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THE GIFT OF A HEART:
THE GIFT OF A HEART: A SCOTTISH STORY. [ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] CHAPTE R I. TRAVELLEWi-A SOLDIER'S WIDOW. IT was a bitterly cold evening, towards the end of •November, 18—. Tha snow, which had been falling lightly at inter- vale during the day, fell fast and thick as the shades of evening began to close over the landscape, and the ground was already covered to a depth of several inches. Along a little-frequented parish road, on the north bank of the Iliver Deveron, far away in the north of Scotland, a gig was being driven at a brisk rate. It Was occupied by two persons, both of whom were young mcu. He who held the reins and plied the whip was a. stout, jolly-looking gentleman, with a florid complexion, and black, bushy whiskers. Hit companion was spare in person, with a pleasant cast of features, and a fair complexion. Both were well protected from the cold and snow, and the stout gentleman, to add to his comfort, puffed very vigorously at a short clay pipe, the brownish-black colour of which testified that it had seen considerable m getting to our journey's end." We ought to have the moon out immediately," remarked the spare man. "Moon out! exclaimed the stout gentleman, who was evidently in that unhappy state of temper in which it is popularly believed a man is prepared to fight his own shadow. Moon out! How dy'e expect the moon would get out in a night like this or what use would she be to us. even if she did? These being questions to which the spare man felt he could make no satisfactory replies, he prudently remained silent; anti, atter a pause of a few minutes' duration, his companion proceened You learned nothing more of your brother, then, did you ? "Nothing except that occurrence at Dundee." But, h> iw could vou be certain that was be, when the name was different ? I was just about to tell you when we stopped at that place what did you call it ?-to get the lamps lighted." Never mind the name go on." "Well," proceeded the thin gentleman, "just be- fore I sailed for America I made him a present of a watch, which I had carried myself for some time. It Uio money ?" Exactly. It was not worth much, you see and feeing peculiar in appearance, and marked so, the thief probably concluded that honesty was the best policy, and put it oack.' And the authorities could do nothing for your brother ? "So they said." Then, t&ke my word for it," said the stout gentle- man, shaking the ashes out of his pipe, and replacing it in his vest pocket, he never got out of Dundee. I would be prepared to make affidavit that the occupants of that house where he was robbed, in revenge for his having given information against them, would find ways and means of putting him where he could tell no more tales the inf- Hilloa Hilloa What noise was that ? The whistling of the wind, I think," was the Bhrilltr than the rest, was evidently not more than fifty yards in front of them and almost at the same instant the spare man, who had been anxiously scanning the ground on both sides, exclaimed. There he goes I see the rascal making across the common. You look to the woman." As he spoke, he sprang lightly from the gig, and alighting on a small hillock created by the snow- dritt, managed so tar to preserve his balance, that he only dropped upon one knee. Springing up again instantaneously, he began to give chase to the figure Whose outline was still dimly visible in the distance. In the trial of ijpeed which followed, the first few minutes made it unmistakably evident that, had not the pursuer been encumbered by his plaid, the Struggle would have been of short duration. Even with this disadvantage, indeed, he gained so far upon the chase that his overtaking the fugitive was clearly only a question of time. He occasionally lost ground by a slip in the snaw but, nevertheless, soon succeeded in getting so near as to call upon the runner to stop. The only answer of the latter was to quicken his pace and the pursuer was disheartened at seeing the distance between them increasing by several yards. A corresponding effort on his own part not only recovered the lost ground, but brought them so near to each other that he felt it only required another similar exertion to put an end to the race. Gathering up all his strength, he was in the act of making his spring, when the person pursued, evidently feeling that matters were becoming desperate, sud- denly dropped a large bundle, which he had been carrying under his arm. It fell so suddenly, and so exactly at the feet of the pursuer, that, unable to check his impetus, he stumbled heavily forward, burying his face in the snow. The softness oi the latter broke the force of the shock, but it was still so considerable that he was unable to rise for several moments and when he had succeeded in doing so, and had cleared the snow from his face and eyes sufficiently to enable him to see, the person who had so adroitly occasioned his mischance was nowhere to be discerned. -Baffled after all!" muttered the gentleman in a disappointed tone and just as I had my finger on him, too Y-exing enough but it's no use chewing it over. I should be a goose to keep the chase on any longer. I'll be bound he has given me the double by this time, and every step I run will only take me farther off. Well, I haven't had my breathing alto- gether for nothing, at all events," he continued, pick- ing up the bundie. I daresay this belongs to the poor woman the screams came from, and the best thing I can do is to get back with it. How to do so is the next point. I don't think we ran in a straight line, and what with the night and the snow I can't see a single landmark. Cne comfort is that if I go steadily back I shall be sure to strike the road some- where or other, so there is no fear of losing myself. He retraced his steps for some little distance, and then paused to listen but no sound of any kind dis- turbed the dead silence of the night. He put his hand to his mouth, and produced a whistle so clear and so prolonged that it could manifestly have been heard at a considerable distance. He was not a little gratitied when, almost before the last echo had died away, it was answered by the well-known Hilloa of his travelling companion, at a much nearer point than he had anticipated. The late race had evidently ^NotqlSS so bad as that," was the reply;" but she has either been stunned or had a fainting she lies here as still as a bale of drapery. It's too dark to see whether there's any blood about; but she is breathing, that's one comfort." I have a cordial in my pocket," said the thin man; let me see if I can bring her to." 11 Do by all means," returned the other; these things are not in my line of business at all. I can tell a piece of good calico, when I see it, as well as any man in Scotland but as to women, and fits, and articles of that sort, I know no more about them than I do about whale-fishing." Under the judicious treatment of the new comer, the object of his attentions soon began to exhibit in- creased symptoms of vitality; and it was not long before she opened her eyes. ee •g ?imft Rh« man b,„ding ove,( If What is the matter? Who are Don't be alarmed," said nthe spare man, sooth- ingly we are only friends." KiftornAfis •« Friends ? said the woman with B0™ in her tone. "I have no friends. Where is y Ct^'Close at hand here, in the gig," said J £ ejJouJ gentleman. I put my wrapper round it, to keep it warm this cold night." «' May God bless you! exclaimed the woman, re assured by his kind tone; "but I can hardly ma^e it out. It seems but this moment that I was attacKea by a ruffian on the roadside, who threatened my life, and tore away my bundle-all I have in the wide World." «' Here it is cried the spare man, holding it up as exultingly as if his race had been a fox-chase, and he hildwouthebrusb. "I am very glad to give it back to ou and my only grudge against it is that if the rascal who stole it had not made me stumble over it. I should have had that and him too before now. However, there it ie, and, as far as I can judge, safe and sound." It was well for you that we came up, I should say," added the stout geatleman. Who are you, and what can we do for you now ?" •'Heaven bless your honours:" said the poor woman, now thoroughly restored; I am a soldier's widow, and on my way back to my parish. I thought to be able to walk on to the nexc village, but I am very weak-I am afraid I am not long for this world -and I was taken so ill that I was forced to sit down under a tree to rest; when a fellow came up, and see- ing my bundle, and that I was quite helpless, he tried to get it from me. I did what I could against him, but he gave me a blow that made my head swim round; and I just remember his tearing the bundle out of my arms, and the') I forgot everything." "The scoundrel!" cried the spare man; "I only wish I had got up with him, I', i have left him a token to remember me by as long as he lived." Well," he continued, turning to his companion, what are we to do with this poor soul? Neither you nor I live in this part of the country; she could no more walk to the next village than I could walk to the moon; and to leave her here such a night as this would be as sheer murder as if we had put a hempen cord round her throat. Let me see. Did you notice a little farmhouse we passed on the left ? Well, sup- pose we take her there; it's not likely they'll turn her away from their door in euch a night; and, the fact is, I know so little of this road that I've no idea where there's another house near it. Will you go there ?'' inquired he, addressing the woman. was a tramper going across the country. We gave him some refreshment, to help him on his way, and I took particular notice of him, because he was a down, ill-looking fellow, with a cunning twinkle In his eye that seemed to say, Don't trust me, for I'll cheat you if I can.' That's the man, depend upon it." '«We'll try if we can prove it," said the stout gen- tleman. "I shall be at the next town in the morning, and I will call on the magistrate there, and set his men to work. If we can trounce the rascal, so much the better; if not, we shall know we have done our duty, and that will be something." If If they can catch him and bring him here," sug- gested the farmer, "this poor soul will be able to swear to him, very likely." Ii I hope she can," replied the stranger and speaking of her reminds me you have done your duty by hpr as a man and a Christian, but we must not suffer you to bear all the charges." And he drew out his purse. 4 Not a penny," said the farmer, emphatically. If I do not sell my humanity." I honour the teeling too much to say another word," remarked the stranger; and, slipping the re- jected coin into the hand of the poor woman, he leaped into the gig with a hasty good night to avoid thanks, and drove rapidly c ff. (To be continued.)
