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 ^â- â€¢P Hr, fa Out Sightof MM whMh an Ood't Owa Toio* to jibtify tS* dead â€" pctokaoe* SpMB, oooa the moat ehiT»lhe nee on earth, Spain, thao the migktoaat, waalthiaat laala ooaarth, 8a made by â- Â«, may taek to iwlmrT me. To Uy me m •"•ma â- briaa of thia old Spaia, Or ia that raatar Spain 1 laaTO to S^jaiB, Than aooia uua atamling by my gtava will '•J. " Bshold t a )«uea of Christopher Coloo"â€" ' Aye, I'Bi. be uh uir, wbat do they mean â€" °. na e ikiai T" laarrow for tbai kia'Uy ohild of Spain Who theu will have to answer, " Tbeae same chaini loaad I ese same bonea back thro' the AtU tic sea. Which hs ui-ohainad for all tha world to OHM." 0, Qaau of HeaTeo, who aaaat the souls ill hrll 4nd por^aior}, I raffer all as mneb As tbty du â€" tor the moment. Stay, my SOB la here sdod my son will speak for me â-²blar than 1 eao in these splsms that giin'l Bone (gkinst boue. Ton will not. One Ust word. Tod move aboat the ooart, I pny yon tell King Kerdioand, who plays with me, that one Whose life has been no play with bim and bis HidalKot-s â€" shipwrecks, fsaines, fevers, fi^hti, llntinits, trtacberiee â€" wink'd at and con- doued â€" That 1 am loyal to bim till the d'eath, â-²bd ready, tb' B,tb o ir Holy Catholic queeo, Who fa tad piedgid hu jewels on my firkt voyage, Whose hope was mine to spread tlie Catho- lic faith, Who wept with me when I retoroed in chains. Who siU betide the Bleesed Virgin now, To whom 1 send my praer by nigbt and day â€" She is Booeâ€" bnt yoa will tell the king that I, Racked sf 1 am with goat and wreoch'd witb pauu Gained in the service of bis highness, yet Am radv to sail forth on one last voyage, Am icauitt, if tht king wonld bear, to lead One last crus^e atjaioat the Saraoeo, And save the Holy Sepulchre from thrall. Going I am old and alighted yon have aarad Some V hat pvrbapa in coming? my poor tbauks 1 T am ti'it an alieo and a G«-Dovese. â€"Wr'im r«nnvtn'f A«u ToVumt to Mak el tha 4Mlh «f wy «f tha â- * ami friMili. '• ftaad rmid aha « wall. waO I I did Bot know it. Wo weta iMtiaavf haaoar *» gather wboe wa wan giria. I l a i im ti i r tha ttrat time wa waitad npoa tha mmftmm^ aad tha old lady sighed aa aha thoa^ « har Taaiahad yoath aad Lisaty. Thaa, har mood cbaogiBg. "Paal," miA. ah^"talk with LiaabeU while I am drmaiBg. Timaka, where ia my saufl-boz T Help me to got ap, liaabeta," aad the old cooataaa paasad ba- hiod the aoreen. " Who is this cfloar yoa wiah to prsasat aakadU ' to the ooouteas t ' aakatf Lsaabeta Iti " Is be in tke angina- rs T" "No, in the bBsaara. Hia aam Naruomoff. Bat why do yon aak f ' The compaaioo amilwd, bat did THREE, SEVEN, ACE. " What did you bet on the red all even- ing T â- â€¢ Yes, I rarely change my play." " Yoa are the moat inipsaaive gambler I have ever seen.' " Wl at do yon think of Hermann, then, tor self ti'Dtrol He never in bis life touch- ed a card or made a bet, and yet be will watch as play till morning, such is his love of It. " '" 1 nie," naid Hermann, " it interests me, bat 1 ksver flay." This oonveri-ation took place at the quar- ters of NaruuDioff, a lieutioantoi husoara. It was late. Play had b«n heavy, and potations deep. " Ah, well," cried Tomski, " Hermann is IB the engiiiiei corps, and tberelore roouoaM- calâ€" ttiat IS all. But, for the curioi-ity, just look t my graniimothtr, the Counters Fnlori'vna. Sle is rich she is a woman, and •- a i.- M rsri olu â€" yet she never playa "1 1 JiMie-ii atr.io e," said Naroumoff, ' but wi. t I- t e I a on ' " Li c and i Mill t II yua. Yon mast know 'a 11 yeai' a„' sue was at Paii», andcr*ate â- â-  ur eby ^erUr^iuty â€" tbty called her the Mu uoute Venus. Those wure the good " l ilay" juat brfire the fall of the mouar h i' 89, vtlim • v. ry one, ladies and all, plo e-l ai aio. One eveoiDK she loet a large iiii t- ii' t' nite tie Piovence, the king'a lii't.er. O.. I.e r^iumahetook off her pai be il -hr e ed tier ba r, ard^Blbus trsgica.!) prpaied. informed her hushaDii of her 11 l' K. .My defunct gramllatlier (peace to i i- aa' ek) waa a apeciea of tinanoial accretary t hi wile. He f and only her aoi till' d VI tlie la^-t the leust. But when rlie c- nhileil to him the amount iih' bad loet, he almost tone to .the o-iling, flew into a t«rrtll« paasion, and refusel t' pay a single Iraiic My grandmother acted like a woman oi sjiirit â€" she aUpped his face, and passed tle night in another room, Tlie nexi day, however, she returned to the attack. Tears this tune but it waa useless. Her kBi{-sufft'ring bualand, declared that ithe had alreati wasted half a milli':n, ai:d it mi|ht as well end one time as aooiher. " Tonunately for h r, an idea occurred ly which ahL'^iid not fail to profit. There was at that time in Par, a a oerta'n s'lanvr in- dividual who Hi* k. own ly the nam t t' comi* dt Saiir -(jerni.'.u. You haxe .:oubt leas h ard «f hini. He was lookid u^on a- the wandering Jew, anil was reputed t- posses the m cret ut the hiloiioibi r's stone and tlie elixir if life as well. DiBpiti' the mystery surrounding bim, be was much Bonght after and waa nniversally likel. Wnll, abe wrote to him rt questing him to grant her an luterviiw, The old geutlen an hastaned to her house, and found her plung- ed in despair. .She related to bim her mis fortune, the cruelty of her husband, and begged him to aasist her. After rtdecting a tew moments, Soint-Uermain replied " ' Madame, 1 can easily lend you the money you require, but I well know you will have no peace until you repay me. I do not wish to extricate yon from one dilemma only to plunge you into another. There is bat one oourae open to yon â€" you mast win the money lack again. ' " ' But, my diar ount,' aaid my grand- mother, ' I've already told you that 1 haven't a iraoc' ' ' Yoa do not aeed money,' he replied 'listen.' And then he couled to her a saoret fer which any one of you, gentlemen, weald givt ten yiars of his life." All the young officers listened witb intense inter' Hi, Toil ski paused a moment, lit his aig»r, and continue)! "That evening she went to the queen's game at Versailles. The count de Provence was banker, the game faro. She told him aeme feminine fib or other for not having yet paid her debt, and then began to plav. She staked a large aum on her first card â€" she won she doubled it on the next â€" she won the third time again she doubled it â€" again she won. " " Pshaw â€" pure Inuk I" cried one of the oAoers. " A fable," said Hermann. " But. " said Naroumoff, "if yoa have a grandmother who posseasos such secrets, my dear fellow, why don't yen induce her to eonbde in you T" " That la the devil of it," replii-d Tomski. " She had three sins beside my father â€" des- perate gambUra all of them. Not one ever soooeeded in gaining the privilege they so ardently deairaal. Knt ya remember my aaola, Coaut Ivan Ilitet! â€" be waaafavoarite of the u.'d Lii'y. Wril, one day he lo(t o Zaritoi. thiet' ha dr d thousand ronblea. He w.is I eduowl t ' beggary. The old oeonu-M -.iiok pity upon b ra, and, after ez- aoting a p edge np n lis honoar that be woald i.ev. r play ag«in, she told bim the myatiu m n • uf carda. Ha sought Zaritch aad demaiii ed his rwen.e. His first bat waa filty tboa .mi roal'l s bis second â€" bot it is S o cl' ck, g ntleuioii, and time to break â- p. Yoi all kn â- * iiow it ended he rained kia opponen w o b ew nut his brains, onole n«vr play.d .t^ain-" My The oM C'outeaa F dorovna was seated in her rooa before the mirror. Har maids sur. loondad her. hiliiing rooge, powder and patebas. T â- â€¢- aoiont belle bsd no longer any prcteas on^ to beaoty, bat she retsined the habitao. her yoath. Her companion was sagagcid ia fancy work. " Orandmotber," said a yonng ofioer, aa ha eaterod the room, ' I have a favoar to ask," aad ha stooped and kiaaed her wither- ed hand. " What ia it, Paal T "I waat to praaaat one of mj brother •Aoera, aad to beg aa invitation for him to year next baU." " Bring bim to the ball aad preeent him thare. Were yoa at the pnnceaa' lost tr "Tea; a spleadd eotertainmet.t we until 5 o'elook. What a charmmg asif I ia the Goantsaa Eletski I" ' Oh, my dear Paol, yoa are eaaily plea*. •d. Yoa ahonld have seen her grandmother, the riiiiiiMi Petrovna I She moat be very " Well. I maat be oft. Oood.by, graad- mother. Ooodby LUabeta. Why did yoa aak if ha waa in the engineers T" And smiling knowingly, the young (ffioer with- drew. lasabeta Iranovna sighed, and reoommene- ad ner work. The yonng girl's life waa an anhsppy one. To eat another's bread ia always bitter, bat who oiuld paint the miaeriea of a eompanion to a lady of quality T When the made the tea, the counteas abased her becaae the servants stde the sugar. When she read to her, the ooniiteas held her respooatble for the antttor's duloeas. When she weot oat witb her, the countess scolded her if the weather waa bad. Oiten abe woald retire, alter a lsy of mlatry, to her little room and weep bitterly over the affronta aha had enilareil. One momiag, a few days before the soene jost rela'ed, abe waa aeaied at her window, working, when she perceived a bandome yonng officer ^az ng at her from the street. 