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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1892-3-18, Page 2BY ERIE'S WAVES 011, TWO _AT tQINTEJ t E N TS, BY FLOSS, CHAPTIelt 111 When Lily left the Romeo she hod thrust the note itt et• pocket, its she thought, bet in her haste au,1 exeitatnent oho had allow- ed it to slip throngh the fulde of her dress, , When she arrived Immo she started 1e go to het roost to think over the events just hap - petted, Her lmamud would soon r'etutn, and ale tenet ermine:, herself to tell him all. With these thoughts vuur:ehlg through her confused brain, she ltd not see the form of Doetoi• L teeing µland ing in the hall before her. She was not were of his presceneo until he laid his hand hettvily upon her artn, and said, in a voice trembling with anger, as he handed her that fetal letter. " You see I know all, madam. Deceitful woman, who has trampled my Inner beneath year feet. You make excuses to meet this man while my kisses are warns upon your lips. Let this hotne to which you have brought disgrace, and misery, shelter you no more," With a wild, hopeless cry, she sank at his feet, shrinking away from this man with the hard white face, and set de- termined natures, Yea kte:nV all "ehe gaepint:ly repeated, and will yon mer forgive 1 When you lava heard my explanation you will not blalite me," "Forgive !not blame you! Are you mad? Ilow amt I ever forgive the woman who has wilfulty dishonored ate, and mine. \t het esplonetion do 1 need mot than my own eyes, Go from my presence at once. L alae, false to the heart's core, and I thought you so true. 1 trusted you, treated you, and this in my reward." With a groan of pain he tnroed and left her and passed into his study. Lilly col- lected her shattered strenzth and passed down the long hall into the nursery where their churl lay sleeping in the innocence of infancy. For little Versa tenscarcely a year old. Kneeling beside the Led she cried aloud in the bitterness of her heart. " 011, my child, my love, were it not for thee I should not care to leave this home, now when love and happiness are denied rte, but oh, what would I net do to save thee, my fondly loved one, from sorrow or scorn in the future. No, no, it shall never be that you shell suffer, treasured darling of my soul, for I shell come back to yon again. f shall return to stay forever, when he has forgiven me, as I know he, in time, shall do." Thos she poured out the sorrow of her heart to the unconscious child sleeping be. fore her, but therecited of her woes even to this slumherinqchild, calmed her and somewhat dispelled hercrnervousrss. Poor Lilly, she did not know the great erime of which her husband thought her guilty. He had told her that he knew all, and ehe had thoeght that his auger was caused by her having deceived him in not telling him all before. Ah, she knew not that his passionate love would not permit so small a barrier to cone between them. With sobs of anguish she kissed the velvety cheek of little Vera ; then rising from her knees she hastily left the room, lest her strength and reeolution should forsake her. Going intc her own room she sat down and wrote this note to her husband:— •`DocTor LANSING.—You would not hear from my own lips, so I an fm•ced to write this in order to show you thee I was not wholly to biome far a girlish folly. Yon have sent etc from your home to wander homeless, and pennilessabout the world and for what? Bneanse in my girlhood I hart been for three short months the wife of .another. We were peer, and homeless ; he was wealthy, and he loved me. My mother •wras ill, without friends, or money to pro- cure her the care she needed, Chester Carl- ton (he was it namesake of our own) offered ns bath a beautiful home, and every care for my mother, if I should be his wii I liked, but did not love him, and can you blame me for oonseneing to save ourselves from poverty and death. Three months after our marri- age he lost all, through the falseness of a brother (rho very brother who sent that note to -night.) He was ill at the time and the sudden shock of this celerity caused •hie death. When this brother learned that ,you. know of my former marriage, he came lend threatened to tell you if I did not give him money. I scorned his threats, anti left, intending to tell you to -night, for I thought you would forgive me. It was not because I,Yes ashamed of my action that I did not tell you, only I did not mention it first, and than I thought it not necessary. If I have sinned, forgive me, and love our darling child. Farewell,—Lrra.r," After placing this note in en envelope ad• dressed to her husband, she attired herself fu :- piton travelling suit and passed out of the room. As she passed the study door she saw her husband standing at the win- dow with his bank towards her, She slipped in, and placed the note upon the tableg under the full light of the gaselier where sheknow hewo11c notice it Then she passed down the hall an into the dark• nems. Reaching the toad she turned and walked rapidly, not looking either way, Preseltly