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VBJ 7 r little lamb, regarding wboie WM whist au.l kiuked In eaoh r > (Mi Mary had a ootlouler, The flutl exterior partiaular. On each occaaiuu when tlie la* wae BOSU peram bulating, Thil little .|umlrnped liuewue wa tbore a (jalli vat I ni. On* da .y it did accompany hat to the knowledge atspeo.ary, Which to every rule u 1 |irc<l>-ui wu reck- leesly contrary. I inmediately wtiereupon tlie pedagogue superior K uaporatau did eject Che lamb (rum the in- (erior. Thin Mary on beboldinn inch performance arbitrary 'Suffused her eye* with Halme drop* from glaudi called laobrymary ud all the puplli ijruw tbereat tniuulluunaly hilarious And speculated on the cue with ild conjee- turut various. ' What make* the lamb love Mary to r' tb cbulari aaked the teacher. He PIUM.I a moment, then h* triad to .liagu >se the creature OH prrui nmortm ilary habit omnia tamjio- run*." " Thaiikn. loach or dear," the scholar* cried, and awe crei'i darkly o'er 'em. Blel a*- H Hen the) coiaee. with a step like a laddie's, And a whittle a iweet and a* clear As a bird's, m one hand lightly swinging Her hat. aud her balr rather queer ; And ber tsyut have a diamond brightness Ai, Bearing, nhe cajle. " Yo I ho ' ho I bw yn'i ever a luTeher uiuroiu^ Waal aay you. old chap, to a row ' Oh ! nn't the breeiy and euy. And free from all rtue-'alv airs BkirteiiullileM of Uouucee am. ruttlM, And a neat Suing jer-ey abe wears. Hbecau jump a luwleuoe quite expertly, Play bail ID the deferent way. And drive with a go that is itartUuii, Aud boat every game at croquet. When ehe lenghe-wby, (be laugh. ; when aba talk*, you Will probably hear her oee eome Expressions at echool never taught ber. buc)i aa "Chestnuts," " You bet" and Yum;" But II any oue'e got any fault to Find with br. wbate er It may be, I hereby that penon aduionlab H'd better steer <iulte clear ot me. 1 Yum- THE CHOICE OF THREE A 3NOVEL. About a fortnight alter these letters, ad Jro..tii l.rueei Beyton. Esq., Pdstofiit, Manubarn, Natal, bad been dispatched, Kieierwiok aod ill neighborhood were tbrowD into a Mate ot mild zeiiemeol by the) announcement tbat Mr. Haltord, the elernyoi.n, wbiwa health had ot late been Done of the bebi, purposed *^"TJ a year's reel, and Ibal tbe Bi-ibop had consented to the duuea of hi-, pwieb bciog earned on by leneoe oamed the Rev. Jamas I'lodeo. Mr. Halford wai moab liked aod reepeetad, and the Intelligence wae received with general regrtl, wbiob waa, however, tempered with curio iu- M to tbe new- corner. Than, wbea it beeame known thai Mr. I'.owden wae to preaob iu tbe parub obnrob at ibe evening eerviee on ibe tbtrd Sunday in bcptember, all Keeterwiok wae seized with profound religious fervor, and wauil to bear him Zta pariah anarch at Keetarwiok WM nnniBaUy large and beaulilnl, being a relie of ao ae when, whatever man's life may have beau, they ipared neither tbeir moaey nor their thoaghl to rearing np fluiog babitationi to the Divinity whom they regarded, perhaps witb more) ot sopersti- tiooi awe than true religioue feeling Standing at ii did comewbai baek from tbe sea, it alone bad eeoaped the iboek of the devouring waves, aud remained till this day a monument of architectural triumph. In tall lower, pointiag like a groat finger up to heaven, looked very eolenn on thai quiet September evening ae tbe) crowd of ohuroh K )em pained beneath in ehadow into ton old doorway, Ihroogb which moel ot them bad beau carried to Iheir christening, and would io due lima be carried to Iheir burial. At leant eo tbooghl Kva and Dorothy aa they itocd to* a moment by ibe monoment to " five unknown nilore," washed aahore after a mat gate, and buried ID a common grave. How many euffering, erring human being* 1 bad itood upon ihe tame apol and tboogbl the name tboagbte ? How many more now eleeping in Ibe womb of lime would etand there and think