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E F. E EAGuE thuds you..have esoi seen my sister ? .
Neves,' Le ()realm, replied with au in-
explicable smile, " It is a pleasure te
emne," ,
(To BB coNmiicuBD.)
CHAPTER L
The ehades of evening had commeneed to
fall ; already the Blunting sun shining
through the open window glittered. on the
array a crystal glatises, tuning the wine
within them to a blood -red hue. The re-
mains of an ample dessert were scattered
about the bare polished table rich lescious-
looking fruite mut juicy pines' filling the air
with their fragrance. A. pleasant room,
rvith ita panelled walls aud quaint curiosities,
with here and there a modern pieture fraan•
ed ; and again other works standing upon
easels or plaeed. against the wainseot. From
the Corso below came the wands of laughter
and gaiety; while within, the delicate scent
of the pines was ostsrpowerecl by the odor of
tobaeoo whiela rose from the eis,aarettes of
the three men sitting there. They were all
young—artists evidently, and from the ap-
pearance of one of them, he was of ft differ-
ent nationality from the others. Frederick
Maxwell was an Englishman, with a passion
for art, and no doubt had he been forced to
pin a living by his brush, would have made
some stir in the world ; but being bora with
the traditional silver spoon in his mouth, his
flirtation with the art never threatened to
become serious. He was leaving Rome in a
few days, and the dessert upon the table
was the remains os a farewell dinner—that
custom dear to every English heart. A
handsome fair-haired man this Englishman,
his clear bright cheek and blue eyes con-
trasting with the aquiline features and olive -
hued complexions of his companions. The
.man with the black moustache and old vel-
vet painting -jacket, a man with bohemian
stamped on him indelibly, was Carlo Vise:,
also an artist, and a genius to boot, but
-cursed with that indomitable idleness which
is the bane of so many men of talent. The
other said slighter Italian' he with the mel-
ancholy face and earnesteyes, was Luigi
Salvarini'independent as to means, and
possessed, poor sool ! with the idea that he
was ordained by Providence for a second
Garibaldi.
There is an infinite sense of rest and com-
fort, the desire to sit silent and dream of
pleasant things, that comes with tobacco
after diuner, when the eye can dwell upon
to know the little blind god, er I em mu
miataken. '
" hope not," Visci returned gravely.
" She is quiek and passionate, and some
'-
what old for her years by reason of the se-
chasioa she keeps, But an t let the mbeware
who lightly wins her heart ; it would go
bard with. him if I erossed his path again !
's There are eerpeuts in every paradiee,"
Maxwell replied sententiously anal let
us hope little Gen, is free from the curiosity
of her eriginal ancestress. But child or no3,
she has a women's heart worth the winning,
in which assertion our silent friend here will
ar
beme out,"
Luigi Salverini started from his reverie,
" You are right, Maxwell," he said. "Many
man would be proud to wear her gage
upon Ms arm, Even 1— But why ask
me? If I was even so disposed to rest under
my own fig -tree, there aro ties which pre.
elude such a blissful thought."
Maxwell whistled softly, and muttered
something about a man drawing a bow at a
venture—the words audible, to Salvarini
alone.
"1 am tied, as I told you," he continued
coldly. "1 do not know why yo a have
drawn me into the discussion at all. I have
sterner work before me than dallying by a
woman's side looking into her eyes—"
"And not anything like so pleasant, I
dare swear," Maxwell interrupted cheer-
fully. "Come, Luigi; do not be so moody,
If I have said anything in my foolish way to
offend you, I am heartily sorry."
"1 am to blame, Maxwell, not .you. You
wonder why I am so taken up with this
League - if you will listen, I will tell you.
The story is old now; but kwill tell it as best
I can remember."
" Then, perhaps you wait till I have found
a seat and lighted my cigarette," exclaimed
veice from the background at this moment.
"If Salvarini is going to oblige, I cut in as
a listener."
At these words, uttered in a thin, slight-
ly sneering voice the trio turned round
suddenly. Had itbeen lighter, they would
have seen a trim, well-built figure, with
head set well on square shoalders, and a per-
fectly out, deadly pale face, lighted with
the waxlights glittering on glass and china, piercing black eyes, and adorned by a well -
and on the artistic confusion the conclusion I waxed, pointed moustache. From his ac.
of the repast produces. So the three men ' cents, there must have been something like
sat listlessly, idly there, each drowsily en - I ' a sneer upon his lips. But whatever he
gaged, and none caring to break the deli- might have been, he seemed to be welcome
' cious silence, rendered all the more pleasing enough now as he drew a chair to the open
from the gay girlish laughter and the trip of window.
little feet comina up from the Corso below. I " BetIer late than Uever," Maxwell cried.
