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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1892-1-1, Page 7,1,'l N, A., 1802 DFFFODIL )lY L171.,\1) 1e, BENTON, OIIAPT111It VI.fug up the stairs, Tho Interview site cx• Tho thorns that I have reaped nrrlf rho tree Pouter[ f flowed and with Iio isafacoeof lance me A planted; they have torn nneand !Ileal, of the grim sour, r 1osa I should havo known what frtditoltld spring visitor came a burst of sobs and she thr)w from moll a rood, "IIow tired we aro, m3' hart anal I, Wo seem of no use In the artd ; 'We eortooly ore to look 0000)) A pretty ohlkl or :fie b111eloneen Wo fool so tired any hoose! L' ,kra, Browning. This sadlittloetanra eohoe through Daffo•. cline mind over and over as Ile sat with an aching load, so1110 two year later in a 00)011 back roorrn in an obscure erect in Detroit, A couple of letters lay on U0 bare table bo. ore her and an nntrinintel walking hat and a pair of thread -baro glows, Her figure is much slenderer that it oras, her beautiful hair as soft and brigit, her mouth as sweet and oy0s as bite, blit ah 1 Dallo- dil, whore is the girlish rose! bloom the saucy curve of the ted lips nod the wilful gleam in the hyaointhilo oyes? What does Dickens say—"Light hearts, light hearts, that float so gayly ono 8000001 stream, that are so sparkling and tuoyant in the sunshine —how soon ye sink in troubled waters 1" And Daffodil, lighthearted, omelette, gay, impatient in prosperous youth is now dos. pairing, disconroged, saddened in unfortun- ate womanhood. Like all young romantic girls she believed she could win her way to fame simply by her pretty face forgetting that hard work, fatigue and long hours of study aro disastrous to beauty and that its worshippers are fickle changing their object of adoration as often as a new claimant appears -upon the scone. It might have been different had sho histrionic talent to supple- ment her charms of permit, but, though she filled private and theatrical parts very well amongst familiar friends, when she Pied a sea of upturned faces before real footlights she found that the words of her role would not come to mind readily and that her voice was very 11111011 too low and her manner too embarrassed to find great favour with the public. Poor little girl 1 sho had (hail 0 herd struggle to find even an obscure part in stage life. There were a groat many more vacancies behind counters or in °tunes (to say nothing of the perpetual 0031 of wanted, a servant girl), than unfilled leading ports for would-be stats fu the thcatrioal line ; and she would long ago hove taken advan- tage of something like this for subsistence, had it not boon for her foolish ambition, or fled to her sisters, or fallen hack upon her husband, who 10105 living in this very eity now she know. Thus between liar ambition and pride she had lived fu the midst of every vicissitude of fortune for two long dull years. And now today the full re• ahzation of all her folly and vanity came upon her. She had just returned from a rehearsal of a poor little play booked for a week at the—theatre, and site Unloosen- ed her coils of hair to ease the pain 0 her mead. The tears burned her eyes but she did not let them fall, "No, no," she said, " I will weep no more. It has been naught but tears every day. I will be braver." And she sat staring out of the window at the horizon beyond the chimneys and roofs, which was beginning to be tinged with the setting of the sum. "I am only twoutyone" she said aloud again, "and stere I aha, broken down in health and spirits toyed about bythe waves of adversity 1 \\ hero will this life of mine end ?' She saw the letters then ea she dropped her eyes and took thein up. " Two ; " she murmured in surprise. " When have I had any at all before I " This one is from Jock I presume—yes, care of Lawyer Marks! It will be same old story. Return to my arms, darling --forget, etc. ; when will he learn that I never loved him l She opened it impatiently, and a twenty - dollar bill fell out. Theewero it few lines in a strange hand. DEAR, ))EAR DAraonur Dearest Jaok bids me write to you and say, in our happy home, there is a place for you whenever you wish to cone. He tells me to write this time and coax you to accept our invita- tion. Jaok is so kind and loving. He thinks of every one. You mush visit us. I am sure you will onjoy yourself. Pray lot 100 !tear front you soon. Tell me yon are not staying away because you envy me may happiness m taking your place in Jack's heart. I )snow you are wedded to your profession while I poor little me—only live for one heart—you five for the admiration of thousands -1 for just one. Your happy happy friend. HAIDER IiDit•ROY D:oYORR, Daffodil dropped the letter. " That is the girl we met in the restaurant in Buffalo, lie has married her after all. And that means divorce 1 Alt well I" She put her face down on the table. Not that she envied their happiness, only was more miserable by the contrast. Tho other letter was