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The Reverend Michael Rusden, cur- lta of Rodesley, was sketching busily. (Let working hard for cover an hour, 0 locked at the result of his labour rth the feeling of a man who has done is duty to 1113 country and the world It large. "Ah," he _sni_d, '_'I think I have at - AI_ 4....nm ll. 10.1 .59. "Ah," he said, "I think I have at last attained the true artist's dream 1nd ambitionâ€"colourl‘f L2- luu umu...vu y v . V g . . There could be no doubt as to his having done .90, inasmuch as the trees he was depicting had their natural au- tumnal tints portrayed in vivid crim- son, the fields were brilliant green. while the sea. in the distance was wash- ed in with a. dazzling blue. Further- more, a solitary figure in the fore- ground was arrayed in golden brown, forming, he said. a quiet resting-91306 (or the eye. _ __. . . n ,x__ “u... The Reverend Michael Rusden Wes no fool. He was a good scholar, afuu- preacher, an excellent musician, and I first-rate athlete. And yet on none of these points was he proud. The one thing he could not do was the only thing about whth he was feverishly Bager, and even self-conscious. Hr Would listen to praises of his really fine tenor voice w.th unaffected m- difference; but, when asked to Pro" duce his portfolio of sketches, he would blush like :1 girl, and talk about them by fhe hour together. A, t-.. nn‘hfl ...... .. ._. _-a, "J H V After admiring his work {qr some minutes. he put up his painting-Qa- terials with a pleasant ioelmg ofm- tense satisfaction. _ n touuw ununanuvuuu. " I dare say the Vicar will be in the church about these repairs,” he Sflld. "I will go and show him my sketch. I think he will like it." The Reverend Rupert e. Beckett was the Vicar of Rodwley, a fine, genial. highlyâ€"cultivated man, and a really talented artist, although, from lack of‘ time, he had for some years past ab- juied painting. The Vicar and his cur- lte were both about thirty-four years of age; and they worked together on the best of terms. Nevertheless at times the curate’s sketches were a sore trial to Mr. 0 Beckett, whose honâ€" esty and kindness of heatrt were al- ways doing battle over them. He longed to_ say, " My dear Rusden,you don’t understand the first principles of art;” but, finding that even the gentlest criticism hurt the curate‘s feelings, he held his tongue whenever practicable, generally cnntenting himâ€" self with saying that the subject of the sketch was a very fine one. . u .uv uny.v_ "u... w .V-J _V_V Rodesley was a mining locality, the population a rough one; and, although the Vicar was always doing all in his power to influence the men, seame- ly any visible improvement reward- ad his efforts. They liked him personâ€" Illy, but laughed at his suggestions. Ind ridiculed the idea of going to thumb. WfiAiEâ€"vxwxy on the road ‘to the church the Vicar and curate met face yo face. "Tm afraid I can‘t get it out in the Itreet, or I would show it to you now," laid the curate proudly. " I think you will admire the young lady in the foreground.” m'il éipéciéd t6 find you in the vesâ€" h‘y," said Mr. Rusden. “I have a Iketch to show you." “VIWshlaillwbre tfiefe soon,” said Mr. 3 Beckett. " You go on, and I will quick- ly 10in y_ou:”_ _ " Not a portrait, I hope 7" returned the Vicar, laughing. "Oh, dear, no I" The subject of young ladies was a standing )oke with both clergyman, neither of whom had, until a very re- cent date, evinced any signs of matri- monial intentions. It was thought however of late that the Vicar was beginning to look with kindly eyes upon a certain pretty young lady; but the curate stood firm. He was, in fact, I widower, and by no means disposed to marry again. He had dearly loved his wife, to whom he was wedded when only two-aud-twenty; and it was not until her death, some five years before, that he tn“ ’.:.-_» .drn. ~f taking Holy ” :1. 1" nust to that he hadliv- .m :ndelxondent country gentle- unll was renowned for his strength rind activity. He “’15 agen- uincly good man: but, having been orâ€" dained only two years, he sometimes entirely forgot that he was a parson; and, though up to the present time he had done nothing unbecoming to his cloth, he had by no means set- tled down into a strictly clerical groove. He puts his portfolio down upon the vestry table, and took out his last sketch. placing it in the best light In order that the Vicar might see it to the greatest advantage. The day was very warm, and Mr. Rusden opened the vestry door wide, so that he could see the peaceful graveyard full of old trees and ancient monuments. Presently li’e turned his back to the door in order to look once more at his sketch, when suddenly he heard aloud guffaw, and, looking round, he saw a man standing in the doorway, one of the roughest cf the miners. whose name was Gibson, a man delesv‘ed even by his fellow-workmeuâ€"o. big bully with low tastes, although be h: rl re- ceived a better education €351 most of his fellows. The curate‘s [ace flushed crimson, Ind he laughed uneasily. " So you don’t care about it?" he said, trying to appear unconcerned. "Care about. it!