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The service over, Cornelia, in spite of he: shrinking from the meeting, hastened after her two cousins, overtaking them just as they reached the door, and greeting .Gss- para as wsrmly as she could, though as she was almost sehsmed to look at him, he could not think he: anything but 0016 and torbijdingzu _ _ Gaspard consented, and Eeperenoe led the way to the cathedral, but she was dis appointed to find Cornelia. the only occu- pant of the deenery pew. George Pnlgrnve Ind Bertha had walked over to the Priory, and Mrs. Mortlake had chosen to prolong her drive that afternoon. " Yes, will yvouucome ? I want you to see every one. You can speak to them after- w-rd.” Gaspard laughed. “ ’Tia the only decent one. according to Claude Mugnay. Are thpsgbells ginging for agrgice ? ’f " See. that is the Spread Eagle on the left-side of the street, though why, among all the hotels, you should have chosen the one beefing the Prussian emblem, I can't think." E§perunoe Earned a little pale at the reference to their parting. and made haste to ollnngefhe: cpnverenjion. _ “ Last week, the day I wrote to you. He was more kind and considerate than I can tell you. and Lady Worthington. too ; I am glad you know and like them, I shall feel hngpier about you.” “ Yes, I could not have borne to think of your starving yourself over there, when you would have hard work, too. And I am so glad Sir Henry Worthington was so kind. Whe_n did you Hoe hi_m ?_" " Yes, he was most kind, most generous; I could not have borne it from every one ; but his manner of doing it was perfect. It will make a wonderful difference to us, and I shnllbe able to leave you something in hand when I go, besides being able to get on comfortably in my first six months in Ceylon." _ " Do you think I would have let others do everything for you, and sit contentedly doing nothing! But how good it was of Ollude Magnay to help_yqu." The Girl in the Gainsborough Hat. (Chanson Militaire.) She wore a. hat with a curving brim And a gleaming plume of white, That nodded and laughed o’er the dusky rim Like team in the morning light. I ave one glance ; 'twas enoughâ€"and more, or my heart went away with that. My egmrades smiled as I watched from the not The girl in the Gainsborough hat. Her locks were as dark as the blackhird's wing, Her lashes 9. brings of jet ; Her eyes were the kind that the poets sing, And a soldier can never target. I looked. I sighed. How should I begin The game I would fein be at ‘2 I knew hy her mien no sigh would win The girl in the Gainsborough hat. " Faint heart ne’er won fair lady," and so, One twist of my long mustache, And boldly I marched to meet the foe, Where the darts of Cupid flash. When a stammering lover grows dumb, they say . A kiss is better than chat ; And that is the way I won, that day. The girl in the Gainsborough hat. " Very well, it shall be as you wish, you are a wonderful little sister. But I wish we had known before of all the help that would come; I am afraid you have been tiring yourself_ w_itll theaq Propnragionsf ’ " No, she wove stinging neadles,” said Eaparunoa, “ which I would not promise to do even for you. Now do not begin to scold again about my cropped hair. 1 only told you because I was afraid you would tulkgt it at the deanery." “ And you sold it for that wretched outfit of mine I Cherie. I don’t know how to lot- give you. I wondered where you could hove found the money for those garments you spoke of. Y on ere like the girl in the fliry tale, who wove shirts of her own hair tor her eleven brothers." “ You have out it off I " exclaimed Gus pita; diamnyed_._ " You maiouline mind 1 yes, indeed, how else did you think I had disposed it? It brough! me fivggpigeaaz” V regretfully. Espernnoe leughed. “Yes. quite gone; it you very much wish, though. you might perhaps see it once more; I believe it is hanging up in the window." f' You fill bring your brother home, will «on " flu: uwa'ainac. . 46‘" " [ That was a rapturous meeting I Happier than the last, in many Ways.f0pEeperano§' received no great shook as, she had then done from Gaepard's appearance, being full prepared for it. Nor was he at 'all aware how very far from well she was, for her exoitemem and happiness had brought color to her cheeks, and given be): temporary strength, so that the only change he noticed was in her hair. ADOPTED BY THE DEAN: “ The very last think I wish. Of course we shall show him some slight attention, just to nvoid remark ; he must dine here to-morrow. but beyond that, I do not at all wigh to g9."_ __ _ ,u ,, ,Agu__- Cornelia left the room, out of patience with her sister’s oontemptible arguments. Fusing up the stairs, she found Esperance in the deep window-seat on the landing, busily engaged with paper and pencil. She looked 31p brightly. ‘ -. 1 -,1,1. “ How absurdly childish you are," said Oornelis, vexed anew. “ If you want to improve your arithmetic, why not master the rule of compound proportion which you wgge so dull over yeaterfiay." . .1 Esperanoe shrugged her shoulders, gllnoed at the clock to see that now it was only two hundred and ninety minutes, then followed her cousin to her study, and pored for some time over a. slate and book. in the vein endeavor to find an answer to the question : “ If £240 be paid for bread for 40 persons for 20 mos., when wheat is 483. I qr.. how long will £234 find bread for 91 persons, wh_en when is at £2 16s. a qr.? " 7 :.__L Bnt her head was far too painful just then for the solving of such a problem, and she multiplied and divided with avagueness attended by unhappi‘re'suhss, in which the ninety-one persons existed for forty months instead of two. and when Cornelia, in despair, showed her the absurdity of this answer, she would only reply that perhaps it was in time oi stage. The idea of such a ltivolous suggestion so angered Cornelia that she summarily dismissed her un- promising pupil, feeling that all the world was going contrary to her that morning. Esperanoe, in spite of her aching head, hurried off to theystation in the very hottest part of the afternoon, her heart bounding at the thought of seeing Gaspard ‘ once more. and far too happy to think of being vexed with Mrs. Mortlake for having " for- "6.157195 Hundred and ninety-two minutes, and Gaspard will be here, Cor- nelihjnat ghink“! ” _ ..