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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1896-11-6, Page 2N. CkIAPTI71t 131' CllARLE8 QiiiBON, I. and with bmved head returned to the t d theda and Picked up the f Ion own fate ow to. mind It much. I wound h ve li e, however, to !resew that you of ail oars bad faith in Waal' "'I did not sayI believed you guilty," ""You set to do ao as plainly as Words and manpar could exprcea your meaning,, --Bat let that pass, " lie Went an doe airingly, ""Here is the second ti --doa4 -our /nipple Hess defend on Me safety Iiefari the stopped train from 1 0° nen Bridge 'stopped at the Champign hon at the gate - He did not Suaocic at 'the floor, bat oda togrvot s e s oke nom wince poor devil below, and sae to him, Sill , Station; a wan jumped out, stag roonod at and walkedinto the drawing- n doub gut p "Sir cried York, olaispin hie hands, grand, o=ld almost Poll backwards, 7:be I room Although the elm, mu bright, =notion. 1 g porters s outed at him; the passengers � fires had not yet been discontinued for Wool<l nothw m quite sure of that? "'1 beg you to /astral to me one minute. 'Ars You ,aare— Mote h lilted he season, lest atra visitors should g a4ke yyou change your 1 am not mad indeed. Mr. Worksop Molted PFom the windows in alarm; and find the aftorngons obtlly; consequently, mind?" Sdo spoke with a amt tremor p t a d seized him till the station- there was a pleasant blaze in the rate, ,in his voice, as one who its making a ! there will remember•, that ono night Iia er r 1 6 last feeble appeal for the mercy he more than eight months ago he gave Master came uP• Ells name and a Finial Lai t enlieldn@vhiahtwasranssweCired by i icmows wllS not be granted, "Would ,he a share ot his lied at an inn at dress were demanded with a view a ng t epar , whin who appeared toino prsofs would uothevenh hhas dgna ulterior proceedings for the defence of to surprised by the rasaneo of the un -1 words oonvinos Y tat e Leal caked the Lonely Star." t train whilst Lo motion, announced visitor. 'uPlcase toll Miss ; m0 a eruel wrong?", Worksop'startod and looked intently leaving ho Nol—no roofs would satisf mo at the spealror, The man was a stalwart t young fel- Silvertolbu he said, "that I wish to sea ( th'at ho haspdone wag to an yaps good- hes on business of great importance," y I quitted the be(' to get soma west- low, about twenty-eight or thirty; g MJss Silverton - has told me to say Even ik m wore podoble that T geed er;when 1 eturaed, m companion was looking, fair, witb blue eyes and brown that she is too ill to see any ono today, have a momaat's doubt of the honor Y p mouatachs and whiskers. He was Pale' sir," of the man who is to be my husband, gone. Blood was found in the bed;there it would oertai.nly not be inspired by ' were bloodstains down the staircase, ,incl evidently much agitated, not so He took out a note -book and wrote anything you could say or shotiv me much by the danger he had escaped as hastily: "The Business on which I I am smry that you should Baan again along the roadway to the beech; there. part o my goes on pp sea under h r ed on seeing My Lie depends it, she replied '-,-- magazine' silo had dxopp with a lbw of devotion on her face PQO'% A TALE O] . PRE SEA, "What's all this?" eried'the lieuten- ant in obarge of the desk, eoluing• Torr ward amgniler. "Sir," shrieked York, "I have been hanged for the murder of that real" '"triad, by flatworm' oried the neutral, Dalt; "sunstroke; no doubt. Take • the wish to sea you canaille Lacon as much t di I .t i f thewas blood upon my shirt although as by otbar matters which had induced myself. I ought to say, concerns him to risk it. Ha gave the required him more than myself," On a writing - information calmly, produoing letters table in the corner of the room boatp addressed to him and to his employers I lisanl,rt P nota to Give thiinstt i Yrs 4il to authenticate his statements, se rho same time expressing lens regret for be- ing the cause ot so much commotion. His name was Gilbert Astbury, confi- dential clerk to Messrs, Ellicott & Co., ship -owners and ship -brokers, Fen- ehurch Street, and be resided at Herne Hill. He was at present engaged on most urgent business requiring his speediest return to the city, and that He was bitterly disappointed;but he was why he had been so pree]pita0 in was too anxioustoresent threfusal leaving the train, of an interview, or the cold convention - "Well, as no harm has come of it, ality of the phrase in which it had been conveyed. Suoh a response might have been made to a charity collector or a begging imposter, but was altogether an insult to an -old friend wvbo had once been regarded almost as a favored lov- rugger a or was