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Sx'cyn stoml hefm‘c her ‘. For 11 couple of moments they stood silent 211141 Hill facing each other, {11111 11111111116 line 52111111011 few weeks had p1<11111ced. But h1-1 110111101 was greater than his, f 1‘ Grace 111111 prepared him for what he saw, while She was ignorant of the struggle which had exhausted him. The boyish gaieivy was gone 1111111 his face, the carelessness from his 111111111011 -, he looked quite 0111 11nd severe, 111111111111 the softness in his deep eyes. She cunhi oniy 1111111111110 this change to present disple '0, as she 21000111111111 for his pre- sence hy supposing that Mrs Blonnt had written to him complaining of her misbe lmviom‘. “chmpzu'ih',” he answered, buttherewas 110 an}: in his voice ; and taking both 1101' hand» in his he held them as if licmoemt to limp {hem for 0v 3?, looking into her eyes the w'niic with such tender earnestness and deep soiirtii mic that her heart, fluttered with a wild, uncontrollable joy. “ Don’t you think Ivo11g11t to sc<11<1 you?’ he asked, after a moment 5 pzuxse, 31111110101 11131101 hangs in his. “And then I {1111 only agirl, with 110 seri- n “If you were a mun with the most serious purpose {1 1111111 can huVOAthe determination to suhdue inclination and renounce the deer- est desire of his heartwthe result would have been the 5111110. If :1 1}11i”blif(1h:ul been theeuuse of your unhoppine ;, you Should have found huppin ess in t last change. But are vou 1121111131.” She kept her heml do“ 11, nuiking no sion. “No ; you have not found even satisfuetion. We cannot buy happiness~ue can only buy pleasures, and they are #1111 ”Jy hotter than the nurenties, that fo' '1 lit 1 while nuke us forget, and like 11 neoties, these pleasures must he tak- en 11) those whose happiness depends upon them ii‘mronger 111111 stronger (loses till the end mines. Look at Goldy in the eage theie. If external ((11 11111 count.forunythinge Should have died of misery the day after he was taken from thel fields. But he lives and sings Lhe1 e inn p1 15011 “Anti uh) can t I?“ “lhe else is different. That little pliS- 01101 has all the food he needs but 0111 Crew ing hero is wish for the 110111ishn1ent, that 13 (leniml us. It seems to 1110 that we need nothing here but love. I think I could live content with all this small room holds.” T‘] have done wrong,” she said, thinking of the pain she had given M L's. Blount ; she has bccn very kind to 11:0, and I have tried hei‘ pzlLience shzuuefuliy ; and instead of asking her to pardon me 1 have been si- lent and morosc not treating her as a friend at all. “Is she the only one you have failed to treat as a friend? Have you kept your promise to me ‘3 Why didn’t you write to me and say ‘I want you advice_._ 9” “But I £1111 quite 11'011 now. There is 110- Lhmg the nutterwith my health.” “ Mi, y 011 L ‘1ink ofmc only as your doctor, “$11,215 your doctor, 10L111ass111‘0 myself that 1 mm donoihing for you. NiLli‘iown, no not [here with you (’1)le to the Eight ; here when) I may see your face.” He seated 11e11,11d still holding her hands, sLooti be- fore her, looking (101111 “You have cr-mn to scold me,” in a tum: (It (‘nntriLinm she said, “Your eyeszu‘c sunk, your check is thin ; there are signs of sufi'ering, pain, fatigue about your month,” he said. “Yes. It was nearly one when you put out your light.” “You have heard all about me.” “No, notall. I know that you have been seeking" happiness and found but o very poor substitute for it. 1 know that, poor as the substitute is, it makes you f0 L Liln e fo1get some. meat trouble ; but I can only guess wlm‘ that trouble 1.3, a 111 I must, make sxue of it before I (11110 to In scribe :1 remedy.” She trembled under his fixed gale. “You don’t; lmuv how dull it is lxeze,’ ”she pleaded. “It Is fativue. I went to the theatre last night and after that; I had suppel. It was vex ‘ me when I came home.’ “Yes, I do. I know that this house must be terribly dull in comparison with the glit- ter and 1110\‘ement of the scenes you have lived illâ€"that the life here must, he terribly mmmtonousafter an existence of perpetual change and variety. ” “You are LL man," Nessa. said, still striv- ing to hold her ground. “And for thaf reason, I am less easy to satisfy than you who are a woman. There’s not the difl'orenco between us that you im- agine. Look up in my face. Do you see no chmwoâ€"no trace of past, suffering “I” ShL looked up quilkly, and wit} 1 tender sy1..p;xthy 0\'(‘1(,()‘1l1n" her silence, said, “H-ve Lyon been ill ?”0 “Not more than you, who tell me you me well. But I have suffered as you have, though I am 3. 11121.11, though my surroundings have not been (lull, living out of doors among men frat home amidst a bevy of noisy child- ren ; and though I have had a serious pur- pose over before 1110, I have suffered. in spite of all these influences to forgetfulness, until my endurance can go no further. Dear one, you know the muse. I love you, and all my happinens depends upon your loving me.’ Her head had sunk again. He waited a moment, and then continued . I know your suffering and mine spring from the flame cause, but whether you love me or another I dare not say, I have only my hope to guide me. Give me a sign that , miss, will you come into the sit- m, missirx szx gs, hcfr‘nt; on W) out 9‘ ,, I will (301119,”ncam .mn“ 010d , CHAPTER XXXVIII. ‘ \V T 1‘? M I’TATION‘ THE BATTLE WON in his «1001) eyes. She this change to present accounted for his pre- thut Mrs. Blount had I may know.” He loosened her hands :they slid flown _into her lap luezL-Yily. _ “A \VOl‘dâ€"IL Sigll~t0 toll nae that you love me 01‘ love me not,” he urged passimmtely. She thought of Umce, ahd sltarted to her feet, white and trembling violently. She urmld not stay there feeling hersulf unequal m this conflict. “You 11111511110tlcave me like this,” he crimLtaliing her by the arm as she made a quick, terrified step toward the (1001', “FM God's sake, put me out of this sus- pense? Oh, you llO love me ,(la1‘ling!” For a moment she stood irresolutc, swayed between [)1 inciple and pmssion, and then, her fervent love throwing all conscientious samples to the wind, she flung her arms about his neck and sank, with a cry of joy , 119011 111% brca“ He kissed her cold cheek hill the hot blood rose,1m1rxnuring incoherent words of passionate love. Then again the image of Grace rose before NesszL’s eyes, freezing her heart with a sense of guilt and shame. Eut how was that to he done ‘3 She had, in the madness of a moment, acknowledged that she loved him. She knewthat she loved, and must still love him, despite this great fault in his character. She could not hope to turn him from her by reasoning. She was no match for him. He might produce argu- ments that would sap all her best intentions. She felt that if he took hei in his aims and breaLheil upon hei face again, she must yield as she had yielded. He would return. How con il she evade him? She saw only one v.1 of escaping te111ptation 1 She must i'ly. That, too, was obvious. She must leave the house and never return to it. “N0, 110 1” she criefi, shrinking from his lips, freeing herself by a physical effort from his arms. “I am nothing. It is Grace you must love. ” “It is you Ilove you, who are all the world to me. A1111 now that 1 know you love me no one on earth shall separate n us. She Shook 1101‘ head wildly and escaped from the room. He left the house shnost immediately 11fte1. To tell (nace what Ind happened v. as the fi1st duty 1; mt presented itself to his mind It was less easy for Nessa to determine t" e course she had to take. For a time it was impossible for her to compose her thoughts into {my definite form. She shook from head to foot as she sat upon the side of her bed endeavoring to overcome the con- vulsive agitation of mind and body. Little by little, as the physical and mental agita- tion subsided, certain convictions rose dis- tinct and clear from the tumult of ideas that crowded her mind. First she saw the impossibility of her becoming Sweyn‘s wife. Her whole soul revolted against an act which seemed to her a deliberate crime against Grace. Next, she perceived the ne- cessity of severing all communion with Sweyn. “ I noticed you kept your eye on him, and were precious particular about L110 kniv ” But would he be thwartedâ€"he, a man strong and powerful in all things? \Vould he not, find her in her retreat and compel her to be his wife? She foresaw that he would do so. “'11th barrier could she