HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1899-1-26, Page 3BEATON'S BARGAIN.
ST MRS. ALEZANDSR.
OHAPTKII 1.
"aaoULD `Adrti-AOpuAISTaxcs as
' ]minae P"
The play was •early over.
The house, crowded by a brilliant anal -
"ewe, resounded wilt frequent applause.
Irving ■ud Mid Terry 'bad been at their
boot in "Much Ado About Nothing."
"She 1s certainly c'bernriug," said a
eight, dread woman, with large dark
ales and an exquisitely bec iuiug toilet,
who sat racing the Mage in • private
box. "How very d,tightrul it moat be
to stake a lot of money by being fascinat-
ion and wearied lordly dress's!"
"I fancy Mere was a background of
gartdied end waiting before Mise Terry
maid p ods•, * hlgbly finished, highly -
paid performance,". returned a gontleaan.
who wee leaning on die back of a .hair,
• tali, thin, dietinguisbrd jookiug non,
with thick randy moi.tare lee. nod hair
a •hide darker, straight, handsome fea-
term, mod light smiling eyes. "All he
talar pc -store must be costly; but then
sew does not .coot tie coot."
"lion do out, I'm sure," she replied,
linking up to him with a smile.
"falbape neA; but the cat discounts
"How horrid realities are. Cine ma
ray cloak, Jean, Int um" wrap tip and he
wady. \What is she looking nt, Mr. Ben
Ma?"
The lady she addressed had been fu
mere than a minute geeing .?Brough
opera glutens at some person or Perrone
In the 'oedema Circle opposite, and now,
tarring to Beaton, sbe handed the glass
tle
"1 veldt," she said, "you r old look at
that man oho Is leaning against the pi; ler
behind a huge woman in a grime bonnet.
1 really believe it is Jack Maitland."
'I dare say it Is. He is In tows, 1
know,' 'skied the glees and looking as
who directed. "Yes," he said, "it 4 Malt
hood; you have a gaol memory. Jean."
"Olt, Mn. Win ngt.,n has no end of a
tre.ery," said a Mont, short young man,
• addy and fair-haired. who had art
sgskea before.
"It is ■ long time since I saw Jack
blattiand and he is n good deal cleaned.
Wiry did you not bring him to see met'
"I never thought of it," said Beattie.
"li ell, Aad him out now, ilk. a good
boy, and bring him te supper,"
"(fh, we will meet him going out."
'ho, no; slake ante of him; you have
seen all this a dozfh times. Co now!"
ibiatats ratted bis eillifblri, Put 'Oa ani
ate of ntbintaaiou, and lett the box.
Roo hate a very obedient brother.
Jeri," said the first speaker.
"livery opt obey. Mrs. Winiogton,
Iady Mary," remarked the stout young
Mian.
"F:s.•ept Colonel Wlaingtos," oriel
Lady Nary.
"That of course. 1 proashed to obey
Ma," said Mn. Winiugton, • angle part-
ing bar ripe red lips, and showing the
white angular teeth wilds_ She was en
• larger scale than her ftksd, tail Md
rlrtands, with • grandly- founded figure,
eMiswy arms and throat.* alar se a signore
aaroags and elbow sleeves permitted them
fa) M seen, a richly pale complerlos, with
• flay heckle or two where the 'mu had
timed her check too fondly, abundant
seal chestnut hair, and soft warm browu
eyes Slee was a handsome likeness of
her brother, Leslie Beaten, with more
e eaNty.
"Hhsht amid Lady Mary, "you have
ss enthusiasm for the drama."
',Opege.."' exclaimed Mrs. Winington,
'e know the ret. Let ue get oat bo-
lero
elero the crowd. lb. Smythe, you can
M the brooded'". and Ladle mast come
as the best way be can; I do hope he will
este! Jack Maitland."
Mr. Smythe was moat active sad doer
galla He soon discovered Met. Wining -
tea's bell footman. Betwee° them, that
lady's perfectly appointed brougham was
gmiekly brought up, and the ownee with
her fair Mend carefully handed is by the
devoted Rioyttbe.
'I ,hall be at borne to -morrow; come
and bare a cup of tea at five o'clock.
Oeodedght,"'slid Mri. Winlngtoe, se oh
drew up the window, and they rolled off.
"What • "hatee sot to ask the poor
Bellow to supper!" add Lady Mary. "He
eeaMy earns his bread (his bread of life)
very hardly."
*Pooh r' returned Mto. Wlnington;
'Near are compasy, five an °opinint
edited'," and she nestled hereat ipso leer
meter of the luxntfoas conveyance. "Pe
aides, i have, given bim his guerdoo, tea
with es in payment in fall. I do not
want him to -night."
'Oh, it is to be a double teteatetel As
peel Mike. But veto is this mysterious
Jack Maktesd, who *roods himself b
• ohuenlety 01 the -upper hoarier.- —
_ -y
"Jack •Mkiand," meld Mrs. Wisleg
Ma► 'lowly, "is the .on of our factor, lir
- wheat you English people would tees
''agra*.' to my father's estate. He Wu
my first -well. nearly my love."
"Your first love, Thea you could sear -
they have been short -coated; and you re-
member him! This is intnrewttug."
"1 usury yon he was eery Interesting,
sloe so desperately In earnest. Ile was
ready to breve the wrath of all the Bea
ten it I would only run away vet b him."
