South Wales Echo

THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT YNYSHIR. Defendants Sent for Trial. I At the Ystrad police-court, on Monday-before the Stipendiary and Mr T. P. Jenkins—John Evans, collier, Wattstowa, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide by hanging. -James Phillips deposed that about 6 30 p.m. on Friday he saw prisoner, who is about 45 years of age, in an outhouse behind his dwelling. He was lymg on the ground, and fastened to a beam in the roof was a piece of cord. Prisoner's face was much oiscolonied. he was foaming at the mouth, and around his neck was a deep mark correspond- ing with the thickness of the string. The accused had been out of work for the last five weeks.- P.C. Llewellyn said that when taken to the police-station prisoner said, I do not remember anything at all about it. I feel great pain in my head."—The accused was committed for trial at the quarter sessions.—Prisouer cried bitterly when he beard this, and begged the bench to allow him to return hom.The S ipendiary i-einai Iced that he would be well treated in Cardiff gaol, and that he (his worship) would write to the governor respecting him.

SERIOUS WOUNDING CASE AT I TBEALAW. At the Ystrad police-court on Monday, a Bristol woman named Emily Poole was charged with wounding William Lewis, collier, Clydach Vale. The parties were drinking together at the Palldy Inn on Saturday, and, about 11 o'clock, left for Tiealaw. The complainant, a married mall, and two friends entered the defendant's h u-e, wherein were three other women. Prose- cutm's presence seems to have been resented by he defendant, who, it was alleged, struck him in the face With a tumbler, iiifl.cring a serious wound on fiie ciieek. Medical evidence showed that there were three incised wounds on the cheek, the largest being inch long and one eighth of an inch deqJ. Tile defence was that the prosecutor reused to leave the house when requested. Prisoner w-,ks committed for trial to the quarter se.-smns. 4-

MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT MOHRISTON. Some sensation has been caused at Morriston by >h>j discovery in the Cwingelli Colliery of the booy of a man familiarly known locally as Dai G-;Li b 'Pji- dee e,i was eyyji,loye,l is a n glit watchman at. the Forest Till piate Works, but how he met with lii., .,d fale is unknown. Tiie body was discovered on Sunday morning by a number of lads who were playmg about the qnaiiy. Doubtless the inquest will serve to elucidate the mystery which at present surrounds the unhappy mau's tate.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CORK. The Press Association Cork corr", pttndetit | telegrapned at 2 a.m. this morliijig:- I Julian's coach factory, Oil the South i Mall, is on fire, and the complete destruction of the budding is feared. Tile ad- joining houses are threatened, but have not caught tire as yet. The factory and its contents are in- sured.

REVIVAL OF TRADE AT YNYSYBWL. ¡ On Monday a large consignment of machinery for sinking opera!ion. by one of the largest colliery Companies in 8"mh Wales arrived at YllysyLwl, and it is tumoured that about 200 acuitionai workmen will be taken on at once at the colliery.

KAY'S COMPOUND a demulcent anodyne expec- torant, id, 13iil, 2s 9d, Ac. Of all Chemists. 610a HLOJ:¡O LINSKKI)."—Oougn Lozenges, post free 7(i. Kay Bros, Ld" Stockport. KAT'S COMPOUND Essence ot Linseed, Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, etc., with Chl«rodyiie, 94d lid Ac. THE VKRY BUST. -I have exanriinedthe Pills knuwlI as Kernick's Vegetable Pdls and certiiy their composition to be purely vegetable. I have also tried their etfecc. ami consider them one of the best *j erient Pills for constioatad habits th t I know oi.- (SIGNED JOHN BALBIRNIE, AI.A.. Al D. Sold by all Che ists in 7 £ ri. Is 1 II, and2 9d boxes. lb WITH. A FAOK THAT WAS BBAMING one who had suffered for 10 years with Corns said, "1 never got any benefit I.mil I used Vir dine. Mow iiiy, corii- are all gone, and I feel as if I could dance about again with anyone." Hundreds of eqHailv i-atisfactory testimonials can b iven, and "Miinday's Viriiine," of wh ch so many indtai ions re made, is THE remedy which suf- lerers shoulo use. Sold in 1> B >tt'ie3. by post Is 9,1. by thll Sole Proprietor, J, Muuuay, Chemist, 1, .sweet, Cardiff H'.

I YANKEE YARNS. I I TRIALS OP A TR.XAS DOCTOR. Dr Bungle is a practicing physician i, ,t Texas town. He cannot truthfully be called an expire doctor. in fact, he in a qoack, and that any of his patients, who are seriou^y ill, recover at all can only be explained OIl the theory that the age of miracles is not yet passed. His surviving patients are principally coloured people. One morning, not long since, he was sitting in his office reading the morning paper when a gaunt- loiikiiig negro woman, about fifty years of age, entered and asiced Dr Bungle if he was that distinguished scientist. On receiving an affirmative answ. r she took a seat. Whaf can I do for you, madame ?" said Dr Bungle, blandly. 1 has heerd you name as a medicinal zishun, so I has c one to insult yer wi 1 a preposishun." "I'd be glad to give you my professional ser- vices," retilied Dr Bungle. I don't want yer ter gib me nuffin. I'se got de money ter p .y for de sarvicesof a zishun. Now, jess lemine 'plain de Ail righr, just state your case." "About free weeks ago I was disolved in de unholy bondil ob mattermony wid Parson Bledsoe, a nigger preacher from Eastern Texas. He fooled DQR, sail fooled me de wust kind. He tuck a mean ad vantag-e ou my girlish innerceuce, salt. lie tale me dat his clnlluns was disposed oh. I hadn't been a blu-hin' bride iii,,t'ti two weeks when hefotched inter de house fflall kinky-headed, fl 'p-moufed chiiluns, and now l'se got ter dispose ob dem chiiluns, myself. Dem chiiluns am de wust I eber see'd. Dey pesters de life outen me." "I strikes me, maoame, that you are in the wrong offi-e. What you need is a lawyer to briug a divoroe suit." I's done ter a lawyer an' he says he can't do nuffiu." I should think he might rid you of your fraudulent husband." I don't want ter g.t rid ob my husban'. I has had lots ob hnsban's tii, ha is de only rose widout a thorn l'se struck yet. He ran an epliirit)u, utititn ob a litisbati', saii. All my odder hust an's drunk whisky and snored. Yr wouldn't know Parson Ble isoe was in de house, he's siela a genprmau. Hit's de chilluns I wauts ter git rid of." "Could not your lawyer advire you how to act." The distressed woman shook her head in a disconsolate manner and replied I aJCAd de lawyer if I could pizen dem chiiluns accordin' ter de law or shove 'em m de creek; he said ef I did I mont get hung, or sauut ter de plenipotenslnary. He said dar was only one man in town who was 'lowed by law ter take human life, anrr dat you was de man." The inmndent puppy; but I presume he was only joking." Yns, sab he la fifed till he mn, choked ter deff at de idea ob you bein' a doctor, but I want yer ter doctor dern cllllluns right off for de black measles, all dA rame." Are they already broken out with the measles ? "As yit dey hain't got de fust uieasle." "Then what sense is there in my doctoring them ? "Heaps ob sense. You doctored de chiiluns ob Susan Jenkson for de black measles, an' de' last ob dem cbilluns died insioe ob a week. You kiu cure chillun ob de measles afore dey had em', can't yei- ? Glt out of this office! "Jess hole up oar. I'se dun tola yer I'se gwointer pay yer. Yer am gwointer git yer money sure, if yer 'tends ter yer duties as a zishun. If ye kills all foah ob dem chillun—— "(,},.t nut of bere, w{Ju't ye?" "Kf yer don't w!m'ter come ter de house yar needn't. Jess gib me de same remedy for de measles what yr gib Susan Jinksou's chiiluns what's in de cullered seminary now." Gt out, I say I'll fotch dem chiiluns here ter yer offis whar yer kin "If you don't leave I'll call a policeman." I'F:e gwinter go when I gits rendy, but et dem chiiluns dies for want ob medicinal assistance bits yore fauit, I'll tells yer dat, now." Get out, I say I want yer ter disramember you's talking ter a lady. Quit dat filioviii' me, white man," and the doctor's visit- r found herself in the street.

