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A ROMA,NGE Of MIROLE,AGE,
TIr KTII111, II1111.ANO.
" Sabrin 1, I think t ought to tell
you 801(031111315 (1(01. has been weighing on my
mind for nome Moe. 11 3(03) will 69 1111.0 the
garden, I will fellow som po «gently," And
the speaker, Mist Elleaboth Power, alipPoil
out of 'the remit with unusual and, as her
sister thought, most indecorous haste.
bliss Sabrina and Mies Elizabeth Power
were old moblen ladies, I use the word
" old "1.0 oxpresa no ar of gentle antiquity
which clung to them, telling not of old age,
bat of old Ideas, old cuatoms, and old courte•
sloe,
Though Miss Sabrina was only fifty-three,
and bliss Elizabeth but. forty, both 016060
seemed to belong to 00010 Net generation.
They hell no 3)13(00 among the hurrying men
and women of the 33(000311. 31(1)'. Sunnybank
Cottage and the gorden whiell surrounded it
possessed an atmosphere of tranquillity that
con only exist where peace and simplicity
have their dwelling, It was 1.1.01y " an 01(1
garlan' into which blies Sabrina walked
that evenhig with slew and dignified stops,
that expressed tacit disopproval of hor sis-
ter's more hurried gait.
A hedge of honeysuckle flanked one side
of the garden, and the other side WaS pro-
tected trent the 001110318 0y00 03 passersby,
by a high ivy-olittl well, Miss ilabrina
could remember the time when the trees
that DOW stool higher 1.1,101 the house itself
had been young saplings ; but that was long
ago. Dark -eyed pansies, old-fashioned
stocks, pinks and poppies—these and other
flowers tilled the irregular beds and daisies
sprinkled the oblong plot of grass that lay
in front of the porch.
The garden was situated on the side of a
hill. Below it lay the village. Cray and
peaceful it looked, nestling at the feet of the
great hills that sloped down to it on every
side, shutting it in from the world. Purple
and grey they 1000, ono slope above another,
till they were lost among the clouds. Only
to the west thoy broke slightly, leavieg 011
open space, through which glimmered the
waters of the distant lake, Oraytnere. And
the evening sun shone with a splendour of
crimson and gold, filling the gap with its
amber glory.
It was on a June evening that Miss
Sabrina stood by the laburnum tree awaiting
the coming of her sister. She MA a poses
ful Mee, straightefeatured, and pale 08 (00113'.
Her gray heir was parted smoothly over a
calm brow, and she 51/000 a lace sap with
mauve ribbons. As she stood with her
hands folded in front of her, an atmosphere
of restfulness seemed to emanate from her
whole personality—not the repose of one who
has never struggled, but such 1)0000 as only
comes after many 0 hard battle fought and
won.
Ever since her parents' death and the mar -
Maga of her second sister, Miss Sabrina had
lived with hor sister Elizabeth, and never
until that evening had there been the shadow
of a concealment between the sistees. Mims
Elizabeth's simple thoughts and wishes had
been ever laid at her sister's feet in perfect
confidenee ; 01111 Miss Sabrina had been
worthy of the trnst. And now, to find that
Elizabeth had been concluding sumethieg,
and, from her manner, evidently something
importont, caused her a sharper pang than
she would have cared to 05611. She stealthily
lot'ushed oway it tear as she turned to meet
her sister.
Demurely raising her black Bill: gown,
Miss Elizabeth crossed the gravel path, and
walked OVCD with slow nunoing steps to
where her sister stood, thereby offering a
silent apology for her reeeut ondignified con-
duct. There W05 something charmingly in.
0)551111008 about the littlelady (31(11. 11 Ivould
be hard to account for, unless, perhaps, it
was caused by the youthfulness of her facie
and the antiquity of her costume. Certain-
ly the two side -curls of glossy brown hair
looked out of place beside her fresh cheeks,
and the sombre gown in its stern simplicity
seemed unsuited to her slender figure. I
have 31011011 seen girl or 553111an since with a
more ingenuous countenance ; and probably
any girl in her teens nowadays knows more
of the world than that dainty lady knew at
forty. That night, Miss Elizabeth's eyes
were a trifle oast down 0801)10 1101 her sister's
glance of perplexed inquiry.
" What a beautiful evenieg it is—is it
not, Sabrina?" she remarked, somewhat ir-
relevantly, as dark clouds were rising up
around the sun. " Shall we walk about, or
would you rather sit down ?"
" Thaaik you, sister. I prefer to be seared.
I shall then bo able to pav more attention
lo what you have to tell mo," answered
Miss Sabrina, sternly bringing her sister to
the point.
"Very well," assented the other, with a
little sigh. So together they walked to the
summerhouse, whioh stood in a shady cor-
ner, and in silence they seated themselves on
two garden chairs.
"Well Elizabeth 7" said Miss Sabrina,
in rather ohilly tones, after a few moments'
silence.
