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nblo Mdonoi h m.“ 63o?" - yum” ukototomliing." q - any it you ‘ “ 0:: Thank, thou; uni-Mood tronbio ”-fi -._- -â€" uu mun"- ”a“. they 'o‘onnidor inferior-.1 " Thoro’u lot. rustle hoes noun: town and ‘ho shop! 2. wouldpauit you better-“though s gupoot. .blo residence h quite noounry It you take to hafnium" ‘ _ , V1, _ ......w- nv-vw you II.“ ”in I“!- dn ." “Weill I was thinking .- muoh.” returned tho inndlady, with the any hm! unity with whi‘ohh th 0 "us“ qureu than 1):“: Mun-l" -- l_l__l__- “ A bed-room only I" repeated Mrs. Jupp. " No. by no means! My drawing-rooms 18 let this two years and more to a most to- ootablo party what dinoa in the Cit . out? I have just this room and our bog- room besides, and I could not rank the ”h" ‘ ‘ “ Then."uid Marieâ€"her heartlinkln ' fit the ldoo of being out mm {tom oven t is (i‘oy refugeâ€"“ I must leave you next Thun- “ One word more. and no longer. Could you 14 room “one? I find the more gimp I can meet." "She's oomo .‘ from Southampton," “nought Mrs. Jup . :‘and she knows too much to hem Lo: '8 Jnnghter; that card dod e would never enter into one of their house. I’ll be bound. No. no; she's just a foreign chit scrambling after what 5110 can pick up." “ One word more. and I will detein you no longer. Could you let me hevenbed- room elone? I find the tent of two rooms mnrn O \nn 1' A-.. __A-A u ,, -_n__'-â€"vvu I _ “I’m eure I oenft tell.” replied Mrs. J upp, reluctant to relinquish her theory of the Eul'e- deughter. . " My connection hee always been very genteel; I never hed no lodgere but whet wee in an independent my of bueineee.’!- . “ I ehould much like to get 3 few pupils," begun poor Marie, “ end I thought of writ- ing a card. and leaving it at the nearest library. or ohemiet'e ehofipleoee where peo~ ple stop." and talk. you owâ€"or en advero tieement ? . _Or, ehould you think I could get em'floyrnent in any of thoee monstrous nil) indry‘ eetebliehmente I hove peeeed in driving here from the station? I heve e teete for milllnery." “ What etetlon ?" eeked Mrs. J upp. ‘ “ Waterloo," returned Marie. with en sir ol ugtnletekeble truth. - “ Thnk you." said Marie. “ You see I am a. total stranger hate. having come over from France to endeavor to cam my own brood, either. by teaching or" needle-work. orâ€"do you think I should be likely to gain pupils in this neighborhoocl?” : ‘ “ I’m sure I 031136 tell.” replied Mrs. Jupp, I “lufltlnt fn l‘nl;nnn:n|‘ L‘_ AL _ , ,, n . , __ v- w uuvuaus V, 1... She rang and asked in her quiet, gentle tones,if Mrs. J upp was disengaged. and it the could see her. Yes, Mrs. Jupp was disengaged, and at her young lodger's disposal. “ Good-evening," said Marie,as Mrs. J upp, in a substantial “ afternoon’s” dress. a stern cap with ink ribbons, a bow of hair over each temp e. well secured by a band of black velvet, opened the door. " Good-evening, miss," returned the land- lady. and relapsed into watchful silence. “ Pray. sit down." resumed Marie. some- what embarrassed how to begin. “ I have troubled you tocome tome for I want a little advice in a matter which my ignorance of your customs renders diflioult." ‘- “I've a‘ deal of experience. miss,” she returned. guardedly. " having kept lodgings close on twenty years; and it that doesn’t show on. life; I don't know what does. I'll be appy to give you the best advice I To do what? A difficult question; but of a necessity. something. There lay her all. and she had nowhere to turn when it was exhausted. 0n reaching London the night before she had decided on Kennington as the locality furthest from all she had hitherto known of London ; and after passin the toll-gate. shrinking from the noise an publicity of the main road, had directed the cab-driver to turn down the first quiet. shady-looking street she observed. Here a lentiiul crop of “ Apartments 'to let " o ered her a choice. and selecting one at random, she submitted to a very galling cross-examina- tion before she could gain admittance. and did so at last only by paying a week’s rent in advance. Here, the excitement and sense of wrong gradually subsiding, she would almost have hailed death as a