HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1890-6-26, Page 3A. STRANGE COURTSHIP, ; worship. It is the Male with your flint
;weapons and arroveheads, and scratches
or drawings found in caves. You are not
conth,nt witheaying : "This is very credit -
refuse you nothing, We will go to Anemone able -that is, considering the epoch at
'
Bay " ,wineh. they were aecomplished, and the
.
s
I " You spoil my sister, Professor," observe absence of toolto work with -hut you
• ed Peanut:a must talk of their "artistic beauty," the
" No, no," said he gravely ; am only !w",flaetw else.
.1helesvholform," and I don't, know
mite, ding her ; she is very good at her tee, ; e, it tawsa eery learned
sons. man indeed to prove that the bit of flint ett
" Very," said Frederick slily, and with s, a weapon; and the drawing not an accident -
CHAPTER IX.
Otie or FRSDERICIt'S f`LITTIMWEARNEssr.s."
It is the opinion of so many wise ladies
who write in the newspapers that it is btu
poseible to fix a too eerly date at which the
thoughts of women firat t n to . .t - ,
that it would be arrogance to dispute it. The
very corals which female babies use must br
made, we are told, in the form de ring, if
the teeth are to be "brought through" with
satisfaction to themselves ; the first word
they lisp is "hubby" (meaning husband), in-
stead of umenrimor Pram Still, it is possible
that the aspiration may be general r•ather
than particular. It is surely not always ale
solutely personal. "Will he roarry rue?" is
not the idea that iusta,ntly crosses A young
girl's mind upon being introduced to one of
the opposite sex. We protest, at all events,
Meet Mabel Denham had never aeked herself
that question; and hence, perhaps, it was,
t when it was "put into her head" by tbe
ow of Hillsborough, with respect to
ore Winthrop, it disturleed, her so exces.
eively.
"My dearest May, what is the matter 1"
inquired her sister anxiously, as she gazed
upon her flushed and agitated face. "Ilas
that dread.fal woman, of whom air. Win.
throp hem beep telling USA Wel anything
rade'!"
'.1 thiak, on tbe coutrary, Mr. Winthrop
wee exceetively rude to her," anewereel Ma.
beL
" Lor, my dear, ieepossible !" said hire.
Marehall excitealy. Pier idea of names*,
in the CaSe of a Winthrop of Wa.peleot to,
wartie any female of such inferior aoeial
position, liner; comprised in a chuck under
the eiliu. " Why, she must have hem fifty,
as I ow her through the window, U she was
a elan"
"11' disl nut meke love te her," espleined
the Professor. "but he trod. on her tots,"
" What a eery 8trange thing for hien to
dor observed Mrs. Marshall gravely.
Mabel coedit not resist- joining iu the
laughter oecatioued hy the *simplicity of tide
remark, and revived ley tbeemeek passage of
the carriege through the aw, aeon became
herself agam.
Still her sister haa aeme emelt to be con.
vineed that something nnplosant had, taken
place in the cotteige, and resohma to stop
etty furtber crots-examination upon that
embjeet.
44 We IMO Ina our mtvelier, Mabel," steal
sbe. " Mr, Winthrop ieputting up las horse
Jt the other bin, and la COMincl Oa in the
doesecart with hie am,"
a It really met very gond of him, was it
not," stela Mre, Marshall, "to think of our
lunch. I weld not imegiem what he had
gent link hies groom for to Shiugletosa."
'It eeemed to tue that he trould rather
have emu lies groom again than his
observed Frederick from the box.
"Now, don't he ungeateful. Frail' ealil
Mrs. Pennant, administeries a playful oke
of her parasol to her husband.
"I den% eat lunch," oh:served, he drily,
"and are therefore limier no obligation."
"But / die you selfish creature, and so clo
Ms. Marshall and May here. I AM sure I
feel much indebtea to him ; and hon niee
et well bo to have it Wee a pienee, on the
imeabore, instead of being abut up in one
f ti mei i 1 I huts."
ip‘k
44We shall have to ask him to diuner, or
nettling to get quite," grumbled Rol.
et .k,
i4oie you stingy, vulmer man I" said 1711.
4 441tits I" Misted Mrs. !der:Mall. i'The
, Wee of gettnig °nee with a mate like Mr.
' Winthrop t int is it to hint what he
spends ? He has text thousand a year if he
bas a penny. For my part I shall be ex.
eeadingly dhappointed if be does not give us
champagne. What is the use of these rich
people, if they ela not rnake *there happy ?
