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The fenerai quitted the room, and Isa bel advanced toward our hero. Fixing her beautiful eyes upon him, and placing her hands in his, she ex claimed : . .v"015" St' A,bmnB jt iB impossible to thank you adequately for the service you have rendered me! But believe me I feel it deeply, and shall never f.w-g-et it as lonff aa I live. I am very grateful, more ?rateful in fact than though you had saved my life. For if I had rone it would not have mattered, if poor dear papa" Here she broke down, and with a stifled aob burst into tears, and hastily left the apartment. Meanwhile Austen had been speaking to Miss Meredith, and when the gnards man was left alone, he exclaimed : "Coma here, Harry, and allow ma to in troduce you to Mies Lucy Meredith. Miss Meredith, this is Captain St. Albans, the hero of the evening, and " "Horace," interrupted St. Albans, "I shall have to break jour neck for you." "Pray don't do that," answered Austen, "for if you do, there will be nobody left to talk to Mies Meredith." "For Miss Meredith's sake, then, I'll let you off this time," said the captain, "but don't do it again." "Upon my word. Captain St. Albans, y iu seem determine.! to put us all under ob ligations," said Lucy Meredith, with a merry smile; "not .Ueul with saving uncle's life, ar; overcoming Bella with gratitude,, yrn, allow Mr. Austen to hve fn my sake, thus making me your debtor aleo." "I would do far more than that to make you my debtor, Miss Meredith,' replied St. AUiana, bowing low; and in this strain the conversation was carried on for some minutes. At the end of this time the general and Isalel re-entered the room together, shortly after which dinner was announced. "If you'll take Bella, St. Albans," said the poneral. "and you march with Luey, Aut-ten, I'll bring up the rear." "I am sorry I was the cause of discom posing you to" remarked the captain aa they were g-oing downxtairs. "IWt mention it. Captain St. Albans," anfwervd I:ill; "on the contrary, T oiifrlit to ali.'izf to you fur the uncere monious manner in which I left you. But my tears were tears of glalnefs, not if sorrow, and this I can assure you is day I shall not f. rget for very many year to come, if I ever do." They now entered the dininu'-room. Kt Albans lx-injr seated on the general's riLt hand, nnd opposite to Isabel. As S4n as the fish hail been served, the general otflerved : "Kxctise me asking, St. Allians, but what regiment do you l-elong tol" "The (iuar.ls. sir," replied oilr hero. "Humph! Then I suppose you have not yet eeen any service f" "Not j et. general," answered St. Allians, "but I hi lie. to." TliHt's right, my boy! That's right!" "I tin getting very tired of this hum drum round of amusements, mingled with a little mounting guard and an occasional field-day and sham-fight." "I should think you were." cried the general. "I cannot understand how fel lows, w ho wish to be couriered men, cn put up with it year after year." "Simply liecause they have nothing manly in their nature," replied Isabel, the color rising to her cheeks as nhe spoke. "I really think that the most detestable eight in the world is what we call a feather-led soldier. All that is manly about him is his moustache, and all that is soldierly is his sword." "Oh, come, my dear," cried her father, "I think you are a little too hard on the poor fellows. Remember that some of these same 'feather-bed soldiers', as yon term them, have proved themselves men, and good men too, more than once." "Never mind, uncle," said Lucy Mere dith. "That is Isabel's sole point, you know. I do e!ieve, if she had her way, she would make all the men go out and fight, as some of those horrid savage tribes do abroad." "And what would you do, Lucy," in quired Isabel, "keep them all at home to aspist in winding wool!" There was evidently a hidden allusion in this, for Lucy colored up to the roots cf her hair, and the subject of conversa tion was changed. The gentlemen did not sit long after the ladies had left them. One Ixittle of particular wine that the general only permitted to be drank on high days and holidays, a Trichinopoly cheroot, and they adjourned to the drawing-room. - "Now, girls, let us have some music," cried the old gentleman. "You don't know what an aviary of singing birds I have," he continued, turning to St. Al bans. "I call Isaliel my canary, and Lucy my linnet, and when their voices are combined in a duet, I would not give a snap of the fingers to hear any prim donna in the world." Lucy commenced with a sweet pathetic l.allad, well suited to her soft voice, and St. Allmn took the opportunity of seating himself lieside Isald. -I hojie. Miss Carlton," he olerved in a low voice, "that the remarks you made at the dinner-table respecting military men serving at home were not aimed ir ticularly at met" "At you. Captain St. Albans!" cried Ia 11 with a pained look. "Far from it, and thouirlit so lur airain. CRrl assure you, wnen t mane re , T 1 . 