-... n,,,-; “ Yam; mnne is gone, then 7 " he naked We know him well. We hate him all. We brand him as our common foe. N0 tungue can tell His awful gall. The man who says, “ I told you so 1‘ When things go wrong, And troubles come, He comes to help us bear the blow. His face grows long. And sad, and glumâ€" " You know," says he, " I told you sol We know he lies, But that’s not why Hie sympatahil augments our woe ; Thong and his eyes. They're always dry When he declares, " I told you so 1” We know him well. Contound his call! We brand him as our common foe, To dungeon cell ‘ We‘d doom him all, The man who says, " I told you so I" STORY 01' TWO COUNTRIES A Common Enemy. She hurried ewey,end was greeted by expostulatione on her slowness, in a voice which Gaspard did not recognize, but 'whioh he fancied must belong to Mrs. Mortlake. As the speaker phased along the gallery. he could not avoid hearing the words, “ If you don’t know how to behave in other people’s houses, you must be taught. No; don’t quote Cornelia to me. While the house is full of visitorsâ€"*.” He did not stay for more, but snatched up his hat and strode out of the house, slamming the door after him. To hear Esperanoeâ€"his Espernnoeâ€"epoken to in that way l It was maddeningâ€"intolerable! This terrible, oppressive dependenoeâ€" what was it not costing her 1 How could he bent to leave her in such a plane, to be coldly treated, snubbed, scolded! This w“ I must go: Enoug'h' treats for onelday! Good-bye, mon ami, and promise me to hale {ng Qinner at the Spread Englq.” “She 'let he her head resvt on his shoulder just for a. minute, then, as the call came nguiy morg impfiiently, phe ptqrted up: “ Tomorrow, yes ; how we shall talk I and, Gaspnrd. do not forget to send round all your socks ; I must have a. grand damning." “ You forget my new outfit.” ” N 0, but for the voyage, you extrvagant boy ; now don't forget, as early as you can this evening. There! I must go ; some one is calling." " Bother “them ! " said Guspard im- patiently. “ I won’t have you run off your leg; yogurt} unfit-e51 as you 09:; be." r r “ Yes. we will' take advantage of her study, I think. I shall come to-morrow merging.” , “ But happy for this one week,” she said, smiling. , “ This must be our carnival. How I do bless Mr. Magnay for sending you here ! There is plenty of happiness in the world, after all, and kindness also. Cornelia was nice, too, this afternoon.” yogpot ‘2 ” she saidhturnipg go Eperance. There was no great profession of eager- ness to see him. and she could not bring herself to express any regert that the deanery was too full for them to take him in. For a minute Gaspard was almost inclined to giVe an excuse ; this cold hos» pitality seemed to him worse than nothing. However, Esperanee seemed greatly pleased. and understood better what it meant from Cornelia, so the three walked back together, and by degrees Cornelia thawed, forget her shame and the awkard- ness of her position, and began to feel and to show more Interest in Gaspard. " And you never told me whit you had to put up with I ” amid Gnapnrd, reproach. fnlly. “ It is a hard world, Esperance, very hard.” ’ " How ? " asked Eaperunce, surprised. “ Mrs. Mortlake, do you mean ‘2 She was only a little cross. What do I care, now that I have you ‘2 ” To her _aurprise, the door was scarcely shut before he caught her in his arms, kissigg hgr agaiq am} again.’ “ Cfierie, yBu should Have told me before! Doeg}hat_v_v_oma_.n Phlfiyfl treat you so ’g‘ " _ vu BLIqu my... .u...-v.... .. _,.__r... _.V Esperenoe was delighted to see her being thus won ’over. They set in the purple drawing-room, and she watched Gaspard, who looked delightfully incongruous in one of the ponderous arm-chairs, and listened oontentedly to the conversation going on, perfectly happy as long as she was close by him. ' " Thank you. I shall be very happy to come," and Mrs. Mot-flake tried not 1.0 look up, but felt once more the searching look from those‘ keen eyes. Esperanee watched with amusement, while Gaspard shook hands quite a l’Anglaise, and followed him into the hell for a few last words. 1 r “ It is very good of you, '1 gm aqra.” said m(:‘rmspu in that gravaman'ner which mad?! ‘Mia. orfluke so - uncom‘ ‘able. Of all Hiking: e‘date‘atefi irony 9 most, and “191-6 ‘ , bev‘sjdgg,‘an nng ‘ light in the 5016:: 1mm: eyes cohfrbn '_g her, which 'ba'med hel- eve‘n‘more. Sfl‘etwould not give up, however, without one more attempt to win _his good opinion. Then some of the Misses Lowdell came in, and tea was brought up, while Cornelia became more and more engrossed with Gaspard. and Eeperance was called upon to give Miss Grace Lowdell a. full account .0! the battle in which he had earned his seat. This was delightfulâ€"she had scarcely £110de to make others appreciate her here. ‘ Gaspnid thank‘ed her warmly, and rose to go; Mrs. Mortlake. in despair, sent off her last arrow. " Yes, pray come in an often as you like, and you will, I hope, dine with us to- morgaw {we ahallflberderljghted to gas you.” At last Mrs. Mortlake returned, and entering the room wholly unprepared, could not help starting with surprise and vexution when she caught sight of the thin, olive-complexionad, muetnohed stranger, who seemed quite established in the house, and was handing about cups of tea. with a sari of careless ease whinh annoyed her. " I am very sorry, too,” she said, gravely; “ but I hope it will not prevent; your seeing as much of Esperanoe. You must run in here whenever you like ; my study shall be quite 9|; your dlspoaal ” Eeperanoe saw the start of dismay and could not help being amused by it, partic- ularly when it was quickly followed by a prompt Show of politeness, and a “ charm- ing " smile. -. -- .u. . u» 1,‘!,LA-J There was something so very snakevlike in her manner, that Gaspard could not believe a word of this; he turned with relief to Cornelia's straightforward cold- neas. " I am so Vexed that we onnnot give you a room here, it seems so very nucoueinly, but I am sure you will understand how it is. It just happens to be one of our full times, otherwise we should have been most happy togave had you Wm; us.” -._° - ._____. “ Monsieur de Mabillon l I am delighted to see you 1 I wasbeginuing to think there was a fate against our meeting. I was so sorry to miss you last month in London, but my little girl was claiming all my attention just then. You are well. Ihope?" In spite of the silky voice, and the well- regulated smiles. Gaspard was by no means deceived ; he remembered Claude’s guarded description of the “would-be charming lady, whom it was hard to trust," and instinctively felt a. shrinking from her kindness. His antipathy was confirmed when, in a pause in his conversation with Cornelia. he overheard a low-toned remark from Mrs. Mortlnke to his sister, not intended, of course, for other ears. “ You gentlemen spoil us nowadays,” she said, smiling graciously. “ This is such a household of women, though, that we are used $0 waiting on ourselves." “ Oh, indeed I" said Gaspard, gravely. She detected a sarcasm in his voice, and winced ; then thinking that a little flattery might be of use, she continued more hope- fully. “ And Esperance is such a help to usâ€"such a. very great helpâ€"we should miss her so much. I cannot tell you how I, in particular, shouldimiisl her." .- .1 To hear her scolded was so new, however, to Gaspard, that he even magnified Mrs. Mortlake's offence. Her words Were not so very severe after all, but her look and tone angered him, and hastily crossing the room, he intercepted Esperance on her way to the bell. Mrs. Mortlake was vexed. She had wished to keep up appearances ; she was anxious that Gaspard should thmk well of her, and now he had overheard her speak- ing crosaly and had humiliated her before Esperance. She hated him, but strove to recover her Rhee in his_estima.tion. ....-.._-w, v- “ Your usfinfifi'afit of thought 1 You might have seen we should want another cug. Just ring_ at. 02109." I:'... -n 11...... It was one of the difficulties of Esper. nnce’s situation that her duties were so undefined she could never find out what was or what wss not expected of her, and was constantly being brought to task, either for neglect or for forwardness and meddling. _ ..- . "Ififidvfigf trouble, oherie, sit down. Allow me, Mrs. Mortlake ’â€"â€"thereby revealing that he had heard everything: “ Oh, I am just too late," she amid, regrefiuuy. “I thought, perhaps. you would like my lamp to work by. Christabel has just been telling me about this absurd fuss.” To her surprise she found Esperanoe alreafiy igbed. Mk. Mortlake gave an inartionlnte sound of annoyance ; but Cornelia, with a cold good night, took her little tending-lamp in her hand, and mount-ed she stairs to the attic without another‘word of explanation. “ So it seems. Well, she shall at least have the opportunity of finishing it by lumpy-ligth s_aid Cornelig, mafjesfiically. “ How should I know,” replied Mrs. MOI-flake, wibh nfieoted carelessness; ” she will not finish it by candle-light, that is all I care about.” , “ You are very prudent. certainly," said Cornelia. with a sarcastic smile; “and how does aha mean to finish Gnapurd’s outfit ‘I ” ' ' “ M dear, it is not so much the expense I mind. ut'think what a bad habit for a. girl of sevanteen to sit up night after night. No doubt she often dropped asleep over her work; iris a wonder we have not had the house burned down. I’m sure." “ You mean to safyyou had the stingineas to gqugg than} tgo he: ? " ‘ Mrs. Mortlake, 83 she came to bid her sister good-night, unwarin alluded to the inoidant of the candles, whereupon Cor- nelia was at once up in arms. Cornelia's heart had been touched. Ever since the day when traveling back from London she had witnessed Esperanoe’s passion of love and sorrow. she had been softened, had loved her little cousin, and taken a. real interest in something outside the walls of her study. Harsh and sarcastic as she often seemed, she was really BDXlODB to do what was kind and right ; from the first her dislike of Espersnce had never descended to meanness like Mrs. Mort- lake’s, and now her good-Will was real and hearty. though her nature! reserve gave her, when she least wished it, an appear- ance of coldness. week of, his so-called “ carnival ” was too full of revelation to him $0 be a happynone. He walked bnuk to his hotel in fierce anger, vowing impossible vengeance upon Mre. Mortleke; but by degrees he grew more ratioml, and consoled himself by thinking of theiime when he should be able to release Eaperanoe and bring her to a new home in Ceylon. The cathedral service quieted her. how- ever, and she resolved that Gaspard should hear nothing of it. She knew quite well that many 0: the disagreeables of her life could not be concealed from him, but when- ever it was possible to throw a Veil over her petty sufferings, she would do so. The day, in consequence, passed happily and satietnctorilv,and in spite of Mrs. Mortlake’s interruptions Eeperance saw a great deal of Gcepard, thanks to the privacy of Cornelia’s study. The evening. too, went well, and though the dean evidently disliked Gras- pard, yet he was qnite civil, and George Palgrnve good-naturedly threw himself into the breach and managed to keep his uncle in n good-humor when the ladiee had left the dinner table. Later on. in the drawing- room, Cornelia tried to make up for the family coldness by drawing Gaspard out as to his prospects in Ceylon, and making many really kind-hearted inquiries about his previou life, and so far succeeded that 1 he learned really to like her, and felt less‘ unhappy in leeviug Espernnce at the deanery. Later in the evening his mind was set at 1 rest by one more sight of her; according to his promise, he carried to the deanery the , work that was tokeep her hands full durâ€" ing the coming week, and. she, being on the watch for him, ran to the door to take it herself. She was looking so quiet and serene that he could not allude to what wan in his mind, and though she would only let him stay (or half a. minute, even that brief sight was enough to check his angry thoughts, and made him feel ashamed of his impatience. She was hearing all in her right way, of that he felt sure; she was patient for herselfâ€"and he would strive to be pstient for her. He thought of his mother’s sorrow of his father’s troubled life and death agony, of his own home in the lands of strangers, and‘ of this humbling dependeuoe on others in a foreign country, mysteries hard to bear and impossible to understand, but to be understood then, and each and all ordered with a. special end. And Esperance, too, as she But that night in her room, over her weary task, was strengthened by that very same thought which Frances Neville had first given to her months ago. Was not this present pain, and wearinesa, and separatiqn, the fulfilling of that Will which is always bear-to be taken on trust till the time came for “read‘ ing the mytery right ? ’_’ ... . 