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The Exeter Times, 1889-7-18, Page 4ERNLEIGII 110 caAPIER colonel Sandharst returned to hie hotel in a very thoughtful frame of minaBe was wanderiug ne 'spirit through long•forgotten Amenes, and gbeetly facee rose mat of the past to teouble bine. Thirty years, twenty-five Year— a long time age, aud y et it seemed only yesterday that lie and Margaret Hey were together, before elm /earnt that wealth and position were better than love and hen - our. Ana yet she had shown no Sign, a re, pentane, rather had assumed the position fan lejured womau. Perhaps he had been too impatient, perhaps some treachery had been at work. Again, the had, treated him with well marked scorn throughout the inter. -view. Altogether, he felt strangeiy smell and bun -dilated; nor did he expect any ex• tra,ordinary amount of sympathy from Ethel Morton or Frank in his unexpected defeat, Nor wee this gloomy anticipation a zeds. taken one'for the lady in question openly expreasedher opinioa that nothing couldhave turned out better; indeed, the loss a so mach wealth was hailed wibh a positive ex- pression of relief. The Colonel, who inclin. ed to be somewhat angry, grimly inquired what Oresswell thought of the change in his ancee's fortune. Bat thab individual ap• peered to be in nowise distressed. On the contrary, he took the matter with a coolneme that fairly exasperated Colonel Sandhurst, who was at length driven to retort. "My dear fellow," said the baronet, in 'reply to certain scathing denunciations anent this fatuous disregard of common prudence, "Ethel is quite right, it is a great mistake for young married women to have command of a lot of money. It creates a feeling of inaependeece. And if we had all that abundarme, we ahotild only spend it, you Inow.' To which foolish net to say flippant 'Speech Colonel Sandhurst deigned no reply. The arrival ot Mr. Heath soon after din. mer was a positiverelief to all, and infused 'brighter spirit into the somewhab solemn proceedings. 'A most extraordinary thing," maid he, when at length alone with the Colo. ateL on remember my telling you this morning that I had already commencea to draw the conveyance of Fernleigh ? There are a lot of old deeds in the old 1308, and idly turning them over I found the wig: - anent." "What I Amongst my deeds?" "Amongst your deeds. At the very time that Fernleigh was mortgaged to you, the raissing documents must have been hidden 'under those old parchments," Bat,",con. tinned the lawyer, lowering his voice, "1 'found something quite as singular still— nothing tees than a letter addressed to you, and evidently in Mrs.Charlesworth's hand- writing." "You are romancing," returned the Cell - tenet quietly, though he was cons:nom of a quicker throbbing of his pulses. " There 'was a time when she might have written to zee, but that is a quarter of a •century ago." It was Heath's turn' to look puzzled now, though he said nothing, inerely drawing from his tmeket the letter in question and larding it over to his •companion. It was yellow with age, the ink faded to a pale red, though otherwise clean as it had been the clay it was written. The Colonel perused it carefully twice through, then turned to his companion. 31eath," said he with the same quiet in- lieetion, "had that letter fallen into my lands when it was intended to, IVIargereb 3lay would have been my wife." "'lour wife? I did not know that you eee, &nee taavenereeetiay. .ferhaps it is singular that we have never come to- gether in all these years. We first came together during a London season. Up to a certain point, you will be good enough to imagine thereat. Her father did nee like the idea,.; but one thing he agreed to. "If," said he, "you will not see my daughter for three months'or correspond with her, and at the end of that time she is of the same mind, I will give my consent." Need I say that I consented in my turn. We were young and romantic- then—too mu& so as zrabsequent events proved. At the laseday of the three months she was:to write to me and tell me to come. But she never wrote. I am not going to tell you any more, except i t hat this s the letter I ought to have had. Mead it." Mr. Heath put on his spectacles and read the simple note: "Mx DEAR GEORGE—The three months expired to day. At five minutes past twelve midnighb this letter is being written. Will you come to me and see if you think I have hanged 7—Ever yours, :Affectionately, "MARGARET HAY." a "flow long, after this note was written, was it before Margaret Hay married her t cousin?" asked Mr Heath. "Two