The Brussels Post, 1891-4-24, Page 4THE BRUSSELS POST.
LY1NDON OF HIGH CLIFFE
.Alai OLD SO] 1)[i P'S LOVE: STORY,
Ily C. Dx>eA u', Author of " tVhen tho Tide was H(t;h," The Artist and the Man,"
" Into a Larges' Room," 1:to., Etc.
(I APTEIL 1I.-(C'.oxrrxcee.)
And row Captain \Vilhstmldey Wits real:lite
tip the attire, awes :stela t,tatime, "11ele
1 alt, .10101151 1" 110 sang ant ebocriully.
" Lute oftime, i8l,'t there:' 1've toll the
man to waft. first-rate driver. Spin ue
over to Duston in no tiu,c, Your 1cggage
can follow, you know, Ono of these cont-
inissi0nnaire fellows could look After it.
You are going are you nut?"
"Of course 1 ata going. I was looking
out for you," said the colonel with a length
"You seemed so quiet. 'Well, cons
along, I say, isn't it a lark? A regular
stroke of luck, the Sartnreancd breaking
down. I should have been leagues to sex by
this if things had gene smoothly, Have
you heard anything of thein lately --the pee.
ple at home, 1 mean? I haven't had a line,
of course. Nothing wrong, is there 1 I say,
colonel, what makeyou so quiet1"
"Quiet!" cried the colonel, laughing.
How can S be anything but quiet, Percy ?
You have not given me tune yet for a single
nvord. But let us start. I have given dir-
ections about my luggage, It will meet us
at the station."
They went down and stepped into Percy's
hansom, which was waiting at the door.
" Euston Hotel 1" he shouted. Sharp !
.Extra fare if you keep up the pace."
" My dear boy, take things quietly. There
is plenty of time," protested the colonel.
lap Piccadilly, along Regent Street, and
through Oxford Street, and (lower Street,
they rattled ; the colonel hill of quiet en-
joyment, Percy bubadirg nver w eh irrepres-
sible delight. " bear old London !' he
said: " They call her utiy. I don't, Look
out, colonel. Isn't it a great, busy, won-
derful place? Not sash mother street at the ;
world as this, I'm convinced. balk of Paris
'Vhy, Paris is a rillaee in counntrlson with
London 1 Berlin, Vienna, St. l'etersbn g-
there'a not oar of them to be mentioned in
the same day."
"London is rather too big ala too busyfor
me," said the culnuel. 1 hat is one reason
why I am leaving it. I would willingly
change place with yen -leave you in Eng -
laud, and go ell with England's armies. I
am afraid that is my vocation. I find It harts 11
to settle down tu civilian life."
"Ah well ! There may be a chance for
I I lost sight of, ryas as handsome a girl as I
ever met,"
" l hope her danghtcr is like her," said
Percy, •' if 88, 1 shall put in for tut intro•
duo ion."
They were in the station now, posing
backwards and rot:weals on tee departure
platform, where groups of people and piles
of 1uugage were begi,ling to arrive,
" Lean stand a little beck and watch,"
said Vevey. ".fully' will be here directly.
1 want tu surprise her. Oh 1 did you see?
1Vhat a pretty ince 1"
" Ino you mean the young lady in grey 1"
said tbe colonel. "files looks frightened,
poor little thing ! I am sure she is umtc0us-
tweed to travelling alone. It would not be
the thing, 1 eoppose, to ou rr her assist
aloe 1"
"1 should rather think not," laughed
Percy. "like -ah! there she is -,hilly I
mean. Way, the girl with the pretty face
is with her. She is going off for tickets
or something. Milly is taking core of the
luggage. Look at the child's face. She
thinks the boxes will run away if she stirs a
yard from them. Come along, colonel. 1:
say, Alilly-'-'
There came a cry from the slender fair-
haired girl by the luggage, and in the next
instant Percy's halide were seized and his
little sister was pouring out breathless cries
f rapture and suiprise.
"Oh 1 Percy, you dear darling, is it really
you? 1 thought you had gone oil' in that
horrid ship, and I couldn't sleep all last
night thinking of y00. Hew did you come?
11, ere me you going , 9Oh 1" turning to
ber brothers companion, " I beg your par-
don, Cnionei Lyndon, l didn't 000 you at
first, 1)id you bring him back?"
" I hays brought him here, -111113'," said
the colonel, emiliug,'"and I mean to take
lhim on to Scotland."
""1'o Scotland ? To Ettrick? To -night 1"
cried 1lflly breathlessly.
