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!. The king f 1 :HOiNI A NOVEL OF AMERICAN L1FI BY MAURICE Copyright. 1852 and 1893 1 CHAPTER XVII. CONTINUED. *'0h, it was Faval's work, perhaps." Baid Claiborne. "You know that Vernon and Faval have always been great friends." "Vernon proposes to raise and equip a oompany of riflemen at his own ex ? <<Knt ho peiise, rumurnsu uuv/aouu, ? flatly refu8e3 to command it." "Of course, he would refune that, general," said the governor. "You should not expect a man of his stamp to come to that. I see that you have not understood him. Plainly, you do not recognize his importance." "Important or not important;" exclaimed Jaokson, permitting his natural irascibility to appear, "I do not need his advice or, for that matter, yours either!" Claiborne, who was no mean diplomat, held his temper and smiled blandly. He had the utmost confidence in Jackson, and was determined not to have a rupture withjhim; but he feared Mr. Vernon's influence, and knew that if was necessarv to prevent, if possi ble, any further disagreement between him and the commanding general. Negotiations were in progress between the governor and Lafltte, by which the former hoped to bring a large number of the outlaws of Barataria and other resorts to the aid of the government. Jackson was favoring this scheme, i knowing that frebooters were capable of doing m9st effeotive service as soldiers. He now asked for a private interview with the general, and when they had passed into an adjoining room, he 6aid: "f iM??fer*?tand your feelings, general, and am tar /rom wishing.to aggravate them; bafc let ?fl^savt?x^bu in deepest confidence that MrTTernom is just now an indispensable person to us. He alone can control the mass oft the Creoles and especially the lawless class. I tell you that we caunot do without him," Claiborne spoke more from conjec" ? i 1 _ J tare than from'anydenmte itnowieuge. i He did know, however, that Mr. Vernon's iu^uence was as powerful as it was mysterious; that his wealth, though great, and his liberality, though democratic, could not wholly account for the hold he certainly had' pon the dangerous class of persons who constituted in reality the larger number of the effective fighting men of the State. Jaok?on walked the floor. He had 'been terribly worried with reports of plots and combinations against him/in . the city. The legislature had not done ?s he wished, the courts were disposed to assert the superiority of the Jaw, and certain of his injudicious fronds had magnified to him the evidences of sedition among the Creole population.' Added to all this, reinforcements were Blow in arriving, and such as had 'pome wero miserably deficient in equipment, without food and very inadequately olad against the unusual cold of the season. ' i * Ho felt that patriotism as well as . ?elf-interest demanded of. the people of New Orleans and of Louisiana the most enthusiastic and heroic self-devotion in behalf of^ his purposes. Knowing his own courage and genius and seeing with the absolute vision of the born general the^ supreme need of j the hour, he could have no patience I with anything or anybody that did not L~ fall at onoe into line'and obey his * every command, execute his every ung ' gestion and sliovf that the most active faith in his superiority. "I despise aud detest the whole crew," he presently blurted out, "and I'll blow themito everlasting scraps, before long, if they persist in their disloyalty to the country. Claiborne, you go at on?? aQd tell that legislature to idjourn?tell them that I jay so." The gc^vernor stood for a moment sonfou^dad; but it did not take long for hr^ to see that General Jackson Ifr enfant to be obeyed. r J "I have already suggested an adjournment," he replied, "but of course v there is some opposition.0 fr "But I will not permit opposition from anybody, do you hear? This thing is coming to apointright shortly. I am in command here and, by the Eternal, I am going to be master! Yon go at once, governor, and tell that legislature to shut up shop, and if it doesn't do it I'll pitch it bodily into the river. -They haven't got a Wilkinson to trifle with now." Along with General Jackson's assumption of superiority there went an immense capacity for being just what be assumed to be. He overawed Claiborne from the moment of his arrival in New Orleans, and, to all intents and purposes, took oharge oi tihe State Government. It will never be known just how far actual treason went in plotting the betrayal of Jackson and t.he delivery of the city to the British commander; but the movement was more than an incipient impulse. There were many men in iNew urieans wno areaueu to have the power of the United States Government well fixed in Louisiana. Wilkinson had more than winked at a free and easy understanding with the fcrbau", robbers and smugglers, and there can be little doubt that Claiborne, although