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m .m LY " 5,“. v NDON OF HIGH SCLIFFE. AN OLD SOLDIER’S LOVE STORY. W I w i He took a plat» in the compartment which mm l the colonel and his ins'cible travelling com- 3 .___‘ llmli‘m had 0°C“ led from L011de “ml ‘1'“ The 8.5!. Heard an “‘as a Cock and That ,person, who list not been treated \vcl at» Ellerwick~~tbe fire had been blocked by ‘shivering noneutities, and the best of the ; Br C. Dmrsun. Author cf " When the Tide “'as High,” “The Artist and the Man, , PFOYIlenS had been ‘ devoured without any “Into a Larger Room." Etc, Etc. CHAPTER XVI. an t‘xaxru‘mn NEE‘TISG. All that night. the snow continued to fall, and the darkness through the country way appalling. The train travelled slowly , the line being more and more heavily blocked with snow as it went northwards ; and the colonel, who was extraordinarily anxious to reach his 'ourney’s end, began to fear that he would detained for an indefinite time on the road. At last~they were close to a station, for he could see its lights in the near distance â€" the train pulled up alto- other. Few passen ers were in the colonel’s car- riage this terri 18 night, only one other man besides himself. This person, who had been fretting and fuming, and bewailing his hard fate the whole way. thrust his head out of the window and screamed out to the guard to know where they were and what had happened. “ Are we to be frozen and starved to death out here ‘2" he cried. “ All right, sir l line blocked, ’ answered the guard, who was but rying from carriage to carriage to reassure the passengers. “ Ri ht ! I call it all wrong,” growled the injure traveller ; “ they work the line with too small a staff. Never any one at hand in an emergency. There ought to be an army of men on ahead clearing the line. If I catch my death of cold ”â€"he looked fiercely at Colonel Lyndonâ€"“I shall demand compen- sation of the company. Guard ! where are we ‘2” “ Berwick on ahead, sir. there in a few niinutes.” “ Have to remain there all night, I sup- pose '.’” “ \Vell, sir, it’s the morning now. There’ll be an hour’s delay, most likely. ‘ \Vord come that the down train’s in the station, full of passengers too i” “ They’ll have eaten and drunk every- thing in the place. I know these Scotchmen We'll get on liiad lean his only fearâ€"that Percy's love i was -- divish whim ;that it would pass ; that {he ha. man fatally staggered by the first . breath of opposi: ion. ‘ l'ciling his true sentiment, he spoke seri- ously. “ Are you quite prudent, Percy? Have you considered her position and your own ‘3” “ Look here, colonel l" said the youn man, “if you mean to take up this line, we't better say good night here. You’re a good fellow, and I don t want to quarrel with you. But I should like you to understand that this question is not to be discussed between us. I love her; not for her face, Heaven knows! though she is one of the loveliest human beings I ever beheld. But â€"oh i” he cried, “if you had watch- ed her as I have done ! I tell you, she is an angel, a saint ; that sounds com- monplace,” said poor Percy ruelullvâ€" “ and I know I’m not a good band at saying what I mean. But this I will say : the man who is loved by that sweet girl may think himself the most fortunate fellow under the sun. Mind you, I have no reason to suppose that I am so happy,” he said, with a break in his voice ; “ but I meanto try.” For two or three seconds after this im- passioned speech of Percy’s, tlierewas silence between the two men. They Were making their way across the bridge that leads from one platform to the other. The colonel had forgotten that he was cold-forgotten that be was hungry. - Suddenly he remembered where he wasâ€" stopped, and laid his hand on Percy’s arm. “ Docs Miss Morrison expect you '3” he said, “ have you written ‘2” “ Certainly not ; I am no fool. ing. I am convinced of it. away again. than vex my people. ButIhope to make her see that she is wrong.” i I J She left Castle Ettrick to prevent me from speak- She would go She would do anything rather ‘ foresight as to his preferencesâ€"was :o {\nfl‘y ? with the intrusion that he took lll:l.a¢lI on‘ f h_ is ‘ toanotlier carriage. This delighted Percy who was able to pour out his hopes and fears, and his rapture of love and admira- tion, into the ears of the colonel. . plenty of time for conversation, as the snow~ fall and heavy atmosphere continued, and their progress was lamentany slow. Percy v began to fear that his short leave would be 2 over before he reached Castle Ettrick. 