deliverer from the appall- ing sense of desolation under which she was ready to sink. . And now what to do? First. she must get cheaper lodgings -thess two miserable l rooms cost her twenty-one shillings. A a bed room would be‘qu‘ite enough. ° “1“ _.._-â€" -_ J ‘ The iigbc'séfiéfié'md slept heavilyâ€" the dreamleus sleep of exhaustion. The day had passed in a. sort of agonized bemldermeub. and now the had roused 110580]! to tpink,.und to do. We must now retrace the course of events With Marie, and go back to theygi- teted evening on which Neville and Sir derio had sought Min-e Redoubt. It ed gloomily, With a thick warm rein; end the atmosphere seemed a ton ortwo ghuwier than uunel. ~ In A smell heck parlor in one of the nar- row streets leading from the main line near Kennington Gate, neetly and etifliy furn- ilhed, but Mrs. Guy Nevxlle. Before her we. e penn inkbottleka few sheets of note per, end or pen. - lnflhe had taken her wholh fortune from her t-mmmaie. and was oountingitâ€"aeven Mums“ and a. hell. eight shillings, Ind I. few bullpeuce, She aprewd them out before her, and stud upon‘thern sadly. _ MLA *2 , LOOK BEFORE \ou‘ LEAP. . , 110 In In Honors mt. And nptuwuu ludlu gazed into his eyes; 8110 flood without. ban-mm the wintry skin In mm: and fleet. He spoke at Fulth‘o decay; 0 Indie: It had because he a to so.“ . ‘ a. ma her [:00 In huud. Mummhm .93: x v-u-su Hanna, afié’ima u 110 pledgod'hiy faith} nu. ma her line in 1.5113750333113551}??? blue. But dexed not prey. In church. in court and Itreet Hon bowed end ladle: smiled where'er he went. Ihe stole through lilo, by shame end hunger bent. Wit bleeding toot. , Ufou his wedding deY 8h. stood V th hmulng eyee l mt “in would : wee . And board the deucer’e trad, the music's éweeg, Sound in e'uy. The bride to are and true. He toot uuw himself In eught mood - Amid] the tr world. mu in 5:061]. rmugh wellltillz’mw 8 The while In host and snow. "-".Al-p‘ -1... -e, A.) __. , . By Mrs. Alexnudu-r. In Jamaao: CHAPTER XVIII. ...... â€" uuu uuv ‘1. you whose maiden breast r'Love l supremest test, IVA-a -Chrtm'an Union. , “V--- n...“ "mu-u A. (18110! T" " You, plane." said Agnew with n sigh of content. and laying her head on Marie's thoulder. “ We are living in A very humble way at resent.” continued Mrs. Bunhol. " My nebnnd has no: been laminate, fhnugh he ie of e good .old count femilv‘ n Devon- ehire. and J m not e le to bring I: my children in the wny I should like-4n wee brought up by my lete Po, who wee well known in the cityâ€"4m! when we onnnoi control oironmuenoee. we hed beet bow to ‘themaeupeoinlly when we know they'nre not“ to mnke nu lit loose to eouhly things. Noveriheleu there ate oertein habits of - obliged to you for your kindness and help. i It ou'd been the child's mother. you poor thing home! it's a good s we're out of the omnibus line." “ A cab." suggested Marie. tsp. and ‘ “Oh. no!" exclaimed her new friend eagerly. "I never enter a cab. way hall the diseases are caug take all sorts of subjects to hospi you don’t know whatâ€"no. we'll along quietly; Albert Will help his sister. and-â€"" It's that litâ€"they tale. and just get to may “ If my accompanying you will be of use." began Marie. glad to tind any distrac- tion to her thoughts. “ H'ohl you’re quite too good; I could not think of troubling youâ€"really good." “ I am glad to be of any useâ€"l with and help you," returned Mar little irl seems content with meâ€"I will ‘ fixer a little while~sliall LAW“? ?" A carry ll Y5... “In“. M unit! A an--- _,3 you are at me go ‘ ie " your “ I never new her like this before." said the alarmed mother, “though she is a deli- oate little creature. Agnes, my pet. speak to mamma." “ Do not be too much elarmed." said Marie. quietly. “I have seen children overcome by the heat and exhausted atmosphere of a crowd, very readily ;" and She tonderlv remmmrl th- nL:‘AO_ L_A . -...., nu, Avuully; she tohderly tombâ€"wed the child's hat, bathed her brow_yvith water. um,u. - .. u. ---v ”Us Uulh "Oh. dear! goodness gracious!" whis- pered the mother, eagerly, “whatever are we to do ?” (She said haven") But Marie made no reply. except to lift ’ the unconscious child, an effort