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CHAPTER XI, cly. She now looked towards the
I head of the table, where Constantin.
Ali!" cried she illerailtr, "Will no- sat, enid and terrified'
1111114' stop you? Must, 1 then have “Constantia," said she, "where
recourae to fovea'?" As she spoke did you get those strawhcrries ?"
sl.e took up a huge st,rawberry, anal I Constaatia grew crimson, and then
proseed it with her dainty, slender I pale, Mr. Strong'e hesitated. To
liniteva against his lips. Of course he say he seat them would get Constan-
a ols it, and of cota•se, too, he tia into dire disgrace; to refrain
leamhecl, and then the dangerous ar- from apeech placed all the onus on
Cuilletit was at aa end. But Feather- her. One again, as hope seemed
ston had sown his seed, and was net dead, Donria came to the rescue.
diseoutouted, The seed sown was I "I sent them," she said cheerfully.
fear, and Mrs. Dundas in clue time .1 "Are they not fine ? So early in
would reap it, and turn to him for the year, too. I quite pride myself
advice in her perple.xity, and know upon them. If I were you I should
kne14•Tra.
herself in hia pewee. Yet, after all, I try some. They would do you all
he hardly w Duadas.
1 the good in the world. They are—
They waxed merrier as'the initiates -very cooling."
flew; Ares. Dinh°, who loved tea bet- Miss McGillicuddy glared at her,
teL than anathing in the world, ex- and Donna answered the dare '
cept, perliaps, her husband, had just
had anothee -e.
oaritt a little
More chaxnpagal,
Never had the Cottage been guilty
of so mach imight
lar frolic, aud at odd moments Con- cellent."
her bosom
stantia's has eart beat rather loudly ia "Where is your hushat
1 lought of ,what manded Bliss McGillicuddy
I3ridget would say when she
found it ,Out, and thanked her stars
so many Miles lay between them at
the pr •
one of her most charming smiles.
''You look awfully, queer," she
said sweetly. "Do take my advic ,
was a regu° or two ; Constantia's cream is ex-
.
an sit clown and have a strawberry
gasp.
When last I saw hiin," responded
Donne pleasantly, "he was still in
middle of a rather exciting tale, and
mu•. Barry was in the i the flesh—still a visitor upon this
he stood up to illustrate it. ,
'Sordid earth • but that IS many
"Look," said he, "he held his hand hours ago. Where he 11.711,y be now,
is. unknown to
id ?"
with a all the more intense b c
„cregazaz: aaerg
N
Dame Europa—"Now, boys, don't all speak for the wishbone."
up like this"—arn e on high
with a tumbler at the end of it—The Why is he not with you ?"
just took one step forward; everyone "All !" said Donna, "now, what a
knew the last second had arrived; d •
UIIi difficult question is that 1—a contin-
they were breathless with suspense; a most. So many answers
their blood ran col I, cm suddenly might be given to it; but I suppose
the door was flung wide open, and • -
lone will suffice. I didn't want him "
He was quite right. It was flung
open, and --
Miss :McGillicuddy stood upon the
threshold!
There was silence in that parlor
for a very gonsiderable minute
cru are a wretched woman!" said
Miss MCGillicudda- slowly, and with
-
conviction.
Mrs. Dundas regarded her, first
with curiosity,, then with a careful
reProach; after that she broke into
one of her nts of silent laughter
aty s tale had been illustrated for
' that, as a rule, were so aggravating
.LlnWm far more generously than he ei- to the one injured. It set the others
thee dreamt or desired. When the oIS in spite of themselves. Even
deadly lull had grown positively in- Constantia, with ruin, as it were,
supportable, it was broken in a ra- ,
, staring her in the face, gave way to
ther dreadful manner. Mrs. Blake, 1 „
long and unseemly mirth.
