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EGILVIE WHlTTLEGHURCH. uvvâ€". It was Dr. Layiton of Olawick Grammar- aohool who spoke. His audience consisted of the when; and pupils of them establish- “ There will be no half-holiday this a bar noon." â€" - .n. .1 A mPnn- The announcement was now altogether unexpecced. In fuCG, twa young gentlemen were already secretly congratulating them- selves on having gob ofi so easily. But their hopes were destined to be dashed to the groundâ€"the doctor had not finished. How much does he know? " Issid, young gentleman," he continued, “ than there would be no bnlflholidsy ; but. Ispenk with a reservation. If I can possibly nvmd is, is is no!) my plan 10 punish the whole schonl for the fault of a. few of its members. I call on those boys who robbed Mr. Hodgn's orchard yesterday to give me their names. Unless I am greatly mistaken, thev will do so. Will those boys stand I!“ 7” .Amidan & breathless silence, two lane stood up in thci: places. " Isthere no one else ‘2" asked the doctor. Then every one looked at every one e159 ; the big boys began to look very fierce, and the small once looked very red. n, _.__ :_ flue man-u v--- ._-_,V “I have reason to know that there is another boy who ought: to be standing up. I will give him a minute to do so.” The doctor took out his watch. What an age that sixty seconds seemed I “Ogilvie VVhit- flechurch, stand up.” ' V 11-,,., up? uvvuu. nu, --.._, ,1 The boy addressed was a slender delicate libtle fellow in the first: form, but with an open and intelligent face, not: at all the face of A sneak. Smrcely seeming to take in what was happening, ne obeyed ; and then, seeing the gaze of the whole school concenâ€" trated on himself, burst into tests. “ I am sorry." said the doctor stemly “v ery sorry to find that there is a boy in my school who can descend to £5 lieâ€"to find a boy who is mean enough to see his com- paniors punished while he himself goes free. The school may dismiss now. and leave their books out. There will be no half-holiday ; We will resume work at bhree o’ clockâ€"Parisian, Rimmington, and Whic- tlechurch,_go to my study.” .1 , ,,,J_-_ navy u“-.. _ V_ , I I: * .1 ' a , Fifty boys do not allow themselves to be robbed of an afternoon’s cric- ket without some retaliation ; and many were the threats indulged in of “bed- room lickings" and “monitor thrashings”Gabe afterwards administered to the unw happy Whittlechurch. Besides, to do them justice, English sohoolboys have a strong sense of honor; and if a master will but show by his conduct, that he appreciates m. trusts in this sense, public opinion is always ageirs“. a. boy who takes advantage of him. There had been a paper chase the day before, and the hares on their return journey had passed Hodge‘e orchard with the bounds close on their heels. Of course, at this, the meet exciting part of the whole chase, none of the bigger boys, nor the good rudners among the emailer ones, would have turned aside for all the crcherds in the county. But the three unfortunate: who were in- terviewing the doctor were known to have struggled early in the day, and nothing was more likely than than they had yielded to the temptation of lightening some of the overluden apple trees of their golden bur- den. more especially as Farmer Hodge was the avowed enemy of the school, and was said to have sworn to make the next boy he caught acquainted with his cart whip. But how the doctor had “bowled out.” Whittlechurch, no one could imagine. Presenbly, the school-bell rang, and all trooped in again and took their places as be- fore- Pan-kins and Rimington were already in theirs, looking very sore and uncomfort- able ; but \Vhithleohurch was not, in the room. When every one was seated, the doc- tor tapped his desk for silence, and proceed- ed to address the school : “ Whittlechurch is expelled. He persisted in denying his guilt; and as I have often told you that I will not be responsible for the charge of a liar, I had no course but to send him back to his father. That he was guilty there can be no doubt. When Mr. Hodge's complaint reached me yesterday afternoon I walked over to the Iarm. We went into the crchard, and there I saw his full name, “ Ogilvie Whittle church," out on an apple tree. The work was quite recent ; it could not: have been done more than a couple of hours at most ; and in the face of this evidence he still refused to admit that he had been in the orchard. Let this be a. warning to you, young gentle- men. Never be tempted to tell a lie. If you do| you will most assuredly be obliged to tel'. a score more to substantiate it. But were you to tell a thousand, the end well be