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Pitt `,Iregarself irx Rik ;l1+la ce.
. I be J ust od within
tepped inside the rail
To et my tickets, when I saw
• Too hate •of matters and turned pale-,
I had put on new of tires throughout.
Upon; this Jaunt with her to come ; - •
• rd brought this heavenly eroature out,
Leaving my poolsethoolt at .home. „
X s od'there vexed and mortified;
was cruel: ass it was absurd; " •
Then did *little loved hand glide
•btra ght i Ito mute without a word,
• Leaving a dainty portembnuate,
.Of god and pears most quaintly shade, ' .
prom which, .soaroe knowing what to say,
I for the ev'ening's, tickets paid... •
When I, sat down along with her -
•„Now, don't look eo anneYed,” saidahe'.;
"Of course mistkkes.soanetimes cocotte, -
.
And people lose"their property."
Confused 1•answered ; "I agree
But must feel vexed about it, though
1 What's you're does not belong to me "-• •
liauld s. e, " why shouldn't it be se
She e�poke uiithluein l uthen blushed.
ed.
"Oh, do you mean •it straight cried..
My wild de igb she, would have hushed -1 •
Afeeble• "No"in.vatn she tried,
, But ;I'd not hear it, so at last - . ,•..._
• "Yea: just to•keep you still, " said she ;
" There ,there, don't hold my hand so fast-'
The usher will be sure to see." .
UERM'S , :COICE ;.:
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A Noye31
(Tia iisetrze. Egon" VIE PERMIT'B! MAItI
. ir'uner Stxirn.)
Eugene wanted to beg,: beseech his friend
to desist from his purpose;"the atm of .which'
he only dimly suspected, but already it was
too late. 'A skirt .rustled ontaide the
rainiest door, and immediately afterward:
a young lady crossed the threshold. •
Countess Antoinette Arnau.was certainly
Mie a mere eigh t of :whom• was sufficient to
juatif y the passion .of a young•artist. • Her
taifl,
.slender flgurewae possessed' of truly
poetic beauty.. Her pale fabe was illumined
bya pair of.dark, eyes that shone.with' the
fie ofeeling. and her classic 1l y . arranged
ed
• i g. •. a,_y g
Meek hair floated down ih 1 ou s upon
Ong. td 1?
.her; white, morning=robe,. that .was richly
eaubroidered •and fitted to • erfeetion...Her
bearing; was that of, finished 'elegance, and
yet thero Was a certain something about it
that betrayed, the fact, .that the. ()outdoes
wee.per'leotllr w.arhol' _he;e;: w dttracatione.
and claims upon the world:' •. • •
She held bout :heir hand : to her cousin in a
familiar way, while she only responded to
Eugene's greeting with �a smile, and then
said, playfully : :
•.? expected to be, the ,first one inthe
park this mornlnng,bat:' to 1 I fin .you gen
tie en here b orf - e me ou t ere Boldin a
ixi e , tf,,
scorn-importent coufereneea','L- .,---
Herman,-shrugged; h' ahnidderev , "• lm;
- - ilii „ e ,r ° nsl cit r yr a tlf
n laboring for the least hour to convince
Eugene of; tie necessity of a000nnpanying
• ` me on my trip to Italy'." -
"" Bow , is, this, Kr. Reinert ?" and the
'tingly
lady's beautiful eyes rested wonder:
• .and: reproachfully 'upon• the young
painter..,'". Are you still hesitating,? • I con=:
sidered;youe journey ' a settled affair, and,
confidently expeoted, to .met you in ,Rome„
next winter, at Herman's side?! •
Eugene kept silence, darting`at his friend
ti Iook halt threatening,. half of .entreaty,,
- *A bait the ; latter. must:' have;"been wholly
uuconsoious of ,this,; for.he quietly . SUS
weaved ••
"° You ,are mistaken, Nettie, Eugene `has
altered. his plan.. He deoli>aee the trip and:
.,prefers 'returning to his native town, in
order tweet ups a modest , establishment
there, mid, lead his bride--" •
• ''"" Harman I" -Menaced Eugene, who had
hitherto -attempted . to -interrupt-him- but:
- in vain .. ,
"o. And lead •td the altar iiia bride, a young
lady of the place, just as speedily a as: pallet.,
'hie threafter," said Herman,, 11nishing his
• •sentenoe, without being in the least thrown
°This balance. • _ '
,' :The effect- of .'these words. upon Antoi- •
nntte was, something frightful' to behold
0. At:first she •turners 'deathly' pale,. and'ae•
• though bereft. of coneeiouaness, her hand
bought the, back.' of the arm-ohair.in order.
