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The Exeter Advocate, 1889-11-14, Page 6Too Wet to go to athool. When brother Jack awl I were boys, tweuty yeersage, We never feered to go to, solitiol Mato' etertne of sleetand snow But glimmer weather made us leek— when forests beelmeeel cool— Not siee eneugh to tag had. Tiht toe eielz to go to seizeol, on rainy days three ileaa Of MO. Undauntedly we esalod, _ But when the Plessai4 weather eanle. Our coustitutieo Or if a eirees chanced to come Rimed as a, rale, Not sek enouge to feel bod,. 13U4 Sick go eeeeou Oh, often it the moraine We wake le woeful plight. But atter father went to work, Our illness all took Iighz.. We hunted. up our tithing roue And seiight some ehatly peel— Not sick eueugh to fesi had, But too Stele to go wschool. One day Per tether happened home An we came straggling And drew na.geady aew the edge Or die rotate bin. That afternoon we sadly eat eneath the teaeltera rale— quite sick eoough, to feed hae, end too sick to go to ethool, AN AMERICAN GIRL. that cestevia felt decidedly unoomfortable, "01 OCalrale, it WAS very little," hesitated bdisa Belinda; but—but 1 eould not help illetteg that he WAS drawing comperisons, se it were. Peewee was teaching Mr. Pohpleteu to play croquet, and she was Bather exhilarated, eud Wheel exhibited, reeree—firealom of Mairelern 10 an ionooent Way—Tette irt anitatooeut, thoughtleee eireyeathen is eneetly oustomery, and Mew Mr. Barold glemie tram ber to Lucie, who etood. near; arid when I You are thinking of the centred between these,' he answered, Tee, they differ very gmtly, it is trete;. end et course I knew that my peer Cietione otetid not heve the edvieutage m hia eyes. She bele thie her. *elf, I know. She chanted =teethe ether dity, eye 9n_a exinession by telling nia that she had etheid him if he tholeglat elle was really fest, and that the WWI mire he did. Poor thild she evidently did not oompre. beeta tho areositul sigathoence of each, Serum," " A Peen like Feencie Barad aoee eindenitand their gegnieceece," nala Lady Theobald, "and it is to be deplored that year rdeoe gannet be taught whet her poeition itt goe,lety will be it evich it reputation Attlee -boa itselt to her, Themen of the peewee% day Agile thy ot 11110b. ithereotere," This dread claim go inapreesed poorIiliss Belinda by ita solemnity that ahe wad not forbear repeating it to Oeteeis, afterwards though it to to he regretted that did no; 'produce the effect %het the hail hoped. 44 Wellf I must ;my," the observed, "that if some men fought a little shyer than elnlY do. X elmoldret mind it. You Alweye di Illalfe *bent bolt a dozen dm:teens argued, Who only bore, and who will keep asking to go to pleoea, and mending you nate, and mating you to donee, when ibay caret dance at all, and time your drew, and. Mewl on your feet. It they Would 'fight stye it would he splendid." To ethos Belied*, who certainly had never been guilty of the indecorum of hav. beg Any member of the stronger ocx danglieg about" at all, this was very trying. My deer," she said, "don't say you. always have'; it—it ready seems to realm it a0 personal." Cowrie turned around and fixed her eyes wonderingly opt:ether blushing countenance. For * nieuteat she Dees no remark, a marvellous thought shaping itself eloWlY in her zaina. "Aunt Belinda" she said, at length, aid anyboay over—." "Ah, no, ray dear. No, no I tenure you!" cried Miss Belinda in the greateet poaslble trepidation. dear, no! Such—enali things rarely Tarp rarely happen in—in Slowbridge—and besides', I couldn't possibly have thought of it. I couldn't, indeed I" She was so overwhelmed with maidenly confusion at the appaling thought, that she did not reoover herself for half an hour at heat. Octavio., feeling that it 'would not be safe to pursue the subject, only uttered one word of oomment 44 Gracious 1" CHAPTER XIX. $he flushed may ed. "I'm the one who ought to learn things, I think," she Beet "I'm always doing things thet frighten. Anne Belinda, and You. Inaew how the rest regard me," _ 44 (Mesta" said Imola, very IndeelY indeed," euppose we ley te help eath other. If you will tea me when I am weong, I will try to—to have the courage to tell you. That will be geed poi:item fee me. What I most want la courage and trial:11010e% and Aro sure it will take courage to make up my mead to tell yen of your—of your mistake."' Oottevie regarded her with mingled elan:area= and respect. ' "I think thaVe a splendid idea," stie said, "Are you sure," teltereeLueitt, "are you sure you won't mind the 4hinge I may have te say? Reallys they are quite little thtoge itt eheeaselves—barctly worth lelentiellblg "Tell me one of them, right now," Said Ootevie,,poinablank. "Oh, an , ! exclaimed Lucia, starting. 