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. _.a.--.- - Feet `*5 t ` The Empafoxf l;Sqx1mi_1_was8`feetinheight; In Tenerllfe nfinumgn I3 isoe.lso`wasf .@:ihi`tei1atB.on"eninv1735. iitjsthe F`!'neh'Aic udn1y.o{ Sci- _" 7fp1-ofegionx1`'x`gn_xninntionof w1s`o'ms101eat4t mches11iigl1`-.;- . , '1 `_ ' ,_ l1'\1e'et when being.prepa'redfo'1* ._Ga1baro., the _gia.nt exhibited in Rome during the reign oi Claqius Caesar, wagoveriio tee}; high. Secon- dine. and Pugie, _I keepers otthegu dens of ' exa.e_t1y1; of the same height, each measuring 6 feet 6 inches. Fur- man, the Scotch giant of the time of Eugene II measured but tjwq 1i.ne`s`L1ess` than 11 tet_ 6 inches. oasvuvwo - " C.heva1ia`r;I3..<>s.>,`v`e"y..,.in.iA.`1I.t-i_'Aa=co.' 'ui:.t'.t2iC7th%`h Voyage toethe thatinf openingone atwthe ca.ve1,-`us they found a irHich{n`;ea .si1red feet in circumference and which was pro-_ vided with eighty, .(80). teeth..J.The giant Ferragus, .who lai`- by -1 Orlando, the nephew of Charlemagne, was 18_ feethigh. He always accompanied the army. on foot, there being no horge tall and strong enough to carry him. 1>..+........ :. 1.:- ..}.1..1:..1.....: .....:a....... o...`I1.. no vv van 1 _y uuu. . , Paterus, in his published writings, tells of a. giant whom he examined at Lucerne, whose body measured 19`feet 4 inches and 3 lines. , In Rouen, in 1509, `while workmen were en- gaged in digging in ditches near the Domini- can monastery, they found astone tomb con- taining a. skeleton whose skull held a. bushel of wheat; the shin bone reaching tothe waist of the tallest ran ionthe ground. Over the `tomb there was 9, stone slab containing the following words in..raised copper letters: In. this tomb lies the noble and puissant lord the l.Cheva1ier Bicon Vallemot and his bones. ,, Q4-' 1' ....:... b......1..1:,. vocvvv--ave :'.':VVl VII I V! . --st'. Louis Republic. To Cross the Continent. William Brotherton is a young man who has been in Napa for some time, and pro- poses in a few weeks to start on a walk to New York. When seen by a reporter Mr. Brotherton stated _that two sporting men of New York have made a bet` as to the time it would take to go from San Francisco to New York, and have offered a large sum to himifhe will makethetripin less than six months. Heis to wheela wheelbarrow con- taining ninety-ve pounds weight the whole distance and keep an account and `render a report of every bridge, trestle-work, tunnel, etc., on his way. He will go `by the Southern route, through Kansas City, Chicago, Cincinnati, Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia, thus making the length_ of his journey 4,000 milesvas nearly as may be, I the shortest distance between the two points being 3,217 miles. He expects to cover the distance in four months, it no accident be- falls him. Mr. Brotherton is no nbvice at this work, having two years ago made the trip with a wheelbarrow from Los Angeels to Cincinnati, and again from. Washington to Cincinnati, a distance of 700 miles, over a dirt road. He is always accompanied by his dog, and says he would be unable to travel without him.-Napa Register. __..?_-._---. Wanted It Certiou He was standing in a doorway C J effer- son avenue and presently he halted a. pedes- trian with a wave of his hand, beckoned him to approach and said: How do I look? i Why, you present a` pretty shabby ap- peargmce, if you want an honest answer, replied the surprised citizen. wnmn. .-mm-I Rhghhv mfnra fn mv dram- repueu but: 5l.lIp1'.lbU|.l. uuaunu. That s good. Shabby refers to my dress. ` How's my facial appearance? Pinched and hungry." ` ` Thats excellent. Do I look like a man who had money! N0. 7 Would you class me as hard ufi and friend1ess?- I certainly would. Thank you. To sum up, `you would set me down assa victim of unfortunate circum- stances, who'couldn t get out of this town too test? . That s about it. - . Thanks. Here is a. letter I have written tomy wife. asking for money to get home. She s a suspicious-woman and she won't take my word for it. Please write at the bot- ` Jr:-svvu o `to : . :?`Attest: It s a. durned sight worse than A he says it is." And sign your name. rm... .-.:4.:...... nnmnlind and Hm Intfar was at I16 says 10 15.` Auu M511 JUIAL uauu The citizen complied, and the lever was at once taken to tye post omce.-Detroit Free 11.--- fR|GEs*;| an Ila-IIIIQA-n up. - Probably nothing tires one so much as feeling hurried. When in the early mom- ing the day's affairs press on one s attention beforehand, and there comes the wonder how in the world everything'is to be ac- complished-when every interruption is re- ceived impatiently and the clock is watched in distress as its moments it past-then the mind tires the body. 'We are wrongto drive ourselves with whip and spur `in this -.