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m t ' I' r HARRISON PRESS-JOURNAL OEO. D. CANON. Editor. HARRISON, - - NEBRASKA NEBRASKA NEWS. The corn la standing up for Nebraska. The canning; factory at Beatrice put up 12,000 cans of corn one day last week. John Coolman, a German farmer near Auburn, was probably fatally injured by a bull. The animal had been de horned, but knocked its victim down and trampled him. The prospect of a fine corn crop In tb vicinity of Hartley was good until Monday of last week, when a not wrou came along and damaged the corn a considerable amount. Tecumseh had no representative in the First Nebraska and was therefore unable to enjoy a personal celebration. Ensign Arthur Kavanagh of tne uiyni rvia belongs to that town, however, and plans are already maturing to give him an adequate welcome nome. Quartermaster Frank Myers of the Second regiment has been mentioned as a candidate for major of his regiment He has written a letter in which he says he has not made a canvass and that he is not a candidate. Captain E. J. Streight of Lincoln, Captain Ernest H. Phelps of Schuyler and Captain John W. McDonnell, formerly in com mand of company D, Falrbury, are still In the race. Precisely $10,000 is the amount of the shortage which has been discovered In the accounts of the former railway teller of the Nebraska National bank, Ned H. Copeland. who has disappeared and is believed to be in some foreign land, beyond the reach of requisition. If he is still in this country the Amer ican Surety, in which he was bonded, will leave nothing undone to apprehend and bring him back to Omaha. Inas much as Copeland was bonded for only fS.000, the bank will be short $5,000 after a settlement with the surety company. The dry weather and hot winds dur ing the past two weeks have practically ruined the corn crop in the vicinity of Mason City. The prospective corn yield Is not cut down from fifty bushels per acre two weeks ago to ten bushels. This Is the seventh year that the dry weath er has spdlled the corn crop at about this time or the season, yet small grain crops have generally been fair. Ernest Flke, Ed Steele and Sam Akin have been arrested, charged with steal ing forty or more turkeys from Farmer William Zlermann at Western. Their parent signed a guaranty bond for $100 each for their appearance for prelim inary hearing. The sequel to the deferred nuptials of Miss Anderson and Fred Hlpke of Fremont was the filing of a complaint against the young man, charging him with being the father of the young woman's unborn child. A warrant of arrest la In the hands of the officials, and If Hlpke, who left town on the day set for the wedding, can be found he will be brought back for trial. Wednesday evening at a hay camp south of Brady Island, Joe Zebra was shot and Instantly killed by the acci dental discharge of a shotgun In the hands of T. Stevens, a fellow laborer. Stevens attempted to shoot a flying bird and the gun was discharged as he raised It, the contents striking in Ze bra's eye, killing him instantly. Zebra leaves a mother In Vermont. The 3-year-old child of L. H. Hinds, living two miles northwest of David City, was found drowned in a large water tank. A few moments previous the child was seen playing near the tank and had not been missed. A neighbor drove up to the tank to water his team and discovered the body. Cor oner Roys held an inquest. . Some months ago several members of the Ban Francisco, Cal., Typographical union employed on a daily paper in that city refused to work with one Ileal, a nonunion machinist. As a re sult a anion machinist was employed and now holds the position. Hess sued the Typographical union and Its mem' here, asking $26,000 damages for the loaa of his position, and also for an In Juaetloa forbidding the defendants from striking or threatening to strike or boycotting or Intimidating any pub Matter who desired to employ him. The maw waa tried by a Jury In Judge Data. srfleid's court The Judge submitted tyhlssn potato oa which the Jury was U paae, m addition to the general ver sHot, and a peculiar feature waa that the special potato were all in favor of the anion, while the general verdict waa against it the Jury bringing la a verdict hi favor of Hess and awarding aim mat namagta. The case has been finals! by the printers. ttaaley. an eccentric real. of Hurta a eat Missouri, who died at tao ago of It at Ma home near Ra vaaswnl. tfev a few days ago, waa a tstmt araoat ismirrat and had voted vfce ovary rawlBal candidate from . SJJZmm to Cry. Among his para. fjrisB K a) ressrdid that bo "never wear paid a eeat of la took a. doae of