The Brussels Post, 1896-7-10, Page 2FATE'S
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Tlie Nestops, 01'. Tottlebury
in the county ee Suffolk, Were
olent and honourable Tamil
very distingaiseed or very 'r"
yet for many' generations beets
richer and more distinguish
the. common run of mankind
men bad been for the most p:
and upright, tenacious of the;
and mindful of their duties; t
en had respected their butt
acted respect from their lnferi
educated their brothers' wives
Heston ways; and the whole
while confessing individual f
would have been puzzled to p
bow, as a family, t had. failed
up to the position in which Pr
and the Constitution bad pl
the other side in one or two
the other side in one or two ca
last bwner of the Grange, a
bachelor had scorned the limit
rents and bis banking -acro
added victories on the turf to
wily laurels at a heavy cost
family 'revenues. c His sudde
bad been mourned as a person
but silently aoknowledged as
astio gain, and ten years of tb
odicel rule of bis brother Rog
gone far to efface the reneges
merry reign. The younger son
Neatens served the State or
the professions, and Roger ha
a long and useful life in the 0
Commerce. He bad been a v
official, and his merits had no
unappreciated. Fame be bad
sought nor attained, and bis n
come but little before the pu
rare appearances in the newspap
orally occnxring on days wb
Gracious Sovereign completed
year of her beneficient life, an
pleased to mark the occasion
1erring bonour on ear. Roger
When this bappened, all the
writers looked him up in "Men
Time," or "Wbitaker," or sore
standard work of reference, a
marked that few appointments
meet with more universal
lie approval, a proposition wbi
public must be taken to have e
with tacit unanimity.
Mr. Neston went on his way,
turbed by his moments of no
but quietly pleased with his r
bon, and when be entered into
sion of the family estate, cont;
go to tbe office with unabated
arity. At last he reached t
naele of his particular ambitio
as Permanent Head of his
went, for fifteen years took a
share in the government of a
almost unconscious of his exists
til the moment when his
saw t
nouncement that on his retire
bad been raised to the peerage
title of Baron Tottlebury. '1'h
chorus of approval broke forth
again, and the new lord had
friendly pats on the back he w
ing to. public life. Henceforth
silent in the House of Lords,
wrote letters to the Times o
sects, which tbe cares of office h
previously left him leisure o s
But fortune was not yet ti
smiling on the Nesters. Lord
bury; before accepting• his new
lead impressed upon his son Ger
necessity of seeking the wheres
gild the coronet by a judicious
o means lo
bad! everlmade mwas uch progress
Bar, and felt that his want of
contrasted unfavorably with tbe
ing practice of his cousin Geer
state of things very unfitting, as
represented a younger branch
Gerald. A rich marriage, co
with his father's improved p
opened to him prospects of a ca
public distinction, and, what w
important, of private leisure,
fitted to his tastes and less try
his patience; and, by an unusual
luck, be was saved from any sc
about marrying for money by t
that be was already desperate
love with a very rich woman. S
of no high birth it is true,
was tbe widow of a Mancheste
cbant; but this same merchant,
disgust of his own relatives, b
her five thousand a year at b
solute disposal. , The last fact
outweighed, the two first in Lon
tlebury's mind, while Gerald rest
action on the sole ground that
Witt was the prettiest girl in L
and, by Jove, he believed in the
only, of course, if she had mono
all the better.
Accordingly, the engagement
an accomplished feet. Mrs. Wit
shown no more than a graceful
clination to become Mrs. Masten
twenty-five perpetual devotion
memory of such a mere episode
first marriage bad been was nee
be desired nor expected, and
was very frankly in love with
Neston, a handsome, open-faced
ping fellow, who won her beam
ly because be was so unlike th
Mr. Witt. Everybody envied
and everybody congratulated Ne
having escaped the various chasm
are supposed to yawn n the p
rich young widows. The engag
was announced once, and conte
as premature, and then ane
again; and, in a word, everythin
sued its pleasant and accustomed
in these matters, Finally, Lor
t.iebury in due form entertained
Witt at dinner, by way of int
into the Neston mysteries.
It was for this dinner tba
George Neaten, barrister -at -law,
putting on ,kis white tie one
evening in his chambers off Pim
George was the son of Lord Tottle
younger brother. His father ha
on service in India, leaving a
who survived him but a few yea
one small boy, who had develop
to a rising lawyer of two or thre
thirty, and -was at this moms
ployed in thinking what a luck
Gerald was, if all people said
Mrs. Witt were true, Not
George envied bis cousin his
His roving days were over. H
found what he wanted for. h"
and Mrs. Witt's beauty, if she
beautiful, was nothing to bim
be thought with mingled joy a
signation. Still,. however mac
may be in love with somebody
pretty girl with five thousand
is luck, and there's an end of
couciucled George Neston as he
to his bansom and drove to Po
Square, ,_.,.
