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trim Mio‘ éififlllgifloma imbamd and pros». CHAPTER I. MCI-'1’” 'AXDEIII. idle teen 1 know not what the menu. from the depth of some divine the heart, and gather to the eyes. the he by Autumn-fields. of the eye that are no more. Tmyson's Princess. ~- uch of a picture. cefiainly I stretch of wide sunny road, with hedge and a clump of shadowy 'shee nibbling in agrees ditch ; .i'n be. JV asleep on a bench ; and fields of grain Whitening a distant film and baseâ€"â€" and the deep monotonous at sea. ine, green turf, the buoyancy the air ; some one, trailing heeded in the sandy dust, t under the flickering clms cone. .. grave woman, With serious . d-brown hair, the shade of aves in autumn, with a sad ace. he face of one who has suffered and tient ; who has loved much and will .‘ on to the end ; who. fif‘“): the depths noble. selfless nature, looks out upon orld with mild eyes of charity ; a an, yet a girl in years, whom one ed his pearl among women. . act now, standing under the elms. With straight white lultlti and uncovered hair, hcr eunbonnet lay on the turf beside , her wistful eyes looking far away sea» rd. one could have compared her to a crman 0‘. b ."Jruidmal priestess under the iadow of the sacred oak, there is at once something so benignant and strong, so full of pafllOH, in her face and form. Low swaying of branches. then the putter- ing of red and yellow rain round the rough. hown bench, the brown baby awakos and stretches hut its arms with a lusty cry. 7 a suggestive human sound that effectually breaks up the stillness -, for a; Ill“ same instant an urchin whittling Wood in the hedge scrambles out in haste. and a buxom- looking woman steps from the porch of an ivy-covered lodge, wringing the soap-suds from her white wrinkled hands. 'lrilles mar tranquility. For a moment silence is invaded, and the --iiisonant sounds gather strength . for once infant tears fail to be dried by mot. t‘f' smiles. and. as if in ansvs er in the shrill cries. flocks of snow white git-so waddle soleman acrosstlic grass : the boy leaves off whittlin'g wood and chases the yellowbills . through the leafy avenue comes the loaded corn-waln. the jncund waggoncr wit h scarlet poppies in his hat, blue corn flowers and pink convolvuli trailing from the liors‘cs‘ ears ; over the fields sound the distant poaling of bell-i. . V The girl wakes up from llt‘l' musing fit with a deep sigh, and her fat” becomes 'iiii‘ifsulv ‘crv pale ; flu-n she moves simily 3C3 oss this had towards a path winding tl‘irr‘xr: ., 11" were harvest fields, Vr'llt’f‘l‘ the glvaiie .usily at Work. From under the it -' 21;: fin-dyiv swim s thii sixiiil-gm' of a Winn; .‘ 'n (he. \Nflllf' gown (litiltlllll'flffl and theirulgzulu»:~pi~ri‘arriirsnllhi-r Vtailzugchild, fl'v slii‘ulos.‘ bot-tunes 'llllJrilftfle and arrows twist into flu- ilguiv of a girl. Hi :1 girl in siniiiby illlla'l‘n. fouls/ire and “wary, who drugs lair-u if will: building stripsht“ iii“ snot \Klli‘rz‘ thr will: r wunan's fret have Emmi ri‘hti‘il, ltllzl lll'Tt‘ l‘llf' stimuli” and lziiz‘rimll} -,.t‘.li=-i':- it few lilrtdi w Hf Llf‘lis‘l aii-l I)I‘L‘Mâ€".i:*§ tl.< ll‘ ii-r lips. Siliiii‘eui-i.x- Ill“l'i tin-r tln‘ lilliil'ailipv'. ihnglitto'r of sunshine riiiliul the liltiiily bini-li; tl'w tiliiiiling of “wins in tin: mnbioiit air. nuile tlii- ‘»l‘iR-lll‘.\} vliiis a girl smiling l.-i'..’.i.' ."ljx iiyvr ii figw pour grasses, 'rlfllllf‘l‘f'll lt‘i \‘v: plus}. iln ill from; n luau-i fill!“ », y'litw‘ - v - e a Catharine, the [unit‘s-keeper, full. sinking! liwr llflf‘Y ill the old porrh 513111. : through aim open door inn:- would i'ati‘li glinipirs of the bright rml filoil liilvliun \Vllll its \Vu-wl» ll settle. and the tortoiw she’ll rat aclv-i p on the gri at vvieker ('llfllf' ; boy-nil. the sunny little llé‘l’lhgzfll‘xll‘ll With its plots of ldtt‘iul-“f'. i‘narpfium, and E‘.\'Clrfr§lllt‘illll:f iii}. Ult‘. lllf‘ last monthly rust-s blooming i'i;‘..::‘,; illt‘ gr-zisvln-rr} bushes; a (shill whirl-Hung up flip narrow brick pntli With a. big sun bonnet and lvizrizisliwl pail ', in tlir- t‘fif'fll‘i' n my fountain .Jiiriilii.:;ovcrlitanysir-italielllmiill r. and n f: any i i‘iiiiniiati .l fi'l'l‘. 1. Catharine sat i‘iilili‘iili-~ll_\ in the dimly mrvli. on in r lap in} the l.r'-'.‘.‘n l‘uby Will) in»: law: all iii: k: rml up \‘illll snail-cw: . his tiny l; do (‘I a lllll'ltll jun! ivpirnml read) for tho annill iii-midi fliiin'dv. and lil“ liarii rosy feel boating noisilst Ilillt‘ to flu. birds ; law was llf‘ft‘llllllf llmiiln-s to his iniillzr-r's \’)l(,‘{' no she sat rocking 1.2m and talking Illll'flllm'liillwlt airinl " ' llmiwn- iii. -~:,»alwr " rim lYllllfi'l‘i‘il. with a fil-flllxl on In r xiii-arm! ll?!“ vs-s. flosi- Worn lmr vi i'y wiir-lx n“. r'm stool llkn a plenum lIII‘ll'I' flu :il-l tin i“l yruiidi r.“ " ' fll‘flV’ ii lili mi lu'r mul liiiri tom'- but thva was not a spam}. iif (ail-Hr in lit-r Ithl" as who said tho Words. an". I i‘wulil Hi L‘ .lil‘ tears in her beautiful «you. (Hi. but yin. are a mm L. 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'l" but null ll?" n'iuiight “mud through the lath. 0 «in low fill] a li- r flirt" S'wli a ymv hm“. an‘ limiin fllllp hf"? “"th l\ l‘f‘ N. t.‘ . a» lunntIijl f.\.\_ 1n spite of flu lll“ s that narrow lzal mulnnilv "section it and flu lmrl filfll’r turret! round the mouth The dark dreamy eyes. the file blm‘ completion. the glossy hair-4n “was i 9’. l , ti ll I'J‘illlt‘l‘ Martin nor me:- know what ‘ lljl'lfly My; . mil. Sir Wilfrid came up to I!1ll\ i 2 Miss Morgan t. and. then she sent i - . . . ..... _-~_â€".â€".