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The Brussels Post, 1895-6-21, Page 20: POST. 9 ting ease ever good lea ata to' Ile cowl, 000ture fa the dircott rain feed. 7r milk or he Vela. g the pow y, helping' r a longer profitable p00turee a mistake a pastures hot weath• an extra, I ]l b• e there: on. The rr is suf. f such a vele of rho dWon, in. ban being e a large e will do ug a large znoreaaing Dint to be. onomy to • w0 should rape. .Aa grass he- eding is give more 0008, give , ke, or for use favor. Its g, es well ay be had del in rye, even is or any the will y liberal en rye is ort1on of r oil make pry when th a mix.. PSET. n Froncp- 4 ne knows, France nethod of y a life - 1, if suo- at on the membere complete is nob a c' on the rade onoe i lifeboat >f failure t m the crew in the oars ogee -sur ad eldest It woe The men e Poilly, shipway, water's t twenty - ;We oar, ro frames moment's ad to the came and ion which al to the automatie aar, held around a the chip• Ily on the sition the de is high to may be boat the aches the as heard boat. A iy I" At sad, then o waves. the • oars, hon. In tbook in oeurving him as a. ihe0•buoy d veesel, longe to 5. tamed De Luted for e basket, that the ipe upon armed of plan, the s of these nd threw 1 towards mediately tole lines ieys,were. the cable.. a few see• stewed to the cable' ant to its now re- el to do sly,iu the tarapidly a and the ' and were igredienb e smoke tin where op. The tim just le ab the and see ee. nuloanee allow who 8,g people e' day he money toy forgotten ay up or 6 • [/_ _ J ^* r "s*"^ "��� moot seem to you:: bat 1 prolnieed to trust him, whatever beppene; and 1 ulwatte will. He gave Me thio tite very loci of ell," the ental, holding oub bor wrist ^job lee mupli 0,48,11 for, the pretty bangle now,- thwart' her venom 1 "and he gave ib ea a token between oe;'Dinna Forget.' 1leneW i • , d, Beater, it will be all lei lty mid by, P t re , rex know u will i but 'welt"; lttle 'Maga. Imager," re aoudomnMem-justua little ion eC. fore you oat wnt etrai'b to Ee- The /atom a W e , 6 thar'akoaib. WeUr Wo•o t menticn him t d not fpr another again, Derati y, dear, month. We will talk about other tillage. 0you goipgout for a drive today 7 The Are carriage will be bare at 3 o'alook," " "gnat as q. 04 ]ease, ileac" Dorothy an• " swered, "'I thick you oughtto go, It to good for you, pad cod for the bo ,con, and of ourse you won't have a oarriage-at leapt, not auoli a oarria a alww s' " „ g - yareal -Noe sate Dorothy. Eabher was busy making a wonderful bonnet for the wonderful boy, and she Pinned. in aevorel folds of lace and tried p ef'eota before she spoke+ again. „isn't it odd,"rhe remarked 5t last, "that Lord Aylmer hoe loft his carriage and heroes and aervante in town all this time, when he 10 away?" "Perhaps he never takes them out of „ 6owPerhaganob Auyoway Dorothy, "" ie very leasant p . yP for us as it is," Esther replied. "Weil I shall go and get ready, and, gathering up her bonnet,and materials, she went out of the room, leaving Dorothy alone. Almost immediately Amelia Harris came io, bringing a gag Soled with IibIbo 08800 of ,fresh Sowers. "Ohl" said Dorothy, "bhote are the flowers from Ayhner'o Field. They are lovel is it a rete lane Amelia ? I y. pretty p , suppose you have often been there." ""Yee, madam ; I have been there once or twice," Amelia replied. Pit fa a Sae ponce, to it nob 9"Dorothy aeked. ' A `very grand plate, madam,"said Amelia, Apparently giving all her attention to the flower vegeta, - ""And Lady Aylmer -what is she like? Ie she nice -handsome ?" "M lady •ie very handsome, madam." said Amelia, putting' the last vase in its plaoe, and coming to put a fold of the window ourtaanabnni ht. "V8, haughby g "Very g Y and hard -like, but very handsome for all that." Ah I' Dorothy sat in silence for a minute or gtidy two., Amelia Harris began to the little table between the window and the fireplace. , seems suoh a' pity that" -Dorothy began, intending to say, "such a pity that Lord and Lady Aylmer did not get on well together." Then she broke' off chart, ,end- denly remembering that it would not do: to. speak of Lord Aylmer's private afiaaira hie valet's wife, and also that she wee' not supposed to know more of. them than Lord Aylmer himself would be likely to. tell so new an acquaintance hernce as eke was, q Amelia was looking at her with an expecte ant expression, and Dorothymade haste to p her sentence. "" It seems such a pity that Lord Aylmer has no heir, she said confused] y'Y Amelia Iarrisnot unnaturally, perhaps, misunderstood ger. "Lord Aylmer has an heir, madam," she said nick! thinking that Mre,. He de was vibe a keen eye to the future. "lila n8, hew Mr: R' hard Aylmer, is the heir pp ' y " -he it in India," Ah ( ea, resp paid Dorothy.She y y'friend felt very sick and faint as she leant among the cushions. Amelia Herrin thought she was disappointed, whereas, in truth,mystery Dorothy PP was only