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 "IJl-.'f'U i^ J «i « ^«^ -\^q '.T-^"^r." -J-/ â- M: -rV^ ' -^ I t j :!?' I., 1-f » I i I 'f meant that eveniag " "Can you doubt it?" he said earnestly. "But even then I was surprised into the avowal, and I would have held it back if possible, if I had guessed what was going to happen." " Ah but then I should not have had that drop of comtort through it all," and she laid hold of his hand, which returned the pressure strongly, but he sedulously guard- ed both words and tone as he said " Listen, Ursula, before you speak again. How dear you must always M to me, I cannot tell yon, but when I tiien spoke, it was with the sense that on every account, I should meet with strong opposition from your father and family. And now your posi- tion is altered, so that the nnsnitabiliW u doubled. I am not a young man, remember, and my thoughts must be for you above all, I want yon to consider whethet, in tiie pre- sent state of affairs, you would not do better to look on what then passed as unsaid, or only as the ebullition of gratitude towaoxb your old friend. Let me go abroad, and give yon full opportunity for â€" ^for some fresh be- ginning likely to be fitter for you " " Mr. Dntton, how can yon say such hor- rid things Aa if a dokedom would make any difference." " Yes,' he sidd, tnminetowaids her. 'Of it la only the old-friend leeling, then it b better dropped, bat if yonr heart u in it. IUTTIE'8_FiTHE£. BY CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. CHAPTER XXXVm.â€" (CouTnnjED.) Mark's teU-a-ttU liad been with Ids sister May, to whom be had ;mnch to tell of liis wife and her gallant patience and energy, and how curious it was that now the incu- bus that had weighed on Ids uncle's house- hold was removecU the prejudice had melted ikway, and he had grown so fond of her that, next to Ursula, she was his best com- forter. "I hope that will lead to more," said "I don't see how,' said Mark. "The '4ore we rely only on a blessing on our own ^cortions the better. " " Even when Annaple works within an tachof herlife?" "Now that she is on a right tack about the baby, that will be easier. Yes, May, 1 do feel sometimes that I have brought her. down to drudgery and narrowness and want of variety such as was never meant for her, but she will never let me think so. She says that it is living in realities, and that it makes her happier than toiling after society, or rather after the world, and I do believe it is true I'm sure it is with me." " But such work as yours, Mark." " Nonsense, May I enjoy it. I did not When I was in the Greenleaf firm^ with an undeveloped sense that Goodenough was not to be trusted, and we were drifting to the bad, yet too green to understand or hinder it but this I thoroughly like. What does one want but honest effective work, with some power of dealing with and help- ing those good fellows, the hands, to see the ri^t and help themselves " May sighed. " And yet, now that poor child is gone, I feel all the more how hard it is that you should be put out of the rights of your name. " I never had any rights. It was the bane of my life to be supposed to have them. Nothing bai this could have made a man of me." " And don't you have regrets for your boy?" " I don't think I have â€" provided we can give Viinri an education â€" such as I failed to make proper use of, or Annaple might be luxuriating at Pera at this moment." " Well " said May, pausing as she looked np the vista of trees at the great house " I can't bear it to go out of the old name." " Names may be taken 1" " You don't mean that there's any chance of Oh not that horrid Mr. Fane!" " Certainly not." " Oh 1" as a trim black figure appeared walking down the open space. " That man I" " I am not authorised to tell any one so. May." "Yes, I understand. The wretch, he is taking stock of the place already " " For shame. May, no one has deserved so well of them." " I don't care, he got you into that horrid concern." " And got me out of it, and found my work for me. I tell you, May, it is the best ching that could possibly happen to your parish, or the estate, or my poor uncle eith- sr And you will soon come to a better «ind." " Never, while he is to get into your place Turn back before he comes within hailing distance." Before Mark could do anything towards bringing his sister to a better mind he was seized on by his stepmother to propound a scheme she had hatched, namely that as a mutual benefit. Nurse Poole sho aid be allow- ed the consolation of bringing her chief com- f otter, his little daughter, down with her on the visit Mrs. Egremont had invited her to pay at Bedcastle. He was very grate- ful, though doubtful whether Annaple would acjept the offer, for she was missing her children's company, though they were only at Springfield House, and she had been with them part of every day. And, sad as this month had been, it had been such a rest from sheer physical toil that she had gained almost as much by it as the little one. There was a general assembly and coffee- drinking on the verandah, â€" Mr. Condamine, Blanche, and her two young sisters were all there, â€" and May had to be duly civil to Mr. Dutton, though he came back with some water-lilies that he had fished out of the lake for Nuttie, and she thought it taking possession. Then the Londoners set forth for the station, and there Mark, having perhaps had a hint from his wife, saw Nuttie and Mr. Dutton safely bestowed by Broadbent in an empty carriage and then diEcovered a desire to smoke, and left them t« themselves. They had not been alone together tor more than a second since the evening of Alwyn's return, and there was a great shyness be- tween them, which lasted till the first station was past without aay irruption of newcom- ers. Nothing had been said but a few com- ments on the arrangements and the attend- ants, but probably both were trying to begin to speak, and at last it was Ursula who crossed over so that her face could not be seen, and said in an odd tone â€" " Mr. Button " "Yes," and he turned instantly on the alert. " Did you mean it â€" what I thought you Itie duld, tiien we go on, oome what may. doe to you." She railed her face towaide him now, and he gave a grave kiv to her fore h ea d She drew a long breath, and aidd after a little Snie, " £td now I have â- omething to aay. le does think of anch tiusga even In theae «»d timea, a^d yon oan help me. I am ao dad it ia yon, becaoae I know yon will, and be rejoiced to do ao. Yon know when Mark found na out firat, dear mother and I alwaya felt that it was a great pity he ahonld not have the eatate he had been brought up to expect. I believe dear mother thought it wonld have been the right thing for me to marry him, Irat I al- ways did mean to give it back to him, even when I didn't like him. Well, then, yon know it all seemed settled otherwise, but now, it is so lucky you spoke to me while that dear little fellow was with us, becauae now you will help me to persuade my father that it is the only satLuactory thing to do to let it go in the male line to Mark and his illy." " I see I see 1" said Mr. Dntton eagerly. " It would be an infinite relief if it could be carried out." " I believe my father would like it," said Nuttie. " He cares for the name and now no one prevents it he is fond of Mark, and still more of Annaple 1 And you Oh, Mr. Dutton, if he will only take it in the ric;ht way, I think you wiU/make me able to do what it grieved dear mother to have brought about for my poor father." " My whole se'f is yours to aid you," he said. " You know of course that I could not ask you to detach yourself from one to whom you are so necessary. U he will per- mit us, we will watch over him together as doing Aerwork." " Thuik yon," was all Nuttie's lips could utter, though her hand said much more. And before they reached London they had arranged something of a plan of action for propitiating Mr. Egremont, and bringing the future prospects to be available so as to save Annaple from being worked to death in the meantime. had filled np the honr after loBcheon, when Alwyn uMd to ^y In the dnwii^iorai and CHAPTER XXX EX. annaple's ambition fallen. " Well, how did you get on, Annaple " " Oh very well, poor old man, on the whole, though it made one pity him doubly that he chose to make as if he forgot every- thing, and you were all gone on a