« blackness eftbeseutbâ€"thefuil t have befitted a Vasbti; just semigbtt rele- queen have carried her unorow heed when she left the gates of Bhuehan. and have trailed 11;; garments in the dust with a mien as pro an M. There she sat mot onless, harvest-fields. while Catherine spread a clean coarse cloth on the smell oakm table beside her and served up a frugal meal of brown bread, honey and milk. and then stood watching her while theatranser ate sparingly and as if only necessity compelled. “ There," she said at last, looking up at Catharine with a soft pathetic smile that lent new beauty to her face : “ I have done justice to your delicious fare ; now draw your chair closer, for I am starvtng for news of Margaret. and ‘ like water to a. thirsty soul is news from a far country. HoNten I say those words to myself.’ " But not bad news,surcly, MissCrystsl; and it is like enough you'll think mine had when told. Mark. it only wants the half- hour to noon. and they are men and Wife now. ’ “ Man and wife l'of whom are you talking, Catharine ‘2" “ 0f whom should I be talking. dearie, but of the ouug master ?" but the girl interrupted or with stran e vehemence. “ Catharine, you will rive me crazy with that slow soft tongue of yours. How can Hugh Redmond be married while Margaret stands under the elm trees alone ‘2” “ But it is true. Miss Crystal,for all that -â€"as sure as the blue sky is above usmSir Hugh Redmond Weds to-day with a bonnie bit child from foreign parts that no one set eyes on. and whom he is bringing homo as mistress to the old hall." “ I don't believe youl " exclaimed the girl stormin , but in spite of her wordsthe olive complexion grew pale. “ You are jesting, Catharine ; you are imposing on me some Village fable “some credulous report. As I love Margaret I refuse to believe you." . H The time was when a word from Catharine would have contented you. Miss Crystal,” replied the woman sorrowfully, and her honest face grew overcast. “ Do you think Ztliss Margaret's own foster;sister, who was brought up with her, would deceive you now ‘1 But itis like enough that sorrow and pride have turned your head. and the mistake of having made the first false step beside." “ Forgive me," returned the girl hoarsely; and she took the work-hardened hand and pressed it between both her own. ” I. will try to believe you. though I cannot realise it that Margaretwmy Margaret -~has been- jilth." “ No. nor that either, doaric. We must not blame the poor young master beyond his deserts. 11:: loved her trim, Miss Crystal; he loved her that true that his heart was like. to break ; but for all that ho was forced to give her up.” " cannot. uniform” no. it." in a bewildered ' ‘ i .i‘ dear old homo Vulcu. " lhd‘it‘ii 1. that summer‘s day glut-g .igo they had. been engaged nine months: yes. it was nine months. I remember. iorit was on her birthday that he asked her to be his wife, and they had loved each other long before that. llu you think I can ever forget that Illili,‘ " l " l lll‘l't‘illt}' not. Anyhow. things “out on or ii for a time . the young master was fll‘.\'tl:y'.~'tl.l. tllt' Grange. or bliss Margaret and Mr. flab} iii the llall : and when he \vnsaxvay. for he was always a bit roving, llt' wroii- in r a heap of letters '. and all was I an l‘l;‘l:f “M it could be till the old master «iiiiii- ironic." " Ali. {I‘lli‘l I liiidforgotfon Sir \Vilfred.“ “ A}. he had bet u away for more than two y. urs in the l‘last,lw<irkiiig for that fine book of his that folks talk about so much , but lu- was in bad health, and he bed. a strangehankering to (lir‘lll the old Hall. 5 lzi‘i‘i' w an awful inyriter” in things, Miss . .3 Am: _ l‘)!‘ ii It Illl'llnt‘uSi'l 1 ['0‘ iuciicu LU haw lakru the poor old muster before he f't'ltljllf‘il the llall, our drar Miss Margaret might have l,H'(‘ll happy now." " llu _' l'l‘ mean that Sir \Yilfrcd objected to NW Liv Li'l‘i " \‘fi'll, don“t rightly know what lisp- pimi-d, but :‘lttf‘illl and me. think there is some mystery at the bottom. Folks say, nbo lmmv tho young master, that he has s. way of putting nil” things in the morrow as should butlam»: today, and either he did not till his father of his engagement to llllrrl I‘ilargari-t. or his letters went astray in llli’ln't‘ fi~ri igii parts: but when tha‘old nmsfir lu nrd that Mr. Ilugh had prhmisi-d to marry .‘iliss Margaret, he made an kwful L. .iiu. and. 1-\\\'»,'f'(’ that no I'l-rrers should be mistress of lli'ulziionil Hall." ‘ “ (loan heavens ! what reason Could Sir \‘tllfl'd il liaxo for l't fusing his consent 7 Margaret was beautiful, rich. and welldmrn. l‘u you nli'ltll to say that Sir Hugh was poor a creature as to give her up for a whim '."’ " No. no. Miss ('ryslal. (liar, We don‘t umlvrsinnd the rights of it. Winn Mr. flush it It tlii- old numb-r liv- just rushed up to (ill‘ firming In .‘<(‘i‘ Misti l‘yliir;(art"t.. and to ill ll hr": of lll‘i fulll’ r's opposition ; but she . had a right brayH spirit of her own. and she ’ I‘Elf'll‘flr'il lnm up. and bade him wait l l l Manually u. -l e... would v.11: o‘er the old ‘. mail yrt. \‘nll, if a Mid story. and. RR l i, for Mr. iiiigil. and fold liiznlhi-ynirist part, Ilz‘il ml incur marry him. That ii»: l ‘7‘ r4 ll: all master ball that stroke lli‘il v' rirri‘ l '1 :l'l l“.f.l1lif fillt‘lll’dilIll‘nlthlf: ll’i' r l.i»~‘ -ll .i.’l.. and lu'vfllll‘zif that Mr. llngh l'- .y “mull mot»- her.” xx: vl pt. if irrir wmuin loved mun. Blur ill'ii’ in. l flush llcdiimiui." " l km‘n' ll. 'll'fll‘ll, :4: mm would lock at l3! r nnl n..: â€"..- that lli.‘ light had gone. out 'fhl r ill“. sin“. that ‘nrr leil‘t vvas just l‘i'wnliix: luv. ambit-u you lion-'5“ gone. Miss lr_'~. in: :- “ I an a» izwrrv {or Margaret. Uh l li‘iiiliiirii‘v. I‘dlllf‘l'llvl‘; ifl had any irars 3- ‘l l ll‘iiilr i it‘llld Hlii‘il them till for Marxiirri.“ ' hi! j. in 1:. ix. yourself. my :lnario. i":‘i_\ lu- flu} \Vill (iwl the fever in yonrlii‘arf. um. i nlnlu- _\..~. n. w . luar. and bringyori back in in 11mm." ‘ ll'iulu lxusli Y I uill not hear you. I 'wzl'iovl‘. talk of ITl\ poor Margaret. She \i 'zll :1 ll iiiari‘y liim yo" say." “ .