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CHAPTER XVIII. 15 f<
At Denstone Court, oiie charming u
afternoon in the early part of April,
all the family were gathered togeth- .
er expecting the return of Janet. The 11
weather was so charming that the 111
Squire, who had been failing much ft
of late, had ventured out for a walk, ^
and now. on his return, was sitting
by the open window, still wearing his a
great coat, and enjoying tho soft s'
balmy air of spring. ^
"I shall be glad to have Janet f<
back." he said. "I can't bear her "
going away. In mv young days it 11
would hLve been considered highly
indecorous for a girl to go away to
stay wim ine relations 01 me man
to "whom she is not yet married."
"I think it has its advantages," ?
said Mrs. Denstone. gently. "It is 11
good for the new relations to learn Vl
to love each other. There they are."
"Yes. I hear the carriage," said
Tola, quietly. Tola had been standing
by the window, looking out.
There was a new expression on Tola's ^
little face, so wistful, so full ol' trouble,
that had anyone had time to 110- a
tice it, they must have been unhappy s(
about her Three weeks had passed ?]
and she had not had one word from
Arthur, not one single line to tell
her what he was doing, and when '
he was coming home. ^
To others the time might have J
seemed short, and the silence trifling,
but to Tola it was terrible. She and Q]
this brother were so used to lean
upon each other, so closely were their j(
lives intertwined., that a silence such
as this gave her the keenest anxiety.
It had nevei happened thus before. 01
She fancied all sorts of catastrophes. s
He must be ill. must have met with
some accident, and was possible 132
alone, ill and helpless, in a strange, ai
foreign ronntrv. Tn her distress she ^
even summoned up courage to write
to her uncle in Liverpool to ask if a
they had heard. Her uncle wrote back,
laughing kindly at her terrors, Ir
and telling her they should be set
at rest, for that he would write to his si:
old friend, Monsieur Rigaud, at Mon w:
Repos, enclosing a letter for the to
truant. But now many days had ca
passed and there was no answer from tr<
Mon Repos. It was very strange. er
Tola's little face grew white, and dc
her brown eyes full of pain;- but to
the children she was the same bright in
teacher and companion, though her al
sparkling gaiety was gone, and little ni<
Letty. moving restlessly on the sofa,
which was now her constant refuge. Ai
said: m'
r "Oh! dear, dear! What has come fn
over us all? Letty is growing old; nc
every one is growing old."
Thr carriage Colonel Curtis' well- M;
appointed brougham, drove up to the wi
door. The betrothed couple were
within it. in
v "For the last time, Janet. 1 leave fo
you at home," he said. "This day a'
week this brougham will carry you 1)6
away my wife." 1
Janet blushed and looked beauti- an
ful. "See," she cried, looking out.
"There they all are at the door."
"All of them?" exclaimed Colonel sa
Curtis, with a look of dire consterna- ol(
tion. "Then I will not come in now. an
I shall return to dinner, as your fa- au
ther kindly asked me, and by that
time the children will be gone to
bed." Sc
"It is a pity you let the whole tribe 1)0
come to the door, Tola," were almost 116
Janet's first words to her sister,
"when you know dear Frederick does
so dislike our huge family gatherings
"
"They all wanted to see you so hc
much. Janet, darling, said Tola, . .
clinging to her sister. "Oh! how IS
beautiful it is to have you back." r
Janet submitted to the passionate
hugging of her sister, then she gently
disengaged herself and rearranged w'
the hair upoii her forehead. I ev
How shabby and poor, and ugly it 'IC
all looked after the rich comforts of
Lady Mafsden's wealthy home. Janet
had at once adopted all the comforts WJ
and all the luxuries she found there. ?r
It seemed to her that she had at last ^
acquired her rights, that hitherto she l,(;
had been defrauded ot her due. P?
