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The hour spent in Cornelia’e‘ room wee not altogether a pleasant one. A brief examination brought to light what seemed to Cornelia. almost unparalleled ignorance, and she was really in despair over such an nnpromising pupil. Eeperance, unaccus- tomed to examination of any kind, and understanding English very imperfectly, was, of course, at a great disadvantage, and though now and then she would give a quick, intelligent answer, she was generally either puzzled completely. or frightened by her cousin’s peremptory manner into absurd mistakes. Cornelia, seeing that this was mere waste of time, began a. lesson on physical geognphy,but this wna not much more “ Indeed! I had no idenvof shat; in France it would be thought rude almost not to doit, Batu. thousand thanks for telling me.” " I! you will take pains, it will be a pleasure to me to help you," replied Cor- nelia. with much more warmth. " And I am going to give you one correctim Mready. Do not always address me as ‘ 1m musin,’ it is quite unnecessary in Engiisr.” It was with some difficulty that she suit}, " Indeed, you are very good to think of helping me, my cousin ; I know I am very ignorant.” Esperanoe knew she ought to have been much more grateful, but there was some- thing in Cornelia’s cold kindness which grated on her, and undoubtedly there was in her tone an implied reference to thg time which had already been so foolishly wasted. Cornelia, however, allowed no lingering, and they had scarcely left the cathedral before she began in her clear, authoritative way, “ As soon as We are at home will you coma to me in my room, and I Will See what studies you had better take up ? We must lose no more time." They walked much faster then she would have liked down the choir aisle, and she had only time for a brief glance at the nave, with its glorious vista of arch and pillar, before they passed through the screen gate, and were ushered by a prim-looking verger into the deanery pew. The service seemed to her dull and dreary in the extreme, and though the choir was fairly good. she soon wearied of the complicated Anglican chants and lengthy eantioles, in which no one attempted to join. There was something depressing, tooI in the smallness of the con- gregation, which certainly could not have numbered more than a dozen, and in the half-incomprehensible foreign prayers. Espersnee was sadly ‘troublei with wandering thoughts, so that she was re- lieved when the hour was ended and she was free once more to devote all her eyes to the‘beanty around. It was with a very heavy heart that at the appointed time she joined Cornelia and Bertha, and walked with thorn to the cathedral. But comfort came to her as she entered and gazed around with wonder and awe. Whether from the beauty of the eight, or from the vastneea and strength of all about her, or from a. certain resemblance to Notre Dame de Paris, she did not know, but somehow she was atilled, her heart no longer throbbed indignantly, and for the first time she felt at home at Riloheater. “ Que tu as do belles fllles Giroflee girofla l” Her sprightliness, however, soon vanished, Tor in the hot, oppressive dining- room she found to her dismay that a sub- stantial meal awaited her. To sit down at eight o’clock to a regular dejeuncr a la fourchette, was an almost unbearable inflict- ion to her; 0116 resolved to take only her accustomed cup of coffee and roll, but found the coffee so execrable that it was an im- possibility ; moreover, Mrs. Mortlske was so evidently offended at her numerous reiussls, that she forced herself to take what she would much rather have been without. Though Espernnce would only laugh in after days at the recollection of her absurd introduction to Bella, at the time she was considerably ruffled by it ; it was the first time in her life that she had suffered from injusticeâ€"it was hard to be falsely blamed, and Mrs. Mortlake‘e alighting mention of her “ French ways,” had wounded he: degply. “ Nonsense, child. I. said one piece," Then, as Bella began to cry loudly, “ Ah, I knew that would come of it ; it just shows you, Esperance, how careful you ought to be with children, and Bella is so very sensi- tive. Besides, how could you expect her to nnderstund your French ways ? I’ll not have them introduced here, so please re- member." ‘ Eaperanee was too surprised and ludig‘ nant_to gttempg any vindication. “ A thousandâ€"" she would have said “ Pardons,” but the words stuck in her throat ; she hastily substituted “ a thous- and regrets," and left the room, while Mrs. Mortlake began to burgain with her child as to the amount of sugar she should have, if time wopld_only stop crying. Eepernnoe came down-stairs the next morning in good spirits, and ready to look at everything in the best light. Before leaving her room she had fastened one of the wall-flowers in her dress, and had caught herself singing the refrain of a. game which she used to play with the convent pupils. And with a sense of fresh work to be fitted into the day, Cornelia roused herself from her reverie, lighted her reading-lamp, and opening a ponderous volume was soon lost to the world around her. “ Service at the cathedral? I am so longigg to ggefihe infieripr.” “ Bella. ran back t5 her mother triumph- until. Eipérnnoe laughed merrily, but Mrs. Mortlaxe, vexed at the foolishness of her ownjgribe, lookeq gqnoged. _ ADOPTED BY THE DEAN: She was still looking out of the window, rather sadly, when Mrs. Mortlake returned, leading by the hand a fair-haired little girl of about six years of age, who would have been exceedingly pretty, had not her mouth been‘apoiletlby _oonstant pouting. 'Eepennoe‘would much rather have been without the bribed kiss, but utter Mrs. Mortlake’e very pointed remark she could not venture to any so ; Bella. hesitated for a minute, advanced a step or two, then turned once more. “ A large piece. mamma ‘2 ” " Yes, my darling, a. large piece." “ Belle. hesitated no longer, and Esper- nnoe, much amused, met her half-way and kissed herâ€"unluo‘kily on both cheeks. “ Two lumps of sugar, mamma, iwo big lugpa, abe kigaed _me_ twice I _’_’ Ami -Comelia movéd away; leaving Eaperanoe chilled and repulsed. though she cogld not havgpgplgiped why: __ " Rfin and 'kiss your Haw couvsin, Bella,” said Mrs. Mon-flake. “ G0 at once, there is 9‘ 30°11 “1314:” _ Espernnoe who was very fond of children, began to coax her, and would soon have won her over, but Mra.Mortlnke interterred in mi aggrieved toga. . Then as Eeperanoe moved to the other side at the room, with heightened color, she turned again to the child. " Now, Bella, do as mamma. tells you, and you shall have a gene of euger.”