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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1887-12-29, Page 2cilABLOTTIA DI, TOAGS. -. wee much more atiffeeee awl less cordiality Rridgefield hgrement-ra getting on pretty welt together, aw betsvemo the two cousiet although Mere.t, hut is, vireo -tee wife, and I won't have her got the wirelew open intestate coneorvatory, " meddling' its my house, Ouly don't you, be bad ahowed. Nettie ties wow iuto the gar- i abeurcl and (Afoul her, for she eon do more den, edvittiug her to ask Ronaldoeu, the , ter or messiest yost io society than esty one gardenen to fill the eoneervetory with flow- else--more's the pity 1" era. The pevilion, as thie little room was "Oh 1 wontyou stay end help nes receive t celled, alweye teemed to iseve more caved- her ?" eeoleimed the poor lady, utterly eau - ie$ ior beiug lived iss, then euy other room ,floed by these eoetrary &tedious- itu the lessee, It bad been ftted up when 1 "No 4 I-1 I ONA't abide the woman 1 nor smolt ehinge were the fe.thionfor the ahortlived •i the um 1" tle added, ef ter a moment, " Yoe bride ot our greeit mode." wilt do better witheut nue The colour must iseve been awful then," I So he went get for his ride, arse Ursula. said Moak, looeieg up at it, "enough Ws set ' stskea, "Oh, mother I what will you do 19 olio's teem on edge ; but it hes feded lista "The beet I owe my dear, They ere \ aomethiug quite oethodox—muelt better thee good people, and. are &Ore to be kind,er than could be manufactured for you." 1 deaerve." Meek liad eyideetly scene ideas of art, end. Nettie was leerniug that her mother was besides iaolined to do the honours to would never so much tw beer, far less an - the stranger ; but Nettie was not gob% to !sweat a rensark on her heaband, It wee be- eneourage him or amybody elss to make up ' ginning to melte 0, sore ia the young heart to her, while she had that look of Gerard that e -barrier was thus rug, where there Godfrey'es in her mind's eye. So the made come had been ea perfect ote3ness end °enli- sted' answer, end he felt rebuffed, but sup. deuce as could exs.st between two settures so a wondered when he could diesimilat, though hitherto the unlik.eneee th tt elder brother'S wife---Mro, Egeemont ot °emulate 1" and, Weeelle stood OM, and " Ah I I was uot quite sure whether her cl h a uothing loolred at her eoesin in vetheialuneut. father wonld Alec OW . I " Why, whet o se ts the use ef teething 1 "I do slot thiuk he tvould, I am *sure it t" that if my little Itmie were to take it into her d Oh, I dot know. Illeery one does. head, 1 shold harcl work te get her If ouo weet sthrop.a or to °wart, yee knovad father's temsent, thoegh tie &else the remit]. said Blauche veguely * but Ursula bed now will have progreeeeil by tlte tinse she is old / 4 fresh subject ot intereet ; for ea emerging enough." P from the thrubberye they came in eight of a "That *settles it," said Alice. "Thank pieteresgeo but not very arehiteotural , you, Mee. Kgremorst, I own," she added (sherds, whicls had the arnalleat pro -portion I presently, "that I do aotsiewhat regret thee h I r est of roof, end ki Vetty it 0011110t be, for I thought th0t 0, Met/Ye for ' I ine up tier etudiets would be helpful te f CHAPTER X.—(Coennuede) There wee a very late dealer, atter which Me. itgremont, on the eve day, maae his wite play bezique with him. She enjoyed as a tender reminiscence of the wielitiog deye t but Wattle found herself de trap, and was reduced to the hook she bed e0i1, tTiVea to Isere:ease on her travels. The te- cowl night Mr. Kerement had picked ue two irieude, uot yet gime out of ewe, whose tete was of horses and of yeah* quite in to the lediea They were very atteetive to UTS. Egrerneet, whom they evidently admired, pee so yieibly as to <call up a bush; but they aisregardea the daughter as a schoolgirl. Happily they 49. peered no more after the ffiener; but 'Nettie's drat exclamation a oetonithed disgust Wise silenced, at °nee by her mother with tuxitsuel ,determinetioa, "Y00 Must not epeale so of your fatherts friend's." "Not "Not et all," eaterraptea Mew, Egremont. of we 1. a oriel-vsiudewed schoolhouse covered. wi elerneeirs. Nuttio"rushed into ingeiriee about ray child ;—I do not mean for e aae servicee end fieheels) eud was aeheetet hear- the etudieo, but of the—the belenee in all hes -moved unswathnlis atul thesutet itig of sleeve