"What) did he dere so much? and Gaily
the eon of an employer
"Ob, the Maitland" are of a good old
Meek. His tither and mine we're bro-
ther officers. Jack L a gentleman by
birth and breeding, only the prop•wnition
was Ito absurd. I simmered it by marry-
Ind
arryinn Captale Widngtou."
"A very wise .ointioo. Whet • note
oboe It 1s, Jean, that nice men never
hove say soonest
"Well. rarely."
"And where has your young here bees
hiding himself?"
"i haven't an idea. He was • medical
etndeet in Edinburgh, but he broke away
and went to America or New Zealand,
lir Timltnctoo; In shat, he was In te-
rrace
rtrace with hta father, with every one,
eo we quite lost sight of him."
"Ahi 1 suppose remorse for hewing
raised his life presses on your soul."
'Indeed it does lot, Jack Maitland
would here bad to sew hi. wild oats
whether be had known Jean Beaton or
Met; but he was a delightful boy, as 1
aeriekred him, thongb h. 1• two years
WON On 1 am." ..-
"1 feel enrloas to see t1Ne yonng Loeb-
l•Tar," said iady Mary, yawning. "What
..w we to have for supper? 1 begin to
s w hungry."
"i warmly know. Tbe meal suet nt
(ling, i preenme."
"My dear, with your means you "harsh1
elm at nhcommon things. Your good •p
petite, Jeer% 1. • misfortune: it blunt"
tYG dellescy of your Katrrrmocele peeeep-
Sear, i- like only extra else dings."
A ItttM more din)alnted talk broaght
Mash t0 Mrs. Wlsingtoo's busmen soot'
Xemingt.el.
The doehle doom were dimwit epee lily
fie tvetchful butler before the heli caeeed
M's.end. Mm. Whthn*ton and her geese
•tossed a •peen **noted hall, rte1117
dlWered sad tieigramt with the flower*
whkli deewated ft. to • well ante or
tag komp., *fatly halted, whim
wood he burned us a low hearth. An
IBbthi door oppusete "tweed the d ulnae
Mont. when supper wall tail,
"Racily, the bre 1s quite Mee, thorirtb
it 4a hearty the ted of April," said lentil
holy, ttl,gltlg on her wraps.
"1 Sod tt Poe warm," returned Mrs
WJidoattlet $kklg a fanciful uuueh ito%
ream tin mantM'ptece, u.d lighting th •
11141N in the g(ruadoles it each • de of
'he Iflag, she Looked steadily at her
owu image for a ninute ,and than tuste!
away r.!th a aUadtt, vudle.
"You thiuk yuu11 dot" asked Lady
\1ary, who bad been watt4dny her ?slily
"la y.'ung lexhiuvar to be inneola ed
over nguiu ?'
bI,.. Winington laurtted, a plenaant
Jotuus leu.h.
"Certainly nut; but I am glad my old
timiror will not be ■hie to Ory. '1'u r
Jema4. i" awfully gone off.' Six or se•••
teams ere romething of a trial to the hest
eumpiextuu, added to late hours and u
:amid rote of living."
"Tet true!" crud Lady Mary, .arne.er•
I. "You snake we *haver. Myer. am I.
deatitnte widow for more than two
roan. and 1 here only ssjoyed. not 1m
',reeved the shining hoer: -1-really moat
ti's 1 worn« poor ;tarti this .sawn, or-"
"1 hotly a cab nor menet hies Mop." ia
'ernlped \Irm. Win: ugtoa,quckly, "Conte
let et. n.,1 seem 1' ha : r walled for them.'
But she hues not )'et tekei, her scat
when "Sir. Beetun,"' "Mrs Matt) •
wore ttnttynnted. and ob. went fttrw:ird
1. groes bee early lot t` --a strikingly beau
•dfnl sirs re. clad in exceedingly- ornamel.
till and becoming mourning.
"Ater long year,!" she lsia, bn'd1ng
„w her fair, ungbved hand, with a vitt
smile. "1 am very glad to see you, ?lir.
tie i tla nd,"
Jack Maitland was not ao tall as he:
brother, but broader, and moire largely
built. He was d:uk. either Culturally or
from exposure, with nearly 1i71fck ha: ,
hod deep grey steady (tires. Ilia square
jaw and well -cut mouth were nadisguiee I
by beard or mustache, efrd though at a
disadvantage in hie unaudited morning -
deem. there was a certain dimity of
strength le his ileum •n4 movelweets
h.ch :,Iso gave him the air of being old
e•e than he really wall.
"lou me very good to give me this
',beans." reolied 11 itJmul. hededete her
heed fur Wet a second. and looking hb-
•ert'only at her, whole a bright itnwt.erin ;
u11,0 Nt Un 1118 face and showed teeth
w hite as tier ow u. "1 was need agree
e 1.1 y au lip ised w•hea Leslie brought we
y.,ur invitation."
"Which -I could hardly persuadr hint
t.. ■.•rept," said Beaton; ",orae wretched
maile about being in morning dot' -e. un-
emrthy of a backwoodsman, nude hien
.arils/e."
-.Irak.hie *Ione"' ilill!lfiltffkrierteliril
the place beside his hostews to which site
inotitsted Tim.