1 4 mark. Besides, have y not shown us to day what your are made of T "Pray do not allude to that," said Cap tain St. Albans, half petulantly. "I must say," went on Isaliel, not no ticing the interruption, "that for your own sake I wish you had a better oppor tunity of showing what you really are, than you are ever likely to have in your present regiment." I cannot say how grateful I am, Miss Carlton," replied St. Albans, "for the In terest yu exhibit, and irhaps the day may come, and before long, when it will ' bear fruit." Isabel was now requested by her father to sing a favorite song of his, and then j the cousins sang a duet. The gentlemen now rose to take their leave. I "ReinemVicr this, n y boy," said the general aa he sbook St. Albana by the hand, "you will be welcome here at any time. But wait a minute, that is a gen eral invitation, whicii they aay is none at all. Now I always insist upon one quiet night a week, and the girls have chosen Thursday, and if you like to come again, you will always find your .napkin laid for you and a hearty welcome fjehind it." Good-night, Miss Carlton." "Oood-night, Captain St. AlC-iams, and if it is necessary, allow me to eec-ond papa's invitation. We shall always Tt glad to see the one who saved his life." CHArTBB nL a IXMBT A JiOVBL PROF'OSAL. For some weeks St. Albans met Isabel Carlton at different balls, parties, and din tiers nearly every night, an d seldom or ever missed one of what the general termed his "quiet evening-" It was getting toward the end of the season, and people wer lwginning to look forward to recruiting exhausted ener gies with the aid of sea-breezes or sweet country air. It was the evening r. -f Lady Doubleton's final reception, and everybody, who waa anybody, waa present- The Carltons were there, and Isabel greeted St.. Albana with the sweet smile sbc always seemed to wear for him. "We leave town this day week." said Isaliel. "I am so glad." "May I ask where you are going!" en quired St. Albans with more interest than he usually exhibited. "We are going home," answered Isall. "To Blulberry Hall, near Witherton." "What's that about Witherton?" ex claimed the general, who waa standing near. "I waa telling Captain St. Alliana that we were going there next week, papa," replied Miss Carlton. "Ah, and you must come down and spend a month with ns, my boy," said tha old gentleman. "I shall be delighted, I'm sure," an swered the guardsman with genuine fervor. "That's right! When can you come down? When can you get leavet" "I shall have a chance in about a fort night," responded St. Albans. "Then we shall expect you," remarked Carlton. "Drop us a line to aay what train you're coming by, and the carriage shall meet you at the station. And now, my dear," he continued, turning to his daughter, "let ns get out of this. I've had three heavy people on my gouty toe already, to say nothing of tieing squeezed nearly to death." St. Albans saw them off, and after as sisting Isabel into their carriage was re turning upstairs once more. He had reached the first landing, when he perceived somebody standing in front of him. He was deeply immersed in thought and waa about to pasa by without looking up, but a well-known voice caused him to pause. "Ah, my friend," exclaimed Barliely, for it was he, "how are you this evening t" "I am well, thank you." replied our hero coldly, ami was about to move on. "Wait a minute," cried Barlsly, placing his hand on St. Allians' arm. "I haven't seen yon for a long time. May I inquire how you are succeeding!" There was a cynical grin njion the fel low's face that irritated St. Allians to such an extent that he could scarcely refrain from knocking him down. Mastering his emotions, however, with an extreme effort, he answered: "Will you 1 kind enough to remove your hand from my arm, Mr. Barlisly!" Barbsly looked at him for a moment in silence ; his lip curled with a bitter sneer, and he moved his hand, folding his arms acrosa his chest. "With regard to what you mentioned," continued St. Albans, "I wish you to con sider that I have lost the wager, and I will forward you a check for the amount to-morrow morning." "Supposing