from her sisters in Toronto. Tull of reproaches, words of wounded pride, urgings to fall back ou her erstwhile lhusbaud. " But nothing of ooming to them," Daf- fodilsaid bitterly. "They want nothing to do with ane. Then why harass me with their reproaches. I do not think Laila would turn! rite out, though. It is only Clotildo and Hormones -who write. But I am ashamed—ashamed to go to even Laila, God pity ane if Hopetor's deoi• sion is not favorable," And when a moment or two later, a little boy brought up to her, a note with Mr, Hopeter's chirography on it, slto opened it eagerly, desperately anxious. Olt the despair that seized upon hor as site react the curt sharp words of dismissal there- in. She need not oven expect the smallest recommendation towards procuring a poi - tion in any other troupe as it could not bo given. It was almost an insulting letter and the poor girl turned it over in bowild• ormett. What was this afew words on the book pencilled iu a different handwriting— the very same as in tate letter from Haidoe Iltnfroy Dopier as sho had signed herself 1 Dear Mr. I'Iopoteo, it ran,—allow me to ask you to 5onc1.111e word before I leave itet'o who that woman was whoployod Genevieve iu'tlno rehearsal this afternoon. 1f ft le Miss or Airs. Dopier I ant quite astonished at your choice of oharaoters in 0 eonpaty you expect me to p0tronizo. I may bo mistak- en in rho person but I c10 not think 1 ant. You will surely sono her, abbot her business at once i f you ogre for my influcnee in so- dety. She once injured 0ttr name in a most disreputable manner aucl Mr. Doyoor dons not countenance her at all If it htconven- en0e5 you financially to dieniss her I my- self, will recompense you. H. I9, DAvoin. Daffodil did not know what to think, After the letter she herself Itad received from Jaolt s wife sho could not bring herself to believe oho itad m oniony in her stomess0r in Jaolc's ofloctiou0, It puzzled hor much but tho main thing to think of now was the foot: of ho troupe. her 115orfailure hea:t failediltor evenlain More 115 sho heard Mre, Saxons, her landlady, nom. herself on her bed in at unrestraih:ed 111 o weeping. Night oropt on, No nipper mac brought up to her and penniless and deserted she seemed uuthosglht uneared for, in the world. Me. Swain ha 1 told her if oho could not pay up by the next day oho must "pack oil aonewhoros elec." .And dawn stole into the 000111 After a night of unrest and reminded her than oho must go out into the street within a few hours. A tall dark dissipated looking gentleman standing on a Darner noir the markotsquar8 looked after the ball form of a slow trieel- ler down the street with interoet—it nes a girl whose deathly face startled him at sho turned back, groping with her hands 18 if she could not see. Another moment 0nc1 she hal fainted. The man sprang to her side and raised her stead. As he looked in. to tho fano ho muttered to himself—" It is the very sane. What an opportunIy to win Haideo by serving hor I" 110 decided in a moment what he wished to do, and hailing a oab, with the assietan0e of a policeman placed the em001180i0us girl Inside, gave a number and street and ;Limp- ed in himself. And some hours after Daffodil moused Iron a long series of fainting fits to fird her self in a strange, gloomy, illy.fnrtished room in a horse she knew nothing of. The woman who waited on hor world tell her nothing. In an agony of fear sho looked from the windows of the room, but .house- tops and obscure unknown streets only, met her gore. This was a horrible stale of affairs; If she even knew who held hor prisoner—for (10310300 she certainly was, the door being locked and barred with each coming .0 and going out of the evil visaged woman. That was a dreadful day, She thought some- times it was a mad house and that she was rattily insane. 00, the awfnln0se of that past of folly and vain Omtailings after apples of Sodom. 00, the future 1 Ur would there 11e any future? Steps of a man approaching towards even- ing made her shudder and grow pal's, Slow- ly the door opened, eagerly, yet fearfully, she looked at the appearing figure. It was Calta —Rap C0100, unchanged, unaltered, Sho recognized him with wonder, hope, de- spair. Is it you who has dared to offend the laws of freedom in such a bravado manner, sir?" she demanded, all the passionate anger in her nature leaping up. 