"I cannot think how we have managed
to exist like this, she said, as
she was completing her toilette for
dinner. Her toilette consisted of one S(
of the trousseau gowns. "There was
nothing else that was possible lo
wear," she said, when Toia comment- IJ1
ed on this: "and to-night, when both
the Grimwood party and Mr. Irvine r-r
dine here, Frederick canuot bear me S{1
to look dowdy; and. of course, it is
specially important as Mrs. Grimes si
will be there, to make a good itn
pression. Frederick says that Har- b<
riet Marsden knows Mrs. Grimes !>'
She was a Howard, and it was a ai
very bad match for her when she tc
married Captain Grimes. He quite
approves of the possible connection." s'
"I am glad of that," said Tola, ab- is
sently. At another time she might B
have beon half-amused, half-angry, si
at Colonel Curtis' august consent be- 0
ing given to Reggie's hopes, but now t?
it seemed as if she did not care. n
"My dear Tola!'" cried her sister, u
quickly. "You are not going to dine it
in that old white muslin gown'" o
"Yes," said Tola, rousing herself.
"It is my best. Why, Janet, you K
know we always thought t&is one did fi
look nice at least."
"Good gracious! How it r oes open ti
one's eyes to see a little of society!"
exclaimed Janet. "Really I had ne h
idea we were as bad as this! No 1
wonder Frederick was so horrified!" a
"Well," said Tola, wearily, "he is g
not going to marry the whole family,
so it won't matter." C
That is what he says,' said Janet, |)
naively. "At least put something in L
your hair, a ribbon or something,
ilave you none?" II
"Janet, yon know 1 haven't," said n
Tola, feeling thai this was really at'- I ?
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?ctation. "What is the use of teas- j
lg me?" and she ran away.
She was tired and heated, for till ^
le last moment she had been helpig
the cook, and as she passed a a,
lirror she glanced into it rather tear- tt
illy, to see if she did look so very
owdy. She saw a sweet flushed
ttle face, with pretty curly hair, and .<j
soft faded India muslin gown, and
lie made herself look charming with g,
r*o bunches of fresh primroses be- ^
5rc she went downstairs; but she ja
=>lt humbled to the dust. She had
ot spirit enough to rise under
anet's words, and it seemed (o her
lat she had well been named by her
rothers Cenerentola
The dinner went off very well. Col- ^
nel Curtis was allowed the nriv- .
J o
ege of taking in his bride, and de- tj.
oted himself exclusively to her.
The Grimwood people were old and
iendly neighbors. Tola sat among d.
lem, and they left her in peace. To ^
lem she was but a little insignificant .
irl, hardly out of the schoolroom *
?t. Mrs. Grimes was resplendent in
ruby satin gown; Reggie gave him- ^
?lf up to waiting on her. In the jr
irening he hung over the piano,
here she sat for a long time, playig
music of the frivolous order, f
Sparkling Dewdrops," "Birds at a
ven," etc. Then when one of the ,
Dung ladies from Grimwood took ?
sr place, he invited her to come to
b mother's sitting-room to see the
:ily picture of any value the house
Dssessed, a family portrait by Sir c
>shua.
The music was in full force, every pr
ie was busy, and Tola, finding her- to
ilf at liberty, stole away into a quiet
>rner of the room, and sat leaning
ick, giving herself up to fatigue W)
id anxious thoughts. Where was jj
rthur? What could he be doing?
She was sitting thus, rather behind aJ
screen, when a figure interposed as
;tween her and the lamps, and Mr. M
vine ioined her. *
pi
"Is anything the matter?" he said, th
tting down beside her and speaking th
ith great kindness. "I do not want ro
be officious, Miss Denstone. but I th
.nnot help seeing that something is
oubling you very much. My moth- t?
has seen it, too, from h^r win- ha
>w. She sees it as you pass." st,
"It is very kind of her," said Tola, -pc
a trembling voice. "And, after
J, if 1 tell you, you may laugh at so
e as all the others do. tu
"I cannot help being uneasy about ca
"tnur. He has been away nearly a
onth and 1 have not had one line be
om him. It is very foolish.. I have sjj
> doubt, but I cannot help it."
"Not one line irom him," repeated ^
v. Irving. "Is he in the habit of
riting regularly?" ab
"I don't think he ever missed writ- jjt
g to me, at least every other day, a
r years," she answered. "There has an
ways been so much to do and settle ^
tween us and it became a habit,
ventured to write to Uncle Alfred. no
d he laughed and wrote me a kind wj
tie letter warning me that that sort
thing could not go on, but the
me time he wrote to Goucy, to his pr
3 French friend where Arthur went, Qn
id asked him to forward the letter,
d no answer has come." wi
"That is very mysterious," said ve
r. Irvine. "Either the letters have jn
ine wrong in the post, or your
ther must have left the place. Was
i likely to stay there?"