“ repeziLed the man, derisively. "\Vhy. Iuin‘t quite afool, and I have sear. them, pictures at South Kensiugton; '1qu all the gals and young fellcrs a-wurkin‘ there nev- er turned out such a bad 'uu as that !“ â€"pointing contemptuously with his thumb. If his preaching had been railed at, his manner of life assailed, his other talents impugned, Mr. Rusdeu would still have kept his temper; but his weak point had been roughly touched, and he felt his indignation burningv within him. l‘he mzm, seeing he had ' "Be, ha, ha!" he roam " Well. if ever I see such a that there I” Parson Rusden’s Fight he rogn ed again dauB as made an impression, continued his re- marks, and in 50 course a. strain that at last human nature broke through professional etiquette, and the cur- ate strum; the miner a. ringing blow on the face. The blow was returned with interest, and :1 handâ€"to-hand tight ensued in the pathway outside the vestry door. .u ‘2‘ A passing boy quickly spread the‘ news of the thrilling event, and n crowd of men assembled, n11 thoroughâ€" ly enjoying the startling spectacle. Backers for both person and miner were found at once, but the betting from the first was in favour of the pu'rson, who displayed an amount of science which every second raieed him in the estimation of the beholders. Both were trill strong men, but the brute stre igth of the minor was no match for the skill of the curate, who had been a famous boxer, and after a somewhat lengthy combat was victor- ious. his supporters giving vent to their feelings in a round of cheers. As the Iflct cheer died away, Mr. a Beckett appeared on the scene. Good heavens. ouuld that bruised. disorderly- looking mun ‘ue his cm‘nteâ€"h's good. gentl‘emnnly curate who had ever preached forbearance and kindness? Alas! it was even so! Mr. Rusdeu‘s temper had been so thoroughly aroused that it was not until the Vicar appeared that he even faintly realised the enormity of his orime. At the first glimpse of Mr. a Beckett, the full horror of the situa- tion dawned upon him. As he wiped his blood-stained face, he heard 'the Vicar 5"‘3'1313. " Go away, my men l"â€"'\.nd the crowd at once dispersed. Then Mr. RUS< den found himself sitting down in the veggry in the presence of his friend. Th5 curate lehned his head upon 1118 hands and said nothing, for. there was nothing to say. What posmble excise could he offer for his unseemly, ‘18 disgraceful conduct at the very chglch doors? He was not afraid of 1115 Vlgar, but he was bitterly. ashamed of 11191- selfâ€"so ashamed that for some five minutes he did not remove his hands from his face. There was complete silence for Mr- 3 Beckett was too deeply moved to speak. Looking at tho matter from a priestly point of View, it seemed to him that the honour of the Church had been dragged in the dust. He said nothing, because he fen-red his words of condemnation would be too strong. words of kindnéss,fliwfihificil prorxr7ed a greater 1)uni§hment to the curate than an): rebuke céuld have been. \Vhen Mr. Rusden at last found voice he was so penitent, his humiliation was so complete, that, instead of cen- surng him, the Vicar placed his hand Upon, his. shoulder and spoke a few Then Mr. :1 Beékgtvtrcfilfiéned the door of the vestry, and saw that the churchâ€" yafl‘i was empty. The curate however refused to go to the Vicarageâ€"he would have been ashamed to dine with his Vicar just then, even if his countenance had not been disfigured. He presented asorry spectacle and he knew it; and his one ardent desire was to get home to his lodgings out of sight of every one. Unfortunately he would have to Walk through Rodesley to reach his destin- ation. l The day following the encounter was market-day, uud Rodesley was 'crowded with country-folk. The Vicar had occasion to pass through the mar- ket-place, on his way to visit nsivk parishioner, and at one of the flower and fruit stalls he met‘the young lady who, rumour. declared, had made so deep an impression on him. I “How do you do, Mr. 11 Beckett 9” she exclaimed, well pleased. “ \Vhat is this I hear about a fight ‘between Mri Rusden and a miner ‘3“ " You must home, now, Rusden,” he said, "and attend to yourself. Or Will you go to the Vicarage? Imink that would be best.”’ Although the churchyard was emp- ty, the streets were notâ€"indeed they were usually full of people. Groups were talking together at every corner, and the Vicar and the curate both knew what they were all talking about. Mr. 9. Beckett put his arm within that of his curate, and walked on with his face set firm, lips tightly compressed, head thrown slightly back. As to Mr. Rusden, his face was incapable of expression‘ just then, his eyes being. "I will go with you,” said Mr. 3 Beckett. as many of {he mineré declafed, "nea; lyÂ¥bunged up." " Have you heard of it V" asked the vicar, in dismay. “Oh, yesâ€"every one in the market is talking about it! How plucky of him to fight that big man!“ Mr. aBeckett felt; that this View. though comforting, was not the right way of looking at the matter. "I was going to ask you to go out boating on the river this afternoon," he said gravely, " but this unfortun- ate affair has so disturbeé me that I feel quite disinclined for pleasure; Have you ard of it? added to which, Ihave Mr. Rusden’s work to do as well as my own." “0h,” returned the girl, with a smile, "don't take it to heart, Mr. 3. Beckett! I am very certain that no one will think any the worse of Mr. Rusden; and I am so disappointed about the riiver." The Vicar said "Good-bye" and walked with a preoccupied air past the poultry and fish smlls. He could not put faith in Miss Johnston’s pre- diction. No; he feared both his own influence and Mr. Rusdpn‘s were gone for ever. Of what avail was it to press!) and not practise? The Man Who llas Reel-ultra 8000 Rouh: l'lltlorn In Grant Ilrllnln. Lord Chesham. who has managed to raise with a few weeks’ time a force 0t some 8‘00!) volumteer cavalry, comâ€" posed of men who have alt received some cavalry training is one oi the most popular of sporting peers in the United Kingdom, and belongs to that historic house of Cavendish, of whirh the Duke of Devonshire is the head. He 15 still on the right side of 50,and was at.- one and. the same time. the .brotherâ€"inâ€"lvanv and the scn~in-law ot the Duke of Westminster, who has just died. For, whereas Lady Cheshzim is a daughter of the lat): Duke, Lord Chesham himself is a brother of the widowed Duchess. Lord Chesham served for a time in the 16th Lan- cers. But it is with the 10th Hussars that is to say, the Prince of: Wales' regiment, that his name is most close- ly associated. Since retiring from active service in the army he has been Cooinel of the Royal Bucks Hussars, one of the crack regiments of yeom- anry cavarly in the United Kingdom. Both Lord and Lady C'he‘sham are far too devoted to hunting and to other terms of sport to spentd much of their time “in Lon-don, and they make' their prinCipal home at ‘Latimer, where the Cavendishes have been settled ever since the reign of Queen Elizabeth. KING CHARLES I. spent aconsiderable time at Latimer while a prisoner of Parliament, and accordeing to contemporary history, was found of looking out on the peace- ful VleW tram the front of the house across the River Chess to the woods of Chenies. The grand old Elizabeth- an mansion has been modernized,l Educated in the parish 5013001 in though with taste and discrimination. \Vh . I _t . . l. h lDumfries, in southern Scotland, and lie state y, 1 is essentla ly a unle- l‘finishin f t ‘ j in the _ _ ‘ I g a course 0 s u 3’ 1y, cozy looking heuae, the front 1 3.031 and .031 departments of charmingly clolhed \uLh creepers. It lc 3'5 1 mm IS full Of family portraits of. great ‘the college at Glasgow. Dr- Paton lm‘ value, and of old masters, Sir Josnua 1, M T t. M .11 t b _ mediately'began work as a city miss- ieyno s, i'ian, UN. 0, e c. eing - ' -3 s wial field u‘epi‘eseuted on the walls, , ionary m Glas‘gmv H1 D Lord Chesham was for many Years lwas “mung the town police. and sq ap- master of the Bicester hounds, and has preciative were the policemen of his had numerous bad spills, nmably one - , eleven years’ labor among them that Slybtbiiiihw‘ffii,hfhflafigg;bfiyogfifi .upon his departure they gave him a hunting men. "He 10m ms eldegtlhandsome gold watch, which lie-now daughter two years previously, avery lcarries. Dr. Pa.th had established pretty 12â€"year-old girl, in the hunting field, the poor child being thrown: from her pony and dragged along, her foot having been caught in the stirrup. Lord Cheslhulm is very weallhy, and, basides his 15,000 a/cres around Lati- mer, owns a quantity of real estate in the most high-priced residential disâ€" tJ'icts of Landau. One of his best paying pieces of prop- erty m the metropolis is that Burling- ton Arcade, which is familiar to every foreigner who Visits London. His con- nection with the Burlington Arcade was brought to light a. shori time. ago by his efforts to purily the atmosphere of the