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OLD QUINN'S BANK. ane morning I wbb walking along the (phore. The tide wa« <*bing. Iieinif al- ready lower thAD I reinMnbercd it.lear- Ing a broad si retch ot glUtening sand asponed. irrojecting above the surface ijt the watej' were some timlxTs, and where they were left high an<i dry, curloeity led me to insiiect thtjn The tieaxna were evidently very old ; but !«- ing deeply embedded, I rould nol tell if they were part of eoiue hunkeii ves»el ot the remaane of a jetty. I'okijig iim- ong the pebbles that were waahed l)e- tween them. 1 c-ame to a cavity ron- taining Koiiustbing round, which oould be moved, but waa too large to be eas- ily withdrawn Setting U> work with a piece of wood, I suweMled ld clear- iivt away the seawewl and stones which blocked up the hole, and at length dragged out a small barrel, strongly ltt>oped with Iron, and encrtwited with limpet and mneeel shells. 1 rjjried the barrel to the b«u;b. and seating myhflf in a cave, proceeded to eiaiuinti it. Forc- ing in one tnd with a heavy flint. 1 drew out an oil-akin bagâ€" all I be bar- rel rontjiined. Inside waa apiece of soil- ed paper, on which the following worda were cx-rawled in faded ink : " We are driving on to the rooke with our rud- der waebed away. I. Thotnas Quin. do ommit tb« to the sea. Let wlioeveJ finds it take it U< ray daughter Uoro- 'hy at Shingle Bay. No time for m<ire." Od the othoir side of the paper waa » .'ougb drawing. o< which, sA first, I wuld make nothing. This Tboima« Quio was one of the by- gone hero«f< of whocrj the fijliermen in my pa/n of the i-oaf.t were never tired of (pinning yajns. Quin had been very Kmveesful in his veiiiures; but on hia last voyage home from France with a valuable cargo, Yue vecsel niuet have foundered in a terrible atorm. forooth- iiig had since be«n heard of him This lia,ppene<l metre than thirty years b»- lare. Hi.v wife, who wn* a cfiu.«in of my iiiothet, had dird in giving birth to Dorothy ; and the little girl of whon Quin wat- piicsiunatciy fond, was thus letl alone in the world. She however, was luken care of by some good friends in trhe village, who brought her up; and in course of time she was niarrip>d to a y<iuriK farmer, with wliooi things ilid no< pr<«|>er, and wIk' came to an early death Dorothy Hendil was again left in on almoist destitute condition, baring now to support a little daugh- ter. While in theM' etraits relief cujne in an unfxiie<'ted m.inner One even- ing, a weather l>eaten old ."iailor trudg- ed into the villai^e and making straight for the c<iitage. burst in on Dorothy and threw hl^ whole slock of money in- to her lap. 1 he neighbours crowded round ; and it at <>n<« became kn<iwn that her only brother Hen, who hiul long been given up as de.id, had re- turned. After that there wiu- noaK>re want, for Ben w.is in refoipt of a pen- sion ; and buying a small boat, be add- ed to his im-oms by fishing My great- est delight was to visit my cousins and to go tut wjth lien in bis little craft. I v/of alitiiosl u.« often at .Shingle Bay •cat hcaiie. and thus little Dorcthy and I grew up together an<l lejirnt to re- gard eaih other with njore than cou- sinly affection. liui I never mention- ed the subject to my father, as I knew he nould not oJIcrw me to marry a pentiilev>« girl Thi'Se thoughts filled my mind ac I Kit puzzling awny at the drawing in my Land, and raised the hojK- that per- liaps Quinâ€" who, though known to be well <i<ff, tiad left no amount of any Nivingsâ€" might have hiiUten away bis money, and the [«a|ier might contain the clue to finding it. Hiding the liar- rel in a