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THEIOMUCEOfASUMMEft Jack D Arcy WM universal favorite, .mil In that respect he differed con-iderably (rain KM chief friend, Oliver Westsvll, and rlom-ly resembled Humphrey Snindi,!,. 1'erhap* that was the reason why Hum- phrey mngled him out from .imong all the other guests at Mr. Campbell'* shooting- box .u the one whom In- chose dii-!lv to honour -rich Imiociely. However that might I*-, l>eforc they lutd been n week nt Inver arran they were the cliaeiit of friend*, in. I felt a* if they had known each uthrr all their lite*. "Oud thing, ian't it? how different tome people's destinies are fruin what they ought lo !><-,' .UK! Mr. I) Any o.n- evening, a he and Humphrey sat Ulkmg t >gether in hii room after they hail relireii for tin- uiglit. " Nome people, whom to look at yuu would nay were lw>rn for happiness ami prosperity, are junt the unliickiesl beggar* on the face of the earth, and nrr ama. There's a, case in |H,int," he went on precently between tin whiffs of bin cigar, finding that Hun. phrey di-1 not auiiwer, "in sonu-thing my frieml Westsll told me in a letter the other day. HI- ayi there's an awfully charming girl staying in the hotel he is al a perfect marvel of everything that's charming, ac- , .nding to him ; indeed, if it werrn t old Oliver, I should declare Uiat lie was in love with her himself. And now, this pri'-el form, paragon, thii goddess in linman i* going to marry a wretched old I go foreign fellow Malay, or something of that kind a chap whom everybody seems frightened of, and whom she herwlf, accord- ing to him, detests, or at anyrate does not care two pins nl*>ut. Now, what the di.-kei,> doe* a handsome girl one who could many whom nhoclu.se and when she choae, want to go and tie herself for life to s man who SM'I even un Knglisbnian or even a> Kurn- i> IM. Init a wretched Oriental, brimful, 'ess, of deceit and underhand way* ' i'-i'i ' the thing makes me sick." And lit .1 I very much disguited. il'i iphrey did not say anything. He wa* ih. nk nig of Avice's mother. I -nily knew one Malay," hii friend re- n ned, " nnd he wan a scoundrel. An ",ii iii, I can tell you. Hii n uu,- w. M'lUi.uiee, snd 1 never had su- 1, desire to . 'i-llow-, ri-ature hanged as when I wn .i ; to linn. He came over in the shni ,,in the (.'ape in, at the IMKIIIII, would he beat, "he returned; "there's no time to loite. " There was no train to Strath Carron till eight o'clock. "And you won't net in till latish, I should say, sir," continued the Ulion inanusr in reply lo his an x iou* ques- tion. "The quick train* are all in the forenoon. What tune will I get there if I go in the morning ! " inquired Humphrey quickly. " Well, sir, ye'd maybe get there about Uiii o'clock, if ye took the quarter to seven. That'* the best tram o' the day ; disna stop but twice an the road." "I think I'll wail for that," said Hum- phrey, turning to Ins friend. "I can't do any good arriving in the middle of the night." "It widna be before twelve o'clock," put in the *tation-maiter by way of comment. "And might do harm," continued the young man, not heeding the interruption, " by putting them on Iheir guard." 1> Arcy acquiesced in the wisdom of this argument. "Shall you stay in the town foi the night, then T " he inquired as they left the ittation. 1 Yi-1, I think so. It would be awkwitrd coming in so early, wouldn't it? Hut I'll walk a bit of the road Iwck with you." And they turned away together ml" the qu,"t hieh-rua I which led to Inverarran. " It's awfully good of you to have helped me so !' cried Humphrey, when at lei th they parted. " 1 should never have known about it if it htidn't been for you : " " I'ooh ' my drar fellow, it was nothing," returnrd the other, giving his hand a hearty shake. " I hope I'm not such a monster as to see a ?irl sacrificed when I can help her. ' " Poor fellow !" he muttered to him- I: afterwards sts he watched Humphrey's tall form fading away in the distance. " He's very hard