?,
' To Scotland 1 to-ni ht • to L• ttri, c I
e tomorrow," sa id colo rel. 'Now
hope,an the , '
there is plenty of time. Take your brother
away and have a gond look at him, kion t
think him nIueln tittered, myself, hy the sen.
trip, but perphaps you only, 1 will limn
you again presently ; I have to Ioolc up
come friends."
"Ilet fuel uggage," se id 111113', "I Kornis-
rapidly mud with excltem'nt, 05 she gazed
u11 boo Ills f.u'e,
"lien brother," explained the colonel,
" Captain \Vindtaeley--lac has 0ot110 back
nuexpeeteilly end le cit Ills ,'ay 00 Scot.
laud. Now," with a e u :teens bow, "
will leave you to ntalw his itetamwtnhee, 1
see a friend of mine making eigns to 1118,"
CHAPTER 111.
11110 TME Cnt.t1NJS1. 11.1.111.L111, 1118 '1.tstr.,
flies Veronica Browne, sietcr'soltiltl, setup
op to the time when site retched her majora.
ty, and now most profitable client of the
gentlenau in the neat black ft'oelt-coat and
high hat, who was niehing signals to Colonel
Lyndon, deserves a few words of introduce
tion,
She was said to bo American, and the self-
possession of her manners, her independeneo
of relatives tend friends, and her large cent-
:nand of money, gave oolo to their euppesi•
tiou. As a feet, however, she was the
null to of English parents, They flied
when she was a child. and she was then
eumtnitte 1 to the guardianship of a cousin
of her father's, who had sealed in America
years befell:, and married an American lady.
Ohildlees themselves, Ch's amiable uouple
gave almost more than the love of parents
to the orphan girl who had been entrusted
to them. Veronua was then the inheritress
of a moderate fortune, for her father and
mother hal both had money, and she
was their only child. Icer adopted
parents not only nursed iter patrimony for
her Lint left her a"orything they possessed
themselves, On the death of her foater-
father, which took place two er throe years
before the opening of this story -he had
followed his wife to the oora,'o by only a few
months -Veronica found herself in posses -
81011 of
osses-elonofe very largo fortune indeed. Tho
will was disputed by the testator's brother.
He was himself It man of some considerable
wealth, Had it ireen otherwise, or had be
been even or.limo'ily friendly towards his
brother during his lifetime, Veronica, who
was rather more puzzled than elated to fired
herself, as eho would hive expressed it, su
ridiculously riul,, would have been will.
ing to have given a part of the prope'ty to
him, As it was, her spirit rose, She was
indiguant at the Edea of this cruel, careless
man, s,i,o hail treated his brother and his
brother's wife with the grossest neglect,
profiting by their Beath. She fouglit iliac1
in the law eeurts of .America and the law
warts of England, alt hath of which Goan.
tries her foster parents had possessed lauded
property, nett she was victorious all round.
all your time alp u, this room, Fecal" she
mildly observed, " Yc11 may smoke cigar-
ettes in the ,lining -roam, you know, I shill
an01 get used to the scent of smoke though
you abroad some day,"said Ft ray. " There
are remount of complications in the East.
Our old ally, Turkey, wants calkers mora
than men, if the truth's told about the state
of things over there. L'ut perhaps you
wouldn't care to servo in a forei'm army t"
"I do not think I atonal," said the colo-
nel. " however, one meet not look 100 far ,
:ahead. No doubt 1 shell get over Ibis rest
lessness in title."
" Marry -that s what you oogbt to do,"
said Percy. "Have a Lame 01 you own,
It's Oho greatest nzzle to me colonel
�
that you continue I1'ch to Yon t are cut
m o a a ut
cut tor family life. Do you know that wo- •
men are awfully fond of you ?"
"How many of them ?" asked the colonel,
with a laugh.
" I could mention half a dozen names,
but I won't. Well, more we are ! Pull up,
colonel. This is my affair. If you attempt
to pay I shall never speak to you again."
"IN THE 1.00)11S' CAIIRTAC,i IIVI000'TIIIN(: w00TOMOOTI.ILy "
1 ed Letty to look after it, She Inas 50110 for
the tickets,
"
"" e luggagewilltntoanr of a
ts
015. It's
all labelled, 'see,' said Percy ; "bit who is
Lefty1"
"Lefty is my cow governess, She cane
; just after you left. 'i he very nicest gover-
ness 1 have ever had, turd en lovely. Oh 1
Coletel Lyndon," cried \].illy, "do tell her
where I am -the lady in a grey dress, See !
S1,o in running to the other ofd of the plat
form,"
That was a somewhat bewildering request.
