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Sothe Day.
Some day I shall be dead,
Some day this tired head,
'W54 all the anxious thoughts it now doth know,
Shall be laid low:
This body, pain -tacked, ill,
Shall heat length and still,
er the mover and wind-awept grass,
Nor hear you pas&
That were, indeed, strange sleep,
When even you might weep,
some and go -even ' you -unheard of me
As bird or bee.
1Tay, Sweetheart, nay! believe
-liere is no cause to grieve.
d so wayworn. of trouble so opprest,
Is glad of rest.
Perchance when that release
)1 Bath wrought its spell of peace,
l'er this unquiet heart, long vest with woe,
Heart's -ease may grOV7.
IRO logs tar. willnotweep ,
•nstit rather joy
When
thianksiiegaseorMw may ,
Have an end Berne day.
OOKLBEFORE___Apit;
By Hrs. Alexander
CHAP TER VIII:
4. Highly intellectual persons might deem
the couvereation which ensued, and Which
dent the hotaraWiaMf or our entranced pair,
. ^of the most 'desultory and unconnected
I- ,description.:', Neville was MO mach', en-
grossed by. the present to bestd*, muchn
thought how hiebride would takethe revel-.
-sten ':'tilat'' her innocent Artifice .was
_penetrated, and let her drawhim into
; reminiscences of his past life -adventures:
in nianY:latedeLled Oneirresistibly . by the
.magio of .knowing his Words were'pearld and
diamonds of ..eloquence to his admiring
Stilitener. . . :. •
eaDinner was over, and the Moth' removed,
when the . waiter -returned, , bearing an
. minpus-envelope-litiediogeroysteribus_red_
.:ineignia, stamped upon it. Neville read it
, ..civer.two or three times-mueed,. pulled his
e mustaches, and finally looking up With :,aa
smile, excladinadn"Isani-Afraida-MariessWe
le mot (nese by the mail boat t� -night. 1.fied
elrom this telegram that it would be
• scarcely eafe. to rern,a,in."• '
. .
. ' .. Marie glanced at the view fro.m"the win-
, dew: the sea was dull and angry looking,
-'and even by the fast fading light. could ,be,
,1 diem flecked over with foam crests, as
i it dashed, raging. and _thundering. against:
*pier,. She shuddered at the prospect. .
"Why may we .uot Stay here-e-Wearnao
""yed2"-elieernuemtared-eeeinestewe-goedectre
"Well, you see, love, .the fact is, I• should
..,
not in such a hurry; only -this telegram
is from Compton, to say old Foster. had
, e .
-sre , ,ned, and though he cannot do us much
a* I should not like to have our happa
,s broken in upon even for an hour ; still
kink we might venture to wait till to.
rick*. Re sayea--" and Neville, full,of
. au jeep, and forgetting the 'pert he and
iiiebride were aoting,-tooleetheetelegram
his pocket, and read--
Grandfather returned -ell safe as yets-,
e not go to St. John's Wood till Wednes-:
Att A' I think we are pretty safe, thanks.
your -capital dodge of goiug to stay with
'. friends." .. • -
icleMarie •'. but ehee spoke it
uncertain tones, and paused with ' a
..=In'szlect • look.; "Let me readit," she ,
Pwarnede 'stretching out her hand for the ,
reeve.
41°.".1),i'llle gave it to her with an anxious'
ea': _'W5Se-L-" Have I tin/malted the gametoo
.evuuligae do say next ?t will eh"
1 6. ..
4n°1311 ' '....1- afraid there is some mistake' genie-
elfaere. Is not Sir Frederic's grandfather
-Old Ma Foster ?" , , • . . . •
.. "Yes," said Neeille,admoet breathlessly.,
"A.re you any relation of his, or what bee
•he to do with it?" she asked gently.'. .
"She is too .good an aotreee by, . half,"
thought Neville. • " . • • .
• " Oh 1" he returned, hesitatingly ; "you
see he is ' ' guardian to -e.' Marie," he
exclaimed,- abruptly interrupting himself,
"do not let us carry on . this farce' ani
longer. Now that you know how fondly
and passionately I love you, youwill under-
stand . that . to win . you more quickly 'I,
- -affected. -to --beeduped by your littleTdda.-
Time will show that Llove you for yourself
-alone., i know win* MieaDelvigne I have
. winked, and—"
,A. ow *ail ,epsenqeany_internepted him__
- ..--,g,W, Gdy1-I see it. all! You
hare %taken. rne :for my friend -for the
heiress -add leek am acetleingeaAncle . have
nothing 111 ..':V ' - ' • ; • '. ' , • , ,
"tome, come. You need not keep 'up
the farce any longer."
