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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1901-1-17, Page 2`'Sof v34t~.;r ^i i ri`�"�.' Ilri IIE WHITE ROSE. itt x Mysterious Game 0;'i1 r15=al tt .a a' � � -atm P:. • , .. . h t n he S.S. Ne tulle. Dolores. Diet Sate wive poi; kind o V In the pretty quaint drawing -room him. He liked to speeneet0, but no -,,._._. of White Clifto, Squire C11Dfden eat i spaenlation ever turned out Well for, They went to Mrs,Vorsohoyla's room atone -an old man whose Bair was 1102; he lost more than 110 made; acid and bunted everywhere for the paper gray and wanes nom was furrowed now, when he was old, %rime energy,so muchrequired, but in vain. Rae - menage, whose figure was bent and i spirit and hope were all gone, the sacked her desk, looked through her whose hands trembled with weakness pews had come to him that he was taunks, but without any eatlstaotory -an old men who bad not been pleas-! utterly ruined, 1 result. ed to grow old, whose thoughts, cares, I Hee,; had gathered together every. ++ Pea,ltaps she's left it about for interests had been bouncl .up In this available shilling -Jim had even greater safety," said Foster, refer - world, and W110 knew no other. lie mortgaged White Cliffe, so sure was ring to Poe's queer story of the eat in an easy ahalr, his bead thrown he of suceossand he had invested the "Purloined Leiter," bank, his oyes closed, his hands fold- money in mining =axes which he had Thi? landlady was called u(1 and edhis face hopeless in its expres-: been =awed would bring him in at questioned, but denied ever seeing the sten, least thirty per cent., and sell at any The ClieSdoas had an0e been the time the thrice their velum. Ile was, paper< " Perhaps elle had it With her," she leading family in the county, and certain to make a large fortune -so tees suggested as the thaneontlemen Cliefden Hall the most eospltable man- agents of the new company told him. g skin in it; but long before the pre- And the Squire -never very keen i looked blankly at one ,another. sent Squire was born, Clieeden Park where money was concerned, never No. tbe body had been searched, so was sold, its name ohanged, and all very sound of judgment, In narking they left the hotel in despair.Looks bad for Vaseline," said Ren - that remained of the once vast es- investments -was only too delighted. ee& that= was a low rambling,piaturesque He staked every farthing he had imthe •, Not a bit:!" retorted Hieb stout- hearted called White Cliffe. It is an awk- world, and for one year be enjoyed 0 hearted Winks, " the stiletto evidence ward matter to be born with the wonderful inereese of Income. But will get him off; but Aire. Versohoyle tastes of a Grand Duke, a love of that morning he had received a letter evidently intended he should swing, luxury, and a desire for posiLionevhen which told bine of his Attar ruin, The and has perhaps destroyed the pa - one possesses very limited means, This company was a complete swindle; the. was what had happened to Squire manager had absconded with all that per. William Cliefden, Itis father's one Hefore she had time to aaewOZ' there 0an30 n great p0311 at rhe doer -bell. To be Continued, IPEHAPTER, L prayer, one sincere desire, had been that he should win the old lands back again. He had died with such words on leis Ups ; and they had set his son's beam on fire. But it was much eas- ier for him to spend than to save. He went abroad, hoping always that Sema wonderful chance would enable ben to retrieve his fallen fortunes, though it never came. At that time he was a handsome, gallant young man, with no more idea of the value of money than a child. He passed some years quioksilver- mining in Speen, and then returned to England, none the richer for bis wan- derings in search of wealth, Soon afterward he married a fair placid girl who bad a large fortune, and with whom he lived happily enough. Cath- erine Somers loved her handsome er- ratic young husband, and was quite content. She never wondered wheth- er he bad had other loves or other interests, she was placidly, quietly happy. One day a terrible accident happen- ed to the Squire. He wds struck by a falling branch of a tree, and carried home senseless. Even now he suffer- ed from the effects of the injury which had nearly proved fatal at the time he received it. During his delir- ium his one cry was "Dolores, Dol- ores!" in a voice so full of acute pain and misery that it brought tears to the eyes of those who heard him. "Dol- ores, Dolores l" was reiterated by the sink man all through the dark hours of the night and the early hours of morn, while the simple, unsuspecting English wife knelt by his side, and