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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1887-2-3, Page 7RIFT AND t.5P.RA-y, QR 1401/4 AND VNNG4ANCE AIVIQNG SIVITTOOTM118, TIT111 MOST FASOTITATITICI OCEAN liGATATTGS SIDTO2 TAU DAYS 911' 00021idt AXD MAnyATT. 011AJ1ER XXIII, DUAD ,111pg TULL NT) TALES. '4^Se much for the Nancy," maid Dolan. " Now, my men, pull for the eavern at once," Bang went a gun from seine veesel at. this moment at the mouth of the bay. Wail uttered an exclamation a aiarrn In the confiued spitee of the little bay thi gun sounded ae though it were fired close a hand, altho gh in rm eality it was ore the. o mile o 1. Ia(1 ' Yet it portended mischief, al though n almost immediately correete his first in,' reeaion as regarded its apparen proximity t the cavern, " Quick,. now, men 1" he cried. " Po your lives, quick ! There is mischief in th offing." The smuggler crew bent to their oars au the boa.t went swiftly through the water They were soon under the deep shadow o the tall cliff, withip which were those mes MYStetine CaVernOUS mew; Then Dolan was compelled to venture upon the production of a light for a momen . in order that those whom he had left it oharge of the cavern might know that the approaching boats were friendly. It was but for an instant that he per milted that light to be seen and then he took pains that no wandering ray from it, however faint, should travel seaward. "Now," he said. " Ali, there again 1" Another report of a gun echoed across the still waters of the bay. "The Spray," saida voice. " No, no 1" cried Dolan, "her cruise is surely over." "I seem to know the sound of her guns," said the man who had spoken. Dolan was silent for a moment or two and then he said: "It may be—it may be the Spray; but we have little to fear from her while we keep our own counsel. Now we are at home." The foremost boat shot into the cavernous recess and the others soon followed. Dolan blew a long, peculiar, wailing note upon his whistle, and then, mingled with the sighing of the night wind and the confused wash of the wave; the creaking of the pulleys, and the opening of the cliff was covered up, and all was calm and still in the sea cavern. "Again a gun 1" The sound came in a more muffled fashion to their ears in the cavern, but it did come, and then Dolan called out: "Let a couple of men go out in one of the . small boats. Take a net with them and try and come up with the Spray in the offiug, if she is there." "Ay, sir 1" said Bowline. "It's the Spray fast enough and, I take it, she has got a boat on the . - "Ah I We nay have been seen, then." "I don't think so, for it came into my hea.d early, and I kept a bright lookout. • The Spray will not make a prize of the Rift this cruise." "Hurrah 1" shoutecl the sailors, as Bow- line called out these word; in a tone of triumph. "Silence 1" said Dolan. "I think with you all, my men, that there is no danger now if we be but discreet. These shouts, however, may reach where they are not in- tended. I'm afraid there has been some i treachery in tIt, 's night's work." There was a_p •h rus of imprecations from the smugglers , on these words from Dolan, and then Martin said : "Captain Dolan, the crew want to know if you got the money from Mr. Suffies for the cargo. They didn't quite know in the dark and the confusion." Dolan was silent for a moment and his right hand was plmiged deep into his pocket olutching the five notes for a hundred pounds each, as the thought rapidly ran through his brain that, after all, he might appropriate them to his own use and the men be none the wiser : but yet there was the suspicion that Martin knew he had the notes and had only said these words to test him. Cupidity, however, got the better of the mental battle. "No 1" said Dolan. "You have not the money, captain ?" " No ; he was just going to pay me when the attack took place and I missed the money." Hardly had these words passed the lips of Captain Dolan, when with a howl and a ory, some dark object bounded up from the bottom of one of the boats, and then the voice of Mr. Sullies cried : I say yes," added Dolan, if you let this man go. If yott do not, why, all I have to say to you, Iticharde—for see you looking me—is, that clead men tell no teles 1" . Mr. Stenoe looked froin lege th feet) now of the threatening men about him. The laoats were °thec to each other, so that there was no difficulty in stepping from one to the • other, and Dolan stood by the gangway of s the Rift, with Bowline by his side, and t then he waved hie arm, saying : n "Settle it, my men, how you please. Let . him go, and I will take a boat and bid you d good night at once. Yon will find your t shares of the plunder and profit of our voy- ages in hard cash in the two large closets in r ' the inner cavern. I ask nothing of you, if e you spare this man, but liberty to put as large a space of land and water as I can be- d tween me and this place." , I " Death—death to the spy 1" cried several. Then Mr, Sliffieri begen to think that his position was gettig rather perilous. "My good men," he said—and he licked his rapidly, parching lips as he spoke—" my good men," 1 will not betray you. I am no spy ; my interests are all the other way. I will not say one word of this place. Why should I ?