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The Mystery 01 the Veiled Picture. CHAPTER 1V. Mrs. Gardner did not think she would find any amusement at Mrs. Mathieu’s little tea-party, and Amy went thither alone. The presence of the stranger lady was, not, however, missed. Mrs. Mathleu’s narrow, dimly lighted parlor was replete Withgoodly company. Not only did Mr. Marrable step in for his ten. ; not only did Rene arrive about five o’clock to fetch his sister; not only did Mr. Fremaine enter about the same time to call for his daugh- ter; but Sir Oliver Clinton made his appearance also. In less than three months Sir Oliver had ingratiated himself with all Delysford. If he had cared to know it, he was a complete success. But he was too much accustomed to win good-will to be surprised at receiv- ing it. ' ~.. . . 1 If"- “thud-..” .When Clinton entered Mrs. Msthieu’s parlor, he found Amy and Rene poring over anold Bible, and tracing the ramifications of uninvolved pedigree, assisted by their hostess ; while Melicent and Mr. Fremsine were seated on high-backed chairs at the other end of the room, and Mr. Msrrsble hovered between the two groups. amisbly doing the honors to each in turn. The young man was anxiously bent on making amends for what he thought Melicent would con- sider as very strange , behavior on‘ the previous evening, and as soon as he could disengage himself from Mrs. Msthieu’s hospitalitiee, and Mr. Marrable’s profuse and pompous oourtesies. he took a. seat beside her. Melicent and Mr. Fremaine had been conversing pleasantly. Melicent liked her friend’s father very much. He was polished. clever, kind. Above all,he was Amy’s parent. But she drew the new comer into the conversation at once. “ I do not recommend you to travel, Miss Du Lys,” said Clinton. “ The farther afield I go, the more melancholy I become. For instance, I go to Paris, and anticipate eyety. and instead there are gamins fight- Ing and girls crying] I hasten to Rome, in search of spirituality, and a monk tells mes deliberate lie! I betske myself to Hindostsn, and expect to find primitive ‘customs. and lo] court intrigues and spiteful scandals dog my feet! I rush to Egypt, and hope for sublimity, and as I gaze at the Sphinx I am devoured by mos- quitoesl" Both his auditors laughed. , “ You are, indeed, a. miserable oresture,” said Mr. Fremsine, yith playful refinery. “ I am glad you think eo,” cried Melicent, pleased that a. travelled personage and a stranger should prefer her native town to the entire universe beside._ “Delysford has no fleeaflbf dissimulation. it has nothingfio conceali” ‘ - - ‘,A,_,A__,_A ” Ohl do you not know ?" said Melioent. " It is on the top of the house. It is very unusualâ€"I am not sure it is not the only one in England. But I wonder you don’t know of it, Mr. Fremaina. Amy has been in it often. Besides, it is of historical interest -â€"that is, locally. It was in that garden that a. certain astrologer predicted to Sir “ I am,” confessed Clinton. “ The more I travel, the more sure I become that the world is bad and unhappy. It is afair apple, rotten at the core; a. gaudy dress, with rage and leprosy underneath! I believe,” he added. lowering his voice, “ that,‘with all its fine absurdities, there is less dissimulation in Delyeford than any- where else in the world.” “ So it amusee itself by an extravagance of harmless fooling,” observed Mr. Fre- maine, 'in a tone which made it difficult; to decide whether he was laughing at Delye- ‘lord or at his companions. Melioent red- dened. She was peculiarly sensitive to ‘ridicule. But she waeinotjeaten. "‘ You may scoff, Mr. Fremaine," she Mid. reproaohfully. “But I, at least, have found everlasting goodness and ex- hau’aflesa‘jpy in _De1y_sio_rd.” Vvu‘v- ....v uh. .v_ . _ “Mr. Fremaine was just telling me of some of his foreign experiences," she said. “ He advises me to travel, but indeed‘ I need no excitement. Mine is naturally a. roving Spirit." -. ., .,,,,,I 152-- . “ In Miss Du Lys’s garden!" said Mr. Fremaine. “And pray where can your gardgp 1931 Miss Du: ‘Lys ‘2” ._:1 vurAu-__L " And I have found the deepest repose, the most profound peace, and the most godlike elevation of thought in one spot in Delyeford,” said Clinton. “ Where ?" asked Mr. Fremaine. " In Miss Du Lye’s garden,” returned Clinton. yuu v. n... _V_V HUM l v A- , , Try this olden remedy." “ Let me have year heart," he plea. “ Nay! " said she ; “ I have none." “No heart! ” he said; " Then .1 go unoomfortedâ€" Mine 9. broken heart must be.” “ It is vours 1 " and she laughed low; " Don't you see? I prescribed it long ago,‘ Seems that ypg agffered so. A- .MA.‘ mm mm" 'Twes his little daughter’s portrait - Child as a lily fair; _. ‘ Clear as some crystal stream her eye, Bunlit her golden hair. He blent his colors tenderly ; Love was in every hue That decked the canvas pale, whereon His darling's face he drew. “ What dost thou, darling father, now ‘2‘ The little maid would say; “ And why that darkness on the‘brow I saw not yesterday ? Such sombre hues are not for meâ€" I love the light," she said. “ My little daughter," answered he, “I'm putting in the shade. ""l'were not a erfect picture, if rIlhe dark lig ts were away ; To show the brightness needeth yet The help of shadows grey: Be patient, little maiden mineâ€"- No shadow without sun! *How dark was needed. thou shalt see When all the Work is done I" 01 ’twas the Master Painter, i'n Her early morning tide, That called that little maiden from Her doating father's side; And left the old man weeping lone Beside her little lace, Still smiling from the canvas in Its innocence and grace. “'Tls Well, 0 Heavenly Master! well I" The old man softly said; " To make my picture perfect, thou Art putting in the shade '. Be atient. restless spirit, thenâ€" 0 shadow without sun! That dark was needed thou wllt see When all the work is done." In mâ€" .WRBVB. sigh.’ Now): guess it all 1 " cried she; You're in l_ovga1 I. p1ajp}y seaA I Answéi'éd he. " I would like to have you tell Howito pgake a sick keg“ well ; _ Lu..." ‘ ‘ fiaalgl'nzfiawy Let me give advice," said she; Make a. copfidqpt 9f me ; nun“; u: vVnMu-~»- v- I can be of help Efy'ou.” Ah! Irknow mat," answered he, Lvu :u Au Avv And aim}?! Egigilâ€"fi'ei;fie 1" You’re a witch to guess so well," The}: were vanity. at the gate, uquAA; .. ._ ,, Yefiafiak is half'atmia. If I 9111y_kr59w.:a‘9id heâ€" M‘v-J ~-â€"__ .V Low laughed she; You must find another heart, The}; yogrggv‘nj will lose its smater v _.‘ -‘MAA', v nun uv mu..- w w". 7 Kindly now presciibe for me. Evegy he‘arpfiwill cure a heart," 1.“: -n‘. A...” u--- rr _ Man and finiaâ€" Btill he tarried, although late, Longing my}: to hear his fate, , :. L_Il n‘nn:r‘ Hadilipply kngyn before," Whisfiered he, What a. cure you had in store! " You’d have sgfle‘ge‘d all the mogg .L:__... 1 -n. MELICENT: A NOVEL ~By Fun MADOO | u 1.1“ Men are foolish things,‘ VUDMMDLOM mu u..- -v- . Pulling In the Shade. The PM scriptlon. luau yuu mun/u... .N. Latfio blind as man can be? " POETRY MONTH Henry Du Lys, ‘A serpent will possess Delyamere, but the wiles of Woman will circumvent the serpent, and he W111 be laid low I" " That; is an interesting legend,” said Mr. Fremaine, with his pecgliar aqlilg. ‘ -‘:Wfi;§. "ie'gjeEa'f'" raemanded Clinton. “ Why should old tales be false, and old pre- dictions valueless ‘2” uhvuuvuu . ......._V._ “ I am afraid the astrologer knew what he was about,” said Melicent. “ He had knowledge, and he wanted to please Sir heary.” ru‘v'y , ~w-â€" -_... _ _ V_.,,,,, , “ Ycu may laugh.” said Melieent. “ but it was not inepposite. The truth was this. Sir Henry had just completed Delysmere. At the time he had no son, and it was feared that a. rapaeious servant, Nicholas Barry, would seize his revenues. In effect, he lived at Delysmere, svowedly to super- mteud the builders, while Sir Henry moped and hrooded at the Retreat. But he was saved. Some friend persuaded a. widow lady, Dame Emily de Courteneye. to make her way here, and though Sn: Henry was very old, and had had three wives already, she married him and they had a. son. I have always thought Nicholas Barry was the serpent, and Dame Emily the wily women.” “You explain away everything,” said Clinton, almost petulsnlly. “'l‘he world is uninhabitsble it all our giants and dwarfs and serpents are explsihed." ,,,:n_ -11.-.. “16 was & remarks.ny phegy,” said Mr. Fremaéne “WWLAU a...“ My-r~_.~ .._- _# I V . “One cannot; eat bread and mxlk after one has outgrown one‘s pinatore,” stud Mr. Fremame." .. ‘r u- 4: vawiuu. “There are monsters still,” said Meli- oent, soothingly. “ Though I live so qui- etly in this good happy little town, I am not ignorant of the sin and sorrow outside.” ‘ “ That is what I mean,” Clinton burst out. " The world is one festering sore, one mass of sadness, and shame, and intolerable failure. We could not bear it for a. moment if we thought about it. And we can only forget it by believing the old myths are true.” - “By-the-bye,” said Mr. Fremsine, “I met an angler to-day, on the towing-path, not far from the Lock Cottage. She was a pretty little black-eyed girl. and she lay upon her side as gracefully as a young nymph,end-watohed_her float upon the water with alert, bright intentness. She had been plucking forget-me-nots, and they lay in a. blue and green pile close to her red pinefore. She made quite a. picture. I asked her name, end she said 'Kitty’ so prettin that I gave her sixpence. She was delighted. She sprang to her feet, and rushed nimbly away, scattering her forget-menotsin all directions. and glee- fully shouting to her mother. I lost sight of her where the river bends by the pop- lsrs. I wondered who she was. Aw“:- v..-..--.. V “She belongs to the woman I put into the Look Cottage,” said Clinton. " They are not: poor. Mrs. Cambridge is amat- ried woman, though her husband does not live with her. But; he maintains her and her children. I. assure you they do not want alms." -. .- n, " wuu sum... V “ I did not suppose 50," said Mr. Fre- maine. “ But I thought little Kitty would like to buy herself a. fairing next week. In fact," he added smiling, “ I wished to make her life less unhappy.’f_ u..an u..- _.__ __V L... “ That you can never do,” said Clinton, rising. “Good-bye, Miss Du Lye. Iam going to rid you of my moodiness and depression.” “ Poo; fellow 1” said Mr. Fremaine, when he had gone ;‘ “ I feel deep compassion for him. Evidently he has some trouble of which we do not know. Probably he has Experienced love, and love has bruised 1m.” nu..." “ It is more than likely,” assented Meli- cent. softly.”_ “ I yvondegf” She paused. - ",3- vuuv' NV-.._, . “ You wonder who could have repelled a creature so gentle, so childlike, 50 almost feminine,” said Mr. Fremaine. “ But, remember, Daphne fled from ‘Apollofl Melicerit; aifixfiou speak. She-felt an un- wonted shyness in dlscussing Sir Oliver. After a. moment Mr. Ftergains Wentrop. “Love,” he said, meditatively, “is as inexplicable as nature. We cannot account for his vagaries. We cannot foretell them. We cannot gainsay them. Love is himself â€"without law, beyond conjecture.” “ I thought you took Rene to task last night for believmg In love,” amid Melicent, amllmg, and glad that Clinton was no Ionggr the toplc. __.