_ _ The garden looked temptingly cool and shady, and after breakfast was over Esper- anoe asked leave to go out. Cornelia. receiypd her prgpoggl wiwh _some _autpriae. “ 0h, certainly, if you wish to do 55, but there is nothing worth seeing in our garden, and beidea it is almost time for service.” “ You will have plenty of opportunities, then, for we always attend both morning and evening service : be careful to be ready five minutes before the hour, as my father is very particular an to pnnotuulity.’: 7‘ But Bella draw back with an obstinate " Sbn’n’t.” “ExEEse me, Esperanoe, but I must really have the management of my own child. Leave her to me.” A TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES. Esperance was, however, quite satisfied, and moreover, she had sotved the mystery of Earth’s nonchelent manner and dreamy indifference. If she neither loved not was loved, what else could be expected ? Here was an interest already at the deanery ; “ You are the strangest child I ever saw,” said Bertha, but as it she did not mind the strangeness. “ Yes. I will try; but you fave come to a most unlikely quart-er for ove." “Never mind. I will do all the demon- stration," said Esperance, laughing. and giving Bertha what seemed to her an overwhelming embrace. “ There! now I am happy. And you will really (10 a little more than tolerate me ? "i “ I will try,” she said with more energy than usual. “ Only I am so unpmotiaed that you must not expect much from meâ€" I can't be demonstrative.” “ No, that I can never believe! and until I have come to that state. you will love me a. little, will you not ? " and Eeperance looked up so cmxingly that Bertha was: fairly conquered. “ One grows accustomed to it in time," replied Bertha. “ It will soon cease to trouhle ypu." “ If we were not sisters we should pro- bably hate each other,” replied Bertha; “ never were there three less congenial people, I should say ; but being related, of course, we have to tolerate, or if you like ‘love’ each other. Now you understand what I mean about existing without love." Esperanee looked aghast. ‘ “ It must be very dreadful," she Said, with a shiver. . “ Idon’t know what you mean.” said Esperance half frightened “With us, relationship brought all that was true and strong, and beautiful in love. Does it not to every one? do you really love your sisters ‘2 ” ” I thought so once." replied Bertha, with a half smile ; “ but I find I can men- age without it now.” Then, as Esperanoe looked astonished, “ I am speaking, of course, of one’a ideal of real love, not of the ordinary sort of tolerance that relationship brings.” “ Yes, I want that too, but Bertha, it you could only love me a littleâ€"I can’t live without love.” “ But what can I do for you ? ” said Bertha, gravely, but not unkindly. “ 0t ceuxse you may sit here, if that is what you want.” " 0h, Bertha ! ” she exclaimed, “ I am so unhappy, do have pity on me. Cornelia. will not have me in her study, and Christa- bel will taik about the Commune. and I can’t bear it, indeed I can't.” Bertha. was sitting in the great drawing- room Writing letters; she looked very unapproaohable, but Esperenoe was too miserable to hesitate. successful. Though exceedingly clever. she was not a. Dad teacher ; she could neither underetnn nor sympathize with the difii- culties o! a. less talented mind, and even painstaking slowness made her impatient and sarcastic. But where could she go “I To return to Cornelia would be to receive a double scold- ing, and she longed too much for sympathy to care to seek her own room â€"ehe would, at any rate try to find Bertha. before she resorted to it. Esperance was really unhappyâ€"aware that she had answered badly. and vexed that she had not done more justice to her father’s teaching. She was certain,too, that had the circumstances been different she could have done much better,nnda consciousness that Cornelia did not under- stand her added to her wretchedneas. The familiar names, and the cruel want 0! consideration in speaking thus before her were too much for Espernnce’s powers of endurance ; again her tears broke forth, and not attempting a second argument she hul'riedly left the room. But her jay was short lived, forin the dining-room she' found Mrs. Mortluke and Bella eagerly looking at thelast “Illustrated London News,” which was full of the horrors of the Commune. “Shooting her, darling; she has been spreading petroleum, wicked creature. And there, you see. are some houses, all falling down, in the Rue de Rivoli; the silly people are destroying their own city. And look I there they are shooting the insurgents in the Luxembourg Gardens." But this last thought reminded her of one of Gaspard’s pieces of adviceâ€"" What- ever happena, don't let yourself become a ‘femme incomprise,’ ” and, taking courage, she began, “ You will think me shockingly ignorant, Cornelia ; but really, it is partly my ignorance or English that makes me so stupid ; you must not think I have never been__t_a.ught_t-hese thiggs.” _ > “ Oh, mamma. what are they doing to that woman ‘2 ” aekad Bella. “ It is not your viewsâ€"I do not care for your views,” replied Esperance, her voice xising ; “ it is yourâ€"your slighta to my father, to the education he has given me, that make me angry. You do not know, you can never know. how good, how Wise, how noble he was." Cornelia was mute with astonishment. She had left the room, quite out of patience with Esperanoe's tears, and resolved to read her a lecture on her demonstrativeness when she returned~but her plans had been frustrated, the good-homered reply to her stinging speech, and the little ringinglaugh, were even more aggravating than the sud- den burst of passion, and for once in her life she felt thoroughly nonplussed. This little French girl was, indeed, a puzzle to her ; but on the whole she was not altogether displeased with her for being out of the common, and as a new study of character she interested her. Eeperanoe, meanwhile, went down-stairs, amused and a little triumphant at 001'- nelia‘s evident surprise ; the consciousness of having averted a “ scene " or a. lecture was exhilarating, and she was quite con- vinced from Cornelia’a manner that some- thing of the kind had been intended. “ On it,” corrected Cornelia, in the same impaaaive tone ; “ but do not excite your- self so much ; I surely may hold different views without rousing all this indignation.” ” Perhaps not,” replied Cornelia. “ But if I were to judge of him by what his daughter is at present, what should 1â€"." Esperanoe burst into tears. ” You are cruelâ€"cruel! to speak so of himâ€"now thatâ€"oh, papa l papa I why did I not die too ?