COLONELQUARITCH,V.C.
lj H. BIDEB HAOOAED.
H colored again, 'b oould not prevent
himself from doing so,
"So," be answered; "what makes youak
mcb a question r
1 dout know," aba laid, laughing tittle;
"feminine curiosity, 1 suppose. J thought
that you might b. Good-by," and aba want
Mi. leaving Edward Coaaey to the enjoyment
of very peculiar aat of sensations.
"Qood-by," and sJu iraai on,
What coward I" aald Bella to herself.
"He doea not even dare to tell me the truth."
Nearly ah hour later aha arrived at the
eaitle, and, asking for Ida, was shown Into
the drawing room, where she found her ait
ting reading.
Ida rose to greet her, not without warmth,
for the two women, although they were at
the opposite pole of character, had a friendly
feeling for each other.
In a way they were both strong, and
strength always recognizee and respects
strength.
"Have you walked npr asked Ida,
"Yes, I camu on tuu rbanoe of finding you.
I wanted to apeak to you."
"Yes," said Ida, "what la Itr
"This. Forgive me, but are yon engaged
to be married to Edward Cossey P
Ida looked at her in a slow, stately kind of
way, which seemed to ask by what right she
came to question ber. At least so Belle
reed It.
"I know that I have no right to ask such a
question," she said, with humility, "and, of
course, you need not answer it, but I have
reason for asking."
"Well," said Ida, "I was requested by Mr.
Cossey to keep the matter secret, but he ap
pears to have divulged It Yea, 1 am engaged
to be married to him."
Belle's beautiful face turned a shade paler,
If that was possible, and ber eyes hardened.
"Do you wonder why I ask you thisl" she
said. "I will tell you, though probably when
I have done ao you will never speak to me
agala I am Edward Cossey's discarded mis
tress," and she laughed bitterly enough.
Ida shrunk a little and colored, as a pure
and high minded woman naturally does when
she is for the first time suddenly brought into
actual contact with impurity and passion.
"1 know," went on Belle, "that 1 must
seem a shameful thing to you; but, Ida, good
and cold and stately as you are, pray God
that you may never be thrown into tempta
tion; pray God that you may never be mar
ried almost by force to a man whom you
hate, and then suddenly know what a thing
It la to fall in love, and tor the first time feel
your life awake." I
"Bush," said Ida, gently; "what right
have 1 to judge youl"
"1 loved him," went on Belle, "I loved him
passionately, and for a little while it was as
though heaven had opened its gates, for ha
used to care for ma a little, and 1 think he
would have taken me away and married me
afterward, but 1 would not bear of it, because
I knew It would ruin bim. He offered to
once, and I refused, and within three hours
of that I believe that he was bargaining for
you. Well, and then it was the old story, he
fell more and mora in love with you, and, of
course, 1 bad no bold upon him."
"Yes," said Ida, moving impatiently; "but
why do you tell ma all tbisl It is very pain
ful, and I had rather not bear it"
"Why do 1 tell youl 1 tell you because I
do not wish you to marry Edward Cossey. I
tell you because 1 wish him to feel a little of
what 1 have to feel, and because 1 have said
he should not marry you."
"I wish that you could prevent it," said
Ida, with a sudden outburst "1 am sura you
are quit welcome to Mr. Cossey, so far as I
am concerned, for I detest him, and 1 cannot
imagine bow any woman could aver have
done otherwise."
"Thank you," said Belle, "but I hava dona
with Mr. Cossey, and 1 think I hate him
too. I know that I did hat him when I met
him In the street just now, and ba told ma
that ha was not engaged to you. You say
that yon detest him; why then do you marry
html You are a fraa woman."
"Do you want to know r said Ida, wheel
ing round and looking ber visitor full In the
face. "1 am going to marry him for the
una reason that you aay caused you to
marry because I must 1 am going to
marry him because he lent as money. On
that condition 1 promised to marry him, and
as 1 have taken the money I must give him
his price, even If it breaks my heart You
think that you are wretched, bow do you
know that I am not fifty times as wretched
Your lot Is to loaa your lover; mine Is to
have one forced upon me and endure him all
my Ufa The worst of your pain is over; all
aiine is to come."
"Whyl whyr broke in Belle. "What is
wch a promise as that! He cannot force
vou to marry him, and it la better for a
woman to die than to have to marry a man
be hates, especially," she added, meaningly,
"if she happens to love another man. Be ad
vised by me; I know what it fa
"Yea," said Ida, "perhaps It la better to
die, but death is not so easy. As for the
Promise, you do not seem to understand that
no gentleman or lady can break a promise in
consideration of which money has been re
ceived. Whatever ba baa done, and what
ever be la, I must marry Mr. Cossey, so 1 do
not think that wa need discuss the subject
any mora."
Bella aat silent for a minute or more, ana
then, rising, said that she must go. "I have
arnedyou,"sbe added, "although to warn
you I have had to put myself at your mercy.
You can tall the story and destroy roe if you
like. 1 do not much care if you do. Women,
uch as 1, get reckless."
"You must understand me very litsle, Mrs.
Oust" tit had always been Bella before, ana
he winced at the change of name), "if you
think ma capable of such conduct You have
othing to fear from ma."
