CM! t:u:v;J . litMt J ... i. vtaynr: ! iarh iirar niornii lost ai; wire i list tj I'll F ST A. H. i V.Mtt J KvaJlj Kin J I. ' K M i' W. 1) ' Am WV , fKKf 1 lltO ' Th low Vsl l.-lcl 1 Vine i hjt; fnni Ixv I Hilh l'm Tl nil , ailt be -j .lie H'lt Jim rrss ' up llir :r of I rr 'ft rrn w hi i I oft ;o ard A Tl li II,. th. . th.; an Kir f ! lew r m '' c i lac if THE MIDDLKBUBQH POST. T. W. IURTIR, Korrsa abd PaVn. Mini'T.KIH P.tiH. I.. NOV. i 13-C. - - I i Chnreh pastorates are still sold to the highest bid lers in some parts of England. ! According t the insurance tables expectation of lifts at ton year of age i greateit iu F.ti((land, 44.2. Tt is estimated that the chinch bug, Hessian rl jr. army worm and cotton worn? hare runt tint United States luort titan the Civil War. The New York Prss feels it is rathet discouraging to be told by Mr. Jiliitii lowing, who is au authority, that while Improvements have been male in all sther lirMtiitiH. ractirsl cooking stand wtn-re it did one hundred yean A TlixnivilU (M.) mail ha estab lished a chinch bug station aimilar to that of I'rofessur Snow, of Iiawrcnce, Kan. "In another year," predict the Chicago Hrald. "f iH.tiri'e naftie will be put in tli ' Wright lexicon of tu loan Statt'e." Professor Vnvliuw, the great f!er man scientist,, reaffirm his belief that no trace of "tin misting link" between man and tli lower auiiuaJa ha been discovered, either in the human skull which ore heliovt-d to be must ancient, or in the physical structure of tuoderu Savages. Aluminuiii it to he used wherever practicable iu tueaccoiitretnents, arm and equipment of the (ierinan armr. Mj its use the weight carried ly in fantry hoI lier will he a tritlo over flfty-aeyeu uuiul, where, now it is slightly mote tbiiu suty-eight and one half poutidii. The peopl) of Martchead, Mass., have hung up in their town hall Na tional colors, which they have bought (or the new war ('miner, which lias been named after their famous town. Hut Marblehead will not end her girt to the warship with this one. Now it is proposed to plaa in the cruiser something more substantial, perhaps silver vane; and it is suggested that fund lm ntarted to he called the 'citizen's (rift,", to pay luc The worst feature of a flood is the fact that the river is apt to leave a de posit of sand, varying iu thickness from one inch to teu feet, over a largo Silent of land that was formerly fer tile. In the llood of 1H.1S a great many farmers iu the Amorieau bottom in Missouri on goiug buck to thoir premises after tlm siilmideuce of tli.) wafers found their property covered with river ssud iu heds no thick that two or three years elaps.'d before yuod crops could lm raised. Iu Kulatid the "college by pr.st" syHtem hi-, enrolled about stndouts and over -'M teachers. In this oigani.atioii, explains the New York Sun, women of leisure volunteer to teach girlu who have not tb means or time to attend school. It i- all done gratuitously mid by mail, (litis wixhiu iustruotious in any special braucli write t the head of the system and are a-uiteid to some volunteer teacher iu Unit branch. In this coun try the same work is carried on by th) Kiug's lauhtein, under Mm Kate lioud. Truth thiuk. it "odd that Jlmiti I!ey shoiihl be so little of a hero in tliu eyes of the general publiti. He was a man who stood hea I and xhoulders aliova many of the m.-u who have wou uiidv ing renown iu Africa, in courage, executive a'oihty an I a genius fur or ganization nud (loverumeut. flis physiipte was by no tueaus robust ; he had the stoop of a student, aud the tra ditional spectacled face of a tlermau physician. Yet he was iu reality a matt of heroic courage and unquestionable force of character. He did not start aoross the continent of Africa with brass horns, reporters, and hired mer cenaries, but recruited his soldiers from the savages themselves. He taught the barbarians to build mills aud factories, nud held the Arabs at bay, even when so great a soldier as (tordou failed. It seems to me in credible that this marvelous pioneer should have beeu killed, but the uvl denoe i.eein overwhelming. Ho had reason to complain bitterly of his treat ment iu Africa, and h had not eveu the solace of fame, which has come to many of the other men who ventured into the wild of thst still unltsi'ov rod country. Hut in the future it is eertaiu that Km in Hey will stand ne:r the head of th J list of heroes w h have given up their lives to civili.e tut) urates of th Dark Continent." HBTR03PECT, T rvis wrs not Jnst twet, werhspt, As w thotiRlit they would surely tie, AdI the hlossoirs wrs not so prly white As of yore, on the or char J tree i Uut tho summer hs uon. for all of thst, An t with 1 rltitant heart We staiul a' rich autumn's open do jr And wntcb its form d -part. The s'les were not just so lilu. perhaps, As we hope I they would urly he. And the waters wrs twjh that washed our lost. Instead of the old ealm sa : r.ut the suiii!nr hns gone, for all of thit. An I the goMn-r.d is hre ; W esn se the irlo.sm of Us golden s'iea lu tile hand of th infill year. The rnst was not quife so ral. p"r'ispt. As we hopd It