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BY ERIE’OSR WAVES; TWO ATONEMENTS, â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"i BY FLOSS. CHAPTER VII. Two years have passed away, years of dreary atonement for Vera Lansmg, (livmg alone with the two faithful servants,) am the lingering shadow has deepened upon her lovely brow. In those lone years her only companion has been the blue lake Erie, as she wandered upon the shore while its rest- less, surging waves dashed high upon the sands at her feet, or when it rested in peace- ful tranquil, beauty, gliding away towards the crimsomtintcd horizon, as the last rays of the setting sun lingered upon the mirror- like surface. In those moments her thoughts would wander back to the hap y past, to the memory of that love whic gladdened for so brief a time her orphaned heart. Forever would that love remain, the idol of the vanished past. One evening in early autumn Vera came in from a walk on the shore, and sat down at the piano. “'ith her hands on the keys she paused for a moment to admire the lovely scene which rose, through the open window, to her view. The rays of the setting sun glanced through the crimson leaves of the stately inaples, the air waited a sweet perfume through the open window, while a sweet- voiced bird poured forth its notes of love “ from the purple shade of the linden tree,” and turning to the piano Vera gently touch- ed the keys and then in a voice, sn’eet and and, she sang that lovely, passive Spanish melodyâ€"- “ ‘ 2 ‘ ' ' Ebro's s’de, ‘Vlfilcriletkfyi‘tlletsiliffffffigslffiakc dim the'tide. Dost sorrow dwell 'midst the leaves With thee? Doth song avail thy full heart to free 'l Bird of the midni [it's urple sky, Teach me the spc lof t iy melody. Bird. is it blighted affection's pain W’hcncc the sad sweetness flows through thy strain! _ And is the wound of that arrow stilled , \Vlion tli lone music the leaves hath lllled‘l Bird of t e midnight purp:o sky" Teach me the spell of ihy melody. Up the leaf-strewn, shadowy avenue, a lonely man walked slowly. Not until he reached the cottage did he hear the muSic, for his mind wandered to other days. As the sweet strains fell upon his ears, he started back. “Ah, Heaven ! Am Idreaming ?” he mut- tered, pressing his hand to his throbbing brow. “Oh, that voice, mv wife, my child.” Perceiving the parlor window open he stepped aside into a vine~clad arbor oppo- site and peering through the leaves, he beheldâ€"his child. For a time he stood ‘ spell-bound watching the sad, unconscious, face, but when the sweet pathetic strains died out upon the air he stepped from his retreat, and as Vera turn- ed to leave the room he entered. “ My child,” he cried catching her in his arms “ My life ! my only hope remaining." One glance into the face above hers, one look at the resemblance of sister and brother, and then as the tremulous tones fell upon herears, Vera. Lansing knew that it was her father who held her in his arms, knew knew that the wanderer had at last return- ed. “ My father, dear lost father,” she mur‘ mured. Tears fell from his eyes, as he kissed her lovely cheek, while sobs broke from his voicelesp lips. Presently he released the petite form and led the way to a sofa where both sat down. “ How well you know me my sweet child,” he said. “ And 1 have been-a heart- less parent. I have neglected you cruelly all these years, But I have suffered much; you will forgive me ‘2" “Dearest papa,there is nothing to forgive. I‘he happiness of knowing you now, obliter- ites all the anguish of the past. We shall never part again papa." “ N e darling, never again." “ Did you expect to find me here papa ‘2" she asked ” You knew me at once." “ No darling my wildest fancies did not picture so sweet a sur rise. Oh my lovely Cllllt ," he exclaimed a miring the beautiful wistful face. “All these years I have car- ried your image in my heart, the image of our angel mother.” He pRUSLd and taking his trembling hand Vera said. “ Dear papa, let us not speak of the past new, I know you have suffered much, and my only aim in the future shall be to make you happy. But you are tired and famished 1 must tell Mrs.