But Neville spoke huskily and anxiously.
"Guy Ntville," she replied, ;with some
solemnity, l' I am Marie Delvigne, daughter
cif Pierre Telvigne, ogicier, in the Preach
m And hs wife, Diary Ward; an English-
woman. I imps' educated in Paris . to be e.
teecher.rilow haVo. you niistaken me?"
"By Efetven," ' cried Neville ' fiercely,
"you have 'eiceived me!". - • . • .
Ohl misio, no!" .she cried frantically;
"1 always ld,you who and what L was.
How _coin you-hoW did You mistake
me?" •
- e But'aid;Ol1 net agree with that other
..'
Mise Delilgietee change places -to pass as
the Peach *ler at Mrs. Coleman's?",
"N.01.79rai
e•-eirie ,propes ,w,e, should,/ but 1 refined -a
;L'.. drea--Yeit reedrerneniber
- -T,
4deedel-refini41 Ho* did you know it?
Oh! Guy -Guy -what • will become of
me?" and she "Sank despairingly . on, her
knees, hiding her face in the sofa cuehioae..
.. " By Heaven," exclaimed • Neville after
walking up and clown the room, and eters.,
ping within a few pacesef the crouched and
humiliated forte of his wife, "1 menet'
fathom it. You have in some way deceived'
rine but you have gained yery little. 'I Was
!sanest ueruined man When.' -first hadthe
rilifortune to behold you, and now this
elair willfinish me, adding to the diffioulty
e; .ofsupportin,g "myself the burden of a wife
ail; .laughing--acornfullYele realm:old-hiss
wry walking to and fro. "Turn Where I
w11,". he continued, 9 ruin stares- me in the
fee. , If I had been lees blinded by your
ghee and beauty !-God! it is it. frightful
.
, . .
/Then you.did love Me for, a while!' You
dP, dere for me at first, ' gasped the
*tolled Marie, straining with woman-like
deiperation for the laet.glipepse . of Love's
lat. "It *intuit altogether beeause you,
ought 1 hadmoney, Oh! would, to God
r •:lad thousands for you, Guy!'"
'But you „have not,": was the Cruel
•
( . iaWer. " Marie ! if 1 -find, as T .suspect,
.,tuYtthe
coarser
tone ceiveadr,teuFiec1 24
ets--;10,r.
' • is
iBe!sei;isac.,.:-
le TOSS, and eutting back the hair from
a poor, dry,' aching. eyese_said, with
haneked,trembling lips,and perishing
- toigue, that could hardly intithilate: • "I
,. lime never deaved you -,-I have never
daseived any one., Look ,at me -you mast
' raid truth in myseyes ;-and, Guy, 1. will
no burden to eOu. ,I do not understand
our laws; but I. *ill help you to nude our
&triage 1 I willeetyou fretisaiewilltheriee
rderileyou 1"`st,---77"-d' ,
Neville looked sternly , et her. "You do
t know what childish boatienee you ere
lking" be said; ';nothing but death Mtn slowly,ivitha sort of despondent heaYinen
breekOur,4netirlittkOci I wish to God it
1.1441r41,e'Y 's
•014.4ittierdau . fieseVagene..theunhappy
giri tlineWleersaltitherkeises,'And hid her
' adeinywhere outszgh.' 'What Was She.
.have thus,,interfered" with the career ,ot
eso great ether' and heed'? For; all toe keen to
sympathize.Wlthher idol, though writhing
with thinteralole **Oaf* the. blight Which
haelefalleh-on heraelfalfere thought was of
hit:be-ter him! She never dreamed of tinn-
ing on him with reproaches for his fortune-
lannting el:lea:teal- Oh, what whirling
drifts . of , seeroWeewept one over another
through tlie aching brain! Tho heaven of
this Merlin* aWetit away, . and. Linstead
Monde and thiOkelarkness--yees and, dark,
• nese that might be feltt Meantime
paoed up and'downthe room, breeding
silently; then suddenly seizing a "Brad -
shade" le etudied it for a few. minutes,'
*Ali:heir:3e brow and compressed lip, ,
"Listen to Me," he said at last com-
posedly, but with ct coldness even more
atinihilatingthan his previous fury; "and.
piny get tip; these theatrical attitudes : db.'
not impress' nee at ell.' 1 uhalk in time,
know . whether you have deliberately
deceived or Lot.' Meateivliiiii, 1 'haye.
'machete' erreeige in London. linuet see,'
-.CciroPten. • In shorted( must goto town by.
'alics next 'train; '.yeu.miist remain here. I
sbhl return toemorrewevening at farthest,
and 1st you know my Plans. Compose yourr7
self, for he had. risen, And was sitting
helpleselv, with dishevelled heir, on the
sofa. "1. am going to ring for the waiter."