I don't choose to believe that you have lost the liet," remarked Barbsly, showing his white teeth, "and from what I have witnessed to-night I certainly do not what then!" "You may please yourself about that," answered our hero haughtily. "But I warn yon. Mr. Barlly, not to interest yourself alrnut me or interfere in any of my affairs." "Indeed." observed Barbsly, fixing his black eyes upon the guardsman. "And may I inquire what the jienalty is. Cap tain St. Allians. if I lioliey your some what autocratic commands!" The penaity," answered St. Albans, stretching himself to his full height, while his muscles twitched as though tie were eager to seize the scoffer and make an example of him then and there) "the penalty will be a sound horse whipping the first time we meet, wherever it may happeu to le." -- For a moment Barlwly's eyes scintilat ed ; his teeth were clenched, and he looked as though he were about to spring upon the guardsman. But he prolbly atrived at the conclu sion that in this ease "discretion was the lietter 1 4a.i t of valor," and restrained him self accordingly. Moving on one side to allow the other to pass, he hissed out between his teeth : "Very well. nnry St. Allans, you have made an enemy where you might have made a friend!" "A friend of yottt Ha, ha, ha!" and St. Albans laughed mockingly as ha walked tdowly upstairs. "No, thank you. I have not come to that sW. your tongue to wag in whom I am interested! stand me!" "Bah! I rare as little for your threats as I do for you," answered Barlady, as he prepared to descend. "I never did like you, and now I hate you, as you shall discover to your cost." The following day St. Albans forwarded Bart oily a check to bis club for five hun dred itonnds. and then endeavored to dismiss the subject from his thoughts. We say endeavored, because every now and then the reflection would arise like the ghost of a murdered enemy: "What would Isalxd think if she know I had made a wager njion her affections V Fortunately, the week after the Carl tons left how, n, our hero was on duty, con sequently he had not so much time or op portunity to miss them. He obtained a month's leave of absence at the time he had anticipated, and it was with a very peculiar sensation under his r waistcoat that h jumped into a first-class smoking car at Paddington station, en route for Witherton. The fact of tha matter was that Harry St. Albans, tha notorious lady-killer, waa in love at last himself, and began to real ize the fact. It wa the first time he had ever suf fered from the complaint, which is always the more serious according to the aga ot i the sufferer. The train arrived at Witherton at j length. The dog-cart waa waiting for him, and in half an hour he was safely deposited at Mulberry Hall. ! The building was an old-fashioned red- j brick mansion, of tha time of Elizabeth, j There waa not an inch of stucco about it, i and everything was aa substantial aa it ' looked. St. Albans just bad time to dresa for j dinner, and on descending to the drawing- j room found the family assembled, togeth- j er with several visitors. ( He was received with great cordiality, i and after being introduced to those in the j room whom he did not know, he had the j pleasure of conducting Isabel down to dinner. "By-the-bye," exclaimed Isaliel, "papa has invited your friend Mr. Austen down. "I am glad of that," answered 8t. Al lians. "for he has not been well lately, and the fresh air will no doubt renovate him. But how are we going to amuse him!" Amuse hun1" repeated Isabel; "what do you mean !" "Why, Horace is such a thorough Lon doner that I am afraid he will be quite lost in a country house," replied our hero; "I know he never goes near his own in fact, he always boasts that he does not even know it by sight." "But he rides, does he notP "I don't think he has ever done more than an amble in the Rsw." "Of course he shoots, then!" "The walking would be too much for him. Fancy Horace fi-udging over the furrows in patent leather boots!" "We have the river close by. It runs through the park. Surely he is fond of fishing or boating!" "His opinion of fishing is synonymous with that of Ir. Johnson 'a fool at one end ami a worm at the other, and his knowledge of boating is confined to the steamer that takes him across the chan nel on his annual expedition to the conti nent." "Then I am afraid we shall have to trust to Lucy's powers of amusement in order to entertain Mr. Austen." It so happened that Lucy Meredith caught the last sentence during a pause in the conversation, and as Isabel looked