place between herself and him ‘3 Why, there was one simple enough. There was one thing that she had meditated doinrr for a week past, inerelv as a means of procuring the pleasures which her means would soon fail to pro- \ide. It; was another step downwards ; but surely if it had been almost a matter of indifference whether she took it or not be- fore, it was justifiable and a. welcome step now that it was to save herself from lifeâ€" long shame, and Sweyn from lasting 1e- Inorse, and Grace from such a hopeless misery as she herself now endured. Allithat 10111ained of her money, sme 11 fmv .sh1lh1vrs, SHC enclosed in 1111 envelope \1 1th 11 few lines ‘10 Evl1s.]$101111t expressing l1c1‘11og1‘et fol 1111 the trouble she had given, and hogging 1181‘ $0 accept; the 511111 111 pay» 111811: of 1101 11011 d 111d lodging, - then she 100' 1 11 1115! 100k 10111111 the room, 11111 110156- lessly dov. 11 the stahs, and left the house numbserved. About the same time, from her lodgings in Marble Grove, Fulham, Mrs. Redmond set out for the restaurant in Regent Street, where they were to meet and lunch with Lord Caricklmirn. It struck one as she reached the Chandos. She could be punctu- al when it suited her. At the door she was met by a, 1mm in n. clerical frock coat. “ You, alone ‘3” she said in surprise, giv- mg her hand, and on his nodding gloomliy, shca‘sked, “Are they upstairs ?” “I don’t know whether she is. I haven’t been up to see. I’ve been looking out for you.”C0n1c up the street ; got something to V V‘ Thev Walked towmd the cilcus briskly and 111 silence for t“ 0111,) yu‘ds ; then M13. Redmond spake, “ \’\ 0113’s Omicklmimr?’ “ At110111e in a, straxght wmstcoat,’ he replied, 1'11 a 10W Lone of discontent. “ ‘3» 11th " “ Attack mum on in the night. I thought it would. ')idn’t you see how queer he looked at suppm ?” “ I can generally tell within a few hours when he's fining 10 he lud. ” “ Oh, well, You can tell her that he’ 8 sp: {Lined his ankle 01' something \‘he 1': 011 L mind. She s not 1eady for it yet, and it 5 no good frighteningher by being in a hurry ; she might suspect. It will be time enough when her money runs out and she feels the want of it I suppose he’ll be all rivht to- morrow 01‘ the (lay 2'1fte1‘, and a (lay 01 two won ’t make much diffeienee to us. “\Von’t it though 1”said he, sullenly. “The governor‘s coming back.” “ “has 7” “ Hexhum will be back this afternoon. I found a telegram from him whenlgot in last night. He started from Dublin yesterday evgilingi’ _ Mrszcdmond muttered an imprecation between 1101‘ set teeth, and aflora pause ask- ed, in a, tone of dismay, “ “'11“ are we to do now ‘2” “Nothing ; the game’s up ! You may lay your life Hexlmm won’t give us a chance.” . “\Vhy not? Couldn’t he stand in with us? If we go equal shares all three in the money we shan’t do badly.” The man laughed at her. “You don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said. “\Vhy, Hexham’s as hon- est as the day. He’d never have been trust- ed to take care of Carickbairn otherwise. If he chose to he dishonest he could bolt safely with more than you could oflei him for put- ting his hand to such a dangerous job as this. He’ (1 break every bone in my body if I hinted such a thing to him." “Then you’ll be Ye to 100k sharp about it; he’ 11 be 111 London by five." “\Vhere is Cai'ickbuirn now?” she asked after a, long pause. “In his room. I left him strapped down. “Look here!” said she. L xkinn his a ‘m and speaking low, “I I! undert: 11m to bring the rrirl into the room in {L couple of 110111"; 1f 3 011’11 saut em in togethe 1‘ 21111177111111 lean e a knife when: he can get at it 1” n “chvcr mind what I inn ; will you do it? You get a-s much as I do ; you made your own terms, and knew what they were for. Will you do it ‘3” “\Vell, you are a J (webel glancing at her, sidelonq. “What’s the good ? The pm'oxysnl's over by this time. I'Te’ll be as helpless as a child wing} I getfiba ” “Ever 'thin ’s aflainst us,” she said, bit- ) g a terly ; then, exasperated by the man’s silence, she cried, “Why don’t you suggest something? You didn’t leave him to see me for nothing, I know.” “That’s allvei‘y fine. I know y0u~y0u want to put all the responsibility on my shoulders ; but; you are just as 10th