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ftiful, Mr. Mazing ord. ‘ (incense. .out on that road, but, :' never did it. although the old portress " iiaity offered to open the gate for her. I . - for the arrival of unexpected guests. ff‘here. was no noise in the house save ' 01', The Curse CHAPTER Xi.»â€"(Contiiiucd). A5 Judith got nwuy, furiln‘l' and fill"; lher away from home, a sense of 110qu seemed to fall soft and \\tll'lll across be) breast; and she thought. poor. rest- less heart. as many another i‘cslb‘SS one has thought before and. since. bow plowed a thng it would b;- lhus to move on through gorge and valley, by winding river and waving woodsâ€"4.111. ever on, through life till death! Move- mentt it was rest and repose to her. At all events, something very good and pure. wcllcd up in lit-1‘ breast, as she gazed at. the Welsh hills and the tzickling waterfallsâ€"as she looked through the haze of an autumn sunset cu fields where the wheat lay in rich, ripe sheaves, and pasture land, across which shadows of purple and gold were stealing. “flow beautiful the world is!" on - thought, and she said so to Lillian. If r sister answered, “Yes;’ and as her holed was averted. Judith never suspect- ed she was weeping. If the girl thou hi. the world beau- howevcr, con- sidered she was more beautiful, when he came out to the front of Wavour l-lall. in order to welcome his guests. The sun shone down on 'him, as it shone down on everything else that. Iovcly evening, and made him look younger and handsomcr than ever, whilst. ii. lit. up .ludith, in her plain mourning dross, as she stood there as- sisting Lillian out. of the earring.â€" lit up ‘her pale face, and largo bright eyes. and broad, fair forehead. She had been there l.>eforc, when a child, but never since Mrs. Mazingford's death: and the widower had effected many alterations after his first wife's Display was his passion: and the house was consequently a succes- sion of exhibition rooms. kept for the admiring gaze of visitors. As his taste was excellent, and his means ample, there was no establish- ment in the- kingdom better conducted, none where commands were executed with such prompt obedience and un- ‘gIL-cistioning alacrity, as that of Wavour a . ‘ ‘ The carriage-how‘s were regularly {subjected to the cambric handkerchief test; the grounds were guiltless (f breeds; the gardens were full of tho Jfi'lioiccst. flowers; the ,lawns were smooth I .= velvet; the rooms always kept ready that. made by Mr. Mazingford himself. who had a habit of hanging doors. and striding heavily across hallsâ€"othenvise. .tbe quietude of death/ reigned in the mansion and around it. and. according- ‘lv Lillian saidâ€"“It was like Heavenl' Perhaps it. seemed so to her; but Ju- dith sickened of the place; she felt like ,a prisoner in the ancient house. There were walls and hedges round the gardens, and walls. high and diffi- cult. guarded the estate. The princi- pal, and, indeed, only entrance was de- fended. so to speak. by 'heavy iron gates. It was quite a long walk from the hall to this spot. and yet Judith went there almost daily; leaning against the iron railings she used to look up and down the road. She longed to go somehow she “I am thinking~thero must. be some- thing wrong with that young lady at the Hall," she observrd to her husband: “she stands at the gate with such a worn. trembled look in her face. i wonder fiche is right. in her mind?" A month passed away. and then they were going. “I am so Sorry." said Lil- lian. as she and Judith sat in the garden together; "there is such peace here, l ‘wish we could stay here always.’ Judith did not answer. She remained for a long time pulling some flowers to pieces. and never moved her head nor rested her fingers till Lillian asked 'heir what was the matter. “\lohting," she shortly replied, fling- "ing the few buds she held in her hand 'into a marble basin at her feet. “And so, Lily." she added, offer a pauseâ€"“you wish that we could stay here always?" “Yes, if the place could be our own. Do you not?" . "No," answered Judith. “oh! no. no!