The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

.1 m wn'n $.12: $33? wan. : thebaby. rm W'sinquiry: " Hay? " Hub punch : One of Sullivan's Lila 01min very poor Iptrln : The «ark. ‘l'm- early swimmer cutehea the cramps. It takes some headwork to manage I " well." i “ A fine game " is where they don't fine the players. 'I'ypeaetter’s song ; “ We never speak as he 1m “pi.” postmaster : telegraph poles. “or to ii arts game of foot bawl: Tread on somebody's eorna. “ Sa‘iva " isn't a popular lecture subject, and yet it's on every citizen's tongue. A man in Rochester has such a cracked t'ofm: that he rarely says anything without breaking his word. ” :5, xtecn cows, twice a day,” is the boast oh crlnoat milkmnid. She ought to have um. in the udder world. lliJ Snort, editor ,of The Crosby C'ounh/ Clarion and Farmer's Vindicator, put the following item under the head of “ Nautical “ The Church of Rome has “=1 _._..___.__...._._.___ W.“ ~.._. __.. .-.-.., __..- NO ‘20 The , superintendent of 188 FALLS, FENELON ONTARIO, SATURDAY, JULY John Wesley. One hundred and eighty years ago John Wesley wasborn at Epworth, where his fath or was the parish priest. The story of his life will always be of exceptional interest to ever in. According to his own A Type of Beauty. From the Nor-riotous): Herald. " And you have not been told anything kept you to himself, he said: “My sufl'eb ‘ gs are nothing. Everything has happened for the best.’ " Janet stood up. ing to have a drop of something hot and a .” Then turning to the old about either of them?" “ 0h, Mr. Blunt, how do you know that? You tell me things that make me sad. How do you, an old fisherman, know so much about me and mine!" “Listen, Lady Trevor. I, Benjamin Blunt, an old fisherman, as yousay, know both your father and your mother.” " You knew my father and mother, Mr. You would not deceive me in this; You “all: about them, pipe 0' haccy fe ow and elevating his voice a little, liel added : "We always do have a drop olsomeâ€" thine hot on (ur birthday ; don't we, grandad?" " Ay, ay, lad, that we do," respo Riley in the thin piping tones of extreme old age. “ \Ve‘ve done it for twenty ymrs, and give up a good old custom Her face was very pale ; gazed at Ben through a mist of tears. “The are both dead,” she said; “both fath- eran mother lost to me forever; but it is something to have learned their history, and you know them bothâ€"â€" These hands have Here hang my hangs o'er eyes that dream. And nose and bud lips for cream, And here's my chin with dim- ples in. This is my neck with- out a speck which doth these snowy shoulders and here iiiâ€"sec, which she creasing multitudes. account he was converted when he was years of age, though he had been a teacher and preacher long before that. ly after be commenced preaching in the open air, and his life was thenceforth consecrated to religious labors among the people. Is, organized a ministry and worship, a lowed laymen to preach,â€"a thing unheard of in England beforeâ€"and at last found himself at the head of a great and iii- dependent religious community which in 1790 numbered 76,000 in Great Britain and \Vhat it has grown to since, all the world is aware of._ “'cslcy died in London, on the 2nd March 1791, in his 83th year, and in the 65th of his min- Few men over wrought harder or for For fifty years he rose at four in the morning, summer and winter, and not a moment of his waking hours was He was according to his own ac- count, always in a haste but never in a hurry. IIe generally travelled about four or five thousand miles evory year,â€"â€"preachcd asausual thin , at least once every day, read much, am wrote voluminously. Never was there a case of a man so outwardly calm and quiet, putting multitudes into such a 1n eating and drinking he was His favorite drink rose- nded though it be. And were the friend of both 1 touched themâ€"those eyes have seen themâ€" you have spoken with them as you have And now you have saved the daughter in the boat called by the moth- er's name !" Her arms went round his neck, she pressed her lips to his cheek once, twice; tenderly, lovingly, as a daughter might you for the levo for those I have never seen in the world. Think of insâ€"find a nook for me in heart, as if 1 were a childâ€"a daughter of your own." During the last few minutes, Riley had woke up to the factthat something out of the ordinary way was being enacted at his e1- It may he that he was not hard of hearing as people generally credited him with being, and that a portion of the dialogue between Blunt and Lady Janet had been comprehended by an unwanted we're not going to \ “'5 short at our time 0' life. Lady Janet crossed over and shook hands " I am charmed to make your acquaintance, )lr. Riley," she said ; “and Ihope with all my heart that you will live to enjoy many more anniversaries of this Blunt 2 I know you would not. And, its no one ever told me anything I think about them bothâ€"â€" But my uncle and aunt have never allowed me even to mention their names, and that has been the only unhappi- ness of my life." “ I will tell you what I know about them on one conditionâ€"that you never mention to a soul, except your ‘ husband, what I am now going to say to you. simple dignity that did not fail to impress his bearer. “ I promise," came the low reply without a moment’s hesitation. Old Riley was basking in the genial I-Ic neither stirred nor spoke, and the others seemed to have lor- gotten his presence. For a few moments, Benjamin .Bluut’s gaze went out through the sunlit Window ; and one might have thought he was watch- ing the white-plumed waves as they Conic rolling shoreward ; but in truth he saw them He came back to the present with a sigh, and when he began to.spe:ik, it was in u. low troubled voice, which, how: ever, gathered strength as he wont on With grandmother, the lady whose likeness is in that locket, ran away from home to