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 â„¢?!B5F^^-l^B^ Ji: T ;l II ^^1 y III ' i r- lU- 1- ig 1 1 ' |yfi j' £ ;ll ^f:* '"« i:i If !«â- ' (il â- * r1 A GREENROOM ROMANCE. nr TBKB acuris. â€" acnri i. Mr. Percy Montmorency was 8?»ted in frcnt of a koking-(dMa in his drcadng-rocMn Mtho PActheon Theatre habited in the Ciiarlea Sor'aoe, i*ith the attendance. The nune ' wu merely a nomdethi Harry Stanl^ when h ftcainrhat ainMlar teM^ntii ~fretti^ran4 ^ratting ui hoiir "on boards m a liialrnpolitan theatre ior Mr^ Stanley waa tke only child cl hia ^father Colonel Stanley; ind cooceqaently heir to that gallant cffi fir's estatee in xottaUre and elsewhere. For tke reat, he was three- and-twenty, ondeniably good-looking, and endowed with considerable abilities. Hav- ing completed the arrangement of the powdered wig, the permqnier withdrew a pace and contemplated the e£Fect with well- simulated admiration. " Mr. Charles Mathews never looked the part better, sir." The actor seemed to coincide in the op- inion of his fiatterinK attendant, for he rose, and surveyed himself in the glass with ad- miration, which he mads no attempt to con- ceal. "A good honse, Jackson?" "Capital, sir. Bat a little cold. They'll warm np when you go on, sir." "Tell the call-boy I want him, Jackson." Jackson withdrew and Montmorency surrendered himself to a mental solilcquy, which assumed scmewhat of this form "I wonder what my father wishes to see me aboat The same old story, I suppose â€" the folly and wickedness of the step I have taken. Well, of one thins;, I am certain I am much better ofiP in my present position than wedded to that Birbadoes girl, Miss Anstruther, in spite of her money-bags, and whom I have never seen." These refiectiona were pnt an end to by the entrance of the call-boy. "If a gentleman giving the name of Colonel Stanley should call, show him in here." "He is outside, sir," replied the boy. ' Show him in at once," whereupon there entered a small, wizen faced old gentleman, with snow-white hair, and supporting him self on a stick. Montmorency advanced, shcok hands with a great show of cordiality, and placed a chair, on which Colonel Stan- ley slowly seated himself, gazing around the small apartment with an unfeigned ex- pression of curiosity. "So this is a theatri- cal dressing-room. You are pretty snug." The rocm certainly deserved the enconinm of the old colonel. Pamtiog in oils and water colors neatly covered the walls fancy pipes and cigar-boxes and Ecent-bottlea littered the tables a case of champagne re- posed in one coiner, while in the other was a small pile of seltzer water. The Colonel, after indulging in a sigh, proceeded "I have called, Harry, before 1 return to Yorkshire, to make one more ap- peal to you to give up yonr present mode of life, settle dovn as a fasded proprietor in your native county, and marry Miss An- struther. " It was now the torn of the young man to s'gh as he replied; "Impossible, my dear sir. 1 am already wedded â€" to the sti^." "That may be bat unions can easily be disEolved by a divorce, especially in these days" "Not where the contracting patties are so attached to each othet as I am to my profession. No, sir. If a man coald take a wife en a lease, for seven, fourteen, or twenty ore years, the case would be differ- ent. But the feeling that my lot in life was fixed â€" cut and dried so to speak â€" the mat- ter won't bear a thought." The yonng man felt strongly inclined to indulge in a stage- walk, but the limited area of the apartment forbade such a physical relief. If the reader should consider the remarks of the actor somewhat flippant, it must be borne in mind that no one whose character did not fall under that definition would have acted as Harry Stanley had done. The clil man siowied as he resumed "I wonder you can repect yourself, dizened out and painted like a mummer at a pan tim'me." "I am of the Eame calling as the glory of England, Shakspere the actor" â€" "And poet â€" you forgot that, sir â€" poet, eir," sharply retcrtedthe colonel. "I can assure yon, sir, we have men of good family laying very small parts to- night. Trip took honours at Oxford, and B»3kbito is a Cimbridge man." "Pray, sir," replied the colonel, "if that be the case, why do you all sail under falso cclors Why resign the honoured name ojf Stanley for the Frenchified one of Mont- morency " Tne young man bowed as he responded "Oat cf deference to the shallow scruples of the narrow-minded potticn of society." 