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RM {5- HM ++¢M++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ : “Tuey all goos 1inued the man. thun caint slop poartcr maydo at year ago come mowed mnyde she growed muyde she was as ev be repeated in a rough voic which the very bro-um 0 sighed; “zing she 'ood like and her chakes like a hroso. mayde was our Hm. I wth “She is very happy; she is go," said Alice, trying lo co: “Ah! they all goes off nsy. .5115 she «vent fusl; a vine v oomun. too. \‘ivc on 'em “lle‘ll hue to goo long with t'olhers." continued the mum; “daclers ain‘t no good agen a decline. A power of due- ler's sluil hen inside of [hey that‘s gone. 'They‘ve all got to goo. all got to goo." “Reckon I'll lme lo 1100," added Reu- ben. in u more cheerful refrain to his father‘s melancholy Chant. Alice tried in vain to reason the pair into a more hopeful frame of mind, and then scolded them‘ and finally bid them gcod-nighL and they parted, [he heavy Deals of the two Gilltfi striking the road in slow Iunereal bouts as they trudged wenrily uphill. the lighter steps of the gentlefolk making swift. and merry music downward. “Oh, Paul!" said Alice, turning 10 him after a. backward glance at the [alhcx‘ and son, "we must save Reuben; we can not let him die!" “My dear Alice. you must. not lakenll the illness in the parish to heart," in- terrupth Gervase; “the boy will be all right, as Anncsley told him. Why try to deprive Gale of his chief earthly sol- V‘ileitr‘iodrirtnry, too.“ added Paul; “as re- .speclable as a Iamily ghost in higher circles." . the illness in the parish to heart," in- terrupth Gervase; “the boy will be all right, as Anncslcy told him. Why try to deprive Gale oi his chief earthly sol- ace? The old fellow revels in his own miseries. XL is a kind of distinction to that class of people to have a fatal dis- ease in their family." “Or the curse of Gledeszvorlh. I am glad the curse does not. bllghL (he ten- ants as well as the landlord." continued Gervase. For Arden Manor belonged to 'the Glodosworlh estate. “Or the Mowbmy temper,” laughed Paul. “Nay, dear Miss Lingard, do not look so reproachful. I am doing my best [or Reuben. But he is consumptive, and I doubt if he will stand another winter. though his lungs are still whole. We must lry to accept facts. Why, we poor ~doctors would be [rolled to fiddle- .strings in a month if we did not harden our hearts to the inevitable." “But is this inevitable?" asked Alice, with an earnest gaze into his dark-hluo eyes that. set his heart throbbing. “Need this bright young lite be thrown away? I know how good your heart is. and how you often feel most. when you spout; most roughly. But it Reuben were Ger- 'vase, you know that he would not have to die." "You mean that, I should order Gor- vase to the south.” “Doubtloss.” “Very well. And it‘ we set our \vits to work we may expatriate Reuben. We must. Gorvase. you are grout ut schemes. Scheme Reuben into a warm climate before next winter." “We have received our orders, Annos- icy," repliedcervoso‘ laughing. as they turned up a broad into. at the 0nd of which the gray manor house, with its gables and multioned windowsl loomed massive in the duskâ€"u dusk deepened on one side by the row of windâ€"bowed fil‘S. I Paul of com out of servant orders, stable} Paw E0 Face accompanied them 59. though he had his homewunl my OR, GERVASE RICKMAN’S AMBITION. * orders, Anncs- ughing. as they , ml the end of house, \vim its is willing lr comfort him ~ My mis SCH \’ m latter quite his “Sybil is at the parsonage practicing [with the choir," s'ihl Mrs. Rickman. g‘fi‘m'. Hickman is on the downs examin- ling some barrows which have just been iopcned. and no one knows when he will glue back. Alice, my dear child, what. a fearful state your hair is in!” Alice put up her hands with a futile iattcmpt to smooth the rich braids. which were roughened into little rings on the lsuriace by the wind. ' t “Never mind. auntie"’ she replied. l“Doctor Annesley will forgive me this ,once, and you and Gervase are used to ‘ii. And it doesn‘t mailer in the fire- light." “That. is how Alice abuses our long- isuffering," growled Ger-vase, thinking xhow pretty the tumbled hair was, in which Paul agreed silently with him. I “Miss Linmrd is quite right about the ii a boiler listener. lo a cal : upright in front of Lhe (he. in stared. as if inquiring of so imcle, and somclimes lui'nin with 11 blissful wink in resin mislress's mice. This lady 'md slight, with a rosy, unwr and gray hair. and an expri‘s nocent and sweet as to be uh like, yet she resembled Gm ciently to prove herself his mo Rickman’s grammar was haz spelling