and h , always been We! in attracting the st- adndretlon of the fair sex. W in regard to Ills- law. , s‘sitnsd inclined to discuss the ‘ mother sndtiwirfrisadiy shallow w . Mb were striv- shelbgselten of the girl they , Wilt ”smelly makes the blends enemies, but this can - eruptions! one. ltwasthought proved tire lucky man would Walloon and best wishes Brenton. an. to fancy him... ‘ _ but, within his heart Willi-meat on ten. _ result the young man with the W eyes began to drink more than for him, and one night, meeting ‘ he nude a strange proposal. , are both in lovewlth Miss Law- .id mums-it. “Neither of us - which one she «tree for the must. we had better settle the question 1.”? . . .. of" questioned the other, half sus~ _ n, forthcoming challenge toe duel. ‘ , going to her and telling berths What is, that we love her. Then we ask her a. on .._ bemoan us. The be is hwa-avl shall be imt man for read but! no bani feelings What 1} any?” 0 , as sacred fair and uz.mlysuough,,but 1mm «said not help suspecting an un- ,ng purpose, so be demurred. This , ' to arouse the anger of Brad- lint, Ind, fixing hi piercing eyes on the II, he cried: ‘ heaven, you shall do itwhetber you . to or not!” firemen made no further objection, and w had to call on Miss Lawton. happened to be at home and willing to vs them, although surpriwd by their mama visit. 'Thsnsstrange thing happened. Granteu did uotwait grub“ comrade to speak, but ”film Mien, I have come here to tell «something you do not suspect, and that is that I am not worthy of the friend- his!» and esteem you have given me. I from 1 have prevented you and Cyril from becoming better friends than you are new, balm I will trouble you no more. lingo“ record will not bear investigation, “ so Mild you goodby forever." , This“ ' ‘fisséd in a strangely mechanical m. , ranton immedia' to ydepart— fi‘althoushfindthurst, apparently pain- 0 l . , and filled with consternation, tried to Mt him‘by gentle means The emotions of the young lady can bet- _ tar, be imagined than described. Brad- ' than! explained the real object of their call, professing utter amazement at the strange words of his comrade. , From that time Walter Grantee acted in ' the’most singular and erratic manner, and his peculiar behavior soon attracted uni- ;iverssl attention. He grew worse and ~ worse, and in less than threeweeks be was examined by medical experts, pronounced insane and incarcerated in an asylum for the deranged. With a sled! field, it seemed that it would be an easy matter for Cyril Brad- thorst towin Iva Lawton, but it did not prove so. The girl retired from society, gave up all her former pleasures and lived a life of seclusion All efforts to cheer her anilbring hr back to her old ways were fruitless. . Bite seemed to entertain a positive dread of Cyril Brsdthurst, and he soon found it in his to obtain a word with her. . . them regularly visited his former friendln theasylum, and it was soon noted Grantee was slightly worse after these shits. He would sometimes recover and seem natural and acne for a day or two, but with the appearance of Bradthurst he hud'u relapse. L >. For a long time Bradthurst motioned to hope he would finally succeed in winning Iva Lawton, but at length, driven to des- perate measures by his inability to see her , face.” face, he proposed by letter. Her re— ‘ ply utterly crashed his hopes, and he took ' todrinklng again. . Within aweek a terrible accident shock- - submitter-m friends. While on his way to New York the young man fell in some mysterious manner from the express train and was fatally injured Ere he died he ‘ made a remarkable and astonishing con- fstslcn. do this confession he declared Walter ,Grsnton was, not insane at all, but was in “ umsemerlc trance. Bmdtharst possessed the power of mesmerlsm, of which be had ’ not been conscious until the day be de- manded that Brenton should accommny him to call on the girl they both loved. ’ Then he found he could metrol his friend fully by luuhim: tll‘f‘fl intcbis eyesand sug- gesllllg wnms mu; :1 New Millions lsilvgluy‘hy w)» on: llnlwflt'l-l lull-\i‘n'u illllll‘l. rilul (31‘4”an .u'iml um! 43»: yiw :,~. Iii’uflrlmm ilemiivql. 