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mm mmm ID .A^^w^isr. CHIAPTER V. PU.Iip di4 not ne»rlect to go tolunoh- pn ut Rpw<h»m House, and » v«ry rlaoaant lunclvnon it was ; tndeM, it »DuM h»T« l>e«n diffloult for him to »aT« Maid which he foumi the jdeasant- nt; Maria's elii-erfiil ahalter and flat- Uring prf fereiKO. or Hilda'a »we«t and Cracl«ui I'rwwoott. 'A/I«r lunobeon at Maria's Inritation ha »ave Kraulein tod Holtzbauaan her first I««aon is writing English charao- t«r ; and tn apeak truth be found the tjink of fiiiiliag bar fair band through t4ia mratrrim uf the Kuglish alphabet a by no meann unrong^nial occupation, Wlian bo oanvn away his admiratiion of Hilda's bl(i« fyoB was more pronounc- ed than ever; hut. on the other hand, to w&s Ms ronviction. I hit he would I cttti a»nire you, and am aoon aa my buck w»h t U4^l»<l hft wont and dut me out at tho waterâ€" and tuirned my adored into Mr». IMiamy." "What aro youi takiilB0 my name in raita ainujt. Mr. Oanewfodtf" aaid a rii^b, Ijww Toioe behin<l them. "BC«Mi me, Anne, bow sofUjr you muvB, you auite atart'Bd/ me," said lit- tlis Hr. Bellainy, puitting on bia spcc- tdclus in an agitated manner. "My daar. a wife, (ike am em.^'Odled (xuiacj»nu«, shomfid ulways lie at her lllu»l)and'a shoulder, especially wheji he doea not know tt." B«llamr made no reply, Ini/t lookftd as thoui^h (he Bentitoent was one of which i»» did not approve ; Uieantime the liady rejieatad her quesLion to George, ana thn I wo tti'.l I'nto a liantering ron- verKilion. PbDli), <baving dropped b;io.k a !ittl«, had an wpimrtunity of curefui'.ly olwervitig iVTrs. Bellamy, an oc(?u|>ation not without iutoreat, for alie wm rertainly wortiliy of notice. Aljout twBtjty yearM of age, and of be very foolish if he allowed it to In- medium height, her figure wwt so fine- terfere with bl» inlenlion of making i 1:7 proportionod ami ho roomily made ,,,-,.., toat it gitviB her the apDearanco of Maria Fiec lus wife. ( being taller than Hhfi really wa.s. The IVe who woulii drivB two women thua j bead was set Bqiiar«lly mn the sboul- In double harn<>.i» must needs have a U«bt hand, und a iv*id.T lash, and it U certainly to the credit of Phil- ip's nlevernnas that he managed so well as h« did. Fbr as time went on he lli»-«»vered his [Kwition to lie this. Both B^lds and Maria wiere in love with him, the former deftpJy and silently, the lat- ter openly and nslenslUly. Now, howwver, gratifying tliii fact miprht lie to his pridB. it wias in some ways a tfcorny di.-r-OTWTy. since he dared not ders. the hair Mraai in^t stiort, and clu»- tiered in ring-lels over the low. hroad brow. whL^Rt the ulearly carved K«yp- tian foattu'vs and square obin gave the wJicOb fareaouxioUA expretisian of re- .<io;u«»ne«H and power. Tim eyes were heavily lided and grayLih-greea in hue, with enormouBily large dark pupils that bad a strange babu uf exjxiading and contracting without apparent rea- uoa. tiiizing at tver, Philip wad at a lous to kuunv ttluvtber ibib v^omiui ho tiizar don'e bad they not been forestalled t One camnot blame them; tbey are simply folIowLn^ a natural law. Any uLner mau woiuld do thB( same where ouch a obarmJiDc person Is ooocerned." "I oertaimJy did net notioa it; Indeed, to speak tine truth, I thought that tbey Kvere more ocoupled witb you â€" " I "WitJi. m«l why. mv dear Miss Lee, I dom't set up for ^nagood^Iookiing. What a, strange ulea. But I dare say you are ri^b^ it is only one uf my tbeorlea based upoo my own casual oh-i servationa, and. after all, men are not; a very interesting subject, are tbey f Let's talk of 8onieth.iji«{ more exciting â€"dresses for instance." But