\-u. the “as llkf; a flu it. not all the poor _\ 'lilig’ Hindi l' (‘i'iiilil any could change" hf‘f' resolution I know «he told him that his Iltllll‘l‘ wnu I‘lL‘liI twf:arl~....l their marriage. and though it use a cruel trouble to flit-‘9 Ill: 3 my,” in," it. far it was (lo. s u ill Hit Fir \Vilfri-d‘s. that ci'parnf: .l thi‘m; bin hr \\ ul‘i urn-r llflfi"ll filllt‘I'.f\Iltl at last lu- just flung amt} in a rage and married llli i ill I. -- '1 hr t'fllt’f'l whom do you mean. ('iillmrirm \‘i. ll you have heard of ('olontl \li‘rilfiprd. u b 'i\. ll up at \V'yumin l’rinry. tiw l l:1 1 are. yonder. some of the land llilyi‘i‘ - ihi llml lands. but ill" house is no in if. r ilxm a min." i. . I How; (‘ol mil Mordannf died “I l'l‘ll“ ' \Vr-l': l7‘fl\llv:\i”\ll did not know that the i ml l-mi ii ilrivighivr. a bit bonnie lass, uh» was brought up by an aunt in the v n'ilrv It swim. Mr \Vilfrml and the i l'lWIlP-l had always home to bring about a mail :1 b. tween thr- vmmg pm He. and after Mr “1‘:er :1 death tliiy found Alt‘fft'f Wlfll fl‘f‘ will. (barging: Mr. lliigh bysll that was en *rnd not to marrv Miss Mari'nrvf, and be “mg him to (m down to llainfroo. and con ('nlonol Mordaum‘s beautiful young daughter. Miss Margaret told me with fears in lur own “but a loving fathrrliy‘v lf‘fll‘l' it “as. and bow If prayed Mr. ling tn forgiv: him for ironing his will; but told him at the casino time that no bli‘sflin mull c-xw-r follow his marriage Wit Margaret I": rri r-I." ‘ No l leasing .‘ There is some mystery hero. ('sibsrine.“ “ That is what I say. Miss ('rystal. but we. I l l i l il- . .4 'reason act.ths ' mastsrwes half-urged with tale-tits wesforssttiuaside and“ a”...&“...»“:‘.. "$1: I mandamus-yr” her. marry and because he did not sure what hem-s ofhim. heweutdewutoDeiutreeeud-ttlsl .‘li'F‘m’l" ‘il‘iuc “an,” " "a w, ry “ Oneâ€"two-tbresâ€"fear." counted the l withebitter smile. “ fourbrokenhearts. our mutilated lives. and the sun shines. and the birds singâ€"ope hm. thirets. sleeps, and wakes again. and e Wt Creator sufiers it s but hueh‘l them are footsteps. Catharine, hide me. quick). . *‘ My dearle, don’t look so scared like, it is only Mr. Babyâ€"he passed ‘ with the person ; but there is only Johnnie with him now.” “ Is be coming in ? I am sure I. heard him lift the latch of the gate; you will keep your faith with me, Catharine f" _ “ Yesâ€"yes. have I ever failed on; bide quite a bit ; he cannot see you. s is only standing in the porch. for a sup of milk. I'll fetch it from the dairy, and he’ll drink it‘and go." " “ If only Johnnie were not there. murmured the girl, anxiously. _ ” No. no, he has sent him on most likely to the Vicarage." “ 1!! good Catharine,” observed a Til“ voice was the porch, “how long am to wait for my glass of milk 7" . “ I am sorry. Mr. Baby, I am indeed." ansWered Catharine's cheery tones in the distance. .“ Don‘t be sorry.” returned the same voice; ” waiting will do me good." And then there was silence. The stranger stole out and peeped through the half opened door. _ There was atall man standing in the porch ; a man so tell that the clustering ivy round the trellis-work quite trailed about him and touched his forehead; amau broad- shouldered and strong. but with a stooping gait like a giant worn out with labor -, he was in clerical dress, but his soft felt was in his hand, and the grand powerful head with its heavy deadbrowu hair and pale face were distinctly visible under the shadow of the ivy. He did not move at the sound of the stealthy footstep or at the light shadow that fell across him, though the girl crept so close that he could have touched her with his right hand; but on Catharine‘s rcappeareuce she shrunk back with a gestin'e of mingled entreaty and command. _ “ There is the milk, Mr. Ruby, and it is yellow and rich with cream to reward your patience, sir.” _ i _ “Thank you," he replied. smiling, and putting out a large white hand ; the stranger took the glass from Catharine and held it to him ; he drank it with seeming uncou- sciousuess and with lowered eyes. “ most delicious draught ; but your hand is ,trembling, Catharine ; are you fired or unwell ‘2" . r “ Neither. sir, thank you." replied Catharine. huskily, while the girl drew back in evident alarm. “ Ah, there is Johnnie come for you, he is waiting at the gate, Iii-rc- is your stick, Mr. Ruby. Don’t forget your hat, for the sun is very powerful." “ No. no.” returned the clergyman, absently. “ Good morning. Catharine." Then. as he walked down the little brick- paved path, " How strange Catharine‘s hand never felt like. that ', it always seemed puckered and rough to inc. but this felt soft and cold as it touched me, and shook so that it could hardly hold the glass. Johnnie, lad. is there any one standing in the porch with your mother 2’" "No. sir, only mother." “ Strange," he muttered, “ strange; I suppose it was my fancy, I am always fancying things :" and then he sighed and put. his hand on the boy’s shoulder, for liaby I’errers was blind. E s LILLLLL .A Lamfi ‘5- “Hi BLIND V'If'AIl 0F SANDYCLIFI-‘H. OVI‘I' proud of course, I“.Vt'll sol-but not so stupid,blind.that l, in» >m thus itiugruat 'I‘askmnsterof the world Hus set. to meditate. mistaken WHI‘k. My .lri iiry {am against a dim blank wall Throughout man's natural lifetimo,«~«:ould pre- vent or wish. Browning's Aurora Leigh. About five miles from Singleton, where Redmond Ilall stands. is the little village of Sandycliffe, a small primitive place set in corn-holds, with long sloping fields of grain, alternating with smooth green uplands and winding lanes. with the tangled hodge- rows. so well known in southern scenery. Sandycl iffeis not actually on the sea-shore. but a short walk from the village up one of those breezy uplands Would bring the foot- passengor within view of the blue sea line ; on one side is Singleton, with its white. cliffs and row of modest. unpretonding houses. and on the other the bu sy port of I’icrrepoint. with its hustle and traffic, its long narrow streets. and ceaseless activity. Sandycliffe lies snugly in its green hollow ; a tiny village with one winding street. a few white-washed cottages grouped round a small Norman rhurch. with a rose-covered vicarge inhabited by therurate's large family. The vicar lived a mile away. at