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The Wingham Times, 1885-12-11, Page 3AN EGYPTIAN ROMANCE I Story of hove and Wild Adventure, founded upon tStartling B,evela- tions in the Career of Arabi Pasha, By the Author of " NINA, TEE NIHILIST," " THE RED SPIDER," " THE RUSSIAN SPY," ETC., ETC. CHAPTER X, A BAFPLED VENGEANCE—MATOf-MAKING EX. TRAORDINARY. Having read this ominous warning our heroine crumpled up the paper whereon it was written and thrust it into her pocket. It had terribly frightened her, but she deter, mined to tell her mother nothing about it until they had arrived home, so as not to alarm her needlessly. Five minutes later they were seated in their well -horsed chariot, but as they were turning into the next street a loud howl rather than ory of "Look out there!" caused the coachman to curb his horses bank almost on to their haunches, to escape being run into by a four-hcreed, painted and gilded equipage, as grand and tawdry as a London Lord Mayor's carriage, which flashed past at though the animals that drew it were run- ning away, yet not so quickly as to prevent Nellie from notioing not only a hideous and gigantic black man, dressed in a coatume of white, and scarlet, and gold, who was seated beside the dusky complexioned and turbaned coachman on the box, but also an unveiled female face glaring out upon her from the nearest window of the game -pie shaped ve• biele, w ith a face white as a hes, eyes of flame, and red, parted lips, the upper of which curled in a sneer above teeth that gleamed like pearls, but which seemed to be grinding against eaoh other in a paroxysm of impotent rage. A moment later galloping horses, dusky driver, monster eunuch, and lumbering vehicle were gone, and only the remembrance of the beautiful but vengeful face that had glared through the rattling window at her, remained to the f.ir girl ; not but what the mere recollection was ter- rible enough in itself, for she had recognized it in an instant by the eyes, and the eyoe only, as that of the lady whom her• lover, Frank Donelly, had saved from the croco- dile, and who had bestowed en him as a re- ward the ill-omened opal ring. "It is she who sent me that cruel threat, and written in French, too, so that by no possibility I could misunderstand it. Oh, God ! that woman has stolen Frank's heart from me, and not content with that victory, hates me for even having once possessed it, Strange 'tis that he can care for nucha being, even though she is so beautiful. I'm sure if I was aman I should fear her almost as I do now, being only a girl," Such were Nellie's thoughts as tho coach. man restarted his horses and whipped them into a trot ; but they would have taken a more terrified form still had she observed and guessed the meaning of some swift and talismanic signs that the ennuch Aga had made to some tall, swarthy Bedouins who formed part of the motley crowd that had collected to see the Opera House disgorge Me night's quota of tired pleasure seekers, clearly indicating their especial oarrisge by hie dumb motions and Maothe paying of baksheesh. The Bedouins, In their picturesque desert garb and carrying those arms, which they never lay aside, even on entering a mosque, at once slipped out of the press and by short cuts with which they were familiar gained the neighborhood of the Gate of Victory, where they watched and waited. The Mount Carmel equipage meanwhile (rapidly though by a more roundabout route) made its way in the same direction, lighted solely by the nrocn, for the only street lamps in Cairo are those that immediately front the great public buildings, the principal hotels and the few placeu cf amusement, so that on dark nights carriages have to trust to their own lamp and pedestrians to their lanterns, which are universally carried ; yet in spit©o£ all this, ro!-b Irina and othericrimes, except du ing periods of popular tumult, when the hot Eastern blood boils over, aro almost unknown. Such was not destined to be the case on the present occasion, however, for as the Trezarr carriage ne:-td the Gate of Victory, which is a very lonely and deserted spot in the night time, agroup of half a dozen men soddenly rushed out from its shadow, brand- ishing knives and uttering guttural Arabic threats, surrounded the carriage, signifying by signs that death would follow res stance, Then, while a couple laid hold of the horses' heads, two more menaced the coach. man and footman with leveled rifles, and the ret. il' n., two burst into the carriage, seized the tm rifled occupants, and grasping them by their throats, would, there can be no doubt, have slashed them acres with their razor-sharp knives but for a shrill warning cry from their companions of "Cavan! Ca- van 1" (the gendarmes or police) followed by the rush of their retreating feet, where- upon, with muttered ejaculations of chagrin and alarm, they hastened to make them- eelves scarce in turn, happily leaving their fell task unacoomplished. The ladies were in almost a fainting con- dition, when three