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wvâ€"vv' «'7' . Marian - Or, The Strange CHAPTER XXIX. After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm. preceding. perhaps. ano- ther storm. I must pass rapidly over several years. Thurston was a new being. lle re- solved to devote his time, talents and means. first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and refori‘n started by Marian in his own neighborhood. But this was a very mournful consol. ation. for in every thought and act. of the whole work. the memory of Marian was so intimately woven. that her loss was felt with double kccnness. livery effort was doubly diflicult; every obstacle was doubly great; every discourageâ€" ment doubly hopeless. because she was not there with her very presence inspir- ing hope and encrgyâ€"and every success was robbed of its joy. because she was not there to rejoice with him. He missed her in all things; he missed her every- where. Solitude had fallen upon all the earth from which she had passed away. Because her face was gone. all other faces were repulsive to his sight; be- cause her voice was silent. all other voices were discordant to his ear; be- cause her love was impossible. all otlur friendships and affections were repug- nant to his heart; and Thurston. young. handsome, accomplished and wealthy, became a snent and lonely man. The estate left by old Cloudcsley Will- coxen had exceeded even the reports If his boarded wealth. The whole estate. real and personal, was bequeathed to his eldest grandson. Thurston \\'illcoxen. upon the sole condition that it should not be divided. Dell-Delight. with its natural beauties. was a home that wealth could conVert. into a material paradise. Once it. had been one of Thurston’s happiest dreams to adorn and beautify the matchless spot. and make it worthy of Marian. its in- tended mistress. Now he could not. bc‘ar to think of those plans of home-beauty and happiness so interwoven with fond thoughts of her. So poignant were the wounds of association. that he could scarcely endure to remain in a neighbor- hood so filled with reminiscences of her; and he must have fled the scene. and taken refuge from memory in foreign travel, had he suffered from bereave- ment and sorrow only; but he was tor- tured by remorse, and remorse demands to suffer andto atone for sin. And. therefore, though it spiritually seemed like being bound to a wheel and broken by its every turn. be was true to his resolution to remain in the county and devote his time.’ wealth and abilities to the completion of Marion‘s unfinished works of benevolence. Dell-Delight remained unaltered. He could not bear to make it beautiful. since Marian could not enjoy its beauty. Only such changes were made as were absolutely necessary in organizing his little household. A distant relative. a middle-aged lady of exemplary piety. but of reduced fortune, was engaged to come and preside at his table. and take charge of Miriam‘s education. for Mir- iam was established at Dell-Delight. It is tme that Mrs. Waugh would have wished this arrangement otherwise. She would have preferred to have the orphan girl with herself: but Commo- dore Waugh would not even hear rf Miriam‘s coming to Luckenough with any patienceâ€"“For if her mother had married ‘Grim,’ none of these misfor- tunes would have happened.” he said. Even Jacqueline had been forced to fly from Luckenough; no one knew whither; some said that she had run away; some knew that she had retired to a convent; some said only to escape - the din and turmoil of the world. and find rest to her soul in a few months or years of quiet and silence. and some said she had withdrawn for the purpose of taking the vows and becoming a nun. Mrs. Waugh knew all about it. but she said nothing, except to discourage in- quiry upon the subject. In the midst of the speculation following Jacquelina's disappearance, Cloudcslcy Mornington had come home. He staid a day or two at Luckenough. a week at Dell-Delight. and then took himself. with his broken heart, off from the neighborhood. and got ordered upon a distant and active service. There were also other considerations that rendered it desirable for Miriam to reside at Dell-Delight. rather than at Luckenough; Commodore Waugh would have made a terrible guardian to a child so lately used to the lilt‘SSv‘tll'h-ss of a' home with her motherâ€"and wilhal. .