return . Ihe meeting which they had BO often talked over, and had planned ao joy folly, wai indeed different to lhair expeola nuns. Il wai not till Noel's baby voioe wai upraised that Esperanoe dried her lean ami Oaipard'i sorrowful faoe brightened. Your little boy ! " he exclaimed, ] have not aeeu him." Then aa Nor! crawled toward them, with slow but rasoJule baby efforts, Why ha U a regular 'it Mabillon, eyee and all." " Yea," laid Ksperanoe, lifting him op to greet bii ancle, " I think he will be like oar 'ether." Jail at that moment ihe wae oallt-d away to Claade'i room, and Oaspard was eft aloue with Noel, who did not quite mow what to make of this new arrival ; le waa beginning to twist the corners ol HI baby month ominoaaly, wheu tbe door opmbd and Dean Collinsou enured. lie had greatly dreaded meeting Oai lard, but when he law bii gravr, aorrowfal ace, bis courage suddenly revived th sorrow aeamed to unite tbem. " I am heartily glad you have oome, Oaapard," ha aaid, holding out hi* hand. Oaepard made hii grave and forma] ireetiug ; be oould not bring himeelf to peak very warmly. The old man wai for a moment repulted, bat he had rown strangely humble, and ha laid nolh ng, only a grieved lo >k paieed over his aoe. Then at onoa (itsuanl's belter self returned, be spoke courteously and grale- ally. "I have a great deal to thank you for," le aaid , il wai very oooiideral* of von to end for me, aril the joarney- ' lie was interrupted. Noel, uoaooastomed to his oio*>, wai beginning to kick with all his might, and to bold ool bii armi to tbe lean. " Ah ! you do not know your uncle, nun a/unf," laid Uaipard. 1'be daan received thii new charge atber apprehensively. Il wai many yean inoe he had hld a baby, and Noel wm at no most springy and tronbleiome age of (even moQtha. Qe wai pleated, however, I being look*] npon an a friend, and llowed Ihe liny 11 igera lo play with hii ong white beard. Il wai a prettv picture, lie hoary-headed old man, and the bright- yed babv. Uaspard looked and wondere 1. Vhat would hii molher's feelinge have ii oonld ibe have foneen that her randohild would have been ao caressed by er brother '.' The dean, looking, aaw the xpreision of hii faoe and guieaed hii houtthti. " Yoo think it strange, OaiparJ, that I loald love Ksperanoe'i child, b it this boy ai been more of a comfort to me lhan 1 tn tell you , I hope I may be snared to be f some use lo him. You have probably t m told Ibe reason of my dislike to yoor alher. He nroised my plani.be wai poor, e wai a foraigner, he unknowingly thwarted y scheme! for aelf -advancement. I ate il lainly enough now, though at Ihe timt I mill. I have laid olherwiw, bat 1 wai iiudod and aelf -decived. You are a young an you can hardly realise what a terrible ling it la to look bark on yeara of aelf -love nd aelf indulgence, lo lee all thoharm you ave done, to thing of the good left undone. et 1 don't think you are anmaroifal you ave been through too much trouble to be anh in your judgineuta . and I ask von ow not lo judge but to forgive ni" lo for- ve the injustice and hardness 1 ahowad o your father and mjlher, and the cold ooharilableneei I el, < jtl lo yon." The oolor glowed in Uaipard'i oheeks, li eyei shone with a bright light, and hia iOe expreaaed at once lurpristt, admiration nd relief. Kor a moment there wai lileuoe, ten ha ipoke warmly. " In the name of my father and mother, do f arrive you, uocle. Ai for my own ardou, I do not feel that I have a right lo ae suoli a term lo one so much my aenior. OD dial iked me I wai aware of it, and elurned tbe dislike ; neoeaaarily there wai oldnuss between us. I have to thank you ow for Aral breaking the ice." The daan held out hia hand, and Uaapanl raiped it in ailenoe, while Noel kicked and rowed lustily, evidently finding the family euonoiliation very amusing. After this