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 ma -sy^-,^»„ •«?»M.»Tt.vJ^.,-»t5B#«HB«.waF», J â-  xfsjuivi$ba" i NljiNEGY PTIAN RO MANCE J_ I, torr of L0Y8 and Wild Adyenture, founded upon Startling Reyela- 1\[YP tions in the Career of AraM Pasha. j^juilwrof Ni.vA, The Nihilist," " Thb Red Spjdeb," Etc., Ere. " Thk Russian Spt," in â- mSi "Onto It. Itiea at kill SlugDtaMBil tUve CHAPTER X. ilS(;E-4'CKâ€" MATCH-MAKISG EX- TKiOBDISARY. 1 â-  ,read thi« ominons warning cur I '" Ipled up the paper whereon it \nd thrust it into her picket. i'!lSyftightened her, bnt ihe deter- ^^:^'i her mother nothing about it ;V had a^"^**^ "°'°*' " " °«* *o ;!lnnt« later they were seated â- -•M.grEed chariot, but a« they were "'"â-  '0 the next street aloud howl %:^ cry of 'Look out there " caused "C 11 '0 carb his horses back almost .;.ti;' h»Mches, to escape l^ingrâ„¢ ^tTcurhcr^ed, painted and gilded ' as ernd acd tawdry as a London UMi'jor's car.iage, which flashed past ' â-  m'malg that drew it were run- L:.«t yet Eot 80 quickly as to prevent ff:^ noticing noi only a hideous and mti' black man, dressed ma costume of \i 8cirlet, and gold, who was seated .-f'edMky complexionedand turbaned 4 oa the box, but also an unveiled ie'-ice glaring out upon her from the .-.rindow cf the game-pie shaped ve- fc.i'tefa"e "" " ^^' *y*" " cd red, parted lips, the upper of above teeth that (te, and iBKH\ imi Dhmenul iGhlmMil rel«gMl|tni| n ul nD u| «U to wr!H H IV] MIMOS cjrled in a sneer i like pearls, but which seemed to be idii" iziinct each other in a paroxysm iBpcier.? 1 uge. A moment later galloping Kt dasky driver, monster eunuch, and -rre vehiclo were gone, and only the ^r.ce of the be utiful but vengeful na'i glared through the ratilicg tow at her, remained to the f .ir girl â- t what the mere recollection was ter- ma^hV. itself, for she hid recognized jinitantby the eyes, and the eyes ,T, »s that of the lady whom her lover, i:kli'nelly,.had saved from the crcco- and who had bes'owed on him as a re- ;be ill-omened opal ring. I; is !h.' who sent me that cruel threat, fritten hi French, too, so that by no ibility I conld misunderstand it. Oh, that woman has stolen Frank's^ heart ne, and not oont-snt with that victory, xefor even hiving once possessed it. ije tis thut he can care for such a being, 'ipcgh she is eo beautiful. I'm sure »i! i .T.an I should fear her almost as I king only a girl." icawereNeilie'fl thoughts as the coach- rr-arte.l his horses and whipped them 1 :rDt but they would have taken a :erri!ied form still had she observed jnessed the meaning of ' some swift and anic signs that the eunuch Aga had fito some tall, swarthy Bedouins who ;ed part of the motley crowd that hsd sted to see the Opera House disgorge bts ,uota of tired pleasure seekers, ir!v..'-dieatin5 their especial carriage by ab raotions and a' so the paying of ifesh. 1 ijdouins, in th- ir picturesque desert ad carrying th se arms, which they .jv iiide, t'.en on entering a moEque, M slipped out of the press and by short »:th wliic'i they were familiar gained ::;;bborhood ot the Gate of Victory, ".-ley Wit hed and waited. :«Mcuat Carintl equipage meanwhile --! though hy a :!;ore roundabout rout«) its way in the same di sction, lighted ;;.â- ,: nioi.n. '01 the only street lamps â- -'0 '« tnose tb. 1- immediately front â- Â«: pab'-ic buii-dinuH; the pTincipal ii:' th-; K^\â-  j jiices f a? use;; ent, i o 'a E tign-s ca.rri g'S nave to triiS" â-  t^- lamp =,2(1 pedestrians to their :^.-nich2.r- r.ntversuli.- c-irried yet â-  â- ; -^1 :r,is, ro b -â- ' tCi.' pciocU '.i-^*.frn "vt. i -6 i dot "6 'icrinies, of popular tumult, lood boils "ver, are ed to be li\e case on ^owtver, for as the eblig» by the «r* I low iSxiii Lrsoflfc' Infect*** tee ilk 0* ha* *•* 9 '^cS â-  -otue'ti â- -t cec^iS'ot;, â- '"•g-. L^ .