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SUNSrRUCK- V ULURllK MAXVIl.UirK.XX. CHAPTER IV. Day i of hard work beneath the torrid tun, nd nighu without ret, when freeman ajul bon.iiiiMi toileil together beneath the ili'n light of many lanterns, (iua aud shot and heavy (tore* were landed ; but the (MB tuck fait, aail her keel were (irmly wedged in the rock. Thin the whole crew, reinforced M a hundred of the blacka fr<.m the plantation " llnmnh'" muttered the doctor; "he laid he ha<l good nurses up at the house. If 1 wure down, and hud 1113)1 nurse* as these. I ihould never want to get well. Kb! 1 beg >"" r pardon," he addled witu mine con- funou, for llenee had apokeu. " I itaid, would you tvll your men to carry the ceutlcmen to tlieir rooiri?" " Yen, yen ; thank you. Of count," ci it-il the doctor "Now, my ladi, careful- ly. One at a time.," " Hah !" he muttered, half an hour later, ai he looked down at his patients in their taatefully arranged, well ventilated be 1 room*. " Very nice. Ten time* the chance of getting better; butbut Oh, dear ran from ud<: to side, to the great delight of m* ! I 'm rather afraid of this arrangement the slave*, to whom the rhythmic motion tuniing out all wroug." Memed a kin lot dance, to which they et CHAI'TKR V. A sbip ii always called 'she,' and there are plenty of unkind misogynists who suee-ni/ly say it i* because a vessel is a* capricious 1 as a woman. Certainly th* sloop of war wedged in the coral rock a quarter of a mile trom th* shore wa* < iprn-ious enough. Kverything had been don.' in the way of lightning her ; the crew and their black auxiliaries had tramped and danced from aid* to side, and the two captains stood together one glonoii* evening ga/intateach oilier in drspsir. They had become very fnendly; for Captain (iieville ill spite, of hi* long abticuce trom the sea, had proved himself to be aiipe sailor: aud Captain Lance had soon thrown aside all punctilio, an I gladly availed himself of plenty of sound advice. "No, sir," said (ireville, "lean do no more. I am at my wit's end. It i* piteous, though. Such a tine vessel aud quite mini juretf. I*uci-. I'm aorry for you. ' "If* maddening." aaid th* latter. " Wrecked my ihip in a calm, "ihey'll never give me another." "No; I'malraid not," said Oreville. " You'll have to do as I do ; turn planter." "If wci-i.uld only have got an am hor down, and the capstan mat up one of their weird choruses, caught by the Jack* at once, and trolled out with all th* force of their powerful lung* : but that night and another passed. 1 he ship had not moved. " ,Vtf <*>., captain." said Orevill*. weather has held right and we may do it yet." " Rut I am lieginning to despair, sir, aid the captain, wearily. "Let's see what to-morrow will bnug forth." said (ireville. Il brought forth what neither expected. Burns, who was working literally like a lave, side by lide with Manton in the hot sun, helping the men to get up ballast from the hold, suddenly dropped as if he had received a bullet. The doctor was hurried to the poor fel- low's tide, and pronounced the attack to be due to over exertion iu the heat. Both the captain* came ; and the doctor gave order* for the *trickrn man to be car- ried below, when (ireville interposed. " No, no, captain," he said ; " il is like condemning the poor fellow to death. The heat and none will increase his fever. Let him lie carried ashore to my hou*e. Two of the women on the estate ar* excellent nurses. " Giptain Lance glanced at the doctor, who noddid. " It will be th* saving of his life," h* aaid. " I don't like trespassing on you further, Mr. Gn-ville." 14 Captain Greville, if you please," said the planter stiffly. " I'aptain (ireville. But if you will have the p.x)r fellow fora day or two." "I shall be hurt if you do not send him, wcs the reply. The remit was that the captain's gig was manned, and it became Manton's duly to we his frier.d afely up to tlie plantation housp, the surgeon bring one of the party. Is he veiy had, doctor? " said Si an ton e ac ned. i thry were rowed over the sea, which shone like hot metal. " Very had, poor lad. You see the ex- ertion ha* been terrible. Ho lias not spanxl himself a bit" " ( ithci-rs must set a good example," said Minion m.llv ; and then, noting for the first time the figure of one ot the plan tat ion blacks in the Iwws, he flushed a little, and said ih.irp'y : "Hullo, my away f rum tha work ? " " Muss' Cap'n say Negus go up to house 1<II um get room ready." "I b.