A Heart's Bitterness

By BERTHA M. CLAY,

Author of "For Another's Sin," "A Fai:

Mystery," &c,

CHAPTER LXVIL

" FIEST IN MY 11EAKT FOR EVER."

Violet Leigh bad been bending in prayer ful tondornos3 over the cradle of her child. As eho studied, tho lovely features of tho innocont Blooper, sho found herself wonder ing if his father had in his infancy been like Rupert, and if his mother had ever bent over him with such impassioned love, contieing all her affection, all her comfort, all her hope, in that ono little child. She had heard but little about her husband's mother, but that little did not suggest a kind, loving parent, or a host of prayors, to stand like angels between her child and barm.

Tho thought of this woke in her gentle breast profound pity lor Norman Leigh. He had lacked the sweetest ministrations, the wisest guidance, tho loveliest example. Bo bad inherited fiercu propensities to evil. Then, too, in early manhood, he had made a fatal mistake in resigning tho love of Edna. Violet believed that hor friend could make any man good and happy. What tho herself had failed to do, Edna could have done. In hor lovely self-abnega tion and self-distrust, ehe believed Leigh would havo been won to a nobler lifo if a stronger, wiser, more attractive woman than herself had been his wife. She teld herself, humbly, that her own empire over the heart of Keith was a matter of Keith's generosity toward one who was sad and lonely. Tbosa thoughts filled hoc with a depth of kind compaeaion toward her hus band.

Her thoughts then turned to her own childhood, to her infancy, to tho mother whom she could not remember.

She put her hand to a slender chain on her neck, that usually held a turquoise set locket with her mother's miniature It wad gone, and she remembered that when Rupert had been brought to her for a few minutes' good-night play, in the drawing-room, she had amuebd him with it. Kate had left her ; Jenny was already asleep; she went down to the drawing room to find the locket.

The library door was open, and Leigh waa fitting by the table, some papers before him, his head on his hand. She was struck by his dejected attitude and worn fans as tha stole noiselessly by. The kindly thoughts that had filled her breast rose paramount, and when she had secured the triaket which she had lost, the stopped in the open door, and said, gently : " Norman, why do you eit up late ? Are you ill?" He looked up. Violet was in a long, eoft wrapper of white flannel, a puff of a.van'B-down coiled her neck, her hair fell in a shadowy t-ilken cloud over her shoulders, her soft brown eye? were earnest, and full of kindly sympathy, and on her face was an ea.ier, child-like look of miDgled timidity and kindness. Ho held his hand toward her.

" Why are you v>p so late ?'' "I have been watching by Rupert, and thinking of him, and olyou." " I am a poor theme for your thoughts," said Leigh, aa she etood near his chair.

"You look troub!ei—sick. I should like t) help yon, Norman." "Thanks—you are kind. I don't know S3 anything could help mo, but killing me. This cussed mania for play will ruin me and tho boy yat." " Ob, Norman, cannot you refrain for his sake?"

"I thought I could, but I do not." " Are you — ara you needing money, Norman ?'

"I'm short cf fundu, certainly. There aro no rents due, and I have been deucdly unlucky."

Violet had a torriblo dread of her hus band's deadly vice. She shrank from feud ing it, by supplying hundreds for thegaming table. But, then, if he were distressed for money, and she had it at hand

She eaid, timidly: " But, Norman, all I have 13 yours. Uncle Henry haa just cent me this quarter's income, and I have nearly oil of laat quarter. I eeam to have no ÜBO for money. I canuot get rid of it. I ought to have so much by.mo. Fraj take it. Itis hundreds of pounds ; and really, is it not dangerous for me to have it by mo ? It will keep me awake nights. I'lia.sa take care of it for me."

" Waste it fo.- you, you mean," eaid Leigh bitterly. "I am suro you will not do that. You will need it for improvements and travelling hospitality. But take it, use it as you will. Only, do not be sad and ill." She looked bo benign, so innocent, so unselfish, that Leigh loathed himself that he was so unworthy of her. He cried out:

" Violet, you are a perfect littlo

saint."