"Yes—yes, dear Sabrina—only, do not
hurry me,' pleaded her sister nervously.
"Von see, Sabrina, I really could not tell
you before, for I might have been making
a mistake, and that would have put 1110 111 0,
most distressing position ; but to -day 1
really felt there was no longer any doubt of
it, because ho"-- Then realising that she
was talking rather incoherently, sho stopped,
and with a blush, turned to peak OM of the
white roses that had stolen m at the tiny
lattice window. Pathos and comedy were
closely allied in the love confidences of this
elderly maiden ; but Miss Sabrina did not
see anything amusing in hor sister's words.
Her nature 00a5 0116 111 which lay much ten-
derness, but it was concealed beneath a oer-
tain coldness of manner that a stranger
might have shrunk from. But those who
really knew her understood, It was in
no winning tones that she begged her sister
to be more explicit.
" Yes, Sabrina ; I will try," responded
11.180 Elizabeth obodiont1., " Well, for
soma time I have fancied that Dr. Meadows
bite—
" Has what, Elisabeth '3" inquired Sabrina,
Sharply.
" Well, sister, has—been very kind to
me."
"Oh"—precise ond prolonged. He has
also been very kind to Ine, Dlisabeth,;butI
do not find that his kindness weighs on my
mind," She was determined that her sister
,1 should speak plainly, however hard she
might 4nd it.
• No, of course not,".and Miss Elizabeth
'•:! laughed nervously. " But, dear Sabrina, I
fancy, in fact 11(10)' tdmosti Say I know, that
his kindness to Me is e. little different He
is so rematkohly kind, To-d.ty, I WILO 00m•
in It from the village, (ma 1 311(11( 1010111 just
at the oorner of Birth) Lyme, He turned and
.'•; Walked up beside me, and actually persisted
•.1 in 0011(71105 01)3' basketSabrina," •
"How overpoweringlx kind I" said Miss
&
''•1 brim estrostiordly,— Anything moro ?"
"YOB, yes, I am miming le it, if you wili
only give me a little time," implored her
sister, " As I was saying,. he carried my
, basket ; and, iiabrina, he made rtie Ittko his
about ; 'Alt I could not refuse. When we got
to the top of the hill, he asked me if I would
go for a little stroll in the wood, —1 woo
afraid you might not approve," she added
tioniAly, hearing a dissatisfied (sough from
Sabrina ; but, you know, 1 could not say,
Thank you ;3 am ofrald Sabrina might not
like it,though it would have been quite
tette en whet could I do ?"
blisa Sabrina vouohsafed no answer ; 00
MIN FililabOth lamicil on. " So, when wo
had been wulking a little time, ho said we
would sit down for n 111110, Ifyou remember,
Salirina—but I hardly think you had
pinned a pink in my br000h. Woll, 1st
Meadows asked MU if I would give it to him,
' Oh, yes, Dr. Meadows,' I said, ' If you
care for it ; but yon know you have plenty of
the same kind lo your own garden,'—'Yes.'
ho said ; ' but I should like 1111)3 000 par.
tioularly, Mise Elizabeth ;' and really, Sis
brine, he looked quite handsome, and you
know he is not strictly good.looking. ero
unpinned it and handed it to him ; and -1
am afredd it was dreadfully improper—bet
he hold my hand and said, bliss Elizabeth
—Elizabeth "
" Wes that all?" inquired Sobrina,
coldly.
Yes, ili was ; because just then Mr. and
rs, Birkott came into sight, and of course
we got up ; and as they were behind ua all
the way home, Dr. Meadows had no ohonce
of finishing what he was going to say."
Dia Mr. ninnies. Birkott walk so close-
ly behind you that Dr. Meadows could not
coutinue his conversation ?" said Saorine,
still determined not to seo what; hor sister
was driving at.
"No, no, Sabrina," expostulated the little
Indy; "huthecould hardly soy anything VOry
confidential when they were looking on ; and
I really do think "-.tremulously—" that
he was going to say something very import-
ant."
" In fact, Elizabeth, you think that Dr.
Meadows was going to make you en offer of
marriege?"
" Well, Sabrina, I really dn."
"Then let me 1e11 you, Elizabeth," said
bliss Sabrina, rising from her chaiv and
standing before her sister, " I believe YOU to
bo entirely mistaken. In the first place,
Dr. Meadows has only been a widower for
THE
BBUSSELS
hilly on the " (Minim ighte
my dear ; you can have your supper here,
or in your bedroo83 too, whieliever you pre-
fer ;" and kissing her sister's &molt, oho
left the room.
When 1(1 388 Elizabeth heard the door of
Sabrina's bedroom elk& to, Bloc rows put out
the lamp, and with a parting stroke Of 010-
000(8030010 pussy, slob two, ‚(('0)11 10 hes
1'00111.
Neither sister haft any sapper, but °nolo
thought of the other comfortably sipping
her 00000 113 " deshabille."
