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The Exeter Times, 1888-5-24, Page 719IPP cnAutoTTE M.somin, CHAPTER XXX.--(Coeuneuele ) joist as the was getting the dagger pepee. knife out of hie little hand, and vvas divert- ing the pout on his swelling lip, hie father become aware of the cordon end immediato. ly the half conquered boy appealed to him, "Sister naughty. Won't let Wynnie MU cross ugly old woman, beating poor little ehi ldren." "A fellow feeling 1 eh sister 9 Kill her • away, boy, tear her out 1 Yes, give her to sister, and tell her the't's the way to serve sour females 1 I declare, Ursula, she hart gotsemething. of your expression." 4 Oh Wynnee, Wynnie 14 said Nuttie, as he trotted up to her, "is sister cross and Sister, Wyn's own sieter," field the child ?" and she opened her a. ms to him. affectionately, letting himself be hissed as he sew her grieved. "She ahan't be ugly old woman—ugly old woman go in fire," So perilously near the flame did he run to burn the old woman that Mr, Egremont shouted to her that be spite of all that hum- bug, the was perfectly careless of the child, although if she had withheld him she would probably have been blamed for thwarting him. "Are you quite fair towards Ursula?" the aunt ventured Lo say when the girl had • gone to dress for walking down with her, to the Rectory. "It is hard on her, and not good for the boy to Iliad her authority.', " Eh ? Why, the girl is just a governess nuengnee habeed with the spirit of all two regular evenhige in each week to Ger- ard Godfrey's canteen distrion whore he kept all the accounts, had a model court and evenieg oleo, besides hoepitably reating tired clergymen and their wives in his plosant quiet house. In the spring M. Egremont woe laid up with the worst rheumatic Attack he had yet had., in consequence) of yielding to the im, Benne will of his son, who had. insisted. on standing in a bleak corner to see the Life Guards pazia by. On this occasion Nuttie did not prove herself the heevezeborn nurse that the true heroine ought to be, but was extremely frightened, and altogether de- pendent on Gregorio, who knew all about the symptoms, and when to send for the dootor and a gardemicaade. Gregorio always talked French to Nuttie When he felt hitt:t- off in the ascendant, as he certainly was at eoresent; bot he became much less gracious when he heard that Mrs. William Egremont might be expected, declaring that madame would only excite his master, and that her presence was quite unnecessary, Her com- ing hael been volunteered, but it was a great boon to Mauls, who was thus helped out in many perplexitien although ars, Egremont was a great deal at her stepeson's, and neither lady was of much avail m the sick- room, during the stress of the illnees. It west never actually. dangerous, but there was great suffering and much excitetnent, and for four 'or five daya • the distreat and anxiety. were considerable. After this passed off Ursula was surprised to find her company preferred to that of her aunt. She was a better sourre.douleur, was leas of a restraint, and was besides his regu. lar reader and amanuensis, so that as the force of the attack abated, he kept her a good deal in his room during the latter part Springfield House for change of air, and it of the day, imparting scraps of intelligence; was there that Nuttie was permitted to see thtegi 014 women Whe brini her up. A nice eitiennenee the papers for hire and reading theme though the children were still forbid- lile the poor chili would have en it, but den to meet. ' ously for a few minutes. Do this once t Int letreal5W. 1, • - - s • week, and every day spend a few minutes maybe. You piouti folk take your little di. vevuoue and fbreetions just like your poor sisters whom you shake yeur head at, never guessing how Gregorio and I have looked out at you and your adopted uncle parading the street." "1 wieh gregorio would mind his own hueinese, and not put eueh thiege in your head 1" burst out Nuttie. At which Mn. Egremont laughed loriger aud louder than ever. Poor Nuttie 1 It was terrible die- comfiture, not only for the moment, but a notion bad been planted in her mind that seemed cruel, almost profeae, and yet which would not be dismissed, and •made ber heart leap wielt strange bounds at the wild thought, "Could it be true?" then sink again with shame at her own presumptuous folly in entertaining such a thought for a moment. Yet whenever she aetually encountered Mr. Dutton her habitual comfort and retie ance on him revived, and dispelled all the embarrassment which at other times she ex- pected to feel in his preeence, CHAPTER XXXL srns FRACTA. Summs,r had quite set in before Mr. Egre- mont was able to go out for a drive, and then he was ordered to Buxton. Nuttie only once saw her yousins before leaving town, for their little boy fulfilled the nursery superstition by whooping till May; and. all interoouree was prohibited, till he had ceased for a whole week to utter a suspicious sound. Mr. Dutton has insisted on the family spending a