marry a strolling player. It seemed to her friends as if she had dis- graced herself and them, and they would have nothing more to do with her. time, your mother was born, and a few years later your grandfather the actor died. Then your grandmother took to keeping a child’s school in a country village, and there your mother grow up, knowing nothing of her Then your grandmother died, and your mother was thrown on the It was just about that time thatâ€" that my friendâ€"a man in fact, known well to me, saw her and fell inlove with her. He was a rough, plain spoken fellow, years old- or than sheâ€"but not bad at heart, I think. He only knew your mother as the daughter of a village school-mistress. loved her as much as a man can love ; and sheâ€"perhaps because she had no long- er a. homoâ€"agreed, after a time to be his wife." “ And she loved him in icturn, did she not, Mr. Blunt?" “She grew to love him afterwardsâ€"tolove him very dearly. Well, they were as happy together as all the birds in the wood ; and then by-nndby you were born, and they seemed happier still. Your motherâ€"died." the old fisliorinan's voice as he spoke the last word. Lady Janet slipped off her chair, and kneeling on one knee, took one of his rough hands in both hers and pressed in to her cheek. “ Well, heâ€"my Intelli ence:" ‘. . we." spoken pith me. ‘_‘ Charlie seems to enjoy life behind that pair of trottery" quoth Smithen to Rattler, as a mutual friend ape deck ; with the veteran. built cha double 'l‘O~.\', all wear. like me ; and here a a. heart. from cupids dart, safe- shielded by iliiscorsct's art. This is my waist too tightly laced on which a bustle big is placed. This is my dress. Its cost. I guess. did my poor papa much dis- tress. becausobe sighed when mamma tried and scolded so I cried. hut momma said I soon would na's clothes for hlm instead. It's trimmed wnh lace just in this place. 'nesth which two ankles show, with grace, in silken hose to catch the beans who think they’re lovely I sup ose. e e t n on t . and should chance to a little on the urea will you not? oh, so often. ' past them at a ’40 ‘ “W by should not he '.’ ’ answered R», ” life is but a span." A snow-white hen in Arkansas hatched out five black chickens and killed eve of them after they left the shell. She ( idn’t want the other hens to eye her suspiciously and talk about her, School "I kiss you had ".Tbank’ce, inuni, thunk'ee. It’s ninety~ day since I came into ’m here yetâ€"I’m here gait. five was this ver .- . p . the )world ; but al.000 in Amman yet." “And likely to be for another twenty years,” remarked Ben in his checricst voice. Then turning to Lady Jam-t, he added: “ Will your Ladysliip excuse me for a min- ute while I take off my Sunda ' collar? I don’t seem to talk easy in it. this sort of collar has its advanta es. body can say as it isn’t respects. 1e; and when it's got up stiff and proper, I'll defy anybody to go to sleep in church who's got And with that, exit Ben into his your one He spoke with a . rstry. it on. s longer period. (examining how. quite so pole ? " Are you committeeman scholar)â€"“ Where is the north don't know, sir." not ashamed that you don't know where the “ Why, air, if Sir John Franklin, and Dr. Kane, and Capt. De Long couldn't find it, how should I know where it is? " A dilapidated stranger called on a philan- thropist and revealed a tale of woe, want, misery and dejeetion. said : “ Would you think me at all lacking in philosophy if I should drown my in the flowing bowl?" thropist looked at him a few moments, and then said hurriedly: “Come, let’s go take a er quickly surrounded l glass of whiskey. Then he looked appealingl‘y at the philanthropist and observed : “ One doesn’t usually affect another : I’ve had enough " said the benevolent citizen, at the same time starting toward the door. “Hold on," said the sorrowful man, “held on. Where are you going 2 " “ Home.” “Didn’t you bring me down here to drown my sor- " \Vell of course you know a man can't drown unless he goes- Say you fill ’cm again." ._â€"__._â€"eo4-.-> oohâ€".â€" How We Treat Our Bodies. The human body is, to many persons, an object of much solicitude, but really of very Every act of kindness or neglect leaves an impression that may be perpetuated for generations, and the fact of error loses nothing by the duration of time. ai‘art is weakened, its vitality impaired, de- teriorating change is its law of existence, un- less some extraneous force be brought to hear The 7121 medicatriz nature may sustain the conflict for a long time, but the limit must ultimatoiy be reached. lloaltll is that condition of the a stem when every organ pcrformsitsintcndei duty in a perfect manner; and any deviation, however slight, is disease. the animate world holds its existence under curtain laws; and if these laws Lo violated, suffering or deformity must follow. is a monster whose realm is marked by abnormal conditions so extensively that health is the exce tion to the enoral rule. Many call themso ves healthy, are not confined to beds of pain or languish- ing; but [wall/i knows no kinship with head- ache, dcbility, or an irregularities. Our bodies grow a owly. the work of time, and the result of conform- ity to certain fixed laws of diet, exercise, Now if growth is a slow process, But when once wed and buy hot but what wasted. u ) I 9 . _ . I on t know ' 1‘0 warmth of the fire. \s In any gleam of intelligence lighted up thc withered mask ofhis face and bright: “Pretty dear !" he muttered “Why that must be Ben's own daughter-â€"tho little J unct he used to talk so much about twenty years ago. And she don’t recollect her own father l Lord, Lord ! how these young uns do grow." For a momenr or two llcn speak. Then he said : “ I do think of you, and always shall, as if you were my own child. But after to-day I shall nevirsco you againâ€"never again 1 ’ “You must not say that. band and I come back