The Exeter Times, 1890-2-6, Page 6A FALSE FRIEND.
A STORY OF THE MOM= BABYLON.
O3$APTER I.
Os a Si.burday afternoon in the middle of
the 'Landon season a concerti was held ab
Groveler Sona for the benefit ot a Chil-
dren's Hospital, P.etronissd by rcyalty and
supported by " Society," the event was, at
least fro a financial point of view, a great
auocen ; bat although a Princess took part
he a duet arra a Daoheee played en ,a violin,
and other ladies of high rank ooatribated
their ascompliahmente with l x r4 or lees con-
sppionous effete the great Wavle, of the wee.
alone long afterwards haunting the memory of
those who were present was the eloging of
two hot any eouge by' the governess of the
Countess of Southfort, a family.
When Mina Neale --a delicate, very pretty,
and very modest
loo
kinR
young
woman—
cook-fled Rchn Adair, there wee deep
silence of a full minute's duration; an Effect
in strikarcontrast. to the prompt epprecfa•
tion ewarded to the "claseloal" performance*
which preceded. Is was so odd and
impretatve thab the e"tnger herself, Insteael.
of onrtasying cif the stage, stood, anon•
acionsly, half thy and half embarraaaod,
staring; ab the silent audience. Then the
Men ,las reemeved, And binahine to the
eyes, etre retreated before she applantte.
Could that have been the alt melody
With whlcb they lied all been :wilier
from chile hood 2 It was A revelation of
re/Nam-Mil ..pet
silence of enchantment; a surprise nor
often experienced.
To brag WAS Neale forward again was
trot easily dace, bat the audkr.ce would be
aatiaf eci with no:hiog less. Thie time elle
aro* fluttered. and nervous; the appiauee tied
frigh:e,;d leer—and, to look ether changing
colour read wondering timid oyes, you could
weld Is .ve believed she did not know why
they hen appdanvei, And now, statut qne
save far the ruction of her lips, and the rise
and fall of her bosom, and the tender and
plaintive melody thee fl -wed tremulously
from h: sweett throat, she Gang "Auld Rale
in Gray" as it awned ,sever to have been
*sag iefore. S ;a touched ;echoed of enthte
.iaam i. tire unettl tianal t.nd caltivaited •aude.
sane which as prima donna coulu, have
resehei with all her power.
.Aeaooi;at blase Feeenit et the mart was
a young man who went there es a Fees
repreteatetive. Ile monad the real atter
leaving the great tnanrion, and was walking
thoughtfully and rather .lowly alone the
footpath beneath the trees in Hyde Perk,
when an umbrella touched him on the
.shoulder.
"Oh—its it you, Mt. Clay ton l" be maid,
sr.ightiy oaitfuaed, to A middle•ased gentle.
tau who now walked on with lain. " I
hope Metes is quite well? I saw you at the
co merle"
"Mary is quite well. But you seem to
have forgotten as, Frank.,,
"I have been busy; I work vary hard
,row," he answered, looking away with the
blood mounting in hie facie,Aainaa an nrjesb
reproach.
I know you do, Peak ; it is all you
have to look to now. Yoa are turning your
work inter money too."
"I auppoae so; I really don't know
=runty."
"Bat I know --exactly," Bald the banker
laughing. "I don't. as ra rule, look at the
nurreomeetneweets ci the bank', customers;
hut you know I have always bad a special
interest in yours. You ought to invest a
tale now."
The young man put away the aul,j•et by
err impatient and somewhat disdainful
gesture.
"I hadn't fancied my affairs to be so
flourishing," he dryly observed; "but per.
haps I may can some day ab the bank and
see one of your psoplo alreut it."
Nothing further wire said for a minute
or two, till Mr Ciaytou 'squired: "How
are you going to desoribe Mies Neal's sing.
ing, Wrath ?"
The Fein? man did nob answer at once.
"I ata not going to describe it," he thea
,said shortly. "How child I desoribe it ?
te never before heard anything like it."
-"I telt yen what, Frank," said Mr Clayton,
striklag his umbrella on the path, "I would
give a hundred pounds to bear her Bing
tease tongs again t„
"D .obtieee, Mr Clayton ; bot yon see.
there are things money cannot command.'
"Ds you mean that Mss Neal would
not sing these songs for a hundred pounds 2"
"I don't know to what extent such a
stun would left once her—perhaps a long
way. But then, the cffsrb might mar the
execution. Didn't yon notice that ahe was
quite uuconolons of the effect she was
producing? I believe myself Miss N=alo
seas not Iiateniog to her own voice, while
rho eang."
"I shall never forget i,' said the bank-
er.