medietas aaVt aoror tost aay of tSswc V3f wtta A C C t Co gat of Mt xr ',r ., v v ' ' ' ' i .,': ,- ' - . ''.. ' . . -, liO IIGFE FOil DREYFUS OPINION PREVAILS THAT CAP TAIN WILL NOT BE ACQUITTED. Beginning of the End of the Famous Treason Trial at Rennee Haa Boon Reached. London. (Special) Esterhasy haa re written a portion of the bordereau for Black and White. The editor makea the following announcement: "Telegrama from Reanea say that an English journaliat named Gibbon has arrived there with a copy of the bor dereau written by Esterhasy, and with the declarations of Esterhasy sworn to before a commissioner of oaths." Mr. Gibbon, the subeditor of Black and White, waa aent by the editor to Kennee, carrying to Maltre Laborl pho tographs of a copy of a part of the bordereau written by Esterhasy on Saturday last. v This new document is to be published by Black and White, and forma a final and absolute proof of Dreyfus' lnno cence so far as the bordereau is con cerned. The declarations referred to are not made by Esterhasy, but by a gentle man, Mr. W. B. Northrop, who acted aa intermediary between the editor and Eeterhasy. Rcnnes. (Special.) Thursday came the beginning of the end of the Dreyfus trial. With the speech of the govern ment commissary. Major Carriere. the case entered upon the final stage of pleadings and the verdict will be dellv ered on Monday at the least. There is talk of the trial ending Friday by holding an extra session In the after noon for M. Laborl s speecn ana tne declaration of thiwudres. This is.how ever, unlikely, as the government Is likely to desire to have the Judgment held over Sunday, to avert demonstra tions on the verdict when the workmen are free. The government la not only fearful regarding Rennes, but is particularly concerned regarding Paris and other lam towns where passions have been heated, and the verdict, whichever way It is given. Is practically certain to give rise to trouble. It Is understood that the government has intimated its dealre to the president of tne court martial. Colonel Jouaust and there is no reason to believe that he wlU not fall in with its view. Colonel Jouaust Thursday morning took the most Important decision yet taken and took it entirely upon his own responsibility, although he is undoubt edly only the mouthpiece of the whole body of Judaea His decision to ex clude the testimony of Colonel Swartx- koppen and Major Panlzsardl waa most sle-nlfleant. as It meant that the court had already reached- a conclusion and that the pleadings or counsel were merely a waste of words and might bt dispensed with if tbey were not a ne cessity. The court has made up Its mind, but which way? This is the vital point and forma the sole topic of discussion to night Both sides are equally confi dent that the court will decide in ac cordance with their view. The Drey fusards declare that the Judges cannot convict Dreyfus after rejecting the decisive evidence which SwarUkoppen and Panlzaardl would have given in hla favor. The antl-Dreyfuaards. on the other hand, explain today'a rulings nn the srrounds that the judges recog nize that the evidence of the two mili tary attaches would be worthless. De- cause they would be morally bound to save their agent at any cost A aam- nl of this reason waa given by an anti- Dreyfusard Journalist, who, when prais ing Colonel Jouausrs opinion, explain ed "What weight could he attach fj. the testimony of SwarUkoppen aj Panlzzardl? The receiver of stolen goods must shield th thief as much an be can." HE WILL NOT BE SEEN. From the popular point of view, the scene In court when Colonel Jouaust delivers the Judgment will be divested of its most sensational feature, owing to the absence of the central figure. Captain Dreyfua will be taken to an adjoining room when the Judges retire to consider their verdict. A moment before they are to re-enter a bell will be rung, and as they take their places behind the long table the infantry guard will present arms, and remain at present arms, while Colonel Jouaust, standing In the center of the platform, will read the verdict Captain Dreyfus will not be brought back to the court room, and will not be present at the public meeting of the Judges, but when the court room is cleared by the gendarmes, which will be done ss soon as Colonel Jouaust concludes, the read ing clerk will proceed to the room where Dreyfus will be waning ana reaa to him the verdict In the presence of a couple of gendarmes. The public will thus be robbed of the spectacle of his emotions, which are bound to be the most profounds, wheth er the decree sends him to the arma of his family or back to the renal