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CHAPTER LI!.
month hurl elapsed since the
Intel day on %%'nick Leah bad read
her father's letter. She had made
up her mind now how to act. 'rho
doctors bud agreed that llet tie
would not recover until elle hud
had change of air, and it was ar- lilies were his vocation. This was
an opportunity not to bo lost. With
some exertion., and tho help of Sir
Arthur Ilatton, he felt sure of suc-
cess. Of course he could not accom-
pany the sisters, as had been ar-
ranged, to Prance, so it was decided
that Sir Arthur should take them
thither and remain for a day or two
and then return at once to help with
his canvass.
The news affected the sisters differ-
ently. llettie had dreads(' the jour-
ney with Sir Basil, yet had not
liked to raise any objection. Leah
had told herself that she should take
her last look at hos beloved face on
English soil. She made no remark
when Sir Arthur told her of the
change in their plans: and he was
blind enough to think that her sil-
ence arose from some little resent-
ment against her lover—so little
and this brought about the very
opening for which Sir Basil had
longed. Ile was determined to con-
test the election, to secure his seat
in Parliament, and than to make
for himself fame and the namo of a
statesman. He was born for it; po-
ranged that, when the first breath
of warm weather came, the funnily
were to go to the south of France.
The Duke and 1►uc h.ss of Rosedene
were already settled there, so that.
there would be a "home party" atter
all. There had been some mention
of the wedding. Leah's beautiful
face had paled, and a wistful look
had come into her eye.. She said
that the wedding nnust be delayed;
there could be no thought of marri-
age when Nettie was in such a fra-
gile state of health. She spoke
calmly, and smiled when she remem-
bered how little any one knew of the
pain at her heart.
The general had demurred slightly
when she refused to hear of the mar-
riage taking place, as had been set-
tled, in the spring.
"Delayed marriages are always un-
lucky, 1,eah," he said to her.
"Mine will not be so," she re-
plied; and he wondered at the
strange smile on her face.
lie had thought a great deal late-
ly about his favorite niece—she was
so terribly changed. He tried to be -
that it was lee to her anxiety
con ert:lug 'fettle; but that swat;
hardly possible. She had such a
strange expression on her face. IIe
could not understand it, though he
watche.! her keenly. OHO thing in
particular struck him. She never
spoke of the future, and her interest
in everything seemed dead. She
laughed and talked; but, to his eyes,
there was always more or less of ef-
fort when she did so. JIer face
would flush, and the lightin her
eyes was too bright.
nettle noticed nothing; her one
great relief and source of gratitude
was that she would not have to go
through the trial of seeing Sle Basil
again. The doctor had said that
she must go to Men>•one as soon as
possible, and that in the meantime
she must be kept perfectly free from
all excitement and must see no one.
Sir Basil and nettle could never
suspect that their secret was known
to Martin Ray; much less could they
Imagine that it had been revealed to
by her father. Whatever she
did,' they must believe it to be the
expression of her own feeling, the
result. of her own thoughts; they
could lot attribute it to any influ-
ence Nought to bear upon her. Her
life Pat then was very quiet, owing
to Ile tie's Illness; there was neither
visit-i)g roar the receiving of visi-
tors Had it been otherwise. the
stren.upon her would have been too
gret, rind she would have given
we' She lived through it, longing
a'morn for night, longing at night
morning. liar heart was dead
'thin 'her, she scarcely ate or slept.
There were days when she scarcely
loft her room; when she sat there
attnrnedi, dazed, bewildered with the
weight IR her own sorrow. the grief
piercing ever and ever deeper into
her heart.