â€"shells falling all day longâ€" and not one would come where it would have been welcomed l " “ It was very foolish, was it not ? I hope it has not hurt the map,” she said, with a little laugh ; adieu, then, and many thanks for your lesson." " The fruits of good teaching are seen in the impression left on the memory,” said Cornelia, calmly. I Eeperance flushed angrily. “ No, no, that cannot be, I am sure it cannot; it the memory is bad, the beat teaching may be thrown away to it.” She was leaning down on the table, her face hidden. Would Cornelia. never speak, she wonderedâ€"would no word of sympathy pass those grave lips ‘I ' But still‘the silénce was only broken by her own ache; and looking up at last, 5119 found herself alone. She was so dismayed, so astonished. that she could not cry, even though snob a desertion seemed to her most cruel ; she sat looking at Cornelin'a vacant chair, and at the map of mountains and rivers on the table, soaked through and through with her own tears. When Cornelia returned she was quite calm, however ; her tears were spent. and. to her cousin’s scorn and surprise, she was busily engaged in tracing the wet tear- marka on the map to the same length as the various rivers. ” I think you do not require the quiet of my study for such an intellectual employ- ment,” said Cornelia, “ and as our lesson is Ever you may go." Espeiance 00'qu not help smiling at Cox“ nelia’s sarcasm. “ My DEAR GAsmnD,~â€"A thousand thanks for your welcome letter and for the scolding you gave me, only I can hardly cell it by such a name, since I am accustomed here to a much more severe fault-finding. So you really think I am growing sarcastic l Well, I am hardly surprised, to: I am a great deal with Cornelia, and she is just one great piece of sarcasmâ€"I suppose it is infectious. Nothing in particular has hap- pened since I wrote. Bertha is still away and the house is very dull, the most en- livening thing being one of Bella’s scream- ing fits, which are likes. kind of intermittent fever, and come every other day. In be- tween she is what Christabel cells ‘ good,’ really petted and spoiled 1 She is indeed an enfant terrible. I forgot to say that I have had my first experience of an English dinner-party. I Wish you could have seen ‘ it, it was most amusing ; that is to say, the evening was, for I did not dine, thus escaping an infliction of two hours. The ladies come to the drawingâ€"room about nine. or perhaps later, looking very sleepy and bored, and then they sit trying to talk (or about half an hour, a. footmsn bringing in first coffee. and then tee to prevent them from quite going to sleep 1 I must tell you that they are all dressed to match, the married ladies chiefly in greys, mauves, and violets, and the young ladies in limp white muslin. I suppose it is the way English people put on their clothes, but they always look as if they had been out in one of their fogs. Later in the evening the gentlemen struggle into the rcom, as if they didn’t much went to come ; they all look very black and sombre, the old gentlemen, weer- ing great white ties and the younger ones stiffâ€"looking collars, and no dress clothes at all, for they are all clergymen, there seems scarcely a layman in the place. They stand all together in a group, like so many rocks, though it is not thought imporper in Eng. land for them to speak to the ladies, and perhaps two or three venture into the circle by and by. I noticed the other night that there was quite a little manoeuvre to secure a vacant chair. Englishmen seem so He wrote to her ai 133‘: with a very gentle remonetmnce, and entreating her to tell him if she were really unhappy ; but the reply was far from satisfactory, and only made him still more anxious. It ran as follows : “ The Deanery, Riluhenter, 12th Septem- ber, 1871." Her letters to Gaspard, which had at first been brave and cheerful, were now either in a strain of forced merriment, or with an undertone of bitterness which was very foreign to her nature. She never complained, it is true, but she indulged herself more and more in little sarcasm; at the expense of her cousins or their friends, and Gaspard grew seriously uneasy about her. ' she would make it her special object to give Bgthu plague. Her letter to Gaspard that day was almost cheerful, and though she could not avoid telling him what she thought of Mrs. Mortluke and Cornelia, she dwelt so much on Berthn’s kindness, and the beauty of the cathedral, and gave such amusing descrip- tions of the English manners and customs that Gaspard was relieved from his anxiety about her and much cheered in his loneli- ness. And Heaven is weary of the hollow words Which states and kingdoms utter when they talk Of truth and justice. Turn to private lile And social neighborhood : look we to ourselves. A light of duty shines on every day For all ; and yet how few are warmed or cheered! The Excursion. Thosa first few months tried her severely. She was very lonely, anxious about Gss- pnrd, and out of harmony with her sur- roundings. Cornelia was cold and sar- onstio, and her time for study was a. real trial. Mrs. Mortlske was unjust and irritating; Bells, cross and spoiled; Bertha. disappointing and reserved. This, at least, was Espersnee’s View of the family. She had yet to learn thatâ€" Of course her grievances were not wholly imaginary, but she magnified them greatly, and would not see the good points