them, when ibeee two bad IL flared and erred ineir full, and been long forgotten. Thty formed a etraoge oontrart, thoee two i wee i woman, as they paeied together into the eaered ilUlnaM of the ebnreh the on* stately, dark and splendid, with an unreetful trouble in her eye* ; the other almoel inelgnifloaat in figure, bal pur* and patient of (aoe, and with Heady blue uyes whioh navtr wavered. Did they goaei, tboae two, M they walked thai together, how lloaely their deetiniee ware linked? Did they know thai eaeh at heart wae striv- ing for the tame prise, a poor one indeed, but mil all the world to them r Pirhape bay did, very vaguely, and it wai tbe pressure of tbeir common trouble that draw them aloaar together in tboee dayi. Bat If they did, they never ipoke of it ; and at for little Dorothy, ebe never dreamed of winning. 8be wae oontent to he allowed to toll along in tbe paimul When they reached tbe pew tbat tbe Ceewioi* habitually occupied, they fonnd MIM Oeawiik aod Florenee already there. Jeremy had refueed to oome ; be had a moet unreasonable antipathy to persona. Mr. Halford be likf d, bat ot Ibie new man he would have none. Tbe general onrioeily to eee him waa to Jeremy inexplicable, bii opinion being thai he ebonld Boon nee a great deal more of him than he liked. " Joel like a paok ot girle running after & new doll," be growled ; " well, Ibere ie one Ibing, you will ROOD be tired ot bearing him qaeak." At Ihe eerviee went on the aialee of tbe church grew dim, exaepl where tbe netting inn tbot a orimeon shaft through tbe well window, wbiob wandered from epot to epot and faoe to faoa, and made them glorioua. When it eame to Ibe hymn before the ier- moo, Kva could waroely see to read, and with the eiteptlon ot the erimeon pencil of eanligbt thai eame through the bead cf Ibe Virgin Mary, and wavered reelleeily about and tbe ulrong. glow of tbe ligbte neon tbe ''^11, tbe ohureb waa almeel dark. ben the new clergyman, Mr. Plowden, ascended the atepi of the aneient pulpit and gtva oat hie text, Eva looked at Lira ln common with the rest ol the congregation Sir. 1'iowden was a large man of a some what lombering make. Bis head, too, WM targe, ai.d covered with masses of rather uo.ree textured black hair. Tbe forehead waa promiueut, and gave signe of into! leoiaal power ; the eyebrowe thick aad eirongly marked, and in carious contrast to the cold, light-gray syea it at played UDceacini(ly beneath them. All tbe lower psrl of ibe face, which, to Judys from thi purpis hoe of the skin, Nature had intended should be plentifully clothed with bair, was elean sbavsn, aud revealed a large j >w, (.jaare chin, and pair ot thick lips, Alttgslber Mr. Plowdan wat eon bidsreu a flue man, sod hie face was geuer ally spoken of as " striking." Perhaps ths most carious thing about it, however, was a speeiee of varicose vein on the forehead, which wae generally quite uunolieeable, bal whenever he wee excited or nervoue, stood out upon tbe level of Ihe skin in ths form of a perfect oroea. It was thus viaibls whsn Eva looked al him, and H struck her at being an unpleasant mark to bave on one's forehead. She turned ber eyes away tbe man did not please her fastidious taste and listened for his voice. Presently il eame ; it WM powerful, and even musical, bat coarse. He is not a gentleman," thought Eva to henelf, and then dismissing him and hit 'moo too from bsr mind, shs leaned baek Against tbs poppy -bead al the end ot tbe pew, half-eluned her eyee, and 1st ber thoughts wander in the way that thoughts have tbe power to do in ebureb. Far aorosi Ihe sea they flew, to where a great vessel laboring in a heavy gale waa plowing ber itnrdy way along to where a young man Blood clinging to tbe iron stanchions, aad gssed onl iato the darkness witb aarrow iu bis syee. Woodei folly eoft and tender grew ber beautiful face ae tbe vision passed before hsr soul, the ripe