-, The Oate of Victory, " yery lonely ud deserted spot in ".;me, agrouv of half a dozen men f;{;/-«6d out fic -n its shadow, biand- ' ;; ' "'1 ntter ug guttural Arabic =•: roandcd the carriage, signifying â- iit death, would follow res stance. f^: while r, .upie laid hold of the -eads, tw- mere menaced the coach- |ti:oot~:jiwitfa leveled rifles, and the â- ;• ' Cu'tt iLto the carriage, seizai -1 occupants, and grasping them *: -i^toats, would, there can be no 'ive Blaihed them across with their f';-i-pki,v,e8bat for a shrill warning â- "ir companionB of "CavanI Ca- â- se gendarmes or policed followed I J-:*," °f'"neir retreating feet, where- l^r- "tattered ejaculations of chagrin |J-â„¢,tney hastened to make tfem- ,-^- •'S m turn, happily leaving their ^tnaccompUshed: '«|ie8 were in almost a fainting oon- i»-- fc ^,'"^^ horsemen surrounded the f " ?5?' "'^^ ^^ ^^0 ^»" tli« °" WZ r""'^ted, and throwing his '(â- js:' ".*« others, thrast his head J. J'liv-le atd m soothing accents "â- 'occnpants that all danger was fS'Iu '^, *°°^ *l™«t immediate h-rl ',^*^y' "^^0 ^came proftue l^. '".,(" she termed him) "her â- k^i .?"" ^^^ '»«' «P«at, for she ^^;;;fcc«ntly recovered tVdo'.o. ?i,,. "• f««gniz:d In their rercuer isltftj" ^jwmiaister, and inatinct Itv to n ^^^ escaped from one n;jj,i'"^_â„¢to another, which appre- senses en- tion you have real'y nothing to fear. I am Ahmed Arabi Pasha." "Now i feel quite safe," exclaimed Mrs. Trezarr, "and 1 avail myself of your excel- lenoy a ofier with sincere gratitude and very many thanks." ' "Jt is reilly not worth mentioning, my dear madam," replied the war minister. Then he added " Shall I direct your people aa well as my own T" â-  e r "If you would be so good," was the re- spouse, and Arabi put his head out of the window acd gave the reaaislte orders in English and Arabic respectively, the former- quite intelligible, though not fluent. So the aleek English lorsea were once more wMpped up and the Egyptian orderllea cantered along, one on eacb aide of the car- riage, with their swords drawn and their holster flaps unbuttoned. "flow secure this method of travelling makes me feel," ejaculated Mrs. Trezarr, with a sigh, "I no longer experience the least terror." I 'I am delighted to hear it and am only grieved that I cannot always extend to yon the same protection, if only for your teauti- ful child's sake." "It ia well that she does not hear you, or you would make her vain." "I think cot, madam. Indeed, I much fear that nothing tl at I could aay wonld in- fluence her in the alightest d' gree. There waa a time when I hoped o'herwiae, but, alaa, it waa only a fond dream." "What can your excellency's words im- ply ' stammered Mrs. Trezarr, feeling bo$ and cold at the tame moment, as all the int stinot* Hi^ her typioal matohmaklng mamnii g-ew stroBg within her. "Surely it oannoi be possible that you honored my danghteir so far" â€" and here she came ta a dead st(^, resolved that the war minister should finish the sentence, which, the cue having been given him, he was not slo w to do. "Mrs. Trezarr, ' said he, still carrying on the conversation in French, "to see your lovely daughter was to love her, to love her was naturally to attempt to win her. I of- fered to make her my wife, I vowed to her that if she would accept me I would never take another, and, by Allah, I wouldn't but, alas, rank, wealth nor a true and ardent affection, separate or united, liad any weight with her, rnd much I fear that a previous affection, a pre-engage meet even, was the cause of my diacomflt-'are." "Your excellency, that pre -engagement was contrary to her parents' wishes, and la now at an end. I think, therefore, that you may st 11 hope." "If her mother will Ijecome my ally, verily I will hope." "I will beccme the ally of any one who ia able to convince me that he is in ev; ry way worthy of my ohild. I am not a mer.'enary mother, but I would naturally like to sea my daughter, my only daughter, married well, on whiuh account your excellency's ex- altel rank and reputeid wealth certainly carry weight with them. Yet there are other things as well." "And all these otker things shall be add- ed. What are they! What do you require? You have but to speak and it is dote. I have one wife already, that sannot bo help- ed but she shall be unto vor r daughter as an elder sister. A third I will never take, that I will vow unto you as I vowed unto her. I win even diso" -a my harem and sell all my beiutifai •jls.vis