The Brussels Post, 1897-12-31, Page 2THE BRUS'iLS vowr.
1)Bo. 81, 1897
FOR
" 441 18, and I namy
eoedial welcoMie
fair enietresse"
Hospitality ire
Among 5011 here,"
"4 have sail Miss
"Ansi e enee' I
said "aOlen Sterile
Joe is pretty. Sh
of music, too, so
power to make bar
ening." •
No more was se
house, dieested the
end greet-coets, ao
from tech, top -bo
ered by a fair dasno
ber drawing -room.,
Mrs. Sterling a
knitting, Miss Ear
Mg over a book.
els, when 000 110011!
will pall upon ea
Bollt started up
Dr. John.
"How do, moth
Homed weather, I
present Mr. V'into
organist of St,Jud
one of the babes
burieci alive, and
untimely ad, lik
tan that I
Mr. Latour bow
easy grime, took
tome at once. MIs
ond glance at him
Eow very handso
pale, and inteeesti
style, with raven
and slow, sleepy, W
"If he had a Gr
eon sash, and a s
he would look
thought. "1 never
nose; and 4alway
creamy compleXiofll
Suth a dear, eoma
really think he is t
ever saw."
Supper came be
ites or the gods.
lightful; he talked
and a general knoe
metier the suns lotis
teamed. The sloes
svaudered very ofte
hued face, thrillin
mesmeric egiver,
ler dreams at last
flesh. Mr. Latour
piano, under those
forth grated grate
was floodee with In
Latour bad the 0011
Mozert., and the
held Me bearers e
It Wile a charming
remembered long
was over Mise
and romantically,
love.
She sat up late 1111
the small hours, ne
listening to the e
wintre storm, and.
dreems.
" How divinely h
magnificently he f
fully he talks!"
of her thoughts. '
eyee, and I never
name, Row ghee
brought him here 11
That 0718 the be
Mr. Latoae depert
only to come again
WOOd. Grange. MS
'5151th a sudden pas
- herself in music, 0040
[ sons inamedietely.
flew be like swift
Came, golaen, glow
item' Bummer in A
in love•-passionale
1(0014001.10, girl's
[ svorld era Eden. a
Eve that ever dane
- And Victor Late
I too, with the brigh
Lamer WS& a polo
There were times s
be more lover -like,
emiles lit up the da
every look was lor
was complete.
"He loves me, I
haat would Butte
the very next tion(
darling, if you onl
E love you!"
The next time w
' Mr. Lamer came
uloodY, wrappee. 191
-grim peel unemil
lremblea before t
eyes, Ile was Mgr
perlinaa, than ever*
gan to think that m
beings were pleaaan
IlOad thall 211 Matt
"0 wonder if he
muttler like Engen
idolized Madera, as
EarIe thought, " 01
epeak Mit, when 11
know -I More him 1
This sultry Auge
wee 1 alley gazing a
thinkieg desponden
He was positive
evehing," Miss Ea
Ronheetee was raw
eerie Eyre. 4 wend
to -night I Ile is ale
gall in the °berth a
let take a walk "IP
She fools. lier bat
svalleing swiftly, c
elliickwOod lay held
In the Misty high r
opal -tinted. shy, Id
heart gaV10 a great
leg toward ber, ev
she knew so well, 11
5y:5,110 -ell loather
knew» hoe haralso
Mr, 'tether was 114
thle saltry 4141;41't
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6 41$1.411 %am w.
..0.301
111(u5.L 4.03
the eight, bendleg
over' Igoe, aria mas
the wilalleer oi th
.
,
sauntered
now -she
thosen
Me
boar
begbwaY,
Moon.
vas
anew
ie sight.
time
man
VI.
enter
Ivith
a long,
Sterling
silvery
hat
before
deathly
there
The
thouglit,
beauty.
He.
• h.e had
year.
to
friend.
deteetive,
rather
Mrs.
out
or lia,d
the
her
heiresses.
a bliss
the
early
ladies.
to
an
and
Good,y,
I come
make
to
teemg
the
"Victor
you
are
to
with
you
erabrace
me your
if you
prey
the
dropped
clinging
y She
with
she
he angry
1
hehp
so
Sterling
You
madness
you
He
merry
cried,
ma
-
agates
1 itself,
'
matron,
need,
is lo
me, lehat
,
1.61111r1B.M.
len!
Grecian*
name;
have
-what
be a.
you can
opinion
to
/AM?"
tieflance
quite
• •
Sterling
me,
will
I wise
no
the fature
is
and
of
'existence
stormily
ip sorrow
alone,
a31
wept
her lite.
she
Tan,
'doesn't
eh°
;
I
,
along.
bad got
this eau-
mother and
alteree5hiL .
119 0t the
Fle had ee-
approaehing
vane when
lovers
as .
loitering,
a Ali
we .
very pale.
1 My mot h-
1
too lenge
never emit
the house
her under
linger-
and he
moone
and passed
John tad
pale he
was in
light of
the young
" be
Lucifer
eyes, and
Who is
is not
keiow no
dropped
he has been
And that
.
die, or go
Latour.
and.
a cool re-
evening at
Sterling
of sorts;
seen the
hernlooks.
sons tar-
of coned.
And
too in-
sat by the
1 n' ht 80-
ig
with a
this
tear one's
interesting
business be.
b and
to Black-
a remark
at least.
-night," she
hes, ma
without
elder lady,
Latour,
this eveo-
in the
.
very foe&
the village
you. of
"left. Ist,
out yonder
I You
a
confito
want
take. a
avenue:,
low-
little
it was not
w very
ainn I. the
t'ears 1101V.
said, "my
with
e e - -
't I I
dearly 1
bitter-
fortune he
foolish, sen-
is this?
