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we, and could not do enough for the gum». of a. guesthe sohonored. No My devotion could exceed that of Neil Bsthnrst, and Rob Jocelyn' and everyday cane two fair girls, witi: sad and anxious faces, who whispered softly with Mrs. Richards, and hoverod about lhedom'of the sick room like pitiful un is Francis Fen-us. a. London detec- fi”. He cnme between me and that vil~ high knife. Did I kill him ? “willed his brains all over." was the Ms unswer. “1mm of it. I meant to. If he ht, ' Ferrel-3.1 shell regret that he had not a dozen lives.” Then he turned ' asfin to the bedside. and Mr. Durand was left to exp'uin to the ofiioer the identity 0! Bothurst, end the chmeter of the men who lay out on_the pavement a. block amp, ghastly, mutilated, dead, and sur- by a. crowd of curious, unpitying, sensation hunters. “But Francis Ferrus did not die; the life so brave and useful was not destined to be blotted out by the dagger stroke of n oownrd. For days he hovered between life and death ; and; day and night, Neil Bnthurst was beside him, pale. anxious, ‘ sick at heart, until the danger was over. 1 Francis Ferrets was a stranger in a. ‘ strings lend, but no wounded and snfl'er- ing cue wee ever yet more tenderly cared tor, more eurefnlly guarded, or more anx- iously watched over. This lonely sad- eyed man himself surrounded by father, lnwethm, sisters, friends. Mr. Durand watched over him with the utmost solici- ._-- â€"’ w none other. They raise the prostrate, senseless form, and carryit, as Neil Bath- untdincta, to the house of Mr. Durand, only I. block away. When they have placed him upon a bed. and physician ha been summoned, Neil Bathurstturns b the oficer, who has accompanied them, ‘ admzm hnguestions. 1 "M God! ItisFerrirs!” ' £11m voices and hurrying footsteps, butit seems an ‘39 tOhim before help comes; thonhemu 51” ms placeupto ' ' his smokin pistol down, Bamheela beside hgm prostrate and bleeding good angel. Gently he lifts the art than a cry escapes his lips. “ 1,9011! ItisFerru-s!” All this in a. second of time. In the next second, with a. panther-like spring, Neil Bathurst is upon the assassin. There is I. flash, 3 report, and Jnsan Bradwnr- dine his, his brains scattered upon the pavement, the bloody knife tightly clutched in his hand, his career of crime Suddenly Neil Bathtust faces about; he sees the gleaming knife; he seesa. form swiftly, with one bound, interposed between that knife and hmheart. The knife descends; the form reels; there is n groan, a. fall, and Neil Bathmst knows that some life has been offered to save Cloee!closer yet; there is not the length of an arm between the shadow and the unconscious Neil. And now some- thing long. and slender, and bright, gleam in an uplifted hand. “u- -. ... ”End'syay. now, end pmng' : darkened dwelhng' r, ' directly under the gnarled men of two great trees, that stretch their arms out over the pavement. Under these branches the shadow glides, and, if it makes a sound, the wind, howling through the hue branches, beers that --.._ .I - 7” On he pahed. hat in thought, and through Ishe «lax-knee; a stealthy shadow glided alter, drawing silently, nearer and nearer, as they approached the avenue where the stately dwellings of the rich stood in their own grounds, and wide, apart, and where the leafless trunks and branches of great shade trees threw deep- cstshadows. Nearer and nearer draws the noiseless, stealthy, vengeful shadow, and still Neil dBafihurs; p?oes on, with buoyant step an t 0 ts araway. And now the shadotwgis close upon him! He is midway hetween the street larnps nnw .nA Mmâ€"- _ 2A_L,,,, Kate gave him her hand, and said good night, and then the young detective set out to walk to Mr. Durand’ssu'angely de- serted dwelling. The night. was dark and windy, and .\eil paused upon the door- stepto button up his coat, paused where the light from the street lamp fell full upon his face. Then he ran 13%]th down the stops and walked away, t inkin of bountiful Lenore Armyn, as he had aeenher. holding the poison to her lips, Ind face to face with death. “Neil z” night, and, for iaQEréséhâ€"sff 1i Iniged w take. 9p pry quarters th‘ ’ Isa. That was Rob‘s work; I had little hand in it. Petra-s made the ac- quaintance of the cook, and so managed to let Rob in, you. know. H: get up nan-3' withou; being seen, and hailefthe trap upon an everythme' w ready ore the gang came up. to begun work. Rob won’t. much fancy this trip across the water, just now. But I mustgo,Misa Seav :on. Mr. Durand has a lonely house by‘ _2_L; A learns how, all along, I have been in a} mpathy with Lenore”â€"then veering suddenly. in true woman fashionâ€"“how splendidly you all took them CUU-nwrfeiz- as. Mr. RMLâ€"IbW’ "Lenore will 0 back to my sister, now," won: on ’ate; “she said so to- day. And I shall go home, :00. Mrs. Artevelgt will not. want me when she Neil flushécf in his turn, and made no ulswer. He was almost. startled to fini himself mentally saying. “I wish I could payout that." Kate looked aown. “I wondgr if Mr. Ferraro will go too?“she said. asif she didn't feel so much interested in this question. “No; notif I can prevent. it.