he would have preferred law and order, was the sort of politician to turn his back and not see the. worst that his supporters did. He knew Mr. Vernon's power, had more than once felt it in his favor when it was political sanation to have it on his side. He knew but little of Colonel Loring; but since the incident of the none-pulling he had heard a great deal about him. Rumor was having it everywhere that Loring aud Pierre Bamftau were one and the same man, and that now tbo far reaching organization of which this redoutaole outlaw was king wonld be turned against Jackson. Claiborne had ajready gone too far in hi* sop port of General Jackson to, - I. ;of^_ ;Y ISLAND I DURING THE WAR OF 1812. THOMPSON. ty Robert Bonner'a Son?. take any backward etep, even if be bad desired to do it, and it was absolutely necessary now that be should use the finest diplomacy, in order to avoid falling between two stools. *'I will go at once, general, and have a conference with Louallier and Roffignac," said be, in a tone of ready compliance, "aud, if possible, I will have the adjournment declared." "Governor, there can be no ifs or ands about it; the adjournment must come at once!" exclaimed Jackson, with overbearing sternness. "They will adjourn, or I will adjourn them!" Claiborne's face paled with sudden anger, but he made no response; simply bowed and retired. As he went out he met Lieutenant Ballanche coming in. The young man looked fatigued and semewhat in a hurry, as if he had come from a distance in great haste and was bearing important news; he greeted Claiborne deferentially as he passed, but did not stop. The sandy mud showing in splashes all over him told of a long, hard ride. The governor would have given a good deal to know what message Ballanche was bearing, and under any other circumstances he would have turned back into the room. He could not trust himself to do this now; he was too much wrought upon by Jackson's tyranny. There was something in the young officer's look and man ner, however, that torn a stirring story, CHAPTER XVIII. SEEKING REFUGE. The journey to the plantation was a comparatively short one, and the three women at first found it not so tiresome and uninteresting as they had feared, although it was depressing to a degree. - \They set out early in Ihe morning though a country somewhat gioomy,and "^n places covered with water. The rftjin fell at intervals, but the sun flashed Jwarmly out between the showers, as the winter sun does in .that flckM April-like climate, giving them nowf and then a golden gleam while theV were trundled alowly along under tlue moss-hung tree?. The spaoious carriage with its easy springs and luxurious cushions afforded ample room for its fair occupants to rest at 4&B6. . ' '' j Mademoiselle de Sezannes, who had pever been much in the country and ^'whose volatile spirits were easily set to effervescing, found a good deal to I --4-V* <-? tt?ott kn4- Hfvei luberesw uo; vu mo woj, wu? AU4?. Vernon and Pauline could not pull their minds away from the fact that they were onoe more leaving Ohateau d'Or for' ail indefinite sojourn in a lonely plantation house. Their former experience of a oountry life in a re- I mote place, as they now .involuntarily recalled it, did not present to their minds its more pleasing. associations^ but turned persistently to vjew those closing incidents which were'coupled with the coming of' Burns and the robbing of Vasaejor. {. 'To be sure, ' Pauline remembered, l .with a girl's vivid faithfulness, every "look, every word, every movement of Fairfax during those dawn-houra of her^ove; but the darker things would Insist on taking precedence, and'her . mind dwelt upon all that she had heard of Pierre Bameau and bis crimes. She and her mother had both strenuously objected to leaving the city, and having set out'under protest, they worn an-nne, maae tne wnoie journey in a state of mind averse to any sentiments of wayfaring appreciation. The venerable coachman, mufflod in his broad-caped great-coat, hummed' many a negro melody in a soft falsetto voice, and between snatches grumbled at the horses because they did not keep well in the rather vague roadway. "It seems too bad," Baid Mademoiselle de Sezannes, after she had somewhat exhausted herself in making inquiries touching the natural objects new to her eyes as they passed them by in the strange old forestr"It seems too bad that this dreadful war should break up all our delightful winter enjoyments and send U3 away into exile to dream of slaughter and all manner of dreadful evils. Isn't it so, Pauline?" "Do not speak of it! It rends my heart!" spoke up Mrs. Vernon. "I shall not see a moment's peace, asleep a* owalra fill if. ifl oil nrflr 99 "And how are we to be any safer away out here in the woods, I should like to know?" demanded Pauline, with more genuine petulance than her mother had ever before known her to indulge. "I know