crevi<* oftjie cjive. I made ui,v way to my cou.Min's house. Hhingle Ifciv for which 1 was lK>und. was a deep inlet, shut in with high cliffs: the village (consisting of one straggling street, built on the narrow strip of grounil at the foot of the hill. A xough Kloiic quay ran «'Ut into the xca for the unloading «if sniull vessels, which occasionally put in here, and pro- lerled the outlet of a little st.re:iui lliat ran plashing down from a deep glen. As I went down the sleeji jMith I saw Tfen Quin in his Iksii Iiiimj <.ve.r- hauling some fiBliiiig-lackle. On Itear- >ng my f<K.lfrieps, ije looked up ajid cj ie<i in a lu.sty voite : "Well. I'm down- right glad t<i .see you, (ieirgel I'm go- ng to hansel these new lines Ihismorn- •ag. We'll go up to the IVittape and iiave a bit of sometbing to e.'it before .â- â- â-º »rtart." Ben was a short, thickset man, with I square, g<K«l-liuiiioured faie, the col- '>uir of maiuigany ; and although get- irig on Jn yejura was pretty well as -lurdy as ever. We walked up the vil- lage, and soon came !<• the tittle thatch- ed cottage, and ente.nikg it.i creeper 'overed porch, were warmly greeted by Virs. Hendil and Dorothy. 1 toUl the utory of finding the |iap«r. "nd lh4'y all crowded round me as 1 look • ' out ; Dor<ithy leaning over my j-houl- •'"r in her wigerne-ss. reail ii aloud. Her Biolher was grKiliy affected on hearing Ibis lasi mes.Mage from the sea. while H<-n had i<> clear bis throat a good many tlme« liefore he could recover hia (omjKiKurp, When I bey liad got over the ex<'.ite- ment, I a.sked lliera if theiy could m.ake anything of the rough drawing on the back of the ]iiipej ; but after carefully examining it. I hey <f«,nvi to the con- oluoiOQ it waa »(*ai« vlil olw' which Z,"'. ^cen u(-eu in (he hurry r.f thi mo- ment. It represented an irregular ov- al, with the liudinal points iiinrked, in tlie south-east part of which was a cur- ious arrangement of fiv« circles, the middle one beiiii.! larger than the oth- erfi.' H'e ant disrus.siniE! the discovery â- pecilatiag on the et range event so liNtg that tlst fishing expedition was quite put on ons sidA. "1 welli remember." said Mr. Hen- dil. "that oil the nigbt on which fath- er went on bis last voyaga, he prom- ised me he vfouid give np the sea when he came back. " I'm getting too old fox the work, Dolly," he said, as I aal on his knee before going to bed ; "and lie- sides, it's a rinky busioeas. If this run is successful, I've made uji my mind to retire frcoa the trade altogether. Any- way, I've laid by a snuK nest for yoa, my pretty. It's in a Uiuk," 1 remem- ber he added with a laugh. Dorothy and I have seafched over liia papers again and again, but luive found nothing re- lating to any savings, so Z never could quite make out what he meant." Dorothy's mother sat looking sadly into the fire for a long time, during which none of us ventured to break the silence. As 1 did not wish to be late in get- ting borne. 1 was soon obliged to say ff> -Ive; a.ud on my way out came across ai hulking young fellow, who seemed to be luinging al>out the ctittage. He slunk off on seeag me, hut not be- fore 1 recognizeil him to be Will Jack- son .the ooin of s (Oastguardman sta- tioned at the lower end of our vil- lage. He was a lazy, good-frr-nothing fellow ,wl»o had lieen on voyage but f nilinu : '"â-  v 'â- â- â- '-: ' t â€" ' • -c-; t re- ferred idling aVout at home. > ' '\ That nigbt 1 dreamed that Old Quia vi:biled me and caused uie to accompany him over the hill*; but wuai nis- .sui>- ject wah. 1 oould nol make out. for I awoke just as she seemed to be on the evt of disclosing something that mva