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The Sentinel, 1883-03-23, Page 4••• •••• t , a The plus*. $ have i xni1iug face, she saki X lox° ajcst for all I meet; .1have a garland for my head, and all its I:lowers are sweet, so you callino gay, 51i0 said. Grief taught to zue tbis smile, 'the 003.(1, ' And wrong did teach this Jesting bold,. . These dowers were plucked fritittgl. Willie m death-chhue was 4. 7 ' • what now will v,fir sha said • , . Behind net •t ;be sunshine half a mile), • • twi;414ve9 sn'uneomforteil • •e- As soula,behind a smile. . God's pity let tie Tray, dhe • Itnow my face is biight, she •sail; Finch brightness dying suns diffuse! I bear upon my forehead shed, The sign of what I love - Tho ending of my„day,.she'said.,, • 4....1r.t dared leavethis sibile, she paid, •And take a moan upon my mouth, i• And, tie a cypress round my head, °And let my teito run smooth, It 7ivere tbe happiest Way, she said. .• • And sineeIhat met not be; she said, I fain your bitter world would leave, ifowcalmit, calmly,. smile the dead, •Who, do not, therefore,grleve .The yea of IleaYeR is yea, she said. your bitter World, she said, 4. 'AFACe-jors a costly mask to wear, bought with pangs long nourished' - And rounded to •deepaAr. Grief's earnest, makes life's play, she Said. •*ti weep'forthose who weep? she said: Ah foolst 1 hidyoupass them by; ' • GO, weep for those whose hearts have'bled, •L_What times their oyes Were dry! . • • Whom sadder can 1 say? she said. - . .73. to work for my living,' teaching is my natu- ral 744tier," * Pt I Oen do better tor yen than here " Murmured Mr,, .Watsou„ Er0.0, good ; meadore,ebnittoor4 tilt*OrafloOrfl4 kinking -for Of.judginent T,A.foliewing Morning eeeMed strangely Lug and unemployed to Marie. Mr. Wat- s* did not send for her; and she felt too restless to sit down either to.read or work, She 'therefore 0,15plied beraelf to turn out, and re -arrange her drawers and Clipboards,' She .gave ber long,thick hair, an extra bruelung, and.did setae negleeted mending; then she put freeh lace in her simple blatlk cashmere dross, and stood awhile before the glass, Woking how thin and pale she • looked, and that surelY her .9Yee pied:not OK BEFORE YOU *LE Bv MGM. 411,11extand r. " Words cost me leas than silence a such *moment is this," interrupted ,Mx. Wat- ion impressively. "Listen to me, Marie. Von have both done wrong, Guy especially. :3Etwas Wrong to entice a young and, as he .*bought, wealthy, Itirl from ,her legal:pro- :1040s he has been well punished. It •was wrong in you to to the, perms- • • shuts of a stranger, and risk everything on • the chance of his 'proving a good man and -4' true," • : ' . • But," urged poor Marie, With pathetic • humility, "there Was no one in the world • care about me -no dear mother or laving • father! no brother, no sister! • Oh I it was so delightfulto be leveV-L'and I thought he matoo- • , -.7.-I-KrttTrr/t3rxwraTTRtvya-crtcfre-ay too= big done wiengniust atone; you, Must not make further and worse scandal; you must rather help each other to lead worthier •)- lives; and remember, • Marie,. you aro not, „ now 'friendless and alone.' Your hind, •- Marie." • .He paused, and ,added •solemnly: will be 'your brother ;.1 promise it - before God." ' , to be so big or her Mouth so sad. When she took Out her little mony-box and counted ,her entail savings.- A quarter's 'salary was -just due, ea she was not quite, penniless - How she wondered whit was to become of heAr knock at the' door Startled her, • • "If you please,?' .said . nurse, ,coming "Mr. Wilkins says, would you mind coming down to Mrs., Roper's . sitting400m for ,a few minutes ?" • • . • , "Mr. Wilkinal" "erolaimeil kfarie, open- ing her eyes. •,"What :can ne Want with me ?", • , • • .