“ “And when he does go, he will take Lenore. I qupppsq 'f a smile; "as soon is the 11% p}; liminary steps have been talk->11, Rob will sail for England wig}: his prisppgr." “Mr. Bgthnrat," she asked, lookin up with a. rosy flash on her face; ”will t 63‘ take Ann. Durand to London ?" “Yea. Miss Souk-n," looking down with a smile; "as 5091: as Ehe nooessu-y pm~ 83 w go, Kate Seatbur marginâ€"1:55; .111: through the drawing-rooms and paus- ing 9! tbs dsvr- Mr. little was somewhat. inclined to take his hat and go too. but, am:- a. little more low-toned dzscusaion. he decided to rennin nnd "have it. out," as he express- ed it, at the same moment flinging him- self down upon a very forbidding-looking choir, to wait. for the hysterics to abate. Bathurst. exch "ed with him a few hnlf-whispered wo s, in reference to their glans fo_r_ the, marrow. md then he “Exmtly my idea. although of course, I should not bear malice. at I want to 900 Mr. Durand this evening, and he panda my mace more thnn it. is needed ' from the foundation. You have and truly. her hatred for Lenore is in- tense. Idon‘t know whet she will do when she learns that Lenore is not only innocent, but an heiress and a. lady of rank,” then turning to Bathurs . “Tell him to stay. Mr. Bathurst; see how ob- stimte he looks. He is in exactly the mood now to bring her to reason quickly.” Neil laughed involuntarily. _ “I do think he should stay." he said, "end I think that I should go. Until she isoonv‘anced of the truth, my presence will only excite her; thanks, once more, to Jason Brndwardine. Don’t you think I am right. Miss Seawn '3" “Yes; Ithink you are. If you stay shavill only say bitter things to you, ind hnve so much more to repent of when she eomesrto her senses.” This wu too much for the good lawyer. "Confusion !" he exclaimed, turning mthfully sway. “Wes ever absurdity like the absurdity of woman. She is mgrybecausothis girl did not. killher son. I’ll she would hang Lenore Amyn, 3nd of. Aura Durand go, tn-mor- row, if she had the gowen Come along” Mr. Bathurst, we will leave her to come to her senses.” “Don’t i0, I beg. Mr. I" she said, with s 100 half serious. half mirthful. “If you leave her _now_, you will have to L-_;, a J 90W by nonunion of the owners of tho Comm. A WW GM BY AN EI-DE‘I'ECPIVE. present, i» pavefipm- ,w. _ _-__- .- v- nqu-Ufl- . .- r “You see, Judge Barker here bet me forty dollars that you couldn‘t tell the truth on any subject and uhder any cir- cumstances whatever. and hook him up. Come out and take a. drink.” And,” the winner further agreed to‘ pay his back subscription out of the stakes the Major concluded to call it “Howdy, Major! I want you to ans~ wet a question, just to decide a. little bet, you know. Now2 sir, be so kind as to pay a little attention, and thiLk before you speak. “Did it nip thjemorning ?” nu“; ' “Why, of céumefl’Râ€"de-T’V‘Ef'the m9ulder of public opinion, much sur» pnsed u ' tly; much obliged,” said the citizen, with a: rglievgd 9xprgssion. \ “v”. 7 A The editor of the Texas Galoot is evi- dently not considered by his townemen to crowd the lamented George \Vashington very hard on the score of veracity. The other day two of his principal advertisers mulled in, and said one : um, sixty-eight meet their heads :n gen tleman’s breast and only one sinks into the arms of a chair; eleven clasps their arms around the gentleman’s neck, six weep tears of joy Silently and forty-four weep tears aloudâ€"whatever that means; seventy two have eyes full of love, and nine out of a hundred rush from the room ‘ ‘and tell everybody. Only four are great- ly surprised, and eighty-seven out of a. hundred knew that something was com- ing; five giggle hysterically and one even sneezee. Only one of a hundred struggles not to be kissed, while six kiss gentlemen first. If we believe the statis~ sician, one out of a hundred women will say, “Yes, but don’t be afoul.” ..-- ‘u . .suwn God !” Only seven out of a hundred de- clare themselves to be deliberately happy and five are too full for utterance. Three out of a. hundred stand on one foot when they make proposal and go down on one knee, while nine make a. formal prelude â€"eomething like the slow music in the ‘ play, we suppose. when the villain ap- penle to heaven to witness the consuming flame of his affections for the heart he plots to ruin, etc. The behavior of the lady under the cir- cumstances is equally entertaining and instructive. Out of a hundred cases eighty one sink into the _arnxs of gentle- man Q;v.-,n:~kb _._A AL God !” lady in arms, sixty-seven gentlemen kiss lady on lips, four gentlemen kiss lady on cheek, three gentlemen show very good taste by kissing lady on eyes and two gentlemen kiss lady on hand. It is to be presumed these two out of a hundred are‘ the timid, difident kind, though it is pos- sible that they might be of the quiety sentimental nature. One gentleman kisses lady on nose. It must be added that the statistician is careful to insert ‘ the saving clause (by mistake). There is even a. record of a man kissing a lady on edge of shawl, but, thank goodness,there is only one in a hundred, and the chances are that this man is peculiar. Seventy~ two hold lady’s hand, sixwen hold it very tightly, fourteen have lumps in their throats and nine exclaim aloud : “Thank 13,.) In I'L 1 There is a. clever statistician who could teach a. thing or two to the novelist. This statistician has attempted to classify the action and methods of proposals, and, as a. result, has presented tabulated figures extmmely interesting to psychologists. Out of 100 cases hirt -six gentlemen take loll“ n. -__â€" ~3 Stan-tic- of How Men and Women Act at an Intel-easing Moment. > And the eyes of the sick man were a. shade less sad, and there was a. glad throb at his heart as he looked from one bright face to the other and thought: "They are my friends for always ; for, spite of the bar~sinister, I can keep Sir Hillary Massinger’s heiress my friend.” (CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.) world’s wheat crop, 447,479,000 u. ”u. “vuuaui “1"es,’irietor;ed \eil maliciouqu,‘ I am sure you can. if you don’t give up those seven leaguqboons.” ,,r-__...«r. «m. uuu érapua a.“ read) how 1 happened back. Doctor wants to get rid of me; he says J uncertain to please him. I shall u my guardian. Your hair i; a gray enough, but. I think I can that; don‘t you, Mr. Bathurst '2” “And I mean it. too,“ declared Neil, with such vigor that they both laughed. “It’s a. fortunate thing for me that I found this out,” went: on Lenore, in a livelier tone. " You see that oflicious Mr. Bathuxst had forestalled me, and Mrs. Richards had the grapes all ready; that‘s how 1 happe ed‘buck.‘ Doctor Austin mnmfi.