weighing beavily on his spirits Though 1 'ourted aleep again in the hope of taking up tm broken threiwl of my di-eam, 1 wa« doomed to disappoint- ment. After this, I employed my leie- ure in rambling along the i-Wftn with a <0|>j' of tiie daxt in my hand, try- ing to find anything at all resembling it In which to search. Two or three 1 years, however. |«assed away without ; any discovery being maxle. and I had I come to regard the whole thing as al- i most hopelftB. One afternoon Ben Quin and I had ; rowed inshore after a successful day's j fishing, ajici hauled th* lo.it up the I beach of a Tittle unfrenjuented b-iv call- ed Mint Gap. As we had l*en hard at work in the sun and were tired and hot. we seate<l ourse-lves on a flat ri»-k in the shadow of the cliffs, and afteir refreshing ourselves, sat talking at our ease. Of late, I had reJaxed my in- vestigations ; but some remark of lien's made me take out my cojiy <if the churt, anil the si^bl of this chilled U. mind the bajrel which I had hidden away. The ca\-e wa» not far off. Telling Fen I would n»iH be long I started up and running over the sand, soon returne»l with the liarrel I to.* out the oilskin uagl. and on carefully examining it, was surprised to find that it Mmtained an inner jMH-ket In this was a piece of ;>archvi«nt which ba-<l escaped mv no- tice hrfure. To my great joy. it prov- ed to W a more elaborate draw;ng of the diart or plan s<rawled on the pa- per, with Mome written dirnctioiui be- sidi-s. Bon sat looking on in wonder, when I shouted: "Its all right. Den. \\ell find your father's tre.asure; it's as plain as a pikestaff, hetre. You'll be all fich nowâ€"" " W'hisl I" mid Bon at that instant, pntling his finger to his lips. "I be- lieve there's some one listening in the gap up aliove. It'll be umxnumon awk- wajvl if vow 're overheiird" To be Oontinued SOMETHING FOR IRELAND. "•chrme for Pulillr Work* thai r.llrllo Kx- prrMl«n«nr\(lli>niill<>l «;ratllailr. Iin the Briitish llViihe of Commons on Friday, in the course of a ilis- nn«i«iai OB the Irish estimates, Mr. tJer.alil fiulfinir, Clhu'f Sei'retary for Irelanil, aft<»r a fien-c attack liy Mr. Timothy HeJily na the Irish Board of Wor'kii. uia^le a stalemeait as to the nunner in which the (Knernuient pro- jioied U> expend the half mjjiion |x>uinds voted by Parlmmenti last year for the clevek>piiHynl cf the resources of Ireland. "The scheme," said the l^ief S»*retary, "propoMe.i the cinn- struK-ii^iin of light railways through the coDgesle<l distjicts «rf North Ikineti.il and toopen up tiy means of sieamUiuts and conches a new tourist mute right ac.r»« the West of In-ianl. A steam- er st<r\i.e a humdred miles up theShan- iu«ii Willi l,«igin on tbi- fiiKi of Alogusl «iiiJe otb«r lines oJ sleamers ani! loichw wUI c<i(miect K.llaiiiey district with (VnnntMuara." Tliein <-aiiie a cuiirms scene. The Nalimiiali.Hls, who had previously lieeu aliu-suig th«' Covenuiient for its" wuu- ton disregard of Ireland, arose one aft«>r the t>tlier ajid effiiivivelv thanked Mr. (iera.l<l liilfi.ufl- ft«r th.< Lroad and genejoiw uiojiuer m whnh he ba.