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Eue r ne Â¥ 0e V ous ©l 1Â¥ ef 180 of El ,wm“"" tion upon That‘s senal Three days after Ned returned Thomas â€" Heatherton‘s draft, Mr. Lawson informed him that ‘he could have. a position in a certain banking house, which he named, if he was willing to begin upon a low round of the ladder. "I expected to do that in any business, sir," Ned responded, but looking pleased at the prospect of word! Must have taken it aill fro his mother, though, for Dick w never troubled with a conscience, « with any‘ scruples about using a the money he could get hold of. Wa lingfordâ€"yes. that was the giri nameâ€"and be signs the whole of | with evident pride; I‘m beginnin yment. :E Lawson beamed excessive ap establishing his mothers honor he would prefer that the fact had never been mentioned. He desires no reward for saving a duman life, but the apâ€" roval of his own conscience. _ Hum ! ighâ€"toned young man, upon my word! Must have taken it all from his mother, though, for Dick was never troubled with a conscience, or with any‘ scruples about using all the money he could get hold of. Walâ€" lincfordâ€"ves. that was the giri‘s _ *"Blast his impudence!" he cried, crimsoning, as he finished reading the Independent epistle, the second â€" senâ€" tence of which was worded so nearly like the first one of his own. Then he read it through again, and & queer little smile began to hover about the corners of his mouth. "Bless me!" he muitered, when he finally laid it down, "I can‘t â€" help liking the spirit after all. He does not wish to force upon me the fact of his relationshipâ€"but for the sake of establishing his mother‘s honor he would prefer that the fact had never spirit. This effectually silenced his mother, for she had always impressed it upon Ned to be honest in everything, and she could not now urge him to violate his principles. &o the letter went its way and creâ€" ated quite a revulsion of feeling on the part of his reluctant grand{father. ":-le' soon had an opport.nity of satâ€" isfying himsel{ vpon taat point, as we shall gee later. S i C I would like to know, blessed if I wouldn‘t 1‘ i t odun ol & fair education already, enough to help me along in a business career. Plainty," Ned went on thoughtfully, "I \believe I should not care to be a proâ€" Messional manâ€"I‘d like a stirring busiâ€" ness, and, as I am situated, I am conâ€" . yinced that it would be unwise for me to give four years to a college course when during that time I might be steadily advancing in some good busiâ€" ness. 1 would like to get at work right away," he concluded, energetically. "All right vonnesxtar To haliave of th ity or: We to give lour years to a college course when during that time I might be steadily advancing in some good busiâ€" ness. 1 would like to get at work right away," he concluded, energetically. "All right, youngster. I believe you‘ve q4 level head on your shoulders, and, according to my way of thinking, collegeâ€"bred men are not always the smartest nor the best men. What do you want to get into?" Mr. Lawson questioned, with some curiosity. *"I do not know a4 I am very particâ€" ular ; something in which I‘ll have a chance to work up, with a prospect of being boss myself, some time," Ned "‘Thank you again, sir ; but, truly, my mind was almost made up before my mother received this letter. I have bation upon him at this _9 That‘s gensible!" he sald. "I‘ve [‘ H e the fact of or the sake of r‘s honor he fact ‘had never ires no reward e, but the apâ€" clence. â€" Hum ! 4 1 som T e. _ Hum ! upon _ my all from lie went on for perhaps half a dozen rods, when he saw a man cross the street to the very entrance where the lady was waiting, and, instinctâ€" ively, he wheeled about to watch him, He: then noticed that he stopped close beside the lonely figure and peered curiously into her face, whereâ€" upon Ned began zo feel his blood tinâ€" gle with indignation at his rudeness, and he walked slowiy back beneath the trees. ~ea reimained in Boston. It was rather lonely at first, for he did not have to go down town until nearly nine in the morning, and he missed the genial companionship . of his mother, the pleasant chats in her room, and her sunny presence