wondered who Dolores was: As he grew better, the Squire ceas- ed to repeat the name; and his wife believed the cry to have arisen from some wandering of his fevered brain. When his little daughter was born, he said that she must be Galled "Dol- ores," and his fair wife smiled as she Said, "That was the name you re- peated so often when you were 111," So the beautiful, golden -haired child was called "Dolores," a name as ill- suited to her bright blonde loveliness as anything could well be. Whatever the romance or tragedy of the Squire's life had been, it was never discovered. If a wild, deep, un- happy love, it died with him and was never told; nor did he ever betray himself in any way respecting it, ex- cept when his voice took a more musi- cal tone in the utterance of the name "Dolores." The gentle wife died and was bur- ied. Then the Squire devoted himself to the teak of making a fortune for Whe remained of the capital, and there was nothing but ruin for all the deluded shareholders, , The Squire had received that tetter along the Strand wore calling out in the morning, and he had hardly stirred since, For many hours he re - and sentences about the case, mainod just as he was, trying to ria- and Ronald bought some papers to lice the utter abject misery into which road. When they entered the hotel he had fallen, His hands folded, his the clerk handed Ronald a letter that eyes closed, his Life wrecked and ruin- had been waiting for him all day. It ed, no more piteous sight could be cone was addressed in a woman's handwrite =iv= than tbe old man in bis sorrow. ing, and Monteith opened it carelessly, The door opened slowly, and into but on glancing at the contents he the darkened room, came a beautiful graceful girl, whose tan was full of auxious solicitude. She went up to the drooping figura and laid leer loving arms round the Squire's neck. "Papa," she said, "can you not cheer up? It might have been worse -death is worse," "Worse, Dolores ?" he questioned sadly, " Ah, no I Death is much more merciful than poverty and ruin. I could face death with a smile; but I am the last of the Cliefdens, and dis- grace is worse than death." " There is no disgrace for .you, papa. It isnot your fault that oth- er men are rogues and swindlers. Tell me, dear, what will be the worst for as?" " The worst for me will be the work- house or an almshouse in my old ago; for you there will be hard work, Dol- ores?" "Is it so bad as that 1" she asked quashed to -morrow. I believe she was wonderingly. "Must we leave White' meal." Cliffe 4" Foster thought so, also, especially " There is not even a chair in the when they went back to the hotel, house that belongs to us," he replied.1 and found how the letter had been " The house, pictures, furniture, plate; posted. Mrs. Versehoyle had placed it are no longer ours. We are absolute! in an envelope and directed it to Ron - paupers, Dolores -and that is a hard; old, but evidently changing her mind thing to say." I went out leaving it on the table. A " Very hard, papa ; but I am quite 1 waiter coming in had seen it, so post - sure I can work. I can make money; eel it at once, thinking it was an over- oncugh to keep you and myself. I will i sight on Mrs. Vorsohoyle's part. do anything-teaoll, paint, sing; I' There was no difficulty in proving would go on the stage-I would do the document to be authentic, as Mrs. Taunton affirmed at once that both the writing and the signature were in her brother's handwriting, and sup- ported her assertion by producing his letters to her, which put the whole question beyond a doubt. This curious ending to a curious ease made a great sensation, but Vas - salla took his acquittal very coolly. He was more annoyed at Carmela's re- fusal to marry him then anything else, as that young lady not only refused to see him, but wrote a letter and up - lived in luxury all my life; I must braided him for the falsehood he had have dainty food and choice wine; I told, regarding her sister's guilt to must have comforts, -good fires, good gain bee hand. clothes, my books my papers, How Vassalla did not answer the letter, could you earn money for all these but seeing there was no hope for him things?" went off to America, and found am- ong the passengers the Bishop of He went off, so Ronald invited Fos- ter to dine with him at the "Taxis took," an invitation which that gen- tleman accepted. All the newsboys gave a shout which startled Foster. " What's the matter, old chap?" " The missing paper 1" gasped Ron- ald, holding it out ; and so it was. Pos- tai, took it and read it. " My dear Monteith I'm sick of lite, and as I've no one to consult about staying in it, I'm going into the next