3 At Edinburgh, however, matters improv~ ed a little. The snow ceased to fall, and 3 the sun shone, and the heavy bank of fog j lifted itself off the earth, and there was an i exhilarating freshness in the air. They ar- i rived too late for any train on that day, and , were obliged, curbing their impatience as ' best they could, to sleep at an hotel in lEdinbureh. ' (TO BE CONTINUED.) W Her Timely Wit. “ You are all the world to me I” “ Quoth Rinaido to Rebecca \Vhen, like pilgrim unto Mecca He had warmly, fervidly, Offered at the sought-for shrin": Worship verging on divine. “ Little compliment in that.”â€" She made answer in derisionâ€"- “ For you’ve oft, with marked precis- ion, Told me when at eve we’ve sat. “’ith your arm about me furied, You cared nothing for the world.” °Bound by a. Hair. l finds in Mr. Dolley.” Mabelâ€"“ Capillary attraction. " Amyâ€"“ How’s that ‘2” Mabelâ€"“ She’s fascinated by his mus- “ You will fail , Percy. I know her. She tache.” l “1' AM ON MY “'AY TO SEE HERâ€"T0 ASK HER TO BE MY WIFE. , â€"a tribe of locusts l” said the irate pas- sengpr as the guard hurried on. mar my words! we'll not get one bite or sup to-nig-ht.” “ It will be good, in any case, to get a sight of a fire,” said the colonel cheerfully. “Ali ! we are moving. How wonderfully they work ! There are piles of snow in front of us." “Why that’s what I want to know. piece with everything else in this wretched country nowada 's, from politics downwards. I am sick of it a l. U on my word, I some- times wish I had been em a Turk : then I wouldn’t have bothered myself: taken things as they came." “ An excellent idea,” said the colonel, laughing; “ but here, thank goodness ! are the station li his." wasn’t it done before we came up '3 But it’s of a hero ! Now “ What’s t 0 use of lights when there’s no food 2" “ Well ! I shall try for some, at any rate,” said the colonel. He jum d out of the carriage and made a dash for t o refreshment room, which was full of passengers iniii the down train. “ IIulloa, colonel ! You where did on sprin from ‘3” The spea 'er, who ind just-left the refresh- ment room, and was makin v his way across the platform. was behind 1 ie colonel. He turned round in haste. “ \Vhy, Percy," he said, “is it- you 3" “ I think so, colonel." “ In my train. Strange that I didn‘t see on at Enston! And how did you come to in London 2" “I am on my way to London." "Then you were not at home when my tele rain arrived?" “ll left home three or four days ago. I had regimental duties which I was bound to attlnd to. I havo only from to-day until Mondav nowâ€"41 day to go, a day in London, and a day to come back." " You were coming to me 2" “l hoped to see you." ' “ But that wasnot the object of your journey l" " No, colonel, it was not. I will tell you the truth. for I believe you are my friend: besibts, my mother has written you her version of the affair. I have just fouu-l out where bliss Morrison is, and l um m 1.: v '3 to see henâ€"to ask her to be my 1” " ' i 1 low of the sincerest 52'; . he hu ever known in him life .i. “A. itself through the colouel's hem r as M- ‘9 listened to these wards, which were! spoken with a quiet, manly determinatioul that immediately won his respect. For th‘ul ' :u bin), therefow, only natural thatit should will never run counter to your mother’s wishes.” “ If I find out that she loves me, I gain my mother’s consent." ,, “ Girls have wonderful courage. She may hide her feelings from you.” “ I think I should know if I saw ‘her. However, there is no saying. Colonel. ” said the poor young fellow pitifully, “ give me your advice.” “My adviceâ€"in strong adviceâ€"is that 'on come back to ttrick. Wait amoment, ercy. Keep your impatience till you hear what I have to say. I have seen Letty; I have seen some of her friends. I ma tell you in confidence that her position is etter than any of us thoughtâ€"different altogether, in fact. One moment l Here me out, if you can. I have been actually sent as a messenger by her friends to lay certain pro- posals before your parents. I tell you plainly that they are enerous, and I hope your father and La y Flora will accept them- Now, judge for yourself. If you went to be armed with your mother’s con- sent and approval, would she not be more likely to listen to you ?" “I am sure she would." “ Then why spoil your own chance of suc- cess by being in such a hurry? Come back with me, Percy. Miss Morrison has promis- ed to remain where she is until I see her again. Mrs. Morton, who seems a good, kind woman, is delighted to have her. In any case, it is only the difference ofa few days.” “ You would have to feel us] feel, to know what that difference mcaus." said Percy, with a deep sigh. “ But no doubt you are right. I give in. When you are in love, if you ever areâ€"â€"" “Ah 1" said the colonel, with a smile, “ my day for that kind of thing has gone b . I am content to play the part of the elder y uncle now. And,” he added, perhaps to prevent Percy