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cFor Wcal or for Woe;
Or, A Dark Temptation
CHAPTER XVI.
The servtiets had been up, and the decor-
etions had been going on since long be-
fore daylight irt Leighton Hall on this
memora,ble day, and it was a gala scene
on Which the golden sun rose.
_Crimson and gold bunting floated from
' the majestic Mean the colored Watere of
the fountains 'glowed ea/Many-hued in the
clear, bright light of the early day; brit -
limit lanterns swung from the green
branches, end the lawn was dotted here
and there with great vases of passion
loses, lilies of the valley, and circles of
variegated flowers.
The interior of the hall wee quite as
gorgeous.
Great banks of poems, palms and mag-
nolia blossoms greeted the eye wherever
one turned.
' Ione Leighton told herself as she gazed
critioally about her, that the lawn fete
\and meek ball whieli was to follow in the
, evening would be a grand success.
The guests 'began to arrive early in the
afternoon, and soon the lawn, the park,
and the old Hall were thronged with
raerry maidens and gallant, handsome
young men.
The window of Gay's room afforded an
, excellent view of the entrance gate, and
as carriage after carriage dashed up tne
avenue, depositing their gay, ehattering
burdens, a little figure With a death -white
face and great, burning, dark, tear-ewol-
len eyea crouched behind the heavy, silken
ourtains, peering breathlessly and eagerlY
out.
Peroy Granville was rather late en ar-
riving.
As he stepped from his coach Gay watch'
^ed him with a wild sob of the keenest
sin; ehe never noticed how haggard the
pain;
face was, upon which the sum
light fell.
. he had but known -if pome kind fate
tide but warned him whose eyes were
Watching him from the window where
the silken curtains were so olosoly
drawn, what a world of agony might have
"been }spared two 'hearts, whom every
ee throb was for each other!
When Percy alighted he turned quickly
toward the coach again, then Gay saw
that he Nate not alone; two white, Jeweled
hands were held oue to him, and the next
instant a silken-ols,d figure sprung into
hie outstretched arme.
One glance et the proud, triumphant
blonde face cm it was turned towead her,
then poor Gay reeled back from tiro win-
dow with the keenest throe of jealousy
that aver Tent a young erre heart -she
had recognised Evelyn Bt. Claire.
In the bitterness of that terrible mo-
ment Gay remembered the haughty heir-
ese' worde, "We were lovers before rite
otraie between us; but, mark me, the
hour will come when his mad infatuation
foe yoa will die away, and hie 'heart will
return to me and its old alleeiance."
"His heart has gone back to her,"
moaned Gay, rocking herself to and. fro
withpiteous sobs. "I wae mad to dement
that I could win him. I have eome be.
twit= him and his love. How he must
hate me for it. Ob. Peres'. ma love -nee
lost love -bow I wish that I were deadl"
At that moment there was a hurried
-7161r. ' tap on the door.
'Is that you, GracesP". she asked, vainly
trying to keep biwik the cobs that shook
her voloe.
"Yes," anewered Grace .Leighton.
like very much to come in. May IP"
For anewer Gay opened -the door. but
Gram eked quite still on the threshold.
"What's the matter, Nell, haee you been
prying?" she demanded.. "Why, Your eye-
lashes, are wet with teazel' has -has Ione
been saying anything arose to you?" the
inquired, smoothing back the bright gel -
den curls that clustered around Gaynell's
fuelled tam with her cool little plump
hands.
"No," said Gay, choking back a hard
sob; "only •I am very unhappy. Grace,
and. I feel juet-Just as if every one in
the world hated tne."
You must not talk like that, Nell,"
oried Grace Leighton, throwing her white
ATMS hi 111181211111,0 girl -fashion about the
slender waist, and kissing the dimpled
peachy cheeks. "I like you better than
any girl I have ever known. Don't grieve
'becauee yen were not invited to the hewn
fete, though I know how awfully heed, it
-must be to listen to the music and to be
cooped up ltees when you are longing with
an your heart, to dance. •
"Don't grieve, I say," 0110 went on
breathlesely, "for I have,planned just the
jolliest little lark for you that you "Meld
erten imagine. I'm going to smuggle you
into the toallroom thie evening, and you
shall enjoy yourself to your hear* eon -
tent behind a friendly mask Now don't
'look at me. with these big, startled. dark
eyea of yours,' for come .to the hall you
must. No one will be one bit the wiser.
