Lucknow Sentinel, 1890-03-21, Page 6•
The WU Wit% MI,, -
the Vesta.
1, . POai'. -roan Mlle deeps just to e0e. the Pullman,
scoot,
.4.n!
in seee the p ;eop1e scamper w'en they hear the
oot
But w at makes the most impression on my s •-
seat active brain,
Is the oarelese men who get there j est in time to
mini the train.
aasaa
e
om
An' some odes the railroad oomp'ny an' some
-lordly their stare,
An''some jest gallop down the track an' try to
•eta,., r�A�. ,.,-taw. .�,. �^�;..,�r�,r.�-.ra?smrz^rr�r,,x:;,�a...rtC
An' some with a loud Taff an' joke will poultice up
their pain
Vars. kin's et people get there jest in time to
miss the train.
An'there'smarty deepoa an' flag-stations'ithont
name
Along the Grad Trunk Railroad that leads to
wealth an' fame,
An' men rash to these deepos as fast as they can
4A he Train of Opportunity jest goes a -thunder-
• ing by.
Thdy°rush down to the stations, with, their hair
all stood on end,
As the platform of the•tU,il-end car goeswhirlin
roan' the bend; •
cea '. a p n,
Wen the find that they have got theta jest in
• .41 time to miss the train.
Rut the cars puff through the valleys, and go e
Ate' floatltheiir banner& of-w'te enhoke like flags of
. victory;
They leap the flowin' rivers an' through the tun-
n6ls grope
•.• . n' oross.the')1
Are of Despair to the Table -
2,4. land
able-
,-land oflaope.
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The Grand' Tatink Railroad of Success, it rune'
thrall"gh�eyelt clime,
�' •'`' .Ant the versa! Opportunl y theygo on sohedule-
4hno,
Ari`•never are their"brakes reversed; they won't
Belem) sgain:,t.-
To ethe man wiio gettherejestintimetomins
'Ute trail.
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;..,• • A STORY OF TWO 00IIR1'MIIES.
.CHAPTER
sbateau de Ma6illon stood on tli@
a nij mutt of a low bat abrupt hill, over-
. , • 'waiting one of the most beautiful valleys of
Fume. In appearance it wale scarcely
hf 'tab'le, „In
it had suffered "greatly in the
Revb'Intin ;. ,and though time had veiled
the rough work of the incendiaries with
• lasurient ivy and creepers, the chateau was
, but se.fuin. with' the exception of a few
rooms. which; had escaped ; the general
a'adevia-affaition, and peers eogoaplee bythe
De Mabillon family: •
Verefe emeal had that family become of
`:late years dwindling as rapidly almost' as
their fortiele bed diminished. Alphonse
de
Mabillon. at --the age of five -and -forty;
found hit/Waif the •sole enrvivor of his goner-
.. niton-brotheryy,, and sisters were all dead,
"
more distant reia,tivea• had emigrated, and I
,,We1m than lost to, hid), his little English
wife had drooped and died long ago, and he °
was now left alone, save for his two
children. • . . a
The villagers end the cure wondered at 1
monsieur's grave, sad face, but they all
' loved him, for he was the very*person. ,
-tion of gentleness and kindness, and_gave
• morein �meathaiii many a far richer man.
On -the brow of the hill. surrounding the .a
chateau on all sides, was a broad terrace, d
upon whish X. de" Mabillon migltt. have
'ala - been seen one°antmmn afternoon, pacing up
and down. His face was more than ordin-
artier grave, hie head bent "as if in anxious t
:thought ; 'so engrossed was he, that he did I'
,fact even notice sheer/aging of the vesper t
ball, in the convent below the hill, eithough
this was the wonted sign for the appearance
of his little daughter. o
Esperanoe was full of wonder as, " ao-
' ooenppanied by old Javotte, the servant, she I
eilimbed the steep ascent to the ch,teau. 1
t" Her atudiee at the convent were over for the f
adsy., e>ad elie--was-snaking nil speed. -to .j3 .. _
her. father. Why was he not watching for a
her aa usual ? What made him' look so E
-goalie and anxious ? She reached the h
terrace out of breath, and sprang to her .f
father's side with a merry, laugh. h
" Whp, papa 1 you helve forgotten me, D
and I have given yon a surprise."