Sendays arta saints' days, this ehenge and novelty." I was generelly accepted. News comes from doe lag father ien't a bit Ritaalistio. I " YOU aro Fights I ilt*ve fat it me' Cettarangus mmaty that the victim waa wish he wee, it would be eo xnuch prettier ; law. " Perhaps unaoubtedly Mee Caroline Leavenworth, ,11 TIRED OV u DONDLY irz Romance Woueeisted with a Recent esti- elite at Neogene The dead body of a women was foued a forteight ego at the edge of a precipice steer the Falls on the Cenada eido. The maneer ot her death was shown by a ghastly weuud in bee heed. Itrows the feet that a revolver was eletohea coaveleively sat her right hand it wee euppooeci that it was e oese ot Feticide. Little bavestigetion was made beyond an ttempt at ideutieeetiou, vehleh stutil now posed er y, go bade to her mother, who wee a° rano more attradive. Preseutly his father went off to storm the An of the master a the house, and t r of an hour, hed uever made itself e Mrs. Egremont turned the oonversationto the establishing theteaselvee in the pevilion, whither she proceeded to import some fancy -work that she had bought in London, and thee he shears erlvertiaee for el -settees a late of 'Hinsdale, oi moderate views, eta they are so stupid. Wou peter tow ouch Stiek OS we have got now, Mr. Edwards ; and hits wife ion' t a lady, Fat sure," self," eassi her something could be doue by eadew sooietioss. May belongs to outs, and it Urada is an he telleethal girl, perhaps you could keep her np to some regular employment in the morn- ing, succeeded ia doing so when May mune out, but I can accomplith nothing re, Feta but music with Blenches and au laour's *steady prat:dee a day is. better than &O. thing." Tee drive was on the whole a success end so wee the tea-erinkiug in the verandee, where Aunt Alice aid little five-yeare old Bug beeeme fast friends and mutual ad- mirers ; .the Canon strolled out Data was in in the big, cushioned beshet-cheir that creekled under his weiglat ; Blanehe re- counted Nettie's successes, and her own tennie engages:wants for the week; Mark lay on a rug and. teased her, aud her dachshund ; Nuttielistened to the family °hatter as if it were a play, and. May dispensed the ceps, And loolaecl grave and severe. "Well ?) said the Canon arxiously, when Mark, Blanche, and little Bea. he,d insisted on cavorting the gemite home, and he Nud his wife were for few minutes tete- ' to Rol:salaam-le who was Whe only sense of promotion to greatness there was a pleasau q fine clothes, and the maid whom Ledy throegh the couservatory, and Mark showed arrester% ealeeolariets, begonias, and ger- that Ursula lied yet eatoyed was in them durine which the three went out and out Kirkaldy boa reoomtnenaea, a grave and the ins-ancleoute of the garden, felted out , edema m the conservatory, to beg for some severe looking person, of whom both %too& Ronaldeon, ad congratulated tarn =having out -flowers for te great duscy.loeiring vase somewhat in awe. The arrival et Bridge- some one ot last to appreciate his flowers, ie. the centre of the table. field had been too late for anything to be begging him to melte the conservatory Thew were being arranged when Mrs. taken. in but a general tmpreeineu of space beaueitul. Aud Mrs. Egremont's smile was William Egren-iont and. Miss Bleuithe Egre- aad &wariness, anel the inevitable dinner of so effeetive that the Scot forthwith took out merit were ushered in, and there were the many courses, after vithich, Ne.ttie was so his kude an p tea her with the most regular kindred. mbraoes, after which tired. out that her mother sent her to bed. precious of the roses within his reach. Alice and Nettie were aware of a very hand - Since the waking she had ramie aome Moreover Mark told the names and ages eonw, dignified -looking lady, well through 1 exquabetanee vtith the house. There of all his sisters, whole and. half. Tie was 'simply drained ha what was evidently her was no show of domestics, no courtseying the only son, except a little fellow in the home costume, with. a large *shady hat and housekseper to wade the new mistress And heexhorted his smut not to be feather, her whole air curiously fitting -over the house ; Mr. EgTetnOlat had. told ost the imposing dokname of the Canon- -his wife that she must fill up the establish- nests. Blenche was a, slight, delicete-look- -meat act she pleased, but that tbere was, an edrairable cook