ry ng 'or , , sake orf our former friendship to think God is my witness I knew not how it better of you ' came there. They found his knife up- " I must thank you for the effort, al- on me,which.I had taken from his though it has been unsuccessful," he Pocket whilst commented with a painful flicker of : lie slept to pry open the verton, please," he said quietly, a smile on his now perfectly white door with• and also a gold coin belong - The servant answered mechauioallee face. At the seine time he was 'busy Sing: to him they found, though how "Yes, sir," and departed., turning over eaeii paper of the packet came U it I vow, before Heaven, T Whilst waiting her return, he placed in his hand, as if seeking tome special Y his blaek bag on the table, unlocked oma know not; and on this evidence the it, and taking from it a small packet She was irritated even mare by his banged mel". papers, began to glance over their eo smile than by his words, although they He faltered, lid his face, and fell to contents, in her ears contained a sufficiently in - The servant returned in a few nein- suiting sneer to rouse her indignation. the deck in a dead faint, utas with the answer: "Miss Silverton's Bun the smile she regarded as one of "Hanged hinn, hanged him for me 1" comppliments, and regrets that she is contempt—never thinking that acute shouted Worksop in the voice of a man unable to sea you." pain was the more probable cause of it about to suffocate. "Hanged him for --and she spoke angrily, mel" he repeated. 'But for bless my Even supposing you are blameless in , this dreadful business, do you think I soul and bodyl I was never murdered, do not understand the motives by :which mates!" and in a very ecstasy of as you are actuated in attempting to ilia- tonisbrnent, he hooked an immense quid honor Henry in my eyes?—You who out of his cheek and flung it overboard, should have been the first to defend „Rally this poor fellow, some of you," hiiul" exclaimed the lieutenant, and hastened And wished to be." aft to the captain to make his re os.t." "Do you think I can forget, as you A bucket of cold water topped with a have done, that you owe him every- dram of rum served to restore York to thing—your rapid promotion—your pro- consciousness; and when he had his wits, sped of a partnershipin a firm in he and Worksop were conducted by a which, but for his noble generosity, you midshipman to the captain's cab, n'. might have gone on for years earning What Is allthisf" ingqa�ired the gray - the wages of an ordinary clerk?" haired commander, levellinga piercing I' have not forgotten anything he has p g done for me, and I am grateful," said glance at York, as though he had made Gilbert huskily as he pulled out the up his mind to be confronted by a document he had been seeking. I madman. ,D'yeggeemean to tell us that came to London with no better prospect yonder seamannthanalongsidefar t01 go 1der of othaann thousands able lothers who arrrn it ive Yes, sir; I've been hanged as his daily without friends or introductions. murderer;" and thus breaking the ei- I had only two chances—the firht that lance, York proceeded. He told his story your mother might, on the strength of in good language, plainly and intelli-• my distant kinship, recommend me to gently, with, an t'ocoasional catch of his some one who could give me employ- • obE hyyhsweatheart n wo when he spoke ment; the second, that my, old school- fellow Henry Daeon might in his proud "You were 'banged," cried the com- position still remember me and help mender, watching him. with fascinated me. Be did remember me—you did countenance, for the corroborative looks not know him then—and he did help and nods of Worksop as York deliver- me. He did more for me than my vain- all his tale had soon abundantly leatis- est expectations could have looked for. fled the captain that the poor young He helped me to a situation et once; fellow was speaking the truth—"you by his assistance I won in a few were hanged, he he repeated, "strung up years the position which gave me the by your neck n the customary style, I right to think of you and even to speak suppose, and left to danglefor the usual to you—you did not ]mow him then—Oh, time. And yet you are alive!" I remember all, and I am "grateful." I am coming to that, sir," said York There was such a mingling of sadness respectfully, .Everybody was against and bitterness in his tone that it was me whilst I lay in jail awaiting my trial impossible to divine which element pre- et the assizes; but after I had been dominate& He made no reference to sentenced to be hanged, there came a the, fact that his own ability lead early bit of change in some folks' minds; not attracted the attention of Mr, Ellicott, P that they doubted my guilt, but they the head of the firm, and won the rapid thought it hard, perhaps, that a young promotion which no influence unsup- fellow should die for a orime he swore ported by merit could have secured for he had never committed—that he should him. As he finished speaking he un- suffer death on no stronger evidence folded the paper he had taken from the than some blood marks and a knife and packe,t,and appeared to read it, a coin, when by rights they should have found the murdered man's money upon him, besides making sure that he was dead," glancing as he spoke at Worksop. "by the discovery of his body. 