across, her cousin's face was "flushed as red aa a rose." The next moment it waa as deadly white. With the usual tact of a woman, Isabel drew her own deducements, and immedi ately changed the conversation. After dinner St. Albans challenged the general to a game at billiards, and our hero did not see much more of the ladies that evening. It was about an hour after daybreak the following morning when St. Albans awoke. The sun was shining brightly into his chamber, and the birds had com menced their matutinal concert. The captain was not an early risei- very far from it ; in fact, when in town he considered noon a very decent hour for breakfast. But on this occasion, although ha turn ed over and over, he could not manage to get to sleep again. So, making the most of a bad bargain, be sprang out of bed and dressed himself, determining to have a look round tha es tate before breakfast. He soon found himself in the park, and directed bis footsteps toward a silver stream ha could see in the distance, which he presumed to be the river Miss Carlton had mentioned the previous even ing. When ha drew nearer, he perceived a email boat house standing upon the bank. It waa built after the style of a Swiss chalet, the lower portion being large enough to contain a couple of boats, and the upper story apparently fitted up as a sitting-room. As he approached, he discovered the door to be open, and waa about to enter when Isaliel Carlton came out. "Oood-morning, Captain St. Albans," she exclaimed. "I was not aware that you were an early riser." "I am not one habitually. Miss Carlton," he replied l "but really, after this experi ence, I think I shall make a rule of tak ing a walk before breakfaat." "It is the mojt enjoyable time of the day at this season of the year," observed Isabel, "and I invariably take advantage f it." "It would be a nice morning for a row, wn Id it not!" remarked St. Albans. "That lo ..- hat I w- r..ine to siiev about," exclaimed Isabel. "I want to call n an old woman my old nurse who lives in a cottage the other side the river, just lieyond that point. Would you mind rowing me over! It will save me such a long walk." "Would I mind?" cried the captain. "There are not many things I would mind doing fur yoti, Minn Carlton." In a couple of minutes the sculls were otitained. the skift unfastened, and they started on their little voyage. "I was just thinking aliont rowing my self over," oliserved Isaliel, "when I beard your footstejm." "I am glad I arrived at such an oppor tune moment," replied St. Allians. "I am sure But look! what is that boy pointing at I" Isabel turned her head and oliserved t cow-boy oil the river liank. lie was In a terrible state of excitement, and was pointing just ahead of them, as he screamed out romething, almost inar ticulately: "Luk not! Luk not for tree! Luk oot! Thee'll be on't oh!" As he uttered the last ejaculation, a slight crashing sound wan heard. The boat received a shock, and for a moment waa motionless. St. Albans turned round, and immedi ately perceived what had happened. Tha boat had gone over the branchee of a submerged tree, one of which had forced its way through the bottom. The skiff was then filling with water, and evidently would not float another half liiinute. 'Don't tie afraid. Miss Carlton," he crieL as he pulled off his shoes. "Trust your self to me, and all will lie well." "I am not afraid," replied Isaliel softly, "and I will trust myself implicitly to yoti." The next moment, as the boat sank un der them, his strong arm was around her. and ha struck out for tha shore. Her beauteous head was pressed close to his breast, while her eyes were fixed np on his. "Isabel!" he suddenly exclaimed, aa they approached the bank. "Isabel, you said just now you would trust implicitly to me. Would you trust to me for ever! Would you trust yourself to me 1 Would yon trust your future happiness to me!" A moment an anxious moment passed and then aa St. Albans feet struck the shore, Isabel, In a low voice, replied: "Yes, Harry, I will trust you in every thing, as I have trusted you thia morn ing." At first St. Albans could scarcely real ize it. It seemed too much. "Do you really mean it, Isabel!" he cried, trembling with excitement and nervousness, strong man though he was. "Oh, am I dreaming ! Will you really be my own dear wife !" I will," softly answered the young girl. In a transport of happiness he seized ber in his arms, and raising her from the ground, pressed kiss after kiss upon her soft red lipa. "For shame, Harry," exclaimed Isabel, nearly smothered, as