nervous hue and upset e. the mention of her hvaband'sname, "" Mr. Aylmer," Amelia oonttnuad, " is in the army -in the Fortieth Dragoons: A handsome young gentleman, but wild= very wild. " Dorothy got up. " 31es, I dare say, but I o8, lit not to talk about him," ahesaid, 4a gar voice trembling and her eyes misty with testa. " I must go and dress for our She wassobbin aseionatel b the time g P Y Y she got into her own room. " Dick, Dick," she cried passionately, "it is hard to have 10 deny you like this, for it was denying you, though 1 said nothing. Why are you leaving me to fight my way through all - , rheas difficulties alone , Iwo, tbelieve that you are false to me -not until you tell me so ; but if it 15 80, you ought to tell me,,, you ought to tell me 0" was Bobbin aseionatel and the g passionately, scalding' tears ran down her ale face and over her little cold kande. .'hey rocailed her to herself. "No, I will be brave, I won't doubt on m darlingg. There • to something 1 do net vnderetand, 1 will Wait R little longer." She unlocked a drawer in tier wardrobe and took out the latae picture of Diok which she had hidden out of Lord Aylmer's way. "Me love, u," dear love, I will trust ouandbe]ieveyou,'phamurmuredfondl "1 will not give way again -I will be brave."aespe0t; She heard the oarriage draw up with the usual jingle and dash, and hastily locked the portrait away again. Then she bathed her face in oold water, and tried to remove the, alas I unmistakable Signe of tears from her eyes. Not very eu00eaefelly, though she went out immediately, afterward, walk-. ed into the drawing•room,and found there- Lord Aylmer, "Lord Aylmer 1" she cried, then went quteklyncress the room to him. •"0h 1I am very glad to see you" she cried, I did notknow you were in town." "1 came up laetnight,dearlady, hesaid, taking both her hands in hie and appeakiug in -a very soft and tender voice. "13ut you are i11, you are not recovered, you are un- happy about something." I 7" murmured Dorothy, evasively, '"Oh I I am noted very well -but"- " But you have been crying," said Lord Aylmer, still keeping her hands in hie. " Perhaps," Dorothy admitted. ' " Perhaps -I am not sore of it," he re.. turned. "lint what is the ,matters? If there is anything that I can do, you know that you have only to command me." He laid etrese on the worde "you know," which in any other Mecums tames would. have been enough to put Dorothy on her guard. Now, however,, with her thoughts filled, with Dick and his strange and inexplinabls thence, she did' not notice the unusual tone. "Oh I" she (tried, hi - puleively, " there is something you could do. for me if you would." " What 7" he said, eagerly. " Tell me." "" ' himade wanted 10 bay, ItamnDick sl wife ,Ism so wretched and so unhappyethic absence. Let him oomeltome, and I will love and reverence you forever." : That was what she wanted to say; but when she was face to fano with the oppor- tunity her courage failed her, and she wall afraid, " Tell me," ha said permute/vela. to/vela. " No--motnow-more day, aortia s "she answered, Y p ' °• You shall tell me nowt" said Lord Aylmer, steadily, Tre looked s8, handaomp and 00 Beiera minpci bknt NOM ,in another Jnomeut »eretlly w9tlhti ha 'u g3Ye4 zu and the mit• owe; would have hoop enb, but fertunately att that momeet Lather Breed coma le, Oh 1 i0 that yen, Lord Aylmer ? she said, plc:meetly. Lard Al rner.dro ed Dorothy's bands , y lte cart ARiss, llrond with his blandest amilo gree 8,p inward perso ; bet t turned le land moat amiaabla volae. So the c pwr• . tunny wap Ipat for Oat day. ay ,I join ou in mar drive ?" • he said, after a ] y , #pwhninutee ;'Why eurely , it ie your parriage, a answered Dorothy. , ""Whenever you methane: it it fe yaura,' .said. Lord Alymer, that t fly, So it happened that the two ladtea, end Lord Alymoc want for a drive together, and while they were driving along Kon, eington Gore, a young man who WAS Walk, Mg with ay lady" and a little girl hat, Lord AlymeC and lofted his bpi, Lord Alymer looked annoyed, but he had no other ohotoa than to raise his hat in return. „ Who ie that?" asked Esther, • ' 04, some young man or other -I really aannob tall you," he answered. "lo Lady Alymer In town?" the asked, abruptly, is > positively auFpriaed Yea.' 13e wasadmission. into making the apdimsetou• g 4 I then b f pope the will be palling on my coueln before Ipng?