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 'W'TW^S ^^ it. â- ';;•:'.-Â¥ *?:, ^«i«p«^ ^â„¢*l jffEIE'S_FATHlfi. TST CHABLOTTB M. TOWir*^ 're from itself sympathize." °f my little b\^y ;«^*« a little i^Sij baudman. who of men. Sh« „..^ ange. »(i heart and a Ion. ent things none tM 'Ut the Church U^ ^nce the particuC le will enjoy reading- :« age and overwork â- tork horse-car. She depositing her bun- «ed to fumble in her ng, she produced » aed to the condnotor 'ae to her trembling le could put it in her cea fell to the floor, the slats at her feet d it, and with a sigh ic up. in black, sat facing ntently aa she leaned s hand went to hii forward, he appear- e lost coin, and with lame " he stretched ^nd, raising it, depoa- lap. t the car. The old the conductor, and Har gold-piece, asked n it to her by a mii- he had given her two rstand how she case le passengers could; ad to her face to hide mmed her eyes, some 'â-¡ger's name, t known pbilanthro- I member of a family far and wide, for its .ppearaDces- wife who was going you bid me good-by life your hat or kiss 1 think that yon aw B Sisiiop. ktholic priest in Am- re him a horse. T« the priest nam»i *b« oon after the bishap ad during the coOTe t's man of all Ww a audible whisper: everence, an' I *•â-  ood thing to thro» The Bishop." Tlw startled until n»»*- him. " inquired Bobby, anner. Led Flossie tiaudV- re never take ofcUd- re vents 1 â€" ight foot, left ^\ ,r Bowel. g-HiSa^ Bart tmaOt CHAPTBB XXX.â€" (Ck)NTI»UM) woman, beating poor little .he was getting the dagger paper- J"' *f nf his little hand, and was divert- *^iroout on his swelling lip his father W ' ware of the contest, and immediate- '*°'t^f conquered boy appealed to him. »=";!S?y. Wont let Wyimie kUl *i"^?;!bw feeling 1 eh, sister Kill her hov tear her out les, give her to »fy. "^^! jgii her thit's the way to serve "'f males I declare, Ursula, aha has •" ^rhina of your expression." Pj'fwvnnie, Wynnie ' said Nuttie, as ttcd np to her, " is sister cross and •V'v' and she opened her ams to him. Wj-. Wyn's own sister," k^\A the child ^crionately. Ltting »•'â€" " •'""" s-ed. himself be kissed as " She shan't be ugly »•* her g' levea. ouo om»u u uo u !fdwcm«-«gly old woman go in fire." 1 perilously near the fltme did he run hum the old woman that Mr. Egremopt •' " J «. npr that in spite of ail that hum- wed to her that in spite he was perfectly careless of the child, thoLhif she had withheld him she would obably have been; blamed for thwarting ^Are you quite fair towards Ursula " dipaunt ventured io say when the girl had nneto dress for walking down with her to i RKtcry. "It is harden her, and not food 'or the" boy to upset her authority. ' '..'fv^i Why, the girl is just a governess -a»';ve« imbued with the spirit of all .fcost old women who bred her up. A nice Hfe the poor child would have of it, but for "^•I am sure she is devotedly attached to 1 • ' kin "Hein So she thinks but trust human litare for loving to wreak discipline on the (iild who has cut her out.' "That is scircely just, Alwyn. She was peatly relieved to be cut." Ys. E^remont laugned at this, and nis ijgterinlaw indignantly added with all iie authority of a successful parent," Any ny, cothing is so bad for a child as col- jjjion between the authorities in a family. Irsnla h doing her best to act as a mother t,th\t child and it will be very injurious M him tn interfere with her in fluences." " She's a good girl enough â€" gives very little touble," he allowed, " but I'm not going 10 have the boy sat upon." As he spoke the words, Nuttie returned, ind as soon as she was out of the house and «t of hearing she exclaimed, " Oh, Aunt Jane, you see bow it is I How am I to pre- wnt my boy frcm being utterly ruined ' "I have been spes king to your father," «id Mrj. E^remont, "but he does not seem to underBt ind. Men don't. A child's faults and fancies seem such trifles to them that Ihey can't see the harm of indulging them, ind, besides, they expect to be amused." " And is that poor dear little fellow to grow up spoilt ' said Nuttie, her eyes hot with unshed tears. "1 hope not, Ursula. I have great con- fidence in your influence, for I see you are a lensiblegiri." This was astonishing praise from the Canoness. "But you will throw iway your chances if you keep up a continual •ppoaition to what your father allows. It will ke ranch less hurtful if Alwyn does get too nnch indulgence, and dees a little unneoes- «ry mbchief than for him to learn to think you the enemy of his