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 ' 55fS::-r ^â- Â«Â«^'!B;^^s??g:-:^|!f= UROPEA,, notable [Emperor' lout f'ghim [the J"^ghter. the lH u •*•*! ^« « the En,, 683 replied M, •nun*! DoeWfl Br the Nd ia wen] noin- OPL£ OP THE WOELD. Seeoad, aa4 wiib EngalDd Bussia Tbird. rative tables of the popnlation the various countries of the them with their dependencifli, in the new edition of "Tlie i'ear Book," have been oom- of. Levasseur's atatiatica far- International Statistical luti- r be described as presentiog oew and striking light irea the British empire standi ad of the list, the nnmbarof quare miles being 9 339, Rai- lely with 8,644. Chinese empire is but a little alf as extensive a^ its gnat population China, with iier 9p.s all the countries oftbe itish empire comes next with d Russia with only 104,0(H^- nce has but 71,000,000, the 58,000,000, and the Geraaa KX). The comparative nit jopulation of the Eoropeaa K) dlso yield some instmotif* while the United Kingdoa sriod risen from 16,250,(W ussia in Europe from 35,000,* ), and the German empire firoB 7,000,000 (including Alsace France .las only advanced to 38 250,000. Prof. Le- es that between 1810 M« 3 population of the worW the figures being 682,00ft- 3r and 1,391,000,000 at th* °"« Last ^°r'«death'Zi^«l., ^possible to Jj^^ slaatre^I^I,- restoring » ». *• pnE'SjATHER. jt CHARWnK M. TONGH. I ipXEB XXII-(CONTINUKD.) " «hemence of purpose descended »tii» "lJ^ Egremont once more and uly ,t rould not but be quickened 1 be*rt couiu _|^ „„(„„„a^ th*t •j.ft not entirely unfounded, "fc-m that she had flown back, ana 'â- " 'i.nrovedthatehe cared for him jt eXIie l- J.U„l,ta ahn haA «n. kl";^rall the delights she had en- «"^. iresB of Bfidgefield. The good ' Ifj iscienti.ms to the back-bone, »» ktjei pit xed between his self- i "'""n the rights that their implied -»"'"'.*° might give to her. Was she lnTng blessing of his life, to be "° rtly through his affection from â-  triads J on for uoddeahia head i f"to6dtheDuehI^" f««t " becoming ^?^°»- h coronation ^rtST""' (-Peror toward Pri^r coming from the L ^--d and hia name ut^' room, wiich ""I'"'"" ^I'ers of the ro Prince Bismawk '^T' »« the prominent «f' ^°^^ »« kdtLchfef'coKffi-^'il Palaoe at half-naat oi ^^ ' ,ie faithful u;rdUfr ^y Redeemer live;h?'werf^"1 iNcisco, March 17, ilS^*!*! ]Ma,l copies of JAiJ^;;ll» by last nieht'a r\X!^ *«»n-| fiptionofthfearthq^tJ^ I Yunnan, December 15 ^M Itful mortality. The Jlf« v^" Ijnterior depWent^r^C^ ^turbances were ^^^L ^™«l Continued JSe^^HSr^i K when they ci ased ?«« Reported to have C SK |dm?s. Many of Lm "' ruins, while the was destroyed, the magiSS th shght iujury. in, ty of Lamen the effects of Z â- were scarcely less disastroS At i^hen the shock waa bebg fd chasm opened in the earth .ad hrown out from its depths. At in r^^ '""^« Change iw in the appearance of th^conn- tracts of land being awaUowed surface changed into a lake. more than ten thousand person, laye perished." 1~»«» erial commissioner who me ppomted to investigate the Id ^e Yellow River inundatioM, facial report to the Emperor of the total number of peneni ver one hundred thousand aod destitute is 1,800,000, and apart number of persons flooded hare into other districts. and temptations, and be- bim a brillant lot in which ood conld be effected Or was eal^ting him to abandon his high- ' • ,1; few diys of her stay, tne former i'^bim feel like treading on air, K'°the hero of many a magazine story I me went on this flattering supposi- Vjm to fail ^^^' ^^®° Nuttie showed r noessof the subjects, which, in his 'â- rtness, be deemed the only ones ' of a Christian, or rather of a 'il Both of them had outgrown the aifflless chatter and little jests that L^eeded the games of childhood, and •hoold hi Mttlfld. I tiiink yoall find fort in your |{ood woik." He wnmg her hand, and she went in half amnsed, iat she waafoUy awue of the om. Bide^ieas of the mania for tempetsnoe under which he acted, yet hononring hia high, pure motives, aod rejoicing that he bid foimd thia indirect mode of ganging Nuttie'a feelings towards him -that U, if he waa right about them, and there was no revul- sion. Far from it. Nuttie waa still ang y " Gerard had been so ridionloua," ahe aaid, " teasing her to take the pledge, and quite incapable of understanding her reaaona. can't think why Grerard haa srown stupid." " Enthuaiasma carry people away," turned Mary. " If Mr. Dutton had only stayed. I ao re- he kept Gerard like himaelf aaid izette. 