picnic, taking me out for a long drive in the after- noon â€" where we were least likely to meet any one â€" that I will say for him." " Forgetting is not the best for him." " As if he could forget But he was very nice and friendly, and put on his best, most courteous self. I think he llooks on me rather as a protector from the solemn Mr. Edsall." " Surely Edsall treats him well. He was excellently recommended. You know I saw his master's daughter." " Oh only too well. He takes the^man- agement of him as if he were three yean old, or a lunatic. He simply loill not be offend- ed any more than if he had to do with a baby." " What should offend him " " That Mr, Egremont greatly resents being allowed nothing but by |what Edsall calls medical sanction. He is too blind, you know, to venture to pour out anything for himself, and besides, Edsall has all the drugs under lock and key, and is coolness itself about any amount of objurgations, euch as I fancy go on sometimes." " Do you think he will stand it " "Who Your uncle Yes, I think he will. This man really makes him more comfort- able than poor Gregorio did." " Yes Nuttie said she was sure that there was neglect, if not bullying [latterly. But he must miss Gregorio terribly. They has been together for at least five-and- twen- ty or thirty years, and had plenty of gossip together." " Whereas the present paternal despotism and appallintr dignity and gravity will keep him more dependent on his right congeners. " "If they are of the right sort, that's all." "He has been making me read him a whole heap of letters indeed, as you know, I have been doing that all along, when he could not get Nuttie. There were some from Mr. Bulfinch. Do you know that bailiff of his must be next door to a swind- ler?" " Bulfinch is coming up to see him to- morrow." " And, Mark, do you know, he has been putting out feelers as if to discover whether we would do â€" what he asked us to do five years ago." "Would you?" "If it were not for the children, and â€" and sometimes the extreme pinch, I should say it was more like life to work yourself up as a City man," said Annaple. " H you were the Squire, with ell his opportunities, it would be a different thing, but there's no outlet there, and I have often admired the wisdom of the Apocryphal saying, Make not thy self an underling to a foolish man." " Well, it is lucky you think so, Nannie, for though Dutton is certainly not a foolish man, he will not want an underling. And what do you say to my mother's proposal of having poor Poole to stay at Bedcastle, and borrowing baby to comfort her till she goes oat again, " I hate it," said Annaple ener£;etically. " It is very honid, but is awfully good of the Canoneas and I suppose we will have to let it come to pass, and miss all that most charming time of babyhood which is coming. But most likely it will quite set the little woman up, and be a real kindnesa to poor Poole." " U we could only keep her for good." " Yes, and then our children would not be half so much our own, I do not want to be away with them in our own quar- ters. I wonder when Nuttie can spare na, but I should like to aee her through the great crisis with her father." That crisis was to involve more than Ann aple in the least expected. Nuttie found that the momentous oonf.saion conld not possibly take place before the interview with Mr. Bulfinch, at which her {ffesence waa needed to help her father with hia papers. The principal concern waa to ahow the full enormity of the bailiff, and decide upon the steps to be taken, the solicitor being anxious for a prosecution, whUe a certain tendemeaa for poor Gregorio's memory, or perhaps for the exposure of his own carelessness, made Mr. Egremont reluctant. There was also a proposal, brought forward with much diffidence from Mr. Condamine'a mother, to rent Bridgefield Honae, but on thia,ao weU aa rea- pwting a niaoeaaor to tite bai^ Mr. S^re- mont waa to giva hia anawer tiie next day, when Mr. Blanch wonld oall again. Knttie waa titanUol for tk9aiiiMM ifaat delight hia bther bnt ahe waa f eding dea- perate to have the criaia over, a ^re eolved to apeak when ahe went ont driving with him. It waa he, however, who began. "I aonnded