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"The Red Signal" at Cardiff Theatre Royal. KISS DOLLY Mr. Harry Cnllenfori (Sir Otto Dark-wood, Bart.), Mr. H. Greville (8am Gay), and Miss N. Greville (Jenny Jones). Few melodramas abound with more stirring j incident, or are capable of arousing more enthu- siasm, than that which appears at the Royal for three nights this week. "The Red Signal," a four-act play by E. J. Lampard, is one of the most sensational dramas that has ever thrilled an audience, and on Monday evening it provoked heartiest applause from the popular parts of the house. Sir Otto Darkwood, Bart., 8 the chief character in The Red Signal," and it is round his "double-dyed" villainy and subsequent exposal and condemnation that the plot is concentrated. Sir Otto is the incarna- • tion of mischief, and perpetrates deeds that would bring the blush of shame to the cheek of the most hardened criminal, and ( which are too numerous to permit of detail. As a foil to the incorrigible Sir Otto there is one Sam Gay, a man of many parts, who always happens to turn up at the time when some villainy is being committed. The illustration above pictures how Sam intercepted some amatorial demonstrations between Sir Otto and his sweetheart; the illustration following pourtrays one of the incidents that Sam experiences in his applaudable desire to see justice fiver, to whom iustice is due. Needless to say, virtue is gloriously triumphant in the last act, and villainy receives its due reward. The final scene in Act II., wherein a signal- ,u box and miniature locomotive are introduced, is the piece de resistance of the whole play, and was fully appreciated. Mr. Harry Cullenferd gives a capital sketch of the wicked Sir Otto Dark- wood, and was greeted by loud hisses for him realistic acting. Sam Gay and Jack Darkwood (joint heroes) are ably represented by Mr. Herbert Greville and Mr. Ernest Autherly respectively. Miss Gussie Everitt, as Florence Culver, and Mr. W. Eastlake, as her father, act cleverly. As Mary Sorrell, the persecuted heroine, Mrs. W. H. Wallace plays sym- pathetically, and carries the audience with her. Mrs. Frank Stockton invests the unpleasing part of a hag with great dramatic .power. Miss Violet Greville is a picturesque Jenny Jones, and the other numerous artistes all go through their parts with finish. The Red Signal will be performed this (Tuesday) evening, and again on Saturday. On Wednes- day, Thursday, and Friday, Mr. J. L. Toole and his London company wiil occupy the boards of the Royal as already announced. Mr. Toole's visit will be a phenemena.1 success, judging by the advance booking. "PUT ME DOWN HESQUIRE!" Mr. Herbert Greville and Mr. John Howitt. .——