in the house. Then the evenings were long, for his duties were always over at four o‘clock, and, at first he hardly knew what to do with himsel{ bet ween then and bedtime. But it suddenly occurred to him that these long hours . would be just the time in _ which to do some _ solid _ reading and study ; so he laid in a supply of books and was soon deeply interested in the course which he had marked out for himself, while the time, after that, "You‘re a thundering pretty girl, miss," he heard the man remark in a wheedling tone. _ â€" l en did not hang nearly so heavily on his hands. He always went for a stroll on the common or the Public Garden, both of which were within easy distance of Mr. Lawson‘s house, between eight and nine of the evening ; for he fancied that he rested better for this exercise in the open air. One warm evening about the middle of August, he was a little later than usual in starting out for his walk. He passed through Walnut street to Beacon, which he crossed, and entered the common, strolling leisurely along its smooth walks and thinking over what he had been reading before comâ€" ing out. The night was cloudy and it seemed likely to rain, but Ned did not mind the dampness, and, keeping on his way he finally came out upon the mail running parallel with Tremont street. There were not as many people as usual abroadâ€"in fact the mail was alâ€" usual abroadâ€"in fact the mail was alâ€" most deserted, but he noticed, as he came to the crossing leading to W_in- ter street, that a lady was standing there as if waiting for a ecar. He passed her without paying much attention to her except to notice that she was alone. He supposed her to be some clerk who was belated in getting home after her day‘s work, and yet, afterward, he remembered that he had been impressed with something {amiliar about her figure. ter i Ne mark € hotd in embrvyo en chapsâ€"greenborns, of _ courseâ€" who expected to step straight into the salary of an experienced man. It‘ll be upâ€"hill work for a time, my boy, but one is advanced in proporâ€" tion to his faithfuiness and efficiâ€" eney." "I will do the best I can, sir, to justify your recommendations, . as well as for my own credit," Ned earnâ€" estly answered. Then he asked eagerâ€" ly, ‘"*When shall I begin ?" "Next Monday morning at nine, sharp." CMt The lady instantly retreated a few knowledge common, strolling leisurely along smooth walks and thinking over it he had been reading before comâ€" out. CHAPTER XX. d, after gravely thinking the matâ€" )ver, concluded that he would not to Nantasket with Mr. Lawson his mother that summer. cannot afford it," he said ; > fare up and down on the every day will be more it sounds extravagant to you, t it, Mr. Lawson," he said, "but oing totake for my motto ‘Aim young man,‘ and who knows but I may yet get to be the Presiâ€" ink 1 never yet been s d, but she could be appreciate his fc ched man‘s estate a ie man‘s independer Â¥ ; so she did not n up going to colâ€" . "If Dick had been ow, what a comfort en." The sigh that rvation told of a )lighted hopes, with earning for the boy eart bad refused to nd Mrs. Heatherton beach tozether and nis business. ing fellow who Mr. Heatherton r. who counted bhe said ; on the be _ more If you are . Lawson, e at the somew here â€"he‘s jJust the busiâ€" ipâ€"smart who will e building look than ur to be ither ided | pâ€" th They expressed much surprise, howâ€" ever, over Gertrude‘s appearance at that late hour, for they had given up geeing her that night, supposing that her aunt had persuaded â€" her to remain another day at Clifton. Accordingly Ned went into _ the house with Gertrude, and was warmâ€" ly ggeeted by both Mr. and Mré. Langâ€" maid. *yore The fair girl explained the circumâ€" stances of her detention, . while she sbrewdly made much of her lover‘s heroism in relating how he had come to her rescue, when she was accostâ€" ed by the bold wretch, on the Comâ€" Gertrude informed him that she had been at Clifton, spending a week with her Aunt Annie. She had startâ€" ed for Boston that afternoon, but an accident to the engine had deâ€" layed the train. Through a blunder on reaching the city, she had taken the wrong street car, and it was only after riding a