uncertain; she was 1 melaphysics were a science or menl; she habitually courlos new moon. and (lid nnlhing on 8. Friday (which somclim serious domestic inconvenienc manners were such as iinmc serious domestic incom manners were such us all who addressed her z her pleasant uncritica aged. exen invitsd, pC( their troubles and con “Come, children," she rising when the door 0 herself at the table, “I made. \Vhat‘ Paul? [c in the dusk. We have n rising when the door opened, to busy herself at the table, “here is tea just made. What, Paul? I (lid not see you in the dusk. We have not seen you [or an age. three (lays at least. Gerrase, throw me on a fresh leg. my dear." "We certainly deserve no tea at this time of night," said Alice, who was busy laying aside her hat and furs. “Come, Hubert. leave the doctor alone and lie down by Puss.” The deer-hound, who had been lawn- ing on Paul. stretched himself on the rug on one side of the fire, not daring to take the middle, since Puss disdained to move so much as a paw to make way for the new-comer. Alice took the chair Gervase placed for her, and began showing Mrs. Rick- man her twobunches of violets. one of which she put in water, and the other (Paul observed with a thrill that it was his) in her dress. where the soft rise and {all of her breath rocked it in an un- conscious Elysium. . “And where are Mr. Rickman and Sy- bil?" he asked, flushing with a secret joy, while Gervase was deeply ponderâ€" ing the disposition of the violets, and persuading himself that his bunch was the more cherished, since it was secured from fading, and yet not quite sure on the point. ner. “An elegant negligence suils with lhis informal meal in the 4 Yes, if you forgive me saying so, i you make a delightful piclure on quainl settle, with the hound at knee, and the armor above your and the hearlh blazing beneath splendid old chimney near." He did not add \vhnl he thoughL lhe grace with which she sat ha which Paul “Miss Lin fire-light," s an incd in 1d the me rebuffs." “It is I who am 1‘8]: ied, singularly dis mily of her mannei of charm of the pic! Doctor Anneslcy.” 1w ; his gaze of earn: :niration. “you are r. 10 do not recogn 3nd, Paul, with his elder and ‘ )eller 1t in alien settles an Inshion; and l rth. on which sweet, expre the varying 1 of the picl Indy 511! Isionally an! is quite right about 1h< id Paul. in his slalely man i) \\’h Cl‘OSS people to tell her confess their misdo- rebuffed now,‘ discomposcd she said. cheorily l exprossion so In- 0 be almost child- wlcd Gorvnso sum~ f his mother. Mrs. was hazy and her 9 was not sure if icnce or an instru- couriesicd to the nnihing important 50rnelimes caused wcnience); but her legged on} ression of y ‘h Jlkin , cat immcul 2, their smile fir lady was unwrinkk ‘xprossion interr 20 my honest blunt buL \vl Alice L silling into “'11 some p 'ing 50, AUG clure on 111 ound at 3'01 thought. that ‘ sat half re oaken scat, You ought to 0); but liutely fire. knil- for want illina bolt. ils h ruining a had been Anr 1t t Ann lawyc ve shat. SH he re- )y the dus Alic her put and 3111'- Mrs its all {hut ‘lI‘ at (1103 she brought forward. thrilling delicate emotion when he touchm hand acc'd‘nlnlly. and caught the of the newly-kindled flame on her lures. fire?" Paul asked plc in him, an the head 0 head of This, at complishod thwcll Whewell that wcnri: than low. of {rowan known that “m junim soul of the business creased. As far as a com rise. Gcrvase Rickmnr and then mom, wh have an This purp no one. l'r way and ' popularity once hear has. he the genius more bril has, he knew, providing he possesses the genius of a ruler ol men, a destiny more brillifln‘. man that of any sover- eign in the civilized world. and Gcrvuse. looking al theconsuniing brands and lislcning lo the harmonious blending of Paul's deep voice with Alice's pure lrchle. saw such magnificent, prospects. aslhe others did not dream him capable of enierlaining. Ami through all those princely visions Alice moved wiih an imperial grace. “But what has become of your cousin all this time?" Alice was asking of the declor. “Over the downs and in Medinszlon bv this 1 seven, so my mot hour to pum‘ Over much of him. No fellow, if you rem He had the knack boy. I remember." she replied. “110w fond Sybil was rl him!" “It is just 1he same now, or rather it was al school. Whatever Ned did. people liked him. ll he ncgleclcd his lessons. he always got off in class by means of lucky shols. Other fellows‘ shnls failed. lorn undcr a happy star." “Yet he must inherit the curse of Glcdcswox'th." Alice said. “Oh! that is at an end. Reginald An- ncslcy being in a lunatic asylum fulfills the conditions of the (listich: “‘Whanne ye lorde ys mcwcd in stonen cellc. Giedcsworth thaan sliallc brake hys spelle.” “Facls sccm against lhe theory.