They were now near to the statue of
AOhilles, and there was the usual block of
.carriages in the read. The younger man
wanted to get actors to Piooadily, while the
other's way was down by Albers GAtto. Bat
as the former was about to retrace his steps
and cross the road farther bank, Mr. Clay-
ton put his hand on his arm. ' frank,' he
said very earnestly, "I want you to call on
me on a very special matter. I suppose it
would be too much to hope that you would
dine with us—this evening?"
"Thank you, Mr. Drayton ; but it is quite
impossible," he answered, parrerless to con-
ceal a look of peen. "A literary friend of
mine is out of town, and Iam doing his
work for him—we go to preesis evening."
Mr. Cleyt;a did nob suggest another
evening, for he uuderatood it all. "Welt,
well, Frank,' ae said with a sigh, "could
you look in at any time 2 For job a few
minutes with myself 2" he added.
"' Yes. Would half -past eight do 1"
"That will do.—Why, there is our car-
riage, standing not thirty yards off That
fa my sister, Mre. Marmit, who is with
Mary ; you mush come and speak to her."
"A thousand pardons, Mr. Clayton ; I
would rather not 1'' the young man quickly
replied. " Itknow you will understand."
"Thoy have seen ycu, Frank," Mr. Clay•
ton remarked gravely, and then said no
more ; for now he, too, observed—what had
immediately caught the other's eye—a
young man in the carriage opposite to the
Indies.
"I will nuke any apology for you,
Frank, thab you wieb, said Mr. Clayton.
" Bab I am sorry for all thin. You are too
hard on Claude Fanne, I think."
"Do you remember, Mr. Clayton, calling
ane into your private room ab the bank one
day when I was drawing money there? You
gave me an emphatic opinion of Claude.
thane then. --I do not recall ib now," he
added, with a proud a sh of 'hie eyes,
" to sit gest that you were right
then, ena that 'len are : wrong nrw,
• but merely to justify my own right to change
any opinion -and to make you understand
how entirely I am able to appreolabe your
ship at Portsmouth was more like the part-
leg of leveret than of friends, Frank Holmes
returned to his Landonlodgings with a
heavy heart. He had elver before felt the
depth of his attachment for his schoolfellow
as he dill is the loneliness, that fell upon
him mw-
Alwaye solitary and thoughtful is his
Foot feeling. What has taken place is habits, Relieveafter 1'aus:o's departure
only what I might have looked for, su that 1 from E :gland, worked leas and waked, more,
am Hoo surprised," Being observant and full of interest in hit-
" Ir you expected it, why did you briog man life, he acquired, almosbnnconsciously,
bion to my house and aid him with all your and b ways f I ondon existence . h; X this
Whence? byways
"1 did not say T expected H. 1 was not "tap, follosving the bent of hda balente at-
thinkin of aeresults.—Bab no meeker, ready indieeted, 11oimes became deeply
Mr. CI yoh ton,`: lie said. laughing. as they interested in the study of crimes. filo made
a roached the carriage. " I owe re. a name for a morning newspaper in this de.
pipe "ehea tc nobody, and am Well reoonoiled partment. D:sdauricg vulgar sensation and
to Weirs ib ie." comae detail, he went out of the beaten
W..e he; bit. Clayton just ghnoed In his track of policemen and reporters, and twioe
facie when he broke into that unreal langt, in the course of a few months startled the
and taw a great deal there. O.her eyes professional -acumen of Scotland Yard by
were locking too, and the faireatfaeelethee the light of fairly directed intelligence
throng of fashion grew pink with some other which he threw upon dark and hefting
br
feeling as well as armedarmedaoke. Detective ctli;ert came to know
Frank Helene atepped over the low rail- and respect him. end he had the cffer of
ing and .book hands with the Wise very more literary work than he cared to Hader-
oompoaataly for all the war that bake*
was within These occupation** supplied Mtn with
his breast:
"I am very glad to eeo yon again, airs sad lent interestt to fill up tr some extent
Moran., I hops you are well, weed i --I hie f Niendgel ; and ons b Fatuee,ahfenoe thee
ase so busy a man now. lire. Moran., that 1 hist low months, wrote to flim
nater meat a friend except by academe...I almaat every mail, these letters were do -
ma tenor Hou** concert."sorry you have net been to the Gros-
lightful incident$ io his solitary life. Fauns
v
" We thought of going, at drat," the had a rift of writing charming lettere,
and now there area upon the Moe! Frank.
Holmes another brighter and purer inf ueuoo,
which was. destined to change all thinge for
hiss, Thia was Mary Clayton, the banker's
" Your f ether will bell yon about it, Mary. only obild.
