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half laughingly thouoht this gave
kiln the ale of being at home there, anY g"d °nes Yeti have lalielY read
ske unwittingly touched. the motive
that bad stirred the lonely and fan-
ciful 'nature, His gaze wandered
round the room as he noted Its
brightness and warmth; its cozy,
untidy, artistic air of homeliness;,
the eright fire,' the open piano, the
books lying about, the ,work, and
a floWerse He felt, it all with a keen
raand glad appreciation which leept all my chances of marreage, and that
ry, naughtily, while she was longing
to speak to him about his own writ-
ing.
"So I might. You remind roe of
Mrs. Martin, who is sometimes deter-
mined to be gracious to me, and to
talk of what I might be supposed to
understann. So one evening she
cheeefully begaea Well, and What
about books, Mr. Bas -set? Are there
been standing where lie could see out
into the mill inclosure, arid now he
abruptly made a little remark about
looking after the parrot and walked
away. Scainely had Deny noticed
his unconcerned departure, when, her
sister entered, asking, in her gentle
way, Why Steven Basset had so sud-
denly left the room.
suppose the time had come foe
him to lose all sense of the blessing
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day, ” remarked Derry, presently, iein the pretty „. The w°rld maY 1)uffet ae it end thee in turn with tlie white of e uipment proposed for the Infantry,
"3 woe and so I followed Sarah. an egg a.net three tablesPeens sugar of the Line:
-.1 -11- into the rugg•ed face., . e, ' I know evhere he,erisease dewy sweet, whi ied to a stiff froth return to the
name lie evroee. As yoli may prob.. lane, He is dead, ' t . elarinliade yes'', peel and eut up equ-iPmene are inevitabie in our arme‘
, A u , e garden, though you smile '
and wondering whether she ever But am not 'so anxious now. I in grandiaa, garden tirows. Gvorlii.to ,%„vari cousi,dorabie moduioatious ot tieitt
should lie able to asle him under what found him under the hedge in the
ably guess, it was to press my de- "Oh, Sambonhow sad foe' nou. re
ll
he rhubarb eveigh and put ineo
n a your tender grace, ' •
partu?e. She declares this in- depend_ you to lose ..)e,,yerything that eeeves ,rrhe eaireee bio,seem that ,yeu eenoW preserveng kettle and tew.. until ten-
ent life of mine will utterly destr°Y you, InY Cleal ' is grandma's dear, old face eel; add sugai, in proportion of pound
'It can not be helped. Ile must
NVII:at. If the Sun forget to shine' to Pound.; let cook slowly ; stirring
eilent, `until she (not under- knowledge pains her deeply, of
course, loving nee as ,sne does. She
says a woman with no property
should straggle hard to avert the aw-
ful doom of an old maid. 'So I as-
sured her I had not the faintest de-
sire to be an old maid, much prefer-
ring to be young. Indeed, I think
that by my own desire I should nev-
er go beyond the age of twenty-
two,'"
"And shall you—ever?"
"I must. I've decided, after deeply
work), you people your room at studying' tlap question, that seveh
elitanding) feared she was Lit futile,
ince hastened to bid him welcome,
an' "You cannot geiess what this is to
me," he said, 'drawing, his hrea,th as
if he drank in the air of the room.
,"You can not tell the weight of sick
wm
eeriness that soetinees fa:11e upon
, Inc in that parlor of mine, and 'this,
quite lately, was its 'twin'e
"Diet, Mr. Dassee (for all' her de-
bonair ways, she invariably spoke
with shyness of any one's brain -
011,1,' will. If I lia,d your gift—if 7 yoars is as much as a woman can
eft) a writer, I should neVer end
any, place bare or lonely, I think."
Ile only smiled, fer he could not
tell, lier that it was -its neieg her
egioui that made its charm to him,
He thought how all the light and
warmth and brightness centered in
e her, and how. it surely would all con-
, en ter • in her in whatever room she
megli:e be, however crowded, how-
ever brilliant; and from this thought
he went on to picture her in a se-
dety dress and scene, and witheut
that unsatisfied desire the lovely ,face
wore noee, "Surely," he said pres-
ently. "you are longing for your
familiar dissipations?