"I should never have forgiven you had
'ou refused" said Mrs. Winingtoa. "But
1 bare neglected my duty. Let me ;o
troduce my old friend and playfellow to
t"a. Lady Mary. Mr. ?Maitland, Lady
Mary Hay."
"Better and more dintlnellvely known
as horny Mary flay," said Beaten.
Now did rue think It nec.a.ary to
osy that?" asked Lady Mary. °teeing
ler big tragic ey.g, -"less pray give, m.•
,erne nayonaise; 1t L eocamoo trace, bot
nee." And the welle.sorted party ap
plied themselves to the good th.ngs pro
v.fee1.
"To auld lana erne," said the hootene.
with • merry glance •t her right hint
neighlwer, •bIS raised her glad to her
Ile bowed, drained bis silently, acid
then asked, "How is Colonel Wining -
:en?"
"ile is quite well. I hope. Perhaps yoo
ibtnk 1 mutt Dot to have • sapper pasty
without hint? l'ray remember it Is a
family affair. I have my brother's sagas
rtrMectio,., Lady Mary is Calomel Win-
ingtoe's oohsln, and you" -turning her
sort_ smiling eyes full upon hie -"almost
belong to na." Maitland retnrued her
;;tastee with an exprewton of Irrepoor
table adneiration. but did not speak. "Me
hnaband," sbe continued, "1. away at
Clanghtoa. H. has • racing eetahlisb-
ment there, and is always going to and
fro; the trwf is his world. I hope to lo-
troduce you to him oa his return."
"Thank you. 1 @hal sot b. mud
'coter in town."
"Oh, you meet not ray away M the
Oral flush of the •e•snn; really, London
M very det-ightfnl for a short time."
Then, w n few well -put queries, she
drew from him an outline of his life sine.
they ported. Some years wandering us
saceeestnlly in Canada sed (South Atri-a
a few more of better promise o. a Neese
Zealand farm, then a .amme•s from his
father, whose increasing years made help
as the varied duties of the factanhtp ver.
needful. "And of collas wince the laird
He paused in bfi'ibeetib.
"Yee." put in .M.nit_-$-014gt412,_ puftly.
with an •Ir of Internet; "dee my poor
tatter diedr'
There has been more to do than
ever. the young laird being a minor. Now
their is a railway bill for a toe between
Strnthkinnees and Ardentpnay which
which they are trying to peen, and I hat..,.
been summoned to give evidence before
the committee. I am •freed It will be
s tedious affair."
"It is unrortnnete for Mr. Beaton that
Iris elder brother was so (eolith s.. In
marry. But for this poor little two-year
old yon would be 'Beaton of Oraigrotb e,'
and '• good match,' cried Iady Mary.
)taxiing.
"tnateed of being Wired to look oat
for a good match myself. If you pro-
mise me your ladyadtip'■ fair hand, i
'vie post off to Scotland tomorrow and
',niters the intrusive Imp." said „Beaton.
.•Meeit}ond there will not Inform the
pollee, for the rake of old friendship. llh,
Jack?'
"Oh, lir. Restos." exclaimed Iady
Mary, "1 saw the very thing that would
malt yet in the 'Timm this morning. I
`old you at Hee time, Jean. Oh. where
M the pipet? Wag the bell, lir. Mait-
land, please." (The 'eremite by this time
bad retired.) "It we. In yesterday's
paper, ton, tett I did not think ab nit it
eereemely till to -day. i ■m quite In earn -
"at. Prey Ming this day's 'Pines; 1 lett
tt in tete literary. i do hope it is not seat
away. (Tbia to the servant.) "I only
went the ndrertierenent sheet"
"Whet may this wonderful and Bene?"
exelnimed Rentnu.
"What may retrieve your fortunes,"
geld Lade Mary, aolemoly,
'"Ilhey net or wanted retrieving more.
11a.te1 thii, baste, moat admlrwhle Miller,
with the ineetne of sky s•Ivatlner'
The stately butler re-entered u ba
spoke, and handed the Timm to Lady
Afar,.
"It U a tremendous effort to heat .p
anything In thew endless columns," she
•-ad/ imed, stretching out the wide sheet.
"Do hold this dde, Mr. Reston, it Is for
gone sake I u• Incurring the trait*. Oh,
hes, here It leu, in the senay millets. Tbe
Mends .f a yeene Indy of e•wsiderwble
fortune, who hove few setts) (*cow-
t�t4tftl,ia, would be glad to temnedoet"
SHIM $ gentte•rtme of character end pod -
Use with a Ors, to . matelmotrlal al -
Ilene.. FelNat teformotloe gives and
reported. St -Meted fallacy eheereed. Ad•
drew owly to A. JL Z.. H•z 24, P.O.
lesebard $trmot."'
"Icy Masemoni this to a chance. Ism -
bard Stood smacks of gold," cried Bea-
ton. taking the paper. But 1l the young
lady has the needful, rwby this •e. '-.arty
of hutting for a husband?"
"'They wtl.t be very extraordinary peo-
ple
erple to confess to having few social ad-
vant.gte, 1 weeder Is 'he a lunatic'!"
said Mrs. Wittiness'.
Aug 21 wall be tolerably eisn, trd full
to -morrow," said Meitlelid, laughing.
"'They am net 'sulird yet,'' hatred
Lady Mary, gravely, "lir the advert se
'tient would not be out again."
