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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1889-10-24, Page 2Ali AMERICAN COL. erethaps," she said. "Perhaptt your flCQQ IIia teetavie, will favor us." Mise 13e1inds replied in a depreeatory and eateertaiu murraort amain mt. ogre. I teeny acto't know. Perhaps-Octevia, my dear." Octevte raised a smiling face. oI doo'e play," ehe eald. "1 need learned," "-Zoo dotal v14y 1" exclaimed Ly Theobald. " You don't ellay t sill" "No." meewered Ootevia. Net a note. Ana 1 think Ism rether gled of it; beoeuse it I tried, I shotaa he sure to do it worse than other peeple, I would rather," with unimpeirea camerfulnese, "let eoine one else do Theitte Wer.e 4 few seconds of desa silence. •A dozen people seated around her Ilea heard. Alias Pitolier slauddered ; Mise Belinda leolted dove.; M. Framois Darold presetvea atentirely onmovedcounteneoce, the generel irepreeden being that he wee very much shoeked, and couemlea hie die - gust with an effert. ltd,Y dear." eald Lady Theebald, with atr o moat c*naeacenelon aua some. wave pity, I elteula adviee you to trY te /earn. I eon S.S$Xire you that yonevvould fand it a greet seu: at of pleasure." "1 yo a could assure me theta my friends would Arid it a great source of please -re, I might begin," answered, the mistalten YOttng pewee; mill cheertediy t "but I I am atreld they heeteldn't,'" named thee fete bed Merited her ter disgreee. lo bme mA hour from that time ehe ceppea the elienta ot her indiecretione. The evening heetg warm, the Freuth widowe bed been lett open, awe in passing one ot them, tete aeopped A moment to look nut et the brigittly moonlit emoted% Darold, who wee witle her, puma, too. "Looke rather nice, doeee't i ?" he Mita. " !Zee," ebe "Seppoge wo go emt On elm terrece„" Ile laughea i nnteed taeleion the did not underetand. " Suppose we do," he eald. "By Jew% ethi a good idea 1" He lenge:tea en k ollowed her. " Wbet APIASeS $Otl. 40 2" she. inquired. "01; 1" he replied. "Ie.= merely think. ing ef limey Theoeela." "'Wale the eammentea, "1 thilA retied diereepectful in you th laugh4 isn't it aelevely night? 1 didn't think, yen had such 12,1001711glit It Leath In Euglend,•'Meta gbtfor a drive "I3 tbet one cel the tlitogs yea do in Anntries.-earive by moonlight 2" " Yee. Do you neeen to taw,youalon't ao it in Euglatal " " Net often, Is it goneg ladiea who drIve by mom:alight. in America 2" "Nell, you. don't eampom they go aloue, do yoa 2" quite ire:mm.11y. "Of eourse they have eel= ono with them." ".hi 'Ther papas 2" o Nee. "Tbeir mammas 2 " Their goVeru. ems, their uncles, their aunts 2" "No," with a little smile. 3Ie smiled also. "" That is another good idea; he med. "You knee r. greet many nice lams in Americe," She was silent CI. rrloixtent or so, swinging her fan slowly tooted fro by its ribbon, end appearing to reflect. U Dom that xnean," she Beide at length, "tbst it wouldn't be -considered proper in England " tar Lrignen eatrearrea7" drelintraeninnttliwelele "1 doute hold enyboay responsible for them," abet returred, with some apirit. "1 dotet cm one thing &bent them." "ht i fortanate," he commented. "I am happy to my I don't, either. I take the liberty of pleasing raeself. I find it pays best." 'Perhaps," the said, returning to the charge, iherhape Lady Theobald will think this is improper.", He put his bon,d up and stroked his moustaohe lightly, without replying. "But it is not,' she added, emphatically; 1‘ it is not / " "No," he admitted; with a touch of irony, " it isnot." "Are you any the worse for it 2" she demanded. "Well, really, I think not -as yet," he replied. "Then we wol'e go in," she said, the Braila returning te her lip e again. OHA.PTER XtI. aat etnerrerrox. In the mematiaae, Mr. Barmistone was improving his opportunities within doors. Ile had listened to the music with the most serious attention, and on its con- clusion he had turned to Mrs. Burnham, and made himself very agreeable indeed. At length, however, hence:ma and sauntered across the room to a table at which Lucia Gaston chanced to be standing alone, hav- ing just been deserted by a young lady whom: mamma bed Nummoned her. She wore, Mr. Barmistone regretted to see as he advanced, a tronbled and anxious expres. sion-tlae truth being that she had a moment before remarked the exit of Miss Belinda's niece and her companion. It happened oddly that Mr. Burmiatone's first words touched upon the subject of her thought. Ho began quite abruptly with it : " It seems to 1118," he said, "that Miss Ootavia Bassett .11 Lucie stopped Jahn with a courage which surprieed herself. " Oh, if you please," she implored," don't my anything miltied apont her 1" M. Burmistone loafed down in her soft eyes with a good deal of feeling. "1 was not goiag to say anything un- kind," he answered. Why should I ?".. "Everbody seeint4 to dna a reason for speaking Efaverly d her," Lucy faltered. "I have heard so many unkind