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Saveriihkébzforgit, duelicf mu Min England, becn'isold‘i‘fnr 4 $4,009,000. ' , "gov " we»! » ’ mgfi. ,r - I «as V ‘ ’travc sanguine: ' rifle placed the mnnlifief i W; . .__.L.____,..’ mouth. pulled’a up - fl Wmmuuter u " recentlfki‘n a hotclfijn ‘ hlmeé’me suddenly Mill, Wooded During heir career Sarah Bemhal‘dt' 1‘33 himself in a bedroom, and smashed up the taken in 6,5l6,000 francs. She began at the Comedie anmifle in ‘307 3‘ 5 5‘"le When the police forced the door, he was pound nudv‘condiflmi‘i‘ ,i-sumflmfitfmed‘ ' ‘ ‘ offlinncaamontbam ., a 1 _ Considerable British indigfilttion has been ; aroused by a fancy dress 1 in India in which officers dressed as fiends with horns. and tails, danced a quadrille with eight ladies costumed as”nelnotantnag ” I A statistician, who does not place great confidence in “parental instinct,” shows that throughout one‘fourth of England, dur- in the year ending the let of April, the ptfiicc courts showed convictions for injuries inflicted on children in the cases of 356 mothers, 347 fathers. 2'2 stepmothers, 10 stepfathers, 2 brothers, 3 aunts, ‘2 uncles, 4 grandmothers, 3 nursea, and 131 others. During 1890 England produced l31,738,- 000 tons of coal, \Vales .5,495,000 tons, Scutland 24,278,500 tons, and Ireland 10?.â€" 267 tons. I A collie dog. was attacked by thirty weasels ncar Mo eth the other day, and was only rescue after ten of them had been killed. A young nobleman, whose brief career on the turf has not been v successful in the we of betting, is said to ave lost £222,000- at ' psom and Ascot. The British travelling public have been plunged into a state of great excitement by the report of Sir John I‘owler, the eminent civil engineer, on the bridges of the Brighton Railway Company. In consequence of that report the company have resolved to rebuild one half of their bridges, and Sir John de- clares that the bridges of other railway com- panies are in no better state. A shocking accident occurred at Douglas, Isle of Man, a few days ago. At the conclu- sion of a Rechabite festival, in which about one thousand pcrso:s, including juveniles, took part, there was a fireworks display at Bellevue Gardens. An iron shell exploded, and one of the fragments struck a boy on the head, carrying away part of his brain. He died in an hour. A most unusual occurrence took place at St. Amos-on-the-Sea a day or two ago. A wedding warty drove up to the Parish Church, the full complement being present â€"â€"bride, bridegroom, bridesmaid, and best man. The clergyman was in attendance, and everything ready for the ceremony, when the bride’s father, most unexpectedly, put in an appearance, and forbade the mar- riage on the ground that his daughter was not of age, being only eighteen. Of course there wasa scene, but the parent was obdurate, and there was nothing for it but to retire with as good a grace as possible under the circumstances. There seems little doubt that before long Southampton will give place to Plymouth as the final port of departure of the \Vcst India Mail steamers. From the reply the Postmaster General made to the deputation which waited upon him the other day in the Housg of Commons and by the wording of the dcspatch addressed to the Treasury l in April last, it is evident that he is in favor of the change. The Post Office will incur an extra cost of something under £1,400 a year for a special train from Bris- tol to Plymouth, but believing that this sum would be well spent in securing so consider- able an advantage, M r. Raikes recommends the Treasury to sanction this expenditure. The Queen of Roumania proposes to re- visit Scotlaud early in the autumn, and she will pass about three weeks in the High- lands. A remarkable pheasant was hatched on Brothcrton policies, Johnshaven, Kincar- dineshirc, some little time ago. It had four legs, all rowing distinctly from the back, and. the ull number of claws on each foot. This freak of nature lived and ate for ten days. The abstract of the census for Scotland laid on the table of the House of Commons recently shows that the po ulation of Scot- land on the census day (5t 1 April) was 4,- 036,103 personsâ€"boil) 1,951,461 males, and 2,081,642 females. ’ hese numbers when compared with the returns of 1881 show an increase of 297,530 ~the male increase being 151,086 ; and the female, 145,554. This gives apercentage of increase during the cat decennium of 7'96â€"the male increase being 8'45 per cent, and the female 7 '52. The other day while the salmon fishers were at work on the River Tay at the “ Skin the Goat " station, the net got lost in some- thing heavy in the bed of the river. The obstruction turned out to be an ancient canoe or “dug out,” formed from a large oak tree, measuring about ‘20 feet long, 3 feet broad at the stern, and from ‘2 to 3 feet deep. Unfortunately, part of the canoe was broken by the fishermen before it was ascertained what it was. It is supposed to have lain where found for several hundred years, achange of current sweeping away thcfoverlying sand and exposing the ancient on t. - The Royal Commission appointed to in- vestigate W’estminster Abbey, with a view of considering the enlargement now needed, recommend two plans, which will have to be determined subsequently. For fourteen years a “ Son of the Marshes " in Scotland has been trying to get a sight of awild animal in the act of ard- ing its young in time of danger. c has trumped day after day for that purpose, but without success. A commanding officer of a prominent British regiment having requested a drill ser- geant toasccrtain the religious views offsome new recruits, the latter were paraded and the as t cried out: “ Fall in ! Church of Eu (1 men on the right; Roman Catlin on on the left; all fancy religions to the rear l" To a friend sitting at his death bed The O'Gormsn Mellon said that he was sorry to see in some quarters a statement that he had ht over 30 duels. “ The number,” beadd , “ was only is." - The arrest in South Africa of Mr. Du Bodat, the absconding ex-Pmidcnt of the Dublin Stock Exchange, has tly discon- certed a number of people in blin, and it is stated that, in anticipation of Mr. Du Bedat’s arrival in custody and the commence- ment of the prosecution. several have disappeared from the city. A tragic suicide occurred recently at the Curregh Military Chmp in Ireland, when a rivato of the 1st Wiltshire (Duke of Edin- Eurgh's} Regiment counnittcd suiclt’ ‘s furniture and threw it out of the windows. throwing broken crockery at the police until overpowered. * ' J Ireland,.vzhich a few years ago was al-‘ most an undiscovered land in the touring world, is. fast coming into favour as a holiv diy resort. The influx of trans-Atlantic tourists who begin Europe with Ireland, is reater than usual this year. _Since June )egan, the weather has been lovelya Possi- bly a phenomenally fine summer may follow the phenomenal winter, which, hard and harsh almost all over Europe, was mild and dry in Ireland. * Strange to say, the in~ fluenza, so bad in Ireland, did not cross the water. Preachin at Carnarvon, one night re~ cently, the ev. E. Herbert Evans, D. D., chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Waleshstrongly condemned the prevalence of gambling in aristocratic circles. 'The Prince of Wales, as heir to the throne and the future head of the Church of England, had disgraced himself in the eyes of the people of this country. He refused to Open a hospital at Hull, during Doncaster races, excusing himself on the ground that he had no time. Yet that very week he found leisure to join a gambling party, de- meaning himself by consenting to hold the implements of gambling. Remains of Roman London are continual- ly being turned up in the city. For a month or so men have been employed at a site in Cornhill, which is to be the headquarters of a. bank ; and here, some eighteen feet below the surface, portions of Roman pavement have been found, though not of sufficient beauty to preserve. At adepth of about twenty-five feet th0 distinct portions of Roman wall were discovered, joining in a V-shapcd angle, and some Roman pottery was unearthed. Perhaps, the most curious find was traces of the bed of a stream, though a good many centuries have passed since water actually flowed there. W Shaving by Neptune When Crossing th Line- - The humorous custom of “ shavin at the tub by Neptune” when crossing the quator Tropics, and Europa Point is of very ancient origin, and is commonly practised on board foreign as well as British ships. 