'`Naturallyn' she answered, won-
dering how scion she might open to
him tne subject which through that
neorainen-as through so many other
days—had harassed her. ,
"What would you have been doing'
now --a h ome?' '
inc see. To -night I might be
at a costume ball, where all are to
wear the dress of 'ancient Greece --
whatever shape their noses may be."
"Theo you," he mused with his
eyes still on her face, "evould have
had your hair piled high and tied
with three snoods, I suppose. Or
would you have chosen the loose
• knot?"
Any way, don't you mea t 01
course! I should have looked entranc-
ing? ' She asked it with what -some
men would have called finished co.que-
try, but he already u.nderstoocl her
better.
'What I think signifies oothing
e •
, The question is what would have
been thought by those other ancient'.
Greeks. How different this must be
for you!"
vith 'perfect impunity take off her
age."
You will never be able to do
that," he declared, with a flash of
real laughter in his melancholy eyes.
"Wh,at a sorrowful truth for me to
hear, for I sometimes even yet feel
almost ,as young as two-andetwentel
Hbw yoting d6 you occe,sieually
feel?''
"About as young as the everlasting
hills. ° Did 'Mrs. Martin come only
to cheer you in that style?"
"There was one thing more she ha, -4,
to say --that if I did not leave Dew -Le
ring she should take Elia to towin,
as she did not choose to bane her
darling worried by my eccen-
tricities,"
"Why on earth do you stay through
it all?"
"You know why, and yet --
sometimes' I feel - that I my-
self scarcely know why I care so
much. Why should it be only I who
cares?"
"My opinion is," he observed, Un-
abashed by the wistfulness in her up-
ward glance, "that you revel in this
earn of life. 'You are like that man
In t'ae 'idler' who recommended to
everyone the pleasures of meditation,
and the charms of the country, and
sat till morning ab his window in
Islington counting the carriages that
passed. Youmay just as well con-
fess that an afternoon call from Mrs.
Martin is a delight." -
"Without afternoon calls life is
empty to nee. Can you wonder that
long for that land where it is al -
we'; afternoon?" ' •
"Youfind a wide range of subjects
(mantel up by an afternoon 'can 111
Dewrine?" •
She noticed the unconscious' heavi-
ness in his tone, ' -and" spoke with • 'a
warmth of 'which. ehe.was not aware.
,"If I had been. in London to -day
should lea,Ve been at work, hard. at
work; harder than you will be .1111
have died some time; said the girl,
wearily. ' •
"13ut how could.. it have happen-
: ,"There were some tOols there, and
an old .garden line, and he Waa
strangled itt it.''
'"What extraordinary clumsiness!
Why, Ella, the poor fellow must have
And ray eines' ale gray?
The sunshine in. that smiling face •,
'Lights up the darkest day.
IS IT ;WORTH WHILE' ?
In the keeping Of one'S honee is it
really neceSsary to be tied -down to
been bent on self-destruction to ac- -a 5 tnet 'set of rules, „and run the
coniplish such a thing, niustn't he?"
It is a fatal place for anything
that is foncl of me, Derry. I wish
you would go away."
"Not yet," retiirned the elder sis-
ter, quietly, for she had grown aca .same inflexible rules? asks a COrteS-
customed to the motirufully reiterated poneent. Even
the housekeeper
erphis sore be life is so dull for here1f is at time hardly able toper-
, fogrn the imposed tasks but the laws
"The friendliest," said Derry, ill a
musing tone, "is of course the eveath-
er. To 'the male population of • Dew -
ring I have nener yet spoken of any-
thing' else., But among- eirin own sex
ibere are other inferior topics intro -
d M • N Ices always noee
household machinery by them,regard-
lese of the feet that other members
of the family are ° made uncomfort-
able or unhappy on account of these
gay:, duce . oa ,
"I -low impossible to picture no You conscienliously through the details
' look so unlikti one who works; so of what she calls her great illness --7
like one for whom all others now in its sixteenth year. I know it
would—" tall and am hopefully prepared to
"So indolent as that?" she queried correct her -when 'she goes wrong.
