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A NIGHT OF J ACCIDENTS: — the twilight and slush Harri- gon. Herford, with his-traveling bag in hand, was rashin the train, having oe the only railroad hack, in his little wn. He cigthes _ Pig boa or rather run, if he had any bh be with his ge ay evening. A blaze of lig He aunt on that eye from a and took a Anes? lantern, a 0 coon’ got Bary his es, a Ja With- it e turned and run up the ste out sopping to ring he tried the door; i opened, erushed into a large hall where eight expectant, isc ls little children were waiting. He gcearcely noticed them, his only thonght feing to extinguish the fire and catch histrain. He sprang % the cont of the burning room; it was locke hile demanding the key he put his shiccilitne to the panel and burst into the room, the child- ren, in the meantime, flying with many wild scercams. His arrival was none too soon; the lac window-curtiin was in flames. Paling it to the floor and throwing arug over it, the fire was soon extinguished ; then, catching up his bag, his only idea was to reach the station, But the frightened children, being ignor ant of the fi ad fled through the boii: eaying a strey ange man had burst into the dining room; and as Harrison Herford was rushfug for the street door, a maiden whose eighteenth birthday was being celebrated by these festivities, sped dowu stairs, and with the courage of u lion clutched hiscont, crying, “Thie lar 1” ; , For one second he gazed into the !oveliest bine eyes he had ever seen ; then, wrenching himself free, he rushed through the dae, his train being still uppermost in his mind. Bounding down the steps and almost knock- ing over two men, he flew through the slush and darkness, reachin yw the station just in time to miss the o AVith a groan at alepust he telegraphed | ' his dear rich old aunt; “Missed connection ; will take 2 a. m. train With wet feet and patente trousers, the next question was how t the dreary ours. Dreading the son licens of a coun- try hotel, he determined to put in an hour er Lwo by ee on his only acquaintance in this little t This time the es ‘was no diffic ulty in get- ting the village hack, anc ay he drove, bringing up at one of the most pretentious mansions of which the town could boast. is card being sent in he was invited into what seemed to him, in his wet, desolate condition, a room of indeseribable cheerful- ness, and the welcome of his friend, Jack Gibbs, warmed his heart Jack was making an elaborate toilet, as that evening a coming-out party was to fi the house, and he had agreed to ivad the german. Harrison's sonked shoes =e hedraggled a dresa-suit of his friend's. alas! the fit, or rather lack of fittnade him resolve never to show himself in that condition, till a bright idea struck him, aml it was agreed that he shook The allowed to act the part of assist- ant waiter. The guests hegan to arrive, and Harri ison Herford carried out his part, though with some embarrassment, still with considerable iinusement to Jack and himself, the former taking great delight in heaping commands and reprimands on his defenseless head Jack had been informed of Harrison's adventure in extinguishing Lhe fire, and had duly appreciated the scene in the hall, of the hewttiful girl with the blue eyes clutching the flying coat tails. ison was doing fairly well in his new profession till, while briny ving ina tray of ives, he suclde ta obser: ve ty oTmanye SOT late arrivals the beautiful girl with the blue eyes. w ith aecrash the dishes, with perfect ac sort, alipped from the tray, while he abruptly tired covered with cream on coin toa, As the hours went by the old-fashioned vlock on the stairs pcerented ‘the amateur wailer from forgetting the 2 In, train, It also attracted his attention to the fact that the beautiful girl with the blue eyes songht the cool, shadowy retreat of the winding itp whenever an interval in the dance vecurred, when she was generally sur- rounded by what seemed to Harrison a lot of supremely uninteresting young men ; or as oceasionally happened, it was still more AnHeying to see that she seemed particularly happy and bright when sitting with only one ~ pallid w ween dhide, Et on ts of conversation yu “Mass vson understood that a diamond eee ty hil Lee: committed inthe ithe tewn that e. rening, aad his interest in no wise Almated on leat ning That * had happen- at the home of the beautiful girt with the blne eyes, Finally, the german being over, the danc- ers gathere’ on the stairs, and be peed her to tell them all the story of the robber Ina charming embarrassed canner. ‘she licsitatingly consented “Well, veu sce, I don't know exactly how to begin, and I've already told it to so many