0n the departure of a vessel from England by either of the aforesaid routes, much ingenuity is displayed by the old seamen to discover the uninitiated, audit is seldom that any escape detection. A few days previous to arrival much mystery is observed by the ship’s com- pany, during which time they are then secretlycollectingslalc soapsuds, water, &c., and arranging details. The neophytes who wish to get out of the inevitable “ shave ” then send the captain of the foc’sle their “ forfeits ”â€"â€"generally a. bottle of rum or a. few shillingsâ€"and these are very seldom refused. On crossing the Tropic a voice, as if at a distance, cries : “Ho, the ship ahoy! I shall come on board.” Presently two It en of large stature come seemingly over the bows with hideous masks on, one personating Neptune, the other Amphitrite, and followed by a score of others. All are naked to the waist and have peculiar head-dresses. Then Neptune addresses the captain and intimates that there are many “ Johnny Raws ” on board who have notpaid theirdue, and must, therefore, beiuitiated into the salt water mysteries. Soon some twenty barbers, with razors, brushes, and “ soapsuds” join the throng, the razors been made of old iron hoops~ jagged, the second from old tar brushes, and the shaving suds from tar, grease, and something from the cook’s rooms. T he subjects are soon captured and the fol- lowing proceedings gonc through. Seated on a board across a tub of water, his eyes quickly bandaged, the victim’s face is soon lathcred with the horrible composition, and two sharp scrapes arc made on either side. Endeavour: are then made bycompas- sionate questions to get the victim to speak and, if successful, a splash of the soapsuds is rammed into the unhappy vindividual’s mouth; then immediately, the board upon which he has been sitting is slipped and the poor fellow is left to flounder his way out of the tub the best way he can. While mak- ing these endeavours his miseries are ad~ (led to by the dashing over him of buckets- ful of water from all sides. This fun gener- ally lasts about an hour and a-half, and al- though it does not sound well in accordance with the usual discipline of a man-ofâ€"war, few captains refuse this old-time privilege to the crews. Steamer Wrecked. The mail steamer l’otosi, from South America, landed at Liverpool on Sunday the mate and 2:2 of the crew of the Liverpool steamer Magnus, l3C0 tons, wrecked at Otija, about 50 miles from Talcahuuno, on the Chilian coast, on May 6. The Magnus, which last sailed from Glasgow, and was owned by Rankin, Gilmour, ll: (30., of Liver- pool, was loading wheat from lighters at Otija, a place noted for its exposure to strong north-westerly gales, which, as in this case, unexpectedly arise. Both anchors were down at the time, but the vessel con- tinued to drag till she stranded, and the surf washed over her. boats, and with a rude sail made from a table cloth, they drifted before the wind to a hay, where they landed, butfound neither inhabitants of provisions. "1‘ hey again .took to their boats, and lower dmvn the coast. after suffering great privations, again land- ed. and ultimatelymade their way tosval. paraiso, having lost all their belongings. On arrival at Liver l the men were taken to the Sailors’ Home, where they‘v'rcro pro- vided for. ' Lady Maodonald as an Author:- Just before her bereavement, Lady Mac. donald, widow of the late Sir John Mac- ary effort in a series of aiiicles for The Ladies' Home Journal the first one of which will appear in the August number of that periodicaL Last summer Lady Macdonald withaparty of friends, traveled in her private car through the most picturesque part of Canada, and in a delightfully finch manner she describes her experiences on this trip, in these articles to which she has given the title of “ An Unconventional Holiday. ” A series of beautiful illustrations, furnished by Lady Macdonald, will accompany the articles. , “Seams: useonegofmw, doors...an ave Her crew took to the two ~ donvald, completed her first ambitions liter- 8 .r I‘ .34.: ,_ “" f: 3,} p . H “K”: ‘”‘~'~- ,, s: . » , I you-gags nter-sh gag. ~ ,_ way ask Mrs. Pm is t 04‘“: . . _- the wry morning t? mat time leai‘e’whe house... .