I have the jauntiest and the sweeteirt eos-
- tame for.you emaginable. Yost are to be
the fairy bride. Come, now, what do you
meet" .
"Oh, Grace, I -I -don't know whether I
ought to go 01' .000," murmured Gay, faint-
ly, yet down in her heart there was a pas-
eMnate throb of JO9 at the proepect, of
being so neer Perey-herself unseen -a Joe'
50 ,keen that it wae elmoet pain. 'You
are eo kind to me, Grace." She faltered;
' "even, one is Ito cold and cruel to me, I
think I should die if I were to loge .your
friendship"
"Pfy frtendehip ie a lasting one,"' ye
-
plied Grace, promptlY. "I multi do any.
-thing in the world for you, Nell."
She wondered why GaYnell looked so
-earnestly down into her eyes, then tiirned
away with quivering lips.
Poor Gay I if she lied only confided in
Oreete-reeklese, impulsive, warineheerted
Grace -it might have been better for her.
"Grace," elee mid,. suddenly, catching the
girl's two white hands in her own, "re
matter w,hat,you may hear of me iq the
future -no matter what fate reignt tempt
me. to do -promise me, Gram, .7, n of all
tbe world will believe in me- YOU will
never loos' your faith in ane. Theme are
-dark, pitiful eeerets, in many lives," she
went. on, "that drive one to the very verge
„ of madness in peels WM. If you love me,'
Amy for rae, Grace, My feet are on the
I e of a awning precipice"
,In aftee . years Genoa Leighton minute -
leered the haunted look of terrible deeeair
in the beautiful dare lustrous eyes raieed
00 heen, and remeitheyed the piteous
quivering in the sweet, gielith voice,
et was not very harcl, after all, to -gain
filaes consent m be smuggled Into the
,very -midst of the jolly mathers in the
ballroom -every throb of the giee's heeet
urged her to accent what chance offered
leer --one more opportunity of 'being near,
her love. •
"I will go. Grate," she whispered tremte
life, that was eyer given. The grand par
lore, the reception.roome, and the snag
nificent dancing -hall beyond were ablaze
with light from a score or more of electric+
globes, and odorous with the perfume o
gorgeous banke of tropical plants and
mem, that made the scene appear like a
K11111880 of feiry-land.
Anel it was a quaint and novel eight that
caught and held the ere. '
Gorgeous prineesses, en their shimmer-
ing satin robes and waving plumes, maeke
covering their dainty, smiling fame; etate-
ly young queens ablaze with diamonds
and golden crowns; the trimmest and
most coquettish Spanish, Normandy, and
gypsy maidens that ever were men lean-
ing upon the arms of their graceful mask-
ed paetuers, or whirling in the mazes of
the bewitchine, bewildering waltz.
Gay had just entered the glittering ball-
room, and Grace smiled triumehantlY as
she behold hor-she and she alone knew
her by her costume.
More than ono pair of admiring eyes
turned to look at Gay.
She stood a little apart from the rest,
radiant In the white, glietening robes of
a fairy bride, a great crimson, dewy rime
on her breast, her misty veil caught back
by a eparkling. blood -red ruby star.
A white silk emelt reached to the pretty
red mouth; white kid gleves extending to
the elbow set off the soft, pearly pinkie
nem of the lovely rounded arm above it,
and white kid slippers that Cinderella
herself might have worn, they weee eo ex.
quieitely trim ante dainty, peened coyly
out from beneath the silvery silken skirts.
In her hand she carried a simple spray
of orange buds.
'Phere was one guest who never took his
eyes from that slim. girlish figure since
Gay had first made leer annearance in the
ballroom.
With elm. deliberate steps he crossed
the hall and gained her side.