8he averted her ^aze, and applied beraelf w th redoablcd aasiuaiiy to br work. After a few moments abe looked ap, and ha was still there. For som« ' ime ..« continaed to gase at her window, and dis^ipeared. The next day be waa there again. The day after, as she and the coantess was about getiing into the carriage, she saw him stand- ing, muffled in a large fur cloak, watching her. Uia bright eyes tolowed her every movement. Liabeta smiled, despite her- self. From that moment a oorfaapondenoe of glances was began. Hermann (for the reader will have gneased that it was he) bad a small fortune, but, lur an officer, was poor. In order to preserve himaeif from debt, be bad resolutely deter- mined never to play, and lived within bis income. He waa very ambitions, and very tacitnrn. Under his reserve, however, smoldered the m'st violent paisious. He posiKrssed great â- â€¢ If control, and, thoagh a Horn gambler, he never toucLel a card. He often passed leverish nights before the green tab.e, devonrtd by the passion of play, but never indulging in it. The story of the Comte de ^iint-Gerniain's three carda had made a vivid impression upon his mind. He could think of uothiiig else. "Ah," be said to himself, "if the old countess would only tell me her secret â€" if abe would but tell me the names of the three winning cards 1 1 must be presented to her. 1 must gain her coiifidenoe. She is 87 years old â€" 87 1 She miKbt die this week â€" abe might die to-morrow â€" and her secret with her I" And be dug bis nails into the palms of his hands ss be thought of it. But he was a man of iron will, and did not falier in his determination to possess himself of the net ret. He obaerved the pretty young gill who acted as companion to the countess, aud resolved to U'^e her as a tool to farther bis ends. Not for a moment did a tiiought of the miaery he might cau^e her make bim falter. He used every means to open a correspondence with her. He bribed the servants. He confided notes ti the niaAtteJ who waited upon the countess for orders. I At length his pirseverance was rewarded. Lisabeia anawereil mm. Her first letter waa a somewhat cold note, chiding bim for bis raah persistence. But the ice was broken. His protestati'ns of love were soor reciur oated, and at last abe consented to a reaoes sens, W.th the rasliness with which tiuiid wi min Bometimes have she appointed the countess' house tor the place. In her letter she said This evening there is to be a b.-'ll at the German ambass..dor's. We will remain there until 2 o'clock As soon as we start for the bail, which w II be about 11, the servants will immediately retire to tUeir quartan' But one will remain, the footman at the door, and he probaily wili be asleep, Snti-r as so n as you bee us leave, and go up-stairs. If yiiu find anyone in the ante-chamber ask if the countess is at home the unswer will be that she ia not, and you must resign your- self and g' It is not probable tbat you will meet anyone, however. When you aie in the antechamber take the door to the left, and you will find youiself ia the coun- tess' boudoir. Tbere, behind a tall screen, you will see two doors â€" one opens into a closet, the other upon stairway, which leaiis to Hermann's eyes glared like thijse of a bea«t of prey as he rt ad the note. Already be saw d:uieiog before his eyes the heap* d- up gold and I ank-uoies, the cards, the green clotb of the gambling tuble. He saw him- self in imigiua'i n swc p^ng in fantastic reasures su: as be n.i'i nev.r dreamed of. He awaiteu 'wuh feverisu impatience tbe arrival of ibe hour. At 11 o'e-loek be was waiting in front oi the cuuo ess' dour. The uighi whs stormy tbe wind moined fitfully, tuu lamps gave forth an uncertain flicker upon tbe falling snow and the deaerted street. From time to time tbe footfall of a belaied passerby sounded npou the atones. But Hermann felt neither wind uor snow. At last tha carriage appeared. Two lackeys deposited the mufflsa loriu of the countess within it, and lollowing her came the lithe figure of Liiabeta, as she fpraug upou tbe step. The slam of the door smote his ear, and the dull sound of tbe whe Is as they rolled over tbe snowy street The footman shut the carriage gate, the.wiudows beoame dark, and silence soon hang over the boaaehold. Hermann approached a street lamp, aud by ita feeble glimmer ezamined hia watch. Iwenty minutt s after 1 1 it was paat tbe hour. He opened the gate and entered the Vestibule- no footman there. Witbatirmstep be mounted the grand stairway, and found himself in tbe ante-chamber. On the floor lay a snoring servant. Passing quickly by him, Hermann entered tbe ounntess' room. Before a little altat in the comer, covered witb images, barned a perfamed lamp of gold. On the walls hang portraits, attired in the fashion of fifty yeara before. Oneâ€" tbat of a handsome man in uniform â€" seemed to follow him with his odd, gray eyes aa he moved about the room. Hermann resented tbe look involuntarily.and then laughed at his folly. On the mantel stood porcelain vasee and a marble clock. About the room were scattered countless jewels. He paaaed be- hind a screen at one side of tbe room there were the duora. He opened the one to the right it waa the staircase which led to the room of the poor girl who loved him. He opened the one to the left a closet revealed itself, into which be stepped, waa prminates crept slowly by. Tbe hoase the ha°'o"'y silent. The great clock in II struck twelve, and its echoes died away. Hermann waited. One o'clock. His pulse beat slowly â€" he wss calm. Two o'elook. Silence. Then oame tbe distant rolling of carriage wheels. For the first time he felt some slight emotion. Tbe car- riage rapidly approscued, and 'the serranta, warned ly tbe soaod, hastened to reoeive their mistress. Three maids entered and lighted np tbe boudoir a n.oment after the coantess appeared, preceded and followed by lackeys with lights. Hennaoo eagerly watched what waa paat- ing thronab tbe slightly opened door. The old lady fell into an aaay-obair, and the maida oegmn to remove her omamenta. Then Lisabeta passed immediately in front of him. He could bavti touched her aa abe want by. He heard her light footstep on the stairway be heard her door oloae. For a moment he felt som thing which in an- other man would have been remoise, bat he stifled it. His heart waa stone. The maids continaed to remove the coan- tess' ball-dreaa. When they bad taken off her wig, her diamonds, her patches, and her brocaded gowm, and replaced them witb a wrapper and cap, ahe looked a little leaa hideoaa. like meat very old peo^e, she waa troa- blcd with slaeplesanea. 'Therefore, inataad of goios to bed at once, she had her chair wheeled before the fire had the Ughta ez. tingniahed, and dismissed bar women. The flickering fire-light fell nuon her wrinkled, yellow face as bar head nodded from side to sade, and ita vacnous look revealed the ah- aanee of thought. But aaddenly the iTmaaa i-^a chaaged; bar lipa trembled, and her eyee lifted up. The fitfure el a m-ia appeared between her aud the flie. " Fear nothing, madam," said the atnm- ger in a hoaiae whuper, " fear nothiag I do not wish to harm yoa. On the eootnry, I come to beaeech yoa to grant me a faTor." The old ooantaaa lockedat him in ailoMa. aa if ahe did not nndantaad. Thiaking that ahe waa deaf, he nlaoed hia lipa to har ear ' what he he had mod. StiU ahe ooatinoed ha, Hai*a tH l Hw fm "Bma' afihaMid ttliMoalia ;.