poor Maria was too uncomfort- able and disturbed to talk lOf anytbuig else, so sbe collapsed into silence, and shortly after Mr. ajid Mrs. Bellamy and George made their atlieus. Mcanwblle Philip and Hilda had lieen walking le.iaurely dawn tbe shrubberies roly ^jeaujtiXul taainatea or repelled buu; indeed, neither ibeu nor at any ,_,, , u ..i »! » HI ir„- future tuub did bo BU<-.feeJ in deciding vlaiWy pay hu attontirms to either. For i ub., nujcaCum. VV hniijt be was still con- hta part be returned Jll.da von Holtz- | temi/.ttliing, and wuuderiug iiow iJel- hNiiaen's devotion bo a degree that Bur- | ^"iy "f. *" |*ople ui ibe world bad jnanagod to marry auuji a woman, und whit prevlouu u»;quaimanoe Ceuigo had baii With her, be uttw the lady wbisp- er something to bis couMo. who at ouce tJUirned and mtroduoed bim. . j "Philip," he h.iiA. "let me introduce "' I youi to the nuuilj ciharmlng lady of my ' l>rise<l bimself â-  his (nssion for her burned bim like a fire, utterly sear- Iitg away the traces of his former af- fection for Mi.ria. t.*e. I'nder theee elrcumBtanoea. most young men twxnty-orne would bave thrown prud- i a«:quiiintance, Mn>. UeJiainj." •nc« to the win'<1.'< and acknf«w!edgpd. | . ^''*'^'l> bowed lUid expiesaed hiuuielf either by ac*., or words, the object of ; !*;'?'*,â- '';*;,â-  ,7*'''"'- ,â- 'â- '"' ""'> .â- ourt««.i»d »..,,, . „'.,. .-^ I with :i uuzturo ol grace and dignity tneip love; Iml not so Philip, who even , that ijocouie her mfinitety well. at that agn wan' by no means deficient | "Yoitx coubln kuH ulbeu spoken to lue ii* the characleiislic caution of the 1 ^'^ y*^ Mr. CurnafooU bot be never told ihaf ''*•'"" •'•*â„¢ ttbBsaaied and broke off. man •whut did he never ueM you. Mrs. Oarvafoot family. He saw clearly tl 1.1 father wjuld never consent to bis ^ Ifeiltamy f Aotiiiiug to my dibadvan- trutb. did he bliu««If at all like the idea of losing Miss r>wi and her estates. "t^'ii' fbe i<jiiui'Hry, if you wi!»b li> kwjw." sbu BUI.J, in that Lone at flatter iliiif frank news whicb i:i so cbarui- On tbe other b.^iid. he knew Hilda':* lag ii u wufnan'M uux^tb, "he never told proud and jealous mind. Sbe was no <"♦' 'hut yo.i were younu and handsome. meJtIng beauty who wouU nigh and ' ,f>'«'«vl y*'! forty at leu&t." ^,,„,;. , _ ,, 11.. ,1 u - i sboujii dearly like. i.> Leil you, Mrs. wilmut to an affront, but. for all her n^^uiy. what my , uiu^m Ueorge never graj'iouB ways, at h«art a haughty wo- ; tolii lue; buA. 1 wuiii, lor tear I should loan, who, if she reigned at alil, would j lu^ke Bulamy jealinvt." reign like Aleiaiider. unrivaled and "J^iUiuay, Mr. fureBfoot, is a lux- alone. Tbm she was well awar* of ! l^TL , i'*- "^ l>«yba.nd is not alliowe<l h„_ r,i„„ ,. , , , „u-'! .1. 1 "^ "»dul«o in ; Uw very well for lovers, ber friends imidrease for Pbi.ip the j but what is a c«mj,.i'iient in a lovar latter very idiortly gaietisad ; indeed, as buomes (tn tmi>ertiiience in a bius- he auspeoted, Maria wa« in tbe bal it 'â-  f»'^nd. iiut, if 1 keep you here much uf confiding to ber ail iLer hoi«a and rMiL'i^*^' 'l* <''-»«^^,n»,'^l'« «'i>"'«y f,^ _ . , . , L ,. . "' -'tl"" lj»», andâ€" yeo, of Vraut.ein von leans connected wiib hinuia.f. a suaiH- lii, iLzbliuwen, loo, on to my devoted ciun that made him very careful in bia:id, ah<l, im thai m theoiiky sort of h'i.H reiiuirkii to tiiat youjig ludy. jeaiininy X luive any tear of, or indeed â- n^ ear:y airnxmer passed away wb.Ut ' lZ^:n\'C ^J^r^^^Trl^ro} l^uu.ip was still thinking' over bis p<iiii- one woman lor anutb^r, I had rather tion. and the face of the country was avoid, it." Uluabing wit4i all llio glory of Juir ' , ^'""'^P followed the dirtcUan of ber wlw,., ,Jn« .ft.