Mark'a wife veaterday, Urania. She ia a nioe little thing enon^, and a good wife in her wqr." " A very good wife." " Except when ahe peranaded him to turn np hia noae at the agency. D'ye think h? wonld take it now, auice he baa taated the aweeta of hia nmbrella bnaineaa " then, aa Nuttie panaed, taken by anrpriae "Five hun- dred a year and the Home Farm would be better than, what ia it, a hundred and fifty and a floor over a warehonael I dont like to see old Will'a aon we:kring himaelf ont there, and the lad ia a good honeat lad, with busi- ness habita, who would do justice to you af- ter I am gone." "Father," sud Nuttie, trembling with the effort, " I want you to do something better than that. I want yon to let Mark take the agency with a view to himaelfâ€" not me. Let him be as he would have been if he had never hunted us up at Micklethway te, and put me in his place." "Eh!" said Mr. Egremont. "Itia not entailed â€" worse luck if it had been, I should not have been bound to dance attend- ance at the heels of such an old sinner as the General." " No, but it oght to go to the heir male, and keep in the old name. Think â€" there have been Egremonts at Bridgefield for four hundred years. " Very pretty talk, but how will it be with you. Miss. We shall have Fane, and I don't know how many more, comiag after the scent of Bridefield now," he said a heavy sigh, ending with a bitter "Hang them all!" " And welcome," sud Nuttie, answering the thought rather than the words " Father, I wanted to tell you " " You don't mean that any. one has been after you at such a time as this 1" he cried. " It was before â€" I mean it was the even- ing when we were all so glad, before we be- gan to be afraid." " The umbrella man By Jove 1" "And now," went on Nuttie, in spite of the explosions, "he would hardly have ventured to go on with it but for this â€" I mean," as her father gave a little laugh of his unpleasant sort, " he said it would be the greatest possible relief, and make it all right for the property to go to the heir male. ' " Hein You think ao, do you See how it will be when I come to talk to him A ahrewd fellow like that who got out of the Micklethwayte concern just in time. Csitch him giving up a place like that, though he may humbug yon." " Then you will see^him, father " " If you turn him in on me, I can't help it. Bless me I umbrellas everywhere And here you mean to turn me over to the mercies of that solemn *idiot, Edsall. I should have been better off with poor Gre- gorio." " No, father Mr. Dutton would not take me from you. We would both try all we conld to make you comfortable." " Convert the old reprobate Is that his dodge " " Don't father," for the sneering tone re- turned. " Come now," he added, in a much more fatherly manner, for her voice had struck him. " You don't mean that a well-looking girl like you, who could have her pick of aU the swells in town, can really be smitten with a priggish old retired umbrella-monger like that. Why, he might be your father." " He has been getting younger ever since I knew him," said Nuttie. "Well. He plays as good a game of whist as any man in Eagland," muttered Mr. Egremont, leaving'his daughter in actual doubt whether he meant this as a recom- mendation, or as expressing a distrust of him, as one likely to play his cards to the best advantage. She had to remain in doubt, for they overtook Clarence Fane, who came and spoke to them in a very friendly and solicitous manner, and showed him- self willing to accept a lift in the carriage. Mr. Egremont, willing to escape from per- plexities as well as to endeavour to drive away if possible the oppression of his grief, invited him in, an7 he had some gossip to impart, which at first seemed to amuse the hearer after this time of seclusion, but the sick and sore heart soon wearied of it, and long before the drive was over, Mr Egre- mont was as much bored aa hia daughter had been from the first. When Mr. Fane got out, he paused a mo- ment to hold Ursula's hand in a tender man- ner, while he told her that he had not ven- tured to intrude (he had left a card of in- quiry every day); but that if ever he could be of the least use in amusing Mr. Egremont, he