settle ment. The verdict may be a condemnation. an equivocal acquittal, or a form of acquittal that would be equivalent to the Scotch verdict, "not proven." The last will be the case If the Judges should pronounce against him by a vote of 4 to t. That la he would be freed, even though the Judges in his favor would be in the minority. But this, naturally, would be very unsatis factory, aa be would bear tne stigma for the rest of his days, captain vrey fus thus haa Ave chances against the Drosecution's three: Unanimity, to J, 6 to t. 2 to 5. and $ to I will set him at liberty, while unanimity, f to 1 or S to t. will convict him. ir connctea, the Judgment will be carried to the military court or appeals, wnicn win be a formal matter. The special court wlU only quash the Indictment and order a retrial If It should bo estab lished that the present court-marUa has erred In a matetr of procedure. This la In the highest degree Improb able. The court of cassation will also have the right to order a retrial K It noma decide that the court-martial haa de viated from Its Instructions. Thja la I he nnlv Innnhnte for DrerfUS. and his friends will undoubtedly fight this measure tooth and nail. Rstranrdlnarv measures have been taken to spirit Dreyfoa away, whether Hnivlrtml nr Mmdemaed. HiS OaPOrtare from Rennes will be enveloped the same mystery aa when bo emveo. MORN1NO SESSION. At the aaentne of the eoart martial, Thnvariav mnraiBSL M. Laborl. leading counsel for the defenae. announced that be had roeeled a seml-ometal commun ication that Colonel aVwarttkoppen. the former Gorman mfHtory attache at Paris, would bt waaMo to appear per soaalhr before the eoart. Coaaoet there fore proposed that a loraaaty oommls art to Cfaat M. Uhorf o - 3aatsaBj At lO.tO the government commissary. Major Carriers, began bla speech, clos ing the case lor the prosecution. 11 concluded his remarks at 11 :M a m. M. Paleologue of the French foreign office and Major Carriere did not op pose M. Ibon'a application. Major Carriere pointed out, however, that th proposed atep would Involve a deviation from the usual procedure in making a long adjournment neceasary. Counsel for the defense replied that the court waa entitled to adojurn for forty-eight hours, and in case a longer period was required he auggested that a abort ses sion be held Friday, when the court could adjourn until Monday. DENT LABORI'S APPLICATION. M. La burl's then drew up a formal application that Colonel SwarUkoppen and Major Panlssardi be cited aa wit nesses, and that seven questions be telegraphed to them to which tbey were to reply under oath. The first question waa to be. If they had ever received the documents mentioned in the bor dereau. The former attaches would be aaked further if they had received the firing manual, when tbey had received It and from whom; whether either ol them aent to Esterhasy the petit bleu, a copy of which was to be telegraphed, and finally if they ever directly or In directly bad any relations with Drey fus. The court deliberated for a quarter of an hour, and on returning the presi dent. Colonel Jouaust, read Its decision, declaring it incompetent to grant M. Labori's application. Major Carriere at 10:30 a. m. began hia apeech. All the generate and other officers who were seated in the witness chairs rose and left the court room Just before the government commis sary opened, in accordance with the or ders of the minister of war, General de Gallifet, to leave Rennea within two hours after the pleadings had begun There was an interesting scene in the court yard of the Lycee, where the offl cers took leave of each other. They appeared to be In good spirits. VERDICT TO COME MONDAY. M. Demange of counsel for the de fense will probably occupy the whole of Friday In hla speech for the defenae, and M. Labor! will speak on Saturday. The verdict will be rendered Monday, because the police authorities are op posed to the announcement of the ver diet on Saturday, if It were possible to do so, on the ground that It would be likely to lead to trouble on Sunday. After M. Labor! had submitted bis application for -the dispatch of a ro gatory commission to receive the depo sition of Colonel Swartxkoppen and Ma jor Panlzxardl, the chief of detectives, M. Cochefert, deposed favorably regard ing the attitude of Dreyfus when Col onel du Paty de Clam dictated the bordereau to blm. The witness said Dreyfus only appeared to be troubled afterward, when Du Paty de Clam questioned htm. M. Cochefert referred to the revolver found on a table near the desk at which Dreyfus was then seated, and he re counted how the prisoner on receiving it