'mation ler day, namelyi in's ITtw Appointment. at Lord Dnfferin ia to ' jP npply the political g*"" splanationa of hia «lg*^ rom the viceroyalty, •^B " Many people •» of the mmoiir •• aay, n»ineiy,_ fr* y kve induced the Vie angr^ rictly private, wd*? ^!^ tojualifyforafiilld*»^ serving a fortiwr te n* ne foreign court. '25*3 ipateh of a diple"'â„¢'^; ion and authority â- â€¢" mfirmation of •"J'^^J wn. They may ""^^^ their temperMiMW** ""S lential relatioM "Jj'j ' the Quaen and »« wtb had been in different directions, tL'rsala felt herself untrue to her old when she became weary of his trite topics, disappointed by his want IlLtby and comprehension, fretted by Sry disapprovals, and annoyed by his L distaste for Mark, to whom she ledM to one of ^^^ proper world. 'Ust, after many tossings, Gerard fixed J test. If she endured it she would '1 veritable maiden of his imagination, jjiey would stand by one another, come t would if not, he would believe that 'njjt hid been fancy, not love, or love • tad not withstood the attractions of igable life. A great temperance meet- fu coming on, and Gerard, eager at to fill the room, and to present a sfood- roll of recruits, watched anxiously for niomen' and came on Nuttie with his full of bills in huge letters, and his lets of badges. Eicellent speakers," he cried. " We iJ have the hall crowded. You'll come, da!" »I don't know what Miss Mary will do. I't think she means it." "Oh, if you insist, if we both insist, she Look at the paper we are to have le splendid experiences." Eattie made a face. "I've heard all fcat those," she said. " That man," iiisg to one of the names, " regularly b about it he is like a madman." f'Hedoeago rather far, but it is quite ary, as you will hear. Oh, Nuttie, ^00 would only be one of us I've brought id If you would I" I" Why, what's the use, Gerard 1 I don't \e wine, I never do drink it, except a little «t-cup sometimes when I can't get kler:" 'Then it would cost you nothing." it would. It would make me ridi- » ' You used not to heed the sneers of the DTld. "Not for anything worth doing â€" but IB not." "Itiathe greatest cause of the day " he ' ' m an eager exalted manner, which Dewhat inclined her to laugh. " Do Jjy with alcohol and you would do away li crime " "Thank you for the compliment, Gerard herer found that the infinitesimal drop of cokol that I suppose there is in a tumbler claret-cap disposed me to commit ties. ' Why won't yon understand me, Ursu- Can't yon give up that for the sake of isg others?" ' 1 wonder whom it" would save. " "Example saves If you put on thia " â€" out the badge â€" " how many should linotleaa at your home " rJast nibody Mother and I should p^eabad time of it, that's all." 'Audi! you endured, what would not t testimony effect iu the household and iffi!" Nothing I have nothing to do with the yervaats, and as to the village, it is sober. There's only one public house, 1 that U kept by Uncle William's old but- ^;Ud is as orderly as can be." ^! that's the way you all deceive B. Moderate drinkers are ten JM more mischievous than regular drnnk- l."^^'*»t you, Garard And outrageous j^*'f we more mischievous than .either '•'^.because they make the whole" thing " ottetly foolish and absurd." She was ^ywigry now, and so was Gerard. ,„.""»' your ultimatum?" he asked, in 'Tiwthat he strove to render calm. !H«"'°'y I'm not going to take the •^^ quarreUed In childhood, madi jUingnow easier, and Gerard answered \t^. ^^}^' '*ope you will have no cause » Jk "" " ^^^ make me repent it, !«. °** •* seems to affect some people's i«^ .