‘ a... .u- ,,: v :râ€"""â€" J v- we a I‘Lcuu. 1 “Would. he not ?” er eyes flashin . " L‘heu air Hillary had better 100k for the nexn Rradwardine. If he accepts me as his heiress. he will take me on my own terms; and if you discard me. I’ll have neuhizg whatever to do with Sir Hillary Massinger. 1‘11 go back to Doctor Burton, or Doctor Austin. or,” with a. side glance at Neii "Mrs. Hum: un-l u.- mamâ€"«- wop’s hunt me Francis Femrs closed his e}, as for a moment. as if in pain. Then they opened and smiled into hers. “Blood is thicker than water," he mur- mured. “I never meant. this to come to your knowledge. But you know now how strong was my reason for wwhing to see one wrong, done in part by a. MaSsinger, nighted, and why, too, I should so much‘ desire to thwart J neon Bradwardine and keep him from she succession. But Sir Hillary must. non know. I do not; desire his patronage, and he would never per- rmt me tonppruach you as a. lriend.” --_._ -w. v" “Forgive me," she murmured. “I have heard it, and I am so glad to have a. rel- ative in youâ€"one zhat. I can respect and love. It, makes me more msigned to my English blood." L... _‘:_ D-_._, \ secret, as you may guesu I am not proud of my Musinger blood. I call myself a. child of the people.” There was the sound of a. stifled sob be- hind them. and, turning quickly, Neil saw Lenore standing near with a. basket of white grapes in her hand and pitiful tears in her eyes. As he moved aside, she came quickly to the bed, and, sinking‘ down in hot old place, took the hand of Francis Fen-mum both her own. "I am gomg to tell you something," said Ferrets, feebly. “I have watched your face and here, when you thought me asleep. You think Lenore cares for me a. little, and so thinking you would never tell your own secret. So, for your sake, and for hers, I must tell you mine. , The secret that has set the shadow on my face, and made me what I shall be to my last day, a. solitary, homeless men. Le- nore does care for me a. little, I think, for blood is thicker than water, nfter all; and the some blood, the blood of the Mas- singers, flowa in her veins and in mine ; but between us is the bar-sinister. My father was Sir Hillary Massinger’s younger brother. My motherâ€"an Eng- lish peasant girl. No one knows my mm. (In "In. ...-_. _.._, v PROPOSALS 0F MARRIAGE He smiled feebly and gave the required promise, and Lenore flitted from the room. Then chrs beckoned to Neil to come nearer, and that young man com- plied}; and in his turn bent above the cone . One day Lenore and Neil had been sit- ting beside the sick man; Lenore had been, as she ever was, wonderfully ten- der and anxious for his comfort. “The doctor says you may eat fruit,” she said, bending over Fez-rare; “lots of fruit. There are grapes in the market, such lus- cious ones; think of them. I will have you someAdirectly. Will you eat them ? Promise, now.” his game as he would have done had he known that. Neil would come forth un- accompanied, end the would-be assassin had well nigh accomplished his urpose before the Englishman could hurl imself tween his friend and the murderous‘ L:1, ........ mm wuume, especmlly when his“ brother detective pa‘ig a. gain to thy house of Mrs. Arte- vn 0 Al' ‘ ‘ past, end they were allowed to enter the sick chamber, they came every day to sit beside the wounded hero. and minister to him with tmder hands. Since he had learned from Kate Seaton that Jeeon Bradwardine was on the weteh That Settles It. na 1t you discard me.1’L’ have whatever to do with Sir Hillary r. 1‘11 go back to Doctor Burton, Ausniu. or,” with a. side glance Mrs. Hmis; and Mr. Bathurs: “P againâ€"he has agid _v- null-U I think I can manage r. 0,..1 ........ ;he says I am too 1. ‘I shall elect ypu L , 13 3811 3-118 th k him up. f We‘ I: of the 0 call it Oddtw‘ 3,479,000 success “â€"v, brothgrr detective not. quite v ,_ __‘_-_ v. uwa uu’, uuuU IRES of his south wind, and the thousand thousand treasures that he has so bounti fully poured into the hands of the living. We pass into the garden, cool with the shadow of the dark-leaved beeches, a. rambling, queer, old place, with many odd twists and corners infinitely dear to our hearts, for by their aid do we contrive ‘ to dodge the governor with surprising success. Away to the left is the kitchen garden, ample, well-stocked, closelv _, rwv-.. "-vue IMAU unL‘ row path that divides thgse soft, swelling green mounds that we call graves. How I pity you, or, patient. for ot- ten, dead folkl I flow that you aregnot here, that your spirits are transplanted ‘ to greater bliss or greater misery than the world ever gave you, but with my hu- man heart I think of your bodies laid away in the earth’s breast, not of your deathless, freed souls. They have buried you away so deep that not a glimmer of God’s sunshine can pierce through your dark, narrow bedsh You are bidder; awaysocosethatt o g" songo thejhrush, or the slit-infill lgiléhe black- 7 ,, ,V__. «.v. 3.60.151, uuu never 3 really grasps its meaning and brings it 3 home to us. In his ramblings he men- . tions Methuselah. and the name catching - my wandering thou hts, I fall to specu- lating about that ol world-weary wan, . who must have been so tired of his life before God permitted him to lay it down. Surely his latter days were ghastly, gray, and lonely, with all his people and the friends of his youth lyin in their graves, and new ones to fill t eir places! At what period of his life, I wonder, may he have been considered to be growing a. trifle elderly, and did his father whip him after he was a hundred years old? What must his tailors’ bills have come to, and how many Mrs. Methuselahs and little Methuselahs * may there have been ‘2 Papa. is not much past forty, and he has eleven children. If he lived until he was nine hundred and sixty-nine years old, how many might be 3 be reasonably supposed to have? That is a. sum, and more than my head, unaid~ _ ed by slate or pencil, is good for. I have « not half exhausted the subject when Mr. Skipworth blesses and dismisses us, and we sreout again,_ pacing along the nar- rnuu noel. 5L-. 