44 I'd rather not—jet now." e Oemmented Octavio, "that sounds as if they pallet be pretty unpleesant. Why don't you wain to? They will be quite as bad to-rootrove. And to refuge to tell me one is a bed begenniog, It Imam as it you were fright. med, and it islet pea practice for you to be frightened ot each a little thing." Lucia felt convicted. She made an effort to regaht her memposnee. "No. it i3 bint," he seed. ',But that is alweee the way. 1 aLU oontinually tailing Myeett that I will be orearegeoue ttntt coudid, riled the tirst time anything lutetium, 1 fail, I Wit tell you 0110 thieg." She etopped elsciet here, and looked at Ootavia 4' It le something -1 think I would. do it —if I were la yet= pace," Ltlele etaP.t!r0ii.. 44 very little thing hadeed," , Welt 2 " remarked Oetevie, Areeientely. Lewitt loge her broth, caught it agate, and proceeded meatieuely, arid with Wining at her OW1A daring. " It1 Were in your place," she egad," I think—that, perliaps—only perlimee, you knew—I would not wear—my haire-guire so low down—over my forehead." Wavle sprang leant her met, and ran to the pier glen over the mantel. She Owed at the zeflectiou of herown atartlea, pretty faoe, and then, putting her head to the soft blend° "bang' whith met her 'brow, turned to LUAU, "1%11 itheeorniug e" abo Althea breathe 10861Y. 44 Oh, _yes I" Lade aetswerede "Ve Octavo, started. "1 Then why wouldn't you levee it?" She cried. "What do you uman " Lucie telt her position truly n denote op* She locked her handy, and braced hermit ; hut etio blushed vividly. "It may Miura rather silly, when I tell you why, Ootavia," oleo gala; 44 but X really do thiule it is a wart of town. Too know, in those itheurb pieturee of &dreams, beep alwaye seem to bathe principal feature. I SAW 00410 in the *hop window% when X went to Haeriford with graudreenima And they were snob dreadful woineu—some of thent—eud had act very few clothes on, *et I °met help Whiting 1 shouldn't like to look like them, anti—" 41 Dom it nuke me look like them?" " Oh, very little 1" answered Lula ; 44 very little indeed, of course: brit ---8 ",Bat it'a the Immo thing, after all," put to Oohed'. ',That's -whet you mean.' "It is so very little," faltered Lula, that—thee primp it isn't a reason." Octavia looked at herself in the glisee again. "It Unit a Very geed reason," she re., markede" but X suppose it will do." She paused, and looked Lucia in the faoe. "I don't think that's a little thing," she said. To be told you look like an opera beetle actress." "1 did not mean to say so," oried Lucia, fillea with the most poignant aistreas. I beg your pardon, indeed I—Oh dear I was afraid. you wouldn't like it. 1 felt that it was taking a great Mattel' "1 don'tlike it," answered ()Mavis; "but that can't be helped. I didn't exactly sup. pose I should., But I wasn't going to say anything about your hair when I began," glancing at poor Lode coiffure, suppose I might." "You might say about a thousand things about it!"cried Lucia, piteously. "I know that mine is not only in bad taste, but it is ugly and et:hemming." "Yee," said ()Mavis, cruelly," it is." "And yours is neither the one nor the other," protested Lucia. "You know] told you it was pretty, Ootavia." Ootavia walked over to the table, upon which stood Miss Belinda's work -basket, and took therefrom it small and gleaming pox of scissors, retuning to the mantel glass with thein. "How short shall out it?" she de- manded. "Oh!" exclaimed Lucia," clon't—don't." For answer, Octavio, rinsed the scissors, and gave a snip. It was a esvage snip, and half the length and width of her love -looks fell on the mantel; then she gave another snip, and the other half fell. Lutes scarcely dared to breathe. For a moment, Ootavia stood gazing at herself, with pale face and dilated eyes. Then suddenly the folly of the deed she had done seem to reveal itself to her. " Oh!" she oried out, Ob, how diabolical it looks!" She turned upon Laois. "Why dia. you make me do it 2" she exolaimed. "It's all your fault—every bit of it" ; and flinging the 'gassers to the other end of the room, she threw herself into a chair, a,nd burst into tears. LUOia'S anguish of mind was almost more than ehe could bear. For at least three rainutes, she felt herself a criminal of the deepest dye; after the three minutes had elapsed, however, she began to eeason, and called to mind the fact that ihe was failing as usual under her crisis. , 44 This is I3eing a coward again," 'ehe said to herself. "1* is worse than to have said nothing. It is true that she will look more refined, now one oan see it little of her forehead, and it is cowardly to legefraid to stand firm when I really think so. I—yes, I will say something to her." " Ootavia," she began, %lend," I am mire you are milking a mistake again." This ad deoidedly as possible, which was not very deoidely. "Yon—you look very much— nicer " "1 look ghastly !" said Ootavia, vein began to feel rather absurd. Yon do