few squares that she had discovered her error. She had got out of the car and was waiting for one which would carry her there, when the incident we have described occurred. During the long walk Ned and Gerâ€" trude found many pleasant themes to talk about, but the chief one was a mutual declaration <of love, which «onvinced both that Heaven had destined them to cherish each other for life. " That may be ; but he may not apâ€" prove of an engagement between us, while my future prospects are so unâ€" certain,. I want to have a frank talk with him and know just â€" where I stand," Ned replied ; and Gertrude reâ€" spected him all the more for assumâ€" ing such an honorable attitude. "Yes," he answered, gravely, ‘‘I want to see your father." " Ned ! are you going to tell himt" Gertrude exclaimed. "Certainly ; I have perhaps beâ€" trayed my feeling somewhat premaâ€" turely ; but since the die is cast, I could not consent to anything of a clandestine nature, and so I am goâ€" ing ito tell him‘ the truth," Ned reâ€" turned, with his usual straight{orâ€" wardness. " Papa is a kind and generous man," Gertrude said thoughtfully, "and I know he likes you." _ _ f It is not strange, therefore, that the walk to Arlington street seemed short to both of them, especially as they had opened their hearts to each other, recalling the past, and suggestâ€" ing plans for the future. When they finally reached Mr. Langmaid‘s residence, Gertrude asked Ned if he would come in. Gertrude had been with her ed for B "Yes, Bill," for the fellow was Bill Bunting, "it is I," Ned replied, scarceâ€" ly less surprised than his oldâ€"time enemy, " and I shall continue to head you off at every evil turn, whenever I can. You may be very sure, also, that I shall not let you off as easy as this, i{ I ever catch you repeating the offence of toâ€"nigby. Now the soonâ€" er you go about your business the better it will be for you for there comes a policeman." Bill turned sullenly away, mutâ€" tering threats of vengeance, while Ned drew Gertrude‘s trembâ€" ling band within his arm and made ber lean upon him. "I think a car is coming that will take us to the corner of Arlington street. Shall I stop it?" he asked, as a Back Bay electric car came rollinge along. rolling along. «* No, please, if you will not mind walking with me a litie way unâ€" til I get a trifle more calm," the young girl replied, tremulousiy, "I do not feel like facing a car full of people in such an excited state." ~ n vOou Bill tering while nere turn with tion, trude here, night steps from him without deigning to make any reply. He followed her. "Come, now, don‘t be shy," he conâ€" tinued in the same tone as before ; "give us a kiss and then T‘ll see you home. You won‘t?" as she put forth one hand in a repelling gestureâ€" ‘"Well, nowâ€"i ain‘t in the habit of being put off whon I‘ve set my heart on anything, and I guess you will," and he threw out his arm as if to inâ€" fold her in his foul embrace. still nearer, and peered curiously up into his face. "I only want to know you the next time I see you," he said, meekly, but with a veiled threat in his words, then starting suddenly back astonishâ€" ed, " Ned Wallingford! by gosh !" he cried, "Curse you!" he continued, fiercely, " you head me off at every turn, but I swear I will get even "Oh! help!" cried an agonized voice that aroused all Ned‘s reverence and championship for womanhood, and the next moment the insulting wretch lay sprawling on the ground at the girl‘s feet. be, would need his protection, he had quietly approached, and at that Aagonized appeal, sprang across the mall, striking out boldly from the shoulder, hitting the villain a powâ€" erful blow just behind the ear, thus rendering him powerless, for a few moments at least, to do any one harm. terril ic trembl pletely petely unnerved. "‘There, poor chll ble so, for you art with me," Ned said Ned had heard every word which the craven had uttered, and, feeling that the woman, whoever she might Then he turned his attention to the lady. \ very badly a sudden | "You should have taken a carriage Oh. Ned! Ned leed I shall not leave you unt are safe at your own door." but _ you vye hope he hasn‘t frightened you badly," he began, when with den