months to a day. --Rather a end. ;len change of opinion, you see. ' "Then, of course, Charlesworth got hold It," iparsued the lawyer, ignoring the Col- onel's mplied sarcasm. "The very thing he would delighe in doing. De mortuis nis silibonum, and all that sort of thing. but -- When he gob hold of the Fernleigh title- deeds, he must have laid the note there accidentelly." "I wonder what she thinks of me7 sad the Colonel suddenly. "That you have behaved very well over .this matter, ray dear fellow. And now that ray hands are no longer tied, I don't mind telling you Ithe same thing. You will End her very grateful for your intended kindness, which reminds me that I have a commissionto execute. Mrs. Charles worth is very anxious to see the young lady who would have behaved ee generously if she had had the opportunity. 1 am charged to ask you, rat an old friend, to waive ceremony and take y our party to Fernleigh to -morrow." "If he will note we must go without him," cried Ethel, who had approached near enough to hear the conclusion of Heath's menage. "And I don't think we shall have much difficulty in pomading Frank to join." "I daresay you would like to go without me," said the Colonel with 8. pleased chuckle,. "but you won't, all the serne.—Never:raind the ceremony, Heath. I will send my man over with a note to -morrow morning, saying we accept Mrs Charlesworth's invitation velth all poesible pleasure ;" to which Miro Ethel replied eententiously that wonders would never mom - If there was one thing more beautiful to contemplate thaa the perfect weathet on the following afternoon, it was the immaculate eplendour of Colonel Sandhuratas at- tire, a facti that Sir Edwin Croswell, himself no mean connoieseur in the art eirlerial, did not fail te comment upon in confidence to the lady of hie choice, "Elogo the Earl, Chivalry's pearl, Went a•ohlaudering after a girl," she quoted, sotto voce, as they took their seate in the wagonette, "Ien't le just too eplenclid 2 If we etauld ottly rnatry the dear old oeitaiel to Mrs Cittarloworth, We elaeuid have ottr romance emnplete." But for the exuberant spirits of Miss Ethel, attol the quiet sallies of the equally Impel baronet, the drive be Feraleigh would have proved a quiet one. Once within the gates, however, tonguee were loosened, for the serene quiet beauty of the house brought an honest tribute of adiniration to every lip; its peaceful silence SSeined to soothe every heart and bear all unhappbaess away. Even Ethel, as she found hereelf tenderly embrao ed by the mistress. of Fernleigh, fell under the influenee of the oharm. e f e very rf.Iguraab4te filulbteo fyroieun das1C-8Gh el asdayied:"I why do you not speak to Miss Morton 2 There 18 no call tor bhe usual formality—Sir Edwin Cresswell, I once keeve your mother very well, H you are anything like her, Misa 1Vlortein is a fortunate The Colonel had elpeady caught Vivian up in his arms, delighted that the child had remembered his eoldier,Bohal looking ab the boy in a sadden ecstasy of child -worship; while Gladys Charleeveorth stood face to face with Frank as one who has fquncl a pleasant dream to be the eweetness of re• alley, 'Tote have not forgettee me ? ' he asked. "Oh no, indeed, Only, ib seems so atranae to eee you here. The last time we met was ail:knees and suffering ; here, it it peacefully quiet." "It is a beautiful place I" Frank repli drawing a deep broth of admiration, c feeling almost dazed with the wildness his own happinese. "There is no won that you love ie. Bub tell me how it N that yOU left me so abraptly out yond• Not even time to say goodbye, not eve moment to blink you for your ang: kindness." "Not now," said Gladys hurriedly, wit quick, frightened glen:3e at the others' treating figures.—"See; they are going i the gardens, my mother's favorite we Won't you come with them?' But Frank stood perfectly still, look down into the pleading face. "Why did 3 leave me like that ?" he repeated. "De 3 know that I have been searohing all Loac to find your wheree.bouts ?" • "Captain Sandhurst, I will tell -you eve thing presently, only let is. join" the oth now. Mother will be so disappointed if 3 do not roe the garden with, her." Captain Frank suddenly melted ; he wo have been something more than a man he have withstood the 'wistfulness of t I imploring violet eyes. Se they went * the old-world garden; and under the avez re of aneienafeuit-treeFrank detailed to hostess the story of his lingering Hines:tam from home and frioade—ehow an angel nur: bim, and the manner in which that ova d;vinity had beim found.. * " "Your girl and