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~be ti~ne4r·Uettr*n*xf 52.f VOL. X. LAKE PROVIDENCE, EAST CARROLL PARISI, LA., SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1898. NO. 52. CRUEL THE GRAVE; on The Secret of Dunraven Castle. BY ANNIE ASHMORE, Author of "Faithful Margaret," Etc., Etc CHAPTERA E XX.-(Contlnned.) Lady Inchcape Foemed deeply agi tatedi; she clasped her hands tightly with a look of solemn joy. "How we have sorrowed for him!" she murmured. "Never was friend more bitterly mourned. If you only knew the nobility of his hea: t-but you shall: since he is alive I:e shall be my own special protege, and the first boon I shall ask of my dear lord will be to es tablish his lrospec.s." "You like him much, then?" asked Lord Inchcape ' th r,uiet onjovment. "And I'lva-did y II say she a' omourned for him?" A swift change asedl over the lady's face. I "Ulva!" she whispered. "I had for gotton-llow shall i break this won derful news to ther:" she fa'tered, and blushed; her eyes fell before the search lng gaze of her husband, yet she nestled I towards him with fond submission. "In I this first dear hour of reunion I cannot wlithhold anything from my lord," she c murnrured. "Who and what this young man is 1 know not, sin o he never ob truded his personal affairs upon my at tentont. But this I know, that no nobler heart beats than Mr. Edgar's; he I is a true gentleman, and merits all the e friendship which I can show him until the day of my death. But I have to i confess, that, sellishly abs",rbed in my I I own sorrow, I never dreamed of danger II to our darling Ulva. It was only since we be loved him drowned that I dlscov- t ered-that--her grief for his death was h as deep-aye, deeper far than my own. " i Scarcely daring to speak above a whisper she brought this out, and timidly ti raised her eyes to read the shocked dis- is appro!-ation she expected from Ulva's haughty father; but his countenance w was Inscrutable. "And the young man-what were his cl sentiments?" asked lie gravely. r "That I would give inmu h to know," st sighed my lady; "but I bolloeve he gave t1 no expression to them, even to Ulva, I w who to be sure was seldom tote a-tete m with him. Alas! h!s honor will now stand ini the way of any future explana- st, tion. If he loves her he will never ap- ch proach her again. I know that true pa heart well. Long and anxiously I ev studied his nature before I chose him sti for my friend. Ab, I see now his reason fo for leaving us in ignorance of his escape a j from death here. lie feared his own h(, heart and fed front temptation He must have had some noble reason, for he teo was as tender as he was brave and are would not wantonly atilict us " na "lie will be here in a few days and tal will dot 'tleh erplain all," said my lord, tei with a smi ,, which showed the aston i-hed lady that her confession had not in plI the least disconcerted him. "1l th: My Lord and Lady Irnchcape entered yo Dunraven tiwer together for the first pr, time. for Every domestic about the premises tic had been called up by Kenmore and pri marshaled in the vestibule to do honor to the occasion; and beautiful Ulva re- ca ceived her parents in her arms with lore «w and sympathy unspeakab'o. fa' During the ev ning which followed l)ii she , ould not but watch her stepmother cal in her new happiness with an admira tion very near being awe, so dazzling ma was the beauty of her countenance, so wi fascinating her I ersonal manner. Every h ok. word and motion was in- aln stin t with charming soul, her whole being radiated pure joy. It was lmos- n<ai siblo to look up and meet her liquid samil- bri ing dark e e softly restrin upon her lice without expu:iencing a vague assurance iel of happ:ness in store even for herself. the Ulva's unspoken grief seemed lighter whi for the first time: shie ould believe it he possible that (lod wouli show her how to boar her sorrow incblyy. a And the romance of her parrents' re- se. union comforte. hoer: it was si sweet to bri know that although her life was not to his be so b'essed there was true bliss yet upon the earth for others. Hut what said the maiden's sad phi- crj, losophy whn Lady Inchlcape, coming Ker into her room to bid her good-night,g drew her into her arms with a burst of inc tender doelight, and bade her, in a thrill- ed I ing voice, sorrow no more, since there aci was no mnore caiso. "For he Is not drowned, Ulva, and he ie t Is good and true as we thought him, and Ie i we shall see him again-very soon, II1- c va, darling, very soon!" the CHAPITER XXI. ban 5TW3 rAIREST DAT THAT EVER DAWNED ON all INCHCAPL"E. den. Lord Inchcape sought his daughter A~ one day where she sat alone, ,plunged in Edg maiden roverie, and a s:ul.o wa" on his givt face. gaitt "See what I have bronghlt for my UI- my va to wear on this bright day:" said h , wrimi laying an ojen case in hers lap "They eye were your mothers lear's: they g ima uniil( mored round her graceful throat, and ant from her ears and breast when first my I i eyes rested upon her. ani:d 1 have a:ways iug kept them for a :ay in 'our life like iniso that I shouhl like you to change this 'rnd careless toilet at once, my child. She of hi wore the stately attire becoming her Ye beauty and rank. and so should her the daughter to-day." car "And why to day, papa?" asked Ulva. ing t wonderingly, her hands trembling among g reel the shimmering