not. Your forehead—you have the prettiest forehead I ever saw, Octrivia," timid Lucia, eagerly, and your eyebrows are perfect. I—wish you would look at yourself again," Sather to her surpriele, Octavio, began to laugh under cover of her handerchief ; reaction had set in, and, though the laugh was a trifle hysterical, it was still a laugh. Next she gave her eyes a final little dab, and rose to go to the glass again. She looked at herself, touched up the short, waving fringe left on her forehead, and turned to Lucia, with a resigned express- ion. 4, Do you think that any one who was used to seeing it the other way would— would think I looked horrid?" slie inquired, anxiously. AN EXPNEXIIENT. Much to her own atonishment, Lucia found herself allowea new liberty. She was permittea to spend the afternoon fre- quently with °Mena, and, on several occasion% that young lady and. Miss Bassett were invited to partake of tea, at Oldclough in company with no other guest than Francis Barold. "I don't know what it meting, and I think it must mean something." esia Lucia to Ootavia, but it is very pleasant. never was allowed to be so intimate with any one before." "Perhaps," suggested Ootavia, sagely, "she thinks that, if you see me often enough, you will get sick of me, and it will be a lesson to you." "The more I see of yon," answered Lucia, with S serious little air, the fonder I am of von. I understand you better. Yon are not at all like what I thought you at first, Ootavia." "But I don't know that there's much to understand in me." 44 There is it great deal to understand in you," she replied.- "You are it puzzle to me often. You seem Be frank, and yet one knows so little about you, after all. For instance," Luoia went on, "who would imagine that you are so affectionate ? " " I affectionate ? " she asked. "Yes," anewered Lucia, "1 am sure you are very affectionate. I have found it out gradually. You would suffer things for any one you loved." ' Ootavia thought the matter over. • "Yes," she said at length, "1 would." "Yon are very fond of Mies Bassett," proceeded Laois, as if arraigning her at the bar of justice. Yon are very fond of your father, and I am enre there are other people you are very fond of—very fond of, indeed." Octavio, pondered seriously again. "Fes, there are," she remarked; "bub no one would care about them here—and so I'm not going to make's, !nee. You don't want to make it files over people you 1-- "Yon don't," said Lucie,. "You are likeo. Frances Sarnia, in one way—but vorack, altogether different, in another. Francis? Darold dna not wish to show emotion, and he is so determined to hedge himself Around that one can't help suspecting that he is always guarding himself spinet one. He always seems to be regenting inter- ference; but you don't appear to care at air, and so it is not natural that one should swiped yon. I did not suspect you." " What do suspect me of new ? " "01 thinking it great e deal," answered Lucia affectionately. 44 And of being very clever and very gond." Ootavia waS silent for a few moments. I think," sbe pied, after the pause " think you'll find that's it e a mistake." "No, I shall not," returned Lucia, quite glowing with enthusiasm. 44 And I know I Obeli learn a great deal from you." This was ouch a stisrtling proposition 44 They would think PM prettier—a great deal," Lucia enewered, earnestly, 'Don't You know, Ocitavie, that nothing could be really uribeopraing to yo? You leave that WI:AAA fee." For a few seoonds, Oetteeia seem to lose henielf in thought ot o sPaelliOlhe ostilee- e' deck aiways said so," she remarked at length, ti jack r prated I4ttQil, tiraidly. Ootavia routed herself, end timil'ed with candid sereetnese. "He is some one 1 enewitt Nevada," she explaieed, "Re worked tia father's mine once," You,rauat have known him very well," suggested Luoie, somewhat awed. " 01 she replied cslmly. "Vary well." , She titoked away her poceet-handkerthief lathe jaunty pocket et the back at her beeque, and returned to her chair. Then she vetoed spin to Leda. ', Well," she rata, "1 think you have found out that you were miatalten, heven't you, dear? Suppose you tell ine of some- thing ales." Lads. colored. "No," the answered, "that is enough for today." CHAPTER XX. eecireim TO Whether or not Loma wee righe itt meowing Ootevitee Bassett of being clever, and thinking a great deal, is e riddle which those who are interested in her meat unravel as they read: but whether the our. mien was correct or incorrect, itt Eeertred pos. elide that the had thought a little atter the aterview. When Bereld taw iler heNk4 be was etruck by o slight but dietinotly &fumble ohmage he recognized in her arose and eiziehre. Her pretty beir hail Weather lees ',professional" apt:mermen ; he bed the pleetture of observieg, for the deit time, how very white her forehead. was, alni how &lento the arth ot her eyebrows; her areas had it neva air of eimplioity, and tin diernond rho were nowhere to be seen, " She'e better armed than mei," be geld to himself, 'And, she's always well dreeeed—rather too well cinema, feet is, for a plum like this. Tile sort of thing is iet better form, under the eirouruotauoes." It was act =oh "better forme' and ho so far epprovea of it, that he quite thawed, and was very amiable etud, very enter - tattling indeed. Ootavia was metertaining, too. She ethed several meet intereeteng (poetical% 0D0 you think," she invited," Vat it Is bad taste to weer diamonds?" "My mother wean thene—oocesicuelly." Eteve you any asters?" Ro.,D "Any Oreteine—aS young aol tar e Ya -as." "Do they wear there 2" "1 must eainit." he replied, " that they don't. In the feet piece, you know, they haven't any, hull, in the secoltd, I am under the leapreemon that Lady Beenthemp— their MaMMa, you know—wouldn't permit it it they had." " Wouldn't permit it 1" Said OCtaVIC "I =ppm they always do as the tells them?" Be smiled it little. "They would be very courageous young womou it they didn't," be remarked. "What would she do if they tried it ?" the inquired."She couldn't beet theca" "They will never try it," he enewered. dryly. "And, though I litiee liner fleele her hoot them, or timed their lareentetions under chastiment, shoula not like to say that Lady Beausameop could not dainty. thing. She is it very determined perime— ter it gentieWomenee °Mavis laughed. 44 You are loking," she saia. "Lady Beauchamp is a sari= for jokes," he responded. "ely owing think so, at least." "I wonder it she is as bad as Lady Theo. bald," Ootavta relleoted aloud. " erne I have right to wear diarnends at all, math Ism married. ButI don't mina Lady Theobald," she added, as it cheerful After- thought. "I am not fond enough of her to care shoat What the says." "Are you land of any ono?" Berea inquired, epesking with it languid air, but, at the flame time glanoing at her with some slight interest, from under his eyelids. "Lucia Bevil Ani," she returned, with the mammas of a young person who wished to regard the matter from an unembarrassed point of view. ',Lucas 'Aye I am effetition. ate." "Ah 1" deliberately. 44 Are you ?" She turned and looked at him serenely. 14 Should you think so?" she itakea. This was making such it personal emitter of the question that he did not exaotly enjoy it. it was certainly not "good foram' to pull a man up in anoh cool style. " Really," he replied, "1—ah—have had no opportunity of judging." He had not the slightest intention of being amusing, but to his infinite disgust he discovered as Boon as he spoke that she was amused. She laughed outright, and evidently only csheoked herself bemuse he looked so furious. In consideration /or hie feelings she • assumed an air of mild but preternatural seriousness. "No," she remarked, "that is true—you haven't, of course." He was silent. He did not enjoyl3eing amusing at all, and he made no pretence of appearing taasubmit to the indignity calmly. She bent forward a little. " Ah 1" she exclaimed, 44 you are mad again—I mean you are vexed. I am always vexing you." . There was Mut of appeal in her voice, which rather pleased him, but he had no intention of relenting at once. 11 confess I am at a loss to know wby you laughed," he said. 44 Are you," she asked, '4 really ?"—letting her eyes rest upon him anxiously for a moment. Then she actually gave vent, *0 a little sigh. "We look at thine so dif- ferently, that's it," she said. "1 suppose it ie," he responded,' still chillingly. In spite of this, she suddenly assumed a comparatively cheerful aspect. A happy thouglat occurred to her. "Lucia would beg your pardon," the said. "I am learning good manners from Lucia. Suppose I beg your parclon." "1* is quite unnecessary," he replied. - " Lucie. wouldn't think so," ithe said. 44 And why shouldn't I be as well behaved as Lucia? I beg yom. pardon." He felt rather absurd, and yet somewhat mollified. She had it way of looking at him, sometimes, when she had been un- pleasant, which rather soothed him. In fact, he had found of late, a little to his private annoyance, that it was very easy for her either to Boothe or disturb him. And now, jest as Ootavia had sailed down into one of the prettiest and least difficult of her moods, there came a knock at the front • door, which, being answered by Mary Anne, was found to announce the curate of St. James, Enter, consequeatly, the Rev. Arthur' Poppleton --blushing, a trifle timorous, perhaps, but happy beyond rammer/3 to find hiinself in Mies Belinda's parlor again, with Miss Belinda's niece. • Perhaps the least poesible shade of his joyousness died ont when he caught sight of Mr. Prancis Barold, and certainly Mr. Franois Barold was not at all delighted to see him. "What does that fellow want ?" that gentleman was saying, inwardly. 