- "Mo,acr eriad "hiiaoieatl Thiak tt Oool hia gains a» stoppad agaia. Tha featoiw aaaaMd for a meaMBtto haltey a^2^a, bat caly for a ^^WThy do yoo wiah to keep thiaaeentT For yoor graodaoaa T They are rieh alraady. Baaidea, they woald aot profit by it. Th^ are bom debaochees, and had they the do*iI himaalf at their ordera tboy woald die beg- gara. I know the raiae of moneyâ€" the aecret woald aot be thrown away span me." Tbe eoaateea isaaainsil damb. Harmaaa threw himaeif at har feat. " If yoar heart he hamao, if yoa bare over loved, I implon yoa to tell me thia aecret I By ail tbat ia holy io thia world or tha aezt, 1 baeeeeh.yoa, teU it me I " The I iiiiiitias remained damb. "Stay â€" ^perhapa some awfol sia itaina your aoal. Perhaps yoa have aome oompaot with demona to obtain thia aeorat. If aa, liethink you â€" you bare not many years to live. I am ready to aaaume witb tbe secret all ita paina â€" ready to take upon my aoula all ita mna. Speakâ€" speak, I implore yon I " Tbe countcM remained dambw Onaabing hia teeth, Hermann leaped to hia feet. " Cone yoa, old hag I " he cried, drawing a pistol from hia breoat, " speak yoa shall or die 1" For tbe second time the featarea of the countess d. splayed some emoti n. Her aged bead trembled â€" she extended her handa fee- i ly, aa if to ward off the weapon â€" she fell I aok in her chair. " Koongh uf thia " cried Hermann, bra- tally clutching her arm, "for the last time â€" will yon speak or no " The arm feU strangely limp and lifeleeain bis grasp. He approached and and ezamin- ed her face by tbe light of the fading fire. A look of haughty determination was upon the withered face, but tbe eyee were dim. Anns, coontess of Fedorovna, waa eold and dead. Three days after this soene the obaeqaies of tha countesa were celebrated in tbe cathedral of Vaaili Blazhennoi. Hermann entered the church. Although he felt no remorse, be could not deny to bioMelf that he waa her aasasain. Faith he had aone^ superstition had forced bim there. He fan- cied tbat tbe dead woman wonld ezeroiae a malign influenie over his life if ^e did not appease her spirit by aaaisting at the funeral. Tbe cathedral waa crowded- Tbe body lay upon an imposing catafalque, under a velvet canopy. Around the bier were gath- ered the three generations of her family. No one wept â€" tears wonld have be«B con- sidered an affectation. Tbe countess was so old that her death had long been regarded as probable at an moment. fter tbe funeral oration the relatives and friends defiled slowly around the bier to look upon tbe featurea of tbe dead woman. Hermann also advanced. He reached tbe catafalque, mounted its steps, and bent over the oomo. He recoiled with a stifled cry. He fancied be had seen a movement of the eyes of the corpse, and a mocking smile play ovf-r its cold lips. All tbe rest of the day be felt a most ex- traordinary uneaaincas. At tbe reatanrant where he took hia aolitary dinner be drank deeply, contrary to hia habit, in the hope of shaking off the gloom that oppraaaed bim. It was all in vain. Tbe wine only inflamed his imagination, aud gave new activity to his working biain. He walked the streets of the city until he was exhausted, and then returned to his quarters. He threw himself upon the bed, inlly dressed, and in a few minntca a leaden slumber fell upon him. When he Woke, a fl.od of moonlight streamed from tbe window to his bed. He looked at bis watch. It was balf-paat three. He could sleep no longer. He began to think of bis failure to obtaiu the becret, and of the escape of the old countess to the other world, bearing her secreot witb her. Saildenly he looked up. He thought the door was moving. Could it be his servsLt No, not at that hour. The door sl6wly opened, and be could dimly distinguish in the background of darkness a figure in white. Tbe figure advanced toward him with a glid- ing motion. It ri ached the yellow line of nioooligbt, Hermann's hair rose upon his bed. It was the countess. ' 1 come against my will," the apparition said slowly, " but by yoar will it is :hat I am forced to come. Three, seven, ace, played one after tbe other these are tbe cards. Farewell I " The figure g'ided towards the door. As it reached the threabo.d it turned and Her- mann faucied he coaid discern in the dark- ness Its mocking smile. "Yea, " Three, seven, aoe I " Three, sevdb, ace Thia was tbe secret. The words were brand- ed on Hermann's br.in he could think of nothing else, he coabl dream of nothing else. Tbe cards appeared in a myriad mystic forms. He saw vast forests, whose nodding brsnci.es wove themselves into trees. Mighty cities reared themselves before him. whose Gothic gates were strangely like to sevens. Monstrous aces dangled from tbe skies, Uke spider-webs. The clock ticked, " Three, seven, ace." There waa at Moacow a famous faro bank, frequented ooly by the rich. Tbe bankt r's name was TobekaUnski. His Ifk bad been passed at play, and be bad amassed an im- mense fortune. His magnificent bonse, bis ezoellent wines, bis elegant manners had succeeded in attracting to his door* the fasliionable youth of Moscow. They desert- I ed the ball-room for the gambling-bell they neglected the smiles of beaaty for those of the fickle goddess, Fortune. Naroumoff waa in the habit of frequenting this place, and Hermann reqneated him to conduct bim there. They paased through a number of rooms, filled with obsequious ser- vants. All were crowded. Generals and diplomatists were playing at whist. Young men were eztended upon the divans, smok- ing Turkish Ppes. At last they reached the main room. 'Tcbekalinaki waa seated at tbe centre of a long table, dealing faro, surroond- ed by a acore of players. He waa a man of 60, witb a noble head, crowned with snow- white hair. His countenance abone witb good bomor and witb uood living. During a pause in the play Naroum4r presented bis fnend. The banker greeted him with a charming smile, bade him not to stand upon ceremony, and began another deaL "The beta were numerons. The deal lasted long. At its close Tcbekalinski begaa shuffling a new pack for a freeb deaL Hermann depoaited a check upon the Uble. " What I " azclaimed Naronmoff, langh- ingly, " at laat, oh I man of iron, yoa have yielded to the temptation Well, I wish yon good lack." " How much t " aaid the banker, peering at tbe check. " I beg yoar pardon, bat I cannot see the figures." " Fifty thoasand rouble*," replied Her- At tbeae worda all eyee were fixed upon the young officer. " He ia a man," thought Naroumoff. " Allow me to observe, air," eaid Tcbek- alinaki, with bis poUte smile, "that yoar play is somewhat heavy." " I know it," said Hermann, with a slight sneer, " yoa c i decline to play againat me if yon wiah." "That is not my deoire," said the banker, with a still sweeter smile, "bnt yoa will pardon me for saying that when I play for such large sums I prefer to deal with the money before me. It faeilitataa calcola- ion." Hermann draw from his pocket a package of bank notea and plaoed it apon the three. The banker azaminad the notae with a glaaa and begaa to deal. To the right came a tan, to the left a three. " Three wina," said Herauuui. A romonr ran round tbe tabla For a moment the banker's brows ooatraoted, bat his smile at oooe reappeared. He plaoed apon Hermann's pile of notaa a aimilar pile. " Do you leave it there T " ho aaked. Wtthoat raptyiag Hermaaa plaoed the sa- tire aam npoa the artm. TirhtkaKwaki dealt. To the right a jack, to tbe left a "Sevea wina," said Hatasaaa. The anally iiiipasaira baakar waa cvi- deatly ifl at eeaow Ha eaaated *m haadrad thoMaad roaUaa ia apoa tha maoa cf wealth Tbe oewa had apMad thtaagh the Iiag.baaaa. Tha eld aMa had left whiat, the yoaa* aM« tbtir