who was young mid delicately 1 re 'clrell, I expect now is our time
to the ludicrous, gave way to a awilla f
and perfectly irrepressible burst of or. s se with
siaow,
1- daddling " said Mrs, Dundas,
,illsdinfoollkling round to where Lord
langhter. grace to her feet,
them, Mr. Stronge, fearful for Con-
, This destroyed the spell that 1101(1 window. He was outside still, but
Varley was standing at- the open
stantia, rose abruptly to his feet ammo.
was leaning' against the window
and made a movement towards the a "I shall walk," she said ;
Gorgon in the doorway. The others the evening is charming, ancl
;stirred more or less. Mrs. Blake, 1 ,,1
through the wood—"
still shaking with laughter, weat to am glad you have elected to
the window; \Tapley and Mr. O'Gra- g° through my wood," said Feather-
the
took a step farther—then cleared ston, in 0 calmly friendly way. "It
the sill, and found themselves in the
garden. will give me ,the opportunity of
Pointing out to you the special lit-
Constantia, however, though evi- ,below "
tle points of interest on the coast
dently frightened out of her wits, i
sat still ; and Mrs. Duncla.s seemed ' He turned to Constantia. and took
entirely undisturbed. She looked at her hand, ancl pressed it very gently
Mrs. _McGillicuddy, who was plainly and murmured something that
fuming-, with a pleased exrectancy brought a bright flush to her pretty
in her eye, and put another big cheek. Then he went back to Mrs.
strawberry between her sharp, white:Dundas.
teeth, with a sense of thorough en -
j. She had been watching him, and
joyment. I fia.d been rather amused by Constan-
Mr. Stronge, who ought to lave I tia's flush. So that was Ins little
received the Victoria Cross, went
1 - - , game 1 He would play fast and
U to Miss McGillicuddy. , loose with her and with Constantin.
"Dear Miss McGillicuddy, this is l She knew at that moment tl
' d e an unexpected pleasure," a
. e hated Featherston, and she the
feaid. "Bat 1 fear you innat be very turned and bestowed upon NM
tired. 'Do sit -clowit and let -you-r 1 Wi'c'91.1"g itt e $11.1ile' rich in f
. '1 I ' l' 1
Mines.s.
niece give you a cup of tea.."
t is beyond my- deserts, sir,
that you should make me so wel-
come in my own home," replied Miss
McGillicuddy grimly
e ause of . its
quietude, and the stern, calm nature
of the man who felt it. He welcom-
ed his guests with a kindly courtesy,
ancl kissed his wife in a tenderly re-
assuring fashion When she hinted to
him later on that "they were a
dreadful bore to him, poor things."
There was a Sir Luke and Lady
G'olightly, An Hon, Bella Blair,
who didn't seem to have anybody
belonging to her—certaanly nobody
who had any concern for her beha-
vior. There were several_ unmarried
men, an Italian prince, who was
openly and miserably infatuated
about his hostess. j
This was terrible to the quiet s
country -side, which was only 0.00115-1 g
tomed to legitimate flirt , an
was very often severe on that. They
spoke of Mrs. Dundas and her Italian
prince with bated breath; but Donna
heard it all one way or another, and
plucked much enjoyment out of the
whispering, and encouraged it, in-
deed, by a dexterouS word let drop
irrelevantly here and there. 'It was
of use to her, this small goSsip. Did
it not draw off the eyes of the
watching many from the constant
attention of Lord Varley ?
She was careful enough to let them
see that she cared nothing for the
silly passion of this Roman noble, et
and as she was rich and outwardly I p1
respectable, the world even that
primitive spot, had shrewdness 011-
01.1gh to know that it was their bet-
ter part not to condemn her, H •
house was full of young men, all ap-
sae
parently moneyed, and the mothers 1 do
round there had many girls to Mar- sca,
ry.
air and carriage of one well born,
Which of course came nattn•ally to
her, her birth being unimpeachable.
1 Just now she was standing in a
recess, talking. to Featherston. She
was, as usual, animated ; and Fea-
therston, who was grave as a rule,
was laughing.