"He went there with the fullest an
tention of doing so," answered
)la; but I cannot help thinking that an
i must be ill, something must have
ippened to him out there, and I
ust confess that it makes me foolaiy
anxious," and she tried to smile
avely.
"I see. Of course it does; but
ere may be some good reason of a?
hich we know nothing and cannot w*
en conjecture. What address did
( give for you to write to him?" ?P
"The Post Office at Goucy."
"Well," said Mr. Irvine, "if you
ill allow me, I will to-morrow tele- Tt
aph to that Poste-Resiante and ask vfi
the letters yon have written have
;en claimed. If I send a return Tl:
id vp shall hear all about
' Cc
"OL! thank you more llian T can d0
y," said Tola, warmly. "How very
)0d you are." th
"If I can lie of any service to you," c'f
j said, earnestly, "it it the greatest
easure of niv life.''
"It will be such a relief to do or as
y something." said Tola. "1 dare
iv it is very silly to be so anxious.'
"I should not be so anxious," he
iid "Only it is as well to find out." 0f
Then he turned the subject, and a]
?gan to tell her that he was then th
reparing to take his annual holiday, 7]
id that lie proposed this year to go th
) Spain, where he bad never been. w]
"I would have stopped for your ]0
ster's marriage." he said, "but as it fu
; to take place at Plumtree, and the
ishop is to be there. I thought 1 re
iicuhl not be missed, and it is the m
nly time I can get away, for my sis- to
jr-in-Iaw can come to stay with my af
lother. There was another piece of si
ews I wanted to tell you also, but
only concerns myself. 1 have been
ffered another living."
Poor little -Tola's heart gave a
real throb which drove the color
q\
"om her face. He was going away! ..
He saw the sudden change and '
imed away his head.
"J will speak of it another timr,'*
e said quickly. "I?1 don't think j
, ... . ! CD
can now. ] will come to-morrow < -n
nd tell you the result of my telerani
He was a little incoherent.
Toln spoke again. "1 see Mrs.
Irimes coming back again I supose
I ought to go and talk to her. el
>o you like her?'' j ,'n
"Very much." he answered. "I j jf
[link 1 never saw a woman who gave , si
io the idea of such perfect good tem- j w
er." ! b;
"Yes," said Tola, thoughtfully. "I 1
link that is true."
She rose, and they joined the oth*s,
and before long the guests took
leir leave. Colonel Curtis lingered
> the last, talking aside with his
strothed.
Reggie was in a fume of impatience
11 he aiso was gone. Then, as the
3or closed upon him, he put his
pm around his mother and said,
Well, Mamma, I have done the
jed!"
"Oh! Reggie! you don't mean it?"
And Janet and Tola caye up
eathlessly.
"Yes, it is all rignt, she has ac>pted
me; and I think on the whole
have done very well."
"I should think you have," said
r. Denstone, plaintively. "Two
lousand a year and such a fine womi
for a wife! Done well? I should
link so, indeed."
"I hope you will be happy, Reggie,
irling," whispered Tola, caressingly.
[ am sure she is kind and good."
"I think it is an excellent thing,"
iid .Tnnpf in a tone so like Frederick
urtis' that Reggie could not help
lUghing.
"Yes, my dear," he said, looking
)mplacently at his handsome sister,
sve may both be said to have done
ell for ourselves."
Tola stole away to bed. The way
le two beauties of the family spoke A
irred upon her, and she wanted Artur
sorely.