1‘, Jus: than one of the Miss Lowdells came in, and Mrs. Mortlake was immediately all smiles and graciousnesa, while Esperanoe hurried out of the room, wondering what her cousin meant by this last speech. and full of indignation at her meanness and injustice. Those night-Vigila, thbugh they taxed her strength to the utmost, were by no means comfortleas, and this particular evening she was full of the happiness of Gaspard’s visit, and the prospect of tha week to be spent with him. Of damning and piecing there was indeed enough. The parcel of clothes proved to be in a sorry condition, and Esperanoe, having spread them over her table till the room looked like a “rag fakir,” proceeded to divide them into three classes, “ hopeless,” “ possible,” and “53,003.” Among the”good” she placed the lean ragged gnrments,end the snake in which the holes were not more than an inch or so in diameter, and then set bravely to work. nor stopped onpe in spite of her growing wenrinese till much of the tattered raiment was made wearable again, and the erowmg of the cooks, and the red glow of sunrise, told her that she must make haste to bad it she were to haVe my sleep at all. ...u "A “ Sperm youraelf needless proteatntions,” said Mrs. Mortluke. “ You will not have angtherppportunifix.” _ > _ J V‘V'Vlilo dbulif, in your opinion, but I Should like to hear what it: was, please, we have had enough shuffling." “ There has been no shuffling at all," broke in Esperance, passionately, “ and I don’t see that you have any right to q atiou me like this. I Won't allow that yzihnve, but becauaq I choose, will tell yo :thnt thmt-k WASH-mp5 . ." b " I don’t believe for a. moment that uncle would grudge me a few candles,” said Esperance, haif scornfully. “ But as you seem to think he would, of course I will not sit up again." 1‘ éoifi, indeed ! I dare say ; and what was the unimportant Work, pray 7 One of your dainty little vanities, I suppose ‘I ” Esperance drew herself up. " I don’t see that in is any concern of your}: I}; wings yvork whic_h _had to bevdone.” ‘1 ' “‘Indeed I it was very aminfble of you to work fpr him 96 thg expense of others.” “ Dan’t evade my question in that way. I said lset night: ; you know quite well What I mean.” Eaperauoe startea, and looked a litlle vexod. ” Ah! now you are fairly caught. 1 shall hear at once, please, What is the meaning of this 7 Do you think I shall allow candles to be wasted in this way? I hear that you burn one every night down to the very sovket. I will have no more novel mailing at night, ISO you had better undoratnnfl at once. What were you doing 7? ”_ ... . l n-. 1 “If 1:153 some neeale work to finish, and sat up with it. I am sorry about the obi-16103, Ohristnbfielr.”_ But this was to ba the last of her nights of work, for the next morning Mrs. Mort- lakepalled her aside, and in the voice of cold displeasure, which she disliked more than anything, asked, “ Pray, what were you doing last night “I ” . ,,1 “Nothing, Chri‘atabel,” she answered, innocently. “ Nothing particular. that is ; part of 2116 time I played bezique with George.” of age; End also that he was three {imea wounded in the revolutionary war and fought under Jackson in 1812. A little roll of white paper ineertmi through the upper crust of a. pie will pre- vent the juice being forced out into the oven while it is baking. John H. Lester, of the Henry county, Qeorgin, p09: h_oust_a_, claims to bg 123 genre 7‘ At aux-Effie," was the lawyer’s rejoinder. ~Philadelphia Record. “ Pray. where did you draw it 7 " said an inquiringgqpsfi, “ Ah ! gentleman, I 'ahall never forget the day when I drew this blade for the first time I " A lawyer gave a. dinner party, after which the gentlemen retired to smoke and chat. All at once he got up, took down a. sword which termed part of a trophy, Ind brandishing it in the air, exclaimed : And the smile on the two anxious laces was so bright the roosters for half a. mile around thought it was daylight and began to crowâ€"Philadelphia. Times. “ Yes, certainly." remarked the judge, with enthusiasm. after a. pause. " I knew it, my desrs. Why, the child is the exact picture of the bust of Socrates in the Greek library.” Bo'th the parsing began to b6 visibly uneggy. “ Now, who does he look like? ” remarked the visitor, meditativer ; “it’s strange, but the resemblance is singularly striking, am} yet I cannot place it distinctly." _ A Delicate Compliment. It was a Boston baby, and the proud mother and father were listening delight. edlynto tbepujeea pf. thizj old friend. Eepetanoe looked up with gratitude in her tired gayes: “ How kind of you to think of it ; I was wondering how I could get Gaspard’s things done in time; I meant to get up early.” This “ strut ” seems to be as peculiarly the piper’s own as his pipes. and I believe none but a Scotohmun can give a fair imi- tation of it. The last thing by way of ‘ entertainment on the steamship Furnessia, just before entering New York harbor, was a minstrei show in the saloon by some of the passengers. They entered in costume, headed by a tall young Soot, who had got- ten himself up as s. piper. From an um- brella and a. couple of canes he had manu- factured his pipes, and his “strut " was perfect, so perfect that in connection with the pipe musicâ€"absurdly ceriestgred by the minstreis who followedâ€"it wee received not only with shouts but shrieks of laughter from the crowded saloon, most of us being Scotchâ€"F. A, Humphrey in Wide Awake. " That would be better for you than sitting up,” said Cornelia ; “ indeed you do not look fit for anything tic-night." And she looked with some anxiety at Esper- ance’s flushed cheeks, and the purple rings round her eyes. “ How much