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LADr Gbrel Daillie, of Dry
barf Abb7. who is said to ba the first
woman that erer applied for such
aUmualon la Iba Church of Scotland,
has been admitted to the office of
deaconess by the rresbjtery of Selkirk.
Ok the i'.lt'e town of Brookline,
Mass.. the Manchester (N IL) ilirrvr
says: It is valued for purposes of taxa
tiun at 407,404,023. which is more
than one and a half times as much as
the valuation of the whole State of
'ew Hampshire. It Is the wealthiest
town of Its size In America, and,
mainly, because it has the reputation
of belug a taxpayer's paradise.
A nova Scotia paper gives an ao
count of Malcolm McMillan, of Cato
looe, C IS., who is said to be 101 years
uf age. au nis senses are good, ana a
few month ago he cut and sewed a
pair cf mill-cloth trousers for himself.
Last autumn he mowed hay on the
same Held with his son, his grandson
and his great-grandson, and his day's
work, it was saiJ, was equal to any of
them. He has never lost a tooth and
dor s not know what a headache or a
A "rv England ezchanse be
lieves that '-the establishment of the
tobacco raising Industry In Florida, on
quite an extensive scale, promises to
result in some Injury to Northern
tobacco growers within a few years.
At present the product is not suQicient
in quantity to severely affect the mar
ket, either as to quantity or pricsa, but
the success of the initial enterprise in
raisin; tobacco in Florida on a larze
sca'.e warrant the belief that some dis
turbance may be anticipated from the
Florida crop in the near future."
t-As a Washington despatch of re
cent date: The United State Fiah Com
mission is engaged in the greatest
speculation ou record. From an it:
vestmeut of $1.13 in four years it pro
duces the equivalent of $4000. This U
how it is done: Thus far this season.
for example. 870 jars of white Call eggs
have been taken on Iike Erie. The
average cost to the Government is $1.13
per Jar. Each Jar holds 1CJ.0OO egjs.
la a good season 0) percent, of this
could be hatched out, but, allowing for
a loss of 80 per cent., which would be
phenomenal, the remaining 20 per cent.
will produce in four years SO.000
pounds of fish, worth at a low estimate
five cents per pound, or $1000.
Steakino of Boston's last election
day and the l.iJy-vote," a contemp
orary says: "Hundreds of them came
to the polls In elegant carriages, and
gave a touch of style to the usual
election-day scenes that was quite
picturesque. The great mass ef them.
however, walked to the polling places
through the driving storm, many with
male escorts, and many again without
them. It was observed throughout the
cltv that the women voted early. In
many precincts almost the entire num
ber of registered women had cast their
ballots before noon. This shows that
Uie average woman Is disposed to apply
sound housekeeping principles to the
business or votiag, aud do her work as
a citizen bright and early, so as to
have It all out of the way before din
ner.
A sinqular loss of memory Is
reported In the Jamestown (X. V.)
Journal. A citizen of that place who
had several strokes of paralysis a few
months ago has so far recovered as to
be able to go anywhere about the city
at his pleasure. lie can converse In
telllgently ou any subject he was fa-
miliar with before his sickness and re
members all his old friends, but has
not regained the faculty of recalling
the names of his most Intimate friends,
although he knows perfectly well with
whom he is conversing, lie under
stands and appreciates what his friends
read to him and can converse readily
about the subjects read, but he cannot
read a word himself nor tell one letter
of the alphabet from another.
TVb regret to see that the Belgian
Court has decided that Mdlle. Fopelln
cannot be admitted to the bar. The
Judges took the old stereotyped
ground, namely, that woman has other
social duties to perform, and that the
law and the customs of the country
did not allow a woman to exercte the
profession of a barrister. The right
of "the law and the customs of the
country" to decide what are the social
duties or any particular class of the
community Is an act of usurpation
which is Indefensible. The career
open to all talents is a formula which
should not be limited by the sex of
those who possess the talents. "The
tools to him who can use them" or to
her and if women can plead effectu
ally at the bar why. In the name of
goodness, should they not do so?
An Idea of the den?lty of London
fogs can be ha I from the following.
clipped from the "Tittle Tattle" col
umn In a late issue of the rail JIall
Oizttle: Yesterday's fog was simply
horrible in patches. At Queen's road.
Bayswater. at half-past six, I had to
hire a bov with a lantern to find me a
hansom which was buried In fog In the
middle of a roadway. My cabby bad
to walk, leadlnz bis bone with bis
lamp In his hand, close to the curbstone
almost as far as theMarble Arch. Even
then he often cot oo the pavement.
The sound of the voices of those lost
la the tor. the ghostly glare of the
hansom lamps, which seemed strangely
tar apart, and the far-away shimmer
of the gas lamps, made the frosty fog
of last ni-ht a thin to dream of, not
to UU.
A rood name when deserved gives a
strength and mild courage, quiet bold
ness and modest assurance WDlcn are
How To Con tl act Sacceufal Honl
cultural Exhibit.
Mr. II. H. Battles, of FhiladelDhia.
writes to QaTittn. anl rirtst as fol
lows: Whenever I attend horticultural ex
hibitions In different cities, the question
comes to my mind: Are they managed
properly? Da we use the material to
the best advantaze. not only from an
educational, but a financial point of
view? 1 have before me a number of
reports of horticultural societie. Turn-
lea to the lists of standing committees.
l una the names of men who have
made national reputations for them
selves in the learned professions, in art.
in science or in various branches of
business. Turning to the list or
exhibitors, I find many names equally
famous. In both cams thev are men
of refined and cultivated tastes: men who
have proved their ability by their success.
Again. I turn to the treasurer's report.
and, without going Into details. It
appears, as ever one knows, that the
exhibitions rarely prove financially
successful.