It wee "R bin Adair and Auld Rabin Gray" But at this palet Holmes began to detect
Suit wedie i trio enchantment.—la that too from time to time a nota of trouble in his
strong a tern', Mr Clayton:" friend's lettere. They grew shorter and lone
"Was it a P:iroea: or a Dachau timbale, frequent; somotimea woeke passed without
ebanted 1" Air: Moranb caked. one, until an aprarenb sense of (Wee ienoy
"N'rltber; itbras only agcverneae,—Fancy brought.none a longer letter than usual, full
that, Mrs bl.trent 1 Bub I am sorry you of pretty perineum and sparkling all over
missed ie" with bright thinge. Bat the eky did not
"So am 1 now.—Dir Fcune," oho said, keep clear; the note of trouble cams regain.
addreeaing the gentleman oppraite, wham At laeb a letter arrived which would have
Frank Hulmee had merely nodded to with. proved an awaking blow to another man.
out locking at him, "ycu ars anawerabla It was only a pataing trouble to Frank
for this. It was pet who diaeuaded =front Holmes. F..une had gob into d Madders In
goicg.' India—he did not olearly indicate how --and
", Bscanee conuerte as a rale are a bore, he had drawn upon hit friendfarAve hundred
thea, b2orant. Ono carnet forum surprises," pseuds. The stoney to meet this draft bad to
lig r4 litre lanfa@d:y. be obtained by realisiug a p:rtion of Holman
Holmes sbeek hands with the two ladies capital, Mr. Clayton looked grave; but the
agile, and wee turning .'way, when Fauee, thing was done; tract amen Holated wrote a
with a anile, held out his band to hint. el ory kindly letter to Fagan to Werra him that
Clayton made cu unooneciou3 movement, as the draft bad boon honoured, making no
If to prevent the meeting of the two men's further reference to the matter. Nor ell
hands, for she knew how cue had loco the
'Winne further refer to it beyond expositing
deedfieat wrong to the other, and wan felled cffative thanks,
with superatirioua:ear that something would it was a day or two after the transection
happen. Bet nothing apparent happened ; of tire draft that An Clayton .caked Frank
SOlmee, after a moment's macre hecltatlon, Holmes lute his private room et the bank
touched the offered hand, looking as he did , and had that oonverea ion whloh le referred
so &proud challenge in the °tbor'e de minete to in the oily pert of the present chapter.
eyes, which the latter /tithed the courage to "Frank," he said, "who is Mr. Ganda
meat; Then takfo, aids hat to the ladies, Fanner"
he walked away.
youeger lady abaerved, bee stopped abrupt.
Iy, in some ecnlsatraaament, eminently acid,
In a haaitetmg way: "Was the singing
very good"'
"Oil, 0:anda Patine t' replied Frank
Mary Cayton's gray eyes followed the 1 Rolmes, laughing: "ba is an old school-
tall retreating figure with a acre patte:io iel"Re and the dearest goofallow is thaworld,
look, each as no true.haarted woman coals. He costs you a good deal, Frank. Now,
hone withheld ore witaasaing a brave aad 1 you
is thior s: 1. big. Fume y, teat I wo bh 16 to to
loyal xaa struck down for her sake. Such y The young moa was astonished. "Worth
are the settee that sometimes fall on orange it, Mr. Clayton? Why, I would give him
blossoms 12'31'
y right hand
The porfiiy of Waldman whom you have '"And probably—lf lb were any value to him
loved with your whole heart, and whom you —he would accept the gift," acid the banker
have been generously loyal to In spite of dia. dryly. "I hops" am not misjudging your
appatnteeenta, is lees merciful than death, . friend, prank, and I know you win under-
whioh at least lova aonaolatory memories atandwh I mention this matter."
tee roof+en the pain of lose. As Frankliolmes "'Ot comae I nnderatand
drove to hisAdelph• whinge melee, anew= , Mr, Clayton ; I
resentment would have a 'wholesome and know your regard for mo too well" he
stimulating trauma upon bine ; bat thereanswered sincerely.
was no case for resentment --ib was too bad "I do not know Mr. Fauna, and have
even for that. never seen him," continued bfr. Clayton
tht
.Ab Rugby, haled formed a deep and aingu-
gravely.
of a man of t e world 1 ecfrom theo hat'
ler attachment to this schoolfellow, Claude' you give him a large part of your income—
Face. The boy was the yawner .on of an .
to do a
Earl ; but he was an orphan, and bis rela-j day ad
or two slum. 1 am a ou remember whetsyak a dAyour good
Vous, though aristocratic', were pcor, nature is being deceived,"
Fenno was a Sad of giriiah gentlenese of man- I Ib was a difficult thin to answer Mr.
ner--the reheat boys contemptuously called ' Clayton—the fate were with him.
it effeminacy—yet a certain winsomeness, i "Ail the same, air. Clayton," he said
which he could exercise when he had op -1 after a pause, generously warming with the
portnntty or occasion, was hard to resisb by words, "if you knew Claude Fanne as I do,
natures panda to each blandiementa. yon would be won by bin jnab the same."
