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The Exeter Times, 1889-11-14, Page 6A 7eirei TERROR TO EVIL -DOERS X CATHERINE G. VI-IRIsEtri • CHAPTER L Tke town of Pioton annals or the high - rod between Melbourne eod the gold -fields of Victorie. • It le nowthe Potato of a large potent dietrion reilway oonimmalca- don with the opitel, arida griming pepulai don tht dividee itself lista resietee in the orthodox old -country style. Bat twenty.yeare ago it was a email place, impotent chwily becaure it was the only township within tbirty miles, and beomee • inside ite walle—moh as they were—allithe organniation t chilioation Was concentrated. Throe were eaurchee Plotca—an Epiacopal church and;a Baptist ohapellthere was a store and a court bowie; and a doctor had lately set up itt Pra°dalt• Bang =energetic young fellow, Who believed that ekill and earneat. Mee ere Worthas multh in a new country as opitaa'k in ear el& one, he was doing ; though his matiente paid their fees in gold- cluOt 'and aboop and grain as often 8+0 in coin of the realm.. •;Yet lei was not a happy men this mild March day, as be stood in the veranda of tleavicarage, looking vvith 'what. ed admiration et a girl whose yellow dress end teavny hair and epee hart:embed with , the brilliant Autumn ante of Wan °reopens that twined around the posts and hung hi long trails from the roof. Madge Rentou, the vaiarte danglater, was nob the belle of Patton; that pre.embenoe was elairaed by jimmy Birch, the bankeepeide only child, who hail golden hair, aed a piolt and white complexion, and three times as many yew gowns as Misa Renton. Bat tastes differ, end though the miners irom up country and the occasional travellera . who for any reason, or none, stopped at Pc ton, all admired .Mise Birch, Dt. Philip Sewell, • did not thina her worth look- , bag at when Madge was by. Be would have been well content ro .have had this mealier taste all to himself but, unfortunatelyit was shared by another rnember of the ataall community, and. that the moat import:arab one in it. The Law by common cousent ranks litove Media* in our social organisation the newspaper which spoke of "the value of life and the eacredness of property " only echoed the imbibe sentiment, which has fixed the res• peotive et abus of the professions—and though the Churchis supposed to rank above either, it is to be feared that the lawyer, above all when he is magistrate as well, bulks more largely irk popular eeteem than the parson. At least that was the case in Platen, vrhexe Captain Frere, the " police magiatrate," was decidedly the greatest man in the place. He had been in the army before he came to Australia, and had been invalided after tbe Crimean War, whiela at onoe made hien ownething of a hero. He was, mow over, a distant comb of a pear who had once been Governor of Victoria; and it was to this connection that he owed his present appointment, given him when his health eeemed so shattered as to make motive service impossible. The Aus- tralian climate had rest -wed Min to atrength, . and, if one might judge from expression as •well as looks, to more hope and energy than he had seemed capable of when he came to Platen, two years before the day when B. Sewell—a later arrival still --lost Otis temper with Madge Renton eater having - already lost his hearb to her. The girl sat rocking herself in a light 'DOW chair, as if trying by the motion to keep some inward vexation from fielding vent in worth'. A, faint flush stained her usually pie cheeks' and her tawny eyes looked darker withanger. Miss jenny Birch, who had been known to describe Medge as "a red-haired, white-faced thiWge had never seen her look ao beautiful; for it was Wes Renton's wont to go about the world rather coldly, except wheat love or pity or anger roused her soul and her fea- tures to some excitement. There was considerable excuse for bhe indignation she wee now showing. Da Sewell had the habit of candour, read he had been indulging in it to the full, under air- cumstancea when reticence would have beeu especially advisable. He had jaet asked Mies Heaton to marry him; and his requeat being refund, he had demanded the reason of her reply, and begged her to recorsider it. At firat Madge had merely reiterated her assurance that M.