Cardiff Empire. I "Th« Comedian of the Age," Dan Leno, drew immense crowds to the Empire at each performance, and was an immense and deserved I success. His four songs created an immense amount of fun, the "patter" contributing no small share. In consequence of the crush Mr. Stoll has decided to place two additional rows of stalls for Tuesday and the ensuing- night. In addition there are on the bill, The Weed Travelli Trio, in a farcical sketch, "My Billy Buttons" The Waldrons, knockabouts, singers, and dancers Wilton, the whistling ventriloquist; Carrie Lee, serio comic Walter King, comedian; and Gus Gauntlet, vocalist and dancer. With such an array of talent, crowded houses are certain to be the order of the week. Newport. An extremely interesting programme is pro- vided as the Newport Empire this week. A thrilling act is that in which a cage of pan- thers go through a performance, and is yet another instance of what wild animals can be made to do by means of perseverance and kind- ness. Some remarkable feats of strength are performed by Jack Knifton and the original John Marx, the latter of whom issues a chal- lenge of 1,000 dollars to the world to produce his equal. Marx breaks cobble and granite stones with his naked fist, bends iron bars over his head, neck, and arms, and breaks massive stones on his chest, a 201b. sledge- nl' hammer being used for that purpose. Besides these items, the couple amuse themselves with dumb-bells weighing 2701b., like children play with an india-rubber ball. The Sisters Tilley are warm favourites. They are as vivacious as ever, and had to comply with loudly-de- manded encores. George Lashwood was another very pleasing artiste, and his songs, which are rendered realistic by special scenic effects, were greatly admired. One of the most en- joyable "turns" of the evening was provided by the incomparable Maura, who proved him- self, without doubt, far and away the finest foot balancer and equilibrist in existenoe. The oompany was completed by Miss Frances Roma (whose rendering of "I dreamt that I dwelt" was extremely sweet). Miss Ada Rippon, oomedy songstress, and J. P. Curlett, Irish oomedian and dancer, aJso take part in the programme. Swansea. Two ox the most marvellous exhibitions that have ever appeared in a music-hall are pre- sented at Mr. Stoll's popular High-street house tkia week. Menotti, ''the Stockholm wonder," is one, and his performances on a telephone wire are almost incredible, and have never been paralleled. Menotti was heartily cheered at the conclusian of his performance. Another turn which excited great applause on Mon- day evenening was that of the Selbini Troupe of Acrobatic Cyclists, who a.re unrivalled in their particular feats and are as enthusiastically received in Swansea as they were in Cardiff In. week. The Three Listers Lynn, look, sing, and dance charmingly, and Charlie Ress, lat8 of the Gaiety Theatre, London, gave a performance that was consistent with his reputation both as an actor- vocalist, dancer, and comedian. Miss Flora Ling-ton, burlesque actress, and Harry Jordan, descriptive vocalist, contribute to the general success of the entertainment, as also do Frank Folloy and the Harvey boys, whose glimpses, of Irish life are immensely applauded. Cardiff Panopticon, Crowds sauntered through the Panopticon all day on Monday, and spent many an inter- esting moment visiting the many amusements placed there by Mr. Stoll. The gypsies were besieged throughout the day, and so was Pro- fessor Allaby, the phrenologist, and the stage shows, both morning and evening, were watched intently. Professor Devon mystified the audience with his conjuring tricks, and the wrestling match between the lion and man is a feature which brings forth rounds of applause. The Almar Aerial Wonders go through a tricky and daring performance on the flying trapeze, and were heartily applauded. The roller skating takes as well as ever, and there will be another competition on Friday. To-morrow (Wednes- day) evening there will be a competition on the rings. Mr. Stoll intends taking in the whole of the rooms m the building, and be is in hope that by Christmas about 3,500 square feet will be ready to be occupied with shows, &c. D'Arc's Waxworks, Cardiff. The success of Madame D'Arc's latest attrac- tion, Leillah, the gipsy fortune-teller, rapidly I increases. More people daily attend her recep- tions than she can possibly attend to, but to such an extent has her popularity extended, tha.t there are few disappointed, for they come again ø learning wisdom by experience. It will be noticed that the secretary of the Santa Claus FU11-1 acknowledges to-day the receipt of Leillaa's last week's contribution from her clients, which reaches the handsome figure of £2 2K., a very practical proof of her popularity.

WILLIAMS KNOCKED OUT in a Six-round Glove Fight Near Cowbridge. Early on Sunday morning- a fight to a. finish in the old style, took pla.ce outside Cowbridge between Tom Roberts and Joe Williams, both of Cardiff, the stakes being X4 a-side. The men were respectively seconded by Joe Mitchell and "Boxer Jones. Six rounds were fought. In the first two Williams had the best of the fighting, but Roberts got In some severe blows in the third and fourth. In the fifth Roberts claimed a foul, which was, however, disallowed. In the last round Williams was knocked down, and did not rise for five minutes, Roberts being accordingly declared winner. Both men were severely punished.