more have you to do ? ” Esperance pointed to a. formidable pile of work on her table, and Cornelia. scrutinized the unsightly holes will: an unpraotiued eye, and wondered if any skill could really mend them. “ I almo‘at wish I knew how to darn," she said, thoughtfully. “ There must be mor9_here thy} you_ will get thgougy :1 “ No, not it I 'wake in Eime,” aa‘i'd Esper- ancel ooyfiéengly. “ I will fetch you my alarm," said Gor- nelia, and she hurried away, returning in a few minutes with a. little French alarm clock. " What time shall I set it; for ? " “ Four o'clock, please ; the sun will have risen by then," said Esperauoe, watching her cousin‘s movements with languid interest. The appearance of the pipes was almost as exciting as the music. With heads thrown back and cheeks extended they marched briskly, keeping time with the sweet music of their pipes. and with the inimitable strut William Black has por- trayed so accurately in his Highland novels. The ribbons on their Glengarry cups and on their stockings, the number- leee tsssels and ribbons decorsting their pipes, and their long plaids, waved and fluttered and danced with their rapid motion. They were all stalwart fellowsâ€"- broad shouldered and strong-limbed. As they reached the end of the -” course," they turned upon their heels with wonderful precision, end as the loud wild music grew fainter end fainter, sweeter and sweeter, you were not quite sure whether you were in the trim,well-kept gardens of Edinburgh or some heather-clad Highland glen. “ What 1 four hours‘ work before break- fast ! must you really have so long ‘1 " exclaimed Cornelia. “ It is what I have always taken,” said Esperance. “ The time goes so quickiy when one works, you know.” Cornelia. did not know, for she rarely touched a needle, but aha was a good deal shocked when she heard of the iength of those nightly vigila, and touched by the thought of the love which had prompted them. They always marched when playing, to am} £10, in the broad path which runs through the centre of these bsautiful gar- dens, and the spectators lined the way on either side. I always took my station at one end of the “ course ” that I might see them advance and retreat the vghole length. When they started in the distance, the wild sweet notes of their pipes were but faintly heard; but as they advanced, louder and louder, wilder end wilder, they grew, and it seemed to me never wee music so thrilling. Like that of the “ Pied Piper of Hamelin,” it was enough to while the soul out of one, and it the rock on which the Castle etende had yewned as did the fatal hill in, Browning's poem, and the pipers had entered, it is e queetiom whesherr we should not all have followed. - - So must the pipes have sounded. only with an added intensity, to the Scotch girl in the besieged city of India. during the Sepoy rebellion when one day their familiar music came to her listening ear, heralding me approach of the rescuing Highlanders. Whittier tells the story in his “Pipes of Lucknow.” “ My dear,’ she said, gently, “ you will promise me not to sit up again ; get up to. morrow morning if you like, and I will try to prevent your being imerrupted in the day; you can work in my study, you know." , ,u- w... ..v-... .. .fly __.___. There was something almost laughable in the thought of Cornelis‘s sanctum being turned into a work-room, but Eeperunoa s gratitude knew no bounds. She was so much pleased and surprised that her Eng- lish deserted her, and throwing her arms round Cornelia’s neck she exclaimedw” Ma bien cherc 1 but you are good, but you are thoughttul ; how can I thank you enough I How happy you have made me I ” It; was a rhnpsody, no doubt, but in spite of its Frenchneas it went straight to 001'- nelia‘s heart. As she left the room her father’s voice was heard calling her from the observatory, the door which stead oppositejo Esperanoe's. n: ;A,,, 'lhe Pipers. When I was in Edinburgh I used to go on Wednesdays to hear the pipers play in the Princess Street Gardens. These were true Highland papers belonging to the “ Queen’s Own Cameron nghlanders,” stnnioned at the Castle. There were seven of them and they were in Highland coe- tume, of course, bareâ€"knead, and carrying a. knzfe or a dirk in their stockings. They wore the Cameron tartan and the long plaid was featened by a. breach at the shoul- der. She took the book, but was obliged to brush her hand hastily across her eyes before beginning to readâ€"for incredible though it seemed to her they were dim with tears. “L‘ My deanjfist read this foot-r3028 to me, willryou ; @heprim i9 top qmnll for 1319." story of a Sword. (To be Continued) Yellowa in all their glories of tints, from canary color to the deepest maize, find Don’t exhaust yourself by a fearfully long tramp one day, and then lie on a sofa or in a hammock for a week to get over the fatigue. Begin with short stretcheshud increase the distance daily. Early morning and late afternoon are the best hours for walking. When you return to the house a sponge bath, a rub with aloo- hol, followed by a liberal application of violet powder, a cool gown, a glass of milk, and a nap, are a treatment that will make you feel healthy, happy, and wise all through the summer days, and send you back to town an animated picture 0! vig- orous womanhood in the autumn. Sensible H011 skeepers of the Future. I wish that it were in my power to er- suade young girls who wonder what t ey shall do to earn their living, that it is really better to choose some business that is in the line of a woman’s natural work. There is great repugnanoe at the thought of being a servant, but a girl is no less a servant to the man who owns the shop where she stands behind the counter all day than she is where she waits upon the table or cooks the dinner in a pleasant‘ house ; and to my mind there would not be a moment’s question between the two ways of going out to service. The wages are better, the freedom and liberty are double in one what they are in the other. if, instead of the sham service that is given by ignorant and really overpaid servants ‘ to-day, sensible " v England girls who are ab; be taking care of themselves and earning good wages, would fit themselves at the cooking schools, or in any way they found