° could never accept him; but she liked him just Well enough to hate woundingehim, and in order that she might not seem to be doing so without caner, ehe at last explained that she was engaged— privately, not even her father knew of it— to Captain Lewis Frere. At this point the rejected eoitor's duby was clearly to bow to the hand of destiny and retire from the contest with as much dignity as he could muster. which he ought: to have done, was exactly whet Philip did nob do. He looked aghasteshocked, indignant, and ejaculated almost unconsciously: "Engaged to that old —fogey 1" Madge felt certain that a harsher word than fogey was in hie mind, though he moaned to restrain it; and fogey wi,e bad enough. A girl who is thoroughly in love with a man considerably her senior can laugh at the surprise of her friends; but when she is not quite sure that he is the one man in the world for her, when she has been carried away by the novelty of wooing, and by bhe knowledge that a MOM who has been all round the world and has tried ail lifeei fievoura for five and -forty years, seeks as the best it can give Mtn her untutored eelf—when vanity has dictated her acceptatice more than love, she le apt to to admits that very young men dont appre- ciate the qutilitles of those who have more exPetience than themselves; but women, fortunately, irre different," awed Mini Madge who had just passed her nineteenth birth- day, with a grand air, "1 hope they are 1 That le, I hope you are in love with this fellow Frew), though I dont eee how you on be. And I don't believe you are. ' " Dr. Sewell, how dare you speak in suoh tashiou 1" "1 beg your pardon ; I am very stupid. I know I nave no right to criticise your choice. I am mad—palm*, I suppose, But When a man has We best hope taken away from him he "—The wet& ceased, a certein husky feeling that had been in Philip's throat) since the moment Madge said " No " having suddenly boome ao marked as to prevent artioulation. The girl grew water when she ow how moved he was, "1 am very sorry, Philip, very sorry," she said gently "!.nit you see I am not free, and you will bad somebody else who will suit you better." "Never 1" he exolaitned 'Woody. "Even boy may know his own mind, when he is a boy of twenty.six, and I know that I Mall • never love any one but you." She was bout to combat this opinion,which would probably have resulted in a new develop- ment of the original quarrel between them, When, her father appeared. The Rev. Mr Renton was an anxious.looking man, who Deemed to feel how little his Oxford training wan adapted to hie Australian environment. He had come to the antipode first because his health was weak ; and when the pure soft air ha ci healed his feeble lungs, he,began • to look for some sphere of work •in the new land. It was in the purest missionary spirit that he had come to Platen ten years before; and it was in a missionary spirit sublimed to a forlorn -hope that he clung to hb post in spite of the bitter conschiusness of failure. A. few, the more aristocratic portion of the Plebe' community, came to nisi church; but the majority of those who cared for religious exereisea at all went to the chapel. This consciousness of failure in his life -work gave the parson an apologetic air, even before those who, like Dr. Sewell, were loyal mem• bem of his flock. Philip did nat indeed see that Mr. Renton was nervous in his pre - once ; but he perceived, and confided to himself—having no other confidanb whom he could trust with a disparagnig judgment of Wm Renton's father—that the vicar almost cringed to Captain Frere; and ab this mom- ent he glared at his inoffending pastor, being suddenly struck with the idea that he had forced. hisdaughter to accept the Captain, Fortunately, Mr Renton did not perceive the frown on the young doctor's face ; neither did he notice his daughter's flushed cheeks, nor any of the subtle tokens of a disturbed moral atuaosphere. He had news of hie owlet° weramonioate, and that excited him, to the detriment of his faculty of observe, - tion. "What a dreadful affair.!" he exclaimed. Madge thought of Philip's proposal : Pnilip thought of Madge's engagement, and both asked, "What offerer?" with more embarrassment than euriosity. "That murder of the policemen down the river." "The murder I" They were both suffi- (gently carious now, and for once in his life Mr Beaton had two attentive listen. era. "You know," he exclaimed, "that a month ago the police womb took a load of gold and duet to the bank ab Melboarne. I suppose they left most of it there; but they were bringing back a con- siderable sum in bank -notes to the miners up the country. Busk -notes are light, so there were only two men sent on the return journey." "I know all thab," said Philip, with a touck of impatience. "We expected them to stop at Whiten last night. When they didn't come, I concluded that the roads were bad, end that they had got along slow - or than they expected.. "The roads "were' bad, and they could not reach Picton before nightfall; at least, so 1 suppose, for they camped about ten miles away on the bank of the river, and there they were found murdered this morn- ing.” "Who oan have done ib?" "Some bushranger, I suppose. Of course the object was thefb ; all the notes are gone." "It won't profit the thief mu.oh, I fancy ; for doubtless the numbers of the notes are set down ha the bank at Melbourne; and as soon as he presents one he will be oaught--that is, if he is rash enough to present it himself. If he gem a dupe to do it for