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The Exeter Advocate, 1888-12-6, Page 2TI1E TIIREAD OF LIFE . 0 3, SUNSHINE 'AND SHADE orEATTER,xxxa.--(cotmxuEr,i knew* or not ? I know nettling. But one dung I Ituow ; from mouth at least he When the hired mantrom themewe :dual never, never, never teem ite" ituag opeo theadrawing-roone doer Mtge, lord- ly way mai anuomeed in a very leod voiee, "ea re Beuverie Berton and, Me% llegle dozer," neither Warren nor Ellie WO in the froat ream to tear the ata -ding announce- ment, whigh would eertaiely for the mom. sat have takeo their breath away, Far coal isemieetlene betweeo the houses of Rat sma ligleasinger had let% eipoa ceesed. But Wm-. ren aed Edie were beth up -stairs, S0 Winifred and her hostess passed idly in (just plialaing hands by *0 doprway With euoa old Mrs. Reif. who never Sae turned away stern, and hard as lama Hugh Mid deceheed her; Elehs had ameived her. The two egule mho had loved the beet on earth From that moment forward, the joy of her U13, whatever had been left of it, wee all goee from her. She went forth from the room crushed creature.. How varied in light and shade the world While Winifred wet drivieg gloonedy heck be her own lodginge--solitery and hearthroben, in Mo. 13ouverie Bertonts comfortable carriage—revolving in her 4WO isa' any chance eaugh„t alaYbeaY awe/ wounded, sent this increatble conspiracy of end mingled ihortly with the mass of the 1iugh's and Elsie's—B(11e Ref and her 'Waiters. Winifred was very glad unleel- Of mother and brother were joeftillY discuesing *bat, for *bewanted to "caPa ?beervatmu. their great triumph in the row dismantle4 AlltheuY'e reP'rb had been tr.' frera re- mid empty front drewing room at 12$ wanting. She preferred. to remain ae mueb metehinoy Road, soutu zermingto4. in the beckgroutidaa possible that, afternoon ".ave you totted, up the total of the ealai Warren' Effie Relf meenred with * blight light iu ber eye and ea smile on her lips; for the privete view—her ell *be wished wan merely to observe and, to Eden. Aso she steed there mingling with the gee oral crowd aed talkieg, te mme chence acermietance of old Landon, days, ahe hap rued zo overhear two ecrape ot conversation going oz bellied her. Tee firat wae oae that mentemed em names ; mid yet, by eggle etreuge fembeine leminet alto was outer it wee for hereelf tim apeekers were One 4t Vegt." ene velSe said in a low tone, 'with :he intonetiou tbet betreye * furtive side-gionoo; 44 SheAtAr from Mean - lo fact, very delleete. He metaled, her for her IngRey,-gi geOr40; thea clear. She hadn't ranch elm, peer little thing. except a eionale ehert-lived beenife do 4ia6/e, regpmmena her, Awl elle bee no go in her; the won't live lo. You remember what Gaiter; remarks abent beireesea They are gee - *roily the bet dectilent membera, he oeye or a moribund ate* velcose strength13 faille& They bear no children, or if tioy, weeklim;e: meet of them break down with their Aret bleat ; and they die at lest eentaturely of orgenie feeblemes. Why, j,ueteelit himself oat:tilt for the pee yreperty ; thetas the plata Engliele of now I beer, with. hie exteevageet hah tel tea got himself after iato ream) difficoltim," "eulturel depressioa I" the 44Q4Ati ed—an mom% and lender. a then that, I fear ; agricultural end an enoroaching ma, 33esides peados too freely.—But exoute writ, in a, very low ream " lede'a retber near ea.' 4 strained her ears to the utteoat the rest; but, the Vgige3 bee eunk Q W to eatelt a sound. Even AO oho did so, Another voice, far more disticat, from a ledy in front, caught her attendee with. the name "MO Cheliouer." Wieifred pricked up her care incontinently. Cend 13be of her Elele that thole two were telk int His wife glanced, over at aim with a sudden and strangely suspicious emile. *To San M R00i I AUPPOSe r *lee mowed bitterly. She anent the name to speak aolumee to Rughas °madame ; but it fell upon his eve a., fiat and ueimpressive) as any other. "Not neoetserily to Seta Remo," he replied, all uncoesciews. *To Algeria, if yeti like—or Mentme, or 13ordigtera. , Winifred arose, and walked without one word of explanation, Tout !with a resolute air, into tee study, next dome When she come out *gain, she carried io her two arrm Keith Johostonai big Imperial Atha, It was a heavier boole tban ehe could easily lift in her present feelee condition of body, but Hugh never even offered to help her to carry it. The day ot email politer:eases and courte.sies wee long gene past, Ile only looked on ill Mate awns°, anxioua to know whence came this sudden nowhere ieterest in the neglected study ca Europeen Sae- grapav. _ _ ielfred laid the Atlati down with a Moo on the five o'clock tee table, that staggered with its weight, and turned the lieges with feverish haste till she eame to the map of Northern etsly. "I thought so," she pep, ed out, as ahe seamed it close, a lurid red spot burping aright in her cheek. "aleittone me Bordighosea are both of damn almost next door to See Bewe,—The nearest %tattoo, au the line al the coest.