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WAKEMAN'S WANDERINGS.
Something About the Children of
the British Nobility.
The Discipline Invoked to Give Them
Good Health, Good Manners, Good
Habits and Good Morals ia Severe
and Tireless—Spoiled by Subsequent
Idle and Effortless Lives.
[Special Correspondence of the Record-
Vnjon. Copyright. 1891.1
Loxi»on, October 33, 1891.
During a number of years' travel in
England, Ireland and Scotland I have
often been situated so that observation
was both proper pnd possible on the man
ner in which children of the nobility are
reared, and have personally found ex
ceeding interest in understanding more
and more the details of their everyday
life. We have some incorrect impres
sions regarding the subject. A certain
class of literature is responsible for this.
Generally speaking, it conveys the idea
that British lordlings are a pampered
brood, living in a fairy land of jewels,
sweets, flowers and frills.
This .is uol true, so far as I have been
able to observe. Their regime, uutil they
take their place of nothingness in the
world, is one of considerable rigor. Good
health, good manners, good habits and
good morals are the unceasing seeking of
thoso who have them in charge, and the
discipline invoked with this end in view
is really severe and tireless. That they
do not all become pretty line men and
women cm a sarcely be the fault of their
training. Whether it is the unbridled
:h and power following
suddenly a somewhat austere child-life,
whether it is the effect of their subsequent
slavery to society and fantastic ceremo
d or whether it is the logical sequence
of Idle and effortless lives that the ethics
and morals of such folk, whengrown, are
often questionable to an unfortunate de
gree, is not under discussion. My pur
is simply to Bpeak of the ••'•■
of the nobility as children, and to follow
their everyday care, training and experi
ences from birth to an age where they
aru interesting no further as children,
and, for that matter, of very little inter
est as anything else.
It is fortunate for any child to be born
in the country, it is estimated that this
good fortune has befallen ninety percent,
of tin' British nobility. Whatever de
mand London or continental cities make
upon the British nobleman in point of
oeial duties and residence, bin town
house is after all only his lodging-house.
and holds true even If it I ;: splendid
. The necessities <>t' the "season"
• nded to lure. His horne —if these
folk who are ever going and coming with
tremendous beloneingsand hordes i
vants, may be said to possess what their
menial dependant holds ard loves,
a genuine home—is always in the coun
try. The gr< ;tt demesne or manor is a
little kingdom of itself; always striking
in situation; always more beautiful than
nature's unaided effort, and ever a spot
where child-life, at least, finds phy
the widest, wisest and most healthful de
pment.
At a time of tender expectancy hither
milady repairs. For a "brief period, at
least, the home idea, atmosphere and life
1. The budding lite is nurtured in
endid largess of every ennobling
inihu nee ofkii and stately
. i >;;i of t] . litions it is
not difficult to Imagine, comes, more than
in all post-natal education, the unyield
ing instinct of the British nobility and
aristocracy for landed post ;tn in
stinct more potent than all other influ
\ng rather than loosening
♦lie hoid upon landed estates. If ;
be arranged that all the cnildren ol
;sh ii' >uld be born in London,
all British landed estates would be short
ly disentailed and divided. WTj
- a noble family here its children
are born and reared in the splendid cas
. the country. Ton can change the
entire British land and nobility systems
when you can change this, ana not one
whit sooner.
Months before a new scion of a British
makes its ordinarily human red
and speckled appearance, the order for
pareling has been marie. If the
uhild ever has much of an advantage over
ian little ones, it thus early receives
i marked and important favoritism, [ts
• usually eon; ;u two to
four dozen , . • f bands, shirts,
. pinning biank
.H^, stockings, caps and "carrying cloaks."
it< skirts shirts except it be a "winter
win 11 they are then all made of
iiik flannel—and roi : the iinr-s.t
Irish linen lawn; it^ nd pinning
blank< . nnel; its cap vi real
and i'.s
carrying cloaks of surah silk or faille and
. i arc usually : from
"infant outfitters" of note in London.
