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(jflAPTER XX.â€" Wou. nnoe or twice in a quarter bear out a I -fJli^Vw honest man, I have but veiy little .i,.r cause besides Ursula's recalci- ^d her mother's ailment contaribated '*.'**°b Mr. Earemont, and bring him Liiitoro "agent, by name Boldnch, I'^r'tor st Bedcastle, came to him with "Sble proofs of gross pecalation on r^t of the bailiff who managed the ** 'torn which supplied the house and l'*f \nd showed him that it was neces- I '"" make a thorough investigation and h^olfof Set, Mr. Egremont srreatly I 'J^ being moderately cheated to ex- Kfhimaelf to investigate, but this was I â- bevond moderation, and the explosion IVheen too public to be passed over. So I «me home and sat by, while his wife rX Bnlfioch did the work for him, and Kjj evident to him that the frauds had of long standing, and carriedon with the â- f^vance of the coachman, of Gregorio,â€" had before Mrs. Egremont's arrival J^ 48 house steward,â€" and of the former I I Indeed, it was the housekeeper llm Mrs. Egremont had left in charge, rsfnsal to connive had brought about freiiorio's share in all was sufficiently evi- liat. and Alice's heart leapt with hope. fahnaband would be wholly her own if leTil «eniu8 were once departed, but Mr. Lmont would not see it. He had no ob- iSdon to sacrifice the coachman and all his '^jjrlings, with the] bailiff and his entire 2y and felt none of the pity that Alice Tfor the pretty, silly, half educated tahters; but as to the valet-Pooh 3: the poor fellow had been out of the ny^this timeâ€" whatever he had done Jbeenin the dark ages, long ago, before jndMfield knew its mistress he was a for- jmer, and that was enough to prevent him tin forgathering with the English. It ni their English prejudice. •'I cjn show you facts and figures, sir," lid Mi. Bulfinch. "I daresay, a year or more old. Why, I nian nnprotected carcase then â€" a mere jty-the fellow only did after his kind." Alice held her tongue then, but made an jfcrtin private. "Indeed, I don't think Ijimfaiow ;.I am afraid Gregorio is notalter- i I found him out in his charges about iewine, and the servants' wages at Nice, (dlyyou wouldn't listen." "His little perquisites, my dear child 1 taie, nonsense, these foreign fellows don't mrend to have the morals you ascribe to lie native flunkey â€" generally without JDuidation either â€" they are much of a much- Lj ts to that but your Frenchman or laliaq does it more neatly, and is a dozen ines better servant than the other is." "But^ â€" " "Oh. ay 1 I know you don't like him. But iiknowB his manners to you, 1 hope " said lis. Egremont, with a suddenness that ait her wish she could truthfully say he isot. " Yes, he always is â€" is respectful, but [mnehoff I see it is under protest.* ' Mr. Egremont laughed. " Rivals â€" yes, Iiee why, you don't consider the sore trial « having a f nil-grown mistress turned in i|m him Look here, you keep the keys liietdy, but the new fellow at the farm lad the rest of them shall account to you pir everythingâ€" Gregorio and all. Won't 4k satisfy you " "„Ti8 not the money, but I think Gre- jwiois a badâ€" not a goodâ€" man." "Ho, bo !she wants to advertise for a pu footman and coachman eh No, I "•ni yen, my dear Edda, I agree with â€" 'to was it who said, ' Vohz moi, maie sans \*fmyir.' The Rectory likewise had hoped for Gre- jMio's dismissal, and there were grave looks â- iien Alice had to confess that nothing "iBld move her husband against him. The Cuon even lashed himself up to say, " I Blyou how it is, Alwyn, you'll never do !•? good with your household, while you i^^thatfelloTv." "I am not aware what description of good .Wexpeoc me to do with it. Will," coolly •'»ered the elder brother in a disconcert- •Stone. pMr Alice, on her side, thought of the l*le Master and then Wondered if it was un- l*ntable to do so. For she knew it had it^v " *° *^^ ^^'^^ ^^' Gregorio 1 lto!v ^* "laster told him, or whether it ly!