'Of which I constitute a member, eh " It was in a more conciliatory tone that his son took up .the argument. "Pray, sir, let me ask you a question. Do poets and novelists never adopt a nom de plumel Did not Miss Evans style herself "George Eliot;" the late Governor-general of India, "Owen Meredith " Mademoiselle de la Bamee, "Ouida " Dickens, "Boz " 'That'll do," interrupted the colonel, "Then one fine day yon will be falling in love, a^ yon call it, with one of these artful and painted sirens, and I shall find myself grandfather to a clown or a pantaloon 1 For, of course, you will bring up yonr of^ring to the piofessicn, as you call it, as if therd were zo other profession in the world." His son and heir drew himself proudly np as he replied "No, air, I trust. I shall never forget that I own the honoured name of Stanley." The colonel remained silent for several moments ere be observed "I shall never understand why yon declined to even see Miss Anstmther, wasayonagmaaofabrnt the sam* agaaa the aotor. and wai baliitad m no len ewn- MontaMnm^ vrmg the taana mg of his frrn-1 YtOaao*, a seat. "Ddlghtad to i aweedaadaaeltnrr In a few aeooiidi the two jonng similarly oooup'ed, and ifBiMi nsampticii ot a oonple of ohi fote«l him iato yoo, Jaek I Have "Becaose the very fact that the lady was labelled my fotnre wife," replied the son, 'wonld have caused me to deteat her at first sight." The old colonel rose from his seat. "I can see very plainly that I am wasting both yonr time and my own â€" Isnppoae yon will have to do a little tumbling ' presently f "I do not make my entranoe tSl the third act. If yOn will go in front, yoa oan have my box." Mcntmoren^ rang the bell as he spcke, and when ^he eall-My appeared, directed him to show hia visitOT into box A. The actor waa indnlgiBg in a sigh of rdief when a head appeared at -the half-doaed door, and a vmoe exohmned 'May I come inf MontmMency bonndedfirom hia chair aa he aeiwd hold of «ie extended hand and draw the owner into the room. The new-comer he actor opened the balL ftam.met^eldtgy pailF ' b3j^ia|^^piiiip«^ •* ooiMJnntCv an£%JKnrf Miss ^Sl H^ nlSTsl^-By-th^lTN iM haT^aeeabor. ^^malia aha like f* "AlawOj mri" teplltd YtSlvtM. "I met her St a bidl at Swrfoorongh. â- con after her arrival faom the West Indies, Faith, Harry, yon might do worse." "And might do better; eh. Jack? Bat your ideas of beauty are so oppoaite to mine as I remembt:r of old. Now, if you wish to sse a perfect vision of lovelineaa, go in front and see Finblanque, the L*dy Teazle of to- night " "You mean Mist Fonblanqae, I per- sume "' "Exactly. Tne prefix "Miss" is fre- quently omitted in theatrical parlance. She is bewitching," Yollsnce shakes his head, '-Have a care. Hairy. It woold be a pity if yon allied yourself with some unknown adventuress, after refusing the rich Miss Anstrather," "Well, to be candid. Jack, I am afraid ot myself. If I did not constantly call to my mind the fact that I am a Stanley, I should speedily succumb to the charms of the divine Fonblanqae, so there is some benefit arising from birth siter all." "And how long do yon mean to pursue this mad freak of yours " inquired Val- lance, "Till I hear on goad authority that the troublesome Miss .