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10, 1896
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ia,
art
r
ire
ore,
dint
ovidence
rases.
acs,
gay
s
anti
n
a
e
s
adorned
d
blic,
ars
another
by
e
toriety,
ed
he
as
Ludy
dignity,
success
seemore
be
1y
he
and
r
ed
Neaera
to
cher
Gerald
Gerald,
as
odnced
nt
Smself,
got
same tittle borough, ox other" -Place.
with a meaner once in two ygars, you
know IPfor_et the name, let "s seg -delicate
yes,
yes Peokeme '
exclaimed George Nes-
ton, loudly and abreyptty,
mase td Budde motion with
olio
na a d a sudden m n y
checked -.and ber fan dropped with a
.clatter on tbe polisbed ,boards.
Gerald dived for it•, so dal Mr. Blad-
well, and their beads parne,in eantaat
with such violence ae to drive all re-
rtimsaencea of Recorded Dawkins out
of, Mr, ;i37adwetl's brain; They ware
atilt indnl ing' n r0aximinat;neer when
Neaera swan y ]efl them creased to
LordTattlebury, and took her leave'
Geer„q. went and owned, the, door
for her, She looked at bim emceed.,
Will ou come and see me, Mr, Nes-
y
ton?" she asked,
He bowed graeely, answering Hath^
mg,
The party broke up, acrd as George,
was seeing Mr. Blodwell's bulk fitted
into
to a four -wheeler, the old gentleman
7
Vi by did you do that, George?"
' Vhat3"greatly
"Jump, when I said Peckton."
"Oh' used to go sessions there,you
know.
' Do you always jump when people
.mention?the places yop used to go nes-
"Generali � '
y ,' replied George,
"I see," said Mr. Blodwa 1, lighting
his cigar. "A bad habit, George; it'
excites remark. Tell him the House,
"Good -night, sir," said George. I
hope your head' is better."
Mr. Blodwell snorted indignantly as
gn y
be palled up the window, and was driv-
en away to his duties.
(To Be Oontinued.) • •
rrr
lel AUAI AFFAIR,
THE
* *-
a3lAPTEIt III,
„
s At last, abakhng off the spell Ith t
eemed to bind bim, be took a St_em
oath' that both bis false friend and
faithless wife should feel bis vengeance,
lie said bis beautiful Lorne and con,.
vented everything' that he -possibly
euuld into motley, Chan hs bo an his
Y . g
wan(er a,_ tSilye iA OVCr pearl
rig g y e
wbole of America and Europe. High-
tee»,years he searched without finding
a.tram of them, His money was near-
shattered and be
]y spent, his healthman
was but a sad wreck of his farmer self,
"It Was by the merest acoldent that
be finally saw her whom be once called
wife. She was alighting frtun a car-
riage, and be saw her enter the home
of Dr. Neville, whom be recognized, al-
though he ]ted changed, as his
false friend, Ralph Beetle.
"Securing lodging a few squares
away, He began
y. g watching the house,
reay to take advantage of the firs
opportunity that would present Steel
and enable him to make sure of both
his intended victims. He watched them
at night, for bad they seen him too
often in tbe daytime they might have
recognized him. At the expiration of a
g B
three weeks' vigil be saw all the eel-
vants leave the house on the night of
tbeir visit to the theater. His rime bad
arrived, and be was about to step up
to the door and gain admittance when
a bay ren up and rang the bell. The
doctor took the boyinside and left the
door unlatched, So be ascended the steps
and quiet! entered, unheard and un-
seen, y
"Ile secreted bimself until after the
and the boy had departed' thou,
p
issuing from bis place of concealment,
be entered the room where Mrs. Ne-
ville was seated. Upon hie entrance she
arose and demanded to know who be
was.
."So you do not remember me?' he
said; 'look closer and see if you cannot
recognize the husband you bave so
shamefully wronged?"
A hunted look came into her eyes
as she stood speechless, gazing roto his
face. Then, with a cry of despair, she
sank to the floor and covered her face
with • ber hands to shut out the sight
of
seem n had therehad ted. As he drew she deli-
cate stiletto, and, raising her arm,
drove it a couple of inches into her
armpits,She nd not
ichovemenheeveral
stood
silently watching her. Then with a
cry of pain„sbe sprang to ber feet and
faced him. Her face was flushed and
eyes glittered; the veins on her
forehead stood out like huge cords,
while the cords and muscles of her neck
seemed straining to burst through her
delicate skin.go
"With a mocking smile upon bis
face be told that the little instrument
with which be had pricked her was
venom ored f an Indian deadly
that
is earthly
adly effects.wer Adhvknofnr mom horror
came into her face, a.nd, reeling, she
oeet- fltlhe hous o the bold might return, stole otbat ut
into the night.