SWANSEA POUCE-COURT. i (MONDAY—before Alderman TULLOCK, mayor, and Mr JORFN COKE FOWLKK). THE ALLEGIED LOG FIRM FRAUD. J ameR Reed was charged on remand with obtaining goods by fal-e pretences from Mr Allen, a boot manufacturer at Leicester. This case has already- been before the court twice.—John Baker spoke to defendant, being accompanied by Scamp when he went for the box of boot*. Fne label was addressed to a man named Pierce at Wellington- street. He saw defendant tear off that label.—Mr Fowler said he was of opinion r,hat there had not been sufficient evidence to show either that the inducement to part with his property was held out by leed to Mr Allen, of Leicester, or that he was concerned in personally obtaining and keeping the goods by means of false pretences. He felt strongly that the case wouid fad on the trial, and he thought, therefore, it would he premature to commit him as Mr Smith desired. He hoped that the warrant would be executed against Stamp, and that the whole ca"e would be brought oefore the cnnrt, igain. A DISPUTE OVEP. A WILL. -Pliilip Mainwaring and Edward Mainwaring were summoned by Mrs A. Mainwaring for malicious damage on the 27L!1 ult. Mr Davis appeared for the prosecution, and I Mr Glascodine for the defence. The defend- ants were put out of a tenement by county-court bailiff-, in compliance with an or'¡er of the said I Cliur on an ejectment suit. The premises iu question are No. 1, Mainwaring-terrace. Subse- quently,on the same night, P.C. ontliff,- and P.C. Nicholas saw sparks of fire coming out of the chimney of the empt,y house. They entered, and found the defendants before a great wood fire. They were burning the bannisters of the stairs and other fixtures.—It was suggested that there was something wrong in a will drawn up by the late Mr Mainwaring, and in const-quince there have been legal disputes as to the properry.-The case was adjourned to ;«{ford an opportunity for the production of evidence as to the order of the •ounty court.—Mr Fowler said ha would have to be satisfied as to the point of ownership before punishing them for destroying what might pos- I sibly be their own property. I WATCH ROBBKKY BY BOYS. JOHN David Thomas, William John Morris, and John Doherty, all lads of It, were charged with stealing three gold watches and some penknives from a peram- bulator, the property of Mr Freedinan, pawn- broker, in High street, on Saturday. Mr Freedman said he employed one of the boys to wheel a peiambulator containing watches and other articles through the streets. Whilst part of his stock was being removed from one shop to another the lads pilfered the above articles.— Placido Franza, an Italian seaman, said he was going towards the South Dock, when the three prisoners and another boy came up, and Doherty asked him would he buy a watch. The boy pro- duced a gold watch, and witness bought it from him for 4. bnt he did not know at the time that it was really gold.—P.C. Barnett said that on arresting Thomas he found a gold watch in his trousers pockets. Charged with steal tig it he said, It was not I stole it." That (Monday) morning, in company with Detective Griffiths, in plain clothes, he arrested the others. He charged them with stealing thrpp gold watches ami four penknives, value £1515;, but they made no reply. —Mr Barnett, the pawnbroker, said Thomas's father was a very honest, hard-working old man. —Doherty was sent to a reformatory for three I years. The two others were fined 20s or 14 days' imprisonment.

A NEW CARDIFF STEAMER. I The new screw steamer Gabalva went to sea for a loaded tr:al trip Oil Wednesday. This vessel has b^pn built by Mesira Wood, Skinner and Co., Bill Q tay, to the order of Mr J. H, Wilson, Cardiff. She is a veiy tine specimen of a caigo j vessel, the principal dimensions being—length, 260 t breadth, 36rt and draught, IT-'t 9in. She is built on tho raised quarter-deck principle, und is fitted throughout with water ballant. She has a round fronted bridge amidships, under which are placed the main saloon, captain's, officers', and j engineers' cabins. The I'alotln, which is very tastefully decorated, is lined throughout with mahogany. The vessel haa been fitted with all the latest improvements to ensure des- patch in shippmff and unshipping cargo, and has four of Wigham's steam winches and Bow and McCl (gan's strain steering g^ar. The engines, which -re on the triple expansion system, and of about 800 horse-power, aie made by the North-Eastern Marine Engineering C-mpany, Wallseud, and have cylinders 20, 33. 54, with 36in stroke, working at a pressure of 160 Ls. The engines include all the latest improvements, and during the trial tiip worked without the slightest hitch, giving every satisfaction, the ship attaining -a mean speed of 9 £ knots in a heavy sea. Tiie ■ ip during construction has been superintended ip during construction has been superintended by Mr Smith, of Newcastle, and Mr A. Wilson, of Cardiff, has overlooked ihe construction of the machinery. After the trial trip the vessel, which is commanded by Captain Coieman, of Cardiff, proceeded on her voyage to Alexandria. The proceeded on her voyage to Alexandria. The Gabalva is registered at tfie port of Cardiff, and is 1 662 gross aipl 1 091 net register. Her various details of outfit, & were laid out by Air Wehion Aisbitt, of CanltI. and during her trial trip she had on board 2,400 tons of coal. Site is generally considered to be a. very good type of a modern cargo-carrying boat.

j EISTEDDFOD AT ABERDARE. I I On Monday an eisteddfod was held at the Aberdare Temperance Hall, under the presidency of Mr Willitiii Tiioinas, J.P. Tha event was in every respect a most successful meeting, hundreds of visitors having been attracted to the town. The conductor was the Rev B. Evans (Gadlys), and the adjudicators in pi,o-e the Rev B. Evans and Mr William Thomas Messrs J. N onh, Huddersfield, and W. T. Samuel, Swanspa, deciding in the musical department. Mr Howelis was the accompanist. The following were the awards Pianoforte playing, Mr William Morgan, Dowlais, with an additional p ize to Miss Maagie lOvans song, The bittie Hero," Mr John John, Pontypridd song on the Jubilee of Queen Victoria, ltev IJ, Ojillwyn Brace contralto soio, "O rest in the Lord," Miss Morgan, Dowlais essay on The Advantages of Aber- dare an.1 its Neighbourhood as a Centre for New Industrial Establishments," Dr Morris, Trecynon; brass band contest, "O Faiher whose Almighty Power," FerULi: le band, led by Mr R, Howe; piano- forte solo, Mercli Niegai)," Miss bily COOK, Aber- amawt tenor solo, divided between Messrs W. Kvans (Morriston) and W. James (Do lais); b ss soio, Ali- .1. Sandbrook, Dowlais; recitation, I'll s Si-a," Mr W. Whithy. iior.lais giee. "The Little Church," the Aberamau gIll" party; The clÍef choral competition of E2), with £ 2 to the conductor, was left over until a latv hour.