"I wonder if there really is a good for-
tune baled dila queer annou0cenerpt, be -
(ewe I ant really hard up. I was just
able to clear uhyeelt wheel the poor old
laird died, and DOW 1 feel quite soviet/.
stricken and cold without my debts. lie
Ades, the children of Israel are rather
hard -tented to the fatherless, when they
realise there is no longer a paternal parer
to pull at. I give you my word 1 feel as
daetltete as-"
"As I am," put In Lady Mary. "I am
sure if any young or old gentleman of
oomaidetable fortune was so d,i.4leed of
social advantages as to feel obliged to
advertise for • wife, 1 should an,wnr
and find out 1f the game were north the
canals."
"I am sun you would do nothing of
the kind," said Beaten ,with ■ peculiar
rite*** half -admiring, halt reproach-
ful. "You know you are the meat dif-
ficult of women. Moreover, for the ars'
triroonial stakes a wan can ledge Ms
book as you cannot. However. I am
tratetul enough for the trouble you bare
taken to follow your advice." Ile drew
nut $ note hook and taeneil and took down
the Initials and address observing, "1
will Write to -morrow."
"Nonsense!" cried lin. Wlminstod "1
will accept no sityterin-law oat of the
Times agony •alums."
"Suppose die has a hundred thoassad
recotimendations," said Maitland.
That would be irresistible; but a hoe -
tired thotteand pounds du not go a -begging
in the Times."
"Now, Lady Mary, if you have supped
you moat complete your friendly Melees
by assisting me to open negotiatie os is
this very commercial traiM/pction You
must help me to do myself justice, for I
distrust my own descriptive powers.
There are pens, ink and paper in the next
rcem, and we will subunit our Mut pre
due -tion to a committee of the who's
house."
"Very well; I will tone down the Aril
Sauey of your celtr.tg, and give an a r
of reality to yoetr iorentit.ni." mid lady
Mary, itetng, and leading the way into tka
note-ruuru.
"Leslie as much the tjatil(s 'eve.,"
et Irs, Winina-ton fh a confide>ttisl
'WOO
tone to Maitland. an oo u tired . were
lett alone. "I'oor fellow, he has given to
great trouble and anxiety. I am sure it
's well for the family fortunes tbat
Ardis left • son. Leslie never knew
the telue of money. Do you remember
he was always borrowing yours, when
) ou were boys, and i fear warily paid you
bn••kT'
"I Imagine my loans were inaniteshnal,
and I am quite sere I got my ea* re-
turned, or 1 should have been petnile. ,
Yes, your brother Is Mgt the same plot'
sent fellow as ewer. 1 w}fll be went a.
little more prudent"
"Yon were not always pendent your-
self, Jack -I mean -Mr. Maitland," n
turned Mrs. Winington, looking full Into
his eyes for a moment, and then letting
her own slowly droop.
"No." said Maitland, laughing • plea -
gent unembarrassed laugh. "i was as
great a fool as lads generally are, if not
a greater fool. It .a wonderful what
teaownoes proportions one's early follies
■asum. when seen by the light of matinee
experience"
"A hi ■od you have Vella gaffe
wise now,,' with some emphasis, her eyes
.till downcast, as she turned a henry gold
India, bracelet round and round on her
arm.
"Quite wise! I with I weld think so.
A trifle surer and mon deliberate."
'Aad so bare I -grown much wiser,
much more enlightened in some direc-
tions," with a quick, deep sigh. "Ws
night to be good friends now that ws
Mee left our follies tar behind. Ought
we not, Mr. Maltiand l"
"Wbo would be •nytbtng but your
Mead. tire. Wioington?'
She looked up; their eyes met. Hers
were inexpressibly imploring Hie quiet,
mearehiog, not unkindly, but she saw, the
telt. be was perfectly unmoved. Phe eat
no longer the Jean Beaton for whose kis,
he would have flaked his life, oely Mrs.
Winington, • handsome, agree•hle wo-
man. with whom it was pleasant to while
away an hour. She had rarely been se
discomfited. Ilei brow darkened; she
bet over the flowers that lay beside bee
lime. to hide the change rhe felt trans-
forming her face.
[TO u p,w'rneuED.)
A REV eNUE^{(({Q# ei-'
et Woo Pseel.o Muer tt:1■t Coat •In1y
A well dressed, bright eyed young wom-
an walked Into one of the local telegroph
offices on • recent Sunday and inquired
the root 01 • telegram to Warren. She
was A deeldrdly pretty girl. and the clerk
e ntwcred her quottlon with smiling pre-
a1d"n. '
"And yon'li rnsh It?" she asked, with $
Sash of dazzling teeth.
"Certainly," weld the affable clerk.
"IC's very Important, you know." she
sentinned, *she hent over the blank and
joltettipwo • few words. Tben she passed
the moulage to the clerk.
"Twenty -sex cents, please," he meld In
his oiliest business tone.
"Twenty mixt" nine echoed. "Why, I
thought lou sold 26."
"i did." mid the clerk; "the extra .sat
Is for the revenue eta p."
"I de." sold the fair girl. "I had for•
gotten all shoat the stamp. I declare, 11's
too bed," she heathy added, ■s she finger-
ed her purse; "I bare only a goarter and
e niekel, and the nickel U for ear fate."
'Then something clinked on the floor.
"New I've dropped the quarter," she
ea)d as she stooped down. Tbe deeply 1»-.
ternatett clerk drew himself up on the
eoonter and leaned) tar over.