" Most annoying, most annoying," mut-
tered good 1)r. Meadows as he closed the
wicket gate after Miss Elizabeth Plower and
walked dmern the quiet lane. Ile WOO e
massivslooking man, about forty•five, with
iron -gray hair, and ty square, oleam.shaven
chin. Like most nom:h.:country men, he was -
slow to 100310 likes and dislikes ; but when
feeling once took possession of him, it clung
to 1.11111 with great tenacity. Ever
since the first few months after the
death of his first wifehe had
watched bliss Elizabeth wills increasing
solicitude. His first, merriage, !Me in life,.
had been an unsatisfactory one. Like
many men whom necessity lute kept hard at
the grindstone :luring early manhood, pro.
Minting all 11101 gh's of marriage for the
Lime, lie had 1 000 at thartymine voly
susceptible 1.0 (1103) 0380charms, and falling on
love with a Londo 0 belle, whose finances
were scarcely (sufficient to supply her in
gaieties and tritke s, had marrted, fondly
believin, the disinterestedness of his
wife's infection, never dreaming that his
hardly:earneal dueette ' could have any
intrinsie value in her eyes.. But he woke
Mom his dream of love to find lois wife ex-
travagant, rapacious for gaiety, and utterly
unsuited to settle down to comfortable
domestic life as the wife 01 (1, country doc-
tor. But no one ever guessed the shadow
that darkened his life. To outward eyes he
ivali 1:111L1 afreakenab0 11110band • and Clara
three years ; fnrthor,he is a man of the
world, and extremey rioh—all of which
facts make it improbable, nay, impoRsiblo
that he should dream of marrying a compare-
tevely poor old maid." Miss Sabrina threw
a cruel emphasis on the last three words, and
Elizabeth cowered beneath the dread sen-
tence.
Miss Power did not wish to be cruel ;
but she had known such dreams as bliss
Elizabeth was now indulging in, and though
they load seemed very near realization, on
the end they had proved but dreams, and
the waking a dread nightmare. So, in
speaking as she did, her true motive was to
spare her sister further pain, for it was, as
she said, very improbable that the rich doc-
tor should think of a middle-aged
lady, old-fashioued and simple, when
ho had every chance of winning
a young and beautiful bride, had lie the mind
to do so. Did it cost her no pain to see her
sister, her little sister, blanch and quiver at
the hard bare truth ? Had you soon her face
as she stood there with the lurid, cloud -
darkened sunlight throwing her tall figure
into strong relief, yon would have seen in it
a look of anguish too deep for tears—of sor-
row more bitter than the sorrow of blighted
hopes.
The pain we willingly inflict for the sake
of another's welfare outs the giver more than
the receiver, and there is no part more hard
to play than that of an earthly providence.
Wibh tears quivering on hes eyelashes,
Miss Elizabeth looked up piteously. " 1308,
Sabrina, what else could he mean ? '
" Nothing else. The mistake you made
was in thinking los meant anything at all. I
ask you if you candidly think you have enough
attractions to warrant such a supposition ?"
" Well, Sabrina, I used to be oonsidered
pretty," sobbed Miss Elizabeth.
" Pretty at twenty 11008 38031 mean pretty
at forty, Elizabeth. Believe me, you are
mistaken, and be thankful that you did not
commit yourself in any way."
Bitter as MissSabrina's task was,showould
finish it without flinching, though at that
moment she could have gathered up her
little sister in her arms and wept over hot
" Then, Sabrina, do you think that we
had better give up our acquaintance with
him?"
" No, no, Elizabeth—nothing of the sort.
He has been a Vary good friend to us, and 1
should not like to lose his friendship. All
you have to do is to be a little reserved and
distant with him. Men aro like bees, sister
they fly from one blossom to another, suck-
ing a little honey here and there ; and if they
do settle on any particular flower, you may
130 sure it will be a gorgeous ono. Always
remember that, tny dear, and never allow
yourself to be led again into such meaning-
less sentimentalism."
"I suppose you are right, Sabrina.
I will try to think no more about
it, if yon will only assure me that
you do not think I led him on to
say more than 118 1310(1(11. I oould not bear
to be thought immodest," faltered Miss
Elizabeth.
" No, sister," replied Miss Power while a
rare and tender smile softened hor whole
Moe, " I do not think anything of the sort.
only think you have made a mistake—a
thing we are all apt to do, my dear. Let us
say no more about it." And she walked
slowly down the path and into the house,
stopping to look down into the valley, where
the blue reeks of smoke rose up through the
still air,
"Gruel only to be kind." The words rang
in her ears, but they brought little consola-
tion to her heart, and the remembrance of
hor sister's tear -stained thee followed her into
her cool bedroom with its dimity hangings.
arm, really was not sure whether it Wa8
Meadows had no rea son to complain of his
inconsiderateness or tyranny. The absence
of that loving homage which sanctifies mar-
riage did not affect her, and she was
91111.0 content while her whims were 5110831
ted without interference on her husband's
part.