^ deiilt Avith the proldem all adnulting that he h;i<l d(*e the te.st ptiesilde with tl»e fiilnds ali his ccmimand. In tlie Hi>ii,>si of IVimmons on Friday i!n re«iioni*f to apiMils l.y Irish meii'i- niens that tlie (Knei-nmeul shoiiilil make souno provision for a Cnttiolic University in Iivliind, Mr. Uilfuur. the I'^irBt I^>r<l of (1h» Treosurj-, in a very hympnihwtic Bp<-ech, admitted that the aUcn.c of a lariiversi ty was a hurd- sliip fi,r Ire.liinl, aj; I sa'id he would do bis ultmoet ia thei dir^-ction of such an inwlitulion ; i>ut lue K;ii;li h«- was not in a posit iom to niaiko a definf<e promise. IHi; rOlH'HAR NINE. Mr. Sbtirljiurieâ€" I noticed in the pa- per I his ti <>rniiig an announcement of a revoiu; ;<>n in the milliner tradeâ€" good hargam.s. etc. Air. Itiblion, briskly â€" Yes, »ir. «**.'iii> done itâ€" greatest bargains von ever saw ; biggest sto<k of ladies'" hats and Paris bonnets in the city, loo. Make your eyes stick right out of your head when you see our prices. Just look at this Paris beauty. You can't buy that l<)ni)ey anywhere under thirty dollars sirâ€"no sir. Mr, Shortpurseâ€" Indeed 1 And what is your prii-*- * Mr. Ribbon-Only »29.99, sir. Walmuta and Ihulte.rnuts are being â- uccessfully cultivate. I iia WThut ccink r^iviitv W'uslu Tlilej ^ao'e mil native to tibe reg'K«k. The Wooing ofjlphonse. "As you wW," answered M. Bemier, drawi'ng in his wrists and eliiows and expandimg his paims. with a shrug of the shouldersâ€" "as you wBl. For my part, I aim happy to serve you." '"llhein, if you will take breakfast with me at tweive o'clock on Saturday, I will give you all particulars to satisfy Madame Mesniildot." "So aoon, Aiphonae!" "Aih, Juileo, do not suggest a later day I Willi your convenience permit you call uixtQ Madame MesmUdot on Saturday »" f M. flermiier had by no means recover- ed from the einutik of heamng that M. treorge Thevuuet was unacquainted with hiia son's intentions; but on reflection, he decided that Alphomse was the best jujdge of hue owtn alfairs, and that no responsibility would fall upon himeelf by aicepUmg Uhe poKt of ambaaeatlor He therefore repiied that it would give hiiim pdeasuj-e to breakfast with his friend at mid-day on tjatujday, and that be wouild call upon Madame Mes- niJdot afterwards. M. Alj^hotuse embraced him with fer- vour, paiid for their refreshemat, and left the cafe to walk homewards. M. JuJetj Bemier was a man of his word, and punctually at iKxin on the appoitnted day he arrived at M. The- viinst's hoiuie oorefuily arrayed in even- ting dre«s in readiness to pay his formal call un Madaane Mumildot luimedialely after breakfast. Iiittie passed tietween the friends dur- ing the meal, though they were alone together. M. BerniBT was busy with hib kuiiie auid fork, and thou^fb Alp- honse ate apuxiugly, his thoughts kept bum siiemt. No qutvlma of doubl as to the iwei-ipituiuoy uf liie step he was atjout lo Lute â€" by deputyâ€" oppressed him. Uis faiiL in hi^ father's affection Sind geueroHily was loo deeply rooted to be OxKiuirLied by hu^ aiigiven cou.scul. But at tuuee tie was conscious of a mad yeaiuiug Lo follow ibts bolu luiseemly ouatum lie had been told was prevalent among ttie people of iiitit.1 Britain, lu go on pertaju to Matlemoiselie Adren- ne's mothiej, and flinging himself on hid kneies at her feet, implore her to gne him ber daughter's hajid. But of cuuirso such an exlnK.'rdiaiiiry proceeaiiug was quite out of the ques- tion. I'uiiveuiionai usage, born of modesty, dictated that the principal â- h»uld sill quietly at faome, while trufclea fajuuy friend »-oiiveyea the weighty pel.tiun to the l*loved ob ject's mother. Ali>house had never heard that there, are cases on record iiu whicti a young Kiigli^hmun has tak- eiu upon hiiim to address the girl of his ohone hciwelf withoiut ever consulting the (wrenb* un either side at all ; and iX he had, ho would nut have believed it, even of Britons. 