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“ II.u-h drop uncountcvl in n shower of rain, Hath in own miasion. and Is duly sent ’l‘o its own leal or blade." (lne morning in autumn I had just Writ. ten those won 3 underneath a drawing, when Arthur Brandon came ,to look at what lwas doin . He read the lines after me. “ )0 you believe that?" he. asked. “ Yes,” I replied, “ mostdevontly : some. times the meat trifling actions may lead to the greatest results. " He looked thoughtful for some minutes. “I wonderif it is 30â€"1 wonder if this ‘mall incident of in having come home {or I‘months" leave 0 absence will have any 1510an my life, Miss Ayrton 2" “ To marry you !” I repented. “ \Vhy, you do not love her, Mr. Brandon !" “ Indeed I do, I have always loved her, but I dare not say so.” erkingat him, I saw that his lips were white, and that his words seemed to come witlin hissing sonnd. ‘ “ It wouhlvnct he of the least use,” I said shrinking from him. “ Miss Cnrleon will never prove false to this one true love of her life." lle hml «lmwn so n'eau‘ to me in his eager. ness that his hot breath seemed to burn my check. I shrank from him with instinctive dislike. “ l erunmt interfere, Mr. Brandon," I said. “ [t is nnt my business ; you must plml fur yourself." “That [\vill, and force her to listen. I shall have all the. less to thank you for, Miss Ayrton," he mldml, with a laugh. “ That is another proof of her disinterest- ed goodness,” I returned. ' " l’erha 330. You seem to have her con- fidence. want you to help me.” “ In what, Mr. Brandon '3” “ Unless she marries by the seventh of next J unitary, she loses King’s Norton. She has dismissed Lo'd Eseourt and Captain Norman. \Vill you try to persuade her to marry me?” “Think of the property,” he said. “\tht a griuwus thing for her, so heautiful, so 'ittml t0 :ulorn society, to lose {Ill_this !” â€" “ That was a terrible story of poor Anice Tane‘s," he said, suddenly. “ It has made great difl'erence to the home here at King’s :rton. Have you ever seen this Sir Guy ooklyn, Miss Ayrton 1’” . I told him the I had not. ‘ It is very h on him ; .and I am very 'ry for himâ€"he was fond of Philippa, and s liked him. You do not think there is “probability of the squire’s releuting, do Miss Ayrton 1’” “That I do not, Mr. Brandon. Thereis ope of it." “'â€" " ‘ ‘ 351’ unless she is married by the eye“ a}. next January, she will lose this WP. “ Wu,“ . 6:331“! (:8th \L\What-‘a u up Hing. for “She does not se‘olnrt’b minl it in”)- east," I said. “ The estate does not trouble her." “She is singularly noble and disinterested. must confess it would trouble me very ueh. I cannot bear the idea of its going J that strange man.” Then there was silence between us; Mr. Brandon came close to me. “ Miss Ayrton,” he said, “ my cousin seems much attached to you._” i “ Umfill never relent. I should sooner ~expect to see the stars fall from heaven than for myhfgflger t_o chgnge his mind,” \Vhen he had been éome time with us, he found me one morning in the conservatory alone. I was arrandng some bouquets that «\fisanrleon wantefi to send away. He be- gan to assist me. I watched him intently. He did not seem to care about going out ; he was quite con- tent to spend the whole of his time with us. He would read to us, wander with us through the woods, drive us outâ€"do any- thing, in short, to please us. He was al- ways good-humoured; nothing ever milled him; 1 never saw him in the least degree out of temper. He was always cheerful, gay, animated; he had always something amusing to say or propose. ‘tvu Then, Mr. Brandon, perhaps to cheer us. spoke of other matters, and we reached home. “ Because,” replied Miss Carleon, “ we did not know whether she was really mar- ried or not; nor, if really married, we did not know to whom. ” “ I am sure it was not Guy," he repeated. Philippn’s face flushed, and a. clear light about: in her dark eyes. U Rn “In I run-:On ..... H “I... ma.) ~-..LL_ “ Kliiy heaven grant it ! But time passes; the man who has kept his secret so long will kegp it ngxy “:llile lie lives. ’7’ “ So am I quite gum,” she said, gently. “ Do you not think the squire will to- leut ‘3" he asked. “I do not see the justice of punishing_au innocelgt mag.” , “Hut if he found ant Guy's innocence, I’hilémmzt" “'l'shall keep these,” he said, “in mem- ory of Anice.” Then, looking at the stone, he said: “ Philippa, why is there only one name here ‘3” "ATE Elihu such a thing. But, Philippa, All