---_. 'E_-L 4.` can {an vswnrnicnl` fl` 0.l'l.V6 ourselves vuuu vuup nuu uynu u... wanna way. . Each of us is promised strength for the day, and we must not wear ourselves out. It only we can keep cool and cahn we shall be less wearied when we have reached the event'd 3. The children may be fractious, the servants trying, the friend we love may fail to visit us, the letter we expect may not arrive; but if we can preserve our tranquil- ity of soul and demeanor we hall get through everything creditably.--C `an at Work. ` `Gold in Colors. When gold is dissolved in nitro-muriatic acid it forms chlofide ofigold,` a beautiful yellow liquid used by gilders, photographers and others. `When this solution" is` diluted with water, and chloride of tin is added, m`ete.1lio gold is`~preoipita.ted as a beautiful purple powder`, which.is`used for gliding and coloringiporoelain and glass. This color is. , called1purple of Cassius, from the name or i its discoverer, Andreas Cassius of , Leyden, , L who made it for the` first time in the year - nnr 1685. ` `In gliding pnooelain it is spread upon the pattern by means of a paste, and` by the action of heatin the oven it takes the ordin- ary golden hue and brillianoy, `but by modi- fying the eompositionot the `paste it` yields also rose andpurple oolora; When a` small qua'ntity.'of itls= mixed-' with the materials .....1 in rnnbina aiming tha nlnas nroduced has quunmuy. 0! Hr 18' uuxuu.` vuuu uuv used in _th9 plass produc_9d. ha.sV IJIZUIFIIKIE SEQ xn Hllllggllga uuu plans ya uuuyvu agnmgn contimby tint,` seen to perteoti"8" V in jgho iv_11-Altnoivn l_3_oheuiian- - jfhoro? - `MI. ~Eul'l'>lU 9Qll.l.U'-'l.UIL nu; Jvnu` \g\;u.gu da.nce,.and\tho.l: yoqghave " plea-against theatrsgoidg. we -do to amass you? What do yomdo at home? Inmreudy. Va Pretty?*(3_au.ntry.Gou|in:-Oh,: at home we A ha.vechurchsoci|.l`>lao.w =A Mun-lo`-B.il_lo'a-And: whatdoyou do Pretty Country Cousin (demurely)-Wo aeneryslly play-klusinz-cameo. \ T No. W .`'-=; am! PW l;:;1g3`.*a1uhe 81011` fm`anw.nugm.~ ~ Andzmg..-vu:'iDu-u` ffoldod` IS"? A. I.l_"4-I- tau.-' -V J5 ~ eg shins` `Each. othgtg _-``No, in`. Vunmhuueng-'sa.id.-the proud _.._'-_.l! .._A..1. L_..L- Sh-`-Inn` In-hnvlunr dial-L Them vorolonlaothxconntry Maid. ~ -Mr. say! you don't-. n-_-- -....'| . a.\....a. cu-no`. Hana ah:-'n'n`lnnrnnnInnl: some LARGE MEN. Tga nqluuty` (L: \ *`.\ E , hr, '2 ` " [IE qla!]:_I, g:`I_!?lllVI `I u . P `A E. ,.L_ ' . . 1; lh Numerical Strength and Bohtlvo ` Wouknou in Ponce `and War. ' . _ gnu bu ~ the"`army, oat of taxes,'iii 7th6'E9'iit'i1i3tbe case of United Kingdom; was last year. ao- 000; andin Indiaethe 'sam'e,:A or 88;000',- 000Ist`e'rling(84-;000,0()0 in the present year), besides the expetiditure` out of` loans. -and 3 of the self-goverm ing . colonies, fo`n,-the armies of ~ the British -Empire. colonies altogether spend -for themselves about 1,500,- 000` a for: army -ipurpoeee, -in additionuta A that contributions made by , some of themtoward the Imperial" forces and toward` marine `defence. While the armies of the`British Empire cost about , :35,500,,00O sterling a year,` the German _,Empire costs about 33,500,000 sterling, and the Freneh army a little over 28,- I ,`,VVV,VVVo n .- , Our a'1:mi_es cost us, thgxfefore, consid-' _.era.bly morethan theirs; bu_t.while each of these powers wouidhave in the eld onthe twenty`-rst day of` mobilization over 2,000,000 of men, with between 3;- 000 and 4,000 guns , and behind-this vast force T a 0 large garrison and territorial army _ in reserve, we could altogether _muster but 850,000 men from all the resources at our com- mand. But the ingenuous Briton wiil retort that, though our forces are small, V they are of exceptional quality; that one Englishman. is equal to two Frenchmen, that one volunteer is as good as two - pressed men, and so 0n--und so wviter,' etc'., etc; Not so. 7111.; n nnn nnn _ _;_:__- 1~____,_A_ ___ 171__-_.-|_ -., ....,. ....,. OVI _ _ The 2,000,000 active German or French I troops, of whom we have just spoken, ` are pretty much the same all throu;>;h" --that is tosay, they are of uniform quality, even ifsit be granted that their standard be not` as high as ours. Our muster-roll", on the contrary, is built up from the most heterogeneous sources, and the quality, ' when the train- ing and education of the soldier are considered, if in some cases high, is in, others deplorable. The total _ we arrive at is made up of 170,000 troops, excellent though decient in some par- ticulars; 50,000 to 55,000 rst-class army reserve, useful but not periodically drill- ed as is the reserve of every Continental 7 army; 2,000 second~class army reserve, 1 hardly worth counting; 113,000 militia, 1 ` who may be said to bewithout half their 1' oicers; 3,000 Channel