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bl. Kenna my: he would like to be buried under the palm trees at Byblu, in Syria, builds his enter. Mr. Darwin refreshed fin mind with Mrs. Oli lunt’s north, and often said that people di not yet quite appreciate her. The Queen oflered to receive Mrs. James Russell Lowell privately if, owini: to her ill health. she were unable to attend a public Drawing-morn. Don Alfonso J unrcz, nephew of the famous Email. President Juarez, of Mexico, was ter found on the mdnmchmPi-ance,j in a starring condition. The King of Bavaria has to lend the orchestra and singers o the Munich Court Theatre for performance of Pam'lal It Bairenth in July and August next. Sir William Harcourt, owing to threats regarding his own penanal lately, has a detective living in the house with him. .He man led a widowed daughter of Mullet- .ey. A fresh bunch of violets is placed on (lairibetta's grave every morning, by order of a Paris journal. and Nice has nppnint- ed a special gardener to tlkt: can: of his grave. Dr. Bunsen. the German chemist, has been elected Foreign Associate of the French Academy, one of the highest posi- tions in science. of which there are but eighteen. ' When Li Fu Yen, wife of the cxvviceroy of the province of Chilli-le, was ill. her hus- band sent for Miss Dr. Howard. who is es- tablished in l’ekin, and irpatronized by Chinese titled women. Exccii: :i few pictuics and statues, nothing It was at last Saturday morningâ€"the mum. at Windsor or Buckingham Palace belongs to the Queen personally rather than to the crown ; but nearly everything at Balinoral and at ().borne in her own. The Queui of ltr’iumziuia is iudilfcri-ut about \l‘llflt sort (I fur she wears if it is viily gri-y; the: Empress of Russia chooses bible; li‘l: Empli'ns of Austria. astrnkhan ; lillf ii... .. 'lTlIIlllI.l;X:;~3 Stephanie, utter. l‘llli: of flu: English Cabinet, Lord (Zinn- vii'.‘ and Spcc‘r, Sins Charles llillzc and: \'\il i.iui llarcmilt, and Mr. Uhildciv, arci to «i to be total ubstaincrs. liuut com- pi-li ruff-denial in the case of Lord Grun- \‘llit'. A French nobleman, t’vo Marquis do Gal- lifct, was followul by a French detective to London. In walking int: the Union Club on Trafalgar tquarc, the other day, he turned to his follower, touched his hat and said : “My friend, I am going into this chi!) and will rviiiain until 8. I in’ran to have some dinner. You have plenty of time and I advise you to go and do the same.“ Cobbctt, the great newspaper radical of liilda , complained, when returned M. P. for 021 bum in the first reformed Parliament, that the honor came so lute that he would have to be sworn in on crutches. John Morley, the great newspaper radical of our il:iy,get:i in at furly for Newcastle. lle' took his degree rt Oxford in 18.39, and travelled twicc through this country. He stood for Blackburn fourteen years ago. The (Jointcdo Paris is the most modest one of the Orleans family, although their cliicf. lie is shy, and carries his hands in his pockets; heis studious, and lives the life of a country gentleman. His wife is ambitious, and unmistakably the grand- daughter of Queen Christina. Their only son, Louis Philippe, nl‘ClI thirteen, tooki scvci'zil prich at a late school examination. ‘l'hcrc uxcalsu three young daughters. lii Belfast. Ireland, the other diy, Major (lcoi'go Alfred Kirby of the Salvation Army entered into the bonds of matrimony with Capt. Margaret Coiwworthy of the same corps. Ahcr the cival rite had taken place in the Registrar's office, they proceeded to St. George's “all. when: Major Dowdle re. posted the ceremony, the public being ud- iiiittcd at lid (l2 cents) a head. Two flags were ilicii waved over the couple, and after singing. praying and many volleys of linllelujahs, the presiding Major announced that "Major lxerliy and mic having no home, a collection will be taken up for til-.m.” . Tho Grand Duke Vladimir has just given oceatuiuu ball to St. l'ctcrsliueg. 'l‘hci'oto went it curtain l'riuccss, one of the loveliest . and fastest of her sex, in the airy costume of ' u llussalka or water nymph, a very tight fitting pink tricot, it few yards of nzuro gall/.0, picked out with water lilies, and n l‘lll. When this Princess approached to do llfllllilg'! to the I'Zinprcss, that uugustludy cast a look of disgust on the fair maid, and turned her luck on her and whispered a few Words to (flu Emperor, who was also visibly nllfwkt‘il. A four iniiiuus later the (lraud lliikc szalkvd up to tin: l'rinc-ls unilof-l fun-d in r his arm, and conducted her to llcl‘ = carriage. _.â€".. . Drink in England. l'ubliu homo property in the large cities of England is rapidly depreciating in value. 'f‘luru \vcrc thirty public houses within half a mile of Liverpool Custom House closed within the yrur, because they did not pay if: : run. of rent, taxes and license fees. This chingc is owing to tho pusilioii ro- crntl ‘ taken by the Medical Profession and thc lwglisli Church Officials. llccbdrinking had become so common as to endanger the \vcllbcing of the nation, and n. fcw earnest own set about ril'ccting a change. Some lift-cu years ago things looked most dis- couraging in the mother country, but the influence of a few leading physicians was ac- ciuod in advocacy of the truth. Such names as Gull. 'l‘hoiiisou, licrr. lt’chardson, Carpcn~ tor and Colunzt: were mnongst the first to; turn tlicir filers against prescribing it, and ' from that very town. what a change for a butter state of things 3 flow many of Toronto's lcadlllg physicians will stand up against their pecuniary iutcr- cuts. and lend their influence in freeing this country from a similar cans 3 Of course, us have not become def-railed to the same exit-m that the lower classes had bwu in (irrnt lli'iLiiiiJilil surely, we are low enough in the scale of degradation and misery. Stand up, gentleman, and show your iiiauhool --.-«â€"q-’~n.¢- .- Flowers in Potatoes. .