The Sentinel, 1883-02-23, Page 64.
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.A. Baeheieees Reply.
Will you !lever grew: asked 'a 'friend in
• Who looked for gray hairs and beipebtacled eye,
But who said he had fauna. me (how Oharming is
- truth!)
As he kat me, when life bore the halo of youth. t-
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But who can _grow old, When thought; passion
and 84D1
Vary not from their course, but keep ever tee
4 same— ,
When Music and , sPriug-time, birdoices and.
flowers; ;
Appeal as they did in life'S earliest hours?
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"wqtaa you. imitate - age W4ile the blopa pu1tel3
free?—
The veteran's pose would. be burlesque in me
When I take it, for truth's sake„ climb on
same shelf, . . • -..
And own rm. My neighbor—or, no ore myself.
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tranquil "
lifewe are Ettlest concerning thee.
;We do the. impossible to -render our dear
.We
is happy as we can •
.." She has a new direetettra A than very
dtititaguathed, and:iny 'Nilfe is a little op-
', pathetee eoeiety. fetrhet. When dear, and
goodaiousiii, thou canat arrange a amp for
a few weeksamte Wife and myself shall be
delighted to receive thee .for a little -diier-
sion after the soleninitieri of that Sad but
• respectable country, where se much money
• is made, and so little enjoyed.
"With many; embraces frenti My -wife;
and the benediction 61 thedear. aunt,
"Iem, With friendship sincere and.
res-
pectful,
•, peg.
LI My dear .cousin's deVouted kinsman;
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- - ALPHONSE DUPUIS.
If rseem to be Yung, as your tokens sliselese, . ;At the oemeltieion Of this 'characteristic
. I are elite I was •born so: ppid if you slipPos.e. epistle -.Neville leoked- . up with - ae- blank
Teat the -essence ofyouthhas been wag in tast-- expression. "Not Much ' infOeination.
— „vein,s, • . , ,- ,_. ... . • . ..- -
'Why wonders& much Of thistehot remains?. . rc; there" ; he
- "I don't know e yea have got the address:
•-atileat—heoie e when at no time was beauty% e waittat apt, rate. . But it is evident they-
. _When the smile of a .maiden seemed never mer igno.W-uPt .iteg more thanwe do.What e
•- rare; --• • . - : - . -- - ' . . ' lithe date? - Six days beck. No; there will
- When the glow of her cheeks and the hle.- 9f'34!;:lr not be Muth to learn there. Still I Must
th - am this man; let us go -th Passy direct y
Still have power to Put all things On ear At •I' • •
: eclipse! ;- : -. - - .....: .
- ' ' IA -fiacre 'vv.* called,. and they started.
.
- Age (*ells not iii y.ears or the-ornanaes date ; some; but at least it was not aggravated by
- So, if Inaust be old, rm cc:Intent-0d to wait -. . .
• Tilt Methuselah's circuit, at least, has been rrin • theleVerish expectation which had_at.once
.
For the present, my sptetaoeue has only begun. irritated and supported : Neeille on former
I e ..- ' e . e - - t . t• - - ' oecasions ; es dull kind of apathetic .despair
• . I, _presume, wnext. the Years., -like a talo that is _-
1- .teee, . ., - - : . • ' "„ WAS stealing over his 1266.TP, like the °Old.
, 11aVe made havoe enough, somewill reckon Me. tdUcedeiltinaher of 1? the stow-elayed.tree,
•• ' oid ; •a t .- - at .. . : e i ,iteller, who sinks thiis lulled, to death. In
. But while beauty, and smiles,,_and.7 SOft Wks
liiii wealk ;0E0edestiny seethed ”o Stem*
1 shall say to oldage, "Please fAcuSe.ine to -day.' ,,f -,or him. - :.
.-ettalcluoires Monthly. . • , JOEL BhriTorii, ' But the long drtae was no avail when,.
aftertionae:inquirtes„the friends discovered
.t teRue. d'AUvergne-I-Which by the twat',
was considerably :lose important than its
,1 rime, '- •they :".found t the dear -aent. - too
lunwell to. pee any one; Monsieur gone to
thie.bereae, :and. all the testof the World
tone &it. . ' - • it -• . - • .' ,. ' . '. _-...