place toward nightfall. For. whereas it is a popular thorough-fare and much frequented during the morn- mg and early part of the afternoon, no respectable woman dared_ to Show her nose in the place after 4 o'clock. The shopkeepers complained bitterly, and Lord Cheshaml, realizing the mis- take, both economic as ivell as moral, that he was making In permitting his property to become known as a resort of this kind, demimoa miLng 1 rant. was against ' for 1:15 Chcsda'm, at. lh-S same time. comm mg his endeavors to purify {1113 1 notorious thoroughfare. It was In the Burlinng Arcade Lord Euston, the eldest son and. of the Duke of Grafton, made the quaintance of Lh-e notorious Kau- C who. despite all hrs efforts to gel of her. remains his wife. and as : utmost indignat have had the and: the number, and, 1H) qualr w ho. of he cade Lord L‘nesnnl fellow: of about ready in 59‘1"“ of the craek 1' cars. te To Be Continued LORD CHES HAM. heshnm's eidest son, a young about 1’3 years of age, is ab ‘ton ing me hile many other aristocracy who lianc Afrim, bging an officer =giment of 17th Lan- 110‘ hout 3§ such as that of met their \vwes Buriinglon Ar- find the law over ms! I'll"- ury :lll- he” The Experience of the Rev. Dr. John G. Plan In Ille ‘cw Hebrides Islands. The career of the Rev. Dr. John G. Paton, a returned missionary from the New Hebrides, from the time that he Jeft Scotland, thirty-one years ago, to 'his return to America is a serial story zof adventures and hardships, of escape from death, almost incredible. And it 'was not in the path of kconquest or leading the serried ranks of battle that Dr. Paton met and surmounted dangers and difficulties and brought imany thousands of ignorant savages -to an understanding of the arts of civilization, but it was in preaching the Gospel that Dr. Paton and his as- lsmiates wrought their work. Just as the lightbuoy is a signal ofdanger to sailors, and the red light to railway men,so has nature equi ped individuals with danger signa a of one kind or another when their physical condition is not quite right. It may simply be a tired feeling, a slight cold,weakness of the muscles, fickle appetite or some other signâ€" slight at firstpwhich indicates that your condition is not a healthy one. If the danger signal is not heeded, serious re- sults will follow and a complete collapse‘may occur. In nine cases out of ten the direct cause of the trouble is impoverished blood, or weak nerves. You need something to brace you up ‘17" V . v u m ’ v â€"to make your lilood rich and your nervesvstrong. Dr.Wil- liams’ Pink Pills is the only medicine that can do this promptly and effectively. They strengthen from first dose to last. THIRTY YEARS WITH CANNIBALS. Tclubs and reading circles among the Epolice, and. it is remarked that both ‘Protestunt and Catholic policemen loautributei to the gift. The wakch bears the inscription: “Presented to >Dr. John G. Paton, city missionary. by the C. Division of the Glasgow Police as a token of his appreciation of his lzeal in the promotion of their tempor- lal and eternal weflzfare, March, 1857," ,Weeks later Dr. Paton arrived at the Island of Tanna, one of the’ north- ern islands 01 the group, and landing 'began his labors. For a time the intrepid missionaries were unmolest- 'cd, but a white trader visiting the Sislztutls made an unwarrented person- {al attack on Dr. Paton, and following Ethis the savage natives plunderetl ihe lhouse and hardly a day passed with-- lout some attempt upon the lives of llze lmissionaries, compelling them to leave Ltha islands and seek a refuge with a luutive chief in another island. When ‘the ll-‘u‘ly landed at; Tanna. there was a fine harbor, capable of accommodatâ€" ing a. large number of vessels, but an ‘u-pheuval of the earth completely des- .troycd it. After the escape of the party from Tanna they Were given Shi‘ite? for a time with a friendly chief, but the natives were hostile and an attempt was made to escape from the island in an open boat. but a ll'Ongll $251 compelled the gallant work- ers to land again. On the following- THE NEW HEBRIDES are a group» of islands in the South sen, an archipelago of Polynesia, a chain extending from latitude 13 deg., south, longitude 166 deg., east, l0 lati- tude 20 deg. south, longitude 170 deg. east, about five hundred miles long, and adjaoent to the island of Borneo. In 1858 Dr. Paton, accompanied by hls‘bride of a. year‘ [aft for Lhe mis- sionary field in the New- Hebrides, stopping burned. and me Info of Dr, Paton was attempted. Dr. Paton, in speaking of the attack said; "[ defied the natives, and apparent- ly in answer to my prayer, 3. iornado came with incredible swiftness and so alarmed the natives that they