-. .1...- riLr A AA“J:JI.. “may. we “rm " So I did,” said Mr.Frema.ine, candidly. ” I fancied that loveâ€"as an influenceâ€"was almost extinct among the young men of the rismg generation. I was glad to find I was wrong. For myself, I devoutly believe in file power of_iove." .1 A ,,, -A._.:._A--_,.-~ ” Pain” dear,” said Amy, coming across the room, “ I am afraid I have kept you a long tinie, but I have been so much inter- ested. Mrs. Mathieu has been telling me so many curious things.” . NH .1,:1:n -4 .. _.... ---_ It; was nearly six o’clock, and the Du Lyees and Fremaines left the house together. Mrs. Mathie‘u stood at her open lattice and looked after them. _ "3311M been inizé hurry, my child,” said her father, aflecfiionataly. " Miss Du Ly_s has been eyter'tainiug 'me.” -,.n LLA n.. “ That is no ugly sight," she observed. “The Fremainee are upstarts, certainly, but they are nice people,a.nd it is well they and the Du Lyses should foregather. Be- sides, I see prognosticabions of a. good day coming. The Du Lysea may epjoy their ownjgain yet.” . . n u u ,-,I,,: max. .. .. _. “D...â€" “You 863 ix‘ionde‘rfully far," sighed Mr. Max-table. “ I trust it may be for the dear yang >18.d_y’§_ hqpp‘in‘ees.:’ “A” 1--.. “ My dear Mr. Marrable,” said Mrs. Mathieu, overcoming her momentary irri- tation, “ pray do not indulge such a notion. Old Mr.Fremaine is not at alllikely tomarry, in my opinion, and as to Melicentâ€"when she marries she will go to Clinton. Besides, the affair you dream of would not give the property back to the Du Lyses. No, no! Rene ie the bridegroom I picture to myself.” “ I see,” said Mr. Marrable.. “ I cannot be mistaken,” said the old lady. Then Mr. Marrable consulted his watch. “ I am afraid I must be running away,” he said, as he had said nearly every afternoon for a score of years. “ I dine at six,and Sarah is very punctual. I know I cannot per- suade you to forego your tea, and share my mutton-chop, but if I could induce you to come in at nine o'clock, when I shall be taking a glass of wine and water. I should be infinitely pleased. If you will honor me so far, I think I can answer for it that Sarah will be able to ofler you some supper.” “ You are too good,” murmured the old lady. “ You flatter me,” returned he. " Good- aiternoon, Mrs. Mathieu. By-the-bye. if you have nothing particular to keep you at home, might I expect you about eiggtr? You are fond of cribbage, I know.” ' ‘ “ Certainly, certainly l” “ You indulge me too much, Mrs. Ma- thieu." “ It affords me pleaeuere, Mr. Marrable.” “ Iam indebted to you, my dear Mrs. Mathieu. Au revoir!” The dinner ab Delyamere passed delight- fully. Mr. Fremaine surveyed his guest}; Then the old gentleman departed to reiterate to Sarah his instructions concern- ing the fricandeau of chicken and delicate custard which were to be served for Mrs. Mathieu’s evening meal ; and the old lady went happily up-stairs to don her evening silk gown and a becoming cap. “ Who {alked‘of her happiness, my dear Mr. Mutable ‘2” exclaimed Mrs. Mathieu, sharply. “ How'oould the girl be unhappy whom Rene fhvors ‘I" “ Rene ‘2” cried the old gentleman, with a. start. “ I never thought of him. I was thinking of dear Melioent Du Lys and Mr. Fremaine." ‘mEgen in private the fittlé comedy was admirably played. was a remarks.ny cansoliug pro- CHAPTER Y‘ with satisfaction. He was watching the game narrowly, and constantly changing his tactics with practiced adroitneaa. But no one else knew this, and, with the excep- tion of Mrs. Gardner, no one was aware that a. game was being played at all. um“ Amman: Ifimanlf tn Amv. (Hinton Rene devoted himself to Amy. Clinton had thrown ofl his despondency of the day before, and was joyous and playful. Mr. Fremaine thought; Melicent invariably charming, even when she evinced most predilection for Clinton's society. But this evening she appeared specially fescinting. She rallied Sir Oliver with gentle plea. sentry; ehe appealed to Mr. Fremaine with sweet womanly deference; she won smiles from Mrs. Gardner ; ever and anon she interrupted the tate-a-tetc between Amy and her brother with agrees that was not intrusive. ........, __n____.,o , ‘ “Ah! if there were'not a. worm i' bud 1“ said Clinton. “ How lovely your roses are, Amy,” said, regarding the epergm'. “ You should not: talk about worms i’ the bud, Sir Oliver! Should he, Mr. Fre- maine?" cried Melicent. “In a. typical June like this, one ought to forget. such things. One ought) to be happy. Don‘t you think so ‘I" > “I do, indeed,” replied Mr. Fremaine. “There is so much to make us glad.” pursued she. "Worms i’ the bud! Nay, nay. Sir Oliver. Red fruits among the green leaves, and shouts from the boy-field, and gladnesa everywhere! Only the nighh must come 1” she added, with sudden pen. sivenesa. “Do you object to the night?" asked Mrs. Gardner. “Well, it takes away the day,” said Meli- oent, laughing. ‘_ .\ v A77171_ uuu, .u...