pleasures, always wanting to check and punish him. Oh jte," as Nuttie was going to answer, " I ihow it is for his real good, but how is that baby to understand that? Indeed, my dtar, I know how it is I have gone through the same sort of thing with Basil." " Oh, it could never have been so bad " "No, of course not but I have had to allow what I did not like for the child r»ther than let him see the shadow of differ- «nce of opinion between us, and I don't think it has done him any harm. The great joint is that you should keep that poor little fellow's aflFection and respect, and â- ake him unwilling to vex you." " That he is, dear little man. He is sorry when he sees sister grieved. He is always iistressed if anything is hurt or pained. He 18 really tender-hearted." " Yes, but boys are boys. That feeling will fail you if you work it too hard, and ^cially if you show vexation at his lleasures. Keep that for real evils, like falsehood or cruelty." " Not for disobedience " " The evil of disobedience depends much aore upon the authority of an order than on the child itself. If he disobeys you inder his father's licence, you cannot make Binch of it You have him a good deal to yourself " "Yes." " Then make use of that time to strength- en his principles and sense of right and Tong, as well as to secure his affections. My dear, I never saw a girl in a more diffi- •nlt position than yours, but I see you are ioirg your utmost only I am afraid the love of sedatives is the same." " Oh aunt, I did think he had given it " You are inexperienced, my dear. I see 't in his eyes. Well, I'm afraid there is no 'topping that." "Mother " and Nuttie's voice was tboked. "^She did her best, •oe same opportunities. *tth a man of that age. oone something, bnt he is out of the'question now, pooj fellow " " Indeed, Aunt Jane, I think Mark and *Btiaple are some of the happiest people I "w saw. I only wish my poor Alwyn »ae aa forward as their Billy, bnt I'm not J'oi allowed to teach him his letters, ««au5e once he cried over them." I 1 wbh they had anything to fall •«k upon," said Mrs. Egremont anxi- •^y- "They are so unwilling to let W one know of their difSculties that I *^ as if I never knew in what straits tfaey ^y be. Yon will be sure to let me know, fMft '^^' anything that I can do ..r!** conversation was a great comfort C^}P *° ^°"^« ^^° ^*8 pleased to find i treated as a real friend by her aunt, jjj.pceived the wisdom of her advice. « tie watching over the Mark Egremonts for Jl '" difficult matter to accompliah, ^JJ^*" she went back to London she was j*â„¢ed that Billy had the whooping cough, ^ttug them unapproachable all the win- ^* â„¢Jt she could only hear (rf them tt J!r Datton, whom she oontinned " oocuionally when there waaaoythiog rail but you have not It can't be helped Mark might have to oonununlcate. Ux. Egremmit rather led him, and on meeting him in the atieefe would aak him casually in to dinner or to make up a rubber, or play piquet, for he ex- celled in these arte, and atiU more in cheai, and an evening witii Mr. Ihtttonwaa quitea red-letter time with Nuttie. It pave her an indefinable sense of safety and protectitm but it was not always to be had, for her friend had many engagements, being one of the aotive lay church workers, and devoting two regular evenings in each week to Ger- ard Godirey's eastern district, where he kept all the accounts, had a model court and eyeninjg; class, besides hospitably resting tired clergymen and their wives in his pleasant quiet house. In the spring Mr. Element was laid np with the worst rheumatic attack be had yet had, in consequence of yielding to the im perious will of his son, who had insisted on standing in a bleak comer to see the Life Guards pass by. On this occasion Nuttie did not prove herself the heaven- bom nurse that the true heroine ought to be, bnt was extremely frightened, and altogether de- pendent on Gregorio, who knew all about the symptoms, and when to send for the doctor and a gardi-malade. Gregorio always talked French to Nuttie when he felt him- self in the ascend art, ba he certainly was at present; but he became much less gracious when he heard that Mrs. William Egremont might be expected, declaring that madame would only excite his master, and that her presence was quite unnecessary. Her com- ing had been volunteered, but it was a great boon to Ursula, who was thus helped out in many peirplexities, although Mrs. Egremont was a great deal at her step-son's, and neither lady was of much avail in the