‘ and the restless tingeis plucked some fresh flowers, and set to work destroy- ing them. When she had barcd them of their last leaves, she got up and forked uneasily about her. At the moment it chanced that a hawk was cleaving thc air in pursuit of its prey. and something‘aboui- chase attracted Judith‘s excited her interest. “Look. look, Lily!" she cried. “see how the poor thing strives to escape. how it sinks and rises. and doubles and turns. There the hawk shoots past itâ€"ahl he is bark on the track again. look! loik; attention. and @@@@@i@@@ i+++++++++++++++++++++t++++++++++H+++++++H i i + t E t .1 '13. t I i l + 3. Of The Family + +H+++H++++++++++§ “Not stupid, Judithâ€"ah! no. not that." In a moment bird and hawk were for- $1.18”, and Judith was kneeling at her sister‘s side. There whs something ill Lillian's tone which frightened her, and it was with a tear trembling under her smilo. that asked With affected gait-tyâ€" “if not. stupid, then what are you?" “(:mug blind," was the answer. Lila: one crushrd, .luddh remained imuuivable for a few minutes. Sh- had sunk on hearing her sister‘s reply from a kneeling to u halfsitting posture. and with hands clasped together in her lap. she [‘Clllfltflod gazing in Lillian's face till a touch from the invalid's fingers brought her back to mental life once more. Then she heard allâ€"heard how the bright earth and sky. the fields. and trees, and flowers, were growing dim- mer day by day to the eyes of the su' furor, whose. one great. joy had been to gaze upon them: then Lillian told her how the disease. though not incurable. was to her as hopeless as if science und skill had dismverrd no remedy for it. “i must submit,’ the patient err-attire concluded, “and l think 1 can do So ~.uw, although I felt it hard at first. Mr. Jones feared, and Mr. Mazingford's doctor is certain, that in six months I shall be quite blind; and that was the reason. Judith, why i felt a little sorry to leave this place, which is so peace ful and quiet." “But the disease can be cured," cried Judith; “did not some one say it. could?" “Yes, if we were rich, perhaps; but as we. are not, Judith. i will consider the evil as irrcmcdialulc. and indccd it won‘t be so bad after all. There, dar- ling, you know the worst at last. and why i wanted to came here; and now having told you I feel happier; it IS over, and will never have to be said again. Kiss me, dcar;â€"â€"just one thing 'more-fiyou will not forsake me ever, Judith?" _ “Never, so help me lleavcnl’ and thus the restless spirit chained ii- sclf. and the. firm hand cut the last plank asunder, and the proud. high will subdued the rebellisz heart for the last time. and Judith had accomplished the hardest task we poor mortals can have set us here. That. night when Mr. Mazingford- sat alone in his library after all his guests had, as he thought. retired to rest, Ju- dith came gliding in. There was a. flush on her cheek, and a bright. bright light in her eye. and Mr. Mazingford as he looked at her thought there was not. another woman in England so beautiful as she. Something, an olden phantom perâ€" haps. had entered the apartment With her. and' stood betwixt the pair; and Judith, as she spoke. kept eternally stretching out her hand, as if to push that. spectral shadownside. “I told you this morning." she began, “that i could not marry youâ€"that my heart and soul and everything worth giving or having, were dead and buried. lying under the green sod that covers Marcus Lansing‘s grave. I told you my love for him was no girlish fancyâ€" t-hat it was a love for life, in death. I said i could never love you, nor be- come your wife, but nowâ€"" He placed her in a chair, and stand- ing before her. asked her to go on. it was the hour he had longod for come at last; but even then he felt. she had an advantage over him. ‘ Girl as she. was. with her slight figure bending and rocking. with that restless Fight blind pushing for ever that some- thing so determinedly aside; with 1101‘ Voice trembling and bosom heav- ing. with her eyes dilated with emo- ticn. in the midst of her suffering, sur- rounded by the wrecks and ruins of her pride. she was victor still! Perhaps it was the utter unsolfish- urss of the love which prompted her thus to barter away her freedom. that flung a halo of nobility around the mercenary transaction; perhaps- it was the very price she fixed