- . t. “ Why I” he cautiously asked in reply. " We 0 t to-have a screen-door to the kitchen. here’s where all the flies come biought'wi‘th ustbut we'll carpenter to hang it.” p “ \Ve will, eh? I beg to difier. propose to pay no on ter three or four dollars for doing what can do in half an hour. ‘I’ll fix it myself.” ‘ “ But don’t you remember, Mr. Bowser â€"don’t you remember that you "â€" “ That I what 2” “ You tried to hang a screen-door last Summer in Detroit and you got so mad you nearly tore the house down. " “ I did, ch ‘2 That’s a retty yarn for you to stand up there and) spin 1 In the firstplace, I never tried to hang a screen- door and the in second I never got mad. ” “ But youâ€"you ” she stammered. “ Nothing of the sort ! I don’t even re- member that we had a screen-door. I never tried to hang one. I never got mad. I never even saw a fly around our house in Detroit. Change of climate seems to have had a very queer effect on you.” “ But won’t you send up a carpenter?” “ Not by a jugful ! I shan’t have anyâ€" thing to do at the office this afternoon, and if there’s a bit of tinkering around the house it will be fun for me.” He returned at noon, having a heavy parcel with him, and when Mrs. Bowser asked about the contents he cut the string and replied : “ Just a few tools. Come handy to tink- er with. Every man ought to keep a few tools and do his own repairing. I think I saved us at least 8200 last year.” “ Well, I hope you won’t fly mad over your work. A screen-door is a very par- ticular thing to hang.” “ Oh ! it is ! You’ve hung lots of ’em, I presume l ” I know that it takes a skillful work- man,” “ You’d better write a book and call it : ‘ What I Know About Screen-Doors.’ I ought to feel awful proud to think I have such a smart wife ! Run right in, now, and begin on the first chapter of your, book i” Mr. Bowser descended to the cellar, where he found four screen-doors of difl‘er- ent sizes. He selected one he thought would fit and carried it up. It was six inches too high. The next was four inches too short. The third was almost long enough to make two such door as he want- ed. Hc had the fourth one, which was almost a fit, in the back yard, when Mrs. Bowser came out to say: ‘ “ If you had first measured the opening and then measured your doors, you wouldn’t have had to lug up but this one.” “Wouldn’t 1? Perhaps you understand my object in bringingup the extra. ones ‘? Per- haps it is the duty of a husband to explain every little move he makes?” The door had to be sawed off about an inch at the top. Mr. Bowser brought out a couple of kitchen chairs, made a. scratch on the door with a nail, and was about to use the saw, when she asked : ,- “ Aren’t you going to strike a line across there?” ‘ “ For what reason '2 ” “ If you don’t you can’t saw straight.” “ Can’t 1? Perhaps I am blind l” \Vhen he finished sawing off the strip and held the frame up to the opening it was plain that. he had run his saw at an angle. “ I told you so,” she quietly observed. “ Told me what l” he re lied, as he turned on her. “ Do you suppose don't know what I’m about! Do you imagine I wanted a. straight top on that door ! If you know so much go ahead and finish the job i” Mrs. Bowser went into the house, and Mr. Bowser held the frame up again to see that he would be obliged to tack on a strip or leave an opening for all the flies in New York State. He was sawing a piece off one of the other doors to make this strip when Mrs. Bowser appeared and said : " You’ll spoil that door, too Mr. Bowser. Why don’t you take a piece from this box? If you had put a straighhcdge on the other. and marked it you would have been all right.” “ Mrs. Bowscr,” he began as he laid down his saw, “ am I a purblind child five or .six years old, who must be brought in when it rains, or am I the man of the house, forty years of age and generally supposed to have sense enough not to sit down under a pile- driver to eat my dinner '2” ‘ ‘ But you’ll never make that doorfit,” she protested. “ If I don’t no other man on earth need try l” She went in again and he sawed offs. strip and nailed it on the other door. Then he held it up to find the frame half an inch too long. Mrs. B0\l‘:Cl‘ reap cared and was about to say something, but he glared at her so savagely that. she went back without a word. “ The infernal old kitchen is either lift- ing up or settling down ‘. ” he growled as he held the door up. “ I’ve got to saw a piece off the bottom to make a fit, and she’ll either fit or down comes the shanty l” He sawed off a. piece and got what he called a fit. He smiled and chuckled over his success, and