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PERSONAL The Duke of Edinburgh has become a LullECT‘IT of ramps. Th: tum: dang u vf Set a'or Pu) .tl'" woull hsvc trait-31.3.”; Ila: \\ as... Home > Li'LLtKi’Ih’. liL..ii.gt.ury, of the in: arc-Li; litll'ar, Iran-s bur motherluu cbli - (fl'ch. Mr. W. ll. Vanderbilt bought De- taille‘s Salt)“ picture for ll‘ult‘e thousand diller The lmt dinnus given v. Washington .__.__-.__._...--,__._...__,- are said in be those of Senator Palmer, of Michigan. Dan-kt has smsll black (fies, nar to- g: h .-r, a hrk reddish skiinwd firm chin, and is r: at "out. The Queen of England has received an elephant us tL-kzn of friendship from King John of Abyssinja. It is said that Jane Grant 0er a farm in l‘tnnsylvuiia, and that ['25. Grant, Jull., is swing into horse-raising upon it. One of the victims of the Greely ex- pelitioii, Seargeiit,“'intield S.'JCWell, was signal officer at Mount Washington fora long time. "Small fu‘ersgratefully received," was the rcipansc Dr. Iii-lines once mule to 3 young doctor whoukcd him for an appro- pflaw mutw. Sister Mary Francis Clareis the founder of the Sisters of l’cace,in England, a new order if nuns, intendtd to train girls for domestic service. In 1850 Fredrika Bremer carved her name on a tree near Spirit Point, on Lake Minncwiht, Minnesota, where it may still be seen. The only Christians who have visited the old mosque st llcbron are the Prince of Wales, the Emperor of Austria, and General Lew Wallace. Colonel liiggiiisondet’okb himself alto- gether to wriziiig, editing, and compiling. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is in his sixtieth year. The author of “Marching through Georgia," Henry C. Work, who died, not long since, in Hartford, Connecticut, was a printer before the war. The three ladicson t‘llc cditorial stafl‘ of the New York Tribune are Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis, Miss Nellie Hutchinson, and M rs. Lucia liunklc. 'I'lie l’rof. as or of (lrcek in “'cs'leyan Unit crsity, James C. Van Deuschoten, is to take cliuige ofthe Aiiii-ricaii Schuol of Classical Studies in Aineiica. It is ri-comiiiendcd by Dr. Cyrus Edison, of New York, that the saiiizary code be so iiiiicndcd as to prohibit the use of metal faucets for soda water and beer. 'lhc Ci niiiig txposition at Cincinnati is to have a piece of nectllu work from Mrs. U. W. llolincsfllunq a panel rcprcscnt- ing a sunset seen from her window, valued at live hundrcd dollars. King Edwardâ€"Whether the Seventh or the Eighth depends on the length of his father’s lifoâ€"is the title by which the oldest son of the Prince of Wales will be known when he mounts the British throiic. At tlio\\'arrcn-'I'oiikcr Wedding at New- port, the Ullltl‘ day, each of the four bridesmaids rcccivcda fan of oldlace from the bride, and the four ushcrs a diamond JIthT-dlf'ff.i pin from the groom. The bride's veil was of Venice point. Uni: of Mr. Spurgcon‘s stories is of an old lady who, when her grandson wanted to take lltl‘ umbrella in is shown', said, “No, now, you don't; I've had that um- brolla twenty-three years, and it‘s never been wet yet, and you're not going to bo- gin." v.._â€" -u’ hâ€" ___.__ Cll l'l‘-t‘ll.\'l‘. An old lady having scvcii marriageable daughters, fed them exclusively on a fish dict, bcciiuiu it is rich in plii spliorus, and phosphorus is the issciitial thing for niakl lug matches. Mistrcss, tonew ci-ok: “Wednesdays and Saturdays I shall go to market with you." Now cook: “Very well, mum: but who’s goiii‘ to carry the basket the other days, mum!" “liovu is blind." May be that's how the gin is so often turned downin the par lor wlicii love takcs pi sscsrion. Because why! Love being blind tlirre is no use in wasting gas to make light for it. “Dear,” said it young wifc,clasping licr‘ linsluind fondly. “it almost breaks my heart to lotyou go." "You shouldn’t be so foolish," he icplicd; "it's otily it short distance, and 1‘“ be home to-iiiori‘ow.” "I know it. is nuts long journey, but there are so many accidents happening that. l shim“. rcst easy a single luulllclit while you are gone, tihlcss~unlcss -â€"” “l'nlees what, my dciirf" he sskcilloving- 1y. "l'nlnss you buy an accident insur- ance ticket." ._.â€".._..- ova”. -4...“ The l lilmpiiiizce's Home. The traveller, l'.iul llcichnrt, st itcs that the sako, or cliimpinzcc, is exceed- ingly abundant on the west coa-t of 'Lllil'i't‘ Tanganyika. .\ band of from six to twenty is usually to be found near a \'ll' lags. The adults will attack a man (Ill alight provocation, and are fcarcd by tho natives more than tho lion. The average height of the animal is about four fut-t three inches, but the shoulders are very broad, the arms and thighs muscular, and the entire fi'iune ample and massive. 'l'lit~ nest of tho sako is a structure of broken boughs in a tree, placed some ten feet from tho ground, and limkiiig like the nest of it great bird of prey. The sako sits within it. iiot under it, and it has in: covering she such as the foliage of the tree affords. ..-.¢..»â€".