the ‘ guilpy y" ““58 her beautiful face to the skies. wh's‘n‘knows 2” she replied, with sim- oesaiess. “We shall know in the We, if not in this.” ,n we reached the pretty, quiet church- A. ‘Iu one corner, where the grass was ,reenest, underneath a large cypress tree, We saw the grave of Anice Vane, marked by a plain white cross. Arthur Brandon took otl' his hat and stood for some minutes in silence. His face was pale with emotion, and his eyes were full of tears. “ Poor Anice, poor Anice 6” he repeated softly. “ All her beauty, wit, and pretty, \ lovling, graceful ways, to meet with such an 1 em 2" y» We remained there for some time, and when we went away,. l’hilippa’s cousin brought with him a few blades of the thick long_gr_ass. P" CHAPTER. VlI.â€"(Coxrmuxo.) ‘ Tell "W, Philippa," he saidâ€"“ I do not lbw mm on ionsâ€"but does the squire "500‘”‘fi l‘-)' “rm klyu 1’" ”an.“ him most unjustly for it; Or hi all acquaintance even between 0r mu himself is broken 01".” I fiE MYSTERY OF THE HOLLY TREE. V U I F ”61' car- ' Does Ha I. u ”N ' “’0“ "8 “ l" or the ' Who throniln innocent, " uho rep lied. ("‘28 "Que added “(luggrlgo “ PI would I! mil-m it. rqélklyp- .wuuld I CHAPTER VIII. L’ he said, looking at her ear- “ I cannot, father," she said ; “ i must keep my promise." “ Then you refuse Inc ‘3" interrogated Ar- thur Brandon. “ Most decidodl . You must have known that before you “Km ." ” Nay," he said ; " [thought your father‘s wishes all-powerful with you. The squire stood up, but his limbs trom- Her face grew white, rand the dignity of despair seemed to clothe her with a mantle. She rose from her knees and stood erect be- fore nilu. She waé, indeed, sorel :3le {or the squire bent his white lleatl’hefore her. “Philippa, I pray you consent," he on- treated. “ Look at me ; think how old and sorrowful I mu. You can brighten my lat- ter days ; you can give me peace. lslmll close my eyes with a smile, If I leave you here in my place. Say ‘ Yes,’ l’hilippu, my dearest childâ€"do not refuse the only prayer I shall ever make to you.” The squire’s onl reply was an impreca- tion so loud and ( eep that she slmddered ; then he sat for some minutes in gloomy si- lence. Turning to me, he cried, “ Can you say nothing that will help to bring this stubborn girl too sense of duty, Gladys Ayrton ?" “ What can I say, sir? She has given you her happiness ; she cannot give you her troth.” Then Arthur Brandon came up to the kneeling girl. “ Coti’sin,” he said, ” trust me; I will do my best to make you happy. I will give my life to your service. I will do any- thing to please and content you, if you will only consent to be my wife. Think of your father‘s gray hairs; of his life-long devo- tion. Think of your wasted lifeâ€"your lost fortune; think of the ruinâ€"the desolation â€"â€"your refusal will cause. and think of the happiness your consent would giv ” She was. indeed. sorelv trim . fm- Hm V ,- [.Vvu--- â€"I cannot marry a. man I do not love â€"I cannot break the most. solemn pro- mise ever given. Do not mistake me,” she cried, for the squire’s face grew pole with rage: “I shall not marry Guy Brooklyn; but I believe in his innocence, and I shall carry my troth-plight to him unbroken, un- stained into another world.” “ If you asked me for my life, father,” she returned, ~slowly, “ I would give it to you in a. moment. " 5 commanded me to give up the love that made my heaven on earth, and to please you I did so. I have given you my solemn promise never to marry without your consent, and rather than break that promise, I will go unwedded to my grave ; but I can do no more. Even to obey yon, I cannot break my solemn froth-plight She raised her face to his, and its beauty for a minute dazzled meâ€"the beauty of no- _bil-i‘t¥‘, of tru§ll,‘of self-sacrifice. , . "_-_-- .v...