the Orange, a large red brick house with curious gables, half covered with ivy. standing on high ground, with a grand view of the sea and the harbor of l’ierrcpoiut. It might seem strange to any cuff not conversant with the facts of the case that the small. sparsely-populated villagesliould require tho services of a curate, and especially a hardâ€"working man like Mr. Anderson 2 but a sad allliction had befalleu the young vicar of Sandycliffo ; the result of some illness or accident. two or three years after his ordination. had left him totally blind. ‘ People who had heard him had prophesied great things of Mr. Ferret‘s who had the rare gift of eloquence ,he was a horn orator, as thev said~a rising light in his pro- fession ., it was absurd that such powers should be wasted on n. village congregation. made up of riistics and old women -, ho must preach from some, city pulpit ; he was a man llttol 0': sway the masses in the cast curl of London. to be a leader among his follows ; it was seldom that one saw such pcnvtratiou and power united with such simple unobtrusive goodness. Mr. I’erri'rs would smile a little sadly when those speeches reached his car. He was a man who cared little for tho praisrs of his gem-ration ; his one aim in life was to devote his talents to his Master‘s service to work in the corner of the vineyard allotted to him. His inner consciousness. indeed, told him that he had capabilities for a larger sphere. a wider range of work ; when the call mine he would be. ready to leave his few sheep in the wilderness and go out into pastures now. He was like a linisht watvlmig llf'fililfi his armor until the rcvoille sounded ; when the. time came he was ready to go down to the battle. When the call camel Alas! it never (‘anm in this World for Ruby Fof'f't‘rfl. In the fnll prime of youth and strenrqh the mysterious doom of blindness came upon “to young \i-“ai' and left him groping in a darkened word. There was bitter trouble at. the (“huge ust Ill-"Ii : a wnngmnsin of Margaret and llabv Fern-rs, who had lived with them from childhood. and had been the spmlt darling of the house. had left her home suddenly, leaving no trace behind her (loasip had been rife in Handycliffe. but no one except Hugh Redmond knew the rights of the case. or why the girl should have abandoned her home when Ruby Fr-rrc-rs was lying on 9 bed of suffering. and Margarvi was wati'hing beside him in trmubling anguish for the result. _ 'Ilir-ro were works and months of bodin suffering and fierce internal conflict?“- bithr hand fr. land fights with dos air. And then the strong will and faith of I shy I‘nrrors mum llf‘d . back from the shadow of the valley 0 death he came. mutilated. scarred. mid victorious ; and like blind Samson. led by e bra, he one dM' electrified to n his people by on 8 “- nulnit again; i ‘ . ,‘ d'd-I'L 1’. V w. s ‘ 5s. Err ff ~ l : til i f I if is if gl 3: ,E E? i} it: till %i- i if i g l l E ; ked o te of an east W with a large sickly familyâ€"and them in, the sunny pleasant vicarsge. ' as be eouttuued.) l) Latest leestlah new. It is announced that the talked of of the 79th Queen’s Own Cameron 3' o lenders into a battalion of the Scots Guards is not to take place. Thelastsetof srsoftheTayBifdge were rated tothsir permanent position on the 19th ult. The work of contraction has occupied about five years. The detailed p as of the Glasgow International hxbi itiou has been issued. The guarantee fund. it isstated, already exceeds £240,000, and is still being increased. Rev. Dr. Hutchssoupf Banohory.Teruano was chosen Moderator of the General Assembly of the Established Church of Scotland. at Edinbur 11. last month, and zhhe Riv. Principal y, of the Free ‘ urc . The same anonymous donor that vs £10,000 to start the Boottish National or- trait Gallery, Edinburgh, has now inti- mated his intention of being at the cost of finishing the building awarding to the original designs. The death is announced of the Dowager Duchess of Leinster, daughter of the late Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, and sister of the late Duchess of Westminster, Lady Blantyre, and the late Duchess of Argyll. A hundred years ago, on the 4th of June. Robert Burns first went to Dum- fries, and received the freedom of the burg. in recognition of his talents, and the service, as a writer of songs, that he had done, and was doing, to his country. The death of Mr. Alexander Brunton. Inverkeithing. author of the “ Life and Heroic Actions of Sir William Wallace," and other books bearing on early Scottish history, is announced. Mr. Brunton was 83 years of age. ' To the Wallace monument, at Stirling, five busts have already been ofi'eredm namely. those of King Robert the Bruce, Knox. Buchanan, Burns and Scott. Watt should certainly follow next in order. Each bust varies in cost between £80 and £100. Amonument to the Marquis of Mout- rose, “ the great Marquis." is to be placed in St. Giles‘ Cathedral. Edinburgh, chiefly by gentlemen of the Clan Graham. Dr. Dowland Anderson has furnished the de- sign, the carrying out of. which will cost about £1,000. -m.._ Fighting Savages. Ad vices from Sierra Leone say that native warriors under three chiefs invaded the British settlement of Sherbro and Sultyus, pillaging and burning villages on route, tor- turiug and killing the native inhabitants and taking 300 prisoners. On entering British territory the marauders divided into two forces and tried to capture the French factory at Salymot and an English factory on tho Manoli ltiver. both of which were stacked with valuable merchandise. Mr. Burnett, English Agent, at the head of native laborers and police, desperately . 1 .. 1 , H J to retreat after the third attack, le‘aving many of their number dead. They besieged the station. however,for three days,when the gunboat Icorious arrived on the scene and landed a force of marines, who quickly put the savages to flight. The attaches of the French factory re ulsed the attack made upon them unaido . -.._-_.._...