Chat with Dan Leno THE POPULAR COMEDIAN IN CARDIFF. He Tells of his Experience in the Music- hall and what he Thinks of Cardiff Audiences. "And the public envy you." "Great Scott, do they really?" "Yes." "Well, I was on at a Yorkshire hall, dan- cing for a quarter of an hour, and that's hard work, when a collier in the pit shouted, 'If 1 could do that, I'd never work again.' I don't know what he meant by work, but that was hard enough." The conversation related above took place at the Empire, Cardiff, on Monday evening between one of our representatives and Dan Leno, perhaps the most famous comedian cc the day. It happened this way. The afore- said reporter was in the stalls—which, by-the- bye, were crowded to excess—and heard the inimitable Dan sing the "Ra'lway Guard," "The Shop Walker," "The Jap," and "The Recruiting Sergeant," and when the shouts of laughter and applause had died away he went to the stage and introduced himself to the j' Dan Leno as The Shopwalker." artiste—for artiste he is—and had a few minutes' chat. The reporter found Mr. Leno mopping his brow, from which perspiration oozed profusely, and at the same teasing a bright little lad of five, who called Mr. Leno "dad." "Yours?" said the pressman. "Yea, one of five," answered Dan. "When were you married, then?" "Oh, in 1883, when I did two of the luckiest things of my life." "And they were ?" "Getting married and winning a belt given for the clog-dancing championship of the world. "Where did the events come off?" "The marriage at Manchester, and winning the belt at the People's Palace, Oldham, owned by Mr. Jeffries." "That's not the only belt for dancing, is it?" "No. I won a belt given by Mr. Joe Wood, of the Princess Palace, Leeds, a. couple of years before." "There ha.ve been many changes in matters music-hall, I suppose, since you entered the business?" "Yes; it is far more refined now, and we get better class audiences than ever. Besides, the higher tone makes matters warmer for us, We are bound to be 'up to date,' and have to keep our eyes and brains at work to pick up something new ail the time. A few years ago a fellow could put on rubbish, but now it's a very different matter." "How about the drinking in music-halls?" "There is very little now compared with five years ago. Every time I re-visit a. place I notice leB8 of it." "And the cause of this change?" Education. I've been in the business 25 years at least—I was born in 1860, and Dan Leno as The Married Man." my latner ana motner ana two Drotners were all in the business then-and the difference jiwe then is really startling." "You were not on at music-halls at first, l\'(:-fC you ?" No; I started as an acrobat with my father, who was one. Then he started sketches, and introduced me, and then I took to dancing." "About your songs. Do you write them yourself?" "Xo; I have only written one, and that was a parody on Queen of X^y Heart,' and I don't suppose any parody has had such a big sale." You have to pay big prices for some songs ?" Yes: that's true. I've paid everything, from five shillings to ten guineas, and have had some given me. You know, I never had any faith in the Railway Guard' or 'The Shopwalker/ and only put them on as first songs; but they turned out to be immense successes. I had 'The Shopwalker' given me by Walter Defries. Never More,' the married man's song, was another I didn't think would take." "Yours is hard work?" "Rather. I work four halls in London, and sing ten stings a night. On Saturdays I have three afternoon shows, and altogether sing sixteen songs and give three dances. Hard work, isn't it?" "I should say so. I'm told you've had a try at the legitimate ?" "Yes, and failed. I tried to play an old man with a. falsetto voice, but the people wouldn't have it." Dan Leno as The Railway Guard." I "What do you think of Cardiff audiences?" "I like them. They are attentive, and quiet to catch on to a joke." "Do you study 'your character ?" "Well, no, not particular studies;: out The Shopwalker' I studied for hours when out shopping with my wife." "Where do you go from lipre "To London for rehearsal for Sir Augustus Harries's pantomime. I play 'Mrs. Crusoe' in Robinson Crusoe.' This is the seventh year of my engagement, and I have two more yet to serve. Rather long, is it not 2" After a little further conversation, Mr. Leno was called to get ready for the second house, and when the reporter was leaving the voci- ferous shouts told him that Dan wao again before the audience.

SKATING AT CARDIFF. A Suggestion tor the Members of the Parks Committee. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING EXPRESS.' SIR,-As, no doubt you are well aware, Car- diff is notoriously badly off for skating ponds whenever the season affords the opportunity of the enjoyment of that delightful form of recrea- tion. I, and I feel sure a good many besides, had been looking forward to the prospect of having at last a satisfying skate on the lake in the Roath Park, but 1 waa greatly disappointed to find that the water had recently been let out. I am informed that this has nothing to do with the danger of allowing the people to skate, but the occurrence is, at the least, inopportune at this season. No doubt there will be people drowned unless the bottom of the lake is filled in, but such accidents are more likely to happen to beating parties in the summer than to skaters in the winter, for it is possible in the winter to keep people off until the ice is strong enough to bear them, and much greater enjoyment to a much g-eeater number cf people would be ensured if the corporation would direct this to be done. The clerk to the London County Council has courteously supplied me with a copy of the newly-made regulations with regard to the use ef ponds for skating which were in force in London for the first time last year, I believe, and which were greatly appreciated by the public. I notice the public was kept off until the ice attained a thickness of three inches, and meantime no one was allowed to spoil the surface by throwing on sticks and stones. The council also undertook the sweeping and flooding of the ponds, and licensed men to put on skates, and set apart separate portions of the ponds for sliders, hockey players, figure skaters, and so forth. Needless to add, there was also proper provision for the saving of life in case of accident. Is it too much to expect that something of the same sort should be attempted at the Roath Park ? With the permission of the corporation, I have no doubt a committee could be formed in a day or two to take the whole responsibility, if allowed to make a small charge for admission in order to clear expenses, and. a free portion could be set apart for sliders. Will not some member of the parks committee move in the matter, and earn the gratitude of the youth of Cardiff by choosing this particular read to fame ?-I am, &c~, WENTWORTH PRICE. Cardiff, Nov. 30.