downstairs, and. he would not have her interfered with—she suited his -testes as no one else did, arid she must be left to deal witin the provisions and her oven underlings. There was a stable establish- ment, emd a feotman had beeu hired in tOPT11, but there was besides only one un- tidy looking housemaid, who began by giv- ing warning ; and Alice and Nettie had roamed about without raeeting anyone from the big wainscotted dinbigeoont with faded crimson curtains and family portratts, the older grimy, the younger chalky, to the two drawing -rooms, vrhose gilding and pale blue daznasle had been preserved by pinafores of brownhollane; the library, which lookedand emelt as if Mr. Egremont was in the habit esf lotting there, and. a big billiard-roorn, all opening into a shivery -feeling hall, with . , Scagliola columns and a few dirty Statues loet-ween them • tben upstairs to a possible raormng-roceng'looking out over & garden lawn, where mowing was going on ia haste, . and suites of dreary ShUt-Up fusty bed- rooms. Nettie, who had. notions of oboes- ing her own bower, could not make up her mind- which looked the least invitirig. It did not seem as if girls could ever have b,ughed together or children clattered up and down the stairs. Mrs. Egrernont beg- ged her to keep possession for the present at least of the ctutro.ber where the grim. housemaid had chosen to put her, and. which had the advantage of being aired. Cehe two windows loolred out over the park, and. thence it was that while twetweetis, . tb.e maid, was unpaoleing and potting away the new purchases, and. IsTutWe was standing, scarcely realising that such pretty hits and bonnets could be her very own, when her mother beheld the Canon Dad Mark advancing up the drive. It was with a great start that she called Ursula to come down directly with her, as no one would know where to find therm beritilywashing the hands that liad. picked , up a sense of dustiness dering.the explora- tion, and taking a comprehensive glance in the cheval glees, which showed ner some one she feltentirelyunfamiliar to her ins &duty summer costume of pale gray silk picked out with a mysterious shade of pink. Ursula too thought Miss Egremont's outer Newnan more like a Chelsea shepherdess than Nut - tie's true self, as she tripped along in her buckled shoes and the sea green stockings that had been sent home With her skirt. With orimscm cheeks and. a throbbing heat, Alice was only just at the foot of the stairs when the tavreomers had made their way in, and. the kind Canon, ignoring all that was past, held out his hands *saying, "Well, my dear, I am glad to see you. here " kissing Ars. Egriernont on each cheek. "A31& so this is your daughter. How do yoa do, my dear—Ursula ? * Isn't that your name ?" Ansi Ursula had again to submit . to a kiss, notch more savoury and kindly than her father's, though very stubby. And Oh 1 her uncle's dress was like that of no one she had ever seen except the rector of the old. church, the object of unlimited con- tempt to the adherents of St. Ambrose's. As to Mark,beonly kissed his aunt, and ,shook hands with her, while his father ran on with, au unusual loquacity that was a proof of nervousness in him. " Mrs. Egrement—jame, 1 mean—will be here aftertancheon. She thought you would like to get settled infirst. How ie Alwyn ?Ie he down yet ? Thee, as to schools, it was an aloselute anweentent to IsTuttie to and that the *mew 'plans Were in fere° as bed prevailed when her allele hale come to the living and built thet pretty house—nay, were kept up et his sole expepse, beceuse he liked old-fashioned simplicity, end dia not choose to be worried with GOVeTtItlent iuspeotion. " And," said 131anehe, "every one gays otir girls work ever ao much better, and make nicer servants than those that are °reasoned. with all sorts of nonsense pet fit for them." As to the Sundry school. Wlether and the curate take care of that. I'm sure it you like it, you eau. have my class, for I always have a headache there, and. very often I can't go, Only May pegs weer at it, and she won't let me have the boys, who are the only jolly ones, because she iiaye spoil them But you must be my friend -- mind, Nuetie, not May'stfor we are nearer the same age. \Veen is your birthday? You jut put it down in my heeler Nettie, who had tolerable experience of melting acquaintauce with nevr girls, was divided between a