" Ilut my husband is a Very proud man,"
whispered Mrs. Pennant, not without a
touch of prig iu her own tone.
" That is just like a man," returned atm
Marshall. " They will starve, and, wbat is
worse, they will lot their wives stereo, rath-
er than ask a favour, or put themselves
inider are obligation to anybody. What is
the learnt of asking? And as for the obliga-
tion, well, you needn't feel it unless you
like. I never do, for we."
"rya hanged if I don't think it a . great
iece of impertinence, this fellow's bringing
us out knell 1" exclaimed Frederiok, his
sinimeriug indignation boiling over at these
antagonistic sentiments. "Why, we've
not kuown him twenty.four hours 1 -What
do you think, Mr. Flint ?"
" My dear sir," said the Professor, laugh-
ing, "I have not thought about it at all;
but / shall certainly not refuse to eat and
drink, if there's anything good. If you feel
aggrieved at 'Winthrop's hospitality, it is
easy to show your sense of the Insult by
never speaking to him again.",
"Well, IN e always heard you were a very
clever man, Mr. Flint, and now I am sure
of it!" exclaimed Mrs. Marshall admiriugly.
"There's is not a lawyer in all England who
could have put the thing in it more sensible
anchproper light -I hear the noise of wheels
behind us; that is the dog cart, I do hope 1
When I don't get my luncheon, I feol quite
a -sinking. --It's a vulgar term, I know, my
dear Mrs. Pennant, but there's nothing else
expresses it ; and I daresay you feel the same.
My poor dear husband, who, however, sel-
dom joked-becs,use he had such a classical
rabid -used always to say that I carried a
clock inside me so far as meals were con-
cerned." Mrs. karshell's frankness com-
bined with her extreme earnestness of man-
ner, was here to much for the gravity of the
company; even the still indignant Frederick
shook with laughter. .
The Professor's face moved not a muscle;
,• but you would have thought, to hear him
' eettle, that he had also had a clock inside
him, the works of which were neglected, and
' :teat it was striking twelve.
At this moment they reached the summit of
a hill, imuiediately beneath which, at the ex.
treenty of it tongue of land, stood the light-
house. . .
"By Jove! it's deadlow-water," exclaimed
Frederick. "What a way theetide goes out!"
• . "Yes, indeed," said the Professor. "The
rise and fall here is. greater than at any
other part of the•Briash coast, though not
so great as en e Channel Island. I have
seen a mile•and More of land laid bare there:
you could think the sea was never coming
back agrain. To the right' yonder, is Anem-
one Bay: that is quite a show.plaoe for
marke curiosities -a niermaid's.garden."
Oh, do let us 'there !" said •Mabel. "I
have never seen an anemone, except in a
vivarium; and it would beao nice to have
Mr Flint to explain it all to no !". ,
"1e is too far, Miss Mabel," said the Pro-,
feasor doubtfully; "and besides, there is my
cavern gaping for me. Have pity on my old
bones!' • • - • ;
"Dear me, I forgot," said Mable archly. ,
" It -Would be too cruel to ask you to leave
them, of course -the Edephas Faimemeniture
aexd'thaRienoceras Tickletures. ' •, .
Mr. Flint•serilled-he really dal, , "Ton '
. have got those Latin names I taught you se
very exactly, deer Miss Mabel, that I can ,
wicked. glance at the blemishing girl.; " Ale ati ill. I have no patience with it
remembers all that is taught her.--PaPee".rn'';,.., -... 1. : ti a
Raid you were to have an object in ate ; dieeet t 44 . ,.'^*‘ ..,o044 63 evident, my dear sir,''
Ile. "
,said tbe Professor warmly ; "the rest of
May 1
It was really too bad of Frederick to say Your assertion is not so easily to lie eelmitt,ed.
very
Why, I will undertake to prove, sir, even
such thing; aud under 31r. Fliutas nowt
es it were : verteinly brothersen-law are the to your intellig,enee, that at every epeehnene
-med he produced his hag of precious relics
most teasing and audaelous of Mete relatives,
though one sonietimes cannot help liking t'a" which I have had the ga°4 f°rtane to
them. Fortunately for adabel's ernbarress. secure ta'daY"—
inent-" Why, there's another lighthouse 1"; Here Mabel hurriedly whispered some.