Dean ('ollinion teemed really anpier , though of ooorae tha lung, wear- ng anxiety about Claude Hill weighed lavily on hii ipiriti. The short December dayi passed . iuiokly y. The long nighli loooeeded eaoh other ne by one in needleai monotony, and Mill 'laude lingered on almost miraculously , ne long unoonaoiouineM Hill remained nbroktn. lha last evening of the year oame a till, cold, (roaty night. Kaperanoe found t hard then not to fear, almoat !m|>aaiihle ot to glanoe on tremblingly at Ihu future. Hhe liatenud lo the cathedral belli aa they rang out olnarly in the froity air, and tried to take uonrege, but never before had il aenmed ao hard lo Irnat patiently. Him had lit lie aleep that night at last, when her reitleianesa grew unbearable, ihe rose and dreaaed herself, and went to her hoiband'i room, where Gaapard had been keeping watch lo relieve Ihe Mink-mine. I In gave her hia NHW Year'i greeting sadly. What a Juar dr I'an wai Ihu ! bhu bent down to kins her husband I nnoonaoioai brow, then turned away to the window tn hide her tears. The night lamp burned low ; ana drew up the blind softly and look. . I oat. Many limei before she had aeen the dawn, but never bad il looked BO beautiful to ber as now. Over the hard, frown earth there roea the so/I, gray, pearly baa of morning ; far off in tbe ally aba could lee the faint yellow gleam of the itreel lamps, while above in brightest contrail, in the midil ol ihe beautiful grayish-green baza, bang the morning star, large aud radiant, almoat dazzling in in brilliancy. Oaapard'a voioe suddenly recalled her. " Cherie, oome here ! " Hbe heitened to Ibe bediide. The heavy brealhing had grown more quiet, the arum were moved alightly, tbe eyelids ijaivered. Oaapard went to summon the nurse from the adjoining room ; Eiperanoe waited, scarcely able to breathe for tbe terrible euapense. Wai tbia a change far life or death ? One minute more and the long long wailing waa over ! Claude a blue eyes qoiet, unchanged, recognizing, looked into ben ! He smiled, and bii long aealed lips altered one faint word" Eiperanoe ! " The look, the imile, the one word were all she ooald have bnt ihe wai contented She let Oaipard lead her from tbe room al onoe, and in a few miuctes be bad taken Ihe newi to tbe deanery, and had brought Cornelia back to Euperaooe. The reooo ciliaiion witb the dean had loyg been affected ; bat even had he not aaked 10 numbly for pardon, Oaipard mot have forgiven him all when he saw the intensity of bii thankfulness al Clan le'* restoration Even Mra. Mortlake gave a ainoere exprei lion of jay, and Dean Collinaon waa ao mnoh agitatea that it seemed doubtful if he would be lamciintly recovered in lime for the morning Mrvioe. He went, however, and endured the long New Year'i aermon patiently. Il wai twelve o'clock before the full aervioe wai completed, then he harried off at once lo the hotel. No one waa in Ihe atiiog-room. B wailed anxioaily for eome minutes ; at last Cornelia Hole ijmetly down Ihe paiai wilb a reaaaoring faoe. Claude.'" aaked the dean he oould lardly ipeak for emotion. " He 11 going on well the doctors ar I 'lite sat lined only he must b- kept per- ' I'tlv '1'iiei " 1 hen aa the dean turned away ihe ooulinoxd with a temile, Bui we lave another New Year'a gift, father, lo be thankful for ! " Tbe dean turned around half apprehrn aible, What ! Ibey never told me " All hai gone well," aaid Cornelia, in a oalm, glad voioe" Eiperanoe baa a luile daughter ! " That day the dean exarciaed hia prero.'a- ivf, and altered the anthem chosen to the opening chorus from the " Uymn of 1* raise" Home people declared that it wai an unsuitable anthem for the New Year, but hey knew very little about it. Dean Col- inaon'e head waa bowed throughout ; people wondered thai he did nol Hand np, or ahow n some way that he ihared the apirn of