which counterbalanced the failings. Rilchester was a picturesque old town, with narrow, irregular streets, gabled houses, curious old courts, and ancient gateways. A peacefulâ€"not to any sleepyâ€" air pervaded the whole place ; even in tha principal etreet there was little traffic, and the few pedestrians walked quietly and leisurely along, as if hurry and bustle were a. thing unkpown to them. 0! course the subject was avoided both with the Collinaona and With Esperanoe herself, so that it was long before the truth was really known. Eaperance, in conse- quence, thought the Rilcheater people hard- hearted and unsympathizing. lt would have been a relief to her to talk some. times of her father, and of their troubles in the siege, but no one opened the subject, and if she evar alluded to it, they changed the conversation at once, in reality from kind-heurtednees and a wish to spare her, but with what seemed of course, to her, an utter want of interest. The population was not very great, and had of late years decreased, so that although there was little actual poverty in the placr), certain parts of the town had a moat de- pressing aspeot, the old houses having fallen out of repair, and the owners not eating to lay out‘money on them. These deserts?! quarters, however, ware some way from the cathedral, and rarely, if ever, obtruded themselves upon the notics of the more weahby citizens. Proximity to the cathedral being a mark of station, houses in the close were eagerly sought after. and though they were mostly very old. draughty, and ill-built, some people had been known to leave much more comfortable dwellings for their state. There were certainly, however, the advantages of a. fine view of the cathedral, and an open, healthy situation, not to mention one of the great attractions to the inhabitants of Ril- chestetâ€"a first-rate View of your neighbors’ houses, and the best possible chance of knowingell they For, like all small towns, Riloheeter de- rived its pleasure, its store of anecdotes, its daily conversation from gossip ; and as there was but little amusement of a higher kind in the place, and a dearth of work| or, more truly, a sleepiness in the atmosphere, which tended to destroy the faculty for work, there was some excuse for this. From this beginning arose a wild story exaggerated still more at each repetition, in which it was stated that Esperance’e father had ended a most iniquitous life by at- tempting to betray his country to the Prus- eians, and had in consequence been shot, while her brother had assisted in the mur: der of Clement Thomas, and had subse- quently been killed as a commuuietm insur- gent. When it transpired that he was alive and well in London, a. marvelous escape was first supposed, and aitezwards added to the etory as as fees. Ber appearance was oritieisad severely, and strange stories were set afloat as to her history ; one old Iadyâ€"wetl-known as the greatest gossip in the closeâ€"had told her friend that the dean had been seen to flush quite angrily when some one had made inquiries after M‘ de Mabillonâ€"she feared he had been a moat notorious characterâ€" the dean had felt his sister’s marriage most acutely, she knew this as a. fact. The arrival of a visitor at the deanery was sufficient to set all the tongues in the place going, and when it gradually became known that the dean had adopted his niece, and that she would thenceforth live at Ril- cheater, Esperance became quite a “ nine- days’ quderz" Had she only come to the place earlier in the year, when every one was full of com- paseion for the whole French nation, she would have met with a much warmer wel- come ; but the horrors of the Commune had quite altered this feeling, and to be of French birth was the reverse of a. recom- mendetion. “ ’Tis we, not they. who are in fault, ’When others seem so wrong," CHAPTER XIV. Earth is sick The dean gmvely introfluoed "My niece, Mademoiselle de Mnbillon”~he Claude had already arrived when she came down, and was standing talking to the dean, having quite lost the somewhat preoccupied expression he had worn in the c ithedm). The day parsed rather more happin than usual, and Eaperance was quite m spirits when she went to dress for dinner ; 5130 could not help looking forward eagerly to the diversion of seeing some one really new and not an inhabitant of Rilchester. Espamnce thought this a very heartless speech ; but the mention of the losses, the bereavuments, and the loneliness, touched a chord in her own life, and for the first time since he: arriwl she felt thoroughly inter- ested and attracted. “ Yes, oh, yes,” replied Mrs. Mortlake. “ I am not sure that the name is not of Scotch origin, but the family has been in England for years. This young man’s father was an architeot~n very clever man â€"â€"and a. friend 0! father’s. He had great money losses before his death, and had it not been for Clande’s talent, I don’t know how they would have managed. However, all in comfortably settled now ; one sister is married, and has taken the youngest child to live with her ; the mother died not long ago, and so Claude has only himself to support.” 7 r V l “ Is he English ‘2 ” inquired Espamnce, secretly wondering whether any one so polite could ba,her dislike to the Rilohester people having prejudiced be: against the whole nation. “ Whai a. thorough artisfi he is, to be sure I ” she exclaimed, half musingly. “ So engrossed wish his work, and with the beauty of the cathedral, that he forgot even to speak of the disturbance he made during the service ! ” Eeperence thought the grand old door- way, wish its sombre molaings. th eager, half-wisisful face of Claude Magnny, and the background dim with brightness would have made a. wonderful picture; but aetecting a slight shade of impatience, and e resrles movement of the hand which held the canvas, she was not sorry when Mrs. Morilake closed the conversation with a pressing invitation to dinner that evening and really turned hornewurd. much happier when they are sitting down, they never seem to know what to do with their hands and feet, otherwise. Altogether, it was very dull and stiff, but perhaps I have seen a bad specimen; people never could endure many such parties, surely, they would die of ennui. Why