upon herself which made Mr. Mazingford [.301 he was getting her cheap. Other than as a buying and selling business she would not speak of it: so plainly she. started her terms, 50 gm; ly she named her price. that she. (strip. pod the transaction of all charactrr of meanness. of all ycrsonal degradation. She did not fear to state her motives. and accordingly she told her story so Conciscly and wiihal so mournfully. that he. not she. was the one humiliated by marrying. \\'ith an intuitive hum-l...”O of (hf, nature she had to (bull with. tho gm \\‘l5ll0<l his Dill‘l of tho («gulp-wt fulfilL ed so far as might be before their mar- riage: but Mr. .\l:x;t'n_-_~‘f rd had mum. she [and plauslb‘e reasons to urge against such an arrangement: and at. long”, mow. Lily! how it flies, poor little thing Judith, seeing the impossibility of the Tdo you soc it?" “\\'herc‘.” asked Lillian. “\\'herc‘?" repealed hcr sister, impati- ently: “whyâ€"there, right above my hand. flaw sinpid you are, Lily!’ ' flung. gave way. and agrcid to become his wifeâ€"any time. And when she said this. she got up as if in a kind of despair. and hurri~ edly lcft the apartment. Out of it after tier flitlod the shadow, the haunting phantom of old; and twice on the broad staircase Judith turned to face that which pursued her. She saw nothing, however. but Mr. Mazingford. who stood at the bottom of the flight. follow- ing hrr with his eyes. When he heard tho door of her room close at l8>t br- h-nd her, he went. slowly back to the library, and flung himself into his usual scat. ’ Willi glancn fixed on tho smoulder- ing fire. he sat. there for long ponder- ing. Perhaps the filifllllb'llf. had not equalled his expectations; perhaps the starlow had a word or two for his car als). but “'1 h the morning's light came a dszorcnt mood~the mood of gratified selfishness and unbounded triumph. For Judith grow more lovely every hour. the rich flush deepened on her cheek, and the bright light still brightâ€" er in her eye: and she was to be his. this young. beautiful creature. to have and to hold. The v-u‘y fever which was upon her bad a fascination for him: had she been a weak. reed-like, submissive being. he would have flung her con- tcmi‘i‘tuously aside, but the spirit she carried in her he longed to grapple with and tend. When he was lord and master over her. when she looked up to him, and acknowledged a higher monarch than herself; when her will was moulde to his, will, then, Mr. krlazingford felt the desire of years would be accomplished. And he fancied the moment they were married this would be the case; where- fore the preparations were hurried on with most unusual haste; he would not hear of a return to Llandyl Hall, nor did $tephen wish it either. Out. of re- spect to Judith's feelings, and the short period which had elapsed since her fa- ther‘s death, the wedding was a strict- ly private one; and before the girl had well recovered from the. first. horror of being engaged, she found ’hersclf fetter- (1‘. hand and. footâ€"plaigedâ€"mauriedâ€"a wife. Lewis ltfaztngford was her husband, and that was the first. intimation. Miss llidsdale received of what was going on. “Now Heaven help the poor deluded creature!" cried the lady, as she drop- rcd her niece's letter; “for she has made herself miserable for 'life.‘ 90 Judith Roncllo at last became Juâ€" dith Mazingfordl CHAPTE RXII. After the first six months of married life Mr. Mazingford found matrimony & very different sort of thing to what he had expected; and before two months of his second married life had passed. an uneasy conviction stole over him, that he had “caught a tartar." Not. a Virago nor a shrew; but a girl of rather hinder twenty, possessed of an indomit- able will and an unconquerable tem- per; influenced by no child's fancies, few feminine weaknescsses, incapable of being ruled by anybody, or of being won by him. Her heart, she had said, on that well- remembcred night, when she offered herself to be his wife for a price. “her heart was lying under the green sod that covered Marcus Lansing’s grave;" and Mr. Maziugford soon discovered it were quite as hopeful a task for him to try to move the. pyramids as to en- deavor to dig it out of the old Welsh