cried: "I will not kill myself; I will live to establish my Innocence." The clerk of the court then read a letter from Captain Humbert to the ef fect that Dreyfus had expressed a keen desire In to enter the statistical section of the war office and saying that he met Dreyfus once carrying some voluminous packets of maps and docu ments, and remarked that he was act ing very Imprudently. DREYFUS DOES NOT DENT. Dreyfua then rose and calmly travers ed Captain Humbert's statements, de claring them to be Inexact General Mercler afterwards came to the bar and said that he felt the depo sition of Captain Freystaetter wu bound to have produced considerable Impression on the minds of the Judges. He spoke of the attacks made on him since the captain bad testified, saying the Dreyfusard press had been calling him a false witness, etc. The General declared that he gave an order in 1094 that nothing should be done with the various translations of the Panlzzardl dispatch, adding that be himself was present when the packets of secret papers for the court martial were made up, and it did not contain the Panizzardl dispatch. He had since questioned the judges of the court- martial on the subject, but not one or them was prepared to swear that the dispatch was not submitted to them, because their recollections were now rather vague. MERCIER EXCITES DISGUST. This statement of General Mercler voked a chorus of disgusted "ohs" from the audience. General Mercler proceeded to call at tention to contradictions on Captain Freystaettei's statements reading ar. old letter from the captain to a friend, In which he declared his mind wat made up In 18S4 before be saw the se cret -dossier, and another letter from an officer who waa in company with Freystaetter In Madagascar, wherein the writer asserted that Captain Frey staetter talked of the court-martial of 1HM, but never mentioned the Pants- xardl dispatch, and after this General Mercler brought up two bad points in Captain Freystaetter s career, while ir Madagascar. He was guilty of an act of disobedience to his chief, and he also executed thirty natives. This assertion caused a certain Im pression in the audience, and Colonel Jouaust asked General Mercler to ab stain from giving any further particu lars. The general added that he firmly believed Freystaetter was a brave man, but be thought the two acts referred to showed he could not be entirely trusted. He asked the Judges not to allow the captain's evidence to shakt their confidence in his own deooslUenk, but to lend htm the samaredeiire as though the Freystaetter incident ha) never occurred. THE ROGATORY COMMISSION. The court then retired to deltberatt on M. Labort a application aad lu probable decision waa eagerly discuss ed. Every one in court stood up when' the Judges returned. Ookmel Jouaust gave the order "Present arma" to thi guard of soldiers at the bottom of thi hall, while be. standing, and with Mm other judges standing on either aide him. read the announcement that thi Judges had unalmously decided thai the president Colonel Jouaust wai competent to order a rogatory commls loa. and that the Judges, aa a body acce ding to the military code, wen not competent to do so. M. Laborl then aaked Colonel Jou aust If he still maintained hla refuse, .n,int h commission, the colonel having, when M. Laborl submitted htt conclusions, saia us woe vpyvm w w application. NO HELP FROM ABROAD. Colonel Jouaust replied "Yes," and the evidence of Colonel Swartxkoppea ui Mator Panlssardi with regard U their relations with Dreyfus was thus excluded. The refusal of Colonel Jouaust seem ed incxpticsbic, because It appeared be hla duty to receive ail evidence at Methr bearing on the case, and mon sspeciaily the evidence of the two at- tairnta. too refusal or wnoee tnosm la oaarro sporaro ! aivaieat to a aucai " wear iw oooatrieo. THE BRIDES OF DEATH. There's a cleft In the darkling sea coast wall That hides the town like a sheltering pall. And the Morro looks down from tht precipice crest At the sheltered ships on the harbor' breast At the anchored ahlps that Idly swing, Flying the nag of the Spanish king. "Nail to the mast the yellow and red. The grave old Spanish admiral said; And the lovely Infanta led the line. And the bridesmaids followed hei through the brine- Followed her out of the harbor mouth To the fatal tryst In the open south Never a bride went down the hall. In the mase of the dance of her mar rlage ball, With so fine a grace or an air so fret. As the Spanish ships stood out to sea And never the brides of uod took veil In the darksome depth of the convent' pale. With so lofty a mien of sacrifice As