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“Oh, no. she is most kind and patient, and indeed I was quite charmed with the way they are getting on!” “ Then what has she been doing?” “ All kinds of things, to judge from the village gossip. Mr. Litton, Dr. Lloyd’s assistant, is constantly at her cottage, by .day and night~profeasionally, he says; but " Does she ill treat these children ‘2” Guy asked somewhat gabaentlyâ€"he was appar- ently, more interested in the behavior of the two young people in the break before him than in Mrs. Grant's. “ I am afraid we have. Indeed all the village is talking of her conduct, and our rector, Mr. Venn, who was at first as de- lighted with her as we could possibly be, celled at the Hall yesterday about it.” '“ You know Mrs. Grant, the school-mis- tress. whom Madge goes into such raptures over?" Lady Oliphant rejoined. “And indeed I was just as bad as Madge about her myself,” she added. “Yes ; her name is familiar in my ears as household wongl said Guy, smiling. "The child’s enthusiasm on the subject was quite amusing." “ Yes; she took the greatest fancy to her, and conceived quite an affection for her” â€"and Lady Oliphant sighed. “And now I fear the poor child will suffer for my im- prudenoe in allowing her to associate with a person Who is evidently not a fit com- panion to; her." â€" “ How is that?" Major Stuart said, with some interest. “Have you discovered any- thing to Mgs. Grantjs discredit ?” “ I knew her better," Guy answerer], smiling. “ So his cause is not hopeless after all, and he need not go away! Seeâ€"â€" here are the carriages," he added as he went forward to meet Lady Oliphant; and J ack came to help Madge into the break, her blushing face lovelier than ever with the new sweetness it gained during the last few minutes. Madge was hanging her head to hide her blushes, and the little hand lying on Guy’s arm was a trifle unsteady. “ Is it, Madgie?” “Why should it be,Guy?” she whispered. Jack, poor fellow, thinks it is, because the girl whom he loves is a great heiress, and he is comparatively a poor man.” “ Does that make any difierence, Guy?” “ It makes a vast difference in the eyes of many people, dear ; and Jack fears that the ladyot his love will despise him for a fortune-hunter.” “Indeed! I am sorry. What is it ?” he “keg, lo9king 2311 herflsympafihetiqallx. “Ah, noâ€"ah, no l” Madge said eagerly. “ How can he love her if he thinks so men;ng of her?” “I am bound on a. very disagreeable errand,” said Lady Oliphant, sighing as Major Stuart turned the ponies’ heads down the road in rear of the break. “ Do you? Let me see; who can it be? It must be some one on the premises, Madge. It is .not Lady Oliphant, let us hope; and he has not seen this pretty school-mistress, and Mrs. Ford is rather old and plumpâ€"andâ€"Madgie”â€"â€"he had dropped his bantering tone now, and was looking at her with grave tendernessâ€" “ have you guessed? Yes, I see you have. Well, is it a very hopeless business, dear?” “ Bow provoking you are, Guy 1” “ So you have already toldvme.” “ It will not lose by repetition. Do you know, or do you not know, Guy?” “ Know What ‘2" “ Whoâ€"who the lady is whom Mr. Ross liken.” “ I know several ladies he likes.” Madge stamped her little foot angrily, and snatched away her hand from Guy’s clasp. " You are unbearable 1” she said petulant- ly; and Major Stuart bid 21 smile under hislxeavy mustache, but sgid qpthing. ‘_ “ But I can not; 1 don’t know her perhaps.” “ Oh, yes, you doâ€"you have met her!’ “ Where ? Here, or at Cotsford ‘2” “ Here, and at Cotaford.” Madge looked puzzled. ” Nt Rosie Venn ‘2” “N,” Guy answered gravely. “Mas Grayling? No? Then who can it be? If Lady Fairholme had been here, or were not married, I should say it was she.” “ Yesâ€"andâ€"Guy, dear old Guy, you will tell Eu?! will yqu not ‘2" “ But she has not been here, and she is married." Thre was a minute's silence; then Madge came slowly back to Guy’s side, and slipped her hand through his arm, looking up with a coaxing air of entreaty into his face. “ Tell you what, you little Witch ?” he said, smiling, although his eyes were dim at the recollection how often Shirley had come tolhis aideand slipped her hand through his arm in the same coaxing, entreuting manner. “What I want to know, Guy dear; do tell me quickly. Mamma is coming." “ What do you want to know?" _ “_Ah, you know! Guy, don’t be so un- “I give it up, Guy,” Madge said, color- ing 2 little undyr his scrutiny. a “Are you ?” he said, smiling as helooked down at her. “ You Want to know with whom Ross is in love. Would it not be a breach of con- fideqce to_t_ell 1011?: Madge half drew away her hand, then put it back again. ” Ah, but he has surely told you I" “ Now, Madgie, do you suppose for a moment or for a. half a. moment, that he came to me and told me in so many words, ‘ i am in love with So-and-so’ ‘2” F “ Of course not; but you have guessed.” “I did guess." “ Ah, then tell me 1” “Suppose you guess, Madgie?” he ans- wered, looking down into the fair pleading egegface with an indulgent smile. A Story of Woman’s Faithfulness. " Forgive me, Guy; I am a cross, rude girl.j’ “ I would tell nobody, Guy, I promise you.” “ You are quite, quite sure ‘2” “ Quite,” said Madge earnestly. * “But suppose I am not in his confi- dence ?” kind 1” SHIRLEY ROSS : Thou maun help thy fellow-man. Thou, too, hast a. hidden heartache, Sacred from all mortal ken, And because in thine own grief's sake Thou maun feel for ither men. Gin ye find a heart that‘s weary, And that needs 9. brither’s hau', Dimm. thou turrn_frorm it,_glea.rie, Gin there's one ’gainst whom unkindly Scorn has bent her bitter blows, Dinna. thou join in an’ blindly Lend thy doubts to swell his woos. Thou nmg’at feel the lash o‘ slander, _ _Know t e fitinggo’ falsehood too, Dinnh stop; to wEit and wonder If the thing be false or true. When they come in time 0‘ want Pity's blind and faith is blinder. Hand in hand the brithurs go ; Hope is kind, but love is kinder, Dearic, thou Wilt find it 50. Give thy hand while hands are needed, Give thy trust while trust is scant, T1.)§_81ua.