lips quv.i>d, and Ibere was a world of lovs in tbs hsi' -opened syea. Aad j uei then the waoderieg paieh of glory perceiving ber, settled on her like a butter- -y upon a flower, aad for a while wandered no longer. Suddenly ehe became aware of a mom tntary pause in ths even flaw ot the clergyman's eloqoenee, and waking from hsr reverie glanced op al Ihe epot of light enmundiDg him, and ae she did so. It etrook hsr tbat she herself was illuminated with a mors beautiful light that he and she alone were dielingoiaheble oat ol all tbe people beneath thai roof. The earns thought had evidently struck Mr. Plowden for bs wae gazing intently at her. Instinctively the drew back into tbe ehadow, and Mr. Plowden went on wilh hi* sermon. But be bad driven away poor Eve'i vision ; there only remained of il the aad, reproachful look of tboee dark eyes. Oatside tbe ebureh Dorothy found Jeremy wailing to escort ber home. They all went together as f ar aa Ihs Collage. When ib^y got clear of ths orowd, Florence epoks : " What a good-looking man Mr. Plowden ie, and how wsll ht preached I " "I did not like him much," sail Uarolby. "Wbat do you think ot him, Era?' aaked Florence. " 1 1 Ob, 1 do not know. I do not think be ie a gentleman." " I am cure that be ie not," put Jeremy. " I raw him by Ibe post offioe this afternoon. He iaja cad." " Ralber a sweeping remark thai, is it not, Mr. Jonee 7" said Florenee. " I don't know If ll'e sweeping or not," answered Jeremy eentenlionsTy, " but am surs that II ie true." Then they said good-night, aod went their r.:parate ways. CHAPTER XIX. IVe. TaK II A MSTHU-T. The Riverend Jamee Plowden wai born ot noh but honeet parenle in the sugar broking way. He wae one ot a large family, wbo were objects of anzlooa thought to Mr. and Mrs. Plowden. Tbees worthy people, aware ot Ihe disadvantegee under which they labored in the matter of education, determined thai nsitbee trouble nor money should bs spared to make their children " genteel." Aod so it eame to pass thai tbe " mansion" near Bloomsbnry wae overrun with the moet expeni've nurses, milliners, governeseee and intore, all straining every nerve to seeare the perfect gentility of tbe young Plowdeoe. The retail wae highly ornamental, but perhaps scarcely equivalent to ths vast expense incurred. Tbe Flowdsn youth of both sexes may be said to bavi been painted, and varuiahsd and gilded into an admirable Imitation of gentlefolks ; but if the lacquer work would stand the buffetinge ot tbe world's wealhsr was another qoeetion, and one whioh, except in eo f ar ae il hae to do witb a ilogle member of Ihe family, doee not concern us. Master James Plowden came about half- way down tbe family lies, but be anight jnet aa well have stood at the bead of it, for he ruled bis brothers and sisters old and young with a heavy rod. lie wae the strong one of the family, etrong both in mind and body, and he had a hand of iron. For hie mledeede were his brolbers thrashed, preferring to take those ills they knsw of from Ihe bande of tbs thrasher ratbsr than endure the unimagined borrore Brother James would make rsady for them sbonld they venture to proteet. Thai it was thai be earns to be con aidered far txetllenct tbe good boy of tbe family, ae hs was certainly tbe clever one, and bore every sort of blushing honor thiok upon him. It waa to an occurrence In hi* boyhood Ibat Mr. Plowden owed bii pannt'i deter- mination to siud him into the Church. Hie f ulnri career bad always bsen a matter of much speculation to them, for they belonged to that elate of people who love to arrange their infant's destinies when tbe Infant's themselves are still in the cradle, and argue their fitness for oertain lines of life from remarks wbiob they make at three yeariold. Now, Jamee' mamma bad a very favorite parrot with a red tail, and out of this tail it wae Jamee' delight to poll ths fealbere, having discovered