he words, " AH tbioga with life and brealh, praiee ye tha Lord." iiul perhaps hire had never before been in the cathedral iraiae mure true, and humble, and heart- all, lhan thai which rose from Iba hoary- leaded dean, who shaded hii eyea with his land leal any one should aee tha lean of hinkfolneae which he could not check. CHAPTER XXX VII. Claade'i recovery waa alow, bat then were no relapvs , the had now nothing bai weaknees to atruggle againal. and day by lay he made real and paroeplible progreaa. I wai not for aevnral weeka, however thai hey ventured lo lei Esporeiioa oome into lii room ; they dreaded Ihe exoilemenl far olh alike, and Esperauoe waa obliged to content heraalf with her little blue eyed aby, while Clauie wai able to grumble lo il hearl'i content to Oaspard the only wrsou allowed lo oome into hii room xoepl the sick nune. He wai ihe very man lo be wilb an Invalid t|uiet and ready, nympalhelio and yel nrm, and '! i ie found aoma oomforl in his strong reaemblanoe lo Esperanoe. Every lime tbe doctor oame he wai eeieged by impatient >|ueations How wai il wife, and when might be see ber ? ;*[>rance'e recovery had been vary alow ad protracted, and lha meeting waa post oned day after day till Claude's patience *aa fairly exhaualed. Out morning he worked himself up inlo luoh an excitement, n trying to prove how maoh belle- il would for both of Ihem lo aee each oilier, thai ie doctor began to waver. Eaperanoe bad ad a bad night, however, and waa really etjaaJ lo any exarlion. Mr. Maclaren would not eaggeat it to her, bul ha aakad if He would ipare Ihe baby. Claude wai Hill talking tiaroely to Oai- ard of tha tolly and useleaaneis of aujh reoaaliooi, when hii door wai opaned and ae doctor looked in onoe more. Mra. Maguay aendl yon a imall epaty," be aaid with a smile, then aland- :ig back he made way for the monthly urae, who walked in with an important ir, ani placed a imall, oloaeiy wrapped undle on Claude's arm. Tbe baby waa sleep ; he unfolded tha ahawla, and looked ong and earnealiy al Ihe luile faoa. It waa oubtleai much lil.i other babv facet, bat o his eyee a likaneei wai to ba traoed in very feature. The lillle, pointed dimpled bin, Ihe amall moulh, ihe well formed .)ee. al present almost oat of proportion to he real of the faoe, the soft, dark, clear kin, and a moat unuaual quantity of onrly, ark, brown hair, very noticeable iu auoh a oung baby, all aerved lo make hii little irl a very comforting " deputy." " Bhe will be very like like Edperanoe," ie aaid, glancing op, and Oaaperd fancied here were tears in hii eyee, bat he hastily looped down again and kissed Ihe little noonaoious forehead grate fully, almost evarenlly. I believe Eiperanoe hai been oomfort ng henelf with the small woman's likenen o you," laid Oaapard with a laogh. " Time ill ahow whioh is right, bat ber eye* are erlainly yours." Il waa two ori hrea dayi after this that ^speranoe was allowed to make her first isil lo Ihe lick roo.n. (laapard brought her o Ihe door, just witnessing the dawning joy f eaoh faoe, lha glow of oolor whioh roae to iineranoe'j oheeks, and the bright, eager welcome from Clauile ; then he left ih m o their happiness, and went lo eve 1 Van Jollinaon. Una of tha dean'l many schemes wai to nduoe Mr. Heymonr to part with Uaapatd. Ie ooald nol endure the thought ot his iilum to Ceylon, and he had written aoma ime before to urge tha coffee-planter to ransfor him to the house of buiioaei n London. Mr. Beymuur wai fond f Oaipard and of courae grura led at the proposal, bul it happened hat al lime the change wai really feasible.' Ir. Heymour'l younger brother had jail died ; Uaipard wai tally competent to take bia place, and although owiag to hie want of capital, he could not ai praeeot be received aa a partner, yet the ooffea-planter hinted thai in time Ihia ditfonlty might be