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The Huron News -Record
el".be a Year—MU In advance.
Wednesday, )1sty 1st, ISM/,
A VERITABLE AMAZON.
DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF AN AMERI-
CAN WQMAN IN PARIS—WHEN
CONFRONTED IN A, LIAISON
SHE BITES A PIECE OFF
HER HUSBAND'S
NOSE.
Paris, April 17.—A disgraceful
scandal has just conte to light in
the American colony here which
has led to the resignation by Clinton
P. Ferry, the millionaire lumber
man, of Tecoma, Washington Ter_
ritory, of his post as C onyi iseiuner
of his Territory to the Iuternatiuual
Exhibition here, and to the dis.
appearance of his wife, who is re-
lated to the Adams family of' Mass-
achusetts. Mr. Ferry, moreover,
deplores the loss of a considerable
portion of his nose, " which was
bitten off by his infuriated wife at
the moment when, accornpauiod by
the Commissary of Police and the
latter's attendant myrmidons, he
attempted to interrupt her tete-a tete
with a young salesman from the
dry goods stores known in the
Magasius du Louvre.
Mr. and Mrs Ferry, accompanied
by their two daughters, arrived here
a year ago. Mr. Ferry devoted
most of his time to the collection of
paintings and to the hunting up of
rare pieces of bric-a-brac. Mrs.
Ferry, whose tastes lay in a differ-
ent direction, spent most of her
time shopping, visiting friends and.
di•tving in the Bois, -where the loud
and showy appearance both of tho
equipage and of its occupants was
of a nature to attract the attentiou
of the public. So much so, in fact,
that the Baron De Vaux the chron-
icler of the Demimonde here, devot-
ed several more than spicy para-
graphs to a description of herself
and her turn out. In the course of
her visits and shopping expeditions
she made numerous friends who
had not the advantage of her hus-
band's acquaintance. Among the
most welcome of her daily visitors
was Monsieur llippelyte, one of the
English -streaking salesmen at the
the Grand Magasius do Louvre,
whose -acquaintance she had made
while shopping there. Mrs. Ferry
soon became quite infatuated with
the young man, and her conduct
with regard to him gave rise to !i
much comment of an uncomplimen-
tary nature among the Ainericaus.
Mr. Ferry, returning somewhat un-
expectedly, overheard his wife and
the Frenchman talking together.
He therefore.immediately proceeded
to kick the salesman out of the
house. A terrible quarrel ensued be-
tween husband and wife, during the
eourse of which the former's fore
finger sustained a compound frac-
ture. Later in the dray friends of
the fatuity were called iu by the
daughter, but all their efforts to
bring about a reconciliation were
fruitless. Mrs. Ferry declared her
husband was too narrow minded
and provincial for anything, and
stated that she was determined to
continue her Frouch studies. Ferry
tnight retnain an ignoramus if he
wanted to, but she would talk
French' before leaving Paris or die
in the attempt, Ferry thereupon
announced that be had bought a
gnu which he was holding in readi-
ness for the reception of Hippolyte,
the next time he called.
The salesmau, however did not
pay any more visits to the house.
This aroused the husband's suspic-
ion. Accordingly ho employed
detectives to watch her. Monday
afternoon the wife was tracked to
an lintel of villainous reputation in
the Qnartier del Europe, and there
she was s'trprised half an hour
later by Ferry, who was ac
companied by the Commissary of
Police and a number of constables.
Like a tigress, Mrs. Ferry, who is a
large and powerful woman. sprang
at her husband the moment the
door had been burst open, and be-
fore the police could interfere she
had bitten off a goodly portion of
his nose. Hippolyte escaped.
Ferry was forced to gu W a doctor,
and in itis absence the wife was
allowed to go. She has not been
heard of since.
Ferry yesterday filed a petition
for divorce, and in view of the
scandal has resigned his post of
Counnissoner to the Exhibition.
---Frank Lyun, Lebanon, Out.,
shot and killed Mrs. Noah, Monday
night and then committed suicide.