He bad selected the armpit as the
place to make the puncture, as a wound
there was less likely to be discovered
than on a more exposed portion of the
body. From the papers next day be
learned that no suspicion of a crime
bad been aroused,
"Again be resumed bis vigil. Nearly
three months passed before he waseler
able to meet the doctor in his house.
He had seen the housekeeper and bar
husband leave and take an omnibus for
a distant part of the city. Watking
boldly n the steps he rang tbe bell,
tellin_ the doctor when he came to the
painsr tnear bat htbe heart e was uand embedbled by s him
to prescribe for bine Dr. Neville ask -an
hed ad nL in rind Taking bii doortofane be
the rooms he told llimmto bo seated
whull prefferdto annd while in your
presence, Ralph Bettie,' was the aston-
shin reply of the stranger,
me j hothecalls
name?'Jdemaare nded thetamaz-
ed doctor,
' 'Devil" is well said doctor, for you
will find that I am a devil. Driven
to devilish deeds b aur own devilish-
nese, and my name is Robert Hart.
Do you know me? Ah! I see that you
do, you shrinking • aimard, but you do
not seem very much pleased by the res-
o nitron. You cannot imagine bow
much pleasure it gives me, though, as
I base bunted you for eighteen years
lust for tbe pleasure of this meeting.
I will now discharge the debt I owe
3'ou.'
Drawing the same stiletto he had
used upon the woman, be made a stoke
at the shaking wretcb, who threw up
his hands and warded off the blow, re-
ceiving a wretch on the back of the
band in so doing. Seeing this. his ene-
my stepped bask and returned the sti-
letto to bis libeled, much to tbe doe-
lor's surprise, for he expected another
Fittaek,
Robert stood with his arms folded
while be told the doctor tbat he bad
introduced himself to Alice in much the
same way just before she passedtrav into
death'sshadows.
sbeYt000kareforavg
that
screed) is as deadly as the venom of
a cobra can make it, and 1 °suppose
you know what that means, doctor?'
""With a cry of rage the doctor sprang
at his throat, but Robert ,jumped aside
and tripped him, and, springing upon
his back, held him to tate floor until
the poison had rendered hien helpless.
Then be stood and watched his death
agonies until they had ceased, whop be
left the house an$ returned to bis room.
The next day found him too ill to
move, and in two days, more ho bad
been taken to the hospital, where the
fever kept bim a captive until two
weeks ago, when he was discharged. Fie
was now without money or friends, and
wandered aimlessly about the city un-
two officers arrested bim. The rest
you know. For, gentlemen, I am Rob-
art Hart,. whose story you bays just
beard. Do with me as you will. i
va ow befen been more, to
and death wi 1
soon claim mea"
Tbis was tbe story the prisoner
told, broken into very often by violent
fits of couching, and it would. not have
taken an expert to have told that he
was in the last stages of consumption.
drew When
biswicketstilettoandto
I
small vial containing a few drops of
soma colorless )tjuid, ?;lacing them on
tbe table, he said. "This .stiletto is the
instrument which killed Ralph Bextie
and Alice,; and the vial still contains a
#ew deepen( the venom need upon it."
Pee s ]lettG WAS email atrair,, the
blade being about five inebes
long and no larger at the hilt than a
darninl; needle, On close inspection .a
matin of same transparent substance
noel beenoticed upon 114 tine being the
t wbiol# it bad been dipped,
The handle was of pearl and covered
WJLh aelieate GarVinga, Onrlously
wrnwgbC.
After be had been placed 'in the
strong Qom with wbiob the house was
provided the chief said to me;
I dont know what to think of thin
affair, for,.if this man is taken ind
court and his storyis told, it will be
a 'sweet morsel of scandal for those
who wore. not friendly to the doctor,"
not I was departing be cautioned n?e
p mention what 1 had heard until
be bad seen me again.