my boy," the colonel in. Arked musingly, as he watohed the fign disappearing - down the, shady aven "How strange it teems 1 It seenue alrn like the renewal of one's own youth," "Ib seems More strange -that they shot have met in such a way, Mrs Charleswer replied. "They would make a hands. couple, George." ' The old name mime so naturally neither of them noticed it. . The Col laughed lightly, wondering a little- bo himself viewing such a contingency so 0 placently. Under the bending arch of trees they sat, till the talk gradually ve round to old' times long . since forgot though none the less delightfuLof recall. Meanwhile, Gladys and her compie had wandered on beneath the filbert bo rtseaateajaded spot, below levenect: ...tinges_ I valley, befoiectaehich rose rangealterr of wooded hilts, Crowned in the faint distance by the Malverns.In the centemeaation of this silvan beauty they silent -for a time, with that innate symp that exists between spirits of a. kin nature. There was a soft flush on the delicate cheeks, a subdued content glee in her eyes. "You look like happineas rnaterializ said Frank at length. She turned her glowing face to his, tr bling with a sweet emotion. "Almost too happy," she replied. "Yesterday was all dark and troubled ;bo -lay is all joy and sunshine. Then it seemed es if we were going to lose home and everything almost that makes life worth living. I do not think I am very sentimental, but I have a passion- ate love for this place. Perhaps you cannot understand the feeling." "Yes' I think so. When I was ill, dying almost, out yonder I learnt to appreciate the meaning of home. I used to dream of it, more perhaps when you were by. When you lefb, I knew it was a dream. And that brings me the old question: Why did you go away so suddenly ? ' "What more had I to detain me ? I had lost my brother ; you had grown well and strong enough to do without me," "You think so ?" Frank asked. with a dangerous thrill in his voice. " Perhaps I am the best judge of that. I was nob strong enough to do without you, and I never shalt be now." "1 am glad you thought of me. It is pleasant to know that." " Thought of you I I have never forgotten you for a moment. Sweet hypocrite'dare you look me in the face and say itis nob so 7' She did nob look up, thoutah a rosy smile trembled on her cheeks and ruddy lips for a moment. In spite of the tumultuous beat. ing of her heart, there was in all the painful uncertainty and exquisite sense of pleasure which rendered it doubly pleasing. "Gladys, if I may use the name again, tell me why you left without good-bye ?" flush on her cheeks, and a lustrous gleam in or eyee like unehed tears. AS Frei* looked dews; into them, a 'sudden bed of tender. mils rushed into his heart, oveepeweriug all other feelim " G ladys," he eaid quietly, you were very oruel to me then." " Perhaps ; but ib was not without pain to me, 1 aid not know"--- " That 1 loved yeu. I did, the first Hew saw you. I do now; 1 shell ae long as life is spared to zne. Hear all I have to eq. This is no passing feney--rememberk it ie more than a year since we parted-eand instead of growing weaker, my love becomes stronger every day. If I can do anything to make you happy, if I oan-- Gladys, my darling, will you be my wife ?" Then there came a long eilence more eloquent than words, as heart went out to heart in a perfect understanding. ID seemed 88 if the parting of a year bad been washed away with its months of doubt: and timer- tainty, as she lay upon her lover's brewed with his mina around her. Womanlike, Gladys was the first to break the redline:ea, with a broken, laugh and a strangely happy face tinged wibh a shame at her own beat. ibude. , "1 wonder what they will say 2' said she. Heath told us yesterday that you and Miro Morton were expected to"— ' "To fall in love with an obsolete family arrangement," cried Frank gaily. "aly dear I namable have e it e.' ole urs For the first time she glanced 'up at him with her truthful eyes. "1 will tell you, then. In the first place, I thought you would deepise me, and your regard was verv dear to me." "01 course I should have despised you," Sandhurst replied ironically--" the same as one would despise a heaven.directed angel sent to succor a despairing wretch, Bab, ah me, I quite forgot to do that because, you eee"— Gladys stretehed out a trembling little hand imploringly. Immediately the bold soldier seized ie and kept 18 imprisoned in his own warm grasp. At the touch of this strong rneeterful grip, all the reserve and boldness seemed to leave the girl yielding and helpless. " Bat