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swan...» “mans 'IoPIca. “ 2. " n Browning again thinks of visiting this :- runtry, although he is 73. W thin a week after publishing s bookonl ‘ the perils of Alpine climbing,a Vimna law yer f if down a glacier and was killed. Sir thousand letters of Peter the Greatl have remained under suppredon. The ereror of Russia now permit- the publica- tiousfaselectiou. Theeastieof B da,ahomeofflungsrian monstcby for cruturiu, is to be completer rebuilt by the Emperor Francis Joseph at a cost of 335, 230,000. The head of the Roman Catholic minions ._.._ -c. _-_.~.-._._..._.___.,_ in Cnlna reports that ten thousand native convcrtl have been massacred within ten yearc. k'lvo white missionaries have been lost. Prince itapold, the only son of the late I’rlnCe Frederick Charles of Germany, has started on along tour in the lint. The pos- session of 84,“,000 enables him to do as he pleases. ()fli :ers of the Chi l navy talk a great deal about the anticipated time when they may sack Sin Francisco, and their idea is said seriously to bethat a prtjsct of that kind is quite feasible. Th ex Empress Eugenie lsmsking a round of European watering; phone as the Coun- tcsl de I’ferrefonds. The detective police of Carlsbad, learning that the assumed title was fictitious, reported hens an sdventuress. [ Six of the clergymcn who made a recent bicycle tour of Canada travelled a hundred miles in a day. The same distance has been covered by professional riders in ten hours, but on a smooth track with the lightest of wheels. The fortification surrounding Paris be came the lurking places of vagabonds and scoundrels, whom the military are now driv- ing out, at the same time destroying the woods and shanties which sheltered them, and from which they saleied forth to rob. Twelve mounds of incinerated human ._..._.. l l . l l ! VOL. XIII. ‘A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY x I I .. I By :1». Author of “Tm: I’M-WEB GIRL/f "LOVELY [nor Lrsrltl;~"r," &c,, kc. CHAPTER I. She stood on thr brow of the bill, a bright spot in the sober landscape, one'srnall brown band shading her eyes as she glanced expect- sntly around, the other holding loosely by one cherry-coloured string an old hat, the h deous proportions of which she had efi'ec- tually concealed by the garland of wheat and ox-eyed daisies which she had twiued around it. A short kilted skirt of the same bright bus as her ribbons just showed the turn of her neat ankles encased in coarse ' black-ribbed stockings. She wore a heavy pair of boots of inferior workmanship, which could not however conceal the fact that the fast they enveloped were small and pretty. The dying rays of the setting sun fell aslaut her, bringirg out in stronger relief the one bit of colour which had so dark a setting in the pine-wood that stretched beyond and above her. The quaint velvet bodice that had done duty so long Was turning from black to russet brown ; it was almost, in fact, the same shade as the long trusses ‘of hair which fell in heavy masses below the s‘im waist. FENELON FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, SEPT. 12, 1885 for yen. Come”â€"coaxinglyâ€"“l-t me see your bright eyes laugh again ! ' Obediently, though rather shame-facedly, she raised her tear-stained faceâ€"a very April face it was now, smilu and tears striving for he mastery. " It was very foobsh of me," she said at last a little nervously. “ I was afraid you were getting tired of me. Iâ€"Iâ€"got tired of waiting, I suppose, andâ€"and I heard there were visitors at the Hall"â€"-â€"this in a lower pain-stricken voiceâ€"“and I thought maybe you preferred their company to mine." “ Which wasn‘t true, you see," Captain Braithwalto returned cheerily, “for I left them all to come to you." “Did you really 2" she asked, her eyes flashing now with joy ; then more soberlyâ€" “ It was very wrong of me to doub': you; please forgive me.” A better man than the Captain would have been moved by the simplicity of the girl; but he was only glad to see that a storm was for the present averted. “ I‘m not so sure that you deserve forgive- ness,”he said gaily. “Suppose I require you to do penance beforeI grant you par don.” “Penance ! " “ Whatis that?” He had forgotten for a moment that he was speaking to an an uneducated rustic, she puzzled. repeated, low-minded to go gallivauting about with a young man who means no good 1" “ Stop, Meg l” the elder woman said, pausing in her occupation of weighing out some soap for the buxom lass who, with her sleeves turned up to her elbows, was lean- ing against the counter of the little general shop presided over by Widow Lane. “ It's a serious charge to make against the child. You forgot shehas no mother, and, if she is a little thoughtless, wall, we cannot blame her much." " Oh, of course not l'I sniffed Meg. "Every one takes her part just because she happens to think herself better-looking than others and her father is fool enough to let her deck herself out in all kinds of fripperies. Even Joe took her part when Sue was talking