sense of Blanche's empti- ness, and. the vrareath excited by her friend- liness as *well as of astonishment at all she he and sew. afraid of his stepmother w o w as a excellent person, he declaed, but who never liked to see any one afraid of her. There was something a little alarming in this, but on the whole the visit was very pleasant sue encouragiug to Mrs. Egre. rejoicing over the mont ; end she g kin.dness as soon as the Canon had Summon- ed. his son, and they had gone away to- very eager to se gether. would cosne down to the Rectory with me. "1 am sure you meat be delighted with My ponies are at the door. I would drive your uncle and cousin, my dear," she atlia. you, and Ursula might walk wftliBlandie." " Ile's not a bit my notion of a priest," t Iseel, as Alice hesitated for a moment, Nettie. "Ansi I don't believe he considering how this might agree with the • ' that she had re - 'lug, rather pretty me lawneennis . dress. The visitor took the part of treat- ing the newcomers as welhestaidiabred "We would not inundate you all at relations. awe," she said, "bet the children are all • oust% I wish you an. eccentric in that county, where see had lived alone fer the peat fifteeu years or more, Miss Leavenworth was the cleughtee of Dr. Le&VeliVVOTth, who was well known Steemburgh and. vicinity many years ego. In her youngest' daye she was engaged to be married to a gentleman who is pow a prom - 1. inane And weehhy paean of Dunkirk. Ob - samba to the eterriege area°, however and thencefortb, life hed. few °hams for the un- fortuttate woman, whoa existence at her Soothe Cothers home was as. aolitery cen be 'imagined. She poosetsed considerable wealth, and the atomisers from year to year assessed her personae property. She did. net object to .paeang her tax, although itwas mutually increased. Many people believed that the long puree of her old-time lover We the hidden were° of her aflieence- She seldom permitted even her nearest neighbor to enter her loeely abode,. and there was one small, iron -bound room into which pry - bag eyes were never snowed to peep, This she used as a sleeping apartment, and she always looked and barred herself in at night. She carried a small hand satohelee her side day and night, and. never allowed hersdf to be separated from it, Besides this, she habitually (serried a loaded revolver in her pocket. There was no living being, oe far as known., that enjoyed her confideece or to whom she talked about her affaixs. This strange heard* life was apparently uneventful enough until last spring, when she, according to report, went away and was absent for a fortnight. It is believed by her neighbors that ab.e came to Canada. After her return she surprised everybody by *selling her house and lot for &ridiculous- ly small sum. She gave away much of her furniture, books, and personal effects, and went away. There was women for old friends of the family to believe that she supported a drunken anti worthless lsrother who lived in Chicago. She must have had considerable money when she left, and, as none was found on the body, people in Bine dale think there may have been foul play, but at Niagara, it is believed that she tired of her lonely life and came there to end it. A WIIIMPBRING XING. re has any daily prayers 1" " Fie is old-fashioned, my dear." One of the steady old clergymen in books," observed Nettie. "I didn't think there *were any of that ,ort left." "011, my dear, pray don't tali° fancies ' very, very good complicated Ins ru ceived, ehe added, "Never mind Alwyn. 1 sew him going off just betore I came up, and he told. he was going to look at some horses at Hale's, so he is disposed of for a good many home husband would into your beadBe Alise delude t man, and has been most kind to me, far , ruttishly wish her to comply, a,nd she re - more theta deserve, anci be is your uncle, joiced to turn her daughter in among the Nettie. I do so hope you vrill get on well !cousins se bats, gloves, and parasols were with your cocaine." !fetched, and the two mothers drove away Here a gong, . a perfectly unknown) with the two sleek little toy ponies. By Wself heard • b erceived that Mrs. Crossing the straggliug, meandering vil- lage street, the cousins entered the grounds of the Reotory, an irregular but well-kePt building of the soft stone of the eountty, all the garden front of it a deep verandah that was kept open in summer, but