**"**• It is just as if aU your braina "ui to water " said Nuttie, laughing a nd ' °' 'erard was desperately aerioua, /!lr«"d vehemently. |l Wk J*^" ^^*^ EgremonM undo stand. Sh. .v'l *^*^ march-ng out ofithe room. hL^.""' •ffonded; and not in the aievar heard lakea 9 UfJ^ itwatttOU* 1^ « ant -a" "" ^^' '^i°' '^^ ^*^« hMi)^. |le rtB^^ ^h P*^' *«"ow» stumbled down Dect T? "" ^^"^^ *»y tto garden rail to "WW.*!"**" " compoeeTiiinself. IPddyv- "3 "^tt r, G.rtfd,ar3 you Ul or rft«fSai^ Nugent, oomugupin I a «,^VJ •» Only the dream of my Mte W»iV "**»»wered,acaroe knowing what V " ^^' " "^ed Mary aghast. "*4, 'C'l 1® â- "**» undenrtanding the '^W^ *? *•â- Â»' *«*« the pledge I" "^^oded u"*® ^°* â- h® "'Id or ought," 3lS[- "I« that all I" !?• nt lA" **«*'" mntterod poor Ger- **CW*' It ia all over^Bolr. I ^-IkaoLi,*t°goonmyway. It ia best ** ' "^-^nly I did not know who- le wasal- .^old •'»««t Gerard,' » do right said Mary, "I see It ia wdl your miad would have Nuttie. But there was no relenting. The two young people avoided each other and per- haps Nuttie was secretly relieved that the romance she had outgrown no longer en- tangled her. ccarce CHAPTER XXIII. A FAIL1TKE. " Would I had loved her more 1"â€" Mas. Hbmakb. " On the 14th of January, at Bridgefield Egremont, the wife of Alwyn Piercefield Egremont, Esquire, a son and heir." Ursula had been prepared for this event for about a fortnight by a long tender lettei from Her mother, mourning over the not n^eeting at Chriatmas, and the long separa- tion, but saying that she had wished to spare the long anxiety, and that it had been a trying time which she felt herself able to cope with better alone, thau even with her dear Nuttie, knowing her to be happy and safe with Aunt Ursel. Now. if all went well, they would have a happy meeting, and begin on a new score. "If the will of God should be otherwise," added Alice, "I am sure I need not entreat my Nuttie to do and be all that she can to her father. My child, yon do not know how sorely he needs such love and tendance and prayer as you can give him. I know you have thorght I have set you aside â€" if not better things, for his sake. Indeed 1 cculd not help it." Then there was something tear-stained and blotted out, and it ended with " He is beginning to miss your step and voice about the house. I be- lieve he will really be gld to see you, when the bright spring days come, and I can kiss my own Nuttie again." Nuttie was very much delighted, but a little hurt that her aunt and Mary should have been in the secret, and pledged to say nothing to her till her mother should write. She found, moreover, that Miss Headworth was extremely anxious and not altogether reassured by Mrs. William Egremont s let- ter of announcement, which filled Nuttie with delight. How happy the little mother must be to have a baby in her arms again, and though she herself did not profess to have a strong turn for infant humanity, it was the greatest possible relief to be no longer an heiress, excepting that the renun- ciation in favor of Mark was no longer prac- ticable. The residence at Rsdcastle was not over, but the Canoness had come to nurse her sister-in-law, and kept up the correspond- ence. The son and heir was reported to be a perfect specimen, and his father was greatly elated and delighted, but the letters showed anxiety about the mother, who did did not get on as she ought, and seemed to have no power of rally about her. At length came a letter that seemed to burn it- selt into Nuttie's brain â€" • "My dear Ubsula â€" Your mother is longing to see you. You haul better come home directly. Your aunt saved her before Tell her if she will come, she shall have my deepest gratitude. I shall send to meet the 5.11 train. â€" Your affectionate father, A. P. EOEBMONT." Mrs. William Egremont wrote at more length. Symptoms had set in which filled the doctors and nurses with double anxiety. Advice had been sent for from London, and Mr. Egre- mont was in an uncjntroUable state of dis- tress. She had undertaken to summon Ur- sula home, and to beg Miss Headworth to undertake the journey. She evidently did not know that her brother-in-law had writ- ten himself, and before they could, start a telegram terrified them, but proved to con- tain no fresb tidings, only a renewed sum- mons. Miss