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"soâ€"f“ .._4r ‘r‘am an: isobar-rs. 7 Poirfiw:ow Mg; i ‘ A , ,. my! mean what W'- mch. a my be a” ' W, was the /V case when the builner cf achnrch in a Lon- don suburb, on return iugtimniu for theta-u / of his health, which Isa: hum propmed, "- matked: “ I famry l an more fitted for the ’ i mflold than for [amul- a,.::aking. ' \ ' A dispatch from Paris Jab: that the pic- ’ ‘ ture representing “Christ Before Pilate."' the'latgt work of Munkamy, the Hungarian i artist, is expected by French critics to fakel foul: on, the grate“ jointing of the decade. § (.rowds daily stand in awe before it, and' i 200.0111 franc-s l- l - ' 1 comp! ) .as men offered for it when ; . A M21115“ at Las \‘e' s, N ~ ' M ' tied his wife firmly to a biota}, medulla-:1" _ thus helpless against a fence. took a position fifty feet away. and used heras a ct for To fit. all day and never feel the brew rifle practice. He did not hit her, his object being to frighten her by imbedding the '{E‘iggficlg'éiggmbmwfhmggmigfi taffeta 31h thj: .lwmdd citric tgw her head and {lifter thgcsbumhinean the April rain; '. e am um c,- ffi hn' _ one. t ughmg' crowds of children come. deaf. . . g "x or Bean i: the Wild-wood blossoms home: T i :1; bi = r merryéhstrsin. HE; project a tunnelling Mont Blane " w m e" I “m e We: ' « . . . To IL 11 a weak hand to a wear head. lard;I fair tolaabnnne a tangible shape, it Dre . such strange dreanis of the church- grwzxncet . y some of the um; eminent To n“ “130211 ; d n m x ,, i , - e ",3 .~ _ c a'nn a esccpm-ssn't. a“, than um , "'1"? P“‘“‘” 1" 9nd" Item laboring the days of past denial: . 13 0 u“ 5”“910" mute- The To the tear that down the wan thin estimates of cost for executing such a work , eek ' arei in themseof the Simplan, $5,000,000, Stream in the channel worn by eyes that am in that. ~ I eel) 3 at Mm" 31”“ “me su’ooo'ooo | Tool ng to heaven, with what yearning!) for less. It is furthermore claimed that the ‘ . 4 ; , A lift e restin from the int' ' : Mont Blanc tunnel Will make the journey To wljnderift ecowslligiim‘: :flfillck Annulm- was not of her own health she wished to speak, but of her husband's. “ Has he been long ill?" I asked. “ Yes," she replied. “ I think I can almost fix the date when I fbst became anxious about him. \Ye have been married nearly two years; but it was only lately that I began to w uneasy." “ And w t are the symptoms?" I ask- ed. “ “’hat is supposed to be his com~ plaint ‘3" “Ah,” said she, “that is 'ust what we wish to discover; and Iâ€"oh. octor !" here she passed a. very fragile poekebhandker- chief sli rhtly over her eyesâ€"“ I dare not say what I t ink. I want him to have the very best advice, every possible care, but‘ And a ' she paused. “I hope you understand tint this interview is in the strictest sense confidential ?" I assured her she might rely upon the ut- frotn Paris to Genoa some ninety-seven ‘3 in 1“" )1". “long "1° m“ "93“: - . . If all eratcnnncd around the scar h - ‘ f > kilometres shorter, and from Pans to Milan The violets and Ma flowers blowcastsivi'cvii‘; forty-four kilometres shorter than by the To: hwhile rosy wa laughs from the sea. Sun [on] route. The Inost favored line (“d “' “1"”. 0‘ “‘0’”an melody; of t e.projccted tunnel, thus far in the r01M“mu'ewnvesuponmcbmch' - . . And you to be without the strait n toroa a most t beiu id to her confidence - 3:91ast is from Chamoumx to Courmay- The Efillow sands. This knouiI-tat thoucl Ab. and i-iliifgcpwontinned.g pa ’ . . . ct... - . A movement “on hot in England to T. Chris comfort thee, not any word of men! ” H8 “‘08 the be“ 4m“ kmtleat‘f-lf hus' bands for some time. We were so hop yâ€" in fact there seemed not .a shadowâ€" he ot ill. I can't think what brought it on; ut it seemed to change him totally ; not to hisfriends merely, but to me, who loved him best. I tried to conceal it, and I think Idid for sometime; but latterly he has grown much worse â€"â€" both mentally and . physically. Iain terribly anxiousiâ€"sometimes terribly afraid.” ' “Has his family physician seen him ?" I asked, growing more and more interested in my fair visitor. ' “No.” she re lied. “You can readin understand that shrank from anything like publicity, as I dreaded what he might say was necessary ; and my husband has a rooted dislike to him. want you to see himâ€"to come wholly unbiassed. andifncces- sary, to haven. consultation with whoever We may agree would be most likely to under- stand his case." She liada. habit of not finishing her son- tences. leaving me to infer perhaps more than I thought. However, of courseI could form no medical opinion of the case until I had seen the patient, though my conclusions from her account pointed naturally towards one direction. She conversed with me for it short time longer, once or twice giving way to consider- able emotion; uot to be wondered at under such trying circumstances; for I gathered that she had no near relations to turn to; nor had Mr. Meredith, excepting a sister, who was married, and with whom Mrs. Meredith had never been on very cordial terms. They were richâ€"I could see thatâ€"â€" and no doubt had no lack of fashionable ac- quaintances, but perhaps none (nite fitted tofbc a support and comfort to the anxious m c. She gave me her card, with their town direction â€"â€" (irosvenor Gardens ; and after promising to call at an early hour next day, she rolled off in an elegant carriage. . It was quite acoincidence, after my having been so struck by her on her wedding-day, that she should have come to me ; and I felt more than a usual amount of curiosity and interest with regard to my new aticnt. I went to (irosvcnor Gardens accor ing to my promise, and was ushered into a magnificent drawin -room, furnished with the most lavish ( isregard of expense, and adorned in every direction with exquisite flowers. There was an almost heavy fragrance in the room ; the (out ensemble was both brilliant and striking. In an inner room. so oratcd from the one into which I had been 8 town by heavy velvet curtains, a gentleman was seated. He throw aside his newspaper, and informed me, with much courtesy, that his cousin would be down directly. He was a slightly built, rather dark man of about five or six and thirty, with