'Sir, my sweetheart got to hear of this feeling and worked upon it, and got a. number of young fellows to hang about the gib- bet, and shore me up, as is often done, I'm told, after the cart had been drawn away. The rope was too long, my feet touched the ground—that's what they told me. It all went black with me. soon after I felt the tightness in my throat ; and when I recovered my mind I found myself in a little cottage some- way the Deal side of Sandwich, with my sweetheart, Jenny, kneeling by my side. and a Sandwich barber letting blood from my arm. What was then to be done, sir, being a live man, but to get out of the country, as fast as I could? Jenny helped to disguise me, gave me all the money she had, having spent what the owners of my ship had sent her on a lawyer to defend me at the trial; and walking as far as Ramsgate I found a vessel there that wanted a man ; and coming to the Thabses after a coasting trip, I signed for the West Indilman out of which I haveust been pressed. That's the truth of the story, sir, as Heaven hears me." T daresay you will hear no more about it," said the station -master good-na- turedly; "but don't try it again, for that was a narrow squeak. I recol- lett seeing you at this station before." er. Moreover, as a distant relation of Mrs. Silverton, ho had been for years "Yes," rejoined Astbury, smiling regarded almost as one of the family, and treated as if he had been the Uro - then of the girls. He bad never be- fore, however, presumed an the freedom which had been allowed him in the house. He presumed now. "No, iiirr, She wess nt ot ut lunch, and said the young ladies were not to wait tea for her." Very well. I am going to write to Miss Silverton, and when I ring. you dura—the rich grass and the budding can,, k13 a note to her," faintly, "you may have seen me aligh here many times before.—Thank. you. Good -day'' Clutching a little blank leather bag tightly in the left hand and his um- brella in the right, Astbury made his way hurriedly along the then rural footpaths of Dulwich Fields. But he saw nothing of the bright spring ver - foliage of the trees—around him. At i He sat down at the writing -table and the corner ot the old and long disused wrote as follows, without any of the graveyard near the entrance to the customary formalities of address: village he turned up a green lane and You must see me 1 your own sake hurried on, unconsoious of the perfume han his, Proofs of guilt des in my hands, which I will use 1n destroy ac - from the hedgerows or the merry cording to the nature of the answer chorus of birds busy nest -building. You give me to one question I have Along the lane were the newly erected to ask., But the answer must be giv- en t, me by your own ligs—here and mansions of city unagnates in glaring now., if ou refuses, I go straight to red brick pointed with white, and the C Scotland Yard, be the consequences glass of large conservatories flashed in . what they may to me, to you, and to the sunlight. But there was an an- gthers You need not fear that I amz going to plague you with any reproach- cient farmhouse with black -locking es about my disappointed hopes, etcetera out -buildings and haystacks, round —the bitterness and pain with which which were cocks and hens, whilst in that etcetera" is put down here 1 the meadows cows were browsing on the hope you rill never oralize. I simply ask you to see ma far a fare minutes rich pasture. Here and there, too, in order to help me to a decision in a Was an old-fashioned cottage, standing crisiswhichwill ddor r sinI yain rfate eady weld back frena the roadway, in the anto bear anything—disgilrace, ruin, even midst of a garden where the cultiva- the doom of a convict, if I can only tion of vegetables was combined with save you pain. But you muse your - that of flowers, and thus preserving self help me to determine which of the Benne of the rural neeracterietics of the two courses will•be the most kindly to place„ The gaudy and ugly new Dul- wich College glared at tae passer-by from a little distance; and farther on, the Crystal Palace