1 he idea of doing su>b a thfog never crossed his mind. "Vou have, 1 hofie, made u good ureakfoatT' he suid to M. Jules as his friend drew the naiikin from his <ollar with a sigh of content. ' KxceJleut ; I Ihuuk you," replied M. Bernier. "With your jiermiision. Iwill light a cigarette, and you can inform me regarding your p« uuiary position that 1 may ejcpiaiin it lo Madame Mes- nilbiot." h'eepijig carefully in mind that he sad taiwen hib father's consent for granted. Alphonae uistru^ted bis friend to suy that his allowance when be mar- rwd wouJd be twelve itiotisand francs per anniuu, and that he exiie^ted to iinhem not let>i> than hall a million of tiaiKo at his parent's death. He had nothing el.se lo say, except that a life's devotion woiU.i I* Mademoiselle Ad- rienne's. .-ind be should 1* glad to learn whether ber dot w,is not to lie i»ne huaidrvd ami fifty thousand franis, anil the fuanisbed house on the Boule- vards t'au.hoiBc. M. Jii,le.i B.rnier elevated his expres- .-iive eyebrows as he heard this. "tSne hiiindred and fifty thousand fnincs. and that leant :ful hous»--'ui nished, par- ideulâ€" i.n the. Boulevard, is much to oxjiect Alplum-ie, my friend." he said. Nevertbeluss, you will sav that if you please," replied AlpbrWe. It was .•i iiiatler of business; and Alphonse was no child. ''As you wish." answered M. Bemier with a shrug, as he rose fixuii bis chair ana adjust od hiis cravat at the mirror. It lu^ow hatf-iiast one o'clo.-k. I will go to Madame Mesiwldot's, and return ..aire..-t to ye** h^rv, at }«rhapB three "I will await you in ihe saknn," sui;! AlnlH-nM.-. vilh dignity, and he fol- lOrt-ed hil-i friend to the door. \Ve U'ed nift <iwell iiix>n the suspense or M. Aipihoase Thevioet, or upon the eag-ernoss with w-hi<h he nveived his ambassadcw when be reaiiwared two hnjuirs later. "Ytm wore long gone," he said breath- lessly. But do not delay ; tell me> Ma- dame Meaniildot's reply.'' .''if«r ividv,' answered M. Bernier, witii thesimile of tune who loves to l>ring 8"«> n«WB, "is. Yes. (*» assumed me vhat MadeinoiseJIe would be overwhelm- ed wibh gratitude for her 2ood fortune ami thttt ber dot wtnuld not lie lest tiijn one hundred thousand francs ' Atid Ihe furniahed house? Al|>honlse. ".Madame said nothing of the houAe." anBwere<l M. Bernier. M. Bernier had ilone lAiiM hiind of office tiefore, and knew better tJbau to dri've bargains at the first iinterview, , A cloud gathered upon the brow of Al)ihon»5. He ha<l vier.simded himself tlitit W. and Madamift Mesuildot would hive pj^ouiiibed all hsi chose to ask, aad less queried he had dlpmanded thn-i much, that hi might moke assurance doubly sure whiein be came to reqiuest his father's permjasion to marry Mademoiselle Ad rieinne. Hie wae disaiypoiuted. "A hulndred thousaikd is a small dot for MoDKieur Mesniblot to give his only dauighter," he said. "1 would counsel yoa to let that side ot the man her remain lor settlement between Monsieujr your father and the parent* of Mademoiselle," replied il. Bernier. "When does Monsieur Tbe- vjnet retA»rn to Bouen 1" Alphoutu c-oiuld not tell for certain. HJo w.it» traveii'ng iii the country near Burdeaua, and hud no lixed address at present ; uuiL he expected him lo re- buirn at th» end ot the month- "Well. 1 will offer yoiL my coogra- fJuJationxi, and take my leave fou- to- day," said iVI. Bernier. "It has given me great pleasure lo have had the hotn- or ol conveying youx message lo Ma- dame Mcsnlldot." Aiphunete hastened to express his gratitude tor the service his friend had done him ; the indebtednese. he said with sincerity, was all on his si.ie. Witbonut Jules, he had beeoj quite at a loss to address Madame Mesniidet ; thanks could not repay M. Bernier for what he had that day performed. Ha kisseit Jules upom lx>th cheeks as he bade him adieu, oind havin/g seen him depart, threw himself into a chair to dream ot