~o shy and sensitive as to breathe li‘ccly only in an atmosphere of p-au‘t‘ and affection, and Luckenough \‘.'Htl!tl have supplied a dark and dreary honu‘ for her whose melancholy li‘lnpcl‘ulni-llt and recent bereavements rcinlei-cd change of sccne and the companionship oi other children absolute necessities. n “as for these several reasons thd .\lr:=. Waugh was forced to consent that 'l‘lun-s- ton should carry his littlc adoptcl daughter to his own home. 'l‘hurston's household consisted now of himself. Mrs. Morris. his housckcopc ' Ahm- Morris, her daughter; l'aul Dou_ as. his own half-brother; poor l-‘anny. and lastly. Miriam. Mrs. Morris was a lady of good family. but decayed fortune. of sober yours and exemplary piety. In closing hcr terms with Mr. Willcoxcn. tier one great stipu- lation had been that she should bring her daughter, whom she declared to be too “young and giddy" to be from-d out r *WWJ‘WMW titanic Disappearance of her own sight. even to a good board- ing school. Mr. \Villcoxen expressed himself rather pleased than otherwise at the prospect of Miriam's hamer a compan- ion. and so the. engagement was closed. Alice Morris was a hearty. cordial. blooming hoyden. really about tin or eleven years of age. but seeming from her line growth and proportions. at least thirteen or fourteen. Paul Douglass was :i finc. handsome. wcll~grown boy of fourteen. with _an own; manly forehead. shaded with clustering. yellow curls. as soft and silky as a girls. and a full. beaming. merry blue eye. whose flashing glances were thc most mirtlrprovoking to all upon whom the chanced to light.. Paul was. and ever since his first arrival ill the house. had been. “the life of the fam- ilv.” His merry laugh and shout. were the pleasantest sounds in all the. precmcls of Dell-Delight. When Paul first heard that there was to be an invasion if “women and girls" into Dell-Delight. he declared he had rather there had been an irruption of the Goths and \andals at onceâ€"for if there were any folks he could not get along with. thcy were “the gals." Besides which. he was sure now to have the coldest seat around the fire. the darkest place at the table. the backward ride in the carriage. and _to get the necks of chickens and the tails of fishes for his share of the dinner. Boys were always put upon by the girls. and sorry enough he was, he said, that any were coming to the house. And he vowed a boyish vowâ€"“by thunder and lightning”â€"that he would torment the girls to the very best of his ability. ' Girls. forsooth! girls coming to live there day and night, and eat. and drink. and sleep. and sit. and sew. and walk up and down the halls. and parlors. and chambers of Dell’Delightâ€"girls. with their airs, and affectalions. and pretentious. and exactionsâ€"girlsâ€"paht the idea was perfectly disgusting and offensive. He really did wonder at “Brother.” but then he already _conâ€" sidered “Brother” something of an old bachelor. and old bachelors would be queer. ' But Thurston well knew how to smile the rock, and open the fountain of sym- pathy in the lads heart. He said nothâ€" ing in- reply to the boys saucy objec- tions. but on the evening that little Miriam arrived, he beckoned Paul into the parlor, where the child sat. alone. and pointing tier out to him, said in a low tone: “Look at her; she has lost all her friendsâ€"she has just come from her mother’s graveâ€"she is strange, and sad. and lonesome. Go, try to amuse her.” “I'm going to her, though I hardly know how." replied the lad. moving to- ward the spot where the abstracted child sat deeply musing. ' “Miriam! ls that your name?" he asked. by way of opening the conversa- tion. “Yes.” replied the child. very softly and shyly. “It’s a very heathenishâ€"oh. Lordtwl mean it’s a very pretty name is Miriam. it’s a Bible name. too. I don’t know but what it‘s a saint‘s name also.” The little girl made no reply. and the boy felt at a loss what to say next. After figeting from one foot to the 0th r he began again. “Miriam. shall I show you my books â€"Scott’s poems. and the Waverley no- vels, and Milton's Paradise, andâ€"" “No. I thank you." interrupted the girl. uneasily. “Well, would you like to see my pic- turesâ€"two volumes of engravings. and a portfolio full of sketches?" “No. thank you." “Shall I bring you my drawer full of minerals? I have got " “I don't want them. please." “Well. then. would you like the drh-nl bugs? I’ve got whole cards of