him, ib may take a loner time, but not nmoh ; he is a fool as well as a rogue." "Ili is funny that we should not have heard of bushrangers being in the neighbour- hood," Old Madge. "Captain Frere was 01113 ell the night before last looking about on the route the policemen were to take, in order to make sure that all was right; and he told me the comb was clear. If there had been any dangerouri °hombre about, he would have sent an escort to meet the men, I suppose.' "Ab 1 the bushrangers must keep ajbetter lookout than the police magistrate, ' said Mr. Renton. "They have brought the bodies to the inn; and 1 suppose Captain Prete will bold an innutry, though it is hardly likely that anything will come of it lee/aides a, verdict) against " person or persons resent very deeply any ineireaation that, ue newo,e after all, her prize is not eci very well worth! 44 To the inn 1" exclaimed Philip with • winning. Site must prove that it is a pearl I seen° irritation. "1 hope not; noise or ex- • of price; she Inquires se ineyinee aereelf of citement may injure my patient greatly, it as much as any, me else; and ohe is very poor woman." irodignant when smother gives utterance to "Oh, you have a patienteat the inn," re - the doubt that has been lurking beings*. marked Madge, faintly piqued. "Is the Peotedi ia her owa rand- fair Mies Jenny ill 14 Fogy, indeed I Wow dare Philip SeWell alien he; Mise jenny is the goddess hint at auch a word 1 It is true that Lewis Inygeia. But they have a guest) there, a wee a little bald, and had a few orow's-feet woman who hen once been beautiful, but about the esesteiand that there wen) white has if one mafjudge by appearances), had a streake that beeutiful heard of his. She beefe life, I suppose she was going up to the was nun) thab Philip would have bob only minea. But I lortow nothing about her, boo proud if he had had a beard as long and beyond the fact that ohe fainted after going flowing, instead of a miserable little moue- out for a walk yesterday morning, and thab tache. Still, she would make Lewis shave be is now in a very weak and feverbile it off; it eertaiuly did make him look older, eraminee, and them was no need' to do that, But he "poor thing 1 Is she youtog ?" asked a fogey Madge. "You at.e vary courteous I" she exolaim-, (Wet vety. About forty, 1 shoald think ed itt torso that made Philip feel how leek.. Were her appeerauce. I think I ought to go ing to eourtetty he had boon. end see her. The bustle may breve injured 1 beg voter radon Mum Renton; I had her. Mini jermy—I know her 1—Would go no right to "meek as/ did; bat—but—ton noshing up to the isavalides room to tell her knove"---ef itthe ratieder,' as if it wete really 5 great "0 yes, I know 1 I know that) boys el treat. Bohlen they'll probably want) me to four or five and twenty" (Philip Ivo twenben diagnose the nature of tb,esse two poor fei- gn, and tide was as tear ib as she dared iewin wounase, venture) " always try to disparage men Who So Philip, glad of the carouse for a grace - have reached the age of wiedone, They are ful departure, wesat aniayi his' sore heart—. jaeicom ot them, euppose." each ie humeri nature, With its troubles hal- " Nor they renot, Enid Philip blutitly,; aimed by strange end fantastic) oompenee. 4 0*___06Pb-4,1104,, 1214444",°6Pt Whert -W/1621".4'44 tkna—fr6tting him little lees because of the " wrey, eten't Melte exeeptions out or wont,* neat, patient, partly to ok if bis eervioes were to be welled upon in slouneeeion with the 'equity on the murder of the ewo policemen, He wee intereatea in the Matter, and When one has a ourbeity to oretify, ib is well to have the excuse of diaolal duties to indite' Its gretifieetion. 'The inuiteeper`o daaghter Men hira at the door. Her ilea were not dim, nor was her natural colour oberted but, nevertlaelees, when she sew Philip, she leant up against) the doorpost and gasped out "0 doctor, 1 am glad to eee you. Want thie a terrible leueioese 1 bas rode rae quite felon" Wor the goddess Hergele, pros bebly ineause ahe had. never bid dayai Obese in her life, had a great anahltion to be considered an invalid—a wealeneses which had boom° more pronounoed oboe Dr. Sewell came to Plotou. "The air will do you good, then," said the dootor coolly, paining her with a nod.