was at her service, and wonld give up any engagement. " Hein I my fine fellow No doubt yon would " said Mr. i Egremont, when his daughter had uttered her cold thanks, and they^ad driven on.J " I see your little game, but it is soon to bejgin it. We may as well let them know that she is booked before the running begios." It was a remarkable intimation of his ac- ceptance of her engagement, bat Ursula was contented to take it as such, and be thank- ful. Mr. Dutton had his interview as soon as Mr. Egremont had rested after his drive, and the result was satisfactory. No doubt much waa due to tiie Egremont indolence and want of energy, which always preferred to let thi^ga take their coarse. And now that Gregorio was no longer present to amuse, and take all trouble off hia hands, Mr. E^mont conld hardly have borne to part with his daughter; and, despite of umbrellaa and religion, waa not aorry to have a perfectiy truatworthy aon- in-law in the houae, able to play at cards with him manaee. hia household, and obviate all tronble about auitora for the heireaa. More- over, hia better feelinga were atirred by gratitude on hia poor Uttie aon's account and he knew very well that a more brilliant match for hia daughter wonld not have ae- cnred for his old age tiie care and attention he oonld rely upon here. He waa obliaed likewiae to believe in the dirintereatedbou which diadafaned all deaire for the eatate, aa involving carea and dntiea for whioh there had been no trainiig and he waa aotnaUy flad to keep the property in the direct lln !he old likins for Mark, and aenae of the hardahip of Ua exdotion, revived, atren^. ened now by regard for .^maple together with tiie preaent rduf from care obtamed by making him manager of tiie estate. When onoe brought to a point, Mr. Bore- nont waa always aodden and iBme^n. ehiefly for the sake of UitiagUo^t^^ beingomwdMrted and al rest agiOn. Sofhst very evening, wliile Nnttie onl v ventozad oh ahacing iHth Annaple the glad tidings that Mr. Dntton was aoo^ted, ud in ills marvel- Ions guodnasa, undertook to make hia omen withlunr father, Mark was almost stnnned by the news, confirmed to him by Mr. Dnt- ton as well as his nnole, that he was to be acknowledged as heir of Bridgefield Egre- mont, and In the meantime manage the es- tate with an income anitable to an eldeat aon. Preaentiy he came npataira by himaelf, and beckoned to Nnttie, rather to the alarm of his wife. "Urania," he aaid, and took both her hands, "I cannot have yon do this for me." " Can't yon, Mark You can't prevent it, yoa see, .^d don't yon know it ia the beginnin|; of all my happineaa " " Bnt indeed, I cannot feel it right. It ia a atrained aenae of justice. Come and tell her BO, Nannie." " What " said Annapple coming forward. They paused a moment, then Nuttie said: " Only that the estate ought to go into the male line." "Oh, is that all?" said Annaple, I was afraid Mr. Egremont had a fit " " Ah. Don't you see what it means," aaid Mark. "They want it to be as if there were an entail â€" to begin treating me as an^ldest son at once. It is Ursula^ do- ing, putting herself out of the succession." "IiJwaya hated being .an heiress," said Nuttie. " It would be more dreadfnlthin ever now. Annaple, do be sensible Don't yon see it is the only right thing to do " " Billy " was the one word Annaple said. " Yes, Billy and Jenny and all,' sa'd Nut- 'tie, " before you've all died of your horrid place. Oh you haven't heard that part of it. Of course Mark will have to go down to Bridgefield and look after the place, and live like a eentieman." "Eight hundred a year," mormured Mars, " and the house at the Home Farm." " Oh dear," gasped Annaple, " I wanted you to be Lord Mayor, and now you'll only be a stupid old country squire. No, no, Nuttie, it's â€" k'sâ€" it's the sort of thing that one only laughs at because otherwise one would have to do the other thing." And she gripped Nuttie tight round the waist, and laid her head on her shoulder, shaking with a few little sobs, which micht be one thing or the other. " It will save her youth, perhaps her life," whispered Mark, lifting Nuttie's hand to his lips for a moment, and then vanishing, while Annaple recovered