them under a glass ease.'andâ€"â€"" “I don’t want them either. please..." “Dear me! I have not got anything else to amuse you with. \\‘hat do you want?" exclaimed Paul. and he walked off in high dudgeon. The next day fortune favored Paul in his efforts to please Miriam. He had a tonic. white rabbit. and he thought that the child would like it for a pctâ€"so he. got up very early in the morning. and washed the rabbit “clean as a new penny." and put it under a in-w box to get dry while he. rode to Câ€"â€"-- and bought a blue ribbon to tie around .ts neck. This jaunt made Paul very late at breakfast. but In‘ frlt rc\\'ardcd when afterward he gave the rabbit to old Jenny. and asked her to give it to the little girl-and when he heard the lzdtcr say~“0h. what a pretty little thing! left Paul. thanky!" Alt-‘1' this. by slow degrees. “the. little blackbtrd” willrmt alarmng her. And after a while lh- maxed hel- p, take a row in his llltlt' land. and .1 mp. on his little ponyualways qualifying his attentions by saying that he did 1...: like girls as a general thing. but that >ll'." was different from olhcrs. And Mr. \\‘illcoxcn witnessed. with inule can..- faction. the growing fi-jmd.j.jp L.....‘.H.l,n “10 Si“ ‘11“ 1"")1 fu!‘ they were the t\\'., creatures in the world who divich up the interest he felt in life. The mutual effect of the children upon each 01:1,... _. characters was \ery bt-ncticcnt; the gay and joyous spirits of Paul continually charmed Miriam away from those fits of melancholy, to which she was by 1pm. pcramcnt and circumstances a pix-y. while the little girl's shyness and timid. he was cuabhd to approach ity taught Paul to tame his own bois- terous manners for her sake. Mrs. Waugh had not forgotten her young protege. She came as often as possible to Dell-Delight. to inquire after the health and progress of the little girl. It is not to be supposed in any neigh- borhood win-re there existed managing mannnas and unmarried daughters, that a young gentleman. handsome. accom- plished, wealthy, and of good repute. should remain unmolcstcd in his bach- elorhood. Indeed. the matrons and maidens of his own circle seemed to think themselves ini'lividually aggrieved by the young heir‘s mode of life. And many wcre thc dinners and evening parties got up for his sake. in vain. for, to their infinite disgust. Thurston always returned an excuse instead of an accep- tance. At length the wounded self-esteem of the community received a healing salve, in the form of a report that Mr. \\'ill- coxen/ had withdrawn from the gay world. in ordcr the. better to prepare himself for the Christian ministry. A report that. in twelve months. received its confirmation in the well-established fact that Thurston \\'illcoxcn was a candidate for holy ordcrs. And in the meantime the young guar- dian did not neglect his youthful charges. but in strict interpretation of his assumed duties of guardianship. he had taken the education of the girl and boy under his own personal charge. “Many hard working ministers of the Gospel have received pupils to educate for hire. Why may not I, with more time at my command. reserve the privi- ' lege of educating my ‘own adopted sea and daughter.” he said.and acting upon that thought. had filled up a little school- room adjoining his library. where. in the presence of Mrs. Morris. Miriam and Paul pursued their studies. \lrs. Morris hearing such rccitations as lay \xit'nin THE DOMINION BANK â€"â€"PROCEEDI.\'GS 0Fâ€" Thn Thirty - Fifth Annual General Meeting of the Stockholders ’l‘llb‘ THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL. MEETING OF THE DOMINION BANK was held at the Banking House of the Institution, Toronto. on Wednes- day. January 3lst. 1006. Among those present were noticed: Dr. Andrcw Smith. Messrs. J. G. Ramsey. Barlow Cumberland. W. R. Brock. R. 'I‘. Goodcrham. H. C. Hammond, Cawthra Mulock. E. B. Ostlcr. M.P.. J. J. Foy. [{.C. David Smith. R. J. Christie. J. M. Bond. A. W. Austin, F. J. Harris. Ira Standish. E. C. Burton. A. R. Boswell. Jno. T. Small..l. Bruce Macdonald, \V. Mulock. Jr.. Sidney Small. H. Gordon Mackenzie, J. Gordon Jones, F. J. Stewart. Wm. Ross. W. G. Casscls. Geo. D. Scott. N. F. Davidson. W. H. Cawthra. J. A. Proctor. David Kidd. F. D. Benjamin, J. F. Kavanagh. S. Samuel. W. C. llarvey. W. Dixon C. Holland. l-‘. J. Phillips. Wm. Davies. H. W. A. Foster. \\v’. C. Crowther. E. W. Langley. H. S. llarwood. R. M. Gray. Richard Brown. llcnry Johnson, Wm. Spry, \\'. Glenncy. Frank ll. llill. .lno. J. Dixon. G. N. Reynolds. l". C. Taylor. F. G. llodgins. W. (2. Lee, F. E. Macdonald, Jon. Stewart, Thomas Wahnslcy. 