44 What does he come simpering and turning pieli here for? Why doesn't he go and see Bente of his old women, and reed trots to them? Thatei his business" Octavisies manner towards her vieitor formed a fresh grievance for Berea& She treated the eurete very well indeed. She seemed glad to ass him, she was wholly at her ease with him, the me& no trying re. marks to him, the never stopped to ex her eyes emelt him in thet ieexpligable style, said, she clid aot laugh when there teemed nothing to laugh at. She was se gey ated good-humored OW the Reverend ,&rtlaar Poppleton hewed and flourished, under her treatment, sled forgot to °Ilene °Piero aria even veretured. to *elk a good deal and make divert+ Tate preseotable little jokes. "1 eheOld liketo know," thought Barold, growing sulkier as the °there grew merrier --e I should like to know Whet eheAtidil BP interesting in him, and why she chooses to trot him better than she treats nee—for she ceetabely does treat bine better." It was hardly fair, however, that he should complain; for, at times, he watt treated, extremely ; and his tratinnioy with Octavia progressed quite rapidly. Perhaps, it the truth were told, it wee elwaya hinatielf who was the first means of choolthig it, by some sudden prudent instinct which lea bine to feel that perheire he was in rather it delicate peeition, and had better not indulge in too much of A plea thing. He had not been an eligible aud unim- peachably aesirable ranifor ten yeare without acquiring gelne of that diseretion Whiell hi mid to be the hatter Pert ot valor. The matter-ot.faet air with which Ootavia tempted hie attentione °Wed to pen bimetal up sometimes. If he haa been Brame or ;once, or even Robinson, the Oould not have appeared M roped them as raore entirely natural. Whell—t10 had gone SO far, oinee or twioe—he had deigned to make it more than athelly agreeable epesch to her, it was received With none of that Charming milady° trentorto whittle he had been ACOUStOrned. OgtikVia neither blethea nor dropped her eye°. It aid not add to Barold'a eatietaotion to And her as cheerful and reedy to be eintufett by a mild little °unite, who blushed and sten:veered, and wits neither hrillent, grace - MI, nor diatinguished. Could not Octevia tee the wide aifferenoe 'between the two? Regarding the matter in thie light, and watching Wavle, es elle enaoaraga her Vieiter, and laughed at hie jolieseaud never once tripped him up by athlete him a sterding queation, ilid not, au ielreedy Ireg been said, improve tdr. Fraelois tempera and by the One hie visit was over, he had lepeed into his coldest and menet haughty manner. As month idles Belinda entered, and engaged Mr. Poppleton for a moment, he rose and crossed the little room to Octave's tilde, "I linnet' bid you goodditteraoon," he °410310v10 aid not rise. ° "Sit down it minute, while Aunt Bellude is talking,about red Memel night -cape end lumbago, she said, 44 I want to ask you something. By the woo!, what is lerebego?" 4" Is that what you wished tex ask me?" he inquired! atiftly, "No. lima thought of that, Have you over had it., and whet is it like? All the old people m ellowleriage have it, and they tell you all about it, when you see them. Aunt Belinda says ate What I wonted to sok you was different--." Possibly Mies Bassett might he able to tell you,' ha remarked. "About the lumbago? Well, perheps she might. VII auk her. Do yotethiale it bad tai ste n tits to weer illemends?" She said, fide with the most delightful PeT101101101104, fixing her eyes upon him with her very prettiset look ot oendia appeal, as if it was the most natural thing in the world that she should apply to him for information. He felt Inmself faltering again. How white that bit of forehead was How Boit that blonde, waving fringe of hair 1 What a lovely gime her eyes were, and bowing° and clear, amain Weed them! "Why do you ask me PI he inquired, "Because I think you are an impreludicea person. Lady Theobald is not. X have aonfidenoe in yon, Tell me," There was it alight pause. "Really," he Bald, after it, "I can sanely believe that my opinion mitt be of any value in your ogee. I am—can only tell you that it is hardly customary in—an —in Englana for young people to wear a profusion of ornaments" «1 wonder if I wear a profusion." "Yon don't need any," he condescended. "Yon are too young, and—all that sort of thing." She glanced down at her slim, unringed hands for a moment, her expression quite thoug.htful. "Lucia and I almost quarreled the other day,' she said,--", at least, 1 almost quarrel- ed. It isn't so nice to be told of things liberal'. I must say I don't like it as miaol as I thought 1 should." He kept his seat longer than he intended, and when he rose to go, the Reverend Arthur Poppleton was shaking hands with Mies Belinda, and so it fell out that they