she heard loud shouting, and soon the sound of horse's boots upon the road behind her, but her bewildered brain heeded not those warnings entil there came e, rush, a sudden blow, and then all was over. CHAPTER IV. Doctor Lanai'tg, standing rut his study window, lila soul torn by conflicting passions of angel', love, aurl pain had heard his wife's step enter the room, but he dirt not turn Ws head. For half an hour he Mood there, while creased thoughts, sometimes (loaning, and sometimes hrttoe passed through his brain, Then turning with a emothored groan, Inc was Ana to leave the room when hi', eyes full upnrr tho roto nn tie table. With trembling hands )e ripened it, and ro its read the words his face grew ghastly pain, A moan of deepest anguish °ret peri his lips as be finished. fly daring" iso murmured. "Jly sweet, menacing darling, 1 have ,judger) too harshly, But, thank Heaven it 13 1101, too late, to go for you now," He seized his lett es he spoke and passed quickly one Alas it was too Jae for even as he deseendorl the stops, ho saw a crowd approaching, and in the clog' moonlight be could plainly dintngnisb two sten (tarrying between them the limp Betpless form of te woman, IIe staggered to them like one in n droaur, and o'er any ono could stop him, be had reaehee tete side of the hearers ponrirg into the Mae of their burden, ho reeled, and thou 'with ar heart. reeding cry ho fell enconscfons at their feet. "Demi, lend, my beatrtfbt[ darling; b" gasped e'er Ire relrtsperl ten uneonrooionaness, J'endor kande raised the Indolent t forme, and married him into the house. fu to flaw Olin• 01:80, tho doctor who had provi.orre)y been sent for arrived. " Ily services are not ter gttired here" be said bending over the life- less form of :Mrs. Lansing. "Death mutat Lave been in tuttnnous from the blow on the temp:.;" Turning titer to do 310e Lansing, ire retrained with Lim fora long time, and final succeeded in fanning haul: the spark of life. The news of tiro accident soon spread to the surrounding eonntry, and all mourned the death of the kind, beautiful firs. Lan• sing ars. Dane (Doctor• Lansing's sister) came from 'Montreal, and throe days late' {Lilly Lensingwee laid to rest in the quiet a fl " her t n 'n after 'ears tiro a t of a ct.ma ery,n t t y t y tragic death was often tollwhile bright eyes grow dint, and sweet cheeks paled in ' listening to the sad, accidental death of ono so young. In a darkened chamber in that peerly , cottage, Doctor Lansing weeks tossing upon hie bed ro the rest- , leas delirttnt of brain fever. Three long weeks he hovered between lite, and death, and then he began slowly to recover, and 1 in six weeks tomo he was able to go out I again, a sad, grave man with laic face, mid set fetn es, the shadow nf hio former self ' • Alt, tos.ed upon lifers hit lows, He'd been for many t day. The anguish of his pillow, What bumtut sae can tongue ." s , and during those long weeks 01 recovery Doctor Laraine bad node his plane for the future. At Irl. sister's regent he sent little Vora to her he ro be cared for by her. A large sem of money was placed nt Mrs. Danes disposal for the purpose of securing every iustrue don , audcorn fort for her charge. Doctor Lansing oleo told his sister the end story of how his wife had met her death and bade her to keep the truth from Vera as lung es possible, Inc be feared she might learn to despise his memory if she knew all. Some day he said, he hoped to return to see her, but it might be long years, it might be never. lie left tho house in charge of the two faithful servants leaving iestrnetirns with his lanyet' as that if he did not return Vara was to have all when she carne of age. With these plans for the fetor° Doctor Lenshlg left hie home one day in last autumn, Mt his lovely sea. side home to wander aimlessly about the world, a broken-hearted man, depressed in spirits, and with tine fooling of vale regret perpetually upon him, and a shadow rested over the picturesque little cottage, and sil- ence lingered within its walls bot none save ' Doctor Lansing's sister ever knew, or guess. ed the true reason of Lil]3 ''s sad fate. e. No one wassurprised pt when Darner Lansing lloft his home for other sconce, "Poor fellow they eY said, He loved her so dearly. His veryexistence seemed 1 wrapped up in her. No wonder he could not stay whore every thing reminded hint so painfully of his deafest wife's fate." Ah, no wonder indeed, but they knew not all. They knew not the sad dirge forever chanted in itis ears, that dirge which is ever more painful to bear than death. 