fortnight a HOUSEIIOLD. A Word to Country Girls). Because you live in the country and do housesvork, and even some good honest toil en the farm itself, is no reason why you should neglect certain little nioeties of life, thole as the ca,re of your baud e and teeth. You probably will not be able to keep the former white and zioft as it you used them only for dainty embroidery, but a few min. utes each day epent in caring for them will shove at least time they are well kept, and the signs of toil thet cannot be eradicated you need not be ashamed. of. The oails on be kept nicely trimmed ; they cannot be even moderately long, but they may be shapely and pointed. Perhaps you cannot afford to buy the eutfit of a ' menicere " but you undoobtedly have a pair of ema'll embroidery !scissors ; the file you must re. piece as bese you may with the one in your penknife, or failing ehat with a piece of coarse sandpeper ; and the chamois polisher, costing anywhere from aixty cents to two dollars, you can make yourself. Take a child's block about an inch thick, and three inthes wide by five long—large enough to grasp it firmly—tack a bit of aoft cloth for padding, and over that a piece of the chem• me you keep for polishing. silver on one of the edges, and you have an article that may not be ornamental, but vein answer every puipose. Soften your hands by washing in warm water with some good toilet soap for few ininutes, then with the small soussore trim the nails, rounding them nicely, and cutting the corners very low. Wibh some blunt instrument (if you have not a file) push back the flesh from the base of the nails, and trim away all tact dead akin. Won; apply your pension end bruele vigor- "1 ant atire iihe devotedly atteched to him." "Hemn 1 So she thinks but trust human nature for loving to wreak discipline on the child who has out her out.' "That is scarcely jut, Alwyn. She was greatly relieved to be cut." Mr. Egremont' laughed. at this and hts sister.in-law indignantly addedwith all the authority of a successful parent, "Any trihm. we§ teem tb etet,d) AtAti, ... Looked veoy t u rattied aSM soon as mig be Mt 111.111:M4i the Rd- -11" on in their neat appearance for the Wie of the Wisher, and your hands I merrily as ever. " one (multi, a1" Will ! ry ht e castle solicitor, thought it up, and had to she said, "'what a delight it was not to know be entertained at luncheon. While he was waiting in the dra,wing.room for Mr. Egre. mont to be made ready for him, he looked with deep interest on the little heir, wleom Ursela presently led off to the other end of the room to the hoard of dowestair toys;, and an elaborate camp was under construc- tion when by the fireside, the Oanoness in - way, nothing is so bad for a child as •col- qutred in a low confidential tone May I Baton between the authorities in a family. ask whether you came about a will?' Ursula is doing her best to act as a mother "No Mrs. Egremont. I wish I were. t s filet child and it will be vex y injurious It is only about the lease of Spinneycotes to him to interfere with her influences. "She's a good girl enough—gives very little trouble," he allowed, "but I'm not going to have the boy oat upon." As he spoke the words. Nuttie returned, .t, " Then there is none ?" "None that I am aware of. None has ever been drawn up by us. Indeed, I was whiling that some influence could be lerought and as soon as she was out of the house and to bear which might show the expedience out of hearing she exclaimed, "Oh, Aunt of making some arrangement. Any minim. Jane, you see how it is 1 How am I to pre- cooly event is, I trust, far distant, but vent my boy from being utterly mine i" contingencies should be provided for." "I have been apeeking to your father," " Exactly so. He iterecovering now, but said Mrs. Egremont, "but he does not seem these attacks always leave effects on the to understand. Men don't. A child's faults heart, and at his age, with his habits, no and fancies seem such trifles to them that one knowe what may happen. Of course it they -can't see the harm of indulging them, . would not make much difference to the itid, besidea, they expect to be amueed." b II oy. , . And is that poor dear little fellow to 1 L. Nee . . , the Court of Chancery would ap- - n - grow up spoilt r said Nuttie, her eyes hot point the most suitable natural guardians." with unshed tears. I "But," said Mrs Egremont, "I am afraid "1 hope not, Ursula. I have great con- -that the personal propertywhen divided I Hence in your influence, for I see you are a would not be much of a provision for her." eensible girl." This was astonishing praise I " You are right. The investments are un. from the Calmness. "But you will throw 'fortunately aud disproportionately small." •)„,,s- away your chances if you keep up a Continual I "She ought either to have them all, or t opposition towhat your father allows. Itwill there should be a charge on theestate," said be much less hurtful if Alwyn does get too much indulgence, and does a little unneces- sary mischief, than for him