He did so, and profound eileace reigned
tidsthat finicitiOnsiveppeered. ..'„
ain balled 'suddenly to town," said
Neville; in, his coolecommendbeg 'tepees all
hurry and emotion ehecked by the:presence
of an inferior; "but Mee. sNeville "-iis
brow coeutreted at the Word" and :her ,
maid reinein. I shall return to -morrow
night.",
The waiter bowed, end retired.,
Neville hesitated a' moment, and. turned
to leave the room. .
s" Goy! Guy 1" 'cried Marie, rising, .with
clasped hands. "Hear me -de notleavensice
without onekindeword or look! 1., • tooam
enfteOng;"-
know, not what to think," returned-
hee husband ' gloomily; " there is no time
feaslisenseionseipse-Beratianaland-denets
delay Met".„',, • ,
, And tarning•frein the imploring face, he
hastily left the.roora. She dar,ed pot fello'w
him:, She heard hievoice speaking to Mrs.
Wheeler. She .vaguely caught the sense
of his words -something of an unexpected
,summons and preparation then 'a &ill'
'cloud earpeedown over heraf aoulties. She
beard the roar and 'clang 'of the -sea; the
vague seatid of masite ;from below, and: .she
seemed dimly learning the pattern of
dee.-d:Teseaaittlisoie-pbeitis-by-hearte-- Then
the noise of hastily closed doors floc& her
soul ; And next, that of the room in which
. she sat Opened; and the respectable Wheeler,
enterede, net irreproachable attire.
".The.', Captain . is called away eery sud.
den," she said, in tones sufficiently reepect-
ful, yet :Altered, in some- mysterious way -
from these of the morning. "It is a trial
- for you, 'm 1" • ' '
"01 yes 1"; returned Marie herelargeleyes_
gazing expressionlessly. "It is .a -great
'trial, ' and her slender fingers twined
themselves ' ,together, .convulsively, . her
throat w,aie dry ;.81380011d Scarce articulate.
What was this that had, happened? What
had Mulled her from the rapture, the repose,
the paradise Of an . hour age, to the agony
and shame lindlewilderment of the present -2 --
No faille of hers -he was true and 'hiving
and faithful; and now'she'waealonel .And„
this respectable woman -should she "epeek.
to her, would she too despise and reject' her
MB her,-belovedi her trusted, adored idol had
done? .But nature decided •for her. The
'reeked nerves could hold out no longer..
She was 'tee youngierid- strong. and healthy
to faint, so , a great burst of tears came to
her relief,' •and it was hopeless to play- a
'part May longer before the keen Optics of
her companion. - ---- "Wheeler," said she, e . will not deceive
you., • Captain Neville hasenarrie,d" me be-
lieving Lwas an heiress,•throughflOtne'.
fortunate mistake.. Lhave nothing, and oh!
What is to beeenia, of ene.?
The experienced. '.Wheeler, though not
given to the melting mood, was but human
after all, and 'could not resist the infection
of this agonized Outbursts .
?"-slie „exclaimed renliow,cenld
there be s. mistake? Don't you take on
so, 'in. You are his lawful, wedded wife. I
am a, .witness, and he must 'support you..
It isn't at all right of him, to Se 9ff:end
-leave-Yon-here.' What-are-vdedtetle?"es"--
' "Hush 1" returned Marie, with -quiet.
" You.)1111St not say.a word against
.Captain Neville; but you are right -.what
are We to do?, Let me think." • ,
' .But these dreams would not dee-again..
sheronsedherself, and after a few moniente'
silent, i fervent prayer, went.; to herroom,
and begets ,mechanically to • replace the
thinge'which Wheeler had taken but, in:her,
box, carefully laying A, black silk dress at
the tem.' Then she: thought , hong . and
.earnestly; : the desperation of her. ,circurci-
atomises, the wild longing to escape,to hide;
like Some stricken creature that only seeks
to die. unseen, gave her resolution. and
invention. ..She ,matured in her: rabid a,
plan to elude pursuit, if pursuit were made;
and finally,- after pacing her Komi' in -the
restless agony of mingled shame; grief, and-
fruitless self-acansationi for the facility with
.which sho had yielded to .Nevilles per:
„el?Lasis.,..,04;144..threWesiaeraelf.One her bed, and.
porde' reteraeine of. oblivion, which
,orileem,a.de her waking More terrible. seseser.
tr. " ! CHAPTER IX..