soon aa she could epeak. "Think of that boy looking on. Besides, I am wet through." "Pardon me, darling," cried Harry pen itently; "I was so happy, I forgot all about the ducking we have had. Shall I carry you home V "No, indeed sir," replied Isabel with a saucy look from her big black eyes; "I have had enough of that for the present besides, the exercise will prevent my catching cold." They immediately started off at a sharp walk towards the Hall, though Isabel found her wet things terribly in the way. They had scarcely reached the lawn in front of the house, when they perceived the front door oien, and the general rush frantically out, tiareheaded, followed by visitors and servants. The cowboy had not waited to see the dtHtvtument, but had dashed away up to the Hall with the news that Miss Carlton and a gentleman hail been upset in the middle of the river and drowned. Nearly maddened with grief, the old gentleman ran across the lawn to the river, expecting every moment to see his daughter's dead body leing carried to wards him. , But he had not proceeded many yarda when the was in his arms alive ami well. "Oh, my darling child!" he exclaimed; "I feared I had lost you ; how were you saved r "Ask Captain St. Albans, papa," an swered Isabel just a trifle shyly. "What, another obligation, St. Albans!" cried the general, seizing the captain's hand aa his daughter made her escape and ran off to change her things ; "not satisfied with saving the father's life, but you must save the daughter's also." The captain smiled. "What can I say! I cannot apeak. Words will not express my feelings. You have done me the greatest service one man can do another, and I will never for get it." "Pray do not mention it," said 8t. Al bans. "I only hope to heaven I shall be able some day to serve yoti in some way, and show what my gratitude really is." And aa he turned round to re-enter the house the old man dashed the tears away from his eyes. CHAPTKB IV. X.0VK-MAKI5O. CROSS-rCROSKS. It had been arranged that the party should ride to Ravenshill that morning, a distance of almtit ten miles, and view the old ruined monastry and wander about the grounds. They started away about eleven, leav ing Isabel, who required rest after her excitement, and St. Albans, who was ar too happy and exalted to be fit society for anybody but himself, behind to re cruit their strength after the morning's performance. 8t. Albans wandered aimlessly about for a short time, lighted three cigars one after the other, and allowed them to go out again, tried to amuse himself by knocking the balls aliout on the billiard table, and at last threw down his cue, muttering half aloud: "I wonder if I shall find her in the morning-room." He speedily found his way thither and knocked at the door. It is wonderful how timid love makes some men! Fellows with aa much assurance as a London street-boy no sooner become vic tims to tha tender passion than they grow as bashful aa a school girL "Come in." He entered the room, and, as he had expected, discovered Isabel reclining up on a couch. A hook was in her hand, but as she was holding it upside down, we may take It much by its contents. "I thought I should find you here," ob served St. Allans as he seated himself by her side. "I have something to say to you." "I thought I had better lie down for a little while." answered Isaliel. "How was it that you did not go with the others to Ravenshill V "To tell you the truth, Isabel," replied St. Allans, "I thought that if I remained at home I might enjoy a few moments of your society, and I could not resist the temptation." "You fool ish fellow." said Isabel. raY ! fully tapping his cheek, "and what waa it j you wanted to see me about!" I "To see you about," repeated St. Albana. I "I forget. Oh, yes, I remember to tell you how much I loved you, my darling." i "But yon told me that this morning, Harry," resin'tided the young lady. ' "I cann.it tell it you too often," ex- I claimed Harry, placing his arm around , her waist as he spoke, "for every moment I feel my love growing stronger and I stronger! Oh. Isabel, if you were evar ) to change and tell me you no longer loved : me. I think I should go mad!" i "Hush, Harry," replied Isabel softly ; j "do not speak like that. You need never j fear my aftcction changing; the founda- ! lion is too deeply laid in my heart." "Tell me that again, my sweet oner cried St. Albans rapturously. "You can not imagine the delight it gives me to hear you aay that you love nie." "I do love you. Harry," exclaimed Isa bel, a delicate pink color flushing