No one guessed her secret or Im-
agih'd that, though heiress of the
vast wealth of Sir Arthur Ilatton.
and nrknowledged to be one of the
most beautiful Woman in Engiend,
she was. nevertheless, one of the
most miserable and desolate of
human beings. 'There were times
when she reflected that she had read "There is something strange i'.
of the agonies of death, of people Miss Hat ton's face 1u -day," said
lingering in 1ort tire, unable to die; l.enh's maid to her confidante, the
but surely no agony had ever been housekeeper. "No one seems to no-
se prolonged as hers. She saw lice anything wrong about her; but
every day the man whom she loved I am very anxious. She is so thin
so well, yet who had preferred an- that I ran never make her (tresses to
other to her. She had to meet hint, tit her now: and she is ',Pen so col -
to appear ns usual with hln, the orless that 1 have to use pourlre de
horrible pain of wounded love and rose to make her presentable—she
jealousy gnawing like a hidden can_ who had the loveliest bloom in the
ver in her breast. And every day world."
she had to minister to the sister "i are the ch vire," returned the
who had supplanted her, to cheer housekeeper, glo))mily. "She thinks
and steatite her. When she was con- ton mute'1 of other people. 'there is
suited about. the di corations and lin- nothing like taking care of one's self.
provements at (:len. which she knew She has studied everything for Miss
well she would never see, she gave ' nettle's comfort, but 1 have never
her answer plainly and clearly. 1Vith- j heard her speak of herself."
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idea had any one of the true facts o
the case. They thought Leah ver
quiet for some days after that. Wh
could guess that in her own mind
she was bidding adieu to the place
she loved so well?
Once she asked Sir Arthur to drive
her over to Glen—Sir Basil had gone
to London on business. The general
was delighted at the request; he re-
joiced to think that Leah took so
great an interest in the improve-
ments.
As he drove her along the road
he jested with her and teased her,
he did not notice that she sat by
his side, cold and pale as a marble
statue with such an expression of
bitter pain on her fact as would
have startled even a stranger. She
was going to say good-bye to the
beautiful house that would never be
her home now. She wanted to look
once more on the lavish decorations
at the rooms prepared for her
which she would never use. Sh
tried to picture Nettle there—Matti
with her sweet face and golden hair
who would be so well suited to this
dainty, picturesque home; and she
wondered as she went through the
rooms, whether, when Basil was es-
tablished there, with Heide as his
wife, he would think of her; whether
he would remember her and her
great love; whether any idea would
come to him of her suffering or o
her broken heart.
"You look very tired and ill,
Leah," said the general, in deep con-
cern.
Ile had caught a sight of her as
she carne from the room that. Was
to have been her boudoir, and she
was off her guard. Ile was shocked
at the white fare and the (lark, hag-
gard eyes. Ile kissed her lovingly.
"My dear Leah, what is the mat-
ter? Is there anything more than
fat igue?"
She raised her brave face to his—
he never forgot the look or the
voice, and said,—
"No, there is nothing wrong; and
1 have (lone nothing which could
tire me."
She looked round for the last time
upon a scene that she was never to
see again; and, as she drove back,
she felt that the pain at her heart
could never be sharper,
FORT ERIE MONUMENT TO THE DEAD OF 1812.
f was in England, among those who
y knew her; but., when she was across
0 the sea. she could give way, she
I could droop and die as she would—
but not here.
She bade farewell to the grand old
hone where she had been so utterly
but so falsely happy. She stood for
some time on the terrace where the
passion -flowers grew—the spot where
she had seen her lover first, and
where her heart had gone out to
him. She kissed the bare brown
branches They would live again;
they would be covered with green
leaves and starry flowers when
leaves and flowers should gladden
her eyes no more. She kissed the
pictured face of Aenone, recalling
every word that had been spoken be-
tween Sir Basil and herself on that
clay when they had stood in front of
it. It was like parting with a liv-
ing friend. She stretched out her
hands with a great cry when she
c took her last look round the room
e where she had spent such happy
hours. All earth and air :seemed
burning fire. Oh for rest, for change
for the coldness even of the grave?
'Those, who saw Miss Hatton's face
who.' she left Brentwood never for-
got it.
It was a strange journey to Dover.
Sir Arthur was the only one who
talked. ITettie avoided either look -
f ing at. or speaking to Sir Basil, and
Leah could have laughed in hitter
amusement at the scene.' Sir Arthur
spoke of his nieces's return, of the
marriage, of Glen, of Basil in Par-
liament, and saw nothing wrong.
They stood together on deck at
last, a blue sty above thein, the sun
shining on the white cliffs of Dover
and on the sea, which was almost
as smooth as a mirror.