°_-_°. “It is the time when the immortals carouse.” said Clinton. “Come with me to the f9iry-ring;_Mi§a Du Lye." 1,1, . L-:l «v vuv .w.._, ....u .7fi 7 “And get my‘ feet wet, and catch a. bad cold?" cried she. “Oh, no! Rene, you do not believe in fairy ringsâ€"you mush instruct Sir Oliver. What do you think, Mr. Fremuine ‘2” _:“ foettfixfi'y' think you should run no risk of gettmg your feet wet,” said he. “ Yop might have thick boots," suggested Am}:Z dyemfiilyz “WJ, u-v........_,. “ To dance with fairies, dear I” exclaimed Melioent. “ Why, I should crush my part- ners to death.” “ As if fairies could die,” murmured Clinton. " I am afraid they have died," observed Mr. Ftemsine. “Railways and the cheap press have killed them.” “I don’t think they are dead,” said Clinton. “ Railways and newspapers have made them shy, but they still lurk in the woods and fields. Did one never hop on to your foot as you walked through the clo- ver ?" “ No?" returned Clinton, in surprise. “ Have you really never seen the little green coated fellows? I often meet them. To- day one stroked my hand as I was gathering a. strewberry.” - n ",4, L- n-.. “Our eyes are not fine enough to see such things,” said Melicenh. “Are they, Mr. Fremaine '2” “Do they speak, Clinton ‘2” asked the host. “When did you leave the nursery, Sir Oliver?” asked Mrs. Gardner, with con- tempt. "Onceâ€"when Rene was at the seaeide â€"he looked for a. mermaid forawhole month,” remarked Mtlicent. " Amy, you shopdld ask Rene to tell you about his mer- mm .” vu... “Never!” said Melicent and Mr. Fre- mama. Now about the Tongue River, in M011- tanaâ€"you wouldn’t be surprised, of course, #20 heat that it was perpetually running out .9: its mouth- Amy shook her head. She did not much like talking about the supernatural, and she rose. When the gentlemen followed, they found the ladies seated on the stone terrace outside the windows of the drawmg-roqm. W‘TWiâ€"llvâ€"Sldfiwéhdw me your rosafgarden now ‘2" said Reps to_Au_1y. She assented, and they descended the steps to the garden. and, crossing the dowless lawn,pa.ssed through the shrubbery which had been faint with syringe. perfume a. month before, but which now seemed to be the tomb of vanished sweetness. Wlth sudden passion she threw the rose- bud from her, It fell among the bushes with a. soft crash. Then all was silent. She was trembling w1th excitement. She deemed Rene altogether cold and impassive. She would have told him eo,had not the restraints of custom girt her in. He stood before her speechless. Yet he could have wrapped her round with an endless er‘nbrme. W‘Iifihy did we come here ‘2" she said, stgynping her‘foot. “ L_ent 11.8 ggpack.” She was transmogrified. She was an Amy Rene had never seen before. But he could not trust; himself to speak. (To be continued.) “ Yes," he said. ” It was laid our by Lady Anne Murdoch, who lived here with her father about a. hundred and fifty years ago.” “Like me and my father," said Amy. “ But how was that? I thought Delysmere belopged to you until it belonged to us.” “ But I do i Melioent would queen it here with far more grace than I do.” “ I never trouble myself about spilt milk,” said Rene serenely. “I am content with what I have. I do not care for pos- sessions.” “ Then you would not like to be very rich ‘2” “ Melioent and I have enough. We have the Retreat, and enough money to live in it.” “ Why do you say ‘Melioent and I’ ‘2 Some day you will lose Melioent.” “ Very likely, but at present she is mine.” "And you are so fond of her I” sighed Amy. “I wish I had had a. brother I” “ We all have wishes,” said Rene. “We must bear to keep them wishes." “ They say you are ~very proud, Mr. Du Lye,” remarked Amy. v.- ,n, wv“'132)1{n6w the history of this gar den ‘2” she asked. ” So it did. Bub after the ’15 my emcee: tor let the place for a time to Lord Murdoch, and than Lady Anne made several improve- ments. It. was not till after the ’45 that your ancestor bought the whole estate.” " It seems a pity.” said Amy, musingly. “ You should not think 50, Miss Fre- mains." _J“â€"}?e;fi;p§ they 856 right. It is partly pridg that; we_(_ls me t_o Delysfgrd.” «1 A W” “Have you ever found me proud ‘2” he asked suddenly. “ Oh, no!" “ Then why do you accuse me ‘2” “Because,” she said; hesitatingly, “I feel thatâ€"~thatâ€"you are a person who would glve, but never take.” “ How do you mean ?" he asked. “I cannot explain it you do not under- stand," said Amy, pleintively. “ But I feel it. You would not pick a. rose out of this garden, for instance.” ” To take to my own house! No.” “ You would not take it, but you might accept it," she cried. “See! let me give youthis bud.’_’ She plucked a. creamy, half-blown rose as she spoke, and tenlered it to him. “ Miss Fremaine, you offer me this? You do not know What you are doing! You are play- ing with edge tools I” cried Rene, hotly. “ Take it 1” she commanded, imperiously. “ I cannot. It would pine in the town.” “ Why should it; pine? It will not pine.” “ It will die for lack of its own rich home, Miss Fremnine." “ It must die, anyhowâ€"whether I keep it or you. Take it.” “ I cannot,” he repeated. “ It would be a mistake.” ‘ “ It is you who make the mistake,” she cried. “You are a. proud mam, indeed! But now you shall never_have it I” ‘ “ Ibfiiiérâ€"anfiity to be pr-oud.” said Amy. “ I sin not proud.” . . 