•.te save'hereelf.from falling; then,lier'.faoe
. ; suddenly flushed . orimeon,. and ler dark
eyes flashed . with a light" that made 'her
beautiful faoe look almost ::ugly, -as she
fixed them neon .Eugene.(who stood there
lab Det ;senseless) •with a look that Was
• elmost'withering Then, summoning up"all!
her power of self=oontrol, she tamed from -
theta 'both to the window,,;ithus shielding , passed. through the village 'about an •hour.
•ba ykeltt at. least: -from .Hermsn'e wstdtaf;illy;� ago, had put ff.two passengers here an old
•obseileht eye ' ' gentleman • a'i'd a• young maiden., Their
He .felt Indeed that a. third party "would cloee,•narrow quarters in the inn eebaied
be•eupoiflnons:iin view Of :the ezpleaation to have proved equally intolerable to both,
that he, was bum would borax follow, eve- for the old. man had taken ,A seat in the
••q lIy ° Aatehtette, 'had ' already. given .back -yard; while his, companion had step.
sgflioient': evidence am to the true state of ped to the front door, and wasth'oughtfully
her feelings • • looking at the 'environs. • ..
Ile picked up - hie hat from where it lay: :The village -wes . as still as death, the
on the'table„ ` people; for the Most part, being busy in• the
' ±" Exerts° Me fora fewminutes. I forgot fields, and only a troop of children were to
to give an important order at the castle. be seen playing in the Middle of the wide
4-,c1,74' di:;ectly;!' , t! r, a r1rhed by the burning rays of
'�.. „�'t i • """..`:F'"z'r i�5 � kva"' ,r.,• ..-r �• ,'Y`�°MY:�' •. 4T.Pa..r. �'..::.
Bary to remind me of the, ohasw that dies
botwken us, and 1 give' you my
Hword that it
Dealt owed,
and .moved tows
rd•tUe door
while Antoinette looked softer hind uuetead•
i1Y. She felt that she bad guue tdo far,
that at ,least she should not have spoken
thus, and quick td repro as to give way to
anger she called hirci k
„.Reinert !” •
• .
Se turned half around,
"al; await your orders, most noble Gountt•
los..?" .
Now it was '•all over ;With the pride and,
• Belf.00ntrcil of this paasionate woman, who,
Well the truth, possessed no large .share
of ler.s Accustomed •:to yyieldto every
v try,
impulse, he sank upon the.o d broke
Out into a violent git.of weeping,
Eugene healed this weeping, and stood
still. He looked back,: • and :seeing that
ovely, tearstained. face ' turned toward
nim;' in •anoth�er minute be was ether aide,
`"'"Do you : Shed; .tease, po nteas ?° Ma9'I
,00ndespeak with yoat? Antoinette;. Will your
mn me unheard?."•
This tithe no befell repulse followedius
assumption, of aa. familiar mode sof address.
She looked up at .him stili struggling
between anger and, Jove, but. Eugene saw
that he must, plead bis .ease, and .get no
time -,in setting'about it.'.
