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Pagesfmm ParsunParIett'sUiary a. widower, to my unceasing sorrow. Yet the good bishOp would have me, at the least, dine with him and did hasten the meal for my greater expeâ€" dition. .A good dinner of roast pullet and sucking pig, but. I have drank bet- ter wine. I was not. I fear me, the good company I generally be In Sternax parish. as my lord blsnop did privin inform me, there bea. man of strange life and behavior, albeit of good substance and position, one Sir Ralph Brant, whom Mr. Thorp, the tormer parson, now dead of the jaun- dice, did ever regard as a thorn in ski N flesh On. my asking wherein he did more particularly offend, “Nay, that,"_quoth the bishop. “I cannot precisely tell. But Mr. Tharp did ever complain of him as»; pagan mam “'1th did se‘ta. bad example be the parish, nor would ac» cept his pastor’s guidance in the mat-- ter of almsgiving. Yet I am baund to say that my nephew, who did meet with this same Sir Ralph in foreign parts are he came into his inheritance at Sternax, ever spake loudly in his praise, 3.3a most excellent good young man and a. valiant. Arnd ‘twixt you and me. Mr. Pmlett, your predecessor, though a. worthy man and a. pious, was Wanting in discernment." I wasalitfle dowrncast at the thought of so contrary a. paris‘hioner. which the bishop perceiving did lay his hand kindly on my shoulder. "Be of good chew!” said he. "What though the man bean odd fish? 'Tw-ill be for you to angle for him and draw him to land by virtue of your office!" Thence. parting from the bishop with his blessing, to the White Hart Tav- m, where I had Pesmwed my nag, and whence ‘I did homeward wend me in company of Mr. Thrupton, of my parish. Whom. being originally from Sternax way, I did cautiously sound as to SL1“ Ralph Bram. " 'Tis a. mam," quloth ha "I have never seen, but have heard strange things of would fill a. book. Whereupotn he, being a. merry man and ofa pretty enough wifc, did. to my great content, fall to beguile the way with talk of this S'u‘ Ralph. I will‘ briefly set down one or two things he did tell me. Some three years ago, Sir Ralph be- ing but newly come to Stern“, a. couple of footpads, bold k'naves, did atop several that journeyed that way, leaving them ever the poorer for the meeting. At length the rascals did wax so iimpude'nt asto stripa wealthy grazier to the skin and then truss him likes fowl toe. stake passed under his bent thighs, and was found next morn- ing under a. hedge well-nigh perished with cold. Now Sir Ralph, when he heard it. did disguise him witha mock white beard. and bowing his shoulders did shape himself as an aged man, and leaning on a. ermtch did go that way of a. moonlit night. Up to him the two mittens and did jeer him. and were for treating him like the rest, when he out with a. stout cudzgel from. under his cloak, and, being a marvellous strong man, did trounce them both and tie them back to back. And the end was flhey were lodged in BraskzminsLer jail, where the grazier did swear to them and were both hanged. . ‘-_ Here he mothepwle. Sir Ralph did chance to be passmg through Sternax ullage one day, when he heard words between a. wubow woman and filer grown son. The mother was entreac- 1113 her son to Mun the dungâ€"heap aside from her cowhouse door lest she sh‘ould‘sqiali her ski'rps going to mi}k. "And thimk ye _I be “going to soil my hands with the duty work?“ cried the Bulky lout M Up steps Sim Ralph "Yes, my man," quoth he quietly, “amd not only so, but you’ll wash the stones-for a Path for your pouhgr when gull x3 done._’ ' Which the mam did as meek as a. lamb, under the shadow of Sir Ralph's aaglmg stafl._ “Ain'tâ€"1 new for your pay," said Sir M311. mth a. queer smile. "follow the rustic fqllowed him, not knowmg what to thmk, till they got out of sight and ken of 3J1 men into the hem of Sternax Common, where SLr Ralph did haste him right heartily with his oaken stick. "And now be off and be a. good son to your mother, or there‘ll be whether pawdpyf' _ And 'h‘om tam day no saint could keep the fifth commandment better. than did Toby Sikes. best beloved man of that country-side. “Nay,” quoth Lir. ’l‘hrupton, "’Lis not so. For he ha‘tha. strange twist of temper and consorte’th but little with fins fellowmen. Nor will he brook in- trusion on his privacy and detesteth to 3% u. $439391- or} his domain._ As_ to Womanklnd, he doth so abhor it (des- pite his goodness to the Village wid- ow) as he le1 have all his household work done by men! nor will even have a. female wash hls clothes, but the gardener must do it; slovenly, no doubt, we of that his master recketh little. There be rumors that, being once cross- ed in love. 