1 With'same .diffionlatte they obtained the
laddress of T.Monsieur' i burean,in.a tpassage
e
!off the Rue de Richelieueeand thither they
patiently wended 1 their. *aye and' were at
lest -successful infindiniMonsieUr Alphonse,
4Whebenditeted the -foreign correspondence
of e large. silk witieliousee Oad lied :a dark
:den in the..entresol all tolimeelfe
...ge waii. a shoat, .broad nien„ 7 with cies&
Pea , t black :hair, and a close -shaven blue
— - •
beard, 'showing- Clearly round. .cheek and
"chip, Brasil •mustache, and. the niCeriesey.
,ohint..tiift, being all of his 'hirsute boners
geft .unshorn..' - He. had a semi -military
111°ok,- and eager, - glancing jet-black eyes.
He was oen.sideribly puzzled by the visit, -
and Netille's thitrieate -.story, told in the
:best ' .French at . his rand the.. Baronet's
11:i
commancle. Was ' still 'tame inexplicable.
-rinally the little man grew very wroth. .
. "It appears to me,". he said between his-
eeth, - addressing - Sir aFrederic,. *hese
r retch_ Was 'the most , comprehensible of
isthe two,
- "that your friend is a scioinadrel.
.Where;.thene is ray cousin? 'Poor child—
•o good—so wise. ',What a country—what
. •society! Mon Dieu! That a -girl so pru-
'dent. Should have .been contaminated!
r;Where, then it thy cousin 2'1
t "Quietly," returned Sir -Frederic, more
anmeed than angry; . a that-is:precisely th,e•.
' neation we came to ask you ;" .." and," put
h Neville, -" as:her-hloiltated, I have surel
me -•title .to. . your - ,eonamisseraticin, •I
:would give all i'pOSSOSS to find her." - - -
P il'Herhusbaild !" rePeatedth.e bewildered
lplionsisa: somewhat * *mollified, -. at • :the
agic word.. '."Why_ did .she leave. you
lien?. Ale!. there isgoitre.: deep villainy
- . . .-
ere." a, f t t .... .- - ._- a ..: ..
- "By' Heaven r'. cried the Baronet i in
espeir, "we've:En:lade' a'''-inees of it . We
hiaildn't - have ' stirred without Mire -.Dela
-gne ; let -Us b. for her.; she will explain it
tte.r-than we can'."• .. I - -- . . - ' a .:. -: •
"Tee 1"- the_ 'Frenchman was: saying
meantime, - "some ' villain _hati!--got her ear,
eta, has taken eelvairtage of .sonee.cruelty on
, lour part.- 4, . woman 'leave . her • husband
Mout a companion! - . Bah 1" The test.
°tee • of . contemptuous . incredulity was .
t.htowninto his tfrbah•ra "But a:girl:pi)
'ell broughtita/ Tem? she was a ,Ptotes,--
ant-slightly an :esprit fora"-
"Silence 1" - cried 'Neville • r: furiously.
Renietriber.yoa speak Of My wife." ' .
. The heetty. feelinginthia voice and Man,
er tonolledthe good-natured little:French-
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he trajet was long, and of course tire -
OO K BEFORE YOU LEA
Alexander.
The heiress looked up in hie face with
ale of the sincerest • surprise. • Then - an
amused expression stole • round her mouth
as she :noted his look of vexation. .
"'Ohl If 'you Mean I am vexed because
...Oen did not want. to marry Me, you are
quite mistaken.. When I theaghtyou didci
I hated you. But it is such a. pity you.
not contrive to tell. me candidly at fire.
that ' you -were not going', to second your
•gra.ndfatheepplans, and thatl was all saf�.
et -we would have „been such friends; for
then I wouldeieveir•have•proposed to_ Ma44
to piss forme, and no -Mischief would have
been done.".. • .
g .' This very candid :speech was annihile -
ing to poor Sir Frederic.- 'The was silent for
a fete minutes. • .
"Your words," he said at length, and very
_gloomily, prove the truth of my assertion.
I am most unfortunate." ,
• They were now at the entrance- cif ken-
•. :ricetat and Miss Delvigne, struck- by the
:tone Of his last words, kept silence, while
they astended. to Mrs; Coleman's salon..,
.`. •• "Wait a few minutes -1 - will -.bring- you
the letter immediately,' she said, And lee
- the room. .• -
" Thosefewitatnutes Sir Frederic employed
it walking up and down,and teething a re ' t
. - :
' "Here it gaid-thetheiress, re-enteeing
• atjast look at it, Sir.Fiederto ; is it not
-curious haild-2" -• • : - 4-•
"It is," retiltried- , speaking' slowlr.