\ gentleman from Uiica in Imiiu’illc, who nidicd to send some beautiful flower buds to his wife, was at a loss bow to do no. A fluid friend said he would fix them. He cute data into two pieces and lmrcd llolt‘l in new into which lie ins tied the admin of the buds, and placle tin-m in a‘box with cottmi to support them A letter from the recipient unknowlodgcd the rumour brancc.aud said that the buds had developed into full-blown flowers. Them is sufficient inouturc in a good sind potato to Ill port a flower for two weeks in a moderate y cool temperature. Flowers from bouquets or lmkdiu may be presencd in the some way. The put.th can be hid-lenvby leaves or litmus. -»L lini Olmur. --......_‘en¢~.-.o¢â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"- no: nave: Don. J‘ littlsileu full of! the docks the other «lav into an c, on place in the ice, and bade fair to drown : but a large dog. which our thoocc trance. lea in after him. The large aiil‘innt took of the small one and e t him u , but after peddling almit in the Sagermiiim. found no place when they could get out. Some [Wu who were looking on then came to the rescue. They let 3h. Donogbue‘e lost budge doou to the surface of the “its, and the large dog swam then and both were mated out.â€" Neubenfi Journal. Adar, weighing about 250 3. ~ni- eeiitly brought in Bangor. bio. m‘bnioa River. was almost a pure slung». ‘llu gen- eral color waver-y light. and his hind qw- wnu white as I81)". Ran frames: of most animaleuhibit thhpecnlnlity. There are also whim birds, Rhiannon-sud black- 1 all tux res: or m. l i a The Image of the Snowdrop. Courage and hope. true henrtl fl _ Summer is coming though late the aprmg. Over the breast of the quiet mol “'10: an emerald sh mer -n. g at of tzold. Till the leava of the al rose unfold At the rush of the swallow's wing. Courage and hope. me heart! Summer is cominé‘though Spring be late: Wishing is weary and waiting long. But wrrow's day bath on even-song. And the garlands that neversball {ado belong To the soul that is strong to wait. â€"Good Il’a’rds. I Difiofi’EEâ€"N. An Episode in ihelLil'c of' a For- tunate Unfortunate. CHAPTER. XXVIII. COS FBSHIOSH. s ing of thc llth oi March. Briefly the situa- tion was this: A: l'limnvocds were ilucc elderly lithois‘, ( Itilll and settled in the conviuuuu that one \V’iltlillltcy all had lovcd dot-ply, and whose memory was still green and tlcar, was dumbâ€"gone from their sight until the time of "the icszitution of all things,”â€"uud one young worn-iii, alittlc pole, with an anxious shudc upon litl' face. a firm, ict look in her eye, as of one who is istriilwliu; against pleasur.: from without. DO I She is nzml; l f clay, this young woman, like With ail her conviction, with all her genuine sentiment, with all her love for Ucu, she may grow plastic under this prcsaiiic, :lnllhllbmit to be moulded iii- to anew shape. It may become possible to erase the. name of Ben Ilollins, written so deeply upon her hear',~not completely, but leaving only faint outlines of the old writingâ€"sud to place there in new and golden letters, or in deep and solcmu‘lookiug characters, a new name,â€"lhc name of Thomas Macrae. For they have conspired against her, all these companions and friends, not meaning to harm her, but to befriend lmrpncamug to open the doors of Comfort Lodge to her, and give her the very peace which their. great love desires for her. The reconciliation of Tuesday last was only a. ruse, n postpone- ment. ' And she, Betty Hartley. resists and fights. She argues them down, she plcads,and sheds little rivulcts of tears ; grows angry finally, and says,â€" ”It is of no use, momma. won’t, thcrc !” That battle is ended. No blood is shed. The warriors have only blustcrcd, beat their drums, and blarcd upon their trumpets, wheeled their horses upon the field, and flashed their weapons in the sun. They hold a conference at last, and decide to l commit; the whole affair to diplomacy. A mimic family imitation of national combats. Says Mr. liolling, “we must not chal- lenge Betty any further. Let Macrac come now, and say his say. Let him state his case. If that is of no avail, our dear girls must have their way.” In Toronto Carney was movinL about among the rooms at "Thu Alderney,” glow- cring and muttering. ' “or whole soul was imbittcnd at cvery_thought of Macrue’s treachery to her. However weak her sense of the injustice done to Ben Ilollius, her own "ox" had been “gored” at last ; and Carney was indignant, as 1101‘ bettcrs are under like conditions. “I‘ll have it out wid him now, dhe liar, dlic thafc, dhcâ€"murthercr! An‘ i t's Misthcr Fully’ll do it too,” she said to her- self and her dustpmn Meantime Mr. lllv Folliss was i-sii'cctcniiu.r his coffee and pcppering his morning chop with cogilations upon the very same subject. And, very likely utthe identical moment of Carncy’s conclusion, he threw a. spoon upon the table with a semblance of violence, and exclaimed, “I’ll have it out with him ! He must explain that ridiculous card. 110 is up to some mischief or other, and it “’1” be afriendly thing to bring him up with u. round turn ; and that Dugan woman is the one to help me.” At Hickory Hall Dr. Peterson was bold- ing a. consultation with Laidlnw. “Mr. Hallowellwritos,” he says, “that he will not be able to come until next week, after all. Business detains him." "Doctor," rays Laidlaw, musingly, "I wonder if there is any liocus-pocus in this. I don't like the look of it. You wiil have Bou left on your hands." “No, I think not. Mr. Ilallowell is travelling, you know; though, now that I think of it, he seems to be travelling in a rather small rircle. By the “’JYLtlltl you look u this )Iilliiigton of which Ben speaks? ’ "chztlicro is a Milliiigton in Illinois, one in Michigan also, and u Milicrtou on the Harlem Railroad. There is a town in Canada whose mum is spelled iii the ‘Guido' .