â„¢. own evil conscience, or the wonder- IJi mtaition of servants, he certainly knew IJ*!P"Mure for his dismissal, and he YnZ}^ °° ^^^ M much as he durst. lewdly deferential, he could thwartand I Jj^ "d ber in a hundred ways, from mak- I M^ "' housemaids to making evil sug- IPwau to his master, yet never giving her Iw 'J cause of complaint. He could lj^*'"l sting her under the politest ex- l*otajf ^* ^°*^ ^®'y ^*^^ "** ^^ ™°" liiV " annoyance was the persnad- IST '""**'â-  "** *°y discomfort or las- l*«oti'**T? removed by some form of IMtu' """^onld have the further ad- 1*1^ V ""Pe^yicg Mr. Egremont, and l^ttfl """" ready to lapse under the nence: while the duration and l»fc tn^n ' *^® °®* o«»e was already a sur- I jJ^Gregorio. ' Ut i^*'« was no doubt that Mrs. Egre- |4s W?""**^ ^y her year of training. IHtttv w ^^^' '"'d less youthful and ISrin ' gained in grace and l*diBft« "« ^®^ " "» "tyle. and was ll«,^'*^ly the mistress of Bridgefield. Ktofewr*^ Passed '^^^7' "'d she knew h W* P'» »»» society, though still l" "' sUent And her husband h«Z^P^'» her entirely for all his cor- ISeitof ' I ^^^^ °* " occupation and b»a»iii T ®^®° ^°^ *^« regulation tf K j^ ^*e household, Gregorio was Nkli8li^~*" his personal attendant, 1 the otihp general management, even 't»^- "i*"'^^"*^t8- The Canoness 'i^t Imt pUos fw yS^^ 3*y it had turned out better than Ij^^aen?^ j*" become more womanly, r ' Wn *^^ indefinable polish given **eon;!^ "!*«'». She had lewnt the ion, and could make herself 1^ in h«. i' "^^' " to any one else who INm^Il'y- Even May allowed that 1^ Ww*"8 in her, and cultivated her l\)^ri"«ore bnf «- 4.1 .i 1 A to i«f^ to hiiii, aqpedally beneU m her mother were oroMd. ttiera WM •liwyt* tOMof WttBrrearwrofi^S aboBt her; and her sttiater boUneM and freedom of speech woold oocanonaUy mui- TIl!*^""'â„¢^*'*^ This was not indeed oftMi,*noo not tmly did hia cool contempt make her come off the woratin the encount- ers, bat the extreme diatteas they save to her mother made her refrain whenever her temper, or what she thonght her oonaotence, would let her bat BtSl there was always a danger which kept poor Alice on thorns whenever there was a possible difference of schemes or opinions. Mrs. William Egremont was seriously considering of representing to Ursula that her conduct was bad taste, bad policy, and, moreover, was doing her mother's spirits and health serious harm; bat it was a delicate matter in which to meddle, and the good lady could not n^e up her mind how far to surrender her brother-in-law's char- acter and allow a partial justification to Ursula, She was a cautious woman, and waited and watehed her opportanitiee. In the beginning of October Mr. and Mrs. Egremont were invited to a great shooting party at Sir James Jerningham's. The in- vitation did not include Ursula. Perhaps she had never davmed on their hostess's imagpation perhaps it was that Lady Jemingham was well known to dislike girls, or any one who might absorb young men's attention. At any rate the omission was a cause of thankfulness to the party concerned, and she did not neglect to worry her mother by a protest against keeping sush company as would be met at Waldicotes. Alice smiled a little faintly and said, " I don't think it hnrto me, my dear I don't understand half af what they talk about, and they are always kind to me." " I don't think you ought to go. among them or countenance them." " My dear child,"â€" and the colour rose â€" " I don't feel as if I had a right to set my- self above any one." " Mother 1" " People might have said just the same of me." "And whose fault was that!" mattered Nuttie under her breath, but Mrs. Egre- mont would not hear. She only pleaded, as perhaps mother ought not to have done with child. " You knowj Nuttie, it is not for my own pleasure, but your father's eyesight makes him dislike to go anywhere without me now; and I really should be uneasy about him." •' Yes he is all you care for," said Nuttie. " ou sacrifice everything you used to think essential, just to his will and pleasure." " Oh, Nuttie, I hope not I don't think I do I" " If 1 thought it was doing him any good I should not so much mind," went on the girl " but he is just the same, and I am always thinking of " As the husband is the wife isâ€" " ' " Hush hush 1 You have no right to think in that way of your father. 