exclaimed Mrs. Marshall at this nee thingin the Professor's ear, whieh made hire
;pause. "I dont' deity," said. he, "that there
mein' tastene, come," said Frederick, onee IS some reason in what yon say, Pennant, as
more full of feu and banter ; " that is eatheyeepecte our blind acquiescence in many
er too ranch : we hare not yet had chem. ;natters which have only ego to recommend
pipe lunch, without which et is Imps:spark them -
to see two light -houses." I "Well, well, that is all I wish Yo will
"Wbat, an Impudent man your husband allow." said the concilietted Frederick.
risigh
, m,7,., Pennant! Look yonder ; am I not! "roc inatancei" centime& the Professor,
with the air of among who makes ank admit -
"That is the chimney of the gas -works sten, "there is that tangledskein of absurd.
which supply the capital town of 'Ham Ales which we call English law; nothing
borough," asserted Frederick grevelee ibut it superstitious veneration for mere age,
It 'can't be gamworas, because there is,toold have induced ss to. put up so long es
1 nosmoke," replied MM. Marahall deelaively, leve heves done with he Teen repetitiona aud
1 ---"Now, what do you shy, Profemor 1" I ridieuloue formulae; its paraphernalia of
"You are right, mile" as to the light. 'scale end parebromets; ins stupid jargon, eo
house matter, although the Trinity House aimless, and Yet SO ITU exPeaslee"-
' hes no cograkance of the green= in) "Ole, excuse me, professor," inter -
question, That is a very ancient heaeon-,rupted Mr. Frederick Pennant vehement -
supposed to have been originally Danieh ely; "We is a Subject with which I have
you can see a part of the iron cage still left aorae claim to be personally acquainted;
1 at the top of it. In those two buildings we' what you consider Jargon and A
eee the Aliases, and Omega, of seienee-the useless expense, tire neee$Sary SafegUard$ :
rude pharee and the perfectedlitelkeeheime," once yoke mAlic., lair cheapen(' eaSy, and you
1 "I ain eleletatted to hear you fellow that will have a Set el =principled and igoeraut
••'' the moderusbeat the ancientsensomething." seoundrelam--- In his excitement, the
• observed Frederick ; "for it amens to nee that young barrister hero turned. for the firat time
there is agenerattenileneyeenong the lowed right round upon his antagonist, and (lis-
ta extol the past et the expense of the covered that the four Minato of the car-
' present in everything." 1 riege were in convulsions of laughter. " /3y
"Howse 1' inquired the Professor, settling J41.0l" BaIalleisithemnical chargers, " you've
hie spectacles upon his nose, as a soldier ' got is rise mat a me, I confess, Proleiseor.
;', looks at his arms before Action. 1 it WAS that wicked May there wiles put pie
I "Wen, I lave often heard great author. up to it. She knows ney little weaknesses
ities, or what were coneidere4 such, at Ox.; better than aaYlittlY-exeePt litY wiles" he
ford, assert that the world 1, 111.1 advancingadded, but not aoon enough to prevent a
in civilization at all -that doe Japenese, for shadow eroaateadalia's Now. " Come ; was
" example, were as bighly cultivated a nation iit net NlbS Mabel I"
five theme -ma years ago as we are now." "She did whisper me ; "Try hint with
nay: as lky are usu., my good sir. lAW,." said the Prpfessor, laughing ; " but I
It
hail no idea that you would have gorged the is certainly cunoue how early the arts
atia sneezes sprang into existenee amoug'beeteheok and ail, in Abet fashion. Row
isome nations, anti then stopped altogether true it is that all men ane conservatives ee
at a certain point. Bid lies one contende heartr-But here's the ligbabouse."
that chile ie the ease with our western recce. "hes, and whet is better," cried Mrs.
Japan le still in its chilelliona; and the chief 7tiht,asiiall, eeetatieallYi " here its the luncheon !
wonder about it is, that it has never, grown my woe a-
. up. Its mettle produce bright colours; its
anthitecte build indifferent temples; its code
of laws is ingenious to respects the variety
aud, intente cruelty of ite punislimenta-and The good lady who had last spoken was
there's an end. It is an intensely barbarous not without warrant forher enthusiasm. The
emuttry, with a thin glaze upon it, indeed, ilog.cart had reached the spot by a abort cut
nealle up of el:dinette courtemes and Medd- in advance of its eompanion earriage ; and in
Ian vice, but 'white' only is very sueetficial is green teatime., over which the only trees
ohterver eau. mistake for civilization:" thet were to he seen in the landscape throw
" I nnly repeat what. 0 ne by thew greteful shade, it cloth had been spread,
the learned,"returued Frederick, ehrugging and covered with daenty viands. Mr. Win.
leis shoulders. " I felt all the time they throp and his son were standing by, ready
were taltang nonsense, though I could not to welcome the party to this impromptu
refutc them. But I am sure that their re- feast, which really looked very attractive.
n a ke lad refereueetooeutiolvee-that is, to The lobsters offeree "a pietty bit of colour,"
&gannet contrasted with the cii,,i green of the salad
" If to, ray dear sir, they were amusing which leadjustheenniadmandinalittlestream
1 . . intdkutual p ae ung whieh rue close by could he seen the shining
called a paradox. Such ideas may be agree. tops of some champagne bottles.