--Ton could runover there often by reit fore either ef them." ewe baeopteoe.....hed been more than memo- "Run over—eften-oby rail—to San ful from its very beginning- Berne ?'" Hugh repeated with a genuinely Warrenj;:tted, down a aides of figures 012 PAAAllell expreeslon of countenance. the baok et an eavelepe and counted them "Oh, yon Act admirably r Winifred cried up mentelly with profound txeptdatien. With A WO, "What 1?,eriegt hviwildpr. Mother,' he cried, oleeping her hand meat I Whet childlike IOA44,44ge 1 Pee. with go,. gortoulaive elatob in hie " Foe *fog elwaya Considered you an Irving wasted to telt you; it'a 44 po!itLYely greed. It upon privele life. f you't gone upon the mew really toe much.—If ; 13 goes on, sage, ytall have made your fertnne -, which vou need never teke auy papile twain,— you've wooly succeeded in doing, it meet Bile, we owe it all to you,—It can't be be oonfeeaed, et your various =Mktg aa - right, yet it comets out Elmo. I've MUM. 44004 preie4414AA," 0 up twice awl get eeeh time the 441114 Hugh Inured Wok at bor in blenk VOW* moot "1 don'tkeen' what you mem," he total—Foer hundred WI fay rs "I thought to," Edit; auswered With A Answered abortly hetopy little laugh a qompiete triumph, "I " Cepitel i op104 1" Winifred went on bit upon such a eeplUti &edge, Warren. I in her bitWr mood, endeaoourteg to Amore never told you beforebend what X woos going a playful tom of uncemerued lroxiy. "L to do, for I knew if I did, you'd never Anew never sew you eat better in all my life—not me to pat it into executton ; but I wrote eVOU when you were preteealleg tofall in the mime and price of cub, pleture in big love with me. It's your TOMO 41,10464fei letters and„ plain figures on the back of parte-the injured. Innement 7,,autuch better the kerne. Then, whenever I took up * than the pert of the devoted butbaed. if X person with a good, gelny, solvent enema were you, I eloada always stick to it,—)30 mon of couomegoa, ara a pietureheying We very abrupt, this sudden mayor -- crease the corner of the mouth, to Rion of youra to the charm of the Kie. tweet the studio, I waited for them omeal. Lem" ly to mk the name of any special piece they " Ithiolfred," Hugh cried, with trenipars particularly admired, "Lot 'me Ito," geld eat oonvietion in every note of his 'voice, I. "What deo Warren cell that! Ithirok "ism you'relebourlog wader eamealstress. it's on the be* here." So I 'anima roiled lug raleepprebeniden ; but 1 giro you my the frame, and there they'd see It, an terse solemn word or honor I don't in the lout as life s "By Sternly Seas—Ten Pounds;" imow what it is you're drivieg at. Yenire or, The Haunt of the See Swallow—Thirty talkiug about roorceobody or eomethiug un. Guineas." That always fetched them, my known that I don't understand. I wish deer. They couldn't retold it.e-Warren, you you'd explain. I mu% follow you." reey give toe A kin, if you like. Ill till you But be had mted too often and too arte- what I've done: nre mode your fortune," modal, to be believed now, for all him Worm kissed her affectionately on the earneatecas. "Your aolemu word of honor 1" forehead, hall 034144. "You're a bed Winifred burst out angrily, with 'Intone girl, Edna" he sold goodhumouredly ; "and contempt. "Your ;solemn word of honour, ri rd only knotvu it, l'd carts:114y bevetaken indeed! And pray, who do you think be. * great ble mire of beat ink.ereser and rub. lievets now in your precious word or your bed your plain figures All carefully out honour either to -You can't deceive me any again. --But I don't care a pin lu the end, longer, thank gamines; augh. I know you eater all, if I can make this deer mother and want to go to San Remo; luta I know for yott comfortable.' whore lake you wantto to there, This "And marry Elide," Nile put in misealev- solleitude for my health's all a, pure action. oaely. Little you cued, for my heath, is month Warren gave a quiet sigh of regret. ago 2 On sio, I see throuela it all distinctly. "And marry Elsie," he added low. "But You've found out there`e a reason for going Elsie will never marry me." to San Remo, and you went to go dime for "You game I" said Bele, and laughed at your own•pleesure accordingly." birn to his ince. She knew women better An !dee tubed suddenly Aaron Hugh's than be did. mind. "1 think, Winifred," bus 'd eel . And all thiat while, poor lonely 'Winifred ly, "you'relabouring uuder am was rooking herself wildly baokwara and the place you're opeaking of. The sewing forward in Mrs Banyan° Barton's comfort. bibles are not at San Remo, as yonsuppote, able carriage, and muttering to her. but at Monte Carlo, just beyoutl Montano. self in a mad fever of deepair i "I And if you thought I wanted to go to tae could Mere believed it of Hugh; but of Riviera for the take of repairing our ruined Elsie, of Elsie—never, never I" estate at Monte Cade, you're vary much —.--- mistaken. I wanted to go, I solemnly de- clare, for your health only." CHAPTER XXX111.