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4* tg \ We had been nearly fivre weeks at sea, when the captain found, by nautical observation, that we were within one bundred and t hirty miles of the north side of Jamaica. Favourable winds and smooth seas had hitherto been our conâ€" stant attendants, and everything on board conspired to render the cunâ€" finement and monotony of a long vC3â€" age less annoying than they usually are. The cabin passengers consisted of Major and Mrs. Lâ€"â€", ® newâ€"marâ€" ried couple, Miss Pâ€"â€", sister to the latter; Mr. D.â€"â€",; a young Irishman, C%A w.wcalf â€" Air eantain was a man finement and monotony of & i0ong YC)" age less annoying than they usually are. The cabin passengers consisted of Major and Mrs. Lâ€"â€", ® newâ€"marâ€" ried couple, Miss Pâ€"â€", sister to the latter; Mr. D.â€"â€",; a young Irishman, and myself. Our captain was a man of pleasing manners and liberal ideas, and formed an important acquisition to our party, by joining in all its reâ€" creations, and affording every facilâ€" ity to the induigence of them. Much of our time was spent in conversation, and in walking on deck and when the dews of evening obliged us to descend to the cabin, the captain would often entertain us with a relation of the various dangers which he and other persons had encountered at 88@, or detail, with great gravity, some of the prevailing superstitions of sailors. 6Â¥ & P o o oC e > Sodfrecvales > We n paee s To e e T Although he possessed more general information than usually falls to the lot of seafaring persons, bis mind was tinctured with some of the weaknesses and prejudices,. The ladies of om" 1:?1“- P d o S id unay 19â€" wald EC PAEREURZGM ERTC CORO 2 4 ty had a great taste for natural his~ tory, and wished to obtain specimens of all the most interesting kinds of seaâ€"birds. They had several times requested the captain to shoot one of Mother Carey‘s chickens, that they mizht take a drawing from it, howevâ€" I L C Eo Ritwose smm Innt bonis ioh s snn itcz sB C yo er, he always declined doing so, Dut}| never gave any satisfactory reason for | his unwillingness to oblige them in this respect. At last, Mr. Dâ€"â€" killâ€" ed two of the birds, after baving sevâ€" eral times missed whole flocks of them. | The captain seemed very much startâ€" ; led when he saw the animals drop on the waves. "Will you have the goodâ€" ness to let down the boat to pick up the gamet" said Mr. Dâ€"â€". "Yes, sir," replied hbe, "if you‘ll go off in her, and never return on board this vessel. Here is a serious business. Be assured : we have not seen the end of it." He | then walked away without offering to give orders about lowering the boat;‘ and the seamen, who witnessed the ; transaction, looked as if they would not have obeyed him had he even done BU. Though we saw no iand, everylaing proved t hat we were in the West India geas. The sky had, within a few days, begun to assume a more dazzling asâ€" Tess U y vonitas of conicelâ€"shapyâ€" Mgnesh KEIE CBP ERCRID O us begun to assume a more dazzling asâ€" pect, and long ranges of conicalâ€"shapâ€" ed clouds floated along the horizon. Land birds, with beautiful â€"plumage, often hovered round the vessel, and we sometimes fancied we could discover a vegetable fragrance in the breezes that swelled our sails. Een ENCO Tor Gcaicer â€" xarmeinte snaw SW UCLROM WTRT MACCCC One delightful clear morning, when we were in hourly expectation of makâ€" ing the land, some dotphin appeared wiern. As the weather was very modâ€" yate, the captain proposed that we piould fish for them; and a great many Looks were immediately ba‘:ted for th:: I OV X7a wam o nooks woro UnMIRAIRECCE O earlo purpose by the seamen. We caught | large quantities of dolphin, and of tm-‘I other kind of fish, and put the whole | into the hands of the steward, with orders that part should be dressed for dinner, and part distributed among . the crew. | When the dinnerâ€"hour arrived, we all assembled in the cabin, in high spirits, and sat down to table. It being St. George‘s day, the captain, who was an