left the house together. " on know Miss Ootavia Bassett well, I suppose," remarked Barold, with condes- cension, as they passed through the gate. "You clergymen are fortunate fellows.' "1 wish others knew her as well, sir," said the little gentleman, kindling. I wish they knew her—her generosity and kindness of heart and ready sympathy with misfortune!" "Ah 1" commented Mr. Barold, twisting his mustache with somewhat of an inoredu. loin air. This was not at al the sort of thing he had expected to hear. For his own part, it would not have occurred to him to suspect her of the possession of such desirable and orthodox qualities. " There are *zee *no—misunderstand her," cried the curate, warming With bis • Babied, "who misunderstend, and—yes, and apply harsh terms to her innocent gayety and f reedom of speech ; if they knew her as I do, they would cease to do so." 44 I should scarcely have thought--" began Barold. There are many Who scarcely think if,— if you will pardon my interrupting yen," said the curate. "1 think they would scarcely believe it if I felt at liberty to tell them, which I regret to say I do not. I am almost breaking my word in saying what I cannot help saying to yourself. The poor under my care are better off since she oame, and there are some who have seen her more than once, though she did not ,go as it teacher or to reprove them for faults, and her way of doing what she did was new to them, and perhaps much lees serious than they were aconetorned to, and they liked it all the better." " Ah !" commented Herold again. " Flan- nel.nnder-gartnents, and—that sort of "It would not bums me to—to raention Lady Theobald in any disparaging manner," replied the curate, 4, but the best and most charitable among ris do not sawcya carry gut our good intentions in the best way. I dare say Lady Theobald would consider Miss Wavle, 13aseett too readily induenoed, end too lavishe' _44 She is as generous with her money as 'with her diamonds, perba,ps," learold. "Peesibly the quality is peculiar toNevada. We part here Mr. Poppleton I believe. Gooa-naorniog." (To he Oentinued). Courteous atones°. PrioMpal Grant says that the Chime lace of tiourteoue teetitinent 10 carried into every walk and phase of life. Re would rather travel iu third clime car in China or Japan than in it second, class here, because there a traveller is never, never annoyea by tobacco chewers, amokere, esvearere or other amine and offensive habits. t He was introduced at certain places as the head of a university, with ever go many eobolaetio deereee attached to him, and time received personal applica- tion of their reverence for learned mine The profoundeet ealsams were merle to him, the choicest tea was brewed for his refreshment, and he was honored in other wee& He desoritted the tea as something delicious and exhilaretiug, laoe at all Bee wbat is use here. Nothing is put in to flavor or modify it. But it ie 'very dear, being Ororth there SS a pauna.—Kingston Whig. The Wheat errowere• Paraelse. The following ere extreete from it letter reseived by Seuetor Sauteed tone hieni- *Om Fred. Westgate. at I goatee 44.12. 7. betweeu Portage and Westbourne, threshed 4,103 buchels of No, a hard. Weatnerlweping very Mr. J. T. nruitli, who formerly did lalaineet in the resi trout store. does tanning in Beni oba ou an extensive scale, This year's same at Griswold averaged ten bushels. and the yield on tbis Portage 1)1,1110 faxtu—Segt aereS—Wfia ttlilitY,two bushels, tothe acre. The On . Only piece Alintitoba, whore a man without benne een make it good living se fann- ing le on the Portage Pla:no," 80 said Air.Watigh, of the Vert/oast "artier, to .1teefew repro- eentative the other day. Me. Waugh ie the heat authority en tbe Northwest farming in the DeMittion.—Youra very sincerely. war. anneal% Variegate nrairie. Oct. Mb, lea *Desperate Nan. Bagley had called on Meee landlorde, all of whova objeated letigiug him their boom became he had children. At led he beeetne &operate and resolved to have a house at any coat. "Wail," he laid to landlord No. 16, " guess VII telre this place." "Pardon me, sire" said the landlord, "hat have yen any ohildona ?" 4, Yee," eighel Bagley, "but rli Id!! hem." thing." " No," with much spirit, "not at all, sir, but what, as I said, they liked much better. It is not often they meet a beautiful creature who conies among them with open handu, and the natural, ungrudging way of giving which she has. Sometimes they are at it loss to undersand, as well as the rest. They have been used to what •is narrower and more—more exacting." "they have been used to Lady Theo - bald." observed Barold, with a faint smile. lead hiotausbend, Now York gen (to an acquainithee)— I underatemi that your daughter le Jimmied. 