QUEER NAMES FOR. CHILDREN.` To _E2oI;(tiVnue`&. swan bull. l..l`IO I .ol|Jl.U- If. soup is to be the "first coure. ;only, then make it clear and Light and soup cups if -you h:a.vre- them, if not ' fee. cups will answer very well. The follcrwing soups are easily made serve only a smallvportion, and In. uuagn-:35 vguyaux In. you uJ.ua.u.|. vvuny Cream of Tomato Sonp.-Add to a pint of watxenton medxiumssizod or one quart. of canned tomatoes, ataaspoom 111 of sugar, three or tour whole cloves, a. slice of onsinn and 9. little pangley, and boil fteen. -or twenty minutes. ;in a. tow nomnnuatraim. Thaiokon one 111 of c`ornstarch,*n.ti.r1ring~. and boiling `for ten, minutes. A-.d.d,to this a little Add a small teaspoonfnl of soda, agndf quart pf milk: with a large itablespoom V '_'s_alt,`, .9. spxin.k1ing.ot~ jsayanna `nImpr,-- ~a h:eaiping tablespoonful pt. Abuttcha-rand u.._umu uc u.Lu.Iuv) :.u.u.u,y zuuun uz aw-.Ip.r While the above makes "a goodstock iing scraps of left-over meats, bones, ertc., from beef, _veal, mntton,.game, .t-owl of all kinds, - all the uncooked `bones and scraps crthverw-isennused. `everything being available save only! gmutton "fat. To sue-lh savings`.a&d a *1 beef or veal bone, or both`, one ortwo !ox-=ta.i1s, a piece ot beef. or -mutton Lfrom the neck, the jniacest part of the I animal, a bit of lean ham, the tougher parts. of a fowl; any one or more or _all in combination give their distinc- tive. results in varying degrees of sttrength and excellence. See to it that all are thoroughly cleaned, before us- ing, for butchers blocks, hands, etc, are open to criticism, * V `D ..-...... .....r Q.-.121. 1-)... o...._ n... _,---_| an excellent soup is the result of cook- ' uxo upvu uw I.a.I.|..n;~LaI.l.1g. Beam and Split-P-ea. Soup.-F-0.1. your! hearty sotup soak a. pint of b.ea-.ns or; split peas` over night, and cook to a mush in the morning; rub through a `strainer, or put thmngh a potato ric-F `er, and thin to proper consistency with stock. If it seems thin thicken with ,9. little flour, season with `pepper and isalt and 1 little thyme, if it is Frked.I `Tar-nniu1n1n Q51`-\ IX- tl`\1\-| C1..- J-Y._..- Jam arm mule thyme, if it is liked. A Veg;e;.Lab1e Soup.--Or, chop fine three. .pota toea`, one onion, one carrot, bnei, /turnip and` one- tomato, with a Iitt1e|_ ,pars1ey or summer `savory. Cook un-` til d.otn_e and adclyto thine pints of! -so-up stock. Or try this vegetable. soup = without stock: Three onions, three car- _.rots,. three turnips, one small cabbage, .011-e pint. tomatoes; chop all the Vega-1 tables except the tomatoasvery? fine have ready in. a poroalain kettle three qguarts boiling` water, put in all ex- .cept cabbageaind tomatoes, and sim- `mar for half an hour, than add the gchopped cabbage and tomatoes, the toe: mzrtoes previously - stewed, o also 3. ~bu_nc'h oi sweet herbs.` Let soup boil for twenty` minutes, strain through nvwn.--an `LT.-nu-n -5......-.__. .._J -._'lJL -A---- l- sieve,` rubbing: all the vegetables - thro-ugh. Take. two tablespoons of hes:-Jy butter and one of flourand beat to a!_` Eb-lJ.\A vol-rv \L\.'(IlL\lI.\.lI _ Cream of CeIer.y So- up.`--Boil twelve stalks of c-e1ery'cut in small pieces, `in three pints of water for half an hour. Add half an onion and two {blades of mace, and pass through a~ s.ievwa.. Mix one tablespoonful oiflour` and. a heapinftablespoontul of but- 't.er;~ add to the soup, with a pint of .m:il'k, and salt aid pepper to tasta. A c._upAful of cream a_'dded_ just before serving makes .-a great improvement. Cream of Corn Soup.--To eaelha quart oi corn, out from the cob. or canned may-um nt`-'1` `hung: I\` c-nu`-nun `Dan ? us vuz. vuu a.J.uuL, Luv Uvlr. UL Iaauuuu oorrn, Eifd three pints` of water. Boil gumtil; tender,` and then.-ad*d' tvro"ou1'1o6E=r of butter that has been wail mixed with*"one tahlespoonful of flour;_ Boil for `fifteen minutes note; season 'to taste, and just before serving. add a heapin'g"cupfuI af whipped cream. 4I`uu-mar: A.` Fl`.-u..-.&.-. Quinn, A2.` in an -`Soup is not only very nourishing, but When served `before -the heartier meal acts as a warmer at and gentle stimula.'nt to the digestive apparatus. `Some housekeepers think itia great ttroublae to make and serve soups; but `this is a mistake, A A little time, a soup Jwttle, something to put in it, and _oon8idera,ble judgment is all that is 'n:ec$8a.ry. If it is your busy day, and you 'haven t time to prepare much of a meal " then make a delicious, nourishing soup; which will be a"`din- nor in itself. Being a h'ousekeep'er who "pians ahead you already have ._a quart or mono of "good soup stock in the house, made possibly after this ` -v, _--.. ...