The Exeter Times, 1890-8-28, Page 8e
him bandy witticisms of a rather Oscine
A GHOST fa illS filit'SIIIE. ily arrenged, end naturally Philip was to about the Sbeldons as possible. Then
taHlteeMhiassd$11inealltlinviiisimtonsdionfueiReose Sheldon
lie went to his room, where he was nature with a .sprightly French actress, or
accustomed to give the morning hours to , 11rhen watching him absorb a hearty mid-
...e- after that first one ; but he will never for- study, since for the present his one hope of A. Sketch. 011ie Heir Apparent by an Muter- tsivittlitito,stgehronoill s000mn;alenoiloduesv.ardmorerestoavtetr::uitt
get, until he forgeta ONTrything M death, selfenaintena,nee was in tutoring. Bet it lean lexeniptoutatiss.
seems 0 Ma rather umongruoes that right
aoulse cinsettmen istoemrote ex vie " cos. how she looked as she came up the garden was a new language that he found upou his
If the chivalrous aed knightly character of reverend fathers in God, such as the Arch -
For Maiden or moon shall ale man yearn t
emseomesese." walk, that Jane evening a little before sun- lips, end a11 its roots were lioseroots, Ile.
theAustrian Emperor reminds one of ancient bishops of Canterbury .and York, should
11tRA11 11, brk‘Rthine; D1S11 1.0Vs, %ghost without set, She wore a long, softly falliug white threw away his books at last, since their
rather than of modern times. theta of the ever be called upon to kiss the heed which
breeze i frock, eut simply, but eisplaying her beenti. lore V. 3, Yana, and lost himself in a ehiftinge Prism° of Wales, °utile sneer hand, must be has a moment. before clasped that of thine
Shine :noon awl chin us, „moo cannot Mum : ful white throat and delicate arms -a splendid, dreaxa ot ben And then a, voice regarded as thoroughly M keening witb the
frail queen of the opera bouffe ; and rather
4'1 0 11`1•"‘I'I'' girl Wiest- I.° Yene king4enle et. thought too thin pel•homs, bat lovely la broke into the midst of lxis dreame-a clear,
aexalt. see, larcsentage. Eugland 6 tuture kuig 18 ,e,x's than attempt to force myself to regard his
In a
'u 11 plaee email events become &Italie. Some red June roses were on her rapid, yet musical voiee-her voice.
jovial [O41Highness with the anT and
eeedingly what the fermate .(1U 1111 as " on
girlish bosom, and *me was fastened in her very self Was undereeath his window, lin sieele" (mad of tee cetiturye 11 010 veneration due to am anointed of the Lotd,
great. ; and the whole ueighborhood of Dene.
held west in state of excitement about the
new occupants of the Ruthven Hottee, as, the dark voile of her liair,. she had large and sitying to Bella, wit.) was busy with her
es -es imelp not (Into tell whether they flowers.
many as "vkux jeu"(old-fashioneue Tbe
Francis Joeeph would be see emu by
itt ucttileusesete' at 2.1)')
th8initn ifnu tgoeifIitreoffellt:
from tune 18111. 314) es -ere -bode' 11'1'5 hint they --changed their color as he But I left my music, and, I thonght I would
were dark, gray, or iazel, for it seemed to IN ill you forgive such an early call.:
one is the Knight of the Round fable epoch, warm-hearted ancl
called the largest house in the parkh.
EVEn^OBLIGINl: COXRADE,
the other the gentleman of the last quart-
Denefiele wee eller:nee:4ml by a pleaeantly lovited ex them. Ile contraeted her step over and get it. Your garden is be-
er of the eineteenta ceutury, and p0 )2 face with the serene inanity to witched by moonlight, but it is almost
rural flavor. Though only .st31-01 hours by
: whieh he was accustomee in hie ow111amily; lovelier stillein this Irene. sunshine." 22 10., all the merits and zt tew ot the vices as an honorable and kindly eeutlemain hi
x•ail from L' l) tne 'lege
outside werel ;mewed vague and unhinge-- : is
interests a tilt. ; and he seiel to himself ; " Pretty, Waged. i She had spokeu as blithely as the lark
Prince is quiteas fully imbued with the ease whom, either as Prince or peasant, any one
of the English clubman of to-dey. Thu tne every sense of the wore, mid as a mar,
taut, to re,)st of its 11 11452 in compare ; time." the most beautiful 11 0113 of her sings ; and Mrs. Girton, vim sat With ber
red character of royally es clearly to be seen would be proud and happy to possess as
sowing u.ntler a ueighboring oals, heard her,
son with a dinner at the 23(2121 1. or the en- r
o ; e 11, as am un e nu, a . . s
11 • I s •11 - 'st ken • Pose Shot eild came fonverd &ha joined Belle in a
e e . . e . 4.
he has resented his steter.Loulee's nmeriage to
from the harsh anix ettuang manner iu whieg friend.
W 1th traits of cherecter such as these, it
e.m.iimns of thc l Ol.ti.» .4 tau, teen ; don was a, lovely girl, with plenty of peers, warm invitation to stay for luncheon. They
Lord _Lome and elute of Princess Beatmee to 10 2)111) Int -Meal that he should be exceeding.