about her at dinner, and I’m sure she’s be- haved bad enough to him, and then father put in a word, and I know what he'd say if one of his gals was caught along with their batters a love-making 1 As for that, I dare say old Adam will kick up a fine fuss when he hears how Daily is carrying on." “ I tell you what, Meg; I wouldn’t inter- fere in this matter, if I were you," advised the widow. “It’s little good will come in setting father and daughter by the ears ; and, as I said before, the less is to be pitied, having no mother to counsel her." i A STUDENTS DUEL- !low the Boys Fight at Colman Univch any, Germany. A student at Gotlingzu, G. M. Harper, writes the following account of a recent student duel : ” A fight was just about to begin. The combatants, surrounded by seconds, umpires and friends, had already taken their places on the floor. Their breasts and thighs were protected by thick pads, on which the black blood of former encounters had gathered for years past. The veins of the neck were guarded by winding around it a heavy scarf. Iron goggles, with plate glass windows, con- cealed the eyes, and the arms were covered with waddlug. The swords were long and narrow, without points. One of the pair of warriors, a member of the blue-Cap corps, was a pale, slender, goodlooking youth. He never spoke a word or took his eyes off his adversary. The latter, one of the red-caps, was a big, burly fellow, whom the pads seemed to greatly oppress, perhaps he was frightened, I don't blame him. “ The surgeon stepped back, looking like a butcher, in his long white apron, spotted with blood. There had been another duel before we came. The timekeeper took his place at a little table. The seconds jumped into position, each at the left side of his .«Oh, I Illn'nt say anything to old Adam ! ' man, after polite bows to each other in tr“ jlnflicting fan-l wounds. The murderer then 'i rode towards J obnsou City, but was arrost~ ‘ ed within five miles of there. He was still alive at 3 o'clcck next morning. By these murders about twenty children are left orphans A later despatch says a mob of 75 per- sons, a few nights afterwards, went to the jail, demanded the keys of the sheriff, and entered the jail and took out Lockle. They hanged him after having obtained from him a statement in regard to his crimes. Lockie declared be intended to kill all the members of three or four families besides those be murdered, and was prevented from doing so only by his cartridges giving out. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-‘<.o.â€"-.-â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€" A ORUBL SENTENCE. Which kllis Two Lives and Ruins Two others. The court of pardons, of New Jersey, re- cently granted over 100 pardons. Among those released was John Toomey of Newark who had served five years of a fifteen years' sentence for assault and battery. The cir- cumstances of his conviction occasioned great excitement in Newark five years ago and many'attompts to have him pardoned were mad ~. He was 16 years all when he attended the Twelfth Ward public school. The neighborhood is not the most refined in the city, and the boy was thrown in with _‘ 9-. .., .... a..-“ amen-u“. HOUSEHâ€"SIA‘SQ " CJHMON-SBRSB REGIZIPI‘S . Assonrsr- Cases â€"-Onc cupbsxteiii cups sugar, four cups flour, osm’ inllk eggs. two tcssp 4 m yeast powder. Asumm -â€"0ne Lur butter, four cups su- gar, two cups milk, three eggs,~ si'a lotus. flour, one pound raisins, one teaspoon soda. spices to suit taste. I Ksrrs firm-surfs Rn: ltumxrssr Caxn<.â€"0ne and our-half oup‘ulsisu‘cet: milk, one-half cupful molasses, tpao qupfuls rye meal ; mix very soft. Ono teas-,anful soda and salt. Bake at once in gun pans. Mus. Sl'nnsm' Castsâ€"Ono jrgg, anag’ cupful sour cream, one and onctblrd cup- fuls white sugar, a little salt; one and ouc- half cupfuls flour, one small teaspoonful cream tartar, oue‘half teaspoonful soda: flavor with nutmeg. . ,- ,- 2 \‘sms‘rrs-s. vThc above ‘mcelid Riggs; addition of citron, currents, raisins or 00- coauut is very nice. Can be baked in fancy shapes, or in loaf or sheet; It is also nice for Washington pie. Try {thand you will call it delirious. ,. . i hrlr Gamaâ€"Two cuppbuttcr, one cup molasses, one and one-half cups flour. one cup milk, one teaspoon soda, tu'o eggs, one pound raisins, one pound currents or Citron one teaspoon each kind of spice. Flour ' make a stiff batter. Nlcs Srosus Csur:.-Eight eggs, two cups sugar, juice and rind of a lemon. Boat ) the whites of the eggs to a froth, then put sugar to it and beat; add the yokcs wcll beaten, and a tablospoonful loss than two cups of flour. This makes two loaves. llsko about three fourths of M‘llOlll'. ' SI-os’cs Cantonâ€"Ono cup flour, one cup: é sugar, two eggs, one teaspoon Yeast pow- der sifted into the flour, one-third cup boil- ' ing water. Mix flour, sugar and yeast pow- der together, beat yolks and whites of ocgs- l separately, than together and stir into the ' flour; then add the hot water. Flavor Mill ’1 rough companions. His father was a hard- working laborer and had saved a little money to buys home. One of the teachers in the school was very unpopular. lIe was a Ger- man and had frequent quarrels with the parents of the scholars. One night in a bones have been dug up in France, at 9. point which makes it likely that they are the remains of Ganlo«Roman warriors, who, in the time of Hannibal, fell in defending the Rhone against that General's passage. llig tassels were put by a Memphis wo- lemon if desired. CURRAST anm' For: MR.