Island militia; about 1,000 Malta and St. Helena militia; 11,000 yeomanry: 22-4,000 volunteers; 74,000 regulars in India (undoubtedly a splendid force); -68.000 good native troops in India; 56,000 bad native troops; and 21,000 of what Sir Charles Dilke terms odds and ends." nun aa-u \.r\.A\a In other words, the gures we can produce include everything we can pos- sirm a soldier, from a guardsman tolative policeman. They include so3regiments of Indian infantry which are recognized even by ourselves as worthless, and whom we from time to time disband as such. They include the ~ St. Helena Militia. and the Royal Irish Constabulary, who, however efficient in their own sphere, would probably be so occupied in it that they can hardly be available to ght a. foreigner. But, more than this, not only is our force thus Variable and sometimes unsatisfac- tory asregards the-quality of its com- ponent parts, but it is singularly badly proportioned as regards the arms of which it is composed. `re LL -_.- __ -.'_.. A.L:_.. ...1-:,.L ..,........L A- RMS VI L&l\.Il.l nu -A: \a\I.AQrI\ n.l\a\A If there is one thing which recent ex- periments have established more than another, and upon which there is com- plete unanimity of opinion among mili- tary men, it is this-that modern armies should in future campaigns be remark- ably well furnished with both cavalry and artillery. `Infantry will be unable to face modern musketry unless they are well supported by guns, and have the way of their attack prepared for them by artillery re. A thick veil of horsemen will shroud the movements of a modern army from an opponent, and an army which has not a strong force of cavalry, both to gain information for it and to ward off its opponents scouts, will be at the mercy of a better inform- - .1 ___L. ._.\._...L V7.50 -vv v-u ---_ ed antagonist. `I L _.:II ......'L`I...- UV! Illa vwibvcanu 19 It will neither be able to see. nor re- main unseen. Yetehow do we find that our attenuated levies are furnished with "these necessary adjuncts? Contemptib- % eld! 1y :0, it seems, as regards artillery. `V0 have but a. nominal 600 guns all told, against 2,000 to 4.000 belonging to the Powers'tl1a.t may oppose us; and of these we could not place above 320 in the C 0 ., ,1 ,_,_,'II_ _-___Iu II IVII Not only have we an absurdly small number of batteries, but we propose on an outbreak of hostilities to reduce them by fourteen in order to make up ammu- nition columns! That is to say, we organize, equip, and educate a scientific body of men in order that they may on the outbreak of hostilities, be equal to the! duties which Piokford s or Carter ,Patersoi1 s draymen daily perform in - our streets! The Germans on Oct. 1 last V added to their artillery almost as many guns as we have in the whole world, and Roumania and Switzerland can each of them put in the eld about as many guns as oanthe British Empire. Nor when ` we come to analyse our cavalry returns arematters more reassuring, We have only 12,000 horsesto mount 19,000 troop- i era both in India and at home together; ' - -London Saturday Review. More State Socialism. The municipal authorities of Cologne, ' Germany, have resolved to furnish em- ployment to 18,000 men in that city who V ardnow out of work, The re.te`of pay will be 86 cents a. day. As Cologne has V efn adult male` population of only 40,000 or 50,000 at the outside, the 13,000 un- employed are about one-fourth of the 1 whole nu1nbe_r_.v A These` men are practi- cally peupers. ' w.IGIlVIIU vv I his gas bill. The Human Bodydn not. A writer on physiology asserts that the human body generates enough heat during; thedny tomeltrforty-four pounds` oieioe and-raiseit. tofthe. boiling point. I Probably the professor wqpld get..evou i moreatattltngjieonlts ifhe would ex-` ; perimeufrwith II citizen theday he gate 1 ' I 3 `A3; man " ' `V jj THE" -amt: `blood humor dideases, from a com- mon pimple to the worst sorotulous sore. and this combined with its unrivalled regulating. nlnahainn ant` ni-1'!-3'1-an {nnnnnn ilvfh . Is a purely vegetable eompound,possesaing perfeot.1',63111atiI1,8 Wars ever all the organ: of the s stem, an oonttollin their secre- 4:_.-._ :. L .4- __.-.312-..