But no true Briton cam remain lone silent ; , "Help yourself to wine, Le Gautier; and
and Maxwell, throwing his cigar out of the make all due apologies for not turning up to
window, rose to his feet, yawning. "Heigh-. dinner."
ho 1 So this pleasant life is come to an 1 "1 will do so," the new -comer said Ian -
end," he exclaimed. "Well, I suppose fine l• wildly. "I was detained out of town—No;
cannot be expected to be always playing. I you need not ask if a pair of bright eyes
Carlo Visei roused hnnself to tang gent- . were the lode -stars to my ardent soul, 'for
ly. "Did you ever do anything else, mY I I shall not tell you; and in the second place,
friend ?" he, asked. "You play here under I have been obtaining your permit as a
EVIL EMUS OF A MISTAIMI
. FHILOSOFEY.
tsatau nvnBit, SX. 0.
The ease is reported from Liverpool of a
Mrs. Berry poisoning her mother and
daughter, who were insured respectively
for gWO, and a':d0, in order to get the hum-
ane°. She was execnitecl and buried in the
"Murderess" graveyard, chose beide the re-
mains of Catherine Flannigan and Margaret
Higgins., who were exeouted at the aame
Place .three yeare ago for poisoning Hig.
gin's husband.
In :speaking about her child she said "Do you know that beautiful poem of
Longfellow, ' Resignation V That poem
expresses my feelings as regards poor
Edith." Then she took up the book and
began :—
"There is no nook, however watched and tended,
But one dead lamb is there l"
She then -read the whole poem with an
eloquence which, with its surroundings, the
solicitor said was truly awful. She called
his special attention to the line "There is no death 1 What seems se is transition ;"
and said she should like to have that placed
on the gravestone of poor Edith, her daugh-
ter.
This account illustrates the effects of the
generally accepted idea in theolooical circles
that death is but a transition to a higher
and better life, in cases where conscientious-
ness and the moral and religious sentiments
are weak.
Mrs. Berry, like Flannigan. and Higgins,
wanted money, and, though she evidently
had no ill -feelings against either her mother
or daughter, she concluded. that they would
be better off in a state of eternal happiness
than here where toil and trouble are the
common lot, The same idea is also express-
ed in her dying words, "Those avhom I
love best are already gone. I idols upon
death now as a five -minutes journey by
train, and when I get out of the train at the
other station, the first one to meet me on
the platform will be my daughter Edith."
If their lives had not been insured there
would have been no apparent inducement to
have poisoned these victims, the life in-
surance business having originated upon the
basis of an expectancy of death.
The Bible generally, and the Saviour
specifically, teaches that a destructed
corpse --a decomposed body—isnot a fit sub-
ject for a resurrection: vide His sermon on
the mount, Matt. 7 : 13-14; also Rev. 20':
6, 14 & 15. A proper understanding of these
texts dearly establishes my contention, the
generally accepted theological interpretation
notwithstanding.
There
are
Faint Heart.
men
cannon's mouth
who subside
in the
who up to a
with perfect composure, but
into speechless embarrassment
sunny skies, in a velvet paintmg-jacket ; , Brother of the League. I offered up myself society of a woman. Just why she
then you leave us to pursue the same ardu- on the shrine of friendship ; I lost my din- proves so formidable, they would probably
ous toil in the tall hat of Albion's respects.- nes' voila tout ;" and saying these words, he find it diffitult to state, but the fact ro-
, bility, in the land. of fogs and snews. Ah ; puta narrow slip of parchment in Max- mains. Doctor Haldane, a professor of Saint
yea, it is only a change of venue, my philos- well's hands. Andrew's University, was a most estimable
opher." "I suppose I had better take care of this?" man, possessed of a pleasing person and a
"Not now," Salvarini corrected gravely. the Englishman answered carelessly. " I handsome competency, but he •was well ad -
"Remember, he has vowed by all in his get so exasperated with Salvarini, that I vanced in life before he could make up his
power to aid the welfare of the League. came near pitching the sacred moidore out mind to marry. He would faiu have had a
That vow conscientiously followed out is of the window. I presume, it would not be wife, but was too bashful to seek one.
undertaking enough for one man's lifetime." wise?" Finally, however, he fitted up his house
"Luigi,.you are the skeleton at the
"Not if you have any res ect tor a sound afresh, and rumor reported that he was
sized sour apples, stew until soft. Make a
feast," Visci remonstrated. "Cannot you
body," Le Gautier returnedldryly,.1 about to change his state. The popular
be happy here for one brief hour without re-
gathr that Luigi has been talk* largely voice was right, for, on a certain day, the batter of one cup of milk, butter the size of
'an egg, two and one-half cupfuls flour, two
minding us that we are bound by chains we
about the sacredness of the missing
on. We11, good doctor was seen at the house of a lady
heaping teaspoonfulsg powder, a pinch
baking
h " young yet and the gilt of his enthus- for whom he had long been supposed to
of salt. Pour over the stewed Apples and
aannot sever ?"
