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22' fiYDND RECALL. , And so I dropped upon my laying my arms on the bed, buried my face in them to hide the working of my face,and me with grief and remorse and pity all tearing at ‘ my. heart I prayed as well as I could that God would have mercy upon my Wife. crowd of ideas that had been forced upon 1 me to feel the terror of my situation. When 3 I tried to fix my thoughts upon the object ' and distinguish it from the rest I found it It 'f h t f 1 Beeton,‘ t w” u l a 03 0 $933,? ‘ tightly closed lips down. he shook hands with me. impossible. were shouting at me simultaneously a number of pictures were being rapidly before my eyes ; as if I had fallen from a great height, and was called upon to 've an intelligible account of all I had does ‘0 39113 sat down on the edge of my bed, and set myself to count the bricks in the wall under the coating tween the door and the side. my eyes dazzled with the flection of the gas upon the lime, sickness came over me, and I can Then 'ust as the 1i ure of if “05 ’ J g â€"that’s y at it, Hebe's white Chivalry for p 3 E and let out w in my hands. the sun will present itself when you shut your eyesrafter looking face, as she dropped back into the major' arms, came before me. saw it thenâ€"the white upturne parted lips, standing out in strong relief t against the major's black coat. ' "What has she done that she shouldlyou 03‘; suffer?” I asked myself, conscious for the first time of the injustice of this ment. should be here ‘2” my heart-a feeling heaven and earth and all mankind. ed the judge whose impartiality had foreibl won upon me during the trial. furious instinct of a trapped beast who will snap in his pain even at the hand that would unbend the spring. came to visit me. when he was present when he laid his hand on my arm, and on the I looked up quickly with the sudden con- ception that Hebe might have found her way hither to bid me “ good-bye” for eve r. Seeing his black coat and shaven lipI buried ‘ my face again. warders to administer what could not deny. humanity to do with me? I turnell away with a brutal laugh. Where were the love and mercy tence which suffered three to be plunged into shame and misery? ed to repentant sinners, and begged me to pray with him for forgiveness while there “least of all for forgiveness. ' cnar'rsa’xr A Pacer-soi- or nzraizvz. At first I was too bewildered by passed card and seen. With a strange feeling of apathy I, of whitewash be- After awhile, bright Iseeit now asIl punish- “What crime have I done that I With this a feeling of savage rebellion fired of bitter hatred to for life. re. down his bag. a feeling of turning again to me, k my head Willi d face and 5 it- “. yl‘ demeanor. knees, and Ah ! my next visitor was of another sort. Early the next morning in hustled Mr. I he solicitor; his eyelids up, his Without a word “ Bad job, bad job !” said he, presently. “ I said soâ€"not to . _ a man up for trial With despair in his face ; but I told him. The moment I saw the major’s attitude I said to him, "' If you don't go out of the country for ten go to penal serVitude edâ€"dâ€"d old fool l" he muttered under his breath, as he set “And as if,” he added,' his brows overlapping the intensity of his exasperationâ€"f“ as content with showing off his chivalry our word for it-showing off his ublic admiration, he must go hat you said to him in the l toolhouse, With the construction he put upon That was the turning point. _ hen every thing was on our side; it as a moral certainty that we should get conviction on the evidence as question. He days, my client will Yet he stay it stood was out of the _ ruined usâ€"dropped us clean into the hands 1 of the enemy with his theatrical rcticeuce and his theatrical display. _ had planned it all out beforehandâ€"as if he had done it all on purpose. 1 cum. 1 pass l” he repeated musingly,as be regarded he floor, his headon one side, one brow up, 15 was {he the otherdown. ‘ I was surprised at the solicitor’s changed Previously he had shown some sort of reserve, even a certain deference, in you, of course. N ver Up to It was as if he Done on pur- I was in this mood when the chaplain l speaking to me; now all that was thrown I did not raise my head the door opened. I only knew beside sitting speak. Then plank began to It was only ajail ofiicer, paid like the humanity Humanityl that had He snoke to me of God‘s love and mercy. two innocent crea- Then he told of the Divine pardon accord- was yet time. _ “ 1 have nothing to pray for,” I cried ; cent. ” He showed no surprise. Many another found guilty. may be, had professed inno- cence in that very “ Which of us can say he is blameless ‘2” COMM?