The colonel, who had never mot Mildred
\Winstanley's governess, and who fudged,
fromher manner and appeal -tome, that she
was as timid as a wild deer, scarcely knew
what to do,
1101 there she was, flying, breathless and
bewildered, along the pplatform. She would
have to bo stopped ani l brought back.
Tugging hard at las long moustache, and
trying to look benign, the culnuel hurried
after her. Throe or four of his long sttidos
brought hien to her side, lie lifted his hat
nod smiled.
" Pardon mo for addressing yeti," ho said
gently, " but the little girl, your companion
-I ought to mention," he beets° oft' to say,
for her eyes had taken a startled expression
and tho rod colour hal flanged to her delicate
face, that I em Colonel Lyndon, Lady
Flora Wmnstanloy wrote to mc, She seal
you and Miss Mitly wore traveling by this
train -she thought 1 might be useful to
you,"
" Oh 1 I bog your pardon," cried the
girl, holding oat her gloved hand to the
colonel, and lifting ftp to his fano a pair of
the most bewitching blue eyes he had over
beheld, "..1 ought to have known who yeti
were ; but I thought, from what Lady Flora
said-" She stopped eltort, dropped her eyes,
and blushed again,
" That I leas very ditrorent from myself,"
snail tho colonel, with a smile. It ryas 0110
of his pleasautost smiles, a smile that node
him look, an hie little friend 1lilly would
have sari., " lilts s0eteitody'e gitardinu
angel," Whether Lefty Morrison felt the
8161110 0110111 it or not, she was rertaiuly re.
assured. She suceiecdmlin giving a little
Tangle aad saying with an erose that, sni'•
prised herself---
" Olt 1 no ; Lady hi'lera did mit describe
you, and, nn deil,t, it wile only my tmagan•
atinn Itl'lur all. 1 w.,a Lakin;; 0111 for un
01i1 141:011010101. But f 1111 fere'[Ling your
laLtlo Milly all this lint , 1 lett her ---why,
there is the luggage. el,e cannot surely
lima gone off wandering i - leased." And
thou poor Tally stopped sea cave a little
gasp. Thera was Mille, a few yards in
front of her, whinging .o tho arm of a
fashionably dressed yences yeah...loan, and tal]ting
"I will go in and order dinner," said tho
colonel, with n laugh.
It was over dinner that the colonel showed
Captain \Vinstnnley tho letter he had receiv-
ed from his mother that morning, and told
him of his impending introduction to Miss
Veronica Browne, A little t0 his confusion,
his young friend dot himself to laugh int.
moderately. " Yon will have to marry,
colonel," he said, between the paroxysms.
"Until you do, the hand of every mar.
raid man and every married woman will be
against yon, Not the /east use trying to.
hold out, They will inave you sooner or
later, You don't see the ,joke 1"
That indeed I don't,' answered the
Ione! gravely.
" T'hotight so," said Percy, going off into
another fit. " Colonel, you will be the
death of me, indeed you will. But Como
along, let's pay our bill and be oaf,"
" Plenty of Hine," said the colonel.
" The train will not etart for another hone,"
"Ah, well 1 la's more inter'uating in tato
station then here. We can provide our.
delves wdtit literature. lfflly is sure io be
early; and there is this Miss What's•her-
mane, who wants to bo introduced to
your-_..."
"Iffy dear Porey, do he neenratc 1" plead.
el the coned, "1 never told you that Miss
Browne wished to be introduced to ate, ale'
" A married man'["
" Me, 14,rtith married'[ Yes, of ce1'ev, Ile -
is alt elderly man -a solicitor, 1 stet hitt
iu Bombay many 'years ago. He married a
very nice girl, wholmd come out to take
care of her uncle's ]luau, 11-y the way, she
was an heiress. The blIse Browne may be
the daughter ofhpr Haste. There were two
Of them in the station. Tan younger, whom
my clear ]ate hpsbanu, yam: uncle, wan not
osmoker. But cigars," she added timidly-
" Well, if you don't mind, the scent of them
clingy very ntuoh 1"
Her nephew laughed, and reassured her,
and she then left him to arose for dinner.
And the temptation was great as he sat
at;the bottom of the small oval dinner -table
larlon with glass and silver and flowers, with
the old S'ot,h butler behind his chair intent
on an opportunity of refilling his glass, and
itis aunt elaborately head -dressed in his
!honour, bennlingaaross at him and hanging
on his words -the temptation was great to
color his Indian lira wltn a touch of the ad-
venturous end to pose as tate hero of many a
battle. lint the native truthfulnosa of the
youeg mal prevaiaed, and the stories he told
llis aunt gave a picture of bart'ack routine,
the stern duties and tate rigorous discipline
of a soldier's life, He was rewarded, for itis
aunt milled all the colouring, transforming
ilitn on the spot into a tl.auntless utero; milt
the old butler reported him down -satire as
a Mee, quiet. merry young geetleman, real
civil to his aunt, whoa just fair taken with
him, and ita easy to see who'll be hoe hob'.