Liver] Dublin, Glasgow and
Edinburgh; but ire pre
pared '
bo work under the imme
liate direct
milady herself, in the dainty
hand
etnbn falen
denneslace,nnmber from 400 U \
md undoubtedly cost from £-,UUO to
■ in the homos of tho nn
•jihty is accompanied by an extraordi
nary attendance <>f medical and surgical
. No ..tit- physician, however emi
nent, is relir-d upon. Two or three are
•i ;i half dozen,
while Mveral trained nurses hu\
d from famous hospitals. The fees
led ana paid :ir<- often oat of all rear
son, and frequently the doaoer will eqaal
••. The occasion la always wel
comed by the entire retinue of servants.
.ii many u rrem I
gifts of mon I officiating nurse, par
ticularly, if she be an old retainer, is n.u
nillccmly remembered, and the "lower
' i- usoa] I L<> Indulge In a
paerry-making at milord's u'.
grudged oxpe:
Another matter «>f the gravest import
□as had to !):■ arranged, Titled ladies
nurse their own children. The
woman \n i i real moth< r of
is lordling for tin- ;ir^t twelve
athsof itsbabyh<
■i the Bubject.of extraoi I
unxiou r i inst be
hdamel dtnated so
thai tor this Length of time she
fbrsn sat her own I iahe and home. These,
and other supp y con
ditions, are nol I, and, per
some of ■ ntertainins and
• ■urioiisly-worii'd ad vet found
in the columns <>f the British pn
resultant from these peculiar qu «ts. No
other person in any capacity ol bouse
■
women when they have been found,
Tho\ never receive lest than ?i'M per
month, and often from 9250 to ■
paid, i'his ■ vided with
two or more under-nurses. With her pre
oot consigned to the
jerj ■ tstie, which is aJ-
Dt well removed
from thow 'si*-!' Inmates, bat i.s
:;i, or suite of rooms,
which, in ordinary use, are guests 1 cham
bers, not : I from nril:'(ly's boa*
aoir. This provisioil is a temporary one,
and the little lord or lady's surroundings
t the time being lamest
character. Th< iry furniture is
removed and packed away. A plain cot,
perhaps a sofa, a swinging oradle, a chair
or two, the bfjotUt rie of babyhood n
. and in an open grate a tiny
■ 'iii-h is neverperplitted to go
out in winter or .summer, :ire all that the
titled baby'a ey< s may looit upon daring
its lirvt year or two of life. Its aorse
motber may occupy the same room.
Uysheis given an adjoinbig apart
ment.
i-vcnt in tho babe's career
j- its ohriatening or "churching," as tno
servant*) surrounding dependants and
viilae tfl>*''*vi>''lißt »" falling it: and itH rolws
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for this occasion are marvels of the nee
d'eworker's art. Christening always oc
curs between the ages of six weeks and
three mouths. British conservatism aud
form attach a double importance to the
event. The child is thus authoritatively
signed, sealed and delivered over to the
ranks of the rock-rooted nobility, and its
titled mother is ollicially permitted to re
sume her place in noble society. At
tache 1 to nearly every castle or manorial
hall Is a private chapel, or more frequently
the ancient parish church, the "living"
of which is nearly always in the gift of
the lord of the manor. Christenings
among the nobility are invariably cele
brated in these and private!}". Possibly
the parish registrar may be present. Oc
casionally near relatives and close friends
are invited. These and the immediate
household servants are the oulj r attend
ants. But the incumbent of the living,
though he may be assisted by noted
canon or prelate, always performs the
office. A christening dinner follows, and
while Of a most exclusive character, it is
always an expensive and superb Ibast,
the clergyman, or priest, who has offi
ciated being the guest of honor. The
affair is also one of considerable expense
to noar relatives and friends. It is the
chief occasion between birth and mar
riage for the bestowal of gifts. Many of
these are in th" form of toys and objects
of pastime, ranging from what might
amuse the tiniest babe to articles which
have interest even to grown up boys and
girls, and these arc often toys of marvel
ous construction and workmanship,
while other gifts take the form of prop
erties and jewels.