For one brief instant the world seemed
to stand still around poor, hapless Gay;
the wonder watt that she did not die, so
great was her emotion as she reAsed her
eyes and saw the tall pluxaed knight bow -
Ino low before her.
She knew it was Percy who was stand-
ing before her -the kandsome, passionate
lover who had married her on the im-
Pulse of the moment -the lover who had
first ewakened her heart with the meet
possibilities of love when he pressed upon
her lips that thrilling kiss at the altar -
the mau whom she loved with all her soul,
at whose very name line trembled, whom
she idolized in her girlieh heart, who had
vowed so earnestly he would shield her
forever iron/ the cold, cruel world, who
had eworn eternal. constancy while the
gleaming stare overhead shone on them --
who had sworn all this, then oast her off.
Yet, for all this, how her paesionate
llttle heart went out to him!
How ehe longed, with a pitiful Yearning
words cannot' tell, to touch hie hand or
rest hor weary head just one minute on
his breast, and feel his arms close tightly
around her.
Poor Little Gay's brain whirled; she
seemed to live ages in those few momenta.
Should ehe throw herself on her knees
beeore him and cry out:
"Oh, Percy. Paley, my darling, am not
guilty of leaving the village with Harold
Tremaine of my own free will. I wee
forced away -abducted. Lieten to me, my
love. Hear my 'pleadings-118ton to my
prayer. I have been more sinned against
than sinning. Ify life has been as pure no
SU angel's -take me back to ypur heart -
love me again, or I shall die.'
The handsome, plumed knight 'nerved
low before her with a winning smile.
"The band is about to strike up a waltz,"
he said; "may I olaim it.P"
Gay bowed -she dared not trust 'herself
to epeak--and placing her little gloved
hand on hie arni, they were whirling away
the next moment to the measures of the
musio.
Piney wondered why the slender form in
his embrace trembled so -how wag be to
know that it wee because the band bad
struck up that tender waltz refrain -
"There's Nothing'elalf so Sweet in Life as
Love's Young Dream,"
Gay was *Juicing how (madly her dream
of love had been shattered; and alto was
vaguely wondering why God gave some
young girls the lover their hearts craved,
while others were cruelly awa.kened from
love's young dream.
• They had reached the entrance of the
conservatory and there Percy paused
abruptly. He did not pretend to under.
stand the otrong inclination that evrept
over nim to clasp that slender figure cloee
to his heart -closer than the eourtesn of
the waltz pernlitted him. '
'Will you come mit into the teonserva-
tory and see the fragrant floweret" he
asked, drawing the little trembling hand
through hie arm.
He bent hie handsome, fair head eager-
ly' -toward her, but he could not heaw the
faintly articulated reply that fell from
her lips. .
He had felt 43uoh a yearning toward thie
little creature beside him -ten attraction
-such as he had felt tovrard Little Gay
on that starlit night he had escorted her
home from the Highland House; and the
love scene that was enacted under the
glimmering light of theagolden etare rose
vividly befeee him.
For once the cool,, green, flower -embower.
ed eoliservatory with its perfumed, emir.
inuring fountaine and fragrant blossoms
was quite deserted.
Percy found hie companion a seat be-
neath a blooming .aloe tree. He longed
to aek her to remove her mask, but that,
of coarse, eould not, be; he could not
sea her face until the gilded clock in the
ballroom was on the stroke of twelve.
To be so near her love, yet further apart
from him than the cold, gloaming stars
in the blue heavens, was more than
Gay's tortured heart could endure
She forgot the bitter worde of the cruel
letter that had nearly cost her her young
life -forgot if they Ayer met again it was
to be as strangers. She only remembered
,the was standing face to face at last with
the handsome youeg lover who had won
the love of her girlish heat.
And. with a piteous cry Gay slipped down
On her knees at his feet crying out:
My love, my lov,e, don't you know
destinies, never was littered, for at that
mouieut ono of the servante of Leighton
Hall entered the conservaineye -gleneing
hastily arouna.
His face brightened ae he, saw. e c
Granville Btunding, unnteeked muter the
drooping branehes of the goatee°.