\TS.â€"iicat the, r currants and strain off the juico; boil it‘ i quietly fifteen minutes; add one-half the weight of it of sugar, and boil eight minutes longer and pour out. A little of this sppuld instead of asociety belle, and he felt half,I'd as soon go intoalions'dsu us put him German fashion. The fifty or sixty corps r l vexed at her for her ignorance am} with-“‘- H“ m" “1° “mm” “mm” “students who were sitting at little tables himself that he had not remembered It. deal With why” be,“ angry’ I“ we all know' iarouud the room, eating breakfast and driuk~ " P81131108," he flnflwel‘ed 8”“!er "i do‘ ' Howwer’ he 8 sure to he" about Dolly lng, rose tosee the fight. All was solemnity i118 “omethmg one '30“ “0“ like 33 5 Puniah' “on” or hter’ “d than I'd n0: “and in her | and the silence was only broken by some dig- meut for wrong-doing, and with the hope . The girl and her surroundings ered a pretty picture. 80 at least thought the young man who just then vaulted over a stile and came sauntering towards her. Apparently it was he whose advent had been expected, ! for the watcher dropped her hand and went I l ' “hoes {Drapen'ion' Oh’ that.“ the soap’ is nlfied fellow’s calling to an acquaintance man on the ears of her horse, and a broad , ribbon bow on his tail, in order to decorate ‘ him to her satisfaction for equestrian use; but he liked theadornment sollttle that he ran away and threw her off, nearly killing her. The causes of a separation between a. hus- band and wife were that she had until after marriage concealed from him the fact that her handsome teeth were false, and that be neglected to tell her that he snorcd in his sleep. They could not agree to set one fault against the other. The Rev. llubert Laird Collier resembles lionry Irving so ceoscly that, when in Lon- don, he was mistaken for the actor by inti- mate friends. Mr. Collier says that once a ‘ member of the Lyceum 'l'hcatlc company talked an hour with him about dramatic matters, supposing him to be his employer. TilfQ‘WOKflllllcunQAI (of “the, murdered man was the only plea made by s. Wyoming law- yer in defcléccjpf his‘clieut, who had delib- erately slidf‘s'brti'roo'm bully for merely nr-ylng him. The Judge said that the ar- gullrcnjtwas unsound in law, but the jury lot it jujtify to their minds, a verdict of ac- quupu.“ - . ‘ An hbhto" grammarian became excited by tho incorn ct English of a preacher, and, accostlnglrlm at the "close ,0f a particularly faulty sermon, offered to pay for his tution I by a private instructor. The minister took I the proposition angrily, and denounced its it: maker in terms forcible, but at the same tlmelllustrativof of his need of the lessons. \Vhen it became known that Mr. Ruskin was lying seriously ill at Brentwood, on (‘on- iston Lake, great sympathy was expressed by the people of the district. Inquiries came from allzparts of the United Kingdom, and even from abroad, as soon as the illness was announced. So numerous have these in- quiries become that it has been found desir- able to issue periodical bulletins, the first of which was is~ucd shortly before noon next day, and gave the welcome intelligence that, although the conditiun of Mr. Ruskin was critical, there was a slight improvement. Mr. Ruskin has suffered from slmiliar ill- nesses befors,but tho presentone lsmuch the worst. F. r a great part of the time he has been unconscious, and it was with great diffi- culty that even the slightest nourishment could be administered. J OOULABITIES. Oll producers know how to get along well. All they have to do is to drill it deep. A recent poem on a bank clerk makes wherewithal and “ Montreal 1" rhyme. l‘ooplo learn wisdom by experience. A man never wakes up his second baby to see it laugh. ’ A An Indiana editor complains that times are so hard he can‘t even collect his thoughts. (Suns are only human after all. They will kick when the load becomes too heavy. The cablcgrams say Osman Digua been dcsorted by his followers. .