From the moment of christening the
babe, which has received not only its
Christian names but its title, often a jum
ble of family and property appellatives
as outlandish as long, is never addressed
by parent or servant in any other man
ner than by its title. Its parents may oc
casionally so far forget themselves as to
apply some tender nickname or love
word to the child, but this could only oc
cur in moments of great secrecy and
weakness. It is spoken of to all friends
and servants in the third person, as
"Lady Helen," or "Lord Arthur," the
epithet of nobility being prefixed to the
child's Christian name. Its distinct title
i.s applied only alter the death oi" the per
son from whom such titlo descends,
formally in necessary legal instruments,
or when its age of majority is attained.
Eldest sons carry their titles from the
date of christening. To illustrate, take
the house of Manchester. The eldest son
of the late Duke was Lord (William
George Victor Drego) Mandcville. He
was Lord Mandeville from christening.
He is the present Duke of Manchester,
nis younger brolher, Lord Charles Mon
tagu, was always "Lord Charles" simply
in childhood and minority. The only
son of the present Duke of Manchester is
Lord (William George) Kimbolton. The
lad ih therefore now '"Lord Mandeville"
and successor to the Dukedom. It is,
perhaps, irreverent to imagine these little
tots as other than beings superior to the
ills of flesh Under such aristocratic condi
tions, but "Lady Helen" has wind on her
little stomach, and "Lord Arthur" has
to run the eantlet of paregoric and rash,
precisely as with your child or mine.
At about a year's age the nurse-mother
is relieved. Perhaps for another year
special nurses are employed iv the (-are of
the child* At from two to three years of
age i: is transferred to the household
nursery, although the special nurses may
be somewhat longer retained. This nur
sery is always a most spacious apartment.
Connected with ii, or leading into it from
an adjoining hall, are a dozen or more
sant little rooms where older children
Bleep, sometimes with a nurse in each
room, and lor nurses, the governess and
her assistants. The principal room of the
nursery is not only a fantastic museum
of everything conceivable Avith which ;o
amuse children, but it i.s also their library,
music-room, study, dining-room, play
room in unpleasant weather, and the sit
ting-room arid prison-rcom of milady's
professional governess.
'i his individual is expected to educate
and form the manners and morals of the
children, of the girls io the age of twelve,
and the boys to the ago of seven or eight,
when tutors for the Tatter are provided.
• both instructors and slaves.
governess must read, write, speak
nnd teach French and German, and be
able to instruct in the rudiments of Latin.
the sciences and philosophy. She must
sing, and teach vocal music, and play and
met upon the piano and harp. In
I she must be the superior companion
and servant of her charges. Her cornpen
.n is iMoto £60per annum. In the
houses she is allowed two, and
sometimes three, nursery maids at from
to £16 each.
The daily regime of these children of
the nobility is about as follows: They
rise at 7 o'clock the year round. They
are given a short walk before break fast,
which is served in the nursery at f, and
consists of oatmeal and cream, a little
.■ I or mashed potato, perhaps a bit of
I lamb, milk and fruit. Then they
must assidiously study until 10. Then
comes the walk in the grounds, or a drive
in a double phaeton, the governess in
rge, and the und'T coachman or sta
! hie boy as driver. On their return they
I are allowed to romp a little until dinner.
j At this meal they are served with soup or
bouillion, a trifle of fish, sparingly of
it meat or grilled chops, a small
"help" of vegetables and a little fruit, or,
instead, custard or rico pudding. The
youi!':> r ones may Bap, and the older
ones play until 'i o'clock. Then comes
ly until 4 o'clock. A half-hour's drive
OT walk i* had, when they are entertained
by the governess with stories improvised
or read, with music or by games, until ti
ock. Then the supper, when weak
chocolate, cocoa or tea. with crackers or
toast, and, perhaps, a trifle of cold ruast
ierved. By haii'-past 7 o'clock every
of khan lordlings is in bed and sound
Whether the castle i.s asleep in its in
ane home-life, or is stirred with the pres
ence of many noble visitors, its chila-life
ever remains the same. Children are al
lusively reared without seeing
their parents save by chance. The re
gime of meals is as strict and formal as
I that with their elders. The governess is
always with them at meals, and indeed
practically never absent from them.