"1 NVI1B afraid 1 Filleted have BOU1O diet.
eulty in finding you, flip," he mid. "A
\telegram has Just arrived for you from
'Redstone Hall."
And he put the envelope he held in
Percy's outstretched hand.
At thee moment Evelyn S. Clairti en-
tered elle conservatory.
"I eee 'you have found Mi. Granville,"
f3ho cant' to the man, stating nerd at the
lovely. young figure beside him ate Ono'
spoke. "I hope no Oh° ia ill at Red -
ten 0 Hail." •
, Evelyn too had removed her tun* and
Wall standing before Percy, laying one
white jeweled hand on his wpm '
Tine \Vail more thanthe tortured heart
of Little ,Gay (maid bear; oho tm•ued from
them, and fled like a flaele through the
gorgoctue tropical blooms out of the oon-
Percy. Watt too ketounded and bewildered
by this eudtlen ,ection to think of ioilow-
Iny t,r or attempting to accomit for it.
Claire turned to him with a
smile
"Your partner Wishee to leave You by
youreele while you&mover the contents
of y,our telegram," she said. .
"She Intent at least have permitted ine
to take her back to the ballroom," eaid
Percy, anxiouely and thoughtfully.
He tore open the buff envelope as he
epoke, and ran his • blue eyes over the
message; as he read hes face grewwhite,
and his, eyes troubled. . _
The' contents ee the telegram naniehed
alt thoughte of the beautiful parbner who
had fled from him so Orange's, from hie
mind for the -Una, beteg. . •
The message was dated at Redstotee
Hall, Passaic, ad was from Dr, Gray,
Otto family phYsician.
"My Dear Peroy,"-et ran -"Your
General Granville, hag metovith a fatal
aceident-you must return home without
delay if you would' see him alive."
Peroies Ilea grew white as he read the
last words slowly aloud. '
Evelyn St. Claire gave a little hysteri-
cal sob as she wrung her white Jeweled
hands together.
"Let no teceompany you back to
500115 hall, hall, Percy," she ina-dored; "I could
not dance the long hours of the evening
way lietening to mirth and music while
he lies dying.'
Ho pressed her hand gratefully, telling
himself that Evelyn had a, tenderer heart
than he had ever suepeoted.
Half an hour later their carriage stood
before the porch of Leighton Hall, Ione
and Grace bade themgood.bye with' the
most sineere' regret,
"That's right," declared Grime. "After
it's over yen will tell me it WILS the hate
Meet how of your Ihern go tend brieg
-you the dress' directly, for it is mutat,
dark now." e •
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CHAPTER XVII.
Over the fragrant roses of the dim eon-
seeVetorY, over the soft etraine of the
dance musk that floated out to them,
Gay's clear young mho Yang, out shrill
and piteous as ashe Ming herself down
on hoe knees before the tall, handsonm
knight, crying out: ,
"Oh, my love, my bevel- Don't you know
me 1" '
Per one brief Institut the heart in Poecty
GranyCle'e .bosom eeemed to Stall d 461.11;
he regained hie- composure with, a .bitter
sigh,
How rend he had been to imagine Gay s
voiee had spoken to 'him; Gay, his beau.
tiful young bride, whose lips he had kissed
eold in death. •
Ile turned to her eourtoonele, quite be.
lieving she had mietalten him for an--
otisor
l'Ydu ere evidently in error," he said
kindly, bowleg low beMre her, and to
movieg his meek with one liend; "Wo are
atreeigere, you zee."
Gny recoiled from him with a choldne
gaop
"fitraimeee-the word seeMed shrielma
out ou the perfumed air,
It was written in lettere of scorching
Ore upon her brain. '
The cruel words of the note he had
penned, recuared to her with ebinging
loran
,we meet again, let it be as -Strati.