-y his pardon," ami Msnton ; "I misjudged him. 1'iHir U ill ! you mustn't let him slip through your linger*, doctor." "I shall io my best, and counsel you In lake warning and be careful. The v, ork under tin* Yes. Hut impossible ; there are good - neas knows how many hundred fathoms be- low us here. We ought to have got her off. Tin- weather, too, has been perfect. (live the men a rest for a few hours, and let'* see if ve cannot hit out some other plan. Here ; I have it. Let's get the guns abroad again all aft, and fire a salvo. That might mart her, and -- Hurrah ! Cheer my lads, cheer !" The men in which th* black* took part. two captains were speaking, the nwello which had tor day* past lieen rolling in I, gently, pressed slowly and heavily 'ig.im*t the stern of the ship, anil seemed to glide " And about medical assistance? I can't leave you." " Bah !" laid the doctor shortly. " They don't want mr. " N'o one noticed his peculiar intonation, and matters were arranged so that the sick ineu should stay. Next morning, as John Manton lay on his couch in the shaded room, he heard t!ie gun tired noon after the captain and hi* brother- officers had lieeu to say farewell. " Look out, nurse, ' he said to the ugly Mark woman Heated near hi* head ; and his voice sounded very weak and strange. " 'S, Masaah," said the woman ; and she went to the window. " All de big white sail hang down, ami de ship go sail along, aud de boys shout." "Ah !" sighed Manton ; and I am so weak, 'o and tell Mr. Burns that the ship has (ailed, and that we are all left behind perhaps to die," he added to himself. The woman went in'o the adjoining room, and returned at the end of a minute. 'Why have you been so long?" said Mauton, ina querulous whisper. " Massah Burn lay UMI want lilly drink o' water. Rah." " Well?' 1 " An' I give um lil drop o'cooltim drink." " Yes, yei ; hut did you Mil him the hip had sailed ?" " 'S, maasah." " Ami what <lid he say ?" "Say noting, maasah. Can't aay. All so weak. Only make lil whisper." 'Well, you heard him?" said Manton feebly. "Oh yes, maasah ; but massah no talk o much. N'ot good for um head." " But tell me what ;.e aaid, and I will not speak " " Massah Burn whisper very imall 'deed, and um say clo** in my ear, when I tell um ship sail away : " Berry good job too." ' "Yes, Captain Oreville," aaid Manton from the couch upoa which he lay looking very white and thin. "I don't know how I am ever to ei press my thanks for all th* kindness I receive here. Thank yon very much for therlowrra. Miss Maine. 'Mi.'anns liall put them in w*>ter. 1 never knew how T* rOETI %K Ml 11 LB- **! Aellel * eae Are* rr.as m CHAPTER. VI. Breakfast-time at the plantation. and Mr. Krastu* Wiman has found time in the midst of hi* multifarious duties to contri- bute the following article tb* sentiments of which will be endorsed by even thoe* who cannot agree with Mr. Wiman in all that he write* : Have a defined motive in view. Do not mortgage your future it may be useful to you hereafter. The lureet way to mortgage your future i* .to incur indebtedness. Coma," he continued, laying his h nd upon j <f ne ooly justification tor debt U th. iru- MinLnn ' f,,r.-l>*-&jt nlj>AaAntlv CAol. No . * much pleasure flower* could give till I was ick lie* this." Oh, it is nothing," said the girl hastily, and ihe hurried away. Greville's brow cleared a* Josephine left e room, nod be drew a chair to the side of the couch. " Well, patient," he said, " how are you? Josephine busy in front of a glass, pinning a bniliaut scarlet dower just at the side of her glossy black hair. She was very limply dreasjed in flowing creamy drapery, which showed her In tie figure to perfection. " How late ihe is '" mutteied the girl, as she glanced at her handsome face, and a faint tinge, the result of her satisfaction, sprang to her warmly lined cheek*. At that moment, w hile her back was turn ed. Renee entered, and stopped short smil- ipgly watering as she s responded with a wild shout, p nlO n was engaged. i blacks took part, for, a* llio .. W hv. Joeee." *he . s.w how her com ihe cried, " down Million'* forehead, " pleasantly