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HS A GREAT SECRET. " Gerald hesitated for a moment, to see whether Mr. Berosford would come back. But the shadowy figure had passed out of light behind the trees and did not re-appear. A conviction that there was some meaning in this solitary night-ramble grew strong upop himas he_watghed: pnd,‘ after a few se- Gerald dashed through the plantation, broke the {rail paling into the garden at the first point he came to, and made straight boron the lawn {or the salon-windows, where a light shone through the blinds. Before he could reach them, however, Delphine, plant- ing one heavy ions in thé middle of the prin- cipal rose-bed, stopped him, and pointed to the house. “The tall lady, Madameâ€"Madame de Loner-y, has been here waiting two hours for M. Isereeford, who will not see her. He 18 in the inner salon and he has looked the door, and madame waits and waits andâ€"" Gerald shook her 03. so nu", uuuusuu no. But the very next moment he trod upon something which proved to be the heavy crutch-stick by which the paralytic helped himself along, and with a hot, excited feel- ling that he was on the point of making some strange discovery, Gerald gave chase to the figure in front of him ; he could only see it now and then, faint and shadowy in the distance ; his gun impeded him and he would in his eagerness have cast it aside if it had not been for the impressiveness of Babette’s warning. The animal, whatever it was, that she had pointed out to him as she uttered her last whisper, had escaped too in the directipnof the higher sand-hills, cands’ deliberation, Gerald duhed through the sullen-manger by which Delphine had come out, through the kitchen and into the out- house where the guns were kept. He took his own, saw that it was loaded, and slipped out into the yard with it; he reached the grass-avenue which led to the hills, and, running a few steps down it to see whether Mr. Beresford had taken this path, saw a figure at some distance in front of him. ‘11ng I 9 his aimed, while Gerald, who heard it also, shouted with all the force of his lunas : “ Look out I" The warning! was useless. The next mo- ment there half fell, half sprang down the hill a shaggy beast with hanging tongue and foaming jaws, who leapt upon the gray- hsired man and felled him to the ground with a wl that froze Gerald's blood. For he ad heard it before ; heard it six weeks ago as Mr. Shaw was dragged down from his side on the Saint Pierre road. The end 07 the grasipath was reached rat lust, the sandy road which crossed it; at right-eagles Besaed, and even tn‘tihe gray “By Jove! He’d? oinq out at- tli'e side- gate. yHe mustn't go nto the plantation at thin time of nightâ€"alone, afmr what Babette ’"ii’l’c'éan't be Mr. Beresford. With his lame leg, he could never have hobbled halt sofa/{thought he2 “ In the inner salon! Nonsense. Delphine, I see Mr. Bereeford there between the trees, walking toward the peach-well," said he. Even in the growing darkness under the tall trees of the garden, it was impossible to mistgke _the elowfigeit and steeping figure.‘ niu ht before .the moon had risen higthe- ra (1 could see far before him on the open treeless hills. 'Was that, could that be Mr. Beresford, that man who, with his long gray hair flying, was scudding over thesandy heath as fast as Gerald himself? that motive. strong enough to make him forget his infirm- ity as though he had been a young, strong man, could bring him out here on these lone- ly hills in the chilling night~air, unless, in. iced, he had as greafi'reaSon to fear thé po- lice as the murderer De Breteuil himself! 66 rwhich he and the man 11.0 was pursuing were making their way. Gerald could not think clearly as he hurri- ed along, now stumbling among the weedy growths of reed and furze, now stopping for an instant as the horrible sound of a long, hungry howl broke upon his ears and made him look to left and right with a fear he could not control. Then he heard it, to the right and far ahead, the first time; nearer and straight ahead the second. He had lost ground each time that he stopped ; the space between him and the man he was following had perceptibly increased by the time that a ruined cabin standing on higher ground than the uneven sandy heath