44 yesei e Do well?' 44 Oleyea ; surpeseed her motheree fond. est (Jewell." " I am pleased to hear it. (Alter it abort silence) So elm hos it good husband, oh?" Oh, she has no husband, at all. She =tried an Italian Prince." Less Rittgation'elian The actions entered on trial in thehigher oourte are nowadaye math climiuished in number, owing, no doubt, to the whole - Game changes mado in the administration jiletico by the Ontario Judiceiture By the provisionti of %hie Ant, legal bad - ROM hae been much decentralized, and many comes of a character whith were required heretofore to be entered for trial are now disposed. of by local of:doers. hialarltit FOR sEVENTRER TEAR& How Anthony Comstock le ReirseenWIL for Righteousness Sete. Anthony Comeau*, of New leork, last evening told how he ltd hemline it verita- ble martyr to the canoe of suppression of vice- He epoee in the Delaware Avenue 13aptist ()heath before an %toilettes that, on woad of the rein, was not "No man in the country is more Data' and despised by aertein class theu lam," Mr. Comstock said, "yet I would not change places with any one in the Whole world, Seventeen years ago I gave tip me" bUEdneSIS as a merchant, which was 'ergo and ftenrishing, and abandoned my here of being rich, to give myself to *hie work of seeing the youth and purifying the morels of the people. The conspirodee and plots to take lite, to we me01 my honor and good name, and to impeach MY veracity, I repeal as nothing. Whether they be continued or not they that not Me from my God-given teak. • "1 'have been brought to death's deer by assassins who have tracked me and sought to take my life. My blood hae been shed for the cause; for weelscand weees I lay sick from au injury inflicted by an astasein, who succeeded ni gaveling four arteries in my face. Smallpox scabs have come by letter to my house, Internet machines he been sent to my °Zee, and num), other ways have been token iny to injure me in body and to rob me of good name, yet I thaule Goathet °one- raisaioned me to do thie work. and that we Metre scoomplithea so muth goad already." Mr. Corastook etated that daring his 17 year& gereiee as SA OMAAC of the Saito and * representative of the elordety teethe Sup. premien of Vice he had Weed and deotroyed the plates of 208 inarnarel. boolta and domolithed 0000 negatives. He itt tended to increase that number before he vent home, no he had Immo work to do itt Buffalti and imenalate vicinity. He would purify the looel Atmoophere ot acme of ite deethdeelleg Maumee before he re - trued, to New York. Mr, Oortiook meted that mime of the bolts gazed when he Aret went into. egagft been publielted for 40 or 60 years. Some of them were tea vile that ha would -not I show theca to the venerable brother who sat there before him were be and the speaker alone together. Mr. Comstock warned the parents that contaraineting ledutheen could come to their children right in tlaeir own lames through the mane. Be advised parenta to cuter their olliblemee roma perlodleally atie weenie their pockets for the death -doling secret mimes that lead them to ruin. The speaker asserted that he luta teemed the rum of many it bright led to dime novels audboyee story mere, He wanted these kept out of the hen& of the youth. "They have sealed the care of malty it loving boy and. girl agebast tbe cut -ranee of the word preached from the seared dealt." Mr. Comte* did not want the children to eels daily meta that published " Idaho deteile ot loAtheome crimes, mandato an sensatione, and he declared spinet Sunday mare, which, ha mild, give up almost alt their pee tor:natter ot thie lexad.—Burato Courier. Mateo a Browning' 'world. Mr. Filosonher (handing. his wife it twenty la an enigma. Mrs. Filoaopher—Thanke, dear. But why did you make that remerk ? Mnivilosopher—She will face it frowning world and cling to the man she levee through the most bitter amnion of trial Etna adversity but she wouldn't wear it hat three weeks behind the style to save the Government. Opposed to Scandal. Mrs. Jason—It really is it pity that the papers have to devote so much time to scandal. Mr, jason—It is, indeed. By the way, did you see anything in the papers shout Wickwire leeving town the other day with O married woman? Mrs. Jason—No. Tell me about it quiok. Who was ? Mr. Jason—His wife. Extortionists, "Why do you oall that colored man a blackmailer ? " 4413mause he is employed at the post - office. And that ain't the worst of it." "No, sir; hfs wife takes hush money." "Fon don't say sol" I do. She'sit child's nurse." TILE CANDIDATE. Who comes and grasps you by the hen And welcomes you with greeting bland And flattery you emit WitnAitaeande;didate. Who says the country's going to smash Unless you help his side to thrash The other side, with vote itca7nhdeosahndi? date. Who:when his victory is won, Will straight forget what you have done, And look out sharp for Number Otto? The candidate. --Soniervitie ,Tozonai. —'Tis the