'it hath soured: the man. However this may b6. be Is, though {3111113 and comely and of a. most dis- gmshed_ presence, of so grim and item a. men that man tear more than (mug and comely and of a. {Ingmsahed_ presence, of so atom a. xmep that men tear they love hum." “SGTâ€"Forth to Brack‘ king?” ‘ Mr. Thxupton laugihed right merrily. "\Vhy, for augbt know. and so he may be! But he hath deserted Sturnax Church since his quarrel with Parson Thorp a year ago last Martinmas. This was how it befell :â€" - "There was little love betwixt tl‘ie two, and the person had been reproach- mg him for laxity in chrurchgoing, be- ing perchance secretly vexed that when he did come he ever fell asleep at the sermon. But one Lord’s Day Sir Ralph did not slumber thereat, for the discourse was discharged full at his head. He heard himself likened to moody Saul vexed with an evil spirit, and hurl' ja/velins of despite an; the David of t e pwlpit who would fain have harped to him the soothing mel- Ody of true doctrine and sound advice. And all in so pointed a. manner as to draw the stare of the congregation argon him. And Sir Ralph did sit on With folded arms like to a stone figure. But when the preacher went on to compare him With NebImhadnezzM, driven for his sins toa. lonely life far from the haunts of men and eating grass as oxecn (‘bwas another craze of Sir RaJph‘s never to eat butcher‘s meat), up he got and was walking out of the church, holding himself mighty stiff and straight, when a fat and wheezy old dog of the person’s which .was.wont to lie on the steps of the pulpit did come to meet him, wagging its stump of atail. The wrat'hful man did reuse his foot in wt to kick, but did of a.sudden change his mind and did pat it on the back instead. Lord! hfwlulnshould have loved to have seen 1 a I could not help but join] in _M.r. Thrupto‘n’s merriment; yet was I lnly gneved as well [or Mr. Thorp as fior S'u‘ Ralph; good men bum, yet bllnd to one anonher’s virtues and seemg only one another‘s defeats. That mat- ter of the dog should have healed their feud. January 9.â€"â€"Did arrive home and found Dorothy, to my joy, in good health and 01' gay spirits. and did rally me. on my good fare alt the bishop's. winch was beater, she would have me note, than the Apostles‘.’ But 1, mo. was un leasant mood, and made answer that t ey d'Lned off fish fresh caught, which was a tit-bit BrackmimsLer, beimg inland, knew nought of, whereat she did break into merry laughter, which was music to mme ears. She be vastly hammer, my Dor- _othy, and light-hearted withal, as a ttilu‘us‘h un the ooppice on a. summer’s ay. April 10.â€"-We are arrived 8t. our new home and find the house but a. sorry one. Yet is the garden marvellous pretty, with yew-tree hedges cunnilieg trimmed and many sunny nooks wherein to sitâ€"a. (him to which my predgcessor was more given than moan of his coat, being a. sickly man and ever of a great. languor in hot weather. Dorothy and I be already drawing plots of alterations in the house whicu, methinks, will be for the beLter and, doubtless, more to my daughter’s lik- ing, Mr. Tharp having been unmarried. sofltham less did conbent him. Nor will Dorothy have me forget mine own comfort, but hath herself devised a. mom’ for my beaks and to compose my discourses, which pleaseth me vastly. .Alnd smejaanh moreover planned tar me a. bowlmg alley in the 873-3191.!- April 12_.â€"I have no-day seen, bmt from a. dlsmnce only, Stark Hall. the abode of Sir Ralph Brant, who, I find, owneth the bulk of this and other par- lshes hereabout; a. fine house, but of am appeorahce most forbidding for the negleqt 1-: shows. Apnl 29â€"“I‘is strange how Sir Ralph; comes not to church. it cannot be that he hath heard my sermons ill reported of. for the people. and notabl the younger men, do flock to the c urch every Lord’s Day. And Mr. Bullaany. the ehurchwardem, tells me ’twas but: a. thm congregation in Parson Thorp's timeâ€"the main) old women and chil- dren, and for the most part sad, and 9933'. Symfln? - Now my Lord Trusi'ut, in my last parish, was ever oareflul to do every- hhmg for my content, and was wont to Show me great civilityâ€"vension twice a year and a. run'let of his best (wine every Christmaseâ€"so that Sir Ralph's coldness irks-Ah the more. May 3.