world, straight off. Lionel Ventin." " This puts Vasealla's inn0001100 be- yond all doabt," said Foster, "but tbe signature will have to be proved -can you do it ?" "No," replied Monteith, "but there's Airs, Taunton," "Yes I -we'll have to see her," said the barrister, putting the letter in his pocket; "but bow the deuce did it coma to you?" "I don't know," said Ronald, blank- ly, "unless she never intended Vas - salla should suffer, but sent me this to -day and the ease would have been anything to help you." A softened look eame over his worn face "e know it, Dolores ; but you have never been used to work. The Clief- dens lietdens have until now kept some of their old state. If I could only have lived at White Cliffe until it was time to die 1 If I could only have slept where all the Cliefdens sleep! But I shall die in an almshouse and be buried like a pauper. How could you work for me, child?" he continued. "I have I rage. Patagonia, and his wife, accompanied by Mrs, Pollypop, who had insisted on coming. The Bishop yielded, in the �, ,, secret hope that some benevolent men - a 11"1 e� nibal might eat the old lady, but she l "'1 .m 1'. 0 evidently did not look inviting en- ough, as she is atilt alive and hearty. Mrs. Versohoyle, whose unbappy fate no one particularly deplored, was buried in 'Cense! Green Cemetery, and lies there at rest, with all her levee, her bathe and ambitions, Carmela could not honestly pretend to mourn, Mit she regretted tbat the last in- terview she had with her was such a stormy one, Ronald went down again to Hurley, and spent the summer months on the river in the delightful company ot Carmela, who, now that the cloud, so long oversbaalowing her life, had passed away,was perfectly happy, They were wrapped up in one another,and paid no attention to the other guests at 13ellfield, This was decidedly selfish, and would have been resented, only it so hap- pened that two other couples uo e' Sir Mark Trevor's hospitable roof were doing precisely the same thing; In the first place, Mr, Patrick llyan had persuaded Tata Lester to agree to (Mango her name far his own, "•A. fair exchange is no robbery," observed pail when he proposed. "I He Cures Every Case of Piles Thoroughly and Well Witbout the Danger, Expense and Pain of an Operation. It is surprising what a large number of plies for the last twenty years, of men and wsmen suffer from the and during that time bath here and wretehed uneasiness and torturing In the old ayountry have tried most itching of piles. You may be among w`'een remedy. those who, through mode ty or fear I am only dntmg justice to Dr. Chase's Ointment when I say that I of the surgeon's knife, have been pre - believe it to be the best remedy ob- vented from appealing to yam» phys- taiaable for bleeding and protruding loin for a 0670, You have tried the hundred and one things that friends piles. T straggly recommend Dr. have. recommended, and have become Cbase's Ointment to mothers or in - d, wee say,' as many have deed to any perinea suffering from said hatore you, that there is 110 cure thatdrea torment -piles" for piles, 21'11, George A'hrrm.pson, a leading Nowi is the time tor you to turn to nverebaint of Blenlieim, Ont., states; Dr. Chase, whose famous ointment !s —"1 was troubled ,• with ,itehimig• recognized the world over as the only piles for fifteen years, and at times menial cure for every form of pile& they were 50 bad I could asoareely The real sarbstanLial value. of Dr, walk. Itried a groat many remade - Chase's Ointment has given it a es, but never found anything like Dr, =quo posetIon among medioinee. It Qh'ase's Ointment. After the third is need is nearly every neighborhood application 1 otiiai.ned relict, and was on this contieett, and has become COmploteey cured by using one box,'+ known by 'wordsof mouth from friend Ask year neighbors about Dr, Chase's to friend and neighbole to neighbor. Ointment, the arty ahs'olute cure for Ask yowl» friends about it, ask your Wee. druggist, ask your doctor. Others You can rebtafin De. Chase's Oiut- have been disooaraged, and atter years menet for GD conte a box from any of misery have been eared by 'Dr. dealer,, 11' you prefer, enclose Chill Ohasn'e Ointment, Here is ane, Mrs. =emelt to these offieete and the rem- James Brown, ,1rentonbtlirg, near Ot- edy win be sant, postpaid, he your taws, writes: -"t have been ie con- addresd, Illeinearoseel, Beene FaCoo Stant 31831131155' keen nearly av3Sy 40rm Toronto, give yen aa0^ narpe and you give Ino 73075511," "And you sell that a falx exchange," retorted hie lady -10x0." I think you're getting the bent of the bargaiai 1'nl marrying a poor man," "And volt gall that a fair