Headworth forgot all her resolutions about Mr. Egremont's hospitality â€" her Alice was her only thought, and all the reinedies that, had been found efficacious at Dieppe. The good lady had a certain confi- dence in her own nursing and experienze of Alice, which buoyed her up with hope, while Ursula seemed absolutely stunned. She had never thought of such a frightful loss or grief, and her mental senses were almoatpara- rysed,sothatshewentthrongh the journey ina kind of surface trance, observing all around her much as usual, looking out for the lug- gage and for the servant who had come to meet them with the report, " No change." She did the honors of the carriage, and cov- ered Miss Headworthwith thefur rug. They wanted it, for they were shivering with anxiety. Canon Egremont came out to the front hall to meet them, and put hia arms round Nuttie tenderly, saying, "My poor, dear child I" then as he saw he had frightened them, " No, no She is aliveâ€" conscious they say, only so very weak." Then with something of his usual urbane grace, he held out his hand, " Miss Headworth, it is very good in yon to come. You have a great deal to forgive." He took them into the tent-room, where tea waa standing, interrupting himaelf in the account he was giving to bid Nuttie let her aunt have aome. It was plain from his manner that he had given up hope, and in another minute in hurried his brother, looking terribly hagnrd and with blood- shot eyes, giving his hand to each, with, " That's right. Miss Headworth, thank yon. Coine, let me know what yon think of her." "Does she know they are oomefnid the Canon. "No! Then, Alwyn, let them have some tea, and take off their things. I can tell yoo, the nnrsea will never let them in just off a journey." Miss Headworth seconded this, and Mr. Egremont submitted, allowing that she had not asked for Nuttie sinoe tiie morning, and tiien had smiled and aqnetied his hand when he said she wasomningwith her aont bat he walked up and down in direful rest- leasmesa. Ids whde mind wparently bent on extracting fnmi lOaa Haadwwth that ahe hadbon •• ffl or want at iNenpe. iwlMilfn... wntDfefanattb; ^^^^' ""^WKS «vW8 9BO0B ^MH^L *^Tm ^^w^^^k waa perfeoay white aad wasted, aad ^^^^ IWs of the dark eyeTnilroely lifted tiiamselvea, bat the lips moved into a "mile, andtiie hand doted on tiiat tf the girl, who stood by bar aa one fraxen into nambneas. Thoe waa the same noogaitian wnen her aunt was brought to her ride, the poor old lady commanding hwaelf with difficulty, as the loving glance qnivared over the face. Time paased on, and she ttniheld Nuttie's Hand. Once, wlien a little revived by some stimulant at her lips, she made an effort KoA said. "Stay with him Take care of him! XovehimI And your litUe brother, my Nuttie I Promise I" "I promise," the girl answered, knowing what she said. And the eyes closed with an air of peace and rest. Again when Miss Headworth was doing something to ^eaae her position she said, c.m L y*"' and then more vigorously. Thank yon, dear aunt, for all you have been to us." There was little more. She asked Nuttie for "her hymn," the evening hymn with which mother and daughter used nightly to go to sleep, and which, in her strange dreamy way, the girl maoAged to sayi Then a little murmur and sign paased be- tween the elder ladies, and Mrs. William Egremont fetched her huaband. Aahe open- ed his book to find the commendatory pray- er, thinking her past all outward conscious- ness, and grieved by the look of suffenng, her eyes again closed and her lips said. "Failed.' " Don't think of that I God can make failures success." There was a half smile, a look of peace. " Ht makes up," she said and those were the last audible words before it waa over, and the tender spirit was released from its strife, some time later, they only knew when by the failure of the clasp on her husband's hand. Old Miss Headworth did not understand the meaning of that sad word till the next forenoon. Then, â€" as ahe sat in the darken- ed tent-room, crying over her letters, â€" whild the stunned and bewildered Nuttie was, under her Aunt Jane's