available, they would not long wait for employment, and they would be valued immensely by their employers. When one realizes how hard it is to find good women for every kind of work in our houses, and what prices many rich people are more than willing to pay if they can be well suited, it is a wonder more girls are not ready to seize the chances. It is because such work has been almost always so carelessly and badly done that it has fallen into disrepute and the doors of it have taken such low rank. Nobody takes the trouble to fit herself properly, but women trust to being taught and finding out their duties after they assume such positionsâ€"not beforeâ€"Sarah Orne Jewett, in Congregationaliat. The Americans Said to HaVe Houses But No Homes. A Le 3011 in Walkingâ€"Salesladies and Servant . Girls-Freaks of Fashion. “ Americans have houses but 116 homes," was the remark made by an Enghah traveler recently. The remark, it not true, seems to be “founded on facts;H I‘ is be; coming ll serious question whether even in the most refined communities there is very much home lite, especiany in the evenings. Wear shoes that are entirely comfortable and haves somewhat broad, low heel. Let your gloves be loose also, and if you carry a. sunshade, let it be very light in weight, and wear a hat which does not press down upon end bind your brow until it gives you a headache. Next, mind how you walk. Square your shoulders, expand your chest, and look out for yodr chin. That is the pivot upon which depends the poise of the machine. Step out easily and firmly, letting the ball of the loot strike the ground first, so that you get the benefit of that benefioent little spring which Dame Nature built into your instep to save the rattle and ju- to the whole sys. tem, which people who will walk on their heels inflict on their anatomy. A very attractive, home-loving woman lately told the following story of her at- tempta to keep her husband and children at home in the evenings : She arranged everything about the house most carefully, so as to make the rooms cheerful and cozy, had plenty of light, pleasant fires in the grates, dressed herself attractively, and in every possible way made her home as much like the ideal as a woman possibly could. Immediately after supiuer her husband rose hurriedly, rushed into his overcoat, and excused himself very tuefully, as he looked about the cozy rooms by saying: There is no doubt that this pastime pro- perly indulged in is :a saving grace to womankind. It is the simplest form of outdoor exerciee. and yet the majority of American women don’t know how to take it. They can’t walk. They can t stand the fatigue, and it the truth muat be told, they dOu’t know how to go about doing it. Light out of adozen will put on an elaborate frock with skirts hat lap inoonveniently at every step, atight bodice and tightly fitting high-heeled shoes. This is well enough for a short stroll, but if you're going to walk and enjoy it you require a different equipment. Wear a light-weight frock that has no pullâ€"back arrangements, and see that there is no more than one skirt worn underneath. Balbriggan tights are quite the best underwear for such occa- sions, if one does not wish to don a silk divided skirt, which is really the next easier to a pair of wings to get about in. Let the cords of your stays be loosened and wear a bodice that is quite easy, and loose sleeved. “ There, I've got to catch that cart!) I promised Robinson to nee him down at his house about that little transfer. Sorry to go, you look so nice here, but I don't. see how I can help it,” so he tore out of the houae after the car. The eldest daughter then said she muat go upstairs and get ready for the concert to which she had been invited with two other young peopie. Very soon they came and fieparted. _ “It looks almost too bad to be going like this all the time.” she uni-i regret- fully as she went out, " I wonder if I shall ever have an evening at home befora long ‘I" She was hardly out of the house when the two boys came in where the mother waa sitting and said they must go to a. committee meeting of their 0 Mega literary society. They want out. and the third son and second daughter, after reading a few minutes, were called out by a. neighbor to run over and have same games with them. They went out and left me mother alone in the house. . This is all wrong. Who is to blame for it? Let some wise woman or mothbr tell us. When the demands of society are stronger than the rights and plemuree of the home circle, it is time aprotest was uttered against the tyranny which is de- stroying the rm! home feeling even in our so-onlled Christian familiea.-Youth‘s Com- pam’on. Walking parties are likely to be in great favor this summer if the plans of the Ladies' Athletic Club of New York may be taken as an indication of feminine inclina- tion. The membara of that organiza.biou, says the World, have arranged "a. schedule oflong-distnnce walks for every day until July lat._ “ I sat there and cried,” Sui-i this we- men. “ to think that, in spite of all I could do, Ioould not keep my family with me one evening in the week. The next. night was a repetition of the first. and so on for the entixe week. I have not had my hus- band and my sons and daughters all at home togehher in the evening since the children were too email to get out. I can- not recall one evening for the last five years, except Sunday, when we have all out down together to enjoy our own home circle." THE WOMAN’S WORLD. Home Life In American Families. How Woman Should Wank. Fashion Fancies. ~Smithkins (indignantly),â€"Thia atatm ment in the newspaper's about me is a shamefullie. Johnsonâ€"Are you going to demand a correction? Smithkinsâ€"Well, I think not. The editor might print the truth about me then. T0 TIIF} EIIITOR:â€"~Pleasc inform your readers; that I have a. ositive r n: ' above named disease. By its time-1y use thousands oJ‘L gxeless cases have bgen permafileggg 2:123 I shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy FREE to any of your readers who have con sumntion if they will send me their Express and Post Office Address. Respectfifliy, T. A. SL009! M,an 186 WOOt Adelaide 6h, 'E'ORON'E'O, ONTARIO. , rest Uflice. It costs you nothing Tar at