Rittliveit Honse had Leen. the. home of the •
ly popular e ith all classes. Indeed, it k open
however, and not a few superiors ; but from lied not quite made up their minds whether
the liebreweleseended lieury of .ilattenberge
Itutitveu family for centuries ; but cme ! tie .
11T, moment she was Plelip Girton's or not they liked. Rose Sheldon ; but they
While, however, ext. loses no opportuitity os . to q uestion whether the lenglislepeople dcenot
tato- mostiter they haxl died, and the dived eraneard of or:Innis:el Lekre which all were always hospitally inelined, axle then
moking these two Ino 116121111421 of me rem prefer the presence to the absence of his
fainilv lila p:OW11 2.2. 2. anti enudler, un- , (.../48', ,- f -1 1 ,t ^ ' t ae „ Rethven House people. were fast be.
511 Madly the lust Rettiven-untlemmed, a, .,
the impassable gulf which separates his rauk , faults.. For the latter are these ef a gener-
; .Never WaS dinner like that einner to comieg the Holm of Derielield.
temtel 1111,1;ia and a mkeionate book -lover , n. Ile. 211111 "'' 1 1 ' " ' 1 ' MiSS Shelliell aSS111"e11 them there was .ind station from theirs, lie iemost careful to ous, pleasure -loving , nature and without
-had deft np his zeteestrai Shade!. MAI aum LI • f f - + ' 00.l. ii.te so mac t ; u see
,1 h t, , . conceal from the g,eneritl public his opinions these 'petits velem as the Freneh call
point o ace ne hardly knew whet or nothing she sh 1 i 1
i i as to the divinity that hedges kings and their
nouneesi that it was for seale. removing.hina ; %reeve., 1, , s i r i f t 5- t 1 ^ - ii.- d 'f
TEE PRINCE OF 'WALES,
, , . e r „e ate or aran e. .or t le as nue nras. go mme .et an see 1 papa eau x
e " _lo. emp : e ...-m: . . .
i In 1115 life Ile wae under a spell which made spare her -he 22-00141 be going to London in
British Museum. him oblivious of everythens ile the world A IOW days, and she could aot make arrange.
It really eemnscl singular that Rutimen ' 0
r q IRA one face end oue VOiCe. Thanks to meats while Ite was here without eousultiug
House should have remeined vaeant atter Tterk
t he understood, what would interest him. This need to consult and content
th"" for iiv' Years-, fmwnling u"s°41h1I , this beautiful neighbor, and never had pepa wae the key to much that came after -
with ite elesee windows on its hmulder ; .
ceremoneous ( mixer mate SO 4 DR o et ter • t , • • ... ••
l' il. -I 't t 11 Artr ls lud. even then it stmel• on the sax
neighbors. it had on sine side the sea, i
; of them. When the ladies went away, lie of the unseen listener with a note of sur -
With a stretch of lovely undulating shore. I pulled himself together 4 little ; but while prise, Belle --who had had her owe ware'
On the other eide were rich meadow lands x he bore his pert in the talk that went on ever since slle was put into short clothes -
where cows of dietinguished pedigree made around him, and aimed with the others his was inore amazed std.'. She suggeeted that
themselves at home in the long grass, father'e best burgundy, he yet felt a gentle one of the servants might go ; but no, Rose
sm'l walks seftlY sha'le4 bY those thrill, ae if she were still by his side, !wee firm. She must go, herself, and see if
dear Engli,1 trees whose boughs are t•luddenly, in the midst of the talk awl the . pa e wonted anything ; and off she went.
tee in love with their uative earth that wane, mime the them" of a rich contralto lose was WiSe ill her generation, and ehe
they almost touch it. Any elle who walled, voicT, siw.lin the sae, beautiful old air, set !knew well how entirely the comfort of her
to enape from the stress and tumult of life . 1011g IWO 10 the words written by Mary Ilife depended on not crossing the evil' of her
into a twelern (lenient of Men could not , 4,
Hamilton the ;lay before her death ; leather. Easymoina and pose as Mr.
hem! done tenter than take up his abode at ; 0 0
'To day the Queen Las four Merles, 'Sheldon seemed to the careless observer, he
Denetield ; and to this emtelusion elr. Robert : To -morrow ehe'll have but three 11101(1 the traditionae rod of iron over 1110 OWD
Sittellen speselity arrived, when, heviug seen ' There s '1 102 Beautoun. and Mare Ir`L'at CMS, household. No weak man could have
a 1 eel egeet'e aeleaTti•illflEllt at RutIty00 Ana Mary Carmichael and. tam ' ,
'started from the ranks 01 111.01 awl come up
Ilni..e. Ii c ..eme dowe from Luellen to look PhiliP knew ealY the '11:04011.T well the' to be the owner of Ruth \-eri House, To the
at the oid pl:•,,,,.. Hu il0112).422. it fOrtiiWkil, . voices of those ladies who hail been wont to hundrra4 of men are' wene„ in me emien.y.
GENERAL NAVAL ATATTERS.
A French navel officer, eerviog M the
fleet at present manceuvring under Vice Ad-
miral Duperre's command, has sent anything
but flattering report of the manmevres.