do you ask point-blank if I am happy ? It was incon- siderate oi! you. Of course I am not, and cannot be, away from you. As to the csthedrel, it is marvelously beautiful, but the long daily services do not agree with me ; perhaps it is being quite unaccustomed to such things, or perhaps the foreign prayers, or it may be what Mrs. Mortlake would call my ‘irivoloue French mind.’ but certainly they pro at present a. penance. “ I cannot tell how long,” he reptied. “ I have a commission for a. View of this interior. One could not have a more delighttul subject, certainly. How glorious itis in this light ! " Claude Magnay hastened to move the ease], whioh lay in Esperanoe’s way, and walked down the aisle with them, holding open the heavy outer door while Mrs. Mott- luzke_ubtered pzanylnst words. “Icame late last night,” replied the artist, glancing from Mrs. Mortlake to Eaperance,as he shook hands. “ I was hoping to call on you later in the day, not thinking that the cathedral might be our meeting-plaog. ' The dean is wgll, I hope ‘2” " Veifwell, thank you, he will'be glad to see you, I am sure." replied Mrs. Mortlnke, mgyingjoyznrd the_door. “ You are here-for some time, then ‘2 ” she asked. No one here has a. good word to say for a. Frenchmenâ€"they seem to think we are all Communists. and forgot that the martyrs, Monseigneur Darboy, the Abbe Deguerry, Pere du Coudray, and many others, were also French. It is very hard to beer. I suppose, however, the troubles are nearly over ? Have you heard lately from Monsieur Lemercier? I hope he has not been arrested,poor man. How wonderfully in earnest he was that morning we left Paris. With my compliments to Bismarck. Je t’ ewbrasse dc tout cwur, ESPERANCE BIEN~£1MEE DE MABILLON.” In reply to this letter Gaspard sent a little French edition of the English Church Services, and she was so much touched by his anxiety for her, and so really anxious to do right, that she tried very hard to attend better. "‘1 Mr. Magnaw I how are you ? You have indegd taken_ us by eurpgigefli In the aisle they discovered ‘he cause of the downfall and the angry exclamationâ€"a prostrate easel and canvas ; the young artist had just raised the latter, and was looking at it critically. when Mrs. Mortlnke approached. At the 01033 of the services, Mrs. Mort- lake made ail speed to go out, but not before the lat-ranger had already left the choir. Whispering an exp‘mnation to Cor- nelia, she followed in the direction of the north choir aisle, closely attended by Eeperance, who was full of curiosity, and in great terror lest Cornelia. should call her back. One bright sunny morning. about the and of September, Esperanoo, after a greater effort than nsuel to listen to the Psalms, had taken her place in the uncom- fortable oeken stall, which was her usual seat, and had opened her French Bible, in order to (chew the reading of the first les- son, when a. sounfl of voices in the choir aisle roused her curiosity. The speakers were evidently close behind her, for she could distinctly hear even the low-toned conversation. The reply WEE inafidible, but was foilowed by a crash, as of something falling heavily on the stone floor. He was solemnly conducted to aseat, and after one rapid glance around, Esper~ ance was relieved to see that he behaved with perloct reverence, joining in the Te Deum in a way which set an example to the silent congregation, and during the reading of the second lesson, scarcely stirring, but gazing at the reredos and the grand cast Window, through which the sunshine was streaming, shedding an exquisite radiance on all around. “ What, not out here “I How can I pos- sibly disturb the services?" replied the second voice. “ Can't tell, air,” answered the first. : “ but ’tis against rules; you must move at once." “ But I tell you, my good fellow, this is my service, just as much as it‘s yours to wear a black gown and carry that poker ; besides, the light_is pgrfect now." _ _ An unguarded exclamation of wrath made itself heard so distinctly in the choir, that the reading of the lesson was for a: moment suspended, and the two vergera, seizing their silver-headed atavee, hastened ‘ to quiet the (listurbnnce, 7 Eeparanoe listened with hushed breath, really quite trembling th the victim. She heard a great many repetitions of " hush," then the eager voice rising again, ” I was doing no harm here." Afibther admonitory “ hush " followed by a whispered altercation, than that voice once more. The footsteps drew nearer; Eapemnce, and indeed everybody looked curiously toward the doorâ€"with a stately, measured step, the two vergers returned, their ataves triumphantly raised in the air, and behind them walked the culprit, a young man of two cr three-and-twenty, tall and hand- some, his fair complexion a. little flushed by the dispute, his lips gravely compressed, but an irrepressible sparkle of amusement in his keen blue eves. “ No painting allowed in service time, air.” “ Well, since I mayn’t paint, I will come in." When the current in electric railways passes from the ear-wheel to the track it causes considerable increase in fricton between the two. Expert opinion seems to favor the theory that this additional resistance is due to a. slight welding notion caused by the heat generated by the current. Mr. Howells is at work upon a juvenile serial to be called “ A Boy’s Town,” telling of a boy’s doings and dreamings in a little Ohio town on the Great Miami. where "every day was full of wonderful occur- renuea and thrilling excitement” to the boy who figures as the hero. It is an open secret that the story is largely autobi- graphical. Harelmcss with Children. I wonder if parents really know how much they are standing in their own light when they are so strict and severe with their children, forbiflding them to play cards, dance and go to the opera. and theatre. Let them reason with them and advise them not to go if they are opposed to such places of amusement, and give them amusement at home, but forbidding them will oftentimes make the children lie in orcier to accomplish their end.