"How full of life Mrs. Dunda.s
seems ! " said Lady Varley, gla.nc-
ing at O'Grady, who happeaed to
be beside her. It is a wonderful
charm. When I see her, I envy her
always more than any woman I
know. She 'seems ever so entirely
la0PiG)Yr.a'dy regarded her keenly. Why
hould there a be envy ? Did she
atess ? Was this an allusion to Mrs.
Dundas's charm for— H
e checke(1
Ins suspicion with a sense of heavy
self contempt as he gazed at the
pure, cahn face near him.
"To be, always happy is to be
without feeling," he said. " Mrs.
Dundas, I should say, is so far for-
tunate; yet I think she misses a
good deal, Ali ! there goes some-
one of an exactly different mind."
He was indicating Constantia, who
had come into the fuller light, and
now stood for a Moment looking at
Mrs. Dundas, who was still '
ng
in a soft, vivacious way to Feather -
on. The girl was dressed in a sim-
e white gown, that hung in
straight folds upon her, and that
somehow salted her, in spite of its
lack of fashionable frills and furbe-
lows, ittle color crept into her
e as she saw Featherston's un-
ubted enjoyment- of Dorma's some -
at racy conversation ; and as she
tried to pass on with her partner,
o was Barry, the smile she gave
Lady•Varley was slightly forced.
'You mean Constantin.," said La-
Varley, answering O'Grady's last
ark as the girl' went by them.
e had grown very friendly with
rady of late; and indeed the dis-
guished Irish traveller was quite
cworite Araglin. Lord Varley
sting upon his going there as
n as was possible. "Yes, she is
rent. She is one in a thousand.
ink, of all the women I know, I
her best. I have sometimes
„ I tui
After a bit, too, they condoned ' wh
even .card -parties that were incess- to
ant at Bally -mord, and for some time ,
quite scandalised the neighborhood. dy
They 'were not so bad, of course, ap, 1.,ein
a lover, but they were bad enough, i aoG
I
the fact of a married woman having sh
anal matrons with sons quailed be- tin
fore them. But, after all, the inter- a f
ests of the daughters were pare- insi
mount, and possible rnarria •es la sate
(12 refore I where the strange young men from
e in the entertainments at Dallymore, iditiT1
a Pe- I the other side of the water congree like
riencl- gated. If there were cards, there thou
was also dancing, and an extreme sm
and liberal hospitant • • I
'1
thou
" Come," she said, and stepped
with him towards the window, which
as has been said, was almost level
with the ground. Lord Varley was
She waved him back imperiously, ,iolchnet, her parasol, and now handed
and gazed with a stern glance ti„e„raaheare gloves, and turned as if to.
around her. She looked from one
tri -h
her. "Are -ou c *
e ther in turn, and marked
where Mrs. Blake was standing, with
her shoulders still moving convul-
sively, in the window. She opened
her lips as if to speak, and Barry,
seeing this, rushed into the breach.
, "My dear madam, if you will just
consider the long journey, the—"
Here he caught her eye, and waver-
ed and quavered, ancl finally broke
down. "Let inc get you a glass of
tea—that is—er—a cup of clia--011.
--e-ei'-=a glass of—that is—I mean----"
He faltered in a melancholy manner.
''Young man," said Miss McGilli-
cuddy sternly, "when you know
what you do mean it will be high
tire to speak." She regarded him
.fixedly. "You do the part to per-
fection," she said" ; if you had re-
hearsecl it, it could not be better."
"The part ?" stammered he.
"Ay --of a fool," safcl She.
This was terrible 13e, - •• , ire y saad. Yam need not look' like that.
crushed, fell out of the conversation If—if you would like to be assured
and sank into silence. IIe had, with of that fact you can come and see
champagne, and now .trusted in oi am not in the land of the living."
I
much. forethought, swalfowed his for yourself to -morrow whether I am
movi ence that, in spite of his fatal This, Strong° thought, was a mar -
speech, she would pass over the tuna- vellously kind permission, and lie
biers ; though, as a rule, people do went away as happy a man as there
not take their tea out of them, was ill Ireland then.
