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$1 ”elf " SOLE“ SIILES. A married :I’otm says that her hus- banJ used to rave over her before mar- l.age. Now he only raves at her. A New York preached the otZ.er 5. uiulay on "The Shameless Age." it. was l-robably s hit at some of the GOyearold l. :llct dancers. An exchange say-that Noah was the first pitcher on record, He “pitched the ark within and without." The game was finally called on account of the rain. A western woman prayed for money and found it. As thoughthis was s mira- ole: We know of several eastern men who have prayed for money and found it. And now it is pro to tax the game! of poker. it is supposed that the move aims at the speedy abolishment. of‘ the, (lullg‘fculonal prayer-meetings (u “ash-i ill tion. its exchange says a little 4- ear-old listened attentively to a Minimum! prmher last Sunday, and then whispered: l "Martinis, if Dod tan understan' at, Lie si VOL. XI. A Reverie. leyes that Nettie had inherited, had beenfand all these he tried to give, with the' an actress before her marriage with the : satisfactory result of pleasing them at young surgeon R ibert Clare; but she had l last. BY DB. HULVAXY. Islt delkot'sltday ‘ In your bowerJ ve, far sway! bag or duo. wi‘hin your bower, it 1 love's most iongrdfor hour. lpve that, fire or fetter d. still Bids his time nor wants his will. in that bower what should love see. “’eie'his fiery wings but heel W!» t intetscetjoy or pain, abandoned the stage, and settled down toI “A short countryen ement, and then her wifely and motherly duties without for town and fame !" i. ettie said, with regretâ€"though she had never severed real triumph in her tone; while Mrs. her connection with her Old friendsâ€"a Clare added, as her quota of the reward fact that stood her in good stead in the of meritâ€" time of her tfrouble ; for, ‘lhenhifler six- it And then you can reveal your se- - . teenyearso quiet. shrugging ppinm. cret and astonish the famil circle at i, . . . rr‘lxlfi $5553 f:.°.".:::°r.:h‘.l‘* poo: pren Clare dwd qmte sudcienly ... home." ’ LuVe's unfettered utmost inl the prime of his manhood, leaving his Vance shuddered a little at the closing widow and her twoyoung children totally words, which were by no means so pleu a dood one." Widow Van Cott says : “No Christian , c in afford to use tobacco." Tobacco is z ‘ ' W ! Love, what sense of sight 0- smnd nwfull high, Ch” ' ‘ “A" 0 hope ! rhou d that pace of tn st surround! Mrs. 'an Catt will use her influence to On y m w“ umpu’tgloom lutve the tax reduwd. I 0! the worldshut in our room. . Ch' And your voice blast With the free , There are no oaths in the mesa F“ sum of the m, vice. language. When a Chinsman has his legs knocked from under him by a boy on , a clipper, he probably hurries home and slams the door with thundering emphasis. There must be some way to give vent to unprovided for, these warm hearted un- antas poor Mrs. Clare thought. In his conventional friends rallied unanimously mind's eye the young fellow saw a gro- around them and did them yeoman's ser- tesquely horrible picture of the constern- ation produced by his wordsâ€"Captain Jenny W?!» and always l“ 11d be, ,3 Bruce's gray pallor, Cristinc's icy disgust, 119191988 0.1111910; MN- Clare, l lush 3F!“ his mother's ready tears and wail over the comparatively young, was too roke ““1 disgrace he had brought upon them all. health and 5P1“? ‘0 ”Wm ‘0 ”2° W399 He could not even count on Nora’s sym~ _ ' of her modest triumphs; but Nettie, with pathy, for, since Arthur Beaupre's death, his feelings. b _ her pretty saucy face, her clear birdlike Nora had grown not hard, but cold and A little boy at a tee ytcry examinn- vmr-c, fresh, tuneful. and strong, her “range and apathetic, so that nothing ‘1‘)“ was “ked 2 H Vim" is the meaning CUPIDETY AIVD CRIB! E, pretty graceful little figureâ€"everything seemed to rouse or interest her. i In that hour, love. would ycu share Love's reward. were love but iherol And her scorn nor shrink to give All for which he cares to live, And be his who comes to thee Far-abiding hy the seal ' - r. “0 ' hobo ' 'n . , . . , . alircggp‘tatltlon lunglmwfigm' rijlfiulny ; :llclégi-olfisiiibliied for battle m her mother 3 When he reached home that night, he you're ii very goodlwlyl- TWould {0011? So, being carefully drilled, tsughthand llke W be b0") 381““ l ommy 9" ' broughtout under mostfavorable auspices, ml, blit 0" being Pleased for an answer, bettie in due time made her appearance, fully expected to be questioned in to his long absence, badgercd, suspected, and rendered generally uncomfortable: but, CHAPTER XV. From that day Nettie Clare's sugges- “m 1 “So." is Why, Tommy 3" tion and Nettie herself occupied a prom- took the public fancy in a small way and for once, no one seemed even to know u ‘ . 1 ' . g" l incnt place in Vance Singleton sthouuhts. . . . ’ . .P (pl-3L“ I might be born a “an m l She had at least offered him one was; of gemglz’tirgm: of Sigegnfifilfl‘fififieahlp’ the interest pervaded the whole house and n I, m . ... -- - ~ ._ '~â€"-â€"--â€"- "“1634"-‘ Wt 0'. his difficulties, and, though rea - 1 [e y' swallowed up all other considerations. ,. ~ . . \‘t lit] a - M' Ntti of New York Drinking Places. {he did not much relish the thought of an he; lingorluuii pliirlitillionlzfnd, mug; fin Lord do Gretton had proposed to Nora, . , . i . actor's life, anything was better than that and had been accepted. Vance could Milli-ii ilazgngiirzinlgf :Exglzgzs 53:51: he was at present loading; and then, little Clam one" wondered and doubted hardly believe his ears when, almost be- . b little he be Inn to sec that an occu in- fore he had time to remove his overcoat - is t Y i. E . .Y . l . . mt): xhgraill:anfltTlggregiengfi (iii-:33"; . tion which brought him and bottle to- or exchange a. greeting word With her, iliw‘lb‘l’e salaries and are pm,” and dex- ! gcther would sooner or later grow easy his mother told him, in tones thntlitcmllyl ‘ 9 . ~ - trembled with excess of joy and pride I lrroun. 