from India “Ben Blunt will be sleeping quietly undoi- lintâ€"you will send likeness and a lock of your hair before you I have some of you shall have half of iv." Then he added, speaking to him- self : “Only half ; the rest to be buried with me." Old Riley was still maundering to himself. “And to think she don't know it's licr fath- er sho’s a~talking to," lie murmured. At that moment, Phil Gaylor entered the room carrying a. letter in his hand, which he presented to Lady Janet. ' your Ladyship from Sir IIarry Trevor,” he said. “ A note from my claimed with a little trepidation. has he not come in person I” she toro open the envelope, and read as fol- lows: MY DARLixoâ€"Lord Portisdown having heard of the wreck, has just driven over to He is going up to town to-doy, and is anxious that we should accompany him. ust time to catch the lorenoon I have sent a carriage to take you to the station, where his lordship Thank our prescrvcr, Tell him that I greatly regret not having seen him at the hotel this I enclose a. bank-note for fifty poundsâ€"all I have with meâ€"whicli please give him in our joint names, to be used by him in any way he may deem best. write to him either from London or South- ampton, and enclose a further remittance for the benefit of the brave fellows who were Mr. Blunt’s companions last night. \Vc owe all of them a vast debt of gratitude. Start for the station as quickly as possible after rcceivrng this, or we shall miss our Yours, ‘ ' him. case, ' 911 north pole is. Thme are in slip rs now f we meet We'll flirt street. How sweet. m 7 it on. bedroom. Lady Janet drew up her thrce‘legged stool and rat down near the old map. you and Mr. Blunt have known each other for twenty years 2” she said. "Yes, mum, for twenty ycurs‘â€"-ever since he came to this village. chap, and there ain't much of him ; but he's no: the heart of a lion. l Admiral Lord Nelsonâ€"lie don't know what 5 fear is." " You have bad a great misfortune lately, Mr. Riley. “ Meaning in the death of my boy. mum; it will be six weeks next Tuesday since he was run over and killed. somehow, I don’t seem to fret much after Maybe I’m too old to fret. after Jim; and somehow it don't seem quite so lonesome for me to look I know he's there awaiting for me; and when I sit in the porch and watch the sun going down yonder in the west, it seems to me that Jim and I can’t be far away from one another." Lady Janet took out her tablets and made “ I must get Hurry something for these poor people,” she said to herself. The old man had risen to his feet and was fumbling nervously in the capacious pockets of his coat. “ Have you lost anything, Mr. Riley 1’ Can I assist yell in any way ? ' asked Lady Janet. "I was just trying to see what I've got in my pockets. Everybody in the village knows As I came down the lads and cued his eyes. to himself. " so ferment. singularly abstcmious. was water and he was a rigid total abstain- er long before Total Abstinence was heard of. He was a. singularly healthy person, and this fact be attributed to his regular habits, his rigid temperance, and the frequent change of air he enjoyed from travelling. Like some other great men he could sleep at will and from childhood never lost it His temper was very serene, and this of course also promoted his good lie had a thousand cures resting on him, but they never worried him. lic could say with all truthfulness, “I feel and grieve but by the grace of God I fret at nothing." To the end of his life his complexion was fresh, liis walk agile, his eye keen and ne- He died painlessly, not of disease but healthily worn out. Order and method per- vaded all his doin s. lived on a trifle an gave the rest of his in- It is said that in the course of his 110 ought to Very likely his wife WWâ€" BENJAMIN BLUNT, MARINE-R. IN THREE CHAPTERS. At the conclusion he not at all. sorrow The Austin pliilan- He’s a little could not his narrative. “ Your He's like CHAPTER II.â€"CoÂ¥riinzn. Ruth took down the locketand chain and offered them to Lady found by drink." The stran the contents of sin \\'l l ion my ins- “ These were After a night‘s rest. Phil this morning in the host: I presume they belong to yourLady- Janet. Yes me." "Well, fill up the turf. inc 3 our lliallll. But, leave England 1‘ mother's hair, “Yes; the are mine," was the eager i'c- your ply, as Rutli placed them in her hands. and““‘“ “ Thank you so very much. contains a likeness of my grandmotherâ€"the y relic of her that I have. have lost it for .3 great deal.” that the chain was broken, she trinkets on tho fable at her elbow. ‘our motherâ€"shall I-not see her before long?" she said to Ruth. “I have no mother. mother were drowned at sea." grieved if I have said anything But that bravo old man to whom my husband and I owe our livesâ€" surcly I heard you call him ‘father’ last night 1'” “ I am only his adopted child. He saved my life seventeen years ago, as he saved your Ladysliip’s last night. My father and mother were both lost, about me, only him. I know I can’t be long This looket fine relations. row?" “Yes " to non. world. two. I would not Perceiving placed the “ But down three times. From his youth he come away. his life he gave away about £30,000. marriage was a great mistake. have remained single. was chiefly to blame, but he is not alto- excused. many wives, not altogether to be class- ed with Antippc, would have they received as little attention from their husbands assho did. That; he gave her any ground. for the outrageous jealousy with which she by and by regarded him, is not believed by any one. busy manâ€"too busy to be bothered with any wife who was not a female edition of him- Aftor twenty years of a very cat and dog married life she left him and never re- turned. All that he said on the subject was, “I did not forsuko'lier; I did not dismiss her; I will not recall her. went on with his work as before. That work is still bearing fruit