her c'leeks as she met his impassioned glance ; and I always shall. There is only one thing that would alter my affection for you, and that I am persuaded is an im possibility." "What is that, darling?" inquired St. Allians a little anxiously. "Your ever lieing guiltv of - what is it yon military men term it! oh, yea, I re member now," and she smiled aa she con tinued "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gent leman.' " St. Albans raised his head proudly as he answered : "If that is the only rock I have to look out for, my sweet one. I fear nothing!" "I am well assure.! of it; replied Isa liel, "or I should not have mentioned it. But I think I could forgive anything else in the man I loved but that. If once he caused me to feel ashamed of him. my love would vanish like snow in July." "When did you first lieirin to care for me, dearest I" enquired Harry tenderly, and drawing her beautifully-moulded form nearer to him aa he Fpoke. "I hardly know," answered Isaliel, "but I think 1 began to notice how different you were to other men the day that you saved papa's life, and " But she was unable to continue, for our hero, raising her head a little, pressed his lips to hers, and indulged in a long and loving kiss. "Oh, Harry!" cried Isabel reproachfully as soon as ehe was able to sjieak. "I cannot help it, darling." answered Harry. "Rememlior this is the first time I have ever really loved, an.l I feel al most beside myself with joy and happi ness." "Am I really your first love!" enquired Isaliel, with her large eyes melting with passion looking upward into his own. "I swear you are," replied Harry ; "I have never loved a woman before, and I shall never love another." For a few moments they gazed at one another in silence, and then once more St. Albans caught the lovely girl up in his arms, and sipjiedthe nectar from her rich, rie lips. Harry had not been sitting by her side as he imagined more than a quarter of an hour, when Isaliel chanced to catch sight of the ormolu clock on the mantle-piece. Oh, Harry!" she exclaimed, "it is lunch-time!' They had lieen conversing for two hours. "Oh. I knew there was something I wanted to ask you, dearest," observed St. Allians as Isaliel roi-e. -May I sjieak to the general ?" "Certainly." answered the young lady without tl.e s!it,'li'et-t hesitation. "I am not ashamed of my choice, ami I am cer tain papa will lie proud of his intended son in-law." She paused for a moment liefore open ing the door. Her eye were filled with love, happi ness and elation. She placed her hands upon his shoul ders, and stretching up touched him lightly with her lips, saying: "(ikI bless you, my own dear love!" The next moment, lictore St. Albans had recovered from his emotion, phe had van ished. After lunch, St. Allmns sought an interview with the general. The oltl gentleman was in an apartment dedicated entirely to his own use, and termed "The Den." Female servants were never allowed to enter it. and any attempt at "tidying," "cleaning uji," or "putting things to rights a bit," always resulted in Filch do mestic hurricanes, that he was now al lowed to enjoy his seclusion undi-t urlied. To b OmtiTi'i'd. TEMPTATION. A Detroit wlr.hant' Iethod of Teat- lle iKe Iloneaty of Ills f natomern. That's the tenth one this forenoon." Faid a Woodward avenne floor-walker the ! other day as a woman hurriedly passed ; out." j "Whet tenth woman'" ; "No; tenth pol-temotlnaie.,, ( "What do you meeinV ! "Well, this house liorght a job lot of j portemonnnies Inst spring, and we got 'em i so cheap that we could almost give them j away. A few days nco I took it into my j head to see how many of our customers : were honest, ami I id, tiffed a jiortemonnaie j with piT end left it on the silk counter, i It was slyly pocketed by the very first lady ' w ho diwtn ered it. and she is the wile of aNian wortii J'Ji.fliKl." "And the next?" j "Well, we lose an averatre ot twenty ! porteniomijucs u day. That means we have twenty lad:c- t ome inhere who are i thieves, for it is theft to gobble np Inst or mislaid projH-rty without saying anything about It?" "It must lie interest in; to watt h 'fm1" i "It is. Xow and then a woman will observe the article and hand it over to the ; clerk, but that an exception. I have seen n woman work for half an hour to , get the portenionnaie Into her pocket or shopping-hag. Hut that isn't where tha fun cornea iu." I "Where is it !' I Why, on a slip of paper stuffed Into the little wallet I write: -Stolen from the ' connter of A Co.' At least one half i the wallets are returned. There