sick- room, during the stress of the illness. It wss never actually dangerous, but there W8is great suffering and much excitement, and for four or five days the distress and anxiety were considerable. After this passed off Ursula was surprised to find her company preferred to that of her aunt. She was a better soi'ffredouleur, was less of a restraint, and was besides bis regu- lar reader and amanuensis, so that as the force of the attack abated, he kept her a good deal in his room during the latter part of the day, imparting scraps of intelligence, skimming the papers for him, and reading his letters. There, was a lease to be signed, and, as soon as might be, Mr. Bulfinch, the Bed- castle solicitor, brought it up, and had to be entertained at luncheoa. While he was waiting in the drawing-room for Mr Egre mont to be made ready for him, he looked with deep interest on the little heir, whom Ursula presently led off to the other end of the room to the hoard of downstair toys and an elaborate camp was under construc- tion, when by the fireside, the Canoness in- quired in a low confidential tone, " May I ask whether you came about a will ' "No Mrs. Egremont. I wish I were. It is only about the lease of Spinneycotes farm." " Then there is none " " None that I am aware of. None has ever been drawn up by us. Indeed, I was wishing that some infiuence could be brought to bear which might show the expedience of making some arrangement. Any melan choly event is, I trust, far distant, bnt contingencies should be provided for." " Exactly so. He is recovering now, but these attacks always leave effects on the heart, and at his age, with his habits, no one knows what may happen. Of course it would not make much difference to the boy." " No, th^ Court of Chancery would ap- point the most suitable natural guardians." " But," said Mrs Egremont, "I am afraid that the personal property when divided would not be much of a provision for her." " You are right. The investments are un- fortunately and disproportionately small." " She ought either to have them all, or there should be a charge on the estate," said the Canoness decisively. "If possible, he must be made to move.'" " Oh, don't 1" cried Nuttie, jumping up from the floor. He mustn't be upset on any account." " My dear, I had no notion that you heard us!" exclaimed her aunt. "I thought Al- wyn was making too much noise with his soldiers." " I beg your pardon," said Nuttie, " per- haps I should have spoken sooner, but in deed he must not be worried and disturbed," she added, somewhat fiercely. "Don't be afraid, my dear," said her aunt. " Mr. Bulfinch knows that your father is in no condition to have such matters brought before him." " Certainly," said the old lawyer politelv " and we will trust that Miss Egremont's prospects may soon come forward on a more auspicious occasion." Nuttie could have beaten him, but she was obliged to content herself with such a sweeping charge of her Zulus among Alwyn's Englishmen, that their general shrieked out in indignation against such a variation of the accustomed programme of all their games. Nuttie thought she had defended her patient sufficiently, bat she found she had been mistaken, for when her aunt had left them, some days later, her father began, " We are well quit of her. Those trouble- some dictatorial women always get worse when they are left widowsâ€" takin? upon them to say what their dear husbands would have said, forsooth." " Aunt Jane was very kind to me, said Ursula, not in the least knowing what he was thinking of. " To you. Ay, I should think so, takug upon her to lecture me about securing a pro- vision for you." «« Oh 1 I hoped " " What " he broke in. " You knew of it I Yon set her on, I suppose." " Oh 1 no, no, father. She and Mr. Bul- finch began about it, not meaning me to hear about a will, I meanâ€" and I told them I wasn't going to have you worried, and I thought I had stopped it altogether." " Stop a woman bent on her duty Hem But yon are a good girl, and shall come to no loss when we have to make your marriage settlement." • You won't have to do that, father I "Hein! What do you keep that poor fellow Clarence Fane dangling in attendance on yon for!" "I don't ' I'm sure I don't want bim. I would do anything to keep him at a dis- tance " " How now 1 I thought your Grace oon- descended to him more Oan to any one else." " I don't dislike him unless he has that m his head but as to many mg hâ„¢ » 0»»-^*s" Buchanote of horrrar tiiat elicited a JitOa ^^hofcagaiaitlBin,arewer