to learn to think the Canoness decisively. "If possible, he must be made to move. ' "Oh'don't 1" cried Nuttie; jumping up you t,he enemy of his pleasures, el—waYs , from the floor. He mustn't be upset on any wanting to check and punish him. Oh. eceogeg» • yes," as Nuttie was going to answer, "11 "My dear, I had no notion that you heard know it is for bis real good, but how is that us 1" exclaimed her aunt. "I thought Al. baby to understand that? Indeed) my , wyn was making too much noise with his dear, I know how it is; I have gone through eoldiers." the same Sort of thing with Boil.' "1 be your pardon," said Nuttie," per. Oh, it could never haveleen so bad 1" "No, of course not; but I have had to allow what I did not like for the child rather than. et him see the shadow of differ - haps I should have apoken sooner, but in. deed he must not be worried and disturbed," she added, somewhat fiercely.. "Don't be afraid, my dear," old her ence of opinion between us, and I dont *n at. "Mr. Balfinch knows that your think it has done him any harm The great fether is in no condition to have such matters point is that you should keep that poor brought before him." lade fellow affection and respect, and " Certaiply," said the old lawyer politely; make him unwilling to Vex you." " and we will trust that Miss Egremont's "That he is, dear little man. He is sorry prospects may soon come forward on a more when he sees sister grieved. He is always auspicious occasion." - distressed if anything is hurt or pained. Nuttie could have beaten him, but she He is really tender-hearted." I was obliged to content herself with such a "Yes, but boys are boys. That feeling !sweeping charge of her Zulus among Alwyzi's will fail you if yon work it too hard, and Englishmen, that their general shrieked out in indignation against such a variation of the accustomed programme of all their games. Isluttie thought she had defended her patient sufficiently, but she found she had been mistaken, for when her aunt had left them, some days later, her father began, "To you. Ay, I should think so, taking upon her td lecture me about securing a pro- vision for you." " Oh 1 I hoped---" "What ?" he broke in. "You knew of it 1 You set her on I suppose." "Ok 1 no, no, father. She and Mr. Bun finch began about it, not meaning me to hear —about a will, I men—and I told them I wasn't going to have you worried, and I thought I had stopped it altogether." "Stop a wotnan bent on her duty ? Hein 1 But you are a good girl, and shall 001110 to DO loos when we have to make your marriage eettlement:" "You won't have to do that, father 1" " Hein 1 What do you I eep that poor fellow Clarence Pane dangling in attendanoe on you'for ?" "I don't 1 I'm sure I don't want him. I would do anythiiig to keep him at it dis- tance 1'S "How now 1 I thought your Grace con. deecended to him more than to any one else." "X don't dishke him unless he has that in his head; but as to marrying him 1 Oh -h -h," such a note of horror that elicited a little laugh. "So hot against him are we? Who is it then? Not the nzebrella fellow ?" "Father how can you / she cried, with a burning flush of indignation. "He—why —he! Ile has alwaye been a sort of uncle, ever since, I was as little girl," "Oh yes, adopted unolo are very devout when young ladies rush out to morning prayers at unearthly hours ----" "Father 1" with her voine trembling, "1 aliSSTO yen he doesn't—I mean he always goes to St. Michael' unless he has something particular to say to me." Oh yes I understand," and Mr, Egre- mont inclulied in a hearty bogie w hith al most drove poor Nuttie beside herself. "Indeed—indeed," she stammered, in her SOD1DSIOD and suppressed wrath; "it is no- thing of that sort. Ile is a regalar old bachelor—he always was." " At what age do men beconae old beetle. tors ? Per he seems to me about the age of poor Clarry, whom yeti seem to view as a •bagbear," "1 Wish you would not think of such Shinga, father ;1 have not the slighteab in- teution of leaning you sad deer little Wynnie 1 Nothing should, tempt me 1" "Nothing? Rem I Then you may as well be on your guard, Mite Ugremont, or We shall he pleadin s that yen have en. especially if you show vexation at his Pleasures,. Keep that fpr real evils, like falsehood or cruelty." " Not for disobedience ?" "The evil of disobedience depends much more upon the authority of an order than on the child itself. If he disobeys you under his father's licence, you cannot make much of in You have him a good deal to yourself ?" yeeet "Then make use of that time to strength- en his principles and sense of right and wrong, as well as to secure his affections. My dear, I never saw a girl in a more diffi- cult position than yours but I see you are doing your utmost; only I am afraid the love of sedatives is the same." " Oh aunt, I did think he had given it up 1" You are inexperienced, my dear. I see it in his eyes. 