almost too much {or her strength; and reusing the rough-heeded boy from an uneeay slumber. she oerried her little burden to the door. where she was speedily followed by the‘ fri htened mother. and the other children, wh le an attendant of the chapel brought them a glass of water. , 7V . _â€"â€"â€"-- ur- nlvvtle Marie looked down, the pretty little round face was deadly pale. She felt one of the small ungloved and not very clean hands. it was icy cold. She learned across and whispered to the fat womenâ€" “I fear your little girl is not wellâ€"as I am 31°“ the door I_w1fl lift her out." w- .... vu uuu "all wars wiped from 01! all faces," she forgot the orowdâ€"ellâ€"save the blessed picture. till she was roused from the vielon by the flexen head falling against her in more than the heaviness of sleep. Marie looked down, the p_retty_little mnnd fan- n.-- a-_.n_4 , Luau me sermon beganâ€"a quaint and stirring discourse, which riveted our hero- ine’e attention; and in the 'préaoher'e eloquent description of how to win the entrance of that world “ where alleighing and sorrow ie at an end,'_' and f‘ell were Inn'mol 1-,... AR .1! ‘ A tall. quaint man, with wild lookin hair, who had mounted the pulpit, upraiseg a bony hand, and now the congregation bent in prayer; it was a long, rambling oration, telling a great deal about sin and ‘temptation and the devil, but asking for nothing intelligibly; and Marie’s attention began to wander back to her own troubles. Then they sang another hymnâ€"a sweet‘ old tune, “ Book of Agea"â€"whioh affected poor Marie inexpreasibly. mL-_ LL 4 _-v-â€"'â€" nan-v "MU I“ up. hiltainilhiéihalf-awad in her face. Marie had stood a few seconds by the door, when the large women suddenly turned a broad. kindly, and surprisingly- youthlul face toward her. She immedi- ately stretched a stout arm across her little flock. thereby diearrangiug their hats con- siderably, and signed to the rough boy to open the doorâ€"indicating with a polite smile to Marie that she might enter. The boy stepped out to accommodate her entrance. and she found herself next a blue eyed, flared-heir“! mite who looked I.-I- -...:u, , _V, - _ v'vâ€"--' uvv uwu , . , . She could not return at, so she strolled till’she lost her Way, and, at last found her- self beside a large white-washed building. the windows 0! which showed a strong light within. and from the open doors of which came forth a strong, deep tide of human voices. intoning with tolerable accuracy the well known hymnâ€" ' There is a land of pure delight." Animpulse to enter, and taste even the vague companionship of a multitude of strangersâ€"even the shadowy sympathy of common prayerâ€"seized her. The seats were full, and many stood in the aisles. 11-4- I, 'I I 'When this was sooompliuLed, it was still but seven o'clock; and. prompted by the restlessness of misery, she determined her- self to seek her way to the poet. Rolling herself in a large shawl, she made eiew inquiries of the set-vane. and soon discov- ered the required localityâ€"too soon. “L- ._“|3 ' She wrote vusrdedly, and without an address, more], Informing her auutthut she had changed her abode sud employ- ersâ€"that she was well, and would writesoou sgsm when she wus more settle] ; but that she was at present in excellent health and spirits. pa: 1:. Still Guy might through this relative Rein some clew to her; if he took the trouble of seeking. Ah I would he care for. ‘snd wish her back? Down in the secret depths of her heart she hoped he would; and also in those secret depths she bid a sort of unacknowledged, undefined hope. that in thus letting this remote clew uses 0 her. she neld by a slender thread â€" yet still)». thzeadâ€"to the delicious but momentary nag} 7- _--‘ â€"..-â€"v- The Voldiledy had never 'ehown her much ' emotion; indeed she looked on her an e! loot sheep. because Maxie had always held toAProteeuociem. . _ ,.