-v.,. w... V- ywv---. ..._-.._. .L\1\-IIIIIIM c Soup Stock`.--`Io tour pou_nd.s of lean `beef, the inferior parts are quite as good for this purpose, put four quarts -of cold water, aoft, is best, wash the `meat. `and put it in the water without salt; let it come slowly to boiling point, skim well before the agitation | of the water has broken the scum, add. ta. little salt and a. dash of cold wa.-- Lter, to assist the scum to rise. skim` pgain, set back and lot it boil gently -on one side orVin oneplaee, and not [all ovew, the pot should smile, not "hang , for six or eight hours, until, ptbe meat is In -rags, rapid boiling `savory flavor escapes with the steam`, .add a. little pepper, strain into :2 stone; Ljar, let it cool. and remove all the. Fgrease. `I -his stock will keep for `sev-, ;eral days in cold mea-t:he r, and from; it, can be` made, many kinds of sonpur `vh:]n silnn. nknun in-Irma. 'n lDAnll`l:I1\tIIvI hard-ens thefiber of the meat and the uu.-....-... uuu. uuo ux. .I.Luu.I. .uLILL uuzu. LU. at aneam. Now pepper and salt soup to" taste, and acid a teaspoon of white- sugar,; in half` cup of_ sweet. cream if you have it and last stir in the. butter `and flour; let it boil up and. it;is ready for the table. 1" nnrnvm :n J... 1.... LL- 60l_'__4. ..____~ In J.avu~ \/hill-J LL]. KLLIDVVUL V01 VVULI- easily and are dehcious: -t`I..__.._ -E l'!_l',,._, (`V , ` in -- , MOURNING THE SEASONS. ' Blossoms, meet to mourn the dead, A5 On each season's grave are spread ; Lilies Wfblte and roses. red . 0'03.` dead spring are cahopied: Roses Ln their latest bloom Blazen. golden Summer's tomb; Stealthy showers of petals fall At still Autumnmu funeral; -But the darlings of the year Straw. ruda~Winter s sepulchre. " - Scarce a flower doth Winter own; _0i_ four seasons he alone _ Scarce a bud does to him take- Barren for tho.fut_ure s sake, Well content to none possess; And sweet Violets-.--'feithfu_lness- _ And white snowdrops-innocence\ Are in death his recompense; And these darling: of the year Straw rude Winters supulchfe. `to, the midday or evening meal. NOW is theine when "hot soup la 0. very welcome dish; and a little tor'et'hou-ght and care in making and sevrvins makes. it a valuable addition 0 -6--- ; _.. _ _______1_:__ SOUPS. . During: the month of October `Henri ` d'O_rIeans presented himself zit San Sebastian as a candidate for marrige. After a three days triai, he was giv- en to understand that his presence on the other side of the Pyrenees was desirable. When, a few days a.go,_t.he. prince regent of Brunswick took the Order of the Black Eagle. to the lit- tle king of Spain" as-. a gift rom the German emperor, the was accompanied by his oldest, son, Prince Frederick Henry. `The queen and her `stepdaugh- rters made much of the young prince, ;, who is a broth of a hay, with a frank "and pleasant face and - affable `manners. The usually` rather cold o population of Madrid waxed enthusi- astic wherever "the German princes `showed `themselves. If it were not that he is `Protestant `Prince Freder- 'fok,Benry.mig_1`!t the husband` of the Princess, `elf 'Astu.ri'n:1. but it is ' not .l'i?keBy that kmipgrcsr W'iI1i.gr.m would `allow his ;cousin ._to change his or-eli-A .. vv VDUUID same to-daygj were rather ; nged. Quota. f ario, red and 66 1-20: asked 3 freightyto ; 6c; Manitoba. ; ay; and 81_to ' ~I PERFUMES FOR LINEN. Take one ounce each 035 cloves. nut,-. meg. cinnamon and Tonqunin beans, lwith four ounces of orris root. It `should all be ground or crashed into `powder, put into muslin bags and laid . [in the linen clam. A A Walldpmeparod dish of jallied meat, that will slice down sum and solid. makes an ideal dish for the cold relish at a luncheon party, but there are few housewives whd seem to have the "knack"' of giving `it the right con- sistency and the proper avor. Try the following recipe, and see if it doesn't "come out just right. l'I'\-l_._ _.., _ E ` o'ne set olf pi:'g s feet, well scraped and soaked. Put them on to boil in sep- arate vessels, using just enough wa- ter to cover the meat. Boil until the meat slips from the bones, lift the meat from thepot, draining it well. and lay it on dishes to cool; set the} vessels with the liquor in which the