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 ,;. ,\A. mi-VJX}. â- iF UTl-i ELLUOTT; OR, A PROPHECY FULFILLED. A TALE OF SOCIAL LIFE IN CANADA. B-Sr â- ^. E. BESSE-^-, 3^. 3D. PART ni.â€" The Weddikg. " Oh, fortune, turn thy wheel around. As 1 now turn my spinning wheel. Let life ifli1e on without a sound. Smoothly as silk upon this reel Tar.i, fortune, turn thy wheel of fate. Tell me, is good or ill in store, •for me will there be frowns of hate Or will love live forever more •Or will love live forever more J*' '" This was th3 burthen of the song, The sonj; sung by a maiden fair. Slowly the wheel, she tarries long. As lifts her heart in ardent prayer. While slower goes the wheel around, She eager lend.i a listening: ear, Like earnest echo comes the sound, Oh maiden, list, but not â- vnt'k fear Oh maiden, list, but not with fear '" " Weaver thou art of thine own life. Mistress thou art of thine own fate. Daily thou spinnest peace or strife, Tnine own toil maketh love or bate The web of life is good or ill. Thine own work proves what is in store. '.Thy fate, which spun by thine own will, Bringd life or death for evermore, •Brings life or death for evermore I" The â- wedding day was some time in being decided upon. Many interests had to be •considered, and the convenience of a large circle of friends consulted. Finally Christ- mas night was selected as most convenient for all. The wedding morning broke propitiously, ^ut the sky became overcast before noon, -ami a heavy storm of snow and sleet set in. As the day wore on it looked as if the old year was determined upon arraying himself with a profusion of winter's fleecy garb. The trees, shriibbery, hedgerows and ever- ^rc3us assumed the most fantastic forms and I made of the beautiful surroundings of the ' £lIiott mansion a charming fairy scene. The day was well chosen, for amid the general call to happiness, the bustle of ' spirits, and stir of the affections, which pre- vail at this period, what bosom could re- main insensible It is indeed the season for regenera'-ed feelingâ€" the season for kindling, •not merely the fire of hospitality in the hall, 'but the genial flame of charity in^he heart the scene of early love rises again green to memory beyond the sterile waste of years and the idea of home, fraught with the fragrance of liome joys, reinimates the drooping spirit as the Arabian breeze will sometimes waft the freshness of the distant •fields to the weary pilgrim of the desert. As the season brings with it fresh delights so does the ceremony of marriage, for " What a delicious breath marriage sends forthâ€" The violets hold not sweeter. Honest wedlock 'Is like a banqueting house, built in a garden, n which the spring flowers take delight To cast their modest odours." l^y seven o'clock p.m., the time ap- pointed for the ceremony, the church of St. James the Apostle was well filled with an expectant company. As the bride appear- ed iuauing on her fatJier's arm and took her plajc before the altar rail, hymn 3oO, An- cieut and Modem, beginning " The voice that breathed o'er Eden, That earliest wedding day. The primal marriage blessing, It hith not passed away, ^t ill in the pure espousal" ' Of Christian man and maid 'Ih2 Holy Three are with us. The threefold grace is said," "was sung by the choir boys. She was accompanied by three brides- -znaids, favorite old schoolmates at the convent of Villa Marieâ€" M'lle Louise Lran- .ger. Miss Maude Harriiigton, and Miss Rose Rankin. The bride was arrayed in white satin and tulle, with wreaths off white flowers and a bunch of white roses on her bosom. Her bridal veil WAS fastened by a spray of diamonds and sapphires she also â- wore a crescent of diamonds and sapphires â- and a diamond bracelet â€" the latter gifts of her mother â€" the crescent having been hand- led down.f rom her grandmother. The brides- maids wore dresses of cream, pink and hel- otropesatin, withbim hesofchrjs nthemum artistically tasteued by a miniature butter- fly, with wings extended, whose variegated -colors were secured by a beautiful arrange- ment of precious stones while their eyes w^ere diamonds. These were souvenirs pre- sented by the bridegroom and were express- ly ordered for the occasion. A prettier or more charming bride had ^seldom been seen at the altar in Montreal â€" that city of