~J vuv u-vuu noble and loyal gentlemenâ€"I bring you a third. Arthur Brandon has begged me to intercede for him. He is a. noble, honest gentleman, Philippa ; he will make you very happy, and my last years will be spent in peace. You say you love me and are obed- ient to me. Prove it Philippaâ€"prove that you love me, by making me happyâ€" rove that you are willing to obey me by fulfilling my commandâ€"for I command you, by your love and your allegiance. to marry your con~ H . nun “ You know my 10v 1) 1' ” eâ€"my devotionâ€"my o e‘ lellce. “ I wish to test them,” be interrupted. “ You are aware that my whole heart is fixed upon leaving you here to succeed me. You cannot succeed me unless you are mar- ried by a. certain time. This year, to my rent re ret on have 'sent mm two most. I I g a I , i n h ' - ‘ She went up to him and “21;“: down by his side ; she caught both his hands in hers and kissed them. let me turn for comfort to_ you D] , h One cold snowy morning I saw Mr. Bran- den and the squire leave the house together; they were deeply engrossed in conversation, and a presentiment of coming sorrow for Philippa. Carleon filled me. It was a true one. Some two hours afterward, when we were sitting in the drawing-room, the squire and his nephew came in. were sumug in the drawing-room, the squire and his nephew came in. “ I am glad to find you here, Philippa," said the squire. “I want to talk to you. Nay, do not leaver us, Miss Ayrton. You I‘D-n n 4“..- I“! ,, _-_, _ -v-ll 4 v“ are a. true friend of my daughter’ sâ€"help us to bying her to teas 311.):l .. . ~~ ~ 0 l’hili me never mentioned the fortune she was to use, but, as time passed on, she grew thin and pale ; a. sh Idow came into those dark lustrous eyes. Very often, on enter~ ing her room I found her weeping bitterly. and as yet there seemed for her no dawn of hope, no ray of light. December came, and the squire’s face was drawn with great lines of care. “ Six weeks,” he said, despairinglyâ€" 3‘ only six weeks more, and she is no nearer being married than she was six years ago.” q $310!: ma meet your fate, u-tho novel- ilteog .” a oke jestingly’f but his face grew ale. an his lips dry. “ ow 'ou startle mo, Miss Ayrton! I wish my etc were to lead my beautiful cousin to the altar. I am so desperately in love with her that I shall do something ex- ( travagunt some day." I held up my hands in warning. ' “I refuse to hear another word on that. point, Mr. Brandon.” “ You are very patient; but there are li- mits to 'our endurance, I see.” “Anti there ought to be' limits to your conhdence in strangers): I replied. “ Three hundred a year ! It will be star- vation for one brought up with every lux~ any! gs she has been.” He watched her with an anxious fa‘cc, pitiable to see. He was always talking to me Q‘lz'Artlpu' Bralylon about her. l“ Only a few weeks now, Gladys, and my (lnu vhtcr loses one of the noblest fortunes in luugluml, What can I do with her? will breaking luau-l; , u - ' ’1 Many times afterward I thought of that- conversation. In the meantime, autumn passed and win- ter came. The squiro's anxiety grew quite uncontrollable. Ho would come to me and any : “:i-You ma meetyour tube, 9- the nmol In an“ ” nhl\l.n .nnt: .. ..I..;/ I soi‘ély__ woundedâ€" tried: for the n me. What Would lillillppa any ?' Wlult a dreary Chrlstnuw would it. be for her, after all 1 WM Sir Guy, whom she loved so dear- lyâ€"zto whom she had kept such unaltered foilhâ€"Jalsoto her, after all. I put my hand into the opening, where I had found the bag before, but it was not there. For a. moment I was bewildered. How could I return without it? “ The bag must have fallen to the very bottom of the cleft. ” I thought. I put my arm in, even to my shoulder, but I could not reach it. Still I was determined. Iclimhel into the hollow of the tree, tearing my hands and wounding my arms. After {i grént struggle, my hand reached the bottom of the cleft. at last, but there was nc‘m‘hng: A little cry of dismqy escaped rt“. ---. “ Now" for the bag,” I thought. “ and my dear l’hilippa’s one gleam of sunshinorwthe letter. ” As we passed through the hall, I looked at the clockâ€"it was just eleven. There was plenty of time for me to run to the holly-tree and back before the grand ban- quet, at which I knew I must befrcsent. The squire had returned to the rawing- room, so I hastened up to my room, and se- lecting a dark, thick cloak, wrapped my- self up in it. I have forgotten t) say that amongst the guests were Lord Estcourt and Captain Norman; they came this time as friends of the squire, not as suitors for his daughter. Lord Esteourt had been unusual- ly kind to me, and, to speak truthfully, it was somewhat of a sacrifice to leave himâ€" to leave that brilliant room with its light, the bright Yule-log, the Christmas «ever- greensâ€"to go out into the cold snow and wind. Once outside the hall, I found the night a terrible one. The snow fell thick ; and fast, and the wind blew so that I feared ‘ it would uproot the great trees; the warm light from the window; streamed ruddy and bright on the ground. Whenever there came a lull in that terrible tempest, I could hear the‘soiuld of music from the hall-room. ss.