"But I think it is a man's."'
"-.Do you really !-had • determined it
• was the aantae" .- 4 .
"Miss Delvigne;" :began .Sir Frederie
I• shall take your . advice and speak with
• candor to preVent future mistakes or Mit-
'thief. In spite of year evident intliffet-
ence, I love,, you—nabst . trait,' :Most fondl
—your-unselfiehness, your earnest thoughte
:ful friendship, the strength and -tenderness4
ou have shownethrouglamitethis unleepitte
ma inight fascinate any man—
and it makes 'me -mad to tl2inlewhet a trea-
sure -I have lost the chance; Of s.eoutingteforl
after allit was -but a- chance. :Do not let tlaist
; avowal influence your Making Use of me as:
. your Veriest tool itithe search far poor MO.
Neville. I Will never again offend you in tha
same *ay. , But remember I 10+6 Yotf.'
He took ani warmly kissed
Before she had recovered the aEitonis
rnent his words had caused her, he had le
the room. The -young heiresalaiithed„ stop
ped suddenly, looked in the glass and smiled,
and then ail,at once, in an unaccountabit
•and 'Unreasonable manner 'beret- into
'hearty fit of -crying, .
CHAPTER 'XXVII.. •
Neville was sleeping whet SieiFrederie
returned to his room, after -half-an-houral
solitary, but not altogether unsatisfactory
reflection. .Come, what Would Miss Delvigne could not say he had left her.
. ignoranteof his sentiments.: But peas-J.1)e
she might shim him •liowa well, he Would
not think about it any More, but commit,
hiparielt to the. winds and waves of circum-
stance. - • a . •
. • The kindly consideration -which was one
of 'the- young Baronet's 'cletracteristicet
would not permit him to rouse his frien4
=. from the tranquil repose he appeared to be
enjoying. Se he drew a chair and sat
playing with -the letter he held, thinking it
a: desultory manner. - .
At heat Neville. turned. :uneasily and:
• ground his. teethi, --,muttering " Marie -4
Marie." s.; - • . .• • . ,1
"Well, open your eyes; old fellow; here
—here's _Something perhaps thakwill give:
you:tidings of her"
'Nevilleraised himself on his elbow-,
gazed bewildered at his ...friend, while he
Delyigneatnitthig his own exposition -0
rapidly recounted his meeting .withilliss
feeling—and Ilion he handed -the Iettet t9
Neville, who by this time, fully abused., had
sat upon : the sofa, He Ore it open, and
devoured the contents' with eager eyes.-- .
- "[It's from an Alphonse something," lap
- `exclaimed; "lookeCompton." And sieFtedi,
.erio.reed over his shaulder : • .. •
" No 39, ThrE io'AITVERGNE, PANTY.
MT BEAUTIFUL. AND GOOD Coireni.—Th
defer aunt charges me to keep thee informed
Q her health, and to, demand: thy news.
Foy she disquiets herself that she has not I
received letters from thee for a long time.:
• The dear aunt has consented to share the
humble -abOde of her -nephew and dutiful
relative, since tbedeath of Monsieur, the
proprietor of her residence in the Rue St.
Laiare, -since three 1:Collets pad ; it -is,
therefore,possible that some of thy 'littler
billets may not have reached our dear dila::
tive. I thereforepray thee :weite without
because she is a little out hifmor
against thee, and like all .oliarming ladies,
hasher caprices, more or Jess embittered.
-Nevertheless, knowing the simplicityd thy'
• ..
a Monsieur is :not without beart,". he
nattered. - e . ' - - • ,
"Come," interposed -.•.Sir A Frederic,
there's noUse 'getting angry ;and we only
'elf understand each other; . There is it
t dy of , rank," he went on, with. uncon:
•atious tact; "at present in Paris,thedear
iend of Madame Neville, ydur cousineWho
peaks Frenoh like an angel. If Monsieur
old . spare. time ' to itticerniany lei to
eurice's she will fully explain all things."