â€"Furmer’s Voice. Centenarians Rare. It is a. significant fact that» twelve of the largest and oldest London life assurance companies, which had, of course, issued policies only to the most carefully selected, could produce from their lists but a single case of centenarianism. The instances alleged of persons reaching their 120th, or even their 118th year, etc., may be set down as without exception not authentic. The three to five years over a hundred, which science indicates as the natural term at human life, is found to be the period beyond which post-centenariansL even under the best conditions of attendance, nursing, etc, fail to go.â€"â€"Boston Herald. always uttered the name with an effortâ€" and Ulaude’s easy but courteous manners seemed all the more pleasant when con- trastied with her uncle’s pompous solomnity. To Remove Spots From Books. Grease spots if old may be removed by applying a solution of varying strength of caustic potash upon the back of the leaf. The printing, which looks somewhat faded after the removal of the spot, may be freshened up by the application of a mixture of one part of muriatio acid and 25 parts of water. In the case of fresh grease spots carbonate of potash, one part to thirty parts of water, chloroform, ether or benzine renders good service. Wax disappears if after saturating with benzine or turpentine it is covered with folded blotting paper and a hot flat iron put upon it. Paraffine is removed by boiling water or hot spirits. Ink spots or rust yields to oxalic acid in combination with hot water; chloride of gold or silver spots to a weak solution of corrosive sublimate or cyanide of potassium. Sealing wax is dis- solved by hot spirits and then rubbed off with ossia sepia; indie ink is slightly brushed over with oil and after twelve hours, sapcnified ssl-ammoniac; any particles of color still remaining must be removed with rubbishâ€"American Bookmaker. " I am afraid you were one of those whom I disturbed this morning in the cathedral," he said. “ I hope you will for- give me for the confusion I made, was it very distracting ? ” Esperunoe’s first impulse was to utter the false “ 0h! not at all," a. form of polite lying proverbially habitual to French women, and not unfrequently indulged in by their English sisters. She had, how- ever, been brought up very onrefnlly in this respect by her father. her standard of truth was high, and with ready tact she said inssead, “ I do not think it disturbed the ceugregetion generally; for myself, I cannot say much, it takes such a small thing to draw eff my attention." Church Civility. It pays to be civil at all timss end in all places. But where this civility is most needed just now is in our churches. Be civil to each other, and to strangers espec- ially. When the vestibule is crowfied with the latter class, don’t let the regular mem- bers rush through without recognizing some one of them and inviting them to his or her seat or some other unoccupied seat. Make the service interesting for him. Exert yourself in his behalf. Turn around in your sca ,cr go away across the aisle, if need be, to hand him a. book~first finziing the number of the hymn, the chapter or the Psalm. or the prayer, always. Let him know first that he is welcome, and then that you are interested in knowing that he is interested. All these little civilities speak for themselves, and are worth a thousand invitations. Moreover they tend to build up and reinforce a congregation, and to encourage transient attendance as well. Civility is a sure cure for empty seats, miserly collections, and a greatly depreciated church in consequence. Be civil, and you have overcome all these obstacles. You will make glad and enthuse the heart of the preacher; he will then preach you better sermons, and you will feel more than amply repaid for your kind; neas.â€"Seneca County News. “ I had no idea. there was any rule as to not painting during service time, so I hope my ignorance may be my excuse," said Claude, turning to the dean. Agricustural Notes. Ten minutes spent in warding off fiiaenae from a dumb domestic animal in often worth ten days trying to cure disease. It is said the best sweet corn grows on rocky and strong soil better than in sandy or light black aoil filled with vegetable fiber. When a hog loses appetite it may be that all he requires is a. lump of charcoal. Char- coal should always be kept Where the hogs can eat it at will. Unless grapes are trimmed without delay it may do them injury to out them back later on. All varieties of gaps vines should be trimmed early. Bright out straw, run through a. cutting- box and mixed with bran and a litfile ground oats, slightly moistened, makes one of the best {cadets for horses. New novelties in plants are often old varieties renamed, and the “novelty” dies out after the first season unless it is some- thing superior to anything of its kind already in use. When a farmer once raise: small fruits for himself and family he will never be without them again if he can prevent it. There are both enjoyment and health in small fruits. Strictly choice cattle are not in excess of the demand at any time. There is always an extra price ready for an extra. choice article, and this applies to everything that may be proéuced. It is estimated that one acre planted with black walnut will, at the end of twenty- five years, produce 10,000 feet of lumber, worth at least $1,000. This is profit at the rate of 340 per year. When planting 00m bear in mind that the variety known to _be well adapted to your soil and climate is better than any new variety until you give the new variety 3. trial on a small plot. Wood ashes are exeellent on all kinds of vegetables, The stalks and leaves of pota- toes abound largely in potash, as do also the leaves of beets. Though ashes contain no nitrogen, they supply not only potash butdlime and a proportion of phosphoric acx . The use of a pure-bred site in any kind of stock is the easiest way to improve a hard or flock and is the surest method any farmer can adopt to get his business on a paying basis. (To be Continued.) urn 1y m pulp Luclu nu v. Lune, auu [min I have them return again. I M EAN A RADICA L c u RE. ihave made the disease of Fits, Epilepsy or Falling Sickm=s$ a life-long study. I warnth my remedy to Cure the worst cases. Because others have failed is no reason {or not now receiving a. cure. Send at nce fora treatise and a Free ottie of my infallible Remedy. Give Ex ress And 05!: Office. It costs you nothing for a trial. and it will cure [what-19355 r-C'l. “001‘. Ill!" nun-mu. an..