0000,
Gay .eprang to her feet, her' lovely face
as whethe as tho silken Mai* that mitered
Tbe answer that sprung to hor lovely
lips, end watch would- havo changed two
"I am sorry such a ead circumstance
thkee you away from tie so unexpectedly,"
said Harry Chesleigh, grasping his
friend's hand; "I had SO mu* to tell
you over our cigars after the melted ball
was over,"
"Perhaps year -mettle may not be as seri-
ously ill aa you euppose," said Ione Leigh -
know ust how he' is soon after you
ton, sweetli; "will you write me and let
me
knretonwr.n., her? I shall be so anxious to
"I will write you all about it. Ione, af-
ter I get home," put in Evelyn, with just
the faintest suspicion possible of triumph
in her voice, ae the thought flashed with
lightning -like rapidity through her brain:
"The artful minx, how quick she is to
seize upon an opportunity M get up a
correepotidence with Perey-but ru ba-
ttle her."
Ione flushed burning red under the Oar.
ing light of the carriage -lamps. •
Then I will be indebted to 7011 both for
letters, letting me know how he is," she
retorted maliciously, turning her black
eyes full upon Evelyn.
"I shall be very pleased to writs you in
reference to unele'e conditioft Immediate-
ly upon my return home, Mies Leigh-
ton," said Percy, sincerely grateful that
she too took such an interest in his un-
cle, and at that moment tbe thought
drifted acmes hie mind that some time
be would write her, inquiring who the
little creature was who took the part of
the 1 airy queen at the masked ball.
(To be oontinued.)
RED FLAG IN FEB LORDS.
The House of Lords has under-
gone many shocks of late, and
nervouepeera are anxiously inquir-
ing "Where'S it all going to end I"
The Hon. Charles Lister, heir of
Lord Rffiblesdale, is a Socialist, and
so also is the
Countess of War-
wick. Not long
ago the Duohess
of Sutherland
confessed to a be-
lief in Socialism,
and now Earl
Russell has join-
ed the Fabians.
Earl Russell is
not a sentimental
youth who has
been seized with
a sudden fad for
Socialism,. He is
now 47 years of
age. It was 34
Earl It men. years since he
succeeded his grandfather, the
great Lord John Russell, so that he
has been in the peer business for
quite a long time. He is related to
both Lord Ribblesdale and the Stan-
leys of Alderley, and is a member
of the great house of Bedford.
In his time Ea,r1 Russell has play-
ed many parts. He ha n served in
the army, studied electrical engin-
eering, is a barrister, and, has given
proof of literary abilities. fie has
served on the London Geunty
Council, and is credited with the re-
sponsibility for some of the Most
-advanced proposals mule by the
recent Divorce Commission.
Earl Russell has declared himself
in favor of the nationalization of
land, and this declaration has ex-
cited very great interest, M view of
the fact that tte himself owns land
in, Ireland, wed his diseinguished
relative, the Doke of Bedford is
one of the wealthiest land -owners
in the world. We may yet be favor-
ed with the spectacle of Earl Rus -
tell viaorounly supporting MT.
Lloyd George in his fortheraating
land campaign, and raising aioft
the red flag in the llouae of Lords.
He has for long been, regarded as
the "bad boy" of the ducal family,
end some of his peers would clearly
like to convert him to alone Ortho-
dox views or quiesly sappress
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Contrary to popular belief, suet
pucichngs, although heat -giving and
nourishing, a,re not good for young
children, who find them difficult of
digestion. By substituting vege-
table butter or nut lard for suet,
and &liming the recipes given be-
low, delightful puddings may be
placed before the little ones, nour-
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their palates.
Feather Pudding.—Mix together
6 ounces of flour, 3 ounces of granu-
lated sugar, and 3 ounces of vege-
table butter or nut lead. Add a
teacupful of stoned and cut-up
prunes, dates or raisins; figs and
ourrants, of course, must never be
given to arming children. Boil a
breakfastcupful of milk, stir into it
half a teaspoonful of carbonate of
soda, the lumps being carefully
rubbed smooth; pour this into the
dry materials, and mix quickly but
thoroughly. Have ready a well -but -
tend basin, large enough to hold
twice the quantity of pudding; half
fill it, cover with greased paper,
and .steam for four hours. It must
not be boiled. Serve with sauce
made of golden syrup boiled with
water, thickened with e,ornflour'
and flavored. Or make the sauce
from a penny packet of jelly tablet,
lemon, raspberry, or strawberry
flavor. Follow the directions for
making the jelly, but use less water
and serve it -hot, or whisk it to a
froth when nearly cold, and add it
to 8, plain melted butter sauce.