tbat so doing gave the parrot a lively twinge ot pain. Tbe onne of Ihe feather-pulling was then, if discov- ered, shouldered on to a chosen brother, wbo was promptly thrashed. Bal 01 one occasion things went wrong with Master James. Tbe parrot wae) climbine; up the outside senling tbe remainder of hleeafe, pre- ot bis tail to Ihe irreaUtibly seductive, but aware of Ihe faei that bis enemy was iu tbe aeigbtorbood, bi kepi a eeirelnl lookout from tbe corner of bta eye aud the moment Ibat he eaw James' bteeliny band draw near hii tail made a HudUieo dart at il acd actually eoooeeded in making bis powerful bank meet Ihroogb ite forefinger. Jamm ebnekad with pain %nd fury, and shaking tbe bird on to tbe floor stunned it with a book. But be was not satisfied with this revenge, for, ae soon a he eaw that il could DO longer bile, be leiz id il and twinted ite ueek. "There, yoo devil I" he eeid. throwing Ihe creature into Ihe cage. " Hullo, eouie- thing be* barat in my forehead t ' " Oh, Jamee, what have yon dose?' 1 saii bia lillle brother Montague, well knowing tbat be bad a lively personal interest in Jamas' misdoings. "Nonaenss! What have you done ? Vow, remember, Montague, you killed tbe par- rot." Just tben Mr. and Mrs. Plowden esme ia from a drive and a very lively seens ensued into wbiob ws need not enter. Suffice it to say that, all evidence to the contrary not- withstanding, James wae ac.juitted on tbs gronr* of general good character and Mon- tague, howliDg and proteitiDg hie i nnocenee, wae led off to execution. Justly fearful lest sometbi'jg further should transpire, Jamei wae borrledly leaving ihe room when his mother called him baek. Why, what is Ibal on your forehead ?" " Don't know," answered Jsmee, " some- Ibiog went map there j lei now." Well, I never! Joet lo>k at tbe boy, John. Be baa got a oroie opon bis tors- bead !" Mr. Plowden 'e papa extmioed Ibe phe- nomenon very carefully aud tben, solemnly removing bit cpeotaelae, remarked with muoh deliberation : ' Elisabeth, Ibal eettles the point." " What paint, John <"' " What point I Why, the point ot tbs boy's profession. It 1< ae yoo remark, a eroee upon Ihe forehead. Oood ! H* shall (0 into the eunrah. Now, I most decline to be argoed witb, E'iztbeth. Tbe matter is eel tied." And eo, io dae ecu's*, James Plowdeo, Eeq , went to Cambtidge and beeame tbe Kv. Jamee Plowden. Bhorlly after the Rev. Jaases bad started in lifs ae a curate he found it eonveuient having first succeeded in beguiling bii parenle into eettling on himself a portion just twles as large ae Ibal to wbieh be wee entitled to cut ft bit connection with a family he eooaidered vulgar and a drag upon hie professional sueeees. Bat, some- how, wilb all hia gifts, and undoubtedly hs waa by nalurs well endowed, especially as rsgarde bis mind, Ibal wae remarkable for a speoies of bard cleverueaa and persuasive power, aad with all the advantagee be derived from being in reeeipl of an indepen- dent ioeame, tbe Rev. Jamee bad not hitherto proved a conspicuous in in ess Hs had bsld several important curacies, and of late bad acted ae tbe locum tenene ot eev sral gsQtlrmin.wbo, tike Mr. Halford, bad, through loss of health or oibsr reasons, been called away from their livlnce tor a length ot time. Bui from all tbese places tbe Rev. James had departed without regret, nor bad there been any very universal lamentations over hia fcoing. Tbs fact ot tbe matter was, that tae Ksv. Jamee was not a papular man. He had ability io plenty , money in plenty aod would expend Doth without stint if bs bad an end to gain. Hs wae mors or less of a good companion, too, in the ordinary sense of tbs word ; that is, he o mid make himself agreeable in a rough, exaggerated kind of way, to both men aod women. Indeed, by tbe former he was eften spoken of care lesely as a " good fellow . " bat womsn, or rather ladles, following their haer