EGGS AND FRUITS. j
EGGS AND FRUITS. j It is long since the experts discovered that a lien's egg contains more albuminoids but rather less fat than an equal weight of butcher's meat. Also, that a pound of the mixed yolks and whites of eggs con. tains more albuminoids but rather less fat than an eqaal weight of bucher's moat. A!so, that a pound of the mixed yolks and whites of eggs can produce fully two ounces of the dry nitrogenous substance of muscle or flesh. But, according to the Che;,ucal Trade, Journal, Dr. Fresenius now carries the com- parison further. He shows that an average egg con. tains as much alimentary matter as ljlb. of cherries or grapes, Hlb. of apples, 21b. of gooseberries, and 41b. of pears respectively. Fresenius's comparison of the egg with divers fruits, as above noted, is not a bit more interesting than his comparison of the potato with certain familiar fruits as a nutriment. He makes it known, as the result of his researches, tha.t 1001b. of potatoes are in point of nutritiousness equal in value to ll^lb. of grapes, 1271b. of apples, 1921b. of pfars, and 3271b. of plums. From this it will be seen that the potato has it by a long way. An average hen's flg-g before being boiled (it loses weight because it loses water in boiling) may be taken at 1 ;?ox an egg weighing 210z. being very large. The fact brings into relief tho full significance of the foregoing figures the contrast between Ijoz. of eggstuf) and LI pears. Fresenius's comparison, of course, has t' do only with tho mixed white and YOlk, But how is the difference between the white and y.iik, as nütritious articles, is to b3 La-Hied from the following 1, Oue pound of iÜuJ ci CUQ seS free force equal to no more than 357 tons raised 1ft. high, and can enable a man to perform external work equal only to 71 tons raised 1ft. high; but lib. of yolk of egg can set free force equal to 2051 tons raised lit. high, and could enable a man to perform external work equal to the raising of 410 tons 1ft. h'gh.'
CHRISTMAS IN QUEER COMPANY.
CHRISTMAS IN QUEER COMPANY. A remarkable story is told under this title in the Mihiari/ and S^val Meyazihe, by Commander U. n. R. Erroll, R.N., of a Christmas he spent on the Slave j Coast of Africa before the Ashantee War. He was I then a young lieutenant of H.M. gun-veisel Swallow. A CURIOCS VISITOR. One morning—it was Christmas time—he says, "I bad come on deck at half-past five, turned the hands up, and set them to work to wash tho decks down. At a little aft^r six I obseived three or four canoes < coming down the river, each of thun containing about half-a-dozen black fellows. In one was seated a. white- haired old man, who was evidently a person of some distinction, and another negro was holding a gaudy, clumsy sort cf umbrella over his head. They approached the F,bip, and presently, with a great, deal of sbouiing and gesticulation, came alongside. The white-haired old nigger with great deliberation put on a small conical cap. and with a large stall in his hand endeavoured to ascend the ship's side. But this was a work of some difficulty. He was a very fat old fellow, very slow and awkward in his movements, and evidently unused to ships' ladders. At last, after a great deal of jabber, the old felloe hanoed his staff to one of his attendants, and then, having both hands free, be contrived to clamber over the side and stood upon the deck; the staff was handed up to him, the unbrella was un- furled over his head, and he looked about with a curious gaze, in which conscious dignity struggled with evident bewilderment. He could not understand a word we said, nor we him, and his followers voci- ferated themselves hoarse in some unknown tongue in their endeavours to explain to us what it was all about. He kept on smiling at us in a senile sort of manner, but there, unfortunately, our attempts at intimacy perforce ended. Wo had no time to spare to lark at our visitor, and I had to bustle the men en with their work. Moreover, we paid very.littie atten- tion to negroes at any time, except to see that they did not steal anything. I had wa!ked a short dis- tance from the gangway when I heard one of the men say out of the way, you black lubber .I a slush of water and a yell. Turning quickly round, I saw a most badly behaved foretopman in the act of throw- ing a bucket of water over our visitor. The effect was prodigious. The old fellow was so startled, he tumbled right over backwards: the umbrella-bearer went into the canoe head first, umbrella and all; and the faces of the other niggers, who had been grin- ning over the ship's side, disappeared like magic while a most awful yelling and hubbub arose from the canoe alongside Presently the old fellow picked himself up, and with wonderful alacrity tumbled down into the boat, which then pushed off, and, accom- panied by the others, paddled furiously away up the river, and disappeared in the direction from whenoo they came. 44 We soon learned, however, that our visitor of the morning was a certain powerful chieftain in those parts, known as King Mamelaw, that he bad come, to see what a man-of-war was like, and to pay a visit of ceremony to the English captain. And it was then suggested that the captain should return King Mamelaw's visit in full uniform, and make him a present of a full-dress coat and a cask of rum, where- by they thought the king's wrath would be mollified. Now Captain Doyle was a very lazy man, and ex- ceedingly adverse to inconvenieucing himself for any- body, so he made answer that He didn't care a button if King Mumbo Jumbo, or whatever his name was, killed the whole lot of them. There's Block,' he said 4 he was on deck at the time it happened, and ought to have prevented it. Ask him to go.' A BETUHX VISIT. "The upshot of t all was that I consented to go the following morning and personate the captain. The more I thought of it, the less I liked it, and I was very pleased when the surgeon announced his intention of accompanying me. W e proceeded up the creek for about 12 miles, when the interpreter, who knew the way, informed us we were nearing our destination. Presently we turned a corner and dis- covered a landing-place or gap in the jungle. Here several canoes were drawn up, and on shore was a crowd of natives yelling and gesticulating like fiends. They grew quite frantic as we approached. Not knowing what their intentions might be, I lay-to a little wav from the bank, and told the intrepreter to inform them that a very great white king was in the boat, who bad brought presents aad wished to see King Mamelaw. The little half-breed