enough to say, "I'm tougher than that, sir. But little Jenny Oh, Nuttie, I believe it has come in time. I've known all along that one straw more inight break the camel's back. We've been very happy, but I am glad it is over before Mark got worn down before his time. Grinding is very wholesome, but one may have too much and I haven't Mark's scruples, Nuttie dear, for I do think the place is more in his line than yours or Mr. Dutton's." "Yes," said Ursula, "you see he was al- ways happy there, and I never was. The next thing was for Mr. Dutton and Ursula to keep Mr. Egremont up to the point of making his long deferred will nor did they find thb so difficult as they ex- pected, for having once made up his mind, he wished to have the matter concluded, and he gave his instructions to Bulfinch the next day. Of course Mark had to give full notice to his employers but the allowance was to begin at once, so that Annaple. only went back to the warehouse to pack up, since she was to occupy No. 5, while Mr. Egremont and his daughter were going under Mr. Dut- ton's escort to the Baths in Dauphine, an entirely new resort, free from the associations he dreaded, for he could not yet bear the sight of little Willy â€" the rival " boy of Egre- mont." But the will was safely signed be- fore he went, to the great relief of Nuttie, who, accordinr to the experience of fiction, could hardly believe his life safe till what she called justice had been done. After all Mr. Egremont became so depen- dent on Mr. Dutton, during this journey, that he did not like the separation at its close, and pressed on the marriage even sooner than either of the lovers felt quite reverent to- wards the recent sorrow. He insisted on Bulfinch having the settlements ready for them on their return, and only let them wait long enough to keep their residence, before there was a very quiet wedding in their par- ish church, with the cousins for bridesmaids. Then Mark and Annaple took care of Mr. Egremont for the fortnight while Mr. Dut- ton showed his wife his old haunts in France, returning to Springfield House, where there was plenty of room for Mr. Egrement to make his home with them. Said Annaple to Miss Nugent, " I never saw Nuttie so youthful and bright. She is -more like a girl than I ever saw her since the first." ' Yes," said Mary, "ahe has some one to rest on now." Mr. Egremont lived between three and four years, more contented and peaceful than he had ever been, thonith frequently suffering, and sometimes giving way to temper and impatience. But Mr. Dutton understood how to manage on these occa- sions, and without giving- up his own exten- sive usefulness, could give him such care, attention, and amusement aa be^niiled his discomforts, and made his -daughter's task an easier one. How far the sluggish, enfeebled nature was capable of a touch of better things, or whether his low spirits were repentance, no one could judee. At any rate aneera had ended, and when he was laid bealde hia wife and boy at Bridgefield, Urania atood by the grave with a far more tender and hopeful feeling than ahe could have thought poadble when he had rent her away from her old home. She looked up at her hnaband and aaid, " la not her work done I" [the end.] PoUceman (to cifeZTv' Pipes for Citizen (to itrangerj^^p," poUtaoa, my friend T^ ' Stranger-I havi no Bdi« ' I'm leader of a bras, bJnf^tii, Btronge Enough to Hddi^ hammo^s, "~^*'tt(U I You WiBt miss. Dealerâ€" Yes, your own use? Young Ladyâ€" Ye be very strong. 'i(^l An AppreciatiTe Listener What was the text this in» • ' i inquired a druggist's wife who hlSi^* able to attend church. ""** l^n^ "To err is human,"' reDliedrt. pertsanditwasa^igKS; Mars the General Effect Salesman (to young ladvl-Ym, n, th^« Btockings of exWt qto.J-i and the colors are fast " ^% Young Lady-Havm't yon m ^^t the manufacturer's name steniBed Wl top? that doesn't look very S ^*l Salesmanâ€" Ahem-but nobody trill..' I ma am. ' """Wnj He Wanted Somebody to be i Dying Benedict. "I bequeath everyd^l to my wife. Have you got that dchr ' Lawyer. " Yes." Dying Benedict. " On condition tbti I marries within a year." ' Lawyer. "But why insist upon that" Dying Benedict " Because 1 want *| body to be sorry that I died." ' are m,\ ' What Came first Anxious Fatherâ€"'.