° ,, Father aoareel a put the remark in the ree• form of a question, and yet it was a (Mee- tion, Lord Alymer found himself in the face of a difficulty for which he was not prepared. Yet he made haste to answer, for Dorothy's vouutn was emphatically a young woman who could not be ignored. °'Ido net think I can answer for Lady Alymer in that respect," he acid with hie moat punotilioue ear. "She and I do not in any way live the same life, do not visit in the same society, except 0o much 0e is um avoidable at Aylmer's Field, In fact, we do not get on very well together -.more is the pity -and site goes her way and I go mane, without one in any way trying to influence' the other,'It is just possible that Lady Aylmer may call on Mrs. Harris ; but, again, ib is exceedingly probable that nothing would induce her to do so. Really, I oannot answer for her one wayor the' other.' ',Oh, I see. What a paty it le," Said Esther, quietly.commendable. "Dorothy, my dear,'"the remarked ossa- ally, to her mouoin when they had reached home and were enjoying a eup of tea, "1 don't like Lord Alymer ; he is horrid." " Oh, Esther, and he has been so kind l" Dorothy oried. • '" yes, 1 know ; so kind that one wonders why he takes suck a lot of trouble. 'Bur hie very kindneea makes me think of a nasty medicine covered up with syrup -you mate the eyrup first and youget the roll Y P y flavor of the nasty medicine presently, and it Metes all the worse. and nastier for the syrup," "Why, Esther, that is just what"- But there Dorothy broke off abort, remem• Barin that Esther did not know Dick's ghole' identity. "lust what who said ?" Esther asked. " 1 did not my anybody said anything,"and Y Y returned Dorothy, sharply; "but aline of the same thought occurred to me onoe before. Still, he has been kindness itself, and and about lint 2 was once unjust g "No, Dorothy, my child, he's a wicked old man, and 1 don't believe he's your „ at alt," said Esther, impressively. I feel as if he might be vary dangerous Go you, and 1 shall stay with you until this about our husband is cleared u y Y Y P one way or the other," Dorothy heard acme tone of her cousin's voice which ret her nerves quivering. "Bather, dear, it will be cleared up." "Yee, yen, dear," said Eetker,eoobhing1y, But, all the same, she had little faith 1,1 that, She had set herself to try. and find Richard Harrah out,and'sha had found that there was not an officer of that name quartered at Madras.. Dorothy had spoken of a good appointment and of Dick as a soldier; but there was no•trace of him to be found. Out of a desire to spare her cousin until the was stronger, Esther kept this to herself, but her faith in a happy ending to all this mystery was very, very small. (T0 no 000'0xNunn,) l tf AGRICULTURAL fAUt CUrn1 Ped , The apeompauytng arra, o1trYt and 1 p ancon f3 au arrangement wofik of QSFing both ora, to on rain, The hale b d'8, # oil i g w,n a fol Uhe g the other for arranged alongthe walk axtendtttg aide. The chamber where stored in bine, convey the grain central building 471 , 'a .. '� -- � CU "f+T1� ®� uarJ.J61J�A++u«r8, OMIT), Poultry And *lc NOUSe. •, au tlln0tratien al OWn _• g ram by P ^, be brow glop Into oroximiGy, g p • e the ealeulated to /MOM for bot t kinds of etoek, for i no iuoonaiderublo extent, ted • P len eaita for a story and a t' wo won s ..-one of the wz ,i t - , saoommodation of heap and the hogs, pens for each being sunny side, with a the length of the other central ecru building hue be a para of 'the grain Ban the latter having chutes to to the first Noor. If this eau hare a oellar,BO much �, ,3 . ::- � '� w' ` 2p,p .., a •e.1 ilp" hl .��c.3; '� s !goody a nieteke not to feed souk nzldthealga flretty,lllaernlly, oleo the pasture nay be, The evldel the deet abthty of feeding grain giving molt when they are en l cool eating Ina number of Wale • eilmote did not show a pro#lt for gI )pg j thou 10, the increase ineitbr, better did nab cgital who coat of b n the(WO 'Whet to maintain it, good 4ondlttonand in,pr0babl in g g d the now maintain a good How fo gerlad,ie such that ibis pFobahly legion some grain even when the are at their beet, obviously it 10 eto IviGhhold extra feed when bot begin to fati,er when excessively la ora plague of ftioe makes it labor of the oowa toget all they Ae to what this extra lood aha. is room for difference of opin real food secured in the pa et• netu ely otthemorma, andn o nature that the etomaoh and bo gow0 ore ueualiy in good nand eluding to over looseness rather t aoetive. Relative pride will b factor in choosing, The pastor excellently in the way of eecuri. Now of milk. Maintaining or 1 .the flesh of the cows is a chief p fenardered. 11 is of doubtful ea feed any longs qua tiny. The o0 retain a good appetite for the g the pastures grow short or the nomas lees palatable heavier' fi indicated, and it will bo wise to bran or shorts, and in many e soma gluten feed or a little oil o8, Rye for early spring pasture 00 a soiling Drop le increasing in early and rapid growth in spri¢ the fact that odd grazing m ti g from it in the fall, are pointe de it0 favor. On the other hand, at its beet, ie not a favorite. gra ]rind of stack. Given a choice select finer .grasaee. Reseonabl feeding of grain ie desirable wh the pasturage. A larger prop bran, ehorte, " gluten feeds," o. will be advisable than is neeesa the pasture is of good grasses we 'tore of plovers. OHAI'SER . , 78, hihp �` a t'' Amelia I1 oi,i proved to be All that Lord - t v >iyimer bad said