—oh 1 why should I ?" I There was a whispered consultation among the smugglers; and then two of them began to lift from the bottom of the boat some heavy chain.links that were there in ballast, and. to run a cord through them to hold them together. "Stop I stop 1" said Mr. Suffies. " as good men—my brave and noble fellows, stop,I beg of you ! You are all deceived— deceived by Captain Dolan;who only wants me put out of the way that he may keep the whole of thee money to himself, you see. Bless your hearts, all of you ! you didn't think of that—ha ! ha I—no 1 no 1 That "Don't believe him! i did pay him. It's nay money—my five hundred pounds. I paid for the cargo, but the officers have it. Give me back my money. I'm a ruined man. Oh 1 give me back my money; it's all I have in the world—my five hundred pounds 1" Dolan, who had gained the deck of the Rift, fairly staggered at this most unexpect- ed anpearanee of IVIr. Sales, and then be eried out: "Seize him 1 seize him !--a spy ! a spy ! Seize him or you are all lost, my men 1" There Was a rush to the boat and Mr. Softies was laid hold of and held by half a dozen bands: "You are a nice idiot 1" said one. "Why didn't you jump into the sea, instead of coming here ?" men, den do any harm to me: I only " My my money ! Oh, my good want in?' ley. I got into one of your boats to get Out of the way of the_preventive men and to follow my money. Be honest. Honor, you know, among—hem 1 No I don't meat that. gut you don't want to take my money if I don't get the cargo—eh? eh ?" Mr. Sallies gazed about him in a scared sort of way as the flickering light of the torah that had been lit in the cavern when the orifice to the sea was closed shed an un- ceiUin glare upon his terrified features. " Hold him, 1" Said Dolan. "Secure his He is a spy and he maligns me. I have net his money I" "Search me 1 Search me 1, screamed Suffies. have no money but a few odd pouncls about me. I paid him five hundred pounds in notes, Search me and the search him 1" " Why, you sec:41'1(1ml 1" said Dolan, with rage in every tone, "how dare you come here and throw away your , miserable life with a lie on your lips.? Hark ye, my men. This isall the pion between tins men and the preventive statiom The secret of your home here in the cliff is now known to hini, Whatle it worth? Do you not all of you feel as if the hatter 'were about your neeke, as it will be ---aa it will be ?" "No ! 00 I" "But I say yee 1 yes 1" The erew raised Omits of execration spinet Mr. Sieffiee, and his ELMS Were Fle. eurely tied behind hint Yet both Captain Mocquet and Gerald, had a feeling approaching to horror of this young and gentle girl being thrown even 011 tho mercy of Dolan and his crew, and they resolved to strain evevy nerve to keep her in secret in the cabin of the Rift. It was Gerald who broke the silence after the departure of Captain Dolan, " Gouiage—eourage, sir," he said. 4' Ali is well now. He will not ooMe htterin--110 d " Captain Mocquet held both the hawks of Gerald hi his own and in broken accents thanked hiin. Then he epoke with great volubility, in French th Marie, who, with an abundance of little node of the head and mon Dieus, eplied to him. Then the came and sot down by the side of Gerald and held his arin and looked up in his face while her cheek rested on his shoulder, and little arch looks add pretty thruge and smiles, she entered into eeme long history to hint of which he knew nothing but the tones. Captain Mocquet," said Gerald, "1 do not understand whab your dear Marie says." Captain Mocquet then spoke to Marie and she said something to him, upon which he turned to Gerald, srying "The clear child shall say that her heart will speak at your heart, and that the lan- guage is—what you call iba—n'importe—no thing. Bah I mon cher Gerald, we shall love yell over and ever," Marie sinned and repeated the name of Gerald and then her own, as though the would weave them together in her own mind. It was in a soft, singing tone that she did so, and she clung closer to him, and now and then with little pato on his cheek and bright smiles, she courted him to look happy and careseing. " Gerald, Marie—Marie, Gerald—Ger- ald, Marie—Marie, Gerald 