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and I passed it every day; its inmates became familiar to me. and I became known to them. Father, mother, daughter and son. there they sat on the flat mot im the frth evenings of the Indian cold weather; there, too. they lounged on sultry summer nights to catch abreath of air. I did not kmow their name, but I knew that they were Eurasians; I’did not even know to what social grade they belonged, but Ilmew that I was not likely ever. to meet them in any society I might frequent. I was not anxious to meet them ow to develop any personal 81)- quaintance with them, but they had “become familiar objects to my view. hand it seemed to be part of my every- day life to see them sitting there on the roof. One day I noticed a distur- bamce at the corner house. A vehicle of turture. otherwise kmown as an In- dian cabâ€"that is prone to rattle its unfortunate inmates to atoms long be- fore its destination ’be reachedâ€"stood at the door. Two boxes and a bag seemed to compose the luggage of the new arrival; no 'hmrdâ€"ship chair, noth- ing to suggwt asea. voyage; no. I clearly decided it was not the mail that brought this addition to the inhabi- tants of the corner house. The person. whoever it was, had altered before I passed. and only the luggage was wait- ing patiently outside. I had the cur- iosity to glance at the labels. and saw they were marked "M. G." My friends did not appear quite so often on the roof, now. and they were never accompr by 'the stranger. It was the gay time of the year,a.nld the festivities were numerous. 1 had a young friend staying with me at the time, and for his sake I determined to break through my lonely habits that I might show him ome of the gayety of our town. There was a. “mad ball." as the natives term our fancy dress dances. at the town hall. and [or the sake of my friend. I took tickets and we went. The evening, for the time of year, was unusually warm. and all windows and doors were thrown widely open. The room looked charming in its decorations, and as my young comâ€" pa-niou seemed to enjoy himself I felt satisfied. Sauntering out on one of the verandas I sat down penveiully 'to en- joy the strains of subdued music that reached the in the balmy air. The ver- anda was dark that I could not see the faces of_ two people who were sit- ting in the opposite comer. But 1 eould not help overbearing a few words of their com‘ersation. “How do you like being here?" I was almost startled to recognize the voice of my youm "Oh. I like it very mu cian robe, : white, and have {not see I returned to the ballâ€"room and watched the dancers. Then i became aware that my friend was approaching me. and that his Grecian partner was still with him. This time I saw her face; it was very beautifulâ€"her comâ€" plexion pale. but not sallow. Her face suited her fancy dress, for it was purely classical. Her eyes were large and.- dwrk. her hair was of a. deep brown and loosely coiled at the back of her head in a Grecian knot. “Let me in- troduce you," he said, “to Miss Gem zalo.” With estater little bow she turned to me, and we were soon engag- ed in conversation. My friend had left us, and although I no longer dance. I hadaeked her to be my partner. She had not been in town long, she said; she came from up country, where she hadjmyt‘met‘my companion._ I was not prepared for this. "Apd so you are 30111;; to make me the w1t- mess of an engagement. I suppose ?" I said. with. a. smile. "Nora likely," he mqwered, with as ““”“ that somehow struck mg mg: runeâ€" plgqgantly: : As the her fame "No, I do not r'ememfier having seen you .at Government House the other evgpmgh", I said. “Ydu are here with your mother ?" I gqgges'ted. Later on in the evening I again found myself alone on the veranda, a. clear Indlzm sky above me, and my thoughts in an English home. My young friend came up to me. "They we playing the last dance," he said; “leLus go home.” "By all means," Igladly crejoined. "Have you enjoyed your evening?” "Pretty well. What do you think of Mamiquitta. Gonzalo 2" “She is very handsome and charming. 