-LL; L9-- L'L_L :1. UULIIUILIUI-I VVIIILQIIIB ILLILIVDIIULQ LU5uIDUIll6' sing and purifying inuence onvthe secretions of the liver, kidneys, bowels and skin, render it unequalled as a. cure for all dieeaees of the SKIN From one to two bottles will cure boils, pimples, blotches, nettle rash, scurf, tetter, and all the simple forms of skin disease. From two to four bottles will cure salt rheum or eczema, shingles, erysipelas, ulcers, ab- scesses, running sores,a.nd all skin eruptions. It is noticeable that sufferers from skin Are nearly always aggravated by intolerable itching, but this quickly subsides on the removal of the disease by B.B.B. Passing onto ?ra.ver yet prevalent diseases, such as scrofu ous swellings, humors and We have undoubted proof that from three to six bottles used` internally and by outward L application (diluted if the skin is broken to the affected parts, will effect a cure. be great mission of B. B. B. is to regulate the liver, kidneys, bowels and blood, to correct acidity and wrong action of the stomach, and to open the sluice-ways of the system to carry off all clogged and impure secre- tions, allowing nature thus to aid recovery and remove without fail smua AND mov GRDGERIES. Liver complaint, biliousness, dyspepsia,siok headache, dropsy, rheumatism, and every species of disease arising from disordered liver, kidneys, stomach, bowels and blood. We guarantee every bottle of B. B. B. Should any person be dissatised after using . the first bottle, we will refund the money on application personally or by letter. We will also be glad to send testimonials and in- formation proving the effects of B. B. B. in the above named diseases, on application to T. MILBURN & C0.. Toronto. Ont. CHOICE TEAS QUALITY HIGH. IJ.M.BOTHWELL rON3s Burdock Blood Bitters sblo Patents. m on invention, in ........1".3I 1`.,u...n.e. . ..f. 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Long ago she had inherited tlie house from her father, but she had never cared to dwell there until a certain crowning misfortune of her (lays caused her to seek it`, almost as one might seek a nunnery or xxionastery. and hide in absolute social seclus- ion with two trusted servants. "I`he1'ewasnothing morbid in this resolve. She was rich, and quietly dispensed large sums in cl'1:u'ity, personally visiting hospitals, nnrl often tiutling her Way to the squalid ]1nlllf`.\' of tlioso wlinni hex` purse could aid 0!` h('l` 11`escxtwu l'll(`t,`l'. But as for the world Of menm1rl\\ tIlllt`ll with whom she had once minglml, all that luccanie wholly dead to her, 11111.1 fol` cx('t*l10l1t 1'ea.s:on, according to 1161` U\\'ll laelit-f. I1` ..'Ll.a`..H.. 61111131111-`\r\II" rnw on. for many of us. But for.` V \_1\\'Il UUllt'l. "l l1:1vot1'1'e.-11fzlithfully throughout my on- 11'1'e lil'e,sl1,1u'o11l smnetixnes muse, amid 111059 1. .1111. slmv _vea1's of the retirement that V proco1l1.~1l llL`l' 1lez1tl1, to serve duty and- 51111111; 1111111 ull w1'u11g. And yet nothing hm 5111`1'11\\' has proved my reward! I have bt'C11l11`u11gl1t into the very closest `contact \\1'1l1'tl11'-0 111011. 01101 dearly loved; for o11eIfc-lta l11>11111lless friendship; to one I gnu-:1 t'1Il1l[111s.~'l11Il. so deep that it almost 1`_vs(4111llv-l lnw. Yet each has left with me 11101I1.11'i1:.~'ll1RLaft h01'1'01's, and each in his w;1_v l1:1.< 1111.111 my spirit the bitterest of _....... 1.. `F \\ Ullllllb. iicl` gift as a musician had always been . and music now consoled her xhnuugh many a lnggard hour. She had a 3 .~ma11piuno of exquisite tone, and seated; l.e1'.rv this she would sometimes seem to be ~ n=:all1'u_':1m1 rehearsing through the plain-" zivo 111a-lmlir-s of Schumann. Chopin or Shu irro-M11 till the strange grief and inexible dwni of her astonishing past. ' 1,1,... .,.....,\ tman..- .........:....n 1.-.! `r\n'An mung ommex -vuv u... wounds.` U|\"7Lll IAUI .m......a.4...E, ,...m. . H01` Immo before nlarriage had boon Helena Hamilton. The only _chilc_l `of a 'calthyfz1thcr, who idolized her to the vorgenf fully, she had reached maidenhood \\"1thr-111 knowing what it meant to have 5 \ >ingle wish (-1`os.sc(l. \Vhen, sudduly, 0110 . Iz1y,s11o1>l hm` father that she desired to, 1nru'ry her music teacher, a young English-T` mun nzuned Justin VVOrcest.er, the an-, nou11ceuxont was a fearful shock. Bub M1`. Hamilton quickly rallied from it. After all, Hhnnl nu`rv 1 ........ m........L-4. .... n........1. 1.32.. . t.uI|\]Hl\,I'\lJ xouucu LIUIJI AU. Iltvwl W551 iiuhad only been somewhat as though his- Helena hzul n.~;k0d for the moon. ' If she had really askml for that luminary he might al- most have consulted with some noted as- tronomer on the possibility of securing it for her. As it was he made a wry face and L'1\'0h4`I`to Justin Worcester. He permitted liiniselt swrowfully to add, however, I lid hope, Helena, that your cousin Tall- madgu Van Dyke, would have found favor With you" "I)(.e.'ll` papa, she answered. he never F-rught it." And within two months, having the full paternal sanction, she was married 101101` musitz teacher in Grace Church. But she had been wrong as to Tallmldge i Vunilykenut having cared for her. The engugommxt was a fearful blow to him. He `n.z uu.4- R 7" ` u 'n """" "I0-1 Lb LULIILIJI IJIIIVV UU IJIl4IIu `JV Was_11ut It first cousin of Helena, but a. cuusm twu-c removed. He had loved her for manyflmntlns past and had been dob. rred_i from telling her so simply because Of the clearly set-11 wish on her father's part that she should become his wife. Tallmadge was. Ilroud and sensitive. He had never cared fm- um..',.o.. u. _-- __L .1; 1- _ .1 rm... for S ....u 51 cut . This Justin Worcester, as Tallmadge now Iitte1`ly1`ull0cte(l, was a young man With iwiceliis own personal attractions. These alone, the kinsman of Helena decided, had l'zlllHN.l him to win the hand of hisiyounc pupil. of course, passionately argued Tall- muge, Helena had been inveigled (and he!