aurmonnted. The salary waa a good one, and the dean Boggeated the change hope folly. Qaipard did nol take long to make up hii mind. English frogi and vapors with Eaperanca, and the perfect climate ol Diokoya without bar, waa to him a choice which required no weighing ; tbe decision to nay iu England wai at onoo made, and Esperanoe'i delight warmed the dean's heart. Il wai while aba waa talking to him on thii subject one afternoon in March thai she resolved to ipeak 10 him of what had long been on her mind. " You are doing 10 much to make me happy, uncle," ahe aaid witb a momentary hoeilaiion, " il aeema almoat wrong lo aik you lo do something elite, and yet tbere il one thing which 1 vary maoh want." My dear ! " exclaimed the dean, " let mo hear il al once , it il il anything I oao do I aball be delighted." " I am nol sure whether it is," said Esperanoe, musingly, " but I hope it il. want Bertha to oome to Hiloheater, ancle 1 want George and Bertha to be at baby's obriiieniag." The dean paced np and d jwn the room three or four limse in ailnnca ; then he stopped, and taking Eiperanoe'* band in bia, he aaid, gently. "Yes, my dear, you are right what am I, indeed, that 1 ahould refuse forgiveness to any ! I will write lo Bertha myself When ia your little girl lo be christened ? " We though! we should like Kaaler day, if it will be convenient, uncle. Mr. Macleren thinki lhal Claude may go then." And il the name decided upon ? " 1 Claude aayi one name must be Esper- anoe, bat we have nol chosen tbe other." Then with a sadden thought aha continued, II then any name you would like ancle ? " Tbere wai a strange hoskineu in tbe dean's voice aa he replied, " Yes, Eiper auoe ; if you ani Claude approve, then is one name I should very much like yoar mother i name Amy." Krauori Neville, Cornelia and Oaipard were 10 be tbe irod parents. Tbe christen ing had rteen deferred till Easter on Claude account, but that wai Ibe almost irait whioh oould be allowed, for Mr. Henderson and r' ranees were to be married Iba following week, and Eaperanoe had aet her heart on their presence. " I feel thai my heart belongi to yon already." ihe laid one day lo Pranoea, who waa driving her over lo Worthington Hall in her little i>o ay carriage. " When she ia older you will have to teach ber all that you taught her mother. I think Maggie ii a iery girl , we shall all envy her when ahe lee you to henelf in tbe country." " Dear lillle Maggie," said Krenwe, ihoughtfolly, it I thought I mould b j lalf aa wile with her aa Madama Leuieroier laa been 1 ahould be happy." " I heead from madams only lail week." aaid Esperanoe. " Khe wrote ao happily ; ler passage is taken, aad she goe to Aoa- ralia lo join momieur next month." " Yea, ihe hai promised to Hav with Maggie till we oome home," aaid Krauoxi. We mean to diapenae with a regular wedding tour, and lo have a few qtiiel weeks m Cornwall instead ; then in Ihe earn- mer Norman aayi we man all meet down in Vale*. Maggie and Kathie will so eujoy ~Dg together, and I think you and Claude and tha babiai ought to oome loo, il will ul fel al all righl if you are nol there, and Claude will want a change of air by hat time." ' It would be very delightful," said iaperauoe ; " but that is looking far ah ad " They raaohed the hall ai ihe ipoke, and Ir Uanderaon, who wai ataymg there, oame down the alepa to greet them. You remember >.'r. Maguey, Norman," aid Fran we, "we have already been die- aning our next meeting in Wale*." Mr. Henderson shook hand! with her warmly. He had nol aaen her since ber wedding-day, but iu apile ot all aha had ><wu through ihe had not been muoh llered ; il waa Ihe same gravely iweet aoe, only there teemed greater depth in he eyes, and a more patient tirmae*e eboal he mobile lipa. I'ranoua had muoh to talk of, and there was a sort of aadneea aboul the