Janet came to her room presently
ad sat down by her bed. "Tola,
irling," she said. "I hope you won't ^
ind my saying it, I know you never ,
a mind when one says things; but i one
) you know, dear Frederick thought 1 acj1]
did not, look quite well for you to j a ^
i sitting talking all alone to Mr. j ^a
vine for so long behind the screen." j yaj
But Tola would not quite stand j not
lat. "Tell him to mind his own af- ; 0j
.ire,"' she said, gently. \ pg^
"Tola, you don't mean it!" cried 0^1]
met. terribly scandalized. i 0gjc
"I am asleep. Don't talk or you or^(
ill waken me," murmured Tola, j rejg
om under the bed clothes, and . jjan,
met, to her indignant remon- erg
ranees, could get no further answer. ! fear
The next day, according to his ' ^at
omise, Mr. Irvine sent a telegram ! effe(
Goucy, and in the course of some j
)urs received an answer: "The
nglish gentleman left Goucy three
eeks ago, and his letters are lying
>re unclaimed."
Mr. Irvine was now seriously
armed. He sent another telegram,
king whether Monsieur Rigaud of
on Repos was at home or not, and i
epaid the answer. That evening j
e answer came: "Monsieur Rigaud,
ree weeks ago, was murdered and
bbed at Mon Repos. No one in
e house to answer letters."
The mystery seemed to increase.
iking the two telegrams in his
ind, Mr. Irvine went over to Denone
Court and showed them to
)la.
"I was quite sure that there was
mething very wrong," she said,
rning deadly .ale. "And now what j
n be done?"
"There is only one thing that can rule
done," he answered, quickly. "I he >
all start at once for Goucy." j mos
"You? Oh, how can I let you do emp
> ' . he i
"Remember ihat I am cn my way . eign
road already, and it matters very ! nati
tie to me where I go. All I want is ! que:
thorough rest and change of air; , erni
d I could not rest until I solved this . issu
ystery." | He
"It frightens me," said Tola. "I do ; crce
t know what to think. Oh! how I ! for
sh I could go also." j Btiti
"To-morrow, theD, I shall start," j emp
said, '"by the first train, and I criti
omise you shall hear from me at and
ce." to
"You will keep nothing back? You We?
11 tell me all! I am very brave and
ry strong," said poor, little, quiverg
Tola. T
"Yes," he answered. "There is no ther
jre cruel wrong than to keep back gove
e truth. I will teil you everything, ?tan
d will write every day; and now I At 1
ust go. I must tell my mother, i else
d there are a good many arrange- ! leav
ents that must be made." I to r
To be Continued. i esca
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Boston's First Bnilding Law. Boul
Two hundred and twenty-six years ( 'n f
o a house was burned in Boston, !
lich led to the promulgation of the
st building law. This fact devel- |
ed at a legislative hearing this |
;ek, and when told by Assistant Soitor
Child aroused great interest. fe
ie order passed on March 16, 16S1, h
is as follows: ?
"About noon the chimney of Mr ^
lomas Sharps' house in Boston took ?
e. The wind drove the fire to Mr. >'
>lburn's house and burned that
iwn also. For -the prevention g
lereof in our new iown indended k
is somer to bee builded we have or- ! |
red that noe man there shall huild g
s chimney with wood nor cover his mse
with thach, which was readily |
sented unto."?Boston Herald. ^
A Poor Argument. ^
An Oakland farmer found a score
men putting up telegraph poles a
1 over his best field. He ordered ?g
e men away, but they wouldn't go.
aey showed him a paper that gave QUi
em authority to put up their poles
herever they wished. The old man
oked at the paper, saw it was law1
and walked away in silence. He ^
ent to the barn and turned a savage phi]
d bull into the field. The bull
ade for the men, the men fled at
p speed and the farmer shouted
tor them: "Show him your paper!
iow him vour nauer!"?Arconaut.
Emotional Man.
After all, man is an emotional,
^en sentimental, animal, and Lis,
jvical moods are of no long durtvon.
At heart he is a dreamer, ?iid
lover, and something of a poet, and
j literature that fails to respond to
:s emotional and imaginative need9
in long survive.?R. La Gallienne,
The Reader. ^
London's Tnpenny Tubes. ^
In all, Loudon has six underground
ectric railways completed and five ^
ore are under construction and pro- j
icted, and of the 600,000,000 per- : ^
>ns carried annually on all her rail- i ?
ays, 25S,000,000 are accommodated
f these tunnel lines. j nler
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WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE IN !
Desolated Street in Ferruzano, Shcr
Seismic Shocks on the B
A Rising Chinaman.