^strnther is engiged, or married." "And then?" "Why, then I quit the mimic stage as suddenly as I entered upon it." "Mtanwhile?" ejaculated Yallance with an incredulous smile. " Meanwhile," replied Montmorency, loftih' " I contribute to the ' gaiety of cations," as Johnson said of Garrick and therefore consider myself a far better mem ber of society than a successful general who has killed so many hundreds of his fellow- mortals or a lawyer, who has set whole families by the ears in order to fill his poc- kets or a dootor, who, as Tobin says, spends the greatar part of his time in writ- ing death-warrants m Latin." VsUance examined his fioger nails for a few seconds, and after an embarrasing pause, said,: "Harry, I am about to make a con- fession." '*I cannot promise you abeolution. Jack." Vallance proceeded "On the memorable night when I first beheld Miss Anstmther at the ball at Scarborough, I fell over head and ears in love with her." "You fell in love with her* did you," repeated Montmorency, in a tone of some annoyance, "You mean with her banking account. Remember, you are in the con- fession 4ox." "On my honour, no " replied Vallance, "As you are aware, I could not afford to marrjt a pennileas girl but if I were as rich as fiothschild, and Miss Anstmther a pauper, I would marry her to-morrow, if she would have me â€" You do not seem to like the idea?" "Humanity is a strange compotmd, Jack. It grates npon my senses of propriety that any also should step into my shoes and wed the woman intended for my wife, yet whom I have vowed never to marn^," "Why, what a dog in the manger, yon are I" "I would not mind so much if a stranger were to win the heiress but to know her as your wife, Jack, for the remainder of my existence, to repent probably tor my ob- stinacy â€" Yon are not m earnest. Jack Â¥' "Ah, but I am I" replied Vallance, in- wardly mtirmuring "May I be forgiven the lie." After a brief mental struggle, Montmor- ency continued Well, success attend you. You are a lucky fellow to walk off with such a prize while I shall remain a humble stage player." "Bemember the peerless Fonblanque. Harry." "Ah 1 you right. There is beauty, talent, wit, elegance, refinement, all enshrined in the adniirable Lady Teazls of to-night. I shall no longer hold back. To-night I shall know my fate. You have applied the touch- stone," The shrill voice of the caU-boy now utter- ed the words "Cbarles Svuface," "There is my ca)l So adieu for the pre- sent. Go in tront, and call for me at the end of the show and we wi'l hive a steak at the Albion together, and drink to the speedy nuptial 1 ol my btte noir, Mis3 An- struther." "With whom?" "Any one I care not â€" no offence. Jack â€" so 1 am free." Vallance proceeded straight to box A, and having tapped at the door, found him- self face to fa-je with Colonel Stanlay, who eagerly exclaimed: "Well, Vallance has my plan suceeded?" "I fear not, sir." "Give him a second dose the first op- portunity. I never knew it to fail. If you want to mike a man fall in love with a par- ticular woman, tell him she is half engaged, and she will instantly go up twenty per cent, in his estimation. That is bov I came to marry hia mother. D.rectlv my father teld me that Fr^ Spenoer was mad after her, and that she was half inclined to marry him, I rushed to thei attack, stormed the fortress, and carried aS the piize I wa»n't going to lit that puppy march off with her. A fellow with not a tithe of my pwsonal reoom m endatjona. " Here the colonel paus- ed, as he beheld the conntenanoe of hia auditor oompletely engrossed with the scene; for in the lovely Lady Teazle of the play Jack V^kUmce reeogmasd the West InoUui heiress, Emily Anatanithw I scm n. Aloes one of die tortoona pssstmis lead- ing to die dteaaing nom, anntluntn is can- dncting a lady, pieoaded oy ^ba dreaaer. Th^ have evidently oeine from the aodienoe p«rt ot tiie theatre, as thm are both in riodcra evening drsH. Praaenfly the dresser pansea at a door, and after tapuna enters and ratona to invite the lady to in- v«de the sacred pricinta of the draning- room of Ifiaa FonblaDqae, the reprcaentetive of Lady Teazle. After a few whispered wor^ to her eacoTt, the lady aooepta the in- vitation, and m nothcar momeat â-  elwped n tbo cmbnoa Julia r raBtardBS inaiaaa of MoataioraBOf. Om the ^tiaafe to the V^^'^iJ'l'^T â-  bf meani of her •••«««Ba Unlial iood of ssnta- gla«. Yeas it» V%J^ whom I lo»e, whoai .!»• How oaa we imeramW â€" j- -~ v^^ tioaa which agitated tbi !