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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1886-11-11, Page 7Olily a Game Of LiOhre. ! BT ARP1U8, MACK. • °WS 4 same of eachre i ' Oaly one little [gene 1 Dut the fat41 0,11) ,'5 t'asted, And drained to the the again. Only A game of eueltie I, Only a loved son's fall ! Only a weak one tempted, Tempted to sin, tleat's all I Only a game of euchre ! . Veiled is the tempter's snare— Tlidden the deathly danger -- Ye tempted ones, beware I Only a genie of euchre ; sullied a once fair mune— A shattered, ruined household, That withers "neath the shame. Only a game 0 euehre To pass the time away 1 The downwastt coins° is taken, (The evil course of " Play." tIS 4 game of euchre ! QulS the WiPe•CUP'S slave 1 ssl O. ly a ruined lifetime l Only a g,amhier's wrave 1 Kathleen's Repentance, Four people sat in the large drawing -room at Castle Derma, an old half -ruined Man- sion in the North of Ireland ; old Colonel Macdermott, owner of the castle .and its few impoverished acres ; his lovely daughter' Kathleen the belle of the county, with the bright bine eyes and brilliantly fair com- .plexion so often seen in Irishwomen, ;Ids Met little brown -eyed niece Margaret ; and Ronald Hargrove, the son of an old friend. The oldgentleman was busy with an anti- quated .newspaper, Roland and Kathleen Were 1.1,411Spering !earnestly together, ancl. Margaret had discreetly withdrawn herself ti the far end of the long room, rightly guessing thet she was not wanted by the other two. And certainly any third party would have been a grievous hindrance to their converse - tion, for Roland'slooks were fixed most wistfully upon Kathleen's lovely face and downcast eyes, while he pleaded with her for her love his own being entirely hers. "Do not away from ine, beautiful Kathleen; Lhave loved you from the first moment I law you, and your love would be an inestimable treasure to me. 1 ani poor now—would, for your sweet sake it were otherwise ; it seems so cruel to ask you, so peerlessly lovely, so fitted by Nature to fill the loftiest position, to share any but princelyfortunes. But I shall not always be poor, I feel within me the capabilities of future success ; the splendid prospects opening be- fore me, through Lord Carwardine's gener- ous offer of this secretaryship, bid fair to lead me to fame and fortune, and if I could only have the sweet knowledge that you love me and are waiting for me' oh, Kath- leen there is nothing I couldnot do, no task so arduous I would not undertake it, spurred on by such hopes." oland's face glowed with enthusiasm, tai liken was still silent. He mistook this or maiden shyness, and continued to plead for her promise. Presently, raising her lovely eyes to his face, she said : " I really don't know what to say, Ro- land. You have taken me by surprise, and I—I have no wish to be married nor even engaged for a long time. Will you give me a few week 4-o think about it?" A few weeks 1 To a man desperately in love this was intolerable, and Roland felt a sudden chill. If Kathleen loved him, why not ten him so at once? But he conquered his3atience, and promised to wait for her erns'until the night before his departure fro Castle Dernaott for London'which would be in about ten days. Could he have leen beneath Kathleen's winning position he would never have loved her, but he took her outsvdid beauty and grace as a sign that she =seise true -hearted and loving, and had given her all the devotion of his noble chival- rous nature. "1 am in a horrid quandary," thought Kathleen. to herself, lying awake restless ' and excited long after she had retired to rest; " I am twenty-two now, and have sent away no end of lovers since I was seventeen, be- cause not one has everbeen able to give' me the position.I want in the world of rank and ' fashion from which I am shut out ' here. If , I only could know whether Lord Carwardine really feels anything beyond passing admira- tion for me, I should know how to act," Lord Carwardine was the great county magnate, fabulously rich, a great Parliamen- ary leader, forty years of age, but handsome 4 A and unmarried. His influence had procured Roland the lucrative secretary's post he was soon to fill, and the secret of Kathleen's hesi- tation was that one or twO dinners and balls they had all attended at his mansion during his short Christmas visit, he had been very attentive toher—not enough to cause remark; but quite sufficient to raise ambitious hopes snd wishes in her breast. .Chere was to, be a. large, ball held in the county hall the following week, in aid of the Irish Distressnind. Lord Carwardine would be present, and Kathleen thought: "I shall see then whether he thinks any- thing seriously or not; if he does I shall still be free, and if not, then I may as well accept Roland. I dare say he will succeed as he says, though it will be horrid to wait for years. I should be quite.old before he could give me half so good a position as would be mine at once if Lord Carwardine welild only propose. It is terribly perplexing, but then I might be.wereeoff, 'like peer Maggie