She held oot ber band, but In her humility
and shame Bella went without taking it, and
through tba angry sunset light walked
lowly back to Boisingham,andassba walkaa
her was a look upon bar face that Edwanl
Coasty would scarcely have cared to sea.
CHAPTER XX VL
am. qcsst sua nrraoa
AH that afternoon and far Into tb evening
ir. Quest waa employed in drafting, and
Uiaiaownbaidangroasingco parcbnient
"nam deads, to tb proper axacuuoo of
9 a
which bt seemed to dud constant reference
"iionham Castle Estates."
.nBJU.h" niht 7thlnf as finished,
and, baring carefully collected and docketed
Don?to,bPU,ll'ti,,U'I'Wa',,1rn,
Next morning, about 10 o'clock, Edward
tossey was silting at breakfast in no happy
frame of niiud. He had gone up to the castle
to dinner on the previous evening, but it can
not be said that be had enjoyed himself. Ida
was there, looking rery handsome in her
evening dress, but she was cold as a stone and
unapproachable as a statue. She scarcely
poke to him. indeed, except In answer to
oma direct remark, reserving ail ber con
versation for her father, who seemed to hava
caught the contagion of restraint, and waa,
for him, unusually silent and depressed.
But once or twu he found ber looking at
him, and then there was upon her face a min
gled expression of contempt and Irrepressible
aversion which chilled him to the marrow.
These qualities toward him were indeed so
much mora plainly developed than they had
been before, that at last a cnnviv:(on which
ba had at first rejected as incredible, forced
Itself into his mind. That conviction was,
that Belle must bars disbelieved bisdeuial of
the engagement, and in her eageruea for re
venge have told Ida the whole story. The
thought made him feel taint, but there was
but oue tuing to be done, and that was to face
it out Ouoa when the squire's back was
turned he entured to attempt some little
tenderness in which tba word "dear" oc
curred, but Ida did not seem to bear it, and
looked straight over his head into space, and
this be felt was trying. Bo trying did he
find the whole entertainment indeed, that
about hair past V be rose and came away , aay
big that he bad some bank papers which
must be attended to that night
Now most men would in all human proba
bility have been dismayed by this stato of
affairs Into relinquishing an attempt at mat
rimony which it waa evident could only ba
carried through in the face of the quiet but
none the less vigorous dislike and contempt
of the other contracting party. But this was
not so with Edward Cossey. Ida's colduess
exercised upon his tenacious and obstinate
mind much the same effect that may be sup
posed to be produced upon the benighted
seeker tor the north pole by a frozen ocean
of icebergs. Like the explorer, be was con
vinced that if be could get over those cold
and frowning heights he would find a smiling
and sunny land beyond, and perchance many
other delights, and like the explorer again,
be was, metaphorically, ready to die in the
effort For to tell the truth, ba loved ber
more every day, till now bis passion domi
nated his physical being and bis mental Judg
ment so that whatever loss was entailed,
whatever obstacles arose, he was determined
to endure and overcome them if by so doing
be might gain his end,
Be was reflecting upon all this on the morn
ing in question, when Mr. Quest, looking very
cool and composed and geutleman like, waa
shown into bis room, much as Col (juaritcb
bad been shown in two mornings before.
"How do you do, Quest f be said, in a from
high to low kind of toue, which be was in the
habit of adopting toward his official subor
dinates. "Sitdow What is itf
"It is some business, Mr. Cossey," the law
yer answered in bis usual quiet tones.
"Honham castle mortgages again, I sup
pose,'' growled ba "1 only bope you don't
want any mora money on that account at
present that's all, because I caut raise an
other cent while the governor lives, for they
don't entail cash and bank shares, you know;
and, though my credit's pretty good, I am
not far from the bottom of it"
"Well," said Mr. Quest, with a faint smile,
"it has to do with the Honbam castle mort
gages, but as I have a good deal to say per
haps we bad better wait till tba things are
cleared away."
"All right Just ring the bell, will you,
and take a cigaretteP
Mr. Quest smiled again and rang the bell,
but did not take the cigarette. When the
breakfast things bad been removed he took
a chair, and, placing it on the further side of
tne tauie in sucn a position mai me uguc,
which was to his back, struck full upon Ed
ward Cossey's face, commenced to deliber
ately untie and sort bis bundle of papers.
Presently be came to the one he wanted
letter, It was not an original letter, but a
copy. J
"Will yon kindly read this, Mr. CosseyP
be said quietly, as he pushed the letter toward
him across the table.
Edward finished lighting bis cigarette, and
then took the letter up and glanced at it care
lessly. At the first line, however, bis expres
sion changed to one of absolute horror, bis
face blanched, the perspiration sprang out
upon bis forehead, and the cigarette dropped
from his fingers to the carpet where it lay
smoldering. And no wonder, for the letter
was a copy of one of Belle's most passionate
epistles to himself. He had never been able
Min hr f mm writing these eomnro-
WICMWU . 1
mising letters. Indeed, this one was the very
lame that some time before, Mr. Quest bad
abstracted from the pocket of his lounging
coat in the room In London.
He read on for a little way and then put
the letter down upon the table. There was
no need tor him to go on, it was all in tbs
same strain.
"You will observe, Mr. Cossey, that this it
a oopy," said Mr. Quest; "but if you like yoe
can inspect the original document."