or, should she but pay the word, give tit n: their liberty instead. "Sou perceiv-i 'there is nothing tha: I will not do." "I belifcvp your esceilency from the very bottom of ray heat% and through believing I will help your su t. The doors ^f Mount Carmel are ever open to your exoellcBcy, and see, we have alte.tdy arriired at them. Will ycu not come in'o sappair Mr. Trezarr will ba delighted to make your acquaintance." "I will not aftord myself that pleasure to- night, nevertheless, their time is not always their own, who have to watsh over the safe- ty of kingdoms or principalities, and I have now in addition to guard that of my future wife und her excellent pa'-ents. Farewell, then, dear madam I wiU leave my cause in your hands, assured that it could not be in safer custody." â-  • j With these words and a low bow he raised Mrs. Trezarr's finger tips to his lips, treat- ed the back of Nellie's snow white hand in UkemaLuer, and thee alighting from the now stationary carriage remounted his horse and trotting down the drive and out through the double gates on to the Chonbrah road, galloped Cairo wards, followed by hia two orderlies, with a heart burning with debght athis anticipated conquest. Meanwhile the atttl inaensible Nellie was borne indoors and every effort was n:ade to res' ore her to consciousneaa, and before very long these efforts were crowned with com- ^^She'ihra'took a glass of wine, and going to bed fell into a traisquU and »;r^'»»"8 sleep which would hardly ^ave visited her LmI she known of the compact that h»d be«a made between herpreserver and her mottier during the return drive to Mount Camel. CHAFFEE XI. WABâ€" THB FOOT â- '«^ iier to lose her â- IS;. f^^g to fear," said 'ie mother become Arabi, J. â€" ^„.„„ fussily ^T x' *° Pl*« l»er in a more 'Wl^-' '^°^ *««e ^U do the fit^^.'^oemore strange if ahe bad ^ibp'l* *t*°-" "»«»"•* Mra. S 1?,T, ^^ hands. â- * J«»ttV!: '^I *^' orderlieil c:em- "^Pttrd. Under our protee- A MATMMONIAL OOPNCII- OF OK A PtKB. NeUle Trezarr waa not »^c»»**y^;[: ered on the followfag morning «» "W*" the breakfaat table, though • racking head ache waa her aole Indisposiaon. Mra. Tr«*rr was not .-onT ^^^ STi, " ahe wanted a confidential talk with her hua- band. ^a Directly the covera were remoyed, therefore, told *« â- Â«^«^* *^2ooerhad penae with hia attendance, and no sooner Ma Sotted the room than she opened the *^SS S?e=is a great m«» who I. anxious tomarry our dear Neffifc-^^ T««arr. »l- sho, dia "Eh, "what ' exdilmed Mr. Trwarr, moaidioklng himself with ^»^, p^ very great man did rea aay. ^l^*^!^. d^iKbut I Ukettea.««» •« *• •*'«*• ' "BeHeve me, Paul, I am not deaHns in the exaggerations to which I know that* aany "»."« *^ Jrone. The candidate for JNelUe s hand is he who saved both our lives last night therffore, I tiaak that he haa a fvT chanoe to one of them." "Well, but who is he I did't understand yon c early laat night. You were too fai- 0herent. ' .. "^«»«.*»»ll readfly gneaa when I toU you that he m the greaest man in E^ypt" "Tne Khedive Then your old scheme ia on the eve of fulfilment, my dear ' "Not 80, for since the fete at the palace, when Nellie left my aide at the very moment whea a brilliant destiny aeemed to be await- ing her, the Khedive has completed hia number of legitimate wivea, uid, of conne, no child of mine can be anything but the lawful wedded wife even of a monarch. But the caodldato for Nellie'a hand takea rank t ext to the Khedive, and 'tb aaid that he ia even more popular and powerful. In alx months he has risen from a simple colonel to the rE»k of pasha, general, and war min- ister. There, now that yon know hia titles you must also know his name." "Aye, as that of one who, if he has risen with the apeed of a rocket, will drop to earth again with the velodty of the atisk. I have it from the very best authority, my dear, that if that dariog rebel e ssapes secret as- sassination he will be b nisbed to the White Nile, and it is a common Egyptian proverb that from the White Nile no one ever comes back. Elnglaud and France have demanded his banishment, I tell you, and ev3n the Khedive durst not refuse to obey the orders of