Ginger Podding.—This is always
G nursery favorite. Take about
half a small jar of -preserved gin-
ger, and free it from the syrup, let-
ting it drip till dry. Gut it into
dam and mix . with it, stoned and
deemed, 2 ounces of raisins. ,Beat
X pound vegetable butter to a
oream with the same quantity of
castor sugar. Stir in 6 ounces of
self-raising flour, add the ginger
and raisins, mix to a soft dough
with milk, put into a buttered ba-
sin, allowing plenty of room to
swell, and steam for four hours.
For sauce, mix two or three *table-
spoonfuls of the ginger syrup with
the same quantity of water and
bring to the boil. Have ready a
tablespoonful of cornflour rubbed
smooth with 000l -water, and boil
a few minutes. Put an a small
piece of butter just before serving.
Nut Pudding.—Nuts are consider-
ed unwholesome for children, and
are undoubtedly so if eaten as des-
sert after a hearty meal, but when
cooked and forming part of the din-
ner, are perfectly wholesome, and
are always much enjoyed. mix 14
pound of self-raising flour, M pound
of breadcrumbs, and 4 ounces of
ground laraail nuts together, Bra-
zil nuts 'are so rich in fat as to
make a food substitute for suet.
Ark' the grated rind of an orange,
and its juice, and mix very thor-
oughly. Make into a stiff dough
with milk, put into a buttered ba-
sin, and steam for four hours. Turn
out aad put a geed slice of butter
on the top, sprinkle lavishly with
brown sugar, and serve with a
sauce made by beating equal quan-
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Useful Hints.
Clothea will not freeze fast to
the line if to cloth is (lipped in salt
water and rubbed oyer the lute
when the clothes are readj to hang
up.
if there is too nitteh blurring in
the rinsing water, ,all bad effects
can be avoided,by adding three- or
four tablespoonfuls of household
ammonia.
Croquettes, when fried in deep
fat, sheuld stand in a 'warm place
Lor hall an hour before frying; this
will malre them brown more quick-
ly:
To wind a curtain, remove it
from the brackets, wind it up by
hand and then put it late the brack-
ets and pull it out full length. Re-
peat if necessary.
If the baby is too little ta hold
playthings, fasten them by a string
suspended above him in such a posi-
tion -that they will not get out of
his reach.
Towels should not be put in the
guest -room when they are brand
new. Use them until they have
been laundered several times and
lose their stiffness.
When 'using oil for frying. the
oily tante can be taken away by
making the oil very hot, and then
fry a piece, of onion in it; When
brown, take it out. -
After sitting for a while embroi-
dering, the eyes and back are afit
to become tired. Try pal:tang a
flat pillow on your lap. The elienge
of -position is very restful.
A .ball of string in the guest reMen
is a convenience. Often when a
guest is packing, there is need of
string. A bunch of baggage tags
in the desk will be appreciated.
Corn ean be very successfully
roasted in a thin skillet by puttiog
awo tablespoons °Nerd in the pan
with the popcorn. Put a cover on
securely and shake it about on top
of the range over a very hot fire.
The cern will pop quiokly, and thor-
oughly.
When turnips are young, wash
bhem off carefully and boil without
cream.
Special Rice Pudding.—Rice pud-
ding is too everyday a pudding- to
be much relished in the nursery,
but this variety will be sure of a
-welcome. Put 3 ounces of rice into
a buttered dish, add a quart of
milk, 2 (mimes of ground Dra,zil
nuts, and sugar to taste. Mix well
and leave soaking for some hours.
Then put into a slow oven, and
bake very gently for three hours.
Serve with crea,m, or add 'a well -
beaten egg just before serving up. -
These puddings are all very nu;
tritious, and may be used as sub-
stitutes for meat, most children
preferring them.
Two Spinach Dishes.