had the hinges on when Mrs. Bowsor'camc out to a". ; “ What good is a door there if you leave all those cracks ‘2 ” “ Cracks ! Cracks ! You can't find one ! " “ Look hereâ€"and hereâ€"andhcre ! Mr. Bonner; even the bumble-bees of New York would havo no trouble in flying f in there ! And how are you putting that spring on?” to have a ‘ infirnal 'putter‘ing ffi‘mfir I I don’t - ransom, o inn doing any sci rk around the house I’ll go, never to return l" " hen did I coax you 2" “ Never you mind ! It's all right i” “J nabâ€"keep quiet! I am neither blind nor deaf. If we live together ten billion years longer don’t you ask me to even bore a hole in a table-leg for a castor! This is the limit. I’m dangerous fromLthis on!” VICTORIA'S FATHER IN AMERICA. The Duke of Kent 11:; in Novc Scotlu. fir, Seven Years. About seven miles west of the center of Halifax, near the head of Bedford Basin, is a beautiful s t, now much used ass. picnic ground, whic every Half onian knows as “The Prince’s Lodge.” 1; is art of the estate in old times leased by Sir ohn Went- worth to the Duke of Kent for his royal residence during .the seven cars that that prince, the father of Queen ic'toria, lived in Nova Scotia. Sir John Wentworth had his country mansion there, and called it, in allusion to Romeo and Juliet, “ Friar Law- rence’s Cell.” The duke enlarged the original house until it was a fine two-storied villa, somewhat in the Italian style, with exten- sive wings at the north and south, anda great hall and drawing-rooms in the center. Back of the house were stables for his horses, and the grounds, though rustic, and having all the marks that nature had orig- inallyput uponthem, contained many charm- ing surprises. - His Royal Highness, who was at this time commander of all the forces in North America, had a telegraph battery on an adjoining bill, by means of which he could send his orders to the citadel in town. In the neighborhood of the lodge were arti- ficers of various sorts, so that the ' lace was likealittle feudal town. Indeed, t ePrince himself used to put his hand to the jack plane or drive the cross-cut saw, andI fancy there was little that went on that he did not personally oversee. ' ' He was astrict disciplinarian, but was very kind and affable in social life, and es- pecially interested in young men, for Whom he often did much. His life had not been a luxurious one, and he inherited many of the simple tastes of his father, plain old “ Far- mer George,” which, on the whole, commend- ed him to Nova Scotians. Society in Hali- fax in those days was very gay, and it is said that the Prince, by his moderation in the use of wine, and by refraining entirely from cards, had a good influence over the young men of the town. To cure intem er- ance among his men, it is said he use 'to make them turn out at 5 o’clock in the morning fordrill, which, of course, made late hours away from the barracks impos- sible. His punishments were very severe. For one poor soldier he ordered 1.100 lashes on his bareback, and on the grounds of the lodge is shown a cave where another was confined for two or three years until he died. - Once or twice, it is said, men com- mitted suicide from fear of his punishments. Prince Edward’s friend and companion during his Nova Scotia life was a clever French woman, Mme. Alphonsie Therese Bernadine Julie dc Montgenet de St. Lau~ rent, Baronne dc Fortisson, whom he first met in Martinique, and who, when he mar- ried the Queen’s mother, retired to a con- vent. The Halifax people were dazzled by the presence of royalty among them, and when the Prince’s seven-year term had expired it took society a long time to settle down to its normal condition. In 1800 the Duke of Kent began the erection of the present cita- dcl in Halifax, first removing the old in- secure fortifications, and then building the massive walls that now enclose the fort. A conspicuous monument of his Royal High- ness still remains in the square wooden clock tower below the glacis, directly above the middle of the town.