NEWS OF THE WEEK
—The U. 8, Senate on the 5th, con-
firmed William L. Trenholm to be
Comptroller of the Curreney.
—Secretarv Manning continues to
improve, and his physician thinks he
will be able to sit up 1 a short time,
—Don Emillo de Murnaga, the new
Minister from Spain, was on the 6th
presented to the President.
—A fire in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, on
the Oth, devastated ten blocks, destroy-
ing several large planing mills, lumber
yards, a soap factory and eighty dwell-
ings. One thousand men were thrown
out of employment and four hundred
persons made homeless, The loss on
property is estimated at $800,000.
—The U. 8. Senate on the 6th, con.
firmed Henry Vignaud, of Louisiana,
to be Secretary of Legation at Paris;
John D. Oberly, of Illinois, and Charles
Lpman, of Connecticut, to be Civil Ser-
vice Commissioners, and S. M. Stock-
slager, of Indiana, to belAssistant Com-
missioner of the General Land Office,
—The election in Cincinnati, on the
5th, resulted in a victory for the whole
Republican ticket. Full returns give
E. Shelby. Repyblican, for Comp-
troller, a majority of 6876. Charles
Hess, for Infirmary Director, has 2670
majority, the lowest majority on the
Republican ticket. Frank Tucker, Re-
publican, for Board of Public Works,
has 5802 majority. Of the eighteen
Aldermen chosen the Republicans elect.
ed 17, making the new Board 20 Re-
publicans and 10 Democrats, Of the
25 Councilmen the Republicans elected
21, making the new Doard 26 Republi-
cans, 13 Democrats and 1 Independent.
The new Board of Education will
stand 24 Republicans and 13
rats.
—The Democratic State Committee
of Maine met on the (th in Augusta,
and voted to hold the State Convention
in Bangor on June 2, six days earlier
than the Republican Convention, A
resolution endorsing the admimstration
of President Cleveland was passed
unanimously.
~The election in East St. Louis on
as the Administration party carrying
the other two. City elections were
held the same day throughout Illinois,
Despatches from many points in the
interior show that the Labor party
carried several places; the Citizen
tickets were successful at other points,
and that strict party lines were drawn
in some places, in the majority of which
the Democrats were victorious,
—The President on the Tth, noml-
nated Thos. G. Hayes to be U. 8S. At-
U. 8S. Marshal for Maryland; Edwin
timore, and John A. McClernand, of
Illinois, to be a member of the Board of
tegistration and Election in the Terri-
tory of Utah.
—Secretary Manning was able to sit
up for a short time on the 7th,
~The Apaches who surrendered to
General Crook on the 20th
be sent to Fort Marion, at
tine, Florida, as prisoners of war.
They “gave a grand dance’’ at their
camp at Fort Bowie, Arizona, on the
Oth, as a farewell to General Crook, *
St. Augus-
large numbers of starvation in the
Choctaw and Cherokee Nations, Indian
Territory, There is difficulty in
3 get-
ing food for them.
Marmaduke, of Missouri, had another
Governor Marmaduke said to an As-
sociated I’ress reporter in the evening
that they had an informal conference
the result of which was the conclusion
that the matter was practically set.
tled.”?
~The House Judicary Committee on
the 8th, instructed Mr. Oates to report
favorably his bill to repeal those sec-
tions of the Revised Statues prohibi-
ting the payment of pension or allow-
ance of claims of any person who was
the late war.
—On the 8th, one of the questions
alleged discourteous treatment of the
new Chinese Minister by the Collector
of Customs at San Francisco, It was
decided to postpone action in the mat-
ter until the Collector shall have had an
opportunity to give his yersion of the
affair,
— George Hearst, the newly appoint
ed U. 8. Senator from California, ar-
rived in Washington on the 8th.