- Inn l-lEa-I Ane- Ann: gym.--â€" T0 TITE EDITOR:â€"P!Pase above named disease. By its timelyu Ishall be glad to send two botilcs c: sumption if they will send me their Expm M12... '86 West Adelaide CG“ “ 0R0 .' “ It is a very awkward thing for me that your wife should have. read my last letter to you. Didn’t you tell me once that she never read your letters ‘2” “ As a rule. she never does ; but you were foolish enough to mark that last one ‘ Private' 1 ” “Oh, James, come quickly. Freddy has swflloyed his_mo_1_1_th-orgap.f’ “Is that so ? Then fileir’s music in the heir." “ Tell me, George, dfirling,” said she shortly after their marriage. " Do you love me as much as ever '1’" “ Yes, indeed.” “ And do you find anything in the world dearer than your wife ‘2" The English physique is deteriorating as the result of the decay of agriculture and the unhealthier conditions of manufactur- ing life. A writer in the Fortnightly recom- mends gymnastic exercises to strengthen the bodies. not only of the upper and middle classes, but of the laborers. If there were any room for doubt of the benefits of such training, he says, evidence is not wanting of the extraordinary effect of a course of gymnastics regularly continued for only a few months. Mr. Maclaren has given some valuable statistics of the measurements and weights of a detachment of non-commissioned officers sent to him to be qualified as military gymnastic instruc- { tors. The men rangedin age from 19 to 28 years, in height from 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 11% inches, and in weight from 9 stone2pcunds to 12 stone 6 pounds; so that various types were represented. After less than eight months’ training, they were found to have gained, on the average 10 pounds in weight, 2;, inches in girth of % chest. gin the size of the forearm, and 1; inches in that of the upper arm, while there was in every case a slight increase of height. One man 28 years of age had grown from 5 feet 7% inches to 5 feet 8% inches; his weight had increased from 10 stone 10 pounds to 11 stone 9 pounds, and he measured 40 inches instead of 37 inches round the chest, 11% inches instead of 10:} inches round the fore arm, and 13% inches instead of 123: inches round the upper arm. Another m'r“, aged 24 years, had grown from 5 feet 8; inches to 5 feet 9; inches, and weighed 11 stone 6 pounds instead of 10 stone 8 pounds, while his chest had expanded from 35 inches to 40 inches (5. gain of no less than 5 inches), and the fore- arm and upper arm had gained 1 inch and 1;} inch respectively. A third pupil, aged 28 years.had added 16 pounds to his weight, with corresponding developments of arm and chest ; and the smallest gains of each kind were 5 pounds in weight, 1 inch in chest, i inch in the forearm and 1 inch in the upper arm. We are told that the muscular additions to the arms and shoulders and the expansion of the chest produced a ludicrous and embarrassing result; for, before the fourth month was out, several of the men could not get into their jackets and tunics without assistance, and when they had got them on they could not make them meet down the middle by ahand‘s breadth. In a month more they could not get into them at all, and were obliged to go to and from the gymnasium in their great-coats until new clothing could be procured. It is impossible to estimate the advantage gained by these men from the expansion of their chests, and the additional scope thereby given to their hearts and lungs. According to Dr. Lagneau, gymnastic exercises are one of the surest means of diminishing the frequency of phthieis. And. as Mr. MacLaren justly observes, “ before this addition could be made to the chest, every spot and joint of the frame must have been improved also, every organ within the body must have been propor- tionately strengthened.” “ Nothing:n said George, ” unless it is the house rent." Mr. Balfour threatens to give us a. new Parliamentary cstohword. A hundred times he must have said on Tuesday night, “ Very well, sir." He marked his divisions of subjects by it, his sub-divisions, and the progress of his oratoricsl paragraphs. “ I hope I have made it clear to the House. Very well, air," was said over and over again. Sir Charles RusSell’s cstohword is “ Let that pass”: Sir Wm. Hercourt’s “ A-ahi” Mr. Gosohen clears his throat. Mr. Gladstone takes a. drink. But Mr. Balfour produces his pocket handkerchief and exoiaims. “ Very well, sir.”~â€"Pall Mall Gazette. A horse-breaker has given me a. lesson in the proper use of words. This, in its way. is quite as remarkable as would be a. literal finding of sermons in stones. This expert was instructing his uudienoe, as he pro- ceeded to subdue a bulky horse, in the right use of the word “ whoa.” “ Bulky drivers," as he phrased it, make bulky horses. These unskilful drivers, for exam- ple will say " whoa” to a. horse repeatedly, as in going round a corner, when they really mean only “ steady.” “Don’t say whoa. unless you mean stop," was his terse injunction. In other words, do not use a. superlative word when a positive word serves the purpose. Better for the horse and better for the driver. Emerson championed the positive degree in speech. and this horse-trainer likewise, inferen- tially, preached against exaggeration in talkingâ€"to one’s horseâ€"Spectator in the Christian Union. as: umce. It costs you nothing for a trial. and it will cure on. Addres I0 Branch Office. l86 WEST ADELAIDE STREET, ORONTO- “Talk about bad boys,” said an old resident to-day, “ why, the boys now are not haltas bad as when I was a youngster. If they played the pranks now that we used to in the good old days they would find themselves in the Penitentiary. sure. I recollect there was a circus in town one afternoon, and it was exhibited near the present Central School grounds, which were then a common. The circus people had a steam oalliope, and the engine which sup- plied the music was detached. A lot of boys (myself amongst the number) attached a rope to the engine, and at a. signal dashed ofif with the machine, to the great consternation and chagrin of the showman. We never stopped