" For coapt" replied her father, smiling e
and stooping to kiss the little, flexible p
• mouth whioh was pretending to pout " I
, have much to think of just now, my ohild." h
Eeperanoe looked puzzled. t
a What can there be to think of, now ei
that the harvest is over, and the vintage, a
too, and Gaspard, our -good Gaspard, hes e
passed 'his examination ?-tell me what w
makee,yon'grave, papa." at
M. db 'Mabillon paused for a minute, then, e
' inetifaa of answering the question, said,. 1
°e1 Gaspard:_ ,.will - live at Paris,,now; you g
know; how would' you like to live there w
too?" ro
" At Paris 1" 'exclaimed Esperanoe,
wonderingly, " and leave the ohatean ? h
Oh !"tiio,.papa, we could not live in a great to
town, away from all the woods and the bi
flowers. Beaidee, I love the sisters -except, of
indeed, Scour Therese, tvho is oroaa alweya re
-=I. could not bear to leave them." h
3 <" You will try ` to bear it for my sake, h
will you not ? ":asked her father. b
Esperanoe turned pale. m
" Do you mean, papa, that we must
really go quite away from home, and leave w
everything ? " • . 1
"..Dear child, it is indeed thus , -I have ie
kept it from you as long as possible, but I re
have had losses of tete, the vintage was, as et
you know, very bad, and Gaspard's edn• h
cation has been a great expense ; we can w
not afford to live here any `longer, eo the o
chateau and land are to be sold, and « we 01
mast try to live cheaply with your brother fe
at Paris." e
Eeperanoe did not attempt to hide"her ro
tears, but she truggled to check them for m
her father's sake. The understanding
between father and daughter was perfeot, a
and Eeperanoe, though only fourteen, was a at
real companion toc.M. de Mebillon ; • he fo
knew her innormnet heart. n
They talked long together over thein th
future plans, and Esperanoe was comforted m
by the treat and confidence which he
placed in.her; and yet more by the percept-
ion of his balm, ',unshaken faith in the b
great Right which governed all oharigeel. h
Long yeara after hie words rested in her e
memory ; surely there aro in many hearts o
wordsand acmes so deeply impressed that
nothing can efface them, truly God.given w
memories -possessions for life. Eeperanoe e
could always recall the close of that autumn pa
•day --the sun setting behind the Auvergne
mountains -the shadows gathering in the a
beautiful valleys below---tho river hurrying ; d
en its way, bearing on its bosom the reflect. p
longi a cloud crimson .with so: meet glory, n
the . beautiful old ohatosu,,._,With its lay -1E
••,�,
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covered waneeeabove_ all her father's fade,
leave no' tenger, brut iulfl the moat serene
trust, hes.ey-ee- looting. straight .into hers.
lovingly and confidently.
" Papa. l " she cried, impetuously, " I
love you so dearly that I shall be happy
always where you sae ; I spall not mind
leaving the ohatean.
" That will do for the present, but yon
will grow to something higher by and by,"
statsasageetlftb. ra�+a.
ale in ee t
d o� e eranoe b t
, p a one whi
needed solving sooner than either 11a,ther or
daughter expected.