always the sameâ€"detection." While the filly or so young gentlemen at the Olawick Grammar-school were poring over their hooksin the worst of tempers, and looking wistiully out of the windows at the l cricket pitch, whioh now appeared doubly green and smoothâ€" while, in short, these youthful aristocrats were extremely miser- able. twenty little paupers, inmates of the Olswicl: Unizn, were in the wry wildest of high spirits. “l‘he board” had just con- cluded its annual inspection, also its annual luncheon, and its annual cigarsâ€"thelast two forminu, by the way, a very considerable item in the annual bill chargeable to the ntepayerâ€"and everything having gone smoothly, the chairman had requested the master of the workhouse to allow the old paupers a ration of tobacco and to give the children a half holiday._ "Oorny corny ! Chuck '13: up! shcu‘cd cue little rsgamnfiia.â€"" 09‘s 3 fining to play tipcat?" cried anemonâ€"“Wnere‘s Oggy Whittlechurch with them hnpples ‘2" yelled A third. “Sh‘sh, yer eqfty l_ D_’y§r want: to git 'im “Sh‘eh, yer softy I D’yer want to git 'im nabbed? Oggy’e took the happlee over to the meadow. You come along a-me, and we'll‘ave nblow-out.” So saying, the last two speakers separated from their compan- ions, nnd running round behind the work- house, cautiously crossed the garden. This brcught them to a stone well, over which they clembered. They were now in the meadow, and here. euro enough, sitting close to the wall, they found another little fellow waiting for them». . "Avey on got' em, OggyTâ€" â€"’Ave you go: the happks. 2’ they both asked at once in an eager whisper. ,‘Ave Igot 'em!‘y replied the other con- temptuoualyA. “D’ yer pthink I've left em behind. ’ ‘ nd producing a piece of sack- CHAPI‘ER. I. breathless silence, two lads ing tied up in a bundle. he proceeded to undo the knob, thus allowing to roll out a score of fine ripe red cheeked apples. “0 blimy l ain't they prime 2" "Ere‘e one for you, Bill ; ’ere'e one for Charlie Miller ; and ’ete‘e one for me. ’Ere'e two for you. 'ere'e two for Ch Donse it x . . ,,, and cut 1 Can't you see the Squire comin”! My ! ain’t 'e running ! ' The two lads who had just come were over the wall again before he had finished speaking. But the one who had been dis- tributing the apples stayed for a moment to tie up the bundle; then. just as he was about to follow them, he suddenly saw the Squire trip up and fall heavily to the ground; and at the same time realised what he had not noticed before, namely, that the gentle- man was not pursuing himself and his companions, but was trying to escape from an infuriated bull, which now made its appearance through a gap at the other end of the field, rushing madly, head down straight for where he lay. What impulse prompted him he nevcr knew. Had he waited but a fraction of a second to think, he would most probably have followed his companions. But he did not think. He ran as hard as he could go to where the gentleman was lyingâ€"the hull was now within six yardsâ€"picked ups stone, and threw it at the animal with all his force. it hit the latter hetween the eyes. The effect was instantaneous. The hull stopped short ‘ tossed his head, half turned round, and then catching sight of some blankets hung up to dry, which were flutterinzn a cottage garden near by, made all in that direction at: the top of his speed. Meanwhile, the Squire, who had twisted his ankle, had with some ditfienlty got up; and leaning partly on the boy and partly on his stick, hobbled to the gate. “ What is your name, my little man ‘3" he asked. “ Ogilvie Whittlechurch, sir." " Queer name that for a pauper." he mut- tered.â€"“ Well, Ogilvie Whittlechurch, run back to the workhouse and tell the master that I want to speak to him.-â€"Do you under- stand? Tell him thnt Colonel Forward wishes to speak to him." .. u y,,, d. .v "rv~- -- .____ “011, pp 1638.6, sir, we wasn’t doing no ’nrm. Leastways, the other two wasn‘t. You’Llpnlyyell ’imof me, sir? Will yer?" u 1» 1 1‘41; _._ “ What: do you mean, my lad. " I don’ t un- derstand. " “KEV; yer goin’ to tell ’im to whack us for comin’ in the meadow? But you’ll only tell ’im on me? Will yer, sir “I" “ 0h, 1 gemâ€"All right, my boy, I won’t: say anything about the others. Now, ofl‘ you run,and fetch the mustanâ€"By Heaven!" muttered the colonel as be stretched out his leg, which was rather painful, “ but I like that youngster extremely.” For a few moments he remained thinking ; then, half aloud, he muttered: " Why shouldn’ t I. " I’ m an old bachelor. and likely to remain one. When I die there is no one to carry on my name. Yet I suppose that this is the kind of step that one ought to think over before taking. But then I don' t fancy that the boy thought much when he savegl my life just now. I wonder who he is. I don't ever remember having heard the name before; but. it certainly does not: sound a plebeian one.