«««« **• »«* MTaadiriMUed to *bo a^wJ of dfaetem tnm the lipa of tkeooly man ahe rrme lov 3r la ioT«id *7"wHt»«*' :^' " aged to rapt: 'Mr. Monttawrmoy. yooara not rehamlk a loene in^^| new oom- eij1"^^fX_ Hi life" ice IS it anysHicre,) _B retara to your o "Firtt tdl me, Jolia, how to penetatetbcas sacred Pf«» ^^. •^1 my kniban* who taowa^*â„¢?^ body. Mid he could at once •«'#»*»*• dir^y I told him you were my old sehool- fellow at Barbadoes,-Now answer me my question, thew's a dear V •I Aow found my proper ^^f^J " free, papular, and admired, roafcead of one^ •Si^r" I hilve hundreds, and tiie number is increasing nightly. What can woman wish for mnre " t. j j "111 tell yon, Emily; a nice husband, ana domaaticblisa." .... The actress indulged in a scarcely atidible sigh. "That might have been my Ut. I mean the domestic bliss part of the affair, if I bad not had it dicnsd mto my car i from morning 1 11 night that thera was only oae road to nappinesaâ€" a union with Mr. Stan- ley, whom 1 have never seen," ^^ "You might have liked him verv much, 'Impossible, my dear Julia. Tne vary fact of a man being ticketed like a pirizs animU at a show, and then his being intro- duced to you as your certain and future husband, would be qaite suifioient to make me detest him.â€" No, Julia; when marry, I will myself make the selection, and he must be one who is ignorant that his intend- ed is a rich heiress." ••That will not be a very easy matter to accomplish, Emily. " "listen, Julia, and I'll tell you a secret: T ere is a yonng man acting in this coin- panyâ€" a Mr. Percy Montmorency, He is all I could wish â€" handsome, clever, accom- plished, and vastly agreeable." "Then you have made your se'eotion " '•Not so, Julia, His profession renders otir union impossible. He may be heir to a peerage; he may be a lawyer's clerk. There is the most delightful mystery as to our antecedents, we play actors! For instance, who would suppose that I was the rich West Indian heiress, who utilized her amateur theatrical talente, and adopted her present profession? And all in order to escape be- ing pestered into %n unwelcome ana dis- tasteful marriage, Heigh-hol I wish I had never seen this captivatmg tellow.' Mrs, S7dney sighei as she rejoined: "Ah, Emily, there is the danger of your present mode of life. Before you know where you a^e, findmg yourself over htsad and ears in love with some handsome fellow, even of whose very name you are ignorant. As to the position in society of his progenitors, that is a point which would require the re- search of the Society of Antiquaries." Tbe actress looked solemnly in the face of her friend, and taking both her hands with- in her own, replied: "Julia, there is a.faaoin ation in the life of a successful actress, of which you can form no conception. There is tbe delight of selecting the costume you are to wear on the e^eatful evening. No trifle to a woman, as you will admit. Then there is the actual ^ileasure of wearing it, not^for the sake of some*half-dozan friends, whose envy in consequence is a poor raward, but the object of admiration to hundreds of spectators nightlyl Then, instead of mono- tonous domesticity, executing crewel-work to ihe accompaniment of the snoring in an armchair of a bored' husband, we have the nightly welcome from a thousand pair of huids, and the final call before tbe curtain amidst an avalanche of flowers! Yonr name on every tongue, your photo, in every print- shop in London, and your acts and deeds the subject of converaation at every dinner- table inthemeferopolisi" Mrs. Sydney shook her head with a melancholy smile as the actress finifhed her oration. "I am still uncovertsd, Emily.' "Quite right, Julia. If we were all actresses there would be no audiencesl" The inexorable call-boy here pnt a com- pulsory finish to the interview between the two friends, with the words "Lady Teazla." .SCENE m, Montmorency was seated in the green- room at the conclusion of the play, engaged in that absent train of thought known as a brown study. The more he saw of the s- inating Fonblanque, the more he was capti- vated. Every hour spent in her sosietybut served to rivet more closely the chain which bound him to her. Should he condescend and make