" It r ie ,true : I am engaged ; and :this
wretched bored has ,beenthe nurse of my
life. Year. s ago, wines I• paid a visit to my
native town, T. renewed' my ,acqueintanee
with a foiwer pfayinate She 'Was On
orphan, hardlyanything more than a child,
ani I believed. mys It to be in love with
her her guardian rged me .to • declare
myself=and'-she became my betrotha;d. . I
know I noted precipitately, but .. wore my
chain, and would have oontinuedto wear .it
patiently, had I not coins here and seen
you, Antoinette. From that moment began
th'e. long :and frightful struggle between
duty and ?passion., . I must . tear .myself
away from you; from; every thought `oe you,
if I would not succumb to it: Let my gifts,
my whole:future career perish, within. the
narrow liinits of your contracted ;let
despair• fasten upon'myeelf bound• by the
vows of a' joyless. union. • What is art, or
life itself to •me,. if I must needs renounce
you?"° '
He had spoken vgith ever•increabing pas-
sion, and Antoinette's teare. had ceased to
•SOW;anger -had-yielded to,-pity,-and•when
he bad finished ail reproach was:swalibwed•
up in the.agony of: losing him whom she
loved.' Countess Arnau was. not the woman
to admit the claims of a stranger, when
they oame in•eonliot with her own remained untouched' by it -her .childlike
Renounce ? asked she softly with low - forehead showed not, a fold, the.mouth not
n yelids brit ';here walla slitggektiat bt a harsh iine; mut :•in`1i ey"e°`tliere lay s,
infnitesweetness:. a the tone with which . dark, deep.rhesdoiei as she'now gravely and
the, sacialtics. - ` `: epr seeliffully, lifted "cyto-the-Count:7
very spot whore the little One had Lain.
The {child wbilq the danger lasted, bad
been PerfectlyA silent= through fright and
stupefaction;; 'hut .now, finding himself in
safety, broke out into a loud tit of eryiug.
Ooent .Aruau gave the veinal into the
hands oft.hiat coachman, juwpekout of the
oarria;e and drew near the two. " 1das.
anYbodY been hurt?" he asked quickly,
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Not 1, but the child,v,
Without wasting -another word, Herman
took the little fellow out of her arn'is,
examined and : felt hien ' all over, not very
tenderly, but very thoroughly, and speedily,
convinced himself Q11.14 net, the .slightest:
:itljury had been sustained1" It •
.. y e " said od*
was only fri htnet be comforted, eung
bowler,, you:have wade a luoky eeoape 1" •
Carelessly henet the child down upon the
ground, who, awed bjk4the severe" tones of
the gentlennan's voice, had 'become silent
and was now gazing up at him anxiously,;
with wide open tearful eyes, Coma{ Aa+naii
:then .turned politely, but coolly, toward bee
Who saved the boy's lite.,
Yon have' shown a great. deal .of Dour•'
ago,- young 'lady. I could not by any possi-
bility have brought my horses to a .halt in.
time, so that without you, the little fellow
must have been lost." • •
• As he, made this speech .}cis eye quickly
and keenly scanned the person of the young
girl. It. ;watt a very youthful 'Creature, that
stood: there before him-sheemight.have been
'sixteen years old, at most only seventeen ;
slender, delioate, and very simply clad. By
the violent mbyement made :in pieking up:
the .child;. her round altraw hat .had been,
displaced, and now hung loosely oil her
neck, allowing the lot noonday sun to
pour down upon her headand, reveal aril
the glory of a rich suit of golden hair, that was
belied smoothly • back, from her forehead,
'but twisted up in magnificent braids upon
the back of her head. Perhaps the brilliant.
light •thrown upon ' her, . at this moment;
may have given her a peculiar :charm, for
her face.. wee not exactlybeautiful; at least
not yet, although the lineceof future:beauty
were already discernible in,'her' features.