The next day as I was looking over
a newepaper a short item caught • my
eye, to the effect that a suspicious
abaractex whom the chief of the secret
'mod bis apprehended and bad eon-
strong room the evening
before had ruptured a blood vessel dur-
in a violent attack of eougbing and
died before a doctor could be aum-
maned. q
The chief paid mea visit Lbat even-
Ing and told me that the riaoner bad
indeeed died as was stated -summoned
any to appear before a higher court than
y bsre an earth. He had examined
his arm after be bad died and found
the scar left from the wound made by
the Englishman's scalpel, which corral;-.
eneeed the story of his snake Gxperi-
fastfriends.askedstne not to divulge
g
what the dead man had disolosed the
night before, and as Barton and Duroeb
were also thus •instructed the foots of
the ease were never published.
The old chief, who died shortly be -
fore I left London. told me on hie
deathbed that be bad always felt as
though be had done wrongin withhold-
ing the truth of thin afair as long,
and asked me to make it known after
be bad passed away.
'this 1have now done. And to some
who remember the principals it will no
doubt be a p p
great surprise.
(The end)
�A�I���rn
H WISHED
ti-.-
"I wish you'd fix this wir
$q it weals! roll," said Mx
to her husband the other n
I (1GA't:knOlY bow t0. #ix
Harkins,
- """an't lrnOW bow to do SI
Pie little thing as fix a'wine
said tee taoi.lesa Mra, Hark
if I aro'
w you I d learnt N
here' Darbys husband, tbo
thing around the house time
can't do. ride don't run off
every time any little le
to be done, I£ I hada hi
that, things wouldn't go to
ruin as they do 'around th!
Wimp are.you going.
Bene _ting to giretoid m�
cut it, Fig !yenta screech
an There it isl Hire, litre,
there's lilr. Lally. across til
outs his own grass and cultt
garden besides and Pm sur
Were
o ksyotusfs hIf inahis 01
,Mrs Laity tvo'd have a had
seedless or ignorant of th
Harkins has visions of the dt
of $oath Dakota before his
Harkins continues:
And when are yo i going
the cellar? !was over to 1)e
to -day and hire Smythe
ed their cellar up like wax.
ways doing something h
the house. If 1 'hada h
yn Smythe
around here.' would 1
'"f wish to heaven .you ,--
rry f don't say anything
gine. for Aafterward," be r de
res ectful. 1 wish you were
p
Jennings husband In that
never saw a man as courteo
cicely respectful to bis wits
3 often thin!: that if Iliad
like Mr. Jennings we'd g1
good deal better together. D
that bottle of nix v omica I
to get at the pharmacy?"
"No, 1 didn't; I forgot it,'
".Forgot 111 And you ha
right by the Pharmacy door
waHeston.
husband never omel forgetss. yagy th
told her that mine never rt
anything and she said that
The
toehaveythatt ashy tr
but you would have forgotte
child had been at death's ,
Horne says that when the;
are at s to k do .forHthenma, k M
be a comfort to bave a hu
that. If I had such a husbai
halfon 'doctorheillaysellf on what
eati
that every husband and Ertl
know something about mac
then it's no use scolding alit
can't be helped. How do yo
new house dress?”
I didn't notice that you
new dress."
just like _you. 1 mis
in rags and tags for all
or care about my clothes. 3
Martin was here to -day and
Shang Mr.e has on. 1 told her
had su re and camforhat there
clothes and she said s
the in felt
me. And if you were likewh
r
pleasant about meooncn nthig
always 1
ys saying something
Mrs Carver. le I had a he
that 1'd --"
And n'hen Harkins snatcct
she and rushfollowed lilunitodtyefroor
"Where are you sting? Ri
time. Never stay at home i
If I ;tad a husband like
he'd —"
corwo a er.Harkins had escaped a
neeeee
' an an"
a never
but
always
ed than
The
able
Claiila,
wore-
ars, ex-
and
in the
race,
railties,
out
to live
teed It.
I1Te
The
old
of his
and
rho fa-
to tbe
death
al loss
den-
meth-
er had
of itis
of the
spent
:nee of
satiable
1 gone
neither
no had
its
gen-
en our
d was
con-
leadex-
of tbe
other
nd re-
would
(pub-
oh the
elorsed
wades-
rib-
posses-
sued to
regul-
pin-
o, and
)ea"-
large
people
,000111-ean-h
sent
by nthe
en the
many
turn-
be sat
and
n sues
ad not
red of
Tattle
aldthe
Rh to
Blame H
th the
atought
grow-
George
than
canned
better
ing to
bit of
ruples
Seat
in
was
she
mer-
to the
left
d Tot-
ed his
melon,
world;
y too,
was
t had
disin-
At
the
is her
to
strap-
main-
e late
thatpresent.
weat nt
gn s
I Tot-
Mrs,
dationupstairs.
t ,
was
May,
adill .