“ Ger- vase said, “since the cslalc can not now pass from Reginald Anncslcy to his son. By the way, have you not heard‘ Paul? Young Reginald is (lead, killed while an MI “He wn llI‘ him le M per “ll er the downs nr inze. ' We don't. , so my mother ‘0 pum‘ over m whm an :cnmge is uwI [urli )II zrl. 1] CW yil watche vcly, w opportm in 1m M, Wine“ over the [cllcw and m Ned always was a. In remmnber‘, Mrs. Riclu’n mck of making friends‘ winning and well-130m .tched them narro y. with a secret pity vision loss keen than total absence of respl p 1‘0 I He] int out ninc 1h< ‘ette which of lh fir H] as he '0 rwa r KI m wh e “on I to do his duty whose hopes all ‘n. ambition awa} ided to make hi Jh the Why fir at! than 11. infants uld 1 in Mcdinglon by dine till half-past win have a good ‘n n in an Ah‘ wl' hc ghlcd the thrilling 1n "lchT’m'm‘fhc n the county. *, he had ac- Son was now The younger a profession elder was at e is sll'nng I it. was w H1 . 1r : lhougl' read in between the lite ( of an in he how said. “Oh! i was a. realiiy 13's ‘, [lad early not endure t really be he wished in the auic! dcve con] airc 1h: declim W n Ar ul \\'i 10 quic! 1 when raw mlch it 51 infant r lurm can- with her now, soli- days rise. ania- VOUIL ping en . now ; son. Paul? while un th 1h: 1y had But him f an ii ill fit, nc the Onc wid Kin impo houn heir. no more. worl h 1111 (ilc doomed “You can not measure a retribution which for good and for ill extends into the infinite, by the events of a rudimen- tary and finite world," Alice said. “Quite so," replied Paul; “I confess to a great affection for the family curse. it keeps the idea of God before men's minds, though only a God of retribu- tion." an observation which cheered Mrs. Rickman's kind heart, troubled as it was by sad rumors of Annesley's scepticism. and led on to a discussion in which they all lost. themselves in the old interminable puzzles of the origin of livil, the limits of Fate and the bounds of Will. till the hall clock gave musical warning of the hour. and Paul took hasty leave. finding himself belated. When he was gone, Alice drew a chair to her adopted mother's side, and began i) tell her what she had done all the afternoon. and was duly scolded for various lapses of memory. She had lived in that house from her thirteenth year, being an orphan placed there by her guardians, that she and Sybil might benefit from each other‘s society, and they had studied and grown up together so happily, that Alice hoped, on becom- ing the mistress of her own little for- tune. a year hence. to remain with them. “Stay a minute. Alice,” Gervase said, when a few minutes later she was about to follow Mrs. Hickman upstairs. “if you are not tired, I should like you to let me rehearse my speech for the Liber- al meeting next week.” Alice willingly acquiesced, but, asked if it would not be better to wait for Sibyl’s return. lie laughed, and said that. Sibyl had already been treated to two rehearsals; so Alice took up her station in the cor- ‘ncr of the hall furthest from the stair- case, which Gui-vase ascended till he :rt-ached the landing, behind the ballus. trade of which he stood beneath a lamp and looked down into the wide, echoing hall, the dark paneling of which was but faintly lighted by a. swinging lamp in its centre, and by the fitful fire-glow. Alice was scarcely seen; but not a ges- ture or look of Gcrvase could escape her. and she was surprised when, taking a roll of notes from his pocket and strik- ing an attitude, his form dilated, his eyes kindled as they took a commanding glance ot‘ the wide space before him, and he sent his voice. which was in conversation harsh. echoing through the hall with a power which sne had never I] n 00 urse Then they ledesworth in “No.” she repl pohlical meeting ii Ardent Lover: loveliest girl in 1 His Intellectual realize that su: l\' Mice ‘Ilear onversalion n null wiih 11 p0 USPCCR‘G, an ommonplnces orlain dignity .