The discussion had. hosvever, been
of some use. It had given George
time for action. Being a medical
student of Trinity College, Dublin,
he WaS naturally full of resource,
ancl while his aunt was having this
light and playful skirmish with Bar -
137, he made his way umobserved,
even by her eagle eye, to the side-
board, had secured the champagne
bottles, fell and empty, had deposit-
ed them beneath a sidetable w•ith a
napkin flung over them I d
ming
too ?" she asked, with a gesture of
surprise, "But this is too kind. It
is altogether out of your way, Lord
Varley, and --well, if you will come,
it is kind, very kind'. - Good-bye,
Connie. There could hardly have
been a pleasanter afternoon, I think,
specially the ternaination of it.
She stepped through the window,
and accompanied by Varley and
Featherston, turned a corner, and
was gone. Barry had arranged to
walk ho Me With Mrs. Blake, and
soon they all disappeared. At the
very last S'tronge had torn himself
away.
"I hope she won't be cross to
you," he said diffidently to Constaii-
tia, as lie held her hand at parting.
He was alluding, of course, to Miss
McGillicuddy, and he really looked
miserably apprehensive of the worst.
Constantia laughed.
"She will not murder inc." she
CI-IAPTER XTI.
It was a glorious night, as special
as though it had been ordered with
the supper and the hand. Nature
}mist have been in sympathy with
Andrew Strong° when it accoi•derl
11101 such a moon for his entertain-
ment.
11 was quite a brilliamt affair (the
now, ball, not the moon, thought it was
stood before that side table with 1)rilliatit too). Nearly "all the coun-
ins folded calmly on his breast, try was preSent—tlie blankets having
prepagod to sell his life as dearly as been forgiven for some time—, d
postible.
But Miss McGillicuddy, being ig-
norant of the existence of those bot-
tles, made 210 advence epon his quar-
ter. Her whole energies svere now
conceritrated upon Mr. Dundas
Mrs, Lunch:Ls, ' who wasn't in ayry
way careful as to what she said, de -
01010(1 thc)se who .coniprised it to be
'the ugliest lot she liar' seen far
(mile a centtrry or, tsar),"
Iler own party }mustered pretty
,Don tt Dunclas," 801(1 511, "what I strong. Iter house just nosy, as she
have you got ill that tumbler ?" imd hinted to Consicantia would be
Donna, lookecl pensively at lIci. the case,' was filled with guestso
chaniPagne- overfloiVing. Al 1 this was rather a
Lemonade," replied she, with trial to Mr. Dundes, 'who was of a,
great presence of inintl, and as a pre- somewhat reserved and silent clis-
ventive againat further investigation position ; but 1(0 112 pleased :Donna,
she drank what remained in her of course there tvas nothing to be
.
glass.. co . He worshipped his loVely wife
"Iluzaph l,' laid Miss Mcaillieud- with an a,doriag passion, that. was
ie paused, and smiled softly at
•ady.
Veil,'" said he, "what have you
ght ?"
"May I speak ? You will not be
angry? You have always been so
kind to inc that now I want to be
kind to you. And Consta.ntia, too
has been kind. Why should I not re-
quite you both ? And it would be
such a haapy thing, it seem g to me."
"Yes—but what ?" asked he, with
some faint sense of amusement, not
understanding her.
"That you should marry her !
That she should love you ! Ah
yes, that would be easy. There is no
other one to whom I would so read-
ily give her, and. I thinlt—I -1(noW-- To sh
Srou would be quite, quite happy ! considei
She regarded him with her gentle of cbara
eyes, and did not in the least tinder- Now, u
stand why he shrank beneath her nadicnannalin-ge,
densome
iiltatilisercot
tnat clim
an oppo
outshine
hair-bret
many a
the Mei
course a
is- to be -
dinner
(7:slip% Nay°
wonder a
who are
especially
the same
another's
tcaa00,110/1i1a1i0:101t11&iiiriellilepi.03:sis
vwiLslirteosi•sby
121)011'00023
ner time,
chanced, i
fate plans
vent s d
the fami ly
picni
an I rasp!)
in the kit
anything. I
ruffled hos
milk on tl
0cIorai,nasit)boctt.
simplest m
was a lau
circurestan
no embarra
shy that 1,1
woinan's tt
end sale,d,
00tfhlelerrwsoaivfloe
younger members of the austei
county families declaring in favor
Donna, the elders gave way, and ti
possible iniquity was wisely pushe
into the background, and consign°
to silence.