‘~.. Annual Military Driii. The militia general orders issued yester- day contain regulations for the annual drill. The maximum number of men in twelve districts to receive pay is 20.255. City corps may be permitted to perform twalve day‘s annual drill at their local headquarters prior to December. Rations in camp will not be commenced till the morning of tho St‘COIltl (lay. consequently corps will be require to provide one day‘s cooked rations and one day‘s forage. 'l‘wonty-liw Cf’l’lIS per officer and man and thirty-five cents per horse will be issued in money in lieu of the first day‘s rations. Medical inspection of every officer and man must be made boforo a corps goes into camp. h. .~.+W~. Frocks “'lfli a Place for Each Toe. Sperfiing of hose rmninds me of an imported idea in gentleman‘s foot-wear, or ” sex," as they are called by the haber. dashers. They are made like gloves, with a place for each toe, and are said to be far ahead of the old style in matter of comfort. also as to cxpcnso.â€"-â€"Ncw York Letter in Boston Record. .4 “Mkâ€"u..-“ Perish: blo Freight. A freight car was left at Chippewa Falls by a nurth-bound train. It was marked “ perishable goods." \Vhen the agent opened the door after the departure of the train out walked four tramps.~â€"â€".l!ilicaukec 'slmmal. W A Bristle do Luxe. Bustles are n. nevencnding source of misery or pleasure. but really the bustle do lime is one I hate just seen. It. is made. of silk, filled with hair. and has dainty white ribbons for ties“.er furl-Star. Min a letter to County Crown Attorney McMillan. of ()rangcville. Lord Duffcrin thus refers to his family: You will, I am sure, be glad to hear that my wife and all my children are flourishing. My qldcst daughter has groyn up into a very fine handsomo young woman,and has now gone home for a year to England aftnr spending two years with us here. My eldest son is a young soldier in a cavalry regiment stationed in India, and the others are all gradually growing up. minim: mi. Our hula Jim Was such a limb "is innihir scarce Could rnanagi. um, “N eyes were Mun, Anil lmikml ynu through, l‘llf‘ Io-i'llli‘il f0 say, ' .'2l hm'n my way 1" "in age was 6, His tau 'frit‘lts lint ma r- you fllflllv, ’I liuugli all tliu while You said. “ You limb, . You m. kml Jim. llfl quiet. do 1‘ I‘m-Hr little Jim! H'ir on s an diin \t‘hnn soft and l-ww we speak of him. .\n elati ring shun (300s running through The all: nt room. Nmr wrap wd in gloom. Si» sflll llt‘ ll", \\ iih fast shut oyu. No need to say. Alee' today. " You llltlf‘ limb, You baby Jim, ' Ito quiet. uO '." Policeman «â€"” Give me a pint of nuts. sunty. and there's 5 cents for you.‘ Aunty m“ Hivin bliss yo. am i I see you are a new man on the force."<â€"â€".\'eir York Sun. The (‘auadian Wimbledon foam inf-end spending a week at (‘ambrkf elk-fore taking up their quarters at \ ’imbledou for practice. A man in Ifillsdelo county. Mich‘ n. has offered 95 reward to any parent w 0 will name a child sftcbim. . i . ' g, 3* i .. _ . > v. i ( ....»..,; when». Aw ~ . itmwauwn'va-fiuilkik uuwpuauwmmtmiwiw-ammuw.mfimum umuuw .r .. Ll . l ~ d ~ " grounds on the side “M139” “ r~ what it holds for me 0! love or hate.’ " ' This." said the sybil.:deseribiu¢e circle inthebottomofthecup. “istheeouresof true love, and it runs smooth. This trio angle of black specks is a wish. Thlsblack square is a letter. This flock of bird! means good news. Berearemouey ands m , “glut is that thing on the side of the cup “ That is an anchor of tea leaves. It is the s mbol of hope." “ are is a visitor in my cup,” cries one. “Bite it. If, it is hard, it is a man; if it is soft, it is a lady." The lou teeq'oint is fished out and roves to softâ€"so the guest will be a ady. The gifted member of a company who can read the teacups finds her hands full. No guest is so dignified that she does not evince some curiosity as to her future. Sometimes the saddest-mannered one finds a we in the mystical mix. on the leaves have no ape, but are massed in a dark p ramid, it is a “bedfor- tune." Occasion the distinct shape of a oofiln can be tra . Then an entrancing shudder runs through the entire group. The plot thickens. The interest deepens. The tea-leaves become important factors in the happiness of a household. xports in forecasting events find rare things in the geometric lines of tea-grounds, and it has become the fashion at tea gatherings to read aloud each cup in turn, some ladies even declining to leave the table until the cup is read. a It is not as sociable a social custom as palmistry. A man who despises the tattling of a tea on has no aversion to having his hand held) by a pretty‘girl while the lines are read. But as men are not, as a rule, given to tea-drinking, they will not grope after futurity in tea leaves. But the tea cup oracle is a very harm- less, inexpensive form of destiny. Its present popularity is doubtless owing to that secret craving after the supernatural which marks the age. It gives expression to an almost despairing wish to see the coming fo-morrow. And in response to this demand come the soothsayers, astrologers, seers, clair~ voyants. seventh daughters of seventh daughters, and others who predict future events. There are secret sessions where the flower and chivalry of the best society attend. paying a fee that ranges from 31 to lenjust from curiosity, you know l What to learn ? The secrets of the past. present and future. There is always some lucky hit~lucky for the fortune-teller. The most of people who have lived to any age have friends coming from a distance. Many have relatives who die and leave them fortunes. Young people are usually in love with some one of the opposite sex who is either dark or fair; and a journey is imminent in nearly all conditions. Crossing the water may mean going over a ferry or a running brook as well as the ocean. ‘ But the mystic quality lies in the fact i .... A Alina nl) Hanan tlxinrvn it! an poweis of mystery. No matter how ignorant of tho civilizing influences