~The drowned by the wrecking of
the schooner Beta on Plum Island, on
the 6th, were: Cora M., Spearing, aged
8 months; Ellen Spearing, aged 3 years
and 4 months, and Isaac Mills, stew-
ard, aged 48 years, The captain and
four sailors, and two men, two women
and two children passengers were
saved,
~The War Department on the Sth
received a telegram from General Crook
saying he had started seventy-seven of
the surrendered Apaches to Fort
Marion, Florida.
—John 8S. Hager, collector of Cus.
toms at San Francisco, Israel Lawton,
‘Buperintendent of the Mint, and W. J.
Tinnin, Surveyor, on the 9th tele-
graphed to Acting Secretary Fairchild
a denial of the alleged disceurtesy
towards the new Chinese Minister.
~The President on the 9th nom-
inated Lawrence Harrigan to be Ap
praiser at St. Louis; Thomas M, Lud-
lam, Postmaster at Millyille, New Jer.
sey, and Robert OC. Watson, Postmaster
at Milford, Delaware. The President
has appointed Willlam H. Waldby, of
Adrian, Michigan, to be a member of
the Board of Indian Commissioners, in
place of J, K, Boles, resigned,
~The President has recognized
Friedrich Delv as Vice Consul of
Germany in Philadelphia,
maple. Jaren eure Hut the Bui of
the n t a 0, Texas
show that five men were killed and
twelve woounded, It is thought that at
least four of the wounded cannot re-
cover. State militia have to Ia
redo to prevent a renewal of the trouble,
Colonel Barnard, who took the re-
sponsibility of leading two companies
of United States troops from Fort Me-
Intosh into Laredo to put a stop to the
bloodshed, says that, if necessary, he
can justify his action by showing that
he moved against invaders from Mex-
ico, as he had knowledge of “numbers
of men coming over from New Laredo,
Mexico, carrying arms in skiffs,”? Its
alleged by the **Huaraches that these
Mexicans were imported by their an-
tagonists, the **Botas.”
—Alpheus IR. McKalg, Senator from
Allegheny county, in the Maryland
Legislature, died on the Oth in Baltl-
more, aged 28 years,
—In the Phenix Park Colliery, near
Pottsville, on the Oth, while Edward
Canfield and Thomas Doyle were work-
ing in a gangway, ‘‘suddenly an im-
mense volume of gas burst out from
the vein ina breast behind them, throw-
ing down: a large body of coal, which
filled up the gangway.” The men at-
tempted to retreat to the foot of the
slope, but were obliged to crawl over
the obstruction to the mouth of the
breast, where they encountered the out-
pouring volumes of gas and were suf:
focated.
«=A box of dynamife cartridges ex-
ploded on the Oth, in a blacksmith shop
on the Pottsville and Mahanoy Rail-
road, near Pottsville, Penna., demol-
ished the building, killing William Al-
bright, and dangerously injuring Wil-
liam McGeoch. .
—James A. Richmond, President of
the Broadway Surface Railroad Com-
pany, in New York, was arrested on
the Oth, on the charge of complicity in
the Broadway Railroad franchise bri-
bery. He was released in $25,000 bail.
Tillie Smith, a servant girl, whose
{ home was at Wisetown, was found dead
on the Oth, in a fleld near Hackettstown,
New Jersey, with marks of violence on
her body.
WV rm §
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
| SENATE.
In the U. 8. Senate on the 5th, Mr,
| Platt submitted his proposed amend-
{ ment to the resolution heretofore in-
troduced by him in relation to execu-
tive sessions. The amendment recites
specifically the Senate rules affected by
i
| tc avoid a point of order on his resolu
i
} a2 s f
| tion that it did not recite the rules
| laid over. The Army bill was consid-
| ered, the pending question being on an
| amendment by Mr. Hale to strike out
{ 000 enlisted men. After a long discus-
| sion was agreed to, When the doors
were reoponed Mr, Sewell gave notice
| that on the 10th instant he would call
up the Fitz John Porter bill
iourned.