the Joint Control, added to which he will be only too glad to get rid of the fellow him- self, though I'll be bound he'll do it by a prompter method than that which is pro- posed." On receiving this explanation Mrs. Trezarr looked as annoyed aa moat ladiea do when they have a pet scheme knocked on the head. She muttered diacontentedly "It'a a thousand pities that they can't leave such a man alone. Every one spealu of his piety a ad his charity, and he assured me over and over again that if Nellie would but become his wife he would never take unto himself anoth-.r, and that would be wonderful and most exemplary forbearance in a rich and powerful Mohammedan, I am sure." "But I trll you, Euphemia, that Ahmed Arabi will be neither xich nor powerful for long, and the iastant that he has been put out of the way, either by assasssination or by banishment, the rapacious Khedive will seize upon all that he is now possessed of and confiscate it as being the poperty of a rebel so that Nellie wonld be returned on our hands a pauper, and, indeed, I don't feel quite sure that she couldn't be sold with the other members of the paslia's harem, though I rather think not â€" yes, I Incline to think not, Eaphemia." "It's very annoying, Paul, and this s a most un'ortunate country. Then beauty lasts for BO brief a while in such a climate that un'esi you realize upon it quickly no- thing could be a less profitable iuvestment," grumbled Mrs. Trcztrr, who sometimes made use of commercial similitudes cut of compliment to her husband's profession. In the same language he made reply "Nothing in the matrimonial market could bs worse than Amhed Arabi, the Egyptia-^, whose race is assuredly almost run. Why, I wonld a hundred times sooner give Nellie to your pet bete noir, the yonog Irish dra- goon, though his expectations in the fntu e seem to bs very hazy." Before Mrs 'Trezarr could frame an answer to this last observation of her liege lord^ the servant re entered the icom with a visiting card upon a silver salver. Mr. Trezarr frowned as he held it up and read "Captain Dcnelly, Fourth Royal Irish D agoon Guards," but the frown rapidly changed to an expression of surprise mingled in no small degree with alarm as he perused the few words that were written below in pencil "Comes as a friend to warn you of great ard impending danger to both proper- ty and life," He passed the card on to his wife and said bri'-fly to his servant "Admit the gentleman." A minute or two later Frank Doneily en- tered the room with a courteous bow. "Mr. Trezaarr,'" he said, declining the seat that was somewhat kindly offered to him, "my affection for your daughter brings me hither to beseech you to shield her, and as a necessary consequence all who are dear to her, from peril. There is eveiy reason to fear that a crisis Is at hand. The Chamber of Notables have openly ignored the Anglo- French control. Dervish Pasha, the Sultan's ambassador from Constantinople, is suppos- ed to be intriguing with the war minister, and the negro regiments cf All Bey Fehmy and Abdullah Bsy have secretly, durfaig the night, relieved the supposed loyal reuimenta at the Citadel, and the Kase-ea NU bar- "Is't'tat all?" demanded Mr. Trezarr with an assumption of unccncom that he was far from feelmg. "Not quite all, but I would rather not say anything further before a lady," responded Frank. v "Oh, you 1 e€d have no sctuplea whatever on that score. Captain Doneily, dnce I be- lieve that I have quite aa much courage es my husband," aaid Mrs. Trezarr, somewhat scornfully. ... 4 i.. The dragoon glancing from cue to the other, came to the same conclusion, and therefore no longer hesitated to speak out. "What I have already told you was oom- municated to me not two hours ago by our consul general, bnt that which I am about to relate I beheld last night with my own evea when, a love for exploring led ma Into the more exclusively native portion of this tammsecity. It waaa widto llM-t'sseTer- 3 foot stuct on a pike, in the middleof an opaispMe with an ompW puiae attached SS^to«d.