He made no answer. '
"Now," went on Mr. Quest handing him a
second paper, "here is the copy of another
letter, of which the original is in your hand
writing."
Edward glanced at It It was an Inter
oepted letter of his own, dated about a yeai
before, and Its contents, though not of so pas
sionate a nature as the other, were still of a
sufficiently Incriminating character.
He put it down upon the table by the side
of the first and waited for Mr. Quest tc
go on.
"1 have other evidence," said his vlsltoi
presently; "but you are probably sufficiently
versed in such matters to know that thesi
letters alone are almost enough for my pur
pose, which is tocommenoeasuit for divorce
against my wife, In which you will, of course,
in accordance with the provisons of the act
ba Joined as co-respondent Indeed, I have
already drawn up a letter of Instruction tc
my London agents directing them to take
the preliminary steps, and be pushed a third
paper toward nim,
Edward Cossey turned bis back to bis tor
mentor, and, resting his head npon his hand,
tried to think.
"Mr. Quest," he said presently In hoarse
voice, "witb:nt admitting anything, there
are reasons which would make it ruinous to
me if such an action were commenced at
PrYet" be answered, "there are. In th
first place, there is no knowing what view
your father would take of the matter, and
bow bis view would affect your future inter-
.i i ,hrantl tout euzazement to
CSlftk OUU SSI .
Miss de la Molle, npon which your heart is so
strongly set would certainly be broken oft
"Bow do ycfl know that 1 am engaged P
asked Edward, In surprise.
-It does not matter bow I know It, eewj
the lawyer. "I do know it ao it will ba ma
le, for yon to deny it As you remark, this
suit will probably be your rum m every way,
Ind therefore it is, a. you will ti) -under-iuod.
a good moment for a man who want.
his revenge to cnoow i u. .u ...
"Without admitting anything answered
Edward Cossey. "I wish to ask you a que
SoaU there no wayoutof tb- PPug
that I have done yon a wrong, wrong admits
lr". rvv. and I have
thought of that Everyoody ha Iw prints
S world, and I have nun.; the compen
mtm lor such a wrong must b. a heavy
At -hat price will yon agr-to y
cTU. trsn.terinu,
mortgages yon bold over tb Hooben. eaati
"Great heavens! said Edward, wsv, uai
is matter of thirty thousand pounds C
"I know It la, aud I kuow also that It Is
worth your while to pay thirty thousand
poumls to save yourself from the scandal, the
chance of ditinheritance, and the certainty
of the loss of the woman whom you waut to
marry, bo well do I know It that 1 hava
prwiwred the uxcessary deeds for your signa
ture, and here they are. Listen, sir," he went
on, sternly; "refute to accept my terms aud
by to-night's pun I shall seud this letter of
instruction. Also I shall send to Mr. Cossey,
teulor. and to Mr. de la Molle copies of tuete
two precious epistles," and hepomted to the
incriminating documents, "and a copy of the
letter to uiy ageuU; aud where will you be
theul Consent, and 1 will bind myaelt not
to proceed iu any way or form. Now, make
your choice."
"But I cannot; even if I will. I cannot,"
said be, almost wringing bis hands in bis
perplexity. "It was ou cunditiou of my tak
ing up those mortgagee that Ida consented to
become engaged to me, and 1 nave promised
that 1 will cancel them ou our wedding. Will
you not tako money instead P
"Yes," answered Mr. Quest "I would take
money. A little time ago I would uot have
takeu it because I wanted that property, but
1 have changed my ideas. But as you your
elf said, your credit is strained to the ut
most and while your father Is alive you will
not find it possible to raise another thirty
thousand pounds. Besides, if this matter is
to be-settled at all it must be settled uow. 1
will not wait while you make attempts to
raise the money."
"But about the mortgages)1 I promised to
keep them. What shall I say to IdaP
"Say I Hay nothing. You can me t them
if you like after your father's death, llefuso
if you like, but if you refuse you will bo mud.
Thirty thousand oumla will be uothiug to
vou, but exposure will be ruiu. Have you
made up your ailndf You must hike my
offer' or hnve it Sign the documents, and 1
will put the originals of these two letters into
your bauds; refuse, aud 1 will lake my
steps."
Edward Cossey thought fcr a moraeut, and
thin laid: "1 will sign. Let me sea the pa
pers." Mr. Quest turned aside to hide the expres
sion of triumph nhicb flitted across his face
and tnen handed him the deeds. They were
elaborately drawn, for list was a skillful le
gal draughtsman, quite as skillful as niauy a
legal chancery conveyancer, but the sub
stance of theiu was that the mortgages were
transferred to him by the said Edwurd Cossey
iu and for the coiisideratiou that be, tuosaij
William M. Quirt, consented to abandon for
ever a pending action for divorce against his
wife. Belle Quest, whereto the said Edward
Cossey was to be Joined as co-respondent,
"You will olnerve," said Mr Quest "that
if you attempt to contest the validity of this
assignment which you oertaiuly could not
do with any prospect of success, the attempt
will recoil upon your own bead, because the
whole scandal will then transpire. We shall
require some witnesses, so, with your r
mission, I will ring the bell and ask the land
lady and your servant to step up They ueed
know nothing of the ronteuU of the papeia,''
and he did so.