comes a : lady now." j eShe was a well-dressed and respocta- ' ble looking lady. She had a po; mounaie i 1- V-., ..,1 . -ro o,- , as she eame near she sweetly said : "Beg pardon, but In trading here this ', morning 1 acridently picked up this purse I In some way. I presume it contains , money. I have not even ojiened it. Pleaae tell the loser that it was all a mistake, and I am sorry if I have put her to trouble." "Very well, ma'am." "That was well done," said the re porter. "Yea, fairly well, but it the story they all tell. She opened the portemonnaie, aw- the put-up job, and tries to play off innocence in returning it. We are all honest, you know, but nevertheless a lost wallet w ill tempt human nature sooner than any other bait 1 know of." Free Press. a-' v a d 1 n z the Liw, In Italy, where the clergy rule supreme, the law is that no dance shall be com menced after the great bell of the cathe dral has struck the hour of midnight. They are not required, however, to stop in the middle of one already commenced, but are permitted to dance it out. Taking ad vantage of this law, jnt before midnight they divide the orchestra, and form a new dance. Some of the orchestra rest until the others become fatigued, when they re lieve them. There are always enough dancers to keep the set going, and yet the half of the company be resting. In this way the dance is not finished till two o'clock. By this simple process they cheat the Chnrch out of two good hours. A Clever Trick. A young man standing among a knot of others in the public room of a hotel said, "Did yon nee that pretty clrl that arrived this morning f I w a watching her all dinner time. I lct you five to one 1 will tret acquainted with ber and marry her Iwv foi-e the week Is out." Tlie la-t was taken, nnd in a few days a clergyman xvita found, nnd the young pHir xvere actually married. It was afterwards discoxered, howexcr, that they hud lieen married a year or two In-fore, Hud that the gentleman earned a livelieood by making and taking this a line bet in different hotel. QTJIRINI aKD 0PIT7K TEASX. tae In the Price of Qntnlns-Vaw f the Indian narkThe I m portatlon of Oplnm, Thouth it is satd. and not without some reason, that the Englishman holds him grip on India by taking his dally dose ol oulnlne rather than by drawing his sword, ft la nevertheless true that the consump tion of tills febrifuge in the United State Is exceedingly larie and alw ays Increasing. The exceedingly magnanimous action oil our legislators, which placed qslniceonthe free list, has caused, in the course ot trade, the price of tha alkaloid to be ckwelr watched. For fiscal year ending June, SO, l, the total import of dutiable drugs and chemi cals were worth l,2O,70O, asalnst HIV 076,975 in 183, while the Import of free drugs and chemicals was tjf,90t, 210, a gain of l,6t 745 over tha vajnas of the year before. This increase is with out a doubt due to the enlargement of the free list, and tends to show that the drag business, in Its relation to the whole busi ness of tlie country, has suffered less than other trades. The most important article in the whole list is quinine, and there waa an increase In the importation of quinine sal Us with ar decrease of cinchona bark fur manufactur ing purposes. In 1M. 1,23,732 ounces of quinine salts were imported, acalnst 1, 05.764 ounces in lvl, and 794.4PS ounces in lSi The decrease !n Importation of bark has been quite marked. In 1R4. 2,5.30T pounds of cinchona hark were imported, in 1SS3 3,t3S,315 pounds, and in l$i fi, 010,547 pounds. From the pounds of bark alone, however, no very exact statis tics can lie obtained of the yield of qui nine, liecause of tlte varying quality of the natural alkaloid. Of late years tha bulk of cultivated hark, though smaller, micht present an amount at quinine salt quite as treat as when larger importation of the crude material were made in for mer years. To london, the great mart of the bark. Fast India sent more lales in 14 than in prior years, while from Cn prea, Columbia and New (Grenada ship ments have diminished. This arises from the fact that the cultivated bark grown in India, contain in! a larger proiortion of the natural alkaloid, is easier and more profitable to work than the South Amer ican. While South American bark dete riorates, Indian Kirks are Improving. Pome attention has twen p.