Indeed, the whole town sew easily who
wonlcil.,e hot' heir ; and mothers with mato
riageablo daughters smiled on the young
captain, and asked lain to their ]rouses ; and
Captain Oaborue, who was enjoying Ids holi-
day, flirted watt every one, and gained tmi-
veraal popula'ity.
" Aunt Betsy," he acid to Urs. Floeltton
a. they worn driving horno f'om Airs. Leith
Leamington's first evening," wino is that
very pretty littlegirl who is staying with
ales, Leamington? She was so very shy,
and would stand in a cornet•, and seemed
quite embiwrassotl when Aire, Leamington
came and poked nor out. Who is slue?`'
" Oh, sae is Ales. Leith Loanington's
governess."
The young man whistled. " She's very
young to ba o. governess, te,t'tsl,e?' ho Innt•
tared, " Poor little thing I"
aha war indeed very young to be 0 gover-
ness ' far trio young, The whole of the next
mooing while eho and :lfaroid were tetworit,
the verb eau, beemno confused in her 1100d
01111 sivapna ,f the yam,, r officer who had
talked to her so plersnitt.ly and syntpathet,
*ally last [night; and lla•old'a oyes fixed in
holy horror when she wrote dawn 7 > 3= 11
on the black -Lana'?, flaw 0o111,1 he tell that
site was retallh,g tho tone of voice in which
Fred Osborne had sand, "'.Till to -morrow
evening," as ha wished her good -night?
This etenic,g she wad going to amuse him
againt and then again on Saturday. Sho be-
came lost in 11, pleasant dream.
"Miss Lucas, that e too snap of Palestine,
and we'restill in Europe:"observed. Harry in
an aggrieved and sgnc0ity tone.
hiss Lttetts gathereti her N10116e5 to.
gethe', end began the geography lei s In with
great games and dignity.
"1 think I shall ask Mac, I,enntingtrn
art to take mo mu any more t 1 find eo0loty
upsets me &,r my work,' ache x:to,
to herself severely, as r,,,; claire; :ail
rang, anti elle and Ler ehat oe 000111,
aown•etairs. Somehow, elle never did nslt
Urs. Leamington not to take her nut with
het' any mere ; mal the coma toot she' wore her
host gown t .ut 0vothlg, atm bought mane
['inlets to Ltetrn into her hair,.
airs, FInsbiot ]act in an armchair by the
side of her drawing room fire, buttoning a
pair of swede gloves on het' fat jetr,lloa
hands, and ciaeptng her gold bracelets found
her wrists. lies nephew, in immaculate
War paint, was sttnuliug in front of the nth,
roe over the matte] -piece, sticking a spray
of white stephanotis into his button -hole.
" Fred," seat Mrs. 1'lusbtnn, as she fixed
the lust button of her gloves and arranged
the folds of her velvet train, " you aro to
tante Lady Pearson."
"And who will be on the other side of
mo?" Itslcnd her nephew irrelevantly.
" Miss Graltann," answered llrs, Fluslttoa,
'Of course you mast tante down Lady Pear-
son, as she is the chief lady; you nasi
fol'get she is deaf, But I have put hiss
Graham[ on the other side of you ; I am
sure yin wilililto her,"
" I ady Poa'con or hiss Graham 1"
"Miss Graham, of course."
" Have I ever [net her 1"
"Why Fred ! at coarse you have ! She
is that tall handsome girl in yellow I intro-
duced you to the night before last. She is
only just conte to town, She is a great
heiress, Fred, besides being a very Mee
girl,"
Too much happiness !" murmured Fred.
-" And who are coaling in the evening,
aunt?"
01, every olio ! The roosts will lie quite
full. We shall utterly entrivnl 11rs, Leith
Leamington's receptiol,s."
" They aro very jolly," observed Fred.
c" Yes," said ales. 1'lushton doubtfully ;
" but her rotas are very small. She 11 so
proud of her Queen Anne furniture ---all
those spindle•legged stdo-1,nerds and chairs,
aad those cabinets and plates and yellow
silk hangings ; but really I ant old-fashion-
ed enough," said ales. Flushton, gazing
complacently about her very luxurious but
certainly not high•art drawing -room, " to
think that comfort" -
At this moment the first meets were am
nottnced, and aunt and nephew rose to re-
ceive thew.