1:", v ,, V V . ._ v-V 4v\s50 uA out? pew, has us all safely under his eye. The sermon begins, and, though we fix our attention upon our pastor unwinkingly. ‘ we cannot follow his meaning, or indeed, discover that he has any; hxs words beat upon our ears with a. sense of wearing, empty babble. Is not a. man supposed to select a text for the purpose of expound- ing it ? But Mr. Skipworth does nothing of the sort. He walks up to it, it is true, and looks at us over the other side; he ambles round it, makes dashes at it, re- peats it over and over again, but never Mn 11.. .__ A_- 3 ‘_V_J ~v- uuvu ayuxhuul com- fort asqu. Skipworth may think fit to administer. Papa turns himself about, and, resting his elbow on‘the‘ 1_edge offlthe mm Ln: n.‘ .1] __:-L, ,, At last Mr. Skipworth is in his place and the service begins. The governor makes his amens as fervently and loudly as the clerk, and we all fo.low, down to the very smallest child; in fact, such a. wave of hearty sound runs along our ranks as might almost suffice to blow a thin man off his legs if placed directly before us. And now we have all settled our backs against the hard pew, and have planted our feet firmly on our respective stools, and we have opened our hearts and ears widely for such spiritual com- l...‘ .. \L. C‘L' ..... nu suuuuuuuu (A) beat her as is his wont on week days when he has a. little spare time. In the gallery opposite sit the Sunday schools girls and plowboys. an unruly tribe, im» pervious to the verbal remonstrances of Prodgers the schoolmaster, of which fact he is well aware, and possesses a more substantial claim to their regard in the shape of a stout cane, with which he dis- courses sweet music on their rustic backs. coming down with an inspiring whacl: I in a. pause of the sermon or interval ul‘ prayer. Last Sunday he made it faux pas, for, being at the back of the gallery. and. spying the unmannerly conduct of an obstreperous pariah-checked less in the first row, he leaned forward to take sumâ€" mary vengeance on the same, but alas! she was “so near and yet so far,” and in ‘ striving to reach her he overbalances himself, and fell upon a cluster of maili- ens of tender years, who howled dismully. while the cane succeeded in doing no more than poking the crown of the of~ fender’s bonnet in! We did not smile, and papa could detect no unseemly mirth on our faces when he glanced sharply up and down our pew, for we have by long practice acquired the art of laughing in- wardly, and can be in ecstacies of amuse- ment without moving a muscle of our countenances. two behind them. Acrou the lawn, through the wicket-gs. , in at God’s acre, past our ancestors Geoffrey and Joan, who lie in duplicate marble efligy above- ground, bleached bones below flat on their backs, with their toes turned stifliy up, and their prim hands turned palm to palm. If the efiigies are good likenesses, I should say that Geofl'rey must have been an obstinate, uncomfortable old fel- low, while Joan was pleasant to live with and very much under her lord’s thumb. An impertinent rosebush planted by Geof- frey’s side is holding its sneet red blos- soms to his marble nose, and from it he seems to be turning away disdainfully, just as, may be, he did in life from all fair and pleasant things. Under the porch, along the cool dark aisle we go, and file into the long pew that seems ex- pressly maie for a man with many chil- dren. Mamma sits at the top, papa at the bottom ; and the great object of our Sunday morningl existences is to get as far away from im, and as near to her, as we possibly can, hence various silent and rapid maneeuvexs behind his back that is as well for us that he does not suspect. Toâ€"day I am the hapless left behind, and take mv seat with a wrathlul heart and a sickly smile that seeks to _ convey to my brethren the fact that I do not mind my situation at all, indeed ' rather like it than otherwise ; there is, ' however. a. covert grin on the r,w of tri~ umphant faces to my right, that plainly ‘ informs me that my little hypocrisies will not go down in that quarter. “'e all luok upon the governor as a kid of bombshell or volcano, or loaded gun, that may blow up at any moment, and will infallibly destroy whatever is nearest to him, there- fore our fears are usually lively when ill luck plants us very close to him. As usual we are early, so we sit and watch the old village people come in, prayer-book in hand, with the clean handkerchief folded on the top, and a rose or sprig of wallflower laid between, at which they will sniff betWecn whiles, when they are not listening to an exposi- tion of their sins, or looking to see if the quality has any new clothes on. The village hind comes in rosy-faced and well greased ; he has taken his weekly wash, put on his weekly clean boiled rafi, and, with the bit of roast beef and pudding provided for his dinner lurking in his memory and tickling his nostrils, feels not unamiably disposed toward the wife of his bosom. and has no inclination to 9i$$9§urrvwomn~mm~_-__- not } “The governor is brushing my hat. !" exclaims Jack, bursting in upon us spick and span in his correctl -fitting gloves and boxer, and we follow ' precipitate- ly. In the hell are assembled mamma, Dolly, Alan, and such of the youn ones asaxe old eno h to go tochur ,and the governor. 9 had finished brushing his hat, and put it on his head; but as he is mmaging in a. drawer forhis gloves, he does non notice our arrival. And now he sets out, mamma by his side, the pro- cesaio‘n 1s formed, and we all tail two-and- COMIN’THRO' THE 315. BY HELEN B. “THEM. (CONTINUED. ) scd toward the wife l5 no inclination to wont. on weekdays spare time. In the the Sunday gchools, ,, closely wholesale. The effect of American asscciations upon the oriental mind was illustrated the other day when a. weil dressed com- pany heard an East Indian denounce Christian missions, ridicule the assertion ofa bishop that there were 20,000 more applicants for baptism in India than his sect could baptize. The reply of the Hindu sounded like a. piece of irreverent American wit. It was in effect, “Send over fire'enginee and baptize them by Whn‘mn in , __._â€".