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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1900-12-6, Page 2THE M S mRJOUtit CRIME ON 'TliE: S.S. NEPTUN8 "I wonder laow many engagements these flirtations at the locks have been aCoawntable for se said Pat, sean$imentall,y, to Kate,as he handed her tato hies haat and took the oars. "I'm sure l don't know" retort 4 Kate, and a pretty flush- dyed her cheek; though, to be sure, Lt might Deily have been the sun shining through her rad sun:bade, "Wry do you ask?" "Ilemuaa I'd lilts one more to be added to the number," said Ryan, audaciously; whereat. Bate blaahed again, •and was spared the trouble of asaewertng by Bubbles telling the Irishman to push off, and not talk so ranch. Pat oonsenLted with an i11 grads; Dor, versed as he was en affairs of the hewn, he saw that Kate knew hie feelings aatd responded to them. Kate and aureola sat La the Meru of the boat; the former steering, while Carmelo sat idly gazing at the gay throng on the river, her thoughts far away with Ronald Monteith. They passed. Temple Ceurt, embow- alred among trees, had to take ;hair turn Ln "entering the lock, whish gave. Pat and Bubbles lots of opportunity to converse tend chaff their friends. Indeed, Lt was really wonderful bow many people these young men knew, wad even Carmelo 58311ed as she heard Pat's witty tongue running riot. At last they got into the look, Bub- bles skilfully piloting them; and, as the boat sank rapidly to the lower reach, several ladies in other boats shrieked, but were pacified when the water ceased to fall. "Begad, they're as bad as banshees!" said Pat; whereon he was once more told to hold his tongue by Bubbles, who was oaptaiva, and soon they were out again on the broad river, with the roar of the weir in their ears, "Am would ye like to tow dowel". asked Pat, persuasively, of Kate. But that young lady declined on the plea of heat, so Pat had to g'lu'e up his idea of a flirtation an the towing - path, and work hard instead. "There's Bisham!" said Bubbles, as they passed the gray old. abbey, "Where Shelley wrote his 'Revolt of Islam' floating in a boat under the beeches." alleged, I hope he had a lady with heal" sail ;Pat, aga8'L'y; "there's nothi'ng stirs imagination like a pretty girt." "Year imagination ie quite vivid enough already," said Carmelo. "where's Marlow Church and Mar- low .Bridge," observed Bubbles, still in the character of guide -book. ";;,here the bargees ate puppy pie," Put fin liven, "but bare we are at Shaw's—shall we go on swore or stop en the boat?" Both ladies preferred to go on shore, so, after leaking the boat fast anteing all the other crafts, Pat and Bubbles put on their coats, and hand- ed the ladies out. Sir Mark's boat was nowhere to be seen, whereupon Pat proposed to go over to the Ang- ler's' Hotel, and see what was duimg then e, "I believe you want to drink," said Kate, severely, as they walked over the bridge. "And small shame to me," retorted the uudauated Pat; "haven't I rowed ye down under a blazing supe" "I suppose you must be rewarded," said Carmela, with a smile; so Pat and Bubbles, nothing loth, went into the quaint inn, which bears the sign of the Anglers, and had two tankards of foaming beer. "Xerxes wanted a new pleasure," said Bubbles when he had finished. "I'd have giveln hien a thirsty day sen the river with a pot of beer bawdy." Pet laughed at tilts, and they went out to join the ladies, who were 'seat- ed under one of the big trees, talking to two meta, "llulloi". said Bubbles; "where cited these Johnnies• spring aroma" But Pat did 'not boar Isbn, as he Ives run- ning toward the taller of the two, and was scan Shaking hien heartily by the blond. "My dealt. Ronald," he said, eager- ly, "haw are yea I'm glad to have. a look at ye again, and Poster, too, Oh, ere are a happy.faxnily." But ueenle81 Carmine nor Ronald looked very happy. Pat introduced Bubbles, who.apeedi;- 1y made himself at hump, and both Foster and Ronald declining Mr. Ryan's hospitable invitation to drink, they all went over the bridge again to see the rands. A bright day, u grayly dressed crowd, the broad, blue river crowded with crafts, and the green country, and picturesque red -roofed houses on either side—noshing could be