--Tetz STRANDS Winifred rose and faced him now like an Deem Orman. angry tigress. 'Her sunken white dwells; were flushed and fiery indeed with suppress. "I feel it my duty to let you know, " Sir ea wrath, and a bright Belt blszed in her Anthony Wramill wrote to Hugh a day or dilated pupils'. The full force of a burning two later—by the hand of hie amanuensis— "that Mrs Massinger's lungs are far more iudignetion poesemed her soul, "Hug laassinger," she said, sepelling him haught. Berionsly and dangerously affected than 1 ily with her thin left hende" you've lied to deemed it at all prudent to inform her me for yeare„ and you're lying to me now as in person last week, when she cola you've; always lied to me. Yon know you've sated me here on the subjeot. Gal- lied to me, atid you know yau're lying to me. loping consumption, I regtet to say, may This pretence about my health's a tramper - supervene at any time. The plithisical ten- denency manifests itself in Mrs Massingerent falsehood. These prevarications about a the gambling _tables are A tissue of fictions. case in an advanced stage ; end general Yon can't cleave me. I know why you want tuberculosis may therefore on the shortest tc go to San Remo r And she pushed him notice carry off with startling rapidity, away in disgust with her angry fingers. I would advise you, under these painful The action and the insult were too eircumetances, to give her the benefit of a much for Hugh. He could no longer warmer winter climate: if not Egypt or restrain himself. Sir Anthooy's letter Algeria, then at leiet Menton!, Catania, or trembled in his hands ; he was clutch - Malaga. She should not on any account ing it tight in his waistcoat pooket, risk seeing another English Christmas. If To show it to Winifred would have been she remains in Suffolk during the colder cruel, perltaps, under any other eke:In:18ton- months of the present year, I dare not ces ; but in face of Buchan accusation as that, personally answer for the probably conse- quences. yet wholly rnisunderatood, flesh and blood— at least Hugh Messinger's—could not forth- Hugh laid down the leiter with a sift oke of er mist the temptation of producing it. despair. It was bhe last straw, and it r " Read that, he cried, handing her over the his back with utter despondency. How ob letter mildly; " you'll see from it why it is finance a visit to the south he knew not. I want to go ; why, in ;spite of all we've lost Talk about Algeria, Catania, Malaga I he and are losing, rm still prepared to 'lamb had hard enough work to make both ends meet anyhow at Whitestrand. He to this extra expenditure." " had trusted first of all to the breakwater " Out of my money,Winifred answer- ed scornfully, ak ahe took the paper to redeem everything: but the breakwater, with an inclination of mook-courtesy from that broken reed, had only pierced the hand tremulous hands. "How very gener- that leaned upon it. The sea shifted and Ids ' the sand drifted worse than ever. Then ons 1And how very kind of you 1" She read the letter through without a he had hoped the best from " A Life's Philosophy ,0 but "A Life's Philosophy," single word; then she yielded at last, in spite of herself, to her womanly tears "I published after lcieg and fruitless negobia- see it all, Hugh," she cried, flinging. herself tions, at his own risk—for no firm would 130 down once more in despair upon the sofa. much as touoh it as a business speculation —had never paid the long printer's bill, let 'Wm' fan°Y rm ;omit to rile now,; and -ft will be ao convenient, so very convenient alone recouping him for hia lost time and trouble; Nobody wanted to read•about his for you to be near her there next door at _ „„ life 6r his philosophy. sea Rema I Of Winifred s health, Hugh thought far Hugh gazed at her again in mute supriss. less than of the financial difficulty, He saw Ab last he saw it—he saw it in all its naked . she was ill, decidedly ill; but not hideousness. A light began graduallyto so ill is dawn upon his mind. It WAS awful-eit was everybody else who saer her imagined. horrible in its eruel Nemesis upon his un - Wrapped up In his own aelfish hopes and fears, never really fond of' his poor small spoken crime. To think she should be wife, and now estranged for months and teal,oins—of his murdered Elsie! He could months by her untimely disoovery of Elsie' "e'ruaY speak of it ; but he must, watch, which both he and she had entirely he must. "Winnie," he cried, . almeet misinterpreted, Hugh Messinger had seen softened bY Me' FOY' for what he that frail young creature grow thinner and took to he her deadly and terrible paler day by day without at any time Malta mistake, '1 understand you, I think, after all. I know what youmean.--Ycn believe ing the profundity of the oliange or die actual seriousness of her failing con- '""'that Bisk—fs at San Remo.' aition. Winifred looked up at him through her tears witb a withering glance. 