` fzxilior as well) by a. mere adventuring 101` Lune-liunmr. In a little while all wcu1d_b0_, plain. Worcester, with hiscu1'ly.blondh&l1'. ` his (Ii-i-vptive blue eyes and his beguiling silky mustache, had made a deliberatn set fur n rink ...:a,. 17- ----` ..u..uu yo 1 V. 4 LI) nu-u uu V VI ucu Ull for though it had opened its arms` to him use gentlemen of leisure with an in- ` come lmmlsolne if not huge and a face and gure whivh marked him alike for good looks and grace. 'I'l\(. 1.. A vsv ` chile! Imust say good night. done had a warnin'. de shutter and put out de light, Wu. uau xuuuu a aeuaegg " 55` f`' nob W1f':5 Escape 10 now i;.:uore his mus? ' He would 1` Cumms (memmm wagtonuhle clique` tlmg Ilvltmu tunollg the fa`S`0 despised. H9 which she had always hithel def of 3001013], . would aim to shine `*5 a leould brealrhls and Derlmps in a. few years Wckless madam: wife'sl1eu1't by acourse Of T9 1; ll d1V0rOO$- ; lies. Helena. would never see tle go;-. that. ' she was too modst and' genlniction {Of It would all merely result 111 3 lingerix mg misery on the SW99 awn he had married. ' 3' two So Tallmadge pfophesied 133$ 10!` years had passed there was can vary but him to uckno sledge himself now of prophets. Old Mr. Hmuwn mg 1} `H T dear wife to the EM" `..'i3-h,g1.uay same years, yet hof0!' his `h_dy_ mud! blessed the husband who.ehD:m y. 3,1,3; 4 his daughter chu'm1l11Y gt gll. and her lord seldom wenm. ; V She remained child10_I!.o; was, one replete with 3lt`m 1 I ; get; gig} oving husband than .-tutti 5 ; jif ; notwellbeimagined. ' " Tallmad go m,,,,,,,,,,,,,11y;'Ciii:{t3e`l.f.?'thnI1"l"v"""`-`g saw thl in I um! ho1dIe:ee;?t`sin:I, 0!; I. l'h'` ' Pelee. H e in, w PS6 5. wai for me And I311 meet ye, honey! in de momiu, -. b I done dab de Lord 1% m` 4 . . my What ha A waitiu so long for de dawniw, . thin dark and a fad. , 121 a honey! In de morninjfay. ti-If IO!` Q8 1&1, `B UUHIV . AN m76im10Us LETTER --.----.-- k-yonder In 0' ``.i1""';'a . [mind bac lam,-5 come mt on How (is spec 'n' . . . 1-.. An Tart` in By Edga CHAPTER I. waitin 1391. lgar I*`a\1'cet. for de Lord to comp V-realexcuse in any of tliem. .1 I1`inallya vision . .~-soon-afterwards, he woul ___x;ea1ize thatrthk;-e `Was ,i:I1.d thateif ' A ,tivated:iust the se.me'~.T*5- `o sooner had be A` not in all ways been materially augmented. --- --v.-v.-1--yn-my ~..`.-tlbvlllay l.,l,L,| D:.!;lIl?|'II9.-V,-t.~WDu6 n9 came to live with Justin and his wife. i This plan Helena herself had one day proposed,i and her. husband warmly seconded it. At first Blagden drew back from the proposi- tion, grateful and :yet reluctant. He stam- mered at least ten polite excuses to Justin for not_accepting it. but there was not a of Helena in allgher. gentle loveliness conquer- V ed him. This Blagden was?` no longer is` young - man, butfhe had never met` a woman of, such`- enthralling` presence. Now and then" he` I i would tell himself that her musical endow-' 2 ments formed for him her chief charm; then,` J . ,fi.,I her soul-he?" .' D015.-1,18-i.;'V!l.0i?A. . of music hive 7ben`eaf53 " gone to` live in the sameihouse with her than he regretted the step, though neither Justin nor Helena dreamed that his happiness had Justin Worcester was a man of` strongly iealous temnarnmant-., and vnf. nu Hm- -m..+ uwu ULLJUJUVI lull` St, ,.113'eY")T;'0 A 13111 at =6: 't31i._Ii9|`aehe`. 3! that -nun-n 40 ......a... ` uni-nus.-an r..~.m-I.4m.n:|on-u:`.;n...|\2s- 4-: ..:u.-wn.u4 ` 'l`his"g;e_tI}nax%*was 0swt11Qd`Bla.g";ilen`;`$..V ind h: iva.s*'(:erta.inly tun aars more _ than thattot Heliina s _3;usba'2j1xd. gglt to , him. emihistin Wo"2'cete1' fr`ii1ik'I_v and fr - ` ar.n'rl I-knf Mn A----3 ' m.u-e Blagden (a mu - : - . tvillaut`l'nlack [ y`8' blfid tzgz general appearance) had come to America . 01` `I119 Purpose of `placing `?_n the New .Ym.k. stage an opera of 11' ` A -L ` ' had enjoyed rm Zf,a`.bm.a""..??.?a:'1:`3 felt. varvhnnnfnl .4-. ~a....4. -1--. .. _._..- uuuuc nul'Il`.". (,1e1t.y_er3r;hoppfu1;n.t `first about the success `=dI'1,_,9|`,-T-'hQ !