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The Brussels Post, 1891-3-27, Page 22 THE RIK AICD THE BIRD, BY O. CI..FUR LEY, "The parrot 1 It knew nothing," said the Colonel, and 1: could see he was testy. " I knew the name of Ram Asoka, wl,i°h CHAPTER II. The effect of the parrot a query was steal - Colonel Ferrer started up in such haste was strange to ns all. I rather think we that hie chair fell clattering to tine ground, have to thank Polly for the narration of that interesting incident of fronti01 adminis oration," The Colonel grunted. " We're all rather fond of the bird," I went on, ostentatiously caressing the parrot, who was stanching at the open door of his and with such a pallor overepreadmg lure ruddy countenance that alter ns with one me - Ord stood up too, and cried out, " What's the matter?" " What did that brute meant" gasped the Colonel, " What does it know. about Ram Asuka ? I didn't want to kill the old sage ; " but you don't seem to appreciate fool, if only 11e had been sensible and not his familiarity with your adventures." made such a confotutded fuss about his "Oh ! I don't hold. It—it's rather heathen temple. 1,1 wasa judicial ex,r, ution ;amusing to have a parrot echoing all you it was neoeeeary to the peeve of the district. sa , I didn't want to do it, if Rum Asoka hadn't, yl'olly hail echoed nothing, he had taken brought it on himself," the imitative in mentioning our guest's "Perhaps, Colonel," said 1, " t would be doings ; but that was how the Colon6lchose to put ft, To show his liking for the parrot's smart- ness, he came up to tho cage and stretehed out his hand to pates it, as I had been doing, But Polly did not take the oourt01y a good thing if Polly wore to give us his vet, don of the affair," From white tie Colonel's aspect changed to yellow. "Sh 1 IVhat? `g hat do you mean?" he exclaimed, " Are you jestlug? It's no joko, I tell you. 1he native papers, me it was meant ; he turned his head and confound them, said --and they pay too nuloh funds m V1010110 dab at the Colonel's hand— attention to native opinion nowadays. And at the finger on which he wore Cho ring. He —Will no one stop that ah^Inillable hl managed to bite it pretty smartly too ; and For the parrot was so delighted with his the Colonel darted back, ttttellng molly int - coup that he had burst into a shriek of wild pronation, to which the parrot replied with laughter, t.i which I g:emed to doted a tone of mookinc triumph, "Agatl..,, do take the bird away," said • Mrs, U rctton ; and Polly was taken down- stairs and immured in his cage, still laugh- ing in that grim and fiendish fashion. "But now, Colonel," said Mrs. tlreLton when the hubbub had ceased, "do tell us all about Ram Asoka" I could see that the subject did not please the Colonel ; but as a platter of foot he had not the courage to refuse to speak on it, His story was so incoherent, so full of ex- planations and excuses, that—taken in con- junction with subsequent events—it roused in me a curiosity to read the accounts of the affair whielt were given in those native papers tie Colonel so disliked. Froin their statements it appeared that Colonel Ferrer had been sent to investigate a quarrel between the Buddhist and Mohammedan residents in an out•of-the-way village. The Mohammedans wanted to draw water from a well which the Buddhists regarded as • equal volubility. Mrs, 11 rotten and Louisa entered upon this scene, and on learning what had happened, bustled about for bandages and water for the wounded hand. The precious ring, which was fretting the out Polly had made, was taken off and laid on the mantle -piece ; the finger was tenderly bound up ; and Mrs. Gretton herself shut up the Parrot in his cage with the assurance that he was "a naughty, wicked Polly." " Who Trilled Ram Asoka?" he shrieked defiantly in reply and oven now the Colonel started at the words, " I think a field is in that bird," he cried. " I think Ram Asoka is," I answered. Then I asked for Agatha. " She has a bad headache. She won't be down to breakfast," " Why didn't she tell me that her stead ached?" ' Olt ! don't bother, lir. Laurence ; a headache isn't a deadly malady—Tea or cotleo, Colonel? sacred to their god ; and religious feeling I was shat up; but I was cross and be had been somewhat strained. The Colonel's wtldere 1. Agatha might have teld me of instructions were to declare the well public property, and he was provided with soldiers who were ordered to see that the Mussels mans were not interfered with when they her he ulache ; even a very bad headache doesn't make a girl rash out of the mom with tears in her ayes and without saying a word to her love', I hurried through with approached the spring, The matter might my breakfast. Before I had anis led, I easily have been sett cd on the basis of a compromise suggested by Ram Asoka, the Buddhist priest, who only asked the Mohammedans to avoid the well till the heard the front door close quietly; and look - Mg out, imagined I sow Agetha's figure passing the whitlow. Mrs, Gretton and Louisa exchanged ,t glance of intelligence. water necessary for the use of the temple „Is that Agatha gone out 0" I asked. had been drawn each day. This arrangement "Very likely. The air would do her had been all butt completed when the bead good." ' mel arrived ; but instead of giving his I hurried front the room, neglecting the ta,.