-~° vi oua. The auctioneer starts the boys to run a fixed distance, whereupon he requests bids for renting the pwperty one year. If a bid is made during the time the boys are running, they are immediately started off again and again until no bid shall have been made during the time the boys are running, when the last bidder is declared the lessee. The public afterward adjourn to an inn, where a. spread of sprino on~ ions. cheese and beer are supplied a; lib. to all who wish to partake, after which a committee for‘ managing the charity for the following year is appointed. uuu wwu, one rent being every year laid out in bread and distributed to the house holders and commoners. The letting of the meadow is attended 1: a. large con- course of people, the biddmg being regu~ lated by the running of boys. 'PL.. ...-»Afr , J ... --vuuv,uu.u;uiu- shire. By the will of Richard Clay, gen- tleman, dated July 2, 1770, some land was allotted to the inhabitants for th time being residing in the east portion of the town, the rent. being e_very year laid mu» .‘.. 1...-) 7, . A unique proceeding in connection with the oistribution of the White Bread Mea- dow charity takes place annually during the first week in April at Bourne, Lincoln- him- Bv the win nf manna m--. -u wwvu From Harpgrv’s fiazar. __ -. .- uvv and mJurious hold. 13 it no: wigs to guide by a'courso of valuable instruction the children who possess singing voices Pâ€" Frnm Flow-unnlu ___, _ __-__.....,v..- er, we are peculiarly afliicted with defects of utterance. \\ ords are swallowed, jerked out and carelessly run together in most insiugable fashion; the national habit of leaving the lips stiff and half closed while speaking rapidly, causes uxerwhehning diflicultles to the Vocalist EO [1114 7, â€" -â€"-â€" nkuJ Hum. In'America, where the voices are beau- tiful in timbre and possess resonant pow- er, we are peculiarlv nmhwm: mm. JANA, , VWVVEI ‘-â€"â€"e~v A“ vvuuuvu. With the exception of some extraordiw ary temperaments, aesthetic feeling in ‘ any marked degree is purely a question of cultivation. A child with a sensitive musical ear but a healthy normal phy- sique shrinks from a discordant note, but imitates unconsciously ugly pronuncia- tion, throaty or nasal delivery, and in- distinct enunciationâ€"tricks which will send her later on to the throat specialist, or assuredly cause her and her teacher many a. painful and weary hour. .. A __ _,,,' ‘ ‘ ' ‘1‘] A general i-i'ejuiicc exists against the cultivation ()1 children‘s voices. i'urcnts i. believe that their daughters should reach ' the sovenloenili or eightgonth your Loin: 1 I beginning vocal studios. and any teacher 3. will tell you that a male pupil who has - I not pass-01 his twenty-first your is an ex- ' coptiuu. The fear of staining in o voiwi by training it too early at ems universal ; but it is a matter for gram mnsiderstiou whether even greater risks may not, ‘ne run in neglecting to train it in time. Talent for music is almost invariably demonstrated during childhood. ’l‘hose who have voiccs usually begin to sing when they are children â€"sumctimes as soon as they can talk. The gift is con~ siderei a. wholly natural development, and the little one is left to warble its song< as it pleases. While one cuild is being carefuly instructed in the rudi- ment in harmony, with a. view to subse- quent piano hessonsâ€"while she is :aught howto sit at her instrument, had her hands, practise finger exercises, and, in short, is thoroughly driiled year after year in all that may establish 9. founda- tion of correct methodâ€"her little sister or brother with a. voice is left entirely to Nature, who, alas ! oiten proves herself a most inefficient music mistress. Most children labor from the first under con- genital defects, and those who are l‘ortu- nate enough to escape frequently absorb the defects of those with whom they are constantly brought in contact. Irv-iv . was ever that one belonging to poor, down-trodden, cowardly Mariana, who, in my opinion, was never worthy of the honor of being sung in verse. The sound of that bell, when it does ring, strikes as much consternation to our souls as the list trump might ; from far and near we gather to see the fun. doors open, heads are popped round corners, the footman rush: s hither and thither, seeking to as- certain the whereabouts of “master." lest perhaps he usher the daring intruder into that awful presence, and thereby secure his own instant dismissal. In the dis- tance is seen papa furiously dashing his hat upon his head and rushing out of the house by some back door, while the air is pleasingly filled with his shouts of “el- come. (It is needless to say that he hates callers even worse than his friends, and with an intensity that you will find no- whore, save in the breast of a well-born, wall-educated gentleman, Whose home and family are all that could be wished, and who has nothing in the World to be ashnmel of.) Meanwhile the cause of the commotion cools her heels upon the door- step. and is at last admitted. mush as though :he were something dangerous. or had come from a fever hospital, or was suspected of having intentions on the spoons. Once a. year, or so, some debermiuamly peaceful neighbor. who is fond of mother, and wishes to knuw how she fares, drives through our hospitable gates, and in fear and trembling pulls the creaking knob of our front. deer bell. zesty with disuse as "There 15 no slander in an allowed fool. the h he do nothing but rail, nor no rallingln a d s- creet man, though he do nothing but reprove." We may not. be a ‘very uncommon family, I do not say we are; and we may be a. very handsome family (“itlx one or twu exceptions), 1 do not say we are not; but, I defy our Worst. enemy to accuse us of being a sociable family. “'9 care for ‘ nobody, no, not. we, and nobody cares for us! If we ever had any friends, which 1 atrongl y doubt, they have betaken them-‘ selves to foreign parts, or melted like snow, or died of a. "waste” orâ€"«ome thing; and we have no relations - uncles. aunts or cousins~we never see 9. soul. The truth is, papa quarrels with every man and woman he knows, on principle, and has come to the very end of Lie ac- quaintance, being (I thinklheanily sorry that there is no one left. that he can get, a chance of being rude to. “There will be some fun at dinner to- day,‘ says Alice, as we go upstairs, ‘ for Mrs. Ski..worth had on Ler purple gown .