even, who never had a sweetheart in her life, and never will." Andthe proud beauty composed herself to sleep, while poor Maggie, who was quite a little Cinderella to her grand cousin, minus the cinders and housework, also tossed on her pillow sleeplessly'. But that pillow was wet with tears of bit- ter unrequited love—a first pure love, all , given to Roland Hargrove, but entirely un- suspected by him, or any one else. He hactbeen kind and attentive to her, out of pity first, because no one else seemed to take any notice of her, , and because she was an orphan like himself, but from interest lately, because he found her so bright, and intelligent,' and so ready to listen while he talked of hie hopes and plans for the future, to which Kathleen alaveyslistened impatient- ly, or interrupted him to as SOnle question about the great people he knew in London. Her father would gladly have given lmr g season in town, loft he Was 'too poor to afford it and their Only fashionable relative, Lady Burnett, had three plain danghters of her OW11 to get established, and tools care never to inVite so dangerous a rival as their lovely eousin ; so Kathleen was obliged to crush all her ambitious longings to he the leader of a brilliant circle, unless marriage brought her the 'bilged for opportunity. The night of the ball arrived. ; Kathleen Was looking surpassitgly 1oveiy in a new' costume that would cost the poor old eolonel many a sleepless eight to pay for. Roland escorted her, but oace at the ball she' took care to keep away from Inns as much as pos. eible, in terror lest Lord Carwardine might suspeet anything of an eagegement betareeir them. She was delighted to,ece his lordship's face brighten as he first saw her, also to heare her card taken, and his name written against several dunce& As the evening wore on a gratified thigh heighteoed her beauty, Lord Carwardine seemed to take so much pleasure in her society, surely her hopes were about to be crowned with success. ,‘ Only once when she saw Roland and him in close converse she felt a little uneasy, but then sire reflected Roland could not in honor say anything likely' to spell her chance, for he had not the slightest ,claim on her. "Kathleen, an so sorry to shorten your pleasure, but there is important state busi- ness to be attended to, and I have promised Lord Carwardine to catch the night mail. Will you, mind me taking you home,,uow ?" asked Roland immediately after supper. " Oh, I could not possibly leave yet. Just look at my card," answered Kathleen hastily. "Don't let me keep you, Roland; go by all meet's, LadstMount Heriot will chaperon me,' I know, 'and I could not go just now." " But, Kathleen, 1 rney not see you again for some time, and I want my 'answer. Come in here for a moment," and he drew hersently into a small conservatory unoo: mimed just then. "I shall leave you if you wish it, of course, but I am very much dis- appointed to lose the lovely star -lit drive I had promisedniyself With. you, However, hope and bliss will go with me if you will only give me your promise." "1 cannot, indeed I cannot, Mr. Har- , grove," interrupted Kathleen in great agita- tion, dreading lest Lord Carwardine, whose name was on her card for the next tlance, should appear and interrupt.their tete-a-tete. Pray do not ask me again. I—I.—de not love you—I can never MOAT y you !" Shocked and startled, by the decision of her tone, which was unmistakable, Roland released her hand and said in ps voice hoarse svitls grief and disappointment; ' "Mies Idaedermott, I cannot sue twice; is this your final answer ?" For one instant Kathleen hesitated. <What if; after all, Lord 'Carwardine's atten- tions were only friendly. But no, she could not bear the thought, she must win this prize. "1 am sorry it is the only answer I can give you. I hope you will be happy and-----" "Hush, hush, Kathleen; such words from you are a mockery. Good-bye; may yon never know a like grief to that you have caused me." And hastily wringing her hand, Roland left her standing there, forgetting in his desperate grief the common politeness which would have caused him to take her back to the ballroom. But Kathleen willingly forgave his want of gallantry in the relief she felt at his de- parture, and an minutes hence she was waltzing with Lord Corwarcline, gay and sparkling as es er, without a single regretful thought for the man who had just gone from her presence, crushed and broken-hearted. Meanwhile, Roland had hastened home, and packing &small portmanteau, wrote a hurried note to the colonel, who had long since retired, and was leaving the house when he noticed a light in the little room off the library where Maggie and Kathleen often sat. He looked in, the former, still keeping up the role of Cinderella, was waiting up for her gay cousin. . She started and pushed away the book she had been reading, blushing crimson at Roland's sudden appearance. "What, Maggie, not gone to rest yet. Well, I have someone to say good-bye to me then. I am off to London." "How sudden! And how ill you look, Mr. Hargrove. Where is Kathleen? I did not hear you come home." "Your