-._.. Schools L‘cmrcs of Epidemics. Schools urn the centres of children's epidemics. We proposul that in London they should be regularly visited and cx- imn, ammsdby a luuiltli olliuw‘, charged with ,,,-,,.:.. up ;,,,,1 a, l1 . ,li..ii‘.s tlzrlls‘ da-i-p into his lwrscvs, he 3 W33 “unlit-ii: how he should break the V tn-atmrii‘ I there, and, when he found the conditions suingywpuw she “mum be,“ u g the duty of rciiioiiii; any child i-ll whom he detected ircmoniiury syiiipiui s of iii~ fcctious dist-sic, of gum: Wllll it :o it.» home, of providing for its of the placo such as in produce {llt‘ dis- ease), to taknitcps for hating it triaifcil elsewhere. This would 1 fti-n have led tn the coudcmiuvion of plm‘vs as unfit for habitation, and it miis‘ have earned ri- lief far and wide. in Brunt-ls preven- tire action against dinxiac from school is carried out "Nil r-m-urnciii: put-ecu ~ Edwin ('Ailllivmi, inliir l‘iviifri-qmuirel lit- arm The Art of Blushlua'. The blush must be an ii llicafinn of genuine feeling of on» out: or su--thcr,sud an not be tuitisuoiiui at Blll by the artful belle who hos may other Charmin; and bewildering ct Fee a: lie-r command. Yul .- os- w-.. "nu.-." V0 L. XII. FOLLY CHAPTER .1750»er can. "ls Mr. Stephen Daunt present i” ask- ;il the Coroner. Mr. Stephen Daunt was not present. He had not been summoned as a Witness. listing apparently no evidence to give, The Coroner demurred a little, DULCUUI' mg to the Conclusion that, if Mr. Daun: _ :vuld have thrown any light upon thcj subject, he Would have voluntm red his, testimony, prouccded with the rest of the ; evidence. l Finally Mrs. Rutledge's maid was sum- ', moned, in the vain hope that the might him: some light upon the flight of her mistress, an event which seemed wrapped ; i mystery ; but the woman had very lit- i do to say about it. She had waited up i for her inlath on the night of the ball ; j- out she had fallen asleep in the bod-room - oer mistress occupied, and, sleeping heavily, had (my awoke when the day had dawned. To hii surprise, she saw that the bed had not been slept in, and, in some alarm, slit: hurried into her iiiis- i tress’s dressing-room, which adjoined it. E l'licre she saw a scene of confusion which i increased her terror ; the costly white dress her mistress lud Worn at the ball, lay upon the floor, the wardrobe was thrown Open and its contents were scat- , tcrcd ttbou‘. the room ; while half-wayl Llu'iVll the staircase she had found the, gold-embroidered wrap which Mrs. Rut-' fudge had warn on the previous night.’ But beyond this she could sty nothing! And beyond this there was nothing to learn, save that since that night nothing had been ha-ard or seen, in spite of all on . quiry and research, of Frank Grcvillc or‘ of Siby'. lichdgc. If he were innocent, . lie was not there to assert his innoconse ; l if he Were guilty, he was not there tol take measuris in. his defence ; and iii thel oyts of the men assembled there the . thought of his flight with the murdered man's wife,was even more horiible than the murder itsclf, for a shot is quickly fired in a passion or a fit of jealous rage, i or even by accidentâ€"the deed itself, might have been excused, but not the subsequent flight. And so the inquiry cainct) miind, all’l' there was s.lciice, it dread, ominous f‘l', lciicc, during which the Uoruliul‘ sat lcaii-’ iiig his head upon his hand, his face grave and stcl‘li, while at. the window . Doctor Arnold stood looking out, into the dsikiicss, knowing only too well what‘ the vcrdic would be, yi-t dreading it With a tcriible dread. And in the shit-l do 7, still maintaining his attitude near the mantclpiocc, to which the dim light of the oil-lamps did not extend, Francis, (lrevillo the elder awaited the verdict ; which must prove his son's doom. 5 Very graicly, almoat pitifully, it was' spoken ; and, us the words reached him, Doctor Arnold invuluntai'ily turned and, took a few steps in the direction of the, nziintslpiccc, and then paused abruptly, f-vr Mr. Ul‘Ct'lllU had come forward into the light, anti stood, tall and erect, by the table. ' “You have given the only verdict pos- sible, gentlemen of the jury," he said, l distinctly ; “and, as the unhappy father of [flu iii-iii you have dcc med guilty 0 ; wilful murder, I thank you for your im . partial and patient inquiry ; and I swear, that, if, now or at any other time, I be- i come 1. usscsscd of any clue to the whcre- ‘ abouts of him who has this day beeiil branded as a murderer, I will iniii’icdiate- I ly make it known to the proper autliori-l ties, so [fill the criminal may be brought, in justicr and his crime punished as itl dtsurvos. ' .__â€"_ CHAPTER X. l “The train is very late, Morton.” “Yes sir ; but. that is not to bo wondcr- , ed at. A fir-v more hours of such snow would block the line altogctlicr.” 'l‘lic :lflti‘llmill train from Lindhurstl tins fully an hour late ; but, as the sta- tioii-iiiiisti-r told Stephen Diiunt, with ltl syinpa'lictic glance at the young man’s, worn haggard face, it was not to be won- , -lt'l'U_l at. All day long the snow lnd' been falling: heavily, and it was snowing; still, and the wind whistling through the, station brought nme a heavy flake with; it to thc pzarforni on which Stephen! ltiuiit had Duels pacing rcstlcssly for an hour or more, waiting impatiently for, yet dreading lllt‘ uriival of the train which was to biiiig Sidney Arnold back to the tcrribic ti'ou'olc which awaited her at Abllffll‘tl. Ten minutes before the up-tmiii had Ftnrtcd with its load of paESeiigcrs and lug- :llgc and the evening mails, and the sta- in ii hill illitpwd int» stillness and soli-l tndc, and «fly a Couple of porters stood, “ailing for the late train to make its tarin :ippvuaiicc, while Stcplicii Dannt, in his long rough ulstu‘, a tail gloomy. looking figure, paced rcstlcssly up and down the p.aiioiiii, with a look of pain iiliiias‘. amounting to Mignisli on his face. lf the do ice had been oil's-rod to Sit phi-ii ll .iiiit (0 cut. off his right hand, out so sparr ‘idiicy Arnold the teriiblc ti tings nliicii iuvaitvd her, or to retain that lllclllllt't‘ ain't impart the information .to lll‘l’, he would, in his then mood, not llt‘hll ind for a mitmciit. As he' with thc platform, his his breast, his- 0 l ll‘l‘kl ltt‘li! li'lWAI'il ull ti-rril l.