FACTS AND FANCIES. I I It is better to give than to receive-a thrashing. Au extraordinary thing in ladies' hats-cheap. ness. Star^ are like bootblacks when they sbine and like printers when they set. Adam was proudly conscious that be never made a mistake in his boyhood, Dakota is working hard to get into the Union. They say it's a culd D. kota gets left, A sculptor mustn't lose cast-not before the work is done for which the cast was taken. IRISH MOI EL. —Mother Framer Artist What is it, Dennis.? Model: Mo'ght 0; ho bould enoutrh to ax pnrmis-n'n to paralyze thot fly on me nose 1 I t'lnk Aggymimnou wud do th' sein t'ing, sor. ITEAD OF FIRM. If (,ur collector hqs been rude, sir, 1 alu sorry. I assure you we will give him no countenance." Ag,(rieved p.rIY: He doesn't need any he's got face enough now for anything." TONSORIAL ITEMS.—-Barber I think I have cut your eveiiiy. Your head looks perfectly round."—Customer "• It don't make any differ- ence if my liead ain't round I'm not going to roll uinepins with it, anyhow." A GROWING EVIL.-Srnith: I tell you these monopolies are growing t-vils."—Jones "I know of a growing evil thp,t annoys me worse than any monopoly."— What growing evil is that ? My uext door neighbour's squalling baby. TURNED PEOPLE AWAY.—Actor's Friend What success ii,i you have Oil your trip?—Returned Actor: Womtertul I Hundreds turned away.- Did your doorkeeper have to turn them away?— N 110, they turned away themselves aud didn't give him a chance. Mathew«, seated on a coach-box on a frosty day waiting for the dr¡Yt>r, said to turn, when at ietigtii lie at)peti-eti, If y-,u stati(i here iiiiieli lt)iiwer, LNlr oachmati, your horses will be like Captain Perry's ships." "How is that, sirV Why, frozen at the pule." All unfortunate mistake occurred in last week's edition," plaintively say.s a Cluster County paper. "VI e r..iened to iNIrs Takem, candidate for sheriff on the opposition ticket, as a rough- hewn diamond.' It should have been ruffianly demon.' We trust our readers will forgive the mistake." HE TOLD THE TBCIH -Splikinit came home the other day with a new coat on. Where did you buy that coat 5" asked the wife.—"At a 8Pc011d. hand clothing store oil A.istin-avenue,"—" Why, that coat is your old coat I sold a pedler last week. He has fixed it up and palmed it ff on you for new. —" By thunder Now I know what the liyona meant when he said it fitted me like it had been mo io for 1U. I thought at the time ho was lying, but I see I was deceived iu him.' The late Sir John Rolt, meeting Sir George Rose one day in the Ite,, years -t i.ii life, re- marked to him —"I am verv glad, Sir George, to see you looking so well. You do lIot look a day oldi-r than when you used to come among us." Sr Geoige pointed to his head, and said — This d-d poll may not disclose the fact; but" (rpening his mouth, and pointing to a certain gap ill his front teeth) "this indenture witnesses." It my be added that a "deed poll was a kind of deed properly distinguished from an indenture. A PAINFUL Loss. WI)at's the matter, Gus? You look as if you had some great grief on your mind." "I have." "What is it?" "I've lost my hig diamond ring." Titat,'s bad?" "I don't care for losing the ring, but I'm afraid somebody will find it." I 11011\ quite understand yoU. I should think you would offer a Jai-ge reward to tho man who ifnds it." "I'd be willing to pay a reward to the mall who don't find it. You see, if it's found, the fellow who finds it will take it to a jewellery store, wlier,3 it will be analyzed and identified as mine and the truth is I bought it at a hardware store for th rty-seven cents, but the public believe it is worth $2,500. My standing in the community as a genueman is in danger, I didn't get a wink of sleep last night." THK MAN WHO KNOWS IT ALL, I Of all the tiresome creaturesmet, ) Along life's thorny way, There's one the plague of ev'ry set, A fact none will gainsay, "Whose voice, whatever is di¡;¡cus8ed, The stage of Adam's fall, Into our hapless ears is thrust, The man who knows it ail. He's met whichever way we turn, His place is every where. And though for peace of home we yearn, Behold he's also there. We can't his reach escape, alas j In parlour, street, or hall, S) long as shows tiie looking glass, The m n who knows it all, I

STOPPAGE OF A TIN-PLATE I WORKS. I Owing to some misunderstanding between masters and workmen regarding- tho wage rate, tho wilolo of tile tin-plate woiks at Gwinavon owned by the Copper Miners' Till plate Company wre now close the men having "come out" oa Saturday last. Hopes are entertaiued that the stoppnge will be only for a short time. The amicable relationship that has for so many years existed between employers and employed augurs well for a speedy settlement.

EMBEZZLEMENT FHOM A PONTVPrdDD CAIIIIIER. On Monday, at Bristol police-court, Henry C. Wilson, a middle-aged man, of respectable ap- pearance, was brought up on the charge of embezzling certain sums of money, the property of his master, Mr John Davis; also with making false entries in a book with a view to defraud. It was stated that the total defalcations amounted to £ 137 at least.—Mr Wansbrough appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Baruard for the defence. Mr Woodruffeaid that tho prosecutor was a carrier. He lived at Pontypridd, and had branches of his business at Cardiff and Bristol. The accused was a clerk and manager at the Bristol branch, 7, Welsh Back, and he received a salary of 30s per week. He should prove that the prisoner re- ceived various sums that h"ri not got into the pocket of the prosecutor. Furthermore, prisoner used to enter as disoursemeuts sums which ought to have been paid by him, but had never been. The deficiency altog. ther was £ 147 lis 8 The prisoner absconded to Liverpool eariy in February, and was apprehended th..re by Detective Thomas. When charged by the officer with embezzling one of the sums oi money, he said he was sorry, and would pay it back if the chance were allowed him. —Prisoner was committed for trial.

WELSH ORTHOGRAPHY. Some attempts are being made at present, declares the Athenceum, to improve Welsh ortho- graphy by (iisueupuifcf with double consonants and making Welsh spelling entirely phonetio. A committee of bards and literati was appointed last autumn to determine on an authoritative system. Meanwhile in Cyvaill yr Aelwyd, a monilily serial edited by Mr G Evaii-, the letters v and f are used where /and ff ph are most commonly used at present. This assimilates the functions of v and in Welsh orthography to English usage, and is a return to the practice of somo of the best Welsh scholars of the past.