dark and, I thought, rather shifty eyes. but good features, and dressed in the extreme of fashion. His fingers were decorated with some handsome rings; and he wore a diamond pin in the centre of a some- what expansive neck scarf. “ Mrs. Meredith is my cousin." lie cxplnin- I ed. “ It was by my advice she applied to you, Mr. Darrell. \Ve are seriously uneasy about Mr. Meredith. He does not seem to get better. In fact‘â€"and here the jewellcd fingers tapped his own forehead si iificantl â€"‘ it is a case of not all there, or am :nuc I mistaken} “ Let us hope you are," I replied : and at that moment the drawing-room door was softly opened, and Mrs. Meredith herself, dressed in dark blue velvet, and lookin ' wonderfully lovely, came in. She greeted me with amixture of cordiality and nervous- ness, and went through a form of introduc. tion between “her cousin Mr. Henry Stret- ton, and Doctor Darrell ; after which she im- mediately proposed that I should accompany her up-stairs. . The bedroom was a spacious one ; but the light was so dim. I could at first just discern a canopicd bed in the centre of the room, shaded also by curtains, and the outline of a figure underneath the coverings. Mm. Meredith approached the bed, and bent over it, murmuring. in a low but dis- tinct voice : “Here is Harry's doctor come to see you. You will speak to himâ€"won't you. Montagu 3" The re ly was inaudible : and she continu- cd : "I c won't hurt you. It is to do you good. [)0, Montagu" “ I am afraid it is almost too dark." I in- terrupted. “ If Mr. Meredith will allow me, I will let a little light in upon us." " llc dislikes li lit." sheanswcrcd. But I moved the curtain of thcbcd slightly, and disccnicd a wasted hand lyiuglistlcssly upon the cover-let; and on the great square lace- trimmcd pillow his head was to be seen, the face turned from us. “ I want no doctors." be uttered innwcary tone. “Leave me in peacc. I am dying. lmve me alone.” Mrs. Meredith turned a hopeless look towards me: but I drew still nearer him. and checrfull ' assured him that I did not intend to let liimdie if I could helpit. A heavy sigh was the only response. But I interpreted it as a sort of mission to do my Inst for him: so I lair my finger u n his pulse, which I found extremely for do. The next point to which I directed my attention were his eyes. I asked him to look at me: and immediately be turned them slowly with a strange expression that startled Inc. But I found the pupils of natural size. The sounds and action of the heart. which I next examined. were normal. He was verv thin, and evidently in a state of unnatural depression. " flow is your appetite, Mr. Meredith 3" I asked. “ \‘ery indifferent," replied his wife pmsilptly ; “ in fact. sometimes he Won't cat :t " I made some other general inquiries with l to his health : allofwhich Mrs. Mere- di answered. the patient himself remaining perfectly silent. “ I will give Mr. Meredith some medicine.” I said at last. “My idea. however. is that perfect change and a little cheerful society would domeforhim thaaaaythfngelse." As I spoke. I looked towards the sick man, and observed that the averted eyes were now filled with tcan. [felt intensely sorry for no. “ He hates society," aid his wife." I wish mit clergymeu of a“, bummed Chum to LL'LL' W. Mia-citizen sit in L' liament asmcmbers thereof. Of course, ,l‘e bishops have their rage ri rhts. and acertain' number of thclimc it in the proceedings of the House of Lon s ; but ‘ ‘ hithertothc‘lowsr clergy have been dis: aali- _ bed for numbers!!! of the flame of f mâ€" From the Note-Book or a London Doctor. mans. This is pro My a relic of the times ‘ when the village rson 'was but a sort of l . upper servant to t u: “hall folk," and looked l CHAPTER I. upon as a fit match matrimonially for “my 1 . - . . . lady's.- “amngfflmuwoflm. The clergy 0m: bright, sunshiny mornmgin the month have "m." vastly in relative importance of Juhc. I chanced to be passing St. George 3, “We tfimdays. and naturally rebel at being linndvcr Square, that wondrously fashion- uw subject. “what "my esteem an individh able church, wherein all who are united in 0",, ,jhtinctiom the bpnds of holy matrimony are supposed to Tug re enjoy a larger share of good forum: and hap- ' _rt of'tlie Inspectors of Fisheries pinesb than fails to the lot of those whose In Irelani , just issued, presents many indi- vows‘ have been uttered within less aus i- cations of the, growm importance of this cious,precinfs. I was on my way to Broo 'c branch of the nation industry. No fewer Street, to visit a patient ; for I was a young than 0,459 vessels belonging to the country. doctoir then. just struggling into a fair With a total crew of 23,679 men and 869 practice, with sufficient prudence to postpone boys, were last year engaged in the trade. settii g up a carriage until a little more firmâ€" l‘ho conduct of the fishermen generally is ly established ; so I was on foot :and thou it reported to have been “good throughout not generally curious, whenl perceivefn. Ireland," The facts regarding the oyster crowd of persons clustering round the gates, fisheries are especially intercstinr. Both on I paused for an instant to gaze, with the the east and west coasts, w icre youn rest, ht the happy pair, who, just as I reach- oystcrs from Auray, in Brittany, nrelait cd it,1 were issuing from its gloomy looking down, they are'rcported to have thriven moxt portals. The bride room I rapidly scanned, satisfactonl ; and the inspectors express a seein‘v in him a. gum docking young fellow of hope that t iis system of impOrtation will be perhzips seven or eight and twenty, with a. extensively earned on. stalw rt. well-knit figure, which his closely- fittin r frock-coat showed to the greatest ad- misgivingastothe effect of the rcvischcw "m i ‘31, H” .“1‘018 face “I‘m” “"th the Testament on young clcrgymcn and other "lost 9”" ant pmle mid hn’ppmess’ "'5 he‘led indiscroetandignoraut persons. The Bishop “'3 llcl‘lly Fulfil“ “‘9; flow" the well‘ warns them that it is not yet permissible to a )polnle‘ .