churchyard and obtain possession of it himself. The experiment of winning love after marriage, which hundreds have staked their lives‘ happiness onâ€" lie had tried and failed in, like the rest; wherefore he was dissatisfied, for no man, let. him be what he will. likes to have a wife who merely endures his presume. There are many who will contemptuoust fling the great. gift of love aside. but. still they feel it a pride lo be able to dispose of the article. She did nothing he could find fault. with. and yet she. irritated him every hour in the day: she asked no comfort, or indulgence for herself. but she took all in Lillian as a matter of right. “It was for Lillian." he felt every hour of the day. “she had married;" and luxuries. and delicacies. and attention for Lil- lian she would have. fie never repented wedding her, it is true. but he longed with the longing of old to break the proud spirit, to bend the strong will, to make Judith Mazing- ford his submissive, dutiful wife. Still for so far there was peace in the land, and in many ways the husband‘s unbounded pride and vanity were grati- fied. His wife was the haudsomcst wo~ man in England. and it irjoiced his soul to see chance visitors gazing at her as though marvelling at the exceeding glare and beauty, and rarity of the gem h.- hud mauagcd to set. nobody exactly know how. amongst his colloction of f‘.(lli."(’htlltl treasures. (Xingraiulations followed in on him from cvrry quarter. Mrs. blazingfords beauty was talked of on all sides; the fame. thereof reached even the metro. polis. People. who had previously for- gotten her existence. now come forward to claim relationship and acquaintance- ship with the mistress of Wavour flail. 9.3,. John restock swnt pi‘esf‘nls of rcarls and diamonds, and Miss Leslork ad- ded lr‘~r marriage gifts and a most of- frcttmaio letter to her dear cousin. Ju- dith lu-al'y stood aghast at the number 1 for a heartfelt hope, that “she might. be happy-3' these two, for Miss Ridsdale said nothing, were the only genuine re- i.iarks Judith or her lord ever heard on the subject. Duringr this period the light had been fading by almost imperceptible degrees from Lillian's eyes. and when the Spring blossoms came again upon the earth. allAlho bright sunshine and the April showers. tho drooping snmvdrop and the bursting buds~was darkness to hel‘. Almost impatiently Judith liail walled this consummati.~nâ€"impaii-nily because; till total blindness came, nc operaton could be attempted; out will: own a greater longing than the poor sufferer herself, she desired the arrival of that day. When the cure might safe- ly be commenced. She hungcred and thirsth for the gift of sight to be re- slorcd to her sister; with feverish anxi- oly she watched every Siflgt‘. 0f the dis- ease, and then. when at length total l‘liindness fell on the mild, dark eyes, she affirmed that not. a day, not. an hour should be lost. But Mr. Mozingford. was not exactly at her opinion; having obtainrd his prize beforehand, he was slow to pay the required price for itâ€"he found Lil- lian's was likely to be a most tedious and expensive casa,’ he was wcaried and jealous of her. angry at the manan in which she engrossed every spare mo. ment of Judith's timeâ€"envious of the devoted love his wife lavished. on hcl‘. He thought her recovery in any case extremelv doubtful, and felt, in brief. very reluctant to spend money on the chance. Perhaps he imagined it she were out of the way, Judith would be more easily managed; at all events, he was tired of and provoked by herâ€"by Lillian, but for whose misfortune he had never called Judith by the name 4 wife. At first he stayed off the en- trcatics by an assurance that he could not leave Wales until the autumn. There was to be a Contested election during the course of that summer. where he had been invited, and meant to stand as Conservative candidate. He must stay in the country, to spend money, and bribe voters, and intimidate electors; while as for Judithâ€"her pres- ence would be required as much as his â€"it really was an impossibility for him to do as she wished- just then, and he said he was, indeed he was, very sorry. Whether Judith believed this asser- tion or not, she chafed under the delay