olosed with glass frames in the winter—tower-beds ly- ing before Wand beyond a laescri where the young folk were playing at the inevitable lawn -tennis. Margaret was nob so pretty es Blanche, but had a more sensible face, o,nd her ir el- oome to Ursule was civil but reserved. Rose - line and Adele, were bright little things, in (mite a, different style from their half -meters much lighter in complexion and promising to behandsomerwornen. They lookedfullof eag- erness end curiosity et the new cousin, whom Blanche set down on a bank, and proceeded - to instruct in the raysteries of the all-im- portant game by comments and criticisms on the players. As soon as Mark and Adele had come out conquerors, Ursula was called on to take her first lesson. May resigned her racket, saying she had something to do, and walk- ed off the field, and carrying off with her Adele, who, as Blanehe said, 'had a spine,' and was ordered to lie down for all hour every afternoon. The cheerfulness with which she weitt spoke well for the trainin' g of the family. "It alight have been meth worse," said the lady. "She les a good little innocent thing, and has more good *sense than I ex- peoted. Governeeey, that's all, liut she will shake out of thee" "0f course she will. It's the best thing imaginable for Alwyn 1" His wife kept beck the words, "A hun- dred times too good for Alwyn 1" which it m y Egremortte first impressions were favorable. "it is the shortest way threugh the gar- , s " said Bleache. "Have you been sound to Nettle and rather setonished her by the con - two ledies mane out oludeng roar. into the ball as Mr. Egremont was crossing it. Be made an inclination of the Ithrough them. yet ?' head and uttered a sort of good morning to "Mark walked about with us a little." his daughter, but she was perfeetly content I "You'll improve them ever so muds. to have no closer salutation. Having a , There are great capabilities. Look, you healthy noonday appetite, her chief wish It could have four tennis courts on this one hat those beautifial lit- lawn. We -wanted to have a garden warty df ether seid we might, was at the mom tle cutlets, arranged in a crown form, were uot so eery tiny; or that, with two men- servants looking on, it were possible to at- tain to a second help, but she had already learnt that Gregorio would not hear her, end. that any attempt to obtain more food frightened her mother. "So his reverence has been to see you," observed Mr. Kgremont. "William, if you without lawn -tennis ! s like it better." i always wonder what people did vrithout it. "011 yes, and he was kindness itself I" Only ' ----with an effort at antiquarianism "Ansi how did Master Mark looktat find- —"1 believe they had croquet." ing I could dispense with his assistance ?" "Aunt Ursula, says there weren't garden - "1 think he is very glad." parties before croquet came Mr. Egremont laughed. "You are a "How dreadful, Ursula I Your name's simple woman, Edda 1 The pose of virtu- Ursula, isn't it ? Haven't you some jolly ons hero was to beve been full compensation little name to go by ?" for all that it might cost him 1 And no "Nuttie." doubt he looks for the reward of virtue like- "Nettie 1 That's scrumptious ! I'll call wise." you Nettie, and you may call me Pussycat." Wherewith he looked fdl at Ursula, who, " t' not so nice as Blanche." when to her extreffie vexation, felt herself blush- "Mother won't have me called so ing up to the ears. She fidgeted on her 1 strangers are there, but you aren't a imight elicit remar s , , most untrue "I'm sure stranger, you know. You must tell me all betrayed less mad less constraint, she von - about yourself, and how you came never to , tured on speaking of their daughters, so as learn tennis 1" r to draw forth some account of how Ursula "1 had something dee to de," said Nut- might have been educe, • And of this, Alice was ready and eager to talk, telling how clever and how industrious Nottie had always been, and how great an advantage Miss Nttgent's kindness was, and how she wee hoping to go up for the Cam- bridge examination ; then, detecting some doubt in her companton'semanner, she said, "It would be a great disappointment to her not to do so now. Do you thenk she had better not?" "I don't think she -will find time to go on with the preparation I Ansi, to tell the truth, I don't think we axe quite ripe for such things in this country. We are rather