pig s feet were boiled asicle until the | next day; or.un.til cooled. ` Take` _8'l.li:Ilk `cltrwlzaveef, anal It is best ._to take the bones from? the pig's feet wxhilegthey. are yet warm. Next morning skim the fat `from the liquor of the pd;g s feet, which has now. become a. stiff jelly, Cut the meat of the feet and the beef shin intoscma-11 pieces, leaving ut all r gristle and tough. portions of the late} ter. Put in with the pig s. f.oot jelly- and melt all together. mnn :5- ounrrnnn n n. "11-5} or}:-I manna - HER TWO STEPDAUGHTERS. The poor queen regent of Spain is. having a hard time. trying to marry off her two stepdaughters. The elder, `Maria de las Mercedes, Princess of As- turiasn, is nearly 20 years old, and as her little brother, the king, enjoys anything but rdbust health, she may some day become the feigning queen of Spain. Eligible husbands of the` Catholic faith are not very numerous now in Europe." .u -Au.` c-- n Gnu. ILICLL Q-II lA\J'5Cl:J-IIFLI When it comes to a boi}, add pepper, ;salt, one-`half a teaspoonfui oi ground cloves, and t'he,se.me of allspice; Stir , well, and pant into a mold, and when, iii: is perfectly cold it can` be turned rout and cut into thin, firm slices-. L'lLI..._..'k 4.1.3.. in `I-..Eu.`.I .-..-....... out-I .. : rout. llzuu vut. tutu buxu, LLIIILI Dxnucun Ahrhongh this is looked upon. as a. "rare delicacy for a.- Alumzlon dainty, Ithereisno reason why it should not often appear on thg daily bill of fare, as it is easily prepared, and w`hen| well cooked and slpiicecl will keep for at `long time, making a good stand-by i for an "emergency" dinner or tea. - _.l T!1iture"`ol o_1i;atoeI,.allowin'g the xsvhlile eto1`~`booomeT thoroughly heated through, but not to boil. fPoteto Boup.-Boil and mash in two quarts. of water tour Iarge potatoes, a small onion, twta stalks of oelery, and a sprig of parsley. When done pass through. a sieve. Return to_ the tire, season with salt, pepper and two generous tableapoonfuls of butter, rub- bed into adessertspoonful of flour. Wan-1 In -n_n.l I-1.....- J.L:..._.. : ...... wuu quuu u_ucaacl;l.5pUUnLu1 0]. 1.10111. Keep In mind` these things if you would strengthen your reputation as a. soup maker: Never serve a greasy soup. Strain your soup and let it stand over night, when all the fat may be easily removed. It you are in `a hurry for your soup, skim-it well and then pass a blotting or wrapping pa- per over it to take up remaining par- ticlnnf . V A 3-cu vvuu 11- wt LGLU up rculkuuxng pur- ticlas , I! you want good seasonings, raise your own thyme, summer savory. mar- joram, sage. ohervil and tarragon. These will grow in the garden through the Summerkand rnany of them, with iin Ann -:..-...'l 2.. LI... 1.-.--- Jvu curve W251: L110 BOIIP. Always use cold water in making all sou . ' Have a good soup kettle with . a tight oovor. - Serve all soups hot. Many add crciurtons or noodles to their aup. L , Den t hang heavy ains around! ,baby's_ bed. The most {hat can be en-ei _d-ured" are light swiss `draperies, and 3 these should be laundered every week. f Children need fresh `air, especiullyi '- when sleeping, amt `curtains prevent} _free e,ireul.atiou-, while they collect" ;dus1'*.. 31.154 14-. V9, n;1.o-n. sun as: Don't make thg vb;edV on ihel floor. The air near-.`~ the oor is al@|3 ways drawghty. - ' `rr.....ru t.....J' - .-.l..:`l:..'l -...LI.. L......._. ..'l_Lk I IJIAI. Luann`: !` Don't neglect to air the bed-c}oth- ling every day, and remember that a [half hour's airing in the open air is equal to 3' whole morning's in a I -u '51 u-v1 1 I 0.: ---~ --M--cu-v-L, U-Lf\A I-4|-IGLIJ Ul Luulup `V1511 care, can be raised in the house through the winter. ' ' no E11-an -un-u-. .._....1--_'.. -___ __:'-.. -l._L: "-`*1-V|l`l-I I-IIU VVIIIIJCI. I . 3 31119 Y0}1r-crackers are crisp that You serve wzth the soup. `IDA nn`a` urging `n vnn|r:nnn Don't place the baby's crib in -a posiwi I :tion where the light wlilsli fail upon; _his eyes, not in a, draught. V ` I n......r+ ....-|... 4.1.... 1....t...n.- 3.-.: ..... 1:.-l 'Vvu.JsJ \.|.l.u.|N5LbI._,. ' I Don't load a child mth heavy cIoth- ing. His garments sho.-uvk! be warm, f but Fight. `I'-\,.....'l- 1....-Y.-.;`.B 4- -C- LL- IL...) -l.-d.L Do'nV t aflow a. child to sleep with an A elder person, even its own mother. Its E Ifestv will be less. disturbed and more` nbenecial. alone. T `."