—Between seven and eight o'clock
one morning, a shocking murder oc-
curred in the rear of Nu. 154 Sene-
ca street, Buffalo, ou the second fluor.
Thomas Dominguez butchered his
wife Clarina, and then nearly se -
vomit his own head with a razor,
William Dominguez left a ton -page
note sized letter, directed to J..C.
Palacio, the substance of which was
that he detected his.wil'e in infideli-
ty. Dominguez was a siikly roan,
and lived there for about t•hreeyears.
Ho c'me from the Old Country to
Canada, and at. Montreal married a
h'rench Canadian woman.
A BAPTIST MINISTER AND
• HIS WIFE.
At the Wsntwgrth ?Assizes bold tet
Hamilton last. 'seek ar, interesting
case was tried by Judge Armour
without a jury, and incidentally the
evidence adduced is exceedingly
spicy and in sows of its details of
anything but a savory character.
The plaintiff' is a short, gentleman-
ly -looking Euglishwas with a close•
cropped beard and a pair of pince
nez glasses. Mrs. 'Tomkins is a
young lady with a pale, delicate fade
and a graceful figure set off by a
fine black silk dress. She is evi
densly ofa keen and business like
disposition, and watched the pro-
gress of events with•astute attention.
As in most matrimonial quarrels
there is an abundence of document-
ary evidence and each party was ac-
companied by a well-fiffed satchel
of papers.
Briefly stated, the facts are as
follows : Rev. George Twilit ins
came to Niagara Falls South about
six years ago from England and be.
came engaged to Miss Lizzie. Red-
path, daughter of a respected mer-
chant in that town. Then he went
home and divorced a former wife
and returned to wed the Canadiau
beauty. He had a fortune of $80,-
000 in England, part of which he
did not got, but he contended that
his wife and her relatives bled him
of the whole of his wealth and then
fired him out with 49 cents in his
inside pocket. The wife contends
that he made her a present of $40,
000 of the sum.
Rev. George Tomkins, on being
sworn, stated that he had comp to
this country in 1883 with excellent
credentials, including a letter frnin
Rev. Dr. Spurgeon. • He hada wife
in England, but lie became engaged
to Miss Lizzie Redpath, of Niagara
Falls. He returned to England,
divorced his wife and came •hack to
marry Miss Redpath. They sub-
sequently went ou a bridal tour to
Europe. He had $45,000 which
hie wil'e's father helped him to iu
vest, and the investments were a
dead loss. fie belonged to the
Baptist denomination, but was at
that time as life insurance agent,
though he occasionally preached at
various churches there.
Mr. Blackstock—You carried on
the business of a churchman as well
as that of a life insurance agent.
Witness—Yes, life and eternal
life. (Laughter.)
Tlie counsel then proceeded to
pry into his previous history to
show the credibility of the witness.
There was some mention made of
his residence at Ilavannah, N. 'Y.,
and Mr. Blackstock said :•
Q —There was rather .a scandal
in the church there about your re-
lations with a Mrs. Coo'c 1 A.—No,
sir.
Q.—)'ciu got into 'trouble there?
A .—Yes.
Q.—Did your wife, going into
your house, find Mrs, Cook coming
out of yonr bedroom 1 A.—No,
sir.
Q.—Did you have to read an
apology to this Mts. Cook in
Church? A.—Yes.
Q.—And did the trustees of the
church afterwarde say you were not
a fit person to conduct the services,
and refuse to allow ;you to do so ?
A.—No. Another party had to
apologize to ale—the principal of
the academy there had to apologizs
for calling names.
Q.—Then you went to Eatontown
and had some trouble there ? A.—
No.
Q.—Not in another woman scrape
there? A. --(Indignantly) Nu.
Q.—Ever have any trouble on
that score at any place ? A.—Not
!until, through my wifo'sjealousy, at
Niagaria Falls. She wanted me to
attach a nigger woman there to my
name.