In the U. 8. Senate on the Gth the
{| Labor Arbitration bill was reported
| without amendment, as it came from
{ the house, Mr. Riddieberger moved to
| to the transaction of executive business
{ in open session, but, at the request of
{ Mr. Logan, who desired to have the
{| Army bill disposed of first, withdrew
{ the motion. The Army bill was then
taken up, ana discussed by Messrs
Logan, Hale, Manderson, Dawes, Haw-
ley and Teller. A message was receiv-
ed {rom the president in relation
Chinese immigration, and referred to
i the Committee on Foreign Relations,
| The Senate then went executive
| session, and when the were re-
to
into
doors
| opened adjourned.
In the U. Senate on the Tth de-
bate on the Logan Army bill was re.
taken on Mr. Hale's motion to strike
| oit the second section, which makes
the future force of the army 30,000
men. The yeas were 22, the nays 22,
i and, the vote being a tie, the motion
{ was lost, The Republicans voling for
{ man, Teller and Van Wyck. The
| Democrats voting against it were
| Brown, Gorman, Gray and Walthall,
{| With those exceptions the votes for the
{ motion were Democratic and the voles
| against it Republican. After further
ments and the adoption of thers, tne
bill was put on final passage, and re-
jected—yeas 19, nays 31, The
then adjourned,
In the Senate on the 8th, the House
bill for the erection of a Congressional
Library building on Capitol Hill was
President.
the calendar, The Washington Terri-
discussion, an amendment by Mr. Vor-
Lees, consisting of au enabling act for
the Territory, was rejected by a party
vote, all the Republicars voting in the
negative, Mr, Eustis moved to amend
by confining the right of suffrage in
the proposed new State to qualified
male electors, Pending discussion the
Senate adjourned
Inthe U, 8. Senate on the 9th, the
credentials of George Hearst, appoint.
ed by the Governor of California to be
U. 8. Senator until the next meeting
of the Legislator, to fill the vacancy
caused by Mr, Miller's death, were
presented, and Mr. Hearst was sworn
in, The House bill for free transmis
sion of meteorological reports by roail
was considered and went over. Mr.
Frye then addressed the Senate at
length in support of his resolution in
relation to the fisheries. The Wash-
ington Territory bill was taken up, the
pending question being on Mr. Eustis’
amendment limiting the right of suf-
frage in the proposed new State to
qualified male electors, The amend.
ment was lost-yeas, 12; nays, 25.
Pending further action, the Senate ad-
jou .
The motion was agreed to and the bill
passed--yeas, 158; nays, 66, The rules
were again suspended and a bill passed
~yeas, 150, nays, 62—for the erection
of a new building for the Congressional
Library. Adjourned.
In the House cn the 6th, Mr, Miller,
of Texas, from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, reported a bill
for the issue of small bills for clrcula-
tion. Mr, Steel, of Indiana, from the
Committee on Military Affairs, re-
ported a bill to increase the efficiency
of the army, Mr, Lawler, of 1llinois,
from the Committee on Labor, reported
back a resolution for a congressional
investigation of the cause underlying
the differences existing between em-
ployers and employes on railroads, The
bill to secure an equitable classifica-
tion and compensation of certamn of-
ficers of the United States was con-
sidered, and Mr. Bennett, of North
Carolina, spoke in opposition to the
doctrine of civil service reform, The
Post-office Appropriation bill was con-
gidered in the Committee of the Whole,
reported to the House and passed, The
House then adjourned,
In the House on the 7th, the River
and Harbor bill was reported back and
referred to the Committee of the
Whole. A resolution was adopted set.