-1 know
does not
you mid
.
shrill
as thavetn
Mrs. ster_
• t; h• I
im
ti 1 I
le / Ile
"5015
to tell me
talk to a
do you
his roman-
. . .
eater-
merry him
nose,
and if
pickpock-
no right
.
do you
thief, or a
tell to
is, he
entree you
Pray, Miss
for
gentle life,modesty
tower -
• but
,
and there
mem him
you joy
more to
three
Mot 4 good
Mestere in
it as that
will
perheme,
hamar-
I wish you
out of
then
threw
imaged to
a the had
lel" the
al beeltOee
a an
went
shrill not
no ofte on
will meaty
Mid I don't
care whether be ever tolls me Anything'
•
tient hie own enteeedents or nate'
Tee elder mid youoger lay met eeneY
coolie at hreakfaat. Mrs. Sterli g.
WO s sulleuly dignified, and Amy wits
aofftehriellfeda•ndHaaddierponookteter13eidlasheemidr.0181
could forgive the grossest insult to her-
irea_lf, but not ael ineult to bar dark -eyed
"erce
kir. Latour called early In the. tore-
noon.. Amy waa on tem watele, and met
him au the geounds. Teen was a long,
le a bl ti h the lit 1 f
lag r m e moug e sue , Da Y
evades, anti leliss Earle, after the lash-
ion a young ladies, retailed every
word of last night's conversation Mr.
,
Latour's black brows contracted in a
swarth frown, and his dark face wbit-
cued with anger.
"Mrs. Stelling wells nee a . thief or
a murderer, does she? Healey, Amy,
your elderly dragon is of a borribly
.. .
suspwrous urn, et s .or
t 1 't she? Is 111 r
Your sake or dos her son's 1 •won-
r , , •
der?"
"Mrs. Sterling ha.s always been very
good to nee, Victor Latour," Amy said,
deprecatingly; "and I am sure she has
my welfare at heart. And. you 500,
dear, we don't know anything of you,
except your name, and -and I love you
with all in heart."
al y
e frown deepened under tbe broad
rim a his summer hat.
,"And you are a little suspicious, too,
ray Amy. You must Twee my bio-
graphy from the hour of my birth, I
presume, before you commit yourself
further, And 11 the history limas un-
satisfactory, It is not too late to draw
back yet, is it?"
si lq,-,
"Victor, how natnst Yaa are' --"e
tell me nothing, since youi ean doubt
me; tell me nothing, and you will see
bow perfect love easteth eat fear."
"And 300 15111 marry me blindfolded?
Take me as I amr
He looked la,u.gbing down in her face
with bright 1 - 11 the clads
w eook, a
gone. ,
"My darling!" She clasped his arm
reptureusly :with both bands, and look-
ed uP into his handsome face, "1 know
that _1 love you dearly, dearly-tleat
I could die for your lake. What more
do I need to know'?" '
"What, indeed, m little enthusiast?
Y
Nevertheless, 1 bad better make a
clean breast of It, for Mrs. Sterling's
peace of mind. 'Unfortunately, there
is very. little to tell, a,ml that little
not in the lea,st out) of the ordinary
humdrum wey. 4 never woe it pick-
Pocket, never a blackleg. I can safely
eay that. I am of French extraction,
loora in Canada, taught male as a pro-
fession. Came over to this country,
end, through friends, was recomniend-
ed here as organist. There you have
it; let Mrs. Sterling and, ber sen make
the most of it."
Amy was satisfied -it was a little
vague, but it sufficed fort her. Their
ramble through the grounds was a
very long Olie, and before it came to
maend the wedding day was fixed.
' Tbe middle of September 18 very
soon," Any marraured, deprecating-
ly; "but anything to please you,
Victor; and 'Mrs, sterling is disagree-
able of late, Won't you come in to
1 b le .
um eon
"Not to -day, Teii your teleran& by
yourself, and I will ride over this
evening and see 11 the shook bas prove
ed fatal. Good -by, my oven. S0011
good -by will be unknown between us,"
efts. Sterling heard the news of the
approaching roaez•iage witb cold scorn.
t "
"As well this nacaneneas.the nex ,
she said, frigally;"since et is to Ile at
all. I wash ray liana of the whole
business."
All the glittering array of bridal
finery, procured in London for that
* , • . .
other wedding, lay peeked up -amen in
great boxes still, Amy revolted, a lit-
tle from using it. Tee odor of death
he grave seemea,s d. td hang eround
and the
it; but the time wso short, there
wits no alternative. Glistening robe,
misty veil, orange wreathejeweledfan,
dainty Parisian gloves and slippers,
saw the light °nee more; and. the men-
m days flew by and brotioht around
ir , , , . -
Amy bares s second bridal eve.
The September afternoon had. been
lowering and , overcast, Sullen eloieds
darkened the summer sky; an ominous
hush lay over the earth; the trees
shivered in the stillness 'with the pre-
science of the coming storm. Through
the ominoas twilight Victor La-
tour rode over from the village to
&Pend his bridal eve with his bride•
How white he was -white to the
apel awl what a strange fire that
was hurtling duskily in his great, sone
bre eyes. What an unnaturet ex-
Pression his face wore when' he late-
ed at his fair bride -elect. Surely never
•
bridegroom looked like taint in the
world before.
.. •
el e are goeng to have a storm," he
said in a voice as nnnateral as his
-------' --- - • - - - - ------ --- a
face. "Lightning and thunder, and
rain, will usher in our wedding day,
AT,iir'"
'ehey were 51one together in the
pretty amber drawing -room. Mrs.
Sterling always swe it away bought-
;fee . 1 , ,
'' s' w hen the man she (beaked en -
tared. Amy looked lep at her I over,
trembling with vague terror,
"How strangely 5011 look, Vietorl"
she ro]tered. "What is it?"next
ale. Latour tried to bogie but the
laugh was a rateereble failure.
"The weather, 1 Suppose. Thunder
storms always give me the horrors ;
artd superstitious people would call it
an evil omen 011 tner bridal eve. Ent
we are not aleeretitioas, My. Amy; so
draw the curtains, and light the lamp,
and let the avenging elements lave
their fling."