0h I re- gret, thou greatest pang of existence, why wilt thou ever haunt us? CHAPTER V. Long years have passed since Doctor Lansing left his hone, long years iu which no tidings cause from him, Vera Lan singfs now eighteen, while her cousin, Hilda Dane, is two years her senior. There 18 certainly a striking difference between the two cousins, Hilda is a tall, graceful blonde with 'blue eyes and golden hair' but behind that mask of perfect beauty there lurked a selfish nature, and her apparently calm mind was over planning some device for the gratifica- tion of her own pleasure, Vera is petite,and graceful with large, sad, dark oyes, and wavy dark hair, It was New Yeas night and. kIrs, Dane's beautiful residence was all aglow for Ililda and Vera had just returned from college, and a grand reception was held to welcome them home, Soft lights sparkled amid flowers and ferns, sweet music, and joyous laughter floated upon the perfumed air and as the two cousins entered, the band strnoli np " Welcome home," while admiring eyes and sweet welcome greeted them on every aide. Vera wore a costume of pure white silk which displayed to perfection heryouth- fulloveliness, and added a datker shade to her sad eyes. Hilrla's dress was of nes-green eflk, and both girls certainly looked lovely. Among the gentlemen, perhaps the most admired, and seenht for was Eimer Chilton, a wealthy std refined young man of about twenty-five, handsome and kind; he was ever a favorite with these who know him. His was a lovely face perfect in its coloring and features ; eyes of violet blue whose Bearing gaze seemed to read the impost soul of all, while hack from his beautiful blue veined brow clustered waves of golden hair. His manner, ton, was charming, if a little listless. Ah, ire 1 who could but levo him, so kind generona bolero d. 'T was as tor himtat H .ill Dena nereser' rod horsweetest smiles but Elmer Chilton had ever been used to beautiful women, and his verdict on this 00aaeion was with the majority, who voted Vora " The belle of the ball.. " He had mot Hilda before they went to college, but he had never before met Vera, and lrereousln's quick eye was not slow in noting the result of the meeting, for she knew as well as len mor Chilton that his heart was gone, gone to the keeping of Vora Lansing, The happy hours wore on, ,joyful, fleeting hours, speeding all ton swiftly, until two o'ulnclt chimed forth and the gay company began to depart while sweet farewells, and fond gnorl eiglrtoralrgoutupontheair. El- mer Chilton bang Hilda good night, and congratulated her on the sumcn0s 01 the reception, then he nomad the room to where Vora stood anti after a brief conversation, a gentle pressure of his white, jewelled hand, and an admit, bits gave at. One own,et face below his, sho passed eft erne IT ilda Dane's watchful eye, MU' that nrlruiring gaze and returnee', part. ing, awl her blue eyrie flashed, whale her lovely fere hlydened Inc It motnon t, bet only for a moment, and lin traee01 anger was re• veiled upon her maskdiltr features as slto turned to 1,1,1 a Smiling good night to ttpoen pcuscx•11, 0. Atiasttlrehourrewnesitont,anti up in her lleuutifel chamber Vera Lansing smiled softly, as she thought of hot' love with the bonny bloc ey.a," Hilda, in her own apartment sat with an ominoue °Ioud upon her brow, For once ht her lifetime slue had been °enshrine, for once her wishes Karl been ungratified, end ler vain heart was sorely wounded. For Inners elle sat there, and then ttetho grey dawn begat to apposr, the rose with a smile of stttiahtelioe µml rotirod to rest, .0i1 A1' PM VI. 'Citroe menthe •passed by, derieg which time l.hner, and Vont grew more and more THE BRUSSELS POST, devoted to each other bit ants, their treed young hopes were doomed to be shattered, blaster by the e'nel re. \'Ong° of a vaitt eatteeited woman, Vora had often token her aunt to tell her about her pantile, but she always put her of with some uueatishaetocy reply, only telling hot• that her father would return some day, and then she would know all, (loop when she woe twelve yenta old, Mrs. Dane had ttltet' Hilda mid bet' to 000 Iter hlrtltp1bttee and in the lonely eenmtry by Erie's shore she was shown her mother's grave. It was a °hilly eve in spring that (Bila Dane cane dews tem broad stairs, the trail of her ruby velvet tea gown sweeping be. hind I- er, a smile lingered upon her lips es alio sof tlysung. — "titre tet baric mybeerL Again, Do not hoed my foolish tears, 194,, hitter can 10 11rµ111, Sad 'twill make the eonilng years." Mrs. pane had gone that morning on 0. week's visit to a friend in tem country, and Vera sat alone in the parlor. Presently the door opened and Ililda, with a grave ex. pression upon tem face, entered the room. Vern turned from the book she was reading and laughingly asked her why she looked so tragical, I shall have a companion in tragical looks soon I thiole" " began Hilda in cruel coldness." You have always longed for the revelation of the past and es 1 know the story I feel it my duty to tell you. It would be cruelty to keep yet in ignorance longer, especially as you no doubt have prospects of linking year life with time of au honorable onto, I can only warm you, and then if you do not heed my werniug, if you chase to bring disholor to a name that has never before knowu it I shall not be to blame," She paused, and sat looking at Vera, who, ;hiring this recital sat with clasp- ed hands, and blanchod free. For a initiate she sat thus, then rising from the chair she paced the floor striving to regain her com- posure. ' Why did