He says that when, after starting from Brest,
the fleet approached the Morgat roadstead,
the ships wore allowed to separate simultane.
ously and seket their own positions. 'ewes
a difficult matter for the Captales, but very
simple for the general staff, Similerly, when .
the fleet. sailed out into the open in the form
of a cross, the twelve ironclad:, itt the centre,
the vanguard and the rearguard in front
and behind them, and the ethdreurs spread.
out on both sides, it was impossible to test
the welue of the tactics, not one of the
ships bad been set aside to represent the
enemy. One- eight there was an attack by
torpedo boats, but, instead of beleg removed
to a distance with Mum:Eons to ehoose
their own time, the torpedo boats were per-
mitted to remain with the fleet until 7:30
Melock that evening. They were then told,
to clear off Amite return between 915 a»il
10:30 o'clock when of course all the
were keeping a, careful lsokout. Neetliety
the experiment was worthless.
The Italian ship Andrea Doria has recent-
ly undergone°. successful series of full power
trials of Spezzia, She, the Ruggiero Di
them, he would run the risk of beiug regard- Leutea, and the Franceeca elorosuxi, farm a
seem in a, most marked, itegree thaormenial . Prince Consort, whose blameless life ;tied
ofesprneg from me common nerd, He pos- ed with the same disfavor as his father, the group very similier to the Admiral type of
the British Navy. They are of 1,000 tons
ingredient of power, imitww,;,4 and 8twosd, faithless character led to his being coesieem
mutely, tact, atid it its to that in particular ed by the English people at large ae some. displacement, 328 feet long, and 03 feet 4
sy ,re inches beam. Their engines of 10,000 horse
that he owea his wtdimpread popularity. , thing of a prig. On the whole, th
" e power were inteeded to cive them a
I remember witnessing au musing multi. right to view the faults of the Royal Welsh.
festation of this tact on the part of the mon with indulgence. For, aside from the
Prince. The Right lion. A. •Ninutlelta, wai., uetural disinclination to provoke outbursts
was born in England as the sou of of ill -temper on the pert of so good-humored
aud jovial -hearted a Prince, there k a mi.
,AN ENII..ED CARDONARI, versal disposition to abstain front all individ.
held for many years the leadership of the ex- ual criticism or censure of his conduct. He
frees° etatlicamaney, I might eeneet my, the lives in ae atmosphere of such. loyalty that
Republican party m the eiegdom He was it ninY niinn8t he deeeeibed 118 8YeaPhaucy.
maximum speed 01 10 knots. The armament
consiets of four 110 -toe Elewick guns, moult,
ted in two barbettes, two sixduch quick -
firing gune, and, twelve maeltine guns. The
machinery is of the three -cylinder iuverted
vertical triple-expeusiou type, -working twin
screws ,and the eight lerge clouble.ended
boilers ere placed, in closed stokeholds. The
result! of the runs WAS a, mean horse 'power
e eiter foe of royalty, and 48 member of and although 130 11121)' be made the object, of of 1,0,400 and at, average speell of 101 knots.
parliament for shekel was always the first collective owl indirect criticism from tepee, The.coal was unpickedand the stokers were
to protest against money being granted to who do itot come into actual contact with Italian. The preliminary trials of the Re
the members of the sovereign's family. One lihn, yet there is no one Wil0 ventures per- Umberto, 20,900 horse power, are expected
mitunin day the Prince and primees a $ouans to paint out to him the right awl to take placeni a, few weeks at Neples.
IN eles happened topass through Sheffield on 1'5°116' al his waYs' 11 140 has remM.ned- an Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thomas Symonds
their Way tO their &etch castle at Mier seldie 1101101\114e awl trize•Imoted gentleman I has made a vigorous appeal to the British
Their train only.halted for about ten utimite; mei if his record is free frout ail 1m;
din t'o ili3 i preine ',Minister of the stre»gth and cou-
nt the station -just long. enoueli te amen, mere ve"tal 441% 4 IS
axxil lli 41 i-t'S 1/11,1 1. 214,41 111:111y Of them, 41.- Meg the after-dinner songs of Denetiehl, but he lamer r,,,,yeate,i a vommamt, ire emerese, migMes and to examine the stilled& Bat °wit se""a enmnumse"se' ills innate i (111t101 n t°1f inheitIlislikv31.C. II° lec°rIeDpifeahscritetdhaets'
rived I y rail, ;:1141 53 ..-1 'WM Vng:111 Vi 11114 0110 11'1.13 of ;mother quality. . , 'vd ids 12 "214.'. mildly maregli, but they were ee ,,, ,erstidug that 16, mean aux gulear. Ar,, 'being kept up 50t122) 855011,511 0± that of any
cm, prim, mile onni tin of the time, honesty of purpose, end his inrainee horror 'TA' --le --t.-----1 -"Y
511.1ini;t1',, ef his am -mega het ' imiat iS Da a Denefhee wove," he sant, thtai. Let the Lem. lulu ni. them te, fen Sit:fixing that Ili Xtuulella, was on the plat- el. e%
"'' two other powers, it really lias but *twenty -
were test. en.: g; wiees eiese mei sealme, awl tenting to Mr. Sheldon. ;
eaten, let atxy of his subonlipates be eare• Iona ot the suttion awaiting some friends with regard to this distinetion betiveen col, i
fht.h.eae-rmt ; nenld Lninht 1In.I'ees: :tei1mi-en ,..atre..slt't m1t'he old ,,. ;mug:1y t•hey to'ut.ed.the lathes, and a"ttex ente'a '
wt,h,,eo. ahad incum
.41 h'is displeasure. rSite nev'er
.Pr,incees,lwnho follow -tug her heusbantre ccue: ,
;•atJlrbfaehtenahto ri.dielae ds thvineeendriaievtmffid..