The Abyssinian War. THE BATTLE BEGINS A Native Advance Frustrated. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] AILET, VIA MASSOWAH, Monday. Yesterday morning we exchanged shots with the enemy for the first time. A patrol of Italian irregular troops were out skir- mishing in the direction of Ambatocan, when they were fired at by the Abyssinian scouts. Ambatocan is a few miles north- east of Baresa, whither the Italian reconoitoring force reached a fortnight ago, and it is therefore evident that the enemy is moving towards us preparing for an attack. In the evening the enemy were seen south of our line of communications at Moncullo. and were fired at from Fort Regina, Morgherita, and their intention of watering at the Tata Wells was thus frus- trated. A pitched battle between the opposing forces is now considered immirient. The Tata Wells are within a few miies from Moncullo, whilst General San Marzano is at Ailet, some 30 miles inland. [IUCUTKB'S TKLKGRAMS.J MASSOWAH, Monday. Yesterday evening a band of Aby.sinians was reported near the Wells of Tata. The fort which protects the wells opened fire, and the Abyssiuians fled. HOHB, Monday, General San Marzano has telegraphed that a spy has reported the arrival yesterday of a de- tachment of Abyssinians, numbering some hun- dreds, at the hot springs of Ailet. WAITING. I SAHATT, Feb. 16. The monotony of camp life was broken to-day by the arrival of a visitor for the general. A tall spare, middle-ased Abyssinian, witi) intellikent aquiline features, plainly dressed in long drawers, shirt, shamma of somewhat dingy white, aud bearing iu his hand the usual curved stick. This was the well-known IhrramGarraa Kafel, an Abyssinian noble, who flying from the wrath of the Negus, has attached his fortunes to those of the Italians. He is at the head of a band of partisans engaged in scouting service, and has distinguished himself by venturing very far afield in quest of intelligence. Some half-d >zen of them, pic- turesque looking fellows, naked to the waist, and armed. In addition to breech-loading rifles, with huge curved sabres, or straight cross-hilted swords in velvet scabbards, accompanied him, and remained grouped without the tent during his interview with the general. The news allowed to transpire by the latter after the interview was that Ras Alula was still at Asmara, but that the Abyssinian force at Gbinda was at least 3,000 strong. Kafel is a decidedly useful partizan, but one rather inclined to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, unless rumour belies him. A difficulty as to obtaining reliable intelligence from any source has indeed been one of the most serious obstacles encountered since the beginning of the campaign. Meauwhile we are in a state of expectation that is daily growing more painful as the days roll by. There is not an officer nor a man in the army that is not willing to take part in an advance at no matter what per- sonal risk, yet General B-Udissera h'mself assured me that there is nothing of moment likely to talto place within the next few days. It would be idle, therefore, on my part to spjculate as ti proba- bilities, which would be either confirmed or contradicted by telegraph long before this letter reaches England. I can note, however, a great Ch nge that ba& taken place within the last few days. The inhabitants of the districts in front of us continue to place themselves under the protection of the Italian army, men, women, and childre.n, with them herds of cattle, being duly and indeed hourly brought into our lines by the baslii-bazouks, whose intervention is necessary lest these peaceful refugees should be mistaken by some of our most inexperienced sentries for armed Abyssinians. Such an incident did occur one night last week, a poor fellow, who had failed to reply when challenged, being shot dead. Signor Dumas, the official interpreter attached to General Baldissera's staff, paid a very interesting visit, on the 13th instant, to a spot some seven kilometres south-west of Snhati, near the base of the Agambessa mountains. The locality in ques- tion is one at which a kind of annual cattle fair is held amongst the natives of the surrounding dis- trict during the present month. It was here that the victorious troops of Kas Alula retired after the fight of Wagali, numerous traces of the toukul, or huts, erected by them being visible. These toukul, which are of bee-hive shape, are formed by bending branches of trees and lashing them together, so as to form a framework. Over this the raw hides of cattle slaughtered for the subsistence of the soldiers are stretched. The bides had been removed, but the framework of the touku lremained, that occupied by Ligfanta, the lieutenant of Ras Alula, being readily identi- fied by its size and position. The tent in which Major Piano was detained captive was also recog- nisable by the presence of the empty tins of preserved meat on which he had subsisted whilst a prisoner. Although the spot bad been pretty well ran«ackbd by the natives, cattle drovers and others, several relics of the engagement at Dogali were lying about, amongst them being some battered helmets, tins of provisious broken open with spear points and there left to decay by the Abyssinians, who will not touch such things as food, fragments of Italian uniforms, a couple of tin cases for mitrailleuse cartridge, and the like. Another trace and a more serious one of the result of the conflict was found in the presence of a num- ber of graves, those of Abyssinians who bad succumbed to the wounds they had received. WORKING. I Feb. 18. We are still hard at work extending and per- fecting our system of fortifications, which would suffice to hold in check an European army of four times our strength, and which surely ought to bid defiance to all the Abyssinians whom the Negus could muster. It might be thought, indeed, that it was our object to convert Sahati into a Sebas- topol. But although at the outset of the campa-gn we were favoured by a species of formal challenge from Ras Alula, inviting us to advance to Sahati and fight out the quarrel there, there are as yet few signs of his being ready to hold to this proposition, and it will be necessary to advance further into the country before we can arouse him to actiou. I cannot help fancying that a great deal of the work done is imposed upon the soldiers with the notion of keeping them actively employed, and leaving them no time for reflection. So long as they are filled with the notion that the task of fortification on which they are engaged is a necessary one, there can be no doubt of their working at it with that cheerfulness and alacrity which is a distinguishing characteristic of the whole army. But if once they have to submit to a brief period of enforced leisure, the consequences may be serious as regards their health and spirits. At present, despite all the hard work of fortifioation and road-making, both are excellent. A malady, however, stated by the veterinary surgeons to be a species of typhus, has made its appearance amongst the horses, and we are losing two or three from it daily. This, when our small force of cavalry is taken into consideration, is a somewhat serious matter. Since writing the above, I have heard that an immediate advance of the whole of thl) brigade towards Ailet is in contemplate, and will take place to-morrow or the next day. It has aiso been decided to convert one of the new fortifications now in course of construction on a bill a short distance to the northward of our headquarters into a permanent fortress, to be mounted with guns, and manned by a battalion of troops. The actual fort will be small but very strong, the men occupying barracks in its vicinity, and retiring to it only in the event of an attack. It is anticipated that one result of I bis step will be that a large native village will spring up at Sahati, now that there are extensive wells, and those inhabiting it can feel sure of permanent protection on the part of the Italians. Pasturage is not lacking in the district, and cattle rearing will no doubt become a localised industry. The gradual occupation of the country on this system has been already mooted, but it would surely be the work of years to carry it out. Yet more important news has just come in. It is now reported that the Soudanese have attacked the Abyssinians in the direction of Gondaar, that severe fighting has taken place, and that the movements of the Negus are paralysed by this attack. Under these circumstances an advance on the part of the Italians is almost certain.

I The Merthyr Vacancy. ACTION OF THE JOINT LIBERAL COM Ml i i EE. I I Mr D. A. Thomas Selected, A meeting of the j >infc committee of the Merthyr and Aberdare Liberal Associations was held at Bethel Chapel, Abernant, on Monday night, for the purpose of selecting a candidate for the representation of the borough in the place of Mr C. H. James. Mr Thomas Williams, Gwaelodygarlb,. presided, and there was a large attendance of members, superadded to whom was a numerous c uigiegatiou of interested spectators in the balcony of tll", chapel. In the first place, The CHAIRMAN remarked that he had received numerous applications from geutlemen of position and influence, who would be a credit to the district, and who were prepared to come forward to contest the constituency. But he had replied to them io the effect that the list of candidates had been dosed and could lIot be reopened. He wished to know whethpr there was any repie- sentation to be made on behalf of a labour candi- date. It was here mentioned that there were gentle- men upstairs representing tiie Dowlais branch of the National League, :'nd aqueition was asked as to whether they cllnld be flear,i.-Tite Chairman thought it undesirable to so mix the matter up. Mr WILLIAM THOMAS (Owtnaintn) said that bad been at a meeting of the CwmaTPan colli. and, as the result of that, he felt that the pi-e, was the time to bring forward a labour Candida., He would propose that Mr D. E. lJ • • manager of the Cwmamau Cullieries, accepted candidate. Mr DAVID EVANS (Cwmaman) seconded. The HIGH CONSTABLE of ABKUDARE (Mr D" Davie,) said it did not appear to him that D. E. Da vies had been adopted generally. The CHAIKMAN was not aware that Mr Davies I had been geuerally adopted by the Liberal Association. After further discussion, the CHAIKMAN put it to the meeting as t j whether the name of Mr D. E. Davies should be added to those of the four gentlemen who were now before the constituency. The meeting decided in the negative. A geiiez-al conversation then arose as to whether, on that occasion, the joint committee should proceed to a final selection. Mr SHKPTON (Mountain Ash) strongly urged the meeting to deeide upon a definite course. I (Applause.) Subsequently he proposed, and the I Rev Thomas Rees seconded, that the meeting proceed with the selection of a candidate.—It was proposed by Mr Josepii Williams, and duly seconded, that the four candidates be reduced to two.—The amendment was lost. Mr DAVID DAVIES, Merthyr, thereupon pro- posed Mr D. A. Toomas. (Applause.) He re- marked that he did not propose Mr Thomas because he was a largo employer of labour, or because he was a man of culture, but because he was a Liberal to the core. (Applause.)—The proposal was socouded by tho High Constable of Aberdare. Mr JOHN MORGAN (Merthyr) proposed Mr G. W. E. Russell. —Mr John Williams seconded. The CHAIRMAN here asked whether anyone would propose Mr Arthur Arnold or Mr Car veil Williams, the other two of the four candidates who were before the constituency. Mr W. H. JONKS proposed MrCarvell Williams. Mr CHARLES HUNKIT JAMKS seconded the nomi- nation, remarking that if any Welsh borough had suffered from the Establishment it was Merthyr and Aberdare and in order to be properly repre- sented they could not do better than select Mr Carvell Williams. In addition to thIs question of the Established Church, Mr Carvell Williams was particularly competent to deal with the tithe question which was now agitating Wales. The name of Mr Arnold was nut submitted. The meeting then proceeded to vote upon the three names proposed, it being decided that the voting should be open. The vetting resulted as followe Mr Carvell 12 votes. Mr Russell, 28. Mr Tnomas, 76. It was then decided on the motion of Mr Southey (Merthyr), seconded by Mr Jones (Dow. lais), to offer to Mr Thomas a unanimous invita- tion to come forward as the accepted candidate for the seat about to be vacated by Mr James. A deputation was appointed to wait upon Mr Thomas to convey to him the result of the meeting, and also, in the event of Mr Thomas accepting the proposal, to see Mr James and arrange with him as to his resigning the seat. As the meeting was dispersing the Chairman brought forward the question of increasing the scope of the association. He said it bad been suggested that they were too limited, and that they might consider the desirability of increasing the general committee to 500-250 in Merthyr and 250 in Aberdare.-On the motion of Mr Duvid Davies it was resolved to increase the membership to 500.-Tbe meeting was shortly afterwards brought to a close.

