CH APTER L
‘ And Is it really good-by, Audrey, really
and truly good-by? Oh, dea re* t, I am
eo grieved to let you go. I don't know
whet my life will be like now.”
The speaker was a thin, nervous look­
ing girl, with large gray "yea, and a
weak mouth. She stood with her rough
ened hands clasped tightly together, and
tears were rolling down her chfeki and
falling unheeded on her s!u^t^ aerg*
«ow n.
, iij- 'h n<>
Audrey Maxse also wore an old
gown, but somehow the garment did not
seem to be as shabby or as ugly as that
which Jean Thwait had on; her small
hands were roughened, too, as with much
work, yet their shape was exquisite, th*
fingers slender and straight, not swollen
and disfigured with chilblains like poor
Jean’s ; her little head was poised proud
ly on her shoulders; she rafj4ed herself
with a regal air, and gave evidence at
this early age of possessing that most
rare o f gifts, a beautiful face.
What a dreary place this I emale Or­
phan Asyplum was, to be sure! There
was an air of gloom In the dirty-gray-
coloeed walls; an unspeakable sense of
sadness and restraint in the unlovely,
high-walled grounds, the severe matron,
the young persons In their d'ngy uniform
o f blue serge, with their d.tster aprons
and thick gray stockings. It was called
the Girls’ Home in Broauborough, and
never was anything under the sun so mis­
named. From morning till night the day
was one long round of drudgery, good
hard manual labor, lightened by many
prayers, and by one hour’s so-called rec­
rea Sion. in which the girla found many
odd tasks to perform that w en not ex»
octly in the category o f idteoeee or pleas­
ure.
The Mayor o f Broadborojgh had much
to say in the matter of elección into this
asylum, and it eras entirely through his
influence that Jean Thwait, granddaugh­
ter o f old Samael Thwait, (be bookseller,
was provided with s borne when the old
man died suddenly and left her, s little
child, without a penny or u known rela­
tive in the wide world. Everybody knew
that Ralph Thwait, Jean's father, had
made a bad marriage, but the shop of
Samuel Thwait had been an institution
in the town, and naturally oat of respect
to an old inhabitant the Mavor did bis
best to get the orphan girl well cared for
* in the fatnre.
This done, L'ttle Jean
Thwait troubled no one any more; so
Jean was left to the tender mercies of the
matron, and grew np from babyhood to
girlhood, working in the gloomy routine
o f the asylum as hard as though she
| were of the stronger, not the feebler,
sex. Most of her companions were cases
like her own, all respectably connected,
with an occasional aunt or cousin to
• tpsy them a visit on the (lay set apart
1 fo r this function, anil'with all With one
.accord held up their beads and looked
down on Jean's pet, Audrey" Maxse.
How this latter ever got <nto the home
was s mirscle to most people. A found­
ling, the waif and stray :hiid o f a vag­
rant woman who breathed her last in the
- Broad bo rough workhouse infirmary, she
was. by general consent, considered as
outside the pale and therefore ineligible
. fo r election into the institution’ sacred to
the memory of the pious widow of a rich
Broadborough tradesman.
Audrey’s pride had brought down many
a weary punishment on nor head; her
fearless, outspoken disposition was call­
ed rebellions; her Innate **nse of deli­
cacy and neatness, betwwe ,’ »ordinate vg^-.
it j. and her beauty was (he last straw
to the heap o f objections that the matron
and her assistants piled, on..this girl. Ev­
ery means had been tried io crush Au­
drey’s proud spirit. Every possible har­
rier had been thrown in the way o f her
advancement in eduction,..end yet, in
spite o f aU. the girl ^rogr^sned; hgr hoT
pride, her extraordinary * H l' c a n f l d i H
before her, and to the chagrin of the mat­
ron and her other enem
public examinations, held @ tbf bha
bouse-llke schoolroom, before the Mi
and committee. It was xlwiys Audrey
Maxse who carried off the lis t marks for
proficiency and general satisfaction.
In all the years she had lived at the
asylum Audrey had only or.» friend, one
loving heart to sympathise and.help, bar
in her troubles, and this
was Jean
Thwait. Often and often at night, when
the two young creatures -vere atone in
their cold meagerly furnished bedroom,
they sat and whispered in the dark of the
time when thy; should-be f*ee from |fee
miserable place they called (heir home.