1" And then the soft voice decreased to per. feet whispers and she all but elept upon his breast. "Captain Mocquet," said Gerald, "Oap- tain Mocquet 1" " Bien 1" "Captain Mocquet, I think 1 will go on deck." " You shall be kill then." "No—no. Will you take Marie ?" Ididn't sti-ike you; and as for me betraying Marie heard this --she did not know what you, why, it is out of all question. No, the words meant, but there was a little per - no; I like you all too well. I love you all —gallant fellows as you are. Mercy 1 oh, though he wouldn't lift her from him, and lam, spare me ! . I will say anything for my head upon his lap. Through the quivering life, I Will say you did not have the money. lashes of her eyes, though, she looked at ( Five hundred pounds for my life—my life 1 Gerald. 1 The smugglers hung the heavy chain -links "No," said Mocquet, "you will be kill. ' round his neck like a huge iron necklace. We will kill or save together—I mean bye 1 They weighed him down nearly to his " Mercy 1 help ! I know what this or death—in a belle ranee. am proptie- knees.taire, and we shall be happy." " Well," said Gerald, " I will not go ' means; you want to drown me. I will upon deck ; but listen, Captain Mocquet, to y keep your secret; I will stay here and to you. When this yes - you. I am rich—rich ! How much join what I have to sasel rea,ches a cavern in the cliffs of England, • money d 11 ? ly y, d 3 to which it is going, I must try to get help, life 1" , In order that I may rescue you and Marie." "Hold on, Bill 1" said oue. I " Gerald," said Marie, as she heard her "Ay, own name pronounced, "Marie, Gerald— ay 1" " He'll slip out of it !" Gerald, Marie 1" " Not he. That does it." ) "Then, Captain Mocquet, I will, with A twist of the rope Was mamy dear sister Grace, who will lovede fast under marfe_e, the arms of Mr. Suffies and the chain links , were secured; but in doing that they " Marie, Gerald—Gerald, Marie 1" sang ' loosened the cord that held his hands be - the French girl, in a low tone. hind his back, and he held them both up im- 1 " I will find a means of our leaving the , place—for she wishes to leave it—and I, ploringly. ' after the events of this voyage, feel that I "Save me !—oh, save me ! Have mercy cannot, longer than is necessary, breathe upon me !" 1 the same air with Dolan. You understand "Keep him till we • all disperse," said me, sir Martha "He cannot do us any harm then. 1 a out—yesa, Why take a life uselessly ?" I "The place we are going to is a cavern in Mr. Sullies, as he burst into tears. " God "Thank you I. God bless you 1" said 'a cliff; it has many strange paesages and re - bless you !" cesses and there are outlets from it—one Over with him 1" said Dolthat I know of, though they for long kept it " an. "No ! ohno 1 Help ! murder! rnur- secret from me. That one opens by a nar- der ! mum—", row passage into a ravine or gorge that The sound was stifled in the sea. There 'seems as if the cliff had cracked into two was a shriek nd a plunge and. Mr. Suffies portions and left a deep rent from the tipper a sank to the bottom of the heaving waves of land. to the sea. Wild vegetation grows the sea cavern. • there—huge leaves of old ferns and some Mr. Sudles could swirn. straggling trees ; but if we can get to that Early in the contest, the wordy contest place I think our escape is but accomplished for his life, he had secured in one of his and we will reach the nearest town and . hands a small pocket knife, with the frantic there you will ffnd., no doubt, some one to . 1 " Sans doute." . befriend you." idea of attempting to fight his way out of YOUNG FOLKS. TEE DOG AT BEECHWOOD. BY MILETA, MONTREAL. He was 0 large, gaunt, ugly mongrel of a nameleee type, Ws black and shaggy natural garment had a fierce mid uncivilized air, end he had the *sye and temper of a hyena. Ancl by some strango irony of nomencla. Ore, his name was "I3os." Yes, he was called "Boz," and although 1 }levels:mg been aware of the imperfections of his illustrious namesake, 1 thiule the feet of so calling this Wdeous animal was an incouaistent and groundlese insult to the character cif that great man. This unpopular hell -breed was rather a favorite with his owner, and "Boz" return- ed the partiality by a mederate measure of regard width redeemed, in his master's eyes, his general attitode th the renteinder of the Inman race, Be had a house of his own in the barn- yard of a pleasant suburban residence called I3eechwood, and was supposed to be an of- ffoient guardien of the premisea in case of As his duties were not of a conflictina,na- ture he was able to concentrate his mind upon their performance, and still have time to epee.; And his evil disposition