Fred Osb-rtte mule himsel f very- agreeable
all dinner -time, and proved a perfect host
He talked alternately with Larry Pearson
and the stately Miss Oadmin. )1,'e. Flash ton,
at the other end of the table, tens more pre•
occupied, anti !cut but half her attention to
the portly bishop on her right band and the
wizened old jndte en her left. She cant
anxious glances down tho titbit) to see if her
pet pleats were progressing.
Towards the end of dinner, matters begat
to look hopeful. Her nephew and Miss
Graham were chatting and laughieg gaily,
Mrs. Flnshton lingered over dessert as long
as she could, and then Pose, fearing the ar-
rival of the evening questa. \When in the
drawing -room elle wont and sat by the heir-
ess, and adroitly led the conversation on to
her nephew. The heiress turned her large
vacant eyes upon her, and appeared to be
interested, airs. Fl nsliton loaded hereolf on
her diplomacy, which was usually rather
transparent, so she soot, chaulged the eonv0r-
sation, and rushed away to speak to the
bishop's wife. When tato gentlemen cause
op -stairs, some of the after-dinner )nests
had already begun to arrive, and the roams.
rapidly filled. llrs. Fluaitton took »p her
stand by the door ; apd her nephew, who
was talking to o group of lien in a corner,
also ]rept his eyes fixed on Ole au -coming
guests. Soon a tall, oleboratelydressed laity
entered, the gaslight felling ou hot' tortured
Hair, and slaking the gold•dast, with which
it was powdered, sparkle. She wens closely
followed by email 0111htirl in soft white
dress, and with white flowers ie her fair
hair, and whose big frightened oyes glanced
quickly round Who room, lighted fora second
00 Fred Osborne, and then glanced hastily
past hien in actbe' direction, Captain
Osborne left the group of men, and the next
filament uta and May L110as.001:o threading
their way clown'stairs together. Miss Gra-
ham was standing all alone in a corner, ctt(i'
and statuesque. She had only lately come
to town, and her aquaintanaes were few,
Mr, Leith Leamington slipped away early
to go to his club ; but Mrs, Leith Leamting-
toit and May stayed till nearly the end.
Then Mrs, Leamington rustled up said good
bye to her hostess, "I shall hope to see
you and Captain Oebourne0t1 the 13th," she
murmured effusively.
Mrs, 1?lusltton and Mrs. Leamington hated
one another with that deadly hate which
scorns to own a reason; but they beamed as
they pressed one another's gloved hands,
" Good -night ; it has boon such a pleasant
evening," said May simply, as she cane up
after Mrs, Leamington.
" My dear, I haven't seen you the whole
evening ; I hope you bevelled : lie• suppm•,"
said Mrs. Flushtou kindly ; e:,..-kott the
little governess.
May Luna blushed and ma snowed, " Yes,
thank yott 1" end escaped,
" Miss Lucas, I meet congratulate you!"
seal \Jrs. Leamington as they drove away.
"Oh no I What for?" oxolaintocl May.
" Of course he will have all his tout's
money, and she will never let him go back
to India again. She will buy} hint a com-
mission hero. IIo is a very 11100 young man,
perfect in every way ; and it will emcee
\irs. Fittshten right for her insutberablo
pride, eho -- Oh 1 1 beg your pardon ;
1 didn't mean that 1" And Airs, Leaming-
ton paused apologetically.
But May did not hued the last port of her
epee011; she was sitting bolt upright in the
dant carriage in a perfect agony of shame.
" 01, hirs, Letunhtgtet_don't. You
mustn't 1 He neve''-
"No, 110; 111111y one eta see "--
" I think we will not tall[ any more
[boat[ it," said May, with a sudden dignity.
"Oh, very well, may dear; but talking
does not alter' matters."
10 this meat[ however, it did altos matters,
for when May got bac([ and up to lair own
rosin, she flung horswlf tlolvtl of tho hearth•
rug end gazed into the flying fire and forted
lnet'xell to think, And while Mrs, Leith
Leannnttgton was sapping her 00000 0s the
»raid took down nor haat., and tlfinlcing in a
WIBEL5T,5,
A fatal fire occurred et Sorel, Quo„ ou
Il i.lay 105111,
The C. 1'. 1t, steamship Empress of Japan
left i.ivorpool 0u itaturday 10 g0 arutmd the
wvtdtl.
Rev. Candle Lnucreati has been appointed
nlaltuteate for the l'ropaganale, for American
,tabors,
The ice lute gone down[ past Montreal aad
&Ingot' at' 0, Iloud is thought to have passed
away.