When, three years after their marriage,
his wife was killed in n railway accident,
Dr. Meadows mould not pretend to feel any
passionate grief or rernorse. He Simply laid
the past aside quietly ; and- when Miss
Elizabeth's gentle personality began to fill
his thoughts, he hold it 119 slight to his dead
wife, between himself and whom there load
never been any deep and lastinguttachment
He was not a bold man, 011 000 that Would ride
over any obstacle without hesitation, and he
load waited till all seemed smooth for his
suit. To have made up his mi.(1 to an
actual declaration of lois feelings meant a
great moral and mental effort ; and as he
walked home on that June afternoon the
relaxation that follows on the heels of any
effort began to make itself felt. He was
almost thankful that he had been spared the
ordesl, for his was Inc fiery 'passion of youth,
eager to secure the beloved objeat, but the
steady flame of mature affection that can
wait without the fever -heats cif delayed
Imppiness. Doul.ts came over him as he
sat in his study that evening.
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004AN Ki.BYTiOUNDEI AND 711=
&WORM•
Tim Bare for sionstionney isetweeftwim R811-
11 1 A:auntie osseasessoia Conomoostes,
The sursevolotas development GI the oned•
ern meals steamship, from the small, slew -
going veneels of thirty years ago, whieth
onpied heiniten total teen daye IAA; voyage
between Europa:awl America, to ,the Mag.
nifieent bating palaces whioh tarry their
thouswele of 55)0)01500) 301011000 thesAtimotio
in less thanstx doys, 1,3(5 1)0011 anAmpertant
faster iss the growth and prospesityof Now
York My.. This great roduetion, tho
time (scooped in making the ocean trip has
been the result of many years- of experi-
menting in the construction of steamships,
enorrasuesormasof money haying 'aeonexpend.
ed In order to attain the present high stand.
aril in vessels and ineehinery.
Among the steamsltips which have at vari•
ons Octets won reputations as recomi-hreakers
nve the Ramie, et the lninen Line, which in
1869 mode the voyage from Queenstown to
Sandy. Ifook in 7 slays, 18 hours and 13 min -
Mos; the Britannic, of the White Star Line,
with a record in 1877 of 7 (lays 10 hours
and 3:I minntes ; the Servia, el the Cunard
Line, record in 13182, 7 Jays 7; hours and. 41
minutes ; the Arizona, of the• Union Line,
;record in 1879, 7 days 7 Mum and 48 min-
utes, and the City of Paris, of the Inman
Line, record in 1889, 5 clays hours and 13
minutes,.
Popular interest during the paid year ha5
eentevoil in the two groot PAM, the Teuton-
ic, of the White Stir Lino, e,ud tho City of
New. York, of the Inman Line, as they
eimultaneously on all voyages, and were
nearly equal M speed. The statistics for
18110 show that each of those steamships has
crossed. the Atlantic sixteen times in the
menthe from May to December.
The overage time shown by the Teutonic's
log is 6 days, 0 hours and 5 minutes, and by
the City of New Yorkedaya, 4 hours and 115
Minutes. In August, the Tentonte aceran-
plished the voyage from Queenstown le,
Sandy Hook in 5 days, 19 hours and 5 min-
utes, making the fastest time on record be-
tween those places.
This year the contest for the fattest re-
cord will oontinue, and althongh no MOW
Stoamsflips will be added to the week fteets,
31( 30 expectedthat some ofthe "greyhounds"
will beat their time of last 3 ear. 'rhe com-
panies which but it few years ago owned the
swiftest: vessels afloat now find themselves
beaten by new competitor's, and in order to
regain their share of ocean travel will be
compelled to build yet larger and faster
ships.
Already new designs are projected for
steamships which 00111 11101(5 the passage from
New York to Liverpool in five days. The
Cunard Line is understood to have projected
even larger vessels than those now in its
fleet, end other companies will follow its
lead. But until the new steamahips are
launched it is doubtful if the records for
last year will be beaten,
When Miss Elizabeth was left alone, she
0108110(3 the rose she had plucked and let
it fall to the ground. Her hopes, her late -
begotten romance, the dreams of home -life
and happiness, so natural to every true wo-
man -011 those wore at an ond. She Walt 110
heroine, only 0 simple old maid ;yet, sitting
there in the gathering twilight, weeping
softly over the tweet: of her rosy dreinnsohe
made a: p10811110 of infinite p081108, terribly
in its calm resignation and absence of
all youthful passion and rebellion.
An hour or two later, the Meters sot 01
their usual game of piquet in the old-fashion-
ed parlour, with its high-baoked chairs and
sombre sideboard. No sign betrayed their
reconb painful conversation ; but it was 11secret relief to each when bliss 31111101)0111Wen the game with " earteblanche,"
" How unusual I" said Miss Sabrina,
rather woorily she laid the pock the
old fern-oovered box. "Not a single colour.