A NEWPORT LAWSUIT. I At the Hereford Assize?, on Monday, the action of Sylvester v. Smith was decided. The plaintiff, Mr Frederick Menville Sylvester, is the landlord of the Bridge Inn, Newport, nnd the defendant, Mr Edward James Smith, w8 described as of 108, Stow-hill, ewport. Plaintiff claimed for 14 weeks' rent of stabling and premises let to the defendant, B22 17 9 1, and £ 9 15 wages due to an ostler, first in the plaintiff's and then defend- ant's employ. There was a counterclaim on the part of the defendant for certain fees received by the ostiers for the use of the while rented by defendant to the amount ofJE65, aud defendant also claimed L10 damages for torcible entiy, and the £ 10 damages for illegal distress, making the total counter claim 285. —Mr Ram, for the defendant, said the case was adjourned from the last Monmouth Assizes to Hereford, owing to the alleged indisposition of the plaintiff. The latter had not put in an appear- ance, and be had witnesses thern to prove that on the evening of the day when the case ought to have been heard at Monmouth, the plaintiff was playing billiards at the Bridge Hotel.-His Lord- ship gave judgment for the defendant on both claim and counter claim, reducing the latter to £ 50, and granted an ex parte injunction restrain- ing Syivesrer and Jones from disposing of the proceeds of the salo of the' premises without pay- ment|of this claim.

SOCItlY OF AFUb EXAMINA- TIONS AT CARDIFF. The Cardiff Free Libraiyand Museum Com- mittee have decided to revive the examinations under the Society of Arts, which were discontinued some seven or eight years ago. The committee I have in view the encouragement of the study of the suojects in which the society hold an exami- nation, including commercial arithmetic, geo- graphy, hi-itory, shorthand, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and bookkeeping. These subjects are naturally of importance to those who intend to tnke a part iu the commercial life of the town. The examinations will be held from April 8tll to 12 h next. Ti-e applications of those who intend to be t-xamiued must be sent to the secre- tary of the Science and An Schools before the 12th inst. j

THE OLDEST POINTER IN THE I WORLD. On Monday, at Mount Jerome) Cemetery, was buried Pattison Jolly, aged 104, the oldest printer iu the world. H* served his time at Ballantyne's, at lOdinburgh, and pulled the first sheet of the Edinburgh Journal oyer 70 years ago. For half a c-littiry he has ueen in Duhiin, and for some years past carried on the printing business 111 the tiouse which belonged to Grieison's, late Queen's printers.

-7-=- THE QUEEN'S DIZESSING-ROOM ON FIRE. The Press Association learns that on the occasion of the last drawing-room nt Buckingham Palace, shortly after the Queen had lett bar dressing room to receive her guests, the heating apparatus set fire to soma woodwork in the dressing- room. Tiie outbreak was at once quenched by one of her Majesty's servautp, and no serious damage resulted.

CARDIFF RADICAL ASSOCIATION. At. a meeting of this association, the following resolution wa unanimously adopted ;—" That the best thanks of the association be tendered to the 14 members'of :'iie town council who supported at the la-t meeting the principle of eveoiug siui ng, and hopes the matter wdt not be allowed to drop, but that efforts w.li be again put forth to secure such an alteration as wdl suit the convenience of the working classes.

c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOUTH WALES & MONMOUTHSHIHE. Professor Roberts's second lecture on Demos- thenes will be given at the college to-night. The first was ext.rematy interesting, and was highly appreciated by the large audience present We have no doubt that to-night's lecture will be equally interesting.