'lhuy wcar white linen coats and ‘ . s uphill”. and are always scrupulously bar-l what she called “ the great and glorious .. ,, . , ‘ l ~r -d The utmost cleanliness is observ- . :(lyfgilll)llf1 liitirsilawlii tiiiiilgdisiis UllSLlflSh ex news." l “LIL . [1 Mia and the are careful and i5 W35 ““3 purest “celdellt “‘1“ f. y ' He stared at her for a second member; are ll)“ ‘11 S. f i, drinks {0 sntisf the brought tliosetwo togetherâ€"the accident, \ou shall be so comfortable, mother, flushed face, llel‘ sparkling eyes, tlicl cinnlglf l;i(;}:‘:;“bmtca The “many first, that made him useful to tho littlclY"u zimlJcimy, brand-by! file clenr feverish excitement of her whole manner, [ff-Lizzy .frdloill’y bar.wnd;gr who wares jg; lame sister in whom the girl’s heart was 3'0““.3 ""1“" would cry, W‘t‘h "- hm" thrill fol-shade the idea that she was simply - . - f triumph. “I am quite a ‘ star ’ iii the - - . . - - - ‘ , - - wrapped up, and afterwards the idleness 0 , jesting and 3 ct if it were not it joke , mustache and wears a diamond Shin stud that allowed him to drift into any inti- , provinces alreadyâ€"and presently I mean what this it? ’ ’ . ‘ ' I ‘ Frfiljiriyffifiicroiofligul25-33:; 3.335;” :3” ; macy that led him away from his dismal f0 3" ‘1’“; hflifs litter an d unselfish absorp , , ‘ . ' “ or i: s - ““1" 8" helm“ the b"' 'lliey 3" and tion in the family interests kept Nettie ml“ mm ”m" “Midi I‘llcy mo drift ' daughter attached an heroic importance, l safely shielded from the bascr “#1qu cos of her strange new life. Certain it is ' ' W - - l t ' - . . .. llhtfllitliiflniiidn‘iiirlli'ciniililvzilrlil’s t ‘0 mos m ‘and of which Nettie spoll~i0 With such cx- tl t , t. spl re in which nine out . - ' a menited rratitudc stil seemed to the m "1 {"1 a mo 19 , l‘liu proprietors of the Broadway shops ybi’ing mail, but a simplib afi'iiir, costing . of ten girls would have deteriorated 511g kept her brave, frank simplicity of man- : - h d aid ruiet men of business. . , ill) s row I 1 Hum only one jerk of the muscle and it, her honesty of speech and thought, ingly stupid ; for he could not collect his They don’t dabble in politics at all, butl d l , ' ' - co ' â€"- . ther more nor less nor, . . ‘ _ . ' t‘ " tl emsclvcs “'"il‘ 331““ ' “W3 mud y coat a w nu . - - wandering \vits oi take in the strange Lull en i is Y I than that. labsolutely intact. A little harder and idea at all. “Lord do Gretton 1 Why, fortunes every year. Such men as H l , . _ h 'd . d . . a b . littl . . . ~ . in) encd to be standin" outsicle,3 re“ P“ m “V“! a .M'gwl. a. 0 . . . llnwd, Black, Stewart, Wildsy, Morton, Victilria. blgition one very wet “cad windy . more independent 1'; action, than if she lat: is as, old astlic gov emot,and as Wicked and lloughton clear all the way from . . . _ . had town 11 a little home-keepinv Q ,. «2,â€" , , ~ _ night waiting for a. man who had pronils- _ 8 _ P V ‘ ’ , o “For shame Vance 3n she interru ted, ‘1‘)‘000 to § ”0003 3 u“ by the" Broad Ied to’mcet him there, and idly watching ' maiden 1“ her father 3 cm": the family with an angry, frown. “A man slibuld wit ilaccs. I was in one of these places- . b d- 'nn rfor e became but in no ' Iillgffftui'lioun recently talking with the l the proceedings ”E the 980919 who were res W1 ”diff sh: suffer frdm contact scorn to repeat the gossiip of the scandal- mongci's. Lord do Gretton is it gentle- .' ' .' other way u, u' tl when he sto ed and fighting over their luggagelnnd for the , _ jlr‘iiiillifltifahiinn behind the pfiar. Ho “b5 ”0““‘1- A train from the country With the rough outer world. The little man in the best sense of the word. And, asfor the slight disparity of years bur . . . ‘ t in and the usual scene of bustlusctress dropped her tinsel robes to 118 no of eirllt or ten bri'htdooking ““3 1“” 3 , . _ . . you"; bar-tend’zrs. “Is yourbliat hero 7" and “Mum" ““5 proceeding. I play at home “nth heart whole energy tween them, dear Nora is too sensible a girl not to see that that only enchances naked the iroprictor [coking him straight A little to his 10““ Upon the crowded the part Of loving daughter and devoted ' l ’ the compliment he pays her. It is on the in the eye platform, stood a small slight girl whose siséelr-nurse. t _ f b , f ‘d " ., r ' . ' . : i -. H i . . . . “Yes, sir," said the bar-tender some- "‘5"““"““ he found himself follo‘V‘l‘o' en m08:3,t160:2§2°m2fi;:m:: efifiingright side, and makes him in every way what npprehuiisivcly. mm amused attention. Sh" “"33 quite E’ g jhcr’superiormslicr lordand mastershould e - - . .- first mectin with Vance havin v -, . - young and looked linlf boyish inhei close- ”f h” , g _ . . g|b "gift fiiidwxfgfefftwawggdg alibi? hm l fitting,ulster and round felt hat, with her i :aktin {silly ylth’hluz’bbhmfliggg 3181‘} 171:0 l I “Take that to the cashier," he said ; ' close-cropped curly hair ; but she was it “'3 153 “059 ml: 1 one 0 0 l0“ 0 g "Hut. a week's pay in advance and leave i thorough little woman of business, and town-bred Chlld- when at last, for lack, not of words, but 0 _ . r - - superintendcd the movina of hernumeroiis “But for you Mr. Sinoletoll, that jour- breath M ' B u t 8'“ br t "t (’"w' ‘iou can t stop m this place any boxes and basket-trunks :vith cool-headed I may would have had auterriblo ending,” pause.’ rs 1 co came 0 a up lunctonn . . . , ,f’ . , n promptitude and dccmioii. Mrs. Clare. declared. one day for the “F rootten him? No. But sl 0 can- ‘tlhhl" “3““ have I done? asked the Beside her, clinging closely to her arm, twentieth time, pressing her lisndker- l not iiiuil out her life besides his lcmve. ”m" u n" y' and looking nervously around, stood a chief to her eyes; “but for you we sliould‘Donvt be so ridiculously sentinibntal, “10.? 21:1 37:11:; iipilfggpgtglrust'i‘ciieh‘tgg pale largB-eycd child, warn‘ily dressed in l liavp lost the very light of our existence.” , Vance. I cannot argue with a person so itiilf'clicd you for the last half hour. Y. ‘ black velvet and fur, With pale yellow Vance felt as stupid as ii man always absurd.” know it is the rule in this place that no hair falling loosely over her shoulders, does feel when he is desperately ovcr- Vance was not sorry to drop the sub- . l . . . . man can touch his face with his hands. perhaps to conceal the slight outward praised for a thing that cost him little or . t If 'Nora’s had not been real love Custi mcrs don’t want bar tenders who curve of the spine. Her face had the i no exertion, and wished he could think 'ii‘cd real heart grief then woman’s tears \ ‘ - ' ~ ’ are continually pulling their mustaches wistful peevish look born of incessant ' of some civil way of “ cutting her short. , . - - - , - . ~ e th th (1 t1 - m mix drinks for thorn. That may strike pain, and her vmcc, which was clear and Fire rather glooniy-llupking"tllight 0‘: her lglleswvgbrth liftlemiii’oferl Avifduginellibliv 3'0“ M being ”the? silly in ”id ”10 PW' sharp, had accrtain frctful ring. . l iiféililce tfiflnggméshfiaiishufsmefi‘23: l he was specially unwilling to think ill of prictor to me, its the man went away, ”l" he“) 18 "10th“, Nettle? 3h° said» i to the ntgreet It was rctt Jto sec howthe l women just then. If Nora had forgotten “but it isn't. It is by attending to the M the two followed the now completelyl . _ 3 l‘ldl'k f P by'ahte d u d ihe“ brave young 10,81. and consoled her- smallest details of this business that. I laden. trunk to'tlie autumn (1001‘; and. fmnvfunf", ‘tle “:9. ,“ad [Elicia its self witha battered coronet ,0 cruelly have got it on u thoroughly successful watching them, \nncc saw that one small, ruff u'riousy ‘0 a“ ‘9“ n ‘- Poon, why, Nettie Clare might be less basis. [have to watch the men like a footilmggetllnullltlfuuy he”’10,,” fashion. {7"}? '1‘"°'. .1 t f th t b _ on 0 time frank and honest than 3113 seemed! bulltlfii! ““1 it i“ wearing "n my “Mom" mum” WW“ 00H“): “'e-y mfclwn 0- a fig“, - ll The reflection irreveliint and illogical nun.“ n‘ "Butit is such a wet night, dear, 0‘ their. ”3*: meeting, an 9 quie .4“ it was, vexed and irritated him. He Am} the Broadway places comes the mother .is muclibctter zit ll?m0 getting “£31,“? l'th‘f‘hd“: chaucetaflqigiiliftsngg met Nora coldly, and proffered his con- ”“mmn House, which u, unquestionably some nice ten. ready for us, ’ tl‘lfl‘eldel‘ “:ng? fri’iflrtl-Slil‘u cggggfiefgmevgg cc gratulntion with an ill grace that seriously the most magnificent bar-room in the sister 3"cher Clleel'fully- ' Conleyg.” l" " 1 p’dpht 1 N it y annoyed his mother and delighted Cris- worid ; Delmonico's, which is the best ; 13mm... get in ; you need not wait for the l l’lgjgio:i(fibnas lo me i 1 or over e l9 s | tine, who was boiling over with spite and th Fifth Avenue hotel which is the {08- . ' envy and credited him witha full share mint, and the Windsor and Brunswick, She held the crib door open ; but theI All” “Hi Why should he no” try the of hi”. own agreeable feelings. . - . - ' . â€" . for a while? He '. d imble. Those child drew away her hand pcttishly, and me she ltd at 19".“ . , , - . :YdEed)llflle“;ll’e;:‘lnr“ rilii of customers screwing "P the pale PcilkiSh face a; i was “UL troubled mm shyness ; he had l more however dld “0t seem to heed hm . . . '- ' 'dis lcnsure Just as he left hcrlio found _ . , j . . . l t t . , d I ll. good memory anda strong lone. His P - . , . ......2‘ 3m: :l::::§:‘.:;:.l‘.‘:‘:;,::’“ ' ...... ...... .... ......” ...... ......d, ...... .....- “l0 ".5 . licst class of men in town. and com- “Mother said She won” come;wo must were the only absolutely necessary quali- different, The only chan e “M m the . . . . - ' t diamond rin I that ittored on her . ' . . - ..' , t f. h r 30mm Ah there she is!" fictitious fcr a stage _carccr. _ There were groa _ L g panitnely little dflllklilo is done oi or the wafl‘iiriiletting hcr lnmenciis, she sprang r prizes, 51m assure d him, m this queer pro- ‘ little finger, and the extreme deference nits. in out into the muddy roadway, only to reel fession, and in every other he seemed to ‘ and attention With “hid! she WM “OW l 7 and fall right in the truck of a heavily dF‘w a hopeless blimk- “ ellâ€"ho ‘1’?" trepvtli: ‘ 1 1 b 'd , laden omnibus at that moment startinu himself together ““11 sudden resolution . en ‘6 mate the . " egrooms ac- from the “mid“ door. ° l __,.0,,1,. ,1", coute, he would try this. qumntnnce, Vance set him down in rough The driver, high pcrclicd, and blindcdl Nettie was delighted when he told her I and ready fashion M a supercilious snob, . . . . . . ides cratel inl ve ith N m and re- by the thick steaming mist that lay like his determination, and Mrs. Clare ad- I parg d for liar ”it, t: extend n: haughty a veil over all things, saw nothing of what ' niitted, after some slight dclnur, that she _ . . had happened, and really thought the ' thought the choice a wise one. They I 2:122:11):gm“!1&2?ficiidgngll‘lgggti‘i‘e; young man drunk or mad when he stopp- botll agreed that, until he had achieved , ab] the bitterestg ill of all And he ed his plunging horses with a jerk that ' at least some measure of success, it would ; ha rill won dare (I at that for h; lliited the nearly tlung him from his seat. be well to say nothing at home of the bold ii htbf his loan fsc’ and cruel craft llc swore savagely at first; but, when step helindntnken. . _ . egos hated th 3’3?