her an offer of his hand, she would naturally be influenced by a profound sense of gratitude, when she discovered that she had married a man of fortune and a S tanley 1 Whereas, if he had married the rich Mtss Anstrather. he would have had money bags perpetually thrown in his face. A silver-toned utterance fell on hia ears Looking up, he beheld the subject of his cogilabons. "Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. Mont- morfflicy, on your Charles Surtace this evenmg A double caU before the curtain, and well deserved." r "muu, ••You are pleased to flatt»rme. The plau- dits of the house to-night render any pndse ?1f^-?^ 17°" f*^! ^^^^ nnn^oeSwry. I regret that I am fated to lose so charming a compatriot." â€" »«»uiii I charming hJI^ ' 't°*^ *,"** Montonorency imagined he detected a paler tint on the chmk ol the S'iTv'e^i?" "" â-  "^â€"o t goini "Ifearso," "Whereforar' confide the caora of my «adden departura? Lady Tiaale caatdown her loi^wnL '^•\*^"' "P**- "d tiien. in a v3c?S wh^ the smallest poa.ibtoX«^ ^** " cept^Ie, whispend: " " here?" "I fear. „. J was per. 'Arayoa not happy !»»» ..ri.***° m^cl* «o." Bighed Montmer- di^UtliJ.'j^"' been Uving in a fool' I" what way, MrMontmor. momaeato- "How ency?" "lam •rtistio native ii, and xmaShL ly Bensitive than that -^' mortals^ "You tem^ate jTwuuu â„¢, â- aMlLadyTeazle_^;*Yoa know nothing of my anteoedents, mf â€" "And you know nothing ot uMb, you woaldsay. Charming equalityl Say, Miss Fonblanque, may I hop*r' It waa now the tnm of tbe actren to ngh. "It woold be cruel to laiae hopea which oan nevor be realized." ,..,.. Montmorency let fall the hand which m his ardour he had seizad, and drew hina'eU proudly up. "Ttat is your fixed aoswerf "It 18." Montmorency onca v«re took posaeMion of her taper fingers, and raiaing them J» his lips, uttered the word "Farewellf and hast- ily left the green-room. The dark melting eyes of tSie heiiesa giz- ed after hia ratreating figare,a^d lai^e drops of moisture gathered in them,! "I have half a mind to call him back," she mentally whis- pered.â€" "Nol I must rememberj am an An- strather." Sinking on a couch. Lady Teazl^ felt_ her brain going around: then prasently raising her eyes, she beheldâ€" Mr. Vallance. "Have I not tbe honour Of speaking to Miss Anstrather " "Since you recognise mei, it would be af- fectation to deny my identity, Mr. Vallance, may I ask you to preserve my fecret?" "From all save oae individual â€" Mr. Mont- morency. Surely you knew that in the Coarles Surface of thin evening you beheld your rej acted lover, Mr. Stanley?" A film came slowly over the eyes of Miss Anstrather. '•You ara not joking, Mr. Val- lance " "The matter is too serious for jesting. Bat IwillbreAka oonfidenoe. He loves you. He told mo so half an hour ago." The heiress could scarcely forbear a smile, as she refiected .that her ears had drank in the soft cmifessibn only five i minutes ago. "Mr. Vallanca will you do mC^ a favor? Will you ask Me. Stanley to step here for a few minutes But remember, you must on no account repeal my identity." "Yoa may rely on me, Miss Anstrnthor. I do not know whatstepi yuu mean to adopt; but there is no time to lose, for old Colauel Scaniey is in ir.nVftttd will,, if he has' re- cognised you, at once inform his son." •That is my fear so hasta." Almost before the heiress could mature her plana the rejected one appeared before her. He was very grave, and bowed with an air of deep humility, as the actress thus addressed him: "Mr. Vallance audi are old acquaintances, so I commissioned him to ask yon to return for a short time. I feel very anxious about our scenes in the Qvnch- back to-momw. Would joa mind running thronghthe Modus and Helen scene. Imsan the second one." Montmorency bowed. "With pleas are." It would have been a lesaon for half the actresses on the stage, could they, have be- held the manner in which the 'sbucy co quette of the play coaxed her lover, lured bitu on, faosinated him, and enveloped him in siioh a spell of witdieries, that no Modus that ever breathed could haye been proof against her seductive wiles. The scene