Foot Race at Ystrad. Upon the Partridge Hotel running grounds on Monday a novel foot-race for ZCIO a-side came off between Charles Lewis, aged 52, and William Williams, aged 58, both men of Ystrad Rhondda. Williams bad six yards start. Both men trotted along evenly for the first ten yards. Lewis then commenced to gain upon his opponent, and continued doing so until the 80 yards mark was reached, when he passed Williams, and even- tually reached the tape with two yards to spare. Betting was evens last week, but on Monday 6 to 4 wfes given on Lewis.

Mr. D. W. Davies bad several cases of Sunday drinking before him at Tonypandy Police-station on Monday.—John Williams and John Hughes were fined £1 each for Sunday drinking, while William and John Dalev and William Bevan were fined 10s. each for offences of a similar nature-All the defendants had been drinking at the Workmen's Club, Pandy. Local Sport: A Dream. — ■■■ ■■■■■■■ ■■■■■I.I.I. I— ■■■ !■»■»«■ ■

1. The amateur at a shooting party. 2. His first shot brings down a be a ter. 3. An unfor tunate cow, too, gets in the way. 4. He is informed that his last effort was successful in wounding an old woman in an adjacent garden. 5. After bagging five men, a cow, three dogs and an old woman, he decides to give up shooting as poor eport.

LIBERAL FEDERATION. Going to Southampton and not to Cardiff. The appearance of the above statement in the" Evening Express" of yesterday con- veyed to Cardiff Liberals the first and only intimation that the big "do" which they have been anticipating for weeks past was "off." The correspondence with Sir W. T. Lewis has been conducted by the London managers of the Liberal Federation, and the issue of it ha.s not been conveyed to the local people. The latter, now they know the worst, are courageously putting the best face on it they can, and, singularly enough, profess to be jubilant at the turn affairs have taken. A representative of the "Western Mail," who saw Mr. R. N. Hall, the Liberal agent, last night, found that gentleman in a particularly jubilant mood. "It's a fine thing for us," he said, fondling his cigarette. "I am sorfy for Lord Bute, but nothing could have happened to greater advantage for our cause throughout South Wales." Was the Drill-hall promised on the con- dition that Mr. Gladstone came down?" asked the "Western Mail" man. "Yes," was the reply. "The Drill-hall is really the only building in the town that would have accommodated our meetings, for they would be on a much bigger scale—I mean the delegate meetings—than those of the Conservative conference. They always are bigger. We made application for the Drill- hall on behalf of the London people, and Sir W. T. Lewis's reply was sent to us. In it he said that Lord Bute had granted the use of the Drill-hall to Lord Salisbury as a personal compliment, and that he would grant its use to Mr. Gladstone for the same rea^n, but to no other member of the Government. We sent that reply on to London, and the officials of the federation have been consider- ing it. If they have deoided to go to South- ampton or anywhere besides Cardiff-I do not know whether they have or not; we have heard nothing as yet—it is because of the condition imposed on the grant of the Drill- hall. The meeting of the federation had been promised to Cardiff; that is the only thing which could have caused the change. It was not likely that the federation could have accepted the conditions—they could not guarantee that Mr. Gladstone would come down; they would have to write him, and make arrangements for his visit. Sir W. T. Lewis has kept us waiting about for five or six weeks, with this result. He talks about the personal compliment to Lord Salisbury, and vet we were able to show him that since Sir Hardinge Giffard's time Tory speakers have had the use of the hall." But don't you regard Sir W. T. Lewis's action in trying to induce Mr. Gladstone to visit Cardiff as friendly ?" asked the "Western Mail man. "No, certainly not," was the reply. "This thing is going to do us a. lot of good," re- peated Mr. Hal!. Never since the time when the Tones opposed the grant of the freedom of the borough to Mr. Gladstone has anything occurred which will do us so much good." anything occurred which will do us so much good." A representative of the "Western Mail" called upon Mr. R. Bird, president of the Carcuu Liberal Association, last night, but that gentleman declined to be interviewed.

THE WINTER is trying to the weak and the aged. To these we recommend a good tonic, and the best tonic is Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters. It is stated that the new Langland Bay Hotel Company (Limited), Mumbles, are en- deavouring to induce the Postmaster-General to open a post-office at Langland. THE timely use of Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters has saved many a doctor's bill by warding off ailments. e3146 v

