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5'} l ‘"s (-3; 3585. vav uuu u w. The tunnel vomited smoke. which the lazy breeze bore aft in a broad black ribbon. and across the r1ver could be heard the bellowing of. the great steam pipe, as the engineer. watching his guages. curbed the 1m- patience of the hissing boilers. The tiny tender. rolling in the slight swell of the river. came bowling alongside with her deck crowded. From amidships to the bow of the giant vessel steerage emigrants PI‘PSS‘ ed to the starboard bulwarks. to watch the embarkation of the few scores of “felloe” passengers who were to occupy the luxurious cabins. and enjoy if they were able the rich fare. of the saloon deck. The canny Scotch and Canadian passengers. who had gone aboard by an earlier tender. and had seen and “nobbled” their stewards and stewardesses. and settl- ed down comfortably in their cabins. and secured the best seats at the table. now peered curiously over at the later arrivals. with whom they were to eat and drink and talk and quarrel and vomit in friendly com~ munity for the next ten or twelve days. These astute persons had al- ready studied the list of passengers which lay before the purser in the saloon, and had to some extent drawn therefrom their own conclusions as to the chances of a pleasant company for thegvoyage. Meanwhile. amidst much uproar.im-1 mense confusion. wholesale giving and disregarding of commands. murderous heaving about and pitching down of luggage. screams. oaths, angry words. laughter. shouts of captain. mates. stewards, and seamen. and no little chatting from the leviathan to the cookboat and back again. suddenly a bell clangs. “All ashore !" The cap- tain roars from the bridge to the ten- der. “Cast off there!" The steam rushes out with a deafening clangour that drowns “good-byes." The tender. darting off amid a cloud of waving handkerchiefs. and a feeble cheer. takes away and leaves behind a few aching hearts and crying eyes; and then suddenly a little bell rings from the bridge. A man below lays his hand on a steel rod; it moves slowly. It moves! There is a second’s pause. a rushing. mighty sound through the bowels of the great ship. a quiver; and the screw. at the bidding of that slight command. twirls its tons of iron fluke through resisting tons of water. just like a child's toy-windmill in a breeze. Anon. with a shudder that thrills every heart on board. from the experienced captain to the new mbinoboy â€" from Sir Benjamin Peak- man. K.C.M.G.. the swell of the cabin, down to John and Betsy Smith. child- ren of John and Betsy Smith from Dorsetshire. steerage passengers. who are leaving starvation at home to risk it abroadâ€"the leviathan majestic- all y moves forward. “We are off!” says Sir Benjamin. with a slight trace of excitement in his tone. addressing his daughter. a young lady of eighteen. fresh from a crack school near \Vindsor. where she Ins been trying to learn amongst re- latives of royalty. the accomplish- ments of an aristocrat. “We're off!” mys Mr. Sandy Mc- Gowkie. of the firm of MoGowkie and Middlemass. who keep a “store" at Toronto. where everything a. man or woman can‘wegr or use or waste in the my of "dry goods" is aolil.‘ i3 yield the thntty Scots a handsome twenty thonnnd dollars a year clear profit. Ho spooks to a neat-loom“ 3 little Scotchwomn. with a blooming bright 0308. ad a. fine row? of pairâ€"l; teeth. which the displays to pottoctnon Ul [HUICLIGUUIDU luLu vuv ~v-~;.. hours before. the Less than three majestic vessel displayed from the pier. to the eager eyes of the last batch of first-class passengers. who were with much ado embarking on the tender. her long and graceful hulk floating out in the middle of the noble river, the Union Jack at the stern. the pennon ot‘ the steam- Shlp company at the fore peak. her masts and spars sharply relieved agarnst a black cloud. while the sun from its westering path picked out With a golden burnish the complicat- ed tracery of tackle and stay. of rig- sing. rope and spar, \ " __-L3-1n Ding-dong. ~- ding-dong. ding-dong. The great ship Kamschatkan. 3.500 tons. Captain Windlass. B.N.R., com- west of the Isle of Man. being' light at N. E.. twelve knots. But for the thud and vibration of her screw twirling. on ' ' hty revolutions to the splendid play of a Pal Penn’s marvellous: engines. ormous cylinders oscillated to and fro with an ease and quietness that was almost appalling to a spectator; and but for the evidence of their eyes. asi the green-set rive: banks. with their charming panorama of wood and field and mansion. with here and there the spires or towers of hamlet churches.and all the other sweet fea-' tures of English scenery. had swiftly! passed from view. the passengers would scarcely have believed themsel- ves to be driving through the water nearly at the speed of a racehorseâ€" six hundred of them, with bag and 153881188. and some thousands of tons of merchandise into the bargain. Less than three hours before. the majestic vessel displayed from the A- â€"â€"â€"-- A: irhn loaf Author of “ Little Hodge, Q .l 5‘ poor inn they stayed at in Liverpool. got