in quick interruption. "You would but she never does. • But the best of
never think it after you had once all," with a glance of inimetable
seen nee plodding away en my great drollery. "is to go into the village
apron to Mrs. Dotting. She keeps no ser-
vant and all morning works like a
Dianna but in the afternoon she ie
in geeet form. She receives me—i
always let myself in at her desire --
and sits opposite me in broad be-
nignant xaatronhood, with two or
three comely chins resting on a tar-
tan bow, and her can- hung with
gorgeous creeping plants which take
their growth very kindly over her
shoulders. While I dm there it gete.
mien- happens that we hear a lap
at' the front door. She 'suddenly
pauses, and with her head on one
side listens for something to follow.
Nothing does, and the rap is rePeat-
"Not a bit," said Derry, cheerfully. of the Illedee and Peesians were not
"On the contrary, it is what Amos more fi_xed than her plans in the
Pickett calls jo'ful. Amos" (as she ,household economy. To illustrate :
looked away from lier sister's aux- o
national birthday fell upon Mon -
ions face into the fire, and resemeed Our
Mon -
the careless quiet tone) l'iiimssneloft,abruet- day, anpiderimiceet,tifnttratihriend at the i eine.
ro arkably jo'ful man , , . u au al att u - a
still he is flee occasion of jo' in ticne, eve inquired:
others. This morning I told. him'
jus e to ease my mind, that leis "I4 YOur wife here ?" ,
'girl seemed to be occasionally a little "Oh, no indeed," waS big reply,
bit obstinate. 'She hadn't ought to "Don't you know this' is Monday, and
'need , in russet gown?"
She nodded, but when he did not
speak, and still stood by the mantel-
piece, looking down upon her, she
went on, with a smile, "Noev, do
you imagine I work in silk brocade
• With old Mechlin hanging about? Mr.
Dassete' nervously avoiding a pause,
"may I ask you et. few questions?"
, "If I guess their drift aright, no,"
ho said, almost sternly. "Let me
have these few minutes for my own.
Tell me of yourself. Do not ask
about'. things here. but tell me of that
different life of yours in, town. This
enforced one must be so tedious to
be,' he said, without committing she staid borne) to wash. I tell her if
himself .to an opinion, `for I often., e die on Monday, ehe, will probably
enough male° her shonlelers blkcle and ley nee on the shelf until she gets
blue with the strain' Don't you Elie waehing done."
We all laughed, but there wae""more
truth than poetry," in what he 6aid.
We recalled one Monday when she had
succumbed after a large Washing.
The elector wee) called in haste.
His firet words were: "It's Mon-
day; you waehed, and you did not
feel well when you began ?" ,
She admitted it. i
Then he said, rather crossly, "I be-
lieve you. ?would wash if it took an
arm! One of the,se clan$ you will
t "
feel, Sambo, that she must have had
jo'ful childhood?''
"Derry, how idiotic you are when
you want to turn aside a conversa-
tion. What are you staying for?"
'I have serious thoughts of sculpe
ing Amos. Or, what if I tried --
Steven Da,sset? That long nose of
his would look well in marble. But'
never mind my, motive, dear. Will
you stay with me to -day?" ,
"I can not. I have only come tO
tell you that I shall be at the foot
of your. lane in the brougham to- But he nieasured, out the little pills
morrow evening at a quarter to and departed. ,
,
seven exie,ctly, and shall Wait for you In conversation with her after her
if you areinot there. Mr. Owlet told -recovery she eaid: "I can't help it.
I accomplish nothing the whole
we.ek if I don't wash Monday." •
Now. is it evorth while for a delicate
woman to almost imperil her life, for
such a whim! I achnire a systenaat-
of us, arid for themselves,' be said, ic houeekeeper, but I have a horror
Of course he has no party, ' You of one who is eo." wedded to her idols"
will be punctual, wonet you?, And,
Derreen—rather hesitatingly, ' "you
hear: 'an aPpropreate dress with you,
'suppose. There's no need of meter),
of course, and n will secret you ,sonie
very frequently. Be careful not to let
it scorch ; an asbestos mat under the
kettle will bei a eafeguard. When the
sauce has a clear, jellied appearance
it is dene. Take Irene the fire and
put in gles.e jar.
ton you had promised to dine at tlie
vicarage with me, and I was
,so glad. He knows aunt neer
asks yen to the Pines, and he
was sure it would be .nice for both
eou If it were spring it would be ed,
• different."