ran aWay and molested us no more." The next day the party escaped by vessel to Aneityum, an adjo.ning is- land, one of the missionaries and his wife dying on board before the port was reached from the hardships and dangers through which they had "The miSsion passed through abap- tism of blood in bnginning the work in South Sea Islands." said Dr. Paton, “The. population of the group was then estimated at 150.000, 91} cannibais, w it 1.1 121119 Sold by all dealers or post paid at 50 cents a box or six boxes fol .50, by addressing the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville. Mr. John Siddons, London, Ont.. says :â€"“ I can speak most favorably of the virtue of Dr. \Villiams’ Pink Pills‘ They prove invaluable in slrenglhen- ing and toning up the system when debilitated. Having used them for some time past I can speak most favorably oftheir beneficial results. As an invig- orator of the constitution they are all that they claim to be," )ut clothing, and with no writlefi lage. ‘ 0n Aneityum, where we land the u they life “:35; were murdered and two of them eaten Ion Errumanga. A sixth fell by my ounted ‘side and died in wusequence of an rought gatiack upon. our lives at‘ Tauna. Memâ€" avages bers of the mission families and man! native teachers with their wives and “5 0f children either died or were murder- nching ‘ed and eaten by the heathen. Those as- h15,as-iaociate<l with me either died or were 1killed, leaviag me the only misaionary . north of Aneitytum living to tell the 1001 1“ story. Q did our first work, every widow was strangled to death the moment he! husband died. Child murder WI! common. and children destroyed their parents when long sick or aged. Neighboring iribea were oiten at war with each other. and all they killed were feasted on by the conquerors, which was also the fate of all ship- wrecked sailors and strangers who fell into their hands, while crimes of the most revolting character were delightv ed in. "It was thirty-six years ago that barely escaping. with my life I found. my way to Austtraliia and by a. coin siderable effort secured our first! mis- sion schooner, the Dayspming, and since then the work has steadiay plI‘O- greased and Christian‘influence has been extended to twenty-two islands. The Bible has been translated and is now read in twenty-two diiterem lan- guages and about eighteen thousand natives have been redeemed from: sav- agery. Out of the savage cannibals, among whom we were first placed, we have educated over three hundred na- tive teachers. The high chief 01 one island cheerfully gave up eleven wives in obedience to the creed we taught." Dr. Paton married a second. tinie in 1862 and now has two sons engaged in missionary work ii} the island_s.AFrom one, he reccived a. letter contai..ingl a wonderful story, illustrating the de- votion of the converted natives. appears that thevChief of an inlan town on one of the islands invited‘Dr, Paton‘s son, a few weeks ago, 10 vitit him at his home. v The young minis- ter. accompanied by one of the native teachers, started with the chief. They had not proceeded for when the chief, suddenly turning, levelled his rifle at the intrepill young mis:ionary‘ Div. ining the chief‘s murderous intent. the converted native threw himself be- tween the missionary “and the rifle. receiving the bullet through h's heart. Actlon or Modder RIVL'I' Compared Will: Some other Engagements. Lord Methuen’s telegram after the fight at Modder River told us it was one of the hardesl; and. most trying in {he annals of the British army.'To the ordinary minda haule is hard and trying in proportion Lo the danger the soldier encounters and overcomes, and [he only possible gauge by‘ which that; danger can be measured is the loss in- curred in overcoming il.. It may be in- lei-eating to compare the ac.ion of Modder River with some other battles in which the British army has been engaged in the present century. Lord Meihuen’s force was about 6,- 500 strong. His losses killed and Wounded, were flu, or 71-! per cent. The other figures given below are taken - from azuhle published: by Colonel Henderson, Piolessor hf Mili- tary Art and History at the Staff Col- lege, in his “1" of Stonewzll Jack- sou; Taiavera, 1899. Chiliiunwnllam Lord Melhuen‘s loss in officers was; KillP-I, 4; wounded, 19; total, 23. One battalion of British infantry entered the action at Salamanca with 27 offica ers and 420 rank and file; it had 24 officers and 342 rank and tile killed and wounded. Aim. lnke LI 1) Albuera, 1811 iro .H‘OSSEi, ] alamanca BLOODY BRITISH BATTLES. :rman. der R 1011 mnca. 1812. 'c Ist, 1815 r100 19‘? ‘ 831.11]. FEVE MISSION ARIES 1854‘ 1811 Sire 15,C00 16,’ O) 2,388 3,£90 1,210 7,1â€"4 [flu->0