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” Hahg Samuel Wafiely's tune as im- proved by thee I" said Henchard. "Chuck geross one of your psaltersâ€"old_\V_ilt- shire is the only tune worth smgmg â€"the psalm-tune that would make my blood ebb and file like the sea when I was a steady chap. I'll find some words to fit en." He took one of the alters, and began turning over the elves. Chancing to look out of the window at that moment he saw a. flock of peo- pfle passing by, and perceived them to b. the congregation of the upper church, 11va just dismissed. their sermon hav- ing been a longer one than that the {war parish was ufavoured with. mong the rest of the leading inhab- lbants walked Mr. Councillor Fartrae, with Lucetta. upon his arm, the observ- and imitated of all the smaller radesmen's Vomankind. Henchard’s outh changed a little, and he continu- ed to turn over the leaves. “Now. then.” he said, “Psalm the undredâ€"andâ€"Ninth, to the tune of iltshire: verses ten to fifteen. Igive ye the words :â€" " His seed shall orphans be._ his wife fiddle. "We've let back our strings, that's true; but we can soon pull ’em up again. Sound A. neighbours, and gxyq {he man a stave.” "Wellâ€"heh, hehâ€"it may be we can do that. and not a. man among us that have sat in the allery less than twen- ty year." said t e leader of the band. " As ‘tis, Sunday, neighbours, suppose we raise the fourth Psa’am. to Samuel nggly‘s Eune, {as iugprpve by me 2“. “ I don't care a curse what the words he," said Henchard, “Hymns, ballets, or rantipole rubbish ; the Rogue's March or the cherubim's warbleâ€"’tis all the same to me if 'tis good harmony, and well 1‘1't out.” n 11 , IAAL L_L .‘L _‘__ LA ._., “.4 _da 0); Wis“ cilivose‘igmovgcé 3ft“??ng figie‘g stole the pa'son's - A widow ’pluuéiad'ffi file}? ' 7 hlgvvagrant children beg their bread here none can give relief. "Bis all-got riches shall be made To usurers a prey; The {rut-t of all his «toil shall be By stmngers borne away. "A swift destruction soon shall seize Of his unhappy race; An the next a a his hated name Shall utterly eface." "I know the Psa' mâ€"I know the F _ ,, ." said he lea er hastily; “but A gen-d as'lie‘ not sing it. ’Iwasn't Now the King of Prussia was the inn chosen by Henchard as the place for closing his long term of dramless years. He had so timed his entry as to be well established in the large room by the time the forty church-goers entered to their customary cups. The flush won his face proclaimed at once that the vow of twenty years had lapsed, and the era of recklessness begun anew. He was seated on a small table, drawn up to the side of the massive oak board reserved for the churchmen, a few of whom nodded to him as they took their places and said. “ How be ye, Mr. Benâ€" chard? Quite a. stranger here.” Henchard did not take the trouble to reply for a. few moments. and his eyes réated on his stretched-out legs and boots. “ Yes," he said at length; "that’s true. I‘ve been down in spir- it for weeks; some of ye know the cause. I am better now; but not quite serene. I want you fellows of the choir to strike up a tune; and what with that and this brew of Stannidge's I am in hopes of getting altogether out of my minor key." The conveisation was not the conver~ nation of week days. but a thing al- together finer in point and higher in 0.0316. 'I‘hey invariably discussed the sermon, dissecting it. weighing it, as above or below the averageâ€"the gener- al tendency being to regard it as a. gyientific feat or performance which had n'o relation to their own lives. except as botween critics and the thing critic- ised. The bass-Viol player and the 919:): usually spoke with more authorâ€" fly than the rest on amount of their official connection with the preacher. The great point. the point of honour. on these sacred occasions. was for each man to strictly limit himself to half-a- pint of liquor. This scrupulosity was so Well understood by the landlord, that the whole company was served in cups of that measure. They were all exact- ly alikeâ€"straighbsided, with leafless limeâ€"trees done in ell-brown on the sides â€"one towards the drinker's lips. the other confronting his comrade. To wonder how many of these cups the landlord possessed altogether. was a fav- nurite exercise of children in the mar- vellous. Forty at least might have been seen at these times in the large room, forming a ring round the mar- gltn of the great sixteen-legged oak taâ€" ble. like the monolithic circle at Stone- henge in its pristine days. Outside and win-0:2 the forty cups came a circle of (arty smoke jets from forty clay pipes; outside the pipes the countenances of the forty church-goers. supported at the back by a circle of forty-chairs. CHAPTER XXXIII. ‘At this date there prevailed in Cas- l 1' ti 9 a. convivial customâ€"scarcely Yggnlf d as such, yet none the less bstablished. 