glistened and shim- mered dazilingly in the eyes. Before the white -painted gate of one of the old-fashioned cottages Gilbert 'Astbury halted. It was a modest and comfortable -Looking dwelling, clematis, rose -trees, and Virginia creeper saw- I and tending the plants in the flower- ing which should do most to adorn the beds as calmly as if she had no case front and curtain the windows; whilst in the world but them. "Ay, there is a vine of many, years' growth nearly the bliss of lite," was his bitter relies - covered the south, and thick -growing tion, "to care only for those things ivy the north gables. A small well- whose failure to answer our expecte- trimmed lawn was bordered with flow- tions can be remedied by the planting jar beds, and the gravel path leading to of a new seed or sprig. She does not the doorway WAS smoothly rolled. The know wbat it is to have Only one flow - kitchen' and fruit garden behind the er in the garden of life—one Plower house was. as auctioneers would say, which can never be replaced—and to well stocked and productive. One ex- find it withering in spite of the tender- perienced a pleasing sense of neatness est care. She will be lucky if she and comfart even in looking over the never knows it." gate, in spite of the gloomy but fine The door opened and closed, Turn - old caner tree which stood in the cen- ing quickly, he saw Henrietta Silver - 'ter of the lawn and gave the Cottage ton. Like her cousin, she was fair; but its name.the eyes were of a deeper blue, whilst This was the residence of Mrs. Sil- the hair was lighter, the features more verton, the widow of a medical gentle-' regular, andat a first glance the whole man who had left her witn an annuity face more attractive—even beautiful. of four hundred, an only child—a 1 Tha lips were soft and ruddy; and yet daughter—and an orphan niece to take they had a knack of contracting when care. of. The doctor had died at the comparatively early age of forty-nine, and circumstances had. not enabled him to amass more than enough to ensure for his wife the annuity of four hun- dred which expired with her, Cedar Cottage was, however, her own prop- erty; and being a shrewd practical wo- man, she succeeded in keeping her place in the "fashionable society" of the dis- trict without incurring debt or dis- playing any sign of unglue pinching to make ends meet, indeed, SOME people said that she managed to make a great- er show with her Limited income than many could do with four or five times the amount. She certainly contrived to give her daughter Henrietta ("Het- ty'),the best educatiouthe girl could attain; and the orphan niece, .uaisy, had a full share of theca advantages. As Gilbert Astbury passed through the gateway. a young lady, fair, tall, and with soft light -blue eyes. advanced from beneath the shadow of the cedar said with apparent firmness, as if she to meet him. She wore a simple I bad prepared herself for the worst as_ dress of dark cashmere; and her head 1 dealthrough which she ithere might nervall- osa being uncovered, a mess of siilcen hair, plainly brushed back and plaited, was isibla The features were somewhat you-•' i"And you show your gratitude," she He affixed only his initials to the let- 1 exclaimed with increasing resentment, ter, and having enclosed it in an en- by this naw attempt to degrade him velope, he summoned the attendant, in my eyes! You do this—you, Gilbert She came quickly, fax curiosity had Astbury—you who pretend to care for prompted her to be close at hand. She me so mush that my happiness was your took the letter to Miss Silverton, first concern in life --you who pretend - Whilst waiting her return, he went ed that to ensure my happiness there to the window. He saw Daisy watering• was no sacrifice that you would not make. This is how you show the truth of your fine words—by making me miserable. because I have chosen him instead of you." She was conscious that in the presence of his apparent calmness her outburst of passionate re- proaches was a sign ofweakness, and she was ready to cry with vexation at her inability to control it. "One word more," he said earnestly, "Suppose it should be proved that he was guilty"— She interrupted him with a cry of rage, and turned to the door. Passion again banished all weakness. ":Even if all the judges and juries in the land found him guilty of the greatest 'crimes and sent him to a felon's fail, I would still believe him innocent, I would wait for him ten—twenty years, and be the first to meat him 'when the pris- on gates were opened for bin, and of- fer him. my hand. I would try witb she was annoyed, as at present, which all my life's affection to comfort and to gave them a false appearance of firm- help him