in almost every land. Every year is incessantly tcs- tifying to its wonderful vitality and ever Even its greatest cu- cmics cannot deny this, while tlioso who are neither enemies or adherents, but quiet, in- telligent onlookers cannot help acknowledg- ing that the influence which it has all along exerted, and is exerting still, has and is very largely, if not exclusively, for good. people called Methodists ” have no reason to be ashamed of him whom they acknow- ledge as the founder of their church system, and it is to be hoped that their whole course of church life and individual conduct will always be such that we shall have no reason to be ashamed of them. “ A note for to do a. note or two. Well, Both my father and little care. husband li’ she ox- “ \Vhy “'ith that “I am so to pain you l good gethcr As soon grumbled had for its relief. see us. But he was a. very Nobody know any- that my name was They said I must go to the workhousc. But Benjamin Blunt was there, ‘I saved the child’s life,’ else owns her, she got neither wife nor She shall come and live with me and be my daughter.’ And here I've been ever since." ‘ ‘A romance of real life. And I’ve no doubt Mr. Blunt loves you as well as if you were his own child 1'" “That I’m sure he doas. And as for incâ€" t isn't in human nature to love him any bet- ter than I do.” husband and I owe our lives to him. How shall we thank him What shall we do to repay him? Tell me, Ruthâ€"you will let me cull you Ruth, won’t you '3" ” Nobody ever calls me anything else.” “ You must tell me, Ruth, below Mr. Blunt come in, in what way we can best Sir Harry is rich and it’s my birthday. street just now, little toddling' losses came out of the cottages and wished me ‘Mnny happy returns.’ And some of themâ€"heaven bless them lâ€"droppcd little things into in pecketâ€"toys and what not to giveâ€"because it was old Here’s a pa top. ittle Billy Johnson gave me that. shall never spin pcgtops againin this world. This doll is Peggy Dawson's. wants dressing. of sweet-stuff and a farthiug. Jacky Taylor’s' big alley taw. them for a. day or two, and then give them all back again." At that moment Mr. Blunt re-enterod the He had gon rid of the famous collar, and was his own frcc-and-easy self again. “ Would your Lndysliip like a little rum in van: tea 2" he asked. “ No, thank you, Mr. Blunt." “ Many ladies like a drop in their tea. thought that maybe it has fashionable to drink ’cm together." “ Wlion you were at the hotel just now, Mr. Blunt, did you see my husband, Sir Trevor 1'” “ Ididn’t see him ; but our l’iiil did. He sent word that he would be up here in about half an hour’s time." "Oh, Mr. Blunt, if Sir Harry and I could only show our gratitude in some way “ Your Ladyship couldn't show it better than by eating a good breakfast and bring- bnck the roses to your pretty checks. of cold beef in the cup- board. I can't think why Ruth didn’t bring And if Sir Harry only stop to dinner, Ruth should make one of her potato pics. 1‘“ back our Ruth a for potato pies and pancakes “ I must hear what my husband has to say,” answered Lady Janet with a smile. She was putting down her cup and saucer, when her elbow accidentally swept the chain Ben stooped and thing Ruth Mayfield. But not for long. _ There is only There was a sob in train at Deep ale. self. Every object in listening to it all. he said; ‘und if nobody nelongs to me. child of my Own. and I will meet you. rm Mr. Blunt, for me. â€"all they be And then he Fashion nndad's their morning. birthday. calmly friend, you knowâ€"was nearly broken-hearted; but for the sake of the little one that was left himâ€"for your sakeâ€"he tried to bear up like a man. used to see a good deal of my friend at that time, and I often used to take you outâ€"that is, he and I used togetherâ€"into the fields and lancswherc the wild- flowers were u-grow- ing, or down on the shore to gather shells for a necklace, or into the little churchyard where your mother lay sleeping ; and he used to say that tho Janet he had lost was coming back to him in you, for you had her hair, and just the same sunny smile; and after a time he began to feel that there was something left worth living for." “Pray go on, dear Mr. Blunt.” " \Vell, cne day a 'cutc lawyer chap came Your uncle and aunt You were The poor I will Ann here’s a paper And this is I shali keep cause they . thing I _I gathering power. Development is “My suflicicntly 2 “ The rest, etc. mam, disease is none the less so. a large part of the organism is impaired, the abnormal processes go on very rapidly. “'lieii checked in some iupropriety, how often we hear peOplo ,sny, " Oh this never hurts me! I have done it thousands of But 1 tell you there is no margin allowed to any of Nature’s laws, nor excep- tions in favor of individuals. out the material universe we have laws capable of mathematical demonstration that the lapse of ages never varies, so in the gov- ernment of our bodies there is an e monstrable code of action. posure now may not be felt today: but the system has been shocked, its equilibrium disturbed, and expenditure of vitality must Occur for its restoration to normal action. lint as only a given amount of vitality is fur- nished at the outset, these exposures finally result in total loss of strengt and we talk about ” acute attacks," or sad- ilen cases of disease, and seek in vain for the The cause has been a series of wron period 0 train. Hannv. The vision of ii carriage at the garden gate brought Ruth into the room. Having read the note over to herself, Lady Janet now proceed to read it aloud. “I must go at once,” she said with a. wistful look at Ben as she laid the bank-note on the table. P h‘fl The carriage is at the gate,” remarked l . Ruth, taking show our gratitude. has influence in many ways." ship must excuse me saying t think you can do anything He does not want for money. This house is his own property, and he