`DON1`S. FOR THE` NURSERY. JELLIED MEAT. Skirt of ecru batiste; the lower pagt is plaited to a fitted yoke, the joining: being concealed` under :1 band of em. b-roidory, which 3:190` trims the skirt; `few inche.-abelow. Material required`; 3 yards bdtiste 45_ jnches.widea a. _,-v_ 1...--..- JV`: www- in comparative safety. The infantry after receiving one volley, 'wou1 charge, knowing that until the am my had loaded again each man wa practically safe. ' an \7~__,, Nowadays, that is all changed Nothing is seen, no man, no smoke The only thing seenis the dust tblrowx up by the bullets, like a rainstorn A._ A`. _,, ._v--.., ..---u u. nuIQAahIv\rJ.l on the -{lira}; of the la~k`e,the arti} lery throwing shells and the shell; bursting. In contrast to this isthi . noise which is infernal; with occasion ail lulls itisounds as if a million kettle drums were being polayed-a oonstan tra-ra-ra-ra, with the boom. boom q the big guns and the harsher scum of the pumping of the Maxims, Hotch kiss,_Maxim-Nordenfeldrts and machine guns in general. Tvhe discord is ap palling, as every gun has a differen: sound, and each shell going througl the air hums, or whistles aocordim -to its breed. After a time you car tell, what is coming, or, if. it is one at your own, what is going. 1 " The most terrifyingof the enemy ; lguns is asort of Hotehkiss, whicl ' fires about five rounds at a -time, am throws a one-pound shell, which bursts. You are safe no-where, as a _ bullet fired at an object at 800 yards -which misses hits and kills at 2,000 01 5,000. It practically means with these ries that a built is never spent un- tiilit hits something and remain: there. When a bulllet strikes you hear ;nothing; it goes. right through a. max and probably travels on another 2,00! `yards. You hear a grunt or a gurgle and the man collapses and doubles up sometimes iii hit in the arm or leg he spins around and falls, and prob- ably gets up again, as it is only th4 shock whichknoeks him down, and h( hardly feels the bullet. _At Modde) :B.iVe.r I went down with three gun: ,af the I8th Battery to within 1,3(l yards and saw five men go over, one `after the other, but only one killed Thu II-Tt\.FI+ `11:rInn :3 - L..lI-J- ...-...._-' uguvz ouv vuucvx, |.Iu:I". UL|1_y' ULIO JLLLICLI I " The worst thing is a bullet wound ` in the stomaeh, below the navel, which l is mortal. The pain is excruciating and. like achifd screaming, and is horrible. `they howlilike a shot bare; it sounds But you see such a fat of beastly :sig,h-ts and hear such a Lot of heart- .rending_ sounds that you become accus tomed to them and callous. I found a _woa=nded Boer at Magersfontein who was. shot=.-e.vidently while lying down 2--through the top of the head above l the right ear; the bullet had traveie ; through his head and out at the back iof his jaw on the left side. It had 3 then broken his ccliarbone and taken ia turn-, traveled round his ribs, and - ouztat his side. He was not pretty to [look at, but did` not seem much the ',worse, and while I gave him water he I explained to me the eon-rse of the bul- ilet. Some of the recoveries are per- " fee-tly marvelous. I suppose after the thing is over` the doctors wi-III` pub- glish some of the extraordinary case: .which have passer} through their !` hands. j-- Wlmt_ 3 Battle In ..l.hxo Under Dlo;dc1-I Conclltlons. One of this war correspondents, ii the oomrse of a private letter. to I friend give some vivid piatures of th realities of war under modern condi tions: A Skirt of blue voile; it is cut room} with y-Iaits inserted, the ufper point` being finished with an ornament. Material required; Gyards. voile 45' inches wide. PEN rxcrmins or wm. dullnea ot the rise in miller: offs: H: per nn:n` `|l\-AL uyers ban A; b5l., and 7 "'` 1'. and than 3.7? rket. L ' " ranco `to-`{luy";;{' a?1"aE'E'S- 431"2 G. ` IJIJJJJ-I LVI Its. nort and ` dle heights.- 91-2c. erings 1iht.'l ted at 51-_toA_: n` `V HEM f tember, 81.18} _'":v3:`a `: mu: 0, north and lots,` No. 2. AMA A03` cl` yo; u:.u., uuu ` ecial brandn. : nt, 5611 trom j brand. Bran is quof. shorts at.$1'I V oor through, u.au 8.00 ' "8.25 (3 2.00 2.28% 4:-- Western '7 Iannn 5-` 3- V` 52c, west. A II- u\"'~ 2.00 4.25 2.50 ; 3 yellbw, to 300; No:3 to 64. wheat-No. v orthern, 79 ' -8c.T Winter ; mixed, 780; 7 A orn-Strou ' ; : No_. 2 corn, 4c. Oats - white, 283-`so: j 3 mixed, 260. 1 xseed closed: south-We 1' S . _ -1 -... I.-- an 1| ain``""'- -- ~ 'N_slie`a. aiz~ sm:;;:s:;ssM: f`* leit,.;,:s o: Lanoewood, she must. 5 . H .. '20 ` ` Rapewiz `d up Neslle 100 E; - ccou . 