that*I should feel better at home in the city." "But if .I were a man," exclaimed Mademoiselle de Sezannes, shrugging her shoulders and emphasizing her words with quick French gestures, "I would stay ab home with my family and protect it instead of " "Oh, no,"Mrs. Vernon interrupted. "How could you protect theft. singlehanded? The men are behaving heroically, dear." "And what of us? What shall we do when they Lave been killed? I think it more heroic to stay with those you love and lead them out of danger and keep yourself alive for them than to fight all the battles in the world and die." "If the m^n felt in that way. dear, the English would burn Newjfrleans i before the week's end. It Id be unmitigated cowardice. Q^Vt you know it would, dear?" "I don't cave! L donM^^K! So there!" exclaimed the e?BK girl, beginning to cry. "I w^^Hfo back home. Tell the coacj^^^B^uirn around. 1 can't go o^^H| I can't!" ' flBBra Pauline joined her ding tears freely. Sho^^^^^Hidden, nncoutrollable deH^^J^B^k < to the city. The j other and nestled theii^^^^^^^^H together, sobbing hvflHHHmSH| the carriage rolled j M the slushy sand or bumped against the i palmetto roots. Mrs. Vernon understood the unex- j pressed thoughts of the girls, and felt j that fine sympathy which makes the true mother so clear and tender a critic of her daughter's love. She beat ; back, though she could not forget her : own distress in her desire to console and inspirit those budding hearts upon which the first rude wind o{ j trouble was blowing. It was while she was usirg her best endeavors to distract their attention from the subjeot of the war that the carriage suddenly stopped, and she heard some one speaking to the coach* man in a sharp, nasal voice. "Kem all the way f'om town, hev ye?" the man was saying. "An' w'at air folks a-doin' up thar'?" ^ "I cayn' say, seh," answered the coachman, whose English was of the thin, mincing, creole kind. "I_ oayn' say vat zey do." "An' who ye got inter the car'ge thar'?" , "I hev' ze madame an' ze ma'm'zelies, seh." "Oh, weeming, air they? An' whar' air ye a-taking' rem to?" "To ze plantas'eeon, seh." "What pertic'ler plantation air ye - 1 a-iaiuug oui bur "It ee9 Mess'u Vernon's seh." "Humph! Let m6 take er squint inter thet air vehiole.". Mrs. Vernon recoiled from the wizened, wrinkled old face that was just then thrust close to the carriage, window. Mademoiselle de ~ SezanneB l soreamed shrilly. , "Beg parding, weeming,- beg yer marciful . pardiug!" exclaimed the queer, looking did fellow, touching his 'coon-skin cap. "Don't ye be uneasy or afeard; Enos Peevy ain't agoin' to do ye no harm." He shifted the long,' hehvy rifle by a quiok, deft movement, so as to let it rest more easily in the hollow of his bony shoulder, at the same time a huge quid of tobacco was rolled from one side of his mouth to the other. ty'Oh, no, no, weeming folks, I air your frien<jl; don't ye git sceert. Hit air my jooty, ye know, bein' a scout fer Gineral Jackson, ter kinder squint inter car'ges an* things ter see w'at's in'em; but I don't hurt nobody nor nothin'." He looked very Kindly into tne ia<jes of the ladies and chewed his tdbaoco with great eomplacenoy. " - Mademoiselle! de Sezannes began to speak Volubly to him in French; bnt he onl^grinned and scratched his head. " 'T ain't no nse a-flingin' thet air sort er stuff at me, young 'oman. Up in Tennessee we jes' talks thet same ! old laug'age w'atwe alius did." '*You say you are scouting for Jackson V' suavely inquired Mrs. Yernon, merely to collect herself. "Yas, mum; the Gin'ral an' me runs together. Wharsomever ye fin' him ye'll stagger on to me pooty olost 'roun' thar. He callB me 01 e Eyes; bnt my name air nothin but Enos Peevy..""Thank arbu, sir. Good morning. Drive on, 'CatuUe." Mrs. Vernon smiled and bowe#?to tlie man as gracious]^ as it.hehadbeen a oonrtior. The coachman, obedient to the order of his mistress, started the horses on at a brisk gait. "What a queer person!" exclaimed Mademoiselle de Sezannes, when thoy were well away from the spot. "Tennessee must be a strange oountry if it is inhabited by that sort of people." "But he had a kind faoe and an engaging way despite his odd dress and oomical dialect," said Mrs. Vernon, "and should be ready td trust him at a time of danger." "Oh, but he's hideously ugly." > "No, not ugly, my dear; only outlandish-looking. I noted his features carefully' and found them of almost Grecian regularity. ' Old age and exposure have wrinkled and bronzed him; but he has clear, honest eyes and a good faoe, on the whole." Mrs, Vernon urged the disoussion in order to draw the minds of the girTs away frp?n the recent channel of thought, Pauline waa inolined to side with Mademoiselle de Sezannes | and say that the .scout did not strike her as a person to be implicitly believed in.