Their study, play hours, meals, outings
and hours for rising and retiring are as
rigorously observed as at a- military
school. Their clothing is wholly pre
■• d under the direction of the gov
\\ri- ladyship simply receives
reports of .discipline and progress. She is
in no wise t!r. jir mother. On rare occa
sions when her ladyship Is .-done, or
when guestt who are close friends are
esent, they are permitted to appear
th the governess at the family table.
But these occasions, while regarded ;e,
• nis. are dismally formal and austere.
ae thingsithese children gain. The
; grounds are full of sweetness, sun
i and song. They are kept in these
ry moment permissible from their
1 believe them to be from in-*
fancy to their departure from school, and
■■■times until their entrance to noble
society, the healthiest children and youths
In the world. Something else is gained.
a a rule their compulsory and habitual
ion before their elders prevents
that Insufferable arrogance and turbulent,
- tlting self-consciousness of the aver
petted and spoiled American youth.
80, too,if they lose the society of their
titled parents, they gun within and with
out oastte doors, if the s:\uie be not al
ways retained, as 1 have seen in progress
about these unduly grand pa.aces, a
sracy of affection and a growth of
innocent love among a host of rarely re
ciprocativo if quaint and simple folk.
LIHi.YK L. WaKKMAN.
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Johnny Cumso.
"An agnostic, Johnny, is a man who
knows very little and is not-sure of that."
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IN RELIGION'S REALM.
Expressions from the Various
Religious Newspapers.
The Religions Thought of the Day as
Expressed In the Sectarian Press—
Some Matters of Interest to Both
Ministers and Laymen.
Says the Hebrew Standard: "The re
ligion of some people is constrained.
They are like people who use the cold
bath, not for pleasure, but for necessity
and their health; they go in with reluct
ance, and are glad when they get out; but
religion to a true believer is like water to
a fish ; it his element, seemingly his na
tive element; ho lives in it and he could
not live without it."
The Christian Union says of Dr. Briggs'
accusers: "They specify as errors con
victions entertained by a great and grow
ing body in the Christian Church; and
they condemn these utterances,and do
mand that the Presbyterian Church con
demn them,not merely as opposed to Pres
byterian standards—which at this very
moment the Presbyterian Church is re
vising, and which therefore for the time
constitute a very unsatisfactory standard
for such a trial—but also as opposed to
the Bible, the recognized standard of all
Protestant Churches for all time. Thus
they have framed an indictment which
presents for heresy a large proportion uf
the ablest Biblical scholars of Germany
aud England, not to say of this country,
and a huge and influential minority of
the Christian ministers aud laymen of
all communions.
"In condemning the declaration that
the church and the reason are fountains
of Divine authority, they condemn alike
the ancient lathers who appealed to the
church and the Puritan divines who con
stantly appealed to reason; In condemn
ing the declaration that James .Martineau
and Cardinal Newman found God and
walked with him, they bred as heresy an
opinion entertained, we should suppose,
by all who are familiar with the lives and
writings of those men of God; in con
demning the doctrine that religious expe
rience is largely determined by tempera
mont and environment, they repudiate a
proposition accepted as axiomatic by all
.students of psychology; in demanding
the deposition from the Christian minis
try of an eminent scholar for teaching
that .loses did not write tho Pentateuch,
nor Isaiah the latter half of tho book
which bears his name, they demand the
deposition of so conservative and evan
gelical a scholar as Delitxsch, who, in the
last editions of his Genesis and Isaiah,
maintains the probability of both opin
ions, and of such students and interpre
ters of the Word as Cheyne, Driver, San
day and host of others in England. In
deed, it would be difficult to name a man,
eminent as a Biblical scholar in eitherGer
maay or England, who holds a different
opinion."
The Observer (Pres.) says: "It is evi
dent from the various votes taken on dif
ferent points all involving the same
issue, that nearly half of the Presbytery
were in favor of avoiding the dangers,
difficulties and distresses of an ecclesias
tical trial. No vote was taken which
could in any way be considered an ex
pression of opinion in regard to the views
or position of Professor Briggs. Those
who voted in favor of not proceeding with
the trial include at least three classes:
I). His associates and others who sympa
thize with his views. (2). Thoso who
have no sympathy with his views, but
are in favor of giving them liberty to be
held and taught in Presbyterian schools,
aud (3) those who are not in favor of
either these views or this liberty, but
who regard a trial for heresy as an inju
dicious way to remedy an evil."