direction, at- tending to the needful arrangements. Canon Egremont wandered in upon her in the overflow of confidence of a man with a full heart, wanting to talk it all out, communi- cating the more, because she was a discreet woman, and asked no questions. He had tried to see his brother, but Gregorio had not admitted him. He was aware now of the whole state of things. Dr. Hammond had told him, when first beginning to be alarmed for his patient, that the cause for anxiety was the exhaustion caused by the long strain on her spirite and strength consequent on her efforts to wean her husbaad from his fatal propensity. There had been other "compli- cations," as 'he doctor called them, and more immediate causes of danger, but both he and his colleague, summoned from London, be- lieved that she would have surmounted them if she had had more strength to rally. But her nurses dated the decided turn for the worse from the day when she had gazed into Mr. Egremont's face, and detected the look in his eyes that she had learned to well to understand. She would fain have lived, and, according to her obedient nature, had aubmitted to all the ailence and atillneaa enforced on her she had told Dr. Hammond that she must see her brother-in-law before she was too far gone. And Che doctor, knowing all, took care it should be brought about. And then the had spoken of her failure in the effort of these years. " If I had begun better," she said, " it might not have been so with him." " My dear, indeed you have nothing to blame yourself for. You Were grievously sinned against by us all. Alwyn was no 8 lint when he drew yon into it â€" and you, you have been his good angel, doing all and more too," said the Canon, almost breaking down. " I triedâ€" but if I had been a better wo- man And to leave him to that man 1" " Child, child, victories sometimes come this way I" he cried, scarce knowing how it was put into his mouth, but glad to see the light in her eye. " Thanks," she replied. " No, I ought not to have said that. I leave him to God, and my poor Nuttie. I want yon to tell her, if I can't, what she must try to do. If I had but brought them together more But I tried for the best." Then she begged for her last communion, saying, "I efo pray for that poor Gregorio. Isn't that forgiving him " And the at- tempt to exchange forgiveness with the Canon for their mutual behaviour at the time of her. marriage overcame them both so much that they haid to leave it*not htdf ut- tered. Indeed, in speaking of the scene, William Egremont was ntterfy overwhelmed. " And that's the woman that I treated as a mere outcast " he cried, walking about the little room. " Oh God, forgive me I I shall never forgive myself." Poor Miss Headworth 1 In past days she had longed for any amount of retribu- tion on Alice s hard-hearted employers, but it was a very different thing to wiJtneas such grief and self reproach. He had in. truth much more developed ideas of duty, both as man and priest, than when he had paaaively left a disagreeable subject to his mother-in-law, as lying within a woman's province and his good heart was suffering acutely for the injustice and injury in which he had shared towards one now invested with an almost saintly halo. In the gush of feeling he had certainly re- vealed more to Miss Headworth, than his wife, or even he himself, in his cooler mo- menta, would have thought prudent, and he ended \iy binding her to secrecy and saying that he should cmly tell his niece what was necessary for her to know. Nuttie was going about, dry-eyed and numbed, glad oFany passing occapatten that would mrevent the aching sense of desola- tion at ner heart from gainins fmrae to ovar- whefan her; courting em^oyment, and â- hanning pity and condolence, bat she ooold not escape when W and* took her head, made her sit down h7 him, wilii " I want to speak to yon, my dear " aod told her bxW- ly and tendailyiriiat her motiiar'B effiwt had been, aad of tiw message and tadc dm had beqnei^had. Hie poor ^I's heart faiutod within her. ' Oh I bat, Uiofle T^Uiaii^ how oan I? HowoaalemrT Mother ooiUd do diiaMs I