__, n“- ,--- _...... we”. -me e um um reunquteh; end I trust our “Thundey. belore noon; 1! utter thet. home. though humble ie genteel." you’re lieble for another week; end you'll And regudloee of reply. the let ledy not mind my shaving the ep utmente. plunged into elong pereonel hluwry of the though you ere in themâ€"mot to one time." {61033110108 0! her quer deyeâ€"-the dietin. Whet ehould she do? Should ehe write guiehed friends of her lete peâ€" hie unmer- to her old French eunt. who bed been her ' ited mielortunee~the tell her she bed ohenged her employment ? ’ highest refinement who I or ehould the keep eilence ? The old ledy bed never shown her much affection; indeed she looked on In... .. . , eyed on the flute. ‘ I Merie mroe heard, ut took a. quiet I “:22? firtfiimr'm 0.! ”19 wt!- you no further," said poor 31qu udly. u mkn“’-_ L_l-_- ~ CHAPTER XIX. are caughtâ€"they s to hospitals. and no. we'll just gag ,, and -- .V..,. "n, ulu ,Vll IPO“ BO oruolly.and yet you did love mo? Thq greed for my mppoaod fortune could not hnvo given your eyes much I lightâ€"yon": tones so much Made on." . After striving to x some In for the morn-ow. and struggling wit the hm“ CHAPTER XX. And Marlo knelt in agonized yot thankful suppliontlon. " 1! I can but maintain myself awhile honntly, porhnpa Guy will sock mo om! Ohl Guy. Guy! why did you speak no cruellymnd yet you (liq love mo? Th. III-AA l-_ .... ._ > "l ” Law! Bushoi. y or enterprise; she’s creature. and she a lambs French. um! I: T"... use us, lulu sne smiled graciously. The bare notion of her children having lessons from a real live Frenchwomen. fresh, perhaps, from Pane. raised Mrs. Bushel at once to e. pinnacle of gentility she had scarce ever hoped to reach. Marie begged a cab might be called, as she feared to return so late clone; and no Mrs. Bushel did not now suggest any fear- ful results from the indulgence of that extrev ence. she took her leave. “I do ‘declare rovldence has given us achsnce for getting a. bit of education for the chil- dren.” cried the mother when she returned to the parlor. " Well." said Mr. Bushel, stroking the head of his little Agnes, " I don’t know. butit’s not very rudent. Eh!" ” Law! Bushe . you never have no faith or enterprise; she’s a lady. and a sweet cresturemnd she shell tench these dear lambs French. end perheps music." I This puzzled Marie for a moment. She felt instinctively that she must not giVe her owu name and she was unprepared with another: but. she speedily recovered. and recalling at random some of her father's few relations. said calmly, “Mlle. Thibaut, No. â€". Acacia Row." " Oh I" replied Mrs. Bushel, " a French lady! I thought you did not sseak English quite like us,” and she smile graciously. The bars notion of her children having lessons from a real live Frenchvgoman. frank hanks-n.- l_-__ 1‘, At the word lesson. she had glanced at her three little gitle, who, from babyhood, shared the funny councils. " Well, any one can see you’re a. lady, at any rate ; but deer. dear! you'll do noth- ing at the needle. We'll see whnt we can do when you come hereâ€"and now, what name 7" “Dear, hear! to think of that!" Mrs. Bushel. At the word lesson. she had glam her three little gitls, who, from baby shat-3g Rho family councils. , ._ -_- -v-.- ua mvuun’o “ I used to give lessons in France.” ehe concluded, utter arranging with Mrs. Bushel. “But here I must get more immediate emplo ment; at least. until I can make some riende; and I think of endeavoring to do needlework. I, too. have seen vicis- situdes. my‘deer modem 1” move 6n the following Monday u I I‘D-l. n. ah... I-..-__‘ , wrfiv- â€" -vt-JI Whereupon, Marie, in a few words, explained that she had cothe to England to seek employment. and could not anord luxuriouslqnartersâ€"that she was a total stranger. and unable to ofl'er any refer- ences; but that if, under these enroumstan~ oss, they would let;her engage a bed-room, she Would be happy to do so. With very little hesitation this was agreed to; and Marie, before many minutes were ever, had inspected and taken a small back bed-room at the large sum of seven shillings per week. Here. she agreed to mnun An 6h- IA‘I-_:__. I. “ I do not think any one could have done less for the pretty child,” said Marie. ”And new if you will excuse my leaving you abruptly, I must do so. as I wish to return to my present lodgings.” - She paused. “I see," she resumed. “a. card in your window. May I ask if you let any part 01‘ your house 7” An eager rejoinder that the drawing- room floor was vacant and at her service was Mrs. Bushsl’s reply._ mL_.