came to an unexpected termintion, for Mont- morency suddenly caught her in his arms, and as he held her clasped tight to hia breast, exclaimed in rapid and exoited tones: "This is not acting! If it be, you are the greatest actrass that ever trod the beards. You love me! I see it in your sparkling eye; I read it in your blushing cheek! Say. am I not right?" Emily Anstrather remained perfectly pas- sive in the arms of Harry Stanley, as she murmured "Yes." The enraptured couple were so complete- ly absorbed in readmg love in each other's eyei that they had not observed the en- trance of two gentlemen, Colonel Sain- ley and Mr. Vallance, The Old colonel was the first to speak, "Speak, sir! Is this a scene from a pUy " By this time the heireis had leftths sweet anchorage of her lover's arms, and advan- cing to the old man, said: ••Do yon not recognise your godchild, Emily An- strather t" But surprise had taken away the power of speech from the colonel. His ton interposed. "I trast Miss An- strather wiU acq ait Tne of any guilty know- ledgi of this factâ€" will believe that believ- ed she was merely Miss Fontl actress," nqae the Emily Anstrather here cast down her eyes, while a deep blush mantled over her face and neck, "Ian afraid 1 am not equally in- nocent; for Mr, VaUance informed me that I had refused my hated lover. Bat I have enough confidence in hia love for me, to hope for^his beUef in my unselfish love for ••So you see, dad." exclaimed the younger Stanley, •'Love not only rules the court.the camp the grove, as the poet says, but does ^^isdam to flotiier his wings m the green- Lore of Home. The most appreciable quality of the Brit uh people IS their love for toSie. I plS» the love of home M the very base of aaW Thera is nothing so c««SL « JSl Hbtorietl J,fc^ "A mole is a mole bat a »v,. ier," Tftis joke is BuppaiJ^f**"!* brought uf from India by th. ;: ,S C g'an setUers of Italy. TetZS*" C S.». in hi. annals reUtosSSfe?*^ ' pausing at the hdnk of th. n!..9«ir »Z effort to bui braced ita f( Dm'c tempi Pte. fcrto," biiira.i«S a#|eteupjn thel^r?« aaiulcyet^SJlkil •*•*, upon hearing thii^' moonteffhis h*rse and made a da,i,7H other bank. So passed away thi ,S of Borne. Tedins Semproaing wJ!* quently put to death on the firBt « **•' tion, after having got off the joke on M*"" tony, 1 he specific charge against V* an attempt to revive the humonr quins. olth,^J I WUliam Rufus was ttorying on. a Winchester, during the suSLrof iL* when he was approached by big Lord rr' K^llor, who luggested that inasmuch u?' I King was a voong bachelor the ladieiftttt court naturally expected more »».»-«._!.â- " dreceiv Simon King, "they shall never say I value "tlT not. Lirgess is thine, me lud, if thoB7 viae a scheme for their entertainment busy with the cares of State." i^ »u 1. .1 ^7"P~*^"«eattentioiii! they bad received during the Drecoi4i.,7 i ::B;St Simon the Collier, "'St\t lall never say I vain, ti.* State." suggested the Ctiaucellor. «x„ vise am cream,' ^^ high," rejomed the economical Kbg ^^'f ing to a neighboring confectioner'g ri» • $1.50 per gal." The Chancellor r«iS I in dipg ist. *^ When Alexander paused bsfore the wilk of Tyre, Dalessepsius, his engineer renmw that the city wasimpregnible. All attend I to break down the walls would T but a waste of time, and an assault wodd causa terrible effusion of blood, kkxasi^ smilingly replied that while a batterine-ni, might faU, a goat would probably aMim â- â€¢Bring up a goat or the butter we had jw night either is a strong butter," he muaw ly answered. The peoplaof Tyre, who »« on thei walls of their city, imme" down and left on the other side. Gladstone and his Wife. We are always curious to know sometL, of the domestic life of great men, and wiU I to know if the wife has had any part in tbt husband's success. It is always said tlut Mrs, Gladstone has been a helpmeet indeed, and one woull be led to this opinion froi 1 the sweet, wifely, motherly expression ol I her countenance. Mrs, Gladstone does not I look older than an American lady does at 50, Her hair is almost black and her face is 4 most free from