nevarooiddt Ba'diioanfovksrI BEaioea not oar* for aaa I" "Yoa mast teaoh him todoao, Katttab" 'Oh 1" aha said, wilii a hapdaas iooadL The UtaMB did OfeBic it wnr aofdaaa la Wr***^ l»rt li« pmmrad, as ia daty bond. "ItoldyoerdsarBioaMrtbatpocw hapa yaa voeld nHoaad when she thoadit she hadfafl^ikoaghiiidaeddwhad done mm*, ft BMde her happy. So, my dear diild, yoa are boond to do yoor beat.' "Yea;" then, after a pause "But motiier ooold coax him and manage him. Mother waa witii him day aad night she ooold dways get at him. Wliat oan I do?" " I think you will find that he depends upon you more," said the Canon, " and it may be made easier to yoa, if 70a only set your will to it" "HI onght. 111 try," sdd poor Nuttie, more humbly perhaps than she had ever spoken before, but in utter dejection, and her undo answered her like a child. " There, that's a good girL Nobody can do more." For the Canon had one hope. He had not thought it becoming to speak to her of the counter influence, but he could not help thinking it possible that if he and his son, backed by doctor and lawyer, made a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether, they might induce his brother to part wiUi Gregorio, and this would render Ursula's task far leas impoauble. (TO BE CONTINUSD.) A Oanine Oonsoienoe- "Tell you another dog story? ' and the invalid doctor lifted Let me see," and the invalid doctor lifted hia lame leg into a chair and acratohed hia head. "I never told yon about old Pedro. He was the specid friend of all the children in the neighborhood, and had a most remarkable niemory. He was a ^ter spaniel, with a big head, long ears and a kind face; was fat, lazy and perfectly harmless. The children used him as a foot-atool, sat upon him, dressed him in gay calico, pinned his shaggy ears back with burdock burs, and he seemed to like their frolics immensely. One summer an ordinance was passed by the village trustees, requiring all do^s to be muzzled. Pedro was instead, fastened with a peculiarly made chain, which had ondb done service in a suction pump. It was not heavy, but one would never forget the odd shape of its links. A hole was cut through the side of a workshop, and the chain was fastened with a atro^ ataple to a joiat which was exposed when the hole was cut. Pedro was a very unwilling prisoner for a week, when, one morning, he was found lying t)n the doorstepâ€" collar, chain and staple gone. He had gnawed the staple out and had pull- ed the collar off over his head. None of his fastenings could be found, high or lotr. Two years afterward the chain and collar were dug out of a pile of ashes in the far back end of the lot. The diggers knew that Pedro had buried them. They whisded, and he soon came bounding to the spot, ex- pecting fun of some kind. The digger's pointed to the chain. Pedro looked down at it, dropped his tail between his legs, cowered, and whined piteously for mercy. Did he get whipped Not much. He got a big shank-bone to gnaw, and the children wanted to give him a medal. â€" â€" ^»e^»â€" 1^1^â€" The Amazon to be Explored on a Bicycle. The latest London Sporting Lift contains the following "Two brothers Jean and Batiste Le Feur (French Canadians), left Liverpool to-day for Brazil, for the purpose of exploring the Amazon for some 3,000 miles up its waters. The machine on which they propose to make the trip they sent di- rect from Nev York it is described as a quadricycle, but can be converted into a tricycle at short notice. The motive power is guned by a combination of a crank and lever motion, but when the legs get weary a ' rowing ' attachment is at hand. They are provided with cooking utensils, two folding canvas canoes, photog'aphic camera, fire- arms and a stock of chemicals large enough to stock a store. " The scheme is to navigate the Amazon river and its tributaries by tbe aid of the canvas canoea and the quadricycle. The canoes and the 'cycle will be used in about the same manner as the King's water 'cycle. Trips inland will be made by the ad- venturers, who will toke photographs of everything of interest which they run across. When they reach the