‘anlf‘ge ll "ch allalted- them' use or even to criticize the new version. Not '1 c glistenmg lkhlte lube Bhone- out l-n long um” the Old Testament has also “ecu graceful folds. lhe gossamer veil fell in soft, revised will the New Testament revision be Clou‘l'l'k" Inn-em”! and the gl'ttel'mg “13' before the Church for consideration, and not "mmls "Hg ‘t have been worth 3' king‘s m"- until the whole work has been 3 proved of “Om’lff’r might I knew' one glance at the by Clergy and “my will it Be ripe for adormnrs was enouvh; they were forgotten authorization, and not until the proper whch )clicld the ace of the bridcmu face authority has been ascertained â€"nnd the lowuer’ l thPught' um." any I had ever 1’0' Bishop do“ not seem to he at a“ certain forc.ccn. Slic Wins neither tall nor short, about n_wm that authorization he givelh ncitlicr dark nor fiur : but she was so beauti- In the meantime the Bishop deprecatcs any 31’ a?:“g.'.:l‘t'}e.c:°wd' 11,1931“; more Invidfous comparisons between the new and “mi ' p 0““ 0 m emu m "um w“ as . she asscd by leaning on her husband’s arm. the Old version-8‘ A slight rcstivcncss on the part of one of the l'ulscu Ait'ruuu‘s mode of life is not one horse: caused her to pause just as she was of ideal happiness. llc wishes to go into ac- about to enter the carriage, and perhaps it five service with some regiment somewhere, was {due to that circumstance that her but this ambition is thwarted by his mother features impressed themselves so firmly upon and Mr. (ilmlstonc. aswas his desire to go my memory. The delicate oval face was to fight the Zulus with Prince Louis vetoed slightly pale. and the perfect lips were by Lord llcaconsfield. All that be can do drawn rather closely together in a scarlet is to attend the everlasting round ufdinncrs. curve, as if some effort had been made to concerts, balls. laying of corner-stones, opcn- retain licrsclfvpossossionduringwhat Isbould ing of docks, and presiding at meetings of fancy most women must find a somewhat benevolent societies, making an appropriate trying ordeal ; but the violet dark~fringcd speech whenever he can think of one, and eyes wore raised with wonderful calmness being bored everywhere. Taking one 0011- as she stood for a moment almost, surveying sideration with another, the Prince‘s lnf: is us with an inquiring expression in them, not a lisp xy unc. lint ho is good, and we as if marvel ng-nt the curiosity of the by- learn that lie keeps up the pleasant habit of standcrs. his boyhood in writing to the Queen i‘cgulnr- Cdrtainly, she was fair to look upon ; and ly every day. as t ‘cy drove off, I could not help thinking him a fortunate man who could call so fair flower his own. They were most probably rich too; as was evidenced by the dazzliu I diamonds, by the gay company as- scmhlu to do them honour, and by the string of handsome carriages. I hurried on, wishing them well, and won lcring at the different lots in lifeâ€"some so rcb. so free from care, so favoured by fortune; others so poor, so worn by sordid anxieties, so pursued by misfortune. My meditations were interrupted by my arrival in Brooke Street, after which my patients for a time blotted out the mcollcction of the gay sccnb and the lwautifnl face of the bride. Nevertheless, I remembered it again: and a. few iinys afterwards, when my eye can 'llt an announcement in the Morning Post. read it, fitneying. as the date corresponded, that it must refer to the very wedding [had seen. It run thus: ‘At St. (lcorgc s. llanovcr Square, on the 10th instant, by the Reverend Martyn Wentworth, Rector of Compton Vcr icy, Nortllainpwnshiro, Mosrauu Mai sm‘ru, Em ., of Moukwcll Abbey, to “LARH‘H, only child of the late John Deli ‘our.' Cnricc Meredith! It was a. pretty name. I thought: and then half smiling at iuy own absurdity in taking such an interest in strain lets, I finally, asl imagined, dismissed the su lit‘cf. from my mind. i l ’l‘ni: Bishop of London has expressed some ’l‘un question of removing the German capital from Berlin is still being discussed by the German papers. , l‘rince llismarck’s newspaper. the .YurdtleuLvrhr .‘lf/glnliri/ff' Zrihmg, observes that such towns as llam- hurg, Bremen, Cologne. Frankfort, Angs- burg, and Stuttgart have quite as much righttobcselcctcd for the sittings of tho Herman Parliament as Berlin, are more favorably situated for that purpose from a geogra hical point of view. and would give a more fiendly reception to the deputies and the members of the Federal Council. More over, the feeling of German unity, which has been weakened at llcrlin under the dominion of the l‘rogressist “ fling," would be revived if other flex-man towns were ~ unbled to enter into those jersouaI relations with the assembly of tho deputies of the nation a mono ly of which is claimed for Berlin. The . fur-nun” Zrituug of Augsburc also ad- vocate the removal of the German capital. and points out that “'ushington, a i uict town far removal from the “ Rings" of .'cw York, has now for aceotury been the capital of the lJuitcdeafcs. .._- s... pm- A Remarkable Journalist. sema- ion The most mlnarkabb newspaper man in the United States lives at Angel's (.‘amp, in (‘alavcras County. Ilia name is S. S. Water- man. lie is twenty-four years (dd, and has been paralyzed since he was born. lie was born in Angel's. and has never been uwa from towu' but once, when he went in scare l of insdical aid. but failed to find any. His ysis is of the upper and lower limbs, which he cannot move. Ilia speech is also affected. and it is only with difficulty that he can talk at all. Karly in life he maai~ tested alikiug for movcabie type, which be lined in position with his teeth. He soon .egan‘ tocut typ: out of wood, holding the engraving tools twwn his teeth when he used them. lie has made a good deal of block wtype in this way. with which he at present wuducts annall job printing busi- CilA l’TEli II. About six months after the foregoing cir- cnu stance, I was myself married ; apd if my will could not boast of pcrfcct beauty, she was fair enough in my eyes; and a very hap my home she made for me. My pins ‘ts we .~ steadily improving; and my ha ce WIL‘I so satisfacuu'y. that We felt justified in moving into a more ilnpmin house than the one which had hitherto icon minc. So about two years usual by. I ball been movie than usu ly occupied one very gloomy day in November, when the densest of lbmdon fogs seemed bent upon nctra- tin own into the comfortable brig t little "I," ' ~ g . j g- v. ‘h K dra “ianom where my wife and I were teeth “fixedl’igmmflm: sinful. roping niostdevoutly that no sum- ”! mg Maul“;- 5*”. 