0n the aftgmoon of every Smithy a large contingent of the Cas- terbridge journeymenâ€"steady church- gogrs and sedate characters having at- ended service, filed from the church gigs across the way to the King of sic. Inn. The rear was usually brought up by the chair, with their bass-Viol, fiddles. and flutes under their ums. ‘1VVith all my heart,” said the first finished] be found that to his wants ‘ exr mercy will extend. to his helpless orphan seed, The least assistance lend. AS GOOD AS GOLD. " 0d seize our sauce-J tell a to sing the Hundre wadâ€"Ninth, to iltshire. and sing it you shall!" roared Hench- ard. " Not a. single one of all the dron- ing crew of ye goes out of this room till that Psalm is sung 1" He slipped off the table seized the poker. and going to, the dqor placed ]_;\is paqlf against it. ,1,A.L mare. thinking to ease him, but he were quite upset. hatever Servant David wer thinking about when he made a. P§alm that nobody can sing without disgracing himself. I can't fa- thom! Now, then. the fourth Psalm, to Samuel Wakely'a tune, as improved by "No. no; not to-day." said Hench- ard; and she went away feeling that to caution Farfrae was almost her duty as it was certainly her strong desire. As on the Sunday. so on the week- days, Farfrae and Lucetta. might have been seen flitting about the town like two butterfliesâ€"or rather like a bee and a. butterfly in league for life. She seemed to take no pleasure in going anywhere except in her husband's comâ€" pany; and hence when business would not permit him to waste an afternoon she remained indoors, waiting for the time to pass till his return. her face being visible to Elizabeth Jane from her window aloft. The latter. however, did not say to herself, that Farfrae should be thankful for such devotion. but full of her reading, she cited Rosa- lind's exclamation: "Mistress. know yourself; down on your knees and thank heaven fasting for a good_ man's loye." She kept her eye upon Henchard also. One day he answered her inquiry for his health by, saying that he could not endure Abel \Vhittle's pitying eyes up- on him while they worked together in the yard. " He is such a fool," said Henchard, " that he can never get out of his mind the time when I was masâ€" ter there." a mam much moved b the strains. "Don't ye blame Davi ," he went on in 19w tones. shaking his head without raislng his eyes. " He knew what he was about when he wrote that. If I could afford it. be hanged if I wouldn't keep a church choir at my own expense to play and sing to me at these low. dark times of my life. But the bitter thing is that when I was rich I didn't need what Icould have, and now Ibe poor.I__ca;p_’t have what I need!" --_ , J 11-â€" ‘V'VNBV. EVE-$.11: Eafl‘afiéhd: if yBu don't wish to have your custr gates brokenj" “ Don't ’ee, don’t 'ee take on solâ€"As 'tis the Sabbath-day, and ’tis Servant David’s words and not ours, perhaps we don’t mind for once, hey? said one of the terrified choir, looking round upon the rest. So the instruments were tun- ed and the comminafiory (ersefq sgpg. _ “ Then, if I'd known.” said the pet- former on the clarionet solemnly, "that 'twas meant for a living man, nothing should have drawn out of my Wynd- plpgfihe breath for that Psalm, so help ” Nor from mine," said the first sing- er. “But. thought I. as it was made so long ago. and so far away. peqhaps there isn't much in it. so I’ll obhge a neighbour : for there’s nothing to besaid against the tune." These half-uttered words alarmed El- izabethâ€"all the more by reason of the still determination of Henchard's mien. Henchard did not answer and they went on till they had reached his cot- tagng “May I come fin ?