*l»e toe. I«totfcg toward^l^ ttdriaandthesefc On wa ad» ci^ijo^ waa naUed a BoroU whereon waa 'â„¢**!?P Arabic, •The way home,' and another atrip S^of Cairo are tt«»»tened jWh pg^ JS murder. I havefallett «o read the riddle ""SfFLikDoneDyoonduaed his tornhje i .E^mT^mw aank into a ohalr, S2%iJg o-^y***-" ailk h«.dker- ^^hT bSSSto pnflf ind Mow like an «x- SS^I^^whrh. ..pped npti» P«- apiratioB that had b^gnn to gather tiiiekly on hia brow. Hia better half boatowed on him a amfle of cjntemp^ and then tuning to Frank Doneily, aaid very graciously "We are much obliged to yon for the in- formation that yon have brought us, and no time ahall be loat in taking advantage of it. We will net detain you a moment longer, however, ainoe it would detain yon in doing tliat service unto othera which yon have ren- dered unto na, ao good morning, Mr. Don- eUy." It waa a polite and yet a moat decided diamiaaal, ao Frank had no choioe but to de- part, which he did with a allent bow, for he oonld not tmat himaelf to apeak. Not until hia footatopa haid eeaied tn aonnA upon the ataira did Mr. Trezarr find words to gan out "What were you ao abrupt with the young vaxa for Why were you In anch a hurry to gat rid of him at a time when he might have been so very naefnl to ua " "Bscauae the path ia ao allppery that I prefer a a.ronger staff to lean on, PauL" "Oh, confound your talking in riddles, madam. Can't you manage to apeak plain- ly?" "If yon wiah it I wOI do so, even though plain speech will not ba altogether flatter- iag to your discernment. My stronger stick ia Arabi Pasha, the war minister, who, from Mr. Doneily 's report, I believe ta be far more likely to supplant the Khedive on the tlirone of Eypi than to be sent by him to the White Nile. Whv, the negro regi- mente that have just been marched into Cairo are, as all the world knoars, ia favor of Arabi to a man, whilst the Egyptian par- liament lias almost openly declared for him by ignoring the Anglo-French control, and if the Turkish amlMissador is also coquet- ting with him, what can the act mean bnt that liis maater, the Sultan, is prepared to baw to the inevitable and accept him aa a Khedive in Tewfik'a place " "If you are rig^it, even in all reapecta, I don't aee how any of them will make him your walking-atick. "Oh, you man of no linagination, will he not protect us for the love that he bears un- to our child 60 and apply to him l)oIdly as minister cf war for armed protection both for our house and bank, and be confid- ent that both will be cheerfully accorded. When you send in your card at the war office 111 guarantee that yon won't be left to deal with underlings, bnt will be ushered into the presence of the great man himself, who will make all things smooth and safe for us, whoever else suffers." "By Jove, wife, I believe yon have given me good wholesome advice, and I will act up to it in the hope that it Will save our lives and our riches as well. But I'll be hanged if I'll give my NeKie to Arabi Pasha until hia future is more fixed and certain. Humpty Dumpty isn't as yet perched so firmly atop of the wall but that Humpty Dumpty may have a great fall, and I don't suppose you would overmuch care for our child to topple down with him?" "Of course I should not, but a promise Is only the herald of a gift and not the gift Itself, and a promise made to a great^ninls- ter and general Is by no means a promlae to a degraded rebel and outlaw. Arabi Paaha has other things to think of for tbe present than marriage with even ao lovely a girl aa our Nellie, and when the greater game haa been played out we shall know whether he is the winner or the looser and can arrange our own business for the second one accord- ingly. Do you not f, llow me, Paul " "Yes, and agr e with you as well. There- fore if you will just touch the bell I will order the carriage and drive straight away t'j the war cfiBcie to ask for protection." "You will do well. Ah, there's a carriage comine up the drive DOW. I declare, Paul, the mountain h coming to Mohammed, and therefore there is no Inger acy n;ed for Mohammed to go unto the mountain. His excellency, the war minister, calls to inquire now Nellie and I do after our last night's frig' t. I think you had better leave me to