9w loltttgfje know. what was passlna. (M b med against such. a st.a.t.e 01! by re gurely she had :1 right to know; 1111189-yas going On, She would not; hnred She Went 0V?` to S3` Ar" 8 . . W and laid her jewelle I59`{;]r({,ear are you doing, Arthur iahaL' sierd'Arthur looked up with 8111* ' f 'm)atien~c6.- r"'!sVE\; ll(:zI:t0 alrel YOU 30318?" 513 7` d` V \ ` . e`?$\$othing that you W11! understan, me! he said. Mr..Dorman. will an obge me by looking for Miss_Nves-s Mr, Gres`tou s time is prec.Lo_u.} : has to retu_m by the 6V'9_11m;9'-, ain." ' , ' ; n sec1`e\t;u-y left the room.e P\]1e7\.}.:(4)-ukgeivmrnu 1:`. it?" asked Lady Of. nt she seemed! S116! hand on his 5 was piltl. u. .. ryv one. Sh ht mead . and s1 `t best to concili ttntion to until she. heard , " _\Ill~I-V|QlAk`_ . . _ am. . . . . . - Bel tong ox V0163 wasidespondunt; it :1I h}z'1(;u{)l1sixicss 1:`. it?" asked La-dy.4had lost :3 .i5 Ti 1E- L00ki'138 8t We qumdy; Slm w2t`S piqued oat! h_81'. he saw L_,t1-at the bri-ghtsmiie had! Arfhurs intliffumnt reply. 9 td1s_d from her. face, The master of" ..NW, that you would understand, ~ Lanoewood grew anxious. . .. Shall we hweia. ' ' 1: ck ` _1 d, _ _ u ` meme no); we V :` ,,:pm1{3y,., Said Mdy Negne, I may he asked._ (xaytolrs Cyan.-g would he} nmvaswell as Vivien? . 11 charming place to visit; you have, she spoke with so much pique and -no.2; been thare, I think. 6 `norness that the lawyer looked up _1 do not fool equa.1_to it, A1nt_hur,"1 Wonder. `Sh. -Arthul` was greatly said Lady .Nes11e, w ezu"_iLw --V-and whein. Med, ' . . _ "3 h3PP011ed Athgt m1hzdi was 011-} Ti1ei)usii1ess c(>n('e1`ns VIV-1011, nt W081 130- .8.nythu_1g in the shape .0. u," be said (rurily. 1 -i_PI,8.8$|11`8.. 116:!` h.usb2an.d felt. Sura them Then miladi" sznv that_ she had-`wassomething amiss... V . e too far. Sim had sufficient tact `A vV1vien, prejudiced as. she was, maid retrieve any false step that she`: not h-e.l.p`_seeing that the young wife` ight make. She 1.-mghed--and theadrppped: stud faded dai13- A - - wyer thought to himself what` a ,v__ 'V`al:en_e,_ said 3~ir`Arthu.r one morn-vi ise ring 1here was in her la.qgh~ .`11_18`.: `0l1,%'1.I`e 103.1118. all `your color. I` "I Was 0111)` .i<`Biing, she said. ` Hon look_ like a. 1115;, and I prefer tor But Sir Arthur was nnnoyad. She `see you like u mse._ Woul.d_you likow at back '.to her sent, and the mas- ` to go anywhere. [or `change of air? i rof Lancewood bent his head ovary No; she preferred reniajning will epapers; he was vexed `that M.lr.`|Lanoax_vood. , A , V 7 I eston shnuid have wi'Lnessed the Ilt-; `_`It Isthva putestiait in England?! outbreak. . ` f i said Mr; Dorman, who was pa:esent.~ I "That is a spiteful, ill-bI'ad WomaB."i "That.ii;is. But perhaps Lady Neslie. ought the solicitor, "and, no mat-l.wou1 he benefited by fa: chatnges. ` 1' w1_1ether hm` mine was D Este 0! I ."I shall not. Leave Limcewood," `said c. she is no lariy." , _ [VaLerie, decidedly; and when she spoke hen Mr. D0i'm:ui returned, and V1-;so her husband knew that aliiurther :1 followed. .. {discussion was useless ' ' adyNes1ie, \\'ui(:hiing with jealous` On another `day he.` was dis'tres_se.d'! es. saw the do`.ft`t`Ci1=Ce paid to her ,and anxious. about h-er.~ She_ had} Mr. Gre-s`to11.*' , been the life and soul of the housegg `How great is the difference, 5133 she had `been used to {lit like. a. sun-| ought to hers-Hi` between the mis-{beam from one room_to another; "she I as of Lan0e\\'u0):i, and the heiress! was always singing, laughing, or treats her wvilh :1 hunrired timesitalking; no om} had" "ever seen her; re deferencu Ihzii`. he treated me. `dull, out 0;` spirits, or even c_1uieL Butt. lWa.3' hitter as. ;;::Il and Wormwood one morning `Sir Arthur, going unex.-5 hm`. Of whzii .-miii were her presw pectedlyvinto char boudior, iound her! tpaitry triumphs if this proud girl si1;tin,g with has arms kaid on tho tabie { 3 one tiny Y1: 5.:-pp! };mf' from the and. h.3;.-A`1_ a,gAgf 'hi_d_.dgn an them, barf nnn#1.-_..: . _ ,1r~L, A31`; mm ; null` HE-I` ! ' .".'n(? [DOl1g'HC- "1 9 her for hm` beauty, which out--. nes mine ;. I 1-ah-, her for her calm, 9110 pride. hr-r ymrrician air. her, -Possessed nmnum*; I hate herba- 38 she will une dzay. drive me from A ce\voorI_ V I1d,as she ]rm`::r.