â€"‘_ ‘7 II-“v-v ll‘llll yllv Ul'll'lu‘llll. The wind was so strong that it was im- possible to hurr ' with any speed ; but at. length I reachm the holly-tree. The Wind haul been busy with it; some of the branches were broken, and the great cleft was eon~ sidernbly )videnegl. - “ Gladys, clnilt ,” he cried, “ there is no blc§sing for me_ 01: minq." _ I went {vith him into she servants' hull, and he sent four of the men with torches and dogs. They were to alarm the coast guard, and se sreh until some trace of Arthur was found. I tried to console the squire. “ So many things may have happened to detain him. ’ I said: but he only looked graver. The safety of Arthur Brandon did not cause me much uneasiness. He seemed to be a gentleman well able to take care of himself. \Ve went down stairs together, and in a short time Philippa was engrossed by her numerous guests. The squire, I found, was in a state of great alarm about Arthur Brandon. At ten o’clock he came tome, and said he was alout to send out men toseareh for him. “Something has happened,” he whispered. . “ Do not let our guests perceive that we are uneasy, but there is something wrong with Arthur. He was to have been here to open the ball with Philippa. pome with me, Gladys." ‘ ‘l’ _____L ,,,,, .- l “I hope Arthur has not attempted to walk home over the cliffs. He could not possibly find his way on such a night.” “ Then he is gone?" I asked. “ He is gone to Aberdnre. The squire begged of him to ride or come home through the woods ; but he was obstinate, and said that on such a. fine starry night nothing would please him so much as to walk home by the cliffs. He was to have been here at live, and now it is seven.” ' She dre“ aside the blind, and said, “ith a shudder: - Suddenly, is we stood'iu tlmt n'uer, beautiful fragrant room, a. great storm of snow beat upon the windows. A strong gust of wind seemed almost to shake the old house to its foundations. I felt. again. It. Eva: useless ; thoro “ “'11:“; a; night !” said Philippa. “ Gladys, how can you go to the tree ‘2" “ I would go if the snow and the wind were twice as bad." o to the holly~tree for you to-night ‘2" “ Yesâ€"it wi‘l be for the last time, Gladys. I shall write and tell him so, and, Gladys, I shall not meet him again.” “But you will keep your promise to him?" “ Unbroken, until I die,” she replied ; and, to my excited fancy, the crown of such greateonetancy was already on her brow. “ Philippa,” I asked slyily, “shall I go to the; lmlly-tlfg‘fm: you} t9-nigl_1t ‘2" u “ I m ty Sly agiieu to all my nmgnificcnce tonight, Gladys,” she said. “ I shall cease to be heiress of King’s Norton in two weeks from this.” 80 Christmas Eve came, and the grand old hall once more resoumled with Christ- mas mirth and welcome. I went into Philip- pa’s dressingq‘oom. She wore a superb dress of rose-enlored satin, profusely trim- med with jewels. Acoronet of pearls on her dark hair ave her the air of 0. queen. She smiled as ' entered. “ “'0 must hope. for hotter things, papa," sho rejoined, quietly; but I know she was thinking that in her death-hour she would have the comfort of knowing that her truth was nnsnllied. “I shall not live until another Christnms,” he said. “ It will break my heart Philippa, t) have to write to a stranger, and give him what would be yours. When Ulu-istmas-tide comes round, I shall be in my graveâ€"- brought there by you ; and you will be liv- ing somewhcl’? in poverty. ” festivit): 1' Eon. Philippa {va's very unha py. My heart achcd for her. letween ather and lover her lot is too hard. Christmas came at last ; and a most. unhappy Christmas it was. Tau squire would keep it up, though, in the same grand old fashion. Philippa, rcmonstrated with him. “ You are not happy, father; neither am I. ‘Why should we keep up all this sham of r . After that interview we became very un- happy. The squire showed his unier and disup intment more keenly than 0 had even one before. He would hardly speak to his daughter, and, when he (lid so it was in the coldest of terms. Discomfort, unhap- piness, flushinisery prevailed nt_ King's N_o_r- chair. “Let us understand clearly." be said. “ In defiance of me and my wishes you re- fuse to marry at all?" “I must refuso,”sho replied. “Then there is no more to be said. I meet the usual fate of a father who has loved his child too well. Arthur. you need say no moreâ€"all reason