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 :,*' m eeiBEiS boivds. CHAPTER V. The next dy was Snnriay, tc which I had already begun to look forward eagerly, as cBe does in the ceuntry, as a break in the monotonons round cf days. Old Mr. Reade •waa not at church, and his son sat m his place -with his back to me. Instead of put- tiug his elbows on bis knee* through the prayers as be had done on the Sunday be- lore, he would turn right round and kneel in front of his seat, facicg meâ€" which was a little diecoDcerlicg, for, as be knelt with his chin on bis hands and his head back, he seemed to be saying all the responses to me, and I could not raise my eyes for a ininute from my book without having my atteniion distracted in fpite of myself. After service, as we stocd about la the churchyard, I heard Mr. Rayner telling tne doctor and two cf the farmers about the races be had been to the week before, andot his having won fifteen pounds on a horse the nam.e cf which I forget and he took cut of his pocket a torn race card, seeming sorpriaed to find it there, and said i; must have been that which had caused bis thouehts to ^ander during the sermon. lie asked Mr?. K^a^e whether her husband was ill, and did u^.t seem at all atfected by the cool manner in which she answered his enquiries, -^u „ ••I h?d the plpature of lunching with a relative of yours, .Mrs. Reade. on the course at New Newmarket last weekâ€" Lord tram- ley. He is a cousin of yours, is he not "Hardly a cousin but he is connected with my fan ily, Mr. Rayner," she answer- cd more araciousiy. •' He thinks more of the connection than you seem to do, for be asked me particularly how you were, and whether you thought of 'oin^ up to town this autumn. I told him i' could not give him any inforn-ation as to your intended movements, but that you had never locked better than when I saw you ast." And Mrs. Reade v.-as stiil talking to Mr. Rayner, with more atfibility in her haughti- ness, when Haidee and 1 started on our walk home. At dinner Mr. Hiyner gave us part oi their conversation, with an excellent parody of the lady's manner and o funny exaggera- tion cf the humility of his own. He was al- ways particularly bright on Sunday at din- ner, the contact with duller wits in the morning setming to give edge to his owr._ On that afternoon I was scarcely outside the gate en my way to churih when he join- ed me. " *o Lo, Miss Chrittle we are not going to trust ycu to go to church by jourself again." "l blushed, feeling a little annoyed, though I scarcely knew why. lint ^urely I could t^ke care of myself, and did not want sur- veillance, especially Mr. Rayner's. " lou't te ansry 1 svoke only m fun. I want to see I'ioggett about some fencintr, licd I know I shall ca'.ch him at church. But, if jou object tn my company " "Oh, no, Mr. Rayucr, cf course not!" said I, overwheIiriet with terror at the thought of such inipertinence being at- tributed to me. The shock tt this liiade conversation d.'tii- cult to me, and I listened while Mr. Rayner talked, with even less of " Yes " and " No " and siniple comment than usual. When we passed the park, I saw Mr. Laurence Reade, dressed for church, tossing a small prayer- bock â€" men never burden theraselvea with the big church-service we women carry â€" and finishing a cigar, with his back against a tree. I think he must have seen us for some time before I caught sight of him, for I was looking at an oak-leaf in my hand while Mr. Rayner explained its structure to me. I had never seen Mr. Reade look cross before, and I thought it a pity he should spoil his nice kind face by such a frown and I wondered whether he was ill-temper- ed, and, if not, what had annoyed him. When cne sees people playing with pray- er-books and drested tor church, one cannot help expecting to see them there and I had an unreasonable and absurd feeling almost like disappointmeut as the little organ droned out a dismal voluntary and the ser- vices began, and still Mr. Laurence Iteade did not appear and I caught myself look- ii'g up client ver the eioor creaked and a late â- w or;hipper came in, -nl glancirg towauls the pew he ha'^. otcupicd o' lore, whicl-. I iuHilnj'y r.iiO-jcoi: in â- . me Sunday be- reiDeir.bernri wan Rut 'le ci;! net ibi rifl-^ cise. The beat an.l t)-.:." -ibsura UttK- tr.Il-^, ana my penitence for it, .s;. distracted rr.y atten- tion that 1 soarcely hear^l a word ot