1 wUl not hear it. I have let you say too much already, Nuttie." Then after a pause she added, gently and wistfully, " You have been better taught, and are clearer headed than ever I was, my Nuttie, and it is quite right that you should hate what seems evil to you. I can only go on. trying to do what seems my duty from day to day. I know," she added with rising tears, " that the sin and folly of my yoimger days worked a difficult position for us both but we can only act according to our lights, and pray God to direct us and please â€" please bear with me, my dear one, if 'the 'same course does not always seem right to us both." Nuttie had never heard her say anythine so fully showing that she realued these difficulties, and, greatly touched, she asked pardon, kissed and caressed her mother. There was a calm^*over them for the next few days, and Nuttie actually refrained from bitter comments when her mother was not allowed to go to evensong on Sunday, on the plea of her being tired, but, as the girl be- lieved, in order that she might read the newspapers aloud. She knew that her silence was apprecia ted by the way her mother kissed her and called her a dear, good, considerate girl. On Monday Mr. and Mrs. Egremont went away at what was a strangely early hour for the former, Nuttie spending her days at the Rectory. On the Tuesday Blanche went with her little sister and the governess on a shopping expedition to Red-castle, and in relating her adventures on his return, she said " Oh, by the bye, I met Annapla in Park's shop 1" " Full of Micklethwayte news, I suppose," said May. •'Yes. of course. Did you know, Nuttie, that your aunt was ill " " No, indeed, I did not What was the matter?' "Bronchitis, I believeâ€" brown titna, as Betty Butter calls it." Bronchitis 1 Oh dear 1 oh dear Are yon quite sure, Blanche T" " Oh yes I I am quite certain Annaple said Mark told her that MiM Headworth was laid up with bronchitis. ' " And nobody has written to us all this week " sighed Nuttie. " I should think that a sign there could not be much in it," observed May it may be only a bad cold." "But Aunt Ursel had bronchitis four years ago, and was veiy ill indeed," perais^ ed Nuttie. " I'm sure it is bronchitis, and that she won't let Miss Mary write to us " She was in much distress about it, though May privately told her that she ought to know Blanche's way better thm to trast impUcitiy to anv of her "Pot" "« •»" au^t said mudi the same thing m more general terms, even proprsing ttirttf die dfi not hear the next moramgrtiesh^^ go over to Lewcombe to ascertain what Mark This pwSd her a UtUe, bat on her way. home tfiTaJiarm grew »?" j^' •"•^n""^: over, she recollected the oppodjUon tiiatAe b^eved tiiat her father was certain to make to SSr her mother or hersrif gomg to Mr« her aunt. It fl-hed npon her that if SKe "tS hasten to Mickkwayto « ttu. S^m before there could be a proh**^ rt Wd be no di«bedl«jos,^^p«iJcay tiSo^Ste in the hall bslore gomg «?: â- tails. It laij oonoened the neareit "•' r â€" mt nnnfllnas am\\ â-  Her fw die plan «mr ^oafaer, Mtha*ttsaemad Uralibaratioii; dw oonld hardly sleep for wiBkio^ (tf it, and oertainly waiootas much fbnppmnted art she beUevMl hanelf when ue poet came inâ€" a blank. M^ttnwas away with her mistiese, so ^attie explained mattan to the npper hooMmud, who was very sympathetic, cwned down her orders for the oairiage, procored for her both breakfast and pro^ ton for the journey, and packed her clothes. Ursala woold fiun liave been off before tiie Rectory was aware, bat the two little ffrh came up with a message about tJie plana for the day, just as she was beginning an explan- atory note, and she entnuted to them the information that she was so uneasy about Miss Headworth that she had decided to see for herself. So in dashed Adela and Rosalind to their mother's room fall of excitement with the news that Coosin Nuttie was gone off by the train, because her aunt was viery ill indeed. "Gone, Adela? are yon sure? Really gone?" ' "Oh yes, nuunma! The dogcart was coming round, and she said she wanted to cateh the 10.5 train, and was very sorry she had not time to write a note to you." "Was