Tho Evangelist (Pros.) says: "As to the
'victory' of the prosecution, if such they
choose to call it, it was by such a narrow
margin, a very hair's breadth, that it was
little, if any, better than defeat. So, in
fact, we think they regard it themselves.
No ono could watch them during that
long debate without seeing that the heart
was completely taken out of them by the
decided front they encountered. Iv that
conviction we are quite willing to leave
them to reflect on the lessons of this
memorable day. So. without any wish
to boast of that which is past, or to
prophesy of that which is to come, we be
liove the result will finally be good. A
storm may have been needed to clear the
air. A harmless explosion sometimes
saves a terrific one; and this so far lias
been quite harmless, and we have no
fear of great convulsions or upheavals in
the future."
The Watchman (Bapt.) says: "It is
amaring how the dritt of Presbyterian
thinking is towards the recognition of
the Bible as the 'infallible rule of faith
and practice,' to quote Professor Vin
cent's exact words in his opening ad
dress at Union the other day. If this
strikes the Presbyterians as novel doc
trine, it must be because they are
strangely unfamiliar with Baptist doc
trines. But when we remember that
until recently Presbyterian ministers on
trial for heresy were not permitted to ap
peal to the Scriptures over tho Confes
sion, it is not strange that it seems new.
In the realm of systematic theology, as a
distinguished Baptist theological profes
sor remarked Ihe other day, Baptists
have been far too dependent upon the
Presbyterians, but in regard to the
sources of theology, tho advance of
thought in the Presbyterian churches has
been altogether towards tho doctrines of
tho Baptists."
In his opening address at Andover
Theological Seminary, Professor Wm.
Jewett Tucker said: "Historical crit
icism has already given far more than it
has taken away. It has put reality in
I place of infallibility in the chief seat of
authority. Instead of a Bible communi
cated by verbal inspiration, of equal au
thority in all places, inerraut where mis
takes would naturally, almost necessa
rily, have been made, it has given us a
Bible communicated naturally through
men who spoke a.s they were moved l>y
the Holy Ghost; who also believed and
therefore spoke; who wrote of things
they knew according to their knowledge,
and of thing* transcending human knowl
edge according to their uuickened, pu
rinedand enlarged apprehension of the
mysteries of God; who bore faithful and
true witness, according to the very di
versity of their personal observation and
experience, to the great facts and events
through which revelation culminated,
before their very eyes, in the life, passion
and resurrection of Jesus Christ; and
who, in a simple but grand unconscious
ness, left their work absolutely unencum
bered by any unnatural claims, that so
the outcome of Scripture as a revelation
of <iod and duty might become to the
reasonable acceptance of tho church an
'infallible rule of faith and practice.'
Historical criticism has done away with
the dilemma, terrible to many serious
minds—either the Bible word tor word
from cover to cover, or no Bible at all. It
has given to honest and intelligent doubt
the privilege of honest and intelligent
faith. And it has given to faith itself, to
untroubled believers, even though many
may bo unconscious of its source, a new
enthusiasm. I think that it is not too
much io t-ay that historical criticism has
reopened, reproduced, reanimated tho
Scriptures to the mind of the church."
The Methodist Review says: "As Christ
ians wo are interested in the progress of
Biblical criUeism; as Methodists we noto
its methods, purposes and results, hold
ing that in so far as the general Christian
sohemo is impaired or reconstructed by
the process, Methodism will bo impaired
or reconstructed. White, however, re
ligion is now in the period of its testing,
enttotam itself is also being tested, and it
j must have some regard for its own pres
ervation. Its oauons, methods and prin
ciples are as much the subject of investi
gation as the Scriptures upon which it
ventures to pronounce its judgment.
Compelling the conservative defenders of
religion to produce the facts that support
it, they havo compelled criticism to de
fend its methods and results, and so are
testing the instrument by which the
Scriptures are weighed and judged. So
long, therefore, as the instrument of test
ing is subject to the same process it
would apply to the Scriptures, it guar
antees safety, carefulness and certainty
in investigation, and the church may bo
calm while it prays and sings and toils
for the redemption of the world."