the ser- mon, liut then it v.as the suralc m ho preached on tr.at aftcmccn, and his dis- ccurses were cever of the exciting kind. I just heard ii:m say that it was his irtention to give a course ot six sermons, f,f which this was to be the fir=t and fitter that I ilatened only tow and then and presently I noticed that Mr. Rayner, who always ooked mrre devout than anybody else m church, was really asleep all the time. It waa a heavily- built little Norman church, very old and dark, and he was sitting in a •oroer in such an attentive attitude that I thought at first I must be mistakeu but I •oked at him twice, and then I was quite ure. When services was over, he stayed behind to talk to Boggett, while I went on alone. He overtook me m a few minutes but, when he said the sermon was good o" its kind, I had to turn away my head that he might not see me smiling. But I was not quick enough for ?dr. Rayner. " I didn't say ot what kind, Mies Christie. I may have meant it was good as a lullaby. One must be on one's guard with you de- mjure people. I have never yet been to afternoon service without going to sleep, .ind I have never before been discovered. Now the epell is broken, and I shall feel that the eyes cf the whole congregation are cpon me. Are you shocked Miss Christie " "Oh, no, Mr. Rayner " ' You wouldn't take such a liberty as to be shocked at anything 1 might do would yon. Miss Christie " His tone of grave mischief woke an an- â- wering spirit in me. " Certainly not, Mr, Rayner." •' Where did you pick up a sense of hu- mour, most rare gift in your sex, and why do von hide it away so caiefuliy, Misa Christie?" " Indeed I don't know I don't mean to hide anything," I answered rather foolishly. " And how did yon like the sermon " Iâ€" I wasn't listening much, Mr. Ray- -Not listening! A reUgiona Uttle girl like you not listening J I'm aurpnaed-l really am." j Hia manner grew suddenly so grave, and he really seemed so much surprised, that 1 telt called upon to make a sort of profession. "I'm not really religiona," I said hurried- ly " 1 haven't meant ever to pretend to be" But I do respect religion and religious people very much, and I hope some day 1 shall be able to enter into their feelings better than I can now. I do pray for it, 1 ended, almost in a whigper. Air. Rayner took my hand very kindly. "It will come, child, it will come, be said gravdy and quite paternally. " Go on ciuietly doing your duty as you do, and the blessing w ill come in due time." He said it so simplv, without sny attempt at preaching, that I felt I looked up to him more naturally than even to a clergyman, being quite sure now that he acquitted me of any intention to be byprccriticai. And when, after, he asked me to accompany his violin on the piano while he played .Mozart's Twelfth Mass, the fervour whicli he put in tc the beautiful music inspired me with a corresponding exaltation cf feeling, such as no sacred music had ever woke in me before. At the end of the evening ^Irs. Riyner wished me good night and glided softly from the room before I had fiaished putting the music in order, as Mr. Rayner had ask- ed m? to do. When I rose frcm bending over the canterbury, still flushed with the excitemant caused by the music, Mr. P^iy- ner held out his hand with a grave pmile. " You are the best accompanist I have evei met you catch the spirit of the sac- red music perfectly. To morrow night 1 shall prove whether you are as accomplish- ed a riiadfv of sccalar music. (ioodnigh;- my d-ar child." And he bent down to kiss me. I'ut I shrank back slightly, and so evaded him, trying at the same time to make my mo^•e ment seem uncOE.-s::ious and, with a niau- ing "good niaht," I Itf; the rocm. As soon as I had done so, my he^rt sank within me. What had I dr.ce Probably ofTended Mr. Itayner beycnd recall by what •nust seem to him an absurdly strained piece of prudery. Itiuokedas if I thought myself a person cf such attractions that he wanted to kiss me to please himself, instead of an insignific'int little girl whom he was going to kiss good-naturedly, as he might have done if be had been her father. Bat then he was no" my father, and not nearly old enough to be so, however paterral and kind his manner rrdght be if lie had been forty or fifty, I Kiould havepubmit'ed with- out a moment's htritation, But, if Sireh or Mrs. Riyner, neither of whom seemed to like me very much, had suddenly come