things to. night, that I am quite unhappy. I am sure -I ate. sure she is very candid and simple." "Ye," answered Mr. Brimstone," 1 am sure she is very ceudid and sirnple." "Why should we espeot her to be exactly like ourselves ? " Lucia went on. "Row can' wehe euro that- our way is better than any other? Why should they be angry because her dregs is so expensive and pretty? Indeed, 1 only wish I bad such a deem, I ia a thoaeancl times prettier than any we ever wear. Look around the zoom, and see if it is m.t. And as to her not' having leaned t: play on the piano or to speak Preach -ale •eliould she be abligea to do thinhe she teal the vaned •not be clever at? I am eet clever, and have been a soft of Mame rat ny liee, Dnd have been scolded and Mean, d for what I could not helmet all, until 1 have fele as if 1 mast be orxminal. Hon bappy she must have beat to be lee alone!" •She bad °teepee her little hande, and though she spoke 171 a low voice, wee quite impeasioned in an unconscious way. Her brief girlish life la e not been a very happy one, ate may be r Rally imagined, and a Overeat of the Ma rty for which she had suffered roueed het to a seem of her, own WroouS. "Wo are all co e out after the Same ere," he eaid. "We loath the setae' things, and wear the sanie dresses, one might Oy., What leydie Egerton has been taught, Thaw been taoght ; and yet what two creatures dead be more unlike mole other, by eiteture, then we etre ?" Mr. Bi.trearstene glatute,crose the reene MisgIlgeeton.lettermen fine robust young Wenient With' higlt noee tendeta stoeid eXpreSSEOriPt-04Weeltilee••) 0 That le 'bre," Mmarlold• - • "'We are 'etraii cpe eiteeything," sad bitterly, "Elam, Egeeten ltetrad -though port might not think ace And as for eue, nobody know what a coward I an but myself. 'Zee, I am a coward. When granamanemalooke at me, I tremble, daze not speak tzty mind and differ from leer. when I lenew the ea united end in the wrong. No atm could sey that of Miss Octavia Bassett," e'That is pefeetly tam" said Ur. Burma stein, and he even went so far as to laugh as he thought of Miss Oetaviatremblittg in the august presenee of Lady Theobald. The laug1;:4m1le Lucia M °Dere in ber little ootburet of elequence. She began to blasb, the c,olor timuuting to her forehead, Oh ! " she bean," I did not mon to - to say eo much. There was something ect Imogene and touthieg in her sudden timidity tkoa coat fusion, that Me, Itureeide forneet all te. game thate they were not Pay frmuds, and that lattletleheobeld might be looking. He bent slighle forwara,ena looked into her upraised, thermal eyes. "Don's be afraid et tne,"Itiettaia-eaon'e, for pity's mete 1" ele Medd net Uwe hitt lista a leakier pooh, end Ala3 COAld not have lettered more feelingly then be did. It helped her to recover heraelf, and Reveller conrage. " There," the mid with a alight math of the breatb," does not that prove what I mid Jobe true 1 IWee afraid, the very moment I -ceased to forget reeeela I was amid of you and neyeelf, 1 haVe no =rage eta." 7404. Will gain it in time," leattend. "1 441 try to pin it," silt eneweree. "1 am nearly twenty, and it is time that I theatre learrk to rimed ramielf, Z thinkie must be beeeetee 1 bave no eelfweepect that I am such a °award." It merged that her resolution wee to be tided immediately ; for at that very ramineet LtedyTheobeititurnea, and, recognizing the toil etpideetice of Dimities pcettiou, was apperantly etrucle temporarily dumb and inutionlece. 'When the reeovera from the Rhode elle tuelle a meiotic geatore of come mend. Burinietone glanceat thegirre Mee, aid slAW thee it changed mid a little, "Lay Theobald apreare te with to epealt to you? he mid. Lome lett her seat, and welted alarm the morn with a eratedy ear. leneyTheobeld dia not renieVe her eee tone her notil abo stopped within three feet el her. Then the aaked a rather enrie4084ary question. "With whom have you been etertersing?" "With Mr. Burmietene." "'Upon whet enbject 2" "We are spealting, of Ulm Ootavia Dam sett:* Deriedyebip glemeed around the room. as Ho new idea had *gouda to her and mid "Where fa Wee Wavle. Beesett?" /lees it must be confo.eeea that LUCIA, fah terea. " She is an the terrace with Ur, Barold," "She ie on—" Ilee ladyebip stopped short in the middle ot her sentence. This was too much far her, She left Luele, and domed the room to Mia Belinae. enough to show openly that it bored, and to insinuate by his rne.nner 'that he did not intend to state:net to it. He eotirely ignored the claim of relationship, tend acteci aceording to the promptiegs Of his own moocle. He did neteetea4.0alt incumbent upon hire tO a'inainettVOIdelongh Hall, end, kmajege neeneelf to thett tene-houored. onetime elide elehove;.liat Deferred to aceept Mr. Darretetene envitiation tie become hie guest at theittanaeMe laottee he bed just complett ea,,in whittle lee liyed in I04010r Splendor. Aoeordlugly he Ma -tailed himeelt there, and thereby