Sir Arthur took !fettle to the
other side of the vessel.
"'I`hey will have so 'retch to say
to each other; lovers always have
We will leave thein alone, liett io."
So they stood side by side, the
deathly pallor of Leah's face hidden
by her veil. A terrible calm had fal-
len over her. She loved Sir llasil
still with her whole heart; she
could have knelt down there, and
have covered his hands with burning
kisses rand burning tears. She held
them for a moment in a close grasp,
while she looked in his face for the
last time. The solemn shadow of
eternity lay over her.
ile MIR telling her something
about (l len and about Parliament.She slid not hear the words. '1'o her
the moment was solemn. as though
her soul were on her lips, and her
eyes were fixed on his with a
strained, lingering gaze. Hou' well
she had loved him! And he had
cared nothing for her; he had pre-
ferred some one else. Ile was ask-
ing her if she was sorry to leave
hitt. and she was unable to answer
hind. Thr whit.* tits were quite stiff
and cold.
Then there came a shout front the
sailors. All was in rattiness; thus,.
who e:'er•e for shore must leave. The
moments were nunherrd; her eyes
never left hint, her hand still held
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out a break in her vo fcr she chose not make it. out, said the his.
colors and oruanents, and talked of mnidl. "T ern sure she has not been '•i must go," he sold. "Good -
harmonious nrrangeinonts, and then to steep all night: she has snt up. I bye. Leah."
went silently to her room to under- saes death itt her face when I went lie bent down and kissed her lips.
go the agonies of despair. And into the room." 1i t r
where i ere is nothing
future. nbout next year. when she wrong between her and Mir Basil,"
would be at Glen, she always replied rental ked the hnusekerper•
to hits with n smile—but. that smile "No. 1 ntn sure there is not." WAS
the reply. "They are to be married
wh, n she comes back from France.
Still 1 nni unhappy about her; there
er. She never sang. She had never is something the matter, 1 am quite
touched her piano since the rending sure. One night [ had to go to her
of the alp! letter. iler interest in room, 811(1 she was moaning in her
everythtn was tend She spent sleep liken dying child. and I have
more lime before the picture of never Seen such n face ns she had
Uma♦►• than In nnv other Ware. The when 1 went into her room this
terrible repre.esiun told upon her. if morning.
S r Arthur 1alkc1 about the "1 should think th
was molder than any tears.
As the days pass. d, she grew thdn-
n•r and puler, and her eyes bright -
she could have spoken of her Toss, If
she cutilrl have rased her heart by a
now of passionate tears. It would
have been better. But there was no
such relief; V. was all speechless,
dark, ' unchanging sorrow. Great,
silent woe looked out of the dark
byes.
"I wonder," she said to herself,
"if 1 hove accurately measured my
Strength.
All the arrangements were made
for the Journey; the Duke and Duch-
ess of Itosedene were awalting anxi-
ously jhe arrivnl of the sisters, when
a ce litation arose. The member
for the county had diad suddenly,
1•'or the day and the hour were
cone. Sir Basil was to go with
them as far ns Dover, and see them
safely on board. They were all four
to start by the midday train from
Arley to London.
Leah hail measured her strength
that morning! and found it rapidly
failing
"I could not live through two
more days of It." she said. "Thank
!leaven. It le almost over?"
She was passive. while her maid
took all the pains She could to hide
the shrinking of the graceful figure,
the pallor of the beautiful face. She
[oust keep up7pearnnees while she
e R fro i(e mast farm Rn colt.
"Good-byes" he repeated. "A
pl•nsnnt. prosperous journey. Leah.
nal a happy return."
"Cor (I -bye. Basil; good-bye my
love." she said, 011(1 the next mo-
ment she• was !nuking over the wa-
ters alone.
The rest of the journey was like a
dream to her, and she never tiwoke
from it until she stood in the salon
of the villa nt Mentons. and saw the
duchess regarding her with tearful
eyes.
"Great Heaven." she cried!. "this
is not Leah; this is n shndow! I
thought it was Honk ie whn had been
int"
"So It was. 1 have not been ill,"
said a voice which (he duchess hard -
Iv recognized as Leah's. "T am well,
but my journey has tired me."
