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in that xi: imitated,‘ her bows a1 tunes; Now the time had not yet come for this proposed marriage to shock the merry maiden. She was "ower young to marry yet." So thought not the commodore; for a year past, since his niece had attained the age of fourteen, he had been worrying himself and the elders of the family to have the marriage solemnized, “before the little devil shall have time to get some other notion into her erratic head,” he said. 'All were opposed to him, holding over his head the only rod he dreaded, the opinion of the world. "What would people say if you were to marry your niece of fourâ€" teen to a. man Of thirtyâ€"four?" they urged. “But I tell you, young men are beâ€" ginning to pay attention to her now, and I can't take her to church that some jackanapes don't come caperâ€" ing around her, and the minx will get some. whim in her head like Edith didâ€"I know she will! Just Ste how Edith disappointed me! ungrateful huzzy! after my bringing her up and educating her, for her to do so! While, if she had married Grim when I wanted her to do it, by this time I’d have had my gram-hi1 E I mran nieces and nephews climbing about my knees. But byâ€"! I won't lie frustrated this time!” And so Jacqueline. was kept more And so Jacquelin secluded than ever society, but not f1 forest became her chance traveler p: and meeting her fa \vcll suppuxé he we“ thc And then there was her mother, last named bocmlso, whatever she should have been, she really was the least important of Jm‘quc‘ina's teachers. Fear was the. keynote of Mrs. L'Oisoau’s characterâ€"the key- stone in the arch of her religious faithâ€"she feared cw rything~the opinion of the world, the unfaithfulâ€" ncss of friends, changes in the wrath- er, reverses of fortune, pain, sick- ness, sorrow, want, labor! On the aft spent by Eli: Field Gotta; enough were central pass in warm WC: Next, there was the dark, and solâ€" emn, and fanatical Dr. (lrimshaw, her destined bridegroom, who really and truly loved the child to fatuity. and conscientioust did the veryhest he‘ could for her mental and moral welfare, according to his light. Alas! “when the light that is in one is darkness, how great is that darkâ€" ness!” Jacqudina rewarded his sorâ€" ious clTorts with laughicr. and flatâ€" tered him with the pet names of Hobgoblin, Ghoul, Gnome. Ogre, etc. Yet she did not dislike her solemn suitorâ€"she never had taken the matter so seriously! And he on his part bore the eccentricitic-s of the elf with matchless patience, for he IOVed, her, as I said, to flatuityâ€" doted on her with a. passion that in- creased With ripening years, and of late consumed him like a. fever. in warm weather. Five years harl made teraLion bore, L‘XCf‘plil of Jacquelina, who hm be the most. cnchantir ever bewitchod the lll'H the heads of men. Sh slight, agile. graccl‘l Curls of Shining gm round, white forehead, light; springs under 5; and frolic sparkled bright, blue oyts, light flew bird-like 0V rested nowhere. She 5: human and irresponsii; a. Childâ€"â€"Veri1y a being fairy, without human 1 or sympathy, 0r alluCl seemed soâ€"undcr a levity them was a 1 heart! little food or (:1 it had in all its life. First, there. was the commodore, with his alternations of blustering wrath and foolish fondness, giVing way 10 his anger, or indulging his love, without the slightest. regard to the effect produced upon his young wardâ€"too often abusing her for something really admirable in her na- tureâ€"and full as frequently praising her for something proportionately re- prehensible in her conduct. Next, there was the (lurk, and solâ€" WW4WMVWWVVWVJWJÂ¥RWM For who had be ucators? wants R'cl‘) at \ ray, ,tedA wa ’ows ant Lnessb. on of el‘n‘erve fox pass-Ag ‘kablu R my, which could p was attempted. and arrows, and , as well as by she became in Ian. She had use. and her \‘aul nothing of flyin or a, wide ditch CIIAl fun, And nente §C( 1d thl child 111 freedom rim: flight Gr, The Strang the {m ‘embled their er )on ancy spiri ing in the case ad grown up to in}; sprite that r'al't-s. or turned She was petite, eful; clustering gum encircled a d. laughing in vcrywh >11.