cousin is still in fairy -land ; you had better not wait for her, she will not be home yet. Oh, Maggie, little Maggie, I have had a cruel blow since I left this house a few, hours ago." And then, though he had not intended it, he told. her all, and Maggie, sweet unselfish girl, sympathised with and consoled him, and spoke such glowing Words of hope for the future, and of high aims in life, that Ro- land Hargrove felt able to rise superior tie his grief. "God bless you, Maggie," he.said fervent- ly as he left her. "If ever I win name, or fame, or fortune, I shall owe it to you. I shall feel I have one true friend while you live." Some hours afterwards, the proud, ambi- tionbeauty arrived at home mad with rage and shame. Lord Corwardine had spoken of Roland with highest commendation ; and believing, as did most in their circle that they were engaged, had commenced to con- gratulate her on his success, when Kathleen hastily disclaimed any but feelings of friend- ship towards him'. "I am truly sorry for poor Mr. Hargrove, then ;• I feel certain he loVes you, and I hope yet to see you change your mind," said Lord Carwardine: Down went, the fairy palace Kathleen had built, and a little later the ruin was corn- plete, for Oneof her partners, delighted to spread what Was not yet publLc, informed her that Lord Carwardine we's to marry the Puke of St. 1VIaurice's eldest daughter next =Winn. "You will see the lion of the season to- night, Kathleen. ' Ah, by the way, I think you told'ine he was an old flame of yours. Take my advice, and try to fan it into life again. He is not married yet, or was not at the close of the season ; lie has been abroad mostly, since," ,So spdlte Lady Burnett,who, having suc- cessfully married her own girls, was trying to secure a husband for Kathleen, now in her twenty -Seventh year. Forfive years the haughty girl had been , wearing away youth and beauty in their old . ruined Irish mansion ; no attempt to recall j Roland had been successful. Maggie, tired , at last of submitting. to her capricious tem- per, had left her and taken a situation a, companion to an old lady of rank and titles who soon learned to appreciate her .at her' true value. Lord Carwardine had married the duke's daughter, Mid Kathleen's life had been ut• j terly uneventful since. That night Lady Bernett's fashionable house as thronged with difetinguiehed viei, tors, but laathleen cared for none ; she was waiting with feverish anxiety for her old discarded lover, now Sir Roland Hargrove, the rising voting politician wheee wonderful talent for diplor !sgy had been the mean e of keeping his pm ay in office, and had won for him already abaroaetcy, besides the esteem and eonfidence of Iris leader, He ctufte nt kat, and Kathleen'as in a dream, saw him again ; but oh, what is this? A lady, sh. ining alike and costly jewels, is with him, and Lady Burnett, disappointed, but ceartly and gracione as ever, is intro. clueinthem " Sir Roland and Lady Hargrove 1" g Kathleen looked up, and lardy Hargrove , took her hand, exclaiming " Kathleen dear, I amso pleased to see Maggie 1" was Kathleen's exclamation, you. again 1" "Yes, Miss Macdermott, your cousin Mag. I now my dear and eheriehed wife. You 8CO we were all abroad together, and have stoke a march upon sodety generally, not wishing to make a show of oursevlee, You will forgive and not refuse to acknowledge 11/3 ?" Ile added with the old winning smile Kathleea remembered so well, She mede some commonplace reply, and turned to listen to Maggie's animated con- versation, sick at heart. All through that London eetison she had to see Maggie oceupying the poeition as leader vf fittill1QI1 which she had so coveted, and once, to increase the bitter repentence, she overheard Maegie say to her husband, when some thoughtful act of his had pleased lie .11S'ou are too good to me, dear Roland." "Nay, my darling, you inc wrong. How can I ever be good enough to the darling little wife, whose faithful love was my com- ic.)). t and hope through years of trial and ad- versity ?" sme—siemesee--, A Man's Mother -in -Law. It is a mystery which no one has yet solved, why so many sad jokes aro constant- ly being perpetrated about a man's mother- in-law. What dreadful crime has the un- fortunate woman committed in providing the man with his wife that he should bear such an undying grudge against her? Now if it was a woman's mother-in-law who was made the butt of these jokes there i mii ght be a grain of sense in. them ; for t s the m,csn'a mother who has it in her power to make life a burden to the young wife and not half try. As a matter of fact, a woman is usually proud and fond of her son-in-law if he only gives her the „ghost of a chance. When the young couple first go to house- keeping who is it that comea in and with her good sense and practical experience tides them over the rough places ? A man's mother-in-law. It is the woman's mother-indaW who is most apt to criticise, and who exasperates the young wife by quoting, all too fre- quently, My son is used to having things thus and so."My,son must have this or that for his meals. "My