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1 Instantly disappoint!, and la two
•or three minotea at moat bad rotomed
with - the required reetorntlve. My
. aunt w*f waiting where I had left her,
and acemed anxions, I thought, that I
ehould not Vernier the room. “Thank
yon," the talft» < ‘your uncle la not very
wolls hot It Swt go orer to Orange at
once and. fetch WT aleter, you will
find m noth at oar bouse when you
return with her.' Von had better not
tclhConnlo anything of what you have
open and heard to-aay.
' .1 assured my aunt I would do ao; and
haring wlahed her well out of her rel
atione, I departed for Orange.
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CHAPTER XXIX. i '
COHOOBD, *"
Such scenic Meaty* as the United
States ot America can boaat—and It Is
of wide e&tent and Infinite variety—
owes eytrythlng to nature, nothing to
man. American cities, almost with
out'exception, consist of unpretentious
? nlldlngs disposed In square blocks, so
bat whererer the gaxe of {be Urban
pedestrian Is directed, hla eye Is met
by montonous right lines of arenues
and streets. 4fhe fererlsh pursuit, tho
worship, of 'tho almighty dollar which
anlmatpg the majority of tho American
peop)n; killing the artistic instincts In-
he(fted from their progenitors and
lohdlng them to contemn Beauty and
{lelfy Utility, has resulted In little or
nothing tq make city life tolerable.
Everywhere In the new world the trav
eler Is confronted by advertisements
of appMJtbg dimensions and hldeous-
nessy/^ldberal-mlnded American Who
lmV6 traveled protest against such
Whuton outrages on good taste more
loudly even than the stranger; but
tliey. see no way to Its suppression.
Notwithstanding my. cater baste to
aeo and speak with my dear Constance.,
I could uot refrain from pausing a brief
spaeo to contemplate the delightful
some whero the Infancy of my promised
wife and bor sister bad been passed.
The cottage, constructed of wood,
was of low elevation, but covered much
ground; It was designed with fantas
tic Irregularity; windows and doors of
strange pattern and diverse else ap-
Ite&rlng at the most unexpected angles.
' 'The cottage was sheltered at the back
by a .wide semicircle of large, closely
planted trees, whose foliage bad now
assumed the beautiful golden tint of
autumn, while along Its front ran n
commodious plnxsa, shaded with white
canvas, froiq which ouo might step on
to the sun-scorched lawn, or vlow the
One prospect between It and the foot
of Ornugo Mountain. In this situa
tion It Is difficult to rcallso that the
grant city of New York lies so nearly
as tklrteon miles eastward; but' so it
Is. However, I did uot glvo much con
sideration to that circumstance, but
baviug admiringly regarded that part
of the neighborhood within my view,
I entered tho grounds of Belle Vue
Cottage. The heaviness of spirit,
bora of my painful oxpcrlcuce that
mornlug, had quite pasod away, nud
I was elated by the prospect of present
ly accompanying one to guln whom I
had suffered so much. My presence
being challenged at no point by either
dosed gate, servant, or dog, I ap
proached the steps.which led up to
the plans; and there, to m.v- Intense
dtilght, I discovered my loved one re
clining In a hummock of netted silken
cords. As usual with her, she wat
dressed very plainly, entirely In white,
which greatly enhanced her natural
gracefulness 1 of Uguro and feature ns
she lay, alt unconscious of iny ad
miring gase, her delicate cheek resting
upon one hand,. while with "the other
uho grasped tbs book that absorbed
her, attention.
, “Connie!"
The slurtled fair one dropped her
book and looked at me with an ex
pression of joyous surprise.
“So you have come at last, dear!”
she exclaimed, as I assisted her to
descend from the hammock, for which,
service, before It was half rendered.
I paid myself with a kiss. "Why,'
what a long time you have been away:
I began to tear 1.should never sec or
hear from you ugalu!"
‘ITlmt could burdly be and I were
alive, u,y own little pet; but you will
remember It was agreed between us
that I was uot to write or telegraph
unless my tuisslun to Euglaud suc
ceeded: I am sorry to tell you It has
failed utterly, and my fortuues, what
ever they may prove to be, are to make.
Never again will 1 reject the advice of
my own Connie."
“Not until the next time, you mean;
or uiitH you weary of me," umeuded
Constance, pouting.