â€"Doro , God bless her! be growmg into muc favor in the parish by reason of her kind heart and winâ€" nmg ways, and is already known and loved of all my poor people. And in sooth the maid be a. passing sweet, mgifl ayd the apple of mine eye. June 15.â€"Since my last WIi‘tin'g things so strange have befallen that. In the telling thereorf, I deem them wor- phy of more fulmess and precision than 13 my wont. Bfit Sir Ralph I have not yert seen. her hath he made me welcome. Yet would I not judge him hastily. Perchance he be warped of some trou- blgtbeygndjhe gpmmnon: _ > 'May15.â€"Am newly come from the village, where be tales that Sir Ralph is wont to set mam-traps and such-like heathenish engines in his woods, which I 99 lotl}_bo grest amd s_o be Dorpt‘hy. "Alack, poor soul!” cries Dorohhy. “’tis he of whom I heard yesterday. Dame walett would have it he hath been ailing ever since his ague!” ’Twas nine o‘clock wt nlght on May 19, when. after we had supped, a knock came at. m doozr, that Farmer Thribâ€" ble, of Heb Iestorn, was took of a. sud- den worse and would fain see me. And she did hasten to fetch me my warm cloak for fear of the night air. The messenger, a. raw country lad, did guide me to the farm, which, being on the uttermost border of the parish, I had not hitherto visited. Some time ago t'he Queen of Italy asked a. little girl to knit her a pair of silk mittth for her birthday, giv- ing her the money for the material. A pair on? beautifully worked mittens arrived om tlhe Queen’s birthday. The little girl received iru return another pair; one mitten contained lites, the other bonbons. Queen Marguerite in- closed a. little mote, saying: “Tell me, my dear child, which you like best.” The reply ran as follows: "Dearest; Queenâ€"Your presents have made me shed many Itears. Papa took the mittens with the money; my brother had the bomrboms." And ITALY'S GENTLE QUEEN (To Be Continued.) be sound for Church and Dearest ade me )k the brother Capt. Gould Knows Where a Famous Hoard ls llhldcn and flax Persunded Some Lamllubbors to Advance the Money lle Needsâ€"A Cape Breton Man's Adventures' For many years the Captains who sail the Pacific Ocean and the adven- turous folk who go with them or listen to their tales ashore have talked and sohemed and dreamed about the Cocos Isiand and its buried treasure. The men of the sea all know, and they have convinced mamy landlubbers, besides, that there is much treasure buried in Cocos Island. Many an expedition ’has been planned to go there in search! of it, but it is one thing to plan an ex- padi’tion to go in search of buried treasâ€" ure and quite another to get up the next morning, and put hard-earned cash into the scheme. So the sea. folik have talked, the landâ€"lubbers with money have listened and believed, and the ex- peditions have soome to naught, and the treasure still waits in Cocos Island. B'ult next week an expedition is really going to start from Victoria, B. 0., in search of it, and is pledged not to re- turn until the treasure is found; or ev- ery foot of ground on Cocos Island Chas been turned upside down. The scheme has been directed by Capt. Gould, who has persuaded half a dozen men or more to put up $500? each into the expedition. [He has chartered the schooner Aurora, and will] take with him several other sea captains whose faith in the buried treasure of Cocos Island is as dauntless as his own. They have no dmbt that they will be able to find it at once, because they havo CHARTS AND MAPS of the island which show exactly where the treasure is buried and how to reach iItâ€"oharts made by the only man who has ever been in the island and found the treasure. ‘ AN EXPEDITION T0 SEEK BURIED TREASURE IN THE PACIFIC. THE GUUUS ISLAND GOLD. He was a sea Captain from Cape Bre- ton, who owned a little trading schoon- er. and ran along the coast of South Americo and Mexico. In one of his trips he heard of the treasure and after studying over the matter for a voyage or two, concluded flhat he was just the man to find it if anybody could. ISO the next time he left port he cleared ostensibly for a trading voyage, but as soon as he was out of silght of land turned the bow of his schooner toward the golden island of his dreams. And after he had aaifled and sailed far down toward the equator, he found the gold- an island and the golden treasure, too. But he was a prudent man, was the Cape Breton sea. Captain, and he knew that his little schooner was none too seaworth-y. And he figured the