During the past week there were 1.216
deaths lu New York City agtust 1,100 the
week before,
llielinel Devitt ?(lits no further action
to be allied in regard to the 1iuvortnnent's
ranee! to put bite on the Labor Commis.
Bion,
ltatioties show that more goods are now
being impnrol into Mexico from the United
States and less from E 1ropo that 11, former
years.
The Manitobta Government has agreed
to give a bonus of 51,500,000 oash to th.o
Hudson Bay Railway when the road Is com-
pleted.
The draft constitution drawn up by the
Australian Confederation Convention 10 10
be submitted to a popularly elected con-
vention ie each colony.
Mrs. John L, Sullivan, wife of the pugil-
int, was publicly baptised last Sunday at
Prevalence., R. 1,, under the auspices of the
Silvntient rnly, of which she is a leading
member.
European Ooonpation in Attlee,.
ewe/am 3l01i% g,
The art of ant ex"tg n coutineet, which
had its first mounrn mammal le the oe•
cupation of America by the mat'ttlum tta-
00110 of Etti'ope, has developed remarkably
within the present century, if we may judge
from the rapidity withwhich tate sines 1110 -
tions are taking possession of Africa. The
annexation of this continent hasprcgressed
m far within twotty years as dart of
America rlid within two centuries. '(twenty
years ago, the cry of "Africa for the Afrin.
ens w onl,l have hid sone warrant in Palet,
To -day, "Africa for the Europeans" would
better iudtcutt: the situation, sieve full llvo-
sixths of the whole continent aro covered
by European claims,
The districts tints amexotl cover five -
sixths of .:\frac[[, only about tete million
igna'e miles rcun,iniOg unappropriated, and
this largely made up of the Libyan Desert,
which 110 one wants. As for the French
Saba'a, it is much loss a desert than is
generally supposed, Water seems to be
everywhere preeentat no great depth, and
an oasis is easily formed by the boring of en
artesian well. Hundreds of such fertile
apote have been made, and the French
engineers aro still busy in this progtablc en
torpelse. ds regards the canparetivn di-
mensions of these European elaiinlato African
territory, it may bo briclly* stated that Eng-
land holds about two million aquae miles,
tunetly good territory; France about two
and ohalf millions, lamely desert t Ger-
many about onenttllioa, much of it of litalo
value ; the Congo State one million, general-
ly available ; Portugal half a million, Much
of it excellent ; end Italy about one-third
of co million, embracing probably touch good
lard.
If it now be asked, what steps are being
taken by European nations towa•ds the
control of their African possessions, it may
be answered that these 0laims as yet exist
largely ou paper only, -the " keep off "
warning of the watch -dote -but that much is
being done to melee thein actual, Steamers
aro now na•igatieg the Zambesi and the
Congo, fortified trading poets exist along
these rivers, and a railroad is being built
from the mouth of the Congo to its navigable
upper reaches. A second railroad, to run
from Montbltsa, in British Bast Africa, to
Victoria Nyanza, was inaugurate(' August
20, 1890, It will be suppleinouted by steam•
ere on Lakes Victoria Nyanza, Tanganyika,
and Nyassa, and possibly by railroads be-
tweont these lakes. A third and more am-
bitions project is entertained by Femme,
that of banding a railroad front Algeria to
Lake Tehad, across two thousand tiles of
desert. A route has been selected tor this
road which is to start from Constantine and
Btolcra in Algeria, It will, when built,
doubtless become the channel of an extensive
commerce, from the old oases and new ones
that are being forted, and from the Lake
Tolled region of tho Soudan.
These are but preliminary steps towards
the colneoiitlatt ill of the European possession.
in Africa. ()there will follow as necessity
demlmcds them, anal the next quarter of a
century will probably see the whole of
Africa covered by ]ttu•opean -claims, tbo
slave trade extinguished, and a great porlinn
of the "Durk Continent" opened up to
trade and the influence of oivilizatlon, with
the possible beginning of an netive European
celneizatinn, and the replacement of the ox.
isting barbaric' governments by some en.
lghtenuci and peaceful political coll[titiees
Af•ioan Teaoking,
Tracking is a science, sante have natural
quickness and aptitude for it, ethers are of
no use at all at it. The keen way, for in.
stonee, in which Ifarag Ala can follow up a
native track is wonderful ; the slightest sign
is heticod by hint. The only art that re-
sembles traekiug is "finding your way
about in the been." A clever bush native
near Isis own home, acting as your guide, no
matter how mush yet may have twisted and
turned, or gone up hill and down dale, when
1111:e1 where camp is, will instantly say,
"'There," and point out the direction. Ho
knows whore his home is, just as the wild
bee does ; he has mentally and instinctively
been carrying en a " traverse,' easefully
noti'il)g the angles of deflection and the dis-
tauoe travelled over ; tilts Ito has plotted in
his mind, and When asked when he is, he 1
reads the map he has made on his brain, and
lets you know the result. It is fatal to in• 1
tempt 11, tracker by unnecessary speaking,
If doubts aro cast as to the skill of the load,
ing man, mud he fools that lie ie not trusted,
most probably confusion will follow.
