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the thin ." ' Acoo ingly, with no definite idea as to what was expected of him, except that he was to find out “whether a gal knew her I" end Q's." and was also to “out one or two of the first candidates.“ Dr. Holbrook accepted the situation. and then. waited rsther nervously his initiation. He was never at his ease in the society of ladies, unless they stood in need of his roles- sionsl services. when he lost sight 0 them at once. and thought only of their disease. ills patient once well. however. he became nervously shy and embarrassed. retreating as soon as possible from her presence to the shelter of his friend] office. where. with his boots upon his tsb e. and his head thrown bsckin a most comfortable position. he set one April morning. in happy oblivion “ Only be strict with ’em and drew the reins tight; find out to our aetielaetion whether a gel known her ‘5 end Q's before you give her n etimout; we've had enough of your iguoremueee." said Colonel Lawns, the demoentie potentnte to whom Dr. Holbroolt was expressing his fears that he should not give satisfaction. Then, an a bright ideneuggeeted itself to the old gentle- man. he added: “I tell you what. just cut one or two at first; that'll give you a name for being particular. which is just the thing." In this emergency something must be done. and as the two belligerent parties could only unite on a stranger. it seemed a matter of s ial providence that only two months beg: the quarrel began, young Dr. Holbrook. a native of Boston, had rented a pleasant little office on the village common. formerly occupied by old Dr. Carey. whose days of practice were over. Besides being handsome. and skilful, and quite as familiar with the poor as the rich, the young doctor was descended from the aristocratic line of Boston Holbrooks. facts which tended to make him a favorite with both classes; and. greatly to his sur- prise. he found himself unanimously elected to the responsible oflice of sole‘ Inspector of Common Schools in Devon- ehire. It was in vain that he remonstrated, saying he knew nothing whatever of the qualifications requisite for a teacher; that he could not talk to girl: unless they happened to be sick; that he should make a miserable failure. and be turned out of office in less than a month. The peo le would not listen. Somebody must examfiie the teachers. and that somebody might as well be_Dr. Holbrooh asany one. A Latterly, however, there had arisen a new cause for quarrel, before which every- thing else sank into insignificance. Now, though the village of Devonshire could boast but one public school-house, said house being divided into two departments. the upper and lower divisions, there were in the town several district-schools: and for the last few years a committee of three had been annually appointed to examine and decide upon the merits of the various candidates for teaching, giving to each. if the decision were favorable. a slip of paper certifying his or her qualification to teach a common school. It was strange that; over such an oflice so fierce a feud should have arisen; but when Mr. Tiverton. Squire Lamb and Lawyer Whittemore, in the full conviction that they were doing right, refused a certificate of scholarship to a niece of Mrs. Judge Tisdale, and awarded it to one whose earnings in af'actory had procured for her a thorough English educa- tion. the villagers were amused as they had never been beforeâ€"the aristocracy abusing and the democracy upholding the dismayed trio, who at last quietly resigned their office, and Devonshire was Without a school committee. Sometimes, and that was not rarely, the quarrel crept into the choir, and then for two or three Sundays it was all in vain that Mr. Tiverton read the psalm and hymn. and cast troubled glances toward the vacant seats of his refractory singers. There was no one to respond. except poor Mr. Hodges, who usually selected some- thing in a minor ke , and pitched it so high that few could to ow him; while Mrs. Captain Sim nâ€"whose daughter was the organistâ€"r0 ed her eyes at her next neigh~ bor. or fanned herself furiously in token of her disgust. rs: anatomic coxumss. Twenty-five years ago the people of Devonshire. a little town among