I thought you would," she cried, I was onty an hospital mitse ; you are a soldier with a good, name and fortune. I was also proud of being Miss Ciharlesworth of Illernleigh ; but oven then I did not know how long I could call myself so. And 11 you had met the some (lay, an obseure governess, or perhaps is shop assistant'---. ' I :Mould have lavished large SLURS on that blessed establishment in my eXcess of ; No 1 will not release your and, Mise 011arlesworth of Fernleigh. You proud young person—ittn't that the , expres. eion 1 should have to have Used if I had found you in a amp?" Glerlye laughed, and Said no aloe about her prisoned fiagerS, There wo a wil re. Joh air to P- he ng y. de a V. oe ton 88 the rel; now )\011 tad —t� seed Lout the ling able Ilan bion the an k I bea N14, u er t. re - r a n I abl- oth „ter - wards ?'' The Colonel took the letter from his pooket, and handed it to her. When she had read it, he told the story of its finding. But the historyof the treachery practised by a vanished hand he did not tell her, nor did she ever know. It was blissfully quiet there, save for the song of birds and the light sound of voices on the lawn below. For a long time neither spoke, for the mind of either was back in the far past. "Margaret," eaid the Colonel at length, "there is still a littlefragrance over our dead romance. Can't we treasure up the remain- ing years together?' "Lest yearaleavesare dead, "Mrs Charles- worth replied, blushing like a girl; 'their fragrance has gone for ever.' But the beauty springs afresh. I have been a lonely met; I shall be more so in the near future. The sunshine has gone, but its warmth still remains. If you can bear With me for a time, I shall be the hap. Pier." "Very well. Ib shall be as you wish," George." The sound of voices came nearer, till presently all the happy group had gathered round the colonel and his companion.,, When they became a little graver and the conver- sation had taken a more serious turn, hetold them. They listened in respectful silence, while Vivian climbed on to the Colonel's knee, looking up up into hire face the -while intently. "What do you think of it all 2" asked the narrator in conolusion. "1 think it will be very nice," said the boy eonfidentially. "You are pleased, Vivian ?" asked his mother. He looked from one to the other as if he saw them, then away Tenni the garden, peaceful in the fading afternoon, pleatane, fresi , and sweet, as if the very guaraian spirib of the place had- blessed the garden and its denizens. A delicate light fell upon his face, filtered through the branches, "I think ib is the best thing that could happen," he said in his quaint old fashioned way; "and I think," he conuluded, with a glance heavenward, "that God hate been very good to us all to clay." , rTRE MM.] First deacon--" Have you ever heard the Rev. Mr. Goodman, who exchanges pulpits with our pastor today 7' Second deacon— " No." " Well, I have. I think, Brother Pasebasket, we'd be:Het vary trom our rep - lar oustom this morning, and take up the oolleotion before the sermon." Merehant—" You want a place in my store, yeti say ?" Applicant—" Yos, air," "Let Me try you. Suppose a lady ehould oome in with is piece of cloth, and wane get a number of yarda to match it, what would you do?" "Id tend her to the met counter,' "' X gU080YOUINre had experience. —[Time. THEY DIED AFTER THE FIGHT. mist or EttglIsh awl American wuginets Ktuicd hy Their appellee Oa While the. great aim of the preferesoes Gf manly art is to settle all dlffieulties with nature's weapons only and te do away with deadly strife, there have been many pugilist:: who have met their death in the priz 3 ring or shortly after the fight. Melice, however, was not the oeuee of these unfortunate fatal terminations as the ourviving prinalpal hae gonerelly been acquitted on trial or received, a nominal imprisonment and there is nob a single case on mord of the offender having been hanged. In most oases terminating fatally the backers of the men have been to blame for permitting brave fellows to be pounded into insensibility after natare has afl bub deaerbed them, in orcler, if possible, to win their wages. The following liet of fatal prize fights is the first that hare been printed : A determined mill took place in England between Turner and Curtis in October, 1816, ending in the defeab of Curtis. The odds were 2 to 1 on Curtis, who had recent ly been ia the hospital, and who entered againet the wishes of his friends, saying he would win or die. Turner was sentenced to to two months' imprisonment at Newgate. War and