gems. iAcer "Because a gcst is at the door who, tion. of all that cou d come over the sea to of hi Sleat-na· recken, I mrst desire to honor. i cx ,u Don your fairest apparel, then, ant your; Edgas kindilestsmile, for this is the firer.,t and i re' kindest day that has dawned on Inch- dash cape for many a wasted year. Co.1:e. hearl Ulvs: do you tremble, do you fear, and cring It is your father who bids you be glad? Ho Can you not trust ma'?. My own sweet him. girl, look up, and r' aQ the love iln my to hi: eyes: there', could I sring your little lhow heart?" . d t (io, o, not if truth sliaks In human :only countaIg:ce. She allowed hm to raise soft war by im hr 4 Ltw 94nd t *p t d h)AMto m at a window, and when she had stolen another timid glance at his elo,uent 1 face, a wonderful po sibility flashed upon her; away fled all l:or sickening apprehensions of some unknown per sonage coming with her father's sanc tion to demand her hand. - "Who is omning, I ala?" shie whis L pered, her small hands closing uncon sciously round his arm, while a magnifi cent blush mantled from lily brow to chin; yet sh:e would not await any clearer answer than that which his laughing eyes gave her consciousness, b: t drifted away without another word. They had talked co much of I apta'n ven Edgar during the past happy week, that although Ulva seldom joined in the dis cu-slon, her intently watching father I lhad read enough of her innocent heart t to feel sure of hisground. And here was Edgar's sloop at last, 4 skimming over the wild waters to the lonely Isle: and my lord and his lady had prepared a re option for hini, little I Etc enough like that which met him the 'ast time he approached, an unknown ca-t- I away in the wrecked Mergauser. lie lands, as upon sacred ground: and the glory of hopeful love is in his eyes, f agi- the proud swing of the con ueror in h s ghtly step. lie is met at the very tide by my e lord and his lady-like wife, with leal A " she Kenmore's rugged face beaming behind a more them; but where is his shy, proud l'rin- r w the cess of the Sea? All! here she comes, sha!l: stealing down the grim rock-path, the ii own la't to greet him, liut the first In all the it on I world in his swelling heart And who II o es- so fair an.l kind in her stately attire and glimmering pearls as this proud I Lske:l daughter of the lnchcatles t day? nent. And thore is indeed no n ore cause for irned sorrow for IlIva? Is the tired sea-bird t) fold her snowy wings in a haven of ady's joy to-day? There is a sweat wonder in her dark for- ling eyes as she flits nearer; and she won- comes to a stop els , to her father's and side, with faith's unconscious appeal. sl rch- It is Lady In lhcae., -urely, this bril stled Ilant, beautiful lady, who first greets "In the stranger with both eager hands out- a nnot stretched, and her heart in her happy a she eyes! oung Scarcely can Edgar recognize the pa- si oa thetic Lady I)unraven whm lihe left, in It at- this incarnation of beauty And joy! no "W\elcome, a thousand times, to our bi he home and our hearts, Edgar Arden!" ul the cries she in a voice like ringing joy-bells. in until "I honored you above all men (save one) df to I when I knew no kinship between us: but tI my I may love the heir of Inchcape all my sh nger life!" And she kissed him. tl Ince While y'et his senses are reeling under ca cov- the sweet attack, Lord Inchcape Is wring lhi was Ing his hands and uttering words he lic n ever shall forget. sh e a "And I welcome you to Dunraven with ii idly the promise that, if your heart's desire cr dis- is In my gift, I will surely give it you!" lii va's Now Ulva, his very "heart's desire," pr ince what will you say to welcome him? lie She is pale and amazed, and has me- an his chanically laid her dainty hand upon the sa ready arm of faithful old Kenmore, to bo -." steady herself; she gaes and gazes at we ave the young man while her sweet eyes grow La Iva, wide and fill with tears, antd her lovely to tete mouth quivers. kis low But when he has reached her. and I-as an na- sto'en those dainty hands into his own ap- close keeping, and is p tiring the whole ma rue passionate love of his heart through his anm r I eyes into hers, she conquers that first ant tim strange pang and thc gnawing thrill that hai son follows, atnd is speaking low and c'ear as yo ape a n ,ble lady should speak to her fathers upt ,wn honored guest lie "Mamma and I have grieved so bit- to 1 he torly over your supposed death, that you wil md are welcome back even unier a now "Cc name: but--I shall--always-miss 'Cap- hai md tain Edgar!' " And her delicate tones fal- ane rd, ter and fall over the last words. on- "lo not misjudge me, Lady Ulva!" lea In pleads the handsome fellow humbly. the "Bly and by I shall explain everything the that seems strange to you and perhaps lith red you will forgive me?" With a lingering a c rst pressure he releases her lovely hands: cou for is not Kenmor,' waiting for his no- ing ses tice, with his lea' heart swelling with sht nd pride and 'oy? dar for "lurrah for the bonnie heir o' Inch- you rc- cape!" roars this heart of oak, as he EnF tie swings Its inlue bonnet aloft: 'an' far A fa' the day that brought him tirst to fine -ed itinraven, to raise the c-urse off Inch- gra ter cape!" rec ra- 'These proud words fire the young Y ng man's spirit; lie turns so as to face the this so whole group, and