Q.—Well, we will go on with
that caro then, You had trouble
about a colored woman named Mrs,
Dett. You were in the habit of go-
ing to see her 1 A.—I weut there
once or twice. I went to tell her
not to let her children call my wife
names.
Q.—This woman's husband was a
Pullman car and was often
away for several days at a
time. Your wife carne across yon
once in a lane with Mrs. Dtet? .A. -
No, she could see me ot+tee speaking
to her in broad daylight.
Q.—You were going over towards
a haystack to speak to her t A.—
Yes, past a haystack.
Proceeding, the witness said his
wife came ruuning after him. He
took a hold of her and gave her a
shaking, and she was carried back
to the house in hysterics. She fell
into the arms of her broker, "for
whom," said the divine, "I have
now a warrant against for commit-
iug a murderous assault on me with a
pair of knuckle dusters." He deni-
ed that he had admitted to his wife
that he had sinned with the colored
woman. 1 -lis wife at that time at•
tempted to shoot him and refused
for several weeks to live with him.
Then the following treaty was sign-
ed :
MY DEAR WIFE : In condition
of your reconciliation to every in-
dignity and indiscretion I have in-
flicted upon you and your restoring
• me to my position as your husband
w IliiiiiLa. .
,,.
untiKauy one of the promises (made
aft ,, due'coneideration) aril. broken
I eoletu•, Iy pledge myself : 1. To
do'all in my power to alloy the grief
and illness my misconduct with
Dust. July 15, 1887, or at any
other times, caused you, and will
• manfully honor your tenderest
sensibilities and rigidly guard you
against any recurrence of the cause
of our sorrow by pledging myself to
live a pure life before God and than.
2. To never again visit speak to,
recognize or confer with the said
Mrs. ii. '1'. Dett personally or
through a third. 3. To abstain
from lanes, alleys and other unfre-
quented places. 4. Never under
any consideration will I directly
or indirectly consult A. G. Hill,
barrister, Niagara Falls, Ontario,
about our petsoual affairs, either in
fictitious letters or in our naives.
5. Not to 'i4i any way strike, harm
or threaten to strike or harm our
child or yourself. 6. Not to buy,
receive as a gift, or have in my pos-
session a revolver. 7. To guard
your senrit v+ nature from further
shocks, awl cherish your loving con-
fidence and respectful co-operation.
8. Knowing from sad experience
your judgment of character to be
better than mine, I will not speak
to or associate with those whore you
may kindly wa i.n me against.
Should any oue of the above prom-
ises be broken I hereby agree to
peaceably forfeit a.nd surrender for-
ever the care and custody of our
child to you, its mother. (Signed)
GDOROE TOMEINS.
The wituess usually had some
loaded revolvers with hire. He
brought two over when cumin,' to
"euch a wild country as Canada."
Hie wife objected to these weapons,
He denied that on one occasion he
ha,l tried to get two Medical men,
1)r. McOeary aud Dr. Hodge, to
sign palters t hat would place his
wife in the Lockport asylum, or
that they threatened to kick him
out of their other, for it. Ile -had
wanted the doctor to sign a, state•
moot that the cauee of her ill health
was not ou account uf' disease he
communicated to her, but owing to
her constant agitation.. He was
married to Miss Redpath in 1885,
and atter the family had squeezed
nearly every cent out of him he was
expelled from Mr. Redpath's house.
During the foregoing examiva-
tiou -a handsomely bound book was
put in as evidence. It was a pre-
sent made by the reverend gentle-
man to his_ wife iu,Xii-ve.mber, 1888,
entitled Abundant Grace. Ou one
loaf was written a fervent prayer for
her spiritual welfare, and on the
other the words "To Lillie Tomkins
—A gracious. remainder of our holy
enjoyment at Niagara convention,
July, 1888." 'A few extracts from
examinations were put in, and this
closed the plaintiff's case.