Englishman, bad ordered that everyâ€" thing should be provided and set forth in the most sumptuous style, and the steward had done full justice to his directions. We made the wines, which were exquisite and abundant, cireulâ€" ate rapidly, and every glass increased our gaiety and good humor, while the T . C EKG cccenchmsuuch /Â¥ in were exquimeg eun CCC Guaes ate rapidly, and every glass increased our gaiety and good humor, while the influence of our mirth rendered the ladies additionally amusing and aniâ€" mated. The captain remarked that, as there _ were . two clarionetâ€"players among _ the crew, we ought to have & small dance upon the quarterâ€"deck _ at sunset. â€" This proâ€" C U 2 00s sCtsh minek delisaht, sLere Wws mss o ns k o. m among _ the crew, we ought to have & small dance upon the quarterâ€"deck _ at sunset. â€" This proâ€" posal was received with much delight, particularly by the females of our party; and the captain had just told the servant in waiting to bid the musicians prepare themselves, when the mate entered the cabin, and said that the man at the bhelom had dropped down alâ€" most senseless and that another of the crew was so ill that he could scarcely speak. hav OD e i ‘laxstonme Th HeIOX« gpea K. The captaig, 05 receiving this inforâ€" mation, grew very pale, and seemed at a loss what to reply. At last be startâ€" ed from his chair, and bucrried up the gangway. Our mirth ceased in a momâ€" ent, though none of us appeared to know why ; but the minds of all were evidently occupied by what they bad just heard, and Major Lâ€"â€"â€"remarked, with a faltering voice, that seamen were very liable to be taken suddenly ill in hot climates. > 0_ nich t teas ons EEXTE PERRERIECCCC Afteralittle time, we sent the serâ€" vant to inquire what was going forâ€" ward upon deck. He returned immedâ€" lately, and informed us that the two sailors were worse, and that a third had {;ut been attacked in the same way. e had scarcely said these words, when Mrs. Lâ€"â€"â€"gave & shriek,. and cried out that her sister had fainted away. This added to our confusion and alarm ; and " 2 e e _kvrvamhlad zt Luueu uesnt t ds ag lc 0 the major and Mr. Iâ€"â€"â€"â€"trembled so much, that they were bardly able to convey the young lady to ber stateâ€" room. All conversation was now at an end, se n maxe ittared «word titk Mrs All conversation was now at an FAWU. | and no morea uttered a word till Mrs. Lâ€"â€"â€"â€"returned from her sister‘s apâ€" artment. While we were inquiring how the latter was, the captain enterâ€" ed the cabin inastate of great agitaâ€" tion. "This is a dreadful business," said bhe. "The fact isâ€"it is my duty to tell youâ€"I fear we are all poisoned by the fish we have ate. One of the crew died a few minutes since, and five others are dangerously ill." "Poisoned! my God ! Do you say sof Must we all die‘? exclaimed Mrs. L _â€"â€"â€"â€"â€", dropping on ber knees. "What is to be done?‘ cried the major, disâ€" tractedly ; ‘"are there no means of counâ€" teracting it §"â€"*"None that 1 know of," returned the captain. "All rom'odie‘l wl BL* . Nerccaets Hake re{urned IBC CSpPMMIN« £DUE . IARPSEUNUTCC are vain. The poison is always fatal, hadsheggrtian gare cxandhp o qeampaanl m ue on en ts caing o ol exceptâ€"but I begin to feel its effectsâ€"â€" you truly loved ? support meâ€"can this be imaginationt" Heâ€"Wealth by all mears. Then I He stacgered to one side,. and would could have the other on the side. have fallen upon the floor, had not I ermemet assisted him. Mrs. Lâ€"â€"â€"â€", notwith UsEs OF SOCIETY. standing bhis apparent insensibility, | Maidenâ€"It seems to me society is elung to his arm, crying out, in a tone : useful only to people who want to get of despair, "Is there no helpâ€"no pityâ€" | married. mo one to save us?" and then fainted | Matronâ€"You mistake, my dear. It away on ber bushand‘s bosom, who, ‘ts equaily useful to people who aro turning to me. suid, with quivering married and want to forgat it. THE FATAL REPAST. g so, but reason for them in mâ€"â€" killâ€" lips, "You area happy man; you have nothing to embitter your last moments â€"Oh, Providence! was I permitted to escape so many dangers, merely that | I might suffer this misery ?" ‘ Mrs. Lâ€"â€"â€" soon regained her senses, 3 and I endeavoured to calm her agitaâ€" tion by remarking, that we might posâ€" sibly escape the fatal influence of the poison, as some constitutions were not so easily affected by it as others. "Is there thenalittle hope?" she exclaimâ€" ed. "Oh ! God grant it may be so ! How dreadful to die in the midst of the ocean, far from friends and home, and then to be thrown into the deep!