last words.
Lrts whoso loro haslwea SO SWMt to
1,1 ,hl>i - back vard os I ro.
J,., „ . nhi!*' I h iste. un 1 In taU rain
t)f jnv am intnrltn • tears of pain
a.'.m'wltb costly shrub or Irco,
• tht! littlrt «nvc which sh-jltcM rao
u iM winil'sown scoJi C**uw tip tin*
..n(j forth nil summer unaiarnnl,
i * ttuv. butv ereituro< troop
•s.\o.t Kr.ws* its lwt ye»rs tai jlo*
n. re acjibaria ? mo, vou conn some
!';i! there *po.ik no pniso but only sav.
I ,vod u*‘ ’Twas tliit which made
■nHar:”
i;r the words that I shall jcy to hoar
— Helen Hunt Jackson.
idy Latimer’s Escape.
v CIIARI.WTTK M. IIIIAKME.
( 1 lAl’TKH iI—('ONTtNTED.
. looked to me beautiful as the
n I angels in the old
r, at Norton's Cray. Yet
.'the fare of a woman, not of an
1; and when I cume to look more
lv into it, I saw uneasiness, lan
. pride: at times unutterable
a.', unutterable scorn, then some
, like despair; the light died from
,naid eyes, and the lines deep
round the beautiful lips.
1 a: once 1 started with amaze
: for she was looking at our.pew,
I saw a smile pass like a sunbeam
'a I- fare. I looked at the long
nf children; they were all, out
Iv. at least, docently behaved,
ur two of them had their eyes
months opened very wido, and
fascinated by Lady Latimer,
i her eyes mot mine, and I saw in
i a tender light, a beautiful gleam,
eld lord, looking very stern and
. sat by her side—May and De
>t, indeed.
:>'v than once I caught the beauti
ycs fixed on mine. I cannot tell
it was, but a certain conviction
t to me that she was not happy.
iite her grand title of Lady Lati
of Norton's Cray: despite her
tv. which was greater than I had
seen: despite her rich dress and
ewels unu the magnificence that
Minded her she was not happy. I
ot tell how it happened, but it
led to me her eyes were telling me
nd that it was a secret known only
ti'solf and me; but that must have
fancy.
was like a bird fascinated. I
1 not look away from her. I am
much afraid that I thought of
in? else. I saw her watch our
ly procession down the church;
.ys eccentric, it was this time
s peculiar than ever, owing to the
that Bob, whose expression of
itenaneo was perfectly angelic,
pinned Millie’s cape to Archie’s
ct. and the wildest confusion en
He had reached home before
ided. Imperial justice was admin
vd later on.
ie next day Lord and Lady Lati
ealled. The army of boys had
sent to King’s Lorton, under the
ext of purchasing a new cricket
Our pretty vicarage looked its
It was the month of May,
the lilacs were all in
tn; the beautiful syringa-trees
all in flower; the house was a
ect bower; the' birds were singing
■ trees all round it:
shall never forget how the fair,
!nl_v presence of that beautiful
ian brightened even our cheerful
ns. She was in the drawing-room
a I w ent in, talking to my mother.
Latimer was discussing a late
ion of Virgil with my father.
■ 'otlffler held out her hand to me,
in smile so bright and beautiful
Juost dazzled me.
I saw you in church yesterday,
Uvel, she said, “and I have
to ask if you will be my friends.”
etnel°.UldTfde,SCri?,eJher *ra°e, her.
Z88: If,8he had Mid to me,
^ from this moment you
e my bond-slave, and attach
to®e for life,” I should have
1 ]?ved her after the fashion
peS1ovrn?girl81 Withafu11
Mrs- L°vei'”
acted m*1’ i*OW much your face
terday.” 1 wanted to see you
td^8rcdetUy8wrtvoice’
‘And i ?’ She we“t on:
f 1 enfo86 ue i?htful of yours,
enjoyed seeing them! I am
;;?,7 m™. “
ton's Cray.”^6 them a11 over at
i *m raid, Lady Latimer ” she
'ireld? hardly Burvive it- A
Us W10n0r a Cuban insur
iU„,, t«^en0U"h; but the boy*
‘ even;” and 18thbeyrind imagina
“ier t the deaV. gentle
;"vcrth^aSifhe.thou»ht of it
shall hone to*’ Hai<? Latimer,
in.i t "'‘wiavray.”
Ms. a lino Plai"!y as 1 beard the
‘MighA.^ glea- ol scorn
■ *iue. qmck
>S?Zr ha»
Arr. vou , ’ and then was gone.
a>kf‘d . r 1 and lon°ly. Grace?”