."Stop," said Edward praseutly. "Where
are the original letters!"
"Hero," answered Mr. Quest producing
them from au inner pocket and showiug
them to him from a distance. "When tbs
landlady coir.es up, I will give them to ber to
hold in this euveJope, di-wting ber to band
them to you when the deeds are signed and
witnessed. Slio will only think that It it
part of the ceremony."
i'resolitly the man servant and the land
lady arrived, and Mr. Quest iu bis most
matter of fact way, explained to them that
they wero required to witness some docu
ments, and at the same time banded the let
ters to the woman, saying that she was tc
five tliem to Mr. Cossey when they bad al)
lone signing.
Tlieu Edward Cossey signed, and, placing
his thumb on the familiar wafer, delivered
the various documents as his act and deed,
md the witnesses, with much preparation and
.Hoit, affixed their awkward signatures In
che places pointed out to them, and in a few
niuutes the thing was done, and Mr. Quest
was a richer man by thirty thousand pouudi
'.ban when be had got up that morning.
"Now give Mr. Cossey the packet Mrs
Jeffries," be said, as he blotted the signa
tures, "and then you can go," and she did so
tnd went
When the witnesses had gone, Edward
looked at the letters, and then with a savaga
Mtb flung tbem into the fire and watched
them burn.
"Good morning. Mr Cossey," said Mr.
Quest as he prepared to depart with toe
deeds "You have now bought your ex
perience and had to pay dearly for It, but
upon my word, when 1 think of all you iwa
me, I wonder at myself tor letting you off at
o small a price."
When be had gone, Edward Coney gave
way to bis feelings in language forcible
rather than olite. and what they were may
be moreeaslly imagined than described For
now, in addition to all the money that be bad
lost and the painful exposure to which be bad
been subjected, he was face to face with a
ne v difficulty. Either be must make a clean
breast of it to Ida about the mortgages being
no longer in bis hands, or be mut pretend
that he still bad them. In the first alterna
tive, the consideration upon which Ma bad
agreed to marry him came to uothlng. More
over, she was thereby released from ber
promise, ud be was well aware that under
these circumstances she would certainly
break off the engagement In the second, be
would be acting a lie, aud tba lie would
sooner or later be discovered, and what then!
Well. If it was after marriage, what would it
ma'.ter! To a womau of gentle birth there is
only one thing more Irretrievable than mar
rlnge, and that is death. Anyhow, be bad
suffered so much for the sake of this woman
that be did not mean to give ber up now
Be must meet the mortgages after marriage,
that was alL
Faciliscst descensus A rem I. When a man
of the character of Edward Cossey, or In-
' deed of any character, allows his passious to
lead him into a course or deceit, ne aoes not
Hud It easy to check his wild career. From
dishonor to dishonor sball be go till at lengtn,
in due season, be reaps as be has sown.
CBAPTER XXVIZ
OW OXOSOI TRXATSD JOIIXHM.
Borne two or three days before the scene
described io the last chapter tne raiibfui
George had suddenly announced his desire to
visit I jnA(n
"What!" said the squire. In astonishment
for George bad never been known to go out
of bis own county berore. -wny, w oat on
earth are yon going to do In London P
"IVelL snuire " answered bis retainer,
looking marvelously knowing, "1 doct
rightly know, but there's a cheap train goes
up to this here exhibition on Tuesday morn
ing, and comes back on the Thursday evening.
Ten shillings both ways, that's the fare, and
I see in The Chronicle, 1 do, that there's a
Tonderful show of these new tangled self
tying and delivering reapers, sich as they
In ImariM anil I'm M-alV fell
on seeing tbem, and having a holiday look
round London town, ao as there am i not
northing particler a-doing, If yon nam t got
anything to aay agin u, i win i u go.
"All H irht" said the saulrs: "are ron coins!
to take your wire wiin jour
TO SB COMTUaCDI.
-,r,li;nia tiavft lfn made that the
. xronta and rnstoma authorities
at Pan Francisco were careless in the
work of inspecting sucn autiauie
parrels as came By Anstic ana omer
mails which are landed in this country
on the Pacific Coast, and an investiga
tion is to be made by a special officer.
Dutiable articles, it is said, have passed
through the mails.
The gas well at Sumtnerland, near
ganta Barbara, is down - sixty-two fet,
and the pressure continues.
WAS IT A BIT Of ROMANCE!
A Meeting In an KUvat4 Car Arouses a
Hss-Hs Would Like to Kaow Mora.
"I plead guilty to a rood deul of cu
riosity," said an old nun with a rather
florid face, kindly, twinkling fret.
and friendly, (rood untured line
around the mouth. "I would (rive a
good deal to kuow all the circumstan
ces of an unusual meeting which I
saw the other day. I was in an ele
vated train, aud on the cross teat op
posite me sat a little woman who must
have been about 40 yean old. She was
still very pretty, although her blue
eyes were a little faded. She was the
kind of a womau who, when a girl.
must have beeu plump, but who had
not grown stout with years. Her
complex ion was ai clear aud soft at a
girl a, and the curves of mt lips were
very gently fashioned. I was study
ing over the top of my paper the
graceful lines of her sleuder hands
when a man seated himself by my
tide. I taw two spots of color sudden
ly appear in her cheeks, and then she
quickly turned her head and looked
steadily out of the window. I
"I could not resist the temptation to
take a good look at my near neighbor,
lie was tall and dark, and in his black
hair waa a line sprinkling of gray.