This decision was helped by th
discovei•y that play of a mild sor
was, of late, „largely patronized a
Ara,glia. Indeed, it had become
rather distinct feature in the amuse
ments there since—well, since the ar
rival of Mrs. Dundas in the neigh
borhoocl. And if dear Lady Varley
who was (mite all that, anyone
should be, made no objection
Mild play. That was insisted up-
on. It was that in both houses, or
else the boys and girls cOuld not gm.
Sixpenny points, ar so, at that good
014 my game, whist ! They never
t
12'en into - the "or so," which per-
. ps was fortunate for the junior
thellibCTS.
Everything at present, therefore,
went on velvet ; and Mrs. Dundas
entered Andrew Strong;e's ball -room
to -night, a silent ovation was ac-
corded lier—by the men. She looked
superbly lovely in a bright, spark-
ling style --animation being 'a chief
charm of hers, and one that lift 1
, ugh above the usuat run
faultless beauties. She. was ext./
ordinarily full of life; and eve
311 OVell1011t, gesture, or glance betra
0(1 it. To 2111(113701111211 capable
being amused is inuch. To find o
who can 0.111050 is J.nore. Arl'S. Du
•das to inost 111011 137(15 amusing.
She was dreSsecl in lace —
rich, soft, clinging gotta}, that re
(1010(1 her already perfect coniplexi
eveii inore dazzlingly fair. "Le 110
est flatteur pour lea blondes."
01ade Mrs. Dunclas like a bit 0111
ing marble, so purely white she
slione$ so exquisite were the long,
shapely naked arins , as they fell,
now 01)0, -now the other, against her
sides, upon the black delicate lace
of lier
-4 The W0111011 grew spiteful about her
10(1 hairo 511(1strOve diligently to
think it hideous ; but 110310 of them
lionestly succeeded. They sneered at
it to any 111011 who chanced at tlfe,
moment to ---be 1101(1' them, and their
tenmers were not impreved ' when
their partners returned -the sneer
either Wi 111 a glance of bla,nk amaze-
ment or else 0, stuaied survey Of, the
polished floor at their feet ---and nt
lence, was impossible to deci•y
1101'1 She 1001(0(1 the very incaract-
tioa of yOuth 011(1beauty—a. very vi-
sion of lovaljneSs, thmugh pc,,ritripa
of a, rather toiy order. Will) al I
her vivacity, s'she tvrts, 1,00 Vel'Y dis-.
tinguished-lodking, and had all the
.i..rosarofEREpi„,,rarcys2fiahr-Ro-o,r4,..ro...P....H2F0Jm FRolif /30INTE 91.101.1 AND
r`a INTEws BY NAIL 'mom TIE
oforoarEamaraupc_rosofiu
Qin NOES AN]) ,TEA L
NVhile visiting a friend
came acquainted with th
quinc as an arLiI of foo
correspondent. I amthq sensatjoi1 01 delight
net
stomach experienced at ti
fond, did not shine forth
eyes and give rise to my
rather pertinent remark:
yo'i'lYioionotli:e fond of quince jelly, are
"Very," I replied; at the same time
raising my spoon containing- a gen-
erOus portion, to my lips. "yes, I
am extremely fond of quince jelly,"
continued, "but I never tasted any
ctileilaiteiocioisu.lt.1 compare with this; it is
"1 am, glad you like it," said my
friencl. "My experiments do not al-
ways prove satisfactory; but I must
ackaowledge, that this is one of the
exceptions. Let 'rne explain, I had
sonic quinces given ince-a dozen or
more—but hardly enough, I thought,
to be of much account. As I stood
looking out of the window, my Jap-
anese quince bush caught my eye.