divaaa. Tha. ita bad qamad Oair of faFaimh g sanooaded neat. The yaaag baadrad thooaaad A prof vaad â- ri" b* old bi«l ata^ tsa til bar ^aeal l" Hi* The beakar aMda a I they adTaaaod aad TiihakiKi^i amilo apoa the yoar bata,gaatlc! to " In the Oaboakbof asylnm for tha at Moasow, ia a very old maa. He ia kauaa only aa "Ka 17." He ia hanaleaa, bat will reply to no qacetioBa pat to bim. Ha ra- peata inoeaaantly, day af tw d^ y year altar year, the worda "Three, â- area, aoaâ€" thia% aaven, qaaaa; three, aereo, aoe â€" thim qucaa fâ€" JVem (A* Mmmm */ Mm~ Osr Toroato L«tt«. Did yoa aTsr stand oa a worthy reader, to watch the people aa they walked, ran, aloaobed aad slunk along T ll yoa have not already done ao, yoa have loat what baa for a long time beeo one of my greatest pleaaarea. Oraeioaa I what a lot of faeea I know, and what a lot of people 1 might know too, if it were not for my na- tarally modest and retiring diapoaition. Now if you will come with me m imagination to the comer of King and Yonge streets, we • ill Uke a stroll " in yoar mmd " np as far as the Rossin Hoiiae,and we ahall aee who u on the street to-day. Here ia a man yoo really oagkt to know, or he ia OKI or THX KUVnXBS, full of energy »nd life, always busy, a man witb opiniona of his own, and not at all deU- cate m bis mode of ezpreasing them. Yon will notice that he is utterly careleaa of how his clothes are bung on him, apparently be has no time to attend to such tnflea. He is just under tbe medium height, thin, not what Tou would call strikingly handaoaie, bat for all that tbere ia something aboat bim which interaau yoa at once. A oertain bull- doggiah obstinacy round the coraera of his month, and a quick nerroiu way he baa of looking round aud seeing everything in a second. This is John Hallam, repreaenta- tive for St. Lawrence Ward in tbe city Council, and commonly known aa THX C0U5CIL BULDOO, from tbe way he baa of nexpr taking his teeth out of an abnae, until be baa shaken tbe life out of it. In politics he is a strong Gritâ€" indeedâ€" of the Grittiest description, with a proper hatred for John A, and Tap- per, bnt witb just enough liberality in hia politicial creed, to prevent him believijg all the "Globe'a" tiradea againat the ^. P. In fact, at a meeting about a year ago, he is reported to have aaid tbat the N. P. waa OKLT HALT k BAD AS THS " OLOM'b " WOOD otna. If report speaks troly, I believe he waa rightâ€" Don t you He baa taken au active part in civic management for many yean, and by all appearances, be will be elected as many times aa be stands. Tories vote for bim because be makes himself a perfect nai sance â€" to any one with oormpt intentions,' while Giits tupport him on tocount of his being of tbe Griu, Gntty. Bat don't stare at huB too hard â€" he is so baahful I Let us pass on, bat slowly, for I aee little Miss (don't you wish I would tell her name ?) coming along. WHAT A PRrrTY WALK SHX HAS I You wonld really think har conceited, but for tbe perfect innocence of her expression. She knows what becomea her peculiar style of beaaty â€" ktrong complexion, grey baiel eyea â€" eyes that make you wish to bear her laugh, tbey look ao merry, yet so sedate witnai hair banged â€" and nose decidedly retrOKSM, while a moat peculiar mixture of impudence and innocence shows itself in every feature of her face. Sbe \» dressed in a dark skirt, (velvet I think,) with alight fawn-coloured coat, and black beaver hat. But Ijnust not tell you any mora, or you will be sura to find out from yoar friends who she is, and tbat would never do. SH* IS AH AWFUL VUKT, so I warn you not to make too many efforta to make her acquaintance, or pei bapa yon will end by being a sadder and a wser man. Her name though is well no matter, I iton't tell, even if she did say that 1 waa tbe biggest gossip in the town. But tiere comes another council celebrity. He la a remaikably tine looking fellow, with a frank open ezpresaion on his good-natared flond faoe. He ia aboat six feet one inch in height, and built aa broadâ€" in proportion. You will notice how eagerly he scans each face as he goes along, so that he may not i friends, to be _jjy aeaorttoaal ~aewiwmi9^iittoll 9* ZekMatatW** bat eaa word to aayâ€" SawT tha Tiatoity of "fc/thi^TU? ^j^^^SSSiS^^^SJhi^ lor I haTB *^ mI tobelie«a tha* tha pohos are aboat to BMur TaBBAScaar aad â- â€¢ «Ma â- Â«Â« «a the warpath, aad aa- ^^-H- n||„irn ia eoae of a raid, are MMiiftillr aead for baii« " ran ia," aa m â- jiflh DMn"" poHoa alwogra do their atriot 4aty, aad are aa laipautHi cl AtA.Warfw«ldto3r." .kartik." Tkiaweaklasfoiag to take 70a into • plaaaa whMh. ttoaib laM TMioa^ara fbreniTe of lav and otd«. piaeai T^ rt. .J'A^^- Imt a Mate fa aaithiac •â- â€¢â€¢ ••• ^* .^â- * " ^^r *•*â- â-  'â- ftâ€"iS. ^^ bH thait Im evea fw mrtojaaia to ^» a»iâ€" r »â-  ayialy breakiag tha bw, â- kM nto eontaapt. The in atili where, by ita majeety ia broaght Crooks aot ia a good thoagh soma of »•» 1*^*^-^ .,_^ -rlaaaaa noire reviawn; at thesatoatM^ "i^ â€" U u the Uw it should be strictly admiaiater- ad, and snoh ahebeena aa the one on BICBMOMD STBBR between Chnroh and Yoage atraeti ehould be anuibiuied. I will again act aa guide, luid we poaa ap throagh a gateway and up a path tbrougb what once waa a gardau. Arnved at tbe door, which U at the aide of tbe house, we give the signal by tapping on the shutter (wbicb is cloeed) and then paoa uito the porch. To aU appearance thwe u not a soal in the place, everything seems dark aad quiet, as beoomea a Sond^ night. Now look oat, or rather look m, for the old lady U opening tbe sUde. Oraciona, how tbe glare from that lantern harU your eyea aa she holds it up close to yoar laoe, m order to aee whether yoa are known or not. Sbe doea not know you, of coarae, but 1 have been round before, and ao, after a onta- cal examination of oar features under the softening effect of a coal oil light, ahe grumbliugly draws back the two chain botta »nd leu us in. Now we paaa into a room in which the tobacco smoke is old enough to vote, strong enough to hang your bat on, and heavy enongh to fell an ox. This room ia f uU of men, drinking lager, smoking oigBto, and undertoneeâ€" for oonversing m qaieuieaa is strictly enforced here. We peas into the nezt room, and are fortunate enough to get seaU, It being, as a rule, almost impossible, on acooant of the crowd, to get more thta standing room for the firet fifteen or twenty miuates. After waiting a little while, a rather rRBrnr blomdi, about nineteen yeare of age, and one of the daughten of the hoaae, cornea along wiib her tray. Of courae, we have to drink lager, aa that is the only beverage sold here, un- leaa to aome very particular " friends of the family." Meanwhile, the sister of the girl who baa just waited on us goes round takiiw Olden for bear ana cigars, neldom vouobaaf- ing a word to anyoexly, even to tbe oldest customers, more than is required for the transaction of business. Tbis place is not supported by tbe vilest of the vile. Far from It, I have seen here eons of SOMX or THI BffiT FAIOUIS IK TOBONTO, thoroaghly respectable married men; and members of a cerUun church choir are in the habit of dropping in after tha service to wet tneir throata with the seductive lager. Apart from aelung liquor without liceoae, the place IS mo.t onieriy, and, in fact, would be a pattern to many regular sa- loons. One Sunday night liiat summer, a man m the house made au insulting proposal to one of tbe two girla. Sbe immediately informed her father (who lor a- wonder was not serving a term in gaol ai the time,) and he bounced tbe young swell with as little respect tor his social poaition aa would have rejoiced the heart of the reddest Republic- an. Tbeae people are very careful not to allow tbemaelves to be caught by the whisk- ey spies, and on two occasions they have been Convicted on evidence which waa well known to "tbe boys." to be the groaaeat perjury. 