"`Theriebe at ease,'' she said, lift-
-.Mg the prettiy brows. "It is spreng,
for I have, found to -day that, a brave
little crocus, had pushed its way
throug'h the softening earth." .
• "It was not epilog when you first
decided to stay here—so far from
the world.
His smile recalled to her that this
'
was her own expression, and she mseeilelt• l'ipoSnitrchne rtags,seethso'llgalesefedlY roe
he stood
laughed. "You are disrespectful to garding her. "I go to Mrs. Dotting.
your village," she said, speaking and elsewhere for my own purpose*.
light,ly, beca,use she wished him to
and '. my own pleasure, and it is_
understand she would not force upon
mean beyond words of me to laugh
. hint. the subject he a.voided.
" 'Oh, dear, dear,' she sighs, 'they
nevey will hear that door. Excuse
nles Ono moment, my dear, while 7
look into the reason,'. and so disap-
pears, of course to' rouse her retinue
of servants—no one could possibly
imagine she. went to answer the
door, I—I am inexcusable," Derry
crie 3, suddenly lifting her eyes to
Th.e precise nature of thee changee .
may be ,foeeseen, aitliougli no definite
deciei.on has ret been arrived at. e,
It Le geneeelly estimated by iihose,
who know, that to conipleeely „eliange
the field egetipmeilt of. our army would - ,
coet a quarter of , a As, tint ,
is aiiplicable to the existing, belts, it
call. be carried Gilt for abeue half the
WELL TO KNOW, leiret, a$ regards ammunition.. It ie
Charcoal ia one of the hest sweeten- P'r°Pceeed that the Present waist -belt
ehould become a leandoliee, and cart-
ers of the breath. One or two char -
ridge caeee or Islip cases holding cart -
coal ta.blete may be taken between
• ele riage on the ivaiet is far superior te
riclgea to the nunaber of fifty rounde
meele of after eating, as OcQaSiOn. re- .
will be teewn on tile belt. The car-
quiree. Blurray'e charcoal tablets are
mveoruythParlaeatnahillye. and cliseelee e
• a cross -belt bandoleer, whichis a ter'
Lime water will correct acidity of ribee weight npon the che,el..
'the et°mach end a feverish breath' Then another hundred eounds wLII
Never resort to perfumed lozenges to . .
conceal bad breath. Remove the cause be carriec. a waterprooi car gd.
and. the breath be pure and bag, very Similar to that employed by
civilian sportsmen to be suspended
Listerine is an all round purifier and je,rone the eyelet -bele, eo as to hang on „,
atneatisspeapotnicfalforof themouth. eqlt inOtiaegehlaasisf the. ean be ,eetaened and car-
ovf,a4nhee.ter id ale° an excellent mouth oraiendteuepno, nwhthiceh wfll ouoiandtaetin• tthlepanarteloatl
, the ration. In this last case the bag
"No, don't Ella. I weuldn't Wear
them. Due I. won't dis,grace you;
dear. Do yen reneember saning I did
once when I wore the blosseitne of. a
I l THAT TIRED FEELING. ' • Wonicl be More like a pouch which .
' could be slipped round to the front
It comes from wearied nerves and .
with'a f reeh supply of cartridges after
bile. You have been eating dried fruit the ba.mloller Le exhausted.
and breathing kiln -dried air. all winter METHODS OF PALL MALL. ,
and becoming generally congested. by •, , 881
The las paezern pouch, that of1881
sudden variation% of heat and • °Old.
hae been now discarded for geed and
Lave- drugs alone; walk th apen
all. A etory illustratmg r nee
; lreep your mired as free from wor-
as, to trample' on lier own health_ and
that of her family for the sake of
doing world • by rule. System is well,
but there - must be tienee when the
.