bury
1 died
wife,
edam
e -and-
em-
y dog
a nett
bride,
e bad'
warn
so
nd re-
else °n
a year
ill So
in-
rtmnn
The party' wan but . small,la for fame
Nestons were not .pee of t ,
flies tbat ramify into bewildering
(r•awtbe Qf cousins, Lerd ToLtlebur et
course 1vas there, a tall, spare, rather
stern"looking, man, and Ins daughter
Mand, a bright and '; pretty girl of
twent3" and Gerald in a (!actor 111
concealed by the very extravag-
tinge of nonabalanCe.! Then theca
were a couple of aunts and a male cou-
sin and hie wife, and George lsimself;
Three of the guests ';vele friends, not
relatives. Mrs. Bourne bad been the
chpson intimate of Lord l'attlebury's
wife's
dead wife, and he honoured, his v
memory by constant attention to hex
ixtend. Mrs, Bourne brought her
daughter Isabel, and Isabel bad come
full of eurioslty to see Mrs. Witt, and
also hoping to see Georges Ne ton, for
did she not know what plea
give bim to meet her ? Lastly, there
towered on the rug the huge form of
Mr, Blodwell, Q.C., an old friend of Lord
Tottlebury's and George's first itutor
and kindly guide In the law, faamous for
rasping speeches in court and good
stories out of it, famous, too, 08 one of
the tallest man and quite the
man at the Bar. On y Neaera Witt
was wanting and before Mr. Blodwell
had got well into the' famous story
about Baron Samuel and the dun cow
Neaera Witt was announced.
Mrs. Witt's widowhood waa only two
years old, and she was at this time al-
most unknown to society. ,None of the
party, except Gerald and bis father, had
seen ber, and they all looked with in-
tercet o the door when the butler
announced her Hama. She had put, off
her mourning altogether for the first
time, and came in clothed in a gown of
deep reds with a long train that gave
her dignity, her golden hair massed
low on ber neck, and her pale, clear
complexion just tinged with the sus-
J
picion of a blush as she instinctively
glanced round for her lover. The entry
was, a doubt, a small tri umph• The
girls were lost in generous admiration;doctor
the men were startled; and Mr. Bled-
well, finishing the evening at the House
of
Vane, remarkedLord Presidents pr -
vete secretary (unpahe id), I hope, my
boy, you may live as Jong as I have,
and see as many pretty women; but
you'1 Her face 1 a pre tier 1 anthan_
Vane,
my boy � her waist!" But here the di-
vision -bell rang, and Mr. Blodwell has-
posse timed to deteriorating.,tagainstt0
specious pretence of cheapening, the ad-
inmistration of justice.
Lord Tottlebury, advancing to meet
Neaera,took her bytthe]banduand proud- he
greeted each graceful and graciously un-
til she tame to George Neston. As she
t that to ked ld een en
saw his sudden jaw
recollection leaped to her eyes, and her
cheek flushed a little. The change
ea distinct that George was confirmed
in the fancy he ha.d from the first
moment he came in, tbat somewhereber
before he had seen that golden hair
and those dark eyes. that combination
of harmonious opposites that made ber
beauty no less special in kind than in
degree. He bad advanced a step, his
hand held half out, exclaiming-
•,Surely—„ pp
hand fella to his stopped
sfor all" sand hof
recognition
shedaveehim d from
n]Mthe same
modestly _recons bow that she had
incident won the rest of the party. The
as over, leaving George so,is
ly puzzled, and Lord Tottlebury a lit-
tie startled. Gerald had seen natio
having been employed •in •issuing ors-
dors for the march in to dinner.
The dinner was a success. Lord Tot-
tlebury unbent; lin Kos very cordial
and, at moments, almost jovial. Gerald
was in heaven, or at least sittin direct-
1Y opposite and in full view of it. Mr.
7310 !cell enjoyed himself immensely:
bis classic stories had never yet won
so pleasant a reward as Neaera's low
rich laugh and dancing eyes. George
to bays enjoyed himself, for a
was next to Isabel Bourne, and Isabel
Heartily recognising that, she was not
was, igthe prettiest to her
p101 in"thee room
took the more pains to be kind and
amusing, ButGeorge wasransacking
out it less figuratively, error ring,a to
growing exasperated as he wondered
in vain, w�ore the deuce He'd seen the
girl before. Once or twice his eyes met
iters, and it seemed to himqn that he had
caught her casting an inquiring
hensive glance at Him. W elle sn v
that be was looking, her expression
changed into cam of friendly interest,
appropriate to the examination of a
prospective kinsman.
"'rShat do you think of her?" ask-
ed I)sabell Bourne, in a low voice, "Beau-
" She is indeed," George answered,
"I can't help thinking Iva seen her
somewhere before."