son, with his small income., 'should heve married a pru- cleat, econorincal woman," etc. When the first baby makes its appear- ance, as well as the successive ones,who is it that steps in and relieves the husband of his weary vigils and takes the load of care and worry off the wife's ieeble shoulders, and keeps the household machinery running smoothly ?, The man's mother-in-law. tVhen he and his wife plan to take a little trip together, who is it comes in and takes charge of the house and the children, so that they can peacefully enjoy their holiday, with the restful thought. Mother is there and it will be all right ?" The man's mother-in-law. When there is sickness or trouble in the house, who is the faithful nurse, the wise counselor, the sympathizing friend? The man's mother-in-Ia.w. And if, in the course of events, the wife dies who is it that usually comes in and talus care of the children, and keeps up the home till the bereaved husband has time to look around and find another wife? A man's mother-in-law. And how does he reward her- for all this devotion By making heartless jokes at her expense, and publishing them for other men to snicker over ! Ingratitude, thy name is Man? Decide And Do. Scarcely anything is more productive of uneasiness, vexations and disappointments than the determination to leave that:until to-inorr‘ow which may be as well performed to -day; and to no one are the consequences more serious in the end than to the thought- less individual who contracted this unfor- tunate habit. Procrastination --it is not on/y the thief of time; it often happens that the procrastinator loses fame, fortune, re- spect, and confidence from others in this world. Great things spring from trifles, and the habits once formed in the young mind are difficult—nay, we would almost say, impos- sible to be wholly .eradicated. "It cm be done as well to -morrow as to -day," has been applied often, perhaps to matters of incon- siderable or trifling bnportance.• Days, and , months, and years roll on, and the mind .gradually becomes a . slave to a tyranny so I fearful, that if sober reflection were called Ito the aid of the men or women who are ! continually exclaiming, "I'll see about it," • they would shrink from the act of delaying.' Some do, and happy are they whose strength ; of mind enables them•to draw back in time; but by far the greater portion only think seriously on the error—of which they cannot but be conscious—for a moment or two,. and I then dispel unwelcome ideas , for a time 1 which with a determination to return to the investigation at a, more convenient season, , which either never arrives or only comes 1 when itis too late to repair the, evil or pre-' ventthe consequences. Slime reproach theins selves with having long neglected to visit, it I may be, a dear oriur afflicted friend, "1 am 1 quite ashamed," say they, "of not having 1 visited such erect such a one before this, but ' 1 stii/ go to -morrow." 1 The morrow cornea, and they do not go ; day after day elapses, till by some sudden iinpulee or emergency, they do that which might longsince have been done, but they find untheir termer warm itecmaintance dis- tant looks and a frigid civility, and for the beaming eye and kindly tone of the onpe,an- innate(' and cheerful friend, their 'gaze rests on the inanimate form, the closed orbs, and the marble lips. Then, for a time, remorse 1 does its work ; neglected opportunities rise up in judgment to condemn; and the torthre of crushed hopes attends them. For a season, it may be, they 'struggle with their tyrant; but the habit has gained strength by, its.repeated exereiser and it soon reascends' the throne which it hadhut temporarily ab- dicated, and commences once more, and with renewed energies, its resistless demi- There is'no circle of society, either polit- ical, social, literary, or commercial, where the baneful effects of this habit are not ob- servable. The " law's delay "is not sr.; fatal to the happiness of mankind, as a whole, as is the delay which springs from our own in - lunation, iuui ihoice. 171Mse who .act promptly only feel the pleasure of knowing that certain things have been done at the right time, and that it is over, , p , mix repel. ling aspecte by boldly facing them. In all cases unnecessary delays are dangerous ; in no case are they excusable. To all,,then, we say, " Decide and do." Sporting Item, Gillhooly has a fine pointer, but Gus De Smith has none. " Let us go out hunting to -morrow," said Gns "But how will yon ("et along without it pog ? 