nit. and n ; mistake." The quarter -to-sewn train amply justified the station-master s boast, and punctually ot ten o'clock Humphrey stepped out on the bare-looking station of Strath < 'anon. The hotel -tliiTi wa only one nf any repute in the place was not far from the station, the porter said ; and it was without much dirh cully that ho found himself al tasl at its door. Tli- waiter assured him that Miss ^acharty he had not dard to ask for her father -was up itatr* ; and up stain he ac- 'onliugly went, and, motioning aitide the obsequious waiter, entered tin 1 room which he had stopped. A vice, who in a low chair by the window, liitlcasly a* he eiiteru.l ii' n | I of this month or, rather, it wa* the e last. I shouldn't wonder il lliu were the aamc fellow," headded, meditatively : " unJ if i-o, I pity the gul |fp ha* two nr I href w, ,-, already-" It Han urn wing too 1st,- for any nio.---.on vei'iilion |,i*t then : but tin- ii"\' n. >iiiing, afle, break iasi, D'Ar.-y joined Humphrey H.iy np-taii. "It's the queerest thing 1 v. I--H-! tor long, ' In- cried, glancuig nt an op, n in In* hand. " Vou know tin' t--.. , Mut- w.ine. I was talking of last nigltl. Well, it seem* that he n the very fellow u hum \! ^uliarlyiU> marry. I n di i he, II A. > did you say the gill was*" inter- f-i|ited Hninphiey hoarsely, clutching u* ,1 pporl lo the Inliiht, i,. - M )>a who'" my, " n-jomed the olln-r. , .n. r and manner; tlii-u, . :tt. lung , I In* white fact, he added Why. v iinliMh, man, what'* up* You look a, if you UIMO going lo faint ! ' I!. it Hninphrey by a supreme erlm l mut n .1 great decree to region his self- | ![> iii". " I'm all right,' In- returned. . ..un- in In r. ; I want to hear all I i'. nl.out It 1 it ''i .i i ui'liil thought of the l,oot in,; I. > ild mi-,, U k followed hi* friend intollii- i.d nmoking room unl told him all he i I- did mil .inn. nnt lo much after all, I r. tg merely the little scrap* in Oim-, !! , IclU-i* ; I ml il was en, MI,; 1 1 to, Mm i I .1 gioan of horror from the iuti t led .in, I -li ,111*1 ei| Humphrey I' n some lien,li>h plol of her father'*," , ei led tit-rcely. " Av Mm >a-'hai:y then wring who it was who had thu* i.-ivad- cry of jo iulv.in.iii etl her solitude, she *prang up with a little .{ joy. " Mr. .Standiili '." she exclaimed ing <|iii.-kly toward* him--" Mr. Slandi-li " Humphrey noted with distress how while and fragile ahe had grown, and how hoi was the little hand which he held * tcn.lerly in j his. " MIM Sa -harty f lirsu-d s nn.wfully. face. "It attemiit- I ignite am The tram was lite, as train* get are when one w.mU them to IM- punc- tual, and il HI fully a quarter past twelve ere it -.teamed into the sta- tion. There were very few passengers ...nl.i never, never h.ivc , .. i,-- ,.,!'.. h u "'' ' ' ' "' " -f her own free will I" Then, after a ! w '' n .'" > '""' "/'"" lll ' r , .t's pause, he went on mure calmly '.'! ' MOII tin nd say win i i, 1 1 In, .Mint know of it? Is the alio in the K.UI,-- ' N i," mtiiriied l>Ai-t. i;lin in^.it tl,,, ! it- i - in In* ham I ; " thru- i, ... it him; .il-m' in i'i ,t, only a nol th.it th.-.-nl In ,-. It,. i i -I 1 .ante. Kill if \ni ko'M tin- aunt, \ ght Iwnl.lo. if not t., nt ,;i tlir mail, nice, al least to delay itl'll h . oin. , An-l .'iiienil 1-1 . I kmiH- I., i 1 1. i that MM .nee has at lcal tin i e i.i fom ..n,.-i > I here vn ,i te! 1 M ,,i, in,,,. I H|I,, i o Ml\ Well. II." I .In- 1^ We, mild ., I I ol him Monieh'iH its a WIUICM. He i. II - -'I III" pint lli*tlll X " > . ii-tiinir.l lln.n|,'i i\, !y. "| 11 I lull,- ne.ii, ,i town mid ' ' . M ,1. linn ml I", tun mid (lien I iliall lie nhln ,ii n \ ' mi*.- of ticliiin. T" dm ' I.- i. , no linii- lo I.-- lixt ' < n in -limit's pe,uiw, In- ! ,-.| HI. ii have they Keen doing to you* Von like yimr own glnml 1" A sad little smile crossed her is nothing," she returned, willi ligliincM, " noilimg al all. 1 well." "'uiti- v. ell:" he erliofld mprou lifnlly. ' \Vny iii. ..ild you pret. M I |o />i. your old i-oni|iini,.ii of na niiiiy ...