â€"Harpe?r’s Batar. Escape of Oonvicts From a Train. A report is to hand of an extraordinary escape achieved by certain members of a gang of life convicts who were being sent down from Allahabad to Calcutta for tran- shipment to the Andamans. The men,‘62 in number, were handed over by the Central Gaol officials to the railway police. When between Abrora Road and Chunar seven of them, who were travelling in our compart- ment, appear to have‘ overpowered their police guard, and then, iumpiug from the train, escaped. Four of them were afterwards captured by the police. They had taken to the barren hills which border the line near Chunar, where they jumped out. What with their injuries and want of food they were in a. sorry plight. One convict was killed out right by his fall from the train; and there. fore only two now remain at large. A plucky policeman who jumped from the train after them was a good deal hurt, and has been taken back to the hospital. New Railway in Burmah- The new railroad line in Banach, fromlthe sea to Mandalay, is paying its expenses, and good dividends as well, though it passes through a country where white men would not have dared to travel ten years ago. Railroad enterprises have always thrived in‘ Burmah, and there is not a «railroad in the country which is not a profitable property. The French, emulating Burmah, will see : what railroads can do for the development ofTonkin. They have just 0 nedthe first section of their new railroad rom .Phulang Thuong to Lang Son, on the Chinese fron- Mr. Bowscr laid down the hammer, the 3 tier. This line passes through a largercgion gimlet and the screwdriver, and after wip- ing of? his flushed face he stood erect, and pointed into the kitchen. Mrs. Bowser dis- appearcd withouta word. Then he inspect- ed and found cracks. ‘ “ Confounded old door-w‘a'y. is out of plumb, and that’s the matter! it as he set to work to uuhinge it. ' l hen he ot the door 05 he racked it this way and that and tried it again. More cracks than before? He took it down and sprung on the. . to with all his ‘might, and"le time, as he he d it up, there was a crevice throu b which a sparrow could have _ flown. e started to lay it flat oaths ground, but fell forward. tumbled over himself and sprawl- ed on his back. . “ What's the matter 2" asked Mrs. Bowser from theflbpck door. ‘ Bowscrslowly‘aroee, looked allaround for the axe, and not seeing it he jumped at the screemdoors and linked with both feet 8 fouled. just going into one which was abandoned by its inhabitants on account of pirates three years ago.- As the 'French have been making it veryv'warm for the pirates of late, the country is becoming prosperous again, and new villages are springing up. n It is likely that the new road I ration will awaken the resources of Tonkin, for railroads seem to flourish in these Oriental countries if they have half a chance. _ _ _ I WA: v. » Bmoxmav Cancunâ€"The followin makes an excellent cordial and will be foun invaluable for summer com laiut: Take two Quartc of juice ‘of .fres blackberries, add one pound of loaf sugar and one ounce each of the following epices : Phlvcrised nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and. allspico.. Boil together a. short time, and when cold add a pint of best brand . Bottle and administer several times a y in teaspoon~ ful doses. ' . xix,“ ~ a»: is“. as": .do without, and all day run moms or -- Z; ;." I": mg?“ ‘I ionch u»,- »- E? it"s- , ,. .. i so '“The Queen has Wei- hrg'seagdfst Windsor, and beam and tributes ' rious kinds are showered on every side upon the young heroine of Mauipurâ€"the girlish of twentytwo whowent thmugh the awftil'dissster settt‘u'o‘an‘fsm tb‘lell the tale. Not just yet, though; it is too near, terribly real to be’disoussed in all its details ; out some-futureday when the dark picture has somewhat paled and when v Mrs. Grimwoodean think quietly of the fatal days that ruined her happiness sudden- ly and completely and brou ht death and. destruction into the sin little camp, she hopes to write a full account of the disaster. ‘ We picture her, the young and comely three-year-old wife of the late British Resi- dent at Manipur, remaining with her hus- band when danger threatened, although it hadboen arranged for herto come toEuro dunn last April. Then, when the and dis- aster ad come which we so much do lore, Mrs. Grimwood, herself badly woun ed in the arm, displayed all those qualities which only a devoted woman could display. Al- though ' '2 v ‘2 THE BULLETS WERE FALLING around, she tended the wounded in the cellars of the Residency and found them food, quite oblivious to her- own needs. . Then when the Residency . was evacuated, the trials that had tobe borne recallthe days of the Mutiny. Starting in only her house shoes, Mrs. Gri'nwcod soonwore these out, and had to don a pair of ammunition boots. She was ten days without taking her clothes - off, and one can imagine the relief ex- perienced when the refugees encountered a ody of Ghoorkas. At that time 001. Butcher had two cartridges leftâ€"one for the unfortunate lady and the other for himself, if capture was imminent. Mrs. Grimwood is still suffering from a sprain incurred on this memorable journey. It is a. pathetic figure, that of the girl- widow, dressed in deep mourning, Which makes her tail, slender figure appear taller than she really is. M The face is still pale and thin. But it is not the pallor and not the fragility which make it so pathetic. There is a look in the large blue eyes and an expression round month which it is always and to see in one so young. And no smile steals over the fair face; never once do the eyes lose the LOOK OF SADNESS, and very often when she speaks the tears are in her voice and brim over in her eyes. She is so natural and simple, as she sits in her low chair with the rows of books behind her ; but there is that dignity about her which is said to denote what is generally called “ highest breeding, ” and which is iianatc refinement and can never be acquir- e . “I cannot say much about it yet," she says very quietly, and with a deep sigh. “ It is tooncar. Later on, when all the present excitement about it is over, I hope to write it all down, from first to last and publish it in book form. But not yet. “ Yes,” she went on, musineg and with a. far-away look in her eyes, “it is so near, though some'lunes it seems as if it were such a long, long time ago since we lived there quietly and eacefully. fcctly friend y terms with the Senaputti ; I often rode out with the princes, and there was nothing whatever to warn us of what was coming. When they We were on per- began to fire at the Residency we had to fly. We stayed as long as we could, but there was nothing else to be done in the end. We had to leave in a terrible hurry ; there was no time to pack or take anythin , else I should have tried to take my jewc ry and valuable things that could easily be carried. I had not even my hatâ€"absolutely nothing except the clothes I wore. My shoes and stockingbs, winch were very thin, were in rags long eforc we at to British territory, and I had to walk arcfoot. My clothes got soiled and torn, and 1 had to throw away everything I could long we were marching along, trying to not further away. When we werein the jungle it was a little better; but in the open, with the sun pour- ing down, it was terrible. For the first day and a half we had nothing at all to out, except roots and leaves that we could find. Sometimes we got food from the natives when we rcache a village; but they were not always friendly. to us, and when they were hostile we could do nothing but. BURN THEIR. VILLAGES in sheer self-defence. Fortunately, I know the surroundings well, and I could be a guide to the officers and men with me, all of whom were strangers to me. “ Can you imagine what it was to be the only woman with a number of soldiers, under such circumstances, where privacy of any kind is an impossibility ? But they were, one and all, more thoughtful than almost a woman could be. They took off their coats at night that I mi ht be warm ; they thought of a thousand litt e things that would make it a little easier for me ; and I truly believe that one and all of them would at any mo- ment have laid down their lives for me. I shall” never, never forget what I am: to them." Fora moment her voxco broke as 'Mrs. Grimwood said this, but she recollectcd herself almost immediately and went on. I heard after we reached “ The first thin our territory Was what had really ha ned ; and what I heard was the worst ad to fear. “ A dear friend came to me in her carriage outside the town. She gave me clothes, and I stayed with her, and she did everything that kindnessconld do. I t very ill in- deed, but I believe that ilness saved my reason. I am now etting better and strong- er, thank you ;bu my ankle is still very bad ; it takes time tozgctover such journeys and such experiences. “ No, fortunately, I have no children. 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