drunk. land struck her, for not leaving him the few shillings she had kept over to give her a week or two’s chance of life in America.; a brute whom she left snoring this very day in a drunken slumber. and all uncon- scious of her sorrowful parting kisses. Great Heaven! .what bloodless and bleeding hearts get linked together in this mad world of ours! “We're off I" says a seedy-looking man, with a sharp, cold, Jewish face, who has restlessly moved to and fro among the crowding steerage people. averting his features whenever they were glanced at. however casually and drawing low over his forehead a great dirty-brown felt wideawake that looks fit to serve the gloomy turn of a fam- ous night-prowling poet. Sharply has 4.1.2.. __ this man, and with increasing rest- lessness. been watching the arrival of the tender; quickly has his eye run over its company and taken ameasure of every man and woman on board; anxiously he sees the steamer at length depart with its lightened load; eagerly he watches the captain. lean- ing on the rail of the bridge before he gives the critical command; and deep and grateful is the sigh he heaves as he sees the skipper's hand rise and gently touch the button which sends the order for the mighty machine be- low to begin its labors. And now. drawing a deep breath. he smiles sar- donically on the people around him. and cries aloud. “\Ve’re off 1" “Thank God!" he adds to himself. with a Quaint and profane stroke of piety. It IS the “mtitlldfl Of a hoorf on‘l ant] “We're off!" cries poor little Miss Beckwith. a young lady somewhat short of forty summers, in a dingy ,grey travelling dress and coarse straw hat with a blue veil of nine- penny net, which she drops over her mle face and moist eyes, as she takes from her bosom a well-worn locket. containing the photograph of a manâ€" a man not handsome, and made even ghastly by the ill-used sun. which often so effectively resents the work of the so-called “artists" who endeav- our to adapt him to their vile pur- poses.) But she kisses the glass that protects the picture, and her poor lit- tle heart, which has throbbed to many a sorrow. pulsates rudely against the whalebone fencing of her staysâ€"her oldest and staunchest friend in the world. She is departing-the steam-v ship company having agreed to carry} her first-class at half price. for I can: vouch that steamship companies have1 both consciences and heartsâ€"to try ? her luck as a governess in Canada.; That photograph is one of her broth-3 er. a hopeless “ne'er-do-weel,” whoml she has practically been keeping for; years out of her small earnings; from! whom she is indeed now trying to escape; who only last night,‘ in the, ' â€"vâ€"vovuu0 “\Ve're off!" says a man to himself in the captain's cabin, feeling the first thrill of motion. as he lies on the vel- vet sofa, and glances round the dark- ened chamber. where his valet has pil- ed up. in extreme confusion. bags, valises. rugs, sticks, and boxesâ€"hat, dressing. despatch, or otherwiseâ€" enough for a batch of officials on a Queen’s Commission. “Ha! we're off." he says sighing. “I wish I were ashore again. I declare I do." And he turns his face to the cushion and lies there motionless. but occasionally grumbling to himself. This man had the best cabin in the ship, on the upper deck, starboard side, at the stern end of the row of deck- houses, which embraced, as is usual in these big vessels, the cabins of cap- tain, purser, doctor, the ladies upper saloon, and the smokingâ€"room, besides enclosing the “ companion ” leading down to the spar-deck and its port e was every conven- ience for sleeping, and where he was within hail of everybody. Only the day before the vessel sailed had an agent arranged with the owners that his v v v ‘1va WWI L0 dinner bell, which the you most energetic stewardâ€"lib of the “ghouls” in the towe celebrated jingle is wringim the zest and ferocity of a Horrible, jovial bell! To-day -â€"2LL "‘ Van-DOV- -vâ€" â€" vâ€"_c a semaphore, or a flag signal. For the staunch old man is going back to a widower’s home, and to his Lord's work, with a shawdowed albeit a steadfast heart. tive city. where she has figured for a few short years back as pretty M188 Auldjo. daughter of the Reverend Anâ€" drew Auldjo. the well-known U. P. minister. That worthyâ€"having come off with them in the earliest tender. and given them many a word of sober warning and good counsel. along with his parting blessing. emphasised by a brief exercise of prayer in their little cabinâ€"can still be discerned on the paddle-box of _the .tender,. conspicuous --â€"- A-) ‘6}“11‘1; Ext-ea}:- lieâ€"@513; "waiing 6p and down a tear-damped pocket-handkerâ€" chief with the ungainlyfegglagitynof awardâ€"like the king in the tower in Poe a is wringing with all ‘A- .L_ rn ' Soup is on the table. Many of the {guests are seated. Stewards are : standing at intervals of every ten per- sons on either side of the long tables curiously examining their squads of victims, and forming estimates of the probable amount of the gratuities when the voyage is over, A bell tinkles, the covers of the soup tureens come off with a