Reimer, having championed the delicate lad' The banker ehook his Bead.
Inoue or two sohool querrelr, gave way to the ..yon couldn't help it, Mn Clayton.
influence of Fanne's grateful seatlenese, Fanne beano money, and has oz enaee; and
ant grew to love bhe boy with more than in giving him what I don't regi re for my-
ths aff+ction of a brother for a favorite sister. self I give more pleasure to myeelf than to
And Holman had no brother or sister to him."
dispute the place won by Claude Panne. •.1 quite nnderaband that, Frank. Bab 10
Holmee'a fa`her died while the young does not alter the case, or alter my opinion
fellow was at Rugby, and after this eveno of Me. Lune."
Frank did nob go back to the school except " Some day, Mr. Clayton," the young
to say goodbye. Fanne shed tears as freely fellow answerod, laughing, "when you know
es a girl at parting from his friend. Holmes Claude Fanne. you will change your opinion.
name up to Landon to settle matters with And I shall not forget to remind you of ib."
his late father's sol:oitor, and found hlmaelf " Very well ; do so," said Mr. Clayton
left with aix thousand pounds in the bank with a sceptical smile.
of Messrs Cunt in and Clayton as his entire The reader knows how Frank Holmes
worldly wealth. By the advice of Mr. " remindea' the banker in the park. The
Claybon, bin father's old friend, this sum incident; was full con food for reflection to
was invested so as to give an income cf two both of them,
hundred ani fifty pounds a year. " Be the way," Mr. Clayton observed as
Holmes took lodgings in town, and for Holmes was leaving the bank, "Mary has
a good while did nothing. Mr. Clayton's come home to me for good. Run over to
house was always open to him ; bub bit. Clay- Cadogan Plaoe ; she will be glad to see
tan was a busy man and a widower, and his you.
society of au evening, though good-na- "I will go ab once,' he said, flaabiag
tared, was not cheerful. Mr. Clayton'a with new Weenie. "I suppose we shall
dangater was away at school, and when hardly recogozeach other now 1'
sheered holiday s, epent them in the country. "Yon had better try," replied Mr. Clay•
Perhaps the greatest pleasure of Frank ten goon humouredly,
Holmes during his first idle year in London (To BE CONTINUED )
came from his correspondence with Claude
Fanne. Sometimes ha saw him ; but the
happiest days Holmes ever spent were the
three or four which his nacho.# -friend passed
with him before entering Sendbureb. Faure
resembled in one respect the e.x to whioh his
character bare so close an affi,iby—he was
expensive to amuse. Freak Holmes had
j tab received his half -year's income; and light-heartedness of five -and -thin
after parting from his friend, he found that, „ �'
what with amusements and expensive pre. Ab, he said, enthusiastically, t" I think
ante during these few days, he had bat so in old-time customs of ghe revivev the
twenty pounds left. fa interesting ! ',They ought to the
fashion."
Holmes was surprised, but not annoyed ; "e Luckily for you they', o not in vogue,"
ho was half sorry not to bave had moreinterrupted Gysant, dryly. It ssoald be
money to spend on .,laude Fanne. A torn rather melt if they served up the ' bore's
pretty letter of thanks in a day tsr twc', head,' now,"
more than compensated for all. But the
incident had one important effect;
to
Dot Two Couble Fellers.
Dwo double young mane •.sub Out nib der
nib%
Vhont nutlidmib der rite when der nun he van
down ;;
Dhey rest vandered along in tier pale moon -
o.
Undehmoited some cigars as dhey talked
down town.
For mans vill go and Omens vill veep;
Dwaa nob gout to ory, much besser to ehleep,
Ofer dhay dont got Immo dill mornin..
Amo couble young mane vas lookin of der
moon,
Vas lookia et der moon as ahoy vent dheir
vay,
rind vas dinkin of dob'•Imperial" saloon,
Were efry nit dhey could billiards play.
»hem spans viU play, uad Umtata till
veep ;
Divas nob goof to cry, but visor to shisep,
Ofer dhay dond gob bimodal mornin,.
Deo couble young foliate; got este by der
doorer..
Via dhevonce again as der clock vaa
abtrike nine;
Dheyvdeblterkoaboewfodreot.p1 ca a dey
hadbeen
Und *rinks of daa brndy,
and ale, and dos
vie.
»350 felienis vitt trink, nod einem na till
Ofer db
veep
�dond gob home dill amnia.