- Hitherto Eeperanoe's life•, had been
eingularly uneveotful. The neighborhood
was small and quiet, and M• de Mabillon,
se a member of the I:glise Reformee, was
cut off from what little sooiety was to be
had. Ever eines Eeperanoe. could remora.
her, she had read everyday with her father,
played to the old, negleoted garden, talked
tp imaginary sisters, and --helped old
Javotte, the meid-eervant, in her domestic
dutfeee while each afternoon there was the
&near . Angelique, Who-. was young and
pretty, and a long lesson in needle work
fror Sear. Therese, who has been already
stigmatized as "" arose." Now and :hen M.
de Mabillon woald. take her to the nearest
town- to. visit one of his few friends, but
suoh treats were rare,_ and_ the- unolouded.
happinesp. of Eeperance's ohildhood arose
entirely from the love and sympathy bet
rtween• her and` her ,father, .apart from all
othea plyaeures. ' • e
• Sh wIB41ee fel apo buoyant by nature,,
and 4 tire' nowt of the afternoon did not
wet h uppn her, though to a certain extent
fain inlg left bei father: iii` the
garden, ,ebe. ren into the chateau, to find
Javotte, spinally singing as she went.
Javotte, a middle-aged woman, with
little, blaok.eyee, and a complexion brown
and wrinkled with care and exposure,
looked up as Eeperanoe entered the kitchen,
and said, in a grating but not really dis-
agreeable voice, " Ah, well; ma'meselle
there, are people who can always ,sing ;
-whenyou-are-as-old as -Pam= " :
I.shall sing just as mach," interrupted
Eeperanoe, laughing. " But after all,
Javotte,- I do not' fell quite like singing .to•
night, only you 'see it is no good to sit down
and ory ; dear old Javotte, yon.will Dome
with us, will you 'not ? Now say ! yes,'
directly -do not clear your throat !'!:
Javotte, however. was in no condition for
speaking. She finished making an omelet
fo ri ' : o reg n, an en wit
many geetionlatione opened • her heart to
Eeperanoe. •
It is this way, my child -monsieur tells
,me of, the ohenge whioh ,comes, and at once
I say to myself, ' '1> love wa'mselle and
monsieure and M. Gaspard, they go -then I
must go also ; and again I say to myself, I
eve my son Pierre, he stays here, then I
must stay.' Voilae! Ma'meelle, how canal
hoose then, between these two ? "
" Pierre could oom'too," said Eeper.°
nee, quickly. " Indeed, Javotte; I can not
ave without. yen ; • have you not often said
how my mother asked yon to love me and
are for me before she died, and will you
save me now to go away alone ? "
Jevons eotlld not resist siioh an appeal;
!ter all, she thought, Pierre would no:
cadet harry, Itbd'than'•tiio `Would not; ,be
wanted -yea, she would a000mpeny
ma'neeelle till diDath. sea •••' ' •
•Eeperanoe, disregarding' the foreboding
one of the.last word, promised to dance at
ieree's wedding, and" ran away to impart
he.good news to her father.
salein that Eeperanoe was in a flatter of
excitement at the very idea ; she listened
eagerly for footsteps -yes, there . were.
assuredly two people mounting the flight of
stairs.
The door was opened by Gaspard.
" I have brought you a visitor, cherie. Is
°my father not at home ? "
Then as Esperance bowed to the etranger,
" No, no, this is our cousin, Mr. George
�, nI:'t�M fir- 1Rard n•: fimt- .
oh hand•ehake. We met each other most
THE. ,LAND or RLOWERB
By No Means a Desirable Place
Residence.
A HAMILTON DII&N'S OBSERVATION
C O
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CHAPTER- II.
Javotte felt the change more than any
ne else. Perhaps the actual parting from
he ohatean was not eo painful to her as to
is owners? but the life at Paris, was far
ens congenial. She was too raetio ever to
eel at home in a oity ; the stairs tried her
bei -ehi sad; an
'together she was for a time most unhappy.