heartâ€"bound of consternaâ€" he oried out â€" appalled, " Gerâ€" how do you happen to _ be and alone, at this time of the N girl 1y CHAPTER XXI Ned:" was all thi could say as she to his arm, and r she might | When they reached the hall Ned tection, _ he | turned to his companion and inquired : and atthat | "Can I have a few moments‘ priâ€" across the | vate conversation with you, sir ?" y from the " Certainly," the gentleman roâ€" Iain a powâ€" | sponded, but looking a trifle surprised e ear, thus | by the request. "Come this way," for a few | and he led him to a small reception do any one | room off the hall. "~ 1 have a confession to make to ttention to | you, Mr. Langmaid," Ned began in a frank, maniy way, though he colored htened you | with something of embarrassment ; when with |and then he told his story with a â€"_consternaâ€" | straightforwardness that did him alled, "Gerâ€" | great credit. pen to _ be "I have loved Gertrude for a time of the long time," he sgaid, in concle sion, "but I did not intend to ill that the | declare it to her until I had won is she clung | a position in the world which would , and comâ€"| warrant me in asking her to be my wie; but the circumstances _ of > not tremâ€" |this eveningâ€"her. fear, her Gependâ€" Tectly #afe |ence upon and confidence in me, someâ€" a soothing Ihow broke down all barriers and I ering _ and Ihn.(l confessed my affections for her itement, and | almost before I was aware of it." finding herâ€" Mr. Langmaid listened in unbroken of a frlend. |silence throughout Ned‘s recital and verted from |looked so grave and thoughtful over hen, for the |it that the young lover‘s heart alâ€" NC "and I can appreclate your anxiâ€" ety regarding such matters, for I am not unmindful of my own youthâ€" ful days, when I became very fond of a certain younz lady. You can visit Gertrude here, when she is at home, and we, as a family, will give you a cordial welcome; but," with a twinkle in his eyes, "I should not be in favor of private and protractâ€" ed sessions. I should not object to a friendly correspondence, but there must be no ‘loveâ€"making‘ at preâ€" sent. In a word, Ned, I cannot acâ€" cord _ you the privilege of _ an engageg couple for two years to come ; your own good sense will tell you what I meant by that, and I shall trust to your honor not to overstep the bound I have prescribed. If, at the end of this time, you are both of the same mind as now, and your prospects warâ€" rant it, I will give you carte blanche, so to speak, for the future." . "Thank you, sir," Ned said, as he arose to go ; "I will try not to violate any of the conditions which you have imposed upon me, while, as for my future prospects, I promise you that I shall put forth my strongest efforts toward attaining a position worthy of your daughter‘s acceptance." f (To be Continued.) ‘ Jid ‘The stipulation scemed rather hard to Ned, but his better judgment toid him that Mr. Langmaid was right about it, and that it would illâ€"become him to murmur against his decision. He had met his confession with so much kindness and consideration, he knew he ought to feel gratelul to hiimn and he did, at the same time it seemed a little gevere to be told that he could have no claim upon Gertrude for two long years, and his face plainly be tlmye:l his disappointment and deje: tion. " Do you think me somewhat tyranâ€" nical!â€"that I have imposed hard conditions?" Mr. Langmaid sald, smiling at his long face. "I am surelought not toquestion your wisdom regarding the matter, and you have been very kind. But â€"but if you will permit no engage mentâ€"if I am to have no claim upon Gertrude, what are our rela« tions to be toward each other ?" Ned inquired with some anxiety, then added : " Are we never to meet ? Am I not to be allowed to visit her during her vacation at home? _ Is there to be no correspondence, and are we forbidden to give free ex:â€" pression to our affection for each other ?" "Those are pertinent questions surely," Mr. Langmaid _ returned, with a little smile and amusement, A young man may be salll to have reached the years of discretion when he takes down the pictures of acâ€" tresses from his mantél and puts up a portrait of his rich maiden aunt tion and has yet to come out, when ; !" lunis. Hitherto she will be liable to receive attenâ€" ; State have been t t:onsldfr(t)'m ot(?