.n official report states that anjr
great man has arisen in China, til
who, by his ability ana nis | m
levements, gives promise of being sh
t successor to the late Li Hung- of
ng. This new leader in the Celes- co
Kingdom is Yuan-Shih-Kal, who
long ago was appointed president
the board of foreign affairs at
in. He was formerly viceroy of
i-Li, entering on the duties of the
e when that province was in dis;r
and chaos. He grasped the
ns of government with a firm
i, put down thieves and plunderof
all kinds, and made himself
ed and hated by all evil-doers in
section of the country. The good
:ts of his strong and righteous
YUAN-SHIH-KAI,
) is coming to the front as China's tw
greatest and most influential on
statesman.
I Hp
became speedily apparent, and i
vas recognized as the ablest and
t patriotic official in the whole 01
ire. While governor of Chih-Li a<
nsUtutcd good relations with for-,
ers, and became'popular with the
ves as wen. ms auviue ?oa neatly
sought by the imperial gov- j
uent, and some of the best edicts '
ed by it were suggested by him. {
is mainly responsible for the de- J
suppressing the opium traffic and MB
the steps taken to establish a conitional
government In China. -The
ire is fortunate in having at this i
cal stage of its affairs so able v|
progressive a man to guide it and
shape its destinies.?Leslie's
jkly.
I
A Itoyal Prerogative.
he King can do no wrong, but
e is one innocent thing that no an
(reign ever does?namely, to mj
d with his back against the wall, hi]
:he royal stand at Newmarket or ha
where his majesty invariably mi
es ample room for the persons Rc
>ass behind his\ so that he may
pe having perpetually to reply to
r salutations, which he would be mi
id to notice did those people pass th<
ront of him.?London Chronicle, wl
lint building of the naval
Mixes Mortar Quickly co
very simple invention of a j en
adelphia man ma'<es it now pos- ^li
j;
3 to mix mortar end similar mix- ta'
ts in much less time than lor- thl
ly. The mixing is done by means ail
i hoe, which differs slightly in | pr<
ITALY WAS MOST SEVERE.
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-ving the Destructive Effect of the
uildings of the Town.
?Illustrazione Italiana.
Unique Door Bell.
A most unique and at the sam
me practical doorbell is the recen
vention of a Virginia man. A
own in the illustration the bell i
the push-button variety and i
mbined with the door-knob. Eve:
I f
the uarKest nigut a caller car
adily locate the doorknob and, hav
g done so, easily locates and pushei
e bell button. The bell is placet
the inside knob, which is mad<
llow for the purpose.?Washingtoi
ar.
Box Scat.
To make a box seat you must hav<
o boxes just the same size. Knocl
e side off of one of the boxes. Covei
th boxes with some heavy goods?
nim or burlap is the best. Us<
ry small tacks for the corners, du
r the rest you can use brass heade<
^ks. Then take the brass tacki
d on the front of the bottom bo:
ike some pretty design. Then ptr
ages on the boxes, and there yoi
ve a seat and shoe box which wil
ike a pretty present.?Irwin A
iwson, in the New York Tribune.
The most wonderful, costly anc
igniflcent garment in the world h
e state robe of the Queen of Siam
lich she wears about once a year.
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?From Leslie's Weekly.
nstructioii from the hoe generally
)ployed for such purposes. Th<
ides of this hoe contains severa
ertures arranged in rov/s. It wil
obvious that the purpose of tin
ertures is to allow the ingredient;
1 t? n no K vn n fr li lioni
ing lIllAt:u IU I'UOO unuufeii mtu.
lis affords an opportunity for th<
yeral substances to bo quicklj
>rked together, making considerlo
saving in time and labor.?
EU.hington Star.
Cargoes That Sailors Dislike.
According to the opinion of an olc
ell-back, sugar, pine lumber anc
ffee are three articles of commerce
it the average Davy Jones cadel
;likes. They make him wuss'n seak.
A pine cargo soaks a ship and
contents in turpentine smells, sc
it the very drinking water tastes
if there was rosin in it. Sugai
rgoes ferment and the fumes com;
day and night from the holt'
uses the severest headaches you car
Ink of. But coffee is the worst o1
. A coffee cargo gives the ship's
avispnns a sickening coffee taste.