`_." I don't knew, :Mies,"' said • the nurse, who turned andwent down "take quickly. Marie follotved more slowly, and "found the matron's little sitting -room untenanted save by Peter, the big black and gray, cat, which lay curled up in Mrs. Roper's fa-vorite straw chair, the only comfortable Heat in. the apartment.' She , closed the door, and looked • around- with that curiOus,, halt. unconsoiouS, yet keen observation of outside and indifferent things- which conies to the brain in moments of great excitementoe tenskey; and Marie's heart was heath*, with expectation and leer as to what gild Wilkins would bring interview with MI'forth. She noticed the painful cleanliness •• and reotangularity of the room ---the cane -chairs ;the slippery.horeellair-covered sofa; a few photographs of celebrated preachers and mend:elms of the matron's family Which hung at either side of the ; the mantel -shelf -with its Swiss °look and 111. shaped china varies ;• the round table cov- ered with a dreadful red and green oloth ; Mrs. Roper's work -basket; a big black Bible, and a small volume of " raeditatione," • litoh-lareir:it-rth!r•-rather-ikirupYrrod- :•e. light-colored nashOgeny, chiffonier, ..deco- rated -by „a fair supply of :tumblers, and wine -glasses carefully turned Upside down, a• large glass dish :upon a bend mat occupy- ing the. centre, ." Ho* berrible, always to eitin a rooni•like this .Orr.." • The bound .of a step apprOachinge rapid, firm tread -made her ' hold her 'breath to listen.' The deer' was opened with..a • sudden' hasty thrust,. ,and Giir • CHAPTER „; ' WI . „ Neville stood before her! • . • , • . • , . The result of this conversation was a cer- . Guy I but Guy se. - gaunt, With finch' a • 1 tain increased . sense of Mont* to Marie. Worn, haggard -look on his strong features Y• The promise So freely and solemnly given that Mane saw at a glance. she hadnot. • by MO. Watson. to be • a, brother to her was been the MAY Offerer. " ••• • comforting. Yet her • fate still hung in the "Marie I" he. cried, advancing it 'step or • balance." It might be ....the' happiest -it two impetuously and .:then stopping; for might be the:most miserable. . .' Marie; for the moment more overwhelmed . Of one thing She felt sure, that both her- and frightened :than. ; delighted; turned • , Belt and Guy/mere in the grasp,Or no ordi, deadly pale,'ind tittibly shrank hack: • ' nary manyWhose strong will and deep ' .4c Marie 1 Great Heavene !Ion fettryon viOtionawere-backed+bt--therpOeseesion:- of dreid-7-nitti-Lliave-:-I-lost---You-2-Aret:-you- • •the actual ineani of lpower-money. Only implacable?" • • • •• • • oho, prayed' that he would riot bring too •Be stood. where he had vilified, while his. anti& of his 'potent ' influenoe to. bear on ionihre; sunken eyes devoured her. ; • ••', ;Captain Neville -that te-Would leave him: "Oh 1 no, no I not iraidacable," dried ,tehia lown impulses. Then- she *Ought- Mane, clasping.i her, hands, 'and feeling over and over again alt. the Marks' of lova Mame able- • to. Articulate; only -indeed I• and tenderness which her husband had was -I Ain norrY fdi your great disappoint. lailehed on' her, ttetnbling with • subtle maid, and I: am quite ready to set you free. • .pleasure as she- thought, but Over chilled I would have helped you to escape at Axel! • andsorrow-atrickein by the awful chasm only did not .,know toiv ;Sul. thought I •4 which had swallowed, :up her joy, and still would just keep away. It was wrong; Mr. yawned blank- and fathomless as it .14d Watson, your brother,. Bays so. Now, Cap; been . when first • opened by Guy's eruct tain Neville, do not let us Make any words: "By Heaven! you have deeeived take, you and I ;, our whole future depends me 1" c•Cotdd he ever surmount thiaimpnea- on our deOinion. • Do not be deceived by 'Sion? Could the °Verforgive it? any fable notion of honor. twill not bea,r • : * • * • , • * * being tolerated." -• As Marie pipoke she :•• She had; 110 further private boriversation'• untottiolottely pressed herself against the • with Mr. Watson' that day.. He sent for projelition Of the • ohininey,itt untoistake- - licir later, and 'asked her to read some pas- able nerVeue dread,like a wild fawn trap - sages from the • Psalms • and the gospel of ped and eager to escape., • , • • St: John,' which seemed' to give him great "You ehrink from= mw -I see it," -cried pleasure. He lay profoundly still,. with Neville."Perhaps I ought not to be sUr- hie eyes *closed, an .expression of perfeet prised. Do not fear. I- will neier, fame ream, eoftening and beautifYing hie rugged myself .upon you; 'den shall be free if. you • wish it. Da not suppose I would be capable The nett morning Mr. Wilkins, the con- of taking . advantage of my- position; but • fidential •Olerk, drove up itt a hansom, and at least let Me beg.' your forgiveness of 'the Was admitted. • • •'• base, unmanly words that estmtPed-me in Af • ter half, an hour'sinterview he left the the 'first stunning moment of astonishment entlfteppointmentii...A.see,thet, enAgere, 1731 T i 1 rAn7,5r,t7.2.,'" • •AltlY.7! 12477-!.7•1 :2 • ta lirTa41-1/, a rapid ••• garden for this insult'!" • • • • .Such was. iinniefs, *report when Maxie' It • was cruel, very Cruet"; murmured returned after. her Morning's work -told, Marie._ "How 'could you doubt me? You .--too,-with:rotteli-nminousbead„shaking and, -0ouldnothad-you-reallyloved,me.v.. • prophecies of evil. reaulta, if a.sufferer like • " Man's love is a . very . different thing • the poet gentleman lying. there" was from a woman's," returned Neville, grimly. •• allowed to rack , hie brains • with business. Yet, Marie, IlOved,and believed in you as " Cbrddn't helot money -reeking alone for 6 1 never loved Or believed before and . month or WO? Was *all the wealth of the never will • again, sweetest, dearest wife. World oomparable to health azal,strength 2" For you are my wife! for 6 few 'short hours eto.,*.eto; eto. .• • . • We thought we were indissolubly linked- , ..The matron, toe, had her revelation to and now --,.y" he .patitied. Marie, overcome- .•• Mike. Mr. Watson had sent for her; and by memory of that brief, day of 'happi, • spoke to her "that kind and considerate, net% of the tender embraces, the wenn •be was ready to dr" and directed her to • kissesto,whieh she had yielded, trimsoned. engage the teacher whe4took the afternoon allover from. her *delicate. threat tethe • .olasses t� lake' the morning work also,ao riksti Of Iran Wavy' soft brown hair; and oc,yott weiald, have to 'leave soon, having with a 'sudden, .graceful gesture,. a (pick come into property' .or,tnet with a ,iturprise sob, Covered her Ube with hertands., as tar sal Oen understand; and lam' sure, vrasasilent contagion, andlsteVille WM keen Miss, there never was young lady clesetypd to see and seizehis advantage; yet bold it more." - . , and resolute as he was, he feared There was an indefinable Change in the approach to .startle her,tliough.eharp thnills woman's tone, a .sort of respect which of pasei4tate longing shivered through :Mitt* Marie's attention. Was Mr. Wat- every vein. ,0 Marie." . he bald, drawing son preparing the way for, her to take the olowly nearer, "is there he hope for ? position Of, his sister-in-law? • • • .can I never atone for the Writinds / have .4.4,1 have 'spoken to tfre.,Eoper,"' said Mr. Inflicted?' Look at met dear, and you will Watson the sante trotting te3 Marie' Was 'see. What torments 1'1:kayo lived through I bidding him good night, "to arrange mat-, had 1 not found you, I should .have been 6 tem so that you need notagain vita the'- Wanderer all My daye-a broken Man I shall . 