Why not eke out with a few of these?
If the ,ielly is good, confess; if
not, saY nothing about it.
"I ran out and picked three of
them, and then went to work. I
smiled while peeling and cutting the
flinty things, at the stirprise, pleas-
ant or otherwise, I Was preparing for
the family; they never are quite. sure
of me." • And she gave a smiling,
glance around the table. a
"Harry brought 0 friend home to
tea ono night; and as this was all, I
had on hand in the shape of p
I was forced to use it; realm
that if anything. was amiss,
throw all the blame upon the
of my neighbor's quinces. I
liged to explain, but not in t
1 had ' -ec . Nov I
use a few Japatiese quinces wl
I make jelly. Not only do ti:
prove the flavor, but they als
0. tendeney to make the jelly
and clearer, an careful not
too many as they are very ta
IS this acid quality Unit brings the rich
quince
34
a I BANICS AND BRILES.
alEa1F110 Blany Things Ilappen To Interest
EAVES. the Blinds of Auld Scotia's
in•st be- S ons
e Japanese
writes a
sure that
which int,
le sight •of
especially
froin. n(y
hestess's
There aro 419 ice cream saloons in
Glasgow.
Glasgow ,policemen want ,shOrter
hours and increased wages.
The other 'day 1;400 barrels 011201' -
ring left Lersviclu for the Amesican
markets.
Dundee, is not making linich head-
way in tlie attempt to stamp out
Glencoe grows a green garden rose
the flower being only lighter in
Shade thcm the leaf.
,1The amusement of a Glasgow prace
tical joker, ivilo sent in a false lire
alarm, cost 11101, $26._
Two loife miners were on the 6th
inst. fine(' $20 or 30 days for taking
part in a cock fight.
The cost of cleansing the City of
Glasgow last year was aa123,203,
ancl s- the revenue .C35,958.
An Edinburgh man lias killed a
ten -pound pike, which heal as inside
passenger 0 nine -inch rat.
It is proposed to elect, Lord Mount
Stephen an honorary member of Ab-
erdeen chainher of coninierce.
A Glasgow expert says that Many
railway accideuts are clue to the
nei•ves of railway men. being affected.
The i•eventte last year of the Glas-
gow,,Parks and Galleries Committee
was L76,366, and the expenditure
L75,368.
The Glasgow Trades Council have
petitioned the Corporation in favor
reserve of opening museum and art galleries
igilbiaeciitiayg. on Sundays.
T could
vas °b-
ile tvay
always A duplex quadrUplex telegraphic
lerleXer _machine is being tested in the gener-
o have
037 un- I post office, Edinburgh, aml is
firmer caonsidered a hug•e success,
to use • The c011apse of the grand. stand
I t at the Paisley ra.ces resulted in ine,
, jus as coutii,..t • *
rants do when combined with rasp-
berries. I also have founcl by exper-
imenting, that Japanese quinces
alone, ina,ke a very nice jelly to eat
with meat."
My friend's culinary ideas always
are 'unique, and this one I thought
no exception. I resolved to profit
by it, at some future day, if she will
supply me with the Japanese quinces
which she has promised to do.
"What are yon ,g•oing to do with
these tea leaves?" I asked a friend,
one day. A heaping bowlful of tea
leaves stood upon the table, and my
friend was equipped for sweeping.
"1 am going to put them on my
carpet," shmt answered.
"I'or the fun of sweepMg •them up
Mitsselburgh's old clock, which has
seen four centuries, has ceased to
go. It will find a resting place in
the town
fly
Juries. 1 hirty actions for dam-
ages have already been entdred.
The depression in the Fife Linen
Industry, which shows no sign of
improvement, has in several cases
been mitigated by Government con-
tracts.