has saved something besides for a rainy da .” y‘ Surely there must be some way of re- compensing him, though only in part, for the great debt we owe him." “There's a pour widow in the village,Mrs. . Riley by name, whose husband was killed the other dny,lenvia her with several young children. If yourLa yship could do anything to help them, that would please my father best of all." “ I will speak about it at once to my bus- band. But I am anxious to do something for Mr. Blunt himself; or if not for him, then for you.” Ruth shook her head gently but gravely. “ I don't think there’s anything your Lady- ship could do for usâ€"unless you were to send us your likeness as a kee father and I would be very But heio comes father himself,” added glance through the window. “Perhaps your Ladyship will talk tohim." . A moment later, the frontdoor was opened, and Blunt came slowly in, supporting on his arm a very old. old man, as dried up and withered as a Normandy pip pe band on his skirted coat of coarse blue cloth, and knee- breeches: thick gray home-knit stockings poor thin shanks. His eyes had the intelligence and vivacity of afar 'ounger man, and his snow-white hair was times." Wâ€" Low Spirited People. \Vhat is the reason that so many people who get into low spirits have a certain vague indefined sense of coming evil which they can neither explain nor justify by any of the external facts in their lives ? judgments on ordinary occasions tell them that there is nothing in all these perplexi- They have felt it before, and nothing good. Still, this “ Your Lad so ; but I don for father. A tl h- s iroug down from London. had lost all their children, the nearest relation, and they wanted you to go and live wifh them, and they would bring you n ) as a lady, and when come in for all their Harry the hint, quitted the room for a. mom: nt,rcturning presently with Lady J anet's laid and hat. The latter articleflsho regurdc ruqfully. The salt water had spoilt its beauty for ever. “Yes, I must go," repeated Lady Janet as she took one of Ben’s hands in hers. “But I shall not forget this morning. shall love you, and often think of you when I am far away from dear old England. And you will not forget me, will you 2" you 1 Aliâ€"â€" ‘.‘ \Vo shall only be away three years. shall write to you, and either you or Ruth And nowâ€"farewell ! how my heart clings to you l When I was on carried me in your must have loved you ry much. I love you very much now. Oncemore her arms were round his neck ; once more her lips were pressed to his. “ Farewellâ€"m ally de- A s iglit ex- they died, you won money." ” Yes, yes l Their My father and I were to - go and live in Lendbn with my uncle and aunt.” “ You were to go; but not He wasn rough, ignorant fellow, and they wanted nothing to do with him.” “ But my father would not let me go 2” “ At first he said no. came again and again, and told him how he was standing in his little ii-l’s lightâ€"how, away from him, she woul brought up as a ladyâ€"be rich and happy. How, with him, she would grow up a poor, nor-ant country girl, and as such she must :1 die. At last they persuaded himâ€"â€" my friend, I meanâ€"to let his little daught. ci- 0." 5 Oh, if he had but kept her i I wculd rather have had his love than all the riches in the world." “ He thoughtâ€"God help him l~thai he the best he could for his little girl. They bound him down by a solemn romise never to try to see her or istcr- ere with her in any way. But he would not take the money they offered himâ€" no, thank heaven l he would not take their He did it for the bestâ€"he sakeâ€"but he should not have ties. came of it but what was time there must be something real, and something shockingly dangerous. what is it ? Oh, they don't know. afraid he has given offense. sure he is going to be dismissed from his “cut dear ” in his A hundred All is 've a nice lump your father. “'cll, One is Another is h and action, it out and you would ‘ l n was Forget You would say ainst anybody cause. But the lawyer doings, (xtcpding throu ha ice time, and showing the 0 act of t a whole by one grand manifestation of suffering to which the wise (1) give some wonderful name that savor: more of superstition and aluhomestio empericism than of common Now, while habits of tuated grand. A third is own estimation at all corners. chances to one there is nothing in it. the result of mere childish mcgrims, or of the overflowing of o. bilious stomach. you think that acquaintances have n. curious, ( uiet laugh at your ex case as they \ hat, indeed! The res fact is they iavo nothing of the kind. And yet the misery is real enough in all conscienceâ€"so real that death is often looked upon as a most desired result. women, too, in Toronto alone, by the hun- dred, miserable as the day is long, who have been weakening themselves and tormenting their relatives and friends for more than a quarter of a century, and who are just as likely as not to be thinking at this moment of suicide as a relief sovereign and complete to all their miseries, or if not that exactly, they are trying to persuade themselves when they hear of some one being dead, that it would have been far better that such as themselves had lain down in tho and those really romin'cnt and uscfu lives been spargd. \ 'ho would, not pity such them and go in with t do either, as it is It is an must answer me. Bltuntlou. be taught and a little child and arms, I feel that What and locket off the table. makes picked them up. The lady opened the locket and handed it to Mr. Blunt. ” That is the portrait of my dniothei, taken when she was eighteen. ell me Mr. Blunt, whether you think it in any way resembles me I" The old fisherman seyesight was no longer so strong asit had once been. portrait to the window, that he might have a better view of it. “This her grandmother! ' he muttered under his breath. while 'all the color died out of his face. very face of