=.i at her, Lady N0~S~' thought to. m-mnlf that she would `g wt .TL `hf . \V0r1d to Out-' . if ='Im had but a. Sonf Son who Cmzlzl displace this girl, I! who wouM `=9 Lnncewood, Who; `We lord of rho" domain! If she' but a son! And from her lips 9 8 Wjld cry L4: Heaven that her " :;rmntedv.'She pictur-' r-Hg`, if He:-wen would We her :1 .<:>i1, F~fir Arthur might` ns just ni f.7r'.=;l` feel sorry f01"_ :1 xmle heir-above`al1i" `LSOII of 11103:` OWn---WOl].1d over-"" 9l"a1l o*.h-1' `m~'.ing, and in a short }' he would hr: .1'~' rloligvhfied as her-A ' A'S0n to Mhc -:`i1T Lancewood. but C 9 3'L*0-s1:p_n!:;r1t Vivien! If she " Hon who wmzlrl succeed to the .V._fhen S}H+ \.'.'m1]d never have to 1 9 W T She 1`:1i.qht; live there a_I- .m}n`1'iI: wuum be Vivien who, t 58 enoup Hy ext1'GmK-*. of ' Ir Wght. " Tn Vfiotion, a` lady Who} ' " heir alwa s 'b.u 8' `$35 _0heh{.'~', hear Inmhnnd yr *:x)ih.Il 'l"'_y Ll|L]|.l|!'-ll` IL lLl!D Pl_ULlLI El-ll 8 '}*mrf the ne of her Vi(`1)l"!t`H.? She heard Mn. eS10nAexp'1:1iuiu;.r` asking questions; hveard ])im re,-fu-r Lu :1 futuje time- yhll m yum` hr1nd.~;_, Miss" Nes- she saw that pwry wm'k Vivien emfi was 1'e(w=ive<! with deferential; entlon by the lawyer, and Sir Ar-J r vaf uvknn .1. x.-,1 ..-.-1_-_. -1_.... -uuub'1ll LU. @m!"`~' all she h'-.-: 1139]". Oh, Cmsltl 6 "W ld be H: A wild .y~T might lrri `arr It all to l1r.*,b`x"=rfll.i'l '~--vu v_y LAID xxlvvycl? `dug .31.; _A-`go-. V- Yet when ah-. had spoken, her; hand was ':~'iznpl_V annoved. 3 How I hatn he-r !`_ aha thought; "I4 her f.-.`r hhr h.m..+.. ...I...:..1.. ....4-, 1. conic! deceive Sir Ar-; but I could not deceive! E . er own, -and passing` aS_such. She did not lack inven- her plamlacked courag2e t(_: ca???` `3'11'~q 3011! If ever` a -~v:"oman" ed wrldlv, F a CM. h mad!/y, . passionate-4, jnrough .9 -l\ . .Lui1.l'U UCL BVEHE iezn would be sure to conic! Ar-;_ t. deceive 5 imply that it~mie'ht vengeance, that iit rurffion on the proud`. I. She had now boajea, in two years, an??? 8; .4 F ! "But something. must be done," said . `Sir Arthur. T - it She rose, and,he was harrigied to see Whow weak and ill ,ahe seemed. She `ti-looked at him, trying to smile her old. lgbright, gay, d.e.-mm smile; but the Vi eifort was a. miserable one. 7t: I will not `haveany doctor she V said; Let me die a. natural` death, if V 3 I am to die at an. 1! feet better --~ 1 1 shall soon. be better; perhaps `I have e '9 over exerted mysel --a.m1 on the -sub-~ : Ljeet "of her health she woynd not say 1'.another word. ' ` - ` Mil nu_-;. - __-_ ____.4:__._ - _-.:1.:n 1.-:_.4._.; "Because I `.eel sq _sJ.'l,, so strange, ` ' she replied. ; `rlI.(III:l\ cu-1::-I has `.|IIrI`\1nvIl' n-uo..n:ra.\ I `51411 `IL Slllllul `L VISI- vlhIILJIaLJ4CI '7 91 HI! ' V % That same evening--a wild, boister- ous evening-when the wind was wai- f mg round. the Abbey and "bending the ;tall trees in the park, Sir Arthur had - ;a serious iright. Dinner was over, `and the baronet and his wife and ; daughter were in the d1:awing~room. ;VivLan was singing. Lady Neslie had: Alain down on a couch, as though tired. ;-she rose to find 9. nova]. thziti she had . ';been reading, and when she washal.-. . _: `way acrossthe: roomgahe 91}, with a ;lo\y_ cry, to\."thc. ground. "Sir Arthur {hastened to raise hqr, crying out `to `Vivien for help. 5 They laid, her down a 138' ain on tbaj little couch`, and.` were [startled at her wlbie face and lips. son... 9: ..-:.z 17' _.. urn: .`.'|.,....1,] ,.,..4.v '. $118111. , ' , 5 '11. have never Vfaintedl before,f _:hev `said; `"it `is a moat` cm-iagxs senaatmn- -I cfo not think that cty-ling can `bi? much worse. ` 4 . V c1__ ___-.-:-_'-.1-. 11.` ~A-.....a-Ann 'kn`1"Ir ;" *'NB,777'a'{I?Ee&T`w2tEZI`I;b.aaer; "1 I dread do_ctors'. I am airaid`. at them; the, very sight of one makes me feel, 111;" ` - llf1.-A. _A,,_ ll,,',. , _.',__,L L, `I-_,_ It _,,,`!J DI-11 LLB l HUI W lxlua IGUU gill Itglvi "Papa, . . .831 V vion, .`.`I..shon d. not Jet anything prevent my sending tor a. idoctor, if I were in your `place. -`I am alafraid Lady N-eslie is senously :11." "Tnlrn an {L :19 :`.nn=(lo`tl A1`fh'fI1', , *`u1ruLu. uauy J.`H3:}uU la meuxuifaxg suo I 1 "Late as it is," decided Sxr Arthur. i"I.will send direct1y'," and_a sarvagt fwas dispatched at'once to Bydewellm seazrch o Dr. Armstrong, When he `arrived Lady -Neslie W8.S btil`. [Ind laughing at the {right she had: '8 W`E nthem. " T` I ll.l-` a__;__'_ _.-_._-.4 ._!>..L...I- 7l.nCn-on 9" uhin ;uu:-vuasasuu vvq.a uauzeaa. " I` i was distressed`! .and about `been and soul s_un- i ibuam she; laughing, or gtalking; seen } unex- 5 iound her! new arms on the 1 and her Lace. 