you not kill me before." site said, pausing before Hilda. " Why keep me in this horrible sespense novo, tor- turing my very soul to madness tell ono at once this terrible mystery that surrounded my past, The pleading dispair of her duels eyes, and ghastly face would have melted n heart of stone but Hilda Dane, only shrugged her shoulders and went on, " In the first place, when my uncle George married your mother, ho clid not know her. He met her in this very city, and fell in love with her at sight. Site tvae very poor, and at the time al• moat homeless, but he manned her re. gardless of all, and for two years they lived happily together, but then a shadow fell upon their home, a shadow that ended for. ever the life of a faithless wife, and darken- ed the life of a deceived husband, It watt oneeveninfl in autumn that your father e moo home, and found his wife in aouveraa i on with n Orange men, to filially introduced himself as—her husband.hi \h he scone which c followedcen be imagined, and your father for. bid the woman whetted deceived and disgrac- ed him to stay another night in his house. She left, and that night met her death, you were then only a year old, and your father left the scene of his misery, and disgrace leaving you M the Oars of my mother. Tlwt is, briefly, the story you so longed to hear." And Hilda rose from her chair, and swept out of the room. Upon reaching her own roots she fairly danced with joy at the sucoass of her plotting. "Humbled to the durst," She smilingly murmurod "I know she will never look upon Elmer Chilton's face again. How well I related the story, Poor simpleton, she believes every word of it because the poet has always appeared a mystery to her. And thus Hilda Dane praised her cleverness, while the object of her cruel- ty lay moaning out the bitterness of her heart. " Oh, the mystery I so longed to hear, has at last been revealed. If I could only die and and 10 all forever. What is life without love or hope, a.ud there isneith. or for me in the long dismal years to conte. Nothing but ninth, and despair, deep, dark, and hopeless," Fifteen minutes later a slender, dark - robed figure might have been seen hurrying down the busy street, for Vera Lansing hail decided to go back to that house by the sea. Far away in that lonely home she would be safe, safe from the questioning scorn of rho world, from the gaze of those eyes she so loved, Ah no, though it broke her heart, she would never again meet the smile of thee handsome face, of hint, 1 1 1 HEALTH, Food for Dyspeptics, I wish to toll Idle sufferer from rt weak stomach hots to cooly some things whiter n dyspeptic can cat, Four pare ago )my hes. hand wee almost helpless with dyspepeitt, lie coasnhel two deetors front whom be learned that he could ' not live to year,' Every thing Ito ate caused great flair, 'Intel ho tried a fresh ogg, well betttett with a little auger, a very Halo salt and nutmeg, over which was peered a teacup two-thirds full boiling milk, ttth•t•iingthe egg constantly, leo took this warm and could ranee ft without trouble. Wee 1 prepared milk toast, for hint as follows: 1 used stale, salt -rising broad, made f•on wheat middlings, cit fn slices half int mull thick, toasted a rico brown in m brisk oven mild soaked in sweet milk which has been boiled and slightly thiekoned with bur and seasoned with rode and batter. Another dish oousisted of one cup of water and half a teaopnouful of salt, told butter. Another diel: consisted of oho cup of rice, well washed, put in a large granite besin with one cup of water end half a teaspoon of salt, and allowed to cook slow- ly until all the water was takes up in the rice. Then I added two telllespoontnls of anger, and five cupfuls of now milk aulotir. rete it well, after which I baked it iu a slow oven for several hours. '1'ho rest of the family liked this as well as he did, especially when served with sweet sauce. This is the way I made dyspeptic corn. cake, 1 took one egg, one tablespoonful of brown angor, one-half teaspoonful of salt, ono -half a pint of soar main, one pint of sour buttermilk, three-fourths of a teaspoon- ful of soda and one teaspoonful of baking powder. 1 beat the egg and sugar together until very light, stir lin the eream amt salt, then the buttermilk, poet the soda dissolv- ed in a little warm water, and make all into a stiff' batter with three parts morn.meal to two parts of line flour ie towhleb the baking powder has boon sifted. I set the dish in the steamer, lot it steam three hours, than bake it twenty minutes in a hot over.