"W e are alone in the world, Jean,"
Audrey would say; “ there is nothing to
stop ua We must leae here when we are
seventeen— the rule* of the borne won’t
let ns remain longer— and then we will
go away togtber, and work for each oth­
er. and be happy! We will leave Eng­
land. Jean, and go abroad— I san t to see
foreign lands, don't you?"
"But yen forget, darling; we— we may
go out ts service before we are fr e e !"
Audrey airways shuddered at the word.
The parting was not a thought now; it
was a reality, a horrible reslity. Throe
days before this one that saw Audrey
engaged in putting her few coarse clothes
into the yellow tin box, the girls had
been summoned into the chapel and cate­
chised by a clergyman, who came in place
o f the ordinary minister. He seemed to
find mack pleasure In examining Audrey
on certain points, and the girl's dear,
fresh voice, sdded to her Intelligence sad
wonderful face, made a great Impression,
on him.
A fter tbs girls, were dismissed, he had
a short chat wltls Miss Irons, tbs matron,
in the course of which h* told her he
was anxious ts And s young woman as
maid for a lady who was one of his par­
ishioners.
"M y wife css And mo one suitable.
T oa r girls always give fewst satisfaction;
and so. If there is one ready to go oat
to service, I might arrange this," be said
aa they talked.
Mias Irons gave a cordial consent, bat
lashed eased when he suggested Audrey
ss the on* to go. She bore many a grudge
sad spite against th* girl snd had deter-
mlasd Is put her out into the Hardest snd
But fate was evidently against her, for
the board accepted the Rev. Mr. Thorn-
gate'a proposal and Audrey waa given a
hew black gown, bonnet *ad cloak, and
was bid hold heraelf In readiness to depart
on the morning o f the fifth day.
Jean spent the whole of the long night
that came before that fifth day In com­
forting her beloved friend and heraelf, and
at last had the satisfaction of seeing Au­
drey drop off into a deep, troubled sleep.
No rest came to h er; her poor young heart
was torn and bleeding, and no salve waa
at hand to heal It,
^
The parting between the two girla waa
very quiet; neither of them could apeak
the words o f farewell, and their eyes were
too hot and aching for tears to come.
“ Think of me always, Jean, dear.
Whatever happens, whatever lie* before
as, I shall love you, darling, till I die !*!
Then they kissed each other and Au­
drey went swiftly down the stain, seeing
nothing, bearing nothing for the passion­
ate beat o f her heart and the b'nr of sor­
row before her sight.
Jean stood with her hands pressed to
her breast, and as the wheels of the cab
Cirried all that was precious to her away
from her, perhaps forever, she gave one
moan and fell forward on her outstretch­
ed arms
When the assistant' matron -came In,
scolding and grumbling, as usual, she re­
ceived no reply from Jean Thwait, and,
bending over the prostrate figure, she
saw that the girl had fainted.
C H A P T E R II .
As Audrey found herself alone In the
cab, driving oat o f the high, iron gates
of the asylum, she felt she must be in
some extraordinary dream. She had nev­
er driven in any sort o f vehicle before,
and the carious sensation o f being car­
ried over the road at a quick pace added
to the vagueness that seemed to envelop
her; but the keen east wind as it rush­
ed la at the window awoke her, and with
a.sigh, she knew it was no dream, but a
reality full of excitement, confusion and
unspeakable pain. The tears she had re­
pressed rolled down her cli»eks as she
thought of Jean left alone !n that mis­
erable life. Then her young spirit roes
above her grief. She was free, and be­
fore very long Jean should he free, too,
and they would go away togetner, aa they
had dreamed and whispered ro often in
the night hoars.
Mr. Thom gate was
walking at the station and spoke kindly
to the girl.
“ There is yonr ticket, Maxse,” he said,
“ and when yon reach Mounti-erry you
must get oat and wait on the platform
till a lady speaks to you. She is my
wife, and will lodk after you. I should
have takes you down myself, bur I cannot
leave Broadbo rough for another week.
Now. yon must be a good, diligent worker,
and never 'forget your duty to your em­
ployers and to heaven."
Audrey thanked the kind-hearted cler­
gyman and accepted bis advice gracefully.
The train carriage was quite empty, and
they were proceeding at a quick, even
pace that had the effect of soothing the
glrL The rumble of the wheels bussed
a sort of Inilaby in her ears. She was
very weary and was soon lost to every­
thing in a deep, dreamless »lumber.