they bided the fling of the battle dice. . Their splendroua standards streamed on high 'Gainst the turquoise blue of the tropk sky: Their polished brasswork flashes flung Like lustrous Jewels around then strung: And their bows were veiled In the fil my lace Of the spray comb tossed by the charg ing pace. But ah! what terrible guests are thes Fast glldlnr in from the outer seas. Olldinff alone in drapery black That fumes and pours from the high smokestack? And, ah! what thund'rous chimes that ereet The stately advance of the bridal fleet": But is this the peal of the wedding hall This roaring voice like the voice of hell 7 Til the wrathsome cry of the pitiless Fates The voice Is the voice of the sister states. Of the sister states of the slaughtered Maine, Crying aloud for the blood of Spain UattioaMn cruiser, torpedo boat. That rush like doga at the Spanish throat Alas for the brides In yellow and red That out of the harbor so lightly sped. That reel and faint in the fearful dance 'Mid the choke of the smoke where the liirhtninn glance. While ever mingles the thunder's roar With the boom of the surf on tne Hear ing shore. They were six that steered to the open The bride and the maids so swift and free And six are the corses that line the strand. Prone In the pools of the tide-left sand; And the Catherine vultures circle high O'er the stiffened limb and the death- closed eye. Troy nmra. WAS A GOOD FELLOW When a man has enough money and not enough to do, and the gods have not given him discretion, he sometime? takes to playing parlor providence. It i. a nitv eame. but not safe. My excellent friend Fenwlck of Kenn Hal! used to be very fond ol it, ana mis u why he has given It up. Hnhm was a high church curate In a slummy parish, very considerate verv hard-working, not very strong ana none the stronger for the early morn Ing services, which he went tnrougn fajitlna:. He believed In celibacy fOi the clergy, and plenty of communica tion and confesislon for the laity; he was the customary victim of every Idle drunkard and every gosslpplng old wo nan In hie parish; he had little faith In vicars, and leas In bishops, and, least oi an, in t.ie privy council. In all thle ho ua. oulte the ordinary high church curate. Where he was extraordinary was In being a most eloquent speaaer. not only in the pulpit, but even where there waa a chanoe of being answered. One day last year i Detnougni m suddenly that Dobeon was a friend of mine at college and since, and that 1 had not seen him for some time; alsfj that he was Just the man to make a gpeech that 1 wanted made at a certain coming meeting in wnicn i unv ested. So I girt up my loins and mad a nl ls-ri mace to bis parish, which It far In the wilderness of the Surrey side On the doorstep I found Fenwlck, who greeted me with an unusual enuaive- ness. "My dear boy," he said, "you re tht very man I was wishing for;" and he shook me warmly by the hand. "You have Influence with Dobeon; you will persuade him to do what I desire?" "Speaking from my own experience, Mr. Fenwlck,!' I replied, "I should say that your only chance Is that what yu desire should be something he particu larly dislikes; then he will probably do it But have you rung; "Twice," said be. "They are not out, for I hear someone shouting Inside, perhaps that's why tbey don't hear." At this moment the door waa flung wide open and Dobson's small but en ergetlo maid servant appeared, pinion ing by the elbows a very large and very drunk woman, whom she was en deavoring to push out of the door. The woman was resisting to the best of her ability, because she had not yet finish ed making some very emphatic re marks to Dobson. He stood with his pipe In his hand, and on his face an expression of mingled anxiety for hit servant and grief for the verbal ex otasea of her opponent Perceiving us, be forgot them both, and ran to meet "Hallo, Jones, old man; you're a stranger. Very glad to see you, Mr. Fen wick. Come la. both of you. Very regrettable, this, very. .Really, Mrs. Cook son, you know" Bat at this point I took advantage of a favorable chance aad pushed the woman off the steps into the street where she fell Into a rather confused heap, but never stopped cursing for an Instant. That donkey, Dobeon, actual ly ran down to pick her up, but was an ticipated by a policeman, who led her off with some difficulty. Dobeon took us Inside, apologtalng. "Some of these people are rather troublesome," he said, "and the oaly way Is to be very nrm wiu mem, out patient always patient You let your care for me carry you away, Jones, I'm afraid " In his room, which seemed to be furnished chiefly with a