‘d-i-l-upostrophc-t-o-ii." “The very placc !" cxclaims Dr. Peterson. “()nc of tho draft-i for Ben's expenses came Laidhtw, I begin to be seriously troubled about this matter. I shall telegraph there again." The doctor's hand was upon his bell in another instant : and before many iuiuutas a boy was sent off \viili a despatch to this Canadian town. and others also to the town iii Michigan and lilinris. They like to hcf as well informed as possible at Hickory Hall. But the answer came from all points, “No such person as E. 1‘. llallowcll here.” At Millingion Thomas Alncrac happened to beat the station lending oil'somc business dcspstchcs, and heard the click of the key, all unconscious that the words which the operator was receiving had rcfrrcucu to hiinself,all ignorant that he hadcomc so; near to bcziig struck litrrslly by lightning. ‘ Dr. Peterson had nothing to rest upon new but Mr. lisllowull’s assurance that lic , would come for llcn the following week. He dismissed his suspic mm, as who does not when repeated efforts bring nothing 2 They were anxious to get rid of Ilsii at l I n onc word, I suspidcn to . s HickoryHall,-â€"not out of any animusin to- | nurds him, as you can readily imagine, but i for his own good. Dr. Peterson wished him toaeo the world again. He had faith in thcl awakening powers of :amiliar sights and l sounds. tlo believedâ€"nay. limo that Bml we: on the road toiull hviltll. Science had i done much for him : the rest could intrustcd : n to Nature, which hid taken kindly int:tht in the pauengand wu giadua-ly opening for: him the doors of life. adorable Nature : A howls. a familiar knock, upon Illy Fellini's door. a hasty "Come in," and two employs: (I Nature wen: together. “Muther Fully, wad ye give one a quar- ther or an hour 2" ulna! Cam: 5'. "A half-doam of them. Mrs. Dugan, on moonditloc,â€"-namely, that you will eni- , then: in telling me what I ‘ltll to now.” "Dbat'e do very xin' day. Mather Fully. Bet blisther Fol y, don‘t be leitin’ dhim two harry- iikaniu in"-- we Parson being a “harry~tkarry," but ware-l Mn» hogan that the interview should I be uninterrupted. “Diwy'll be comin' to ice dhe mockery scoop- an' dhe plan-nemp an' like begs: i Fully '1" l hop: so, perhaps not. . considerations came- into Admirnhle Science t { an’ I've a hug mcseli to show you, Misthcr Fully, dlist'll rise dcbair ofl' yer brad." "All right! The linrry-skanies shall not come in. He e ! put this card on the door- platc, please.” “ Bly wrote upon a card, “In at noon; and, when Carney had placed it, be locked the door, withdrew the key, and sat down for what he callci an “out and-outer" with Mrs. Dorian. “Misther Fully," began Carney, “av yc should takca lotther out xiv dine pos'~ufl'y, what would dhey do to you 1" "Your own letter?” “\Vell, I don’t suy dhat." "Ifit was sonic om: else-’5. Alis. Dugan, you could be arrested and punished." "Oh, me ! But suppose there was alincst mnrtlicr in it 1’” “But you see Mrs. Dugcii, it would be a crime"â€" . “I don’t see anything about it, sir. Dhat's what tioublcs rue : I'm as blind as u fizh." Fer a moment she hesitated, and then ask- (d â€"- “is i: a crime to do good, Misshar Biy tapped the arm of his chairamonicut, while he replied, “N-n-uo, not if ycu do it in the proper way.” . Quick iis thou, ht Carney handed Bly it about of paper. 'i'licrc was no covering, no Olilcl‘ltlltii‘css, to warn him. It was, in fact, the has: of Macrae's letters from Hickory IIall.'tlic one which Camry had abstracted on \Vcdiicsday,â€"tlic oiic which Macrne both desired and dreaded to receive, and whose iiouorrivul liad lulled him info a. deceptive Sunday night. sccuritv for the moment. “Misthcr Fully. I’m not dbat aisy in read~ iu’ dlmt one uv my age ought to be. Would yc place to read dliat for me 1'” But Bly's suspicions were swim-nod. Blundcriiig Carney bad licrsclfarouscd them by her palaver. “Is this your letter?" he asked. Blundering took refuge in falsehood, its first cousin. “Yes,” she replied. for dlie love of mercy, Misthei- Fully ! dyln‘ I am wid grief an’â€"ohoo ! ohoo I” Here followcd a flood of fears, the over- flow of which mcltcd the young man’s ten- der, soluble feelings and suspicions at once. “All this," he thought, "may be true. "he poorcreaturc may be suffering, and I may lie the one to rclievc her. Mighty re- spectable-looking writing, however, for such :i woman’s correspondent! Perhaps it is a lawyer’s.” _ - Bly was rising in importance and dignity, in his own eyes. during the course of reflecf tion. He began to look upon himself as quite a. patron'of the poor and the oppressed. And now, as he held the letter out of his sight for a. moment, this new sense of re- sponsibility took shape in his mian Ills youthful romance concocted an authoritative commission to investigate Cirney Dugan’s caseâ€"a commission, which might be put down in writing something after this is- simian?â€" "Kxow -ALL Mia)! BY THESE I'RESIERTS: “'0 do hereby constitute an Inferior Court, to be held this day and hour, in the cham- bers of one Bly Folliss, at ‘Thc Alderiicy’ so called, in the city of Toronto, and Province of Ontario. And we do name and appoint the aforesaid Bly Folliss to sit as Judge of the said Court. The Clerk will cry, ‘Ohoo, ohoo l' as softly as possible, the same in or- der not to cxoite two hurry-skarrics who are coming up the Etill‘e‘ two steps at a time.” Nature made this appointment, in despite of all forms and order of hi “Hark! Misthcr Fully.” whispered Car- ney. “Bugs is uothin’ to what’s comin’. Leave ’cm go !" The two sat in silence, whilc Brandon and Parson, outside, read the “In at 1 con" card, commented briefly thereon, and v. r-nt on to their own quarters. “'hcreupon thcdudgc of the Inferior Court called the case, and began to take evidence. ' ' hand came first, of course. “Read it, read it It’s He read.â€" icg, to be indulged in before these two were prepared to pronounce theiigppinion upon the one important point,â€"â€" upon what was to be done, not by Macrae, or by Mrs. Dngun, but by Bly Follies. ‘ The longer rolls of the clockgbell sounded before this conference came t on end. “"ith the easy-going method of y I h. the unani- mous conclusion was rcacbcdrthat Ephraim Hollins of Millingtcn cughttobe apprised of Macrae's suspicious behavior, of the pres- ence at Hickory Hall of a tient who is coiled “Ben,” :nd of the n' e of Mum’s correspondent. Further, the as it wasnow practically bunduy, Monday oruing would be the proper time for comuibnicating with. Mr. Hollies. I The Lord's Day following was a da of quiet and rest. Around Mine 3 slig fly hazy atmosphere had gathered. 