suekvalercyrditeai,
ycaismnai.td.s
nost jwo.
th.ilof,
!sf'
o;. v1•1e1 en. ( I b' al-:egtntvlte•. tistphInippussrt-st•M, o
•.
ieF& atlmt3!:ue•utemt aeneed h 1eR1.1-
1uetsPs-irab"'.eslinputataIt '1. meee I !MOW Mtter unconnueldyf,a of thembytheshaeofashade'2.21(1 111(1 that he 22 25 billed to deliver 0114.of1.4vdnil UM ieiinnety•eight1143 says England has anU414 "w41w`"Is'a-well"Mr741101'10a answeredwith ,11 the offender Senna 11i1a.KIf out of baskets usual 111121112.111121112.1(12) and 01814)52. revolution- in mittetoS:11ill113 lilwar veasels to match S5 held by FranceItvumlyr% 2(3.5,t;1,,was the bread smilofgood-fenowelep"I have without , imanents Warning. ,,yaudefssesii„e ftroe,tpreglmogbraidieathwandeRussia, or 57eheldby FranceandItaly,tkv.,eethAeswerA4.1111 1112. heard ittfew tunee beore this and heRose hail Ltd one contention With 11111 tsed Ito be sone. to te eerofthsooyatyealtyatentrepuicanisminFo')‚1(, 1201(1 by lrance and GermanyIn1,441-t 04:1; 1TIYsincelem2a 11 ashiaWOltWaS, asif he thought as lonrememer auytingIles saloon cartageAfter sineteg112121(12ualaTemrcvnoiimitnisregadeo the size ofshipsthe .Admiral tnopAatZ417AT Of SIWT1014C 31111 he 1* ti 54541 something very annishiF,re-WAS hi beitelf f the "fof 11.1 e voritt most heartily lie resented him to te witch whwil`1'a'ex it t that if s ed 205 4) bemain
post
on to
Rutleai 1('s1('s.>', weereeouriny 1)1110 gen(ra- I),11 been terved they all strolled. out luta foreot how 1 e look 1 t e •1ias equally gracious tote Raicl leadr.oyeohnwbacera held himup to the 1)5022(1521I °"0(.1 1'"1LAttlaved atm henet let tueNliehnns tile gamier'A late inghtmgele was sihventured to remonslente andenteatafter elle Prince thereupon excluinied ltheileheebe no son nmu•san. -,amas ereatie streng.,s ,maNvt.mils aldiledthee hall lwen a Mg till 1. 13 thepassion of Ins 22)114 4' be d 4) 414. te creature ehouldb"1hear, my dear eiMundllas that yonloyMWois ousee ytietothe loa-case by apt quotations from his history,'ddnat stle viegeto 1111 12 sometittlfind Mefarsole mato .1O1 Wimn killed, orhowhe held her hand firmey 11 80 about to deliver one ofyour eloquent ailnoxraels!ongas Uentments stens'neejudinfrom his reception in theanti sieteryshould Ie &,1a 013 thsong eased, Philip quoted from the hisandmde her watchthepoor beast In itseressestoyour con5tituents this aaternoon. lies pnadiagate deoeo1epuBrtishnaal aeeshe hldo"You kir nr lr. SiRii011 11114(114 16.1 112.01503' loveliest of odes-- death Did ever love herI do wish you would oblige both the Prinese mama] *12) 11 o
"
111 Weise" elts. Girton remarked la the ,
, ** Fade far away. diesolve and quite forget father for one moment in her life after this and myself by availing yourself of that op- ±
tree Jewel -et spirit, elre. Girton. 10210 5130 1 What then 111110133 1110 leaVei MISt, never scene? Honestly I do not think she aver
datigiittie of a baronet, whose aeres remained l known."
, I5(1; but to hem front that moment, the will
to loan, hit whose revenues were entute; ! " You love Keats, then?" she asked, 2113(5 of pap, meant more than the will of God.
and she professee to think mesh of the dukes i turued toward him her pure face, on which ;She nught hope to move, by her entreaties,
anti little of ilettette.. . the summer moon was shining. His heart -the powers of Heaver, but no .plea of hers
'Yee,"answered the viear, "12115 the int- i WEIR beating so madly as he met her eyes would move the stern will winch elle had
porton feet le that he has made the money, ' that 111) 41(2111(1 hardly speak. He managed .110005 known to waver.