- l mm {H llt‘l’, and howâ€"«ah, poor l The suffering which he himself ciidurcl .it the tli-suht of Sidiivy‘s sulfuring hadl .lv‘ah> not him to a knowledge of the fee that in ind ii i.- by any means conquered has for lidl’. During his absence. til-r- .iii aliici- ‘tdiicy's eiigsgciiicnt, i HI“. A'Il llilltxi')‘ I have succudcd iii s'amping out his pal- Hoiiato fun: for her. But the face, the II'ch yearning eyes, the g uvi-iciit unrest and unhappiness. had insdi.v could him think nulrc of her than ever; and know 0 is trying not learn the want at once. . from morning , could he tell hcr'l thinking of the Woman A to love. and pitying he till night, u hardly the way tocum a L i 'dcrcr i’ he had; slug-gill .‘llitl fought desperately against?i it, and hail ntsrnvd home, as he thought, l lilmls Wlu‘u’ -* in Its! oiigagcmi‘nt, he might it? Who did it! wistful' ixl'. am. almost iiitohcrcncc, and Stephen was almost more than he could bear, and rible it would be to see the pain upon her and Sidney, as she stoul by the fire, put face, the horror, the misery 2 How would out her hand suddcnly and caught at. the she bearit! Could she live through such mantel shell, 33 11 5*“? nee-flea “5 SUP‘ a trial} Hovâ€" , P0“. . H ‘ “The train is coming, sir," said tl185 “Why (1145118 SO?' 5119 porter, touching his cqi respectfully ; and ly. "She dldâ€" 0h, Stephen. Pen 1118! Stephen started and stared at the man I can-bear anything but this horrible tub for a moment, as if he did not understand certainty ! t 38 meaning of his wordb ; then, mutter- that l I am sorry. 0f 0031'” 2 bl“ I‘lhm'e ing a. nasty worg of thanks, he went for- no specrsl cause for sorrow, hi“? I l ward to meet, 5 Hey, He caught. the little trembling hands She was aha only passenger who alight: Ill 115 she thEPl out to luln, and ed a: Aghfofij, and one or two of the rail- made her 511: down. She was white and way officials glanced at her curiously as,trembling, and Stephen knew what he she stood for a moment on the platform, . in her soft n'cli furs, the fair young face,pccl}e(l; Elle was 111 some Wily limpill‘ed looking very pale as the light of the sta- i fut It. Stlll the bit)“ mu“ ‘3“ hem'lll' ; Lion-lulupl fell upon it, although a faint he could not spare her, much as he longed color rose in as Stephen met bun to do‘so. . "Have 'you come to meet me 1" she: “Sidney, my poor darling, how can I ssid, givingliiiii her little gloved hand for tell you,” he 881d hoarsely, “3 “he Eat a moment. “I telegraphed to Frank, I; , looking up at. him with haggard pleading be here?" ;eyesâ€""how can I tell you? “Iâ€"l hzn‘u not seen him," Stephen l dtar l There has been a terrible mistake muttered. “Your fithcr sent metomeet somewhere; but, when Irank comes you, Sidney," he added. hastily, "Youriback, all Will be cleared up, I am sure.” train is Very late." l “When Frank comes back I” she re-, looking at him, |pcatcd faintly. “Has Frank gone away valso 1" “Yey” he answered huskily. "Yes," Sidney sdd, wistfully. “ls papa engaged I” “Yes; will you come! The broughaui is here. ’ “ Why did he go i" lic- hurried her out of the station to the; “We do not know. Uh, Sidney._ 9311 Waiting utll‘lagc, folding her wmps care- : you not understand the horrible suspicion fully 31"~lllllll1t:l'. [to which his absence just now exposes "Papa is not. ill, Stephen 7" she said him f" _ suddenly, looking up at his haggard face. ' She stared at him for a moment With a “Noâ€".0“, no 1 You must; ‘00 Very cold : horrified iinzseing gaze; lit-1‘ white lips and tired, Sidney. ” I parted as if about to speak, but no words “Yes, 1 am very cold." She was came _ shivciiiig tludct‘ llcl‘ sealskiii and furs, “He is not here to clear himself,” but not with cold only ; and the lcllt‘ upon ,' Stephen Went on brokenly ; “and people lit-r face struck him. ,are 5) apt to be suspicious, you know, “Sidney, why did you come home '("ld'calx without any ground. They think he said, almost, passii,.mmly_ 'hc has run away to escape punishment." “flow could I keep away l" she said, “All l” ‘ with sonic reproach in her unsteady The word broke from her almost: liken tones, adding ulmusi, fruifully, ‘-1 won-'gt‘oan, the clasp of her fingers over his der why Frank did not come? Hefl‘clased suddenly, and she sank back in might. have gucsscd Iâ€"â€"-â€" It was not, I her chair, white, drooping, nervcless, but kind. Have you seen him, Stephen ’t” 1 perfectly conscious still, though Stephen, “Not io-diiy,” Stephen answered, asatartlcd by the sudden collapse of the calmly as he could ; then, as a thought slender figure, thought she was going to struck him, he turned to her eagerly. fillnt- “You have ind no letter from him? Hel “People say all sorts of things” he has notwrittcii to you, Sidney ‘1” want. on hurriedly, “true and untrue, un- “No,” she said with a. nervous littlogder the influence of the intense excite- lziugli. “He is not very attentive, is he ? : mellt caused by Well all Cl’ellt 3 and, 0f He comes neither to see me off wheiil;0011r5"?i Frank’s absence is Unfortunate go nor to meet me when 1 return. :now." _ Stephen,” she added, breaking off, andl "Yes, I 509} they lllmk he has run turning to him with a pitiful ciitrcaty, laway,” she said with it strange hollow “what terrible thing has happened? 15 . tone in the low faint voice. “Ah, why it true thatâ€"â€"â€"" did he go now ?