His face was smooth shaven, save for
a mustache, which, like his hair, waa
grizzled. I ine lines were traced be-,
neatb his eyes, and the eyes had rather
a far away expression, as if they were
searching for something which had
been lost Apparently lie saw nothing
around him.
"Finally his dark eye rested on the
little woman before him, and he look
ed hurriedly around as if he intended
to leave his scut. The blue eyes across
the way were still looking out of the
window, and the pink spot hud not yet
fuded from the one cheek which was
turned toward me. The mau moved
uneasily in his scat,"
"Aud then, oue of the story toller a
hearers broke in, "two lovers met af
ter long years, etc."
"Wo," said the story toller, "I hava
not said so.''
"They were divorced and this waa
their first meeting in a long time,"
Ventured another with u laugh.
"Bosh I" said the narrator, with an
impatient wave of his hand.
"Sister and brother parted in early
youth by a cruel fute," cried a third,
determining not to be outdone in sug
gestions.
"Wrong again, so far as I know,"
declared the tint speaker.
"Well, the story, then," in chorua.
"Good. She shot a glance at my
neighbor and their eyes met He leaned
forward and took her harid, while her
face blushed like a school girl's. lie
moved over and took a seat next to
her. 'Fifteen years, Mamie,' I heard
him say, and then she blushed again.
"My station was at Fifty ninth
street, but I rode past two more sta
tions just to watch them. What was
the romance! I'll give a dinner to the
man who satisfies my curiosity."
"Love match broken off by a quar
rel," insisted interpreter No. 1. 1
"The fifteen years spoils my divorce
theory," said No. 2, in disappointed
tones.
"Sister and brother," repeated No. 3,
with deep conviction.
"I wish I knew I" said the inquisi
tive man, plaintively. New York Tri
bune. When Ton Borrow a Book.
Remember that there are few things
one is so loth to loan as books if we
except money. It is curious, too, that
a book, likean umbrella, is commonly
reckoned publio property. Few peo
ple trouble themselves to return it
Considering the vast cost of even an
unpretending library, thil is very ex
asperating to the eager book hunter,
who makes many annual sacrifices
that he may add a few choice volumes
to his meager store.
He may defend himself, however,
if be will. He may politely decline to
lend his treasures. Wheu you have
borrowed a book you have no possible
excuse for loaning it on your own re
sponsibility. To do so is to violate every
law of good faith, and to incur either
the open or tacit displeasure of the
friend who obliged you. Chicago
Saturday Herald.
A Knight of the Garter Pla.
James II. Drake possesses an unique
scarf pin. It is nothing mora or less
than a Knight of the Garter pin, of
which there are none in this country
with this exception, and but tldrty-two
In all England. The pattern is a garter
of blue enamel, on wliich are the well
known words in gilt lettering, sur
mounted by a cross whose points are
set with diamonds. Some years ago
Mr. Drake entertained a party of En
glish capitalists in the northwest,
among whom was the Duke of Suther
land. When they took their depart
ure, greatly pleased with their visit, the
duke drew the pin from his cravat and
placed It in Mr. Drake's. Many- times
has he been stopped by Englishmen in
this country who recognized one of the
emblems of the order, and who desired
to know how It came into his posses
sion. Mr. Drake might readily pass for
a duke, but he is as proud of tils
nationality as he is of the pin and the
circumstances of its presentation. SL
Paul Pioneer Press.
Cans of Sa Slekaosa.
The causes and philosophy of sea
sickness have always been a great
puzzle; but the most generally received
theory at present is that the trouble Is
due to the inequality of pressure in tba
blood vessels. In a craft tossing on the
waves the blood is made to flow first
this way and then that, naturally pro
ducing disturbance. As for remedies.
nothing has been discovered that is
more effective than the traditional piece
of salt pork on the end of a string.
New York Telegram.
A Modora CabeUovev.
Van Lyttelbrane (concluding a mon
ologue on hypnotism) 5o, Miss Jessie;
I make it a rule to believe nothing I
eawn't understand.
Miss Jessie No wonder yon are such
dreadful ikeptlo. Pittsburg BoUatin.
DOGS AND THEIR TRICKS,
Most Aay Dos; Can Ba Taught Sows
Trick and He'U Never Forget It.
Professor Burton, who has a troupe
of clever dogs, is an old circus man.
He used to be tumbler in the ring.
There comes a duy in the lifo of every
circus tumbler when he must quit the
business and go into something else.
Burton went to training dogs. Ha lins
Wen with several companies, but is
now on his own hook. He hud a val
uable troupe of dogs once iu New
York, but somebody poisoned them.
The professor's present funiily of
dogs consists of Italian greyhounds,
German poodles, a Russian poodle, a
Russian spaniel, a livcr-and-white
spaniel, a spits, a black dog that docs
the somerset act, aud several others,
"There is no dog," said the profes-
sor. "which can't be taught a trick of
some sort. Of course there are some
iWa that learn oiiirhnr tlmn nllmrs
and more tgeks. I am always ned
bow I teach dogs these tricks. ell,
there is no trick about it that I ever
kuew. It takes patience and judg
ment and kindness. I seldom use the
whip, and never in giving instructions.