visit. teoauae il was proeablv ihe Ust whioh "aperanua would bo able to make Mfore Ihe bustle aud oo ifuaioo of the wedding week began. Bul Lady Worth ugton reminded them ohvefully thai >evonahir* waa one of Ihe loveliest of DOtlutiee, aud prophesied that bf jr loug 'la-ide mid have oomtnissi joi ia tae leighborboo.i of France*' new home. Oeorge aud Bertha wre expeoted on the ollowiug day -- Ibe Tnoradty iu II ilv Veek. Every one a little drealed their rrival , even Cornelia, though Ihankfol hai her father had aent Iba invitation. alt shrunk from seeing her aisler. All Mtsaed off, however, better lhan she had eared. Tae real joy of having Uerlha ooe more at home overcame Ihe painful- iris of Ihe tint meeting, and though they rere ijuiel and iubdae.1, they wen none be leys glad and thankful to be all to ether once more. Oeorge conld not h alp letting Eaperanoe now how be appreciated her thought - ulneaa. " From the first time 1 law you yean go in I'aria, I knew that you wen blemd with that rareal gift of tact, Mr*. Maxnay, >ut I did not imagine how maoh I ahould >e indebted to you ID future yean. Your iit to day bai thawed 01 all " "Olaado'a visit you mean," aaid Eaper- no*, uniting " It ia the liral time ha hai leen ban ainoe the accident, and tbe dean wanti lo ihow him all the alteration! and 1 hear Ihe dean ia not going to have his obiervatory rebuilt- is that true ?" 11 Mr ia>n he aball nol at present," re- plied Kaperauoo, "but he hai engaged a first rate leolurer to give a ooune of leaaoni on astronomy in Kiluheater ; and 1 bulieve if the people take up the subject at all warmly, he will build another observatory, which may be need by the pablio." " 1 must aay he looks all tha better lor btiiu without hii hobby. I tuppoae he geli out of doors more, ioatead of being shul up all day studying and ipeodiug ball thu night in alar ga/.iug." Ksperauoe glanoed aorosi at tha dean, ami smiled. He oerlainly .lid look muoh happier and much 1m inarm than in former times, hut the did not think the change waa altogether owiog to Ihe Ihe telescope. Easter-day waa cold and unsea^onj ia spile of in being in tha middle of'j there wai snow on Ihe ground, and the; eaat wind blew gusiily round ihe wi the cathedral, whistling through louver boards in the lowers, and va seeking for an entrance al the closed i and windowi. But ihe hurricane witb only made the oalm within eeem restful, and the fitful gleams of annihiaa. treamiog through Ihe itained glaai windowa oait a dealing radianoa on the group gathered round the massive old font. Lady Worihington, Handing rather in the background, ooald watch the face! ol Ihoee around ; Claude, with the gravely wistful expression whioh hii faoe often bore, stood close to the tout, hii oolor rather high, hii short, newly-grown hair fairer and more boyish-looking than ever. Esperance wai close baaide him, looking serene and happy, and with a beautiful light in her aofl, brown eves , while be- hind them stood Marie, in ber fresh white oap, and little Noel with hii bright evea foil ol grave wonder. On the opposite aide atood Fraaoaa and Mr. Henderson. Mme. Lemercier, using her handkerchief freely Oaapard, witb an unusually softened expression on hia dark, handsome face, and Cornelia, holding the baby carefully and rather anxiously, with a womanly lender nas aud lov which ibe would once have loomed. But, pernapi, in all the little group there wai co faoe whioh arreatrd Lady Worlhingtoo'a attention with such real pleasure aa the dean's. Thi* Easier day waa indeed one of re- joicing to him. Il waa with mingled numiiitv and j >y thai he received bii sister'* little grandchild in oil arms, and bellowed on her the name which meant ao much to him" Amy Esperanoe." Tbe abort service over, the little groap lupereed (aickly, Mn. Mortlaki lingering to help old Mra. Paaamore into Ibe