The flawed Heart Rew'eiv (R. C.) says:
'•The Rev. Mr. MacQueary has left tho
Episcopal Church. He will probably bo
deeply grieved to find, now when it is
too late, that he might have remained as
well as not, retained his self-respect and
continued his usefulness—if only he had
read and hooded the Boston Herald. Ac
cording to the distinguished champion of
compromise who writes the religious ed
itorials for that journal, he should havo
'reserved his opinions" on the two points
at lastM, and while believing what ho
could believe of his church's doctrines,
said nothing about those which he could
not accept. There is evidently a radical
and essential difference of opinious be
tween Mr. MacQueary (and we add. all
straightforward and carefully honest
men) and the Herald writer, as to what a
man may and may not do consistently
with self-respect."
The Universalist says: "Mr. MacQuea
ry's deeisiou to enter the Universahst
ministry will no doubt create surprise
and discussion all along tho line. It re
mains to be seen whether he is suili
ciently in accord with the doctrinal stand
ards of our church to make full proof of
his ministry as a I'niversalist. We trust
that Mr. MacQueary may lind a haven of
peace among us, aud that he may be
allowed to do his Master's work in a
quiet way without any attempt to identify
him in the present with "radicals' or 'con
servatives' In our communion. Mr.
MaeQneary acknowledges that he is tired
of the theological warfare. In the Uni
nersalist Church let this perplexed and
perturbed spirit find present rest. No
doubt in a few months lie will work out
the problem of his future in a satisfactory
way and act accordingly. Just now his
position is clearly experimental, and the
future can alone determine whether he
will tind a permanent homo with us or
not."
"Farmton" says in the Advance (Cong.):
"The American Board is obliged to plan
out its work at hast one yoar ahead,and
yet what is to be tho income of the Amer
ican Board the following year is not
known to those who make these plans.
On What basis shall these men proceed?
Shall they proceed upon the basis of do
ing all that is immediately pressing to be
done, or shall they plan upon the basis
of the probable income? Shall they plan
on the uasis of faith? 'This is tho Lord's
work; the cattle upon a thousand hills,
the gold and silver are His, and He will
give us the means for carrying on liis
work.' Or shall they plan on the basis
that tho money is in the hands of indi
viduals: that the Lord commits the doing
of His work to His human creatures, and
if His human creatures, a part of whom
are the Congregational churches, refuse
to make proper offerings, the work can
not be done. Which line of procedure
shall the gentlemen who gather every
Tuesday afternoon about the table of the
green cloth in the mission room in Bos
tun adopt? I was speaking on this mat
ter to a missionary of the board, a gentle
man honored in the churches, and he said
to me that he felt the Prudential Com
mittee as the years passed were planning
their work less upon the principle of faith
and moro upon the policy of hard busi
ness. If I were a member of the com
mittee I presume I should be very much
inclined to-favor the pol icy which seems
to be coming into greater favor; yet, I
frankly conross I do admire a daring
faith."
Tho Jewish Messenger says: "The Jew
ish equilibrium is to be disturbed as
rarely if ever before in all the centuries
of dispersion. What wero the few hun
dred thousands in Spain, or the succes
sive migrations from Poland in previous
centuries, to the present exodus in Rus
sia, whose ultimate results will scatter
two millions at least in other lands, and
perhaps utterly change the character of
their Judaism, if numbers are to bo the
teat? Such a phenomenon is an opportu
nity, not for contemplation and rhapso
dy, but for resolute action.
"Tho Shophar's blast this New Year's
is a battle-cry and trumpet-call in earn
est, or it has no meaning. The time is
past for fruitless debates about rites and
ceremonies, the trilles and puerilities
which seemed so vital a decade or two
ago, but which now a better wisdom
.judges to be secondary. There is the liv
ing text of Judaism to be translated into
action—feed for the hungry, shelter the
oppressed, succor the widow and the or
phan, strike off tho shackles and be free.