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Home! “.10 o tmtn'lntoomfl. toners. Lil. seem. PM. stains. Lone. Couch Home“: for Now Haven. M II. LI. 7!. W0 Danton. LI. sweatshirts. LI. stew. ushers. LI. so. ’n'e us. lish that cannot be ex. 7“. VII. Ill. Ill ll tillrk’d“. v. Ionrk for lull-mom. .IJM 100.000.! 300.10“. ills). 15M. ”humanksu I“. ll. sxmlsing, pulled up to watch than, when, without the least warning, down went the front rank on their 3 knees. An officer shouted "Fire!" and of! want the pony as Remembering a very steep, unprotected dccllvity not more theme mile ahead. the frightened girl—she was only iii-«ssther (wt against the splashlmard and pulled dcmsmtely. i-lhe cut her gloves to ribbons, but not gallopod on with speed unabated, and dashing round a corner almost plunged into a company of soldiers. The men sprang right and let—all but one. :lle nude a leap at the mnaway and caught hold of his bridle. Terrified snow, the pony dragged him some little distance, but failing to shake him on eventually gave up the struggle. of course Gertie burst into tears when quite sure the danger was over. So the widler got up beside heraad drove her half a mile on her way. “I've only a shilling," she said, offering the coin; “1 wish it was a sovereign. if you tell me your name, Uncle John will send you one. I thank you very much, and I shall never forget that you saved my life. ” The soldier took the shilling and eyed it comically. lie was a well set up fellow, and he looked very handsome in his red cmst. He at least Gertie thought. - “1 can’t take this, don’t you know," he said, smiling. mAnd he wood the shilling into Gertlo's a ”But won't you tell me your name?" she urged, thinking the smallness of the reward was the reason of its nonacocpt- ancc. . The soldier laughed merrily. “With plasma». We Tommy Atkins, Private Tommy Atkins. Now, don‘t you forget it." And, with another laugh, ofl he ran, Gertie watching him, very sorry that the despised shilling was all she had. The sol- diers formed when “Private Atkins" re- joined them, and turning the corner at the double passed out of the girl’s sight. 'Gcrtle was visiting her uncle, John Ray- nor of Balconier. “You will send it, won't you?” she ask- ed. “Oh, yes, certainly, my dear," he an- swered, laughing. “To Private Tommy Atkins of the Hartford fusilcers? it must be Dick's regiment. There's no other in the county. Wouldn't the fellows roar! But it shall be sent, Gertie. I’ll forward it to the canteen keeper. '1‘ hen your particular Tommy will be pretty sure to get a share of the proceeds." Nine years passed by. Gertie was new Miss Kingston of Balcomer. She had not expected any such stroke of famine. but tum male cousins had died, and a third had oilcndcd Mr. Raynor, who, being able to dispose of his property as he saw fit, had bequeathed a few thousands to the oilend- ing nephew and the Balccmer estate to Gertie. The girl never, to her knowledge, met this distant cousin Richard, nor, indeed, was she aware that she had displaced him. That had been kept from her. During all those years she had not for- gotten Touuny Atkins. the name by which she persisted in speaking of the soldier who had stopped bar pony. Although only a private, ho was her typical hero, a vari- table Paladin. It was not surprising, therefore, that one of her first resolves, on realizing what seemed to her unlimited wealth, should be to reward her here in a proper number. llavlng ascertained that the Hartford fusiloers were suitioncd at l’cmbury, she visiiial a jeweler‘a shop and bought an elaborate gold watch and u lunulvc chain of the sonic costly metal. The watch she left to be suitably engraved: ‘ “ Presented in Tommy Atkins of the First battalion, licrtfordshiro regiment, by Gertrude Kingston as a mark of grati- hide." “I don't suppose that is the soldier's nnine,” Miss Kingston explained, ”but I want it put on the watch. lie saved my life, and that was the name he gave me. ” _ Having purchased the most expensive parse