—[\l, L. le The Ear, The human ear is a notch more delicate organ than most people suppose It is ex- tremely dao1,eerous to interfere with it by tree of earpirke, or any of the venous instut mento used for the purpose of gleaning it front wax. The wax is a natural secretion, and unless the ear becomes diseased it does not accumulate any faster than is necessary to protect the passage from the entrance of insects and various particles whfoh might otlreewiso be forced in and tend to interfere permanently with the hearing. The great- est care is necessary in washing the ears of little children. They should: be washed outside, but on the. inside only as fa' as the finger wrapped iu a soft towel will go. The practice of foreleg a hair pin or any other instrument in o the ear passage is hard t 1 g fraught with clanger of injuring the mem- braneand causing permanent deafness. Can a a g P Earache is a malady of childhood and onuses most distressing pain, The simplest re. reedy for it is to take a little cotton dipped in warm sweet oil and put it in the ear pas- sage, A danger that may arise from doing so simple a thing as this is that minute par- ticles of the cotton play be left in the ear. To prevent this, some pltyeicians advise staking a little wad of the cotton end wrap. ping it in the finest and thinnest linen cambric) that can be foetid, and dipping this in warm sweet oil. In case of intense pain, a few drops of hot laudanum or camphor may be used with the oil. When foreign bodies get into the ear they should 10 re• moved by syringing them out with warm water. to attempt to remove any thine from the ear passage by forcing an ulstr0. nteut in is a rush thing for any one except an aurist to undertake. The nest medical practitioners refuse to treat affections of the tar or eye, but send their patients to speci- alists. Eye Troubles, Inflammation of the conjunctive or mem- brane which shields the front of the eyeball from the air tapes the rub of tllo eyelids, is indicated by the glued Mete of the eyes in the morning, and more especially by their bloodshot• condition, the vessels beteg bright red in color, and winding about in great tr. regularity, with no discernible order or plan. Eyes are sometimes inflamed by being held too near the heat of a lamp, mrd relief may be obtained by shading the eyes with any c ac , t r , who she know old scrap of green paper, such as handbills prized honor above all. ]forever she would are sometime printed on. Weakness of bid farewell to love, and life, and hope, the ciliary muscle, or at error of refraction, On poor sacrificing child 1 Seventeen years.i may be the mem of the evil. A refractive had iter loving mother bid adieu to home and happiness, and life. Seventeen years before had that mother thought those same sari thoughts, and this, the child, she had said, would never sufl'er, now departed, as she on that fatal night had done, leaving all that was dear to life behind. Vora arrived at the station in good titre to catch a train which would take her towards her destination and she had soon left the busy oily behind. Three days later a lonely tnan wanted dejeotly along one of the most fashionable ouable streets in Montreal, all heedless of the chilly ill Y wind and rain astdashed in his fico, It was Elmer Chilton. He had returned that day from a weeks visit to a college chum, and epee his arrival he had gone tat once to Mrs, Dane's where ho learned from Hilda that Vora lead gone away a few days previ- ous, leaving no word or message for him. She had not even told her cousin where she was going, or why she went, "Bat" thet, deceitful cousin had added, " I am confident that she has some strong reasons for tide sudden departure." Aud he had turned, and left the house, his manly heart beating iv(hl• ly, hie bran bewildered by this tin• expected revelation. For a moment a doubt, ing fear had pioroed his heart, and then he murmured. "Ah no I my sweet: angel could not bo false, whatever are her reasons for leaving, I know she is not that. Some mystery some to rewound her, saddening her young life, and einbitle•ing her otfaten°e, Oh my lova 1 my life ; that I might die to save yon," His grief, and itis love, a0 hopeless, was sari to see hut'twae fn vain, for his darling was gone, and when, oh, when would he look upon that loved face agars 7 Would the shadow be deepened or would it bo flown? Ther evening Ehnen Chilton took his departure for other scones, endeavoring to forget in the oltangefel scenery the re hellions thoughts that won:a : n taints rise hints mind, or to diseuvor Flume t'ttao of the 'owner, sad face ever haunted hien by nfgitt. and by clhoa'tay, U1 1 less, revengeful woman, to thus wrook two Iovieg inntcmit lives, sacrificing then upon the alter of Revenge. ('r0 3101 coNTINIUM) Mix biackirg with soapsuds for ordinary iron' error might be corrected by proper epee - facies ; and if the aching has utereased under the use of the various glasses which have been tried, it points to a refractive error wrongly aortae ked as one cause of the thou bee. Test each eye for astigmatism, and for long or short sight. Get properly suited with spectacles focussed for rending, writing and indoor work. And for the inllammation, wash the ayes with Gaillard water ; also drop a few drops of the following lotion itt the outer corner of each eye two or three tines a clay t—H, drochlorate of (mane, 8 greens r boric acid, 8 demahtns ; glycerine, 1 • and water to melte 8 o • ater, ov 0 , oz • elder flower e hold not be used r.. Cold water should for bathing the eves when inflammation is present. Tepid water may be used night and morning, keeping the eye carefully closed the while. Catarrh. People who are subject to catarrhal ail meats have special need to be particular fn regard to their feet covering ; they should see to it that their feat era comfortably clad, their shoes should have substantial epics, anti should (tome tvoll up the ankles, and not be laced or buttoned tight, Light merino stockings or Italf•hose may be sellieione for warmth, bob whenever by rector of emelt exercise the feet have bc°ome damp, and es. lineally 1f the loather has absorbed wet, it is wise for a change to be teacloth bout Moak ings and shoes, .....mqy—+cn®as.