In fact, I have to be very cautious.
The other day two of my family got
i-.- - . 1.1.1 i ....i .i
niiu a wutiuuio. i Kiuruu.-u mem, nurse, io nma a cow, vu unvs a sum
but with trouble. In doing so I hud plow, to drive a seeder, to drive a mow
to cut one of them with the whip, er, to drive a harvester and, possibly, to
That follow is heartbroken. He has drive a bargaia As soon as he has ui
Im.l Dim sulks aiiir TT. ui.n't tered the lost accomplishment, he gen-
eat and he won't act I've got to send
him away for a few days.
"A dog should be at least a year old
before training. I select different
breeds for different acts. The grey
hound is a natural leaner. The spaniel
is a trickster. The spits is the clown. 1
The black dog the bluck-and tan one
is the acrobaL
"Under ordinary circumstances the
average dog will learn his trick in five
weeks. Then the tost comes when he
goes on the stage the first time. Talk
about people having slage fright! I've
known dogs when brought on the
stage for the first time make a break
and run away and tremble like a
frightened child. When they get used
to it, though, they like the stage and
the more applause they get the better
they acL You may think that is
streicuing it, out it is a mot mai trie-,
dogs do better if they are applauded,
and this is especially truo if the ap
plause comes from children.
"These trick dogs know tlioir places
on the stuge and take their cue from
my looks. They are as eager for the
show to begin as children aro eager for
play. This, I think, is iustinct, for
anybody could go on the stage with
them if he knew the words to speak
and the motions to make, and the dogs
would go through the same pro
gramme they go through with me.
"I keep them in cages after the
show. Every morning at 9:30 I take
them out for exercise. They are fed
twice a day in the morning and after
the show at night. This troupe con
sumes about fifteen loaves of bread and
a large size market basket of cooked
, l ,i
weak wet j uoj .
'They never forget a trick. I laid
off some months ago and tent the dogs
to the country. I had a vacation of
several weeks me and the dogs,
When I returned to the stage with
them they went through every part
without a break, mere is good loci
ing between the members of the pros-
ent family. Thev are healthy and
full of fun. There isn't a cynio in the
Ir.iwt'iUrncroTrihiina.
The Crasa for Odd Leather.
An axtenaiva leather dealer of Lon
Ann tMffulinrv In tlita ftrihtifrv. anvs
that never before was there such a
i v i u.v
:r?j r v:' r. .:A .
Kinos oi sains, irora e.epuauv . iu
froe's. are pressed into service to meet
f I m . m i i a' a
the demands of the fashionable. Some
or our shops are stocked wiin asuppiy
of fancy articles that are made from
the skins of all sorts of beasts, reptiles
and fishes. These queer objects are
displayed in the windows, where their
appearance attracts wondering crowds.
Made up into various articles are yel
low pelican skins, lion and panther
skins, buffalo skins, fish skins, monkey
skins, snake skins, and the coverings
of almost every living thing known.
Tbey are tanned and sometimes color
ed with blue, gray or red. I think it
looks hideout to see a pretty English
girl walking along the street twinging
a portemonnaie made of the scaly
hide of a boa constrictor. But it's fash
ion's order, you know." Exchange.
Preferred His Owa Importation.
Col. Reynolds was wounded. His
thigh was shattered by a ball, and af
ter a grave and protracted consulta
tion the surgeons informed the brave
Irishman that his leg must be ampu
tated in order to save bis life. He wus
true grit to the backbone, and protest
ed against this strongly. "Can't you
cure the legf he pleaded. The sur
geons shook their heads, and one of
them informed him that it would not
be so bad after all, as he could wear a
cork letr. "It's a Cork left I have
now. he replied, with a
grim smile,
"and I think a treat deal of it because'
I imported it myself I imported it
from Ireland." Chicairo Herald.
,
One in a While.
When a judge tells a prisoner that
he has been tried by a jury of his
peers, be may be correct, but tue
chances are, with the jury system run
the way it is, that the average prisoner
has more sense and intelligence than
the average man sitting on his case.
He has got to be a mighty poor man
who is the peer of a juror. Detroit
Free Press.
Advtee to a Schoolboy.
in 1. .... In as-liml tn
I -,ti . II . Wr.rTo-oin;
boy. with the idea that you are going
to excel because you are your father
son; for every other boy is his father's
son. and all do not excel who go to
aohnnl Wt Khnn
Why Be Pelt So.
t .. m-h mil nut aSnnt this
I am Very much put OUt about WIS
matter,- said my young Inena wuo
bad just been shown the door by tbs
father of a pretty young maiden.
West Shore.
RANCHING OUT WEST.
PUPILS ON THE FARM WHO PAY FOR
THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING.
Younger Sons of KnglUh Oeallemoa XThm
Com to America to Leans How to
Drive a Plow and a Bargain Winding
C as Hotel Dishwashers.