* You are oi .„ „., and I want to give you a little poStedlil vice as to how to keep money. Yon-" I Matter-of-fact-sonâ€"" But wouldn't it J proper first to advise me how to get it ' Why He Was a Little Vexed. " Adolphus, d'ye know that I'm a littlil vexed at Miss Simmons " " What happened, Arthur, old boy!" " Well, you know 1 pride mysell on b;| singinp. We were at the piano, "ml sine one more song and then go home," l| said. " Was it late " " About midnight." " And what did she say " " She said, • Can't you go homefint!" " And did you V " Yes, Adolphus. I tell yon I'm a little vexed about it." .^pi for flatoiiing. I have watched my hena carefnlly during the layins aeaaon, and I am aatiafied that it paya well to select eggs for hatching with care. I alwaya take egga of medium aize aa my experience teaohea me that they produce the atrongeat and beat formed chuska. I wonld aa aoon aet a pointed egg aa an oval one, provided there was no decided irregu- larity In the ahape. I have f onnd that very Urge egga or those badly shaped, alwaya pro- dnce badly siiaped chickens. I can't see that pointed eggs indicate weakness or a tendency lb disease, for the reason that some of my beat hens always lay pointed eggs. I have notioed from time to time, mlea for sheeting em tiiat will produce pnlleta. J*3yhayeifflfsiledlnmypraotice. I have SSilLSJiiur"' ***** wh«re the cooks are Why He Didn't Strike. " Dennis, why don't you strike f " An' phat should I do that for I" " The works too hard lorihepayyml get. The idea of going up that ladder alf day long " " But I only go np half the day, rar.' " How can you make that appear." " Becase, sur, I spends the other half of it in oomin' down." After the Waltz. Miss Whirligig (rather plain)-"Oh, Mr Firefly,! cannot express to you how indebMd I am for the pleasure of that waltz." Jack Firefly (veiehing to be pleMUtH ".Don't mention it. Miss Whirligig, n sure the pleasure was all on your Bide." He Thought He Could. Her Parent-" Do you think, Mr. Filkiu, that yon could support my daughter intM style to which she is aocustonjed ^t Young Man-" Ithink I could if you would let us board with you. An Overdose. Brown-You don't look well, Eobinsoa; what's the matter, sick ^^ Robinson-Yes, smoked too many oP" *°'Brown-How maiy have yon anoW j^ Robinson-That one you gave me «• nigut. Sisters Enough. She had promised to be aaisterj^^ He thanked her coldly, but saia «" already had five sisters. ..i. "Why, Mr. Sampson," said thegiri, thought you were an only cbua. ^^y "lam he responded, ^J'rLj'd have five sisters such as you offer*) oe, he tottered to the door. • V His Preference. ^^ "Is there anything »«« *°„ Mother to » world," said a gushing y""^^- bachelor who had been victimizeam ing the baby. ,, „f.nn aBheiW* ^.NowteUme,' shewenton^^ mute and helpless," « ^^^"^^"TuTt *« deUghtful to have about you ««« little innocent creature Uke w ^,, " I think I should rather Jiav* r- waa the timidly upo^en reply- ^^ "AparrotI How dreadful I w J you rather have a parrot j, gjn it "Becauae you can seU a parro away." ,;..,:: Tact and Tacti(*_^^ Mra. Matchmaker-" E^%^^ »1 expect to catch Mr. ^^MSili^£ Uwet aharp things. SkfomJJ^j Irt* men away. A little more tact •» leaa tactics, my dear. j font â- : Editii-"You goodma^'a* P*! ia so much better than P^^tP^ you know that every engagen" ed b a skirmish?" A stupid Mistake- Customer (iiirestanrantHA ^tije ioken, waiter, and a smaU"" ^fHAT WILLTOUBET? ilBMHeal Wagers and Wfce f ,-k.«iA waoera the name is legio [0fW^'*yioadly divided int "^hose whioh are simply idio ••TjXiffe either thoughtless or 'i!^»SBohievona or cruel. We e: '•"'^VmLiJI conaideration of sportu '*»flie extraordinary doctrinal â- * 1 by Paacal, Which was to .H»ined finite against an unasce -n ^SrAmoMt wagerswhich may be *?!h«^eas bnt foolish category !^!^nntT gentleman near Shren '" l^ttlSd t£t he had the ham "j-^Tungdom, and backed his 'j£. rt^t a large estate. I !