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MASTER MAfiTIN'S BILLY GOAT.
MASTER MAfiTIN'S BILLY GOAT. When the ill-paid clergyman of V- walked home from church, with his wife on his arm, and saw Mrs McMartin, widow of Martin McMartin, of that ilk, roll up to her gate, in her phaeton, and alight at her beautiful little dwel. ling, known as Wistaria Cottage, a soft smile on her face, and her dress just what a well-to-do, still-far-from-old widow lady's should be, he would give a little sigh, as be answered her bow, and say t. his good help-meet, Maria, my dear, a modest competence is greatly to be desired," as if she did not know it already by the lack of it. It was only of late that Mrs McMartin had really felt that content which she assumed so well. Her little money was going fast, and she felt that the future might look dark for her boy; for though he was naturally his grandmother's heir, that lady was hard to manage and rather cranky, and might as likely as not leave it all to someone else, though no one could say to whom. All had been doubtful until the old lady had written of her own accord to propose coming to live with her daughter-in-law, and had added, I should like to oversee Martin a little and as I am competent to put on my own caps, I shan't need a maid, thank Heaven at your house." Mrs McMartin had instantly written that her mother-in-law must come at once, had set apart the best room for her, and forbidden her to think of being at any expense whatever. She should so enjoy having her; and now, though she would not put mercenary ideas in little Martin's mind, she talked piously to him about his duty to his poor papa's mamma, and begged him to promise that be would be very quiet and make no uncomfort- able noises. You won't beat your drum, or toot your trumpet, or play steam engine in the house, will you, dear ?" she insisted. "Promise 'Ma." To which Master Martin's sententious reply was, Then get me a billy-goat. Every other boy I know has got one. It makes me DIad when I think I ain't got one, and I can't keep quiet." Accordingly, she purchased for Master Martin a goat of fine dark colour, with splendid horns, a polished red and black waggon and bright red harnesss; and, having seen him driving it joy- ously down the road, ordered the phaeton and went to meet her mother-in-law at the station, feeling quite safe about her son and his prospects. Old Mrs McMartin was in an unusually ami- able mood, with trunks and hampers in good order. What a comfortable turn-out you have," she said, as she settled herself under the canopy. I never felt HO happy in my life, for I've seen, I think, the last of Jane lisher," she said to her daughter-in-law. "That wretch stuck pins into me on purpose, and her hands always smelt of scented soap—pah! I've got a room on the lower floor, eh ?" Ob, yes, mother," smiled Mrs McMartin. All in blue chintz, with the sweetest little daisies in it; china to match. One step to the dining-room; across the hall to the parlours; a good view from the window, and out of hearing of the kitchen. "You've been very attentive to my comfort, my dear," said old Mrs McMartin. Of course I should do all I could to please my poor husband's dear mother," sighed Mrs Mc- Martin. Then both ladies took out their hand- kerchiefs and applied them to their eyes. Never had matters been on so charming a footing be- tween them. And so the phaeton stopped at Wistaria Cottage. Now Philip, the factotum, to-day, of all days, was not on the spot. The fact was that the goat, whom be had been patting, bad suddenly seized upon and devoured the clean paper collar with which he was about to adorn himself, and held unsuspiciously in his hand, and he had gone to his room over the stable to get another. Therefore Mrs McMartin alighted first, and holding Topsy's head, that her mother-in-law might descend in safety, cried, Just go right in, mother, dear. Philip will be lrere soon. I'll wait; Topsy is a little frisky." And the mother-in-law, obeying placidly, toddled up the path towards the front door. But-horror of horrors!—what was this? What object was this, that, flying like the wind, appeared upon the path ? A thing with horns, all red and black: something behind it shrieking, Whoah whoah ? whoah!" It was the goat, who, not yet well broken in, was utterly beyond his master's control. It takes a minute or so to tell the tale, but it took only one second to enact it. Billy lowered his head at old Mrs McMartin, and plump went that lady into the midst of the great clump of foliage plants, where she lay shrieking, while the revolving fountain, set to playing in her honour, gave her an impromptu shower-bath. She was shaking and very wet when Philip, the cook, Mrs McMartin the younger, and a strange gentleman, who happened to be passing, bore her into the house. There were no injurie.3 to be discovered but the loss of her false teeth, which were found safe; the upper set in the cup of a calla lily, the under amongst the roots of a moss-rose bush. But she took to her bed and remained there two days, denouncing Master Martin as her murderer. "He did it on purpose, Augusta," she reite- rated to her daughter-in-law. There's not a doubt of that in my mind he knew he was to b my heir." A child like that! Oh, mamma, how can you dream it?" sobbed the younger Mrs Mc- Martin. I don't believe you were an accomplice," said the old lady, with a doubtful air; but I know that it is my duty to dishiaherit him. Have you had the goat killed ?" I have had him sent away," said Mrs Mc- Martin, and poor Martin is wretched." So he was, about the loss of the goat. However, nothing she could say in any degree softened the old lady's heart. She had her lawyer telegraphed for, and made a will leaving everything to the new Society for the Protection of Insects and Reptiles, of which she had just received a prospectus. "However, my dear madam," the lawyer whispered to Mrs McMartin," I have no doubt my excellent client will call me in again. It amuses her to write wills and destroy them." However, a year passed by, and the grand- mother had just made another will in which her property was left to the wealthiest church in her native town, when a late supper of salmon and oyster sauce resulted in a severe illness, and poor Mrs McMartin! ay at the point of death. She suffered terribly, but her memory was good; and she laid her illness to the terrible injuries inflicted by that horrible boy's goat; and having sent for her lawyer, altered her will, and left half her fortune to the church aforesaid and half to certain persons whose duty it should be to purchase and assassinate all goats to be obtained anywhere in the United Kingdom. "It is done," she said. "I have punished my murderers." Then she took the will, and sending everyone from the room, read and re-read it with satisfaction. Meanwhile, Mrs McMartin, who bad done her best for the old lady, overcome by mingled > feelings, wept in her own room, and Master Martin in the stable was in clover. Billy, who had been sent away only so far as a neighbour's stable-yard, had come home on a visit. Safe from the supervision of his mother at such a time, Martin harnessed his treasure and drove him up and down the road, until at last he released Billy from the traces, and would have led him back to his place of exile. Billy was not disposed to be led, but turning, butted his master in the chest, overset him, and rushing into the house, crossed the hall, threw himself against the door of the invalid's bedroom, burst it open, and bounded in and upon the bed. The terrified old lady, for the moment dumb with horror, lifed the only weapon at hand-her folded will—against him, and be, fancying it a kindly offer of refreshment, instantly seized it in his mouth and began to devour it. When the shrieks of the terrified lady, who at this sight found her voice return to her, had summoned the household to her aid, the will was gone, and Billy was slowly rolling the bit of red tape that had tied it, under his tongue as a choice bonne bouchee, over which he lingered lovingly. He knew what was in it, Augusta. He is Satanic," gasped poor old Mrs MoMartin. He came in here on purpose to destroy it. Take him away. He has killed me at last." It really seemed so for a while, but Grand- mamma McMartin was not ready for her tomb- stone 'yet. She recovered and lived many years. She even grew found of Martin. The sight of the goat was, however, insufferable to her ever after, and a superstitious belief that the goat would return if she did so withheld her from ever making another will, so that her fortune fell to Martin in the regular course of inheritance.
GALLANT RESCUE BY A YOUNG…
GALLANT RESCUE BY A YOUNG LADY. On Thursday evening a party of young people went from Penmark, near Cowbridge, to bathe in the sea at Fontigary. One of them-Miss Jones, a pupil teacher at the National School- leaped from a ledge of ruck into deep water. She was unable to swim, and was carried out of her depth by the receding waves. Her companions stood paralysed with fear for a moment, but Miss Lily Da vies, niece of Mrs Mathews, of Fontigary Farm, quickly recovered her presence of mind, and though in delicate health, sprang into the water and managed to grasp the drowning girl's hand. With the aid of those on shore, who had hold of her dress, Miss Davies succeeded in drawing the girl to land in an unconscious state, after having been under water for some time. She was soon brought round, and was able to walk home. Miss Davies's gallant and courageous conduct cannot be too highly praised.
LONDON LETTER. ! -i
LONDON LETTER. Specially Wired. By Our Own Correspondent. LONDON, Friday Night. I was down for a few boara yesterday evening in a rural constituency—Huntingdon—where a Kaliant and, as 1 hope, successful tight is being made by Mr Coote, the Liberal, to retain the seat which he won at the last election. Mr Coote lives next door to the house where Oliver Cromwell was born. Hunting- don is a pretty, quaint old town,with the ancient, wild air still fresh around it. It has been ever iiiuce the days of Oliver Cromwell a Tory strong- hold but once in the course of its history did it go near being captured, and then it was by Mr Veaey, a local gentleman universally esteemed, who had claims beyond and beside those of his political opinions. Sir Robert Pee was the Tory candidate of the occasion, and he got in by but nine votes. It was fully expected that when the town was merged in the county the seat would be held by the Tories, and on the day of the declaration of the poll the swells came in from all quarters to see the triumph of their man. The election of Mr Coote, a Dissenter and a strong Liberal, was the end of their triumphant anticipations. Now they are more hopeful, as there have been some Liberal dissentients in this as in other constituencies. But Mr Coote is a courageous fighter, and be feels confident that be will retain his seat. His opponent is Mr Smith Barry, a County Cork landlord, who, like so many others of his class, is seeking from strangers the position he could not get from his neighbour. The circumstances of the contest in Hunting- don have a certain resemblance to those in other parts of the country, and, therefore, I dwell a little upon them. First, it is regarded by Mr Coote as rather a misfortune that the election should take place in July, and in such fine weather. That is the month when the labourer is making the hay, and the labourer would not, and, if he would, could not, leave his work in order to vote. The farmers are more enraged than anybody else against Mr Gladstone. They cannot forgive him for having given the franchise to the labourers. Do you think," said a Hunt- ingdon Liberal to a Conservative of the same district, "that you are going to prevent Home Rule ? Not a bit ot it," was the candid reply, "but we want to get that fellow Gladstone out." It is needless to say that every possible obstacle will be put in the way of the labourers voting. The tyranny practised still upon them is something that dwellers in the towns would consider in- credible. Last year, in Huntingdon, a committee was appointed to take up some of the many cases in which labourers were dismissed from their employ because ot their voting for the Liberal candidate. The cases were clearly proved, but the juries were taken from the tenant farmers, and of course there was no conviction. Then the Earl of Sandwich, the local magnate, is following the example set by peers all over the county, and is openly and flagrantly canvassing for the Tory candidate. When this election is over it will certainly be the duty of Liberals to institute a strong and searching inquiry into the conduct of peers and the Primrose League. The doings of these two bodies will bear no unfavourable comparisons with the things charged against the National League. It has now become quite a common' thing in the country for ladies to go into the shops of tradesmen and inform them point blank that if they don't vote for the Tory candidate the custom of thp Tory magnates will be withdrawn. As long as this state of things is allowed to last without let or punishment, all hope of a really permanent democratic Governmentin this country is outLof the question. The indications are abundant that the Liberal Unionists are already much alarmed by the conse- quences of their own acts. A strong Tory Government is now one of the probabilities of the situation. As nobody knows better than Lord Hartington, a strong Tory Government is a danger to the empire the gravity of which it is easier to underiate than to exaggerate. There is no man in the House of Commons who has a more profound dread or a deeper dislike of the potwol- lopiug Toryism of which Lord Randolph Churchill is the chief representative than Lord Hartington, and Lord Randolph Churchill him- self is so strongly sensible of this unutterable dislike—not to say disgust-with which he is regarded by the Whig leader that last November he offered to stand aside in order to make a Salisbury-Hartington alliance a possibility. There is no knowing what tricks the Welsher of modern politics may be up to. One of the latest things I have heard about him is that immediately after he came home from India he was full of the idea that Lord Ripon's policy was the only possible policy, and so ex- pressed himself with his usual emphasis to many friends. He had scarcely got into office as Secretary for India when be took tke opportunity, oh introducing the Indian Budget, to go out of his way to denounce Lord Ripon and his policy. I remember how much everybody was surprised at the time, and how gravely Lord Hartington rebuked this strange departure from all established traditions, for an Indian budget is invariably regarded as on occasion for a strictly non-partisan address. I have since heard that when he was privately reproached for his change of tone, he made the answer that an attack on Lord Ripon was absolutely necessary for party purposes. This is the kind of man into whose hands the Liberal-Unionists have given, perhaps for some time, the control of the destinies of the empire. The method in which the danger is to be averted is already forming itself in the minds of some of the disunionist Liberals. I have already called your attention to the great change that has come over the tone of the Marquis of Hartington's speeches, and to-day we find in the Timet a speech from Sir George Trevelyan, in which it is calmly asserted that the real causei for the present unhappy state of affairs is Mr Gladstone. Lest I should appear to misrepresent him, I give you his own words. The ex-Chief Secretary now proposes that as the wicked Premier and his wild proposals have been defeated, they should combine all their efforts and such wisdom and experience as they had in order to fashion a scheme for the relations between Great Britain and Ireland salutary and worthy of Parliament and of the united Liberal party." The tone of this is very pretty, but it is mere sound. Mr Gladstone will never consent to go below the Home Rule, proposals of the last Parliament. Of the soundness of the central principle of his bill I know from both public and private sources he is as firmly convinced as ever, and thinks it as essential for the, interest of England as of Ireland. On the other hand, the Parnellites have not the least notion of abandoning their claims to a real legislative assembly. Nothing was more re- maikable throughout the long negotiations back- wards and forwards that preceded the division on the second reading than the absolute inflexibility, of Mr Gladstone on the Irish assembly being a pgyl assembly, and the Irish executive being a M*1 executive. He is not likely to abandon his plans now,' when, in spite of the triumph of the Tories at the polls, the majority of the Liberal voters of the country have accepted his proposals. On the other hand, tfee Parnellites have not the least intention of abating their claims. They remain in the same equable frame af mind, and it ia also one of the hopeful and helpful signs of the times that all their organs at home and abroad agree in the same attitude of patient awaiting of the final issue. To-day the Daily News publishes extracts from the JriM Wortd and the Boston Pilot, and they are equally Arm in counselling moderation and cbeerfnl expectancy of the passing away of the present run of ill-luck. The Liberal dis- unionists and the Tories will have a very pretty quarrel before this business is out. There is tOo chance of the aniverwally happy and idyllic endine of the affair which renegades affrighted by t lie results 5f tbeifagostacy are Ivavily Umwiugui, -Ii'
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.THE THREE JOLLY RATSMEN.
THE THREE JOLLY RATSMEN. (With Apologies to the Memory of Randolph Caldecojt.) IT'S of three politicians, an' a rattin' they did go; An' they ratted, an' they ranted, an' they blew their horns also. Look ye there I An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' tli' wind, An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summit to our amid," Look ye there! They ratted, an' they ranted, an' the first thing they did find Was a Grand Old Statesman in a field, an' him they left behind. Look ye there! One said it waa a Statesman, an' another he said, "Nay; It's just a Liberal Party, that has been and gone astray." Look ye there! They ratted an' they ranted, an' the next thing they did find, Was a gqantln', grindin' grindlestone, aa' that they left behind Look ye there! One said it was a grjqdlestona. another he said, H t-ÜIY, « It's naught but a fossil Quaker that's gone an' roli't away/1 Look ye there! They ratted an' they ranted, an' the <t thing they did find Was a bull caif in a Tory fold, an' that they left behind. Look ye there! One said it was a bull calf, an' another he said, Nay, It's just a little jackass that has never learnt to bray." Look ye there I They ratted au' they ranted, an' the next thing they did. find Was a two-three children leaving school, an' these they left behind. Look ye there! One svid they were children, but another ho said, Nay, They're no but little Radicals, so we'll leave 'em to their play." Look ye there! They ratted an' they ranted, an the next thing they did find, Was a poet singing in a ditch, an' him they left behind. Look ye there! One said it was a pott, an' another he said, Nay It's only just a poor young man whose wits are stole away." Look ye there tj They ratted an' they ranted, an* the next thing they did find Was two young lovers in a lane, an' these they left behind. Look ye there I One said that they were lovers, but another he said, "Nay; They're two poor wandering lunatics: come, let us go away." Look ye there I So they ratted an' they ranted, < • till the setting of the sun, c. And they'd nought to bring away at tost when election time was done. Look ve there i '.I Then one unto the other said, "This rottin,,doesn!t ipay But we'n powler't up an' down a bit, an' had -a ratt^in, ^4ay. I L^ok ye there i 1.
I- FACTS AND FANCIES. i
I- FACTS AND FANCIES. i u Why haven't you brought back the umbrella you borrowed off me, Sam ? Because father always told me to lay up something for a rainy day. Arur,alpoet, in describing his lady-love, says 'She is'as graceful asawater lily, while her breath is like an armful of clover." His case is certainly approaching a crisis. A wit being asked by a seedy poet whether he thought he bad ever written anything that would live, replied, Before you trouble yourself on that score, I advise yoxi to write something that will let you live." Mother, don't the angels wear any clothes V asked a little girl of her mother. "No, my daughter." Nona at all, mother None at all." There %vas a pause, and the little cherub asked Where do the angels put their pocket handkerchiefs ?" Goodbye, my dear friend, I am going to leave you. I am going to Australia, and I will proba- bly never come back," said an ingenious youth. Will I never see you again ?" Never." I say do me one last favour. Lend me live pounds. Ii Oh, no, don't let us do anything to increase the pangs of our parting." "Remember those chickens you sold me on Saturday?" Cei-t,.tinly." "Spring chickens, weren't they 911 Of course. "What was the matter with them?" "Oh, nothing. The .springs were all there; only I want to tell you that, the- next time I want a pair with rubber springs. Wire springs are too rich for my b!ood.' ,Affiw,We T-raveller (to neighbour in railway car) —" Your name is very familiar to me, Mr,—er— ah." Quiet Stranger My name is Moctzonct- skiest Koroezoctoctber. I am t Pole." Affable Traveller "Yes ;,er-it isn't your name so much | as your face I was about to say your face was very familiar to me." Quiet Stranger "Yes I have been in prison fourteen years. I was dis- charged this morning." It is an error to suppose that a man belongs to himself. No man doe. He belongs to his wife, or his children, or his relations, or his creditors, or to society in some form or other. It is for their especial good and behalf that he lives end works, and they kindly allow him to retain a certain per-centage of his gains to administer to his own pleasures or wants. He has his body, and that is all, and even for that he is answerable to society. A mixed train was proceeding at the usual rate on the Dakota road when it sudrlenly started up and began to run much faster. An astonished passenger called the conductor over and s,%id Aren't we running about twice as fast as usual?" "Yes." "Going down hill ?" No." "Wind changed and helping us along?" "I guess not." "Engineer drunk ?" "No mere so than customary. I'll tell you, though we've sighted a man walking about a mile ahead on the track, and I'm going to catclfhim and make him get on and pay his fare if I run the wheals all off and have the cars dragging on the rails. The rules forbid any man trying to beat the company this way."
"THREE REMARKABLE " SUCCESSES."
"THREE REMARKABLE SUCCESSES." The Pall Mall Gazette says: If Mr Gladstone were the little man that the racj of political pigmies take him for, there must have been more rejoicing at Hawarden over two or three remark- able little successes in the campaign than grief at the long roll of commonplace reverses. Mr Goschen has not only been tho life and soul of the Opposition, but has even ventured to say very rough and disrespectful things of the Prime Minister himself. Mr Goschen haLl his deserts and was badly beaten, and now a somewhat similar fate has overtaken the other arch offender. Mr Chamberlain has shown no hesitation in sug- gesting that Mr Gladstone, without his help, is no better than a madman and he went all the way down to Cardiff and Carmarthen to tell the Welsh people what a very poor opinion he has of their political idol. And now Mr Chamberlain has his pnswer too. Cardiff gives 8ir Edward Rsed an increased majority, and Carmarthen sends Sir John Jones Jenkins about his business. If !vIr Chamberla.in meditates any further inter- vention in the campaign he had better confine his attentions to the Tories. He is becoming quite influential in that quarter."
IDEATH OF THE REV. J. P.I…
I DEATH OF THE REV. J. P. I CHOWN. The Rev. J. P. Chown, well-known as a leading Baptist minister, ex-president of the Baptist Umon, died suddenly in his sleep on .Thursday afternoon. Mr Chown was for many years one of the most popular preachers and platform orators in the Baptist body. He was ordained in 1845, and became minister of a Baptist chapel at Bradford, where he laboured for the greater part of bis ministerial life. A few years ago he accepted an invitation to the pas torate of Bloomsbury Chapel, formerly Dr Brock's, but upon the breakdown of his health, about twelve months back, he resigned. Mr Chown not un frequently occupied the pulpit at Mr Spurgeon's Tabernacle, and was still more widely known in the North of England than in the South. The temperance party have lost in Mr Chown one of their most able and earnest advo- cates. Mr Chown was to have preached and lectured in Cardiff a few days since, but illness prevented his coming. u
VISIT OF THE REV. H. W. I…
VISIT OF THE REV. H. W. VISIT OF THE REV. H. W. BEECHER TO SOUTH WALES. The Rev Henry Ward Beechav, pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, the renowned American preacher, will visit Cardiff on Wednes- day, July 21st, and give a lecture entitled "The Heign of the People," at the Park Hall. This is Mr Beecher's most popular lecture. On Friday, ) the 23rd, Mr Beecher will lecture in the Albert Hall, Swansea. As the distinguished ivine leaves for America at the end of September, and as it is most unlikely, at his age (73), that he will ever visit England again, wo would advise our readers not to fail to take ad vantage of this last opportunity of hearing him.
A SCHOOLMASTER FINED FOR EXCESSIVE…
A SCHOOLMASTER FINED FOR EXCESSIVE CANING. George Daniel Woodman, headmaster of the St. John's Board School, Forest of Dean, was charged at the Littledean police-court, on Friday, with having assaulted Tom Ravenhill. Mr Brad- stock, clerk to the school board, defended. The lad, who was 12 years of age, said that because he ran away from school defendant picked him up, placed him over a desk, and belaboured him with a cane. He was caned three times that day.—Dr Macartney stated that the lad had a number of marks on him, whereupon the bench took the lad into a retiring-room and examined him them- selves.-On returning into court, the Chairman said there was no pretence that the lad had not deserved punishment, but it had been inflicted in -yVi iv a maMttW, glid tiuç\12-¡ Ç!.
IIPETITION AGAINST THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
II PETITION AGAINST THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL The Central News understands that the Con- servatives have lodged a protest against the return of Sir Charles Russell for Hackney.
OUTRAGE IN THE PARIS CHAMBER.
OUTRAGE IN THE PARIS CHAMBER. [REUTKU'S TELEGRAM,] PARIS, Friday.—Just after the adjournment of the Chamber of Deputies to-day, an outrage was committed by an individual in one of the Strangers' Galleries. He fired a shot from a revolver, and immediately afterwards threw a number of small papers into the body of the House. The man was at once secured and deprived of his weapon, five chambers of which were found to be loaded. The prisoner, who appears to be insane, declared that he fired over the head of the President, and further stated that his wretched condition had impelled him to the act, hoping to attract public attention to his misery.
MR H. GLADSTONE ON THE ELECTIONS.…
MR H. GLADSTONE ON THE ELECTIONS. Mr Herbert Gladstone,M.P.opened a Liberal Club at Loughborough last evening, and in the course of a speech referred to the results of the elections. Some candid friends, he remarked, might say that the Liberal party had met with disaster, but he took a more sanguine view of the situation, believing that they had done very well on tha whole. At present, undoubtedly, they were defeated, but they were not disgraced. They had a united party upon whom they could depend, who would never go tack, nor go over to the other side, whilst they might feel morally certain that their weaker brethren, who had left them through doubt and misapprehension, would c' return to the old ship soon. Defeat he thought was due in the first place to the incomplete state of the register, which affected the Liberals more than their opponents secondly, to an immense number of abstentions on the part of men who were perplexed by the secession of those whom they had long honoured and, thirdly, to the actual eecess.sion of Whigs, whose loss, however, was not a very serious matter. There was, he belie,46, a very strong probability of another election within the next twelve months.
THE RECENT PATENT FUEL STRIKE…
THE RECENT PATENT FUEL STRIKE AT CARDIFF. A Bristol Workman's Claim. In the Bristol County-court on Friday—before his Honour Judge. Metcalfe—the case ot Charley v. the Crown Preserved Coal Company,of Cardiff, was heard.—Mr Reginald Wansbrough appeared for the plaintiff (Wm. Charley), a labourer, of Lawrence-hill, and Mr Clifton for the defendant company, who carryon business at Cardiff. The plaintiff's claim was for 8s 4d for one day's wages under a contract of service, and 22 10s for a week's wages in lieu of notice, or damages in lieu of notice. Mr Wansbrough, in stating the case, stated that the defendant company caused an advertisement to be inserted in the Bristol Daily Press on the 25th May for men to go down to Cardiff to stow patent fuel. Plaintiff applied with about 60 or 70 others, and out of these about 40 were selected by the defendant company's agent, Capt. Sutherland, and Messrs W. Butler and Co., of St. Philip's March. The plaintiff was told that he could earn E2 10:4 or JB5 per week, and that if either party wished to determine the con- tract a week's notice would have to be given. The plaintiff agreed to these terms, and went down to Cardiff by the 3.10 train. On arriving at Cardiff they found a large crewd behaving in a threatening, manner, and Mr S. Butler (witt) was on the platform) sent the men back to Newport to wait there until receipt of a telegram. The next day Captain Sutherland received a telegram saying the men had better return to Bristol, They returned to Bristol, and claimed recom- pense from the defendant company. The plaintiff gave evidence bearing out Mr Wansbrough's statement. His Honour said he thought plaintiff was entitled to a day's pay for the period he was at Newporr., and a week's pay in lieu of notice. He thought payment at the rate of 3 6d would be a fair amount, and he gave judgment for the plaintiff lor £ 1 Is 6d. Mr Wansbrough applied tor costs on thg higher scale. This being a test case which saved 34 other actions being brought, his Honour granted costs in the amount claim.- Another action—Gordon v. The Crown Preserved Coal Co.—was struck out owing to the absence .t sea of the plaintiff.
.NEWPORT HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS.
NEWPORT HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS. The monthly meeting of the above commis- sioners was held on iridav at the offices, Newport. Colonel Lyne was voted to the chair, anl there were. also present Messrs T. Beynon, Goss, Pryce, G. I. Jones. T. Jones, W. Verrinder, H. Jayne, G. Hoskins, C. H. Lonsdale, and H. Beyncn. The harbour works committee reported that the strengthening of the pontoon at Rodney Wharf had ueen completed, but recommended that no vessel of greater length than the pontoon (150 feet) should be allowed to be moored in it. With reference to the application of the owners of the Bonnie Doon, which is 200 feet over all, the committee were of opinion that the risk should be pointed out, and that the owners should be informed that the collimissioners would not take any responsibility in the matter. —The Chairmen said the parliamentary com- mittee had directed that the opinion of Mr Cookson, Q.C., should be taken as to the legality of the proposed application of funds in promoting the new bill for extended powers.—Mr Goss directed attention to the necessity of improving the Pilots' Pill before the winter came on, and the cliairinan promised that steps should be forth- with taken.
A TRAM DRIVER KILLED AT I…
A TRAM DRIVER KILLED AT SWANSEA. On Thursday evening a driver of a tram-car iiamed Henry Eckford, while running by the side of a car with the object of jumping on the foot- board, missed his footing, and felllmder the wheel, which vu- •■IT Utt'u &U98 Ui*
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I YANKEE YARNS. I A PARAG!IAPHER. [ Say, what are these men doing, tolling up those little wads of paper ?' I Don't you know V Of course not." Why, they are the defenders of this country." How 80 2" They are making torpedoes for the Americia navy." b Yes, but those rolls of paper won't d,) any harm." Of course not." ^en what do they want with them V' To make other nations laugh. The American navy, my dear boy, is a paragrapher." WOBSE THAN POISON. isoy (to tatner)— What is that you are cutting out of the paped" Father-" That is the speech I wrote for OoU Bibly." Boy—" What are you Koing to do with it ?" Father—" I am eroing to keep it and use it against him during the next campaign." Boy-" How can you when you write it your- self 1" Father-" My son, neaily every speech a man makes contains utterances that ivill damn him in politics. I tell you that cold print is worse thaa. poison. I A GOOD REASON. German (to barkeeper)-" Say, Herman, bow vas dot ? Herman-" How vas vot?" "V y, ven you keeb der blace down on der gorner, vv, efry dime I de saloon come in you say come baf ghws beer,' und now, since you gum up hier, younieber say haf glass beer.' How vas dot nohow" "V ell, I dells you how dot vas. Vhen I vas down on der gorner I vas vorking for Meester