exceedingly, and suggested than an ocu- list should be brought down to Wavour Hail. To this .plan Mr. Mazingford op- posed the ridiculous expense of such ’1 Procreding; but not finding that argu- ment Produced much effect on his wifes understanding, he brought forward an- other which proved more efficacious, Vimâ€"that once in London it would be eas’cr to discover the “right man" than in the country, where they would have to rest satisfied with one opinion, and that, perhaps, imperfect. (To be Continued.) PERMANENT PASTURES. “Permanent pastures," writes Brof. C. A Zavitz, of the 0. A. C., “have never occupied as prominent place in the agriâ€" culture of Ontario as they have in the agriculture of Great Britain. The scar- city of labor and the great development of our live-stock industry are factors which are causing some of our most thoughtful farmers to consider the advi- sability of securing a first-class perman- ent pasture, ins'ead of relying so much on timothy for pasture purposes. Fields which are located long distances from the farm buildings, or which are diffi- cult to work on accouat of the presence :lf sleep hillsides, crooked rivulcts, low spots, etc., might be converted into per- manent pastures, and thus prove of great economic value. This arrange- nent would not interfere materially with the regular crop rotation of the farm. From more than twenty years work in testing different varieties of grasses and clovers. both singly and in combination, I would suggest the fol- lowing mixture for permanent pasture «in an average soil in Ontario; Alfalfa. 5 pounds; alsike clover. 2 pounds; white clover. 2 pounds. meadow fescuc. 4 pounds; orchard grass, 4 pcunds; tall oat grass, 3 pounds; meadow foxtail, 2 pounds; and timothy, 2 pounds; tints making a total of 2i pounds of seed per acre. These varicâ€" tics are all very hardy. Some of those used in Great Britain are not perman- cut in this country. None of the smal- ler-glowing varieties. such as the blue grasses. and the bent grasses, are men- tioned. as there is scarcely a farm in Ontario in which the Canadian blue grass, the Kentucky blue grass or the ltd-twp will not grow naturally. The of implc who suddenly (“Quilted kind. Varieties hero reconnnemlcl are strong. red and friendship with herâ€"thanked vigorous growers. Some of them pm them for lhc'r presents with what court. HUI“? PI‘SIUW "91'." ("my in “30 wring- esy she might, and despised them an in the depths of her heart. 'l‘hcre were but. two honest expres- aud Others later in the season. Most of the varieties are superior to timothy in .priiduring a growth during tic hot, sinus of opinion concernim;r the mor- ill." “V‘V‘UWI‘ “'hHl UCCNl'illiiiil' "'Cfi’iii‘S rlago. which ever roar-find H“. mp of other ind“ m‘ brlilngiw’lm. The mg, was uttered by Strphcn in Wavour pap. isl. cliurrh. “iv-n. with a “much”; chuckle. he wished _\lr, \laindzmd iii“), (if hi‘ l~fli'7'illll:. “[0 (tiht‘ll‘ IIV u,“ \\"i. Si‘li' l‘i‘flij." 1: 173‘." km" 5‘ Irl» n | n the months of July and August. The s-jol can be sown in the early spring. (filth-r alone or with a light reading of" wring wheat or of barley, Such a mixture as this. when wr-ll «‘stablis‘iml Mg (in Sil'l‘lb-l‘ laud. shruld furn'sh a pas bur», abundant in growth, excollint in [Cudd- MLL-r to the girl, concluding W3}, , quzil ty, and permanent in character." DIRECTIONS Fill} §flliDiNLi TO ALI-‘AlJ’A. “Thor-r are different Hug-l» of laying down a plot ui' a lipid to alfalfa, and we would suggest the fillowing method as one which is likely to give very excel. lcnt results," says l‘rnf. t‘.. A. Zavitz, O A. C... Guelph, in his bulletin on Al- falfa or Lucernc. "Select land having a clean. mull-Cur, fertile surface soil overlying a deeply-drained subsoil hav- ing no fluidity. UN- largo. plump sccd, five fr! lll impurities and strong in ger- minating pivcr. lnuc'ulnlc the seed with the [AlzlpI‘l' kind of bacteria, pru- viii n;_.r :iif-ilf'i has n it town grown suc- ccs~fully on the land in recent. years. \3 early in the spring as fhh land is (try enough and warm rnough to be workod to good advantage, make a suitable seed-Md. and saw about twenty, pounds of alfalfa seed per new from' the grassâ€"seed Lox. placed in front of the