'It is I," he answered, coolly. " Do volt not find yourself comfortable? Far bettor, it seems to me is captivity in shelter than freedom in the pitiless storm of friendless adversity," "Whatever it seems to you is of no conse- quence to me. All I ask of you is an explan- ation and my liberty." "Mrs. Dayeer," this man answered hor, with something of his professional tone. "I can give you the explanation in three words. I love yon. Daffodil put her hands out. She was thoroughly frightened. "You take astrauge way of showing it," "she said, her pallor all gone. "Oh stand aside and let the go. Let me get away. You are creel os Nero to treat one lel this manner. " You do not know how I have tried to see you to tell you before. This morning when you fell fainting near ur0, I said this is an opportunity. in a thousand. I am not cruel, T an saving you from misery, from destruction—why would you rather be wandering about in this greet city alone than he befriended by one who would always give you a shelter?" "It is not befriending me 1" the distract- ed girl cried. And then she sank on hor knees by a chair and cried bitterly. TEE BRUSSELS POST. "Tho beautiful wilful blonde that J00itSUNDAY READING. s)Iirit," On has to conk right over .the JAPAN'5 EARTHQUAKE. Ilan worshipped through all ?" - _. Iwoids u,il tcla•ltilrge of the lutolleot jus ll'aldoe winced but elle said " The seine, ax ,lacus lid, !'hero is la hfgh01' amenity than Further pendia 01'Thu; llerrtblc• plsnsi ere' You were at 0110 time ROX1008 to Poral a The Simplicity of 'aitl!, the lu y p cloeoraec[uuiutancowithherwereyounot?" ]fisc ) 6 Air, Kaytor assented, with interested 5011• eall0ns, " You would like to do en yet 1" the girl iteked leaning over a little and fixing largo hold a oro en his. " Yes,"with emphasis, " I have arranged for a ohen00, Mr. Ray - tor, Yon have only t0 play the part of a hero and rescue the Princoasfrom captivity and you have taken one step in the direction 1007 pointing out," The second step will accomplish my object. You may take what others you please. am done with her then," Iiayter looked into her blaok eyes with a comprehensive gleam in his own languid orbs, " I may marry her?" he said, musingly and half interrogatively. Haideo laughed. "You may for all I cath," alio returned. Then, in a more buni- ness-like tone, sho emibin00 . " But this second step—will you iteconpllsll it?" After he knew what it was, the said, "yes, if possible." "lt must be possible," she declared, dark- ly, and loft him presently with the idea that this plan of hors was a last desper- ate scheme to win the affections of Jaok Daycer, For he knew her and knew her history too. As he played with the key sho had left and mused over this unexpected chance of seeing again, and this time within his power, the lovely girl whom he bad never forgotten, he laid his plans with a careful pr00isfan and proceeded to sot upon them. Daffodil, it her gloomy prison had almost wept herself to sleep that evening when she once more hoard a men's steps approaching. With face laid down upon hor hands as they rested on the noble before her she waited, hope numbed in her hardly throb- bing heart. A hasty turning of the key and rapid opening of the door inado her look up with faint curiosity. When she saw Altro Kay ter she stat- ed np with a low cry. He advanced and In a strange 0autioue whisper said, "I have conn to roleaao you, Do not make the least sound. We mast he (00 still as death if we would be successful.' Daffodil caught the hand held out and moved lifter hint with alternate feelings of ,joy and misgivings. She had not seen this ratan fora long tiin0 but she remembered with a burning flush that thelast time ahoy had stet, Lo had offered her his name, and sho, yet nndivoreecl, thou 1 But she follow- ed on and presently the fading light of day was all about titan in the street. Kayter conducted her 'cross the way to a dilapidat- ed, little frequented hotel and ordered a room for her. " on will excuse me delaying ex- planations Mrs. Dayeer," ho said, in soh a courteous kind tone that Daffodil felt bewildered—and much re- lieved. " But if you will but do as I ask yon for this evening you shall know all soon. d. train leaves at eleven o'clock for Ptnkside where your sister, Leila lives, and you shall be on your way thereat that time if you will. I will go with you myself, in case that villain, Calfa, turns up again. But as my company play in a new piece to -night, it is absolutely necessary I should be present. I will bring yon such attire as will enable you to accomp- any 070—" "Nay," the girl said, quickly. " I will stay here till eleven. " I could not come after you in time," he told her turning on his heel and leaving the room. She looked after' him with thou. blod eyes. What slid ho mean by his sud- den change of manner. Just this, she con- cluded, that either she would do as he said or she need expect no further kindness from him. She wondered if she had not gotten out of the frying pan to fall into the fire and with a sigh, ascended the ill -kept emirs to the room ordered. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Conlcl sho havo seen the man's face as ho looked down at her she would have been astonished. His eyes softened and he ap- peae d to be regretting his action. But he went out presently without &tying o and looked the door behind him. Daffodil looked up in surprise at the abruptness of his departure but the gloom and fear in her heart olid not subside. Ca1ta want downstairs to a room that per. hops was tlto parlor—though a kitchen in merry a horse was bother furnished. BY MRs IizclmtCtrri'ut litrxl'i1, "He, hearing Ilia cross, went forth Otto a place called the place of a skull," Tho history of Jesus Christ Is the Watery of ono who, knowing that ho owns immense pos• sossione, token upon Iihnself the estate of the lowlicet people, not to give to then as if they were objeota of His charity, but to teach them how to have 00 11100h as Ifo 1100, IIe ie tlio history of one who takes upon Himself all kinds of siolhee0oo0 to teach sick people how to got well. He is the history of ono who takes the deepest grief upon Himself to teaoll how to rise out of ft•, Ho is the history of one who teaches how to got very wise and su000ssful while being ignorant and untortuuate, In other words, He bore the °rocs of the world. If he, being rich, had given largo provt- Bions to the poor he would !leve been a fall - um. If he, being powerful, had simply healed a few and lifted up a few and en. lightened a few he would have boon as great a failure as thoee other powerful people who condescended in the time of the cholera in Naples. A very rich iman rode among tltu poor people in his carriage carrying broths and medieines, but they were so enraged at him that they mobbed him, broke his oar. riage in pieces, tore the harness off his horses and neatly held a riot in the oily. King Humbert went among them, dressed just like one of them, helped that nurse their siek and bury their dead, and they never touched him, though they knew that he was richer than the other man. This was because he did not flaunt the difference of his position in their faces. Now, if King Humbert had told them that they might as web havo sixty and a hundred fold inorp poseessiotts than they had, and oxpininecl it to them bow they might be as powerful and well fed as himself, it would have been something like what Jesus Christ, dill. He born your very experiences and told you the exact way to Its out of them. Ho was offered money and houses and aastlee \Ye111" said a young lady sitting there, turning up expectant blank eyes. " Well I' returned Colts, disoontentedly. " I gave her to understand I abducted her because I want her to marry me. I tell 3 on, I'Ieidoe, it was no easy matter either. She doesn't deserve such a fright. I can't see why yon want to distress her so, But I have clone my part, now you do yours—thele Domes the reward." The girl smiled up into his eyes with a similar fondness. Deceit was part of her nature, "Only to snake hien hate and despise her —and then tho reward," she whispered. "Then the reward." " Haideo !" Orate said with stern empha- sis, "If you aro fooling me this time I shall kill you " The girl drew book just a little but even in the shadow of the falling twilight the pale- ness of the 01hee1(0 could be seen. "Did I. frighten you, my darling?" asked her companion, relaxing hie moodyfeatares. "I am so fearful of losing you. Y Toll me again, I shall have my reward. You mist nob trifle with me," Heiden rose up and wont away from him. "You shall have your reward 1" she told him, mainly. But don't talk. to me that way. I do not like to hoar you," 'Calle followed hor to where she stood, " Well remember, Now, 0 you are going, kiss 1110." The girl kissed him, %Vith that odd calm experienced way of hers—not a pleasing way to the lover of innocence and modesty. But her lover's face lit up, as much as such a dark face could do so fund ho sighed as silo said, "I must go, Give me the Ito You part is done. I have now to gqo see 1kaytor,' They smiled at this and Otalta said Ho will be hero post haste." No," she denied. "That world spoil it all, I will inetruot him." They ported then and I'Iaideo wont to a oorbain hotel where the Kaytor troape was registered. Altro Kaytir remembered hor, with a smile, as the girl Cabo had been running offer for years, remembered, too, with a little surprise her adoption by Mrs, Johu Dayeer, senior, at Onto instance of hor son, Jack 'Y bitiss ]Bmfroy 1" he 'said inquiringly,' " Or is it Mrs. Dayeer now?" 111 eo verlan id not d one hand tightened 1Whiter 0000' hor aha s little node monllale. " Mies Ithnfroy," she said, thereby giving the lie to her inehlttatiolta fn'hor lotto'? to Daffodil, " I havo called about Mrs. Day. cot, .however, Mrs, Dayeer 01100 7011 ]mens I I het a•,tldn you, It iso irit Intel - hall is ma powerful than muscle. It is inure successful than muselo, Intellect fe as unreliable, however, as mueolo. Tim powerful A,telleetwill tell us that mu0t not give to the worthy poor because if we (teed to every sty of pain we won id 511071 be as poor as the poorest, Spirit says feed every 0110 with a portion of your, bounty and you will have all the more. Intellect says 1 I must put my money into institutions that will praise my name, and cutdown n1y employes afterward, Spirit says I must put every creature into the way of earning its own living. If it eon not do the ways of the world, so muolt the more cause for my protective care and wise inetruction. I moat not do my alms to be seen of men. Honor among this generation