^:r“2;,-You ■*
:l silent thcn’h!U(teS be was m°ody
m»th..r he turned suddenly to
a h'-ar thauli^f greatost favor.
f-enn„ du)1. J jatimer complains
'* convenient n, Ia faet’ if il
‘ 118 ,l,)w? I. ... •'<U1- to go back
ba'inicr and my^f*p!ea8uru to
J ; . i. -“u n
1i"w'Cdfwasahcl!ibri"ht-ned
i,.nv kind! Win °''lt 10 me
■ . 111 you come, a
I’."1- I should hi you co®e, M
lf K’ne had sail .u.^'bffbted.”
'",la w'ith me 3 ' 1 lU, you come
!a»\ i sh(,uld have go
;Ne ^rk e the myth
b‘Dg manner, ^ *racl°
m mid me unde
••It will be a (freat pleasure to me.
Lady Latimer,” I answered.
••And will you tell mo all about the
boys?” she said.
‘••All about the boys would mean a
| long biography of each one,” I an
swerotl: "bat I will give you the lead
ing points in each career.”
"That will do,” she rejoined, laugh
ingly. "I am so glad you will come,
Miss Lovel.”
Then I went to my own room to
make some preparations, and my
mother followed mo.
"It seems a strange thing, mamma,”
I said, .“for Lady Latimer to want mo,
and to wish to tako me homo with her
now.”
“I do not think it strange, Audrey,”
she said, "not at all. Kvidently, Lady
Latimer is very dull and very lonely,
and Lord Latimer is anxious that she
should have a companion. I think,
my dear.” added my beautiful mother,
with a gentle sigh, “that it is an ex
cellent thing for you. It will bring
you into good society; indeed, I think
it is most providential for us all.
Lady l^atimer has evidently taken a
fancy to you. It will be good for the
boys, too.”
Now, anything for tho good of the
boys was as irresistible to me as to my
mother, and a glorious vision of un
limited toys and fruit caine before our
eyes.
"I should think,” said my mother,
“that Lady Latimer is about your ago,
Audrey; she does not look one day
older.”
“And her husband more than sixty!”
I criod. "It soems very unnatural,
mamma.”
"Such marriages are often made in
high life,” said my mother. She bent
uunu mm ju&st'u lue. • am gioci, ]
she said, "that we do not belong to
what is called high life. I Rhould not
like you, my Audrey, to marry in that
fashion. I wonder how long will you
stay at Lorton's Cray?”
"Two or threo days, most proba
bly,” I replied. “Mamma do you
know that the first momont I Baw
Lady Lasimer—the first moment that
her eyes looked into mine. I knew
that we should be something to each
other? Her eyes said so plainly.”
“Fancy, my dear,” answerod my
gentle mother.
* know it was not fancy, but truth.
CHAPTER III.
-tly few preparations were soon
made. Lord Latimer was profuse in
his thanks to-my parents. It was so
good, so kind, so generous of them to
spare me: he wa3 so grateful.' It was
such a sad thing for Lady Latimer to
feel herself so dull—so unfortunate;
but in my cheerful society no doubt
she would rally. His words sounded
kindly, but there was an evil look in
the old lord’s eyes as he uttered them.
Then we all three drove away to
gether, and the wonder, the dream of
my life, came true—I was at home at
Lorton’s Cray. “What would the
boys say?” That was my first thought
-as we drove along, and I longed to
hear the remarks and comments that
would be made in the august assembly.
Then my companions attracted all my
attention. I began to see why Lady
Latimer was dull and lonely. The old
lord was by no means a pleasant,
amusing, or even agreeable com
panion; he ' was silent and satur
nine. If he expressed an idea, it was
either false, mean, or ignoble; if he
uttered a sentiment, it was either
morbid or cynical; if he made a remark,
it was sure, to jar in some way or
other on one. He talked to me during
the greater part of the drive; he
could not forget that Lady Latimer
had complained of feeling dull; he
seemed to resent it as an insult to
himself; he reverted to it continually.
If I had been Lady Latimer, I should
have lost both temper and patience;
but when she saw the turn things
were taking, she leaned back in the
carriage and said nothing.