more de- lightful. Pat, Bubbles, end Foster, all ardent boating -men, shouted voci- ferously as the boats went shooting up the stream, their oars flaehiLg in the sunlight. And the cheers that rang through the air when the winning crew awn by a boat's length were as hearty for the losers as for the vintors. Ronald, however, looked grave and haggard as he stood hyCarmela's side watching the rases. He kept glaaoing at her face, and saw that she, too, was pale and thin; while emery -ate else was bright and gay, enjoying the un- mated some, only those two unhappy lover's were brooding over their 50r - rows. "She could not boas committed such a grime," thought Ronald, his eyes fined absently on the- bright waters. "He own never believe that I am marrying my cousin willingly," she thought with a sigh; "he must know that it's to save my sister." "I had your letter," said Ronald, be a low whisper, in her ear. "And you understood my reason(?" she asked tboogh her lips grew white. Ile bowed, thinking she alluded to her crime. "Is it true?" he asked, huskily. "Yes; Gud forgive me, it is," she replied, thinking lee was referring to her sister's Sin. Ronald gave a shudder, and turned away as white as a sheet. "From her own lips," he muttered; "it at impossible; I11 ask her again." Ah, me, how often cross-purposes niter our lives: I, After that the party went down to the boats to luncheon, and Site Mark, delighted to see the young men, asked them to dinner. "We dime at seven," he saki, hospi- tably, "where are you stoppling?" "The Orown Hotel," replied Foster. "Then you'll come and dine with me to-nighte" said Sir Mark. "Yes," answered Ronald, eagerly, for he thought he then could speak freely bo Carmelo, "we shall be de- lighted." Foster saw what his friend want- ed, so gladly accepted the invitation, the mare so, as he felt a decided i,n, climation to 'reprove his acquaintance with Miss Trevor, whose bright eyes had made an impression on his heart. Ronald had no more epeeeh w.ieh Carmelo that day, and kept aloof tram her, a fact she attributed to his knowledge of her engagement with Vassalla. The rest of the afternoon Massed rapidly, and though theve was. to be a peoaesstoe of Illuminated boats that might, the 13ellfield party said they would go home, and departed tip the river in the gathering shadows, Sir Mark's oh'ery voice being the tat heard. "Seven o'oloek, m7 boysi" he sang out, "not a minute la tee." RM HOtIO RABLEr,r � r,...EDI port; and he, wh0e0 experience wee cso teneive, knew a good sort when he saw one, dtrs,. Po117pop, tail and ioa,jestie, In blank veldt and lade; Mrs. Bishop, timid and nervous, hid herself under else uatrimoaial wing, and all the Wilco looked even more charming in evening dress than during the day. At the sound of the gong, Sir Marin gave bis arm to Dors. Pellypop; be ought to have done so to the Bishop's lady, but, then, Mrs, Pellypop always insist- ed,•on going' first, The Bishop escort- ed Miss Trevor ue the hostess, and Ronald found hlmslef walking by Car - They spoke very little to one anoth- er,Qarmela talking principally to Bub- bles, who sat beside her, and Ronald listeniug to the talk eta young lady next • to him, who was a Girton girl, and thought she knew everything, wbereae she knew nothing—not even what a bore she ,iva(5 .Ronald thought the dinner was interminable; but it came to an end, as all things must, and the ladies followed Bell out of the room, The gentlemen, left to themselves, waxed merry over their wine; but were restrained from trans- gression by the presence of the Bishop, which that . astute prelate quickly perceived, and loft the room, followed by. Sir Mark. Truth to tell, both gentleman ware anxioue to escape in order to dismiss a high church ques- tion then vexing the land. "Mr. Ryan," said Sir Mark, as he left rho room, "you can look after my guests." "Faith, I will," cried Pat, taking the host's chair; "now then, boys, fill up, and no heel taps. Ronald, my boy, you're like a death's head ; pass the claret, and don't be (bringing your Egyptian 'mummies to the feast." Tinder tine influence of Pat, every- one woke up and the wine wee cereal - Med, and also several stories ' the morality of which was doubtful. Attar they had had enough wine, all the