of this life the inspired fortune- teller may be, how cheaply gotten up. or with what sordid circumstances environed, professors of all the sciences are willing to kneel at her feet to learn the secrets of the past, resent and future from her occult know edge. A new mythology would be a boon to society in its present condition. when every- body is looking for a sign. The crowing of the cock was an omen of ill to Peter. It heralds a visitor in these days as well as a change in the weather. If you drop the scissors, a fork, or a pen, and the point sticks in the floor, somebody is coming. If your nose itchcs you are going to kiss a fool. f your left hand tickles you will handle a sum of money. If the right. hand, you will shake hands with a friend. If you first sea a visitor in the looking- glass it is a sign of misfortune. Two spoons signify a wedding; Inpspoons are understood. lint these signs of nocromancy are as old as the doings of Macbeth‘s witches, whom» weird incantations are prac‘ iced to this day. Indeed, n. Sliakspcare fortune-telling book would not be a bad enterprise. It would give a higher tone tothc soothsaycr‘s art. It might be called “ Iiasy Lessons in the Horatiou Philosophy," and serve as a text book in supernatural lore. with a motto by the second witch : * By tho prickin of my thumbs Something wie ed this way comes. What Carrled Papa Through. Hero is a little 5~year-old we have heard of who believe!) that players may be mswcrod, and suggests the method. In her evening prayc‘a‘uo said, a few days ago, take caroof papa on his journey; and if there is an accident and the rare catch on fire, rein down the. rain as hard as you can thuuilir'.‘ i.’v.'.“~«.~lilgurf.ri Nun Age. WW--. The 0ne “'eak Spot. The great trouble with American journalism is that the men who know just how a nmvspapcr ought to be run are. un- fortunately. engaged in some other business r-ndriving stage, digging postholos, herding Blionp or acting as deputy sheriff-«Imrnvt (In. » Ilrro. ____._............._.___._ The value of the produce of the fisheries of the Dominion for IHRi’l was 918.679.2813. an increase in the value of 'the produce. of $956,000. compared with 18%. In the spring a woman's fancy lightly turns the house inside out. “'hrm it. is all over she goes to the country to get well. or in more extreme cases calls in the doctor. A faith doctor near Richmond. Mm. has secured a largo number of patients whom he treats by hanging mink-skins about tlir-ir necks and telling them to feel sure that he will cure th'em. Ninety million node of soaphre manu- factured in llu slo every year. which causes the Milwrskeo lt'mmm to reflect that, ” No one who has ever visited Buf- falo would suspect it.” it A. meeting of Presbyterian ministers and elders was held in Toronto yesterday. when it was decided to divide the city into districts for mission purposes. and a permanent organization was formed for mutual counsel on all matters of common interest. Dr. Anderson Critehett. of London, was recently offered a fee of £7.000â€"â€"probably the largest medical honorarium on record -to go to India to treat one of the native princes, but declined the offer. " Memma,” said a little 5. 'oar-old ‘rl, pointing to a turkey gob er strol ing around a neighbor’s yard, " ain‘t that red- msqd‘ch’bken got an awful big bustle 7" memmmmm announced seerâ€".borvn with a chill, like “' ’I"”” '“1""]')”.-’ ""' “"3 """“("l ‘1'” f‘” David Copperfield, and having intimate re. 88‘ es “0.11l‘ung m“ (j' in ' .“x'cel' “I all] lations with the world of futurity and the “he”? 1"“ l "‘615 no “or gomg on. t is 3”“ h in l ‘41 â€"ceroeao reuse. Ieltiq listen “Issued-simplest.“ ADsfliaeabts t‘hsevistieasst Demos-atlas. tsseutsareefiuiu. all entities is their power to the gamma: assist? any V molars. Insemeoftbeheue’ssfrom whiflthe occupants were to be evicted i r l esyeuue wesba . which near choked the Milli. water was sothrowu from the windows ii nthe rioting force. At two houses w evictions were efiectsd collisions occurred between the police and the pie and a number of arrests were made. has the Sherifi's force arrived at the house of tenant Liddy and ordered the family to leave. a daughter of Mr. Liddy threw an iron hoop at the beilifi who attempted to force the door. The hoop missed the bailifi. but struck a italics ins tor. The girl was arrested. A rather o the girl was also arrested for inciting the crowd to violence. Another daughter of the tenant, who de- uounced the treatment her family were receiving, was struck b a. coma and felled to the ground. ' his maddened the crowd, and they advanced for the purpose of attacking the officers. Michael Davitt, who was present at the eviction, pleaded with the people not to use violence and betel managed to avert a collision. After the lddy family had been evicted the police made an attack upon the house of a man named McNamara, which was strongly fortified. Crowbars were used and a hole was made. through the wall. McNamara’s wife and children were in the house and cried piteousl until Mr. Davitt shouted words of com ort to them. McNamara was arrested for peltiug the bailiffs with dung. The bailiffs smashed the furniture of the house out of pure malice. The force, after leaving the house, proceeded to that occu. pied by tenant Hussey. for the purpose of evicting him. It is thought the police have extremely warm work before them. When the evicting force reached Hussey’s house they were received with a shower of boiling water, stones and bottles and a swarm of bees were let loose upon them. The tenants desistcd frem peltiug the bailiffs onl when the troo s threatened to fire. The ailifi's demolis ed a wall and entered the house, but were re ulsed bleed- ing. The eviction was efi'ect only after a struggle of two hours and a half. The male defenders of the house were arrested. A meeting of tenants was afterwards held, at which Michael Davitt repeated the ad- vice hc gave them yesterda , to resist evic- tion by every means. and efied the