horsemen surrounded the carriage in turn, whilst he who was the most richly clad dismounted, and throwing his reins to one of the others, thrust his head inside the vehicle and in soothing aoeonte aseo;ed the occupants that all danger was overt The intelligence took almost immediate effect on the elder lady, who became profuse in her thanks to (as she termed him) "her deliverer," but Nellie did not speak, for she was not sufficiently recovered to do so. She, however, recognized in their resouer Arabi Pasha, the war minister, and inetinot ively felt that she had escaped from one' peril only to fall into another, whioh appro. heneion caused her to lose her sent+ en- tirely. • "Theta is nothing to fear," said Arabi, on observing the mother become finally anxious, "Permit me to place her in a more easy posltion, so. Now time will do the rent. It would be more strange if aha had not fainted," "Oh, what are we to do ?" moaned Mrs. "Trezarr, wringing her hands. "Perhaps the best thing would bo to drive quickly home, I and my two orderliee 000m- paaying you as a guard, Under our protect. tion you have really nothing to fear. I am Ahmed Arabi Pasha," • "Now 1 feel quite safe," exclaimed Mra, Trezarr, "and I avail myself of your excel- lenoy's. offer with sincere gratitude and very many thauks." "It is redly not worth mentioning, my dear madam" replied the war minister. Then he adde,d; " Shall I direct your people as well as my own ?" "If you would be so good," was the re- sponse, and Arabi put his head out of the window and gave the requisite orders in English and Arabic respectively, the former quite intelligible, though not fluent. So the sleek English horses were once more whipped up and the Egyptian orderlies cantered along, one on each side of the car- riege, with their swords drawn and their holster flaps unbuttoned. "How secure this method of travelling. makes me feet," ejaculated Mee. Trezarr, with a sigh, "I no longer experience the least terror." "Iain delighted to hear it and am only grieved that I cannot always extend to you the same protection, if only for your beauti- ful child's sake." "It is well that she does not heir you, or you would make her vain." "I thinknot, madam, Indeed, I much fear that nothiug teat I could say would in- fluence her in the slightest degree. There was a time when I hoped o'herwise, but, alas, it was only a fond dream." "What can your excellency's words im- ply ?' stammered Mrs. Trezarr, feeling hot and cold at the same moment, as all the in- stincts of her typical matchmaking mamma grew strong within her. "Surely it cannot be possible that you honored my daughter so far"—and here she Dame to a dead stop, resolved that the war minister should finish the sentence, which, the cue having been given him, he was not slow to do, "Mrs. Trezarr," said he, still carrying on the conversation in Frenoh, "to. see your lovely daughter was to love her, to love her was naturally to attempt to win her, I of- fered to make her my wife. I vowed to her that if she would accept mo I would never take another, and, by Allah, I wouldn't ; but, alas, rank, wealth nor a true and ardent affection, separate or united, had any weight with her, end much I fear that a previous affection, a pre -engagement even, was the oause of my discomfiture." "Your excellency, that pre -engagement was contrary to her parents' wishes, and is now at an end. I think, therefore, that you may still hope." "If her mother will become my ally, verily I will hope." "I will become the ally of any one who is able to convince me that he is in eV' ry way worthy of my child, I am not a mercenary mother, but I would naturally like to Nee my daughter, my only daughter, married well, on which account your excellency's ex. alto(' rank and reputedwealth certainly carry weight with them. Yet there are other things as well," "And all these other things shell be add- ed, What are•they? What do you require? You have bub to speak and it is done. I have one wife already, that cannot bo help- ed ; but she shall be onto your daughter as an elder sister. A third I will never take, that I will vow unto you as I vowed unto her. I will even disolve my harem and sell all my beautiful elavee ; or, should she but say the word, give them their liberty instead. You perceive there is nothing that I will not do." "I believe your excellency from the very bottom of my heart,, and through believing I will help your suit: • The doors .of Mount Carmel are ever open to your excellency, and see, we have already arrived at them. Will you not come into supper? Mr. Trezarr will be delighted to mak, your acquaintance." "I will not afford myself that pleasure to- night, nevortheleas, their time is not always their own, who have to watch over the safe- ty of kingdoms or principalities, and I have now in addition to guard that of my future wife and her excellent parents. Farewell, then, dear madam, I will leave my cause in your hands, assured that it could not be in safer custody." With these words and' a low hew he raised