80 news from Hickory Ilall seemed almost the same as good news. Alter morningscrvice in. St. Peter’s, Mr. Rollins spoke - 0 high of the morrow ; and Macrae read" _ ‘ esof'hapd in the old man’s face .u he said, “I sinc:rcly trust,.Thomu.s, that you will have more articles than one to sign on your birthday." In Toronto they rested alumâ€"Mrs. Dugan in her way, the three friends in tlnirs. At Hickory Hill there was quiet. You would think that all days ought to be alike thcr‘é. Not so: the peculir holiness oi the Lord's day eiivolops cvcn Hickory Hall. The "Giant" ocassionully storms one of the en- emy‘s outer \v0iks, or has n sk=riiiisli ; but regular pitched battles are delcned until Monday, or at least ii: iii twelve o’clock of “Uncle” Babbage is invari- Ialily‘dilder" Iibbaire on this day, and The paper in his . “Dear Shyâ€"As you Will have perceived v from our last advices, our hopes have been growing of late. Your brother has for some time been showing signs of returning health. “'0 are happy now to confirm any pleasant anticipations which you may have derived from our previous letters, and to announce come next week prepared to take your brother away. “'0 hope everything for him from renewed contact with the world, and from travel especially. “\Vith congratulations, we are, dear Mr. IIallowcll. u 11 “Mr. who 3" exclaimed Bly Folliss,spring~ ing to his feet. "\Vhat do you mean, Mrs. Diigan. by asking me to read this letter? It is not yours. \Vlicrcdid you get it?"hc continued. “I got it in dlie pos’-offv, Mistlicr Fully ; an' l'dns goodaright to it as him. anny day. Dherc’s murtlicr in it, un’lyiu‘, aii' tliicvin'. It isn’t his brother, at all. It's llistlicr Ben Hollins, it is." And nowthe floodgates of Cai'ncy's lan- guage were open. She poured into Bly’s caratalc which astonished and shocked him. The hour of noon sounded; and lily removed the card upon his door, placing there another, postponing his opening to visitors. For Carney was \‘Ollll)lt', circum- stantial, roundabout, discursive: her own trials and troubles, from the far-oil Arboc days down, mingled with the sorrows of l-Zlinsivoods and the crimes of Thomas Ma- cine. And all that afternoon Bly Folliss sat with open eye, and never wearied. Iio waited patiently for every detail. He asked ques- tions, set Carney on the track when she wandered ; employed the minutes when she yielded to her propensity to wail, in think- l ing and in mourning, in wondering how such a man as Thomas Macrac could have sunk so low. You or! would have put on our hat, at to you, that, in our opinion, you had better ‘ preaches a great many sermons, which are, as he describes them. “short, but brief.” 0:in in one known place within the range of our story was the day ruffled. Si Kimber returned to his home much earlier than was expected. About eleven o‘clock Sunday morning Debby spied him sitting on the i-’entical leg which 'Ben had once occu- pied. 'Going to him, she looked him over with a ludicrous mingling of scorn and re- spect. . “You’re a petty feller, you air," she said. “\Vot be the matter wi’ me '3” Si asked, hanging his head, looking at his boots and his but, and affecting to regard licr remark as directed towards some defect in his at- tire. "" "You’re a. party .fcllcr, you air. Hi you was a-goiu’ to keep that letter all winter long, why didn’t you go an' keep it for- ever? that’swhat I want to know. Goin’ cn’ gettin’ that young Fulliss up here, secb weather as thisâ€"lucky for him it's bcn a- tliawin’ so,-â€"â€"an’ then runiiiii’ away! You feel nice, don‘t yo?" "Willi, now, Deb, doun’t yo any a woord. I be that dashed wi’ it all, 1’ a reg’lar poi:- puss.” “Two nice things you’ve done, par, any- way. Ef you’d ’a’sct for Mr. Folliss when I list you to, mcbbe that crazy feller’d bcn wellby this time.” “Him well, chbe? Now, now, they kind doan’t do that.” "‘Psliaw, par, wot u. olc"-â€"-said Debby, finishing her sentence with a contemptuous snort. “ ’Nother thing I can tell ye," she coutiii» ucd : “Mr. Follies was that mad, you’ll never see him at Little Bear agio, now you believe it.” n , _ , This was pure exaggeration on Debby’s part, and intended only to bring her “par” down. He came down like a squirrel with a load of bucksliot under his skin. lie be- came wretched, inconsolublc, and vowed he would go to Toronto and make it u with Bly, if it cost him the profits of a 1 next year. \Vbcreupon Miss Debby became more gracious to him, and in the gloamiug san him a. dozen psalms, out of a. borrowed oh volume whose title-page declared that these productions were “more plain, smooth, and agreeable to the text, than any heretofore.” Let us all be thankful that we did not live in thc' ‘ lheretofore.” This, for instance, was one of Debby’s offerings to her father’s wounded feelings:â€" "O Lord my God if it be so that I committed this, If it be so that-in my blinds iniquity there is: Then let the foe pursue and take my soul. and in life thrust Down to the cart 1, and let him lay I inino honor in the dust." Thus that Lord’s Day came and went. ’l‘o-morrow is to be the Devil's day. CHAPTER XXIX. axorusn DAY. riioims! Monday, the 13th of March is come. The day opens grimly. -â€"cold, raw, and wet. The clouds hurry across the sky ; now and then one blacker than its fellows dipping downward towards and very near the earth, changing every instant the form of its rag- ged ed cs, opening great months in its huge side. li 'c the very shark liuugoring to (fun vour and consume. \Vhat would it have? lluman victims? They are ready. In every city and town, on country roads. in prisons, on battle-fields, there is carrion enough. Fix ‘1 it, sharks of the sea, sharks of the air, find it; gorge yourselves with it; eat, dc- vour, consume all evil, root and branch, con- uni-.0 each other, and leave this world purer an". better! _ .