_I_4 I Meetings of Miners, j I BLAiNA. I In accordance wh-a tiie re-oiuiioii com* <o som< t me since, tiie fir-t Moudi.y iu March w.n o'J* s-rved a3 a holiday at the collieries of Me-srs Lancaster and Company and Messrs J. and rv. 3 one at Bhiina an i Coalbrook Vtie. A i Public Hall, Bl.sina, on Monday morning. Therfl I was a crowd ell attendance, and the iiumheC present 1200. Mr Wili-am Evans, p.-llier, Blaina, was electee chairm »n. H'1 said that they warned a united organisation. Tiie observance of a general holiday in each month was to euahifl them to co: in ult and combine wilh each other with a view to iinprcvi'-g their present condition.— M( Wiiliam Hurloy was then o--lled upon to address the meeting. Hn contraxted their p siciou w th that of the Scotch iKine-s. A question was n-ked some time ago by Scotch ill tlic 11 uia of Commons as to why th-Government bought Welsh steam coal at 13' 6 I per ton, when 'hey could buy Si fch coal a S 6 I p-r ton. The First Lord of the Admiralty, ut answer, pointed out where Welsh coal excelled Mie S '.ottisli. NoW, despite tha higher pr.ee of Welsh c -al, the Scotch miner earned ou an average 20 t< > 39 nerceni. more than those engaged in the South Wales coalfield, and also worked fewer bonis. Tir was due to their being more nited in Scotland. They had (liere iiiiity oil,] c,>titi !price tiie one i she other. Le them profi1- i •••* -t! i ir Scotch ored" and rted the big bo il. latioii; th< oold be roli •. eiong. Mills, A r". ta, ref, to the 1I!,) i: ju i t);, d prin. .or,; l. Hov- ,,t. they to ? Hy »>. v wui'vibfii,-i per u". to the .-JO: i a. i JU< Id ..o «iiktri< to the il"»:; .-idtff-. Ti.by verb n«a any ho*i.;i».y andv. only to n-.scuss xi.. -t. oi.aosll.1 oiy m- Vhilsfi r'a vocating t own prinnp! *c rights, the Workmen jes-rorj the d'nAiiem. ust of theiE ■J!iSp'oyers.—> AlffjIQ degar, ex- ii; "our)g men j.r««er»t •>. 's spoke id favour nt •••• and con- •y'tunwl th^+jf-iieui »{ iMHitr. ng under t-.e priyvr'ujtor tur uiidTv- id work. lrici,i ht ■ ■ that was urgeii: i • iitiou of the House oi Jjorij c had clone them any good and never w (Applause) of royalties was touched u-,oii, and Mr Barrett said Wie.y would not get rid of those exactions until th' y had more labour M.P.'s in the House of C'-inmon- who Would strike a death blow to this and other evils. It would Oa an easy ma1 ter tor i hat district to return a labour representative to Piiilianient, s»y at the next election. The expense, individually, wouid be very tr fl-ng, about 2s each man per ye;r, -A resolution expressing sympathy with the men summoned at Eo'ow Vale was unanimously carried.-A vote .of thanks to tha speakers and chairman bronglif, the meeting to a c!cse. ABERDARE AND MERTHY I The representative* ef the miners'of the Aber* dare and Merthyr Valieys held their monthly meeting at the" Full Moon Inn, Merthyr, ou Miuiday, under the presidency of Mr David Williams, Abeinaut. The attendance was moderate, t|)a meeting had such important: subjects under consider-fi-.n that th-or dc Iterations lasted from 10 30 a.m. nil 6 30. p.m. It was resolved that the w, i;:mpll f tin- I'.orch* aman Colliery be received as members of th3 association.—A rosoiuti-n was al-o m'iop ed ex* pressing tho belief tha; the men working in t.he .seven-foot seam at N.mtmelyu Coiiiery weie justified iu their claim for cutting tha bottom, and pledging the meeting to do all ;u its power to support them in their c-florc to issert i lieit- )-.V?A! Tr.a agent was directed to call meeting* in such places as lie might deem necessary, in order to put the claims of tiie Nantmeiyu wufk- men before the members of tilt- It was decided that the agent and two representa- tives, selected by tiie Cvvmammau Collinrv Local Committee, should seek an interview with Mr Wright, general manager, with the ooj-cr, of ttf-cting an amicable settlement of tho dispute. Should Mr Wrigiit, howev. r, not be able to agree to the workmen's demands, they were recommended to test the case anew. A deputation was received from Civmaman Coiiiery, who had been deputed to ask the meet- ing to support the candidature of Mr D. E. Davie*, colliery manager, Cwmamau, as a ibour candidate for the representation of Merthyr.— After a protracted discussion it was decided to leave over the question of a labour can ')d:tte till the next m^etiuf, and in the 1I1"ant.ime that the workmen should discuss the sut-ject.—An amend" ment was proposed and seconuod pledging the meeting to support Dewi Mabon's candidature, but the original motion was carried by an over* wheraing majority. RHONDDA VALLEY. I The monthly delegate meeting of this district; was held at the Windsor Hotel, Ton, on Monday, Mr William A-iii, pteaniing. Mr W. Abraham, M.P. (Mabon), miners' agent, was also present. Mr T. P. Jenkins, J.P., and Mr R. Morris, P^ntre, president and secretary, attended as a deputation from the Khondda Labour and Liberal Association, and, as a result of their visit, the following resolution was unani- mously T,a,ssed That this meeting, after he iring the statements made by the deputation fr m t e Rhondda Labour and Liberal Association as to the financial position of the society, strongly urges upmi our friends at all collieries in the locality, the necessity of uia ing their annual collections towards the Darliaineiivary fu-id, seeing that the financial year will close at the mil of March. The remaining resolutions were as follows — That this meeting thanks the select committee for their labours in preparing the new code of rules, and also accepts their proposition to postpone for -he time being the consideration of erecting a hospital for the district, seeing th t the guardians of the union have a proposition to that effect. That this meeting protests in stroug terms against the system of contracting for working places now intro- duced into the district, whereby one man is enabled to take a number of olaces in his own name and employ other men to work for him. seeing that the proprietors of collieries cannot "e made resp uisible for the wages due to the men working for these contractors. That this meeting recommends the workmen at Mardy and other collieries to adhere to the old rules and customs of putting up cogs and timber in their working places and, should the mas ars refuse to allow this, that the district snail support the men. That this mee:ing approves of the course taken by the Albion workmen III endeavouring to mike Otl what vein they are now working at the colliery, and should they have any diffieul y in the matter after receiving the decision of Messrs Forster 15; own and Beith, that the matter shall be placed before the executive committee or the monthly meeting. CAERPHILLY. i Ou Monday alteruoon a Luge and important meeting of miners was held at the Castle Hotel, Caerphilly, under the presidency oi Mr Jamei Veal, Bedwas.—The agenda comprised th" con- sideration of the uew Mines Ac', and rule 12 was referred to, "as to taking any explosive substance into the mines except in cartridges." Provision is made in the act for ex- mp":on in certain cases on appiientiott to the R iiiie Secretary, inasmuch a • the Secretary of State issued a circular in 1887 exempting collieries wit-re infl,iiiiiiable gas hai not been wuud. The miners are only to coutiIJU3 tu take loose powder in o the mines in cases tv canisters, unless the managers will be instructed to make an appeal to the H .me Secretary on tho question. Stiouid jt be so, tiie workmen present intimated that they would btj prepared to givo their adherence to it. —Tiie report v.s given ni the award of the sliding-.ca!e committee nil tild result of the audit of tne coaiowner.s'i oi-ks. Toe fact that the wages w.ll continue unaltered wao received with great satisfaction by the meet.ii g, and hopes were entertained t It., t t I k e I ast reduction has taken place in the miner.' wages. — A dis- cussion ensued as to whether the present "h<Jiw:- scale agreement should be maintained, after which a resolution was passed recommending eacu c iihery in the district to clrdniJ.}' consider tha shding-scale circular calling the Aberdare delegate meeting on the 19oh inst. to oec'de as to tiie con- t,inuati;1I or tiie suggestion ot tha Miners' National Movement, f, r obtaining ail advance in wages and shorten:g the hours of labour was unanbnously approved. TREDEGAR. r A i-nasii meetir.tr of miners was f,e I at the W orktr.en's Hail, New Tredegar, Oil Monday, Mr I Robert Thomas presiding. At a report wasgiven by tiie secretary oi the working of the committee in the last « x month-, and was accepted. Afterwards diff^rnnt suhj-cts pertain- ing to labour were discussed, resolutions oil the following questions were unanimou ly carried —Contributing towards tha .H,hondd f labour can- didate parliamentary fund testing by ballot in the different collieries the feeling of the workmen in connection witii the permanent fund: the taking over into ffieir own hands the entire man- agement of the colliery school fund the l'°t., ponement unt-1 some future time of adopting tha suggestion of the executive of the federntijn, rt taking an holiday on the first Monday of every month. j

ANOTHER -iGimCIAL SCANDAL. f An Extraordinary Story, I The Central Navt* Plymouth correspondent I telegraphs:—A raid, wh: ~*pcled to result I in senous disclosures, w.u, Monday after*! noon on the c«-ppersHjiths'at K-yham Dock- yard. The allegation U th-it !•»» quantities of articles have been manufactured for ciit,;ide firmg out of Government store The trafficking was suspected, and, an opportune moment beiii.1 the police were instructed by tha admiral superintendent to make a descent. It is understood that 70 officers and men will be placed under arrest.

GnEAT FIRE AT BAKHSTAPLE- • The extensive factory of Me^re Sharland and IVtier, cabinet makers, Barustdpie, was couV pleteiy destroyed by tire «.»» Monday night. T premises were gutted, and at toe time 0 telegraph.ing it was feared that 20 .enjoining would ba destroyed. fitii 550 hands. The damages is estimatad ut £ 30,000- r