something in his hou alance silences every one'. in b "- "enmore speaks truer than he SI knows," says he: "the curse is indeed han - raised off the ouse of Incheape. I pl a Sbring good tidings, my lord; your justi- stat .,r tication has b-en found among the Colo- " "e nel's papers: it was in-tantly laid before my the lords of that committee before nj! et whom your honor was impeached, and his I he e is their rep y." Ni to He pla.id a letter in Lord Inchcape's hom I hand: and for on e the proud peer lost se med ouercome as he devoured the hint t brief contents, and passed the paper to vind to his wife. gen "t A magnificent amende honorable!" bacl cr'ed Lady Inchcape, her fair fa e and flushing proudly; "iisten, Ulva; listen Lort ig Kenmore; you have stuck ti us through then tgood and through evil report. l.ord Bt I ncheape stands triumphantly vlndicat- was Sed before the trbunal which heard him the rO a.cuIed of dishonor five years ago, and sase in token of their regret for the injury were he has suffered, they entreat him to ac eier: d cept his old seat in the cabinet, while In Bu acknowledgment of his past services to Love the country, they offer him the Blue Rib- beau ban of the Garter. And who brought brigl all to pass? You, I am sure, Mr. Ar- had den. though you do not say so." eyes r And now, indeeJ, sweet t'lva presses An Edgar's hand as weo:l a: my lady, antd in hi sgiives himn a wonderful lash from eyes his a glitter ng with proud tars: but though note my Lord Inchcape is mute while he behir wrings his young kinsman's hand his him: eye speaks a language which Ediar Ing I understands well; and no one is so radi- toil t d ant as he. keep y 1 hey move upward: of all the hover- oft ft iing attendants Kenmore alone is per- of mi a minited a place near the enchanted group: happ s rnd E'dgar is forced to explain in spite He * of his gracious modesty. cupie r Yes, it was through his entreaties that for Ic r thi dead man's kinsman, Archerhe!d, every c-arched his paper, for anything bear So ing upon l.ord Inc ucape; and when the with Sreclous Il loimation was discovered in half Accringtn'n diary of the year in ques- last C ,tion. togethe- with the whole romance t ha of his topeless Dassion for In heape's Ardet e.x ,uistii American bride. It was only repre: SLdeat's wearied importunities which An 1 irelented the fiery o'd sea-dog from the m Sdashing the whole black story into the on tk .heart of his own fire, to preserve Ac- genin Scrington's rep itaioo. shed SHow Edward prayed him, hectored one d b him, threatened him: how he appealed rolled Sto his sense of justice, and all In vain; Admli how he began about the unhappy wife last I1 ad the sequestered 'aughter, and sld- lytg I Idoily found himself on the Admiral's sailor soft aside, and the battle won; of all th'a thig h iaie d ildl 4t theble.,ttolbf l1 Iuhtl 19u tolen are forever stra~.lng, like his eyes, to ,uent ward Ulva, who dares not meet them. ished And how is it that the group divides 'ning before they are half way up the tower, per- and that Lord Inchcape with his wife sanc- ias? on unconscious that their younger compani ns have dropped behind? whis- Ant what is the st::ry that Edgar Ar icon- de.i, of Inchcape, is to hung his pa e sea ;nifi- princess now? and where is all her fire ow to and pride to day, that she does not chide any him when he makes the boldest demand his man's lips may frame to maiden free-a ness, demand for herself. vord. No, she does not chide him; she would )ta:n no if she could, because she that And now they have paused by the dis- ro ky wall, close by the sea, where a ether little brook stea's from the dark heart leart of the cliff to sparkle in the sun; and Edgar is te:ling his love the story of last, Sircombe's sin and how leal Kenmore the de ivered him fromn death. had And the Iligh'ander, who has been ittle I haunting them from afar, and drinking 'ast jtolen draught of the honey. happines, fa-t from the sight of their sweet, young blis , ,hows his ta!l p'ald-wrapp'd form and near them, and mute'y p'ead= with wist- ( y's. ful eyes for perini sion to come closer h s And hil proud Ladly Oo'ava cries out Smy eagerly that he mu t come and be the leal first to hear .omething, oh, :o strange hind and unexpected-for who has a better f rin right than Kenmore? nes, "And you were here, and heard a dy the ing cry?" .he asks of the o'd man, awe the in her eye , and her light ('asp tighten- f who Iug on Edgar's arm. tire "')Deed was I, lady Oo'ava," answers I1 d Kenmore, in tones of solemn joy: "I was r for wac at hert for the brave man that had u firl drowned at our very doors, as I thought s! i of -ay, an' for her that mourned sae bit- h teriv." He paused to contemplate a - proudly the ,iuck blush that dyes his e! she lady's downcast face, and the impas- 1( s'ond look of her lover; "I had neither ft broken bread nor slept for sorrow an' rilshame at the evil I had borne in my ss Berts nind against him afore his death. An' y, sac I wahdered up an' I wandered doon ut- among the lonely rocks night an' day:; PPY an' that night 1 (ast mo doon at the lit o" this cliff wa'; an' syn I hoard a weary h pa- sigh, and it was at my very ear; an' I in looked to see the moria that was in such :air trouble; an' then my blood creoped hi our backward an' the hairs o' my head stood !" up, for I wot It was a ghalst! Doon on is. my knees I fell, an' called on