cool. No headache ?" " Oh no, lir ; only so dreadfully weak." " We'll soon get over that. You shall carry yon, and we'll have you down in the garden every day. " "Ah!" exclaimed Manton, flushing. " When shall we begin?" " This morning almost directly. I'll go and see my other patient, and then have ar- rangement* made, and easy-chair* placed under the big ceiba. " Then, nodding plea- santly, hs strode toward the other room. "Shan't find Rene* supplying flower* there, shall I ?" he though*. "No : rub- bish ! Only an impulses girl'* desire to (how kinduees." " Well, patient," he said, rather boister- oudy, a* he entered Burn'* room, to find that the ladv in attendance was the black woman Semiramia " Well, patient, how ar* you ?" " Well, doctor, how am I ?" raid the young man, holding oul hi* hand. " Him berry bad, sah, and no get bit bet- ter," laid the woman volualy. "Cm no take notice what nurse aay. Um do all a* um like, and 'Mirami* no use here 'tall a tall." " Oh yes, yon are, old lady, "cried Burns ; " only you do want to ooddl* a man up rather too much I lay, Captim (ireville, it'i very hard work lying here. When can you give me leave to go ashore 1 mean, down below ?" " I'll is morn ing." said ( Ireville, smiling. " Then I shall be well in a week. I'm better already with th* thought* of it. But is old Manton coming too ?" " Ye* : you shall both be carried down." "Here, Miramis, bring your stuff. I'll take it or anything else now. Why, my dear host and doctor, this news is the be*t *o medicine I have swallowed yet." " I'm glad of it, my lad, 'said (Ireville, smiling at the young man's light-hearted way Have i " Thank y* ; but, I say you are too good under her ; she careened over a little to starboard, and then lifted aud slowly drift ed oil into deep water, her masts describing an arc across the iky. Tin: next moment the two otlicar* had grusped ham's. "I ireville," said Captain I-ance, in a voice full of emotion, "you have saved me, my silip, and my future prospects aa an man, getting ' officer. N , then, what i* to be done?" "lot your gun* and (tores on board, man, "snid (ireville bluntly. "Of course, but I mean about you. Shall you claim aalvsgo?" "Of course not.'* "Then the government must " " IASVO m" alone," said (ireville, inter- rupting. " What ! do you want them to sun is too r:iich. \Vhy, the very birds and ' K've me a command ?" " " i-iscet* get into the shade, while we human beings keep on toiling rrgardleai of the beat. Ah. I in we are, he continued na the boat's Ix.w grated on the stud. " How are we to get him up? Ah ! < ,ood gracious ' Why the mile of the boat literally burned my nand. " We will Ret him carefully on to this sail," aaid Manton. as the black wenl off at a trot fur the house. " Three men on each ai.le to hold tho canvas, He'll ride easily enough t hen " " Capital '" laid the doctor ; and he stood looking on a* the young lieutenant ivaa tenderly lilted nut of the (mat and placed upon the sprnadout sail w hen it bad beon stretched II|M>II the sand*. " Now, my lads, lilt -all together," said Manton. "Keep step, (in slowly. No, no, my lad," hn continued, as he bent down ; "take )n. Id this way. That's right. Now together. Lift. Forward. - That sand glows like lire, doctor," be added. " Seem- ed i|inte to scorch my fa. . " " Why, M.inton, man- what is it? Hold np t " Ye*," aaid the young man thickly, " sand glow* I what ? - my buail feels' II* m i.h- a sudden match at vacancy, reel- ed, and was saved from falling by the >ur g. i.n lowenng htm down on a patch of green giowlh jusl lieyond (he sum). " Is IIP ill loo, sir?" said one of the men respectfully, for they hud halted as soon as liny saw their olli.-er down. " III too, my lad*, "said the surgeon bit- terly. " Struck down. We cannot leave him hero till we gel Ihe other up." "No, air," said the man ; "wo can take him loo." Ye* : why not* " No ; that'* all over. I'm aft. .id I was not a good ollicer. My fate went another way. I'm happy enough here with my two dear girl* and my black people." " \ e*, but you must have aome reward. " "(iive it mu then the thank* of abioth T ollicer." "You've had that from tho first. But your men?" " My blacks? (let the work I'one, man ; and then rig up an awning all over the deck, give them a hearty meal, and then make the tiddler strike up, and let them dance ami sing. I'll give your boys a treat ashore. There, gel your lionts out and sound for an anchorage. You'll get one under the shell, T nf that MSjdsMM. Why. Joeee, soon !" " Yes, of course," cried the gu L you notalway* boon scolding me for being ! to us ; taking all this interest in a couple of l*t?" 