ioslinoM, disliked him intenaely. He jarred upon them. Of course, it U impossible to lay down any flisd rule about men, bal there are two tokene by which they may be knowa. Tbe first ie by tbeir friends ; ibe aeeond by tbe degre* of friendship and affection to whioh they are admitted by women. Tbs man to whom members of tbe other sex attaob tbemselvee U ia ninety-nine however melee* she might be io a g Kierel way, whiob hia inellnel asaared bin. ibeee young Udies before him were no-, bad more lutlueuoe wilb a distressed auci God- Ices family time lix from well-meauiug but unaympalhelio clergy aim like biuasolt. Might be rely on their beli> ? "I am afraid Ihtt I an. uo nld fur that aorlcf thin*. Mr. Plowdiu," answered Miss Oeawick. "You mast e whet yon a*u do with my meo -H " " 1 am sure abet I shall bs delighted to help," aaid Fioreioe, " it E va will bear me oompauy. I always feel a sbynees about intrudiug myself into ooltages unsup- ported." "Vjur ibynes* la not surprising, Mus Oeswiek. I Buffered from il tor many yearn, but M laat I have, I am thankful to aay, got the better of it. But I am tare afa at we shall DO! appeal to your eieter in I shall be gkd to help i! yon think that I osn do any good," put in Eva, thus directly appealed to. " but I must tell yon, I have no great faith in myself." lodaeooaraoa district was assigned to the two Mlssea Cemiek, and for her pan Eva waa glad ot tbe occupation. It bcongbl her a good deal into contact wilh Mr. Plow- den, wbiob waa not altogsther pleasant Io ber, tor she oberisbed a vague dislike of tbe elerfyman and did not admire bis shifty eyes. Bat, as she got to know blm belter, she oould find nothing to justify her dislike. He waa not, it is true, qaite a gentleman, but Ibat WM his misfortune. His manner to herself wae subdued and almost defer enliil. Hs never obtruded himself upon her society, though aomehow be wae in it almost daily. Indeed, hs even inoeeedsd in raising ber Io ex>mi enlbaeiaam about ber work, a quality in which poor Eva had of late beau sadly lacking. She thought him a vny good clergyman with bis heart ID bis duty. Bal the disliked him all tbe earns. Eva never answered Erne*t'e letter Oaoe she began an aoewer, but bethought br of Floreuoe'e lage advioe and ehanged ber mind. " Hs will write again," shs said to herself. Bb did not know Erneet. His wae not a uture to humble himself before a woman. Gould abe have eeen ber lover hanging about tbs stops ot tbe Marilzburg poel-cfiias wbeo Ibs English mail wae being delivered , in order to go baek lo tbe window when rote people bed di-preed and aek the tired clerk If be was sors " that Ibere were no more letter* for Krueel Beytoo and get 'heps her heart would have relented. Aod yet il wee performance whiob poor Erneet went ihroogb ones a week oal Ibere in Natal. Ode mail-day Mr. Alston went wilb him. " Well, Erneail, baa il eome T" be aaked a* be eame down tbe etepe, a letter from Domtny io hie baud. " NJ, Alston, and never will. She has thrown me over." Mr. Aleton took bis arm and walked away with him aeroeei the market square. "Local bare, my lad," be said, "Ihs woman wbo deasrte a man in trouble, or ae soon ae bis baek is lartisd, is worthies*. Il ie a sharp lesson to learn, bal, as moel meo have cause to kuuw, Ihe world ie toll of and there bave thrown up ber ernel game ; but he was not alone concerned. There was her sister wbo had robbed ber of ber lover ber eieter whose lovelioee* wae: a tending affront to ber ae ber Bweeluees was a standing rsproaeb. She wae sorry for E meet and would bave been glad to make him happier, but as that oould only be done by foregoing her revenge upon ber Mister, Ernest must continue to suffer. And, after all, why should b not scfler? ahs arguid. Did not she coffer T (To be Continued.) vires out of a hundred a good fellow, and women's inslinet tells them so, or they would not love bin. II