of you that it is impoasible now to male it new enough to be juterescing, unless per haps. I tell it ds it re ally happened. \ ‘ell —oh! yon see, last summer Dan promised if Pd be real quiet this winter— wat is, not spend three months in New York as I did last year—he promised to give mea lovely pair of real big solitaires on my birthday. "Then, of course, he had to promise the same to Consin May, and then Annt Rachel could be content with nothing less than a diamond bracelet; then of course the children all set up a cry for, diamonds, and the number of searf-pins and ‘stad -~ rings he promised to buy would stoc “Well any way we knew ‘Mat our soli- taires were all right, for he took Aunt c m making the purchases, and though I've never seen them—and"—with a tremor in her voice—‘‘never expect to snow, still, I know they were just too lovely.” t this point words of sympathy came fre i the young ladies in the group, and the pallid, washed- pest dude attempted to get in a few words of consolation, which seeme add heightened color to the pink checks of the charmin “Well, wees L Dan’s presents were in a little traveling He intended giving them to us just the ue moment ‘before din: ner, and the bag was locked in the dining room. They saw weg urglar, gr ‘cracker man, ’as the Sheriffcalled him—what? cracks- man ?—all right, crackeman; youknow we've, had the Sheriff, ‘and the town marshal, and th: watchman all at the house this evening laying plans to catch the thief, and they say must be one of thoee real expert burglars ainong the ing his word to| mo “a from New York. No doubt he saw Uncle © was —— dishes was heard to cu “Well, let me see ; you know, he evident- ly knew just what he was doing, aul select- ed the time, at twilight, e Uncle Dan orany of the boys had an home, and Ri is was in the dining room. While all the coop ‘my li ttle 1 nephews and nieces, were playing in the front hall. they heard a Loar M2 up the steps, and thinking it was Uncle Dan, locked the door, and in rushed this awful burglar, who ran right to the door of the dining room and conune sneed re frightened, and all run, some tly ing to me, As won as they could explain ithe excite- ment, those diamond solitaire’ were my first ¢ | thought, and | rushed right down stairs, Just in time to see the robber with that bag in his hands running for the street door. have an impression I clutched at him ; anyway, he turned and gave me just one look, and he wasn't a bit wicked lookin ng. e liad great. big, brown eyes,and I remember hearing the door slam, ‘The excitement probably gave mea momentary faintness, for the next thing I knew Uncle Dan had his arms argand me. Uncle Dan and our boys—on thestreet steps. Just as soon as the matter was explained, they ce out, but the darkness concealed his flig re ‘the "Sheriff says he must be a real ex- ert, and no doubt his picture is in the Rogues’ Gallery. You know he attempted to set fire to the dining-room in order to conceal the robbery. ulled down the window drapery and a te mnese lantern, and tried to make a conflagration. And Be Sheriff and the watchmen are all hunt- ng for him, and they've telegraphed his description to New York, and Uncle Dan | has offered a re eward of three hundred dol- lars. Amd there now you all have the story, and r ve talked so much I'm almost aying for a ter." Harrison, is had been listening to this flattering deseription of his exploits from aback corner of the hall, rushed forward without a moment's thought and pas ed a glass to her as she sat above him on the stairs. On taking it from his hand she looked down on his upturned face. Their eyes met. For one second she seemed paralyzed. The glass dropped; then, with i. shriek, she sprang to her feet, crying, * The robber! the burglar !” The amount of confusion, excitement, consequent upon this outery filled a contract for sn ordi nary Fourth of July, but before a single man in the party could gather his presence of inind the Ailespernte burglar had quietly retired toa seat in a corner of the draw iy room, Now this was very discouraging. Tere Wis it number of young men who SLW af yreat opportunity to distin guish themselves in the eyes of the fair, but the bold burg- lar was #80 5c olf possessed, and, aside from an air of well. feigned amusement, was so dignitied, thatit was really rather embar- Poussin. Now, if he hadonly done as any well- meaning burglar would naturally ‘do—on the stage ; if he nly jumped on the table, and, while swinging a chair aronnd his head, drawn two or three knives from his pocket, at the same time filling the per- furned air with strange oaths—if he had only done something of that sort, the course | would have been clear. * it was, it seemed