‘"gifts are dpup}y hegded I Thou wilt find some errors ever, ’Stead a. gird may reap but ill ; Wisdom en's. but pity never, Trust misplaced is trusting still. Though thy faith be torn in suuder, Wisdom pity’s power dxvido, Heaven will sure forgive thy blunder Since it leans to virtuc's side. In this worl’ 0‘ seesaw. dearic, Grief goes up mud joy comes down, Brows that catch the sunshine cheerie May to-morrow wear a. frown. Bleak December, dull and dreary, Follows on the heels 0’ May, Give thy trust: unstinted, dearie, Thou mayst. need a, friend some (lay. â€"Will Allen Dromgoolc‘ A Friend in Need. CHAPTER XLV. “ Lady Oliphant 1” Mrs. Grant exclainu 6 her hands trembling so much the cup and saucer rattled against each other, and she could barely retain her grasp of them. “I will not keep you long. Guy,” she said, with a smile; and, entering the little passage as she spoke, she met the school- mistreas coming down-stairs with a cup and saucer in her hand. Had she been one moment sooner Guy Stuart’s curiosity would have been satisfied; but in that moment Lady Oliphant shut the door, and so prevented his seeing the woman whose description had so greatly interested him. “There must be some good in her to have won such a. love as that,” Guy thought, as he helped Lady Oliphant to alight; and, while she knocked at the cottage door, he looked eagerly to see who would open it. But sBe knocked twice without receiving any answer; and then, trying the latch and finding it unfastened, she entered the cot- tage: Guy’s train of thoughts was suddenly cut short by Sir Frederic drawing up again at the school-house to say a. few words to his Wife; and then the break drove on, the girl’s pretty blue eyes looking wistfully at the cottage Windows. “ Then she ought not to be troubled with visitors,” said Sir Frederic. “We won’t detain you, Mr. Litton. I suppose you are busy just now ?” “Pretty well, Sir Frederic,” the young surgeon replied, as he lifted his but once more and rode away. Guy Stuart looked after him keenly. Young, handsome, graceful, it was no wonder that he should attract a. woman’s love ; but, ifâ€" a. woman who is well enough to continue her duties as school-mistress can not; need so much medxcal advice.” “ No; she lives quite alone, and at Christ- mas she dismissed her servant, saying she preferred to live so. Indeed, it is only within the last few weeks that these rumors have been_flying about." “ Infectious. Mrs. Grant’s illness ?” the young man answered looking bewildered; then suddenly recollecting himself, he added quickly, “Oh, dear, no, certainly not! She isa. little overbired, I thinkâ€" that is all.” “ And she has no relative living with her who could need his service?” “But Mr. Litton is an unmarried man,” suggested Major Stuart, with a smile, “ and Mrs. Grant is a very pretty woman, I hear; so that I am afraid it must be a. case of what Artemus W'ard would call ‘ affinity! It would not be such a very wonderful thing for them to fall in love with each other, Lady Oliphant.” ” As your mother is going to see her this morning, it will be better for you to put off your visit, Madge. It is not infectious, doc- tor, I presume ‘2" “Mrs. Grant’s illn1ass,” he answered coolly. “'You have been to the school-house,” said Madge eagerly. “Mrs. Grant is not ill, Imhopfa ?” “Ma'yI go in mid seeher?” Madge asked, whgp her fathe;_ intgrpoged. “What is not infectious?” asked Mr. Litton, looking up in surprise; but Sir Fpgggric’sgace was j_{npasgive: “ Not at all,” she agreed promptly. “But Mr. Litton was almost engaged to Rosie Venn before this scandal; and the rector has sent Rosie away on a visit, the poor child was grieving so much about it.” Mr. Litton rode up, looking graver and paler than his wont, lifting his hat to Lady Olipjgant: "Shehis not very well,” he answered, smiling at her; “but there is no need for aqgjgty,_Mis§ Olippantf' “ But why does not some one take Mr. Litton to task?” said Major Stuart. “ If his intentions are honorable, he will not hesitateto say so, and if it is only,a flirtation, he ought to be told that he is seriously com- promising a. solitary woman’s reputation, and that he ought to desist.” “ Oh, papa, there is Mr. Litton! Please stop. 1 want to inquire after Mrs. Grant. He has been to the cottage, and she must be ill,” cried Madge eagerly; and Sir Frederic pulled up his horse, and Guy followed suit. Sir Frederic, from the box-seat of the break, glanced back at his Wife as his eyes fell upon the big bay horse fastened to the schoolâ€"house railings; but at the same moment Mr. Litton came out of the cottage, closed the door after him with the air of an habituc, swung himself into the saddle, and rode down the hill toward them. “But Mr. Litton’s visits are not the only thing we have to complain of ,” continued Lady Oliphant. who would have been glad to arouse her own anger against thesohool- mistress before reaching her cottage, in order to be able to speak to her with firm- ness and decision, although she knew that one glance of Shirley’s hazel eyes would up- set all her proposed speeches and make her compassionate toward her poor erring sister. “ It is such a. pretty voice,” she answered too much absorbed in her own thoughts to heed the eagerness in his manner, “ very low and sweet. with a. little tremor in it sometimes. Ah, the cottage is in sight! And there is Mr. Litton’a horse waiting." “ So many other strange things have been said about Mrs. Grant, Guy. She has been seenâ€"my husband himself saw herâ€"â€" coming out of a. public-house on two occa- sions, and they any other, even worse things of her in the village.” “ I am grieved to say 80,” answered Lady Oliphant, sighing. “ She used to go to her constantly. and Mrs. Grant gaveher music lessons, and we thoughtâ€"Sir Frederic and Iâ€"that the child was greatly improved since she saw so much of Mrs. Grant, who is a. perfectly well-mannered woman, extremely graceful, and, I should think, a lady by birth.” “And Madge has beé'n intimate with such aperson ‘2” said Guy, with involuntary dispjeasure: “ No,” Lady Oliphant said simply. “ I am almost ashamed to own it; but we had none. We took her on trust. I will tell you all about it,” she added, as they drove on.