-h_'li I lul weeks, iii it j m .ue .|inte u eil, with a fate like that : I tuppone next you will nay you are i|lllte I. i, |. . '! he yirl'n lip i|imeicd si liisvv.nl,, I. .it .<li-- d> ii limned i.i put a brave far on the matter. "I ought to lie." ilie retM: n. .1, I. .T ireinliling oi,-e belying llie words. I ion l you know that I'm en^ > 11 I hav I,, i' I .," he retui i '- I ,--sv,-lv " but I cannot and will not !!,. ii is by your own lire will. I'.-ll me tinl\ , now ll , not > T " He looked i ..!.< Iv.ln, , but with a <|iiiei Meailfioit faith in a*:i<vl inn that M'cmcil for t lie I line I" urn h. i . n'i'.'lile,! Mill ' No," ll- I. -|ilied. in .1 low tune, -, I"W tint he could cir. cly iai.-li I In ,,:.| " no. il 11 111. 1 li\ my own fire will." ' I knew 1 1. I liin-w it '" In- ..ru-d j.'vfnllv " Hut tell me, Iniw could n . n you to uk, MU, I. ,.,-,, , l,. -.anl ilonl.lf, illy hr -hm-li. bit l,y hit, with an *Art vkloh I with Miss Marohmoat th Then, recognizing Hamphrey's face, he were loth to speak ill of him. the subject continued with exaggerated politeness : was dropped for ever. Humphrey coming " 1'erhaps, Mr. Standish, you will be good | in a little utter, found A vice alone, for Mias enough to explain the reason of this most ; Marohmoot had suddenly recollected an unwarrantable intrusion." Withoutdeigninga reply, the young man turned to the clergyman. " I come," he errand she had in the town ; and there, in the quiet light of the spring evening, lie told her how he lived her : and hand in hand, aaid iiuietly, " on behalf of Miss Sacharty's H glory of the setting sun lighting their legal guardian, to stop this marriage as an '"* with '< dying rays, the- -''--' '- iniquitous and illegal affair. This person I troth which part." was to last riu so] the 'death us do -HIM IIOOKIV). ON I IK! DM IKIO Hani . I I. Ii. , m. n Wks ii i > On i I oi.,u. indicating Mutwanee, who stood erect and defiant, evidently determined to brazen matters out as best be might" this person in not a Christran, and has, a* can be proved if necessary, several wives already in his own country. ' Timid little Mr Strachaii looked horri- fied, and edged farther away from the foreigner. Humphrey meanwhile had given his con- stables instruction* to detain the two con- federates, and then taking the trembling These men seek stones for their daily brestd, A vice by the hand, he led her away, leaving j and seek ihem in the bottom of the lake, When the svriptual writer referred to the heartlessness of giving a stone to a seeker after bread he had evidently never heard of the " stone-hookers " of Lake Ontario. Oliver to take charge of Mrs. Douglas. from the depths of which they fish up the But Mutwanee had no intention of sub- , boulders with long hooks. In all probability milting to his fate without a struggle. t it is the only place in the world where such Twisting his supple form out of tbe detain- ing grasp of the constable, he drew a revolver from his inner pocket and levelled it full at hi* captor. The constable, quick as thought, prang aside, and the contents of the chain her were lodged in the heart of the wretched Sacharty, who fell back without a groan. The other constable, thus released from guard, advanced swiftly towards the Malay, who was preparing for a second shot, and suddenly wrenching his weapon from his grasp, slipped a pair of handculT* on him, and, aamisted by his comrade, marched him off to tbe town prison, there to await Ins trial for murder and attempted bigsmy. It was with dull, ulty that Humptirey suc- ceeded in conveying A vice back to the hotel, a calling is pursued, as it is only made practi- cable or profitable by the natural conditions of the country. Though it has attained quite a position in commercial sense by re* -on of it* extent, there are probably few outside the business who know much about it. Many tourists in that region will doubtless observe long lines of rough-looking schooners anchored on