11 At the Mention of a lady, the French -
an subsided ' a- good deal; :and . after
-baking to a subordinate, and. looking Up
eandeY 'drawers and desks, he declared
Ititaself ready to aecompany - Messieurs.. --
i--, • _ * - . 4. . * .* * . . * * •
, • -
r.i. Though bitt`a few hours. lied. elapsed
rhis sentiments, he was so mach inter-
oo-Bir Frederic, had spoken soopenly as
eated in the matter in .hand that he met
Oise Delvigne with - hitleor no embarass-
ent.;-.a graveand distant respect . Marked
*a manner. --.. • • - . y , - . - ; • - .
It was announced, on inqurieg from her-
' aid, that ' "'NIBS Delvigne was indisposed
ith a bad headiChei-and lying down: -..
'.' GMT/Sher my card," said Neville, hastily
acing a line in pelicil upon it. . ••
" Delvigue 1: Incas comment ?" cried M.
upuis. . • - • • :. : • - -
"Wait _ awhile; the -lady. will tell you
1 about it." . .- . .- - . -
N,eville's,eard and Message ' brought the.
iress.very qiiiekly to . their presence, and
ieblushing vividly. ' as she met Sir Fred'-
ic's eye soon ' comprehended the tableau:
After some quiet explanation', the sang
ine' Frenohrcian begin to 'perceive the
t.ue of affairs, and to glean, as he
aginedathat his little toustialied, inade a
eat parti. ' •'
i• He immediately began to hope that her.
tdis, appearance. was but ' temporary—that
Slie could not 'bag live- -apart from a has:
Wild so worthy and sealistinguishede-that
all things - would tterminate - happtly,, and
tte belle enfant reign. triuMphant, in the
teest 'brilliant circles of London. Perhaps
. Sii new &letter full of intelligence and
ge.ltal :tidings,- was awiting him, the faithful
_ . end, at his domicile. "Mon Dien 1", he
p,
abite Mademoiselle. He would keep him -
i„'
atiald fly at once see. - He had the honoe,
fo en - rapport with Monsiehr,- his neuch7
e &teemed cousin, etc., ete. .: .. -. •
here was a time when Neville would
• -,-
have shrunk not a little .1rom the -kindred
thus -claimed by •the g004 little Alphonse;
now it mattered not. .
•
Undertaking to put the police on the alert
to discover any possible trade. of thelost
girl wallah:might be .found in •France, and
which; ate a native, he could better do, he
bid them an elaborate adieu.
You know there is not -the least Use in.
it ill," said Miss Delvigne to Neville; "she
neva-crossed the Channel. She Is in Lon -
den, I feel an unaccountable: cOnvietion."
"low is it, then, that we havefailed ?"
returned Neville dejectedly: .
I cannot tell; but what- more is to be
done? Oh ! to sit :idle. is terrible when-
, .
:
Miss _Delvigne stapPed • abruptly, the
tears pouring down her pale cheek, and Sir
Frederic --made a inovetneat toward her,
Which he hastily °hooked. . • . •
-A' I feel unhinged, . and am- hot like
thyself," she:wasbeginuiog_tipologeticany,
When Mrs....0°10mm and her daughter
.entered, and the - conversation became
-general, ending in an invitation from that
respectable Matron -to dine atel.spend the
'evening, which Nevilleatfirst•reiuSed, and
then at the instigation - of hie friend,
accepted.
*
When the little party reassembled at
seven. o'clock, .Sit Frederick was a pod
deal diettrbed.- ab, the kind of 'affectionate
siaterLy attention-lavished,by Miss Delvigne
on.N.eyille: • - .;
She silently drew forward the most corcie
fortable fauteuil for ' his -accommodation,
and closed- the windowlesthe should Suffer
from the draught; and moiled to make him
a sort of screen _between -herself and Pomp-
ton. -
•. The good-natured- young ''Baronet felt
lay Jove that French girl
.will drown herself, or - hang. herSelf,..