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR APRIL 20.
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Subject: Jesus Tenches Humility,
John 13:1-20 ? fiolden Text,
John 13:34?Commit Verses 35?Commentary
on the Lesson.
TIME.?Tuesday night, April 4, A.
D. 30. PLACE.?Upper room, Jerusalem.
EXPOSITION.?I. The Humility
and Love of Jesus, 1-11. Jesus was
I about to depart to a world where He
| would be appreciated, where all the
| angels of God would worship Him.
Heb. 1:6. Very naturally He might
have had a feeling of relief at leaving
those dull, unbelieving disciples,
to go to realms of light and faith and
glory. He was occupied with thoughts
of His disciples and their need. His
was a constant, untiring, patient, ini
destructible. self-forgetting love,
"unto the end." Two little words
marvelously describe our relation to
Him, "His own." What a dignity it
! sets upon us?we are "His own."
How clear it makes our absolute security
(comp. ch. 17:12). How do I
know I shall SDend eternity with
Him? How do I know that the '
mighty and subtle Satan will never
prevail to get me? Why do I rise
triumhant over the world and its am_
bitions and its allurements and its
i blandishments? How do I know He
\ will lavish upon me all the infinite
. wealth of His love? I am "His own."
! I am His by both gift and purchase.
8 Note that death is "departing out of j
s this world unto the Father." There is
s nothing then so dreadful for the be*
q liever in what men call death (ch.
14:28: Phil. 1:21. 23; 2 Cor. 5:8).
We see the black background of the
Saviour s unceasing love?the unceasing
malignity of Satan, incarnating itself
in a human heart (v. 2, R. V-.).
Judas got his awful purpose direct
from the devil. If Judas had been i
told at the beginning the depth of in- ;
famy to which he would sink, he
would have been horrified. The very
same devil, who was active in Judas'
time, Js around to-day. We do well
to ponder and act upon Eph. 6:10-18.
What a picture of how the Father
glorified Jesus and how He humbled
OK f\n Ihn nno V? o Twl
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I 'the Father had given all things into
His hands" (corap. ch. 3:35; Matt.
11:27; John 5:22, 17:2; Matt.
28:18; Eph. 1:21, 22; Heb. 1:2; 2:8,
9; 1 Cor. 15:27); "He came forth
from God/' and "went to God." On
the other hand, "Pie riseth from the
supper," "laid, aside His garments,"
"took a towel," etc., etc. He did these
i seven things in full consciousness of
His divine authority, divine origin
and divine destiny. When the consciousness
of superiority of rank or
1 ability tempts us to shirk the lowliest
- services for the humblest of God's
i children, we will do well to recall
this scene and remember that "the
servant is not greater than his Lord"
v. 16), and to let this mind be in us
j which was also in Christ Jesus (Phil.
2:5; note context). This was a mirac
cle of humility and grace. So we can
r make the common acts of life amaz
ingly glorious if we perform them in
i His spirit. Oh to think of the glorious ,
t Christ taking our vile feet into those
1 hands that by their touch cleansed
3 the leper, opened blind eyes, healed
the -sick and raised the dead, and
washing and wiping them! There is I
a filth infinitely more repulsive to !
Him than the filth of the roads, the I
filth of sin, and He is handling ouv I
feet each day and washing it off. I
What a wonderful Saviour! Jesus'
acts in this scene symbolize His whole I
work. He "riseth from supper"? j
rises from His rightful place in glory j
and enjoymert. He "laid aside His
- garments"?so He laid aside the garments
of divine majesty (Phil. 2:6,
7). He "took a towel and girded J
Himself"?took upon Him the form
of a servant (Phil. 2:7). "He pour- |
eth water into a basin"?provides the i
cleansing word (John 15:3). "Began !
to wash the disciples' feet"?applies I
I .ilnqnoirtffnrntpr ( Rnh 5:26). TOOk I
I lie (TM vvi x v . , .