to forget the degradation ness. The eyes, too, when the long which he had been wickedly condemn- lashes were lowered, gave tin impression ed to endure." of coldness which had really no part (To Be Continued.) in her warm impulsive nature. "You have forced me to Dome to you," she began hesitatingly; "but it is quite true that I am not feeling well, and I hope you will tell me at once what is this question you wish to ask me, on the answer to which so much-depends— as you say." She could not help the emphasis of doubt laid on the word you." His first impulse had been to ad- vance and take her hand, but he check- ed it at the sound of the last three words, "Everything depends on it," he answered excitedly. The whole happiness of your future—of your mo- ther's and of my future—depends on it." Ask, then, and let me answer," she V irregular, and yet there was an !nen- counk upon .tho promise in your note pressible charm in her expression—can that yo.wsll confine yourselfyto this derness anti trustfulness were In the ; one question," eyes and as the soft nervou•s lips. He looked at her for a moment sad - pass, movement of the tapering fingers, as they played with the tassels ot her rf which b lied her courage, . I LILIAN'S OPPORTUNITY. An agreeable field for money -making is one which Lilian G— has found, pr rather into which Lilian walked one summer morning. On her way to school she had to pass the house. of two very dear old ladies, who lived by themselves and pottered about in a pretty old-fash- ioned garden. Miss Betsey and Miss An- nie were fond of the bright girls who two or three times a day walked past their door on their way to and tram their class rooms, and they had their favorites among them, often stopping Lily, for instance, and giving her a flower or two to fasten into her but- tonholed One morning Lilian observed that Miss Betsey groped a little and felt about with her stick, instead of step- ping briskly around the garden as she Once again the hid his face, and his strong frame shook with a violent fit of sobbing.They waited until he had col- lected himself, burning as they were with curiosity to hear Worksop's story, for the solution of the amazing mystery must lie in that. And now what's your yarn 1" says the capptain. Worksop seemed to emerge with his prodigiously elongated countenance out of a very trance of stupefaration of.as- tonishment. He wiped his brow, threvr a bewildered look around, dried his lips, and beean. ' Your honour," he said, "this is how it was ; and I do hope Heaven'lI forgive me for being the involuntary cause of this poor gentleman's most trementlious sufferings. He comes to bed on that precious night all right, just as he says, and found me a bit growling and sur- ly, I deaaay, for the fact was, youn honour, that same afternoon, unbe- known to anybody belonging to the Lonely Star, I'd called upon a barber that svas a stranger to me to let me some blood for an ugly pain I had in the side; and when this poor young fellow carne to bed, I was lying very uneasy with the smart of the wound the barber had made. Well, I fell asleep, but was awakened by feeling my side cold and damp. There was Light i'1Vhy are you here at this ip and earnestly. Ile saw that she enough coming through the window, as Gilbert?" she inquired anxiously. "Ha { was really ill and that it had been no used to do. this young man has already told your anything been eiiacoyen•d?" bume .Ding ! mere conventional excuse which had i „hjy slater,"in blind We weuttod to Yes, i11 make ma hI have appy or i t is been offered for her first refuel to sea her, yesterday . and he confirmed our He wished he could s aro her y t it was not in brief power n; I be operates on for a long time. "7 shall be as brief as I can; which w• or m sires , _ p for life. I have discovered something Pam; 1„z c w f It a cataract, and it cannot which will save your cousin or destroy do sae What Isar Is she fu the herrn?" but you must forgive me for dividing poor Betsey will do I dont know, Lor The girl's . lip., quivered, her eyes nreading bas been her great occupation brightened as it tears were nearly fort my me equetthe least im parts nt. The I and her one pleasure. 