‘"â€" "There is one thing," said the captain faintly, "I was going to tell you, that â€"but this sensationâ€"L _ mean s| remedy."â€""Speak on," cried the major, in breathless suspense. "It may have a chance of saving you," continued the former; "you must immediately‘"â€"â€"â€" He gavea deep sigh, and dropped his head upon his shoulder, apparenily unâ€" ‘able to utter a word more. "Oh, this | is the worst of all !" cried Mrs. Lâ€"â€"â€", ‘in agony ; "he was on the point of tellâ€" ing us bow to counteract the effects of the poisonâ€"Was it hegvenly mercy‘ that deprived him of the power 0S speech? Can it be called mercy q*â€" Hush. hush! you rave," reiturned her husband. "Ws have only to he resignâ€" ed nowâ€"Let us at least die tegether." The crew bhad diged about &2 hbour |und a half before us, and cODSsquentâ€" ly felt the effects of the pOSOD much earlier than we did. Every Q2%.howâ€" |ever, now began to exhibit a ing symptoms. Mr. Dâ€"â€"â€" became liriâ€" lous; the major lay upon the cabin floor in a state of torpidity ; and the |eaptain had drowned all sense and reâ€" |collection by drinking a large quantity of brandy. Mrs. Lâ€"â€"â€" watched her ‘ husband and ber sister alternately, in !a state of quiet despair. _ ARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO Pecullar Reliefs of the Men who tGo Down to the Sea in Ships. Spanish sailors on certain days of the week or month lay aloft at sunset and beat the sheaves and pins of the blocks to drive the devil out of the gear, and the noise they make is a horrid din. This is said to have originâ€" ated in an order given which resulted in disaster. A certain Spanish squadron that had been anchored some time was ‘lurprised by the enemy and could not make sail and escape, as all the blocks were rusted and useless. _ The Spanish sailor bas no prejudice against starting out on a voyage On. Friday, that being the day on which . Columbus started on his voyage of disâ€" covery. English and American sai.ors will not sail on that day if they can help it. They would consider the whole | trip hoodooced by such a beginning. ! A sneeze at sea would hoodoo the ship unless it happened to turn to the right, when it brings good luck. Sailâ€" ‘ors have faith in odd numbers, and naval gun;e'r"s' carry out this belief in the number of times they fire a salâ€" Whistling for wind is another fayâ€" orite superstition of the men before the mast. This is a trick when ships are becalmed, as ‘"Whistles rash bid tempests roar." A * capful of wind‘ or a " bagful" usually defines the quantity. / The pbantom ship, so often seen by navigators, is not purely the appariâ€" tion of romance, but a mirage, someâ€" thing almost as wonaerful, but not of the supernatural order. The horseshcoe is still a popular conâ€" tribution by sailors to the fetish of good luck. A distinguished precedent is givâ€" en for this. Lord Nelson believed in the luck of the horseshos, and had one nailed to the mast of his ship Victory. A peculiar superstition !s that if woâ€"| . men are taken on board a voyaging || ship some disaster will follow. This may | be the reason why no government ship | is allowed to carry women passengers. Sailors, too, prefer a ship that has a masculine name, or is called after some man, or is geographical. A line of steamers will often employ a certain selection of names to the exclusion of all others. The Cunard steamers end i|all their names with "ia," a feminine terminal, but one that has been the lreverse of disastrous, since that line | has never