She was awakened by a sudden open­
ing of the door, by several voices shout­
ing, and by some person jumping into
the carriage and sinking on to the seat,
breathless, evidently with having
ran
very fust. It was a young man. Audrey
gaxed at him in startled amazement
through her veil. He was splashed with
mud from head to foot, but Lis clothes
were perfect in make and fit. He wore
rough riding breeches and bcots, and had
a banting crop in his right hand. He
laughed and brushed some of the mud off
hia sleeve with his crop. .Us pulled out
,hi* watch and « M o l t f d j i M ,
- “ Just
M d h fi meard him mat­
ter, and she was bewildered to think
she must have slept for something like
o boon. She drew bark a little ner­
vously into her corner, for the yonng
man had folded his arms and was gazing
Intently at her slender, black-robed figure
out of a pair o f very handsome gray eyes.
As a matter o f fact. Lord John Glen-
dnrwood was not even aware o f what
was opposite to him. He was busy mak­
ing a rapid mental calculation.
“ Ten minutes to the stables, and then
a good hoar’s hard ride back, and then
It will be jnst a toss-up or bo whether
they will not he miles away before I even
am half-way there. Well, it’s worth hav­
ing a shot at anyhow. I mast get a
brush-down somewhere. Shelia will have
a fit if I turn up like thia I don’t know
how I came such a cropper; making such
a jolly fool of myself, too. before every­
body.
I hope poor Hector isn’t badly
lamed, poor old chap! Can’t take him
out again thia#week, that’s very certain.
Here we are at Glaston, a tot her five
minutes, and then Beignton, and then
the stables jnst as fast as I know how
to ran."
The train drew np at a little station,
and the guard came running down to the
carriage. He touched hia cap with great
-.-J-
rapvcu
“ ’Ope you didn’t ’nrt yeneif, my lord;
but yon know it la dangerous a jamping
in like that, when she’s on the move.
Won’t you change carriages, my lord?
Thia ain’t fit for the likes c f your lord­
ship------ What did you sat, ma’am?"
“ Am— am I near Monntherry Station,
please?" faltered Audrey, oreaking In on
the brief conversation.
“ Monntherry? Why, we’ve passed it
a quarter of an hoar ago. Right, B ill;
yea," giving a shrill whistla. “ Right she
Is. Now, then, there t”
The train moved on. A j dray looked
about her uncertainly; she was fright­
ened and bewildered. What saould she
do?
Lord John, usually called Jack,
glanced at the figure before him with
some interest.
“ L o oU like a widow. Can't be. though,
she’s so small and young. Poor creature;
She’e very poor, at say. rate. She’s evi­
dently upset at pssing her station.”
He leaned forward and addressed Au­
drey la his kind hearted way.
“Yon can get another train back Imms-
dlately (m i Beigntoa. Ton will roach
Monntherry In a very short ttme. I am
getting out at Beigntoa myself, and | will
pat you lu the care of old Staple, th*
station master, unlees you know your
way about.”
“ No, oh, n o !" she broke in nervously.
"This— I am a stranger. 1 have ¿ever
been on a train before. I- - o h l sad I
shall have kept Mrs. Tborugste wafflng.
Oh, dear!"
“ Never been In a train before!" repeat­
ed Jack Glendurwood In amusement. He
knit hia brows and pulled b>e handsome
golden-brown mustache.
What manner
of creature was thia, with her sweet*
childish voice, her curiously black draped
figure In cumbersome cloak and thick
veil; her shynese and her !*norance? He
laughed a little easily. “ It must aeem
strange to you. But did 1 understand
you to say you were going to meet Mrs.
Thorngate?”
"Y ea ; at— at Mountberry. Mr. Thorn-
gate told me the would be waiting for
me. and now------"
Hia voice was so kind that Audrey felt
irresistibly drawn toward him.
"W ell, she will not have to wait long."
Lord John answered,
cheerfully, and
then he all bnt whistled aloud, for Au­
drey, with a quick gesture, had flung
back her veil, and he beheld her face
In all Its beauty. Tears were still hang­
ing on her lashes, but her eyes shone
through them like sapphires; her raven
black hair, brushed vigorously back from
her brow, enhanced the delicate pallor
o f her skin. Jack Glendurwood thought
he had never seen anything so perfectly
lovely In hia life as the straight« small
nose, the red lips, the pale, ivory com­
plexion. and those wondrous deep-blue
eyes. He forgot all aboqt his haste, his
muddy appearance, or his lam.* hunter—
he even forgot his manners— In his ad­
miration and surprise, till a deep blush,
spreading over her throat, cheeks and
brow, recalled him.