~\-i he was reported dead some weeks ago, the hot weather may, account for the action. I A lltenry'rnan. who masked to fumlsh a Shakespcreau motto to be framed and hung up over the bar of a saloon, suggestui the wxordsâ€"‘fiAs you like if." “hundred mtllod of frosting win- dowsls to Wall] the panes with epsom salts," says an exchange. Taken internally they sometimes crute entirely new pains. Why is it, do you think, that our young unmarried ladies of the period use so much powder? Well, lheouly reason Mn. J we think of h In order that they may " go o.;' ’ I A dry‘goods clerk took his girlont for some icecream the other night, and in a moment or enchanted-dam, tbhsklng that he was 'a customer, said cordially : Any- thing else 3" She took lemonade and cake. Doctorâ€"you and rxerctse ;. that is your forward hastily to meet him. “How long you have been! I thought you wasn’t coming," she said, with the pretty potulance of a spoilt child. “Did I ever break my word, Dolly?" the new comer questioned softly, though he winced a. little at her faulty grammar. "Did I ever say I would come and disappoint you ‘3" be queried again, as she did not speak. "N-o, perhaps not," she admitted reluct- antly ; “only I have been waiting, and, oh, the time seemed so longâ€"so long l” He might have been touched by the new ring of pain in her sweet tones, but that his thoughts were wandering, and be handed it not. “ And now that I have come," he said, with an effort bringing himself to the pres- ent, “let us klss and be friends, as the children say ;" and, suiting the action to the words, he drew her towards him and pressed his moustachcd lip on her shrinking ones. “ \Vhat ! You do not care for my kisses any longer?" he went on ; for there was no mis- taking the shiver that passed over her as he released her from his embrace. well”-â€"with a shrug of his broad shouldersâ€" u Ah, “I suppose I must be prepared to hear that there is a more favoured swaln l Who is it, Dolly? Young Joe Smith, the gardener, or Tom Larkins, your father's apprentice? Come, which is it ‘3" He put his hand under her chin as he spoke, and tried to turn the averted face towards him ; but she steadily resisted his efforts to do do so. “I think you might tell me," be added in an aggrieved tone, “ if only for the sake of old times." “ Why of old times 3" she questioned, in a constrained voice, still without locking round. - " Oh, well, you know we have been 2w- fully jolly together," he asserted a li£L!e lamslyâ€"” quite chums in fact ! ' “ And now we can be so no longer," the girl rejoined, in a tone of bitternozs which did not escape him. “ I did not say that." v , " But you hinted at it. Ab, you think I don't know 1" she went on, flashing round upon him. and speaking quickly enough now. “ Certainly I have been slow in finding out what evcrbody else seems to have known so long l" “ I don’t understand. Upon my word, Dolly, you are very mysterious this evening, and I should say a little cross, only -â€"-" "Oh, you needn't apologise l" Dolly in- terupted scornfully. “ I don't want any more fine speeches; Iâ€"Iâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"" But here her indignation gave way, and she burst in- to a torrent of tears. Captain Brairhwaite glanced around cau- tiously, and hit his lip with vexatlou. This llttls girl, in whose company he had passed so many pleasant hours and whom hitherto he had found as gentle as a lamb, was be. ginning to bore him, and indeedâ€"which was worse stillâ€"was likely to prove troublesome. lie had come prelared today to tell her that it was desirable that their acqualntanee should coase,that circumstances had occurred that rendered it sxpedlent that gossiping tongues should not have It in their powor to wunect his name with here ; and, before he could explain anything. or soften the news that he had come to break to her, she had made a socn‘. \lr‘hat would she do when she heard the truth? That reflection rather discoucertod the gallant Captain ; and be determined to defer his tidingsâ€"perhaps in the meantime she might learn it from some one else, and so a great deal of unpleasantneas would be saved him. lie was delighted at the idea. Yes: such thirgs were best left to chance, and, after all, what was there to tell! Why should it be necessary to confide his private aflairs to this little rustle beauty 2 What could his future conduct signify to Dolly Jarvis, the blacksmith's daughter! Ah, what indeed? Only with the living precast, then had be anght to do: as for the past, enrich-rt Y Pam-1 m t muon- a wiser man man than n. Inc said, "er the barter .8". then you cannot lack exercise. and put bury its dead." of afterwards being forgiven. Now don't you think you aught to do penance for doubt- ing my affection for you before I reinstate, you in my favor ‘l" l “I will do anything in the world you wish," she said, clasping her hands, and re- garding him with earnest wistful eyes. At the si ht of the pretty tremnlons lips, the soft gazelle-like eyes, a faint feeling of compunction stirred the worldling for the first time. How she trusted him, and how basely be was about to betray that trust! He moved unsnslly, , “You take my words always too seriously, little one,” he said, endeavoring to speak lightly, but avoiding her direct gaze. “ However, instead of doing penance, sup-l pose you make me a promise instead?" “What is it ‘1"th asked. “You know I can do so little for you,” she wont on sadly. “I'm not like your fine folk at the Hall." : “Well, what I am going to ask I hope 'ou will not find difficult to perform. It is thisâ€"promiseme that you will not believe l anything that you may hear raid against | me. TLere will be plenty « of