G. d for 11 ne) deliverance; an' my voice rang through but the rocks like a trumpet; an' what my should answer but an eerie voice ahint the cliff wa'-'Kenmore! Kenmore! I ier canna win oot!' an' it was the voice of ng him I thocht dead an' gone, yet I bo he lieved it a' at once, a'r 'maist grat wa' sheer .oy! an' syne I saw a pa!e flutter ith in' thing creepin' oot through this ire cranny where the burnie trickles out, u!" like a white bird flutterin' from its In ," Irisoen cage, an' I caught it, an' my heart was like t·i burst, it was saee thin se- an' wounded! for it was his hand, that Et he same hand ye hold between your sin to bonny silken anes-" but he may as at well close his story here, for his proud on )w Lady Oolava is holding her lover s hand LC sly to her bosom, and is bathing it with kisses and tears, in an agony of pity w( as and love. to vm And then they both turn to the old any sic man, who is standing with bared head lis and wrapt senses, a' if he wasin church; rri 'st and each one takes one of his horsny at hands, and four eyve beaming with rat as youth's loveliest emotion, pour gratitude i ( r s upon him. si "And you will not grudge your Colava tic t- to the unwe!come Englishman any moie sh' mu will you?" pleads Edgar. with a smile w "Come with us and see for yourself how o p- hard I shall try to make her lift a noble il- and hapoy one." WO "Ah, 'tis not Arden o' Inchcape that an " leal Kenmore should misdoubt," says I n y. the old man, proudly; "you are not in of ig the list with that dell ('olonel o' the In ps lithe and poisonous tongue, wha' brought th` ig a curse on Inuchcape which only you s: cou:d lift! May heaven's fairest bless o- ings attend this day; may the sun ever Ins :h shine for it, may no dool or wae ei'r rid darken the day that gave my bonn;o con i- young lady to the bravest as' bti st in oth se England:" lri r And as the blessing rolls out in the a I :o line old Highlander's full tones, the hit 1- gracious yo:ng pair bend their heals to receive it Z Yet hush! What is she saying now, R-a` ,e this dear Ool va, adored from the firs tint is hour her tender, true face ever smiled pea in bleak Sleat-na-Vrecken? 'iht e She has twined her snow-white little mal d hands about the old man's arm, and is (o c I pl ading In a half whisper, the tears l I- standing in her glorious eyes. e "And you wil come with us, and be fros e my own Kenmore still? Ah, do not say T e n,! For to you 1 owe my Edgar and it i his love-and I will love you always conu Never will ,alford forget the coming mer a home of Lord Inchcape with his long- lows r lost wife and daughter. Some vague an a hint of wronged innocence and a full o vindication at last had leaked out, and One gentle and simple were longing to get ing back the belos ed Lady of Incheape Fossa3 tries Sand to see the splendid womanhood of mom 1 Lord Inchcape's daughter, who had left com Sthemu a child. I But when the proud announcement in h - was made that Lady Ulva was to marry Sthe heir, their own popular idol, enthu- ptO I s asm rose te Its height: felicitations .hoc were showered upon the noble pair fron priss e\ery quart r. hans But none were so sweet to Ulha as felt Loveday J)eliamere's, for the regal fore beauty from the north and the sun- hccr bright sprite with the golden tresses kno, had but to gaze Into each other's true eyes to love in very truth forever prct And my I.ord Inchcape was reinstated tile 1 in his lolty place and once more served The! his country well and wisely. But it was and noted that he never would leave his lady her, behind wherever his duty might sQnd -ck him: his Engelonde must ever be wait ing for him after each day's-care and toll to charm away his weariness, and to keep him in sweet remembrance of that oft forgotten truth that God's plannlngz deSCi of man's day gives time for conJural duck happiness as well as for daily labor. chin' He never felt too weary or too preoc- cide cupied to converse with Lady Inchcape, mars for love made her presence a balm for ime every earthly il. Lime So they buried Richard Accrington two with great pomp and ceremony, and, w tqS half the country were there to see the the last of the splendid stranger who was with t, have given such gallant battle to hasi Arden of Inchecape for the pleasure of drop] representing them. She 1 And though the who'e throng admired e the manificonce of his last splearanc ! herd, on the world's stage and extolled his . genius and wealth, there was no tear tnm3 shed for Richard Aecrington, save that s;ith one drop, bitt',r as pal', which slowly the t rolled down th' mahogany ch'ek of !? Admiral Archerfleld when he took his when last look of the stern, Inscrutable face lying in the coffin.,ortothls simple, fond ret'o sailor the ex sttache td se.mined every- the ,. thlg that is most to bpstond of, ad to Pqg 41U ' 9 ba * eas wltrbat hoea-tat i Pard to- *wrung the honest heart of the old sea m. dog for many a day. rides liush! there may have be:en one other wer, being who cou!d weep for lost Hi hard wife Accr;ngton-r ne who loved and ';trayed a ager him and who had suffered deeply from c his vengeance, for death blots out many a Ar- black records, and a wom:an's lose lasts j sea- forever. fire Yet if she wept it must have been in hide shamed secrecy, for wi.o ihould loathe land his memory more than did Mrs. Della --a mere? ould My lord's secretary, Mr. Sircombe, did