trial, ind it Gririlfiéier "an. iiiâ€"(fires: M-C-g Branch Office, l86 W’EST “DELAIDE STREET, ORONTO. ' Miss So'ut'bbmi-d "(timingâ€"bu, yes, I suppose I could if I did not hsve to hear it myself." Travia-I must tell you, Miss South- mayd, what a delight your music is I Do yopnnot Enjoy playipg jso others ? ” have them return again. I EVI EAN A RAD Epilepsy 6r Faliing‘ Sicknfles a life-:0. worst cases;. Because others have “ailed is nce fora treatise and a Free Bettie of z ost Ofl‘ice. It: 1: iyou nothing for a. trial. nu- ., 1 Everybody has heard of Mme. Tnssaud ‘ and her oollection‘ot waxworks in London. This celebrated lady died just forty years ago to day. In her museum were many counterfeit representations of the persons who figured in the French revolution, but few of the visitors to her establishment in Baker street. London. suspected that the figures had been modeled from life. Mme. Tussaud actually livad among these men and framed their portaits from direct observation. It was her business one day to model the horrible countenance of the assassinated Marat. Whom she detested, and on another to imitate the features of his beautiful slayer, Charlotte Corday, whom she admired and loved. Now, she had a. Princess Lamballe in her hands; then a Robespierre. At one time she was herself in prison, in imminent danger of falling a victim to the all-devouring guillo- tine. She had for her associates Mme. Beauharnais and her child. the grand: mother and mother of Emperor Napoleon III. Escaping from France, she led for many years a life of struggle and difficulty, supporting herself and her family by mak- ing wax models. Once she lost her whole stock by a shipwreck on a voyage to Ire- land, but she met adversity with a stout heart, and, being frugal as well as indus- ‘ trious, she was at length enabled to set up 1 her models in London. There she had forty years of constant prosperity, and when she died, at the advanced age of 90, 1 she left a fortune and a host of friends. F m 5;: WWW favor among the modisbes and milliners of Paris in a great variety of combinations. Cufis, collars, panels, revere and girdles are of contrasting colors, heavily braided with gold. These gowns are after 1; Rus- sian model, and, as may be supposed, are very expensive. White headgear was never more promin- ent or popular than this season for clues day. For all gala. occasions this summer white chips and white lace hats, with nod- ding oshrich plumes, will dispott them- aelvaa. The Princess of Wales has adopted the officer's cap, and hence all fashionable London will wear this unbecoming head- gear the coming yachting season. Last season French women were these little caps at the seashore, made of navy blue cloth or of white duck, but the English admirers of the lovely Princess, who sets the fashions, do not ask the origin of the styles she sets. Among the English fashions that have taken a strong hold on the popular fancy here are the shirred hats of Liberty silk. It is astonishing to see how many different effects in shape may be produced in this simple sort of head-gear. Young ladies wear them with their print gows on sum- mer mornings, little children wear them with their dainty frocks of cambrio and lawn ; but they are not for mature]: ladies, as they s-re essentially youthful in efieot. A dotted muslin parasol, with a. wide frill of Valenciennea lace, makes a. pretty accompaniment to a young girl’s class day costume. Another very pretty parnso! is made of alternate striped ribbon and lace insertion. This was also duplicated in black with watered ribbon and Chantilly inser- tion. The tripes run around the parasol. Large bnwa ornament the top and handle. On an ivory handle the monogram or cipher is engraved. How the Famous Song About Trelawney, the Bishop of Bristol,0rigluated£x, The trial of the seven Protestant biehops, which had not a little to do with the over- throw of King James II. of England, took place in June, 1688. Those who have read “ Maoaulay's History of England " recall the splendid description which he gives of this important event, and particularly of the excitement of the people of Cornwall, caused by the danger in which Trelawney, Bishop of Bristol, and one of the seven, was placed. This dignitary was the son of Sir Jonathan Trelawney: of Trelawney, in Cornwall, and his successor in the bar- onetcy. The bishop was extremely popular in his native district, and had he not been acquitted the people would have risen in arms. ” A song,” says a. Cornwall histo- rian, “ was made on the occasion, of which all the exact words, except those of what may be called the burden, were lost; but the whole has recently been restored, mod- ernizad and improved by the Rev. Hawker of Whitestone, near Stratton.” The orig- inal song was sung in every house, in every street and on every highway of Cornwall, and it helped to work the people up to a high pitch of excitement. 0f -the modern version the best-stanza and the one most frequent'y quoted, or paraphrased, is as follows: ' And have they fixed the where and when ‘9 And shall Trelawney die ? Here‘s twenty thousand Cornish men Will know the reason why! Dainty parasols made entirely of white lace, mull or muslin complete the gos- samer, dainty effects of the sheer white costume to ,be worn at‘olass day and on other gala occasions. It is hard to see the utility of these filmy parnsols. Trans- parent parasols are also found in black fabrics such as 13.06, silk, muslin and gren- adines, and are as delicately and as dressinq made as possible. Golden anti silver frames are used for these gossamer shades, and the White ivory handles, wrought or carved in an artistic manner, complete these costly articles of dress. The oflficera‘ mess jacket is one of the most stylish little gal-manta ever shown here, and it is not nearly so masculina as it would appear, as the out is so sho'rt and the effect so natty. Uf course, it is heavily laden with gold lace and buttons, without which it would have but little character. All around xhe open fronts and the back, and on the: sleeves, at wrist and shoulder, one may see the gold tracery. Mess but- tons edge the entire front, as they do not fasten, bus are open to show the blouse or waiafiooat underneath. No prettier mode than the velvet bodioes worn with lace skirts has been exhibited by the leading modistes for this season. These hodices are snugly fitting and sleeveless, so far as the velvet is concerned. The lace forms the sleeves. The wired Medici collar greatly enhances the beauty of this beauti- ful bodice. Velvet bows decorate the skirt on such costumes. The pointed bodice is better finished by a. long looped bow behind and extending over the hips to a point in front. Eventful Career of Mme. Tussaud. A STORY OF THE DAY. She Judged Best. as." " . When I say Cure I do not mean a 55 fi w merely to stop them foratime, and than '5“ EAN A RADHCA L CURE. I have made the disease of Fits, iicknflsa a life-king study. I warrant my remedy to Cure tha hers have "Li‘s-'1 is no reason for not now receiving a cure. Send at of my Infaulibie Remefly: Give_ giantess alld Luz” -_; :1 m .»