'Well I'm afraid there is no stopping that." "Mother--" and Nuttie's voice was ch eked. "She did her beat, but you have not the same opportunities. It can't be helped with a man of that ago. Mark might have done something, lint he is out of the question now, poor fellow 1" "Indeed, Aunt Jane, I think Mark and Annaple are some of the happiest people I ever SW. I only wish my poor Alwyn were as forward as their Billy, but I'm not even allowed to teach him his letters, because once be cried over there." ' "1 wish they had anything to fall back upon," said Mrs. Egremont anxi- ously. "They' are so unwilling to let ey one know of their difficulties that 1 • ;I as if 1 never knew in whet etrait s they .Y be. You will be sure to let me know, Urania, if there is anything that I can do for there," That conversed= was a great comfort and help to Nuttie who was pleased to find herself treated as a real friend by her aunt, aud perceived the vsisclom of her advice. But the watching over the Mark Egremonts was a very difficult matter to accomplish, for when she went back to London she was warned that Billy had the whooping cough, rendering them unappreachable all the win- ter, to that the could only hear of them through gr, Dutton, whom she continued to See occasionally when there Was anything to communicate. Mr, Egremont rather liked him, and on meetinghim in the street wi ould ask him casually n to dinner or to make x!,.p it rubber'or pley piquet, for he ex. Soiled thoe arts, and still more in chess, and an evening with Mr. ;Dutton was quite it red.letter thee with Nattie. It rave her an indefinable sense of niety and protection; but it was not always to be had, for her friend had many ongegemente, being oho of the leetiVe lay church workers, and devoting couraged them—otiich and world—or both, what one was to have for dinner ?" " To do More than know, I am afraid," said Ursula. • "Well, next to the delight of knowing nothing at all about it—and even that is only good for a holiday—is the delight of seeing a pudding come out smooth and, com- fortable and unbroken from its basin. 'Some - : thing attempted, sornethingdone,' you know. It is quite as good a work of art as a water - coloured drawiug." "Only not quite so permanent." " No e itis only one's first pudding that on wants to embalm in a glass case for be- ing so good as not to leave Re better part bebind in the basin, or to collapse as soon as it is in the dish." "Which my puddings always did in the happy days of old, but then 1 was always hunted ignominiously out of the kitchen and told I wasted good food," said Nuttie. "Yes, and waste is fearful when Mark and Billy have to eat it all the same, like the poor caws with spent hay. I wonder whether your old experiences recall the joy of finding trustworthy eggs within your the time y you have spent. A solution of oxalic acid kept in a bottle with a glass etepper will remove all stains of ink or fruit, and a match or a small stick dipped in the solution and passed under the 'nails will re- move any discoloration that does not come off with witshing. There is a pink powder sold by druggists for polishing, but this may be dispensed witb. if, however, you get any, be sure that you get the best and not a spurious article. You should have a pair of obi kid gloves, or better still wash leather, to wear when you are weeding in the gar- den, or doing any housework that will ad- mit of it. I speak with a conviction born of sad experience, for I tun a farmer's daughter myself, and never thought of oar- ing for my hands when I was a child 1 When I was old eneugh to care it was too late, and I have found out that no amount of after care can make up for that early neg- lect. The Womanly Woman. The sad thing about . it that is the girl of the period is making a fool of herself. EV. erything carried to its extreme becomes its " Ab, I was not housekeeper. I only re- contrary," says Hegel, and the girl be. member being in disgrace for grambling 1 ginning with the masculine costume goes when there was no padding, because the hens would not lay." on to please men and more by adopting their slang and even freedom of manner. " Though I heard e, women declaring the The girl does not ese that although men are other day that there ought to be a machine for them. Oh, the scenes that I encounter when I am marketing I If I•only could de -s- cribe them for Punch I walked home once with our porter's wife, carrying two moat brilliant sticks of rhubarb, all carmine stalk and gamboge leaf, and expressing a very natural opinion that the rhubarb tree mud be very showy to look at, and curious to know in what kind of fruit the medi—eine grew." "Oh, Annaple 1 do you go yourself in that way. 7" amused by it they are not made more re- specful and courteous thereby. She only sees that she is a favorite with mien, that she always has partners and escorts and is invited everywhere. Men are at ease with her, but ye gods and little fishes 1 there is a mighty difference between the girl one loafs and smoke with and the girl one pre- fers for a wife or a mother. The very fash- ion that in moderation was charming, in SICOCOS iS disagreeable. The