Mr. A. T. Roberts, Drygrange, un-
expectedly received a tea service at
Glasgow Exhibition because he was
the 100,000th to enter the Indian
theatre.
The honey harvest about Colston
03irsIella,itItixleesi,:pcliablt,cnely.sdttit,tellialeastui:alelita.sshrboeoenin for
lOpf or tiny
the border districts is the heaviest
has warned the
Glasgow council that they are spend-
ing too Much: £18;000 surplus at `
the beginning of the year, is £5,525
deficit at its close -
Ari old dining table at which
Prince Charlie dined when he march-
ed into England was exposed at a
sale of fingfiture at Moffat iecently
and was knocked clOwn at 30s.
Mr, Andrew Carnegie has offered
$400 towards an organ in St. Ste-
phen's U.F. church, Perth, and to
defeay one-half the cost of an organ
for the Wesleyan -Methodist church
there.
A Hircudbrightshire fisherman
caught a 19 -pound pike in Loch
Trool not long ago. In the seine
shire • a Terregles farmer recently
dug up 'a potato six inches long and '
weighing one and a half pounds.
_The apprehensious which Anglicans
entertain for :the safety Of St. Paul's
Cathedral find their counterpart in
the, case of the Wesleyan-blethodist
church, Leith. A wide fissure has
appeared in the masonry...,
At a marriage of Miss Dunn of
Redden the old Scotch custom of
the bride's two elder brothers wear-
ing green • garters• and the running
of the Brooses.-Li.e.`, the unixterried
men running . a race, the winner ' to
-kiss the bride—Was kept up. ,
Some Scotch 'people have.,fis,grieir-
ance in the matter of gas ''rates. ' ,
Lasswade and Bonnyrigg the price
has been 'reduced to 5(1. per thou-
sand. At Baillieston, on the other
hand, tthe price is 4s. 2d, per thou-
sand, and at Me:nighty Ferry 2s. 6d.
La.narkshire has been particularl3r
fortunate in enlisting Mr. Carnegie's
interest. TO the Butherglen library
Pc has donated £7,500; to the Aidrie
library £00. He has also offered
Sa250 towards the purchase.of an or-
gan at Uddingston Congregational
church.
PRIMITIVE FISHING.
again?" I asked with a laugh.
"Is it Possible you never have
heard of our gx•andinothers' method
of sweeping a ca,rpet, without rais-
ing the dust?" she asked.
While she talked she industriously
scattered the fragrant leaves over
her carpet. I watched her with much
interest, as she seized her broom and
went. to work. I noticed that the
dust which otherwise would have
been whirling around 'the room, re-
mained wrapped up in the wet leaves
which at last were gathered into a
dust -pan. I also noticed that scarce-
ly any dust had settled upon the fur-
niture; and that her carpet looked as
bright as if it had been washed.
That night 1 began to save tea
leaves, and have saved them ever
since. Pt is very little trouble. I
keep a large bowl into which I put
the leaves, having first thoroughly
drained them through a strainer. I
never sweep a carpet without using
them, with the exception of my par-
lor carpet, which is very laght. Be-
sides keeping down the dust, the wet
leaves brighten the carpet wonder -
'fully, and are muhh easier to sweep
up than salt, which also is used for
the sanib purpose.
DINNEra GIVING,
are another's salt was once
.0(.1 a recognition of affinity,
non intevest, of caniaraclerie.
nfortunately, the spiritual
• is too often forgotten, and
iving is Perfunctory and bur-
. Decidedly the reason why
nsidered a diaagreeable duty
hap an. intimate. pleasore is
ier-giving- has become largely
rtunit3r for display. Just to
her neighbors, if Only by a
th, is' the ainbi ti on Of
ho 8 teSS . How often after
itt is written is an extra
dded because one „guest, who
present, had as many at her
ast inonth or last year?