and persuasion are wasted here." bled so ‘ehat he was compelled to lean on a .,n It is supposed that while he was being ex. amined in the Judge d’Instrnction's oiliee he contrived, while the Judge’s back was turned, to stamp and mark a sheet of writ- in; pa mm In his cell he imitated with marvel oils skill the magistrate’s hand writ- ing, which he had leisure to study durin his confinement of two months and a hal . The letter was an order, signed by the J ndgc in the name of the rocnrator, to set free t'ie prisoner. He enc osed this in an official envelope, stolen, no doubt, from the Judge's oiliees,aml on leaving this before entering the van he handed it to his warder, wi in r (quest to take it to the prison direc or. Arrived at Mazes the prisoner, after re- maining for five minutes with the other w inmates, was called up and sent away {rib An escape has been made from the Mums goal under most extraordinary circumstan- ces of unheard-of daring and skill. A pris- oner nmned Altmnyer, undergoing n. ternmf imprisonment for embezzling a sum of near- ly $0,000 from a. Paris banker, forged in his coll A letter of dismissal, and obtained his liberty by showing it to the warden and hell porter. , months, we shall tell the s uire, and he will “ Read with me, Gladys," said Philippa, “ or I shall think that I am mad. ” And together we read : “Mr DEARHST SISTER AND FRIEND, PHIL~ Irra,â€"\Vhere shall I be when you find this? I know the secret of your post-oliice, and have used it for myself, you see. I dare not leave a letter at the house for you, lest the dear squire should find it ; and he must not know yet. So I shall write this,- and put it in your post-oiiiccâ€"the holly-tree. The next time you leave a letter there for Sir Guy, you will find this from me. Where‘ shall I be then? Ah ! Philippa, I am so happy but so frightened! You must not tell the squire ; he will know all but not yet. You will keep my secret !â€"â€"your heart is as ‘ trueas your eyes. I trust you, and you will not betray me. Arthur has forbidden ' me to tell anyone, butI must tell you. You will keep my secret. 0h, Philippa, I am so happyâ€"so happy that I am beside my- self with joy ! Arthur loves me and wants me to be his wife. I have promised, and keep wondering whether any one on earth was ever so happy. I have loved him ever since I first saw him. He is my hero. I would die for him I love him so dearly! I used to grieve, thinking that he loved you ;but he says that it was all nonsense and pretense ; he loves incâ€"only me. Oh, happy girl ! “’hat have I ever done, Phil- ippa, that I should be so blessed ? You must keep our secret, darling. Arthur says the squire will be so angry if he knows. It seems the squire wants him to marry some one el-e who is rich. Arthur says that if he knew of our love he Would be angry, and woqu refuse to help him any more. That is a sorrow to me for I love the squire. Ar- thur has asked me to go away with him, and I am going. The squire will not be angry when he knows how happy I am. When Arthur goes I shall go with him â€"that will be today, Philippaâ€"and to- morrow I shall be his wife. I ought to feel regret at leaving my homeâ€"grief for the sorrow I shall cause you and the squire ; but in all the wide world I see only my love. No one will guess that I have arranged to i join Arthur, for he will start alone, and I shall go by a roundabout road to St. Hilda’s 3 Bay, near Dover, and there, in St. Hilda’s ‘ Church tomorrow morning he will make me his wife. \Vhen we have been married six forgive us. I want to tel him now, but Arthur says he would prevent our marriage â€"and that must not be. Dear Philippa, I kissed you this morning-â€"-it was for the last time until Arthur brings me back as his wife. I am writing my letter in my own room, and I can hear your voice in the garden. When it is finished I shall g) and put it in the holly-treeâ€"tbe only place where it'will be found by you unseen by any one else. Ob, Philippa, where shall I be when you find it and read it? You will be married perhaps, when I come back ; but you must not tell my secret, not even to Sir Guy. I give you my little pearl ring â€"wear it for my sake; and here is a lock of my hair. It may be long before you visit the holly-tree but when you do you will know that Anice Vane is Aniee Brandon, the happiest wife in the whole wide wurld. Keep my secret, for its betrayal would ruin Arthur, and so ruin me. Farewell, my sis- ter and my friend ; Heaven keep you and bless you ! U A Clever Escgptfi from a Paris a . She brought the packet tor the lamp, and carefully enough we unfastened it. There fell from it a golden curl, and ulittle pearl ring. 