" I do not like the mocking tone of your . e Is , s
team does not yet show the nickel beneath en n a i Isis ,
tertai l'Is* g • he wore a new coat, and, .
words," Salvarini replied. "Phe subject ' great
in agitation, was wiping is wee -
h• a i bake in a hot oven.
which reminds me. Did my ears deceive Sauce for the Above.—One egg beaten
me, or were we going to hear a story ?" light, one cup of sugar, one-half cup hot
"It is no story," the Italian replied, water, one sliced lemon, one tablespoonful
"merely a little family record, to show you cornstarch. Boil until it thickens.
how even patriots are not exempt from
tyranny.—You remember my brother, Vis- out at the tips of his fingers, and he sat
repeat, very much like the conspirators' down upon the edge of his chair in such a hold medicine. They are undoubtedly very
ci ? and his wife. He settled down, after
chorus at the Opera," Maxwell returned state of confusion as to arouse the com- excellent for biliousness. Lemons, how -
with a careless shrug. "1± is not bad fun fighting years . for his country, not many
passion of his friend. ever, should not be taken intheir pure state,
playing at sedition,—But for goodness' miles from here. Living with hirn was his
"Wool, doctor," she said, endeavoring to as their acidity will injure the teeth and the
wife's father, an aged man, universally be -
sake, Luigi, do not keep harping. on the put him at his ease, " hae ye got through a' lining of the stomach. The proper wais
y
loved—a being who had not a single enemy
same string like another Pagammi, but your papering and painting yet ?" to take the juice of one lemon in a cup of
[A clearing of the throat, preparatory to water, without sugar. The best time to
speech, but not a word uttered.] take such a dose is before breakfast or just
"I'm told your new carpets are just befere retiring. Lemonade is an excellent
beautifu'." drink in summer, and can be used with bene -
[A further choking, and a vigorous effort fit by every one,
to speak, terminating in miserable silence.] Here is an excellent recipe for chicken
"They say the pattern o' the dining -room croquettes, which are so popular now and so
chairs is something quite out o' the way.
. .
In frequently served with salads at evening
could
walk
HOU$EHOLD.
Kitehen Notes.
Hot water is the best thing thet eau be
used to heal a sprain or brulae.
Tho rooms of a house need ventila,tion in
the daytime, as well as the night ; in the
wiralirttalselavemllmasamtilalaalistdinbue7X' in the water
when washing blankets keeps the flannel
stoves saves many a big coal bill and maim
eat °4)-d, PreYents ahrinking.
Burning ce4e lit the kitchen and laundry
a better
rrsfi Vital af d°: souft aPtililrePrg 7ti'ler new Wren -
tion, euro to prove nsefid. A eolid leather
castor will save many a rug or carpet.
FMB.° TRII,B,—Boil the boiled tripe, out
in squares, put in egg, then in cracker
crumbs, and fry to a nice brown. Serve vvith
catsup.
Housekeepers should not fail to keep a
bushel or two of chareoal in the house with
which to make a bed of coals for broiling.
Try it and gee the difference it will make in
your steak or chicken or ham.
A simple remedy for neuralgia is to apply
grated horse -radish, prepared the same as
for table use, to the temple when the face
or head is affected, or to the wrist when
the pain ie in the arm or shoulder.
Do all farmers' wives know that a quart
of buttermilk and a teaspoonful of Were -
bus stirred up with buckwheat flour makes
the best pa,neakes ? When done, steaming
them in a covered dish improves them very
=oh.
A Niou WAv TO Coon CRIOKEN.—CUt
the chickens, put into a pan, oover with,
water and let Stew as usual. When done
make a thickening of cream and flour ; add
butter, pepper and salt. Have ready a nice
short cake, baked and cut in squares. Lay
the squares on a dish and pour the chicken
and gravy over them while hot.
DRIED APPLE CAKE.—Two cups of sweet
dried apples, soak over night and chop; two
cups of molassea, and let st shniner over two
hovas ; when cold add one cup of sugar, two
eggs, one-half cup of sour cream, sour milk
and butter, two teaspoonfuls of soda, four
cups of flour, four teaspoonfuls of cinnamon
and one teaspoonful of cloves and one nut-
meg.
SAGO PUDDING.—One cupful of sago
soaked in cold water until soft. Add four
quarts of scalded milk. Sweeten to taste,
and add a little salt. Let it cool, and when
ready to put in the oven turn in three well -
beaten eggs, but do not stir the mixture
when you put the eggs in. Bake three-
quarters of an hour. Flavor to taste. Tap-
ioca, same as sago, only use five eggs.