men lie awake of nig,•Irts to
new dish which will awakea
ad. envy in the other women
to cline with thein. This is
true in small towns where
friends meet often at one
homes; there is frequently
between neighbors which
time, money and energy,
the rites of hospitality ,in -
careen cult,
ted woman was taken una-
a party of distinguished
\rhos° letter announcing
in,g had somehow failed of
rit'lillecYcia,PaPleladreciliujluisgtryat
112
n the perverse way that
thleleesne thloialitoatlyie asenical
NVOPC ab011t to sit clown
c meal 'of brea,d and milk
erries. 'nem, Was no fire
ellen, and no time to cook
lad there been; so the un -
toss put more bowls of
10 table and anotlier dish
ries, and the guests sat
vbctt, 117120 till CI 011 b tedly the
cal ef their lives. There
ghing explamation of 12113
co, but no apologies and
ssinent. It is needless to
10 strangers rated that ,
ict above the roast beef
a.nal journeyed on to speak
ir-faire a a. a to malm,
n 011V1 011
eainest gaze, and turned .from her,
and pretended such a sudden inter-
est in a plant near him.
"You are not angry? You think'
perhaps, I have interfered---"
"No. 011, no ! It is not that, it
is only that 1 shall never }marry,"
replied he quickly.
.A3tilltd—lTes"icies,'' he was laughing
now, though his race was a little
if I were to dare to think of
McGillicuddy, what clo you
woulcl be My end ? How
I escape the vengeance of
'ready in the field ? Is it my
you are seeking. ? Think of
mighty fist, ,of our host's
r weight.", „
I sce," said she, regarding
th gentle synumthy, "there is
one else, somewhere. I am
spoke to you; but you Will
that, and—and I hope it will
with you some day."
pale,
of Miss
*a- think
l'Y should
37- those a
of death
ne , Barry's
n- superio
I''Ah,
a lj \vi
11- 1501110
on I sorry I
ir I pardon
be well
.0 Grady s brows contracted.
'You clon't know what you aae,
saying,'' he exclaimecl, rather'
billscluelY(.To be Contin ed
SUNDAY CLOSING IN PliANCE.
A vet.y remarkable alemonatration
toolaplace recently at Nimes. About
1,1.00 shopkeepers' aSsistants and
employes inarched the streets of the
ancient city, bearing banners with
the inscription, "131.13r nothing on'
Stinclays." Many of. the shops were
closed, and those that were.. „opened
were respectfully summoned to fol.
low the good example. Nectely all
of their, gave a favorable tesporiso
by putting up their S1iut,t' at Once.
'lois notable that tot a single dis-
orderly anaident oecuraed. The Su
(1037 closinta inovement 113 Prance has
of to Made 011(101110 117 strides, and
its effect may beseen even in Paris
•
How Fish Are Caught,I3y The Na-
tives of The Congo.
Primitive methods of catching fish
'are in vogue ainong the natives of
the Congo. Sometimes they poison
the water and occasionally fish with
a hook and line, but their favorite
inStruments of destruction are fun-
nels, shaped so,inewliat like ordinary ‘'
eel pots, from which no fish, having '
once entered, can escape.
A sniall funnel of this kind is call-
ed a "nsoso" 1(11.91 is made of thin
strips of palm, A fish can easily en-
ter, but as soon as lie tries to get
out, he finds „the exit barred by -the,
ands of the strips, which come, to-
4,gether just inside the broad en-
trance. When the water is rising
and falling nsh can eesily be cauglit
in this way. '
Larger and lora-sag runnels, known
1(8 "nswa," are also used. alley are
made of broad strips of Palni or of
13ranclies of other trees, ancl are
,
foltmcl very effective in rapidly
iuig ri-vers. First, the river is dam-
med, and then a number ef openings
are made in it, behind which the
"naives" are placed. Through the
force of the current the fish are driv-
e11 into the openings, and once there
they cannot get out.
S'oine of the fish caught in tllese
201111013 a,irieideoefci,ensoornianorugse stlizieo t tf‘rce-0
boys find If no eas taqk to '"carry
ono of them home.