Mr. Latour lin • ' I
gered until past ;en,
listenieg to the music of his obecii-
ent little shwe He stood behind her
h • • , ' le e e 1..: .: 1 fl.
0 air; see 00U. o 11.0t. Seut +.131; .11O ..
wa.s well for ber she, could not. Tim
rigid, white, face-wlete to ghastliness
-those burning bleak eyes. Lucifer
hurled from heaven Might have look,
a like thee,
Amy aeoorapanied hoe Iover to the
P"tie°' ThO storm bad lab Yet buret,
but the iiight was baky (leek. 'The
darkness, or the thoeght ot that other
tragic evading Wee, made her tremble
feoln bead to foot, ae she bade her be.
teethed goodeby.MO
"Oh, ma love, be cerefult" she evhis.
pered. 'If enything happeos to yeti
I shall die."
"Nothileg will hawed" He set, his
teeth fiercely lo the (140111010158, "I defy
Fate itself to 804)11255.110 11?.) two, Gooa.
night, my Amy ; look viten epee-
that to-moerowe my sweet laity
beide." 6
'tillei atom /woke et midniglit. The
lig'hteitig Halved, the thuhaer rolled,
the rain fell in tortente. Amy, 'dew,.
eriiig end frightened, Meddled uilder
the bedclothes in me apt g of theme
add longed +Matte:ably 10i. 1041141101111i1041141101111a
and 40410141146, • e •
elcy• was 'it'll of lead, the rain still fell
:ealktIle7tittlyi,n,g_ee:ts.a.enlees;,t n'egli:ulnio8uhrinee'woneee
, te , the illie or the ceremony, ar-
rived; he guests were assembled, elda-
lept4rinbrtibdettlptItorbloers: aTttild4brretdade,ylovaellieti
wailing in the midst a her brides-•
maids, !me the hour had amide before
the bridegroom eeme.
To !Le Coatinued.
AN INEXPlehTSIVE COSY SEAT.
The patient busband waited until his
wife had told him all igiout it, and there
sat down and wrote thine impressioes;
"A most delightful, unique and In-
expeasive divan can be really made
by _ pa ern
following the directions and tt
. „
given i h Id
n almost any ousebo maga-
• ri t
eine, , es get your pattern, and then
ask your grocer to hand over en emp-
ty barrel. For this there should be
no charge; but that depends some-
what upon your financial standing
with h' N t
to% ex . engage a carpenter
who never had a rational idea and de-
sires to make a revs' dollars. He is to
saw and otherwise maltreat that bar -discovery
rel in just the manner shown by the
. We dotted lines cm your pattern. It
: immateriaiwhat his thou hes are
3 .. , a g
on the subject.
01„..... ,
when the barrel corresponds in
shape with the pattern the next thing
is to hide it from the eruel gaze of
the wowld until It ie decorated. Now
b t t f' *
Ily, wen ye we Gents worth of ex-
calmer to be used as a filling. Every'.
chair that pretends to be eomfortable
must have some sort of filling or it is
a, barefaced. 'swindle. Now tuck your
excelsior in anywhere between the coy-
and the liarrel, or what la lett
of it. • Never mind about placing it in
smoothly ; it; will alwa,ya be lumpy any-
itay, nn matter how you fix it, Be-
1 d 't "1.
Si. eS, You need never ale on c Jour-
self, it is considered goodform in the
very best cireles to resign the seat of
honor to your guests, no matter wbo
they are. For the covering obtain a
f 1 t 5le'
ew yards 0 cretonne a• 1 cents a
Yard and 001110 at binding slatef to
match.
"Now is the time to jam the excel.-
sitar in 'wherever It will go and. teak
yoter binding neatly all round with any
tacks you may have in the house. Do
not buy tattacks. Spine people err
just at this juncture. If you purpose
to buy everything, you might as well
drop the whole thing where it is, be-
cause you are losing sight ca the fact
that the objeot is to keep down tbe
costs e,s 351110h 08 possible, Beery econe
omical bousehold bas a fine collection
of pointless and otherwise crippled
tacks. They wee be found in an old
half-eracked saucer carefully laid away
ore_ e, top shelf). somewhere, and they
will de every it as well as new ones.
Should you be fastidious, hawever, and.
wish to lend some tone or oharacter to
your handiwork, you may indulge in the
extravaganee of a few cents, worth of
brass -beaded. tacks; but 4 again warn
you about increasing the expense, and
that you cannot then carry met your
()Acme' inten Non of driving the tacks
home with a flat -iron,
"4101 oedintery tack will stand 11133'
abuse, but the brass resents any un-
necessary adgressiveness. IM order to
allow a brass -headed tack to retain
. . . .
its pristine beauty and decorative et-
feet it must be driven with a 1(5.01,005
only and seine aulg-ment. Cynics may
observe that, this means a mans bua
that is silly divergence from the pre-
sent subject and leads to trouble. As
we seal, if you attempt to force it in
with a flatiron yon can only bit the
w
head once in a hd th
ile, and rest oe
the hour wilt be spent, in making en-
Linty unneeeesary dents in the heed.
These really serve no good purpose,
but merely give the head somewhat
of an irregular respousse effect, whieb
while ver desirabie On a tortes coal
5 • t ,
hod, does not empeal to our artistui
eye when executed on such a limited
area. eeThen. all through, you have a
'Aim, aosey, and inexpensive seat that
has well repaid_ you anti the carpenter.
Bearing in mind. that the barrel was
given you, the beautiful divan will have
cost you only a mere trifle more than
you could buy a comfortable one dos;
hilt you must not forget that you hasi
the pleasure oE making it all your-
self, aud nothing 11,111 remain of that
well -spent day, but pleasant remints-
cences as soon as neer 11045 thOMb Mal
grins, When showing the seet to ad_
miririg friends, please remember that
details ere boring and forget t'ne car-
penteree
HOW AFSIDIS EIGHT.
