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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1909-5-6, Page 2orlitil0000 000000901,000640400.0$0909.410,04 000060001 [Ti.ffie Heals I‘Iost Wounds A Tale of Love and Disappointment 1 kissed him tenderly, She looked at Oyxil with *yea that shoe° with. Peace and santentment, for she bad fought the good tight, Mei vietery had crowned her, THE END. ANIMALS AND HART/WARES. Dogs Bark at First Sign of- Ap" preaching Leek. °m" '-"max Although there (loos not seem to GO ts^er riedierras IItna®4eeneDDeeeneseett etieerie®css'a altabo much ground for the popular be- CHAPTER XXVI. I through that of her father and led lief existing in some ,parts of the Gem. away, world that dogs and cats, warned The engagement of the Earl of , r silent contem t stun Aok by a cense in which man is defr- l3'olvereolme to Ethel Fetherstotr 1 ro d to the wick he laughed elent, it will leave a town before was not publicly announced for haysiao q ' anda great earthquake, like rats lean= some months; :for they both felt, r y' ing a doomed ship, there can bo teo that out of respect tor Rebekah, , It was but a few months after tine doubt that alarming phenomena of they could pursue no other course announcement of the engagement this kind 'excite similar feelings of but keep it eeeret, 1 that the marriage of Cyril to Ethel apprehension in them as in Truman But they were unable to consult took place, They had wiehed,thp beings. One of the fust si ns•of an her, for the morning after their in- ceremony to be a quiet one, and approaching shock isgiven bythe eerview, she and her father had it was so decided, for Cyril had, Pp g simultaneous barking 'of every dog gone abroad, without communioa- made up his mind to prictise severe; tion with them. Rebekah's pur- economy until 'his finances were, in the place, and it is noteworthy pose accomplished she felt that she once more in good order, that with ono accord they make for Thea of time had made I the open air with all possible speed. would b0 miserable if she remained.; passage I"I have frequently heard it stet - So she determined to seek forget- their happiness complete. 'Che. d " saJ's, Mr. O. H. ?vans in a fulness in change of scene. Joel troubles that they had gone e was always with her, and watched through were buried in the past, i i 01'y interesting article in the her anxiously but never broke the and they both looked with confident; Field, the horses and mules silence on which Rebekah had in- Joy to the future. Their one great 1?°canifee are of alarm before then un- listed, for she determined as far regret was in Rebekah's absence, g as possible to keep her mind from and, Ethel wrote her a letter of ap-;usual taking plata. There does dwelling upon the man she loved. Peal to be present at the wedding,; not appear to be any evidence be They were in Paris, and having teat she had done so muds to bring rend common opinion that these dejeuner in one of the big restau- about, Her reply was a inagnifi animals feel anything in the nature rants on t' e Grinds Boulevards. cent riviere of diamonds for Ethel of a premonition of approaching Joel was, glancing at a paper, and (Joel, too, sent Cyril a, present), danger, but it is not unlikely that they become conscious o£ the quit/ he suddenly uttered an exclama- but she made no mention of their tion of surprise, but Rebekah quiet- invitation, ering of tee ground before their ly took the paper from his hand. Ethel understood, and her heart riders less acute senses have de - She read an announcement to the went out to her in sympathy, Sha tested any movement. effect that a marriage had been ar- remembered all that she had done Mr. Evans, who has resided for ranged between the Earl of Wol- for them, and longed that time some years in Northern and Cent- verholme and Miss Fetherston, Her night bring her peace and content- ral Chile, and had more opportuni- father looked at her keenly, but 'meat. ties thanhecancel for of experienc- her mind was prepared for it, and Their life was a full one, for ing the effects of earth tremors, she gave no sign that it caused her Cyril took seriously the responsi- tells a curious story apropos of a pain. bilities of his position. He quickly dog's behaviour at the time of the "I hope they will be very happy," entered into public life, and, his terrible Valparaiso earthquake, on she said simply. name came prominently before the August loth, 1905, when part of They were staying at the Hotel public. And then came the seal of that town and Santiago, as well as Ritz, and that evening Joel was their joy, the birth of a son and forty or fifty smaller towns, were seated alone in the lounge. lee heir. destroyed and damaged to the ex - was busy with his thoughts when As soon as possible, Ethel wrote tent of $500,000,000. ho noticed that a man was eyeing a long letter to esebekah and told "In the