(Terence only discovered a small part of
er miseries, tor the good old servant was
sr too unselfish to complain, and devoted
erself more than ever to the service of the
e Mabillons. '
The winter Was over, and the bright
pring weather was pleasant enotigh in
aria, even to those aoonstoined to a
country life. Eeperanoe; as she sat with
er needle -work by the open window,. could
hink of her old blame almost. without a
'gh, so sweet and , clear did the nix feel,
nd no bright and cheerful was the atm -
bine. -The room in which she was seated
as bare of all luxuries ; .a polished floor, a
ove, and the necessary chairs and tables
ound cold enough in desoripti n,neverthe-
ess, there was an.air.-sof llehnesa and
race' in the'arrangement V the whole
hioh is often wanting in better 'furnished
ones. •
Esperanoe was thoroughly French, and
ad all a Frenchwoman's delicate taot and
ate. Her mother had been of English
rth, but had apparently bequeathed little
her nationality to her child -perhaps,
then to M. de Mabillon's disappointment.;
e would have been. pleased: to _habe some
lioness to his fair little English wife, bat
oth -Esperanoe. and Gaspard, were 'un-
iatakabty De Mabillone. Eeperanoe was
ot, strictly spearing, pretty, but there
as a freshnerss andglow about her nom.
exion whioh made up for any ,want of
a atrial botany. •Her low,-emooth brow and
galar features were not in- the least
riking, but the power of the face lay in.
er eyes, whioh, though not large, were
onderfully bright and of the richest brown
olor, soft, and isselvety in the shade, and
ear aa amber in the light. Her dark hair
11 like a cloud round her pretty, sloping
boulders, and her plight figure and little
and wain might have been the envy of
any a belle.
The afternoon was somewhat advanced,
nd Eeperanoe, neglecting her work,
ationed herself at the Window to watch
r her brother's return. Gaspard was
ow studying for the bar, notwithstanding
at his father's fallen fortunes would have
ade some leas uphill pretension far more
dviaable-
To be an advocate, however, had long
een his wish, and M. de Mabillon, despite
is poverty, would not gainsay him, and
von went so far as to seework-himself in
rder to meet their expenses.
This, however, was not to be had ; he
as too completely the country gentleman,
nd too ignorant in business matters to
eel with any suitable employment.
From her window au quatrieme, Eqpt'.
noe soon descried her brother id the
is (noe, a000mpaniod, mnoh to her aur-
a y a tranger, long-legged and
taiwart, and, on 'nearer view, deoidely
nglish. Visitors were so 'rare ill tlrti<little
° v
unexpectedly at Caeligneri'e, eceh reee rig-
ing the other's name." - ,3
Esperanoe looked up full of curiosity,
for the English relations had always beau
enveloped in aolond of mystery. She was
not particularly struck with the specimen.
before her. George Palgrave, might, per-
haps, have been five -and -twenty ; he was
tall, large -made, fair complexioned, and, in
Eeperanoe'- eyes, awkward -looking, as
complete a contrast to the slight, dark -eyed
Gaspard as could have been found.
She shook hands. with him as directed,
embarrassing to him, began to display her
smell stook of English with some pride.
" Yon have made a good voyage, I hope,
my oonsin ? "
" A fairly good crossing, thank you ;
there was an ugly sou'•weeter when we
started, bat. it soon went down."
Eeperanoe had not the faintest idea of the
meaning of " an ugly eoa'.weeter," but she
went on bravely.
" And you are arrived at Paris to -day ?
I hope you will pose some time here !
' " i wish I could. but unfortunately I must
leave this evening, I am. merely -,_purling
_.
through, �n my way to Switzerland. It
was moat fortunate that I chanced to meet
your brother ; I had no idea you were livin
at Paris."
" SInoe the last four months. Do you
•
knew, monsieur, you are the first of our
English relations that I have seen ? Tell
us of one cousins ; we do not exon know
their names ; is it not so, Gaspard ? "
Mr. Palgrave looked amused.
" And -not het -`hid fie honor. of
hearing yonre."
" For me, I am Esperanoe ; now, please,
our English ooasine. " •
" I am the only one of the Palgrave
family ; then there are the three Misses
9lollinson, or rather two, for the eldest is
married -Mrs. Mortlake. The others are
allied Cornelia and Bertha."