1 be anything better if you ttum from Me "But, my dear Mr. Writeon.'" Markman -nowt Marie He managed gently to draw ' ring to urge, When he silenced het by one hand from .her,' fade and take POSsea. yingrgently! but most decideasly,," You Sion of it: "Ton loved Me ono, or you nit leave yourself in my hands, Xarie,. *Mild not have Married ties Is there no , Alt -events . for the ..preSetit. Th& nal corner of your heart left for Me now? Here, eation Yen' lied my hrether mud &tide knowing the Whole "truth of yontposition Wean you, but the miner inatters you ry you be Mittel keilrWiehing had 1 *0 me'4 You hinist neverresumeter let VI. share With YOU-40Iruithing ro -wonthien of -yhti: Xfarie.":growing bolder happy itt my Work and drawing Iran yott.sind X aoild.hatort yeti know it -you rand feel it. I will dire #41,1Earioi and endure everything for $6.-a at idih Mani*sw�dIsb 14‘6A., .YPti are *3f; , ' •• Po" SY.Attld;betwien strong °motif:it; wife and by. Heaven. 1 Xxillmr ".3 .9 struggle for i selt-oontrol, she. laY agalkakhIS breftet.-Iceling- with Orange, pity and tenderness the throbbing of his be rt."Speak to Me," he resunied.almost iu a Whiepet, "1 thought .I waO.titntig enough to be generous; but 1 ra not. you are mine, and I Will keep you." " Guy,' said Marie, let us try to be. wise, I 'never loved any one bit :you ,.08,14 never love any ° other -but I bave learned a; better. lesson; X have lived with, ,out you; dearGuy-and I can live without :you_(hfo is inexhaustible4)-but 1 could not exist with you and feeljnyeelf, either tolerated or compassionatedi'y ' • .• • "Live Without me 1" interrupted Neville, . sIbe11eveouoou1d. for I believnthearte alight frame of your e than =teenier,. humanity"' ' but I tell yon,liii'V love, My life, you bave no 'choice; I am your husband and I will hold you fast! . Marie, You love me ? Yeti Must love me, or," , ••• • . She raised. her eyes to his; and so -rea- son Mid wisdom and prevoyaUce were forgot- ten in otie long thrilling kiss, op oweet, so tender, . that 'all sorrow, and doubt, and dread seemed banished from this. poor per- plexed World for at least some blest seonde. Marie„" said Neville, who still held her hand and indeed 'seemed unwilling to let her go. for an instant, "you . must put up' your goods and chattels, and bonne away with me!''We have pinch to arrange; and I. adgoanin„, o,intend. ; of royAight. " Then,yOu 'must stay here," said Marie, who was gradually recovering herself and becoming.ablete believe something of the greet jOY, that flooded her life, With its risingtide ;"for I .oarinot leave Mi..•Witt- ioni yourbrother; till be is strong enough. to bo moved. .0h,. Guy), think ,of all he ben been. to: me I What would have become ct. Me but for him'?" • • "Ay, .indeedl his littherlyikindneen to You has bound me t� him,for life., How in it that ,I -never • knew ,bofote -what a geed fellow he really is? . I fancy you have wrought a miracle, there,liptie Witch, ,thinks no end you;oltt:• he loves you, by• Jove, liken, daughter i" ' Marie •winceda• little at :this, and G•uy Went • on. . "By the Way, I: promised to take you to him as soon As we had made it He was far more sure about it than I ,-iI-7,Witirawfully--a-frard-yoirwrinkreast- e.744,v1tri, -Renewed assure, ces :and proofs 1 • . "Let nage our brother, dear Guy; I feel ashamed of having forgotten him even for hall an hour 11 . • "By Jove! I should be very unich dis- gusted if you had not," cried' Neville. .4.4 COMO eking then." • It Was it solemn Eitid awful Undertaking to walk anin itt arra with bet lover -husband. to the bedside of her :benefeeter, whoa() heart she well knew she had wrung with itgonY,and sore conflict ; but he Was serene', and strong in,the faith and noble selk•iiias- ter"i'i. see that &U.'s W;e1L" he 