in and found -Mr. Itayner kissing me, she n;ig:-.t have mistaken, in a way viiich wonld have been very unpleasant for me, the feel- ing which prompted him to do so. So 1 comforted myself as v/eil as I could with t'ae thought that, after all, I had done only what â- was right and prudent and, if he was of- fended, well, tf erewLS no help for it. The next morning, to my great rel ef, his manner was just the same as usinl cf course what had caused so much thought and anxiety to the girl of eighteen had seemed but a trifle to the man.of three-and- thirty, I wondered whether I should be summoned to the drawing-room to ac- company him on the violin, as he spoken on the previous night of wishing me to do. But at tea he was much preoccupied, and told Sarah that a gentleman wonld be ccming to see him presently, who was to be shown in- t» the study. As he turned to say this, I noticed a sudden flash of horror pass over Mrs. Rayner's pale features and disappear in a moment, before her husband couid see her face asrain and 1 thought I saw on Sarah's dark face a look of intelligence when the or- der was given her, as if she too knew some- thing about the unexpected visitor. I hope I am not very inquisitive but, in a quiet country-house to which, rightly or wrongly, fome suspicion of mystery is attached, one cannot help noticing even trifles connected vfth unaccustomed events, and wondering whet'aer thee is some m.eaning in them. I tried not to think any mora about it, as it certainly did not ccncern m.e but I did succeed very well in lanishing ic from my mind until 1 sat down in the empty schooi- ro'-m to my tvuiing task, set by myself, of translating a page of Markhani's Kjglish History- into 'Jermm. I was very anxious to improve myself, so that by-atd-by 1 might be an accomplished woman and able to take an erg'igcment as finishing governess, v.'hich at that tine seemed to me quite a lofty am- bition. When the translation was finished, I had still to read a chapter of Guizjt'a Freaoh History but that was pleasant, easy work, and might be enjoyed in the gar- den. I had seen the stranger as I waa crcss- ing the hall after tea. fie was a small slight man, with a fair moustache, who might be old or young and, although he wore only a gray-tra veiling suit, he gave one the impression of being very well dressed indeed. I had forgotten all about him long before I made my way, with a heavy volume of history in my arms, to the pond, near the pretl iest, reediest corner of which 1 had made my ae-f a little nest. There was here a willow tree which had been forced by an aggressive oak to grow in a slanting position, and one of its lowest branches hung parallel to the ground. This made my seat, and a piece of cord fastened from branch to branch a foot and a half above made a rest for my back so, with a couple of old bricks to raise my feet out of the deep grass, I could injudici- ously sit there in the summer evenings till quite late. I read my GaizDt, conscienti- ously buntin? out in the dictionary all the words I did not know, until the light began to fade, and I was thinkinsj it was time to go in, when I heard voices that seemed to be comiDg towards me from the house. I have mentioned a path which lei, by a short cut through the plantation, from the house to the high-road to Bsaconsburgh. The speakers, a man and a women, as I could already make out. seemed to be com- ing along this path. Whoever they might be, I would wait until they had gone by be- fore I went in. I could not see them, nor could they see me. I knew. W^hen they came a little nearer. I recogniaed Sarah's voice the other waa that of a man of a class much higher than her own. Could it be the atranger? He was talking familiarly and seriously with her 1 could tell that before I heard any words. Sarah waa speaking n a tone of bitter complaint, and the first words I heard were hers. ' I won't stand it much longerâ€" and so I •' TeU him, my dear Sallyâ€" if you dare. And now oblige me by speaking a little low- er, for there is nothing like trees for carry- ing tales." â-  J. â-  She began again in a lower voice, but m the same tone, and, from the occasional words I heardâ€" for I could not help listen ingâ€" I gathered that she was anspy because some unknown ' he " paid too much atten- tion to some unknown " her." But I could guess who they were. Sarah, it was well known in the house, had an admirer, a man