She is a person one would remem-
ber, isn't she? Was it in Mancbes-
ter?"
I don't think so. I'haven't been in
Manchester more than two or three
times in my life."
"Well, Maud says Mrs. Witt wasn't
br ligBht up there." i '
Where was she brought up?"
"I don't know," said Isabel, "and I
don't think Maud knew either. I ask-
ed Gerald, and he said she probably drop-
ped down from heaven a few years
Perhaps that's how 1 come to re-
member her," suggested George.
Failing this explanation, he confess-
ed himself puzzled, and determined to
dismiss the matter from bis thou ets
for the Aided by Isabel
Bourne, hevery
ir]'successful in this
effrto: a y g p
bestf modern substitute for the waters
Nevertheless, his interest remained
strong enough to make Him join the
group which Gerald and Mr. lodwell
wentformewith Neaera as soon as the men
Mr. Blodwell made no
secret of the fact that it was with
him a case of love at first sight, and
openly regretted that his years pre-
vented him fighting Gerald for his
prize.elcone
oral newt n dawith with
and Neaera gravely apologised for not
havingWatt Mr BlMake
J a jr choice till
"But at least you Had heard of me?"
9til
be urged. ,
"I am terriblyignorant," she said.
"I don't believe I ever did.'
"Neaera's not one of the criminal
Classes you see, sir," Gerald put in.
"He taunts me," exclaimed Mr.
Blodwell, "with the 014 Bailey 1"
George heti coma up n time to Lear
the last two remarks. Neaera smiled
pleasantly young
nothing abouto be law, George,. on
tinned Blodwell. "glib never heard of
me -nae of you either, 1 dare say. It
reminds me of what they used to say
Hover
about old Dawkins, Old Recorder
Hada brief, but be was Recorder of
+
SOCIAL EFFECT OF BICYCLING.
—
increases the Round of e�levarea-((Hones
Stmt Scooted Customs.
Tho skilled cyclist who bas develop-
ed the proper muscle, and bas got xid
of the sense of fatigue which haHnts
the beginner, just as it 'haunts and
daunts the man who is learning to
swim, can keep on bis bicycle all day,
and if his frame is not shaken by a
fall, or his temper tried by the prick-
ing of those infernal tires, he will re-
turn in the evening with bis nerves
in perfect order and his Jimbs as little
tired as if he had been strolling fax
the same time up and down a terrace
or a lawn. This means that be can
choose friends or do business within
half a county, instead of within two
villages and that his powers of loco-
motion at will are multiplied. at least
fivefold, or in the case of the really
skilled and healthy; eight or ten fold.
That is a new freedom, a great multi-
Plication of power for men, and espeO'
laity for women, who, we notice, enjoy
it much more than men do, and eon-
trive somehow to avoid
THE LOOK OF CARE '
winch is tbe special mark of the bine-
dist; and we shall be curious to note,
when time }las been given for
the change to operate fully, what its
pprreo sedeffects are. They will not all
They will probably increase the gen-
eral happiness, for let the cynics say
err of life, ay nd pleasant conversation
one, of the few really enjoyable rem-
Rations, but they will impair neighbor-
!mess, which rests in a degree we none
of us like to formulate upon the sense
that we must not quarrel with, or
avoid or even sharply criticise, those
among whom it our lot to live.
The constant habit of the bicycle dis-
Sipates the mind just as a con-
staid immersion in society doss
and for the same reason- it renders
reflectionen -
nWhy tfhtquentheandyous can
•reanh a pleasant onikrkele five miles off
in re calf en hour, and with no it ee ti-
ble fatigue? Lat those who doubt
that thieffect will a reduced. in
the soul try note,the curious increase
cycle is causing in the baba of
me
ssubstitut on at of lunchnch, forndnner. Ydeed in ou
can n3o•tau wife norasister in full dress'
withhe
backut yin can
belcool f theceven and with
g
g eaat a oyaeiactaSdwnoida nee the
scattering a•sd• movability, of country
society, to the increase nt its pleasures
and the loss of much of its steadfastness
and quiet, The ancient rootedness"
of the countrysides will be greatly
diminisbed, and we are old-fashioned
enough to believe thain that qual-
ity was much not onlyof charm but
of utility.
FED ON A FROZEN MAMMOTH.
--
'tit Arctic �fissleitary Saved From Marva.
tem by Rea of the Pleistocene Age.