Watson had a "turn up" on their way to the second fight between Dan Mendez% and Dick Humphreys at Odiham, England, iisnuary, 1788. Watson was killed by a blow in the stomach. Jen BAttes ad Clayton fought in Eog. land, April 28, 1817, Clayton was getting the best of it when a terrible blow on the jugular vein rendered him senseless, and he died in aboub two hours. There was no :Animosity between the two men and nothing ettAelethwoausghficaliclQ4e4ncle ugliattyr ofitaro 1:itohocei a liege nuteers tB. ehillieg and imprisoned for six menthe. A desperate battle came off in England, April 4 18.13 between Watts and Smith, in which, at the and of one hour and ten minutes, Smith reeeived is 131.3w on the motid which rendered him senseless, and he died the next day. Beebe and Brown met in England Nov. 9, 1824, for a purse, but when time was called for the twentietk rotaid Brown was sense. less. He died in about twenty hours. On trial the jury gave their opinion thalt the man died of overaexertion lend exonerated, Scott.Oteen Swift, the Libtle Wonder, as he was called from having won fifteen battles out of seventeen when only twenty years of age, met and defeated AnthonyNoon for . the second tizne June 24, 1834, Andova, England, for £50 a side. After fighting seventy-three round ti in two hours and eix minutes, Noon received a blow which prov- d fatal. Swift: surrendered and was im- prisoned for six months in Winchester Caatlieiii: and Bi Swll Phelps. b'ettr; known as Brighton Bill, fought at Reylaton, England, for £50 a 'side Marble 13, 1838, The 'battle lasted one hour and thirty-five' minutes, eighty five closely contested' xounds being fought. The Little Wonder was declared the victor, although 133th were taken from the 'ground insensible. Phelps died March 16 from effusion of blood to the brain, a result of thepaniehment received. Swifb upon hearing of Phelp's death, flad to Franoe, where, after defeating Jack Adams twice, he returned to England and was tried at the Hertford Assizes and acquitted. Simon Byrne, champion of Ireland, and Alexander, alias "Sandy" McKay, champion of Scotland, fought the seoond battle at Selcey Forrest, England, June 2, 1830. The men had previously fougbt in Scotland. The Remand match was for £200 is side, and after three minutes Sandy was knoeked senseless and died on the following Thursday. Byrne was 'tried for manslaughter at Backiogham Assizes and acquitted. James, alias 'Deaf" Burke, champion of England, met Siznon Byrne at No Man's Land, England, May 30, 1833, for £100 a side and the championship. In the ninety- ninth round Byrne fell senseless. The fight had lasted three hours and six minutes. Byrne died three dare afterwards; Burk was tried for manslaughter in the first degree at the Hertford Assizes, July 11, of the same year and acquitted. Mike Madden beat'Jack JORG8 at Long Reaoh, England, Dec. 11, 1855, in twenty- three rounds in sixty-seven minutes. Jones died of injuries received. At Maids tone Madden was tried for manslaughter an d ac- quitted. Chris. Lilly and Tom McCoy engaged in a deepen:ate battle near Hastings, N. Y., Sept, 13, 1842, for $400. It resulted in the death of McCoy after 120 rounds had been fought. Lilly WAS shot Feb. 1857, on board the Gds. teamlian brig Santiago,for raging war against Nicaragua under Gen. William Walker. Charles Lynch "(right name Logue) beat Andy Kelly at Huyler's Lending, N. J., Sept. 17, 1856. The battle lasted one hun- dred and five minutes, eighty-five rounds in all. Kelly was beaten into insensibility and died shortly after. Lynch fled to England and became feather -weight champion, but after some years returned to the United States and died in New York. Billy Walker and Jimmy Weedon had a terrific encounter near Pennaville, .N. J., Aug. 31, 1876, and in tbe aeventysixth round Walker wag thrown on his head and rendered senseless; time, one hour and fifty- eight minutee. He never recovered eon solemness, expiring at 3 40 v. m. the same day on board the boat, Upon arriving at Camden the authorities took charge of Walker's body and transferred it to the resi- dence of his parent!, South Second street, Philadelphia. Weedon, Johnny Clarke, Sam Collyer, " Fiddler " Nectrya and Dick Goodwin were ariested and senteneed for a term of imprisonment at Trenton, N. la, where Weedon died Nov. 6, 1877. The latest fatality in the priz a -ring was the killing of George Euljamee at Grand Forks, Dak., Sept. 23, 1888, but no one, as yet, has been held aceountable for his death, and as fat as the authorities are concerned the antagonist of Fnljames on that oecasion