particularly awk- ward to goup to this quiet, self-contained, gendemanly man, and haul him all over the, floor, Jbut the men felt that they must assert themselves in some way, Just then the pallid, washed-out dude-—who was nent in the rear of the group—raised his voice to the effect that someone ought to shoot the desperate villain. At this remark about shooting, the beautiful girl with the bine eyes came to the apbe und ina quiet, unostentatious way, eded to squelch the irrepressible dude ee his bloodthirsty suggestion: ven Mr. Herford calmly arose and at- te wea to explain affairs ; hut it was of no use inthe alsence of his friend, who had gone to es scort a young lad ly heme. A dozen of the men seated themscives co as to fence him securely into the corner while wait- ing for the Sheriff, for whom they had ent. Then the pallid dude once more distin- guished himself by referring to a trip he had recently made to New York, where, among ether plac es of interest, he had visited the wlice headquarters, and had been shown through the inspector's pr.vate rooms, filled with criminal curiosities, and his penetrating e had studied every photograph in the gues Gallery. ‘‘And,” added the dude, ne an air of victory, pointing triumphant- ly at Herford, Bg burglars photograph | was there, No ! Lremember it just as wellas can be, ped tie was described as one of the urost dangerous in the business, and, I think —— But ot this moment came a violent ring- ing at the street door. The young ladies, who had occupied themselves in doing more of less fainting, came out from the end of the where they had all huddled, to see he new-comer. The massive form of ue pompoxs Sheriff filled the door, Herford attempted to ex relied his hitclesutioas in ie absence of Jack. In reply to the Sheriff's request the burglar’s traveling-bag was brsught into the rovm---a leather valise of the shape end style commonly used by gentlemen, The b satitiful irl with the blue eyes was then asked if e+ reeognize’l it. Reaching tiwued j it with a little cry of joy, her eyes encoun- tered those of the hunted man, then with a start she sien drew back, saying, "No, no, I'm not s But other peck of her family came forward claiming that they could recognize Unele De n's valige among a thousand. The to be a gentleman of limited education, limited experien pomposity. Finding the valise Tooke, he turned, and ina tone: and not calculated to soothe, ordered the itherto mg and ers | oe to hand over the This transforma- tion vali "Tn one pon Herford was through the ring of men who had hit pin supposed they were holding him fron cape, and, seizing the officer te the co was yo laying « own the law, bt vanoth er violent a Sh at the door wash in rushed Uncle Dan followed by Sak. You see, the burglar almost ran into them— | so lan-- rd, and millinery, | tion Of course, everyone tried to talk at once Seveguae, at feast, but the triumphant burglar, ‘who now felt willing to await de- r monte, Sapp as he noticed that e Dan held in his band a traveling ag of exactly the same style as hisown. The dude was eg ar pecd talking about 6911 and the Ro lsry The Sherif still held down in a chair hy erford’s unrelenting grip, managed to p out, “Mr. Loring, I've got—your— urglar ; I claim—the—" But Uncle Dan, a big-laugh, w real, bighearted laugh, seemed more like music to Herfor than anything he had heard went up to the ex-burglar, and, laying. hand kindly on his shoulder, said : dies, allow mé to present to you Mr.— Mr. 6011," * chimed in the uncrushable dude, ‘Harrison Herford,” prompted Jack. ‘*«___ the man who, by his courage and energy, #av ed our house from being a heap of ashes.” After the introduction, in reply to a hun- dred excited questions, Uncle Dan explained that, after examining the dining-room, it should have been evident to the most stupid observer (here he gave acar pc glance at the Sheriff) that the stranger had extinguished rather than started the fire; ‘‘and in regarc to the diamonds, why, they are right here,” said he, opening his bag. ‘The bag was simply misplaced ; that is, that little eight. year-old nephew of mine, in one of his mis- chievous tits, simply pushed it under the fu. As soon as Herford could free himself from the apologies, inteods ations, bar con- gratulations he hurried to look e old clock. ‘There was still time e eet the “Don! t mind _ ancient rare " said why, r boy, that clock has not en right t Besey ies yeara, rant your train left three-quarters of un hour ago.’ Just then a soft hand was laid ‘gently ou his arm ; a pair of lovely blue eyes, shaded by a golden bang, looked up to his, and a sweet low voice tried to ake an apology for the discomfort he had endured. She ala d, “To prove that 69LL forgives me, you must dine with us to-morrow and help me to lead the german in the ev ening.’ Emperor And Subject. The undertaking of Emperor William to control the discontented, turbulent and revo- lutionary spirits in his bic, gps while grant. ing them freedom of sp.ech and freedom of the press will be watched with interest if not solicitude by the civilized nations of the work), The task is y doably dithicult becanse of the fact that during the past twelve years | the Socialist leaders have shown no change | | | | in character, being now as then eneinies | against society and social order, months the Socialistic movement has gained ground at a rate hitherto unprecedented. Speaking of their pains since the beginning af the present yeur, a contemporary marks ‘*Never before has the latter displayed such activity, monopolized so much of pub- |. lie-attention, and piven such manifestations of its influence and power, Socialist con- gresses are the order of the day. There is to be one at Halle in Germany ten days henee, and likewise one at the same time, Others ne been held dur- ing the last eight months at Jolimont in Belgium, in Ttaly, in elena in Englane and at Christiania in loreover, the Socialists have actually nae a couple of seats in the upper house of the Danish Legislature, and have succeeded in forcing the German, the Spanish and several other of the European Governments to adopt legislation of a distinctively Socialist ten- dency for the amelioration of ~ condition of the masses. The year 1890, therefore, deserves to occ’ oy a prominent silsos in the annals of Socialis With such a serics of successes to stimu- late and encouragé it is not likely that the Sovialists will become less exacting and ag- gressive. On the contrary, they may : expectel to make larger demands and manifest a growing indisposition to brook control, If, therefore, in the face of these difficulties the young ruler succeeds in guid- ing his ship of state into quiet and safe waters he will have gained beyond a per- adventure the tithe of great statesman, Meanwhile he is but entering the contest, and we can but wait for the result. Eugland and Portugal. European dispatches convey the informa- tion that the relations between England und Portugal have lately become greatly strained, and that serious trouble between the two countries is imminent. The months that have elapsed since the Serpa Pinto episode in Africa do not appear to have lessened the popular hatred a England and all things English. It is stated that in every possible manner this feeling ie displayed, Major Serpa Pinto going so far as to use a spittoon in t . form of an ikegilshrien’ s head, Such tishness, however, England can affor | despise, but when it cames to an aneiiling. ness to carry out her treaties and to make redress for injury done to the pre y of British subjects ; when Portuguese gunboats nasa r the entrance of the Zambesi river soas to prevent English boats from entering. the case is greatly altered and the ag ane for plain speech becomes appar- In view of these discourteous and hoatile ultimatum. <A powerful nation can afford to be magnanimous, but there may come a time when patience ceases to be a virtue. The statement sent Sout a fow days ago om the Depart of Agriculture that he class of in o came to Canada laren the pat rp aoe were an improvement on former years, most of them. being provid- ed with means to settle, indicates a state of things much more desirable than our neigh- avetoreport. According to the immi- gration returns of the United States for the year ending June 30 last, the number of oa rants from Great Britain, Germany, inavia, aud Switzerland was 48,000 leas ‘than during the previous year, while there as an increase of 69,000 in that from Hun- ry, Poland, Italy, Russia, Southern and ae rm Europe, and Asi In view of hese facts itis not surprising te learn that the authorities of that. count feeling some anxiety sceing that tie change is largely a substitution of undesirab!e in the ” place of desirable immigrants. Yellow and lilac flowers are mixed for garniture, and table decora- Calais at about | andl the | bsignificant fact that coving the past twelve of quartz at ae aon Before Death Comes. Oh, if you'd a tyr word, _< oabesnsteagaalh But let it ae our ears be bes rd— We fain would hear you say it Of friendly cheer our hearts have need Along life’s pathway dreary ; Remember we shall never read ur own obituary. If there's lie gas which you can do o ease our yoke of sorrow, _ Oh, do it with a Nor wait for the to-mo Make all our hearta with j ‘ae rt laugh ; While we are with you love us, We'll ne'er peruse the epitaph You'll kindly write above us, If you have