led him to indulge an indiscriminate hostility which had earned for Ferguson'e "Boz" the repu- tation which a eowardly tyrant usually en joys. Many complaints and remonstrances had been made, and some of the working -people whose children had to pass the back -gates as they came through Ferguson's lane, had been bold enough to suggest that the dog should be chained in the day -time. But Mr. Ferguson was a gentleman who thought very little of other people's opin- ions and a good deal of his own; and es he was not afraid of the dog he concluded that those who differed from him in that respect were simpletons, and had no scruples in say- ing so; at the same time forbidding any one upon the place to tie up the dog. Mr. Ferguson was making improvements, and employed a number of people. One of his men, a Scotch Highlander, was almost a pattern to his class. Macdonald was sober, intelligent and painstaking, as faithful to his employer as he was to the large family whose daily bread depended upon his la- bour. Some of the men who worked at Beech- wood lived at a considerable distance and • no g home o their mid-day mea Theteither brought their little pail .of cof- fee, witlethe remainder of that frugal repast, in the morning, or some one of their children came with quaking hearts up the lane to bring " Daddy" his dinner. Macdonald was one of these, and the laborers could be seen a noon, groupedwithin the open barn door, or stretched upon the bit of sunny green outside, as cheerful, if not so impos- ing, as more famous baneueters. But one thing marred the enjoyment of h hwhose by their little sons and daughters, and a vigilant watch upon the formidable brute who roamed in the rear of the premises was necessary to ensure the safety of the child- . At last Macclonald's Highland blood was so stirred at sight of the terror in the blue t eyes of his seven-year-old Meg, that, with t the aid of a stout rope and the sympathy a and comeivance of his comrades, he effectual. 1 ly secured the dog for some hours during the middle of each eay. fleeli and leaving instead a frightful gaping wound. A neighboring milkman returning through the le from hie ;naming teallic was near enough to witness the disaster but could not peach the spot in time to rescue the child from harm. He beat off the dog with his whip, end lifting the shrieking creature in hie arms earried her without ceremony ieto Arr. Ferguson'e kitchen. Noliody there was tnerprieed at the mie- fortune, and the mistress was emit for. When Mrs, IPerguson reached the kitchen she feund that poor little Meg had fainted, and was almost glad of the opportunity to examine quietly the mangled limb. She had the child carried to EL lounge in it smal sitting-rooni close by, and though she shud- dered to Flee the thrn sinews and cruel ragged wound, bleeding rapidly, she washed and bandaged the Injuries with suoh steady skilful fingers that the operation was Soon finished. She was trying to revive the little one 1 when she found Macdoneld standing beside her. He had not been long in hearing the ill LANDLORD AND TENANT. — frisk reaciauts tentatteg the itatlitrs.—A len)** al Rattle. The London (Eng.) StarvIard says that there are beyond question many cases which, bring eliame and discredit upon the • whole, body of landlords in Ireland, cases whei.ein the land -owners have not behaved with any show of respect for egnity, and in which they have done goes wrong to those whoee happiness and even livee dee elded. npon their landlord's foehearance. " Such land- lords," the Standees/ says. " have no right to be impelled by the Goverament with moms of enforcing the deer:es granted them by a strict process of tlavv. Some or the evictions enforced this winter have been inhuman speetaclee, fit only for a barbarous 1 country and age. The Government may well consider whether it is not time to dis sociate the action of the Irish Executive iron: the enforcement of smell decrees." =MING SCETTlis .Air AN k;vicTioN. Exciting seenes were witnessed to -day near Gtherconlish, County Limerick, the occasion being the evietion of Edmund ea, y, a tenant on the Gabbett• estatest news and her own tears fell When she ob. Information was conveyed to O'Grady that served the man's eyes swimming in drops of O force of policemen, numbering 180 and anguish. in spite of his wrath her sympathy dis kett, was coming to eviot him, and he pre - bailiffs, under the command of Capt. Phan - pared to rive them it warm reception. Witte the assistance of his neighbors he eat down trees and shrubbery with which be barri- caded the house. Then O'GradY and'about twenty of his friends proceeded 'to the uppisr storey of the house, cut away the staircase behind them and stationed themselves