grain drill. and about one bushel of spring wheat or of barley per acro' {mm the tubes of the drill. Smooth the land with a light narrow or with & wceder, and. if it is very loose and ru- ther dry, also roll it, and again go oven it with the hurrow or the wonder. As soon as ripe. cut the grain, and avoid. having it on the land longer than nec- essary. (iiv.1 the alfalfa plants (ivory {pportunlty to get a good start in the autumn, in preparation for winter. H for hay, cut each crop of alfalfa in the following year, as soon us it starts to bloom. in curing, try to retain us many of the leaves on the stems as pos- sible. and to protect the crop from the ruin. N1 var cut or pasture alfalfa suf- ficiently close to the ground to remove the crowns of the roots, nnd thus in- ]ure or possibly kill the plants. If these; directions are followed, the alfalfa may be expected to produce large. and vain-3 able crops for a number of years with- out roseeding.” FARM NOTES. There is a bright prospect alzoud'for Lhe fanncrs who know, and the oppor~ tumty to know is within easy reach of every wideawake boy who has the nee- essary industry and perseverance. This is the season of the year When we need to keep the axles of the wag- ons well cleaned [and oiled. Putting on more oil is not enough. Wipe all the old, hard, gummy oil off, and make the spindles shine before you put on the oil. This makes the wagon run easier, and so helps the team. The farmer is only incidentally in- terested in the violent. fluctuations in stocks, which occur periodically and which are brought about for spmmlative purposes. There are other and large: questions affecting agriculture than the operations of the stock gamblers. The help problem, the question of trans portation and the extension of our ex- port trade‘are concerns of real importv once. Cut seed-potatoes into pieces, “having two or three eyes each. if you fear scab, soak the seed two hours in a so- lution of one-half pint formalin diluted with fifteen gallons of water. Have the pieces quite large, as a large piece in- sures suffcient strength to support the Sprout till the plant can begin to draw nutriment from the soil. Make the rows about three feet apart. and drag single seed about fifteen inches apart in the row. Do not get the hills so. close together as to prevent the proper maturing of each plant. Use a. good brand of potato manure in the rows w- LETTING GO OF A GRUDGE. A Frenchman’s Opinion on What. Make! the British Great. To a writer for the New York Times a. French soldier expresses his amaze< incnt at the ability of the British soldi- er to shake hands with his enemy after a fight, whether he is conquered or a conqueror. He declares that the Latin races have so little of this virtue that they hardly understand its existence. One day the Frenchman. who was in South Africa during the Boer War, saw two British officers walking through the camp with a Beer, all three engaged in earnest conversation. He turned aside so as not to have to salute one who, he supposed. had come to give in- formation in regard to the Boer out- posts. Presently he met. one of the two officers. “Be sure to be on time for luncheon," said the Englishman. “\\’ere going to make a noble spread for the Boer you saw with us.“ .r The Frenchman’s anger broke out. lie declared that he would not sit at meat with a traitor. “\Vho‘s a traitor?" relortrd the ofllcer, much amazed. “The poor man's cap. lured. and as he‘s had such beastly bad hick, we thought a lunch would cheer him up." “From that day." remarknd the French- man afterward. “I saw what made the British giant. ’l’he Boer War -was car- iicd on with the biitcrest feelings be- tween the two nations. To see the English now. building up the country in the same spirit that moved the offi- cers of that regiment, is a wonder to us Latins. “\\'c do not. forget, and forgive easily. When my linlian friends are annoyed with lllf‘. they still reproach me with 7hr- iiurdor (if Conrad 01' Hohnnctauâ€" f. n by ('harlns of Aninu in eleven httpâ€" drcd and Minetli‘ng.‘ .74 .\llS'l‘.\l\'E.\'. “Ah. I see you are manic-d." exclaim-I 5.! the merchant. ”_\'o. sir." replied lhp applicant for at pcsition. “I got this scar in a railroad accident."