complicated matte ete greatly. Stowbridge emend itoelf in a Position as difficult and far mere delicate, than 4ady Theobeld'S. TiSe tea-drinkiUga in honor of thee troublesome young person, Miss Ootavia Bassett, having been tneogeretee by her laayshipemnst ge the eloeied rounds, according to element oilstone. But what. it was -and it never was remarkably strong. It reuse be admitted, OD. 010 there ia laole of-oe I:Utica:v. Those great, plain gide of lids must be a trial 'Where' As ehe spoke they were passistgtheprivet heedge: anwahigoahraseandmu riewounaetottillaisscvP4esbetott'll ;bu eteleta4end4hean7eierQuVJ041gzzeria*lt clerIcal *garb? hiee, getileeeteee edletteolitieal conatenanceateeffesea withenentling blOShes eikeoritutionaded deliebte Ie etePPerl an tAgrevel PAOLI etereitetve thalese woedent Miss Ootavie Bassett, wive "stood, on the threalaold, smiling down ulatat hirnitalhe prettiest way in the world. 'a:4711es .0 torgdzbae40eTeoli,s,u, then anzima, 1,141ix and It1,aeGastoo, narpoaetpIayag4nat ue. Even St. Wanies can't object to croquet." "I -indeed X Wall bie Nose elaPaYeeteletieed en eisoretieees name, wee to be done eea . e and delighted," stammered her neve:eel/1m,, ceriug Mr. Francis Berold 2 There was. ne doubt whatever that he raust not be ignored eand, ia that cites, what diffieulties presented theueselvee The marame of the two Mises Egerton, who was a nervone bua easily ouletugatea person, wee so excited and oveeetrought by the prospeote before her there in ceatem- plating it when she wrote her itivitealoos, she wee affected to tears. "I care meure you, Lydia," tent seid, "shat 1 have not saint foe three nights, I hove been so harressed. liere on one band, is Mn. Freatois learold, who must be invited, and on the other band is eir. Bormistone wboue we eennot pees over, end hero is Lady Theobeld, who wilt turn to atone the monetut ehe eees him -though, goodoeaa AM sure lat ROMS A Very clelet*ret apeetable men, and seta tome at me meat complimentary thiuge sheet your Onetime An bare ie that tireaatul girl, who 15 enoegh to give 011e eOld chills, and who may do all sorte of dreeelfte thiege, and le cer. tainly c livieg exemple to all reepectable, well eaneated able. And the blinded of the Mod could gee thet nothing would ()flexed, Ledy Theta:told mare etally than to "Belinda" she mid, in an awful 'under - tenet'. your mica is oat upon the tedium with Mr. Darold. Perhaps it would be as feeteliSztauttelletteadeelilif-4213efiEdgegle and bring lier in." Miss Belinda dose, actually looking pile. She had been making each strenuous effort to converse with Mies Filcher and Mr. Burnhana that aim bra been betrayed into forgetting hor charge. She could scarcely believe her eau. She went to the open window and lookea out, and then tarnea pale r thou before. " Octevia, my dear," she mid, faintly. ")Prancis 1" mid Lady Theobald, over her shoulder. ',Mee lerencis Bevel& turned a rether bored cotentenance towerda them -hut it was evidently not Ootavia who had bored him" Octevia," said Min Belinda "how ire - prudent 1 In that thin draw-ila night air! How could you, my dear, how could you?' " Oh 1 I shall not catch cold," °davit+, answered. ',I am used to it. I have been out hours and hours, on moonlight nights, at home." But s'ae moved towards them. " 'YOU must remember," said Ledy Theobald," that there are many things which may be done in Araericis which would not be eat° in England." And she made the remark in an almost sepulchral tone ef warning. How Miss Belinda would have supported .herself if the coach have not been an- nounced as this juncture, it would be difficult to say. The coach WEIS announced, and they took their departure. Mr. Barold happening to make his adieus at the same time, they were escorted by him down to the vehiole from the Blue Lion. When be had assisted them in and °lona the door, Wavle, bent forward so that the moonlight fell fall on her pretty, lace. covered head and the sparkling drops in her ears. "Oh!' she exolsimed,"if you stay here at all, you meat come and see no. Aunt Belinda, ask him to come and see us." Miss Belinda could soecely speak. "I shall he most --most happy," she flattered, "Any -friend of dear Lady Theobald's, of coarse---" "Don't forget," said Ootavia, waving her hand. The amok moved off, and Miss Belinda sank back into a dark corner. "My dear," she gasped," what will he think?" 1 Ootavia we.s winding • her lace scarf around her throat. "He'll think I want him to call," she said, serenely. "Ana I do." CHAPTER XIII. nirsicrioNs. The position in which Lady Theobald found herself placed, after theseecourrenoes, was certainly a difficult and unpleasant one. It we.p.Mr. Francis Barold's caprice, for the timeheing, to develop an intimacy with Mr. Darinistorm. 