‘is the sun goes higher, the clouds pass away occamvard, trooping to some Titanic sport in the realm of tempest and gale. The was: wind gives place. The south sends warmer currents, the sky becomes genial, the sunlight is gentle. Men held up their hands towards the day-ruler.aud say, "That feels like summerâ€"almost." The atmospheric change put Thomas Ma- cm in high spirits. He took itns a good omen. And so in very truth it was, but those for whom it was knew it not. Betty Hart- ley, looking out of the window, saw the jagged March clouds disappearing in the . the finishing of Carney llugmi 3 story, and far exist, welcomed the sunlight. felt a pass- started for the nearest telegraph-office, to ing wish that so might the grich and per- This man, Macrac, had been his friend. To 3 send word to Ben llollius’s father, ch l l’cr- plcxitica of life fly away from her, and never To llly Folliss other once thought of their being “omens in the ' prominent view. ,air." In scrupulous manly toilet. at eleven pursue this matter in hot haste wouldbe like o'clockâ€"tho hour agreed upon between asking Macrac to stand upon a box of gun- ' Ephraim Hollins and Thomas Macrac,-â€"-thc powder, and holding him there. while Car- , two met in the library may Dugan or some other agent, applied ons was ready to i other had something to say. i “Mr. Hollins," said Mannaâ€"propheti‘ It. would blow me up also, and the Dugw, and I the whole lot of us 3" The Judge of Nature's Inferior Court felt ‘ ,5 the need of counsel. 5 fore. to obtain it, looking llc sailed forth. there- ? who had been twice disappointed that day ’ when looking for him. “Ahl'fldd Folliss, “very likely that f you how deep i favor of you, before we proceed tonign for two friends~ ‘inind; butit was-occur The proceed to business, the at Efmswoods. cally as it ha poundâ€""I shall never tell i) all your kindly interest has {wish not toast one furthfir t 9 ton :bed inc. . his I see Min Betty first 2" “my: fear came into Ephraim Hollis“ panied b' a proces- At seven o'clock the three came together sion of possibilities, by the end an sense of a by cneiinpnlne in Fellini‘s roomyâ€"Ely lpre-occunied and anxious. the others curi- l ms, and disposed i call him a man ofniysteriea. tochadf' their host. and to In no humor for plea-ankles, Bly inform- ? hand ; and, for the second time that day, i went our the business I‘m on. Lilli. i ed them that there was serious businm on d covered by Carney's _ ‘ ‘; revelations, closing the narrative with a re- Bly laughed heartily at the notion of Gen 9 quest that the advisers would speak their minds freely and fully. There were many questions to be asked. l much information to be gleaned l fawniggilfrm 1 mm 35d mucus | l l $trnth, in a word. they ell hinged upon l a not Mum's feet would be in if be hip with what were bound to a business him, and yet should fail with Betty :b remembranceofthe not that Inch fainre sometimes unfitted men forbnsinen; by the Macao's acceptance or rejection by this zirl;and be bored to Macao's will, u if some mi htier hand bsdnaycd him. Ila admired the more for the proposi- tion; it seemed a very master-stroke on Boone's past. They were tram“ together in the draw big-room With' boon-havoc“ a. mmoi‘ifi” new: mm mm... ' here was the enemy . Thomas R. Gould, eager yet subdued, r .dlstty tiemulons. She had successan pigsisted the attacks of those skirmishers,â€" or mother and Mrs. Bollingâ€"she had beaten tbs-“r. back; and at last, in tom lie numbered but one, but Betty trembled u if there had been twenty thousaudhlaerses. There was not the slightest opportunity for that reading of soul which enables two loving hearts to melt into each other. and have- donc with all the disagreeable: of pr!» posal and acceptance. Macros never once thought of taking Betty’s hand. turning the whites of his eyes up, and murmnring or whispering. He had conic for business and the business spirit was upon him. It was at if, in Blackstone, .ho had read a chapter on the"'Forms 9f Contracting Matrimony," ~and now proposed to apply its teachin literally and legally. He would. and did, begin with a statement of fists. Then fol- lowed evidence and deductions,â€"â€"finally the leading. ,, lie“ Wasanlomioim from first to t, especially.- inhina cloning speechwflflig words would have melted n. heart of stone. Strangely, they only hardened the gentle bout of the girl,who now. out of very pity. listened to him to the end. “0 Mr. Thomas,”shc t‘ on said, “I can- not give you that which is anotlicr's! Do u t, I pray, think me romantic. But I do not believe that I am free ; and, if I were, it \vouIiLbe years before I could marry. Go Into the partnership with Mr. Ifolliiis, do, piny,â€"audâ€"und"â€" “Mother! Betty ! Mother 2 Betty ! A cry, an old man’s voice, strengthenedmleur- ed, made thrilling, as if Ehlllc iiicssngc of mighty import was'bornc upon it, resound- ed through the balls. The cry penetrated to every part of the house. Doom were flung open, pale “omen looked out, and, from up stairs and down, ladies and servants came trooping to the library. At the on- trance to this room stood Ephraim llollius, his eyes eagerly straining to catch the first glimpse of his wife, while his foot refused to crrry him farther. He hold a paper, a little oblong sheet ; and it 3 wk and vustled as if it had voice, I u: could not ar- ticulute. “What is it, fut'ier’.” asked tlic'frightcn. cd wife. “Come. mother, come quickly ! Ben, Bcii, Bop)! lit-re, read ! 0 find! how good God If . The old man dropped upon the floor, not fainting, bur. almost hysterical. Bctty Ilartlcy was on the old man held up the paper to Betty. f'Tliere, Betty, read it aloud ! rcad it quick, girl ! again and again.” In a moment more he was upon his feet again, and flung his arms around Mucrao's neckhsolliiug. “0 Thomas! my son was lost, and is found again. He is not dead. They have found hiui, at lust !" . Macrac grasped the paper, and devoured it at one look. It was a dcsputcli from Bly Follis, brief. and to the p int. “Do you know that your son is at flick- I!