‘Smith to get tea. for you, and then we can talk of the past and the future, if you wish.” Great was the joy of the faithful care- takers at their master’s return, and the old lady at once made atemptiug supper for the weary traveller. After the meal was over, Vera and her father again sat in the parlor.” ” Uh, how sweet it is, it must be, to know the guidance of a loving arent," she ex- claimed as she seated lierse f upon the sofa at his side. “ Yes my darling child, you shall never again want for the guidance of a loving father, and I know that I shall not want for the love of a dutiful child." “ Never. papa,” she answed. “ But you have not yet told me why you are alone a u o u I in this lonely lace, my dear," he said. m“ “ But never mini just now, I have so much to tell you, so much to plead your forgive- ness for. Oh my lone child forgive me for my neglect of you: only recently I realized how I had neglected the helpless child left in my care.” He paused, his strong form overcome with emotion as his thoughts returned to those other days when his angel wife had bid him with her last words to love their darling I ! y Doctor Lansing told the pathetic story to his sympathetic child, and when he had finish- ed she drew his worn haggard face to her own, stained with tears, and kissing him again, and again, she assured him that he was perfectl guiltless, and she knew kind Heaven be forgiven him as her angel mother would surely have done. ” My darling child," he said “ all these long years of atonement might have been avoided had I only sought your loving coun~ rel, and redeeming solace ; but in my first glimpse of your face, love, I noticed a deep shadow of sadness. Tell me my child, was I responsible for that shadow upon your fair young brow. His tone was anxious, and he regarded her with a parent's feud devotion. “ Of course I have thought a great deal of you, papa,” Vera answered smiling. "But you were not wholly responsible for my sadness perhaps. I too have a story to tell. My sorrow has not been as great as ours. Although at times I have thought th it no grief could be deeper, I see now how much more you have suffered than I.” And then she told him of her blighted love of how she had left all that was dear to life behind, rather than wed the man she loved, while the past remained a mystery to her. She did not tell him what Hilda Dane had said for she knew it would deeply grieve him, and now that she knew the true story, knew her mother’s innocence, there was no need to recall the bitter past. “ My child l” he exclaimed, when she had finished, “ true your sorrow has not been as great as mine for you were not haunted by regret, as I have been all these years. You know, ‘ Of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest are it might have heen.’ But you were onlya weak lonely girl ; your sor- row has been as great to you as mine has been to me. We have both atoned for my unintentional sin. Oh, had I come to you years ago, my love, I might have spared you at least this an- guish.” He stooped and kissed her while she as- sured him that her present joy far out- weighed her past sorrow. “ And you love this Mr. Chilton, Vera?” he questioned smiling. ‘ “ Yes, papa, oh so dearly ; no one except you, is so good, so true.” “ And am I to be lonely again, dear ‘2” “ Ah no, papa. I shall never part with you again never again in life ; but in Elmer you would find a. sonâ€"a loving, dutiful son.” Doctor Lansing kissed the flushed cheek of his child, and said. “ You are the only link that now binds me to life, dear. Your requests shall not be refused." He drew out his watch as he spoke ; it was eleven o’clock and they rose to retire. Vera left her father at the door of his room with a fond good-night, and when in her own chamber she knelt in fer- vent thanks to heaven which had answered her prayers of those, long dreary years. CHAPTER VIII. ' After a week’s rest, Doctor Lansing, and his daughter started for Montreal. He had written to Mrs. Dane, telling her of his re- turn, and intention of visiting her, and that lady prepared a'surprise for him and Vera.” Elmer Chilton had an aunt living in the city, with whom he kept up a constant cor- respondence, and being very intimatefriends Mrs. Dane at once informed him of the com- iu of Doctor Lansing, and Vera. Of course Elmer’s aunt, who knew what joy the news would give him, at once wrote telling him when they were expected, and he at once started for Montreal arriving the day before Vera and her father. He met them at the station, and ‘what a rapturous meeting of faithful love it was. Ah it was a rapturous meeting between them all. Hilda Dane, seeing no hope of ever win- niug Elmer Chilton, had married a wealthy \Vinnipeg gentleman about a year before, and Vera was now rid of her dangerous, but unsuccessful rival. Vera explained to Elmer the cause of her sudden departure, and he loved her if possible, more than before. Doctor Lansing was delighted with his re- spective son-in-law and the ha py ays sped swiftly by. On New Year’s ‘ve, three months after Doctor Lansiu ’8 return, there was a wedding in the state y cathedral of Notre Dame, and Elmer Chilton and Vera Lansing were