EXPRESS SANTA CLAUS. INTEREST FOR READERS AND PROFIT FOR THE POOR. An invitation and a Chance for All to Helo Our "Santa Claus" Scheme. Now, boys and girls, men and matrons, hurry up if you want one of the following prizes. Articles for competition are coming in pretty steadily, but we want to see quite a rush before we shall be satisfied. There a-e many co'd little children to clothe, and we want them all to have a warm and happy Chr istmas but we want the public's cordial co-operation and active help. Our plan is well known by this time, but we deem it wise to keep the list ef prizes before the public gaze. The following money prizes will be given for the best 1. DRESSED DOLL f o o 2. CHILD'S FROCK 10 0 3. KNITTED, CROCHETED, or FLANNEL PETTICOAT 10 0 4. FLANNEL SHIRT for lioya 0 10 0 5. CHILD'S HOOD, any Material 010 0 6. PAIR of KNITTED WOOLLEN STOCK INGS 0 10 0 7. KNITTED MUFFLER, not IPSR than 4ft. and 6in. wide 0 5 0 8. PINAFORE (nottoofineJPlainorColoured 0 5 0 9. APRON, Plain or Coloured 0 5 10. BABY'S WOOL BOOTEES 0 5 SPECIAL PKTZES. 11. ASSORTMENT of OLD TOYS .100 12. ASSORTMENT of CAST-OFF CHIL- DREN'S CLOTHING 10 0 13. MATERIALS for BOYS' or GIRLS' CLOTHING 1 0 0 Of course, all articles sent in, whether they win a prize or not, are to belong to the Fund, and are to be distributed among the poor children at Christmas- tide. No article sent in after Saturday, December 16, will be admitted to the Prize Competition. It is important that every article should have the name aud address of the donor attached to it. 30 that its receipt may he acknowledged. Money donations will be gratefully acknowledged in these columns, and the sums so received will be administered as judiciously as possible in furtherance of the objects of our Santa Claus' Fund. We may add that all toys and things will be carefully stored away till the day of distribution. On that day the whole of the gifts will be laid out and exhibited in some large, suitable hall, and if the money will run to it the children will be given a feast of tea and cake to bring them into a fit mood for an interview with "Santa Claus." Allgifts should be addressed SANTA CLAUS," "EVENING EXPRESS" OFFICE, ST. MARY-STREET, CARDIFF. Postal Orders, Cheques, &c., may be made payable to Mr. D. W. Thomas, Western Mail-buildings, St. Mary-street, Qarditt. If it is not convenient to seud a parcel, we will, on the receipt of a post-card, send a. messenger or a conveyance to fetch it. We think our readers will assist the scheme with gifts of money and clothing and toys, and so for once give the poor child an advantage over its richer neighbour, for while the latter has to wait the coming of the Santa Claus of blessed memory, the E1)e¡¡iw/ Express "Santa Chws" will search cut his recipients, and, if hopes and expectations are realised, load them with Christ- mis presents.

INFLUENZA AND ITS AFTER EFFECTS.—The best Medicine to take is Gwilym Quinine Bitters. It braces up the system and makes one feel well again.—2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d. bottles. [e3146 It will be remembered that at the private meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Roberts and Co., timber merchants, Harry, held on Thursday last, it wa.s agreed to accept a composition of 7s. 6d. in the £ —5s. to be paid in cash, and 2s. 6d. by a secured bill. The arr.Lilgement was, however, made subject to the National Bank of Wales giving up certain securities held by them. This the bank authorities are prepared to do. The creditors, too, have signified their willingness to fall in with the offer, consequently the matter has practically arrived at a settlement. ■■■■■■awwa——BaMBWWBB——8W»——IWII I M.ll