_er younf’ n;en.h If :hei i uneducated except shou 1e1n iscover 10 she AG | * C > made a mistake, this episode would ; classes, where Eng doubtless mar both ber life _ and | governesses have yours with painful memories. _ Still, , teach them in the Ned," the gentleman added, with a We s genial smile, "you are a lad after One of the keenes my own heart, as far as moral worth rope is the Grand D goes, and I should be proud of you h fill. be S3 in that respect as a son. L honor you | Y"* Y y exceedingly for your pronscientious ' opera bouffe kingd confession toâ€"night, even though I ) ing army of 325 n colnsider that you hn\'elbeien Komeâ€" | Lientenantâ€"Colone‘!s what premature in _ declaring yourâ€" ; mc self topGertrude. If she loves you, | °t"®r 'O"k'“m' bosic however, I shall not spoil her life l musicians, with tw by telling her that she cannot be | as captains. your wife. But you are both very =â€"â€"â€"â€" ylounthoo sountg_ to tt.hlnk of n;'ur- Kangds is to havi riage for some time to come. ou hare your _ future â€" to _ carve ‘ on a large scale. Th out, and I _ claim that no | projéct are negotli man should marry until he can | of 1,100 acres nea provide a home, even though it be an the line of a prop humble one, for the woman whom he 1. Th ullbe loves. ‘There is a possibility also," he | r02d. The cucumber continued, with a roguish twinkle in ’ as the school term his eyes, "that you may both change | ers may be easily & your minds when you come to see «_ more of the world. I do not say you| yotor vehicle rac will, but such things have happened | Iand. ‘ h before now, and I shall stipulate that | i" England, e you wait two years before I sanction ‘ Club of Great Bri anÂ¥ ergt:lgemelnt. bet ween you. iAt the | run off its annual end of that time, if you remain conâ€" & stant to each otherâ€"if you are stllll ronde 1;1‘ a ;'l.le nj the worthy fellow that vou are uowl France, finishing and show yourself capable of providâ€" ing comfortably for my daughter, you shall have her. _ Meantime, Gertrude will be away, most of the time enâ€" gaged in study ; she is going to Haliâ€" fax to a select boardingâ€"school for young ladies that is under the manâ€" agement of an intimate friend of Mrs. Langmaid‘s." Two years and no trothâ€"no emgageâ€" ments ! "1 am free to ed, when Ned h: I should have ; not have occur: seen a little me is not yet thr« â€"never take the horse or electric cars when you happen to be out alone after dark," her father exâ€" claimed, with considerable exciteâ€" ment. Gertrude flushed and shot a sly smile at Ned, who comprehended its meaning. " 1 suppose it would have saved me the fright of meeting that wretch," she demurely remarked, while in her hbeart she was saying, "If I had taken a carriage I should not have met Ned â€"â€"I should not have been the happy girl toâ€"night that I am." _They chatted pleasantly in a genâ€" eral way for a half hour or more, then Ned arose to go. _ <+ 2l He bade Mrs. Langmaid and Gerâ€" trude goodâ€"night and Mr. Langmaid then attended him to the door. alled him. o i free to confess," he remarkâ€" | w n Ned had concluded, "that | p d have preferred this should ve occurred until Gertrude had little more of the world. She fo yet through with her educaâ€" | ; d has yet to come out, when ; ! 1 be liable to receive attenâ€" : & om other youngz men. If she ; ., he it be Ns c Jaf Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food is comâ€" poged of the very elements of nature awhich go to forn new, rich, red blood Iand this accounts for its phenomenâ€" al succoss as a syotem builder. It is as certain as the laws of nature, beâ€" caums it gets away down at the foundation of disease, and curcs by making the blood purs and rich. To guard against Ciseas»a to proâ€" | long lifs to insur> health, st,rengt‘a] and vigor to every organ you can | not possibly find a means so effective as Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food, the blood l builder and nerve restorative. t Deadly preumonia cannot find a_ be healthy bodv, which veadly preumonia and consumpt on cannot find A beginning in the healthy body, which is