counts for nothing, The future will read my motive clear as a book. Tho intellect is proud over muscle. Spirit is proud over nobody and nothing, but for transcends all the powers of all creatures. Intellect has its place in the skull, Jesus Christ has no place, Fi11e all plane—nn• bounded, limitless, infinite. Algazali, a pious Arabia", living about 1058, said that he was completely astonished when he found how tho senses deceived hien, and his judg• mote had to be all eorreoted by his niton• leer. Ho noticed how the stars aro report- ed to be small as money pieces by sensation, but corrected by inlellootare called suns and worlds. He was sure of everything and everybody being different to the judgment from what the senses state. Then he began to doubt the reports of lis intellect, Ho saki 110 was satisfied egouglt with his 8011000 until mtelleot denied their testimony. Then he grew dissatisfied with intellect and wondered if there wore not some higher face ulty atfll that would correct it. Jesus her - explains that he will teach us a higher than the greatest intellect. Pilate, the representative of the world that acts according to its feelings, jestingly and wilfully calls the spiritual teaching the rul- ingintention of Judaism. The coward does the way of the world. and kingdoms if he would tako the world 5 He says claims tot do everything, tual world is chimerical afar way of getting thorn. Ole was shhowl as the sees does nothing, Religious teachers able a financier Mo was by nature ; (COLow able try to explant that indeed they do not be• a ruler ho would make ; hownoble he would liove in spirit as their provider and healer appear as a prince, and if he would deal rho arid teacher. " We do the same ways you world's way he could overtop even the do ; Wo try the tricks of all trades jest Ihke you ; we believe in ways, and w e employ doctors to examine our pulse and preoaribo for our livers just like you ; we study books 00 hard as over we can to learn abort God's latus with earthquakes and cyclones. In- deed, please, great worldly mind, don't think for a Inrnient that l00 are so foolish as to believe in Spirit." "Write not, Ring of the Jews," But the world always will insist that it is the very nature of religion to teach a better way than material performances to be suc- cessful and happy with. There Was no anguish you con go through with of mind or body auy greater than this groat Jesus Christ took upon Himself to show you the words to speak to set you free, Here He shores that if you feel anguish of mind or body you may be sure sohnothing good is coming to you. You can hasten its coming by saying. It is finished." If you have been very sick and you let that thought within you speak, saying, "I and Jesus Christ," and then you asked that thought to make you well, you will very likely have a very strange feeling of mind and body which no word will express better than anguish. This teeling shows that a great good is to Caesars, He saw that he [nal magical healing.pow. ors ; that ho could perform all the mighty brinks of legerdemain Solomon has excelled at. It had been considered that Solomon was wonderful, beoaeee he could pierce a delicate pearl, string intricately perforated diamonds, and answer peculiar conundrums. All this was so simple and easy for the young Jesus. But he said: " 1 will not get my great- ness that way, I will get w10e in the know- ledge of spirit. I will got all my powers from God m straight communion with God, and not till I ettn explain how God as the Father is impartially good to the children of men will 1 take anything of the goode of earth. I believe in God as elite and willing to do all things that mankind can ask or even think. I do rot believe in there being any poor people or old people or unhappy peo- ple, I believe God is good to ell or that Ho is not good at all. I do not believe in ignor- ance. I do not believe in failure. I do not believe in dishonesty. Those things are not necessary. There is a noble, satisfac- tory way of living. That way I will de- monstrate in such a fashion that not one creature can be too ignoble to imitate." be born to you. Anguish gives birth. You And he did. The seemingly !heavy human. are to say, "It is finished. Jesus Christ affairs that despite the goodness of God He took this cup and said I need not drink it, bore and said, " Be not afraid ; I have l He said 1 might refuse it. So I overcome." " The flesh profitoth nothing," refuse to bo in anguish, I declare that " The devil is a lie from tho beginning_" what was meant for me is here now, aceord- °tKeep my words." 