Upper Amazon (or Maranon), which, with its tributaries, is well peopled with hostile savages, they will depend upon their knowledge of chemistry, and work upon the superstitions of the braves, in order to carry themselves through. As to the deadly warula poison, with which the savages tip their arrows and spears, Biitiste says he has no more fear from it than from beer.' They also intend to take notes on the people, habits of living, climate, and anything in fact that comes along." A Oontietemps. Young French girls are usually quite equal to any condition either of good or evil fortune in which they find themselves placed and no doubt this lady will manage to extract soine snbstantid advantage from the notoriety a very peculiar accident has suddody thrust upon her. But Mdlle. Louise Felicite, a Parisian young lady, ia in about the atrangest plight of any girl aince ti^e world began. Although a young woman morally and phyrically and in point of fact, she islegdlyayouug man, liable to military service and to the ordinary responsibilities of a nude citizen. Thia awkward state of things was brought about by a blander of the r^istration officials at her birth, when her name was entered as " Louis" inatead of " Louise." Conse:iuently, in the eyes of the Republic she is M. Lcniis Felicite, a masculine child of the State. The blunder was not discovered ontil yesterday, when M jllot Louise, accompanied by her mother, preaented herself at a mayor's office in Paris to get a COOT of her bapdsmd oertificato, and to pablish the banns of her approaching marriage. The unexpected discovery of her legd sex will, d course, dder the happiness of the expectant bridiegroom for a little whUe, as he oannot lawrally marry another man. A spedd injunction d the Civil Triband will be aeoessaiy to restore the poor girl to her sex, and make her eligible as a wife. ♦ â€" Yeiy Oonsidemte* ' Wdl, John," sdd old man Jordan to his young friend, "yoa have joat married, Iheard.' ' Tea, sir,^ he answered, with a tbondng smile " jnsfr a month waat yoa to go ap to day." " Have yoa got a cook I" "No." ** Well, ny b^y, s'pose we go to a nat tide tiam. Toa mnat nmember I had a joang wife onee aoyaelL" The Waj Binoa P«opIs Ibka We was an ia the dttia'-i waa adttia* with her feat oa die atm"]. Mndm' to read the paper, aad AnatHati dttin' on the aoia witii her Uaok slanankw on, sorter listMun' to every eooad she^haar intheateeet. ConsLt Kate (she's a dandyâ€" ohmbs trees and everything) waa plajW checkers with me by the windoiK w5 didn t aay d us pay much attntion to what we was doin' for we was expeotin' the baa wodd drive up every minit with my aistar Sarah. You see my dster Sarah'a a sdiod 1 (I hin't in her dass, though, 'oaose I promoted 'fore she got her job) and she'd been off to a teachers' corku^or conventiett or whatever it was up to Toronto for aboat ^C^ff\ ,Y«»terday we got apostd sayia' ahe d be back to-day on the 2:30. Thafa why ma an' Aunt Hat had been lookin' for her ever since breakfast, and rushin' to tha window every time a wagon wont by. ]| was three o'clock now and Sarah hadn*l come yet, an' ma an' Aunt Hat was gittin* fidgetier every minit. " It's very queer she don't come," says aunt Hat, sorter decided. Ma crumpled n^ her paper an' looked aroand. " Dâ€" do you suppose anything could bare â€" have â€" happened?" she asked. " Happened I" sdd Aunt Hat, " lots «' things could ha' happened, with the way they run these 'ere raUroada I Wa'nt I readin' jnat the other day of one tram ma- nin' into the back of anouier an' miorosoopia* three cars " " Harriet 1" " Yea. An' I s'poie what's happened onee can happen again. But I do hope our Sarah ain't killed or nothin' she was such a smart, likely sort »' girl," and Aunt Hat looked square at a door knob. "Oh, Harriet, don't tdk that way," saya ma " mebbe the â€" " Just then there was an awful tug at the door bell, and we all jumped up. " Sarah T said Axint Hat, and made for the door. We all followed. But it wasn't Sardi.. It waa Jule Crofut, our principal'a little red-headed giri. "Here," says she, when Aunt Hat jerked open the door, " here's