flourish. their steaming con- tents are ladled out, and clattering spoons and smacking lips give testi- mony rather to the appetite than to the good-breeding of the general com- pany. The benches are pretty well filled. There are eighty-seven cabin passengers on board. Here and there in the long ranks ahiatus is visible, the empty chair of some invalid, or weak-stomached man or woman, or of some one whose sorrow at parting is keener than appetite. There is also at first a considerable blank at the head of the captain’s table. He of course is absent. So long as his ship is in the channel he will not leave the deck. But to the right and left of his seat sev- eral places are vacant. The cards of the. persons to whom they have been asmgned lie on the table-cloth. “Where are the swells?" said a coarse-looking middle-aged man, with cheeks that looked as if it was no un- usual thing for them to weather an Atlantic storm. and who sat at the foot of the captain’s table. He ad- dressed ayoung gentleman opposite to him, tall, with dark hair and eyes, well-cut features, and areserved and haughty bearing. The young man lazily lifted his eyes towards the speaker. and inquired rather with them than by his tone of voiceâ€"which was fashionably drawling and monotonousâ€"“I beg pardon. What do you mean ?" “Why, don't you see," replied the other, not minding his fellow-travel- ler's manner, “there ain't any one at thenhead of the table, where the swells Canada Ilml “Oh!" returned the young man, quietly applying himself again to his soup. The red-faced man plied his Spoon vigorously and audibly. When he h’ldwdone, he renewed the attack. “You know, I s'pose, that only the captain’s friends and the ‘aristocracy' are allowed to sit in the twelve first places 9" To Be Continued. sit ?" Canada llaul a In; Garrison of Brltlsl Regulars. Now that there is talk of increasing our military strength in Canada, writes a correspondent of the London Empire, 1' ___‘ o tnen provinces. Now there are not 2,000 regulars in the whole Dominion. The following is a. list of regiments and where they were stationed in 1889 :â€" lst Dragoon Guards, Chambly. Lower Canada. 7th Hussars, Montreal. 2nd Batt. Coldstream Guards, Que- bee. 2nd Batt. Grenadier Guards, La- prairie. ' lat Rest. of Foot. Montreal. 8th Rest. of Foot, Halifax. 11th Regt. of Foot. Sorel. 15th Rest. of Foot, Iole-an-Nolx. 23rd Rest. of Foot. Halifax. 24th Regt. of Foot. Montreal. 32nd Rest. of Foot, Sandwich. Upper Canada. ' 84th Begt. of Foot- Amt-..n____: I may point out that sixty years .ago, not only Halifax, but all Canada. was adorned with regiments of the regu- lars; and there were almost enough to make a “ thin red line ” around the then provinces. Now there am am dark or unweat'herly the day, the men come up to the call of the imp with the bell, the strong stomachs of these prao« tised voyagers ever standing out man~ fully against the perturbing efforts of storm and wave. In the broad, long. 10W room, with its row of round-eyed lights, its Polish- B‘ilded cornices, and flashing mirrors. two tables are laid out on either side. That to the right, entering on the port side, is the captain’t table, at the t0P whereof sit those whom he selects for the honor to the number of twelve, friends of himself or the owners, and distinguished passengers. 0n the left is the purser's table, frequented mostly by bachelors, old and young, and by leery commercials, who are married when at home, but are travel- ing for the voyage en garconâ€"a most lively table, where the purser genially encourages a vast consumption of strong sherry and stronger whiskies, where rough joke and broad story are never wanting ;7 and__where, however wua ana wanwu u”... .. ._._, voice will sound like the crack of doom â€"-'-it will thrill to many ears as 1‘ .It and squirming in their narrow berths, have that horrible sensation of going up to heaven and going down into the deep, so well described by a psalmlst, and have become for the nonce utterly indifferent where it might all end, if the infernal torture could only be straightway and for ever terminated. â€"But here, again, we must pull up our too active Pegasus. To begin, we were too retrospective; now we are Proposing too far. For the moment, at least, when this hideous jangle, inade- quately reported in our first sentence, startles the ship, the sea is smooth and the air is appetizing, and from nearly every cabin, with few exceptions. ladies ‘ J“ ‘â€"-a Annin+nfi4 V'VIJ Vuunu. vv -- .. and gentlemen an d cads and counter- jumpers are streaming into the great saloon. SIXTY YEARS AGO {a}! ma wows mm mm. \Vomen are peculiarly subject to these violent emotions. Long and fa- tiguing journeys, overwork, too much dancing and other simple things that cause a strain are quite frequent with them. They are so well known that no warning should be needed. Few heed them, when given. Hence it is hardly worth while to speak of them. Hearts beat more rapidly now than they did fifty years ago. So says mo- dern surgical science, and the cause is said to be the greater mental ac- tivity of the age. Cases of heart weak- ness and heart failure