\ He must have had some nlterior design iri stopping the carriage. It was very easy .for a man to call himself a scoutj'.he i might be a robber or even an English spy. Certainly he had found out by most adroit work who they were, where they were going and -vrhat^they had in the carriage. Perhaps' he would "oome'that very night and rob tham of their money and jewels... (to be continued.) Wills of Some Women. "Some women derive a great deal of enjoyment ont of making their wills," remarked a lawyer the other day. "They change them as often as they change their gowns. It is only a few days ago that I came down to my office to find one of my fair clients anxiously awaiting me. She was in a great state of nervousness. i "'Oh, Mr. Blank,' she exclaimed, /I've come to change my will.' " 'What! Again?' I asked. 1 " 'Yes,' she said,. 'I discovered last ' night that Mrs. , whom I had ; intended to leave my diamond tiara i to, has been saying spiteful things about my poor, dead husband?said i he made, his money out of green- i grocery?odious creature that she is. i I could never rest in my grave if I ] thought she would benefit a farthing's i worth from my death. 1 " 'Cross her off the will, please, Mr. ( Blank, and substitute the name of? ] lot me see, now; whom can I leave the i diamond tiara to? Well, I'll think j over it to-night and come and see you ( in the morning.' , "And so on," continued the man of law. "That good lady changed her { will times in as many months, and t the names in it would have filled a . small directory, while the rest of it J ( suggested an auctioneer's catalogue." ^ ?London Mail. y t A Picturesque Army. * ? Only the members of the Staats c Artillerie in the Transvaal army wear g uniforms. The peasant soldiery on horseback is a bewildering and motley array, thousands of the burghers being attired iu liome-made clothing, v cut from the skins of antelope. They i M^jj^bably the mosl rugged and t flBKqne set of rough riders in the j Frank Leslie's Popular t BKi.r . i THE REALM <0? Now York City.?No coat ynt devised suits the small boy more perfectly than ihe box model with coachman's rapes. The smart May Manton de boy's coat; sign here illustrated combines elegance with simplicity, and <s adapted to cloth, velvet and corduroy, all of which materials are in vogue. As ?hown, however/ it is made of beaver broadcloth Inhutoter's green, and is 2'nlshed with" tailor stitpbing aud ined throughout with silk of the same shade. Wise mothers.-irielude the silk lining even if economy-must be practiced in other -ways, as-nothing else allows the coat to.be slipped on and)ff with ^flse. / Both fronts and back are loose'fitting in boat and hang stylishly from the> sfcouldeys. The underarm seams arejproyj'ded withundcrlaps and left-oj^ia,(fpr a' fpw inches at the :ower edg^ ,*0-allow greater freedom, and the &te)iin?-c{ the bacfc holds die overlap to place to!the seaui. The !eft frdht /.laps oyer the. right in j orolo and is liMd bv juuuic*uii:ani<;u| ? ? T _ aandsome^jpQked pearl ^uttons and outton holes*, -a'.'iecbnd jo# of buttons oeing. placed Jjjp the left ftont l'ock-; ?ts ate inserted and finished with laps, md should be deep enough to makethe little wearer happy.- s-Tfo capes, fall ovor the shoulders, .either one of tvhich iaay be omitted, and the $eck Is finished "with a tura-oyer; dollar. The sleeves are two-seamed' in rejiuar coat style, and'incjpde tjir6-over JsS| & sal 'mpe . mm mm pit l&itt'iW'1 . / f SHORT FIVE-' cuffs that are slashed at the upper side. > To cut this coat for it boy of four years o? age five yards of' material twenty-one inches wide,, three and three-quarter yards < twenty-seven inches wide, or one and three-quarter yards fifty inches wide, will Tie re-"J quired. AVopular Short Skirt. 1 The popularity of the short skirt for walking, shopping(and all the out-door occupations increases witn eacn wees. As some one lias wisely said, it makes the first step In real dress reform. To be without it' means to be out of style, and to endure discomfort without end. The May Manton model illustrated in the large drawing is cut in five gores, and is essentially practicable as well as smart.* As shown, it is of double-faced golf cloth with an applied shared facing of the same, tailor stitched in evenly spaced rows, and falls to the instep, but it can be made shorter if, desived, and of any sufficiently heavy cloth or cheviot. Fashion leaves the exact length a matter .'of discretion, all variations from the skirt that just clears the ground to the one that falls to the ankles only being worn. While other stylos are used, this special model has advantages of its o\v;,: atitl can lie used for remodeling with peculiar sue cess. I The skirt given is cut with a narrow j front gore, wider side gores and nar- i row backs, and can be trusted.to hang i with perfcct evenness Tl;o upper j portion fits snugly, there ' being a j short hip dart in each side gore, and ! is laid in a deep inverted pleat at the I jack. The lower