0(3eard
"No," responded Miss Elisabeth sadly—
" DOD IL single coloured 000(3, Sabrina,"
For a mmute or two the sisters sot with.
out spoil:k)ng,
"How hard fife is 1" thought Mk Sit.
brine, ; and " How hard isl" 'thought,
MissElizabeth,
s•
" I will love troy eocoa' in my bedroom,
Elizabeth'," Vemarlied blass Sabrina after a
proper in thodaythrie and all the neighbein pause, during which the cloak ticked pence -
" I have no attractiona," he thought,
"Why should I imagine that any woman
can care for me 1101V? Ought to try to turn
the current of that calm life? If, in seeking
love,1 lose friendship, I shall indeed hove
'o
a fatal. mistake. So ho pondered over
tho long churchwarden that 00110 1o01 01113'
companion clueing the long evenings. At
last he oame to the conclusion that the
matter should be deckled by Miss Elizabeth's
manner to him at their next meeting.
"If," he thought, ''she receives me kind.
ly and with 001110 little embarrassment,
which I may reasonably except, should sloe
feel able to return affection, I shall conclude
all is well, for sl e cannot now fail to have
tmderstood my feelings towards her, and I
will then speak more plainly. But if she
treats Inc with any assumption of reserve or
coldness, I shall simply let the matter drop,
and cling all the more closely to our pleasant
friendship."
I believe in the bottom of his heart Dr.
Meadows had a scorer conviction that bliss
Elizabeth would not be averse to his suit, for
his eyes wandered round the room
with an express'on of serene satis-
faction, and he s nootbod the rumpled
antimacassar on th sofa thinking, I feel
sure, of the little heads that loved so well
to straighten all d'sosder and smooth away
all pain and sorrow.
(TO DE CONTINUED.)
EMPRESS FREDERICK IN PAIS.
Prestdent Carnet send TIVS Ogle 10 Cal
t pon Rev.
Paws, March 5.—The organization known
ns the League of Patriots has violently de-
nounced the visit of Fin press Frederick of
Germany to the palace of Versailles on Mon-
day last. The League has decided to hold
daily meetings of protest until the imperial
visitor leaves.
111 10 1:nown here that in Berlin it was ex-
pected that President Carnot would call
upon Empress Frederick, but after a special
Cabinet meeting had been held and the
question f ully discussed, it Wa8 deoided that
as Empress Frederick was travelling ineog-
nito the French Government amid coomproth-
ise the matter by sending the chief of 101e1 -
dent Carnot's military household, Gen.
13rugere, and lel. Ribot, the Minister of For-
eign Affaits, to call upon the Empress. This
was accordingly done, Gen. Brugere and M.
Ribot calling at the Gorman embassy and in -
Bathing tlicir names in the visitors' book.
This question of etiquette svas undoubted-
ly the cause of mutat anxiety and worn( to
the members of the French Cabinet, and WAS
made the subject of a long and earnest dis-
cussion before it was finally concluded that
the Government could not clam to risle tho
verdict of public opinion in case President
Caen& called upon the imperial visitor to
Paris.
ELL INTO A. FIERY FURNA0E.
a. Boy Who Oct Sudeten Death Through
Playing on Coke Ovens.
Pirmssurnoit, March. 5.—Willie Herron,
aged 9 years, was playing marbles with
several other lads on top of Band's coke Orono
at McDonald's stations, yesterday. afternoon,
tbila stepped backward. 110 fell into one of
the months of the oven, and from there into
the fiery fermium beneath, His ootmetles
gave tt ory 03 terror. Tito ovens had been
f 11001137 charged, and it: was impossible to do
anything at the mouth of the oven. Strong
mon with pieks and iron boos worked hard
1)11111 they had torn down the walls of the
ovens and seattered tho fire. There WM
little left of the boy. His clothes 3110110 3131
gone, and his body ot 'te a. shrivelled 131008 01
cinders.
Efforts have Le,i made repeatedly to
keep the boys tree, m the overs, but at
this season they ee.',Itor there whore 11 10
warm and dry, and 31111(110 11041 dangerous snr-
face a convenient ph,. e for playing' marbles
and other games,
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HUM° R. 7AND &TUBB XLIED.
014ma mason er Vast ete Publernot.laile
amehaesitdos to ltemost,
The fset lachind the offiefal 14111101M velnent
tlool the tit sislo Asubscanolor at Vienna (lied
of ("ogles prove that the Loads(' of the
3,011.0111100 slatmoughly abreast of Om times
without the least disisraelag hio unepealeale
anceetors or rack andbowstring messinsiT. •
This Andswassolor Sitodullah Pasha, was the
confidential adviser of Abdul Hamitre peede.
misses ma the Ottoman throne Ho was,
therefrm, aso disgrace when Abdul 130013(3
beeterm. Sultan, But Sualraellali %yea. smell a
awe diplomatist that 'ttewas not to itte swit
to join lieu Prophet on banished to the fwd.
110504) of Ambia, t4 theSultan sent him as !