my own lost darling l The namc, , no : such a thing is not 30th Farewell l" rid of that. h“ an sense or even reasOu. body and effects thereof may be perpo generation, it is never in the remedial efforts of re- prenatal is“ ass? y darlingâ€"farewell l" The words were little more than awhispcr. The tearsthat he hsdkept back so manfull would be restrained no longer. the nearest chair and the others turned their faces away ; they felt that,his grief was sacred. Lad her a ectionatoly. write to me," she said. ” Oh, your Ladyship !" exclaimed lluth dismay. " And let me know before the Wedding comes off. \Ve shall not forget either you or Phil." This was said in a whisper. I’hil stood with his hand on the latch of Lady Janet turned to Riley, who had risen from his easy-chair and was now standing in the middle of the room. " Good-bye, Mr. Riley,"sho said, holding out a hand to him. The old man generation to too late to hog and often the victims of ignorance or wilful abuse;- mny, by strict observance of legitimate rules, greatly modify ovil_tendcncies, and perhaps utterly remove them from the system, 0. Active Snakes. Florida contains fewer dangerous reptiles is at a distance suppose. We have in s especially that are harmless to mankind. These are the " king snake " and 3 “ black manor." neither of which ever pcr~ mite a rattlesnake to get offalive when they meet. The kin is very quick, and in the encounter wate on his chanceâ€"seizes the rattler in the throat, or back of the head, then coils himself around. and tqueem bin; to death. This snake puts up a_ fair fight, but the rattler is at a disadvan ‘ its elumainess. 0n the other hrni the black to all sorts of tricks. As is well known the rattler's own bite fatal, and when lying at full length can only ivtr‘rke hack of him, and in doing this invari- ~ ‘ihly brings its tail in contact with its fang-s, in death. The black snake, whenever it finds a rattler in this position throws itself across the middle of its body, as above stated. Italso kills its victim like the king snake. only after wrapping itself around ; its body being nothing but muscles. stretches out, thereby joint in its antagonist. The black snake is of more value than the king. as it preys upm all other snakes of a danger our nature. “mm the girl, with a form, There are men and He sat own on He took the m domg tie were at, a broad- Janet turned to Ruth and embraced “ You must promise to a deep “ Why, it is the ,kspt warm his money.” “ Poor papa did it for my let me g "For a long time after you were @110, he was like a crazy went to the Willow Pool with his mind to end his trcubles nnderits black he could ck. He than “.0 tooâ€"Janet ! No ible l" po‘eIBy your silence, Mr. Blunt, you cannot detect any likeness 2" Ben came back from the window, and standing close in front of Lady Janet, he scanned the sweet, smiling face before him "There is a likeness, Lady a wry wonderful likeness," he said with a strange quaver in his voice. say that this is the portrait of your grand- mother 2" “Yesâ€"of my grandmother, who died many years before I was born." lie restored the locket to her. Then resting his hands on the oaken table and with his e es fixed earnestly anet Trevor, don't think me mad, don't think me impuriinent tossk such a questionâ€"but what was your name before were married 3" "Janet Redfcrn." lie sank into a chair and in his hands. lie rose and crossed to the window, and stood to the room. Lady still plentiful. 7 I suppose Lady Janet rose and stood back a little, while the two men slewly crossed the floor. Not a word was spoken until the old gentle- man was safely deposited in Ben’s own arm clinir in the chimney corner. Ruth took advan- tage of the diversion to retire into the back realises on domestic thoughts intent. ” Mr. Blunt, I believe 2"‘said_Lady as ll- ujamiu turned and faced his guest. “ Old lieu Blunt, at man. Day after day be 'm‘ c! the door. made up waters. But there was somethin hardly tell what, that kept him seemed to hear his wife's voice whisperingto him from among the trees, and he put off do- ing it till another day." " Why did he not fetch me luck 3 How happy we shenld have been together 3 But where is he now! Can you not take me to him 3" Slowly, mourniully the oil fisherman shook his head. ” Do not tell me it is too hto lâ€"thatâ€" thatâ€"" Very tenderly he laid a haul on the fair young head. “ Yourâ€"your falheris dead I" She covered her face with for hands and wept silently. Mr. Blunt's hands went out involuntarily her to his heart ; but next ct to pit people, and _ ims won all their is likely only to make them worse. awful affliction, as those know who have ever passed through the mill. is a species of insanity. have felt, or fch still, in that wa , were to be shut up, the provincial authmties, after all they have done in the way of asylum vision, would have to " arise and huild.’ closely. Trevor, “ Youâ€"you e owing ‘9 Janet looked fixedly at her for a moment or two, then lifting a skinny er and pointing it at Ben, he said : “\ou're not going to leave him like that, are you 1'" A startled look came into Lady J auet's blue eyes. "Leave him like that, Mr. Riley! I don’t understand " You are not going to leave your father like that. are you ?" “Mr mussel" " Your father." you stand there." For a moment or two Lady Janet stood with her hand pressed to her side and a dazed look in her eyes, as of one suddenly roused from sleep 0! course it Yes, but if all who "Ian i! "P your Ladyshin's ser- vice ;" and with that he took off his hat and made an old-fashioned bow. Janet advauCed a step held out her hand. “ Howean I thank you, Mr. Bluntâ€"how show my gratitude suffi- ciently for the great service you have done my husband and me? no: gamed on the white slender hand for a moment: then, after, after brown band a furtive rub vi the nil of his cant, he took hold of it reverently ; but Lady _ closed