people to whisper evil things about mate you by-and- by ; but you must not believe them." “Of course not," she said indignantly; “ but"-â€"hesitatingly-â€"“ why should they say anything bad about you 2” “Oh, I hardly know! But in a little place like this there is so much gossip, and people talk about their neighbors’ affairs simply be cause they have nothing better to do.” "At any rate, I would not believe any; thing wrong about you,” the girl declared confidently. “ And, Dolly, whatever happens, you will , always try to think well of me ; you will ’ remember that, whatever I do that may seem to you unkind, it will be because I am obliged to do it, because I shall have no choice in the matter ; and, above all, do not ' forget that, notwithstanding appearances may be against me, I loved youâ€"ay, s. thousand times better than any one else in the world ! He had not meant to be a villainâ€"five minutes ago he would not have spoken thus; he could not understand himself why he felt this sudden desire to stand well in this sim- ple child's eyes, why he, whose praises were sung by highrborn domes, whose society was courted by the mothers of fashionable daughters, should care to shine in the eyes of one of the peopleâ€"a plebeianâ€"a black- smitb's daughter ; nevertheless it was a fact that Dolly’s soft shy voice, Dolly's sweet sad eyes, had never proved more attractive, her charms had never seemed so great as at this moment, when he was on the point of renounclug her for ever. A great fear, terrible even in If: vague- ness, seized upon Dolly. Why did he speak so strangely ! What had he done, what was he going to do f Why did he regard her with that wholly loving yet half pitying manner? Ah, well, he loved her-loved her even better than the proud beautiful girls he met every day at the Hall 1 llad he not said so? After that, what mattered any. thing? The sun might cease to shine, the stars might fall, nothing could affect her now. She was bewildered, entranced. Her lowly birth, which placed her so far beneath him, her father's bumble calling, her own lsck of educationâ€"allâ€"all would be bridged over by that one word "love." She came nearer to him : he felt her meet breath fsu his favored brow, one little hand stole timidly up to his neck, the glamour of hâ€"r youth and beauty and innocence was up- on him. lie looked up : their eyes met, his full of fare and passion, hers timid and half veiled by the white lids which strove vainly to conceal the tale that was told too well. See drew a long quivererlng sigh. The spell was broken. lie was but human:he had come to bid her farewell, he remained to muscle her. l CHAPTER ll. “Itlsastruessyou stand there, believe it? Thank you, and good morning.” Hardly had Meg reached the door when another person entered. This time it was. a young fellow of about nineteen or twenty. His naturally fair complexion was tanned by exposure to the sun and air. Without being positively handsome, he had a frank pleasing expression, more attractive than mere beauty, and that made him a general favorite. Bis blue eyes had a merry twink- oue of Nature's gentlemen. T°'di‘yi hdweve‘: like“ WA" "me from , They rub him a little and let him sweat a . on his usually placid brow as he approached clear across the floor and drinking his health, I at the same time bowing profoundly and lifting his cap. There were a few sharp words of command repeated by one second after the other, something like ' Make ready l Go !' and in an instant all one could see was the flashing of the swords and the flying of sparks, and all one could hear was the regu- lar ‘whsck, ‘whack,’ of the blows. seemed to be only one kind of stroke, and I; la in them, and his gaze was clear and direct. | each met the other ha” way_ ,Hnlt ,. cries An honest manly youth was Tom Larkm' the fat fellow, and the seconds run up to see where he is out; but it was a false alarm. moment, then at it again. Dodging with, ‘ Dame Lane’s counter and asked, in astrange ' the head 0,. moving the feet 0,. body is not ‘ half'heaitl‘ting manner» for nothing more Iallowed, and the left arm must be kept be- “linen” Citizen“, Claiming that if? WM unjust: There I lonely locality of the ward he was way-Lid and beaten by three boys. His injuries lwcro not severe, but, as he lost a watch fin the affray, he had young Toomey ar- lrested on the charge of highway robbery. lThe boy acknowledged that he was present 'when the teacher was beaten, but he do- ;nied that he took any purl: in the assault. ‘ The boy's father spent all the money he had {saved in his son's defence, but to no avail lHe was convicted in the court of Common l :I’leas, and Judge Ludlow McCarthy sen lteuced him to if» yours‘ hard labor in the State prison. The severity or the sentence was a ter- 1 :rible blow to the boy's parents. Many pro- I formidable than a ball of string. Then, lmnd the back. «whack g whack ; whack 1' I started a petition for his pardon. Years while the widow severed one frame number . hanging on 5 110019 the uneasy 100k deepen - next moment the blood is running from a . ed in his eyes, and he fumbled nervously in ’ his pocket for quite a minute before be pro- duced a threepenny-piecc. as before, but also a clear swish ! and the clean, perpendicular gash in the big fellow's left cheek; , “About this time I wondered how the passed and his parents nlmost broke down under uflllcticn. The father aged fast and Ithe mother was heartbroken. Every cent they had had saved was spent and their ilittle daughter Maggie, a girl of 15., had to l “A nice morning, Mr. Larkius ; it's to hotel woman could stand it, for she had ' 8° to Work- SIOWIY M"!