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Lovelace's Ghost. A LOVE STORY WHICH BORDERS ON THE SUPERNATURAL. I don't think I am more superstitious thai", the general run. of men, and I knew I am no believer in this table-waltzing, wall- rapping sort of spiritualism, but I did once run across a queer thing not to be explained on natural grounds," says a writer in the Philadelphia, Times. I am a native of England, and for seven or eight years of my early manhood served in the Royal Navy as a lieutenant. In 1866 I sailed in the Princess Alice, where I first became acquainted with a yoimsf fellow a little older than myself, named, or I shall call him. Freeman Lovelace. While I cannot say I ever conceived any real affection for him, we became rather good friends, as such friendships go. He was clever, full of good stories, had seen much of life' though, perhaps, too much of its worst side, and was well liked by all on board. He was just the sort of man that women love to in- fatuation and throw themselves away on, and, from what he would sometimes in confi- dential words let drop, I fancied he was protty much entangled in half a dozen different directions ashore. When we left on the cruise I tell you of, I thought that he seemed to have something on his mind, and once I saw him tear up some letters he had and heard him murmur several times, Poor odrl, poor But this unwonted seriousness wore away in a week or two, and I thought nothing more of it. But one night when he and I had just parted for the night and I had started for my cabin, he called me back. Trescott,' he said, 'did a woman pass you just now ?' I looked at him in amazement. We I were two hundred miles from any woman, and he knew it. 'A woman I echoed. 'Why, how should a woman come aboard the Princess Alice ?' Oh, all right,' he answered lightly, although I could see by the pinnacle lamp that his face was singularly colourless. I "'It must have been imagination that made me think I saw some one in woman's dress I steal out of the shadow of the mast there Good night.' We were to touch at Gibraltar, Malaga, and Barcelona as we entered the Mediterranean, and it was at the first of these ports that the next of the series of extraordinary events I have to relate took place. We had passed the mighty fortress and lay at anchor near the town when Loveia-1^ and I got leave to go ashore for a couple of hours. As we passed along a street lined with houses closely shuttered, as it was ''oontide, I noticed a woman half concealed by the pillars of a church. I was just about to call the atten- tion of my companion to the fact that she seemed to be an Englishwoman and that her quiet English costume seemed out of place in this essentially foreign to-rn, when 1 saw him start back and turn pallid. I canc-V- him, thinking him faint, but soon saw that it was unmistakable terror I detected on his fdce. The woman was in black, and in London would have been taken for a sort of superior working-woman, probably the forewoman of a mantle-making establishment. But what struck me as strange was the fact of the unusual intentness of her face fixed immo- vably on Lovelace, and that she held her hand to her threat in a way that concealed it from view. In another moment Lovelace seemed to rally, and started forward with a cry of Lucy you here p' on his lips. But as my eyes went from him back to the spot, not thirty feet away, where the girl bad stood, I saw that she was gone. My companion now became excited. Whe:") did she go ?' he asked. I was as much puzzled as he, for it was hardly possible that she could in that mere moment of time have gained one of the adjacent houses, or have gone down the street unseen by us. Indeed, in both direc- tions there was no one in sight. There was only tho church, but on our entering we were confronted by- a priest speaking very fair English, who assured us that no one j: had entered the edifice within the last hour. I was, as I have said, puzzled by this, but thought nothing of any supernatural ele- ment it might have. "Lovelace, on the contrary, returned at once to the ship, and for days se- cluded himself from all companionship. When we reached Malaga he did not wish to go ashore, but the commander of the ship detailed him, together with three others, to carry a dispatch to the Consul at that port. I remained aboard, but the others returning I heard what was designated as a queer story on Lovelace. It seemed that he, with the rest of the party, stopped on the street to buy some fruit, when all at once the fruit-seller's little ohild cried out in terror something about a woman in black that was standing just behind Lovetace. All looked around but could see nobody there, and they went on choosing the fruit, when the child gave another still louder shriek and fell down. Its mother picked it up, and the