E�1'lil. 17, 1891
LATE BRITISH NEWS.
Te:ephon3 Between Buie and
London.
ROASTED aiet !PE.tTll[.
The Queen and Her Cooke,
A death by tight lacing is reported from
near London. She was single, aged 22, a
laundress,
Ono of the mist old-fashh,ned Evangelical
churches in England, Camden Chlu'oh, Cnun-
berwell, is about to discard Cite black gown
in the pulpit, and to begin chanting the
Pathos, like Its High Church neighbors.
The nceoannadettons for the great Crimin-
al Court in London toe nuoh as to educe this
onuu'k front the ,v(amdard: "IIow long,
05 must male, to jnsttco to be housed in the
greatest and richest capital in the world
after a fashion which would disgrace the
pottiest and poorest provincial city of a see-
oml-tato European nation1"
Reports on the effect of the extraordinar-
ily severe weather in Great F,'italn brat weak
areytst beginning to came in. Poi -example,
five thousand Iambs and sheep perished on
the Welsh hills in a single week. Bodies of
wild birds have been found fn olw'ntons
numbers en the melting of the sumo, Tient
also perished in great quantities.
Mr, Win, Ring, managing director at
Leighton Buzzard for London firm of car-
riage builders, while out hunting with Lord
Rot.hschild's stag -hounds in the Vale of
Aylesbury, on Alt n:lay, felt from his horse
in a fit and 0118 taken up dead.
A. shoalcing accident occurred on Sunday
at the chemical :works of Messrs, Muspratt
at Widnes. A labourer, named Dwyer,
was ct'ossitlg one id the 1'ttts containing
boiling liquid, when he overbalanced ata
fell in. Hisbndy when afterwards recovered
was almost reduced to a cinder.
rl young gentleman, named NeLeon, be-
lottgintc to Los Angeles, California, where he
ran aw'ny front college, was sent :whore from
the Umbria at Queenstown on her 101t voy-
age its a stowaway. Ile related a most
eventful career to the passongers, who raised
a snbaaription for him to return home.
t,, John Sexton, Poor Lal' (1ia•dtal of
Dorgan, Clare, and n nisi named Patrick
Griffin, of Clonnlakecn, were walking hone
from 11iltovn•Mnlbay, on Sunda}' oveuing,
when they were fired at front hehmd 11furze-
covered wall at O,u'dute, the bullet passing
in front of them. No Merest has yet been
made.
On'Friday evening a ,ran name,. Palmer,
who hall 35105 been cenvieted at the Down-
potri:k Petty amsines, was being conveyed
to the jail, 5011,11 at Belfast railway station
lie slipped his handcuffs, made o1', earl man-
aged to get clear away. The police com-
menced searching in all directions for hint,
but without success np to the latest report.
On Tuesday mooting a numerous deputa-
tion of swoops interviewed Sir al wheel:Hicks-
Beach of the Board. of Trade' to ask his sup-
port In a 11111--•a draft c f which wart ettbtnitted
-tn require that 110 0110 should bo allowol
to practise ns a sweep without 1reing
tared and and certificated, Sit Michael advised
than to get to private member to take up
the natter, and have at ventilated in
Parliament.
,1u iuqueet was held at Sheffield, on Se-
tur.lny, of a nlitln named \\ illiam Halley,
who met his death melee terrible oire nt-
stamees, Medley, who was subject th fits,
was seen by 11e1ptlhotil'n Siting ill ft'otlt of the
fire, smoking his pipe. A alert time after
he was found lying en the hearth with his
face of the fire. His clothing was burning,
while the face and head werolitorally roast-
ed to a cinder. A verdict of accidental
death was retnrnod.
The following amended notice has been
issuea to the troops at Aldershot by Sir
Evelyn'\Noel :--' "Soldiers proceeding on leave
or furlough, as well as their wives and chil-
dren, will be couveyod at a single fare for the
double journey at any station on any rail-
way between which through faros are in
existence, on production at the booking office
of n oet'tifioate signed by tine commanding
officer."