ting apart May 22d, 25th and 26th for
consideration of the Free Shp bill
Mr, Holman, of Indiana, called up the
bill providing for the appointment of a
commission to consist of six persons to
be appointed by the President, to In-
spect and report the condition of In-
diaus and Indian affairs, Mr, Ryan,
of Kansas, offered an amendment di
recting the commission to negotiate
with the Indians in the Indian Terri-
tory for the purpose of setting apart to
them lands in severalty, and opening
the surplus land to settlement. Pend-
ing action the morning hour expired,
and the bill went over. Debate on the
Silver bill was resumed, and Mr,
Bland, of Missouri, entered a motion
to recommit the bill, Discussion was |
of Georgia; MeComas, of Maryland,
and Bayne, of Pennsylvania, An |
evening session was held, with seven
members on the floor, and about an
equal number of auditors in the gal. |
Daniel, of Virginia; |
of* Georgia: Worthington, of
Skinner, of North Carolina; |
McRae, of Arkansas: Buchanan and
McAdoo, of New Jersey, and Symes, |
Colorado. When the latter con
Crisp,
ims eniae
llinois;
In the house cn the 8th Mr. James, |
of New York called up the miver bill,
providing for the {ree coinage of silver, |
After some debate, Mr. Bland obtain |
nimous consent withdraw his
recommit
ith Caro-
0
n th ith to
Dibble, of So
offered an amer
vil
na xX
act after
ndment was
‘he question
sit and t1
a
def
: 1 #
ird reading
was eated - 126
» House {
ves
Yeas s
unanimous |
onsideration
making an
relief vf sufferers
Ianbama Mr,
York, objected. Mr. |
Ways and Means
reported a 1
Ih was adopted, call
itary of the Treasu
‘ ‘ 4
a3 0 i
a
i
Ing dra
coal, as
being evaded
el
Uy Le RQIpr
rom Great t
Jritain }
importation
been made on drawbacks allowed at
the ports of Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore.” An evening
session was held for pension bills,
ii ——
Tree Planting in The Ynitea States.
the |
spot i
a paper Wis Of
4 * ' 11
Ye . $ }
3 UP AS fol
1 a
conciusion
reasonable
of
#
t
wh matter would seem to be tha
whit
rious menace to the
United
there
the preservation of
+1
gue x
eastern iu i ihe ~Niates
through the loss of forests, is
good reason to urge
as much of them as possible and the en- |
immediate withdrawal from sale of the
whole body of forests belonging to the
Government is highly desirable,
should be an exhaustive inquiry, at the
hands of a competent Government com-
mission, into the subject of the extent of
forests belonging to the Government,
their location, value, character, ete.
the proportion of private lands now
wooded, and the apparent dependence
or independence, as the case may be of
all sections of the country upon the
modifying effects of forests, Exact in-
formation is now needed, which could
scarcely be obtained except through the
efforts of such a commission, *“‘Senti-
mental considerations are to be held
secondary to the practical in the matter;
but they are. powerful, and should be
aroused in behalf of no object more
readily than the woods, which have oc-
cupied so lage a place in the sentimen-
tal life of man from the earliest times.”
The 01d River.
——————— Se a——
The Euphrates river, once a mighty
stream, seems likely to disappear alto-
gether. For some years the river banks
below Babylon have been giving away
80 that the stream spread out into a
marsh, until steamers could not pass,
and only a narrow channel remained
for the native boats, Now the passage
is being filled up, and the prospect is
that the towns on the banks will be
ruined and the famous river itself will
be swallowed up by the desert,
If I love you overy day,
As the sun goes down the west,
Then you'll know my passion's sway
Rules forever without rest,
If I love you every hour,
As a river flowing strong,
Then you'll know my passion's power
Tlules forever without rest.
If I love you every minute,
As the clouds float in the sky,
You'll be sure there's something in it.
Though you can’t, perhaps, tell why.
If I love you every second,
As I draw each sighing breath,
Then you'll know it can’t be reckoned
This love that lasts till death,
But I love you all the time
As the sea’s eternal rock;
Bo I need not say in rhyme
That my love don't want a clock.
A G1 R L'S FOLLY.