-µan...•—�- Literary Fame, Larry—I am so glad to make your porsoual acquaintanee 1 I have after, read yottr llama, Literary Man (fbatto•ed)—Alt I do you know my lyrical poems or my novels? Linty—Neither, Li Weeny Man—rely tragedies? Lady ; blit you happen to live in the same hoose as 0friend of mine and whenever I visit iter 1 see your mum on ho doorplate. He Wanted too Much. ,Tapboth—itildred., w£11 you be my wife ? Mildred—Well, not to•rbay, Oh, Mildred, how can you epeak so flip. pantry ?' rlippantly1 }Tow do you suppose I could possibly be your wife to•day1 I should want at least two wanks toga ready in," HUNTING INUARNATED FURY, nxeiting mpnrt. in tee eengin, el tn[tlua . 1 had read end heard a great deal of the fatuous "roger." e-leph,lrrt of rile d1Ntl'iet01 Mysore, provieee Nteditie, before l ever get within cue mike lib hie maiming ground. iIu uncle Itis lirat appearance in 1807), rood for three yearn wtlx e 11 104. terror to nn erne of country fifty mike keg by thirty bread. A " rogue" elephant, aa has often been ex- plaile.l, fa a 111100 who has either vaunter. fly left the lord because nt dclent or has been driver) into exile by hie contpauionefor reasons not known to 1111111. lig no sooner takes up title solitary life than he becomes vindictive and reckless, and it goes without dispute that one of these "rogues," especi• ally if past the age of fifty, is more dungen oils than a herd of a dozen ordinary ele- plmnte, hots fella no WILS oohed "Tile \Vteked"1 by all tbo naives of that lerrilnty, and' some el the stories told of his doings ware really wonderful, its well as strictly true, 1 lIJs territory was along the Snddar Valley, On the eastern edge of this valley, which Is front rine to five miles wide, 10 a dense jungle fifty miles long, and this 7110,00 won his retreat. Ifo was probably bunted after more than any other "rogtne' ever heard of in India, After it year or two the Govern- , matt offered a reward of; 11(1(1 for his death, and before he was finally disposed of Ihie reward had been inu'eased to 11300. He was hunted on several oeet'ai00n 1.y bandit uumbering -I60 men, and at least fifty differ. out w•it;te hunters journeyed into the district and had a try at him. It was wonderful how "The Nicked"amu• , aged to escape death itt loner, butt it used to be asserted teat b0 wee em '''enhan erne in Mem. The n•ttives filly ie:revert tint he was the Boil Ono in disguise, cud more than; 1,1100 people nerved oft'. of that productive valley on his nneouut. The (tlierial records of e his defogs wreuhi make a 145 burl.. He be - gen killing as anon as he nppoarod. Ono night about midnight he 0001111)1) A NATIVE VILLAGE eentaluing about eoe•enty huts, penetrated to the centre, and lcil)ud five people slurp. ing fu to but. liven the dogs knew nothing of his presence until he got to work. He put his tweet under ihefnnndutton pules of the hut t ted tipped it over, mud then he trampled on the fancily sleeping in the middle of the mud floor. Only three or four people caught sight of hire as he moved eway. A grand hunt was nrgnuized, but he wits net even diseevered. It was hoped that he had been frightened out of the district bot two or three days later as a native was driving a bullocic cut along tt toad at the edge of the forest, the ele- phant, who WAS hiding bellied a clump of bushes, picked the man off itis seat with his tlland 11u 6 him twenty feet in the air. In the same minute his long tusks ttehe drove 1 through the bullock and thea disappeared. naivebadlyhurt that he died The nate was so I throe days late'. 'Phis was or) n Thursday, theta, 11. o'clock in the morning. At :3 o'cioekin the afternoon the elephant appear. ed at a point lip the valley, exnotly thirty- two miles away, and kiIledt a ryot, or native farmer, who was at work in his field. MAIKIIl 1.8, 1802 gone straight into the jangle from the laving, and vas the soil was moist from a remelt storms the t'nrltcr had 110 dililnulty in fnl101\111g 111111 fel'µ11011t li\•e Illib''. then tell evidences of the trail wore lost eft ramify ginned. et. wild nephew, adoring ilrroug a kitten) generally leave's a plaid )lath by breaking and trmrrpling, If in retreat it looks As if no troop of cavalry had forced its way ideltg, 'PION fellow Boli moved its eau• t iously its 8 deer, and no white term could have (trllorr,ol hint Irani as mile. Al. the spot where the trail was lost thorn was an innuonse Outcrop of