A private letter received from a mis-
sion station at tbe mouth of the Mac-
kenzie River, within the Arctic circle,
gives an account of the narrow escape
of a missionary and party of Eskimos
from deatb by starvation. The letter
says that the missionary, with half a
dozen Eskimo attendants, started for
a distant village of Eskimos to hold
services. Mackenzie Bay being open,
Lhey ~vent by boat, To keep clear of
drift ice, they followed the shore line
as closely as possible,
On the third dayout a heavy wind
sprang up, and they were compelled to
land. The next morning they found
themselves prisoners, pack ice having"That's
been driven inshore by wind and cur-
rents. A bard frost occurred, and was
followed by intermittent gales and
•night, • snow storms,fort-
ing which continuing
ttma o the party
was unable to travel and tbe provisions
P
ran out. For three days they were
were face en
face owithue ostarvation. s3 Then the mis
sionary urged the Esquimos to go out
and see if they could not find a stray
ptarmigan or a sea fowl.
About two miles from the camp one
of the Eskimos discovered two long
bones protruding from the frozen earth.
He called a companion and the latter
recognized the bones at once as
IVORY TUSKS,
andedecidedent te worknwithm their axes
and chopped away the ground, and,
much to their amazement, soon began
cutting out frozen flesh, perfectly pre-
served. They secured a quantity of
this and hastened back to camp, where
finvere d. told
cThe hmission storycud displayedwassome
y wa some uded
thatgtha an sraehL tmneailiicli thest ,( aeshnd
he knew, too,! oinrhismletading , that
earty�pthh to afiernnon eat,
aoiced the
ttheir
1persons
famisbed
three sti
•eeksnv when they were
able to proceed on their journey, Tba
missionary secured the tusks, which
measure eight feet in length. He mad
an examination of the !dace where the
carcass is embedded, and thinks that
the body of the animal is not complete.
It isolytand legs seem, to anaven basil
beasily
Loreinvestigations off,
Ht al °ring Ue a sfu. -
max.. The round •in • the region is per-
letuall frozen. The missionaryeon-
t. Y
moth waatatbe d miraculous discovery
ttProv d-
enee to save himself and the members
of his party from starvation. They
had sufficient oil with them to thaw
the flesh and make it palatable.
Bones of mammoths have before
been found in the region east of the
mountains, but this is the first time
on record that a carcass with flesh on
it has been discovered.' In point of
time the mammoth belongs exclusive-
ly to the posttertiary, or pleistocene,
epoch of geologists.
A CITY IN THE SKI
tisvve�o People net ee View 04
Ltpstae tiewn-A Eleanor.
Over Iodic opt=Sri,,,
A despatch from Oswe o
before the sun sank to _res
day eightaers of Lake Ontario,
along the
and from the lower bridge
one of the most beautiful
Phenomena witnessed In this
a mirage. It was first discove
ly alter 7 o'clock. The Due
]onp Islands, the entrance
ton barber, the masts of v
-peered to be building;
tificatians hung suspended
sky
It was a remarkable nct:ur
I"
witnessed for more than hall
by hundreds of people, and th
ally faded away. Records
phenomena are not kept, an
geed' them on Lake Ontar
g
to be bad. That of Thursda
however, is said to have been
est and most distinct seen
years from Oswego..A mb'a.
lake is not infrequent in m
but is rarely seen at this sea
year. When first it was seen
day evening,it is said U
were on the ld pier that the
of the sunlight spires sou what as
church building, ould be pia
One
One large y
had the fres hg! gndoi
to the water.
The mirage is' most (reline
in hot climates, more especial
sandy plains of Egypt. It is
menon of reflection wine
from Um unequal density of t
ent layers of the air when
expanded by contact with le
or water. The hot sun ha
the water, and no doubt Th
ternoon the cool currents of
came into contact with it
paraded.
To see the city 00 ]iingaon
ed in the sky over Lake On
its inhabitants walking
streets head down, is a sight
0n0e in a lifetime. Howevo
no veryite vivid as that b
utitule
ANCIENT BIT OF SYMBOLISM
--
The Mystcrios Labe or Sweet Qvoter an.
der Constantinople.
The city of Constantinople was built
on the ruins of Byzantium and that
again on the ruins of an older cit
g y,
the record df wbich belongs to a pre-
historic period, but even under this
there is structure that must have
been old when it was young; that, pro
bably, was old before Troy rose.
This is the wonderful underground
sea. the :Lake of Sweet Water, the Pal-
ace of the Nether World "Pere Batari
Serai,.' as the Turks call it.
human tmhaumjntamylhieroozldbm Snore
e gnif i a tI?of mighty
A ulidersthan aubterranean
bodyeof Pyrer of unknown extent., out
of which arse uncounted thousands o
pillars which bear on sculptured cap-
itals the high roof above winch are
the ruins of many cities.