“ Are you going to stay with Mrs.
Thorngate, may 1 ask?" ho inquired al­
most Involuntarily.
Audrey felt strangely ehr and child­
ish. He seemed to her like King A r­
thur, with his tall#- strong figure and
courteous manner.
" i wish Jean could ae<
thought to herself, and then she glanced
at him like a shy, startled olid whan he
asked her that question.
“ I beg your pardon. I — I have no right
to ask you such s question,” he stam­
mered, hurriedly; “ it was only because
Mrs. Thorngate is a friend of mine.”
“ I have never met Mrs. Thorngate,"
she said in a quiet, respertful moaner.
"N o r am I ever likely to become her
friend. You— yon have mad* a mistake,
sir; I am not a lady, I am only a ser­
vant maid.”
Lord John felt an Involuntary confu­
sion in hia breast. A ndny’s dear, re­
fined voice, her curt, proud words, roused
his ire against the fates that condemned
to fair, so yonng a being to a menial
life.
“ Staple will do everything for you.
and there is a f train direcMv,” he said
hurriedly. “ I hope you will reach your
destination safely, and— I will say good
morning now."
“ Good-by, and thank you. Ok, thank
you !" Audrey answered him.
Now that he waa going, she dan g to
him as to something bright and pleas­
ant such as she had never known be­
fore. In a vague sort o f way he seemed
almost like a friend and protector to
her.
Audrey sighed as she felt herself being
whirled along to Mountberry. Now that
she was alone again, ail her rervousneas
returned, and she was quivering with ex­
citement and fear as they reached her
destination.
(T o be continued.>
H e Relewte«.
Restaurant Proprietor— H ere’s your
wages. I don’t want such a careless
w aiter arqund my place.
W alter— W hat’s the matter?
Restaurant Proprietor— W hy, the gen­
tleman ordered sirloin and yon aenred
him porterhouse.
W alter— W ell, w e all make mls-steaks
occasionally.
Then the boas
relen ted— Toledo
Blade.
WfelfSCS Cl
“ Look here,” shouted the irate neigh­
bor over the fence, “ your youngest
sou has been stoning my cats and p il­
fering my apple tree*. H e Is s
scamp!” ,
“ Don’t talk that w ay about my son.”
blurted the fond parent. “ Why, he’«
considered the cream o f our family.’
“ Th e cream, eh? W ell, I ’d like to see
him whipped.”
P n s r«u .
“ Yea,” aald the old man, “ my daugh­
ter is still studying French.”
“ But she can’t speak the language nt
all. can ahe?" remarked the friend.
“ She couldn’t at first but now she can
speak It Just enough to make h enW f
unintelligible.” — Philadelphia Ledger,
l ir a
Proof.
“ Sir, the owner o f thia automobile
ja a not run aw ay from
the conse­
quences o f the smashup. H e la above
suspicion.”
" I know t h a t because he Is under
the auto."— Baltim ore American.
D tssl T H » f .
“ W hat Is It a sign of,” asked the In­
nocent maid, “ when a young man be­
gins to tell a g irl hia troubles?”
“ I t s a sign that be w ill aoon ask her
to share them." answered the pretty
widow. ...
Wkr Iho’a »■
A»*rol.
Mr. Urban— Commuter’s w ife must
be an earthly angel.
Mrs. Urban— W hy do you think set
Mr. Urban— H e tells me they have
bad the tam e cook fo r three weeks,—
Chicago News.__________________
H »«n »io»lal Jors.
Mrs. Peckem— H ere’s
to my cousin’s wedding.
Peckem— No, I hate
sometimes wish I hadn’t
an Invitation
W ill you go?
weddings
I
attended my
N s ■ » > t f Joke.
F irst Legislator— A re yon going to
vote fo r the charter o f this vacuum
company?
Second Legislator— What’s la it»—
Baltimore
A a A ly k s t e t • ( Snorts.
la for archery, sport with th* bow,
Is for balls, of rubber or snow ;
is for cat’s-cradle, coasting and chess;
is for dominoes, played with success.
is for euchre, an old German gams,
is for Qphing, a sport of groat fame.
is for golf, a popular play
W ith ladies and gentlemen, merry and
ley .