“Oh my darling, thut can never lie!”
“Make no rash assertions, my deqr
Ernie, and so perhaps escape broken
vow's. My sister, worthier far than 1
—but have* you seen poorMsr Uertle!
six.™
How did you know wherxW Bud me
“I left aunt and uncle at Windsor
Hotel uot more than au hour ago.
They are good friends now, I am
happy to say, and I have this very
morning bad positive proof that the
cause or tbeii estrangement is now
futly removed. At their request 1 have
com* se fetch you to New York, and
before We cab reach the city they will
be oboe more In tbelr own home, If
Indeed they are'not already there,
awaiting tu,"’
“Thank Heaven for that! My most
ardent wish Is accomplished. There,”
continued my young lady, reading the
faintest possible'reproach In my eyes,
“don’t look at mo like that, I welcome
you with my whole heart, and Will
commit my life and .il that la inhte
In your keeping, as t promised you
I would! but ob, Ernie, I can never
think oo well of men, or of women
either, os once I did." 1
"Dear Connie, that Is only another
Way of saying that your experience
M wider than it was—the reason why
old people are so skeptical. But bad
aa tho world Is, there are always a
faithful few; and I hope you will be-
lleve m« one of thorn until you Bud
that I am not,"
Hera my innocent, artless lover threw
her arms around my neck. “I will be
lieve yon, my own dear Ernie," abe
cried, "though to do so were to bnz
srd aU. You bring good news, greatly
more welcome to me than the discovery
of.any number of treasure chests,”
“I am as rejoiced to bring the good
news os you arc to receive It; but at
the same time I confess I am much
disappointed In the other matter.
There are now only two thloga which
prevent my perfect happiness—but In
tbe hbaven of your compablonship I
shah forget them both 1 . I would have
liked my fortune to have been some
thing greater than I rkn carry In my
pocket, and I regret my estrangement
from my father.”
“The Brat is not worth thinking of.
Thera are not many New York girls
with more dollars than my fattier left
ae. We shall not want for any
thing. The second can be removed.
I have never seen your father: lint If I
were to go to him after wo nrc tor-
rled and ask him If he would like to
tec my husband, all bis lova for his
son would return—that Is to soy, It It
has ever left him, which I much
doubt”
"Connie, you ate a Jewel. Wes ever
man so happy as I?"
Many a one, and gone out of his
way to tc inmate bis happiness. I
have just been rending—no, I will nut
tell you wbat It Is I have been read-
lug.”
I'leose let me sec the book for a
moment." I pleaded.
Not for the world I” exclaimed ny
wilful charmer, breaking from my
embrace. And hastily picking'up tho
volume from tho floor, where 'n few
moments before she hod allowed It to
fall, with a merry laugh Connie
tripped lightly from the room.
I could uot pursue her, for being un
acquainted with the geography of the
house, I knew not into what trespass
I might‘be tempted.
Not many minutes elapsed before
Miss Marsh reappeared with her maid,
both dressed for walking, Connie'a
pretty face, almost hidden beneath a
wide-brimmed straw hat, appearing
like a beautiful miniature la a large
frame.
“Now, Ernest, dear, I am ready to
accompany you."
I drew close to Connie and spoke
softly to her.
“Valerie." said Miss Marsh, turning
lo her mnld, "this gentleman lms been
so rude os to say that lie would pre
fer to be without your company. You
will pleaso start for New York In about
an hour.”
The Frcuch girl smiled and graceful
ly disappeared, murmuring something
which sounded like "Bleu n'est beau
quo le vral."
Tho Jquruey from Orange to New
York I still remember as one of tuy
tqost delightful experiences, surpass
ing even that trip on my uncle's yacht
when Constance Brat promlaed to be
mine. I could not fall to remember
that upon that, to me, happy occasion,
my dear one was distressed by an af
fair tbe termination of which now re
joiced her. Iudcod, I now began to
doubt if there could be found within
tbe borders of tbe American Union
any lighter-hearted lovers thuu we two;
and 1 congratulated myself on my
prospect of a charming wife, tbe for
tunate possessor of every esteemed at
tribute of that character.
On reaching my uncle's house we
were welcomed by aunt Gertrude, In
whom, notwithstanding lu'r more tbau
usual reserve, I thought I could de
tect a sense of satisfaction, not to say
of suppressed jubiluucy. Uncle Sam
not being present, 1 Inquired where be
rns.