"Can't you find 111" 1e asked.
"Yes. here It is," she answered as she
picked it up and handed 11 to him. "But
what shall 1 do about the stamp,"
And she looked Op at hint with with a
perplexed Moe that the good hearted clerk
was just aho,t to may it would be all
eight sr ken be .eddewly felt Ida ease seised
by two seta of glove) fingers and real
flohmnn kiss was agnorely planted on his
astonished lip.!
"There," cried the girl, "lake that for
pew nld stamp. Gotodhy." And elle wee
through the door Ilke a flash. The clerk
ren around the counter, but the fair un-
known was deet boarding n oar.
Of .•arse ha cheerfully paid (ma damp.
end, M eonrse, he rushed the n.wnge;
brit, aim, it wee All so sudden end inn per
e lyzfng that he lent quite euro he would
know the girl again If hemet her. -Cleve
Lod Plain Dealer.
Pe eaves 4he wend.
bre. Dtz-They gay MA. Peek .peak.
four Iengnngas.
Mrs. Mx -indeed! And hew many
ddw bet husband "peek,
Die, Ms- -Oh, he doesn't Aare apesk
say when she Is around t,Chl0ago Ncwe.
SWOON TO MURDER
bufu M6i'-medan Wo (onerate
Their Lives to iFFin (hristins.
AN -HISTORIC RELIC.
TME PASSING OF LONDON'S OLD
NEW /ATE PRISON.
Gall t..Mave ion. Oallsitl. Ib. 3.lg. h1
Usury I. -Well Weews Se 4111 Aegis -
rase.. Trees\ Beit•1a's M.te\lees
N*.torteal 51.11..- Pleas tee 11e Re-
tulldlua- It 11 )1) Goon N. Tors P.we,
Partly by reason of the historical aseo-
stattona esmmob to all Aiigio-Oaxum.,
and largely through the more entranoitrg
pages of Salon -no lees blistery, bowevsi-
-l.ondo•'s old nooks and corners and
famous Wilding* are bousebold memor-
ies, as It were, in Canada a. well as I•
kngland. Many Caoatilana know "'1 he
Tower" better thea newt oocku.ya, and
there aro few haunts made memorable by
I)Iekens or Tbarkeray that have not been
buutea out and peopled In tmaglu$tluo
with the characters all know so well.
1 has Soweto.' l'rlson and the UW Bailey
Court House are to be Improved awry
w111, therefore, have a personal Interest
fur most of us. since they Ogees In the
RterMara.d.igli alt
to dsoid,dty picturesgwe manlier for
hundreds' et -years.
With tb. Old Fleet Prison, famous or
infamous for Its cruelty to debtors and
fur Its loose clergy, who married anybody
wttbout uompunctlon, N.wsats Penton
o,nldetl intones during the ■lx or seven
nturles. Fleet 1'rl.on nad a known his
tory for 800 years when le wee turn down
In 1848, and with it but a memory N.w-
.OATSaot.ND B('Lt' RUNNING AMUck xr-
-Ib-Ib.aia...aL. at.t einululatwnda,. .?roes a.a...,r tow a crowd. enol.•Chrlatiane.
in the Philippine archipelago, 1 tele rant who were watching the profeselon, and
baa assumed guardianship of sotue.trnuge before they were killed by the soldiers aa -
people.
people. Being Mohammedans, the men sarinated or wounded over 80 perm',s
are polygamous. The prominence of the At Jolo, In 1879, one of these fanatics
Indl.idual is determined by the number armed with • crease and • javelin, attick-
ef his wives Nor Is be very particular ods company of soldiers as they marched
as to the methods by which he fills his from the beach to the garrison, killing
h arem Indeed, the slave trade 1■ still two, fatally wounding three and s+rloualy
carried on In those Islands, and many of wounding four of the force. At the same
the more attractive women sold into cap- place a few weeks afterward • 'enlist
Witty find their way into the harems of sudden attack was made by three jura-
the wealthier citizens of Sulu. The rules mentadoe, who killed (teemed wounded IS
cif the Koran are laxly observed. The Me beton they could be bayoneted by the
lay Mosulman le fond of fin water and traps "
partakes of 1t fsariessly. Nor are the wo-
'i de ?slanders Gave always chafed tindermen forced Into the seclusion demanded alt $sten')oke.bd.ileh„lh tjptgrfeetg* eras?,
In Turkey or other parts of the Moslem 'bete favorite pursuit of piracy Their
orient discontent Is continually tomcatted by else
The dress of • Sulo man nowise' of pandits', or Mohammedan priests, who
wide cotton trousers and • jacket of Got feel humiliated by the preeenceof Catholle
ton or silk, with • girdle around the monks and missionaries The dams have
walat; a piece of onttom check drapery Is therefore never lost an opportunity to re -
thrown across the thouldera The nobles gist, u far as po.lble, the encroachments
on festive occasions wear gnrgeonI man- of Spain the domestic laws of Sulu
darins' robes of silk embroidered with make It easy/or them le obtain Tamale
gold, and pink satin -trousers decorated who are bound to them body and soul
with gold dragons Tbe peeulier sword An Insolvent debtor and his whole fern -
called a creme le carried by all chola.,. For Ily, according to them laws, become the
• headdress • red handkerchief or cloth is property of his oredli.r The shiftlessness
arranged turban fashion The men let of tb. Motleys is so great that their masters
their bale grow long, pluck out their find no 4101001ty in maktugthem oontraot
beards, dye their teeth black and shave debts out of all prtpnrtion to their n
their eyebrows partly, so as to leave • One sow -ow The unhappy debtor no longer
etament arch. The "women wear drawers belongs to himself His tnmily o•n be
of white cotton or fuwcred silk to the dispels.' all over the archipelago But
knees, and over these a petticoat with • frequently he Is asked to perehese his
short jacket of varicolored ,.ittrm •loth family •t the price of vowing hte own life
that fits closely to art off their flnefigures. to the destruction of the ('hrlsttans He
A Mart bangle over the shoulder. The accepts these terms, be seals them with a
hair is tied up at the crown of the head. vow and straightway he becomes what Is
In her interest mg thank un "!Manila and known In Malay as • sabil, In Spanish as
the Philippines. Harghurlts Arline • juramentado one who L sworn."