backward, e.nd Ursula, coming in fresh up - onus, might fine it a disadvatitage to be thought fe_21d.evf.drdtbiLaLI other Welt2le." up here last year, an but mother thought Uncle Alwyn might think it a liberty ; but now you'll have some delicious ones ? Of course you play lawn - tennis 1" "I have seen it a very few times," said Nettie. "011, we must teach you! Fancy living ' Blanelae " I (TO Bs coRTIRCED.) A Quack's Demonstration. The modern gawk (5 .88 plauaible and in- genious as his predecessor. A short time ago one of the fraternity experimented in Lambeth, Eng., with eonsiderable success upon the pockets of an aweestrieken crowd. After it preliminary harangue and a terse little lecture on the viscera, which the char- latan Sketched in with colored crayons upon &blackboard on which the human skeleton was outlined in white paint, the fellow came to business. "I am going to demon. - strains to you," said he, "by e startling ex- periment upon one of you bystanders, that my miractuous remedy oan cure all diseases of the lungs and cheat. Now, whoever's got a cough or °old on the chest, let him stand forward." Tb.ere was some -little hes- itation, and a good deal of giggling. "Don't be afraid, my friends 1" said. the quack. " It's all free, gratis, for nothing. Let any afflicted person come forward, and I'll show him. the nature of his disorder, and give him a packet of my lung -healers for noth- ing." At last a man witn a violent cold and cough came forward. The quack doc- tor pretended to sound his chest with a stethoscope of almost pantomimic propor- tions, and then informed the staring crowd that the patient was in a, galloping con- sumption. "My friend," said the quack to the unfortunate victim, "SO terrible is this disease that you can actually see Be handed a glass tube to the patient, and then poured a pint of clear water into a large tumbler. Just you blow into that water, my friend," he said. The man obey-, ed, and the water grew discolored, turbid, and at last as white as if it had been mixed with milk. The patient himself became as pale as ashes. "This unhappy man, my friends," said the quack, as he held the glass on high, "if he hadn't had the good fortune to come across me to -night, wouldn't have been long for this world. I should he,ve given hira about a fortnight—that's all. Now a packet of my lung -healers will ours him. What you see in the glass of water are his vitiated humors, the products of corruption. My magic lung -healers de- stroy these humors in the body or out of the body. Observe, ray friends there is no deception here." Tne quack dropped a pinch from olio of a packet of powders inth the glass, and directed the patient to stir it with the tube. The water became immedi- ately dean Thee, he reaped his harvest. The explanation is of course very simple. The water was lime-weter, and the carbonic acid in the man's breath naturally threw down the carbonate of lime at enee, and rendered the water turbid. And the mirac- ulous lung -healer, was simply a little citric acid and sugar, which instantly redissolved it. handed., and accustomed to active amuse- ments, so that, under the tuition of her cousins, sho became a, promising pupil, and thawed rap:idly, even towards Mark. She was in the midst of her game when the two mothers cement, for the drtve had been extended all round the park, under, pretext of showing it to its new mistress, but really to give the Canoness an opportun- ity of judging of her in a tete.a-tsts. Yet that sensible women had asked no alarming questions on the past, still less had offered any advice that could seem like interfer- ence. She bad only named localities, men- tioned ueighbours, and made little commun- ications about the ways of the place such as Alice's voice Row Ula Theiesty of Spain Opened tile cartes. The baby Xing of Spain, having reached the mature age of seventeen months, was on hand at the opening of the Cortes., His royal legs being yet too weak to suppo, with the dignity becoming a monarch he sat on his mother's knee during the drive from the palace, and on enteringthe Cortes -was handed over to e, buxom and gorgeously attired Asturien nurse. His Majeety resent- ed the change by grabbing at his nurse's hair and Ler gold and silver. bangles. They managed to pacify him, however, e,nd he dlowed himself to be taken into the Senate House withoat a protest. 