'You haven't got any. " Of course I haven't any dog. If I had a dog of my own do you suppose I'd ask you to go eleng ?" Every man throws on his surroundings the sunshine or shadow that exists in his own soul. Feed and Shelter of Sheep. Sheep require more nitrogenous food than any of our domestic animals, unless it be the horse. They will not grow the best fleece of weed if the nitrogenous elements are lacking, Without well-balanced food, strong healthy, uscular lambs need not be expect. ed. health, mhey also Peed shelter, not only in winter, but in sumnier. Nothing is more rateful to the eheep than a cool, dry ehade. Yet, how lose sheep pastures have any kind of ehade. An, English experiment is given by a writer on sheep, in which two flocks of twenty eaeh, as nearly alike as pos- sible, were pitted against each other. One flock had ehelter and the other had none; otherwise they were fed and cared for alike. The twenty that had shelter gained 273 pounds more than those deprived of it, while those which gained the most ate two to four pounds less turnips daily, and forty- six pounds less of liuseed cakes. Tnis is an instructive lesson which it will pay any man who has a herd of sheep to heed, and prac- tice accordingly. To Prevent Rams From Fighting. If two or more rams are kept together, they are liable to fight, first in the spring when freshly shorn, second, toward =Winn. When freshly shorn they sometimes fail to recognize each other, but toward autumn they become quarrelsome. At this latter season it is important to keep other sheep at a distance. If they are housed at night, they may be put into a tolerably small apartment; by keeping thus closely together they do not have Aeons to harm each other, andwill soon become sufficiently acqueinted so that they can be driven to pasture with but little fear of fighting. Should there be one or more that feel disposed to continue their combativeness, drive them to the barn, procure a piece of leather about seven inches square—an old boot top will answer—then with a sharp knife cut it so as to forma oap, the upper part of which is placed on top of the head, between the horns ; then the two points on each side together, around the horns. A little practice Will enable one to fit a cap in this manner as nicely as a shoe- maker will fit a boot to a foot. If necessary the cap can be drawn tight to the nose by making holes, and tying from the sides un- der the jaw. This cap will entirely destroy a front view, and at the same time give a side view, enabling him to travel about where he chooses. This cap, when it is pro- perly adjusted, will stop the fighting; at least it will so confound them that they can- not deliver effective battle. Farmers who haIllotsue, wsn gyps um straw. berry plants, to promote their vigor, have met some disappointing results. The Sayp- sum.produced so large a growth of clover that it became almost impossible to keep ,the rows clean, and in some instances the bed had to be abandoned Many are under the impression that fat hens lay the most eggs. This is an error. They should be kept in good condition, and no more. If too fat they become lazy and unprolific, and are liable to drop dead with apoplexy, a disease very common with over- fed fowls. It is a good idea to go to the roosts about twice a month, and by feeling of the breasts of hens and pullets, it is easy to decide as to their condition. The As- iatlea take on fat more rapidly than the small breeds. Give fresh meat every other day to hens, and be paid back with a plenti- ful supply of eggs. The English dairymen are a head of us in some respects, says Prof. Arnold, viz : In skill in feeding, and in husbanding manure. They feed very economically. If our dairy - nen would economlae as well, they would get rich and make their farms grow rich at the same time. A New England dairyman states that he has fed green rye to his cows for three sea- sons, and the improvement 111 the quality of Milk, cream and butter are very marked. He uses no coloring for his butter, and finds the green rye better than many other kinds of grass. Considering that rye is a crop that grows well on nearly all kinds of soil, i this s very encouraging. Skimmed milk and grass alone will raise good calves if the inilk is abundant, and not allowed to become sour. When too sour it causes scours, which counteract its good ef- fects. Skimmed milk is rich in albuminoids and phosphate of lime, thus giving a strong muscular and bony development. A little fax seed will improve it, as it prevents con. stipa,tion. Do not forget to give the cellars a thor- ough and effectual renovation before com- mencing to store vegetables and fruit. Too much care cannot be observed in this. The health of the family, as well as the preserva- tion of the articles stored, require this work. Brush down all the cobwebs on the wall, clean out all the accumulated dust, and give the walls and ceiling a coat of whitewash. From the fact that sweet and sour cream require different temperatures for churning, the two should never be rnix.ed. They can- not be churned together without loss. At least 12 hours should intervene between the churning and the last addition of cream, that the wholemass may become in the same condition. Thorough mixing of the cream by stirring helps to secure a uniformity of con- dition, but time or oxygen is an important element in the problem. The bast way to dry up a cow is to put her in the stable and give her hay for aweek, says a contemporary. Milk her every other day, in part and rub on the udder soft soap or strong soap suds. When a week has passed turn her to grass again and milk the bag out clean twice a week and then once. When