the slurp contained, she placed inside it five bank name. When the watch had been delivered, she set out alone for Pem- bury. Tc and fro the door which led to the of- iiccrs' quarters at i’embury barracks Pri- vate l-llnvsup was doing sentry go. 3.1: “lush-:1 u slapped in her path. “can you tell me,“ she asked, "if there marched back. At this ,iuncture Hsrgoant Smith up. poured in the illitif'll’. sumrt in sash, V0: W”. kiodlytsiihiiutastslsdywlsbvs Meets. W >"l'httiliedieksus dmsbvwsut "By level l’rumuabsrl" he cried at (cut its he mlild lay ‘lilil legs (tithe Wild. " ‘ gloves sword, and swinging a nutty ensue. its Klagsnm address“ her case; ties to him. ‘ w "acmebcdy'sbcaa loving you on toast, miss," he answered, interrupting the es- pisnsticn which she had concluded was as aside to make room, he minted an o esr, who m turn-tall and hand- some, with a face broom to copper color. The battalion had not long returned from ladle “That is hsl" exclaimed Kiss Kin ‘ . “l timid know him anywhere. Wi lyea to speak whitish-lists moms,” she went on, ‘ . her "Give him this W peasant intern-em 7 .g , _ it , alien. ’l‘sil her—Mil Met hes-mythic . it wasn't bertsultu" this to bl . “llidshs Wm” “M" a a}. ..'., y . was say um avocados about alas room 8W»- pui a runaway may, sir.‘ libs “roam s soldiercf the named Tawny Atkins—- grant. with Colonel G ill miss! grin. in pcedsi'ed for ornament. length. "libs unmet he the little girl in a short frockwho wanted to give me a shil- ling and begged me to tell her my name. You say sin-shed tor Tommy Atkins?" “Yes. sir. And the recognised you as him, begging your pardon again, sir. ” “ Then she doesn't know me! 1'“ see her. What a coincidence! And she really tiumgbt ! was s privatef Did she have a guidiwketmewhsnl r" ,, “1‘ blot more thanaglimpse, I should say, a . 1| ”Abemi Crockett!" ‘ A smart soldiacr servant entered from an inner room. H ,1. want you to oliange touicswith me, 9' - void the colonel, “or lead me yours, any- way. You are about my also, I think. " When Miss Kingston enteivad, Colonel Graham was standing at attention, with his thumbs prenatal tightly against the seams of his trousers in the stifleat, l'vc~ lost-swallowedm-bayonet attitude that he could assume. But his eyes said, “Awful- ly‘ pretty girl" as plainly as eyes could brought youalittls gift, if you will accept kl Colonel Graham executodu half right turn and faced Private Crockett. “is it against the regulations to receive arrow-1rd for doing my duty, sir?” hoasked, ‘ "l—l—-l don't think so," stammcrcd Crockett, almost. as red as the tunic that covered his manly breast. Miss Kingston looked at him in ear- prise, then giantxxi inquiringly at her here, whose bronsed features were the most wooden expression that he could summon up. Evidently she suspected sruncthlng. But the produced the watch and chain and the purse and presented them with a few graceful words. “i had the name you gave me engraved” on the watch," she said. "lint that is not correct, I think." “No, miss,” answered the colonel, glancing at the case. “That was a‘ joke. But Tommy Atkins will do‘ very well. i an: very much obligm" it was rathera singular coincidence that on thcday following her return to liai- comer Bliss Kingston should receive a visit from Miss Rayner, a splnster sister of the late squire, who had hitherto for some reason or other held aloof, and that this white lmircd old lady should almost at once introduce the subject of her nephew Richard. “You don‘t know him, I think, my dear, " she said. “ llo lsn lieutenant colonel of the anny, and Lmust tell you that he was always led to ' -t that he would snowed in Buhmmer. lfnfurtunatcly for him he quarrelcd with your uncle, and in consolucnee yeti are here. " “i never heard a word of it. he quarrel?" . " My brother wished him to marry a cer- tain lady, and Dick did not see his way. " ”What a alumna!” exclaimed the girl, deeply interested. "l am so sorry. I feel that I have no right to liaicemer. Clin‘t something be ‘ no? In it possible tedi- vido the proper 'l” Miss Raynor smiled. “Wouldn‘t that be rather