.ruleeinee,come lax of neceesety. This
seine woman accounts that other one
no housekeeper,. who, does. not do as
she done awhile I know many excel-,
lent ones Who could. not if they would
•
wOrth evlaile to keep
vegetable marrow in my black net. Again, is it
the kitchen range polished like sil-
Oh, dear, dear, what trouble I had
to hide the clumsy etaini. Arid do ver When hands, alma and shOulders
pay the Penalty afterward ? Might one
you remeniber how 'Pat thought it, not be t•laased as a good housekeeper
Ntra2 a magn.incent . foreign flower, if it wee neatly . d. with Li
wipe wt annel
and. ee as anxious to know who had • '
cloth' or paper after- each meal? One
brought ine such an expensive gift?"
housekeeper never has beefsteale,fried
D"..1..01,1. lie improved. iiice then,
mine with lc,ying scrutiny;ou real- family are fond
"What a consolation! Do , chicken or griddle cakes', though the
of them, just 'because
he immactia.te stove .would euffer.
ly niean . to say that at last eine One of the neatest housekeepers said
bloom of my ugliness is wearing to me; "How. I hete to be called an
off?" Derr ee quoted, with a whinisi- exquieite houseleeeper. You know all
cal grimace. that inaplies ? That wonderfully pol-
. "1 only asked you about leaning a ished kitchen etove, and the endless
wonder. whether you appreciate the a' any one." ' e '
yet,
advantage it has over that village ''Nek.er mind," he answered' pine'
,
where the girl lived whose mother °idle% “Every °Ilen-I mean ' the few
,_, i
was so exacting in the matter of folks there are here---seern reader en -
„here binding her hair. That only °ugh to make. a friend of you.”
seethed asleep • or dead when Lubin "Thcn that," declared the girl '
w4e• away, whiee this is surely still guile calm again, though a 'little
more aeleep ordead when renbin is blush burned in her ,cheeks, "must be'
hanging about!' ' ------------------ because I do nothing, but listen 80
MiSS Hope. 'Why those are the mute whet/3er I've feelings or failings, or
inglorious Miltons, and Ilamodens vireinee or vices. Indeen, I often feel
guiltless of their country's blood. quite sure I haven't. Oh, I forgot"
Don't you understand?" -e-as Steven Basset's eyes gathered a
Nolv I do, '' demurely. ' 'By the quiet nmuseneent in their depths.
'1 forgot Mrs. Martin, of whom I
dress ..., here," Ella explained, "be-
cauee noticed you 'have such a
sneall box." ,• '
"I suppose it wouldn't hold your
gloves alone, Sam.boe''' •
"Nonsense. But you and father.
„
were' always two eco,nomeca.1
neVillage loafing is 'wasted oneeepu, no one has any chance. of eudging
way, could not soinething have been
done all through the winter evenings
to stir them up, or to use the tithe
better? A good penny reading or a
concert, is amusing, isn't it?"
'Not so amusing en a bad one,''
said teven, dryly.- "Stili, we might
impe. We could leave deliciously lo-
cal touches, and fool quite at home
eenth The nextonni 'The Gravedig-
ger,' elle Bell-ringer,' 'The Worker,'
not to mention the 'Villae-,e Black-
--Urtrinonioes, rind other-
wise. I.et me see" (refiective,.IY), 1,V0 Tier eyes had darkened with anger
have our orgleeist to fial beick upon. while he quoted the lines, but scarce -
He had g6he nearly all through ly a minute afterward then' were ell -
'With Verdure (lad' on Sunday beed With entreaty,
lora 1 recognized it, but then Inn not "You know why I talk to you --
narticular about recognizing eviine., he with eve/et/ono, Mr. Baseet. You know
have made, an enemy, and you, to
whom I have talked imnaoderately.