shore, especially on fine, calm mornings. They lie there with their patch- ed and blackened sails brailcd up, swinging in apparent idleness at their anchors, while at some distance from them two or three soiltary-lookmg men in a scow angle witli long pole* which they thrust down in the water These are the hookers at work. for the poor girl's nerves were so shsken by Their business consists in fishing up large what she had gone through that she could *>d '" K">e from the bottom of the hardly stand ; aud when at lout they did ' ke r the shore to be used for buildiug gam the hotel hall, she looked so dreadfully | purposes. Their principal ground of opera ill that he was fain to relinquish her into tion lies on the north shore of Uke Ontario the hands of Mrs. I >ouglas, who insisted on i between lironU- and Whitby. The vessel* sending her at once to bed. As he stood watching her feebly mounting i the stairs, Andrew touched his arm. " Beg engaged in the business are mostly scow, built (that is, flat at both ends) snd schoon- er-rigged, with a capacity ranging from two pirdon, sir," he said ; ' But there's a '" te " to ' M "' ltol>e ' toise being about a telegram come for vou a while since ; snd he o e ; himasalverwithanonunous-lpoking pu.pned pe on i*. llumphery opened ^ ^"1'or It was from .lack 1/Arey " Aunt "ack lor handed him envelope - D'Aroy. coming Strath Cart-on this m. .tiling about twelve." Il was then a quarter to. and one that used to sail 'ort Credit was said to have been a Toronto yacht at some former itage of its existence. On account of their heavmes when loaded with stone they carry Ion raking masts and an immense iprea.l u I canvas, which is all right as long as they " Thank Roodnes. ! he exclaimed, replac loaded, but make* them mighty cranky ing the paper in us envelope - thank when tuatuog i lg |,t in a gale. Their outfit IWMMM! Then Uming to Andrew he cou ,j,ts O f a large scow, longhaiidlc.l iron **! hurriedly: Must tell Mrs. I >"ugl" rake., sledae hammer, and shovfU. that 1 am going to the station I shall not bv loug. " The waiter turned to execute his order, ron I K v > i MI i.. IM n 1.1 > .,o,l-rfui K. -uii ti a -!' nl Test ! In March last the British Admiralty de- termined to tear, the full power of a sixteen- inch 1 ID ton ride, made for the great war ship Sanspareil. The gun was set up at Shoeburyness. In front of it was built such a target as the world never saw before. First, to receive the impact of the ball, was a solid steel armor plate of the l*st make, twenty inches thick. This was backed by an eight-inch iron plate. This in turn was backed bv twenty feet of oak timbers, the whole being secured together to form the most solid maas possible. Back of the timbers was a granite wall five feet thick and laid in cement. Then to brace the wall they built up a solid mass of concrete eleven feet thick, and a six-foot wall of brick. To fully appreciate what a substantial mass this target presented, one must con- sider that the twenty-inch armor plate is the thickest ever used on a ship The armor on the Empress of India, the very latest of British battle ships, is but eighteen inches thick, while her barbettes are seventeen inches. The eight inches of iron behind the armor plate of the target was a most efficient backing because of its toughness. As to the oak, it should be remembered that the wooden walk" of which the sailors used to sing, though never more than two feet thick, were able often to stop the pro- jectiles of tbe enemy at short range. In this target was a twenty-foot wooden wall. Children sometimes ask, in speaking ot the big guns. "Could they shoot through a house V In this target is a wall of grinite five feel thick, and it is a mighty tall build- ing that require* a five foot wall at the street floor. Bat what need to say more ? No better wall could be made for testing tbe power ot a monster than this. A description of the gun that wu fired at this target i* worth giving. The diameter of the bore