aiid titan Neville will marry' the heir -
ries t" _but the text moment he -laughed
at his,. aeon fancies, and devoted him-
self to the amusement of Miss E'Velina
Coleman with thatterearkatalp success
which. tot unusually attends 'ttlet efforts of
well-toalti baronets. - 4 -
The dinner .finished, the 'lenemjaers'of:the
little' party' were sufficiently tatell pleased
with each ether not to .sepatitte after the
.tattal was Over. But Neville,-a4titfor exer-
tion, availed 'himself of hievreputatiot :as
an invalid' to say good .night i: considerably
before Sir Frederic thOuglitof stirring. -
He had not, howeveit-beeti mint tninutee
gone, before; to -the surprise Of every one;
he returned again, holding- re letter open in
his -hand. - . • •
" "This - is an eventful day, doraiatim—
hetett a letter 'from.. Mr..4F9ster—found it
in my -zoom when I went -pee;elle •says my
heather Ise beet .-throwta :oat Of it hansom
and is very Setetiously injured ;° that after
lying insonsiblg for several hours, betiteked
'twice for me; and yotia- grandfather -- con-
cludes by recommending my inaymediate
re tutu " • •
"Anceyou t" asked Sir Frederick, eagerly.
Wilago at <Moe that is, by the earliest
«wilr it. not knock -.you t up terribly?" -
said Mies •Delvigne. '
" NO e I feel quite etrotg again besides
wishing to see my _brother, as Tic wishes it,
your strong imPression respecting Marie
makesmo anxious to bebaek once .more in
Lendon.":' •
With some.hasty apologies to Mrsaeole-
met for quitting her so undetemonionslye-
-theyoung men left together, Neville to
make preparations and *Stele' Monsieur
Dupuis; and his "fides Aohates" to sasist
him,
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- CHAPTER XXVIII..
The evening but one alter the conversa-
tion described a. few chapters back, Marie.
had found the ,Thishelhousehold" in a. ferz.
went of joy, Mr. -Watson had given Mr;
,Bushel a oleekship in a branch office -Which
Foster & Oo. had established hit shipping
andother purposes at Southampton. •
----- "-With roams,. my' -dear 1" cried Mrs;
Bushel at the top .of her voice-.--" for
rooms, a light closet; two attics; and .
kitchen ample accommodation, rent free.
-
The salary is notehighe--£150 to begin with'
—nor -wilt Mr. Bus be the manager at.
first" (with emph sis • .4 but I have -no
doubt ere long he 'ril be. promoted when
thepresentmanage -gete: a step, Miss
Thibaut, My love! IJ feel -persuaded eve
have brought us luck,. f it be not irreligious
to say 'so. The little" help wewere.able to
afford you impressed that greet and good
Mr. Watson favorably, and so inclined him
to befriend us! My sweet Agnes will revive
when she breathes the briny- air of the
ocean wave, and altogether it is too delight-
ful." a a -
"1 - am truly glad: to hear such geed
tidings,'! exclaimed Marie. • "But they are
not 'geed for me -e -I shall lose; my . only
'Wendel When da you leave 2" . "
" Wellreaid :Mrs. Bushel, "-that is just
the question. Geerny- dears"—to the chil-
dren—" Go down tothe kitchen and Make
us a nice bit of toast. - It is quite chill and.
wintry this evening." ! . •
44 Law, mar," cried Augusta Jane. "You
only want to get rid. of us that you may
talk. secrets With Miss Thibaut"- t
"Never you mind, but get :* along,"
returned her Maher. ".That's -just it,"
repeated Mrs. 'Bushel as. the last. skirt
whisked rowed the door. " The -only draw-
back to all this good Iick is -the difficulty of
moving. . Of course re have given notice
to quit, but to movJhe.furnittire and buy
alew.clothes, and' ay a trifle 'or two here
.(We really owe very little), will take every.
-penny of fifty poutds,. and that is not to be
.picked up in the gutter
-"
No, indeed," • said Marie., "What do ,
you intend -to do re • -
"Oh;! Mr. Bushel has gone • to a very I
respectable loan office -in Blackfriars Rohde
as belied useence before, and -no deubtwill
again the percentage As high, and knthe
Bushel will have to -insure his. life .
at :such werisisit won't do to Muskat trifles;
I am determined :to start in a fortnight by
hook orlby crook;- and SS, goon as I eau get
Ur. Bushel a few clothes to his back he shall
beet before us. ; Tell me, my dear, what had
bettet get for Augusta Jane and Agnes?
'Something to look smart and wear well,
you -Frenchwomen have Rich taste," eve4
etc., eto: Along and profoundly interesting
discussion ensiled, after which Maria
Walked quickly- bacsk, asnight was closing
in; thinking with hearty regret that her
kind though humble friend was so Menlo
bel removed mit-of ,her reach. • Was she.