Who bit I Notttw«iiil*«II»faIIoirr "Father I how can yon " aheeried, with a bnmlitt flush of indicnatioB. " Hoâ€" why â€" ^he! He has always been a sort of nnole, ever since I was a little sirL" " Oh yea, adopted nncm are very devout when yooag ladies rash oat ta» BBocnuig prayers at nnaarchly hours " " father 1 " with her Toinetrembliaf, " I assure you he doesn't â€" I mean ne always goes to Sc Michaers unless he has something particular to say to me." "Oh yes, I understand," and Mr. Egre- mont indulged in « hearty laugh, which al- most drove peer Nuttie beside herself. " ludeed-r-ladeedj" she stammered, in her confusion and snpi^reesed wrath "it is no- thing of that sort. He is a regular old bachelor â€" he always was. " ** At wliat age .do men become old bache- lors For he seems to me about the age of poor Clarry, whom you seem to view aa a bugbear." " I wish yon would not think of such jhings, father; I have not the slightest in- tention of leaving you nd dear little Wynnie Nothing should tempt me " "Nothing? Hein! Then vou may as well be on your guard, Miss Egremont, or we shall have pleadings that you have en- couraged them â€" c .nrch and word â€" or both, maybe. Yon pious folk take your little di- versions and flirtations just like your poor sisters whom you shake your head at, never guessing how Gregorio and I have looked out at you and yotir adopted uncle parading the street." " I wish Gregorio would mind his own business, and not put such things in your head I" burst out Nuttie. At which Mr. Egremont laughed lons^r and louder than ever. Poor Nuttie I It was terrible dis- comfiture, not only for the moment, but a notion had been planted in her mind that seemed cruel, almost profane, and yet whic'i would not be dismissed, and made her heart leap with strabga bounds at the wild thought, "Could it be true?" then sink again with shame at her own presumptuous folly in entertaining such a thought for a moment. Yet whenever aha actually encountered Mr. Dutton her hbitual comfort and reli- ance on him revivtid, and dispelled all the embarrassment which at other times she ex- pected to feel in his presence. CHAPTER XXXL SPBS NOX FBAOTA. Summor had quite set in before Mr. Egre- mont was able to go out for a drive, and then he was ordered to Buxton. Nuttie only once saw her cousins before leaving town, for their little boy fulfilled the nursery superstition by whooping till May and all intercourse was prohibited, till he had ceased for a whole week to utter a suspicions sound. Mr. Button has insisted on the family spending a fortnight a Springfield Hou-e for change of air, and it was there that Nuttie was permitted to see them, though the children were still forbid- den to meet. Annaple looked very thin, bnt rattled as merrily as ever. " No one could guess," she said, " what a delight it was not to know what one was to have for dinner " " To do more than- know, I am afraid," said Ursula. " Well, next to the delight of knowing nothing at all about it â€" and even that is only good for a holiday â€" is the delight of seeing a pudding come out smooth and com f ortable and unbroken from its basin. 'Some- thing attempted, something done,' you know. It is quite aa good a work of art as a water- coloured drawing." " Only not quite so permanent." " No it is only one's first pudding that one wants to embalm in a glass case for be- ing so good as not to leave its better part behind in the basin, or to collapse as soon as it is in the dish." " Which my puddings always did in the happy days of old, but then I was always hunted ignominiously out of the kitchen and told I wasted good food," said Nuttie. " Yes, and waste is fearful when Mark and Billy have to eat it all the same, like the poor cows with spoilt hay. I wonder whether your old experiences recall the joy of finding trustworthy eggs within your price." " Ah, I was not housekeeper. I only re- member being in disgrace for grumbling when there was no pudding, because the hens would not lay." " Though I heard a women declaring the other day that there ought to be a machine for them. Oh, the scenes that I encounter when I am marketing If I only could des- cribe them for Punch I walked home once with our porter's wife, carrying two most brilliant sticks of rhubarb, all carmine stalk and gamboge leaf, and expressing a very natural opinion that the rhubarb tree must be very showy to look at, and curious to know in what kind of fruit the medi â€" cine grew." " Oh, Annaple do you go yourself in that