"On the roof enjoying a cigar,” re
plied aunt tiertrude; “he wishes you
to go up to him as soou as you con
veniently eon."
'Go now, Erule, dear,” whispered
Constance; "1 would like to talk to
Gerjlo for aa hour; 1 ’ and the next min
ute 1 was standing before uncle Sam
breathless front the baste with which
I had mounted tbe stairs.
'So Annie would sot listen to you?”
jw my uncle's first words.
‘No; but bow did yon know that':"
I asked, astoahheil.
'I saw from tbe window bow she
received you. But she spoke, I think.
What was It she soldi”
s Tbat nfch Wanted nothing to do
With anybody of our n'ame."
“Ail, poor girl! I 'em sorry for her'.
Ho yon know Ernest, I have a hsuutln j
fear that she will carry out tbe hor
rible threat of ltersl”
"“What! destroy her life? Ok, uncle,
I hope not"
"And I jin sure I do; but It la hard
to Hy. women a re such uncertain
creatures, so much Strafed by ItflpUlsCi
DO little by reason, that inch who have
imu most to do wllh them sometlmeil
underotnnd theiii lea^f. Sy-tne-by£;
W wonderfully like she Is to your
Bother, and bow nearly yon resemble
tlieiii both!" •'
“I am not sure I feel Battered by that
speech,” I ventured -to observe,
"Truth Is never flattery.” said uncle
Sam. “However, I bare done my part
and can do no more. If matters work
out well, why, well; If III, why then
they liiust be horde, 'The rbiil authors
of this mischief ate old Wolsey and
your father, who years ago treated mb
villainously lb respect of my engage-
meht tb four mother; Their breach
of ralth lias, 1 am happy to think, at
last recoiled ou them both. Of course
everybody admits that two wrongs
don't moke a right; but rovebge re
tains Its primitive sweetuess despite
that admission. At the same time I
shouldn't hove gone out of my way to
taste of It, but chance Set It In my
path. When I Consider how good a
wife I have; how largely her fortuues
have aided mine, and how great Is her
love and care' for me, I frankly con
fess that I regret the whole incident,
and am Inclined to regard vindictive-
ness as a species of folly to bt guarded
against.”
“I am glad to bear yon say that,
uncle. It augurs well for a cherished
hope of mine,”
Uncle Bnm, affecting not to perceive
my allusion, went on:
"You have been a lucky hoy, Ernest,
and I congratulate you on your good
fortune. Without money, experience,
or talent, yop have wou for yourself
a charming young lady, whose dollars,
beauty, and raining make her a match
that an English duke might envy.' Why
It Is that she has so lightly agreed to
hand over to you tbe command of her
self and her large fortune passes my
understanding; for yon will pardon
my telling you plainly that I full to
discover In you suy remarkable ability.
On the contrary, you Impress me as #
man of feeble Judgment and Irresolute
will. Your recent mission to England
was conducted with a lamentable want
of skill; and again, to-day, a man of
average tact would have refrained
from speaking to Miss Wolsey In tha
very bent of her pnssloi: he would have
followed her end exerted hie persns-
eivenese later. Don't look so downcsBl;
If I didn't greatly esteem you do you
suppose I would troubla myself to
point out your weak places?"
"Isn't your rebuke heavier than my
shortcomings deserve?" I inquired
timidly.
“Not a pit! Digest It well, aud yon
will derive Inestimable benefit from
It; It may-Induce you to cultivate cau
tion, a quality which at present you
greatly need, and will need yet ifloro
when your lucky stars have endowed
yon with the control of Connie's dol
lar's; for you must know that'to hold
mouoy Is second iu difficulty ouly to
the acquisition of It: nny, to some na
tures Its retention is tho more difficult
feat. I would earnestly advise you
not to speculate with any portion of
Connie'a fortune, hut to be content
with Its present disposition, chosen for
the most part by her father—oa clear
headed a man as ever owned a rail
road. With Iti present investments,
ull made with a view to security rather
than high rate of Interest, you can
draw dividends enormously In excess
of your utmost requirements. As
neither of you nor your fathers be
fore you lisvo ever had nny money to
speak of, there Is saute danger that In
your new and luxurious circumstances
you may lose your head; uud It Is that
eontlngency 1 would warn you ugalust.