remains unknown. She Knew Him by His Credentials, A traveler called at nightfall at a farmer's home the owner of which was away from home. The mother and daughter, being alone, refused to lodge the braveler. "How far le it, then," said he, "tea house where a preacher Oan get lodging ?" • as you are a preacher," said the eld Lady, "you can stay here. a Accordingly he diemounted. He deposited his eaddlebege in the house and led hie horse to the stable. Meanwhile the mother and daughter were debating the point as to what kind Of a preacher he was. "He °motet be a Presbyterian," said,the one, "for he is not dreesed enough." "He is not a Methodist," said the other, "for his omit is not the right cut foris Methe. diet," "111 could find hie hymn book," said the (laughter, ".t could tell what,„ kind of is preaeher he is," and with that she thrueb her aand into the saddlebag, f8nd pulling out is flask of liquor she oxelanned, '1,a, /nether, he'ea Hard Shell Baptist?" WIr AND WISDOM.' Human heinge are still being Old in the faMineastricken districts of Caine. A child under ten brings front a dollar to a dollar ands halt. . A Port Allegheny, Pa" erten who wee tilt. ed out of is sleeping car berth by e. jelt et the train, exclaimed, in an unoonsoiewe way: a-rDep't- don't—I'll get up and light the The SAI2 Frenoisoo Peet is of the opinion that the publio man vale drawa himself up and "has nothing to say to newspaper Lien" hasn't anything to relabe to his own credit as a general thing. , Wit is the lightning of the mind, reation the sunshine, and reflection the moonlight ; for as the bright orb of the aighb eaves its lustre to the sun, ao does reflection owe its existence to reason. The t capter of an Egyptian King has been ex emined chemically by ]of. Barthel. lot, and proves irt be nearlypure copper, i with only traces of lead. It s supported to be about 6,000 years old. It is is curious, pathetic: and suggestive fact that there are not nearly enough or. phaus in Johnstown to meet the numerous offers that have poured in since the disaster to take such children for adoption. JGdge it men by his eyes, but a Wo- man Always by her lips," said Beejaartin Franklin. Now we understand how Banj min happened to gab so deeply interested in the study of electrical phenomena. Young Orson, whose parents own the oottege in which Dr. Cronin was murdered, declared that two men on Thursday threat- ened him with death if he should identify Mareln Burke, novv under arrest in W mai Pecl, Linen bands, with an inserbion of drawn work, hemstitching or embroidery, are sold by the yard for necks and aleeves of dresses. They are a neat and economical fiaish, as they wash gaite as well as linen cuff i and collars. 13radatreet estimates the loss of proper- ty in the recent fl3od in Penneelyama at $41,250,000. When the loss of life is reale- mead with it the disaster is the most over- whelming of any that has ever occurred in Amerioa. . The man who bequeathed half of his estate to his wife "as long as she remained single after hie death," with a provision that the other half be given her in case she plea- ded again, "as it costs more to keep two than one," was a daisy." A Pennsylvania editor has discovered that everything ±0 nature is playful: He r run." Where lightnieg . plays, the wind whistles, the thunder roily, the snow flies, the waves leap,, and the fields smile. Even the tees shoot and the rivers and streams Where the Work Comes In.—Ministeraz Wife—You haven't been out of year study an hour this week. What is the matter.? Minister—Some of the congregation eay that my sermons are too long, and I've been trying to write a ' shorb me.— [New York :k aweseshalaoc.heassetatree cvoeare.yt just -n now. On the last Milt:eons along the day trip of the .Penobecot, Captain In: graham gays, it looked at one thne.as if the boat were about to run into a b3d of rocks over which the sea was breaking. The rocks were whales. A lady living near a church was sitting by a window liatening to the crickets. and also to the choir in full blast. "How loud. y nllitaezils7)1 nhogreire.tkee nt. ho„ot ;at" o d ib with their hind lege." athe ad ta lady galiPtiherk- n they say they do Let a "Woman ]zayo ovary vklato Lauder tile sun, if she is slatternly, or even negligent in her dress, her merita will be more than half obscured. If, being young, she 18 untidy, or, being old, fantastic or slovenly, her mental qualifications stand a chance of being passed over with indifference. a i The polce," says Joe Howard in The Nevr York Press, estimated that ,50,000 people walk the streets of New