— "Is your father about ? warn him to take me to see the peer fellows." "He le in the ooaoh-house. hey're there, and father is svith Captain Frere, who is looking at them. Philip Sewell was not Deationlarly desk- ous ef meeting Captain Frere teds mo meat) ; but having expressed a desire to eee the bodies, he could hardly turn round in a moment and profess indifferenee to the web - ter; besides, it was inevitable, if any haves tigation of the murder was to he made, that the dootor and the magistrate should meet in connection with it. Be went to the oaolnhousen where two dead men lay. They had been stalwart fellows, apparently of a more settee habit then the blue -coated guawlians of this peaoe at home—roughwiders, who could fine their way perms an almost tracklese country, and. perhape were not very sorupuloue waether they took a bushranger alive or deaca—men who have no place in a fully civilized! com- munity, and in a eel:al-barbarous one area pro- tection or a terror to the inhabitants a eard- ing as some chance word of cirournatano move them tower& good or evil; but men, who, having ,undervaken a task charge it at any comb. These two had in the fulfilment of their duty, and a 'm- angy had died hard. The disoharged eletol taken from the cold nerveless hand of one proved that he had, tried, however vainly, to prevent the theft. It was just possible thee the thief had got more than the bank- notes in that midnight robbery. Dr. Sewell nodded silently to the innkeep- er and Captain Frere as he entered the coaohshouse. A sone greeting suffices for the living when we are in the presence of the dead, and beside, Philip was not in the mood to laviah courtesy on Madge Renton's lover 1 What on earbh could she see in that withered old stick? Philip asked himself, eyeing this captain with vigorous disfavour. The contempt was decidedly unjust. Lewis Frere was A picnureeque-looking, if not a handsome man. His facie was indeed decid- edly thin at bhe temples ; but his dark eyes had that melanoholy look which bas cer. tain attraction for girls who have never known trouble) themeelves ; and his long silky pointed beard was in itself a feature, giving him something of the aspect of the high -bred gentlemen whose portraina Van Dyck painted for all time. • This is a sad sight, doctor," said the inn- keeper, after Philip. had looked silently at the bodies for a minute or two. " These two poor fellows, full of health and strength only yesterday, and murdered last :night when we were fast asleep in our beds V' "Not quite," said Philip, whose profess atonal eye noted more than that of an ordinary observer, "Not quite what? Not murdered ?" "0 yes, murdered. But they were not murdered last night. From all appearances, I Mould Wedge that they have boon dead • more thienetwenty-tour ileum"- • "Nonsense 1 How can you tell that ?" exclaimed Captain Frere sharply.. " Oh 1 the study of medical Jurisprudence is net exactlyee 'wade of time; one learns a good deal by it," answered Philip, in a tone which, evithout obvious discourtesy, indicat- ed the eentiment, " Mind your own business, and don't interfere with mine."—" These two men must have been killed the nighb before last," he went on in a more araleble tone; "and, by -the -by, it's funny, as you were out on scout -duty teat night, that you didn't see a sign of the murderer. He must have been somewhere in the neighborhood.' " 'warm% out the night before lasb," said Frere, hastily; "Iwas in my bed, like the rest of you." "1 beg your pardon. It was Mies Renton who said you were oun and I took it for granted she had learned the fact front you." Mise Ream is not my guardian." "No; ; but I took Di for granted that as your fiancee, she did not speak without authority, or ab least knowledge." Frere muttered an imprecation, which Phillip book to be an expression of anger at his stupidity in thus abruptly announcing an engagement which was supposed to be sbill secret, and the words which the captain at last addressed to hira--" Yon are a good goesip-ruonger, Dr. Sewell "—confirmed the notion in Ms mind. "1 suppose I ought to apologise," said Philip ; but as a marriage is a bhing for all the world to know, doubtless I am emblem& ing your announcement only by y short time. I 0042 only my thab ho u will be worthy of Miss Renton's lov .—.Now, Birch, I think I will go and see my patient. Her hearb is weak, and this fuse end exoite- ment in the house may have injured her." He went out; mad Birch, turning to offer surpriaed congratulations to the caphin, saw that he was verge pale. "Von look bad, captain," he exclaimed. " Tais sight doe make a man feel a bit queer. Come intro the house and get a drop of brandy." "I maniere I would be glad of it," said Frere, and they lefb the oorroh-house. But the captain woald not enter the inn; He threw himself dome on a bench near the door, aaying bet the air revived him ; and while Biroh hurried away to bring the brandy, Miss Jenny, who was still leaning against the doorpost, pouting a little that the doctor had emoted oo few werde on her, entered into conversation with him. "You do look ill, captain. Of mune thet sight would give you a turn; and you've gob a cold too, haven't you ?" "No; I haven% How could I catch cold ?" he said irritably, as if the idea of a hold annoyed him. "Oh, I don't know," elle returned, offend- ed at his tone. "Bub mooing you've had your throat wrapped for two days, it wasn't each e Orange idea to gob into my head, was ib ?" And ehe pointed to a silk haled - kerchief, which the