running until we got awey down King street and were met by Constable Ferres (No. 1). Then we slunk away and nobody ever was a bit the wiser as to the perpe- trators of the outrage. At night we went back to the show, lighted turpentine balls and put them under the sides of the can- vas, causing a. conflagration. The circus company entered a suit against the city, got back the license money and some dam- ages, and for years the town had such a name that no other similar show would come near us. Oh, no, the boys are not as bad as they were when I was young.” STRENGTHENING THE BODY. The Meaning of “ Whoa." The Boys are Better Now. A New Catchword. Dear and Dear. So There Was. .5 I have a positive remed for (:11 s have been permanent y cured. I u v; of your readers who have con ress. Respectfully, T. A. SLOCUM. (ARTE-FREQ Nearly 8,000 Worms for Two Pounds of the Raw Material. To produce sufficient silk to make a dress requires more time and capital than most people would imagine. If we take one and a quarter pounds as the weight of pure silk required, this would be equal to two pounds of raw silk. To produce two pounds of raw silk would require the_ entire silk obtained from 7,000 to 8,000 worms. allowing a. per- centage for death by disease and other casualties. It may be interesting to state that these young worms when newly hatched would scarcely weigh cnequarter of an ounce, yet in the course of their life, which only lasts some thirty or thirty-five days, they will consume about 300 to 400 pounds of leaves and increase in weight about 9,000 times. Consumers of silk will not wonder at its high value when they consider that to raise two pounds of raw i silk so much time and money is required. Besides the original cost of the eggs or 3 young worms, they require feeding at reg- ‘ ular intervals daily with mulberry leaves \ during their life. This is a large item of expense if the cultivator does not grow and gather his own leaves, but is compelled to purchase them.â€"Tc:vtile Fabric. When I say Cure I do not mean Er! rxjy tg‘stop Lhefn f9}- atjtime, an_djhen The most recent observations as to the amount of heat the earth receives from the sun show that in clear, pleasantweather 63;: per cent. of heat is absorbed by the atmosphere and only 36} per cent. reaches the soil. This figure uses in October to 41 per cent and sinks to 28 per: cent in January. Nobody really hntea an egotist, except another egotist. Other people are only bored. â€"A millinet says ties on a. bonnet or hat make you look younger. THEU$AE€S 0F BBTTLES ENE?! AWN VEABL‘!‘ - Miés Livelwaytâ€"VYee, indeed. Mnmma. is no slouch at pastry. Her mince: and lemons are alwas B A number 1. General Von Caprivi, the new German Chmcellor, never has a. pipe out of his mouth when he is awake except during his meals, and he dunks beer by the gallon. Heia moat deliberase in his movements, and always meditates for a. minute or two before answering the most trifling ques- tion. Mr. Manhattan (visiting in Chicago)â€" Your mamma is truly remarkable for her my, M_i§s Livewazf. Yellow as Egyptian mummy, Was his snllow face, And he seemed a. very dummy 0! the human race. Now he’s brimmed with sunshine over, His clear and sparkling eye Tells us that he lives in clover; Azk you the reason why ? What has wrought the transformation ? Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets restored this dilapidated individual in a. single week. Nothing like them to regulate the liver, stomach and bowels. But she coula not answer without danger of choking. There was no last word ; Mumble had broken the record. Shea Dealerâ€"I understand, air, that you said I was a. thief and a robber. I want an_e;pl_am§tion. _ > Blobbs (suavely)â€"Sir, you are entirely mistaken. What I said was, that you sold shoes so cheap that you are almost a. tree- booter. But the morning being chilly, he took a heavy cold, and e bedoough resulted, con- sumption set in, his case, despite the efforts of e ph} sicien, grew worse until friends began to lose hope; one, however, knew from trial the value of Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, and induced him to take it. "’A mighty change came over the spirit of his dreams.” Its continued use restored him to health and fortune. He lives to-day to bless Dr. Pierce for his medicine, and soon will wed a. charming girl, one of those he “ took home in the morning.” If Colds, Consumption, Celerrh, Bronchitis, or other throat or lung troubles attack you, don't delay get- ting the “ Discovery." “ Marin, it makes me awfully nervous to see you put pins in your month I” said Mr. Mumble, as he looked over to where his wife was sewing. \ -2... n manu‘:‘n' run cum I Don‘t- diagust everybody with your ofl‘en. sive odor from your ontarrh because some old fogy doctor, who has not discovered and “ill not believe that the world moves, tells you it cannot be cured. The manufacturers of Dr. Sage‘s Calmth Remedy have for many years offered, in good faith, 3500 reward for a case of nasal entanh. no matter how bad, or of how long Vsianding, which they cannot onto. They are thoroughly responsible financially, as any one can learn by proper enquiry through druggiste (who Le“ the medicine at onlyfiQ cents), and they “ mean business." Girl Friend (kissing the birds ecstatic- ally)-â€"0h, Fan, you did splendidly at the alter! _nnd1this is only_ypurjecon§. Bride (complacen'flhâ€"Yes, I've really had very little practice. AT THE RATE OF A POUND A DAY. I TAKE ITJUST As EASILY AS I DO MILK.” Scott’s Emulsion is put up only in Salmon cmlor wrappers. Sold by all Druggists at 590. and $1.00. ' Danced all night till the broad day-light And wean home with the girls in the morning." it take My Meals. I take My Rest, AND I AM VIGOROUS ENOUGH TO TAKE ANYTHING I CAN LAY MY HANDS ON; gmfing fat $00, FOR _Scott"s Emulsion of Pure Cod L_1ver 011 and Hypophosphltes of lee and Soda NOT ONLY CURE!) MY Incipâ€" fiem; Consumption: BUT BUILT ME UP, AND IS NOW PUTTING FLESH ON MY BONES SCOTT 69* [RON/NE, Btllevil/e‘ A Well- 3. ppreciated Compliment. WHY SILK Ii EXPENSIVE. I took gold. Satisfactorlly Explained; At a Chicago Wedding. D. 0. N. L. 19. 90. Had a Good Time I The World Moves ! Unique in History. gum,“ $32 SURE“ RESULT { I todk Sick. I TOOK