â€"However,;here comes the master. and I’ll find outâ€"Ah, Mr. Saunders, I want to ask you about that youngster, Ogilvie Whittlechurch. \Vho is he. and what is he ?" n6. unu wuhh In no i “ Oh, the young acoundrel, sir ; he told me that, you caught him in your field ; but I’ll take good care that: he doesn't) do it again. He’s the most mischievous boy in the 'onae, sir. But; he’s not altogether a bad lotâ€"he alwazs speaks the truth.” A . .u ,1 _.._, - r , V ,, “ Humph 1 Always speaks the truth, and thinks of his companions before himself, besides being as plucky a youngster as one could wish to see. Why, the boy must: have been born a gentleman l" Colonel Forward was evidently a bigoted aristocrat " Never mind the trespassing, Mr. Saunders. I take an interest in the lad, and want: to know who he is. How did he come to the work- honse ?” “ We have never been able to find out, who he is, sir, He was found one morning in the garden, wrapped up in a shawl. 11: was just after I came here ; I remember it perfectly. He couldn’t have been there very long, because the shawl was hardly damp, and the dew had been Very heavy, But we neveiknew who put him there,” good 2" “ Not very good, air ; but quite clean. The matron has them now. But: there was no mark on them, sir, nothing at all ; only “ Ogilvie Whittlechnrch " written on a piece of paper and pinned on to his frock, as you might label a parcel.” “ And in that all you know about him 2" “ Yes, sir.” “ Mr. Saunders ”â€"â€" “ Yes, sir.” " That boy has just savedmy life at the risk of his own, and 1 intend to adopt him ‘ as my son. Inform the guardians, please, and let me know their answer.” “ Whâ€"whâ€"what l air '2" “ 1 any that Iwiah to adopt Ogilvie Whit- tlechurch. Surely that is plain enong h. Now, if you will kindly lend me your arm as far es my houseâ€"thanks." Colonel Forward had acted, as we have seen, quite on the spur of the moment ; and it was not; until he came to think the mstber over calmly, while smoking his after-dinner ‘ clear. that he fully realised the magnitude‘ of the step, and the great responsibility ‘ which he was about to incur. At but. it would be a h' zxrdous experiment. However, having undertaken is, he would spue no pains to make it a success. And he determined that it should he no fault of his if Ogilvie Forwardâ€"for he so intended to name himâ€"turned out: anything other than an honourable English gentleman. He did not much care for the neighborhood, and had long medltated selling his present resi- dence. Now, it was clearly his duty to do so at once. as it would never do to bring the boy up within a stone’s throw of his old companions. This point settled in his own mind, he sat down and wrote the necessary instructions to his soliciters, smoked another cigar, and went to bed. Ten years have elapsedâ€"years which have passed happily both for Colonel Forward and his adopted son. At nine a boy’s ideas are nnformed; his mind. is, so to speak, pliable, and he is ready to take in new im- “313‘; Vini- Be argued? Wére his clothes pressions. So that, when, after a few years passed with his kind protector, Ogilvie was sent to Etonâ€"ii we except perhaps a sound healthy constitution and ecud physical de- ‘ velopmentâ€"not a trace remained of his early workhouse training. As for the colonel, he has learned to love him more and more each year, and now blesses the impulse which prompted him thus to secure himself the solace and happiness of a son’s society, and saved him in all probability from that terri- ble affliction, a joyless old age. His worldly fortune, it is true, is now considerably less than it was. The reasonâ€"speculation, in whlch. like many other retired officers of comfortable means who feel keenly the want of occupation, he had been tempted to en- gage, However, he still had enough to live ‘ on ; but. for his son‘s sake, he regretted that l it was not more. From Eton. Ogllvie passed into Woolwich, and from Woolwich he was gazetted lieuten- ant in the Royal Engineers. His detach- ment was stationed at Leith, where they were employed renewing the sub. marine defences of that port. fiWhen the main part of the work had been completed, several of the officers, Ogilvie among the number. sent in their applications for leave, which were approved in due course. His plans We re to devote a week to a short walk- ing-tour in the neighbourhood, which he had hardly as yet had time to see at all ; and then to spend the rest of