Wheneactnated. by some kindness and a
good "deel of curiosity, Wheeler brought
her mistress a cup'ofseoffee the next
:.reetairignot too earl)', for where was the
need of harry ?L -she .found the bird flown;
Meat:din:0 Marie had sallied forth Alone,
at first with a. etrange, giddy feeling of be-
Wilderineiet and 'terrible strangeness; then
growing More composed in the nice- she.
stopped and inquired her ,..wayto the prin-
cipal street for ,
' Every. step of that weary way, Was. Mae'.
-ibly-peinted on her Memory -the Cry of the
sailors I Who were h'e,uliiig"up; a Bail, the
'nand Of little open carriages near the ship,
the groups of men, belt workmen, half
sailors Whorri she encountered. Finally
she reached Stuirgate Street; and elaoketa
ing benpaae, looked earnestly, into the shop
windows;' at length she selected one, and;
after eashoit parley, became the purchaser
of a litile, quiet elderly looking bonnet. of
black and violet, whirl was put into a.
catpaohOusepeper bag. At another shop she
-,bought*,, obeep.black Berege ehewl, which
eihe files? , pat lateethe-epeper lag,- and then ,
walked; rapid -What* to the hotel, regaining
, her room before -Mrs. Wheeler had time to
finish her 'prietraiited goseip.' '
' Marie therefore; completed her artange-
ments,41OOkeddherabox,-putaon. its cover
carefully and methodically; and thenpro-
ceeding to the sitting -room .wrote a le*,
lines, fregnetitly stopping to Wipe away the
'fast fallitigtears. Thi e accomplished, She
paused 'e moment to recover herself, and
then surnrieweed Wheeler. ,
.
"Well/'m, I 'em -sure you are right- to
„take_e_raoiethfuletfresheair,Austeto-rouse-
, yourself. r .Yon see you need not give way,,
" Wheeler," said her young mistress
•
,
in her lade°, "iris
friends. Theiewll.
into7teiitio,„,eciatrataii4_,A.
un e and, Wheeler; '
what,vs divety . to receive'?"'s'-'.
,
Aftb a li Sitlibleealtion the waiting.%
maid:p.61l te lidded, ., aid reoeiyed two bright.,
,eovereign\ut ropoor Marie's slender store.
, '"' The, tr1 a R will leave in about ten,min-
utes," 'resume. Marie; "have my box
carried down." • -..' e - . . , , ;
Wheeler tried t enionstrate, but Marie
imposed 'silence upo her - and the people
of the hotel patting no ebtaele in- the, way,
She bora her pladenninole ted;to'Wheeler's
i ... 1 siniposethe lady Will Is hi London
een\se
astonishilient and horror, i ' ,a amoral class
. , .
earnage. • , , . ,' . „ e ..
b.
.in
midday ?" asked*Xtria;Whee r 'of the
porter Who had the oare of 'Merle" ox.
"London ?" he replied, "why, a e is
only going to Folkestone; lesatways, , er
box Wes, laloelled to: Folkestone., They
be there in half an hour." • ,
''',Felkestone," repeated Wheeler.; "she'll
be going to her relations in France, then.
Wellethet'll be some news for the Captain,
-anyway.; he'lllewanting tree° of.bereand
the, more I have to tell the better."
. Meantime, poor Marie sped along, and
shouts of " Folkestone 1 "Folkestone 1"
startled her before he had we'll -realized
the Sleeolate, sense ' of freedom • from
Wheeler's prying eyes .., She had, made ,the,_
short transit alone, and instead of it girl in
light 1 gloves and it gay bonnet, there.
stepped from the carriage a. lady.in black.
dress, shawl and ,gloves, a blick and violet
bonnet and a thick black veil, scrupulously'
fastened down..
." ',When will the 'tidal up -train start ?"
she asked Of an 'official.- . .
"la about an hour, natdam. ' Passengers
are having their luggage examined now.", .
Wherewas she going? -Whatiwas she to
do?. But above all rose " the :agonizing
thought that 'Guy -her Peerless Guy -had .
only soughther for whet gitire she. OTolild-
bring him. Chi hese, base! end she should
never Heee him more! -How ,her. eyes
yearned for one more glimpse !-her lips
thirsted for One more kies frona him who
Was but yesterdayber 'honored and adoring
husband! :She wept' with . passionate
intensity, and so long did the 'agony hist
-that-her-coniptinionaeasholad-frointiteeto
time Oast curiousglancei toward her, -put
'down his pamphlet, moved uneasily on hie
Beat, and ".henimed..". once or twice. pin- .
tenteuely. ' .aelength; opening a sandwich
case, he took from it a. bottle. the bower
part otwhich fitted into a silver cup, and
'pouring .out some of the . Monte:ate,
Approached her. ..e ' ' - , • , :
' ." Allow trici," be said in dry cold tones,.