as I am to throw up the chance of making afortune in a day.” A glazed door with a. gauze blind closed the entrance from the staircase to the pri- vate (lining room of the Chandos Restaurant. Peeping over the top of the blind Mrs lied- moml saw Nessa seated at the table. She turned, and by a Sign bade her companion in the clerical dress look. The girl sat in an attitude of deep dejeotion, looking listlessly through the window at her side ; the light falling on her face revealed an expression of apathy and weariness in it which encouraged their hopes. “Oh, Fifi content to throw up the affair. It’s not, a. nice business, and too confounded risky. Hexlmm pays me well ; ands» bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” “\VellY I thought there might be just a chance that you had brought the girl up to the scratch. As I tell you, after this bout ,arickhah 11 may he {LS easily led as a. child “’e’se had eventhing ready for the last week. if “econld onlyD wet the gnl to con- sent, we might out) themD in twin and pack them off to the continent before chham arrives.” “Let’s go babk to the restaurant and find her l" “Well Sumething must; be done,” she said Mrs. Redmond stopped suddenly, and turning round, said ; “ \Vhat‘s the matter, chuininy?’, askal Mrs. Redmond ; “ you look more down on your luck than usual to-day.” “ I wish we were in Brussels,” said Nessa. “ So do I, by George 1 It’s a lovely little place. Music in the park, lots of smartly dressed women and children, people sitting outside the cafes in the warm sunshine, lots of lovely old buildings with a. market place in the middle full of flowers, peasants in great wooden shoes and queer dresses, dogs trottingalong drawing carts full of bright brass milk cans ! Oh, it isquaint andlovely ! She clasped her hands and threw up her eyes, and a faint smile came in to Nessa°s face with the odd picture this description presented to her imagination. “ It must be interesting,” she said. “ Interesting, I should think it was ! Why, ehummy, it’s a thing to make you forget every trouble you ever had. Couldn,t we run over there for a week or two ?” “ I have no money left.” “ Tut, tut ! There, that’s it. I haven’t aconple of pounds in the world. It’s all gone ; and I can’t tell how. I’m sure we’ve been as careful as we could ; we have bought nothing that wasn’t absolutely necessary to ladies in our position. Do you really mean you have nothing-left. “You leave her to me. Go and fetch Carickbairn, and bring enough money to pay their tare ; I have none.” “ Nice ! why, it’s a, paridise in comparison with this murky hole. Here’s a wretched dayfnr you, and were half way through May. A couple of inches of mud in the streets; I suppose we ought to be grateful that it isn’t snow. It never surprises me to hear of pcople throwing themselves; in the “var, 1N essa slmddered : she perhaps had though of such an escape from the misery of liViI fr “Yes. I don’t think I've more than enourrh to m v for our lunch.” 5 1 § “ 'l‘hev 11111011’ t come yet,’ ” Shcv said after kissing: r Ness a. “ Oh, well we won’t wait. \\ hat éshall v e have ‘3” she touched the bell. “ \Ylmtever you choose. It’s all the same to 1110 I” said Nessa. The waiter came in and Mrs. Redmond onlereil soup,cutlets,and a bottle of Moscllc. “ It‘s no use dreaming of anything but the simplest of things in these beastly Eng- lish places,” she said, seating herself 01- posite Nessa; “and then it‘s doubtful if you’ll get them decent. New, in Brussels, or anywhere on the continent, it’s quite another thing. Even at a second-rate place like the Rouhei‘ de Caneal, for instance, you may go in fagged out with a long jour- ney, and get a lunch that makes you gay for the rest of the day,” “I suppose it’s very nice in Brusselsâ€" everything,” said Nessa, looking up with a gleam of interest in her eye. “Is it possi‘)le? \Vhy, what are we to do, 01111111111), £01 subsistence? I positively time not 11111 into debt agmn. D!) you think you 0011111 borrow anything from your f1ie11us. ’" The man turned and went down-stairs; Mrs‘ Redmond entered the dining: room. Nessa shook her head. It was almost a satisfaction to hc1 to think that there was no alteumtive left; Mis Redmond could scarcely conceal 1101 exultabion. “ \Vell, one thing is vexv certain, ” she said - “ I must accept that entvagenmnt an: 1 go drabbling about the provinces with that beastly 10w music- hall company. You wouldn’t care for that sort of thmg, would you “Of course you must do something for yourself if your friends won’t help you ; but luckily for you you’re not bound to accept such a, degrading position as mine. You’ve only got to say the word and you can get all that money can buyâ€" carriages, horses, dress, diamondsâ€"everything. Ah,” with a shake of head, “fancy ‘.in a. couple of hours you could be dashing down to Queens- borough in a saloon carriage, get on board one of those lovely boats with the sea spark- ling around you, and the soft breeze blow- ing all the gloom out of your mind steam v Nessa. shook her head as she drew together the crumbs on the table-cloth. CHAPTER XXXIX A YIELDS. he muttered, up that beautiful river to Flushing, and to- morrow morning he lounging upon an awn- ing 011 one of those delicious Rhine boats passing tlnough the most gorgeous scenery in the “'Olld, with some new object of in- terest at e\ cry turn to give delight to life. l‘lie1e, dour, its impossible to think of any unpleasantness under such circumstances, and everything about you seems perfectly charming.” “11's. Redmond continued to dilate upon the delights of continental travel until her imagination and recollections were exhausted, encouraged to the utmost by the evident interest with which No i. listened At length, fatigued by the effort and impa- tient of N 335 silence, she said in a. tone of irritation : “I can’t L9H what you‘re about to refuse such z» chance. I suppose you've got some boyish romantic attachment.” She Waited for a response, but hcssu made none. “I thoughtso, "shesnid with growing vcxation at the failure of hcreloqncncc; “you’vcbecn aw- fuily close about your friends ; but, I can see well enough what’s the matter. You‘re smitten thh some fellow whom you hope to catch.” Ne shook herhead. Nessa shook her head once more without any 31ng of resulting Mrs. Redmond’s sar- casm. ' “Then I can’t understand why you hesi< tato. I should have thought you had had enough of misery.” “\Vell, you expect to find some one bet ter than Carickbaim :L duke perhaps.” “IE may be Lhat is why I do hesitate If [goulrdonly }(>\'e C: ick‘nELiru “I don’t see Why you shouldn’t love him ; he can give you everything that women of our class many for. You tell: about love as if you were still a. child at school. It‘s just those matches that result from such silly sentiment that turn out had I never knew any couple yet who married for love who didn’t detest each other before a year was ended. Can’t you use your own eyes? Look down in the street there ; can you pick out a single well dressed woman who looks as if she were in love? Not (ne, they have all found that the real enjoyment of life comes from dress and position and 2.11 that. Love is an amusement -»»it lasts at the outside for a year or so; hut wealth brings enjoyment for a. Whole life time. u hat would become of us after forty if we had nothing but love to live upon ‘1” "' That’s afl‘cution ; 211111 it's precxsclv £11511 139011011 \1 hich sp1i11gs up after 1111111111470 when two people 111m mam icd sensibl) , and not 11151111041 from 111011111111011. “Then I will be married this afternoon,” said Nessa, firmly. “ \Vell, there you are. "’ said she, “if both give both must love. And the more you give, the more you ought to love. And, of eou1se, in giving yourself to C'micklmirn, you do give more than if he \1 ere quite the 1111111 of y our choice. No one denies that he Is :1. little v1 oak 111 his intellect, and 1‘cqui1es some one to guide 111111 ; but in inking care of 111111, and 1113,11111g some sacrifice with a. sort of philan- th1opic notionâ€"-a. kindof feelingthat \‘ouo 11111k111g1111n l1a.ppyâ€"-” Mrs. Redmond cheek- ed herself, for she was being on 11 led by the fo1ce 0 her ownlogie to lengths that appem ed tohei a little too ridiculouso to unpose ex on on such a. simpleton as 1“ 05.321. But she ce1tz11n- 1y would have continued had she known vhat hopeful conviction she had caused to down upon the girl’s 11111111. AS it was, she leont back in her chair and folded her arms 111 morose silence, saying to hemelf that it was no good going any furthe‘ ;sl1e must give up the attempt to 111011111 the stubborn girl to her purpose. Both sat quite silent for some minutes; then Nessa. 