Why don’t you light a elgari”
This speech removed somewhat of
the depressing effect produced by the
destructive criticism which preceded
It, and under tbs soothing Influence of
the weed I soou recovered my equa
nimity,
"Your disposition,” continued uncle
8am, “unless I entirely misread It, Is
affectionate and domestic; and with
so charming a wife ns yours will prove,
you ought easily to avoid such folly
as mluc. If you don't, you will lack
even such excuse as 1 can make, aud
that I don't And many people accept
as satisfactory. Besides, you must
never forget that Connie is n clever,
observant girl. When I say clever, I
don't mean you to infer that she knows
anything about Greek quantities, or
that sbe has projected any new theory
for tbe sewing on of shirt buttons
or tbe reconstitution of society, but her
discernment l» such that it would not
Ik- easy for a man of your parts to play
her false, while It would be eminently
unproiltnblc for you to be foiled In
the attempt."
Nothing Is further from nty thoughts
than such baseuess,” I protested warm
ly.
"1 dou't in tbe least doubt It; but for
your own sake as well as for Connie's,
watch that you may uot lapse from
your present right thinking Have yon
urrauged when the event IS to come-
off, and do you intend to ncqunlu:
you - father with the Important „step
you are about to take?”
"I shall ask Connie to-morrow, or
this evening if I get the chance, to
name the day when sbe will m.-ity- me
tbe happiest inau In tbe world; and at
the aquas time I shall acquaint her
with Wy Impatience of delay. I shall
uot Inform my father. Connie has
promised to uegotlate with him after
wo ate married."
To lx continued. /
ALASKAN BEAR STORY.
ROBARLY tile most f#
markable Escape . from
death on f&Card W Mask*
was that of F. X. Kilig
and his partner, N. P. Pet
erson, who ran the? Nugget foadliouse,
across the Nome IUver dividtf: These
people have, lb addition to their road-
honse duties, been prospecting on
Horaestake Creek, at tbe base of the
Sawtooth Mountains.
On the morning of May 30 they start
ed for their customary prospecting,
When they werd Surprised to see tho
backs of tt indrister pal* of beara^ dif
ferent froiii any they bid #fer’ seen be-*
fore. After a tedious '‘mush*' of Sev
eral miles they encountered a grizzly,
the largest of the bear family aud tho
most ferocious animal in the world.
Peterson fired and tbd btfiefc struck,
but not iu a vital spot, fifkl With fl
groWl of rage and pain the' bear sprang
Over the cliffs and rolled almost to tlid
bottom; some 300 feet below, where 1
She regained her equilibrium and tan*
ished among the rocks.
Chagrined at the failure; Peterson
turned and was horrified at seeing an 1
other large grizzly about twice the size
of the other, spring upon his partner,
Mr. King, and was more horrified when
he remembered , that his waa the only
available gun, nud as"tbe magazine
was out of repair, could only be reload
ed by removing tbe empty shell by
hand, The bear sprang at his foe, but
King, with the habitual presence of
mind inherent In the backwoods hunt
er; thrust his weapon Into the face of
his assailant. In the twinkling of an
eyo the bear had grasped the imizzld
of the gun in his teeth and was crunch
ing tho gun barrel like so much wood.
Towering two feet higher than King,
the latter realized that the only bbpe
for him was to pull the trigger and
maybe stop tho beast until they pro
cured safety In flight. A loud report
and tho bear gave a spring high In the
air and fell to the ground.
The men beat a quick retreat, and
after covering considerable ground,
turned, and were surprised to see tbe
bear still lylug on the spot where It
had fallen. They waited for a few
minutes, In tho meantime reloading tbe
rifle, the shotgun being broken at tbe
stock and tho muzzle left in the mouth
of tho bear. After .throwing several
rocks at a safe distance they ventured
further, and, unreal and marvelous as
it may seem, they found the bear stone
dead.