and there is need enough 4)1 34011>4' of it in the , to answer her quietly, and she capped his 1
i As for Mrs. Sheldon, I think she really
perish. I think you awl Bella would better quotation with another ; and then suddenly, me lore her lore, for the was 211)0012. serf be -
go over this afternoon." - it seemed to him as if he had known her mem, and there had never been one Sill'gle
"Yes, do," cried Philip Girton, the son forever -as if there never could have been conflict between her and the master of her
of the "mese ; "go, awl serve up our new for him any past into which she had not home and'heart; and certainly when Robert
neighliors hot for &neer."entered-any future of which she would not Sheldon bad all things his 01021way Ito was
Ills ettiter looked at him with mild (US. be part. t
,easy-going enough. He WAS most lavish of
apse -era! t; but Philip was privileged. "I have never had a friend," lux said, his money, most indulgent to allwishes that
lie Ira taken a double first at 0.xford, after a moment of silence." - le
0 Yoe know did not conflict with his 01011, Ma he had a
One or two of his versetets heti been ssixat I mean?" i gay flow of animal spirits which captivated
publisliell in the Academy, and there were 44 Yes, I think I know. There have been his slower -witted wife, delighted Ms vo-
lume.; of Ins doing something to distingeish people you saw every day, and 4iked well quaintances, and was by. no means without
himself in literaturesoure day. The orlgulal enough; but they did not nudermated y'ou-,its own cbarm for Rote. He was very cam -
pima lull been for him te go in for the Clairol) ; they diel not speak your lauguage. I know,
but, plaisant when she ran home with her request.
alas I he eaine out, ot Oxfore with liberal for that has been my own lite, too." ;This family, the mother of whom was a
vouvettione, awl the only thing that Reemed Again he was silent a moment, gathering baronet's da' Steer WAS ashade higher in the
open te hha was te turn an 1102.04.12. 5)011223' as courage for what he wanted to 8213r ; and smile than any one wit, whom the Sheik=
4 tutor with the hope of eoine thee getting then he plunged into it boldly. ;had famikrIy associated hitherto, and just
enrollee\ ha the noble army ofseribes.
. "1 think we could be friends -you and I. ;at present it suited papa' s whim that his
Teat night, when the faintly met at din- We should understaed each other. Shall we Rose should. see as much of 511014 (10 possible,
seer, lentil,. WAS impatient for the sketch of try, or are you and. your books sufficient to and learn their way; while it WAS a sweet
his new neighbors; but Mr. Girton frowne,d your own life 1" , and subtle flattery to him to see that his
down all personalities until dessert WAS 011 "No, not sufficient," she answered in a 1 child -his --infinitely surpassed the bar -
the table awi the servants had ;gone away. very low tone ; and he fancied she sighed onet's granddaughter in beauty and in
It was a penitent hour. The fragrance of faintly, but it may have been the breeze charm.
the ;eine roses came in through the open which was just waking up amoeg the trees. (TO 13E CONTINUED.)
windbows. The 'mod, vicar Looked p44ortly and
'` Would you, could you, let me be your
beenge, SS Ile poured himself out a glass. of friend -with all that friendship means of A Smart Terrier.
port, and held it up to the light. His wife, mutual confidence andfrequent meetings and.
large, easy-going., and fair, matched him shared pursuits ?" He knew thArnowe,
at his voice .
Ele soduable dogs owned by J. F.
well at the 0521410 end of the table. Their was trembling with 'eagerness -try his -Wee Coope, ot Ben Lomond egneyar ,
d is a family
daughter, Bella, looked just what might be I he couldn't help that Her hand was on his of thoroughbred wire-hatredyiterriers. These
m
expected frothe unn and he closed his own over ioof these placid 1 arm it liehtly.
, little creatures are very 'hie, m
it, and aemg
personalities At her mother's age she She was silent fcr a moment, and then she „. .
0 other achievements arc cnnte expert atsnake
' . . .
y . n n ul we
said very gently: 4".
kdge not only of how to kill snakes, but
If you do not, tire of it, yes. It seems
how to heal themselves if a snake gets the
too gooti th be true ; for no one has ever
better 01 1121 encounter was proved not long
shared my interests yet -no one at all. '
since by an incident noticed, by some of the
-'teist then Mr. Sheldon cause up to them, employes.
with his air ofalittle too jovial good -nature. I The mother terrier having discovered. a
"Come, Rose," he saki, "the moonlight , rattlesnake ready coiled for a spring, placed
is very romantic, but the dew is heavy, and , herself at a safe distance and began barking
I don't want my song -bird with a cold in her 1
.loudly for an assistant. One of her family
heed. Romance will clo a good deal, but event
. of terriers responded. to the call, when the
romance couldn't idealize red eyes and. a :two eons placed themselves one on either
swollen nose." !side of the rattler, barking at it and slowly
And so he drew in's daugbter's hand, approaching it from opposite directions until
through his arm, and. lee her to her mother, . within about striking distance for the ser -
and the family from Ruthven House- de- 'pent. The exasperated rattler at last
parted.
sprang at the younger dog, when the mother
This was the first time Philip Girton had ,in great fury pounced upon the snake. The
even fa,nbied himself in love -but indeed.'terriers seize ti e serpents about midway of
this was no fancy. I wonder sometimes if a the body and shake them without mercy
great passion is not always born in &moment :
aintil lik is extinct.
-if that cool, well -considered feeling which,'
In this case the mother terrier attempted
conies of propinquity and reason ever ought the usual mode of procedure, and was fairly
to be called love at all. At any rate, Mini
P successful, but the fangs of the snake in some
Girton had. taken the fatal malady at a, 1 way struck her, inflicting a wound. It was
breath. There was no sleep for him that !evident to those watching her that her suf-
night. At five hi, the morning he dressed ferings began at once but she did not lose
himself and went out into the virgin light her head with fear. 'She made for a bunch
-would be her mother °vet. again, so that
the type would not be lost to the world.