her hair I" and she handed in a little package. '_• Hair " screams Aunt Hat. " Whose hair? Oh, child, answer quick, whoâ€" Sarah's haii Oh 1 oh 1 oh Cateh meâ€" water • Oh I" an' Aunt Hat slung away the package an' would a- fell into the tookin- glass only Cousin Kate grabbed her. Then ma she heard say somethin' about Sarah'a hair an' she commenced to screech an' heller. Well, wasn't they a racket, though 1 Every- body was rnbbin' Aunt Hat's hands an' loosenin' her dress, when Bridget cornea rushin' in an.' throws a dipper o' water in her face. Then she did yell. All this time ma was a-goin' aroun' holdin' her head aji* sayin' " Oh oh 1 oh I" to herself, an' Cousin Kate an' me was a laffin' fit to kiU. Then all of a sudden Cousin Kate snatch- es open the package that Aunt Hat had slung under the table an' pulls out a letter. Then she laughed more'n ever. " Keep still a minit 1" she yells, tryin' te make the rest ot 'em hear. But they wouldn't stop their belleriu' "How can we keep still," wailed ma. chokin' an' sobbin' "when our darling Sarah is â€" oh â€" boo â€" hoo â€" k-kick â€" kill- ed?" "Killed!" shrieks Aunt Hat, throwin' her handkerchief over her face. "But listen I" hoUers Kate, " here's a letter." Ma an' Aunt Hat sorter cut their- sdves short an' Cousin Kate read the letter. ToBONTO, November 17, 1887. Deab Motheb, â€" retkrn with this my front frizzes, which I shdl not need till 1 come home. Mr. Crofut has.been so kind aa to take the package to^ou. I shall not be home for a couple of days yet, as I am in- vited to make a visit at Uncle Ezra's. With love, Sabah. and dinner wi me to- The Perplexities of a Foieigner Goncemiai; His £ne;Ii8li. " Dos is so shtrange in der Anglish lon- guage apoud oop imd down. "Ven I readt apoud oop und do#n how shall I take him f Vhen I cross de river high oop on a plank, you say, ' You vill be dizzy â€" look not down â€" ^look up' â€" und understandt dot. But vhen I readt in der nooababer aboudt der big hotel dot yos purned â€" she pe pumed oop, und she pe purned down â€" 1 know dot vik. der sameâ€" down und oop ish shoost der same und ngsactly dike. But vhen I read dot der woodchobber cut der big tree down, nnd he cut it dl oop, dos is shoost a leedle Afferent. Und vhen I readt again dot der rich man is all proke down, una pretty soon right avay he is all proke oop, too, I dink dot is pretty much der same â€" only a leddle tifferent. " Und vhen der doctor dell my leedle poy he must take dot pitter medicine, he my, 'My leedle fellow, now yon trink it dl down,' und den he say right avay to his mudder, ' Dot is a prave poy to take dot lopelia or dose sals und seena â€" hevas sa goot to open his mouth und trink it dl ovf â€" nnd dos ia ahoost der same. " Und, py and py, der very nice lady knock at der door, nnd my f rau say veiy bolite, ' Come in und sit down,' und die say, ' Duik you how ia dot poor leedle nek poyt I vill stay all night nnd ait oop with him' â€" und I aay, how is dot? She vill dt down und she vill dt oop. Vill she sit avay hl^ oop on der shelf Oh, doa ia too ridiculoosl "Oh, I oan nicht understand about doaa stt«nge vordts, down and oop nnd oop and dow n." English Footballers for Anstraliai The Rugby football team which will leave England for New Zealand and Australia en Thursday next will consist of twenty-one dayers, representative of each portion of the Umted Kingdom, and dthongh the daima d badness and the length d the tour pie- dade severd very clever exptments nader^ takingchetrip, the team will beverypower- fdTxhe Noraiern Division will meet at Nottingham the dby bdore sailing from London, and a baoquet In the metropolis to- morrow evening Is "on the earpeb" A lengthy programme has been arranged ia New Zealand and Australia, but notUng is yet defidtdy known as to Shrewbury's in- tentions. Md, white aad bine will probafa^ be the odors of the travdlers. Dental Vote. nithâ€" Teeth remind me el women. Jonesâ€" In what reapeot t Sndth- Wdl, yon see, in. the first daee we safhr like the misddd getting ^Mai* and we f ed bad ii^en we kwe tiieai. :i.i1 ' 1 1 "m â-  ' !-.M' *)V- mm 'A\ •5i^-' a^^Kk.