"to offer you it litele sherry ; if you continue
to weep to such it degree you will do your-
self harm---athe espiritmiesy be willing
though. the flesh is weak '-this , slight
refresliraent will strengthea you." .
" Thankyou," eaid Marie, grateful in her
desolation for any crumb of .comfort; end
she drank the wine.
• The , :gentleman looked pleased; and,
wiping the cup carefully with a, small, fires
damask napkin, replaced the ' bottle, and
lockedetliesendwich case very methodically,
-keeping his seatneersourberoineas' '
" Hem," he resumed, "the spirit may be
Willing to submit to sorrow, but tha fleeh
weak to support Spiritual trials'. Par be it
f.rone Me to obtrude Myself on such sorrow
as yours, but suffer me in ahrotherly spirit
to ask,' do you know Where to turn for coin -
tint ?" , ' . ' • . a : - „ •
---"-Indeed I de not!" exelaiined Marie,
with ad earnestness; whereupon her com-
panion entered into an elaborate exposition
of the doctrine of justification by . faith;
.during,whieli Marie's thoughts wandered
to St. John's Wood,, the • routine or school,
and her .comparative happiness thereof
the dismay her friend andliarnesakewould
experience When she "knew the tragedy
which herl.' befallen -of the rage of 'Mies
' Redoubt mail, recalling her thoughts by
an effort, he caught the last words of' her
sacieepanion's harangue.. ' .
The gentleman appeared anxious -4o -find -
out. some more particulars. of -her Story'.
but she baffled him - by a simple pertinacity.
.
"Ido not 'avian to 'say, anything more
about Myself,<even to 'one . se kind as you ,
are," she said.
"Far be it from me to intrude," returned
the stranger, , with a shade more coldness;
" but,should you :want help, and feel your •
-story-Will-bear examination-(and,remember,
.Iwill siftit thoroughly), write Or coiine.tome
at that address," -and • he wrote with pen-
cil on it slip of paper, in clear, business -like '
. characters: "Mr. Watson, Youth's Evan-.
sgeliber'Reformatory Institution; Pelhain.
Road; Kennington." " .. • .
"I thank you," Said Marie;. . "1 shall
keep it in mernory of you, though' we shall
probably never meet again," , -• . '.
*. "Hem," said her 'companion, relapsing
into rather gloomy ce, poestbly morti-
fied at the ill -sue is philanthropy. ,
. Trains paeeed I e rapid euccessioa.
houses grew thick' 'kets were taken, and.
they rushed, . pan ng , and shrieking, into
the Leaden Br' Terrninnsa ' . . •
Can I do
for you.? Threat,
" •
you to an bete
"No, I thenky
going away to bey
'Se axe. • Give thirt
- . . . -
when he returnsi
liite'elde of -the ball. alapolhoiy apart --
Meat"; with a dusky efTkey cierpet, :tithed
poliebed oele ofake ornareenti,'
Alia goodly ayray ora4e. Mintornes in riche.
aciralire bindings. Thep:OW-am an inkstand.'
entlie table, butthedtikWinidried up, and
the.tiene split.
• "Sit down, my dearboy-sit down," said
"Mr. Foster, rather fussily, and looking at
his watch. "1 have an especial appoint
meat thie morning, and can give you butja
j
few minutes, so ust let me know your
errand at onoe." •
" Well, -sir," began the 'embarrassed
young Baronet, who had been diligently
rehearsing " beginninge" since he first
woke, , and new found them all melting
away at the critical moment, "1 want you
to do my friend Neville es good turn With
his. brother, whowill not refuse you a favor.
You see, Neville has been going rather fast,
and now he has made a foolish marriage in
hopes of extricating himself, and is going
to sell -his conimismon, and think e of etiai-
' ting; ao if • you would 'give hint a berth
in tba Bank, even flee or six hundred -a
'year, would be greatly obliged."
• - Here ir Frederic stopped abruptly, feel-
ing he ha,. but opened the approaches. - •
" Ah! h My dear Fred. your expla-
nation is ha ly clear. Your friend hiss
made an impr ern marriage in hopes of
bettering himsel a carious method, eh?
interr • ted the Baronet, "he
has been playing rath high." •
'A gambler!" rep ted -Mr-Foster,
aghast with virtuous indi- 'ation.
a gambler' into the Bank? You are net
serious, Sir Frederic ?"
"But, grandfather, what is the oor fellow
to do ?a -and his wife a beautiful gi
"Woll, 1 suppose Captain Neville tider
steed hie owe position, and isecertaini old
enough to take care of himself. Wi t
business had he to Make an impruden
marriage? and: what indaoes you to take
_such an interest in. him? Thine-is-sem&
thing under all this," added the banker;
with more, shrewdness than ,might be
expected from his constant 'mmpee .and
fussy Manner. -
"Well, sir, he was always a great ally of.
mine," exclaimed the warm-hearted young
man; ." and in short," he continued, rush-
inginto it,
and I must etick by him."'