-â€"for he is innocent.” “1 will tell :‘c-- “He will come back as soon as he home.” he said gently. hears,” Stephen remarked reassuringly. littlc while, dcar child." “Yesi he Will 001110 bilCli.” Sidney sank back upon the cushions, The“) was 8 “$10 Sllellce then. Sid- eiid did not; speak again until the brouglt- Hey .- '_" bflCk 1110l310111h‘85_ "1 he? Chilll', the it!“ stopped; and Bessie’s kindly, pallor 0 her face “fillmmg 3“ Mllen'gmy anxious face appeared as the hall door hue, her i..‘.11d5<1r00p1ng by 1101' Sldei her of the Gray House was thrown open, let- eyes wide open, bub (hm alld mlsel‘flble- ting it sit-emu of bright red light flood the I 15 seemed to §tePh°n that “10 dlSthS pavement and the stone steps. Elle felt had take. away 811 he? Strength! lcssic rcccivcd Sidney in silence, ,slie looked so lif' A?“ Md ffâ€"‘Pbl‘J ; and, hurrying her into he" oivn pretty morii- l when she spoke: gi\\“‘§t0r VOIce was low ing room_ where a. wood-tire was blazing i and faint, likc H“ ‘91“ “"0 Cllfeebled cheerfully and lamp and candle light; i by a. long illness. â€" ‘ m'tdc everything look bright. “Even if he d. “~in until we reach "'I'a‘titlflli for a _..-'mie back,” she “A cup of tea will do you good, my T; said, “they wig j' .u-k him guilty . _ . .dcziric,” tho old servant said gently, and 1 long. F tan”. ‘\ vod and gentle, he would not; fit. .iyll‘I‘, notwithstand- ing that when l" was angry he said fool- S )ui, do you believe him then hurricil out. of the room, disengag-l ing herself from Sidiiey's little clinging hands, which sought. to detain her, and lab things. turning away her face to escape meeting v guilty '" t the girl's pitiful cntrcating eyes, so full As the great; miserable eyes were turn- of questions that Sidney could not put in- ed upon his face, Stephen felt the color to words. rise slowly in it. How could he tell her When Stephen Daunt came in it few the truth 1? How could he say that he moments later, Sidney was standing by believed Frank Greville guilty of such a. the table, still wearing her furs, her face ileiiious crime? And yet, as he stood pale as death, save for a burning spot on there, his heart was full of bitterness and either check which made her pallor still wrath, and he believed in Frank's guilt more apparent. She had removed her as firmly it: be believed in his own exist- liat imd gloves, and Stephen saw that mice. her fingers were trembling and unsteady “You believe him guilty,” said Sidney as they moved among the dainty tca- calmly; “but you are wrong. Even if things which st0od ready on the table. the “11410 world belicved it, I should “You will have some ten. T’ she said hold him innocent. He said wild things abruptly, looking up at him with restless truly," she went on, slowly rising to her shinning eyes, in which Stephen Could fcot, “andâ€"and she had great influence mail the agony of fear she strove to con- over him ; butâ€"he had promised me, and coal, which made his heart aclic for her. Frank would keep his word." "Thank you,” he answered, and tried “Slie drove him mad 1" Stephen do- to add a few words; but he could not clurcd bitterly. “She encouraged and stutin his voice sufficiently, and he took fooled him to the top of his bent. He this fun. from her in silence, was but (1 tool in her handsâ€"Heaven f0!- llcr hand was the steadicr of the two give her 3" We“. and Elle dmnk 501110 {03: Ofigt‘l‘lyi “Heaven forgive her indeed !” Sidney tl‘ll'Stllyi 83 if he? ill-TOM" were dry and echoed faintly, raising her hands to her lerlled; ‘llL‘lli Putmlg down “10 CUP. brow for amomcnt and pushing back her slic moved over to the tire, and said, in hair from it. “And she 1,1,3 gone too. the sanieiibrupt. mannerâ€" you say; and people think thatâ€"oh, "\ ou_ must have known I should come great, Heaven, how horrible g___thcy 1mm homo, Stephen. Iwas anxious to hear gone together," all about this terrible business. Did you A wild pea] of hysterical laughter broke kizowa itwhcn you saw me offyosterday from her 35 31,0 uttered the words. mummll l ’ laughter which was more tcrriblc to listen “1 know this much,” he answered to than any passion of tears or sobs could gently, “that Squire Rutledge was dead, have been, and which made Stephen that. his seivsnts had found him in his shudder as he heard it, while the fever library that morning." and excitement in her eyes now, the “And p.ip:i was there i" burning flush upon her face, were even “Yes.” more alirming than the listless, mournful “And you let me go 1” she said, pas- calmness of the minute before. sionutcly. "You should have known “Sidney. Sitlm‘y l” he said tenderly, thatl could have borne it. better here trying to take the little lnnds which than there. It is horrible; butâ€"" moved so rcstlcssly in her agitation. “Doctor Arnold wished you to go," “flush. dear child: Donut give wayâ€"â€" Stephen interrupted gravely. “We it pains "10.10 hear you." ' hoped to keep it from you for a time." “They think they have gone together, “How could it be kept. from me {" she she repeated, “tho murderer and the said bitterly. “All the county knows it murdered man's wife!