('nt to it, be chose to take up the Montan- arrot's plaintive cry, " Let out Ram nodau cause with quite unnecessary %cal, P noted chiefly, it was 1 aid, by a desire to act. the Buddhist temple, which contained, tmong other more modest treasures, a large Ind valuable ruby, traditionally supposed to nave fallen from heaven at the feet of the chief idol in the place. The Colonel and itis nee entered the temple, de- stroy ed the idols, and killed Ram Asoka on the steps of his desecrated alter ; after which the Colonel stooped and took from the priest's dead hand the priceless ruby ho had vainly tried to save. It is more than possible that the native papers exaggerated Colonel Ferrer's guilt ; but it is certain that the odhunbe Incurred on this expedi- tion made his resignation advisable ; and It did look rather bad that es ter his alofives for appropriating it had been an sharply greatest confusion. Olt ! Mr Laurence" —Mrs. Craton "impugned, ho should have retained and set I began, rushingrout upon me in the hall. he lead token from Ram f g I n a rug,Qlc stone " N' here's Agatha?" I interrupted. Asoka•. Agatha 1 She's out. But I wanted"-- I n°od hardily say that the scary as told ' A g THE BRUSSELS POST. i left the party still in the dieing -room, tllacussiug the miseieg ring, and retired to a s nail room at the book of the hall where I was free to snake stud sulk. Before long I heard a latchkey in the door, and guessed it was Agatha corning in, I was goug out to meet her, but LOt115tt was before (11e. She met her cousin in the hall ; " 01, Agatha," she oxctainted, " the ring is gone. What's to be dune ?" 'Then Agatha unwired in a voice 1 lied 116001' hoard from her lips before, a dull des- pairing wail ; " I couldn't ltolp 1 , Lou. Will needed the money today. I shall get nay salary in a day or two, and I thought I eomld get the ring busk then, and neither Frank nor anybody would know." Louisa started back with a shocked ex- clamation. Agatha hurried towards ib; slaiecase ; but as she revelled it I caught her hi my arms. " Illy darling, what is the neater 1" I exclaimed. She wrenched herself free. "I'll tell you to -morrow, Frank; let ale alone for to.aigllt.' She hurried up -stairs ; and while I stood lesitotillg about following her, 1 heard a confusion of esclnmittlons in the dining -room and Louisa's voice—did I wrong her in thinking it contained a tone of spiteful sat- isfaction ?—saying, " She admits it herself, It was for Will's sake Agatha stole the ring." TO 11E CONTINUED.) THE LONDON CABBY. A Unique 13peelmen a1' nn Interesting Class or Iiroad•)Yi asters. By no means the least inteeesting feature of London lite is the " cabby'," as Ise is pall- ed, the driver of the hansom cab. These cobs are so numerous that the city seems actually to swarm with them, aid it is easy to believe the statement of the guide -books that there are 10,000 of these vehicles in the town, Of course, there is a great variety in the drivers, and it has more than once hap• ened that the sons of families of considerable positiou have passed the better portion of their lives on the box of a hausonl. An American who was in London during the past summer encountered rather an odd sppealinen of cabby, a man who had in 601110 Wkly evidently conte down M the world, on- es mounting a box be regarded as a rine. The stranger took a cab for a drive one afternoon and, having no very definite idea what he wished to do, told the driver to take him to some place that was worth see- ing. The cabby looked him over, apparently making ,up his mind what manner of nnrn he had as passenger, and their started oil' in a direction which was not in the Hue of the gentleman's previous explorations, although he had been in England a number of times and knew Loudest tolerably well. The pas- senger poked up the little trap-door to the roof of the cab and asked where they were gong' Along it piece," the driver returned. " Do you see, sir, that crowd on the corner?" he added, pulping up; The traveller looked in the direction indicated and sawa crowd of people gathered about a woman who was turningi, the crank Asoka" incl tried to follow her. Bat before I of a barrel organ. She was rather a pretty I could overtake her—she was lost in the leonine, and appeared strangely out of keep• bustle of Southhampton Row, and I had to ing with her occupation. betake myself to my office unsatisfied. That is Lady Linton," lie said, and by I don't think I did nm011 work that day. subsequent inquiry the tea, eller found that I know that I was abominably cross, that I this was nota mere " traveler's talo," ole - bullied my clerk, blotted my letters, and eigned to beguile