As yet they were soft. undeveloped, and
bitterly childlike ; the only thing' that lent not .alone.. Eugene 'looked up and almost
Herman bit bin lip,
Meanwhile • they had reached the le,us,.
where the young lady „Alightly inclined her,
Bead, and would, have put her }nand. On the
door•knob, had not german. Veen before.
hand with her. ••He. opened the. door,
ushered her in, and followed her into the
publio pallor. •
She paused and, looked it him •in'eur.
pride, witli a forbidding glance which made
it appareut that she did net wish to ere,
'loud the conversation. ° • But the Qount.
renewed it in spite of.thie.
" Really 7" he repeated,then adding, in a.
somewhat piqued tone.„; ". It seems that.
von'tont me among the .;oppressors; 'f
hope you do not spouse me of having seen
the.ohild and driven over him purposely?"
' "No ; but you midst have seen the whole
troop of children.. Why did you not drive
out of their way?" • ' • •
"' Of village Children ?" oried . the young.
Count, with suoh„ainbounded,astonishment
ee weds it evident that: apoh a thought had
never dawned upon his. mind. •" 4m I to
drive otit of the way of children who are'.
int+ uncle's subjects ?". "
The idea evidently struck: him as some.
thingquite, preposterous, and the young,
stranger-, seemed to be on the point of reply
ing, but suddenly paused, and bent forward
in the attitude oof : a listenal`r. A half sup -
premed cry of joy escaped her lips ; invo•
luntarily shethrew up Iter, arms, and was
about to rush off, when, all at; once, she.
remembered'Herman'a. presence,, A deep
blush suffused her countenance as .; she
slowly let her arms drop, and again stood
still, as though rooted to the ground. ' The
Count had followed the direction of her,
gl'ange, and now discovered ` the cause of
this sudden change, for • Eugene Reinert
entered the room, after pausing.,to ask a
feta► questions in the shall, and approached
without taking any note of his friend's
proximity.
"Gertrude 1 You 'here..2"
'She :flew ' up to him, holding out both
hands, with 'a -radiant smile, ghat fairly
illumined her :youthful' oountenanoe but
one low word from her mouth 'seemed to
tell him, at the same time,.that they were
to the face. a peculiar, fascination, was a gave a start. '
Pair of superb, •tjeep blue eyes, of unuatuah " Ah, Herman, is that you ?"
aalnaoat puzzling expression. There was an $ moment of °oppressive silence followed
earnestness in thein; not. at all oemmensu- thus reunion, Amazed, G'ertr ide looked up
-rate-with-•her--siateen,. years ;-nay,--I iore...questioningl r fat Eugene,who, with :pale?
than that, a hadow, .such as generally face. an visible embarrassment, retained
augurs aw. ole 'lifetimeof care,'suffering, her hand, without speaking.:, ,Count Hera
:and burdens untold: ` 'It is true that, so man silehtly leaned .:on the tablewith
fair, the ' young • girl's ;countenance had folded arias, and .gazed, fixedly at the pair ; :
at this, moment':the harsh, unamiable tea,'
ture in his countenance became disagree=
" Pardon me,: Gertrude,".'began Eugene,
:finally;with-drioulty composing-himseef,.
±p.+� tttlfirs
r CanyoustilNask?1-NtaY:I-n�v ture> , your estianatroin-youmike wig sof
to woo' you ? 1 atm poor; you know , I have this danger." ,
nothing hist my art, while you oceapy so Count Arnau looked astonished upon
exalted, so.birillient a -position- ,-".. reoeiving•this unexpected admonition, and
. His burning glance as it rested upon the measured • hie youthful anonitrese with a
beautiful woman, .gave • the lie: to what he long look of amazement.
said,ebout .renunciation. She looked. up' at. Why,. the boy iea' sound andwhole,
hum and •smiled.::. • • • °said•he in it 'deprecating tone, "1(310'04
" And I am • free, Eugene, free as the crying for, the love of it-" ' '
winds..• Had .you forgotten that ?". "Bat:one• minute •,more, • and -he .would•
• " Antainettel". ,In an outburst of- pas have been under your horse's hoofs:" •
Bion he threw himself .• at: her feet.. ".Give• :.Herman.shiugged his shoulders.