cOehange,' that's wber0 my self-aaeriflee Oamee fn. I ain't support myself, so I'm goe ing to kipport you --we can live on bt'Oad-and-olleeee and—" Welt ?ia "If you've ne objection we'll have an aging einereie on the last word.' They did I Sir Mark was resigned to the Ln- Motion of two loving couples staying with him, !rut he dial'feel rather rumen ed when Gei'aid Foster asked him to bestow Boll's hand upon him. " Good gracious l" ejaculated the as- taniseled baronet, "it's a =tolling die - ease --Pin glad Mrs. Pellypop isn't here oa' I'd fall a victim to matrimony my- self." Ile liked Foster, however, and more- over saw he was. a man likely to make hie mark in the world, so agreed to the engagement, and resigned him- self, in a Christian spirit to the aw- ful fact of living in the same house with three young men engaged to the same number of young women. "I feel like an eederty cupid," he said, plaintively, "the only remedy for this epidemic of love -making is to get them married 0a soon as possible." So as soon as possible the marriages took place all at the same time in the church at Marlow, and the excitement was •genet over the treble event, as such a thing had not occurred in the neighborhood within the memory of man. It will be interesting 110We to all matrimonial pessimists that nope of these marriages have as yet turned out failures, nor does there seem the least chance ot any such possibility, Foster, with the assistance of his father-in-law, soon got plenty sof briefs, and is nowa brilliant Q. C., cherishing dreams of the Bench and Woolsack. Mise Lester's uncle dying, loft her all his mo'ne7, which Pat devoted to restoring the home of his ancestors, where he lives now with his pretty wife, and is not mucic troubled, except by his tenants, wbo won't pay any rent. And Ronald? Oh, Ronald is in far-off Australia, and by his side stands Carmela. The End. SALT NECESSARY. The Common Table Article In the Bleeil \lal+si the Ileart Bent. The Ohleago Record says; Ex- periments on turtles bave convinced D, Jacques Loeb and Prof. D. J. Lin- gle, physiologists at the University of Chicago, that common salt in the blood makes the heart beat. What is more, they say that not only does salt keep the heart in action, but that it possibly may cause the heart to beat again after it shall bave been stopped. In the experimental work, instead of taking file heart as a whole, a small strip from one of the ventricles was used. Suspended in a solution of sodium chloride the strip of turtle's beart began a series of beats, Sepa- raled from all nerve connections, the lifeless strip of heart muscle respond- ed perfectly to the preeenee of the salty solution. For weeks the experimenters work- ed to ascertain what properties that salt contained to pause this rhythmic beating at the heart that were not possessed by calcium or potassium, the seine of which ,enter into the coanposition of the blood. They found a solution of the problem in the fact that the action of geodtusn chloride was dare to the peculiar oharaoter at the sadiumioue. .rimy disoovered that a pure sodium al>,torido solution was destructive of heart tissues, amd that by mixing calcium and potassium solutio -ns with the sodium solutions, 1 the poisonous effecter of the sodium chloride were dee!royed. SOI U WONDERFUL FEATS, ALMOST INQREDIRLE STORIES Or DEAD MEN., They Win !Miceli, Steer a Sbap, 4h,ll+ple Wit It 0,104, inti '%sea mn a marriage Ceren+ony', and no other ererearinll/le There is more than a suggestion of the Incredible in steriee of dead men wiping eeees, steering a ship for hue- drode of miles, gambling with cards, going through a marriage 0eremerne and as 031; and yet the evidence on whichthese stories are told le of such acharaetenthat 0310 oannot rofu+ie ce'04 nee to what aeom'toba iinpcssiblo £oats, Itis less than twelve months alarm a valuable cup 210.8 wan in a bioyole rase ala Sydneyby a man who wets actual- Iyl dead when his bicyo)e flashed peat the winning -poet. The race took place at an elootrIc-light 'carnival in the presence of 10,000 spectators, Due - beg Lie last lap James Somerville was leading, and his viclary was assured when within twenty-five yards of the goal, he was seen to relax his hold of the handle -bars and to lose his foot-, ing on the pedals. He stuck to lis machine, however, I Saund amid frantic althea won the race by half a wheel,' only to pitch head foremost from the bioyole the next moment. When the unhappy man was picked up he was found to be dead; and in the opinion of the doctors he must actually have ridden twenty-five yards of the race after 'life had departed. iDuring a recent voyage of the seal tug sohooner Arietis, when about a I