quixotic, my dealt” she asked. “I don't know," was the reply. think I ought to do it" Miss Rayner soon afterward took her leave. But a week later she paid another visit to linlcomer. “Iv have heard from Dick," she said, “and he‘ll call on you the first time be is in the neighimrhcml. lie says he deem't resent your being here in the least, and he will be very pleased to know you. " Miss Raynor bad scarcely been at liai- comer lii minutes—devotes! to praises of her nephew Dick—when that gentleman arrived and sent up his card. “Lieutenant Colonel Richard Graham, First lmttullon, iiertfordsbirc regiment!" exclaimed Miss Kingston. rmullng in)“: the card. “Why, 1 was at I’eiubury ten days ago, and I saw".« "Dick?” interrupted Miss Raynor bland- Why did All ly. “l don’t know. i saw Private Tommy Animated, i think, his colonel. It's very funny. The colonel looked and spoke like a prince and Tommy Atkinslike a gentle- man. ” 'l‘ho fmtmnn retired. Next moment the colonel came in, and Miss Kingston new face to face with her here, across whose white waistcoat the "maid“! chain she had given him was ‘rondly displayed. “Why—~vvhy, ’.she began, blushing al- most as red as Private Cruckett when seats ad in tho elliwr's chair, “we are old» qmilntanccsi” i “And cousins," added the colonel, bow~ ng. “You saved my life!" “it pleases you to say so. i have come to thank you for your offer to share the liulmlncr with me. " “it would boa pity to divide llalcmncr, my clears," inhnpiued Miss Rayner, shak- ing her white ringlutsiirohly. ”isn’t there a better way to put things straight "—- Answers. m M The Ball liefere Waterloo. Wellington's conduct is a riddle. About the middle of the after-mien he was inform» oil, through the Prince of (image, as to hisenemy’s increments. 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Thea-societies of Hiram and David in the building of David's house is seen in if firm. 1, ii. ,lselah spanks of Tyre in these words. “Tyre, the crowning city, where merchants are princes, whose trsllickers see the honor- able of the earth" (its. xsiii. 8), but it is in the same connection that We read of the Lard of fleets staining the pride of all glory and bringing into contempt all the honorable of the wrih. From 1’». xiv, 12, we conclude that in the coming kingdom Tyre shall he mprmcnted. and we think of such as the woman of Math. av, 21, 28. and the ”snore billetfiblii” of Math. xi, 23 in connection themwiih. 2, ii. “Thou knowest how that David, my father, could not build on house unto the name of the Lord his Gui for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord pntflt‘hem under timsoics of his feet.” How suggestivoof liiaiwbu‘ihust ‘ reign till He hath put all cumulus under Ills feet, that God may be all in all” (I Cor. xv, 26, 28.) When the Lord talc-l David that he could not build the tvinpie, He said to him, “Behold a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest, ‘ and I will give him‘rest from all his ene- rules roundabout, for his name shall be Solomon—that is, peaceablc~and 1 will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days" (I Chl'Oll. xsil, 9, 10.) "lie shall build on house for my name, and he shall be my son, and I will be his father, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forevar." Truly a greater than Solomon is here whose kingdom shall have no end. The time of war on earth is not yet over, for the greatest is yet to come, but lsa. ll, 1-4, shall be fulfilled, and \vlicu'tbe Sun of David shall judge among the nations “nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." 