captain wore folded closely around bin neck. • Captain Frere had epparently recovered hie temper. "You're right, alio Amy," he admitted ; "I have a cold but you see I'm very toteely ebout confessing to such an old wornanar complaint." Philip &Well meanwhile wee sitting holding his patient's wrist with his fingers on her pulse. He had been ploatied to note when he droll toek it that it was anti and steady. Bab the velem' of the two 'speakers outeide floated up to the open window et the room where the tinknown woman lay, and at the tiound of the captain's, the puiee suddenly leapt into a riniok fluttering 21184 rave die - died "Now, tbie is very funny," eeici Phillip to himself,preperving au immovable ountenance the while). '1 wouder if it was Prete ohe game to PlOtOD to Bee? Its is evident that Ids vielnity eireitee her." to ete CONTIDTUnn,) Tbe Baohelor Coat. Old coat, for some three or four oasone We've been iolly otenradeei but now We, pa,rn old ociatmenion, forever; To fate and the fashion I bow. You'd look very well at a dinner, • I'd ivear you with pride at a ball, BM I'm dressing to.night for a wedding. My owu—and you'd not do at ell Yon've too many evil* stains about you, You're Esceated toe nitioh with cigars; When the golight Wilma full on year collar .rt glistens like myriad abb. That wouldn't look well at my wedding, They'd seem' bempropriate there; Nell doeen't use "diamond powder," She tells it tubs her heir. You've been out on Cozeen's Piazza, Too late when the evenings were damp, When the moonbeams were silvering Oro% nest •And tbe lights were all out in the camp, You've rested on nicely oiled stairways Too often when einem) eyes were brighb, And ;somebody's ball dress, not Nelliets Fiowed round y ou, rivers of es bite. There is a reprobate looseueasi about you. Should 1 wear you tonighb, I believe As owe with my bride from the altar You'd le.ugh in your wicked old sleeve. When you felb there the tremulous pres- aura Of her hand in it e denote glove, That is telling one elyly, yet proudly. Her trot is es deep as her love, So go to your grave in the wardrobe And furnish a feast for the naoth 1 Nell's glove Mail betray its sweet secret To younger, more innocent cloth. It's time to put on your enocessor, Wes made in a fashion quite new, But, old friend, I'm afraid it will never nee as eaten:, on ate—aa you 1" Thanksgiving. Brought eltrough a year wrought) with plea euro and pain, Gladdened by sunshine and freshened by ram, Led by the ever wise God from above Whose kingdora is purity founded on love. We have aet by a day to give thanks in our land, For the fruits of the soil eo abundant and grand, The harveat is plentiful, we need nob oom- plain, Let the people rejoioe o'er the valley and irreguler beati °°'-"Icitratl°ri for rin' alri 'Ida° PtePated He went' down to the inn, pertly to tiee his What if troubles beset us in life's busy fight, There is alwaye some happiness, always some tight; This world's nob all darkness, all sorrow and woe. Theamnshine of Is comes wibh its warmth and glow. Then give thanks for our lives that we find them no worse, Don't grumble at leek or give vent to a curse, We have privileges many, our disasters are few, We'll abandon the old and make way for the • DOW. Give thanks for the sovereign far over the sea, Who with sceptre of truth makes our country so free, , Though ocean divide us, yet nought stands between, In our love for Victoria, "God save the Q aeen." Give thanks that we live where the gospel is heard, In the land of free sPeeoli, wibh the Sabbath observed, A country of culture, and wisdom, and wit, With abundance of backbone, and plenty of grit. Be thankful that wee with its horrors untold Dwells not in oar midst) as in Britain of old, While with winter upon us, and plenty in 'gore, No want shall o'er take us, or knock at our • door. With the north star of progress to lighten our way, With the bright sun of hope for our guide day, by day, With our banner of might floating high as the domes, Peaces and joy shall abound in Canadian homes. H. A. Yonmews. e-enassnor—ern The Busy Ants. Menet of our boys and girls have, no doubt, often wondered why the ants are such rapid and contliations travelers, always on the go, awl storeys going, seemingly for a purpose, So they do. Lotus watch them. Here they are, on the rose basket. 