at the windows to await the coming of the enemy. The evicting party soon put in an appearance and stormed the house with sledge hammers and bayonets. Ladders, were placed against the walls, upon which police, men and bailiffs swarmed, but the defenders threw boiling water upon their While this was being done she coaxed and assailants and hui lel the ladders to the soothed Meg, and fed her with some good ground. The attacking party advanced re - soup that had been ready for luncheon, peatedly upon the house, and were as often and told Macdonald kindly to go into the repulsed. The contest lasted fully . three kitchen, where the servants' table was hours. Ultimately a hole was cut in the, already spread, and get his dinner. upper floor, through which eome of the po- licemen crawled, while others covered the occupants of the house with rifles, threaten - hag to fire if the slightest hostile movement was made. The eviction was then effected,, and several persons were arrested. Duringe, the excitement crowds of people gathered., about the house and cheered the defenders. , For this display of sympathy they were re- peatedly charged upon by the police and vigorously clubbed.. A number of police-. men and citizens were injured in the affray.. armed Inin, and she wisely said nothing then but motioned to him to sit down beside his little daughter. Almost the first words Meg, said, were "your dinner's all gone, Daddy," end Mr. Mandonald'e heart accused 'him bitterly for allosving Ins blue-eyed innocent to base a danger of which he had not been ignorant. Meanwhile, Mrs. Fergu on had sent for Kelly, the in -door servant man, and desired. him to fill the small cart with soft clean hay, while the herself brought wraps and. pillows to irials.e comfortaable bed for the sufferer, who was to be driven home in that fashion. He was not very willing to eat his dinner there that day, but the lady was peremp- tory as well as kind, and he knew that she was grieved, so, after a little hesitation he obeyed her. Then Meg was carefully laid in the cart, and a larege-basket was put in with her filled with comforts for Meg's mother, and some new -laid eggs and fresh soup -meat for Meg herself. As they were leaving Mrs. Ferguson said to Kelly, "Before you come home go to I Doctor Hackett and ask him, with iny eom- fayli.Tents, to attend to the child. immediate - Then Macdonald said a few grateful words in rather bad English to his former mis- tress, but he had relinquished none of his natural feelings towards "Boz" When he came home that evening Mrs. Ferguson had some private conversation with her husband, which ended in his The IInwe come Baby. "Another mouth to feed," said John Ar- len when the new baby came. "God never sends mouths but what He sends bread to fill them," said his employer piously. "Aye. Only he sends the mouths to me and the bread to you," asserted John Allen. "I guess God made a mistake when he going up -stairs before dinner was served to sent that baby here," remarked John Allen, unlock a .small case from which he took a junior, aged 8, the baby himself until now. .1 article too commonly used now -a- his"pG4 nte:saerif•tmn amkeosthienri,statkhees.b"aba7swoernelyd seinalYasl On his way out he called Kelley, and they friend. went together to the barn -yard. They were not long gone, and very little was said when hey came back about what had been done here, but there was a suppressed excite - tent among the servants which was certain - 31 not. displeasure. An hour or two later Macdonald came up Mr. Ferguson was in the city all day and, very seldom came home to luncheon, but he f occasionally departed from his general pra,c- s tice and one morning, not long after Boz had been ignominiously deprived of his t liberty, he came home unexpectedly while t the men were at their dinner, and driving 3 up the lane, entered the yard where his can-; a ine friend was tearing at his rope and bark- ' s g f 1 , 1 '1 Ienemies drank in undisturbed contentment close at hand. Before, speaking to any one he released the dog, who in return bestowed some It is sad enough to many people to have to come into the world at all, but tcecorne into a world where no one wants you • to be in everybody's way; to have your 'food and drink and wherewithal you shall be clothed reckoned up and grudged to you, oh, poor, little unwelcome babe, who would be in- your place? "]on't tell him anything," said his old quaint and pretty name of Barbara. Mrs. They christened the Allen baby by the riends in the kitchen. "Let him go in and Allen hoped it would bring good luck, be - peak his mind. It w'ill do him good." cause it had been the nanae of a sweet wo- Word was brought from the dining -room man who was dead—her own