- thuu th-u ' of the air. a. thoughtfulness, ions! She only .ll that fay-like the same day Skamp at Old nily at Luckâ€" in that broad favorite resort o commodore of bluslcring (Inoss, giVing indulging" hi: 1H ; 1: opt m 01-0 Iudcd from a t u re . The sh \c Edith Ste how ungrateful ‘1' up and 0 do so! linu But her 0\'en littl OVCI‘ A nd ugh for he _atuityâ€" that in- aud of m the flashing r0. but gh it, might i \\ ith bly bc angc Risa had 001‘ in fun the boc was in 1y idiotic h wrapped it around her in that imminent dang ting her most cheris Cloudy's suit of unifor from the wardrobe an the room. Her swif' motion that had gaine of “Lapwing” now so. Shooting he and downw the passag'cS and out by all in flame lawn. where work of impotent Jacque She dreamed of l) on the open sea, the to supernatural beau ity, as all such SCODFE and then she thought fire, and she saw, felt the great panic z ensued. She woke in a t part of 1101' drean chamber was filled the house was chm confusion, and res‘ of "Fire! Fire!” e happened next pass ness of lightninm evenin gone 1 want was scarcely And how 111 grown it! It 11 sixteen, now In in two years I again! Smilin ing her charm invisible foo, 5 “Yes, indeed sea them ma H'sâ€"her uncle in grvat (lull under the protest that, lha‘) worthy of an immortal be Diurnity to‘ I‘m-Pure for. In these five past yours, ‘ had been at sea, and had 01 0d home onceâ€"namely, at 1 the stated three years. He received with unbounded j< child-friend; had brought ln grown suit of uniform; several months at Luckcn renewed his old delightful with its little heiress 131w and at length had gone to for another three years' v0 it; must; he confessed that . hazl found the SN‘Ulld purl grievous than 1.11:! first A time Uloudeslcy haul full her sorrow, He had been year, when, upon one nigl mansion, that had with 3.1011115 of more than two winters, was burned to the 01 Grim!" She pressed face, and put smiling to hers The fire broke out i How, no one know ex Be the cause as it evening of the fire, J 111 L in much disquietudc c body; then she went to and took out Cloudy's 1 uniform, and held it 1:; How small it looked n unif HOV was And last all. moss and 5111 [or muscular h'im indulg H‘sâ€"her unc U11 her light lance to catch this upon the poi feats of aqili upon L feats of not. in 1 an It w mile Oh, he as lasiness \voddin; in whim She 1 “'a ng of the fire, Jan to her roomâ€"she h to herself nowâ€"an rst’ time in her life :iness about her um _nds in will In -d about t1 ave him!” 5 too late! Comm the burning ma them form 1 next passed with the s‘wi lightning. She leand 0 seized a woolen shawl, a: )rm was well littod furs i slll'cnoss of m'tion, yol ular force. 11w umzlu (lulged her in all them uncle in grout (lclight; ( a protest that llwy wvl‘ of an immortal being to‘ prepare for. '.c live past, yom‘a, Cloud at sea, and hall only re oncwnamcly, at the m -d three years. He had with unbounded joy by ‘ud; had brought. her his suit of uniform; had: months at Luckcnough, his old delightful inti little heiress prcmnm cng‘th had gone to sea a her three years' voyage. he confessed that Just“: moaning hile they destructh ) 1' Lim V051 ran through the cr him in all directions re Visible, though was lighted up, even the forest. OVOI'V much C1 had fittl and. down ring; n‘nt 01‘ my al( of strm 11 saw, and panic and ‘ht of 11] 1 ! W W h ‘ HT the ctly Jed [(1 her head, and 0‘ I; danger not {u cherished treasur uniformâ€"snatthed ‘be and fled out was t uld beauty 0d terriblc m was stoc< 1t ave I but p1 large for nde‘ CI‘VC iLh in hat 1d the tly. ith 1 in Ito distr .m! will {Is th Olll re We. ma 111 in th CI‘OW“ IS. H :11 1h 1h \l th All in th nt th up in W Fl ht 111' j t! ltiv ‘CIOI‘C g’th : little and n making up cl‘ denuded family lim' ildl bore and 11 th( mair aver rm'ng too powerfulâ€"it. had over- cr, and she lay insensible u‘ms, her fair head hangâ€" u‘ms, :1‘ whi xiv, he "itchi app with 11 pa it Il( 12111 til] tl' near the top of the time she found :ick bed she bus 1;; up clothing 1 family. And nd b1 Mrs. L’Oi 2 household 111 water, and. :arricd away in TO quarters an and attended ' â€"so she lay 11'ms of old “' 0( it, ttin Lting gout. lamnnnss 3m her down thr stairs, flight aftel Igh the burning pas 5 house in safety. ' greeted the commo med with Jacquelinz in m CCOV Nilfl‘ until where brought OUS(' golden ill no one attempt eamed Henrietta, and n d ml the Wind bl window. 11] out into in U but the bur- arms, the old he reached a he threw the will in struck Sans his afl‘cction up the stairs through the i1 she roach- ;he reached 388$ 01‘ his nllcd up the night, until, aricd up in poor ish i him to 11’s rything! 110 ‘d a blanket 1'01‘ and ex (Itâ€"the re m 1nd but 111 an t 1wl clos-Iy a near the )n 3.1 Sfl‘dll , (TOW the c 1Y1 Ill id 1i nc 1111 ll} put, in a. ow to beâ€" ll little th ng, and : to the . And .1 while sily cm- dddh d th the th ) n n10 one nd laid by her stream- float- ed, and on her k0 dead imcd: vixen! n-e you 0113 lit- {I I' rlaim like came g and which ODE Idenâ€" neck lit l1 ail 111 vdcd only H ntly Vite, And She and t1 fol )d's old ng'c ad the 'ter 1h doctor. These rate-maintained homes of the growing army of mentally inefâ€" ficients do not, as the doctor show- ed, tally with the common impres- sion of being cheei‘less., prisonâ€"like places, whose inmates droop dismalâ€" ly under the burden of their afflicâ€" tion. An enumeration by Dr. Forbes Winslow of the “attractions”â€"if the word he permissiblevâ€"provided in an average modern asylum included all the comforts of a good hotel and III' he health in the family carriage for Bently Springs. Jacquelina rapidly regained health and rushed again to her mad breaks. After a. stormy scene with the commodore, the latter vowed she should either marry Dr. Grimshaw or he sent to a nunnery. To the con- vent of St. Serena she went, but within a week she was homo in dis- grace. “I would rather send mine to a. country asylu private institution, how he 0-: she might be,” : Modern Asylums Are Replete With Attractions. under the daily influence of the beauâ€" tiful girl. Dr. Grimshaw was to aC- Company the family to Bontly. Jac- quelina insisted that Marian should be asked to make one of the party. Accordingly. the commodore and Mrs. Waugh, nothing 10th, inVited and pressed the kind maiden to go with them. But Marian declined the jour- ney, and Commodore Waugh, with his wife, his niece and his Grim set out in the family carriage for Bently Springs. Jacqueline. rapidly regained )ml nhom of [own and he old In anied by During LUXURIES FOR LUNATICS . 3.1] the IIcken am convinced I of quite health} nain Voluntarin the th fast or so willingly. day the commodore, accom‘ y Dr. lrimshaw, rode over enough to superintend the f the workmen in pulling d clearing away the ruins of passion is all p a daily Dr. G (To be Continued.) the cloarh mnsion i111 3 workme 11‘ng away ion and pr w building. ately 2, before . p, and the (led chan of Bentleg ablishmout irl’s nimble fingers‘ an 1h so willingly. west , Jacqueline. ‘y attached ms did who c that man y minds of a complaint ardian that the better furnished 5 houses he had lslow, the well- ncnml diseases, to The London of a complaint .1‘dian that the 1 brought the )re Jacquelina I then the phyâ€" change of air ntley Springs in 011 a patient of m than to a. over Wealthy Iverz'cd the the beauâ€" - county the lux- They do 11 ad the the We hear much of rich jewels in fam- ous settings, which have come dowu as costly heirlooms from days long past Not of this sort is the famous crown of Lombardy, which is not valued for the rubies, emeralds, and sapphires which adorn the circlet of gold of which it is formed, but for a few iron nails which form its basis, and which are said to be those used at. the Crucifixion. They were given by the Empress Helena. to her son Constantine, and they have now been in use for more than fifteen hundred years, forming the circlet on which the crown is based. The workman- ship bears a close resemblance to that of an ensmnlled ornament found at the close of the seventeenth cenâ€" tury and now at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, which is inscribed with the name of King Alfred the Great. "But. of all asylums,‘ the Bethlem takes the greatest care of, and pro- vides the most amusements for its patients. Concerts, dances, and theatrical performances are held there regularly. "Unfortunately the money expend- c-l upon trying to amuse them and to lighten their oblivion is simply thrown away, for these unfortunate people. could not be happy in a palace.” 1W:th lunatics, it fur receive daily allowar and alcohol at the di: medical officer. West End club. There are now to be found in these institutions: Billiard tables, card tables. chess tables, convert rooms, ballrooms, theatres, tennis courts, cricket and football grounds, croquet lawns. "At some of the large asylums," added the doctor, “private theatri- cals are conducted every week. I have been present at many such perâ€" formances. In one opera in which I played the whole of the scenery was paintr‘d, and admirably painted, 58,110 knoW1 Whist- thems halluc "Concerts and ballsâ€"costume balls frequentlyâ€"are held cVory Week, and one institution, the Holloway Sana- tnrium, Virginia Water, where fees are now demanded of the inmates, pos ‘ses a very handsome theatre p0. . of its OWn battiJ the g: 'amous icket. He was quite rational while .tting or bowling, but immediately e game ended he relapsed into his ual state of dementia. "Some of the Worst 'cases’ I have loWi: played a splendid game of mist. or chess, perhaps talking to emsolvos all the time about their ,llucinations. "Concerts and ballsâ€"~costume balls 3:1L1011t13'â€"are held eVerv Week. and insan NAILS WORTH MILLIONS ‘. certified lunatic. ‘requently I have been the only member of a. cricket team. Once member the team included~ 8 )us cricketer who was absoluteâ€" 1sane except on the subject of greatest care of, and most amusements for Concerts, dances, performances are and pastimes There are 1 its institutions , card tables the subject of ite rational while but immediately relapsed into his t‘ncr appeared, cc of tobacco crution of the utions: tables. chess i, ballrooms, cricket and ; of a. now to