- T°°m°Y (lemma be hoped the weather will pick up abitl now," the dams remarked, oheerlly, as she : handed him the string and counted out his change. “ We've had about enough. ra in.l'm thinking, for the present." “ Yesâ€"no," Tom said confusedly, not having heard one word of the widow’s sent- once, during how he should explain the motiveI with the old dame. Mrs. Lens looked at him sharply over the top of her spectacles; it was so unlike Tom l to be confused; then she spoke briskly. “ You've got somithing on your mind, miserable. I went to the window and look-‘ Tom, that you want to tell me. it ! If I can do anything for you, you know I will." Then more gravelyâ€"~" You've not i torture itself with useless and cruel convcn- . I tionalitlss. But the fascination of the rain- I been getting into any trouble with old Adam, I hope 1’” “No-oh, no ; its not about myself I want ‘ round. A hum of interest ran along the I to speak !" declared the lad. “It's-it's l about Dolly.” ((Ah I" It was a very comprehensive “ah” ;aud Tom glanced up quickly. "I see,” he said sorrowfully; you have heard too." “Yes ; but I don’t believe half what peo- ple say," responded the widow, who herself ‘ was as fond of alittle gossip as most folk, - though she never indulged in ill-natured- scandal. " Dolly is a good girlâ€"I will main- I teen minutes of actual fencing, pauses not 2 tain thatâ€"and she has done nothing worse then act a little thoughtlesslyâ€"depend upon that, Tom." The lad’s countenance brightened as hel seized the good dame's hand and pressed it gratefully between his own brown palms. ” Thank you for saying that," he mur- ls the best-looking lass in the village and be- cause Adam can afford to keep her at home and let her dress better than the others : they hate her, and would do her all the harm they could, poor girlâ€"and she so sweet and gentle as well as pretty 1 It isn’t hcr fault Meg's only spiteful because Dolly doesn’t care for her brother Joe. As if Dolly couldn't pick and choose whom she will 1" poor Tom coloured to the roots of his curly woman. “It‘s rather hard on them that all after Dolly." clared Tom stoutly. widow soothiugly, for the young apprentice was beginning to show signs of irritability. “ And I don't believe she cares a fig about the Captain elthar, Meg's jeers. She's more sense thanto listen to any of his soft speeches, knowing he is mured. They are all so hard upon herâ€"and “newly 3 Meg Smith’s worst of allâ€"just because Dolly nine thin term” 1' lfâ€"if the quality do take notice of her. gives dot-1b of e “ I doubt me Meg has another cause for , grievance," remarked the widow slyly ; and hair. “I'm not surprised at all the lanes, getting a little jealous," went on the old, Iborrow their sweethearts should leave them to run ; “"Y- " But Dolly doesn't want theml' (lav, “I didn't say she did," rejoined the5 then. r l been carrying meat and drink from table to table all the time. I also had occasion to sec a man who had for two seasons been punished behind the but on the Princeton base-ballnine, and who had risked his life inone or two Thanksgiving day foot-ball I games, walk with uncertain step to the win- his thoughts being occupied in won- l dow for a breath of fresh air. It isn't pleas- ; ant to see a man's cheek laid open deliber- 9of his visit, the string only having been a l ately. The next round proved even more pretext for obtaining a few minutes’ chat I disastrous for the plump red-cap, for he ro-I ceived an ugly gash above the eye, which will go with him as long as the eye itself. Next time his chin suffered, and then his nose. He was out of breath and looked out with ed at the clear blue sky and the golden fields, - and wondered why human society must so ing blows called me back to see the next gallery front when the cool little fellow was seen to get by far the heaviest blow of the fight across his brow, which was soon cover- ed with blood. “ They took off the goggles and the blood ran into his eyes. Then they moppad it up and he was ready again, and in the next round gave his opponent another gash on the left temple. It seemed to me about time to call a half; for good, and presently they did. Under the rules a fightlasts fif- counted. With pauses reckoned in, this must have lasted about forty minutes. The I gladiators carried their bloody heads into another room to receive the doctor's atten- tion,and preparations began for auotherduel. I asked a stuient if either of our bloody friends had fought before, and he said