mlifht prove to li-. For Instcn I of lnlse.re eame work suneiimes, And the d.iyi ilr.'tgg" I wnsrllv , But th iiniiK'r has gone, for all of tli.it, Ths holiday time ts o'er, And tmsy hands til th harvest. s,.. I Have narn-red th 'ir ol bin store. The summer w.is no, sui'li s drst. perinpi, Of Miss a we thouiftit 'twould l And the hesiilirut thin,; we planned to d J Weut amiss, f(r you and me : Yet still II tins gone, for sll of tha. And wo lift our wistful es To the tan I where heyotid the winter snows Another summer lies. Kallilc mi I!. Whenler, In I.ippinco'.t. AN ARTIST'S ROMANCE. l'lnST came litre." said ! cn is I I'Haru, 'in one of those fits of enthusiasiii at which you all laugh. I had de termined to do a great work, and 1 fouud everything here 1 wanted light, views, climate and models. Our friend Trenoweth introduced me to the place, gave nif inestimable hiuts, nud (uo use shaking your head, ,laaper ; ou shall not always hide your light under bushel) iu every way made me at home and comfortable. We were much to gether, for he was. nr said he was, in terested in my work, and approved of my subject. Sometimes I painted out of doors, favored by tha soft, gray light aud equable climate for which this plucc is famous. Sometimes I would work in the htudio, and often, taking pity on my loneliness, Treno weth would drop in here iu the even ings, and we would talk as he alone can make any one ti!k. Altogether it was very pleasant, and I am not sure that J felt pleased when one evening be strolled down here to show me u letter he had received from one of our f ' i ,aity asking to hire a studio for jMi ,oulk ori'cr to complete a ritiap jras JioLl jtnd clear T the signature at the end of the imple, concise words only, 'M. Dela porte. ' We discoursed and speculated about M. Dclaporte. We wondered if he was old or young, agreeable or the reverse; if he would Ik a bore, or a nuisance iu fact, we talked a great deal about him during the week thst intervened between his letter aud his arrival. Trenoweth saw to the arrangements of th- studio. It was No 'J tut had agreed to let, and gave directions as to trains, etc., nud then left uie to welcome tin; newcomer, who was to arrive by the evening train. I bail beeu out all day, and when I came home, tired, cold and hungry, I saw lights iu No. 'J, and thought to my self, 'My fellow artist has arrived, then.' Thinking it would bo only civil to go aud give him welcome, ( walked up lo tho door aud knocked. A voice called out, 't'ome iu !' and, turning the handle, I fouud myself in the presence of --a woman ! lr a moment I was too surprised to tqirak. She was mounted on u short step ladder, hi ranging some velvet draperies, and at my entrance- she turned, anil, with the rich-hued stud's forming a background for the pose of the most beautiful tlgurewouiau could boast of, faced me with as much ease and composure, as - well, as 1 lacked. " 'Mr. Trenoweth '!' tho asked in quiringly. 'Uar voice was one of those low. rich contralto voices, so rare and so beautiful. i 'I'm not Mr. Trenoweth,' I said ; 'I'm only an artist living iu tho next studio. I 1 eatre to see if Mr. Dela porto had arrived; L beg your pardou for intruding.' " 'Uo not apologize, 'she said, frauk Jy. ' I'll in studio is let to me uud you are very welcome.' " 'To you?' I said, somewhat fool ishly. 'I thought you were a man.' "She laughed. ' '1 have not that privilege,' she suid. 'But I am an artist, and art takes no count of sex. I hope we shall bo frieude as well us neighbors.' "I echoed that wish heartily euough. Who would not in that place aud with so charmiug a companion? There and then I set to work to help her arrange her studio aud fix her easel. The pic ture seemed very large, to judge from the canvas, but she would not let me ee it then. I forgot fatigue, hunger, everything. I thought 1 had never met a woman with so perfect a charm of manner. The ease and grace aud diguity of perfect breeding, yet withal a frank and gracious cordiality that was as wiuniug au it waa resist lens. But, there what use to say all this! Only when I once begiu to talk about Musetta Delaoorte I feel I could go ou forovor. "That was a memorable evening. When the studio was arranged to her satisfaction, she made me some tea with a little spirit-lamp arrangement he had, and then we locked up the room, and J took ber through the lit U rillotf to try and find lodijuiiia. Of course, .Tasper and I, hatii; (Widest that M. Delaporte was a man, had ex pected him to rough it like the rest of tis. I could not let ber stay in Tre newlyn itself, but took her up the hill side to farm bom, where I felt cer tain they would accommodate hr. She was in raptures with tho place, and I agreed with her that it was a paradise, as. indeed, it seemed to ms on thst August night. I remember the nioou shining over the hay, the fleet of boats i tending out to ssa, the lights from th towns aud villages scat tered along the roast or amid the sloping hills. I did not wonder she was charmed ; we all have felt thst charm here, and it doesn't lessen with time; we all have acknowledged that also. Hut