was sixteen inches. It consisted of a steel tube forty-seven feet long, around the breech of which had been shrunk numerous steel jackets to give it strength to resist the terrific strain of the exploding powder. Tbe whole weight was 1 10 tons. It was mounted on a carriage which could be moved only as the gun itself was moved on ii trunnions, by hydraulicand iteani power. Having it in place before the target, the gun 'a crew unscrewed the breech hauled it out, and shoved it to one side, all by means of hydraulic engine!. Then they Itoi-tted up the projectile with another machine. This projectile was of solid steei, harp pointed, and nearly four feet long. Il weulifd l.SOO pounds. It had and he net off. a copper collar which was to catch in the rifle* of They inak. their headquarters at ports on , h e We and send the projectile whirling, the lake shore, and hue mornings about .,.: :i -,,,,, j^ lle , u nmmed int..,., they may be seen stealing slowly out of port. < Uce f*^ v . M)non wl , h mtu . hint rhen \\ rapped in the ghost like shore mist t liey iwmc , hf ,, -,-,, ,,,, ,. ImuU . , , mile or twoauii then ,:, t |- u.... ,, .1 ..!.... nf . <v*v lr with , . a rl f t nois.-lessly downa the silence i* broken bv a hoarse command. little hexagonal cakes of a cocoa color with hole through the centre of each. Ten There l. a trampling of feet on the deck the ; ti,.,,, o d of tReee little cakes -tre required anchor drops with a splash and the chains f))r 1% ^.^ for the bigguili .,, ,h. weight rush after it. The captain and onr niait, Mi'-ith t 'ATI-oil, and Humphrey .easily druMe> { , w rm v .| o thing. with high rnbU-i , , ., . ' * * urosseu in Hirni iliitingniihed Miu Marchmonl * spare form thigh-boots ami antouK them She looked anxious and lllt , ,|, e ^w an. troubled: but a smd<- me pkasine iroair.! In-r Humphrey grc<-til her. It look of il inn when he told her I i- i. lu- ll. I II. Ill M. I rot waterproof apront. jump w and pull off towards the *hore. There are three method* of te.-uring the tone -qnarrymg. raking and " blind *tab- '".* bing." Quarrying, as it* name implies. nf the charge is 9tW pounds more than half the weight of the projectile. In tbe most of gt-nu face powerful 1 1 press rifle used by sportsmen the proportion of powder to bullet is as l.t) (a .'*J grains. The cannon is away ahead. The powder charge is made up into '* eight cartridges of I'jl) pounds each. Tha tli.' inline, . ' Mm ("Id linn ' weeki : unl ere, nil - . ti'l--d. I. a. I ilcclilrd "II Ills i i , , ,,f action " I* y.. ii father iii? " he m., i, xponsibility of the IIUMIII^ on to her. An, I a henvy rMpOBMbiuty it ii, ; for the .|.M tot, whom Mis, M 11 h ih.nl hail at oin-e siiMiiiiond in her ilarm, de, lare-1 that (lie ^ rl H.I* minVi in,- from an acule atl 1. ..t lir.un lever, nnli.. c.l liy the \-lleniellt of the past few week*, and ' c ml. I not say what the ondniiijht be. " She may re, over,' I doubtfully as hr went ij.iwn iinim next ,l.t\. " Yen, drsg tin |iiiUin ; n all t hey catch. K th I'lus il ay. ( tell yon With cure she may moi ei ; hit fninkly that 1 fear the w.,nt ." As a Mile, l>r l-'ort\tli was a hop- (til individual, who preferred looking I 0:1 the bri.'lit <nle of tlum;*, .unl thill In- o-tniioiK H'.r.l, -,1-u i. i .-hill int. i the i ,,,.,. tHll ,,, lMl . ..iiciim.lanc.-s a hooker IIUI1 ,,,.ki' Irom *4O t.> *>ll pet d.iv . lui' M m . y | M . ,,,, | , M f ew and fai lietwreu As a nmtUir of fa.'t, man and the elements connpire to make the lunik crs liti JH\ thing but a happy "lie It the wii'.. I tt.--.hens up, as it iiiually doe* on that i *Ue iiUnit HI t. M., il (IsMMOn the the button. The enormous projectile was hurled from the nut !< at -J,i>7!' feet per second through the armour plate, the ei^ht nidi iron plate, the twenty feet of wood, the li\.