1 cannot road to In gh is to nus he P her, far it hurts my throat to road inti Yheir way over the lids, and her in your thoughts of the terrible sus-' her, o wholes form seemed i to sinner from a . *in hanging over Henry Daeon and , Let me come ovary afternoon door sudden chili. But Gilbert was as un- myself, which of us do you believe in- 1 Miss A11uL:•c said a yon. "I'll read to conscious of theca signs of agitation as . he had bean of the aspects end voices i nVhatever degree of trepidation shoo Miss Bet. ey from four to five every f happy spring -time whilst coming experienced at the first `sight of his day, and on Saturday 711 come twice o• an hour in tiro morning and another in alone But 3]10 i9 not, very wolf, and tron11an indignant face Vanlalled now. There rho aftci•nOUnr I Oen d0 it Hat a9 Want flash in her ayes as ae. perhaps she will not be able to sae yowl, was ; she gazed at him steadily. "If ono of easily." answered Daisy with hesitation. i you two has perpetrated this fraud," i Miss Annie's faced lightened. "You "7 must see her—•for her own sake;' she replied daijborately,"Henry Dawn sweet ehtldl' she said. IE you will lie responded resolutely de he passed is "not guilty. I come, and your mother will let you enc I expected that would be your an. come, Betsey and I will pay you two • She loot.e1''en smoke tiu.rneddttwaY swer; but I am too indifferent to my i dollars a weak for reading to its bol .h: fora moment; honnur, to throw things out middling visible ; and with hall an eye I saw that I was bleeding badly, and that if I did- n't look sharp I meet lose more blood than I wee ever likely to get back again. T dre,.seed Imyeelf in a hurry, meaning to run round to the barber's house that he might Ship-shape up the wound he had made in ship-shape fash- ion .just noticing whilst I pulled on ray clothes, that this young gentleman had left the bed and was out of the room, though I scarce gave the matter a moment's heed, being too anxious to get the blending stopped to think of anything else. I bundled down the staircase, and as I arrived on the pave- ment, a group of men bounced upon me. They were a pxassgang from the first-rate the Tbunderer, lymg in the Downs. I tried to make 'em Understand my condition; but instead of li.stenin they turned to and gagged me, ancd carried me, dripping as I was, which they wouldn't tare much notule of in the dark, down to a bit of it pier, on the Jewell, tossed ma Into the boat, and dut 1n0 aboard where I was properly octored after the wound came to bo looked at, When I'd s0rved two menthe aboard the Thunderer, they transferr- ed roe to a sloop, and afterwards draft- ed me into thin here vessel, your hon- our ; on -our; and that's the blessed truth," cried he, smiting the palm of his hand with his D d yen miss tole kniitto er Iell nquired the commander, I did, your honour; when I came to keel •ua my pockets:' "And the Spanish gold coin?" " I did, sir, to my sorrow, I laid thirty-six ,guineas in ninth; the money was all right; but I'd bane given it four times over to have got that Span- ish bit hack again," How de 700 account for year pos- session of it?" inquired the captain, addressing York. Why, your.honour, I think I can ex- plain that," cried Worksop, before the young follow could answer, I've no more belief that I was robbed of it than I have that I'm a murdered man. 'Chia will Have been it, your honour.. Tho blade of my knife was a bit worn, and there was a vacant length in the hollow of it when clasped. The coin must have got ,jammed into the wow- cp. It would fit well, els ; mor'n once I have drawed, but the knife with the coin stuck in it. There was nothen, I suppose, but the wish to keep that mom away from my other money that allow- ed me to let It lie in the pocket whore my knife was." A wonderful story, indeed," said the captain.—" What is your name, my man ?" "Jeremy York, sir." "It will be my duty to put you in the way of righting yourself with the law, that has most grievously sinned air-ainst you, at the earliest opportunity. Ion can forward now, both of you." The captain of the man of war was ashe vesseood l at Havana, ts word. On sent Yorkal of and Worksop on board a king's ship that would be sailing for home in a few days. Out of this own purse he presented the young man with a handsome sum of money ; whilst all hands, from the f]rst-lieutenant down to the loblolly boy, subscribed dollars enough to hand- somely tassel the handkerchief of the victim of circumstantial evidence. Fur- ther the captain gave him a letter ad- dressed to a relative of his, holding an important official position at the Ad- miralty, in which he related York's story. at large, and begged him so to interest •himself in the affair as to contrive that she unfortunate young man 'should have his character thor- oughly re-established, along with such reparation from ,government as influ- ence could obtain. The story is one hundred and thirty vas; one edsees thes'ingucarr blackened ature the but hotly, and such sequel as remains must be left to the imagination of the stu- dent of this blurred old-world piece. Yet tradition is not wholly unhelpful, for there is reason at least to believe that public emotion was sufficiently stirred by the re•resentations of the broad- sheets and paints of those days to re- sult in a sum of money considerable enough not only to ,enable Jeremy York to marry his faithful sweetheart, Jenny Bax, but to free the young man from the obligation of 'going to sea for a living, and establish them both in a snug business 1.0 the neighborhood of Limehouse. (The End.) COSTLY TROSSEAU. Newport has not yet ceased wondering at the array of gowns accumulated by Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt to celebrate the occasion of her becoming Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. 