there a letter? What had she heard?" " Oh, only that her aunt was so very ill She di4 not tell usâ€" did she, Rosie " " There was something about being in time to write to Aunt Alice," suggested Adela. "I am very sorry about this. I am afraid it will be a great shock to Alice," ob- served the mother, as she imparted the news at her husband's dressing-room door. « Youn^girls are so prec'p tate 1" said the Canon. "Your brother won't like it at all," the lady continued. " Not he. But after all, it is just as well that he was not asked. They do owe that poor old lady a good deal, and Alwyn's not the man to see it. I'm not sorry the girl took the matter into her own hands, though I couldn't have advised it." ' " Except that it will all fall on Alice." " He is very fond of Alice. She has done more with him than I ever thought possible. Kept him respectable tnis whole year, and it raally grows on him. He makes ever so much more of her now than when he first brought her homeâ€" and no wonder. No, no he won't fall toul of her." " Perhaps not but it is just as bad, or worse, for her if he falls foul of her daughter. Besides, she is very much attached to her aunt. I wish I knew what the accoimt was or whether she kbows anything about it." (to BK CONTINUED.) THBLIHE-IILirOLnB. The first thing in order when the meeting opened ^was a report as to the amount of damages sustained by the raid on Paradise Hall, as decribed last week. Brother Gard- ner said that ;,'a careful .estimate had been msMle ^by the committee, and the damage would not fall far short of 93,00O.OCO. The club would have to bear every dollar of this loss, as the insurance only covered fire. Over 1(K sacred and historical relics which could not be replaced for anv sum had been destroyed. It was a hard biov at the purse of the club, but business would not be inter- rupted for a single hour. Even should the hall be destroyed, the next meeting of the club would be held in the Common Council chamber, and permanent quarters would be had within a week. Nothing had thus far been beard of the vandals, and it was pro- bable they made their escape. It might be that human justice would never overtake them, but there was a hereafter from which they could not escape. The hall had been put in shape again, and during the next few (bays Giveadam Jones and Dreadful Smith would protect it, one watching by day and the other by night. Each had been armed with a shot-gun filled to the muzzle with duck-shot, shingle nails, marbles, carpet tacks and lead nickles and the marauder who got within htdf a mile of one of them woula never attend another ward caucus. MANY THANKS. The destruction of relics, as stated last week, was tolegraphed over the country, and the many friends of the club bestirred themselves to replace the museum. The fol lowing articles were received during the week Six swords which were more or less worn by Napoleon on his retreat from Moscow. Five relics from Valley Forge, all of which were used by George Washington. Various cups, bottles, candlesticks, pad- locks, boot- jacks and jack-knives used by celebrated privates as they sailed the raging Tomato cans, clay pipes, poker chips and checker-boards which were nsed by various crowned heads from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century. The Secretary waa inatrncted to retam the thanka of the club to the varioua donora and to publiah an appeal to the country at large to contribute further objecte of in- tereat. OONDOLBKCR. Lettera of condolence were annotmced from aeveral branchea of the government, from a score of different societies, and from nearly 100 honorary members. It was no- ticed and whispered about that not one singie missive had been received from a members. It was noticed and whispered about that not one single niisuve had been received from a member of the Leglslatnre, and preaentiy Waydown Bebee arose to a qnestion of privilege and called the atten- tion of the dub to this point. Was it be- cause the Legislatare waa jealoua of the lime-Kiln Club, and exulted over the great disaater which had come upon it The qneation being declared open for de- bate, CoL Cahooto aaid