portion fiaros grace- j 'ully and allows ample fvtdom for :he feet. The front gore is osnceially lesigned with reference to tl>o popular ong-waisted cffcct, and can ne cut ound or with the dip, as preferred. f desired the applied band or faeijg Mil be omitted and the edge finished vlth a narrower faced hem. To cut this skirt for a woman of me- , Iiuni size four yards of material forty-f AJIJJL Juvnu'o n iuv, iu?v.c uuu ? umm rards fifty inches, or three au/f a [iiarter yards fifty-six inches./ wide, rill be required when faci*iff is used: vithout facing, three a quarter Mids forty-four incl^ wide, three ind au eighth yards/fifty inches wide, >r two and seven/eighths yards fifty:ix inches widotfwill suffice. A Blaclyft'elvct Evening" Gorvn. An even^p gown i of black velvet, inrefievjjfll by any trimming ? hntpver. nade Princess fashion.rirh ones Mf the velvet bring oiu v all >08SilK]C effect the red told hair and reafc complexion of tl*? wearer. The tfjwfwer 6traDS areenjtaald and din ?? OF FASHION. | mond chains, and tbo dccolletage s bordered with soft folds of creamy white chiffon. Overdoing the Gold Fari, The present gold craze carries with it a warning, for. while there is no doubt that a dash of gold, on certain shades especially, adds general attracti7eness to the costume, the great danf ?r is that it will be overdone. There .re so many objections to mock finery that ere long the fashionable world is going to turn against the gold fad with a vengeance. Pink Coral Being; .Revived. Pink coral is coming in again; the deep red is not so popular, but the owner of rose pink coral is to be congratulated. It is better f? wear it quite by itself, however, as combining it with sparkling gems detracts from its delicate beauty. "White 1b Very Popular. White has not been so popidar in years as now- It takes th* lead in ? ? ? ?? ? ? at*?a1 a/1 nnf evening guwus, uuu uucu jcncicu and brilliant passementerie are used for its decoration. Green spangles on white are among the newest decorative devices. The Newest In Far*. One of tbe newest things in fur is a tightly fitted Eton of seal, witn huge Medici collar of chinchilla crossing the front in one vast, rippling rever that fastens, at the left side with a large enamelled ornament. ' Cloth Govrns Trtaomert "With Pique. ' Many cloth and serge gowns are trimmed with pique, which is found to be an excellent foundation in white, for garnitures of narrow black velvet. " ; j Handiome Gold Chain*. ' . Long gold chains are heavier than they tvere, and interspersed with links of enameL \ Satin Petticoats Are Now Worn. Satin, petticoats are now worn in the ?' - - - ? ^ -mlitAVi ?O +AA f A pittce WJL lauciu, nuibu JO (1\JU p?iu. cling closely to the figure. . The Latest StreetiGloye, The, lateRt street, glove Is of heavy skin, fastened with one large pearl stud.. Sometimes gold studs are used. ; ; > ) . 11 , * Child's Night Garb. 1 ,/ Comfortable, roonjy drawers thatj still fit sufficiently well to avoid clumsiness, make the best sleeping garments for little foltf, both girls and W'- : " ' 1 ;, 1 . ' "" V ' sored SKir/r. Mi|* boys. -The attractive little design shown fulfills all requirement :^i(l can be made from heavier or lighter material as circumstances demand. In Scotch or outing flannel it is adapted to cold weather wear; in mtislin to warmer nights. It can he made ?:ti. no ;../+ho <?MwTn<?V m* cut IW llil tvvif ao 1AJ ?c - off at ilie ank'es as1 shown in the outline. The fronts" are cut in one piece from the shoulders to the feet, but the back includes ar waist and drawers portion, which are buttoned together. The waist portion closes at the centre with buttons and buttonholes, and extends below the waist line, being included in the under-arm seams and forming a triangular underlap at each .side, as indicated in the small drawing. This arrangement prevents the w<iist rolling up and provides a strong underlay without additional labor, aud means tyotb comfort and warmth. The drawers portion is seamed at the centre and opened at the sides, where it is finished with underlaps and is buttoned into place. The sleeves are two-seamed and in coat style, the gathers at the arm's-eyes being stitched flat onto the under side. To cut these night drawers for a I child of six years of age three and af TITF. T5EST SLEEPING I'.Al'.M iiNT. half yardp of material twKU.v-.sevoi? inches wide, or rrco and a half jm'df thiriy-sia inches wi'Jo, iriJ] be required. <v r .... MMBnaflMMliai . . \ THE SABBATH SCHOOL. ? *r INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR NOVEMBER- 25, Subject: Sober LItIdij, Titan H., 1-15,? Golden Toxt: Titan 11., 12 ? Memory Vergei, 11-14 ? Commentary on the Duy't Leiaon. , 1. "But speak thon the things." In the foregoing chapter Paul had warned Titus against the false, Judaizing teachers, who dwelt upon traditions, and who professed to know God, but in works denied Him. In opposition to