loving gifts to make, Do not tao long withold them ; But give them now that we inmay take And in our hearts enfolid them. Oh, crown us with a wreath to-day! Our hungered spirits ask it, We'll never see the rich bouquet You place upon our casket. A W.ma 1's Question, Do you know you have asked for the cost- liest thin Ever made by the Hand above— A woman's heart and a woman's life And a woman's wonderful love? Do you know you have asked for this 3s thin Asa child might have asked for a toy, Demanding what others have ae dl to win With the reckless dash of a boy ¢ Yon have written my lessons of duty out ; Manlike you have questioned me ; ow stand at the bar of my woman’ 's soul Until I have questioned thee You sane your bread should be always price- I require your haan to he true as God's stars And pure as heaven your sou You mae a cook for your inutton and c I requive a far betger thing ; A seamstress you're wanting for stockings and shirt— I want a man and a king A king for the beautiful re im called home, And a man that the Maker, God, Shall pk upon as He aid the first. t is very good ! Tam fair rand young, mt the rose will fade From my soft young cheek one day Will ue ove me then ‘mid the falling zine lea: As you “did ‘mid the bloom of May? ian ot heart an oveun so strong antl deep may launch my all on its tide + A loving woman finds heaven or hell On the day she is madea bride ! I require all things that are good and true, All things that a man shoul: If you give this all 1 would stake my life To be all you demand of me. you caunot do this, a ieee ss, a cook You can hire w ith little to But a woman's heart and aw an an’s life Are not to be won that way, A Quecr Law Sult. The common remark concerning the dis- agreement of doctors has an applieation that | extends further than the medical profession, | , pbaatasiry even to the most eminent interpre- ers of law Were the latter all of one mind | ork would We 85,000 | richer ora young man in Kentucky $000 poor- | cording : to the New | a young man in New erthan he isto-day. Ac: York Herald an old lady living ‘in Kentue ky had agreed to give her yrandson five hun- dred dollars if he would quit smoking for a specified period. she died, but the young man kept the agree- ment and then demanded the ae Re her executors, They refused to pay sued, and the highest court of the che hela that his claim was a geol one. The same authority cites the case ofa New York uncle who promised his nephew tive thousand dollars when he became of eye if he would not drink, s:oke, play cards or billiards in the meantime. On histwenty-first birthday the young man notified his uncle that he had lived up tothe bargain made several years before. The old gentleman replied m writing should have it. fore it was paid over the uncle died, and the young man sued the exe- eutors for it. The Supreme Court rules that there was no valid contract, buta mere promise, which could not be enforced, and hence that the young m man had no legal claim to the money. ‘h decision was the pee just we leave the realer to settle for self, presuming case of th kind hewould prefer dealing with Kentucky s highest court. The eu (mar. The ruler of the Russias, though early one ade ied ten millions of earth gpopulation acknowledge his sovereign sway, is far from being happy these days. With uneasy head he passes the nights and o| daily takes his food with fear, lest those who love kim not should have concealed death in the pot, To prevent ‘such a triumph on the part of his enemies, and be- lieving that the life of a subject is less pre- cious than his own, the Czar has revived the ong-abandoned eastern custom of having hie food tested before placing it on the ale. escems to be suspicious of eve one around him, and admits none but Cab- inet ministers to an audience without the presence of an officer of the gua Since the recent —— tto wcnike the train which he was sup to be on his lenses is said to have greatly mcrensed. That he wil be reatly pitied is hardly to be jot On the contrary mavy will look upon his pre- rm as a just retribution for the indifference with which he views the suf- fering whom his tyranny has reached: Now he feels the scourgings of a guilty ¢ conscience than which no suffering is greate Almost simultaneously with the report med — = n Paying quantities had been a, comes the informa- ton that Sehrps uartz has found in Sud- bury, the region which hitherto od y sup plied the Continent thes eed e form tal. Si » Ot ed in the Township oe Creighton three veins a gt in paying quantities. ys arc said shown moat encour- aging results.” Should these expectations bs realized, this region will lose none of its interest or value to ians, notwith- standing