lrini, but that the organ• cursed my pate, and 0000 came near to grinder, was really a member of the nobility quarrelling with one of my rare clients, who cast oft by her Smelly. wanted to have an 11111npar1mtt change The hansom was started up again, and mail; in shouse I had designed for him. I Pretty soon the delver announced that they wasted my time so well that when at last I were in Chelsea controlled ml irritation and attended to " That house," he said, pointing it out, some matter's that could not be delayed, 1 " is where that old arab•apple Carlyle had to remain at the office till much beyond lived. Further up the street," he continued my usual hour. 1 got home just about din. waxing communicative, there is a funny aur -time, and foumd the household it the fellow named Whistler. rHe is a painter, and the papers pitch into his things like blazes, and he gets as mad as a hatter and answers them back. They say it's great fun for totem that is in it." Yon do not follow it up yourself, then," the traveller said. " No, sir," the cabby said. " I like bet. ter to give my time to flowers. I have a place that, is pretty to look at, if I do say it, and I've taken a very tidy lot of prizes, too, sir, I go in for chrysanthemums just now. That's 110 go, and I can Hake something to help ale on With the greenhouses and get the missis a new gown no w and then." Tho cabby who oultivared flowers for amusement and drove it casual passenger out to see the house of Carlyle could hardly be looked upon as a type, but ars a variation lip was at least Interestines YOU H0S MARCH 27, 1891 NQ FOL littlesnow alit to her d Lorle Ther thinhere 8iI mer I LATE CABLE NEwM. ' snow and he and l m to in her thin summer dress shivered with colli, But the )lolly fairies who were danoing about in the snow seamed to delight in the lay wilds, nod their merry laugh rang out swept and clear, On one of the white marble steps, loading to the fairy palace, sat Walter, wrapped in a heavy fur coat, At the eight of his sister, ho sprang up, crying: " Lorne, Lorle, tory Riad I ant that ,you have cou15, 1 wanted to go home ; but did not know the ways 11 is so cold Vele, and all the fairies laugh at and mock me, because I broke the moonbeam steps" 1' Never ninth, little brother " said Loris, " I have come for you, and you shall go at once to father, 10110 will bo greatly rejoined to see you again," "But," interrupted the hairy, "bow are yen to of awe from here? That rude boy roke got steps, and my bird does not answer to everyone's call." And new Lorlo was indeed distressed ; for she knew how her father would miss both his children, Day atter day passed, and still the brother and sister found no way to leave the fairy palace, which, with all its beauty, was not so clear to them as that little home in the shadow of the great -- church, One evening as Lorne and Walter wore BY l' YSllt. walking in front of the palace, and talking sadly of their home, a fairy crone to them, and said: "1 tett sorry that you are so the forest in search of roses and violets which unhappy here. If you will send mea bunch were blooming in such profusion. The child- of Bowers every night by Condo, I shall tell ren walked hand in hand among the Bowers you holy you may get house." Baby's First Prayer, I,lttlo fat lingers crossed meekly, blhnleking patient mamma ; Gracile looks to toherMather; Charmingly lisping "'Pah, tat," This is the Whole of her worship ; Yet Ife'who promised to bear Woo little lambs on his boeono Listens to baby's ilrst prayer. Swe0t, little niotereof (leaven t 1i'otl did the Good boaster say, "They must bo like llttlo clttidree Who would my Father obey." Baby knows nothing of doe htleg, Dark unbelief and despair; All these she loaves to grown people, ibaby knows only Iter prayer. So let 11 be, graotatie Father, All through her life's blessed clay • When elou(ts and darkness oppress her, Teach her, groat Teaohor, to prlly. Tenderlylead and protect her Draw itor with Fatherly levo, Make her both porfoet and holy, Fit for the mansions above. PHD MOON FAIRY One beautiful afternoon in May the two children of the old sexton wandered out into old grasses, and not until the sun had stork behind the hill did they think of returning home, Lorne, who was two years older than her brother, Walter, now urged that they seek the path, and hasten to their 100e0, who would be watching for them ; but the darkness came so rapidly that the children soon found themselves overtaken by night and had no light to guide them to the path, For several hours Lorne, holding fast to her brothels hand, ran hither and thither in the dark forest, always hoping to see the lights in the village. But,although they called continually, they received no answer, except the hooting of the owls. Finally, Walter declared that he was too tired to take another step, and begged his sister to rest for a few moments. The children sat down under an old pita tree, and almost immedi- ately were fast asloop. When Lorle awoke the full moon was shining in her