slangy, lolling, sprawling men-hunters—and some girls of the period are little MOTO than that—have the liberty which it wage delight - low, he has &ruinous idea about prices and Mark used to go with me, but, poor fel- „poned is so .hard 1 There fal to see women acceptiug in moderation. quantities, and besides, now he worked—up and down all day—he wants a 1 is a liberty thatmakes us free, and a little more of his bed in the morning. liberter that makes us slaves, and the girls 'And what do you want?" and manner, and who cross well over the who take liberties with modesty of speech "1 never was it sleepy creature, and I ge- i., i border into masculine territory, are not back in time to dress the boy. I generally find him at highjinkti on his father's bed. it more free but more slavish then before, and the approbation of men which it: the end in uses up a little superfleous'energy before view iti lost by the mesas taken to gain the dressing." ?'• it. There is one young woman who has "But surely you have a servant now been a belle for two winters. One day "I've come to the conclueion that a work- man's wife oliarirg is a better institution. she remarked to the writer that now she No. 1, a pet of Miss Nugent's, was a nice was obliged to do the marketing ; that her mother had always done it, but "at last ma creature, but the London air did for her at once. No, 2, also from Micklethveayte, in- kicked." When the writer said to a friend stantly set up a young man, highly respect- of tbas younwoman that she would notget g able, and ready to marry on the spot, as married for several years unless she changed they did, though their united ages don't her manners, he told her that she received amore notice than any girl in town. Never - mount to thirty-nine. No. 3 was a Cock- ntheless that young woman has had two sea- ey, and couldn't stay because the loon. out was so dull; and No. 4 gossiped i1 and eafniclheisehestritllen eigdhifsechlaegseedef set is f her with her kind when I thought her safe in the Temple Gardens with. Billy, sex. She has men about her in plenty, and g,h, and " she shall have music wherever Eihe goes," whereby he caught the whooping.cou but men are better than they appear. • At as she also took the liberty of wearing my bottom men love kindline s, gentlenees, fur oloak, and was nob particular as to ac- modesty, purity in aet and thought in curacy, we parted on short notice; and I women got this 1901338II to come in every day to _ scrub, help make beds, etc. It it) inneh lees Ceekin trouble, and the only fault I have to find eg iteniPes' . . with her is an absolute incapability of dia. LAMB AND PEAS bTEW.—Cut te breastsco a monomania against them." with water enough to cover it. Stew for A year passed by, chiefly spent by Mr, twenty minutes and take off the 8011MS, add Egremont in the pursuit of comparative a a gnat o e f f s h 11e n d r canned peas with a health, corning blacks. I believe she thinks I have lamb in Pieoes and Piece it in a stew pan, at Buxton, Bagneres, and Biarritz, tablespoonful o Ba and let stew for half an during which his daughter could do little hour. Mix a quarter a of pound of butter but attend to him and to little Alwyn. The and a tableepoonfuioftionrand sitreintothe boy had been enough left to her and stew; let simmer five minu t ones,and nurse during his father's acute illness and wive with dumplings. become more amenable. He was an affect- SALAD DnEssisti.--.Bea.t two eggs with a tionate child, inheriting, with his mother's tablespoonful of butter, ortelialf a oup of face' her svveetness and docility of nature, vinegar, one-half teaspoon of Inuaterd ; put andhe was old enough to be a good deal in a warm bowl with pepper:and salt and stir impressed with the fact that he had Made till it looks creamy. poor papa so ill by teasing him to stand n in the cold. Mr. Egremont was not at vEANCE PCDDIN9.—Pat in the bottom of a pudding dish four oranges, pealed and rest wy- 'without a sight of the child ever day, isliced; sweeten and pour over a syrup made f only for a moment and the help of one pint of milk, two tablespoons of cora- lessneia and suffering had awed the little starch wet with a a little cold milk and fellow a good deal. It was touching to see him pause when galloping about the house yolks of two eggs, beaten with one -hall of sugar, boiled one minute; make a main. when he went past the sick -room, and hush gue of Whites of two eggs and three table - his merry voice of hits own accord. d a happier =inept spoons of powdered sugar; brown slightly Perhaps she never had than when she heard hove he had put his in the oven. hands CITRON ()Ala.