from feeling too great sur- prise over the deep interest he took in his affairs, ” I was in love with your mother once. That is whyI am so much interested in you." As a fact, Percy was not extraordinarily surprised by the interest which the colonel took in his love affairs. It occupied a large space in his owu mind, and it seemed I will I I n 'cll iy a large space in the mind of another. .n! he look, as uis manner was, gracefully :iis scrape of ancient histo , and relied more than ever on the colonel 3 advice and assistance. When the down and up trains rtcd com. pany . Percy went north ins of south. ‘-'/\ V - His Garrulous Wife. “ Samantha. ”, grumbled Mr. Cliugwater, fumbling in one of the bureau drawers, “ I’d like to know where, in the name of com- mon sense, you keep my socks.” v ' ~ “ What pair do you want, Josiah?” in- quired Mrs. Chugwater. “ Any pair, if they are only mates. Here’s an odd gray sock and an odd black one, and down here in the corner is an old pair of last summer’s socks, with holes in the toes. I don’t see why my things can’t he kept in order, the same as other men’s.” “If you had only told me ”â€"- ' “Told you ! Have Igot to run to you, Mrs. Clingwater, for every little thing I want? Is that your idea about the way to carry on the household business? If you’d just take trouble enough to pile things in here so I can find ’em when I want ’cin it would save me lots of bother.” “Josiah, if you will let me "â€" “ Now, there’s no use in getting excited about this thing. If you know where I can get a pair of halfway decent socks just say so, and I’ll hunt’cm up, and if you don’t know and will have the kindness to put the fact in plain English I'll go out and buv a pair. That’s all.” i “ If you hadn’t tumbled these things all out of shape, Josiah "â€" “Tuinbled them out of shape, have I? They had : Amyâ€"“ I don’t see what attraction Sue - brought back, and being very much engaged country, ’ says an oologist, “ and they are seen a. Labrador duck, either, since 1856. ence. apiece. came upon a colony of the birds, and know- “Bis Enough. One of the foreign ambassadors saw a man cult-ling the house with gleaming eyes, flushed face. and disheveled clothing. l “ Justice, y~.-::i* honor, justice 3” exclaimed nuiucky w u tryinan. “ Against v.1 mu ‘3" “Agiiust a Russian nobleman, my lord, the ;.-\-uimr u: the oily, who has just now had me {logged with 100 lashes. ” “A hundred lashes l” exclaimed the as- tonislied minister. “What have you been doing '3" “ Nothing, absolutely nothing." “ llut that is impossible.” “ I swear it on my honor, your grace.” “ You are crazy, my friend.” “ M lord, I beg of you to believe, on the contrary, that I am in a possession of all my senses." “ But how can you expect me to believe that a man who is reported on every hand to be exceptionally just and merciful has been guilty of such violence?" “Excuse me, your grace,” cried the com- plainant, “ but you must permit me to prove what I have said.” And at these words the unlucky French- man threw off his coat and vest and showed the ambassador his shirt, red and stiff with blood. “ But how did it happen 2" asked the am bassador. “ In the simplest way imaginable. I learned that the governor wanted a cook. Being out of a situation Iapplied for it. The servant who undertook to introduce me threw open the door of the room, saying: “ My lord, it is the cook.” “All right,” said the governor with an abstracted air; “have him taken into the courtyard and flogged.” They seized me, carried me into the yard, and in spite of my resistance, my threats, and my cries, they gave me exactly 100 lashes, no more, no less. ’ “ If what you say is true it is infamous.” “ If I have not told you the exact truth I will agree to take as much more.” ' “ Listen 1” said the ambassador, detecting in the poor devil’s complaints. tone of truth- fulness. “ I will investigate the affair, and if, asI begin to think, you have not deceived me, you will get, I promise you, a slashing reward for this violence. If, on the other hand, you have lied to me in the slightest particular, I will have you conducted to the frontier and sent back to France. “I A ‘-‘ Iwill agree to the whole of it, my lord.” “ Very well,” said the ambassador, sitting “ take a letter to the l I l l l -:down to his desk ; fgovernor.” “ No, no ; I am obliged to you. I will not voluntarily set foot again in the house of a man who has so strange a fashion of dealing with those who have business with him.” “ One of my secretaries will go with you.” “ That is another thing. In company with . any one from you, I will go to the infernal- regions.” The ambassador gave the necessary orders and the trio left the house. In less than an hour the victim of the beating returned looking radiant. “ Well l” asked the ambassador. . “ It is all right/{said the other, “ every- thing is explained.” _ “ To your satisfaction, apparently. ” ‘ ‘ Yes, my lord. ” . i‘ I confessI would like to hear it. ’ “Nothing easier. His excellency hadia cook in whom he had entire confidence. Four days ago he stole 500 rubles and ran away. It was his place I applied for, and went there, for that purpose. Unluckin for me he had just heard of the arrest of his former cook, so that when his servant ‘said' to him : ‘ My Lord, here is the cook 1’ thought it was the fugitive who had been all aboiit on a. report to'the emperor, he said without even turning around: ‘ Good ; take him out and give him 100 lashes l’ and in that wa‘ I got the hundred meant for the other fe - low.” ' - ' “Did the governor make‘an apology 7” “ Better than that,” said the cook chink- ing his pockets, " he gave me a gold piece for every‘stroke, has taken me into his service, and assured me that every lick I received in advance will be credited a ainst every fault I may commit. So if I cep an eye on myself it will be several years before I get a thrashing.” , At that moment a messenger from the governor arrived to invite the ambassador to taste the new cook’s dinner next day. He staid ten years with this master and return- ed to France With a little fortune of 6,000 rubles, blessing the happy blunder to which he owed it. ’ Extinct or Scarce Buds. New York Tribune: “There are only four cg s of the great uuk now in this valued at 8500 each. It seems odd to think of a bird becoming extinct, but no one has There are but five mounted specimens in ex- istence, and none of the eggs are in exist- Kirtland's warbler is another bird that is rare. Until recently but seven had ever been captured, and these all were found ins. region near Cleveland, 0., less than a mile square. Specimens were worth $100 But-a little while agoa naturalist who chanced to visit the Bahama islands Eng what :i mine he had struck shot about t‘a‘clity and took them to this country. When he bug-in to unload, the story came he' in corn and tan shades, has alreud noted. lavender or mauve silk, trimming it with insertion made of baby ribbon. growled Mr. Chugwaicr, as he jerked a pair corner toput them on. “is that you talk out and ill“ in win-t Bagged, so that now you \Vlmt’s a bureau drawer for, anyway? Is it can get ii iii l I ml for $5 or The Con- to hide things in, nmdam? li I don’t find whatI "want on top haven‘t I got to look nocticm n - v i. mother bird of interest down under, I’d like to know? Any wom. to onlogiszs 3: v- a : Ar: no one has yet seen its an that. will pack and jam a bureau drawer eggs. It p -~_ --.-~ ‘I;i the Mississippi river in the early spi-i' I: and probably mates for in the inteiior of llriiisli North America, and goes south in the fall by way of the Atlantic seaboard. l f any one can find the nest of the little fellow with four eggs in it it will be $200 in his pocket." â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"-.â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- Fresh and Vigorous. On a fine morning and a fine road, what is more invigorating than a spin on a cycle. When it comes to a race, the suggestion of M r. George Phillips, Sec’y. Leinster C cling Club, Dublin, Ireland, has force: “ have found .‘il. Jacobs ()il an invaluable remedy for strains and bruises, and so have several members of our club." This ought to be V , . borne in mind. you, Samantha,” â€"-â€"â€"-r--9-â€"â€"-â€"- ,, Those who are near the Emperor of Ger- many as ' his animosity towards Prince Bismark is: grown rapidly of late, and may take a form very unpleasant for the Prince. full of things, and arrange them so you've got to dig and claw all through the whole usiness to get what you're after and then don't get it, hasn’t got the right idea about arranging a man's haberdashery. If you know where my socks are, Mrs. Cliugwaier, why don't you say so, instead of SMfllng around like a stonghton bottle and doing nothing 2" ” I could have found them for you in a minute and saved you all this trouble if you had given me a chance," said Mrs. Chag- waier, as she straightened out the tangle in the drawer and brought to view from one of the bottom corners five pairs of clean socks. “ When you want anythin of this kind hereafter, Josiah, if you'l just _ let me know "-â€"â€"â€" ' ‘ “ The trouble with from the top of the pile and went off to one too much." Out of Sorts Describes n feeling pccullnr to persons of dye. penile tendency. or caused by change of climate. season or life. The stomach is out of order, the head aches or does not feel right, The Nerves seem strained to iliclr utmost, the mind is confused and irritable. 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