otic was a atFong, aq1 a oe i o a eta cod cook!, and ppb e w m n, quo , P ea a a r o d r e eotful Jn man* peat p p u an a lin e p nor. She took the erdere for the day from mei ;rand, Rud went pit a40at 11 „wok t9 ger various thongs that wore wanted, ehad a tela avid among other errands the graph form to;hand,in ab the post office, fi' p p It was front Esther Bland to Richard Harris and.amnouneed briefly but to the „ point . Sen,; both well,' '" it will poet a good bit, Amelia," Mtee "' don'tknow exactly+' Brand said. Iw what but the will tell you et the post y clSge. And, by the bye, you might firingseveral back a dozen stamps Inc India. We shalt be writing to Mr, Ramie by each wail, '" Yee,madam," Amelia answered, And Amelia Barrie woe 'perfectly right, p y g for just es she : wile Palmi, the Kai tits• t g 3 brigg'' Barrack° on her waycit ward, g y Lord Aylmer's! uarrtageetopped at the door Palace Mansions, Esther caw it draw up, . Narao, rhe said, going softly into th0 little dressing room, where the nurse eat, 0000010 over the baby by the fire, "will gme-Amelia has you answer the door Inc m gone ? Itis Lord Aylmer, „ The mere mention of a lord woe sufficient to send the nurse off to the door inn bustle, perhaps the cod worm, scented a tipin a g e Anyway, when the door the near futur , y y,jolly was opened to the great mambo was aston. dared to see• a stout, oomfortable•looking body sta¢ding smiling and curtseying within, "Yes, my lord -walk this way, my lord," and forthwith she ushered ham into the dxawing•raom, and went back to the dreseing.room to rel, eve Esther of the baby "A very'fine•looking old gentleman, Miss," she remarked. "Is he?" said Father. "No. I've never teen him," "Good moreing,Lord Aylmer," she said, cordially. "I moat thank you for all your kindness to my little cousin, who fa very lonely j000 now. My name 10 Brand- Esther Brand." Lord Aylmer could not help starting<a little, but he covered it by a profound bow and a protestation that be was delighted- enchanted, in fact -to have the honor ofto making Miss Brand's acquaintance, "And shall I not have the pleasure of oeeing alma-er Harris this morning?" he asked, finding presently that there was no sign of Dorothy's appearance, Miss Brand laughed. "Well, hardly, the answered. "My cousin is 8,e Well 8,e could possibly be expected ander the cir- p Y P enmetances•' " v+" What circumstances . Lord Aylmer naked, thinking that Mies Brand'was aloud- in to Barbara's aooadent. "The oireumetanee of a baby," said Esther, smilin y g' "Of what , Forgive me, but I do not follow you," he said• y "M cousin hasgota baby,Lord Aylmer," said yether, smiling still more broadly.liveries, E g Lord Aylmer jumped to hie feet, Bather, not a little startled, sprang to here. 7"elusion "What he cried,sudden Mrs: Harris had a little eon born at four o'clock this morning, paid Esther, who neither underatoodnorparticularly admired hie unlooked-for and uncalled-for display of feeling. "Good God I" burst from the old lord's lima pFor a few momenta theystood statin g into one another's eyes, he astounded, die- gusted, baffled; she puzzled and a little angry at his unusual and Leraotdiathe behavior. • Of the two, the old lord was the first to recover himself, "And not too much upset by the noel- dent 00 the poor old Iadq yesterday, I hope ?' he inquired tenderly. "Oh, no. Of mune rhe, was u •set at PPalace tbe time, but she was wonderfully calm and quiet after I int hare." Barras- "And myof valet's wile - a asked. how does she like her?" he asked, "We]], really, Lord Aylmer, she hardly knows. Amelia came in, anti Ihad to send her off for the doctor almost before my her and finde hercousverin as useful in feet, w her. But I owe should be but very badly off today bt forhoul "That is good," Lord Alymer said with his most fatherly manner. He rose togo then, and held out kir hand to his enemy. "I am not only glad bub greatly relieved that Mrs. Harris is able to make herself useful, because I feel that 1 am isa measure responsible for the accident to your cousin's servant. 1 shall be quite anxious to hear how she goes on- your cousin, T mean. I wonder if you could pend mea lino now and again to Aylmer's Field, near Norwich 9 I should be so muoh obliged." "Oh, certainly I will let you know; it is very good of you to be so interested," Es- the Ah 1 that is good of you. I am an old man now, and itis the distressing habit of old people to worn themselves about ever thing. pI shall worry more or leas about your cousin until I know she is about again." He went hastily away after this, °hook. ling at the sue0000 of his visit, "I thought ere was going to bediffionib" his thoughts ran; "but ehe'e a woman, and after all, the same baits catch all of them -all of them, There are two things a woman never seems able t0 resist -diamonds and a really smart turn -out," He sat still for a few minutes sftor they turned into the ]iigh_atreet, then called to