1 m. to the night?" asked she the Visions that Cnine to Two sisters Flu Apart. ' Philip Hart, a notion dealer in this city,' has been missing since last Thursday, says a Wednesday despatoh from Trenton, N.J., to the New York Times. He left for New York on that morning and has not yet returned. His wife tells a singular story. She says her huaband was in the habit of going to New York every month to pay bills for goods and to order new lots. He always stopped at the house of his parents, in Greenwich street, near the Cortlandt street ferry. When he left home on Thurs- day morning at 7.30 o’clock he had in his possession 3140. He reached his parents’ home in New York at 9.30 and remained there until 2 o‘clock in the after- noon . It was his intention then to go and pay his bills, and he asked his sister to accompany him. She was reeling unWell and did not go, and he then left. This was the last seen of him. Le had a sister living in Seventy-seventh street, whom he intended to visit, and as he did not come back to his parents’ house on Thursday night they concluded that he had stayed at her house. Next day a member of the family visited the sister and found that he had not been there. The most singular thing about the whole affair is the part two dreams play in the matter. Both the wife in Trenton and the sister in Greenwich street. New York, dreamed on Thursday night that they saw the missing man on a bridge, with a railing on one side of it, struggling with another man, and saw ‘ him fall off, while the other man ran away. Mrs. Hart described her dream in a vivid manner this morning. She said she had no uneasiness about her husband’s going away when he left, as he had been in the habit for the past three or four years of going to New York every month. But on Thursday night about midnight she says she had the dream. She saw him on the bridge plainly, saw his face and saw the man he was strug‘ gling with. The dream distressed her so that she woke up and slept very little the remainder of the night. Next day she felt depressed all day and looked forward anxiously for the hour when he was ex- pected to arrive at home. He was to have left Jersey City at 7 o’clock and was looked for at home by 9. When this hour arrived and he did not come the wife grew more uneasy, but thought he would be back on the midnight train and she sat up waiting. As he did not come she sat up till 3 o’clock in the morning and lay down on a. lounge, but slept very_little. In the morning a. telegram came from his sister in New York asking if he had arrived at home. In greater suspense than ever she sent back a. telegram that he had not, and at once started for New York. When she arrived at his parents’ house the sister of the missing man, without knowing any- thing about Mre. Hart’s dream, related her own dream. When she had finished and Mrs. Hart told her dream both were astounded ; the dreams were almost identical, ev-n to the railing on the bridge. The New York police are endeavoring to find some trace of him. His wife thinks he has been murdered for his money.â€"â€"Bangor (Me.) Commercial. The Jacksonville (Fla) Times gives the following description of the dulness that sets in there at the close of the invalid season: “No baseball, no yachting, no rowing, no hash driving, no gymnasium, mighty little sparking-nothing but dremy loafing and the labor of holding up the lamp posts.” The natives of Australia. facilitate the ceremonies of wooing in a. wonderful way. If ayoung man fancies a. pretty girl, he Just knocks her down, slings her over his shoulder and carries her home. “DEAR SIRS: I am superintendent of the telegraph line upon which you work. You will please send your time to head- quarters and resign your positions at once. Yours, SUPEBINTENDENT 0F TELEGRAPH.” A love-sick Kulmuck gathers his friends together, makes a. mid on the house of his ina.moza.t&, cudgels his intended father-in- law and hangs his prospective mother-in- law, and carries the maiden off vi et arms. Au Esquimaux youth must first show his ability to boss a. household by slaughtering a. bear. If he can do this he is thought fit to grapple with the dangers of matrimony. Having accomplished this test he casts his eye about for a. spouse. He forthwith seizes her. She bites, kicks, scratches and yells, while all the women in the Village rush to her rescue. But if the young man can catch her twice more after being rescued, she is his. As some of the Esqui- maux have brewny arms, and use whips of untanned seslskin, the chase is quite ex- citingjo the youhg man. The groom stood it until forbearance ceased to be a. virtue, when he also balanced his knife, and click, click it went in rapid succession. It was intelligible to the very cute twain that had recently made fun of its author. When interpreted it read : 1n Francp a. man dickera with the parents of his intended, 9f whom he sees little or nothing till the trada is fairly com- plating: A Tale of Telegrhph Ticking. (Lowell Courier.) A well-to-do young man recently married and started west on his bridal tour. The happy young couple were breakfasting at a station eating house. During the repeat two smart Alecks came into the eating room and seated themselves opposite the con- tracting parties. They were telegraph operators. By delicate poising of their knife and fork they were able to make sounds in close imitation of telegraphy. In the mystic language of the key one said unto the other; “Ain’t she a. daisy, though '2” The party thus addressed replied by clicking off: “ WJuldn’t I like to kiss her, the little fat aflgelj” “ WBnder who that old bloat is that she has married ‘2” “Some gorgeous granger, I reckon,” re- plng the other. _ In the country of the Khurds a man wraps his bride up in a. red cloth and carries her home like a sack of meal, all the ladies pelting