warmly on his as her eyes filbd with tears. “ That proves my or two and ” Ah! ino- resulting always on her, be you." ' . u “d ' my Coming modicum. A correspondent writes to inquire if 1900 isalesp-ycar. In Catholic and Protestant countries the year I900 will not he a lea year, they all having adopted the (ire In countries where the Church is established (Russia and Greece), the old Julian calendar still holds, and those countries will count it s lea year. After , [000. therefore, t e difference between the two calendars, which is now twelve days. will become thirteen days. and will remain so until 2100, the es year in both the .3 the result being ring bu own quoth the old man, “ as Ofm hid his face sure as rock gently. almost “lend”. breaking every a June“ out with his back watched him won- ly. What could have moved the carted old fisherman strange y with himself. I! met as if to clasp . moment he drew them back God help me! it must not be," he mur- toured. “But you can tell me when his grave is 3” presenuy in a broken voice. “ You will take me to it, vill you notâ€"to his and my mother’s grave 2" [he fisherman rose from his chair and ' Ilia features were “ Whit shall I my! “ No, no! Then with a cry she herself on her knees by the side of chair. "Are youâ€"~you who saved my hand on each of her t came sud- derin stout February Ben was eommuning same hair and eyesâ€"the v carried her in my pay: for everything," said Ben huskily. "Bless yourprett face. I should like tones the man as‘wou dn tire and water, rather than a head should be hurt i" “All men are not such heroes as you, Mr. Itluni." "Mes hero! I hardly know whatthe word means. I‘m only old fellow. who tries to do his Inty accord- ing tothc Ii ht that’s given hm" Than had been said on sotnvial smhjeetss himself, he starred ' tins: to the‘phl‘il II “ flun Ben lifeâ€"my father 2" He laid a trembling shoulders, while a strange ligli denly into his eyes. The secret be had kept so faithfully for twenty ears had been told y another. He rush-o veil from his iae. His head bent forward till his touched the golden ripples of her “Janetâ€"my child 3" Aldor's Noteâ€"This story havingbee dramattsed, and the provisions of the law as regards cop gift! "The same. 1 arms last night from and never knew that it was But I must remember my promise. Yes, yes; that must not be for- gotten." through no anus-nan. of your According to the Mk Boasting, a naturist ealled'uood 't ifi was: 2000 ulian and radars. 'I'beruleforleap- ear lathe he said Janet being a l Gregorian may be thus stated, according risn calendar, which differs from the ulian only in a special treatment of the century years: All yarn whose index number “833 ll the index number of the present ) is divisible by four are leap- ears; un- (l) their index number is d visible by In that case they not leap-yuan, unless (2) their index number is divisible b 400; in which case they 1000 and years, while "300. 2000 diners" 50‘“. my own child I then sat down pr‘m’ “Si-“L working strangely. how shall I put bereft?" he asked him- self. Then he said aloud. "Your father died “1’... papa with “ oerâ€"poor ! Bit cum him when bodied?" y “ Yosâ€"stswithhim Kilian words. his last thoughts. were is you. He pictured yoninhis mind growingupsreflned, edu- cated lady. Ho picture! you married to nourish gentleman, vrho would love andcharish you aadinai tlwoght of all could have dose for you had he a sin: e ignorant CHAPTER III. Presently Mr. Blunt came back from the window and sat down near the table. "Lady Trevor, lliarua question to ask said. Ilia voice sounded husky even to himself. your mother 3" "Poor dear mamma dial when I mquite an infant." “ Horde you remember your father?" “on l have nottbe laith recollection of my father." seeming” ' that m f... hack a pace as um 100 (century years). ileum; be strange " You do not remember t having been gentleman in ringeinent of the duly complied with, any author’s rights become setionabls. (ms nu.) M-Ow-«wâ€" In one respeettho boothlack resembles thehn:Hecsn'tshine' whenitrsias. year. 1700. 1800, are not lea and 2400 armâ€"T Cn'lic. I3 other Whenamansings "A Hundred Fathoml Deep."hehsstogodownwthsCtodoit- 0mm. ,; rmoxam'rms. 2 What the Wei-id or turnout ram ta Saying and being. President Arthur is credited with having : a line birytono voice for singing. Three American girls are the heroines of Laurence Uliphant's new novel, Altiom Pete. The Empress of Austria has onleml a ; printing-pies; and is going to print her own ,1 poems. any a poor t, who can get no ione else to do it, won d be glad to follow her examplc. : Mr. James Russel Lowell wrote the in- ! scription for the memorial window presented incently by American citizens to St. Man ' rot’s Church, Westminster, Bug. in honor l of Sir \"altcr Raleigh. ' Prince Napoleon‘s son is being educated at Chcltunliam College. llis late imperial cousin was at “'oolivich, the Duke of Genoa at Harrow, and the son of Don Carlos is at a Roman Catholic school near Windsor. 'l‘liejatcst fancy of the London inashors is to have a cab painted a delicate primrose color, and drawn b - n chssnut horse. The Junior Army and havv Club a ipcnrs to ho the headquarters of these hril inut equip- ages. The Czar seems incontcstably a happy man in one respectâ€"his domestic relations. llad an uncongenial marriage been added to his miseries at Gatschina forthc past eighteen iiifinths his life would have been unciidur~ a c. "' The recipients of honorary degrees at 0x- ford University this year will be the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, Lords Ra lcigh and Alccstcr, Lord Justice Bowen, ,lr. Schlic- mann, Sirs C. Wilson and l“. Abel, and Prof. Frazer. Over one hundred floral tributes were sent to Mr. and Mrs. Itocbliug on the opening of the bridge, and Mrs. liocbling, it is thought, must have memorized the name of each donor, as during their rcce tion she spoke n word