beautiful women â€" while the whole wedding group formed a picture long to be remembered by those present. The bridegrcoT/was atte-ded by three of his in- timate friends, in evening dress. The hymn ended, the ceremony wm performed by the "rector. Canon EUwood, and his assistant. At its close, as the bridal party returned, *he wedding march of Mendelssohn pealed forth from the organâ€" all seemed full of gay- •ety but the bride, who looked serious and jgcarcely smiled The wedding party return- ed to the Elliott mansion and partook of a most luxurious banquet, after which the •conveyances were ordered to convey the iparty t) the station, as they intended to depart by the ten p.m. train to Boston. ^Showers of rice and old slippers followed "their departure. The bride's travelling dress •vras a tailor-made' gown of drab Melton and corduroy velvet trimmings with a drab felt liat trimmed to match. As she stepped into the drawing-room car ^d took her seat beside her newly made liusband, she looked queenly in her beauty, lat a sad expression rested on her counten- ance almost amounting to gravity. This arose from the consciousness that she liad not her father's hearty approval of, lat merely his passive assent to, the course she was pursuing. There was not much hilarity among the ^roup of assembled friends at the stati* n all seemed to feel that for her it was a serious adventure, and the guests left early that night from the old Elliott mansion on the hiU.. The young couple returned in time to allow Ruth to join her moAer in receiving m New Year's Day, and the house was en fete the entire day, while many were the callers and hearty the congratulations. A formal reception was arranged for the even- ing, at which the company, mostly young people, was unusually large, sonTivial and faappy. i Young Blackstone rojoiced in the possea- -4ran of the loveliest of all tbe merchant princes' daughters of the West End, and his friends warmly congratulated him on his good fortune. He had avoided all indulgence faithfully, and Mr. and Mrs. Elliott began to feel a hope that after all Ruth might be the mak- ing of him but he was only keeping a promise made to Rath, for she had refused to become his wife until he pledged that he would never drink while he was her hus- band. So impressed had she been by her father's fears that she had reopened the subject and begged hini to renew his pledge and to satisfy her that her father's fears on that score were at least uncalled for, *nd he re- newed his vow as only lovers can do who have not yet secured a much coveted matrimonial prize. On the return of the young couple, Mrs. Blackstone was the recipient of many calls and good wishes from her lady friends, but the quiet sadness of her mein impressed every body she already seemed a disap- pointed woman. It looked as if she had already discovered some secret she had not known or believed before, which weighed heavily upon her spirits and seemed to pro- duce an absent-mindedness quite foreign to her usual manner. At the " Epicurean Club " young Black- stone was handsomely entertained by his bachelor friends and admirers with a cham- pagne supper in honor of his recent mar- riage. In proposing the various toasts of the evening speeches were made by several young gentleman, among them Mr. Do- little, Mr. Shallowpate, and Mr. Spend- thrift, also young Lord Peacock, a recent English arrival of the Oscar Wilde schoolâ€" r who, continually, referred to the remarkable coincidence which existed between his own circumstances and those of the guest of the evening. Remarkable, indeed, he thought, and they would all see it when he told them that, like his friend, his wealth consisted in rare personal accomplishment only like his friend he was engaged^-although not yet married he hoped some day to be â€" to the richest and most bf-Autiful of all the wealthy heiresses of old Hengland â€" a daughter of the nobility â€" (applause, and exclamations of " happy fellow " All the speakers indulged in the most adulatory expressions of congratulation tow-trd young Blackstone, and all joined in calling him a " deuced lucky fellow." The hero of the occasion in replying said that " he must confess that he loved lux- ury, he considered himself a favorite of For- tune and bom to luck as the ' sparks to fly upward,' and having secured