- he said, gently. cent of this crime, yet surely there are other cell. “Though you are inno- sins for which you would ask grace before your lips are closed for evor.” i. thought of Hebe : of the last meeting in her room ; of the suffering Iliad then inflict- ed upon her by the brutality had sunk ; of the final shock that had ' struck her down before my eyes in the court ; of the lifelong sorrow and shame to which I had doomed her for want of manly courage to cut my way through the meshes of misfortune that had fallen upon me. “ Which of us is blameless ‘3” I asked. “Good God. not I l" The chaplain spoke on, and I listenedibl‘mlhless Mildew- “I am about to show you. patiently. It was not his wcrds I listened toâ€"my thoughts were too busy to take in, their sense; it was the tone that appealed to my heart, reviving memories of the past. Something in the clerical accent, may be,| called back to my mind that morning when I he first brought Hebe to see'my carving. I secmt d to hear him inoralizmg upon art and i the proper use to be made of those g with which Providence endows a chosen: fewâ€"pointing his homely homily with iii- stanccs of great men risen from estates low- lier than mine, while Hebe stood over my me ' ence o sponding. trouble my last of that omnipo. with afeeling of animosity at a time when I wished only to make peace with all men? Mr Breton took no notice of meâ€"why should be ?â€"but stood drawing his hand down his long face as he studied the floor, whilst I, taking the Bible from its shelf, seated myself on the plank bed to read. time. off. It seemed to me only too significant.' \Vhat need was there for the man to observe respect or attempt concealment in the pres- fone condemned to end his life in a , few days on the gallows? “ As if he had done it on purpose 1” he ‘ What relation Thane ‘2” “ None whatever.” " None l” he said in a tone of surprise. “ I thought he was her uncle." repeated once more, reflectively; then sud- denly casting one eye at me he asked, is he to Miss Hebe I turned away impatiently without re- hours, W’hy had he come here to and excite me “\Vell,” said he, suddenly, recovering his You’ll not be hanged this time.” “What do you mean ?" I gasped. I am mm). brisk, enTergetic manner, “we. musn’t lose bever mind about reading just now. “Oh, your sentence will be commuted, of we don't muddle it That’s what I’ve come about. If you will get off With penal servitude for life; that in _ordinary cases means twenty years‘ imprisonment. That’s not insupportable. You will come out at forty, and at that age a man may yet hope for some enjoyment of life; into which.[ do muddlejt, you’ll get imprisonment for the whole term of your natural life. If we That is, intolerable, and in my view considerably worse than being hanged at once, for you have nothing to live forâ€"nothing to hope for. You will never loose sight of your prison walls till body and mind are worn out, and you die.” “ How can that be avoided ‘2” I asked with If we can make the Home Secretary believe, as I think we n ay, that you were convicted upon the misconception of certain words, uttered thoughtlessly in the excitement of the mo- ment, that- those Words are open to quite a different construction, and that there was not sufficient motive to lead to the per- ms petration of such a crime, he will certainly remit your penalty to the utmost.” “ Do you think it possible to convince him of that ‘3" “I do. Thanks to the prosecutor, it was ivork with bent head, in the evening glow, : made evident at the trial that your wife was her face catching its tender flush, her 3 *1 seI'VD-M In Mr. Thaue’s hmlse- NOW. 110 dark-frin ed eyes fixed wonderiugly on the . Sine "31‘": 85 9119 0f the pflpers has pointed out this morning, can believe that a young fellow, bearing the character for honest liv- carving. realised it allâ€"the log workshop that haul been my father’s, now mine, with : its low, latticed windows: the hollyhocks l “‘5 and 301’” ways “lift your gave you, would commita murder mere- ly to save his wife from losing her situation.” “ Butâ€"” He checked me with a motion in the gardenjjthe swallows snrilly whistl- } ing as they s'vept in wide circles above the‘ dwelling house ; the shavings on the floor, l the chips on the bench, the