Ambatteeeler to Beeline aid afttaward to t
Vienna. Settloullall left behind hinaM Cwt. i
stantinople his wife 1 nil his two ehildren, a3
boyand a girl, to wile at he was muchatttatli. ;
etl,
hod never been elle wed to retuan-to Cant
ThiS (11015 fourteen, pais ago, Sealoullah
M001it1:001de. ll'henettee he asks permission:
ho nem refueeil on the ground that; his ser.
Picea his post were too valuable tube speeds
even. a few days. Ho then asked :hat 111N
family might 01101(8 to see Miss. This atm.,
wee courtoottaly teased. At last the Sultan
allowed his son 1.3850 0)1 to see hint. But in
noway was Sadonilan able to arrange nmeet-
ing. Wall his daughter, to 0011001.1)0 was 08-
50035113' attached. As a sort of refinement
of cruelty the Solum loaded: luno with
Meow and decosations.
The ambassador tendered hieresignation,
but his tnaster mat him an andablenot ay say-
ing that he could 1001 (10 without so.val wattle
a servant. Hedid not dare Dobai. His wife
and daughter were in the power of his tor-
turer, Ica thesame reason he was forced to
do his best toward furtheaing the S'ultian's
!interests at 14 Lonna,
This state of agars Into long been known
, to the diplomatic corps a Lthe Austrian court,
'and eladvulboh has reueivtalespecial consider-
ation. Eourteen years of this acme suffering
stamped his face with deep and sad deist-
, tion. He grew to has the air of one who
expects at any moment a mortal Mow, At
:last this cruelty, 00 0)3100001)' and unceasingly
proloeged, redaited him to (181010 of melan-
cholia.
On Juno 15 a despatch from Constantinople
informed Min that his daughter was at the
point of death. He at once telegraphed for
permission to go to. her. After ten (lays of
waiting he received a courteous but positive
refusal. Al. last Sadoullah gave' up hope
He realized that his banishment was for
life. After brooding over his fisoal stroke
five days he went out early the Morning of
Jam 17 and brought a rubber pipe. He re-
turned to the embassy and looked himself in
his apartment. He put ono end of the pipe
over the gas burner, the other end in his
mouth. He turned on the gas, and thew
several deep breaths. When they found him
he was unconscious, and past restoration.
Tho embassy at once announced that ho
had died of apoplexy. The Sultan gave per. Se
sonal directions as to the honors to be paid
lois remains and his memory. The body was
taken to Constantinople, and the Sultan is
said to have wept over his honored and
faithful servant. At any rate Sadvollah and
his family were united
This incident shows clearly that Ole Sub-
lime Porte is benefitting by ciallization.
Timour the Lame and all other Turks and
Tartars must withdraw before their improv -
ad descendant, who, so far outdid the old
method, whioh, at the best, means a few
hours of mere physical torture and then the
relief of death. Abdul Humid had all the
joy of seeing Sorlvoillah suffer exquisitely
througn fourteen years. He had also the
benefit of a great diplomat's skill during ths
best period of his life,
A Round, Unvarnished Tale About a Cold
Snap.
31 (1108 a cold, clear, sharp morning 111
January. A number of travelers were
stamping up and down the platform, because
it was freezing.
The express train never waits for any
man, but eometimes man has to wait for
the express train. When it is below zero
and the wind blowing and roaring the train
is generally behind time,
This is pretty cold weather," said one
111511, 010 he commenced dancing a breakdown
to keep his blood in aireulation.
" Yes," said another, " but it's nothing
1.0 the cold weathey 1 here seen in Russia."
This last deoloration seemed to rile the
frozen travelers, who wore jumping and
kioking and swinging their hands against
their sides to keep warm. They were
patriotic and didn't care to stand by aud
hoar the home cold weather belittled or
made light of.
" How cold have you known it ho Russia?"
asked several at 01100,
"Welt, now, I have seen it pretty cold, I
oan tell you; I remember the winter of '67
pretty well. It was about the bitterest of
all the bitter winters I ever spent I was
at Moscow then. Otte morning we opened
the back door to let the dog oaths a run in
the snow. As he jumped off the step a
neighbor's clog saw him and, as they were
old enemies, they made a frantic rush for
each other. When they got into the middle
of the field they stood still, each ono waiting
for the other to make an attack. After they
load been standing in a warlike attitude for
several minutes both dogs made up their
minds to commence hostilities. Just as they
undertook to spring upon one another
they found they could not move."
" What was the matter ?" asked several
men'who could not let the stranger finish
his story in peace.
" What wits the matter ?" repeated the
stranger •, "Why, the dogs were frozen stiff;
that Is all was the matter; and there they
stood, knowing perfectly well that they
couldn't move to save themselves. Every
bit of each dog was frozen stiff except the
intelligence. Each ono thought the other
might thaw out first and eat him up. The
expression of mingled fear and disgust that
lit up their features was heart-rending.
They would be easy victims for any urchins
with evil designs that might come along.