hundred miles from the Queen Char- lotte Islands a mustiest ship which appeared to have been abandoned by box crew was sighted. When the Arie- the drewnear to her, however, a fig- aro was seen ar the wheel steering the derelict; bat os no answer was re- , turnnd e-;turned to repeated hails and offers of assistance a boat was lowered and the mysterious ship was boarded. It was then found that the steers- man whose bands still clutched the wheel was not only dead, but had evi- dently been DEAD FOR MANY DAYS. The ship, which was the General Siglin, bound from San Francisco to Alaska, had clearly been abandoned by her crew; and the captain, finding his strength failing, had lashed himself to the wheel and literally died at his post, steering his vessel for hundreds of miles with hands that held the wheel in as firm a grasp as when alive. Not ;long ago a Russian cemetery was the scene of as strange and weird a wedding as has ever been witnessed. A young Jewess, 17110 had been betrothed, died oie the very eve of her marriage, and her friends decided that, in spite of the intervening hand of death, cher marriage must take place that "she might avoid the dishonour of entering the other world as a single woman.' The wedding ceremony was accord- ingly performed at aha .graveside, and when it was concluded the body was returned to the coffin and lowered into the grave. Many strange scenes have been Wit- nessed by the se -rah -parties in India whose dutyit is to see that all oases of plague are reported, but none stranger than met the eyes of aparty in a Bombay suburb. On entering one of the suspected hoses the party saw a group of natives intent upon a game of cards. Some- thing in the appearance of one of the players attracted attention, and a member of the searoh-party placed his hand on the man's shoulder. To his amazement the man swayed and fell prone upon the floor. On examination it was found that he had been dead some time; but, in order to avoid baying the house marked as plague stricken, his friends, on hear - ng that the search -party was ap- proaching, had propped bim up on a chair, placed a tote cards in his bands, andi had given him the appearance of LORD RUSSELL'S GOOD -BY. Aire"nen of l:nglnn+Da herd Ciller Justice the leis San. S nee the death of Lord Russell many pleasing anecdotes have been told of him, and amoeg them one which le marked by an intlmato touch of family affection, appealingly human. elia youngest son was about to sail for South Africa, as lieutenant in an artillery regiment, As the transport parted from her moorings, the Lord Chief Justice, standing on the pier, eagerly scanning the faces which lined the vessel's bulwarks, WAS unable to discover that of his son. i t Disappointed, and yearning for a parting look, be raised his angora to his lips, in the manner so familiar toI boys, and emitted a shrilI whistle. The evidently tamiltar coil brought young Russell to the aide of the vessel, and faiher and sou, gazing wistfully Into each other's faces, waved what proved to be a last farewell, The act was characteristic of the man, and a hearty cheer from those who heard and Saw. testified to the fulness ot bursa sympathy when a "touch 0f nature'' moves it, A SHARER IN THEIR GAME. But more remarkable still was the part which Crockford, the proprietor of the well-known gambling bouse of penniless. 7131d it not been for the two generations ago, was made to play after' his death. When one of Crookford's horses,hich wwas the favorite fez the Derby, was pamoned just before the rime, the misfortune brought on an attack of apoplexy which proved fatal within forty-atghb hauls. His death was peculiarly unwelcome to many of his friends, who had etakod large sums cru another of hal horses ,which was he favorite for the Oaks, and whiob was disqualified by bis death before the day ce the race. iUnzt'illing to lose tbeir wagers they not only succeeded in keeping Crooke ford's death s: eras, but actually placed the dead man in a chair before a window, s0 Chet the sr3wda returning from the rage micelle sea him, and that thus any' suepidfon of hie death might be avCid- ed, As. Was anticipated, Mr. Crockford's filly was first past the post, and as the crowds streamed home they cheered her owner when they saw his figure i at the window, never dreaming flint s hie ears were dent to their cheers illi! 'f congratulations. It was only .sumo s years later .that the world learnt the desplsdble artifice that had been play» edon it, , PliQTOGRAPHING ROYALTY,. ilxpe110Mo ern 1 ho,ogl'npler W1113 Royal Personages, sonages, A well known Lane= photographer hos written the following interesting account c0no0reing Royalty he has had the honour of photogr^aphing3-- " Tee -"'l'he Duke 01 ,;York !e one of the most pleasant and most natural ot sitters, and soon makes you feel quite at home, mite at your ease. The last time+I hail the boncui• of taking His Royal Highness be came bernself, to 1117 sterile. 