- l,e. of granite, and tn eleven feet of mncrete, to oury itself at last inthelnick wall andremain there. Anothrr way of comprehending the power ul one of these great rides is to consider the range Roughly -IK- jSciiig, a rifle will ' , * |V' r I""'* projei-tile a'nuU for every inch dia- ,,,,, i. u ihorr that raking is impossible. m> . t ._. J U(W T|l< . ,, t , m . h r.rte ha* a -Inletln-^voiiiix.nyiiyioagliwalsriiiakesl banrdous en pl.-y ,,,,-nt On j , A , t , ,,.. of speaking. " N-, \. I I,, .nt- ot M ,, M , hmonl .unl llmnplney. Mutwsvnee The Itli-r .. l,.ii,;,,, u .iU,i,t the hall ii-n.uii i-. w.tltllig foi the 4|i s 'hte.M 1 "''' H,,,, .l.li t let rllhei of (Inn, ,, ,,f .\vice : ,n I he H V.ked to the , ml of MJ>wIniher I.,, iber, whaterei thai tl,, , .d with ll,,- do, t .,, when ! .icput.-.l. lrl|,, uksyonaUnl , yon me I. Hell Inn, t,,,, 1K ,,, win Mome crnnil. ol lomtorl and ,K. And br assured whs>4s>ver happens |,,',, M . ti..m i.m, I will save you !' ^^llll' >, ... I. h. i.-n (\-|,, In Mpite of it* tremendou* |>ov<er, h.iwever, pen-inch gun will again )>r inonutml on a war ship. The nvw battle *hip. And IM . in-.l wli,tl<<\rrhap|H-tis _!.. i ' \ itli tln-^,- w,,i,|, ( I,. it In i . unl m :u I.IMI-, !i of Mrs |>,, wit It whom lie IM I ,il-.i,_ itnd eat in-t ,n versatiini, at the rinl , was I that llumpliic\ cioii; .11, |, ",||, iii II,,- until the nt-\t ,1 1\ ..>,,,! n , i.,- l,..ii| I iillow tin- mum./.' I" i.. |ifl 1. ,.:. he a|i|H-ile I I , Otln-'M i-e, they may , i|..' ni ' In- A. I, led ii! ..".ilally ien In- i t lutieil. ln> foir 1 thai a me*- either had arrived from 1 1.,. j- ,:.. . nrt with a polite re<|Uesl fri>nt t lie snperin rndent fiat In- u.inld in,,- ,t.,| |H-U to him on a niitiMi ,,l HIPAI in,|i,n uun e Sivk at hpstrl he ae! oil, mid li-ii he ^.,1 tln-i lie !, u nt ,- - mile,. A,-. [ actual practice the i.ui the other l,.u,d. tl... ran,,, l. tlong the lake ] (he mvt ,..,, lnch rlt |, ,J .h.n.H-n mile, inore hive a decided objection to the hook- , eniicn leiinnin^ the *tone t.otn thr nhore, j i, the bank* are thn H ikened and liable M I- iinderminrd. I'he ..n,e.M,rnce l* that ^ ~ M ~ f j u \fc ' , o ,-, tl.iVuenr.m-h .,.. v, .,.- . ;- l.i.n,c,,vot it lull put through (.. These will IK- of ample po. r. the UfWaMN that no liookerin.in should f or a , , , Vliril , ,,,,. ,., t ,,,. will pierce it|i|.i.ii.-h in-aiiM th. in titty fi-et trom the 1 aluirr under * pi-ualtv of not moi-e than VJi I'ln* Mtpne In mostly line livn-itone and i* obtained in l.trge .|uares. Kvery heavy ^i.. from the t>a*t throws up Urgu qn.iuti ' Mtone, but during the ^ini-mer month* the liooken pi, k thr bottom of the lake near tin- slime aim <t Iwie. They di(Mwe of tbe pone . ,1 for ' oil, mi.) when lie k -ot there he l.-.unt ln i,,,,,,^,,, w |,,. It . .t t * n w ,l f,, r Luild- lohi.lioiroi tint 1,1, uid.-r Mntw.un li,d , i,,,,,,dl IOIIH. and :he pn.-.- i>aid is from li.i-n round dl i,l in ln<..llthat \eryitiorii $H V, J<) J*., tomr I , . l f n M " I'm .I'r.i.d I've spoilt n. o 1 , 1 fellow ' \\ hat t ', m 1-1 think me ' lint \iniiee i.'iiariy very well, an I li, "I hei ilani-i :' He In ok,- .ill | i \ and I'oveied In-, fiee H ill, hi* \ -. lo-ik'-d ' ..m|',i-anni!ti. U at him 1 \< i mind the M'inntiiiir, n|.| mm'' In- .1 with .itii-mpted 1,-viii I'h . ..I,, i . nap* .-.in I In IIIK' d"H n .i//llic part i 'U-r you know Ami I (ell you wluil, I il ,1-me dnun to tin- (own with yon ; (he .-ill. u ill do me good ' " FfumphfWjf |.i . , i"l Inn haml ^ratnfiilly, and lii-i Iy pulling it few ihingM mi. .1,,, Iravfl lni|( l", in -,- "f hating lo K"(o Slralh I ' u un,, ne , ! oil with IIIM fi n n. I I \\ . '.I Utter ntay herr till the annwer 'M. I think. ' 1'in.irkeil D'Al.y ll.'\ t.. tin. I tway from llir l.-le k 'i,ipli ..Hi - ' II will In- mole hance of ,l |M-,-.