'l‘hexlxveypehed the letter. “"heu‘she stood inside my room, I placed the packet in her hand. She gave a terrible cry when she saw the writing. “ Gladys,” she said, “ where did you find this. “ At the very bottom of the cleft,” I an- swored. “ Thls is Anice Vane’s handwriting. It was like a voice from the dead.” " Come, thou, Gladys," she said ; and we went together. IdaFed not look at Philippa. during that long bunguut: it seemed to me that it would never an . When the merry crowd of guests had gone back to the bull-room, I went up to her. ' What had I found? I was frightened, as though it had been something livin . I placed it in a drawer, and then hasti y at- rangedmy dress, for the supper~bull had rung. I was just in time to Join the pro- cessmn. To my surprise, Lord Escourt was waitjng for 1119. A wats sonnet n the Itudy) a double knock sound- Wlthsom 0 door. and, just no the unha py dump. as 3 had braced himself to oonlron at time. In t letective from SOOtllnd yml. “‘0 it was inn; mod and Justinian Jaypeu’s jolly clasped it ‘(-d in. back to thught 1 must run over to see how you room. 'er last night," he mid. with 3 Before re ml‘iagt‘u, “ By Jove! how seedy at the mcket. It must have lain long lh'nfix the ho! ow of that holly-tree; it was green 5'“? with mold. I saw something written on it, "'1 and holding it to the light, road the words, ‘lu “ To my dear friend and sister, Philippa 11“ C-wleon. They was written in u dolicuto “"4 girlifh l1nnd._ _ _ ‘ no bag. “Amen VASE." To In: coxmxmm.) 9” 5i Silence may be golden, but it doesn‘t ) clssmily muke‘willimmirc out. of a mute (A A resident, of Norwich has a cat that will follow him when he "nos out with his gun like a setter dog. '1' iii: eat is an observing creature, and when she discovered that every time the head of the house went. out. with a 'un she was feasted with a sparrow, she mail to following him. She keeps lie- hin l him, and when he shoots stops at hi heels. When the bird falls she runs m retrieves like a dog. Most cat: will upon hearing firearms discharged. .. «...v-- a spy. has fnr Lame time been in aguldance to see whether they applied thenlselwa assi- duously tr) their studies and left. politics and politic-.1 :xgzjtzzli-yll alone. The entrance of fresh .«uu‘ums hml already been stop ed, hut 31‘ many inflnrntiul Indies, hcmlul, rho. lit-\U‘. by the Empress, are greatly inlerestcd in the Lam? lishmenl, then: was consllemble hope uf its continuum-3. 'l‘his unfortunate incident, however, is it fresh blow, and may turn out to be a death blow. A Point “1an may Inns Learned. It has been suggested that the rat of the 100 girls compromised should go i! deputa- tion to the Prefect, who is very aniahle and popular to protest against the treatnnnt of their sister students. As many of zhcse not yet arrested belong to well-knownor well- to-do families, it u as thought hot this might have some etlcct; but in view of the inexorable determination of Conn: Tolstoi to continue his policy of alrsolute md unmi- tigated suppression, this would lx useless. It would only he another demontmtion, and more arrests would follow. The polite and temperate behavior of the I’refed, Gene- rul Grosser, is much spoken of and (raised, but the harsh, -nnhending character of the Minister is known to be immovable. In fact, it is state-«l that General Grower has cverbeen called to account by Countl‘olstoi for not having acted more severely to the spot. ‘ The female medical course in St. Peters- burg has long been considered as a tummy of Nihilists, and attempts have been made to close it altogether. The college 1:25 in- deed for smut: time pa: lwen «xi I , on prolntion. A special 1’. Jim] from .liu. ister, naturally called by. the young women - I have not yet heard of the ultmate fate of the captured young men who mtieipat~ ed in the alfair, though it is no loubt the usual one in such casesâ€"pxpulsiol or depor~ tation and police supervision ; M; I have just been informed of the trentmnt of the women. There were about om hundred young women present from the ligher fe- male medical course. The day after the event the passports of all the femle medi- cal students in the. academy “are taken from them, so that they could not'un away, and then the real arrests