Dare coable young Ohne vent out mit der
,htreet,
iMeatggwwlek der door out, as der °look
abdruek dhree ;
I?wo sexeek, mfol ted holioeone dhay chanced to
m
Und dhey vas gwiok merched Along by der
alt Armoree.
Und roans v l slag, and vimmeua vill veep ;
Dom too lade to ory, much beset to eldest),
Ofer dhey dond got home dill morale,
Dwo Double yonog inane vas come home la
dahtrlke er morntho,
u ;
Vas coned voaoe in virile dor cloak he
Dhey veno cub to got tool, but I dink dhey
gob shorn,
Und der sheabieab cables dhey vos lookin
yoost dhep.
Date mens viii sin, and vimmeaa vill veep;
Dwa9 a vaate telt affection--dwaam their to
sbla3p.
Und Kenai dill dor damn mid dor morale.
Bx 04111. Pxszzsn.
•
'It Would, Indeed.
Gysant, Barkins, and their ideate eat on MahebhMahe out of the reach of the maddening
crowd. Gyeant was nearly as good as
engaged, while Barkin hadn't the ghost of
a ehow; bub he apparently didn't recogn'v,,a
the fact, and chatted away with alt the
became earn money now necessary, and Balm.
the 'firat work that Heiress put hie Papa (After the seance in the woodshed)—
hand to proved so aucobaafal as to decide bin To yoa know that it pains nee more than it
does you to have, to whip you ?
The Terror—Na, Pipps, I didn'e know it ;
but now that you've tcl4 nae I feel better.
career -if each a term is suitable to an occu-
pation taken up and left aside by irregular
fibs and starts. This first effort. uncon•
eolously inspired' by a sibgular knowledge
he had acquired in the course. of an idle bub
observant year in the streets of Landon, was
a series of magazine contributions illustrat-
ing the unravelling and detection of supped
tibioae crimes. These attracted so much
attention thab when he wanted money he
had now enough opportunities of earning ib.
In doe course Fenno obtained his com-
mission, in a regiment which was on service
in. India. - after a few menthe at the depot,
the young cMeer was ordered to join his
corps. Ciao week of the preparatory leave
he spent with his friend in London—the
A Combination.
"Aunt Defile, let nm rook de baby I"
No, deah; I Minn alliin else to do.
You might elan' ,:leak an' sing of you's a
#lin' M. I get seek a col' I kin soueley raise
my voice. -of Harper's Bazar.
A Level Read.
"i Wm glad I'm not Warne" Bald Willie,
deer hie father had told hien all about that.
famous individual
"And why not, Willie 4"
"Because it's bad entrugh to have one face
last week iu England, the parting ofthe to wash, withered being saddled ,with
two young mon on board the white troop- moiled.;
F,.olr Forward.
T1s tte part of a coward to brood
O'er the past that is withered and dead ;
Whab though the heart's roses are alma and
dust
What though the hoarder mob lie filed I
Still shine the grand heaveue Warhead,
When the voice of an angel thrills clear an
the soul,
" Gird tbaab thee thine armor, press on to
the goal I"
If the fanita or the oximes of thy yenth
Aro a burden too heavy to bear,
What hope can rebloom on the desolate
waste
Of a jealone and craven despair?
Down, down with the fetters of fear 1
In the stranger. of thy valor and manhood
arise,
With the faith that Mama and the will
that :team.
"Too late 1" Through Gad'e inflate world,
From bis throne to life's nethermost
firer --
"Too late 1" is a phantom that flire ab the
dawn
Of the soul that repents and aspires.
if pure thou haat .nade thy deeirer,
There's no height the Ig h strong wings of im-
mortals may gain
Which in atrivtog to reach thou elude arrive
for in vain.
Then up to the contest witb fate,
Unbound by the past which is dead 1
What though the beards near are mho and
duet 1
What though the heart's mueio be fled 1
Sti'l nhinea the fah heavens o'erhead ;
And sublime as the angel who rules in bhe
Beams the promise of peace when the cone
flscb is won 1
—By the Tato PAUL H. HEv'x8.
ENGLAND'S RA'i? Pl,h,t rUE,
jt lural#, the Plague of #.tiro il* Priem Me
ward Island and Nova Scotia he eke.
The plague which the agricufturiats of
England are now suffering from, bhe 4474$$e4
of rats, is not without precedent in Canada.
The nearest approach. bo this rat plague is
the plague of mice which visited Prince Ed-
ward Island acid Nova Scotia in the early
part of the century, As long ago as 1090
the undue prevalanoe of mice in Prince Ei-
ward Is1.td, or the Weed of St. John ate At
was then, called, was noted by the Frreneh
settlers; and is 1774, both on that lelaad and
on the adj moent main land, a complaint arose
that these animal's were again too nwneroue
and ton familiar. In the !aster year the mice
visited the fields and ate up everything, is
eluding the potatoes, and #.suing flaisbed.
this diaaatronm week they turned their atten-
tion to literature, and oontnmed the leather
binding of the settler,.' books.