some years younger than herself, who lived a long way off â€" in London, I think I had heard it said â€" and who paid her visits at irregular intervals. Mr. Rayner took great intereat in this love-affair, and derived much amusement from it; he had somehow dis- covesed that the admirer, whose name w.13 Tom Parks, waa inclined to pay more at- tention than was meet to the kitchen-maid, Jane and it was Mr. Rayner's opinion that there would be very little left of Jane if she encouraged the fickle swain's attention. So Sarah waa giving vent to her jealousy in an earnest and lutirnate conversation with her master's gues*. It seemed a very btraii^e proceeding. I knov/ than men iu the position of guitiemi 11 do not treat wo- men of a lower cla-js with more consideration than is necessary whin they are young and pretty ' ut Sarah's face, which looked as if it was worn and lined befote its time with hard work and strong passions, was more re- psllent than attractive, and I was glad I could not see it as I heard her fierce words more plainly, and knew how her great black eyes must be flashing and her mouth twitch- ing, aa tbcy did whenever she was annoyed. •'Look what I've done for him think how I worked for him " she said. " He would never be vrhere he is now if it wasn't forme. Does he t!iink hi.s new fancy will plan for him and plot for him, and risk " "Hush, hush â€" don't speak so loud! Where's your old discretion, Sally 1'"' " Let him look for discretion in Misa Baby, with her round face and her child's eyes. Does he think he can make use of Ltr Nonsense It wants a woman that's strong in her head and strong in her limbs to do the «ork he wants done, and not a soft little chit like that " "Depend upon it, however useful she ir.ight be, he would never compare her ser- vices with yonis, Sally. Ha is ciily amus- ing himself with this little simpleton," the man said soothingly. But she interrupted him in a tone of half- £upf)'-cs.3d sa\agery that made me shudder, out of her sight thought I was. "Amusing bimgell, do you say' Only amusing himself Looking at her, talking to her, not because he wants to make use of her, but because he likes her, loves her" â€" she hissed â€" "as he haa never loved any of his poor tools, though they were handsomer a thou.siiid times than tiiis wretched girl If I thought that, if I really believed that, he'd find me more than his match for once. I'd spoil her beauty for her, and for him, if I banged for it?" Oh, what an awful woman And all be- cause poor little .lane was younger and prettier than herself, and had had the mis- jrtune â€" for it was indeed a misfortune â€" to attract the attention of her unprincipled lover The man spoke again, this time very gravely. I had to listen with all ray atten- tion to hear him, for they had now passed the place where I sat. "Sally, don't do anything foolish," said he. " J ini isn't a fool, and he knows how to repay services like yours, though be may be a trifle harsh sometimes. Why, he might have thrown you over with the rest when â€" â€" " I could hear no more they had gone too far. I waited till their voices died away, and then dashed from my perch, through the plantation and the hall, up toi my room, as fast as I could, locked the door, and sat down appalled. What a terrible tragedy in the servants' hall w e were likely to have i f things went on like this If Mrs. Riyner had been only a woman, not a statue, I would have confess- ed all to her but, as she waa, it would do no good. It was not the sort of thing I could tell Mr. i; 13 ncr, and there was no way of letting him know without telling him. There was nothing for it but to hope that little Jane would be wise and leave off pro- voking Sarah, and that i'rovidence would bring Sarah herself to a better mind. Bat what a dreadful womau to have in fne house And why had the stranger spoken of Tom Barkea as " Jim'" CHArrER VI. The next morning I woke up with that strange feeling of oppression which is caused l)y something unpleasant heard the night be- fore I soon remembered what it was, and tried to shake off the recollection ot the talk in the plantation and of Sarah's vindictive toner. 