An areeee 0,a ea-,
omen tee teeming Ways or
, 'rinse largely Tentoestnen,
AfIr4ildiaellyfighTill'en'tison%otertarwy"tHo tihne-
miiitar
dude in the deserlption the Y
tharaeteristics of the frentier natives
without regard to differences of
ilethe.
Their style of fighting le speeially
adaeted to the geographical conditions
of the eounery. Both at Fort Sara-
ghari and at Fort Gnawer' I hail an
opportunity, with other officers, ef
learning el, el of
-6 Peculiar Lighting waY- -
the Afridis. Every raee, of course,
has its own method of combat, and the
Afridis a d e I o ierations
n uc the r I
against an enemy In f5 manner alto-
gather their own; It is as Belay as
it, is effective. Few civiliansPleated
li7
rea. ,e how deadly it inay be-
60010 •
It is bad enough when an eneray,
creeping sloevly up a billside, lodges
itsele i sectionsn behind huge boulders
and, under cover of hese, pours vole
3
ley after volley at the 'Heenan ter Ms
e y - g
-ces those engaged in the task of guard-
. , .
ing the summit become. Watching
the advanceinent of a foe is not at
eee t. . . . • ,, . .,
...."' une an inspiriting occupation, IL
is worse to see the half -naked Afralls
•
creeping sloevly and slowly from boul-
der to boulder. Tbis is what takes
ile, • daylight but
I ee III broad,even
then the Dunning Africa can 0110010'
vent neture. Take, -as
.
AN 1 TeLLISTRATION
. , .
Or tillS, the way in' which Fort Sara-
, , .
ghat fell. It occurred int broad day-
l• • '
light and nalihin sight of the neigh-
boring fort a CaYagnari, Where the
e - .
s enemy operations of the tribesmen
''
were observed by the Imperial hrOON.
Attempts were reeds ' by means a
signals to warn the defenders of the
British flag of their danger, bat to
no avail.
Although considered bnpregnable,
Fort Saraghari, built of square stone
with two two bastions at opposite ng'CS,
was, fatally defective in design. It
had a, "dead" point underneath, eath
bastion-i.e., a point from whicei an
enemy could be neither seen nor hit
by the defenders, The result WM that
while the contending forties were fir-
ing against each other -the defenders
i n the forts and the assailants behind
stone breast -works and within ten
yards of each other -a few native-born
"engineers" among the Afridis 15110 115(1
caplet up to the "dead" point were
Hons. Before this was made eufficient-
ly large to admit the savage tribes-
men to make their deadly, rush into
the fort, the undermining operations
were seen by the small force holcling
Fort Cavagnari• These signalled to
their brothers in algae the danger
awaiting them, but the latter Were tooAdvices
busily employed in repelling the on-
slaughts of tbe enemy to benefit 13y
the telescopic observations of their
comrades. And so every one of the
, , • •
hwenty-one Sikhs guarding Saraghari
1 died at his post.
All this took .place on the afternoon
of September 12. If the Afridi were
erafty in daylight, his mooning at
niget
, became saperbuinan. Many a
sentry has fallen silently and mysteri-
ously in the Indian night, A naked
forme moving stealthily in the Meek
as the sentry paces backwards and for -81101025
wards, getting almost motionless teethe
sentry draws nigh; a minden bound,
followed b d th et- this is
y a agger rU .,
the and of many an. Indian soldier;
arid the secret of many. a tribal vie-
tory.-" An Officer," be London Tele-
.
graph t
BRIGHT AS ELECTRICITY,
e......
corohoo Berner or entente eastructimi
Gtveii Gas a weedectai ihnensita,
ehierk of retrains on the darkest eight
„jut , e _
fineae-c'paeeinatidataa adeasituelleee golftsitot'eetelltell
Yet, svibb an lovention now being pate
)Ied . .- .
1,,011 en Germany and elle United
States, this can be done, The inVell;
!eon waa pereeeted by • a, German, en"
, ,
'el eased upon a disayeey he made while
In the pursuit a h' beeline s. rraa in.,
is -.- s Th/t
ecotor ie aarant shauther_.,
g (Reeder
a tem gee works at map id
e . ,
That Mr, Salsenher r garde his
g c
h •
noention as valuable is shown by the
. .
mot that he recently filed an aPPlueee
tion with the Putout Office in Wash-
is t . . . .
g on. end blue application re now ined.
or consideeation. Consul Duester says
,
'
eeete Ernest seemmeerg. has Invent -
ed. an important inearidescent gas burn-
0 • e • ,
r, which relates to the production of
Incandescent gas light, based upon abe
that when the pnissure of
the gas is considerably increased upon
the Incandescent body the said body
e i • a golden ' very agree-
01 idii Yelloev liglele . .
able to the eyes, displaying objects in
their natural. colors .
"The gas is supplied to the barons
at a pressure oe about three and one-
half atoms hetes The burner es of s
, P ., . • . . ,
nal construction, and readily with-
stands the pressure. A single inea,n-
dessent jet; of the ordinary size can
emit a light of mueli more than one
thousand candle power.
"The light is of such ineensita Until
0. person is enabled to read the finest
plant at a eistance of from 100 to 150
fe t •
8 •
"The inventor clai,ms that the east of
hi . de • ' dl
a Ivan scent light of 1,500 ean e
power is only four and one-half cents
per hour, while that of. the ordinary
I I- 1 : If ,f• f
135.ee.X..(5 me 11841,1• CU 400 eandle power
is in Germany, fOorteell Mots per
our. n e apparatus cons rue et by
I th't t 1
tbe Inventor a pressure of 3.5, and even
laore may be forced through the burn.
er."