'Ine picture presented in this "Dutch in- tenor u worthy the pencil of a Rembrandt, or a Van Cuyp in taut, as much as I have been round, I have never seeu anytiiing so atrikmgly picturesque as tbe old woman holding up her lantern (which is used on every face), and (he two daughters beside her with iheir trays of beer mugs aud a back- ground composed of smoke, and a va^ue maaa of human lacea, wliile the warm light touches up tbe red face of the mother and the beautiful flaJten hair ol the elder daugh- ter. Let us now take a trip down Y'ork sreet. You are afraid to go, but don't te alarmed, I will not uke you into any of THB WORST rLACBS. Mfar aa SuaBwaU ..iarfd%aoth«j th^tart -a da tor tbaa is to ba sparad. â- Â«Â« the ^,^m^ Iraato aiMkbo ewaaaa tod^n t fa flaa rUriMH to yaw Torfc. hat thoy •(•»«* good eaoa^ it aaa^ »« *k« «»2.^?««; thTRfth A»«aaefroato -Artmto -^ beimportod axpf«dj to «»f»» »*• J*^ !iJ5Ll!lirt!Sd'^^ oSt^MPMoT^ STkof^SuIdk'to be doaa, it »M*r^* tillaa "artist" oaa ba brouht o***^ laropa to do It. The «Mi^ goatlsaisa aMsnUf take thMr tia* ahoaioM*! â- *)! 5ikepli»yrfttaa«»»fcf«'*«*?*"*2 -- luri. hat Ml caa Hasa attanpt to nnnT by lafarfng to caaie rt aU. « w«Mtafto «; S with to. wo rk "ftar b^p a^^to of thaae artftrti ia bt««B ataaa are JasaaBbaM to manage aa opera aiBger% aad bare to by handled with the aame care, or toey mae kick up at aay noaaent aad leara aome one in toe laich. It ia not mneh of • oobiM^- meut tbat oar rich men. such as toe Ooaiats, pay to our own workmen whan toey msiat kpoD foreignen being broaght over to fimah the outside of their housee, They demsnd. tro, that flCO^ *^ •? the mitenal for toe »oaa« ahaU he broarfit from abroad. Tbe oomplatioa of the Vi.- derbilt mansion, for instano^ wiU probaWT be delayed a oouule of years by the difficul- ty of gettiBg orders for forwin tibng filled. ioa» ymry goad tiling ia made in thU coun- try but Mr. VanderuQt won't have it, and the workmen here must wait on the 000- veaiaaee ot maaafaeasraas m ^um9^ .Mar- ble ohimneypieoee ar. •^J^^V'J^*^ styliahenougfc for flnt-elMB booses. Wabo- rately carved wood is uaed uiatea|d, mad in manr caaes the article is prepared in wop* and brought bare completo, ready to be set in its plice. Tbe coetlieat «dumney-pieB yet ordered for a New York manmoo wtlU iraoe toe Pifto avenae home of the nA Cahfomian. D. O. MUla. The valae of tola singla artiole, whieh is oaly a chunney-pMoa Itbast. ia SAWa The oontraot for deoora^ Tngto^^lsof Mr. Mills' pa.to««d«atj«l nan a sqoaia foot for the w««fc. Tm faoaaea gSng up for Ut. Vaaderbilfa tw Kuu win be nearly aa ooatly sa to owm Among otoer elegant baikUap »hieh wU. take aome time to finiah are tbeae of «â- â€¢â- " and Ogden Goclet, DaTid DowBf aad tta miUiooaire H. R. Biahopi The ea dssa ia each caae are to qiare bo cxpaao^ ^^*» there ia plenty of moaey behiad ^^^t "2 are pretty sure to be carriad eat, ^hs atha new mansions are finiabad aad aoT apef ths y will cover toe ownenhip of ahaat fH^,^^- noa â-  eia â-  A Ditremitebto Talapkaw^ r^^Bf eateaia U«.aad iw Jre- miss one of his friends, or even acquaint- 1 ._.;_ ,„ » u ances ;and why? Election time is very close I f??.?j*!ll".».°L«" l"^r"'-:*l"'*-.T*_»^ at band, and our honest, candid looking friend hopea to be Mayor for letSl. Appear ancea are very deceitful, and some of the gentle Alderman's enemies are unkind enongh to say that he is not by any means the open individual his faoe would lead you to suppose him. However that may be, be has made one great mistake in bis candidature â€" he should tiave stood independently of toe con- servative convention, tor I am very much of the opinion toat tbe people of this city do not intend to be raa by either pobtical party in municipal matten. Well, 1 never t there comes DAK DWAll THX MATOK OF LOMBARD 8TBKKT. I wonder what he ia doing down here. He is a most eooeutnc character is Dan, and, probably, with the ezception ot Doc. Shep- pard, has been more bed about in the Toron- to papen, toan any other man in the city. I had the honor of a conversatioa with him the otoer nigbt, and among other things he told me toe following " Ye see Mistber Proy, me heait does be broke entoirely wid tbim divvela that wroitee in the paapen. Hato tbey sez oi have a chum, Qilhooly they sails him, an' aoh I fwhat wud oi want wid a chum, and Jerry Sheehan still to the fore! Cbum is it T Bad cess to thim b'yes 1 Sure oi don't know bow tbey can have tbe faace to teli such stoories all week.an' thin go to mass on Sunday, so 1 don't. There does be wan young Oirishman, 1 think it's on the Wurnild be is, an' he goea an puts a long pieoe in toe paapen about MB AV' OILBOOLY goin' np toe Don to luk for the remaina of oar Hebrew onaisters. Snre be mint our sistera, an' our cousina, an' our aunta, so he did. But anyhow he knew be waan't speak- in, tbe trutb, fur it waan't foive tninntea after we left before he kern in to "The Morr in Glory," an seen me and Jerry dhrinkin' a little wather, wid peppermint in it. Av oi lay my hand on toet keme agen oi'll tache bim to respect an ould man, so oi will." Our nezt victim is one of toe shufflers â€" His faoe baa a peculiarly rubicund appear- ance which has coat many years of time and many dollan m money to bring to ita pre- aent state of periection. Ha is A FIICB OLD OBIIT, but he baa toe queereat feet you ever saw. When he ataada easily, bis feet form one continuous straight Une from toe to toe, and when walking the angle formed is so wide that I am poaitively frightened to say how many degrase I honasUy think it ia. As you may notice he is well known, for nearly every one he meets, nods to him plessantly. It ia aaid that the reason why be alwaya walka on hii heeia ia that â- B WABTS 10 SHAXB JWWB 'lis LABT DBIBK far enough to make room for anotoer. In apite of hia lore uf a dropâ€" or ratoer a acod many dropo, he ia a great favourite, andas long aa toere is a lodge in thia city, the old maa will aarer waat what he deacribea aaâ€" " the bita and sap." Now rsader if you are good ia the meantime, nezt week I mof give yoa a deacriptioo of yours truly Pawl Pet Jr Laaraaa to Bia Bualaaaa â-² siiitsiii coal merohaat who auMt, owing to the p toss a t aafartaaato ooaditiaaof the Ittsl iUfk, feaaaa aafcaowa, thnatnad to dtaauas sas of tha eoal dilTMa oa thagroaad of vaa* sta p i ii li and parfeot iaabtuty to ivea tha tf^ l o a lias daties of his Tbe bM pniartad that be had laerasd whoa a bi l la d to dispky h« UewlmahasatBa,bedadr Hekeot and gat sa iasr isBS of pay. AfDAT Mr. Jassea Oahr^ o Daaaarraa Ooaaty irad haw by being I U the WateA.^*Jjl, btiDf the brtedar of the Bsls h tB t sd Iiiih' ueyLwad. fhath. baa Jast d aged 81 hwvaaU aad ibelovad m afsod waited on by au exceedingly evil-eyed young woman, who can best be deaonbed by toe Old London ezpression :-â- " dirty awelL" She is sttired in a brown dress, very greasy, and her hair though carelully banged in front, is lamentably untidy 'oehiod. As for her bands and finger nails â€" well tbe leas said about them the better to call tbem clean would be an evidence of moral insani- ty. After gstbng out toe cigan, (which are of toe telephone brand â€" tbat u if yoU smoke them here, toey can be smelt in Mon- treal), 1 Rsk for a little whukey. This is answered by a sharp look, which seems to search all ronud, aud uuder yuar waistcoat, but she finally consents, and invitee ua ISTO THB " fABLOB." Un arriving here we find four or five other 'young ladies," aU mors or less bat- 'tered in appearance, while a big mu- latto who sits in tbe comer looks so much Uke a "bad man," that toe notebook 1 was instinctively drawing out of my pocket slips back soared. You notice that, one by one, toree men have reappeared in toe room, from their hiding place m toe paasage, whitoer toey went aa aoon as strangen were beard in the toop. They are a touKh looking crowd, drawn from toe LOWBBT CLASS OF THB OOlmOldTT. One would describe himaeif aa a dock- labourer, but I am afraid toat he knows more of how to dispoae of stolm goods, than of bow to remove a cargo. Tbe swwnd was apprenticed to a baker on King St., but fre- quented a oerUin Variety Theatre untU be become sU^e struck, and commenced to learn the " busineas." From tbat he went rapidly to tbe bad, and now Heaven knows how he gets bia living, I don't The