not long outlive his disarace. When convinced that he was not to be C te permitted to remain near his offended r re a patron or his family, he vanished out of b eart their ken so suddenly and so completely o and that he left no trace behind. of But for months after I ;va's restoration sore to society. when the fami y were in Lon- O don prepar;ng for her marriage, any one peen at all Interested in the old and the sad tang might have o';served a certain forlorn 0 es-, figure wrapped in a disguising cloak, g ung which seemed to haunt the steps of the al rm beautiful and brilliant creature when- t rist- ever she condescended to walk: which r waited hours in the harsh spring winds out at the rail to see her pass by among the - e other great people who circled round the " nge Ladies' Mile; a·'d grew more and more P tter forlorn as time went on: more old look- P nd - g, more tremulously helpless; until he dy- only came once a week to sit on an ob awe scure bench and ga;e afar on the lovely ken- face; then once 'n a month: then one last is time-the tettof all, for the beautiful ir ers lady chanced to alight from her own car- cm was riage to walk a little way with her lover had under the royal oaks, and coming nearer ght slowly, the burning eye.; of her devotee 01 bit had time to feed upon her noble form ate and her adorable face-even to gather cc his every radiant glance -- till she chanced to at tas- look his way, and found herself face to w her face with John Sircombe. an No need to turn away in shuddering my scorn, sweet Ul a; he will never harm Pt An' yo:r lover more! th on For when she bent o: r him, struck by fo afi an unutterable something in his face, the man's heart was broken --all his life or try had gone forth iu that feeding gaze-he or was dead. is iih Ilis shame had driven him forth, but ni )ed his grief had killed him. J The Three Graces are once more uni on ted, Alice, Laura and Engelonde: but pa for the fatal guest will never again intrude gh upon their happiness, todraw down upon tat their lives the curse of that passion int which is cruel as the grave--jealousy. tel of [Tas ENo J eo- w EMPRESS AND MOTHER AS of -is WELL. tot A,------ cri Its In Spite of Royal Pageants She Found pl4 ny Time to Play with Her Children. an in The recent visit of the German inl at Empress and her boys to Felixtowe mi ' was evidently an extremely pleasant ad one. A correspondent writes to a be ad London paper; dri th The five little Princes of Felixtowe lig ty won all hearts by their unaffected tha boyish manners, but, now that they An Id are gone. no one speaks of them with wii greater affection than th- donkey-boy ted y "Joe," who, every aft"rnoon, proudly ove th ran behind his three fleetest donkeys, the le each mounted by a little lad in a ni sailor suit. T'he C.own Prince par- 1 -a ticularly begged that his donkey ani e should bea"kicker,"and itwasapretty anc e. sight to see the dear little fellows gal- alse le loping along the sands and taking the wooden breakwaters at full speed. As - pt an instance of their kindness of heart ' rs I may tell you that, on the occasion cell n of the birthday to which you referred bal oe 1 I your paragraph, seeing "Joe" pass c i their windows they rushed out with a fall s_ plateful of birthday cake, which they irol r insisted on his taking away. "Too r rich for me," said Joe afterwards. "I : could only eat a little bit of it." An- pet n other day, when riding. the Crown ead Prince, trying to urge his donkey to a o a faster gallop, caught "Joe" a good sho Shlit across his forehead. He was so of t S(istressed at having hurt him that he It was reduced to tears, and it was some croi time before he could be comforted, re- the d peatedly begging Joe to forgive him. A They wanted him to go back to Ger- shot many with them, but this Joe refused offt s to do, and if you ask him the reason ible he says he does not like "going so far A from home." the SThe little fellows bathed whenever fd I it was fine, andti swam well. One time could not help a feeling of astonish Sment to se the way they were al lowed to bathe-without any ropes d and no one in the water with them. SOne day as the donkey boy was lean- the Sing against their gate, the policeman old Stried to push him away. At that A Smoment the Empress happened to she i come up, and, noticing this, she held ordil up her hand and said to thie policeman for I in her pretty English: "You leave the dana poor boy alone!" At another time the Joe was on the beach, and to his sur- Cl prise the Empress went up and shook dowi handswith hint. He says: "I never sible felt so ashamed In my life! Why, be- until fore every one-and there must have ora been over 200 people there. I didn't carel know which way to look!" It was befom pretty tosce the Empress sitting on Cl the beach surrounded by her five boys. ally They seemed devoted to their mother, good and were constantly running up to boile her, putting their arms round her take neck. rine SA Wild Duek's Forathoegh O W. Pren;tis, of Rainham, England, o describes an inlerstlng case of a wild duck's forethought. A mowing ma chine was set to work round the out. -eido of a field of lucerne bordering a o1 marsh, diini~iahing the circle each Lime round the field, leaving about m two acres in the center. A wild duck w ts sceu by the shepherd to fly from hop the p!ece of lacerne that was left with something in