are more com- mon than they were with our ances- tors, who led. quieter and more regu- lar lives. Unusual exercise or strain of any kind is serious. and the un- trained heart frequently is unable to perform the work it is asked to do. Then there is a collapse and illness. the heart may be strengthened. Yet strains can be avoided. and it is true that plenty of light. nutritious food, especially fruits and juicy meats. are beneficial. The best remedy for weak heart, however, is to take things easy This doesn’t mean to be careless. It means not to run for trains, walk ra- pidly upstairs or jump out of bed. In- stead one should walk slowly, get up quietly, sit down whenever there is a chance during a shopping expedition and in other ways show appreciation or your knowledge of the fact that every moment you save by hurrying is apt to cost you an hour or perhaps a day, week or month of your life. Sys- tematic but moderate exercise is ad- visable, but it should be taken under the direction of a physician. What has been said about the ef- fect of violent strains or emotions upon the heart shows clearly that the poet’s fear that he will die of a broken heart is not the pure creation of a romantic imagination. People do die of broken hearts, or rather of grief, Romance has it that Napoleon, for in- stance. died of a broken heart, and that. Horace Greeley'a death was due ‘â€"’â€""_'â€"-un mu VI some animls that had died of grief hu . blood in the ab- 9? 3111131 0'89”. “dd! Mn: 1nd All of these valves must be in per- fect order for Ihe heart to do its work thoroughly. The slightest de- rangement is dangerous. and this is the cause of many diseases as lack of the supply of life-giving fluid is ser- ious and sometimes fatal in its con- sequences The heart is a delicate organ and easily gotten out of order. Aside from its province of loving, which is doubted by anatomists. its mission is to pump properly serated blood to every part of the body. The. blood that has cir- culated enters that chamber of the heart known as the left auricle. From this it passes into the left ventricle and from that cavity is propelled in- to the lungs, where it is subjected to the action of the oxygen of the air, whereby its impurities are removed and it is again made fit for its duties. From the lung it goes to the right auricle and thence to the right ven- tricle when it again goes forth to make its tour through the system. Strictly speaking, of course, Mr. Chester was right. The heart, as the dictionary has it, is “the principal or- gan of the circulation or the blood in man and other animals; the physiologi- cal center of the blood vascular sys- tem." Indeed. while the popular idea is that women are better hearted than men the male has the largest heart it weighing ten or twelve ounces when in his breast. .while that in her breast is only eight or ten ounces in weight. From which it would appear that in weight at least an exchange of hearts between men and women is not an even bargain, however willing the men may be to make the deal. It is just .as well that the transfer cannot be ac- tually made, for a heart should be of a certain size to correspond with a certain weight, and one of the fre- quent causes of heart failure is that the organ is called upon to do much work for a body larger than it should supply‘with blood. The heart of a woman is her most valued possession. For it men strive. True enough it is that some of these same men will assert‘now and then that the woman they love is heartless. Yet this is a mistake. There has nev- er been such a woman since the time of Eve. Every woman has a heart. This is to be as literal as Mr. Chester in “Barnaby Budge," who remonstrat- ed with Ned for saying that he was about to speak from_ his heart. “Don't you know," he said, "that the heart is an ingenious part. of our for- mationâ€"the center of the blood ves- sels and all that sort of thingâ€"which has no more to do with what you say or think than your knees have! The heart of animalsâ€"of bullocks. sheep, and so forthâ€"are cooked and devoured as I am told, by the lower classes with a vast deal-of relish. Men are sometimes stabbed to the heart, shot to the heart, but as to speak- ing from the heart or to the heart, or being warmâ€"hearted or cold-hearted, or being broken-heart- ed or being all heart or having no bruntâ€"bah, these things are nonsense. l ed!" A statistician, who has becnlotfi into the matter of divorp [will that the proportion of dim DOPulation is least in Irelandffl one divorce to every 400.com! tants. In the United States tho! portion of divorces is ominomlyll; 88.71 to every 100,0“) of ‘ papal!” the largest known, in fact. "‘ Japan, the figures for that ham! pire being 608.45 divorces to em" ([10 of population. The Duclless of Marlborough In“ Duchess of Devonshire probabl! hi the finest pearls in England, tholl cheater necklace being NT! ‘ known. Many smart Indie! 1’9“" pearls constantly. althouh Md: 1 II not seen. as they are worn “9 high dress, as pearls are cuppa“ keep their coluur better when 'ti next to the skin. 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