We to a eynicaluseture ;but they are worth. "Aly &al. Mr. thinthrop," erica the old
lees, they are nothing, as our It tukee cous- lady, a.s her eye caught the glint of these
ins say, when they come to be fried." last, "what is niceman you are !"
" I am delighted to hear you say so, Pro- Everybody WAS moved to good-natured
lessor. Now, with respect to the ancient laughter.
classies-the Latin and Greek 'which is whip. "One has beard of making a sunshine in
peel into us at school -would it Ire sacrileges a slimly place," observed Mrs. Pennant-,
to suggest that much of that owes its repu. "hut you gentlemen have found a shade in
tatiou to its exceeding age ? Was riot I made Cho sunshine, mid much more than a shade "
"It is indeed it magnificent spread I" said
the Professor ; " there seems to be every-
thing that three out of the four elements
produce."
" Nay," said Frederick, "the fourth is
not omitted, for do not the viands show
traces of your favorite 'action of fire?' "
"Pennant has just been 'roasted' him-
self, 'Winthrop, and is still tender," observ-
•MCIICMCM•1•1•0
CHAPTER X. -Tait Puesie,
to swallow is great deal of rulansh-I don't
speak of the dirt but works which, if they
had been written in plain English, would
hems been called " poor stuffl"'
"Has Heaven no lightnings for this blas-
phemer 1" ciaculated the Professor; but
there was it sly look in his eyewhich encour-
aged Frederick to proceed.
" Now. come, Mr. Flint," said he,
" do tell me the truth, and it shall ed Mr. Flint, ul explanation of this assault,
go on further. Were those Greek plays -"But wheat have you got in that blanket?
which I was made to struggle through at -a salamander, or a boa-constaieter ?"
Oxfordreal masterpieces, such as have never "Well, I hope we shall find some table -
been equalled, or only masterpieces of the ice still loft in it," answered the host im-
paled? Should we read them if they were deafly. "Horn says there was a hundred -
not in Greek? Would they not suffer, in weight at starting.
that case, tho same neglect as -say the plays "Ice I" exclaimed Mrs. Marshall ecatati-
of Beaumont and Fletcher or Ben Johsonl" catty, at the same time settling herself
"My dear sir, net comparison can possibly down by the festive cloth -for board there
be made." was none. "Did I not say he was a nice
"Now, that is worthy of you, Professor. man 1"
Why not be frank with me? I entertain is This respectable old lady was not one of
hatred so intense against the Greek language those grave deceivers who protest they don't
which has bored and woried me for fifteen care what they eat, or thank Heaven that
years of my life, without giving me the they Can eat anytfiing, but who are, never -
least gratification in return, that I should thekss, so extraordinarily particular about
really like to have it mitigated. When 1 the under -out of the beef, or that bit of
matriculated at your own college, it was crackling of the pork, or the liver wing of
necessary to get up is work of . the divine the chicken. She liked her food, and was
Plato's -the Memorabilia I think it was not ashamed to skew it.
called. The great Socrates was portrayed "Now, 1 call this most charming, my dear
in it asking a number of dull questions; Mrs. Pennant !" whispered she, when, the
hair-splitting, refining, protractiug, and ladies being seated, the gentlemen began to
reducing his adversaries to silence by wear- minister to them in the usual picnic fashion.
ing the poor wretches out. May I ask I confess I like to be well waited upon. I
-whether that what is called the Sooratie hope that ' the equality of th.e sexes,' wheel
method, and if so, was it worth anything? they are now making such a fuss about, may
He seemed to me to have been the very never come to pass in my time, at all events;
high -priest of verbiage and king of old for, of course, if there's equality, we shall
bores. I be no more made much of. At present, I
Here the Professor took his hat off, and am allowed by man to be a superior being,
with an injured air appealed to Mrs. Pen- :and I do not wish that notion to be done
nant. "Madam, I feel as if my few gray away with. -Yes, lobster, if men please,
hairs were standing on end, in consequence Professor. --Sherry and seltzer; thank you,
of these remarks of your husband. Will Mr. Horn; I hope it isn't mixed too strong.