thereupon got up in the bows, and made them a long speech accom- panied by much gesticulation, at the conclusion of which several men set off running inland, while the rest danced and shouted more frantically than ever. After about a quarter of an hour the runners re- i turned and announced that King Mamelaw would see us forthwith. So, with our hearts in our boots, but great outward dignity, Flanagan and I stepped ashore into the midst of the yelling concourse. Well, we were carried alone; in the midst of this unmannerly crew, until we arrived in the centre of the town, where there stocd a larger and more important look- ing hut than the others, with about half an acre of clear ground in front of it. "The king received us with a sort of good- humoured nod, and then tottered to another tree: trunk, where he sat down facing us. The women grouped themselves behind him, and the remainder of his subjects formed an admiring throng around us. I then stood forward and made a. speech, through the interpreter, to the effect that I came from Queen Victoria to see King Mamelaw, and I hoped his Majesty was pretty well, to which he assented. I then paid him a lot of grandiloquent compliments, carefully avoiding any allusion to the contretemps of yesterday, and ended up by displaying the presents. The gun, nails, and knives were received with satis- faction but when the interpreter unrolled the magni- ficent chintz, there was a perfect outburst of accla- mation from the spectators. Finally, I pre- sented the h^i-hourl-r, the keg of rum, amidst rounds of applause. The bung was soon knocked out, and the king put his dirty finger into the hole, then drew it out and sucked it. As the fiery liquor tickled his palate, he gave a huge fat smile of satisfaction, and the joy of his people knew no bounds. Then he passed the keg to his wives, two of whom carefully carried it off into the big but. The kins, alter another long pause, took notice of my sword, asking to see it. I drew it from its sheath and handed it to him, and as it happens d to be new and bright it flashed gaily in the suo, and the crowd shouted with admiration. The old man took a great fancy to it, asking me to give it to him seeing I hesitated, he offered me his curious staff in exchange. The little interpreter begged me to let him have it, but Flanagan and I began to get foolhardy by this time. and looked upon the whole affair more as an amusing lark than a serious situation which might at any moment turn to tragedy so, as a sword is an expensive article to replace, I declined the offer. The king looked offended, and waddled off to his own hut, to solace his wounded feelings, no doubt, with the rum. A HORKITU.K SIGHT. The audience then broke up, and we were glad to get into our hut out of the crowd and heat. They did not give us much peace, however the doorways, back and front, were crammed with woolly teat's, while hundreds of eager eyes peered at us through eveiy crack and knot-hole "in the wooden walls. The atmosphere was stifling, and, as there were no seats, we bad to squat as best we could on the mud floor. Presently we heard a great commotion, and saw the crowd returning, seething round some object in their midst, which we presently discovered to be a pr;soner. They were madly excited, and dancing like fiends, for they knew, though we did not, the bloody spectacle with which they were about to be regaled. The wretched captive was being dragged along by three or four ftout negrocs. and looked almost pale with terror. They brought him into the open space in front of us, and forced him on his knees in a crouch- ing posture, while several of tke crowd ran to the king's house, and began hammering on the doors and walls to summon their monarch to the judgment- seat. Presently King Mamelaw appeared, and I could see at once that he bad been at the rum cask his f•• co had assumed a sullen, angry expression, his eyes wen- t'erv, he staggered more than ever, and was evident! already very drunk. Wo intuitively recog- nised the fact that ho was rapidly approaching a stage whm the desire to possess himself of the coveted j sword would outweigh the dread of future reprisals, j The whole eceue hardiy lasted a minute. lht» kma glared m* a drankcu iuiy «t the grovelling wretch at j his feet, and then, with an angry oxclamaUou, struck at him with his stalf. Instantly the negro on the left placed his foot on the nape of the man's neck, forcing his shoulders to the ground, while the other one drew a knife from his waist-cloth, dragged the poor wretch's head back by the wool, and cut his throat from ear to ear. Never shall I forget that hideous sight. Never can I forget the sickening feeling of horror which overwhelmed me I still seem to hear the dreadful, blood-curdling, choking cry of the wretched victim as that cruel knife Learly severed his head from his body. The awful deed took place so quickly, so unexpectedly, we wem so unprepared for anything serious happening, that at first it seemed impossible, unreal-a hideous dream. Thqn came a drc adful sense of nausea and horror, so that I tl ought I should have fainted. looked through the chink again. Tho people were dancing like devils pos- sessed, the women the worst of the lot, and were evidently getting ripe for a.ny atrocity. The dying man was wallowing in his blood, Hinging his limbs about in hideous couvnlsions, his eyes starting from his head, and bis features contorted in a manner awful to behold. It was a most shocking spectacle. I felt our lives were not worth hve minutes' purchase. Luckily Flanagan had wits about him. Drawing a flask from his pocket ho gave mo a strong nip of brandy, taking another himself thon we crept cautiously from the back entrance of our hut. Luckiiy the people bad all gathered together in the sanguinary spectacle; not a soul -eem-d to bo left in the house. We kept most carefully behind the buildings, and L with the assistance of the clever little interpreter soon found ourselves cn the path by which we had enter d Here we all three set or» running as hard as we could, and as there was not more than a quarter of a mile to get over, we soon hove in sight of the landing-place. There were a few natives there, who let up a hubbub, and seemed inclined to oppose our departure; but luckily our boats crew saw us running, and thinkicg something might be wrong pulled in to our assistance, and in two minutes more I found myself in the sternsheets of that blessed boat, being rowed down the creek as if the devil himself wers after UI. and so got safe back again.'
MISSION TO MATABELELAND.