An inquest was bold on Wednesday on
the body of Ernest Watts, Private of the
Grenadier Gunn's, who was killer dnriug a
quarrel on Saturday night, and in (ounoc-
tion with whose death Patrick Duffey, Scots
Gourds, and Thomas II Ashton, Medical Staff
Corps, ere in custody. The jury found that
deceased mot his death by hicks given by
either Duffey or Rushton. but they were un.
able to decide which. They further found
thastatte loof dath eetaswased, aelerated by rho alcoholic
cc
Tho first official trial was made on Tues-
day of the newly-ostablished teleptionie
cotunutication between Paris and London.
The experiment was completely successful,
the voices of the telephonists at Gm London
and being distinctly audible. M. Amiot, in-
spector-goneal of telegraphs, accompanied
by his assistant, 11, Thomas, went especially
to London to be present at the telepbosting
of the first message,
When the Queen clines at the Palace,
whether in public or private, the pante of
every dish put on the table bears the name
of the 000k who is responsible for it This
sounds ea if nor Majesty, was afraid of being
poisoned, bat' the cause isstatfeer but usage.
.Chs usage chase hack to old times, and is of
Gorman origin. It obtained quite a century
ago at:Hesse-Cassel, and may bei,, force hero
still, It was a daughter of George II. wttc
was the finest to use it,
At Birmingham Assizes on Monday, Jnstioo
Wills passed sentence of IS months' hard
labor mu harry Spears (2e), oleotrician, for
eausuogg the cioathof an old woman named
Gallagher by throwing a lighted paraffin
limpet her, on her intoeferiug to make pease
1Otwe01 Spears and his wifo during aquarrel.
Gallagher died in a foss hours hi dreadful
agony,
At tlto Birmingham Assizes on Sabsrclay-
)eform Justice Wills -Elizabeth Plat, of
Derby, was awarded al 110 damages against
a oattte deoder named Davies, Beluga (treat
Bridge, Staffordshire, for breech of promise.
Plaintiffs eoouscl described. tate action 0s
edger of a l atsinoss than a romantic nature,
loth partes being of mature ago, the plant•
tiff, tt srhool•mistross, beteg fort;; sight.years
odd. The letters read In 11,8, cane worn devoid
of any gushing cept'esea ms 0i induction,
It Oast $400.
A cleamt01) from Ottawa says 1 It wdllbc
ennonnhn'ed that Admiral Ilohenge when but
'otntltallld of tho 'lit'itislt aquedretn on tate
'male ooaet compelled a German vessel
named the a. II, Hustoad to vacate a ]os!-
iot in the Railcar nt .iiequitunit which he
claimed was uselusively reserved for mooring�,
A
vessels, The captain of the Ilustoe`l
believed he was wronged and filed a alaini
g0inst the British Adtnh'ality for damages
easel by his eoupnlsory removal, His
laitn was 01ated at 57110, The Admiralty
hotc;ht that 51150 would bo asnldfoiont Balve,
finally a compromise was effected tool the
laulagolixedat 55100, r0'he Canadian Gov-
ernment has been antlorizad to pay that sum
o Mr, Munctorloh, the German consul 01
tvlontroal, who represented the captain of
Iso lXttsteed, 1
pleased way over this filial blow she moat- i c
fated 0, Mee, Fifa:116ou'e fond and teede' 1
hopes, May, the llnenllaeenhe nletraulont of
her reve:g0, was weeping bitterly np'sttirs, 1
her happiness dying with the few remitting
cinders, It was impossible to think Ito carol v
for^her-- her, a poo' penniless little waif -
hot. even very pretty ; he, who might be a
anything, do anything 1 So clove', so hand. c
some, em talented, so gentlemanly in all he c.
Bald "i' thanght 1 Oh, it was oriel 1 lbnt if t
he did -df hu did, at would milt 1,110, Ilia 1
aunt wottdd be so angry --Mrs, Leamington
had said----. And then 1\ley sat and Oa:tglt t
a little longer, and mads a first reeelve thin t
kept her awaken alt night,
(To 051E CONTINtfiin.)
Different Views,
l th01 -(711 at last I It baaa been years,
Al house, since 11,law yon,
,Al.bollso-Olt, m own label, it, has 1
oottn'ios I y r o01
Ltllol's Father (up in the Memy) -glary
Jane, who was tlnttts:on,ittilt ht ,
Mary Jano--It sans bll CCutei o3,, :lir,
Ethers Father -Great gum I t l,i:( is the
ninth time he's been here t1t emelt, le He
night as worn lino here,'•-Loyalee, - Y 1d.13US.