resinous smell 3 of the pine freshly laid up to season on the cross beams overhead, and of his hand. landlady “I know what you would say: your myself standing wife is not a seriant. That fact umst be con- agaiust the bench, toying with a chiscl, “53- i C‘l‘t‘lml‘ It is P :rfcctiy unnecessary to reveal toning {0 the simple old man, and taking in all he said as a gospel, applying his illustra- tions to myself, with an eager longing. al feverish impatience to have done with press 3 fame ; then forgetting him and myself as I glanced at Hebe, whose beauty was a new revelation. Hebe! V again. Picture after picture came before: that fact. To forgo this chance of escape will be suicide on your part: and worse than that, for it is not only your life that is at stake, but the welfare of your wife, making, and to be rising through my art to ’ NOW Wm 3°“ seafml me in this ellm‘t? ’ “Of course I Will." “In that case you must not see your wife : I saw her again and you must not let her come here to see you.” “Does she wish? has she asked to see meâ€"-our first meeting alone, and those that‘ me?" I ftiltereil. followed. I felt once more that deliiiuin of joy when I knew that she loved me, the ex- nltant pride with which we built, high cas- "Yes I have tried to persuade her from it, showing her the danger. diilicnlty, prevailed upon her to wait until ties in the air, palaces of art in which she I she lie-1n! from you before deciding." was to reign princess, and inspire me with never ending subjects for carvings that could never cease to reflect her beauty and sweetness. ‘ . The chaplain paused: the charm was broken. I awoke from the dream of love and on pineas and palaces to see the gas with a k un halo burning against the blind. irg wall. All was goneâ€"all, all lâ€"every hope of jiy, every memory of hope. Yet as I drew my fingers over my eyes, Hehe's white face came back to mysight, nolongcr pink with the glow of the summer sun, but white and ghastlyâ€"her wide eyes fixed on me in a last fault of agony and despair. Where was she now? Stretched upon her bed, asking what was to become of-her, the widow of a man hanged on a gallows 2 No, no! Her soul aelied not for herself,but for me; no self pity flooded those dear eyes with tears. If she wept it was for my lost life. My heart broke down, and tears trickling through my ling!" fell upon the stone floor. Then the chap‘a~n ereirg ms softe: ei begged me to follow his pray or. “ You," said 1 weekly ; I will prey." I heard this with a mingled thrill of joy his Shek- aud regretâ€"joy in this testimony of her "Hume? re rot in the conviction Yet to go away constant love: that I must not see er. without seeing her once moreâ€"without a own heart. You've done what is sensible‘ and right,” he repeated going toward the door. “ Always sup ing," he added, suddenly stopping an turning round, as the warder turned the key-4‘ always up posing that our friend, the major, does not intervene. CHAPTER XII. “can railtxn 'rns MAJOR." In the afternoon a warder told me I was to go with him to the consulting room, where a visitor wished to see me. This room stands alone in a corridor. It is clos- ed on all sides with thick plate glass. im‘ pervious to sound, but.open to the observa- tion of "the warders without. Here the prisoner usually consults with his solicitor : mine preferred the cell, his clients feeling “more at home " there, as he told me, with cynical frankness. I saw that my visitor was the kind-heart- ed old vicar, Mr. Bullen. He hastily blew his nose, and put his handkerchief away as I approached ;but the signs of emotion were yet in his face whenI entered. His eyes were red and wet ; his lips trembled as he tried to speak, and failed;~lie could only stretch out his two hands to me with sleek of unutterahle sorrow. The warder went outside, leaving the door open, as is customary when the prisoner is condemned and his visitor a personal friend. ' I grasped the hands of my old friend, and we sat down in silence. face for a minute, and then I know not what he saw there that overcame him, but he broke down completely, turning away to ‘ hide the tears that ran down his cheeks. The sight of the dear old fellow’s grief unmanned me ; for sympathy with us in our misfortune is sometimes harder to bear than the misfortune itself. The words I would have spoken choked me; and for a little while we sat there muie, clasping each other’s hands tightly, while the reflec- tion occurred to me that this might be the