3 wee“). NW, mm. mqu might arrive to takc me out on such an “in, mum“ in Angok, no “tawnl cvciing; when suddenly the bell rang. A ‘ldbofu‘yp‘, w a“, pap". with hi, new. carriage had driven up to. our door; and I and having I 800,. “jut‘umh ,mumhcmmd wash told that a lady Wuhbe to see me on M, numb a,“ "a," "flat. a, 1“. “.0,” par cular lmsmess. . immediately «it-mend- dung. lie is uowout of thcnu xapcr hasi- *‘l ‘0 my mullll‘g'mmv 0“ snwnng u...- and confines himself entire ~ in job wh ch llwnwmlalmly swal- ahg half printing and angsving. llc do“ | the pm. i NW at my entrance. but sank back With an rramuw and invitation work for the town, . air half-languid, half-graceful. Then she f l raised her veil ; and I could scarcer repress _ . . I . . ‘ Sm cnmtgkfigzmxflgxgz::;Mi exclamation of surprise when. as~ she do flu, hi. “a. M employ; he}. to do tur'ed her face toward: me. I recognized. m“ an“ '"k {or hun__wu a”). M pe raps lovelicr than ever, the bride I had canoe do himself. 061‘ 31 “cargo?~ She was exquisitely lb“ a ‘ dun-ml. in the richest of black velvcts, ' " .r _ trimmed with sable. licr delicater loved “n. W uufl’uu" hands were resting upon the tiniest ofz Mal- H.‘ Majat has mmuniated throu h dogs, which notified down' upon the Lord Rovtonlier desire to undertake Sis cos y garments with the most perfect air of chug: of young Master l‘ooingsby lltu‘uli's security and comfort. «ligation 8M will dofrayhu expenses at ' Mr. Darrell ?" she asked, in asweet m and and him to whatever university silvery voice, with a half-inquiring smile. us many denim him to data. It in ‘l bowed my aflimtive: and the um- .ho stated that the Queen intends to confer tinned : “I must introduce mvself to you, a of MW” a bun. inorder that the title I .10" Darn-ll. I am Mn. Meredith; and ' ponthe roll of I ve been advised to «arm to youâ€"- W ban-a and that the Way-he y attended a distant relative of mine-~- Mtudtoputedty. Arnith other I am antim- to have your c 'nion Nwatfi-fmu youth u u“ugh-tinnitusmatterofalmom. licor- ‘p and close statistics of A _ p l E palms! eyuhad wwhile failul he liked it." ' any symptoms of illaaa in the "\\'e mast hope he will like it broad-by. tifulclaagofulfna before Inc. But whenheg‘et: neatly Mn Meredith explained that it for you. r. M the 3‘”,me to lure contracts-l alto I plied stcruly, \OL. IX. FENELON FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, took my leave ; “but you must help yourself too. \ou must cheer upâ€"that's the great thing. " I gently took his hand ; but. there was no responsive movement, only another weary si h. g“ It is terrible," said Mrs. Meredith, when we had returned to the drawinn-room, now vacated by Mr. Stretton. “ 's is one of his gloomy days; he won't so ' a word. But it is less dreadful than his violent ones. “'hat do you think of him, Doctor Darrell?" “ It is impossible to form an opinion until I have seen more of him," I re lied. “I fear it is his mind," sai she ; “that is my terrible dread. Death is nothing to that. ’ “ Has be any anxieties, Mrs. Meredith Z" I asked. Do you know of any special trouble which might account for this depres- sion?" “ 0 no ; none,” she answered readily, just the faintest tinge of colour rising on her fair cheekâ€""none whatever." “ This medicine which I think of giving to him is merel ' a soothing, safe kind of seda- tive. I shal know in a day or two better what course to follow. In the meantime, I should advise you to make the room more cheerful. Draw up the blinds ; talk to him, and endeavour to interest him in the papers, or anytliin .â€"â€"Pray tell me, is there any insanity in iis family 2'" She hesitated, paused, and then, in great agitation, admitted that there was. This, of course, made me feel the case was a. very responsible one, and I resolved to study it most carefully. I gave the strictest orders as to his diet. He might have stimu- lants, if he fancied themâ€"in moderation. She said he was extremely temperate. And above all, I enjoined her not, to leave him alone. Of course be had a valet; or one of the footincn could bein \vaitin , ifslic heisclf were compelled to abscnthcrse f. She agreed to all that ; and I promised to see him the next day. . CHAPTER III. I thought a. great deal about my new patient. A vague suspicion kept floating through my mind that there was some mystery about his illness, of a kind which I must discover if I wanted to save his life. Her introduction of me as “ Harry’s doctor ” had evidently, created an unfavourable im- pression on the invalid. Could Harry and Mr. Strctton be one and the same personage? Doubtless so. Striving hard to dismiss a "rowing feeling of distrust in the beautiful Mrs. Meredith, I paidseveral visits,.\vithout, I must say, getting much beyond where I had been the first day. He was very ill; but there secmcd‘no actual diseaseâ€"mercy”: rion. The reme- dies I ordered had no visible effectâ€"which surprised me, as I had lutelypi'escribcda somewhat powerful drug. Mrs. Meredith was apparently always in close attendance upon him ; and during my visits, she invariably remained present, thereby, as I felt certain, exercising a silent control over her husband. I resolved to pay an evening visit without notice ; and as the case demanded attention, I felt no compunc- tions in driving up to Grosvcuor Gardens about eight o’clock at night. Mrs. Meredith was out; she had gone to the theatre with Mr. Strettou. There wa an evident unwillingness on the part of th butler to allow me to see Mr. Meredith : b u I took not the smallest notice, and walked quietly lip-stairs. To my astonishment, I heard the sounds of very unmusical laughter issuing from the dressing-room which com- municated with the bedroom , but “.3.