What are the causes of this failure.
and what are the remedies? There are
plenty of standing committees. Possibly
they have been standing too Ion?. There
are plenty of good, pushing men on
them who are successful in their own
business. Why are they not successful
here?
Is It because they are held back by
some of the older members who cling
to "the good old methods? If it is alack
of money, this, 1 believe, could be over
come by personal subscription, II the
members could show the public any
advanoed ideas that would be beneficial
The wealthy gentlemen always seem
very glad to do their part In contribut
ing lueir specimen plants.
Allow me to suggest:
1. That the entire hall in whir b. an
exhibition Is to be held be treated to a
thorough cleaning.
2. That It be profusely decorated
with laurel wreaths, laurel branches,
evergreen trees and other greenery.
from the entrance to the dome. In
most cajes I believe eaoegh enthusiasm
could be aroused among the members
to contribute to this In the shape of
labor, material or money.
3. That the tables, benches ana
staging, in every instance, be coverea
either with paint, moss or evergreens.
instead of with bare, broken, rough
nd ase-stained boards.
4. That in front of these tables, in
stead of allowing the treaties and
horses to show or attempting to hide
them with pair I would suggest using
some kind of cloth, with eyelet boles
fastened with screw-eyes, which could
be used a number of years.
5. That proper vases be obtained In
which to show cut flowers, and that
these should be always kept clean, and
Darticularlv so if transparent.
6. That exhibitors oc grapes ue re
quested to hang all grapes, and that
the amount of "bloom" be a strong
point in Judging, while those that have
been carefully polished should bs bar
red.
7. That if vegetables are to form a
Dart of the exhibition, none out re
markable specimens be aamittea.
8. That it enouzh social lnnuence
could be brought to bear, the first
niitht be devoted to teoclety." with
1 Ally patronesses, and a banquet and
bounuets for the patronesses only. Ibave
no doubt but that the tickets or invita
tions could be disposed of at five dol
lars apiece. The day following should
be open to all at h.'ty cents apiece.
Every part of the bouse would have to
be opened to accomodate the crowd.
J. lnat ir "society" couia not ue
induced to participate (which Is hardly
probable, as there are so many lasmona
ble Deoile connected with horticultural
societies), a number of influential ladies
be induced to inteteit themselves as a
ladies' committee.
10. That a little money be expended
upon the local papers, which are always
verv kind, even to interior mows
Make the exhibitions worth illustra
ting, and thev will give you hundreds
of dollars' worth of advertising.
11. That two orchestras be engaged
tn fflva Diomenade concerts at uxed
boars and music at frequent Intervals.
Sometimes barelv enouzh money
realized to pay a single baud. Have
enough music to pay for itself.
Ii. That ail planes oe nameu pro-
petly with both botanical and common
names. Mark lue reruuria eiaia, me j
Holy Ghost or Dove Mant; Aepinthes,
the ritcher riant: rialycenuin Jiuu,
the Stag-horn Fern. A little diacnp-
tion ot these Dowers wouia attract a
great deal of attention. A child can see
the resemblance, ana it wouu interest
all, while heretofore they have been
passed by almost unnoticed.
13. auac exuioitors oi cut uuneia
should be required to have them re
newed or freshened up from time to
time, and that all watering or punts
should be done early.
14. That few complimentary tickets
should be given out,
15. That all exhibits, and especially
those otcut flowers and designs, should
be Indeed by "points." it one plant
could be adopted all over the country,
Judges from other states would be
preferable.
16. That premiums snouia do uuerai,
n.i awarded with the greatest care.
17. That If at any lime during uie
exhibition the attendance is not loo
large, complimentary tickets be sens ro
different schools interestea in ooiany,
which would prove valuable rrom an
jJnratlnnal atandDoint.
13. That tne managing eaitors oi
the city papers should be notiuea oi
the efforts that ate being made to make
this the grandest display or plants ana
flowers ever offered by tins society.
th.t th "soctetv" people of the city
r titcinir m. more active part than
formerly, and that It is expected to be
mm nt the social events of the season.
That a committee or weu-intormeu
,nn ha mntiotnted to receive all repor
ters, not only to repay them in a slight
way for their kindness, but to aid them
in their work, that a technically correct
rt mar be given of the exhibition.
19 That for a chrysanthemum
show the decoration should be most
elaborate: Japanese vases, rugs,6creens
and lanterns wouiaoe very appruruw.
Stearins Ton of ttasiogst ike-
a i-t,n.imu. in the year 1S00. Mr.
Marsh was ordained to me curacy m
St. Lawrence, lieaumg. "
church had to be closed for repairs
before the following Sunday, bis valued
Christian friend. Dr. Ring, invited
Mr Marsh to spend that day with bim
at "bis mother's residence in Basing-
.va nrnmiainir mm uio vuiivuuuuj
of preaching, as the curate of the parish
.k.n-h had offered the pulpit.
non-resident, but returned unexpect
edly that week. On bearing of the
arrangement that bad been made, be
said to his curate, "That evangelical
young Marsa shall not preach in my
church."
When this news was announced to
him on bis arrival, he received it with
his usual serenity of temper, merely
replying, "Then I am to be a listener
instead of a preacher to-morrow. But
l can pray as much as I wish no man
forbidding me!
The Master la whom be implicitly
trusted bad otherwise planned that
Sunday's work for him.
Karly in the morning a messenzer
came from a clergyman, who bad a
small church In the suburbs of the
town, to say that he had been seized
with an attack of inflammation In the
chest, and that he would be most
grateful If Mr. Marsh would undertake
his duty.