.always to be desolate and friendless 7,
• ° - (To be continue -4' -
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Old maid's laughter—lie! he t
NION PAllLIAMET
of the. Sessionty the Geyernor-feneril,
-8PEkair.FROM:- TJIE :THRONE
• 7‘.
aCTION SPEOL.E.E.
Oetkat Feb. 'St—The House of Com -
mous .'sate formally opened to -day. ---Ther
Was a At toe gathering of members -elect in
the C4:apione- Chamber in the morning.
ShOrt4...,after 3 o'clock the .buzz of tionver
interrupted by three sharp rap
at the iAaer of the Chamber. The Sergeant
at -Avail -announced that a messenger from
the Dttatty Governor-General was at the
door. ,1,1-21.1„ e Clerk of the House having
given -alOctiens to admit the messenger,
the cbtatte were opened, and the Gentleman
Usher' e; the Black Rod; in full ° official
dress,Nth _his staff of office he his
eight ! 'amid' and his three -cornered
hat 10. his left, advanced , to the
middlettf the ?space -in front of the Speaker's •
chair. ;:j The member, in obedience to
conairiN-4q,-proceeded to the Senate Cham-
ber bittay -of the rear .corridor ' and read -
hag -roil -A. The attendance Of spectators
on the. ttoor of the Chamber and in the
gallerieti was Braga When the members
of theFdpainons were before the Bar Of the
Senata,;',4:pd silence prevailed, the •President
arose,in a full and. clear voice said
"1. heAtt it in command to declare that
His Eet;alleney the Governor-General does
.not se',itto declare the causes for which
he haltanamoned the 'present Parliament
of Caaeia until 'a Speaker of. the Huuse
shouleltiave been elected according to law.
Bua Wvorrow, at 3 o'clock" in the after,
alootetp, Excellency the Govern or -General
will 1:1,1,0,•re the causes of the summoning
of the! tte.,eent 'Parliament." The faithful
Commtee . then returned • to their - own
&emit! to electtheir Own Speaker.
Th4 t•-• potion of Speaker for the House) of
.Conhai p for the present Parliament occu-
piedh st a short time, and resulted, as had
been ected,- in the . ohoiee of George
-Airey lipatrick, member for :Frontons°.
THE SENATE.. • '
1,'!1
Aftet tie members ot the Commons had
retired' pm the Senate ChambereMesere.
Massoe, Plumb, the newly
appoiL1d Senators, were sworn in. .
09.1, , -Feb. • 9.—This afternoon' at 3.
O'clootte overnor-Geeeral Lorne, - having .
comm, ?fed the -.attendance at themembers
of theIeuse -of .Commons, ascended the
,Throta-ta the Senate and delivered the
follow ie 4epeeoh - •. •
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in the galleries, andAhe &tar a the Home
was occupiedby-notables.: The usual.
malities Were gone through, and the Howie.
adjourned. . •
• .14•0 FAMOUA 3.1E
• 1.
Pattr, \Nilsson, Illoiljeska and Laingttrey,
•and their Psajaiiev.
1 6
There are four ladies to-4.ay in the 'United
States, all foreignerre who are n2aking large
sums of, Money. They are Patti, Nilsson,-
Modjeska and Langtry. Mme. Patti, As
already well known, receiver) $4,400 &night.
Of this she pays $400 a meat to M. Franchii
her agent. This gives her $8,000 a week.
e Sometimes she -sang itt New Yorke three
times a Week, :mid her pay then tee
$12,000. She will; during, her may here,
sing, altogether thirty tlimes under the
s management of Mapleson, for which she
- will receiver net, $120,000. , She will there. •
:fore carry away With her about $100„000k
Signoe Nicolini, in addition, gets t 6,400'a
month, or $800 each time he sings. • Ore a-
basis of thirty times, he will ta ‘e away
with him $24,000... We :do not k 'w pre-
rr Speech iroins the Throne':
Honorti, le Gentlemen of the Senate:
pleasing
a .1.1e•awavIt Hallotuyse„ oonf %010;m9opiterii ,of
It hi
yerlitiment, to. congratulate you On
the anp.';;49i.ous circumstances under whiola
YOU 140gill your -labors. Canada...is in
the er.invment of peace and prosperity,
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and all pAr industries, 'agricultural, manu-
lOoturfett end corm:andel are in a healthy
aiid inifaivibg condition. ; - -
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• y...;a1== vroa-azeih VISIT WEST.