- mm. cnt’s room was in total darkness. The fire was out, and I had to gropc my way to the dressing-room; and pusbin I 0 )en the door, beheld two most forbiddingdoo in v men rc- goling themselves with supper, am sundries consisting of the contents of scvcralsuspicious- lookin bottles. “ \V 10 are you 2” I asked. “\\'110 are you 1’" echoed one of them, j evidently more than slightly elevated. “ I am Mr. Meredith’s doctor ” I re- “and I shall know the meaning of this. \Vhat are you doing here 2" “Why,” he replied, in an insolcnt, linlf- tipsy tone, “ we are n-lookin’ after the gent in that 'ere apartmentâ€"wrong here, you know‘â€"-tappiug his headâ€"“ wery wiolcut at filliesâ€"takes Joe and me all our time to sort him.” “ Have you been often here ‘3" I asked. “ Every night as-we are askedâ€"~11in’t wc. Joe? And we docs do it pleasant. Lady and gemmau outâ€"at the thcatres, and hop- perers, and all that sortâ€" plenty meat, plenty grog, good fireâ€"no disturbanceâ€"go away morning. come back night acain~and so on ctcctcrcr. What has you got to say again it 2'" I was utterly shocked by the speech and conduct of the men, but thought it wisn to make no disturbance at that moment, and only asked for a light. It was no wonder that my medicines failed to soothe the r follow, if this was his usual fate. I found him cold and trembling; and upon in speaking kindly to him, he burst into a 00d of hysterical tears. “You mean well by me, don't you 1‘" he ucn‘ously inquircd. “ Of course I do.“ I answered, putting him, as I might have soothed and patted an infant. “Then get me away from here," said he. “ They are killing me. They say I'm mad, doctor; but I am as sane as you are, only weakâ€"oh, so weak !" " I will do all I can for you.” I answered. “ Butyour wife would not injure you 3" “ Ah," he cried in an ngouizcd tone, “ my wife 2" “ I will speak to her tomorrow,” I said, “and we will arrange some change for you. Do not be nervous. You are safeâ€"«perfectly safe." “ They are killing me," he still repcstcd--~ “ killing me." But for the shack I had got on discovering the hands into which his wife confided him, I should have almost been inclined to think. from the steady monotone be kept up. that his mind was affected. Under the circuiw stances, such custodians would have made any one feelqneer, tosay the least of it: and in the state of extreme weaknessin which be was, I could imagine nothing was too frightâ€" ful for him to conjure up. He was rcduccnlto the fecblcness of an infant. I could not leave him to the half-intoxiat- ted men : so i sent for the housekeeper, and told her I would consider her responsible for Mr. Meredith‘s safety. I was certain Mn. Meredith would make other arrangements. when she ham! what] had tony. Mean- while, I desired the fire to be relighted. and onlered some nourishment to be immediater given to the invalid : and extracted a promise from the woman, who seemed to be trustworthy, not to leave Mr. Meredith, at all events until his wife re- turned. “I will. air," she promised: “but I know it's just as much an my place is worth. Mr. Stretton's orders are that none of us comes near these moon." “And my onch are that you mania in them." I felt she was friendly to her master; and I saw he looked relieved when I briefly detailed the emu I had made, especially that I had ordered the two .â€"I tilldom but mdownaturaaadthatthey were notto 'th."l condo-lei :- lfiomeupsgain thatnight. * manners of m. l'\ivt.k’l:l‘.ul‘.\'h uorkâ€"â€"An earthquake. A “ Lot's :imkci“ as the Jersey sgnr said to the turthqnakc. \Yint “on” you call a young physician? «A [uncut want-r. The inimhitants of the Cannibal islands my that the flesh of American politicians tastes exactly like mule moat. _ Inquiring Puffer asks: “\Yhat kind of b: uorv'iil a man get drunk on quickest?" . 'l I(‘ kind be can get hold of (list. _ The man who was “ waiting for something to turn in i was rewarded when he stepped ._ on the ct gc of a barrel hoop. “ Why. am you alive yet. mv old friend} 'I hcanl you wcre dent." “‘Nice friend. you are. \ou didn't even come to my funeral." A writer on physiognomy would like to know. "if large can denotes a miscrly dis- position. why a mule is so apt to aquandcr iis hind legs 3" 2 Philadelphia wants a law a an hunches Ohmsho ' ins. San Francisco was not the only placc . . . where, in pioneer days, good citizens con-a. “5° “ I” h“ “'“h- 'sionally took upon thcmsclvcs the dutv of. Ihvakfasf tableâ€"Father of family. read- punishing criminals and preventing crimc. l iug: “Tia-iv is a cat in L‘inciuatti that drinks Over in the now peaceful Alameda count-y ' beer." Daughter (l6): “ l'a, she must be a just as desperate criminals and just as sure maltcsccat.“ 331‘; ftlcsrfiilfmlnfis mgf'wff‘lawl'i‘ss (‘onundrum for the skeptics : If tlu‘l‘fl is “0 immhauwas o-no unh- i'i“ .l 10111" ' devil. as,you assert, who then is the father ‘ , , “"05 km” 3'“ “"“H' of flies? Several lutld-hcndcd indn im- ed~for assassmations that ever took place Ill Imtiemlv mum \. n". u. ,1 . California. Dr. Marshall came to this state - . ~ ‘ 1 " {mmSwubeuvme' O_ Hawunfilwqwki", I. An ‘ludumn man lost fifteen 'stccnx by gentlelmm, about 40 yams of agc‘ and lives ightnmg the other day. \\ hatllus-conntr). with his wife on a small piece of 1m“, “cm uci‘nls isa ban of cattle born \vxth lightning what isnow Mills’ seminary, and upon which R“ 3 ’“M‘lt‘ 0f burns. he had built a small cottage. 0n Sundnv :‘ “0 3'0“ 1mm" “'1‘” “MIN” M“ "0‘" evening, Oct. 30I 1353, a Meximm “.cjl dridgc follows ‘3" “No, but I heard that be mounted on n stmng,bui]t mustang, “m1 owns a good dcalOfliuid." “(lluwclbtlicih dressed out in the gaudy trimmings of n “0'5 1"" “my a {anuut‘lfl-n Spanish vaqucro. rode to the door of tbcdoc- There was u slight earthquake in New tors cottage and spoke to the doctor‘s wife, Hampshire the. other day, and every man, who was standing in the doorway. The man supposing that the jar was caused bv the no- spoke in Spanish. and she. not undcmtnud- man next door firing her husband out of the ing him, pointed to her husband, who was house, rushed into the street to see the fun. just then approaching thchousc \vitlin bin-k- u “n.5,, ,, n)- ;u my suulhwuhury" u yrs. ct of outer which he llfltl.'()t from a spring . sir; wry sun-y. sir; 1,,“ 31," m" um,“- I? “lem‘me 01050103 “ [cnlhcfim‘wriu‘ away the fly 'uud cat the soup, can't you?" rived at the house the Mexiczm dismounted n Of course I‘m“ . W“ did,” N wet ',,,e w and asked for a drink of water and u light mm“. mm). u“. ’36,“, and pin. in. "V ,1“ for his cigarette, both of which the doctor you?” i ' ' gave him. The Mexican aftei'li'litiug his ' cigarette, feuionntcd his hoise am sat there smoking, while the doctor stood with his hand resting upon the horse’s mane and speakinv in admiring terms of the neat. trim-bait littlc mustan'. Suddenly the Mexican, rcachingovcr. 