they were now crossing, came in sight. The sand-dunes were to the right, the sea was to the left; the tide was rolling in quickly over the flat, dark stretch of sand, and making a little splash as each long wave broke against the ree_dy, samphire-grown banks_above. J list as the men in front, who was making straight for the half-roofless hovel. got with- in a hundred yards of it, the echoes brought down from the hill nearest to him a panting, galloping noting! thich .mat‘ie him fedonble The young men whistled and shouted as, still holding‘ his gun, snd watching with wild eyes t e struggle between men and beast as they rolled inolouds of sand, he redoubled his failing speed over the loose ground_to the rescue. ' Q As he came up, he was shocked to see that the man lay already quite gtill; the‘peufis {593}: _we_1:e. pltiqu Ato be seen 'in the faint light of the rising moon, on he held his victim firmly by the throat, ehakin him from time to time with a low growl, ut never for one moment losing his grip. Gerald stopped, raised his gun, took a. steady aim, and shot the brute through the body. A tremor sseed over it, and Gerald. not knowing whet er his shot had taken ei- ioct, was about to fire again. Then the out carcass swayed and fell over on its s de, (lend, without having relaxed its grip. side, dead, without hevin relaxed its grip. Gereld knew that he he succeeded, knew that the beast was powerless now to do him or any other creature harm. but he did not dare to come nearer. It was the men he feared, the fi ure he had pursued, lying still and stiff on t e herd ground, just where the moon’s rezs were beginning to cast a faint lin_e_ of _lig t. He should leeadead face, he knew, for no falnmt sound or movement came from the confused heap that a few minutes before was a men. But a dread too strong, two awful, to find expression even in thought, held hlm back, while white head: of sweat stood on hi; forehead, and words which were a prayer to the God we all call upon when reason fails us came to hisllpe. CHAPTER XXX". The nioon, which was growing brighter :od help me !" OR. SHALL IT BE DONE. everv momon for the time [gave no more ll ht for Gen d ;.the sound of the sea seem- e to oval! lutn a dull roar. which filled his em and dedened him. Blindly he stag- ored sway from the horrible 3 ob, ionvin gun beside the deed men. treight baofi over the rough ground he ran, as soon as he recovered the dpower of hie limbs, without one look behin . Peggyâ€"he must get back to Peggy, or some clumsy revelation m‘. ht kill her, delicnte us she still was from er recent illnue. Ten o’clock struck from the big clock on the town-hall tower as he crossed the mar- ket-place : only one more street now. He staggered along through the thinning crowd, who thought he was drunk, and made way for him and laughed at him. Thudâ€"thud, over the drawbridge that crossed the shallow, evil-smelling moat, trickling along in the darkness far below 3 over the open, stone- paved space between the walls and the quay. It was over now 3 he had nothing to do but slip through the still open door of the hotel, to drag himself up the stairs, to stagger and almost to crawl along the corri- der to Madame de Lancry’s sitting room. He reached the door, his fingers were on the handle ; they were too weak and wet to'turn, when Smith's oily voice, in confident and even threatening tones, reached his ears. When he got near to “ Les Bouleaux,” he heard men's voices, and peeping through the trees, saw that the poliae were still about. Afraid of being detained if he showed him- self. he crept round through the plantation and came forth into the road within a few srds of the entrance to the poplar avenue. Ears he paused for a moment, and looked at the sandy road before him with a momen. tary fear that he should not be able to reach Calais in time to be first with the news. ' His strength seemed failing already ; the terrible scene he had witnessed not half an hour ago suddenly faded from his mind, leaving him nothing but one dim idea-Peggy I He must get to Peggy. With a strong effort, not of will but of instinct, he started forward, stum- bling at first, cold and wefifrom head to foot with the prolonged exertion. But as he ran he gradually recovered somewhat, until he fell into a mechanical, swinging, - ateady pace. thet he kept up almost without '9. break for the whole three miles of the way to the tortiflcations. On the drawbridge he stopped short, leaning against the rail for a few minutes with hanging head and heavy breethin . Then on again through the stony streets 0 the old town. “ Well, I'm her husband, and that's flat ; andifyou can’t make it convenient to help u e aweyll muatwait till she comes inandsee what she can do. Deresay she‘ll want to come back to me. ‘ 0n revient toujoure a sea premieres amours.’ I could do with a little conjugal petting just now.” “ Vilain ! Scelerat!‘ quavered the Gener- al’s voice. But he added, after a pause, “ Wh_at_do youfiyvaut 2" There was a pause, and Gerald heard the snap of an elautic band, the rustle of notes, and 1:11}: ohink of gold: _ “ Well, 33y fifty pounds. You can afford it, since you’re so fond of her. And make haste : I must be off." “ I have not: eifongh here. I must write yog Epheqne,” gajd gho AGegeral'p voicfi. ' “Then ‘be 'quick, for God's sake. Here, no, ut-his'll do. Cheques ain’t. much use to More rustling, more chinking: then Smith's steps came hurriedly toward the door. " General. stop bin; 2 He is a murderer, a thief !" He has been telling you liesâ€" liea !" To the utter astonishment of Smith, who shoal; off the exhausted lad without much difficulty, the old General seized him in a workmenlike grip, forced him back into the sitting-room, dragged Gerald gently in, shut the door and stood with his back to it. “ De Bretenil is dead, killed by hi: own dog. This man was his accomplice, and must be handcd over_to tile poljcc." “ What. what, what I" babbled Smith, white and shaking. “ I’ve told lies, have I 2 Wait till your precious wife comes back, and see what she says. She was at “Les Bouleaux’ when I got away. I don't sun- pose she'll be long in following me. There s some one drivin u this minute l" he cried, as the sound 0 w eels was heard on the stones of the quay. “Thank yer. Good-evening. My kind regards. Glad you’re good to her. I wasn’t." He reached the door, and Gerald, with a last effort of remnining strength, fell upon him end seized hirp_by ithe_col‘lar. And he ran to the window. A little square carriage, something like a small private om- nibus, had stopped at the hotel door, and Madame de Lauer‘y got out of it followed by Miss M'Leod, an then both disappeared for the time from eight as they came in. Smith affected to grow exultingly trium- phant, and the General looked at him with a troubled face. They had not long to wait before the door opened and Madame de Lan- cry came in alone, as dignified as usual, but very pale. She did not seem at all discon- certed by the sight of Smith, but walked straight up to Gerald, who had sunk down upon a chair, and, drawing off her gloves, placed her hand gently u on his forehead. “ Poor boy 1” she sai in an unusually soft voice, " you have had your revenge at last ; and I have bad part of millet"- She looked significantly at Smith, who he ted off the chair on which he had been de antly sitting, and held up his finger at her with a comical mixture cf anxiety and bravado. “ I suppose you know that a wifeâ€"" "f Cs}: ting! out ghe weal; places of a devot- ed husband's conduct, and {nuke them speak fogthpgngelvea go 3mg judge and jug-y.” A _ Smith began to loo'k'ver} unco'mfértable. She continued : “I have just come from ‘ Lee Bouleeux,’ where through one of theimaid~eervante~e girl called Del hineâ€"a dead body has been found among t e sand-hills and indentlfied as that of Louis do Breteuil. He was killed by a. wolf-hound which had been placed by him in care of Monnier the gemekeepcr. The brute wee deubtly fierce today, having been he t without its food by a quarrel be- tween L onnier and his daughter, who not it loose to day on hearing that the police were coming. She has confessed that she end her fat or know something of the de- “ What is this. Gerald 2" he asked stern nrodntlonn of Do Breton“, but neither hsd my Ides until weighs thst he sud Mr. B°E°‘.