a prize iu the matrimonial lottery he felt that, by one lucky stroke of diplomacy on which he plumed himself exceedingly, he had assured to himself a future of not merely ordinary comfort, but, if he Were so minded, of the most profuse luxury, and he believed life wsis given one to enjoy, therefore, he intended having all the pleasure it could afford." " Bravo Bravissimo " shouted his com- panions.) " I like good things," he said, " I am inclined to be epicurean in my taste, fastidious in. my habits, luxurious in my inclinations and my indulgences, and I love to feast my eyes on beauty. (Bravo bravo bravo I cannot better express my views than by telling you, in the lan- guage of a Prince and oon-vivant, that if this citizen knows himself â€" and he thinks he does â€" " I will have all mj- beds blown up, not stuff d Down is too hai-d and then, my oval room, Fill'd with such pictures as Tiberius took From Elephantis, and dull Arctine But coldlj- imitated. My meat shall all come in in Indian shells. Dishes of agate set in gold, and studded With em'ralds, saphires, hyacinths and rubies With tongues of carps, dormice, and camels' heels Boiled i' the spirit of Sol and dissolved pearl Apician diet 'gainst the epilepsy Gold-fish as sardines in oil-of-olives dress'd, Butterflies of gay and spangled wings Preserved in virgin honey â€" that liquid serene Born of the airâ€" idistill'd fragrance â€" By some sweet mystery of dew In bosoms of rarest flowei-s. And I will eat these broths, with spoons of amber Headed with diamond and carbuncle My wife shall feast on birds of Paradise, Humming birds stuffd and fruits of tropic climes. My foot-boy shall eat gold en -pheasants, Stuff'd wrens, and calvered salmons, Trout, smelt" lampreys I myself will have The beards of barbels served instead of salads Oird mushrooms, and fishes' eyes. â€" My shirts I'll have of taffeta sarsnet. soft and light As cob-webs and for all my other raiment. It shall be such as might provoke the Persian, Were he to teach the world riot anew My gloves of fish and bird skins, most delicately pre- pared. And perfumed with the odors of Paradise And spice laden eastern air. And if my resources fail me, â€" why I must then, the short coming of my means. Piece out by stepping forwara as the Spartan Was told to add a step to his short sword." This was greeted with the wildest ap- plause. And yet, as Michael Angelo said " The men. that women marrj-. And why they marry them, will always be A marvel and a mystery to the world." A "welcome home" evening with a ban- quet was given at the Blackstone family residence the following week, and an un- tisually large company assembled to join in the festivities and rejoice with young Black- stone over hia good fortune. The early part of the evening was spent in amusement and at ten o'clock the doors of the large din- ing-hall were thrown oien and the guests filed in. There was no stint of display, and if Blackstono, Sr., had been numbered among the city's millionaires no more luxurious scene could have been imagined. Mr. Elliott, who, as a specially honoured guest, bc^n to think that after all the Blackstones might be much finer people tiian he had erer been led to suppose. The company was very hilarious and many were the ratlys, the ^^tticiams tdnA the jokes â€" ^good old English onesâ€" thit aroused the spirits of tiie convivial guests. When the ladiee had retired and we cloth 'had Been removed and many of tiie younger men, -who prefored dancing, had retired to the jNtrlors, there was no lack of toasts and toasters, and as there was plen^ of wine and liquors to snit every taste, the old but- ler was kept quite busy opening corks, (spe- cially champagne, however.) And so they toasted the bride in a flowing bowl and they drank to her queenly face and they sang ker peans lusty and strong; while they toasted her every grace. And they toasted the groom, and hoped full soon he'd be the leading l^rrister of the day, as suc- cessful in winning his cases in law affiurs as he had proved himself in affairs of the heart. But this did not oatisfy old Gerald Pirn, brother of Admiral Pini, of Arctic notoriety, so the old sailor gave a toast for the first, born as in follows, true aailor fashion saymg " Here's to the cock that crows in th? mom Here's to the chick that is yet unborn Here's to