H la for hare and hounds— see the hounds
run,
1 Is for Indian— boys think them fun.
J Is for jackstraws and jackatooeo, too,
K la for kites, far up In the blue.
L la for leap-frog, jump over hia back 1
M is for marbles, blue, yellow and black.
N la for ninepins, roll the ball straight!
Down go th* ninepins, five, seven,
eight!
O Is for observation keen;
T ry to remember the things that you’ve
A
B
0
D
E
F
G
seen.
P
Q
It
8
T
la for polo, played in the park,
la for quoita, pitched at a mark.
la for rowing, by river and sea,
la for akating, for both yon and me.
ie for tennis, a game to allure.
The hand and the eye that are skillful
and sure.
U le for umpire, quarrels he’l quell;
V le for vaulting, jump high and jump
w e ll!
W Is for wheeling, for man and for maid,
X la for Xyatus, where Greek games
were played.
Y is for yachting, from port to port,
Z is for zigzag, the very last sport.
-—Chicago Daily News.
say “ h ers" Instead o f “ In thia place” ;
"then” fo r “ at that tim e "; “ thus" for
“ In that manuer." A great many ad­
verbs are formed by adding to adjec­
tive* the termination “ ly ," which means
“ like," but the principle o f abbrevia­
tion still holds go o d ; a a In the case o f
“ foolishly,” fo r “ In a foolish m an ner";
“ hastily," fo r “ in a hasty m an ner";
and "w isely ” fo r “ like a wise man.”
A C e le b ra te « H r « » » .
F ew people know that the hymn
“ From Greenland's Icy Mountains,” one
o f the best known In the English lan­
guage, was w ritten in g few minutes.
Dr. Shipley, Dean o f St. Asaph and
Vicar o f Wrexham , on Whitsunday o f
the year 1819, preached a sermon on
the propagation o f the Gospel. On the
Saturday preceding the delivery o f the
sermon, the doctor asked Heber, who
was his apn-ln-law, and then on a visit
to him, to w rite something “ fo r them to
sing |n the morning.” Heber sat down,
and, without leaving the room, wrote
the hymn that Is now. famous all o ver
the world. H e was then in bis thirty-
sixth year, and waa rector o f Hodnet.
O s U b s s Is r ’» S k i».
Th e skin used by goldbeaters la made
from the large Intestine o f the ox. It
undergoes a number o f processes to
free the outer membrane from grease
and other Impurities, and la then cut
Into pieces about four inches square.
ProTlnar a Proverb.
“ ‘ A stitch In time saves nine,’ " said So great is Ita tenacity and power o f
mother, leaning over M olly and show­ resistance, that it w ill stand the contin­
ing her where the tiny rip had begun uous blows o f a twelve-pound hammer
In the pocket o f her plaid dress. “ It fo r many mouths.
S ' Just a ' little place now, and you
O M -T Im R » llr » »S I» g .
know how to backstitch It Just as w ell ____
Railroading
to-day Is not what It
as I, and ao I am going to leave that
fo r you to do. T h at Is the dress you used to be. says an old engineer, who
ran over the Indianapolis, Madison and
w ill wear to the fa ir ."
M olly sighed. “ I w ill do It by and La F ayette Road. In Indiana, the first
by," she promised herself.
She did line built in that State. Th e rails o f
not Intend to leave It fo r her mother. that day w ere o f wood, w ith an Iron
She knew w ith three brothers there sheet spiked o ver the surface. T h e Jar
w ere a great many stitches to take. o f a train wonld loosen these covering!
BALLAD OF LITTLE HATS.
Six little head-covers, all in a row.
Some for use are, some for show,
A cap for school, and a cap for play,
And a hat to wear on the Sabbath day.
A cap for winter, a cap for ball.
A ll hanging on pegs in th* upstairs hall.
But the cap I love— I ’m a sleepy head—•
Is the little white night-cap over the bed.
But bedtime came very soon, and the
mending was not done.
Th e afternoon o f the fa ir came, and
M olly flitted about like a happy spar­
row. H er father gave her a bright fifty-
cent piece. Th e admission waa only ten
cents, and ahe would have money fo r
Ice cream.