1 looked at her searchingly as ahe came in demurely to prayers with the cook and poor little Jane, and I could not help thinking that Tom Parkea, or " Jim" as the atranger had called â€" but then a man of such a dea- perate character aa they had described him to be would have a dozen aliasesâ€" might be excused in preferring the simple little kitch- en-maid Jane to that forbidding-looking shrew. But perhapa, when he firat made love to her, she was young and comparative- ly fair and, if so, he ought not to desert her just because she had grown thin and hard-looking in doing the wicked things he had made her do. What were those wickod things I wondered. I bad seen Tom Parkea, a strongly-made thick set young man, two or three times, and he had seemed to me to have a atolid but rather good-humored ex- pression I should have thought him to be more stupid than wicked, and certainly not the sort of man to rule with a rod of iron the formidable Sarah. That very day I had an opportunity ot companng my impreasion of Tom, when I thought him a harmlesa and inoffensive per- son, with my impreasion of him now that I knew him to be a rogue of the most deter- mined kind. When Haidee and I returned from our walk, we came into the garden by a side-gate at the back of the house, and had to pass by th^_^ borvanta' entrance. Tom Parkes was thtthg outside the door in aa easy an attitude as the broken chair he sat on would permit, eating bread and cheese • while opposite to him stood Jane and Sarah both apparently in high good hnmor, On4 held a jug, the other a sIms, and they seem- ed united in the dese to pleaae him by ministering to hu wants, aod by a rough kind of humor to which he was not slow in replying. They were talking about kisses, and 1 ttiink they were going to illustrate the sabjeot, when Tom suddenly became aware of our presence, and, taking his arm from round Jane's waist, pulled his cap off apolo- getically and remained standing nntil we had gone by. What a strange contradiction this scene seemed to Jjive to what I had overheard on the night before 1 Sarah was scarce-y the woman to exercise great self-control when among her equals yet here she was, all laughter and rough gaiety, submitting iu the best of tempera to receive a share only, and tnidtniiy the smaller sh:ire, ot Tom's attentitn wiih her rival Jau3 I was rather ashamed of my stwng interest la the low- class love afl'au- bat Sirah waa such an ex- c-ptional women, ind her admirer, frcm what I had beard, s^ch an exceptional man, that I could not help pu:czling myself aa to wheth'-r she had been only acting good hu- mor, or whether the love-affairs of the un- educated were conducted on different prin- ciplss from those of other people. That evening, after tea, when, my trans- lation finished, the time came for Guizot, I remembered with a pang of conscience, that I had left that nicely, bound book out in the damp all night, forgotten in my hasty flight 1 hurried through the plantation, eager to see whether it was much iujured but, when I got within a few yards of my nest, I saw Mr. P^ayner there before me, standing with the unlucky volume in his hand. If I had been conscience stiickeii before, when my guilt was known only to myself, what did 1 feel now that it was discovered I had not the courage to face him, but turn- ed, and waa sneaking back towards the house, when he called me â€" "Miaa Christie!' I might have known I .should not escape his sharp eyes and ears, J went back slow- ly, mui muring, "Yes, Mr. Rayner," and blushing with mortification. It was only a trifle, after all, but it was a most vexatious one. To -Mr. Itiyner, to whom I could not explain that 1 wag tco much occupied in listening to a strictly private fc(e a te'e to think of his book, it must seem a most re- prehensible piece of carelessness on the part of a responsible member of his household it would serve me right if he requested mo not to touch any of his books in future. He was turning over the leaves with his eyes bent on the book as I came up but I bavo since thought that he took a mischievous pleasure in my discomfiture. "I am very sorry, Mr. Payner," I began, in a low voice which almost threatened tears; "I brought that book out here to read yesterday evening, and I â€" I forgot to take It with me when i went in. I knew it was most inexcusable carlessness â€" indeed I will never bring one cf the library-books out again. ' "And why not. Miss Christie?" said he suddenly dispelling my anxiety by looking up with his usual kudly smile. "I am sure Guizot is dry en." ^ii to stand a little moisture, and, if you v\ le to throw him in- to the pond, you would he his only mourn- er, for