__.7~ " -_ â€"â€"â€"viv unvauulu e ' He brought with him 9. Iain t, stale odor of smoke. and was ver quiet and civil. To him Mrs. Bushel volu ly detailed the end- den seizure of little Agnes. (who speedily nestled on her father's knee), and described. glowingly, the kindness of the young lady, em. 810. . â€"-vI-‘. wuu UuUUBU. Here Mr. Bu‘ehel made his appearanceâ€" a tall. seedy, helpless-looking man. with a. tolerably good face, and an innocent expres- eion. long, lanky legs, terminating in large carpet slippers of remote antiquity. . "n RunnnL; â€".'LL I, ,- _â€"-â€".J vvwavlu u: lulu: ' The fat lady was a slattern. the children were slatternly, the air of a daily and hourly scramble hung about the whole concern. at the people Were evidently kindly an res ctahle. Here, surely. she might find ehe ' r at a moderate rate. It was getting late, and she was anxious to return. yet she would not lose this chance, so she waited patiently while Mrs. Bushel hustled into a tiny front parlor and lit the gas. entreated her new friend to remove her bonnet, turned a deaf ear to Marie's observation that she could not pos~ sibly remain, and deepatched Albert for some beer. and Augusta Jane to tell Jami- mar to bringflupthe breadand cheese. "_._~ I. n“- 5â€". ‘-., u-uuua sown/cu a whâ€"ite card indicating lodging: to let. She felt a. sort of dreary oomfort in this. ,mL- 1AA ‘A 3 Before Marie hid well concluded her observations. they paused at the gate of a. small house in aemall row. with small ger- dene. and Marie read on a. ler e zino plate, which neerl swallowed up t e gate, “ E. Bushel, Co Agent, etc." Here. after ringing for some time. a slut- ternly girl opened the door. over which. by the light of a. smell gee jet,‘ Liter-fie peroeiyed a mhhn no... :_.1:_Alg, natal lite I now: can relinquish; and I trust our hoino; though humblg is ggntoel." __‘-_JI , Th5 cried Ur. McColgsnan extole the value of the ether or rhigolene s ray for the instan- taneous relief principlSly of facial neurslgia. He first had occasion to observe its good efl'ecte upon his own person. be having suffered reatly from facial neuralgia. Since our n himself he has had occee on to test its e my in about twenty cases. The result was invariably a most gratifying success. In man instancesa permanent cure was eetablehed. He attempts to explain its action by supposing a complete change to take place in the nutrition of the affected nerve in consequence of the intense cold acting as a revulsive.--Somhcrn Practitioner. 5 A bosom Mendâ€"tho handful ”we--- \‘ m, ucuynwu says W 18 believed that the missing picture of Sue- annsh. by Rubens. which was stolen nearly a century ago. and which has been unsuc- cessfully searched for through all the important galleries in Spain, Ital . Russia. Germany. France and England s now in possession of the heirs of Jacob Oist. an early sattler in the Valley. who was a man of wealth and culture and a clever artist. ‘He bought it in 1805 from a Philadelphian named Elkstein. who had purchased it from a French refugee of high standing in 1793 for SBOgold. Experts pronounce it a genuine Rubens and the family refused a large sum {or it. their intention being to preserve it as an heirloom. v.__.. _-. _...va nvtlkun Her first two applications were at once rejectedâ€"not rudely. ople are not gratu- itously rude. especi y men. to women with soft voicesâ€"for Marie's carefully- arranged veil left but a shadowy glimpse of her face. The third was at a general shop. not on a very large scale. Here she had a rather lengthened interview with a tall. thin. mechanical female, who cross-exam- ined her closely; but when she found she was French. and had studied millinery in Paris. she seemed better disposed toward the applicant. W , -e __- “J unset VI. uugruunuon. She was. in the highest sense. a gentlewo- man, and a. refined one. Nevertheless her whole life was a. totally difiersnt grade from her husband's. She could not imagine the relpugnsnce thh which he would have regsr ed her proceedingsâ€"the degrsdstion he would have considered such