her beak, and; happening to Ify near him, she dropped -r hbree-parts Incubated egg. k She was again observed by the shep herd, and allo by the sheep-sheaes carrying anothor ·gg .in hd· beak, thisf t~m over the marsh wall toward the con siatingr; anul agaala habe was seen for th the third time to carry an egg In heoW 'hi~a In the samnedlrcctlon. Nextday, when the field was finishct by the removal of the iast j)ece of lucere, ThI Ihe wild duck's nest, from whilea the jse/o4 egg. had boon rdn -tod, ,S diy4 rLd d sea- HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. other steamed agw.. i hard Butter five patty pans and break an rayed egg in each; place in a steamer, set fromn over a kettle of boiling water and then matny steam till the whites are cooked. Slaut Take out on hot platter, sprinkle with en in salt and pepper and pour a teaspoon oathe ful of melted butter over all. D Cod Boe Cutlets. e, did The cod's roe, one tablespoonrul of vinegar, salt, one egg, white bread to be crumbs. Try to keep the skin of the ended roe unbroken if possible; put into )ut of boiling water with a little salt, and letely cook it for five minutes, then take it out and put it into cold water for a ation couple of minutes. Boil again slowly yone for thirty minutes, but add to the e sad water the vinegar and a tablespoonful ar:orn of salt. When cooked let it drain and loak, get cold. Then cut it into slices f the about one-half inch think and trim vhen- them to a neat sh:ape. Beat up the r hick egg, brush the slices over with it and ' ¢ the cover them with crumbs. Then fry t d the in hot fat a lpretty brown. Drain on a more paper. Serve garnished with fried b look parsley and dried lemon. t i ob. Tetmpting Luncheon Recipes. ovely A relishing dish for luncheon or tea i 3 last is made of crackers by preparing them itiful in the way just given, then for every car- cracker mix one tablespoonful of lover grated cheese, one-half a saltspoonful t] votee of salt and one-fourth of a saltspoon form ful of white pepper. Spread the hot ether crackers with this mixture of cheese ad to and seasoning, return to the oven and a co to warm until the cheese is melted. You 8' may also make a brewis for tea by ,rlng preparing the crackers and cheese in a arm this way, putting them into a buttered w shallow earthen dish, adding one k by fourth of a cupful of milk for each life cracker, and baking until it is brown, ce --he or until the milk is absorbed. This e is all easy, and Iassure you it is very f but nice as well as inexpensive. -Sallie Joy White, in Woman's Home Com-. f unt- panion. ni but ___ _ fa Scalloped Apples. in soen Pour one-quarter cupful melted but- O5 ter over two cupfuls stale bread in crumbs. Mix one-quarter cupful sugar fa with one-quarter teaspoonful grated nutmeg, and the grated rind and juice ca AS of one-half lemon. Sprinkle the bot- w] tom (f a buttered baking-dish with to crumbs, cover with one pint sliced ap- ut fund ples, add half the sugar mixture; add nc another pint of apples and the remain- fe nan ing sugar and crumbs. Bake forty wi owe minutes, covered at first. is ant More butter and a little water may fo: a a be used if the apple is flavorless and or dry. Baker's bread is best, as it is an )we lighter than home-made. Press it ge ted through a colander, rejecting the crust. ma hey Any spice preferred may be used, but lit ith with cinnamon, the lemon is best omit- th boy ted. It should be baked in a slow ere dly oven at first, covered, putting it on an tys, the centre grate, so that it may cook aw ta uniformly. tar- This is a very good dessert, simple gr key and economical, serving it with cream fig tty and sugar, or with hard sauce. It may the ral- also be served as an entree with meat. to the pa As - nousehold Hints. did art The oil left from sardines is an ex- we Ion cellent substitute for butter in fish- cal red balls. AN ass Clothes turned right side out, care- ha h a fully folded add sprinkled, are half Cli ley ironed. het To prevent a mould in ink infuse a ne piece of salt the size of a hazelnut in to each quart. boi me Onions are great absorbents. They can sd should not be left cut for any length Aki so of time and then used. inti he In frying croquettes, roll in bread out ne crumbs; but in baked croquettes, roll war re- the last time in well-buttered crumbs. I Ii. All beans and leguminous vegetables star °r- should be cooked with the cover half was ed off the stew pan in order to be digest- Com on ible. pict a A double chopping knife is one of ei the labor-saving utensils that should witl er find a place in every kitchen where go ne time and strength are valuned. whi h When the taste of the cook has be- ma come vitiated by the tasting of many t dishes a swallow of milk will restore nes n-the delicacy to the pa'ate, so says an go mold authority on cuisine. Ge at A very good way to test whether to sheets are damp or not is to place an will id ordinary tumbler between the sheets sick I for a little while, and it the bed is disc: e damp traces of moisture will appear on and Si the inside of the glass. a pe r- Clotheslines should always be taken ak down after the weekly wash, if pos- Kial ·r sible, rolled up and placed in a bag Gen e- until next time. If the line is a pulley Bj re or a wire line, and up to stay, wipe off now 't carefully with a damp cloth each time ias is before using. hot D Clothespins need