"What can he the matter? What
has gone wrong in the girl's life?"
thought the kindly woman "The
only thing that she r•etninde me of
is a flower broken by n tempest."
When chance gave her a few min-
utes alone with the general. she
turned to him with an anxious face,
"Sir Arthur." she Raid, nbrtrptly,
"What has happened to Leah?"
"To Leah? Nothing," ho replied.
"Nothing!" said the duchess.
"Are you blind, that you cannot
see? She has death in her face."
"My dear duchess, you exagger-
ate," answered Sir Arthur, laugh-
ing. "She has not been well lately;
She has tired herself by nursing Bet-
tie. Besides, the journey has been
a trying one."
"Nonsense!" said the duchess.
"'that will not account for the
change. Tell me—for 1 am her best
friend—is all right between Leah and
Sir Basil?"
"Yes. The wedding has been de-
layed on account of [fettle's illness,
but Leah does not mind it.. Basil
would have been with us now but
for the Parliamentary business."
"And you are quite certain that
there has been no misunderstanding
between them?" pursued the duchess.
"Certain? Most assuredly! Basil
came with us as far as Dover; and
you should have seen the lovers
parting! All is right there."
"Beautiful Leah Hatton is going
to die,': said the duchess to herself;
"and nothing will persuade me that
all is well between her and her lov-
er."
The general did not feel quite so
sure that all was right when he
part0(1 from his niece. She was not
looking well, certainly, and the way
in which she hung round his neck
with kisses, and murmured words of
gratitude struck him.
The duchess made one effort, to
win the girl's confidence. The fam-
ily had been a week at Montone, and
Nettie wits already much better.
"Leah," she said, gently, one (lay,
taking her hand, "you know I have
always been your best friend. I love
you with a great affection, and I
am more than distressed about you.
You are not happy; will you tell me
t why?"
Leah Mont her head and kissed the
kindly hand that. rested in her own.
"I ant as happy as it is my na-
ture to be," site replied, gently.
"'tell me, Lenh, is all well with
you and Sir Basil?"
"All Is well," she answered. "Dear
duchess, i have nothing to tell. If
I had. it. would be told to you, my
best friend."
'Her Grace of Itosedene was net
sat felled.
"If there is nothing to cause you
any unhappiness then 1 ani convinc-
ed that you are altogether out of
health. No girl could look as you
do without some reason for it. You
have completely (hanged. Every one
is asking me what is wrong with
you."
After that Leah took a sudden re -
soli: inn.
There ons in b!entone a celebrated
English physicinn, Dr. Evan Griffiths
—a skilful, prosperous man, very
popular among the invalids and the
I':ngli• h at bfentone. He lived with
his mother in a pretty little villa.
Popular as he was, he had never
married. it was said that he had
no time for wooing.
One • evening, as Pr. Griffiths sat
alone in his study, the servant an-
nounced a young lady. She had
sent no card and had given no
name, but looked very i11.
At firstthe doctor felt annoyed.
He had no liking for mysterious pa-
tients, nnr! telt it hard that he
could nothave one cigar in pence
over the Lancet.
"Show the lady In here," he *aid,
impnt lent ly.
Buthis impatience 'died away when
n tall, closely veiled Wornnn carne
in and stood silently before hint.
She did not speak until the ser-
vant had closed the dour. then she
raised her veil so that he could see
her ince and he was startled by its
delicacy and wonderful beauty.
"T know that I ant calling nt nn
unusual time," she said. "I thank
you much for seeing me. 1 have a
question to ask—a question of life
or death. Will you answer it?"
"1f 1 can." said the doctor. "T)oes
it concern yourself?'
"Yrs." she replied.
And then she felt that depth and
not life would be the answer, if he
could judge from her ince.
(To be ('ontinued.)
Curious, but when a- man gds old
he chuckles over his youthful
deprnvity, but appears to think thnt
of the present generation at.onrin-
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AERATION OF MILK.
By titration of milk we understand
the exposing of milk to air, of the
fon ing of air into milk, writes H.