‘ “ _It is rather n romantic little story." “ I would take you in to see her only I am going on such a. disagreeable errand,” she answered smiling. “ Ah, if you saw her, you would not be surprised at Mr. Litton's infatuation! She is very lovely: no words can be too warm in praise of her beaufiy, and whatever Madge has told you on the subject can hardly have been exag- gemted.” ”â€"B1it you had references with her, surely ‘2" And as they drove slowly up the hill, she told him, in as few words as she could, how they had succored the poor young widow who hzud lain down by the road-side to die; and Guy listened with 8.11 interest and attention which pleased her ladyship. “ Madge has contented herself by telling me that she is the moatbeaubiful person in the world," Guy said laughingly. “ But that descripition is not very graphic. Is she a blonde or 9. brunette?” “Neither, for she has chestnut hair, the sweetest eyes with jet-black brows and lashes, and a fair complexion. She has a perfect figure, and moves most gracefully.” ” Andâ€"and her voice. Is it such as Shakspeare would call an excellent thing in woman ‘2” Guy said, trying to disguise his anxiety under an appearance of careless- ness. “And thisis how long ago, Lady Oli- phant?” he said, in 8. quick, eager voice. “Just as you went abroad. Don’t you remember driving with us to the lodge?” “Yes, I remember,” Guy said slowly, his face full of grave thoughtfulness and with an eager look in his eyes, which showed that he was searching back into the past; but the momentary eagerness had left; his eyes when he spoke again, and it seemed as if some glimmer of hope which had brightened them had died away. “ Would you describe Mrs. Grant to me ?” he sgid qgietly. ” Yes. Iâ€"am rather in eErly visitor; but “ Mrs. Grant, you are paining me terribly,” Lady Oliphant said unsteadily. “ 1 have no wish but to be just with you; but really Sir Frederic is exceedingly annoyed at the scandal which has troubled the village for some weeks. Do you know that Miss Venn, to whom Mr. Litton was paying attention, has been obliged to be sent away for a time, she fretted so much at Mr. Litton’s " I have not abused your confidenceâ€"I have done nothing wrong. Lady OLiphant, if you have any pity, do not ask me to leave the cottage now. I cannctâ€"I dare not face the winterâ€"011, thinkâ€"to be house- leas and desolate in such weather I” “How can I trust: you, Mrs. Grant? You have already abused my confidence; you cannot have forgotten how, without reference, or any knowledge of youâ€"-” "As soon as,” Mrs. Grant began, then her voice failed her for a moment; the next; she went on huskilyâ€"“Lady Oli- phant, I entreat you, do not send me away. Indeedâ€"indeed I have done nothing wrong! OhY will you not trust me a. httleilonger?” “ That is absurd! And this is a very useless discussion,” said her ladyship angry now, and incensed. “ We will settle it. As soon as you can make it convenient to do so, Mrs. Grant, vou will leaveâ€"” “ 0E marriage with me ‘2” the school- mistress said, with a strange expression on the lovely white face. “ No, he certainly has not!” “ Then, why does he come here?" “ He comes here professionally,” was the almost sullen answer. Agaiii the shrill bitter laughter broke forth. “Yes,” Lady Oliphant answered gravely. "The supposition is a. very natural one; and if Mr. Litton’s intention toward you were honorable, no one could oppose your reception of him; but he himself has told Dr. Lloyd that he has no thought of marriage, and~” "-My lover,” Mrs. Grant repgated iii a. morgenfif: m_y lpyerl” I want to say a few woras to you, Mrs. Grant.” In perfect silence the school-mistres 2; pro- ceded Lady Oliphant into the little sitting- room. There was no fire, and the chill and oomfortless aspect of the room 81 ruck her ladyship with a sense of forlorn deso- lation, which pained her; while the figure of the woman who stood facing her with gre'gt sad eyes, which had an expressie n of nn terable misery in their depths, see med in keeping with the room. She wasdree sed, as usual, in black; but her attire had not the dainty freshness and neatness wh ich generally characterized it; the beautiful chestnut hair was in disorder, and sshe wore a large apron as if she had been en- gaged in housework. m Lady Oliphant did not sit down; and Shirley stood facing her with an air of dcpr‘ecating sadness and humility which her ladyship could not help regarding as a tacit confession of guilt ; but there was something about the slim blacki~robed figure, with its pale lovely face and pathetic eyes, which touched Madge‘smother against her better judgment, and made her task a more difficult one than it had appeared even in anticipation. “And what is that 7” Mrs. Grant said vaguely. . “ That he is your lover.” A peal of shrill hysterical hughter broke from Mrs. Grant’s white lips, laughter which was terrible to hear, and which rang through the quiet room, startling Lady Oliphant out of her calm self-possession. “Yes; bufiyou are not in such need of his professxonal services; and there can be only one construction put upon his Visits here." “ Yes, your conduct in allowing Mr. Litton to visit you so frequently, and at any hour which suited his convenience. Do you deny that he has been seen leaving the cottage at night, and that you have been seen walking with him at hours when an action at other times harmless, becomes a perfect impropriety ? He comes here, it would appear, three or four times in the course of the day and night, and his visits have given rise to a. great deal of talk in the Village.” “He iia doctor,” the school-mistress aaid_ falteying. ” Mrs. Grant," she saidâ€"and, despite all her efforts to render it stern, her plea- sant voice trembled slightlyâ€"“ what I have to say to you this morning is very painful to meâ€"so painful, indeed, that I can not think that it will hurt you more to hear than it pains me to say it; but I am forced to do so.” “ You are a. youfig wohlan, Mrs. Grant; but you‘ are not so unveraed in the ways of the world as to imagine that such conduct as yours has not been noticed in the villagp.” “ My conduct !” echoed Mrs. Gmnt,. lifting her head with a. momentary flash of haughty resentment. Mrs. Grant made no answer; but into the great and eyes came a look of intense dread and shrinking terror, and the color faded from the sweet lips, leaving them 9.3th 9:319. “ VVlll you not sit down ?” Lady Olip‘nam said suddenly. “ You do not look well. I fear‘youydutieg‘arfa too {11th fqr you.” “ Mr. Litton is here frequently,1 und er- stand,” continued Lady Oliphunt, “and yogcar} be hisgnly patientAherg.” 