{’ she sajd. sfffiazfixfi féffinénk 379,” said Reich- ard in a. softened voice, his eyes grow- ing downcasp. and h_is.manlqer t‘hat' of \Vhile they paused, Lucetta and Far- frae passed again, this time homeward. it bemg their custom to take, like othâ€" ers. a short walk out on the highvmy. and back, between church and teaâ€"time. "There's the man we've been singmg about," said Henchard. "’Tis the man," dogggdly. _ " Ah, my boys, you've sung it," crjed Henchard, triumphantly. " As for bug. 1t was partly by his songs that he got over me. and heaved me out. . . . I gogIdAdoubLe hing_up like _thatâ€"and yqt By this hour the volcanic fires of his nature had burnt down, and having drunk no great quantity as yet, he was inclined to acquiesce. She took his arm, and together they went on. Henchard walked blankly. like a blind man. re- peating to himself the last Words of the singers: " And the next age his hated name Shall utterly deface.” At length he said to her. "I am a. man to my word. I have kept my oath for twent ' years; and now I can drink with a goo conscience. . . . If I don’t do for himâ€"well, I am a fearful practical joker when I choose. He has taken away. everything from me. and by heav- ens, if I meet im I won't answer for my deeds l” "What will you do?" she asked cautiously, while trembling with dis- quietude, and guessing Henchard‘s allu- sion only too well. â€""i‘1‘n;pla e_rn and singers turned their heads. an saw his meaning. _ ~Tfié5vvâ€"éh Ybrbiwdilréaia time bass play- er. In repeated Henchard Henchard, with withering humilit hat to her asVVhittle and the rest ha to her as Whittle and the rest had done. to which she breathed a. dead- alive "Good afternoon." “I beg your pardon, ma'am?" said Henchard. as if he had not heard. "I said good afternoon,” she fal- tered. “Oh yes, good afternoon, ma’am,” he replied. touching his hat again. “I am glad to see you, ma'am." Lucetta looked embarrassed, and Henchard con- tinued: "For we humble workmen here feel it a great honour that a. lady should look in and take an interest In us." ( "Thank ye. An hour and a. half longer before we are released from work. Ah, ma'am, we of the lower classes know nothing of the gay leisure thet such as you equy.:' "Will you, said Lucet'ta. with as much bitterness as she could put into a, small communication, “will you kind- 1 undertake not to speak to me in t e biting undertones you used toâ€"day. if I walk through the yard at any time? I hear you no illâ€"will. and I am only too glad that you should have employment of my dear husband: but in common fairness treat me as his wife, and do not try to make me wretched by covet words. I have com- mitted no crime, and done you no in- Jury." Nexc morning, accordingly, she rose at five o’clock, and went into the street. DI: was not yet light; a. dense fog pre- yailed, and the town was as silent as it was dark. She moved on to the bottom of Com street, and. knowing his time well. waited only a few min- utea befocre she heard the familiar hang of his door, and then his quick walk towards her. She met [111m at the point' where the last tree of the en- girdlmg avenue flanked the last house in the street. 1 "Cam you tell me the time. ma’am?" he asked. -' "Yes." she said hastily; "halfâ€"past four." « ‘ As soon as she could do so Lucetta. left him. nodded and smiled to Eliza- bethâ€"Jane. and joined her husband at the other end of the enclosure, where she could be seen leading him away by the outer gates. so as to avoid pass- ing Hencth again. That she had been takenAby guq‘prise wag obvious._ The result of this casual reucounter was, that the next morning a note was put into Henahard’s hand by the postman. . Lucet’m. took care not to come again among the hay and corn. She would rather have died than run the risk of encountering Henchard alt such close quarters is secpnd time. The gulf beâ€" tween them was growing wider every day. Farfrae was always considerate to his [alien ac uaintance; but it was impossible thalt e should, not by deâ€" grees. cease to regard the ex-oorn mer- chant as more than one of his other workmen. Hem-hard saw this, and con- cealed his feelings under a cover of etulidity, fortifying his heart by drink- ing more freely at the King of Prusâ€" smAPiVBTYUWPng: .. ' Often did Elizabeth-Jane, in her an- deavours to prevent his taking other liquor. carry tea. to him in a little basâ€" ket at five o’clock. Arriving one day on this errand, she found her stepâ€" father was measuring up cloverâ€" seed and re e-seed in the corn-stores on the to f our, and she ascended to him. Eac ‘ floor had a door opening into the air under a. cat~head. from which a chain dangled for hoisting the sacks. "Yes 7" said he. wimb the 'cbeerinéss of a superior. "And what may it. be? lt'§_ very kin‘dhofuye, I'm syllre." “To know no better than commit her- self in writing like this! Why, it I were to show that to her dear husbamd Epoch!" He threw the letter into the ll‘e. .