way " Mark used to go with me, but, poor fel- low, he has a ruinous idea about prices and quantities, and besides, now he is so hard worked â€" np and down all day â€" he wants a little more of his bed in the morning. ' And what do you want " "I never was a sleepy creature, and I get back in time to dress the boy. I generally find him at highjinks on bis father's bed. It uses up a little superfluous energy before the dressing." " But surely you have a servant now " " I've come to the conclusion that a work- man's wife charing is a better institution. No. 1, a pet of Miss Nugent's, was a nice creature, but the London air did for her at once. No. 2, also from Micklethwayte, in- stantly set up a young mau, highly respect- able, and ready to marry on the spot, as they did, though their united ages don't amount to thirty-nine. No. 3 was a Cock- ney, and couldn't stay because the look- out was so dull; and No. 4 gossiped with her kind when I thought her safe in the Temple Gardens wiui Billy, iriiereby he caught the whoo^g-oough, and as she uao took l^e liberty of wearing my fur dosk, and was not particular as. to ac- curacy, we parted on uiort notice and I got ^8 woman to come in every day %o scrub, help make beds, etc. It is much less trouble, and the only fault I have to find witJh ha is an absolute inei^alnlitiy of dis- cerning tiaek I belisve slm tiiinka I have a monomania against them." StiU AoBute insisted that die did not work half so hard as her nieces^ Muriel and Janet, in tlidr London season, siad tin* her ooimodra was not naai^ so traing anddiffi. colt â- â-  that lAidiLa^ Deinar litfd b«en jfnaMB^'bK yean in ocdsv to aflbcd Hbtm » â- â- â- liiir itan: nor «m Imt nvdrty «• make both ends meet by any means equal to her sirter's in kae|g np appearaiMes, and avoiding detrhnaitala. The two sistan mat eeeasionally, bn tLady Dehooar was so oompassioiiato sjiid patronising that Ainapla's sffait SMoOed in- off-hand levity and rattle, and nuther regretted the occupation timt prs?«nted them from seeing much of one anotiieE. A year passed by, chiefly dpent by Mr. Egremont io the pursuit of comparative bMlth, at Buxton, Bagneres, and Biarritz, durine which his daughter oould do little but attend to him and to little Alwyn. The boy had been enough left to her and nurse during his father's acute illness and become more amenable. He was an affec- tionate child, inheriting, with his mother's face, her sweetness and docility of nature, and he was old enough to be a good deal impressed with the fact that he had made poor papa so ill by tesaing him to stand in the cold. Mr. Egremont was not at rest without a sight of the child evf-ry day, if only for a moment and the help- lessness and sufferfng had awed the little fellow a good deal. It was touching to see him pause when galloping about the house when he went pswt the sick-room, and hush his merry voice of his own accord, And in the journeys, when his father's Invalided rtate won'd have made a fractions or wilful cbild a serious inconvenience, his good temper and contentment were invalu- able. He would sit for hours on bis sifter's lap, listening to whispered oft-told tales, or playing at impromptu quiet games he could go to sleep anywhere, and the wonderful discoveries he made at each new place were the amusement of all his auditors. Sister was always his playfellow and companion whenever she could be spared from her father, and she had an ever- increasing in- fluence over him which she did her best to raise into principle. Perhaps she never had a happier moment than when she heard how be bad put bis hands behind him and steadily refused When Gregorio had offered to regale him at a stall of bombons forming- only a thin crust to I'qneurs, which unfor. tnnately he had already been taught to like. " But I told him sister said I mustn't have them," said Alwyn. " And then he made a face and said something in French about you. I know it was you, for he said "saur." What was it?" "Never mind, Wynnie dear. We had much better never know, Your were sister's own dear steadfast boy, and you shall kiss mother's picture." (to BB COimNUED.) MS. ANDMBS.BOWSEB. BT MRS. BOWSEB. " Is there anything the matter with yon " asked Mr. Bowser the other evening as he 8udd«nly looked up. " No, certainly, not. Do I look bad " " Your looks are all right, but you seem nervous and uneasy. I didn't know but your corns had come back." " I-Iâ€" " " Youâ€" yonâ€" what " ' " I was wondering if you were going to York State to see your mother