'illy words aro life. ung to Jesus Christ. I am perfectly well " Aly words tell tho power of spirit. Seek now. first the knowledge of God and all these Keep on speaking these words. Yon do thanes shall be added unto you that y ou de- not have to be put through any pain or ser. sire." row or humiliation at all. But if you have He sold God was in Him. He said God got into rheas straits there's a quick way was and is in all He said that this God 0 out The Dying Soldier. [From Roumanian Polk -songs. Collected by Bolen Translated ljla ad by Gannon ylva and Alma Strett A ho lay a•dying tete soldier spoke : Iam cottent1 Let my mother be told in the village there, And my bride in tho but be told, That they must pray with folded stands, With folded hands for rhe," Tho soldier is dead, and with folded hands I'Iis bride and his mother pray. On the flolci of battle they dug pray. grave, Androd with his life blood the earth 1000 dyed The Garth 0 h laid him in. t Y Tho sun looked now" on ,1 spoke; there and I am content." And flowers bloomed thickly upon his grave, And wore glad they blossomed there, And when the wind M tho troo tops roared, The soldier naked from the chop, dark grave: Did tho banner flutter then f" "No' so, m)• hero," the wind replied, " The fight is done, taut 1 h Canner is won, 1hy comrades of old have borne it house, Ha•0 berno it in triumph hence." dark Then the soldier spoke from the deep, grave : "Iam content." And again ho hoard the shepherds pass, And the (looks go wandering by, And the soldier tasked; Is tho sound hear The sound of the battle's roar?" And they nil replied : " My hero, nay 1 Thou art dead, and the fight's o'er, Our countr • Joyful and free." Then tho soldier spoke from the deep, dark grave: "Iam content." Then ho hoarath the lovers laughing pass, And the solclter asses once more ; Aro these nob the voices of them that love, That lore and remember me 1" " Not so, my hero," tho lovers say, Wo aro those that remember not; Icor the spring has conte and the earth has smiled, And the deed must ho forgot." Thou the soldier spoke from tho deo, grave "1 am content," The Sabbath Chime. Lord God, the Holy Ghost, In this accepted hour, As on No day of (Pentecost Descend in all thy power • Wo meet with ono accord In our appointed place And wait thopl'ontiso of our Lord The Spirit of all grace. Lilco mighty rushing wind 'Upon the waves beloatlh, 114o00 wi 111 one 101110100 every mind, Ono 00111, one 100111/8 breathe : Tl,e young, rho old, inspire With wicdonl frail, above; • And give us hearts and 10111411os of fire To pray, and praise, end love, Spirit; of light, explore Ana °hoe our100111 111000,With tnslro shining moroond more Unto the ported day 1 Spirit of truth, be thou • In life and death one Guido ; OlmlIsanctified.owbjySpirit bn Are Diode known, alto brought the train outlines o the great earthquake in Japan on UM. 23, but condensed reports gate 110 idea of the terrible features of the calamity. The earth. quake was strongoet in the profooturos of C1i60 and Aichi, where towns have been overthrown, the country sulnuorged and mountains are in eruption and railroad communication is interrupted. bJp to Nov, 11 etatistica showed 7,524 per. sous killed and 0,458 wounded, while 00,. 000 homes had bon destroyed. Upward. of 0,000 sh0eko wore felt during moo days. The greatest deetruetiou ooenrred at Gifu. A correspondent there says that a quarter of million of people were trade homeless in that prefecture. He adds: "There are twonby-eight places where the soil sank more than throe feet, the total area of this aubsidenoo being nearly three acres. Fissures in the ground are also fro. quent. They vary from ono to three feet in width and some are fifteen feet deep. I have counted over one hundred large fissures and as for small ones they oannot bo reckon- ed. The banks of the Niagara River are totallydestroyod. In one place near the river there is a subsidence of over twenty feet. WTroe BOILIN(1 AIM) IN IT. " In Sonne parts of the town boiling mud spouted out of fissures to the (might of tea feet. Several of these geysers were formed and the majority of them continued spout- ing for one or two hours. More than 3,000 wells are totally destroyed. The condition of liaaoka-Cho after the earthquake and the conflagration was appalling. There were 1,000 houses in that district and over 4,000 inhabitants. "The shock overthrew nearly all the [Houses, and when the survivors ware strug- gling to rescue the injured, fires broke out on all sides. From the fall of the houses to the outburst of the conflagration there was an interval of ouiy twenty minutes. Only twenty-nine bongos remained standing when the flames were extinguished, and two hundred people had been either crushed or burned to death. In some cases whole families of eight or nine perished. Starving people may be constantly soon wandering over the crooked fields in search of potatoes, turnips or any otter edibles. 