These are the duties of tho hour—to aid
and uplift tho immigrants, to improve
them physically and morally, and to rise
ourselves to the truer import of our re
ligion and realize its higher mission as a
universal spiritualizing force. So shall
the New Year's call be a reality and not a
sham, and our Judaism be worthy the
name."
Tho Rev. Erastus Blakeslee, author of
"The Outline Inductive Bible Studies on
the Life of Christ," says in the Andover
22evieu;,concerning the success of his work:
"This success is doubtless in part due to
the deep and widespread discontent with
the international system. Facts that have
come to my know ledge within the past
year show that this dissatisfaction is
much greater than I had supposed. I
should be unwilling to publish some of
the statements of opinion concerning that
system which ha\e come into my hands,
lest I should seem unreasonably to an
tagonize and discredit a scheme of Bible
study which was probably the best
scheme possibly attainable at the time it
was adopted, and which has done a noble
work, but which has not grown to meet
the demands which itself in part has cre
ated. Wore any evidence of the exist
ence of this dissatisfaction needed, it
would be only necessary to point to the
frequent attempts to minimize it in tho
addresses and publications of those most
deeply interested inlpreserving that sys
tem unchanged."
Tricks of Trade.
The danger to the public from the in
discriminate use of the many lime and
alum baking powders of commorce has
been so fully exposed that everybody de
sires to avoid thorn. As "forewarned is
forearmed," housekeepers will thank us
for apprising them of the special efforts at
present being made to dispose of such
powders in this vicinity.
The proprietors of some of these impure
powders are now going from house to
house, trying by means of a trick, or so
called test with heat and water, to show
th.it their article is better than the ono
found in use in the house, the object being,
of course, to supply their owii goods in
place of those which housekeepers have
lor so many years relied upon to puff up
the morning biscuit, and to make the
light, palatablo and wholesome roll, cake
and pastry.
The housekeeper will do well to be on
her guard against these baking powder
tramps. ' Every intelligent person knows
that any goods poddled from houso to
house iv this manner or that are given
away in samplos or sought to be intro
duced by secretly traducing the character
of other goods well known to be pure and
reliable, have no merits of their own, and
havo failed to find purchasers through
legitimate means.
A Mean Brute.
It was on the train, and he was trying
to read. There was the usual variety of
passengers, among thorn a lady with a,
very sprightly little girl that had blue
eyes, a head of glistening gold, and an
inquisitorial tongue. She plied him ques
tions and toyed with his watch chain.
The mother, who was a widow, fairly
beamed upon him. He was becoming
nervous, and turning to the mother,
said :
"Madam, what do you call this sweet
little darling?"
The widow smiled enchantingly and
replied with a sigh, "Ethel."
r'Please call her, then."—Texas Sift
ings.
Of aK),000,000 passengers carried last
year on American waters and from Amer
ican ports only sixty-live lives were lost.
A NONCONDUCTOR.
They told me that she was a soulless
creature, frivolous and light; that the sole
preoccupation, the one aim of her life, was
pleasure. In fact I had made her ac
quaintance at a ball, surrounded by an
infinite variety of adorers, smiling, dis
dainfui, allowing herself to bo worshiped,
completely indifferent. Naturally, after
a turn of the waltz, in which she floated,
light and elegant, I remained an enthu
siast ia regard to her, and since the reputa
tion of a skeptic, given me by my friends,
was wot well merited, I joined the crow d
of vain worshipers that surrounded tho
goddeas. Did she notice my devotion ?
Ido not know! I know that sometimes
the profound gaze of her large black eyes,
resting upon me, seemed to become
melancholy, thoughtful. But it was J
momentary, for then that expression dis
appeared undor hor customary smile.
That especial evening, leaning her arm
on the railing of her theater-box, she had
turned toward me one of her enigmatical
glances, accompanied by a slight bending
of the head.
I confess that I started, and that a thou
sand thoughts Hocked into my mind.
Was the ice melted, perhaps? Had that
atrophied heart begun to beat? I did not
delude myself, I might bo her father; she
was twenty-six years of age, 1 almost
fifty, although I tried not to show them.
\at I could not resist, and soon aftor
my hand pushed open the door of box 4.
"Finally!" exclaimed tho Countess.
"You really leave people to wish for your
company."