lost a ship. Captains are not | as superstitious as their crews, being \ of better education, and that may a¢tâ€" Icount for the names of sailing vessels being identical with that of wile or ‘nweetheart. Certain names are known { in the history of nautical nomenclaâ€" | ture as hoodoos. They have been paintâ€" ed over and other names substituted, | but bad luck attended the ship, and { not even reconstruction saved it. Then, if the name must be feminine, the crew want something they are familiar with. One old tar who was told tha name of a new ship was the Aurora said : " Why don‘t they leave poetry to the |\ navy folk and stick to ths Susannahs land Mary Anns and Jemimas of my | day t Aurora ! How is a plain able seaâ€" |\man to answer a hail with such a | mouthful as that behind his teeth ?" SAILOR‘S SUPERSTITIONS. Old Gotroxâ€"I don‘t wish you for a sonâ€"inâ€"law, sir. Young Manâ€"Not You haven‘t «ny other good position you could give a fellow, have you? AN EASY CHOICE. Sheâ€"Which would you rather have, wealth o the affection of the woman (To Be Continued.) ANXIOUS TO KNOW. prejudice ANTONIO DJ CARARA. Carara‘s indignation mastered N°" . he saw all going to ruin. _A mighty battle lost, perhaps an empire broken down, by the formal stupidity of a slave of office. He turned round to the regiment, exclaimins.A "Gentle« 2 ~., .._ls ne nhs. INEORL, ©MARNUD WMC MRRNCC OO O thing but poltroons, let every brave | man follow me." The regiment a.nl-'l wered their favourite officer with an| animating shout, and again rushed forâ€"| ward. â€" Nothing could withstand this| desperate charge. The leading briâ€"| gade was cut through in all directions,\ and the column totally paralyzed. In | the universal rout, Carara galloped inâ€"| to the spot where the eagleâ€"bearer was retreating, protected by & confused crowd of lancers and infantry. The Count was for a moment alone, he gave his charger the spur, and, with a bound, was in the centre of the throng. The conflict was keen, but short. A sabre blow on the arm that held the standâ€" ard, sheared off arm and standard toâ€" gether. Another cut his way through the confused ma:â€"s of pikes and bayonets that pushed at him in all quarters, and with a lanceâ€"wound in his side and a bullet in his shoulder, both equally unfelt for the time, he darted, eagle in band, out of the melee, and rejoined his regiment, who received bim with shouts of admiration. But all was too late. From the emâ€" inence which the cavairy had reached in this victorious charge, the whole Ausâ€" trian infantry was seen in full retreat. The French masses were again c‘overix‘lâ€"g J MO E DOIIUEI MMROCRIER M C SPP , t the plain, and the long lines of smoke continually advancing towards the camp of Melas, showed both that the enemy wasin overwhelming force, and that the General had given up the day. Night was falling, but the cannon still roared far to the west, and the flashing of the infantry fire became rapidly visible as the dusk thickened. *4 was evident that the field was lost, ind the Hungarian Guard, now left alâ€" most alone, looked round for the tardy coramandant, who was so fond of waitâ€" 1%, <@nr orders. _ He was nowhere to be ré?(‘)\;,. His orders had not called him to ju. . in beating the French brigade, and he had left the regiment to transâ€" act that matter for themaselves, and galloped back to the camp. The only thing now to be done was to reach the camp, and endeavor to cover the reâ€" treat. _ As they moved off, Carara‘s horse startled at something under his feet ; it was a headless body in the uniâ€" form of the Austrian staff. The tardy aideâ€"deâ€"camp had better have taken his chance even in the charge. _A twelveâ€" pound shot from one of the French guns had rolled. across his gallop, and carried his head to the foot of the next tre;,‘ v\:hnetentvit; l;énfd-guidr the ball now lay quietly together. # Bormi But even in the routed army LDO!C|. were brave spirits still, and a few regi=â€"| ments of hussars, encouraged by the gallant discipline of the Hungarians,| still covered the confusion from the immediate