‘°'§ we on sad the “we. par-993i . Only the Genoul ‘cSked surp riled. Smith a: ulte Itill, except (or the!) twitching of m. “ This wu partâ€"only partâ€"oi a very in- 801110‘13 fraud, by which for the put Iix yarn or more Louir do Brebeuil hu lived 3 double life, and nved himself up by n quiet and eocnomioai oxiutenco for nearly two-thixdl of each year, for the expenses and steam 9i tile remainder. Very ingenious, wasn’t it I” Nobody made any answer to this, eXcept thathSmlth growled something between hid teat . “ But there won another arrangement equally ingenious, by which the Honorable Mr. Corrie. otherwise M. de Breteuil, other- wise Mr. Bereeiord, was able to fulfil this bold and useful design of being in two places at once. He had an accompliceâ€"” Smith sprang up. At. once her compoaure gave way. and like a tigrese she started for- ward, and leaning over the table with her right hand pointed straight at him and her eyes flashing, said in a low, imperious voice : “Sit dowu I” Be hesitated end obe ed, hanging his heed like a whipped our, on only raisin it from time to tim to look at. her out of t 0 corn. era of his 6 es in the manner of the some Two young women enter, each carrying a huge bundle of the coarsest kind of men’s jackets. They are on their wa with them to aslop-shop, where they wil be paid a few cents for the making of each. The women are thin and haggard from loss of sleep and insufficient food, their fingers blue with cold, and their hungry, eager faces tell how hard has been the fight they have waged against starvation ; but around their necks hang pinchbeck chains ; rhinestones dangle in their ears, and their owns are sleazy silks,_bought second-ban from an Scene: 3 street-oar in a large American city. Time: noon. noble beast; old cl'othea’vdealei". “ Did .you 8361‘ see anything so absuI-d 2" one of them says, when the women. dragging their heavy bundles, leave the car. " Silk dreasga, when they pan: ޤty cgnta n_d_a.y I” Two ahop- -girls, out for their luncheon, scan the tawdry creatures‘wjth congempt. __ A few minutes later the shop-girls are standing behind the counter, ready to wait on customers. They are dressed in showy gowns, made in the extreme of the fashion. One wears a brooch of diamondsâ€"or paste ; the fingers of the other sparkle with rings, real or imitation, sapphires, rubies and emeralds. The daughters of one of the most influen- tial men in the city are seated on the other side of the counter, turning over the goods. They glance at each other with e emile of amusement as they go out of the shop. “ Why does not some one tell those poor creatures how to dress appropriately 2" the younger girl says. “ Everybody knows that no woman who has to work for wages of six dollars a week can afford to wear silk anfl sapphires._" _ The gown of this critic of the shop-girls’ attire is extremely plain and quiet. ..-‘he has too much taste and knowledge of fitness to wear a. showy dress on the street; but the tailor-made gown is costly, nevertheless. Its wearer has her own coupe and her French maid; her dresses are made in Paris; she paid for the bull pup which is waiting in the carriage a. sum which would support {or weeks in something like comfort any one of these working people aroun-dnher.‘ Yet her father is not. a millionaire, but a professional men, dependent on his yearly earnings. If he were to die to-morrow, his daughter would have no means to support one of the luxurious tastes which she in- dulges now without stint. _ This is a. true description of an actual scene which occurred during the pact win~ tor. We hesr from the pulpit and the press that there is a. growing want of honesty, of purity and of truthfulness in our social and domestic life. Csn our readers find in this incident any clue to the cause? This is practised to quite an extent by persons who do not understand been pro- perly This is the time when farmers and old- nehiened bee-_k_eepere gq to_ their hives to take honey. They think they are per- fectly safe at night, as the bees cannot see to attack them. In the middle of the da , when the bees are d ing thickly, they won d almost think it suic do to approach the bees for the purpose of haudlingthem. Now, in our experience it is just the reverse, and if ever bees sting with a vengeance it is after dark. A bee crawling upon your flesh in the dark will insert its sting almost with- out exception, and when disturbed in the dark will run all over the hive, crawl upon the ground and upon your rson, so that it is