_ Is not that now, of coarse ; why should not I 'i" horrible 1 And they believe that Frank Ah, why? Stephen thought sadly, as is. capable of.such a vilcncssfthat he he stood opposite to her, feeling as if killed the Sqmre to get possession of the this thing which Doctor Arnold had nsk- Squire's wife 1" And again the peril of rd him to do were beyond his strength. hysterical horrible laughter echoed How could he tell herâ€"this woman through the room, and the little restless, whom he loved so dearly. for whom he, burning tingch strove to disengage them- lwoiild have willing have laid down his solves front Stephen Daunt‘s tciidcr de- life “that the man she loved was a mur- mining hsniis Even in the suffering of alter-years "ll. is Very horrible," Sidney went on, Stephen never forgot thc keen pain of trying to speak calmly. "But such that hour. lfit had been lipssiblc for things happen at times. and 11-» one never him then, by the sacrifice of his own life, I’oor Mrs. Rutledgeâ€"it to bring Frank (in-ville to her side, How does she bear cleared of the crime imputed to him, be Is there any sus’ would have made that sacrifice. To see pltYlUll l“ her, his darling, the dearest thing in all She was talking with feverish csgcr- the world to him, the prey to such horror is ll‘l’l‘ll lc for her I see how she was trembling, and the anguish on his face was great enough that it was better that she should to recall the unhappy girl in some inca- And yet how sure to herself. “Forgive me." she said faintly, “for- “llc was quite dead, the [wipers said," give me. I will not distress you again. asked piteous- . Why do you look at me likel i had to tell her Would not be quite uiiex- , Be brave, l “ The truth she murmured faintly. ‘ “Yes, all the truth, Sidney." ; He hurried out into the passage, where ; his own groom, who had been waiting at the Rutledge Arms to bring him news of , the verdict. stood, the snow lying heavily : upon his shoulders. “\\'cll." Stephen said eagerly, “is the V inquest over or adjourned f" f “It is over, air,” the man answered, F still somewhat breathless from the haste l with which he had riddenâ€"“quite over. l Doctor Arnold desired me to give you I this, sir.” l With unsteady hands Stephen took the ,slip of paper and opened it. It contains ‘ ed these words written hastily and un- eveiilvâ€" “Wilful murder against Frank Groville the younger." It was so much worse than Stephen anticipated that. tho young man staggered back as he read it, uttering an exclama- I tion of surprise. and pain. i “Murder ? There is some mistake,” he I said ; "surely it is iii-.inslaughter, not, . murder 1” i l - “Murder sir,” the groom answered. The evidence is not very strong, people i said ; and some folks sayâ€"l can’t say for certain, as I was not there myselfâ€"that Mr. Grcville said the jury was quite , right, and swore that if he could give his 1 son up to justice, he would do it.” “How will she bear it 3" broke from Stephen's pale lips, as he turned away. “How can I tell her 1" But there was no need to tell her, for she had followed him, and stood leaning [against the wall, white and still, as if ,turned to stone; then before he could reach her, she slid downwards and lay at his feet, white, cold, and motionless, as one dead. (T0 as cosris can.) D THE MOSES OF CHINA. Life In the Windcwlese Pagodaa of Rest. \Von Chin Foo, formerly editor of the Chinese American, is a contributor to the columns of the Brooklyn Eagle. Of a Chinese brotherhood cf ascetics he says : In the Flowery Kingdom men get tired of life, of society, of the endless struggle for existence and retire to some retreat where they can spend their remaining days in quiet, study and benefaction. Tlicsc retreats (nil-an) corresspond to the monasteries of Christian lands. They are invariably long brick buildings, one story in height, simple and solemn in architect- l um, and located either upon the moun- tains or in the depths of forests. Around the building is a windowless wall, symbolic of the busy life forever shut out from view. lIii the ground and upon the surrounding hind nature is assisted but never interfer- ed with. The flowers bloom and die, the trees grow gnarled and crooked, the weeds I and creepers thrive until sometimes it would seem as though no human being lived in the Vicinity. Closer examination will show that every plant producing beautiful flowers or wholesome food and {fruit is carefully watered, and every re- ,sourcc of Vegetation in supplying human wants liusbmided to the last degree. This also is a symbolism of the brotherhood who tenant these retreats. To them the useful flower and the tree represent the good of humanity; the weeds the evil. The duty of true manhood is to aid and _ develops those who are righteous, but not I to injure the wrong (1001‘, leaving to nat- ] arc the task of eliminating the latter from her great economy. 'l‘hcsc retreats do not belong to specific orders as in the \Vcstcrn civilisation, but are founded by one or more persons for the simple sake of rest. The forms and ceremonies of ad- mission amount to nothing. Any person who has failcd in life, who has lost those he loved, who has sinned and repented, who is old and unable to work, is eligible. He presents himself giving his name, ad- dress and history, traiisfcrcrs to the ibrotherlioud all he possesses, promises l obedience to all lawful comniiuids of the Brother Superior, loyalty, friendship and sympathy to his fellow members and de- votion and aid to all follow beings in sick- ness or distress. H0 is then admitted, given a new name and a new costume, its- signcd a room, instructed as to his duties, and the initiation is complete. r rom now on his life is fixed. Study and conver- sation, the cultivation of the field and garden or the improvements ofthc retreat and the instruction of brothers who have been less favored, are his daily duties. At times he is sent out to obtain subscrip- tions for the common fund or to nurse the sick or feed the starving, but these occur infrequently. The government of the brotlicrhoods is a pure autocracy. A brother superior governs for life. At his death he appoints a siicucssor; if the appointment lapse or be not made, the brothers elects one of their own number. The regulations are about the same as in inonastc-riis, omitt- ing the element of religion. Cleanliness, sobriety, industry, chastity, intellectual- lity, charityand humanity are the seven ,stars of their heaven. No woman is al- lowed to cross the threshold of the retreat; no wine or narcotic permitted except for medical use ; no quarreling, loud conver- sation, game of chance, iiidclicate or vul- gar talk is allowed. Disobedience is pun- ished by reprimand, suspension, tempers ary ostracism or expulsion, according to the decree of the offense. _.._.