York, not knowing where they shall :sleep at night, and 50,000 other people sleep. as best they can, not knowing where or how they shall break their fast after the coming dawn." An uncommon scone Was witnessed recent ly in the streets of Ballarat, The Rev, Churchill Julius, Archdeacon of that city, onee a famous Oxford athlete and a hard. working Liverpool clergyman, caught a ruffian beating his wife. He seized the brute, overpowered him :titer is struggle and personally marched him off to the lockup. A scientist has discovered the advantage of a dark skin as a veil against the heat in hot climes. The carbon layer in the akin of thenegro heizig opaque, like obher forms of carbon, must form an effectual veil, aed thus protect that most important organ below, the true skin; a bodily envelope of tissuee pre- senting is vast' anrfebe of circulating blood, which is certainly subject to brillianb illum- ination when only protected from thee sun- light by the thin translucent cuticle. A teacher teaching his class to mini says :—" There are two things necessary to acquire the are. One is to grow used to being web all over: the other to realise that your body 18 80 much lighter than the water that you will surely float if you will only stop trying to prevent it," The teacher ehould have added, while the body is so light as to float, it rarely floats right end up. for comfort. The thing to learn in swimming is to keep the talking end out in the air. Home, Sweet Home. Weary and faint lay the old grand:lire-- ale had bidden adieu to earthly things; His hands were clasped like a saint at rest, In the holy calm death's angel brings. "The way had been long—he was se: tired,. So glad to reach the end," he said; Than cleeed hie eyes with a parting smile, While we kept, our vigil beside his bed. The eands of life were ebbing fast— We felt "the last of earth" had come. When, sudden, the voice of a little child Sang sweetly And clearly, "Home sweet home." At once the wan HO opened wide, The dim eyes beamed on ue in prayer, And we caught the pale lips' wistful Words: "There's no place like home—help me .reach there." Then, while he gently fa asleep, We book up the strain of the little child, And 11813f4 the old man to his heavenly rest, Safe in the fold of the Shepherd mild, I And the snille still lived On the dear, calm face, On which the shadow of death had wine ; )3114ur grfef Was stilled, and our hearts were ed.& Per we know lie was sheltered at "Herne, Wed houte." THE D.CSERT. Of SAHARA. may At Is by be 'loans so Meek us it ee Voluted. The Sa.haris ae a whole is nob below sea level ; it is not ehe dry bed of is recent ocean, ama it is nob ae 110 as the provereial pan- oake all over. Pail �f it, Indeed be very llountainous, and all of it le more or less veried in level The Upper Sahara consists of is rooky plateau, rising at time into con- siderable peaks ; the lower, to which it de. sonde .by a steep slope, le "a vast depres- don of olay and sand, but still for the most part standing high above sea level. No portion of the Upper Sahara is leas Wean 1300 feet high ---a good deal higher then Dart- moor' or Derbyshire. Most of the Lower reaches from„200 to 300 feet— ciuite as eele. vated as E teex or Leicester. Tne twosots below sea level 00n8188 of the beds of ancient lakes, now much ahrunk by evaporation, owing to the present rainlees condition of the country ; the soil around these is deep in gypaum, and the water itself is consider - :Ably saltier than the see. That, however. is :Always the ease with fresh -water lakes in their last dotage, as American geologists have amply proved in bhe great Sale Lake of Utah. Moving sand undoubtedly °oven: a large space in both divisions of the desert, but, according to Sir lambert Playfair, our belie modern au thority on the eubjeot, it octoupies not more then one-third part of the entire Algeri in Sahata. Elsewhere rock, clay and muddy leke are the prevailing features, inter. speraed with not Mire geenadate grovea and villages, the peoduct of artesian wells or excevated spaces of river oases. Even Sahara, in short, to give ib its due, is not by any means so bleak as it re painted. The Prince of Wales in Paris. " The Prince of Wales has revealed him- self to the Parisians in the new light of a paterfamilias, and won great applause in the rote. Tae Prince, the Princes:a and their family have been an obj lot of sympathetic curiosity for the Parisians, who have ap- plauded them heartily and admired their wonderful energy and ubleeeity. On June 8M, at midnight, the Reyea tourists arrived in Paris; on