matter out that it he took a. little of the treas- ure- he could go badk to San Francisco, get a. much better craft, and return for the rest of it“ But if he took it all and his ship should happen to go to the bottom of the sea, that womld be! the end of the treasure. So he took on board only enough Ito carry out his scheme, and started for home,_ t And sure enough so the tales of the sea. folk all say. on the third night from Cocos Island there came a sudden storm so furious that the ship was driven far but of her course. And in the middle of the night he heard! the roar of breakers and felt thexcrash‘ of jagged rocks through the rotten hull of his little ship. All night 10an the storm raged and the waves rolled over the vessel as she pounded on the rocks. The next mornimg all on board had been drowned except the Captain and two others. The schooner had struck on the outlying rocks of a, small island, from which the native soon came out in small boats and took the Captain and his two comrades ashore. THEY LOOTED EVERYTHING the waves had Left on the schooner and took from the men everything they posâ€" sessed. even to their last stitch! of cloth- ing. The three were subjected to such brutal treatment that the two seamen died aftert- a few weeks, and mm Cap- tain, in fi-na] desperation, stole a small boat one night. and started alone out upon the Pacific Ocean. He put up a. smaH sail and took advantage of What wind there was and he rowed for at] his iron muscles were worth, and at the end of the semnd day he made (a landâ€" ing on a. s‘maYl uminhabited island.whe-re he rested for a few days. replenished hds tiny stock of water from a spring. and gathered some edible fruits and roots. Then, donnfiess soul that he was. 'he took to the sea again in his small boat. was. he took to the sea again» in his small boat. After ten days of thirst and hunger and blood-boiling: heat and brain-with- erivng solitude he was picked up by a. sailing vesenl bound for London. 'Down about the Horn that ship was wrecked, and the Cape Breton Captaim a second time endured the, horrors of the open sea in an open boat. But, the survivors were picked up, and at last, by way of ’haif a dozen ports. he reached ibis 'home in Cape Breton. too much broken in both body and mind ever to tread the‘ decks of a. ship agam. in both body and Ir the‘ decks of a. ship a The few remaining the spent in making (most minu1e in the actions) of Cocos Isl: gold. Capt. Gould. friendlry with him in to sea Win one day and [had the whole E man’s Lips and from and charts of the is fian then } and (11 money has at “iriiiwtrhe Cocos Island gola i not for him. 'But whether or not: Capt. Gould and the schooner Aurora find of wafer from a spring. some edible fruits and dannflpss soul that he to the sea again in his ded. but the two months mos Island g ‘OI‘Y rmer years went frofn the. old and the maps mpen vors xvay 1d ié talked about in all the ed by the Pacific Ocean w‘hat they are going for, the expedi- tion will at least settle the most wide- ly believed tale of buried treasure that is, tgllked abgutr'gp 9.1} the regions wash- ’1‘th following extract from the letâ€" ter of a gir in Cairo describes an Araâ€" bian Wedding which the writer was permitted to witness as one of a small party 0.15 favored guests: 'l‘he Sterner er Excluded lrom the [louse of the Brideâ€"a Pretty and luteresllng Event. At 8 o'clock in the morning our Ara- goinfian. wfhlo, by the way, is a fascin- ating and picturesque fellow. well supplied with letters of recommenda- tion from many famous people, met us . at the door of our hotel with three enormous bouquets. Arriving at a Very narrow street, we proceeded a short distant-e on foot under red rags. striped awnings, and lanterns which were stretched over our heads the length of the street. The round was sprinkled with sand, and along the sides of the houses were seats provid- ed Ior the men, as none of the sterner sex were allowed in the room or house of the bride. We, the women mount- ed three flights of stairs, and found ourselves in- a large room filled with Arabian women of various classes, also ‘some Grecian and Turkish. women. 