face, and, springing up, she cried : " Coale, Walter, the moon is so bright that we watt easily find our way hone. The sleepy boy slowly opened his eyes, and then 00111: " 0, sister, look, there are steps coining down from the moon." Thinking that her brother was not fully awake, Lorle paid little steed to his words; but the boy continued : "Leak, Lorne, quiok, there carnes a fairy, I am sure." Lode looked in the direction her brother pointed, and there, leading up to the moon, was a stairway made of moonbeams, aid down the stens came the figure of a beauti- ful fairy, dressed in a silvery white dress, and wearing tipolher head a tiny crown set with jewels. The fairy glided down the airy stairway, walked several steps into the forest, gathered a few flowers, and then re- turned a5 she had 001110. "Let us follow her," whispered Walter, but also penetrating, and 11e looks us near shelter, and the remaining tenth were and already he had his foot on the first ors straight in the face with a scrutiny that charging esorhitent fares for short diatom:es. step ; but at that moment the sextons voice seems to read their thoughts. What destroys The result was that hundreds of ladies and was heard calling, " Lorle ! Walter 1" and Gila pleaeaut 1]a•st impression made by these g'entleman were obliged to walk home long in tt short tiros Qts children were safe at eyes is Ilia couatant look• of uneasiness in tlistanaes through a foot of snov in a blind - Mg storm, while others were compelled t1 stay in lintels and friends, houses for the night. this blizzard was general in southern England and northern Fraee. Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall were visited with par- ticular severity. From man)' plaeas in the two latter counties there has been no com- munication of any kind since last Monday, and how the people fare there is only a matter of conjecture. The record so far shows that 115 lives have been lost and thousands of cattle and sheep. Railway lines arc still 1/1001I0d, and the English pen - pie have undergone the almost novel ex - parlance of being buried in snow drift for tweet -four hours. The railway officials, working with almost superhuman energy to clear traoke, have taken the desperate ex• pcdient of throwing some of their finest rolling stook, which had become derailed, over the embankments in order to gat a passage through for their trains, so - Breeding PPoultig, by the Colonel differed in many points from this which l have set doe n ; but his frequent- ly-repeated requent- 1 -re eated statement that Rani Asoka brought his death upon himself, his loud declarations that he hada right to keep the ring, were calculated to rouse in any mind not deeply biassed in his favour --in mine, for example—a first conviction that the annexation of the ruby and the execution of its protector could not be justified cm any strict reading of the principles of either law or honour. True it, was that Mts. Gretton said " Of comae," and "Yes, indeed, dear CiolonelFerror, "utevery the thick crust of my egoism and annoyance. pause in her guest's narrative ; and that „full ale how it happened," 1 asked, Louisa gave it as her opinion that 1 was bet- ter the stone should he 011 the Colonel's " Not half an hour ago ; but it nest have hand than hidden in an Indian village whore been ;ono for hours." no one could 000 it. But Agatha and I were " When did you notice it last?" silent. 5" "Just after luncheon, I1 110(1 been lying "Whitt do you think of the new -coiner. on the mantel -piece, where I put it when I I asked my sweetheart in the few precious took it elf the 110100el's hand, all the morn - minutes that hors Gretton 111100'0a us each lug I should have looked it away in some evening to say gaodaligh"ea1•'e place, I know ; but in tate confusion I "He's a murderous old wretch " h re I plied with great promptitude. " He )tilled that poor old priest Austin order to steal the rally; 1111 sure of it. But—but— Frank, how is it that Polly knows so much about the affair? "I don't know. That's the queerest thing about the matter. The Colonel hadn't mentioned Ram Asoka when Polly bawled oat his very pertinent inquiry. 1 1-11 one die. believe in the transmigration of souls and the repetition of the Balsam miracle 1 But modern Boddhism is sheer humbug. Still, it's funny." No donbb 1 ought to have passed the night awake, musing on the problem of the parrot. Bat I didn't; 1 slept uncommonly well. I think that, speaking generally, cru does not got up 1110 proper emotional condition for any event till the event itself is post, Then 100 are fall of retrospective tdmiration, awe, or fear ; int at the moment did we feel at all? I think not. I doubt if we could do our work in "Has oho been out all clay? " No. She camp tom>. for lunch, and went out afterwards, just as usual. Shell be in to dinner.—But, MrLaurence, the Colonel's ring•—his beatifnl ruby ring—has disappeared. I almost ejaculated, "'What is that to me?" but restrained myself, incl asked, " What has become of it ?" " Wo don't know. It is terrible 1 Tc think of it man like Colonel Farrar, my poor clear husband's friend, being robbed in my house. 