'strangers." " Morning, (jirls," said Captain Creville. "On no ! not stranger*,' said (ireville, entering through the French window, smiling. " I have been a planter all theee " That's right : I want my breakfast. yean ; but I am (till a tailor at heart, and He kissed them both tenderly, Josephine y,,ur coming brought back the day* when I last, and holding her with one arm a* he , was a frank young lieutenant like you, with her check. / I plenty of the middies' berth clinging to me. "That 'snght, my dear, "he aaid. "Glad I'm old y too glad to welcome a couple of to see you look so much brighter. You ijuite fidgeted me a little while ago. I was at i ant you were going to be ill." " It was very hot then," shessid hurried 'y- ' Nay, it was unusually cool,' laid the captain, laughing. " Why, girls, I must take yon to the oil .nniry some day, and let you see really cold weather with ice and SIIO. He took his seat at the tab'e, and noticed that his adopted child was a* attentive to hi* want* as Kenee. " What ii the news about the patients?" he said. " Aunt 'Miramis says thry have both had an en-client night," said .losee eagerly. " You have ae u her this morning'" " Ye*. I just ". "er and aaked," *aid honourable Knglish gentlemen to my house: so be quit* at ease. My servant* are your* for the time you an here. I only ask one favour of you. " " Yes, sir. What is that ?" "(let well a* *oon as you can not that I want you to go, but because I would rat'ier have hale guests than sick." (TO li .'ilXTINt Hi ) A nnn.lrr.i wllrs a* ll.<nr. Travel at the rate of a hundred mile* an hour may soon 1* no longer a dream, but a commonplace fact for article* of incorpora ti.'ii have just l>een tileil in Illinois by the Chicago and St. Louis Kle>-tric Railroad Company, which propoma to build a road on which wedge shaped earn, driven by Josephine .ju.ckly r. (iive me some more 'novel form of electric motor, will make the mediate irospect of profit. Incur no debt, except that on which you cn realize in order to liquidate what you owe. The young man who incurs debt* without securing a corresponding ability to pay them practically pawn* bis future hi* most pre- cious possession. Three-fourths of all the progr*** in this new world has been achieved by the gener- ous and judicious use of credit. Yet three- fourths of all the anxiety that pervade* it ha* come from the abuse ol credit. Like every other bleating, the greater th* good the nearer th* eviL Credit U often unnecessarily used to sup- ply some fancied want, to promote some ipeculatire enterprise or in *ome way to lypotheoate th* future. Hence, alway* take a week to decide whether you ihould go into debt or not. A week'* delay may live a year of sorrow. " Falsehood prospers by precipitancy." Is it a fact that the wot Id il divided into ro claaae* thoee who aave all they can, nd thoee who spend all they can? U the division f urlher extended so as to include on the one side those who ar* alway* cred itors, and on the other side those who are always debtors? If this is in, and it rent* with th* reader of these lines, who ii young rnd has yet time to shap* hi* destiny, surely he will make every effort to get into the camp of tho** who are likely u> be the freest from anxiety all their days. Human happineas is difficult to achieve ; it u easy to destroy. It may not alway* reside in the tint of these division*, it certainly never stay* long in the latter. Th* virtu* raoet conspicuous in its ab- sence in the averag* human being i* thrift. It can com* only by cultivation. Hence cultivate thrift by periodicity in laving. Fitful aaving may do for the man who ha* a tendency for thrift. but for th* average of humanity a trained and determined course of action is ne.