3These were arrayed in] manyâ€"colored garments, pink silk scarf‘s, gold em- broidered jackets. blue plush’ and wool stuffs, combinations I cannot begin to describe. The women} gathered around us and led us to the divan arranged for the bride, seating the oldest in the party in the middle, while the rest of- us were given seats on either side. We remonstrated, but they assured us that the bride could sit upon a chair. We were great curiosities to them, ap- parently, and we certainly enjoyed the novelty of our position, In their sim- ple‘ way they showed us great hospi- tality. The approach of the bride was heralded by a. mostt conglomerate 'lot ' of howling women and children, play- ‘ ing tomtoms, tambourines and native instruments anything but musical. We arose to resign. our seats of honor in favor of the bride and her attendants, but she insisted that we two remain on either side of her, while she occu- pied the middle seat just vacated by one of the party. and so we sat through all the howling and banging. the push- ing and jostling of these half-civilized creatures. After every one had seen the bride an enormous woman laden with jewelery and golden chains, ber gan to how] and hammer on a tam- bourine, then the guests threw coin mm the bride’s cap while the women howled and made other hideous noises. After this the guests began} to mingle with one another, and we found some who spoke a little English, some French and some Italian. Finally a very intelligent Greek woman took us in charge; she was quite a linguist, and we were enabled to appreciate what we had seen after her explana- tions. Then came the refreshments, and we had to eat little cakes and big cakes, all shapes and flavors, and last one awful affair of some kind soaked in wine. This was the end of the bride's part of the entertainment. We went down stairs to join the men of our party, and there met a very jolly old priest, who had’ been In London and Paris, spoke good French, and who in- terested us very much. He it was who was to perform the ceremony. The1 man we had not yet seen, but we were } soon presented to him, with his at-‘ teudants, who were parading up and down this inclosed street, preceded by an Egyptian band. We presented him with out two remaining bouquets, hav- ing left one with his 16-year-old bride. Again we all went upstairs, and saw the groom lift the veil of the bride, supposed to be the first sight of her fair countenance. This was the ninth and last day of this wedding perforâ€" mance, and the most important one, for they were at last duly tied by the old priest, and went home by morning light. It was a. weird performance. Through it all they showed us, the only Europeans present. great re- spect, and in good English said they hoped we had had a pleasanlt time and were glad that we came. On the following day, Friday. we were taken to see the famous Whirlâ€" ing Dervishes. Friday, one must bear in mind is the Mohammedan Sunday, and an eventful day. The court sur- rounding the arena in which this weird and uncanny performance takes place holds about 500 persons, and it was filled with all sorts and conditions of people. Americans and English, the predominating element. Soon after we entered the court the whirlers made their appearance, dressed in short white skirts and on their heads the funniest looking chimney pot: hats. After marching around and around for fifteen pr twenty minutes to‘ the hid- eous nmse of a band composed of tom- toms, tambourinies and some wind in- struments, they began to whirl, and they whirled unfl'il it seemed to us to whom the sight was new that we must cry out to them to cease. The sight was positively maddening. After fif~ teen minutes of constant whirling ' they dropped to the ground from sheer exhaustion, apparently. It appears, however, that this part of the pro- gramme is for effect entirely. From this place we drove to hear the "Howlers," quite as famous as the "\Vhirlers," who were a. horrid lot of healthy, lusty men, simply howling and making as much noise as possible in a most unpleasant manner which gave one the "creeps." One old fellow kept it up unlil he had hysterics and froth- So mu saw this the sky 1y interesti which it is s where stood and Child w AN ARABIAN WEDDING a.t aLmy drag wh‘s daugl nich_ is imdm ‘estmg to is said, is; 1 mouth: for the uncanny Si‘ autiful day in Janua blue a} turqgoise : a shelter for_ the bile they were in '; then t uaint and Coptic 0' t upon th for the ‘ Later us to i‘y with and the in the urch u‘gm :ypt- Old A SHEATHINI} PROPELLER. IT MAY BE VALUABLE FOR YACHTS AND OTHER SMALL CRAFT. The Invention of a Yachunmn of Scotland â€"It May be Used at Will or Thrcwn Out of Action. John Ferguson, of Scotland, viceâ€"com- modore of the Royal Forth Yacht Club, and owner of film famous cutter Peta ronllla, has