mother. And a hat Macdonald w aato go in, and he en - it reminded her of that other Barbara Al- ered the comfortable apartment, where len, and the song she often crooned th the Ir. Ferguson sat very much at bis ease, baby, was that old love song with its sad re- ign his hat off, it is true, but with no other of deference or conciliation in his man- fraP';uppose the unwelcome baby ought to have been a pale, pensive child, who never smiled, if there is anything in a,ntenatal theories. But truth compels me to say that she was not. She grew and thrived, and looleecl pretty in the only clothes that were. hers, the cast-off and outgrown wardrobe of John Allen, Jr. And she bubbled over with laughter and cooings, and tvou/d be noticed, and petted, as if she had come to stay. "You'll be late for work, John," his wife would say to John Allen. "One more romp with little Bab," would be the answer, as he tossed her high in his strong arms, and kissed her again and yet,. again. And when the man went to his work,. there were smiles mixed with the crow's-feet of care on his face, as he thought of the baby that at last had found its welcome. So with, them all. The big sister "wasted her time" een any use to speak Gaelic, as it WEIS 115 as she expressed it—as if time could ever be ner. His face was very white and stern, and his voice harsh and broken in its utter - ill a, rie\*Vell Macdonald," said the gentleman, \NI t t t t " Inc 11» YOU being too madly impracticable, but he had P - waY as Marie looked and listened and Gerald marks of gratitude and affection upon his "Nob much, sir," said the Highlander, . o o 111L It was a good friend to him now. 1 plans th Captain Mooquet, until the sharp Then in extreme anger he turned to his I kept the knife in Ins hand. , spoke—still more and more unfolding Ids liberator. "The mistress,was very kind to -day, and I . . . Holding. his breath as he dived to the bot- reports of the guns of the Rift engaged all men with the brief question: a Who dame, am thankful tra her, but I want to have the tom of the sea by virtue of the weight of their' attention. to tie up the dog ?" Igt.,killecl. I won't be satisfied without the chain -links, Mr. Suffies tore open the I It was that continued firing which the cut- Macdonald came forward at once, though ! clasped knife with his teeth and made frantic ter kept up when close to the cliff, so that he was pretty well aware of what would , 1 "The dog is deed, Macdonald," said his old slashes over his chest with it, in the hope to .under cover of the smoke she might make follow. master. "-I shot him myself two hours ago. d which held the sinking ballast her way into the aea cavern. "I did it, sir," saicl he, with his strong I wish it had been done sooner. I was cut the cord p a e. , i Then, from the noises that ensued, Gerald Highland accent and hesitating tongue to wrong to keep him, and I am almost as sor- of iron that weighed him down in its I c He cut his clothing and made long slashes in knew perfectly well what was going on and which Gaelic came so naturally m any strait. 1 ry as you are, Macdonald, for what has hap - his skin, and then the cord was severed and he whispered to Captain IVIocquet : "My little girl was afraid to come in with Pelle& ' he was in a moment free cif the iron weight. " The Rift is safe and will soon be at my dinner, and I conldn't bear it, sir." 1 This was not what Macdonald had expect - Up to the surface shot Mr. Snuffles, half anchor in her own little subterranean sea." "Very well," said Mr. Ferguson, „ 0, ed, and he felt his anger melting away. He suffocated and with a ringing noise in his Then they heard the Chain cable rattle out about your business. You and your iittie.oe, could have been more eloquent if it had ears, as if a thousand whistling winds were and the little smuggling vessel swung easily ' blowing through the cordage of a navy. in the sea cavern by one anchor. It was then that Gerald listened to what was passing above with the most intense interest, and when he heard the voice of . a Tun oLD LOVE awn nip Np,v,' Grace he took the hand of Captain Moccenet, sayin, 1 The course of our narrative has compelled , "Trust me, dear sir, I 'will soon return us, for a time, to leave the cabin of the Rift to You. Do not leave the Rift, if you citn and its inhabitants—Captain Mocquet and help it, -until I see you. : the fair Meele. , It is necessary, now, that ) Captain Mocquet kissed Gerald on the we should request the reader's attention th , cheele, and them English boy like, he ar period antecedent to much that has taken { wonld have shaken halide with /VI:uric ; but place in tlin,sea cavern. she put both her arms round his neck and That period is when the Rift first made • ela.spal her fingers one in the other, as its way into the cave and when Gerald was I though she mea.nb thein th stay for a while, in the cabin of the cutter, soon after Dolan and she kissed first one of his cheeks and had met with the fright that the supposed then the,other, as she smilingly sang : apparition of Marie had given him.' ' "Marie Gerald--Geralil Marie I" gn can get your dinner e sew ere. Go. he repeated, as the inan made a plead- I only sei.c1,e.