`9, "t.bnt soon he T discovered that,n-even-.1! performed, `there would` ba slight chance for it, as it aimed at "some- thing botter than triviality; Blmzden Wu: 1-int u:i+.hm.a- ......;...t.. _. ~ - - - v uuuu >vv ua uvauvl. was ll xuuu ' Q1` 5l'1I'0ngIy jealous temperament, and yet, as timewent on, he failed altogether to perceive that the world had marked him out for Aeithef: t;h_' `most oomplaisant or hoodwinked of 311,113.-3 bagels` *4 .2 ., Of course Van * bands: ' V ` 1" ""1 "0038 the first: to hear scandalous rumors? `He went to the home of the Worcesters, and- during each visit carefully watched. These visits took place in the evening, and Oswald Blagden was nearly" always, at such times, in the drawing-room with Helena. They played Chopin and Mendelssohn together, and often for an honr or two at a _time 'con- 5 versed in murmurs. The hum of their low voices would reach Justin Worcester where he sat in his library writing or reading. Since marriage had brought him" entire nancial ease, he`had devoted himself to _the writing of a history of music, a most ambitious work and one whose wide-sweep- ing design necessitated earnest labor and keen research. Justin was quite willing to ive it both, his task had already pene- rated him with enthusiasm; he used laugh- ingly to say that he was one of those com- monplace `musicians who are born only to record the glories of their betters. Now and then he would call from his library to Helena and Blagden. Come in," he would say, and hear me read this passage that .I ve just Linished. And they would obey his summons, admiring or disapproving, as the writer's point of view pleased them or did. not please. Occasionally` there would be musical `parties at their pretty home, and then Justin forsool: his manuscript to shine among his own and his wife`s guests, as the truly charming man he was. While he de- voted himselt more to his history, music iqa` practical sense interested him the less. He loved to write about it and did not care half so greatly to hear it. . Doubtless for ` this reason Helena proposed .that.she and Oswald Blagden should attend "certain concerts together. This arrange- ment Won Justin's ready and hearty consent. ufu- ..;. ........`l I\' win`: Ann: 'l\aun:l I11: 1118110 W'Uu. uuauu a town} uuu uvcu v_y uuuwuuv. Iva so good of you, dear Oswald, he once said to his friend. lam the worst and most neglectful of husbands, and your kind- ness heaps conls of are on" my head. T nluguuu; "15 uu uuur auu uunuu. He isAeve1"ything ybu describe hiui,` "dud -more besides, was Blagden s r eply.` . V LLl\L ...u. A-can `\IIIV'I`\IIlfI!`,, Innnhn .TII".iI\ U58 IIUIIPB UUWLB Ul. Lltu Uu nu] uvuu n . - Goals that I shall put out !- cried Helena, who was present; and having passed to her , husband ; side, she -wreathed his head with ` both arms while he-remained seated, stoop- ing and kissing his temples and brow, and for a few seconds resembling the picture of Isabella with her pet of basil. You re the best and most loving of husbands, she con- tinued. `And then, suddenly appeali g to `l)I......l..... . Tn Inn uni?" aha nulnul - : UH. nuu vuwug =Iu|4V"*J VI Ill!-Ill Blagden: Is he not? she asked. MD . I. nnminrl-hing `inn (lanai-{ha ` '_lIl0l'6 DUSILIUB," wan uunauuu D IU`.uJ- Oh, you two humbugs! laughed Justin. It s lucky Pm not a jealous husbatid _ as `_...n.n _ 7 . wen." ~ Helen echoed his laugh. _`I ve the best right to be jealous, she` said, _with that manuscript absorbing you so! Haven't I, Oswald? (She called Blagdeu by his ret- nume nowadays; it seemed so natureltp her}, since her husband did the same.) ` A 1;... LL)... ....-...L:uI unnnngaf 1-ho nnrt nf since net` nusuunu uzutuuu aaIuv.; After this granted request on the part of his wife Justin would spend at least three evenings of each week alone in -the library with his cherished work. . He had never cared for the theatre, and now he `grew equally indifferent to an social entertain- ments. Thus it happenedthat Helena not 4_I_ ._-..4. 4... musnlngl nairn with Rlggdgn Thus it happened mun nmeuu uuu only went to musical attains with Blagden but that they drifted out together for differ- ent purposes of diversion. n.....1. aw thnm in each other s aommny 8115 PUTPOBUB UL suvus mun. People saw them in each other company and gossip grew like rank grass. Mean- while Helena was innocent of the least guile, and it the friend of her" husband had dared to breathe a word of passion in: her ear she #,_-_I.I L-..