A small, superior cottage of bright
red brick, sweet-scented woodbine trall-
ing over its rustic porch, a green lawn
before it surrounded by flowers, and a
charming country landscape spreading
out in the distance. Inside, In its small
but very pretty parlor, on the red table-
cover, waited the tea-tray, with its
cups and saucers. The window stood
open to the still, warm autumn air,
and the French porcelain clock on the
mantle-piece was striking five,
A slender girl of some twenly years
conjure up far-fetched and unlikely
thoughts,
“I asked him to go around that
way,” she replied, in a timid tone, “I
wanted him to leave a note for me at
the dressmaker's,”’
Old Mr. Watkyn sank Into a chair,
puting his hands before his troubled
face. *‘Isee it all,” he breathed faint-
ly.
Scar.”
Alison uttered a scream of horror,
“Deceived by the mist, he must have
walked too near the edge,” continued
the old man. ‘‘Heaven grant that it
may not be so, but I fear it. Was he mad,
to attempt to cross the plateau on such
a night 77’
Catching up
went out swiftly,
her daughter’s hands,
cold,
“Alison, what passed between you
and Thomas last night ?*’
“Don’t ask me, mother. Let
follow Mr. svatkyn. I cannot rest
doors.
fears Fad
“Not one step until you tell me what
passed,’”” sald the mother firmly.
*“There’s more in all this than meets
the eye.”
“He asked me to—give up talking to
Mr. Vavasour.”
“And you refused.
“He told me I must choose between
them,” continued Allison, bur
Mrs. Reece grabbed
They were icy
me
%
ill=
Well 7”?
sting
rl
came in. She was very lovely, But |
her bright blue eyes bore a sort of |
weary or discontented look, and her |
bright brown halr was somewhat ruf-
fled, 8he wore ‘a print washing-dress |
She had made an appointment to |
ance down by the willow walk, and her
lover, Thomas Watkyn, had told her |
uld eall that evening. Just before |
he left, she said :
“May I ask you to do me a little fa- |
“What is it 7’ he repeated. |
“1f you would not very mucl ind |
1 In
this note at Miss Ford's,
ly wish her to have it
I particular |
this evesing.”
He paused for an ins not
ing. hurriedly.
“1 ses it is disagre
reply-
She went on
that
ou Loo much.
e answered, holding
“Put 1 can
Ong Way
at Kil-
hips
at
“Not h
that J
har lev £5 3
hardly spare the time
this evening, as I have to call
for fath However
said no more, but took the not
“Good bye, Thomas,”
»"
111-4 wv
HCK'S my
Hy
0
“Good bye.
“I'm glad he took the
fe now.”
Miss Alison Reet
lady, The direct
Watkva's
£1
Lid
be
Was 4 clever young
and near way to Mr.
would past |
She had devised this
dressmaker in
is takin
Had he seen youn
ling his }
home lead him
awe IN
£ WIlIOW WaikK,
impromptu note to her
the
that usual
Vavasour ©
precincts of the
af v ¥ ave 4
afternoon to prevent h
2
route, g
heels within the
willow walk he would
inevitably @ waiting t
keep a lover's tryst,
Alison was busy in the kitchen next
morning when she heard mother
open the front door and some one come
“It is Mrs. Ben-
" thought she dried the
tea-#poons,
“Alison, come here,
nother, in a quick voice.
She went to the parlor just as she
sloaves turned back at the
brown Holland apron
Very pretty she looked with it all,
But it was not Mrs, Bennett, who sat
1 vh : :
BUSPECL hie was 0
0 her
that chattering
as
4
tn
ill.
x}
nett, she,
1
kyn, the elder.
“I am come to ask about Thomas,” |
sald he. “I believe he came here last
A prevision struck her with a sort of |
left quite early,’ she faltered,
“Well, he has never come home,"
“Not conle home ?*’ she said, with a
whitening face.