little fellow clung to her, sobbing out that the woman had taken her hand from her throat and that it was all bloody. "As there was plainly no such woman about, the young omcers\Youldha.ve laughed at the child's fancy, but Lovelace had been obliged to borrow the fruit-seller's chair, so agitater- was he for some minutes. lie looked aswhiteand weak asawoman," cor.c] aded my informant. "On getting to Barcelona Lcvolao? refused to loave the ship, but during the day there I arrived an invitation from a mutual friend of his and mine, whose yacht was lying j there, to dine with him, and, after some dini- < culty, succeeded in getting Lovelace to con- j sent to go. j| We spent a pleasant hour aboard Lord 's beautiful craft, and were just going { in to dinner, Lady on Lovelace's arm, when all at once that lady gave a scream and looked around in haste, only to scream I again and faint dead away. I stared with amazement with the rest of the guests, but just beyond Lovelace I sa.w thewoman in black standing quietly gazing into my friend's face. Then she slowly dropped her white hand from her thr< nt, and I saw a gash across it from which the blood still flowed in heavy sullen drops. I understood then what made Lady faint, though when she recovered her conscious- ness, and tried to combat her husband's and friend's attempt to persuade her that the woman bad existed only in her imagination, I kept silence, and so did Lovelace, from whom fortunately, attention had been attracted in the stir over our fair hostess." She had felt, she said, an ice-like hand on her arm, and, looking about, had seen the ghostly figure I have described. When we got back to the ship that night I put aside the reserve T had hitherto maintained towards Lovelace on this subject, and asked him for an explanation. He was very much embarrassed, and I have never known whether he teld me the whole truth or not. At any rate, this was his story: His sister, whom he had visited in London before starting on his cruise, had had a deceased Church of England clergy- man's daughter employed as a nursery governess for her children, and in his idle moments Lovelace had amused himself by making love to this poor girl. He swore he went no further than this, but that was a question as to the amount of confidence one could put in the man. At last, as the time drew near "V.r him to sail, he had tried to withdraw from this flirtation, when the girl exhibited a despair and grief for which he was not prepared, and declared that if he proved faithless to her she would kill her- self. Not believing this threat he saw her no more, and left for this cruise without a farewell word to her He knew as yet nothing of her fate, and had his apprehen- sions only aroused by seeing her that memorable night in the Bay of Biscay, look- ing at him from near the mast. From what had happened since, he could not help but believe that she had fulfilled her desperate threat. 4 Resolved on reaching Naples to know the truth, he telegraphed to his sister to know what had become of Miss Raymond. She replied coldly, with a plain intimation that she disliked his manifest interest in her poor dependent, that on the day he had sailed Miss Raymond had been found in her room with 'that across her throat which he had hardly cared to see.' On learning this, for some time Lovelace acted like a thoroughly broken man, but after a while began to somewhat recover. We were still at Naples when the I end came to the retribution that fol- lowed his heartlessness. Though I had taken a real dislike to the man after hearing his storv. we were still much thrown together, and one evening we had gone to call on some English ladies at the Consul's. We had taken our leave, but, on one of the ladies to whom Lovelace had been paying some rather zealous attentions appearing on a balcony above, he stood up in the open carriage we occupied to catch the flowers she half mockingly threw down to him. All at once he turned his laughing eyes on me, and as he did I saw his face freeze suddenly with the horror I knew so well. He started backward, and at the same moment the horses reared slightly, and before I could catch him he had fallen from the carriage into the street. 11 "As he did so a long sigh caught my ear, and I turned my head to see for a brief second the woman in black at my side still holding her gashed throat. She was gone then, and I hastily tumbled from the carriage and joined the driver. He was bending over Lovelace's dead body. He had broken his neck on the stones "Some days after I called on the lady referred to, who had also witnessed the acci- dent, and one of her first questions was: Who was the girl in black in the carriage with you two the-.dreadful da.y P Take the story for what it is worth, gentlemen, explain it if you can. These are the bare facts."—Exchange. a——can—aa——