Your fault?" exclaimed Mr. Foster,
turning pale with sudden apprehension.
"Bat you said an imprudent marriage.
Wine -whip is the lady?' .
"1 am in for it now," thought Bir Fred-
eric, "Her name was Delvigne," hesaid
slowly. • -•
"Delvigne ? HEL !" 'returned Me. Foster.
"What, the French teacher?"
The Baronet. bowed.
"Ram.! ah_! _Curious_cirounestance
Same name, ? My dear boy, he fancied
he had trapped the heiress; is it. so? Ha I
ha! ha! -the biter bit -it 'eery' facetious
'Occurrence. But stay, Feed. how was it
your fault? You could not have misled
him? . That would be too dangerous a joke.
You knew which was which, I eupPose?"
"Faith! I did not, sir; and there's the
mischief." .
"Why, Sir Frederic; I shall -begin- to
-
fancy, you wanted to help him to the wifeI
had intended for yea." .
"Just so, sir," .returned. Compton,
restored to self-possession by the revelation.
"Hear me, my dear grandfather. I was,
tut you must be well 'aware, new% averse to.
matrimony of any kind. I,kneyv_you-would
have to look onti another husband:for ycnir
ward, if I would not marry,her. Neville is
a capital fellow, andwould be a steady
one; if he had a cliance-a. well-born gentle-
, roan; and in love With the girl, who had
money enough for .both. By ' Jove ' I
thought I was securing her happiness and
-My own freedom by the same stroke.. SO
Ltook deeville to "Mrs. Coleman's; and the.
governess was "so deucedly 'handsome and
distinguee we both beek her for the heiress.
And then your note, sir 1 Gad its year
doing After all; but for that, Neville would
have believed her. when she said she was
.the teacher."
• (To be continued.)
CH
It was unusual io see Sir Frederic Comp-,
ton descend the stairs at Morley's before
noon. -However,there he was, fully attired,
and stepping into a " barkeene," as the hand
of the clock reached 10.30 on the morning
_after the disastrous disclosure ineoualast
chapter.
"To No --- Mecklen burgh Square."
And the horse's head was • turned jn it
direction oppovite to that usually taken by
horsein Sir Frederic Compton's employ,
for he was more wont to receive than to
pay visits to his grandfather.
Mr. Foster piqued himself on being the
type aed model of a British merchant-
" all of the olden time" -and abjured
modern habits, unless specially comfortable,
and modernspeoulations, unless extra safe
and profitable; affected simplicity of man-
ners, and ostentatiously boasted of his
humble position, while. he adored tufts in
his inmost heart, and deferred to his own
grandson because he had a handle to his
°thing!"
ER X.
He lived in a spacious hone° in Meek-
lenburgh Square; wore a blue coat with it
velvet collar, it yellow waistcoat, and a
shirt frill. and piqued himself on his old
fashioned politeness. -
Haled risen from an elaborately -set -out
breakfast.table, and was in the act of draw-
ing on his gloves (doe -skin), while a butler;
of splendid proportions and funereal aspect.
held- his hat, when another servant
'announced..--" Sir Frederic Compton."
" Eh ? what? My dear boy," -And his
lips extended to a complimentary simper,
which- displayed- a brilliantenetot -teethe-
first-rate in cost and quality.
"It is so difficult to find you young men
of fashion, that r have almost given up the
idea of balling et Morley'a though I have
been anxious to see you and hear-Bh ?
*hat's the matter, Sir Fred? You don't
look quite the thing."
"011, I am all right myself, sir; but -ab!
-in short, 1 am rather in the blues about
emy churn Neville. 1 -but let, as go into
-yeurntudysed-wanttinspeak-tO-yotte"-- -
" Ah ! God bless my soul! You haven't
-you haven't been lending him money?
.Come along."
And he proceeded to a rooni on the oppo-
1131.088tr$ OF T.FijE.iillEILDIdg.
Flowers Stitched in, Sile by Mt') Slefifill
, and Industrious Embroiderers.
r 'Ala not many years since the embroider-
- eros stook in trade was 'confined to half se
el0Zea floral speolmens, when hasqglis,
cushions and sofa pillows presgated an
eternal repetition of it single patterr, with
some slight variations- a pattern in which
the MOBS rose served an a piece de reeistance,
supplemented with a rigid tulip, a distorted
fuoheia or a blighted lily bf the valley.