100111111r up, with a. set iesolve in her clear ey s, 511111 . “How long would it take to arrange for a. marriage ‘1' ' “011 the arrangements are all 11121110. \Vl1en we first began to talk about this 3.1111113 I felt so sure you intended to do the sensible thing that I told ()arieklmirn to give the formal notice at the registry ofliiee 1111115 parish, and it was done. “'11y dear chum- 111y 1"â€"Mrs. Redmond leant forward, warm- ed with a. sudden rush of affectionâ€"J‘You could 1101 1:11 ried this very '1fte1noon, if you Ned Grimcs wore a sad countenance. He was often asked what was the matter, but no satisfactory answer was forthcon’ning. A!) lengthan intinmte friend obtained the follow- ing pal‘tigllzu's 9f 11i1_u :‘ “Oh, we must love as long as we live ; it is part of our life,” said Nessa, fervently. “Do not old people weep when death parts then from those, they love ‘1” “ A woman must come to Inve a man who is always providing her wiLh what; she wants.” - “ But the man must love to give ; and if love only Spriggs from receiving, and the wife gh es notflxivgfl ’ Nessa suggested. \‘J‘TYou knaw,” said Ned, “I have been courting Sally \V. a long while. ' and so we had n gl cat notion of getting manied V1 hen L113, damned old 00 onel#-â€"â€"” As Nessa seemed to accept this proposition, Mrs. Redmond contmucd : “ But the wifevdoes give somethingashe gives herself. VYhat more could a mem ask for ‘3 Besides, men are dill‘ei‘enb from woman ~ihey like giving. ” “So do \voinmx surely ?” Mrs. Redmond, judging her sex by her own standard, was not so convinced 011 this h,ead but she was quite ready to grant it fox the sake 0t argument. “G0 011, Ned, don’t be a. boy ; what about Colonelfiâ€"JI” “\Vhy, you see, Sally said I had better ask him, and so .[ did, as pal-lite as 1 knowed how.” “\Vell, “'11th reply did he make “‘Nhy, he kinder hinted round as if I wa’n’b wanted there l” (,2) “\Vell, Ned, let us know what bhe hints wcreiwhat the colonel said to disturb your mind so.” “\\ 11y ' ,he said if he catchcd me than: wrain 11: \V 011111 (10“ 111de me L111 I hadn’ b an inch of skin left 011 my back , (121111 his old p10ter. '” The Cornwall lacrosse clul), champions of the world, defeated the OLLawas 0y six games to nothing, last Saturday. A man‘s best fortune, or his worst, is his wife. Oliver Morphy, whose death by drowning in Lake Winnipeg was reported the other day, was well known in Toronto aquatic circles. He was one of the Argonauts crew that made the best mile and a. half record in still water at \Vatkin’s Glen, and he rowed with an Argonaut crew at Henley, Eng. Fruits of Courtship. (T0 1:1; CONTINL 1m) “Who was Napoleon U. ‘3” A question often asked and, strange to say, seldom, if ever, answered Napoleon the Great, the Second, the Little. That is the order. The Second Napoleon was duke of Reichstadt, son of Napoleon I. anda daugh~ terof Hapshurg. Losing all hope of (ever leavingJ a son and heir by his beautiful. Jose- phine, he turned to the French senate and secnreda divorce. “'hat was said by him and Eugene to Josephine is only partially known. The gentle woman, true as women always are, yielded to his schemes. Jose- phine silenced, and the decree granted, N1puleon turned to R11ssia,to that mixture of madness, terror and cruelivfi the 1101112111- Olin. He would \1 0d a daurrhtei of that house, which, his piophetie inind had pro- phosied, 11 ould one day lule l‘luiope. Reâ€" fused by a. child of the Greek chnich, he turns be one like himself, 111oeieantf1o1n the Ron1an121tholic. The splendid bauhle (1f the B‘onihon crown in alliance with the Corsican v1 1 ‘ too much, (1\" 1foi'iVl:1,itei'11ieli. Marie Louise was willinvr SE10, the descmr (111111 0111110115" 11110 of kings of Europe 3 01(1- cst 1n\111 1101150,, “'9 S to 1111'11g1011m 11101111 11 11311 1111111 (3111 (/01 15111111 u<1"011tl11'c1‘. (1‘11, 1111'511ri1lg of the 111111111 go w 15 Napoleon 1.1.,111111'4 of 1mm 1 111111 :1 duke of Rein-1181111111. In its cradln kings 111111 rulers paid it 1101 “1540. \Vl1y 1101 ? 