“ ory Hall, Hickoryvdlo, State of 4 Aswooning girl was centlyliftcd iii the arms of Mrs. Hartley and Mrs. Hollins, and Joy had set the blood to , Not too fast, gorha is, after all ,rfpr this fainting does not osuc girls much ha in. A few minutes of lethargy, a few of kccn But in this laid iipon a. sofa. running too fast in her young veins. suffering, and then we lau 'll. case it was Betty who laug icd. “I knew he was not dead," she said, so sweetly, so firmly, that they all looked upon her as a prophetcss indeed. Macrae stood in u. dazed, shocked, stupe- ficd condition, until Ephraim Hollins took him by the hand, saying, “Another day, Thomas, another day l” “Yes, another day.” answered Macrac. “And this is your birthday, too,Thomas.” "It’s my death-day," thought Macrae. “And Ben’s birthday too," said the old man. “Mother, we will celebrate this day hereafter as Ben’s birthday.” “Father,” responded the wise woman, “meantime, let us have our son at home again.” She stop ed, turned pale, and asked, “Hickory I all f \tht is that ‘2" Macrae, the only one who could have on- swercd that question, had taken advantage of this brief passage betwccntho father and mother to leave the house. He felt that there was no longer a. place for him within the walls of Elmswoods. _0nco out in the open air, he filled it with bitter cursings. He turned sick at thought of llKO undefined future. A homeless,plncc- less feeling enveloped him: he saw himself an o'utcast by-word, (T0 iii: coxrixczn.) -~â€"-â€"‘oo <o>ooâ€"â€"â€"-â€"â€" A Good. Word for the Girls. That the young woman has taken new fields of work is very true, but she has done so in ipitc of the competition of the young man of the period, and thus earned her place by the survival of the fittest. While she has done this the native young man has left the plough and the workshop and has souught what he apparatus is more genteel employment, until these useful branches of industry are now largely filled by persons born and trained in other countries. While the general spread of education has opened they have taken their places in them brave- ly, the young men have drifted into clerk- ships or speculation or into small politics, most ruinous of all. The same is true in matter of the higher culture. The young man has become listless or idle or has gone undisciplined, while the girls have organ- izcd book and music clubs, attended lec- tures, and otherwise fitted themselves for the more exacting duties of our modern life. It is often the case that while the rich young man goes rapidly to the does by rman of his bad habits and worse vices, his sister is engaged in the exacting duties of church or charity or in other work which cultivate: the humanities and does the world some good. The real truth is that, the country over, there are not enough, earnest, deserving, ambitious young men to marry honest, sensible. welllineaning girls who are ready to do a true woman's part in building up good and happy homes. Our family training, defective as it may be in many ‘res , has still kept the rein on girls whi o it hugiven the spur to boys. and if the grumblers are sensible they will try to device some way to overcome this in- equality and thus bring the young man up to such astundard ushall fit him to do something else in life than to stand off and rail at the follies or the frivolities of young uraniumâ€"From flu. Philadelphia Timer. _â€"â€"__â€"ee4-.->« â€"â€"â€"â€"-~â€"â€" The sculptor of the bronze statue, lately unveiled at the Sandwich Islands. of the Canqucror, Kamehameha L, was the late railed by some one the Shelley of sculptors. The chief wears a feather cloak and helmet. which were this distinguishing marks of an Hawaiian prince. So late as the month century St. Eligius found it ' 'ce of speaking: of the .moon scour o :anda l ittbuttheuioonissetully Morny dal udtberpotson her face m “r the tears of 8” ' conquests, like _ ' the spot very quickly, and l‘luniias Mucruc near her. Gasplllll, laughing, crying, a1. inubrcath, up many new einplovincnts for girls, and ‘ \t NO 3 Mr. Charlton‘s Bill and Blackmamng. { What isall this fuss about blackmailing and so forth which has been raised-in connection 9 with Mr. Charlton’s proposel‘to make so- duction criminal: We have .no .hesitation in saying that it is all a pioco'of trans eat humbug inaugurated and supported nit crby those who, in a certain sense, are literary, per-ha , alsoâ€"indeed very ..likclyâ€"-litzral eunnc isus welhand-who are ahayseager to get credit for “ breadth ” and exalted views, or by those who themselves have led itiless liccntious lives, and who are, there- ore, afraidynot of being blackmailed, but of getting something like what they have long ‘ deserved. who have made it their busi- Since ness and their boast to lead thoughtless, ill. trained girls toruin and theatohrag of their ill-conditioned, unlinnged caitifi's, as’ they are. There are too many of such wretched fellows everywhere, and, no doubt, some of them will air their eloquence in due time in Parliament the subject as More alwa. '9 ready to smw their pro- sumptuous, illiteracy smut-bugle“ selfish- ness through the columns of newspapers. It is quite true that seduction is the. roduct and characteristic of a mean, degra ed, ill~ trained ago, an age of dwarfed virtues and gigantic vices, where m as little or no chivalry and women has ‘ it ‘ self-respect. But, even in such an age _t era is a differ- ence to be noted. A mail never seduced the woman he really loved. A woman has too often allowed herself to be Smille d at lllt‘ prompting of something which i-hc believed to he love, which was all she ever knew, or, I perliaps,'_couldlknow under thutnanie. \\'-.