IL !Aran. The theory of (he prac-
tice is that the oxygen of the air
put ilie.t or improves the milk and
a' the sante time gases or volatile
oils which are in the milk are en-
abled to pass away. IL is true that
if the air to which the nilk is ex-
posed or which is f^iced into the
milk is perfectly fare, the result, un-
(lCubtedIy, is an imrrovemont in the
flavor and physical flualtty of the
mill:. But in many cases the air is
not pure and that often as much
harm 8s good is done.
Now to my mind for a man to
aerate milk in a barnyard is one of
the worst things he could possibly
do. 1 speak from experience. We
have milked our cows in the yard,
which, 1 think, is kept a good deal
cleaner than the average barnyard.
We have put the aerator over the
fence, milked the cows and have let
the milk run down over the aerator.
'rhe result was that we got some of
the worst milk we could possibly
have.
Unless the air is pure, I think it
would be best to cool the milk with
as little aeration as possible. The
chief benefit from aeration, to my
mind, is the opportunity that is
given for any bad flavors, arising
from ur.desirable feed, or indigestion
on the part of the cow, to pass
away. '!'here is also a certain
amount of cooling which is advan-
tageous.
The cooling of milk I consider to
be the tnost i.•tportant point. The
advantage of cuoling is that it pre-
vents the growth of bacteria or or-
ganisms which are apt. to develop
bad flavors in the milk. 'There are
two wuys of cooling milk. One is
by the maximum of exposure to the
air, and the other is by the mini-
mum of exposure to the air. The
lh'st method has this advantage,
that yon cool milk quickly.
THE 1)iSADVAN'1'A(11E.S.
The disadvantages are, first, that
you must have water elevated or
under pressure in order to use the
ordinary cooler, and a great many
farmers have not such a water sup-
ply. The second disn(ivantage is
the labor of lifting the milk Trp to
the cooler and of washing the cooler
afterward. I feel free to say that
the majority of farmers will not
undergo the labor to do thIs work
properly. There it is so difficult
under (Mr conditions, i think it
would be almost Impossible under
the conditions of the ordinary farm,
because there would be too much
work. To lift the milk up, to let it
run over the cooler, and afterward
wash the cooler, is more than the
average man will do.
Then there is the difficulty that by
using such n cooler you expose the
milk lnrgcly to the air, and ao run
the snore risk as in the use of the
(aerator. Any form of cooler which
cools the milk rapidly exposes it
largely to the air. And, while this
gives an opportunity for the gast•s
and volatile oils 10 pass away, im-
purities are apt to be absorbed. To
nvereotne this difficulty, various de-
vices have been suggested to cool the
tnilk under cover. I believe the best.
plan is to set the cans of milk in
cans of cold water. if you have
running cold water at a temperature
of 40 or 50 degrees. yon have the
ideal conditions. !there that is not
obtninable, ire will be necessary in •
order to get the milk properly cool-
ed. in that case the milk should be
sufficiently stirred, while cooling, to
bring the cool milk from the out-
side of the can to the centre, and so
facilitate the rapid cooling of the
milk with a minimum of exposure to
the nir
'ARIOUJS WAYS Of' S'CIRRINrl
have been devised. We have one
used in our dairy, but it is not
wholly /ethernetnry. A young man
r•nllr(1 nt my office not Tong ago
with a mechanism for this purpose.
It wns something like a clock; there
was a hig spring, the unwinditl'g of
which was repainted. and which. in
unwinding, set In motion paddles
which would keep the milk stirred,
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preventing the cream rising. and fa-
cilitate the cooling. Milk for fac-
tory work should be cooled at a
temperature at least below ':t) de-
grees. lVliol the milk is paid for
by the fat content, the owner is as-
sured of better anti more uniform
tests. if lie will stir the milk and
keep the cream from rising.
POULTRY AT FAIRS.
The poultry department of fairs,
both stale and county, should be in
the hands of a practical up-to-date
poultryman, and should be man-
aged in the sane liberal manner as
the regular winter poultry shoves.
The time -worn idea thus anything is
good enough for poultry is past,
thanks, writes Mr. 11. Y. Schwab.