supplied with plenty of pure bood to rebuild and reconstruct the tissues wasted by disease, . â€"Mre. E. McLaighiia..95 Paritiment gtreet, Toronto, states: "My daughâ€" Throbbing Through the Arteries Weakness and Disease are Impossibleâ€"Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food Makes the Blood Pure, Rich and Healthy. WITH RIGH, RFD BLOOD A ‘Scotch divine once took into the pulpit a sermon without observing that the first leal or two were so worn and eaten away that he could not decipher or announce the text. "My brethren," said he, "I find that the mice bave made free with the beginning of my sermon, so that 1 cannot tell you whaur the text is; but we‘ll just begin whaur the mice made up Aas Boers or ErItons, ac« cording to the requirements of the picture. . The Boers are distinguishâ€" ed by their long whiskers and _ the British by their uniorms. Imitation breastworks have been built near Paris, and these are stormed by the supers while the man with the camâ€" era takes the snapshops. Kansas is to have a cucumber farm on a large scale. The promoters of the proj®ct are negotiating for a tract of 1,100 acres near Lawrence, on the line of a proposed electric railâ€" road. The cucumber crop matures just as the school term ends, when pickâ€" ers may be easily secured. The â€" British _ ironclad _ Warrior, which is the oldest warship of its kind in Her Majesty‘s navy, has just been stricken from the roll of vessels in active service. The Warrior was launched in 1860, and completed the next year. She has a displacement of 9,210 tons, and her iron armor is 4% inches thick. Raphael Bischoffsheim has made over the freehold of the Nice Obserâ€" vatory, which he founded, together with $500,000 to be devoted to the maintenance _ of _ the establishment. The total value of the gift is considâ€" ered to be worth $1,000,000, and the continuance of the work is asâ€" sured by the munificent gift. rope is the Grand Duk who will be 83 in opera bouffe kingdom mak in turnir the S purchasing, _ e> with the Xâ€"ra the sham arti ered. run Oil Its AN! roads in _ th France, finishit Spurious mummies are imade _ it Europe. and shipped all over the world. Shrewd antiquarians, before purchasing, examine the imummy @rousne s® Motor vehicle racing is not allowed in England, hence the Automobile Club of Great Britain proposes to run off its annual contest over the roads in the northern part . of France. finishing in Paris. m w? i1 omfortablk 14 Since the Prince r Thomas Lipton the services of a score supers from the theatre lonat NOTES AND COMMENTS iris photog r â€" money ustomers omas 1LipI restanrant _ out snapsl ith African â€" t m n€ t] say make rA y ibst M n J L ne the imummy and in this light is readily discoyâ€" sportsmen in Euâ€" ke of Luxemburg, n July. His is an n, with a standâ€" m, including two and _ numerous s a band of forty ) leaders ranking °P 18 with our at ipproach eve Wales visited ewâ€" workingâ€" s become the Britons. ad tl em it e pictures ipital and otographs. BC 10W J the D t enes who ar« fist r more higher French enlist e Sal in e io some irth 1U m rds ID Ix 1D 18 in [to 130, in the Ital : and the number at at 29 1â€"2 inches ar 116 steps a minute, To allow the blood. to gat. weak, watery and vitiatad is to prepare the way for preumO®rnia. constipat‘on, kidâ€" ney dissase or other dreadfuilly fata, ccgl!catiou Dr. Chase‘s Nerve F prevents and cures dissaze by creatly an abundance of. rich blood and nervo force in the system.. In pillâ€"form, 50c a hox.atlll& or Edmanson, Bates & Co., te. changeable, she could scarcely drag herseif about the bhouse, and her nerves wore completely, unstrung. She could not s‘»» for more than half an hour at a,time without starting up and crying out in excitement. "As she was growing weaker and weikor, I became alarmed, and goy a box of Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food. She used this treatment for some weeks and from the first we noticed a deâ€" cided improvement. Her appetite be came better, she gained in we‘ght. the color returned to her face, and she graduaily bocame strong and well. I cannot say too much in favor of this wonderfal treatment, since it Tt e e 2. : back 2. Dioasbiig _ to . mg herseif al nerves