all of this Titus was to be an example both in doctrinc and life. "Which become." Which is in harmony with. "Sound doctrine." Good and holy doctrine; such as is calculated to make men holy when they walk in accordance with it. 2. "AgecLmen be sober." The apostle proceeds now to give illustrations of what lie means by sound doctrine. Those advanced 4|\ years should be "sober." Properly this word here means not addicted to wine; then it comes to be applied to the spirit which is not inflamed with passion.' "Grave." Serious. "Temperate. * This has referenceto moderation and self-government on all luies. Every appetite should be kept under control. "Sound in faith." Established in the truths of the gospel. "In charity." In love (R. V.) to God and man. "In patience." Patience follows us as the seasoning of faith and love. For, without it, faith would not long endure, and many things occur each day that would destroy our love if we were not well supplied with patience. 3. "In behavior." Both in their apparel and in their whole deportment. "As becometh holiness." "Reverent in demean- i or" (R. V.); living a holy life. "Not false ! accusers." Not "slanderers." (R. V.) ! Literally, "Not dev.ils." The slanderer certainly has the spirit of the .devil. "Not : given to much wine." "Jinsiavea to mucn j wine." (R. V.) Of ardent drinks which ! in our day are drunk, the apo&tle does not j speak, because in his time they were not in use. It is likely that it was customary, among the elderly women, both Greeks and Romanfe, to drink much wine, and because it was'incpnsistent with that moderation which the gospel requires the .apostle forbids it. The only way for you to be aUte of not being "enslaved to much wine"' ur- to let wine entirely alone. "Teachers "of good things." . By their example as well as, their words. 4. '"To be sober." / "Wise." Margin. "To love their httsftatadfl," etc. And to show the depth o^their affections to husband and childrenV by/Obeying the commandments of the next verse. 5. "To be dfscreetv'^ Prudent. "Chaste." Virtuous, nxodest. Free from all impurities in thought as well as in action. "Keepers at home." "Workers at home." (R. | V.) This , does not imply that the wife i cannot labor in other spheres also, but her first duty is to properly attend to home interests. The wife wlfo real If loves her husband and children (v. 4) will not find this a task, but rather the joy of her life. "Good." ''Kind" (R. V.), always manifesting a gentle disposition. "Obedient? husbands. The husband is the natural head of the family. "Be not blasphemed." That the gospel is not reproached1 on account of the inconsistency of its professors. v , 6. "Young men?soberminded." Prudent aryd discreet. 'Young men who forget this exhortation'and who enter into those, excesses so common to youtl), ruin their health and -character and generally arop into a premature grave. 7. "In all things." In all things so far as they applied to Titus as a, young man. "A pattern." An ensample. one who could be safely followed. His practice should be, in harmoAy with his preaching. ' "Uncorruptness." "Without mixture of (jrro'r." ' Gravity." "Dignity of demeanor." . ' 8. "Sound speech." The false teachers were preaching error, but Titus was to preach the truth. "Cannot be condemned." Cannot be overthrow^." "The contrary parti" That those who; oppose you, and aj-e Causing disturbances in the churches [ in Crete, "May be ashamed." May be j brought to. feel ashamed of the course they j have taken. "-No evil thing to say of us/' i (R. V.) Against those who are sound in doctrine an$ holy in life, no evil can be justly alleged. / 9. "In all thingB." As far as possible without sin. We mustj however, please | God, first. "Not answering again." "Not | gainsaying" (R. V.}; not contradicting or j disputing. * I 10. "Not purloining." Not stealing 6t embezzjing the master s property. "Fidel- j ity."(> faithfulness, veracity. ".aaorn tne doctrine." Even these Cretan servant's, 'I or slaves, could Jive holy lives that would ' be an ornament to the truths of the,gos- j pel. If they could live such lives, we can. , 11. "For." After mentioning the*Uuties of these different classes, the apostle i enforces his exhortation by referring to ; that revelation of salvation, which alone gives strength for a godly life, "The grace of God." Tha free, unmerited favor of God. The term here has reference to the "whole work of redemption," the gospel,, which was the greatest favor of God to man. It is that grace that announces "the incarnation and atoning sacrifice oi Jesus Christ." Bringing salvation to all men," (R. V.) Gentiles and .Tews, servants and, masters. "Hath appeared." i "Hath shone forth," as the sun in His | strength, offering light and he&. and life j to every darkened, sin-burdened heart in i all the world. 