VEGETABLE SOUP.—Put into a saucepan a
piece of butter the size of a walnut; when
it is very hot put three onions sliced and a
half-dozen celery leaves; stir until they red-
den, then add a half teacupful of flour and
when this is red, (take great care that it
does not burn), pour in oae pint of boiling
water, stirring slowly all the while, then
add one quart of cold water and simmer for
an hour. Season with salt and pepper and
serve, very hot.
Nothing is better for a sore throat than a
gargle of salt and water. It may be used as
often as desired, and if a little is swallowed
each time it is used, it will cleanse the throat
and allay irritation. Salt, also used in
doses of one to four teaspoonfuls in half a
pint to a piut of tepid water, is an emetic
always on hand. This is also the antidote
to be used after poisoning from nitrate of
silver, while waiting for the doctor to come.
BIWA-NEST PUDDING.—Pare four good -
is too earnest for jesting upon.—Surely,
Maxwell, you have not so soon forgotten
the solemnity of the oath you took last
night
"1 do remember some gibberish I had to
pouthered head" with a sucavy handkerchief,
when the door was opened: ,
As soon as he was shown in, and saw his
hostess calmly knitting, his courage oozed
Lemons may often be used as a goocl house -
without that vaizard's versatility." in the world. Well, time went on, till one
clay, without the slightest warning, the old
"You think it play, do you ?" Salvarini
asked almost scornfully. "You will find fellow was arrested for compliance in some
so-called plot. My brother's wife dung
it stern reality some day. Your hour may
round her tether's nook; and there, in my
not come yet, it may not come for years ;
brother's sight, he saw his wife stricken
but if you are ordered to cut off your right
hand, you will have to obey." I brutally down by the ruffianly soldiers—
"Oh,dead; dead, mind—her only crime that little
indeed. Thanks, most earnest ' . .
act of a, ec on—killed y order of the offi-
youth, for your estimation of my talent for ,
cer in charge. But revenge followed. Paulo short, that everything aboot the house is parties : Boil two medinm sized chickens
obedience.—Come, Luigi 1 do not be so Cas- 1
shot three of the scoundrels dead, and eft perfect." until they are very tender, chop them fine,
sandra-like. If the worst comes to the Here was an opportunity too good to
be add one pint of cream, sAmost half a pound
worst, I can pitch this thing into the Ti- the officer, as he thought, dying. Sin
--ce overlooked. The doctor advanced his chair,
then, I have never heard of Paulo.—And of butter, with a liberal allowance of salt
ber." He took a gold coin from his pocket
now, do you wonder why I am a Socialist, raised his eyes furtively to her face, end and pepper. The easiest way to shape these is
as he spoke, making a gesture as if to throw
said, with an inflection which no ear but one
it through the open lattice. with ray hand against all authority and or- 1 wilfully deaf could have misinterpreted, to press some of the mixture firmly into
der, when it is backed up by such cowardly, small moulds, or shallow cups will do ; fry
Salvarini stood up, terror written in "Na, na, Miss Jean. It's no' quite perfect. them in hot lard until they are brown: some
every line of his face, as he arrested his unprovoked oppression as this ?" It canna be that, as long as there's ae thing cooks prefer salad oil to butter, but cla,rifi-
or a time he listeners remained silent,
outstretched arm. "For heaven's sake, , Ftwanting."
watching the twinkling stars as they peeped ed butter gives a much more agreeable flavor
Maxwell, what are you thinking of? Are " And what can that be ?" asked the im-
you mad, or drunk, that you can dream of out one by one, nothing to be seen now of perturbable spinster. and a better color.
such a thing ?" each but the glowing tip of his 'cigarette as Utterly overwhelmed'sby her blindness to TOMATO CATCHUP. --Take any quantity of
.
to his pocket. "All right, old fellow. I
Maxwell laughed as he restored the coin 1 ol • his meaning, the poor man beat a hasty
"You do not think that your brother and trees, caught up his hat, and in tones of
re• very ripe tomatoes, cut them in slices and
put in layers in a deep jar, sprinkling salt
• , the blue smoke drifted fro the casement
suppose I must honor your scruples; though, toetween each layer. Use two ounces of salt
Paulo Lucci, the celebrated brigand we hear.
so much of, are the same men?" Visei c, E
blizhted hope, gasped out his declaration,
h uart of tomatoes. Set the jar in a
mind you I do not consider m self bound d 1 h 1 W 11 ' i Th to each q
small, two tableepoonfuls of sifted bread
oroutbs, a few sprigs of fresh parsley well
waashed and ehred fine, and a well -beaten
egg, Mix these ingrediente thoroughly to-
gether, and All the tematoes with the mix-
ture. Place them, with the cut side upper-
most, in a baking -tin ; cover the tops with
Peaeoned bread crumbs, and bake in a brisk
even for half an hour. Send a little good
brown gravy to table in the dish with them.