1t is a ter- ribie tate of affairs." TEMPLES IN TWIN Not a few people entombed amid the ruins of houses are Laid to have been roast- ed to death. Out of 200 temples in Gifu ))tore than one-third wore totally destroyed and of twenty-five temples in the town of Sake only three escaped injury. The banks of the Shohal River in the Kasugai district wore thrown down by the earthquake and numerous fissures appeared in the ground. At a distonce of about two and a half miles from the bridge over this river. where theground has been conspicuously. muddy water and stones and vicious mud have been ejected from the fissures in such quantities as to form a kind of small volcano. on top of which is a hole from which mud. was thrown out constantly until tine 3002. The latest telegrams to hand are from Nagoya, dated the 4th inst., and from Gifu, doted the 5th mit. According to the former earthquakes still continuo to be felt, but the interval between them is gradually increasing and the inten- sity of the attacks diminishing. From the commencement of the disturbance up to the time of dispatching the telegrams there had been no less than 6,610 shooks, which means thirty-eight shooks per hour or more than one every two minutes. She first of the above two telegrams gives an- other and increased statement of casualties in the Mont prefecture. The record stands- thus tandsthus at present : Aiehi prefecture, killed, 2,423: wended, 3,110; houses totally de- stroyed, 42,345; mouses partially destroyed, 1,818. 11 The Japayy,, Mail says 1 Of 4.434 houses constitutinfthe town of Ogaki 3,556 are completely overthrown and 765 are parti- ally ruined. Fire hos destroyed 1,463. The number of persons killed is 747, the num- , ber severely injured 520, and the number each of us is able and willing to help us in Josus Christ fn you the Mope of glory is alightly injured 750. Appalling as is the wonderful ways. Nothing is too hard for our freodom. There IS nobody so free as magnitude of the calamity still more terrible Him. He explained that nothing is too your one who lets hie name be spoken within is the report which comes front Gifu pre. common -place for us to lay before this God itis mind, He finds that if he does not facture as a whole and got aid fn. choose to go into the slums of the city to He said he himself was the bodily demon• work he can help people while sitting in his etratton of God. But he ]ofd groat stress owls room. He finds that if he does choose upon tho fact that just talking end thinking to gu into the slums ho has a right to do so, as he did (being absolutely right) would put He is under nobody's orders and no hint and his powers forth from each of 11r. body's criticisms weigh with him. He A very poor woman unt tong ago telt that is not afraid of the terror by night, nor she hoard the voice of Jesus Christ speaking the arrow that fiiett by day. Criticism, within her mind saying, I am Jesus calumny, censure, praise, they are one to Christ." She said, "Yes, I know, but I do lint. It is finished, ho says. Jesus Christ need help so mold Won't you please help in you speaking tells you that all evil is me .pay my rent?" The voice within hor finished. It is ended. Those things shall mind never said, yes. She listened to iter not be upon the earth. You can speak this own mind and so gently and lovingly the name within your mind till the kingdom of sante word carte, I am Jesas Christ 1•' If heaven is open to your sight. In you the 0110.11ad lot this voice speak aloud through Gentiles will trust, As it is written, "In hor lips her neighbors would have said she my name shall the Gentiles trust." Thetis, saidblasphemous. Sar she did not. She p you keepn lettingu;5 con Jesus °hrthe divine ot," elin. The ven manufacturing firim in Glasgow, ne of the x Scotland, said again, " groes dear Jesus Christ, I know per wet y , you ata the highest thought of my mind— the people who do not believe in spiritual Thirty years ago, a barefoot, ragged urchin able to do all things, wont you please help laws as transcending intelleotual methods presented himself before the dusk of the pay myrent?„ will trust you, will lean on yon. principal partner and asked for work as an And again all she could get wa0 the affix- Jesus received the vinegar. But you errand boy. enation stronger and fuller from the deeps 1leen not receive the vinegar of having to " There's a deal s' running to be gge dune, of Iter own mind. And immediate] after take foyers front the hands of those who said hlr,Blank , jesyogly, off affecting o broa d that she had help on her way, "Ye shall hove wronged you. He said that to de- Scotch qualification ask what ye tt ill to my name." dare it is finished and to hold His Home wed be a pair o' :Moon." y' According to Jesus Christ you do not steadfastly in mind would keep you free The boyy, with gga grave nod, disappeared.,! have to ask any man or woman or corpora- from all the pains and sorrows and shames He lived t under doing oh stalls. nthe mar etm, an tion to help you, Jesus Christ will attend to of human experience. I am victor over apt u der oe he had eased enough moth it. Not the hietorio man of Galileo Mut the those things, In your nlitd first and then o buythe shoes. Then he resented him omuipotentJosus Christ quality of your own iuTho ebody ed salvations n none other name, self bfore Mr. Blank onomorning,and held mind.package. Jesus Christ is Ole demonstration of good, but in my name the vinegar and