'I‘. G. Brougli and others. It was moved by Mr. W. R. Brock. seconded by Mr. A. W. Austin. that Mr. Ii. [3. Osler do take the chair. and that Mr. T. G. Brouin do not as See- rotary. Messrs. A. R. Boswell and W. G. Cassels were appointed Scrutineers. The Secretary read the report of the Directors to the Shareholders and submitted the Animal Statement of the affairs of the Bank, which is as fol~ lows : To the Shareholders: The Directors beg to present the following statement of the result of the business of the Bank for the year ending 30th December. 1005: Balance of Profit and Loss Account. :ltst December. 100i . . . . . . . . . . $134,572.64 Profit for the year ending 30th December, 1905, after deducting charges of management. etc.. and making provision for bad and hep province, and Mn “planer-1 at. doubtful debts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490.495.?“ tendinrT to the classical and llltltllCtl’ltl- -â€"-â€"-â€"‘ tical zranches. Thus passed many _ _ ‘ ' _ 3525.057.“ months. and every month the hearts of Dt‘wt‘nd E36 POP CCM- Paid lst ADFIL1903 u 375000-00 the children were, knitted closer to cach D!"{(1L’1“[ I)” Comm Paid 3rd Jilly, 1905 -- 75000-00 ‘ other and 10 their guardian. Dividend 2% per cont.. paid End 00L. 1905 .. 75,000.00 And Thurston “xinmxm ugm“. i'n Dividend 21/.2 per cent.,payable 2nd Jan..1006 .. 75,000.00 $300,000.00 [amp with God and many “1's name \\’I’ltt0]1 off Bank Premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.629.87 375,629.87 became the synonym for integrity. pro- _ â€"â€" fâ€"â€"â€"_ buy and philanthropy “c bum a Balance of Profit and Loss carried forward . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.49.4370: church and a freeâ€"school. and supported both at his own expense. In the third year after entering upon his inheritance. he was received into holy orders; and two years after. he was elected pastor of his native parish. Thus time went by, and brought at length the next eventful epoch of our domestic historyâ€" tliat upon which Miriam completed her sixteenth year. (To be continued). ...__..+__...._. IN A RUSSIAN COURT. / Oriental justice sometimes finds a par- allel in Russia. where judges and law- yers see no difficulty in arriving at ec- centric decisions and taking the most of the nut for themselves. leaving the shell for plaintiff and defendant. ‘ One day. at a village market. a slice- maker bought a calfskin of a farmer for With deep regret your Directors nave to record the death. which occurreo in October last. of Mr. William lnce. who had been a member of the Board since 1884. The vacancy was filled by the appointment of Mr. B. J. Christie. Branches of the Bank have been opened during the past year in Hespeler, Ontario; in Winnipeg. at No. GB Portage Avenue and at the corner of Notre Dame and Nena streets; and in Toronto at the corner of Dovercourt Road and Bloor street and at the Union Stock Yards. Premises have been secured in Windsor. Ontario. and a branch will short. ly be opened there. All branches of the Bank have been inspected during the year. E. B. OSLER. President. Toronto, Blst January. 1906. The Report was adopted. and the thanks of the Shareholders were tendered to the President, Vice‘President, and Directors for their services, and to the General Manager and other Officers of the Bank for their efficient performance of their respective duties. The following gentlemen were elected Directors for the ensuing year: Messrs. A. W. Austin. W. R. Brock, R. J. Christie, T. Eaton. J. J. Foy. K.C.. M.L.A., W. D. Matthews and E. B. Osler, M.P. At a subsequent meeting of the Directors, Mr. E. B. Osler. elected President. and Mr. W. D. Matthews. Vice-President. M.P., was for the ensuing two and a half roubles, and. having no term. nione' with him. went home to rocure ‘ ‘- 1 - ’ a, ? 1’ GENERAL STATEMEN 1‘ The farmer meanwhile sold the skin LIABILITIES to a second buyer for three roubles. Then Notes in circulation q ,_, 651 956 00. 3:6 deggpgledrp;gr filmed. 0.13;. gig: Depart. not be...i..g‘;;.1aarz : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1: : : : : : : : ' teenage " “’ ‘ Play“! was so indignant that a quarrel Deppsrlj Fearing interest (including Interest accrued ( mag r , ensued‘ and the matter was brought be_ 0 a c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2J,J.