His garments (v. 12)?reassumed His
glory (Jno. 17:5). "Sat down again"
c (v. 12)?reassumed His place as
t Lord (Heb. 10:12). As to Simon
i Peter, note: (1) His imagined hu1
mility, but real pride (vs. 6, 8); (2)
. his failure to understand the meaning ;
of Jesus' acts (v. 7); (3) his failure :
to ponder the meaning of Jesus' j
. words (v. 9); (4) his talking when j
he ought to have been thinking (vs. i
3 i 7, 8, 9); (5) his promise of future |
? understanding (v. 7, he knows all
about it now); (0) his prompt and
. eager repentance (v. 9).
II. "I have given you an example,"
12-15. "Know ye what I have done
(o you?" They did not know. ... |
was some time before they under- I
stood the full meaning of His act, and !
little do we understand oftentimes J
what it is that the Lord has done to j
us. What He had really done was J
to set them an example whereby He j
would remove the dirt cf pride and |
self-seekiug and self-sparing from I
rheir sin-stained souls. They were
having a quarrel among themselves
as to who should be aceornted greatest
(Luke 22:24). Greatly did they J
need to be taught to take the lowly j
place of service rather than to seek I
the exalted place of honor. We call j
Him "Master" and "Lord"' and we j
rto well to call Him so: for "Master
and Lord" He is. But if we call Him
so let us not play the hypocrite, but
let us rather make Him in our lives ;
what we call Him with our lips. If |
He, Our Lord and Master, performed |
the lowliest and most disagreeable j
' service for others, for those unaer i
Him, we loo must stand ready to |
perform the lowliest services for all
others. Are we ready to do it?
j Consumptive Colony in Tc::as.
j Plans have been perfected for a
1 $1,000,000 consumptive colony, to be
2 established in Bendera County, Texas.
^ A 20,000 acre tract has been selected,
" of which S000 acres were donated by
1 Colonel George Clayton, a caltleman,
who came to Texas twenty years ago
* suffering from tuberculosis. The
' money has been raised by subscription
from about twenty Texans. Spe.
cially constructed buildings will be
erected and the afflicted able to pay
] will be cared for at cost and the poor
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I Gold Hidden For Centuries.
I A private dispatch received at St.
, j Petersburg, Russia, from Kamenetz, I
! in Podolia. reports Hie discovery in
1 an ancient quarry ot a quantity ol
| gold contained in thirteen casks and j
I estimated to he worth $750,000 It j
j is thought that this treasure was I
| hidden it) this quarry centuries ag<"> at
i the time of the Tartar invasion.
I Venezuelan (,'ofl'ee Export.
! Venezuela sent more than ."u.uvO.000
pounds of coffee to th* United |
States in 1P07.
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! r.>' <S\t t\oly Writ I moht de5paTF.^,
THE TRRIMPH OP FAITH.
If in life's morning I am strong,
And much of God I see,
The secret of all is this?
Christ lives?and Jives in me.
If youth be post, and manhood blooms
In strength and energy,
Tis only as I grasp the fact?
j Christ lives?and lives in me.
| If age with weakness comes apace,
And feeble steps may be,
Still age can live upon this staff?
Christ lives?and lives in me.
Should death approach, and I be called
To pass the narrow sea,
This truth shall make me victor thenChrist
lives?and lives in me.
Oh. make Thyself, dear Son of God,
Thus real and true to me,
Till every stage of being pass'd
I rise to live with Thee.
?Albert Midlane, in London Christian.
Thoughtlessness. 9
Israel doth not know; ray people- 1
doth not consider.?-Isaiah 1:3.
I suppose more unhappiness and1
distress are occasioned in this workaday
world by thoughtlessness than
any one dreams of. Take a majority
of the tragedies which wreck human
life. If we were to go back far
enough we would find that a little
thought, a little consideration would
have caused it all to turu out differently
and the disgrace, the shame,
the bitterness would never have happened.
If we could keep the words "Don't
be thoughtless" ever before our
mind's eye we would be changed men
and women, and as a result would
find this world a very different placeto
live in. In that last disagreement
we had .with our neighbor, could it
not have been avoided by a little
thought on our part? We would '
have refrained from alluding to that
old sore or kt. . silent about that,
transaction which really was no concern
of ours. No, just as Isaiah said
lone, lone aso. we did not ston to
think or weigh our speech, but
thoughtlessly, rashly, cruelly spoke . '
the unkind word, and so infuriated
our neighbor, making him our enemy
instead of our friend.