'I em in a great hurry,' he said, in his usual' frank way. ' Do you mind "snapping" nee off just as I am? Any ppsitian will do, won't it ?' If your Royal leignness will allow me to make "a suggestion,' I replied, ' would adyise you to be taken as you are now -with your hand in your pm, - keit, The position is most natural.' ' A good idea l' said His Royal Highness, briskly.' Yes ; I think I will take your advice. I'm going to open a bazaar in half an hour's time, and; as I sball have to put my hand in ney pooket all the time I am there, I may as we11, keep ,it in now for practice!' "Two or three years ago, I was 'doubly' honoured, so 'to speak, by re- ceiving a visit, only half an hour's no- tion I from the German Emperor and tbe Prince of Wales, both together, Howl full of spirits, and almost 'jolly' I might say, both were t The Keiser, looking round the walls of my studio,, noticed in the most conspioacas place a large photograph of Her Majesty, the Queen. ' MAY GOD . BLIOSS HER 1' earnestly, yet quite naturally, said Kaiser Wilhelm. ' The noblest mon- arch, England has ever produced!' ' Yee, yes,' said the Prince of Wales, atfectionatoly, "and the dearest moth- er the world has ever seen !' A some- what lualicrous inoident now occurred Just after•I had taken the Kaiser, owing perhaps to excitement or .per- tu,rbation on my part, I caught my foot in the camera -stand, and over went the lot. 'Hollow!' cried the Em- peror, laughing heartily, 'the down- fall of the German Kaiser at last 1' ' Yes, the said the Prince, helping me quite unaffectedly to pick up the camera, ' What a magnificent "head- ing" for a paper 1 "The Overman Em- peror cast to the ground 1 The Prince of Wales to the rescue!" "When the venerable King of Swe- den was last in England some months ago, His Majesty came to my studio in order to be photographed. A per- fect linguist; a delicate otitic; a witty monarch, King Oscar for fully half an hour made m0 the happiest of 'snappers.' 'I suppose you have taken nearly every "big" man who has visited these shores of yours, eh?" said His Majesty, as he arranged him- self in a business -like way before the camera. 'Have you ever "taken," Kru- ger, by the way 1', ' No, your Majesty ; that honour has never yet fallen to my lot' , I replied. ' Ah I' and the King thoroughly enjoyed his joke; 'the next time Mr. Kruger is taken rho honour will belong to Lord Roberts, I imagine I" RUINED BY A RING. A nine Diamond time a+ Timm alal+'a Dor, uGal. Some years ago a young man at- tached to the British Z'mbassy at Vienna was presented by a wealthy relative with a handsome ring con- taining a blue diamond. The stone was of magnificent colour; and as it was the only one of its kind known, it creditors became pressing, and $75,000. The young man wore the ring con- stantly, and naturally gained the re- putation of being extremely wealthy. 13e became a well-known figure in society, lived in a magnificently -fur - Dished house, had a large staff of ser - vanes, and gave many expensive enter- tainments. Then ono day the crash came. Some creditors beoatia pressing, and o'epdhews, in a small Yorkshire town, it was found that . his debts These brothers were all total ab - amounted to over $100,000. He stainers and temperancu advocates; had been living' entirely upon and three oe them repudiated the Credit, and was, in tact, emetically legacies, wdillo the fourth accepted THEY REFUSE U aE+ I� TUNE11 1�EQl5LE W#0 TURN T11E1R BAC1S ON ,IMEMENSSUMS, 311111o1+a1reN 2711(1 eine ea a Pew Palen ►seep--ne1+xoa5 }Thief, They rave fol,. raving Lite l'arreerN, When the late Me* Reeekita Pere almost to its entirety, the fortune of 81,000,000 which he Bare inhabited tram his father', reserving only an income of $1,000 a year, lie wee amply doing what many other loss -known people .. are dai.ag every your from one motive or ashotior. To -day there is living In the meet sordid slum of St, Louis a main Who has deliiberately turned. 