'Ina, it seemed, chosen to become interested in him -duriag their sojourn at Bionaomin. He had dis- oovered him bo a desirable companion, and e clover, amiable fellow. This Knuth he condescended to explain becidentally to her ladyship's 'dela "1 can't say I expected to meet a nice fellow or companionable fellow," he re- nieekea, wind 1 was agreeably surprised to find him both. Never mem too much or too little. Neverbores a man." To this Lady Tiaeobalci could make no reply. Singularly enough, she covered early In' her acquaintence that 'her wonted, weapons 'Ware likely to dull their edge; upott-the deely coldness of Mr. Francis learold's impassibility. In the preeence of this fortunate young man, . be- fore whom his wotla haa bowed the knee from his tendered infancy she lost the mejesty: other demeanor. 'He refused to lee her be thrown with Frenele Darold aoa how one is to haste them into dle aame TOM, and keep them apart, Pre gum I don't hnow. Lady Tbeebala /waif conia not do b, and how mu we he expened to? And the refreshmente ou my utiud,too, and Forbes failing en her tee-celtee, ane hriog- ing up Seib' 1,1314/" 4110 lead." ViThAttileSe mieneeingswereegoall. eberad by mat eon:neuter in prospeettve niestit be addneed from tbe feet thet the geroiatter. noon alre, Dureheux tena. ablee Pitcher appeared upon the meue, to comae with Aire. Egerton upen the aobjed. DIISA Lydia orta Mies Vadat beeg dis. toiteed upstairs to thele praetieeg, the three laaws eat in the dockened pfor. and toakvi the matter over in eolemo nualeve. "I have coueultee Vase Piloer, and motioned the affeir to Mra. Oilmen" an - oatmeal Mete Burnham. "And aelly we have not yet been Able te arrive Melly con. Mrs. Egerton dwelt her head, parfully. "Fray don't ecene to me, illy dOre„' atm aide'-" don't, I beg of a on! I had thought about it until my eiroulation basall pee wrong, and Lydia has been appljeg hot- water bottles zo my feet ell molung. I gave it up at half -pass two, and fit Violet to writing Invitations to one and ,let the contemeeneee he what they may,"1 Mies Pilcher glencea at Mrs. ehrnhem, and Mra. Durnhara gliencea at alisTileller. " Perbripe," Mise Pitcher su6eated to ber companion," it would be se Well for you to mention yoor impressions.e Mrs. Burt:there'll neitener borne ea. aitionally cautious. She bent (award enttono, "M2 dart" she said, "ban a eleed" so to speak ?" " Intentional" repeatei Mrs. Borten, "3a," with deep eignificance. e" So to speak, With regard to Lucia." Mrs. Egerton looked utterly behloss "Dear mel" ehe ejeauleted, peintively. "1 have never had time to tblet of it. Dear me 1 With regara to Limb!" stir), Burnham bennee more tigratioant she added," elreErancieBarolee" Mrs. Egerton turned to Was Peeled, and saw confirmation of the faot in ler count- enance. "Dear, dear!" she said. " makes it worm than ever." e It is certain," put in Miss Pita:ter," that the union would be a deeirabIe ore, and we have reason to remark that a dem interest in Mr.Francis Barold ha a been shown by Lady Theobald. He has bean invited to make her house hie home during, bis stay in Slowbridge and though he hat not done so, the fad dist he has not is dos only to some inexplicable relactence upon his own part. And we all remember that Lady Theobald once plainly intimated that she anticipated Lucia forming, in the 'future, a matrimonial alliance." "Oh I" commented Mra. Egerton, with some slight impatience," it is all 'very well fax Lady Theobald to have intentions for Lucie.; bat if the young man lass none, I really don't see that her intentions will be likely to result in anything partictilar. And I am sure Mr. Francis Darold is Lot in the mood to be indunced in that way now. He is more likely to entertain laimeelf with MISS Ootavia Bassett, who will take him out in the moonlight, end make herself agreeable to him in her American style." Miss Pitcher and Mra. Burnhem ex- changed glances again. "My dear,'" said Aire, Burnham," he has called neon her twice since Lady Theobald's tea. They say she invike him herself, and ffirte with him openly in the garden." "Her conduct is snob," bald MiesPilcher, with shudder," that the blinds upon tie side of the semine,ry which faces MissBass- ett's garden are kept olosed by my melees. I bave young ladies under nor care whose characters are in protiess of formation, and whose parents nieces confidence in me." "Nothing but ray friendship for Belinda Bassett," remarked Mrs. Burnham," would induce me to invite the girl to my house." Then she turned to Mrs, Egerton. "Bub --ahena-have yoa included them all in yitur 'levitation?" sae 'eleserved. ears. Egerton bedarne plaintive again. "7 don't see how I could beeexpectea to do anything elee,Welee "Lady Theo. bald herself conicrnot invite Mr. Franois Barold from Mr. Barraistone's house, and leve Mr. Burnadone et home. And after alleI must say ia my opinion nobody woad have objected to Me. Binteistotte, in the first place, if taay', Thebbaldhad not ingested upon it: • t Mrs. Burnham •ieflectedt " Perhaps that is dupe! elle admitted cautionsly, at length. And it mast be cordoned that a man in laie position