him with stones. This custom affords an admirable opportunity with allghted beauty to get even with a gay Lothario. In Central Asia. the tribes give the girl a show. They mount her on a. fleet pony and she starts off on the plain with a tribe of youths after her. She generally manages to let some especial favorite come up with her first. In the great Eastern Islands they have a. race for it. A course is staked out, the girl is given a start, and 1f she can get three times round the stake first she is free, but it is generally noticed that the fleetest- footed maidens are often slow on such occasions. In Singapore they have a canoe race. The girlhasu big start, paddles her own canoe, and can generally escape or get caught: as she sees fit. ' c. In England a. youth makes love to his prospective mother-in-lnw, and toadies his angel’s father. If they see fit, he begins the chase after the object of his affections. A long purse or a. good rent-roll have been found excellent weapons for this species of hunting. In America the young people take the whole business into their own hands. It is a kind of go-as-you-please chase all through, and if the goal is very often the divorce court, it saves an immense amount of responsibility to the old folks, and smooths rough ways most effectually. It is the girl, too, who often does the hunting, if the quarry browses on banking stocks and railroad bonds. REMARIKABLE DREAMS. Bride “’inniug. How She Floored Three Burglar; Alter They find ’l‘ied Her Up. An Adrian (Mich) despetch dated Friday night says: Three burglars last night entered an upper room through the window of the residence of A. N. Towne, of this city, and engaged in rifling a. trunk, which awakened Miss Amelia. Lochner, sleeping there. They beet her brutally about the head and body and then gagged her. The plucky girl got loose, however, and seizing a. chair dealt blows right and left, driving the sooundrels out of the Window, each receiving a parting whack as he drew his body through. The burglars got only $4. When you visit or leave New York city, save baggage expresss. e and carriage hire, and stop at the GRAND NION HOTEL, opposite Grand Central Depot. Elegant rooms, fitted up at a cost of one million dollars, reduced to $1 and upwards per day. European plan. Elevator Restaurant su plied with the best. Horse cars stages and eevsted railroads to all depots Families can live better for less money at the Grand Union Hotel than at any other first-class hotel n the city. â€"Silk trouserings are among the last de- velopments of dudeing. Dr. R. V. PmRCE : Dear Sirâ€"Death was hourly expected by myself and friends. My physicians pronounced my disease consumptioyv, and said I must die. I began taking your " Discovery ” and “ Pellets." I have used nine bottles and em wonderfully relieved. I am now able to ride out. â€"The man of all others most celebrated for his self-denial was Anuanias. Nervous Weakness, Dyspepsia, Impotence. Sexuu1__D§pility, cured by “Wells’ Health Re- newer.” $1. ~â€"It takes the moon to bring a. dog to buy. Can you find a case of Bright’s Disease of the Kidneys, Diabetes, Urinary or Liver Complaints that is curable that Hop Bitters has not or cannot cure? Ask your neighbors if they can. â€"A centreof attraction â€"Your best girl’s nose. Discovered at last, uremcdy that i.‘ sure safe and painless. PUTNAM'E PMNLEss CORN Ex- TRACTOR never fails, never causes pain, nor even the slightest discomfort. Buy Putnam‘s Com Extractor, and beware of the many cheap, dau- geroua, and flesh-eating substitutes in the market. See that it; is made by Polson 62 00., Kingston. $5 â€"-The starting [oint of many a. love matchâ€"The old man’s boot, may be retained by using Dr. Pierce’a “ Favorite Prescription," a specific for “female com- plaints." By druggists. tn v x '/ m @ORJBRAIN &NERVE Foonfififi For Old and Young, Male and Female. Positively cures Nsrvouaneas in ALL its stages Weak Memory, Loss of Brain Powerfiexual Pros trotion Night Sweets, Spermatorrhoea, Leucor- rhuaa,Barreuueaa and General Loss of Power It restores Surprhing Tone and Vi or to the Exhausted Generative organsJS" 1th each order for TWELVE packages accompanied with $6, we will send our Written Guarantee to refund the money if the treatment does not effect a. cure Pamphlet sent free by mail to any address. Sold by druggista at 600. Fer box, or 6 boxes for $9 60, mailed free a postage, on receipt of money. _, ,u,._ m____,.x_ m-)x.‘_- n- â€"The fashionable salad is invariably well dressed. Flies. roaches, ants, bed-bugs, rat-s, mice, gophers, chipmunks, cleared out by “Rough on Rats." 150. â€"Railway ruleâ€"In case of a. break-down, down brakes. As stages are quickly abandoned with the completion of railroads, so the huge, drastic, cathartic pills, composed. of crude and bulky medicines, are quickly abandoned with the in- troduction of Dr. Pierce’s “Pleasant Purgative Pellets,” which are sugarcoated, and little larger than mustard seeds. but: composed of highly concentrated Vegetable extracts. By magists. When are watches easily stolen ?â€"â€"When hey are off __t_1}eir guard. “ Avâ€"fi-fiflfiau ru'ns quicklyr throilgh a fortune. ~Whab the strong minded woman pants forâ€"Pants. causfi B0 could draw & Wail fiddle. *Persona whose blood has been corrupted, and the circulation deranged by foul secretionsâ€"the result of the disordered chemistry of the bodyâ€" need for their purification something like an in- ward baptism at the hands of Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, whose laboratory is at No. 233 Western Avenue, Lynn., Mass. Ber Vegetable Compound isf fleérly inundating the country as with a. river 0 1 e. Ask for Wella’ “Rough on Corna‘ complete, permanent cure. bunions. ‘ â€"-When are a. ship’s bulwark}; like a. gamble: ?