'Here there VMS • th rin of princes, gratdees, am - Nettie -was light-footed and dexterous it --' for indeed, the poor girl was sure of ohear, an began 9 nothing but that er meet uncomfortable to her. His laugh choked whathver she might have said, white tie, *with dignity. perhaps was well, and her mother's cheeks ! " Oh, you were in the schoolroom 1 I hers did. forgot. Poor little Nate 1" ' At school," said Ursula. 're out now th menner was glovsed. as mac Did the Carsoness--Jatie, I mean— come up?" Mr. Egmont went on. Mrs. Egremont? No; she sent word that she is coming after luncheon." " I Then I shall ride out and leave you to her matesty. Novr look you, Alice, you are to be very careful with William's wife. She is a Condamine, you know, and thinks no end_ of herself; and your position among the women -folk of the country de- pends more on how the takes you up than anything else. But that doesn't mean that you are to let her give herself airs and do- mineer over you, Remember you are the "I will see," ill it trembling voice. "Oh no, never mind, Alwyn hates to be disturbed till he has made himself up in the morning. My call is on you, you know. Where are you sitting? " I don't quite know. In the drawing- , room, I*suppose." The Canon, 'knowing the house tnuch better them she did, opened a door into a third araming.rootn she had not yet seen, a pretty little room, fitted up veith fluted silk, like a tent, somewhet hided but not much the worse for that, and opening into a con- eervittory, which seemed to have little in it but some veteran orange trees. Nettie, however, exclaimed with plealsure at the nicest room she had Been, and Mark began unfastening the glue door thee led into it. Meantime Alice, with burning cheeks end liquid eyes, nerved her voice to say, "011, Sur --Mt. Egremont—please forgive The 1 I ktIONir now how wrong I yea" " Norseense, my dear. Bygones are by - genet. You were far more Funned fi,gainst than sinning, and have much to forgive me. There, my dear, we will say no more about It, tior think of it either. I am only too thank f al that poor Alwyn should have tome one to look after him." Alice, who had dreaded nothing more t"etts. the meeting witla her fonner master, was iofitsitely relieved and gretefel for this kindnees. She had ejaculated, "011 1 you site so good 1" in the midst, and now at the mention of her htttband., She eaclaimed, "Ob. I do you think he is ill ? I can't help beteg afraid he ie, but ins will not tell me, and doers not like to be asked." 'S Poet fellow, he has damaged. hie health it good deal," was the ansWer. "Be had e sheep attack in the spring, but he has ptetty well got OVer it, and Betakes told Me there was no reason fee uneasiness, provided he would be careful ; eatd that will be a Much etteier matter neve. I *should not wonder if we seW him quite a retsewed oath." So the Canon aed, lt1re, grereetst Were " Ah, I remember aren't you? I've been out since this spring. Mother won't let us come out till we are eighteen, isn't it horrid ? And we were se workea there ! I can tell you a finiehing governess is an awful institution ! Poor little Rosie and Adey will be in for one by arid by. At present they've only got it tally little Fraulein that they can do anything they please with." Oh, 1 wonder if she would tell me of some German books I" "You don't mean that you. want to read msg. yr bassadors, and. legislators, many apparelled end blazing with decorati jewel& His Majesty aia not seem the look of things, mad commenced tt le re al in per. The Quee black velvet robes and diamond. coronet, had hint placed in the nurse's arms along- side of her on, the throne dais. He stopped whimpering for awhile, and kept his big eyes. fixed on his royal mother's coronet, but when the Queen commenced to read her speechin a dignified andmeasuredtone to the grand assembly, Ring Alfonso XIII., peed- bly thinking he wasbeing scolded, protest- ed audibly. The gorgeous nurse strove to pacify him and succeeded for a moment. When, however, reference was made to Spain's cordial relations with other powers, his Majesty sobbed loudly, and the sobbing developed into a howl &ebb mother spoke of her friendly feelings toward the Sultan of Morocco. Happily at thie oritical mo- tnent King Alfonso's eye was °aught by the littering deoorations on the breast of old eased Concise, upon which he gazed in silent ecstasy until the ceremony bad con- cluded. Then