June 15.13, at midnight, they left Paris for London; midin the seven days of their visit they saw all that is Ica be seen in the French capital, and simply astounded the Parieiene by the quantity of things bhat they found to see. On Sunday morning the Prince, of course went to church, and de. lighted the churAwarden of the new Vic- toria cheeel by his affebillty. Then began e series of naeteoric apparitions all over the capital, ''et the Ethibition, on the varioas 'platform of the EiffelTower, at the theatres, , at the opera, the circus, stetha Antelil races, where the Prince lost a pot of money; aet, the Epatant, w,here the Prince scooped Pp' a large amount, ; in , short, wherever yea might go last week you were sure to see the Prince, or the Princess and her children, or the whole family together. From Morning until night they were on the move—always fresh, always smiling, always passing, never resting, never losing a minute, and yet never in a harry. Their vita to Paris hate -doubt. lees produced an excellent impression ; but I am afraid it will have an ultimate bad, effect on would-be high -livers. of. a weak physique, whe will endeavor to imitate the Prince of Wales, and die in the attempt This new, precocious, electrical, Flying Dutchman kind of life demands long and special training and an iror constitution; and, after all, it may be only a high-pres- sure bcax." A Mad Bossard Attacks a Mute. 0 wen Woolfolk, employed as engine eron me terry boat V. Owen, running betw een Paducah, Ky., and Brooklyn, Ill., relates a. story of his desperate encounter with a mad buzzard a few days ago. Mr, Woolfolk says he was accompanied by Souire Siderter, and was driving along the road on the Illinois side of the river, between Strington and the ferry landing, in the afternoon, when is mad buzzard made a violent attack uponthe mule which/was drawing the buggy. The animal plunged and kicked, and it was with diffi. catty that they restrained the animal from running away. After leaving the mule the bird turned its attention to the 000upants of the buggy, and made repeated assaults, and it was only by vigorous application of the whip and an old sack which happened to be in the buggy, that they were enabled to defend themselves and finally kill the mad bird. There have been quite a number of rabid dogs killed in that vicinity recently, and it is supposed that the bird received hydro. phobia by partaking of the carcasses of the, deeeased animals. Mr. Owen says it was. the mot desperate battle he ever engaged in and that he does not care to repeat 1±.— [St. Louie Globe Democrat. The Terror of the Simms Killed, "Old Clubfoot," the famous grizzly bear, of the Sierras, was killed by Trapper Hen- , drix near the source of Battle Creek last. Saturday. This ferocious beast hes wander. ed as a dreaded monarch in that section for- th° last twenty years, and seemed to bear a• oharzned life. Hundreds ot cattle, sheep, hogs'and human beings have fallen victims. to his appetite during that period, and many parties organized for his destruotion have returned thinned in ranks and "with hair turned white in a single night by a passing - sight of the dreadful fright," which they vainly sought to destroy. The beast weigh- ed when dressed 2,300 pounds, which we be. lieve is the largest animal of this species ever seen on the American continent. Mr. Hendrix feeljustly proud of his achieve. mute and a purse of $500 has been made up for his benefib by the residents of Eastern Tehamu county. The bear was in rather poor condition when Main, as old. age had °logged hie blood momewhat, and time had commenced to paralyee his former supple . limbs!, SO that he WAS notable to capture his tv prey as in fernier days. The pleased hunter Is tanning tne hide, which he promos bo, use as a cover for his winter hut in the foot. hills.—/Red Bluff (Cal) News. A Boarding -House gurprise. Dathley—"Queer things people discover when they are living at boarding-houses, At dinner ab my boarding.house yesterday stuck my fork into a piece of pie and brought up is collar button that noel a week ago." bnaggs--"That's nothing. I lifted off the top of ray etre aberry ehorteeke at my boardinghouse yesterday, and what do yea suppose there was in it?" Dashley—"I give it up. A silk umbrella, perhaps." Snaggs—"No, sir ; strawberries." Dashley (incredulously)—"A, what are you giving me l"—[Americen. " Hurry te the door, 'Herz mediae Mr., Smith in. Ifelas rung twice." " It isn't Mr. Smith; it's the other young gentleman," "Weil, wait a minute, thee, I must change the photographs 08 the mantel."