â„¢w... I . 11, ..' «"**?/ eyee. and saw that both Miss wb«u one afternoon ha louud bimeelf. Le« and Hlida appeared t» l« put out. ah be did unAly frequeaiLly, in the j Tlw former wii*» ta.ktn« alaontly to •Iwdy drawlng-riMm at Miss i.jee'8. As ' ^r. fistlamy. aa<l ftlaiKwng conlinu- be entered, the Bound of votes told him I jH^J" * I"" •*',';?-'*<^'' "â- ' '^*'- f^t^i": tk.i »i,.~ .. , ,, Mans wiie. 'Ibie la«(er, too, whilst thil there were other vuMlors beside I sppeariwg to iiubsn to Bome coinpli hiiiM^f, and. aa Houit as his eyes had i "'Wiit from (ieorge. wart gazing ;a Mrs. ' " " •â- â-  il( grown accuHtOmed to \ii^hl, be saw bis i ^**'^l»niy wiUi a i'4i/ri«jun look of dislike cwmila Ueorge, tugeitber with his part- I "â- '\'}^''PV^-*^^^a on her fat*. „ ,, '^ ••«>" 1*6 what I mean ; Fraulun von ll»r. Mr. Bclaiuy. and a lady with Ho'.tzhiU»«eiu aclually looks aa though wlkMU he v/Hn not aoquuuvied. (jtorge bud uui>roved in appearance Moiuuwhat since we last saw him meet- ing witb anvere treutmeut at bi^ cous- in '« luiu<bi. The fac« bad flLled uj> a Utile, witb tbe reHu,lt that the noee d*d not look so bookoil, nor tbe thick UlJH m> coarse ami suiihuaI. Tbe hair, however, wuu as red u« ever, and as lor tbe wiiaU. livbt^bltie oyea, they twinkled witb the added nbarpueiis and ItiHler tbat four years of sm-.b eiperi- emcB oif Ibe Kliady wule of htiananity as can lie gathered ini a lawyer's office, iH at/ju lu give to tba stAtdeut of men and, iiumiiei-B. Aa Noon as I'hilip bad said bow do you do to Maria and Ili'.tla, glrin« to each a gentile preasure uf ibo band, George grt>eled him wii;h warmth. "Utxw are you. PbiliipJ dalightod to see yini; how im my unctiel Bellamy mvr Inm this iiiorairi.;^, and ibougbt thit lie did not look well." "1 lertalnity did tliink. Mr. Phi'ii»," aalil the y»ntlnmaii alluded to. a very young ll«km«, aiijile fated, little mMro, wTib a timid maiuuM-, who wtciod iin th» Iwckgixnunil nerruutl^y rubbing b<« di-y bands (oi^lberâ€" "1 certaiiilly did tbilik Ibat Ibu wiiiim liooked aged when I saw hkn Ibio uiorning." "Woli, yOl nee, Mr. B..(ll,iiiiy, eighty- Iwo ia a good mge, ta it nut?'" said i'tia:i\% cbeorAiII^. "Ybh, Mr. Pbti.ip, a good: age, a very Kood age, for Una next heir," and Mr. Ileilamy cbuiikled tioftly somewhere down in bift tliroat, and retreated a little. "Hk» in getting faw^tloim," broke in (in>rge; "IJiat umrrlage hsA done that for biui. By Ibm wiay, Pbllio, do you know Mrs. BDl.laiuyl ahn Jiaa only l«'««n down beie a fortni4(hl, you know. W'hlat, iiof 91han yon have a pleasure to (xxiie." ratiUu^ bis voice so that it mi«1i<i Im beard at tbe other end of the iMotn, "a very (tlevor wOmati and as bandBonia as i^aa is c/,ever." "Indee<l t I muat auk yuKi to Intro- diwe nie iimnMnlUy. M!r. BBllamy. I only rec«ntily heard tbiat you ware married.'' 'Mr. UWIlamy bbidbed and twisted and w«A alnniJL l/j iqaeak, when George ewit in auain. ' "No. r dare say yoM didn't ; »1» dog, Ballamy ; do tou knww! wl»Bt to did » I lOtrodubad hlsa to bb* lady when we " u«> in town t<weth(\r Wt Obriat- fwM dMttdruUy bard bit ngraelf. , _ though sbe wei-e afraid of me. Can yi>u fancy any on« Iming afraid of me, en^pl luy btibiUaQd, of cuursntâ€" for aa you know whun a woman is taJkingi of men, hep huiitilQid is always exoAoted. Come, we uiuMt In going ; bui. itr. OareafiKjt." laaidipg a littlu nearar,. "if you will a<> c«i]>t it from Mab a atrajiger, I want to i^ive yuu a bit of ailviueâ€" make your Chijiuae pretty auon. or you will lose tbf.4111 liotb." •> "W'bat do you nvwmâ€" bow do you know â- " ''I niMm notblng Kt