is not ,entirelY Without his advantagee-partiou- Early in a place where there are btit few gentlemen, and those obareely desirable peen,' if you wilt be e9 kind as to -to in - street me, end forgive nay awkweedness." "041 t'll inetract you," said Ootavien "1 heve instrueted people before, and I kuow how." aro, Bern'nene clutched Mies Eileher'e arm, "Po you see who that is ?" ehe demanded. " Wonld, yon have believed it ?" /nisi Pitcher preserved etmay deinettuoe. "1 would believe anything ef Mise Oetevie Bassett," elut replied, "There would be nothing at alt remerkeble to my mind in her flirting with the Bishop him- self? Why should sbe lemitate toendeevoer to entagle the memo of 8t., aantes?" CHAPTER 'N.IN't GMUCSIA VISIT. It WAS inaCed true that the Rev. Arthur Poppletoo tied event the geeater pert of hie afternotte in raise Oottenet Itleeeetele front parlor, and that Oete,yie heel entertained him in entitle a manner thet be baa pm:* be. gulled iitto forgetting hie clerioal melts he bee iatenditi to matte, and finally earn. raittea himeelf by a premiee to return a day or two later to peep vregeet. i1c objeet in ceiling heel been to rename Mate liclindete aesietame in A peroebial matter. Ilie natural thnoreueneee of nettle° baa imaged led him to put oit making the visit for as loug a time As poseible. The reports be hga hpara ot P4ha Octave& Bassett bed, epired tine with great dread, Consegeently he bed prevented laitimelt at hliee Itelindeee front door with eeeret itupieb, "Will you say," he heel taltered to Mary Anne." that it ie Ur. l'oppletou, to gee eifies Baiiaett-Iktiss Vaitt4a, Bamtt And then he hali been handed iota the leerier, the door bed cloud behind him, and be found hiveneelt shut up eueirely alone in the zoom with Wila Octavo. Bassett hereelt. His Arab impolee was to turn, Ana dm precipitately; macel, he even went so far AS to turn, end clutch the handle of the door; hut lionaehOW, a imeend thooglitt ar- rived, in time to lead him to control him. telt. Thie mooed thought mine with bisecoond glarra at Oatevia. (Te be mtinneda The 1,44.rre.er anti tee Vrozen Pudding. There iv a story ebintt Lora. Rosebery width 1 hope la troe. I; certeinly hi no improbable, One night led fiettilMil Lerly Rosebery Was "WI home" in Berkeley seuere, end utterly everyboay iu London, wbo is anyhedy, WAS biation to attend. On the day before the party took place, Lord Resebery met in Piccadilly a Scotch farmer ethane he boa occasionally seen at eleotion times in Midlothian. Following his natural impulse of kinaliness, he invited the Sweetie _ea m me , , , due time, reed in secatittetree Caw etp tollowiug the repletion for evening arms, was of n cut never Been iuBerleoleysauere. Ile walked about, looked at the company, arta fluidly found his way to the tamper - room, where were spread all tbe aelicaoles of the season. The ferater had not bonen the room ten minutes when bang went a lobster salad, half a obicken, a handful of meringues end a Urge plate of jolly. After this he began to trifle with the good thiegs on the table. Seeing a glass dish of olives, he, fall of trust in th,o resulta of his general sampling% took a spoonful, thinking they were something in the confeetionery line. The remit was not satiefaotory, and be telly deposited the aebris under the table. Ile noticed the ladies all about eating with evident delight a pleasant looking thing, pink or cream colored, eervea in saucers. Ho asked for one ot these, the servant gave him a bount- iful supply of ice cream. He took a big apoonful Ana conveyed it to his mouth. A look of pained surprise crossed his counten- ance, bus he was not going to disgrace his hoot. He closed leis eyes, shut his mouth firmly, and with a few spasms swallowed the ice. This wee all very well fax him, he was a strong man, accutitomea to anent - tem, but he felt that to avoid pain to others someone ehould know abont this. Lookipg around, he saw Lord Rosebery talking to a group of ladies and gentlemen. Sliding up to him with the saucer of ice in his hand, he pinched him by the sleeve. "I don't auppose you know it, my lord," he loudly whispered ; "but I think I ought to tell yon. Thero has been a mistake somewhere, and this pndaing's froze," Lord Rosebery grasped the situation in a moment. With perfect oonrteay and with a pretty appear- ance of oritical inquiry he tasted the ioe cream. "So it is," he mid. "That's very strange." He went off to speak to one of the servanta, and returning, said, "Its all right ;•I tim told that this is a new hind of pudding they freeea on parpoee ;" ana, bat- ing his friend's arm, he led him from the .room. She penes& there, discreetly ; but Mr Egerton -was not so disdeet. , "There are a gneatemeny ,nonng ladies in Slowbriago," she said, sleeking hen leead. A great many 1 Ape with five in a family, all old entmeitette be ont of a eohool, I am sure it islyingea the face of Providenoeto negleot one's opportunities."