very unpleasant to hand e them. Smoke does not appear to have the same effect on them at night as it has in the daytime. In the heat of the day. when the air is full of them on the wing, is the best time to work with them. You will receive less stings, do your work much better, and do less damage to the bees. An interesting token of the growth of the temperance sentiment in GreatBritain is fur- nished by a correspondent of the St. James’ Gazelle. He shows that during the past forty-seven years the average annual con- sumption of tea per capita of the entire population has increased from less than a pound and a quarter to nearly five pounds, and of cocoa, from about an ounce and a quarter to nearly halfapound, while the use of coffee has fallen off slightly, from seventeen ouncesto thirteen ounces. The total consumption of these three leadln nonalcoholic drinks has thus increase nearlv three-fold; the exact figures are irom38.08 ounces to 99.04 ounces per capita annually. This ma) not indicate a fully corresponding decrease in the consumption of strong drink ; but it must mean a consid- erable decrease and it proves that the people are learning to appreciate the “ cup that ehcers but not inehriatee.”â€"N. Y. Tribune. The Quad! has invited the King and Queen of Italy to visit Windsor Castle in J une and they have Mcepted the invitation. “l‘he Cups that Cheer.” Etc. Beams to be Plucked out. Handling Bees After Dark. (To an oox'rmunn.) What "on II.“ II“! n n Fulton-bio Wedding In t‘unh. for? The girls are making more trouble for the boys. The boys are pretty generally expect. iug something of the kind, and have been ever since that historical episode in the Garden of Eden, and yet it can not be fairly assumed that the girls intend to make trouble. De- signing as they may be in some particulars, it would be unjust to say that they calmly seek to make life utterly undesirable to a large and unprotected part of the human race. But the new trouble is one which can not be lightly treated, since it is having dis- astrous efi'ects in some places. It is one which is going to make the kissing of some young women deadly peril, and possibly in conse- quence destroy one of the sweetest luxuries of life. Several instances have recently come to public attention in which the paint or cos- metics or powder, or all, which are used by some young women have proved to be pcisons which have had not anywhere near such dis- astrous effects upon the girl who used them as upon the boy who has fed his love with her kisses. A case of this kind occurred not long since at Reading. The young man was very ill and the physician treated him for lead poisoning, with which he was pretty badly afflicted. An examination into the cause of it revealed the fact that his best girl had singularly rosy cheeks, which she made by the use of rouge, and the difficulty was at once explained. A similar case. althou h less severe in its results, has been broug t out in St. Louis and the physicians are now quite free in tracing instances of lead pois- onin-z in young men to the artificial color on the cheeks of young women. Something of course, need: to be done in a serious matter like this. For years the young women have been warned against the use of preparation: for the com lexion, but the cention does not avail with t em. Now however, when it is ascertained that the young woman who thus poisons herself is also li‘ke‘lyrfio poison her _yery 139st young man, it is time to take notion. If the boys can not his: the girls without incurring more than the natural dangers nttending such event, life will not be worth much to some of them. If to the old man's boot, and the big do , and the smell brother must bendded the at or peril of poison, kissing can hardly be considered what it was always cracked up to be. The ordinery dangers are expected and can be defied by any young man of courage, but he can be excused if he ahrinhe n_t poison: And what are the girls going to do about it 1 Are they going to ruin a most delishtfui home industry b: persisting in a olicy of ison T If they on’t change, the vs will ave to surrender some of their happiness in the interest of health, and when the boys quit kissing the girls will be quite sure to quit painting. The reforms which years of