last friendly grip I should ever feel. “ Tell me, Kit,” he said, suddenly facing meâ€"“ tell me, my boy, that you are inno- cent.” “By God. I am innocent l” I replied. “ Thank Heaven for that,” said be, de- vcutly. “No one can command sincerity from misfortune, but the knowledge that You are innocent must give you strength such a hopeless wretch as I? That robs me of my last hope. ware dead.’ to meet it with resignation and bear the bitterest blow with fortitude. It has light l ened my heart, and will lighten one still more nearly bound toyou than Iam." “I hope it may,” I murmured. stoutly. “The heart that loves you now' must love you ever, and in that love find a l constant spring of sweet reflection and sol- ace. But I’ve not come to play the part of below the level of a slave; herded with the . ' vilest of mankind; what shall I be at the the chaplain of this great establishment is a I end of twenty years ‘2" a spiritual comforter, my boy; no doubtl far more able man in that respect than I; I , am here to render you practical service if I ! can. We knew about it last night,” he? been to London,- nnd brought us the even- i iug paper with abrief account of the trial. I It was the first we had heard of it. As a I rule, I avoid that kind of reading. that you had not sent for me. have done something for you, Kit. an admirable workman you were; well you conducted yourself in all things; how you stood by your where your genius would obtain better recognition. something, for surely a good son is never a bad man. And all that I had to say in your 9 favor could have been suggested by Miss Thane. who doubtless would have loan as that concerned you, though you, of course, knew nothing about it, albeit M rs. Bullen I need ~ not tell you how we feltâ€"how we regretted I I mightl I could i have told them all I knew about you ; what ' how : old . That must have counted for‘ l of life for but to use them to advantage, and how can I more profitably employ them than in providing who, I doubt not, will love us in return, days 2 murmured, overcome by his generosity. “ Be sure, sir, that if ever my poor wife is in need of help present, thank Heaven, she is well cared for and will not suffer want in addition to this blow so long as she is not known for the wife of the convicted criminal; I would tell you moreâ€"all indeed, butâ€"” ing my wishes must be considere before anything else. Far be it from me to take her from her friends for the and if she knows that at any will finda home and a homeâ€"a cheerful homeâ€"as bright and happy as We can make it â€"” you gave me credit for sympathy and a true affection. Something must be done to obtain a re- prieve-~13. respite.” possible in that way. i He looked in my ' the fullest possible remission of my sentence. I shall be let oil with twenty years of penal servitude.” Kit ; it is almost more than I hoped for. You will still be a young man in twenty cry of despair that rose from my very heart, as I thought of the twenty years that were gone, and compared them with those that were to come. ness of the past flashed upon insâ€"the long days of careless happiness, the days of keen delight and buoyant hope ; all these lay be- hind ine, lost for ever ! nothing but the impenetrable gloom of blank despair. vicar, laying his hand on my shoulder. my old friend, gravely. Kitâ€"think that at this very moment she is “It ll? l" 110 protested, .Praying to spare you to her. how her heart is iicliing with the fear that she may never see your face again. Kit Wyndham," replied the vicar, with continued, after a pause. “A neighbor had g Stemness thanI had ever seen mm ex. you must becomes brute; if you resist them 3’ man, more worthy of a woman’s love than you are to-day. Be a man, for the sake of your wife. Think a of her love; wear it about your heart like a talisman, that will give you strength to overcome the enemy, and bring you out tri- umphant from the struggle. lcounting the days Iand hours for your re- , . . ease, supportin t e wear da 5, with the “3011291? to “£19 lash PIOddmg Olldm the , confident hope clef happinesisI toy come, and, “01 8 mp W en you were tempte to go i believe me, you will not have the heart to ’ do ill. said be, his voice trembling as the tears , dropped through my fingers, “it is past already. You will come out well from this ordeal, and amply compensate that loving wife for all her patient suffering.” willing as I to go into the witness box. For g she always took the deepest interest in