19 she English?" “Her father was a. Spanish merchant and painter, and left her a. very large fqrggne." :‘Some mouth. I am glad you adâ€" mu-e her. I really like the girl. and gar fortune is worthy of old Inde unea.” yo_\.1_ _saidâ€"Â¥-" ' She Hid not reply, but played with thg tassel of_ he}: pgplum. Later on I said.-“Have you visited ougflsmgll picture exhibjtioq yet _'I_"_ _ "Yes," she answered, her face lightâ€" ening up. "1 am very fond of pic- tmmq; my father was an artist." I noticed that she spoke in the past tenfsg; he was deadk then. "film an han," she said quickly; “I am hecre 33% friends". “You have known her some time. I hear?" ' "No, no; not for me.” he rejoined: "they are all very well to talk to; per- haps. you may say, to fl'u-t withâ€"1 do not say no; but marry a woman with] Here my friend camé up to claim her for a, dance. Yes, in: was the house at the corner. MARIQUITTA. answ 1, only thought from dress was a and that it I heard my you I: fricn ould a great say ntirely that ueverl" _ I heard a. sllghlt noise and turning saw Mariquit-ta Gonzalo in tha door- way. Thu next minute she was gone. "She heard.” I falmered. "Well, well, it cannot be helpedfzaxllâ€" swered depart “if; “friend left the next day; a con- straint seemed to [nave {fallen .upon.us. I stopged. my carriage at the corner house knew so well, It was not the usual calling hour. but the one at which I thought my friends were most likely to be found assemblled. It was some time before I discovered a man who looked as if he might belong to .the place, as he sat residing, andseemmg- ly. 1%an means inclined to understand me. hen. at last. he appeared to have grasped the situation, he took my card and vanished into the house. Another man appeared. a very untidy man.‘ whose wouldâ€"be white clothes look somewhat ashamed of themselves. He led me 119 a. bare staircase to a. still bar-er landingâ€"place and from there into their gay coloring, and certainly not bare. The walls were covered with brightly colored prints; all the tables, and there were many, had_ brilliant uu vuVAV n...“ Zlonhs thrown over thveszand were lit- tered with Abright orname‘mts, photo- graphs, and, moongruously enough, signs of a mead in the form of plates that had not yet been cleared away. Of birds there seemed quite aoollec- tion, but,1ike the furniture, they seemâ€" edchiefly to have been selected for they g‘ey coflormg. and cergainly not for then‘ mellodious voices. Some mom- ents e-Ia sed before "the mother" en- tered“ knew her well from my obâ€" servntrons of the family as they sat on the roof. Over a. ioose wrapper she had thrown a. bright crimson shawl whmh made one feel uncomfortably warm, though, dummies, it was meant: as. a. reception costume. I asked after Mlss Gonzzfio, on whom I had come to can. [thereupon the lady called, “Mora!” Flora, appearing. bore a. great resemblance to her mother. and was aleq attired in white, but her dress was tuner, and she proved decidedly pretpy. ._. r. 4 the damsel vanished. I “sts Gonzalo is your niece 9" I ven- tured. ' I "0 dear, 1101 She is staymg w1th'us . "F‘fora. this gentleman wants to see hhggquittp. 2"_ .. LA __A because we kmew her well up country before her mother died, and we wanted her to see the town and enjoy herself, so we have been taking her about." “I was happy enough to meet her at the fancy dress ball the 01 her evening." “Ah. well! She did not enjoy that, she was ill afterwards; but blora lik- she ed it «veilâ€"dark blood in her ancestry- I gave her my hand: she pressed it 11 htly, but gently shook her head. other and daughter returned; the father and brother, too, appeared, both very dark, both very talkative. We conversed, we drank tea. out of oddly assorteq oupshand then_ the un_tidy_n;a.n w1t11 me I looked 3.? her, but withdrew my glance amazed, for the quiet girl be- side me seemed of a sudden to lie in- spired with all the fire and dignity of her father’s race. "Grieved to have hurt me!” she re- peated slowly. "If I had believed his ardmc words. if ever I ()0qu have be- lieved him, (he might have hurt me. But I knew that he could not mean such probestations for more than a few hours. I knew, for I had learned. Lis- ten, I have had a good education, and my father was one of the most refined men I ever met, I knew Long ago that ,I was rich, and thought; I had advant- ages even above other girls Aih! but} I did not understand. My father nev- er brought me to this townâ€"I was ed- ucated m a convent at home. Then my parents died, and gradually I be- gan to understand, I might have ad< vantages, .be educated and rich; but there would ever be one barrier that: no man’s band could raiseâ€"the barrier of prejudice, of race. And I do nob blame them; hurt it is hard sometimes, and I thought there might be excep- mans." She faltered, despite the proud curve of’ the li-p, and I felt dimly what my friend had won andâ€"lost. 