How many of u re thoughtful'
The old excuse, "i didn't know; ?
didn't think," will not undo thepast.
We ought to Lave known; weought
to have thought. We will not '
have the audacity to offer that excuse
when we stand in the presence of
the Mfcster. Are parents considerate
of their children? Are children
thoughtful for their parents? Do
husbands take into account the feelings
of their wives? Do wives study
the wishes of their husbands? Do
men and women?take them as you.^^a
find them?ever ponder over the duty
they owe to their God?
I am sure the majority of us will #
wince as we think of the wrongs and ' M
ininriPS done through GUI' thought- I
lessness. We have injured that broth- R
er and now there is no chancc of our H
ever tellin', him we are sorry, that we " fl
did not mean what we said. We shud- H
der at the petty cruelty we have H
meted out to those who were wearied S|
and burdened with the heat of the H
dt.y. Through our inconsiderate ne- 9
gleet to render a helping hand we ffl
have driven back into despair other
souls trying to escape their unhappy H
surroundings, and through our lack Hi
of uUention we have pained and H
grieved hearts infinitely nobler than
our own when they have been trying n
to help us. SB
Ah, yes, how easy life would ba H
if we all made up our minds to be H
more thoughtful and considerate!' SB
How its friction, its wear and tear, ' gg
its ragged edges, would largely dis- H
appear! Christ, a short time before B
His death, drew a marvellous picture 9
of the last judgment. It forms a H
striking commentary upon the words 99
of Isaiah. Who are they that are m
praised and why do they win the ap- SE
proval of the Judge? They who have K9
been unselfish, considerate, merciful H
are the chosen ones, because they IB
have practiced that virtue of thought- H
fulness which goes so far toward
making a new heaven and a new
tarth.?Rev. Geo. Downing Sparks,. M
Rector of Christ Church, West Islip,
iu the Sunday Herald. BB
Dependence on God.
The Christian in the world is like a.
:liver who goes down jnto the sea. H|
Mis life work is in a world where the ^9
forces are aiien, and tend to destroy fflB
his life. He is in that world and yet
not ol it. His life is drawn from
above, where his native afr is supplied
by u constant connection with
I he sources of supply. So long as
that supply of life-giving air continlies
unbroken he is able to accomplish
his task, notwithstanding the
adverse conditions, find to realize bis SB
victory over opposing forces, because HR
of vital connection with the power Ml
rud life from above. 91
It is a life of constant faith, of con- HI
slant dependence, of constant activity HI
while (he time is given to work, for
the night will socn come. ? H. A.
Johnston.
God's Gcodness in Chastisement.
The goodness ot God to mankind is MB
no less evinced in the chastisement 9S
with which He corrects His children
than in the smiles of His providence;
for the Lord will not cast off forever,
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but though He cause griei, yet win am
He have compassion according to the
multitude of His mercies. ? Hosea M
Ballou.
How to Find Yourself Out. Hi
Every real and searching effort at
self-Improvement is cf itself a lesson flB
in profound humility. For we cannot IM
move a step without learning and
feeling the waywardness, the weak- Hi
ness, the vacillation of our move- BH
nients. or without desiring to be set
upon the Kuck that is higher than
ourselves.?Scottish Reformer.
The True Way. ePMJ
To hol]> mrn to see God you murs
Ef 3 them through Him. ^B|
linne of Strikes. ghju
Dr. Victor S. Clark of Washington,
who was requested by President 9H
Roosevelt to visit Canada to invests gW
yate the operation of the Industrial nfl
Disputes act. said that strikes in the jHHM
United States were ruining trade and
driving business out of the country. EZM
The United States Government, he H9
added, has decided to pass legislation H?
of a conciliatory nature which will Mj
have the effect of settling trade dispules
by a hoard of arbitration along SflH
the 1 inert of tiie Canadian Disputes |9I
act. Dr. Clark will visit mining cen- Hfl
Ire;-; in the Maritime pro\ir.e?s and HH
also Winnipeg and V. lit it'll Columbia,