time of year when you are forced to get used to the cold by degrees. leen ICEART'S REPLY. He wooed me wildly at my feet, I Would not answer " nay ; " But, oh l the giving was so sweet, I fain would keep the" yea." My secret I would not impart; His spirit guessed it when He kissed my lips, for ray glad heart Was in my mouth just then. et maybe desirable to live to a green old' age, but when you haVe attained it please keep away from the bunco men. NEAR NOVEMBER. The lowering sky, the foggy air, Are signs which we of old remember Hot water his.ing on'the bar— This WELTUD 1N1 WO are near November The turkey itt he barnyard drear, Struts how in all the pede of living— The terminal of his career Will come the week before Thanksgiving. A evineee dollar gold piece is offered by the New York World to the person who will (lend iathe best recipe for keeping a hue. bond dt home evenings. The necessity for some such recipe ie evident to all. Busi- nese, the club, the theatre and the lodge prevent a large number of Men from enjoy- ing the society of their wives during the long winter evenings and if the World oen find a reoipe to remedy this evil and give the lonely wives an opportunity to again become acquainted with their husbands they will confer it lasting favor upon the wives at least. Gerznany /gust Sleep in Armor. & Berlin cable of Wednesday eseel ; During the debate on the budget in *he Reichstag today Herr Vernore refuted it stetement mede by Herr Babel, the Srmial. ist leader, that Resole is Germanyet hereditary Ice. The Savereigne, he eaia, are uniti a in desiring peace, and he hoped their fforte to maintain it would be aws. easeful. Herr Von Bennigaert Bald Gerratstird position hi Europe conapellei her to wear been armors eta ehe would stake every. thing to enable her to wage it poinible war victoriously. He favored the appointment of an Imperial Minister of Finance with undivided, responsibility. Dr. Windthorat indicated the a/Mineral= of the Centre party to grant money for defences if neoeseary. It is rumored tha Centreists will introduce it motion pro. viding for the exemption from militery service of candidates for the ministry of all denomination° up to the age of 26, and for the total exemption of ordained minister. "Jerry" Building Collapses. A. Paterson, N.j., despatch says: A. ° large new three ataxy brick dwelling, nearly completed, and owned by Chutes C. Farmer, fell at Peen& City to -day with a terrifie crash, burying eixteen workmen. Everyone about the place was more or less injured. The workmen were dug out of the debrie by hundreds of resonere, an& curled to a near -by cottage, which was temporarily converted into a hospited. Three are not expected to recover. The scene around the improvised hospital is pitiful. The owner of the building is severely 'condemned, as it was a Budeneiek affair. Serious Results of the Bomb Explosion.. A Franklin, Pa., despatch nays: The bomb explosion at the Galloway school- house on Friday, by which so many school children were injured, is having more serious results than expected. The explo- sion was the result of orimenal careleas- nese on the part of two young men, who filled it gas pipe with gime powder and allowed the children to pity with it. Over thirty children were in dorm proximity. Eighteen were injured. Seven are in a critical condition, and it is thought four will die. The men are under arrest. ROOM at the Top. There is always room at the top. Some men drudge along as college presidents on 64,000 or 65,000 a yese, but Anthony Ham- ilton, who was the most successful jockey in the past sesame, hes just accepted an offer to ride for Mr. August Belmont in the corning year for a salary of $10,000, wheat is as much as Mr. Vanderbilt paid his im- ported French cook, or as a oracle baseball player can make by earnest and conscien- tious attention to his profession.—Boston Pilot. Be Had—."—Efeara of Them. Gazzam—I saw the ghost of a (met last night. Simeral-0 nonsense. Cows have noth- ing of the kind. 4, Yes they have. I have often beard of animal spiriteee—Titne. The New York conference of Christian Endeavor societies at Saratoga, reports 600 societies, with 80,000 members. The united eooleties of all the states 'lumber 7,692 with an aggregate membership of 485,000, In 1891 there Were Only two Bedtime with sixty eight members. THE other day we noticed that Archduke John of Austria had petitioned the Em- peror to etrip him of his titles and dignie ties and make him plain John Hapsburg We now learn that John has accepted a lucrative position on the staff of the New York Herald. When this democratic prince has spent it week or two huraling after police court news and conflagrations and ate g000ped two or three time by the othetefellowe, he will be glad to take the leadieg role in the Prodigal Son and return home to his Utica and dukedom.