the girl «ith the golden hair May the twain be always a prosperous pair." Poor Blackstone on rising to respond was noticed to ba under the influence of too much champagne. In attempting to reply he essayed to be witty then he tried a bit of eloquence again he attempted to be bril- liant, but it was all a. failure. Still he talk- ed aad would talk, exhibiting his maudlin state in painful persistence. In vain his friends pulled at his coat tail in vain they applauded to the echo this only made him go on. Mr. Elliott was confused, amazed, disgusted. Abruptly he proposed the National An- them, which they sung, when the party left the table and joined the ladies in the draw- ing-rooms. Blackstone was hilarious, talkative, silly in his remarks in fact, drunk. He insisted upon a chum going back to the dining-room with him for just another glass of cham- pagne. " Old boy, you know, this is my wedding feast you know, old fellow let's have a cigar and another glass before you go." They found the obliging old butler outside who furnished them with a bottle of wine and glasses. Over this they sat until it was late the guests had all gone. Blackstone did not retire with his wife that night, but Was assisted to a room by the faithful old butler. He was hopelessly drunk. On being put to bed he said to John, " Very sick, eh " " No, taken too much," was the butler's reply. " Well, drunk then, I s'pose, eh " John stowed him away and left him. Tlie next morning there was a silent com- pany at the breakfast table. Blackstone turn- ed up in his wife's room as she was dressing. She scarcely spoke to him â€" her heart was too full for speaking. She had cried herself to sleep the night before, she realized the aAvf ul abyss into which she was to be dragged by the man she had chosen to be her husband Well, she had no one to blame but herself, she reasoned, and now all she could do was to nerve herself for the struggle, and if she had any influence with him â€" and some one had said that " Woman's influence was al- most omnipotent" â€" she would make a new man of Aruiur Blackstone. Poor girl She did not realise that King Alcohol is more omnipotent than Woman. He attempted to kiss her, but she drew away, and left the room in silence. From that day forward he drank freely and openly, and made no effort to conceal his habits. He might be seen to enter the Bodega several times each day. His face began to wear a deeper hue, he carried hb sign about with him, his habits were im- printed in his face, apparent to everybody His clients began to lose confidence in hf and their number did not increase, buj/^he opposite. Meantime his young wife setjtefself hero ically to her task of reformjiJg him. But noâ€" on, on he goes, no p^iOse in his course until everything islosfT Honor, business, reputation gone. And but for his wife's in- come and the sgalal standing of the Elliott family he wouid ere this have been a social outcast. A y^r has passed, and a new arrival has come in the form of a sweet girl baby to Hess their home. The young wife still clings to hope and thinks perhaps this will bring a change in his habits. And so it does, for a time, but soon he was back to his old haunts and habits. He was known to be a clever, well-in- formed lawyer. He soon became the tool of designing, unprincipled schemers, who, finding him devoid of principle, were as ready to use him as he was ready to be used for the furtherance of their fraudulent designs. In this way he managed to appear to have some important business on hand and to buoy himself up with great expectations which were never realised. Finding it impossible to obtain sufS€^tent funds by fair means he took to imitating his wife's signature to orders on business houses, and finally growing bold with suc- cess, he ventured on making and signing cheques purporting to be her signature. At first astonishment only affected Mrs. Black- stone, as she found several unexpected bills presented for payment. Soon her sus- pense grew to apprehension as she began to realise that some one was tapping her in- come before it could reach her, and finally finding one of these unfortunate cheques in a pocket one night, when he returned home unusually drunk, revealed to her the true culprit. Here was a new trouble. Life was grow- ing a burden, her heart was weary what should she