managed in this way there will not be any inflammation. These rules are for drying up a cow when there is a full flow of milk. In winter most cows will dry up of their own accord. The udder in such "see should be milked out clean, taking care to squeese out the teats, or they may sc mped up. *MI • A Southern Romance, According to advices from Dawson, Ga., a wonderful phenomenon may be seen at the home of Mr. M. P. Hoyle, who resides only a few hundred yards beyond the corporate limits of Dawson. It is it constant fall o rain from a cloralless sky, the area in Mr. Hoyle's yard that is covered by the shower being about,25 feet square. Many citizens have been out to see this remarkable sight, and all testify that there 15 a genuine and ceaseless fall of rain drops.At times the supply of water seems greater than at others Mr. Hoyle first observed this mama three weeks ago. He cannot explain the mystery. If marriage is a lottery, love letters ought not to be allowed in the mails. Two ladies out 'walking met a gentleman. He raised his hat to one and the other said : " Do you know that gentleman ?" " Oh, yes," the other replied 1 " his mother was irty Mother's only ehild. What relation wire tlie gentleman, to the lady ?" "Her son." ILATE DOMINION NEW, Dreamiug. Paul Ross, who was found deed near Winnipeg hest week, one was of the pioneers of Bruce, and. was know ell over that county. ' A few days ago there arrived at Battle - ford from Saskatoon, eighty.five miles dis- tant, a settler with a load of fresh butter and potatoes. Two young men at Rohn have been fined for disturbing the Saved Army, and charges have been laid against four others for the same offence. The Halifax street railway, consisting of four and a -half miles of track, an enterprise af New York capitalists, has been formally opened for traffic. The contract for potatoes for the Mounted Police at Battleford has bean let at $1.95 per bushel. The potatoes svill be brought chief- ly from Prince Albert by teams. Captain Fermi, of the 91st Battalion of Manitoba, has raised a eomptiny of Ieeland. ers, Norwegians'and Swedes, and they are alleged to present a fine appearance. A citizen of Kingston has decided to take action for 520,000 against a prominent resi- dent of Storrington 'Township for eircidating the report that the Kingstonian is almost al- ways under the influence of liquor. Last week a landslide occurred in the Rocky Mountains, near Ashcroft, on the Can adieu Pacific line, while a passenger traiir was passing. over it. Air brakes were applied and the tram stopped in time to prevent a serious accident. The engine left the road and the engineer was scalded. Fifty feet of road went away. The Scrip Commission have closed their work at Prince Albert and have gone to Ba - tech& Fifty-five Halfbreeds left the treaty in the Prince Albert district and took scrip, and scrip was issued to fifty-four non - treaty Halfbreecls. Only four took land scrip. The total amount of scrip issued at Prince Albert was about 520,000. A St. Thomas hide dealer had been in the habit of purchasing hides and sheepskins front mac of his employees. On Wednesday afternoon he purchased a hide from the em- ployee which it seemed to him he had pur- chased from a farmer in the forenoon. The employee was questioned, admitted the of- fence, and on making restitution was re- lieved from legal proceedings Farmers in Clarendon, N. 13., set a trap for a bear that had been slaughtering their young stock. A fence was built around the trap, so that when the bear got over he must put his foot in it. , Bruin was as smart as any fox. He didn't get over the fence, but dug under it, overturned the trap, and got the bait. The farmers tried again,this time setting a second trap in the that the beailshad clug. This was too much for him, and in the morning he was found, raging, but firmly held by the jaws of the trap chat he had not seen. DY 3., E. wiser:owe. Mellowly the golden sun 11I5 gliding Adovm the aisles of flaming west Bathing earth and sea in a sheen of glory, As it earik inajestically to rest. MUM oriliglY the SurnMer-WindS ware breathe:7 A sone of love to the birds and ilowers Wooing the streams and distant woodlands ; And toyin.,,,, with gems in the fairest bowers, Low were the tones, mysterious and soothing, , That came from the depths of the strange; rest:a s sea Whispering the soul of the great Eternal ; Far, far beyond where spirits are free, qsatly the twilight came steeling around me _ Incs:Aline earth and sea in dreamy array * r alely the night orbs above e were twint:'ling, Silvering the waters away, and away. Serenely the queen of night in her beauty Looked on the sea, and the isles alar; Pointing her rays o'er the quivering foliage To the gates of day, just left ajar ! Sweet were my &earnings alone hi the gboarririrg, On that summer's eve of the long ago ; Loving and trusting in meek adoration, Quaffing from nature's mysterious flow. Ira Cuthbert, a weak-minded boy, 115 or 16 years of age, son of Wm. Cuthbert, who resides near Sweaburg, drove his brother William to Woodstock a few days ago. Not having returned