Gladly accepting this opportunity.
he went forth to preach the Gospel of
Chnst, from these word, "Behold the
Lamb ot God. which taketb away the
sin of the world."
At the conclusion of the sermon he
offered to give the congregation an
afternoon service. Between the serv
ices the news spread about the town
that the young clergyman, who bad
been refused the pulpit of the large
church, was to preach again In the
small one. 1th the generous Impulse
of Englishmen to take the side of any
one whom they fancy to be injured,
the numbers who pressed to hear him
were so great that the congregation
overflowed until the churchyard was
crowded. Even the choir deserted
rrom the parish church, in order to
testify their sympathy with the young
clergyman who had fallen under the
rector's bin.
Amongst the crowd In the centre
aisle there stood a man so noted for bis
ungodliness and profane language as
to be known in Basingstoke by the
name of "Swearing Tom." lie was
a leader in sin and profanity, and for
seventeen years be bad never entered
a church. It was only curiosity which
brought bim now.
The text was taken from Ezekiel:
"I will put a new spirit within you."
Toward the close of the sermon, the
preacher quoted the words, "If ye
then, be!ng evil, know bow to give
good gifts unto your children, how
much more shall your Heavenly
Father give the Holy Spirit to them
that ask Him?" remarking that, con
trary to the conclusion which might
have been expected, "the offer was not
to children, bat simply to tbose who
asked. There was nothing, therefore,
between the worst of men and this
most blessed gift from Heaven, but to
ask for it."' He then added, "If the
most wicked man In this church would
go borne and pray that God, for
Christ's sake, would give him His
Holy Spirit to change bis heart. God
would bear and answer that man's
prayer."
These words went straight to the
heart of 'Swearing Tom." "I am the
worst man here, "be said to himself; "I
will go home and pray." As he went,
he bad to pass by the familiar public
house, but, unmoved by the calls of
his companions, he refused to tarn in.
On reaching bis home, he threw him
self upon his knee3, and tried to pray
in the words which be had beard from
the pulpit. The prayer was answered.
From that time be be3 ime a changed
man, and bis name of "Swearing
Tom" was soon altered for that of
"Fraying Tom," by which he was
known until the day of his death. He
placed his leisure time at the disposal
of his clergyman for visits to the sick
and afflicted, and was made a great
blessing, for upwards ot half abentury
in his native town.
It was not un'.il Mr. Marsh
preached again in that church, after a
lapse of thirty years, that be became
aware of the blessed result of his first
Sunday's sermon, when Tom himself
asked leave to speak to him in the
vestry, and told him the story of bis
conversion.
Many years later, as Dr. Marsh was
going up the stairs of Exeter Hall for
the 1 ist meeting there of the British
and Foreign Bible Society at which be
was able to be present, a stranger met
him and asked if be was not Dr. Marsh;
on receiving the reply, he said, "Ah!
dear sir. 'Fraying Tom' of Basing
stoke Is now 'I'raisicg Tom' in
Heaven. " nis last hours were blessed
indeed, for he died as he had lived,
rejoicing In his Saviour.
An Old BclL
Amoug the hundreds of relics in the
Washington Headquarters at 2ew-
burg. X. Y is a Historical bell that
for many years called tne old ivniCKer
bockers to worship In the Lutheran
Church la the city. The bell, which is
small, weighing barely twenty-five
pounds, is exceedingly sweet toned. Jt
was cast at Amsterdam in 1710. Three
years later it was presented by Queen
Anne to the settlers of Newburg. As
they had no church edifice then, it was
lent to ths Lutheran Church on Man-
hatten Island, where it hungtoliJJ.
when the Xewburg pioneers built a
church and removed the bell to It. It
was the first ono bang la that region.
Its later career was one cf vicissitude.
In the process of time its original
owners died or joined their brethren in
the more fertile valley of the Genesee.
English people supplied their places,
and the bell then came Into the pos
session of the Church of England.
which succeeded the Lutheran as the
State Church of the former Dutch
Colony. But In 177ti the Church of
England had fallen into bad odor in
the Colonies, and about that time the
b-11 was taken from its tower and
bidden in a swamp, it is said, to pre
vent its falling into the bands or
tLe Whigs. After the peace of 17S3
it resumed duty la the church. In
1793 it was hung in the Academy aud
rang the village children to school, aud
also did duty as a court bell. From
1334 to 1874 It was used as a signal bell
for the stables of one ot the city hotels.
and in 1354 became the property of a
lady residing la Newburg. who in
1353 cave it to the trustees of the
Washington Headquarters, to be pre
served with the other treasures of that
historic building.
lie pent the day before thy death.
Consider every day as possibly your
last, and be ever prepared throug'i
penitence.)
There is no such thing as getting to
the top of the ladder In this world; if
we reach the topmost round then we
mourn because the ladder it not longer.
The total production of ths silii
manufactories of America now
amounts to SGO.OOO.OOO per annua.
To rhillis Ten Months Old.
Baby rhillis, lady fair,
I'at and small of aizo.
With the ann's gold In your hair.
And the aea'a blaa in your eyes
Bow I wonder what your will la
Winsome Phllllal
When you point with liny hand
At your tiny toe.
How am I to underatand
What you mean by doing ao?
Prithee tell me what your will la,
Dainty PhUlin!
When you, wide-mouthed, on tbo floor.
Like a birdllng ait
Twenty different notes try o'er
In a pretty talking fit
Guesa it, can I, what your will is,
Saucy Philliat
When you suddenly, untaught,
Clap ycur Lands amain.
Is It that some new sweet thought
Flashes through your baby-brain?
Come, unriddle what your will is,
Merry 1'hiUisl
When you graTely fingering scan
Tiniest scatterinc.