Yb was not, however, until 1815 that the !,
historie mouse plague set ie. Throughout
Antsgonisb, Piotou, Colohe*tor, and Cumber-
land tide year is
knownand with very good od
reieon a'the year oftho as ce.O -au
:me of df00"equ a miles the little ani
oale
spread tbeoeselve* There bad been a tre-
meneoas crop of wild fruit in the previous
fall, This had sustained a great deal of!
mouse life that otherwise would have!
eaccumbed as the cold seam advanced.
Then there were early snowfall* and bike.
come thaws, and these meteoralogloal
in5ueneee protected and favoted the mice,
By the spring the field* were all activity,
and when eamrnor bad coma mine *warmed
by the railfier+. It la acid thatfn throe days
tho pests would cut down an sore of #lay,
and that by the end ot the season fodderbad
hammer so eear°o khat; farmers were com-
pelled to ehaaae between atarvation sad the!,
sale of their stock.
This condition of affairs recalled D'o'
Whittington and the fortune he made with
hie eat in a land that was alnaliarly ovaria,.,
But 1b was not necessary to and to Loudon
for help ebbe time, as puny' bad already
established herself on thie atutinent. It is
alleged that the Novo Sootia oats bad for a'
few months a highly prosperous season.
They waxed. fa* and sleek bub so wild, in
consequence of their independence of man-
kind, as to become a nuisance. The mice
dienppeered far mere suddenly than they
came, Bat It tree nob to oats, traps, and
poison that they yielded, They gave in
under thecomblued itfleenoeaof hungerand
parasitical Attacks.
The Unrolling of the Mummy.
A scene mach as was witnessed the other
day by the crowded assembly in the
botanical theatre of the London University
College is not often seen, even by Egypt -
elegies and archaeologists in this country.
There is something amusing about the short
history of the mummy from Upper Egypt
which was enrolled, and even Dr. Erichsen,
bhe grave Principal, could nob help em1 og
when he explained that for the last fifty
years the mummy had been at the o:llege
mnaeun",no one knowing for it got there
and whence ib came. By the way,when Dr.
Erichsen came ia, in bis scarlet aoademio
robes,a whisper went through the andienoe,
"Here comps the chief mourner."
The spectacle of the theatre immediately
after Mr. Wallis Budge began hie prefatory
remake was quite dramatic. Oa the plat-
form the fiae figures of the Principal and the
lecturer, behind them a few rows of ladies
and gentlemen; every seat of the auditorium
crowded, and rows of etudetti lining the
wall above them ;. the murmur of subdued
vole os everywhere, and in the centre of the
room, on a long-legged deal• gable, the silent
form of the Egyptian peasant, who lived
twenty-six oenteriea ago, swathed in hun-
dreds of yards of grave clothes, wibb ahiero-
glybtc-covered ocffi s lid (which, by the way,
did not fit the poor mnmmy) behind it.
Mr. Rider Haggard, who sat in the front
row among a bevy of ladies. was the observed
of all observers. He was evidently listening
with intense interest to ail that was said,
and I should not be in the least sarprieed if
hie next story turned round some mysterious -
ly embalmed seinen of one of the Pharaohs.
The way in which ho handled, smelt, and
turned the plecee of mumml -doth which
were passed round was very amusing, and
onoe Mr. Haggard thought he had got hold
of an Egyptian pin, 2,600 years old, whioh,
however, turned out to be nothing but one of
those vile rtodern oreatnres called the black
or foreign pial.
Ore Jely Too Many, -
"Three kinds of infers tore prominently
in trials now," remarked MtC,rkle.
" What are they ?' asked McCrankle.
'' Grand jay, petit j uy, and perjury.
Pat's Vernaoular.
Boas Builder to Patrick, who has just ex-
ploited himself emphatically in relation to
long boars and short pa))- ' Thane pretty
strong talk, Pat. Is it your mother tome
y4-
Pet-- When you wanea undhershtand
sow, it's airy to oomprebind: au' fwether
ie'e me mother tongue or not, sort, be the
same token it's the wan me aunt's slather
t sapeke.,'
kY'
Deserters from Civilization.
The crew of the British bark Tawkeabnry
were brought to Portland, Oregon, in
December. They bed uudergoueaerretahcd
experience of seven menthe maim the Sava
gee of Gasoline Island in the Paean where
they were cast ashore by shipwreak early
haat spring. They say they would doubt.
leas lave bare killed by the natives if 10 had
not been for an Englishman named Charles
Irons, who had been haft on the island four
years ago by a trading vessel. Irons has
boom a savage bluetit Ile has seven
wivee, and is really the ruler of the little
demean in which he intends to apend the
root of his lite.