â€"When they ring in a gold deck. â€"”Dr. Benson’l Celery and Chamomile Pills for the cure of Neurulgig. are aauccess.”â€"-Dr. G. P. Holman, Chrisciunburg.Va. 50 cents at druggiste. .I. done, it: is necessary that remedies placed before the public for general use should be the outcome of medical minds, experienced in the nature and action of drugs and the form of energy they express in the organism. The mix- ture in the cauldron of the witches of "Macbeth" would be as rational medication as much of the villainous stufi every day taken by the credulous for the cure of diseese. f I; is e grati ingI-and notable fact that since the imaged mm of WHEELER'S PHOSPHATES AND CALISAEA no harmful results have ever been occusmued by its use. ‘ Young Men suturing from early indiscretions, lack brain and nerve'force. Magnetic Medicine, advertised in another column, supplies this want and thus cures 'when all other preparations fan . ‘ ‘ â€"“ I am happy to say Dr. Benson‘s Slain Cure has qztred fizz/Eczema, of the scalp. of four years' stand- mg." John A. Andrews, Attorney at Lam, Ashton, Ill. $1 at druggists. Endorsed by physicians. The reward of doing one power to perform another. @Every color of the Diamond Dyes is per- fect. See the samples of the colored cloth at the druggists. Unequalled for brillianey. *3 “ Slow and steady wins the race." steadily, but not slowly. Kidney-Wort is distancing all competition for universal popularity and useful- ness. This celebrated remedy can now be obtained in the usual dry vegetable form, or in liquid form. It is put up in the latter way for the especial convenience of those who cannot readily prepare it. It will be found very con- centrated and will act: with equal efiiciency in either form. Read advertisement. â€"It is the ohairmaker who is {Accom- plished at giving :3; man @5006 sittingflov’v‘n. â€"He was fond of singing revival hymns, and his wife pameg the baby Fort, I0 that he would want to hold it. Song for our watchmakersâ€"“ The spring will come again.” ' -â€"Sa.ilors are the most eligible suitor? since with them it is always marry time. HAT N0 MISCHIEF MAY BE done. it is necessarv that remedies vlaced ELIZABETH THORNTON, Montongo, Ark. NETIG EDIGIN . Mfgfi _Pa5auini .vgag called a. gagiciaq be- The “ Golden Bloom of Youth ” CORNS! CORNS! CORNS IIEROISM OF A GIRL. \Vt-lls’ “ Rough on Corns.” Mack’s Magnetic Medicine Co. A CURE GUARANTEED. Consumption Cure. TRAEE chline of Man. Fuel and Bugs. Answer This. Important. 0Ilr Progress. MARK. _" 150. Quick Corns, warts 'duty the FOR 'THE KIDNEYS, LIVER Mil] UBINRRY BREAKS THE BEST BLOOD PUBIFIER. There is only one way) bywhich [my disease can be cured, and that is y removing the causeâ€" whetevsr it may be. The great medical author- ities of the day declare that nearly every disease is caused by deranged kidneys or liver. To restore these herefore is the only way by which health can be secured. Here is where \Vnrncr’s sale cure has achieved its great reputation. It acts directly upon the kidneys and liver and by plac- ng them in a. healthy condition drives disease and pain from the s stem. For all Kidne , Liver and Urinary troub es, for the distressing dis- orders of women, for Malaria. and physical troubles generally. this great remedy has no equal. Beware of impostors. imitations and concogioys said t9 be jus_t_t_zs good. WFor Diabetes ask fo'r wiié’niéii’s sme Din- betes Cure. For sale by all dealers. ll. ILWABNER a: 00., Toronto.0nt.; Rochester, N. Y.; London Eng. A. NORMAN Remember This. If you are sick Hop Bitters will surelv aid Nature in making vou well when all else fails. If you are costive or dyspeptic, 01' are sufieriug from any other of the numerous diseases of the stomach or bowels, it; is your own fault if yuu renmin ill, for Hop Bitters are a sovereign rem- edy in all such complaints. ... . , A. “MAN’S ELECTRO-CUM’I‘IVE TRIJSS, v“, u. u... w“... W It you are wasâ€"fifiémgv'fiy with any form of Kidney Disease, stop tempting Death this mo- mgpt, and turnfigr n. qgrelgo flqprBli‘yggrsa “‘T'y’JfiWfiE-Eifif “WEIâ€"{flit}? fifiiblé Vaickuesa Nervousness, you will find a. “Balm in Gilead" in the use of Hop_Bittera._ u. u“. “w a- --v., ..._.v If you are a. frequenter, or a resident of a miusmatio diatrict,ba.rrica.de your system against the scourge of all cauntriesâ€"malarial, epidemic, bilious and intermlttent feversâ€"by the use of Hop Bitters. Ifyou havearough, pimply. or Bellow skin, bad breath, pains and aches, and feel miserable generally. Hep Bitters will give you fair skin, 1_'ic1_1 blood, and sweetest breath, health, and com- fort In short, they cure all diseases of the Stomach, Bowela, Blood, Liver, Nerves. Kidneys, Bright's Disease. $500 will be paid fora. case they will no_t_cu;'e or help. _ I - That; poor, bedridden, invalid wife, sister, mother or daughter. can be made the picture of health by afew bottles of 110p Bitters, costing but a trifle. Will you let them suffer? @Pleasant to the taste, emcuclous and immediate in its effect. It is a great help in pregnancy, and m haves pain during labor and at regular periods. PHYSICIANS USE IT AND PRESCRIBE .I’l‘ FREELY. WFOR LLLWmmesns of the