For a change the tomatoes may be filled
with any kind of cold meat, poultry or game,
finely mtneed and pleasantly seasoned,
rioa jeolareadaiiionat9hyi,s way they form a most de-
TONATOES.—Take two (Wen
email ripe tomatoes, prick each one in two
or three places, and carefully preserve the
juice that flows from them; keep it in a
covered vessel until wanted, Put the to-
matoes in layers in a deep earthen jar, and
sprinkle a little salt between each layer.
Place a cover on the jar, and let it remain
undisturbed for three days. On the fourth
day remove the tomatoes from the brine,
Wash them thoroughly, and dry them very
carefally. Put them into jars and add the
juice that flowed from them at first, Bail
as much vinegar as will entirely cover the
tomatoes with half an ounce of cloves and a
tablespoonful of mustard eeed. The vinegar
should be allowed to vet cold before being
poured into the jars. If desired, some
onions cut into very thin slices, or some
celery finely minced, may be added to the
tomatoes. The pickle will be ready to use
in a fortnight. The jars must be tied down
and stored in the usual way.
to do anything foolish. even for ge League." asked at length. "People have said so,
" You may not think so: indeed, I hope Yo,n, understand."
Maxwell laughed again, and whistled care- I plied sardonically. "The affair created
episode. quite a stir in the proviece at the time; but
lessly, thinking no more of the little
The League, the coin, everything Was for- : the peasants do me too much homage in
gotten; but the time did come when he in connecting my name with so famous a char-
acter. Our Italian imagination does not
his hour of need remembered Luigi's words,
i rest at trifles."
and vividly realised the meaning of the look
• hot ott es an w en q
I have heard such a tale," Salvarini re -
not ; but time will tell."
thing wanting is a -a -a side -board 1" warm place, and let it stand for rthree days
giving the fruit a gentle stir now and then.
At the end of that time press the tomatoes
A Lesson in Lion Taming. through a sieve, measure the juice, and to
Those of our readers who expect to make each quart add an ounce of black pepper, a
dozen cloves, a blade of mace, a teaspoonful
lion taming a profession will read this item
with interest and will doubtless profit by the of powdered ginger and half an ounce of al.
hint which it gives: , spice. Boil these ingredients for twenty
A German tamer of wild beasts always en- minutes ; pour the catchilp while warm. into
"Pleasant for the officer who ordered
on his stern earnest face.
them to strike down your brother's wife," tered the cage dressed in a gaudy_Hungarian
Vied, looked on at the incident, totallyThe „omens securely and store in a dry place. A wine -
unmoved, save by a desire to lead the con- Le Gautier drawled, as he emitted a sled -
costume with large top boots.
he appea'recl the bons fled back with terror glassful of this catchup stirred into half a
An Oculist's Test.
In, a large factory in which were employ-
ed several hundred persons, one of the
workmen, in wielding his hammer, careless-
ly allowed it, relates the Pottery Gazette,
to slip from his hand. It flew half -way
across the room, and struck a fellow -work-
man in the left eye. The man averred
that his eye was blinded by the blow, al-
though a eareful examination failed to re-
veal any,injury, there being not a scratch vis-
ible. He brought a svit in the courts for
compensation for the loss of half of his eye-
sight, and refused all offers of compromise.
Under the law the owner of the factory was
responsible for any injury resulting from an
accident of this kind, and, although he be-
lieved that the man war shamming and
that the whole case was an attempt at swind-
ling, he had about made up mind that he
would be compelled to pay the claim. The
day of the trial arrived, and in open court
an eminent oculist retained by the defence
examined the alleged injured member, and
gave it as his opinion that it was as good as
the right eye. Upon the plaintiffs loud
protest of his inability to see with his left
eye, the oculist proved him a perjurer, and
satisfied the court and jury of the falsity of
his claim. And how clo you suppose he
did it? Why, simply by knowing that
the colours green and red combined made
black. He prepared a black card on which
a few words were written with green ink.
Then trie plainiff was ordered to put on a
pair of spectacles with two different glasses,
the one for the right eye being red and the
one for the left eye consisting of .ordinary
glass. Then the card was haaaded him and
Ise was ordered to read the writing on it.
This he did without hesitation, and the
cheat was at once' exposed. The sound
right eye, fitted with the red glass, was un-
able to distinguish the green writing on the
black surface of the card, while the left eye,
which he pretended was sightless, was the
one with which the reading had to be done.
you ever hear the name of the fellow ?" and cowered down in a corner whence sissy a pint o me e or goo gravy may
cate curl of smoke from his nostrils. "Dud
00
versation into more pleasant channels. 1
"When do you leave, Maxwell ?" he asked. wore withdifficulty dislodged. 'It was evident instead of tomato sauce if the latter is not at
"1 suppose you are not going for a few "Curiously- enough, his name is the same that the very sight of him inspired themwith hand* n vv.
days ?" as yourt, though I cannot be sure, ea it is terror. How was it done? His plan has at i —Take as
"In about a week probably, not sooner. five years ago now. He was a Frenchman, least the merit of being original. He obtain- Tostivroas aTEWED . yr HOLE.