-tid of late to pro wiuK bark in Bolivia with the same care to the cult n re of the tree aa in the Kat, but it is doubtful whether the South. American product can t produced cheap enotv'h to con i pete w ith the Indian on ac count of the dear and uncertain latior In Boli ia and the heavy cost Of freiitht. (rencrally the belitf haa lieen entertained that in the Kast Indies plantations of cinchona were very profitable but It may be found from the reixirt that the out turns have disappointed the grower. Whether lark is in excess of demand no opportunity of judging is afforded. It is believed that Java will furnish in the future n much lartrer proportion of bark than in the pmit. It Is unfortunnte that up to this time larger direct shipments have not N-en made of Knstern cinrhonaj bark to this country. The present con dition of the business ts that our manu facturers of quinine must purchase the bark in Jxindou, anil expenses are In creased. Ijookiiig at the manufactured article quinine, iu ls4 the price opened at fl.76 per ounce, this price ln-ing due to a com bination of man uf act nivrs. In September it was I, and in 1 lecem In-r V't cents. Tbte imports of ISM were l,Jti3,7:VJ ounces, the decrease ln ir.g vjno.O'aj ounres more than in 1KS3, and almost l.oou.000 more than In l-79. Hcasons for the lowering of price of quinine seem to haxe lieen, in part, competition tif foreign manufacturers, but the more import an! factor. It is snp Insahle, is the laree Increase of good tiark. From an axerae of .(; gold for an ounce of quinine In 1po, the price ln 1 4 was $1.27. To-day quinine is quoted at from 8 to . cents pu r ounce, according to w hether sold in bulk or put up. Of opium as a source of morphine the importation of the crude drug, used for medicinal purposes the quantity vs ries year by year but little. Last year &G4.741 pounds were imported: In lta 829,012. To prevent the use of opium for smokiim the custom rate was increased, f mm $'i to 1 0 per pound. The advance j of $4. which tMik place In .Tuly.1S. ! seems to have clac ked that terrible view j of opium smoking, tlvmgh it is too early as yet to assume any gains iu morals a j the result of recent leis! it ion. The value ! of opium Imported as a medicine in l" was $'trti,014, and for smoking purposes i tlO.llM. In 1 the xalue of cpuira j for smoking was $J,c.4,."'9. this hire quantity having been hurried in In tha early months of the year so as rmt to sub. I ject it to the increased d ity of $4 The average value of oplnm ned In the f'ntted ; States by the Chinese or others. In their j death-dealing ptpe-a, seems to be st first , cost $(o,(HHl a year. When used to cater to human x-ice fs.vvi.noo would be a figure within the limit. Tlorlarty Threw High. Here is a funny story alxnit the pro prietress of a Tar Flat hotel. It seems that about Christmas time she got up a raffle at a half a crown a ticket to dispose of her dilapidated pimo. frf course all ber lodgers took chances anything for a raffle and on Christmas Kve the affair the men had taken their throw at the dice and for the lieneflt of the innocent and Ignorant, we will explain that the highest throw of the dice in snch an instant would le fifty-four: at least, such xvas the case w it-h the landlady's dice. "Hae ye, all had a throw?" deuiandedr the landlady. "We have," xx-as the reply. "Well, now, b'ys, there's a young lecdy out in the anty-mnn who don't loike to shoxv herself among so many men Are yez willin' the rrayture should throw he dice inside in the anty-room-" "Ctit i'nly," was the gallant answer from the crowd. The old lady toddled into the ante-room with the dice-lmx. and presently returned. "Well, b'ys. have yez all thrown? ' "Wc have." "Well, w hat's yer highest " "Forty-foor, fur .Moriarty." "Well, b'ys, fortv-foor's hiiih, lint it.v six is higher, an' tlie piano remains- in the house." rsddrs ihiiosihr. Patrii k has great jMiwer of en en ntet.t, after all. and alw ays laughs nl tin light time. One day he saw a bull ntlaik a man, and he hail to hold on to hi. sides, with Imth hands, the scene w .is si futii v. After a litlU-. the animal turn-d hi atten tion in another direction- ami r Pat rick, fur exploring the hciirht. cnina i'ciW n xx il h a t hump on the .lher idr of the railings. He rubUil hi- wounds atwt. as he trndiri-d along the worse for wear, he said to liinisrll. Faith, and I'm glad I had the latiiih when I did, or 1 woui-ln' axe had it at all." tn: tim tlt s' la. A httl !) xx lo'll be heard ol Jtim- death. wa ditre--l. Unit ne told his mother, wli.xliail en reaumg alaiut the (Jrant iikmiiiih.hI. ttt Jimmo ought to have tine al-. "Why not," In- asked, "make a b; Repliant of stone xx nil t .en. lira tit -itling on biui-" fi r.'r-
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