` -Innate`! frmn U) UIUSUI-IV II vuuu vol would have shrunk L -_.._-.. [or mun Lgnrlum us thhl uanac2om- hunt hatred of Justin `Worcester. It the`? W5 by sivins him- suoh a. wife as Helene, should hold `her.inV~` sueh insolent dis1_'-egu-d, ` 'i`here_ ' own days deer and sweet. AFTER 11. _ - CH Tsllmsdge Van Dyke, haying watched, had Yes, he concluded, drawn his inferences. Helena was steinlessly innocent. As for Oswald Blegden, the repose and quiet self- eeoxnxnsnd of that gentlemen defeated "his. closest somtiny. All this time"1`a1l'miidge felt oonsumhd with growing end indig- to him the worst atrocity? whom fete had so blessed when he `even thought bitterer things regard- ing hitn who had ' the` one woman of all others in the world capable of making his Ta1lnisdge`shstredsteedilyinereased oh. day s fever seized him. and for` g fortnight he lay very seriously ill. -"Helehh,g1_1euing of I this illness, made eilortslto sesiilmgt but his A physicians forbedeher M g F V ' several ho\irl.7.'v'rh0'1l:Z3!1l' presenoe at his bed- .m. Qvmmm ' were forbade her presence up: nus gau- aide. A'1`herewere ee_ ere! houre'_when his life almost hung by` 5` hair. e` was de- lirious and in 111: delirium often spoke of 3 letter that he intended to . write. though to whom and with what intent his wetchere feiledtogethen i- ` A " ' On a. certain nizhtgyhiie his nurse was "dozing, Tei1rnede;Meroee'trom his bed. HI! I. 7 at timei`_:delirione,:`in |pite,ot_, I hiI'5!eyer .T v1n`mb.rkodIy united." .,In'_th5 ehtmber it it to thit '3Vli`d!'e'he5 had lain '1 v`ITI"i ` I writing desk, I.nd~thie-he now approached." m--.....I- nnnnlllnlll nf ,_Wh.t hi .d`d.HhC (INK, Illlillll IIU IIUW lpyavwvuvuo ` Sou-ooly;oon_soi9\Il at what he dk}..ho opo'nedg=tlI'e'deik `Indmntodk inlaid! `bitoro it. 'rh9n.. with 3 hgnsl ot uertect studi- CHAPTER 11. I7... `I'\..I-g `nnI1`i| lblnaululi `A A o.- .\ YOUNG ENELISHWOMAQ AND A` TEXAS SENORITA. M ?""`-"4 VI-55449 UIJWJ VVVUIJKL LIUU U1 `WV WI UU IJLIU (ll-I -<:ient~g:_zpita.`l.`of the republic `by the ordinary ; `: Way Of railrozids`, but that t-h`y~,`woulE1 "1`r1`o.ke ` the journeyin 8. vehicle,_ and alone. When they made their intentions known at the ranch and in`eJ,1`mction City,` their friends hill!` i`l1"| thniv hnvidu in Mnwnnuu of {-1.141 vnnrn n in cattle ranch near Junction City. Last sum- mer Miss Jaques arrived in this country to L ,~ spend a few months. She ` proceeded to the ` ` ranch and soon became acquainted with the T: .i people -of the frontier village, `among the `flist of her new friends being Miss Hartley. ) TheEnglish girl was delighted with frontier __1ife audits free and reckless ways, a.nd,she 4 W3 iilkblted Within Pi"2**.*}`1*11`i118"f`-$113 :23 equal to that possessed [by her companions, -'1 who had spent all of their life in Texas. . ..... uA0}_, U}l:_UlUl:L'_JLp):,`g1ex. _'1'ne gather Tn 4-Jan Ind-4.... ....-.a. -5 1..-; A __.__..A. LL- -`-1-- }oR'reAan` Into and " 'I~i..L..Q .{.i. ..L'_. .'_ , ---..-.. uuup I-_I-\ IIIIU agglljo ' Thereuere two a few weeksin San Antonia. (Texas), who have re- cently, says a. correspondent, had a. most re- .ma.rk_a.b1_e e PP6Wi335!3 _ people V-`?of` 6 '~"" "" "* WISH ooummes mat` etravt-:1-`~% ing in unfrequented parts of Mexico is .not without its dangers, and ther.-e are, in ntnnnv-ad-inn!" 0-... ...__ __ -uuu wwuouu Its dangers, there in fact, comparatively few men in this country who w_ouldi.s.ta1't--`-;.11pon such a venturesome journey as that under- taken-hv Jung. M...... rm...-.-~ -c T-~ ..........vuu.uo JUUl'llUy as 6085 1111061`- taken"by ~Miss Mary Jaques of Java. Lodge, pshire,Eng1and,and Miss Emma Hartley og,-J,11;.1,<:-t;,0I1..S`3ity.. .Te`.x-` .'.1`1;e father Mr cattle ranch near Junction Citv_ T.m"+. cnnm- H but uwu. agent: can U1. 01.1611` 1118 II). LBXIIS. _ ; 'In\the latter part of last Au _ t the idea occurred to 1!E1'ss`:Taques "that s e*wu1d like tovisit the City of Mexico, and in looking` about-.:_her for a. suitable companion she chose iipon Miss Ha1~t1ey.~; :A1tar muehadis-'. cussion of the subject these two young ladies decided that they would not travel to the an- .ninn+..mn~.;+..1 .30 n... .........u:.. 1.;-`I... .....a.'......... auaavso, u~I.|\_ ux III-IULK Ll lUl.lu.B`_ held up their hahds in horror at the mere thought of such a venture, which they be1ieved.Would' ; result in certgin death to_ vt`l1e.Aventuresome young ladies. `In the absence of her relatives, however, Miss Jaques had her own way about the matter, ; and Miss Hartley Stood rm in'her resolve to be the conipanio of the: young` English`:- lady in the novel trip. Thn 4-Anna AF ,Tnu-uni-{nu ("id-w -Ia nnavvlv On $1.1 VI-I13 ILUVUL Ullyo W'ii1e town of Junction City is nearly 200 miles from the Mexican border, the. entire distance to the City of Mexico from that place being about 1,600 miles; A light wagon and 8. teagn of Texas horses were purchased` and a1L,arratigement7e~fo'1 the trip had been --per- fnnf-nri cumin ;v\ `ac-4-' Qnvxl-A111}-nan ' In 1414: urn a-nn IBbwIlll.lnLI5VJl-IJVIJIE SUI ULIU III I? IJIIAL Iuvvag `avg fected early in last September. In the wagon was stored a. complete camping outt and a small amount of provisions. It being the intention `of the ladies to procure --the neces- sary supply of eatables from the people along the line of their journey, the provisions taken along were only. to be used in cases of necessity. 