I did. not know I had so many friends in , likewise." many fresh thmittoes as are likely to be re-
ed a lay figure which ho dressed up in the at- quired, and after the stalks are retnoved
Rome, till I was going to leave them." "Moral—bet all Le Gaugers keep out of tractive costume he was in the habit of wear-
plathem in a stew -pan with some finely
"You will not forget your visit to my lit- Paulo Lueci's way," Maxwell exclaimed) ing, The very features were closely imitat. chopped onion' salt, pepper, and a few small
ce f
tie place ?" Genevieve will never forgiveme rising to his feet, "We do not pay you the ed, so were the proportions and build of the Pieces of butter.
Put the lid on the pan and
set it on the stove where the contents may
" PoNet little Genevieve !" Maxwell cried. Mau; but these brigands are apt to strike human beingsmight havemistaken the make- rii n I
if I let you go without saying good-bye." compliment of believing you are the same man. The disguise was so perfect that even
"No, indeed. Whatever my engagements first arid inquire after. Of course, this is up for the original. The figure was intro. Af til: rthis gently poil r for
a clverentlearutgehr gloacinbiriaowurn,
I daresay, the day will come when she will Pisulo Lucci are one.—I ns far • ht t first,britefLerawhile 't w k el- d to half cover the tomatoes. Ste*
may be, I will find time to see her; though, always presuming Salvarini's brother and duced into the cage and made to stand up- stock
a 1 going aas rig a • ., a as no se them slowly until done sufficiently. When
I am not so sure of that ; she is a warm- proposal ?—The ayes have it." .• •
when a oun le lions rue led quite soft, but not a al. broken, take out
forget me easily enough." , the Villa Salvarino. Who says ay to that over,with b d. tlI
hearted child. I tell you what we will do ; They tose to their feet with one accord; d the tomatoes and arrange them neatly on a
and perhaps Sir Geoffrey and his daughter and after changing their coats for something
will join us, We Will go down the day , more respectable, trooped down the stairs,
after tomiorrow, and make a day of it.— ( "Y. oil Will not forget about Friday?" Visci
Of course you will be one, Luigi ?"
. l reminded. "I shall ask Sir Geoffrey and
the rich flush t at mounted to the young to my little place on that day —Will you He then comnreenced his course ef training, matocs, au se g p
It Was growing dark now, too dark to See his daughter to come. We are going down ment; the lions didnot3nove the Second time.
italis,n's cheek. He hesitated a moment be- make one, Le Gautier ?" . criep toast inseated here and there between
attired in a costume similar to that of the the fruit.
with open 1 prey. y
they began to howl for pain and withdrew very hot dish; thicken the sauce with a tea.
to a corner with bleeding mouthS and tongues. spoonful. of flour, rnixed to a smooth paste
The manikin was covered all covet with sharp with a little cold water ; le tit boil two or
iron spikes, concealed under the brilliant three minutes after the thickening is added,
uniform 1 Twice the tamer tried the experi- OICA porfr it roend oboist (not over) the to-
rve ' ' f 11100
fore he spoke. "With pleasure, Carlo. A " A thousand thanks, my dear Visci," wooden figure, though he had never entered& 1 STUPFED TOMATOES.—Take a suffiden
ly /*timed. I will come gladly." I should like it, the thing is impossible, 1 'number of ripe toinatoes and cut a thin slio
from the stalk of each. Remove the insides
day at ybur littie paradise is not to be light- the Prenehrean exclaimed i "but much as cage before.
" Yon make a slight mistake, Visci, when am literally overwhelmed in the most im- Th e js a y ing woman out west who is being careful not to break the outside of ell
you sPeak of Genevieve as a child," Max- portant work." succeesit;ffill working a one -hundred -and -six- fruit. l'ress ta e tomato pulp through
well observed reflectively. "She is seven- ' A general laugh followed this solemn as- t - farm,31 1 h declaresthatId sieve and mix it with a little pepper and
teen—at woman, according to your Italian sertion, y acre and toheshe con
,
r ekonin At anyrate she is old °toy h a I a work one twice as large if the tnen who want salt, two ounces of ham previously cooked
Vii d lthi h and finely miiiced an omen ehoppecl very
a
g• m sorry, se returnsto marry her would stop )6 er ng
Hanging a Woman in Englan.d.