began. Eighteen of the girls who wu: at the cemorey have already been sent 011' out of St. btersburg by an administrative order, wihout the least notion whither they are to bttaken or what is to become of them. Munywill pro~ bably be compelled to live in out-mtlw-way places, under the eyes of the polce, their lives embittered and careers ruince I St. Petersburg Dispatch to T: e Landon Tima. I The other dayâ€"last Monday, I believeâ€" the usual winter student troulies again broke out here, resulting in the arrest of a large number of young people of 10th sexes. A demonstration under the pretext of a re- ligious service was attempted ntzhe grave of a certain Bogolinbofl', a one popular poet and critic, in the Volkotf Celetery, on the outskirts of the town. It appears to have been on the occasion of tha twenty- fifth anniversary of Bogolinboi’s death. Some 500 students endeavored toenter the church and cemetery. Many of thin curried flowers and wreaths. The genda'mes and police surrounded the place and fu‘bade the meeting. Geneml Grosser, the l’nfcct, was on the spot and stood before the gates for an hour and a half trying to pertutde the crowd to disperse, lit in vain. A; last the Cossacks made their appearance, md unum- ber of arrests were atl'ected. Soae of the prisoners were subsequently releaed. One of the range riders, Hugh Control” , by name, proposed that the party i'de over and inspect the burning pits. ‘illfl was agreed to, and the cowboys were soonspeed- ing on an errand fro l which Uonuelly him- self was never to «:11. Arriving on the 0 id: bank they found that the heaviest smoke proceeded from the summit of a long, high ridge which ran par- allel with the stream and only a short dis- tance from it. Riding to the foot of this ridge, over ground calcined and broken with heat, the boys dismounted, and leaving their horses began to ascend on foot. Ar- riving at the top of the ridge, they found themselves face to face with the fires of the bowels of *the earth. The ridge offered to their gaze one succession of pits, from which issued black smoke, shot uith lurid streaks of flame. The hot air of the pits almost parched the flesh and took the bruxth as it came steadily toward them. The party had turned to leave, unable to stand the close heat, when Connolly exclaimed : “ Boys, yonder is the biggest hole of them all ; I am going to look down and see how fu- it is to hell,” at the same time pointing to a large opening a short distance away, frnn which poured a perfest column of smoke and flame. His companions in vain tried to dissuade him from his foolhardy purpose. Io sprang away from them, and in a modem was standing on the brink of the frighthl crater. He turned and waved his hat at his com- panions, shouting something \vheh they failed to hear, and the next instant the earth on which he stood gave vay, and Connolly disappeared forever in the abyss of flame and smoke. His horrifiedcompam- ions beat a precipitate retreat, um gaining their horses, never broke the swit prairie lepe until many miles lay between :hem and the scene of their fellow cowboy‘s frightful death. He was a Texan, and bitween 21 and '22 years of age. ' Beauties of Russian Civilzation. ride brougfif fh‘fiuffi’fime‘ 3:; iug coal pits, and tho tuird day they pa quite close to u aumll creek from whose bar 5?: huge columns of dense and a Lick sun, Ind “131:0 beipgyomited fun-t1). ....... l- I mg morning at the Hammer-m'th polio. y . “on witness to the mpootnbl of Mac tor. At the police court a whole story come out. An Joann Lynxl y aid the polloo had long had tlelr aye that strange receptnol for stolen u but, with their custom want ofnoutem n they hnd arrested th wwug Tnfio y ’l‘hemnater ofthoue Jmnd “3;,“ Santimfls glad [gum ide brougn 1 1mm Ouumrgm - 3: . um ‘ mm to toe mpootnblli ' of hmter. At the police court a: whole story come out. An Joann Lypxfind aid the polloo had long had tlelr eye on that strange receptaol for stolen but, with their custom want ottoman-l, they bud arrested thgwwug magi ‘ The master of the as hand of where Seminar? gmnlgurchuc u (to l v a broug o luv‘ll‘b u. a... had coal pits, and the mud day [her "usual”... . _ _ .u- "n... “a“ a “nu mull: Wlll '- an hugnos out with hisgnn ,g. ’l‘hiscut is an ohserring when she discovered that hczul hi the house went out was {ousted with u sparrow, lowing him. She keeps ho- whcn he shoots stops at hi the bird falls sherlms m a ring. Most cm will iroarms discharged. ‘