gentlemen adjourned to the draw- ing -room, where they found the Gir- ton ,girl, at the piano, wailing out the last n..r sentimental ballad, called "Columbine," which was very milk- and-watery,but useful in keeping the ccnveraation going, Then Mrs. Bishop tickled the piano in a mild, clerical `way, playing "The 11'Iaiden's Prayer," as taught to her by Mae, Pcllypop, who learned, it In her youth, 'somewhere aboub the reign of George III. Car - reale was asked to sing, but refused, ,whereupon' Pat eat down and sang, "T lave a lubly gal," the melody of which brought all sorts of niemoriCs to Ronald's heart, as be remembered 1 he,'days on board. the "Neptune." Ile looked at Carmela, but saw she had arisen from her seat, and had gone out into the moonlight. Ronald sprang to his feet, and, snatching up alight cloak, ran out to place it on her shoulders. "You will catch cold, Miss Cotener," ha said, politely plaviog it round her. Carmelo accepted his attention pas- sively, and they walked in silence routed the house, until they came to. the lawn. A ruddy glare of light blazed across It, ,which proceeded through the open door of the smoking - room, and it looked so warm and com- fortable that they both moved simul- taueously toward it, and stepped in. "It will be warmer here," said Ron- ald, ceremoniously removing the Cloak from his companion's shoulders, while she knelt in front of the fire, and spread out her bands to the blaze. The Anal -rattan leaned against the mantel- piece, tall and stately, and looked sad- ly at the girl at his feet. "Yes," replied Carmelo, slowly; 'it will be—why do you speak to me ea ooldly (1" she asked, suddenly. "How would you have me speak?" he said, bitterly; "yea cannot expect me to say much to another man's pro- mised wife," This was brutal—she arose to her feet, "I did not expect that from you," she said. "You are unjust I am forced into this." To be Continued:• CHAPTER XXII.' Ronald' and Foetal; went up to the Grown Hotel, whfnh is at the top of the principal street in Marlow, from which puint two &treats branch off to right and lett, amu leading to little Marlow, the other to the village of Medmanham. A gaa!tnt, battered, old obelisk of cions, soerroao4ed by an iron railing, stands in what is called the 14lerket Place, and serves as a sign -post. The hotel itself, with its archway ]m the middle, which divides Lt into two .parts, was mostly °coupi ed will boating -men, in thele plc- 1nresque flannels, and as the young fellows went upstairs to dress, they saw the baa crowded with thirsty souls. Ronald was ready first, and putting u light coat over his evening dress, went down to order a dog -cart to talc: them to Hurley, and then amused ed himself by observing the different people with which the place was the lemgsd. Getting tired of this, he metaled through the danbng-room to. ills quaint garden at the back, with the red brick walls, all softened be' time and covered with peach -trees. "le's like the sung," said Ronald, look- ing al all the harmonious tints, soften- ed under the fading twilight of the sky, and he commenced to hum Rope Temple's song, "'.Che 01d Garden,' when lir, hard Foster calling him, and found that gentleman waiting for him in the deg -cert. "Jump up, my boy," said Mr. Foster "n'a've no time to lose. Lt's past six now." "Ali right," roplkd Ronald, pulling out his pipe; "wait till light up." And having done so, he sprang up to the side of his cemtenion, and they were soon spinning down the High Street of "I knew the way," said Foster, "so bit drive." Ronald nodded by way of response as they went aver the bridge, and they saw the river, dim and fantastic -look- ing below, -bile the lights were twinkling In the windows of houses, and the air was full of floating shadows. In front arose the great mass of Quarry Woods, with bere and there a tall tree standing out sharply against the clear glow of the sky. An owl booted in the distance, and then thea came the deep sound of dog's bark, es the two young men drove swiftly along. "1)1(1 you speak to. bliss Cater= to- day 1' asked Foster, after a pause. "1 did not — exactly," said Ronald, hesitatingly, taking the pipe out of his mouth; "but she asked me if I knew the reason she was was marry- ing her cousin. I said