an oooups-‘ tionl She was dimly conscious that aris- tocrats disdained to soil their hands; but she did not realize it as an absolute fsob. No work, in her estimation. left so indelible A Wilkesbarre (Pm) despstch ' says it is ilieved that the missing picture of Sue- msh. by Rubens. which was stolen nearly century ago. Pug wbich has been unsuc- gal-.11.. _-___ ,, uuma u; muunery tor the Million, and one or two general shops, the directions to which she wrote down carefully. and pro- ceeded to the furthest firstâ€"intending to work her way slowly back. It was a. weary walk. yet she felt little or none of the depression which a. search for employment would have thrown over a girl with less practical experience of life. She had be _-_- v-Ouflu VA soul; Marie gotitfifie names of two In riume "or Millinery for the Million or two general shops, the dire which she wrote down magnum Mrs. Bushel who had been giving Marie's future room a “ regular turn-out," received her most graciously ; a handkerchief tied over her head. and a carpetbroom in her “I thought, I’d just make all right at once, and then you can come in when you like. You‘ll excuse my appearance, but inex erienoed servants require to be per- son ly looked after," said Mrs. Bushel, in one of her frequent bursts of gentility. Marin mm on... .......__ -. . _..â€" val-U“ uusvuu‘y l Better, far, 0 reader! in such a dilemma. be cast on the native generosity of a woman humble in origin, lowly in nurture. . than upon the reason, self-control.~ and chivalry of any " average gentleman l" “I must act, not dream," thought poor Marie, as she went through the form of swallowing a cup of tea and a morsel of bread. She felt strangely averse to re- sume her old occupation of teaching- first, it would recall such bitter re- membrancesâ€"secondly she felt too changed by trouble to do it properly. Some little variety of employment she craved for: so, after informing her land- lady that she had taken other lodgings, and dressing herself in the most workwomanlike way she could devise. she sallied forthâ€"- first.tofind her way to her new friends, and from that to proceed. after taking counsel with Mrs Bushel, to some of the great milinery depots e_h_e had noticed. __ n_r‘, . erred A Lou “Ruben. u â€"â€" «wr- uvu- wuu crowded oh hetmiâ€"oâ€"vvopt hem]! to bleep the beloved name am on he: lipg. _ 'l‘h- mfl-IAl-i L..-|.- L, 9 . . momgripo. the M (To be continued.) Menuhin. .bln .7---_ ‘vâ€"u runs, I o readeri in such a dilemma, tbg nqtlve ‘ geyerpaity of a. n origin, 15wly iurnnrture. reason, malt-control.~ and * Meg-age gentleman I" Found. “WWW“ Fhioh .uuuuuuuily l 'gomnninfii'in'fil by using th I “DEAN INBOLBR. Olronim and Consultation FREE INSTITUTION (ESTABLISHED 1814 l KING} I'I‘BIO'I‘ lAH’l‘. TORONTO NEBNOUB DEBIMTY Phoumnmm km Bu not” ours! MPH, Paul”! And all Liver And Ch 119! Into immal [Mali “HA-AA ._ A ELL-L’Tfl/C “57 ,i _V_-_ -v-l'u w-vlv you 311'} scribe? {o oharitabfia undertakings. Honow before charity. :md , . _- _ ..-.y '1 Illllrl'l W! ' ’12:.- o -- ‘. I Ace ebrated beauty whose compi’em st 60 wee fresher than that of our women at 80. told me her secret this summer, and it was divided into two parts: First. she never used washrags or towel on her face. but washed it with her hands. rinsing it oi? with a soft sponge. She used clean water in the morning, but white osstile soup or very warm water at night, and after drying it on asoft towel she would take a flesh- brush and rub her cheeks, chin and lore- head. Second, if she was going to be up lots at ni ht she alwais slept as many hours in t e day as she expected lobe awake beyond her usual time. She finished her little sermon on beauty preservation by saying: “Soft water and sound sleep keep ofl‘ wrinkles and spots, and girls should give more attention to this than they do, for ___ . Wt. 4. It’l't'h'e-cominfi of the crow‘s feet Is the going out e beanx feet. 7 r, m V "3-â€"-â€" A most exciting and peculiar sport he: sucoeeelully been introduced by George ' Avery, s. Norwich. Conn.. grocer. Mr. Avery's money drawer had been repeatedly robbed by thieves. He dug a. hole in the cellar 4 feet square and 8 feet deep directly