- When Elizabeth's head rose through the trap she perceived that the upper door was open, and that her stepfather and Farfrae stood just within it in conversation; Farfrae "being nearest the dizzy edge, and Henchia‘rd a. lit- tle way behind. Not to interrupt them she remained on the steps without raising her head any higher. \Vhile waiting thus she sawâ€"or fancied she saw, for she had a terror of feeling cer~ tainâ€"her stepfather slowly raise his hand to a. level behind Farfrae's shoul- ders. a. curious expression taking pos- session of his face. The young man was quite unconscious of the action, which was so indirect that, if Farfrae had observed it, he might almost have re~ garded it as an idle outstretching of the arm. But it would have been posâ€" sible. by a comparatively light touch, to push Farfrae off his balance, and send him head over heels into the air. Elizabeth felt quite sick at heart on thinking of what this might have meant. AH soon as they turned she mechanically took the tea. to him. left it. and went away. Reflecting she euv deavoured to assure herself that the movemenlt was an idle eccentricity. and no more. Yet, on [the other hand, his subordinate position in an establish ment where he once had been master might. be acting on him like an irri- tanvt poison; and she finally resolved to caultion Donald. He could hardly discern her till. glancing inquiringly, he said, “What ~Mlss Henohardâ€"and are ye up so emily g” She asked him to pardon her for waylay'mg him all: such an unseemly time. "But I am anxious to mention something.” she said. "And I wished not_y> alarm Mrs. Faring by >calli_ng.” She now felt the difficulty of con- veying to his mind the exact aspect; of possibilities in her own. But she aome'how began, and introduced Hen- chard's name. "I sometimes tear." she said with an effont. "that he may be betrayed imto some attempt toâ€"insult you. sir." “But we are the best of friends." “Or to play some practical joke upon you, sir. Remember that he has been hardly used.” ."But we are quite friendly." “Or to do 3 anythingâ€"that would in- jure youâ€"bu youâ€"wound you." Ev- ery word cost her ‘twice its length of pain. And she could see then; Fartrae was still incredulous. ‘ " Poor fool !" said Henchard with frgnd_sa.va.geryl holding out the__qote. Fartrae. happy, and thinking nd evil, persisted in making llghit of her team. Thus they parted, and she went CHAPTER XXXIV. “About that little seedsman's shop,” he said: "the shop overlooking the churchyard, which Ls to let. It is not for myself I want it; but for our un- lucky fellow-towmsman. Henchard. In: would be a. new beginning for him. if a. small one; and I have told the Coun- cil that I would head a private sub- scription among them to set him up in i‘tâ€"lthat I would be fifty pounds. if they would make up the other fifty among them." “Yes, yes; so I’ve heard; and there's nothing to say against it for that mat- ter." the town~clerk replled, in his plain, frank way. "But, Farfrae, othâ€" ers see what you don’t. Henohard hates ye~a , hates ye; and 'tis righrt that you s ould know it. To my knowledge he was at the King of Prussia last nihgt. saying in public that about you which a. man ought not to say about another." The numtion of a calling in life is. not bothering Scharrer at all. He says he was born a farmer, and a farmer he will remain. Nothing else has any attraction for him whatever; he seems my have an inborn love for the soil.