.me this . hope, •give 'me the certainty that "' Would have been!. Why, if we•were to
you will be., `mine,' and I -shall burst • my grieve • over . everything that might have
fetters; Deet • what it . may.. 'tell .me that happened,'the• day':would not @office for our
you will marry me is spite of your high lamentations 'over all sorts •of, supposable
reek,' in •sppite • of your risme and family, oases: By good ' luck no harm 'has been
and I. will • overthrow all barriers: and done -your, courageous interition has
wrest ' fortune from 'fate, • if.. need • be,' by relieved^ me of an unpleasant responsibility.`
force 1" • •'I am very sorry_toaiave frightened you." •
Antoinette stooped 'down to him who let am not frightened."
knelt 'before li�err, her eyes glistened; with The mottle sounded.00ld and sincere It
the light of • love, an at ' that-in-litaiirtibe would seem is though • the • young girl telt
was,:raviebingly .beautiful: "";I dread '.no :hurt at the manner in which the Count
barriers. In a marriage, of, cold • oonven. ' hsd•.treated thewhole aeoidmit: She knelt
tionality I should ,have • tasted "the empti down beside ' the.boy,andendeavored to
ness of wealth. and ,show ; no; I wantonly cleanse hie. face and. little, hands from the
love,' only. my. Eugene • Free „yourself, sand, which, happily, . was, the only trace
follow the bent. of your,geniue; and when left. of the accident
your firet. work shall. have ' ton' you. the / Herman stood, still, and gazed Upon her
name:of setiee, then demi, Ind receive, the He. had hitherto •held ;the•conviotion, that,
price of viot'ory:1" with .the .etoeptipi of. hie' grandmother;
who, in conseq* nce of her: masouline,
••.CHAPTER TII. •energetic character, he 'hardly deemed es
• belonging to. the. female sea,' everywoman
The freshness• of'the morning wait over, must either fall into fainting•fits or wilful -
and the noontide ;heat -of a Jane day was. eionas at the sight of danger, and , Walebroodi'ngOver. the fifty that ,lay about a extremely surprised'. to• find her• a second
mile and' ai half from .•the oaetiet, where exceptien. • .44 ,1 .am got; frightened," had
Cou:nt,Arnaai and Eugene Reinert were at been -her declaration,, and she Was; not sce•
present• visiting. The mail coach' that had either: `.,Her faoe had retaiined its natural
dolor; her, kande did .not tremble in the
slightest degree, as she gently and dexter-
ously a ioonoplislied, her task, in ehort, disc
playing, now' as much coolpess .�as .just
now she had shown prompt , presence
mind.
" Now, the door of an 'adjacent :house'
opened, and a day-laborer'e . wife, wretch:
edly and. right untidily •olad,•with dishev.
eled hair, and a, dull, 'meaningless faoe,
oame forward to take the, child out of the
stranger,'s arms. The Count felt in.his
pocket.
The child' game very near being run
"�iJ�` �� ,Ss..�s > �...r��.sw� �,+�,,,{„..„ sea-o-,zx^ hw�x�ka'•,i�'b�sE�.-,�..€. �s t h..�n.,.�if�
us
find a pretext "for lo ving,, ,ui%,a ,.nd Fez'xi-. o:.w Z3.ls zm,i ai.�* ds I
.Antoinette icor Eugene Retuned to hear ea ward, an elegant hunting chariot. came. in
word hesBsid, and so,. young. Count Ariaau, view, as it turned the corner of a grove of
wlio hada an abhorrenoe of scenes so•oalled; treeb: The ooaohman'sat on•the bask seat,
and foresaw here the Approach of a stormy. While the gentleman. himself guided his
sonar, made haste to leave the pavilion, the spirited steeds. He must have seen the
,door of which lie olosed,behind flan ` children playing4thero ; but if se, was of
• tj he ''tram left behind stood .opposite to the opinion that they saw him, too, and
eseli . other in the beginning, without that it was their 'Wiliness to get out of the
exchanging a word. .:Ansimiette Was still way, for he drove at 'a very brisk trot right.