4. “But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occur-rent." llu does not mention thelnstrumentalitics which God had used to bring this rest, but acknowledges it as the gift of God. In— struments are nothing except as God uses them, but God is all. lle gives rest to all who are willing to cease from their own works and let lllm control. When in the next ago our Lord shall have cast the beast and false prophet into the-lake of fire ‘and the devil into the pit than it shall be true in large measure that there shall be nei‘ thcr adversary nor evil to contend with. ' 5. “And. behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David, my father." He was ready to be used of God to carry out his purposes. This is rest indeed, to believe that God has a purpose (Isa. xiv, 2i) and lot God work in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure (Phil. ii, 13), sure that "every purpose of the Lord shall he performed” (Jer. ll, 20). He shall not failnor be discouraged, but shall see of the travail of His soul and be satisfied (lsa. xiii, i; liil, 11). Therefore we have only to dwell with Him for His Work. 6. “Thou kuowcst that there is , not among us any that can skill to bow timber like the rlldomans.” He gives his order for cedar trees and promises to pay Hi- rmn’s servants and then adds those words of praise. Not all are called to the some work. The Lord gives "to every man his work,” and the Spirit divides to every one Ills gifts "severally as He will" (Marl: xiii, :34; I Cor. xii, ll). Talents are giv- en to each according to his several ability (Math. xxv. 15). If we are fully yielded, God will fill us with wisdom of heart to work all manner of work that He may rm quire of us. 7. “When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, Blessed be the Lord this day which hath given unto David a wise can ever this great people.” Every good gift is from above. and a man can receive nothing ex- cept it cc given him from heaven (Jim. 1, 17; John iii, 2?). 8. “I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar and concerning timber of fir." Thus Hiram sent answer to Scio- mon. All such records in Scripture are suggestive of the gmat love of God, who, having not spared ills own Sun, will with Him also freely givb us all things (Rom. viii. 3:3). “Delight thyself in til-91.0111, and lie shall give than the desires of thine heart" (1’s. xxxvii, i). ll. “’l‘lmn shalt accomplish my desire in giving-1 food for my household.” 'l‘lzowork in hand to be accomplished by this part- nership was the building of the temple of the Lord. A temple is now being buihlcd, of which our Lord Jesus is both founda- tion and top stone, and believers are living stones in the temple. If we seek first the kingdom of God and ills righteousness, ull°that we need in the way of food and rahncut will be made sure to us (Math. Vl, Sill). lo, 11. “So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees, according to all his dc- sire. And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household and twenty measures of pure oil; thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year." fiolomon was seven years build- ing the temple and thirteen years building his own house (chapter vi, as; vii, i), so that this was a partnership covering many years. Our partnership is with the Lord J csus Christ, and the work on hand is the coinplction of the church, which is the body. of Christ. if we give our attention wholly to this work, our Master will see to the supply of all the need. To attend merely tihmr own church or denomination may not be the best way of completing the church, but we are surely safe in send- ing forth missionaries as fast as we can, or, rather, as fast as He can. to the: out of all nations the elect body of hrlst, the building of Eph. ii, ill-ill). ill. "And the Lord gave Solomon wis- dom, as lie promised him, and there was between Hiram sad Solomon, and they two made a league together." We must distinguish between Hiram the king and Hiram. "Syrian, widow's son (l Kings vii, in, it). the skilled workman in brass who made all the bright brasswevk for iho house of the Lord (1 Kings, vll, it), and yet both ilk-ms were identified with King Solomon in the work. To be imam with lsruel in the age to come will surely be a great thing, but it In much greater to be in this age fully identified with the King of final, the Boo of (led (John 1, to, Ml). Of Hint it is written. “Behold the into when home is the branch, and no ll, “5:: vs Muss". “will! '1“! pm and lie 3mm coma- . - ‘ l fl“
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