12. "Teaching us." The gospel is a !, great teacher. It teaches us how tc livy." I Denying ungodliness." We are to de;/y ! and oppose all that is not like Q.od; j everything opposed to God in spirjjt or 'j practice. "Worldly lusts." 1 John/2: 10. i "Soberly." This has especial refei/fence to j self-government. "Every tempejjr, apne- j tite and desire" should be broWg''t under i subjection to Christ. "Righteously." Giv- I ing every man his due. J/TSrodly." Godlike; having the elemejwfts of the divine nature. / 13. "Blessed hopeJr Eternal life is the | hope of the Christian. "Glorious appear- i inc." 4iAt His a/econd coming in glory to | judge the worUO." "Of our great (jKki ana i Saviour." . 'fK. V.) This is conclusive proof thart Jesus Christ is the great God. 14. '"ifrave Himself." A voluntary offering. .Trhil. 2: 7, 8. "Redeem us." Jesus ga\f? His life for the world and thus has pj/rchased men for Jlimself. "All iniquity." Iniquity is gross wrong, or sin in its worst form. We are redeemed, and may be delivered from all iniquity. "Purify unto Himself." Jesus Christ purifies His people. The atonement . reaches to the lowest depths of human. (fepravitv. "A j peculiar people." A people for His own j possession. 15. "These things." The duties mentioned. "Sptfiik." Teach. "Exhort." ! Urtre. "Rebuke." "Reprove with all the [ authority with which thy office invests ! thee." "Let no man despise thee." Titus i was to conduct himself in such a manner | as to command respcct. of Hoys in London. Tl;c scarcity, of boy labor in London i? not confined to the commercial world The (Jovernment departments are suffering i in a like manner. I Tn a' recent examination for boy copy- i ists only 308 candidates presented them ! the v.juid presented notlimculty tagEwie average | joarcl schoolboy. _ ^ Formerly the cpmpetition'#t>V these post! was exceptionally keen, as>#Ruperior posi tions u-cre filled exclusively from this class * ; Paid 85050 For :i liull. Frank Kockefeller, of Cleveland. Ohio, at the combination show :tnd sale of Herefords and short horns at Kansas City paid j $5050 for Colujnbus XVII., a yearling Hcs- | :od bull, owned by Benton Gabbcrt, of i /Dearborn, Mo. This is the highest price [ paid for a single animal so far reached at I the chow. The bull carried of! the first prk'e for the best bull ;tt ill16,"};>?,Children in School. The annual report of the Pnilcd .States .^ommi^aioin'V oi Kducation .shows tlud th<> grand total ol pupiit* in all school?, elementary. secondary arid higher, public and private", for the year ending duly I, 1S99. was )tf.738,302. ol which the number enrolled in the common school?, cleaject&ry and ?e^ondarj-; -wag 15,13?,715. GOD'S MESSAGE TO MAftlp PRECNANT THOUCHTS FROM THE '>4 WORLD'S CREATEST PROPHETS. The Lark ?Tlio Divine Law-Abider I# llappy ? A Prayer of Tlianksjciving-* \> Eflicaciongneais of Prayer?Oar Great* est Possession?Let In the Light. I cnnnot see the singer, -< But I can hour the song, And sometimes think her music The sweetest of earth's throng. Above me, heavenward flying, She wafts a song to me, And tells me, in these lowlands, , Of joys I must not see. "I cannot see the singer," ' I heard a mourner say, "But 1 can hear the music ' That thriils the sunlit way; High up among the angels TIms pure-ringed singer flies, And bi<h Itte think of heaven, And 8?ek like her to rise." y'; j I cannot see,tbe singer, ? ? The Saviour of ray heart;, He is above me ever? To listen to my part. And though I may not trace him, Sm As the bright heavens I scan>' '\xgM His .-f>ug is ever with me, And (iod comes down to man. . ! iJsSI ?William LuCE. *" ? rt-M The Divine Law-Ablder is Happyj. We often think of law, even tiie at-rcg| vine law, an a hairier, operating to limit ffl our freedom and preventing our advance where we wish to go. Sometimes thisi* JJj true, but only when our wish is eyil,'or: ' , at least mistaken. Then we always iearo that it was better for us to be restrained '!$& than allowed unchecked freedom. Law. really is a protection and a guide. It a| not like a bar across a bridge, whicfc v$B stops travel. It is rather like the railing^! or parapet at each side, which prevent stepping aside and falling into the water, but do not impede legitimate, nat- Xjfi ural advance. Law is something to be iVjs highly regarded and cherished. For the;'', ft divine law we ought to have a warmer 'if feeling. When we have learned what It really is we love it. It is a' revelation otJ/ our Heavenly Father's character and , \ ways. Next to his self-revelation ??