Charles. ""Charles drive slowly from here to St. George's Hospital," he paid. The old lord was in luck's way, for just as they reached the corner of the hospital AmoliaHarris °emu out of the big building. She saw him in a moment, and Lord Ayl. mer called out for the carriage to Mot. The carriage drew up close beside the ourh, and Amelia Harris stood quite close to the door, so Ghat not a word of her aonver• satin, could he'heard by the two stiff and solemn figuree who eat with their heeds carefully. turned away from the wicked old man behind them,j' " Well? h0 sate, '"We117" the said, looking at him in a hard, dry kind of way, "have you been there 1" "Yee." "'H'm 1 nice little surpri�e for yob, I abould fancy,"' "Oh, a devil of a surprise," irritably. Amelia Hartle laughed pynieally, "Ah I I've been wondering all the morning what you'd think. Well," sharply, "doe ft mae any di0'erenee, or 000 you going an. beamed if It does""-.., „too ,"'Well l'' , Well" 1 tl Bend on thio;' telegram rind weber °iia ichor• Pe" little teen 1 she I a rr i bout the 44154 mail �, � ail tlaemornt ygng a „ " You will da nothing of the bind ; of 1 ,stn going on 1" cried Lord Aylmer, aharpl , under hie breath, " Gtve thorn tin aha tarp me,,whatere the 7 There -Ghat will do. Y Go bap$ -toga a Cab -and lack a#hal my interests: as if -thio -rule -e -e" -"re bad not come at all, to interfere with my plana, if an titin of importsa me acture write tolistlessly.P t g •• " me at Aytmer'a Field, 11 you need to use the telegraph, be very garmtut how you word your message, " On the old plan, 1 eu r''''" ? she asked, „ yea • now go. Oharles to my club." - e � 'ort" � yea, m l Being September, the old lord found hie favorite club almost deaerted-not thee he minded, m feat, he wanted the club to him. self, and practioally he had it. He did not waste time, but road the telegram at once, Boy -both well, with a eneer, and tore it into a thousand irngmenta, which he flue into the rate. Then he o e.le the latter, in Dick's well known Wring, bear- in the Madras post mark. 8 p f Il of It was a long and tender letter, u eolioltude for her welfare and giving her amusing descriptions of hie everyday hie, "" Madras tent muoh of a place, my dart. ;ing," Doak said, "but b shall like it well enough when you are out hors. '`Good God I Lord Alymer crie•d, .,alond, " then she insane going out to him I So that's your game is it, my tittle white oat ? Ah I we must see if we cant make a change in that programme.' "" All the same, the letter continued, herehave and 101 mot oo foliablitt quarters _. about a mile from the town, whore I think You will be 8,e happy as possible. 1 am looking out fora roc -rate syph fox you, but really I fancy it .will be the easiest if you get en yah for the child in town- there are always some who have taken children over and want their return pee• sage, You sea, my darling, I have' not been idle about you nor forgotten to make Y , g the best of my opportunities in gathering information which may make you more comfortable, though I think sometimes that people moat wonder why T want to know about ayahs and nurses." Be roused himself presently, and went were to the table where writing materials'te an lying. Phan he forced k lmeeIf him k8, wawri s ordinary letter to Dio, $ in town for a few days, but was off to Alymer'e Field tomorrow, that my lady was better, and he trusted Dick would beat 1n mind that'he bad to reinstate him- self in hie unole'a ood graces that he might get over the ea:appointment caused by kis refuesl to merry Mary Anaandole, and therefore trusted he would spate no p old friend, JJarrke meBo inion en9nd at thesable to Y Yfinish and of this meaningless and commonplace letter, Lord Alymer made an addition which, like the scorpion's! tail,contained p the sting:Such P. S. the bye, you will be inter Y , Y sated to hear that your little friend, Map* Harris, has mewled herself for .your absence, without loss of time. I saw her Yesterday with a gentleman to an uneom• Y Yg mealy weoneeo,ned•out open earn Bete splendid horses smart servants in white P cockades, and all the real of it..and After a long and intimate acquaintance, with the world, I have opine to the con - that soft eyed little women of that type have marvellous wisdom -they forget the past, give no thought of the future, take the hour as it coiner and, make the best of it. Sensible ereaturea 1" And this most dangerous of alt lies, the lie which was half a truth, Lord Aylmer dropped into the oeb•box, and in due time it went speeding over ren and land in place 11 Esther Brand's telegram, " Boy -both gdrive." well." --- CHAPTER XL suaravee. A whole month had gone by and still no word had come from Dick to the anxious heart so fondly waiting for news in M'aneiona, Or may, that is not quite eorreot, for a long letter from Diok had come by eaoh mail, but they had clever reached Dorothy, eaoh one of them havingShe fallen. in Lord Aylmer's