MISSION TO MATABELELAND. Writing from the King's Kraal, Matabeleland, I South Africa, under date Pert. 9, a co: respondent states Since I last wrote to you from M if eking, the last outpcrt of civilisation, so m-ch has happened | that is novei and strange and full of interest that I | am puzzled ho»v to narrate it within the limits oi a letter. Events a; a following each other rapidly i in this remota and barbarous corne:, of the world, i and another stirring page in the histoiy of South Africa has been opened, whcll I fear win not end in peace and industrial development without many foul and bloccy deeds bting enacted in it. All the privat oes and wo'iy of our long two months'4 trek through the drear, Thirst Land, to the north of the Crocodile River, and through the Lion country, sink into insignificancy in the tace of tbe treachery and double-dealirg of the savage King Lo Bengala, and tLe important qu?>t;on* regarding the future of his country (which ha i been ved until J our return with tho two Ii/dunas, M/ete and J Babalaan), and the « Great White Queen's'^messages I and presents. We were inhopts that thn kind words of goodwill expressed in this message woulf h&ve a good effect, and induce the King to k ep his word regarding the gold concession, which ho bas granted, and allow white men to dcve'op the splendid re- sources of his country, especially as bis md.'pe'-deace as a monarch was in nowise menaced by the Kt giish, and he has for years past lived in dread of a Boer invasion. Our recep'.ion at first stre^thened the confidence we felt in the success of our mission. Wo were halted at the regimental kraal of the King's Bodyguard, about twenty miles from here,and the unprecden-ed comnlim- nt wa* paidusof being Fprinkled by the head w tch-doctor—a device of the wily Lo Ben to turn away apgFr and invest our arrival with impoitance in the eyfs cf h s people. Arrived at the King's kra d we found h m se.ited in the middle of alargottake-enclosed space, sharing his soli- tude witha young eayle. This was lies celebrated brick kraal, in which he do s all l is ram-doctoring, and decides important qu stious by the aid of crocodiles' liver and that sort of thing. To enter f these precincts without p i-mission is instant death. At the entrance were squatting or crouching about 70 Indunas and a dozen white men, all as,embled to hear the Queen's me-sage This 'seis received with low murmursof4koomalo'(Roj a1 greeting). Everynowand then, and as if by inspiration, one or other of the native chiefs shouted the king's praises at the top of his voice. For three or four weeks after the return of the old Indunas the king never tired of hearing them talk about England, her soldiers, big guns, and riches and both he and the Indunas are at last satis- fied that we have a Queen and a home, and are & more powerful nation than the Boers; but he rules over a warlike, bloodthirsty people, 30,000 of whom are young soldiers, and apt to get out of hand unless employed in raiding and murdering their more peace- ful neighbours. So long as our waggons were laden with beads and calicr, and presents were being distributed open-handed, the anti white man advisers of the king remained silent. and at the many long-winded Indabas (meetings) which took place the advisability of opening up the country to diggers and settlers WES warmly discussed; but the king evidently wished to back out of the Rhodes Gold Concession which he had signed, seeing that his people accused him of givirig away his country, and fea iDg a rev .lution amongst the soldiery. His first act of defiance to the whites, and of pandering to the prejudices of his people, when the presents were all exhausted, has been to knock an old Induna, named Lotchee, on the head for alleged friendship and partiality to the whites. This cold-blooded murder took place yesterday, and Mtjete, one of the chiefs who was presented to our Queen, turned traitor to us and asked to be the executioner. Like wildfire the rumour is now spreading through the country that the white man's words have killed old Lotchee; the Cmbesu Regiment has been sent to his private kraal with orders to butcher all his wives and children, together with their relatives and slaves, and to bring his cattle to the king, whithus enriches himself at the same time that he throws a sop to his unruly soldiery. Instead of receiving the I sons of the big waters' with smiles and fair words, the double-faced old villain now tells us that our 4 hearts are black though our skins are white,' and attributes the death of his favourite horse to our witchcraft. This sudden rnbefo.ee means that our conciliatory policy has failed, and that he doesn't recognise the fact that his own independence and the very existence of his nation da- pends upon the peaceful admission of the white man. There is gold and untold wealth in the country, and we mean to have it. If we have to clear out of the country and do not get knocked on the head, we will raise an armed force and return with a very different story. I am longing to have a smack at these Mata- beles. They are such a cruel, swaggering, lying lot of i scoundrels, beating their wives and slaves, and rob- bing right and left without compunction, that I despair of any effectual measures except extermination. With all their faults they are rather a comely race-tall, ,well-grown, of the colour of old bronze, not black nke the negroes, and some of the youn? women lonk splendid. The warriors in full war paint carry the Zulu shield and assegais, and wear a formidable head-dress of ostrich feathers and leopard skins round the waist. If it comes to fighting, I think that our little camp will be able to give a good account of itself. 1 am very much concerned for the safety of a Mrs. Thomas, who lives all alone with three young children at a mission-house called Shiloh. Her husbar.i is dead, and two of her snns have been murdered by the king's orders-one whilst in company with Captain Patterson, and the- other trading on the Zambesi. I have it from her own mouth that such is ;he case, but, as she is too poor and friendless to leave the country, aRd imagines be- sides that she is doing good to the heathen ar.d is in God's hands, the affair has been hushed up. I rode over to see the old lady two days ago, and found the windows barricaded, because some natives had tried to break in and rob her of her trading goods. Her i garden is an oasis in the desert, and, being supplied with water from a fountain in the rocks, prows oranges, bananas, figs, kc., in great profusion. Every now and then the natives raid the lot, and the old lady simply says 4 Its most provoking,' and starts afresh. Such heroism is sp'endid, and 1 think almost peculiar to the Anglo-Savon VJI-C
FOR CHARITY,S SAKE.