T •
What will the use of
prevents the new
tuvention ne interior towns is the
fact that it can be oPeratea only ay' 1
hydraulie power and those towns not
situated near streams will be unable to ,
nee the invention. •
ALL WANT A FATE,
GREAT BRITAIN AND VRA
SIRE CHINESE PORT
The Pram 00 the Sittintitinentei
one Haien of Port rtitec-i
-•( I4
Oetatatiny Ca•ttreentialt ta Ea
Javan, Witt. England.
A dosoemh from amain a
Paris oorr eeponden e of he
•
Gazette telegrapes his, paper
lemma On reliable authorit
, y
Ilussiart otainpatton of Port A
connected with the visit tb
British strip Daphne a week
.
in spite of, the proteste of ee
tale Daphne entered the innei
p e, e
Le eaee.Y ID aaDertain whet
wereIt i hi 10 t]
uss en, a 1 ' iere. C
of the ineideni, to 1
sentatives of •tbe pewees of
The British far pastern
.
la said to, he at Talmo -loan
, ..
0 ng to the weeeespond
'ar I '
tamed, is shortly expeetect
Arthur.
The Celogn,e Grezebtei 'agar
oulettiell as Merely a conti
,_ .
the co-operation of Germa
Russia in Eastern Asia,
An uroconfie ed r .0 le '
- ' la a -el la 1
London that parte of the Bri
a , .
eastern scpiadron wele be ole
Wel-HeieWei, this winter, If
indioates that Great Br
working with Japan, TI
still occupies Wei -Hai -Wei
payment of thel Chinese wt
nit
The London evening n,
are much disturbed over I
a„ •
''.--
e what do oa. ,, fa, .
, fee • ts tli
of their complaint; and th
met „ the neeessIt f •
y or 1151111
eon
al'
1C London Globe says: -
'
and Germany OW` have 1
meet Inver tan t strata it
tions in Northern, Ch. inn! e
Bri Lain, whose commereia.
t a , „ •
newthe emamt '1/1111 the
' . '
from the St. Petersburg tt;
teadeee,
The Pall Mall. Gazette et•
Standard's enquiry as to Ain
titude, lima remarks: -"Of ce
partition; of tho, conat„whieli
to reale, Win 11:011 Ile confine,
aie awl. Germany. lilvery tie
to the world 18 IAactively eon
the distarleenee a the evil.
the far East -Great. 'Britain,
add Zupan eeper.itilly. Bat -
ea. Slates cannot, be treated a
•• ' ' •
illy to be ignored. Tame act
seethe these seizurss is uot, 1
mar meet and is fatal to ou
We may remark that sve sht
without avintiathieers as the
a• . • " ' '
ell most joyfully back etly 1
redress tee hitter humilia
have suffered at 1:110 hands Gi
received in Lo rel
Paris show Frame is 'mita
Bri tat ues aet ion, TI G real II:
lows the lead of Rtissia and
and ocaPies 11 Palmed. Fl.lini'
low suit.
eatelY Premise you
oh tee pert of its
•
.
1 9"amatint th:tue
said the organist,
Eerie at thumb."
.retty girl she le,''
and as good as
5 is devotedly fond
nu have et in your
very bappy this ev.
•
d. They refueled the
neelves of their beta
id. stanaped the snow
ots, and were ush-
iel into a pretty am-
,t before the fire
e on a lounge yawn-
e'ven sensation nov-
id. it sureeit of thein,
s youthful Intellect.
eagerly to welcome
•
ler ? How do, Amy?
at it? Allow me to
r Latour, the new
,S. I found him like
n tbe woods nearlY
acued him from an
1 the good Samara
a to the ladles with
a. seat, end was at
35 Earle stole a, sec-ering
ander her eyelashes,
,e he seas! Dark and
g --just Miss EarleS
hair and mustache,
oialerful bleak eyes.
sele cap and aecrine-
Anil:ter by his ams
, a Corsair," Amy
saw a 01050 perfect
s did admire those
3. Victor Latour
retie name, tool
he handsomest man
,
a supper dor SYeare
51r. Latour was de-
with an easy grace,
eledge of everything
3 Earle listened en-
, sleepy black eyes
n to the pretty'rose-
; her through with
tt was the hero oe
-Count Lara in the
played. The superb
lender fingers gave
eul tones -the room
!evenly melody. Mr.
1 of a Beethoven or
agnificent strain
ms
etrenced for hours,
evening. one to be
Iter; end before it
e Earle was deeply
and . hopelessly in
at night, quite'into
stung over the fire,
ild beating of the
dreaming delicious
•
,ndeome be is! How
leys l How delight:-
ki ran the burden
'I never saw slice
heard. a prettier
: am John Sterling
..,
o -night.
;inning of the end.
d the next day, but
and again to Black-
5 Eerie was seized
don for improving
11 began taking les-
March, April, May
dreams. Summer
Mg -the most glor-
my's life. She traS
y, ridiculously;
.rse lore -and the
id ahe the happiest
ed. in the sunshine.
11' -',Was he in love
1 little heiress? Mr.
51e and- a raystery.
ten ho lover could
more devoted, when,
:•k. "eel:ay Leue• and'i
5. Tben Amy's bliss,
' .
know," her foolisla
% "He wIll. Propose
, we meet. Oh, nay
y knew how melee
mild come, anti la
vith it, dark, cold,
gloom and mystery
Las, as doom, Amy
wee sombre leak!
a like the Corsair,
aot gem Amy Ile.'
iody and mysterious!
ter in Lord Byron's
al, life.
ever committed a
I3 Aram; or lost
Conrad did ?e Miss'
,
1 I 'Why doesn t ea
3 knows -he must
e
it evening she stood,
. the Mutat, and
ay of her idol.
ly rude to me IAA
le Inflected, e lier.
it more grumpy te'
t•k" if I shall 1100 him
lays playing the oe.