Mademoiselle Adriemne. Two weeks later, M. Georges Theviinet returned 'home fnotm his travels, and was recfived with effusion by his son. "I have (news for thee. Alphonse," saiiid the old gemtlemajias they entered the salon ao^m-in-arm. "And I for tliee. aiso, ' repiiad his son. "But fiirst of aill, give me yours." M. Georges Thevinet beamed upon Al- phonse with paternal pride as he ans- wered im impressive tones : "1 have fouind Utr my Hon a wife. I promised my friiend Monsieur Laguerre that you shall espouse his daughter Mademoi- selle CUu-isse." "Mademoiselle Claiisse!" exclaimed Alphonse. "Sdr, she is forty." "iihe is Out thirty-eight," replied hia father un correction. "She has a squint," said the son. "She has Seven Hkihdred and Kifty Thousaaid l-'j-ancs," said the father, lix- iuig U;]xi(i Alphonse a look iu which af-, fection and cuinidity were happily bletnlded. "It matters nothing," vried Alphonse; "for 1 love atDother." "Kh ! What's thatf"' inquired old M. "Iliievmet. who was a little hard of hear- liUg. "But two weeks sitice, I received Ma- dame Mesniildofs sanction to marry MadeuKiisfUe Adrieinne." "lh«5u ycu must wri/ie aoid apologise for youj- uutitake. I have already told you thai you are affianced to Mademoi- selle L'larisse Laguerre, " replied M. Thevimet. firmly. "Never," cTied Alphonse, with a ges- ture of despair. "But you are. I aliBolutely refuse to sanction your marrilage to any one elsie MadenKiiselle Mesnrldot will not re>*ive one-thirdâ€" , mark aie, boylâ€" not one-third oi the dot with which Mon- sieur .Uiguierre wUl endow bis daugh- ter." "'i care nothing for the dk>t,'' cried Alphonse, wildly. "'The boy is luod," muttered M. The- vinet, senior. "1 will muLZzy no one but Adrienne, A-dri-enne." And at this {loint the feelings of Alphonse uveroujue bimand he sobbed. Coercion, di;idumacy, asd persuasion. Were Uu'd by M. Thevinet in turn with barren resulcs; and finally there en- sued a quarrel so violent that Al- phonse puckied up his porLuiauloau and left Uif bouiM. "To Ihinai of the tuoy s contracting a matriiuoaial ent^ag^meut withoul a word to uiel" said .M. Thievimet to him- self at he retired that night. "What on earth can have got into his head^ What is the world ixjming to' ' "To think uf my father giving away my h^nJ like that :' said Alphonse as he strode down the Boulevard "i might as w^ll Iw a Turkish' slave at once " iortunately Alphonse bad piputy of money in his ipocklet, ajid hie had suon installed h.uiself in pleasant lodgings in the Boulevard Jeanne d'Arc. "It is indeed lucky,"' be said to hunself as he uniiacked his cluthes, that I ami over tweuty-five years of age. Were 1 but a lew years younger, the course 1 must pursue, lepugnanl, as it is( to m.v lil- ial. Jetlings would be closed to me.' Alipbon^e hod already decided to take such sleiKi us would rejjdieir bis mar- riage without hia fatheir's consent, a legal union, though be slirank from the process, and chafed at the delay it would entail. Had he Lieeu under the age oi iwenty-five, his father s refusal would have bound him hoipflessly ac- cording lo la,w. Ihe proces-verbal is a legal weu^K..n denied youug men below thai age. But Alphonse, as' we have alrtvady loinarked, was twenty-eight, and he knew- Ihe iKrwei* the law lon- feired u,iii>n biui. 1 v\is.. 1 hud lieeu an Englishman." be said lo M. Jules Bernier one evou- ing a week later at the cafe. â-  Why nol' .ijiked M. Bernier, "Vould 1 not then marry Adrienn« at onve without my father si consent'" asked Alj^house *.eiliiiiilv, you might,'" inilied M. Bernier. "but were you an Englishman you would have other things lo consid- er, mj irir.