he felt a pain in the region of hia heart to aee a great legialative body animated by aach a principle. He knew aeveral membera of the preaent Legia- latnre, and he had gone oat of hia wi^ on varioua occaaions to ahow that he did not feel above them. From this date w the year 2000 he wonld never speak to nor re cognize a member of the State Legialatnre. Sir Jonkerf ord Wldtington had alwaya re- gpeoted the Legislacore as a body, but he could do so no longer. He owed a member of that body |7 for hay, but he wonld never pay itâ€" sever. Jodge ShaddefMd Jackson gave notice that he wonld aak leave to introdnoe at â- ome fatare meetiiig a reeolntlaB oallingf «: â- a invaatisatfam of all tin orimas and ofiaB- M oonmtekad Iv the Legidatiirea of MieU- â- Ml d«iag *ta lart fortyvwia, ami •wjml *^ â€" agok» wm man Unaa( « â-  *â- â-  tbat body for ita apparent want of aympathy. T^ BioKt anaa. The Secretary then read die following HXADQUABTEBS COHOOKD SuHOOL or Philosofht. CoNooKD, Maaa. Brother Gardner Smâ€" We notice by talqpram from Detroit tiiat anotiier attom^ has baeo m»4» to wreck yoor Lime-Kiln Club. Aooept oar sympathiea, and in oaae we can h^b you don^ be afraid to prefer a requeat. We are now diatriboting a lot of our philoaophy around the country free of cnarge, and have ordered a large quantity aentto yon, charg- ea prepaid. Withreapeot, C. S. P. "It waa worry kind o' em," replied Brother Gardner, "an' de Seckretary will aee dat our thanka ar' duly returned. When de philosophy comes we wUl apread it on de ahelyes of de museum, properly labeled, an' it will no doubt attract a great deal xtt at- tenshun." A.DKOISION. An official communication from Branch Lodge No. 124, F orence, Ala., asked that Brother Gardner make a decision in a case before that lodge. The Treasurer, in mak- ing change with a number for dues, put tfaiee ten-cent pieces in hia mouth for the mommt, and accidentally falling over a chair he swallowed them. He was there- for that much short in hia aettiement, but insiste that no shortage has occurred, as he is on hand and the money, preforce, is en hand with him. WhQe he can't produce it, he hasn't converted it to his own use nor intentionally hidden it away. Ilib branch is divided in opinion, and an appeal ia there- for made to the head-center. " While de club can t blame de treaaurer for gulpin'down ite money," replied Brother Gardner, after a moment's reflection, " he can't blame de club fur wantin' him to galp it up again. It ar' my dectshnndat a speshuu committee has de right to stand him on his head until it is proved dat de recovery of de cash is a hopeless case." don't want onk. Pickles Smith didn't want to take up the valuable time of the meeting, but he had re- ceived several letters from Prof. Brinkerhoff, of Louisville, offering to act as weather- prophet for the club at a small monthly salary. He didn't know how to reply, and woiild therefore ask if the club proposed to employ any suck personage. " No, sah," promptiy replied the Presi- dent, " we ain't so rushed wid bizuess dat we can't wait till to-morrer to know what de weather am gwine tor be. You kin write to your friend dat we doan' need his ser- vices, an' it might be well to call his atten- shun to de fact dat pork an' 'taters am gwine to be mighty high next spring." HISOELLANEOUS. The Librarian reported the number of al- manacs on hand at 11,240, and he asked that the sum of $3 be appropriated for repairs in his department. The Committee on the Fisheries reported no porgress for the last three months, but signs of good fishing for the spring. The Keeper of the Bear-Traps was given leave of absence for two weeks without re- sponsibility. The janitor reported finding a bone- handled umbrella in the wood-box, and the same proved to be the article lost by Sir Isaac Walpole seven months ago. The meeting then adjourned. Quiet Work. Much of the work which makes the world better and happier is done by single women. It is done quietly, and often in secret, for women, more frequentiy than men, heed Charles Dickens' advice to the pupils of the Massachusetts Schoolship " Boys, do all the good you can, and make no fuss