1 row from out his boot.ng a large knife, and, with a quick thrust, plunged the knife into the doctor's right side, severing a rib and cutting away-m as the autops showed afterwardsâ€"a part of his liver. T in doctor exclaimed, “I um killed,” and rushing into the house procured npistol. and coming to the door fired two shots at the then fleeing assassin, but. unfor- tunately without effect. The Mexican, as soon as be «we the knife-thrust, put spurs to the littc horse and fled away at full speed. The doctor, leaning upon his horror- strickcn wife's shoulder, started for the near- est neighbor, but after walking about sixt ' yards to fell and expired. Mrs. Marshal then proceeded alone and gave the alarm. On the news reaching San Antonioâ€"now East Oaklandâ€"n party of citizens immedi- ately organized and started in pursuit of the murderer. This party consisted of the fol- lowing named persons: Duncan Cameron, George Bryant, a Cliilcuo named Tom, and George Carpenter, who was at that time constable. They followed on that day as far as the mission of San Jose, when Carpen- ter and Tom becoming discouraged, they turned back. Cameron and Bryant. kccp~ ing on, passed throu vb the Stockton pass to tho Rauclio Suuol. love they learned that a Mexican answerinu the description of the murderer had passcifthat way and gone up the Arroyo Alumcda towards the Alisnl-â€"~ now l’lcusouton. Cameron and Bryant, rcssing on, soon reached that village, and. L ismouuting, commenced a vigorous search about the “jackais” or the sliuntics. In one of these slinntics they found a large party of Mexicans playing montc. At; the table sat a Mexican whom, from the description given them by tlicdoctor's wife, they were satisfied was the murderer. They held a short con- sultation and came to the conclusion that it would befoolhurdy for them alone to utnrupnf 1.1.- w--.“ or thin mun u 'Ilh ill uiu llllt ii (if his friends, and suchani l-lookiug gang, too. There was about forty of these M cxicuus. it" were armed. and the two men, Cameron and Bryant, very wisely concluded that. they would stand no show in a fight with them, and so started off for assistance. Riding to- wards Douglict'ty's station, they met some Americans, whom they tried to induce to go back with them for the purpose of arresting the Mexicans. but they refused to go. llid- ing on towards Haywood, they met Sheriff A. ll. llrodcr and bisdcputy, l'. E. Edmond- son. They told the sheriff and the deputy their suspicious, and the whole party agreed to go back to the Alisa] and arrest. the sup- posed murderer. Arriving at the Aliszd after nightfall, they searched all the “jack- nls’.’ for the man they had seen there in the morning, but in vain. The man no doubt became suspicious and fled. Searching more vigorously the next day and getting no view to the murderer. they returned home. The inurdcrcr‘s name was afterwards learned to be Random Ancivcr and a noted dcspcmdo. About a month after the murder of Dr. Marshall a Mexican rode up to a spring, bc- sidc which nnntivc California. woman was washing some clothing. llisumunting, be made a most atrocious stault upon her and then drew a large knife and cut the poor helpless woman across the ubdmm-n, almost severing her body in twain. What made the nuittcr worse, the poor woman was about to become a mother. Wiping the blade of his knife upon the clothes of his unfortunate victim, be mounted his horse and rodcnwuy. The murder was soon discovccrd, and a large party soon turned out in pursuit. of tin: ficm . Coming upon him they ordered him to surrender. He refused, and a lighten- sued. The result was that the dcnn-rndo was killed, being completely riddch with bullets. Uponthc examiimtiontlmttmk place shortly offer, it was ascertained that the murderer’s name was Ramon Ancivcr, and that lie was the same man who so crm-lly murdered Dr. Marshall. Thus perislu-Il one of the most heartless despcrmlocs that ever infested Culifomia. .«-pâ€".- .â€" Ths Heavens Declare Hts Glory. The untuwrcd mind has often a short way of taking hold of great truths which man of culture might well covet. lien: is an illus- tration touching thcordcroiuaturc. A min- ister asked an old negro his rcumns for be- licving in the existence of find. “ Sir," said he, “ l have been hon: going bard upon fifty years. Every day since I have been in this world I we the min rim: in the unit and let in the west. The north star stand» where it did tlu- first time I saw it; tin.- seven stars and Job's coffin keep on the: unm- [mtb in the sky and never tum out. It isn't so with man's work. He makes clocks and watches; they may run Well for a while. but they get out of fix and mind stalk still. But the sun and moon and stars kcl-p on the same way all the while. The browns de~ clan: the glory of God." «004-? M?" The fine Old Toad. Tue fine old toad, which imagined it bad a jeWel on its head (though Lin: jcucl liruvrd in the cod to be only a nugget), refuqu to listen to the small toads, not only when they attempted to advise it. but even when they had valuable information to conununicatc. N 0. 16. Just as I was preparing to leave. I saw ho WA Amc‘m i wanted to say something to me. I approach- ‘ _ ed the bed : and the thm'hands clutched at I my 'coat, dragging me closely to his face. ’inok Work of an Early Alameda Vign- “ \\ rite to my sister," he whispered. " 'l'hcy ? “co Comm. are killing me by inches." i ' gainst whistl- ~ They don‘t believe a man should busy his month With whistling when he might “ Where is abs 3 Who is she! I asked. “Where does she live 2" “Mrs. Royston,“ he whispered, “ Manor End. Surrey. Send for her.’ “ I will," I said : “rest assured, I will ;" and then he sank back like a weary, but satisfied child. The light of the gas, which fell now fully upon him, showed me his countenance better than I had before seen it. He was unshaven, which gave him a grisly look; the checks were pale and sunken, and the eyes had great hollow circles. He was ra idly grow- ing worse; and what was more, had sud- dculy formed the suspicion that be was the victiiu of some kind of slow and subtle poxsomng. I decided on requesting Mrs. Meredith to let me have me have a consultation with one of the first London physicians on the follow- mg day, and also to insist upon her allowing me to engage a nurse for him, in whose kindness and trustworthiness I could place implicit confidence. I would not mincc matters with her ; I would do my duty to my patient. In the meantime, I wrote to his sister, as be desired. TO BE CONTINUED. s .'.__.__. FALLING EIGHTY EEE'I‘. â€"» -â€" â€"-p. Tho Remarkable Escape of a Young Lady on Orange Mountain. A party of young ladies started from 0r- ange, N. J ., one Saturday afternoon, recently, for a ramble on the summit of the Oran vo Mountain. They visited Eagle Rock, the big )- est and most romantic spot on the mountain. Miss Ella Dean, 17 years old, daughter of Mr. Horace J. Dean, a builder on Hillyer street, Orange, sat down on a mrf‘. of the rock that projects over the vn ley below. The others were afraid to sit in such a dnn- gcrous place, and they took a ramble in the woods. Suddenly they saw Miss Dean rise. wheel about, and disappear over the edge of the rock. Two of the ladies fainted, but the rest of the party ran to ascertain the fate of their companion. To their surprise she stood on the rrccu suard eighty feet below them waving cr handkerchief and shouting that she was‘nll right. A minute afterward she become faint. In falling she had struck on her head on the earth twenty feet below the spot where she had been sitting. Then she rolled over and fell as many feet further, finally landing at the base of the rock. A gash four inches long was cut on her head. She was taken to her home in a carriage and a physician was called. Besides the injury to her head, she sustained several bruises on the limbs and body. Miss Dcanwus still suffering from the shock next day at her father's house on Hillycr street. She said that while she was sitting on the ledge of the rock she saw one of her friends at a distance and started hastily to rise and go to her. Just as she had risen to her feet her dress caught on a 'nggcd piece of the rock and pulled her back. She felt herself falling, got bewildered, threw her hands out to grasp at something, and the next she kncwshc struck on her head on the earth below the rock. Slic instinctivcl seized some grass, but her impetus was suc I that she was whirled over the bank and full further down the mountain side. She rc- taincd her senses, she says, all the time, and quickly sprang up and waved her handker- chief to allay the fear of her friends. " That milk is pretty blue, landlord,” “ llun't llllflt‘lStulltl it, sir. My cow is well | fed. I milk hci' invsclf, and I don‘t put water in the milk." “\Ycll the weather bus been quite Wet, and I reckon the row needs sliingling, that's about it." M. Fubrc, a French naturalist, says that the. \vnspis endowed with inorccunning than any other insect. on wings. “'c don‘t. see anything so very cunning in n wnsp liftin ' a man off a bciu-h in the park. An curtliqun '0 does the some thing, and iuulu-s no proton- sions of fun. “ You are fooling much better. innduluc, than you did when I saw you last." said the physician, pressing his fingers gcutl - upon the patient's left wrist. “ Uh, much better, doctor, thank you. Just uffcryou loft little Johnnie u met the table and siiuislicd :ill the medicine iottlcs." A CLEIvaAS was travelling through tin- llufnboldt mountains with an old miner. Said the minor: “Do you really believe that (loll made the world in six days?" “Of course I do.” “\Vcll, don't you think," rc- tui'ned the minor, “that He might. have put in one more day to advantage right around here?" Siriicoi'gius Midas «ms in for cultureâ€"â€" “Look ’crc. Clarke. Appy thought! I'll mukc this little room the lflu-ry. you know ; ’nvc a lot '0 books. Mimi you order llll' some.” “ Yes, Sir (icorgius; what sort of books shall I order?" “()II, the best, of course, with binding and all that to match." “Yes, Siriicorgius, how many shall I or- dcr 1'” “ \\'cli~~lct inc socâ€"suppose we so - acoupln o' 'undrcd yards of cm? 'l‘liuts about the size of it, 1 think.” The I'Iyln‘t) says that an English judge who was in the lust degree cross-eyed, oucc find three prisoners before him. Speaking to the first of them, but, by reason of his ocular infirmity, resting his cyc n )on the second, he asked : “ Your name mu dmui cilc 1'" The second bclicvin I himself ques- fiOHcd, gives an answer. The. .i "1.... i....l.. at him lyfl'n'mlr mm cries : dn not speak to you, when up starts the third, on whom his t‘yi'. is fixed : “ Nor did I answer you. judge." a V . ....-â€"<->â€"~v.»- - ~ 7“- Wouldn't Work. A gentleman. travelling in Venezuela, stopped at u but. while if was raining, but found the roof leaking so badly that he might. its well have bccnoufsidcns in. A little talk with the owner and inmates led to the discovery that. they were too lazy to inch the roof. Finally he asked them why they didn't cultivate the rich land they owned all about them and sell vc 'cfnblcs in the city. The old woman in the lint became vcrynugry. “'l‘hnt's the song you sin , is if. 1‘” sin: exclaimed. “ You are one of t iosc foreigners who come llf‘l't: and want to set us to Work. You want. ms to be your slave". You want us to bc slaves and Work. \York if you like : it is good enough for the like of you. Why didn't you stay in your own country and work? What businme have you got. licrcnnywny? I am sorry I let you come into my house out of the ruin. (lot out ! (ionbout your business ! Find some- body else to be your slaves ! You won't find any bore, for we are Vcnczuclulm, free as thu- nir." llc got out into the ruin use nick It» lm could, dctrrmincd nevcr to offer in vice to the chuluulnns again. _. ...---<.