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yal and mint | FREEDOM History of a Man Who Lived in Misery and Torture AT LAST | if CHAPTER II. In the fifth volume cof an instruc- Le Grand d’Aussy, agar kin of in: ferior Dean Swift, there is an in- teresting story, one of a collection of “Fabliau ‘here was once a genial who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupa- ticn, was careful to iddvens'& pred er to the Vi the ond, and sentenced with doom of hanging. While the executioner was fitting him with the cord, he made his usual little prayer. It The Virgin sup- of the executioner, who attempted to complete his work with a hat- chet. But this was turned aside by the same invisible hand, and the executioner bowed to the miracle, and unstrung ths robber. Wi rally—the rogue en- t may be therefore said, with- out exciting any undue surprise, at Geoffroi de la Bourne had res! Esto chaplain in the castle, one r Anselm, and that ceremonies were more or less re-| gularly observed In the outer courtyard of the castle a doorway led into the baler ei his was a long room, with roof of vaulted stone lit by win- dows on the eh fas side, full of sentable stained in it fact a kirid of mosaic, and the con- i metal much obscured the pattern, What could be geen of it, how- ever, represented Saint Peter arm- ed, and riding out to go hawking, with a falcon on his wrist. Strips of cloth bandaged cross- wise from tl ankle to the knee, and m4 ver re ings, were part of the saint’s costume, In fact, the artists of that day were under the influence o listie movement, in much the same come of a widely understood artis- tie pose On a shrine by the chapels es stood an image of the Blessed Vir- gin, a trifle gaudy. The head was bound round with a linen veil, aMoose gown of the same material was dover a tight-fittin dice. Round the arms gold snake bracelets, imitations, ma fewin in the forge, of In front of the shrine hung two lamps, or “light vats,’’ as th ‘oaks called, of slistinctly whiel ra ihe and of which Dom eetalenn was exceedingly proud, nae dat- ime of ees inventive cate heh Saito, hy & enone fe with gual cated that Geoffroi de la would sit with his hawks. e sun rose in full June majesty the next morning, soon shone upon the picturesque activity of a mediaeval fortress in prosperous cing vis and workmen, Hote in lightly constructed huts of r elm plank under a raised mendes gallery? which went round gated by the courtyard, rose from the straw in which they lay with the dogs, ate shaking themselves, set about The windlass of the well creaked ¢ carpenters began their labor of cutting boards for some new mead-benches whieh were wanted in the hall, and men began to stoke the furnaces of the Paved ways ran from door of the various buildings, but all the rest of the bai ailey ic ear- peted with grass, which had been sown there to feed the cattle who would be herded within the walls in dangerous times. About half-past eight Dom slem let himself out of a little me in the corner of Outfangthef Tow- er, and came grumbling down the He crossed the courtyard, taking no notice of the salutations of the laborers, but looking as if Jie were half asleep, as indeed he was. His long and thick with wine-stains from the night before, and his thin face was an_unhealthy yellow color. He unlocked the chapel door, an mechanically pushed-a dirty thumb into a holy water steup, wed low to the toustraneo. on ruffian religious ; y| wards the y\er room, who | E. ©} the horn into a Saxo e-| the altar} and lower still to the fi sunshine of ed oO chapel was ol air sn tapleasoatly upon him. e p to the altar to find complaint among then as it is now in tricts of Italy and southern France. TORTURED FOR SEVEN YEARS “ERUIT-A-TIVES” REA SALVATION |ADAM JOSEPH LIRETTE 111 George St. Sorel, Que. oor seven red from i Dyspepsia aud an fant so bad aN Spheee that bed ay Y naaband coaxed me to ay “Fit Quite regardless of hi the expectorated horribly even as he bowed to the upon the altar. It is necessary for an understand- ing of those times to make a point of things, which, in a tale of con- | ary events, would-be un- | seemly and artistic. Dom Anslem othing amiss with his man-} ners, and the fact helps to explain Dom Anslem and his brethren to the reader With a small key the priest op- ned a strong box banded with} Benes, and drew from it the ves- ba | Pe ‘the contents of the box |were some delicate napkins which |Lady Alice had worked—some of \those beautiful pieces of