FOR CHARITY,S SAKE. The following is an approximation of the bene- volence in le^aciv-s and donations during 1889 to the charities of the cou .try. In this estimate we do not count the considerable sum--probably a million and a half-resulting from innumerable small bequests of JE50 and under, and trom the fairly regular income produced by annuat subscriptions, fancy fairs, festivals, Saturday and Sunday funds, civic gifts, &c. So far as the bequests and donations have be, n recorded, the result of the year under review has been very unfortunate to the L ,nd m ho=pita's and other charities, which are consequent'y appealing with more earnestness and urg. nry than ever. The sum total of the leg-aci( s of £[j0 and over is, in round figures, a million sterling, of which only a quarter about £ 250,000—has been received by the Loudon institutions. In 188x the o&timated amount for the metropolis was £ 7:?'000, and that was nearly £ 300,000 less than the j oar before. And again last year the donations of £,)0 and over reached only a.-out £80,000, as compared with f 120,000 in 1888. I bus. with their increasing wants, the London charities have as a whole received very considerably less than previously. It is some gratification to know, how- ever, that the provincial charities have been more favoured, Manchester and Birmingham having re- ceived some very acceptable 44 windfalls." Wbilst we have had no great legacies like those of recent years, such as th<> Quins bequest of £ 0,000 for Newry and £ 50,000 for London the McLalmont of £100:000 to St. George's Hospital the £3i11 ).()uo vested in trustees by he great friend of London charities, Mr. George Sturge; or the £ 100,000 of Miss Louisa McKellar, it is a consolation to know that the poor of the metropolis will derive untold benefit from Sir William Guinness' muniment donation of li £300,000 to provide sanitary dwellings at cheap rents, and Sir Sydney Waterlow's bounteous gift of the beautiful park at Highgate. A few of the more im- portant bequests of the year are worth repetition the late Marquis de l'r<[ui;o, a senator and ex-M*yor of Madrid, who began li!fl a? a Basque vn.age lail, leiv £ 180 000 in charitable Bequests for his native pro- 1 vince Adam Geek, s le v.h >r merchant ot ClerkGn | well, bequeathed £ 20,000 for the poor of Obermoerlea. Hessa DaP-1sta.it, his native place; MiM Eebecca Robineoa, cf New York, v;00 to enable the poor to have summer outings Tur. iag- liabei, tho Milanese millionaire, GU,OOOfr. to tho M'lan street sweepers; Mrs. Frances Grant, £ 14,(>00 to Cheshire and Lancashire charities Miss Louisa Ann Rylands' benefactions to Birmingham were at her death stated to have reached nearly £ 200,000 Mr. W T Wing of Piccadilly, devoted £ <0,000 to the blind- Mr. John Richardson, £ 12,000 to Manchester charities; Mr. Henry Moody (Po.tsmouth). £ 22 000 to local institutions; Mr. Stirling, £ 0<) to Glasgow charities Mr. Daniel Proctor -Manchester), £ 70 000 to charitable and other institutions; and Viscountess Combermere, £ 30,000, of which £ 28,000 was for a now wing to tne North Cork Inarmary.— Th" Charity Record.
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ONE of Disraeli's admirers said to Jonn linght: You ought to give him credit. He is a self-made man." "Y N," renlied Bright, and be adores hit tamker" :Mi;. rKXTi'iit.\v, of South Carolina, was as famed for repartee as legal acumeu. I in one occasion he entered the Court o! < ommon Pleas, Abbevilie District, clau in a linen summer suit. He had to tako a jury suit at ouce, ana t;ono*iiig a b!i-.ck robe lrom a (eliow-b.irrister, went, at it South Carolina has all the old English form ana ius% and the judge said "Mr. 1'ettigrew, you have on a li^ht coat. You can not speak." I'ettigrew replied Ma} it please your honour, 1 strictly cunlorm to the Jaw. Let me illustrate. The la^ says a barrister stlaii wear a black gown and coat, aud your honour thinks that means a. black coat." "Y£-s," replied the ;,udge. "Well, the law also saj s that the sheriff shall wear a cocked bat and sword. Does jour honour bold that the sword must be cocked as well as the hat ?" Pettigrew was permitted to go on.
A CHAPLAIN'S STORY.
A CHAPLAIN'S STORY. [ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,J CHAPTER I. TBZ NEW SQUIRE AND OLD POACHER. IT were well if some man of noble mind, as well as of ample territory, taking rank among the aristocracy, and invested with the irresistible influence which high station, more particularly when combined with character and intellect, commands-in a free state- would step out of the beaten track prescribed by fashion for hin order, and lay bare the folly and bar- barism of the game laws. I am led to these remarks by a train of circum- stances which fell under my ownobservation. A Mr. Gougely, to the surprise of the knowing ones, became the purchaser by private contract of the neighbouring estate of Abbot's-Stoke. Its former owner was a man of family, cultivated taste, and most popular manners. He srood four contested elections won the last; and was a ruined man. Abbot's-Stoke was sold; and one fine midsummer-day the new proprietor, in a coat that would have thrown a dandy into fits, and a hat thoroughly guiltless of nap. seated himself in its noble drawing-room, and proclaimed himself "master." What pleasure a man who had lived all his days in a little court leading out of Lothbury could take in a country life—what amusement he could derive from its pursuits-or what interest he could feel in its objects, seemed a riddle; but there sat Mr. Gougely, the owner of Abbot's-Stoke, and the possessor of a plum besides To the amazement of his rural neigh- bours, he at once declared himself41 a strict preserver of game He would allow no one to trespass on his manors with impunity. It mattered little to him whether he had five, or fifteen, or fifty watchers nightly on his grounds; but on this point he was decided-his birds should be the prey ol no poacher. By the neighbouring squirearchy this declaration was applauded to the echo. Mr. Oougely was pro- nounced a man abounding in proper feeling, and possessed of the most enviablo decision of character. There was a party, however, who entirely demurred to this decision, in the shape of a gay, good-humoured looking personage, known by the name of Luke Kyte. Mr. Kyte belonged nominally to the labouring class, and called himtelf one of tho sons of toil: rather a flight of fancy-for where he toiled, when, and at what, were points upon which none seemed able to give very clear information. Strictly, 00 was an inde- pendent gentleman! His cottage, built in a sunny corner of the waste, was his own. It was stored with guns, nets, and fishing-tackle. His collection of flies was superb; and stretched before the hearth lay a couple of wilv, warv, suspicious-looking dogs, always in high condition, and evidently objects of consider- able care and attention. Altogether Luke seemed to belon" to that puzzling fraternity who astonish their neighbours by managing to live without any apparent resources or employment; who are always well clothed, well-fed, light-hearted, and ^concerned; have money for all purposes, and mirth for all °°A peculiar and enigmatical personage, unquestion- ably; was Mr. Luke Kyte. But I confess to a pre- dilectiiln in his favour. Twico biB cottage was my shelter during a storm. Twice he procured me, un. asked, rare specimens for my Herbarium. Once he provided, to my certain knowledge, at considerable cost and inconvenience to himself, counsel's aid for a former associate, whom ho thought-and the event proved it—unjustly accused. Whence he came, and how his youth had been spent, none seemed to know. An ignorant, uneducated man he was not. Moreover, there was about him a manliness of deportment, and a frank smile, and a hearty hospitality- more particularly when he did the honours of his well- plenished hut- peculiarly winning, ingratiating, and English. With his new neighbour, Mr. Gougely, Kyte found no favour. The moment the aged owner of Abbot's Stoke set his keen, grey, piercing eyes upon Luke's light, active, sportsman-like frame, and then scanned the two nondescript animals that followed him, he hissed between his teeth: "A poacher!