~,~7J 7i 3/ 080 108 “ fore a justice. \ , , V â€"â€"â€"v “. "' “You bought the skin first?“ said [he Bal..ncc due to London Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b94469 8/. letter to the shoemaker, after carefully ,. 1 . . _â€" lis‘l‘ivnin’g to the evidence. {1150 public . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3;,gggfigg (2M!) .85., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . upm. how mnemn Reserve Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3.500.000 00 “TWO and a half {Dumas}, Balance of profits carried forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240.437 07 “Have you the money's” Dividend No. 03, payable 2nd January . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.000 ()0 «Yes-n Former dividends unclaimed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 50 “PM it on the table." Reserved for exchange. etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.137 90 Then turning to the second buyer.' the Rebate on bills discounted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107.702 31 H _ ’ justice asked: 3*9‘4'50" 7- “You bought “1" skin afterward an _fi mm for a?" L ‘ d $44,403,739 r. u r n , M m “\ (‘S- _ \SSEIS “HOW mm“ ‘1“? Y0“ WW Specie ............................................ 35 1081910 73 HI.)::‘fcr)2(:}:)lfii; (kin... Dominion Government demand notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.455.477 00 “.21: ., " ‘ ' Deposit with Dominion Government. for security of .. ‘ ' . 1 I ‘ ,, note circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,000 00 Pl“ 1‘ “"“0‘ “‘L mm“ Notes of and cheques on other Banks .............. 1.842022 49 The man obeyed. and the former was next addressed:â€" “You agreed to sell for two and a half roubles. and. as the buyer did not re- turn promptly with the. money. yousolil Balances due from other Banks in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . Balances due from other Banks elsewhere than in Canada and the United Kingdom .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provincial Government securities 699,243 18 968.345 2 01.019 2 91 G1 . . 1' adian Municipal securities and British or For- thr- sl'm to another (1‘ i 9’ (an . . . ., “Yegu f) “11% mm’ms‘ eiin or Colonial public securities other than ': ‘ ........................................ "a [60 7a “flax ‘ vou the. tin” ‘ .9" .(“am‘h‘m , (3" ' “Wig; - L to loumes' Railway and other bonds, debentures and stocks .. 2,019,334 23 Loans on call secured by stocks and debentures 4,417,203 7 “Put them on the table.” When this had been done. the judge ., , . . . Bills discounted and advances current . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘28 564100 07 ' l u ~ 1 -_ v “42.71)‘l.,2l;j..51;::f‘?;‘,0 WW f,‘ ,7. , Overdue debts (estimach loss provided for) ........ . " 335 on .. . ‘ ,. " ‘. ' ' ' “I )‘u' h'IOl'tgageS 0n I‘Cttl estate sold by the Bank 0.000 00 gaming without money. and thereby en- Bank pm,“in ' 800000 00 danger-ing the peace of the town. The. ‘ ._ f ' ' ' ' ” ’ ' ' ' ' ' " ‘. snmmd buyer is m Mann. M. mmmmnq Other asnts not include under foreign heads . . . . . . 7.128 70 20,377,603 37 Shh-403,739 96 __‘â€"â€"â€" T. U. l'ltltitUt'lll. General Manager. another. and the seller for dealing with people without money. Now. all three of you do. March!" And they wont preforce. leaving skin and money behind them. _..._.â€"â€"â€"-+â€"â€"â€"_.._ (Ll:IYl,.O.\' I’Otl (1[.li\'l;'tt DOCTORS, . 'l‘ormilo. 30th Dt-ccmbcr. l003. M MAHRHCI) .\'l‘ FIVE YEARS. l\\'llltjll llif‘y are (muleinned. Though the English law in India would recognize. the legality of a rc-n'iairiagc of these youthful widows. inexorable custom forbids it. and its occurrence is rare. [There were in India. in 1001, nearlv 1420.000 \\ltlu\\\' under fifteen years of The native medical profession of Coy. ion is envied by half the population cf: ,7 t I ._ V _ _ _i _ the island. as it Comprises the ljjghpsjt Q‘k'l' fl (ltldlttiflof a infillhon {41115131,} their learning can afford. hit it 1,.- .10_lllittiti. of Inc years of ogt and um «,1, ylor'ililv l-ccoinin'r extinct owinu [n[\\'C‘I'C already married \\'ln|)| the just, W“. I “I . H, b I I 'i . .._ )3 .II .. ' ‘ luck of encouragement. “11.1 mm“: mucus was takin. 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