nobody takes biiii off hia shelf but you. But what makes you spoil your young eyea by plodding through such heavy stnfl' aa this It is very laudable of you, I know: but, if you were to bring out a volume ot poetry or a novel, that would run no risk of being forgotten." " I am so ignorant," said I humbly, " and I want 3C1I18 day to be able to teach girls much older than Haidee, so that I have to read to improve myself. And I don't only read dry things. This morning I found time to read nearly the whole of yesterday's paper." " Well, that was dry enough there was nothing in it, was there " Yes, there was an account of another murder in Ireland, and a long article on the present position of the Eastern diflfculty, and the latest details about that big burg- lary." '•What burglary?"' "Haven't you read about it A large house in Derbyshire, belonging to Lord Dal- stou, was broken into last Wednesday, and a quantity of valuablo things stolen. They say they've got a clue, but they haven't been able to find any of the thieves yet. " And they won't either. They never do, except by a fluke. ' "They say the robbery mu^t have been mo^t carefully planned, and that i. was most skillfully carried out." " They always siy that. That iw U) ex- cufe the utter incompetency of tne poLre in face of daring and dexterity." " Ana they tay it locks like the w( r' cf the same hand that committed sever il 1 .rge j iwel r.;bberie3 some years ago." " Whose hand was that ' 'â-  Ah, they dou'c know! Th( man was never discovered." '•Thst is another newspapti- common- place. To say that the way one ladder was placed against a window, the window open- ed and entered, and the diamonds taken away, looks very like the way another lad- der waa placed against another window, and another set of diamonds taken away, sounds very cute indeed; and to imply that there is only one thief in England with skill enough to baffle them raises that uncaught thief in- to a half divinity whom it is quite excuse- able in mere hum. an policemen to fail to catch." " \N ell, I hope they will catch this one, whether he is half divinity or not." "Why, what harm has the poor thief done you You have nothing to fear from diamond-rohbers, because you have no dia- monda." " I believe yon have more aympathy with the thievea than with the policemen'" said I, laughing. " I have, infinitely more. I have just the same admiration for the auccesaful diamond- robber that you have for Robin Hood and Jack Sheppard, and just the same contempt for the policemen that you have for the Sheriff of Nottingham and Jack's gaoler." " Oh, but that is different 1" I broka in hotlyâ€" for I always put down "Robin Hood ' in confession books as " my favorite hero," and I wa.s not without a weakness for Jack. "Oh, yes, it is very different, I know I" said Mr. Rayner maliciously. "Robin Hood wore Lincoln green and carried a pic- turesque bow and arrow, while Sheppard's costume, m colored prints, is enough of it- self to win any woman's heart. And then the pretty story about Maid Marian Jack sheppard had a aweetheart too, hadn't he Some dainty little lady whose mild re- proaches for his erime proved gentle inoen- *•'" to more, and who was. never really sorry fcr her lover's sin, until k ed tor them." "'®'^a«aa„ " Well, Mr. Rayn„. tbd- ' ance, which you laugh at oL ""^^^ appear superior to the modern burfc "^^t •'Hive you ever seen amnH "No but I know wh? ,?,"' OUB lancy upp« Hp3, a7d"tbeirryes"ar'e°nf •^"""'duie S('i(nti'i(' Xolcs Since tlio days of tli:= S ,.„. of wealth in Eogland has been " '""^^' than the iacrepse of pormiation""" '^^^^ the wealth of Euglsnd sn 1 wJ' ' '881 to £4.- per head ,n ISTi' b ^A "'3'«! last year £-24(). I'.ibiic rupled since the Watsrl "artfc t-^t '^^^^lit-. has 1 bled since the ac-ession cf (^aeea v^ '^°"' Sines 1840 weilth han iai;rea«d f orii "If times :iona' tivea more rapidly than pomi vion tw 1!^ Prof. L3vi to rcmarit that H 1?V^'"" '^^ Malthusian thet^rv, .=0 farV Ktr"" concerned, " ' "^S'^t; tu A new co:npiny clr.iaisrov.produc«„,,. most perfect manner the Vas^,." ,.• glass made by the ancient r^:^"^* than three thousand yea-s a/o W 1 " the modern world. The aJt 'f ,.'