" Cornelia 1 ah 1 that • i s not -
er .a. 1:e; el mea'onther. '
Mr. Palgrave seemed embarraeeed, and
was glad to be spared a description, by the
entrance of M. de Mabillon:
Eeperanoe hnnried forward' to meet her
Whet.'
" Pape, this is oar English cousin, Mr.
Palgrave ;' he is telling me alt about our
relations." i ..
M. de lflabillon'o greeting was- gravely
polite, but - eoaroeleaecordial ; the conver-
sation ' beeame..at 'opoe more formal and
stiff, and Mr. :.algrave'a complexion grew
ea fiery that Eeranoe felt her own'cheeks
tingle out of ey paythy. He father was
evidently welts cquainted with all the mys-
terious relatiozit• she heard him inquire
after Dean,to l ilTineon and his daughters,
after' Mt '}°nd .;Mrs. Palgrave,, and other
nnitnosdn,rrambe, yet there was a curious
oonstiaint in hie manner which Eeperanoe
could not account for. She grew a little
weary and oppressed, and was not sorry
when her amain rose to go, having refused
an invitation to dinner.
Gaspard, also a little surprised at his
father's coldness, proposed to aot as guide
to hie cousin, and the two took their
departure, leaving M. de Mabillon and
Eeperanoe alone.
M. de Mabillon sighed, heavily as the
door closed upon them. -
So that is George Palgrave ; poor
fells - viaebutaIialf-vivid- o-hias tr
mast not follow my bad example, dear
child."
Papa 1 I do notanderstand. Why do
you not. like our coining ; and why have you
never told me about Our English relations
before ? "•
" For many reasons," said 'M. de Mabil-
lon. We are out off from them, both by
distance and inclination. There has never
been any interconnect, between us einoe your
mother's death ; I am too npuoh disliked by
them."
" Yon, disliked, papa 1, It ie impoaeible !
M. de Mabillon smiled...
" You had better hear the whole story,
and then you will understand. . When I
was a young man I was travelling in Eng-
land, and while , epending some weeks in
.London, was introduced to your mother,
then a Mies Collinson, sister of the dean
whom I mentioned jaat now. He was then
in possession of sohrie London living, and
Amy, your mother, liyed with him. They
were . the eldest and youngest of a large
family, Most of whom had died, and one or-
two.of whom were married. ' Amy was
very beautiful, and from the first I loved
her: She had other admirers, however,
and among them la certain Sir Henry
Worthington, a very • righ and influential -
,man. Mr. Collinson thought the connection
would be a useful one, and urged your
mother to consent. At the same time I
made my proposal to him for hie sieter's
hand, greatly to his annoyance. So anions
was.he for the.. other connection that- he
absolutely refused at first to mention my
name to her: Hie behavior at the time is
too bad to be recalled ; however, est length
he was obliged to yield, into far tbat I
allowed to speak to your mother mya t,
To Mr Collinson's indignation, she aooepte$
me, and as she was of age he }dad no power
to prevent the engagement."
" But, papa, why did Mr. Colllnsolf die.
like you ? " asked Severance, greatly
pfzzled. ' • _
(To be Continued.)
Squelched.
Mand -Isn't it a queer title for a book,
mother, " Not Like Other Girla ? " I
wonder what she can be if she is not like
other girls ?
Mother -I don't know, nnieas she goes
into the kitchen and helps mother, instead
of staying in the drawing•room, to 'read
novels.
•
Many evening dresses have a wide
ribbon,belt, with ends at the aide of the
wafet hanging down a. few inehes.
Popular .• dancing sohool dresses for
little girls are of yellow aursh, trimmed
with golden brown velvet.