"Signora," I replied, "you are pleased
to Hatter me."
"1 never flatter my friends, and I ro- j
gard you as one of them. It is so long j
that we have known each other."
So long] It was not even a month; not
knowing what to reply, I silently as
sented with a smile. She did not appear
satisiied with vny manner, and bursting
into one of her gay laughs, she said :
"But do not you remember? At Ven
ice, on the Lido, 1 came with my cousin,
Signora I4nJ, and you with Giorgio Ri
goli ; have you forgotten us? I am sorry,
because I wished this evening, recalling
thoso memories, that you should pay a
little court to me!"
Decidedly. She was a coquette, I an
imbecile. But as a, gallant squire of
dames was I to remain defeated?
"Countess!" I exclaimed, "if I were to
take your words seriously, bo warned
that you would have assumed a terrible
responsibility."
"1 am not afraid; I believe that my sig
nature is still negotiable."
"'iake care. Countess, you are always
playing with dangers; are you sure of
conquering them?"
"If there were no obstacles victory
would have no value."
"Well, you always succeed."
"Certainly. When I set about an un
dertaking 1 never draw back,"
"And now you havo undertaken to
make me luse my bead."
"Who knows? Would you be sorry to
devoto it to mo?"
"For you, Countess, I would sacrifice
myself."
"For pity's sake, do not let .us go into
the usual commonplace phrases of so
ciety; I liko eccentricity, do you know! I
wish to find in you an exception; then
do not try to pay court to me, leave that
privilege to the boys; but you ! A serious
man, skeptical, almost a philosopher!
To care for an atom! That would be an
antithesis!"
She was laughing at me. I rose to take
leave.
"Wait a moment, I beg of you. 1 have
something to ask you," and her voice
trembled slightly.
"Countess, I am at your orders!"
"Are you a friend to me—a friend in
tho true sense of the word?"
"I hope so!" I replied.
"Well, tell me, away there in Africa, is
Giorgio happy?"
"What! \ou still remember him; but
your marriage?"
"Was imposed upon me," she added
excitedly. "But do not let us speak of
that. It is of him that I wish tor news: i
have wanted so long to hear from him. 1'
What was Ito tell her? That he live 1
there alone, disconsolate, with her mem
ory stamped upon his heart? Reawaken
the affection, sleeping, but not yet dead?
Toll her that in every letter of his, over
flowing with bitterness, Giorgio asked
after her, but that, believing himself for
gotten, he had sworn never to see her
again? she must not know it.
"Happiness ia a chimera, Countess;
but he lives tranquil, surrounded by af
fection and good will."
"But is his life in peril, does no one
make war upon him?"
"He is very much liked, and is pro
tected by the Consul; he lives in that fam
ily as though he were a member of it,"
"Ah! Are there many European fam
ilies there?" And she fixed her great
eyes with jealous anxiety upon my face,
"Many. I should notbe surprised, in
deed, to hear someday that Giorgio would
settle permanently in Africa, making
himself a home of his own there."
I was silent. Some people came into
the box. I withdrew to the back of it.
The Countess had become very pale, tears
were trembling in her eyes. With a
resolute gosture, as if in answer to an in
ward question, she turned her dark
head toward the parquette. When she
turned it toward me again, her face whs
serene, the usual smilo curved her lips.
"Then good-by, signor," she said to me
ironically, "or rather, au revoir, for I
hope, despite the total difference of our
artistic opinions, that you will remain a
friend to me."
And extending her hand: "I receive
every Friday evening. I hope to see
you there."
I bowed nnd went out slowly, while
she, playfully and with extreme volubil
ity, interrogated the newcomers about
the things of the day.
* • • •
The next day a letter was sent to Gior
gio. "Do not return, my friend," I
told him. "You woulil have a disap
pointment. She lives tranquil and
happy and has asked me nothing about
you; forget her, she deserves nothing
else!"
To those hearts bo peace! As for the
husband, he may rest secure. She, with
the safeguard of the memory of her only
love, will fearlessly meet the battles of
life. — Translated from the Italian of
"Sofia Biui," by E. Cavazza fpr "Short
Stories."
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I TOOK
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i I take My Meals,
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