crucifix aad big table Uttered with papers, were two or three other parishioners, apparently ober, bat In aa aggressive condition of boredom. Dobeon submitted with the patience of which bo had spoken to be bored about the pariah magasine, taa young men's football club, the mls toa hall harmonium, aad the coming aBdar school excarstea. I tatter my. okf I made bio martyrdom appreciably raorter fcyglarlaf ayagaiy at toe tor- himself away, the victim dropped Int. an easy chair (so callsd; It was a wretched thing of wicker work, and that he considered a weakness of tht flesh), lit a pipe, and turned with a sign of relief to rational conversation It soon appeared that Fen wicks' ob ject In coming was to get Dobson tc stay at Fenn Hall for a few weeks. have several reasons for standing well with Fenwlck, and there appeared nothing treasonable In hla desire, I backed It up; and as Dobeon could not help feeling that he waa really In need of country air and rather leer work, he finally conaented to a tern porary exchange of work with the cu rate at the little village church, who was anxious to see a little of a Lon don parish. When I bad likewise book ed Dobson for my meeting, Fenwlck and I departed together. As we went out of the door a sheep ish, half-grown boy and an acrid old woman went In. Fenwlck called my attention to them. "That's the kind of foolishness that'r working him to death," he said; "that and the fasts and the early services. and a dashed laxy vicar who takes none of the work. I'm fond of the boy and I mean to put a stop to It "I know, but my theory Is that the whole thing rests on this absurd cell bacy idea If he had a wife she d make him go slow and not knock hlra self to pieces; and she'd feed him prop erly and keep him warm, and he'd be another man In six months. Besidee he's not fit for a London parish any how, and he has great talents which are wasted here. No, sir, I have my plan." Indeed. Mr. Fenwlck," said I. "you Interest me extremely." And so he did for I began to see what he waa after. Pray, what Is your plan 7" "Simply and sufficiently, thla You know my niece. Amy T' I answered that I knew the lady very well as Indeed I did, though not so well aa 1 wished. Well, if three or four weeks of Amy's society In a country home doesn't make him change hla mind about celibacy, I'm a Dutchman. The stupid fellow has hardly spoken to a nice girl since he went to school, I be lieve. Half these young donkeys are woman-haters out of mere Ignorance. A most excellent Idea, no doubt, tor Dobson. But how about your niece 7 la she disposed to assist?" "Well, vou know." said Fenwlca. "it not really necessary that she should. It will be quite enough to cure Dobson if he falls passively in love with her; then If she rejects him, or If he never DroDoses. he will go and, Jnarry some one else. They always do. But why shouldn't she. you know? Girls are generally ready enough to take a cur ate. and you know he'a a very fine fel low. Then I would make him rector of Fenton. and he should write a book and be made a canon, and his preaching would soon bring him to the front. "Well, you have It all cut and ariea, see. I Winn you every success, but 1 think It's rather ticklish." Not a bit. You must come to tne boll and help me, though. Come on Thursday week, won't you?" To this I consented and we partea. I knew Dobson and 1 knew he was not the man to carry out Fenwlck nlan bv falling passively In love with anyone, leant of all with Amy. I was men more than pattsamy in love wnn or mvnelf. thouah 1 had neer found pportunlty to Inform her, or Fenwlck, either, of that fact. h.ltner uovsnn wnulri tlrk to hid Drlnoipies ana suc ceed In resisting her attractions, or he would fall very much In love, inaeea. In which case I believed he would be a dangerous wooer. I did not, there fore, look with favor upon Fenwlck'p experiment, but If It was to be tried It was In every way better mat i snouio be present. it was ha t Past 11 ana renwim yawned, got up, stretched himself, and ntlmated nis inienuon oi gome bed. He said he wag not accumomeo to London hours, and he went off, leav ing Dobson and me In sole poefslon . .. ... - T 11.11 i me smosiiig room -tui ... Fenwlck was a little disheartened. When he formed a plan of any sort. articularly a plan for arranging inc destinies of his fellow men. he usen to set his heart on It, and he was not much pleased at the total apparent failure of his designs on Dobson. Dob son saw a good deal of Amy; he even talked to her more than to anyone Ise, but that was simply Decause sue aa the on y person in me nouse who would listen to the kind of talk he loved best. It