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Fol.141*-pg ; the example of my distine
guisliek?aredecessor, I paid a visit of some .
length
The
Provitt,
Pacific'
impuls
British Columbia, last season.
pi natural . resources of that
promise that as aeon as the
Railway :is completed., an
to its prosperity, commensurate
with tke Arogress made elsewhere, will be
assured.:: Meanwhile- the disposal of the
landaskeside in Aid of railways! to -actual
settlera add to the trap t'eMnce and
the Province; While • pestling.
througltfth,e :United States I was rejoiced
to obet4ee the many evidences of
regard ti.;.e..4 the • empire of which the
counkly i4prins so large a portion. May
this frtea-elship, which is so fully returned
by tire -VI -0? enduring as it is natural and
advanttf.spus to the -mutual interests of
both gielfer4 nations.. .
la011THWEST. SETTLEMENT.'
.The rt rely flow of settlers into Manitoba
and the
'orthwest . Territories ,last year,
and th epurancesreceteed of an increased
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immig during the coming season,
promistittell 'for the early- development
ef -MOM fertile and Salubrious regions.
- THE FRANCHISE.
is nortantthat the lama relating to
the retire entation. of the people in Parlia-
ment s 'elk' be emended and the eletattual
franchi*.existieg in the several Provinces
assimili,d. • measure• for this purpose
will be aramitted for your consideration
:LICENSE MATTERS.'
_I am ',vied .that the -judgment of the
Lords ot e judicial Committee of -the Priiy
CounciPe tlivered.laet June in the appealof
Russell% . the Queen, goes to show that in
order t reaent theunrestrained sale of
iiitoxidett ,g liquors and for -that nurpose to
regale -tithe granting of shop, saloon and
taverntat'aeptses, legislation by the Dori:dila*
Parliarcieib-will be necessary. Your earnest
conside'i n of.this important eubjeol
degrade" ' • -
TH:T PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.'
GentIsn n of the House of Commons': .
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The ae{Zeunts.of the last fiscal year will
belaid -peter° you. You will be pleated to.
learn' ti. • notwithstanding the expendi-
ture on .fitat. accountamountedto more I
than set; ' millions of dollars, the surplus
of the c-»Folidated revenue, together with
ntheertphr of - the sales
4 liag last year, were mote -than
. of lands in the
SUffiCie - cover that expenditure, and
that thlet4 debt at the close of the year
and thetemount of interest paid -thereon'
were legitOari forthe Year previous. • .t
• 'he Ai lie:tater). for- the ensuing year will
also be lis9;)mitted.,-. They have been .pre,
Pared wit all due economy consistent with
the neckiiery development of the varied'
resource: t.;.the Dominion.: On the lat of
'aanuarye. 5, the _large 5 per cent. loan'
will ni00e.• A Bill will be submitted-
authoriak'..-..g the issue of debentures bearing
arate otatatteeest not exceeding 4 pereaent.
for the, ttlereption of this loan. . .
Hon. Genk*pan Of the Senate ' -7; -
Gentlei of the 'House of Commons
The Stile -netts 1 haVe- nientidiet to -yota
are of ett importance, and I commend
them -to consideration with fell con,.
fidenc'e I 1, ,atirdientretimi and patriotism.
There es a large Attendance of ladies
oisely what
MME..N1LssoN
..roets for her services, but it*rainints 013. the
average to $4;000 a week 'for two -concerts.-
She has no expense whatever, as Mr:
Abbey pays everything. On a basisof fifty.
concerts she will, make, .4terefore, about
$100,000, not reueh less thetettatti, though
the latter singe fewer times.
MD212. MOIMESil/A, .
is &king exceedingly; well this •season. *Her':
terms with Mr. Stetson are to reserve for
her individual services 304ervent. of the •
grose -receipts. nightly., Supposing her tdt
play.nightly tO$1,00Q, this would give her
$360, or11,100 Weekly. 13°0 this is &small
-average, because the -reeeipts ofteri exceed
that. During her rent ;epgagetrient at
Booth's, at Tegular prims? she did much
better, Her last week came up to t11,000
very nearly. Say- $10,000,1 and her indi-
vidual share would be .$3,000. She le to
play thirty weeks, and on an alei ge Of
$2,000 a Week -elle would make $ t00.