—Yolks of six eggs, two ands behind him and steadily reused when Gregorio had offered to regale cupfuls of flour, a large teaspoonful of bak. him at a sten of bembene forming- ing powder, one cupful of milk, a cupful of only it thin crust to liqueurs, whioh union sugar and three parts of it cupful of bubter, tenately he had already been taught to like. one cupful of citron finely shred, lemon " But I told him sister said I mustn't have fla,voriug ; warm the angel' if the wether them," said Alwyn. "And then he made is cold, so that it will soften the butter, beat it lace and said something in Fre.nch about both together, then add the yolks of eggs; you, 1 know it was you, for he .1,1 ,,,„3,,,,,, when all are like cream sift in flour and baking powder alternately with milk ; when What was it 9 "Never edee, writhe gear, we had well blended put in the citron, well floured much better never know, Yourwere sister's and warmed, dirriug only enough to nllx ' own dear steadfast boy, and you shall kiss bake in it good oven one hour, mother's picture." (To BE COXTINtrEE.) rL SALAD„—One pound of boiled ham chopped tam; onebelf dozen of mall piehles, °hopped fine also ; add a little crop. pod celery and serve with a dreeeing as for it chicken salad, INTiarrs CANE.- Ono cup heaping full of sugar, piece of butter size of an egg, rtzb to a cream; two-thirds oup of oweet milk, two oupe sifted flour'two teaspoons baking pow. der, whites of three egge beaten to a OW froth and add last. POTATO PUDDINO.—Mash fine one pint of boiled potatoes; mix with one pint of flour, one teaspoon of salt and roll into balls; boil one quart of milk, drop the balls in and whenstiff take out; serve with butter and sugar. CHOCOLATE JELLY.—Three quarters of a, cup each of sugar and grated chocolate, one cup of cream ; mix and let come to a boil. Serve veith cornstarch pudding. RHUBARB EADOE,—Peei and out into email please, put in it deep dish with plenty of sugar, the rind of one lemon and a teaspoon- ful of extract of lemon ; cover tight and bake until tender. No water is used. Gens.—Three cups of flour, one teaspoon of flour, two eggs, half cup of lard, two cups of milk, two teaspoons of baking powder. Sift the flour with the baking powder aaid salt, stir, add the lard, then the eggs beat- en, and last the milk, Bake in gem pans. Por OVER.—Two teacups of sweet milk, two teacups Gifted flour, butter size of a walnut, two eggs, one tableepoonful sugar; a little salt; beat the whites to a stiff froth; bake in hot gem pans twenty minutiae, FRENCH TOAST.—Cut thiok ;slices bread and dip each tilde in milk enough to soften, bhen dip in beaten egg; put in a frying pan with just enough butter to fry; fry until brewn as an omelet, Serve sprinkled with white sugar. es manse. • ' Sunday in England. .An Orplum A syltut, Bobby and rlossie were playing "board- ing house," with Flossy in the rele of appli- cant. "Rave you parents ?" inquired Bobby, with great stiffness of manner. "Ya, sir, two," replied Viessie "Sorry, ma'am, but we never take child. re svho have parents." Lamar PUDDX.etn.—One alp of sugar, Ono, half oup of butter, beaten to a °team ; add grated rind of one lemon and juice, yolks of three eggs, one-half doze ti butter crackers dissolved in onedialf pita of milk, Bake arid epread over the top the whitea f the eggs beaten. to a froth and sweeteited With powdered sugar, Segeveo Vtere—Platie a knuckle of veal in a saueepen with a good sized onion, one small Whole pepper and some Olt, with water enough to cover 'well, Boil 'until tender, Some dignitariea of the Church in England have lately been berating the people there pretty roundly for what is stated to be a growing disregard of the religious aspect of the Sabbath, These etrictures have been reproduced in many American newspapers and magazines, and caused it good deal of engtfry as to how Sanday is observed in England. Having passed a good mane, Sun- days, not in one but in many different parts of that country, I raay be able to aseist those who care to know at least an approxi- mate idea. That there is a considerable re- ligions observance of Sunday is evidenced by the fact that all the places of worship of alt denominations are well attended both mernieg and evening I have read in Eng- lish papers of churches, especially in Lon- don, where a weary minister held forth to a sparse congregation of a couple of dozen or so, but I could never find them, while it has often been the case that I multi hardly get standing room in many a 1.4011dOn church. Still it would be incorrect to infer that the inflames of the people pay much heed to the religious meaning of Sunday. It is with them a day of visiting, excur- sions and general enjoyment. Every Sunday morning at this time of year all the gigantic terraini of the naetropolitan rail- ways are as busy as it is possible to be des- patching huge excursion trains, all packed to their utmost (levying capacity, for all parts of the country to which their service extends—the chief attractions are the sea- side resorts. These passengers mostly re- turn the same evening, and are, as a rule, of the poorer class. 