In some of the northwestern cities like
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Winnipeg, it
is an every day sight to see a young Brit
isher land from the train, with one eye
glass screwed into bis face (in order that
he may not see more than he can com-
prehend. some one has been
unkind
enonifh to sav). a cordnrov suit of blouse
and knickerbockers, bright yellow leath-
er gaiters buttoned np to the knee, a
fore and aft cap, two guns, that he may
shoot all the buffalo he expects to find
Jurt outside the town, a dog and about
600 pouads of bawilge. lie has come to
learn fanuinir. lie is a gentleman's son,
accustomed to comparative luxury and
ease all his life.
Arrangements have been made for
him by soma English firm, of whom
there are a good many in this business,
to do "chores" for his board, and to pay
100 down to "learn farming that la,
to master the mysteries of harnessing a i
. -n. j i
fy " that he has been duped, loaves
his teacher and strikes out for himself.
THEY WANT TO OO ROMS.
The coarse food of the farmer's table
and the rongh society of his hired help,
who get good waires. while he gets noth
ing, irenerally distrust him, however,
inn- i,fnT- , u..i- the ataire of edu
Mtion iwi mentioned, and the young
man starts for the nearest town, hoping
J to find more congenial employment, lie
goes to the hotel, and by the time be has
discovered that there is no demand for
any class of unskilled labor, save on the
he n dobt tno landlord, and
,D Sreat many cases brings up in the
, hotttl kitch,,n wttiter or ",hwuer.
lor(ren i aW thl.
fiZ
. of thom to g0 homeRRain ftna their
tviieDt inability to gratify that wish,
1 though most of them receive sums of
money from tholr friends In the oia
country at regular intervals. The fact
teems to be that they are not wanted at
home. Their parents seem glad, or at
least willing, to have their boys undergo
considerable hardship, with dangers to
morals and health, rathor than to have
them meet the inevitable evils of idle
ness in England. For the prejudice
against any form of trade or business,
outside the professions, is strong there
yet, and many an English gentleman
would rather have his boy washing
dishes in America than standing behind
counter in England. Of course it is
not heralded from the housetops that
dear Reginald is washing dishes in
America; oh, no, he is "ranching it in
the west."
"I remember the case of two young
lads," said a Dakota lawyer, "fresh from
A"110114 colle8 in England. What
struck me particularly when first 1 saw
tbem was their cheerfulness and their
boots.
"Their boots were amazing. The boys
were short for their ages, 15 and 10, but
the boots would have reached half way
.v.-. tha tne tw man jn the
settlement, and were big in the feet in
proportion Walking was uimcult in
them. The boys almost seemed to take
one stop up Into the toes first, and then
pull the rest of the boots along after
. them at the second stride. In answer to
Questions about the reason for such
roominess, thuy replied that they had
been led to believe that the cold was so
Intense in the northwest that it waa cus-
tomary for people to wear all the socks
thev had at the same time.
i - -boo . boy,, 1
mismsmsswji
, ThBn tfa proaced thelr ihoe, from
.... ,,,.' HiuniiM .,. hv wmh.
but the heels were shod with great plates
of jroni Mj tn, soles were full of brass
: with nrotrudlDS heads as bis as pens.
Xhe shoes must have weighed five pounds
each. 'Extra hob nailed,' the laus called
Uhem, and useful they would be no doubt
on the stony, mnty cnuiurn rouus sum
fields, bnt on the soft loamy prairie lands
of the west, where yon could not Bnd
one stone to throw at a bird in a ten acre
lot, they were about as retarding to lo
comotion ss the suction boots of those
'artists' who walk on the ceiling.
"Well, they went out to the teacher'
who had secured them and 1 lost sight
of them for a while. One day 1 came
across sncb s thin, sorry, disgusted little
chao. sittinfr on the back steps of a hotel,
that 1 barely recognised him as one of
the rosy, smiling boys I bad laughed at
a few months before.
" 'What's the matter, old man I said.
what are vou doinu here'
" 'Making the beds and washing the
dishes.' he replied sorrowfully. Tm
"boots" now with a vengeance,' he add
m1. with a flickering' smile.
" 'Didn't they treat you well? I asked.
" 'Oh, they did all they agreed to do,'
be answered; 'but it was not what we
expected, you know. I wish I had my
hundred pounds back.'
" 'Where's your brother, and what's
be doing?
' 'Cooking for a lot of English fellows
that have a camp out at the rorks.'
" 'Has he. too, thrown over his teacher
bH "comfortable home, with plain
tt substantial fare." as the circular
saldr I asked.
'Yes,' said the lad, '1 think he'd like
f0 g0 tc,i though, but the fanner will
Il0t have bim. We broke the contract
sd left him, and I suppose be can refuse
to renew it fie has our money sale, do
yon tee?
"I saw, bnt what could I doT New
fork Tribune.
"That Jimson is unbearable."
"There's something good about bim."
"What, prayr
He read my Inkaa." TanW Blada,
A 0ruiaa Ceiuullmont.
I A crooked compliment was paid a Oermaa
i vou nir ladv. wuo saidt
I "Sow.Herr Lieutenant, If you dont at
flatlerjei j fr, to hold
mJ jiut.
-uj adorable Fraulein. answered the
officer, "your pretty llttl- bands are far toe
email SOT Ulh umwuen .wuiuaj.
Aa Important Chang.