joined to part no more. As Vera had said, Elmer was ever a. lov- iug son to Doctor Lansing, and he, in turn, was a fond father. He was very happy now after those long years of, atonement. Eariicstly bad he sought forgiveness from that Saviour, who never refuses, and‘liis once burdened heart was new light, and trusting. His only child’s happiness, and loving devotion was also a source of great hap iuess to him. T c three spend every summer at the lovely little cottage on Lake Erie and their last visit were brightened by the presence of a httle boy, a sweet child with violet eyes, and golden hair. Doctor Lansing often walks upon the beach with him, and his prayer ever is, that his grandchild may vcr know the bitterness of an atonement, ('riii-i as n). .._...__..._.._____ Remnants of Snow- 'l‘lie very heavy falls of snow which have taken place in the east parts of Germany have been made use of by the military au- thorities to try what effect the projectile of the new ride may have on masses of susw. Entrencliments were made, some five feet child, and lie in the bitterness of those long i high and Six feet “'le! behind Wthh tar- years of atonement had forgotten her re~ quest. gets were placed to represent an enemy. he firing parties, stationed 1500 feet from Vera kissed the trembling bands which ' the works! Pierced them 'vlquugh “Dd she held in hers, as with words of cheer she through: ‘3 “'33 Pde b." the human)“ cudcavowd to soothe the over-burdened heart. “ Ah, my child you can never know what 1 have suffered in those long years which I have devoted to suffering humanity, but it- has helped me. to forget, and 1 think 1 have pattly stoned for my unintentional sin in the .asi. I shall have no secrets from you in t e future, darling, and none in the past. I will tell you now that sad, sad story, that one wrong for which I have stoned, and you, my child, the cal link that binds me new to life, you shal pronounce me ‘ guilty or not.” l holes found in the targets behind them. Similar experiments have been made in Russia. In this case the entrenchmcnts were ‘25 feet in thickness, and are said to have kept all the bullets fired against the marks in the rear of them. It will readily be seen from this that, unless ample time and plenty of men are at- eommand, snow is not of much value for fortifying military positions against musketry fiie. -â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"*â€"â€" A cheap paint for iron fencing is made by mixing tar and yellow ochre. It will be a good green color and is excellent for paint. And sitting in the dimly lighted room, \ ing rough Woodwork and iron. THE OCEAN RAGE. Something About the Past and. future of Steam Navigation. An article in the current Scottish Review on the history of Atlantic steam navigation meidentally defends the fame of Dr. Lard- ner, who has always been believed to have declaredâ€"that it was just as feasible for a EXTRAORDINARY DEATH OF A OHILD. Lady Committed for Trial. A corres ndent at Coleraine telegraphs that oonsi erable sensa‘ion has been caused in that town and neighborhood by the com. mittsl for trial ona coroner‘s warrant of Mrs. Annie Margaret Montagu, the charge ship to go by steam from New-York to the a ainst her being that of causing the death moon as from New-York to Liverpool. Dr. 0 her daughter, Mary Helen Montagu, Lardner always insisted that he had been aged three Sea“!- The accused is the wife incorrectly reported by the newspaper which of Mr. Acheson Montagu, of Cromore House, gave an account of his lecture on this sub- ject delivered in Liverpool in 1835. Colemiue, eldest son of Lord Robert Mon- “’hat tagu, who is an uncle of the Duke of Man- he, did say was that it would be impossible Chester. The offence, as is alleged, wu to make long voyages by steam profitable committed on Saturday last, and on that without a Government subsidy. It was day, according to the evidence taken at the natural that Dr. Lardner should hold this inquest on Tuesday, the child was locked in opinion, for the Royal William, winch a dark room, by her governess as a punish- crossed from Quebec in 1833, had her hold ment for some offence. kind. A short time after- The doctor, tied the little girl’s hands behind her back therefore, thought that though such a vessel with a stocking, having fastened to this it might be profitably employed in coast trade, piece rf string, fixed it to a ring in the wall its voyage across the ocean could not be pro- 0f the room. About three hours later the fitable if dependent upon traffic alone. mother went to the door of the room and There was still an earlier steamship ’to called her child by name several times, but cross the