Spinach Soup. ----Wash the spinach
well in three or four waters and
cook it in as little water as would
keep it from Miming, stirring it
cOnstantly, Boil from 10 to 15 min-
utes, according to its age. Drain
it and rub it through a sieve and
take five tablespoJnfuls for the
soup.' Slice one large onion; boil
it in boiling salted water ; drain it
and fry in one heaping tablespoon -
3111 of butter to a light brown. Boil
one quart of milk with one dozen
whole white peppers and add the
onion. Simmer it gently for half
an hoe", strain out the onion •and
whole poppers and add the prepar-
ed spinach. Mix all dmoothly and
boil up, thickening it, if necessary,
with Matter and flour Nvorlred. to-
gether. Serve with croutons of
fried bread. '
Spinach Puthling.---Three or four
rolls are soaked in water or inn,
and when soft pressed and rubbed
throngh a, sieve; :then add otie ehoe-
pea larovvne4 emen, our heap -
mg Lan esPeonfuls a °coked spill
aeli, four yolks of eggs, scasening I
of salt and grated nutmeg. When
everything has been well mixed the
stiffly beaten whites are folded in.
Butter a mold, sprinkle with fine
lireadcrumbs, fill ,with the mixture,
cover with a buttered pa.per and
steam for two hours. When eooked
the mixture is 'Mimed out of the
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Happenings In the Emerald Isle ol
Interest to Irish.
men.
A destructive fire broke out at
Seafield House, Monkstown, the
residence of Mn, J. E. McCormick,
J.P.
Considerable damage was done
by a fire which ooeurned in the 1,8,-
Vor Eohange on Bow Streot, Lis -
peeling. You will find the thick buro.
rind will cook as tender as any part The death is announced at Dun -
of the vegetable and the flavor will
be much improved.
When the vinegar cruet has be -
opine clouded, C101411 it by putting
a. teaspoonful of lye in it; let this
remain for a few days, then wash
out. It will be perfectly clean.
Every kitchen that .is covered
with linoleum should have rag rugs .„,„„, g 4.6
or strips of carpet placad on the "`"" L'"e
Bagenall, Annwharney, have been
floer when one stands 'bewitch dish-
•
sha,ughlin Workhou,se in county
Meath, of Michael Smith, aged 116
years.
As a re'ault of an epidemic: of
measles 16 children died in Balla
nasloe during the firat week iu De-
cember,'
Between twenty-five and thirty
es and in front of the working destroyed by fire.
table. The feet do not get nearly The monthly fair was held at Bel -
so tired if this is done, lyclare, but there vas only a, mod -
Lettuce oan be kept very fresh if erate show of cattle and trade was
it is thoroughly washed, then all rather dull.
the water should be shaken from A bull wa.s rowated alive in wn
the leaves and it ahoeld be put in a out -house of Mr. Birkwyae, Gam -
tin pail with very tight cover, then gormley, Belfast.
set in a cool place. The lettuce Mr. Thomas Barkley, the well -
will be crisp and fresh the next day. known Belfast solicitor, died with
6. tragic eudelenness at his residence,
Traumere, Osborne Park.
PRINCE AIRRRT A SAILOR. Damage to bhc extent of $4,000
was done, by a fire that broke out
King George's Second Son Leaves a
on Six Months' Voyage. n the farm of J. D. Grosbie, of Ballyheigne Castle.
Paince Albert,. the second eon of
At Lemater Assizes in Dublin,
King George, sailed from Devon- Patrick Jordan, 73, was found
;
Port recently aboard baa araaang guilty of murdering his wife and
ship Cumberland. on asix months'
was sentenced to death. •
voyage. He will go first to Tener-
The famous old Irish eastle, The
iffe, Camary Islands, and then to Island, Waterford, the seat of Mr.
the West Indies. He will arrive in G. P. Fitzgerald, is ahortly to be
Porto Rico on March 15, in Jamaica.
offered for
legs.