Mrs. Tomkins, looking white and
cool, took the stand and swore that
her husband had voluntarily pro-
mised to give her half of the $80,000
he expected from England. Before
their marriage she told him elle was
worth nothing. On one occasion
lie had.placed a loaded revolver to
her le id, and threatened to kill her
if she did not give false evidence iu
a church trouble. She got $40,000
from her husband, which she has
invested so judiciously that it is
now worth $58,000. Ou cross ex-
aminatiou she acid she became en•
gaged to Rev. Mr.Tomkins on hissec-
ond or third visit. She knew at
the time that he had a' wife in Eng-
land from whore he had not then
been divorced. She admitted she
had told him that she had money,
but it was in a joke. She said she.
was a speculator, also in a joke. The
counsel read a letter from witness
to her husband written before mar
riage, in which she referred to her
money : "I appeal to God that lig
will assist ate, but I fear my little
money is lost iu the wheat specula-
tion." This was also written in a
joke. Mr. Tottikius told her lie
thought speculating was wicked.
A number of witnesses were ex-
amined to show that the plaintiff
had not previously claimed the pro-
perty, and then Judge Armour dis-
missed the case against the defend-
ants Mr. Redpath and Mr. Bender,
and reserved judgment as against
Mrs. Toinkiue, He stated that he
thought the previous settlement
should be binding on Rev. Mr.
Tomkins, and will likely hold in
that way.
BREEDING 'I'I.OTTERS -
It is strange with what pertinaci-
ty some people cling to theotiea
and prejudices, to the total iguoriug
of facts which they cannot possibly
explain t away. If a remarkable
trotter comes out in which near
drosses of thoroughbred blood ap•
pear, an attempt at once is made to
throw discredit on the pedigree, or
the breediug is denied. \Ve have
no pet theory on how to breed
trotters, but aro willing to accept
facts as they appear, and cannot
overlook the valuable lessons the
records tench.
Let us tike a glance at the records
! rntt, aged 74, heat his wife, who is
to see how match benefit thorough-
bred blood ha done in producIn ! 7rlyears old, with sticks of firewood
the fast trotter: Look at Nfaud 8.2: i so terribly that she is dying. Bar -
08/, by Harrold, dam Miss Russell, ! rest is in jail.
by Pilot Jr granddam Sally Russell, ; —Simeon Routs of Attica, Ind.,
a thoroughbred re ore, by Boston. Matntday night shot his wife dead
Now Harold has 21 t:•ottergand ono anti then killed himself. Cause of
pricer in the 2:30 list, and the near• the deed jealousy.
est approach to Maud S.'a rteoordiby
any of his get is 11 - seooutia, and
that by Noontide, whose granddem
was also a thoroughbred.
'rhe neareet approach to Maud S.'s
record is Jay•Eye•Seo 2:10, by Dic-
tator, darn Midnight by Pilot Jr.,
gratuddaru Twilight by Lexington,
and ,jtaj-Eye-See's record 1s 4 se-
conds fagter than any of the •18 trot-
ers and two pacers by Dictator.
The fastest of Almont's get is Fanny
Whitberepoon 2:16f, dam by
Gough's Wagner, and the next fast-
est Piedmont 2:171, whose grand -
dam is by Grey Eagle. Fanny
Whitherspoon's two miles, 4:43, in
hearten, is the fastest on record.
Patron 2:141, is the faatests of
Pancoast's get, and on his dam's
lido is full of thoroughbred blood.
Look at Electioneer, who has 37
trotters and one pacer. Fifteen,
nearly one•half, are either out of
Thoroughbred marcs or strongly im-
bued with this accursed cross. Su-
nol, by Electioneer, dam Waxana
by Gen. Benton, granddam Waxy
by Lexiugtou, is the only two year
old who has ever trotted a mile in
2:18. One of the greatest campaign-
ers out last year was Favouia 2,15,
by Wedgewood, dant Fadetta, by
Alexander's Abdallah, granddam
Lightsoine by imp. Glencoe, and
it is also a singular fact that Light -
some is the granddam of Luke Black-
burn, sire of Proctor, Knott of
Volturno,by imp.Billet,Fair Play,by
Virgil and Salvator, by imp.•Prince
Charlie, being out of the four sis
ters Nevada, Sprightly,Crucifix and
Salina by Lexington.