'What for? Their breakfasb, perhaps, Jusb watch them; see how they tickle the aphideis, or green fly, with the saiteione, in order to make them yield a saccharine &mid of which ants ars very fond. Thie is a systematic work with thein; they lama out insects of various kinds to feed upon, and es eystematiolly as a farmer does his stock. In the greenhouse they team the young simile ineeots—a naost broublesome greenhouse pest—and pleat them out regularly on the leaves, always choosing such leaves as are the ramat difficult to clean ; and when the loots are of full size, the ante extract) a juice from them wibh as much rrul L 1.,b a furrier milka his cows. It in very interesting to watch them at their work, as one can easily do in the garden, where nearly every plant heel some bised enemy, which, in its turn, hes an enemy that destroys. The ant la proverbial for its industry ' • its ingenuity is quite as remarkable, andits helots moot singuler. DM you ever examine an att,hill—a eubterranean city, cloudy populated ? In this little city three closes of ants dwell—the, fetnales, the melee, and the- common people which have 2:10 OD,C. These do ell the work of the community ; the DA108 and, famelers perferm no Libor. In Oaae of Accident. Nervoire Gatttleman —" New, be careful how you drive, °Abby, and p s slowly mete the stories, tot I hetes to be elniken. And mind you pull up at the rielit house, and look ont for those dreatlite 1 steam oats." (tabby —Never fear, sir, in do my best. And whit*. 'oreepitel would you wash to be token to, sir, In OVik0 of an ev. cident An Announcement. Bridiiet (her fourbh one of ysr mashes is in the parlor, I dordb mean bbs dark teller With the burly eyelsehee, but the blonde bloke ,witti epees 1"-- [Life, ABIltTIO;POTERTATD. The King 01 VaplitoOdia as Described br AI , A49100 BOW* NOr0d9M# ktUg Of OMnbOdiat la 09140140 ots wog to me way. It Is Petit be had 0 Mat deriira to vide the Parte exhibition, but it appear e there were aome political ob. jeotioos to hie doing so. Albhough, ao a °en- actment* of the Frew* proteetorate in Intio.China, he has to a certain extent adopted the hebite of 'Kuroneati olvilizetion, yin in the mein he still remaine a purely 1 aerie monarch, ruling over a court) whooe i nineties/41 caustome can WA but appear Moat singular to us. We have it on the authority of M. Adolphe Belot, who has journeyed to Cambodia and bee had mullein* of the king, 'thee under no pretense, whatever is any one of hie oubjeate permitted, ,to Couch him without a apecial order, Tido exag- gerated deierenoe is not infrequently at- tended with inconeenienoe to himself. On OW occasion, hie horns having taken fright' a,nd bolted and run foul of a post, his major ty wee thrown out of bis carriage' ard lay wounded and bleeding on the ground. There were numerous mantled= and attendants on the spot, but none of them dated to offer him any moistened Fortunately a Euro. pean happenee to pees by at the dine, and taking pity on thie forlornking; whom a silly etiquette oondemned to die unattend- ed he took him up in his arms and carried hint into the palace. His !befog nursed in illness is entirely a matter for the hande of the wbonzes," pr bodywervente, whose fingers have to he bound in stripe of, °heel of gold. tile hair -droner, preylons to operate Ing on the royal head, has' Wapiti on gloves, over which are worn heavy, rings set while precious stones. Workbag under these conditions is no easy matter, and King Nor- odonn's hair is uncloubtedif the worst one of any, in the world. His Majesty has adopted style of does in vognein Europe sevenby yore ago. He wears a hlue imil-goat with goll buttoner, eatin knee-breeehee, and pumps. No traveller wise bite had an audi- ence of hie majesty in hie pelace, of PA011,. Patth has been able to suppreaa a eralle at the eight of this Aolatio potentate In the evening attire' worn in the reign of George IN. King Norodom's harem is noted for its beautiful women—all Asiatics from different) regions. Lately he hact no hose than 500 wives, and he coneiderea that a Moderate number. On one occasion, being remon- strated with on the subject by a missionary, who pointed out to him that be ought to be otiefied with fewer wive—for instance 100 as being a emit of a centuty—he replietethat he vvould just as noon be a bachelor. This legion of spouses la wittphed over, not by eunuchs, as is generally the case in ehe east, bat by horribly deformed epeolmene of hu meaty. The law in Canibodia is that when otter & child is bone deformed, infirm, or crippled hie parents shall hand him over to tlae king, who rears bim and raises him to the dignity of a guardian of laid harem. By these means he considers he insures conjugal seouritst. But tradition says that thee procaublens have not at all times been attendett wibh success inasmuch as en one oepasion certain favorite beauty eloped with an ugly hunchback. The mammals were so unwise as to seek a reluee with a eribe of semi -savages known as the Plumage, who, being.absolutely (*nous to the charms of the fair sumer, &Mewed both her and her lover into the hands of the king in exchange for four oxen and a sack of salt. Thaguilty pair were immediately decapitated: Norodom ir not naturally cruel, but he thought ib was necessary to make an example, Being a pre:ideal monarch he ineists on hie wives making good tuts of their time. Some attend to household duties, others have the care of the royal wardrobe, and Others devote their