the New England hills. had the reputation of being rather quarrelsome. Sometimes about meek, gentle Mrs. Tiverton. the minister's wife. whose manner of housekeeping. or style of dress. did not exactly suit them; sometimes about the minister himself. who vainly imagined that if he reached three sermons a week, attended t e Wednesday evening prayer-meeting. the Thursday evening sewing society. visited all the sick, and gave to every beggar that called at his door, besides superintending the Sunday School he was earning his salary of six hu~ndred_per year._ By the nuthor ot "Edith Ly lo, " "Mildred," “ Forum House," “Ghatem eIi'Or." etc. In” arm m Wax-pee peegkin on neutlclel detenw vouted' 1! 13's. swing ehipe, (1111‘: oh “I" heevy guns, w Etionlmw to be farm Inner or to ironcladn. It m e (went upwn, ‘ And he eelled own the eon. , Quoth he: “ The umbering ironclede Oen ne' e: at hold of me. I stun: mu“ tum then them all, n 1,.L, The all, of tin [can lot-nod by I Pooch In. ‘A London “bloat-m up am following sppom in thin "3'! Punk : HEB BOY AT LAST. A SOCIETY NOVEL. sum be"t.he’aund1ng to'eEtL" w us WU “III. III 'II' I'll sim y pour a broadside in And on fly 0!! at . I can carry heavy metal, too. Thrholnoy‘t'hol“ oldie: gunmtod e a use a are re A sfmple hundred tons. The ll 30 lhrough every armor plate Li 6 papet. such their power. And having we'll steam away As sixteen kno an hour. And should the enemy hit me It's an to divineâ€" With 011%“ and with boilers placed Below my wallet lin e. They'll hard! touch a vital part Construc as I am ; While I am free to charge at them And use in deadly ram. I'm light an I'm unarmored, Have just where my guns are placed ; For. like a lady, I am well Protected at the waist. Beioreme shall each iron-clad In (right mvé'u' "£136 ‘ 117.66.“ And Engl‘nnd'g wgweggwagg again n.,,n- , So in the iimo 0! var. TIIB BBITIIII NAVY. CHAPTER I. m a Lewis rery- of the «ow. fully] ould SEMI said be p: ants. trunk, vv-- .4 utw-l‘ . "u- wwcuu us. IIUIUI’UOI. Mrs. Conner, the lady of the house. had seen them by this time, and came running down the walk to meet her distinguished visitor, wondering a little to what she was indebted for this call from one who. since her marriage with the aristocratic 1):. Remington. had somewhat ignored her former acquaintances. Agnes was delighted tosse her. and as Gn declined entering the cottage just then, t ie two friends dis- apseared within the door while the doctor an Guy repaired to the office. the latter sitting down in the chair intended for Madeline (Slide. This reminded the doctor of his porp exity. and also brought the comforting thought that Guy, who had vv .- ooi'f'uettiahly shaking back from her pretty, do liah face a profusion of light brown curls. gave him the tips of her lavender kids, while she told him she had come to Aiken- aide the Saturday before; and hearing irom Guy that the lad with whom he boarded was an old irien of here, she had driven over to call, and broughtJeaaio with her. " Herc. Joanie. speak to the doctor. He was poor dear papa‘a friend," and something which was intended as a sigh of regret for “ poor dear papa," escaped Agnes Remington's lips as she pushed a little ou‘rlyfha'ired girl toward Dr. llolbrook. was in these parts '1" was the doctor‘s mental exclamation. as. running his fingers through his hair and making a faint of pulling up the corners of his rather limp collar. he hurried out to the antique. from which 3 dnahlyg-lgolxlng lady/0180. or there- -L-_A.A ,, , " Why. Agn‘énâ€"Iobog your pardon Mrs. Remingtonâ€"when did you come ?" he asked. ofioring @1qu 11an .to_ the _ldy. who. A-_.-_AL.‘-‘,‘_A , wmoh a. dunking-loom nbgqgg! wu‘ «Infinity;z “ Can it be Sorrel and the square wag- gon ?” Dr. Holbrook thought. But far ditferent from Grandfather Clyde'a turnout was the stylish carriage and the spirited bays which the colored ooachman stopped in front of the white cottage in the same ard with the office. the house where Dr. olbrook boarded, and where. if he married while in Devonehire, he would most likely hrin his wife. “ uy Remington. the very chap of all others whom I'd rather see. and. an I live. there's Agnes. with Jeanie. Who knew the _ "One hour more." he and to himself, justas the roll of wheels and acloud of dust _ann_ounced the arrival of some one. man pages of geography and history whi she knew by heart. How she would have trembled could she have seen the formidable volumes heaped upon the doctor‘s table and waiting for her. There were French and Latin grammars, Hamilton'e.Metaphyeics, Olmstead’s Philosophy, Day’s Algebra, Butler’s Analogy and many other books, into which poor Madeline had never so much as looked. Arranging them in a row, and half wishing himself back again in the days when he had studied them, the doctor went out to visit his patients. of which there were so many that Madeline Clyde entirely escaped his mind, nor did she trouble him again until the dreaded Mon- day came, and the hands of his watch pointed to two. Most men would have sought for a glimpse of the face under the bonnet tied with blue, but Dr. Holbrock did not care a pioayune whether it were ugly or fair, though it did strike him that the voice was singularly sweet, which, after the boy had delivered the message, said to the old man, “ Oh, I am so glad ; now, grandpa, we’ll go home. I khow you must be tired." Very slowly Sorrel trotted down the street, the blue ribbons fluttering in the wind, and one little ungloved hand carefully adjusting about the old man's shoulders the ancient camlet cloak which had done duty for many a year, and was needed on this chill April day. The doctor saw all this, and the impression left upon his mind was, that Candidate No. 1 was probably a nice kind of a girl, and very good to her grandfather. But what should he ask her, and how demean himself towards her and would it be well to “cut her," as Colonel Lewis had advised him to do to one or two of the first? Monday afternoon was fright- \fully near, he thought, as this was only Saturday ; and then, feeling that he must be prepared, he brought out from the trunk, where since his arrivalin Devonshire they had been quietly lying, books enough to have frightened an older person than poor little Madeline Clyde, riding slowly home and wishing so much that she’d had a glimpse of Dr. Holbrook, so as to know what he was like, and hoping he would give her a chance to repeat someAcf the I Dr. Holbrook knew very little of girls \ and their peculiarities. but he thought this note, with its P. 8., decidedly girlish. Still he made no comment, either verbal or mental. so flurried was he with the thought that the evil he so much dreaded had come upon him at last. Had it been left to his choice, he would far rather have extracted every one of Madeline Clyde's teeth, than have set himself up beiore her u some horrid ogre. asking what she knew and what she did not know. But the choice was not his. and, turning at last to the boy. ‘ he_§aid shortly, “ Tell her to come." anuxn A. Cums. “ P. S.â€"For particular reasons I hope you can attend to me as early ”MMgngcy. “ Dear.” Then. evidently changing her mind. she had with her finger blotted out the “D." and made it into an oddly- aheped " S," no that it read: “Dr. Bannockâ€"Sm: Will you be at leisure to examine me on Monday after- noon, at three o'clock? Here it was plainly visible that a " had been writton as it_ gho would hnvo I ally seen in New England among the farmers who till the barren soil and rarely indulge in anything now. On this occasion it was a square-boxed dark-green w on. *drawn by a sorrel horse, sometimes led by the genuine Yankee " yellow.” and driven bya white-haired man, whosesilvery looks. falling around his wrinkled lace. geve him a pleasing. patriarchal appear- ance, which interested the doctor far more than did the flutter of the blue ribbon beside him. even tho h the bonnet that ribbon tied shaded the ace of a young girl. The note was from her. and tearing it open. the doctor read. in a pretty. girlish handwritin : “ Dr. Hol rook." Folldivinn the direction iniioatod. the doctor saw near his door an old-fuhionod ago-home wagggu. auo_h u! in ptill ooouiqn- ‘oflho bevy of girl- whb won or. long to {laugh hiupnogum. . _ f ,, “Something to: you. air; The My wait for an answer." said his oflioo panning to his master a little note. nogdjpg tower}! dag auqet. D" " Never. Mum . it"s all the little forlin' you've not. I'll at the old place no first. ; “ and ohlrruping to Sorrel. the old man drovo on. while Madeline