alJl, or jupt as nilM Ih an you like^ awl for tlhe re.Ht t u»M 111^ eyes. Uome. hat us join the otben*.'' A few uiinu|t«i Itiler H'ilda put down h»r Work, and, dedjirluKi tJlial she feiti h«»t, threw i«i»Nu the Kraiich window and went oiiX. into tbe (ranlen, whitlier, on Huiiin pn^texi or elbier, Philip fol- lioweil her. "What a lovely wopuan that ia," said Mrt». Dellaniy, with unlhiisiasm, to MSwi l>ve, SK Hoorv'tts Pbil ip was out of eariiliot. "Hi,»r tout eiiMeiulile iMwllive- ly kllU one. I feel j>la'in and dowdy SM a inllkiniiid alrtiiguide of a court Iwiiuty wIkvii I aui tn the mom with her. Ikm't yo»ii. MWi lieet" "Ob. 1 don't know, f lutrer thani^hb aUiiat it, but of counm ahe Is jovely and ^'m julain. so there in no iHWsihility ol a codipariHOin lietween wi." "We.:!, 1 think you rate yourwMf nither ,'aw, If yoiii wUl alloiw irue to say ho; Init, must, wtnuptn wouild but 'ixiorJy B«ti»fy the pight'.of a man wheji »he was pnwflnit. I! know tbat 1. sihoiitil not c<ir»> tu( tnint my admirer. If I bud one, however devoted, he inigbb !», for one hlngle(day in hbr comivany; Wflulkl you f" I 'T mally don't kndw; wtint do yoit mean f " "Miean, Miss Irfiet wby, I nu»n noth- ing at alll ; what rihoiuld I mean, ei- <*ri>t tbjct iteaiuty In a inagmet which atlrmvtni aJI inAn ; Iti Htarwti llienn for ik Btandard of mnraltlty bud a Uwt of right and wrunc. MVm are differ- ent iTxtm women. If a man in failbfuji to (ilnB of iiK it Is oiVJy limviiise no otlier woninn of Kufflt^mt oharm hnti ixtum l)etwee«i him tund «4>. YiKu oaiij never tni|it a nutn." "What dneadfVitt Ideaa you have." "Da yosb Ibiok wt I hors not. I only spaiLk what I have olverved. Take this nnSB af Pra«|/U»ifu vom Rolt^hauann. for l)nnt«nne. Md youl not noti<ie that whlUrt she WM in tj»e namn the ttyen of the three IfuntUamen were all fixed vpan ber. and iM nhM leaves U; oito at adjodmlng tbe bouse. Why haire you come outf" she asked' in German, a language hs understood well. "To w»Lk with you. Wby do you speak to me in German V "Because it i^ my pleasure to do so, aind I never asked yoiu to walk witb me. You are wanted in. tiie drawingi-poom; you had better go back" "No, I won't go, mbla; that is , not until you have promised me something." "Do not call mei Hilda If ynu please. I am tbe Praulein von Holtzbausen. What is it you want me to promise T" "I want you to meet me tbis evening at nine o'clock In tbe enimmer-bouse." "I think, Mr. Careafbot. that you ar<^ forgettiocr a little what ia dlue to me. to yourself, andâ€" to Miss Lee." "What do you mean by due to Misa I>eef" "Simply that sbe ia hii love with ymi, and thut ^ou have encouraged ber in her affection; you need not contradict me. sbe tells me all ainut it." "NonMense, Hilda; if you will meet me to-4nigbt, I will explain everything; there is no need for you to be jealoua." 8hi6 srwept rwuul upon him. tossing her head, .md staniping her dainty foot upoo tb* gravrt. "Mr. Caresfoot," sbe said, "once and for all I am not jealous, and I will not meet you; f have too much respect for myself, rtnd too little for you," and she was gone.. Philip's face, as be stood looking aft- er her. was not pleasant to see; it was very bard and an^ry. "Jealous, is shefl will Rive her some- tblaK to b» jealous for, the proud minx." and ia his rexation he knocked off tbe bead of a carnation witb his stick. "Pbilip. what are you doing I Those are my pet Australian carnations; at le.xst, I tblnk they are Australian. How can you destroy tbrin, like tbatf" "All rixht. Maria; I wast only pluck- ing one for you. ^Von't you put It in your dress? Wbere are the i)ther.