PEKFHCTIO:? IN KNITTING.—Over 2 DOZEN pai«1 of good, substantial ribbed hosiery c-:n be produc^ daily oil the patent Kc ip-e" knitter. JJigh^ awards wheiever exhibited. A large stock of waS' ing, wrincinsr, mangling u»iciiines, ant I perambulate' i to se'ect from. Cash or easy terms c-ne a.jent i;j Cardiff and district of Bia lbury's Worhl-Kenown''1 .-ewing .I.\ItCllJJhs.-lJel.ry Thomas, t. J unit's Ui no;1-1 square* Cardiff. I' ii'tf'i.m" Puuiishe.i i.y i;ti- i't ••••'to. J VV J'MJNCA.N iSr^:>X at tlieir Sta.tni Pr.atia c VV'ii' »2auJ 83, >t Mary-street ami Wsstgate-street, in' f to ad ot Cardiff, iu t.Ue caonoy o; li.auioi

r_ WHAT SAINT TERESA I _SAjp,_ I Among Ibe most charming of all the bppniiful fcromxn who iohatit this planet, are the lovely Creol" g rl* of N- w 0 lean*. They unite a cer- tain Rolt, southern grace with i,heir inherited Freiteli vivacity; they are to sit»• f<>ituly pohte; they lire such accomplished ina<X">iw Lil-y Imva such exquisite figure* when ymiog; tlieir accent is so pretty woen they speak English—that a stranger, especially, if he be a north -TII man, will, in ah likelihood, be fascinated by the licit one lie meets. All but the stranger rarely rn-pls tl^se be:1uti- ful girls. As the restless, pushing Amecic-m p»pulaiou has sent tile city far beyond its oi gi- iial limitH, and wealth and fashion have gone farther and farther 64 Lij) iown," the Creoles, the "down town" people, have retired more c iii. pletely into their inner circle. and their society is mainly am-i.e tLPH.1vi3<. IfllPY are the real aristocrats of New 0, !e:ono, who held lordly sw.iy there before the war came which rnbiwd tll"m of their wealti- and prestige. There are many old Creoles in New Orleans' even now, who have never crossed Cmal street in all their long lives. That street, which divides the French and Ameri- | can quarters (ill N w Olefin*. if yon are not a Cieole you are an ''American,") i- to tlnMn, the limit of the city. Beyond, is a vast American desert, peopled by semi-barbarians. O -e Creole lady who had the temerity to take a ride in an up town street car, came back from lier j.,ur- ney of disci.veiy 8"yill!l,- They have maginfic-nt batteries up thpre, but I did nor- set, any peopie, alllllo all looked so sad." H< iwever, we do not propose just now to give the history "f t.1;e Creoles, but "1I:y to relate an episode in the life of one of their lJriltlest and loveliest maidens, a namesake, too, of that holy saint whose historical rernaik is the key-note to th's story. N"L much of a saint was our Teres", though she never faiied to attend mass even- SlJllday, and was f8peci..lly observant of the fete of her church, if not of the fasts. If Teiesa was net a saint, at least she was an asigel of oeauty, so li-r many admirers thought yet, not an orthodox blonde angel, but a nark-eyed, alluring houn ef the Mohammedan p"raoise. To OdUllllellCe at the ueviiining, it will be neces- sary to tell where the scene of Teresa' adven- tures was laid. To tiuri her home one must first go to N"W Orleans, then walk on the great boulevaid, Canal street, until a red car comes along which goes down Kmpart street, and into which r.ne must get. D >wn, down into the Fiench quarter toes this car, turning into oeauti- itil E-plxnade street ju^t at tho Ursuiine convent, and running along a few qoares in a straight line, heu diving into the queerest old streets with the funnies. names, twisting and turning ar'-und corners so nbrnp ly that one begins to feel dizzy, and then, suddenly it stops. Oat one jumps hurriedly, and into another car that is waiting, and then 01;, on again until the long lines of one-storied old French houses, with their heavy wooden shutters, bee-in to disappear, gardens grow more frequent, and every now and then whole-quires of giound are enclosed, with laige trees showing above the fence. A- the iron gateway is p:1, one catches a glimp-e of gravelled walks, of great luxuriance of bloom, auej of a many pillared, iiiucii-vet-andalied house embowered amid the trets. In one of thase chateaux dwelt our Teresa. Sull farther goes the car, until it turns into a street runuu g along the side of the levee, and one can look up at the father of waters lulllIl along grandly above one's head. Fllaliv the Barracks are reached, and tlJP.re d welt- S. t: II. He was a good looking young fellow, gay.dibon- naire, a tine rider, a ,:oo danc r, .11 antinomy on lawn tennis, and a fl rt par excellence That he was a little vain we must aome, but then the other ofiiceis were all either married, or engaged, or ol-i nachelors so, as a consequence of this state of affairs, the lovely dark eyes (,f the Creole girls, and the blue or grey ork)s of the American girls, glanced most frequently in his direction on the occasion of iawn-tenuis parties at the Barrack- It was therefore not to bo wondered at that his head was a little turned. Indeed, one kind glance from Teresa's magnificent eyes was quite enough to turn any man's head entirely around anil arou. d. Thai sbe was dnzzling'y beautiful, in fact, quite the prettiest girl he had ever seen, or even dreamed of, lieutenant Crenshaweacknowleiige.fi j at first sight. Of purest Creole type, with superb, dark and velvety eyes, m;gn ticent hair, cl^ar olive complexion, which showed a tint like the inside of a rose about the cheeks, with perfect nose, mouth, and teeth, Teresa was indeed rarely j beautiful. The youu" m II made no attempt to disguise hid admiration of the giri'« beauty; but whether the perpetual vigilance of her chaperon proved too decided an obstacle, or whetb-r, be- cause of Ter a.s extreme youth and igm r .nee of the world, he thought gile would prove too easy a col quest—she was barely sixteen when he first knew her-wllether, then, either of these reasons opterred him, yet one thing is true, that during the first year of their acquaintance Lieutenant Crensiiawe contented himself w tit looking love into Teresa's glorious eyes, and with paying her Winked attention Oil every possible occasion but no downright word of love did he sp^ak. What lie implied—ah? that is ad ff-rent thing, and lie was much to experienced a flirt not to make both looks and tones mean f..r mote than words. Had Teresa been less of a butti ifly and more of moth, her wings wt uid have been scorched in piayii g with this counterfeit of love's touch. That sho was at racted, even touched, by the 1íea:e¡!,¡¡¡ ¡' attentions no one could deny. In tiie firot place, he was the first" grown man" who had pa;d court to her, though boy admirers were numerous; and then, as was said before, be was handsome, agreeable, and had many social accomplishments calculated to win a youug girl's first fancy. But Teresa was too well regulated a Creole maiden to give away her heart unasked; and beside, she had too sound a suostratum of good sen-e not to penetrate after a while this flimsy disguise of sentiment. So, when the lieutenant's tactics prompted him to sting poor little Teresa's heart with j.al iusy by wilhdiawing the light of his smile from her ;in I bestowing it instead on a iitile blonde Americau, Teresa, after the first pang, showed of what stein stucf she was made. She cast her fine eyes first on one young man of her atqua ntance, then on alJother-the lieutenant had been too absorbing in his attentions to let her tee them before—and the young meti fall jgnomiuiously before the batteiy of the first glance. And now Mademosielle Teresa took her first lessons in flirting, Siie proved an apt scholar in truth, she ound the study to her I king. At the end of a few weeks she was an adept, even with the chaperon always within sight, if not quite within lieariiig and he added sc dp after scalp to her belt. Not patiently did the lieutenant submit when bis supposed cosiquest aserted her independence, The little American WaS Jeft to weep her pretly blue eyes out, or HH he cared, but as for Teresa, he could say with Torn Hood :— "The warmer my advances. Then tue cooler were her air" It is foolish in the Jieu.eoam," said Teresa, t. forget tlia, ti,er- i e )tli-r nieii in the %voriti." Perhaps Teresa might still have, befot won, at this ■ ime, if the lieutenant had not forgotten that ti)e,re were t)tlikir ineii iii tiie w,,zl(l. He returned to his allegiancp, it is true, after his own Weapons had beer, used againot himself but the half care- less devotion he rendered was now contrasted with the unswerving devotion of a «coie of lovers. The climax was reached whelJ the lieutenant, who had j an engagement to accompany Teres* to church, overslept himself juui did not appear in time. "When the ma s was half over he entered the choir, Where Teresa was accustomed to sing, and asked her sister Marie where she was. Look said Marie, with a somewhat shocked expression. He did look. There in the body of the church knelt T' resa. Her maman, papa, some little bri,tl,pi-s -%ti(i misier-i, -ill kii-it near hear. But, alas, by her si -e at-o kneit, a handsome young man, a stranger to Lieut. Crenshawe, with whom Teiesay m th*? intervals of her prayers, was most uninis ak i'- y fl riing. i think -he might have waited until she left the chuich," said M ine. To the note of interrogation in Teresa's eye-' the young officer apologetic diy :J !lswt,red- I slept too late ten o'clock is so early to go anywhere ■ beside, it is too hot to go to church at i ai)." Poor Gon said Teresa, and she passed on with the s ranger. Lieutenant Crenshaw*- kn.;w that the young ir1 intended no irrt v< rence, still he WHS relieved when larie ex trained what Teresa meant. If the goo.i God," sa'd Marie, "iskirid enough to be in his tempies ;.t ail timesand in all weather, to listen to the prayers IIf his people and grant their pe it*nns, Teresa finds-it hard that the people j ,;i tii,i ii,;tk- ;-it excuse of heat or cold to keep away irUI churcJI." Who is that slr-,ina,-r ?" the young man de- nianded of M .rie. "It is our cousin, but lately returned from France, where he was educated,' Marie told him. "Tbe deuce!" muttered the lieutenant under his breath. From this time began the trials of Lieut. Cren- shawe. Daily would he present himself at the door 01 Teresa's home, HIM naily was he answered, Ma• t)ime's in, but the y..uog ladies are nut," or that ".Madame and Mademoiselle Marie are re- ceiving, but Mademoiselle Teresa bpgs to be ex- cused." And yet, glancing through the green jalousies that screened the open door, he would catch a glimpse of a white dress dimppeariiig around an aligit3 of the long hall, or hear the rich notes of a well-known voice singing along the vine- embowei,ed garden paths. One day he followed the voice and found Teresa gathering roses. Her garden hat, swinging on her arm, was filled w;lh gorgeous blossom-, and at her throat, in her dark hair and aga nst the beit of her « hite dress, great cinders of Marechal Neil rose- buds added radiance to her bloom. Maddened by her b-iauty, tite lieutenant laid a detaining hand upon her arm. Teres; he pTeaded, why do you avoid me? For He aven'- sake listen to me one moment." "Teresa I" said the maiden. "III our society, L¡"ut Crensha v.e, we do not. call young ladies by their Coristiau names. Beside, here come mamau and ourcon-in; w.iia:, >nl thby think tc. see your hand upon my arm ? What imprecations, "not loud but deep," were brantlMid beneaih Mr CrensjJawe's moustache had best not be told. Under the influence of this great passion', which hoinly gained stronger mastery over him, all his iiule society mannerisms fell ntf him like a mask, and reveaied a better, nobler na- t"tJ..p, of which his friends hod not believed him to be possessed. Now that the pi z-' KdHned b«yond his grasp, he learned at last to value it and tlhe thought that througn his own folly he had lost it. a(Aded no little to the poignancy of hi9 regret. Even those of the wives who had blamed him for his fllllnlilY, and f"I' IJ/>! ap!rPlllly heart, ies i conduct toward Teresa n the earlier singes of ii f qua intance, now piiied and aided hiiu with means iu their povver» Horse-back parties were arranged, excursions planned, iii all of which Teresa and her sister Marie j lined but though the lieutenant displayed the cunning of Satan, and was ably abetted by his lady frii-iids, yet Teresa, without seeming to notice i heir efforts, very cleverly outwitted them all, and was never for all IIIL¡JJ1 alone with her military admirer. In these excursions the dangerous cousin did not aiw y* take part, but Lieutenant Crensiiawe, hauntun,' Teresa's ne ghbouriinod, saw him often enter the hou-e after tiie young officer himself had been denied adn.ittance. O ice, when the ladies were said to be at home, the lieu euant strode boldly into the pvrlour and found Teresa sitting tiif-rf,3 with her mother. As the mother spoke no English, he felt that this was an opportunity not to »e lost. "Teresa," he said, I have oome to ask you to be my w te." Tnank you, monsieur, for the honour you do IDP, hut I am engaged to marry my c.msin." I thought you Catholics did not marry your con"lIs." lie. said increiiulotisiy. Y -5. but this is papa's second cousin, and so lint much of a cousin to me." B -lieving she only wished to punish him a little longer, he still urged "But, Teresa, you must have loved me once; you heart cannot be altogether dead to me." Once is a very long tillie ago), Lieutenant Crensiiawe. I was a child then, and I might have loved you had you loved nie. I am a woman now I was seventeen three months ago." "Teresa," iie implored, in pity do not tanta- lize me any longer. If you knew how madly, how desperately I love you, yuu would give me one word of hope." "I will say to yuu," said Teresa, moving toward her mother, and speaking in French, "what mv namesake, the Saint. Teresa, said to the devil Miserable being, you have never known love." Years afterward, the lieutenau', now promoted to be major, attended a brilliant ball iu Paris, in company with a young English officer. There goes one of your compatriots of whom you must feel proud," said the Englishman to him. Madame iÍe said to be the most beautiful as »vell as the wittiest woman in Paris." It was Teresa, more radiant, more lovely as a matron than in her girlish bloom. What a fool I was to loee her!" growled the major to himself.