ask the favor now, Panl, for the difference is that you would be alm-os"-, but I quite, certain of having it granted. Y'ou will come into th3 room after a litt'e while, of couTse." M T. Trez*rr promised thit hs would, and was by no means sorry for his wife to take the major part of the trouble a ad respon- sibility on to her own broad shoulders. He therefore suffered h r to proceed to the sump tuDus reception rooms alone. (to be cwntinued. FEB30VAL. The Doke of Westminster purchased tme hi) daaghter-ln-law, the Countess of Ores- Tenor, tin house lately ooonpied by Moses Montefiore. Raskin and Kato Grsenaway are at wore together on a Christmaa book which ia to be*r t e tiUa, " Dame WIgarlna of Lee and her Seven Wonderful Cats." Mora than 918.000 iaabMtdy in hand of the taO.OW wanted to boild aT. M. 0. A. bnildMg at Panana^niifh. Eogland, In 1 ory a tke lata Ead Caina. Iho^ael FMaftient Gievy ia a muoh dia- pesliiruin Fnnoe. It ia oommonly k« 71. bnt than Ib good ground for ke was bom iu 1807. lUawiH ordered by iter phy- ith complete raet. tka coll^as other projeoted Unm and Holland. A striking picture is never dangerous. Tbe tide in the affurs of men, which, when taken at ito il^od, leads on to fortune, is, no doubt, the " tied" to a rich girl. John E. Oirens, the comedian, who has been aerioualy aick on his farm near Towaon- town, Md., is setting better. He haa been much diatreased duricg his illness at the persistence of the papers in calling his town Towzer, and the recent general correction of the press has no doubt materially contri- bnted to his recovery. The Doke of Abercom ^vas a peer and a great landowner of the best type. He had been a prominent figure in society for more than fifty years, and he was certainly one of the most popular men of his time. Prince Albert was particularly fond of him, and of- ten consulted him with advantage about both public and private matters. The Duke and Daches? of Aberoom both figure prom- inently in "Lothair," and they are great favorites ofLord Beaconafield, who regard- ed them aa ideal specimens of the " high nobility." -An ingenious kind of hand weaving ma- chine or loom has be«i invented In .Germiny, by means of which silk, wool yam, cords, â- tripn of fabric, fte., can be woven into pieces that may be applied to various ussf nl pur- poses in tlie household. In using this ma- chine the warp threada are first arranged parallel either on the back of two cludra or secured to the Imoba of two doora. The warp threada are then passed through tiie he idles, ammged on a suitable frame, and the end of the warp threads are tied to- gether and tastened to the back of the ciiair upon which the person operating the loom aita, and the other end of tbe tlireada are bold in a aoitaUe olamp en the taUe. Ihe heddle frame (« comb ia raised by maana of tiie left liand, wheacdiy the thieada are aepaisled, and tiien the ahnttle k paasad through the warp threads, tlie kttar are â- Uftod, the Anttle paeaed tfanmi^ in the invene dineUon, and so on. Mr. Sjinnnei is in better health than neoal ond hMaa, by obaarvingmoderatlen in the nae of tltt^a^TfA and hia diet, to avoid the neoeasity of going to tiie south of Europe this Winter. Prof. Bamhard Stnder, the 92-yeir-old S tiaa geologlat, haa received from the Coun- cil of the Cmfederation a aplendid ailver cup, preasnted to him in recognicion of Ida renowned aervicea to acienoe. Ferdinand Ward, aocordlng to the Boaton Transcript, receivedhsfinanoialedncation at church faira, where retuma of two or three thousand per cent, on the original inveet- ments are not thought at all remarkable. Loaia Philllppe, once King of tiie Freneh, la now declarad to have been the aon of a French aallor. Hia reputed father and mother had a daughter bom to them. Want- ing a son, fearing a failure, they changed ctiildren with a tiaherman. In Mr. Walter Rye'a " History of Nor- fo k," just publiahed, it la atated that tiie Bnlwer family geta Itt name from a progeni- tor who waa a herdsman or " buU-waid." In a like manner the iilnatrioua Howards oomo from a awbieherd or " hog-ward'" and theToimahendafromone "JohdatoTewn'a- end," a email