Hamm ••1t -e----ate TGrntlgh these,)uromentndos • sort of
"Upon Spifi"1`in the far sant bas aporadtt!war*sr.Wnt. tarn kept by sgalnst
"?"sage-fail...:tb.--h tt -ext lalsm, the apanlard• $0110Qt Iintl.l_rS�"nittutea
manee fierce and fenntirnl fere., In that pert has even the capital c1t,y of Sulu been safe
of the world, a In every land where the from irruptions and riots
(geneses has ever held swat In the lot- !Spain has tried to keep Oreerms and
try of nations both Christianity and Mo $mnnmltloe oat of their hands, but thea
hammeduni.mt ut.ki.' wtngiy competed like many other thing, the dons have un
for the F'hillp.pfine.. Ti a cathedral and dertaken, has proved unsuccessful Moat
the eonvar.t won three fonrthe and the of the tribes are well organized and equip
ea -
ogoo and the nrtnaret the remainder ped with nineteen weapon■ They do not,
From • very witty perl. d there had been • however. handle them well end depend
movement of pepwintk.n from Barneo. mere upon th.•Ir mole, rums In Imola
Java and Sumatra, northward and east- 'hey ere provided with fine implements
ward Into the 1'etllppinea Each wave of destruction of their own snake. The
which came Into the archl1cingo met with principal of these la the Wrong. It Is atm
resistance from those already settled liar to • butcher's cleaver, with 'a heavy
there Weak or small Invading parties blade It U veld that an expert tribesman
ware defeated, and defeat In those days caw cut a man In half with pne blow from
meant death to the vanqulehna while the this Instrument. Resides this, they nee
stronger and larger parties defeated the the creams, which is a douhle edged sword
Inhabitants and slew. captured or die-.Itwas with this einem ofweaponsthat they
reread them. would swoop dawn from the hills on the
"The luIua $Y • dark colored, mason- Spaniards and wiseacre them All males
1$r rsos, loving warfare, piracy, and den- ever 16 are armed and instructed in the
gerous sport& They make Intrepid sol- nee of the b$rong and crease the net lee
duels, and are more feared by the S;'gyp- forge their own speer and arrow head,
lands than any other eastern type One of and do exceptionally fine work• The way
their peculiarities makes them • constant they temper the spearheads and swords is
dread to their conquerors. This eonslata really wonderful They are very artist*
of • man jolnli g • religious society and
binding himself by an oath to reach pars
dim Immediately by killing as many
Christians as he can before be himself 1.
killed The society has • name, but It Is
unknown to the ipanl,rds. They refer to
the members as the jursmentado., oryhge-
who ars oath bonnd The society, dr Lo
Metier, •re dlrectvi by private, osl}ad pen.
diem, whose meaning can be raoognizred
by alts resemblenee to pnndlta. These
drill theembers end pet them through •
regular �at's of teething. They a»
made to energise fight, with blunted weep -
got, run, jam%p atimb, swim and dive,
sed when Myst they ala VIM of the Nan -
Mee of Mobamn.ed's paradise, of the
hoods, the traits and the joys_ When a
member hare reached •itar)whloh borders
term frenzy, be le then sent upon hie ml.
d en He usually genes naked or with a
breechcloth, in whose folde he (cerise one
or two short cremes sharp as a needle and
keen as a razor Tb. fiotingve on the
blade are often pniarmed by immersion to I LLtkele ls.sgh.
denying animal blond Re enter+ the ' Mra. 0rlmsonheak-A modern paper
eamp, ship town or honor M which he is tells to ■tont a tornnrM that struck •
dtrrscted, and te. moment be appr eeh.s help, and the only men In it who wasn't
the find Cbeisttan his deadly work begin" hurt was the h.gclave man.
The knife M drawn, the breechcloth cast Mr Crlmwntteak-Perhapehe.nooeadad
away, and with • spring like • tiger he Is to ebe0c16S TL - T'ddieF. Stale.maa•
upon his victimi hie delirium he evens
les have the strength of ten men He b I Qheraet.e $tiatr.
sever overpowered, and he never dope hie' "Inas, think .hs piste.. • pesav4
murderous enter awn be le killed or In Mo•gbtf•1 mu."
sspaoltsted by •..lone woad
awn •'Akio
on Owego Cbrl.M as', in ;sae, M "Abl At any rate, when i Mid heir 1
Oft 1"14 -, ,Ksesd0dse nein 1111oltkiosk* advised me no4_to set W."