walked. with a human“ heart. to the office door. whom she knocked timidly. Naturally polite. Guy's first impulse was to go to her assistance. but she did not need it. as was provon by the light spring with which she reached the ground. The white-haired man was with her again. but he evidently did not intend to stop. and a close observer might have detected ll ahnde of sadness and anxiety upon his face M Madeline called eheerily out tehim. " (iced- byo, grandpa. Don‘t fear for me. and I hope you will have good luck ;" then. as‘ he drove away. she ran a ntop after him and said, “ Don‘t look no aerry. please. for it Mr. Remington won't let you have the money. there's my pony. Beauty. I em willing to give him up." _ _ _ l go-gigylt was stopping in froxii of the ofhoemnd’tlmt from it a. young lady was aligning.” stone, the fair English irl to whom he had become engaged when e visited Europe. (our years age. should be strong enough to bear transplanting to American soil Twice since his en agement he had visited her. finding her a we s loving and sweet. but never quite re y to come with him to his home in America. He must wait a little longer ; and he was waiting, satisfied that the girl was worth the sacrifice. as indeed she was. for a fairer. sweeter flower never bloomed than Lucy Atheretone, his afllanced bride. Guy loved to think of her. and as the doctor's remarks brought her to his mind. he went off into a reverie con- cerning her. becoming so lost in thought.‘ that until the doctor's hand was laid upon ; his shoulder. h way of rousing him. he did not see that W at his Afriend _esiguated as But no such doubts dwelt in the mind of Guy Remington. Eminently fitted for domestic hap inesa. he looked forward anxioun‘ly to _e type vylgen Lucy Ather; “ And do you mall); think a. wife would make it pleasanter ‘2" Dr. Holbrook asked. the tone of his voice indicating a little doubt as to nthen's being happier for having a helpmate to share his joys and sorrows. “ Bnmor is wronfl as usns1.then,” was Guy' s reply, a soft ght stealing into his handsome eyes. Then after a moment, he added: “ Miss Atherstone's health is far too delicate for her to incur the risk of a. climate like ours. If she were here I should be glad. for it is terrible lonely st Aikenside. and I must stay there you knyow. It would be 11 shsme to let the piece run down. ” “ How did the girl look ?" Guy asked. and the doctor re lied : “ Saw nothing but her bonnet and a no ribbon. Come in a queer old go-giggle of a waggon, such as your country farmers drive. There was anold man with her in a oamlet coat. Guess she won’t be likely to impress either of us, particularly as I am bullet-proof, and you have been engaged for years. By the way, when do you cross the sea again for‘ the fair Lucy ? Rumor says, this summer." ‘ "You must write the certificate, of course," he said. “ testifying that she is qualified to teach." “ Yes, certainly, Guy. if she is; but maybe she won’t be, and my orders are. to be strictâ€"very strict It first, and out one or two. You have no idea what a row the townie in." Guy Remington liked anything savoring of a frolic, but in his mind there were oer- tein conscientious samples touching the justice of the thing, and so at first he demurred; while the doctor still insisted, until at last he leughingly consented to commence the exsminstion, provided the doctor would sit by, and occasionally come to his aid. “0h, take It, then; take my place." the doctor exclaimed, eagerly. “ She does not know me from Adam. She never saw me in her life. Here are books, all you will need. You went to a district school awhole week that summer when you were staying in the country. with your grandmother. You surely have some Ides what they do there. while I have not the slightest. Will you, Guy ?" he persisted more earnestly, as he heard wheels in the street. and was sure old Sorrel had come again. Agnes Remington, who was reclining languidl in Mrs. Connor's easy-chair, and overwhe ming her former friend with des- criptions of the gay parties she had attended in Boston, and the fine sights she saw in Europe, whither her gray- haired husband had taken her for a wed- ding tourâ€"would not have felt particularly flattered, could she have seen that smile, or heard how easily, from talking of her, Dr. Holbrook turned to Madeline Clyde,‘ whom he expected every moment. There was a merry laugh on Guy's part, as he listened to the doctor's story; and when it was finished, he said: “Why, I see nothing so very distasteful in examining a pretty girl, and uzzling her, to see her blush. Ihalf wis I were in your place. I should enjoy the novelty of the _thing."