What weariness crept over that
beautiful face! What sadness came
into the proud eyes! The bright May
sunshine, the flowering limes, the
springing grasses, brought no smiles
to her lips. I was almost dazed with
delight to drive on that lovely spring
day through that delicious, odorous
air. To see the depths of the blue
sky, the light of the sun, the bloom of
the spring flowers; to hear the lark
and the thrush, the bleating of the
little lambs in the meadows—had
filled me with delight that was almost
intoxicating; my heart and soul, my
whole nature, seemed to expand. But
on the beautiful face opposite to me
there was no smile. • I do not remem
ber that husband and wife exchanged
one word. Verily, May and Decem
ber, eighteen and sixty, could never
agree.
When the carriage stopped before
the great entrance-hall door, and I
stood on the threshold of Lorton’s
Cray, a curious sensation came over
me—a foreboding, but such a mixture
of sorrow and joy that I could not
understand it. I felt the shadow of
coming evil and the brightness of
coming joy. The emotion was so
strong that I felt all the color die
from my face and lips; my heartbeat,
my hands trembled. It seemed to me
that I had gone quite suddenly into
another world. Lord Latimer gave
me a very kind but stately welcome.
“You look tired, Miss Lovei,” he
said; “you had better have a glass of
wine.”
“Come with me to nay room, Miss
LoveL,” said Lady Latimer, not seem
ing to heed her husband's words; and
we went up the grand staircase to
gether.
Ah. what luxury! what magnifi
cence! what splendor! I was struck
by the great white statues, holding
aloft richly colored lamps, masses of
crimson flowers at their feet. She
swept up the grand staircase, looking
neither to the right or left, and hast
ened to her room.
"That's a relief,” she cried, as she!
sunk into the depths of an easy chair; I
“a moat blessed and unmitigated n*
lief.”
“What Is?” I asked wondoringly.
Her face crimsoned.
“To get in-doors,” she. -jssweroa
quickly; but I felt sure that she did
not mean that when she spoke first.
Then Lady Latimer rose from her
chair. She took off her hat and man*
tlo.
"I prefer dressing and undressing
myself to having a maid always about
me,” she said. “Shall I ring for Hil
ton for you?”
“I have never had a maid in all my
life,” 1 answered, thinking of the toil
ets at home and the struggle to get
through thorn.
“That is right,” sho said heartily.
I looked around that magnificent
sleeping-room. Tho hangings wore
all of blue velvet and white silk; the
carpet of light blue velvet piled with
white flowers; a few exquisite pictures
adorned the walls; ornaments of every
description abounded; tho toilet-tables
seemed to me one blaze of sllvor and
richly cut glass; one door opened into
a bath-room superbly flttad; another
into a beautiful boudoir, all blue and
white. A balcony ran along the win
dows, filled with tho loveliest, rarest
and most fragrant flowers. Every
thing that money "could purchase or
art suggest was in those beautiful
rooms. 1 thought to myself as I
looked around, “How enviably happy
the owner of all this magnificence
must bo!” I was soon to find out that
all the magnificence in the world could
not confer happiness.
“Come into the boudoir,” said Lady
Latimer. “How pleasant it is to have
some one to talk to and laugh with.
Jhere are days when my very nature
deems starved lor tne want of laugh
ter.”
“And we have so much of it,” said I
involuntarily.
“Yes. When I saw that row of
smiling, happy laces at church, my
heart wont out to them;the tears came
into my eyes, and I longed to be
among them. She drew me to herself
in a half-caressing fashion inexpressi
bly graceful. * *1 am so glad that you
came back with me, Miss Lovel. I can
never tell you how I felt when I saw
you. I am sure that, in some strange
manner or other, you are going to
make part of my life, or be involved in
it in some way.”
“I had the same feeling,” I replied,
wondoringly.
“Then,” said Lady .Latimer, “it, is
true that there is something in it. I
am very lonely, and needed a friend.
You have such a frank face, so no ole
and true. You are dark and beauti
ful. I like dark, beautiful faces. You
are sympathetic; I need sympathy.
We shall be good friends,Miss Lovel.”
“I hope so,” was my answer. I knew
that in my heart I loved her well
enough to be her constant friend all
my life. Then she threw off the sad
ness and weariness that lay over her
like a shadow.
“Miss Lovel,” she said, “have you
been over the house?”
“Two years ago,” I answered; and I
then told her of the great awe that had
fallen over the boys at the sight of all
the magnificence. Laughingly I told
her- how the boys had implored me to
marry some one with a house just like
this, .for their especial use .and benefit.
“There is many a truth spoken in
jest,” said Lady Latimer; “but never
do that, my dear; let nothing ever
tempt you to marry for the sake of a
grand house, or money, or position.
It is the most horrible mistake that a
woman over makes. Sooner die than
that.”