lines and wrinkles. EnglM woman of the last ge aeration dresses hid^ I ously, and the majority of the present gtsi I eration do. And Mrs, Gladstone, in respect I of dress,belongs to both past aad.the present She alwajrs looks dowdy. Oae can not git 7er the feeling when seeing her that sheiicf bourgeois origin. If one did not know bet, one would assume that she belonged to what is called the ••shop keeping olas," When she came into the chapel on Snndif she was really a curiosity. Her face ia ui coinmonly sweet and spiritual. Her smb tells the story of a true and gentle heirt I But Why should any lady dren n barbarously The puffed-oat hair, and bij ill-shabed bonnet, with the oldfashiated I spo:tod veil; a long, rather rosty veltttl cloak, with wide f ur»trimming8 and ii' I gloved hands did not seem suitable to tis I face. During the services, when Mn, Glid- 1 stone ramov the cloak, she put on a ligh^ I coarsely-knitted worsted shawl, and then ti I mo, the piotur J of olds aad ends seemed I compleato. But to Mr. Gladstons, I was pained ti see him. He shufflid into the chapel ui into his pe^ with a quick, nervoos, ill-» gulated^stop that indicated strength of «il trying to overcome weeknsss of limb. Hi lockeKl two inches shorter than he did foot years ago. His face is full of crows' feet, Lines and wrinkles run in every directioB upon it, and if he were 100 years oldtii hei could not be more wizan and worn. The withered, pinched face, with its great, etrating, restless eyes, was almost wm. 1 sat immediately facing the prime miniiter, and within ten feet of him,and I must nj-- 1 I am bound to say â€" that his presence pained me all the while I was in the chapeL fi' a maa with a great trouble on his mmi, I else no face in this world ever told the itoiT I of trouble. When he closed his eyes in pnf- 1 er â€" and I peeped several timas to seeâ€" tin" was almost an agony on his coantenuct. He was so uneasy and restless when ituf ing up, so fidgety with the books and ti fan that it was deeply painful to see him. Recklessness of the British. There is considerable recklessness in tiij character of the British people, and effects are seen in early marriages, in *•* and finuioe, at sea and land, in the mine w the factory, ^at are the oft-recutn^ commercial crisis but the rebounds of a "r' less ne^ect of rules of prudence and «»' dom Whence the many accidents on v\ railways and the heavy losses [at sea hot v1 result of wanton nogligence of danger is not Only the owner of the mine that «* gleets (^tening proper shafto, but the a" himself, that iHll fight his candle or fJf' the midst of fire-damp. It is not the m owner onWithat will aend unworthy, o^ laden, and tinder-manned ships " the captain and seamen, who will encsoov any-f^-in orjer to shorten the P»»«?' so msihy luran'or days. If boldness » â-¼irtae, reckleasness is a vice if brsvelf^ of love, fne uid anooastfained*^ .l»^. ud loved faces duing a lomt sdJm iif --â€" with a lustiay and pedigrte of _. -_ „ --« â€" utogetiier a pacpetaal solaoe to h«fe»S mind. AnditSrthomTfaX^lif^ peace aiid qiiietMss.^ar«£ W ^Z!2 ?? household. Ifanitd «^^'?^** **• «»•• rieht over their mia ^9 via wiehl she rightat ^edoo-opeiatkin ^K: » V jT' W] Mm commapidable,; rashness is a crime. i» •-^ 15.350 deaths arose from violent owiwf!| mines, from vehides, from macbineiji i^ wesBon^ fitoa Ihlls, from burns, frwo" plodons, from weather agencies, fromaw^ ding and snflbcation, and from P!"I ' othw oaoesa, many of them the ««'P^Z. suit of racklessness. No otiier co^%l UUtesnchacatlogoeof riolentdeatlukj^ I they have not the same quantity of i^v nor thovsamo milage of railways, aor samttqnaage ^^»ping yet the pr«P tiofidf losies it gnikiir here than buJ^ Now, the acquisition of wealth by g and recklessness is vicious and criPB" Wealth, says Weyland, is not acqoireo. many persons supposed, by to^^^^!i!^ nlaM aad S]plendid enterprises, bat 7 daily practica of industry, f^SP^Ltf^ eoonomy. H9 who relics npon **?* -n will laralv ha ionnd destitate. and ds j will larely Ifj'i^fpBd deitttnte, ani •r^i roUes npon any othor will generauy " 1 .,/*"'