“Isat up till 1 o'clock, and then I
thought the mist might have kept him;
that he had stayed at some fr¥nd’s
house, I knew not what to think, and
that he would be home the first thing
this morning. But we have not seen
him, and I cannot hear of him,”
Mrs, Reece was impressed with the
frightened, guilty look that Alison
could not keep out of her countenance,
and began to feel uneasy. “Cannot
you tell what time it was when he left
you #'she demanded, sternly.
“It was after dusk, It was just after
sunset—Dbefore the mist came on. It
must have been near 7 o'clock.”
“Which road did he take ¥* pursued
Mrs, Reece, And very reluctantly Al.
ison answered for she foresaw it would
bring on further questioning.
“The long road--round by the hill,”
“Round by the hill?” echoed Mr.
Watkyn, in alarmed surprise, “Why
did he take that road ?"
Alison flushed and paled alternately;
her lips were trembling, The fear
creeping upon her was that he and
young Vavasour had met and quarrel
etl, Perhaps fought and injured one
Anatther fatally, In these dread mo-
= tning is reflected from 120 to
ona
wents of suspense the mind is apt to
into tears, *‘Oh, mother, it was all oy
folly, all my temper; he could not
when he went away he
he went for good.”
Mrs. Reece drew in her
sternly. She was thinking.
“And what d
giving him a note for t
I do not understand.
to write about.”
The girl had got her hands free and
flung sm before her face to deaden
the sobs, I
mother at
thin lips
a | pars 4%} va $
oes IL mean aboul
he dressmaker ?
You had noth-
them
times, and she extorted tu
Alison had improvise
“tT od P7ks tha long
sent Thomas around the long
&
him from
note and
ing by the willow walk.
“Oh, child, child!"
mayed womangg
fallen over the Scar it is y¢
given him his death.”
And it proved
the two miles
than
Lait
| passing
pass
moaned
¥ Ww
Lhe ha
to be 50.
tara anid § 5 i
IES ana 1A a 41
dicular preci)
to be passed,
teau on the to
fe road
wuld keep as
Bik
old
Bai
but on a dark ni
or in a thick fog it was most «
Peceived bv the must of the previous
Thomas Watkyn must bave
edge unwittingly and
There he
the poor father and
o look for him, his death-
yward the blue
‘a
1. Or
iangero
night,
drawn un
fallen over it.
when
se
ar $3
Ear Lae
iay, on the
gharp rock,
othe
: 5 wel
face upturned
like
sky.
“Speak
me!” wailed
self with remorse and grief, as she knelt
him, her hands, “Oh,
Thomas, speak tome! 1 loved vou all
¥ -
to me, Thomas, speak
» Alison quite bes
le her-
on x fos ov ivycr
iY Wringing
{the while
Thomas neither
ice that had
as silence now; the he she
grieved might never beat BOT
inv again
JOY again.
spoke nor moved.
No person had seen or spoken
him after quitting her the
night, save the dressmaker, little in-
dustrious Miss Ford, She had an
gwered his knock herself, she related,
saying, Miss Reece had asked him to
| leave it in passing. What a thick mist
her in his pleasant chatty way.
For many weeks Alison Reece lay
took her senses away; others thought
that she must have loved the poor
young man to distraction; no one, save
| her last interview with him, and the
led to his accident, that had well nigh
killed hor. But the young are strong
in their tenacity of life, and she grew
better by slow degrees.
One warm April afternoon, when the
winter months had given place to
spring, Allson, léaning on the arm of
her mother, went to sit on the porch.
She was very feeble yet. It was the
first she had sat there since that mem-
orable evening with her ill-fated lover.
There she remained thinking and
dreaming. They could not persuade
her to coms in, and 80 wrapped her in
a warm shawl,
Sunset came on, and was almost as
beautiful, curious, perhaps, that it
should be so, as the one he and she had
watched together more than six months
before. The brilliant beams shone like
molten gold In the glowing west, (he
blue sky around was flecked with pin
and amethyst, Alison’s eyes were fixed
on the lovely scene with an enraptured
gaze, her lips slightly parting with
emotion.