-essary. The dis- cipline of regularity i* jut a* tessnlisl in saving aa it is any other exercise of th* body or the ruiud. Hence periodicity in saving is the way to get an exercise in that virtue of virtues, whereby oar young mau may for all time call hi* soul hi* own. If you live in a city, on* of th* best wayi to secure periodicity in aaving is to join a local building and loan association. If yon do not know of one, write to m* and I will gne Y..U the name of a secretary. Theobliga- linn iu joining one of thee* associations i* to ry into a treasury so much money a month. is a splendid exercise, and not only yield* a larger interest than any other investment, but is aafer, because it u based upon build- ing homes for the people of the middle clan who will never sacrince thrir home if they can help it These associations now inclnd* a capital exceeding that of th* national banks, and are providing more home* ihac any oilier instrumentality. The good they are doing is incalculable, for in th* crea- tion of home* reel* th* hope of the repub- lic. If you liv* in tb* counlry try to get po* session of dime land by saving your money, in using the instrumentality of the coffee, Kenee making a giMM Oh yes, deaf Ibrea 1 am Papa, U. you are net distance between those two citie* in two hour* and a half. At lint only a double I'm as glad as an old sailnr can ! who hixs had the nleatur* of saving on* " Not it, air, if no lay 'nm ernstway*. There'* three on us to eai-n ; and if we say* we will, we will ; i-li, mesHiuatas ?" " Ay, ay," ranie m a low di>eii growl, full of wllliiigneaa to help : and a few minutes after they were, going slowly up Uiwar.l the house with lli. ii iloulile I'.ail ; but it was litt'iene.l lieli.n- thoy were, half way 1 1"'" 1 , f'n Die messenger uame liaek with nnother stalwart black, the nrgroea each seiz Ing a side of tho aall : and a fi w minutes later tlicy rvvhed the shade of the briNid verumla, and then bure the two siok man in'o the iliik,nMil ball, a couple of nhierly black women coming foi r.l to in. .1 them, but only to nto|i M Iti-noe and Joni.pliiue step|>ed out from nne of Ihe aide- room*. The .Ii. 'i..r marled, and took ..IT hit list. " ' heg parilon," he sliuninried i " I was not aware "- "The room Is ready," Raid Konite. " I'd ink yon, my itrnr young laily. thank other ol our you ; nut, iinfortuimli'ly, another ol cilBcerii Inia IMMMI taken ill on (he road." " A mil her room urmll br |ire|ie<l il I ly," rai.l Heiioo ijiilelly. "JiMie, dear, will ymi ask " She ill. I not finish her sentence, leiiu; struck by her . .nnj.i u. n innnner, lor )... pli'ne' had snalflmil a vessel of cold irali-r in pi a table in the hall, snikiil her honker hn I I hi .-em, Mid w>< l>einlini< i|,.\ n now on i M. niton, with n look in her > niiii-1 i-nllicly fresh, lint the n*t minute he sremeil to ren'i/e what wn* leipiirixl, and hiuried nW4y Ui M* to th* Jireimrnl L.II < anoluar rooOk of the king'* ah That night '/V V"'" I')' snugly at anchor : and the next morning the boat* began going tn and fro to embark guns am munition, ami stores one.- more. Then m I due course followed the entertainments to to the blacks aiid the sailors, ami the an nouncemenl (hat th* ship would conuinnc her journey farther south. Captain Greville wta nn Uiard on the eve praviou* to their setting sail, when the doe tor cam* up to make his report after being ashore. " Well," said the captain ; " how are your patient* " The two l.ii's who were hurt by the alipping nl that gun are gelling on well. Tin v are coming aboard t" night as soon as it'* a bit cooler. "Ye*; but Minion and Burnt?" said Captain I .me. im|mtiently, "They are getting liellcr. The crisis is past, and It only a matter of nursing now "That's right," aaul the captain ; and (ireville raised bis brows and looked sharp ly from nnn to the other. "Tak* th* gig to lilghtnnd some bedding, and si., crintenil the p., irfellows bn ing In. mght ahourd " "Whatfor?" said (IreviM* bluntly. "Do you waul tn begin your voyage with a uou pi" of funeral* at sea?" " My dear sir !" " Well, I'm right," said Greville. "The poor fllns are. mere -h i.low * It would kill them il thoy were mined. -Wouldn't it, doctor " " In a few hours," said Ihe doctor de.-i lively. "Tut tilt tut tut I" ejaculated Cap tain I JIM. -ii What am I to do? I can't sail without my oluoer*." " You would have to if they die, I,' (aid (Ireville. "Them; go on, and call fnr them a* you come I tick from the south, (i.