rock, and, after looking around for three hours without find• ing terve of footprints I bentnte heated and exhausted, and ant down for a pull at the enter bottle awl it bite to eat, 7.he traokor also refreshedllitnself, add then, while I had a smoke, he starred eftto search anew ori his own amount. leo bad not been out of sight mono than five minutes when 1 ltIArn 11100 Sltn1E1, After running a distance of 900 rest I cams to a small dell on' glade itt the jangle, About the centreof this ay the dead body of my lraekor, It could hardly be called a body It w'ma rather a mars of pulp. There woe no living thing in sight, but there wore footprints to prove that the elephant had been there. The Vnk r 1e \ id" had been iu ol1 ' e wettish behind a large mass of rook. IIe had only fifteen feet to go to seize the un- fortunate tracker, and lie hod natio short work of hint by traveling on him. I ran thrm'gh the forest iu several direeteoits, per. foody reckless of the probability that the elephant was in arnlnls)r again, but I got ne track or lraee of hint. IIe had vanished es silently and swiftly as a startled wolf. 1 returned to my quarters fairly boatels and to learn two days Inter that the ele- phant had killed ons et the Brinell officers, the day atter IC 1/..1.1S(1 31Y 77itt'Itltn. He had ambushed himself in the tame fash- ion stud hod torn Min limb from limb. It had unit' become impossible to hire native Assistance. At least no ono would consent to heat up the jungle with me, and I saw that I must depend entirely upon my 0500 reaoureos or leave rho ecld, In this emer- gency I determined to meet " The Wicked" with hie 0w11 weapon•—trfokery, For soy eat nights he had not molested any of the vitiates, lett during elm' day Ito bed com- mitted scute depredations. His last victim was a w'nman, and she was )tilled within two mil's of where I wax stopping. She was working in a field with is heavy fringe of buehta along the north side, The elephant rushed our of Dover ail killed her with to 1,1Ow of his trunk, and was gone before the husband, was working etel feet away, got the ahem. .Chat night was dark and rainy, and I lured some of the natives to go with me and. prepare the plot. We dressed up a lay figure to represent t1 ryot's wife in 11e act ofreaping grain. We placed nd this about 1 bushes. 'he at the fort • fact from the Las it Then 5 i edge of the bushes and thirty feet away we 1'nµ the "dummy" fr m at•a'gLt to a at t t dug a rifle lit deep enough to hide me. Every can was taken to leave nothing by which the elephant's suepfciona might be aroused, and as soon as the natives retired 1 went to sleep. I neither hoped nor look - 'ed for "The Wicked" to appear clueing the night. If 11e (lid, then I should miss having a shot end he might even find me as I slept and pull me out of the hole. I The night passed without an amen, and I was awake when daylight carte. I had :an English elephant gun carrying a two. ounce explosive ball, and I knew that ele- phant urns my meat if he appeared. I was well covered in with Lushes and branches, but. had peepholes through which I mould clearly survey the field. It was 0 o'clock in the morning before an thing moved, and had 1 not Moet watching ' The Wicked" would have played me a sharp trick. He crone out of the jungle where 1 had hoped he would, hat so quietly that but for seeing Lint I could not have credited his presence. lie covered the ground between Lite jungle and the lay figura at a ewif t pace, and it was not mold he setzott the dummy that he sus- poeted anything, IIe TOSSED IT St1Y 1111111 and wheeled to go bank, and I stood up and gave kite a ball behind the shoulder. • As ho received it he wheeled and started moron tite grain field, but I rolled him over before he had gone ten yards. Tho tricky old beast was deed at last, and he had been lured to destruction by one of the simplest plots ever put in practice against hits. I had to walk around him three or four times before I could realfio that he had menially been downed. Indeed, until the natives begat to gather end rejoice over his death I was afraid tont I had missed the "rogue" and trapped creme beast front a nearby herd. He was soon fully Mean fl°d, however, as be carried several mocks by which he was well known. For instance, he heel a sleep scar across his forehead, wltero a bullet had furrowed the hide ; there was another on the trunk, whore a native had oboe slashed him with a big knife ; he had a peculiar spot on his side, and, in brief, there was no possibility of mistake. The Government paid the reward without 1ltesitation, and it no sooner became kuown ¢ ou • e of he valley 1 Oat the dreaded scourge t a lad g Y his t than the people began to ro• toot us in e p p g to to their homes, and tlia anniversary of turn 1 0 , y the event has for years been eel:obreted in the district as a holiday. Tho Trysttn' Pineal o it/natl.