professional warning have failed to accom- plish may thus be brought about. Why shouldn’t the boys try it 2 They don't have to do it in banada Where painting girls would be like painting the lilies, but there are plenty of places where it might be most salutary and seems necessary. Horses and cutie i can be hired cheaper in Russia than in any the! civilized country. The average cent per month of a private car- riage or sleigh. wit one horse and coach. man, in about 870, w 110 a pull- and carriage und sleigh both coat 25. ronto drnmmory)â€" â€""V but is your usual Merchant (buying 1,1)ng of goods of To- tinla. thirty guys 2" .. ‘ n‘,II\ Toronto Drummer) (absentmlndedly)â€"- “ Yes, or ten dollar I always pay the fine â€"-oh-â€"erâ€"-I beg pa on ; es, thirty days or five per cent. cfi‘f r can .” Here she oomes 1 Pretty. isn't she? Who made her dress ! Is it surah silk or satin! In her veil real lace! She's as white as the wall I Wonder how much he's worth! Did he give her those diamonds? he's scared to death ! - Isn’t she a cool piece! That train's a horrid shape 1 Isn’t her mother a dowdy? Aren't the bridesmaids homely ! That’s a handsome usher l Hasn't she a cute little hand 2 \Vonder what number her gloves are? The say her shoes are fives. If h 3 hair isn’t parted in too middle ! Wonder what on earth the married him For his money, of course 1 Isn’t he handsome! He’s as homely as a hedgehog? No he’s like a dancing master 1 Good enough for her, anyway. She always was a stuck up thing. She’ll be worse than ever new ! She jilted Sam Somebody, didn‘t she? N 0, he never asked her. He’s left town, anyway. There, the ceremony has begun. Isn't be awkward ! White as his collar 1 Why don't they hurry up? Did she say she would " obey 3" Vi hat a precious fool I There, they are married 1 Doesn’t she look happy i Pity if she wouldn’t ! (Wish I were in her place.) \Vhat a handsome couple 1 She was always a sweet little thing. How gracefully she walks ! Dear me, what airs she puts on i \Vouldn’t be in her place for a farm ! I’ll bet these jewels were hired. Well, she‘s oif her father’s hands at last 1 Doesn’t she cling tight! tohim, though I She has a mortgage on Kim new i Hope they‘ll be hep y. They say she's awfu smart. Too smart for him by a jnginl. There, they are getting in the carriage ! That magnificent dress will be squashed ! They say she warships him ! \Vorship ! She’s only making believe 3 It‘s kind 01 nice 17‘? get married, isn’t it! It's kind 0' nice to get marrie No, it's a dreadful bore. Wasn’t it a stupid wedding I What dowdy dresses ! I'll never go to another I I’m just sufi'ooated ! Tired to death ! Glad it's over ! Oh, dear ! A Case of Absent'mlndedness. Great Danger in the Kiss. WEDDING counur. Egothm In only a weakness of the Pt. A farmer away. want.- the oath. With- out it he could do not 3. Dr. John 11.11. ofN wYork, 1. wor’fl. 000 000, ”*1 preachep to a congregntlon worth 3100 9001300." In the luxury circles of Chicago the old quotation lfi made to road :-“ The pigpon in mightier than the sword.” A Colorado man has solo out his silver mum und reinvested in two Niag on Fall: hacks. He hopes now to make something. Tho nun who is looking for something to do rarely finds anything, but if he is willâ€" ing to do mythlug he can always find some thing. Do man dot has do po’es side ob do nhgn~ mont allus talks do londoa' ; jiz‘ on do mule kicks: do mos’ desperate dot has do loss’ cause. epidemic form, and the negro womeE und curls in parts of the State indulge in tho “No woxider,” replied his wife, “£113 is handpainted." Butcher: “ I do not like to loan your onl- tom. Whit cm I do to make matter: all right with you 3" Customer : “ Buy me . new set of teeth." lira. Riley. “Are it on calling turm wid our neighbor 2" Kira. Murphy: "Ava coarse I am. She called me a thafe, an' I called her another." “ I declare Mrs. S uildig is as pretty u g gictlrefi: rqmarkp Mr. McSwilljgug. A father has to have a good deal of em perience before he finds out. what a. lotot things there are in this world that are di- rectly designed to wake up 3 sleeping baby. “ I never could see that Aunuiu told such lies that. he should be struck dead for them.” “ And who are you I" “ I'm a real-estate agent." “ Ah I That explains it.” Old Taxpayer-~“ Well, my