“ lft that h would he saw Vance pick up the unconscious "People are so prejudiced," Nettie trike, r Arthdr's (lag . and so li’e made child, his ruddy face grew almost pale. said, with a sage shake of her crisp brown 1 . Pl? fl“ naiv ti: 1?, f malice ro- “Lor' save us! I have not killed her?" ' curls and a little scornful pout of her, “me 21:21 Laird d a ott t pod he asked. in a husky whisper: and, cherry-red lips that made her look very E)??? 1i em. with iiitgiifton re urn though Mr. Singleton knew that the like snaughty defiant child and more be- V3219 :1! ders tood hims .Mrs Bruce horscs‘ lioufs had not even touched theiwitcliingly pretty than ever. and C: tine w ll enou h' but Noni yellow trusses, he could not with any dry, “And very Wise and good people too, ; uul duhim 301:] If ghe'hsd frankl greo of certainty say that the child still dear,” her mother interposed, in mild.:’ll(""c a leasuic in the cost] 1% livcd. She lay like a dead thing in his correction. “Your own father, I 3 Lordnd “Ji‘rptton be u n {mg‘m strong arms, so while and cold and still. fearâ€"-" Her voice fnltcrcd, and she . t: ltgn tl bzillifnt got, rco ‘ u- llowevcr, she did not die ; nor in two bent her head a little to hide the dimness any mt £2? 1 l ”h" id ‘5 u l or three days' time was she any the worse of her eyes. Vance thought ; but, before m3 oud 0&8 {03" tar)?" sun y 3;: for the accident, though it was and will either of them could speak, she went on “if!“ an‘ u {50w m .h uickl _ always remain a marvel to Vance that quickly, “i think Mr. Singleton is quite. n mills“ 0: r would kg: l‘iZIQ d hgr the mother and sister did not expire of right, Nettie; prejudice apart, it will has I cof rg ‘. lain? But sh ed’d 99th“ sheer fright. Jenny Clnrc was not an much easier and pleasantcr thing to say, 3,”, ‘ its": (liftedalinrto noem ‘ velar st attractive child from an outsider's point ‘1 have succeeded in my profession ; loo ' ‘, “3 gtit dntha a: idol h worehm nib of view, being pccvish and exacting even at the solid resultsl’ than merely to men- ‘ or are u e n l ‘ ° sw '3“ 5 beyond the privilegeof a confirmed inval- ‘ tion that he intends to adopt a mode of $31? 333$: 522?;fiiaffiegugx‘3 id ; but she was 'ust the liivht of life to life utterly unknown to them, slid held . . those two lonely onmcn. a by their world in very slight cs- llmt xedihtn idiys-hoAl‘dwrl‘i'sm‘h 1:330:11" Their gratitude for the service rcn- ’ teem." l u .c “mg“. enuand '3'ch th d ‘3 derml them was painfully earnest and ‘ "Exactly so," the young man agreed, wamtgig . 1 [$21 u‘,‘ ho; to 6 es sincere. and Vance grew to hate the sub~ with grateful eagerness-4t was delightful 1:”, , (if: k 0 othst {hat a”??? ~ect of Jenny's rescue, and half made up to have his own vague floating ideas so ' {m} bdded n 21mm to "18’: is mind to see no more of thcpeople who charmingly put. “And. if I make an ut- ? m ore bli duthe :3 id, If: tl " made so much of a bit. of cheap heroism ter failure, it will be so much easier and f: ‘31”? ed ‘3, 2:11." 11 full?” but it. was easierto form the resolution pleasantcr not to mention itatall." ' ‘i fail: ”1 rus cu, ° c “I than to keep it, uhe soon found out,: “Ah, but you will not fail 1" Nettie ‘0 ‘er end most afternoons found him listening said, with consoling decision; and so the to Mrs. Clara's gentle chatter. Jenny's bond wsssiguod and sealed, and the most CHAPTER XVI- querulous complaints, or the shrewd important sic in Vance Singletou's life, It was part of the miserable fatality la hing philneo by of Nettie henelf. : was finsll 'cn. 3thst out Nora off from all hopesnd help “fie did not u entand the fascination g After is, he was very little at Nettle. at that time that Vance saw next to noth- that shabby London lodging had for him ton until the end me. He had never ing of his step-sister in the weeks preced- nor how he mine to listen with such or really worked at anything before; but mfir marriage. hstutless interest to Mrs. Clara's often-‘ under Mrs. Clare and ettie's lusts-nod ' intense instinctive disliketoLoi-d times long and rambling anecdotes of tions he worked likes Trojan. Perhaps do Greuonmsdeliim very unwillin to their strange and cher'uered existence, tothe uninitiated it may seem thstthe moths threshold of.tlie fins South en- to hear so patiently wi Jenny's whims, life for which he was preparing was such aington house that. tho is nominally to feel that sll his troubles and vexstions more child's-play that his exertions were taken 3 01$"! Bruce. knew was beanie lighter when he poured their: into superfluous and un . Revei- was pro ' by bridegroom-elect. Mose- Xettie‘s sympathisiug ear. greater mistake made. snagging ex- over, it hurt him to see Arthur Besupre's The simple family history vissuxiu told. anion, inexhaustible patience, and an remind wife by this new lover’s side-â€" Mrs. Clare. a faded pretty woman, with attention that never wandered from his or, despite his recklea wsys, Vance Sin- A clear soft voice. and the bright brown taskâ€"all these his instructre-es ended, gletou 'l“ strangely loyal at heart. whether Robert would sleep quietly in his green grave out on the northern hill if he knew the burden that had been laid on his little girl’s slender shoulders, and the fashion in which she bore it, she l and congenial to his taste. ‘ They were not old friends. Six months . back he hardly knew Miss Claire by name. I “How stupid you are, Vance!" she said sharply. “It is well I prepared you. I hope you will be readicr with your con- gratulations to. the future Lady de Gret‘ ton.