whenthe Queep got into her carriage mid dear of all the grand people, she bugged tee baby and said he had been a good boy, just erl any other mother would have done. rbly and like shim - ed in Solin Wesley's Pulpit for Sale. The Freehold Episcopal chapel in Went street, close to Shafetsbury avenue, which. coeneets Oxford street with Charing Cross, its to be sold by auction on the 15t11 of De- cember. There is a record that about the year Ar D. 1700 it was built on the site of a former Episcopal chapel, which bad been used for the performance of divine worship in Irish. John Wesley's diary eontaIns many refer- ences to his twittery in West Street Chapel from Oet. V, 174,3, when he preadted his b uery 1790 when • 'ZS; .‘• • first aermon there 80 Burled in her 'Wedding Gown, For many yeare Miss Nellie Yale dangle ter of the late Gretory Yale, tele of Golfer' nia.es most eminent attorneys, had been the affianced of G. P. Vance, and longingly the two awaited a day. when a, wedding would crown their ha,ppmess. Vance drifted off to Denver, and during a visit to Mende in the South and Ettet something over a year age Miss Yale coutracted a cold which cul- minated in quick coesuraption. Returning to her home in San +resume she grew feeb- ler daily, and even the dry atmosphere of southern California, whither she went, failed t the vvastbag disease, ao she was again brought honte. So feeble baa she become last week that her lover was sent tor. He reached San TWatusiseo oeFriday. On Sunday Alba A was dressed in the wedding gown whir s ad been ordered over a year before, „ler lover's hand. its hers, was solemnly vredaed, the Rev. Ed- ar 3. Lion (a sohool-mate of youthful days) reading the service. Then, with 0. happy heart, the loving bride sank eiowly to her death, whieh occurred early yesterdey morning. This otternoon the body of the bride, again attired in her bridal dress, was borne from St. Stephen's Church, San Francisco, to the quiet home of the dead. Through All the °bars - he made his las't record about premehieg W hiteeld, Romaine and Fletcher (of Med- there. dee') eere ott Or equally gifted and tavorites diviesee of the last century who, on various teseassione, preateed in 'West Street Chapel. Besides the °leach pulpit and fittings, there remains in the votary the portable pul- pit which Wesley wits eccuttoinerl to use when preaching in the open air, -------erronsensesetaseseres------ The owl hi not a Nwry baquisitive bird. It never. asks wh ly wants to kr,ow 'who." at or when or where. It mere - Pieces of Russian eilver, white and froet, ed, enamelled, and (lacerated with ls ilen work, Make very choice Christmas gifts. The beaded galloons of this sateen are worthy of the wondrons shot, moire, plush and velvet, silk and beugaline berbe they ern. n mingsdofortrim, The following arteedete is told of Jenny Linde experience in Vienna. She had beets singing in sennanotaa, ana, niter thoeurtein Loll on the last aet, the eedietsce persistent- ly encoredd tee llnelrouclo'which Jenny Lind hotsitat <el to sing again. The hostile wee get - tine uproarioes, seem the came fortvera and ettid, "Five ininotess for lemmatise" Ate cordingly, after a five minetes' wet and e glass of lesnonade, elm repeatee the song. llte Areliduke Franz Karl, who ,was pre. sent, sent for the manager, and said to him, "Give my compliments to 1V1iss Lind, and tell her I ant very sorry ; but the people hoVe no consideration. Tell her also that I welted till she had sung her tong again." REgiitap (to his sisttr as they 'walk Ity Wonge Street) On, 1MA%, TREIM COMYS TAAT NiAlt I WAS itiThOhhOti) TO LT tan OLTIB, 111,1 S DISCILND1.1D mot( TOE COVID1TICT 01,T vottra's sinv, nwr oan'er rot, aux *no rig wtornun's oRuAT BA113i 01; ORANDTAATRER WAS, SO 1 OVRSs WR RAO IOLTTRI% CRoss ovta AND liter SRC 11.131. " I bear your hushatel is a Knight of Pythias,' said one woman to another at the sewing emcee," "es, Jeremiah hoe been through all the chairs," "Is that so ? Weren't there any seats in them at the time ?" Skeletons there muse and will be in every cupboard but the most hidemus specimen of the kind is family No eountry can prosper with civil woe gnawing at its heart ; and e. home divided against itSel IntlEit Sooner or later inevitably come riet Tab and worldly wisdom will far towards the prevention of family j but kindliness, mutual forbearance, ielf-oontrol will go BtM farther.