washin g occasion- kee 5- ally to keep them at their best. A y r, good plan is to drop them in the h o boiler after the clothes have been th r taken up, then pour the water o4f rinse the pins, and dry thoroughly be- the fore putting away. the SThe difference in the nomenelature the of mutton or lamb chops is often the whe, soaroe of bewilderment to the novioc Brno in marketing. The following, how- load ever, are the points of difierence: A a rolled loin chop makes an English chop. A rolled rib chop, scraped, ofe makes a French chop. A rolled rib ehop makes a German chop. t dieri As Entre iray Item. · We often see odd announoements taken from, ancient ehureh aecouate,. lives What will people who live a cntury of t] or two heance think of the followiang r from the Bishop Burton Church as- do counts for 1897: "To killing worms in the bust of John Wesley, 15.?"-. Westminster Gazette. A see sensed - And There is now sad orestaua.t wiaw people ea , tak. their ,aa fIsosW.- ci an BiLl A P'S N[FLY, EIT R. ,set _ I Lhen I PROSPECTS OF A WAR WITH SPAIN with on. IS DIdSCUSSED. u I of PEOPLE BUT LITTLE CONCERNED, I read _ d the into Aceording to Bartow wan's View of the and tautiotom--sly Conress Is :e it Bewildred. It Ora ci the ti fld War is a big thing-an awful thing ces -but our people do not seem to be rim very much concerned. They have it the more curiosity than apprehension. ] and The great excitement is at Washing- ol fry ton, and even there it is based not Is on upon fear of blood or suffering, ri ied but upon the struggle between the it two great political parties-which hi one shall get ahead and what move w tea is the best one to get ahead and a Lem stay there. Whatever McKinley does tai or proposes to do the Democrats must ti ery fight it and vice versa. The success of it f ul the party is a bigger thing than war. a on- We have never seen congress so be- w hot wildered. Some are for intervention, tk se some for recognition, some for annex- ic and ation and all for revenge. Wall street (on sees nothing but the money that is in a1 by it. Some preachers are for peace at th in any price and some are howling for ne red war. Of course the army and navy e- want a fight, for that is their profes- to' cch sional business and gives them a to' , chance for promotion. Then there are o US editors and publishers who must ap- ro ry pear to be at fever heat whether they he lie feel so or not, for it is a harvest time for news and the people want the t' news and will buy the papers. The in farmers, too, are affected and are study. the ing what to plant for profit, and the ati it. speculators in grain and meat are bull- thC ad ing and bearing, according to their in ,ar faith. ml ed But the great masses of the Ameri- 0 ice can people, the toilers and conisumerd, wi ot. who have nothing to gain and nothing de th to lose by a war, are lookers-on with fat ip- unconcern. They have no Ax to grind, thI dd nor even a hatchet, but still have a thi in- feeble hope of more work and better UZ ty wages. Down here at the south there wa is no great interest except in the cities, so' ay for our people never get ahy contracts d or government jobs, and don't expect in is any gain from a war with Spain. If we D it get a custom h3use here and there the bul st. material must come from over the BS ut line, notwithstanding the marble and me it- the granite are at our doors. North. D w ern contractors clean out our rivers ant 3n and barbors and all the p0ofit goes Yoi a away from home. hot Our mischievous people tell thq Ne- ' le groes they have got to go and do all the so m fighting, for it is McKinley's war and my they all voted for him. The boyd read ton it. to them paragraphs from the northern papers which say that northern sol diers would die of fever in Cabs in a - week and that only southern negroes L- can stand the climate. Lots of them wh around here are fixing to bide out and n10 have done picked out their cangbrake. if Clarence, the drayman, is a leader, a so' heeler in elections, and he says: "I al never vote for any war. I ain't gwine an n to fight. Iain't dobe nothin' to ne. body an' nobody ain't done nothin' to the me, I ain't mad wid nobody an' how kn can er man fight widout he's mad. Mr. sap] Akerman an' Mr. Crawford got me a ii into dis scrape an' dey must get me vles d out. I wonder if dey is gwine to de aI I war."cor Last SundayI saw a gan of negroes an' s standing around a preacher and he A i was reading the big headlines of The Constitution to them. There is a large cord pictorial recruiting poster in the post- f f oeice and they stand a and look at it with serious alarm. But they are not . going from these parts, neither are the white people going right now. Old man Ingram was a good fghter in the last war and seemed to like the busi- sve ness and he says he wouldn't mind going if they will let him fight under General Lee and wear gray olothe. hn My friend, Captain Dobbs, says he he r will aloniJ with nr.1,alb n turk sick and get the doctor to give him a mor discharge at the end of three months Tim Sand then he will come home and draw a pension all the rest of his life. Well, if it has to be a war Mr. Me Kinley had better turn it over to EL General Lee to fight it. Big things are piling in on as just now. The state canvass for state oil isale is now going on and getting red hot and it takes nearly all oar time to keep up with