Suddenly each made an endeavor to wag hos
tail, and the two efforts were so great that
both tails wagged ; but, as they were frozen
stiff they snapped off tilos° to the termini of
the owners and two tails went scurrying
across the ield. '
"33y this time the thought something was
the matter, and I 000101. 0,31 to learn the state
of affairs. I picked both dogs up and re.
turned to the house with them. First we
thought that wo would put them in front of
the . fire and lot them thaw out gradually;
but my sister, who was, withal, it tender-
hearted creoture, said that a surer and
quicker method of alleviating their suffer-
hig would bo to immerse them in hob wator,
whioh would at 1(110 808010 time give them a
much-needed bath. So we filled a wash tub
with hot water and throw the dogs in, and
what do you think ?"
" What 2" asked thoentire party, in tones
of great interest.
" Why, the doge broke just as glassware
does when put in hot water in cold weather."
'0 What —crooked like glassware 7" they
all asked.
" Certainly ; just like glees preserve dishes
or wino•glasses."
" What did you do th n
" Why, wo stuck them together with glue:
tho only 1(1001)10 0008 that in the hurry WO
got the wrong heads on the wrong dogs, and
I couldn't tell the fox terrier from the King
Charles spaniel, But they wct.e glued tight,
though.
"1511310) kind of glue did.you use '?"
" I used my great Magic Glue, Whieh I
an now selling over the eounfry--:-.I' have
few sompl es 1011 —0.1 Old Maned( 1)6(00 of
Od. each, It is purely vegetable and will
make a mechanic stick to his (Todd: lom
,
ilsit
the train came 'booming' along and
ohoked the glue 1110111 oft •
13
1 34
;
Ices th
e- k Strong
The marked lemon witielt Peelle 10 MU
thOtill Or \yea iumeli state of moth deeney
I root 110001's eemsfiperilla, eonmusively Kayos
I116 ((1111111 that Meaneilleine 'makes the week
strong." It d''08- net ;let like a stimulant,
imparting fielltents sire:mill from whirl' there
101181 fellow a :setetlim of greater weakness.
than before, hat he the must natural way
Ilood's Sarsaperilla. overcomes
That 'Med Feeling
create% an app,mtp, purffree the Mood, awe,.
in short, gives. grrut Mealy, nerve, inemat
and digestive etreegth.
"3 derived awe, emelt benefit from Hood's
Sarsaparilla, W111611 1 1 nok, tor gement de 111 ity.
It Milt me resift. lip. 11100(3311111' me lilt exeel-
lent appetite." En..1Exemes, Mt, savage, rim.
Fagged Out
"Imst spring r Was cerapletely fagged out
My strength AM me all.da 11011 sick itud mis-
erable all the. t11111,. 60 that I could hardly
attend to my misiness. I melt one bottle of
Ilmers Sarsetemille, ateeit venal me. There.
is nothing Ike. it." Ile. C. Decone, Edam^
Enterpriee, Belleville, Ifich.
Worn Out
"nood's Sentaparnla restored me to gorne
health. Inaleed, I ;night say truthfully, it
stived my 100.. To onsfeeling tired end:worn
out I wouel,earnestIze recommend a mint of
Bood's SivemparIlla."• bin s. P10E015 MOWER,
00 Brooks Street, East Boston, Mass,
N. B. (111 3(1101 deeillie to take Hood's, Sarsa-
perilla OL,n6t be 11101001100 buy anything:else
instead. Insist menu having
0 5S
Sarsaparilla
0,
'10)
Sol03,y•all drugg1a63. 01; stA for 315. Zepparod only
by 11114 sooDest-00.,APothecerteS,roos11, mass.
tt/Q Doses One.
London has never, it is eat& Within the
last quarter of 0 century, been so full.
The Empress of Austria, who suffers much
from rheumatism, has a lady doctor in at-
tendance.
The most potent and most perfect remedy
for sleeplessness is to (Ishii: loot water. It
can be heated over the gee or over a spirit
lamp, and. one who tries it will find himself
going off to sleep like an infant.
Arsenio an Extraordinary Poison.
Arsenio is an extraordinary poison. Given
in small doses to a horse it will sometimes
kill it, yet a good horse -trader relies entire.
ly on this insidious mineral to bring an old
plug into salable condition and .to turn a
rough coat into a smooth and glossy one at
lightning speed. Some of the single doses
these mon give would 1)111 1(08 entire stock
ofa liveryman if admioistored injudiciously.
The men who mine arsenic in the copper
distriots of Cornwall, England, are paid very
liberally, indeed, but cannot get any Maur.
name on their lives, and if they don't quit
after a brief spell of work their wives be-
eotne widows. Vet, in Europe, especially
in Switzerland and Austria, children posi-
tively amok amnia and thrive on it better
than Canadian children do on candy, and
that the men chew 11 18 an established fact.
los the European districts whore arsenic
abounds the mon are powerful, and the
women red oheeked and robust,
Determined to Uphold the Bales.