_ “ Thirty.if the temily Bible does not lie," ssid Guy: " but she'd never forgive me it she knew I told you thet. So let it thet she’s twenty-eight. She eertsinly 18 not more then two yeere your senior. a mere nothing.it you wish to noise her Mrs. Holbrook ;" and Guy’s dark eyes scanned curiously the doctor's hoe. as if seeking there for the secret of his proud young step-mother's snxie y to visit lain Mrs. Conner the momen she hear that Dr. Holbrook was her boarder. But the doctor. only laughed merrily at the idea. of his being tether to Guy. who was his college chum and_long_-tried friend. U marry' agsin. tho she may. She’s. you'llâ€".30“ 9.“!2 _ n .- ggain in'té (he tabidfind uni time with'so much force that the point we broken ofi ; hm the doptor did not mjad it, gnd with the jagged and oontinuedto mkkejaggod marks, while he mid; “She'll hudly “ Oh, yes. She recovered from her pique as soon as I settled a handsome little income on Jennie. end. in tent, on her too. until she is foolish enough to merry agein. when it will cease, of course. no I do not too} it my duty to aupgort en! men’s vyife unless it' be by oim'." was GuEnRoming- touts {02111 Wanamaker!!- ih. vent never toiled him et. oonld Ilto ofler eome Inflation. ut‘he'wonld spent at it inn now. In bed other urethra to tell: ebont; end eo. junming his pen- knite into n pine able covered with Inni- ler jeme. he eeid. “Agnes. it eeeme. he. come to Aikeneide. notvnthetmding ehe deolered she never would. when she found the the whole of the Remington property :mltflnged to your mether. nnd not your 3 er.” Instant] Madd '8 face flushed with ner- vous dre . as s e thought, “ What if I should fail? ” fanoying that to do so would be an eternal disgrace. But she should not fail. She was called b everybody the very best scholar in the onedale school. the one whom the teachers always put for- ward when desirous of showing off. the one who Mr. Tiverton. and Squire Lamb. and Lawyer Whittemore a'lways noticed and raised so much. Of course she should not ail. though she did dread Dr. IIol~ brook. wondering much what he would ask her first. and hoping it would be something in arithmetic. provided he did not stumble upon decimals, where she was apt to get‘ bewildered. She had no fears of grammar. She could pick out the most obscure sentences and dissect a double relative with perfect ease: then as to geography. she could repeatwhole pagesof that; while in the spelling-book. the foundation of a thorough education. as she had been taught, she had no superiors. and but few equals. Still she would be very glad when it was over. and she appointed Monday. both because it was close at hand. and because that was the day her grandfather had set in which to ride to Aikenside. in an sdjoixr " Never mind the hair. Maddy." the old man said. gazing fondly at her with a half sigh as he remembered another brown head, pillewed now beneath the grave-yard turf. “ Maybe you won‘t pass muster, and then the hair will make no differ. There‘s a new committee-man. that Dr. Holbrook, from Boston. and new ones are apt to be mighty strict. and especially young ones like him. They say he is mighty larned, and can speak in {urrin_tongues.:' “ If my hair were not short I should do better. What a pity I out it the last time! It would have been so long and splendid now," she continued, giving a kind of con- temptuous pull at the thick, beautiful brown hair, on which there was in certain lights a re ldieh tinge, which added to its richness and _be_auty. _ She did look hex-y young. and yet there was something womanly too in the expres~ sion of the face, something which said that life's realities were already beginning to be undegetoogl by her. " You can tell them that you are sure of feying thirtyâ€"six dollars in the fell. and it do well. maybe they’ll hire me longer. I mean to try my very best. I wonder if anybody before