all I will have it that some romantic attachment j existed between you of which we were kept in ignorance. You know what ladies are, Kit, when they get notions of this kind into their head ; there’s no disabusing their minds of error. I came up by the first train, and as it was too early to see you, I went to Richmond, hoping to learn something from my dear Hebe about your poor wife." “ we’ve petitioned the Home Secretary, and “ Did you see her?” I asked. “ No. The house is shut up ; the family It’s a mo:a.l certainty.” gone away. That was a necessity, for ‘I hear that Mr. Thane dismissed all his servants.” This was a relief. “ I knew, my dear follow, that your wife‘s , Good job if he continues to keep out of the welfare must be your chief consideration, Way.” and I hoped tliat'che could tell me some- thing about her. might be one of her own maids took fromâ€"that you had married.” I shook my head. " You are married Kit ?" he asked with thin. handsome face. some anxiety. “ Yesâ€" unfortunately for my wife.” “ Then that settles Mrs. Ilullen,”said he, with a slight accent of triumph. “ The poor soul sticking to her absurd hypothesis take he referred. contends that you were visiting Hebe that dreadful night, and finds an explanation of your reticeucc in the fact that you feared to involve her in your misfortune." I tried to laugh, as if the notion were ri- diculons. “ You may assure Mrs. Bullcn positively lIt gave me new life. now to live for. through the long vista that lay before me. I was in this better mood the next morning I 1 Indeed, I thought it his face. who she room to meet him just after Mr. Bccton left parted. what the good old vicar had said to me. for the welfare of one nd be a comfort to us for the rest of our “God bless you for‘ this kindness,” I she will come to you. At “ I know, I know,” be interrupted, giv- arm another affectionate squeeze. ‘ You have told me enou h. Your wife's gratification of my desires; moment she “ Oh, she already knows that sir." “ I am glad you told her that, Kitâ€"glad Now let us think about yourself. “ My solicitor is doing everything that is “ Does he give you any hope of succeed- ng? " Yes; he seems confident of obtaining “ \\ by this is comforting news indeed, years. " l buried my face in my hands to stifle the In a moment all the bright- Before me was “ Have you no hope of mercy ‘2” asked the “ Do you call it mercy to spare the life of I can only wish that I “ Is that your wife’s hope, Kit? asked “Think of her, Think “Wouldn’t it be better so? Degraded “Whatever you choose to make yourself, “If you give way to evil influences on will be a manâ€"a better, a stronger Courage, Kit, courage! Think of her This weakness will pass awayâ€"ay,” “ I will be a man,” I said to him as we I was much happier when I went back to my cell. Over and over again I repeated I saw something Hope shone brightly even when Mr. Beeton again visited me. “ It’s all right,” he said, cheerfully ; you’ll get your commutation in afew days. “ I am glad of it.” “ Haven't seen the major?” “ N0. ” “ Ashamed to show his face. No wonder. But the major was not ashamed to show I was taken up into the consult- me. He looked anxious and ill ; but there was no sign of shame or regret even on his “We have made a great mistake, Mr. Wyndham," he said, giving me his hand, “and I wish to undo it if it is not too late.” I was silent, not knowing to what mis- “You behaved like a man of honor," he continued, taking a seat: “and you must not be strung up like a blackgnard fclon. We have made mistakes all round. It was a mistake to employ that fellow Bretonâ€"- a man, I am told, who is a disgrace to his profession, and whose very name is sufficient that I was at the Cedars not to visit Miss l to damn the client who employs him. Mrs. I have. with Thane, but my wife.” _ I V “ I will out an end to that nonsense,”: in her terrible anXiety snc naturally sought said he decisively, striking the floor withl the first legal help suggested by the sergeant hisiat the police station. instant to its : was to follow his direction at the trial. No in at! good end was ever yet achieved by wrong tone of self-reproach, “(lod forgive me: j means." Come Then changed in an be exclaimed, looking at me, former tenderness, this is no time for such trifles! Ki: we have to talk about your poor wife. look or a word of farewellâ€"I could not i reconcile myself to that. with his shrewd, experienced eyes, saw well eiiourvh what was passing in my mind as I Item