-ing righ 1 down to tlm r'alkl.inds. iireu't you?" " S.i ; but I liosi I wo pool lad* I" "They'll be all right I think wo can nurse th. MI buck tn health." " But II il tint fair to leave them on your hands. Grcvillr. " " Nonsense '. Then I'll keen ae.-ount nf tlie coal, and send you in lull." " You will*" cried Caplain Lam-e e.iger I)'- " No i I won't, man. Hang It all t 1 thought we two wore getting to be quite fneniU " " And so we aie," cue. I Captain Lanrr " But , d'ict T, but do yon say ?" "That it Is their only chance nf life." - , . ch|l<1 -N H th li track will tie reserved for, local traffic and good new* about the sailor U>ys. I want high class freight, and the company's plan to have them lit for service by thr time includes the laying out along the line of Th, <,'"' come, back 'Mil-aim* is an ex broad avenue*, facn.g which will be neat celleut nurse, but aom how she is a woman cottages and hou.es with long, narrow farm I rather mislruil." lands reaching back into the country. The "But she is very giiod and kind." "led .Kvtrj,. rs are to I* long. low. compact. and light, with two pain of driving w heels. | each operated by a motor. Kach car will : weigh only ten ton*, and the wheel* will be capable of making SOU revolution* a minute. A wedge ihapjed projection in front, slop ing upward, will diminish the friction of the air and will serve to keep the car steady that is aga'ust her." 1 It is her m inner I do not iniii.l her manner," aai.l Kenre j.netly. "She always aeetiu to me insin- cere. " " Ah well, never -iiin.l. sai.l the captain, an lung as she dues her duty." Hi took out a letter which had rea.-lie.l Light and heat will be provided by electric ...... ___ ____ ____ _ ___ ^ ____ _ ^ m> him a day or two before, and began reading ,|e7ices, and neither ooudn, tors nor brake*" it as he sipped his coffee. It was for the mvn wj || fa ,,,|1. Safety is U. be secur- ,j i, y dividing the roav.1 into twenty -live third or fourth time, for letters were raritie* in t hose .lays at such kn out of the way u .PC,,;,,,, ,,f ten'imles rach so as to constitute land ; and a* h* read, tho girls kept silence, a c ,, m p|, le bl<-ck system. One central nly exchanging glance* twice, when Joerp p,, Wt<r , u tion. an or emht mile* from I Im hmr looked at Uenee furtively, and then , |>, \ V ilt county. III., will furnish th* Hushed a* it In resentment at U-mg watched .l,,. tru .iiy required 'for operating the rntir* On the MHintd occasion, she turned away ! j^,^ M ,,f ,[[ a | M | iroA ,,J, additional angrily, ami Uenee seemed pained, gar.ing lnc ' , o | w | e| , ( arm< ,, at her adopted aiater appe.lingly. and then alol , K t he line for ihrir SINX-II sighing : and hor thoughtful young lac* I ., rovll |, or kB ,[ grew troubled, a* she saw how Jceephin* telephone line th kept her eyes averted. As soon aa Ihe breakfast wa* over, th* latter left the table aud went out into th* garden. Directly thry wore alone, (ireville aaid quietly : " You have nolnvd how .Insee has altered during the last week or two?" " Oh ye*, pip i. aud it has troubled me." " Troubled ? Because she seems so ani- mated and gay ?" " Yes, doar." " i 'I., nonsense, child' Kemme souvrnt vane You are as changeable as she is. I .un glad to see it. Well, this will not do. ! I must get III the saddle and tide round before the sun gets too hot. I'll go up and the aailors, thniigh. I think I shall hav* them down and out in the garden " 1 YM, |>apa," said Ueneo, with rather a residents _, . and light plant ami a the whole way from Chi ago to M. I... ins. Thi* reads like a novel of Jules X'rrnr, but il is nut impossible and the details seem to have been studied and arranged wuh knowledge and intelligence May we all live tn rule on the Chicago and St I..HIIS Klevtnc lUilroad, and prattle, as we llash along like a cornel, of the old fash loned, slow coach day* of INUi troubled air. Yes, my <lrar, I shs.ll lock up the mnl- icln* chesl now, and proacnh* fresh air Lucky for thrill I'm such a quack. Oueran't goon doctoring one's people all these years. [ iu V, w ', y to ,re\rnt this i* to without knowing a little about oui ailments. ^ cituen*. commercially at I did save your life, pet." " Y i-s. dear," said Kenee, clinging to him ; " hut I never know how bad I was." " Nn, I aup|Mi*e not. And thru you re- sponded by saving Mime " "Oh no, (-ana. But I aay, oh yes. Well, I'll gi up now." The captain went up to Burns' mom to lind I hat gentleman canying on a converaa ion with ins nurse ; and dmwing back nn seen, he went into the next nxim, and then lopped h irl m astonishment. " .lospo, my child ! " ho on-laimed. " Yrr, paps, denr, I have ju*t brought Mr. Mantnn a bunch nf these flesh flowers," said the girl hastily. The Newfoundlander* are still pressing the British Government tn allow them tn enter into the Bond Blame rec-ipnvity treaty with the Atueri.