1 “Your ignorance must be feigned, Mrs. Grant"â€"there wasalittle sternness now in the lafly’s voice. “You cannot conscien- tiously tell me that you are ignorant of my reasons for dismissing you.” “ I am quite igEo'rant,” the school- mistress answered more steadily; and her mgnger vexed Lady Oliphant: 7 "No, oh, no!" the school-mistress said very eagerly. “They are not indeed. I can perform them quite easily. Pray do not think otherwise.” “ And yet you are under constant medi- cal care," said her ladyship a trifle more coldly; and a. great wave of color row in the pale face, then, fading, left it colorless as before. The fear in the lustrous'hazel eyes deep- ened. “ Yes," she said faintly. “ Then how can you be equal to your duties?” said Lady Oliphant more gently. “ There is nothing the matter with me which would prevent my fulfilllng them,” was the slow, pleading answer. “ I have been exact and punctual, and have nag- lected none of them sinceâ€"sinceâ€"” “Inm complaining of no neglect, Mrs. Grant. I have never had greater reason to be satisfied than at present, which makes me regret all the more bitterly being obligad _tp dismiss you.” 7 “To dismiss me!” She looked up in sudden terror as she uttered the words; then after a. moment’s pause, she said brokenly and tremulously, “ Oh, Lady Oli- phsnt, you do not mean to do that!” â€" “It is' with greatâ€"‘thegreatest reluctance that I am forced to do so ; but I have no alternative.” “ No alternative 1” she repeated mechani- cally, looking at Lady ()liphent with dazed, bewildered, frightened eyes, which seemed to see an executioner in the gentle lady in velvet and furs. “ None.” A silence followedâ€"a. silence so complete that it seemed to have some effect on Mrs, Grant’s nerves. She glanced around her fearfully, as if she were afraid of. hearing some sound in the house or seeing some apparition; but she could not force her parched and trembling lips to speak; and Lady Oliphant went on gentlyâ€"- “Mrs. Grant,” she said, a. little unâ€" steadily, “ I do not think I need explain to you my reasons for doing this. It costs me so much, and it will give my daughter so much pain, that I should not have done it withpu} being forcet} to do go: Her voice failed, and her head sunk for- ward on her breast. “But I do Hot understand, Lady Oli- phant,” Mrs. Grant faltered tremulously. “ Why shpuld you send me away ?’ _ Out of the Mouths of Babes There is a certain little girl in this city who was being instructed by her teacher not long since in regard to the different ' rulers of the world. She was told that in Europe the people are all governed by Kings and Queens. “ Ananow,” asked the 3 teacher, “ Who governs the people in this country ‘2” The little girl looked up into :i the teacher’s face and answered earnestly { and promptly, “ Knaves.” Laudanum, morphine and opium arealso in great favor with Quickies. Induce vomit- ing and give all the strong: coffee you can get down them. And so I might go on. All these things I have mmed, you will see, are nearly alwavs at hand and can be em- ployed with good results, if only until the doctor comes. They are things the police ought to know at any rate. Many suicides seek the desired end by means of catholic acid. In such cases give the person drinks of a glutinous character. Flour and water, for instance, is especially desirable. Where oil vitriol, muriatic or oxalic acid is the poison, one can easily help matters by scraping some plaster from the wall and dissolving it in water 3nd make the patients think it. Soap dissolved in water is also good in these cases. When caustic poisons are taken, then water and vinegar, or lemon juice and water should be giyeri. For chloroform, chloral and such things, douse the head, chest and face with cold water and keep working the arms to proâ€" mote artificinl respiration. For poisons like rough on rats, Paris green and Fowler’s solution of arsenic, one should tickle the faunas of the victim with afeather, or induce vomiting by copious draughts of salt and water, which should be followed by good-sized doses of sweet oil or milk. As a rule, there is in every household and factory, or at least within easy resch, simple and effective antidotes, writes a. New York correspondent. These remedies are of infinite value. Warm water and mustard can always be got, as can also sweet oil, butter or lard, For poisoning by bug poisons, blue vitriol, mercury, lead water,saltpetre, sulphate of zinc or like substances, milk or white of eggs in large quantities is always to be commended. “ Guy I” The white lips parted to utter his name, yet no sound came from them ; but lie gqegsed the word. “ Yeg,’ he said very gently. “ Shirley, it is Guy I” visits here? Indeed I cannot tell you how mucp hag bpeq igaid,‘ nor is it necegsayy.” “ But, Lady Oliphant"â€"the sweet broken voice was husky and strained, and the little trembling hands were held out in passionate supplieationâ€"“do not send me away now. 011,1 cannot gol It is im- possibleâ€"oh, be pitifullâ€"trust me a. little while. I may only have to ask your for- bearance fora very little while; but, in mercy, grant it me." How long she lay there she did not know; she felt no chill, although the room was cold; nor did she hear the sound of heavy, firm footsteps on the little brick-paved path at her door ; but the door opened quietly, and, when a. gentle touch upon her bowed head made her start up in alarm, she met the earnest, pitying, compassionate, gray eyes which had once made her all sun- shine, but which now she would have died rather than meet. Lady Oliphant shook her head sadly ; Sir Frederic’s injunctions hand When im- perative, and she could not disobey them ; but her heart ached for the agony and dea- pair on the pleading face. r “What can I do, Mrs. Grant? You do not justify yourself. You cannot refute the accusations, and I cannot let them pass unnoticed.” - Mrs. Grant fell upon her knees, and caught at Lady Oliphant’s dress entreat- ingly. “ For the love of Heaven do not leave me thus!” she implored, with anguished ges- tures and wild miserable eyes. “ Oh, for the love of Heaven, take back your deci- sion! If it were only I who had to suffer, butâ€"oh, if you have one grain of charity, of compassion in your heart, have pity upon me now! I have done nothing wrong. Ifoh, _Hes._ven, have mercy upon mel” _ “ No, no. IV 6731] not rise. You shall not go