$>?? personal form, in Jesus Christ, it show-, . us what he is. Its unyieldingness of tenderness. Its authority is not of selfishness or mere brute force, Inrt^vwj that of most considerate, enlightened, affectionate interest in our best welfare, Therefore God's law promotes our Uroe^^ happiness. For the individual, for tie^4S community, for society in general theW is no other pathway to prosperity .and peace excepting' that which the law of 3j|| God points' out. Whatever is in barmony with'that,, no matter how uninvit-l jfl ing in form, is safe and rich with blegftv-gK '*"* WTintovflr w nnt (,f lino with that, :AT.'v no matter how attractive, involves tation or peril, or both. To love God rightly is to love and obey his law, botbcbecause it is his anil bec ause of its 'inne-rVSB rent beauty and value to our souls'. * :[ A Prayer of'Thankagiving. ifost merciful lather, who, in the re^^H demption of mankind by the passion of ;S thy most holy Son, hast established., covenant of, sufferings, I bless and- mag?aB uify thy name that thou hast aftopted^ nic intd the inhel-tance of sons and hast; given mo a portiou of my Elder Brother* Lord, the cross falls he:ivy and sits ua-"";,' easy upon my shoulders; my spiriti.is willing, but my flesh is weak. 4I hummer; beg of thee that I may now rejoice;jaL^?s this thy dispensation and effect of pfovV: y T 'mnw and ntn rxirsnndp/i thou art gracious when thou subtest - J for amendment or trial. I rejoice in tbjft\j?l rare arid mysterious mercy, who, by sv& r.u ferings, haft turued our misery into! vantages unspeakable, for so thou n^lPj^S est us that the angels never did recoiv^|^B for they canuot die in conformity 40 imitation of their Lord and ours, blessed he thy name, we can, and, de^^^D est Lord, let it be so. Amen. ' Efflcaciounoes* of Prayer, And prayerx is the great Good is it for us that obstaclo^ and ; 'J trials face us, that the very loifdernfeajl ;:.J| of our human loves makes us foirful foy..><? the health, the prosperity arid -ty*1? spirJ^auj uai welfare of our dear ones, 'that j daily business frets us, that tMc' chafes. Otherwise we shoulip never .be<.'4M driven to prayer, or come rea/"J' fOf|kpoif,a| our God and our Father. . 'And itr'fs ^^W comfort in think that wW2n W > hav&SB done our little best to geA rid of worrjfc-flO and it still lingers in our/ breasts, like a poisonous tiling, we can 'carry it also to 1 God and ask him not ny^'dy to deliver iiSv^w from evil, but froin*' the fear of evilr^a TJk n \u> shall he r?*de glad and 'c4^;'|| Hp Oar Gr?r^<?4t Pomo?*Ioh. \fjfe highest* form of stewardship -f'j| rlfeS^iiiy tWc grace of Cod. or, us Pal# ?V;j tKT ~ut '"stewards of the mvstetiMZ.'fbi That moans that the high^^vjSi tb?hg "^<pn our possesion?our pemn^jM| f-liti God?is to bo put at work ill o? mau. Tour faith must begejE^jsT* iu the world. Otherwise it, totf. become something purely selfiB&jjjHB something to gloat over in private .-or magnify in prayer meeting. The man iftMr-a whom the divine life reallj is, who tains conscious fellowship with must he a creator of laith in other lives,\SSA .must, go to the waste and barren place&nB in'Ti.nniSn hearts and plant there thi? ?18 same .grace of God. Lot In the Light. | As the light perpetually presses 'upoft all objects and seeks entrance where, and will come in at whatever . (Im window is open?nay, if but a cranuy or ';j pinhole be there, will come in as much as it win suitor?so <.>o<r.s oeauty, mun, rijrht, power, are continually pressing for entrance into all souls in\the universe, and us much enters each as it will allow. But. as the lijrht that enters is affeciidaH by the quality of the window it passinM^I through.'so it is with the light of God shining into human souls.?Rev. Samuel << I/ougfellow. Tf it be the path of sorrow, it is turn<jjtfj|H into rejoicing because lie is with us;J(z5R>i it be the way of disappointment, cbunge "?yj the d to an h. and it will become "His- /jfl appointment," and it will be our joy.? J. Wilbur Chapman, D. D. We may come out of the thorns simpl^ ^B bleeding, or with the roses which the. thorns have been set to guard. tion, rightly used and interpreted,' is not without its measure of sacred blessing.-4* James Ruckham. .-3 There will be no opportunity ' in JlJippy rem ill i<? It-ai II ui *uu>v tue ? of patience, forbearance and long-stiff^1- :'J3| inIf you are over to Iearu tbese'TvW things. you must learn them now.?Matthew Simpson. ' Every man can teach you something? ;.jK if ft be only the world-wide wonder thflt qM God loves all. ' Have you never kept Christ watting -9 vrhile^ he was ready ior some helpful 9 "1""? Hi* Chttfxn ?ira,r. \ ''S Kcv. Father Manoritln. who has been } the pastor of the Catholic Church of St. -9 Anthony of Padua for twenty-live years, Yw has presented his church, which is his per- d son il property, to the Catholic diocese of :'J .New Orleans. La., and will return to his native < ,u try, Sardini;>. to live out his J remaining years. Father Manorilla is sov- -.,M enty years old. lie has been i;? America a lort.s-seven years. When the { lunvh of J St. AitlhoMV w;ic s'.hl at auction a quarter j of a century ay>i he bought it. usina hw a owit pi'ivato lot:?inc to do so. and prcai ite* jfl i-i it to the Italian? u? New Orhvni. .tiniiretl m? tenpo*. , Tfl Over C.(KX!,000 person* in Germany a:<J uisurcU againa illness, ?_j jB m