Gov- ernment to arrest him. Bodyke is in county Clare and the evic- tions are on the estate of Col. O’Csllnghan. W THE BOOM AT THE SAULT. What a Hamilton Man “as to Say About It. James W. Reid. formerly of Hamilton, writes to the Toronto News from Sault Ste. Marie that he went to that place six weeks ago on tirâ€" report in a Toronto paper that things were booming. He says: “ I found on my arrival that there was no shop to rent and it would take a small fortune to buy a lot to build on, as a ring of speculators gobbled up all the property last winter for four or five miles along the river front and away back into the country over so far, by merely paying down a few dollars on it- in one case I. now of only 825 on a 84,800 purchaseuaud then all agreed to put up the prices so fearfully high that a poor man cannot touch a foot of it. This is killing the town, and keeping it back, as nearly every body who comes here leaves in a few days. cursing the place instead of staying hero and helping to build it up. Over150 people came in the week I did, i the deadcst place I over was in. One or two men have the business all in their own hands, and they do not like to see anybody else starting in opposition to them. The hotels charge 57.50 a week for board, and it costs a lot of money to stay here any time. Everybody wants to make a fortune in a month and not work for it.” Good Newfi'rom the Prairie. Mr. Robert Gibson, son of Mr. Andrew Gibsom of Beverly township. and sou-in- law of Mr. John Dickie, of I’uslinch, writes a very encouraging letter under date of May llfli. from which is extracted the followings " We have had a very .ilnr- spring this year, and have just got through seeding. I started to sow on the find of April. and was delayed about a week by snowfalls and frosts at night». but since about the 20th of April Wt‘ linvo had most beautiful weather. Ilavc sown 300 acres of wheat- and 50 acres of oats, and now int time of writing) it is almost all up, and looks nit‘c,as we have had several fine showers this spring. VJ;- live nine miles south of the town of Virdnn, Main, onn of the most promising places on the line of the (I. 1‘. IL. which is snrronndcd by a country Well adapted for general agriculture or dairy purposes. Oak Lake. a beautiful sheet of water. lies seven miles to the east of us; it contains an island of about (300 acres. mostly covered with oak timber. ()n a clear day we can see the water of this lake quite distinctly. Our winters out here appear to be long, but it is because there is no break in them. The ground usually freezes up about the let of November and winter sets in in earnest about the lst of December. generally lasting till the 1st of April. 0n tho Whole we. are well satisfied with the country and our Western home." Mr. and Mrs. (libson are Colonisfs of the right. cast. possessing a goodly share of both industry and intelligence. The Tnirs congratulates them on their enterprise and prosperity in the West. and the many friends of both throughout the townships of Bervely and I’nslinch will read with plea. sure. of their Well being and success. W -7...â€".Tâ€"_.‘.).-v-- A \Vflil Editor. A Rovklanil newspaper mm; was wild last week, and when last heard from on! hunting with a gun for the typosi-ttor who upset his finest sentence, “ the well traim-d and cultured voices of flit: choir sliom-ul lo the best advantage in the anthem ‘ When morning purples all the sky.‘ “ The ilioir were horrified on the appearance of the paper to find the title of their star pir-r'c to be “ Wlivli mourning puppies fill the sky."-â€"Ifiin1irrr . M42; ('ummnrriul. -. .â€"‘m-m..+~m.‘_.mum Supposed Murder In the Northwest. Robert McLean, a H‘fflt‘f‘ at \‘ihitowood. N. \‘v'. '11, was found (had on the “ninth TOSPH'O on Thursday. He is l)t“liC\‘r‘il to have been murdered by Indians. from the indications McLean nrvt-r made a struggle after falling. lIis oxrn wore together in a slough about fifty yards from where he was found dead. and his waggon was partly loaded with poles. “ Looker» here. mistrial ain‘t i-umplainin‘, but this ’cri‘ monsic stool you sold to my wife. we‘ve twisted it roun‘ till we've twutcd off iin‘s ‘cad, an‘ not a ha‘porth 0’ teen can we get out of 'iin.” Etnrn Furor.er Winn“ fins-s. the loading spirit of the Shaker community at Mount Lebanon, N. Y., is about to visit En laud to expound the dovtrinrs 3f the Mil cnnial Church. It is his intention to sail on June. 3rd. Iff‘ will visit. Glasgow, Manchester and several other of the large cities. in the comparian Dr. J. M. I‘eeblos. f4 cisl interest. attache-10 the visit to It anchr-ster. as it Muslin that city Mother Ann. the founder of the soot. was born. It is about a century since she left England for America. A (‘hinose gentleman was admitted as a rectising lawyer to the bar of New You: set week. ‘ am MMWD , bribe .1 I m .WI’ lead. thirty-five y‘uursm His real ~ name was I Be deserted his wife seven children there. On his arrival here be assumed the name of Joseph Mellon-n. Shortly. after. wards he obtained a ties on the later. colonial as driver. a was engaged on the road for the third of a century. liis deserted wife and family never heard any trees of him. “Olll)* five years ago he was married again. to a Halifax I named Sarah Tobin, by whom be four children, who survive. Last year the aged bigamiet, up- parsith gawk byhn'mhoru lu‘hls .oll‘d 330. row“ tuber; a sough on is rst wife if children. They were all dead I'X‘ oept t o, a den ter,uowlfre. Jane Fraser. and her sister areh. These he told the story of his shame audcrime, and presumed to make provision for them out of property he had accumulated. He returned again to Halifax, but never revealed his romance to his second wife and family. Recently, while oiling his engine, he fell off the stop of the locomotive and struck the sharp s ut of his oil can. which entered his hi ad a vs the ear and killed him instantly. A few days ago his daughter, Mrs. Jane Fraser. arrived here from Scotland. made affidavit of the facts of the case to Judge Shannon and has obtained administration of the estate of her late father. Thus she and her sister will secure his life insurance and all his property. and the second wife and her family are left out in the cold. __..._._.