you be good enough to tell me if this is ,the -Well, since you have made the salad your -
case ?" I self, Mr Wintlfrop, I earet refuse. -Once es -
"Don't mind him, Mr. Flint," said she.- , tahlish ,s,n equality, ray dear, and every man
"Frederick, how cam you be so foolish as to would be helping himself. The pretty
go on in that way, abusing Greek and young girls, such as May yonder (and only
Latin, when you know it made dear papa ; ck look how they are all at her feet)" might
so angry that he almost brokettatff our en- I still secure a little attention; but as for
gagement 1 -You have no idea how they old ladies like me, we should starve. (It's
used to go op., Professor; it fairly madeeny uncommonly difficult, I say, even now, for
blood run eekt." la woman of my age to get exactly what she
"Yes, for fear she should lose me," ex- • wants at a ball -supper, and trot thy are all
plained`Frederick. "Poor Jeer Ju„ I was tolerably ancient damsels who are in favour
her last chance ! and yet the governor was of this reform. "The Rights of ' women are
so "riled" by the way m which 1 spoke of theLefts of men," you know. I tall it per-
./Esphylus, that he was reckless of consea feebly suicidal." -Pop, pop I -"How pleas-
quences ; not that I blame him ; the ancieht ant it sounds 1 There's certainly nothing
classics were the bridge that carried him like champagne : the longer Dive, thebetter
over the river of adversity, and gave him II like it. -Now, do come and sit down, Mr,
his fellowship, and subsequently his living; , Winthrop ; I amsureyou have slavedenou h
and if it was not for the vested interests , -that is, when you have given me just the
that are thus bound up with them, they I smallest piece of ice. Champagne without
would 1 long, insipid."
ago have been reckoned at their ice is like kissing one's instemin.law-it's
true value. '
" They have a value, then, have they ?" "My dear Mrs. Marshallatexclaimed Mrs. ' .
inquired the Professor, winking in a highly Peneantreprovingly, "what auidea 1"
reprehensible manner at his antagonist's' "It will be a deal worse than Eel idea, my
wife. ,
love, some day, when they get that wicked
".01 course they have," rejoined Frederick bill passed in parliament about their deceas-
with irritation; they have very consider. ed wife's sisters. How would you like your
able merit, though not enough to make husband to be flirting in that way with May
such a fuss about them: the respect that yonder -you don't mind it now, of course;
we pay to more antiquity amounts to fetich but if you thoughtshe might takeyour place
(
when you were dead and gone ?-Now, do
let us see you eat something yourseitt 31r
Horn 1 -Not he ; he's off to 'wee Mabel."
Steele was the rapidity of Um. Marshall's
monologues, and so quickly did one topic
succeed another thereue that she could not
have reiterated one of her own speeches
in proper order, had her life depend.
ed upon it. Her remarks, eveu when they
were sharp reminders, were forgotten
hy herself as soon as spoken (for she was
totally free from malice); and unlike the
bee, which dies when it has left its sting;
Me often wounded others by her thoughtless
talk, without being aware that they had so
touch as received a. scratch. She had no
entre idex that she had let ily a poisoned ar-
i'iow at Mrs. Pennant in the words "flirting
154 that way with )fay yonder," than that
she had throwe the Salad WW1 at her haul;
end yet she hail wounded her to the quick.
Fredericka thoughtlesa speech is -while ago
**there is nobody knows my weaknesses like
May," with its too tardy supplenteut,
ex-
cept my wife," was not forgotten; and Usk
• reference to WS pleaSure in the young girl's
toeiety galled the still tender spot. All
women are madly jealous; there needs
110 eaUSe to delve the wisest of them
frantic witli suspicion of the man they love;
I smile, o look, a whisper, addressed to
him by another -though old enough to be
his mother, or (still worse) young enough
to be his &and-daug)iter-will set their
souls aflame like sparks to tinder.
In Suet% case, they lose all belief be the
probity Oman, end, we heel almost added,
the virtue of woman. To do Alm Penoatit
jestice, however, she well knew that her
'tester wee wholly innoent of wisbing to
divert flora her theaffection of ber busload;
hut she wits seareely lees angry to think that
alte had involeentarily done so. What did
he mean, the beloved wretele by. Ler 'know-
ing his weaknesses 'Meat business had he
to let her know them ? Ariel what right had
le now to desert his wife -hie bride -by
whose sale his pine ahould he -in order to
hover ebout :Mabel in that way ? Her face
wits ealin AB she looked at thern, but her
bosom was a volcano in action ; her appetite
was gone; the coal lamb upon her plate'
might have been veal for all he knew, if it
hail not been for the mint sauce which Me
provideut Mr Whahrop had, allotted to it
front
it bottle.