town itself," he says, him keenly. He looked up quickly, her of the great happiness that had "the general uproar drowned all and saw that it was Ackroyd. The come to her. sound of barking; but I have been sight of him was disagreeable in "Both Cyril and I are agreed on told by friends on board ships in the extreme, for it brought back one thing, and that is that you the bay that the earthquake was such unpleasant memories. should b.e godmother to our baby. heralded by a quite unparalleled Ackroyd rose from his chair, and Won't you come home? You have canine clamor, immediately over- took a seat near Joel. been away such a long time, and powered, however, by the crash of "You don't remember," be said, we are both longing for a sight of falling houses and the cries of the with au ease of manner that was your dear face. We shall not be unfortunate inhabitants. Before ' obviously forced. content till we have you with us, morning it was generally remarked Perfectly, Joel replied coldly. and I do entreat you to return." (that the dogs had actually barked "Have you seen the paper this Rebekah's answer was full of themselves hoarse; in some instan- morning 1" he continued coolly. "It kindlinesss, but she was none that ces, indeed, they had barked until contains some news that ought to less firm in her decision not yet to i they could bark no more, and could interest you." return. For she owned to herself! only give utterances to croaks. This Indeed 1 that she dared not yet do so. I remark sounds fantastic but,none "Yes. Lord Wolverholme is en- "But, perhaps, in a year or two the less, it is quite true." gaged to a Miss Ethel Fetherston," you shall see me. I thank you for, Another story concerns a dog, Ackroyd said with a smile that was your wish that I should be godmo- 1 chiefly remarkable for his extra - intended to annoy, ther to your and Cyril"s baby, and ordinary size and affectionate na- I was aware of that several I gladly consent. Be sure that I do:ture who used to make a comical months ago," Joel replied frigidly. 005 undertake it with a light heart, ;exhibition of himself whenever the But Ackroyd was not the man to but view the responsibilities seri- l ground was seized with ashivering be rebuffed; and he quite made up ously. 'I shall never marry, dear,' fit. On such occasions he would his mind that Joel should afford and perhaps your child will fill UP!crouch down with legs widely him too aitlittle amusement. cement on of He had taheatfe e void d o my heart. I am not I spread out and tail between his legs, you my thoughts. and, after a barking paroxysm, fruitless journey to Leighton Man- You know everything, and you would throw up his head and moan • or, and the scornful way in which would not have me changeable. I with fright. For hours afterwards he had been treated. Surely he am so happy to see from the papers the poor dog would suffer from could make him feel uncomfort-, that Cyril is rapidly making a, name "nerves," able, ' for himself in political life. His "Rather a bad investment on father's heart would have been gra- en-- — your part! Let me see, it cost ymi tificd, if he had lived. I often think Piscator—"Is it against the law roughly fifty thousand pounds, of him, and his curious nature; but to fish in thi Ackroyd said reflectively. ''Wrong. The sum was twenty- five five thousand," Joel corrected him. "But really, I have no wish for your Rebekah had not yet forgotten. She company, Mr. Ackroyd. Will you did not show it to Cyril, but she go, or shall I?" looked at him wistfully. "It is you that are wrong. Yon Cyril was perfectly happy, for his forget the five thousand your every wish had been gratified. He daughter paid me." had married the woman he loved, "What five thousand?" asked and she had blessed him"with chin Joel; for Rebekah sad never con- dren to carry on his name; but he fided in her father that she had smiled sadly as the Christmas pre- paid ro-plraid this sem to Aekroyd. Joel sents were unpacked that came had thought that he had thorough- from abroad, and which the ehil- frightened him at the interview, dren understood had been sent by but had had the curiosity to make their Aunt Rebekah, about whom inquiries, and had ascertained that they had heard so much, but whom the copper shares had risen, and they had never met. that Ackroyd had evidently sold out But time heals most wounds; at a handsome prat. and it was with a smile of contenb- "Did you not 'know that your ment that Rebekah at last felt that daughter had given me five thou- she could sit down with a light sand pounds for the photographs heart and write to Ethel what she of the letters? That little sum tid- was anxiously waiting to hear. ed me over my difficulties, and "Yes, dear," she wrote. "1 can thanks to her, I am in a position come to you now, if you will have of comfort, for I have safely invest- me. May I spend Christmas with ed my