yes, and asked was it true?" "And her answer?" "Was 'God help me, it is true!' " "Hump 1" said Foster, thoughtfully, "she might not have been referring to your thought that she killed Ver- echoyie, but to her own, that she mar- ries him to shield her sister." "Then you think alto is innocent'" cried, Ronald, eagerly. "I don't know," replied Foster, "but I would certainly give her the benefit of the doubt rather than condemn her unheard.' "Condemn her T' echoed Ronald, bit- terly; "Goy; knows lel give my life to prove ber innocent." "11 won't be required of you, dear hoe;" retorted Foster, coolly, "the ;whole affair seems to be a deuced mud- dle, and it's my opinion that Vassalla is at the bottom of it; Luwever, we'll see what success you meet with to- night: ' t Ronald di not v dianswer, but, gripping e u I ,B Pp g his pipe hard with his laps, puffed away 44h��� G! ficrc,ly. They drove through the That Appeals to the Bost Judgment of the hest People village of Bisham, up the long hill and and Gots Right lilowra at Cause of Disease is 131t, GRIASE'rrf down through the Temple Park, each KIDNEY -LIVER Pgl t$. absorbed in his own thoughts, until they found themselves in event of Ball - field, where a groom was wafting at the gate to take charge of the horse, The two young men alighted and en- tered the house, where they were welcomed by Sir Mark, who, after they had removed their cloaks, led the way to the smoking-raom, whore Chester, Babbles, Pat, and a young Oxonian, by name, Hammond, were assembled. The ladies were not yet in the draw- ing -room, se the hospitable baronet proposed a gime of sherry and bitters, which was accepted by all the young men, and then they began to talk about the day's regatta until the ser- vant announced the arrival of the Bishop of Patagonia, his wife, and Mrs, k'ellypup• The moat stately thing in the world 1s, utwoubtedly, a swan, the next a hisih8ap; snti: iwnen the Worthy. churchman walked in, tall and digni- fled, no 888 would have thought how he quailed before his Mother-in-law,. But, such is the superior force of wo- men omen that they can subdue even the haughtiest outman to their yoke --df they go the right way about it. 11y Lord Bishop was very affable and very condescending, and when they went to join the ladled in the drawing. room, Pat peenonnoed hint a good Why is it that it nearly every bows In the land yon find some of Dr. Chase's family remedies? Why is it tlhatt Dr. Chraaa is honored and es- teemed as a true physician of un- doubted skillI Wiley is it that Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills are kept in tine family medicine chest as hulls- peneable for everyday ills which arise foam constipation and slug- gish. action of the liver and kidneys? It is because Dr. Obase's remedies are all honorable 810dieines, Medi - eines that have been triad in the sev- ereet cases and proven to be ofimost unusual value. They are snmensoly Sucoesgfui, because everybody has learned to hove confidence in them and confidence in their discoverer, Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills leave for nearly a quarter of a century taken tbe lead as the greatest sell- er which medicine dealers handle, and this enormous sola is entirely due to the downriglht, merit which they peones. whet tnr here is abit ©r It taste tot the mouthy hoavinese about the stocnaolr+, headache*, backaeltes, paine Ist the shoulders and limbs, and de- pressed, lan'g'uid feelings, tbat peo- pia been tee Dr. Chasers Kidney -Liver Pilie, Pokpid liver, 'Motive kidneys and irregular bowole aro the cavae o', at; least sovon-teethe o£ human ill!, 21)1 '-£Nieces Kidney -Liver fills fn- vigerate diose organs an no other Ilan enratiun was ever known to do ; and what to bent os all they not wow), afford relief but strike deep. er and make thorough • and lasting cares. Mr. Walter Booth, Comecon, Prince Edward County, Ont., states; "I was troubled for some years with kidney and liver disease and pains in my bank, and my stomach: was so bad I could not eat Hearty food andhad difficulty in keeping any food in my stomach. I was so nervous that I could soarcetly take a drink of wa- ter without spilling much of it, my band trembled so, and I had lost flesh until my weight fell from 155 to 151 pounds. 