struggling for self -command, while Eugene through the •Middle of : the road. although
found.aot a word to say in his own defence.there Waaaaplentyofroom inthe Wide streetfor
." For Heateit's Salte. Anteinetteolo not eat thin Moment 43aught sight of ihe
voto. billist soli. et - lizemethetely pulled up the mint with all
• - ith a proudly oolilleniptuoUs gesture his Might's. but- the deer inimaht, checked
ithe wafted LAO beat& • in full Germ; did nee stood se aloe; telt
"Sift Yoh fiu forget that Yu* are took, a few More fitepa -forward, and 'the
Veiling to this Oeutitem 61Sild *earned. lost. Jul* then' the yoUng
, She 00111(1214 hare &open Words More girl -darted fortvezd with the rapidity of
-2125011int /Agape turoca,pale, and- his lightning, imatefied the ohild from under
tense o seltresped being Mice the' very IthOti Of the lintele, as it Were,
mote loit epirit fittfrned to hill. and, with hitn• in her ttrinediprang out of
'Wetnikell to the quickhareturnedf
rardert Mei, most noble flotinteee
the filet time that yott hey° found it nem,
expectice_tos.findaleties,;,...You are
only met this gentleman by Aseeident" •
'• It' seemed to emit Eugene a terrible'effort
oteelfaontrol, but he took her. hand eed
"11W--inybeteothed, Herman,. Gertrude,
DIY : best, meet. intiniate friend, Count
Gerteude was abOtti to respond, in like
manner, tes Hernian's.fery formal bow, but
she had oo rtooner !Maid 'hie name celled
than a ehadder liaised over • her frame. A
deathly 'pallor suddenly overspeead : the
countenex.,, ee that had been just new so
bright, mid her', rigid, wide-open eyes were
fastened' . upon' the young Count - with au
expreseion that frightened Eugene. although
is was perfeetly enigrotitieal to him:
Whatis the matter, Chertrude? What
, " Nothing! Nothing 1", She evidehtly,
Stroveto (simper .herself and emiceeded in
seam • measure,. but, that strange look
remained, as eVer . in her eye,. while ;she
retreated es though ineoluntarily further
bly along with her, ,
' Heiman turned abruptly on bin heel..
" will 'net disturb yeur Britt interview
with Your betrothed," said he, laying a
sharp, scornful emphasie on the last word.1
" I am on my way to the csatAle. du Moir
With si hasty salutation he left the rooni
and stepped out into the open air. " That
-that then was GertrudieWalter, Eugene's
betrothed, the little village maiden, who
seemed. ab repulsive to his -hohle frienq,
beemise she stood as a stuniblingliloOk in.
theway of a rush's Career, arid threateeed
to drag him down to her Own level." ,Xes,
indeed, he lied: '.pictured her tohimself
abixtething entirely different, and • yet
there Was a strange contradietion between
her appearanoe and her very
In neither: point of view did ehemeet the
COunt's,aliprOval, on the contrary, he Wail
angry With, .hiniseif for having„:-allOwed
himself to be struck by this girl: And then
--why did she hate him ? Herman was
muoh more quick to ohierve than his
Late Newe.
impuleive friend ; he knew very well that
it was neither fear nor. dread, but quite Foistand-mouth'disetise tele, considerable
o,),,,tetred„...1426,t, .Aamed lorth Aram ..sextent has broken, tout about Nutiitigel.