Is a solemn fact that he used to discuss with that poor girl the persistent unity of the Church of Bngland and the degree of authority be attributed to an rxumtm Council. She used to listen to him 11 h the utmost gravity ana wun a sort of timid pleasure at hearing about uh bla- and wonderful things; dui how much she understood I never at tempted to guess. Now, when l naa a chance of talking to Amy. which was not seldom. It was not with that kind f conversation that 1 enteriainea ner, nd I did not believe tnai ijodsoti ould have done It, either, It ne nun been In love. Nor did this style or taming vary hn thev were alone together, as far aa I could make out; and I took several r.nortunltle to come upon mem suo- denly, quite by accident, In the midst of these Interviews. Dobson never showed any displeasure at being in terrupted, and there was no sign of any change of subject I was, there fore fairly easy of mind; and my dis gust may be conceived when he turned on me some forty puffs after Fenwlck had left the room, and begun to make con fide noes. "Indeed," said I, "but how? Dobson you know. Is as obstinate as a pig, es pecially about these things." He began, parsonwlse, on generali ties. He said he had lately been con sidering the subject of the celibacy of the clergy, and had come to the con clusion that the practice of the Church of England was wiser than that of the sister church, which he had hitherto preferred. He held aa strongly as ever that celibacy was the Ideal condition for that highest kind of character which can devote Itself wholly and without reserve to an abstract cause; but he believed that such characters were rare, and that he had been com mitting the sin of spiritual pride in reckoning himself one of them. Here he paused a little, and then went on to speak of the help and In spiration in clerical duties which a lower kind of man might derive from a good wife. He wss really very elo quent I could not help noticing that but . it was wonaerruny ua a ser mon; and I should have been Inclined to go to sleep If I had not felt so vesed at the fellow for falling In love with Amy, and so amused at the queer way he took to tell me of It. The funny part was that he was perfectly In earn est and quite believed that by con templating Amy hie eyes had been opened to a number of important spir itual truths. I have heard lay lovers talk In something the same way, but for my part I never found that kissing Amy opened my eyes to any truth ex cept that aha waa very nice to k lea. f thought he would never come to th point, but at last be did. -Aad I love this girt,- bo said, "and I am afraid to Speak to her. Parl it to herself I am afraid of. because the Is so simple and yet so wise. But that again I know nothing about the com ven lions and the customs; 1 might frighten her; there are rights ways aad wrong ways of speaking, and 1 know nothing." And he went on to appeal to mv worldly wisdom, of which ha always had a great opinion. Once Dob son tried to convert me and failed; ha had borne me no grudge for It (which la rare), but he had made a division la his own mind, I believe, by which I was to be wise in the things of thla world, and to be left to the "uncoven anted mercies" of Providence In the next. And now it was the wisdom of this world that he wanted. So 1 gave If to him. thus, with a grave face. "Dobson," said I, "this Is a delicate , matter. I do not believe Miss Fen wlck has any conception of th efeellngo you entertain for her. Nor do I im agine thet she haa ever asked herself whether she entertains any such feel lngs for you. It Is not the way of women to do so until a man has spoken much more plainly than you have done. An abrupt declaration would startle her and might be fatal to your chance. What you must do Is to proceed slow ly and gradually, letting your feeling be seen by degrees, so as to accustom her to look on you rather as a lover than aa a teacher." And I further ln structed him In the same sense; to all which he listened with much docility, and at the end of It shook my hand and said I was a true friend: and I went to bed to think It over. The advice I had given hlra was not only excellent In Itself. It had the rur ther merit of leaving a clear field for me. It waa true that Amy was by no means prepared to hear any declara tion of loe frotn him. but she waa quite prepared to hear one from me, although I waa by no meana sure whether she had yet answered It I should have preferred to wait awhile and let the fruit ripen, but I knew that Dobson's notion of gradually proceed ing was not one that would allow mo much time. If I spoke first and was rejected, then