-ans. whether fan adsj so wills or not. Th* Colonial Sevrv tary is represented a.* " rclticlant" tn do so, but the granting nf thrir request is nol thought tn l>e im|i**ibl* Till* Would be most disastrous, not an iruch to the Cauad.i nf the pn-seni as Ihe broader Canada nf th* future. The New (oundlaiiilen should not be permitted tn become commercially . m .-ens of the American I'mnii, and the only invite them Ui leait, of I 'an ada. An Kngliab magaiine ipraks of Ihr peak of i in -aba as ihe culminating (mint Io ihi* conimeiil. It t* really nol woith while to siieak nf any |>i U, nlar aninmit as surpassing iieak all olh leis until we nrt> sure that syatems have- l**en explored so ihnrnughlv as In enable ua to speak with coMsIrnee The latent determination of thr height of Uritaha wa* by aneroid, and w* havo no guarantee ol us i-orrcclncs. There, is still a strung proKability that Ml St. Kba* I* thr highest of North American summits, aird that Mount Aconcagua in Chili, nortSra*t nf Santiago, with us .V.SK7 feet i>vertoptev*ry- tlnng else in South Ameiua. building and loan association or s. me othet plan by which you can buy on installments. If possible, get possession of some of (iod'i earth. Land near great citie* of rapid growth is hkelv to be exceedingly valuable. Good farm land is sure to s;row in favor. Remember that the law of supply and de- mand prevails in real estate as in every othrr trade. Limited supply is dangerous, equally with a limited demand. Hut if supply il regulated h) acveasihihty and uesnirs* to largr aggregations of humanity, and rapid mean* of communication, the limitation* are generally safe. A* tn the ex- tent of thr demand, it must rvt with the character of the place near which the land is located. _^ < .... H I i, > ,n..n. An Kngliahman named Cieorgr Moreru, who spent last year in the republic nf Honduras, has left that country wrJi a great contempt for it* people, Th worst thing be ha* to say againsi the.n is that thev are a very conceited net, and that, " like th* Chilian*. the\ imagine their country th* greatest on earth and them elies th* greatest people." But surely Mr. (imrgr Moreau must hav* observed, in the course of hi* travel*, that there are set era! othrr countries besioV* Honduras in which thr people entertain the samr kind of opinion about themselves. Take th* r'nglish, fur example, or, to give still fur- ther illustration*, take the French or th* Germans or 'he Italians or the Spaniard* or the Russians or thr Turks. Travel aa far a* Asia ami take the Chinese, not to *pe*.*. of thr Thibetan* and other nations While advancing to yet another continent, look at the I'ruguayan* the IVraguayans, the Brazilians. ' Kcuadorians. Venezuelan*, Col, mluans, IVruvians, and Argentine*. Aye. even the people of the Cnitrd State* of North America think something nf their country and of themselves sad of the great continental metropolis of N*w York. Let tint Mr. Moreau. be therefore too hard upon th* Honduranian* fnr taking patriotic view* of the republic of Honduras and its galautuu- Ms\ The air *hip inventors are evidently en- enu raged by their failure*. Mr. Penning- ton 'specially, who ha* for years been build- ing ahiptiu the air that would not go, has -.t t work up MI other* that ar* bound to go. He tell* now he has at last solve I th* problem* that have twilled all other invent or*, how his othrr air ships failed because hr had not got the solution, how be had raised $.H.OH>,iii to drmonalrat* tho ac- curacy of his latest solution, and how h* will after a time net th* new air ships agoing over land and sea at a velocity which IIP ha* been able to calculate with pieciaion. Mr. IVnnington'atalk ha* a vrry will aapecl, and we cannot forget that be talked iu just the samr style yean ago about his other air ship*, aud jet it turm.l out that thy wouldn't go.