It would be interesting to know how many
Europeans and Ameriosxis are scattered
around among little islands in the Paoiffa
that are seldom visited by veeee/e, main
other parts *Ube savage world, where,
often voluntarily, they have abandoned
nearly all civilized ways, and have become
as barbarous as the people with whom they
.ve, We know only that hundreds, of
whites are living under these vonditfoes.
They are found even in inner Afrdas.
Naohtigali's German servant is still iivlag
in the Soudan, having deserted his matter.
Montagu Karr found a Portuguese in' the
beast of the continent among ravages whom
Kerr was the first explorer to meet. Triv-
ior's white companion recently deserted him
on hie trip across the continent. These
renegade, are found amongthe emplcyeea
of trading oompaniee on the west coast,
where they sometimes take naive wivee and
settle down with the determination never
to leave the country. O.hers have even
tried to aliythemaelveawithArotio nomads.
In Nova Z mbra, a few years ago, two mem-
bers of a Norwegian exploring party ohne
to remain behind in the huts of some Samo-
yeds; but two years later, having wearied of
their savage and eneomfortable surround
lags. they appeared twain in a civil zed
land.
Tau deserters from civll'z Wien are, as a
rule, anything but ornaments to theft race.
Often they seem to aink even lower than the -
eavagea with whom they cast their lob,.The
natives of Fiji came cheerfully under B:rtkeh
rule, bub Hoo ao the few white renegades,
mosb of whoa stole away to leas attractive
Wands, when a oiviliztd Government was
established in Pop. Travellers in the Paoido
testify that the moat worthless vagabonds -
among the islanders are the deeendante of
renegade whites, who long ago net up very
large establishments hare and there. Mr.
Romilly mentions one of these old settlers
in R,tumeh. He bad lived there forty year,,
and had become so thoroughly a native that
he spoke Eng'ieh with the greatestdiffieulty.
Saone of these men are found scattered far
and had wide cvar the Paoifi a wno h .vo no
occupation, bitterly oppose any white men
that come to trade at their islands, and are
content if they have a large household of
wivee and can live without work. One trav-
eller speaks of these specimens as " merely -
English savages of a low type."
There is abundant evidence thee the An-
glo -Sax as can transform himself into a sav-
age with small loss of time, and with no
violent change in his mental constitution.
A Painfal Reminder.
The " Hebrew Standard," is responsible
for the aoourecy of the following anecdote.
An American rabbi renowned more for
his won derfnl powers of vociferation than
1 either his learning or his piety was invited
to a small town to deliver an address during
the penitential days. One Sabbath, while
the rabbi was delivering one of his fiieab
Huxley. Derevin sermon?, awl shouting at
the top of his voles, a poor widow among
the congregationbegan to wring her hands
and cry bitterly. The rabbi noticed this
effecb with .pleasure, and after the service
he went to the poor woman and asked what
part of the sermon had affected her minden
deeply. "Alas, gond rabbi," said the widow,
"mine is a heavy afii otion i Ve hen my poor
hnebtsn"i died, he knew that a greab pals of
property must go to his relatives ; so he
bequeathed to me, to help me to find a
inalihood, a 6 e young donkey. Bub not
long after my h rebrand died . the ass , aloe
died. I have endeavoured to overcome my
sorrow ; but, oh, sir, when I heard your
voice this morning, it rend reeled me so of the
poor ass 1"
A Mutual Confession.
"ainyou forgive me and love me still?''
said the new bride, "when I confess that my
teeth ere—artificial ?',
"Thank Gad 1" cried the ar.om as he
snatched off his wig ; "now I can 000l my
head."
A Wanderer's Lament.
Drearily mossua the night wind -
Ween ald[y fella the raja,
We riiy creaks the ehutcete
Againob the windowpane
Alcne with saddened memories
I sit in the dim fire light,
And I would give the world to press
sly baby a etas], to night.
Her eyes they are the blues*,
They'd shame the very eke;
Her cheeks are windblown roses
Terough which the June winds sigh; ;
Her hair is tangled auburn,
Her mouth too sweet by half.
And I would give the world to-nigbb
To bear may baby's laugh.
Leet night I dreamed I saw her ;
Har faoa wan radlant. fair,
Bab Wheal tried to oiaap her
She vanished into air;
Her laugh wee just as merry
Ae from her lips It fell;
Bub alae her golden ringlets
Were crowned with asphodel.
a
IkaowWmbut
vis 1 on
A freak of fames flight, z
My babe inpo
$p its modes elide eanight.