Allewing the extra profit for expenses,
that is about the net surd ,she will make
:in the season. '• But Mr. 'OtetS0i1 iS doing
veriwell," too. He pays on, an average 25
per cent. to play in theatresrotateide of New
York. This would leave him, -after paying'
Modjeska, 45 percent. of the gross, Or ,sey
on a husinese of $7,0o0, Tiiiich is net an
exaggerated one, .4$3,150. He can run Ile
business for 01,150 ealily, which would.
leave :him, a profit on AB grand average of
$2,000 a week, Or for thirty weeks $60,000.
From this must be deducted the 18000 it
cost tor" get Sargent's contracts, so that Ii
thiegs being equal he Will mane' out $50,000
ahead, besides which is theadded profit a
playing emne twelve weeks Of the 43easdu
his own- theatre in New /*Cork and Boston,
for•Modjeska returns in the spring to the.
Fifth Avenue Theatre.
LANOTIrep •
•oontraot .with Mr, Helity. E. Abbey is te
receive 33 per cent: of the; grose receipts
each .night. Mr. Abbey pays the -company
and' all other-e4enses.. S14posiag . a busi-
ness of If1,500 a might—Anil ;thus far the 4
receipts have exceeded that, as Mrs.
Langtry plays to higher prices than
othet dramatic estare—s ,e would . be
receiving $3500, a week. -Whether the
business .will keep up when .eriesity is sat -
la ed is questionable, but even -thus MM.
L gtry has received ter her. share in New'
.
Y�k, Boston, Ilfooklyn, Philadelphia and
Ch cago, fume 30,0O0;$that math will 'pro -
ba y he trebled before she leaves here.
Mi. Abbey, on the other hand, .has 67 per
ce t. or $5,200 a week. Supposing he payP
an average of 27 per • cent. for theatres, this
would leave him 40 . per ceht.; or$4„200 a
week. He can run the company and his other
expenses easily on 44,200 :which would
sive hitha profit of -03,000 a -Week. 'Bat
there.are large cities where he has to pay
More, say 30 and =35 per .cent. of the gram
for theatres. . Even 'then, on a season of
thirty weeks, sappoeing business to fall off,
he can dame out winner of from 150,000 -to '
$60,000-etAhe end a the sewn on his
contract: These are large sums. It is inter-,
-esting to note that four stars will carry
with them one of the country 050,000 by
the time this season ends.
4
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!lair, Teeth, Pores' ana tae seismal a-
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T‘ste and Smell Wanting in a met.
A man without hair on apypart o
1 f h5
body, who never had any iteeth,, who is
entirely destitute of the senee of sriaell,
whose teat° is jut fine •0 enougit detect a
piece of • limburger cheese -Ito a stone,
was exhibitedto the physicians • of the
Philadelphia county Medical Society at its -
last meeting. • What is still more astound-
ing about the than,. and. ;upsets all the
theories that have been adilteaced by Medi-
cal men, is that. the -man lias-no pores
his Heretofore it has been main-
tained that a mime could- not live With011t A
'porous skin; butthe moiteareful examina-
tion under the microscope felled to reveal a
.single pore in the body of the patient. The
. man's name.is Peter Wendling. Ete was
born .in Lebanon County, Pa., forty-eight
years ago, and is now living in Bismarck,
a small village seven milers south .of
Lebanon,,with a wife and eight ;children.
The latter partake oftione of their father's
peculiarities except that. no U.child -had
perfect set of teeth. Mr. liVAndling experi-
ences great inconvertiente liana
to perspire. .The body being deprived of
this- bans of tooling becomes ittensely
ot, a±td• it is teetiessary to pour water over
his ctt • to keep the man cool. I
worlsi with heavy tools the man has to -
wear, loves, to get- a firm hold. M.
Wendin '
e. wit the thmeption of the
knit mentioned, he has •good health
ever been sick. He was brought
y by prof: S. H. 'Guilford, and
la the youngest .of twenty -0e
ohildren •
peculiari
and has
to this c"
first sho
n to- the studeats the .Phila-
delphia Dnti College. He has sifice -
returned tolib-hdine. in Lebanon County,.
Wira-Aeeord. I
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