money in gilt-edged securi- you and your little ones? For 1 ties," Ackroyd wound up trium- can look upon your happiness in . pliantly. no grudging spirit, Nay, I long to "Very wise, I'm sure, but it share in your joys " doesn't interest me in the least. And Rebekah returned to Eng - (Good evening, sir," land once more. "But I am very interested. Why In placid contentment she an - didn't yen bring the marriage off 1 resumed her journey to Wolves- You played a daring game, and holme Castle. A heavy fall of snow 'you have my sincere admiration, had taken place, and she was There was not much to choose be- obliged to go by train. tween us. We acted like a pair of Upon the platform of the station. blackguards." Lard and Lady Wolverholme await- Joel'tuade an impatient move- ed her arrival with impatience. As trees, she stepped from the carriage "What was it? Did your consci- Ethel ran forward impetuously and once prick you, and were you embraced her nursed to repentance? If so, 1 shall "Welcome, dear, Thrice wen be bitterly disappointed, for I come," she whispered tenderly. thought better things of you," And Rebekah once more met the "Go to the devil," Joel said redo- man she had loved 'so devotedly. ly, but Ackroyd only smiled. Her eyes calmly met his, and she But I110 smile left his face when smiled with sincere happiness when, he saw Rebekah approaching them. he grasped her hand, Joel rose and Ackroyd followed his The children were gathered in the example. nitric. hall, a fortheyr were 1ea ar to see the g ,Lame fa ei, Rebekah s d auntnt of {whom they had heard ear d so and as she spoke she recognized much, But she turned instinctively. Aekrcyd. A flush rose to her cheeks to the eldest son, her godchild, and but her eyes did not waver as she as she scanned his face, she could coldly regarded him. He bowed trace there the delicate outline of profoundly, but oho took no no- his father's features. *ice, for she slipped: her arm She took him in her arms and „ scream, can you he was very lovable. me?" Native—"No, but it's °gin' This letter grieved Ethel, for it common sense. There ain't no fish showed her only too clearly that: in feet "I can testify to the great merits of your Emul- sion, especially in all diseases of a pulmonary nature. It has saved many lives that otherwise would have yielded to consump- tion ... we keep Scott's Emulsion in the house all the time and all the family use it."—MR. C. I. BUD- LONG, Box 158, Wash- ington, R. I. c'.t�s dces ALL it does by creating -flesh and strength so rapidly that the progress of the disease is retarded and often stopped. 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Whlet+ Eael4 man('j p Must Settle far'fIin►self, • 111 the Farm "Do �,.°+,3 #aid Mr. 1daeQuilltin- bee, "got more by knotting for what we want or in the long rue do we get more by being patient and waiting? o4o+O+ie� "� r,r • c .Chis is a question that each of WORKING UP IN THE DAIRY us must nettle for himself and it es, Na kind of stank should be bred I suppose, largely a matter of In - without allowing time to develop divfduality, 01 temperament. peramt. Some properly op both sides. Defeets, nten arttyalt hardy, able kick- coustrtuttouel and otherwise, do nob ors', and e nasome of us are timid and show until the animal lies reaohed .non-aggrecsi',o, no kickers at all, a reasonably full physical develop and b sthistti might seems that really went. When animals are bred be, s question not wa 'mirth dismissing, thatwill fore they are fully matured what- sousang; settle itself til they are in bed then sleelz: ever defects they may pos0055 will automatically in each case accord- "Probably most people," said comes at once, and alien it loaves. be transmitted to their offs riu reg to the man. Mr. Pen urn wind their watches nese p g' 11Still there are many mon not at ht just fore they goto bed them in tee morning they are again 1 ese ar•grments, are used by a n g be ey in full mental awasc°n0as. writer in e New Zealand form jour- natural fnghters, bat who have in but jewelers tell tie that this is Thera are loss £ortunat° erroana. nal in discussing the problem.: of them a spark of fight, to whom this nota goad thing to do for the who, never have a coinplete and bxeednng for dairy purposes: "Gen - nal of whether to fight or not reason that the time of our going satisfactory night's rest wbt are erally," he says, "the, dam suffers must of San,reetu, $hall I kick to bed may vary. We. may he up yet almost constantly drowsy; the more than the sire," from too against any of. the many things that later some nights than others, anti are always noddle ,but when tbn early breeding, He then goes on may afflict us or shall ,I bo patient it is boli far a watch to wind it at head touches the pillow s;esp re- i•o lay down some principles as fol- and wait for this thing to right it regular intervals at the same hour codas, and alto