lac ‘The little fellow has fought EEKILLED SEVEN PEOPLE. Then Mumps Io [Ill his um- and I f't.r- wards ('utu his Own Thrcnt, A man from Johnson City, Blanca county, terrible trageiy which occurred there rrcently. Al Lockle, an old citizen of extensive connection, had a stepdaught r living with him, whom it is alleged be seduced several years ago. Late- ly his relatives bad imputed to him the same crime with his own daughter. Lookie yesterday afternoon left home, intending, as he avowed, to go to John Green's place tol money. Green and family were He entered the house and took in health until about a year ago she died. ' Her death was more than her husband i could bear, and he died three months after- ' wards. l In the State prison the boy contracted a cold which developed into consumption. I‘thn his mother died, the prison pllysl cian thought his condition too critical to ap- tprise him of his mother's demise, and he 'lived in ignorance of it. He was not told lof his father’s death and lived on in hope .of regaining his liberty. Ills little sister was left alone in the , world, but she struggled bravely on, fighting Epoverty and seeking her brother's pardon. She visited prominent officials. They all Isympathlzed with her, but could not help her. Finally, Wm. E. O‘Connor, interested himself in the case. \Vm. 1’. B. Ulrick, the teacher who was assaulted, made a statement that he did not believe that Toom- i ey struck him and the pardon was granted. The ravages of diseases were indelibly istumped on the young man’s features. lie .’ was met at the Pennsylvania railroad depot by his sister Maggie. The meeting was ,vnry affectionate, and in his j -y the brother Ldid not notice the black clothes of his sis- : tor. Full of hope, he chatted as he walked toward the humble home he had not seen for five years. As he crossed the threshold he exclaimed :â€" “ Where is mother?" With a terrible load at her breast his I sister summoned up all her resolution, and i with swimming eyes she gently said: “ She is dead." " And father 2 " gasped the young man. W'ith s. cry the young man staggorcd against the wall and foil. Ills last words i were I ” Oh, my (Bod ! This is terrible." Terrified, his sister ran for a physician. Water brought the young man to conscious- ! none, but his eyes glared like those of a wild animal. “ They are not dead 1" he cried ; “It’s a li '. You can't take mo back to prison." l l'hyslcians pronounced him totally insane , and he was locked up until the proper paper ' can be prepared to send him to the insane Asylum. ills s'ster is nearly overcome with ' grief, and much sympathy is expressed for , her. The young man is not expected to live long as he is wasting away from consump. V tian. l ' A Western Volcano. A volcano has broken forth in the mount ‘film 60 miles southwest of Bishop creek. A party of frightened sheep borders rode into Green's rifle and returnedto the residence Cmdgluia afew days ago covered with of his brother, Berry Lockle. He then shot and killed Berry and his (Berry's) wife. Stokes. There Nicholson was lost sight of. v :ant and ashes, and with numerous holes burnt in their clothing. They reported that .J hn h'lcholson, a neighbor, rode up just? on one day they were startled by an an. Ile forced Nicholson to go with him usual rumbling noise and trembling of the to hlr. Stoker's, where he shot and killed' ground. At first they mistook the noise T and rumble for thunder, but it was quickly notwithstanding H“ ’10?“ W" “M3 “1°” Vb” found. “d it h followed by a tremendous explosion, and on ' is supposed that be was also killed. From ' looking up they were appalled at seeing a I there lmkie went to his own house and shot ' mountain not far away belching forth a on hot beef steak or served with roast pork, vsnl or lamb, is very nice. over puddings with sweet frosting are very ornamental. Home Decoration- Moncy spent in making homo worth liv- ing in is well invested. Figured designs in relief, executed ln'-: terracotta or llncrusta. Walton, are being adopted as friezcr. It is a common idea that the furniture 0 the (lining~room must be heavy, this to n Thin slices ‘uld f' 1 l L ! certnln extent is quite correct, but it in fry; a qucntly carried to OXIYOIlIOSL what is re- qulrod arc serviceable, comfortable olmir: with broad backs and roomy sI-uts stufl‘cd and if covered with leather or morocm. A suggestion in order to change the tcm‘ pernture in rooms is to open the windows and hung in them wet cloths. Ink stains may be removed from my- thing white by simply putting a little pmvv dered salts of lemon and cold water on the stain, allowing it to remain a few minutes and then wash it out with soap and water. The time when carpets and upbolstclings must all be made to match has gone by . There is room for every variety of indi- viduel tas'e in making and adorning a screen, a pretty one fora library where there istu open fire isn shoot of jeweled glass in a setting of wood to match the fur- niture or wood work of the room, it pro- tects from the heat w.tbout hiding the cheery blaze. Amber beads of large size make an (Ill-ct- lve finish for plush satin sofa cushions. Rooms entirely finished and fu1nishul in Arabian style are fashionable. Merely pretty things that please for tho moment, but exert no lasting influence, arc to be condemned in decoration as in other H things. . I in the majority of houses tho ball is generally a narrow passage cuguoctlng ti 0 rooms, and only large enough to contain the stair-case, but within the past few" years there has been a tendency to bring this por- tion of the house into greater prominence ; with a little thought and careful planning it may be oonverled Into a most desirable rlt ting-room, the stairs may be wholly or part.