'Vast numbers of the middle-class leave town every Saturday afternoon and return on Monday morning; while those who poem a country as viell as a town house, always pass Sunday in the country. And the poorest people, who can- not afford an all day excursion, get through with dinner early and take a cheap trip at the expense of a few pence each, and get perbaps ten or twelve miles out for the re- mainder of the day. For those who do not care to do this there are the parks, where at least one band of music plays every Sunday afternoon from three o'clock until dark, durk‘g the MMUS Mat/In. Tile Thames, all the way from Kew to SheernehS (Ant forty miles) is alive with pleasure boats, from the large steamers, Homed to carry one thousand passengers, down to a small oraf b for ealf-a•dozen ; and these boats are .generelly crowded. The public gardens also are very popular. This kind of thing goes on in a smaller way all through the country. The public houses open at one o'clock in Loudon and at 12.30 in the country, and close at three, opening again at six o'clock in the evenings until eleven at night; and any titre on Sunday archway ticket enables you to claim refreshment at at any hostelry. Not that you have to oiaim much, as they are only too anxious for business, the majority of euburban houses taking more cash on Sunday than they receive all the rest of the week. Ot icket, football and siznilar genies are also much played on Sunday by the "conimen" people, while the " superior " people make their way to heaven by way of lawn tennis and billiards. Concerts and fashionable "tea, and supper parties " are also much in vogue just now. In Short, Sunday in England is a day of prodigious eating, drinking and en- joyment from the wealthy down to the very poor. Whether it be good or bad is not the question here; the tendency is marked and inevitable ; with large misses of the people it must come everywhere, and the innura• erable facilities for cheap and rapid transport have in England helped it on. The chief portion of the church going is done by the middle class, with whom this observance is an essential of "respectability ;" the throng- ed attendance at St. Paul's, Westminster Abbeys the Savoy chapel and sirailar places are nothing else than fashionable parades, with a good SOM1011 thrown in. The work. ing men, as a class, do not go church or chapel, but pass the day in gardening, tak- ing the wife and children out, in smoking pipes and drinkine beer and in other ways recruiting for the labor of the coming week. — Givin 1 ull Parti.6oulars. $03iety fn the United $tates. Dr. Morgan Dix, a well-known New York clorgymail, lately made " eottiety " as now coesitituted in the States thie subject of a discourse. The picture be drew was it very dark one—in many respects too dark—but there was ell0D/411 Of ttllitil on the whole to make it worthy of serious consideretien. It has long been known that "Society," as representing the creme de la creme of the population of tho larger cities be the States, was ha ne moraLy rotten it condition as could well be imagined, quite as bed as among . the corresponding classes in the Malted Kingdom or France. But then, 15 15 never to be forgotten the!) there are re- deeming features that are not to be lost sight of. All are not bad even among what are called the "better classes," and moral- ity, hopour and honesty have not been whistled down the wind among all that are eich or who take credit to themselves for being refined. Dr. Dix says But what shall be 2aid of the higher classes—for those whose sins are without justification, and denote simply carelessness, irreligion and unbelief. Consider how young girls are trained, in softness and luxury, with the one idea of making a figure in society and a brilliant marriage; of mak- bag the most of their physical advantages and alluring the other sex by the arts best adapted to that purpose. See them on the drive thee:ugh the troubled social sea; ab theirlunch parties, with a dezen courses and half as many kinds of wines; at the opera, iinmodestly attired; at the ball, giv• ing the whole) nieht to dissipation; at the autniner haunts of fashion, without due oversight or sense of responsibility, treatecl with easy familiarity l)y. careless men, and apparently without a vestige of an idea of what is a gentlewoman irora a man. Then pass on and lot us look at the woman as married—married, perhaps), for her mouey, or marrying some na Infer his naonee-, without love and without respect; married, but with no idea of living thereafter under bondia'resolvedeobe raorefree and to enjoy life more; eager for admiration, athirst for com- pliments and flattery, so that the husband early drops into a secondary position, and some other man, wbo does the madly devoted for the time'engrosses the larger share of her thoughts. Follow out this • subject till you come to the divorce suit and the separa- tion, au& thence to the next, and now adul- terous niarriage, when those whom Christ and the:Gospel forbid to marry, so long as someone else liveth, snap their fingers at the attempted restriction and commence a second partnership without fear and without re- morse. We see men moving in high places whom no respectable woman should permit to Cross her threshold; notorious itnmoral- ity condoned for the sake of great wealth; grave social scandals widely