grinding my palms together in the desperate struggle to overcome the sat t longing of my heart. “ Understand fully," said he, “ what you expose us to by suffering your Wife to come I here. You betray the one fact on which the like “3' “he!” happiness of half a lifetime depends. If it is made known to the Home Secretary what PFOWI‘ “8 your wife's station is, he will see at once a full and adequate motive for the murder. The loss of sit nation by a servantis compara- tively nothing; the loss of station and her 4““- fatlzer‘s love by a young woman of beauty] and cutie breeding-3’ ” ‘nongh," l muttere]. '.O Willi! IO "11'. Tell her so." “ i will," he said, cheerfully. your command to strongly not be everiultd by t M r. lleetou, “ I forbid he; ic tenderness that made them eloq " ’2! put that she shall . . . n he impulse of her Fraud "v to his “‘10 ' and she shall be provided for, I promise you. she does not want after we are one. know me, my boy, and _you would guard it, shall be sacred in your keep if it had pleased Heaven to make you on I can but write his words as I remembe ssille to describe the neat. gratitude that I felt. them: it is impo tried to express the Our first care must be to provide for her, n ing. She shall be our daughter as truly as l' l’ pathet- I “ Not a word of that, he cried, interrupt- ing me as he slid his arm within mine and t a word. What Wyndham, of course, knew nothing of him; The next mistake “What wrong means were employed 2” I asked. “Well, to begin with, the evidence on our side was used to mislead the iury, and There’s a home in the Vicarage for her as ‘ certainly succeeded in throwing suspicion of long as We live, and I shall take care that You now Mrs. llullen--â€"the best woman in the world at heart, but susceptible to errors of judgment With us your wife shall never know want, nor hear a word of re~ ainst you: for her secret, if she coniplicny on some one of the servants, with the result that all the poor devils were dis- charged the next day, and their character seriously damaged. ’We may look upon it as a trifle; but they don't, it’s certain. And the last mistake is to under that rascal Beeton to tition the Home Secretary. I heard 0 that this morn ing. I have just come from Brighton. That must ruin your chance of esca , as surely as Beewn is a rascal and the Home Secretary isagentleman. Now, Mr. W ud- ham, I wish to undo this mischief, as tell you. if I can,” . “ What do you propose?" I asked. “I propose to go to the Home Secretary myself. Iampersonallyaequaintedwithhim. He is a man of the utmost integrity, 1 need not tell you, and I am certain that, when has Providence given me all ths good things he hears the whole truth. he will exercise his war to the utmost in your favor." “ a this my wife 3 wish I" I asked. “She is too illâ€"too overwhelmed with trouble to form a decision ; she referred me to you, that is why I am here." “ You will reveal all.” , “Allâ€"to the Home Secretary only. I shall tell him of your clandestine marriage. of your misfortune, and the your wife. were in some measure justified in the dos. perate means you took." position of He will see, then, that you “ Major," said I, “do you believe that I shot that man ” His hands were crossed on one knee, and his eyes fixed on the groundashe spoke He lifted his head and looked me in silence for a moment or two after I had question. till suddenly a movement at the door drew his attention to the warder standing there. Then a ray of intelligence passed over his face, and gave placeto an expression of con- tempt and disdain as he once more fixed his eyes on me. put that He looked at me in psrplextty, He thought I was pleading innocence by that question from the fear of the gallows. Rismg from his chair he came close to me and said, in a low tone-â€" “ Iam sure of it ; though for the first time I doubt the inanliness of your motive. I shall go to the Home Secretary and tell him what I believe to be the truth, be the consequences what they may.” And without again offering me his hand he left me. Two days after, the order came for my removal ; my sentence being commuted to penal serVitude for term of my natural life. The major had seen the Home Secretary ; and I was fettered for life l (To us CONTINUED) "V SURVEY OF GEORGIAN BAY. Capt. Itoulton Gives a Reporter nn Insight Into ‘thc “'ork that Has Been Done. In 1883, owing to the numerous disasters which were continually taking place in Georgian bay on account of the unknown rocks and