16- Iiim ll "\II:tr`u`- umanuviiinrr in Qnnfonuhnvv SIUVVDDIUJI It was a bright morning in September when they set out from Junction City, but not under very promising auspices, as the people of that town predicted openly. that they would never reach the City of Mexico alive. The only rearms carried by the ladies were a. brace or .pistols, and as Miss Hartley was an expert shot, Miss Jaques `felt that any intruders on the peace of their journey would meet witha warm reception. The country lying between Junction City and Piedras '_ Negras, where they crossed. the Rio Grande River into Mexico, is a desolate, mountain- ous region, the only inhabitants being ranch- men, the inhabitations being at intervals of fromtwenty-ive to fifty miles. The journey to the Rio Grande River occupied four days. It was at the Mexican border that the ladies met with their first obstacle. They found that the Mexican duties on their horses and wagon would cost them more than a new outt. ' They conferred 4 as to what wouldbe the beft thing for them to do under the circumstances, andiinally they decided to dispatch their own team and wagon back to Junction City. This was done and they crossed the bridge to Piedras Negras on foot and purchased another outt in that city and again setdout on their journey of 1400 miles overland "to the Mexican capital. . , nu._ .--.-......... 4... \l`.....4-........ uuvnn ma.-In nvrnvi 1111168 ovuriuuu _U|.l qua Aubzucuu Uayivai. The journey to Monterey was made over mountain trails, but they were beset with no severe diiiiculties. They were treated with universal courtesyand respect by the- nat- ives, and were given every assistance asked by those whom they met. They were mentally prepared for danger and adventure, but in this they were disappointed, the. most thrilling incident of the trip being the riding of a drunken soldier into their, tent by. mistake. The astonished, but ev_er_-courtgeous Mexican quietlyxdtired with profuse apolo- gies for,._.his.,1nt1;11s1on.h In the higher alti- tudes, they _experienced some discomforts, ` owing tothe chilly nights and the scarcity of wood and coal for camping. They passed through sections of country which hadnever before been penetrated or traversed by any _ foreigner, and the astonishment of. the natives was very amusing tothe ladies. Every night of the journey, which oc- cupied nearly three months, was spent in their camp tent alone and unpro- tected. They traveled by the way of Monterey, Saltillo, San Luis i Potosi and Pachuca. ,_Afg. Pachucd they spent several days visiting themines, ironworks and m- A ducers. . . / They. spent several days in the City of Mexico and started to make. their re- turn journey by overland, but owing to the severe weather .- experienced on the uplands `i they were compelled... to abandon their -team and` `wagon "at*Ban" 1-__.u_ n_4.-.: ......l nial. O-.lnn1'r 1-.1-in luv anunuou nuelrwcuu uuu vvuauu (luv u.... Luis Potosi - and nish -their trip by rail; But, determined to enjoy the ` " climate and scenery of Mexico to the utmost, they traveled ugood part of `the way on the locomotive. V `I135. :TnnI-non will an frnm Ran Ant-nnioto the Way 011 um JUUULIIUNVU. Miss Jaques will got:-om San Antonio to Junction `City, where -she will spend a. few weeks, and will then return to her old home in England, Missantley to accompany her for a. visit. . Both.lldi'ed.ure very prepossem-' ing and intelligent and theylhave their minds ; stored with ve1usble,intormation concerning; "Mexico and the peoplezot that country. T While the unmarried wemain` of the year ;2000, whether y6lm`g{ `or ` old, will enjoy the idignity and-mdependenbe `of the bachelor of `to-day, says EdwardBenu'1iy in The Ladies Home `Journal for" Febmary, the insolent prosperity at present ersioyed by the-latter wi.1lhn.ve into s91.nt.arx.it sa.d.e.111>.e- 'No longer proting by the effect of the of eeoiiduiid i; j if by` we make em " bra; 1but`d'epe'nd- ent exclusively ihi!..::1ntrinsie; at; Vin-actiqns.n.=.inatm1-.-~,-901;. 0 able to susume the Qfllltlnur-` rounded by hnguinhihg. `beuitee, ~he.`will `be gamma =11: g_axracure:rby; his merits ;theKui}Q`6! diiei~-`Intheyear2000no Fwhemover orhushmd, my hope to win ` n. _ 1-..-.. .0 -n-LI An -.wHA. -gvanhv djf Com-tphllp Iearlalboo. ` wneuner lover or IIHBUN-I: `"J -W1" W ""- Ithefavor otpgid ol`s-;W13,.:I3Y%bY 499- '-while the poet, justly apprehending the ideul proprieties, hasalways prisfbd 10 1'9 :-man ut:ther2foot(._:ot;,'.mo:nun;: - __- t A'.`\,vuv._.4_l .I__|L..'A' KL ;I3d.unHh`l"dni v-l..;I%:-anzo. 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