energies and talents to acting and dancing in plays invented by the king himself on the models of the ancient) poets, for he is an artist in his way. Norodom has sixty children, and is re ported to be an 'effectionate father. As a husband having the reeponeibility of go many wives he has, it appears, foetid it necessary to adhere to an old Asiatic) custom whicia prescribes moderate physical punishment of the fair sex, in the belief that it is nob with- out good effect. Now and again £S few slight strokes of a light rattan one are administer ed to the oomely shouldera of an unruly sponse. The punishment is generally indict- ed after King Norodom has lost at play, for he is unfortunately addicted to gambling. He puts ou a good nice over his losses before his partnere, and invariably pays up; bath° sooner has he reburned to his harem than hie ill -humor breaks oub, and then the ladies have a rounds quart d'heure. The beauty who happens to be at fault had best keep out of his reach. He understands Finnish pretty well, but cannot steak it The whole of his vettabulary consists of two words— bonjour, trenbien. Bat then trewbien spoken at the right time may imply a good deal. The Country. What a delightful home life they have ha the country. Dull, you at.y. Perhams so. But fall of calm content and simple pleasures and sound Advantage. A:winter in the country would put meat • the bones and new energy into the life miserable °hen dyepeptios of the It is true there is no tbeatre, except now and Mien a wandering TM Nights in a Be? Room or an Until° Tom's Cabin down at the heels and bare in the packet, hunting home by way of the village town hall and the rural schoolhouse. They have no roller skating rink, but they have the ice on the croek below the old nitil dam, the brilliant moon, the keen, froaby nighn the ringing laughter and the royal spirit of a company who happily know little of socrial divisions anti class exclusive - twee. • They have the pering-bee, and tile corn - /nuking, end the eurprbe party, and the church social, and the ainging school, end the Temperance lodge meeting, and the sleighing party. test of all, there are the long nightie at home, when the young folk come over from the neighbors, and the swift hours ewe en- gaged by !menden mimeo, end pedal chat, aud genial controversy, and rare good com- radeship. DEITOVRED WILD 13EABT8. Wile Friehtini Destruction of illuenan LU Roe ladiar Toth° last number of the Nineteenth Oen. tury ea/J.311nm Mr. J. Fawner sews that, aen cording to crifiefal repent, 2 018 Hindoet embi jeote of (,,heen Victoria have been devoured in 1877 by wild beasts, while 17,740 have beeu allied by snakes, Lg e t i or ne a reew aro gn too Io inngtia ge r kire a ' lnn a HI ninpduoistti a ni ying to e, fearful 'extent. In 1887 they killed 1,003 persons and 27,517 head of cettle. After the snakes tbey ameba moat destruct - Ivo beings in India. Their appetite 1 enormous, but tlaeir fevorite food le ax Maisie and the reagens for it are obvious. Deer art rarely teleran by eurprise, and when yearned hove feet IMO nimble for a bounding tiger, Buffaloweheve a queer way of forming •theinseiveis into square battalions, Presenbing formidable rows 0 threatening 'borne ; biotin are no cowards, and fight valiantly for ibex life. But the ox aud oow if India, are mitre pacifier bashful creatur' es who prefer violeme Weatha to a good fight, Hence the natural foal* nese f t! /Tr: tig f °retrhs! nlh Sowever, Itecora. e regular man-eaters. But the taste for human flesh comae to them by accident. They generally bite their viotim's shoulder and turn away disgusted, But When they have once eaten up a man they don't care for any other eat- able, For three consecutive years the die. triot of Nyneete I was ab the mercy of a single manieatenwho devoured wine eighty peTOODO Va. year. In that same year, 1887, tigers killed 1,063 men, but men killed 1,408 tigers, a balance of 345 tigere to the credit of mankind. 80 war le constantly carried on on both sides, but the tiger might be the winner in the long run, for he is aiwuya on the alert, while Hindoos are bay, and moreover, hate to hunt an animal whioh they consider an inotiniation of the evil epirite Tigers and wolves fill them with superstitious ter- ror, as they believe theme beasto have the pewee of revenge after death. They- are glad if somebody else kills bhem, bub they don't like to be a party to the killing from fear of po rthumous reprisals. A few years' ago, nye Mr. Fayrer, a nabob had it wolf in a trap. Not one of hie inen dared to kill the beaet, so the nabob osdered that it be freed but had a bell firsb suepandecl - to its neck. The poor wolf; constantly be. trayed on iti approaoh, imien starved bo death. A pretty ingenious trick, by the way, but not practicsable with tigero. • Ill• N�t a Hereditary Foot. Mamma, whabts hereditary ?" asked Bobbie laboriously tripping over the syllables of the long word. ' "Why it le—lb to anything you get from your father or nae," replied the mother, a little puzzled for a degaitioo to hie Tatra Silence et bwo minutee. " Then, tria," Bobbie asked, is spanking hereslitary?" Well Earned, Bseign—"I see Wiggitee, the Canadian weather prophet, is to be knighted by the queen." 