‘n "Lnâ€"‘1. m in church uh! union, from thé union tujzfil‘y vanvtl jail to the gallows, before we reach the house. V. -..-- vâ€" gnaw-“V and di: aster. At the present moment, however. we are indulging in no such monke tricks, we are walking two-and- two behind the governor, dutifully listen- ing to his fulmmations against Dorley, who has permitted two sticks and a stone to disgrace the velvet smoothness of the lawn. Dorley has been discharged with- 03?: acharacter, departed from here to arded. before which we as wont to sit own with watering mouths. and hearts as sighing as ever was that. of Petraroh after Laura. This, our paradise, is in- closed by an envious and abhorred wally too high to climb, too dangerous to jump, over which we all have Jeopardized our‘ necks and Is and come to grief, as many a. bruished s in and dismal lump am st, while the potato bed, which we always select to fall upon under a. mistaken im pression that it is softer than gooseberry bushes. could tell many a tale of shame Vocal Training of Children. A Quaint Custom [TO as mmmmn.) I” CHAPTER [1. dele of a. word, L, every possible evident that no 19 strain placed ich should have ul’na characterize: those held by the North American Life. They have been selected with great judgment, and we have the advantage of a. man of very large experience in Mr. Gallo , who exercises president with loan companies for ovo-x thirty year-s. I have_ taken a. good deal The Vice-President, Hon. G. W. Allen, seconding the resolution, said that he fully endorsed wary remark of the chair- man as to the progress of the Company and the solid position it had attained, and as a. Canadian institution we could all look forward With perfect confidence to its increased growth and future pros-i parity. The motion was unanimously Owing to the absence, through illness, of the chairman of the Finance Commit~ tee, his able and comprehensive report on the satisfactory position of the invest- ments of the Company was read by the Hon. G. \V. Allan, who further said : “ should like to be permitted to add to whet investments. Perhaps I may claim to speak with the advantage of experience, having been connected as a director and president with loen companies for over thirty years. I have taken a. good deal of interest infithe subject as e. member of ‘ _._..V. u “out!!! . as per balance sheet, $1,987,446.30, and in addition uncalled guarantee fund of $240,000. or in all the large sum of $2,- 227,446.30, th us giving a. relative security doubtless unsurpassed by any other com- These large increases are all the more gratifying whvn we consider the dull times experienced by so many, and the kenness of competition for bu<1ness. They cannot fail to convince an y thought- ful and intelligent student. that. nM. nan ul cembé} 31.3893 .. there; so (18 per cent) Total re crve and l cembcr 31. 1894 Total regcrve a- dz Increase (17 per cent) Increase (16 per cent) 51556125 to nanumes, which is abSolutely independout of the question of size." The adoption of the Report and Balance sheet was moved by Mr. John L. Bluikie. president, who had no doubt, that. thvy would be heartily approved. as, in all the vital particulars which indicate solid suc- cess, they marked gratilying pmgress, 3.5; shown by the following figures : Total cash income for 157-: ......... 3 553,341; 93 “ “ ‘ 1893. . .. my 511 .2 total assets December 31. 1891 .. .. n - .... \ov yulu Stupendous'assets are “that, by poudmgly large liabilities. In tl ance sheet they do not add streng mm! whiuh, in well establisliec panics, is the true ratio of resou assets to liabilities, which is absi independout of the question of size VPL ‘ A J A ' ‘ ‘ ‘ 7 , A __-â€"J - nuauLCA 3' are ten apt to overlook these requmites aul give undue importance tu more age and size, which, unsuppvrhrd by other valuable cons demtions, r: all y cuunt for nothing. Illustrations of this can be seen tau-day In the United States, where many of the smaller companies, although forced into competition with their larger rivals, are giving much better and more satisfactory returns to their policy-hold~ are t- an many of the largest companies. Stupendous assets are (”feet by corres- nnvnlunulu I ..... v: 13.n- V , _V-_ .-_v.uwua. J.‘ BXU in order of importance, probably, stands the surplus and surplus-earning power 01' a. cmnpany. With assets held down to a lrigid gold liasii. you neverthuless cover awry liability and have a. large margin of safety uvor aunl above ovary require- ment. [Tudmll-tedly the Nartl: American Life Assurance. ()mnpauy has attaincd that degree nl' solidity \leiv-h can hmt, lm understand by cvmpzu-isvu nitl: any nll tlm large m-mpanies. In all essentials -- l especially those on” acquiml surplus and surplus-earning power “it is not ext'vlled tu-day by any other compunv. Insnrpm The report of Mr. W. T. Standen, of New York, the company’s consulting a:- tuary, was very full._ Referring to the very careful investigation which he made of the company‘s methods and systems of business, he declared that an investiga- 5, tion had conclusively proven to him the. -,- very great degree .0: executive and ad- y ministrative capamty