Hole holm I think
to the village.d
and tripped awea,
aldering the heat,
id her; she was one
ad alOne, tinder GM
e, etet alone I Her
oinrtge. There. come
I the soietnn figUre
diat slow, gemetal
off, she evotild have
ee lover 1 ••
• e
Abriteetest'AM00a
/
" "'1; '''11":7'; ..".."'''as
eta tie Mie who "Vim
hie StatelY briati
egeilig her with
el I.
mu( aterione Mark
eve. Very Slowly they
Amy -was eano hurry
all she wanted.
aohn Sterlieg had
big to Pay a. ins' it to
her ward. Half an
strode over the dusty
ling theeellY. and looking
round,white' Lugut
teed BlacieWoodgend
ebe house at easeeingling
he suddenly deemed.
•
There, before him, welling
walk, bending, whispering,
were two for= he
Bathed u le t]
Pon eon at •
"Lest I" he said,. turning
"Lost, for the second
er was right -I leave lingered
Ana I love her as that
--a--
CHAPTER
Mr, Latour dal not
with' Amy. Ete .earted.
the waving eras, with
ing, lover's •kiss. Dr.
met face to eace in the
light. He touched his
rapidly on, but not
seen his face, How
was? What a wild gieara
his weird black eyes!
those apectral eyes made
.
actor recoil,
,, Good heaven I" he
looks now like the Milionian
with that livid face, Deming
that dark, demorda
he? What ie he?
a good rdail ; we
more of him than if
from the moon, although
among us over half a
roraantie child is ready
mad for his sake. lily
I think I'll turn amateur
hunt up your antecedents."
Dr, John met with
caption on this particular
the hospitable mansion,
was decidedly cross and.
perhaps she suapected
parting embrece under
she had no patience with
dioses and. delicate scruples
enee about marrying
1 Mess Earle wrapped in
: tense for smiles or Words
e window 1
me gazer1 on
very moonlight,
Dr, Sterling departed
farewell reproach to the
"You are both' so entertaining
evening that it is herd
self a -way; but I have
case up in the village
fore pleasure, you know.
I trast the next time
wood you'll be able to
or two about the weather
"We are rather silent
e eaid,
e A' 1 ;era,Y for your
."
"4 can read your thoughts
3enoy, " retorted
a 1 •.
with some asperity,
of course 2 Where were
ing Miss Earle?"
Miss Eaebe bluehed celestially
shimmering dusk.
• " Up at the village."
"It appears to me you
of twilight ramblee up
of late. Mr. Latour was
course?"
• "Yes," very falteringly.
tour was with me."
"Aid parteil with
with a most affectionate
don't choose to make
ent, Miss Earle; but
kiss gentlemen', 8411) rose,
more retired spot than.
Amy's golden bead lead
as timid,
er. She w a
!' ature in whose nature
Ilte.eue. hen' gl t
fteid of thisysoervearilegrmatrone
starry blue eyes filled
"Dear erre, Sterling,"
second mother, don't
-- --
poor Amy. couldri t
I . '
love him, 4 love hira-oh
"And he le said Mrs.
1..
3 "Ls it you or gime
lov. es? Oh, Am • Earle 1
timental dila, what
This man flow; not love'
115; I have watched him.
love you.; but he will
will break your heart."
,, No no .no I" Arno
15 iie iaaeseree-he is "trus
a.. sm, what v -t„ „ham'. to
iis" - " , ' ,
g, but not one mord
r win not hon., it lo ,
The little head re
arm
a e
• qui c lashed.
ayese Noe, cried the angry
will nee hear it; no
that 1 I knOW whet It
girl lit love BUt tell
know of this mat heyonil
tee 1 a h. ..a.
name, wyon is e
some fare? What 2 you
for his black eyes and his
nod his seneation-novel
he turns out to be a London
et, or gambler, you will
to romplain."
I ., atm steeling le .
„, . ,.. .
' repeal I I, Amy
know of him? Tee rimy
murderer, for what
the contrary. My own
hos conae here purposely
Leto thie 'mad marriage,
Earle, when is it to take,
The blue eyes elnehed
the first thee in Amy's
the slender little form
i • • o '
ea in '18 mthgnau°11
" T don't kaow Mew
" , •
very 'WOO. Victor loves
ie no need to wait, I
es soon as he teases."
"Not a doubt of it 1
of your bargain ! I have
say; blit remember in
I have warned yore He
man; there 10 'VIM.
ine life; I aro es certain
4 live, As his wide, your
be one of misery--desatution,
when he has squandered•what
ries you fOreeyour foetune,
good -bight."
Mrs. Sterling swept
the rare yet, ' more
in anger." Ana Amy left
herself Oil 4 501140 and.
these slorMY 300/103,
never Wept befote in
"How tenet, how unjat
. little beirees sobbed; "and
Oahe evante nets to Oar
8.1 1.12'2 ... 0(4411 ' t`.!....71
me, flex ..., ;ilea, 13ot
allege my faith in 'Vidor
earth shall shake it, ana
him ne. MOO at •1121 likeei
FOUGHT A TIGER.
-
_.
A1890" 114,,PAY nmule"" E"Igl"min"
BatIled rev AM Irdee.
George Copeland, a. soldier or the
British array in India, had a thrill-
.
1 t 'tla • t' • ' the
jungles of India. His account:I' of the
combat reads like a tale of fiction, bat
he vouches for its accuracy.% It seems
that while he was serving? in India he
and a comrade received a ten days'
leave of absence. They went to a ale
1118 village near Delhi, seeking soca-
thing to divert their inieds. Arrive
ing tit the village Hwy. were told of
e, tiger -a man-eating species- that
had terrorized the inbabitabts and
mad° lite a 13088WA Lomat. The
beast was in the habit, oe prowling
around the toevn, killing and carrying
e . .
o 1 little children. Copeland and! Ills
'
comrade SW fun ahead, and agreed to
go out gunning for the beast, An idea
Copeland, and he bet hie friend
LO,
l) 0 theft he could bring the ellima`'
back without usin a rifle The bet
q • . •
was accepted, and Copeland, with a pis-
tol in bis belt, set out on the hunt.