“I never shall. Lady Latimer,” I
replied; then, thinking of home, I
added: “I should never have a chance,
no matter even if I might desire it.”
Our only visitors were the curate and
the doctor.
[to be continued.]
Kentucky Burgoo.
A traveler from the South described
recently one of the oldest and most
popular dishes in Kentucky, which is
known as “burgoo.” It is an outdoor
concoction and many massive pots of it
are said to have simmered over a hot
fire in the open at political gatherings
in Kentucky. The making of “burgoo'1
is thus described: In the bottom of
the big pot some red pepper pods are
thrown, then potatoes, tomatoes and
corn added; then a half dozen nicely
dressed prairie chickens are thrown
into the pot, and also a half dozen of
the fattest farm yard chickens are
added; then a couple of dozen soft-shell
crabs and three or four young squir
rels are thrown on the heap. Enough
clear spring or well water is poured
into the caldron barely to float too
varied contents and then the fire ia
started. It must be allowed to sim
mer slowly for six hours, and an old
superstition is that it must be stirred
with a hickory stick in order to give it
the best flavor.
Giants of Prehistoric Franco.
In a prehistoric cemetery recently
uncovered at Montpellier, France,
while workmen were excavating a
waterworks reservoir, human skulls
were found measuring 28, 31 and 32
inches in circumference. The bones
whieh were found with the skulls were
also of gigantic proportions. These
relics were sent to the Paris academy,
and a learned “savant,” who lectured
on the find, says that they Ixslonged to
a race of men between 10 and 15 feet
in height.
Didn’t Understand Unman Nature.
“Yes,” said the proprietor of the
barber shop, “he was a very good
barber, but wo had to let him go. He
didn't understand the business.”
“What did he do?”
■ Tie forgot to say to a baldheaded
customer that his hair needed trimming
to-day.” _
One hundred miles north of Key
West is the farthest part sonth m
Florida that snow has ever bean
known to fali .
A Dullrtoaa Flam Faildlat
T'ick nnd stone one pound of the beet
Malaga raisins, which put in a basin
with ono pound of currents (well
washed and picked), one pound of good
beef suet chopped not too tine, three
fourths of a pound of while or brown
sugar, two ounces candid lemon or or
ange peel, two ounces of candid citron,
six ounces of flour, nnd one-fourth
pounds of breadcruinhs, with a little
grated nutmeg and salt. Mix the whole
together with eight whole eggs und a
little milk. Have ready a plain or or
namental pudding mould; well-butter
the Interior, four the above mixture
into it. cover with a sheet of paper, tie
the mould in a cloth, put the pudding
into a large stewpan containing boiling
water and let It boil quite fast for four
hours and a half, or it may bo boiled by
tying it in a pudding cloth well floured,
forming the shape by laying the doth
in a round-bottomed basin and pouring
Into it. It will make no difference in
the time required for boiling. When
done take out of tho cloth and turn out
upon your dish, sprinkle a little pow
dered sugar on it and serve with this
sauce: l’ut the yolks of three eggs in
a stewpan with Itulf a cupful of pow
dered sugar and a gill of milk. Mix
well together, ndd a little lemon peel
and stir over the Are until it becomes
thick; it must not bo allowed to boil. I
Flavor to taste and serve very hot.
' No Groom).
A professor who used to teach tho
grandfathers of the present generation
of students objected to the pronuncia
tion of “wound,” ns if it were spelled
“woond," and his students used to hunt
for chances to make him explain liis
objections. One day he stopped a stu
dent who was reading to the class and
said, “How do you pronounce that
word?” “Woond, sir." Tho professor
looked ugly and replied, “I have never
found uny ground for giving It that
soond. Uo on.”—Household Words.
The sheep that goes astray never finds a
green pasture for Itself.
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heartburn. uneasiness of the nerves, op
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rheumatic, hldney amt malarial coinpluIntH, i
Use thla thoroui.h remeily avntematl ally and j
it will ucblcvo pormuncnl results.
Clubs for Farmers' Wives.
If possible. It is tvlno to go outside of
the ordinary limits of acquaintance and
invito women of widely different as
sociations und employments to become
members of the club, writes Helen .lav
In a very practical article on “The
Mental l.ifo of a Farmer's Wife" in the
March Ladles' Home Journal. We all
need to enter into the lives of others,
and for an organization of women I
know no better motto than the words
of Dr. Hale, “This club exists to find
out how other people live.” It will be
easier to do thin than appears upon the
surface.
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Commends itself to the well-informed,
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