B rt dreazity moans the nightewind,
Dismally We therein,
I would give the world to kite
My baby's cheek egoin,
Ethiens Coir Fseacsosc.
What the British Seidler Data
The pay of a private soldier of a lino in.
fentry regiment—which is the smallest mains
rate of pay in the army --Ie one shilling per
dime. In addition to hie pay lea receives a
i p ration of three•gaartere of a potted of
Ms a•" and one pound at white bread. Daring
peace overythieg else he regilfree tie food he
leas to puroheaa from lila daily pay. When
on 94ibie ser.rice be le well fed lien of all
°barge
Taere has been a great deal of nanaonaa
calked and written of late Oats the baffle
e'en°y of the soldier's food. Tae fact is he
gens plenty to ea -abut lie leas to pey for much
of it out of his own pocket. Bemire any
corps on parade, and the plump, ruddy
appearance of the men will prove Jew well.
they are fed, In addition to the daily rations,
which I have already devoribed, every
egel1 attalytfamilk. *ea apurchases
ha
to each wan. #Skint Snap also buy is their
Qattara beer, hon eauaagee, batter, jun, and
other luxuries. In his recreatfoa•rcoos the
soldier one be served et all lion with gocd
tea, caret, bread and butter, etc. Tea
gaeatignfor the government to oonelder.1*
now much of the soldier's daily food is to be
paid for by the State..-etlerpor s liagesdne.
.Raton by Wild Hogs.
W114 hogs entered the °thin of a fernier
the other day in the Obickesew Nation, near
Arbuckle, Toren rend devoured a little child
faculty beialone herbadis house,
dao the cotton
field. The child was 5 years old, and when
the mother returned to the hones a wild
boar ran oat at the door and into the bushy
swamps near by, carrying one of the legs of ...
the child in it* mouth. The remainder of
the body had been eaten up in the home.
elm mother, is orasy with grief.
A eai;aolons Onto/ear.Or
Ab the coal dealer's
Customer,—Send thab coat up in a two.
horse wagon.
Uaaler,—I was going to send 10 in a
asrh.
C
Dsalere-Bat want
deer alt iI''d if to have
my own way.
Casbomer.—O; course you want nr own
weigh, but; I'm tired of paying for coal on
that basis, and pon'el do ib my weigh or
non&
Surrounding a Diffioalty.
He mai a very small boy, and he walked
hoe thffier with a very comical mixture
of eh mance and d:ffilenoe in his men.
nor.
"Pis z •, sore' said he, "do yew want a man
to wurk ter yaz:"
"'A man?'
"Fie, nor. '
"Why, you're not a man.''
"1: s me father oim talking for."
"Where is he 2"
"Hees onb *eking people do they want to
heirs a boy. Me mother says that if any-
body aces ae it'r a aura thing we won't gob
hoired, so we're thryin' this way."
A True Oentlemsn•
"What is your idea of a gentleman, bei -
lowly ?"
"A true gentleman always laughs at the
j he of a story and never says that he heard
10 before."
There are remora of a great copper trust.
It is not thought, however, that it will affect
the policemen.
It is idle to talk of uoloniz:ng the Ameri-
can negro iu the Congo stater or any place
else, in which white Americans will nob
make their homes. Tae negro le a man
with like feeling as ourselves and he cannot
be driven into a esuntry which he believes
is ban because the white man wil
nob take it as his own. The black ma
will guard his interests like the white me
and since he is now clothed with governmen-
tal power he does nob intend peaceably to
giveup the only home he has ever known
and go to Africa an a chance. Until the
white man has gone to Africa and ma a it
a habitable and healthy section any ) b
to get the ' blacks there in - anyno
will be fruitless. The negro is ot a leader
or a pioneer and a strange country is filled
with all sorts of superstitious terrors for
him, in addition to the dangers which in a
cannibal infested and slave•brappiug region
really exist.
News from Gibraltar be to the effrob thab
the two greab 110 guns on the British war
ship Benbow which costs $150,000 a piece to
make,have become so badly damaged in
fi. f sg salutes that they are useless. These
monster guns, of whieh;the British navy has
'even on three ships, carry a shot weighing
1,800 pounds fifteen miles. Two other . of
these cannon en the Victoria are creaked,
and the admiralty hes Dome to the oonc;u•
Bion that hereafter no guns of such greab
e°zt will be ordered, Net only are the
mammoth tubes unable to, stand bhe trem-
endous strain ocoaaloned by the eerie:o on
of the nine hundred pound service charge
of powder, but they are so immensely
heavy that they cannot be :handled with'
affluent heathy to 'keep them on fast
naval vessels. It must be oonoluded ' that
nrtil an advance in gun making is made,
the limite of service and safety in eanatfn
have been overpaseed in those of the Benbow
and Viotoria type,