‘ Unless, however. nature presently calls a. halt. New Jersey bids fair to furnish the legitimate successor to Chang, the Chinese giant, and the late lamented Captain Bartes. ary. This phenomenon in the way of growth is the youngest of a. family of eight children. Every one of his bro- thers and sisters are of good height. perfectly formed. bright and healthy. None of them have developed any signs of anything abnormal, and they look upon'their 'big brother with as much astonishment as is felt by strangers. HIS \VORK IS PLAY. This extraordinary youth is well fit- ted to perform the work of astouti farm hand in every particular. There i9 110 one in the neighborhood who can beat him pitching hay. and when it comes to breaking a horse, his strength makes him a. master hand. In fact; most of the tasks that are considered onerous because of the strength re- quired to perform them are child’s play to this_oyergrown boy; -....1I.. A Lad of Remarkable Statureâ€"Interesting Incidents About Him. The biggest boy for his age in the United States lives at Oxford, VVar- ren County, NJ. His name is Edward Scharrer. he is 16 years old. and his height is already six feet two and a. half inches without his shoes. If he cihould keep on growing at the ordin- ary rate from now until he is 21 years old, he would then be over seven feet in height. He himself believes that when he reaches that age he will stand fully seven feet four inches. It is usually the case when phenom- enal growth takes place in childhood that the subject is physically a. weak- l'mg'. The tremendous strain upon the vitality resultimg from such unusual growth generally enfeebles the entire system; it amounts to a. disease, and is so regarded by physicians. an; 10 he had attained the growth and the general appearance of a boy of 16‘ Mentally. he is all that could be ex- pected of aboy of h‘m age. He is at good student, and has made the most of his rather limited uppoxatlmities for edu- cation‘ . One of the most remarkable of war inventions is attributed to the ingen- uity of a. French-man, Paul Giffard. His “miracle gun" is a. repeating rifle which Employs no gunpowder: Lique- filed air, obtained under premre at a tazmperature hundreds of degrees be- low zero, and thus representing an enormous expansive power,_is the pro- jecting force. This rifle is'described as being much lighter in weight than an ordinary rifle. The steel carriage. nine inches long. and as thick as one‘s thumb, contains 300 bullets, which may be dischargeqrgs quickly or as slowly as- desired. ‘ era is no smoke and no flash, only a. sharp and low report. As soon 3.5 one cartridge is empty. anothâ€" er can be screwed on instantly, 300 shots costing but two and a. half cents NEVER KNEW’ SICKNESS. - Scharrer, however, has never seen a. sick day in all his sixteen years. He is as strong and healthy as a. young animal. and has an appetite commen- surate to his size. Just at present. he weighs 160 pounds. and is gaining at the rate of about a pound a week. He is not at all ill-proportioned, and it is only in the boyishness of his face that his lack of years is noticeable. He has the stride and carriage usual m a. man at the age at which su_ch height and weight are not extraordinâ€" nu, .v vuu/ v.” Even as a baby be was unusually large; by the time he had reached the. age of 5 years he was as (all and well formed as} the orfiinqry‘ boy of ‘8.anq In Chile they let nothing in the apple go to waste. There, after making cid- er and Wine from their apples, they ex- tract from tho refuse a white and fine- ly flavored spirit, and by another pro‘ oess they procure a sweet treacle, or, as they term it. haney. GUN THAT NEEDS NO PO\VDER. BIGGEST BOY IN THE STATES. HONEY FROM APPLES (To be Continued.) , of labonn ‘ Elizabeth ily, think- and only y her weakt 13 of those !HE IS AN INFANT SANDUW A BABY NINE MONTHS OLD WHO is A VERITABLE WONDER. “'Ilen Nine "onth old (‘ould It“ a Dumb- bell “'elglllng Twenty-five Poundsâ€"[Ill I’nlller l’uls Ilim Through a Regula- l‘ours‘c of Tralning, and Ills Mother Attends m fli~ Diet. Here is a nine-months-old Sande“ He is Henry Edward William Ward. the child of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. lWard; of Lewiston, Me. At an early age this minialure giant began to Show signs of remarkable strength for an infant. When three months old his weight was twenty pounds, and his parents 00m;- menoed to notice his unusual develop- ment. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Ward are of large proportions, and the rapid way in which their young 5011 took on flesh surprised the-mu Mr. Ward, who was somothing of an athlete in his younger days, thought ha saw the foundation for a remark. ably strong man in his son, and when he was about three months old adopt;- ed a gentle system of exercise, through which he put young Henry every day. He also put his little son on a diet that was muscle producing, and in a. few weeks was delighted to notice a great improvement. Then some light dumbbells were se- cured [or the boy, and under the careful tuition of his father he soon manipu- lated them surprisingly well. Young Henry's weigh-t was so great for a youth of his aga that he did not de; mlop much speed as a sprinter, and his main strength, brought about by dumbbell and Indian club practice, in in his arms and chest. When only nine months old he was able to lift a. dumbbell weighing twenty-five pound. clear of the floor. THE FATHER‘S STORY. Mr. Ward, who has full charge 0 the athletic training of this youthf ‘ Sandpw. says: a "My boy is a wonder. and I am "will- ing to back him against all corners 01 his age. \Vhen I first started him: in usmg the dumbbells I was afraid he might hurt himself, but he really seemed to like the exercise, and he was ready to cry when I called time on him. My wife agreed not to med- dle with his athletic instructions if I would keep away from his dieting. so she manages that part. After he had been using the bells about a month and I saw the effect was good, I was willing to experiment a little, and I gave him some tests to show his strength. ‘ ' “When he was five months old I put a bandage around him and held him suspended over a fifteen-pound dumbbell. He grasped it and lifted it clear of the floor, holding it so nearly a minute. This test never tired him‘ in the least. He now, at nine months of age, lifts a twenty-five pound dumb- bell, and keeps it in the air a ‘minute. and would do so longer. but I don’t want to be too hard on the boy. I don’t mean to hug about my son, but I believe he is the coming strong man without any doubt." 'tiniéi' 'Sométhnes I have to take hi away from the table for fear he wil eat too Lmhmh, and than he is sure to cry-1’ . t ‘ "When he was three months old," says Mrs. Ward, who attends to his dieting, "I commenced to feed him on graham crackers soaked in milk. This not only put on flesh rapidly, but also built up his bones and muscles. I am‘ now giving him solid foods of different kinds, and he wants to eat most of the Mr. “lard is fitting up a. modal min- iature gymnasium for his boy. and he is utting all sorts of appliances to de- vellnp muscles of the young wonder. The boy himself is not surprised at any- thing, and takes his training as a matter of course, He is learning to talk rapidly, and is as bright asa new dollar. Every muscle in the little fel- low's body stands out prominently, and his flesh is as hard and firm asa. pro- fessional boxer‘s. His biceps are deu- velnped in an astonishing manner and feel like iron. - It is very seldom, indeed. that a mili- tary display takes place at the funeral of any woman: who does not happen to be the Ymember of some reigning fam- ily. The honors accorded by the French Government to the late Mme. Charles Heine. whose obsequies at Paris the other day were attended by a battalion of infantry with the regimental colors and band. are sufficienvly exceptional to merit record. The troops were pre- sent at the funerafl ceremonies in con- sequence of the dead lady having been one of the only two women of- fleet: of the National Order of the Legion of Honor. which had been conferred upon her for her boundless charities. The sole feminine officer of the Legion of Honor now surviving in the celebrated artist. Rosa Bonheur, so renowned for her paintin s of animals. who received the cross 0 an ordinary, knight from Napoleon III. and the cram of officer of the order from the Govern~ THE MOTHER TELLS OF HIS DIET. Eehi 76f, the republic. Two Paris women were recently per- suaded by a. Spiritualistic medium that thair bodies enveloped the spirits 01 Mary Stuart and Queen Elizabehh. Un- fortunately Mary Stuart discovered that Elizabeth's nephew embodied the spir- it of Bothwell, and the two, taking all the Virgin Queen’s money. eloped. makn ing it necessary for the polloe to be called in. » v CHURCH OATS. In Naples there exists a. race of cats which live in the churches. They are kept and fed by the authorities on pur- pose to catch: the mice which infest all old buildings there The animals may often be seen walking abowt among the congregation, or sitting gravely ht» tore the altar during cur) of mass. A \VOMAN'S MILITARY FUNERAL PLAYING IT TO A FINISH