~" “Lord de Gretton l" Vance repeated slowlyâ€"and for once he looked exceed- i l z‘And Arthur Beauprcâ€"lias slie forâ€" otten him? ” the young man ventured, .._._..â€"â€"._.._..â€" .-. -â€" A Dangerous Quarter of London. A gentleman writes to the London Times :-â€"-“ilii the 3rd of last month, at nbout 6 o‘clock, as l was returning home from my oilico at Whitehall. and had just passed a small alloy in lilghb‘trcet, bt. tiilcs,‘ half-way between St. (lilcs' church and 'l‘uttcnlism Court road, a fellow comâ€" ilig toward me, snatched my watch-chain (an Albert) and ran down an alloy. 1 ill« suiiitly turned round, and followed him down the alloy, calling out, [Stop tliicf.’ ’l‘wo young follows were coming down the ltllt) toward the thief slid myself, and might have stuppod him at once, but they dildo room for him to pass, and then spread themselves out. arm in arin,_to rhinder me, but did not attempt any vio- lcno‘e. l upset one of them and got past, but it. gave the thief time to increase his losd, and after keeping him in sight for two or three turiiingi. i finally lost him in the maze of small alloys behind St. tides' church. 1 found a policemamsftcr some trouble, near the Seven Dials, and i then gave information at Bow Street Sta tion. Hf course i have not heard any- thi of my chain. There is a comic side to a must all misfortunes. llisvo said that l only lost my chain, but 1 wasso ~ firmly convinced that my watch was gone also that! did not investigate the con tents of my watch‘juwket after the affair, but rsckul my brains to give an accurate description at the police-station“ the old fashioned gold watch which lthoughtl hail lml forever. My ‘uy may bemugm» ed when, on hearing cine, from were habit l-putiu hand to my watch-pocket tomato, it near it was to dinner Liars. and found there, safe and sound, ' f 'i y dear old friend and cmupanien.~ The i“? - had been so violent that the ring st- tithing the chain to the watch. had given way, having the watch behind. The final of all this is, not to walk about. ' lsmdm. with yvur out not buttoned up. li iris a Bait-m clergyman who recent- ; ly impressively iemarked that, "uteri. ttiuugh: all others must. but themselves, and he added with crumble solemnlty this ‘ lhl‘, frequently looked in the ‘ um per for the "and of the deaths of ‘ file and m usintanees, but never once thought of ‘ its: in the papers for the 7 abnounmt 0' their own damn." FEXELON FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, FEB. '23, 1884 ._ __-_ __.._ .. .____-â€".â€". ‘ which Nettie spoke had been secured, and, I that he had been away. One sbsorbingl‘ i Cliff-CHAT. , .... g _“l'd like to give you a piece of my Emind, hire. Smiggs." “I wouldn‘t talk ,nf iinrmssibilities, Mr. Smiggs. The ar~ ; ticle you speak of is too small to be di~ grilled." _ “My dear."ssid a dying husband to his wife. “when 1 am dead will you see that my grave is ke it green 7" "Yes." subbed the heart-hm ‘cn woman, “1 will i for a little while." I A reporter asked a Chiunman if he ri- ,pected to marry. The “irked liccillieii NO 5.2 imadc answer: "Me malice? No, sir. ' Malice Ill funcc: bli‘ttc fuiincc single ilmsn, :illc. sumo Mclimii man." ‘ One of Wilkie Coliius‘ latdst popular talus is entitled “She Loves and She Lies." Wilkic would have shown more familiarity with human nature if he had put it- “ She Loves and No 1.305." .- --_.-___.___..â€"_â€"_.. .J a . AGRICULTURAL despite the unaccountable nervousness _ Economical Pulni. _ that me upon him at the last moment, A paint for 3001!, Which peonomizcs his first appearance had been a decided the use of Oil colors and varnish, .18 des- success. and the easily~e1ated youg fellow cubed at much length in the Builder, 3.5 was fillled with glowing hopes for the a recent German invention. For flooruig, future, he that were not wholly con- two and one-eighth ounces of_ good, clear, corned wit i his professional advance- joiners' glue is soaked over night in cold ment. water, and, when dissolved. is added, He had played with fire, never dream- while being stirred, to tliickisli .milk of ing of the result, and suddenly he found lime, heated to the bOIlng Pop“. and that he was scorched He had congrat - tapered from one pound of quick‘limc. lated himself on his firm friendshi with nto boiling lime is pouredâ€"‘tlievstirrmg Miss Clare, and found quite sudden ythat being continuedâ€"as much linseed oil as he was desperately in love. becomes united, by means of sapomfica- The shock dazzled him. Their rela- tion, with the lime, and when the oil no tions but been anything but sentimental. longer mixes there is no more poured ill. Nettie had been the hard task-mistress, If there happens to be to much oil added, the sage adviser. He had seen her flirt it must be combined by the ndditicn of openly with others. Never had she flirt- some fresh lime pasteâ€"about half a pound ed with him; and yetâ€"â€" of oil for the quantit of lime just named. It was on the night of his successful After this white, ickish, foundation debut that he knew his fate. His heart paint has cooled, a color is added which best with disagreeable quickness ashe is not affected by lime, and, in case of glanced across the room and saw the need, the paint is diluted with water, or bright little creature chatting and laugh- by the addition of a mixture of lime ing Witha tall good-looking man in eve. water with some linseed oil. The sub- ning dress. He was the critic ofa powcr- stance penetrates into the wood and reu- ful daily newspaper, Vance afterwards ders it waterrresisting. knew, and had come round behind the scenes to congratulate her on her great Ne“. Rope Material. success. Vance thought he might have paid his _ The manufacture 0f rope from “1’93?