—a determined one and well ac- acuuainted with my manor, Ji.'ll be sworn I I'll put that fellow down! I'll rout him Alas for the rashness of human resolutions That was more easily said than done. Mr. Gougely had engaged in an enterprise beyond his powers. Kyte was immoveable. Threats were uttered; he heard them and smiled. Summonses were issued he nheved them with alacrity; and on their ending in moonshine, ''begged Mr. Gougely would pay him for his log, of time His but was searched once and again He eat during tbp visit uerlectly unconcerned, carved the while some elm bowl or oaken bicker, at which he was singularly expert, and whistled cheerily some merry stave; but neither by word nor gesture did he evince tho slightest tokrns of impatience or fear and, on the crestfallen o.Ticials abandoning, with a discomfited air, their fruitless errand, would inquire, with a calmness infinitely more provoking to his visitors than the wildest outbreak of passion- Are you satisfied ? Is there any other nook or corner you wish to examine ? On no account hurry yourselves your pleasure is mine." Many and smart fits of indigestion did Kyte, the poacher, cause the balked landowner. Meanwhile the game disappeared from the estate with the most ex- traordinary rapidity. AmoDg the pheasants epilepsy prevailed to an unaccountable extent; they dropped hurriedly from the trees in all directions, Mr. Gougely's nights became remarkably wakeful; he passed the small hours in a perfect fever from vexa- tion Guns were heard pofping in the grounds from midnight to coek-crowing. Mr. Alfred Gougely was annoyed, Miss Augusta Gougely was alarmed. Mamma Gougely wished with all Ivr soul she was bacfr again in Lothbury, and taken once more under the protection of the Lord Mayor" while Mr. Gougely, senior, when peeping and prying about in some distant shrubbery, about an hour after midnight, had h;s white hat well peppered i with shot, to the manifest derangement of his nerves, and the unmeasured indignation of his lady. Altogether the new owner of Abbot's-Stoke found himself beset by perp exities, and discovered to his astonishment that even the position of a large landed proprietor was subject to difficulties, annoyances, and embarrassments. He fumed, and fretted, and seemed at his wits' end. In the midst of all this turmoil, a rumour suddenly obtained credence that Kyte's career as a poacher was closed; and hence- forth he was to live the life of an honest man. The transfcrmation seemed strange, but was borne out by events. Baffled and beaten by his humble adversary, Mr. Gougely proposed- on the principle that the most expert rogue makes the most vigilant officer-that Kyte should abjure his roving propensities, and become head gamekeeper. The terms offered and accepted were never known but it was understood that the pecuniary inducement was heavy, and not closed with at once, or readily. But the treaty at length was concluded, and acted upon. Kyte was installed in his new office, and Mr. Gougely's object seemed attained. The game was not disturbed; guns were no longer heard at all hours the governor no longer spent half the night sitting up erect in his nightcap, conjectur- ing in what part of the estate the last discharge was fired, and declaring tha.t justice and equity had ceased out of the land Mrs. Gougely reposed in peace her matronly head, enveloped in lace, upon her eider-down pillow, and ceased to long for the protec- tion of the Lord Mayor; Mr. Alfred Gougely sent out pressing invitations to sundry cronies at a distance, and seriously contemplated a battue; while Miss Augusta wondered whether Colonel Brabazon was sincere in that last pretty compliment, and whether his succession to the Enniscortby peerage was more than a mere contingency. From this state of unusual tranquility the whole family was aroused by news of a tragical occurrence. At daybreak on a November morning Kyte was found weltering in his blood. He was sensible and en- deavouring to speak when the junior watcher came up to him, pointed in the direction of his cottage, and then to a tree at a little distance but before his mean- ing could be gathered, convulsions came on, and,after i frightful contest with death, he expired. CHAPTER II. THE GAMEEEEVER'S GHOST. 'HIKING and frightful is the contrast afforded by the liling gaiety of Nature, and the stillness, gloom, and „ ence of death. The murdered man lay upon the grass, abject, forlorn, deserted, and helpless but ap- parently bitter had been the struggle in which the spirit had passed. The hands were clenched firmly together. The eyes glared wildly from their sockets. The slightly-silvered locks were matted with gore and over the whole countenance brooded that dark, grey, deep, mysterious hue with which the King of Terrors invests his victims. But Nature's smile was on the scene. The mist ro33 lazily from the meadow. The sun burst gaily from behind the swelling bill. The sparrow twittered in the hedge-row; and the lark, springing up from the stubble, towered away into the bright fleecy cloud, pouring forth as it soared torrents of song. There was the sigh of the pathless wind, and the sound of the distant waterfall, and the mingled melody heard from air and tree-all was gay and gladsome around the stern and passionless victim. He alone was silent, forlorn, and useless. The keeper's death variously affected the Gougely family. Its mistress astonished her familiars, accus- tomed as they were to her rapid conclusions, by the originality of her view of the frightful catastrophe. She averred that If she was not the least surprised she had foreseen the wretched man's end for months!" Here Papa Gougely opened his eyes widely, and raised his eyebrows to an elevation distressing to witness. The hopeful Mr. Alfred coughed. 41 Ah well!" Mrs. Gougely proceeded, "it was what they might all expect in succession, since they had chosen to quit the city, where they were happy and comfortable, and properly protected by the police, to say nothing of the Lord Mayor. What would she give to see their dear faces again'. Yes 1 here the law- was respected. Pray, did they over hear of game- keepers being murdered in Cheapside ? No! no no such thing People were put down and kept down. But here here there is no law I I'm living among the wild Indians My days are numbered Ot that I'm morally certain and some dreadful morning I shall be found- Here decided symptoms of nervous affection became audible. The waiting-woman, Bethia Keating, in all haste was summoned and Mrs. Gougely withdrew from the breakfast room in a state alarmingly hys- terical, and was during the day—if Bethia's word was to be hken-u awful to behold." Mr. Alfred sulked; then called for writing materials, and savagely wrote and put off his party. "He couldn't,"—thus he speke as he formed his hieroglyphics-" have men down for a battue while all this sort of work was going on. Feople detested coroner's inquests, and verdicts, and all that hateful humbug. It was exceedingly hard upon him If the fellow's ancient pals were determined on shooting their former comrade, he wished sincerely it had happened three weeks later. It was a frightful bore to him; and that these poaching-fellows must have known"' Miss Gougely looked grave, and ruminated. The precise nature of her reflections never transpired but it was surmised that her deliberations led her to re- consider her projected moonlight walk with her military admirer, and to defer it under 44 existing circumstances." (To be continued.) ■
THE ROBBERS PROJECT.
THE ROBBERS PROJECT. '——" The 'ruin <lelu ir, which left Paris at seven o'clock the other night, had passed Vc.s, end was about mid-| night going at full spaed on the c--scent, when, close to the Meiaino Station, everyone in tha train felt violent shock. The train was broush.. to a standstill, as quickly as possible, and it was discovered that a serious attempt had been made to wreck the train. A number of sleepers bad been piled up across the metals, and, to insure the buccees of their villainy, the perpetrators of this ciime had driven; thick stakes into the ballast of the lme to, keep the pile of sleepers in their place on the rails. Fortunately, the train was going at so great a speed that it swept this formidable obstacle away, without; leaving the metals. Ths engine was more or less dama ed, but not so as to prevent it dragging the train to Dijon. An inquiry was immediately commenced, and the Xatio,^ sa,s it is believed the authors of this criminal attempt had the intention of profiting by the consteration which they anticipated would be caused by the disaster to rob the passengers. This journal adds that the authorities believe they will be able to lay their bands on the criminals.