do Would she consult her father and tell him all and shrank from the trial, done. Bills must be met. importunate, her own and she do? She could not could not put them off own balance was used np. Mr. Elliott grew very angry, on question- ing her, as to the reason of her fund^ having been aU. exhausted. She essayed on^-exouae after another. What could she aayU bant- ing into tears she admitted it all. T " I will submit the matter to mj solicit- ors," he .said. " Meantime: the njuaey ne- cessary will be advanced you agau^ fntore allowances, " he said, as he drew uj a letter of credit to her bankers. Next day Mr. Elliott submitted matter to ms solicitors, who that Mrs. Blackstone's .banker into thdr confld^ice that' old revised and the good and bad itoaiated an4 that any forther peculatiom Mtead ed by at. immediate crimb^d.actitai part of her bankers agaipst.the wQ. BUcAstpne Jbr Kgrj^ery. The otipOTtanity was^ei Ipfig ja A cheque in his infe's' naniewas next day it was retained for tiie be sent. Meanwhile Mr. Elliott She shuddered. But it must be Creditors were his, what would meet then^. She any longef. Her le whole ended tcJcen^ leques be fied, and he at once sent over to his daugh- ter to know whether she gave a cheque that day in favor of Nettleton Co., wiue mer- chants, for $100. A, reply in the negative being received the matter was at once put into the hands of Mr. Elliott's solicitors, and they, before takii^ proceedings, ascer- tained that Nettleton Co.'s bill against Mr. Blackstone was teh dollars, which he had promised to settle that day. Evident- ly he had enlarged the amount to $100, while drawing on his wife's account at the bank to meet his little liquor bill. Next day he was aiTcsted. His wife, dis- tracted, rushed to her father's office implor- ing him to secure his liberation. As might be expected he was inexorable, the law must take its course, and the scoundrel put beyond the power of beggaring her and her child. It was a sad reflection upon the solf- willedness of a woman in love, but she was still his child, and it was a duty he owed to her, and her child, as well as to society, to see that no clemency should be exercised to- ward such a brute. Feeling the justness of her father's con- clusion, the fitness of his quiet rebuke for her waywardness, and how futile any at- tempt on her part would be to change his mind, she silently withdrew. Looking up from his writing and finding her gone, he exclaimed " Poor Ruth, I would have nnared you all this, but you would not need my advice and I was forced into an acquiescence to your ill-starr- ed marriage, by an attempted elopement in my desire to avoid a scandal. I did my duty then,â€" I'll do it now " Poor Ruth walked hurriedly homeward alon? the busy streets, burdened with grief, resolving in her mind, that as she had one friend to whom she could always go with her griefs, sure of finding sympathy and consolation, to that friend â€" her mother â€" she would go with this new grief, and per- haps a^ would be able to influence her papa and prevent the matter from becoming pub- Uc. As she entered her old home â€" the Elliott mansion â€" she met her mother in the hall, and throwing herself upon her neck, burst into a flood of tears-^imploring her, 'mid sobs and tears â€" to prevail upon her father not to allow the law to take its course against Arthur â€" and thus complete his dis- grace. " Let the money go," she said, " it was my money he was taking, and if I for- give him, why can't papa " Her mother spoke kindly to her, assuaged her grief, comforted, sympathized with, and caressed her, and when she was calmed and in a reasoning mood, she began to reason with her after this manner " My dear, " he said, " leave it to papa; you may be swe that your interests will not suffer in his hands, and that he will do whatever in his judgment is right. Mean- time, what are the lessons you should learn from this experience that may be profitable to you in the future First, can't you see that as the quality of the seed that is sown is proved by the fruit it produces so, the quality of om* acts is shown by the conse- quences which follow. You forced your father to acquiesce in a marriage his better judgment could not approve of by your at- tempted elopement to prevent a scandal, you got your own way then now you are getting