little nnn what do you expect to be when you grow up 2" Little Boyâ€"“A politician like pope." " A politician, eh 2" “ Yea, I hate work." Young Man (in a loud tone of voice)â€" “Aw_mn;fnr lent": nnn nnn§l nn bun-t9” “Awâ€"(vaiter, 'have you quail on toué 2” Waiterâ€"“ Yes, sir." Young Man (in a. low tone of voice)â€"“ Bring me 50:90 of the hm... " Countryman (to dentist) :â€"“ The tooth “{th thpt ‘qn when too, Doc,’_’ Dentist : â€"“ Yes. it aches in aymfiathy." Country- man:â€"-“Yank it out; durn seoh nym- pathy I" A Western baseball supply dealer places the usual array of bats and balls his show window and then adds a large roll of court plaster. a huge bottle of arnica and a pair of crutches. “ Mrs. Smith has lost her husband." “ I know it; and, only think of it, she has put on only half-mourning." “ Very true ; but then, you know, Mr. Smith was a. very small man." A Chicago paper claims that a woman can shop all the afternoon on 30 cents and her tour will include at least twenty stores. This statement is evidently merely a leap year dodge. - ' “ Yes,” he said, “I’m tired. I’ve spent the whole day practising on a. type-writer machine, and it's hard work." “ I thought you employed a type writer 1’” “ Yes, but I married her.” A blind man died recently in Chichester workhouse, England, who had been an in- mate of that Institution for 70 years. He entered at the age of nine and ypasaed hi- wnolo life there. A nam named Post. and a. woman named Stump were married some time o by n preacher named Lockwood in a litt 9 town In Maryland. They have a boy now named J amen Lamp Post. Guest (to Florida landlord, who hu pre- sented bill)â€"“ Does this Include the good will and fixtures 1" Florida landlordâ€"- “ Good will and fixtures 2" Guestâ€"“ YOI; Aâ€""How do you like your landlady 2" B. -â€"1“ Sue is a very clever woman, but she has entirely too much curiosity.” “ In what direction 2" “ She is always asking me when I am going to pay my board bill. The V’Viohita man who had to be sued by his wuhwoman for fifty cents, AM! the Wellington mm who gave 3 dollar to a new:- boy who found and returned to him a pocket- book containjng $_l5,000, have agreed to flip copfiera for the belt. ewly arrived Irishmanâ€"“ But fwhot good do I git out av it if I Join the Miloy. oian Mutual Binifit and Protective Amok- tion I” Acolimated Miloaianâ€"“ We bury 3 mimber ivory Soondsy, an’ it's a beautiful! drive to the cimotary.” Dumley (proudly)â€"Yes, I artioipltod in one great battle of the robe lion, and, if I do say it myself, I was one of the man who led the way. Featherly (admiringly) â€" What battle was it? Dumley,â€"Bull Run 1 Upaon Downee (seated by a stranger in 3 car) \Vhet time is it by your watch, if you please 2 Strangerâ€"I don’t know. Uplon Downcsâ€"But you just looked at it. Straw gfirâ€"Yea ; but I only wanted to see if it was t ere. I don’t want the hotel unless the good WM and fixtures go with it.” Brownâ€"“ How is business with you, Dumley ?" Dumleyâ€"" Slow, very slow; nothing floing at all.” Brownâ€"“How About that little bill I sent you three months ago?" Dnmlcyâ€"" Well, to tell you the truth, I haven’t had time to look it over.” It has been computed that the strike on the Burlington, Quincy and Chicago railroad has cost the strikers 8601,- 000 and the road $2,100,000. This is a total of $2,701,000. But there is another party to the contest. The genera! public served by the road and its connections have also been sufi'erers. Who can compute how much the public have lost? And who has been the gainer by the conflict? A few hundred or thousand workmen who hate taken the strikers’ places, and the stock- holders oi the lines which are rivals of the “ Q." have made something out of it. All others who have been affected in an way have lost. This state of things I not particularly coneoiator to either of the two parties directly invo vcd. Cord and braid garnitntca will be used in profusion u on the spring and summer toil- ets. The eaigns are mostly flat, and may be procured either with or without drops and fringe. A cynic seya : " If the ancients believed the earth was square they never could have got. the idea. from the dealings of In inhabi- tents with each other." '_1‘_ho lgasqball fave!- has invaded Georgi. in “'1'! AN]? HUMOUR.