dwell along the west. In tile very betstet
potiptohseetle!temichesatt vAriieotabitfir
popularity grows luxuriantly upon recke
that are culmerged during .higb tide. . The
saving prooevs is ea very one, At
low tide the wives tOicl daughters of fisher-
men gether it in .bliskete and ePreaci
Bush a Way that it will catehlhe. sue. The 1,;*
eileot'of this treatment changes itegreenish
color to a dark purple and it'is then etored-
in bags, On tee weettern 00104 the people
As an,' appetizer !. it le eoneiderea very c
effective, . is a oolninon sight at the
munching it during the midtday eking; 011
rook anti heath. But as theeffeet 'of thie
kind of seaweed is to increase rather then
USN tile DatiVea of the oottet line cannot be,
expected to derive much nourishment freed.
ati a continuous diet. AS It MattOF 9f:
feet, they do not. A womanin the Cciunty
Clete, a fete yeare ago, through/ the deser-
tion of her husband and • het/ inability to
walk to a village a few 'Indea 464110:
,wa,s compelled to subsist wholly on ties -
Weed. She ultimately died of ' starvation,
and the stomach was found. te, be, alnitet
full of fieaweed. In the' County Dmiegal,
according to the. letest cable report, •the
littte postal' village, have been ' driven by ,
the icentiness of erevisions to make Mu
'principal mod of the day on seaweed.' .,
18, therefore, not nurprising that. ,every -
house ,has •one or more of its inmates ,
on the 'sick • list If tee kincl-of seaweed
which is known in .this country . es.
Irish Moss, and* in ,Ireland ae carrageen,
Was more plentiful in. Doeegal, .ehe 'suf. •••
forinti. of the petipte.would not be BO great.
nierciagreeable *end nutritious Med than
any other Of the five hundred or mere. .
varieties.. ,Scores of peasant women 'live
by gathering it feora the reeks in eunimeir. -
;They spread it upen the graiseyeiopes near •
the ocean until it whitens and hardens in , ,
the allni; and then pack :and ship it. It hi
to be kept for home OODOUD3Pti013. Caere-.
geen is still used by well-to,dn Irish firm- .
Hies for, :blanomazage making. is first
steeped in 'cold Water,.•then strained and
the boiled ; When, poured::
into -moulds, eweetened, and Ilavored with
-Corn-sterch, and fee More palatable: 33efores .
, they have been content witif an. occapionai
Debut' ore' PrIneeke.
' The two eldest. children of the Prbiee of
%ISO are now at Lausanne' with' a tutor. .
They ere theee (*idly tor French. .: After' •
their Fran& is perfected they ;evill *spend 1
certain holidays in Gernitmy for eonvereti- •
tionel German:, All highly-odueated people .•
in, England: speak these two Continental • •
languages., . 'All the royal ohildren are ex- •
ceptionallyacoomplished ie language.. The
soberer of the eel°. His beautiful character •
hOpei are entertained of him.. Ilei life is .
singularly. pure and, thoughttel; and be is -
said to be a great joy to his parents. The :
second. young Prince has his fatheete-blood ,
in his veins, end sometiines breaks loose in •
frolics like a hers° &It., 'The: oldest daugh- •
'ter, Princess Louise, Victoria of Wales, has 0 .
'just, pisoed her, sixteenth birthday. which;
haw been 'celebrated with • innietiai honor
'and 'fest vity: The. Princess of Wales, it
is state": , means to • make thia a very •
daughter will be brought out next year, and
the lovely and gracious Pi:int:less Will have .
to stand -up , by the side 6f a grOwn-up
daeghter, 'and perhaps no mother quite .„
likes the. euggestion et , rivalry whieb, tete •
fact raises . and never lays to rest. . Good
breeding and good eduoation are the
tradition of ' the royal family. The
h very eoholarly And intelligent gentle- '
min, sad his children when eery yming •
began to stiadiewith'. deiinite aims and by
the mot exact metbode and. under the ,
Wisest of guidances.. - No family in Europe.
hats more rigid .houre of study; from eldest :
to Yonngeet, than the royal family of . Ent... .