third IS unknown te me but he has tbe appearance A CANAL STRBBT BOCOH FBOM BVTTAIiO. Of course from what yoa have aeen you undentand perfectlv weU where we are and thuk that we have been here quite Ions enoughâ€" don't yout Yee. Theu let oa move on. Now vou know there ia not tbe slightsst ezoose for allowing theeedena to exist. They an ruining hundreds of onr youth yearly while to those who have commenced toeir downward course, »n introduction to toe forty-rod diapeasencf York St., is equivalent to an introduction to HU SATABIO MAnSTT RnOBLr. The point I am striving to make is this, la the fint plsoe pronde some wholsoome aasoaement for the lower olaaaas. Let the workingman go to a respeotable " free aad eaav "and drink his glass of beer in oomfort, sad sing hu song or liitaa to some other maau). Do not banish masic entirely froiB tbe bar-room for toat only aenda a very large olaaa toamoob woraehoooe. In the second pboe root oat tbe deaa. Send tbe men to gaol aad toe women to toe Reformatory and ** ""'y 'y â- â€¢ "'•y •ommence anew to traa^gTMS the law, pack toem off sgaw to wbsra toey rightly belongâ€" toe " stone jug ' It u la sack plaoas that thieras and barilis are made and harhoared. Among thoee people saeh aa idea as that of dang itoht beoaase It is right, U a thing unheLd of j;^" a ..'!S'5. fr** "•««id^lor "orackl 2t off r 'â- â€¢â- **" ""•^' tii^1:;l i!±?jr "^«' "«• -«» Bja yoa got a ehanoe get into ooavwoatiaB wrth a porio sa i s B aad maybe be wiU Ml yoa -ore urtereatiag ,^ tt^ 4iJ^ yj; BUf-rBBBBL «( rspaslsa saiw Amav whohMthe ricsaqaiwaf sharp â- Â«Â«Â«Â«Â«. Mo»s thaa half tha w5ldiB~aS; That reservoir of feoiala lo' teliigenoe known aa Milla aamiaary, aaya tNi n* B Frmeiaf Pmt, is coaaaoted wito oator darkness by a talsphons tkroagb which, in aome seoaea inadeqnato inetra- ment,all interviewa between toe inmateaand male beinga are conducted. The other morning Mrs. Mills waa informad tfcat a gentleman in San Fraociaoo had si Mi all a rt har instranient, and toat ezoellent disaeasina- tor of crochet and Greek worda rapaired to the mouto-pieoe. " Hello " said tbe man. " Heaven, O " anawered Mra. M., who is very pious. " I want 'em all in tights, wito spangles onto 'em," said tbe voioe, earnestly. " Want what?" gaaped Mra. M., who waa inexpreasibly shocked. "Why, toe girls," replied the voioe, "and very low necks. Have aome of 'am jump torongh balloona. Red lega, green aato " The ralea of tois establishment will not allow anything of tbe kind," said tbe model preoeptrees, firmly. "'Very well, then" make 'em all red When oan you sand 'em to the toeatre 7" " Tbe young ladits are allowed to attend toe matinee ooly in partiea of six, and ac- companied by a teacher," aaid the guardian of youthfnl innocence. " Am not satisfied wito twin siatoraâ€" must be made to kick higher," How Mrs. Mills refrained from fainting ahe never knew heraelf but when ahe reviv- ed a little she msde the wire hnm like an .£olian harp in a nor'east gale wito toe em- phatic remark " I must reqnest, sir, that von instantly remove your daoghtere from this institotion â€" instantly, air, I cannot oonaent to impart any such scandalous information to toe young, and I deaire " And there is iiO knowing how toe matter would have reaulted had not toe Oakland office suddenly switched off toe connection just then, and explained that he had by mistake booked toe seminary on to the Pet- ainma stotion, where a variety troupe agent was instructing a city tbeatrictu- biU engraver regarding some coloured poa- ton. I â- â-  S â- * I â-  Art and Dress. (Froa Good Worda.) Scarcely of leas import than sex and age are toe height, sise, and general proportion of the figure. Tall and stumpy people can- not with impunity be dreaded in one pattern, toe statoly lady sweeping through marble balls can gracefully carry qoeenly rotes toat would omsh toe pretty little lady dwelling in a cottage. Tbe preeent inclination ia to treat dreaa as drapery, and to consider toe one aa simply utilitanan, and tbe other, as if of neoeaaity, supremely artistic. 'The points of tbe figure are uaed as pegs whereon to hangout decorative fabrics, and possibly Sartor Resartus might stigmatize onr living ladies aa lay figuree and oar intolligent men as stalking olotbea-boraea. Some dreaaea are for sitting or standing only, some for walk- ing, while othen red aoe the free action of tbe figure to pbysicaj endurance. A lady making a morning call was asked to take a seat, but abe begged to be exouaed, becanae having on " a walking ocetnme," she could not ait down. Yet natue in bailding up toe human frame-work had a more extended scheme, which lashioa wonld do well not so relentlessly to thwart. As to toe leagto of a drese, that will much depend on whetoer toe leet are of a beaaty deemed to be worto displaying if inriting to oost a glimpae on. tbey will probably be permittod " like Uttle mice to peep ia and ous" hence aome ladiea "'^i' " gowaa always toort when other peo- ple s are long, and go about holding them np above the highest water-mark in floe w«^ toer." The shoulders, whioh sail for at laaat aa much aasioaa oare aa tha feet,adaat of vanad daooratioaa, aa wito acaif, ahawL mantilla, veil, robe, toga. •• A blaok aoarf oamea an air of respeot, whioh is in itself protection. A woman toes attired ghdes ua her way like a amaU ekiaa-reefad%eaeel, tight and trim, aaekiag no onooontar but piepared for one. MuOh, however, depends on the wearer I indeed, no artioU of dNssis •uoh a revealer of toe oharaoter. Soaie women wdl drag it tight ap to thoir ahool- dsM, aad atiek oat their aibows ia •i-^'-fn beneath. Such are e( the ladepeadeat -â- â€" 1 wito stroag opiaiooa. Othars lot it hang loose and listless like aa idle sail, losinTafl toe beaaty of tha oatUaa-boto iBoi»raBd phyaioal. Such ladisa haTO asaally no opin- *^^ ?** â- Â«Â»Â°Â«Â«Â» !•- a Tory ob.t2ato '^♦^owa." ArmJladrhila^ taitaw tbe happy .aaa t she d^ aot " pat on a torbaa to driak tsa wito two ptfbplefor sju innooaat white frook for a party^^^ from a pwtars, or as aa antiqaaiy k«tW ^yas asonosity oadsr aliaa aaae • iba tremes of fashioo. and thoagh sooiety dose "â- awr Oi osiBg auMBkaa fa* sithsr Aai^ma orQuesaAaae. What she weasa, toSaS Pwohanee boawly. is always Md:^^ Mt I "aha daab to aaSdy aSasicTef oatears, aw dsaa shaafflMkastadM othsia. SS^l-T^^ ton^aMB yaa with a mSTiitisB el Sill^S^S? *K^ "P afSk aad hir awa posate. f^," »«ti- •â-  dia» waU whTdiiM «aa ooa osAoh tha bstiM thtea ea tha Ir *ff^^ .-w poiat SftriitWa2iS *n*^7 "Mil, " 8ir|l m ass tha ^^!!!to ygr*y fcy-" WHhaat waJt^TTta. ThaChsr has togo. i* ^^C^sMwitoh. aidad by « «Daatil,is to as- hlf SSV^ """ gy****? *•. *V ha totha asighhoat- lag jF'iaaaiaaaBChareh of SisterMam Mag- lawatrmaUaaad laaial whlka, aa^ aad oherehas by a gradaally ri-iag From the it riaw arer tbe Obm* pogaa, Borne eeeauag to doee ia the horiasa fike a'strip of wbito mist, the doase of St. PMsr'a akaa baia( visiblo, Liaat aaldaas walka ia tha groaails, owiiig to haadiads of stoaa whioh flsaoi ba Ufcre the ytrJTfd^ flsadea ia Ivan tag Fr Sre, aad haais two ma sses. His j»r diM fi tf iir is plaasd orer the raalt of toe thrse Chntia*** of the HoaM of Ksto. Oa Us «» taia from diaroh be bfoakfsats, aad graer ally ia aaea ao asora ior tha last of the day the time ia spent in readiag and ooaiposii^ tbe piano being seldom beara ia foot, there are many daya oa iriiioh be doea not play at alL If tha Cardiaal happens to ba in Tivoli, Lisst slwan dines vita him at six o'dook, aad after ttnnar seaetiasB plays oa a phy. sharaaoaiks. When ooapoaiag he is ia the habit of smoking rery stroag oilman other- wias he leeds a aioat tampsrrte hfe, literally that of a hermit to bia cell. The two great piano-forte manataotorara in Amerio^ Cbioksring and Stein way, both pre!ented liast with magnificent instruments of toeir own Bwnafactaro, each worto tl.WO. The Chickeriag piano ia now in Lisst's house ia Bada-Fasta, while tbe Steinway inatramaat lamains in Weimar. Two of the fint firms in Germany each tent him one of thf ir beet piaaoa, Boaendorf, of 'Vienna, and Bechateia, of Berlin. Old