'You have He went out into the drawing -room to . . join Winifred. He found her lying lazily on maid it 1" she cried in a haughty voice,. and the sofa, pretending to read the first vol. relapsed into a silent fit of sobbing and sup- ' Ullie of etedant's last new novel from Mudieet. pressed cough, with her poor wan faeis burial a aee BIWA get it woen6r, 1 hope 00oW.11 "The wind's !shifted," he began uneasily. . i I " deep once more like a wounded child's in the cushions of the yam Bred.. so .rt - Wei AA CONTINUED.) "Teti, the wind's shifted," Winifred an- swered gloomily,' looking up in a hopeless One of the most successful ministers of and befogged way' from the pages of her Boson haseimugurateel the following prac- story. "It blew Omagh': perms from Siberia tim in taking the benevolent eolle,ctions : yesterday ; to -day le blows straight across —He reports by name from the pulpit every. from Greenland." donor, with the amount given. He also "How would you like 'id go abroad for designates the names of his membership the, winter, 1 wonder eo 'Hugh asked ten. specifically., and those who have not made tatively with 00M0 faint attempt ist hie old any sdhscriPtion are felly reported by name with a cipher appended. ONILD ADOPTION BY BgASTS. as they, and es ready to defend yourself ea ,•••••". they, when occasion eeihr km, and be as ..en Interesting Legend. as Told Amonir wisein providing yourself with, the necessi- Indlasus. ties ef life as they. You spay; why dou't the bears eat the child Well; eeys the BY OSITATEKEA> TO110.litGe • old Indian, tapping his grandson on the "0, yea," the vecand lady addressed 'node mower cheerfully ; " wait very well when evo lest saw her In April at San Remo. We ne4 the next vine, to the Belie on the killeifle, you knovr. But Mie a (balmier doom's come to England now ; she was go- ing usuel to St Martin de Lentotque to spend the summer, when eve left the Riviera. She always goes there as soon as the Sin Rome. Boson's over." "Bow au the Rolfe firat come to pick her up the other apester asked curionaly. "Oh, I fancy it was Mr. Warreti Ralf him. self wire mode her acquaintance somewhere ones:nailer down in Suffolk, where she used to be n governess. Hee always there, I believe, lying on a zaudbauk, yachting and sketching.' " 'Winifred could restrein her curiosity no longer. "1 beg your pardon," she said, leaning forwatd eagerly. "but I think you wientioned a certain Miss Challotiet May I ask, does it happen by any chance to be ',Male Challoner, who was once at Girton! Iiocanee if ao, she was a governess of mine, and. I haven't heard of her for a long time past. Governesses drop out of one's world so fast. I should be glad -eo know where she's living at present." The lady nodded. "Her name's Elsie," load he with a quiet inolination "and she was. certainly a Girton girl; hint 1 hardly think alie can be the same you mention. I should imagine, indeed; she's a good deal too young a girl to lame beeu your govern- aeta., Long ago when etre forefathers used to go out hunting, whatt game was plentiful awl hunting regarded as adtaym notch as te sport, letting *Mind go free Into the woods was tolerated, .1 ut not commonly done. The day the ohild was let free, was net a day of rejoieing, nor a clay of general glorification or thenksgaring, but a day org r -ae be re - Membered, and more eepecially by. the woe man commissioned to witome the innocent osee's disappeareace from her vie*, as she stande at the forest's edge taking one last fond look. In the evening as the group se:cremes dee campfire she toile her tale, while the elder Ones listen Meat attentively, " Augh. trine, my oranddatightsr has yet to learn," eighe inee of the old Indleile, wbo is new too 91d to ever take part in tae active work of the .ymager tuna, but who never copes to gwe matructione to those who will Sam, then tells a story of similar nature in hie days of activity. After assuring his little amalgams hew much more the beasts and fowls work in barmony one toward another than ia to be seen among menkbal, he says,—"Leng time ago, when I was young, when I did net knew whet sick:wee or tirednees meant. and /Amer fear- ed a ghost, or anything line it, a child was let go into the wool* soul I took oare of fee movements to see if the Ware or wolves would prey on it. To my surprise saw A hoer and the child meet as If knowing Q40 nether, Finally the elfild renewed the bear te *large hollow log, where Ong both diaappeered from my view. Knowing the mauve of the beaat, wondered what would be the ithiltra fete. WAS allueet eertein, et I elttertahled A doebt, account of the atone ticking. "I welted. petiently for a few dare One veiling et tunwet, the bear 941110 out of his home in the hollow kog and progeeded 4190; diatenee,followed hy the child, to * gathering of All the ilatroa and feathered eninrels WARMS Diamissrox etteen It was innocently said, but Winifred's 'ince was one vivid. flush of mingled ;Mame and humiliation. Talk about oeaute du diabte indeed ; she never knew before she had grown so very plain and ancient. "I'm ' not spite so old as I look, perhaps," she answered hastily. "I've had. a great deal to break me down. But I'm glad to learn 'where Elsie is, anyhow. You said she was living at San Remo, I fancy ?" ,"At San Remo. Yes. She spends her winters there. For the summers, she always goes up to St Martina, "Thank you," Winifred answered with a throbbing hes.. "I'm glad to have found outs at last what's become of her.