“ compliments with less enthusiasm and is, it would seem, likely to become an Illi- wnrmtli, and felt the strongest possible dustry 0‘ considerable importance, being inclination “to punch his straw-colored “1}“le produced as 3 commercial 001““‘0' head." But unluckily he could hit upon ‘3}? 1}? langlapd, 2:3 Slimlbgtht 0f “fie “5‘ no retence for ilitcrferin' so he had to 1° ° einges "“3 1‘ fl 0“ 0110‘ our ‘ . - . . ., conItient himself with i'ctii‘iiig into the rc- that ”f ordinary liemp rope 0f the 3“““3 nntc Cdpltmn “(is jm-(il‘jlhyt -“ ‘13“), 1“me motcst corner of tlio green-room, uud'dinmcter. Bopeof this material, of one liigmlfiigk “'13:? ‘13?“th 3".“ "2““? ”‘ scowling at the unconscious Nettie across and 1‘ half "10h “1 diameter, is stated to - l ' i_ ‘3- ” "3 ‘3' 0 l8 ‘l'. Widow the admiration of the \\ t‘l‘ltl is of the parti-colorcd and over-shifting crowd. have a broakin strength 0f 0‘10 t0": and but precious little mluc. That is, he thought her unconscious twenty {99‘ 0‘ 15m“! calculated to repre- then, for the brilliant hazel eyes never sent it weight of thirteen lind oiie~fourtli Now that the question- of how most once wandered in his direction, and the pounds. Some of the purposes, as_cnu- cflbctunlly to prcvcnt the possibility of girl’s whole attention seemed given to her literated, to which this kind of rope is es- railway accidents is receiving so much companion's silver speech. But after- pacmlly adapted are theatres, hro bri- consideration, suggestions from all qunr- wards, when the piece was over and the es, and ready means .of escape front tors are ilhorder. A good deal of stress ioungers were gone, when the two young wellings and. public buildingsâ€"its iid- has been laid on the suggestion that; tell:- people were walking home through the viintage in this connection being that it graph operators ought to be consumtly lit gas-lighted thoroughfares and quieter Will not break and drop its burdenuf the their posts at crcry station, grout and moonlit streets that led to her mother's flame bears upon it.‘ It is made like or- small. Of course the objection is that lodgingsâ€"when they two were alone to- dinnry rope, and is spun from Italian the expense of. an oilicicnt telegraph getlier, he found out his mistake. asbestos tlircnd. operator at all times at. every small stop- They walked on in unusual silence for â€" â€"â€" ping place, would be, very large and pro- n little timeâ€"she because the coolness of A Winter Garden. bably out of proportion to the actual illi- tlio spring air refreshed and revived her . nominee: of the work required. We after the heatedatmosphcreof tliethcatre, A correspondent 0‘ an English contcin- Would like to know if the telephone and she thought only of breathing it pomry, speaking 0f ““3 81‘0“ variety and could not be conveniently supplied for freely; lie because an unusual shyness number 0f. ““8“” trees ‘flld 31“,“le many by-stntionsl The telephone does and asomcwhat sulky dignity oppressed cultivated in England, says: One might not require u skilled operator, and in him. Vance was angry with her, yet so make 1" very beautiful winter gul‘deni full the case of small crossings, tho. conduc- fully conscious that his anger was- un- 0f wprmtli and 00101} 0V0“ “Who‘ll! “0“" tors and engine drivers could tlicmsvlvi-s founded and absurd that he did not dare ers. . Th“ is. true, "0" only m. England, make all liccuasnr ' i‘llqllii‘ics of lliolsu to speak in but “1 the United States, and “I 13 a thy from whom iilfornintion is needed. 'l‘lu~ Suddenly Nettie broke the stupid 3i. that 30 few fi‘mwm and others. having telephone ought to ho of grunt practical lence with a merry little laugh. room f0? irowmg trees “b0“ their homes value in connection with hilmll railway “Do you know you did very well to- over thin of the Winter appearance of stations. - r is their surroundings. As a rule, they are , . . , fight}; lift::cnidlffjreiynlllahiii‘odfsyhfgihlifdl- bleak, bare, and uninviting in appearance The ligriculiuml prospects ill England _ u _ in winter no nilitterllow clcgmit 0,. cost- liro_not, by any l'ilt‘lillfl, clldulll‘iignlg-lli 1y intercourse. M”. Burgoyne if“ in ly the dwblling or outbuildings, in conso- tlieii' outlook. \l’licat growing is curried qu‘lffi‘f (113111119:nlilo‘gzly‘flloufiixg‘f, Vance quence of the absence of the green leaves on on a much smaller scale than it. was - g y ~ ry 2 and graceful forms of evergreen trees. lycul'ii ago. lt is Slilil that there lirc now snarled. . Inciirly 400,000 acres less of land under no}, Vance how ungmcious you are anliis need not be, because we have an; _ . _ ) . r _ , i . wheat than in )rcvlous cum and flu- Nettie said quickly, “and"â€"\vitli “le'abundnncc of cvcrgteon trees of almost! 1 l r little air of prudent foresight that sat every conceivable form of gr0wtli undnlrospects “T0 f“? "- £1“th 1100““0- Since _ _ _ shade of color that will thrive in the wheat growiliglms Cillillllt‘lllccdiilltflillll‘gtl With 311011 charming qunmtnesss on the Northern Smtds, where they are most nsciilc ill the Western Suites and trons- . - _,. . . . . 