Spina, in 'Vienna, into whoee handa Mosart's /srfigNeae hod passod, made a preeent of it to Liszt, who baa placed it in the Ducal Palace in Weimar. In inter- course wito otheis Lisst baa toe moat re- fined manner he ia perfectly courteoas and amiable. He can be ai vera and perverae on occaaiona, when, for ir atooce, be sees that he is expected, as a matter of coarse, to play to anase the gnesto at aome vulgar parwHM houae. Tboae Italisna who bare the priril^e of knowing bim value him not ooly aa a rirtnoao, bat they feel drawn to him by bia mode of life and the obann of hia amiable oharaoter. It is unireisally said of bim " B an oooM) da bene, di f(arbo I " Tha Awtrian Emparor at Home. 80U0SS GodoUo, saya the London Globe, oaee belonged to toe Greek millionaire, Baroa Sins, and waa purchased from htm by the Hangarian niiion and preaentMl to the layal eonple. Tbe main baiiding is reeerved ior royaky aad toe members of the royal boaaehold â€" ladies and gentlemen in waiting, the ^^Uin, tntor, etc., whilst guests, of wha« there aie always many, and ministere, aad atteodaota are accommodated io a sepa- rate wing. Tbe brown and finely-wooded avenae, oonneoting the upper and lower paik, ia lirilliantly lighted ail night, for peo- pU are continually pasaiog to and fro, guesto oiniug and leaving by the train, telegrama being received and dispatohed, airangemento for oattmtt made, and a dozen other opera- tions tending to 'e d this road an animated aapeot cay aud nigi.t. The cooks have to be at toeir poata at 4 A. M., for his majesty takes an early meal at 4:30 before taking himaeif to his shooting. The scene of this very matotinal sport often lies several miles off, and has to be reached in a dogcart, and tbe battttt oommencea at daybreak. Hia majeety never firea ou the quarry unless it it u in movement if the deer o mes slowly towards bim along t' e drive, and then, as often happens, remains standing, Franz Joseph does not draw the trigger till the animal has been scared and begins to bound away. Then he lets fly, and tbe aim ia won- derlally steady, so that tbe game hardly ever geta away. By o'clock the emperor is back again at home and sitting at his work-table, whilst the courier it already waiting with tbe mom- ing'a dispatobes. The formidable pile is boldly attacked by the king and hia two secretaries. Then come tbe court, council- lore, and ministers, who leve the monarch no peac« till his 2 o'clock d^yeuncr â€" a bottle of beer and half bottle of red wine, witb a plain cut off tbe joint, is tbe usual mtiutâ€" which is followed by a Virginia cigar and more work till the clock strikes 3. Aroh- ducbess Valerie, her majesty's youngeat child, reoeivea her parenta in her separate apartmenta every evening at 8:30. The 13- year-old little lady dees the hououre with all the grace and ease ot the "damedn monde," and it IS considered a mark of ^reat esteem foe a guest to he invited to thia family cir- cle. At 10 the emperor goes to bed, no matter who is at GodoUo, or what is going on. â-  »«â-  » A Han of War. (From tlie London Globe,) Tbe M igyare on Sunday ordered a atotue to Ueu. B^m, a man aa well known an the other side of tbe Leitba aa is Schwjrzeoberg on this. Bern was toe bitterest enemy Rus- sia ever had, for hia whole life was devoted to damage the bated Musoovite. A Pole 1^ birto, and, indeed, quite ignorant of the Magyar language, Ben came over toe Car- pathians aud joined the Hungarian army, kMcaute at that time Hungary happened to be a more advantageous striking point than Poland from whioh to " have at " his old enemiee. He would doubtless have become a Cbinaiaan to-day for the aame pnrpoae, and gone to Irkntek to help to worry tbe troops of tbe ciar in the wilds of Central Asian steppae. Aa it waa,he later on became a Moalem, and fought uard under the ttag of toe prophet, beciuse peace having been sign- ed witb Russia by both Poland and Hun- gary, Turkey waa the only land left where he oould pnnne hia favourite occupation. Bem uaed to give tbe word of command in Poliah or French, and a " dnimelch " waa at his side to translate the orders in the native language. The interpreton were more than onoe killed in toe thick of toe battle, tbiu leaving Bem in the luroh, and so, later on, toe general waa in toe habit of keeping six or eight dragomans at hia horse's side ,tomake sore of nvt mnning short of a supply. Some of Bem*a dry remarks bsve paased into sayings among the Magyara. At toe battle of Medgyes tbe hussare suffered ter- riblv, aad thoir ooluaal aeat to Bem to know if the oavalnr ahoold not retire. The mes- sage which the adjutant had to take back was " When all toe horses except two are fallen, toen one of toem is to oome and tell me r At another time Bem giving bia orden to a Maior Miltee, said "You, maj- or, will remain and defend that poaition aa long aa ever yoa can bang on to it." "And when I cannot hang on any longer, general, what toen r aakcd toe major. " -ftien re- main toere just the saase," wae the Uceoio anowor aa toe Raasiyhobe galloped off to aoothar part of the field. Bern died of Wounda aud a broken heart at Aleppo, for he saw that he had spent hia life in a loot oaose. Tbe Muscovite waa still trinmpkaat and left Poland in tbe dnat I A Btnator on hit Mmeto. a *i Ood'A •ithat Ba praaehad I* Mrite.baried ia Oaod wotk^ Mod life, sad W bhortad sSsMohs vwwed Bmd, Ba to *ia aadja, feet, aad ahoas, sad troossn Oeats^ hjnaaa. Ha gaidisd b sa r te aad braiBstW..i. shMfag I ^tehed *, te«ti,aadcoarag.,^^ Ia aoaehlMS heaies aad eatpt* foai His ritaal was wood, and qailtt.T Aad «Ma tha siek, tos helpUi, iva hcahh aad coafort Tha pnyer ha pnyed. men pra, ' â- aab, ' â- Â« Far Mawaon doasnt deign to .w-_ Ba prayad it in a cabin, low an!!-? Where lorsas w ere hungry, cold. Where silken raints had often bam And prayed advice and censure^ door. Bat at a,pioas distance, lafely wit They P^ad while pamiog by^^^ Prayon aolcmn, wordy, faoltW frame; â-  Bat 8hiTering*orphan8 shivered all tk. In vacant atomaoha, hanger's onisl iJ Waa still as fieroe aa if they'd Bev»l| Bat my saint, on poor sbonlden U bare, ' Prayed down a good, toick, want Del prayer, rorhapa each prayen are vulgar -l. wild, '^^ Bat in the sufferer's thanks nsj smiled " " Whan all my Father's jewih named ' Of anch a one I will not be ashM For, fighting off the fiend of yH!^ Prom one poor wretch, he didx^^. faith Well, I shonld jri,, as empties worlds of d Had he a had Such faith bad; A faith that works all forma and ritetei' And not by styles or dogmaa, but b; ^i This is my godly man, and Nature 'itoi, And God's and Chriat'a. So let it be you. And me, and ours, aad all humanity; Of aooh God'a kingdom ia, and ia to bt; â-  â-  I s^» â€" _^. A Lorar's Plea. BY t. B, O, sweetheart hear my song. Scorn not my verae, and I ' '..Will write with crimsou'ids# The worda I dare not not "• ' •'â-  i^ Lo I At thy feet 1 lit â-  »' .â- " • In iraking and in sleep Thy face is haunting me, thy vuice so sweet audio*, ^-1, I hoar like rippling tlo* ' And murmur of the as, Unwortoy, dear, am I To ask for love and thee But, Sweet I be merciful, AJi toon art beautiful. And learn te care for mr. tom'not cold away Thou snnabinr of my life, To live from Thee apart Would desolate my heart, Then be my own, ay wife Thine image from my heart. No other face can blot, My soul, myrelf shall be Possessed alone by thc^, O love foricet me not. m ^w* A Big Gam*. ThtBflit] ;e,OflO AGEXTSI 9.000.( fl Bflnatiiira ih jwhirk reavrrls it '••4 !â- Â« alacaw miBri aBSI h ir Iks a aielr afier eailog I ^revealed. Ic area spao lb' llaru apaa ir It RecBlat»« i- II PBrtSra Ibe I liQaieiaiha IirrBa»rr« I l NBarlsbra. Iie^rrlea «ai It apeas ibe por Drallbr Prrspir n B»ii'ral.z*^ tb^ I blood. »!.!. 1 tener I astonrr cf akin dii Tliere are no api SDtl 1: ran tM tak' c tie a~ol and fer- 1,1. Untui to dir: FSICSOFL FBICS or SI Rtad the VOLUl of Persons who hf i»ae of tho BLOC FOR DVsr. COj K. l^eitr .Sirâ€"' -- valuahK- ' »«^»»l^GELICESSES.Ac.. 