011, what shall Ido?" Mrs. Gret• ion began to cry, and her distress pierced s ° didn't think ; and I )mow Jene to be as hon- est as the clay, though the Colonel declares he'll have her box examined, and she au orphan, and it'll be the ruin of her .charac- ter." " How do you know the ring was on the mantel -pisco after luncheon?' I asked judicially, Interrupting my landlady's wail. " Because Louisa took it up and tried it on her finger --only she and Agatha and 1 were in --and said, "Isn't it lovely ?" and Agatha answered, " Yes; I wonder how much money is shut up in that crystal, which almost looks liko a great spot of blood 0" I remember exactly whatshesaid, because folly—I can't think what has come to the bird these two days I--oaugltt up her words and begot screaming out, ' Money 1 Blends 1 Blood-ntoloy, blood•nloley."' "folly has brains in his head,!' I said with a laugh, i' Oh, \Ir. Laurence, don't speak liko that. The poor Colonel, tvitfl his baud hurt even passable style if at the moment of and his ting one 1 There Polly sat on top action 100 stopped to think of its nature, or analysed how it might move our souls. Let me admit that I never felt anything to be, monotonous that over happened to me, till long after it was over. I slept sound end late. When I enteral tho dining -room next morning, Agatha, her aunt, and the Colonel were there, but had not begun breekfaoa. Agatha and hors. Grotton worn talking aside, As I carne in I hoard the latter say, ' Well, you oau't de any,' At the same time she handed to Agatha It letter she had been reading, and of his cage, slapping his wings, and crying out Blood -money 1' till iso quite made Ino nervnlis, awl I was glad to got out of the room," And then?' " 011 1 that's all I know, I wont down• stairs to help Jane, and Agatha and Louisa both wont not and when the Colonel, who had. been at the War (Moe or somewhere, came hone and remembered his ring, it 11'asn't to be meet anywhere." Wo had a very uncomfortable dinner that day—cold ealnio1, cold Iamb, cold tart ; the mid and idol° remains of yeetorrlay', feast, Agatha 1u io sly 1101151 it 1111.0 he• 1,0:1101. ' Wliat is t1t0 mutter?" I "eked, secm;f i°gflu u tl orotcoldnesm tvhnato is and The Colonel'soression el is • that myawaothearblookedtronb!arl' .lid not trouble sue; I did not love "Oh, nothing 1" she answorod ; but she him well enough for that ; but Agatha had DEER -HUNTING IN THE ANDEF. seem Amerieee Indians seize Any Adeline sage Over 'Theca They 1':um. left the roan, and Mrs. Gretton hastened of ter iter. I felt annoyed diet Agatha should not have confide, her vexation, whatever it was, ••0 me ; and 1 motel to bovo my annoyrneo out nn somebody. The Colonel was handy. "That Was at interesting story yeti told 115 last nicht, l'oln•'• '1,- I began. 0I1 was 'queer, thnuf e..h ,nrl'ot should have 1111011 - so mush not come home to dinner, and her vacant chair was a vexation to my eye, An alootrie die0enfort 1i11od tho net of the party. Mrs, Gretton would fain haysbegnn to cry ; L0usia looked at her mother with furtive glances of waroimrs and reproof ; and poor Mane nearly clrupll°dt the Colonel's plata when she ,not the distrustful glare in his angry aye. Only the parrot, though imprisoned in hie °age, kept up a wilco, hilarity foul laughed and • chuckled like it bird possessed, The children glad y promised to send the flowers, and then the fairy 51411.1 : " Isere is a tiny silver bell. 1f you ring this, Condo will come and take you clown the broken stairway into the forest.' Lorle took the bell and rang it. Lumedi. Moly the large bird appeared, and first it carried Walter clown to the forost and the; returned for Lorle. 'the children quickly ran home, whore the father received them with tears of joy, and all Ins grief was for- gotten, The children remembered their promise to he little fairy, who had been so hind to them. And every day they gathered largo bunches of the sweetest flowers, and in the evening carried thein to the forest, where they rang the silver bell, and Condo, who answered the mall, Ileo away laden with lilies, roses and violets, and curried them to the cold,00ld moon whe.reonly ice and 5110W are to bo found. The Arbitration League Jubilant Over the Prospeotive Settlement of the Behring Sea Affair—Sel'via may Become a Rus- sian Depenelenoy—The (treat Storm The Iutertati0uol Arbitration League, 10111011 held its twetlLioth annual meeting in Lonci0n last 100011, is suffering from is severe attack of 611011en lead, caused by the sue. cess of its representations to " President Cleveland" and President Carnot in favor of referring bhe lioliring Sea and Newfound. land questions respectively 1.0 arbitration The League has not the slightest doubt that most of the credit for both " peace victories is due to its shorts ; 1leloe its pre00nt malady. It cannot be said that arbitration upon the Behring Sea dispute is