-it" "They have all gone. Come in, it la so hot out there ; and tell me what you think of Mrs. B»U«iny." "I tblnk that sba Is very bau<lsonLe\ and very clever. I wonder where Bel- lamy picked her up." "I don't know: I wbh be hadn't pick- ed bar up at ail. T. don't like ber, she â- ays unpleasant tbings; and. though I have oaly seen her three times, she seems to Icnow all about tuei and («very- lx>dy else. [ am not very quick; but do yuu know just, now 1 thaugbt tbat sbe was iinslniiuting that you were in love witb Hilda; tiiat'.i not true, is it. Phillip If iton't think me forward if I a.sk you if that ia true, And if I say that. If it ia, it is better that I should know it. I sba'n't bn ungrv, Philip;" and tbe girl stood be- fore him to await bia answer, one hand pressed against her Ixisom to still the lieatlug of ber heart, whilst with tbe other sbe screened ber blushing brow. And Philip, too, irtood face to face witb her sweet aeli. with cunatuence, and Willi ojiportunity. "Now." whispered conscience, "is tbe time, I e- fore very much barm ia dime; now io tbe acoeptabls (.Ima to tell her all atnut iit. .'ind whilst forbidding lh<r love, to e<n.lLst her sympaihy ami frinnd- l<hilp. It win l>e wrong to einai>urag* bor affect ion; when .vou ard- eintly love anottier wuuiau. you cjunnot palter any more." "Now." whispered opportiuiity, abeuldering conscience asidA. "is th« time to secure her, ber love, and ber possessions, and to reward Hilda for lier pride. Do not .sacrifice yourself to an infatuation; do not tell her b'hout Hildaâ€" it would only breed jealousies; you can settle with ber afterward, 'lake the ^ooda the gods provide you." All this and more passed thrnugb his mlnid: and be had made 'hi)) choice long Iwfore the rich blood that mantled in' lh» lady's oheek had srunk back to the true tireast from whence it came. Oh. instant of time lx>rn to culor all etnrnlty to thine own hua, for this man thou ha,'»t come and gone I Oh, fleet- ing mosnent, l«aring desolation or beal- iinig on thy wings, bow thn angels, in wiinee charge lies the souls of mcnv must tremble and turn pale, aa they mark thy flight through tbe circum- sta.iu:6 of a man's existence, and tlience taking thy swTets with thee away to add thy fateful store to the records of his paaj: I Hf look her bind the hand tbat was pre.Hsed upon her I>OBom. "Maria." he •(aid, "you should notjjet such ideas into your heiid. I admire Hilda very much, and that ix all. Why, dear. I Im-ve always looked upon- my- self as half engaged to yooâ€" that is, so far aa I am CMncerne«t| and 1 have only >>e«n waiting till circaimsl inces would allow me To do .sa to ask you if you think me worth marrying." I' or awhile she uuide no reply, l>ut only blushed the more; at last she look- ed up a little. "You biavs made me very happy, Philip." iniat was all sbe said. "I am very glad, dear, that you can find anything in me tn like; but If you do care for ma, and think me worth waiting for, I am goings to ask something of your affection; l am go- ing to ask you to> trust mn as weU as to love me. I do not. for reasons thai) I will not enter into^ tiut whioh I beg vou t«i believe are perfectly straleht- rorward, wish anything to he said of our engagement at present, not evea to your friend Hilda. Do you trust me suffipiontly to agree to that f" "PhiUpt I truat you as muob aa I bove yoiu. anil for years I bave loveii you wlUii adl my beart. Aiid now, dear, please ro; T want to tblnk," in the ball a servant gave bim rming. [ have aomethinc to say to you." PblUb whistled aa he read it. "Devtlish awkward," be thought to himself; "if I am golag to marry Maria sb» must leave this. But I cannot l>ear to part