posseseion. I can't make out why your husband has never written, why he never answered thike telegram. I think I sha11 o into the post office and find out if it really went." "Amelia said it went.' Dorothy replied, She, poor child, had never admitted aa much to her cousin, but she was prepared for the worst that could possibly happen. Dick long silence was baginn•0 g toga,] u on ger,. and she was not recovering as quickly as might be desired ; indeed, her doctor and her eoueim Loo, were for the most part thoroughly uneasy about her. And yet, she had ;now boon nearly rix weeks without aline from Dick -Dick, who bad b it her with such fond words of Jove on his liar -ay, and ht hie eyes ; Dick, who knew that note, of all rimae, letters would be of greater value than ever they had been, when she was left alone an her hour of trial. Yet he had not written; there wag no an. ewer to the telegram announcing the boy's birth ; there had come me word nor sign out of the dark blankneee of hope and fear, doubt enan ddee psir whish. was gradually creeping en. And after all, she told herself, and it was not to be' wondered at if Dick had got a little tired of her - a stupid thing like her, as ignorant as a child. What was there in her to keep ouch a man as 'Dick faithful and true when the width of half the world was stretobed between them 7 And then her eyes tell upon the bangle, which she always worn upon her left wrist, with ire bright beacon of hope and trust, J)ick'o toot m800050 to her -'Diana Forget' No, nothing should make her doubt him, he was overworked, ill, some- thing 11ea happened to keep him from writing. t Dont worry about it, dery tether," she acid bravely. "Dick would not leave me without a letter 'without some good reason for it. Please don't doubt him ; yon don't know how good end kind and thoughtful hese-you don't indeed Jiother. No, I don't," said Esther, drily ; then, with an outburst of tenderness very rare in one of her serene and composed nature, shecried, " 0�, don'tglook at ithn. reproachful way, darlin want tobe. ,leve thle Diek of yours perfect -I do dear, Bub when we go on day, after day, woelt after week, and I see your 0nxi0ue eyes, see your face getting whiter and whiter-- gg why, I can't help fooling angry at times; and et Valletta, and --and n0 lir like to kill somebody," ale ended passionatoly. Dorothy did not speak for a Jong time, but eat froom the words: on her bangle walla very thin and fragile•looking finger, "I knowhat you must think,' ale said at loot. "And 5 new what%oleo diem f .! OOVvaxzaNTdobilsxxdmhux the better, for and vegetables by a thegas g r cooking boiler set on should be eo aide pens can responding inside The building ground. Raising COWS Beginners preo-late a bit this subjeot. who ragas pride •fine eowe. This buy blooded stock, animals to start ray that there •heartened if such however, is in investment to selectiag him gree alone.' high-sounding Poor recommendation oorreeponde A yellow skin, prominent urine a through wells" in a penult toiook •some• an animal mon cows will show the sire's heifers, when the saying that and more a purchase Tha purohasa will be notn numb in alfew.peed! so humbly greater proportions. interest, it three eowe have one gas rh herd of thereongkbred numbers wall In disegrace are no disgrace dozemor more moetiy-which butter fat of lot torted ere were just ofiepeing from out a doubtdo Aa to persistency ere go dry only three to dour, longer if they We do not consider give milk Inc birth of calves. strain uponber her period of bar easone Yemend consumption ti'makin ba filled with milk the coniang •Kaffir urged against the udder has hence -the milk cora aifew weeks. Y ,gives 'continuously her eaoh passing But to return who goes out one who buys draw uprise, it. Most of because they their owners. may be able but many more Then, 000,10 arable capital •So. a dairy. Unleae prospective dairyman grading `up plan, This ie by far way of thinking. hast he training can feed and te, ding toward them. Bub never,underany try to start thoroughbred - Grain•Feeding Good pasture or; better arnaxtureuf ; 1e almost a oder#eeb or sheep, and much of our country milk is meet der pts Produ g bureein good once is against steers grain suPPly of pasture weight of evidence giving grain; to animals even Thai seems Moo came, and ekperimento station show lambs designed metterate grain After weaning. r _ ,r "•' i ., •! Ram Hybl D7No in. thin Dan be stored roots: for the use of the fowls and of thorn being done an a the first floor. The building arranged thab rude sad out- bo arranged fn front of nor• pone in the two wings, should be upon well•dratned -- ' ' or Buying Them. - • i8, dairying will perhaps 8,p of personal experience upon It is natural for the man in hie herd to wish to have is not only pardonable but Not ever man can afford to Y at least more bhan a few with. To suoh I would' is no need for being duo is the ease. A good bull, dispensable, and it ie a good purchase such a one. I8, P do not look at hie ped, It may be long and full of names, yet that would be unless the ,animal with it in individual excellence. fine tail with heavy awhile, upon the.bell with the Y it which are called "milk cow, aro some of the main to. when mated with coin - produce calves Which will Pb d' - clearly, and o1 g hey come to milk will prove "the bull le half the hard;" - of s well brad heifer calf of a drain upon the puree, the foundation of a herd •begun will •begin to assume Tris like. compound aconin up fast when two or eaoh a calf once n ear. If Y good luck to have heafera, a eowe of considerable be had •fn a few years. 