H er friend Ethel called early, and
they Joined other girla near the hall,
and as they went up to buy the ticket*
M olly reached In her pocket She felt
about nervously. “ Why, I surely took
m y money, didn’t I ?’’ she c r ie d ; but
Ethel could give her little hope when,
turning up her friend’s dress, she saw
one pink finger sticking through the
hole In the pocket
"Oh, I forgot to mend my pocket!”
she cried. In dismay. “ And now there
Isn’t time to go back— and
I ’d be
nahamed to ask papa again.
W hat
shall I d o t ’
W hat she did do was to sit down on
a bench and hide her face In her little
red ja c k e t fo r ahe waa not a very big
girl, and the tear* would come. Juat
then her teacher came along, and see­
ing the trouble, said, “ N ever mind,
M olly, I w ill take you along, and you-
can tell papa all about It when you get
home."
M olly did not like this w a y very
much, but there seemed to be no other
w a y ; but the afternoon had grown sud­
denly out o f tune. She was still dis­
appointed. although Ethel generously
shared her Ice cream money.
Th e day which had begun so w ell
seemed to go upside down, and M olly
was glad when the time came to go
home.
She had thonght o f a great
many things— o f how her mother
mended and worked fo r heraelf and
the boys, and how seldom she bad been
asked to help in any way. She deter­
mined to do the right thing alwaya a f­
ter this.
When she came home her father and
m other w ere eager to hear about the
fa ir, but M olly passed them w ith her
head hung down, and went directly to
her room, and found needle and thread
and sewed the rip In her pocket Then
she came down to show her mother.
H er father langbed, bnt mother pnt
her arms round Molly. “ It was too
bad, little g i r l ; It spoiled yonr day, and
I hope yon w ill learn by this lesson.
B n t you did not lose the money ont o f
the bole; you le ft It at home on the
mantel. Nevertheleea I atlll think *A
stitch In tim e saves nine,’ don’t y o u r ’
— Youth's Companion.
and they would bend upward. They
w ere called “ snake beads,” and when
one waa approached the train would
be stopped, and It was the duty o f the
baggage-master to nail the track down
again. Th e speed never exceeded tw elve
miles an hour, which was considered
very fast running. Th e engineer waa
the aristocrat o f the system and never
condescended to perform so menial a
task as to nail down a ‘snake bead.”
When a stop w a » made he employed all
hia time In w iping the mad o ff hia en­
gine, which, with such a track, was al­
ways kept covered w ith d irt in bad
weather, and In oiling parts.
“ In that day," says Mr. Hughes, “ the
engineer who would have thought o f
running his engine backward would
have been discharged at once. I t waa
believed that the way to ruin an engine
was to run backward. People thought
they w ere making a fine speed at tw elve
in lies an hour, and everything exceed­
ing that wonld have been perilous la
the extreme. One can appreciate the
changes time turn wrought when be
fancies a vestibule* express stopping to
allow a baggage-master to go ahead and
spike down the track.
A I s a r t D os. *
There Is an old lady In Rochester,
N. Y „ says the H erald o f that city,
who lives w ith a fam ily which keeps a
big dog o f which ahe la at the same
time very fond and somewhat afraid.
The house contains an armchair, which
both lady and dog particularly like to
occupy.
When the dog gets to It fifat, the old
lady, fearing to order him out lest he
bite ber, tries subterfuge. She opens
the window, puts her bead out, and ex­
claims “ C a ts !" In a loud voice. The
dog at once leaps to the window to see,
and the old lady gets the chair.
One evening, however, the dog came
In and found the old lady In the chair
ahead o f him.
H e wandered round
uneasily fo r a time, eying her and the
window. A t last be seemed to come
to a determination, fo r he suddenly
rushed to the window, his hair all
bristling np on his back, and began to
bark and grow l frightfully.
I f ever a dog cried “ Burglars I" he
did so then. The old lady, much sur­
prised, rushed to see What was w orry­
ing him. She saw nothing— until ah»
turned round. Then she aaw the smart
dog peacefully enthroned In the con­
tested chair.
Th e old lady la not sore, bnt ahe la
Akoat A« verbs.
almost convinced that he dosed one
Perhaps the editor may give the boys eye solemnly at ber In a veritable wink.
and girls a better understanding o f the T w o bad played at the same game.
pature o f adverbs than they now have
by saying that they are alw ays conven­
Th e trouble w ith having a fa ir opin­
ient forms o f abbreviation, enabling ua ion o f you rself Is that you are liable
to use a word where otherwise a to make yourself despised by being
phrase would be necessary. Thus w e eelf-satisfied.
1500— Vicente Yanes Pinson discovered
Brasil.