1Vhile it would be im- possible to enumerate every feature of the trousseau, certain of the strik- ing froth deserve description. At the wedding the bride wore a Parisian made gown of white watered satin, trimmed with old lace, that had been in the Vanderbilt family for Years. It was cut modestly and looked quite plain, besides the gowns of the brides- maids, who wore mousseline de soi over white silk, with fluffy ruffles of Val- enciennes lace headed with insertions of this fabric. The waists were of Val- eneiennea insertion with puffings of the same material and with Van Dyke col- lars of the same lace. Rose-colored belts added a striking touch of color to the gowns. The gown Mrs. Whitney wore when she left the house was a Iight dove - gray, truumed with a startling plaid. The hat was also gray. with large black. ostrich feathers and trimmed with plaid ribbons to correspond with the trim- mings on her dress. She also had a very pretty green gown, the skirt made of plain ladies' cloth and the waist em- broidered with white embroidery and rhino stones. Around the waist and neck were white satin ribbons. A largo diamond buckle, one of her gifts, will serve to fasten the waist ribbon. This buckle was but one of numerous diamond ornaments• included among the vredding presents. The diamond necklace and tiara from Mr, and Mrs. Corneille?, Vanderbilt, and the magna - en fict diamond necklace from Mr. Whit- ney, were, however, no more remairka- bLe than the pearl necklace given by Col. Payne. This necklace is so long that when thrown about the bride's neck, it reached to the floor. A good-sized fortune is represented by the entire wedding presents. One of bei• new gowns is a smart din- ner costume of red cloth, trimmed with bleak braid in English military style. With thla she will wear a large ,black picture hat of velvet. Her walking cos- tuaie is a perfectly lain Scotch tweed in a. combination of pbrown. 1t is com- posed of skirt and coat, the latter be- ing a double-breasted reefer. The en- tire gown is trimmed with white un- dressed suede. This gown was made especially fax country wear. With this costume she will wear a brown felt bat, trimmed with brown velvet and a white feather. With each of her costumes .ars. Whitney has an underaldrt of silk to match and silk stockiness also to match. She has, too, a handsome sapphire blue velvet reception gown fined through -out with corn -colored brocad- ed satin. It is made Blain and fits the figura. Iler lingerie 18 of Parisian mance, all hand -embroidered and trimmed with real old lace. She has twenty dozen of silk hose some plain to match her gowns, with others more elaborate in designs of open work. On each pair her monogram was embroidered in the same color as the stockings. In nearly all the costumes the sleeves are email, many of their being wrinit- top all ll tiro way up, with puffs at the Nov, 6, 19€6 YOUJNU FOLK„ A, i Uiu1 71i QFNTI7?HAH, One of tbo anent interesting creatures of Winnie is the luminous centipede, a rieMat us oorubinatlon of. li;uavd, snake,arid natural alootrlc plant, It is about opo and one-fourth inenes long, its body be- ing covered with abort bairn, Ite body Ls very narrow and appears to be in sections, In Conaequanee 01 this peani. Mx formation the creatures appears to move sidewise except wneea frightened, Then the nattu'al e]eotrfo-iiglbgt plant feature appears and witn en almost in stantanoous wave-like motion, baginuing at rho tall, rho color of the reptjle ohapges from orange to greenish phos• phoraecent abode. Then sparkling like a tiny streak of green light, theCr'eatuie darts away to a place' 00 rotuga, 11 'neo one of the pair is in search of its mate the color grows a bright yellow, but at will the,, centipede can resume its darker color, and then, if lying close to the grain of a piece of wood, is hard- ly noticeable. TRAINING A BIRD DOG, Never be too familiar with a young dog. He must have a certain respect and not nocassarily a fear of you, but be must learn to obey, Any intelli- gent puppy will learn his name in a few lessons, Once you have given it to him never change it. Mind you this—when he has