“Alison, what are you thinking
of
“Of him, mother, Of his happl-
ness, He is living in all that glorious
| beauty. 1 think there must have been
io
prevision Fis mind
by what he said that evening we
it, that he should soon be
Oh, mother, I wish I was going
wish I be with him
in
as
| walched
there,
coud
the
eared
“Well, well, child, you are getting
“Yes, I do get better.” sigh
girl, *‘I suppose it pleased God
should.”
“Time soothes all things, Alison. In
to fulfill life's various a
zest. Trials are good—oh 80 very good!
~for the soul, But for meeting with
| thern we might never learn t
| heaven.”
i
duties with
ie way tw
Alison did not answer. Her feeble
i
| hands were clasped in silent
| face was
{
| evening ¢
prayer, Ler
lifted to the glories of the
LY.
It was av the same sunset |
evening or two later, that Al
| was picking up strength daily, ¢
| away to the churchyard,
| to look for a newly-made gi
| corner where 80 many of the W
| lay buried,
She could not see it; the
i stones that were there bef
| there now; there were no fresh one
| “Perhaps they opened the ol
{ for him,” thought Alison
{down on a bench just
ur, an
n, who
| for she was too weak
again without a rest.
The was going down
| ithout any loveliness, just
bill, which
| the atmosphere, and to
sun
seemed to give red light
light
ale, tottering
was coming up to the
of a stick, He halted whe:
it. Alison turned sick and
all manner of emotions as
{ him, fright being uppermost
**Alison I”’
“Thomas I
He held out his hand; he ¢
his pale, sad face wore for he
sweet expression.
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never forgive myself.”
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instead, Alison. Be all {he
to me during our fulure
pass them together, my dear.
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“Oh, Thomas, how goo nd true
If Ican only be a |
| thy of you.”
They walked home
arm. Neither could
| Mrs, Beece
them. God
forgive
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walk fast
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{i *, did not tell her, Thomas.”* she
said; “she was so dreadfully low whe:
ame out of the fever. I meant to
to-night.”
have told her myself; it was best
20,'’ answered Thomas Watkyn.
AM smi
Ceylon’s Sacred Treasures.
At the side of the lake stan
mous temple containing t so-called
| “tooth of Buddha.” It is curious
| building, with a citcular raised library
is the fa
i “
| attached, from the columned gallery of
{ which the kings of Kandy were wont to
exhibit themselves to the people. We
attended an evening service in this.edi-
fice, and were conducted by the priest
through some little frescoed halls to a
massive silver door. Flower sellers were
offering for sale to the voltaries, male
and female, as they entered, blossoms
of the champak, the frangipanni, and
the iron-wood tree, which are laid upor
a silver table before the great shrine—
the only offerings made. Every morn.
ing the priests clear away piles of these
simple sacrifices, which are constantly
renewed, so that & faint perpetual per.
fume of delicious fragrance forever fills
its dark chambers. When the silver
door was opened there was disclosed
another silver table and behind it a
barred receptacle containing the sacred
relic, hidden under seven successive
daghobas of precious metal, adorned
with the most costly jewels. The total
| value of these coverings must ba some-
| thing very great, for nowhers can you
se finer sapphires, rubies, and spascimens
of the true onental calt’seye than are
encrusted mto the gold and stiver, In
the outer chamber are two raised seats,
where the chief priests squat to preach
Dana or doctrine, and a band of native
musicians on each occasion lead off the
sorvice with tom-tom, pipe, and cym:
bals, The temple is ornamented with
curious frescoes, ancient and modern,
grotesquely representing the previous
lives of Buddha, and the suffering:
of those who bave been bad Buddhists,
and in glass cases may be seen many
seated figures of Buddha in marble,
jasper, gold, and jade, and one, which
is especially notable, carved from a
block of rock crystal. . -
He who thinks he has nothing to fea
Jot temptations ia wos: wxposed to: