Evening Express

--???- -?-?- General Booth at Cardiff. '??- SKETCHES OF THE SALVATION ARMY AT WOOD-STREET CHAPEL. 1. General BOOTH: ''Now, let us have a good chorus altogether." 2. Colonel LAWLEY (General Booth's secretary) is very enthusiastic, 3. Alderman RICHARD CORY in his element on the platform. 4. Prince GALAZITEN, a Russian Prince. 5. Some Salvationists. --?. On Easter Monday General Booth visited Cardiff and gave several spiritual addresses in the course of the day in Wood-street Chapel. The first of these services cook place in the fore- noon, and there wa,s a full congregation, chiefly composed of detachments visiting Cardiff from the Hills. The General was assisted by Colonel Lawley, and Mr. Richard Cory was also present The afternoon and evening services were simi- larly conducted, the congregation each time being a full one. Charges for admittance and collections were made to meet the expenses. .?-

A RISING ARTISTE. Something About a Popular Welsh Soprano. Soprano. Among. the very many Welsh students at the Royal Academy just now few have achieved such prominence as Miss Kate Thomas, the daughter of Mr. Jaine,4 Thomas, J.P., of Haverfordwest, high sheriff of the town and county. It was at. the National Eisteddfod held at Swansea in 1892 that her I singing abilities—though well known locally— were first brought to the attention of such men of eminence as Dr. Shakespear, Ap Thomas, the Queen's harpist, and Dr. Run- degger, and, after awarding her a double prize, they privately took the opportunity of per- suading her to enter the Royal Academy and continue her studies, v&ich, with the natural advantages she possessed, would undoubtedly lead to fame and fortune. Hence in October of the same year Miss Thomas found herself one of the six hundred and odd students which it is the privilege of the academy professors to educate. The adjudicator of the National Eisteddfod, Dr. MISS KATIE THOMAS. I Shakespear, weno out of his way to enable Miss Thomas to join his class, so impressed was he with the lady's ability, and under his tuition she has continued ever since. The other day the Duke and Duchess of Fife re-opened the St. Marylebone General Dispensary, and it was en this occasion that my attention was first called to the excep- tional powers of Miss Thomas. She was the only singer retained to sing before their Royal Highnesses. In each of her efforts the un- 1 IIL bounded applause of the large and fashionable audience testified to he;' success. After the concert I obtained a little chat with Miss Thomas, and found, as the name suggested, that she was one of tha many daughters of Wales who are seeking fame in the musical world. I was not surprised to learn that her father was musical, nor that. the other members of _T_? II the family followed in his footsteps. Her eldest sister, once known as Miss Lillian Thomas, was one of the most promising j piauistes at the Royal Academy, but, after I making a name for hersjf here, she elected to sacrifice artistic fame for the quietness and happiness of domestic bhii". Now the hopes of the family are resting upon Miss Kate Thomas and a younger sister who is still at Haverfordwest, but who will soon, it is hoped, be brought up to the Academy. Miss Kate Thomas's voice might wsdl be called a dramatic soprano: it is very fiiii, and has a compass of two «staves. Smce her *v I I arrival in town she has had little difficulty in getting concert anc. even oratorio engagements, but her great ambition is grand opera. And there is no reason why she should not take n very prominent place n this high class. Full of vivacity and life, possessing a most engaging appearance, with an excellent knowledge of French, German, and Italian, she should indeed go very far. Only lately I am informed that Miss Thomas ha.s been taking the part of "Madame Augon" in a holiday com- pany, composed principally of Academy stu- dents, and has scored heavily in this character. Mr. Henry Woods, a gentleman well known in Cardiff, and the conductor of Madame Marie Rojre s operas, is responsible for her dramatic training, and he has had little difficulty in making a finished artiste out of the natural talents of the Welsh girl. Miss Thomas is at present studying the part of "Nelle" in "Pagliacci" for an early per- formanee. With her Academy studies, her private work, and her public engagements, the hands of this promising young lady are very full. Strange how destiny works out! It was a toss up whether she should turn her atten- tion entirely to an artiste's life. She has exhibited at the Water Colour Institute and provincial g-alleries, and her pecuniary awards 'de, were considerable. But the increasing work interfered with her musical studies. Then there was a pau&e. Which road should she take—artist or singer? Any male creature would have spun a coin—Miss Thomas weighed the pros and cons., puckered up her broad forehead, weighed the pros and cons., found there were more first-class artists than first- class sopranos, and made the bold plunge. She has a great career before her.

-=?=?- TIN-PLATE TRADE. Mr. Trubshaw met the men at the Western Works on Monday in reference to the above ride. The masters refuse to settle unless the men work 33 boxes, as at present. The men seem determined to go back to the old rule of 36 determined to go back to the old rule of 36 boxes. ? ?-. -?-?-?.

A Stag in a Dining-Room. An extraordinary incident in connection with the Hunt of ho Templem.ore Harriers has occurred. The meet was at Bachelor's Hill, and the hounds were in full cry over a splendid country three miles from Thurles, when a stag ran into the grounds of Lieutenant-Colonel litzgibbon Tract, a gentleman well known in Dublin, and, approaching the house at top speed, clashed through one of the lower thick plate-glass windows. Although the a.nima.l was of gcod size, he made a hole in the glass little more than the breadth of his antlers. He had to rise five feet from the ground to get through, and whesn inside the richly-carpeted dining- room he roamed about in search, apparently, not of a means of escape, but of a hiding place. He got away, however, without a seraich, and beyond alarming the household and des- troying the glass no further damage was done.

-? £ &•" <$ Welsh Disestablishment. A COMPLETE SCHEME NOW PROPOUNDED. It is a Sweeping Measure which I Crystaliises Mr. Thomas Gee's I Proposals. I Some eighteen months ago Mr. Thomas Gee, of Denbigh, drafted an outline of a scheme of disestablishment and disendowment of the Church in Wales, and forwarded copies of the scheme to a very large number of Liberal Nonconformists and Churchmen in the Prin- cipality, inviting their opinion on the scheme, together with any suggestions they felt inclined to offer. During the last twelve months Mr. Gee has received a mass of correspondence from all parts of Wales and from leading Welshmen in England. As the result of ibis informal inquiry, a complete scheme has teen prepared by Mr. Gee, which will be published in a few days. It is a remarkable fact that there is a days. It is a remarkable fact that there is a consensus of opinion as to the chief lines upon which the Bill must run. It is evident that the conditions upon which the Irish Church was disendowed will not be accepted by the Liberal party in the Principality, as they are considered too favourable to the Church and most unjust to the public. One proposal that finds favour with a considerable number of Mr. Gee's correspondents is that the clergy should be allowed to enjoy their present stipends and other privileges during their lives, and that the tithes should be applied as herein pro- posed. But the great majority object to this, for the following reasons: —In the first place, disestablishment and disendowment could not possibly take place at the same time through- out all the parishes of Wales under such an arrangement. Besides, those of the clergy— the younger clergy-who have done least ser- vice would enjoy the greatest rewards. A young man, say, of thirty, who may have been appointed to a benefice worth B500 a year, may live until he is 80 years of age. He would receive under this provision JB25,000, whereas an old clergyman, say, of 70, would only receive £ 5,000, though he might have served the Church for half a century. In addition to this, con- siderable ill-feeling would be caused between parishes by such a settlement, and an unneces- sary prejudice would be created-against the Church itself, which should, if possible, be avoided. The following are the chief clauses of the scheme, as approved of by most of the leading Welsh Liberals, both Nonconformists and Churchmen — 1. The dignitaries and clergy of the Church who are in possession of benefices, &c., should receive pensions according to the Government scale for life, whether they continue to serve the parishes, &c., with which they may be connected at the passing of the Act or not, but provided they continue in Holy Orders. The bishops and deans may enjoy their palaces and the clergy their parsonages and glebes, and receive the produce of the pew rents, if any. 2. The bishops' palaces, deaneries, parsonages and glebes, &c., should remain in possession of the present occupiers, should they continue to officiate in their respective churches. But if they should not do so, and in any event at then death, such palaces, &c., should be sold, and the amounts received from their sale should be paid to the tithe fund of the county in which they are situated. 3. The tithes should be collected by officers appointed by the county councils, be paid to the county treasurer in each county, and placed to a separate account, which may be called "The Tithe Fund Account," &c. 4. No part of the tithes should be given to any religious denomination or denominational schools. 5. The tithes should be applied as follows:- To assist deserving and promising young per- sons to obtain an education in the intermediate schools, which they would be unable to obtain without assistance: to enable parishioners to erect rooms for parochial purposes, and for libraries, cottage hospitals, &c. also, as loans to assist farmers, labourers, and mechanics to erect cottages upon allotments. 6. All private rights to soats j in churches should cease, and ? the members should be allowed to decide from time to time whether I they shall be free or rented. 7. All churchyards and other public burial- grounds and the control of the church bells should lie transferred to the parish councils, compensation being given, if necessary, to the incumbents for their lives. 8. The care and repair of the churches should be left in the hands of the congregations assem- bling in them. 9. If either or ali the cathedrals should be unused or be allowed to go out of repair, they should be handed over to the county councils jointly. The Northern counties should pro- tect St. Asaph and Bangor, and the Southern counties Llaindafi and St. David's. When the Church is disestablished the parish churches and cathedrals, as they are national property, should be placed at the service of any religious body for occasional religious meetings at times which will not interfere with the Church ser- vices. 10. Lay impropriators should receive pen- sions for their lives. 11. Colleges, schools, hospitals, &c., should continue to receive for ten years amounts equal to the net annual value of the tithes paid to them during the last three years, after all the expenses are deducted, providing the governing bodies of such irstitutions are unsec- tarian or representative. 12. Holders of advowsons should not be com-1 pensated. 13. All endowments which have been left stridtly to the Church, smco the year 1800 should be considered the property of the clis- 1 established Church. i 14. Churches and parsonages erected by 1 public subscription since 1800 should be con- sidered to be the property of the disestablished t Church. 8 15. All plate, furniture, and other movable chattels belonging to any church or chapel-of- ease should be the property of the dise>stab- a lished Church. 1 16. In all public establishments, such as S lunatic asylums, workhouses, &e., the power of ( appointing the clergy only as chaplains should I cease, and religious equality should be the ruling principle in all. 17. No Church body should be incorporated under the Act, neither should any position whatever be given to the disestablished Church which may be inconsistent with a state of per- fect religious equality. The disestablished ( Church should be allowed to control its own j affairs under precisely the same conditions as t the Nonconforming bodies. j These are the principal clauses in the scheme 1 propounded by Mr. Gee. (

<, .?,?.« Wales was, is, and will bel -???._? CYMRU FU (WALES AS IT WAS). --?-? CYMEU SYDD (WALES AS IT IS). CYMRU FYDD (WALES TO BE).

? -?? WELSH LAND COMMISSION. Date of the Sittings in Carmarthen- shire. Notice has been given that the Royal Com. mission on Land in Wales and Monmouthshire will sit for the purpose of receiving evidence relative to Carmarthenshire as follows :—At the Athenaeum, Llanelly, on Monday, April 16th at the Town-hall, Llandilo, on Tuesday, the 17th at the Town-hall, Llandovery, on the 18th at the Town-hall, Llansawel, on the 19th at the Magistrates'-room, St. Clear's, on the 20th and at tiie Town-hall, Carmarthen, on the 21st. Intending witnesses should send their names seven days before the date of sitting to Mr. Cecil E. Owen, assistant secretary, 6, Old Palace-yard, Westminster, S.W. ?

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. By permission of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, the officers of the Royal Engineers, Militia and Volunteers, will hold their first annual dinner at the Hotel ~Victoria, Northumberland-avenue, on Thursday, April 12. Field-Marshal Sir Lintorn Simmons, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., will preside. j ""??"1rør.??r,gr,¿-B.,??-? --?- -?-??-?-

CRIME AT LIVERPOOL. Heavy Sentences are Passed by Justice Day. Justice Day before concluding the Liverpool Assizes passed deferred sentences on Monday on several prisoners previously convicted for robbery with violence. Nine were sentenced to be flogged in addition to imprisonment, the heaviest being two floggings of twelve lashes, and the others ranging from eighteen to fifteen lashes-a single flogging. Two Eceleston colliers, for assaulting and kicking a constable who served them with summonses, were sentenced to twelve years and ten years respectively. Mary Holliwell, for inflicting a wound on her husband's throat with a razor near Wigan, was awarded five years' penal servitude. ?J¡t! --? ?--?

DHUlfKENNESS or the LIQUOR HABIT positively D CURED by administering; Dr. HAINES' GOLDEN SPECIFIC. It is a powder, which can be given in beer coffee, or tea, or in food, without the knowledge of the patient. It is harmless, and will effect a permanent and speedy core, whether the patient is a moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck. It has been given in thousands of CloseR and in every instance a werfect curc has followed It never fails. The system once impregnated with the specific it becomes an utter impossibility for liquor appetite to exist. Forty-eight page book of par- ticulars on receipt of postage stamp. Can be had of HICKS and Co, 28, Duke-street, Qneen-streefc, and Para, dise-row, Cardiff. Trade supplied by LrucHand Co. Ltd, London. 13 -¡z ??,???- Bus'mess Sifsra'stsi I ESTABLISHED 1850. STOCKTAKING 18i4 ? THE F ORTY-F O U R T H ? GRE i T ANNUAL 8Ah "6 BEYAN AND COMPANY (LIMITED), j 'THE CARDIFF FITilNISHEBS, GREAT ANNUAL STOCK-TAKING SALE. -L ?' .l. ?? "Of ? n.ok ,I ? WILL COMMENCE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 10TH, 1894, AND WILL CONTINU# FO ONE MONTH ONLY, DURING WHICH PERIOD THE WHOLE OF THEIR IMMENSE STOCKS 0? FURNITURE. BEDDING, CARPET^ MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ETC., AT THEIR VARIOUS BRANCHES, WILL BE OFFERED AT SUCH PRICES AS WILL EFFECT A CLEARANCE. GREATER BARGAINS THAN EVBB' u 1 DOZENS OF PIANOFORTES! SCORES OF ORGANS!! HUNDREDS OF SUITES! 'i THOUSANDS OF IRON BEDSTEADS! MILLIONS OF PURCHASERS REQUIRED II el CARDIFF. NEWPORT. AND PONTYPOOk PERKINS BROS. & CO., ST. MARY-STREET AND WYNDHABl j ARCADE. CARDIFF. GENERAL IRONMONGERS AND COMPLETE HOL'*8 FUKNlSHEKS, PERAMBULATORS AND MAIL CARTS FROM 10s. 6d. to 75s PERKINS BROS. & CO. ST. MARY STREET AND WYNDHAM ARGADE, CARDIFF. E3271 ,-?- 1

PONTYPRIDD EISTEDDFOD. Suggested Appeal to the Nation to Wipe Out the Deficiency. TO THE EDITOR OF THE :c EVENING EXPRESS.' Sir,—The guarantors of the Pontypridd National Eisteddfod, 1893, have been place.! in the unenviable position of having to meet a deficit which will probably swallow up, if not the whole, at least t-he greater part of the sums guaranteed by them. It is generally conceded that the arrangements made by the Pontypridd Committee were of the most com- plete character, and, thanks to the magnificent pavilion which was erected, the patrons of the grand old musical festival were amply protected from the terrible inclemency of the weather. For their zeal and patriotism the Pontypridd guarantors are now the victims of cruel financial difficulties, and many of them are called upon to pay amounts they can ill afford to throw away. In some oases the candle has been burnt at both eudx, for dozens of tradesmen are not only responsible for heavy but they have also sus- tained considerable losses in coil of their catering being- scarcely patronised by eistedclfodwyr. Now, is it fair that the in- habitants of Pontypridd should bear the brunt of the whole thing themselves? The Eisteddfod is a national institution; it is not an under- taking exploited by private speculators, and. surely, the nation ought to interest tlieaujelves in seeing that a small section of the eonueumty who are anxious to foster and encourage this interesting relic of the past should not be punished for being patriotic, Might J. suggest that the National Eisteddfod Association, the Cymmrodorion Society, or some other per- -?_oL- manent organisation attached to the ^oat festival should make an appeal to Vv eis to assist- the Pontypridd guarantors out <*ort difficulties? 1 feel certain that if an pesd' were made in this direction, and if the were made through prominent Welshmen 1 ing in different parts of the .Principahj.y remaining deficit on the Pontypridd Eisteddfod accounts of over £ 1,000 woul be wiped out, and the result would prove^ Welsh patriotism is not the "'cheap pre» clity'' our English friends are so fond o> 1 senting it to be. I would suggest taa .Honour Judge Gwilym Williams shouu ,c the machinery going in the direction- JI1chliL bv me in this letter.—I am, &c., -.ft. A SUFFERING- G U AR AN .tO-E* ??.?????

CHURCH QUESTIONS. Forthcoming Conference of Churchmen. The Press Association learns thai- -g annna-l meeting of the Liberal Union, to be held at the National Liberal^ on the 13th of April. Mr. George EaifsseL, 0| the president, will introduce the The Church Party in the House cn• s mons"; the Rev. Canon Sir J. E. ? '^it, Bart., will speak on Welsh disestablish^ and Dean Stubbs of Ely and Sir Walter more on the Attitude of the Bishops 1>1 House of Lords." r,neB^

The Central News St. Helens corrospo-^ telegraphs that the sentences of dear1* the miners Carney, Leahey, and Riley j -f* gfc. murder of Police-constable Gordon 0 Helen's, hare been respited, wife » commutation. ..?.

-???? .iWl.Ll ?--U "Findings is Havings." 1 Edith Crosby had lived her short life of twenty years on her father's farm, away down in Maine. The farm itself was two miles distant from the little village of Blank, with only an occa.- sional farmhouse between. Unlike most country-bred farmer's daughters, Edith was pale, slender, and delicate and physically frail. Unlike most farmers of that noble and generously hospitable State, Mr. Crosby was avaricious, and, to sum it all up (to the disgrace of the brutes), what his neighbours called "pig- headed." Edith's father had never forgiven her for being a daughter. "A son na'ow would ha' ben some good to a poor, hard-workin' man. but a gal is of no 'count, you could ha' got along without a gal. Mrs. Crosby, feeble in health, did get along without "a gal" and washed and ironed and fed a large family of hearty men workeis on the farm, until her delicate physique ga,ve way and she went to her grave. "Edith could just re- member her patient face and her struggling ways against her physical weakness. Very soon after her decease a stout, strong, rosy woman came to preside an the second Mrs. Crosby. This lady never made any special demonstra- tions of affection for Edith; to have done so would have displeased Mr. Crosby, but be- tween them there -was good-will and kindly feeling. Edith was as helpful as she could be, often far beyond her strength. Mrs. Crosby was kindly tolerant of all the delicately femi- nine ways of Edith. "You make altogether too much fuss over that gal. Let 'er alone. She'll do well enough. L'll risk her appetite. Corn bread, corned beef, and cabbage is good enough for me, an' I gaess it's good enough for her. She orter be put to harder work." ? To al! this Mrs. Crosby would make no reply, but she lost no opportunity to concoct some hits of different food which might be more pala- table. "V ain y did Edith cry to add a bit of brightness to the humble surroundings of their home. Mr. Crosby called it "rubbish, and straightway insisted upon its removal. He could have afforded many pretty and comfortable furnish- ings, but loved to bank his money better. The books Edith craved were denied her. "I won't have any such tomfoolery 'round my house, he said, and so Edith's opportuni- ties were limited to what she could borrow at the parsonage in the village. Even here Mr. Cfo&by s iroji wiU auJ. lav; made itself feU, --?_ "I ain't a goin' to have you a chasin' over to 1 the parson's every week. Stay to hum an' save your shoe luther. Once a month is often enough. Don't let me ketch you a goin' any oftener. An' I won't have 'em paradin' over here all the time, nuther. Jest you give 'em to understand I don't mind it if they come over a couple o' times in the year, but 111 be obleeged at 'em if they'll mind their own business arter that." And the embarrassed Edith felt obliged to tell them what he said. She knew they would be grossly insulted if they were to go against her father's wishes. But on the first day of every month, or as nearly that time as could be arranged, Edith made a delightful visit of four happy hours, walking each way, 'cause the horses are too busy to go gallivantin' round," said Mr. Crosby. Precious were the books which made their way between them, in spite of the father's interdiction; so Edith grew up to be tolerably well informed. The fact that Mrs. Crosby favoured the books made it easier for Edith. But at last corn bread, corn beef, and cabbage failed to do their work; hard work, worry and fear of Mr. Crosby's displeasure over trifles did theirs in a deadly way, and the second Mrs. Crosby was laid to rest beside No. 1. "Now, 'tain't no use a talkin', Edith. You are my gal, an' you're old enough to take hold an' do all my work. I ain't a goin' to the ex- pense o' keepin' hired help round; so you can make up your mind to step round livelv arter this." From this there was no appeal. Edith tried to "step lively," but the work was always beyond her. One fateful day she was strug- gling with a large washing for the hired men. A friend from the village, Mrs. Hebron, who was passing, had stopped to make a short call, and at her words of sympathy Edith's tears be- gan to fall down and mingle in the soapsuds before her. "1 declare to gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Herbron. "A little, weak, pindlin' thing like you expected to do that hard work! An' your father able to buy up most the hull town! I don't keer if 1 do aay it; he's a mean, stingy, ongrateful critter He killed-both his wives, arworkiu' 'em arly an' late, an' now he's a- killin' you. I jest wish lie was here this minute. I'd give him a piece o' my mind." ''Well, here I be." exclaimed the old man, angrily, coming In unexpectedly, "an' I'm much obleeged for your good opinion of me. You CAp go now, an' you needn't trouble yourself j ever to call again." He threw open the door of the side entrance fox her U* out. steuutd. hastily baftk- J. E3eEgjagag^jwaB«aMLiWbaiiit.iLii<Hi]M n 'in n Bin m bib wig ward, and, being half-blind with rage, did not notice exactly where he stepped. He struck his foot against the stove, fell backward, strik- ing his head heavily against a tub sitting on the floor, killing him instantly. "Massy me!" exclaimed Mrs. Hebron, "I ai don't really feel as if I am to blame for his fall. I s'nose I did rile him oonsider'ble, but I didn't go for to kill him." Nobody called Edith a hard-hearted girl be- cause she shed no tears at her father's funeral. He struck his head heavily against the tub. -?.?_ .?-?- Why should she? Had he not abused her all his life? And it was true aoout- the wives. She would not have denied it once. She went about, calmly, solemnly, wondering if this were the answer to all her prayers for deliverance. Had God really chosen that way ? "It's no use for vou to worry, Edith, said Mrs. Hebron, the neighbour who had been the unfortunate participant in the cause, of the acci- dent. "You see, you've ben a-orayin an the Lord, he's lien a-hearin', an' you prayed to have thiugs done accordin' to His will, didnt you? aaid__Editii» soberly* ..— iI:Z!£';¡¡- nI.?- ?"r "Then you must take it, as it is His will. Nothin' else would prob'bly ha' touched him— neither measles nor scarlet fever, nor even when we had the small-pox; that didn't even fetch him. so you see even the Lord himself was obleeged to try somethin' desperate. Now don't you worry any more." It was just at this time that Edith had a fortunate diversion. Mrs. Makeworth, the second Mrs. Crosby's sister, came to the farm with her two boys to ask for shelter from her brutal husband. Edith gladly took her iu, and as the harvesting was not quite finished all were very busy. When the harvesting was completed Edith began to feel that she would like to go away from home for a time. Her thoughts turned towards her mother's brother, who lived in far- off Kansas. He had occasionally written her a kind letter. She suddenly resolved to go out there to visit him. He was a struggling farmer, but she meant lie should be none the poorer for her visit. She told Mrs. Makeworth to make the farm a home for herself and boys during the winter, which the poor woman was glad to do. Edith had never taken a railroad journey, and felt some anxiety, but her friends assured her all she would have to do was to keep straight on until she got there. Edith started, but she did not keep straight on. Her train shad passed over the Kansas line and had passed on about seven miles beyond a small junction, when a trifling accident compelled them to stop by the way. There were woods on either side of them. lonely enough but for the glory in which they were arrayed. They proved very attractive to many of the passenger*, who for a change stepped off. the train to gather some of the bright leaves of the autumn foliage. Edith was among them. She saw a little way beyond her a bright branch nodding cheerfully towards her. She broke off a piece of it and lingered over the rest a little too long after the warning whistle and ring of the engine bell. The train started and rolled away before she could reach it. She stood on the track calling distractedly, but her feeble voice was not heard by the conductor above the louder noise of the train. She looked up and down the track. Only v/oods, woods, were to be seen, while over the swaying trees a fierce wind was beginning to blow. She tried to remember how long ago they had passed the junction. She was afraid it must be ten miles away, and there was no knowing where the Dext stopping place might te. She resolved to turn back and walk toward sthe junction. She had not walked far when she gentleman approaching I dare to speak to him, .1 will iuai about the toa4i>»" 1 -??? ?-?-- -?-?- --?-?- He was the first to speak. He looked at her in a surprised way and raised his hat. "r beg your pardon, but you look troubled. Have you lost your way?" he asked. "Yes, and I am almost frightened to death— and so tired!" "Don't be frightened. Perhaps I can direct you somewhere." Edith told him how she happened to be left behind by the train. "Weil, of all things! That is bad enough! But the junction is seven miles away and it is almost night. You certainly mustn't think of walking there to-night. The nearest place on the other side is Fair. That is about three miles distant and is my home. I think you had better go with me and we will take care of you at home until you can make some ar- rangement." Edith looked searchinz] v into his face. It was a pleasant, kind face. She felt she might properly go with him. Indeed, had be been a.n Arab she would have trusted to the necessity of doing 00. Clouds had suddenly arisen. The wind ■blew fiercely and rain began to fall heavily. It was one of those sudden, furious. Western gales. "Here, keep close to me; take my arm. We won't try to talk, only to hurry on as fast as we can." Edith was glad enough of his help as they tried to force their way through the wind and rain. As soon <11. they were inside his home door, and he could recover breath, he .said: "This is my sister, Amelia Howa.rd, and I am Horace Howard, at your service." He smiled into the face of the little, forlorn, dripping figure before him. "And I a.m Edith Crosby; and I should think you had been at my service already, replied Edith, gratefully. "1 found her on the railroad, about three miles back, lost from a train," explained Mr. Howard to his sister. 'Findings is havings,' you know," lie said, turningly laughingly to Edith, "and I am going to keep you; so sit right down here and te comfortable." Edith looked doubtfully at her dripping garments. "I'm sure I wish you would; I don't know what else to do with myself," she replied, a bit dolefully. "I know what do with you; just come with me," said Miss Howard, cheerfully. Edith followed Miss Howard to her sleep- ing-room, from which she soon returned, ar- rayed in neat, plain garments throughout. Supper wa served at once, and between bus. of toast, omelet, a.nd tea Edith told her story. "I am on my way to mv uncle's in Space, X-ML. Of muats^ jay trunks on. Jhe tea&ft, .?.?,?. have only my little hand-satchel with me, eoirtaining a part of my ii^oney and my tickets. I expected to arrive Saturday "Well—here it is Friday night. It wiii take some time to properly dry your clothing, and then comes Sunday, you know. Wouldn't it be well to send your uncle a telegram that you are here and will stay a couple of days? I don't believe you will feel much like going on to-morrow." "But uncle doesn't expect me, I meant to surprise him," explained Edith. "Oh, then it is all right. Nobody will worry about you, and you can arrange about your baggage easily." Edith turned suddenly to Mr. Howard. "How did you happen to be out there on that railroad?" she inquired. I "I had been over to Brace to officiate at a funeral. I have no horse a.ud the family- kept none, so I was obliged to walk home. I struck through a cart path through a part of the woods where I knew it would bring me out on the railroad, a more direct way home, as it would save me about two miles' walk." "Are you a clergyman P" and my parish is in terri- tory, I nwa,ll-and I sometimes have to g< > long distances. It includes the village of Brace, adjoining Fair." "How thankful I am you went that war! Yery likely I should not have met anyone, and I am afraid I couldn't have reached the junction in this drearful storm." And Edith euddled comfortably in all eR8Y chair as she- spoke. Edith felt too tired and sleepy to talk much. She retired to her room-a room very plainly ]I l?, r, furnished, but where she found such a bright fire glowing. it made feel quite cheerful. The next morning she felt more than fatigued. She was restless and feverish, and a sore throat warned her that she might be a claimant upon Mr. Howard's hospitality for several days. Mr. Howard telegraphed for her trunks, and she began to fool quite at home in the cosy little house of the minister. She was not critically ill—only too ill to be sent on her journey By degrees she told a little of her story of her life, omitting mention of her father as much as possible, but Mr. Howard's quick discernment knew how to supply the blanks. "I don't want her to go away at all, Horace. She is a dear, good girl," said Miss Howard. "I quite agree with Amelia. Cannot we arrange to have her visit us on her return ?, 19 from her uncle's It was three weeks before Edith could re- sume her journey. "How can I thank you both for all your kindness to meh1' she said, with raal aii'eciioii ia. her yoi^e. "By coming back to us as soon as you they replied. loin?' Her stay at her uneVs was nor verv.. She returned to Fan-, to be with the^w who had grown so closely.. hci U*e- It was on New Year's Day that she beg to plan about returning to e h:)i!l?ir. Amelia, began tp protest cureL-tly. Howard said quietly: v is 1 wjf; nt first 1 meant to keep you. May Of course he did. It was a hapo,\ Ycsi's Day to all—a day which .Edit11- tl mi." made sio-retl.—"Chieatro News." ???r.<???

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