A SWANSEA PliOBAIE CASE. HDGHKS V. HCGHK.8 — Iu the Probate and Vlvorcl3 Dilii8wn, on Monday, the president (Sir JuniPA Hsnnen) and Mr Justice Manisty, sitting as a Divisional Court, had before them an applica- tion ill the probate suit of Hughes v. Hughes for a new trial on the ground of the verd ct being against the weight of evidence. The case, which was recently tried before Mr Justice Butt and a jury, had reference to the testamentary disposition of the late Mr Thomas Hughes, who died at Swansea on the 11th of April, 1884, leaving behind him a considerable amount of property, the whole of which, by the will in dispute, dated March 20 h of that year, he left to his brother, Mr John Hugites, who died at the end of 1886. At the trial a large number of witnesses were called, and it was ihen contended on the part of the plaintiff, Mr Gi fB. h Hughes, that the testator's signature had been forged by his niece, Mrs Ann Lewis, and that a Mr S ephens, one of the attesting witn sses, and a man named E Iwards, who at the time of the hearing of the case was undergoing a term of imurisonmeut, were parties to tlw lorgery. The truth of this allegation was denied both by Mrs Lewis and Stephens, but the accusaticn was suuported by the testimony of Edwards, who avowed that he was present when the forgery was perpetrated bv Mrs Lewis, and that fie ii,ii-elf received a drink and the sum of 5 in consideration of services rendered in the matter. In the course of the case it was conceded that the signature at the foot of the will was not in the actual handwriting of the testator, and Mr Justice Butt, in summing up, said it was a matter peculiarly suitable for a jury to decide, under the exceptional circumstances of the case. 'The jury accordingly pronounced for the will. Their lordships now. after hearing the arguments of the learned counsel, and without calling on the other side to reply, refused to disturb the finding of the jury, and declined to grant the application for a ¡' new trial.

FIRE EX flNGUISlllNG EXPER1- MENFS AT CARDIFF. On Saturday a series of interesting experiments in ti-e of fires, by means of the Lewis F;re Extinguisher, wasgiven in thesnacious yard at the back of the Town-hall, Cardiff. In all three exhibitions were made, that at mid-day being cOHdncted in the pr-sence fit the Mayor and a number of other gentlemen, besides a large at- tendance of the general public. Three wooden structures were erected in t.he yard, and within tbfm were placed a quantity of shavings and other mfl .ir.niable ri iris which were well soaked in paraffin oil. Naturally, when this combination of combustibles was ignited it would present a very formidable blaze to be readily and imme- diately subdued. The extinguisher is a cylinder about two feet long and an inch and a half in diameter, which is filled with a fire-destroyinn fluid, and as soon as the liquid was poured over the biaziiig structures the fl imes died away as if by mag e. The principle of the invention is that in the gas generated by the fluid tho fire cannot find the chemical elements necessary for existence. The whole of the trials were completely successful, and it was suggested that these valuable fire- couibatauts should be stored in the town at convenient centres for use by the police. LNI r J. Williams, of 289, Bute-street, is the local agent.

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