'There are exceptions, Miss Gonzalo!" I exclaimed. escorted me through the gaudy sitLing' room and bare landing, down the dark. staircase, out into the street, with its g8.ny robed homer borund natives; Before leaving I had turned to Mark qui‘tta. "Goodâ€"bye," I said. “I hope We mav meet again.” "Gooa-bye,” she answede father’s relatives are “Miss Gonzalo," l ruley “your [rmnds V 1y, and I have a. mes you: "Yes?" with a. questioning glance. "From my friend; he has left me; he was very sorry youâ€"overheard. He wg._s_g{itex{ed-tq haye ‘hurj; you." I still pass the house at the corner; and look up at the roof, but I have never been mside of it again. The m0« thar sometimes nods to me from the top, but they claim no other acquain- tanceship. I often remember Mari- quhtta and her strange fate; and think aft It was a. cool, pleasant e‘veq'mg when ;eif v”, "v... -- --..._-V :d my companwn. afindwtiu‘n'ed to Lu...“- ES. she- is in," was the reply. and amsefl vanished. ss Gonzalo is you: niece 9" I ven- ‘e we were interrupted by the ap- nce of that young lady and Man- 1 herself. The contrast between for ween to 1nd find it lonely up coun- not live by yourself ?“ am uro; OI she said. _ uuL and sat m 10)“ She was dressed m‘ ked to Lhe open flat roof I knew not always‘ther all wore n 11y set s: an ppporfiunity no time to_ to everythl q soon '6" . lke Lown llfe. y was Manquitta minrds. She as she first had mount/- ,LLu'n _direutâ€" .0 dehver to 1H1 SlDC o orna- 1pphl‘ra hi the aging ;.y of ‘ talk when 1b- angrily ozf my friend, whom I have not seen since, and wonderineg of her words, "And I do not blame them.” But when I recollect the untidy man, the gaudy room), the white-robed mo- ther, Flora, the ill-amrted cups, the objectionable father and brotherâ€"in fact the whole establishmentâ€"«I leave off wondering, and I. too, understand and do not blame. Brut,_ understand- ing with my head1 theme is a. feeling which is still foolish enough to whis- Annual Report or the Department for the Past Fiscal Year. The annual repocrt‘ of the Indian De- partment four the fiscal year ending June 80, 1896, has been printed. Ac-' cording to it there are 100,000 Indians in the Dominion, 24.498 being classified as Protestants; 42,454 as Roman Catho- lics, and 16,812 as pagans. The religion ‘ of 12,263 is put down as "unknown." In Ontario there we 17.663 Indians; in Quebec, 10,626; in British Columbia. 25,- 068; in Manitoba, 9,444; in the Terri- tories, 14,679. There are only 340 straggling Indians in the» North-West Territories, which speak well for the efforts of the mounted police. The re< patriation of five hundred Canadian In- dians who filed after the rebellion of 1885 to Montana is. noted. The history of "Charcoal," the Indian who was exe- cuted on March 12, is thus given; “Chara coal, an Indian of the Blood tribe, al- ‘ways bore a good character, but owing ‘to the improper intimacy on the part of another Blood Indian with his wife, the poor fellow became maddened with Jealousy and shot the offender. Like the tnue savage, once having drawn blood, the desire for more became aroused, and. nnder such circumstances white men, if m the vicinity, became the victims. Thus the agent, being the must promin- ent. personnvns selected but he was ab- sent when Charcoal sought his life. He them attempted to kill Mr. hIchill, farming instructor, by shooting him, when McNeil] golf, between him and a lighted lamp, and an intervening cb'ecfi caused the bullet toswer‘ve and Me cill escape-Al with aslight wound. Becoming desperate, Charcoal threatened to kill any one who attemptted his arrest, and Sergeant Wylde of the police, who mada the first attempt, was shot dead. The expendi’UuIe cm the Indians 08 the Daminion for the year was $880.