Bet Philip miggested old superstitions and
made one fancy that the fairies must have
thanged him in his cradle. There wan no
trace of relationship to the other three about
him. They were all large, blonde, and con -
touted -looking. Philip was dark, slight,
gracefully moulded, -with brown eyes -usual-
ly dreamy but capable of intense expression,
with sensitive lips and nostrils, and the
slender hands with long fingers that belong
to the artistic temperament. He was un-
commonly handsome, 54 22 high -bred way
that /nest have been his inheritance from
some of his far -oft ancestors.
"Whet were they like ?" he asked rather
eagerly, when at last the family were alone.
"Why, you. know," Mrs. Girton answer-
ed, "you really can't tell much about people
in one cell. Mrs. Sheldon seems nice and
motherly. I can't quite make out the &ugh,
ter -Rose, teev call her ; I think she's a
little odd. Mr. Sheldon seems to be laugh-
ingin his sleeve at everything and every-
body."
"They must be awfully rich," pet in
Bella, I never saw saeh beautiful furniture
in my 115 e."
Philip turned to his sister:
"What did you think of the girl?" he ask-
ed. "Did she seem odd to you? Does she go
in for philanthropy, or suffrage, or books?"
'Oh, books by all means. There were
books everywhere; and Mrs. Sheldon apolo-
gized for the way they were lying about on
chairs and tables. 'I can't make Rose tidy
with her books,' she complained; but Mr.
Sheldon laughed, and said he did not think
they were much in the way. I looked at the
titles of some of them, and I thought I would
rather she read them than I."
"Whet were they?" Philip asked growing
interested.
"Oh, there were books of George Mere-
dith's and of Browning's, and there were
actually some volumes about evolution and
politioal economy."
"Pretty was she?"
"Yes, perhaps you would think so; but
she was too restless." •
"Yes," added Mrs. Girton, "She played
with her bracelets. end, t -tested her watch
;chain, and really seemed al" if the coelen't
keep still."
"Ah, how you meet have bored her, dear
mother and sister mine,' though, Philip ; but
he dropped the subject, ane waited his op-
portunity. ,
It came seem, When the Sheldons return-
ed the.visit-of his he seas out ;
but a feastforthe new neighbors 1208 speed
-
of the June day, and almost before he knew
it he was standing in front of the entrance
to Ruthven, House.
'.Dear to a man is the shawl that has folded
of snake weed not fax off and ate freely of it.
Her next move was to a pool of water that
made a small muddy spot. Into this she
plunged, rolling herself about in every
She lithe loveliness he adores; the glove direction and covering herself with mud.
that is so intimate with her hand; the rose The onlookers gave her up for lost, but the
that has died, on her bosom. In the same canine physician had healed herself, and the
way, dear is the house which is her temple next; morning was entirely all right, as if
-whose air is sweet with the breath of her she had never met his rattlesnakeship 111
divinity. Philip Girton lingered for a space in deadly combat. -[Santa Cruz Surf.
in front of this dwelling which had become
for him a shrine. The very birds in the
garden seemed going mad with joy -and
small wonder 1 -
At last he returned away, resolutely and
went ClOWn to the shore of the sea, where the
waves were aglow with the sunrise. Ah,first
days of love -why should it be the fashion
to scoff at them ? You of the brindled hair,
scoffieg becomes you ill. Were you aot young
to a very large extent the mouthpiece of
uamal opiniofl.
portunity to inform toe goad people of Shot- ;
neld how sorry WO ilre MA to be able to stay X , Zuropeans in japan.
Callome, famous far her bemoan expert -
That the late officers of the British ship
here for 221020 days. on our way north, awl! air Edwin Arnold, an enunent lemedieli poet mixes, have received recognition from their
that you would tell them with what pleasure elnd journalist, has been writing a series of , Government is gratifying to navy' people
we look back to the loyal and enthusiastic; delightful letters fromJapanewhere he 15 11011 geuerally. The Captain Is now in command.
demonstrations with which they welcomed i sojourning,. 110 1)440 been describing, not only of the Inflexible, one of the largest fron-
t's on tho occasion of our last visit," ;the attractive character and customs of the clads in the world ; the First Lieutenant
At that moment the engine whistled, the I" Yankees of the Orient," but also their in- has been since Made a Commander, and the
onmstitutions and history. Among other Ois,
bell clanged and the royal train moved Chief Engineer has been advancee to the
of the station, leaving Mr. elundella, bowina; he has told, of the treatment whieh tile rank of Staff Enghi a er, The guntitkei mate,
low. in response to the friendly smiles aneei Japanese liave received from the eateves of 1 p ' 11 * ' '
y gu ,. 1 x. theist( te is
waves of the hand of the Prince and Princess. various European et:Teems, autl of their soon to be promoted to guiltier. The re -
That sa,me alto:noon present attitude 'toward Europeaus. 'mining officers have received appoint -
its commuTzLt STAGGEZED It appears that the first people to pone- ments to important ships. The Admiralty
Ins constituents by appearing in the guise of Poettiguese, whosailed to thewatiderfulisland .
trate the East as far
• e. 'p • 1 ae ex on t ie occasion,
as JaPan were the has formally °Tested its high approval of
an emissary from royalty, instead of that of 1 realm about fifty ye.ars after th cir discovery ea and this fact svill bay° due -weight ht con -
its most bitterassailant. 011 5181313 to address . th ewatergvayto Asia around the C ap e of G' ood shlering the 50001008 01 the officers or pra-
ttle meeting, he began ; "Gentlemen, e iHope. Then came the Dutch, end then the
1 motion to future employment. ,.