sight of the enemy. It was now dark, and the retreat was still pushed by the French, evidently with the design of throwing the whole Austrian army into the Bormida. By the flash of one of the batteries, which had just commenced its fire, on the reâ€" treating cavalry, Carara saw the countâ€" enance of a man struggling his way towards him through the crowd. with a mixture of grief and gladness he reâ€" cognized his friend, the Colonel, who, on hearing the tumult approach the camp, had torn himsel{ out of the surâ€" geon‘s hands, mounted, and come to share the fate of his regiment. There was no time for further explanation ; for a rush of the whole French cavalry upon the broken battalions, drove them like one vast surge to the brink,. and «another rush drove them in. . CararaA felt himself belplessly whirled along in this living earthquake, and the Colâ€" onel had only a moment to grasp his friend‘s bridle, and lead him afong with him, when they were both plunged in | the centre of the Bormida. in DTE T s Aidvctredficemminiiiete ied Aubatinth EDPI® © me, Count! Have you no recollection of these features in earlier life!" Carâ€" ara looked in vain. *"Have you no re« membrance then of the name of Count Alexander Torriano?‘ His hearer start« ed. He bhad known him for one of th: the General sends distinguished of his rivals, and him ; one wilh Wwhom BB MMS 2007 0 sint 4 the Lady Julia‘s hand at the point of the sword. *"You knew so much thep." said the Colonel, with a faint smile, "but you do not know all. I am no Hungarian. I loved the incomparable woman who is now your wife. ‘"You risked your life for her, u.ad' _you deâ€" risked your life for her, and you C8â€"| D served ier; but the curse of Italy was) a upon me, and I swore revenge. I could | a not in honor call to the field again a man who had given me my life. But my fiendish revenge must be fed. Do you remember the night when you were attacked coming from the fete in Paâ€" via?tâ€"the dagger that broke in your P side? That dagger was mine !" Carara half sprang from the ground, but the deep dejection of the countenance that now looked on him, disarmed all reâ€"|, sentment. 1 "You may well scorn the baseness of the act," said the dying man; "but ) no scorn of yours could equal my own. | ( ‘‘The moment I gave the blow, I would |, have given worlds to retract it. I was | frantic when I saw you fall. I cursed myself in my agony. 1 would have | plung:d the weapon into my own heart; | but I then thought I had left it in | yours. I was overwhelmed with so bitâ€" ter a sense of the baseness of my crime, that I must have proclaimed my infamy to justice, but for the loss ‘of my senses. [ became a lunatic. My family, for the double purpose of my recovery, and absence from scenes where every hour threatened insanâ€" ity again, sent me into Hungary,where |a noble branch of our house bhad beem |long settled. I entered the Imperial .i service, and in that service I was unâ€" | happily compelled, in the course of a | diplomatio mission, to visit Italy once ;\ more. _ My revenge flamed again. It ;| was a canker in my heart; a devil that | possessed me night and day, I deterâ€" L\ mined on your destruction. _ To preâ€" .\ vent any compunctious change of mind | I pledged myself{ by a vow at the altar, »| strange mockery ! to accomplish your )\ destruction. But not by the pistol or .\ the dagger. Not by my own hand. I .| had too fierce a consciousness of the â€"|\agony of my first aitempt, the scorâ€" y | pionâ€"sting of gelfâ€"reproach was too â€"| venomous still for me to hazard a new s| torture. I salved my conscience by a| determining to make you the instruâ€" ,| ment of your own ruin. You remember â€"| our studies in chemistry t" 4| Carara assented. He ‘"even rememâ€" Y | bered them with extraordinary admiraâ€" :’ tiog for the various talent of his teachâ€" ‘~| er. with whom he had cven di.pltto‘g K 1A l1. k hkb 14 4o & e .A Li aduts ce t ctalad F the astonished feeling with which he | listened to this recital on the part of | his fellowâ€"soldier. "I cannot die wi(h-‘ out your forgiveness, Count," said