'Hearing of a Similar ease that was oared by Dr. Chase's Remedies, I com- menced by taking Dr, Chasa's Kid- ney-Liwer Pills, Six boxes of which cured my kidney and liver troubles. I then began Dr. Ohase's Nerve Food for any nervousness. It strengthen- ed my stomaele and whole system, and I gained in flesh, I cannot speak in terms of too great praise for Dr. Chase's Kideey-Liver Pills arid Nerve Food, for be/tiles oaring me they did me' father, who is an old man, a great deal el good. I have every confidence in recommending these remedies." Ile. S. 1. Ward, 3. P. certifies that he knows hire Walter Bootb4' and that this statement at his Owe is per - featly correct. Vie phones axe that your neigh- bore brave used Dr. Cilase a Kidney- Liver Pills. Agee theta. One pill « dose, 25 Donee a box, at all dealers, or Edi nein, Beteg and 00.4 Toronto. TilLINTIT OF A EAT CITY k10W THE WORLD'S METROPOLIS RECEIVED HER VOLUNTEERS, •t, C. tittle Mends at the Notion ite,tn111D714 n11r1 Wigwxnrs I,Ondon'1y ietbeest et f;reeltng 10 Iletarae,l Soldiers, I stuod where N'eIean's 001001n stanch -e, etran',fe!' and alone. Alone itanidet a mighty multitude of mem aadd maids. I saw a people drunk 'with joy, I looked from; face to face, and 15 eaoli flesbing eye, end 00 sats;; quivering lip, a nation's heart lay hexed to all the world, for Illogland's capital was' but the throbbingpulse of England's Empire. Cur nation• Seeks to the nations that dwell where the sea foo.m flies, • and type, to them who do 'slot heed' the tale that the pity told.' There wee no men. the eity lay enveloped in silvery shadows, 111te some grey lioness that knows her might, anti is noir quiekly.etirred to wrath or joy, Ilke meaner things. 2 ;coked above, and saw the monument of him whose peerless genius gone us empire on the peas. 1 looked below, and maw, far as My eyes could range, a seething woes orf men, as good, as gallant, and as great of heart as these who fought and fell beneath his flag, and in my blood 1 felt the pride of empire stirring, and knew how great of thing it is to call oneself a Briton. I looked along that swaying mass of human flesh and blood and saw the beat that England •owns, waiting to welcome, with heart -stirring cheers, the gallant 'lads whose lion hearts heed carried London's nature and Same along the rough-hewn tracks of man. I saw the cream OC Britain's chivalry and Iiritian's beauty there. Men and women from the cotentrysido, from Ireland and from Scotland, all eager to: pay tribute, to tibe London large who had so proudly proved to all the world that it was not for asoldier's, pay, net- for the love of gain, but for a nation's glory, that they had risked limb and lifebeneath an Afri- can sun. Then, as I leaked, I caught a PRINCE AND DOCTOR. The death of the Doke of Coburg re - 010011s a writer in London Sketch of a story oancerning prim. and the late Sir William Gull, the famous physi- cian. When the Prince of Wales was at- tacked with typhoid (over, --an ill- ness which was Watched with syr pat;hy the world over,—Lha cervices of Sir William :fanner were, for some reason, not available, and Doctor Gull, then on the rising wave of his great eminence, was sant for. The Dulles o8 Edinbvrgk, on going to see his etrioken brother, found a strange (loaner in attendance upon him. Ho put several Questieno with regard to the patient, his condition, treatment and prospects 'of recovery. Dootor Gull, in a characteristically heavy and ponderous manner, walked over to a writing -table, drew a sheet of paper toward hint and wrote n few words, Ile than handed the paper solemnly to the sailor prisms, Who read the familiar warning. , "You, are requested not to, speak to the 58'5.51 tet the wheel." A roam Wito gives his ohlldren habits of industry. provides tor thous better than by "Acing tpthrl a fortune, Wbntely, DISTANT HUM OF VOICES. --a lar -eft sound, such as I have laoard amid Pantie isles when wind and waves Were beating upon coral crags, and foam -topped rollers thrash- ed the surf'into the magic music of the storm tossed sea. It was the roar of London's multitudes welcoming home. her bwn, and what a sound it was 1 I have heard the music of the guns, wizen (Inc natyon spoke in the stern tones of battle to a