night is a succession lows; self? This to many a man who may daily, Sion o they tell us that a better of drowsy lapses to sloop with the "One of the best plans of man- be gentle, but who fakes life hard," time to wind our watch is in the instant return of semrconsdoue- agement when breeding from young may often be a very' grave question morning, ness. and very hard to settle, r`To both these plans T find ob In with the c,oeptfdn, animals is to mate teem tot older "People do respect us more if and mer° mature sires. If the sire , ns in at case, I don't liketo noted general, the; beginning of this is young breed -to older and more we dont lie down and, let people wind ,my watch in the morning article, drowsiness isabnormal, mature dams, but mate the dams walk on us, and 'we know that d because in winter T find it cold and indicates something wrong: that are being bred for the first we are content to be sat on we when I getup, and I don't like to either in the body of the sneerer time with well -matured sires that shall continue to be sat. on; •but wind her then for fear that the or in his habits. Those who lab have proved themselves.good breed- what are we going to do about it? mainspring will' be more brittle itually cut off their hours of sleep, ors. In breeding up a dairy herd Are we going ,to kick or be c° judicious selection of both sirsthen with the Gold and I'll break ft. the "night owls" and the burgers. : patient, So, as I' don't Consider this plan of the midnight oil, pay for their and dam is most important and There is much in knowing when' would be good for cite year around, bad habit by attacks of sleepineee e then must be pursued a system of and how to kick: for there are men I dont follow it. I wind, or al the afternoon and early evening; feeding and management suited to who kick blunderingly and futilely, ways have wound; my watch at later, unfortunately, after the he- avepurpose for which the anneals and then there are Hien who kick night, f3uence of digestion wears off, the. are being raised. Too many dairy- gently and lcindly, and yet .with an "That plan never worked well drowsiness disappears, and then, men foliow..these principles only in evidence of reserve power and re- with me because I ani always for relieved of his burden the arson part. For instance, there are scores solution behind the kick that brings getting it. Common thing for me "sits up to all hours" again, think - of dairies where a comparatively respect and results. to find when I look at my watch ing'in that way.to Snake up for the high-priced pure bred sire has been I am speaking now, you under- in the morning to find that I had hours lost by the drowsiness: I£ he purchased and used, but the owner stand, not of the natural hardy forgotten to wind it the night be- mould abandon liis owlish habit, go has paid no attention to the possi- kickers who with abundant ability fore. Now I have nit upon a plan to bed. betimes, and get the svn, bilities of his cows, and the result to back them stride in and kick that seems to work nicely. or eight henna of continuous Slee has naturally been that some of the with vigor and - power, getting "I wind the clocks in our house or at ghbe needs, his -t mousytime and stock is good and some poor. The what they want because they can and I have long been accustomed avenin needs, would iiia - o�cners then say it is all rubbish to make good, bet of the multitude to wind them at a -'certain fixed g p talk about high class sires, fortheir of men to whom, as I have said, hour daily, namely, when I acme pear, he could do more and hotter calves do not average much, if any whether to kink or not may be a 'home at the end of the day and be- work, and find life much more en - better than from the ordinary grave question. These men must fore we eat dinner. Dinner we al- joyable. sire." consider, and it may be that they ways have at a regular hour, and A slight drowsiness is often noticed; "But," continues the writer, "the de spend many trying days and always, every day just before din after a hearty meal, because active matter of careless feeding and roan nights in considering, whethernen I wind the clocks—a long set digestion draws a greater volume agement is by far the most common they shall stand up and fight or letfled habit. of blood to the stomach so that tht mistake." He declares : thin RS go. "Then it struck me one day; brain is relatively poorly supplied. "Too many think that the feed- "These must have a clear cause, Why not wind my watch at the In some southern countries- tint ing of the last few weeks before and they must know when to kicksame time. If I could remember tendency is favored, and the siesta parturition is all that is necessary and how. if they succeed they take one I ought to be able to remember after the' noon meal is a national to develop a heifer into a first-rate: a step up, and then with broader all; and that's what I am doing custom. With us the after-drnnei milker. I am aware that I step out resolution and greater strength, if now. When :I have wound the cup of black coffee often drives. on to what may be called theory they have got the stuff in them, clocks I wind my watch, and so far away the impulse to sleep—whether when I say that the manner of feed -they keep on. If they fail their under the arrangement I haven't t for good or ill may be left to the ing and handling the cow during case may be worse than before. 