me taught school when they were only 14}. Do I look as young as that 7" and for an instant the bright, childish face scanned itself eagerly in the old-fashioned mirror. with the figure of an eagle on the top. Madeline was a favorite with all. especially with Mr. Green. and as the school would be smaller that summer. the plan struck him favorably. Her age, how- ever, was an objection, and he must take timeto inquire what others thought of a child like her becoming school-mistress. The people thought well of it, and before the close of the next day it was generally lmown through Honedale. as the southern part of Devonshire was called. that pretty little Maddy Clyde had been engaged as teacher. and was to receive three dollars «week, with the understanding that she must board herself. It did not take Made- line lon to calculate that twelve times three do lars were thirty-six dollars, more than a tenth of what her grandfather must borrow. It seemed like a little fortune. and blithe as a singing bird she flitted about the house, now stop ing a moment tofondle her pet kitten, w ile she whis- pered the good news in its very appre- ciative ear, and then stroking her grand- father's silvery hair, as she said: see ;" and, before the old people had recovered from their astonishment. Mede- line had caught her bonnet and shawl, and was flying down the road. - “III could only help," Madeline said one evening when they not talking over their troubles ; "but there’s nothing I can do, unless I. apply for our school this sum- mer. Mr. Green in the oommitteemen; he likes us, and I don't believe but what he’ll let up huge it. _ I then to go end For forty years the aged couple had lived in the old red farm-house, tilllng the barren soil of the rock homestead. and. save on the sad night w en they heard that Richard Clyde was lost at sea. and the far sadder morning when their daughter died, they had been tolerably free from sorrow ; and. truly thankful for the blessings so long voucheafed them. they had retired each night in peace with God and man, and risen each morning to pray. But a change was coming over them. In an evil hour grandpa Markham had signed a note for a neighbor and friend. who failed to pay, and so it all fell u n Mr. Markham, who. to meetthe deman , had been com~ polled to mortgage his homeetead; the recreant neighbor still insisting that long before the mortgage was due he should be Table himself to meet it. This. however. he had not done. and. after twice begging off a foreclosure, poor old Grandfather Markham found himself at the mercy of a grasping remorseleas man. into whose hands the mortgage had passed. It was vain to hope for mercy from a man like Silas Slocum. The money must either be forthcoming, or the red farmohouse be sold, with its few Sores of land; and as among his neighbors there was not one who had the money to spare. even if they had been willing to do so. he must look for itamongetrangers. _ _ A, __ ‘ _» girl who made the sunlight of their home. She was the child of their only deughter, and had lived with them since her mother’s death. for her (other was a. see captain. who never returned from his lost voyage to Chine. made two months before ehe was terahle tenderness in the voioee oi the old couple when they spoke that neme. while their dim eyes lighted up with pride end Joy whenever they rested upon the oung girl who [node the ennlight cf_the_ir ome. Muddy. her andhbher md grandmother called her. 9n there was s world of mm:- As Guy at neon-t the door. it was he whoo ed it. while ”Adeline cum in. her no thrown eyes listening with name. thing like n to”. an her cheek- burning with excitement no she took the ohnir indiutod by Guy Remington. who uncou- eoiouely found himeeu master of core. monies. and whom she netunlly mistook for Dr. Holbtook. whom she hnd never Glmoing involunhril M Mother. the young man uohu moaning nmiloo, while the doctor whmporod wttly. " Vor- dmtâ€"thnt‘l auu." ' CHAPTER II. CLYDE. be immediately arranged. Each of the trunk lines is to deposit a sum as a guar- antee for the maintenance of agreement. Hereafter all questions of difference arising underthe agreement will be arbitrator]. The new tariif goes into effect on Monday. Dr. Woelk. member of the Gonna}; Reichslag, andpne