'Wan —"Weil, a weather prophet who keepo as quiet de Wiggins hes bole finely 6346race:roya1 favors."--1Naer 'irk Weekly. The Fence Must Go. The agitation againet the nnevereal and generalleaunneconsary use of the fences has eeready borne substantial fruit ITO many parte of ther country. There are many villages East and West from which these effennve barriers have been entirely removed; and one feels in looking at many a lovely town that; while the land is held iv severalty, the landscape belongs to the community. There is nothing more Walking to an Altera:ten in the landscape of Belgium or Bavariat than 'the entire abseil:roof femme The gain in beauty and finish, in the complebeneas and harmony, of a stretch of country, is simply immeasurable. The Belgian and Bavarian farmers are far more economical in eneir methods then our own, for obvious reasons, and it is quite certain that ii the fence served any reed purpose they world be quick to introduce it. On the other hand, with their rigid ecionomies and their ciareful use of eery , bit of soil, they have found it greatly to their advantage to ova both the land and the ex- pense which are invelved in keeping up fences The Amerioan fame is the ugliest 'estate of the American landscape. It le never others wise than offensive to the aye, and it is often Ino condition of general dilapidation, or furnishes a convenient place for the de- N, posit of odds and undo of the farmer's work, The fence is an ugly object ; the expense of building and keeping it in order, both in actual outlay and in the land which it own. pies has demonstrated over and over again that it is one of the met costly and least remunerative investmente which Wee farmet makes ; and it is also °encoded that, for the mosb parte the fences now in nee serve no purpose whatever. A little more stringent control of cattle, and the legitimate use of tine fence for paddocks to confine them, yenuld reduce tei it minimum the large expenditure to which most fanners are now committed by extravagant fence -building. An anonymoue contributor, who may possi- bly be Mark Twain, although we do not ven- ture a guess on the matter, hiss formultiben several good reasons for the fence. He thinks that houee-owners are generally rich and ought to be required to spend their money in pnbting up fences in order to dim. Wet° trade. "11 properly made and kepb in repair, fences on be depended on to keep trees, ahnibei flowers, and vegetables from straying into.the road, and thus obstructing travel and possibly injuring animals who have a right to the public, highway." He finds another great advantage in fences in the fact that they 000upy a greab deal of ground, whir% it is unnecessary, therefore, to till. Bill Nye declares that the fence line has kept more people out of heaven than the y. rum; but he thinks that stone wallet are idle P'3 rightin regions where stone is the principal orop and where it is necessary to fence in the treys in order to make them stick to the foam. Ruetleao Iron. The makes prowess, which haa been until lately an experiment, hones. demonetrated thab great economy can be used, not only in be pipes, but in every article where iron is need. In the past year over 2,000,000 kettles' hove been subjectedito bhie process in Pittsburgh. The method is very peculiar. After the article is made it is pat into a furneee abonb 3a feet high, 15 feet long, and 8 feet broad. The furnace is made in an oval Shape, air tight. After the iron has been in the furnace for Uwe) hours. and it has attained almost a white heat, the air thet Immo 'through the regenerators and air valveis Mut seourely off, and the furnace is made air tight. After the) air hat been shut off, the super. heaterwevhich is located in the ombnetion chamber at the rear of the furnme, and at tight angle° from the air valves, is opened and the furnace itt filled with nom andikegii he Ishii' condition for eight hones. At sherb Intervale a small valve is emceed, Bo as to aaf pit allow ionaeng. terxeos hel oofabeam ast eam boin bep ut hte i ttrtose Thee, When the artiolea have been ten ,hours in r the fterneen there Ito been accomplished the formation of %quoit) °gide upon the iron Bobo. They are thou vla Into an amid well, which la the las' r, e• 9 , Able to Identify Neat Yolk Boebbiaok (to oustomer)-.-" can't cshange a bill, sir." Curebomet—" Then 1 shall have to give you four &nine my don. That la all the changer I hove." eta° %lack (ceiling out to newsboy in the dietance)—" Say, Cull, one o' these yore Workless Feir millionaire* is IOWA enit gm 1' ,