Studying the Atomic Plan
Aie you. In these specks of thing
Who can fathom what your will U,
Quaintest l'hlllis?
To the ceiline when you raiM
Finger and rapt face.
Dear newcomer, do you eaze
Hack toward your heavenly place
Half 1 fancy what your will is
Harpy rhiiiisi
LOVE'S RETALIATION.
'Yes. my dear. I have given her an
English education; 1 have spared no
pains in bringing ber up altogether
l'Anelaise. and this Is the result!'
And pretty little Madame 1'aritoff
sighed heavily and turned up ber fine
eyes with a look of unutterable pathos.
Her friend, the Vicomtesse de ltevers.
a short, comfortable matron, fat and
40. but like the majority of French
women by no means fair, also sighed
aud endeavored to look as sympathetic
as ber absolute ignoiance of the matter
In question would allow of. The couple
were seated in one cf the shady allees
at Spa, noar enough to the bands for
Its strains to be distinctly audible, but
not bo near as to prevent them convers
ing freely. A stream of people passed
constantly up and down, and Madame
1 'ail toff was frequently obliged to break
off in the recital of Iter woes to ac
knowledge, with a stately Inclination
or smi lng nod. her numerous acquaint
ances and 1 1 lends.
'ou were saying, dear madam?
Interrogated the Viscountess, after a
pause.
I was savins then bow inconceivably
I have been disappointed in my plans
for Anna. You know bow 1 have
brought ber up Euglish nurses and
governesses, riding, walking, cold wa
ter, indeueu jence, lilerty que, sais-je.
moir Eve'jthmg that is most Jniisn.
1 wished ber to marry an Englishman,
for thus 1 thought 1 should best insure
ber happiness, 1 ou and I know, dear
madame, what husbands are '
Ahl' groaned Madame ltevers, ex
tending one fat ' hand in its tight tan-
colored covering and tenderly clasping
that ot ber companion.
'Huasian or French, they are all the
same,' pursued the latter. 'I have tried
the one and you the other, my poor
dear friend we know with what re
sult. With the English, however, it
is different; they are more serious.
more trustworthy, more, as they would
sav themselves, domesticated
'C'est. cela, repeated the Viscount
ess, enthusiastically, 'dom-mea-teecated
that is tne word. '
'Well, my hopes appeared about to
be realized five years ao,when, at 17,
in this very place. Anna engaged her
self to a young Mr. Twickenham. His
fortune and position were good, and he
himself charming. There was bat one
drawback; his rather, un John Bull pur
sane, objected to bis marrying a ror
eigner. At first he refused bis consent
altogether, declaring his son was too
young to know bis own mind; but fin
ally agreed to withdraw bis opposition
if after six months during which time
the young couple were neither to meet
nor to correspond they were still firm
in their resolution. Well you will
hardly believe it, before three months
had passed my prospective son-in-law
wrote to break off bis engagement; his
love bad cooled, I suppose, for be dis
covered that be and my daughter were
unsuited to each otherl She will never
get over it; 1 cannot persuade ber to
think of marriage, though several suit
able parties have presented themselves
all men are alike, she says, and she
will have nothing more to do with
them.'
'Do you think then she is still at
tached to her Englishman?'
'Her Englishman? Oa, de grace.
madame, do not speak ot bim thus.
Anna cannot bear him, will not even
permit him to bint at this episode In
ber life. Judge then of my dismay and
grief on 1 rearing this morning that he Is
bete, actually here, and that we may
meet nim at anytime, xou Know i
am In the very middle of my cure; it
would not be possible to leave now
without grave injury to my health!'
'Actually here Bonte Diviner ejac
ulated Madame de ltevers. -What a
complication! What then will you do.
cbere amle? What does Anna herself
say?
Anna!' (In a little scream.! I took
good care not to tell her. It would
quite spoil ber pleasure for the rest of
our sojourn bere; and here, as I told
you. it is absolutely necessary for me
to remain. It is possible that this
young man may. on discovering eur
vicinity, have the good taste to retire.
1 can hardly imagine be would be for
ward enough to wish to Intrude bim'
self on out notice. It Is again possible
that, surrounded as Asna Invariably is,
she may not be aware ot bis being here;
they tell me be does not go much Into
society. In any case, I shall leave it
to chance and Providence,' she added.
piously. 'I must try not to worry. My
doctor assures me and Madame
raritoff. whose health was last sum
ciently delicate to be ot all-absorbing
interest to ber and not so much as to
prevent ber going about as much as she
liked, launched forth into a dissertation
on her favorite topic.
Little did she know that at the very
same moment Anna was walking up
and down their drawing-room in a
frenzy of excitement, on discovering
the name of Basil Twickenham in the
list of visitors to Spa. Once again she
reviewed ber brief love tale, her blind
faith in tne man who bad forsaken ner.
ber girlish dreams; and then the rude
awakening, the shame, the bitter indig
nation. She had lived it all down at
last; she bad hoped that the very mem
ory of it would in time fade out of ber
life: and now this man must needs in
sult ber afresh by his close proximity,
However, she would know how to con
ceal her annoyance; no one, not even
net mother, should guess at the emo
tion she felt; as for Basil, she would
prove by her airy and serene demeanor
bow easily she bad gotten over the past.
The next morning, when Madame
Pari to 3 was quaffing ber matutinal
glass of water, with the aid of Sirop de
Groseilles and sundry grimaces at the
1 ouhon. she was surprised to see ber
daughter bestow a gracious bow on a
young man who was approaching, and
who. unlike the generality ot their
acquaintances, had not first uncovered.
Down went Madame Paritoff's glass,
aid up went ber gold plncenez, just in
time to see Basil Twickenham color up
to the roots ot bis brown hair, and re
turn the salute with grave dignity.