the fact that the nickel geastiy, owing to the competition which the ne mine will bring on, may hos be pushed with as great vigor as former’ em | . PI Drunken Morkery. A few days ago, says a correspondent ip cr! from Birmingham, Ala., under eae of Oct. 9th, & man was found dead here and all of toe the Christin will read the vengeance of an insulted Deity. At the leading hotel ina Southern city, in the summer of 1865, thirteen men, wear- ing the uniform of Confederate officers, sat down tua dinner. Every man in the party belonged toa grand old Southern family, and many,of the names are illustrious in gs histery of the country. Every was cavalier. They were flower wil of the Old South, representatives of the chivalry of the sunny and d, then Pada rt in the gloom of defeat and despa: Ev h had been a sailant 6 solder in t ate army. They had returned trom the field of defeat to find their homes destroyed, their slaves free, their wealth gone and many of their nearest and dearest relatives and fiance dead. The meeting at this hotel was a chance one, but talking over the situation in which they found themselves, they re- solved to forget the horror of it for a while to drown their sorrows in drink. They sat down to dinner, and round igi round of drinks were ordered. Soon the blood scenes of war, the visions of tetned homes, were all for pie ten. First they became mer- ry, then ree **Let us call th this the’ ai supper, " ’| denly exclaimed one of t ae the suggestion met with Vinatant approval. T hey might never meet ugain,so “the last supper would be a fitting name for the feast where re drinks were order- ed, evcry man filled "his glass, the lights were turned low and the thirteen men de- claved themselves Chirst and his twelve A young man who had command- ea regiment acted the role of our Lorr and, for the occasion, each man assumed the nume of one of the apostles. There was a wrangle as to wuo should impersonate Judas, but more drinks were ordered, and then a’young Lieutenant agreed to act the sud- | character of the betrayer of his Saviour. nwas midnight, but peals of drunken laughter awoke the echos in every nook and he old house, Again and again the decanters were passed around, and the blasphemous mockery of the last supper went on, e was called for, and the young officer who was impersonating the Saviour turned to the New Testament and read aloud the solemn words therein contain- The reading was interrupted now ancl the n by somne coarse jest or ribald langhter, while expressions like “Judas, pass the bot- tie,” would excite the mirth of the drunken men to’a point that completely drowned the “voice Re ve reader, Att Before the end of the time | that drinkeih from the bottle with me : shall betray ong ” exclaimed the mock + and placing * t was aeeceal rik before they all recov: ered from the effects of that night's debauchery. Then they separated, That supper had indeed been their last; they never met again. From that night the vengeance of God followed those thirteen men. les of gold they undertook failed. Apples turned to Dead Sea fruit in their Orie by one they went to thedo man of thems meta horrible ie (cov set. is. that he had carned the money and | while heae from a rinse committee on a stolen horse and his body was never re- Another, while in a drunken , was caught ina burning building and necehed in the flames. the heart by a woman he had betrayed, and still another was murdered in a low brothel ina Western city. So far as can be learned, not one of them ever received Christian bur- ial, and their graves ore anmarked and un- known. The man who died in the gutter and was buried in the potter’s field was the last of the thirteen. Wages and Saving Im Different Countries, The testimony of one who = ha? actual trial of that whereof he speal a who is witha) intelligent and vavaoious ought to count for something. n of this class has lately been giving his experience as to the matter of wages and ibilities of sav- the various countries in which he has lived, and which include Russia, Germany, Belgium, France, Sweden, and the United States. From his carefu Mi ept record of wages and cost of living this result is sum- marized. Per : d Rursin — St, Petor:- . 70-72, surgical ing. ings. $1.10 81.54 L65 297 ormany—Acben, 1876, G any—Achen, oar nok stra 3.12 2.64 eu ruments. Be Se eal latins 300 1.80 620 5.60 2.70. 4.50 7.00 8.0 His Trathfainess Discredited. Lawyer—Well, sir, wo won ree victory, but it was a pre’ tty narrow Vic Client—Yes, I thought the thee side had us until you showed that their principal wit- ness was a fisherman. Caugke. He—"Will you She—“‘Not if k ou you make that out?” y arranged it with your marry me?” if I: know it.”