„1' tlth "Good night, sir. I can't expect wasted in that way—gettmg down on her any len e t bb A l ' ing gtsture, as if to ask a hearing for his mot unready speech. ” There's no more work for you here." Poor Macdonald was not fluent, as I have said, and if he had been that gift would not have served him now, so be gathered up his walla, an extra dollar a weth imtil the child is few belongings and went out of the gate Meg was kindly cared for and got well I homewards witha heavy heart for he knew i elle strong again, but the additional weekly that he was, losing a good place where wages were sure and punctually paid. dollar was not withdrawn from her father's wages. Macdonald had a good character and was not long idle, but men were plenty at that We are told that Nero had one friend who secretly strewed flowers upon his tomb, but time, and it was a week or more before he never heard of a memorial wreath being obtained such work as he was fitted for. I These were,hard days in the poor man's placed upon the grave of "Boz,"_although his master did give him decent burial. CRAFTER XXIV. Although, for the time, this appearance of Marie had been suffieient to rid Gerald and Captain Mocquet and his daughter of the presence of Dolan, they yet could not but feel their absolute danger so soon as the Rift should get fairly th its moorings in the on the deek of the d Rift. Indeed,. he ui cavern of the cliff. Then there would probably be others who would risit the cabin, even if'Dolan should lack the courage to do so, and the deep anx- iety of Gerald was but temporarily assuaged by this prdsent defeat of Captain Dolan, The gallant and heroic youth could. think but of one course of action that prentised any euccessful result and that sae Rift would probably be left to itself, while the crew, with Dolan, would go to dispose of the cargo of the Coquette, to get both Cap. tain Mocquet and his daughter out of the veint esel and inthe other portion of the cav- erns and there hide them until some Oppor- tunity afforded itself for the escape of them and of himeelf. Gerald fully believed, too' that Grace would go with him—for wellhe knew the horror with which she had begun to regard Delco. After the manner in which Captain Do- lan had serambled to the deck of the Rift, upon seeing whathe supposed to be the spir- it of the young French girl, the little party in the eithiti kept a profound silence, for they could. not know but the result ef his fright might be an inducement to aoitie of the crew th make an examination ef the cabin. d en If that liesued, ell would have been lost, so far as keeping the existence et Marie o keret, elthetigh probably she Would have been in 00 sort of danger, „Then she gently let Mtn go apd shook hands WW1 him and laughed: That light. heasited Mari; who; in the ,Midst of so much peril, could sing and laugh Gerald did not choose to encounter Dolan not know what view Dolan would take of his leaving the Rift at all. Hence was it, then, that he preferred reaching Grace by the mode of swimming to the foot of those little steps Ieadingthrough the recesses of the caverne to the inhabited portion of that ocean -house. (To OE ooxstranen.) It Had Come at Last. Employer—Jaines, here is a letter for you, from the gead letter offiee. , James, in agony—Then it's from my ton. He's bin sick for Weeks 'and I've bin ex - pee tin' this every dny. The Earth-WOrm's!..Vrork. It is only recently that science ham come to understandfully the eervice which the earth- worm—the humble creature which seine Canadian boys call the "angle 'worm," and others the " mud-worea"—performs in the economy of the 'world, &enraging but Ambiguous. Anxious Mi1iinttire " Then, sir, I have your consent to pay my addresses to yam daaghter. Ah, only thotighbl could win her ilfreeti011 tager Father. "Why not, my dear sir, why not / Plenty of others have suoceeded," As be turned th go out Mr. Ferguson said, grew low and soft, because of the new love "Good night, Macdonald, and if you choose in her heart. And when little Bab could to come back to work on Monday morning week about you would have thought them your place is ready for you. You shall have a family of lunatics. She was their ,darling, their queen, their idol. Ah 1 it , has been well said