Do you see. mamma? it is Mr.
Twickenham.' said Anna, in ber most
matter-of-fact tones. Miow iunny to
meet him bere again. Is it not?'
Madame Parltoff gasped and clutched
her daughter's arm for support, while
the latter gazed serenely at the ap
proachlng figure : that blu3h was balm
to ber feelings, the sight ot ber evi
deutiy made him uncomfortable so
much the better; she would try and
make bim more so.
The momentary confusion had, how
ever, died away as completely as the
blush when Basil stood by ber side.
greeting her as calmly as though he, an
ordinary acquaintance, had parted from
ber yesterday.
His prevailing sentiments were those
ot astonishment and admiration; asion
ishment that the timid, half -developed
damsel ot five years ago should have
grown into this beautiful, queenly girl;
admiration not only ot her person but
of ber manner, ber self-possession, the
easy grace w ith which she conducted
herself under circumstances which most
people would have found embarrassing.
Madame 1'aritoff, however, could not
dissemble so well, and was almost
offensively rude; after a few moments
putting an end to the conversation by
drawing ber daughter's arm through
hers and walking away,
The Ice was broken, nevertheless, and
after a few days Basil again found him
self on intimate terms with the Pan
toffs. Anna having made her mother
understand the advisability of proving
that they were In no wise heart-brckea
or even piqued by his behavior in the
past. and. further, announcing, much
to the latter's surprise, that it amused
her to see him again. To Basil the
renewal of acquaintanceship under
such altered circumstances was not
altogether deligatful; he was more hurt
and annoyed at Anna's airy concern
than he would have cared to own, and
his sense of shame for the past was
second only to the interest which she
now excited in bim. They met fre
quently and he Invariably found her
charming, affable and amusing, but
apparently hopelessly Indifferent to
himself. The consequences which en
sued were those which be bad least
anticipated at seven-aud-twenty, after
five years knocking about the world.
he fell in love over again with the girl
who had captivated him when Just es
caped from college. Ileal love this
time, and all the more Intense because.
numble and devcte himself as He might.
her cool reserve was impenetrable.
Matters came to a crisis one day
when he was sitting beside ber, a little
apart from the talkative circle, where
Madame 1'aritoff reigned suprems.
The band was playing an air which
bad been a favorite of the l'aritoffs in
old times, and to wh:ch a friend of
theirs had set some words
"On dlt, mon auge, je le sals bien
Que l'amour chauge Uu u'en crois
rien!
Sj it began, finUhing with the asser
tion:
'L'amour qui change n'est point
l'amour!
Basil had heard Anna sing It many a
time in those by-gone days, and some
how, at the sound, his prudence was
flung tn the winds, ana almost berore
he knew what he was doing, he bent
forward and was declaring his love.
Anna just turned ber eyes toward him.
without changing either ber attitude
or the expression or her face at lirst.
that is to Siy. As Basil, however.
losing his head more and more in his
excitement, proceeded to aver that bis
love, though it had slumbered lor a
brief space, was nevertheless ardent
and true, and had been reawakened at
the very sight ot her, a smile rippled
over ber face, which presently gave way
to a low burst of ecstatic laughter.
Tray excuse me,' she said, endeavor
ing to resume her gravity; i really can
not help it It is such a comedy r
Basil looked at ner reproacniuny. nis
handsometJebonaire face clouded over,
a sudden pallor replacing tne customary
warm brown of nis complexion.
'That there should be any talk of
love between us now,' pursued Anna,
with an irrepressible quaver in her
voice, and the corners of ber mouth
still dimpling with suppressed laughter
It Is too ridiculous, yoa know:'
Wliy should It be ridiculous?' cried
Basil, goaded Into passion. x ou loved
me well enough once
Ab, once I' she interrupted, her eyes
flashing for a moment; then, quick to
resume ber former languid amusement.
I did many things once I should not
care to do now; 1 wore snort scirts,
and played with a doll, and trundled a
hoop I have outgrown all these en-
fantillages. you seer
'Well. If the memory or the past can
not touch you, at least I have a right
to be beard at present,' said Basil, in a
kind of subdued fury. MI you, you
seem to think that my love aur love
ot old was but child's play, at least
you must believe me when 1 say that,
on my honor, I did not believe mysslf
capable ot the passionate affection I feel
for yoa now.'
1 know,' he continued with new
found humility, 'that my behavior to
yoa was disgraceful unworthy ot a
gentleman but I can only say that I
will never cease to regret it, that If you
will but forgive me, my whole life will
be passed iu the endeavor to atone for
it. I know you distrust me now, 1
have deserved it, but upon my soul, ir
you give me another chance, you will
find me a very different person.
You remind me,' said Auna, play
fully, 'of the youth who wrote to the
object of bis affections that the feelings
ot a man of 20 were very different to
those ot a boy of 19.'
'Anna, do not trifle with me any
more,' said Basil, bis agitation increas
ing as his hopes fell. 'Can not you
forget the oast and give ma a straight
forward answer as between man and
woman? Can vou. will you love me a
littler
She might have been touched by bis
bumble, honest pleading, me intense
love about which, this time at least.
there could Oe no mistake, but she was
not. He was under her heel, anl she
prepared tt crush him.
A straightforward answer as be
tween man and woman?' she repeated.
no shade of either hardness or triumph
in her musical voice. 'Can I love you?
Let me see can I? Xo. I don't think
I can. When I analyze my heart. Mr
Twickenham, 1 find, where you are
concerned, the most absolute indiffer
ence. Xow, shall we change the sub
ject?'
Basil rose, white to the Hps, but
wit'j a certain dignity. 'I will detain
you no longer, be said; 'I did not think
any woman could have shown herself
so utterly heartless. Good-by, you will
never be troubled by me again. I
shall leave this this hateful placs at
once.