your wages DisobediencealjHtys- rings its own punishment th^^tp^san act of filial disobedience the,^(^ishment has not been long incojBiftgTbut may be long in leaving ^fotifflj^ entail upon you a life- timeopgUffering. God grant you a speedy deliverance, my poor, troubled child. Any way, you can come back to the old nest. Birdie 7 and be warmed and fed and cloth- ed and comforted. Are you going now " she said, as Ruth rose in silence to depart. "Well then, keep up heart, and come back. Birdie, to the old nest whenever you feel like it," so kissing her, she was gone. "As gold is tried by fire, so must the heart be purified by suffering," I suppose, soliloquised liuth, as she left the old home for the new, "but my sufferings, it is quite true, are the result of my own filial disobe- dience. I have had my own way, and I am having my own wages, that is all true. I can only pray that He who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb, will temper this affliction to me and give me grace to bear it patiently and without murmuring until he says ' it is enough.' " (to be CONTlXUEi,.) â- â- "' OflEISTMAS MEETIKG 0? THE UME KILN CLUB. In accordance with the re solutions adopted at the last regular meeting,! Paradise till was thrown open last night to the metnlers of the club, and upwards of 200 assemlled to help honor the ocjasion. Some five yews since the club adopted the idea of consolidrt- ing Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Yetr's into one general holiday, to be" known as "Thankschrisyears," and have ever siice] maintained it. This saves time, troublj expense. j^ Each member can have his turkeyi haj!^ up his stocking, aud begin the New Yeit all iu twenty -four hours. A PLAIN CASE. "My frens," said Brother Gardner, v,\ the triangle had called the meeting to order, " der am a great difference of opinion as to I de origin of thanksgivin.' Some sayitwail to re tui«i thanks to de Lawd fur His goci ness odders say it wbs an appinted time fnt kickin' up de heels arter de craps war' alii,; an' de con's husked odders still, dat it waj to get shet of de surplus chickens an' turkeys in de kentry. Some folks keep de 'ayby| fwine on a spree odders by gwine to cliu,c!i. find dat no two races an skeercely any two religuus agree as to de origin of Christmat Our New Y'ar comes on de first of Jiuuary; I de Chinese, hev one to please deirselves de Roosians am six or eight weeks off de Arabs coteh it when dey kin. It am a mix- 1 ed up affair all around, an' to settle all db- putes we has adopted Thankschrisyears us I our holiday. We am sertin dat dis holiday comes once a y'ar it comes when cider am at its best, an' 'possums an' persimmons am de fattest its origin am not buried in depths of obscurity, but stands out as cl'ec I as a red nose on a statesman's face. I take great pleasure in informin' you dat de day has bin accepted an' adopted by de cuU'd race in general, in di United States an Canada, an' dat all signs pint to its airly I adopshun by de white race." SIR ISAAC WALPOLE. Sir Isaac Walpole was then invited to ad- dress the meeting, and after some hesita- tion he got his stiff" leg under him in shape to help hold him up, and said " My frens, to-morrer we begin a New Y'ar, gittin' at least a week de start of white folks. I trust that ebery pusson in dis hall to-night will go home wid a detei- minashun to make some change in his life for de better. â-  If dar am' any theives among you, let all such resolve to stop stealin' If dar am any burglars, resolve^to stop burfflin' De liars should cease lyin' an' de dead-beats should resolve' to borry no mor' money nor beg any mor' terbacker make dat resolu- shun not fur a day, or a week, or a month, but fur a y'ar, an' sot your foot down dat you won't break it under any sarcumstances. " We can't expeck to beperfeck by a long ways, but let us resolve to be as perfeck as we kin. Our aim should be to impiove our- selves each y'ar, instead of standin' still or rollin' down hill. So far as I_ta! person-' ally incourage any one ofy^u I shil cheer- fully do so, onless it hajj|(gns to beie pusson who walked ^[wjd^y bone-ha/Hed um- brella at.