that "God in cursing Gives better gifts than men in benediction." When the unwelcome baby had won its crown of consecration, a voice called, and it went through the open arms of God into the New Home, where no child is ever unwel- come. "And that VW; an—quite all I No, surely 1 But The children cried so, iidien her eyes were shut." home. He hall a good a.nd thrifty wife bat there were half-aadozen small mouths to feed, besides a sturdy baby clamouring for his own particular fare. His new -employer had a large nursery - !garden and greenhouses, and these were sit uated but a short distance from Beechwood. Indeed, you had only to turn the upper car ner of the lane into the main road which led past Mr., Fercenson's front grounds, and the gardens, lay a few hundred yards be- yond. • 8o Macdonald came up the lane as usnal to his work, and little Meg trudged up daily with his dinner, ; her small heart in something of a flutter as she neared the top, 'hut stills much relieved that she had not to enter the dreaded gates within which " Boz '' resided, In the meantime there was something rimise in the ofit•door affairs at Beechwood. Many things went wrong which had errone emoothly enough when the Eighlandees sharp, honest eye was 0bOut, the property ; for, although no speeiel aathority over the other hands had been givea him ; Mr. Fer- guson head theitly relied upon the man's worth, end did not know his value until he Missed him. One deer, clan, tidy little Meg trotted up •• the lane with her Daddy s dinner wnen it unfortunatelyhappened that her old foe i Was standing n the open gateway she was about to pas; He was iii a worse mood than usual. Perhaps he was hungry, and knew that Meg carried a remedy for that grievance. At ell evente he treeing upon the child With a rash that took her off her feet in en inetant, and as eoon as he heti her down, seised upon the upper part of her right leg in his savage teeth tearing out the tender 1 She Gnawed. Telking of temper," said the quiet man in the circle, "I can tell you a remarkable ease of how a bad temper was kept under. When I was first married, a good many years s o, I noticed that when intr wife got angry 3115 never said anything, bet at once disappeared into the cellar. One day I fol- lowed her, and what do you think the was doing?" " Praying ?" suggested one. "No. She was gnawing a post that sup- ports the house." " And it mired her ?" from several' " Wait until you hear. Ah, it revives sad memories," murmured the quiet man. One day she 'gnawed the pest through and the house fell iiito the cellar." , " And buried her in the ruins ?" from a chorus of voices simultaneously. "No," he answered meekly ; then he add- ed. in atired voice, " She has never gnawed O post since.' Sympethetie glum. A Very Thoughtful HuSband, Smith—" It s gettiag late ; 2 must go, for I am expected to be at home now." Jones—" Don't be in a hurry. Yotn• wife told my *Wife this morning that she was going ten milee into the country and woald stay all night with her mother.' Smith-- Then I must tm itt once," itwdliollin.i,et,ht---:‘,1•:31:ehat's the use ? Who Will ex' p001 you ?" irecl girl. She gots very lonesome when my wife and /' are both TEMPERANCE. "Though 5 look old, yet I am strong and lusty : For in my youth T never did apply }lot and rebellious liquors in my blood ; Nor did not with unbashed forehead woo The means of weakness and debility," SITAIWEA11.11, Dr. J. H. Hansford says :—" I know of no meaner, inore despisable and heartlese bird than the decoy duck,' enticing a pas. sing flock down to its level in the lake, with appearance of friendship, there to be shot by the fowler, the decoy bird apparently en- joying the' slaughter of its friend and kin.. dred. But the ruin -seller who, for a little. paltry gold, is willing to furnish a fellow- men, his countryman, his neighbor, his kin., his brother, that which will impover-•:' WI, ins -brute, degrade, destroying Kock]) and domestic: happiness, destroying both body and sold, is infinitely meaner, more heartleee and despisable. He, supposably, has' More intelligence—with personal re- oponsibilitts—and adds wickedness to heq.b. lessness, besides hating a wider rangesof influence." Carpets may be brightened by dusting with a damp flannel mop. All rage sent to New York are disinfeeted itt the following maniter. The rags aro ar ranged in bundles and placed in an imper- meable reeeptacle into which superheated steam is introduced (0° F.). In about five minutes the temperature of the bundles is so high that in two hours it does not fall belew 100*, experiments that have been thade 'vote that this process destroys completely all germs ciontained in the rags whereas sulphurous acid is tint so suecessitil.