10 the Grope hslf-blood heffera to kerd. We hove now in milk -grade Guernseys tested from 4 to 6 per cent •from a composite test. Only one as low as tour. The moth. average native cows The those half bloods will with. better than this. of milking, these hell. a few weeks, usually from and no doubt would milk were encouraged to do 8,o, 11 beet for any cow to the entire .period between It is not only too great a constitution,but it shortens usefulness as well. For sant• the milk is not fit for human during- the period known as "when •bre udder ie bait 1¢teaded for the needs o, calf. Another .reason to be. continuous milking 10 that •no chance Inc expansion, flow is considerably leas tom go wereA cow which is like a spayed cow, in one milk grows lees andlenswith year. to the subject, The man to buy cows is much like the' a lottery ticket. He may but. the chances are against the cows for sale are offered are not wholly desirable to. A good judge of dairy cows to make %desirable selection, ,would make a poor one. regnlree the obtlay of Conoid- to buy enough oowa to start thio:is no objection, the bad better follow the and ranee hie own eowe. the most satisfactory, to my One knows his cows; he of them from the start, and care for them in a manner the proper development of ofreumstanoee, such a ' herd without the bull; ' He ie indispensable, -_ Stock On Pastures, composed of good greases, grasses and clovers, food for horses, aattl0, is deairable for hogs. Over a pound of meet or of cheaply produced molten the its food b mein 'o d as; y g g 6.0 p condition. The weight of avid the profitableness of feeding when they have an_;abundanr, 11 in its beet ondttion. The mane to be in favor of some °lasses of quite young when they heve good pasture, of cotta, of octaves in many at+ the Wieoonslo a good profit frim giving to bo told as fat lambs a ration both before anti For meet fermate it is THIS LIFEBOAT WON'T 5 _^ The Annaratua Designed by num Buedliernar Tenet Launching a lifeboab, as everyo is a difficult and delicate o oration P •It ''now comes forward with a new i launching a lifeboat, Ordinarf boat is launched by the crew, az carefully lauuohed, ie earned o receding wave, but nob until some of the crew have, received a drenching, If the first attempt Bncaeae the boat ie thrown baol beach, and the start must be n more. T`hie new nonmaubmeraibl does away with any possibility permits the host to be pi water completely manned, the their places, ready to bend to without or delay. trial aha at maul a took Merl The life•eaiehe station in the world. eetabliehed as longago as 1825.. are.bobh French and limglish• Tla]t:N&w AE]'ARAT[is, which le the invention of E. d connate of anea inclined plane or with rails reaching down to bh" edge and having an angleof abou two degrees; also of en union perfectlycleat' and formed of tv hich cn be folded together at R notice. g A movable au ort is fasten PP two lower edges of the under f holds the upper frame in a posit may be varied from the horizont necessary inalination for the y launching of the lifeboat. The in position by a chain winding windlass, glides on the rails of way, carrying the boat horizonta upper frame work, and in this. o PP P boat is launched, provided theta enough. At low tide the auppor manipulated eo as to give the P Proper angle at the instant it re At a given signal a wheal v and the crew a lamb, red into the Whistle rear• "Get ren, the third a heavy rumble was he a eplaah and the boat was in tb Twenty vigorous acme' manned which et once be an to flap fn 00 the bow stood a pilot, a long ho, his hand, and in the stern, mai an immense oar whoop served an rudder, was the captain, ANOTHER I0KYalU11a0T consisted in establishing a bree, between the ehore and a wreoke The honor of this new appliance be modest mechanic of the country 1 Cazin. He very' adroitly eubeti, the treditlonai- ring supporting th the great defeat of whrch was. friction rubbed and frayed, the r� whioh it slid, a little apparatus f two pulleys adjusted on the same cable paesi¢g between the groove putteye. The hawser gun was charged a a line with a rod attached 600 fee, the vessel. This line was im, seized and by means, of it the do, of the breeohep-buoy, with itapul hauled aboard, and then followed upon which the bathetworks.'