32311,: £51133:thriiollirlggiggehl: liliibf. needed, not only to improve the nppcflr- I)()l'l.lil.i()ll limi liccomo so Cllmlli, it is not. onl a critic but an author? 0 writes ance of the country homes, but to shield possible for tho l‘illgllilll flil‘lllt‘l', contend- Y ’ them from the cold blasts 0; winter. j illg manual. it haul cllllmto, wet. lilirvolit And he had plenty t3 occupy him at I that time. The modest engagement of A timid young man has married a ladv whose weight verges closely upon twb hundred pounds. “ My dear,” lltl ssvs to her. “ shall 1 hell) .Vouovcrtlic felicc'!" “ No," says she to him: “help the fence?" “ Is it pissiblc. miss, that vou do not know the names of some of. your best friends i" inquired a gentleman of a lady. “ Certainly," she replied ; “ I don't even know what my own will be a your hence." Crcpusculous. >~ Amateur tcuor (just from Paris): And lim 0 you never heard of Gounod's “Crepusciilcl” l‘iimusical young Indy: 0, dear! no: how dread- ful: is it anything like spinnl lilt‘li- iiigitis ! i Capt. Webb's widow is now compelled touiiaintain herself and her family by doing service as n book-keeper in n Bos- crcditable to her in thus ciirliingiui honest living by honest industry : it is certainly mucll more creditable ilnui passing round the hat among her husband's old friends and admirers, hilt itcortninly is not very creditable to the man himself that he should so recklessly jeopardise his own life when he know the position his wifu and family would be placed in should his vcnturc fail, us it did. Men who lmvu given llostngcs to fortune are certainly not warranted in being reckless about health or personal safety. The unfortu- O gixllllleditelsixli‘tll mugzgufgngkgfln 33:06: , seasons, high rent and high taxes, to pro- 1111731 e cs delivlltedl â€"â€"P‘wliat§ a cliancii Vitalltv of Seeds. liltably compete in an open lillil'kt21. 'Huon . y is y the vast wheat fields of the great hortll- for oul Iain quite sure, when he was The seeds of some kinds of llunts' , , - . . , talking to me tonight, and you were doubtless retain their vitality forlmnuy!213333.51"mlwiiib5.illfitnffijnlfifnELLf’fiffij scowling like a. demon at the unfortunate years, especially when buried in the 3 facilities mid the farmer“ in is" Ihmj will young man, that lie was thinking how he earth beyond the ever var ing tcmpcm- find tilncis worse for lllt'lll “Luff gnu. 1“,- could secure you for his new piece.” ture of its surface. But that there are ' fur”. With unprofitable \l'llclil. ,mwi“ , The innocent. pleading tone, the uncon- any seeds which will remain sound for and cattle milling threatened with “High; scious revelation of her words, went two or three thousand years under any f()0t-uilil~lll4)ulll discusses many “1' u“. straight to Venice Singleton's heart, conditions. as is often claimed for the so- 3 inoro elitcrprisinrr 0f ”1L: E”. “3], “mm, thrilling it through and through witlitlie called mummy wheat, there is at ,IOMtJarmcrs will, ,,,,° doubt, trailsfcr ”Wu; absurdcst cstacy. much room for doubt, and there is no homes to Canada. The sooner they llli (ro m-z coxrixusn.) proof that any 81101110119: Preserved Hmlllfso the better for tlicilisclvcs. English WM ever made t“ germinate. “0 often , lnliilloi'ds cmmot iigliiil colliiimlld such hear 0f strange plants springing up from I high rents iiiid exacting lcnso terms mi soil dug out of excavations for railroads or ‘ they have licrctoforc enjoyed. canals, or out of cellars, but we do not. . . . . know of a. single instance of what some! how that iittclilioii iii being drawn to- persons have been disposed to comma-finial! “‘0 preservation 0f “"1' “"1331”. \spontancous generation, and others the every suggestion of \‘ttllli: oughttorcn-ivu flow to Ilcdnco Onc’s Weight A woman weighing 200 pounds called on a. physician for advice. He gave her the following instructions :â€" '1. For breakfast cat a piece of beef or mutton as large as your hand, with a slice of bread twice as large. For dinner the same amount of meat, or, if preferred, fish or poultry, with the same amonnt of farinaceous or vegetable food in the form of bread or potato. For supper, no- s routing of long buried seeds, in which:ll.8 full share of attention. The li'.-rl., the plants n pouring under such colidi-iU‘" now litcrziry colitclilporiii'y, well tions did not along to some species com- I ”Wit; 1' u o l l l r l . . ‘ _ . “ r nos o l inpor Mi qiitaiiono inn "‘0“ in the neighborhood. A “W yum; preservation of our forests, L'nnnilluim mui ago Dr. H. Hoffman, of Germany con- Americnnl! might proili by this experience of u - im , t deter- . continental forestry schools and from Um I:.\- d cmd n ”ones at exper m t8 0 l pcrimcnlscarricit onion the trim forms of (lun- mino whether there were any Beads “Mimi ltaly. whole districts which linil li"li 5011 or earth taken from excavations made ' stripped of timber on the Alps lmvu hm n he. thing. 2. Drink only when greatly annoyed . lorchtui. and in tho .trdcnnim woods r-, ten or more feet deep m n" "m and long ' systems of forest-fanning which not only xiii:- w'th thirst ; the“ a mouthful 0‘ lemonade \settled country, but he utterly failed to ' serve the inlet: but make on cxccllcnt invr-l- Without sugar. find any; hence we must conclude that incnt on Ilic opt-ration. A llclglmr writer 3. Take three times a week some form . . . . w - residing ncar Ardciincli says the pro irlmiru of bath in which there shall be immense the Idea 0‘ wed retaining “"5" llu‘hty found that the land cultivated in trees lunl c‘ui . . . . '- l l l‘l‘ â€"â€"i... .. perspiration. The ,1,“th bath 13 best. for hundreds of years under any Coillli once on mm ru learn r "to from helm: . _ . sclcctcd iiccmdinir to their condition. mui mi ou must work, either in walking or some a: tbglfnwrgi l Ecmumlt. puipmlum fluid ll”; ' ll W us s n icii on )0 Mini: «limit 0 other way, any oral hours a_dsy. _ land What is wanted, ilioli. iii our fort-ti 4. You must rise early in the morning management is the application of n vigorous and retire late at night. Much sleep fat- system of intelligent ollicisl supurintcniiciuu: tens people. 