brought to bear by a the oficers of the company. The secret. of the company‘s p1 osperity must be Iound y by looking back_ to 1881, the success , achieved sinco bolng the logical result of 5 the strong and enduring loundatinn then r laid. He further said: “In view of the 1‘ serious depression in business circles dur- . ing the past two years, your increase in premium income is very noteworthy. and L will be found to be very unusual. The . increase of $63,859.65 in premium income , {or 1891 evidences the adaptability of , your agency staff, and proves that it con- . sists oi men of Vigor and intelligence, who know how to apply their energies with the best efl‘ect. Your gain in inter- est receipts speaks well for the judicious- ness of your investments. The compara- tively high rates of interest obtainable is something for which the holders of your deferred dividend policies may be pro- found] y grateful. The valuation of your assets and the determination of your liabilities have been conducted conserva- tively, and th y show a clear surplus of $338,216.75. This surplus fund shows be- yond any question the absolute security you are enabled to orl‘er to policy- holders during even the severest. of monetary depressions. The proâ€" fit you are in a positin to earn is C very largely in excess of what can be I earned by companies deburreti from priv- l iloges of being able to invest their assets b in Canadian securities. Policy-holders are often carried away by the size or age 3‘ of a company. The orucial testis the s ratio of assets to total liabilities. Next 6 in order of immn'mmm nmdmmn -L... . n..___A_ ash income ......................... s 558.894 us Expenditure (Including death cmima, undommnus, profits and _ an pa; m- ms to policy-holders)... 2%,193 40 useta ....................... 13137.4“ 30 Reserve Fund. . ..._ .......... .. 1,564,029 U) Net surplus {or polley-holdum.. ..... 338,210 7.: \VILLIAM MCCABE Mamas-l nx birector. l't d and found correct. Am I t \VILLIAM CARLYLE. M.D , A ualtor AuditingCommlttuc of the Board, EDWARD GALLI-zv. JAMES Soon“ A Year of Great and Unprecedented Success. Th) annual meeting of the North American Life was held at its Head Of- flce, Toronto, on Tuesday, January 29th. The president, John L. Blaikie, Esq., was in the chair, and surrounded by a geodly number of prominent policyâ€"holders and guarantors. 'l'he managing director, Mr. Wm. McCabe, acted as secretary. The Annual Report submated, alteradvertxng tothe intensity of the financial string- ‘ency which had characterized the year 1894. presented. the following successful results: Applications were received for new insurances and restorations for over $3,000,000, the amount exceeding that of any firmer year. Entire satia- faction had been expressed by the holders of inwstment policies which had matur- ed in 1894, and the report of the consult ing actuary allotmg the profits to those maturing in 1895 had been approved by the directors. SUMMARY OF THE FULL FXNANCIAL STATEMENT AND BALANCE BHEE' ‘ {i :I‘H _AYEAR Eh!)- . .vn nun- and surplusfunda. De d 'sur'xilkiJ 'rh'rlc'i'éfir'jé. .mn NORTH AM EBICAN LIFE. um momma} iii-51“.â€" {893 :e liabilities. In the bal- y do not add strength, the in well established cum- true ratip of_ resources uf cy-holders can he business of of 1894 with ghowed an in- ”Pu-115'. Insurem 3 285.663 49 s $535,341! 93 482,514 I s 1,502.236 75 1,616,572 26 233,992 91 .9873 m 30 £03,453 39 75,880 85 you.” I “I always get so interested. Is comedy ?” “A perin after ‘ that ?’ ” the typewri- ter interrupted. . . “bio, nuâ€"nhe word ‘period.’ I wxll lull 286‘193 40 1387.446 30 1,564,020 LU 338.216 75 “If you sieak'duh‘n £556 ' iod ” the author began, “I Willi” per ’ H A vanâ€"‘1‘; .. a“-.. s n“... m 91 LL _ L_,_ “W": In a recent letter to the \K'ashiugtwn Star the following incident is related of a. playright dictating one of his ambitious efiogts to a, pretty typewriter: As one enters the men, pleasant sounds greet his ear besides grandmother’s wel- co no. The kettle sings cheerily on the hot stove, the tall old mahogany clock in the corner, with its three brass ornamen- tal knobs and moon face peeping between its hands, marks the seconds \\ ith a dig- , mfied “tic, toe” consistent with its vene- rable age; the cat purred pleasantly on the rug before the firs, sweet odors steal forth irom the rose-jars in the brackets, and one feels that “if there’s peace upon earth, one may look for it here,” a place genial, home-like and pleasant to remem- er. The latch of the door is iron 0! old time pattern and the windows have small panes of glass, curtained with chintz hangings, and filled with potted plants. “ 1 011 must not call me Maud." “No, no; the character speaks. “3693 _a 11 ‘ ed as were all its contemporaries, with Wall paper, and her “no. kchiefs"â€"white as snow, and always worn crossed on her placid bosomâ€"in a. little gray horse-hair trunk studded with brass nails. As her room was only warmed by a wood fire-â€" except what furnace heat difi‘used itself through the cracksâ€"she finds her little tin foot stove filled with 003k, “a great comfort," and has her bed warmed before retiring with an old-fashioned warming- P33: iGrandniother keeps her best. caps in a huge band-box tyres feet high an_d cover- ...I -- ,,,, Around the fire-place where the Wood crackled cheerily on the ancient; and- irons, are a. set of blue and white tiles, illustrating ('2) Bible subjects. which, if they had been intended as burlesques, would be regarded as sacrilegious. Eve, ‘ stepping daintily from Adam‘s open side while he slept was not; the only absurdity. Such subjects require delicate treatment, but nothing dauuted this artist in tiles apgareutly. _ . ,, ,7 w-â€"--J V‘fluw on a. little spindle-legged table lies the dear old lady’s Bible, worn with much use, and evidently holding the place of hopor in hex: ropm as in her heart. _ __v_.. â€"_ v-u Wu! 