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THAT REPORTER.—It was an English reporter who stated that at a meeting of the British Ethnological Society they exhibited "casts of the skull of an individual at different periods of adult life, to show the changes produced in ten years. WHEV HELPLESS.—If there is any time when a woman realises her helplessness and dependence upon the opposite sex, it is when she is running for dear life atter an omnibus with a sleepy conductor, and there is no man near to 6huut to him,
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YOUN t; WIFE Hooking over a house; 44 Well, about the situation?" Landlord: »I'erfectly healthy, madam. I'll guarantee that." Young Wife: 44 Oh, that will never do my husband s a doctor." THE IIUSHMAV AGAIN-. -An Irish shoemaker ad. vised a customer when he complained of his new boots being tight not to put them on until he had worn them for a day or two. UNCOMI'LIMEVTAUY.—A foolish fellow was taunting » neighbour on the length of his ears. 44 It's true," replied the latter,44 that my ears are rather long for a man but how uncommon short yours are f"r a donkey „ CHALK, SIR!—Travelling several years ago on toe top of a stage coach iu Ireland, the late Mr. 1'. S. Frazer heard the guard suggf st to the driver that he had better put on the drag, as they were approaching a deep descent. 44 I'll try it without," said Jehu "hold on, gentlemen," and forthwith gathered up the ribbons, and started his horses at a rapid pace. 61 Have you a bit of chalk about you ? said a native fellow-passenger to Mr. Frazer, who indignantly asked what on earth he could want chalk for at such a time. I was just thinking, Paddy replied, "that some of our legs and arms are likely to be flying about before we reach the bottom of the hill, and that it would be very desirable for every man to mark his own, for the puroose of identiftcatioru'
GOSSIP ON DRESS.I
GOSSIP ON DRESS. I Au. sortB of innovations (says a Parisian authority, s writing in tisz London edition of tlw Xac York Herald) ■ are being introduced, not merely into the trimming and arrangements of materials, but in th9 actual cut and method of making tfje bodice. Seams are shortened and displaced. Those of the shouider are curtailed until the sleeve is half way up from the; curve of the arm to the throat. riidc seams are brought so far forward that they almost dispense i withtbe use of darts. Indeed, those special seams aro now frequently done away with, the extra width being pleated in at the waist. Sometimes the dress fabric is draped scarfwisi over both, or at least one, of the shoulders, in which case the seam only exists in the lining. Finally, many bodices are fastened at the back, and otti, rs in a most complicated way, the opening following the irregular lino of a trimming, since buttons and obvious fasteners are tabooed^ A woman 18 often put to no little trouble in the adjust- ment of her bodice, with its multitude ot half-con- cealed hooks and eyes. ONE very pretty dress is of rich bright I lack satin, scattered all over with the stems and budS of primroses, in light yel'ew and tender green between them were email marguerite daisies. This was arranged as a flowing skirt at the back; the front was composed of soft rich light primrose silk, edged with thick knotted fringe, like that on a China crepe shawl, the draping so managed that the fringe was well en evidence. The front of the bodice was com- posed of soft yellow silk, and tho rest of the flowered satin, which was cut as a Zouave with an additional rounded piece added below, having the effect of a double Zouave. The sleeves were a combination of the two materials. A pink teagown, ma le of Ben- galette, fell in one soft drapery to the feet, over- wreathing the figure in an indescribable manner, and made very long there were soft, full sleeves to the elbow, opening on the outside of the arm. A GOOD man, demi-toilette drf ssps are cut down en ca ur in front, or slanting y from the top of the shoulder seams, and worn crossed over the bust. This is a return to th3 fashions of t. o or three y ars ago; but the short sleeve, reaching two thirds down the upper arm, is a much older mode; petal tinted, orange and apricot-hued cloth, bordered w t'-i Rus- sian sable, or perhaps with fea'her trimming of the same colour, may easily be m stak* n at a distance for velvet. I have also seen cloth made upw th p'ush striped in two colours or sha h s—black and white plush with white cloth, black and scarlet with black, and, strangest of all, plush striped in two different shades of ruby red, with very dark fir-green cloth. The combination is arranged in this wise: Two breadths of the plush are iluted at the back of the skirts, the sides are of the cloth, and the tablier (slightly festooned by means ef some pleats on the left hip only) of the plush. A tight fitting bodice, laced down the front, is made of the plush cut on the cross, and over this is worn a Figaro jacket in green cloth. The plush sleeves, a'so on the cross, are laced down the outer seam. Inch-wide crimson silk laces, with oxidised siiver tags, fancifully chased, are used to fasten bodice and s'eeves. revived. These have the material put on rather full on a plain under- sleeve, and attacbed here and tb"Tf' irregularly to the foundation. Sometimes they are finished off with a little quilling of lace, or a band of ribbon is secured by a small bow but they are more often left quite plain. The gloves should be long enough to cover the elbows, and reach almost, it not quite, to the bottom of the sleeves. A PRETTY black gown has a crossed, full bodice of Chantilly lace and sleeves of this bort. The skirt appertaining consists of a full front breadth of the lace with a deep ilounce gathered on a running of pale green ribbon, and an open tunic of black spotted gauze frilled with lace and fastened down to the tablier by a couple of bows. It is worn with a wide green sash, tied at the back, and has knots of ribbon on the shoulders. Another species of bodice, with similar sleeves, is a combination of plain and brocaded gauze. It is made high, half the front being of the former material, arranged in tiny tucks running diagonally &cross the bust, and the other half of the broche closely gathered, the whole being drawn in at the waist by a shaped belt, starting fioni the side seams. Round the throat is a necklet of small flowers, and the sleeves are finished off in the same way. JEWELS are very much in vogue this season, and every ornament is turned into a jewel. Watches are set in everything. The ugly, clumsy bracelet watch seems determined not to be killed by public verdict, though it is showy and too heavy to be comfortable or becoming to tha arm. The leather bands, with cheap watches for travelling, are T^W given over to the large novelty houses, and the ibwther bracelet is sold for a few francs. Having got rid of these clumsy ornaments, we have brought a deluge of braceh-t watches on our head. All the women's wrists are to be marked as timekeepers. Time was never so golden as now, but there are so many of these little watches in the shops still that it looks as though they were not selling rapidly, and it is doubtful whether they will be a wild craze. IN itself the bracelet watch is very beautiful, being set with jewels and made most attractive, but the idea is tiresome. Why combine business with plea- sure ? Why remind one when the dinner is gayest, or the danc3 most brilliant, that life is fleeting, even if the thought is set with diamonds and rubies f- 44 Time was made for slaves," and it is stupid to wear it to a ball on one's arm. or to try to make an orna- ment of it The newest brooch is a gold and diamond mounted pin with little chams, from which hangs a diamond han with a watch face on one side It is pretty, but rather useless, as one has difncul,} 'n placing it so that the watch can be seen by tho wearer. THE most delightful thing in hats for girls of any age from two upwards, is a cultivated spPoi. of Taai o' -banter, These for the m^st part are made in lambs' wool or velvet and ire scalloped out at the edges in such a way that they resemble a pansy more than anything else. The t"1' is adyjstea to a sort of shaped coif, which raises it slightly more on one side than the other. A b.1w coming from the back has all its loops well for- ward fixed with pins headed with small silver tridents. It must be understood that although the shape of these hats was suggested by the Tarn o' Shanter or hfre'. they resemble it about as much as the blossom of a cultivated plant resembles the fi.ld flower to which it owes its origin. A VFRY pretty style of making up gowns for girls in tbe tniug hobbledehoy st3ge of growth consists in having no back seam, the extra fu!ness at the waist bring disposed of in two t.ny pleats A charming model in this style was made of French grey brocade and cloth. The bodice was full-gathered in front and seamless behind: the sleeve was full at the top and had an epaulette of pinked-out cloth set high on the shoulder the skirt was made in panels of brocade and the flounces in pinked-ou cloth. The back of the skirt was formed ty box-pleats which sloped outwards towards the hem like a half-opened umbr»'ia, and on each side of the box-pleats at the top a long-looped and long-ended bow was placed. With a gown mc.de in this style the excessive lanm- DMS of I). rap'd'y-growing g-rl vr^uld bQ cuite .OSt s eight d.