embroid- |ery which were _known all over Rae as wor Wher silver ie # were “here ion th he altar, and every- thing was ready for the service, the thirst of the morning got firm hold upon Dom Anslem’s throat. He left. the chapel, and summon- ed a theow who ng the door with a Erie ante of cab- je tnt he ring the bell for Mass? the man obeyed, and the bell beat out its summons to prayer: musical in the mornin, By this time, in the buildings, ‘the fires benches, ing the moulds with bacon fat. The priest went through the room with two raised fingers, turn- ing quickly and mechanically to- ing e ase the ado of piel: was hung he entered with a cheery ‘‘Good- find, as he expected, Le- 1 man of mid- ven, and with nehieeae une parler Wnnadinn: o1d.cas aris mal. The wolf and pig struggled for mastery in it, He was engaged | fatia te: the dies ‘SE were ee in strict ward, mint- lee TyireREwny ated to one of the men in the out- who, thereon brought in a great horn of ale .e manner of use, Every aio eebig the priest wae call upon the Jew, so that might take their ‘drink to- cethars Each day the two friends conveniently forgot—or at any rope stamping coin “| descent should be forge Though he himself was a profes- ig Christian, and secure in his yet his brethren, who rly always remained staunch & heir ancient faith, sad case in the Twelfth Gentes: aissette, in his history of Langue- doc, dwells upon a pleasing cus- tom which obtained att Toulouse, to give a ee: on the face to a Jew every Easter. In some districts of y the priests to attack Jew- ish ihslines with stones. at the same time, it was possible for a Jew to obtain a respectable posi- tion if he avoided the practice of the » priest, meat. My belly is so hot in the morning, and all the presence of Christ ie A “and while| © mies across the courtyard 0 the | t long, low!” figures who | 5) ‘| When the Host rife." ‘Ganed) Mme. Jose PIPLIRE box—6 for $2.50—or trial box wat dealers or from Frui | Cimited, Ottawa the daughters of one Hyla into the castle last. night before curfew.’ “He works for me here,’’ said the minter. “T am sorry for him,’ said the priest, ‘‘and - do not like ae oe », for the girls were screaming s they took He to Outfangthet. EN “The master is a stern man,” said Lewin as they entered the chapel door. Lady Alice was already in the chapel, kneeling on the altar steps, her were two or three of these | o girls the tears still stood Baer ing, and a red mark upon he cheek showed that Lady Alice tied not risen in the best o mpe The chatelaine fijeaed at Anslem when she heard his footsteps, and ferns saw him robing by the Maty of the workmen and men- come in from the village, sturdy, oa in eae tunics reaching church avely head was bent low in revere Although siuaog them there w: tween conduct ata belief, yet, at the daily mystery and miracle f nearly reverence was raised—the | very body of Christ—to them all, ° you may judge how it Sed every human (To be continued.) ENGLISH BANK NOTES, | Curfous owest | The custom of indorsing English | bank notes, even when the pas some trivial purchase, is a surprise avellers who go abroad tem and one which as led to many curious Sneorintions on th® notes. ebtor in prison wrote on the baal ofa £10 note ‘‘The first debt turned the when he prodigal son against himse! they led to, Sede iene siouasde vor Hane small sums. A courious bank note designed by Hone has prison chains across one ends is signed by Jack Ketch, a row factors hanging with ropes ait their necks appears on the da series of criminals’ heads on the other side, togethes with the words “Until the renin: tion of cash payments or the al The ‘‘£” which in aliy preceded sued, and there is a story of a certain tradesman keeping such pipes of my Lewin poured out some we ae glass with a rounded nee Tike a} modern seda-water bottle—the in-| variable ie handed the horn back t. dvank Simultaneons sly words of pledge, and inked the vessels {ogetter “It’s time for’ service,’’ said the clergyman, when the horn was empty. “Lady Alice will be upon arriving and ina devilish temper, keep I her waiting “Lord Geofiroi,” fowill he be at Mass The priest grinned with an evil smile. ‘What do yeu think, min- ter?’ he chuckled. ‘‘Geoffroi nev- er comes to Maso when he sins a mertal sin o’er night; no, nor young Fulke either.” win looked inquiringly at him. fEe! said Lewin, 1? “Two.of the men-at-arms brought a one by him ay a curiosity, while a gentleman frame. executors promptly cashe death. There is a family akout the ee gy a certai funetionary. ai use, uted bate aad to be settl:d by rence to the Bible, aad the one belonging spo the, deceased mother wae brought down from a. shelf, dusty and unused, but within was fein a note for jank of England, note of to- day te oH some time and many ‘The vumbering machine was firet employed in i500, ee plate engraving was supplanted by The gréat aim is to prevent forgery, the paper cepere being unique, and the water mark and re Dads are ali in favor of the ban’ oe rs. | gested that mera at the rate ie oe .