Smidt." Yali." Und de beer vot I gif me avay gost me nudiuffs." Yah." But now, I owns dis blace und de beer vot I gifs er vay gost me somedings. Dot vas de vay. If you bring somebody else's beer my house in I gif you all of it you vant." I n KEBUKING FREDERICK THE GREAT. Ziethen, a brave general under Frederick tha Great, was a Christian. Frederick the Great was an infidel. Ono day Zietiieu, the venerable white-haired general, asked to be excused from military duty that he might attend the Sacra- ment. He was excused. A few days after ^i jithen was diuing with the King, and with many notables of Prussia, when Frederick, the Great, in a jocose way, said Wei!. Z:ethen, how did the Sacrament of last Friday digest ?" The venerable old warrior arose and c-aid For youc Majesty I have risked my life many a time ou the oattletield, and for your Majssty I would Lft willing at any time to die but you do \vronj £ when you inauit the Christian religion. You will forgive me if I, your old military lervaut, cannot bear in silence any insult to my Lord and Saviour," Frederick the Great leaped to his feet, and he put out his hand and said Happy Ziethen 1 forg-i ve me forgive me You will never be bothered again." I HOW TO MANAGE A HOUSEHOLD. J; ussiness arises largely from a lack of system or pian; and from too great attention to minor details. Some housekeepers have the habit of stirring up everything at once. They lose sight of an always excellent rule—one thing at a time, and that first which is most important. It is a, good plan to sit quietly down at the beginning of each day and take a survey of the domestio field. Decide what must be done, and whac, in case of lick of time, or the intervention of other duties, may be put off, and then set to work with- out undue haste to perform necessary duties. Learn to do it quietly, without noise. There is a vast amount of strength expended in this way and nervous energy wasted. The wise housekeeper never gets into a" stew," but wosks as noiselessly and steadily as the sunlight. If she has house- cleaning to attend to she doesn't commence by tearing up every room in the house and putting the entire establishment into a chaos of confusion. But she takes one room at a time, has it cleansed and purified and put to rights again before there is any further upheaval. System is as essential in the government of the household as in that ot the State. JOSH BILLINGS ON MARRIAGE. History holds its tung as to who the pair woz who first put on the silken harnes8 and promised to work kind io it thru thick and thin, up bill and down, and on the level, swim, dtown, or float. But, whoever tha. wuz, tha must have made a good thing of it, or so many of their posterity would not have harnessed up since and drove out. But there ain't but phew folks who put their money in matrimony who could set down and give a good written opinyun whi on arth tha came to do it. Sum marry for love, without a cent. in their pockets nor a friend in the world, nor a drop of pedigree. This looks desperate, but it is the strength of the same, If marrying for lovta ain't a success, then matrirro-iy is a ded beet. Some marry bekawse they tILllk wimmen will be scarce next year, and live tew wonder how the crop holds out. Sum marry tew get of them- selves, and discover that the game was one that two could play at and neither win. Sum marry the second time to get even, and find it a gambling game—the more they put down the less they take up. Sum marry to be happy, and, missing it, wonder where ll the liappin,ts goes to when it dies. Sum marry they can't tell why, and live they can't tell how.
ISERIOUS ILLNESS OF ALDERMAN…
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF ALDERMAN STONE, OF CARDIFF. We regret to have to state that Alderman G. A. Stone, oue of the oldest and most widely respected members of the Cardiff Corporation, is now lying seriously ill at his residence. So grave, in fact, was his condition at a lata hour on Friday night that it was feared he could not survive till the morning. Mr Stone has twice previously suffered from an affection of the brain, and his present indisposition is due to a renewed attack of the same complaint, brought on, it is teared, by excitement caused over the general election, and mental distress occa- sioixed by the recent death of his daughter, Mrs Down. It appears that on Wednesday last, the day of the Cardiff election, Mr Stone duly recorded his vote, and ou getting home afterwards seemed a little over-excited. During the after- noon he amused himself in his garden, but after tea he became so ill that his medical attendant, Dr Buist, had to be summoned. The latter gentleman, on his arrival, saw that the attack was a serious one, but under his skilful treatment the patient so far rallied that on Thursday his condition had considerably improved. On Friday, however, a dangerous relapse occurred, and in the evening,as stated above, he was lying dangerously ill, so much so that Dr Buist entertained little, if any, hope of the case taking a favourable turn.
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