Now the vegetable kingdom in the only
lanit, solar as floral designs are concerned,
and the huraan epeoies is largely repre-
se,nted itt some of the later ventures. The
flowers introduced this season are rich in
colors and in some instances complicated
in form, and the imitation of nature is
earried to a high -degree ot ' perfection es.
pemally in the texture. of the flower and
leaf.. Chief among the ,., favorites is the
golden rod, which blossoms forth on
everything, from a piano dover to it foot-
rest, the degree of success depending upon
the embroiderer. Coxoonob and princes'
feathers are wrought in the same way
and made to stand out in distinct relief
upon the foundation. A handsome piece
of work in this style was an olive plush
screeundone in golden rod a.nd coxcomb in
their natural shades of yellow and crimson.
The 'prettiest effect is obtained by the
variety -of coxcomb which shades from red
to yellow. The naadeirs, blossoms, vines
and leaves introduce an infinite variety Of
tints and require the most careful shading.
The blossoms are made of ' creeany.white
silk threads, which are led through to the
outer surface, out off and left a quarter of
an inch long. A very beautiful effect is
obtained by copying begonia and coleus
leaves, and other foliage widish requires
delicate shading in greens and browns.
Actresses Spoiled by Marrying:
Pretty Marian Elmore, the actress who
set the boys --wild last week, is under
engagement not to marry for five years.
Billy Hayden, her manager, says "When
Iiigreed to starlrer-fi v eye -a -Tr
51120 it week and 20 per cent. of the profits
I made tier go into writing not to marry
during the engagement."
"Why did you tie her up tis way ?"
." Because actresses lose their .hearts
more madly and niore absurdly than any
Women 'in the world. And marrying
nearly always spoils them. I've had more
seitresses -ruined, by husbands than all
other ways . put together. Miss Elmore is
clearing a10,000 a year, and, in five years -
she eviiirthen be 24 ---she can then marry
and quit the stage. But sheecen't think of
love till her time is *up. Many voting
aotreeses are bound up in the same sort of
contract, and held to it strictly."
/11nd Heading Extraordinary.'
,
Cumberland, the mind reader, continues
his " reenifestatione " in New York: . The
other night, blindfolded, he picked out of
a printed calendar the month and day on
the month on which Max 'Str,akosch was
born, that gentleman holding his hand.
Then Cumberland was tied hands, feet and
_neck to a chair, his hands elsotied together
andlis feet together. The curtain was
closed, and the performer blew a whistle,
pounded a tambourine, threw it out upon
theeloor, 'Jailed a board to a chair, drank a
glees of water an his lap and lifted another
chair into his lap. With the curtain drawn
aside, the experimenter- pushed his left
hand through the knot with which the
two were tied.at the wrist and, using it on
his right bide succeeded in reaching articles
in his lap and on a chair at his side. He
also broughtehisliand SO near his mouth
that he could take between his teeth the
edge of a glass filled with ' water. 'Throw.
ing his head backward -he 'drank the water.
Then he nailed a board to it chair at his
side, and with a short movement threw the
chair into the air, catching it in his lap. A
spiritualist was peeping over the back of
the cabinet. He- said : "It's'. genuine."
The room was darkened and Cumberland
was tied in a bag and pieced in the cabinet:
Three materialized. _spirits Were then.pro-
duced in -succession, --two wometrandw mall;
who wandered about the stage, called Mr,
'Bergh by, his ,given name, and strayed
among t e audience.
- ieispposinif is Crime.
He said he didn't- intend to stay it
minute, but just dropped in to ask a little
-advice own -business matter. 7-
" Suppose," he continued, that I wanted
to raise a thousand dollars to meet a sud-
den emergency ?" '
--
"1 would naturally go to the bank ?"
"Von would.", .
"1 would give a note for 90 dap" and
it_would have to be indorsed ?"
" Exactly,
"And in case you indorsed it for me-"
" I should expect to be obliged to pay it!
-Goedentorning t"
Who is 'the , most finished orator? sake
a correspondent. Well, Demosthenes beg
been efiaished about as long as any of them.
Sweet are the Uses ot Adversity.
• oy of 12 stood leaning againat a fence
on D eld street,- hat pulled down, feet
crossed, : nd his right band igoing up owe.
sionally t wipe his nose when along came
another ana orey_abont_hise_size and asked_a
"Sick ?" L
"No."
" -Any-the-IVO -----
"
" going to run awa
"1 dunno. I've just eenlicked"
" Who dun it ?"
"Did your ma ask hira te '
"Yes. She told him I had been aching
for it more than a month."
," Say;11aaidtheenew-arrivaln"syo are -in
luck I am trying my 'best to git dad to
whale me. I'd give fifty cents if he bad
tannecime_thisenoineland it waeall through
hurting."