until you tell me that I need not go,” cried the school-mistress Wildly. “ Oh, if you knewâ€"if I could tell youâ€"if I could tnth yoqâ€"olg, have pity, have‘pity I” ‘ Her voice died away in a wail of painâ€" low, faint, despeiring. Lady Oliphant lifted her to her feet; and she stood looking at her with dim eyes, panting and exhausted from her passionate excitement. Her head sank forward in a voiceless agony of supplication; the little hand still clung desperately to the velvet fur of Lady Oliphant‘s cloak, which that lady was tryihg to disengage from her clasp. “My poor child,” her ladyship said tremulously, “ you are paining me beyond all Words. Let this cease now. I will see you again. You must try to think it over calmly. Believe me, I am only doing what Iconceive to be my duty, and I will do anything in my power to help you to another home.” ” It is not for that ; it is not for my sake,” Shirley said pitifully ; “ but it would killâ€"What am I saying?” she added, pressing her hands to her forehead with a troubled gesture, “ What am I saying ?" I‘I am afraid so much excitement will make us both ill,” Lady Oliphsnt said nervously, now anxious only to end the interview. “ I must leave you, and you must try not to distress yourself more than you can help. Do you not think you had better let me send some assistance for your household work ‘2” she added, glancing at the fireless grate. “ 0h, noâ€"o'n, no I" Mrs.Gmnt answered, trying to be calm. “ I do not need it, andâ€" and 1 have a. fire upstairs.” “ Do you sleep upstairs then? Surely the next room is warmer!” “ Yes," was the faltering answer; and, as Lady Oliphant, wimh a little gesture of farewell, passed out of the cottage, the young school-mistress sunk on her knees by the table and covered her face in a silent; agony of tearless Bobs, which shook her slender frame like a. reed shaken by the wind. It was pitiful to see how she tried to be cheerful and to ei'face the marks of weari- neaa and sleeplessness which were so evi- dent on her face. She went slowly back to the sitting-room, and, even as she had done on Christmas-day, she took out writ- ing-materiale to address her brother; but now the letter would have to be sent to Erindale Hall. Drawing up a chair to the table, she sat down; but the heart-weari. ness overcame her, and her head sunk for~ ward on her arms in an agony of low, piti- ful weeping. which, although it exhausted her, eased the burning brain to which the relief of tears was a merciful one. “ What shall I do ‘2" she moaned pres- ently, rising and pacing to and fro in the little room. “ It would kill him ; and yet, if they insist, of course I cannot resist. Oh, Heaven, help us ! What are we to do ? Where can we go? Even Mr. Litton has suflered for his goodness to us. Ah, he was very good indeed not to betray us, and rather let himself be misunderstood by the girl he loves! I bring misery everywhere ; but some day I will go to Miss Venn and tell her, and he’ll be happy. I must write to J ackâ€"I must write to J flak.” “ figfiiust not éee me so distressed,” she said, Wijfl} a pitiful, Emile _smile_. “ And I am never safe from interruption. Oh, I am so tired 1” she added, with a. long, heavy sigh. “ My limbs ache with fatigue, and yet I must not be illâ€"I dare not be ill.” She broke off restlessly, and stood silent for a. moment; then she went into theinner room, bathed her face with cold water, and smoothed the soft, chestnut hair. Useful Antidotes. (To be continued.) IN the Westminster County Court, Eng- lan(l,the other day, the case of Box vs. Westley came before His Honor Judge Bayley on ajudgment sun’mmns. The claim was for £4 165. for boom. The plaintiff stated that the defendant was H: justice of the peace, a retired lieutenant, a member (if the Junior Club and had estates in Lan- cashire. MUWberry Hall was his property. Defendant appeared in person and said all that the plaintiff had said was true, but, in spite of’that, he was absolutely MR. Funnnme VILLIERS, the artist, wrote to the London Times (June 25th) : “ The news that has lately so much disturbed the Mahdi and comes to Europe via Sunkin, ‘ of a. white Pasha and the victorious army advancing through the Bahr-(lazelle Pro- vince,’ reminds me of a conversation I had with Stanley ahortly after the unsuccessful Nile expedition for the relief of Khartoum. In talking over that campaign one night at Lady Straiigford’s, Stanley remarked that a native force, with a few white men, ad- vancing north from the Congo would have created a most demoralizing diversion in the Mahdi’s rear. The Soudnneee never dreaming of an attack in that direction, the mere rumor of an advance would have a. great moml effect. I will not say that these were tho exact words Stanley used, but the gist ot the conversation convinced me that Stanley had conceived an advance on Khartoum from that direction, in Spite of the enormous difficulties and hardships to be met with on route.” SPEAKING the other day at a missionary meeting in England, Rev. Dr. Post brought the meeting to a close with an eloquent speech, in which he said that Moham- medanism was the only religion that could at all range itself against Christianity. Buddhism and Brahminism were dying, but the Koran lived because it had got in it some of the salt of the Old and New Testa- ments. The Anglo-Saxon race was at the head of Christianity, and the Arabic race at the head of Mohammedanism. Both were colon ising and conquering peoples, and each had a great language spoken over vast continents. It would be a fight for life between them ; Christianity must conquer Islam, or Islam with itshordes wouldsweep away our European civilization as it swept away the seats of 400 Christian bishoprics in Africa, which had never been restored. Who knew what fanatical forces might be stored up in Central Asia, to be let loose upon us some day like a devouring swarm of locusts? : PROF. ANGELO MOTTA died recently at Turin. He had for years been at work upon a process by which. with the aid of electriCity, he hoped to be able to convern the human body into solid metal. He had succeeded with the arm of: an infant and with various smaller animals. His secret died with him. RECENTLY the Prince and Princess of Wales were present at a Whitsun dinner party given in their honor by Sir Arthur Sullivan. The company included the Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg- Schwerin and Mr. W. S. Gilbert. Mrs. Ronalds kindly acted 9.9 hostess, as Sir Arthur is a bachelor. After dinner some excellent music was performed, the Princess remaining until a. late hour. THERE are always some who object to raising a Window, or sensitive invalids Whose lives would be endangered by a. direct current of air blowing upon them. What is needed isa system of ventilation which shall be in constanf. action and which will keep the air of the whole'struc- ture, whether large or small, pure and fresh at all seasons of the year, and under all circumstances Without exposing the inmates to drafts, Two incidents are related by the London Spectator which seem to indicate that animals are able to think and carry out a plan. They occurred in India. A rough terrier, when given a bone, was sent to eat it on the gravel drive in front of the bungaâ€" low. Two crows had sought often to snatch the meat from the dog, but had always been defeated. Finally they discussed the matter in a neighboring tree; after which one of them flew down and packed at the dog’s tail, and while he was attending to this matter the other one came and seized the bone. The same dog had a favorite seat, of which a visiting dog had frequently deprived it. One day the terrier, having found his seat thus occupied, flew savagely out of doors, barking at a supposed enemy. As the intruding dog rushed out to take part in the fray the terrier hastened back to secure possession of his seat. AN excellent new use for the telephone is proposed in the infectious wards of the French hospitals, so as to enable the sick people isolated in their sufferings to have the comfort of hearing their relatives’ voices without any risk of conveying infec- tion by an interview. The idea. may per- haps become further developed, so as to establish telephonic communication be- tween hospitals and the general vicinity, in the same manner as with business establishments. HON. T. A. Bmssny has undertaken to raise the cost of fitting out a new steamer (the Lady Bressey), now building at Hastings, Eng., so that she shall be able to carry guns. the armament being pro- vided by the Naval Volunteer Home De- fence Association, with the help of the Admiralty. The vessel will be manned by the local Naval Artillery Volunteers, and is intended for the protection of the ship- ping of the Sussex coast. A similar steamer for guarding territorial waters nearer Brighton is also nearly completed, and thus two important towns and a good section of the Sussex coast will very soon have their own nsval defence. The in- auguration of the Brighton steamer will take place shortly under the auspices of the local authorities. THIRTY years ago a nmnufucturing firm in Manchester, Conn. made up an immense lot of bandana hmndkerchiefs for A. T. Stewart, of New York, and he refused to take them on account of some defect. They were stored away until the other day, when they ware put on the mm:th and sold readily. The same firm is now making 1,000 dozen bandanas a. day, and can’t; supply the demand. 80 murh for the selec- tion of Thurman, with his banr‘lana, as Democratic candidate for the Vice-Presi- dency. EDWARD ATKINSON states that the Cana- dian farmer is better able to raise wheat at 34s. per quarter now than he (would at 509. a. quarter fifteen years ago, and that at 343. per quarter in London, Eng” neither Russian nor Indian Wheat can come into successful competition. This is about one dollar a. bushel. Brmlxtract’s, referring to this, says: “ There appears to be little doubt that in the Northwest Wheat, by improved methods of cultivation over very large tracts of land with the most improved machinery, can beeold at the railway track at 50 cents per bushel, the carefully esti- mated cost of production in some instances being as low as 110 cents per bushel. This wheat can be shipped to Liverpool for about 37 cents per bushel, or, as flour, at a. less rate.” EXPERIMENTS which have been made at Newport, Ky., to extract aluminum from clay are said to have been entirely success ful. The operators obtained metallic aluminum chemically pure. Their method was based upon the theory of substitution and smelting the ore in a watenjacketed steel furnace, at crucible being useless to re- sist the strong fluoride fluxes. When the mass was quite liquid it was conveyed into a. converter, or covered slag pot, holding about 400 pounds, and the aluminum ex- tracted therefrom by a. siphon tap. The slag was returned to the furnace, serving the purpose of a flux with more ore. The direct continuous process obviated the necessity of the usual costly intermediary elements, and made the aluminum about as cheap as copper. CURRENT TOPICS. Jay Gou‘nd has in his conservatories at Irvington probably the largest and most. varied collection of valuable plants in America. Poscyboyâ€"Yesâ€"lots of efnpty space for him to wander around in. The \Vorld is His. Misg Travisâ€"Do look at Mr. DeSmith I Hgseen’gs to bg lost‘in thpught. A Joke on Hermann. " I once had a singular experience,” he said, “while giving a. performance at the house of the Governor of Montevideo, in which I had the tables turned on me. During my performance I noticed three half savege Patagoninns stending aside from the rest of the company, and I at once determined to have some fun with them. From the nose of the first I took an orange, from the hair of the second I took a numberof silver coins, and the third was overpowered with terror when I extracted a. live rat from his nose. Uttering- a. cry of fright, the Peta.- goniuns withdrew. While receiving the congratulations of the guests on the suc- cess of the entertainment I discovered that my watch and chain, purse, eyeglasses and lmndkerchief were missing. In a. short time the l’atagonians returned, and the one from whose nose the rat had been taken hmnded me the missing articles. He had picked my pocket at the moment he ap- peared to be overcome with fright.”