this spring." " And suppose I go " "Then 1 shall clean house. It is two years, you know, since we had a carpet up." " And if I don t go?" I was silent. " Look here, Mrs. Bowser," said my liege lord'in a sharp voice, " you can't lay this on to me You want to pretend that if I am home through housecleaning I'll prance around and raise the old Harry, and you want to get me into the papers as raising a great fuss." " But won't you " " Won't I Don't I know thait house- cleaning should come once a year Don't I like it Did my mother ever clean house without me "' " And may I go ahead, and will yon help me?" ' Of course you can go ahead, and it so happens just now that I've tour or five days to spare. I'll begin right off now." " Yon are so good, Mr. Bowser, that I must kiss you. There, take that " " Oh, pshaw I'm good, of course, but no better than a husband oucht to be. I'll get a step-ladder and begin by taking the pictures down." " I suppose you could get a colored man to do the climbiag and lifting.' " Yes, bnt I won't. I want no stranger rambling through our house and picking up things." He got the ladder and began work, and from the way he whistled I think he enjoy- ed it for about half an hour. In that time he took down a dozen pictures and carrieo 'em up two flighte of stairs to the store- room, but as I went up with the duster he sail " Why didn't I think to put an elevator into the house And the man who made this step ladder ought to be shot I believe I've climbed a mile or more. What you ffot thera " "The duster." "What for?" " To dust the pictures with." " H'm 1 Well, hand it here I" " He came down twenty minutes later, his collar all limp, his hair damp and his face covered with dust, and as he sank into a chair with a groan I said " I thought it would be too much for you." "Oh, you did! Well, I want you to understand that it is simply fun for me. I'll make this house look sick before to-morrow noon, and before night well be all through with house-cleaning." ' Not quite as soon aa that. " "Won't we? See if we don't This teking a week or ten days to do a little cleaning is pLsiyed out. I don't propose to dilly-dally over this job." That mght when he went to bed he groan- ed and sighed, and in his sleep he muttered and sooloed, and about midnight he woke meapl^ sayinf' "Yon bet I will I I'll finish the whole thiu by noon " yS. Bowser acted sore and stiff next morning, but after breakst he put Cn an old suit of clothes and began work. We dedded to clean the parlm first, and he moved out all the fnmitnre niA a whew. la. his whew he tore down the pales at the bay window, ripped one of tiie cnrtainstwo feofe or more, upset a duir awL broke the badi, imd in pnralntiie piano out Iw skinned all IdsknaoklaB rad broke his snqifndstaat «â- â€¢ and die same insttnt. A^jompad tinve faatMA fa Ms imticiiaiinB, a^ aa Iw tamSa tomad o« aw wUb M-nrfcMa in UaiH il ttw w, or* hammer, or a manl, or â- M»i*tM»^ kaook tiiis iafonal piano to pieoeo 1** " Mr. Bowssr, I saggedwd that yon gal a man to help yon." " Oh, yon did I Why didn't yon snsgeat thatlg^thshoasaonfinaaddothodean- ' ing that way Look at that hand I And here's these snspendeiB gme 1" I mollified him after awhile, and he finally expressed his willingness to t^e liold again. " I suppose the carpete will go to tha ' beaters?" I queried. " Not much " he replied. " I don't pro* pose to pay out five or six dollsrs to uva someone pound this oarpet for ten minutes. I've beaten moreCoarpeta than you've got hairs in your head, and I'll show yon a jo on this." He set out to pull up the tacks, but after pulling five or six he broke out with some- thing about blazes and grabbed the carpet and heaved awayr The tacks came up un- til he reached a seam, and then there was a r r-r-ip down the breadth. This was repeat- ed five or six times before he had the carpet up, and then he piled it in the middle of the floor and sat down on the windowsill to favor his back. " It's hard work," I observed, as he pant- aid and gasped. " I don't see it," he presently replied. " Even if it was, we've got half the house done, and it is not yet 8 o'clock." Bye-and'bye he dragged the carpet out and hong it over the clothesline. I had just lef c him ioi a minute to see what ailed baby when I heard a furious ye" I ran back and Mr. Bowser was prancing around the yard and shaking one hand alot c. Be had grasped a tack. He had only calmed down and seized the carpet again to lift it over the line when he got three or four at once, and for five