generative organ: of either sex, it is second to no remedythat has ever been before the public; and for all diseases of the Kmms it is His Greatggt Remedy in the World. WKIDNEY CONIPLAINTS of Either Sex Find Great Relief in Its Use. LYDIA E. PINKIIAM’S 3119.01) Pvnmmn mBoth the Compound and Blood Purifier are pro‘ pared at 233 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Muss. Price at either, 31. Six bottles for $5. The Compound ls sent bymfl in the form of pills, or of lozenges, on receipt of price, 81 per box for either. Mrs. Pinkham freely answers all letters of inquiry. Enclose 3 cent stamp. Send for pamphlet. Mention this Paper. W'H-l‘ gvzfiwv-éstiga at 11115033 iron}: the Blood, at the same time will give tone and strength to the system. As marvellous in results as the (Impound. WLYDIA E. I’manM's LIVER Plus cure Constipm Mon, Billousnesa and Torpidjty of the Livur. 25 cents. A Sure Cure for all FEMALE WEAK- NESSES, Including Lencorrhmn, Ir- regular and Painful Menstruation, Inflammation and Ulceratiph of [fig ngb, Flooding, PROa LAPSUS UTERI, &c. LXQIA E-JilNKHAM’fi If!) ’ 3'9 4‘; \«fi w I . EAETH 0F WDMA is THE HOPE Dr {E ,/,4é~/1{“ \3 M FHE RACEE‘}, ma 0 , ggfmmmizc mm \‘9 ’ V awn”. ,. '4’" /) \xLMuuj. CAN BE CUBED IN SIX MONTHS BY THE USE OF Warranted to hold and be oomfortab Circular free RUPTURE VEGETABLE COMPOUND. 4 QUEEN 81‘. EAST, TORONTO. @5011! by all Druggists.‘g"g)§ (3) From l'lr. R. F. Carter, lute Mnyor «I Niagara Falls. J. N. SUTHERLAND, Esq. DEAR Elmâ€"It is with great pleasure I am able to inform you that your Rheumatine has com- plately cured m0 of the rheumatic pains I have been troubled with for some time past, and has also improved my general health, giving a. more healthy tone to my a) stem. R. F. CARTER. RHEUMATINE is not a sovereifiil remed for "all the ills that flesh is heir to,” u; for EU‘ RALGIA, SCIATICA, RHEUMATISM‘ and complaints of Rheumatic nature: The Rheumatiue Manufacturing (10. ST CATHARINES,’ ONT. J. W'iner &_Co., “'holesnlo Axum", Hamilton. RHEUMATESM THE SUN‘S first aim is'to be truthful and useful; its second. to wnte an entertaining history of the times in which we live. It prints, on an average, more than a. million copies a. week. Its circulation is now larger than ever before. Subscription: DAILY (4 pages) by mail. 55c. a month, or $6.50 a. ycar; Sunny: (8 pages), $1.90 per year: WEEKLY (8 pagan) $1 per year. THE SUN Circular and Consultation Free.‘ when all other remedies fail. Try one and you will suffer no longer. J. for the presermmon of all kinds of 151m: and vegetables. Manufactured by S. E. 6; . M Sprout, Hamilton, Canada. Semi for circular. WLL‘IAM’S EVAFOR'AT‘OB', for the preservqtlpnpf 3:11. kigdgfiqtnfgqi‘tg â€"-Evcry Belt Guaranteed.â€" 1L4 brain and muscles; in a. word it is Nature's food. The Electric Oil possesses all the qualities that: it is possible to combine in a. medicine, thereby giving it a wide range of application as an internal and external remedy for man and beast. The happiest results follow its use. and in Ner- vous Diseases, such as'RheumMi‘sm. Neuralgifl: and kindred diseases, it has no equal. For 'Ilhroah and Lung Diseases, Bowel Complaints, etc.'. it is truly a. marvel. The Oil, besides exciting appe- tite, promoting digestion and checking fermentat- tion on the stomach, antidotes or counteracts the efiect of uric 1:. id, blich produces rheumatism ylt‘lesyroy'ing téh‘eiogo at yhosp‘h 31‘ {1; 1771715 fidfiéé,‘ Ema tfie mémbi’ayfies éficlbsidg joints. Price 25 cents a bottle. Saki py druggists. NORMAN'S ELECTRH BELT BEIiiGS’ fiEEUINE ELECTRIC .0115. $72 Those subject to aggression or losgv s caused by Indigestigu r Liver troubles 1 surprised how rapidly and pleasantly it acts. 1 corrects the secretions, strengthens digestiol Usluallya. 10-cent sample convinces one of it va ue. ~ We get many letters from druggists stating pleasant results from customers at Bilioug peg. peramentsvhaving used ZOPESA. . Those subject to aggressidn or losgv fig. causegl by! Indigespi‘gu r Liver trq‘ublgs .1 flip I. W. ENGLAND, Publisher, New Ymk City, Lost VIT'ALXTY, ACK or NERVE Foam: A!!!) “can, \VASTINGWEAKNEESFS and all those diseases at u PERSONAL NATURE resulilng from ABvsns and OTHER. CAUSES. Speedy relief and complete resto- ration of HEALTH,VIGOR and MANHOOD GUARANTEED. The grandest discovery of the Nlnetegnth Century. Band at once for lllusmadeam lilettree. Address RHEUMATINE And all complaints of a Rheumatic nature, A. NORMAN. 4 Queen street east, Toronto IT._IS A SURE CURE 'vomgn am an. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS Consumption, Coughs, Colds,Whooping Cough and allrLung Djseasesin young or old. SO'LD EVERYWHERE. Price 25’.- and $1.00 per Bottle. WEAKNESS ND LASSITUDE YIELD TO THE GREAT CURE FOR Has stood the test for FIFTY-THREE YEARS, and has proved itself the best remedy known for 1 the cure of LE CTRICITY FEEDS _ THE Let no one now omit to buy The fragrant “TEABERRY,” and try Upon the Teeth its cleaning powers, And gain a Breath like scent of flowers. ELI-XIR A WEEK. $12 9. an at home easily; made Costly oum tree. mm dz 00., Augusta. Ma a. week 1n your own town. Terms and $5 outfit free. H. HALLE'I‘T & 00., Portland, Mo the influence of N. IIQDOWNS’ NIAGARA FALLS, 01112., Feb. 12. 1883. I). C, N. L. VEGETABLE BALSAMIG DOWNS’ ELIXIR VDéWTVS’ ELIfifi EVERYB O DY LIKES I’I‘. MW will make hens lay like Sherl- giau’s E (Egal- (in‘ 0w m. Dose, one 1361» spoonful to one pint mod! VSold 24. 9‘3.