carriage, and to bear her comments. "A moil beautiful baby! the tiaeat I have eeen for a loug lime aid ao healthy, too! " Ye*," lail Mn. Mortlake, "a nica plump little thing, bai aoercely pretty. Josl compare her with Bella at toal age I Bella really waa a lovely baby !" Mr a. I'aaamore did nol slay lo diipute the point, aad Mrs Mortlake. wan recalled to the prcaenl by finding that Bella wai playing ai snowballs wtih Maggi* Hender- son ana the luile Worth i Jgtoni, to the greet detriment of her Sunday clothes. Then wai to be no christening dinner, for Claude waa still too much of ao invalid 10 bear any mare faligae thai day ; it wai nol, indeed, till Ihe evening lhal he waa enough relied to cam even f ir conversa- tion, bui when Esperanoe had brought him hi lea he nvived. " II bai rot baen too much for you .'" iheaoked, a luile anxiously. " Not the lean. 1 wouldn't have miaaed 11 for anything," he replied, with inmoient energy lo reassure her. " It wai worth a lillle exertion if only for the pleasure of - ' the dean'l faoe." " Was il EO: bright and glad !" laid Esparauoe. imiling. " And he held the baby ao nicely. I oould not help thinking as he laid her uame, how my mother's toiief had really oome true, and all wai teing made right al lat I wonder if in 1'aradiae they are allowed to watoh the working together of thing! down here whether she aud papa oould saw bow tbe poverty and Ihe suffering and tno long waiting were all leading up to Ihe reunion which they had ao longed for T" Clauiie did nol apeak for a minute or two, bat twisted his betrothal ring around and mused on the moilo. " You naughty ajnild," he laid, playfully, ret with a vibration in bii voioe, "aee how iooae thii thing hai grown !" And with that hi pressed the little thin land to hii lipe, and Eaperanoe smiled ler eyea toll of happy lean. rim KNU. The Cruel Wli*. " I cousi.ier tbe barbed wire fence Ihe moil barberoui invention ever given lo the world," remarked a horae owner on the mountain tha other day to a TIUKS man. 1'beee wordi were oaad ai tbe speaker wai applying a lotion to an ugly gaah on Ibe snoulder of a thoroughbred ooll that had run againil ou of ibeae terrible fences. The owner of the ooll U Mr. John Clark, proprietor of the Mountain View tel. Oiheri baaide Mr. Clark have lad similar experience! lately. Mr. Mar- shall, of Qlanford, nol long linoe had a valuable horaa fatally injured by running agaiuat Ibe cruel wirea, and aeveral head of uattle have boan killnd. Tha bide in- spector aayi thai the barbed wire hai caused tbe quality of hides to ohange con- siderably. Almost every other hide and akin bronghi in lo market have to be marked No. i in oonaeqaeuoe ot oati re- ceived while Ihe animal ia yet alive. Talk about cruelly to aminala, bul Mr. Black, or Mr. Brown, or somebody should make a dead aland againal barbed wire fencing. Hair Weight Iu fouuil Mote*. Many pareoti are apt to consider their daughters worlh their weight in gold, bul a Sootoh gentlemen estimated hii two daughtem' value at aven a higher rate than this, ot.| lealhmg lo each her weight in 1 notei. i'be elder seems to have been slim mer than her inter, for aha got only tjl.-JOO, bild the younger received 155,34 1. Mo (Men of It There. " Moraes, I hold, have great iotelli- ; mco . ' ' " Home of tbem have. But there waa one horse down at tbe Branch thai tadn't " " How did heahow it .'" " Ue ran away with Mill I'attur !" A (treat Uine. " It ii queer in basaball. When a man I releaiua hell no longer leased.' "Aud when he resigns he withdraw! lU resignation." " By Quorge ! It'i a wonderful game." Social H.t. i.. " 1 don't uujjy dancing," aaid Mill i'assoe. " t ihould think you would Ibi way you danof," pot in Mill Ingenue, loflly. The Btalo and local treaioriei of Ohio receive S2,4,Vi, joo thii year from thu saloon keepers ot that State.