under the 3 see behind the money drswer end bosrde up the sides until he reached the floor of the store. Then he cut a trap, mekrng the fall of the shaft 18 feet clear. He rigged up the trap with e sprin to draw it back after it had worked. He t en of the cursed hole. Ropes were procured end he was locked up. On being brought to triel. in the Superior Court, Johnson. who was lsmed by the fall. pleaded guilty, and wee sent to the State Prison for two years. Ifey‘you} heneet debts before s I l P * seceded in 18 L I 1 Next year is the centenary of organic American Methodism. and it is proposed that all the Methodist sects shall unite in a celebration. It is probable that all will join in this demonstration except the Methodist Protestants, who constitute a body that 30 on the question of episco- paoy. We want a religion that softens the step and t unes the voice to melody, and checks the impatient exclamation and harsh rebuke; a religion that is polite, deferen- tial to superiors. courteous to interiors and considerate to friends ; a religion that goes into the family and keeps the husband from being cross when dinner is late, and keeps the wife from fretting when .the husband tracks the newly washed floor with his muddy boots, and makes the hue- band mindful of the scraper and the door- mat; keeps the mother patient when the baby is cross, and amuses the children as well as instructs them; cares for theserv- ants besides paying them promptly; projects the honeymoon into the harvest ‘ moon. and makes the happy home like the eastern flg~tree. bearing in its bosom at once the beauty of its tender blossoms and the glory of the ripened fruit. We want a religion that shall interpose between the rats and gullies and rocks of the highway of life and the sensitive souls that are travelling over them. ' pc to. (ugh; Fun: A Reel ‘1 '3‘;â€" dren saw him coming, and ran into the house to tell his mother. The llttle fellow soon returned to the front and resumed his play. The clergyman inquired, “ Is your mother at home? " “ No, air,” replied the child, “ she is out at present." “ Tell her when she returns that 1 called.” raid the clergyman. “ I did tell her," replied the little boy. Np r-{LMIES‘W’E , . Vr‘__-_- van-uueuuu W be'ectively and equally represented by native scholars of their own selection in the work of traueluting the Old Testament. This intelligence is indicative of Christian progress in that Empire, which is marvel~ lous if not unparalleled. A country rector called rather early 11 11 one of his parishioners. One of the e il- dren saw him coming. and nu anon ‘L- A recent letter received by the American Bible Society from their agent in Japan conveys the copy of a. formal and forcible :Epeal from native J penese Christians to 01.0"“A“. -_.-'l _, Among the Hamilton manuscripts just sold to the Pruseieus is one written in golden unioal letters on purple velvet. and dating from the seventh century. It is the copy of the Gospel in Latin presented to Henry VIII. by Leo. X. on the occasion of conferring on him the title of Defender of the Fait .- The native Christians of Madagascar during the laet ten years have given 81,000,000 towardu the spread of the gospel. Rev. Ting-sing ki, of Hok-ning-foo. ie discouraging the opium-smoking habit in and about Fun-chew, Ku-cheng and Siob- chio. The city of Montreal has made a claim for taxee on a church on the ground that a fair was lately held in the building for profit. whereae to be exempt from taxation buildings must be used exclusively for divine purpoeee. Rev. Manguar M. Mabgaaaiu. by birth u Tutk. has accepted a. call to Presbyterian Church in Pnilulelphil. The American Bible Society is now mak- ing its fourth general diumhutiou 0! bible: in the United Staten.“ “I want to us away gently while preaching." any: r. Barnes. the Kentucky evangelist. The foreign missionary societies of the world gained over 800.000 oommunioanu in the put year. A Non-l Burgh: M '- Trap. The colored Methodist Episcopal Church has more than 100, 000 mom bets. Cleaning. {roxn‘Norld-wlde Chris tendom. AMONG THE CHURCHES. equilly refififiifi' b'; .hn:- A__ clly “’omrn. mg m...-.... A compfiax‘f-n Sign eub‘