'It forgotten it once. physiologists to determine. conception exerts almost as much Sometimes we hear of attacks offew sleepiness occurring suddenly at influence over the nature and cape- certain periods of the day or at bilities of her calf as do the , months after its birth." gather abnormal, and in such cases. irregular intervals. These are alto - t As to what determines the question e ' there is almost always some poison cf a profitable or' an unprofitable at work in the 1 crvous centers— cow the writer tells us :_ //_ "AA certain proportion of the '� • usually a self -manufactured oison which, because .s is made in too food of a cow is used up in running her machinery, and the question is 1 1 great quantity, or because prevents or kidney disease prevents what does she do with the surplus a� > to -•=r' its rapid elimination, accumulates iia of her food? If she returns it to r•• s „S�s' t you in the form of milk she may xi the-systep. be a profitable cow;if she lays it An essnt,trml in the treatment of P 3 - ; a .. ' : ,yg.'• td6 �3�.Ir.?S'.w. :�_'• ' rte` such case. is diet'ng. Meat should on her back as fat she is not a dairy cow. Always avoid a cow that has be given up fag a time, at least, a tendency to lay an fat, if you want �} Lh y i I , and the only beverage allowable is cheap milk production." water or milk.—Youth's Com, Touching the bearing of the size pinion. of cow upon the cost of produc- tion we are told: "It has time and again been de- monstrated that there are ,arm e cows with comparatively small feeding capacity, and, on the other hand, some small cows have even greater feeding and digesting ca- pacity than some of the larger ones. There is no one rule of feed- ing that has led astray so consid- erable a umber of agricultural ex- perimenters, and destroyed the practical value of their work, as the ono declaring that animals should be fed according to their size. Scene cows with short legs and light quarters will barely turn the scales at 100 pounds, and yet having a capacious middle, will eat and digest more than others with Its introduction has called forth letters long, heavy quarters, with a com- paratively light body, and weigh- of appreciation from a number of leading ing 3,200 pounds. Small or medium cows have greater digesting cepa- Motorists who have tested it, and all whom city in proportion to their size than large animals, That the cost of bear out the claim made for it by the maintenance is fairly measured by Daimler Co. the size of the animal is true only in a general way. We must take temperament ate highly developed account. Ari ani- mal having a A full illustrated description, together nervous system would under cer- tain conditions, require more food with the above mentioned letters, repro-, for maintenance than would an- duced in lac simile, will be sent post free other animal of the same size en- der similar conditions, but not haw- to all applicants to ing a highly developed vital tem perament. In the future tempera- ment and form in the animal will ea : u be found to play a more important part than has greatly been sup- posed." • 2'—__ TO CH..AT THE DOGS. In a certain part of Scotland, ac- cording to Dean Ramsay, the shep- herds used to take their collies with thein to church. The dogs be- haved well during rho sermon, but began to he restless during the last psalm and saluted the final blessing with joyful bark. Tnone church the congregation resolved to this rnseem1 y detail; 80 to pronounce the blessing, wheia5trang¢minister wasaanboreet. its t: a ` maimed •seaf¢d, instead of rising as ---�—�-- # S3 „ ti �l' J a , ,.." °' 1 xo•e H+. .� so a ct.d o hesitated , •°f sed P and paused till an old shepherd cried : "Say awn'. sir; were a sittin' to cheat the dowgs." is a grave question fee Many people, "Ae to many things that may not be purely personal we common- ly leave the kicking to be SIGne by other people; and in their kicking we may And mime relief, but as to whether we ourselves shall kick or be Patient, whether we °hall try taking the bull by the horns and take the chance of being toesed, or sit down and wait, why, that still remains a question that eaoh man. must settle for himself," 11111.. PENGUIN AND 1115 WATCH Makes Up His Mind as to What 1's the Best Time to Wind lip. Adt HEALTII DROWSINESS. 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