tenant-farmer. Verily, the claima of a long, descent and Noraun blood are pretty poor atuff. Mr. JameaFrenchjToronto, who aoonpleof yeara ago ae t a preaent of two barrela et Canadian applea to the Queen, la now send- ing a bahel to ex-Premier Gladstone. Tite staves of the barrel are of poliahed aah and otner hardwooda. He will later on aend to Mr. Gladatone the primeat roast of Canadian beef that can be found and two turkeya, one for himaelf and anotiier for the Prinoe of Wales. A atrange occurrence Is reported from Birkdale, near Southport. A retired sea captain named Clarke, was seiaed with a fit and apparently expired, A doctor was call- ed, who examined the man, and prononneed lite to be extinct. He could not give a cer- tificate, but the friend referred to the polioe. Two officers were called in, and full pertf- culara taken for ttie information of the cor- oner when aomething caused a doubt in the miod of one cf the constables, and he tried to restore aidmation. For some time It was ineffectual, but ultimately the man was brought round, and is now very little wone for hia experience, though he narrowly eacaped death through want of attention. The following ia the pretty story of the betrothal of Prince Wi»ldemar of Denmark and the Princeaa Marie d Orleana The pre- liminaries of the betrothsl were concluded and yet the yonrg people had never met, so a meeting waa arranged and Prince Vi *ldemar went to oaJl upon the Prinoesa accompanied by the Daniah ambacsador, Coimt de Moltke. Aa they approached the residence of the D„ke and Duchess de Chartres they notioed a group of young girls at one of the upper windows. " That young lady in blue," quoth the Prinoe, looking up, "has a very sweet countenance. I hope the Princess Marie will resemble her." It was hia be- tro-.hed herself, who had yielded to an un- royal but most natural desire to take aa ear- ly a glance aa possible at her future hi^- band. Tbe lucky young French sportoman who has won the Cesarewitoh and Cambridjpe- shire with Plaisanterie repeating FoxhaU'a triumpha, ia said te have netted $70,000 by the double event. This may aeem good, but there have been eccaaiona within the last twenty yeara when the owner of tiie Ceaarewitch alone haa landed $300,000 upon his cbampion. Mr. Merry and Lord HaaC- inga were each credited with that aum aa the amount of their gains by letting when Lioness and Lecturer were ancceaafnl in 1S83 and 1866 the late Baron Mayer de Rotha- chlld drew $150,000 admittedly out of the the ring when Coriaande won in 1871 and rumor put the atake netted by the owner of Roeebery in 1879 at $500,000. It ia only on a handicap, and on not more than four in the yearâ€" namely, ^e lincolaahire. handioaf, the City and Suburban, and Ceaarewlteh, and Gambridgeahireâ€" that a great atake can be won. Lieutenant Greely receivea more honor out of hia own oorntry than In it. The BrMak Aaaociation a^ ito meetlDg in Montreal nve him a moat eothnalaatic reception, and Cap- tain Bedford Pym, the gallant Arctic explor- er, assisted by tbe most distingnlshed mem-' bers of the Geographical Section, entertuned him with lavish English hospitality. The Lieutenant has now been honored b y the Scottish Gec^^phlcal Society, and, wilfc Mr. Giadatone, haa beec;gueat of;L«rdBose- bery at Dabneny Castle. Engllahmenjtod much to admire in the intrepid Ameriean who haa deprived them of thdr advanced, position in Polar exploration. Hia own country ia leoa a]^eolative. Hia retain waa greeted by the publioatfon of aenaatien- al and TevdtiDg chargea of oannibaliaaa. Promotion haa been denied him, and net- witlutanding hia fanpaiied health, he nar- rowly eacaped beiag ordered to rejoin Ida regiment In the Weat From fiirt to laa* he hM been coldly received a«d shabbily treated. Perhaps when he retains from England with ctrtifisates of good ol^aotar from the geographical aodeties he will be mora highly regarded by hlaoim oounby- The height of fashionâ€" A dnde's eoUar. Tkm an said to be 90.000 Walttam wntdies sold In Bngknd every year, and Ifc Et^Ooispsny an going in for a shan of 1 1 â-  Us ll-iiv :\} ^U. 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