Mrs, Trozarr'e finger tips to his lips, treat- ed the back of Nellie's snow white hand in like manner, and then alighting from the now stationary carriage remounted his horse and trotting down the drive and out through the double gates on to the Choubrah road, galloped Cairo -wards, followed by his two orderlies, with a heart burning with delight at his anticipated conquest. Meanwhile the still insensible Nellie was borne indoors and every, effort was made to res'oro her to consciousness, and before very long these efforts were crowned with com- plete success She then took a glass of wino, and going to bed fell into a tranquil and refreshing sleep which would hardly have visited her had she known of the ooitipaat that had been made between her preserver and her mother during the return drive to Mount Carmel, -- u CHAPTER XI. A MATRIMONIAL COUNCIL OF WAR—THE FOOT ON A PIKE, Nellie Trezarr was not sufficiently recov- ered on the following morning to appear at the breakfast table, though a racking head- ache was her sole indisposition. Mrs, Trezarr was not sorry for this, as she wanted a confidential talk with her kus- band. Directly the covets were removed, she, therefore, told the servant they'd dis- pense with his attendance, and no sooner had he quitted the room than she opened the trenches with : "Paul there is a groat man who is anxious to marry our. dear Nellie." "Eb, what?" exol,fined Mr. Trezarr, al. Moat ohoking himself with sardine. "A very great man did you say, sty dear ? Par- don me, but I like the sound of the adverb.', "Believe me, Paul, I am not dealing in the oxaggeratione to which I know that many of ray, sox aro proud, The candidate for Nellie', hand is he who saved both our lives last night; therefore, I think that he has a fair chance to one of them." • "Well, but who is he ? 1 did't understand you c'early last night, You were too in- oaherent,'" "You will readily guess when I tell you that ho is the gree' oat man in Egypt." "Tho Khedivo ? Then your old scheme is on the eve of fulfilment, my dear ?" "Not so, for since the fete at the palace, when Nellie left my side at the very moment when a brilliant destiny seemed to be await- ing her, the Khedive has completed his number of legitimate wives, and, of course, no child of mine eau be anything but the lawful wedded wife even of a monarch. But the candidate for Nellie's hand takes rank r ext to the Khedive, and 'tis said that he is even more popular and powerful. In six months he has risen from a simple colonel to the rank of pasha, general, and war min- ister. There, now that you know his titles you must also know his name." "Aye, as that of one who, if he has risen with the speed of a rooket, will drop to earth again with the velocity of the stick. I have it from the very best authority, my dear, that if that daring rebel escapes secret as- sassination he will be b.niehed to the White Nile, and it is a common Egyptian proverb that from the White Nile no one ever comes back. England and Franca have demanded his banishment, I tell you, and even the Khedive durst not refuse to obey the orders of the Joiut Control, added to which he will be only too glad to get rid of the fellow him. self, though 1'11 be bound he'll do it by a prompter method than that which is pro. posed." On receiving this explanation Mrs. Trezarr looked as annoyed as most ladies do when they have'a pet scheme knocked on the head, She muttered discontentedly "It's a thousand pities that they can't leave such a man alone. Every one speaks of his piety a ad his charity, and he assured me over and over again that if Nellie would but become his wife he would never take unto himself anothsr, and that would be wonderful and most exemplary forbearance in a rich and powerful Mohammedan, I am sure," "But I t'11 you, Euphemia, that Ahmed Arabi will be neither rich nor powerful for long, and the ;natant that ho has been put out of the way, either by assasssination or by banishment, the rapacious Khedive will seize npon all that he is now poeseesed of and confiscate it as being the p.operty of a rebel ; so that Nellie would be returned on our handsa pauper, and, indeed, I don't feel quite sure that she couldn't be sold with the other members of the pasha's harem, though I rather think not --yes, I incline to think not, Euphemia." "It's very annoyiug, Paul, and this s a most unfortunate country. Then beauty lasts for so brief a while in such a climate that uniese you realize upon it quickly no- thing could be a less profitable investment," grumbled Mrs. Trezarr, who sometimes made use of commercial similitudes out of compliment to her husband's profession. In the same language he made reply : "Nothing in the matrimonial market could be worse than Amhed Arabi, the Egyptian, whose race is asauredly almost run. Why, I would a hundred times sooner give Nellie to your pet bete noir, the young Irish dra- goon, though his expectations in the fntu e eeom to be very hezy," Before Mre Trezarr could frame an answer to this last observation of her