|\ ,,1, wer I hen." 1 1 wa* not mil 1 1 tin- ill. i in M.I, ilia I the n- ply ,.t , hnwivri llnmpliri'V lorr it open with trenihling tinker*, m-ant-ly daring to read the *critwl on the pink |pci innulr. M \.. v unpalirnlly limkiil over hisxhoiildri. "I , .heei up, Standlih!" he , i n-d , lieenly ; "llie old lady's on yonr side at anvi'ie '" And thus nncoiu aged, Hiimphrny lead the m-'mut^n, which ran as follow* : 1 IMiy marriage. M. no (Hiwer over A. Am *lailing diiM-lly. Italy nn your help" " Well, now, it* you've ^,ii \niii l< i^ h- t, , I think ynur l'*l plan Honld L- l . ^., oil .it on. r to .Strath I .u ion, unl, .nun .1 vi iih 'In, HUI-I-I. to beard (In- lion m hit den ' And |. Ai.'y et hi* fam is the direi-lion nl the SUti n as hr *poke. II iinphrry followed him. " \ ft, tlut y'- '"' tl '" r| y- mi- A po,l n.orlmnexa.nnit:.,,, ha,l I.eru llli: ' '""' ! '"""* | I'l-' m (In- hotel ',!,,,,, I niH.n. an lint '.nil, I lit.. I n. Whokltew ..III,.- n.lKldy Hhl.-l, W|M-|, N v.,,1.1.. , ., me ,.fh,H death " Ami III," gl-.t," Sa-'lmily .t, v,'n ,,,,t, m ied llie otheial Id unlit "that vm Ktpenment* made foi the puipov ,,f de- I l,i*pn,.ne.t u, ..'ilMiiH.it,,, ,,,,^1,, kllliw elhiiiL: of ll.r de. e.iMe.l * lei niiiiin^ t he economic weight of a hog winning lo k-ep habits, Mmetfling thai wovldgtve OS sjlsjt *hott coiiclii*ively that he never should In- to wot k njion." Itnt llninpliiev knew notlnn^. unl ,., vi.ia u':ered to depart A few day* l.Uei In- heard that the ilo.-lor'* ri*|wrt had IK'-II Siinnle by pololi. Itul he did not iiay inucli I,.-, I t.i t hi mil foi I. ,th ! and Miu M u . hm.nit Hen- ton IIMieh >-- npied With axlely illmllt A\ ,, e, win, wa-t hanging between life and death. As lln- .(ncioi ha.) piedn-leil he had a each day lo support htr.l fight for life ; hut ;it IA^I, though .1, gtme.l, 01 el In dr-q, weak a* .t . Inl.l, ,ln- HI nioii. .,,,,. e.l out of I rxi.. i im.-nu Indicate that two per cent, of * . . ,. . .1 hail In, own i-M-.tn-, lor llmiKi qiiii-i The wrddin ; .i, tued for eli-v.n ii. -lock, m hour nli.-n n,,,,i ,,t t|,,. V|,l'.ol Ht-ll'.ll till Intli, .,,!,) n|,,. r , I),,, time i nine there He,,- I. w in I he lit 1 1 , lim , h ii--\.nid the lit id, and Lrnl,.,.,^,,,, ihenmeheM. Ol i inn ' I HIM i \\ CMlall was lln-ie ; he. m .1. ted it III. duty to "he.- the li, I of that pool liille Kill:" .ui-l the l>i;l.\ Iliovvnes li.t-l.tlno tlilnrdnp. Inn U-nnle then, lln-l,- wan no on*. A, tin \ wnlke.1 up lln- ulntil aide, Mr, Douxl.ii not <! IIOH ,tn> ",i. i\ \\i. - - glnnci'.l from m.le lo ,ide in itearcti ol nnmphiev ; and on pretence of arran^in^ hei ."llu.alir nialiitgl-d lo whlllHM " It H ,11 t M - nt \ -I'M-n inche* of wrought iron arumr In , pile ->f its power, t he oh).-. -t ions to the big gun nutttngh its advantages. The tint t.-en inch gun wcigl., but sixty -,-ien ton, forty-three tn TeM. The discharge of the great fellow over the deep of tie <lnp play* havot with the deck, the l'Utt ot the gis.v hai lnoktMi deck liram* and ,'pcncd the seam*. The bi4 ^tiu I^MI* mst $|INI.IMIII to Innld, and the grrivte.il in.mlM-i of time* H!II. h it c.tii ! *aiely lire.) n . iK n .tir.l al *.-\ rinv lit r. No one known whrlhri il \\onl.l Ut even as lon< .u that : very likely it \\ .u, Id not, for thr nnp.i.t of the giufa 1 relea.v-d from t hr I0,.1> k.-n ..-! of co.oa po.ler rr.nle* grc.it lnirH, n the temper fed l.,-\, ,n, I eight in mm- months of age, and c.l -l-vl lining >5 the gun at eve: \ discliurge. that ll'iclarKot piotit i- lonnd, as rule, in J The next mall.-i bin sufficient!) p< wcilul ,, t.'ccd-Jiin IMIIIIK!*. What jltim > suppiwtl to last foi f.1) rounds, while in knoHii it* ihc fo.nl of support plays a I.IN I'l, )-. 1 1 mi |iitil in the profit nr loss of In.. 1 u, i,;lit--. Si,|i|HM.-. AH many fat nier* *.iy, th.il a lesolut ion i, midc to turn i he ho't HI.. -n he ir,., Ii,-, :;.m ponn.l. He mult take 1 1. >m hu> I.H| an increasing ainonnl ncli day In ,,p|'.n the weight already Kick 'I In- lie, mail only dang in. I entered II|HMI I,,-, |,,n K convalc It Ha* monlliH before she leuainml any. Ihing like her old health .unl for long tile Irani allusion lo the evrt In .,i September up- ,i I her Kolrrrilily ihat the s ibjecl wa*nevei mentioned. All**l one day, ot IIIM ..HII I... >nl, she iwke.l where hei father was ; IM- all right 'llie girl 111, . -i. -.1 liy a grateful mule, nnd I he coreiiinny iM'gall. I'ln , In gyiinui, a neivnn* little man, bad . ..iii-liide.l NMfMMftl evhorliitioii, and wa* hegliiinui; Hi'- pititieulai chargii to the ' and then Miu Marchniont gent It told hei ln-li"ili-'d couple lo ,1. in. ,1 th,y knew of .ill, and how hc need never fear Tchandar any lawful inipedinmnl to their marriage, Mutwanee agaiih Thorn wa* a shoi t pa,,* whrn -I. [-, wi-i. h.