Let some oue sit down and take
the trouble to look over the sires of
2.30 trotters, and also trace •oat the
pedilfrues of the best of their get,
and they will find but few who
have not a cross of thoroughbred
blood coming through sire or dam,
Can any breeder afford to carry
out the prejt.dices and pet theories
of some persons and reject such •a
horse as Nutwood 2:18 -, the fastest
sou of Belmont, because be is out of
Miss Russell (dam of Maud S.. 2:081,
Cora Belmont 2:24, etc.) and his
granJdatn, Sally Russell, is a thor-
oughbred) Nutwoad has proved him-
self a trotter and the sire of trotters,
with 24 in the list, 21 trotters and
three pacers.
Let breeders accept the records
as they find them, for they are
worth all the fine spun theories,
and select anirnala to breed to and
from _ who _-_possess .-_the successful
strains of producing blood. If you
find a cross of thoroughbred blood
which has heed successful in pro-
ducing trotters, cultivate it, if not,
reject it, Success and 'results are
the objects of breeding, and when
these are found cultivate it, and do
not let any fine spun theory or the
prejudicesof others lead you astray.
—Kentucky Live Stock Journal.
•
FAILURE 'OF PROHIBITION.
'l'liose who have tried prohibition,
whether of local kind or not, have
cone to the conclusion that it will
not work. In Massachusetts on
Monday last the proporsion to amend
the constitution iu the direction of
prohibition was defeated by nearly
50,000 votes, though the prohibi•
tionists counted on being left
behind by but 15,000. The elec
tiou all though was of the quietest
order, and the resolution that the
people had come to, that
"Prohibition does not pro-
hibit" was grave and well-grounded.
And in Kansas the saute condition
of things has shown itself. The
year 1881 was the last of the license
ayetetn in that state, the prohibition
law having gone into effect in 1882.
Mr. Nelson F. Acres, United States
Collector of Internal Revenue, has
roncently made the following offi-
cial statement of the tax stamps
issued to liquor dealers Under the
law for the seven years indicated, -
1881 1,894
1882 ..1,787
1883 9,180
l S84 0,709
1885 .. 2,773
1886 2,832
188 7 2,997
The Cleveland Leader, remarking
on this says:—These figure= are
authentic and if any one doubts
them they can he easily vertifred by
addressing the Treasury Department
at Washington. They prove that
prohibition did not prohibit at all
in Kansas. Tinder its operation
the sale of tax stamps to liquor
dealers constantly increased, until
they reached. -nearly 3.000, and
yielded the Government a revenue
of $75,000. There was as much
drinking after as before prohibition,
the only difference being that be-
fore there was a license, and the
traffic helped to support the State.
We are aware that some people in
Kansas still insist that prohibition
is a substantial reform, but the in-
ternal revenue figures toll the truth.
• —On Monday in Perry Township,
Indiana, Allan County John Bar -
THE I'JtIMROSE LEAGUE
Loj•d Ss isbtiry delivered an ad -
:dreg); at. Hjistotllast Monday. He
spoke of I•ha growth of the Primrose
league, which, he said, was marvel-
ous. The league, be declared was
of transcendent value iu the solution
of any current political question,
as -it was a noble instrument with
which to blend the classes and the
masses. He hoped that ere long
the government would settle the
troubles which were menacing the
internal peace of the nation. Tho
government was confronted with a
combination of political opposition
with predatory greed such as no gov-
ernment had ever faced before.
The government relied upon the con-
tinued confidence or the country
to enable it to overcome this com-
bination. Lord Salisbury ridiculed
the agitation in favor of home rule
in Ireland. He declared that the
county of Cornwall, by its distinct
racial origin, its language, its tradi-
tion and its history, had as much
claim for a separate parliament ns
Ireland. The nationality argument
was insincere. It was more fruit-
ful of sophistry and claptrap and
more barren of solid sense than any-
thing that was ever before the
country. It would sacrifice the
first interests of industry and com-
merce to a mere empty sentiment.