of thanks to each, alt ougli they were frequently people she had never seen or heard of before. Wellington spoke of Ahd-cl-Kndcr as “a captain, who, with more. troops and better arms, would have made Algeria uiiconquciu able." Marshal St. Arnaud is alleged to have said unhesitatinvly to Napoleon lll., “ Ab, if Abd-cl \vcrcu i‘rciichman we should have another Napoleon." “ Perhaps it is as well for me then that ho is an Arab," was the dry imperial reply. Ali Engliin workman, Joseph Buyley, rc- ccntly lost his two horses with which he earned his livelihood. llis clergyman, the Rev. ll. luck-Keene, raised iiino pounds by subscription to buy the man a new horse, and retained sewn pounds of it for tithes that were due, thus putting money in his own pocket, and the angry subscribers am talking of an action against the rector for obtaining money by false pretenses. Canon Case, \vlioso iii-nth is anuounccil, will be much regretted both by niciiiburs of the Roman Catholic Church, to which lie of late ycnrs belonged, and of the J'Ipiscopnl Church, of which lie was a distinguished cleric in early life. 110 was educated at Brasonoso College, Oxford, and was a pro- minent member of the early Tractnriun Ritualistie School. lie was for some time curate of All Saints, Margaret street, Lon- don, and, like many of his fellow curatns of that church, joined the Church of Rome. Possessed of considerable private means, Canon Case enriched and adorned the Catho- lic church at Gloucester, of which he was rector for years. George Errington, who has acquired the distinction which O’Connell deemed the greatest, of being the best abused man of the moment, is a nephew of the Right llon. R. Moore O’li‘arrcll, who was the devoted follower of O'Connell through all his struggles, was MJ’. for many years for liil. dare and latterly for Longford, and held many high positions, the latest having been tlicGovernor-Generalshipof Malta. Through his influence Mr. Errington was roturncdizi 1874 and again in 1830 for Longford, witi. which lio was otherwise unconnected, his ropertics being situated in Tipperary and fildarc. lie was ii. supporter of Home Rule, under the leadership of tlic late Isaac Butt, and when Mr. Parnell acceded from that party'and formed the more advanced one which he now leads, Mr. Erriugton ro- inained with the old party, numbering twenty now, and led by Mr. Butt‘s immedi- ate successor, Mr. Shaw, the MJ‘. for county Cork. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€". s-â€"-o-»-_..>_â€"....._ Oyster Weather. “Oysters haven’t been very good this spring, owing to the dry weather. llow's tint? “'0”, you know the oyster lives on stuff that runs down the rivers and into the scaâ€"catablo drift-wood, as if; were. When there’s no rain the rivers are low, the cur- rents are sluggish, there is not so much stuff washed into the streams, and poor Mr. Oyster finds hard picking. But when there's heavy rains, then the rivers are high and full of food for our friend, and he sits with his mouth open and just cats and drinks liiu fill, and gets fat and saucy. He can't go to market, you know, and so unless the inur- kot comes to him pretty well stocked it iii hungry times for him. Now you know why dry weather makes poor oysters." oâ€"«pâ€"s..~_~â€"â€"_ A Rabbit with Snow Shoes on. The snowshoe rabbit is a small animal that has exceedingly largohiiid feet. the toes of which are covcrcd with long, fine hair. This peculiar formation enables the creature to travel, in search of food, over the lightest snow without sinking. 'l‘ho snowshoe rab- bito are a. little smaller than the cotton-tail rabbits of the Eastern States. They are excellent eating, after you have lived on rusty bacon for a few weeks. 1 know of no more deceptive tracks than these animals make. Judging from the size, the animal should weigh at least thirty pounds. It really weighs about two. 0 According to the Millinr/ World, sack- cloth and canvas can be made as impervious to moisture mi leather, by steeping itiii ade- c0ction of one pound of oak bark with four- teen pounds of boiling water. This quan- tity is suflicicnt for eight yards of stuff. The cloth has to soak twenty-four hours, when it is taken out, passed through run- ning water. and him up to dry. The flux and hump fibres, in a marbling thetamiin, aro at the same time better fitted to resist wear. \Vhy are fish and chickens so dear? l'unc/i told the English lately that there is ilcnty of the former for all if they only could keep them out of the hands of middle inch. Best way is not to bother with them. llut then people are all so prosperous. Nothing but champs e and everything of the finest. Well! t is better just to drive waril . Some in Winnirpflg arc to day glad to o a meal of po go whom nothing would sstisfysyear ago mt the rarest and men expensive delicacies. It is said that if one pass two young' women talking there is a dead certainty that " he " or “him " will be heard while the person is within car shot, and that it is «lift crent with two young men. Not so differ. ent, we take leave to say. or, it differ- ent, very likely a great deal worse, and possibly mcaaer by far. If not "she " it is sure to be "I," and " l " is the hero ofsomo story is which wonders were accomplished. Did ever anyonchear amastell a - ality that did not tendtohis own essltstlon! If slot never, yet we must affirm hardly ever livery one knows that there are some folks who will never work as long as they can beg. borrow, or steal. One of that fraternity has been lately oing round ’l‘o- ronto playing the ' immigrant role. lie forges letters. calls himself Sylvester. and otherwise tries toan the wool ovorsoft people's eyes. He is a fraud, and we wdlingly say to all,-â€"-Uivo him a wide berth, and pass him around i Work, young man, orstsrva. It is the cal alternative. sndabloasodoaeitll. You veachaaoo totem averan leaf. Take advan of it forthwith. e