The execution of Elizabeth Berry, convic-
ted of the murder of her daughter at Old-
ham, took place at Walton Goal, Liverpool,
recently. Berty was the executioner. The
scaffold was erected over a deep pit specially
made in a shed in the prison yard. The
convict having been pinioned, the procession
to the scaffold was immediately formed,
headed by the chaplath. The convict came
next, with her eyes closed and supported by
two female warders. On turning the corner
which brought her in view of the scaffold
she opened her eyes and appeared to faint
away. She was hurried forward the few re-
maining paces, and quickly placed under the
beam. The chaplain read the usual serviee,
to which the unhappy woman made the re-
sponses in an audible voice. She also spoke
some additional words, which, however,
could not be heard at the short distance from
the scaffold at which the reporters stood.
The bolt was drawn and the woman fell out
of sight. The reporters were at once beck-
oned to approach, and it was seen that the
body was hanging almost motionless, nor did
any muscular convulsions of a pronounced
kind take place. The doctors descended
the wall by a ladder and took the usual ob-
servation of the pulse. The chaplain who
was afterwards asked as to the words used
by the culprit on the scaffold said they were,
"May God forgive Dr. Patterson." The
same remark she had made during the pro.
cess of pinioning. The convict, being a
small and light woman, was given a drop of
6 feet 6 inches. The chaplain states that the
culprit was very attentive to his ministra-
tions, but she declared her innocence to the
last.
THF LIMD-41141 OWE
"De ease ef Winkler Jenne Warren, of
Miner 11111, Tenn., will be, feat tookennp,” ,
said &udder Gardneras he opened the meet.
ing and winked to Elder Toots to push an.
other empty herring box into the stove,
BrudderW men claims dat he am bow itehed,
an' he has written to dis (dub to ask it te
sunthin' to drive de evil speerits away. it
has got to sigh a pass .dat de witches take
his ole mule outer clo ba'n at night an ride
him all ober de kentry, an' lirudder Warren
feels speerit hands passin' ober his face an'
pullin his h'er o' nights. Dis club Will do
sunthiuqur Wm. If he War 5 local member
we'd cure him in about ten minits. As he
am an honorary, an' fur away, we shall eross
his name off de books au' send him oflishul
Xl°,11411PAv hie.ePenatecblrireeefceirlirdnio d s ine :tile:
of superstishun, an' if members can't:04:n-,
lightened day kin be fired out De day of
ghosts, hobgoblins an' witches has passed
away, an' cle cull'd man who can't b,reloitleisi'ed
people half to death anleavm a rad of
tis,h an' smoke, but things hay °healed.
De wedder hain't right Inc 'em now, an'
de purleece giv 'em de collar an' send 'ens to
de work house.
"Mebbe speerit hands hey bin laid on
Brudder Warren, but I doubt it. 1 guess
Tennessee whisky had a good deal to do
wid it. All o' you jist listen to me when I
say dot de fust complaint of speerit hands
in Detroit will be follered by a seene to
make somebody's heart ache! Be keerful
how unknown hands pull yer ha'r, De mem-
ber of dis club who sees a witeh had better
keep powerful quiet about it or he'll be
turned ober to de Kielsin' Committee to be
dealt avid. De Seckreticry will write to
Brudder Warren dot we hey dun sunthin'
Inc him, an' notify our branches at Chattan•
mg, an' Knoxville dat he has bin fired."
it has no Inzness m dui club. Ate
was a time when witches went chasin
de kentry on an ole raw-boned mule
A Lucky Dog.
A creat deal has been done during the
last few years to ameliorate the condition
of aristocratic dogs. They now trot about
under warm blankets at the and of bright
chains, !instead of being left to their own
devices as in degenerate days of old. We
have never heard, however, of a dog as lucky
as French cur described in this para-
graph:
Baron de Jouarre, who died in Paris a
few days ago, bequeathed the whole of his
fortune, amounting to 150,000J francs, to
"Tiger," his faithful Danish mastiff. Accord -
bag to the provisions of the will a family resi-
dence is to be purchased in one of the sub-
urbs, iu which the dog is to take up his
quarters Amale attendant mad a charwoman
are appointed to look after the dog and
keep the houce in order, and will be paid
for their Services an annual salary of 2,000
francs each, together with free lodgings.
Every little contingency has been provided
for. A small sum has been set apart for
the apothecary and the veterinary surgeon;
every year Tiger is to be furnished with a
new rug, end in spring and slimmer with
fresh collars of elegant design. At the de-
mise of the noble :animal 1,000 trance are
to be spent on a gravestone and the house,
and the capital to become the property of
the Society for the Protection of Animals.
EXCULPATED.
The Chairman of the Conunittee on Intern-
al Harmony then announced his readiness to
report on the case of Trustee Pullback vs.