the Held would be clear for him; but U , .nnii flrat whether ne was ac cepted or rejected. I knew Amy would be so much disturbed and agitated that I should have no chance for the rest of my visit and another opportunity might never come. And I was by no m,ani sure that he would be rejected. for although she certainly did not love him. women have been known to mar ry out of admiration and pity before now. and particularly parsons. Then both parties are unhappy. So I felt I should be acting In the best Interests of all three of us In sneaking as soon as possible. And so I did. I met her in the gar den next morning and there on a rus tic seat under a laburnum, l toia ner of my love. There are some scenes too sacred for the public gaze, and I shall not attempt to paint the pretty shamefaced air with which Amy re sponded to my declaration. Hut when iv hart once more begun to talk more or less, like reasonable beings, the first thought that crossed my mina Dobson. He really waa a sort of old man of the sea; I was never allowed tn. h free of him. But having con quered I could afford to be magnani mous, and I resolved to make the thing as little unpleasant both for him and her as could be. "Dearest," I said, "I have a piece of news for you that will surprise you.' She looked up at me with sucn a sweei, confiding air that 1 had to klf her before going on. "Do you know, I am not the only man who lias eyes to see. What would you think, now, of old IXbon?" A . , "Mr Dobson?" she lnierrupieu, n. one of most unfeigned astonishment. was glad to see my sagacity " rated. She had no suspicions oi - A pretty mess he would nave maae oi It if I had not been there. Yes. yes. yes, Dobson, ana no er, 1 said. imnny, iau i. He Is not so far away up In the sky as you think. He will come down to say something very particular to a little mortal maiden, and that before many days are us." Oh, no, I do hope not," ane eacimuj- ed. "Are you sure 7 Quite certain; l nave watcneu mm with you, and 1 know oia Lxiinum through and through. Now, when he does speak, love as her certainly will, and you must prepare yourself for H don't tell him about jne. It would pain him. You will kiflJw how to re fuse him without hurting him more than you roust My little girl Is very wis?' I am afraid she was more frightened than wise for the next few days, and I'm sure she tried to prevent Dobson speaking at all. But he never noticed her little deterrents. His method of carrying out my Instructions was to , hang off as well as he could for two days and then. In the effort to show a little of his feelings, to blurt out a declaration. I tmunt have been pain ful to Amy; she was quite done up af ter It, rather hysterical, and went to bed with a heudache. Dobson went straight off to London the same after- noon without a word to anyone, and told Fenwlck he had received a tele gram about an outbreak of smallpox in his parish. I knew he would write to Fenwlck, but only In general terms; and so he did, and Fenwlck hardly looked at the letter because he waa afraid of Infection. I had a letter my self which wss rather a curious docu ment and which explained fully, but I never showed It either to Fenwlck or Amy. Fenwlck, some few days after, took occasion to observe: "I think that fellow Dobson must be made of cast-iron." i inouKiii a j c.j ,, i, t . v. ob lation and get out our secret at the same time, and I said: "No, but Dobson, you know, Is a man of ery penetrating observation, and also a man who would never think ef obtruding himself, and when be came here he saw at once" "What?" "Why, that Amy was, aa It were, en gaged." "As It were, engaged! What on earth do you mean, Jones? She was not en gaged." "She was not but she Is, Mr. Fen wlrk to me." Fenwlck Is really a reasonable man at bottom. He came round very soon, and I have noticed that he haa rather given up arranging other people's sf- rairs for them. As for Dobson, be found himself rest less In London, and he went with some missionaries to Smyrna. Before he started Amy had a letter from him, over which she cried a little, though I couldn't see anything to cry over. It waa a very proper letter, and spake confidently of her future happiness with me. When he had been a little time In Smyrna h unfortunately caught a fever and died. I was sorry. He wss a geed fellow, and, as I said, a capital speaker. Black and White. Cardinal Manning's keen with waa of ten used to drive home a moral warn ing. "What are you going to do In lifer he asked a flippant undergraduate of Ob ford. "Oh, I mm going to take hod ordera waa the airy reply. "Take care you get V:.m, ry saw," 1 1" . , . .'i," .