_- maximums ur BOULE§ GWEN AWAY YEARLY. When I say Cure I do not mean Dual-31" +1. run H‘nm In“ a L:.~... _...1 LL-.. Mrs. Harrison is said to like the air a! “Little Annie Rooney," and the Marine Band frequently plays it for her. it in cold water for several days, than t it out and brush is with lemon juice, whit: will make it quite white. Polish It with putty and water. A new way to restore old ivory is to 19% A St. Kitt’s Opinion of the Toronto Carni- val ls that it was a Miserable, Mean Fraud. There were thousands of disgusted peo- ple in Toronto on Wednesday night. To read the Toronto papers one would think there was something going on there, and so there has, but of all the miserable, mean, absorbing (financially) frauds ever perpe- trated on the public the Toronto Summer Carnival stands unrivalled. It knocks Barnum’s humbugs out of sight, because there is not even an elephant to be seen; and Barnum generally had somethi { There is absolutely nothing attractivefii the thing going on across the lake, but it is very attracting. judging from the presence of thousands of poor dupes who have been mulcted out of their cash to pay the inflated hotel, rates or buy a lunch at some of the gingerbread restaurants. It a crowd of people wandering aimlessly about the muddy streets of the most selfish city on the continent is a Grand Summer Carnival, then Toronto has got one. Some of the people in the shops which line a few of the main roads have hung out iestoons of bunt. ins, and there are four colored lights at one of the principal crossings, which give peo- ple passing-1 under them a more sickly . expression for the time being, and that’s about the size of it. Why, the Toronto show is only a poor imitation of the little .jollificatioa up in Hamilton last year. There was something honest about the Hamilton affair; there is nothing in the Toronto concern but a big game of grab. If the St. Catharines people who have visited Toronto this week had chipped in i the money they have spent for a demonstra- tion of some kind at home, they could 3 have' arranged a more creditable display and shown visitors as pretty a little spot as there is in the world. There is only one comfort in considering this humbug : ‘ so many outsiders will bedisguated that, it 1 may keep thousands away from, the ‘ Toronto Fair, another circus performance \ run for the purpose of getting the rest of ‘ Canada to pay the taxes of the Toronto people. Toronto certainly knows how to boom Toronto, and the people join hands and shout lustily, but the day of tribute F‘paying to the greedy monster will cease when the inhabitants of outside cities fully realize the extent to which they are being 1 bled. The Toronto carnival, we again ‘repeat, is a gigantic humbug.â€"-â€"St.0’ath- ; mines Star . A room with 3 low ceiling will seem higher if the ourlainh hang to the floor. Lambrequius may be used to extend the curtains to the ceiling, and thus carry out the idea. To raise the pile of plush, hold it over steam a few moments. wrong side down, and then pass it tightly across a hot iron. Then brush the plush with a. stiff bristle brush. ‘ ' Mann/‘Anr‘n. . A chicken which, pas‘éed its youth is better than one who died young and tender for oroquettea or a. fricassee. is put up in a salmon color wrapper. Be sure and get the genuine. Sold by all Dealers at 500. and $1.00. For the Household. Continuous rubbing with chloroform will remove Faint from black silk or any other materia . 1 Islands Which Can Be Pushed With Poles In an Italian Lake. Two or three weeks ago an account was given of the floating island in Sadawaga Lake, Vermont, but more remarkable are the three floating islands in Lake Sol- fataraâ€"the bitumen lake nesr Tivoli, Italy, says the St. .Lonis Republic. The foundations of these erratic islands are composed of sticks, grasses and bulrushes. firmly glued together by the sulphur, petro- leum and bitumen of the queer lake. In the centuries which have elapsed since the nuclei of these islands were formed, the sand and'dust blown from whichever shore they happened to be moored has formed a soil twelve or fifteen inches thick, upon which several species of plants and trees have found lodgment. As the largest of these pecullar islands does not exceed fifteen rods in length, six or eight men provided with strong poles can float them in any direction desired. Patrick McGrath’ya‘ resiaent of Wood- ford, Kentucky, has a three-pawed cat that he thinks can do more business in extermi- nating vermin than any four-legged feline that walks the earth. The cat, whose name is Thomas, was born deformed. and, according to the usual custom. ought to have been drownedi Mr. McGrath, how- ever, reared it with care, and after it ' i been weaned provided it with a magi paw, which is now useful, ornamental an an object of envy to the other cats 0! the neighborhood. Thomas finds the ligneous appendage of much more value than a natural one. It supplements satisfactorily the action of its three companions, and also comes into use Whenever occasion requires as a club, for instead of using its mouth to chew up rate and mice the artificially gifted feline stuns them with the wooden paw, which is used like a club. Thomas is one of the features of Woodforfl, and a visit to that place without a visit to Thomas will be no visit at all. 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