Mb Marks.
A nommerctsl traveler entered the hall
of a hotel, and, picking up a pen, proceed-
ed to teak° several perpendicular lines
upon the register. When he had made halt
• dozen, amore or lase, ho threw down the
pen, with some exclematioa about it be-
ing
raIng unfit to write with. Thos be took up
another and began making mote straight
marks, like capital I's with the shoulder.
rills off.
By this oma the clerk WWI angry and
Informed• the stranger thee the register
era intended fur signatures and MINI poi
be defaced In that manner.
"Oh, don't gel angry about 15!' said
tha men with the pen
Fie mail. $ few beefiestal dashes and,
giving the resider a twirl, stowed the
angry clerk that he had only been writing
hie name, which was H H. EMIL.-Peer
son's Weekly.
Tgi •YStn10a OI 5$WOATL
gate was lett supreme as the .lslble em-
LodimeDt of old horrors end criminal
roivanoes, with Old Bailey, ifuglacd's
great criminal copes, on Old Bailey
street. near St. Paul's (cathedral, as •
close second. Old Halley street runs from
Nrwgate street to Ludgate H111, and eo
the name and kerne of the two oleo's are
thus doubly codnected. lo 1887 Newasts,
%Llcb had become • mere bottom of
dawution, was ordered torp down, but
things move slowly in I.obdnn, lie 11 will
set be sat i-Ibi►-Y1 that 1ta Iasi day
will arrive. - --
The prima of.Newgate 1s said to have
been built In the reign of Homy I.,
althougb 11 bad an earlier history as
ieeYietlale $air, iAa "w'ht - teethed'
ander Henry I. •pd Stephen. As early as
14111 It was • common jell for felons
taken In the City of London and County
of Middlesex. 11 1s recorded that certain
wealthy Jews In Ili 1 were ordered to
ooatribute 20,000 marks fur the restore
1100 of the prfloo or to bo confined In
Newgaw netil Spey paid this fine. In
1186 Sir William Walworth left money t0
relieve Newgaa prisoners, who were
generally confronted with serol-eiarva.
non, and stir Richard 'Whittington he
que•tbed money to rebuild th • prison. In
there early days tt appears tbat beyond
the .atiekeeping of felons of all de.acrip•
tions and the oontlnement of debtors
Newgate Prison was the receptacle for
nobles, °Meese of state and the eohtum0-
Orme gentry not then Imprisoned in the
'lower.
Probably lbs beet known incident In
the history of Newgate Is that lured eo
effectively by Cbsrlee Dickman in his
story of "Ilarnaby Hodge") -luring the
ifamous "No Popery" flout In 1780, when
the mob managed to burn down the old
jail and release all the prisoners, over
Me/ all told. The Illustrations of the Ore
from a eld,psltit and ypa.new Newgaa
sheer •thite- ilati jail Alias ,obslit largely on
the old Iloee, and Its severity of aspect
was not Improved. Nemesia, •tier
lyburn was abandoned, became the
plass+ of public executions.
The records of the Old Batley condi-
Mut the great crltninal history of Eng-
land. wblh. "The Nemeses Calendar"
and "Tbe Cbronlclee of Crime," have
furnished pints for plays and novas in-
numerable During IM *Mies history the
Old Dalley formed the theatre for crim-
inal notorletles of every description, and
the Innidenta are of the most ses.allo•al
order The court witnessed the trial of
the regicides condemned for their parts
In the trial and ers'utloo of King Charles
I., and of Lord William Russell, Alger-
non Sydney, and other unfortunate
patriots-" household names in eioonecllon
with lingll'h Iltmrty"-for their partici-
pation In "Tbe Rye (louse Plot."
The Old Bailey pillows tree was ballt
with thew croesbestsl•e and bold a1 one
Mum three rows of unfortunate'. H.iweeo
February and Dealt
were exeoatel by
invention of which hi • '" -
w hieb toed to be dr . t . r bewails
tea ")sumac 1.M., -T he tilled.. aide _stood
in the Old Bailee; and the excited crowds
Is
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according to age and amount insured,
$500, $1000, 1500 on S2000.
Membership over 30000
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ERNST HARTUN6, S.O., B'antioed,
THERE 13 MO PLATO/4IC LAYa.
If There 1. Low. It.tw..a Two morsels
It Easa.ales Yro.n Ib. N.art,
" 'Do you believe Platonic, love Is pot-
able between young unmarried men and
women?' a young nun said to me not
lon.'eg 0.' as Brans In Ih
lennl.f - HomewrltJosurnal.Franc" ' Men Ilk. t.o
be possible between them than between •
married man ••d • young, unmarried
roman,' I replied. Ile lookwl'et nu •
moment, than the color mounting to his
face as he replied, 'Noo are rather bents,
on as.' Women blush for nothing, bol •
man never colors up without • ranee.
Itai rind lash, • alessaab .l1 DY lar Aha.. _---
sex of inherited trousers, not for himself
partion)atly, would have confirmed rue In
my belles bad I been • bit shaky -wtlob
I was not. What did he mean by
Platonic love anyway? What do ae •U
mean when we tier that epithet/ book
Orel at the dictionary definition. "'lowlife
love: 'A pure spiritual love suboisting
between, the sexes, wheal, ds the
mind and its .resltenNa. only Test
last alanee, 'regarding tbe mind only.'
opens the {boor; of Platonic Iove ally►
1y. Tb. truth 1., that there Is no scab
thing existing between ■ny man and
woman. As soon N the feeling of regard
between people of opposite sex grows
strong enough to be designated as love.