... When the two ladieStdok theirdeparture, Mrs. Burnham embed eefleotive. SIX TO ONE. THE ENGA,GED MEX. Au English Actor gives Six New "Fork woneemen mealy westoe-Re irad to Be Bound wand mid Foot Before Ile Could. De Dna an, k jour ylo eraek:rosoprungiinlgisatisoatneno :901: 674131b cebl..., eyeainan. Oonkling, ,tit hehe 4i,adgeo4 F40: utkerea she expliwpqm °Fly' 1,1g Fard in respensato rteameeld sum- % utena fog assistance en tlita.ieatheet Leg; iatan sow at hixth avenue, neal‘TWentMeiglath iltreet 'The prisoner thee was te behwho hwaeall-darive;saecl actue ide Pt egretrn 1 7°ffilacellt nawaans oat &bent $0: He rattled oil; a string of est pletives in a strong English accent as he • breeed hiumelt up at the center ready to 'Ireeititahree er mom officere if neeemery. Policemen °Quisling leek.ed het and weary, and emonea M helve had a bard time of He had seen two Fen drumlin; 'together he front Of a l'aOfttlaYitut at 5 o'clock, in the merniag, and, running ap, anted that one was a waiter endeavoring to put oite an Englishmen who had been creatiog a die- verbal:toe,. The peliceman told the Englieh- man ta go honae quietly- For reply the letter gripped fba otlieer as if be had been a child and. depoeitedehiee en the ground. Conkling, wlee bad plenty of plueli, grap- pled with the men, bot again let the (Mee, though the waiter tried to help hieei out. Conkling then rapped for asside.nce, an - ether policeman appeared, and the two ofilcare wee* tee bine A rapid vision al dying artua cirkw mete end ti.14 MO officere were deed right ekod left. eIte's a terror frem away beek,1 tell yen." gasped Cemitliteg when the third bluemet came, end tete three men advanced in a body on the foe, Toe Ettglielnetatt with a gran Amite oil nie !me tamely threw out hie arine, mettering two '1 toe OffiCere, end rapidly elan up leis Mb, cetethieg the third neetty under the obi°. TM. policernee did eet nee -their elite% as the stmeger eppearea well deemed, and they reepeeted bie plaelt. A leorth %leen' was game met drew a crowd of people, whieb. cooeteettly aug- mented uoeil eeverel teanteauti were as- cembled. The three oftletere MOO I tred, but the streneer had ma tercel a beer, end esten officer No. 4 appeare4 looked quite ebeerful. The orOwd preseed forwent, people elimbirg letup poem in their eager. nem, ea two Of the blueconte worlted their way behind the tamp; while two Wirral*. f a bie tettentien in f mate, te. yell from the et otta ex:mom:wee that two k 1 the peliceeneo Were down while the °there who greppled with him 'were ettaken off litm water, and (me ot the &et two, who bad mauaged te get mama wina,- Wail litwly sent Tio the ground ley a etreiglit bit from the &melee. att he etteceptell to rash thloge and. clinch with the Beglielmene. By thie time foe exeitement was intense, end the people were actually beginning to bet on the molt. Thinga were looking eeriorte, end A roar of applauee arose as a fltth blueeoet arrived on *bo meue. Then a meth was sum. mooed. When he came the other five were clinging to tho prisoner, who was making wild phlegm. Efe had unnamed to get one erne free end lied rotated eaccenfully all atterepte to put the nistere °to " Get a rope!" aboutel setae ono ex- oitedly, and policerariu No,0 ran frantically beck ana returned with A °tout mentlle cord. Not until he was thee hand and foot were they eble to Vika the prioner. Then *bey picked bine up bodily and marled biro to the Nineteenth Precinct Station, followed by the biggest ocowd that wan ever seen la that neighborhood at sneh en hour. 'elle man was Mame to the Jaffee - ma. alutCylt.,--notina, thuirt. wbere be ease ing, actor, and ilii resia• nco as Pio. Di/ 'West Fourteenth street. HI protested that his arrest was an outrage, rod that it was a eslisvareaye.for a gentleman to be treated in each e It's too bad," mid judge Gorman, but lell have to fiao you $10 all the same." Ile wite loonea up, as he had re money. A friend, who said he was an actor, efterwara came and paid the fine and Gledering was released. It Was asoertainea that the ad- dress he gave was a bogus one, ana probe. bly. the name he wive was an assumed one. It is believed that he belongs to one of the English drametio companies in town, and gave the wrong name ana addrees in order to avoid publisiity. When be appeared in court he had not a et:match on him exeept a slight braise on one of leis wrists. ,be affeoted byat he weal even implacabte ,Poor Mra. EgeIrtettei mind lima what He Was Partly Right. Husband-- Confound theee thin walls. Why you hear thet disagreeable child next door whining end arying, and the man in there isettvearine at ie like a trooper, Stabbed. to the II eart. A Stoneham, Mass., despatch of Mon- day mem: The dead body of George Martin, jun., was found jast inside the entrance to the cemetery here yesterdem Martin had been stabbed through the heart. Wm. E. alaguire and Patrick Biehop have been arreated on suspicion of murder. The three