"Well, jueend how are you getting =t-
wee the sprightly inquiry of the UnteOUSeieUS
Fred, as he aeated himself at last beside
her, plate in lap. itlau't this jolly t"
"I ameba you fina it so," was the rejoin
sier.--attro, I 'Meek you ; 1 don't require
"Frederielesew that she did not. He hail
been too recently it lover not to recognize
the andications in a tiff: the course of true
love never ran without Mein. Unfortunate-
ly for the present need, no took a humoroes
view of ber Irritation. "Mr. Winthrop has
given us silvemplate, I hope !"
"I believe so ; you am see for your:a:IL"
"That's welt I was afraid, nydear, that
you had been taking your mint sauce with u
eteel fork ; that makes people it little cross
sometimes."
"I have verygood reason to be cross, sir,"
i'llecause there is no looking -glass to show
to you your own handsome fate 1" was the
astute reply. Come with me to the brook
(MrsaMarshall wants anotherhattle of chem.
pagne opened), and then you'll see it. 1
weer saw yon looking hallso charming.
Como, give me a, smile, Ju"
"I cannot dissimulateliketrou, Frederick."
Here intervened the host with a courteous
question.
"I have done admirably, Mr. Winthrop,
thank you, and was never mare delighted
with a ptenic. I was just sayiug, to my
husband how charmingly et -ere -flung had
gone alt."
"They are all going to Anemone Bay, Jut
I'll stop with you, if you please, and sit on
More. I'd rather atop with you," whispered
the wily Frederick.
"If you really would, Frederick, of course
shoulaprefer it. But I can hardly think
i
you are n earnest -leaving me all. alone."
"Why, you had the Professor."
"The Professor! lt hat did I eare for hital
Them wererplenty to look after Mabel, I am
sure, without you."
"My dear Ju., that was the very reason
why I went. Those fellows were enough to
turn the poor child's head; of course, they
mean nothing serious, but she might easily
misunderstand their attentions. While she
is staying with us, I feel, as we lawyers say,
in loco parentis -in the place of her father.
This Winthrop is an old flirt, and his sonata
impudent puppy."
"Hush, hush! If that is why you left me,
I forgive you; but don't do it again. May is
not it fool, and quite old enough to take care
of herself."
"She always seems to me such it mere
child," was the careless reply of the judi-
cious Fredericka "but you oughe to know
best, my dear.- -They are moving, to the light-
house ; take my arm, and Will carry your
shawl."
It was not the prick of conscience that
caused Mr. Frederick Pennant to form a
diagnosis, so accurate of the state of his
wife's mind, and to apply so sovereign a
remedy ; he thought no more harm of aims.
kg himself with his sister-in-law than he
professed to think; but he was one of those
who,
though possessed but of moderate
ability in other respects, are socially very
intelligent, and he had seen where the shoe
pinched at a glance. A less sagacious man
would have reasoned with his wife; it less
good-tempered one would have "had it out
with her," if not then, as soon as occasion
served ; but Mr. Pennant preferred to make
all smooth in the manner we have seen, He
had been always a favorite with women,
and imagined that he understood them
thoroughly ; but he had a good deal to learn
respecting those interesting and attractive
creatures yet.
As for Mabel, Frederick had told nothing
more than the truth when he said that she
had bad attention 'enough paid to her by
their host and his son sufficient to turn the
head of a less sensible girl. Mr. Winthrop,
of course, had been obliged to give some of
Itis time to his other guests, but Horn had
been her slave throughout the repast. Never
had the offices of cavalier and waiter been
more assiduously combined than in his per-
son; it was not his fault that he was less
dexterous than diligent, but his compli-
ments, to say truth, were clumsy; and, unable
to open the champagne bottles, he cut their
necks off, in rather a savage fashion, with a
blow of his knife. When a difficulty of this
sort occurred, a quick ear might have caught
another sound beside the crashing of glass ;
this was Mr. Horn Winthrop swearing. at
the bottle under his breath. As the wine
flowed, his attentions redoubled, and his
tongue was loosened. He informed Mabel
that it had been his father's cruel design to
exile him from the company that day, but that
the groom's return to tee hotel bad given him
the opportunity of joining it. "1 wouldn't
have missed it," whispered he, 'upon my
soul; for all theavora"
May endeavored to look as if this remark
had, no personal refereece to herself ; and,
feeling that she was called upon to say
something, inquired why • Mr. Winthrop
should have wished to deprive him of the
ay'a pleaSare.