5. The terrible corset you have on, GEXS 0F THOUGHT --â€" to the cutting of the 11006, "on" but llmw marked for cutting to be allowed to in; out. which compresses the centre of the body, making you look a good deal fatter than Do the duty which lietli nearest. , . l‘his wounl pay even now as iiiuuagum-m. ninl you real y are, must be taken off, and tions whatever is not supported by facts. wâ€"â€"-I Embrace Wisdom, and he shall be your in the course of the nol long time wlilvtli will defence. see all our our Iilatcd foriuiLs exhausted, llu: _ . _ fonsui iiuconiro led and pollen! would flinilsli Trifles make perfection, but perfection an excellent lichiilillcnt for the: riiplial cm. i. no trifle played in keeping them from liri'leil ill'ntrilw . ’ ‘ lion. 'l he lumber-ere now (‘lll uli tho fll‘l‘lf’ulil" Like a quiet stream, seek less to spur- trees as they go. lltirermp the ground Willi all his than w bye“ enormous mass of smul lll'ill'i'llf'fl nod clcsni ' _ _ wood. which becomes in inflammable ioi pow» If you would not {.11 "“01"", do not. dcr. These nuvcr burn. but only tl‘lll'lfllflflil . . kill the standing trccs [mil hulnisi and a mad 3“ by the (1001' 0‘ mmptatmn. by this litter of the lurillnmmrn. who uic ili’lr-rly . ' s - vindiircrent to what happens in thr: countr- We should work for Christ hen. that we when we, haw “m mm low: ”In.” ) you iuust have a corset which any dress- maker can fit to youâ€"a corset for the lower part of the abdomenâ€"which will raise this great mass and su port it. She followed the advice or six months and trained herself down to 162 pounds. may rest with Christ hereafter. Killed While Playing Football. The clouds above us can not long C'Ili- 1): th f ., l.- l; ' . ._ Mr. Geotgc Herman, 19' ounger ml the heavens beyond them. a put omen o wen hum .igamst brother of the last Senior Wrang er, was The flowers are God's undertones of on. . “mm m many but" “mg” m" "many . . .mid. ”no of the results of his olmszri'n' engaged in a game of football. at Bath, coursgemcnt to the children of earth. l tions is [he ,usmva Hm some of tlu- recently, against the Bristol team, and, A good man and a wise man may at ; men who have n “um! dual 1., my about, "1.3 maul With the OPPOIUIK team, ’0' times be griei'cd with the world, but "0 l firmness are furifiliiilll :illmlig the “cak- eeiveda ”f9” M0" on “ll" head. 3' man is ever discontented with the world 5 knced class. Ministers am pm. illi'l'r'll mi Ira: t:‘eitniivedhfroin ”dodifi’ildifbu‘ 601ml if he does his duty ill it. man of that stamp, generally, and Miriam “0 e ‘ 99 PF”: an e 9 “Will?! N0 man's spirit was ever hurt by (loiil'r might. be usually put in the mun: cutie mr- . caused by his injuries, after lingering m - "l ‘ ' ‘ ' k j an unconscious state for several hours hu‘ duty. 0n the contrary. , one good Ministershnvc ccruuillynycry..ntijmkcn N bk 0 is attached to ' action, one temptation resisted and over- ways in regard to "hill, and the devil, it til: ini nest it was artitZIdEthst th come, one sacrifice of desire or interest, . and a good many other well known iiuliv. hi li la ed nd R e pure] for conseiencc' sake, will rovidujiduals whose reputations for wrong doing gnadme, w c was p.y .. u if "shy aco mp... weak md low spirits beyond are well established, but there is often 1 cs, WEI” “Mala “OPE 93°- 30 '1,“ either ind enoe,divarsion,orcoui- quite another spirit manifest when the can than W In“! receivtng injuries. D9‘ my can do for t sin. corn: of some friend of the church or the teased was p ying timeout!" Mk. congregation happen to be in the way. anth numerous falls. He walled sws - . . . . . shortly beforeths match terminated‘ , and A My of Ba M cle en ”nigh”? ““."‘:;.‘;’ ’L'ng'u ""4 “1"”? ‘.“ 001 l Bum . “I. TAB med. bl“ . 8 on- s. meyud thfl 0 D 0;.ng l yd h“: "I uiiouncmg “a“. . entaihnor ed tthamt s 0 other day. A question ” m the croo lfe lea; 6p t omconrultcnc of had given way within the sknl prod» whether a certsin’ specimen was really a :1” ”:13“ “"1"; fh‘dlm” any. bu" ingapoplaxy, Tho'jnr, ”Magyar. bl . "We call 'em Baptists," said a :1 tli "I f Vt: ed mf) l' ”mag," l“ .... .. ...... .. ... ......- ,... at“ . ...... m 3...... ...... 3..."... 13’... sets. Z...‘..‘“‘.‘.”.".:l.:‘.1'} . i. . » ' ‘ ' i' l strongly condemned the Rugby rules. in“: :s’tlgegeagerlwdl: ngmksncr‘i: , his own party my be guilty of? “flack- m ”m. ’ ’ 'bone" a. an admirable thing is talk “in... He recently led No. 7 to the altar. ‘m' but so far as we have over observed, and, when asked for the ring, replied: Our hookhopex' who h” taken 1, the real inflexible articleis rarely to be “Parson, I've hooked on to six of ’em lively interact in this ' bmm'ibe found among men of any class. The without a ring, and we kin get along this mys thstthe ”consumed thus ; _ man who often has most to say about it time. I'll try to number it in the 2 â€"All in. and no profit. Mahdi generally has the leastof it in his [W‘lOII‘ .‘M W." .4 , .- lprophet and no loss. Wk , Somebody has been inking; ulmuri'ntiolm ‘1 ‘- - ton book store. There is nothing dis- .