One of my Mende, who id' very lazy,
said ; _i1 It is minim to learn anything
during life, einoe we are to knowevery.
thing after deeithi."
experienced warm weather einoe homing
here antili Sundaylast. I4nring:the greater
part of laet week it was exoeediogly hot.
of On Thareday, the 27th nit , the thermo-
meter stood 88.0 in the shade ;. at 12+
noon it reminded 'nee of our July
weather at home. On Sunday it
y. commenced to rain, the'flrat they have had
here in four months, after whioh a oold
blow from the north set in. This inoressed
ti,•, 3 ee -rxsireekeeo�,: -,T-, rcr3�ae rare,._, rn-..:, , 'c-'rrrcrosF' �+Tviyur+,m-,r.• � nn.,;,,
eiiiivcn�tiiati►vv ahiderolii"trutsrari iuve�t -
As promised, I now send you a few
Lutes of my observations during a trip
tbrongh Florida, and hope they may prove
interesting to your readers. We loft Ham-
ilton 13th February and reached Jaokaon-
ville just 47 hours after, having 'made all
connectional, and bad a pleasant journey
down. I will pees over the incidents that
occurred by the way; sufficient to say that
after passing Richmond, Virginia, we could
recognize that we .were. rapidly going into
a warmer climate, and when we arrived in
Florida heavy overcoats and wraps had to
Owers of all kinds in full bloom, th
darkies basking in the sunshine and 1azi1
passing the happy hours away.
Jacksonville has improved wonderfall
during the past five years.It, is now eat
to contain -bent 35;000 inhabitants, but
fanny after the winter tonriete ha
departed 25,000 would be nearer the figure
The great majority of its bueinees men a
Northerners who have lived there from tw
to ten years, and are said to be doing
profitable business, eepeoially during th
winter season, when they can oharge ton
fists long prices for any articles they migh
require. • As a -place of -residence it- is abort
the most undesirable I have ever see
()wing to its filth and bad odors. The ver
air seems reeking with -malaria, an
towards evening, when- the wind pease
the stench one encounters on the street
would not be tolerated in oar fair oity fo
a single day. It is most aatonishiog tha
so many Northern 'people live here fo
months during the winter season whe
are so ny_pleasanter plaoes_inth
States to reside. "It appears to me th
imagine when they - get to Jack
sonville they have seen Florida, bu
Mr. Editor; you could not imagin
a greater error, for one might pas
as well imagine he had seen Ontario b
residing a few months in Hamilton. 0
the 25th tilt.we visited the ancient tow
of St. Augustine, and lo 1 what a change ha
akee-placereeherieetao
years ago. Upon entering the town th
first thing that strikes the eye is an im
memo hotel, called the Ponce de Leon ; th
monument of a millionaire's folly, and sai
to have coat nearly three million dollars
I am informed that it will poet the owne
$250,000 to keep it open this winter ; beside
this he has built twoother large hotels o
the opposite7side of the street and betwee
them is a beautiful park or garden which
contains fountains and innumerable shrub
and flowers.' The owner of the immene
piles is Mr. Flagler, President of the Stand
and Oil Co., and it is a wonder to me tha
he could not have thought of sone
more worthy object to bestow so much---
-of- itisweaitb--upon-,--be`-ie, iaowevnr,
building a church, which I trust will prove
a better source of satisfaotion to him in.
future years than his immense hotels. The
town does not present the same antiquated
appearance that it did before she fire,
which occurred about three years. ago, as
the only relics of the past :seem to be the
gates and the old fort said to be over 300
years old
On Monday, the 24th innt., 'we left
Jacksonville at 3'•O'olook p. m., and went
up the St. John's River to Sanford,
thence by rail to Orlando. The sail up
was exoeedingly pleasant, the day being
warm and the breezes balmy. The scenery
is very beautifal, as luxuriant foliage,,
interspersed with orange trees in bloom,
abounded on either side. It. was such an
enohanting eight, that the , passengers
seemed quite disappointed when the shades
of evening set ine.and finally darkness
obscured the eights from view.
However, next morning, ` all • .were
on deck before 5 o'clock and as
it was bright and warm every one enjoyed
the sights. The scenery before reaching
Sanford becomes more • beautiful, as the
river in planes is scarcely 100 yards wide.'