of the founders of the Liberal group, is dead. A New York despatch says Commissioner Fink states that the agreement between the trunk lines contemplates a reference of the question of differential rates to a Commis- sion of three prominent men not identified in any way with se'aboard cities or railroads. Before this Commission the Chamber of Commerce or other interested parties on whom the Commission may call for infor- mation will be heard. Meanwhile the tariff of June 15th, 1881, will be again put in force. which ison a basis of 20 cents per 100 lbs. on grain from Chicago to New York. West bound rates will be restored to the tariff of August 6th. 1881, viz.. 45 cents per 100 lbs.. first.class, New York to Chicago. All other questions, such as the method of maintaining rates hereafter. will bets. I’ll take my chaneeauwitfi1hé 53173153 every time.â€"San Francisco Post. is down to Frisco on a visit, “ the fact is. my dear Mrs. Skidmore, I had the narrowest esca from being mined the other day you ever card of." ' “ Oh. how nice," said Mrs. S., pouring out another cup. " How was it ?" ‘ " Why, you know I sold our house and lot last month, and had the money all ready to deposit in the savings bank the next morning, which was the very day of its failure.” " Good gracious! “ I slept with the money under my pil- low. and the next morning when I got ready to start for the bank the money was gone. Some burglars had taken it during the night. An hour afterward the bank burst. Did you ever hear of such a piece of good luck ?" " Luck ? Why. you lost your coin all the same." ‘ " Yes, but don’t you see they caught the burglars. and on condition of my not pro- secuting them, they returned me fifty cents on a dollar. The bank paid only twenty-two. There's no use talking, ‘Bannah ; hetween savings banks and rob- Dlflcrcnce Between Burglar: and Saving- “ Not unless I should happen to marry a rich man. Poor girls like me have some- times done that, haven’t they ? " was Maddy's demure reply. ' Grandpa Markham shook his head. " They have, but its mostly their mina- tion; so don’t build castles in the air about this Guy Remington.” “ No, no. Maddy. no. Be satisfied with the lot where God has put you and don’t be longing after something higher. Our Father in Heaven knowa just what is best {or us; as He didn't see fit to at you up at Aikenside. ’tsint no ways like y you'll ever live in the like of it." “ The fact is," said old Mrs. Phip a. who down to Frisco on a. vinit. u thnp ant in " How I wish I could go with you clear up to Aikenside l They say it’s so beauti- tul." Madeline had said. as on Saturday evening the sat discussing the expected events of t e following Monday. " Mrs. Noah. the housekeeper. had Sarah Jones there once. to sew. and she told me all about it. There are gravelled walks. and nice green lawns. and big. tall trees, and flowersâ€"oh! so many lâ€"and marble fountains. with gold fishes in the basin; sud statues. big as folks. all over the yard. with two brass lions on the gate-posts. But the house is finest of all. There's a drawing-room bigger than a ball- room. with carpets that let your ‘feet sink in so far; pictures and mirrors clear to the floorâ€"think of that. grandpa! a looking glass so tell that one can see the very bottom of her dress and know just how it hangs. Oh. I do so wish I could have a peep at it! There are two in one room, and the windows are like doors. with lace curtains; but what is queerest of all. the chairs and sofas are covered with real silk, just like that funny gored gown of grandma's u? in the oak chest. Dear mel Iwonderi I‘ll everlive in such a plague Aikenside? " tictw _ -vâ€"v vâ€"v .uvuv. was! dead. md'in his win the oh man turned to the son. whom he knew to be very rich. md who. he had been told. was exceedingly genogonn._ He could hudly tall why he hell the ht ct epplying to On: Remington for he 9. unleee it were that he once had uved the lite o! Guy's tether, who. as long as he lived. had evinced a great rcgerd for his benefeetor. frequently Inserting that he meent to do something for him. But the eomething wee nave;- gone.‘ gho (other was ;‘_; -_x 1.. L2, . i town. md Mk its young master for the l .. o! my” hugdrod doubts. Beecher on Christ'- Appearance. (To be continued).