invented a propeller which can be utilized to give tfbe vessel speed through tha water or be withdrawn within the hull at a. moment’s notiw The primoiple is such that the new in- vention is equally valuable to large and 1E small craft, whether it fly the yacht club pennant or the company emblem that floats at the masthead of a. tramp atlantie liner. The one great diffiouhty with which the operation of the propeller has been confronted from its earliest day is that in sudden contract with a .hard object. the result is likely to be a. broken or twisted blade, and that means that the vesseli must lie up for repairs until the propeller is in good condition. While such accidents cannot always be avoid- ed it often happens that if it were pos- sible to change, the position of the pro- pelle/r or withdraw it from the water. it couid be saved from injury. This power is exactly that which Mr. Fox- g‘uson's inventions’ possases. guson's invention possesses. Although it is true that the inven- tion is adjustable to graft offiuylsizg, it is more partiourlarly applicable) to yachts and other vessels of compare;- tively small tonnage. Not only is the sing‘e propeller of this sort valuable, but so long as it is possible to with.- draw it into the build when not kin use. propellers can be placed at almost any desired point. Again, it is not a. neo- essitv to operate these propellers; by_ propellers can be placed at almost any desired point. Again, it is not a. neo- essity to operate these propellers by means of steam; electrimty or oil of some sort may be utilized to equal ad- vantage. Ibis ishox‘m r‘eason Wth the u‘;, J n-â€" u. éEX-Ul'egr'afi 1:011â€"ldniie fliénefited, 'for it would oftentimes do away with the: big engine room force_ which. the modern steam yacht reqmres, and permit the use in its stead of the more - DAIINTY ELECTRICAL ENGINE or that which find soil to be: its agent in making blag wheel; go‘youpd. A tact well known to all sailor» men who have served aboard steam craft is that the slower a. prOpe-ller moves, the more difficult the ship becomes to con- trol. It sometimes happens that a vessel whose engines are not over and above powerful ots caught in the seas in such a way hat her propeller beâ€" comes usefless. She then loses steerage way and flops about in the trough” of the Sea and perhaps in the teeth: of: a gale becomes practically helpless. Mr. Ferguson’s invention renders it pos- sible for one of these pro ellers to: be placed on each side of a. oat, as well as at the stern. Equipped in this way, ilt would be difficult for a. ship to ltako such a posiition that some one of the propellers could not 'be utilized. , 1.. LL- -1--4..:.ml ,Of the two, the Emperor selects the dark horse more frequen‘t’ly. 'He is a. bay charger of good sizeâ€"a. deep, rich, bay, with a dash of white about the fone foot and still more of this same ooior above one hind foot. The bay is a fine example of the ideal charger. His head and neck are par- ticularly handsome. .VVhile full of spir- it, he is dociie and wellâ€"mannered. H3 is the possessor of high courage and shows his high breeding in every line and movement. wlhivi‘e the carriage is so I all WWW”-.. w..- -w -- WW, , There is no objection to the electrical engine. .As the propeller may be op- erated by the latter as well as the {cm er, it gives the owners of sailing yachts a. chance to have all the benefits which result from proceeding under sail al- most altogether and at the same time having sheathed in the hull, a pro- peller, that in case of a. calm will! en- able the vessel to proceed without the Loss of time which must otherwise fol- low. The propellers for small craft are only intended to promote a. slow rate of speed, but this would be a. great imp provement upon the unpleasant and en- forced idleness of a. calm. Emperor William nus Two Pet Charge" ,n Bay and u Gray. The stables of Emperor \Villiam of Genmxmy contain many valuable blood- ed horses. but there are two which ha prefers above the others. Both are worthy the fancy of any man, even a. king. One is dark color, the other light, and. both are splendid specimens of horseflesh. l ’ .Of the two, this Emperor selects the dark horse more frequently. He is a, he isdams Dear, TH] rge Iyt": inded women now abound, are is she whose mmtal weight the question, so profound, a my, bonnet really straight! il FINE HORSES. par manner I‘IN HER dispositior mperor magnifi )II attention \ ely-bred nt head .VIOR Ba and line 5 so rite this can