.In onde the pulleys were securely fa an upright rod on the ship, 1 was hauled taut and the basket e destination on shore. , All that mined for the people on the yes woo to take their plane" suocesoiv, basket, which made auoceoeivetril and successfully between the ehor ehip until all the people on bo landed, THE SOUTH. AFRICAN BOOM, - --sea. Some Ittterealing Figures About tile Oreat. Diumendand Oehl alftne& A member of the British Parliament close Boma interesting information regarding the greab apeeulatione in London. "It was enl nine sate u o," he s8, s Y Y 3 .' '' ' that the English began to settle in the motion of South Africa where the diamond and' gold mines have since been discovered, The Datoh had previously Settled there after the same fashion 8,e they did originally in New 1 ork when they called it New Amsterdam. About twenty Ditch farmers ocoupied all the section: of country, whose occupation was raising cattle. The mining exeitment has since drawn a white papule. tion of 80,000 and 40,000 blanks nine August, 1886. . Within a few years+ moat of these lands were sold ab a pound an acre and a large parrot them 0e low as 6 pence . an acre. The mines establiehed on this property have been stooked at £120,000,000 and most of them ere selling at an Mumma premium; for inetanoe, the Rand: mines were issued at S1 a sharp, and they are no* worth 533 a share, and many of the holders expect to realize at leesb' 6100 a phare, "The output of gold is now 181,000 ounces per mouth, and with the new batteries and appliauoes now being emoted and nearly completed it is eonfldentty expected that the product will reach 200,b00 ounces per month, Silver ie found in this country to considerable quantities, but the low price provaittegmakeeitiinprofitable eecompared with gold. '.Chis rich mining property is located 6500 feet above the level of the sea and le extremely healthy. lo the Rend Victoria mine they are now sinking a ehaf0 to. work the reef ata depth of 2200 feet. The men who Have profited by this Kaffir apeoulatfon more than any ethers are Cecil Rhodes, Alfred Beit, Barnet° Broil„'J. B. itobinson, Eckstein Bros„ Henry Nouroe, Pelt Ivlaraee, 37. A. JSnglieiy S. Neumann ab 'Co.r and A: Goerz 8t Go., some of whom are now living in London in "princely style. The Barnatos originally went to that eoun- y J gq Y pposed to have imp ¢ lers; They are P out of their ventures,resucin- otpally- in diamoed ,mines, ;66,000,000. Robinson le put dawir at 57,000,600, Boit at £12,000,000, Rhodes at about £7,000,000, Noumea 52,500,000, Nit Mame at £2,• 000,000 and F. A, English at £3,000,000. The followers of these' bond operators have aleo ince big winners, The Bsrnatos boaeb of having 'darted an their new departure With a halt crown in their pockets." , Bhhltgltllg ilh China. The Chineea burglar takes an it of Ma w:en, burns it, and blows al through the keyhole of the bedro, the master of the house ie rale fumes dull the acuses of the w" e¢olgh to make him helpless, whi same time permitting .rim to heal ever Y thing that gees on in the Cor Another. Soolal Nuisan De Chappie-If thers'e any one I hate more than another, Ws a f ie always going around introduof There's Goodhcart, for inatanoe Bouttown-What's he been dol Do Chappie-The fool. The alb introduced the to a man I owed and I'd been owing it o long'he'd all eboat mo, Now 111 have to p be aued, Twelve hundred postmen half. struck in Bude•Peeth for an Moreau° of Wages. ting ease ever good lea ata to' Ile cowl, 000ture fa the dircott rain feed. 7r milk or he Vela. g the pow y, helping' r a longer profitable p00turee a mistake a pastures hot weath• an extra, I ]l b• e there: on. The rr is suf. f such a vele of rho dWon, in. ban being e a large e will do ug a large znoreaaing Dint to be. onomy to • w0 should rape. .Aa grass he- eding is give more 0008, give , ke, or for use favor. Its g, es well ay be had del in rye, even is or any the will y liberal en rye is ort1on of r oil make pry when th a mix.. PSET. n Froncp- 4 ne knows, France nethod of y a life - 1, if suo- at on the membere complete is nob a c' on the rade onoe i lifeboat >f failure t m the crew in the oars ogee -sur ad eldest It woe The men e Poilly, shipway, water's t twenty - ;We oar, ro frames moment's ad to the came and ion which al to the automatie aar, held around a the chip• Ily on the sition the de is high to may be boat the aches the as heard boat. A iy I" At sad, then o waves. the • oars, hon. In tbook in oeurving him as a. ihe0•buoy d veesel, longe to 5. tamed De Luted for e basket, that the ipe upon armed of plan, the s of these nd threw 1 towards mediately tole lines ieys,were. the cable.. a few see• stewed to the cable' ant to its now re- el to do sly,iu the tarapidly a and the ' and were igredienb e smoke tin where op. The tim just le ab the and see ee. nuloanee allow who 8,g people e' day he money toy forgotten ay up or 6