may be nrged that women often love blackguards. Tothiethe aoewer is, thai there muet be s good deal of rood mixed np with tbe blaekgaardi*m. Show me the man whom two or three women of bis own rank love with all their honeel hearti, and I wilt trum all I have into his bands and not be a penny the poorer, But woman did not love tbe Rsw. James Plowdsn, although be bad tor several years come to tbe eo Delusion that it was d em r able Ibat they should, or rather thai one of them should. In plain langnags, be had for eev- sral years peel thought thai be would Im- prove bis poeiMon by getting married. Hs wae a ihrewd man, and he oould not die- guise from himself ibe (act tbtl so far hs iree not altogether a enceeee. Hs bad tried bis best, but, with all bis coneidsrabls advanlsgee, bs had failed. There was only one avenue to eneeeea wbieh be had not tried and that was mtrnage. Marriage witb a woman ot high eaete, qalok intellect uid beauty might five him the tone that lie Bocial Byttsm eo sadly nsedsd. Hs was a man in a good position, be bad money, hs lad tntslligsnee of a robust if of a coarse order, he bad fairly good looks and he wae inly thirty- five ; why should he not marry blood, brains and beauty and shine wilh a reflected aplendor? Boob were Ibe tbongbla whioh were sim- mering In Ihe astute brain of tbe Rsv. Fames Ptowden when he first sst syee upon Eva Oeswiek in tbs old church at Ktetar- wiek. Within a week or eo of bis arrival, Mr. Plowden, in hie oharaeler of ipiriinel ad- viaer to the motley Keslerwiok flook, paid a ceremonious eall on tbe Misses Ceswiok They were) all al home. Miss Oeswiek and Florence welcomed him graeionil? ; Eva politely, but witb an air whieb Raid plainly Ibat he interested her not at all. Tel It wae to Eva tbat hs chiefly directed himself. He took this opportunity to inform them all, especially Eva, that he felt the responsibilities of his position ae looam tenene to weigh bsavily ipon him. He appealed to them all, especi- ally Eva, to bslp him to bear bis lead. Hs wae going to institute a new system of dis- trict visiting. Would ibey all, especially Eva, assist blm ? If Ibey would, the good work was already half done. There wai HO sharp leaaone and worthless women. YJU know that ibe not y oar letter ?" " Tee, she told my friend eo." " Then I tell ypa that your Eva, or what- ever ber nama is, Ie more worthless than most of them. She has been tried and found wanting. LOTS:," be went on, point- ing to a abapely Kaffir girl pasting with a pot ot native beer upon hsr bead, " you bad oelter take Ibat Iiiombi to wife than such a woman as ibia Eva. Hue, al any rate, would stand by you in trouble, and if yon fell would atop to be killed ovsr yoar dead body, Gome, be a man, sod have dons wilb ber." "Ay, by Ueaven, I will I" answered Urneet. " Thai's right and now, look here. Tbe waggona will be si Lydsnbarg in a week. Let m take Ibe post-eart to-morrow and go np. Tueu ws can have a month's wilder- bessta and koodo ahooting until ii is safe to go into the fever ciuntry. Once yon get among tbe big game, you won't think any mors about tbae woman. Women are all very well in ibeir way, out it il eomee to fi>ulr eclratee SUM! Art. Tbsre ars 6,000 miles] of overhead in London. A genius for statistic! baa figured out that 1000.000 dollar bills weighs 8.811 pounds. Dr. O. 0. Biowons reeommsods tbe ate ofepeetaolet witbplatesot miea for eooks and others wbe suffer wilh eoojonetivii through exposure to beat. A repeat! UK -rifle, invented by a I reach cflieef , eau be loaded wilh its eeven carl- ridgM in lea eeeonde and completely die- charged in four, and it doee not require to be removed from the shouidsr until tht machine is exhausted. Toe applications of electricity beoome more varied every day. Air-preeenre, heat, steam -preeture and water stages al distant points ars now recorded by Its nas, and now a California