'MAHU Her gEafiéfééhâ€"er’s 01d flint-lock musket â€"he was a. revolutionary heroâ€"hangs over the mantel, and in ‘a‘sqpnydcorner A“ - 1:LL‘ _ ' A very long narrow frame holds a suc- cession of colored fashion plates of the styles worn in the year of grandmother‘s marriage and those succeeding them for several years, out from an old ugagazine. U..- .___J:_ALA,~, ‘a n. .. Her first “sample" hangs framed on the wall, faded into soft, pleasant tunes. The walls are covered with works of art â€"the early art. of this country, many of them. - - -vaA van a best in these glasses, but: grandmother says that “she’s glad to think that she looks better to those she loves than she does to herself." “77‘ -_ 1...... 2"““ man uluu. Anbther Elinor, with gilded frame and very heavy cornice, graces the apposite side of the room: One glues. not look one’s L4,; ' . An ulrlong looking-glass hangs on the wall, framed in black, gilded at intervals. The design of the frame seems to suggest culumns, but they are bound by no archi- tectural dicta, and run horizontaily at top and bottom with sublime disregard of the conventionalities. At the top of the mirror a. landscape, for about the with of a foot, is painted on the glass itself, with light green ass, dark green trees, white houses wit red roofs and doors, and with a very blue hall in the distance. The sky suggests a sunset, or a night- mare, in stresks of pele pink and blue. The chairs are nearly all straight- lmckod and high. some with short rockers that enable one to enjoy a. little mild “teeter," and one or twu old patr archs in the ways of rocking chairs, that fold one in their capacious depths like a‘fat mutherly old nurse, and rock one sooth- ingly until one dreams of his cradle. Nu facilities fer the * mule-m abomina- tions“ u! gas or electricity are m be seen, for grandmother lived in the cuuntry in her youth. and profers " the old way.’ and the SUft- radianCc of lamp and candles are in keeping with the reutful atmos- phere of the room. The ceiling has been made low, and over the doorways are shelves fitted to receive what remains of her best china. "dishes,” and pla‘es .ommemorating the lan ling of Laiuyctte (which she rcmcm ‘ bered hearing of as a. child). and Bible scenes, With alarge eye on the margin, suppmed to represent the “all-seeing eye.“ Upon the narrow mam -1 of pine, paint- ed white, stand the silver "branches," the snuffers and tray. brass candiostziclu9 candelbm of glass with mmy pendant prisms, and twa china. “images” (as grandmother calls thun). very much crowded treasures, fur thesehas graced more than one mautmlpim a in her :onrur mme. Her Absorbing Interest. __,_ _-_. ._-..- uuvnuvltlu l ‘ “'ell, the casket that holds this jewel ‘ of a. grandmother is just like herself. She says that she “likes to he with her con- temporaries,” and the high, mahogany “four-poster," with its valance and "tes- ter," is the bed with‘which she begin housekeeping fifty years ; g). The high, brass-handled bureau formed part of the same set. A corner "etagero" holds the toys that happen to have been preserved from the mark of time, and whiwh she uscdto “conjure with" scenes firom the nursery of long ago, but vivid as yester- day to the dear old mother heart. ' This is the family confessional, where the young folk of the household whisper in grandmother’s ear their piecadilloes or swarm here at all hours to have their difl'erenccs settled by the gentle justice that is always impartial, or to satisfy that internal craving that always seems to be rampant in the young of the human species, {or grandmother’s closet is a perennial source of goodies that they never see elsewhere. Grandmother is no better nor worse than her kind in some respects. and spoils the children most unblushingly. “'I\“ LL). -..,J.-4 AL,A ‘ ‘Maud, spare naeâ€"spare me You feel as you cross the thre: hold 01 the little sanctum as if you had stepped back into the earlier half of the century. Her children and grandeh ildren have de- lighted to surround her with the furni- ture, decorations, etc., that; were in vogue in her youth. Quaint and dainty, neat as wax, and with an old-time restlulness and serenity, that room is the favorite of the whole house. Here the master him: self comes to throw himself down on the‘ old chintzcovered lounge in “mother's room" when tired and depressed, out of conceit with human nature, or seated with worldly embitions fulfilled. Her Delightful Don In One Bapp} Home. In a beautiful house, the appointments of which are all that modern invention, large wealth and a cultivated taste can accomplish; bric-a-brac, rare editions and curios from all lands are found in profusionâ€"there is a little upstairs that seems like a shxinc. The saint who in: habits it is a dear, silver-haired old lady, whose presence in the home is like a bone- diction. James Thorburn, M.D., presented his full and interesting annual report on the mortality expense of the Company, after which Mr. J. K. Kerr, Q.C., moved a vote of thanks to the medical director for the able manner in which he had conducted ‘ the ulfairs of the medical department. ‘ '1 his was reconded by Sir Frank Smith, who expressed confidence in the future of the Company and his satisfaction at the excellent financial resultoi the past year’s work. Hearty votes of thanks were ten- dered the board, officers and agents of the Company, and at a subsequent meetmg of the newly elected Board, Mr. John L. Blaikie was unanimously re- elected Pres- ident. and Hon. (i. W. Allan and J. K. Kerr, Q.C.. Vice-Presidents. great care in report on all properties ofiered to us for 108.11lelg DEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER. speaks. Maud By ancmiixtv; the Northern 13min Sound.0m. I you V1'an'.t0'~;"r~-.. Busmms (‘uun- he~i"':s' uounccmcn: PETERBOROUGH. REMEMBER SCHNEIDER’S I’V/zcn in town for Dzamona’s, I’Vatdzes lewd/emu Etc. Reybaz'rzhg in all éranc/zes. A 1/ work guar ‘ anteea’. F. S. 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