Atlantic. This was the American ship Savannah. which crossed to England and going to the there was no answer. She opened the door, place where she left the in 1819. The voyage was made partly by little girl, found her dead. She carried the steam and partly by sail. She took body to her own room, stripped oil the twenty-five days to go from Savannah to clothes, and tried to restore life, but with- Liverpool. eighteen of them being under out success. She then called the governess, steam. Her paddle wheels and shaftswhcn and told her what had happened. At the not in use were kept on deck. On her re- conclusion of the evidence the Coroner, Mr. turn to America the Savannah again became Caldwell, committed Mrs. Montagu for asailing vessel, and was ultimately lost on trial at the forthcoming London Assizes, the south coast of Long Island. which open about March 17th. She was It gives one a sense 0f the shortness of admitted to bail, her own surety bcin £400, the period which has been sufficient for the besides two of £100 each. The litt e girl, astonishing changes in ocean travel and who wasagreat pet with her father, was traffic to reflect the first ship to establish the only daughter in a family of eight chil- the practicability of ocean navigation by dren. The funeral took place yesterday in steam was the work of Brnnel, the builder the Roman Catholic churchyard at Bush- of the Great Eastern. This ship, the Great mills, about 11 'miles from Cromore. The \Vestern, made the voyage from Bristol to full particulars of the sad occurrence are New-York in fifteen days, in April, 1838, not yet, it is believed, accurately known, and, as Carlyle said, “left our still moist and in the absence of further information paper demonstration to dry itself at leisure.” many sensational stories are being circulat- The writer in the Scottish Review follows ed. Au inspector of the Society of steam navigation from the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has visit- the history Great \Vestern to the Teutonic and the City of Paris. for the performances of the ed Cromore House, but has discovered He states nothing at all on which to found a prosecu- that the two new steamers ordered by the tion. Cunard Line should cross in five days and ten hours. The history of Atlantic stetm travel has A Curious Dancer- J The iron clipper ship Winifred rcporteu Show” 9' Steady improvement in the matter on her arrival at Melbourne from London of safety. Between the time of the estab- lishment of steamship traffic and 1879 144 steamers were lost. that when in lat. 44 S. and long. 14 E. she became surrounded by icebergs, which rang- Of these: 2* never ed from 350ft. to 450ft. high,one of the reached the ports for which they sailed and largest icebergs showed signs of (lisintegm. were never heard of. Ten were burned at tion, Subsequently immense portions be- sea, 8 went down in collisions, 3 were sunk came detached, slipping into the see, like a,“ by ice, and others were lost from various avalanche. causes. sident, whlcli was lcst in 1841 and never heard from. A Cunard steamer, the 001mm his, was run ashore in 1843. The Colum- The atmosphere was filled with The first to disappear W113 the PFC- foam and mi~t, which so obscured the ice- berg that the ship was three times threaten- ed by some bergs in a similar manner, the breakage in each instance causing an entire hi3, hOWGVeI‘, Was the only ship 1035 in alteration of the outline, appearance, and thirteen years after the disappearance of the President. altitude. Only by constant watch and at- In the decade 0f the fifties tsntion was the safety of the ship secured there were some dreadful disasters. Among against, this and other mountains of ice, these was the disappearance in 1854 of the More bergs and a quantity of drift ice were A Cough City' of Glasgow with 480 passengers. The met for a day or two, with nasty weather Arctic “'33 sunk by 3' °°lli5°h in the Same and occasionally falls of snow, but the ship year, with a loss of 562 passengers, and four years later the Austria was burned at sea with a loss of 470 lives. being passed to the southward of Kerguelen was without observ atious for several days, The disap- and afterwards got into more favourable pearance of the City of Boston, with more winds and clearer weather, than 200 passengers, and the lost of the Atlantic, in 1873, in which disaster 560 per- sons perished, are of comparatively recent date. Other losses were the Ville du Havrc A Traveler Rejoicing. Summerside, P.