received 101th univer- sal satisfaotlon hero. An uneasy, although undefined, feeling prevails in some quarters that it may be in proportion as disasir 0 u for John Bull's soli -esteem as in tine case of the Alabama claims, Doubts respecting the ABDUL HAMID, what the Grand Turk Loom Like in 1118 I/w•11, 1'a Lace. • Abdul Nanoid is of medium height, rather• short than tall, weil•proportioned in hie per- son, and carrying bravely the weight of his onerous duties, though there are also mo- ments when an old and careworn look comes across his lace, and vvhen he almost person- ifies the apathy we so generally connect with the Turkish character, eay5 "Sovereigns and Courts of Europe." His beard, cut into a slight point, is black ; so are his hair and eyes. The latter are tender in ex�uression, reality' of Lora Salisbury's other "diplomatic triumph" are more gel.et'ally expressed and better founded. The point to be submitted to arbitration is not, in the opinion of many in dispute, and France, while losing nothing pending its settlement, gains the prolonga- tion over another season of the obnoxious modus vivendi, Ingniriee in diplomatic citoles show a unanimity of opinion that France, in one way or another, willkeep the Newfoundland question open so long as the British soldier shall remain in Egypt. The imbroglio at Belgrade grows w008e daily. The regents, closely bound to ex- Iiing Milan by their 0)111 interests, as well ne by pledges, are seriously embarrassed by his presence in Servia.1,So long as ho remain- ed away and kept 8115111 the violence of the Queen and leer friends defeated itself, but his appearanoo ab Belgrade and his vehement attack upon Garashanine, his former Minister, have alienated the sympathy with him whfuh leas growing up among the people. As one of the regents said lately, the lung seems driven by a Greek fate CO damage his own cause and dynasty. While here In London, Milan fregneatly declared his belief that the attack made on his life in the cathedral at Belgrade three years Igo by the winnow of Cal. Markovic, lva0 fnapil- ecl by the Queen, and that Garashanine 1000 privy to the plot. This seems to have be - 001110 a fixed idea with hint, though nobody else sees any reason for it. He said lust weak in Belgrade to a friend that Gara- shaniva was bound to the Queen by this criminal complicity. Doubtless he believes this, but if nobody else believes it, his per- sistency in charging it must injure him with the country. The great storm of Monday night rennnd- erl Canalians in Landoll of 01)101118 blizzard. It began seen alley 0 o'clock. A hurricane blew and 50I0w fell, and 1011011 the theatres closed nine -tenths of the nabs had sought home. The next evening, when the moon shone down upon the little cottage where the old sexton lived, Walter whispered to his sister: "Lorne, I am going into the forest to find the fairy." "Ulu, Walter, do not do that," said his sister; "father would not allow it, and the Fairy may be wicked and cruel, and might not let you return to us." The boy made no reply to these words but silently determined that he would see the silver stairway, leading to the Inoou. That night Lorle did not fall asleep as read- ily 0.0 usual. She felt anxious about her brother, and several times crept to Itis bed- side to see if he were sleeping. But the boy lay so still that the kind sister soon forgot her fears, and slept quietly until morning. When she awakened the first sound site heard was her father palling for Walter, and when no answer was made to the call Lorle felt sure that her brother had gone in search of the Fairy, who lived In the moon. And this indeed. was the case. Little Walter was nowhere to be found ; and those, who et first laughed about Leek's story of the stairs loading to the moon, were now forced to think that; the 0ex.on s sun had sought Lhe home of the Fairy, and either forgotten his friends, or was unable to return to them. The sexton and his daughter wore sorely grieved over the loss of little Walter, and for days continued their search for him ; but finally thinking that he NV00 lost, they gave up all hope of seeing him again, One night, when the sexton wont as usual to the church to ring the bell, Lurie, being afraid to stay alone in the house, stole after her fettles', intending to wait for him in the uhurohyard. As rho little girl sat 111 the shadow of the great building she saw a small, white figure glide before her and hasten toward the forest. "That is the moon Fairy," thought Lorle ; " I moat overtake her and learn where Walter is." The little girl quickly followed the white figure, and jusb 105 the Fairy se05 entering the forest Lorne seizes her dress and cried " Please, good Fairy, tell ale whops nay brother is . The planner in which the South American Indians hunt deer in the Cordilleras is very interesting and somewhat ingenious. They first i15aortein the locality in 1v11i011 the 7.111I- 111018 congregate to gra.:¢, and thou the men, women, and old children of the tribe snake extensive