111 its father‘s dreams it WM 11. world governor, 11 mighty e111po1‘01‘, 11 grunter 1111111 A' x1111r101' 01‘ U11 111‘. Once mom E11311 111111 \‘1'11-t, 11.5 under (‘11111'1011111g11c, were to be 11111191 one flown, S\21y0(1 by one sceptcrm- 111111111 111 Lyric W111 "ho vigorous policy pursued by the United States authorities against those Mormons who practice polygamy is having its cil'eet. Five years ago when the ‘Mormon Church met in Conference, their President declared that “celestial marriages” were a part 0 the Mormon revelation tmm which they could not withdraw. \Vithin the last few weeks \Vilford \\'oodruff, a man about 80 years of age, chosen at their last general conference to be “prophet, seer, revolator, and President" of the church7 has announced in a manner most explicit that “we are not teaching polygamy or plural marriages, nor permitting any person to enter into its prac~ tic-c.” That this change of sentiment is in some measure due to the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which held that polygamy is a crime and not a lawful part of re- ligion is perhaps a fact. As to the cause of the change the public are not particularly concerned. Nor is it any concern of the public whether the Mormons still believe in their peculiar institution ; provided they do not continue to teach their doctrines or carry them into practice. Many people, at the close of the or ii war, believed in slavery and many more in the right of secession. The Government never called upon them to renounce their opinions, but only to obey the laws. It did not expect or require a public renunciation of sentiments or beliefs to which they had sealed their devotion in battle through four years. So the Mormons cannot be expected to instantly discard views in which some of them have been nur- tured since childhood. They are simply bound to obey the law. And this, accordâ€" ing to President \Voodruff, the Mormons propose to do. Says he in his manifesto, “ Inasmuch as laws have been enacted by Con ess forbiddingplural marriages, which laws have been pronounced constitutional by the court of lust resort, I do hereby declare my intention to submit to those laws, and. use all my influence with the members of the Church over which I pre- side to have them do likewise.” This procla- mation may be regarded as sounding the death-knell of the institution of polygamy, that festering sore which {01‘ so many years has disfigured and disgraced the American hotly politic. Lei. 0111' rulers see to it that a like evil does not iiml :1. place Within our own young institutions. Preventinn is better than Cure, though it would seem that cure is not absolutely impossible. The number “ thirteen” has a very (loop meaning for him. He will never sit down to a table where he would make the thir- teenth. Count Bismarck Bohlen narrates that one day in 1370. at liheims, when the Chancellor gave a. dinner, one 0t the invitaâ€" tions had to he countcrmmuled, lmmmse otherwise there would have been thirteen at; table. Bismarck does not believe in a lucky 0r unlucky star, but he is convinced that his life is seriously influenced by a certain mystic number. Several of his intimate friends, indeed, affirm that he said to them one day at Versailles 2 “ I shall die at such an age, in such a year ; I am sure of it, for I know the mystic number which rules my whole existence.” It is said, too, that several years later he expressed the same conviction at Varzin. Mistress. “So I hear you re en aged to be 111axrie(l,Sara.h ?”-~Maidy: “VVelEE, not; ex- ac’rly, mum. But I have had the first re- fusal of an offer from a. 111aster-ca.rpcnter, and I think, please, mum, I ought to accept it.” General Boyer. Bamine’s envoy, arrived at the (iernmn hemlqn Mars in V eimilles 011 Friday, October 14,1)le Iiisnmrek \1 onld not see him till the next day sayingr that, he would never do anything of inipo1tzniee 011 any Friday, 11111011 less on a. Friday the dabe of which coincided with the anniversary of Hochkirch, Jenn, and Auerstudt. He was talking one day of :1 defeat the Germans had experienced in the course of the campaign of 1870. “ I beg of you to observe, gentlemen,” he said, “that that happened 011 a Friday ” The Am Runs and the Rinrnmns. Bismm ‘)'\'l 3‘ itizm. “1:0 anoh‘nn I}. “'as.