—Mrs Barton, if you can tear yourself away from Dr. and Mrs. Tyacke, who are always so alluring, suppose we go up -stairs now and look at the pictures." . In the studio, Warren Rolf recognised her at onoe, and with much trepidation came up to speak to her. It would all be out now, he greatly feared: and Huyh would learn at last that Elsie was living. For Winifred's own sake—she looked so pale and Would fain have kept the secret to himself a few months longer. Winifred held out her hand frankly. She liked Warren; she had always 'Wei him; and besides, Hugh had forbidden her to see him, Her lips trembled, but she was bold, and spoke, ‘Mr Relf," she said with quiet earnestness, "I'm so glad to meet you here to -day gain—gladon morethan oneaccount. You go to San Remo often, I believe. Can you tell me if Elsie Challoner is living there ?" Warren Relf looked back at her in undis- guised astoniehment. "She is," he answer- ed. "Did my sister Tell you sol" "No," Winifred replied with bitter truth- fulitess. "1 found it oub." And with that One short incisive sentence, she moved on mildly, as if she would fain look at the pie. as to who thould take care of this stranger. The Fox, nudging the Wolf, at/Moneta to him, "will you promote to help me to talracar0 Of him if I promise to this contrail the 0AfAtYll YetY replies the Wolf, moving door to his frond the Fox, 4114 Wik011 the child gets a little bigger wet will haVe A formal The reZ TWA igetagtry and after AM eurieg the monell of the aefety, to 'his greet surtrise he b told. that bin aerViere could not be aceepted, be being too wild and arming, while his friend the Wolf was too foud of renting on those waiter than blend:. Slimed by his straightforward refuml, for ;Emmet there Is no sound SAVO the Telltileg of the !woe toad the fluttering of the feathered WAWA AV they fly from limb to limb. Suddeely action la again motored by a Deer propenug to me for the strainer. This was abruptly refused by the Bear, saying, '0, you Are too mart, too fleet, too quick. If some person came along and frightened you, you would not think of the child but beck your owe safety, and 101We the child at the mercy of others. That won't do!' "Thu Beer bad hardly ceased speaking, when the group euddeetly heard a mush tu the breatobee overhead, and a large bird slowly desoencled to a mall stump in the canto of the group. It's the Owl,' says the Wolf. Yes, bow does he suppose the stranger is going to live on nuts of the beech - treat or by taming to pieces e int or A molt) r named the Foal thO council might have ,glvou es a chance In the meentime the owl had begun to show how he could care for the stranger. Alt was silence, most of the listeners being very much puzzled. Bow could a fowl take clump of so rare visitor as a child! Be44,x,'How would you feed him?' asked tlat How would I feed him?" said the Owl. I would gather an. extra quantity of nub from the beeoh.tree, and suo'h animal food as hare, -while my home you all sea in that large hollow elm tree beside yon swamp.' "Alter a few moments' silence the Bear arms and said that he wee compelled to re- jeot this offer also, because, for one thing, the food was not suitable although very good; and stein the stranger being no cliraber to gain access to the proposer's lame. So, in conclusion, he said, that no suitable proposal had been offered, therefore, he deemed it proper not to allow the responsibility to pass from himself as he was fully capable of oaring for the necessities of his lately increased family, This proposal was miceivem wive GENERAL CONSENT, all being ;satisfied that the stranger would be wall provided for and would. alms be well protected from other animate. Finally the eounoil was brought to an end, and each took his own course homeward. "Some time after this a party of hunters were hunting in that region with a curious breed of dogs, noted for their quick ecent and sharp sight, having four eyes, two on each side, and the swiftness of a deer. As the dogs ran to and tra,eager for game, a large bear was sighted, and hot chase ensued As the dpgs closed upon tho bear their at tendon would be suddenly drawn to part- ridges flying away from near the bear as it ran swiftly on. The dogs would run after the partridges, but to their disgust, only to find a partridge feather stioking in the ground, which the bear had thrown in its hasty re- treat for home. • "This was repeated again and nein with the same result,- until the dogs, being fully aware of the trick, heeded