have been commiseioned by their Royal I English. The depanese receivedteesestramta 1 An ingenious invention is dos - Sod in
Highnesses, the Prince andPrincessof 'Wales ers from theiWest, one and all, with a cort, . 'Aemineering for distinguishing ifteftels in
kl and hosintable welcome. foga. It is based on the fact that when a
They dichnore, for they freely opened their
portsto British trade, andpermitted English-
toile- fog hovers over water there is always a clear
space of a few foot between the surface of
men, nearly three centuries ago, e 14 all' the water and the bottom. leyer of the fog.
part of Japan that they chose. , 'Each vessel is to be provided on ono side of
In course of time, priests and missionaries its bow, just above its higheet water line,
went and settled in Jaime' to convert the with a horizontal row of glazed portholes,
to communicate to you the following gracious
messa,ge." Which he thee proceeded. to de-
liver in his most unctuous and sententious
manner. After 81145 - 011 opening it was ob-
viously out of the question to expect him to
deliver his customary diatribes against roy-
alty, and, like Bak= of old, he blessed
those whom he had been summoned to curse. natives, and were, 111 many instances, sign- and on the opposite side with a vertical row
Front that date forth Mr. Mundell:es politi- Ally successful in their teachings; but un- of like holes. Electric lights are avranged
cal send . eats underwent a considerable happily the Europeans, after a while, began to throw beams of light forward and liter-
ehange. The ex -factory boy became a cruelly to ill-treat the .amiable and sunny- :ally through these portholes, the different
frequent guest at Marlborourgh House, and nasured people of the iskeds. ;arrangement of which is to eerve to show
m a short time became so much reconciled Japanese digeiteries, says Sir Ednim were the course of vessel. Sighting portholes,
to the doctrines of royalty that he abandoned insulted, Buddhist temples were burned, and carrying telescopes, are also to be provided
his hopes of a future Presideuey of an even- persecution became the order of the hour. 'close to the former porthole.
tual British Republic to become a Privy The a,varice and extortion of the Portuguese'
Councillor to the Queen. He has since held traders disgusted the officials. Torture, An Atlantic Travelling Thief,
office as Cabinet Minister, and aceording to ruin, bloodshed and rebellion marked the At the Liverpool City. Sessions an Wed.
present appearances will die a rabid and intrusion of the Europeans into the once nesday-before Mr. Leofric Temple Q. 0.
Meottecl Tory of the old school. peaceful, easy-going, happy land. Assistant Recorder -Catherine Woo'cls, 28,
Hundreds of similar instances might be Finally, after long years of ill-treatment, described as of no occupation, was charged
cited to illustraae the Prince ei extraordinary the Japanese, not straugely, expelled the with stealing a diamond rieg, the property of
tact. The latter is indeed one of the prince Europeans from their country, and for a long Mrs. AnoreVanHouten, a yomigwidow lady,
pal sources of his power in England. For period their abhorrence of Europeans was while on a voyage from New York to Liver.
alt boughjealously debarred. by his queenly inherited by sons from fathers, and kept 'pool on the steamship Etruria recent -
mother from any active share in the govern. the Japanese excluded from Western chili- ly. The prosecutrix, who is a resident of
ment of the nation, he wields a, sovereignty zation. . !New York, was on a journey to England,
of It was only about thirty years ago that and the prisoner and. three other ladies
rim owes CREATION, this aversion began to wear away, and it occupied the same state room. On the morn-
s -illicit is far more powerful auci autocratic wore away very gradually. EVerl after the ing of the day in question 'Mrs. Van Houten
Shan hers. For its character is of a social Japanese began twain reluctantly to allow left, her diamond ring on the sofa whilst she
nature, and he is able to decree either the Europea,u ships in their waters and Euro- washed her hands, and when she went back
social success or the social. death of anyone Pean feet on their soil, their return ifor it she found it was not where she placed
that may attract his notice. A few quiet WO'S marked sometimes by acts of violence it, and the p01501105 20418 alone. The prisoner
hints as to the fact that he objects to some on the part of the natives, which were un- denied all knowledge of the ring, but from
particular individual is sufficient to cause usual exhibitions of Ja ianese character. her subsequent actions the prosectitrix see-
the social ostracism of the latter, whereas At last, however, the Japanese "reverted pected that she had taken possession of the
a word of commendation from his lips is all to the trustful and hospitable mood of the ring. On the 4th July the prisoner was
that is needed to become a leader of society'. sixteenth century." They welcomed the apprehended in Cardiff, to which town she
It is he alone who has made the social posa foreigner once more, and admitted the flow belonged, and the ring, which the prose -
tion of the Rothschilds in London, and that, of Western civilization within their cheer- cutnx identified as hers, was found on her
too, within the last fifteen years. Before ful realm. During the past twenty years, finger. Before being locked up she threw
that they were kept outside the pale of the the result of this second and more peaceful the ring away, but it was recovered, and she
social world, whereas now they are becom- invasion of Europeans has been such as in had two other diamond rings upon her
ing its leaders. Baron Hirsch, the Hebrew many ways to transform Japan. . finger and a massive plain gold ring. She
millionaire, is another case in point. His The Japanese have receivecl new and wiser had also £100 iu her pocket. lir. Tabin,
financial dealinge with the Sublime • Porte criminal laws, and a better system of justiee. who appeared to prosecute, described the
and with other .Goverements were of so ex- They have established good systems of police, prisoner as a dangerous woman, \ vho
ceedingly unsavory a eater() that notwith- postal service, telegraphs, education, naval travelled first class to and from Ai ica
standing all the efforts of the Orleans Princes establishment, finances, railways, roads and for the purpose of purloining othee , ?-
to 'secure -his election, he was blackballed by harbors. . ,s. ple's goods who happened So be in .;.ede •
the Paris JockeyClub. ThePrince, however, They have adopted a sound scheme of same room with her. Mrs. -Oen Houten re-
took him up .e few months ago and esitch. local government, have inaugurated a service peated the evidence already publighed; and
forked him into the whirlpool Of London ieform, have seen a widely read newspaper confidently identified her ring. Detective
society, of which he has now become a shin- press grow up, and has e now idopted (10011- Smith, of Cardiff, said theprisonertook the
ing light. The financier, whose reputation stitational form of government which they ring off her finger, threw it away, called
was considered as being too shady to admit are putting into practical operation. him a swine and struck him on the nose
of his election to the Paris Jockey Club . has . before ever fie charged her with the theft.