preparations to prem in the hold. In order to utlnse tt stampede they blow horns, yell, and stake other bewildering and otiblattciish noises. As a natural consequence the frightened deer quit Iheie grazing places They form in line in regular marching order, the elder males leading the way, followed by the females and voting, while the roar of the column 10 bl'ollght up by the young burk5, who act as protectors to bhe centers. The Indians nolo close in on them, seeing w11i, 1 the minds propane to iso battle for their lives, The hunters then proceed to prepare the instruments of destruction, con• sist ng of iurge lances, resinous lurches, and nooses Need to long poles, The wast enemy of the deer is the jaguar awl wildcat, aid their animosity to thein is such that flies, have been known totem) ave' a hunter in order to attack either of those feline foes, Tho Indians knowing this, em- ploy it to great wives nto.geduring these hunts. The w011)011 stiff a number of jaguar and oat skins, vhich are placed iu prominent positions on the edge of precipices, in full view of the deer. Immediately the bucks make a violent effort to get at then, in or. de' to hurl them into the abyss beneath, but are thus treated themselves by the wily Inn - tors, who push thous over the cliffs, where they are quickly hamstrung orotherwise lis• [Nod by the women, who are stationed be- low, After the first onslaught on the stuff- ed figures the remaining deer seen to reoog• nlze the feet that they have boon trirkod and huddle together, awaiting [mother et- tarlc. Then the Indians throw lighted. torches among them and a patio ensues, They make dosporat° efforts to escape, but the relontlese hunts 0 drive then over the crags entil they two that a suffleont number have been captured ---0511111131 1100 or 600. They do tot usually harm the females ands fawns and also allows, few buolcs to escape. Very seldom is a doe killed, and if n fawx is captured it is immediately liberated. The flesh is eaten by the Inatome Ind also tarried to the village to bo sold, while the shins are either purchased. by dealers or made up into various articles by those 10110 assisted in their capture, them, The fact is Abdul Hamid does not feel himself safe even In his own palace. He does not suspect any person in particular, but he is on his guard ega11101 every one. o " " Few padishahs have been so beloved by their subjects as he. lu(leed, he is to them quite a new type of sultan and they do not fail to appreciate the novelty. Here is it man who does not pass his rlatys to his heron 1nyittg with his slaves. there is a man who takes a reap interest in Ihe'welfttreof his people, who far from following the example of his prede- cessors and leaving the rains of government in the hands of some clever courtiers, insists on seeing toll ,fudging all for himself, clown to the minutest particulars. Personally he is most benevolent and kind-hearted, and scarcely a 111011111 passes that he floes not enntributo some large sunt out of his private purse to alleviate sntle'ing among his subjects, irrespective of race or religion. His character may be summed up us having for its dominant note an ex- treme caution, and he is endowed with an unusual faculty for work. In manner lie is exceedingly polite, es leaially in his treat- ment of European ladies, Indeed, ho un- deestatuds the rare net of making himself re- spected by all with whom 11e conies in eon- taet. Abdul Hamiti gats up early. His toilet does not detain hire long ; indeed, it might detain hint longer according to European codes, Dressed, 110 at once devotes himself to recite the prescribed prayers, after whiolr lie drinks a cup of black. coffee, and instant- ly afterwards begins to smoke cigarettes, a pastime that he continuos all day almost without intermission, for he is an ardent smoker. Breakfast ended, ho arranges fanc- ily affairs and of 011011 varied ages and needs. This done ho quits the harem and goes into the selamlik. Hem pie receives the reports concerning court aff'air's. Towards 10 o'clock his court secretary and chief dignitaries appear, bear- ing the day's dispatches and reports. These handed in the sultan 0ca10 himself on a sofa, with, on his rigout, these documents, and on his left a pile of Torki)11 newspapers and ex - triune from the b lIropomn press translated into Turkish for his benefit by a translation bureau specially appointed to that enol. His lunch, which follows the dispatch of this business, is most simple—little neat, a fair amount of vegetables. The Fairy turned around but there was no kindly smile on her beautil'211 face, and 1101' fair brow was drawn by an angry frown. "How do I know where your brother is?" she naked. " Ifo spent in 5001011 of your silver stair- way," replied Leyte, and he never came back. 1 sin 52110 that you know where he e,' < kward Is your brother that great alt boy who rani up my steps and broke them nearly all ? asked the Fairy. Then he deserves to bo where ho is 1 but if you want to take hint home you have my