Tne ancient Romans used to recline al tn
rOrlnatlmr at a banouet Cus-
nAiwi Tn modern ltoman, a
u tb. American, doesn't recline nnta
after tb baoqivt and tbea It I aadar, not
at, the taU. Korrtstown HsraU.
Qaeer Bostoa Husbands.
During a visit to one of the suburbs
of Boston a few facts came to my no
tice which I thought might strike
some of your readers as rather odd.
Buret v woman's rights prevail here to
a great extent, at least in one direc
tion that is, as regards the weekly
washing. I called on a lady one after
noon and she complained of bcintr
"sotired." nor husband, she said, had
had the grip and had done the wash
ing the night before, but he really was
too ill to hang out the clothes, and she
had done it that morning, aud was to
tally used up. I was so surprised that
I suppose I must have shown my feel
ings. I finally said it was the first time I
bad heard of the men doiag such
things; that is, American men. But
she informed me tliut a great number
of mou in the place did the washing,
and other work, too, which I had al
ways considered belonged to woman's
domain. This is how it was managed:
The husband did the washing in the
evening, und if the weutlier was al all
dubious in the morning would go to
work as usual. But if, in the course of
the morning, it should clear off he
would ask for a little time off, and
rush home and hung out the clothes.
Aud no one seemed to tlfiuk it either
funny or odd.
The wife can outwalk any woman I
know; and was always ready for a
day's shopping in Boston, which is so
wearing to most ladies.
"But then," she said, "Fred was
sura to get home by a little after Sand
have a nice hot cup of coffee ready,
aud an oyster stow, or something else
nice and warm, knowing I would come
home cold and hungry." And that
man was uot considered a first class
fool, either, strange as it may seem. I
thought the twenty-sixth verse of the
fourth chapter of Esdrus very appro
priate to him. I am not interested in
any laundry, but will mention that
it only costs thirty-six cents per dozen
here to huve clothes done up very
nicely. One lady informed me that
her sister said it was such a trial to her
to go over the clothes, and if they
were not clean throw thom back in the
tub for her husband to rub again. I
dou't think I could ever get up a parti
cle of respect for a man like that
These are not the only cases in this
place that I know of, as oue lady in
formed me that not only her husband
did the washing on their street, but
there was only one man who did not.
Cor. Hartford Times.
The Imprisoned Duck.
A young duck, by some accident,
had its leg broken, and the wounded
limb having been put in splints, the
duck was placed under a small crate,
or railed coop, to prevent it, for a
time, from running about. The poor
prisoner looked very forlorn in this
cage, and was evidently an object of
pity to its brothers and sisters around.
They tried to release their companion
by forcing their necks under the
crate and so lift it, but the effort was
beyond their strength. On ascertain
ing this, they held a consultation and
then they marched away in a body.
Presently they reappeared with all tha
ducks belonging to the farm yard,
mounting to about forty.
After a great deal of quacking
they surrounded the crate, and every
nock was inserted under the lowest
rail; they then made a united effort
to raise the crate, but alas I in vain;
their strength was not su Indent. An
other consultation was now held, and,
after another storm of quacking, tha
whole of them came to oue side of tha
crate; as many as possibly could now
thrust their necks beneath the rail, tha
rest pushing-them forward from be
hind. This time they succeeded ; the
crate was raised, their imprisoned
friend was liberated, and noisy were
the greetings she received as she
limped, once more free, into their
midst. New York Mail and Express.
Wonderful kteehaalsns.
The Bunk of Englund's doors are
now so finely balanced that a clerk, by
pressing a knob under his desk, can
close the outer doors instantly, and
they cannot be opened again except by
special process. This is doue to prevent
the during and iugeuious unemployed
of the great metropolis from robbing
this famous institution. The bulliou
departments of this and other great
English banking establishments are
nightly submerged in several feet of
water by the action of machinery. In
some of the London banks the bullion
departments are connected with the
managers' sleeping rooms, and an en
trance cannot be effected without set
ting off an alarm near that person's
head. If a dishonest official, during
either day or night, should take even
as much as one from a pile of a thou
sand sovereigns the whole pile would
instantly sink and a pool of rater take
its place, beside letting every person .
in the establishment kuow of the theft
St. Louis Republic
As Extraordinary Board.
Philip Hcnsen, a planter, residing
near Corinth, Miss., is believed to be
the possessor of the longest beard in
the world. He is a man of unusual
stature, standing nearly 6 feet in his
his stockings', this notwithstanding,
his beard reaches the ground when he
is standing erect A German residing
in Chicago a few years sgo boasted of
his 60 inches of beard, but Hensen
goes him several better, having many
lb reads in his beard which measure
over 70 inches. This remarkable
growth is but fourteen years old. "
Nothing to Steal.
New Father-in-law Well, sir, the cere
mony is over, and now that yon are tha
husband of my daughter I want to give
yon a little advice. What would yon do
If yon should wake np some night and
find burglars in the house?
Groom 1 should toll them that my
father-in-law forgot to give my wife a
wedding dowry, and they'd go away.
Kew York Weekly. ;
I
Should Say So.
Miss Minnie Was the play pathetic?
Mr. Banklurk I should say so. Why,
even the seats wars in tiers. Ilarper'i
Bazar.