,,vonder why I,spea,k to you so un-
methods is told of this pouch. Ea.rly,
ry as poesible ; eat i salads, oranges, in the Boer war the authorities' ordere
applee, lemons', spinach', cranberries, ed from varMue manufacturers OD,00(1
take little Coffee, less, pastry ; sub- pouches, but emfavoirrable report.
stitute horning:well cooked, for oat -
soon came borne of !his pattern, and
meal, and "let up" on meat. Sleep in the War Office sought a little late be
dar3evaeild-veeenptilbartee!thrse‘ erna ;datayk, tenatalltunae at hneudeaeye: .trilaile;e. elzsrtohNev oltl:cleez,Sa,voef in our
time, and be thankful you are alive. military. . storehouses Somewhere a ,
stock of obsolete ' goons which
--te----- large
' •cost 25,000, and must be thrown
A FINE CATCH. 1 ' , away 01, will be palmed all probably,
A London gentleman reenrinean upon the volunteere. .
from an unsuccessful fishing expedi- —T" ad. teem eo t e 1, 0 /ounces pro-
fessional angler. - the manufacturers already raentione4
scrubbing of every board, the doing
everything certain days, wash Mon-
days, etc. No. I don't do it. Life is
too eliort for tha.,t port of thiing. My
plan ia to be cleanly, orderly, try to
cook well, and let the polishing go,
spending the time thus Saved the some
sill'. 4: he youn er sett o study or profitable' reading."
les Pat and I alevays had that I heartily agreed with her, knowing
sPecialing When we were ,sleetching her house to be as' daintily neat as
in Devonshire last summer, I so w-efl possible, and she is considered an ex -
remember ona. day when we found ten Proereta epoioeaki. 'But, she asliefgo
overceargep in -our bill. It was a e, or outboating Monday
as any 'other day, or to anything. en -
matter - of ninepence or so, but Our
economical minds could not sie doevn Besides giaing els attention to base -
meekly 'under such unrighteous deal- Nee'let me decide it. .It isnot wort,la
jng, and we went laboriously into while, to wear one'S life away worrying ness, Mr. Ilornlinan has found tune
the matter, and had it rectified be. to leeP everything "shiny," working to indulge hobby of collecting
fore eve could proceed on our way. by rule, when life might be more to OUXiAS• These are so ellemeroue that
us than it is if ,we could only get. they fill quite a considerable ,mu-
seurn, which lie leas moet generously
given, together with a library and
fifteen aeres of freehold land, to the
fsituated at Forest Hill,
a eouthern euburb of London, and
well repays
guardedly of your neighborS"--with
a snide meant to be supremely cote -
less, toet which was rather wietftil
''Yoli , need not be afraiii,,'
he seed, 'composedly. 'Twees
01 1.19 Dryden said, We neither
beliece what either, can say,
and neither believing we neither be -
I be?
"Mrs. Thair would sing," said Der -
'y, determined not to smile.
'An uninixecl delight, if she evotild
but recolleat site has only two store
len in lice voice, and not clime) after'
tion eneountered on his way a pro:, pvil'adnedhabsybtPene deevwiseand(3atnlid°cip'ataentceldevber
ROIV do yoti do ? said the former ; which will make double the number
e reeoien to see that you have been of rounds easels' available. This is bY
atse successrai, than 1. ,.w.oui,d. you, ouneinyfaeicah, secianiatrreialgofe pevraegleippe,',oeoafsecslowtihn,
Lor a, consideration, part with a fe-,v :be eewp, the cloth itself folding into
of your fish, that I may not return a convenient valise to be carried ,on
toTmhey preanmf6islseioneanalptya-nhgainerdeds?ai4
VERY.PR.ACTICAL MAN: ' "
the sheulderS or by hand.,
hwiasuelid,a'yanwdiththaell gthenetitermouatneavn-egnhtt oh; 'About the time this method, wee
his more successful acquaintance. first desiae-aed, in this country tlae same
Ile met, a little later on, another idea had , been adopted by a practical
'gentleman, who eyed his fish, and Boer who had turned his' waistcoat
stopped to 'speak to him. " hilt° a ba.ndolier by sewing cartridge
Ind you catch those fi,eh -yourself ? pocket e on to it in front. ,
he said. e When this second or .r,eserve supply
The gentleman said Yes, and as- of ammunition was hot carried by the
serteci, moreover, that be was asham- soldier going, into ehe front line it -
ed to take home sd few, saying that will have to be sent forward; in aome
his usoal catch was much, larger. way to be withen reach. .