Bon voyage!' returned Anna, with
ber most winning smile, and extended
her hand, which Basil, however, was
too angry to take.
So the old score is wiped out at
last!' she said to herself as she watched
his retreating figure, and then, joining
her mother's circle, entered with fever
ish eagerness into the conversation.
Never bad she been so charming, so
animated, as this afternoon; Madame
Parltoff was quite amazed to find her
so lively. But the time came all too
soon for ber to be alone, and that
night sleep became impossible to her.
Basil's voice still rang in ber ears;
Good-by; you will never be troubled
by me again. I did not think any
woman could have shown herself so
utterly heartless.' And. gloat as she
would over her triumphant retaliation.
she could not feel that ber day's work
was altogether a subject for rejoicing.
She was up and dressed by 6 o'clock
on the following morning, having
tossed about until she could endure
the feverish unrest no longer. Sua
the Spa she acknowledged was still
wrapped In slumber, but the birds were
singing in the tress, the sua was high
in the heavens, and the milk-carts, with
their white-capped drivers and teams
of dogs, were jingling in the promenade
b?iow.
'I shall go out, said Anna, her Eng
lish education enabling ber to under
take without qualms what another girl
a the same position would consider a
dreadful breach of proprieties. Out
she set accordingly, a Huffy mufflir
wrapped round her as a preservative
against the morning air, and a shady
hat tilted wall over her eyes, which
bore unmistakable signs or tears
AddeJ to the pain of old memories, the
soreness left by the old wrong, and.
more unendurable than either, was the
agony ot self-reproach which hal all
at once takes possession of her. But
this she was determined to subdue, and
with characteristic energy proceeded to
tako what she considered the most
efficient means ot doing so. About
half way up a certain wooded hill In
the neighborhood was a rustic seat
placed at a sudden turn in the path so
as to be almost invisible to the pasters-
by, and here, five years ago, she bad
taken leave of Basil. The recollection
of her own weakness aud his perfidy
would be a wholesome subject for ber
morning's meditation, and would ef
fectually remove the foolish regret at
having inflicted just punishment where
it bad been so well deserved.
Her destination was soon reached,
and, throwing herself upon the bench.
she set herself about her appointed
task. She would not spare bcrstl; ot
that she was determined. She would
go over the whole scene iu her mind
from the very beginning, aud then she
would think ot the end of it all. If
that did not thoroughly sicken her
nothing else would.
lie had reached the rendezvous first
at that farewell meeting. Coming down
the path in haste she had seen him
standing by the beacli engsrly on the
lookout for her. He had run down to
her, and, after the customary lover's
blandishments, (pihl), they had Blowly
climbed the hill together.
Seated side by side, and hand in hind
her lip curled at the recollection
they had talked a great deal of non
sense, as young lovers will, lie had
told ber bow bitter was this parting to
him, how hard be found it to obey bis
father, and how unnecessary and cruel
the restricliou laid up?n him, and then
he had begged tier to love and trust
bim during the allotted period and
always to remain true to blui. Anna
blushed hotly at the thought of how
fervently she had answered him, of
how, her voice quivering with eager
ness, she had sworn to love him, and
him only, all the days of ber life. As
the time drew near for separating, they
had arranged to part there where no
one could see them, and no unfeeling
comments could be made. And so,
after a last furewe.l, be bad left ber.
but pausing a moment at the turn of
the path and seeing ber in tears he had
made a step back, aud then she had
flown to meet him. Oh, heavens! bow
she loved then I
Unconsclomly rising to ber feet.
Anna ran forward a llltie way, as she
had done of old, her arms outstretched.
the tears running down her face, ber
breast heaving with sobs ran forward
as far as the turn of the path to come
face to face with Basil himseir, who. In
very melancholy mood, was toiling
upward.
Her first Impulse was to 11 y past bim
before he had time to notice ber, but
Basil, looking up quickly and divining
her Intention, placed himself in the
narrow pathway in such a manner as
to bar ber progress.
'How dare you!' she cried, shaking
with sobs and ber eyes flashing through
her tears. 'Have you come to to in
suit me?'
Basil was silent, his face a study of
wonder and admiration, through which
there appeared to struggle a certain
dawning hope.
Let me pass" exclaimed Anna, fur
iously, making a step forward, and
then Basil stretched forth bis band.
and. taking hers, said authoritatively
'You must wait a little you can not
go down la the town like that.'
She suffered bim to leal her back to
the bench, where, being seated, she
endeavored with all her might to obtain
her self-con troL But this was at first
impossible, the strain which bad ao
long upheld her having relaxed, and
the violent emotion of a little while
ago, together with ber present sense ot
humiliation; causing her to break down
altogether.
'What are you doing here?' she
sobbed. 'How dare you be here? You
said you were leaving yesterday.'
'I meant to.' he said, 'and then I
thought I would wait and say a quiet
good-bye to the old place before having
done with it, anl all belonging to it,
forever.'
'Why don't you go now then?' she
cried, vehemently. "How can you bear
to stop and see me like this? Go if
you bad a spark ot gentlemanly feeling
you would not require to be told to do
so.
Bat Basil did nothing of the sort, on
the contrary, be deliberately drew near
the bench, and sat down beside her,
while the hope in bis face grew and
brightened till It became positive tri
umph. Anna gazed at him for a 1
moment, one hand at her throat, in the
fruitless endeavor to save ber sobs,
then a fiery blush swept over brow and
cheeks.
Do you think.' she said, bitterly.
'that I am crying for you, that I regret
what I said to you yesterday do you
dare to think so? Oh! surely nothing Is
wanting to complete my humiliation!