shoals which abound, the Domin- ion Government decided on a complete sur- vey of the coast and accordingly the spring of 1884 saw the arrival of Capt. Boulton, R. N., from England to take charge of the work, at which he has been engaged ever smce. city on his way to Ottawa. after the con- . clusion of his season's operations. Talking to the reporter the captain remarked that he could hardly say very much about his work withonta breach of confidence, but what he could he would. Before leaving Owen Sound Capt. Boulton was requested, owing to the illness of Lieut. Gordon, nautical adviser to the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, to test the newly launched revenue cutter H. VI. S. Constance. was interesting, owing to the necessity of laying out a mile upon water, a thing which the captain says has never been done in Canada before. to measure a mile on shore, to mark it with huge beacons, and then by the use of paral- lels to transfer it to the water, buoys bein dropped at either end. favorably on the cutter, Capt. Boulton, with his party, composed of five ofliccrs and 23 men, sailed from Owen Sound on board the Government steamer Bayficldâ€"a boat, by the way, which gets its name from Admiral ‘Bayfield, Capt. nearly a quarter of a century ago â€"-for Parry Sound to finish a section which they had not completed during the previous year. They then took up the section between Yesterday he passed through the This The method employed was Having reported Boulton’s predecessor of Waobanshene and Parry Sound (including the Christian islands), but were unable TO COMPLETE Till-I Sl'RVEY. This will probably be finished about the middle of next summer. ever, was done to show that these waters, which are in reality the head waters of the bay, are splendidly suited for navigation by Sufficient, how- the largr‘st vessels, the harbors being good and the approaches comparatively free from danger. solution of the north-western freight ques- In the captain’s opinion the» best ' tion would be the establishment of a port somewhere between Parry Sound and Wau- baushcne, which would be almost due west from Ottawa, and a direct line of railway to Montreal via Ottawa. A rather curious circumstance of the trip was the fact that two of the party took typhoid fever and one diphtheria. Capt. Boulton attributed this phenomenon to the drinking of too much water while rowing in the shallows offshore, a thing, as the captain waggishly said, rather unusual with sailors. Capt. Boul- ton left last night for Ottawa, where he will be engaged in plotting and draughting from his summer notes till spring, when, having severed his connection With the Gov- ernment and accepted a position on the staff of the British Hydrographer, which is being kept open for him, he willgo to London, Eng. Though this is Captain Boulton'alast season the survey of (leorgian hay will probably not be completed for at least two years. as two long stretches along the south- ern shore of the bay still remain unsurvcy- ed. These are from Christian island to Collingwood and from Cape ltich to Thorn- bnry ; but, when these are done, not only will the whole of Georgian bay have been surveyed, but also the north channel of lake Huron as far its Mary’s river. Capt. Boulton also reports that the Hayfield, iii- stead of being laid up this year as usual, will go out again in November, nndcr com- mand of Capt. McGregor, Capt. Boulton's old sailing master and pilot, to watch the fisheries during the close season. One the Heart. the Other the Lins- The tall, slender, graceful women will always want a man to go walking with her, but the women who in twenty pounds too heavy would rather receive him in be: drawing room. By sitting up very straight it dumpy woman can still make a good showing, especially if she ha )pens to be- long to the short-limbed, loug- died sort ; but when she stands up she loses. Two young friends of mineâ€"one tall, the other shortâ€"were chaffing each other in my presence. Said the dumpy: “ I'm just the stature of the Venus do Medicis. I reach exactly up to a man's heart." “ Bah," cried the tall one. “ I’m as tall as the Venus Victrix. I reach up high enough to get to a man’s lips," A steam dynamo is the latest combina- tion noted. In this the steam engine-van upright oneâ€"is attached to the dynamo, in- stead of, u at first, the dynamo being at: tached to the engine. The floor space re. quired is no larger than if the dynamo had a pully for belt driving. as ,-v