that and the war too. Maybe we will need another war gov ernor, and it we do Colonel Csndler has had more experiene in that line than some other folks. Colonel Benfroe oould take care of the negro conviets and march them to the front just iLke old Joe Brown did the 200 conviets in the penitentiary when Sherman came along. Governor Brown went down there with a wagon load of gray clothes and made themn te off their stripes and he gave them all guns and had them to eleet their oeers8 and then made them a speeds O "(entlemen, Fellow Oitinses, Sol. diers: It doesan' follow that bcarse off the dsee from youruetysqj Kds jaru kin .t 'The on y doores and you must nh y 1ktus - ight for your aa s ad yer u es, O o4 and your auve land." And they ha4e their feetom wthdit a a sholt and )Bqzake be4ld frth li* nw0 * T'hen here is the cold wintry blast that has come over our eountry and killed our fruit and vegetables %nd paralyzed our hopes. Our most forward peaches are not killed, but our pota. AI( toes areutterly prostrated. They will come out again and I think will make us a good crop. Two years ago mine were killed down to the ground, but they came out again, and I never had a better crop. This leads me to think that maybe they had better be cut down- early and then they would the make more fruit and less vines. My wife threw all sorts of old clothes over. her Mareschal N e that was full of buds. My neighvine covered gp their beans and beets and some of them spread newspapers over their potatoes and saved them. I was ing away down in Greensboro the coldest be night and it was not cold enough there to kill anything. A few degrees of lat are itude makes a great difference. Mr. on. Marbury, the weather man, foretold us ng. of this coming freezeand I have great not faith in him. When the weather bu ng, reau was first established we thought the it was a humbug, but long observation rich has convinced the world that the ove winds and the waves and the weather and are not the mystery they used to be. oes Soience has revealed their courses and nat their changes and the telegraph tells s of it truly many hours beforehand. The rar. scripture says, "The wind bloweth be- where it listeth and ye hear the sound on, thereof, but ye cannot tell whence it ex- cometh nor whither it goeth." eet But we can tell now and can fortify in against disasters on land and perils on at the deep. Verily, there is something for new under the sun. ivy I was ruminating about the classic es- town of Greensboro, one of the oldest a towns in the state. What a beautiful ire country surrounds itl What pretty p. roads and streets. What attractive ey homes and pretty mansions. What me wealth of lovely fowers. I saw wis he teries there growing wild and bower he ing upon old dead trees. Many of ly. these stately ante-bellum mansions he still have the tall fluted columns and 11- thq parapet roofs that were so common air in the olden time. I saw the old Oone mansion and the house where William ri- C. Dawson lived. I went to oallege rw, with the Dawson boys, but they are ng dead, and.left no sign. I heard their th father make a speech in 1845. He was .d, the first whig who ever represented a that district in congress. He was or United States senator in 1847. He re was universally popull--kind, court s, eons and entle, be worked his own* ts way fr6m humble life up to many em et inent positions and never lost a friend. we Dawson county was named for him, te but none was naned for Toombs or he Stephens. They were greater states Id men, but they made eaemies, while h. Iswson, by his exceeding courtesy rs and gentle manners, made friends. es Young men, if you aspire to political honors, you had better remember this. e- When Stephen dirard was asked the 1e secret of his snoess he replied, "Civ d ility. "--B~ AM, in Atlanta Coasti A tation. - H. ells Snakes. a There is a man in Orlando, Fla., who is egaged in a very curious busi d ness. Ife supplies dime museums, sideshow people and concerns of that sort, with all kinds of live snakes. He , always has a large supply of all sorts and sizes on hand. He keeps his customers informed of the state of the market, and lets them 0 know periodically when he has a new supply. Now and then he publishes a list, giving the current price of rat tlesnakes, adders and others, for the value of these creatures varies in ac cordance with the supply and demand and the time of year. At present a rattler may be had for from seventy-five cents to $8.50, ac cording to its size; moccasins, from flfty cents to $.50. Adders from thirty Sfive cents to $1; gophers, coachwhips and tree snakes, all the way from sev enty-five cents to$2.50; pines and king snake, from seventy-five cents to $2; milk and grass, or joint, snakes, from seventy-five cents to $1.50. Grass snakes range from fifty cents to $1. He also sells live alligators, any length from one to eight feet, for from thirty-five cents to $12. Woo4ibis he regards as worth $8 a pair; Whter turkeys at the same figare and cor morants at $5 each.-Philadelphis Times. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD, THE GREAT ThiN[ LIN Between the North and South. Only direct route to Iuphb, St, Lui, Chmae, Inuas Citf sad all points r0THH, EAST AND WIST. Only direst route to JlMut, Vikshrg, Mrn Orlus And all points in Texas ai the Boauth-. west. 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