Roomy and uniform coops should
be provided, In a well lighted and
ventilated building. The education-
al side of all displays should be em-
phasized. A building with plenty of
daylight. with uniform and roomy
coops will insure proper classifica-
tion and permit the visitors to see
and to compare the birds of each
variety, to note all their points in
form and color, and to learn that
something besides size cuts a very
large figure. They can thus learn
the required standard form as well
as color; they can then better see
the great advantage a standard bred
bird has over the mongrel, for every
eye, no matter how slow, will see
the unlforntity in the size of the
standard bi'ed bird as well as better
note the form of body. In the males
this denotes strength and vigor; and
in the females profitable qualities,
both as regular laying and for mar-
ket purposes. Thus proper classifica-
tion is really essential if the best
interests of the whole people are to
be served.
Every bird should hnvc a class of
its own and compete singly for a
prize. The old custom of showing
birds in pairs, trios, etc., is an in-
justice to both exhibitor and exhibit-
ed. Judges in those cases generally
favor the orale bird; in fact, some
hardly look at the female, so a real-
ly grand hen shown with an indiffer-
ent male is hardly noticed, on ac-
count. of the inferior male, while if
she had her due and single clnssili-
cation prevailed she would win tho
blue. By single entries we mean to
have a class each for the cocks,
cockrels, hens and pullets of each
standard variety. The price of entry
should ile as cheap as it is possible
to snake it, while the !trend utn.s
should be liberal and conform with
the expenses of the exhibitors. They
should he large enough to allow the
exhibitor's to enter three or four
birds for each class, thus making a
fine display, and if he wins have
enough to pay the cost. I have
known men to win all the prizes of-
fered in several classes and still not
have money enough to renny them
for the entry made, let alone the ex-
penses of shipping, etc.
How different with the horse, cat-
tle, sheep and hog men. int most
cases they pay a dollar or two and
enter as many as they wish and they
stand to win on each entry from /5
to =G0. And this is not all, for
in many cases the animal is eligible
to compete in several classes and
may win from three to five premiums
and all good, heavy 01105 al that.
The poultry men have long enough
contended with conditions really be-
yond endurance. in the selection of
a judge the de -fres of the exhibitors
should he herded to 'he extent that
a enpnble men, one .if experience, be
chr:sen. A muni of such caliber will
charge his -price and prove his
worth. The day • ' the fnrcneas
committee and of the ern -eel year
kind of judge and the judging is
post forever.
COMI'LF'ri•'n PROVERBS.
"Opportunity knocks once at every
man's door," hut often makes sure
the man is out before knocking.
"It takes two to make n quarrel."
Ifow about husband and wife, who
are ono?
"A fool and his money are soon
parted," when the fool has friends.
"Whatever tnan has done yuan can
do" better.
"Look before you Trap" out of the
frying pan into the fire.
"Honesty is rtnc•t to a penny,"
but not nlwnys to larger amounts.
"The best things are not bought.
and told"; they are stolen and kept.
"Pity is al:in to love," but l.in-
t:hip dues not always signify friend-
ship.
"The second blow snakes the
fray," but not if the first is well
placed
"'i'here's many •► slip 'twixt" the
cradle and the grave.
"Everything comes to the man
who waits," except that for which
he waits.
"A fool is never wrong"; few of us
are.
"ile who hesitates" when lying "is
lost."
"Until a man finds a wife he IR
only half"; thereafter ho Is still
!CRS.
Falling in love with a girl's voice.
a millionaire has just married her
Some day he may hear too ►nuch of
It.
A TALE OF VENGEANCE
MURDER BY PUTTING POWDER-
ED GLASS IN TODD.
Trial About to Open at Home in
Which Several Aristocrats
Are Involved,
A murder trial, involving several
prominent aristocrats, and resemb-
ling in some of its features the fatu-
ous Alum-1lonmartini mourner rases.
will shortly be opened at l'istoja,
Italy, ahem the atiair has created
an immense sensation.
The trial relates to the suspicious
death of Signor Arturo Colzi, a well
known sportsman, and son of the
inunensely wealthy Cavalier° Vimceu-
zo ('olzl.
'J'he latter was separated about
four years ago from his wife. the
daughter of a noble Florentine fam-
ily, and has since been living with a
married lady, who was locally
known as "La Iielle Carlotta."