‘E. 1., Oct. 10, 1888: and the State of Florida. Comparing the “Ha.th “fled St- Jacohs Oil for 9' hhdly record with that of thirty to forty years ago Spill-113w knee: {can testify to “35 Pecuhhrly it is evident that there has been a great im- cumuvc Properties: 11-5 1055 than one bottle provemeut in steam navigation in the all- completely cured the Sprain-n from New York alone to various ports ; 200,- 000 cabin passengers were carried and 372,000 emigrants, and there was no acci- so filled with fuel that there was no room for Wards Mrs. Montagu went into the room, merchandise of an GEORGE Hunting 8. Clerical Foreer. Thomas Williamson, who is wanted in dent at all. On the great steamship lines, Canada for forgery and W110 has been 9-1:- by the way, the average safety of the life of rested several times and released on vari- the sailtr is high. The Inman Line in three 0113 legal (Nibbles, 11" been located at Reno: years lost no passengers out of a million, Nev. Detective Rogers of the Canadian and in that time only eleven of their sailors Search Ponce has 30119 there to litre“ hill}- died. In the same length of time the Several years ago, while preaching at Elim- Cuuard Line lost no passengers, and only nine sailors died. 7 rs, Ont., Williamson also acted as cashier of . the only bank in the place. He speculated l The problem of the future speed of steam 103‘ the EhOhe)’ 0f dePOSitOI‘S: and finally, 110- navigation is one which it is impossible‘to cumulatmg $103,000 bfi forgery , fled to the forecast, owing to the complex nature of United Sta-team 0°50 . . _ _ its elements. The number of knots which traced and “flawed he“ Virgmm City, er, 1890. He wasi Out of Sorts Describes a feeling peculiar to persons or dys- peptic leudeucy. or caused by change 0! climate. season or life. The stomach is out of order, the head aches or does not feez‘ right. The Nerves seem stralned to their utmost, the mind is confused and irrltulile. This condition finds an excellent corrective lii Hood's Samant- rilln, which, by its regulating and toning" powers. soon Restores Harmony to the system, and elves that strength of mind, nerves, and body. which makes one feel well. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all drugglsts. 81; six for 85. I‘m-pared only by U. I. HOOD iv (‘0., Apotlicearlcs. Lowell. Masai ioo 00593 One Dollar A Dialogue in February. “ Good-marrow little maiden, The day is bright,” said he : “ Gomlunorrow, little gentleman, The month is cold," said she. “ Will you come and search for pesios Beneath the snow "I" said he ; " I’d rather wait till May-time. When snow is gone." said she. " But all the lads and losses Can find the rose," said he ; “ Some other sliyer blossom \Vero host for you and me." “Will you not come to seek it, Since sprin is high i" said he: “I think I'll or. you bring me \Vhat you can find," said she. " There is a gentle messenger. St. Valentine." said he: “ I'll send him with the blossoms. If you will smile on me. “ The saint of all true lovers, You'll welcome him.“said he: "Pcrchancc he'll cheat the Winter. And bring the sprin ." said she. â€"[Loulse C andlcr Moullon. Useful to Know. New wood work requires one pound of paint to the square yard for three cents. , Unslaked lime cleans small articles of steel, such as buckles, etc. Clean dirty coat collars with gasoline. Stay away from the fire while doiu it. To harden weed, out the wood t e shape “German Syrup” For children a medi- cine should be abso- lutely reliable. A mother must be able to pin her faith to it as to her Bible. It must contain nothing violent, uncertain, ‘ or dangerous. It must be standard in material and manufacture. It must be plain and simple to admin- ister; easy and pleasant to take. The child must like it. It must be prompt in action, giving immedi- ate relief, as childrens' troubles come quick, grow fast, and end fatally or otherwise in a very short time. It must not only relieve nick but bring them around quic , as children chafe and fret and spoil their constitutions under long conâ€" finement. It must do its work in moderate doses. A large quantity of medicine in a child is not desira- ble. It must not interfere with the child’s spirits, appetite or general health. These things suit old as and Group Medicine. [well as young folks, and make Boâ€" vessels may attain per hour will depend Nev‘! hut 0“th out through 311019 in the. schee’s German Syrup the favorite upon what inventors may be able to do extraditignpapqrand 8°“ hWW- Other {""i family medicine, 6) with new forces and with new materials of 1‘05“ "1 thtomla ahd Nevada- Proved ‘lhlte construction. By the way, the knob is as unsuccessful. (liice when a Sherriff cap- not, as many persons suppose, a measure of tured the spiritual financier at a ranch in length, but a measure of the rate of speed. It is not correct to speak