the imaginary partridges no longer, but, instead, slacken- ed the speed of the bear until the hunters were enabled to get near enough to wound "13 spite of its wound, the dogs were de- ceived once more by.the feather, which en- abled the bear to get far enough ahead to reach home and drop at its door dying. " The hunters on reaching -their game, on examination found is to be a female bear. They were soon at work destroying the home and fatally of their prey. Finally six cabs were taken out, and theyeatisfied themselves that there were no more in the hollow log. But on further examination, from the breasts of the hear it was found that seven were supported by her beyond doubt. So they at once set to work, and breaking the log to pieces ausulder, you will some day make good brave hunter; You see, a bees will eat if yea go v. here he is when he ie hungry, or if yeti bother Itim, but the child was walking in the woods, oot knowing whet fear woo, He met the bear without shy. ing off, or any show of fear or warlike spirit but juet welked,AA at leisure as if enfoitY was unknowa, and neer heard cf.' "Does—does Messinger now It?" War - en asked all aghast, taken oe ok by sur- prise, and unwittingly trampling on her ten- derest feelings. Winifred turned roend upon him with an angry fltsh. This was more than she could bear. rho tears were struggling hard to rime to her eyes ; she kept them back with a supreme effort, "How should I know, p ray ?" :she enswerea fiercely, but'very low. "Does he make me the confiVante of all his lovas, do you suppose, 'Mr. Rolf 7—He said Ale was in Australia.—He told me a Everybody's 'combined and eaballed to de- ceive me. --How should I know whether he kindness: of tone and manner. - TER AWFUL DAY, The Daehest Hour Canada Ever Saw, The strangest incident that everhappened in the history of CelladII, was whet has al- ways been known as the " Pinner:rotten of 1519." QL1 the morniog of Sunday, Novem- bers, 1819.the man rose upon e cloudy aka', which aseillned, as the laght grew IIP013 its a etrange greenish tint, verging bpi:ices to an ieky blaoltness. After a :shore time the whole sky became terribly dark, ammo black .01.01:1d0 the atmosphere, and there fol. lowed a heavy shower ot rain Ywhich appeared to be something of the nature of soapsudsand wars found to have deposited, after set. ding, a subetance in at 14 qualitie eresernb, ling mot. Leta in the After:wen the aka elemea to its natural aspect, ated the goat day waa fine and frosty. Oa the moroing. of Tueediy, the lOth, heavy oloud* agent covered the oky, end changed rapidly front A deep green to pitehy bleek ; end the me, when tocceedonelly aeon Orme+ them, was sennetiente of a (lark bowls or AN VNESTITITIX YELLOW Alaaka Totems. Among the meat curlew sIglits in Aleeko, are the Indian totems—lofty, essayed _pests, oftren thirty or forty feat high, ef ptue or cedar logs, sometimes four feet In diameter, laboriously wrought mu represeee the ae- ceetral create ma rude coate-of-amnia of,the chiefa and wealthy men of the tribe. TOese Orem posts are peculiar to the teibes of the North-weat coast, though, something reseme bling them is found among the Seuth Sea Islanders. One, and eometionee two, of these woeden pillars are erected, IP freAt of A oblers house, over which they tower and seem to leeep wateh and -weed, like guardian genii, The carvitN is grotesque and startling in its Wage smarmy. In addition dia., meted beaten feees, the heads of hearth ravens, foga, wolves end beavere, are free geently represented, rampent,or engaged in Combat with each, other. Where there are two pests before a single bouse, the design is to eelebeate the lineage of bot le the male and female head§ of the houtehold ; or, in other words, to give the pedigree of bete the chief aud Ida &mew, The posts are thins literally genealeg1cal frees and are to bs road from the top down. ward. Thus the earl -ed head or a Oiler at the top of a pillar over the bead. of a bear, which, 13 tarn, 44, eiter‘ a frog, while the frog le over az eagle, would reeord that this; chief was demanded from a family wisme heraldic tot- em, or crest„ was a vear, and that in, the PreViena generation ;here had been ea al- thmee with the fro!) Lenny, and AB An (IOWA color, and agein bright orange and eveu bleed red. The clowle cenetantly deepened eolor and deuaity, And later go ea,q7 vapor eeetned to ileacend the earth, and the day became elmest Pe dark as Inglate the gloom bortating and diminialling moat fitfully. At noon lighta had to be burned in the bauka and city *Mao or the oity et hieutreel, Everybody was more or lent al- armed, and many were the coujectueet na tO Om cense of the remarkable occurrenee. About the middle of the afternoon a great body of eleede aeemed ruelt suddeuly over the erty, and the clarknesa became thet eight. A palms and huiih for a IlleMent er two eucceeded, and ticezu oue efthe meet glar- lug dolma of liatniug ever beheld fleeted over the Quimby, ageompenied by a. clap