and at Hamilton, Bermuda. on AP- near Ballyeennell, county Cavan,
William Bert, a farmer, living
on March 221 at Havana on April 3,
ship will go to Gibraltar, Malta shot a black bird whioh had a gold
ring on one of its
ril 10. From the latter ailace the
and the Mediterranean. Mr. M. F. Keogh, secretary of the
It was planned at first to give Dublin and S. E. Railway Go., has
aboard the ship, but the King Midland G. W. Railway Co.
appointed manager of the
Prince Albert a speciaa ca,bin /36ell
promptly vetoed this. He deelared A - serious fire occurred: at Moy-
that his son must be treated as an drum ()wade, Athlone, the residence
ordinary cadet. For Cie reasOn he a I'd °Lbst'lemaine, and snme af
his The Committee of the Dublin
he servants hal narrow escapes.
travelled from London with fifty or t
tsiaxmtym:etkheranedadehtann,dijonagrryiiinisg own master printers,
Association has
baggage. Some of his aammaas decided that an immediate advance
tried to screen the Prince from the in all prices for printing is neees-
camera men, but Albert told them sarY' was adopted by an Irishman named
not to trouble themselves about it The loeal Glevernment Board
allot pieacina his clothes, but he
W8.5 not hurt7.
Michael Kearney wa.s at, the
Munater Assizes eantenced to 5
years' penal servittale for- the man-
slaughter of Michael Doola,ghty, on
the Creagh estate.
• Owing to elle shortage of meat,
caused by the cattle restriction, the
demand for fowl in the County of
Tipperary fowl markets has greatly
increased.
A. J. Slush, fermer, was building
a loyal of hay at Torluga,n, neer
Aughnacloy, when he was thrown
Lam it and the vrheels of the cart
passed aver him, killing him in-
stantly.
TASK FOR NAVAL OFFICERS.
Must Choose Husband for an Or-
phan Girl, of Toilon. -
Naval officers are not often called
upon to perform such a delicate
task as that set out in a. circular
which emanates from the French
Ministry of Marine. It runs thus:
M. Ruyter Warfusse has be-
queathed to the town of Toulon a
legacy destined to promote mar-
riage between an orphan girl of
good character and a sailor of
proved sobriety, the former to be
selected by the Mayor of Toulon
and the latter by the senior Cap-
tain of the squadron of vessels now
anchored at Toulon. Would-be
candidates for the legacy must. send
a statement of their qualifieations
accompanied by documentary evi-
dence to this officer not later than
December 25. •
The couple selected must, accord-
ing to the terms of the will, be mar-
ried on the forthcoming feast of the
Epiphany and undertake to have at
least four children.
0
TWO RING'S LETTERS FOUND
--
Curious Discovery at Town House
of Daises of Wellington.
It ie said that a most curious dis-
covery has been madt, Apsley
House, Hyde Park Corner, Lon-
don, the town house of the Duke,s of
Wellington.
In the cellars there has been
found all the private and State cor-
respondenee of George III. and
George IV. These documents, oev-
ering a vital period -of over eixty
years, must include Napoleonic) re-
ferences of great intarest. The let-
ters, etc., have been removed to
'Windsor, and are now being sorted
by the Kilg'a libreriwn.
According to one of these docu-
ments the Iron Duke's name was
never Wellesley. 'The family name
was Colley, and his grandfather
. • Wellesley.
He went aboard the ship in the
have written to the New Ross Dis-
trict Council, complaining that
their rent collector Wibe $1,000 in
arrears.
Bishop O'Dea of Galway, epened
a handsorrte new hall, which has
been erected at a eost of $6,000 for'
the residents of the Gladdagh.
1VIr, John Shiel, J.P., Kilbegnet
House, Roseommon, has been fired
at by poachers, a portion of the
most formal manner. CJapt. Smith
seniority, man that he, is getting a square
received the cadets in the order a.•
Ws awfully hard to oon-vinee
deal.
"When one comes to lis'a at long Grandmother — "Whatever are
as I have," says Sir George Bird- you dein' with the boy 1" Grand: -
Weed, Whc has just celebrated his
father—"He's gene and took his
eightieth birthday, "any "fear of medicine without slia.kin' the hot -
death llas vanished."
4,1e, so I'm shakin' it for him." •
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