-nd. The lady' uiighl) dwiino to many you; and Monsiiour your fiv- tber might e.\eroise llie b-rulal privi- l«^gv ol uji itingliiKlKmau, and "lUiyou oil with a. ahilliug. No, no, Al- phonne, lie ihinkiul Ihul you aire a, iii- izeu ol lb*.- Kepubliii,'." But Alaihi«u«ie did not fie«l thankful or pieu-ud to be. he said in meiin- iHg loueo; "1 yesterxbiy took the lirst Niep" "You do ju.fi. mean lo »;ay" The rest of M, Iternier's speech w.is spoken in an awe-f-itru'-k whiaiicir. Aliihoase pressed his lips together and an»>wered; "1 did.'' it was tjue. On thei luorning of the l>rcvious duj- a gentleman who pursu- ed uu iiouorable iviilling analogous, lu that of sheriff-olfwier, hod waited ujioin M. Georges Tbeviuiot with a document of porieulous size in bis band, ami de- manded audience of timt gentleman lu the vamie of the 'Law. "What have you there*" M: Thevinet inquired of this official as he produced his jiaiier. "It is the i)roce«-»'«Tbal, Monsieur. On behalf of your st>n, Monsieur Alphonse Thevinet, do you nx«i.>«ent to his mar- riage with Madtamoiselile Adrienne Mesnilidiott" "No, 1 dicm't," r«M>liied M. Thevinet. wiith mwb asgierity. She liegiiU gei>tilenjau reque-sted that he might he furnished witll a .'â- >*^;»nd iiaviing reoeived. it, wrote ifr/riu Ml. Thevimet's an."»wer with great cars*j,pan I be doinimeint. "I hiave the honour to bid you resa*e<'tf°'i'y adieu, Monsieur," he said as he rolled ote> the ])aper aoad put it under his ana. "It will b* aiy daity to call twon ycHi once mM-e ut.ik month's time. "I fear you wilH ha.'vei tflite trouble at calling atso a Uhiird time,"- said ML Thevinet, forcing himseU to bci C8.1m. "Is it not so?" The 4JO lite ol'fiicia>l shrugged his shoul- ders in dej/reoaiion. "If Monsieur did not give iiifi valtUL-d consent the secfind time llue jiroces-verb il wiau-i presented," he paid, "doubtleoa it would be the wiah of M. Aliphoa^ to have it pre- sented two montlL:i hence for the third time." "And then*' inquired M. Thevinet, who knew all about it, but was »«x.oaa for fuel to feed his Svrathiv "Why, then, if "Monsiieur withheld his i;ermLa.-ion on btning asked a third time, M.. ALphonae would be legally able to marry without. ' The polite official maAle a profound bow and hastily with- drew. M. Thevinet's anger had nLastered him, and he a4>peared about to vent it ud'on bis visitor. Had M. Thevinet (been an Englislunaa Willi an I'jigLislunau's jiower ovea' bis own properly, hie would most inevilu bly have sent for his solicitor and altered his will that day. But he could not ; a French iiarenl's estate is, irrespective of his wishes, <lividiad by the law amongst hie children, or heirs, at his demise; so M_ TbeviiLet could not enjoy that remote satisCartioa. However, he did the mext best thing;. He wrote to Al4>hont« and told him that until he returned to his roof, iienitent and |)re- jt>ared to marry Mademoiselle Laguerre, he should give him only the [barest ipit- tan<L« ujion which to exiat "If you think," wrote thfe indignant lather, "that Monsieur and Madamit! Mesnildet will accept a pt^nnile&i suitor (or their daiugbter, the legal steps you have tak- en to set the necessity for obtaining IQJ consent aside, 'will have served their end But I doubt whethwr in y oox new position you will ne»»iva the wel- come which they aiccorded youtt rei>r«- sentative, M. Bernier. I should ad- vise you to think this over at your leir sure. When Alfihonae received this Utter he rocognized l he weakness of his esse, and proposed a compromise If hia father would not call upon him to ma^ ry Mademoi.selle .Laguerre for tbre* years, he on his j>art would