- 500, to which headqmrrters’ expenses are to be added. It! is stated that the. Sim dance has become aflmost an ex- hnct Indian ceremony. In British Calumbiq. the prodigal “potlatch” festi- val is also being stamped out. The "Tam’nawas" dance is described as de- grading and disgusting. The number of pupils at: the Indian schools in the Dbminion was 9,714. and the average attendance 5,376. There are fifteen industrial schonle, thir boarding and 239 day schools. ye't become incumbent upon the meat to adopt more stringent m to secure increased attendance. rapped lw'p in Fluuuels and wiih (10min: and All It “’eiglns Only 21 rounds. Kansas city has the honor of b the birth place of what is probably smallest baby in the world. ’Witl of its clothing on and wrapped ‘Levi amd Moses were twin brothers, amd some time algo were invited by a. friend to dinner. Now it’ was quite imâ€" possible for Moses not to make "mon- ish" out of such. an opportunity; accord; _imgl.y, when he thought he was unob- served he slip ed a, silver spoon into one of his boots. vi saw him_do this, and was naturally “green” With envy at Mosos’ success, for he had not even (mammged to "transfer" so much: as a salt spoon. A brilliant idea. of revenge struck him. "My tear fre'nts,” hie said, "I vlll shrew you: now vundert‘ul drieks." hVSeizimg aispoon, Jae fined: it is, seems to be as developed as the no? affairs. ‘ The i‘nfailt is th_e and Mrs. W'illis Ch‘ pounds each. Nelthelr Mr. nor Chandler can understand why it is this child is so small when all of other Children, save the triplets, _we “You see dxees ’ere spoon" my fren‘ts? Veil it has gone," as it passed up his sleeve; "you will find it in Moses’bootl" They did find (me there, much to Moses’ disgust. . ’ and had ed from eight to ten poghds. mystery which neither w111 atte explain. There was consternation in the Chanâ€" dler household on the night when Dr. B. F. O'Daniel brought this tiny young lady into the world. It was so puny that he did not think such an insigâ€" nificant bit of flesh and blood could possibly "make a live of it,” The baby, in a weak, plaintive voice. protested its right to a living, and care was taken of it accordingly. It was fed for three days on catnip tea, but nowit receivesits mother's milk from was taken of it accordingly. It was fed for three days on catnip tea, but nowit receivesils mother's milk from a doll's play spam the mouth being so small that it cannot take nourish- ment in the oldâ€"fashioned way. Dolls’ clothes have been bought. and a pilâ€" low is the cradle. The physician hopes to bring the child up to he as large as any girl wants to be. The arms and legs are hardly three inches long and are about the size of a slate pencil. lady that ni f ic POE? The proper kind of a glove is a. heavy dogskin. with a tailor-made gown for shopping, white glace femâ€"buttoned kid ones stitch-ed with blacl; for other day- time occasions. and white or light-col- ored suede mousquetaire for evening WPAI‘. :15oor girl! poor Mariqu‘ittal” i «nom hen N OUR INDIAN POPULATION. { flanne and a. h A REAL LIVE DOLL BABY. I‘h A \VONDEIRH“ UL TRICK 1 childre ‘AS TO GLOVES ChnI mg on am 1 blanket alf pounds ago. The 111 )t on on, he baby, small as healthy and well- siest of tenâ€"pound dang ndlér wrapxj it only )lice, who mada shot dead. the Indians 08 veur was 8880.- I1 ttlé r. They all have . Ther thirty rth to oer trip- 3.11 111' 1t HER PEOPLE, HER CITIES, HER FRUITS, AND HER WRONGS. llcr Grand Old Man, Who at 95 Is Still Struggling to Throw off the Turkish Yoke and Annex the Island to Greeceâ€" l'ermly of the Sultan-No nelorm, but Separation From Turkey, Say the Cre- SOMETHING ABflUT BRETE tans. 