"Because I make him look old," was the
frank reply. "He Mies not Mina going
with me among strangers, because be thinks
we are as like as not to be taken for broth-
ers. However, whenever' have the eleence,
f always make a point of ceiling him
father."
"But thetas very unkied ef you," said
Mabel. "Many persous object to being
thought. old ; mot certainly your father civets
not look his age."
"Well, he's not a chicken, Ho you needn't
think it," observed the young man con-
lidentially, " He wouldn't take off leis hat,
eke the Predawn' yonder, for fifty pounds,
or if it was ten times as hot, just aeceuse it
wonld ahew how bold be was getting."
But whet would be the harm of that 1"
inquired Mabel, emueed in spite of her -
telt
" Oh, len sure I don't know," said Horn
with a short dry laugb, "All I know
is, that when he eame down to see me
tt Aldershot the other day, he sat
without his hat in tbe meso irerandeli;
perhaps filet was 'because there were no
young Ledies to look at him. -Well, every-
body's done, so 'suppose I must net eat any
more.. We are going to the light -house it
seems ; though I fancy the geverner wen%
nezeh like mounting_up somatey steps direct-
ly after bis lunch. May I offer you my arm ?"
Mable had no alternative but to accept it;
end, under Me very nose of his father, elm
was hurryiug up with the same offer evident -
i7 hn hie lips, Mr. Horn nmrehed ofTwith hie
prize.
" Just leeli at that !"whiapered Moe Mer-
ited to Afra. Pennant, drawing heratteution
to the couple in question : "upon my word"
the youeg gentleman is making play. I
thouldeat wuneler if there was a tamping of
soinethineelse 114111 (140 corks before the theyti
tut. Whet a pod thing it would be for your
sister, to be sure I"
ero est (meet:erne i
eenewercewreewerfoemweverereemwew
A Clarions Custom in Iceland.
There is an old ceremony in Iceland of
showing civilities to strangers prevalent itt
the remote rural dietricts. It is that the
ladies of the house shall pull off the trousers
of the fatigued and dissionsolate tra.velere.
The theory is that, as the rain may be ex.
pecteil to he alway lalling, the nutlet:la
must be wet at bed time, ena as the replar
siva pouy risie is about forty mites the
etiveuturer front other Iande atiould be ex-
eeedingly weary and in need of .gentle eu.
tmuragement and assistauce. It ea thought,
therefore, that it is nothing but an act of
politences and true concern for the welfave
ef the traveler tliet the most agreeable per•
toxt in the house should. undress his lege. I
may add that there is not among the Ice-
landers wheperforin this solemn rite the re
motest suspicion that there le any indelicacy
in tbe performance. It is related of
the most pious and, famous missionary
who ever vesited the Woad, Henderson,
who distributed Bibles throughout
the island fifty years ago, that this
business of pulliug ()Chia trifueers was it ead
niMarrassment to him and somewhat .pre.
vented the development of his vital piety.
Re could not refuse to accept the hospitality
'if the good people among wbom be distil.
buted the good book, for which they were
grateful in the extreme, and he finally man.
:wed a compromise and systematized it. He
.0
Insisted upon first rolling himself in it Wan.
ket and then upon uniewnessing himself as
to auspenders mud waistband, and then, and
not till then, lie allowed the ladies to shize
the offending prima by the straps (which
he uniformly wore to keep his trousers legs
lawn when riding) and pull them off. So
while they took the trousers in triumph he
spared his modesty all the rudeness of the
terrible shocks that would otherwise have
been inflicted. This philosophical and
in-
genious minister published a very large vol-
ume (Mout his troubles in Icel.:said, and the
story he tells about his trouble with his
trousers es very droll, and in fact is Tate
pathetic and profusely garnished with pious
reflections.
TELEGRAPRI9 BRIEFS.
The Mahal has set free las European prison.
ers.
The Duke of Clarence will take his seat
in the House of Lords next week.
Half a million dollars of gold was taken
at New York yesterday for export.
Portuguese troops are reported to be
hastening to Angola and the S'hire district.
Mr. George A. Cox was elected presideet
of the Canadian Bank of Commerce yester-
day.
John Wilson, a C. P. R. brakeman, was
run over at Ingersoll, and dfed from his in-
juries.
The London Times expresses contentment
withthe Angl -German settlement regarding
Africa.