Upon finding the bear was killed, the
men went back for a sled, and after
several hours managed to get the bear
to the bottom of tho cliff, where they
loaded It ou’tlie sled, after disembowel
ling It They took it to the Nugget
roadhouse, nud then started for Nome
with nine strong dogs to draw the
heavy load. It took them three days
to reach tho Sour Dough roadhouse,
where the bear’s remains were put In
cold storage. The big brute was
brought to town on June 3 and placed
on exhibition at tho Golden Gate Ho
tel. It is n perfect specimen of the
grizzly, and the skin Is n beautiful
one. The bear, disembowelled, weighs
nearly (MX) pounds. The skin was sold
for |125, and the meat was purchased
by local restaurants at a dollar a
pound.
A remarkable thing was the enor
mous power of the jaws shown by the
deep Indentations made In the barrel
of the gun by the bear’s teeth, not only
tho barrel being bent, but marks were
made in tho steel connecting piece
About one-fourth of an Inch deep.
Thon there was thd finding of "a griz
zly At this far northern latitude, and,
to cap tho climax, the strangeness and
seemingly preposterous statement of
fact that a grizzly boar weighing 030
pounds was killed by a discharge of
blrdskot In his mouth and with the nhl
of no other weapon than that. When
one remembers that the grizzly bear Is
tho most vicious of all animals, and
that the most experienced hunters
quake and turn pale at the thought of
even participating in such a fray, it
mnkes one marvel the more.
Mr. King Is a Swiss, with a broad
accent, and In relating his narrative
states that “Ue bnyer corned at me like
a wild beast, un I yust pulled de trig
ger und he go dead.”—Nome Corre
spondent of Seattlo Post-Intelligencer.
TOE ENGINEER’S STORY.
“Yes, indeed, we have some queer
little Incidents happen to us,” said the
fat engineer. "Queer tkiugs happened
to me about a year ago. You’d think
It queer for a rough man like me to
cry for ten minutes, aud nobody hurt,
either, would you? Well, I did, and 1
can almost cry every time I think of
"I was running along one afternoon
pretty lively when I approached a lit
tle village where the track cuts
through tho streets. I slacked up a
little, but was still making good speed,
when suddenly, not twenty rods
ahead of mo, a little girl not more than
three years old, toddled onto the track.
You can’t even Imagine my feelings.
There was no way to save her. It was
impossible to stop, or even slack much
at that distance, ns the train was
heavy and the grade descending. In
ten seconds It would have been all
over; and after reversing and applying
the brake, 1 shut my eyes. I didn't
.want to see auy more.
"As we slowed down my fireman
stuck his head out of the cab window
to see what I’d stopped for, when he
langhod and shouted at me: ’Jim, look
hero!* I looked, and there was a big
black Newfoundland dog holding the
little girl in his mouth, leisurely walk'
lug toward the hotiAtf SrherS the evi
dently belqnged. She waa kicking hud
drying; so .that I knew she wasnt
hurt, add the dog, bad ***ed *er-My
fireman thought it funny,; and kept
laughing, but I cried like d Womans I
just couldn't belp.lt I had a little girl
of my own at home.”—Galveston Tri
bune.
TRAIN’S MAD RACE.
Eighteen freight cars were being
/coded At Laquin on the Susquehanna
and NcW York Railroad when they be*
gan to move. They could not bo
•topped and a wild dash down tho
mountain side for twenty mile*
lowed. A passenger train which wad
but ten minutes ahead was warned not
to stop and a race for tho Uvea of tho
passengers followed.
The passenger train, was only sflvsd
when four of the freight cars, the only
Ones whigh crossed a long wooden
bridge safely, were thrown on a siding
ahd ditched at Monroetoc.
A few minutes after the cars started
from Laquin an engine was started in
pursuit of the runaways. Running at
terrific speed down the grade, tho en
gine overtook three empty cars, tho
traili having broken in three sections.
Wljb them ahead the J^ce was contin
ued. -
Meantime the other sections reached
Schroder’s Crcei, Which is spanned by
a wooden bridgo. They were moving
about seventy-five miles an hour ana
were cfoslng in on the passenger train
rapidly. Four tit the. ears passed the
bridge safely. The structure gave
way under the strain and the other
cars crashed into the creek.
Word of tbe runaways reached Mon-
roeton in time for tho operator, after
tbe passenger had passed, to throw a
switch, and the four cars wgre
wrecked. The pursuing freight engine
continued ita mad run to within a few
rods of tho bridge. Then the crow iaW
that the bridge was gone. By jumping
tbe three men saved their lives and the
engine and three Mrs plunged Into the
wreck at the bottom of the creek. Dur
ing the race (he passengers on the train
were panic stricken^
\ ' ■' .WhU..