known an& openly canvassed, though the principals are received with open hand and made welcome; flirtations going on between persons, each of whom has plighted troth to • someone else, and others languishing after the wives or other men, and married men running after young girls and paying them attentions with the devil's looks in the eyes and the thonghts in the heart, and women, young and old, permitting these demonstra- tions, entertained and flattered by them and glad to find themselves still able to make conquests. Very likely this is all true, but it ia not all the truth, 'by a great way. If it were, the Great Republic would already have nearly finished its course. In Canada things are not so bad, though here too there is not a doubt about the fact that men whose very touch ought to be pollution in the estimation of every sensitive, pure -minded woman are not only admitted 'because of their wealth or political standing into 'what )14 called the bias% society," but are therepet- ted and lionized as if they were something marvelous and that by those who call them- selves Chrietians and are professing to cul- tivate whatsoever things are "pare." 1 In teaching his boy the composition of sentences it schoolmaster said to them, " If I ask you, What have Tin my hand?' you must not answer, but compose a full sentence, arid say, You have chalk in your hand.' Now we will go on, What have I on my feet ?" "Boots," was the immediate answer. " Wrong. You haven't listened to my directions," " Stockinga," ventured another heedless; one. " Wrong again; worse than weer 1" wrathfully cried the master. "Weht V' he continued inter- rogatively to it lad near hint " Please air—" Then he • paused. Perhaps he thought hie answer might seem funny, hut, convinced that it was right, he gasped out recklessly, " Corns 1 It appears that the lobster will soon be exterminated in New England waters. In Massachusseta the Legislature is about to decree a close season for lobster fish. leg as a lash resort to save this exeellent food gen The Montreal Gazette urges that the experience of the IsIew England States should be an incentive to the Canadian authorities taking early action to preserve the lobster fishery by adopting Similar MOM% Had Her gay Court officers and attorneys know that there are times 'when it is best to disregard the mud methods of procedure, and allow the witnesses to tell things in their own way as the only meana of getting desired inform- ation from them. This is particularly true of a garrulous witness, like the one men- tioned in the following incident. She had been placed on the witness stand in a casein - volving the ownership of an ancient gray mule, claimed by two farmers. After the uaual preliminary questions, the attorney for the defendant asked: "You know the mule in question to be- long to John Doe, don't you ' Well, now," the said, " I'll tell you just what I know 'bout that old mule. In the first place, the critter ain't wutb five dol- lars'and—" • "Answer my question, please," "I wouldn't give three dollars and it quarter for him,, " the witness went on calm ly. " You ever seen that mule, mister ?" "That has nothing to do with the casen' said the attorney, angrily. "Well, you jist ought to see the critter. He's 'bout forty years old, and blind as it bat, and—" "Can't you answer a simple question"?" "It beats me to think that two men o good common-sense should go to law 'bout a. critter like that, and I nuide up my mind 'fore I came here, I'd say so.” "Well now that you've said it, can't you go on and answer inv question ?" "11 I was John Doe, I'd be 'shamed to ley claim to such a beast. It mint no earth- ly good to any one, and—" In leer own time and in her own way she finally said that she believed the " critter • to belong rightfully to John Doe. Row Pat Made the Mitre to Go. A stranger in Dublin had occasion to take a car to the railway station, which was on the other side of the river. His car -man was drivine a horse which had a dread of the briages' and would not cross one direct- ly. All ofa sudden the man pulled up within a, few yards of the bridge that he had to cross, and, getting off the car, began to turn his horse round. "What aro- you about?" said the traveller. " I want to go to the railway station." "Ab, no fear, yer annex' niver fear, ycr miner ; sit still, yer miner Sure it's only the mare that won't face the bridge, an' it's turnin' her round that 1 S&L turn her round an' back her over, an' She'll think she's gain! the other way." This he did, and backed her to with- in it few yards of the other side' of the bridge, when he again turned her round, and they proceeded in sefety. "I'll engage I'd niver have got her over the bridge et all," said Paddy, "if I hadn't fouled that out: end sure now, ite er artier sees, she gods quite gentle 1" Kothing Mean About Eon "Is that you can give me$ ma'am " pleaded the tramp, "a dipperful of water ?" "Why, no, Certainly nob," replied the woneeti with the big heart; "you cia»have ea burly dipperfule as you like,"