with her. i love ber I I love berl" To Q* Continued. CANNIBALS* QUEER ACTS. the lalercMlsf Hlalisllr* la Mesjni I* rraclire af Ka i â-  lleman flrah. A manuscript recently discovered in thie neighliorbood of Cairo gived some interesting ini'ormatioo io regard to calinil'all"m. For thousands of ye.ars tbe fashion uf eating human flesh prevailed in Cairo and tbe adjoining country. The ol)je<:t, hcAvever, was not to satisfy hunger, but ratber to honour theldead. Only tbe arms and lags were eaten, and for all we knotv to th» contrary tbie remaining portions of tbe liodiea were treated witb becoming reverence. Taking this established fact as a starting point, Flinders Petrie, the em- laenl Knglisb archaeologist, recently set bunself to study the psychology of a'ntbTqpophagy, and be iwaq soon in possessluo uf several other equally re- markable facts. For example, be learn- ed thut of every hundred persons who THE CONTRIBUTION BOI. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN COONY- ERFEIT COIN PUT IN. •r Else Ike Churclies Set Men Thaa Tkair ralr Skare - A Cesileal <«ll«cUea Jeke. We were all sittla« on tbe steps the other evening after oburcb and talk- ing over thnse varied aubjecta tbaC come mistomaiUy into the coaireraation of a group of persons thus gathered together, writss a oorraspendent. A neigblxtr's wife came over and sat down to enjoy tlir, gossip and' Jim asked her why she didn't bring her husband witb ber." "Oa, he's not yet home from church," waa tbe reply. 'Ton know (which we didn't), he's been elevated to tbe dig- nity of paasing thA plate for the nickels and counting up tbe results after every church service now, and I done' wait for bim. He'll come over wben be gets home." And sure enough be did. His ad- vent was tbe signal for a little chaff from the group upon his newly acquired dignities in connection witb tbe churob, coupled witb remarks about Its beins axk endoraation of the coni^- regal ion's faith in bis staanch adu'^retice to tbe eat human flesh twenty do »j with tbe tp^pj^ ^ Pr««bj-terUuiiam. object of Imnoring the dead aa well aa' ff^p PRbJ>BYTERr\N COLLECTION. of securing their good will, and thus | ^b^ j^ ^alk turned upon tiie ool- obtainmg for themselves perfect bap- | i„,i,^ ^^^^ p,^„j^„y ^.,^^ ^^^j.^.^ ^,^,. pinesa In the next worl4~' tiuch is tbe custom of tbe TbtbetanSk aa well as of tbe Australian and lioutb American Wtions in general. The newly lappoint- ed gunrdiam of the churob funds vol- unteered some informatl'.m Ijased on bis aborigine. Tbe Thibetana were espeiy experience", and the company found iit ially wont to bold most Impressive re- ligious oeremunles while tbe cannibal- istic feasts were going on. Tbe damoidee do not be&ltate to KA.T THEIR PARKNTS ami in defence of their conduct they not uninteresting. "I was amazed," said be, "to note tbe luse uuplicity that exists among thot-e who loutrlliute to the church's funils. Our collection every Sunday maintain thai the dead wiU Ih'ua live 'Lmoumts to at least one hundred dol- uxore happil.v and altogether mur»<com- ! lars. and sometimes it even goes aa fortably ill the future life. In ancient nuchas tweotv-five dollars higher times nrtain tril;es invariably ate their .. ^. , , ', , ,, „ deceased friends and relatives, as they i '•"^n 'be hundred mark. Every Sun- con.'<idere<l ibat it would be a mon- day th.ere Is from a d.)Ilur to two or str(jrus thiiuir to hand them, over to the j three dollars of counterfeit coin on tender mercies o6 the wx>rnis. All oan- nilxils, however, are not actuated by ' tbe plate. I biv,* seen a pruniii.ent such unseifis'h 'motive8.