At one side of the boat you can see lofty
palmetto trees 60 to 80 feet high. the only
foliage being at the top on the other side
a forest that seems to be literally covered
with Cherokee roses and wild vines, which
olimb•to the very tops of the trees,greets the
view. These sometimes form snob beauti.
'?til arches that one would imagine they
were artificial. Having arrived at San-
ford about 9 o'dlook we had to wait a few
hours for railway to. convey us to oar
destination, and we therefore employed
onr time examining the groves and gardens
about the place. As there had been no
frost' up, to that date this year -vegetables
of all kinds were ripe and being rapidly
shipped north, the prices obtained for them
being very high.
Orlando is a thriving little town in the
centre of Orange county, and in my opin.
ion the country -around it haaa the beat soil
and healthiest climate of any part of the
State. 'Here dranges, grow to perfection,
and the largest grove is situated in this.
county, being 160 aores in extent and in
flret-olasa condition -
The soil in nearly all parts of this State
is exoeedingly poor ; moat of it oonaists of
pure sand,something like you gee at Bur.
lington Beaoh in the vicinity of the Ocean
House, oonoequently.'a great deal of money
has to be. spent upon fertilizing it.
should say ypa could not grow as much on
ten acres hw as upon one in Wentworth
oonnty. One orange grower told me that
he repent $50 per acre thin year 'in fertiliz.
ing his property, and that added to the
original cost of the land would make it
rattier an " expensive piece of ground. I
cannot•say mnoh for any country that
requires the planters to obtain soah exor-
bitant prioes for its produce in order to make
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a fair remuneration -it remindsoe of the
National Policy -imagine gardeners getting
about $2.50 per bnehel for tomatcsoa and
flaying they are not making much ont of
them. It is entirely upon the early oropa
they depend, for when vegetable°, etc,,
ripen in the north they cannot be sold here
at any pride, as the cost of transportation,
is too high, and they are quite inferior to
ours both in appearance and flavor. The
orange is ,the staple fault, and npon, its
production the snodees of the Stat dep 'ode.
It is, as ferns I have seen, the ly %ng
that grows to perfection, for all o ' r tine,
and 'vegetables seem stunted in growth' k
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coats had to be resorted to. During the
sigh ane thermometer/ took anuli a dt , on-
to register 3 0 of frost. I saw ioeabout an
eighth of en inch think at 9, o'clook in the
morning • quite a change in temperature in
lees than four days. The damage done to
the country is most'dieastroae. Thousands
of dollars were swept away in a single
night. It was a pitiful eight to walk into
the country and view the damage done to -
bananas, tomatoes, strawberries, eto. The
orange trees did not -• suffer so mach, aa•
nearly all the crop has been gathered, and
timing 4n eaastrazna_.e fur_ simkt.116! - '
tie rees l Ave no ye a arae' tot oseem.
There has been some damage done young
trees, bat these can be saved by timely
pruning.
I fully intended visiting the Indian River
country, but have decided,not to do so as I,
have been very much led astraymy 0 ,
calculations of the State from the irma-
tion obtained from ".guide books " and
"pamphlets on Florida."' - American im-
migration agents oan make a glowing'
sketch of a ooantry when they wish to
boom it, but if the stranger believes every-
thing he reads in their produotione he will
-bewoefully- disappointed- =when he• visite
the place and sees for himself. I world
strongly advise any one in Canada who has
entertained 'golden opinions of the Sunny
South and feels like emigrating here to
jaat etay where he is, for rest assured the
people of Canada have pleasanter homes
and enjoy life much better than those who
are unfortunately settled in Florida.
I will leave here this week and return to'
Jaokeonville by the Ocklawaha River, said
to nave th finest scenery in Florida, find
atter spending a few days at Washington
will return home. -Yours sincere'
DAVID I IDD.
As Bad as Constantinople.