the | Colonel weakly, endeavoring to clasp\ his hand, "I know, and abhor the whole | treachery of the deed. ‘But I was : born an Italianâ€"I was reared, as we | all are, in the midst of treachery. Reâ€" | venge was inoculated into my frame | from my first hour, as it is into us | all. The night which we passed togeâ€"| ther in your palace, desolated as it was, | in t he presence of your admirable wife, who did not know the changed fen-i tures of the man whom she had scornâ€" ; ed; even that night was a new fount . of fire in my soulâ€"it roused the unâ€" dying worm again in meâ€"it shed deadly poison in every vein; but all is at an end. And now let me do one last act of justice to myself. While I lay in the agony of a wound this day, which I knew to be mortal, I h.elrg dying worm again in imeâ€"i} â€"}>" 1. | deadly poison in every vein; but all | is at an end. And now let me do one | last act of justice to myself. While : I lay in the agony of a wound this day, | which I knew to be mortal, I beard! that the regiment was retiving, and | that all was lost. My revenge was | gone. A brighter gpirit had dawned | upon my mind, even on that bed. I| rose, against all remonstrance, with a determination to expend the last wreck of a worthless and unhappy life in rescuing yours. I forced my feeble way through the route with that sole. purpose. I found you in a spot which must hbhave been your grave. At the moment when the French battery Were preparing to throw in a fire which must have torn every man avithin range to pieces, I turned your horse‘s head into the stream. There was but the choice of hazards, and, thank Heaâ€" ven, I chose fortunately for my galâ€" 1g4 awd manaranus friend." His voice ven, 1 chose 1OFCUBUUCCZ /W orto ernlag lant and generous friend." His voice! faded away into a whisper as he spoke | he attempted a few inarticulate words | more, and lay clasping Carara‘s band, ; The roar of the .French guns, as they drove the last remnant of the un(orâ€"‘ tunate army over the bridge of the Bormida, were the requiem to the warrior. Carara caught his lust breath, and bore him in his arms to the little church, which stood like an asylum of pesce in the midst of the turbulence and horrors of war. The solitary priest who remained, laid bim in an honourable grave. The French victory instantly changâ€" ed the face of affairs in the north of Italy. Buonaparte, eager to conciliate all parties, and fond of popularity amâ€" eral change, ADG *‘ saw himself once M band, a happy father, an inheritance wort» an inhe and his Dogs, Cate and Parrots were not Forgot» ten in Their wilis. The benevolent Philadelphian who n-‘ cently bequeathed a thousand a year to his pet fox terrier is only one of quito1 a number of animal lovers who inâ€" cludel their dumb friends in the list of their legatees. Some four years aBOo the will of the late Miss Raine, an Englishwoman wAS proved, the value of her persopal estate in the United Kingdom amounting to upward of | g100,000. This was the lady who left L P U . 9 Lovadttamanté‘in the O e Uoe on i SE ce CC her lands and hereditaments in the parish of Wolvercote, Oxfordshire, to F the last Lord Randolph Churchill, ‘:m recognition of his commanding politiâ€" cal genius." She had a great love for animals, and had quite 4 number of | P pets. One of the clauses in her will | ; was as follows: _ 1A " And as regards my pussies, Igive my dear old white puss Titiens and her A pussies Tabby Rolla, Tabby Jennefee, 5 and black and white Ursula to Ann Elizabeth Matthews, and I direct my | T lexecutors to pay her £12 a year for the maintenance of each cat so long as it shall live. My long baired white puss, Louise, and her black and white 6 puss, Dr. Clausman, to my handmaidâ€" en, Elizabeth Willoughby, and my |f Black Ebony and White Oscar to Miss| f Lavinia Sophia Beck, and my execuâ€"| J tors are directed to pay them also £12] j a year for each of these pussies i B0 LONG AS IT SHALL LIVE. C " All the remainder of my pussies 1| give to the said Ann Elizabetb Matâ€" thews, and I direct my executors to |‘ pay her