the gala out a have e shoo)), err," Me said quietly. Just to Nitron to the one thought that chis- and the wormwood of human experience aro " recalled pore within yon 10 your demonstration. nothing. I promise you immunity from Oh 1" Mr, Blank with difficulty reepcalled It is nob right for yon to bo pour. It is anything, if before you hove got into trouble thin thosertoaas myYou want aon place ce not right for you to bo sick. It is nob right you will speak my name, But of you 11 lane Not have te hhouse" dis t is not rf lit for ou to be never• been taught tl e p tv for app , fall. I g Y unhappy, Why will you bo when Jesus and are amt in great anguish, soy that your The boy hesitated a moment, and the Christ says : " 1 ale within you able o do refuse the cup of trouble,0and declare tloul ed before 1lotlrot nr0100rdde. ntlyottthead s� all things. Nothing is too hard for Mo, DolI in ,you am 00 ` y coarse re her garments. Alr, Blank's not look afar auto Ale, but lot My namo bo from poverty, debt, disgrace, desolation, g eolcenwithnyou, and love ivleamdbelhive lsiolcuoss, say, 'It is finished," .At alto tolorootwoked tstruse attentively, For rhefrstHttsnm iu Me.o eleventh hour call open naeand I will Meat. bloodless face showed that lta boon st c Yon can do everything 101le1 Christ Jesus ' keep my word 01111 live." I can not be B and bythe world crucified ; I am not be entoubed. Nothing himself of food for months in order to t..w is will no thiol hoed, 0 „ d those clothes. The manufacturer now ue will not spam heavy to you. Youtvilluotbe is too hard for n1c. Nolo is rho ncaep0o rt tell rho bo eorofull and Found to hi orlon on hs shoulders but thio. Now tl d y f anlvation.' y y, Atlas with the w ra ret that he could nether road nor write�, g ,Y ' that you should do both It is mammy before wo could employ you in carrying homo packages," Ito said, " Wo have no ploco fob: vett." Tate lad's fano grew paler ; but, without a word of complaint ito disappeared, lie now welt fifteen miles into the country, and found wnrk iu stables nose to to night. school. At the end of a year he again pr, rented himself before Mr. Blank. " I call road and write," ho said briefly, 0 I gave him the place," the employ.r HUNDREDS KILLED. A telegram despatched on the afternoon j of the 1st inst., gives the number of killed 6i eas5000 - the num- ber le prefecture 0 thew o , P of wounded as 15,000 and total number of hooses destroyed fifteen to sixteen thou- sand. These figures of course, include the oasualties at Osaka. They aro evidently!. approximations, but that they are much exaggerated can scarcely be hoped when remember that, in addition to the de- struction a rot n seructfon wrought in the towns of Gifu and \r Osaka the smaller towns of Ichanomiys, Kyosu. Kasaiatsn and Takegathanaare said to have been wiped out altogether. Determined to Snooeed, "Adam," said Nye, As they went out the gato When ordered o leave, "Is my hat on straight?" Mother (reprovingly to little girl just ready to go for a walk). "Dolly, that hole was ot iyour glove this mooning." Dolly (promptly) --"Whore was it then • , i0) -10 a O . Josue with tate world under his feet. Yoln• TwoLittle Feet, whole business in life is to leorn of Ino," or to learn how to lot the Jesus Christ pit, 1111 so prodlgnl of lila 1 thought within you rein su roue. This 0h, loveundd00tlmgatstrile1 thought that is named Jesus Christ is tlto 011, Wards o full Ofhus feet! qe scoot noblest thought within your mind. Lot it '[.Qac IlIere 110 reel,! M1I1lhiat I'011. aOl keeps saying I am Joann Christ," 'fenny per two more Vinton soft. and smell t 5011 cepa repeating his own name till he felt Mara 0lmrd flat orot 611 myle 011 0, as if lie Were as big as the edouot. SonMO a10 ia 111ys. lily din o that had aro many ways tics, kept repeating certain syllables, but Oftn01110 000utifu111fe's (Myst Jesus Christ said, Repeat my name. Then , o room lT 01• titer it may bo you will not foal aro if yo WOYe thepinueb but Barth i dtnnly knowao i T k VIM Y aeon thee, as if the world were under your foot. Yon Thy mot nm'ose, thy lovingkiss, said years afterward, " with the convict ° will nob become sansclesssyllablos, by speak. Tho Plotter of thy door, smal font, that, u1 1 ocoss oP time, ho would tanto manic ingg my mance, bub will aorto Into your Thy linnd6liamiele t ro1nety la c sol! street I ff )to mado up his hind to do it, bion ris, inihoritance of health, wisdom, and 5ucaoas, mo 10,111 a al Ts h1to a l that now mentors. slowly in Santoh business hottaos, but ho The pia® of a skull %AS whore they cru, 'I'wolit le foot 'heath earth's brown sod, etre chief formal." acted Him. Your intellect is suppo0od to Two whito whipsomevhe"" vale warn, God, be loaatod within our, Anil, This intellect, ' r +m.-»- •^^ is a rear enemy to J onus Christ. " The What appear to be oalautties aro often the "Thomas "000im's, 011 the 0vorage, thirty VINO; wino tinto5 in ever, X 0 natttralman recoivotlt not the things of the aonrchs of ortunoe, y r 00 nan0s,