- ly scrccnl d, a treatment giving oppnrtllnltlt'fl for nplclm‘ segue effect; glvn it a tilcd or polished floor, with large skins thrown down, and from the point of beauty and chocrfulncss a plea must be entered for the open fire place; we all love to gathu‘ or rugs aronnd a cheerful glowing fire on the iluu’Lll, of a cosy home, and exchange pleasant thoughts or dream away twilight lurursin the flickering light. Banner screens fastened to tho mantel. shelf are best arranged upon rings numbed to a cross bar. Frames of unpolishcd oak or (-lu-stnut without markings are the best for arm." sketches or etchings. '- ” The Kcuslngton art carpets are lllwly to continue in demand, owingto their artistic patterns, for wblch a few tints, often two shades, of the same color suffue. The death of an aged man was c. cu d by the shock of discovering that be was any 90 years o d, ioiztsu of being the co; car-.- an that he had suppued. Boots are seldom worn in the evening, and undressed kid is the favorite material for slippers, says a fashion journal. itrnay be added that slippers are not a favorite material with the undressed kid. In speaking of one rluoiur (ll-u in the U.I...r 1.31 tm. you toe p. . r".uf slid : “The Junior Cans wl!I em- .‘se mnntwu y... '3 lu‘ies.I " it w'"'. r r‘ lured the young man sourced. icon I shall join the Junior (.13.. ' 3 The papers are commenting on the fac theta boy who said some of his father’s‘ furniture in the absence of his parents, re- oefvvl exactlythe same sentence as man " Great Scott l in!“ as good as married already." land cut the throat of Mrs. Henry Imu. of ' column of fiamuand smoke several hundred “ 0h! Then Dolly does know about U130 0W“?- Wuo of his stepson. who was feet in height The air wusoon filled with tiiss Mainwariug! I thought p'np. .b. ’ on - visit a bias. lioalao shot and killed a", cinders ml hot as... which came mlghtn't have heard." an“ Stain. wife ofths Stokes whom hobs! down upon them in clouds. The affrlghted “ Of course she has-everybody has in filmed} “110dâ€" Tlml he killed his daughter. men immediately drove theirsheep to a plsee boy, “ was that lump of ice put In the water the village," Tom says irrelevantly. " Shg's‘ odd. mt attempted to kill his wife. but, ' of safety, and rode to the nearest scttlcmentl cooler to-day 2” " No, sir." replied the “wad “ u). m “mm. ; I a," on. his cartridgrs being exhausted, he could not with the startling ms. Several exploring youth. “ It was leftover from last even- ~ oftheuadsv- ustnow andbstold mwflwh Ind Ibo Daped. lie have onetothe sounecfthssru in andssltwssala-gelum lthou tit the driver a. he lanai a drunk from a .sts ly. “ Child, do not grieve no; there is real~ {for uan after he? in that wine." m. .0 h. wpzczdjm'n‘ . 59;... ".4, (a, ' then cut his own throat. mounted his horse, atlas bright pink glow noticed in mil .3114 answer.” “ You dimer: 1 you rascal” t with a‘pkk and gave it to theyrl ul'loav. '1: nothing which used make you so map. u UmPhl Tab-minded, you call it, doxbugo “at n. "m I. w b. h m M Win mgde “John.” C“, boring “ vughh city {of in“, “huhlnm n on, , um," u a“ , M p“ ,n sir, Maflflm boot. chomp!“ usheipy. “'hataveryou may think, always ra-lyou 2" cried Meg Smith, with a mini-W" 3AM riding slew yards be met Thomas believed gob." been Why mgrnp. some fresh ice, an‘ nlver agln try to palm '“n'd “n” 9 Brunswick, whom he attacked with a knife. tlon. off a stale article on me." who nearly killed his wife. Wall it is x mighty hard in replace furniture. ‘ "Tom," mid an Irishman to his office. Mason-That depends. Sundial“. you So he knelt down by the girl's sideâ€"for it or not. Our Sue soe'd her. I know'd no know, wowerk by the day and condime- she had thrown herself upon 920 (M33. l good 'ud come of her dnssin. Thinks bar- bythojob. ml.lungsaumommadou.m‘uumgoodumlxwasmhuu." "Plus. will you give me s piece of I! a hidden has face upon ltâ€"and. mulling 6“! “ Ay, sy, ‘tzls a sad pity f" the other ‘0- for my father, an not!“ said a um. gl 1 a sum sm- hnd. placed k arc-Ii:le on man old. with s an. of herhead. " Her to the driver of an ice cart the other din). l u“ luau“! ‘5‘“ ha“ . Infill" m ‘ 800d W“- ‘50085 ‘ W0 “81“ “What‘s your an... sick or, my: and " uni. Doll, look up we. whispered soff- minded. I've head unra'cfia‘p- bu daugh- (ro ss ooxrxs’rsn.) . memberlhave notchsngediumy afiectionlmof he! tawny locks. "lshouldail it}