Indeed, said the other, then come The plan suggested. is that a number
with me, Inc I am an officer, and of these valises, filled with ca.rtridgea
„wait for Men who catch, trout ,out of eheltered spot and there stored as an
have for a long time been lying in and folded, 'elioald be got to s,ome
season. , • advanced eupply depot. Then the
Whereupon he took him before a fighting line would be replenished by
justice of the peace, who fined biro hand, oir by cyclists, if the ground
£2. Was euitablee or the men engaged
• —ete- would run back to secure more am-
+ munition.
PROSPEROUS QUAKERS' The carrage of havereacle-valise,
It is rema,rka.ble what a numberofggereeitteobneet, hsleennotedta,raynidmspoatfotaratheearTehoef
English Quaker families have wor valise of peace rine will never
, e used in the field. The system 'now
gain
urpeainit mweexiasiteh.ljuBsiontehssMeaqnsrds. aCCatidubiurrede bit
would substitute a water-
,
and Fry of chocolate fame., belong to proof havers.aek with a canvas or linen
the Society tee, Friends; eo too, do lining which can be .taken out, and
Messrs. Huntley and Palmer, thel,vbhtiihslee- ,pwanaaaderhie_ttdh.inTgonh.,eitpetrlevellesl.notialeohdte..vtearhrsinasckhwaaritseerra.:
celiciluta-Inilyakfearms'ouans dselViedee.gsrrso'wSeurtst,
the family of Mesasrres. .Lealesaase, QaunadkeCros.,. eshacnkaivdaelrisseaswaourludlele, eorcaitrrmieidgi,ient haenh:
of Darien.gton,
Pinaleels.:rhda.aalltso,r.ilfninernanis,hehaelawleallellk, neoxes‘mn pticea: by eBhoelsHid,eLGHT . AND: SIMPLE.
True, we lost the train, and had to
post' the teventy-one miles at one and
sixpence a 1.114e, and give the driver
five ehillings to drink our health, but
tben ne had not been overcharged!
I wonder," with boil her hands on
her, sister's shoulders, ''how I cau
jest to you, Seenbo, when you look
sd reproachful Oh don't go yet
It ee such a treat to have you with
,quite ,well, what I want, and yet you
--Milesleaseet's cousin at•
my, effoete." e
, "Heaven forbid! Witheet such. el -
fort liew ecould we derSelees
above the commonple,ce 'of 'cense-
,
Ansently Ella 'dropped the gloves
she had been about to put on, and
ea,t down to the piano. Perhaps re-
membering, the time when Derry
-mod to bribe her to play to her,
while she sat and dreamed, and wish-
ing to recall these times, to her sis-
ter, she softly played some old fame
iliar airs. But presently, still with-
out opening any 'music, she fell
,dreamily into an air Derry did not
recognize. Certainly at the verY
first ehe fancied:Ella had been going
to elan from Schubert's Unenisneil
Seni-ellOten, but site soon found elle
'was terenge This excis new to 'ruir,
out of that old rut, and t'et be orderly
hous,ekeepers still. . • '
.
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HOW TO USE RHUBARB.
Piee.-To orcliriary pie crust, which
is made with one teacup ehortening
to three teacups flour, and three-
quarters teacup very celd water, add
half teaspoon salt and .one teaspoon
baking .powder. Sift the salt and
powder with the flour, add to this the
shortening, blend it with a knife, and
lastly add the water -ice water is
best. Ilse the hand as little as pos-
sible 1/1 the mixing so at to keep the
paste cool. At mice roll out, fill and
bake.
Pie No. 1. -Stir into two cups rather
finely chopped rhubarb, one cup su-
gar
with which olio tablespeon flour
HOUSE CLEANING DAYS.