As yet, however, the Enropeen nations
• A Little Farn1 in His Boot. • . been honoree in. London with the exceed- have not been willing to admit Japan to lx, The A.ssistant-Re,eorder, in summing. up,
ingly rare privilege of the private entree at commented upon the prisoner's conduct ni
commercial equality with themselves. Its
It is not often that grain is found to grow Buckingham Palace, and has blossomed throwing away the ring, and the, jury after
Tare end often beautiful works of art must
in a man's bootsebutsuch a 02150 15 eeDeted. forth into an honored guest, not only at a short deliberation found her guilty. It
pay heavy duties, while Japan permits Euro -
A farmer brought apair of boots to a Guelph Marlborough • House, -but also at the - appeared that she had been tsvice previeus-
peen goods to enter itsmorts freely.
cobbler to be repaired. When the shoe- mansions of men ly convicted In this country, and Mr. Tobin
maker commenced operations on them he motes of Rfohmondso and
dxcluvvsievsetmains Westminster,
made an application that the sentence
But several European powers' are about to
eagotiate neW treaties with Japan wMch are
found grain growing to the length of several should be postponed Ell next sessions, in
which the Prince frequents. I mention
;seder that the police might be in a, position ,
likely to be more liberal, at least, toward
onee-even you ? The summer' and the eea - m' 'e'e-
n-011es' StInn i5 "rt/4-133Y a ettli0SitY. 01e80 C.1"93 to. 41o1V tliC Prieee'e extrem;'' the 'Oriente,' couutry, and it may be that
.
dina,ry social power, an autocracy which, all Japan, as a reward for her long and free to prove the full. story of this woman in 21.
spoke a new language that Morning to Rm. The Liverpool Cathedral Choir went to things considered, has been of a beneficentproper way. Her story would be found to
hospitality, may at lest be admitted on
lip Girton. The summer meant something Shipton and Bolton Abbey on Monday. An end fortunate nature. Goochnaturecl almostequal terms to the circle of great trading be a most eitraordinary one. She had
more than fine weather ; and the sea some- olcl man named Pierce, attempting to leap to a faint, his otherwise sound judgment nations. , . , had
dn coonnlyvicitnesdt naoaoimiye tioTts oinf Aprinf8eAceeheerned.
whichships might float, in which men might missed his footing end fell into the surging 1 by the insidious influences of unwerthy
Shing other than a great sheet of water on on the rock at the celebrated "Stride," ,and common-sense becomesometimes warped
At Winca,nton, Somerset, on Sundey, •
Many robberies had takenplace from travel- -
swim. He had DO doubt at all as to whether waters beneath: lie was being carried friends. When his record comes to be Thomas Parsons, after having dinner with
liercbeen traced besides a great deal of
s" and on each occasion many bank notes
life was worth living-elifes which meant the away by the stream, which runs with great written in the Great Book, I think that it Ms wife and a young woman lodger, attack-
lja1'.
hope of seein,ga,gain his spleen Rose of _the .Velocity, when, amid a Mine Of intense ex- will be found that the chief and almost only ed his wife and beat her svith a hammer.
ewellery which had been found epee this
rosebud garden. , citemeet Alexander Carex), e Liverpool wrong -doings of this most happy and pleas- The yoting woman reamed her Nvhereupon woman. Next sessions there would no'
was shy of domestic comment already; gentleman, leaped into the water without ore -loving Prince will be on the score of bad Parsons went out, and after ineffectually
doubt be other prosecutions. It was further
and he went home in good time for break- divesting himself of - any of his clothing, companionship. It is, however, iiimossible
Re
stated that the prisoner had made 25 ,
trying to drown himself, returned home and
fast and was careful to keep up his end seized Piercestend held bim. up, till both were to retain any notions as to the ' divine or journeye to and from America. The sent. ea
hanged himself. The woman May recover,
of the talk, saying at. little, however, reecued. sacred character of his royalty after hearing . ence was'then postponed till next seseimis .