Did you ever notice what a variety of -
dogs is to bo seen running about the
streets ? There are all kinds-bi' doe and
1 ' e . ogs, togs wit ong egs an . , ogs
with sbors legs, fat doge, skinny doge,one
eared dogs and two -eared dogs, wet doge,
dogs with pedigrees and doge without peril.
green, lame dogs, lanky doge, dogs with
tails and dogs without tails, yellow dogs,
hungry dogs, one -eyed dogs, mangy doge,
•doge that have been washed and dogs that
ought to be, cold doge, Spitz dogs and doge. _
that don't, snarly -doge, doge that bark and
doge that bite, familiar dogs, nice dogs,
cold -nosed doge, doge with fleas end dogs
without fleas, soiled doge, spavined doge,
rade doge, mild dogs, boisterous dogs.
gentlemanly doge, Cogs with base voices
and dogs with tenor voices, olddoge, peppy
doge, and all other kinds of . doge that ever
were hearaic o3 --Dundee Banner.
The Red -Headed Girl.
The glory of •the New York belle of this
day and generation is her. ruddy looks.
Having made up her mind to the correct
thing she dome not rest until she has
metamorphosed her blaok, brown, golden
or ash -colored tresses into a shade so in-
tense that it puts the brightest carrot that
ever graced a kitchen garden in she shade.
She is not auburn -haired, not red-headed,
but has hair of fiery flame color, the most
intenseehade known to the hairdresser.
She hese; perhaps, saorihoed her olive skin
and a pair of grey eyesto the whim df the • i
day, and, not content with this, clothes
herself in red fox fur, red gowns and a red
hat. It is striking, it is the fad, and who
dares say it is not charming ?
A Modern Education.
Fond Mother -How did you get along in
school to -day, Susie ? .
Tired Child (wearily) -Oh, I ' missed in
my geography again. t forgot whether the
Putnmayo joined the Amazon east or west
of the confluence• of the Maranon.; and
Uoayale Rivera.
Same Child (years later ; wife and mother)
-What is it you want to know, pet ?
Little Daughter (struggling' over a •prim-
ary geography)+ -Whore is the Amazon,
river, mamma ?
Mamma (after long reflection) -I think
it's somewhere. in Africaor Aeia, I forget
whioh.
8omethlg Has Happened,,if
Can you grasp -the idea that an iceberg
such aQ jaet reported, 700 feet bight, that
is, 706 feet out of Water, and seven miles
long, must weigh thousands of millions of
tons ? Fresh water, Ion see, and only about
an eighth of its Valk visible. Which
means a mountain of ioe 5,600 feet high._
Higher and bigger than any other of the
Adirondaoke ; say about the size of Mount
Washington, not as we see it, but from the
sea level. Somethingehaa been happening
up there among }reenland's ioy mountains.
-Neto Ybrh Tribune.
A MCA Husband.
Husband (greatly excited) -Get my hat,
dearest.. A dog catcher hap stolen the -
poodle and says be is going to kill it
Wife - The hateful man 1 A you
going to see if yoa ate take it from him„
darling ?
" No, I am going to see that he keeps his
word."
,. '%'oollsh in a'Wise Age.
Biggs -What sort of a fellow is Boggs.?
Jigga-A fool. He don't know enough to
sneeze when he's got the influenza ?
For street wear in London ladies are
now wearing their dress skirts four inohes
from the ground.
It will cost one hundred million dea-
lers to finish the Panama canal, experts
say. The patience of the Frenoh stook -
holders may be finished inside that figure.
The weight and measurements of a fully
developed young man of .twenty years of
age should be as follows : Weight, 139
pounds ; height, 67.8 inches,. -length . of
right ehouldor to elbow, 14.5; length of
left shoulder to elbow, 14 4 ; normal cheat •
girth, 33 9 ; inflated, 35 8; waist, 28.7 ; "_
eiipa, 35 3 ; bleep, 11.6 ; depth of chest,
7.4 .; capacity of lunge, 253 ; • strength of " se
back, 368.
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