I must hurry on, Whn Trenoweth heard of the new artist's sex he was rather put out. 1 could not see why myself, and I agreed that the mistake was my own. M might stand for Mary, or Magdsleu, or Marietta, just ss well as for Maurice or Malcolm or Mortimer. However, when be cam down mi 1 saw M. Delaporte here, I heard no more about the disadvantages of sex. She was essentially a woman forcompaniouship, cultnred, brilliant, artist to her ringer-tips, yet with all her beauty nnd fascination holding a certain proud reserve between herself an I ourselves, marking aline wedared not overstep. At the end of a month we knew little more about her than we did on the fust evening. I opined that ehe was u widow, but no hint, however skilful, no trap, however baited, could force her into confi dence or self-betrsyal. We called her Mrs. Delaporte. Her nam was Musette, she told me. Her mother had been a Frenchwoman; of her father she never spoke. She woikedvcry hard, often putting me to shame, but still she would not let me see the picture, always skilfully turning the en sol so that the canvas was In, Men whenever Jasper or myself entered the studio. We were never p-niiitted to do so in workiug hours, but when the daylight faded and the well known little tea table was set out, we often dropped in for ft cup of tea and a oh (i t. It was nil so pleasant, so homelike. The studio with its drap eries and its bowls of flowers, its plants and books end feminine trifles. I wonder how it is that some women seem to lend individuality to their sur roundings. The studio has never looked the same since she left." He paused and laid down the sketch. The usual gayety and brightness of his face wis subdued and shadowed. "I well, it's no good to dwtdl ou it all now," he said abruptly. "Of course I fell madly iu love with ber. Who could help it? I bet auy of you fel lows here would have done the same. I neglected work. I could only moou and dream nnd follow her about, when she let me, which I am bound to say was not very often. I'm sure I used to bore Trenoweth considerably at that time, though he was patient. And she was i .just '" ' ', alt aya: oal.ii, friendly, gracious, absorr";d in ber work, and to all appearaii. es uucou scious of what mischief her presence hal wrought. As the third month drew near to its end I grew desperate. I thought she avoided me; shj never let me into tho studio now, and I must confess had great curiosity to see the picture. Hut sin laughingly evaded all my hintu, and would only receive me at the farmhouse. I believe Trenoweth was equally unsuccessful. At last I could stand it no longer. I spoke out ami told her the whole truth. Of course," nud he langhetl somewliuf bitterly, "it was uo use. If she had been my mother or my sister nlie could not have been more serenely gracious, more pitiful or more sur prised. 1 I had made a fool of my self, as we men call it, and all to no purpose. It was maddening, but I knew it was hopeless. I had al most known it bofore my desperate confession. 1 couldn't bear to see her again. I felt I hated the place, it was so full of memories. So, sud denly without a word to Treuoweth or herself, I packed up my traps uud started ofl'ou a sketching tour through Cornwall. When 1 came back the studio was closed, and Trenoweth had gone away. The mau left in charge, uud who made the arrangements for letting them, told iud that a new rule had beeu made by the laudlord. They were uever to be let to women artists. That is all my part of the story. This this sketch is only the figure I re member. She was staudiug ouoe just like that, looking at the wall of the studio, as if to her it was peopled with life, and form and color. 'I I was faucyiug myself at the Academy,' she said to me, as 1 sikod ber at what she was gazing, 'at the Academy, aud my picture on the line.' I do not know if she ever attained her ambition." he udded. "I have uuver seen or heard of ber siuce." He glanced at Jaaper Trenoweth, who silently held out his baud for the sketch. For a moment silence reigned throughout the room. The eyes of all were ou the bent head aud sad, grave face of the man who sat there them, his thoughts apparently far away, so far that he seemed to have forgotten his promise to finish the story which Deui O'Hara had begun. At lust he roused himself, "There is not much more to add," he said slowly. "All that Deuuis has said of Musette Dclaporte is true, aud more than true. She was one of those women who are bound to leave their mark ou a man's life ai'd memory. Aftec Denis left so abruptly 1 saw very little of ber. She seemed restless, troubled and dis turbed. Her mind was absorbed in the completion of her picture. That unrest aud dissatisfactiou whioh is ever the penalty of enthusiasm had now takeu the place of previous hopeful ncss. 'If it should fail,' sbe said to me. 'Ob, yon don't know what that would rueau. You dou't kuow what I have staked oa it.' 