out of the balance of the div=|‘ l|idends of my father‘s Lambetb Water | |\ Works shares £150 a year for their| . maintenance so long as any of them | | shall live, but this is not to extend | : |to kittens afterward born." 1 ‘| _ There is also a direction to Ann Elâ€" lizabeth Matthews to live out of this ‘| annuity in the village of Haylands, in ; a cottage and garden for the maintenâ€" ance of the same pussies. All live crea-l » ‘tures she left to the kindly disposal ° | of her executors, and " if her poor old " | black mare Fenella should be alive she : authorizes them to take from her eS tate a sum suflicient to pay for her 5 i)_oard and lodging as long as she shall ive." {| Another woman some time Ago left ye a large sum of money to the town in Ll which she died on condition that the 6 town authorities should spend $40 per & | year on her favorite cat. Minute de 7 tails were given in the will as to the "l treatment the cat was to receive. It 1| was stipulated that every morning the S eat should have a quarter of a pint & of milk, which was to be served in a Serves saucer. The midâ€"day meal was to consist of liver or filleted fish, and r | this meal was to be repeated at supâ€" 0| per time. The bed was to be a basâ€" w | ket warmly lined with fiannel, and evâ€" "â€" |ery Sunday the cat was to be bathed * |and adorned with a bow of blue rib= tl‘nlmn & " ( lust HEAD s to| Bilkix ) an | see you the | wife re The | family. â€" _ (The End) _____’-'â€"_ REMEMBERED DUMB FRIENDS. DOH. One thousand dollars a year was beâ€" queathed by Mrs. Orby Hunter, of Upâ€" per Seymour street, London, to A FAVORITE PARROT. The bequest was drawn up to guard against fraud or misappropriation, and elaborate provisions were made for the comfort and guardianship of the bird, whom the lady in her will :lescribed WO C200 0 uen o d s ut 4 ds Aik ac ce t n 2 Girintitnt as her " faithful companion of twentyâ€" five years." A big Newfoundland dog, Rover, was recently made hbeir to $1,500 by his master, John Spooner, a seafaring man. The will was duly drawn up by an atâ€" torney, and a guarantee compxy was have left annuities to animals menâ€" tion might to made of a Mrs. Harper, | who left $500 a year to her black cat; | another widow who left $250 a year | to her canaries ; Dr. Christians, of Venâ€" | ice, who left 6,000 florins for the mainâ€" itenance of his three dogs, and the lCount of Miralola, who made provision in his will for a pet carp. A Mr. Berkâ€" :iy.,"gf 'k;iéfi(sbr’idge. who died in 1850, left $160 to four dogs, who were desâ€" cended from one which had saved his life. iacmde! [it kxiaie qlrla'm until double its bulk. mudursmumilt s | Bake in a hot ovenâ€" The lafge amount OFFER ACCEPTED. | of yeast allows the bread to be made Nervous Passenger (to mother of and baked in three hours. howling U:lll: in PanO"f“f):i\hdd:mt-o_‘_" Parker House Rollsâ€"Oneâ€"hall cup there anything any of us can ful ‘millk. 1 to pacify your little boyt _ ____ _ |ful milk. 1â€"2 tablespoonful butter, 1â€"2 Fond Mother (of spoiled child)â€"Oh, thank. you, yes; you are very kind. You see the dear little fellow â€" wants to throw his lunch at the passengers, and I‘m afraid they wouldn‘t like it. Just stand where you are, please. Now stop crying, my pet. This kind gentleâ€" ‘ man wants you to play with him. ‘ HEAD OF THE FAMILYâ€"AT TIMES.‘ Bilkinsâ€"I called at your house to‘ see you toâ€"day, and I noticed m:olou‘, wite referred to you as the bhead of the family. Wilkinsâ€"Huhl! out collecting bills, weren‘t you ? rt YCes, sald the veteran mind reader, Buttrll lenret;l.s mcn'c“nbd. but J don‘t oven. e P M .‘h. pretend to be abi * 5ty MeFartans c taw e a proud husâ€" and the lord of of his at love for' She‘s number of | Preserves of in her will made, And now has s § And as I wa ssies, Igive comes ens and her | A !ragra.no; y Jennefee, ing pH ula to Ann But l’;:u"‘:g I direct my | Tiâ€"at Doroth « uaay For me t you 60@, T at Dorothy‘s not canning fruit for She‘s canning fruit, Preserves of almost every kind she‘s made, And now bas started in on marmalade! And as I watch her to my heart there comes A fragrance sweetâ€"born not of cook» ing plums, But burning love! I‘ve this regret., sUGGESTIONS TO HOUSEKEEPERS. 