nation in arms I have heard the crash of the tempests, on Southern coasts, when silips were reeling in the breath of the blast, and souls to their God were going; I have crieuohed low in my saddle when the ternadlo has swept treeefrom. the tercet ass. boy brushes flowers with his footsteps; but never had I heard a sound like that. It was the voices of millions ; it was the great heart -beats os a mighty nation; it was a welcome and a warn- ing—a welcome to the descendants of the 'prentice lads of Old London, a warning to the world. I caught the echoes in my hands. I hugged them to any heart, I let them pour into my brain, and this. is the tale they told; Sluggish we are ye people, slow to wake, strong in the strength of con- scious might. Jibe at us, jeer at us, flobt us and threaten us; but beware the day we turn in our strengtb. We have sent forth a few of our chil- dren, but they hove been as a drop in the ocean. All Britain sent tap hundred and fifty thousand strong men to Africa. ; London, if neer] be, Dau send five hundred .thousand more to the utmost parts of the earth. Aye, and When they have died, as these would have died, if need be, we 01111 open aur hearts and send five hund- red thousand mere, and yet be strong for our home fighting. It was a na- tion speaking to the nations, and that is the. tale it told. Let the nations take heed and beware, for the langu- age W,,as the language of truth. I listened, and lo 1 through the storm of cheering, through the cries of wo- men and the strong shouting of man in their prince, 1 caught another sound, a sound I knew and loved— the sound of marching mon. Music bath charms to' stir the blood and make, men mad, hilt there is no music in all the earth like the trained tread of mon who have marched to battle. I knew the nµ't tan m Aain'vas foemaan's hoeilnsfr1, littod up cheer thein. onward, for wall I knew that there w,as nothing in the gift of England that they wore not worthy of, those ohildren of the "flat Daps," 111380 offspriu'B of the "'preutioe lads of Iwndou," 2 knew bow they had starved; T knew how they had suf. feared through the freezing Bold o£ the African winter; T know how 5(5111ant- ly, how uncomplainingly, they had =trolled with empty bellies, endaoll- tug limbs, ready to go anywhere, to do anything, ready to fright, and, if it was the will of the great ted of 'battles, ready to lay deem their i'spsg lives ami ilio. I w, oe thipgs, ami, knowing themkne, thgaves tbem a cheer for the seize of kinship, which binds us as no bonds of steel mond bind us and them. I heard a 17010e at my knee whimpering, the voice of a gutter kid, who bad dodg- ed in Clare out of the way of the police. I looked at his ragged clothes, looked at Ina griauy Enos, looked at his hands, 'which ;rooked as if they bad never looked at soap, and I said "What are yoiu yelping for, kiddie?" And 9ie, loakfng uer tut me through his tears, fired a voice at me through hie sobs, and said: "Sem! yelping, mis- ter, because I'm only a little 'un and can't see the mates- come home from the eves." Then I laughed, and toss- lug him up on any shoulder, let him Jamb his dirty fist en the onlysilk hat Ipossess, whilst he looked at his "mates' marsh hdme;. for they were his mates, for he was a child of Lon- don, and some day-.wlao knows 1 -he may be,a general. THE I{HEDIVE'S MISTAKE. Rebuked by the tactic 01 Cegland for Comeau Lnte to ®inner. The young, Khedive of Egypt, who' recently' vioited Queen Victoria, charmed every one, who met him by his taut and conaa'tesy, His tether, who also once visited the, court of. St. Samos, was a marked contrast to his son, being intentionally rade and ban -scene is order to assert his own im- ipartance. He made it a point to bo late, in coming to every entertainment given in his honor, and showed scant iomxtesy to busts and guests on his arrival: He was bidden to a state banquet at Windsor Castle, given by tbe queen in his honor. The hour appointed was mine o'clock, as usual. The queen waited until the quarter paast had struck, and then led the way to the dining -room. Presently the khedive arrived and entered with an aggriev- ed and astonished face. The queen quietly mottioned him to the vuoan:t seat on her eight, saying, "In England we never delay