° this glass is a secret form of hhnS7, with the glasE, m an artistic manner a'l kinds of metal, sack as ^cld, Bilver b-af iron, copper, and steel, also ail kinds of lew els and gems, so aa to proiuoe any combic" atiori of color, direct or reflex, from the mosi brilliant sky or sea of firo to the sorabr clouds of northern s'lsies, an a i« alsjthese^ ret of imitating the gold, jjwe.i, d and gems themselves. The car which is to convey P^tti avo^[,j the country on her operatic tour is to be a marvel fu the v,-ay of iuxuriousnes it will indeed, be the most convenient and magniti! C2nt drawing-room car ever put on any road. It will have one novelty which ought to be imitated in summer time on ordiaarv cars A refrigerating apparatus will be employed similar to that used in iMadison Square The- atre in New York, by which the" tempera- ture can be reduced 100" Summer travel). ing is sometimes intolerable because oi the heat, which cac be mitigr.teJ by this de- vice. In the lute; national Exhibition a: Xice, M. Faselli exhibited what he called "The observatory under the sea," This is a name given to a sort of sub.-narine balloouniadeo; steel and broi]/2 to resist the pressure ol water at about 100 fathoms, li is icrty feet in height and is divided into three uom- partments. (Ja the top sits the couimander, the second is a saloon lor ei^ht passengers, and on the bottom a machine constructed on the principle ct a fish's bladder, bywhi:a the balloon is raised or lowered. A power- ful electric light illumines the sea toaerea; distance, enabling the passengers to study through the glass flooring, the rocks, plants, and the fishes of these ai]ueous deptiis, k telephone communicates with the attending vessel upon the surface of the v.-ater, This machine is almost an exact reproduedon of .1 ules Verne's submarine steamer in h;- ' S3,- 000 leagues under the sea." In view of the J.inger wbicr: attends the gatherings of the Mohammedans in their pilgrimages to Mecca, a French .•.â- nca'iisng- gesta tb^t foreign nations should intervene and jointly occupy that sacred but now very dirty city. It is beyond dispute that chol- era and other infectious diseases are spreaa by the pilgrims, who return to thei: varioa homes after kissing the holy stone, Should the several naticin occupy Mecca, they need not pat a stop to the pilgrimages, but they can make such .sanitary regulations as would insure against the danger 01 starting the cholera oa its voyage around the world. The possession of Mecca by tne tnristwn powers might also serve to discredit JUO- hammedanism in the minds of its votaries, and the enforced washing and cleansing c^ the myriads of pilgrims might do somethm, towar*^renovatu!g their whoU-. ;iiture=, A cov -^mcnt laboratory :or tiie 'nalysis of chtmicaia ;:iid p;;ttn: medicines .s one 0. the means resorted to lu .lapin for prote.^ ing the public health. Th. makers ol s medicines ars required to ted »' "' ' are made, and the pn'portior.s ot the.njreu ients. Would not sucli an ms'.Kutioa bc^' creat value in this country as. 4- ^^^ Ties of patent medicines are ^^^^J\^^, United States ana I n.i., anu ^^_^_ but the prop.i.tors j^f °; ' ^^eless theyare made. ^. e a.. -._ ^^^^^ about such matter.. .y " ,yr.e be allowed to practice as a doctor unj can show a state or governmen g'om certifying to his knowledge of me J.c surgery but we aUow -cd-al sc^^^' colleges to give authority to th^r uates to practice, when it is ^0^°"°^ not one in three who receive a dip o^^^^_^. properly qualified to practice eithoi p. ing or experience. IluIoH fortho Journey of :Lif^"^^^ Never ridicule sacred things or what^^-^.^^-^ may esteem aa such, however aos • may appear to you. ^,^^„ Never show levity wiien p^op.c gaged in worship. .;!i yoJ â- Never resent a supposed fi^^.^l^oro: know the view and motives oi ^â-  it, and on no occasion re.ate ic ^^ ^^. Always take the p^-\°;'°Tsof^ra; son, who is censured la compan}, truth and propriety vvUla..ow. ^^ ^^ Never to think worse of anotu. ,.^.| count of bis differing fi' i-' ^- '" and religious subjeccs. .^ ^^^^ Not to dispute with a "•^"^J^';,itha'f»- than seventy years c! age, .j^^siait. man, nor with any sor. 01 a" '^^ y_ Not to affect to l^« ;â- '"'â-  f/ to hurt the feelings of ano-ae ._ ^^^^^^j; js-l To aay aa little as possible 0. those whe are near yoa. j.y To aim at cheerfubiess 'tj°" bbyA^' Never to courtthe favorof the^^_ I tering their vanities or tbeir ^^y^^w^ To speak with calmness and ^^^^^^^ oa aU occasions, especially 01 1 which tend to irritate, ^^^^^^t a^*' Frequently to review yoar note your feelings. 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