'Stilt ah never offered to ahow it to me, aud I wonld not presume to ask. I kept away for several days, thinking abe was best undisturbed. All artists have gone through that phase of ex perience which she was nnderoin. It in scarcely ponilde to avoid it, if, indeed, ou has auv appreciation for or love of art in one' uature. ' At last one day I walked down f ths alndio. I knocked at th door. There was no answer. I turned the handle and entered. In the full light of the sunset as it streamed through the window, stood the easel, covered no longer, anil, facing me, as I paused on the threshold, was the picture, I stood there too amazed to speak or move. It was magnificent. If I had not known that only a woman's hand had con verted thst canvas iuto a living, breathing history I could not have be lieved it. There was nothing crude, or weak or feniiniue about it. The power and force of genius spoke out like a living voice, and seemed to de mand the homage it ao grandly chal lenged. Suddenly I became aware of a sound in the stillness the low, sti fled sobbing u" a woman. I saw her then, thrown face downward on tho couch at t'ne furthest cud of tho room, her fa c buried in the cushions, her whole frame trembling and convulsed with a passion of grief. 'Oh, Mau rice'.' site so'ibed, and then again only that name '.Maurice t Maurice! Mau rice I' "I closed the door softly and went away. There seemed to be something sacred iu this grief. I I could not intrude ou it. Shu was so near to Fame. She held so great a gift, ami yet she lay weeping her heart out yon der, like the weakest aud mot foolish of her sex, for well, what could I think, but that it was for some man's sake." He paused, his voice seemed a little) less steady, a little less colli. "On the morrow," he said abruptly, "she was gone, leaving a note of fare well, and anil thanks for me. 1 felt a momentary disappointment. I should like to have said farewell to her, aud it was strange, too, how much I missed her nnd Denis. The loneliness aud quiet of my life grew- more than lonely as the days went on, aud I at last made up my mind to go to London. Wind her by chance or purpose 1 found myself there on the day the Academy opened. All who are srtists know what that day means for them. I well. I was artist enough to feel the interest of art triumphs, and the sor row of its failures. I went where half London was thronging, and mingled with the crowd, artistic, critical and curious, who were gathered iu the Academy galleries. 1 passed into the llrst room. I noticed bow th crowds surged and pushed aud thronged around one picture there, and I heard murmurs of praise and wonder from scores of lips as I, too, tried to get sight of what seemed to them so marvelous and attractive. At last a break in the throng favored me. I looked over the beads of some dozen people, in front of the picture, and I saw the picture I bad gazed at iu such wonder stid delight in the studio of Musette Delaporte! Deservedly honored, it hung there on the line, aud already its praises were sounding, and the severest critics as well as the most eager enthusiasts were giving it fame. "1 turned away at last. My steps were, however, arrested ou the out skirts of the crowd by sight ofawomau whose figure seemed straugcly famil iar. Her face was veiled and some what averted, but I knew well enough that pose of the beautiful head, that coil of gold brown hair, just lifted from the white neck. She she did not see me as for a moment I lingered there. Then I noticed she was uot alone. Leauiug ou her arm was a man, his fa e pale and worn, as if byj long suffering, his frame bent ami) crippled. As his eyes cuught the pic ture I saw the sudden light aud won der that leaped into his face. I saw,' too, the glory of love and tenderness in hers. F drew nearer; the mau was speaking 'How could you do it?' he said; 'how could you?' 'Oh, Murice, forgive me,' said that low, remembered, voice, 'Dearest; are we uot one in heart aud soul aud uame? I only fin- ished what you had so well begun.l You were so ill and helpless, aud wheu you went iuto the hospital, oh, the days were so long aud so empty, I meaut to tell you, but wheu it was fin ished I had not the courage; so I just sent it, signed, as usual, M. Dclaporte. I I uever dared to hope it would be accepted. After all, what did I do? The plan, tho thought, the detail all were yours; only iaj poor weak band worked wheu yours was helpless.' "I was so close I heard every word, so close that I saw him bend aud kiss with reverence the band that she bad called poor and weak, so close thst I heard the low-breathed murmur from his lips, Hlod bless aud reward you, my noble wife !' - "And alio was married all the time!" said Denis plaintively, "due might have told us!" Jasper Treuoweth was silent. The Stiwud. A Siamese Spectacle, The King of Hiam has a fine idea of the picturesque.. On the night of the righting at Bangkok he ordered out bis chair of state, and shielded by the gi gantic royal umbrella made a midnight inspection of the troopi, followed by his body gua.-J aud making au impos ing show. As they marched aloug bare footedwe read in the letter of a cor respoudeutat Bangkok their footfalls scarce disturbed the quietness of night. 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