wor could not hour at a and ervins ter was nery ous, herseif about nerves wore co could not s‘@»» hour at a , tim« and crying ou "As she was weikoer, I beca box of Dr. Ch: used this treai 1â€"2 inches, and about 125 steps are made in aA minute. In the Germap army the step is reckoned at 31 1â€"2 inches and the number of steps in a minute at 112, in the Austrian at 290 1â€"2 inches and the number at 115 to 130, in the Italian at 29 1â€"2 in. and the number at 120,in the French at 29 1â€"2 inches and the number at How Armies March. Some curious statistiecs have _ reâ€" cently been collected, showing the speed at wrglch the soldiers of _ the various European armies march. The normal length of a man‘s step is 31â€" and before her appeared the well known face of her beloved Henry. Even then che hardly stirred, but stared at Henry, who, utterly amazâ€" ed at sight of her, speedily retreatâ€" ed, evidently under the impression that what he had seen was some ghostly vision. The old woman‘s ruse, however, succeeded admirably, and in a fortnight from that memorable night Henry and Minna were made man and wife. Patrick Hayes, a native f Kerry, who died at Cardiff recently at the age of 108 years, was the last surâ€" virire witness of the presence of wne French fleet in Bantry Bay in Deâ€" cember, 1796, when Hoche and Woilfe Tone contemplated the invasion of Ireland. Hayes had a distinct recollecâ€" tion of having sean the French fleet in the bay when a child between four and five years old. He was in full possession of his faculties until the day of his death, and was able to read without epectacles. A baker of Nuremberg, in Germany, recently proposed marriage to MA girl in a singular manner. Minna and Menry are their names, but as to their family names there is no clew, since the German papers which tell the story considerately refrain from publishing them. . Minna had been keeping house for Henry for the last two years, and gradually the two had fallen very much in love with each other. Minna, however, would have died sooner than let Henry know how she felt toward him, and Henry was equally bashful. Finally he went for advice to an old woman in the neighborhood, who makes a living by telling fortunes, and she counselled him to go during the next full moon into the large kitchen where his bread was baked, and, when the clock struck midnight, to open the oven and jlook into it. She assured him that he would then see the face of his future wife. Henry went home well satislied, not knowing that Minâ€" na had consulted the same old woâ€" man on the previous evening, and had been told by her that she would sureâ€" ly obtain her heart‘s desire if â€" she would only get into the oven in the kitchen a few hours before midnight during the next full moon and keep her faco . turned toward the door. Minna did so, and, though the oven Not long ago a charming young Australian was presented to the Prince of Wales, and not knowing how long she should talk to him naive ly requested him to tell her when to leave. His Highness assured her that it was for her to tell him when she wias bored. In the chat which followâ€" el the gir! gaid she had lived all her life in one place. "And how many years have you lived there ?" said the Pricee "I am borea, sir, quietly «aid the Australian, who thought her royal questioner sought to learn her a ge. and look into it that he would t} his future wife. A hopeful sign is the large number of farmers from the United Etates who are already reported to be going into the. Canadian Northwest. Those of them who wert in last seasom took a large amount of money and goods and this season they are reported to be generally of the same class. There is room for hundreds of a very large number of such settlers, especially as many of them are Canadians who are returning to their own land, although a dlifferent portion of it * left off, and we‘ll find out the text Ambassador. The namond _ S0J which they s eavres to ren ind affection One hundred ladies of Washington ty have subscribed $25 each to purâ€" B0 i sOuyé U nc Love in an #un Durs D( anguid and very te was poor and ild scarcely drag h '(”tin‘ ‘2n5wo her before she of their regard Oven. 2 presented to : of the British ive sclected a