renounce hia intention of murryinK JVUulieuioiselle Mesnildot. Would M. Thevinet r»- oeivo hjiS sorrowing son u^ion these terms,'' The language in whifh the old gen- tleman indulged when his son's answer re.u'bed hliu wa.s dreailful to hear JJa would agree to no conditions whatever, and Ali>hon.se utigbt take his choiceâ€" Mademoiselle t'larisse, or jioverty is solitude unii- thie «nd of his father'a lifelioM!. Ue wrote at ou»:e dirwttina his son to choose, reminding him thu this was the solie favour he had) ever asked in rel'UTn for alil he had doae for him. It was a ipowoi'ful ajid pathe- tic- letber: the heiirt of Alphonse was to bed by it, and he gave way After a oitter struggle with -self he made uy his mind to obey his father; he sent tha sheriff-of finer his fee, and directed him not to serve the prooes-verbal again, re- poj'ked his |virtma,nbeau, and went home in a. cab. How old M. Thevinet called Ui>oD M*r dame Mesnildot, and explained that M Jules Beruier's visit hod b»'en j>«id under a misaurprehension; and how MadSime MiesniUlot said she was sorry, but that it didn't matter, l3c<aiise »ha had not mentioned the subject to Adri- enne yet, it l>oois n<it to bell We liave only to Conclude tine history uf the woo- ing of Ab^iiouse bi)- the bare statement that his father look him down to Bor- deaux a month aftierwards; stood over him while be agreed to the piomesse da mariage which -Monsieur le Notaiie had pre;iare<l, and saw him espoust Made- moiselle Clarisse ^Laguerre at the bur- eau of Monsieur le MaLre. Madeiooisella Clarisse jiromises to be a nuidel yvifa in all re'^twots, and everybody is con- tented and haj».iy. HThe end.) IN SEARCH OF AN EDEN. Where Eve Prrdoiulnaled but Fvusd il nol â€" A niuippnliilril Sbiplnad. Ihe party of 100 meti who Niiled re- cently from San KraucisJo. on Ihe bri- gliritinei Piim-y ttiJlwIirds, for some Adamlc.ss Kdeix in the south seus, whera pretty native women yearned for spous- es, and where there was no harder work than picking up coi'onuuts, have, couw to grief in tho Fiji Islands. A letter from one of itim cxilonists says that all their dreaiuB were illusion."!. No island couild l»e found that weie not pre-empt- esl by Kngland 'jf Get many, and most of the gtod land was aliealy in the b.inds of large corporations, which have fen;ed their possessions with liarbed wire and put up warnings against ties- l.assers. Forty of Ihe colonists decided t.) ulianiou iheir di^eouis ol a coral island Kden. and they se^niired land near riiuva, Fiji, and will plant il. with l.an- aniLS, which are a paying crop. Sixty of the adventmers decided to work the brigantine to Awkland, New Zeala-nd. M-.wt o(f Iht colonists un Vlie vessel are single men, wIhi l«cauie weary of regular â- work and ho|.ed to fiaid some south sea paradise wheie lei- sure would liv. ample aoid f<<> I easy to gel. ll-n.' hiundred d<dlaj:s wj« the prie of a .snaji* im the colony, and th»» round trip. WOMAN'S WAY. e«lismilh,â€" Some wi.se old ctmp .said thill a wc»man will foiKivie anvlhiiig lut the fact thit you do not co\vtl<;r. Uoof^d devab weimjuk, ili n'l ouknow. Grimshdw^Yee; litil he .should hav« added that whe-n .sbf diiftcovers that you do covet bcs sbe Itnia no f ui tl»er use for you. 'TiH.EY MAY BE GKAl'EPUL ALSO. What makev .fou .spu^ik of Miss Wise- ly as a difjlomat i .Be<'ause aainrng h<.r L•â- ^t friends are lihe mejj whom ,-dK- has refused. to marry. TOO INTELLIGENT. Do you say that y(»u jreoeiived a col* lege education f naked the court of 'Uia would-be juror. ChnlleiiRed for caAise, pTotmptly ijt- t';rrupted t hie counsel for tihe priaaaaC Yes youx tu>noc. ^ :. -^ I -\m^'