Arturo Colzi, who was on most
inimical terms with his father's lady
friend, having recently died under
very mysterious circumstances, two
of his friends informed the public
prosecutor that some time ago
young Colzi surprised "Carlotta" in
the act of opening his father's safe.
SIGNED CONFI•:SSION.
Colzl there and then forced her to
write and sign the following confes-
sion, which he afterwards showed his
friends:—"1, the undersigned, was
surprised in the act of rifiies,. the
safe of Signor Vincenzo Colzi, and I
further confess that I have been Jn
the habit of doing so for years."
This confession was subsequently
shown by young Colzi to his father,
who destroyed the paper in his pre-
sence.
Since then "Carlotta" has, it is
alleged, been taking every opportun-
ity to wreak her revenge not only
upon Auturo Colzl, but also upon
his wife and child.
On repeated occasions the Colzl
family discovered the presence of
glass filings in their food.
Finally, Arturo Colzi was attacked
by a painful and lingering illness,
which, despite a skilful surgical op-
eration, ended in his death. quite
recently one of the doctors who were
in attendance on hint confessed that
Colzi's symptoms had shown all the
characteristics of intestinal 'mita.
tion, probably duo to the presence of
glass filings.
PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT.
In the course of a preliminary ex-
amination in court he added that
Colzi's wife and children were, in his
opinion, sulTering from the same dis-
order, but that Signor Vincenzo
Colzi's lady friend, who was very
highly connected and exercised a
great influence in society both at
PistoJa and Ronde had threatened
that she would ruin hint if ho gave
expression to his suspicions. His
conscience, however, would not per-
mit him to maintain silence any
longer.
The lady has been arrested on Rus-
picion, and is now awaiting trial.
Poisoning by means of powdered
glass or diamond was common in
Italy in the 16th century. Benvenuto
Celiinl (1500-1571) relates in his
autobiography an attempt on him
by powdered glass in his food when
In prison. It was also one of the
fatuous Borgia methods of poison-
ing. ,
WAYSIDE OBSERVA'T'IONS.
Sun spots—freckles.
Experience is the mother of
dom.
It is more blessed to give than
beg.
l'he dove of peace flies with lea
wings
An empty honor is full of dissatis-
faction.
Death ;nay be slow, but he finally
catches up.
It ought to be accounted a crime
. to kill time.
Some social pious are merely don-
keys in disguise.
It's funny how n shirtwaist suit
makes n man walk.
The swell headed man has n stuffy
air about him.
The oftener n man loses his tempt,
the more he has of it.
Life is a comedy of errors; a trag .
edy of disappointments.
Some people have nightmares, even
while sleeping on their opportunities.
After the gossip has told it all nod
added n good deal to the original
story she ends by saying, "'There's a
whole lot that I d 't remember!"
Marriages are made in heaven—and
unmade on earth.
If a singer's voice has a fine range
it may succeed in making her a int
pocket book.
As to whether "n fool and Itis
money are soon parted" (let elide al-
together on how much he has.
A man who is tired of the world in
no more so than the world is of hire.
it's strange that there are very hew
boys these days who wear patched
breeches.
PEACF:1'UI, 'riMhs AT LAST.
Nell -1 am surprised to hear that
their married life is so pea»eful.
When they were engaged they used to
fight. like cats and dogs.
Bel le—Ves; but they don't see near-
ly so much of each other now.
♦ •
"Are you the 'Cookery Expert'?"
inquired the dyspeptic -looting call-
er. "i am," replied the gentleman
addressed. "What ran i do for
you?' "F'irstly, whnt will dissolve
n rhunk of lend 1n the human Stom-
nch? Secondly, won't yon please re-
frain from publishing reeip •s for
plum -pudding hereafter?"
"Do you believe history repeats
itself?" asked the anxious waiter.
"i cerininly do," replied the custo-
mer. rising from the table, after hie
meal. "Well, a gentleman who was
here yesterday gave me n dollar
tip," said the wetter, looking; side -
wept "Oh, weft," said the pntron,
buttoning up his coat to !rave;
"perhnps he will be in again TAM