__._â€"oo4~.->ooâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€" A Famous Lighthouse. l The history of the fniiions Eldystoiie lighthouse is a convenient epitome of the [progress of the hr: of building these cili- ficcs as it has been developed in England. I'Thc first house stood for five years, and was sin-pt away by a storm : the second, after a life of forty-six yczirs,was destroy- lcd by fire; the third. built by Smeaton iin 175i}, stood for 11".: years. when it had to be ri-iiim'cd because the rock on which it was built began to give way ; the fourth, designed by Sir James N. Douglass, was Its total height lfinished two years ago. fiis 170 feet, exceeding its predecessor by {74 fc. t. In height, indeed, it stands prominent among its fellows, though the Skerryvore housc,clcvcn miles from'l‘yree, a small island among the (later Hebrides, Why Business lien Fall. Let me give your readers, 31in a cor- respondent of the United States L'Juiimiiist, the benefit of the replies I have received from lesdin men of our ecuntry to the question, “ Vhat, in your observation, have been the chief causes of the numer‘ ous failures in life of business and profes- sional men?" Governor St. John answers: “Idleness, intemperance.” Alexander H. Stephens answers: “Want of'punctuslity, honesty and truth." Hon. Darwin B. James iiii~ swers: Incorrect. views of the great end and aim of life. Men are not contented to live plain lives of integrity and up- riglitness. They want to get ahead too fast, and are lead into temptation." President Bartlett, of Dartmouth College, names as causes of failure: “Lack of prinâ€" ciple, of fixed purpose, of perservemnce.” President Eliot, 0L Harvard, replies: “Stupidity, laziness, rashness, and dis- honest-y.” Dr. M. Dexter, of the Cow yrsgatioiiuli'st, answers: “1. Want of thoroughness in preparation. I 2. Want of fixcdness of purpose. 3. Want of faith in the inevitable triumph of right and truth." Anthony Comstock's mi- sivcrs arc: “Unholy living and dishonest practices, lust and iiitem )erauco, living beyond one's means.” Ir. H. E. Sim- mons, of the American Tract Society, rc- plics: “Fast living, mental, s iiritual, and bodily; lack of attention to t to details of business." General 0. Howard answers in substance: “Breaking the divine laws of the body by vice, those of the mind by overwork and idleness, and those of the heart by making an idol of self.” Pro- fessor Homer B. Spmgue, of Boston, an- swers: “1. 111 health. 2. Mistake iii the choice of employment. 3. Lack of per- sistcnt and protracted effort. 4. A low ideal, making success to consist in person- al _aggrandizenient, rather than in the training and development of a true and noble character.” Dr. Lyman Abbott an- swers: “The combined spirit of laziness and self-conceit that makes a man unwill- ing to do anything unless he can choose just what he will do.” Dr. A. W. Ten- ney, of Brooklyn, replies: “Outside of intempernnce, failure to grasp‘ and hold, scattering too much, want of integrity and promptness, unwillingness to achieve success by earning it in the old fashioned way.” The attorney general of a neigh- boring Statc replies: “Living beyond iii- come, and speculating with borrowed funds; unwillingness to begin at the foot. of the ladder and work up. Young men want to be ninstersat the start, and as- sume to know before they have learned.” and another reason of the same line: “Desiring the success that another has, without being willing to work as that man does. Giving moneymaking a first; place and right doin la second place.” ‘ Judge Tourgee, author of “A Fool's Errand,” considers the frequent cause of business collapse to be: “Trying to carry too big a load.” As to others, he says: “I don’t know about; a professional man’s falling, if he works, keeps sober, and sleeps at. home. Lawyers, ministers, and doctors live onthc sins of the people,imd, of course, grow fat under reasonable ex- ertion,unlcss the competition is too great. It requires real genius to fail in either of these walks of life." Hon. Joseph Mn- dill, ext-Mayor of Chicago, answers: “Li- quor drinking, gambling, reckless specu- lation, dishonesty, tricky conduct, cheat,- ing, idleness, sliirking hard work, frivol- ous reading, lack of manhood in the bat- tle “of life, failure toimprovc opportunit- 1051. Among the causes of failure given by my correspondents many may be classi- fied under the general fault of wavering, such as “wavering purposes,” “non'stick- to-it-iveness,” “failurotograsp andhold,” “scattering too much,” “trying to do too many things, rather than stick to the one thing one knows most about.” A young man spends seven years in a grocery store, and when he has just learned the business he concludes to go into dry goods. By failing to choose that first he has thrown away seven years' experience. Probably, after learning the dry goods business, he will conclude to become a watchmaker, and at last, become a “jack- of-all-trades,” good at none. 