The Unionists were confronted with_
two phalanxes—one political, 'the
other crimnal, both converging to a
cornmou end,. and that is to make
the execution of the law iu Ireland
impossible. It was a miserable
spectacle to see members of parlia-
ineut standing up to defend embezz
lenient and fraud. 'The Unionists,
couscious of their high calling,
ought not to allow personal consi-
derations to enter into electoral
questions. 'They should not poach
mon. each others ground, but should
combine in support of the man most
likely to win.
—About four o'clock oue morn-
ing James Fields was fatally shot
at Butter, Pa., by his wife. Mrs,
Fields was reading a book, and her
husband ordered her to come to bed.
She refused, and Fields got up and
struck her. Sho went to a bureau
drawer and took out a revolver, tell-
ing him if he hit her again sho
would shoot him. He then struck
her in the face when she fired the
revolver, inflicting a fatal wound.
Before dying Fields made a sworn
statement that his wife had shot
him in self-defence. When Mrs.
Fields appeared at the Coroner's in-
quest her face was smashed almost
beyond recognition: She is still at
liberty. The coroner's jury rendered
a verdict justifying the shooting.
Fields was an: oil wellcontractor,
and bore a.good reputation. Mrs.
Fields is of an excellent family.
She is grief atr°icken, and has the
sympathy of the people.
—W. R. Wood an industrious
farmer of Macon Couuty N. C. was
called away from home Monday
last, and when he returned Friday
be found that his house had been
burned, and that his wife, three
sons and two daughters had been
murdered. He had saved up a few
hundred dollars, which he kept iu a
t runk in the house, there being no
banks in the vicinity. This was
known in the neighborhood. Sev-
eral axes and clubs and two largo
bowie knives, all stained with blood,
were found in the ruins. The trunk
broken open and rifled 'was found a
short distance away. Enough bones
were removed from the ashes to
prove, with the blood-stained wea-
pons, that the family had been mur-
dered and then burned with the
building. When this discovery
was made Wood fainted. There is
yet no clue to the perpetrators of
the crime. '
—John Schofield, of Beach Hill,
Nova Scotia, and his child were
killed by lightning on Sunday
night. Immediately following the
shock a buzzing sound wont through
the room and Schofield was knocked
seuseless. Just then the whole side
of the house fell in, one of the beanie
falling ou a twelve -year-old child
and injuring it to such an extent
that it died a short time afterward.
Monday morning some neighbors
happened to pass Schofield's house
and noticed it dilapated appearance.
Ou entering tie building a shuck-
ing sight was, presented. Schofield
was_ lying stretched upon the floor
of the front roots with his mouth
cut and a black streak extending
from his mouth down to hie knee,
which indecated the course the
electric fluid liad taken. Immedi-
ately beneath the dead man was a
hole where the current had gone
through the grolnd beneath. The
sight presented was a most ghastly
one. Schofield's eyes were protrnd-
ing from the sockets, his tongue
was burned and his whole body was
colored purple. His little child
was lying close beside him, with its
head crushed in by the falling tim-
ber. In ono corner of the roost
Mrs. Schofield and her throe chil-
dren were huddled together almost
scared ont of their senses.
srersawassuselai
BREAKING SAD NEWS.
"Where is my mamma 1" question ort so
strange -
To ask of mortal on this ut'urdaue sphere.
I can but hold my brother to my breast,
So like a lone bird fallen from the nest,
And, kissing hint, my thoughts I so
arrange
To Answer :—"Da;•ling, mamma is not
here."
"Where is her, deur" the little mourner
asked.
"Is her asleep 1" "Yes, yes, my dear one,
yes 1"
I can but whisper, keeping back my ores: -
She is asleep, and never more in years
Will mamma come in all her tenderness.
My heart is breaking o'er my useless task.