liege lord the servant reentered the room with a visiting pard upon a silver salver. Mr. Trezarr frowned as he held it up and read "Captain Donelly, Fourth Royal Irish Dragoon Guards,' but the frown rapidly changed to an expreseien of surprise mingled in no email degree with alarm as he perused the few words that were written below in pencil : "Comes as a friend to warn you of great and impending danger to both proper- ty and life." He passed the card on to his wife and said briefly to his servant : "Admit the gentleman." A minute or two later Frank Donelly en. tered the room with a courteous bow. "Mr. Trezarr," he said, declining the seat that wan somewhat kindly offered to him, "my affection for your daughter brings me hither to beseech you, to ebbed her, and as a necessary consequence all who are dear to her, from peril. There is every reason to fear that a crisis is at hand. The Chamber of Notables have openly ignored the Anglo- French control. Dervish Pasha, the Sultan's ambassador from Constantinople, is suppos- ed to bo intriguing with the war minister, and the negro regiments of Ali Bey Fehmy and Abdullah Bey have secretly, during the night, relieved the supposed loyal regiments at the Citadel, and the Kase-en-Nil bar- racks," "Is tbat all ?" demanded Mr, Trezarr with an assumption of unconcern that he was far from feeling. "Not quite all, but I would rather not say anything further before a lady," responded Frank, "Oh, you r. oed have no scruples whatever on that snore, Captain Donelly, einoe I be- lieve that I have quite as muoh courage es my husband," said Mrs, Trezarr, somewhat scornfully. The dragoon glancing from one to the other, came to the same conclusion, and therefore no longer hesitated to speak out. "What I havo already told you was com- municated to me not two hours ago. by our consul general, but that which I am about to relate I beheld last night with my own eyes when, a love for exploring led me into the more exclusively native portion of this immense city. It was a white man's sever- ed foot stuck on it pike, in the middle of an open space, with an empty puree attaohed thereto and the toes pointing towards Alex- andria and the sea, On one lido of the foot was nailed a enroll whereon was written in Arabic, 'The way home,' and another strip of papyrus attaohed to the purse bore the words, 'Twee empty when you came and the E yptien 18 not fool enough to let you carry it away full.' If the severed and going foot, the empty purse and the two sentences in Arabin do not imply that the white popu- lation of Cairo aro threatened with pillage and murder, I have failea to read the riddle aright." As Frank Donelly oonoluded hie terrible revelation, Mr. Trezarr sank into a chair, where, whipping out a yellow silk handkor. ohief, he began touff and blow like an ex- cited porpoise, while he mopped up the per- spiration that had begen to gather thickly PERSONAL. on his brow. Ilia better half bestowed en him a smile of contempt, and then turning to Frauk Donelly, said very graoiouely "We are much obliged to you for the in. formation that you have brought ns, and no time shall bo boat in taking advantage of it. Wo will nct detain you a moment longer, however, einoe it would detain con in doing that service onto others which you havo ren- dered unto ue, so good morning, Mr. Don- elly," It was a polite and yet a meet decided dismissal, so Frank had no choice but to de- part, which he did with a silent bow, for he could not trust himself to speak. Not until hie footstep had ceased to sound upon the stairs did Mr, Trezarr find words to gaspout : "Wat were yon so abrupt with the young man for? Why were you in such a hurry to get rid of him at a time when he might have been so very useful to us ?" "Because the path is so slippery that I prefer a a.ronger staff to lean on, Paul." "Oh, confound your talking in riddles, madam. Can't you manage to speak plain. ly ?" "If you wish it I will do so, even though plain speech will not be altogether flatter- ing to your discernment. My stronger etiok is Arabi Pasha, the war minister, who, from Mr. Donelly's report, I believe to be far more likely to supplant the Khedivo on the throne of Egypt than to be sent by him to the White Nile. Why, the negro regi- ments that have just been marched into Cairo are, as all the world knows, in favor of Arabi to a man, whilst the Egyptian par- liament has almost openly declared for him by ignoring the Anglo-French control, and if the Tarkish ambassador is Mao coquet- ting with him, what can the aot mean but that hie master, the Sultan, is prepared to b mw to tho inevitable and accept him as a Khedive in Tewfik's place?" "If you are riget, even in all respects, I don't see how any of them will make him your walking -stick, "Oh, you man of no imagination, will he not protect ue for the love that he bears un- to our child ? Go and apply to him boldly as minister of war for armed protection both for our house and bank, and be confid- ent that both will be cheerfully accorded. When you send in your card at the war office 1'11 guarantee that you won't be left to deal with underlings, but will be ushered into the presence of the great man himself, who will make all things smooth and safe for us, whoever else suffers." • "By Jove, wife, I believe yon have given me good wholesome advice. and I will act up to it in the hope that it will save our lives and our riches as well. But I'll be hanged if I'll give my Nellie to Arabi Pasha until hie future is more fixed and certain. Humpty Dumpty isn't as yet perched so firmly atop of the wall but that Humpty Dumpty may have a great fall, and I don't suppose you would overmuch care for our child to topple down with him?" "Of course I should not, but a promise is only the herald of a gift and not the gift itself, and a promise made to a greatiminis- ter and general is by no meane a promise to a degraded rebel and outlaw. Arabi Pasha has other things to think of for the present than marriage with even so lovely a girl as our Nellie, and when the greater game has been played out we shall know whether he is the winner or the looser and can arrange our own busineas for the second one accord- ingly. Do you not follow me, Paul 2" "Yes, and agr a with yon as well. There- fore if you will just touch the bell I will order the carriage and drive straight away to the war office to ask for protection." "You will do well. Ah, there's a carriage coming up the drive now. I declare, Paul, the mountain is coming to Mohammed, and therefore there is no linger any razed for Mohammed to go unto the mountain. His excellency, the war minister, calls to inquire how Nellie and I do after our last night's fright, I think you had better leave me to ask the favor now, Paul, for the difference is that you would be almost, but I quite, certain of having it granted. You will come Into the room miter a little while, of course," Mr. Trezarr promieed that he would, and was by no means sorry for his wife to take the major part of the trouble and respon- sibility on to her own broad shoulders. He therefore suffered her to proceed to the sump. tuous reception rooms alone. (TO BE CONTINUED.) A striking picture is never dangerous. The tide in the affairs of men, which, when taken at its flood, loads on to fortune, is, no doubt, the "tied" to a rich girl. John E, Owens, the comedian, who has been seriously sick on his farm near Towson - town, Md., is getting better. He has been muoh distressed during his illness at the persistence of the papers in calling his town Towzer, and the recent general correction of the press has no doubt materially contri- buted to hie recovery. Tho Dake of Abercorn was a peer and a great landowner of the boat type. He had been a prominent figure in society for more • than fifty years, and he was certainly one of the most popular men of his time. Prince Albert was particularly fond of him, and of- ten consulted him with advantage about both public and private matters. The Duke and Ditches of Aberoorn both figure prom- inently in "Lothair," and they are great favorites of Lord Beaconsfield, who regard- ed them as ideal specimens of the " high nobility," An ingenious kind of hand weaving ma- chine or loom has been invented in Germany, by means of whioh milk, wool yarn, cords, strips of fabric, dec„ can be woven into pieces that may bo applied to various useful put. poses in the household. In using this ma- chine the warp threade aro first arranged parallel either on the back of two chairs or secured to the knobs of two door,, The warp threads are then palmed through the heddles, arranged on a suitable frame, and the end of the warp threade are tied to. gather and fastened to the back of the chair upon which the person operating the loom sits, and the other end of the threads aro held in a suitable clamp on the table, The heddle frame or comb is raised by means of the left hand, whereby the threads are separated, and then the ehuttlo is passed through the warp threads, the latter are shifted, the shuttle passed through in the inverae direction, and me on. medm The Dako of Westminster purchased for his daughter-in-law, the Counsels of Gros - velem, the house lately poeupied by Sir Moses Montefiore, Ruskin and Kate Greenaway are at wore together on a Christmas book which is to beer tee title, "Dame Wiggins of Ieee and her Seven Wonderful Cats," More than $18,000 hi already in hand"of the $20,000 wanted to build a Y, M. C. A. building at Bournemouth, Eagland, in mem- ory of the late Earl Cairns, The ago of President Grevy is a ranch dis- cussed question in France, It is commonly said to be 71, but there is good ground for believing that he was born in 1807. Mme. Patti has been ordered by her phy- siciael to take a month's complete rent. This will cause the collapse of her projected tour through Belgium and Holland, Mr. Spurgeon is in better health than usual and hopes, by observing moderation in the use of tobacco and his diet, to avoid the necessity of going to the south of Europe this winter. Prof, Bernhard Studer, the 92 -year-old 5 Nies geologist, has received from the Ooun- oil of the Confederation a splendid silver cup, pres.nted to him in recognition of kis renowned eervioea to science. Ferdinand Ward, according to the Boston Transcript, receivedhisfinanolaleducation at church fairs, whore returns of two or three thousand per cent, on the original inveat- menta are not thought at all remarkable. Louis PhillIppe, ones King of the Frenoh, is now declared to have been the son of a French sailor. His reputed father and mother had a daughter born to them. Want- ing a son, fearing a failure, they changed children with a fisherman. In Mr, Walter Rye's " History of Nor- fo k," just published, it is stated that the Bulwer family gets its name from a progeni- tor who was a herdsman or " bull -ward." In a like manner the illustrious Howards come from a swineherd or " hog -ward"' and the Townahendafrom one"Johd ate Town's - end," a small tenant -farmer. Verily, the claims of a long descent and Norman blood are pretty poor stuff. Mr,JamesFronch,Torunto, who a couple of years ago se. t a present of two barrela of Canadian apples to the Queen, is now send- ing a barrel to ex -Premier Gladstone. The staves of the barrel are of polished ash and other hardwoods. He will later on send to Mr. Gladstone the primest roast of Canadian beef that can be found and two turkeys, ono for himself and another for the Prince of Wales. A strange occurrence is reported from Birkdale, near Southport. A retired sea captain named Clarke, was seized with a fit and apparently expired. A dootor was call- ed, who examined the man, and pronounced lite to be extinct. He could not give a cer- tificate, but the friend referred to the police. Two officers were called in, and full parti- culars taken for the information of the cor- oner when something canoed a doubt in the mind of one of the constables, and he tried to restore animation. For some time it was ineffectual, but ultimately the man was brought round, and is now very little worse for his experienoe, though he narrowly escaped death through want of attention. The following is the pretty story of the betrothal of Prince Waldemar of Denmark and the Princess Mario d Orleana : The pre- liminaries of the betrothal were concluded and yet the young people had never met, so a meeting was arranged and Prince W aldemar went to oall upon the Princeee accompanied by the Danish ambassador, Count de Moltke, As they approached the residence of the Dake and Duchess de Chartres they noticed a group of young girls at one of the upper windows. "•That young lady in blue," quoth the Prince, looking up, "bas a very sweet countenance. I hope the Princess Marie will resemble her," It was his be- tro:h.ed herself, who had yielded to an un - royal but most natural desire to take as ear- ly a glance as possible at her future hus- band. The lucky young French sportsman who has won the Cesarewitch and Cambridge- shire with Plaisanterie repeating Foxhali's triumphs, is said to have netted $70,000 by the double event. This may seem good, but there have been oocasions within the last twenty years when the owner of the Cesarewitch alone has landed $300,000 upon his champion. Mr. Merry and Lord Hast- ings were each credited with that sum as the amount of their gains by betting when Lioness and Lecturer were successful in 1863 and 1866 ; the late Baron Mayer de Roths- child drew $150,000 admittedly out of the the ring when Corisande won in 1571 ; and rumor put the stake netted by the owner of Roeebery in 1879 at $500,000. It is only on a handicap, and on not more than four in the year —namely, the Lincolnshire handicap, the City and Suburban, and Cesarewiteh, and Cambridgeshire—that a great stake can be won, Lieutenant Greely receives more honor out of his own country than in it. The British Association at its meeting in Montreal gave him a most enthusiastic reception, and Cap- tain Bedford Pym, the gallant Arctic explor- er, assisted by the moat dietingaished mem- bers of the Geographical Section, entertained him with lavieh English hospitality. The Lieutenant has now been honored by tke Scottish Geographical Society, and, with Mr. Gladstone, has been;gueet of;Lord Rose- bery at Dalmeny Castle. Englishmen find muoh to admire in the intrepid American who has deprived them of their advanced position in Polar exploration. His own country is lees appreciative. His return was greeted by the publication of sensation- al and revolting charges of oannibaliam. Promotion has been denied him, and not- withstanding his impaired health, he nar- rowly escaped being ordered to rejoin his regiment in the West. From first to last he has been coldly received and shabbily trgated, Perhaps when he tot -erns from England with oertificates of good character from the geographical societies he will be more highly regarded by hia oern country- men,. The height of fashion—A dude's collar, There are said to be 60,000 Waltham watohes Bold in England every year, and th Elgin Oompany are going in for a share of the trade,