'fa^, benefited oner in B. R.4c. ,, in all iu brandies promptly '^°- '^^" ^^^ I carefully executed. ' to Lend on Real Rstate cine I ever Sept. 1 W^. L. Smith. « OKSIUL AG£NT AND DE.iBEB IN f Nursar Stock, WilUamsford SUUon. iMt. 17, 18S0, 1 S.WEl Kel Dear .Sir-l[ doctors' iiands eiflit years, thij tliat I have not of Marriage Lieenaes, Fire and j After Using VOtj urance .\gent. l'(niimiii.ionei for a bri«-f fil;i( Conveyancer and Licensed â-  " the County of (irey. Farmers, • d Laud Bales, VunctoaUv at- j charges made verv moderate pt. 17.1880. l-\ I let] io do all lievp it nil- rill hf.. C«rket, Sv^ AND GENERAL AGENT Monev to Loan at low Principal payable at toe l-v Apropos tf gambling, says a P.-irii mn. pondent, aome ef my readera may reiBiitM 7* *7°*? the atory which I told of a monster gaatif?* i"*****;* ... ., „ cards at St. Petorebuig, where the Lc sH» ^«» »' T^.' •^^ interest half year nulled Count Strogonors immense sias'f**^'" principal and interest repay of eight millions. I have just heard a( »!M'»*~â„¢'°'*-. ther eomewhat similar, of which a Fias^^""***" »' de»'â„¢WcImpr.ivea laiin.-^ lady of high standing, recently diceaaal Tou n, waa the hei(ine. Tbe Cuotaui X. was an inveterate card-player, akill at every game waa proverbial Pricoeoa Y. is a Busaiau, an lort: gambler. They met once on tbiir tnns] an I the prinoeos, anxious to try thotmL of this French champion, sent up her it, accompanied by a reqneal toat she H' a'uir, a game at piquet. Mme. de X. stt'cJ they began after dinner, and wtjio lu' is J. O. Mas, j ON AND PROVINCIAL LAND i or, Draogbtsmau and Valuator, Markdale. Having purcRased Land Surveyor Charles Raukiu's of original Field Notes, I'lans, tractions, Ac, of all bis Sarveys tbe last fifty-five years, I^ain make Surveys in strict .accord- itb. Profiles and Eiitimates j Bills, Plans Mid Specification^ Bridges, furnished on applies to Loan at 8 per cent interest. T, or left with O. J. BLVTH, j lWB be prasnptlv attended tO; i ClUKS COUf lni: Sir wis afflicted 'â-  wLieh grew i my room, aiiA I j incurable by iij j 1877, I cemuiii Blood "yrni' Qi-iiced to gall a s^tort timi fair day's â- win I entir«lv u'oi' ISA- rose next moriing toe Muscovite bai ia more money toan all her min a in tit Ca h.»d produced during a quarter of a centum " I do not think, oountesa," she uio, iikr losing her laat stake, which was for loai fabulous sum, " that all my fortoM suffice to pay my debt, bat I sbj/ mbu my overseer, who will band over iliwjtdb deeils, and arrange aa far as ToasBh. " Very well, madame," replied tht Vmb lady " but I wdl not consent to beostto in cunrtesy by one of toe moat cbata'ii{a versaries whom 1 have evec^at. 1 U' won, so be It I But 1 ahall oaad ""•["'ff,^^!^^^^^ aud a notary. Pefore the prieot yoi *â-  .^^ ^****** *• swear never to touch anotoer caru cun ssislBHl lb Dr. Cameron, Owen Sounj, your life before toe notary you will iu»|7ILL IB AT THE BEVEEE HOUSEi act granting me an annuity of Mf Markdale, on toe last Wednesdartn franca." The pttooeaa oooaented ibiak MSMth. wfaep he wUl be prepared to per- never played ainee, while the countso an aU apssatioaa required upon tbe'mouih penaed to the poor tbe annuity, whKti â-  used jestingly to call tbe " ransom A s queen of clnle." satisfactory maaafr, aaA r ttorms. ^, npon The y«i7 Latflirt From Loadti' Wbile I was chatting with th« to 'f Shrewsbury (owner of toe Shreew^s oyster minee), saya a ooreepondent of "i i„^ aw /VoMCMCO Potl, the queen slipff- ^-^ ^- CllJi^Jil â- .Mt. tot Ui-*i-. Siu^l Erysipela.- Iw t your liidmn Kic ipe. .^ \S\Y.\ Ot. k'iTe-t, \Nl DtiR .Sir;â€" if Blood Sjxm; ti I rtecivoiigrekl lrd mend it" it-" l»lbK.\M. Ut. F*.~t,V "' .I^l'au .Siu 1 1j vaJinible..liid.»ti (jamp-i m tii»-t| " â- â€¢ '"'^X msKASL a 'riJ«- Pains in oiv^^ton AppetUJ- audjw an relieve ra* until Syrup Alyrh eile al-^ay: gi^e jon jaKtlyd«erv« ' JJ.\I Tans senator wbo Astoiy is told of a arrived b«« yesterday, says a WaabYaRtoa oorraspo ndsat, whioh may eali vsa tbe topMof coaTenatow amoQa PaUasaacw eoodnotwa a^earr. teabowlkat braaa battonaiTI •H* J*~ «« no* oarry mnto woight ia tka mind of a aeoator froM the fwaBs of tha luo Oraoda. It i»pcan tbi^ tbe isastos bad proridod his^aMl family at St. Lo «nto a sp ssiens oaiapartMDt, aad, fcoskfnm the pruaiUTo anarters of bis raaoh, was tak- WgM tbe hutarioasMaa at PaUmaa's pala- tial MoowMdatiMM. The fuuly of tka ssoator aot wisbiag to be iatraded apeo bad olosad tbe door of the eompartaseot. Tbe eoadaotor, ooming sloag, putly opsosd it. Tbe senator, wito eoaaidarabla ompkMSs, olooed it. The digaity of tbe ooodaotor waa â- ottled by this sort a( totetro^iiao of bia aatbority to his owa batBwfak. aad bs nadetw took to aaeert hia iadividaaiity by foroiag tke door opaa. Ite ssastw, alaimiag tha figbt of oesapaiioa, to Texas dMioftold tha ooadaotor to got o*kt, wbonapon tha 2« •*«.«**», withoat farthsr'patte, haSad ataadls* tf« with the Isroe ffabatSSi. blow. whMh asat tha ooMlaaS iMter, i»nkj»agraeafuInttit«daof defoasa, •a-g oat r;^ h«v, ^. Ao.., oo« uS s"*/ yj^ ••** *»*»â-  '•^» ' •»»•» Bats (^laUaK thta (igvflMatly)! wiU laash r-t fato to oBch a JaUy that yoar owa u, _*_ ^u J^* ?**'• botel*ua Ibo'r- behind and put her hands over my .y... !i"^^rSJ5*^n?fv^'l!iJ!!' " "V* "Oneaa w'ho it ia." aaid the iuk. .^'tfbS^ .f Iwuo^a'SnS^ii'Tt- I felt the preasnre ol a big seal rn* sUbUng. CarehU Jiost.er. *^ *^"' que«i wear., againat my che. .. «. I»' ^^^^ ^.^^ j^^^^^. Proprfetoi. •â-  Why, it's Vic' f*^ ITJ880. ^l-J,^" DeabSu..- "Kverybody laughed, an the ii«'«»*YA.L HOTEI^ and 1 was uuaM| aaid ' ^r â-  *â-  "ent to a doct How outoycu Auiericar- *rs. WW' IIBAFORD, Ont. ' which did no go, yoo have on; ^tnsitji^,. „,C,RR_ l'|.oPi.i«t.aa. ' ^.^ .^'^^° »' lovely drees import one of have OD your New i*' dowdj). â- (, of W| â- akaim. (Vic is' a terrible Wish yoa'd lend me the pattern baaqua." "Coaldnt think of q. «•»â-  â- pob whioh sbe boKan teasia^ |^ doom aad spend a oonplf.v xk^j Windsor. "Do, now," ehe inaiat- "aad have jost lots of fan. I n* •^ pot np in tha spare roo*. "'1 Walee down arom toe ei«!„ and mt^' picaic jwrtiea. aad hav*, a good Ub« r •n "thiak Walea haa other lish»* said I, wiakiag toward wbeiehe Mrs. lAagtry oat oa toe staiis " I deolere, there be u again staok-up thiM" ^ad Vietoria. t;etM aapy. '^list's go end uterrafi ' ToU hia ytm want to sell bim sosx aaeommodsnon for- the The bar is well locked -snlb the t Wtoes and Liquars anA the best efOigars. %m to and from all trains IMO. 'ed.andotfVB iraTellmg i can safely*^ remedy 1-y ERGIAL HOTEL CK'VXLLiE, Ont. commodious Sample llooms Booms, *c. The Bar and lai der with tbe best toe market af- I Stabling and attentive Hostler's. TBOS. ATKINSON, Proprietor. I Mat. IMo. 8 llo» yoa deal, ' lays I, "♦••" râ€" »Mae'sa eiwwd; ta-ta. n"** ,« Bd «« to got aome ice-ores» ' leri e WUiagtoB, Vic g^,. kat aha ^-^t^ her erows" t«p-€tain tobedisi" from NobHi|l., iiawt Bsade a gi*** WILSON, kdale, next door to Iositor Tha La DiMaabwiyls, hen, aad aliaady have It asoreaad aMMre appw** I assfalasss of the T^ la fact, the policy •^ by Deaais V^»^'J^^ toe baattoaO^ i% ti ail an»bahility, the y^j Vi«if afpeeeedma " ' '"" wiU by the Karopesn powen tha Sottaaaad tbe uatiea over ndaa. Than (eaam to be a ooub^ of aattonal vitahty la Oraece, """' aMart to be stokiMlsaper and dssji« thaaloach of sloth aad stopidity. ^T is eartsttlv aot far distMt whan »• will sflaia Isat OTsr the towers of B**^ aad the eity el Ooaataa**â€" •-â- " ' ivered at aay bouse iu town. Iv can4 CJattle. tit Sheep or to their advaat- Mreasat ITe- BoTora Hoaae, Markdale, an ata sa the war pato, peytheU^Matiriees. o.w.*A,inaw. nVSPEI'SlA A.VJ l)L4n Sm â€" 1 â-  years «i£b Hy'^P kidney t.mi.lsiij many i oim'J'f*! came wty bad aij 1 tent to your bottle of yoar Ind not beaitste to i am completelv ci| man. Last vt with severe Hea TOur valuable mel crREs nYsri t Wr.tl I DE*n Sib;â€" l] Dynpepbia fcr Indian Blood Syr J ever helped me. from tbi^ di«ess ' trial. I •• Sole GeneraH op and Lyiaan ' Toronto. A\»o Healing Syrup, is well known i 1 Blood Puri fier th r I â-  I I " Yon don't by brinjii lamarked to| kisbiehog^asv sold toem for bim before he 1« the ^rioalt Bsode much mo "yoa know 1 1 I oa the way dot