'hid.den her i . whole attitud fso iuil of despa'i1',`sao ; utterly despondent, that he was first startl-ad andvthen ri'igh~.tened -- what ` could have happened to his gay young _ wile ? V . `-r_`___._ _'__V" 1 7,. , , . -. n.. 1 "Valerie, my darling, what is it 3 he "asked, tenderly. 7 I She raised acolurless :;ca.to_his. 3. "I do `Jnot. know; I ee}. very EH, Arthur, sha* continued. in a. low,` ~t'r1'ght-eued voice; `-`do you think Lkgat 1 i am going to die? . . A. - ' ""I'n 4-IL-.Il 7 Inn -.n-.....6-...J -2... ..l......... 041'` res. nu: Evans bu uuct a - " 1'o die!" he repea.ted,_ in alarm. 51` pray `Heaven not. ' Why, my darling : What a question! I" see no sign on ; id-eatvh about you. VVh.a,t' makgs youv `think of such a. th.'u'1g?" T 1 'I< `VD.-xnanzo 7' An? an I'll cn E}!-Ilr'.tu.V) 7 iuw`:V':a.TJ;"i`;`: . _ said her husband, gr-a.ve-! 1y, I shalt sand for.` a doctor. T --M-'.. H at-.- .. ........: I2m:l'lr\ .. L.|......I.1,.... nil muen worse." -, . She reeei'ved' Dr'._`Arms.tro _ .k}nd1J.f~. xflthough `she felt annoyed at. _ as be in; sent for. I -` . - T V "I am better,` she` said. I have .-v...u uu ux.-.ucu.t.uu' ,u_y uruulugw. , '3 L:mcewood," said` |< ;'so all further ' useless..- H.-.. ......t.....' `A--- L- - -~-- `I - *' ..u.. -.-can saute, L LBIIIK." ! I feel equal to Ar.thur,"` said w'eariky~ -- -`and when it that miladi .anything of ,pIeasure,. her 5was something -- . `A Vivien, prejudiced coma? jnot h-e.l.p' seeing wife` _ dropped: and ; tcvgllrip n_q,,;,1 _Q:..- A nu... ....... ........... 1 JJWIJVQ VV Qu we have: a. picnic next w aka 2'3 1ked._ G.,yton. s Craig v'vou?d armm - _- - . . not be`en4th8m_1; -Ac? Enillrlzat. have,` .`I (`flu Bf Foul nnnunnl 4-.` {L A_.LL-_-. In It wusthe month or May! -. many, `many, happy May--the month ox: biog- . sons and;lea1'oI.,` when the world cum: `to be at its fairest. , V i . Lan`c-ewcod - looked ` very -lovely; the hawthorn was budding in tho, hedgea, the green leaves were springing on the trans, the lilacs were budding, the golden blossom: of the 'laburnum wage formed. . T . They `wore _a1l?`out on the, lawn age day, Lady Valerie pfcferring Lanes. wood to 9. season in town, watching the tame doves which fluttered in the _aunli_t balmy air. `Valerie, who was sitting` near her husband, sighed dee - E ly: than after a -few minutes, aha pigg- -ed again. Sir Arthuriooked anxious. lly at her. . . ~ ` "What is the matter, Valerie? he asked. Why are` you aighing-ii ` i thinking} ai)out? 5 No.` she replied, Iistlessly. V ' , | _"L'ast May," he said, "you" gave six gpiomos--only imagine, six picnics in ;one month!--y.ou had -a` picnic mania- iand this May you have not given one. I . U.No.N I-hnnn -AL Il`!__ Ypt. Heaven had'beex1 d lstonata prayer oad to hr 131; to; -_u child. . - Ell Ne I ; I-O.\lIIh - * -It N?ow,jVa1erie." said her husband,` 6 you must listan to reason. I know} L you-~`wiU not; we willing to submit toi what I tun going to say, but. I must} enforce obedience. You must Iimi *mo'reTqui:et1y-eyou must have iess soci- .! sety-,V-you must keep earlier hours-- . uyou must go out less. We never baron ,`qui-at day at home. You have car-- 4 . ti-ed your love of gayety a little too liar, and, you have made. yourself quite,- mr." - L 1I:\JV ll!-Vii it \-llnl-El-IJBGQ ` It happened-most _ortt.unatel`y that % the .di1ficu.1t y was soon solved. Lady .S:m.ea.ton was about tofvisit; town and. iilhezmlng that the Baronet and Lady Nestle.-. wished Vivien to, go, but were unable to 'a.ccomzpany her, she invited 3 !Mi'_s's'Nes1ie to join herself and her rdaughters; and Vi.vien- consented, !'1`h~,n, when the golden ..promise- of ' {summer filled the land, Lady Neslie Hold her husband. the secret she had ` .been keeping from him; and the secret 'was,, that before many months had gpassed, there woulgd be given to her the [gin ot'_ a '1'LttIe cm`1d.= `-, .swee.test `gift Heaven can give - the ` `nu It In.) In? \1_oIAW.I'u GI LlIl l.l.ll!u , I shall not leave you, declared. Sir :Arthu1.'..Londo-n hasrno attrac-tion for :me--I would far rather be at Lance`- jvood. But there is Vivien, shefonght I ;to have a. change. Ti: Innnnnnnrl unnnndv l`ns.bu-_...L-l;_ LL_L I [ V great surplrise, he ioundythat. gshe l_ word. She refufsed half E gflkgihxixixlvxtattqns ttghat-ca;:n_1e. She? said gbalb gqllyllin`-e` ya out _g_unng da:m,es or :_ |.cha;;_-. L W% _dehghted.. With the; 5 5}; even A __1vx_an. was compelled to; [acknowledge the Lm'[_)rove_m.ent. Lance. _woqd became more hke xtself qgain. - iLat-ver on; S11` Arthur proposed. g,o.u.1g go ;_Lond.'on tor a _short parlgd, but to his ::Lnt~%_nsed SllI'p!