" ?"
" Why ! Haven't I got three dollars
saved up to marin
presents, end if I can git 'end to whale me
before Christmas won't I spend every cent
of that money on myself? How much you
"Two ,dollars."
a"Bully You are All ---right 1- You've
been licked, and they won't expect even a
tick of gum from their :pounded son. I'll
go home and slam the baby around and
steal sugar and kick the 1 cat and sass
mother, and if I can git walloped to -night
Idl meet you here to -morrow, and we'll
pool in and buy more pistols and scalping
knives and rook candy and nuts and raisins
than you ever saw before! Yip! Peel me
down, dear father; hang na,y) hide on the
fence, mother darling !"-Detroit Free Press.
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Lett In the flack.
" Now don't forget, deareto order that
load of coal to -day," she said, and as he
kissed her good-bye, he assured her that he
would not faille attend to it. Of course he
forgot all about it before he levee' half -way
down town. , 1_
At the store he was visited by some
country customers, whom he thought ad-
visable to entertain, ao he took theta to the
Zoological Garden to see the animals,
showed them about generally, and finally
brougV up at home in a hack about
230 ath.
" You didn't order that coal," were his
wife's greeting words.
" Oh, yesh did1_Yesh did! (hicd-Gotit
-AbOut me, bet yer life." said he feeling bin
pockets and vainly trying to remember
whet his wife was talking about. '
Doint shoe wheas cora° of it. Lename
shee," meditatively, and then brightening
up. " Az wha's matter ; lef'' tout in (hic)
hack." -Cincinnati Saturday Night.
,
The Fragrance fee a nalatbaaalPilSrellek.
If you would he truly happy, My dear,"
said one New York lady to another, "you
will have neither eyes nor ears When your
husband comes home late from the club."
"Yes, I know," answered the other,
wearily, "but what dm I to lo with my
nose 2"-Philadelpliza News.
Causation-" What it time you've been ,
about that egg, Mary 1" " Yes,dna'ano• but
the new kitchen clock has suoh large
minutes
hoWishvoenrya lmikant
e thgeeesuiinptrokan
culprit of
times,ow-a-daanyds
suffers in a corresponding degree,
Women swallow at one mouthful the lie
that flatters, and drink drop by drop the
truth that is bitter. -Diderot.
. THE GREAT OURE-F,ORe,
, And all complaints of a Rheumatic nature
RHEUNIATINE is not a sovereign remedy for "all ,
the ills that flesh is heir to," but for NEURALGIA,
SCIATICA, RHEUMATISM, and complaints ol
,Rhetimatic natme. -
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After years of suffering with rheumatism
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say with the best result, a cure. ,
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Each bottle of Briggs' Electric Oil will
hereafter be accompanied by ,a corkscrew,
as it is important that the cork should be
preserved and the bottle well 'corked when
not in use to retain the strength of the
medicine. It cures Rheumatism, Neural-
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Urinary Organs ; cures 001UplitintS arising
from Colds, such as Sore Throat, Bronchi -
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Breathing.
A very tall gentleman waltzing with an
extremely short lady provoked the remark,
" There's the mile dancing with the mile
Stone." I
Yes, 'tlie"-nleetriccalig-hiTh* it great in-
vention," muttered Flub'
, as be felt about.
the door, " an' every keyhole Ought tohave
one."
Important to TraVelleris .
Special inducements are offered you by
the Burlington route. It will pay you to
read their advertisement to be, found else-
where in this issue.
Miss Nancy says a man is good for noth-
ing Until he is married, and according to
her experience he ain't worth but a dreadful
little when he is.
e Mack's Magnetic Medicine is an unfail.
mg feed for the Brain and Nerves, and by
its rejuvenating effect on these organs
never fails to cure nervous exhaustion and
' all wealeness.of the generative Organs. See.
advertisement in another column. '
Three-periedeof life -Youth, imimps
_Middle age, bumps; old age, dumps -
Watts, ' the English artist, is a
small man, with a pietureeque and eleven
faoe, and be woars a 'sealskin coat. He is
62 years Old.
In 1840 Ireland held nearly One-third of
the population o! the United Kingdom.. It
now holds one-seventh.
When a nation gives birth tc a man
who is 'able to -produce it great thought,
another is born who is able to understand
and admire it. *
Dn. Bennett does not take stock in Mr.
Herbert Spencer's remarks about Aimed-
es,ne killing themselves with overwork. He
says that the life insurance ,companies,
whose purpose it is tO get tecitinaciny_for,
businesus ratier than for after-dinner
speeches, show in their tables that tho
expectation of life is i l this country rather
better on the grand a orage than in Eng-
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