1944424 M 1. sauus c ctratciiat fruit stains from the fingers are the fumes of sulphur prepared in this way. Put a tiny lump of sulphur in a patty pan, pour on & little alcohol and set it on fire. Hold the stained fingers over the flames, and the discolorations will disappear. One of the most pouplar of the uy mer salads is that composed of crisp white lettuce hearts, small, fine, whole tomatoes, and mayonnaise. The tomaâ€" toes should be sliced through with a sharp knife, but left entire. Arrange, fdr each plate, a bed of torn lettuce, on which lay the tomatoes; pour on it a spoonful of mayonnaise. If you are going to use & can of salâ€" mon open it some hours before you need it. Empty it out of the can at once, and let it stand uncovered. By this pracâ€" tice the close, airless odor imparted by hermetical sealing will be dissipatâ€" ed, and also the disagreeable taste of tin and solder. Carefully drain off the oil, as it imparts a rancid taste. Cocoaâ€"nibs are the coarsely crushed seed of the cocoa plant, and from them the most bealthful drink prepared from the plant is made. Chocolate is such a highly concentrated food that â€"few stomachs can bear its use constantly without unfavorable results. Taken too frequently it ceases to be nutritious or beneficial to the individual. Better than oxalic Potted Ealmon.â€"Free a can of salâ€" mon from bones and skin and chop it fine, then beat it to a smooth paste, add the yolks of three hardâ€"boiled egga, a half teaspoonful of mustard, a teaâ€" spoonful salt, a pinch of cayenne and a small pinch of ground cloves, and mace. Beat together, add two tableâ€" spoon{uls of butter and press into small pots. This is delicious for tea and for lunches, and makes toothsome sandâ€" wiches. It will keep for some time if kept covered with melted butter. Plain Wafers.â€"Mix one cup of fine oatmeal, one cup of flour, one tableâ€" spoonful powdered sugar, half teaspoonâ€" ful salt and a pinch of soda. Rub into | this very thoroughly one tablespoonful butter, mix to a stiff paste with oneâ€" | quarter of a cup of cream, roll as thin ‘as possible and bake on slightly butâ€" tered pans in a moderate oven. _ Gooseberry Fool.â€"Top and tail one quart of ripe gooseberries, put them in an earthen jar with one cup of waâ€" ter and set in the oven till the skins burst. Add sufficient sugar to make very sweet, press through a coarse granite colander, not tin or wire, or mash thoroughkly with a potato mashâ€" er. Let stand till cold, then stir in slowly ‘one pint of rich cream. The word " fool" used here is derived from the French fouler, to crush :; thus the name means literally "crushed gooseâ€" berries." Bread.â€"Oneâ€"quarter cupful milk, one teaspoonful butter, 14 teaspoonful salt, 1â€"4 teaspoonfcl sugar, 38 yeast cake, flour to make dough. Heat the milk, add the butter, sait and sugar. When lukewarm add the yeast, which has been dissolved in lukewarm water. Add the flour, then knead until smooth and elastic. . Put it back in the bow!], covâ€" er and let it rise until double its bulk. Shape into a small loaf and rlaeo in a baking E)nn cover, and let t rise again until double its bulk. Parker House Rolls.â€"Oneâ€"hall{ cup ful milk, 12 tablespoonful butter, 12 tablespoonful sugar, 1â€"+ teaspoonful salt, 34 yeast cake, 34 cupful flour for the sponge, flour to make dougb. Prepare the same as {for bread, adding the threeâ€"fourths cupful of flour after the yeast and then beating it with a wooden spoon. Let it rime until light and porous,. Add sufficient flour to make a dough and knead until smooth. Let it rise again to double its bulk. EKnead and roill oneâ€"half inch thick. Lift it from the board and let it shrink. Cut with a round or oval cutter. Place a small pieve of butter near the edge and fold so that the edges are oven. Press each roll to prevent its o?u- ing as it rises. ‘When light bake in a CANNING FRUIT. 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