The boy knocked thei front door,
The hell was ont of' order: • '
Peesently eomehodef was, heti rd try-
ing to climb over the furniture in the
front ball, and a woman's - voice, ask -
would not be pipecinyed but colour.
ed, brown, with nkhaln"
Great latitude was allowed the
troops in South Africa. as to the great-
coat and blanket. Men were generally
permitted' to (Parry which they pre-
ferred, and in their own way. Some
took CI, waterproof, some a great coat,
some the blanket. The preference in
carriage was, as a rule, shoevn in
hanging the wrap to the waist belt
below;the canteen, on the back above
the hips. This will probably' become
the accepted plan. ,
As to material, the much -abused
buff, is still believed in most their. `
by practical people, It is by e
far the moet lasting; indeed, it ina-
proves with age. Leather belts, blade "
oribrown, deteriorate greatly- after a.
few months.. Of course the buff belt$
Wile is there? .
'Telegraph messenger; loudly replied,
tbe boy. GotOe xnessage for the titan
df 'the house., .
'Ilie attic window flea- open, cob-
webbed head , was thruet forth,- and
a man witli a wild, clespairing voice
ee ou .
The great obstacle, to the a bolition '
of pipeclay is eand to exist, in the mos(
auguet quaetere. most geacioui
Majesty would 'not willingly toleratt ,
solders with neiewee ".•
has been thoroughly mixed; tlaen and Wrap it around a stone end filieove
a beaten egg and arrange in a pie
it tip here , • ' ' How You ul)ae. en,joy being a phi!,
plate with Ls:ea crusts. Let 'the oven , aiii,hroptat 1 San the sp ighely eoune
be hot first tLat crus.t Ina.y 44 -
distinctly neW, a sadly hattnteue Properly baked, after which cool he
out when th hes baked 30 menutes
altogether. ,
Pie No. 2,-'1wo cups chopped rhu-
barb, one and. a quarter 'cups sugar.
Put in tehallosv eauce,pan with quar-
ter cup Water and cook. re ry last.
Whorl cold, line if pie Mete with paste
wet the rim, iicld the C. b and lay
three or four bare of pa,st,e aerose,
forming, diamond-shaped epaces, put
a rim about, the pie, \yeah over with
the lieaten while of an. egg and bake
en a quick oven 15 rainutee.
tne Nee Ie. -Beat one egg with three-
quarters cup eager, and one table -
melody. ,Again And again Ella play- oven te moderation, and take the pie
ed it, sitting lest in thought, it
seenien, and even when at last, she
ceased she did not leave lier seat or
tura.. Coining up to her side, Derre'
kissed her., but ,said ;nothing , feeling
pitifully that Elia. muse be ''eufferino.
'Jili> Sigters -walked together dowil
the lane to where Mrs. Martin's vic-
toria , was being driven slowly up
and dewn waiting for Miss Hope,
and o gliinpse of the dead parrot ly-
ing at the con ch ma 's feee tnade
Perry's farewell to her sinter the
more loving in its comparison.
"•,at"eiee
' DESTINY.
You .ezialit read," suggested Der- ,leor the last feav minutes lie had (To 1313 noNeeenerline) spoon flour. To tine add one cue) rein_
_ine'.eeleieeniefee„i
I tore my hair.
Destiny in ,writ, 1 I creed '
:Yeell the way you 10034 at roe, any-'
body might think I'd seld it was
lerote 1 Whimpered tlie Nvoman, my
wife, and burst inee tears.
I knocked line head egainet the
piano add left the room_ For alter
all she was but a child, and I could
not find it in my heart to be hers
with her.
Clomplainee thee electric. ,cars are
started so suddenly thet serious
tcci-
dents ere 3nenceleably freqUent aro
loud and emphatic in many pains of
Telew York. city.
•
1 don't underetand you, re'
elied' the reale of eel -nese manner:1
it must 'be, ouch d.' pleasure to foci
thee yen, beve platy of 'money aoi ,
ciPee eINvays 'be doing kooi
.
Yes. But . the only difficulty is thee
one can't always be Ruin?", Wileetlice
Idoing good or being done good. '
Eve'rY-' Iocomoitve leas 5,116
oieco,s. '
ide
letfer 'y" occure 22 times 1,,
ea id 1„001) letters in English; itt Seen, ,
tinice; .1/1 lielioneliee2. '
Tho entire ge -product ner Lae -tory, e.nene"13 11
Or i:vei in Ceele.ciii • tregi53 a yea a ell
the United . States it, ee ineene. ,