'A Greek mail steamer plies weekly! between Piraeus. the seaport of Ath- ens, and the island of Crete. and travâ€" ellers who miss it, and who do not care to wait a :week longer. usually! take passage on one of the many small Greek freightcrs. These freighters touch first at the island of Syra, the ancient Hemopolis and the residence of the Governor of Cyclades Islands. After a day in port there they pro- ceed to Crete, touching at the islands of Naxos, Paras, and Siphnos, the whole trip lasting three and one-half days. The harbor of Canea, the destination of the vessels, is protected by a. well- preserved fortress, one side of which extends down to the edge of the wa- ter. The eastern side of the fort is about: 1,500 feet long, the southern side 2,400. and the western side 1.800. These walls are protected by four ramâ€" parts, two of which face the valley and the other two the sea. and the whole is surrounded by a deep and wide ditch. The northern side of the city is built down to the harbor, which is partly protected by a chain of rocks hardly visible above the water. Upon these rocks is a wall 1,130 feet long, in the middle of which is At the eastern end of this ,wall is a. tower with a lighthouse. the light being visible tWelve miles away. 'At the western end there is a. fortress with a few old-fashioned guns. Alâ€" though the harbor of Canea. is larger than that of Camdia or Retimo, it is very shallow and can accommodate only small vessels. Large ships usu- ally anchor in the bay of Souda, which is divided into upper and lower bays. The harbor of Souda is, strictly de- fined, the upper bay, being five miles long,r and one mile and three-quarters wide, with a depth of 450 feet. On 34 small island at, the entrance of the harbor is a fortress with twelve Krupp guns. On the southern shore of the harbor is the 'Mediterranean navy H tliied, and has been nretuge tor lurk- ish families in revolutionary times. The Turkish quarters of Canea. are around the Svpanzia. square. It was impossible for a Christian to pass through the square without being at- tacked by the Mussulmans. It is here also that the Mahommedau families gather in the» evening for recreation; they sit on wooden benches and listen to the music of the Arab musicians of Canea. ' Until a. few years ago the population of the island of Crete was a. matter of conjecture. The most trustworthy census on the island wastaken in 1881, by order of Gov. Photiades, and is reâ€" OTTOMAN T( built by the Jan tified. and has I garded by com etent authorities. both Christian and ohammedan, as fairly honest, Ii; gave a total population of 270.165. ‘ Of these 205,010 were ortho- dox Greeks, 73,234 Mohammedans, 253 Roman Catholics, b Armenians, 647 Israelites. and 13 Protestants. Nearly all the inhabitants speak Greek. Even the Mohammedan priests and teachers use the Greek language in explaining the Koran or the Turkish lessons to their pupils. Besides Canea thele are two other cities of some importance in Crete. namely, Candia, inhabited by 13,000 Turks and 6,000 Greeks, and Retimo. with a population of 6,321 Turks and 1.320 Greeks. Both cities lie on the northern shore of the island, and they are only a short gistanca apart. O He'd; IN BlAD WEATHER. There are but a. few small houses at Fair Havens, and these are occupied by Turkish‘ officials stationed there to rev port on the Aga. of Dwki. the chief village of the district, the passing of H IDdS arm A STRONG RAMPART. utk 1!] 123.1185 11f )WER OF HALE 1 refu 88.11 I int uge for Turk- nary times. of Canea. are are. It was ,1an to pass out, being: at- ind comfort- It 11 :an navy is harbor en-ofâ€"war 1e an stre LPA 11 f‘ there [1' om vesseis. ' These officials have little ta do. ~0n the east side of the bay there are the ruins of the old Greek chapel dediwted to St. Paul; legend has ifi that the chapel was built on the spot on which the Apostle stood when he preached to the natives of Crete. No island has a. healthier or more agreeable climate than has Crete. In the. hottest days of summer refreshin sea breezes are seldom lacking, an winter, which begins in December. ends about: the latter part of January. The rainy season often continues until late in April, but. it very seldom rains in the summer: A chain of mountains divides the isi land into what are called the northern and southern slo es. One-third of thd island consists o rocky slopes; anothel third has a good soil, which remains uncultivated for want of farm hands: and the other third is cultivated onlyi' rudely for the same reason. The cul- tivation of fruit remains as it was centuries ago. The want of progress is owing to the repeated acts of in- justice committed ainet the Chris< tian farmers by the ’ urkish tax-gath- erers. (Olives and their oil are the staple products of Crete. Valleys from one end of the island to the other are covered with olive trees. Next to the olive industry comes that of thd vines producing many varieties ofl grapes. raisins. and wine. Orchards of orange, lemon, Citron. and almond trees abound in the valleys, while chestnut and fig trees are found at the base of the mountains. A peculiarity of all Cretan products is their ex- quisite flavor, which they retain long ‘after they are gathered and ship ed. ‘ It‘ is the opinion of the oldest and get. informed Cretan merchants that, With proper facilities for transportation of products to the seaports, and a. guar- antee against misrule and arbitrary taxation, Crete could with! oil and fruits of several kinds. 1 Like Cuba, CreJte has always found her curse in the beauties with which nature has endowed her. Since the island was left by the Venetians to the Turks in 1715 no fewer than nine I84 volutions have taken place among its people“. Each time the revolt was precipitated by Turkish tyranny. The most remarkable feature of all these revolutions is that in no instance havq the Cretans been forced by defeat to lay down their arms. Their disarma ing has been due always to the inter~ vention of some "friendly power" which wished to give an opportunity to the Turkish Government to introduce re~ forms. ' \Vhoever has lived in Turkey- hns his opinion as to the good faith' of Turkey in promising reforms. es- pecially when they are exacte'l by the threat of the deunolition of the Otto- man dynasty in Europe. But for "friendly" foreign intervention Crete would have secured her inde endence long ago, Russian diplomacy as frus- trated the hopes and aspirations of the Crowns in last year's revolution and desoite the role she is now playing: luc LA» uuuuu To ive evidence of the low esteem; im which Turkish promises are held by the Cretans it is necessary only to quote the remarks recently made by one of the mast conservative members of the Crelan Revolutionary Commitee. "Turkish fimrms." he said "grant- int; reforms renunds me of the story of the schoolboy caught in mischief by his teacher. and then resortino' to all! snrts of excuses and promises 0? better. oon-luctf so as to escape punishment; So it is with the Sultan and his firmans granting privileges to the Christians of Crete; you may always look for theml whenever some high-handed rascalityl has been committed by his people and the forei n Governments look sternly‘ :1; him. t is needless Lo say that the excitement once over you need not look for the fulfilment 01 his promise." u._ tuna-n“: h: GREAT EAST] 'tha last day were certainly 'Dhe last days of the Great Eastern were certainly sad. coinsidering the purpose for which she was designed. ml the great work she did in cable-I ‘layirnlg. For some time before she was broken up on the mud of the River Mersey, hear Liverpool, dh‘e was on view as a. Show ship. One firm of Liv; erpool claflhriers hired her for a seasonu and in addition to using her for their advertising purposes, made use of her for catuhv-pe/nmy shows. In the large cable tank a. circus was fitted up, and performambes given at so much; a. head,- while other exhibition‘s were spread all- over her deck. - purpose Ior wmnuu sun Wu mm! the great work she (13 laying. For some time befl broken: up on fine mud of Mersey, hear Liverpool, 6 view as a. Show ship. One J erpool clo‘tihriers hired her 5 and in addi’tion to using‘hv George told ms tht one of my goldâ€" au hairs could draw him like a. team of oxen. Yes? And then, when (Elev yarness broke n _ _A‘- LUJ Luc u“... v..- s, 7 _ Public opinion amon‘g the Cretans is adverse to the acceptance of any re- forms. The .prevaning opinion at. the meetings of the Czetarns is that they: should fight until the union of Crete with’ Greece is accomplished. Lug. And then when the harness down he asked me ifIhwdaI my pocket. PROVIDE ALL EUROPE subs in last year's the role she a other Europn UNRELIABLE MAN l to the Get- Irmving of the are the repreâ€" the claims of it! 1e enemy was prod )f all the land. and with two ess brcdge a rope 1m out profes< 11g out. In the more , the the s the tan's land {one "fifth 1d!