electrician has invented a prooeee whereby gold, silver and copper oan be instantly smelted by a lightning stroke. According to Professor J. Nonaan Lookyer, tbe Eoglitb astronomer, IBS total number ot stars of whiob some knowledge ean be gained wilh the optical aid DOW available is from 40,000000 to 60,000.000. Oaly about 0.000 are viuble to the naked eye 3.000 in tbe northern hemisphere and 3,000 in the southern. Mr. Kiseop Bolter, of Olaegow, says the Kxjton bsad ia larger than Ibe Englieh. York hae tht 1 trgsst Englieh range, Oam- bridgs next, tbsn Oxford; tbe Profseaors ot Ibs Beoieh nnivere'tiee average) 7 1-6 ; Jmph Home took bf ; Chalmers, 7J. Other heads ot interval are : Mr. Olaa- stone, 7J ; Lord John Ra**ell, 7} ; John Bright, 7: ; Lord Belborne, 74 ; tbe Prince of Welee and Lord Beaeooaheid, eaeh 7. A new use for the tobsoM plant ie said to bavs been disoovsrsd. Its stems and weett, it is claimed, are equal to linen rags iu tlie manufacture of patper. Tobacco waatt oo*ts Use than 110 a ton, linen rags 17* to 80. There ie no expense in assorting the former and very little shrinkage, at against tbs loee of one-third of rage. Tbs yearly tobeeoo waste i* r>si mated by tbe census report* at from 3 000 000 to 4.000.000 pounds. Professor Chon, of Breslan, tbe eminent oculist, has recently touched upon the influence of electric lighting on tbe eye- eight. He remarks thai ae diffused day- light is btsi for ths eye, our artificial light- ing should aim at a similar diffusion. Artificial light should notds/ilsnor flicker, and II ebonld bs abundant without beating Ibe eye. Glow limps sbonld never be looked at unices blurred by ground-glass shade*, because of the intense concentra- tion of light oo tbe line of tbe filament. Tbe eleotrie light wae, according to Pro- ohooemii between Ihein and big gams shoot- ing, five mi tbe big gams." CHAPTER \ \. mneh work for young ladiei to do. . could assure them, from his persoaal ' nAPJallAft tllkt f\r\m O i a i t trnnvm n/\.i n.. I Hs ex hand ot tbe spoiler in a way tbat WM ' perienee, thai one visit from a young .lady, IDKA Two months or so after Kmeet'e flight there came s letter from him to Mr. Oar- doe in anewtr to the one sent by bie unala. He tbanksd bie uncle warmly for bie kind neas, and mors especially for not joining In the has and cry against him. Aa regards money, be hoped to make a living for him- self, bat if hi wanted any be would draw Tbe letter, wbieb wae ehorl, ended tbne : Thank Doll and Jeremy for their letters. I ou '.I anawer them, bat I am leo much down on my look to write muoh . writing atinupeo many painful memories aud makes me tbiuk of all tbs dear folks al home more tban Is good for me. The fact ie, my dear undo, wbat between one thlniand another. I nevr was eo miserable In my life, and as for loneliness, I never knew wbat it meant before. Sometimes I with tbat my coutin bad bit ine instead of my hitting him, aud tbat 1 wa* dead anil burled, clean out of the way. Alxton, wbo was my second la Ibat nnbappy aflau, ami with whom I am Ruins; up country (booting, ban been moat kind to me and hae In- tnxluoed me to a good ui&njr people here. They are very hospitable ; everybody Is hospitable In a colony, but, somehow, a humlrel new face* oan- not make up for one old one ; ana I ihould think old AUerl.uiili 4 obeertul companion beelde tbe oeat of them. Wl i al Is more. I feel myself an Impostor, intruding nivae'* on them under an aaemued name, uood-b* : my dear uncle It wouM be .lifflnilt for . explain bow iralefnl I aui for your oo ' . . wie. lx>va to dear Dol i and Jeremy. fever your affectionate nephew K. i. All tba parly at Dam's Heee were much touched by this letter, mors especially Dorothy, wbo o mM not bear to think of Kruenl all alone oat there in that strange, far-t ft laud. Her lender little heart grew all alive with love snd sorrow ae ebe lay awake at night and