~'A~cor"ung to l niemlwr of the church, who is one of a writer in tbu Journal des Del)atst [ tbe l-Kiders in Sunday school and class many cannibals eat human flesh with i work, put a counterfeit quarter on tbe oljject of obtaining direct beuefits tbe plate and .smiie a placid aud self- th.reby. Thus we are told that nine- | aa tialiod smile as he olserved bis pew teem per cent of ihem eat the most ; n*-igb)ior oontrilNite a g.'iiuine ten- •tatwart warriors who fall rn liattle, ; oent piece." with the hope uf increasing their own -Mvu^.t a courage, and that they also eat dead chllrlrvin wUb the object of thus re- <!overln« tbeir loet youth. Again ten WAat do you do with all this queer' cola t" I asked. "Oh ,1 havs enough of it stored ap at home to warrant my arrest upon a per oemt. eat their nearest :re!atirt'es charge of dealing in it," respcodsd through rtdiKious motivea. since they . tbe church official. hfljje tbiui to esuipe the vvr:»th of the^ "Of course It is all destroyed f" ven- giids. Moreover, five per cent, eut hum- , turad another ot the gnup. But to an flesb liecuuae tbey hope in this man- thii no answer was forthcoming from iier to punish tliose whom they are eating. There i» room for much further in- ve^ligatlon in this dirertlrm. and those who knew Mr. Petrije are tconTldent thn canny Scot. "How (toea this coin all get into i<ir- culation," was the next question. "It is fUxited mostly by itinerant ped- dijers. They hand over change and are MUST BE SOBER MEN. f'eadllleat laiaeiml I'liae t'aaadlaa â- all- way Knxlarer*. thiat he will in the near future dis- f;aiie la a moment. It ia not like laiy cover many mure e(^ualLy iaterestlog tng in a store, whrre ooina are usualr (acts regarding c«nnil>allai]l. ly ton-ind on thn counter and counter- feits would detect thamselves. I don't auppuao the Pre8l)yterian churob geta ainv more of it than aay other cburch, and 1 don't 8U|)poae that tbe particular congregation to which I belong handles aaiy more of It tlmn any other. Just makA a little calculation. There are Tbo two recent di^iiBtrous railway col- i ISA churches in Topoato. Some al^» lisiooa in tbt> Weatern SUtea have been | ^iKKer and some are smaller l^" the ..,.,, .. . !oni f attend, which is just about an the subject of coniveraatLon and com- , ^,^rage aire. Tbat would mean aa meot in local railway circles. The a.v«\rage tutal of probably |'2'25 every qoeation was aak»>d a certain reliable ."tuTidiy in counterfeit .tan. Ik one yaar autbority whether en«ins.-rs and fire- ! f^- "^ r'^I.'*,"'"!!!"L'?.t.'. , â„¢ ' ,. ., I we ratimate that even aoi mrge a pro- men„ were, upon the lanadian raiW | p(,r, ;„„ „ one^tentb of the whole ways at least, expected to lie strictly : amount In circulation falls into tbe M>her men, having regard ba the poei-lway of tbe chtirnhee, we have the re- .'_ _» _:.^-. ,1. .1 Imarkable proportion that each Sunday lion of responaH.! ity they oooupy. and ^^* .^ fl«{fng about tbe city no lea^ tbe awful risks whirh might he run at ] thau 9117.000 or a trifle over half a do'lar for each of our ci^lxfrns." And tbe church tr«asurer at4j(>pe4 abort and wiped h» brow as youf bumble servant re-bt his pipe which be lia^t allowed to go out. so absorbed tb« man of figures. A t^TRlOtlS COLLKCTION. Tbe silence wss broken by the theo- logical student who leaned l)ack inte ..a flooBi note; it was from Hilda, and ran tbua : , ,, . - tihem "I have changed my mind. I wlU follows her, as tbe others would have I meet you in tbe summerhbouse thia ev- I any time by the anccmsoioua passeng era if they were in the liands at men who were permitted to driink intoxic- ants. "If there was any slackness in tbia matter in tbl» past therk is certainly none uow." was the empbatiio reply. "Kvery caglnoer and fireinan is aup-,,^;-. .i,,,k.w >u>d croauul his leira bafori I>oaed to ne a sober nuun. By that 1 1 uT* w^ croasea hui legs Dwori ilo n«t mean tb.it he ia formally (>ledg- j '"^.