men were together the preview night, and Bishop says Maguire and Martin quar- relled and fought. Bishop eleims that he left the two men. fighting end went home. 3eIaguire denies the story. The crime was committed in a thickly settled oert of the town. What a Diirerenee Betrothal Mekes in Her Manner. Have you ever notieed what a difference there es in a girl's manner when she gene ellegattekeeehe married? She flirts as muck 'ette ?ever, course, and even a little more, tortetateerati as though a semi-appropriatea darn* hie; more charms or the male Meta than tlitelitt, whose hearts Mese not capita- laeede, Tneedifference lies in the manner to otner'girls of the engaged one. Even the eilualeatema niecat asennee elight airs of aupeeirtitY, as though, the problem of seta tlemeat in life having been oettioa tor them, they were now competent to guide, and advise all otaer young women, If the Banos be young mei handeona4 they are generally too much absorbed. in him to pay muck attention to any one. else; but if be bp meddleagea end. very rich they And abundanoe of leisure fet "place at,the disposal ef. tinter friends. Thie they, emoley priocipally in disooesing ehme. ,Oten prospect:tat settling What eolor their liveries ellen he and, in arranging the various detailed their establiehinent. But a little .artisnA is pardonable, at setae re tinite and they are eeldom m wholly (mord pied with their own concern:as to 'ergot to quietly pittronize toeir girl friends, You Meet meery well, Limy.- .You shall mote and day With nee, and we see what con he dome. Or, Karen you. must give up young Browne- rijen. will not be able to give yea a oarriageihr yeds and yeers, if ever. I shall .lirn dark, tan - colored liverbeapiekee title witli daemon," oto.. Then, it onYthing 'odium tobreak off the etlgsgoMent., and the girl oinks book lane tbe rants of tlie unengeged, her poisitiort all the Mom disagreeable if she hoe put on lot of otyld detrine Iter bettOthal, perhaps, lere girl who ie elevishly in rove with her 1141100 ie the greeteet here et all. " liaehet Edmond glerieue eyes? Piave you ever looltea deep ioto them ? Have ett AiAieS4 the Way hie hair eerie inst above hie ears, a*) Oe " le not my, Oeorgoi-ti veiee cliermiug ? lige:lathed and well-bred 2" One gets very tired ot thie kind ot theng. We have had an engaged girl etaying here tor the lad week, nod, though we leave never Seen her youteg man, we ail deteat hie very nerne, ao incessantly does ehe ohattee alma bim, "My Archie" fa (Dueled Into our eare all day lone- I ahoula often. li tie to hit that Zondes Xruth. Bowit Tricorn "When you were running for office, didn't yon feel hurt by the cartoons and os.ricatnrem that were published in the comic papers e" asked a gentleman of a prominent politician. " Hurt by caricature! Bosh 1 It hurts a regular politician like myself just aboub. ma much as having his sbadow on the wall butted by a goat," was the candid reply. Do Never Forgot D. Cantwe,fte-Say, you remember thet e5 hill I loaned you? Owen Long -Remember it, Sim; I never forget a aver like that. 'Yon heven't got another one aliont you, have yea? Wife -That's on Willie crying upstaire. Et-Orteen Natalie was permitted to have Husbemd(doggedly)--Weil, there's a man a two-bonra' interview with her son, the in there eweering about iranyway. young Xing, on Satrirday. , —.—.D......-- . ITSIVINTEB, QIIARTENS. mCariew Mast Not Ring To-uight," is now :Tiadaiennel shirt which Since last May . living in the ponth for tla,e benefit of her etas reigned in regal pride, hasbeina's tioalth, bat se her own hettlth Has Med with the leaves away, Aud now it's worn'inside. ,. , . • suffers'ihere iheeetliitilt of making Southern But when the spring has,come, 'twill then , ehtlifornla their !utter° lion:Lee . She is DOW --Deslauctihe to businees--" Oh, live and she got for throne V170131 a letter ot thanks Rom Harttviok Thorpe, the 'author of FOn winteror when the flowhavetheers come is when a `worden 0 t • 39, ana elm *wrote the well - The flannel shirt's on top. known vereee whet! ebe was under 17. All A Geed Sionarttan. I seed, "Where 'worm going, mr,-4 * Ile Pala, ")12u know any old triena, Mr. lo litemiltert." I kima yrs:* Well; be vetch a he Las been sick for a long time, and had to put a mortgage on bia patented fall, titinitiog he would be well enough to pay it off by the time it Oarne due, Poor fellow, be ie aleme deed, ona the mortgage due, and if the place le sold the family will be turned out ot doers, I Past thought I would run down tide morning and obeer him op a little as he was leaving, that I would pay up that mortgage ea he would know that his family would be comfortable when he was gone.' Bo continued, "Oar folks are building a big church end they wented me awful bed to give them a big eubsoription ; but 1 thouglet I could do the Meister work better in this way. I sup- pose they would be dieappointed." And with them he left me for we wore at Month ton. " I field to tnyeelt again,. after he left, "that is a goo:1 men. I wash WO baa more like hire. Still, he haen't much of an eye to bueinees, for We a poor way to advertise. If be told given the money to tete oburoh be might Itave had hie mune in valor ralt. juar. r a ing On and what an awful. good man he was."