'A promin- ent merchant says: “Nearly all failures in legitimate business come from not serving an apprenticeship to it," that is, from leaving a business one knows for another which he does not understand. Another cause of failure is the disposi- tion to escape hard work, and get rich in hasteâ€"“desiring the sucacss another man has, without being willing to work its that man does, and begin, as he did, :it the foot of the ladder.” How many who were in haste to get rich, to reap with- let patient industry in sowing, have learned the truth of the old proverb: “The more haste, the worse speed!" Eccentrlc People. Half the people who are called ccccii- tric deserve to have a much woch (-pi- thct applied to them. Here and there a man or woman is found whose oddities of opinion and erratic conduct are genu- inc, and the outcome of some real inborn twist in their mental and moral disposi- tion. Such persons are generally iiitol~ arable, and sometimes very likable, their idiosyncrasies serving as a gentle clitor- tainment mthcr thsnsn annoyance to us. Wefch that thcyarc quitc unaware of their own queerncss, which is the result of a native incapacity to comprehend the ordinary conventions of society. But there are other people What) eccentrici- tics are not, or ought not to be endured. They are not innocently ignorant, but wilfully disregardful of a reign of law in the social world. The world’s judgments are no doubt superficial, and therefore very uncommonly defective or false ; but the World's conventionsâ€"that is, its rules tacitly agreed on for the preservation of the order and decency of social inter- coursc--â€"are on the whole respectable and to be observed. But in the unendurable “eccentric” prides himself upon being it law to himself in these matters. He likes to know what his wpuintJinCc are saying of him, “Uh, that is Mr. 15‘: way, you know. He is not. like other Jplc : he always doesmd says justu he pizzas." l l IX WOM‘S 1100]). Six hundmd and ninety woman‘votél at a mantelection in Seattle, W. T. . ll“; A San Francisw belle has given away her pug dog and bought an Indian hub for a pot. _A 11 year-old girlhas openedtthobtv mg gallery in Nevada. She is an export shot. _ The woman market is down'now hi'l‘un- is, Africa. Wives only bring from $20 to $190 a head. A Troy, )3. Y,. laun first will soon open a branch in Landon, glandmmm- ed by girls from the parent house. A New York woman has sued, at diff-w, smut times, three young men for breath of promise of marriage. She isdeterniined to lot. no jilty man escape. ‘ , . _ A Boston woman notifies tidal boys, through the press. that if they throw copies of lngersoll's lectures in her lap she Wlll throw them out. of thp‘wyndow. A Parsec girl has astonished hcr me in India by bringing an action for breach of promise of marriage. It is the first of the kind known among them, and the wandsl is great. A young girl, who is a journalist, and residing for a time in Iondomdlh her modest apartments so docked with vines and grasses that people cometo see them its they Would a museum of curios. (lit the subject of winning a husband, a woman writes “Men love to be big and great to their wives. That's the reason why a helpless little woman can man? i three times to a sensible, self-reliant. wot man'snouc. " The N cw York Commercial Advertiser thoughtlesst discourages the bill-collect.- ing business by telling of a Jersey City woman who sousod a dim “with boiling water," and remarked that “Mrs. Hatiley takes the dipper.” The late Empress Maria Anna of Aus- tria bequeathed ii mm and valuable legit- cy to the treasury of the Dom of Prague, . s i Consisting of ii magnificent bouquet of i thirteen golden roses in a golden vase of old Roman workmanship. The vase stands on a square pedestal, likewise of pure gold. I A girl at Long Branch has it music box in her bath house. It is a valuable and large instrument, and she pays a servant by the season to take it to the bath house and back to her room every day. It pro- bably plays “What. Am the \Vild Waves Saying?” or, “Mother, May 1 (in Out to Swim!” _ A curious needle is in possession of Queen Victoria. It was made at the colo- bratcd ticodlo maiiufiictory at Ileddotch, and represents the Trajan column in min. iature. Scenes from the Queen's life are depicted on the needle, so finely cut and so small that. they are only discernible through a microscope. ___--__. Anglo-Snxotn', The time when Latin niidGreck formed the-chief essentials of learning is fast re- ceding into the past, and these languages are having it place assigned them more consistent with the necessities of the mod- ern world, which is not tolerant of the acquisition of a kind of knowledge that in great part is archaic and useless. Under the influence of this change our own hm- guagc is rising into an llllllul‘lllllL‘iE which it could never attain so long as it was rc- gardeil simply iis a vulgar tongue, and the historical study of English is becoming one of the most popular as well as one of the most useful pursuits of our l’hilolo- gists. The great English dictionary of the I'liilologiciil Socicty is only one evidence of this ; for individual scholars, during the last twenty years, have done not a little to lay Dare to us the inner structure of our language, and tho chztngcs and modifications to which it has been sub- jected in the course of its long descent. Anglo-Saxon literature is the oldest of the vernacular literatures of modern Europe. The iiiiitcriiils of this early lit- erature are found chiefly fii written books and documents ; but they are found also in