Lordly Brakeman—" Madam, you'll have
to put that dog of yourn in the baggage -ear.
It can't ride in 11010,"
Lady—" It's down on the floor, where it
willnot disturb anybody."
"11 can't ride in this oar, ma'am, I tell
you. You'll have to carry it into the next
can"
" I would rather not carry it"
" Then yon can lead it there, can't you ?"
" I don't think' eon lead it."
"What's the matter with your driving it
there ?"
I don't believe I oan drive it either."
Well, I oan, madam. I'm going to
drive it out of the oar, anyhow."
[Kicks tins dog violently. It proves to be
cast-iron dog.]
" llease Stop My Paper l'
Now a newspaper, in one aspect, is items,
thing like a hotel table. It presents to its
readers literary viands and views from many
different writers on many different subjeots,
to suit many different persons of many
different testes, There is something for the
old and the young; for ministers and laymen,
tor parents and childrenk for the poetic and
the prosaic, for the praotical and devotional;
and in short, for "all torts and conditions of
men "—and women too. If now, one of
these classes of persons objected to articles
suited for any of the other °lasses, and
rejects a newspaper on that aeoottut, lte is
just as unreasonable in this, as 13 1)0 refused
to take his thrum, at a hotel table because
lie dislikes some articles of food which
others enjoy.
Patriotic Canadian Song.
Though other skies trioy be as bright,
And other lands as fair;
Though charms of other climes invite
My wandering footsteps there,
Yet there is one, 1(1)0 50011 of all
Beneath bright heaven's demo ;
Of thee I sing, 0 happy Tend,
owit Canadian home,
Did kindly heaven afford to no
• 'The °helm where Iwould awe%
Fair Canada that eheice should bo,
The land I lovese well,
love thy hills and volleytt wide,
Thy Waled flash Mid team ;
' May God in love o'er thee'preside,
My ownCtumdian home.
erman
Syrup
A Cough
and Croup
Medicine.
99 1
For children a medi-
cine should be abso-
lutely reliable. A.
mother must be able to
pin her faith to it as to
her Bible. It must
contain nothing violent, uncertain,
or dangerous. It must be standard
in material and manufacture. It
must be plain and simple tg a.
ister; easy and pleasant to tike.
The child must like it. It must be
prompt in action, giving immedi-
ate relief, - as childrens' troubles
come quick, grow fast, and end.
fatally or otherwise in a very short
time. It must not only relieve quick
but bring them around quick, as
children chafe and fret and spoil
their constitutions under long con-
finement. It must do its work in
moderate doses. A large quantity
of medicine in a child is not desira.
ble. It must not interfere with the
child's spirits, appetite or general
health. These things suit old as
well as young folks, and make Bo-
schee's German Syrup the favorite
family medicine.
' ®
Turkey oan now put into the field at the
shortest notice 200,000 men in a oondition of
etX ciency such 05 110118;' yet existed in Turkey
int modern times.
Mrs. John McLean writes, from Barrie
Island, Ont., March 4, 1880, as follows ; " X
have boon a great sufferer from neuralgia
for tho last nine years, but, being advised
to try St. Jacobs Oil, can now heartily en-
dorse it as being a most excellent remedy
for this complaint, as I have been greatly
benefited by its use."
A or000dile which had" taken thepledge "
was recently shot on the Daintree River,
Queensland. The creature's atomace con•
tained n Father Mathew temperance medal,
dated 1880.
tKyijACOBS Olt.
0.11 TrialtoE MARK
EM
NEURALGIA.
Every ono 01 11)0 thread-like nerves has (1
latent power to cause excruciating pain, the
limit of which is simply the limit of human
endurance. Neuralgie is a pain In 'these fib-
rous torments, all puking at once, from which
St. amen 011 in
EVENY APPLICATION GIVEI3 FICLIDP.
Slh oraoteristios. Nothing 11 so sub-
tile in its epproaelof nothing so acute and
dIstresaing, and certainly nothing set dis-
covered so completely subdues its MUM
and ao perm:wetly conquers its pangs as
St. Jneobs 011, for
(18111) BoTTLE 00e118(5e A CONC.
Sy m pto m a. Neuralgia 10 3100118(3 to Do
a nerve disease, the chief symptom of Which
is an acute path, intermitllng, which 10110000
follows
the coarse of the "lave brhuch Wished, and St.
• Jacobs 0(1 0111100 ,
PRotoPTLY, InfIrCaTLN, PCIIMANDNTLY,
How To 11(30 311, Amity 51. JaeobsOil
IT6o1101111y, gently rimning.vicanlipted parts;
ripply to the whole 11030111 0111110 nerve sore-
ness; keen np a gentle ft:fellowman &bunts
foo eensation is .produatid, Mee- cured, el.
W600 Mod, for , „ ., •
Tees e I0, No Rouen!: (Sr PAIN.
5511 0110111418 A. yoatilti to.Asitilitore, Nd.
Canadiae Depot: Toronto, ODD*