Worthy of ell prelims in keel!, and especially ..
as giying a clear eud crystal tone to .Eng- .
lish'social life,
The Womti•n's stolid features, Which heA
glumly shown a sign of solicitude, gte*
animated at the .sight or the bright dollar,
which was offered to -her in a ler*, care -
lees manner. She courtaied low,' thanked
the ' noble Count, 'for his goodness. The
young lady hadhelf Hien from her isnem,
her large eyes paesing.slowly from mother
te child, and then spin tci the monetethitt
the 'former held in her hand ; then, she
euddenly rose, turned her baok upon •the
geoup, and, without' wasting &pother *tied,
int out to retiirn to her hotel. •
-sbe the barui hat been quickly
atoned for. At' all events, that woman
blossom the accideut whit% has brotight her
in One day the wages of h whole week."
"The words had the sound half of a eine ,r
:14ilf of 'avert, ..ttOology. The. pereon to
.whornthey were addressed • closed her lipie
tightly together.' ' •
• " I would not have.' 'believed -that a
Mother could have shown so little self -
relived he to allow hermit to be bought off
-that . style freona anxidty shout her
•
. Herman smiled earcastioally.
I beg' your "pardon, young lady, but you
Whet oertainly oome from a nit -hand know
" We OSA learn to know whet poverty is
even in a city, eapecially When tre. are not
Oileirdnfite biter the itersesbalted;ditePerated ftont it by so broad gulf as yott
but their hook stamped the grounded the.' are, Sir °mint." • — , 1
•
had never before Been on the hule of,
a weman. What reason had she for hating
" Pokey/ I can well imegine how
Eugene may have betrayed in his letters,
that it was I who wee perpetually denounce-
ing this match, and Miss Walter novr sees
in me :the hostile element that' threatens
her happiness, ancl-asmordingly honors me
with lier hatred:. 'Tilt *pity that such feel-
ings should be excited by so trivial al:Ansel')
The Count's lips ended mintemptuously ;
it was- in the worst of humors that he get
intohis carriage, took the reins out of the
-coachman's hand; and drove -Off' eta very
feet trot. Hie aounteuanoe wore a sinititer,
defiant expression, hs he urged his hoeses
to tlitis top a their steed, but on the Oat.
skirts •of Om Village two, old *omen who
were in the road, end were doingtheir beet
.to get out .of the way 'of the gentleman's
that he 'turned aside, and flew past tlieni
at a considerable distance. -
from turbines ot 5,000' Write power at
Vallorbes. and the water supply' being
oonstant and abundant it is' beheved that
gas, which is very -Costly Switzerland,
may be entirely diepensed with throughout
the district.
Tony Peetor begins 'his nineteenth
annualbotir to -day:
compared with 1881. •
- Mr. John Begwell, of Marina& in the
town, died recently, aged /4 years.
. On the 14th March, Mr. Sterne, Manager .
of the Newcastle Wek branch of the.
National Bank of Ireland, blew his brains
out with a revolver. n
There died at Cheltenham, lately, Mrs.
Murray Simpson, set:mid daughter of
klajor•Greneral Henry Green Barry,' of
Ballyolough, in the county of Ccirk., •
Kavanftlh's horse and oar, has sold the.
horso-nied ih the flight from the park, and
aigain as the attempted .assassmation of .
Trevelyan stated two weeks ago that
•the ooilsof homing the Irish Land Act hp
to this time ha& been about"£206,000, and '
thereduotion of ninth through its means
had been over £200,000 a -year. .
A shocking- affair has oticurred
Tidd, psymaeter of the Great Southern
A Western' Railway, an old and trusted
official at the company, blew out his brains'
at his residence there. He had just ,parted
frothhis sod at the time.
The entire Germania Compeny will return
to Germany, being unable to secure employ- -
meld in America.* ,a
" The Silver Bingo has passed life! Mtn-
dredth roomier -naive parlament* in London
at the rrinottete Theatre.