of theta - der which seemed to elialte the city to ite fouudatione. Auother pause followed, and then Mae a light shower of rein of the, WIte soapy end may nature thet two days before. After that it appeared to grow briabter ; but an hour later it was as dark As ever. Another rusk of cleuda garnet A124 another Beall of lightniug, which was eeeO te ariket the epire of the old French perish chureh mod to pley curiously about tbe large iron cross at ite summit before descending to the ground. A moment later mune tile climax of the day. Every boll in ehe city suddenly rang out the alarm of Are, and the peat, The Pettirog tip of t stem pmt was odd comet of I:repentance, It Was tethered hi by 'Pant' poefoohts ) ream, and the care- reenies pecelier ra. Indlaue, and 10 will ourpriee <Mato t e'od *bet the tore (claret) who thus celebrate' pedigree, usually found tire exparbee eeaarstiug up to A large anna "t4 to the origie of the onottool, little cen be leareed, the Tlinket and Chilketo tribe; as aleo,L the Hakim of Queen Cher. lette'a blonde, Imo their totem poet!, and *13 preettee haa eat yet wholly mod, At Fort Wrangell tOe writer was ehown one raised ao bite as 1870. At: the game vihage are als.o to beam, three redo leg sercophoen, oda of whiela IMF, mounted by kap carved figure reprove. dug tire hear, the ivhale and tato otterreepeate ively. Teem bereldie bomb are, no doubt, the toteura of the chiefe whose loodiee are in- terred Contrite atudeeta or Indian lore have at- tempted to efgeblitle an Indian mythology upon the evideieee of these totem poet*, ate waisted with religiout worship; but from ell dist cut be leerecti, it seems more probeble that the totem peals are merely a meenis of oranuretnerAtiee atteeotry and amoeba! ex- ploit'. Considered en effort on the rod of sav- ages to establiab genealogical. records, they are interesting relics of Aboriginal akin. Fao f them totem posts are now wrought in tante 14040, on a email scale, by the Holdoe, and :fold to Alaska tourists. Some of thew) toy totems aro very botontiful- ly executed, and make pretty brleetabree for mantel adornment. They aro sold at prices rauging from fiv to twenty &Mara exch. TUE AFFETWITED CITIZENS noshed out from their tomes lute: the streete, and made their way in tbe gloom towards be Church, Untill the Piece d*Armes was crowded with people, their nerves all me. etrung by the awful, events of the day, gazing at, but scarcely daring to approach, the atone sight before them. The sky above and around was as bleak ea ink; but right 13 008 *pot, in rnia.air, above them, was the summit of the spire, with the lightning ;pi:tying about it, shining like a sun. Directly -the great iron arose, together with the bell at Ito foot, fell to the ground with a crash, and WU ehiVerea to pieces. Bur the darkest hour comes euat before the dawn. The glow above gradually subsided and died out, tho.people grew lees fearful and re- turutd to their homes,the real ;light ceme on, and wben next norning dawned everything was bright end clear, and the world was as natural as before. The phenomenon was noticed in a greater or lege degree frem Quebec to Kingston, and far into the Statee, but Montreal seemed its centre. It has never yet been explained. Lake of ilennesaret. The Late of Cennesaret is "about the era of Windermere'but rather broader." It lies 682 feet belowthe Mediterranean, and is bordered on both the east and west sides by steep declivities. From no part of the western shore can its whole length be seen, but when well out in the raiddle of it, near the northern end, it soeme te prolong itself southward to infinity, the low land where the Jordan leaven if not being visible. The rooks which surround it are not specially beautiful, and there are hardly any trees upon the banks. Seen under a grey north- ern sky ib would probably seem very com- monplace. We have all of us visited num- bers of lakes which in very many respeots are its superiors. Atmoaphere,, however, is a marvelous beautifier, and I cannot ima- gine there being two opinions about the loveliness of the scene which was presented to us on the 30th of December. As we stretched out into the lake our eyes and thoughts were given to the 'broad features of -the landscape—to the precipitous wall of cliffs which holds ttp the great plateau of Janlan ; to Hermon, which ruses grandlyto the north, dominating this whole region, and to the clear waters over which we were gliding under a sky Which would have done honor to the mosb perfect English June. The first point to Arhich our atten- tion was specially called was Mejdel, which lies just at the southern ena of the little plain of aennesaret and marks tile sight of the 'Village of Mare Magdalene, whose im- mense importance m the history of Christ- ianity Renan has so well brought out in "Les Apones." But for her action at one ;supreme moment, it seems highly probable that Chriatianity AS we know it might nev- er have been at all, and yet how small a place dem Me