KING WOOLSEY OF ARIZONAN
Sheriff Cqok has in his possession a
weapon which was probably used in
tbe making of history in Arizona in the
days of the sixties and seventies, says
the Pittsburg Gazette. It Is a revol
ver Of an old model, Colt’s pattern,
and It was found on the flat between
Sentinel and Agua Callcnte a few day*
ago.
There were found to be rudely en
graved in the metal work the letters
"K. W.” There were six notches filed
on the side of the barrel. The conclu
sion was reached that tho gun had
been a jftirt of the armory of tho late
King Woolsey, whose stronghold at
Agua Callento for years was one of the
best known places In the territory.
The dilapidated old weapon was shown
to Justice Burnett, who said that it re
called to him an Incident in n tour of
a party of tenderfect across the con-
tinont.
There was.a breakdown of a South
ern Pacific train near a place called
Sentinel, which consisted of nbthlng
more than a box of a railroad office.
Tho breakdown was of so serious a na-
ture that there was no prospect of tho
train moving for several hours. The
tourists exhausted all tho means of
amusement at their hands, and finally
one of them proposed shooting at a
target. A half dozen revolvers were
collected, and several empty soda, beer
aud.other bottles which were found
lying around the station.
Tho marksmen established a range
some distance from the train aud kept
popping away at the bottles for an hour
or two. One of the tourists, but only
ono of them, succeeded In bitting a
bottle now and theu, nndihe was rec
ognized as the Dr. Carver of the party.
An old man with flowing whiskers, at
tracted by tbo discharge of firearms,
rode up and snt on his horse observing
the target practice. Whenever the
champion tourist fired the old man
would give a grunt expressive of con
tempt.
Finally the champion turned to him
and said: "Maybe you think you can
shoot.”
The old man said nothing, but dis
mounting, be picked up a bottle, fas
tened a string about the bottom of it
In such a manner that the bottle would
bang perfectly horizontal in its Invert
ed position. The old man tied the
string to the low limb of a mesqnlte.
He next took tbe cork from the bottle,
and when the bottle had become sta
tionary he measured with his eye a
spot directly under the mouth of it.
He placed a fiat stone there and put
the cork on it upside down, directly
under the month of .the bottle. Then
the old man set the bottle swinging
and walking away a:distance of thir
ty yards, he estimated to a nicety the
position of the bottle! and its semi-cir-
cnlar path and made Ian absolutely ac
curate calculation ofUhe effect of tho
momentum. He drew a six-shooter
and tired. The bottle ^fell and one of
BET THE TIME FOR SCOTLAND. ,
tho tourists ran and . picked it up,
corked. One of the tourists asked the
old man who he was. As he mounted
his horse and rode away he replied:
"I’m King Woolsey.”
TOE KANSAS TEN-YEAR-OLD BOY
N^ar Melvern, Kan., the other day
George Cheever, aged ten years, was
caught In tbe lariat with which he was
leading a horse. The horse ran away
with him, dragging; his body feet first
over tbe rough ground for more than a
quarter of a mile. He was picked up
apparently dead. When the folks were
wildly running for a doctor, however,
he sat up and said: "Whoa!you blamed
old fool!” Anl the account says that
the doctor was able to keep him in bed
only onc> day.—Kansas City (Mod
| Journal. . *
C.11 <m On. tf IIJMP Drops ?»•>•» C * nn °*
on Another I. Fired.
“Epsafcing of cloelts,” said Uie trav
eler, “EUlub-rgh, Scotland, has the.
K ost interesting marking device I
ever saw. On one of these, known ta
Carlton Hill, there Is
tower, In the top of which a largo
black hall Is suspended. Across the
valley, probably a mile away. Is' Castl*
Hill, surmounted by tbo historic Edln
burg Castle. One of tbe large guns n.
this fortress, pointing toward Cas e
Hill, is electrically connected with tue
ball la the tower a mile away. Every;
evening at 0 o'clock tbe gan Is fired,
and at tbe same moment the ball fallSw
Tbe device sets the official time for all
Scotland,
“It Is interesting to stand on Carlton
Hill at the appointed hour to see the
simultaneous Cash of the gun on Castl,
Hill and the fnll of the ball close at
band, While the roar of tbe gun Is of
course sonic moments in crossing tlie
valley. On tbo other hand. It is
equally Interesting to stand beside the
big gun at dusk lo watch the ball at
Carlton III11 full Just as tbe shot is
fired, I recall once standing In the
courtyard, watch In band, waiting for
the cannon Just overhead to be Bred.