__..__â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- IN DEATH 301‘ DIVIDID. Pathetic Story of an Aged Couple who Chose to Die Together. ° A Jersey City, NJ" des etch as s: Pro- fessor Charles Siedhorf an his w' e Matil- da, aged 91 and 92 years respectivel . tiri d of a longand futile struggle with estilur tien, committed suicide t is afternoon at Union Hill. b'iedhorf, it is said, was a grotessor of chemistry at one time at Hill about thirty-five years ago. He sup- ported himself by writing for the news} a. rs, making translations and ocoasionslly _ ecturiug‘ upon ohemistr and electrici» y. In 1872 8 opened a boar lug school. which prospered for several years,but his patrons gradually deserted him and the school was closed about eight years ago. An invest- ment in a patent cooking utensil cost him several thousand dollars and he gradimlly became despondeut. The couple had lun living in poverty for some time. and iho authorities had decided to removo Slei‘llmrf to the county hospital. He was granted a week to arrange his affairs, and foi‘ny when the poormaster called at the a mi- mcnts occupied by the couple Siuzlmif asked for an hour longer. When the will. i r returned he found the couple lying on lliO floor. The woman was dead and the man died before medical aid arrived. They had taken cyanide of potassium. Siedhorf left anumbcrof rarublinglrita-is bemoaning his circumstances. Ile lum :5 his scientific books to Columbia Cont-.1“. -â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€"-.â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"iâ€"â€" A New Medical Plant. well known in In is, which is (minty sugar, has been recsntly publisbid in Nature by Professor Thistleton Dyer. 'i la “ the power of enjoying a cigar.” lateral to patients who use tobacco in t x- 093, would for n time, at least. I'll! .k nordinato smoking. are extremely nauseous promises to I t n:- mend it to the medical profession. .--_+....___.. Personal Po lnts. Rev. Dr. MctTOsh, President of I’I‘l‘l colon College. is ill with bronchitis. liaggard‘s bestnovol has had a in inns experience in an English public him try. “ King Solomon's Minis " is plaeiii mg the works on mineralogy. Calvin S. BFICD. who was a poor .‘s' linol- fi-aidier at Lima, 0., a few years tun. lms leased James Gordon Bennett‘s ll‘l‘yt-nllfl villa at Newport for the summit r. Mr. Brice has made his fortune as a lillll‘nnll consolidator, and his transactions lllt\(,‘ the merit of being legitimate. An amusing lIlf’IIlf‘I‘lt occurred recently in London at Buffalo Bill's slimv. Mr. Justice Lopez was strolling about the Indian village and fell in with n. pulmost‘, aged 3 years, who promptly litrmd him round the. neck with a rope and rt'fllsul in let him go. Loud was the laiightir of all who beheld the judge bound by an Iii-liar baby. 1 --_-_W Peculiar Death ofn Boy. ’J‘llt death in a chest as patheti. ally set forth Ill the “ Mistletoe Bough" has its luter piirz'illrl in the and fate of little 'I‘nminy (fray. a bright New York lad of 7 years, “hm-w body was found on 'l‘ui .mlaiy owning in a r‘lwst forming the suit of an ice waggon. which stood on the street. TI 0 lith !‘ follow. with ei-vi ml school «mnpnn- ions, Wi-nt bathing in the afternoon in the North Itivir. They were siirprisrd while in tho waf-r by a policeman. and in thv-ir fear of arrest they stain-rod in different directions. Little Tommy ran with his clothes u ndr-r his arm. jumped into the im u Aggy)” {\ml bill in flit" iihcfit. plillll‘fl down the lid. a si-lf lucki-r. IIr-re the poor little fellow was in the owning found suffocated. __,,--.. - ,. ,, , a After the Honeymoon. Twp young wives are talking of their, husbands. " You i-an‘t imagine," snidone. “ what a stupid blockhrad Charles is!“ " And Honey 3" ejaculated the other. “ “'hy. his head must be made of wood. or something harilrr. for plates and dishes hrmik on it with as little difficulty as the sin upon a rock."â€".- Ii'rrnrh Fun. . ._._. _ The Suriihnivm says that the well. known rain-water taste is due neither to moi-wood nor dopoaits nor to flyin lll‘fllt'lffl‘l of dirt, but to the absorption 0 aerial gasses. Any water exposed to the 0pm sir will acquire the same taste. Do not mrddlc with business you know. nothingof. A lIighmoro (I). ‘1‘.) man who fosrs cyclones has anchnrvd his house to the earth with long half-inch iron rods. Grand Rapids (Mich) men and boy.- retuh fish by lmwring into the water smull loops of firm bruswiro. with which thiy l‘iso hoodlum perch. ‘ ‘ A moral mpherlinnt by the residents “Taffinl. Mina, resulted in the killing g. 9,30030phered eidelberg University. He came to Union ' A very interestfn discovery that a plant harmless, destroys the power of imiirg plant is thi gymnema sylvestre, groping widely in the l‘eccan Peninsula, and ul‘ 0 but. there are only three of them left now. I met with in Assam and on the COI‘OIIIIH ii. I h Luann. 4a, brawn \‘JLVVL‘AJILIA \IA' kv;u\ii.i.t . ...; other residents of India who have litllil the properties of this plant certify ilmt chewing two or three leaves of ii fillfl‘ lutcly abolishes the tonguo‘s power I“ li-rfe sweetness. Professor Dyer’smxporin ii is with leaves sent to him at Kew, in Evil-g. laud, corroborate their testimony. this plant is likely to prove a most Viillvlililt‘ additiod to modern materia mediia. 11s power to destroy the taste of saw I ll't‘H suggests its use by physicians to u nut morbid craving for sweetmeats, whii h is a source of widespread disorders of «iris» tion. General Elles, of Madras, i811]: iii d as having found that gyinnema al ( lirlu s \‘l l ile smokers may not relish this. play ‘ i« it t 9 may prize immensely a plant which, l't‘II‘TIu The power of flu plant to render tasteless many drugs \\ in: h