-f at once uckuowlc I30. that t!:c:e must. be ‘ -omcthing wrung min the moral fibre and apron frank for chases are lo- \‘I . Bright plaids will be much worn by child ten. Plain silk mitts, will be were worn thin laceoues. All colors are laid usable. but red is most in favor. l‘luid skirts with plain cor-ages will be much worn. ' Ania: are the house plantnof the pa:an Jersey waists are more popular for child- ren than ever. The J emy is destined to great popularity this season. The shade of lilac known as Ophelia is re~ vivcd in vciliugs. ' l’osiiliou backs are the most frequent flu- isu for pointed corsagos. ‘ Navy blue remains the favorite color for yachting and mountain suits. Buckles, large and mull, are the popnlu milliucry ornaments this season. The cm "re pufi' worn at the bottom bf the shirt has revived in Paris. Sleeves of dresses and of mantles and wraps are made high on the shoulders. Box pleating; and flat ull‘sa around the bottom of many winged m The latest importatiousof Paris dresses have largcrtouriini-es and hip draperies. The favorite style of evening oorugois pigh behind, but low, oval, or square in rout. Terra cotta, dark blue, and dark red on frequent combinations in suits and in milli- uory this spring. l'relty‘cnpates with straw crowns and brims composed of pleatin s of lace will be much worn as the season a vanoes. New flannel suits for children are made of choviot flmnels, garnet blue, dark green, and gray being the favorite colors. The summer silks which come in largo plaids of brilliant blues and reds sell more readily than any other for dress shirts. Large plaids are used for dress skirt! to be porn with velvet, velveteen, Jerse' “vhf-Hug, and plain veiling, and plain ail hmliccs. New wraps no in every conceivable shape ircm purdcssus to mantles. dolmans, general traii.ingof the woman, who, under J“Ck9t‘~ Jelscl's- "alllgomsn and "lilies. any kind of promisc, could allow herself to bu so treated. But. is the ignorance, the comparative want of womanly dclicacy,- or of the instinctive self-respecting indignation of a true woman to be taken as a sufficient reason for allowing designing scoundrcls to ply with impunity tlic’r unhallowed trade at the expense of impulsive, ill-trained,“ soft,” and ignorantl giils? We say no. Every one, almost, knows of cases where raw, ignor~ noraut, inexperienced county cases have been brought to Toronto and clsowhcrc, and abandoned among the lost sisterhood of the city streets in circumstances the most piti- ful that could be imagined, and with a piti- lcss indifference on the part- of the scduccrs which rendered them well deserving. not merely of imprisonment, but of literal cruci- fixion. And, yet the cry is, Let it all pass for fear there might be blackinailiiig ! 1’sliaw, you lzumlmgs l By all means raise the tone of sclf-rcspccting womanhood, so that every one, though even the most liceiitious ape that ever dishonored the like- ness of a mun, may stand aliashcd and re- bukcd of a purity in which he has never lie- licvcd ; but, at the same time, take care to cast a. shield of protection over those who can easily be talked over, and whom the poet has well described as persons “‘lioso heart is blinded, - And feels, and loves. and will not reason. And they nrclost, poor things 1 poor things ! â€"’1'oronlo Trill/i. â€"â€"â€"â€"d:'.4 <-a:>~>oe»â€"â€"-â€" antor Stage-Lilo in the West, From Green River, “’yomiiig Territory, come the particulars of the great hardships and loss of life on the stage but ttlierc and Fort “’ashnkic. From Lout Pass to Big Snidy, a distance of fifty miles, is n. night drive. Albert Daugherty, one of the drivers between-Green River and Big Sandy, who was caught in the storm on \Vcdncs- day evening and lay out in the ice and snow forty-eight hours, was brought in by private conveyance. He was badly froz- en, his hands, feet, and face being especial- lyinjurcd. He made his way to McCoy’s with the assistance of one of his stage horses, which showed itself almost human. Daugherty was unable to mount his horse, and the way he succeeded in travelling was as follows: Ho 1001; hold of tlic sagacious animal‘s tail and let it drag him. Whom over his hands became so hcniiiiibcd that he could no longer retain his grasp or the horse’s tall, the animal would stop and come up to him and pzi'ticntly wait until Dough- crty would again cutwmc his hands in the tail, when the horse would resume the jour- ney. Before reaching Big Sandy tlic drivl'r of one conch, George Rider. lost the road. There were on the couch bcsiilc himself W. Stewart, Superintendent of the line; \l'. V. Clark, J. Scott, and Bliss Maggie Sher- lock, passengers. Ridcr got off the box, and, though a blinding snowstorm was rag- ing, started out to look 'for the road. The rest waited awhile for him to return, and then started out to food for him, leaving Miss Sherlock bundled up in the coach. Meanwhile the people at Big Sandy bc- camc somewhat; alarmed at the non-arrival of the sin 0, long since due, and, fearing that they ind got off the road, organized a search party, and startcd out to look for them. The stage was found about one and a half miles from the station, and Mini Shor- lock was rescued. She was badly frozen, but not. seriously. Soon afterward the rust of the party, with the exception of Mr. Clarke, were also found. He, ofcoursc, has perished. Superiutaudcut Stewart was luilly frozen. but will rccm'cr. Scott was found standing upright in the snow, dead. lfc had evidently keep moving until the blood frozc in his veins, and the deep snow, through which he was trying to make his way. kept lla.’ body in an upright pr-hiliuli. â€"â€" Virginia ('10,! Euler/Irina. ___.._..<_.__._...‘ ‘l~-â€"-r m- .. Adelaide Ncllson's Grave. " D.) many persons come to Mt: .‘iliss Ntâ€"ilaou‘s gravc 1'" I asked the gatekeeper. “ Yes, a good many. But Americans that visit it, mum." "\Vho put up that beautiful marble crass?" . _ “ I suppose 'tvas 1hr.- ffi.~inc'.cry Asst-cia- ticii, mum.” “ Arc any of her 2‘.