Oh! In a passion ot shame and anger.
Oh. why can not I control myself bet
ter than to lead you to suppose such a
thing! Listen, do you know why I
came bere? I came that, by remem
bering your baseness and treachery, I
might despise you more, loathe and
detest you even more than I did al
ready '
She broke off suddenly, for. quiver
ing under Basil's mustache, she caught
sight ot a tender, triumphant, but dis
tinctly amused smile.
t urlous at the sight she tried to
speak, to express her scorn and indig
nation more fully, but conflicting emo
tions choked her utterance.
Basil waited quietly; he could afford
to wait now, for. after what he bad
seen, be felt himself master of the
situation.
At last she grew calmer, and then
he snoke.
'Anna,' be said. I thank beaven
that I was prompted to come here this
morning; had I gone as I intended yes
terday I should all my life have remem
bered you as a sort of iceberg and
now
Now? she repeated, drawing up ber
bead in the endeavor to regain ber old
statelinees.
'Now I have found you a very
womanly woman; you deceived me
once. Anna you can never do so
again.'
'It is like you to twit me so." she
replied, quickly. 'Only you would be
unmanly enough to take advantage of
a weakness lor which 1 shall despise
myself all my life. Do you suppose I
am breaking my heart because I love
you you? No; I am crying because I
nave no heart to break 1 am crying
for myself, for my youth which you
spoilt, for that power of loving which
I once possessed and which is now gone
for ever. 1 es. 1 lied yesterday when I
said my love for you had beeu child's
play; it was as true and deep and ten
der a love as woman evar had for man.
But it is all gone gone! aud I shall
never love anyone any more.
Again her voice quivered and tears
stood on the long dark lashes, and then
Basil rose and stood in front of ber.
speaking slowly and deliberately.
'Anna, 1 do not believe you. I be
lieve you love me still.
She gazed at him, too much insulted
and astonished Cor the moment to reply.
l ao,' asseverated Basil; no woman
could ever love like that and then get
over It. If you spoke untruly yesterday.
so did L I said my love had been real
love only It wavered for a moment
now I say it wasn't or it couldn't
have wavered at all but I agree with
you that yours Is. My belief Is, Anna,
that you love me now, only you will
not own it.'
She looked at bim, mastered by his
tone, but still endeavoring to fight
against him and herself.
This is the most preprosterous' site
began, and then stopped short as Basil
took her baud and looked fixedly a.
her.
Well, in some inexplicable fashion
an unexpected ally came to Basil's
assistance; neither wore nor less than
the very heart the existence of which
had been so stoutly denied. It backed
up Basil so vigorously, and so cordially
endorsed the truth of what he said
that poor Anna found herself quite
powerless between them. Aud so it
came to pass that whan, suddenly
abandoning his calm argumeutive tone
he fell to pleading earnestly, appealing
to the memory of the love ttmt had
once been that was still so strung
within her. all ber stern resolves
melted away.
If I cannot love you. Basil,' sl.e
said, at least I can love nobody else.
Tbn Dog Saved the Train.
"It wu about six years ago llii
month," said the major to a reporter :
the New York Sun, ' I was in tie cub
ltn tommy Burns and our run was
between Jersey City aud Philadelphia
ve left Jersey uuy at o'clock one
Saturday evening. The cars were a
full and we had the right of way, niak
ing no stops except at Newark an
Trenton. We had struck the plain u
Princeton Junction, when Burns, wii
was looking out of the cab window.
saysto me: "Look-a-here, Jack! there
is a white dog running alongside what
been followln' us for five minute, at
blamed If be ain't kcepin' up to the
Inline. Look at him." In the glare
from the window the dog could be
plainly seen, then be would get out in
the line of the darkness and we woul 1
lose sight of him. But he would be
sure to show up again iu a few min
utes. Ditches, outs and sharp bands,
It was all the same, that white dog
stuck bfeide the cab as steady as lis
shallow. First we thought our eye
sight was deceiving us, for the awrul
heat from the furnace, the sharp wind
or something else, or all of these thingi
put together. Is terribly trying ou one's
eyes who has to use them in aa engine
cab. Mile after mile that white dog
was alongside.
"'Jack,' says Burns all at once, 'this
is more'n 1 kin stand. If our eyes, this a possible avenue to ii;:i!ynent
ain't mussed up, there's some tiling for their pupils.
wrong somewhere. I am a-goln' to Arrangements are b-iug ii tde at
stop her.' 'the White House for the gavrst social
"Sure enough, he stopped, and we v, Ver known at u.t man.
both gotofl the cab. The conductor
came running up and wantel to know
wuji, iii lug uiuo uaia u iub uinuer.
We told bim about the white dog run-
nlng alongside the engine, and we
looked about to show him the blamed
animal. But there was no dog to be
Been, and hunt high and low, we con'.d
not find bim. 1 he conductor laughed
at us, and Burns and I got aboard
again, thinking that after all our eyes
might have tooled us. 1- ifty yards
from it, before the wheels bad fairly
began to revolve goei, the headlight
flashing on the track before us showed
us a rock that must have weighed two
tons on the track. We stopped the
engine with the cow-catcher not twelve
inched from the stone, which loosened
by rains, bad rolled down from the
the bank. Had we not stopped on
account of the white dog, we would
have struck it on full headway, and
you can see what that would have
meant."
Hit city of Caracas was destroyed
with 10,000 lives in about bait a minute.
Lisbon was overthrown in five or six
minutes. There is thus a great varia
tion in the number ot shocks of earth
quakes and in the Intervals between
them.
NEWS IX BRIEF.
The largest organ In the world li
now being built in London for Sydney.