occupy in most accounts of the early days of the new religion 1 FOUND TO THEIR GREAT SURPIIISE, hidden in the farthest nook, a being like themselves. They began to censure one another for not knowing better than to al- low their dogs to follow an animal acting so strangely. " 'Reh-son, (Grandpa) do you think the bears would eat a child? Why not let me go? Do you think the bears will eat me if I go away from you for a little while?' :melte up a little boy who had listened to his grand- father most attentively. " liwaqied-eh' (No, my grandson), the beasts of the forest are far more loving for the weak than Are some of our own race, and as you grow up yea should take them • for exaznple. Be kind as they, and loving Where to- Pind Rove% There WM a Methodist adulator who premixed ow, day on Retiven. The uext morning be was going down town, and be mot one 01 413 old wealthy members, The oldfrienol mid .—"Fmtor, you preached a ; good. eermon otiout Heaven. You told me all about /lemon, but you never told me where Heaver, is." "Ali I" said the pastor, "1 am glad of the opportunity thitt morning. 1 baro jest come from the billetop yonder. In that cottage there is A member of your church. She is al& in bed with fever her two little obiklren are sick in the other bed, and she ha e not a bit of coal az a etiok of wood, or flour or sugar ar any bread. If you will go down town, and buy $50 worth of things, nice provisions, and send then up to her, and then go up there and say, My sista ,r have brought you these nice provisions, in the name of our Lord and Saviour ri then you ask for a Bible, and you read the twenty- third Pealm, and then you get down on yeur knees and pray—if you don't see Heaven before you got all through, Topsy the bill." The next, morning he said e—la Pastor, I saw Heaven, ana I spent fifteen minutes in Heaven as certainly as you are listening." A Jolly Old Sea The Ring of Siam is a jolly old fellow and a handsome entertainer. Some Pennsylvan- ians visited him at Eitecourtn while ago and were received witlaroyal hospitality. They were ushered into a sumptuous reception. room, where they drank native liquor out ot gold mugs, and then were regaled with a dinner of twenty courses, the tableware being solid silver of the costliest design. They were afterward amused by the palace aorobate and given a ride on the King'kele. phants. The Ring its as free and easy as a Chimp candidate for alderman: he likes Americans, and there are no such diffieulti- es in the way of presentation to his Majese- ty as prevail at European courts. Snook (yellow.beardeci)-- say, old fel. low! I'm going to' have by beard dyed tai Match my new brown suit." Jook--" e it green, why don't you, to match your hem'?" • In a long article on the state of Europe in its issue of the 10th, the London Spectator says war is liable to break out at any time First of all, the burdeneome, preparation. will probably lead to a demand for disarms' ment and es) directly to war. Then, e0C0iInt Must be token of the officer caste, numbering perhaps a couple of hundred thousand, whore influence is always thrown for war. Again, there is theunsettled suaseef France, which may at any moment pass under the control of a "man on horseback." Stich a man must of necessity consecrate his triumph over the Republic by ah ace of war. Lastly there is the'da.riger of sadden , panic in any one of the armed countries which might pro. duce a decree of mobilisation rendering war absolutely unavoidable, The Terrible Infant Again. Their little minds (the children's, home from vacation) are furl with the story of e their summer pastime, and they are eager! to recite their experiences, sometimes with a little too much atesntion to detail. This latter point was illustrated the other day by one loquacious little fellow in conversation with another about his own age. "Funny folks ie boOlords" said the too communica- tive child; "the one we boarded wif 'tor - rowed pa's gold watch w'en we was goin' away, an' he won't get it for a week." Evaporated Fruit. Within a redius of forty miles of Roches- ter there are more than 1,500 fruib evapora- tors. These evaporators give employment during the autumn and winter to about 30,- 000 hands, whose wages average from 5540 $12 a week. Last season the production of these evaporators was about 30,000,000 potinds, worth at first cost about $2,000,000. The pnnoipel consuming companies abroad are Germany, England, &amine Holland, and France, in whioh the newproduot has entirelydisplaoed the old-fashionadamedried fruit. West Africa and Australia are also beginning to call for evaporated anat. A raise is as peed as a mile, A kiss is as good as a smile. But four painted kings Are the beautiful tlungs That are good for the other man's pile. Yellowly—That is a handsome umbrella you've got there, Brownley?-Brownley— Yes, I rather flatter myself that it is a beauty. Y.—A present? B.—Yes, a pres. ent I made to my wife. Simply ooniething laid up for a rainy day.