thought of him travel- ling over tht graal African plains. She got all the books that wers to be bad about South A f riot and read them, so that the might be tbe better able to foll.w his life in her Ihoagbts. One day when Florence came to lie her ibe read her part cf Kroeil's letter, and when she bad finished waa aitoniabad to see a tear In her visitor's keen eyea. She liked Florenee the better for thsl tear, Uonld ibe bsve tein the con- flict that WM raging in tbs fisres heart of Ibe woman befori her, she woe!! have started from her as though ehe bad been a poisonous snake. The letter tooobed Flor- eooe touched her to tbe qaiok. The tale of Ernest's loneliness almost overcame ber reeololioD, for ebe alone knew why be WM so utterly lonely and wbat II wae that crushed him. Had Ernest alone been eon- Btraeo, it ii probabli tbal ihe would then Prtti. Chon, greatly to be preferred to axjr other for leading or writing by, II il be steady aud abundant. It is not generally known, perhape, that the cork tree it really a peculiar kind of oak, the cork being the soft cellular bark lying juit inside tbe exterior woody cover- ing. It it removed by making tsverel long- itudinal elefts np and' down the trunk, and tbsn girdling tbs latter wish horizontal In- eisions. This opsration is not performed, bowevor, until Ihs tree baa attained a oer- tain age, gsnsrally fifteen years, and tbe first crop ie employed only for inferior par- poeee. Seven years afterward Ibe tree win bave another eoeting of bark, which U etripped and need for making oorke, aad eo on, every five or eeven ycare, according to tbe quality of ths ground, lie t ween tbe cork and tbe tree there ie another bswk tbat ie need for tanning, but tbie is only removed wbsn tbs tree U cat down. It ie a curious feel, too, that it any torsion ot tbie inner bark be destroyed further forma Uon of the cork on tbe injured spot oteaai. 1 slam i I a. The etattmeot tbat tbe Duchess of Albany eontemplatee marrying again U probably correct. Wby ebonld ebe not marry again ? She bee not by any means reached the prime of womanhood. Even tbe Queen, who ie oppoeed to second marriagee under ordinary eireomstaneee, mnet reeotmiss the fact that the young widow of Prinae Leopold is not bound by any consideration to remain in her present condition. The future baaband of ebe Duebese U Prince Fault de Barrier*, tbe owner of large eetatee In the South of Russia, and il U aaid thai he knew and tali In love witb tbe Priaeeea of Waldeok- Prymont long before Ibe Dnks of Albany appeared al Waldeok. Tbe Prince bae Conner able 11 tl isnce at Ibs Roasian Court, but the engagement, if it takes plaee, will not bave ths slighteet political lignifleanoe. Three I Mn|> Ulrle Vstsi'l l,t-re. Coming down Bobool street in the rain one day laet week a wits, eelf-reepsoting looking gentleman of middle age, Berrying a aerioua eerge umbrella, met a hurrying high school girl with a amail assertive silk umbrella m her hand. According to all ordinary rules ot umbrella earrying it look- ed aa though there would be a collision when Ihe two umbrellas pointed at opposing angles to eaeh other ebonld try to paae. But tbe gentleman saw she girl just in time, and, with a superior air of ei periense, lifted his umbrella high np in tbs air. That would have saved things, bnt tbe girl had evidently been trained In tbe very unusual feminine aooomplisbmsnt of umbrella dodging, and ibs shot ber shade cpward at tbs earns critical instant. Tbe collision eame, the umbrellas betangled tbemselvee, tbe girl blushed and itammered and begged pardon ; and tbe gentleman said, as he straightened oat tbs frame of bar umbrella and politely returned It to ber : Girls should not try to learn Greek or IB sharpen umbrcllafl. Retard. lead pebclls or to carry It can't be done," Uoiton Oov, Pierce, ot Dakota, baa resigned and Will become editor ot tbe 81. Paul /'i<m;<r