It occurred to me It would be more ex
citing to watch the crowds of passing
people, especially' since not one was
apparently thinking of the shot from
tbe cannon. When tbe roar took place,
absolutely without warning, hardly a
yard above the beads of tbe crowd,
tbe scene well repaid my watching.
Everybody dodt.ed. Children screamed,
and men nud women Jumped to the
side of tbe wall. Of course, it was Hit
over In a second, but in that moment
It scorned that an electric shock had
passed through the crowd.”-Birmiu3-
bam News.
WISE WORDS.
God luck is what God gives ns. bad
luck Is wbat we make for ourselves.
It may be excusable for charity to
begin at home, but it should not ciul
there.
People' jvbo blush at a bare thought
would cove? |he naked truth with a
gprb of doubt. '*•
Oiit from the cxpexjencc of the past
should come our hope and endeavor
for the future. \
Success Is a composite \thlng, lint!
made u» largely cf Its prinpipal In
gredient—effort
There Is uot sufficient strength in
the palm of love to draw the pohwu
from the wound of bate. \
There Is a strpng point In the weak
est port of tinman nature, and a soft
ppot In the hardest character.
There should be carrieu away from
evpry death bed a benutlfuhnud unfad
ing memory of tome good net In tho
life that has passed. '
By respecting the laws of matrtand
doing Justice to ourselves we uiitam-
scionsly observe the laws of God and
do Justice to others. v
What some ore pleased to call a su
perstition Is merely tho recognition of
a great truth beyond our comprehen
sion, yet within tbe circle of our hope.
Charity with a signature attached
spoils generosity, as renlism Is de
stroyed by tbo appearance of dead
characters before the footlights at their
success.
S;
Only On. Lost.
'A Shipwreck” was the subject givea
i the class, and the children were to
[ write a composition. The teacher was
I much amused, whye reading them orer
; and correcting them, when sbe came
; to one that ended thus, “There was
, but one Ilf, loot, gad that was found
I afterward.”
I
Pamirs of Historic Knsllsh Oak*.
Our historic oaks are, with every*
groat storm, diminishing in (lumber-
Dumorey’s Oak, In Dorsetshire, 2000
years old, disappeared from this cause
in 1703. Wallace’s Oak, at Ellcrylk*.
was 700 years old when it was bhnvu
down some fifty years ago. We huv„e
still, however, tho Cowthorpe Oak-
near Wctherby, in Yorkshire, estlnint-
xd to be over 1G00 years old; and Will
iam ihe Conqueror’s Oak, In Wlndsov
Great Park, has attained tho ripe age
of 1200 years. Perhaps the finest oaks
of great antiquity lu the land are to
be found in the dukcries. Alwut half
a mile from Wclbeek Abbey Is Greeu-
dalo Oak, credited with 1500 summers,
and uow a mere ruin sustained by
props. Through its hollow interior a
coach and four lias been driven.—Tho
London Dally Chronicle. >
Breaking Bee In Knnuna.
The breaking bee of Thumas Mc
Lean, near Meredith, Cloud Count)*,
which was noticed in the Dcipho*
items, was, we are informed, an occa
sion of considerable note lu that sec- „
tion. There were engaged in it 114
horses, twenty-two mules, twenty-
seven yoke of oxen and eighty-eight
plows. Eighty acres were broken be
fore noon. The Delphos Item stated
that an ox was killed; it was also
cooked, with many other good things,
for dinner. Fifteen more acres were
broken in a short time after dinner,
and twelve teams, on their way home,
broke the same amount for a widow
who lives near there.—Minneapolis
Messenger. v
Locksmith Schools.
There are seven Industrial schools in
Saxony which have been founded for
the sole purpose of training young
men to become competent aud skill
ful locksmiths and blacksmiths. These
schools are supported In the first in
stance by* the blacksmith and lock
smith guilds of Saxony. They also
receive annual subventions from the
Saxon Government, and private indi
viduals from time to time aid them
with voluntary contributions.