‘xm‘m; Hubert 's mislress's est son; so surely as a. n' ‘desworlh, sorrow of som him; he land was a c nor. as was the Nibelungex 1T e W utin 1r 0 ting the full measu r acquaintance with and as such '1 acct rxpx-ess my graleIul utcd line, was that the: no chance of expialing 's misdeeds, while the mt victims who suffere was appalling. me still worth 11 upon ‘ Then in clap; 1ppear€ CURBING ne V m. \ w and in the T (1P6 11 m 11‘ (To be co 1i} Ion mn treated to fell to discussing ’gend. In the (h )l‘d of Gledesworth \V ling. hardened you for wid lhe in An 1k ed to exch his desc SOn lh IIIS R hm“ THE E'.'OJ'JJ'IION OF A MODERN GIRL. 31‘0‘ it. oint in me curse served. when be Hume lu an s a curse to its ungen Hoard to DUO was never at a appr sceptic," Paul ‘et the ‘stonen A\l"l L no owner of range it for a ‘endants to be Th such rub? 1) 'e appeared the wicked number of ‘d from tho through the m had never the political tered with n mung up in listening at critical air; and cried: at intervals, on the door ‘-d from her addition to In)qu IV I) all: me curse, {or when be- mu stories of bar appeared [his .l scope of \m-ld thus' md hasten ciation." )U ind \Vhi laugh the the §++++++++++$¢¢+++++++t 1n +++++++++++++++++++++€ found that the gm feeds employed lhe P. Gem-hart. But ultcnlion was alh‘m tcv studying the qu round silo 14x22 f!( ham floor and 8 [6 [his “001‘. It cost S and‘ lumber which 1 I have never had the silnge, except. that spoils around 1 wall at the top anc work I: possiblt usually 10min ln contrasting: silage with other feeds I believe the former produces about one- iitth more milk than dry teed, but will not make any more butter, the milk be- ing thinner. The same result. is notice- able when pasture is compared with dry feed. The cattle are, however. kept in nicer condition, their coats being softer. and smoother and their digestions beta ter. 1 can save at least three cents a day on each cow fed silage. The only difference in managing corn for silage and for grain is that the seed- ing is more liberal. The same kind 0! land is selected; its preparation and man- agement the same. Barnyard manure is preferred as a fertilizer. nix tons to the acre; :1 surface dressing of 25 hush- els lump is also given. The variety of corn chosen is a large fodder variety, such as leaming, which matures before frost. it is planted with a corn planter. ten quarts to the acre about May 10. When the kernels reach the glazed state the cutting begins. and uh mixed milk. [inch of two men cuts two rows at n time and throws the stalks in small nl'mfuls. Two low down wagons with one team and two men do the drawing. economy since it can be pushed when necessary; a smaller size cannot. One team and eight men can harvest and store 20 tons a day if the haul is not very lon". Experience leaclles me that deep, small silos are much better than large, shal- low onrs. Round silos are cheaper and more satisfactory than square ones. be- cause lhere is less wall space and upper surface to the size. DUI The sows should be bred early so that the pigs will come in time lo make good growth. Whicn of your brood sows iarrowea a large liiter last spring. She always has a big litter. She is an old standby; she is the kind that makes the pig business certain; she is the Iiilld that: pays hcr board. When you select young sows for trueding purposes, pick out her pigs; there is lots of “good luck" in doing that. sul't of thing. Exercise is necessary for breeding ill m0 ‘lvrute and mm. gruwih m duceJ. Some c stock. run in elc sible. The falt-‘ning hogs should be erally on com, mots. pumpkins When fed on corn alone [In lion. A 111 also make pensive f0 dun buyer The Up to 1395 my herd ll) mm film FEW! ought to In roomy ya: They shuul nous foods :d stamina. sun mi the feeding pens and N’nen engaged boron xal‘.y bring better pr .911 to umrkel at In r ‘ ehsh )n was allmcled dying the qucslh silo 14x22 fact, 1 001' and 8 feet I: IOI‘. It cost. $42 : mber which I (u: half and iber‘ which I furnished. 5 never lmd any trouble keeping ge, except the trifling amount ils around the sides of the stone: the top and bottom. From this ice, I suggest that the stone 5 as little exposed internally as ; it is not as good as wood. I feed 20 pounds to each cow. ; and night, with hey at. noon A “We .m H shuuld be carbonncc of cholera the open weathe weather. to [he pen torn-zlalks, roots in limile qunnlit rd and lend to ba J W qua )rm order. cleaned. ry, where lice m ILQ ECONOMY; n and ntities ilk. sl )I‘ unds bran and middlings d half for cows in full BRISTI such mm and on uod feed, b should be lme [he sulphur should > ralhe and pnshu‘ing dur- rn 111ml, wheat bran men], do, and had filer the variety at better. writes Mr. J. lbOllt that. time my led to silage and at- *stion well, I built. a I, located beside 1m )1 below the level :1 11-2 and $40 for work 'lI‘)’ for breeding id be allowed to funds and 1015 until when they can he when they can he and allowed to run fine days. - Irgely fed on nitro- us promole growth mid but the e used, 2h lli! CNS sh Th mnot. One arvest and haul is not fod in r wdlt skim e (cal, and um [at pro- )I Odin olhy than 0:15 should hilewashed be. pumpkins, . will also 10F it pos- dur- my HIOI'G 10111, llCS libâ€" men tno