-" Tramp "in Me Ilroodsgook Sentinsl- Review. Young men. The most anxious moment in tbe history of a young men is that moment when ba loreakes ±13 parental root and goes forth into the wide world to seek a livelibood. The interests of life are crowdea into that period. The tens of a mother, the counsels of a father, conseerate *et eventful moment. Away from home, old essocit Miens, and settled mime new home, how apt the former restreints are to be met off! the trial of virtue now comes. The test of the peinciple is now applied. It be holds fast in his integrity, the prayers of his mother and father, rising up when the still dews are falling, will bring blessing% think as mantle thee fell around the camp of the Israelitee, down nporthie path.Batif. he proves faithless, then will his memory embitter his life, then will his parents veelcome the grave, that they may hide their dishonor in the and. - Lewiston .7ournca. let live, ray mat." " Yes I'd look well, from the editor ofot D, °bole newspaper to wonldree t I'm a butcher." whom she sent Mete alines. She is a native ' TIM LAST STItA.V., of Inaiana, and, •evatised ber childhood in great poverty: ., She says; 't e)f All dull, Tis the last hat of sunamer, . Left sad and alone, prosam livesemine wasthe dullest and most Its straw -bunt companions prosaic." : 4 , Are faded and gone. Even the ola-time stemestion` of cornball- - Oh, why does its wearerbig milroaa dire:stork:act ride on the cow - so Tong to it stick: catcher of a l000rnotem, m order that their , Tis winter -go ask him To shoot it real quick, presence might anslire tlae exercise of great- , --It lakes Poet with a good deal of ed °ere ber 'the lealledleeudet **/0111:(1 baralv. imagination to speek of mememe ege‘mt es teEtraddppotimifioed hlunderieg. en ilie-Case„ of two reoetet Booi. m suaaorty.,, dents prominent railroted officials were rf A THE ICITIAN'S.LOCATION. prifeate ear „formed part of the equipment What though the babk barks with °roue of the tram. vtdently seine more laeroio ' Noice, yo manebe nh% cat down! remedY will halteloabe applied; , „,Tod-eI suppette. the beet wagao dad out mateagte ee ;seven eattes eld. She , played „ e avail in these days oe, reckleesneris ana . • • ronong the passengers; And in °moue their , What though you shiver with the cold 0 eu've got the iceman ituthe"scUP.' Cdt10*, meeleahoredigY of Strikes In Englund. Various strikes in Engleind are reported. In Lancashire 7,000 millers are on strike for an advance of 5 per cent. The cab drivers and tramway and omnibus em- ployees of London have organized in preparation for a strike, and there are ap- prehensions of a universal railway strike ia England. The strike of journeymen tailors in London has ended, the employers agree- ing to reduce the dallyworking hours to 101. The striking workmen of Thornyorof 84 Cm, engineers, London, have gained the edvance in wages which they demanded. Whether .elee loyee ree j tee& rtglat Up, and' lay ear at the age'. Of :3; eind'eat 4ote:. baken Ned -allot at all, inytboyaAall, e te'' one o It r tende, • She is a preposeetteing child of 'average heightelied size. ' eat , . Looked for /hem. "How aia yoar Ineabated enjoy the play?"' "Ola, he Ellett see ranch of it." "That's too bad. He ought to have taken his glasses." " That wits tbe trouble. He went oue after eaoh ewe to get them." 'Ha& Dad Ex.perience. Lawyer-. Do you understand the nature of an oath, madam ? ' Witness-" Well, I phonla say 1, dia. My huaband took off theetcregnit yesterday, and is putting up the stovepipes to -day." After a Curtain Lecture. " Joe, your wife looks.; itto1 resh5a et mortieg.glory." „. ei „ wish, elie veep a morning giory.vi!:, " Why so, tree a' 't • "Bto,atrfal;stliz at -night)' - The lath Thom Workratte,;,aa:Montreal, has left 4120,000 to the McGill*, thafvoteity, aria 220,500 to charitable institutions cif the oity, es follows : Montreal General Hospi- tal 25,000; Frotedant Eannite ofIncleistry, $40O0;• • Ladies' Berievolthet Institution, $4000; Irieh Protestant Benevolenalneti- tutton, $2, 000 ; Ma oke.ye Institute, 12 000 ; Western Hospital, 11,000'Boys' Home, 22,000; Sailors' Institrite, 11,000 ; 'Protes- tant Infents' Home, 21,000; Montreel Die- pensaeye l00; Freed Institute, 54,000. "Let out Government give us freewool. said a gentleman to the South A.merican delegates in Lowell, and we can etbow' you something greater and better thao this, oeuera0.,1ewill be be for your benefit, as welt se Ie is pot generally the girl with the most heel= who.. gete .married fleet: le is the Utile, grave, demure girl who nits in the corner with one young man and hanga on