- iczids or icd hctc ?" “Not that I'm aware of, mum. kec the gates." l ow stu id be was ! Juliet“: tomb in Brampton Cemetery, London, had for me a far keener, if melancholy, interest than the sovcallcd tomb of Juliet in Verona. That is known to be a liuinbug. This hiu far bet- ter claim tibc the tomb of Shakespeare's own Juliet. It is a picture which Will lin- gcr always in my memory. I no it now, the green ve, the heavy white marble cross and t in vivid red and yellow flowers shining through tho mint of ram. 'i'oc spat- tcred rain spots in my note-«book are still :ciutivcr bur- I only , there, wherein drops fcll thick and fast a: i I copied the imcriptmn 1 ii the monument-â€" these words: In Loving Memory of 'Adolaldc Nelleon. Mimi August 13. 1151'. (lifted and Beautiful. liming. That we: all. “Oo‘o‘iO.” “bang-r"; Mu at Lucernc was fills] with . poor platoons. they say, who came on a vieit an ‘ never went away. i t a Dubuque church sociable the ladies purul clad in paper costumes. 'n... u. l min ll"' “ f l m “‘95”? tank containing water and tilt ' lmvclccki, iuid raglnns. Ottoman silks have the run of popular favor, but llllllt‘s, gros grains, and callus of all grades, from duchcssu to morviel- licux, are used in dressmaking. Two aprons, one long and square, the other short and much wrinkled and looped around the hips, appear on the latest im- portatioiis of French dresses. 'l‘iiitcdnuiis’ vcilings in shades of pale tcrra cotta, crushed strawberry, raspberry, corn blue, and ashes of roses, will take the place, in a. measure. of the cream and white wools so popular for evening dresses last summer. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-‘M<-.~>n-â€"â€"â€"-â€"- LEAVEN‘ OF HUMOR. If the Earl of Dalhousie were to road Dr. Dix‘s hul‘lliOll, he would infer that the diffi- culty in this country was not that men married the sister of a deceased wife, but married the sister of awifo still living. Nebuchudnczzar uto grass, my son, be. cause he was living at a college boarding- llOllic and had to fill up on something. and grass seemed to combino'moro nutrition and plicnpncss than anything else on the bill of are. An English bishop quorulously remarked to his servant that he was dying. "Well my lord," said the good follow, "you are going to a better place.” “John,” replied the prclatc with an air of conviction, there’s no place like old England." A preacher who was not well ncquaiuted with tho clocutionnry art placed the roller:- tion on the wrong \mlowing the literal italic in I. Kings xiii., 27, and read: “And spake unto his sons, saying, saddle me the ass, and they saddled liiiii.‘ Sundayschool teacher: "\tht is the first and most important of the sacraments?" Little 7 year-old female scholar: "Marriage Teacher: “0 no! baptism is the first and most impzrtuiit.“ Small girl: “Well, it may be with some folks, but marriage comes first in oilrdnmily; wcrirc respectable peoplo, we are. ' Au inquisitive temperance luau: “Where do thc wicked men go who drink liquor?” asked a temperance lccturcr of a small boy ,nt an Austin Suiidny‘school. “Well, some of them go to Borncfcld‘s saloon and some go to the Iron Front, but the wickcdcst oncs â€"-thc legislatorsâ€"always go to the nearest I=9.loou. If you ask pu, he will show you where you can got the best beer." A Quaker was once ndvisingn drunkurd to leave offhis habitofdriuking intoxicating liquors. “Can you tell me how to do it? " said the slave of tlic uppetitc.‘ "ch," answered the Quaker; “It is just as easy as to open thy hand, friend.” “Convince mo of that, and I will romiso upon my honor to do as you to! mo," replied the drunkurd. "Well, my friend, when thou findcst any vessel of intoxicating liquor in thy hand, open the liandtliat contains it be- forc it reaches thy mouth and thou wilt never be drunk again." The toper was so pleased “ith the plain advice that lie fol- lowed it. ’ Wâ€"r- . <â€"‘.Dâ€"-0 Air Gil-l. An ingenious method of gas manufacture, resulting in a very ood light, has recently been perfected by 'ol. Chamberlain. The materials from which tlie'gas is made are petroleum, water and air, and the process is simple, cleanly. and apparently safe. The pctrolclllii, which is of high quality. is stored is one compartment of a divided tank, the water stored in the other compartment. The generator consists of n. cast-iron retort, so fixed in the body of a furnace that the heat is conducted, both under and over it, the fuel being colic. The oil and water are fed tolthq rctort tlirui h i b dro four dro is of oil bids in {Impala {kappa water 1]” the oil nrjdyntcrarc deeom the rum ting ujs' c 'nmy throu h a i to a washer. g'l'his consists of on lgon a P0 uhwlth v . cal divided platds, no ntcd' tn“; 8 r passes alternately under an .- ,vcr them ‘ through the water on its nay the 3". ‘, holder, where it is stored for use. As soon 31.3 a sufficient qu'~:.tity of gas has been made and stored the oil and water are turned ofl, land a jet in air is forced into tho retort by moans of ii unall llo'it'e blower. This air in lake decomposed, and, following the course of the oil and water gas throu h the washer, ffln lly_joius it in the holder, living picked j u on its way any gas remiuing in the re- ,iorl or in the washer. The air is added in f the proportion of three of air to one of the l gin already mule. The resulting u is stat- ml in be of )2 candle power, an to possess the qualities of elasticity iihd pertinence. Variqu trials have shown it to be I 3004 travelling gas and free from humidity and g deposit. It in reported to contain nalulphur for other im urit 'in use, and foodstny co per 1,000 cubic feet to . produce, all expenses included. Thu-gm ii iii lug an é l"l 5 palms, save that of cost, are for them vpartilopion-tntod by means of ape-pro. filuccr which has been fitted spat No, 10‘ ,Lower Belgrsvo street, Eaton "a j which we recently inspected. 1m ; is about three feet square in plan and fair Elect high, and is stated tobe capableof pro. fiduciug one hundred cable foot of as ibour. The 006 quality of the Ila): is Eshown by or taste, Ind Ito lemons . character liy'tba healthfu- of some ‘plfllll fand shrubs, whichuenngfiw gig” m... . .H “limos ,. x . 1 tin: ulrcmrr 1‘ “Wm 44w" 0;; Wl.(lm.ird 0" an“ I O‘D‘, ‘v’ I .. 1. W ' W