dinner for any one. Your highness was highly complimented when I kept my guests waiting fifteen minutes for you." Then turning to her guests she said; "I have to apologize to you all for it.". The .khedive never forget the les- son. It is not only kings who make tbe mistake of being rude is order to as- sert their importance; it is a fre- quent error a.mong uneducated peo- ple, and among selfish people who tare educated. The ignorant dinner - guest .arrives late end makes no apology. The self-important sales- girl is indifferent and sometimes in- sulting in' her manner toward her onstomers. There are mien and wo- men in every class who jostle each Other and are oust and arrogant, al- theergh perhaps at heart they) may be kindly disppsea. They are making the mistakes a the 'khedive. By the force of their rudeness they try to impress the world with a sense of their power and Authority. They forget, if they ever knew, that reel power an" real. au- thority do not need a label to dis- tinguish them. d open them midge the v RHYTHM OF THAT TREAD. T km►itw that the "boys" of Old Lon- don were coming, and my n081111s seemed, filled with the fumes of fight- ing. it looked again and saw them, ;lard -faded, olean-limbed; close set, as soldiers should be who have faced the storm and stress of war,• as proud a band as Britain over had, soldier and citizen bhtli in ohetfit to be a na nom's bulwark and a nation's trust ; and in the orotvd around therm there, ware a thousand thousand men, as good, as g+arne es gritty asthey, for they were the children (lt the people,. the men of the shop -counter, the man or the City office, the •mon of every artisan craft, the very vitals of Lon- don. They have: sprulitg from. the woimb of the city, and the oily could give birth to it (million more if .lied` d, saw theme pass amulet ahterm oe Notes and GO111!yt' 1llcra MOl7tn1'ald 'a' Yh, bas a sta'L, . g, t-...,, •chaps too 5050fm18110 ata article ant 9 "liotro- gression of the American Woman." To make good hon atatemenits of 11x14 going book'MIS. fihompson quotas what the. famloua visitor 1)e Toepue-. villa had to say of Amerlea4n Women fifty Years ago as follows; "' In the United States the inex- orable opinion of the public easefully elroumeeribes the married woman nidi lla the narrow circle of domestic inter - eats and duties, .and forbids her to step beyond It. 2 by no means sup, pose, however, that the great change which takes place in all the habits of women in the 'United States as seen as they are married, ought solely to be attributed to the constraint of public opinion ;-it is frequently imam. ed upon themselvea by the efterii of their own will, When the time for choosing a husband is arrived, that cold and stern reasoning .pewee whioli has been educated and invelorated by the free observation of the world, teaches an American woman that a spirit of levity and independence in the bonds of marriage is a constant subject of anuoynaoe, not pleasure; it toile her that the amusements of the girl. cannot become the recreation ,of the wife, and that the sources of a married Woman's happiness are in the horns of her husband. As she clear- ly discern& beforehand the only road which can load to domestic happiness, she enters upon it at once and fed - "Side it to the end without seeking to turn back,' "Side ny aide with this vision of wifely excellence known tope Tacque- M• a: acque- anal to my great-grandfather," says Mrs. The apron, "I p1a0e the his- tory of Oklahoma, South Dakota, New. port; So far from the modern sworn can wife steadfastly pursuing the road to dereistic happiness wtthoat ever turning back, divorce statietioe have determined that the actual number of American women, during twenty years, who sot out on the road to demesne happiness and did turn bank, or were sent back, is 828,716. Of this number 67,686, or- about one-fourth, turned' back Pram • causes involving immorality of woman,'and. in more than halt the given instances of mar- riages dissolved for this cause, the law) fixed the blame on the wife," Some pointe in a recent work on :Ger- man aohools, by Dr. dames D, Russell, ' are of interest. The general trend of German education for tbe past few years has been, toward a lessoning of the classical and philosophical element and toward more of a provision for technical training. Germany for the Germans is 'Emperor William's cry, bowever; and be obedience to his wishes the mother tongue is more and more usurping the place of the classics 'though the movement is ns yet so much in its early stage that it is faintly discernible. The general con - cheat of the lover German -schools, in what we would eel] the prissitry grades is of pna'tbcuiar interest to us from the fundamental difference in social conditions. High schools attended by both sexes are unknown in Germany, Co-education ends with the volks- schullen whose pupils aro under 14 years. Germany has, as yet, not re- ceived enough impulse from the " wo- man question" to recognize any rights of women in the universities. They are not wanted there, nor 131 there any gymnasial or preparatory course of study for women. The same reason bads good for the look of any uniform curriculum for. girls, In Ger- many the life work of the German maiden is still supposed to be that of the Jraus£rau—and the theory of the present heads of education there is that a twelve years' course of un- interrupted study would make too great inroads on themental and physical abilities of girls. Elementary schools in Germany are praetioally time to all. A compulsory law de - mends attendance between 9 and 14, and much stress is laid. upon this vit- al point so ranch that a fine for neg. Iigenee on the part of the parent is usually the resultof non-attendance. nun over -rum. "Oh, Mrs. Smith,'do you know that your son Billy has been run over by a train?" "Oh, dear, dear; My poor boyl Whatever shall 1 do? Where did it happen?" "Underneath the railway arch, Bil- ly's standing there now!"—London Pun. EIenlentary Inntrnotlon, Mrs: Brown-Dir's, Jones bus joined ono of those correspondence schools. Mrs Smith—What has she learned? Mrs. Brown—Well, she has learned not to depend on her. Husband to mall leer correspondence.--Harper's Bazar, Peculiar Bluntest' instrument. A peculiar musical instrument 1e used by the Maros. It consists of a hoop of bamboo, upon Which are hong by strings' a =MUM of thin pleces of mother of pearl When struck with a small reed, these give forth a'sweet. nettling sound, a combleation of 'which sounds Is developed' into a weird, monotonous fantasy, very pleas- ant to the ear—for a short time, Charged on to Bicycle. Cadet 1p. 0. Rnlbfus of the hutted States ship General Alava, stationed at ()tette, ;Manila bay, writes his foam, hs Ilarrisbtirg an amusIng story of holy. Cadet Courtney of the Newark, in charge of a Marine detnebment with the Ileym0u1 relief expedition in China, led , d charge 00 a bicycle, "It Is a heat" Mr, Iinlbfus adds, "Which will probably go down In history as a paral- lel of Oiirtin's telephoning for the sur- tender of Ponce." • 4, The work of settling matters in South Africa is not yet ended. The Boers are still active, but there is tides difference between the pres- ent and the opening of the campaign, that now the Boors aro praotioaily ways 'out -maneuvered and beaten -11 while ht the beginning of the came paign they were always leading the British into then. traps. This long resistenoo is doing what nothing else could do, it is ensuring the eettlemont of South. Attlee. en a basis so per, remnant tbat nothing 0011 ever dis, Web it. Beaten after every artifice has boon triad, every appeal for in. Iervention mad° the Boers will at length realize the hopelessness of their case and the need of submis- ston to the power that Is only wait- ing for peace to give them more Iib- erty than they ever hitt; before., Atfuirs be China seem to be slowly taking' more peaceful shape. The Boxers are beaten and in disgraaa and the Powers have joined In a note which demands the saapprosalo a of the Boxers, and the inflicting of the death penalty on eleven' el' thein, Oornpensn- tion is asked for destroyed property, and the foreign governeaents,are to bo allowed to keep suffieiaat troops to protect the legations and keep au opam road from Pekin 10 the sou. The Emperor is tobe aeoeeslble like other civilized monarchs, %Ids is not such a drastic program as et first sk0etoh-. ed but if China! aceeple 1± will be a move toward a 5ettlentt8nt and to. p Ward cvll%zatiotl, r.,