The ancient writers on 'Constantin-
o1ile and Byzantitun do not mention
this place. The workmanship re-
sembles the Assyrian, and the citywbicb
was wand
ro dbused "Yee aJratwith cru _
p Y contemporary y
ion. It was covered many centuries.
Irene
Turks dreases ew howatut er
it life
manyarcs. knowing
Giles discovered it in 1500, It was
lost again, but rediscovered two cell-
taxies later, and again Jost, Final! y
i•
i�sivttte rediscovered
eo on Bann beourearstreet
The Turks think that tbe dreadful
place was built by genii, and that they
dwell there with gbauls and other mon-
stere and demons,
ANCIENT BIT OF SF'MBOLTSM,
the
Amongmany curious ceremonies
of the coronation is rho salutation by
the Czar of the tombs of bis ancestors
in the Archangel Cathedral, The learn-
ed in these matters consider the cue-
tam to be a relic of a ceremony which
took place in the coronation of the By-
=tine Empire, which 'formed the
basis upon wbich tbe order of the Rua-
skin coronation ceremonies is founded.
The ancient Byzantine Emperors were
presented with chippings of marble and
with rich gold -embroidered oloths con-
twining earth, the object in both cases
as in a Roman triumph and the bass-
age of a mummy through an Egypti-
an banqueting hall, being to remind the
Czar that even in that moment of bis
life when tic attains the summit of
this world's glory he is yet but mort-
al.
POLICEMEN IN BULUWAYO.
The municipal policeman in Bulu-
wayo, South Africa., is more fortunate
than his fellows in moue other parts
of the world. Promotions in Rhodesia
are rapid, and a capable num can soon
sergeant
a atday,l or ab from
lb becomem 100
a month. Tips are also regarded as a
a
legitimate part of the income of a
"'bobby," and he can accept a gift With
no fear of being called bo oro the
beard, •• , r•
THE LONGEST BRIDG
The longest bridge in the
e
the Lion 13 '1 near San
China. It extends 5 I-1 mile
area of the Yellow Sea, and is
by 800 huge stve arches. t•ha
is 70else feat above the water, a
closed in an iron network.
lion, 21 feet: long,
of eachpillar, rests on t
rhe bridge ev
command of the 3 repo
atLong,
Long, , i
A TREE'S TENACITY OF LIFE.
The "lifa tree" of Jamaica is harder
to kill than any other species of woody
growth known to arbarcultorists. 1t
continues to grow and thrive formonths
after being uprooted and exposed to the
nun, . 1 f
NE Hifi
tdow ebede
s, ldar•kins
oi•Meg,
it,"' said
;0b a sire -
ow shade!"
ns, "',Phan
rw there's
'e isn't a
that man
nd hire a
Ings needs
sband like
rank and
s house.
his grass?"
tn: Lane to
ing to do,
hire! Now,
e street. He
vates a big
o that be
floe as you
stand like
ardon tool"
e fact that
vorce mtlis
eyes, Arleen:
to clean up
s. Smythe's
had clean -
He is al -
that about
usband like
ook differ-
you'll
iffer
you'll be
Mrs. Har -
and dis-
like Mrs..
respect. I
us and on-
es he is,
a husband
t along a
id you get
told you
d to pass
that .her
ing and I
;membered
she pitied
yell and I
area for it
n it if the
door. Mrs.
r children
Vs exactly
1 it must
sband like
id I could
we'd save
ghtly feels
ter should
Seine. But
ut what
u like my
ad on a
ht as well
you know
tow Mrs.
she says
fry neve
that it I
dbesome
ring new
sorry for
r. Carv-
nice and
while, He
Lice about
sband like
d up his
the house
saying:
11 all the
minute!
NIrs. But-
round the
filimidete
Mirage
t in the
on Thurs-
lake front
witnessed
and rarest
climate -
red shorte
k and Gal -
to Kings -
els, and
c like Lor-
in the
e and was
an hour
en grade -
of such
d data re-
in are note
y evening,
the clear -
in many
ge on tbe
idsummer,
son of the
on Tburs-
some wbo
reflection.
Speared to
Snly seen.
a church,
OW • inmate,
ntly seen
ly on the
h a results
lis
differ -
hey are
Dated soil.
Thus warmed
ursday af-
air that
were ex-
suspend-
tarid, and
about its
seen but
r, is was
he it Was
D.
world is.
gang, in
s
,overu'Fi,rl
s orted
roadway
nd ie in -
A' marble
he crown
as built
xor Kamer
li