111a, back Dia A palatial beano and a fontune of a Million dollar's. He has made his Meme in a single room "near the roof" un a large bouse, all the beat rooms of w lab are given to a 0010)4 of waifs and strays, while in other rooms are held 01155eb for Leaching, cooking, sewing, and the domestio arta generally be the moor woman o1 the district. His ruom boasts neither curtains nor carpet, and es only furniture aolnsists of a plain bedstead, a deal table, and a clra3r. th Anoer man tvino" emirate the gilts ru of foome" has left all his wealth, amaumting to militates of dollars,. bo - hind him, eine! hue retired tie a tiny Island In Bang Island Sound. Here he has built Unlade a small leg aaben to wh�Loh he has taken a few of herr treasured books and pictures. With his boats a'nd his fishing -netts, hietu books eine his piarea, ha leads en "IDEALLY HAPPY LIFE," and never wastes a moment's regret om the "bows -house, the mountain buioigadow, he seasid, pekoe, the coach -and -Pour," or Deny of the luxu- ries he has said "good-bye" to for ever. In a tiny, tumble-down brick build - ling on the Hexankopf lives a member, a one of the wealthiest families in the world. He Lives absolutely alone, and only sees his fellow -.men once a year, when he tramps bane:oot into &neighbouring town to purchase hie year's supply of porn -meal. Yet this hermit at the Hoxankupe, whose total Living expenses are a few pence s. day, is said to bo entitled to a prinoo- ly forlu'ne, which he rosoeutelyere- fuses to touch.growingIn the growing army of lardy clerks and type -writers •af London are, to lha knowledge of the writer, two young ladies welo bave deliberately turned their backs an large fortunes. One of them la the niece of a late wealthy mavnutacturer in the north of England, who, annoyed by the con- duct at his only son in making an un- desirable marriage, left every penny of his fortune, aounting to over $150,000 to "lids favorite niece," the daugeeter of a poor widowed sister. Although at the time of the bequest the niece AVM Darning a scanty living by typewriteng, she refused to touch a penny of the fortune which had cisme to her at the expense of THE DEAD MAN'S ONLY SON; Gard it was only attar long remons- trance on his part that she oonsoAt- ed to an allowance of $500 a year to her mother dyeing her lite. Such conduct us Wile may be Quixo- tic ion the extreme, but it is fax from uncommon., and commands the respect due to pure and uneeeffsh motives. Another Iady who is earning $5 a week as Mark In London is the daughter of a lore brewer, who left her in 000201071 with his other daugh- ters a legacy of $50,000. This money phi daughter has for tomo years re- fused to touch on the ground that it has been made in an "unholy truffle" and oannot bring anything but misery to tis possessor. That there are others who share her scruples was proved a few years ago in Yorkshire. A wealthy Man - (Mester publiDaal lett legacies of $55,000 Lo each of four brothers, his d .. Dress covers the neor10.1 body and adorns it, but style is the vehicle of the spirit. -Sydney Smith. blue diamond he Mould have been con- tent' to live on his small income. As it was, the stone coat shim everything ha possessed, and ;practically ruined his career. AJ finanofer whose fortune a few years ago ran into six figures was ruined by a single; ruby. The gem was one of the largest ever found, and would have brought almost any price that might have boon named. Berme he came Into posseseiae of this jewel the Emanates was; a man of simple tastes. Afterwards he seemed to oonsidor it necessary to "live up to the ruby," me ho expreeeed it. ee Yuan cannot Wear a gemlike that and look shabby. The financier soon found hta wants increasing. Ills wife wanted jewels, and as she did' not care bo be outdone in splendour by anyone, her husband laid out over $100,000 in diamonds' i1n a few mouths; Then a house, in town -tuns no00sSary;.and ex - pensee 'nevermore The magnil;ic0nt 'aria= melted away; the financier bee cam, bankrupt. lie sold his jewels,' the nliy boring the first to go; and now he aye ihn1, having o in lit+nee of that shone,gut herid mofeantbs to. tart life again, his $20,000. IL is 'a remarkable fact, and has excited considerable interest= ii the world of teetotalers, that the brother who accepted his legeey last every penny of it within a few years by unlucky speculation; while •. .this three brothers have all prospered in lameness and are now men of oom- pa7'a11ve wealth. WIIAT A WOMAN SEES. Did you see a main and a woman . driving past here in a trap about au: hour a:gin a detective asked Mee, Blank. Yes, answered Mrs, 7313131. Ali, meld the detective, uo47 we're getting on the right ,,track. Whet kind at a 1£arse was 11? They were driving lin ease T didn't ea noliLe.that, replied Mrs, Bleak. But the woman ,had 003 a ,Snolob mohair and 2170101 beton of turquoise -blue, hast year style, with stitched lines, white; pique alrirt, with deem droller nominee, a sarin -saran' hat, tilted and veneer flat, trimmed with hydi'an,g- ods and loops of pato-blue at^,ab., and hoe hair, 28323 done up i'cmvadour, :Chat's 1x11 I had tam to etc.