â€"â€"New Haven Union. The more physical temperature of a man on a hot day is not the measure 1 of discomfort. In this busy season hun- ‘ dreds of Canadian farmers toil in open fields in the hot sun in such excessive perspiration that hardly a dry thread is found on them through the day. But if one is accosted from the roadside and reminded that it is a terribly hot day he will generally reply with drollery that it is splendid weather for corn. The farmer’s mind is on the hay and corn crops instead of on the heat. His mind is kept cool by congenial labor and the promise of good crops. What is true of man is true of beasts. One of the most painful sights to a person of kind heart is to see the distress of the horses that pull the street cars on a scorching day. These animals receive the best of care and treatment by the companies, and their muscular strength is not over- taxed so far as more work is concerned. A horse doing the same work on a country road would not perspire much. It is the tremendous strain upon their nerves caused by constant fear of losing their feet on the smooth paving when starting the car that chiefly induces both their sweat and semi-torture. Even with a horse it is the ‘ condition of mind that largely decides its power to endure heat and work. i destitute. His property was in the market and when it was sold he would pay his debts as well as he could ; he had walked sixteen miles to get to the court, with nothing but a piece of dry bread to eat. He was so badly off that for some time past he had had to live on dry bread and nuts ; it was many weeks since he had tasted meat. It was true that his subscriptions at the Carlton were paid, but they were paid by his friends. His estates were being sold and the mortgagees were in possession and would not allow him anything. His Honor snid that upon this evidence he should not make an order for payment. Amazing Power of an Ageney that Shakes the Earth. Although the wells about Findlay are under control, the tubing is anchored, and the awful force is held under the gates and levers of steel, it is impossible to escape a feeling of awe in this region at the subter- ranean energies which seem adequate to blow the Whole country heavenward. Some of the wells were opened for us. Opening a. well is unscrewing the service pipe and letting the full force of the gas issue from the pipe at the mouth of the well. When one of these wells is thus opened the whole town is aware of it by the roaring and the quaking of the air. The first one exhib- ited was in a field a mile and a half from the city. At the first freedom from the screws and clamps the gas rushed out in such density that it was visible. Although we stood several rods from it, the roar was so great that one could not make him- self heard shouting in the ear of his neighbor. The geologist stuffed cotton in his ears and tied a shan about his head, and, assisted by the chemist, stood close to the pipe to measure the flow. The chemist, who had not taken the precaution to pro- tect himself, was quite deaf for some time after the experiment. A four-inch pipe. about 60 feet in length, was then screwed on and the gas ignited as it issued from the end on the ground. The roaring, was as before. For several feet from the end of the tube there was no flame, but beyond was a sea of fire sweeping the ground and rioting high in the airâ€"billows of red and yellow blue flame. fierce and hot enough to consume everything within reach. It was an awful display of power. We had a like, though only a momentary, display at the famous Karg well, an eight million feet well. This could only be turned on for a few seconds at a time, for it is in connec- tion with the general system. If the gas is turned off, the fires in houses and factories would go out, and if it were turned on again without notice, the rooms would be full of gas and an explosion follow an attempt .to reâ€" light it. This danger is now being removed by the invention of an automatic valve in the pipe supplying each fire, which will close and look when the flow of gas ceases, ‘ and admit no more gas until it is opened. The ordinary pressure for house service is about two pounds to the square inch. The Karg well is on the bank of the creek, and the discharge-pipe through which the gas (though not in its full force) was turned for our astonishment extends over the water. The rear was like that of Niagara; all the town shakes when the Karg is loose. When lighted, billows of flame rolled over the water, brilliant in color and fantastic in form, with a fury and rage of conflagra- tion enough to strike the spectator with } terror. I have never seen any other display i of natural force so impressive as this. lWhen this flame issues from an upright pipe, the great mass of fire rises eighty feet into the air, leaping and twisting in fiend- ish fury. For six weeks after this well was first opened its constant roaring shook the nerves of the town,and by night its flaming i torch lit up the heavens and banished dark- , ness. With the aid of this new agent any- thing seems possibleâ€"0'. 1). Waran in Harper‘s ZlIagrtzinc for July. One of the most interesting studies bear- ing upon this subject (of the relation of mind to matter) is found in observing the effects of a high temperature upon different organizations. The nervous, sensitive, egotistie man, when the thermometer ranges among the nineties, is chiefly intent upon publishing his personal discomfort. Instead of sitting still and cooling his mind through work or genial diversion, he moves busily about telling everybody how hot he is, with gestures and ejaculations to match. He isa mental radiator, bent upon transmitting his own conditions to other minds, and without intending it is generating his own discomfort within others. On the other hand, the man of even temperament, of cool mind, avoids all mention of physical and thermal con- ditions on a. hot day. He purposes to get his mind as far away from them as possi- ble. He hears his nervous friend fling down his pen or spade and declare that it is too hot for work. To him congenial work is the very best means of keeping his attention away from physical discomfort. One feels comparatively cool in this man’s presence. He is a partial refrigerator and transmits his own conditions. THE FORCE OF NATURAL GAS. Mental Efi'ects of Hot; Weather. Mrs. Sprongieâ€"I don’t know, I'm sure. It all depends on Charley’s business. If he can only make a. fashionable failure we’ll rent a. cottage at Newport. â€" Rochester Herald. THE CGUK’S BEST F RIENE For all kinds of pain ‘2 Polson’s Nerviline is the most efficient and prompt remedy in existence {or neuralgia, lumbugo and head- uuhe. For internnl use it has no equal. Relief in five minutes may be obtained from Nerviline in any of the followingoom- plaints, viz.: Cramps in the stomach, chills, flatulent pains. Buy a. ten cent sample bottle of Nerviline at any drug store and test the great lemedy. Large bottles 25 cents. Mrs. Featherly -â€" Oh, my dear Mrs. Sprongie, where are you going to spend the summer ? Justice Deferred. A Scotch judge having sentenced a sheep stealer to be hanged on the 28th of thethen current; month, the prisoner called out to himâ€"“ My Lord, my Lord, I hae'na got justice here the day I” The judge, who was arranging his papers previous to leav- ing the court, looked up with a. twinkle of grim fun in his eye, and oonsolingly ans- weredâ€"â€"“ Woel, weel, my mon, ye’ll get it on the 28m 1” For many years the manufacturers of Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, who are abundunnly responsible financially, as any one can easily ascertain by inquiry, have offered, in good faith, a. standing reward of $500 for a case of nasal catarrh, no matter how bad or of how long standing, which they cannot cure. The Remedy is sold by druggists at 500. An Old Lady’s Advice to a. Young Friend Overheard on a Tram. Strange things are sometimes heard on the elevated railroad trains, but it is sel- dom that a conversation overheard is inter- esting and beneficial as well. It was reserved for a. reporter of the Mail and Express, however, to discover that such a. thing could be, and the discovery wasmade in this way. It was on a. crowded out at Thirtyiourth street. An old lady was talking with a. young woman. ” Well, Mary Jenkins.” remarked the former, “ did I ever 1 Why, Molly,Ih&in’t seen you for almost a. year. ’Spose you‘re keepin’ house. Yes, I thought so. Well, Molly, don‘t; forget to always keep an egg in the house. You can do without your planner, and y” needn’t be over particular ’bout; a. carpet for the front room, but y’ can’t ’ford to be without eggs.” Mr. Mickaskelâ€"Oh, Dicky, you really don‘t knowl While I was in the watuh some horrid thief came into the bathing- house and stole me necktie, and I’ve been confined heah ever Sheaâ€"Judge. Was Ashamed to Come Out. Mr. Meadow Brooks (opening the door of bathing-houso)â€"Why, Clarence, old boy, I've been looking everywhere for you. You’ve been away from the piazza for three hours. u Well,” returned Molly: “Jim and I have thus far managed to have a. piano, carpets and eggs as well. But why do you lay such stress on keeping eggs as hand ? One must be without them occa- sionally.” 7 worse Must be cured,in spite of a slender purse. An ocean Voyage was out of the question, A Florida. trip a useless suggestion ; Yet die he wouldn‘t! His money he paid For‘tlie “ Golden Medical Discovery,“ by Dr “ Never do it,Molly ; an egg is worth its weight in gold. ’Sposin’ you’re warm and fan yourself or oookin’ orullers and the grease spetters up an’ scald you, the white of an egg is the most soothin’ thing you can put on it. If you’re chopping kindlin’s and bark your fingers, nothin’ like egg. Sposin’s Jim gits a Job comforter. That little skin that lines the inside of an egg shell ‘61 do more in one day than all the bread and milk, flexseed and soap and sugar poultices or oobbler’s wax you can use in a week. For clennin’ your fletirons and makin’ ’em smooth use the yolk of the egg, an’ for riddin’ your head ’dsnderâ€"~ well, Molly, there hain't nothin’ to compare with it. For coma and bunions nothin’ is so coolin’ as the white of an egg. For tooth- ache it can’t be best, while in cases of dysentery "I don’t want no other medi- cine. Beeten up slightly with or without sugar and swallowed at one gulp, it helps to alloy the inflammation of the stom «oh and the intestines, and finally brings you around all right. If you don’t want to drown love's young dream in a. cup of muddy coffee, use eggs to clear itâ€"and. Molly, do you know anythin’ in the world so good in cases of poisonin’ as the white of eggs? I guess you don't. Then con- sider the value of eggs in ” Pierce made; And as sound as a nut is his health to-dayâ€" " Logic :5 logic, that‘s all I say." “ What did your daughter graduate in?” askeda. friend of another. “ White silk, with a satin corsege and elbow sleeves,” was the prompt answer. “ I mean what branches,” said the startled guest. “ 0h, her~herâ€"Why, the usual studies, I sup- poee,” answered the perplexed mother. NOW there was the case of our friend McKay : He said to himself, in his resolute way, That a. cough which was growing from bad to The rest of the old lady’s lecture on eggs was lost, for at this juncture the guard. called out, “ Chatham square, change for City Hall and Brooklyn Bridge ; this train goes to South Ferry l” “One breaks the glass and cuts his fingers ; But they whom Truth and Wisdom lead 7an gather honey from a. weed." Those who are wise, and who love the truth, will believe What we say when we tellthem that Dr. Pierce’s avorite Pre- scription has done more to relieve the sufferings of women than all other medi- cines now known to science. It cures all irregularities, internal inflammation and ulceration, displacements and kindred troubles. It is the only medicine for women, sold by druggists, under a positive guarantee from the manufacturers, that it will give satisfaction in every case, or money will be refunded. This guarantee has been printed on the bottle-wrapper, and faithfully carried out for many years. Mr. Russell, the engineer of the pile- driver at work on the truck of the “ OK." line at Milan, has met with a. singular mis- fortune. A few days ago, while at work, he drank water out of a dipper and felt a sting in the end of his tongue. Looking into the dipper he noticed a spider in it. At first he took no notice of the bite, but his tongue commenced to swell and soon became so large that it filled his mouth. A doctor was summoned and he did all in his power to relieve the suflering of Mr. Rus- sell, but all his efforts were ineffectual, and on Wednesday his condition was so critical that his wife and child, who live in this city, were sent ionâ€"Quinry (11L) Whig. ALWAYS KEEP AN EGG 0N HAND. Will You Read This For $500 ‘2 Will You Try Nerviline Dying of a Spider‘s Bite. The Higher Education. DONL.30 88. Sumnler Plans. " Logic is Logic.”