He walked through jungle after jun-
le when suddenly he WEDS ettleted
f, ,
h d . !he • /
y a mese ory, an saw amnia
directly in front of him.
Copela•nd had heard at the, effect of
the human eye when that organ is
kept steadily fixed upon a evild ani-
mal, end in that awful moment he de-
aided to try its power. He gazed
steadily at the beast, and it was held
• -
spellhoitad, until, disturbed by a noise
at one side, GoPelend turned his head.
With thee the spell wae broken, and
with a fierce ory the' animal slating
upon bin,' CoPeland grasped its lower
jaw firmly with ids right arid the two
fell in an awful struggle. On his back
the man managed. to drew his revolver
a•nd thee twice. Both bullets enter-
ed the tiger's jaws,. end, in its dwell
agony it brought its teeth together.
Copland won the 150 bet, but he aid
so at the expense of, his hand, wheel
still exhibits Gee scars left by the ant-
mars teetb,
------ -
alums oh' CURISTMAS GIFTS.
At the time of the'Roman eaturnana
friends masters end slavee fergetied to-
•
e , , , .. .e.
g thee well girlie wain e *changed in a
manner sieilier to the peesent time. in
feet from tbe earlieeti times the giving
' -
end receiving of gilts and the offerings
b tl wa I • '
to the poor have een le y n which
Pei Pi have expressed thanks
sh0ovaen their ebyfulness. , It is' the
am XIC J 0 el. ellee 0 • e
thought, 1 - 9.1 I, 1 II
Christmas. gift that pleases the recipe.
ent Tn giving presents at this sea-
son they should be (Moan with love
in. the heart and tee thought of suit-
1 1
0•1 meas.
- --ee.- .- -•.
ELECTRIC RAILWAYS OF CANADA,
•
'.ebere are at present in Canada 5691
. „ .
miles ce Dwane. railwaa, extensive of
those of British Columbine The val-
eohle "that, meo,,,a,d he ea. e _
,.. ,, .., , 1, Y ,`-7.'g4i
-
4Ohlleoll, tee liominion slat 15if Ir11511
.. • ' ' ' . • t
show that the train mileage rim of
, , , , , , .
these reads in 1596 was 1,017,151, and
the number 02 5)ovieorrs carried woo
'73 496 069. -The 1 I 1 - -.1 1
0 .o a repi. a and bond.
' , . '
ed debt was 23.000 000, There were
ia 08,0 gee inotra.",,,,'., .i,I. / Rig
- ----' ---,-- - eh'e' wi''') "e`" Inn"
trellises end 02 elated: e
tors, e a . sive a.
ere avid ellOW lOn 413 The 1 t 1
.' , . , le g . • o a.
min"' °L. heads employed -was about
3,4.00,
BELIEVES SHE WAS IN
-
, rec. strange Case Or a Weil -lint
er's WI le.
A despateh from ('hath
says: -The pecollar nee of a
Isle of a wealthy farmer on
" ' • -
road, six exiles rrOm (Mallet
citing I be most intense and w
interest oe the syleile country
was a widow before Mare
present husleinei 1010 also
enearied before, -efts. Cook 15
tim of it strange illness whit
a. cataleptitt, or trance -like
' • , .
regularly recurring interval.
• -
Sunday night. she reeb:ered
01 2404' protracted trances, due
she AIMS to ell WO )eart Ives di
' -1 ' 1 '
ing neither melee nor leave
was .in n.0 eestetic state. am
hueband'ead others thee ehe
in Paradiee, bad seen the ite
the abode of the redeernel,
spirilland, she hail met, she
Mr. Coak's first wife, who vet
kindly and emit it lender .03.
the loved ones on earth She
ed various other derleaseci reit
friends whom elm conversed
who were happy in their
abode. DeSeribing minutely
1 • sarroandinge, Mrs. Coo
venv 0 ,},i 1 1 imei 1;
110 /05
lice: '54).'p siloCret •svarriad1:nii lead
, . Or 5110 , ler MG we
to earth f ll I
, expiration of wheel neriod 5
i ti 1101 15 ISM 14)001 this Woriel
- " 110 11105e to return,
• Mr, line Mrs, Cook are a d,
.
pm censietent, members of a
'
of anglead end well am
e • '
highly respected, Neither b
• •• •
ilightilh.iS 1101' eXtraelbgarlee
hellion, hut on the ecmtraey,
edneeted, seberanioded ease
subjeta of' theee remarkable e;
calmly wet to say. pleasurnli
Ivhni, she eoneiders the inevi
decease within two weal& te.
•
•ettna 18 511111 BUTCHER GIRD.
.A. sixteen -year-old girl in San Fran-
Imo has hit on a novel 5 f '
c 1 ay• 0 earning
her living. She hes gone into the
butcher business and is'inaking a great
success of it. Her name is Lime Nan-
Lt,and her customers say that it is
' al nl s re to h ve teak or
1 a ra - ea 'a ' a a 8 '''
[roast out off and, served by a brown-
eyed slip of 54)111 in ii elicit:less print
gown and spree instead of a man in
Jac e an apron. ,
a spotted • k t d
Miss Kanils's father, Otto ffanitz,
conducts the Log, Cabin Market in
San Francisco. She is a full partner
e
in the business and her fathei s only
,
0.0525011.11h. 'file father,' Wording .0
the San Francisco Call, Is as proud of
noes,. e. The gir as
his (laughter as '61 ' 1 h
so mastered hee trade that when her
father is away elle is 10121 211 charge of
tale St1011. She rues. it like a veteran,
too filling orders from a quarter oe
1,
I i. t t'd 't f b d ' e
3ee o a h -bt or some o y e pe
dog, A girl butcher might not be ex-
pentad to be aeractive In person and
rammer. This one is. She is said to
be straight mid lithe Wad active, and
the arm that wields the cleaver in-
atead of a golf club or Jennie raequet
is prettily rounded, vvith a supple.litele
wrist and tapering fingers, Miss leamez
has roily cheek% beeevre eyesgrihheer,
anddresses becontm gly. as a
d ntvhile business life
gentlebr ner'i'l , ti, keen maw not
as mai 0 her a ea Pl. , i
and
taken tievay her girlesn ,,
simplicity. Her porents ere Industrie
OW Germans, who, by years of steady
labor and frugality, have ectraired con-
sidera,ble property. The gal butcher
end bee mother own city real estate
valued at several thousand dollars.
This was deeded to thein by Mr. Han-
itiz, but the possession of it has 110
le,
been a, (Mock to this daughter's aril -
• She
bon to cern money for eareelf.
kape the bake of the • item, makes
t collecte and pn, e an bills and de-
ea , • , , • , oushYoraers 5
i in their own
joy erLsi.or cm ro
Ertesrly' any mornio 1 ' t
e g s le is 0
be seen with her hero and dart svhisk-
.
i brisklv front street to atreet.
t,x- .t graduated a f
Mu e Was a ' Se"
the gramma schools two _yeas age,
and ie a fine holosekeeller. She bought
and. hes paid eor oub of her OWIl earn-
Ings a piano. The first poyment she
made on lt Was e200,evInli oehe bad
saved out of emennissions allowed by
her father as a bill colleotor. Mr.
ICanite expeets to go to DOWS0/1 City
next. spring, leg•ving his. dauglfter to
earn' on their Joint auslueile,
. LOTS- Vole THE MONI1Y,
'
watelifor a
You tem buy a. goa. now
Wier, bet alien ion% room foe &nye
thing , else, in your peeked; 14'11015yOu,
heve et with you,
--,...-_,-.. .
THE CANNON OF THE TUTORS •
-._ ,
A. FeencliMan was invented tote Thai
Rialtos Me Nalse and Retite Scarcely a
lease.
,
A e have tensile familiar left&
smokeless gunpowder, in idea at least,
t5118. we are aware that it inakes not
nearly 80 0111.011 noise aS the old-
fashiooed sort SEWS the London' Stan-
, ,i e , I 55.
darte• But siien.e cannon, weime awe
scarcely a flash, aro still a eoveley-
not a esnloome one ell;her, to soldiers,
Col. Humbert:, of elm French urany, has
illvented this boon end metaled it,
1%e, experimenia carried out by the
Hotelikiss company are said to be most
prornisiag. In some 'wonderful man-
nor he conteives that the mouth of
tire gun shall shut autonuttically the
,
ilkstart• its r:d8Sile ii" '3131ergc(14 T"8
me Lame and the report are bottled
ti £l
ap, The announcement may be pro.
boblY be true -m3.0 does not Venture
to doabt any marvel. of! ingenuity al.
ieged nowadays. 'This also would make
for the extinctioie 01 war. Ie 'is to-
marked that the latest; improveinents•
tend, upon the wholes, toaassist a de-'
fending tercet reedier than the assail-
.
tents, Repeating rifles end sm.okeless
powder, Wahine guns. and belloOlae, all
atirengthen the hande of Gloats who
have to repel an ettecie, ththaselvee
more or less under covere But if the
art oe war in 'Hs higher flight% be
intuitive, what very exceptional men
the great generals of the future muat
bel Withal Simko Oe fleah, or even
of sound, te indicate the paition a
battery vthich decimatee his 115001110 at
e disealiee to be ralconea in Mile% an
&finely mortal would be dietraeted.
Denhtteee, if thie in'eentiOn Prtree to
eatewer, le Will be applied to enall areas
else, 'The Perinea' ere a,gietiting now
or the ehelition of' univergel, eompule
all taleviele, upon the ground thee
Germany will never Maack them. In
111eNV years, apparently, n& nation will
there 18Invade anetheee,
ountorpr.A8.
.
Teta is the season of happ
115 seems that il; ean be tale
but one thing -and that is,
• 5.) .1. i .,
's ' 11" ug ',ow he sbell mi
,
one else lumpy. Tel tle thoug
sell, ten 1. cm tit nty the
an tot • i •
giving is detracted from vt
thought Of, " e mueb givt
1 e ol • e , , )
WI . ream, or
, ,
! 1 e 1 1 1 • a. •
, g V . 1 ear te .. will ea ter,
, s at weed et Is
; return " i la 1 I
Willa must lute be saciefax
1 fishness. There ere but tow
whieh the members of the fa
' Ina do acane Sweet 0550204) 005
' er or letve some gift, he it ev
' alienSdel,erit„ta 11°„,,V,? rir°113(1 i rani
leaalee"eneee'e ',1'•'( 8(1580a w'?"-r"a
bre devoid o
•'" '''''`""' ' ' ' •
ineel ; Is haleed a dreary onoa
veinal han‘nin . ' .' bit
raertejs'ta" ' 8 ie home!
ay never knew, ear
probing il; should be (memo
enth one do his littlt5 tower
another happy, arid it Will \le
tevefola to Mee
---
CARIVEDIeLVTIZAIN ED
' • • • •
lilies Antic/he, taking palitely prate
fered seat in a erowded street ear.-
Thank yeti ley little man, Yon bawl
been treught to be polite I am glad to
age. Die. your rather tell you to al-
,
weys give eei Your seat to ladies.
Polite Boy-Noen, riot all Italia, only
a, ii, oe.
ol mei
aaaee, ,
Success in, teeming Oepenne Int1011 hp.
oh eneveliting wed°,
110E
Di -
8.
SOO. Mr <
tefitta met
stern AAR.
y.tc-
Colug)10
• that lat
that the
rthur ORS
ere of the
go. when
O Chine30
• harbour*,
ier there
dna men -
he repre-
Pekt rt.
mead run
, and, me-
rit 01021'
at Port
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