Try as I may he cannot understand,
And I, as ignorant in toy crushing woe,
Am but repeating all his lips have said
I can but tell bio that our mother's dead,
But what that means I feel t cannot know
Until we meet her in the heavenly land.
FOR OUR STORY-READERU.
MRS. MONTGOMERY SWIFT.
A DISCONSOLATE SOCIETY GIRL'S DAR-
ING AND SUCCESSFUL RUSE.
Jessica Wynne had waving brown
hair, merry dancing eyes, red lips,
always parted over small white
teeth, a round waist and a bright
fresh complexion ; she was barely
17, a perfect edition of the pocket
-Aretaue-a-ntl-thv-pussessor of a fair
portion. These were her assets,
against wliich stood the facts that
she lived in a quiet country house
in Wales, that she bad neither
father nor mother, and had since
her babyhood,the charge of a widow-
ed, childless aunt, blessed with a
philanthropic turn • of • mind atilt
more solicitous of sparing labor to
her lady helps than of oontributine
to tho pleasures of her niece. How-
ever, on the whole, the odds were
in favor of the girl, who, being gift-
ed with a fearless, independent
nature, contrived to make the most
of opportunities, and as she grew
up became the acknowledged belle
of the country side. Her ,eputa-
tion extended as far as Cardiff and
Brecknock, and .no county or gitrri-
son ball was doomed a success unless
Miss Wynne was present. She
was escorted to these festivities by
some obliging chaperon, to which
Mts. Polsover trusted her, some-
times for a couple of days at a
stretch, and many recommenda-
tions as to propriety and deport-
ment.
One never to be forgotten day
Jessica was invited by some
acquaintances site had made et
Cardiff, and who had taken a great
fancy to her, to spend two months
with them in London immediately
after Easter. The girl passed a
week in a delirious joy of prepara-
tion and anticipation ; she dreamed
of triumphs which would eclipse
those of the little Welsh belle, of
iutoxieatiug delights, of parties,
balls, Hurlingham, Sandown, the
new club, the theaters, of all the
places she had iead ill' the society
papers : and, looking at her pretty
face in the glass, she even hoped
that it might be her proud fate to
see iter name in print as "the lovely
Miss Wynne," in some glorified
paragraph.
Colonel and Mrs. 'Tr•essillian, her
future hosts, where a fashionable
middle aged couple, addicted to
a good deal of wandering over
Europe in quest of health and
amusement, but generally occupy-
ing a fine house in South Kensing-
ton during the season, where they
entertained liberally both their
compatriots and foreigners, when-
ever they wore not themselves
being entertained.
Jessica Wynne returned to Wales
at the beginning of July. If Mrs.
Polsover had been observant she
might have noticed a shadow in the
laughing brown eyes, a certain com-
pression in the scarlet lips. She
vaguely observed that the girl was
unusually reticont about her London
experience. "Yes, London was
very gay—plenty of things going
on, of course ; lots of fine gowns,
good music. , Oh, yes, heaps• of
concerts, too—many of thein."
"Had she enjoyed herself 1" "Of
course ; how could she help enjoy=
lug herself in London during the
soason1" and answers to that effect.
The truth of the matter was that
the popular little Welsh belle had
been sorely neglected in London.
She found, to her indignant dismay,
that her beauty, wit and repartee
remained unappreciated ; with in•
creasing choler, sho soon remarked
that other maidens as fresh and
fair as herself shared her ignomini-
ous obscurity. Her conecii,usners,
which was not conceit, told her
that she was sacrificed to rivals less
fair, less clever, rnd, above all, less
young; sho realized that one and
all of the successful queens of
society were odious married women
—fast, bold, exacting, tyrannical
matrons, who rnonopolized the
attentions of all the men. She saw
those - unprincipled creatures sur-
rounded isy their courtiers at the
play and at the races ; they were
asked to dinners, picnics and balls
and when poor little Jessica did
get a card for a dance the entertain-
ment painfully reminded her of the
breaking up of festivities at her
school, where the white frocks so
hopelessly predominated over the
black coats. Remembering all
these things, the girl set her teeth