-> .» The Last of tho lEsthottcs. Tim firntnnd probably last of the n-stllv‘ fix-r4, Mr. \Vctnmi'v, was the olmcrvod of all observers at the firosvenul Exhibition, ro- ccutly opened. llc won: his hair long and flowing, but lightly curled of. the end. Ills trousers wore lose and intuit: to fall ovor his boots in slovcnl ' folds. "in coat was long and reached to fix lu-elu--~ not an ulster, but more of the Newmnrkcl cut. llc wore an imnmim: flower -ouly 0ch in his button- holc. It was white and of the drooling kind. and his iiyi'ft were constantly fixed on this ndornnumt with far more admiration than on inimroinpnnion, who had to Click llt'l‘ beads Ken-m! tum-n belon- film could draw his attention from the fluwor to herself. The but was a widcdu'immcd, low~erowncd compromise lmtwccn the Quaker and flu- billymn:k. it was placed back on the head. so that the mournful countenance of tlw wearer icmnincd fully expmu‘d, and bin drooping mustache complctrd the nape-ct uf din: nmianclmly which jnrrvndcal the Mimi.- figure. M -v«--»-râ€"oo~<.v-~-¢â€"» - w » v 'I'lu- l'rinl'css of \Ynlru is regarded in l'arin as the queen of fzudiiun,wlmm: imvclticn must in: cupiml by It”. Nuxmuf Qumm Victoria's dnughtun havo- ova-r originated a fro-bio“. 'l'lwy an: alto- gether duuwstia: in lira-nu, perfect Tcuumn in a qn-amncr, and linvv nothng whau-H-r o the lit-winding and irresistible l’rrm-h lurm/rr. Possibly the ladies of the royal family are too intellectual to row for inch: outv-nrdadornment, and, like: mmt clever wmmm, flu-y may ls: deficient in cuquu-try, vault ' and tin; dual“: to ltlll'jfrlhlf and fanci- natA: :y drum. The trustees of the iluuimm Men's Mod- oration Society of New York met recently, and struck from their list of graded temper- ancc pledges l‘lcd'u No. l, which was this total lslmllllftflf’l: pIi-dgc, nulntituting for it a plulgn: “not tn um: as a beverage any intoxi- cating drinks stranger than burr, sic, or ~__‘ . Glass Cloth One of the chief characteristics of glass is brittleness. “Asbrittlc as glass" is acompari- son of such universality that there is searccly a. civilized poison living who has not at one time or another made use of it. Yet, not- withstanding this marked characteristic of glass, it is susceptible of being spun and woven into fabrics as perfect, delicate, dur- able and handsome as the finest silk. Glass has been spun and woven in Austria for a number of years, but never until recently has this been undertaken in the United States. A prominent Pittsburg glass manu- facturing firm has provided itself with facili- ties for producing various kinds of fabrics from this ordinarily brittle substance, some of which it has alrcadymudc. Among the articlcsitis prepared to exhibit are a napkin. a towel and a tablecloth. The latter is about six feet square, and white in color, except the ends and sides, which are a. delicate green and the four edges are fringed. The towel and napkin are the some as tlic table- cloth exccpt the ornamental border, which in one is red and in the other is pink. These fabrics are as flexible and but slightly heavier than those made of flux, and the manufacturers state that they can be washed and ironed like the ordinary tablecloths and napkins. Besides these articles the finu has made a. number of lor rc feathers, which are fashioned of various y colored threads of glass. the base bcin I a piece of brass wire. These feathers rcscin ilc ostrich feathers. and are said to be woudrously beautiful in shape and color. These goods will be placed on the market just as soon as there is a demand for them. The firm can spin 250 of these fine threads, each ten miles in length, in one minute, the process being much more inter- esting than the spinning of cotton or other threads by the usual methods. The weaving is done by an culinary loom, some of the ma chincry of which the firm has adapr to the requirements of the manufacture. The fabric cannot be ripped or torn, and can be sold at less price than cotton, silk, or what- ever other fabric isimitatcd. The finu states that the cloth, whether coarse or fine, when worn as a dress, shawl or other garment, will be just as warm, easy-fitting, and com- fortable in every way as clothing of any other kind. ‘.â€"»<-»-a’â€"~~ r--â€" caiaaman nachos Odd. Tan Sam, :1 Chinese woman, has bccn ar- rcstcd and brought before a San Francisco court for kecpin I Nun Lung as a slave. It transpired that fun Sam bought the band- somc Nan Lnn ' for $300 of an importer, who had kidnappu her in Hang Kong: and she kept her two years locker in her house. compelling her to earn back the money and agood deal more. Finally Ali Yung saw and loved her, and offered her his heart and hand. Nan Lim' agreed. Tan Sam ure- ncntcd a bill for 5300, market price of .'an Lung. Ab Yang declined to pay; got Inf/mu roqmuzfound sweet Nan in gin-rot. )ining; court released her; wedding ring; hel ring; fire crackers; lovers bapp ; curtain mug down on total scene. ust atthis mo- ment the Ab Yang-tor casually alluded to his “three other n'ifec." And it was found that she wasalw much involved in the bonds of matrimony. Thcv will now probably on an I . . V o . Wines, and thw: only in moderation." The .m “'0 Jm‘" “at H“: bu: “"5 “ A At length the small toadsylid nothing but wcicty'nothcr plmlgcs are: “Not to drink ""8- tell the fine old toad how big and pretty be in bunnies» hours," and “Not to treat or lu- _...-.. ... ...A. .....-. .. The “star” of a theatrical minpany in South Africa had to leave “those diggmgs" very suddenly. One of the native princes gave a barbs-aw which she and her unmade. attended. The Prince felldes tely in love with the pretty blonde,am offered forty head of cattle for her. It was refused and then the fun The troupe barely es; caped In'th their lives by getting away in the night. landings slmpand sailing off. was. and that if he would only hit on the rail- wa ‘ he would upset the lomumtive. T be fine ol toul got on the rail, but when he saw the locomotch wining he jumped off intn the ditch, thinking everyluly would hasten to pick him up and set him luck after the engine hul l. but in spite of all the pro bcciu o the unall toads nobod ' mine, the fine old toad was left in the « itch. Mani: Never resign until you are sure you can be reelected. tule at a public bar," and it resolva at its recent meeting, to disumrage by every means in its power the drinking of spiritu- ous liqor. Score llulle 'saidtliattotalab- stincnce is a failure, and t lat while IL’IMXX) of the various pledges of the satiety have been taken “there hasbum a continual cry for beer." President Ferdinand l‘. Earle also 8%.: in favor of giving up the total a hem.- pledge, and the vote to do so was unanu' nous.