about it." Dr. Smile' in his " Life and Labor," illustrates this truth by narrating the origin of the London Hospital for the Paralyzed and Epileptic. Two maiden sisters, orphans, who had been reared by their grandmother, were waiting her return one evening. She had left them, active and cheerful, to make a short visit. A knock summoned them to the door. They could hardly recognize their grandmother in the paralyzed biurden which the men brought into the halL She lingered in a helpless body, and then died. The orphan sisters nursed at her bedside, and there conceived the idea of of fouading a hospital, for the paralyzed. They were not rich, but they gathered to- gether one thousand dollars as the firat offer- ing to the charity. Kind and wealthy men and women heard of the good oauae, and were intoreated. They aaaodated tiiem- selvei with the orphan airtera, and the hospital waa fqunded. .V- v Wombwell's famoos Menagerie. " WombweH'a menagerie hsa been apld to Mr. Bamnm who haa already canasd so much woe to the youth of this island," says the St Javtes's OttzetU. " 'Wombwell's un- rivalled collection ' has for more than seventy years been the chief attraction of all the large fairs in the kingdom from dead-and-gone 'Baxtiemy' to Birmingham, from Notting- ham to Donnybrook. Its founder was Jere- miah Wombwell, who owed the foundation of hia conaiderable fortune to a lucky apecu- lation in boa-conatrictors. He bought a pair of the first boas.that ever came to England for £75, ttthilnted them in Piccadilly, and re- couped hia outlay in a fortnight. Theae anakea were tiie nncleua of the tamoua show, which in time became so large that it filled forty vana drawn by 120 honea. For many years tiie three aectiona into which the menagerie was divided were 'oonatantiy on the road,' and the expenses are said to have hem aa much aa £W0 a week. 'Old Jerry dM good aervice in his time for had it not been for his enterprise, ndlliona of people ia daya anterior to raOwaya wonld have died without aeeing a wild beaat. But faira have had tlieir day and travelling men- ageriea have not been very profitable for Bome years. Frank Hartley, of Tayknr, Ga., while tak- care of his hcH'se, dropped hit Ug pocket- book from his coat. He fHoked it np and laid it in the manger nntil he riioald have finished hia work; bat the horse tofdc a lik- ing to i^ and dwwed and awallowad tiie ooatanta, eamaptiag ISO ia gidd. Over $400 in graaBbaeka went domi the good atoed'a Mil OLD WORLD NEWS. The Oontineatal OnUookâ€" Unoertaintj Be- ffaidiiH: UMT Wmiam's Ooaditioii. Loirpoy,Feb.22.â€" lltis Bitua l i w i ^fatrope ia enveloped in a atrange fog of myatery from which yen eaa get oat any 'impreaaion yon like. The Stamdard^a Beilia man aaya the general feeling in official oindea there ia that the aitaation ia growimr ateadily worse and that Rnadan troopa are being shoved for- ward without interruption iJl along the German, Austrian, and 'Roumanian front- ier. Others say the prospects for peace never looked brighter. All sorte of rumors and contradictions fill and darken .the air, to the utter confusion of estimates and predic- tions. The most circumstantial of the stories to-day is that the Germans have discovered French plans for an invasion by way of Switzerland in case of war, and have offered German aid in protecting Swisa neutrality. The Berne officials are said to have replied that they were prepared to defend their own neutrality and would only accept German assistance u case of an actoal violation. What truth there is ia this it is impossible to say, but rumors from Brussels, the Hague, Copenhagen, Buchar- est, and Athens show tnat both sides are busy gathering up the threads of their re- spective combinations, seeking alliances even of the prettiest descriptions every- where. The grand row among the doctors more or less connected with the Crown Prince's case is evidently near the point of explosion. Between the conflicting reports the public had long since given over trying to under- stand the case with the natmnd result of a pretty general conclusion that ,he is going to die. Unfortunately there is something much worse than a