Whalebone Howker. The two members live
in adjoining cabins, and were considered
friends as well as neighbors until Trustee
gave a molasses candy -pull and invited in a
score of friends and left Mr. and Mrs. How-
ker at home to chew the cud of reflection in-
stead of his candy. Howker appealed to
the club, under by-law 98 defining fraternal
feeling, and the case has been hanging fire
several weeks. The Chairman now report-
ed:
"We not only interviewed all de parties,
but we ate some of de candy. While we
would incouraige a fraternal feelin' among
members, an' while we believe dat members
orter do mo' fur each odder dan fur out-
siders, we mus' declair' our belief dat one
member am not obleeged to invite anoder
member to de sanctity of Ms home. In dis
case Brudder Pallbsak 'mowed dat Bruclder
Howker had sore eyes an' a bad cough, an'
dat his wife was herd o' hearin' an' given to
de habit of spittin' on cls stove. Deir pre-
sence could not hey added to de eclat of de
occashun, an' it was fur better under de
sarcumstances dat dey be left out. We
would an' do unanimously ab olve Brudder
Pullback from any evil intent.' -
On motion of the Rev. Penstonk the re-
port was accepted. He said he was glad the
case had cone up and been officially acted
on, as he .lived in the midst of many mem-
bers of the club, and had been greatly an-
noyed at their interpretation of friendly -,
feelings. He would lend a brother member '
a flat iron sooner than an outsider, but when
it came down to giving a party he should in-
vite anclleave out whom he pleased.
MANY THANKS.
Dr. Christopher Columbus Johnson, an
honorary member of the club atlobile, for-
warded a communication in rega d to spring
.btiitonics, and gave the followi aeciept for
preparing what he calls, "Johnson's Liver
Annihilator":
"Water one gallon.
"Alcohol one quart.
"Put in sassafras root, peach -stones,
tonlsa beans, persimmon buds, New Orleans
molasses and tar to suit the taste, and keep
in a dark place for one week. This is war-
ranted to cure perspiration of the liver in
three days."
The Secretary was ordered to return the
heartfelt thanks of the club, and various
members will at once prepare the tonic.
A BUSTED imAxon.
An official communication from the city
authorities of Toronto revealed a sad state
of affairs in conection with the branch club
of ,that place. It was established a year
ago- with eighty-two members, being char-
tered to work to the thirty-third degree and
confer the order of the Golden Chicken.
The President was a hotel waiter, with eye-
glasses and a diamond pin, and there was
the sum of $34 in the treasury at the very
first meeting. The branch has been making
regular reports, claiming an increased mem-
bership and a great deal of enthusiasm, and
everything was supposed to be all right un-
til a telegram was received that the Presi-
dent had absconded. Then inquiries were
set on foot and an astounding state of affaira
was developed. The branch was $200 in
debt, two-thirds of the members were dodg-
ing the law, and the society had been used
to cloak- much evil -doing. Giveadam Jones
was instructed to leave for Toronto on the
night train and seek to recover the charter
and seals and bring back the names of such
honest colored people as desire to become
members of the Detroit club.
Decidedly Cool.
"Will it be convenient to setMe this bill I"
pasrkoacloehaedcollector of a business man. he ap-
a Now that is what I should say was cool
—decidedly cool," answered the merchant,
as he ran ins eye over the items.
"Anything wrong, sir ?" inquired the
man, solicitonsly,
" Well, it's rather a cool affair all
through," responded the merchant, as he
paid the account,
It was an ice bill.
•
A Suspicious Livery Stable Man.
There is a livery stable keeper in Halifax
who is very careful to whom he hires his
turnouts.
One Sunday afternoon a young married
matt called at the livery stable and wanted
O horse and buggy.
"Who is going along with yo.Va' eked
th livery sgtoaibnlge tmoant a. e my wile's\Mother
out for her health, and you can put a hatch-
et and a spade in the bottom of the buggy,
as I wanted to bring in some young eedar
trees to plant out at the cemetery."
"My buggies are all engaged, and if they
were not you would have to pay $200 buggy
hire for one afternoon."
Why, how's that?"
"Because I don't want to be hauled up
as 5 witness every time the court meets."
" Witness 1 About what ?"
"And.then you will be taking a charge of
venue because pliblic sentiment is down on
you here, and I don't want to be attaelted
by the sheriff as a witness, ttavel forty
miles and be fined $40, ancl then be black
-
guarded by three or four lawyers."
Why, what are you talking about ?"
"That's all right. I don't say you ain't
justified, but I ain't no fool. When 5 man
wants to take his mother-in-law out in the
country 1 or her health, With a hatchet and
a spade, and talks about planting things in
the cetnetery, I know all 1 want. My bug-
gies are hired for a year in advance. Just
take your custom to some rival house. When
I hire a buggy, I hire a buggy; and when /
hire a hearse, it is ts hearse. I don't want
to do any businesa what's not legitimate."
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