^^ :• .^y. ^^^ j ed U. tout ab»tln«nae. But while on I j^ XncS^ce at^^tJrlTcXege. " duty hemuat -sbaolutely aooer Wheo,â„¢^ . â-  Col««urg. and the etrong- tho engmeer take, hui tram out, It IS : f ^^^i^^ ^^^t^^ ;„ ^^1, alway,, taiow. at the point of depart- ^^„^^^ ^i^p,„ ^-e,, ai«,ut 150 boy. lire wt«t .*|»te he Is to. It would not I ^uen.lance and the iokerf Ihey us^d be correct to say that there ui an.J , u, pl«y were ui^my anJvarioua. Even ?''"",i*'l!.'"'"*,'"*°' ';i'^;?"'"'lL'\""""Vhie young ministers weie net beyond als will know just whether that en^- r,^ *^ „^ j^, ,,„, ,^^ ^ loeer is aober before be pulls out h>« tine very s;;eru>at of the jokea were aiid tram. Any engineer seen going into ^^ ^,^^ oV^inated am<W the young a saloon w.mid aimp y liave to leave i ii^„,„„ J t,,^ ^loth. Talking ab..u" the service either of the Gr;ind Trunk , j;„„„,,^,,„ ^ „^ -^ ^i„,, „f ^ j,,^, or C. P. R., that is to aay, wht'*, «ni j^^at was c<iiceived and carried out by duty. And in any case even suppose ^^^ riingleader.s among the clericij the coiui>a,aies were at all slack, which ^\i„^ ^ is far fri.m b<^ the case, the organi- j .\;^^ „„rth gallery of the bia Metho- zatiouuH t.. which the.se men l*long w ill ^^ ^j^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^, J Oh^ipeil not allow a drinking man to unuun ^,j i)iv„io„ „re*t-s was givan over to aimnigst th.m. They have the moet ^^^ studenta. and the duly of passing vital interest in presenting to the oompamiee sober men for employment. Should a man be found to take to drink the societies would diaciplinn hiui OS readily as the rompaniiea. In this ri«pect the urganixatinna are to be i ,,tp j^^^ i, t<*.k tbe pidesm m In I he commended. They have put their foot »„„„;,„ â„¢iierv. an.1 finallv oonc.«^ed tbe collection plate amongst tbeui was d'eliegated to s funny little old Kng- liAhnuiik. whose native laii.l was the bslaml of .Tersey. The Ixiys noti(«d tbat it took him rather lonKef to (lass Mie d»>\vn on drlnldng. You m-vy take it as axlomatir, that every engineer to- day bo CVinada must be a sooer mkU." CONSU)l-atATK. Will you tiike tuy seat, madams f said the polite young man to tbe lady iwbo entened a urowded oar. Do not rise, sir, she protested.' But you lulgbt feel emUarraased, sitting on my lap befui-el all these per- sona. C?0U1U)N'T Pr.At?E HIM. .fudgeâ€" You are charged with drunk- lenn e as your face seems familiar to me. Prisoner, with dignityâ€" Quite like- ly, Yer Hkmor; but I don't remem- ber youâ€" t oan't keep traok ttv tilde fellors I git drunk wit'. opposite gallery, and fiinally oonoicted a iw.b'vme for the old gentleman's dis- coinfiture. Neorly every mao in the college took a hand lu and ^(irovlded, bim-ielf with as many cojiper one cent pieces as he could ccnvenien.ly get. "On the next .Sunday night the old gcnt!«Mnan tixldbvil down the aiele ;uid lv»gan. Tbe fir.^t student shelled out a dozen of thp brown coppera.' and when the crowd rellowed suit the old gentle- m.'vn opened Ms ey^a. To make a long story sbort. the lead of coppers was so great that it required three trips with the plate, and the Ireiof the sidea- luan caused a treat amount cf fun for the tioys and their fri«>nda in the con- gregation. WISE TO DRKER ACTION. Ouionioyâ€" Mr. Tiff is trying tolireak his wife's will. Ciargotfle â€" He knew better than to try to do su<«h a thing while the was allva-