minutes there was a circus. The per- formacce might have continued to this date had I not succeeded in heading Mr. Bowser off as he came around the circle and warned him that all the t'.eighbors on the other street were at their windows. Then he sat down on the back steps and seemed to look into the faraway for a long time. The red jolor had worked out of his euspendera into his shirt, his great bulk had shrunk away one fourth, and in hi^ excitement his wig had come off and be«n tramp'ed under foot. A very impudent boy on ttie fence asked him how he liked it as far as he had gone, and the driver for a carpet- beater's waggon came along soon afCtr and called out: " Hey, old Tacks, do you want a job " I called Mr. Bowser pet names, and told him how much I loved him, and how baby would mourn his loss, and he gradually re- turned to his normal condition. W^hen he did he found that he h,*d also lost four false teeth and broken the strap to his vest. " Mrs. Bowser ' he finally sud, as he got a rest foi' his aching back on the edge of a step. " Yes, dear. You know I wanted you to go away." " And I'm going "' "Are yon?" " Never to return â€" never I" " Oh, Mr. Bowser " " Don't Mr. Bowser and dear me Yon deliberately put up a villainous job on me. You kept pecking and coaxing until you got me into this thing, and now yon must take the consequences. In an hour from this I shall leave you " But he didn't. He was too stiff and sore to go, and his spinal column has not got back to plumb yet. â-  How the Lower Animals Dootor Them- selves When Sick. Animals get rid of their parasites by use ing dust, mud, clay, etc. Those suffering from fever restrict their diet, keep quiet, seek dark, airy places, drink water and sometimes plunge into it. When a dog has lost its appetibe it eats that i-pecies of grass known as dog's grass, v. hich acts 8 an emetic and a purgative. C^ts also eat grass. Sheep and cows, when ill, seek out certain herbs. An animal suffering from chronic rheumatism always keeps as far as possible in the sun. The warrior ants have regularly organized ambulances.- Latreilie cuts the antencse of the aot, and other ants came and covered the wounded part with a transparent fluid secreted in their mouths. If a chimpaczee is wounded it stops the bleeding by placing its hand on the wound or dressing it with leaves and grass. When an animal has a wounded leg or arm hanging on it completes amputation by means of its t-.eth. A dog on being stung on the mnzz'e by a viper was observed to plunge its head re- peatedly into running water. This animal eventually recovered. A terrier hurt his right eye. It remained under a counter, avoiding light and heat, although it habitu- ally kept close to the fire. It adopted a gen- eral treatment, rest and abstaiaeace from food. The local treatment consisted in lick- ing the upper surface of the paw, wnich it applied to the wounded eye, again licking the paw when it became dry. Animals suf- fering from traumatic fever treat themselves by the continued applications of cold nrator, which M. Delaunay considers to be more certein than any of the other methods. In view of these interesting facts, we are, he thinks, forced to admit that hygiene and therapeutics as proposed by aninuds may, in the interest of psychology, be studied with advantage. Many physicians have been keen observers of animals, their diseases and the methods adopted by them, in their instincts, to cure themselves, and have availed of the know- ledge so brought under their observation in their practice. » Snmmaiy Gonyictions Act. Under the bill to amend the Summary Convictiozis Act, introduced by Mr. Thomp- son, the perron who neglecte to respond to a summons to appear as witness may be ar- rested and fined in the discretion of the court a sum not exceeding $80 and iminris- ioned without hard labor for a term not ex- ceeding ninety days. A second provision of tiie bill sete forth that every prosecutor and every complainant may, except where it is otherwise stipulated, be a competent witiwas, notwithstanding that he may have a pecuniary interest in me result, and a con- viction may be had nptm the unsupported evidence of such persons. Hot the Least EmlxatasBed. " Doesn't it embarrass yon to be fcisMd by Tonr fanslNuid before a car fall of pecqple I" "Embarrass me r replied thela^, who was startras off on ajouney, aa A» sailed hnraetf eoaSortalily in har sent umI kdMd attiwqMdiaMr. MIMdJ«lmkiaaw ko wM gtiA-yfi I dadan liUalt Hb laaqr' f "M vi!' V â-  5--S(iii mmm