^«r and a picture is still extan ' ^mansion representing the MWASUMNG OF THE LEGS the diiffewn* competitors, altho ^t informed who was the arbit ..comparative elegance of the con ht H circumference of calf wa "ZTtgi as a standard of handsomen 'fJhoiild of right have been won by a •*!jfliSel Lambert's build. Th« «s Se bet decided in 1800 in the rtrd York, between two gentlemi S should Buc»ed in assunii !ost singular and original ch competitor appeared with hi BBMLt and waistcoat profusely Kritb bank notes of various denomi ILdapurse of gold in one hand. I l«8 dressed on one side like a fash ludv with a sUk stocking and slipi lOTe-half of hU face painted. On thi liide he assumed THE GUISE OF A MALE NEGRO Iwith a top boot and spur. The wise Ivork nnamimously decided that the Iman plastered with Abraham Ne l-promises to pay had won the wage liJways s»fe to be on the aide of th 1 with plenty of money. Among the i Itravagant and the most senseless b Inade was that made by a fan "Wilkes and Liberty," who, wl [Government had seized the notoriou j ber 45 of the north Briton, underto j certain sum, and within a prepos I short space of time, to eat five an I beefsteaks and drink fiveand forty I strong beer. It isnot recorded whe S ilitical enthusiast came off victo; ed of apoplexy. There is one exc bet the f utUity of which is relieved 1 humor. It is that of the individ I staked a considerable sum, not on tl I lity but on the caution of manki I betted that he would stand for A WHOLE DAY OK LONDON BK] I with a tray full of sovereigns fresh Mint, and be unable to find a pure) them at a penny a piece. There from morn to dewy eve, and he did pose of one sovereign. The occui n place late in the reign of George 11 is edifying to reflect what a vast ni young men from the country there n been at the period in question, whc the full as wary as the Joseph of the ed music-hall ballad, and were i "got over" by the jriles of Metrop ceivers. At the same time, we sh tainly not advise any gentleman flui and of a sporting turn of mind t experiment again with a trayful c sovereigns on the bridge whioh 1 Rennie built, or indeed on any o Metropolitan bridges. He might 1 purchasers than would suit his con â-  Blizzards. I suppose the bare mention of "Manitoba" in Europe or the State ately suggests the word "blizzi town in Dakota or Illinois is whisl the devouring monster rushed d Manitoba, where it was born a This sad land is the cradle of mercilesa brood of hurricanes, eye Dadoes, bliuards and water-spoi wily big commotion we don't orgii earthquake I In fact the " quaki too. All right enough but tl frozen so solid tliat it can't be cr which case what can the " quake ' do but make a anbterranean dash I ston or Italy, and there shout c thb is the very headquarters of mospherical outbursts which p â- hake the continent. A taller Ue never grew. Our knows nothing of blizzards or cy five years I have not seen one. commonly called blizzards here, fierce snow storms. They diffe Ottawa storm chiefly in being built winds and leas anew. I ought t Mr. Blizzard at sightâ€" I was once to him away down in Nebraska. yet met him here. Why, in a gi zard, eyea, ears, and all the sensef Meleaa. Get out twenty yards u«ue and it becomes a " toss u^ you come back alive. You migh rtone blind. The central chara we true blizzard is thisâ€" the fu) â- â€¢*» to como from all sides, yes, hwow too at once. Heaven and together In one chaotic epitom '•nfnwaia. Caught in the snowy man knowa where he is and â- "^tter with him, just about as i *^in of wheat among the cogs c â€" Ofraioo Journal, A unam 'YoongSlaay(to r~*hat do you gr "rL*«ld,»w? )-Fii chicken, 74. Widterâ€" Yes, air, thing right, air OSrteSier-No y«« « " tti Yon've brought me spniW " vintage ediicken. (Later! An Errand to Make a Bo] lCniater(taking seat at table •wttaout of breath, Bobby. Bobbyâ€" Yea, air just before pot on ma atdd ahe was afri *»«udn't be enough, so she tolc •onnd the comer to the baker's A Ohange of Treatmi to Crowley's gai -, I give Mr. Crow Joold, »w? J^t^taâ€"Whea it's not » »^â„¢n flaxseed tea. ^ewig Siasyâ€" Aw, I don't b« S*«« treatment, awâ€" flaxsee *i«* «y good. ja^**^â€" Thatao? Then Vwiey any more of it. Aa Extended Experi ^^^^*J»* well-known chemist, y ft at Pnfaiam'a PainleM Cc ^SwiaOa. It makes no sort i Md osnseqnentiy is pai Mpitt to get Pntnam'a Co 'f^mi» by medidnedealei