-ti.l the Invlt ilitrki-in-il nt! voice l Mil those not |u I The v, .,i.l, fell like u ihnn.le, Inilt on all . ...|. Avicn and Mr* IKiiiBla*, nho hail IN-CII ill a inivtsiiir pie|uted for t hem The ' of the lei lei I felt as if my last hope hail timid liitlt- i IriKVnian iltiip|M-d hi* hook in gone then '' the girl added a* Mi> March tiii..i ,u,.l rfa/iil al Miniiplirry, who wa* nnmt ntroked her wasted h.unl thoughtfully. oming .|i,l. kly up and then she went on Iteaitatingly "\\hit ' Humphrey' * ' wan that letter yon talkeil ab>nt so often m the li\e weight, in to.xl, iniiMi In- taken each day lo support thai live H fi,;hl. If the hog weights .'*> ponnda tin* iimoiints to ix pound* of I'-'.l daily The on. \ piotit l* in the lood that l* applied to make new weight. A re, cut pig-lecding exix-i inn in at the Maine Station illustrate* tins pniu-iplc c\ i-ellenily. The pigs were taken at ages ranging from live wtvks to eight weeks. During the first 100 day* of tin- experiment not I. u from two pounds of indigeitible food prodncod one iiniind nf growth, it I, lie during rang out , Irxtily in AM, e', ear* and in I your illneiu, Av i, .-, one from me itanctioning tin- last fifty ilays the ralio wan font pound* ol all pienrtil " 'I'ln* marriage ninnl your nmniage V I nf digestible foo.l to one ol grxiwth. Kvery AM. -i' looked ini/.-led fora *hl> -Aid fin the til lonn-lit, I hnn Oli >r ! I ieineinlH-r " And I dint' her aunt 1,,-u.l the story followed li> two coiwililes, much as pigmy mifht look at IKHHI >adiarty w i the firnt to Inin-e-lf. " Muni it not *" h rd (iieei ini(i)' ; "And why, . That lady did not upoak for few moments. I did nnl write it," site -ml at length rn-ovrr qulntly. " Kilmur tiiiinl havr> forged it him- in. | mi elf. " pray T" And then, ainne lie was dead, . unl thoy |K,uinl of polk made diiuiii; the last in the tifly lint polinil nt polk m _ day* COKI doiilde to that made I UO day*. The h'-non t.mght by this prm.iple |>lit.t,.-iliy ntnte.l that the m 1,1 ni.'ney call H- ni id, from young hog* turned at medium Hemhl A praliiiiorn- cemetery recnnllv niiearih ed in M \: ,. 'iiiainrd the *krle'oiis,i| men with distinctly developed I >'|, to build it ,- .it- >:II,IM >:UI.,KIII less. Moreover il t*ke two year, to Imild the larger and but eighteen inontlisto Initld llie mailer. The) building of I Ill-ton nun- HI, liefun Niut twelve years ago l.\ > i \\ illi.tm Arm- .I'.rong H Co In all, III!) of them bate Uvn built. Th Kruppwoik* mined out one 17 inch kjuiiof I'.T totmHeight I lie most |HIWOI fnl ever built. Of the big fellows, the great majority went to Italy. The first 01 * w.-ie inn le joadei*. The Victoria, ihc >an-|Mipil, and thr llelx-w have two, each mounted, in. I one each in reserve. Then- are tn, , i, -h at Malta ainUibraltar. There n very little, if any , criticism of their ne in forts, for then weight and room oceu pied count for nothuii; The one insuperable defect in the <ie.il gun as now inonnleil i* llie penetrability. Kvery hip thai has them niiisl go into action with from twenty to ihiity (! of each tmi/ile projecting ml" the open a,r ,n plain view of the enemy'* gunners, an ample target for the lapt.t tin- , .union. The model n rapid lirv gun hurls a xharp slid l-'lt from four to si.v inche, ill diameter and weigling from X' t.i 100 poitndj, accoidn,^ to tin- l>re ol the gun, at the rale ol '. n pet minute A Haltle C'rrek, Mich., man ln, |i.itmtc,l a typewriter for musical composer*. The copy win, h it makes ,-an lie pholo|rrapheil and k plat'' rrproduoed for printing whios> is Hsid in l>c nun !, belter than plate* in m the orhnary way.