once recognized you as being his master his cue idea is to please you and to deserve a pat an the bead and a word of praise, Never tussle with hint with a stick and never deceive him un- der any pretense. More dogs have been spoiled by their master not playing fair with thorn than one could reckon, Be 'honest with your dog and he will be honest with 7010 70 you possess a gun and the dog is of that kind which' has inherited the scent for game the firstothing to teach him is to fetch and carry—that is, to retrieve—and this without chewing or mutilating the object which he brings. A way to break a•dog of this is to take an old glove, .put a few tacks with the points extending outward and fill in fall of cotton. He will find that by picking it up gently he can carry it without discomfort while if he at- tempts to `worry it the consequences are not agreeable, This lesson is much bet- ter for him than any amount of whip - ring and he will remember it much onIf• ger you wish to shoot over your dog the next thing is to make him find the bird. To do this the best way is ,to procure a live quail, which can easily be had from any bird fancier; put in a small cage and show it to the pup, warning 'him not to touch it. Then con- ceal the cage in a copse of fern or grass and bring him carefully in that direction. Never let him nearer tban within four or five feet of it ; then speak to him encouragingly. Under the in- fluence of your words he will become all attention, and a dog thus properly broken will never " flush a covey," un- less he runs into them by accident or when he is carried away by excitement, under which circumstances he will show contrition. FORTTJNE'S FINGERS. A dozen players at least should take part in this game. Two of the com- pany must first be chosen to aot as "Fortune" and her "guide." These go into another room and the door is clos- ed. One of the remaining players is then led to a seat in the center of the room. This player must be disguised in every possible way, except covering the face. He—or she—may wrap a shawl or cloak about the figure, put on a skirt, bonnet and gloves, exchange rings or other ornaments, in fact, make any changes that fancy may dictate. When the disguise is complete, one of the players wraps three tunes upon the door, The " guide," who has meanwhile blind- folded "Fortune" then leads her—or him—into the room and up to the one seated in the chair. • Tha'guide then says: Fortune uses your fingers wel, Who now sits before you, tell?'; As the one in the chair is not allow- ed to speak, Fortune must discover who the person is, solely by the tough. As soon es Fortune has begun the in- vestigations, the guide silently counts sixty, speaking the word aloud when the required number is reacbed. If the name of the player in the chair is not given before the word sixty is spoken, the unsuccessful 'Fortune" is led out again to wait until another person is disguised. This must continue until the name of the person in the chair in cor- rectly guessed. When Fortuna succeeds in this, the one whose name has been discovered, takes the place of "For- tune," and the game goes on as before. As there is no limit to the disguises allowed much amusement may be de- rived from this simple little game, NOVEL PLAN 01? BUILDING. Tale, is 0 epi 0o111 111 S11111111e1• Mid 'Rami in wi1,100. A German inventor has built a house of tubes, whose advantages are, he says, a constant temperature and, incident- ally, strength, comfort and beauty. He first put up a frame of water tubing, aliowing continuous circulation to a stream of water. Around this frame he puts up his horse in the ordinary way. The peculiarity is that all floors and ceilings are crossed and recrossed by the water pipes, The water, having passed through horizontal tubes under the floors and ceilings, passes through the vertical tubes until all have been gone through. In the summer, fresh, cool water circulates under pressure through the network of .tubes, cools off the walls, and after having .run its course, flows considerably warmer than when it entered. In its course it has absorbed muoh heat, which it carries away. During rho long and severe win- ter the water entering through the basement is first heated to 100 degrees acid then forced through the ceiling. Of course much of the heat is left all over the house, and at the out - lot the temperature of the water is about 40 degrees. The speed el the cir- culation of water can be regulated so as to allow fi'tng a certain tempera- ture, equal throughout the building, A Bti1 RGAIN. Mr, Whooploy, if you will only say that I can leave your daughter I ala willing to wait Cor her forever. It's a go, young man. You can have her when the t]me's up. .1