Cleveland switchmen are on stake, and
only passenger and mail trains were running
yesterday.
A balloon navigated by Prof. Walker, of
Dayton, Ohio, has been seen i3oating around
Atlanta, Ga.
One of the peaks of Mount Shasta, has
disappeared, audit is supposed to have fall-
en into the crater.
Albert Ebenbeck, of Hespeler, who lately
received the Royel Humane Society testi-
monial, has died of typhoid fever.
A Romance of the Nile Expedition.
A soldier of the Royal Irish Regiment,
now in 'related, who took part in the Nile
campaign, has just related the circumstances
of his marriage, which are painfully roman-
tic. During an engagement in the Soudan
he saw a comrade fall in front of the trench,
suffering great agony. He drew him into
the trench and gave him water. The man
cominenced to thank him, and took a locket
from his neck, and was bending it to his
rescuer, when a bullet struck him on the
head, killing him insmntly. The soldier
took the locket from btu) poor fellow's hend,
and found it contained a lock of dark hair
and a photograph of a girl. The soldier
kept the locket in his pouch during his
stayin the Soudan. After his return home
Jia discovered the otiginal of the photo-
graph, the sister of the young soldier who
was killed, and they have since been mar-
ried.
Probably it Good Reason.
Smith --"Why is it that when an engage-
ment is broken offa return of presents is
always asked for on both sides ?"
Jones-alal tell you why. It is because
itis expected the presents will come in handy
when another engagement is made."
Knew What his Father Said,
Teacher -t" Willie, what does g-reee-e
spell ?"
Willie -"I don't know."
Teacher -"Yes, you do. What bet your
father say before eating a meal ?"
Willie -"He generally says,"Great hea.
ven.s 1 es this all there is for dinner r
Fact:
lajOUTII knowing is that blood dise
eases which all otber remedies Ada
to cure, yield to Ayer's Sareaparilash.
Fresh confirma-
tion of this state-
ment 00.13108 to
hand daily. Erna
such deep-seated
and stubborn, come
Plaints as Rheu-
matism, Rheum*.
tio Gent, and tatt
like, are thorough-
ly eradicated by
the use ofthis won*
derfal alterative.
Mrs. R. Irving
Dodge, 110 West
'meth street, New
York. certitiee
"About two years ago, after suffering
for nearly tyro years from rheumatic
gout, being able to walk only with great
diseomfert, and having. tried various
remedies, including =newt waters,
ivitbout relief, 1 saw by an advertise-
ment in a Chicago paper that a man had
been relieved of this dittreasing cone -
plaint, after long sufferiag, by taking
Ayer's Sarsaparilla. I there decided to
make a trial of Mist medicine, and. took
it eegeilarly for eight mouths. I ant
Vermeil to sey that it effected it came
plete cure. and Mat I have siuce bail 110
retern ot the disemee,"
afre. L. A. Staik, Nashua, Nga
=heat "Clue year ago I was taken ilt
with rheumatism, being confiued to my
house six months. 1 came out et the
eictiness very much debilitated, with no
appetite, and my system disordered in
every way. I commenced to use Angie
Sarsaparilla and begun to improve at
oneeegainirig in strength and sem ree
covering my usual health. 1011111101 say
ton MUChr M praise ot thie
romlicine."
"I have taken a great deal of medi-
cine, but nothing baa came me so
much good as Ayer's Sarsaparilla. I
felt its beumicial effecta before I had
quite Modelled one bottle, and I eau
treely.testify that it is the best blood..
neediezue I know et" -L. W. Ward, Sr.,
Woodland, Texas.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
PIUSIM.RX0
Dr. J. O. Ayer $4 Co., Lowell, Meet.
Price ; bOttlek WertailtsiebOnin.
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11011SEROLD RZNEDT.
llantlIton. Ont.
Dear Ur-lhave used rear Pal*
ItxterosAnator la any ottalir tor
everyththe that a family 15 at,
Illeted with. such sot toaaltsMolds
lelieuntathon. Sprains and Burns.
Toothache, and wherever there is
loan. I would not be without 0
itt nt,v house. I tan recommend
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artlele,hoth Internal and external
Tann. ete . 318,
Pres, ProllibAtion Sectoty.
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F. F. DALLEY & CD., Proprietors, Hamilton.
Pon
Sore Eyes
Catarrh
Lameness
Female
Complaints
Sunburn
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Bruises USE
Scalds
Piles POND'S
Burns
Wounds EA
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Insect
Bites
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INFLAMMATIONS
and
HEMORRHAGES
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