`lS' Vale-rue resolutely I IITT ._ ,_ , all In To his surprise, she_ received the nu , [t1`e lecture verydnee-kly. 6 1, You are right, she _re.tu.r:ned.-l'. .886 my folly, andal mean to he differ ent. You shall see that I will ioilow [your advice, Arthur. V - !- "X7I-uni` n `Amati- I.'LJ.l.. --.:c-| 1?--- -'..-_, `J uun. u.u.vuvI;,, ax lullul`. 3 What a. `docile little wifel. You may develop into a. patient Griselda. s_oon,: *V`a1-e1:_Ig. - '-'. - 5-W':fc;:1.;nny go if you like," she said; ."'I [have had enough 01: gayety; I `want to be quiet. at home. "T a1...-T1-r ....4. 1-..-.. .....- n .x._....-__-.`a a_-_ *i. ;":`nI 2'i;s"S Tmprxaua as _-theyi may be, are `to he pvrsferred to- .R.*_,.8.-Aev;-_ the A35. Anna Domini Da-was [arm Boadicea.-Bas`he1..> , - __-_.._4..-.7... In-an-an .anuI.sI:.n Pkg QR- 3.13111 nuuuwuur .I'.IamuUs-- _ To parents of large families the ad- -vezui; at another child in not always welcofme. but it. -is earcely. kind" to make the unexpected child bear a to.kan_ oi disapproval. It must be rather terrible to go through 1119, far" exanul-10, ' 36 .N.diz - Wanted James, What Amothor, On1g~Faane William ,Bm_swn, or oveu ass Last of mfamper `or Still A,-naotihner Hewitt. `And y e.t.` ,th._ase. are an -mmies which iho efoohsh ca.pr1ce.-_ act. parents. hag iinpoaadn on L't`1uoc'e-nt: children. T . . ` -.._ -- .... .....u.u -uu gaug- ler is granted? Now formy victory-- `now for my `revenge! There shall he V Lady `Va1erie s`Drive without asking lMiss Nes1ie s consent, Miss Nesligy will not always be able t.o_sneer at me-to look at me with` c-alm'proud._ eyes, as though I` were immeasurably - inferior td her. She will not be able [to live at the Abbey while I am sent from its doors. She will not be con- sulted again, while I am told indif- ferently that it is upon business; I 3:10 not understand . , Farewell to Mugs .Neslie s heiress-ship and grandeur If this -be true! at I will Akeap 1-03 ' [secret yet awhile. T " I "VnI1 nu... .L-J..L__ 17,1 - n *` 2 _A.merican, ck. Toronto,` anadian corn_ iwwxuvb JUL. dWIll.lQ." ' You are 'bc_att-er, Valerie, said Sir : Arthur, enterxng the room and going P `-0 11611 You: have found some 0: ' {5. ." "3`33,_ 8-gain.` I was terribly ' ill`!-ghi`-ened about you.? "I wan frimhrnnna ..........1: u ..|._ __1 `life cherishing a. `grudge? against ,thezr. parents. fom gi-mg themyabsurd =01 moo-ngrutous names. The London Q g_cou.z1d for alegitimaate gn'ava.nce. Thousands` of . people go thi`oug'.- Chrlomicle has - collrectve-d several 111- : (stances where there seems to be ; _It i:.ZZlit.{l*e ko$z-:d1(ar that a demure and 3 pretty. ELI"! iin anorth London subr- `.a.-uswea: to the , name of: Busyabody of an race, fifteen years ago; and among. lem`b arra:ss1.-n.g. fifteen years hence. w*""` % "' ca ""-'*" uzbffeels resentful when she has to 1 glvfh to. her in-Vhonor' of: the wmner the tnames `registered at `Somerset . House: m 1338 are Airs ;tn.d1_Graces- and Han Nicer, whicgh are innocently borng by two little girls "who mamfftnd them an... .........n.'...'.. ..........-. -4! 'IIr.;ll:....w-.. . cu: U0. 1. I uvaianzu-5. J--I-Jshxivab ; viaduct asvasusa. The appalling name oi Wellington WoI.se_Jey Raoiber'ts,ia, home by a` young man who, in disposition. and appear- 1, anmce, is anything `but militant; andfas In_tt'_Ie likely to win fame cmtthe battle- field ma his; p-retieoessors, Arthur Wal- lesley W . _'ngtan. ~Waterloo `Cox tam!- Napoleon the Gngt" Eagtr. n...I... +II-mm. mmmm: innlnnrnnrtntn an hidden him. Can 1t be that my pray- er 110W far `my grewlezggel --:`5uv=u\:u .u.lJUu|. yDu.'.' 1 was fflghtened myself, she ad- `jmitlzggi. laughingly; "but I am better tnow. u\`lI_,_ 17 u - .- ._ _ , I iii-3 at her. V ' ` '_`I should like `to speak to you._ho said, if you will permit me"-hoar1ng which ,Vivien' -withdrew, leaving the doctor `and his refractory patient to- se't he.r, .- ` _ . It, was a_ long interview, and at its close Dr. Armstrong qultted _the room with an expression. of anxiety blended with amusement on his face. "There is nothing serious. I 11090 doctor, said Sir Arthur. ` vNo, he replied; but allow my to say,` Sir Arthur, that Lady Noelle 133 one of the most ext.raord1nary patt- have ever attended." The barnn'n+ =m.n...I -