'said, .stretch - nig Out his hand' to ' theta, "1 thank croa it is so. May 'each of you be a- help end u. Comfort tO•the•othet 1" He stopped, and :Marie reverently' and. tenderlykiSsed the hand 3vhiali held hers. . . . "Your. goodness to Marie, your bare of her her-sorro*.and-lonelinessrhan-leaded- Me with a debt 'never *bib to wipe tut," said Neville huskily. "Remember Llioid myself at your service at all times and sea.' ' • • . • We -shall be "better, friends in future," returned Mr. W9ABOU:: But, Guy, you must epare me your wife Utitil I am able to. Move te,My own honse, and then you MUM SOWS ,• • , , *.*.• 7 ..\ • *. * * • • • . 'Sunny and swift fled the:days that inter- vened. What -charming stolen moments of private talk and seoretkisses the married 'severe enjoyed, lestaing to know each other better, love eaoh- Other more 1 What raptu- rous letters mune' from Marie Delrgne, who- &blared that she would return .to England at onceto sea her friend, even were-ehe to travel ttione.' • HW strange to Mani tS the respectful ObserVitnee• with Which shewas addreseed as "Mrs. Neville," for Mr. Watson out short all talk :and &Bain by announcing that Marie was his . brother's wife; separated in tiOnsequence, of a alight misunderstanding, and no* happily reunited.' . How old Foster shook. his head ./i).nd ehrugged his shoulders over this new whim of "that strange. fellow" Watson', may be oimegithsir,te dra, andeaiiNn hr,,,rtler,' gt14,0 getting .920474 mragesizonftlinilmEr'iftligreirtill dear sweet lady! ,Finally the ainazemene of. the Bushel family, on . the eve of their exediis to :.13outhampton-the.rejoicing„--theAtiumph, the aphorisms, and religious ejacklations of Mrs. B. -aro quite beyond the power of this poor pen to dem:vibe.' • The days passed quickly, as we have said, and at.last the important move home. again Was permitted by the great surgeon. Here We leave Marie and her bUtiband installed in Mn. Neville Watson's stately house is favored guests; delaying, at the Master's request, the formation of all future plane till he was. well enough to e eharetheir coup.- tag, • "' • • • . • 'A; epiourie. aten%jiencrc'enin tiny ottade .'tvii'o4 goes :in for °pies. _, Henry Irving, the English . *tor,. hie. :becornea total abiltainer. .0 . T. W. Keene, the tragedian, has aoptimU,4* lated450 000 in We yeette.. The ainetint eqmted' to -build Mus'io Hall, in St. Lo. $500,0000 has been sub- scribed. • • • Signori Ferran and Montegriffo are continually on th sick Het, and,.., with Minnie Hat*, have n severely crihoised •of late for their repo d non,appearance. Freddie Gebitard Mrs.Langtry's shadow, has engaged • suite Of . rooms at the Pagan House, ronto, and will be there in a few days. &Amnon K8,1189,8 had. capital punish been hanged except b the statute's, person firetimprisoneda year and if; at the expiratio, death warrant is signed the execution takes place, filmt igeOrlichniertt` (Odin Q for eleven years t law, tobOdy baB ynchers. Under need to deathja the penitentiary, that tinie, the the Governor; bit otherveiee " • no ,$) ,Petrause idiosyncratic, of the ' ugliness ' The contrarieties of the Chinese,a4poni! pared-withusalaVe-olediheen COMMinited on. The Rev. Selah Brown writes abut them in the Ohristian Advocate. We shake hands as a BallitatiOlk; a Chinaman ishp,ken hands with.hiniself, •• He stands at a dis- tance, and, clasping both together, he shakes them liP.a,nd down at you. We uni• cover the head as mark of respect they keep their heads covered, but take off' their shoesforpolitenees. Wo shave the face they shave the head and eyebrows. We put Our finger nails; they °wielder it exist°, eratio to have nails from threetofte inches long, which they are obliged to protect in silVer cases. . The Chinaman'e waistcoatis outside his coat and his drawers outeiC}c his trousers. • We. blacken our shoes; he cOn-fiiratier„Vetxttexem,fienle..44,60.,,...4., have dessert at first andsoup at last, •We ' want our wines lee cold; the Chinese drink 'theirs . scalding hot. . We bury in the earth; they. on its surface. With us, „black clothing is a • badge of mourning with them; white garments indicate the foss of friends. In that land of opposites it is the old men ,Who fly ,kites, walk on stilts, and play the efiuttlecook, and, 'to keep. up their odd ways of doing things, they play the latter With their feet instead of their, bawls. In 'China, women do men's work, •a,nd men aretbe dressmakers, and washerwomen. Withus the right band is the place of honor; with them it is the left hand. In dating letters we place the year. last; ,they write the year first:, They always speak ,of the mariner's' compass (their bwninvention) as Pointing to the south. We pay out physicians whenwe are ' sick; they pay while they are well, but as soon ae they get ,nick the pay steps. Here, men kill their enemies.. a Chinaman• gets revenge by kill- ing himself. We use a soft pillow; they, a block of Wood. They launch ships Bide - Wise ring bells from the outside and &dually 'truormn 'ohuetier, sore ys. in the oppiosite direction i• Fierencvs itheiv ° A Baltimore (Md.) telegram sari,: W. .4-k .'"glorence'ff new play, by George H. Jessup 'And William Gill; was. produced here last night at the Holiday Street Theatre, under .11r. • .A.lbaugli's •management. " The Qld -Stager4'-'-was-'7written-for:M-17-11-Prefice- .110.plemNe=1357-41es..• =-appg,„-p1.40,„4, was originally intended to produce it in - New York -lest Christmas, Pay. Other' ar- rangenients, howeveft interfered, and sub - ;Sequent 'alterations. itt which Jessup Was assisted by Mr. Gill, were Made in the play. The leading •part, however, which, Mr. -Florence assumes, that of a broken-, doion aCtor, one Plantagenet de .111entuforeney, remains unaltered'in its conception. Mrs. Florence has an kith part" whieh, as it contains many ainnsing, "catchwords," suite her peculiar talents. aswell an her husband's part does his. The Lonna was droWded, and Mr. and Mrs. •Florence were recalled at the endof eaeli act.• It is thought by many people that the author of the, Cynical and -satirical lines 'in "Pinafore," "The Sorcerer," "Pygmalion and Galatea," "Engaged," and. other well. known works.hits never written a • serious Play. Yet his " Danl. Drum)," "Charity;" eethearts " are ' reinarkablerlor their earnest purpose and tender feeling.,, Arthur Sullivan writes for siim'e .of the great musical festivals Of England: Three of his oratoritie--" The. Prodigal Son," "The Light Of the World," - and "The Martyr, of Antioch as well , as several Orchestral 'compositions which are ,Very popular inthatntty,. have never been . heard in America. . stated .that the famous eollaborateurs a eady made half a million dollarsty the performanees of their corn% operas. ••• , . , Easing :Werth of onetnrdi • At thealaidstone :PACO: Court on Satur- 'day a young . 'partied woman, named Box, was charged on summons with stealing bne pennyworth of custard on the 13th of Deoeniber last. The accused was observed coming from &Ward of sitik patients in the county lunatic asylum at Banning, near Maidstone, of,Which she hadcharge, with the catard in her possession, and she told the Matron she was going to eat it, and was not aware that there Was any mule, - thin forbidding her to. do O. Silfra was suspended, andleft the asylum, soon after marrying andgoing to Manchester. Late in January, six weeks after the offence, a. eummons•was taken out against her, •and '41G1- 44414 r:=1.vd, Vs-,..m."”tatrZwIta'12g,-VErAT *hi& was vidued arld:-The prosecution insisted on the importance of preventing the attendants eating delicacies served out for sick patients. The Thmoh...,imposed„Si Penalty of 21, no order being made as to onsiel-London Thies. The . Empress Of Austria has a. little printing office of her own, and is learning to set type. . The next :great criminal Of •that country be given hisohoioe between reading her proofeor going to ,the gallows.; It is announced from Bayreuth that the performances of " Parsifal" projected for this year will take place, notwithstanding Wagner's death: They will begin on July 86h, and Will last till the end of the month. • The.subjeot ohosen for ;the drop ourtain of the Cincinnati Drareatio Festival is Regulus, ocoorapanii3d • by his colleague, Manlius, preparing for the 'subjugation .of Oarthaits-; - • . ' . The wearing oflivery has graduagY crept in bit by bit, till this season Mrs. William H. Vanderbilt. has, thrown the citizen masque aside,"and bail put all her servants in f ull British claret -colored livery from tot to -toe. Of course al litti barrels are bet rolling after, 'an Who scarcely know What & o only know that their father farmer, or drove a oar, are -- selves to be cozened by their' big -their tailors to get their falktvr the brass buttons of their boaohi0.s. •r-.?› -BcotOsh Amtricand • • 5 The Emperor of Germany's n?i14. t his son and daughter-in-latV 45 the ocoasion of their silver wedding wan magnificent tea service." It was m England, but the .Em no o dered supplementary. plecetirt and the16tt)crt c7 ; "tilt PX4.01011"1711 C., 'A Wirnliigro04-er*Zcales;44 Wein% QM!, •, De. Peck, of the Surgical Inetitute, .,1,1,3ndo:laantiatIctufole hXetiel,ntegioyfpit,3u er.ftrivgeedg•iarienbrye gitrl 6 Da4130 of bidaparom Illinois, dent there' for treatment., 'TOO boneetet both her -legs will bevel° be rartially reire'ived, and the little sufferer will have to submit to two painful operations. The ca.u*o of her .affeo- :tion is frein '14 jtuni?ing the rope," a pastime engaged in generally by young.girle, reeult- . hag in necrosis or deathof the bone. : ,The doctor stated to a, reporter, iif thia„opnnec- tion, that similar cases WOreconstantly oLdurring from •the . same cause,- . but roOre .frequently , • resulting /rem necrosis 'of the opine, and that 'Odra has not .been a mouth passed but more or less of this chars oter , came to the institute for treatnient. He saysthat a • bone, caul' Eis : 114 I 7, and finally resulting in death of the hone. . He thinks that parents and teachers Should he warned of this daegerons sport, - and eradicate it entirely front the play , ground of children, as it id ruinatin in its • effects, and is the pritoe cause of more ;, cripples among the ,fexnale •pertion of the' commu.nity•than probablY'any other cause. He ale° added that'during the practice of. his 'profession, deaths had"'been occurring coming under yids observation, 'which. are the result ofthis, and said, " I would warn children against rope jumping, and would adviseparents and teachers t� , prohibit . it under all Cireumstances."' ' • . . JIow t� "sop aJuno who. rgireare Ott- .' A large -audience •assenibled at Franklin Institute Hall; PhiledelPhia, 'recently *0'.. hear the last lecture:Of the New Century 'Conroe for Women. Mr, CI. Gibbons, . Superintendent' of the Franklin 'Home, made an , earnest appeal to 'women for • 'patience With the, men whose Weakness has'. tried tlieni se sorely, and Who Suffer so deeply theraselves in their efforts to reform. Tory interestilig_ addressee followed from-. • Mr. S. P. Godwin,' founder of the home, tuid the Rev. Chas. G. Ames: ALI agreed • that the safest of all ways to atop drinking., is to stop Sliert off' trom. all stimulation' 'whatever, hot Maki', cold drinks; bittersand all the list. The Phila. • delphia Ledger sets down some of the advice • .given 'fertile benefit of those to whom Ouch .a,„break_Woutd-be-aniniposE4bilitys--7,-For such let the house Mother alwaVe have op • an so-BraverdrOTTOTic,- or refreshing, - to tide Over for the hour the agonizing de- mand of the body for stimulation. Hot drinks -coffee; sometbries tea, cocoa, either • ground Or in the form of hells or °tacked oeceit.. This is nutritious. as well an .satis- fying.' Hot broth, beef tea 'Or beef essence can be bought,„but are far hatter Made at . game ;hot Milk, ginger tea, dayenne pepper.P , tea and an article called tabaseo, which is hotter • than ordinary. cayenne: ' . Rrated drinini-4emen wide, Izeiedone• and ginger ale eau be kept in the house, and are.harralese, the -tang being given by fixed air ; the .. hone-inade beers,, • • on the, contrary, directly on -fermentation, •. Refreshing darreink;3tr.eachaie„ ecroothe cold milk, Jae depending, • milk, bntiermilk,:, whey, ' C14.001 from lemon and other acid, fruits, . Hereford's acid phosphate, a,nd what is, just as effeetual and mg& cheaper, . .. A. few_4rope-4n,-Witter, - • sweetened, makesa:pleasant drink, and 10 ,cents'*Orth will last for months. Oatmeal , • water, just a handful ia a Pitcher Of Water: , Thiele both refreshing sns1 strengthening'? . especially- in. glimmer. In the Baldwin locomotive shops, 'where 'about 6,Q00 men' are employed, this is kept on hand inlarge iluantititis, and, strange to say, eVen, drink- ing Men grew fond` of itThey say. that , when they drink it they don't seem to want 'their beer. juicy fruits -apples,. oranges, Melons, etc,: The surestway to bring up ishildren not to careter, alcohol is toncoun..; -tom them early to liking all Sorts of .fruit. The lecturer spoke in the: strongest . terms* of the misery caused by physicians by the reckless preseribing•of algeholio stimulantri, to patients, without a ivdia Of hiqttirtas to • the habit's or the 'inherited tendeficieetif the individuat, t• . . • . .o. nude Asindieuhm. ' At Rochester; N. Y.:, the other evening; a lad of 16 got asleep in .one of the theatres, and was not awakened' when the audience , dispersed. •'He idept until 5 o'clock the' next morning,'when, in a half -dozing Eitate, • thinking himself at home and in bed, pro- '• eeeded to arise. In getting out of his imaginary bed he fell over the gallery of the tall was to a great extent • -broken by , •-• the -heavy •overcoat whip'? he Won, or otherwise he would 'have probably ma - tabled fatal injpries. As. it -was, her re- belled- severe- cute' on head, hit baok and his knee, betides being badly bruised. He unbolted a door and got out, but will be laid up for a fortnight. • • • • • —. A SOROLAit. • Yes I am 5 years Old to -day! Last week I, put my dolls away;• • For it was time, I'm sure you'llETa"y7"- -- . For .one SO old to go • To sohool, and learn to read and spell -t - And $ am -doing very well.; • Perhaps.you'd like to hear zne tell . How many thingsl know, Well, if you'll only take a look— Yea—this is it—the last I took, Here in my pretty pieture.book,' Just near the purple cover. , • Now listen—hero are one, two, three WOO little letters, don't you see 7- WheiriihMes are .D and 0 and ; They spell—now guess—Old Boxer • 7 -Sydney Dayre, in Niolioks William Stafford, the tragedian, has 'can- celled all dates en acotint ' of illness. Mrs.13urnett ,is writing .a new play for the Madison Square Theatre management. • nyi has found a 12-year4old gin ut he pronounces the •,greatesto erica has over prodneed. Ste% Of• Miasmal, who. bait just t London from Winnip, says no truth in -the report that the family had been staved to death. , prairie, as stated it 100 London , 4- OJAI*, OSt n greatvw.74.4 oelebtated ets,, $41 , and 'the yiorid has felt enticing, but tho most'. mufti eorrapOser of the. is mtlhilia,and that • • • e Ne• • •-=-•,;'Y •