such subsidiary sources as inscriptions on churches and church towers, sun-dials, crosses, and oven on Ijewellery. One of the most remarkable in this last category is what is known as the Alfred Jewel. lt. was discovered in Newton Park, near Athclncy, in 10915, and in 1718had found its way to the Asliiiiolcan Museum in (.leord, where it still is. It consists of an ciiiiuucllcd figure enshrined in a golden frame, with a golden back to it, with a thick piece of rockerystiil in front, to serve as it glass to the picture. Around the sloping rim the following legend is wrought. in the fabric : .'lilfrcd incc liohf. Gewyrcciui(Alfrcdiiiocoinmiindcdumiake) The language of the legend agrees perfect- with the age of King Alfred, and itsocms to be the unlicsitatiiig opinion ofnll those who have investigated the subjectthat it~ was a personal ornament of the great West-Satori king. ...... .â€"_-..«.--> ooâ€"â€"---o- Queer Things In Georgia. Following are some of the strange things fif‘t‘ll orliciird of by an editor dur- ing a visit into the mountains: A man who has twclvo living children, the oldest UlltliJ‘ sixteen years; a mini let a horse bite an ripple from his inoutlinnd had his lips bitten off; a natural spring of water that carried the thcriiiomottr almost to the freezing point; ii man in (litddiswwzi stuck it small brinr in his wrist and died in three days from its effects; two chil- dren so exactly alike that even their par- ents hiid to mark them to tolltlicm apart; a young lady in “addisuiwn with hair nearly six feet in length; it Dalilunegn young man who has increased over one himdreilpoiinds in weight in two years; a dog that lurked himself to death; a man who has often walla-d from Atlanta to firuldistown, ii distance of eighty-five miles, from sunup to sundown; it coach whip snake that measured nine feet four inches in length; justice is administered in Davis district under the shad : of a gi- gantic oak: tlic mountaineers are very clever, but will neither feed nor shelter rct‘cliuc officers nor their stock; an old man who thought that (front was still President of the limited States, and had never heard of the awtssinatiori of (far. field; Lllts houses in linioii county are gcn- orally built of poplar; a man who has been Wclltlud to three sisters. -400 4‘-~> copâ€"fl The Detroit Man's Opinion. “What’s this talk ab int annexing Can- ada to the l'nitcd Statesi" inquired u Louisville man on a Wabash train. “That's it~it's all talk,’ replied the pin- scngcr from Detroit. “lt'll never amount to anything. You can bet on that. I believe lthtitcs are ready t1) takeherin, and about all the Cantu-ks are so stuck on the fun of American Presidential cum- psigns that they are just hankering for it. llut it won’t be done." “How do you make that out? You say the States . l r the acquiring of the blurb u not entirely I wonder why And the notable fact. is that so manycpz- lsh it it on. in th same nervous maa- Seeâ€"l am calm now! ‘ ‘ q u 0 c1 0 are willing and the Canadians notions. hoped“. This blush is Induced by genuine emotions, and until i~l.x‘ can rt- pcrience scouts-m of ultdiitiuu, shy- ness and [willing unduly. ous can never hope to obtain the blush as an ism-n» plislunwt and "hid the check be ready with s blush int-dust u morning." ....â€".-.o~-. .. r . . \Vhocould live sin-rout.ch by calamities only did not smiling t1chth him with u- should reveal with horror and rcfuulmum l" pocuuuu of deliverance lâ€"J. Hamilton. credence to such a crisis. ,cuud ; an; pflupu, if Sidney had seem-l ho vcli as passion. , 1.: this thinking of hernow \‘rrdy sadly, ' Deny “ls hint} at; y 1 h . i l; ‘l ‘ i f all cl. mi eia‘iuu “ ca. e is an neat some cur: m d t l I u “L uuu 0 when Donor Arnold ruched the Hall." ( f ih-s trivial discomfort he was cadur, , ing. lim- Ivuld she bear this tmuble l l\\'ould the be incredulous. and utterly, xrefit-o to toluve that had happened §,of counts. [is hinuclf lud done so at first ; it would ; such statements be millll that Sidney's mindipeoplu's interest. of It is not true. Ah, how tor. “It isquite true,‘ papa does not come i" _ “lie is at the inquest, Sidney.' i lshows its light at a greater elevation. s'l'lic Eddystoac, which maybe taken to “There is an inquest then," she saidlrcprcsent the newest ideas of lighthouse “An-led the pa yer: mid that~that dreamily, "and the verdict will decide f iMr-s. lliitlulgc had happened. That, Stephen, how an we hear? Will you is not true; they always put gof You can safely leave inc-ace how in the papen to excite alm I am 1" Stephen put her gently into a chair. “ Wait here, dw." he uid. ' Stephen said gravely; see him and tell you." ‘amn'vc-mcnt, consists of ten stories, tir- l ° - ' i , ranged in the following order: Lntrance, ,oil rooms, store and coal room, crane and ismrc room, living room, low light room, bed room, service room, the lantern being “ I will the highest of all, as the water tanks are, on the other hand, the lowest. sons are imposed upon by this absur l fectation that they will let certain he- l haviour pass for independence and originality which is simple rudeness, the expression of cgotisin and ill-breeding. Then what's to hinder?" “Why don‘t you sec' The iiiimlgranu from America are now in the majority in Canada and they'll never allowwy annexation scheme to be put. through." _.._â€"â€".~Q-.->ov.â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- An indium jury recently returned I wri.ten verdict of “Elmira to posts by the bilor bustin." .. "And he kicked you into the streakâ€"- weren't you mad 1” “No, not mad ; but i did feel put out."