ROMANTIC WILL CASE.
ROMANTIC WILL CASE. Some remarkable features are presented by a case which his been occupying the attention of the "aD Franc>sco law courts, in connection with a dispute as to the (ossession of an estate, iuc'ua'.ng a large cattle ranche and other extensive property, possessed by Thomas Biythe, who emigrated to America tr. m Cheshire in 1 8-1 c<. and whn died intestate. The estate, which has bsen estimated as being worth five mil- lions of dollars, was claimed hy four young men living at Chester, named Williams, ail of wh-m are in un, circumstances, cn the ground that being nep they were hens at la v. An advertisement was insert d ia the Chester paper*, and a t^t o other claimants sprang up. When Wythe died he left a wid. which was taken possession of by Miss Dickinson, who claimed the whole estate on tjj Sround that s,e was tne wife by co.aract o. the de- ceased She hid the document until tbe court pronounced against her claim, and then cam a surpris" Mib& Dickinson produced the will in enurt. and it was then found that, with the exception of legacies amounting to about £ 200.000, Blythe had positively lett the v hole of bi5 vast, estate to Miss Florence Biythe, a Cheshire, girl, lately residing at Northenden. The new claimant is described as an illegitimate daughter of the deceased, her mother being a Miss Julia Ferry Mr Bljthe did not marry the iaoy. although he acknowledged his relationship to the c'si d, who was brought up by some friend at Norchendor, Cheshire. Mr. Hart, formerly an attnrruy in the United States, has possession of the wi I in Miss Wythe's interest, and ho declares it to be an un- doubtedly authentic document. By a curious coinci- dence, Mr. Hart has discovered at l-os A..nge:es. Ca.Ii- fornia, a Miss M-Llellan, who states that a/lws Blythe attended her private school at Nortbenden, and identifier her as the lost heir. The San Francisco journals declare that the discovery of the will makes Miss :*rence Blythe one of the richest girls in Ameru
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AN ENGLISH MUMMY.
AN ENGLISH MUMMY. A correspondent of the Times writes In refer- ence to the ceremony which took place recently in the botanical theatre of University College, the following eircumstaEce may he of collateral interest to tLnE'" who were present, and to the scientific world in general. About three years ago. when the crypts and lower chapels of St. Mary Woolnoth, in London, were being sealed for the first time, I took the oppor. tunity" of exploring all the space underneath the church. During my third visit of inspection I noticed a small ap rture in the north-west corner of the great vauit. Through this I crept, &nd after ciiaibing over scores of coffins in all posi- tions aud at a 1 angles, I came upon one which was apparently in a shell, and from which the leaden coffiu proper hdd parted. On removing the lid there lay b'*tore me the body of a young woman, beauti- fully preserved, her llesh as full and firm as if in lite, but of a dark copper colour. The hair was rich cht-s-nut, but somewhat dull in shade; the finft-r and toe nails were trimmed and perfect. There Wi>8 no shroui or covering of any sort, save a small piece of coarse canvas, about Sia. square. la,. ing loose on the abdomen. There wae also a laroH ii.cision on the right side, benea h the I ibs, and which I twk at the time to have been caused by an operat on Since then I have ome to the c.'nc. usion that it was done for the purpose of embalming, but I did not think to examine the soles of the feet. I may mention that the young woman was buned neariy'lCO \ears ago, and. as the date was on the coffin, this was conhrmed by reference to my registers. Of course this case is nothing in point of time to the mummy which was unrolled recently, stdi it shows the general character of the manner of embalming to be the same as that of 2700 years ago, and as that adopted bv the Siciiis-ns, of which I was informed in the wonderful catacombs at Faierrnc some months ago." Mr. H. Rider Hai/gard writes as follows concerning this It is evident that the mummy of a young woman found by Mr. Brooke in the vaults of St. Mary Woolnoth must have been prepared upon diferent principles to those practised by tbt ancient Egyptians, No process known to that p-ople which ever came under my observation sufficed to preserve the t'esh as "full and firm as if in life" Also all the best Egvptian mummieg were wound ab'ut with scores of yards of bandages (the old Kpyptian word for "mummv meant, I believe, "that which is ban- daged whereas Lbat described by Mr. Brooke does not reeiu to have been provided even with a shroud, Herodotus indeed, speaks of two inferior systems 01 DiaaiIUftc&tion Euterpe,'1 ST and I, tat as regards the secoad of these he expressly states that the bstrum iiissoives tb& iieab, and nothing r>i the body remains but tho skin au3 bones." Much mo re then til's have been the cass in tb3 thlrJ process^ vhich couGistrd only in rm-v.Mg cut the body ?.nc 8te; u;i g is for 70 days iu cat rum. It is prcbablf that the thousands of skeletons wiiicJi s.re to be seen !n the caves at Assouan, in Egypt, were prepared in this way now nothmg is lefe of them but yellow bones. It would appear that the remains described hy Mr Crooke must have hpf'n treated, not as he supposes after the Egyptian fashion, but more or less in the manner now practised by physicians—by the injection of some fluid into the veins. Can he say if the body was waxed over. and how it came about that the leaden coffin proper had parted from the she'lin which the young woman was laid ? Is this and the absence of all grave clotues to be accounted for by some subsequent robbery nf the dead ? From his reference to the date of interment. 160 years ago. which he ftates is con- firmed hy the r"gisters. 1 pr-sume that the name 01 the lady is known, aud tllt a little further search might throw some light npnn what seems to be an Interesting and mysterious case of mummihcation carried out with singular science and success, and at a period when the art was rarely followed.