& .Nate aril Mutate niece.] Oh 1 reset wo hen ihn 10001)0' placq Tho 11)00110' place, the tryetiu illtoo ; 011 t wool we ken the tryet(n' pace Where wegenrg atglonmin early! (14. lassie I moot my j thorn at e'en, 110. fanciful Where t1rows the » oddin' faros green, And whoro nee strangers may bo seen, Nor war.ock, witch, or :Mello) Oh I wool wo lou the e t stn place, The LrystbA plena, the tl'gt m ' Moog ; Uh I weal we loo the1tilrmat' n' 0111 \\' hero wemeet oatglomnin early! Its where 1.1ie hires a' sang situ gtvo L, I Won where ova tvhrlin' Imputes moot, .t'he'm Io ca; thud a safe retreat, To tell level Lales fit' raroly1 Welt forgot. the trystitt' place, The t'ysthY Witco, the trysi.ln'plaeu, 'We'll no'or forget I.1uc (031,1dn' place, Whore Ivo rogerd 1 te,rl'ei•ty! Allan dt•ne'shol may 0 nt°a"'ee We Nl 1lrliter', hell 00 Wb,let''NSnow, .Ana the elvers omen and new, )C'cr wo fom'gei it fairly 1 -Termite, Oen. - JonNlntnttt In three years, according to tllcial returns made, "The Wicked" killed upward of 100 people, destroyed thousands of dollars' worth of crops, and caused the death of hundreds of domestic animals. His sun Was to kill and destroy, and he went abnnt his work in such to queer and mysterious manner as to keep all the people refrain of him. Wild elephants never leave cover during daylight. This fellow stalked abroad by day as wolf as by night. Ile moved Its silently and swiftly as a tiger. On one oeeasein five natn•os, who had been stacking some grain, sat down to eat their luncheon. It leas high conn, and titay were half it ndlu front the edge of the jungle. The elephant came upon them over horn and stony ground where the footstep of a man would certainly leave been heard, sed the first known of his presence was when Inc et'uck two of the live down. The others escaped him by leaping into a ravine. When I reached the valley it sons half de- populated, end ail those remaining. wore in a state of continual terror. Not a daty passed that the elephant did not kill or attempt to, kill some one. Ac one of the precautions against his visits after dark the villages had been surrounded by WAL0,0 00 DRY otrnalt. Tho idea wee that in breaking a way through or over, the animal would make noise enough to betray his presence. On two oecasione he had removed enough brush to peke an opening, and done ft so carefully that people sleeping ten feet away had heard no noise. 1Vhen, discovered and shouted at "The Wicked" always made off for the jungle without: attempting fnrLher mischief, but he generally ntanegeil to kill some nue before no alarm was raised, At Ole Lillie I roweled Ms swamping ground there were two het: ish Army officers hunt- ing hitn at the miter stul of the jangle, but no true had seen the elephant for about a week. IIe keltt't left the district, however, and neither had Ire been .killed. Itook osseu moan of au abandoned village e at the ower I and of thea 1 valley. More the Y elephant had first appeared, and here he had killed over to dozen people. The villag- ers heti etIon gth became so berror•strioksn that they had abendoed the fertile spot and moved thirty mile away, There were about forty huts "etild standing, but instead of occupying any one of then I took up my position for the night in it ravine at the northern edge of the town, I had two native hunters with me, and to lead the elephant, to believe that the villagers lit td returned wo tied five or six clogs to as many doorposts. It was looked 'ripen as doubtful i£"The Wicked" would show up, end aftor watching until midnight 1 turned in for a hap, leaving both natives on guava. It ap- peared thatthoy dozed off after an hone or no, line an, hour bolero daybroak ono of thont awoke and found the ol¢phant standing tet the bank and looking down upon ns, Thin brink was twelve foot high and very steep. Tho man plucked at my eboovo, but the blatant I moved T1111 MAP [CANT VAN15n1I , 1 world not huller" that he loin been there, but daylight proved to the contrary, It was Soft grmtml, and the prints of hie fent were err t1eep that hath natives declared hn had stood 111 000 shot far mnhy min,,'es perhaps half am hour, We further fnunil that "J9re Wicked" had traversed a good part of the village, en] that so quieLdy th at not dog had giver the alarm, The natives of this valley had Long before resorted to pitfalls, traps, and other peau• Uwe in vogue, but di to ate purpose. The white limiters had set spring gums and even poisoned some of the pools where lin was supposed to drtult, hot "'.Ph. \Viol ori" hod outwitted every move: I determined to take nil Itis track and fµ11"w it until he was found, Gee of the tettives ternau 1 to roto Itt jungle for Soy prier 1 night pay, hot the anter Incl 110110lnlu0k and 'Towel to stay with me, We fotutel the elephant Ina An Unfortunate Bleeder: I Mrs. D'Avnoo—" Oh, theawfudlest toning has happenorl 1 Clara de Style, who never ecoid deign to look atm*, ono m !rade, ire .just discovered that the teat she has mar- ried is a dry -goods clerk,"tiro, D'intehinn "Honer1 I should think she might hsv° found him out by Itis tall[," 1?rs, 1)',rivn,a--"'f'lat's ;just bow the r oor:girl was deceived, H° never seemed to know anything about anything, and she oma ,pnsocd of caurs0 be was a nrilhnuairds son. 1 I I