It will cost about 75.000.
eneral Lw Wallace is accredited
with having received SoO.OCO in royal
ties from his "Ban Hur."
Thread, from the fibre of the
nettle, is now spun so line that 6J
miles of it on'y weigh about two aud a
bait pounds.
According to Indian linguists.
'scbeuilendauiourtchwacrer" is the
nobie red man's word for love. Hia
watha then was in "schemleiidamourt-
ch wager" with Minnehaha.
A pine treo recently cut on the
line of the Tilton and Belmont Rail
road, in New Hampshire, was four
feet four inches in diameter, and its
rings indicated au ae of 2J3 years.
Mrs. Amelia E Barr, the authoress.
has a novel scheme to protect ber
rights. When about to bring out a new
book she goes to England aud lives
there for the time necessary for secur
ing an English ropyright.
A New York wedding custom of
the season is that of inviting men to
act as ushers. The grooms prefer to
ask the services of old friends who
have preceded them to the altar rather
than to fall back upon boyish acquaint
ances.
The wife or a bauker has invented
machine for making wire roue, the
(latent of w hich she has sold to a Sau
1 rancisco Grin for S2j,030 cash and a
royalty. The way she came to this
was from a device she used to twist
her worsted.
A number of leading Republicans
of East Tennessee have purchased aud
hipped to Washington a beautiful
spau of blooded horses, which are to
be presented to Hon. M. S. O jay in
recognition of bis services to the party
In the campaign.
There is ore tov.n in Alabama
Inch ban rut a negro within its bor
ders. It is ths town of Cullman.
which is named after a rich German
nLo wi.-l.ej to found a colony of hia
own race in t!;o Alabama fruit-growing
region. It I:as a population of 2 500.
Thlrtv-one shares of the Chemical
Gank. of New York, of the par value
f S100. were recently sold at from
J3.SU0 to S3.803 each. These shares
pay about 150 per cent, per annum on
ihelr par value. The New York Im
porters' aud Traders' Bank stock par
109, sold for glOJ.
There is said to be nothing in all
Europe to equal the extent and beauty
of the flower gardens und fruit orchards
surrounding the new Hotel d-.-l Monte,
at Monterey. Ca'., winch are said to
have cost th railroad company own
ing the establishment f 15J,0d K
One of the queerest hauls was
made by a Cincinnati thief, and com
prised a canal boat with its ennteuts.
inuks, harness, towline, etc. 1- Hiding
the ownetbhlp of his iiropurty slightly
troublesome, however, the thief sold
the boat for Jjr, traded the mules for
a horse and S2li "boot" aud theu
skipped out.
Nine Indiana White Caps, some of
them "prominent citizens," have been
arrested and Indicted. If Governor
Gray can secure their conviction, as he
is trying to do, and make an example
of them, it u.-ay tend to suppress this
particular form of outlawry, uliicli has
already depreciated the value or reHl
estate in the counties where It pre
vails.
The Taris Figaro lias discovered
or Inveuteil an Inventor who is the
proud author of a new means of elec
trical locomotion, capable of conveying
passengers at a speed of 2"'J miles an
hour. He guarantees the absolute
safety of his system and is now waiting
for au experimental passenger, willing
to be whikel from Paris to Marseilles
In two hours.
The life of a eo'dier Is thought to
be the consummation of valor aud
bravery. There Is poetry in the tramp
of an army, the boom or artillery, and
the mortal liand-to-hand combat. Th
life or a fireman, though not entirely
wrapped In so much that is poetical,
is surely juBt as brave. The 4 0U J lire
departments or this country constitute
a mighty standing aiiny for the pres
ervation of life.
Of the forty-eight national pocie
tirs of women In this country the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
with a membership of 210,000. H the
largest. Then follow the missionary,
the peace, the suffrage organizations
and philanthropic aud educational so
cieties, numbering in all t early three
hundred thousand members. Twelve
of these organizations have joined with
the National Council, an association
which unites all the women tociet!us
of the nation into one great league.
Some physicians have warmly In
dorsed the suggesnon that "massage."
as an employment Is peculiarly muted
to the capabilities of the blind, In
whom the tactile sense is so strongly
develojied. Indeed, in Japan massage
i
has, fur a long period of time, been
' tr-j.f litr t.l.iwl mc.it w 1 r n . . ..I.,...,
the streets with a ll,'co;tt, drawiuz
attention to themselves and ILeir
occupation. It is thought that super
intendents of blind asylums wii find
,inil. Thi:ivlaTiflr 10 pnoni int(1
private life m a swirl uf social glamour.
I ,i-.-unv with irrand rrei,tirm tn
,r,,,,. anii nfiini friend. Mr
Cleveland was in Philadelphia for sev
eral days of shopping. She will lay in
a large supply of new goods. A huz
reception and ball Is talie I of for Pres
ident and Mrs. Cleveland by Mr. aud
Mrs. Whitney and otter friends, to
take place just before the famill-s or
the present Cabinet officers separate.
It is stated that the Whitney w.l1. be
with the Clevelands if a European trip
is taken this year.
A funny thing happened jmt be
fore Fak Chung Yung, Corean Minis
ter, left Washington a few days ago.
He bad tieeu unwell for some time tie
fore bis departure and had been taking
quinine. He had reached the station,
attended by the members of the Lega
tion and a few friend, when be dis
covered that he had left h!s quinine
pellets behind him. He lost control of
himself and nearly went into a state of
collapse on making the discovery. One
of bis secretaries hurtled back to the
Legation to obtain the medicine, but
the train which- Pak was to take had
to be delayed nearly fifteen minutes on
account of the incident. Pak would
not go off without his quinine.
RLESS DIES tS.'.!nL
worth all that they cost.
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