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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1898-5-20, Page 3MAY 20, MS, TH. BI US- SELS POS''. a te1o1®e1eoo1@1®1111111es4+►e 0 About the House, ®®®'4000010401044144410004 b1OTHER'S VOiCE, A. mother sang to her child one day A song of the beautitnl home above; Bang it as only u woman sings, Whose heart is full of a mother's love• And any a time in the year's that chute He heard the sound of that low, eweot sang ; 1t Itto kept him back childhood o s feet from the paths f wrong, A mother spoke to her child ane day In an angry voice, that made him start lab it an arrow had sped that way And pierced his loving and tender heart. And when he had grown to man's es- tate, And was to/meted and tried, as all 0 Re fell; tor that mother's angry words Isaac was not taken; he grew to be Had left on his heart a lasting soar. one of the greatest preachers in Eng- land, a professor in tbe University of Cambridge and a teacher of Sir lsaao Newton, It is well to remember that a boy is not necessariry stupid, because he is pronounced stupid. He may be stupidly judged. The fire of in- tellect may kindle slowly; it may seem to be smoldering under a heap of ash- es, hopelessly suppressed. Genius does not always shoot up like a sky- rocket. It may come like the rising of the sun to meridian splendor, slowly, steadily, Do not be discouraged by the apparent stupidity of the boy or girl, Give him or her a fair chance. The first movement of the great seago- ing vessels are apparently awkward and hesitating as she tries to turn to get out of the harbor. But watch her graceful splendid movements as she ploughs the ocean or weathers the storm. Moreover,a stupid judgment of a boy Is damaging to him. To call him a dunce, a blockhead, an idiot is very unwise as well as unkind. It may dis- and diagonal fytiiclot runningThewith tbe t Woman corned tihrouds of the cloth, The "un and- Y1�! clown" is usually the strongest way of IA mending a bias dean. Use no piece of cloth under the darning unless the material darned is tikin. In that case a piece of atilt of the Game color is loss clumsy as a backing to darn the wool, unless the wool is sheer. Tablecloths generally wear out first in the folds. It is true that those are not always made in the same place, even by the same laundress, but they generally are, and there Is invariably one in the cen- tre. But cutting oft a few inches from one std and one side, all the folds will be altered., thus giving the cloth afresh Start, THI7 SiTDPID BOY. Herd is a lesson and perhaps encour- agement for parents who have astup- id boy, for no doubt tbere are a few stupid boys in the world, even amid the lights of the closing century. It is said that when Isaac Barrow, one of the greatest of English preachers, was a boy, his father thought him very stupid, and used to say if it pleased God to take from him any of his child- ren lis hoped it would be 1'saao. But "FOLLOW MY LEADER." T hnn'e heard that a great part of the enemas of the first Napoleon lay in the word "coins," and 1 know from personal observation that many fail - urea in life are due to the word "go." There is a partnership, a sharing of things, a sort of fraternity about "come," that is irresistible, wbile "go" is a word whose imperiousness and iso- lating tone is calculated to ratite a spirit of remonstrance if not resistance, and is the starting point to many a small boy or girl of deceit and disobedience. "Go and praetioe," to e. ohild full of musical talent, is to chill that talent. To a. child with no music in its soul, it is a torture. "Come and let us study our music lesson," said a lady to her little daugh- ter in my hearing some, days ago. And, courage , may far a long time par- afte rlistening in an adjoining room to alyze hie efforts, may even permanent - the patient, one, two, three, and four ly affect his character. Give the stn of the mother, while the little one toutlrod the keys in time, interspers- ed with. "no, dear, it is sharp," or "re- member, darlipg, we must have this very perfect," for nearly an hour, 1 was pleased to see the happy faces of both emerge from the parlor, and the m,nther with her arm over the neck of the little one, saying, "1 think we alhall have time for two games before tea." "Come let us try." It was always "come" and always "us," Do you say that mother had more time than moat mothers, or that she was a slave to her child? Let me tell you she had brought up four in the same way,. and earned her living mean - wail's with her pen. In contrast to this,( is a neighbor who has two bright boys of twelve and fifteen years. She began with "go and play, don't bother me;" "go to school;" "go wadi blue silesia and over that gathered your hands;' "go to bed," and now her white dotted swigs. sewing a four -inch main anxietyie that they shall "go to ruffle of the swiss around the entire college,"' and it may end by their go- top of the basket, An immense bow of ing to the bad as well. Not that they pid boy a chance and it will be known ere long wlretber he is really or only apparently stupid. TRE BABY'S BED. Mothers make considerable extra work for themselves in rocking their babies to sleep. The little one soon gets into the habit and it becomes simply impossible to get him to sleep by any other method. If the baby is given a tiny bed for itself and put into it when ready for sleep, he will reat just as comfortably, .and maybe that method is much the best, so far as his health is concerned. One young mother contrived as pret- ty a little bed out of a deep willow clo- thes basket as one coned wish to see. She lined the entire basket with pale are badly inclined or in any way vicious pale blue satin ribbon was tied in each or malicious in their disposition, but they have no love for home„ no recol- lection of jolly time with mother, or a small lark with father. Their only idea of the one is aper - son who is always getting rid of them, and of the other, a man so absorbed and studious that they have no desire to follow his profession and no sym- pathy with him in his perplexities. There is a sweet way of governing even the most fractious lad, that, if mo- thers would only study and practice there would be no hero so readily wor- shiped in after life, no talisman so powerful to guard from harm and temptation as the remembrance of the mother who was always the ready corn - team. A mother who went rowing, and took an oar borself sometimes, a mother who, with a big hat, was ready once a week, perhaps, for a stroll or a pic- nic. ianic. A mother who, by the fireside, listen- ed to boys' stories and laughed at their jokes, even the stale ones. A mother wbose lap was always waiting for some, tired boy's head, and whose every look said "Dame," Girls, too, who can tell mother every- thing, who are happier when mother is one of the party, are girls, invar- iably, who bave never been repulsed with "ge," but wooed and won, and kept and shielded by the charm o,f gentle "come," BIAS DARNS. The proper darning of a rent in cloth is an art that cannot be easily picked up and should be taught to girls as an essential part of Uheir practical !tome training. The expert darner of woollen cloth will make a rent practice 1. " You mean that you wish me to m- imeo you from your promise—to give you back what you are pleased to call your freedom?" " There's no need for you to take it like that, Betty. You know it has been very pleasant, but----" " But it cannot last ? 1 see, It seems a pity you didn't think of that soon- er." " Well, to tell you the truth, 1 thought of It some weeks ago, but I was under the impression that you— well, that you bad money, you know, But Leonard Bryng quailed before the flashing scorn of the blue eyes, "Go on," said the girl, coldly ; "please finish." He wasn't gifted with a very keen intelligence, this debonaire young cur- ate, so he went on, blundering, to his doom, " Well, you see, if there had been money in the case my brother couldn't have objected; we slibuld be independ- ent of his allowance. But, considering that he's an old bachelor and never likely to marry, he naturally looks to me to—well, to place a suitable wom- an at the head of the family. you know. No doubt if she had money he would overlook the lack of birth and position, but—" "Stop 1" Dried Betty, fiercely. "You ask me to marry you, then, because you see in me a penniless girl, with neitb- er father nor brother to avenge the wrong, you not only break your given word, and talk about 'freedom,' but you add insult to injury and tell me that if I had sufficient money to pay your pride, you would have condescend- ed to marry me. Go 1" she cried, "I will not hear another word! I thank heav- en I know you as you are! And you, coward that you are, will know when you stand in the pulpit that there is at least one woman in the world, who knows that you dare not preach as you practice I Don't speak to me again! I will not hear another word!" Rev. Leonard turned away with a sheepish expression - on his handsome faoe, " What a little fiend she is!" he mut- tered. " A perfect little vixen, for all her pretty face. Who'd ever have thought she could go on like that 1 And I thought her so sweet and gentle, tool" Betty stood with her little quivering form drawn to its full height in every paroxysm of passion, and wounded love till he was out of sight, then she flung herself on the ground and gave way to a storm of grief. They had been engaged three months and Betty had thought him perfect, in spite of the feet that he insisted on keeping their engagement secret. They must wait, he declared, till his elder brother returned from abroad; to toll him by letter would spoil all. Raymond was such an old bachelor he would said "I've 'had no acoident—no bad news, at bast—" "Only a lovers' quarrel, that will conte- right in the morning 1" !t will never come right," the girl Bald gaickly,inpelled by a sudden lm- pulso. Then, checking herself, 'But you aro too kind to trouble about me. 1 must not detain you, sir." "1 will see you out of the wood, at any rate," be returned kindly. Then together they strolled toward the farm. There wns a pleasant feeling of cur- iosity in the stranger's mind as to who the pretty Wald was, As she paused at the white gate it suddenly flashed aoross him• It couldn't bel He had just been at the farm. This couldn't Possibly be the little niece Mrs. Brown Mid talked about in a rambling, mys- terious way? This dainty girt, with her supple figure and gracefully poised head, could never be that woman's re- lative? But Betty had opened the gate while be meditated, and with a shyly murmured "Thank you 1" she was gond. And the squire—for he it was—rode iutndle The basket was not a very have no sympathy w eve 6h with lovers' hopes long one, but would probably be Uig enough for the little one until about al So Betty waited. There was no one to Year old, A mattress made of white be humored or deceived by her, but drilling filled with hair, fitted the Betty had her secret. basket exactly and was about five In six months she would be 18, and inches thick and stuffed quite hard. Over this was a pad of cbeeseeloth with would come into her estate. In the two thicknesses of cotton between,light enough to be washed when necessary. A small pillow, six little hem -stitched sheets, four pillow cases, four little white woolen blankets and some pretty, delicate cheese -cloth comforters tied with yarn completed .the entire out- fit, which was cheap, yet as pretty as could be. el: NICE PICKLE. Take several heads of cabbage, Olean them ap ,nicely and out into quart- ers, if they are small. Large heads should be of t'. into more pieces but always leave part of the heart to each piece so us to hold it together. Putt them imko•a kettle, granite -lined preferred, and boil in plenty of water to which has been added as much salt as is desired. It should be allowed to boil uatil it is about half done. Then take it off and remove the pieces carefully to drain and cool. It should then be placed In vinegar —some light-caiorea.vinegtur if it can meantime she was too old to stay at scbool; ber guardian was crusty and repeated bearsely, "Betty,to you took little trouble. Betty didn't care know if you bad died the liht cf my for society, so she was sent to rusticate life would bave gone out? Oh, childie, with her old nurse and foster mother could you ever accept an old man's love? till the time arrived for the king to 1 am old eeougih to be your father, enjoy his own. bat. I love you marethan all the world Often the child bad pictured to her- beside!" self how Leonard would tell ber hie "Do you mean to say you lilt L go brother had refused bis consent, that "So you have money atter all, it and sit on the stairs or fn the conser- there was nothing before them, but seems I Raymond bras acne well for him- t and si, or"—vaguely—"anywhere?" poverty, which he dared not let her self. You won't tell him we were ever "No,' said 1, "did you?" share, and yet he could not give her ergaged?t' Nora was ruffled. up. How the clouds would lift and his "I Shall tell him some day that you „Willy, you am trifling with me." dear eyes brighten when she told him asked me to marry you." said Betty "I couldn't afford to, dear." that soon she would have a thousand proudly. "But I will noir betray you. "I see you won't be serious, and yet a year of her own I It was sweet to Don't be afraid ,I know bow to be gen- I have something very serious to say think that he knew her only as " Bet- Brous. And Raymond trusts me; he will ty," Mrs. Brown's niece. She had al- to you. Something that bland l;ng- neat press th0 matt' es:lish told me last night." ways called the old woman "Auntie," "I heard her," i said. and he never suspected she was en heir- ess in her own right, and no relation to her bumble friend. But a day had come when Leonard met her in the primrose glen and told her of his brother's return, and in- stead of telling him of their engage- ment he had asked Betty to give him bank his freedom. It wouldn't be "honorable" to ask any girl to share his poverty, and the squire would nev- Two Blacks Make a White "'Let us rest a wblle," I suggested, indicating a eluwp of heather a few yards from the sheep track where we stood. "Yes; I'm quite tired," said Nora, "1 don'L' believe there's any white !moth- er within miles of where we are." "Never mind; here 1s plenty of the Purple, variety, and it makes the most I looked at her but a breath. ""1i'e true enough," I atilt]. briefly, Silence again. Then. "You're not frightened of me, aro you?"' the asked, softly; and 1 dolt her .band touch my hair. "Oil, Willy, you coni iimgine how glad r am I"' "What?" I cried, forgetting my man- ners. Glad I found you out, Woa1d you mind putting your arm back wbere it was not long ago?" I put my a.7:m there, but I was sore- ly Puzzled comfortable loange in the world." "You see, Willy," she began, with a "It looks awfully spidery and ear- quaint look of trou'ble in tier eyes, "I wiggy," slut remarked making a lit,- had a confession to make to you, and-, tle Moe. Nevertheless, she seated her- it maker it easier naw," self on the tuft 1 recommended as the l drew her aloaer. Thank God wo men are not angels, moat luxurious, and I stretched myself "Don't bother to tell it," I whisper - "Oh, her. ed. "Oh, no; not that way I What if "Oh, hat I must tell you. When Maedie'told me about you and herself, I had to tell her about Mr. Davidson and myself. For we had just been as bad. And, Willy, sometimes I felt so dreadful at not having told you be- fore. Often I tried. to speak and could not. And then 1 was so glad when Maude mentioned you—she didn't like my Story about Mr. Davidson—fox I felt that I could at last tell you." "Were you quite sure I would for- give you, dear1' I asked, looking down into her eyes. "Sinners must forgive sinners," she whispered very gravely. "Ah, Willy, you don't care any the less, do you? And you won't think any more of what I said?" I did not think I oared so much, my Nora, till I felt that I had lost you just novo. And the past is no- thing, when I know that you are mine to -day." "And forever I" she sigbed.; "For ever and ever 1" I added, kiss- ing bier• anyone saw us?" Sh0 removed my arm from where it was and I had to put it back there slowly homeward, thinking, trying to again. recall what good Mrs. Brown had "There Isn't a soul about," I said said about young folks and flirtation; soothingly. how folks wasn't always as poor as „Haw do they seemed, and bow it was good for you know? There I I'm parsons to marry young and settle sure there is some one down at the burn. Now, is it not?" down with a wife and family round them. She couldn't have meant to imply anything about his brother and No 1 to speak of that pretty child- ish thing in the same breath as any- thing so prosaic as a "wife and family" was too absurd. The idea annoyed the squire in a most unreasonable manner. "Wife and family 1" Row these folk did talk, to be sure 1 Re must ask Leonard. And later he did drop hints on the subject, but his brother most em- phatically averred that be hadn't yet seen the woman on whom be would be- stow his hand and heart. Of course, it had been the squire's mistake—he shouldn't have jumped to conclusions, but Mrs. Brown's hints Bering, at least I've been trying to and Betty's tears had got mixed in bis think, why you like to put your arm mind, and he had fancied his brother "That is a sheep, Nora, But I prom- ise to take away my arm if any human being approaches within two miles. Will that do?" "Oh, well, please be careful, Willy," Nora became absorbed in thought. "One penny," I hazarded. She blushed. "Tell me 1" I begged. "I don't like to. It's sometning I don't quite understand." "I'11 explain it." "Well"—hesitating— "L've been won - responsible for one or both. It was. round my waist, Willy." a relief to think that Leonard was "Let me see," said I, reflectively, free. "why do I like to put my arm round After that the squire called often your waist 1" at Mrs. Brown's. She was one of his "Yea." best tenants—there might be repairs needed at the farm, "Because I like," 1 answered read - Always Betty was there, either help- fly, Ing to make sweet butter, collecting "Bat what makes you like?" eggs or feeding little fluffy chickens, "It's nice and comfy." and one day the squire pulled up his horse at the home paddock and watch- "Do be serious. I want to know, ed. really," Old Farmer Brown had been break- •' But, Nora, you know as well as 1 ing in a colt, and there was Betty, do it's the same reason that makes you seated on its back, her pretty face flushed with excitement. Then the like me to do it." farmer let go the leading rein, and "I don't like you to do it." Betty cantered triumphantly round "Then why do you allow it?" the field. "I only allow it to please you." Bravo 1" At the square's voice the "Oh 1' Y girl looked up. She was just about to leave the saddle, and her hold on the "And unless you can give mea good relaxed. With a tart it reared, low it any mors," I felt a little cross. recent census the population of Ma - then bolted. Betty tried in vain to hi "We've been engaged for five weeks drid by several thousands. But the two a mad gallop round the paddock, think it is rather late for such ques- NEWSPAPERS OF SPAIN. very Little Stews in Them—Sono Nantes Spain is a country of 18,000,000 po- pulation, but there are fewer newspap- ers published in it, daily, weekly, and bimonthly, official, semi-offical, secu- lar, and scientific, than are published In Ontario and Quebec. And many, if not most ,of the newspapers published in Spain are newspapers in the name only, for their most distinguished characteristic is that they do not con- tain any news, being devoted to what are called "matters in general," or such ;natters in particular as permit of the publication of the paper any day of the week; or any hour of 'the dav— it doesn't make much difference which. Barcelana Is now the most populous highespirited little aurmal s head was reason,"she continued, I shan't al- of the Spanish cities, exceeding by the Ma - gain her seat. She fell, her foo coag Barcelona papers which. have the larg. in the stisru and the Dolt started at and three days," 1 said. "Don't you est circulation are E1 Loro (the Par - "Good God 1" The squire sprang over dollar. ort), a Catalan journal devoted to Jokes stand_ little stead was coag a ions). AS the Spanish fashions have atamd and the fainting girl was in his returned, cruelly, "and I've just beenv cal low wall, and in a moment the re- o brought to"it's never too late to mend," she and El Mode Espanol (the Spanish Ii'ash. con - thinking arms. Kneeling down by the brook thinking these last few days and—" been precisely the samo for Several alone by, they bathed her face and hands Yuur first effort in that way ?" I furies, without the slightest deviation and soon the blue eyes opened. • inquired revengefully,but she took to cat or color, fabric or article, the groans tha4.. You—you might have been kill- "And I've been wondering if you � paper devoted to them is not entirely THE ELEPHANT IN WAR. THEY ARE THE IDEAL BATTLE. SHIPS OF THE Ji1NGLE, !l'helr Greet Strength dud- intelligence— 'hints' Slates Army !dithers Advocate Their Ilse In Mc Cuban war-- Ther wire Used W the war,, "f 01,105 'rlidlee Nb more formidable panitainspi.ring, engine of war' could be imagined Limn a five -ten elephant transformed into a moving armed fort, Twenty-five of them sweeping forward at a rate of fifteen miles an hour, a speed filo ale.' phanlean easily maintain,would throw consternation irate the Spanish lines. The military gatlifications of an ele- phant are his size, strength, docility, power of swimming rapidly and long distances, the remarkable toughness of his skin, which in most places was im- penetrable to weapons of ancient war- fare and whicb will flatten many of the bullets used in modern warfare. An- other great advantage is his ability to go. like the camel, a long while with- out a fresh supply of food and water. Tho military history of elephants commences with the invasion of India by Alexander the Great. The battle fought with Porus is the first well -au- thenticated account of, the appearance of these 1 argest of animals in war. Thenceforward, they were used by the successors of Alexander the Great, par- ticularly the Ptolemies and the °eleu- ciane, Antipater introduced them in- to Greece and Pyrrhus took them into Italy The elephants used by these Princes were of T1BIE ASIATIC RACE. but the Carthagenians and Numldiane about the com.meneement of the Punic wars, began to make a similar use of the African elephant, which differs from the other by having less size, weight and strength, with larger ears . "It was all my fault! the squire urgent necessity of publishing a news - ed." "I was a Pool to about like no notice and proceeded calmly ed," ever put your arm round another girl's clear. "Nay, nay, slit don't take on. There's waist. Rave you?" Quite unexpected was this terriblyOther Barcelona papers are the Voice no harm done," said Farmer Blown i Q of the Neighborhood, the Bludgeon (a goodi•naturedly. 'The lass is noworse direct question. I had to consider a are you Betty, child? I'll just catch moment, • satirical journal with a grewsoane and Bob Roy before he does further mis- "Once," I began gravely, "1 met a gory name). Publicity, the organ of chief, then, I'll help Betty up home." girl." I paused, the Repuuucagts, and the Family Betty was still resting against the Nell?'' said Nora, impatiently. Pic- torial. en Madrid, the capital, snews- square s rough sleeve. She felt dazed I "A girl with wham I became so acid queer, but very comfortable, and friendly that one evening—" paper which nes been frequently ra- ncid squire kept obaffitg Ler little cold T paused again. forced to in the cable despatches from hands in his own warm clasp. "Do go on I" Spain during dna Aust few days is La "You might have been killedl" he "T t h t a dance--" ret her a "Oh, Willy, Low could you?" Li'lteca, a Conservative Journal, which "I met her at a dance and danced makes claim to a circulation of 5,000. a quadrille with her." It is a four-page paper of blanket Yes"—eagerly—"and afterward? style and makers a feature of foreign "There was no afterward, dear," said 3 I. despatches—wben it gets them. El I anticipated Nora wouto ae pleased. Cameo, a lournat of Liberal tendeneies, She was not. has aInnen target circulation, though "Well you can afford to be gener- ous, I suppose," Leonard answered sul- Nora started. lenly. "You've nob came off badly aft- " Oh,Y ou couldn't hear what she mi sYst er all. You see, you and 1 g havesaid," had to wait years far the property:' i "Not quite, but you must remember "Ob„ how dare you speak like that 1" , that the walls of these country cot - she cried. Is all honor dead within tages are mostly made of paper. You you? But you acre going away; after and she were talking till nearly 2 this we need not meet again 1111—" o'clock in the morning. I suppose she "Till you are married. Well, you can was treating you to a discourse on be had—to which has been added sugar I er consent to marriage with a farm- and pepper or any other spinus whioh 1 er'e neice. you may prefer. Place a plate or Oh- The man who asks a woman to share y his riches has some love for her; the er object on it to keep it under the man who asks her to share Li poverty vinegar, and in a few hours it will be has more." ready fes' use. In sermtng cut into The words flitted through Betty's mind before she took in the full three of Leonard's words and recognized the great, unpardonable insult he offered her. Then, as the truth was driven home, she forgot all else in the blind- ing pain of a woman scorned. smaller pieces, The vinegar may be ally invisible by weaving together torn used several times If a little fresh is edges, matching them as carefully as added each time. possible and afterward pressing the i This pickle can be made very quiek- rent, A fine serving -silk is weed to1y' and isansd it fo chesapso thattanenderyothneat cann Lave 1t, darn woollen cloth in preference to any one need fear 'indigestion because of wool, wlhieb would not be sllrong en- eatamg it ougb unless the thread of ravelling we,re too coarse. Where the cloth is thick enough endeavor to conceal the silk thread between rho facie and back of the doll. Begin about half an inch Cram the edge at one side of the tear, and run the needle( the samo din- j tante from the other edge oonoealing• itho thread carefully and drawing the ages closely together., but not so that they overlap. It ,there is any nap on the cloth, brush it back while yoix are darning and thee brush it down again. Lay a damp Outten cloth on the wrong side of the cloth over the darn, and press it down once, then remove the press Lt perfectly dry, but that a very cotton cloth end press next the wcollen surface, being careful that, you do not little steam arises after the iron is re- moved. If the cloth is pressed perfect- ly dry line work of the iron will be shown on the ,right side. A pleas of cloth is aslant clothed with vertical TO HAVE A WHITE SKIN, Eat no meat at all. Become a vege- tarian; they always have beautiful skins, Once in six weeks or so eat a ureal of fresh meat, Driplt as much water as you can; eat little grease, and touch no tea or coffee, Your Ibreaklast may be oatmeal and orang- es: your (linter fruit, nuts, fruit tea —preferably quince tea—brown bread, ' muffins, cauliflower croquettes, mar- ma1de, and dishes of stewed vegeta- bles, The diet is not so had when you become accustomed to it. In London there .are any number of vegetarian restaurants. '.Clio old Onion line steamer Arizona, tAtlantic reeard which once held the , has been refitted and will be used in the North Pecifio. She is an ikon ship and is nineteen years old, "Is anything the matter? My child, are you nurt?" Betty raised her tear -stained face, and mot the glance of two steadfast brown eyes; then the speaker swung himself from the sedate and led his horse across the mossy sward t0 where she lay. With a stifled sob the girl sprang to her feet, but her bosom was heaving, her breath coming in gasps, and she couldn't speak—nay, she could scarcely stand—and the stranger slipped a strong arm round her for support. "You have brad an accident. No?" as she shook her head. "Then you've hadbad news? Ah, when we're young freebies are apt to feel very heavy, and, clouds look very black," Betty freed herself from the pro- testing arm and leaned against the horse's shining Goat, her white fingers playing idly with the pommel of the saddle. "You will think me Very foolish," she afford to despise me now, Betty.' "Your one cry is 'Afford! afford 1' " she said.. 'But: the girl wbo is loved as 1 am loved can 'afford' a good deal. Even a woman scorned can 'afford' to Le gener0ue to the man she thought she loved, viten real love comes and conquers all." - •It was neatly a yeah after their wedding and Betty and the squire stood among the primroses where he ,had first found her, and she told him the story et why she cried that day, • "And you've n".ver oried for frim since, Betty ?" "Never, Raymond, Those were my first and last tears for a false lover, and I have never regretted !bat day." "Regretted it I" The squame drew her close and. kissed her sweet lips almost revetrently. "It was the happiest day of my life," be said, "for it brought me yew" , A moueo skipped across a class -room ftt'Public School No, 42 An eight-year- old girl saw it and screamed. Then several children who had not seen it also screamed, and one of them shout- ed "Fire!' Most of the Inmates now screamed "Fite 1" and in five min- lutes the engines were at the door, a platoon of police, and four thousand people in the street, many of them in - yoking the Almighty to save their children. It was fully two hours bee fore the pante was over. The mouse es - end. Davidson," Perhaps; but Maud told me also something about you." "Awfully good of her to mentton it I" I remarked with affected 'cheerful- nits, but 1 telt desperately undom- fortable. It was too bait of Maud, es- pecially when she had just got en- gaged to Davidson. "What do you think it was?" asked Nora. "1 haven't a notion," I replied. "Oh, guess." But there was no smile on Nora's face. "Well, may be she was telling you bow fortunate you were in having math an adorable individual as 1 be- longing to you." I laughed feebly. "Not altogether," said Nora. "She told me"—and very dist.inotly the words came—"that two summon ago in this very place, you used to put your arm round her waist, and once you kissed herI That's all I've got to say Mr, Barris." 1 had not heard my surname for quite !er long }itmhe,tut I liked it none Nbetora moved from me and my arm Shipped. front her waist. A lamb on the hill behind bleated pitifully and the noise 01 the water eam0 monotonously from the rook diet below us. The sun counted. for but little now. There was a long, long silencebetween us, bat I felt that Nora was looking at me. :And at last she spoke. "Willy." "Yea." I was a little surprised. "Why don't yeti look at me and say fat Isla'! tlrw." and tusks. The elephant is exceedingly sure- footed and shows remarkable sagacity in its choice of routes over mountain- ous districts. It feeds largely on grass and is particularly fond of the stalks. of sugar cane and the feathery tops of bamboo, as well as fruits of every de- scription. Tlie products of Cuba com- prise everything that an elephant might desire, In actual warfare elephants have been and probably would be used as a covering force. Where heavy artil- lery was not likelj' to be encountered the beast might be stationed in front of the lines, the intervals between them being occupied by light troops, who could prevent the enemy from turning the elephants bank on their own ranks. Being held in reserve in the rear a herd of twenty-five elephants might. be brought forward at the moment of a crisis in battle and turn the doubtful scale of .victory. The military value of the elephant was best tested in the Punic wars, Hannibal attached more importance to the animal than any contemporary" general, and he made more skilful use of them than any other great com- mander of antiquity. At the battle near the river Treble Ra.nnibal charged and ROUTED THE ROMAN CAVALRY smaller rn size than El Liberal or the lmparcial two other papers well-known to Enrol ean readers generally who are facnuar with S'yani1h journalism, One propensity of Spaniards to in- durge in uomeastic titles is reflected somewhat in tbe press of that country. Cadiz has two daily papers, one known as the Oelendor of Cadiz and the oth- er as Clamor. One of the Madrid pap- ers, a paper almost wholly devoted to auusrote to the past and the great- nese or Spain, Is called the Future Cen- tury, olid awe of tbe papers of lvlalaga are known respeutively as the News and the Future. A: favorite title am- ong tare provincial papers of Spain is lublicitad (publicity,) which on hard- ly be regarded as a wise selection of title ter a country which receives so few foreign telegraphic despatches and in which a press censorship .exists or so stern a quality as to divest Span- isb,papers generally of all claim to in- dependence in matters relating to the Government, Thera are, approximately, 1,200 pap- ers in Spain, of which 500 aro desoribed as newspapers, 3011 as scientific journals (mostly monthly journals) 100 are re- ligious papers and 300 deal with, fash- ions (Spanish fashions), satire, poetry, mu io and art subjects, Nearly one- half tbe papers of Spain are puhlish- od in 13ae'celonn or Madrid. in the lat- ter city there is one paper published In French, and in Gibraltar, under Englisb control, and there is one prate. lished in Tnglish, The average circul- ation of a Spanish newspaper is 1,200 0011105. A TEDIOUS WAIT, leIay I. ask what is ,going On in the vilinge1• inquired the observant strati - ger. We're .the birthday of the oldest Wo rin , rep habitant ir died the na- tive. She's one husldrod and one to -clay, 511. And tell me, pray, whto is that little men With that dreadfully sad Whitten - duce who walks by the 011 lady's side ? That's her son-in-law, sit, lits bean keepingi up ter life 00lsuran00 for the last thirty yeas's. with a large herd of elephants; but the infantry stood firm against them, and .eventually drove them bank on the Carthagenian lines. Hannibal had brought bis elephants over the ice -clad Aips, subjecting them— to the rigors of a climate to which they were not aecuatomed, and had consequently, greatly lessened their fighting value; so in this campaign he lost all but one of the animals and did not receive a fresh supply until after' his victory at Cannae. 4 H'anno joined hire at Capua with for- ty elephants and 4,000 Numidian caval- ry. Later be was defeated at Nola 137 Marcellus, with a loss of four elephants killed and captured. He met a -similar loss at Gru.mentum,.two elephants be- ing killed in an unsuccessful attempt to relieve Capua, and five more slain in the battle of Camisium, At the battle of Metaurus his ele- phants were repulsed by pikemen, four being slain on the spot. and the rest being driven back on the Carthagenian Innes. 'rhe most remarkable example of the ` use of elephants during this period was presented at the battle of Zama, where Hannibal covered his line with no less than ei,ghty elephants. Scipio immediately changed the usual form- ation of. the Roman lines. 'Where ibo Romans had stood before iN A SOLID PHALANX he left wide spaces like lanes between the manipuli of the legions, masking. the arrangement by throwing for- ward a number of skirmishers and light troops. Hannibal gave the usual order for the elephants to charge the Roman lines in a body. As they went tearing down upon the army the skirmishers retreated through the lanes and the passages were left wide open. Ele- phants on the charge will keep on in a straight line. As they sped through the passages. Scipio's pikemen throw spears, javelins and darts into thein feet and trunks. Thus tortured, they soon turned back and fled in fright, up- on their own people. That battle taught the Romans the value of the open for- mation, The last Roman battle with which elephants were connected was the bat- tle of Thapsus. when aulitts Cneser overthrew the last army of the repub- • lie and its African auxiliaries. That the victory over them was regarded as important was shown by the frequent appearance of elepbants on Raman coins and meanie. Elephants were used Lin largo mime bets in the wars of (India us Tato as 1779, and they form at this dor a 101)', important factor in the British army 3n India, being used for the t1ansporb• ation of batteries and supplies. non She—1 made this -cake far yaw, (bast all by myself. Re—Do you mean to tell me Chat you. !sad no aoe0rnplieee? Prince Nioholaa of btontrnegrc h'ia written a faros for the Cettiuje stage. entitled "Bate One is Barna' lie haij previously written a trag,uy,