of a knot as one change his clothes, jumped out of a window speaks of an inch or a mile. To say that a, and took to the woods. Nevada, the prisoner excused himself to Detective Rogers ship is going at twenty knots an hom- carried extradition paper with him and means that she is going at the rate of twen. hopes to get \Villiamsou across the line into ty nautical miles per hour. It is not likely that greater speed will be obtained by a change in the shape of vessels. .Our ocean greyhounds are very much the shape of the ships of the Vikings. That seems to be nature's model; it is in that way the fishes are constructed, and it is not likely that the plan can be improved upon. The writer in the Scottish Review gives a learn- ed account of the natural laws which affect the speed of ships. Roughly speaking, increases immensely with the speed, but decreases with the displacement, that is, the sire. A big ship can be driven through the water at a much greater rate of s eed than a small one. If an attempt had mom made to send ships of the size of forty years ago through the water at the speed of the Majestic or of the Cit of Paris, so large a quantity of coal woul have been required and so much of the ship’s room would have been given up to it that the earning capac- ity of the ship would probably have disap- important matter of safety. In the year GREGG: Traveler for J- at Ayerhi C0. 1890 there were nearly 2,000 trips made _ Canada. . Equine Affection. -A story of a remarkable instance of desired and boil for eight minutes in “olive oil. Mix blocking with kerosene when clean- ing Russia iron, and it will look as good as new. Mix blacking with soapsuds for ordinary iron. A solution of oxalic acid will remove ink spots from books without injuring the print. Leaks about chimneys may be stopped by equine friendship comes from Portland. “<39mehlv' 0f 0031*” “ml “and: neatly Ep- Oiie of a pair of horses belonging to the {mad- horse-railroad company was sold, where- Postaye stamps will stick and not turn u on his mate, a blind home, refused to be up at thc corners it the face he wctted after comforted and so pined away that the applyxhg “lem- general manager went to the new owner of The fumes of a brimstone match will re- . the other steed and asked for a loan of the 1710"? he")? 5min“ frmh 9' h°°kv PhPel‘ 01' eh‘ they are mat the reasmnco of the 'mtcr animal for a visit to the stable. As soon as gravmg- this horse was put in his old stall the blind horse showed signs of great deiight and at once began to recover his appetite and his health. The owner of the ot er horse, sec- iug the love of the blind one for his friend, bought him, too, and new drives down town with a span. A kind heart is a fountain of gladiiess, making everything in its vicinity to freshen into smilesâ€"[Irving London pays its gas companies annually probably be obtained by increasing the size . £4,400,000 for a commodity which costs to of ships beyond even their present gigantic produce only £3,100,000, thus giving the proportions. lint speed will depend largely monopolies a clear profit of £1,300,000. upon the use whi :h commerce may be able to make of the inventions which it is reason- able to expect will be made. The highly complex engines of the present day may he succeeded by other forms of heat engine or by the application of electricity. There may bea clian e, also, in material. “’e have seen woo succeeded by iron, and iron by steel. Changes may result from the use of such metals as manganese and aluminium which it is, of course, impossible to forecast. Widow Hell, a card fortune teller, was found murdered on the ste s of her home in Salmunster, Germany, on ‘hursday morn- ing. A des tch says she had been accused of witchcra t, and it is believed she was killed by some of her neighbours on that peered Greater speed will, in the future, [account Bait mouse traps with pumpkin seeds. It is a better bait than cheese. Tokccpthewalksfrcc from weeds,sprinklo them in early spring with weak brine through a water sprinkler, and scatter salt along the edges. To freshen black kid gloves, mix a tea. spoonful of salad oil with a few drops of . black ink. Apply with a feather and dry in the sun. Dip wellseasoncd shingles in lime, wash and dry before laying, and they will last longer and never take on mass. To clean wells of foul air throw down a peck of unslaked lime. The heat produced ’ carries out the foul air with a rush. rs. " :l . ._., _. . ‘ 94a _. ‘1' ... e TWIO AN *1 ' dBOIL “miss... REM: YsuRPAlN Sprains, Bruises, Burris, Swellingc. THE CHARLES A. VOGELER COMPANY, Baltimore, "do a!» can ._c_ _.._._.."'.'.= NEURALGIA, LUMBAGO, SGIATICA, "TO ONT. .1. ‘ . -