home, inquiry was at once instituted, and it was found that he was last seen going over Cedar Creek bridge on his homeward way. He was driving a black horse with white face. About twenty of the neighbors turned out the next morning to make a search, but so far the search has been unavailing. The Calgary Fair is stated to have been successful beyond the most sanguine expecta- tions of its promoters. The show building was crowded with exhibits of farm produce; wheat, oats, peas, and barley "being largely represented. The dairy display was of un- uSual excellence. The exhibit of live stook is not often excelledin any part of Canada, and the display of grain and roots was such as to prove the exceptional capacity of the Red Deer district fur the growing of these crops. A short time ago a yoke of cattle were stolen from Mr. Arthur Simpson, of the 13th concession of Bentick, and two young men, James Brennan of Holland, and. Jelin Bu- chanan, of Sullivan, were arrestednear Har- riston for the theft The cattle were tired, and the young men were resting on a fence corner when overtaken by the constables. They were taren to Durham and committed for trial. The young men are not profession- al thieves, and were both drunk when they stole the oxen. Mrs. Dunlop, arrested for the murder of her husband at Mink Lake, since the time of the tragedy has resided with her father a few nailes distant from her late husband's home. Here Constable Hollingsworth found her, and on his making known his errand no one in the hot* uttered a word. Filially, , Mrs. Dunlop asked the constable if she would have to go with him then or if she could remain until the next day, and when Old that she would, have to accompany the constable at once she retired to her room to dress for the journey without further com- ment. There is a woman at Chatham, MB., who cherishes a great dislike to the Salvation Army. A few days ago, as the army was passing her house, she gave vent to her spite by bouncing in and closing the door with, a bang. Butshe could not open it again. Her children came home and, after a period of kicking and pushing, were forced to climb in through the window. Her hus- band returned from work, and after a. vain effort to open the door crawled through the window also. The door had to be wrenched off the hinges finally and set up' again before it could be induced to resume operations. A Calgary despatch states that Major Stewart has just returned from the Cascade coal mine and reports great activity at the new mine. Gangs of laborers are al- ready employed in laying out the town site, putting up frieght sheds, and building a tramway to the main line of the railroad. It is the intention of the company to push forward the work vigorously, so as to get the product of their mite upon the market ,nt the earliest possible day. Major Stewart ' says the prospects are excellent for the company's supplying a large share of the local consumption of coal in the North-West, and that by next summer shipments will be made to Winnipeg and Eastern Manitoba, The company expect to have three hundred men at work all winter at the Cascade mines. On Wednesday of last week a farmer , while passing a log house in the Derham I swamp, observed through a window pools 1 of blood on the floor, lie called a number of his teighbors and they entered the build - Ing through a window. Several pools of blood the si2e of a washtub were found on I the floor, the walls were bespattered with , blood, and there were blood marks leadin to the front, door. A stocking which_ ha been u8ed to wipe up blood., and a piece of paper covered with blood Stains Were alSo discovered. In the pools heir from it hu- man head were found. Two large club& one of which had an iron driven in the end 'were also found, but upon these Were Ito traces of blood, The house has been vacant since last spring, and it is the conviction of the neighborhood that within the past few days a murder has been committed withi its walls. Long If fest; by the naurinuri.ng, sad voie'd sea, Fondly dreaming of love, with the world et my So trusting in youth at the flush of it's inorn ; Soaring high on the wings ot bright hope all coin - But claPrIke!er, ( and denser the lone sliadows';;rew, 'Deepening in gloom as the night gre* apace ; Ghostly clouds hid the stars, sky, earth and sea ; and the creeent moon veilecther beautiful face. And the wandering winds sighed rind grieved, And the waves sobbed along, the dim shore ; .And a voice like It prayer, a voice full of tears Wailed. pitifully, nevermore And 1 wept, yet I scarcely knew why, Vague doubts and fears touched my passionate soul; Like the aPp,roaching tempest heard frOM afar, When its muttering thudders onward roll. I wandered away o'er the pitiless world, Fighting life's battle with might and main ; Amid toil and tears, through long sad years, Weary of waiting, and all in vain. All scathed and worn by the battle's fierce flame, With the day uncertain, and incomplete, ,Bright hope, love and fame, and friendship so dear, Lie a pitiful wreck at my tired feet. have come once again with the summer time, At