his leave with his father. Accordingly. one fine June morn- ing, stick in hand and knapsack on back, he started on his travels, It was quite early, and, except for a few workmen, the streets were practically deserted. There were also a few sailors hanging about the dockyard gates. One of these latter, who had been sitting on a bundle against the wall, got up as he passed and followed him. Looking round a few minutes afterwards, he noticed that the man was still behind him. “ I wonder if that man can be following me for any reason ‘2” he thought ; and then smiling at the idea that he was getting as fidgety as an old maiden lady, be dismissed the subject from his thoughts. It was a delightful morning, bright and exhilarating; and under the combined in- fluences of the freshness of the weather and his own light heart, he stepped out briskiy. When clear of the town, he stopped fore minute to readjust the straps of his knapsack, and, while doing so, had leisure to inspect the sailor, who was a few paces off. His appearance was certain- ly notit his favour. He was about middle height, solidly built. with a short thick neck. and bullet head surmounted by a fur cap. His face, which was adorned by a. sorubby black beard and moustache, indi- cated both cunning and ferocity. His bun- dle and a pair of big sea-boots, as well as an indescribable something about his walk and carriage, showed him to be a sailor. But had it not been for these, one would have felt more inclined to put him down as a professional burglar than anything else. , Arh_:-L_..._a. r a W - .. What. then, was Oglivie’s astonishment when, juah as he was putting on his knapâ€" sack again, the individual we have describ- ed Walked coolly up to him and thus accost- ed him : “And so you're Captain Forward." To the best of his knowledge, the man was an utter stranger ; and he was so taken aback with his impertinence, that: for a. second or two he continued to take stock of him before answering. “Yes,” he replied, "I am Mr. Forward.” “find you don’t remember me ‘3” ‘l o.” “Wnst l you don’t remember your old p31. Charlie Millerâ€"and we! used be be that fond of each other, too, we used. Now try to think, capting ; surely, you must re- member Charlie." Having said this in a. mocking tone, the man remninsd looking at Ogilvie, his face formed into a. half sneer. half-grin which had the effect of making ‘ him look nbaolutely_hideons. Suddenly a light broke on Ogilvie ; it all came back to memory now, the old days at Olswiok, and the little paupers, his com- panions. He did remember him. With an inward shudder, he had to acknowledge to himself that this person had once been his friend. Naturally kindhearted, he would under ordinary circumstances, have been only too glad to do a good turn to one of hls old associates. notwithstanding that their present paths of life were, and necess- arily must be, on levels so very different. But suddenly confronted with him like this he felt towards him a repugnance which he could not overcome. He made, moreover, a shrewd guess that it was not alone for the pleasure of greeting an old acquaintance that Miller had tracked him down ; and events showed that he was right. “ Now then you remind me,” he continued, “ I do remember you. You were one of my playmates before Colonel Forward adopted me. How did you find out: where I was ?â€" and when can I do for you 2" “ Ah I now you’re beginning to speak. You were only talking before.â€"Never mind how I found you outâ€"than don’t: matter. As for wbah I wantâ€"well, what (1’ er think I want? Not moneyâ€"Oh no! ‘ isn‘tlike- ly. What: I wants is L. and S. and D ; but chiefly L, and that with a my after in; that’s what I want." “Fifty pounds!" said Ogi’vie. “I cnn~ not give you as much as thatâ€"certainly not now. But: why do you want it ‘2” “ Well, capting, you see, I was al- ways very fond of yer; and hearing that the other young toils down yonder‘ at the barracks didn’t know as ’ow you’d ever been anything different from what you areâ€"and you bein’ in course too modest IO tellâ€"I thought, (‘1’ yer see, as l’d be doin yona good turn by letting ’ern know the ’ole story. They’d respect you, so I thought â€"you ’avin’ made your way so wonderfulâ€" it- commands respect, that does. But this morning I thought â€"I was thinking of yet all this morningâ€"aims you was up. I was thinking of yerâ€"I thought this Ougy weren’t never a booster, and p‘raps: e'd razherI didn’t say nothing after all. So, when you come out: of the barracks, capting, I say:- to myself: “Well, I'll just; ask ’im myself," I says ; and if'e tells me to clap a stopper onmy‘jaw-oackleâ€"well, p'raps ’e'l! come down ’an’some.” ’ “So !" thought Ogilvie, after listening to the above speech, which was delivered. in a sarcastic tone, showing that the speaker im- agined that he had him completely at: his mercy, “this is nothing mom or less than a deliberate attempt to extort blackmaii.” Now, although his brother officers believ- ed him to be Colonel Forward's son, he was sufficiently popular in the mess not to mind the true facts of the case coming to light. At the same time, however, he did not like the idea of this man appearing 8.1: the bar- racks in his absence with a. sensational story which would most likely be adorned with numerous embellishments of his own. Oi course. no one in the mesa wouXd listen to him; but than most pgobafiy would onlv um); um. uunu Luuuv 1.. ...... , V.__._ V,,_ h.ve the efi‘ecb of making him retail in in the canteen, which would be worse. Take it which way he would, it was a nuisance; and unless he chose to return at once, and so spoil his walking-tour, which he had no intangion of? doing: I! could not be helpzc‘l. Auuuuuun un Viv-us. .. v__... _,, “ Not only Will I not give you fifty 1 pounds,” he answered. " but I will not give you fifty shillings. What you propose to do can cause me nothing more than a little temporary inconvenience; so please consider yourself free to go and do it as soon as ever. you please. If you. have nothing more to say to me, I will go on with my walk." The other’s face fell visibly. This was not at all what he had bargained for. “ What ! you don’t mind them young tofl‘s knowing you was brought up in the Union along a-me ?" Then suddenly changing his tone, he continued: “But there I you knew Charlie Miller wasn't again to play ‘a low-down game like that, didn’t yer 2 Why, bless yer, Oggv, I was only lax-kin.” And to think you been and seen through itâ€"and me thinkin’ I was a goin’ to give you such a £11th too. But, capting. if you 'ave gob a thick un or two to apue, l’m desd brokeâ€" I'm reallyâ€"been housing up my jib all ‘mst week, and ain't got a dollar left. I want to get a ship at Glasgow, and by Wham I can sea. I'll ’ave to tramp it.” Many people would have been equally deaf to this second appeal ; but Ogilvie, although iully alive to its insincerity, could not help giving the fellow a sovereign. After all, but for e strenge turn of the wheel of fortune he would very likely have been his friend to this very day, and been instru- mental in keeping him straight. “ Look here, Miller," he said. “ I have not forgotten that we were boys together ; bub circumstances have altered our positions, and we can heve nothing in common now. Here is a sovereign. I hope you will find a. good ship at Glasgow ; and let me advise you for the future to stick to your business, and notrun about the country trying to frighten people into giving you money. It doesn’t payâ€"Now. good-bye.” And turning on his heel, Ogilvie walked off in the direction of Queensierry: For a. few moments the other remained watching him in silence ; but finding that he did not even look behind, he turned and commenced to retrace his steps towards Leith. “Blast"im ! ’ he muttered. “I thought 'e’d be worth a mint 0’ money to me. But I won’t blow on 'imâ€"‘twouldn’t be no good. Besides, a secret’s a. secret, and maybe it’ll be worth something yet." The statement that two British warships have been sent to cruise in Behring’s sea, and that the American Government has decided to send two of its vessels in the same direc- tion. is. on the face of it, somewhat disquiet- ing. The accompanying statement in the Washington despstch that “the State De- partment has decided that Behring‘s Sea. is a. mare claufium, and_ intendes’to assert dominion 77!.an CI/wupwu», nuu luuuuuu m. an”. . .. over the whole North Pacific within the limit defined in the United States treaty with Russia ” is in the highest degree improbable. It not only conflicts with what has hitherto been understood to be the position of the Washington Administration, but would, in itself, be arrogant to the verge of absurdity. Should it prove that Secretary Blaine has really resolved on such a piece of bravado, and that the President has approved it, their ‘ action would admit of but one of two explan- 1 ations. They must either have persuaded l themselves that Great Britain will submit to any claim, however extravagant or unjust, rather than quarrel with the United States, or they must wish to force a quarrel upon her. The latter supposition is too horrible to be entertained for a moment, to say noth- ing of its folly in view of the state of the re- spective naviea of the two countries. The former is a mistake which a short-sighted demagogue might possibly make, misled