mere scientific difference of opinion in the wrangle going on over what may be poor Unser Fritz's deathbed. The introduction of an English doctor was of itself very annoying to the German pro- fession from the beginning, but they are be- ginning to whisper now that it was done through interested motives. The Germans Wiuited to perform the operation originally, but this was vetoed by the Prince and Princess under cover of Mackenzie's advice. The German doctor^ allege that this shrinking from an operation was due to knowledge that the disease was ceui- cer and a fear that there was a slight chsnoe of a fatal result, Mackenzie preferring to let the disease make progress' to the stage where recovery was impossible, in the hope that the ased Kaiser wonld die in the meantime, and thus make the Crown Prince Emperor and leave his wide w a millionaire dowager Empress,*instead of a mere Princess. Of course the implication in all this is that the Engluh deliberately plotted the sacrifice'of whatever chance of ultimate recovery the Prince hsid to the prospect of his becoming Emperor just long enough to leave their Prlncsss in the possession of imperial reven- a 8 and est t » and a crown rank The idea is as revolting as it is improbable, but it has obtained a certain lodgment in German minds of a suspicious type, and may soon be blurted out if the professional discord continues. The Colors of the Alpine Sky. When the Alpine sun is setting, or, bet' ter still, some time after it has set, leaving the limbs and shoulden of the mountains in shadow^ while their snowy crests are bathed by the retreating light, the snow glows with a beauty and solemnity hardly equalled by any other natural phenomenon. So, alsot when first illumined by the rays of the un- risen sun, the mountain 'heads, under favorable atmospheric conditions, shine like rubies. And all this splendor is evoked by the simple mechanism of minute particles, themselves without color, suspended in the air. Those who referred the extraordinary succession of atmospheric glows, witnessed some years ago, to a vast and violent dis- charge of volcanic ashes, were dealing with " a true cause." The fine floating residue of such ashes would undoubtedly be able to produce the effects ascribed to it. Still the mechanism to produce the morningand even- ing red, though of variable efficiency, is always present in the atmosphere. I have seen diaplays, equal in magnificence to the finest of those above ref err^ to, when there was no special volcanic outburst to whicli they could be referred. It waa the long- continued repetition of the glows which rendered the volcanic theory highly probable. Enatio Briefs. • « The central attractionâ€" Gravitotion. Eaaiiy suited â€" A clothier's modeL A hard ca se A font of Greek type. A dry subject â€" An Egyptian mummy. In high feather â€" A new bonnet at the theatre. A still hunt â€" ^A search for moonshiners. An Abel discourse â€" A sermon on the first murder. A winding stare â€" Watehing your best girl as you hold her skein of floss. When hour-glasses were in use people al ways had a rattling time. In the days of manuscript books people learned by wrote. ffis QeneKwity Explained. They tell down East ot a poor fellow who owned a remarkably fat hog, and who also owed a rich man. The hog was about the only property the poor debtor had worth levying on, and the law exempted a man's only pv. ^e d^ the creditor meeting the debtor said â€" "Yon need another pig. Let me send yoa a nice little one." Tho poor man waa aatoniahed. "Why, I owe you for the hog I've got now," he atammered. "Never mind, yon need another one and I'll amd tt," and he did, and the littie pig waa put in the pen by the aide of the fat one. In leaa thsn an hour the conatable came and attached the fat hog and took it away, and thna the law and the rich man were aatiafied.â€" .^AttedeipAia BvUttin. â- -^ ^^ Ayoong lady, viaitingfor the firat time in the oountry, ihw alanned at the abroach (rf a oow. She waa too frightened to ron^ and diaking her paraicd at the aoimalaha â- aid ina vary atem tone:" lie doirB,drl lla dowBl" i"^; i^j ki n .:i|"i] :#'â- Â« At H' i ^â- wm