11 'manatee from the heart, not from the
brain. and le not Interested stone In the
ase. •nrlee of the mind, althougb menta
attraction In many coats Is the lest cause
of the love. Tb• clearest form of express-
ing affection for any one Is by means of
• caress elven with the hands, arms and
lips. This 1. natural and right when the
affection Is altowehlu-a. between mor her
and ohtld, hoabgpd and wife, or brother
and dater."
t �..1
ID writing of the longevity in ds/e,
Mr, Herold Leehey .ens: Tbe aided deg
I have ever known was a collie belonging
to Lord Ogilvie lie died at tiny inOrm-
ary from a cornpouni fracture of the
femur, having been run over by a bete`b-
er's cart a1 the age of 28 I was In'truel-
ed to have ale name and age ln.crlbsd
upon the coffin In which he wee sent to
Se•ottarid to be burled. '1 h' nett oldetl
dog was 20 years. and a nurse was kepi
on porno.. to attend him He had • bron-
chitis kettle In his room, and a Ore alt
the year round, and wore reel flannel
drawers, beside. the tonal dog clothing
He was Utensil! "eau. eye*, Sane teeth,
stns aterything. ' and wen fed on beef
tea and "the ,oftset of timid "g. without
any plume, was the dish of all •there
that salted his gum.."
_ 1
a I ..t,, ,I. ie hell.
agriculture has grade 11111•
"AY RIACT t.RpRt+RYTATto) Or THR 11 1rR-
CYo, PI.IJVDRRtiO *51, DRATBmCTIOY
Or SiwOATI, JUNK 7, 1in0."
were treated to the spectacle of offenders
pilloried In the sonlnamonl of a wooden
flqu.5 erect et 00 a ec$ffolding. They were
h.q..) Caked with rutwn eggs, offal, mud
or uffeo.lve missile+, and sometimes
stoned by the mob. The last exhibition
of this nature:wise ons Peter James
iinscy, convicted of perjury, and sentenced
to seven renes 0 an.portatIOn. Before
Wing tren.ported he was confined for els
months las Newest., and stood 1n the
pi lory In the Old Bailey Jope 24, 1880
All them details of rough end ready
comity and rude hitch'. were 'stuffier to
colonlee In this %entry to the lest cent-
ury and in this, and many early prisons
and thane were but reprecluotlone of 01d
Fleet, 1)1d Bailey and Neweste. Tb.
prisoners of Newest', toe 1•1tenoe, were
allowed to gamble and drink, and Ire
lumsisx, of all thing', enjoyed moon nting
atolld of their -mimes and diliancherIi,
OW that the prison was • hotbed of
etlalnlse and vices Howard, the phllae-
tl.replet, has recorded: "1 scruple not to
seines Inst halt the robberies •oommltte4
In anti around London are planned by
11..at dem 'till aeiernelsae of criminals,
•t -'i ir.a number et Idle people when' Wt
them ,.
Coed R.e.an.
Mr. Crtmeonbnak-They call hit•. n re i
horse lawyer.
Mr. Yen.t.-Raw did he get 1! e , n•:
do you suppose?
"Iterative he's such a fine rhnri r, 1
imagine."
Raw It Itopp.•ned.
Rnnk.r--1)14 you neer rand n pe -ram C
pot yon to sleep?
P,omat.--Yes.
that same thing.
"impos:lblel"
"No, Rim bet terpewlhle. 1 offered it
In the editor, Mad the editor put nus ie
4etp.J
(Inc cif my .••ran ,
i1 the season of the harvest le
continual festival. 1'he Moate
Hers gather to itmtp and Isere
tbe-enj, la -must. ilea, watt. oosen,- d....•
alod with bright ribbons, drawini 11.1,
carts. Altar. are erected la the fields Ind
mites ttelebrated. In the evening winging,
dancing and feasting "ended, the dile
bration.
Tim Landlady's Mistake.
Vainly the Readied, tried to carve the
chicken.
The Impudent Matrder areas half from
bb chslr to get • better view of the affair
"Rubber!" geld the landlady 'ereasNo-
•lly.-OloolnnMi Enqulrtr.
I.autleal Terms.
Aunt Jane -it's so ple.a.nt to have a
baby to the house!
Walker -.Hew can f1 be pleasant when
there 1e a continual *unlit - Broom
Transcript.
OW the Name Phew.
"What did iir. Dingus my about these
Insanity from with the thumb}"
"Ile mid they were only soother form
elf Ineanfty."-
DQ.
Woods .
NORWAY PINE
SYRUP
Cures Coughs, Colds, Lung
and Bronchial Afiecticros t hat
other remedies won't touch.
Mr. TMe1•, J. Sllrrri, Caledonia,
Ont., writes r "A year ago i had
• very severe Cody which settled
in my lungs and in my throat, so
that icow ld *cartel .peak louder
than a whisper. 1 tried several
sedieines, but int no relief melt?
1 used one soda half bottles of
Norway Pine Syrup, wbkb cow
pletely cured me"
spa. a bottle or Ave for *Loa