Tennyson was extremely sensitive to any criticisms of his poems. Once when a friend was at Freshwater he noticed on the arawing-roum table a certain journal which contained a depreciatory article on a recent volume of the poet. "You'd better put that paper away under the sofa," said the IJall- reate to his son. "It's just as well that the servants should not read this rubbish about me." To the same friend he repeated an impromptu epigram he had made after read- ing a review by Mr. Alfred Austin: — "Tennvson is no giant." How do you know it ? So vouches Alfred Austin, dwarf and poet. Then there is the story told by the gentleman who was once connected with a press-cutting agency. This gentleman wrote to the Laureate offering him a supply of cuttings having reference to his works. The reply was brief:"Lord Tennyson does not care to mv for ffnat'sa bites." mv for ffnat'sa bites."

WISE AND OTHERWISE. IV At the dinner given by the Institute of Journalists to M. Zola, at the Crystal Palace, the bill of fare was very cleverly designed. In a pictured boat built of newspapers floated the past and present officials of the institute, all faithfully portrayed. The sea was of ink, and quills served as oars for the fragile craft, which, we should add, was armed with a champagne bottle en bar- bette" like a gun, whilst the guest of the evening was represented flying around, like a stormy petrel. Once when a doctor was visiting an old man who was suffering from rheumatism in the back, he ordered the wife to rub in plenty of hartshorn and oil. Next day, to the 'doctor's surprise, lie found the old man much worse, and all the skin was off his back. He turned to the woman and asked, "Did you do as I ordered you?" "Yes, sir, I rubbed him well with hearthstone and oil, I but. I don't see that it's done him any good." I have had many a fall but never a tumble. Though I neither sit nor lie down I often rise up. I urn sometimes low, but never out of spirits. I am of a changeable temperament, yet, though I move up and down, I never stir from my place. I am always at my post when you wish to consult me. When you look into my face I sometimes cause you pleasure, sometimes pain. Now, tell me wha.t I am? —-A weatherglass. A short time ago a little boy wa.s busily engaged at his lessons. His father, a leading citizen, had gone to his "lodge," and his mother was busy sewing. The little boy looked up and asked, "Mamma, what does the word pretext' mean ?" "When your father -says lie has to go to the lodge two or three times a week, that is a pretext to get away from his family." The boy did not say anything, but next day, when he read it out to the whole school, his definition of "pretext" caused a sensation. For some reason or other the late Professor Jowett objected to men staying up during the "vac. and two men who did so suffered severely for their love of work. The master first of all forced them to attend chapel evefy day. After this had gone on for some little time without the desired effect, he Ls stated to have greatly restricted the college [ bill of fare, which latter device ultimately forced the two enthusiasts to decide to bury themselves in the bosom of their families. The master saw them off, and, turning to the porter, remarked, "This kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting." A new system of advertising common in New Zealand has led to a disastrous mis- understanding between a doctor and a patient. The Government are glad to add to the revenue by letting the gummed side of stamps to advertisers, who are glad to print their puffs there in spite of the extremely brief publicity ensured. The other day a man called on a doctor about .some ailment, and, while waiting his turn, stuck a stamp on a letter. When, a minute later, the doctor bade him put out his tongue, lie read thereon in letters of blue— "Stop that. cough. Use X.'s pectoral." Unable to treat calmly so shameless a tout, the doctor kicked him out. Dr. Haweis, in an article contributed to the "Independent," gives an entertaining account of the time when he saw Wagner "conducting" in London. His handling of the baton was a revelation. At times he did not conduct at all, lie let the band alone, as though he inspired instead of drove them. Mendelssohn used to do the same sort of thing. He would almost cease to wave his baton, and, with his head on one side, would seem to fall into meditation and listen as in a dream; but people remarked that never was the band so magnetic, never the music so perfect, as when Mendelssohn got into that particular mood. "But the critical donkey." says Dr. Haweis, "who went to the Albert-hall and watched Wagner, when he did not see the stick swoop and plunge, and the conductor in full sweat, fancied he could not be up to the work, and felt inclined to have his money back." "What are you rest- ing for?" said an ignorant theatrical manager to the man at the "drums." The drummer pointed to a hundred bars' rest. "Hang it all, sir," says the manager; "I don't pay you to rest, I pay you to play the drum." The triumphant success obtained by Fanny Elssler in the "Diable Boiteux" was by no means relished by her lady-colleagues, who profited by any mode of annoying their rival. One evening Burat de Gurgy, author of the libretto. ImonViirl at. the door of the cliarrning dancer's dressing-room and found her in a great state of excitement. "My dear M. Burat," she exclaimed, "I am in a terrible rage! I have scarcely time to dress, and someone has stolen my chalk!" "Your chalk," began Burat. "Yes. I have asked everybody for some, and they all say they II have none. It is a conspiracy, you see, to hinder me from dancing. So now, M. Burat, vou will get me some, will you not?" "But, my dear lady, I don't know where to go for it." "Make haste!" insisted Fanny. "I will pay you whatever you like, but I must have it. You have just a quarter of an hour before the curtain rises, and I shall expect you." It was then eleven o'clock and all the shops were shut, consequently M. Burat was i highly perplexed as to what to do. However, at last he returned, bringing live little bits of chalk, but looking extremely doleful. "Enfin!" cried Mile. Elssler triumphantly. "You are, indeed, a friend in need! What do I owe yoi, "Twenty-five sous for five I glasses of execrable cognac, was his answer. "I have been obliged to go to five cafes in order to steal the chalk from the billiard tables

FOR LOVE'S SAKE. Ay, love me, sweet, with :dl toy heart, Tliy mind, thy soul, and all thou art And hop'st to be-love me with love That naught beneath the heavens may move. Yet say not wherefore; sa.y not why Thou lovest, since in these to lie The seeds of death to Love, but say I Thou lovest, and must love alway! For shouldst t,hou love witching grace I Of word or manner, form or face— ShouIQ thy heart's worship thus he bought By any gift that time has wrought— So art thou false to Love's pure creed, And like to fall in sorest need; But love for Love's dear sake, I pray, Then almit thou love me, sweet, alway!

SUMMER, COME AGAIN. The brown-tinted leaves in the forest an falling, The velvety garb of Wild Wafea will soon fade, The breeze in the trees is now dolefully calling Thee back to the languishing bloom in the glade. Sweet roses are drooping and lilies are dyiDg. The sorrowing skylark pours down a sad lay, The thrush in the brushwood is mournfully sighing— Fair Parent of Beauty, oh! come back and stay. No more can J roam ill the gathering gloaming, Through foliaged avenues fragrant- and fair, Nor dream on the banks of the rivulet gleaming— My favourite bower of beauty is bare. The bee ana the butterfly no longer flutter Frcrn flower to flower sweet life to convey, The Earth seems to wither, and Life seema to mutter— Fair Queen of the Seasons, oh! come back and stay. Round me neighbours dear are dying, 'Neath cold Winter's cruel reign, Hearts are breaking, souls are sighing- Life's sweet summer come again. To each soul I hear her answer, Soft, as though it gave her pain— Life can have but one brief summer, Was thine given thee in vain ? 4 JOHN HENRY DAVIES. Tonyrefail.

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