1530— Confession of Augsburg published.
1552— Protector Somerset beheaded.
1788— City of Sydney, Now South Wales,
founded.#
1802—-Albert Gallatin of Pennsylvania
became Secretary of the Treasury.
1814— French victorious at bsttl* of St.
Ditier.
1827— Duke o f Wellington made com-
mander-in-chief of British army. ,
1883— Argo* united to Greece under
King Otho.
1842— Albert Edward, Prince o f Wales
(Edward V I I . ) christened at Wind­
sor.
1840— Sikhs defeated the British In san­
guinary battle at Aliwal.
1849— Mooltan taken after a siege of
twenty days.
1851— W alter Colton, who made first
public announcement of discovery o f
i___ *oM in California, died.
1853— Napoleon I I I . married Eugenie da
Montljo, Countess of Tebs.
1855— Alliance of Sardinia
with th*
western powers.
1856— The Victoria Cross instituted.
1857— First outbreak o f tbs Sepoy rebel­
lion at Barrack poor.
_ ^ ,
1867— President Johnson vetoed the bill
to admit NebreakaT
1808— Spain ordered 50.000 American
breech-loading rifles.
1873— Northfleet lost in collision with th*
Murillo; 300 persona perished.
1874— Duke of Edinburgh married to th*
Grand Duchess
Marie Alexandro-
vana at St. Petersburg.
1876— Northampton bank robbery oc­
curred.
1882— Charles Guitesu, after trial of 72
j,
d | U sentenced to death for murder-
ingPresident Garfield. ’
1885— Fall of Khartoum and death o f
Gen. Gordon.
1880— Fall of the Salisbury ministry la
England.
1888— New South Wales celebrated Its
centenary aa a colony.
1889— Municipal banquet given in Lon­
don in honor of United States Min­
ister Phelps......... General strike of
street railway men in New York City
. . . . Republican tariff bill passed by
the Senate___ John
M.
Clayton,
prominent politician, assassinated in
Arkansas.
189Q— Nellie Bly completed circuit of
the globe in 72 days, 6 hours and 11
minutes.
.
1891— Prince Baldwin, th# Belgian heir
presumptive, died suddenly.
1894— Reconciliation of Emperor W il­
liam of Germany and Prince Bis­
marck.
1896— President
Cleveland
asked of
Congress authority to iaeue gold
bonds.
J*
1896— France announced annexation of
Madagascar.
1898— National Monetary convention met
at Indianapolis.
1899— Adelina Patti married Baron Ced-
erstrom.
1900— Brigham H. Roberts o f Utah ex­
cluded from the House of Represent­
atives.
1901— Edward V II. proclaimed King of
Great Britain and Ireland and Em­
peror of In d ia .. . .F ire In Montreal
’ destroyed property valued at $2,-
500,000.
1902— Andrew Carnegie gave $10,000,000
to the trustees of Carnegie institu­
tion.
1908— United States and Great Britain
signed treaty providing for commis­
sion to settle Alaskan boundary dis­
pute. .. .Col. Arthur Lynch convicted
of high treason in England.
1904— Ten thousand made homeless by
fire In Aalesund, N o r w a y ....T w o
hundred killed in coal mine explo­
sion at Cheswick, Pa....... Thibet de­
manded the withdrawal o f the Eng­
lish expedition.
1906— Successful flight of airship “ Cali­
fornia Arrow " at Los A n g eles....
Charles L. Tucker found guilty o f
Mabel Page murder at Cambridge,
Mass.
1906— Steamer Valencia wrecked off Van­
couver Island; 129 lives lost.
N ig h t Hank la a o w a tlra .
Tbs Day and Night bank at New York,
the first institution of Its kind in the
world, has now inaugurated a system o f
automobile collections for the benefit o f
theaters and other enterprises who han­
dle large sums of money at night, there­
by obviating the necessity of sending in­
dividual messenger* to the bank at 1st*
hoars.
A le x tear A g a in la P o w er.
The resignation of Russia's reform ad­
miral, Btrilcff, was coincident with th*
reappearance of Admiral Alexieff, who
wae viceroy of the far east before the war
with Japan, .aa a favorite of the Oaar.
Official statistics of ths political repres­
sions in Russia last year show 1,282
peraots were executed, 2,029 sent Into
penal servitude In the mines, 186 exiled
to Siberia for life, 5,946 Imprisoned, 562
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