by England’s well-known peace proclivitles. But the probability seems to be that the Washington Cabinet is acting a part, hoping to gain time and to effect its main object of making a close monopoly of the seal fishery for the benefit of the Alaska Company, pond- ing some international agreement, in which it is pretty sure to get the better side. One thing must be quite clear to the most ardent lover of peace, and that is that submission to a claim so utterly unreasonable as that Which, even in the most favourable view, the United States have set up and are seeking to main- tain in Behring‘s Sea, would not be in the in- terests of peace. What do the people of the Republic, apart from the politicians and the Anglophobists, think of the matter? Dr. Peters has at last obtained permission to start for Central Africa with a large quantity of stores destined for Emin Pasha. l His route will probably be from Mombasa, north of Zxrzibar, across Massiland to Al bert N yanzs, and if he gets safely through, his great supply of relief stores purchased with furds raised entirely in Germany will enrich Emin for many a day. The delay in starting this finely equipped expedition was due partly to Bismarok’s fear that a large caravan going inland would tend further to unsettle matters on the east coast ; as it is, the German Government has disolaimed any responsibility for the safety of the caravan. The strange fact that Stanley brought no letters from Emin to the Congo, and also that the letters from Stanley give no idea as to the amount of relief stores he has been able to place in the hands of the Governor of the Equatorial Province, have increased the anxiety of Emiu’s friends. The coming departure of the Peters expedi- tion shows that no credence is given to the rumour that Emin is accompanying Stanley rumour that to the coast. Mr. G. R. Agassiz and Mr. C.'P. Curtis, of Boston, who started last week on a trip down the canons of Colorado, are not the first who have attempted this perilous feat. Two men started on the some expedition about a year ago, but byrthe time they reach- ed the Colorado they had all they wanted of descending rapids among the canons. In 1867 a man named White passed alone through the whole series of Colorado river canons, but he was nearly dead when he reached smooth water below the cataracts, and twice he was without food for four or five days. The trip that Prof. Powell mode down the Colorado later was one of the most ‘excifing episodes in American exploration. lâ€"f Rochester Democrat. Among the Colorado Canons. Relief for Emin Pasha. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Behring Sea. An lnnnmerable Army Marching Through Mnlne. BANan, Me, June ll.â€"The caterpillar migration now goi on in Pisoatsquisconn ty, along the ling f the Canadian Prcific railway, is alarming; the entire northern por- tion of the state. and much alarm is felt throughout this section that the more south- ern counties may yet be ravaged. The phe. nomenon has been going on for nearly three weeks now, and no solution has been given of the mystery. Early in the month great swarms of smallgrePn caterpillars were no- ticed south of the Mattamiscontis mountains in Pcnobsoott county, but no attention was paid to them. Two weeks ago the people in the vicinity of Milo were astonished by the visit of an army of the insects nearly five miles wide passing the town and following he railroad. On Sunday two weeks ago they crossed over to the south side of the road, swarmingover the rails for aspsce of ten miles, blocking all trsfiic as reported at the time and delaying trains over ten hours, as the insects when crushed made the rails so slippery that the engine Wheels would slide, regardless of the sand used on them. Over 300 section men and citizens failed to keep the track clear, and it was five days before the long procession passed. Once across, the little travellers started towards the north. west, following the road between Dover and Brownville, seemingly headed for Sehee lake. Their number is unestimabla, being millions TIIE CATERPILLAR PLAGUE. on millions, Ana their passage is 1316 that of the destroying angel, {or everyspeck of green vegetation disappears under theix voracious attack. , _ Fortunately the region they are still con- fined to is almost entirely confined to lum- bering, so the cultivated farms are happily few and far between ; but these belong to poor settlers utterly unable to withstand any direct loss, and those whom plantations have been in the way of the invading host have been financially mined. for the early crop has been swept away. The loss has already gone away up into the thousands, with