permission to do so. First, you 1111st help uta gather some flowers." " Have you no flowers its the moon ?" naked Lorle, " No," teas the reply ; " nor trues, nor groes, and itis cold,vo'y oold there." When a largo bunch of flowers )tad been gathered idle fairy said; "Since your Prather broke my steps, 'have to rido Vamp." Thep 'heaviest: ' Oonla, Condo, 1501 wait- ing for you." And immediately a Ia'go bird with cod 10at11010 and gre011 oyes came dying tlti'ooglt 1110 11 r. "Noy, Condo, "said the fairy, " after you have taken me dome, I want you to return for this little girl." The bird grumbled, and declared that was too much work for ono night ; but did not dare to dieobey tie Fairy, and in a short time Lorne, holding fast to Condo's rod feathers, was speeding through tho air, Up above the forest she wont, and before tho had reached the end of her journey alio had shot ninny lvon11rful sights. Al, thehead the sta1rway, along whlall Lore had seen the malty stops broken by \Vaite''e swift tread, Ciro Fairy was waiting to conduct the Tho meal ended, ho will take a walk in the pari. 00 row in e, little boat upon one of the 1511110 it hollow, always accompanied by a chamberlain of 00100 high dignita•y. After taking two hours' exerei50 in the open air he 001110ns to his sitting -rooms, where ho holds on open r000ptiol, or else 11r001(les over some committee meeting. An honk' 00 two before sunset he oleo more gots ono for a walk. 1{in dtllneu'-io 115041111)1021011 lo 1111,011, His favorite food is pillar, sweets, and a very little moot. I'Io never touches spirit - onus ligno's, in obedience to the commands of tho prophet, but he deinit5 largo gttantf• ties of 'sherbets and oats a great deal of ice- cream, Dinner over, he receives company in the eolatnlik, or he will retire into tho harem, where his daughters play and sing for hint. Hu himself on these oecosiot5 will often spat himself at the piano, an instrument Replays fairly well, )for painting, for lino arts in general, ire inns no taster Hill 100111011, 1.00, 011111 111111 very cold, but ho is devoted to )lie children, and also much attached to the members of his family. M'intrimonia) Mr. J011e8'—;0 you .n, a bridal tour 10 Niagara Falls. 1 , - • ul yet see that pleaesd you most while y(lti (01111• away, Mrs, Sonny : Mrs, Spivey (modestlyl—'l At a late English poultry show, a mem- ber of Parliament and good farmer had something like this to say about poultry in an address made at the time of the show: It was generally believod that the an00s• tors of most of their common fowls came from warmer olimales, especially from Asia, and when the Borealis first invaded the shores of Great Britain, they found bout the fowl and the goose domesticated, but not for the purpose of food, only for the aako of fancy and pleasure. At the pre- sent day, they breed poultry chiefly for foots acid shows suck" as they were witness• ing that day. Tho roaring of domestic poultry was, if properly earned out, a very Fair souroo of renumeration. As one who farmed rather largely in poultry, he would say that he found it profitable, and he gave them a fow figures., On his 01011 poul- try farm he had about ninety hens, mostly Langshans, and ho was very parlianlar in counting the eggs ]le roeleved. He found that his ninety hens last year laid 0,1101 eggs, and the year before 11,1)11, Those eggs always brought him in, taking the average through the year, Id. (Id. per dozen, and he was aisle to dispose of his poultry at 3s. ad - all the year round, they being taken from the fun without Lily feed or cramming. He thought that showed that a little poultry 10001 soul d be made afairlyprofi table concern In East Sussex poultry farming now was carried on very 11111011, pal'tionlariy in the Heathfield utd "'Mishima districts, old ho 1110115111 it would be a greet adrantego if, in the western )pert of Sussex, they would oleo take it up. Now, ho would toll them about his g0os", Ile only haclone, and that goose laid for two ,years miming fifty eggs. From those he reared thirty -sever goslings, and during the past year they raised thirty-five, Therefore, he thought the goose had done hot. duty, When the Oable Was Lad, The first 81.5111101' to carry rho cable across Ile Atlantic, says the Sun in 01151x01' to it correspondent, was two steamers—the U, S, S 'Niagara andl3. 1.1:, B. Agamemnon, They sailed from Valontia, Ire„ Aug. G, 1857, the Niagara paying out the cable first, But the cable broke,and the steamers returned, In Juno, 1853, nother attempt was 11 0110, bit in vain, In July the same steamers started again. This time they wont to the middle of the Atlantic, lat. 62° 0' N., long, 139.° 27' W., and on July 00, leaving spliced the cable, they hovo'it overboard and start- ed, the Niagara for Newfoundland and the Agamemnon for Iroland. liot11 vessols landed Chair ends on Thursday, Aug, 6 , 1818,t The cable stnppedtvorfling, however, on Sept. 4, 1.838,The (treat 11!astoen laid a new cable in 180(1, 'Thee are now 940 sub- marine nobles in operation.