the evening's mystical after glow ; ' To the lonely sea, Meath 11 waneing moon, Where the waves still'restlessly ebb and flow. And I gaze far out o'er the shadowed sea, Seeking tor its dreamland isles afar • But I scarcely can see for the blinding 'tears, Where the beautiful sunset gates are ajar But I seem to see up its golden aisles, A fairer home, 'neath immortal skies ; All bright with bloom, and the friends sieved, On the fadeless hills of Paradise "OUT *ITN THE 'TIDE." A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY AS T9 VIE TIME WREN 'MEN DIE. Mr. Francis Gerry Fairfield, writing from the shore town of Madison, Conn.' to the Albany Argus,d relates the appendecurious facts concerning the simultaneous occur- rence of death, in most cases, with the ebb of the tide. Mr. Fairfield first speaks of Dickens' acceptance of this idea, in his ac- count of the death of Barkis. By way of illustrating his subject, the old doctor went on to tell a story in someparticulars parallel to that of Barkis. This young man was very skeptical as to the basis in faet of the ancient notion, and BO addressed himself for three years 'to the verification of the alleged rela- tion, by ascertaining the hour and minute of every death that caine under his notice and comparing that datum with the tidal movement. Some four years ago the young , skeptic commenced his record with a- view , to verify or disprove the world -old hypothe- sis. During three years of careful observa- tion and. inquiry he amassed a record of fifty-one deaths. Only two of these occur- red when the tide was rising; and these two were deaths from fatal accident. At the age of twenty-four the young scientist himself was strickeirdown by typhoid fever, and eventually succumbed to the disease, after laying for many days on the very verge of dissolution. On his deathbed he sent for his brother 'in New York city, but the latter was, unfortu- nately, so circumstanced that it was impos- sible to respond immediately to the sum- mons, and delayed a day after the receipt of the message. On the closing afternoon of his life, hour after hour, till the last incom- ing wave had deposited its riddles of the sea the dying man waited in patience, ex- claiming now and then. or rather sighing, as the tall, old-fashioned clock in the corner of the room, like a gigantic coffin with figures and hands told off the seconds with a mo- mentous tick -tack, tick -tack of its tribe "I'm afraid Walley won't get here till after the tide turns ! Mother, what tine is it ?" symbolical signifiance in the "Scarlet Let- ter"; the last incoming wave broke on the ly circular, silver -frosted dial resembled out with the tide, as 13arkis did in the won - sating wave had. receded from the enfeebled brasion• ended one of the cyclopean faces in some old Hel- lenic bas-relief, went on telling off the seconds with the same relentless tick -tack that Hawthorne hes described with such lonesome sands of the sound shore; and the ebb set in that " takes a soul" The dying man lost hope as the fated moment went by and Wally did not come, gone," he murmured, wearily. "1 shall be dead before the tide turns again 1" The prediction was verified. He went derful etching of Dickens, and as the souls of many more have gone before and since. The longed -and -waited -for Walley arrived less than an hour after the last out: going wave had rededed—but too late. The tide of life had ebbed forever ; its last pul- And still the tall, old clock, whose exact- " Walley won't get here, mother, till Pin the old doctor's story, whose parallel I have listened to many times in the folkloreof this primitive community—storie of the old and yoring, the grave and gay whose souls, like that of Barkis, had go out with the tide. "Mind yams". reiterated the grim o practitioner, "1 proffer no explanation se the fact But fact it is, and. no superstitz ous fancy of sea -going population, that th pulses. of the living human heart rise and fel with the tidal movement of the sea. Fro your own theory of the phenomenon. With: the lest five years, in a district embracin sixty square miles or so by the sea, I ba noted the hour and the mmute of no le than ninety-three demises in my own i mediate practice, and every soul of 13 has all gone out with the tide, savea ou who died suddenly by fatal accident. It is a riddle—a mystery. But It who have sat with my fingers on the wrist of many feeble patient, ancl noticed the pulse rieis and strengthen, or sink and vanish with filo tensing of the tide, know that it is fact." Burned his Wife to Death, The other night Silas Laferty of Leaven- worth, Tex., querrelled with his wife, and, after knocking her down and boating her until ehe was unconscious, pored half , gallon Of coal oil ever her clothing, set 41 On fire, and then left her. Richard Williams saw the blaze through the window, ancl rd to her rescue, but when the flashes were e tinguished eVery thread of elothing We' ed front her body, while the nnfortuna woman was burned to a crisp, Tho husba cannot be found. - — " HOg cholera has arrived," stty an tor, " and we cannot be too careful,"