no immediate signs of abeting, as the migration is still steadily progressing. " "-'- "'"wvw :7 a The greatest annoyance is to the railroad company whose line has been selected by the caterpillars as the best promenade, and being unable to cope with the difliculty are meeting with great obstacles in running their trains, all of which are from two to eight hours behind daily. The entire county has risen up for their destruction. but it is impossible to manage them, and the subject under discussion is the feasibility of firing the forest in front and alongside of them so that they will be destroyed. Where they are going is as much a mystery as their origin, and if they change their course southward again and visit the agricultural regions the damage they will do the young crops will be something enormous. So far, as stated, their course seems to be directly in this direction; if observable they are en route toSebec lake. Last Sunday the army was over five miles wide, being stretched along for ten miles more. Astounding Cheek. Such colossal inconsistency was never before exhibited as that shown by the Washington politicians in attempting to justify the aggressive courses they are taking in eastern and western seas respectively. In the east they want free access to Cana- dian fishing grounds, and the core of their re asoning is that Canadians have no right to claim as closed waters. over which they have special proprietary rights, bays and. estuaries which ought to be regarded as open sea and therefore common property. On the other hand, they have set up the monstrous claim that the Behrings sea is as much a mare clausum, a shut in place of water, as if it were one of their own little White Mountain Lakes, and that no foreign vessel must catch seals therein, or otherwise misconduct itself on pain of being con- silered and treat-ed as a trespasser Verily is it that “ cheek " must be spelled with a very large initial letter in order to do justice to this astounding piece of im- pertinence. Canadians have an out of sight better right to lay exclusive claim to all the waters on the Atlantic coast, and every part of them in which Yankee fishermen now en- joy coordinate rights, then the American Republic has to pretend that the Behring Sea is its own private property. With just as much show of reason might they claim the Atlantic Ocean one hundred miles out from New York, or the Pacific Oman one hundred miles out from San Francisco. It is gratify- ‘ ing to know that this astonishing impudence ‘ will not be accepted meekly and without protest. Truly the British lion will have sunk to theplightofa bass born pusillanimous , 4L_L2__‘I_ nu-.. ... 0.- ..=__ , out ii he does not show very emphatically that: ha is not; to be frightenad off from his legitimate rights by the angry screechinga of a greedy eagle. I: is time just about right. now for John Bull to show Brother Jone than that: he must rein in his pretensions to own the whole of this continent, and the waters adjacent thereto. “Ale you fond of sweet: potatoes, Mr. Bliven ‘2" asked Mrs. Haahem at the dinner- table. “ I yam," replied Billy; and he now pays 32 9. week more for his boardâ€"[Mer- chant Traveler. If any reliance can be placed on one-half the testimony given before the committee which has in charge the Chicago Insane Asylum investigation, that institution, as hitherto conducted. is a disgrace to Ameri- can civilization. But if such horrible abuses could so long go unrebuked in the Chicago asylum, why not in many others managed on similar principles all over the Union ? If anything can open the eyes of the American people to the evilsof the “spoils" system ciap- pciutment to ctfim which they carry into the details of National and State administration, such a revelation should have that effect. Our Canadian methods work badly enough in many respects, but. happily, such an atrocity as the handing over of our lunatics to the tender mercies of a set of “ roughs and toughs ” is hardly conceivable. And yet we are reminded that even in Canada it is no unusual thing for lunatics to be confined for a length of time in the common gaols for want of proper asylum accommodation. This cause at reproach cannot be too speedily l removed, for, as there is no class of sufierers l whose misery appeals more powerfully to the minds and. hearts of people of large and cultivated sensibility than those who are bereft of reason, so it may bedoubted if there | is a better test of'Ohiistqn civilization than the manner in which these unfortunates are cared for, and the appliances of medical science brought to bear for the amelioration of their pitiable condition. Served Him Right.