|the feeding of any all of a@ mower € nich @ contrast be- | # wrote on a £20 note, ‘The last of| crop of grain, and the land seed- wide ona ee oes thousands left by my father, who|ed to clover. searae Bone es ing heat and blow. slaved to earn them.’ The pea crop also increases the Satay annie Good pare paint burn In 1769 the Bank of England he-| nitrogen in the soil, as the plant ‘more than 100centa worth of gen to issue £10 notes as wel gathers nitrogen from the air with ‘The ingredients of a pure paint are $a, cull Heensmesisarvely weed: STt| Ghee aid ok Uerranen n qrell known. In the main they are Car. was not till thirty years after that| case of new | le to Galore, welt a anode fapt- £5 notes were brought out, and in} raise peas tw: ion, 9 fom aig iret ope peels 1797 there were £1 an notes, | that the land may bes ‘ome cra Sai oer who fas 4 as they ceased in 1821, owing +0] the nitrogen gather beberk goa ii prover, valug he im balan pipes of forgery RRL S ete mile, he gro ed for counterfeiting notes for such 4 e ASTROLOGER HIT IT RIGHT. Predicted. Belen of George Y. n He Was a Baby. On the Farm ‘The London Daily Graphic prints the following rather odd para- aph : “Alfred John Pearce wrote 1867, ands published in the in an annual which he then edited, the following opinion on the talents and destiny of Prince George of Wales, then only two years of age, now King George V. : ‘The regal s: SALT FOR POULTRY. Salt ‘n some quant a ne sity: to the living cya focds contain all the salt that is probabl; noe a the amount ia others is In order to guard aaa any ene defici- s well to feed some aie es ly if it increases the pal ani a the ration. Moderate quantities of salt had been fed to poultry with apparent the limitations of wn. A feed- ing teal was therefore made with twelve hens to get some suggestion o the approximate limit of its safe eeGiie to mature fowls. For ene lot of hens salt was mixed in the food, increasing in amount by periods of feeding. Until it was fed at the vate of .063 ounces per doy per fowl Gres ly one-half pint per day for 100 hens) no bad ef- ects were wotiee & Vith this sign of Aries occu- M see Se age eS fic Supitacsateataty posted in cwn sign Sagittarius, deg. of the upper meri tation Libra. So that. uw this truly royal nativity we find three plan- ets dignified ; ciose to the midheaven; and Moon nearly in ae trine (120 deg.) aspect; a royal sign as- cending, and Mars and Jupiter in rcyal signs. From these positions amount, however, diarrhoea at-| we may conclude and predict that tacked a few of the hens, but the! this Prince will, if he live, become the| King of mes under the title of EI trouble disappeared — when | amount of salt in the food way re-} George duced about one-third. neo athe “<The Prine in mind and hens were allowed free to) taste, greatly eee his grand- boxes of coarse barrel aaa not | father, the good and great Prince encugh was eaten to show any ill effect, either by hens that had been fed salt freely for two months, or by those that had been mone any for the ‘same time. Little significance was attached| ‘The position of Jupiter pre- to the egg yield from these old| signifies a very prosperous an ens fed at an arerad uetive time | peaceful reign.’ ? £ the year, but twice as many eggs| btained star the salt- ce r|hens as from the others, mbar a porting the experiment it was Albert. Indeed, England will be proud of her fifth King George, and his fame shall descend to posterity as one of the best and wisest of Monarchs. Beene Geka /QUEEN MARY'S DISTINCTION. Third Princess of of Royal Lineage to ounce per day for 100 mature aoe he Consort of English King. could ie fed “nathout risk. later feeding it ou the} In a London paper it is said that found that five Queen Mary, ine: oe of King in every hundred| George V., he first English pounds of food was a safe propor-) Princess of soya Sineuee who has tion. 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