^--ia?ineetin' Dat iidiwiiliul ^iti^ln my belief, beyond de iipooence of good, an' in case I diskiber his cognomen, an' kin succeed in meetin' him iin an ally, dar' •will be a rumpus to q^ake de hull Stait of Michigan." yS THE OLD YEAE AND THE NEW. j^'^Y JOHN IMBIE, TORONTO. Listen to the midnight bell, Tolling out the old year's knell O'er our hearts there comes a spell Such as when we say â€" ' Farewell P' As we ponder o'er the past Eyes are dim and overcast. Silent falls full many a tear As we part with theeâ€" Old Year Seaacns come and seasons go. Summer flowers and Winter's snow, Like the ocean's ebb and flow, â€" Joy and pain, and weal and woe Birthday greetings â€" ^glad and gay â€" Wedded hearts were linked for aye Not a churchyard but a mound Tells what reaper Death hath found. Yet we Welcome thee, New Year, And approach thee without fear Though we know not what may be Portion'd out for ns in thee. Let us hope, and watoh, and pray. Growing wiser day by day Learning lessons from the past â€" As this year may be our last Though the Old Year nowmnat go, Shrouded in a aheet of snow. May the snow an emblem be Of the New Year's parity As oar footsteps in tiie snow Show the path we wish to go. May each day oar record be â€" Coming nearer, God, to Thee ELDER TOOTS. This veteran was called up^ for a few re- marks, and after drinking a Aipper of water and wiping off his mouth onliis coattails, he responded "I ar' reminded to-night of de solemn fact dat me an' de old woman am one y'ar older. We as reached another niilepost on de way to dat unknown land from which nobody eber comes back to write ny a discripshun fur de noosepapers. I has fally resolved to turn ober a new leaf fur de comin' y'ar. I'ze gwine to stop readin' dime novels, swearin' at my mule, an' jawin' de olc woman." TRUSTEU Pt'LLBACK Exhibited considerable agitation as he rose up, and it was a loig minute before he could control -his voice t» say ' ' I has been a bod, bad man. I has murder- edjeveral pussoni, burned houses an' barns, an' Committed many thefts and burglaries. Widin^the last ten minutes I has firmly re- solved to turtt-«AjBra.neW leaf an' become a better man. I come to Jfis^jneetin' to-night intendine; to sot fiah to an »rpiran aSytun7*ST' my way home, but I has been brought to realize what a wicked puison I am, and de orphans are safe. I hope dat all my fellow- murderers, an' thieves, ai' embezzlers in dis club will jine wid me to-aight in walkin' de road dat leads to reform." There was a good deal of silence around when PuUback sat down, and it was noticed that the President picked up a piece of chalk and made a memorandum on the floor beside his left foot. The opinion of the members, so far as learned, was fliat Pullback gave himself away too much. In the several other speeches which followed no one charged him- self with anything more serious than horse- stealing, and, strangelr enough, the chap who took Sir Isaac's u; to a single thing. MISCELL. No routine business meeting, and at 10 o'c had rendered several way, refreshments everybody was at li brella didn't own up ^•EOUS. ..rssa*«t? as transacted at the k, after the glee club ' ballads in a taking re indulged in, and to move about and There are^ no more ti^ons habits than adopting^.measaree io^*k.0ep uwAo" or em- ihe :{d«iyin|r «rti«ces--r, stffl ikirse, reeortiiw 1 â€" to dings aad«^ef deVieM^tO^ iq^qcem' prelong aln|Kc IDo^ ig ^j§ 4^^ dennMl. iMti^ of tiie sleep function, and from tiiis pemidons habit arises mnch of the so-called â- I«eples«neBs â€" more aoconitely wakefulness â€" ^fran which mnltitades snfCar. converse. No gifte there was mnch hai Sressions worth ollar. rty ere exchanged, though -shaking and many ex- lleast 150 cents on the The FiofeBsor it the Boarding House â- !e. fTabl the professor, biting off [his muffin and dipping the " that the newspapers le question, ' Does Lying you think of it, Mrs. ied the landlady, with a lighting up her severe fea- had nothing but Ijixg from t four weeks, and it don't ik you had better board else- the professor,' poursig the cream jug over his ottmeal, have." r have what " askei Mrs. tor • board elsewhCsre." replied the- ' ' Ail tiief coolness which then arose be- tween lanllady and tenant was so severe that thosa who sat between them hai their ears f rostjbitten. " I see," sail three-quarters rest in his coi are discussihg Pay.' What Fogg " " WeU," re sarcastic smil( tures, " I ha yon for the ^y me. I tl Drtiere." 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