" Oh, no; but Norman, if you could like me a little co that as Rupert grows up, he shall see no enmity or division between us, and if you could only be happy in building up your estates, nod your political influence, so that when Rupert comes of age he shall have all that his birth and title seem to promiee him, ob, Norman, I should be so content." "It eeems as if I really must make a man of myself for your sake, and the obild's," aaid Leigh, slowly. "Wuit here a minute," eaid Violet, eagerly. She ran up the broad stairs, and returned carrying a casket of steel and brass. With eager little fingers she unlocked it, and poured over the papers on the table, a heap of gold sovereigns, and criap grey bank-notes. "There, Norman! You know how to spend it, but Ido not. You lay it out for me." " Keep it yourself, child. Ido not want your money." But Violet clasped her hands behind her, and shook her pretty head. "No, indeed! It worries me; I'm go glad to be rid of it ! Why, some night some robber might come, if I kept all that. Now, Norman, don't worry any more. Good-night !" He caught her hand and kissed the Blender fingers. " Would I were worthier of you, Violet."

Ho expected that Helen Hope would con clude to make terms with him, and cea?e her pursuit on payment of a heavy sum. Such a sum was now before him, but—it came from Violet, md the hot blood surged over his worn temples at the thought. As for Violet, she slept content after a good action, and as soon she had break fasted next day, filled a little basket with grapes and flowers, and hastened to Rose Lodge, "I know you will think me intrusive, Edna," she said, after she had greeted her friend, and thoy were alone in the little rose curtained parlour. "But I cannot be silent, dear, when I know you are sad. There is such a sorrow in your sweet eye?, and you are paler and thinner. I know you are grieving. Tell me, is this a fatal quarrel with Lord Alwold I" "There is no quarrel; enly—do not ask me, Violet—he found he was mistaken— and all is ended between üb."

" I cannot conceive of any person giving you up." "Lord Alwold foimd mo—lees than he believed me—and ho ga\ ~me up. I cannot blame him ; he is v/orthy of the best." " He is unworthy of anyti.ing, if he could be faUo to you," cried Violet, hotly. "If he is ao fickle, forget him." "He is not fickle. Hueh ! I cannot let you speak against him He is the noblest, purest of men, It ia because his ideal of womanhood, of true love, ib co high that I cannot reach it."

"Do net excuse him," said Violet; "he ia inexcusable if he won your love and for sook you!" "My darliog, I cannot explain ; but I cannot hear him blamed ; he may have been a little hasty; but—there, I can fay no more—only do not torture me by recall ing him, by condemning him ; for every word against him cuts my heart. Violet, I loved him, I do love him, and that love I shall cberith in my heart for ever. I can live for him, hope and pray for his good, though wo are for ever parted. From the first moment of our acquaintance I never doubted that he had all my heart; I only doubted if I could fill his."

" And though forsaken by him, you will live for him i"

" I will forget him as far as I ought, and as I get strength to forget; but I shall turn to no other. Violet, you and your child shall now be deareßt ta my heart." " Oh, Edna," cried Violet, passionately. "If I had been so true and steadfast, I might; have been a happy woman !"

She flushed, ashamed that even in closest intimacy she had betrayed the haunting secret of her heart. In constaut care for her child, Bho flatterod herself often that Keith's image was finally torn from her heart; but then the light of some sudden experience would flash upon her, and Bhow him dearest still. This was agony to her gontle, conscientious soul; how could eho blume her hußband for anything when ehe knew that he was not first and sole in her affection ? But lying awoke that night, mournfully thinking of her friend, she remembered that she had told Leigh of Alwoli's year of pro bation ; eho recalled how he had been mad after Edna, and how dark and secret were his methods, and a terrible revelation flashed upon her. It was Norman, her husband, who had destroyed the happiness of Edna, and ehe herself it was who had given him opportun ity to break Edna's heait.

CHAPTER L.WIII

"ONCE FOR ALL, REVENGE OK FAREWI'LL." Violet knew Lord Leigh well enough to realise that all upbraiding, all reproach or accusation would but harden him. If sho would bring him to repentance, to undoing evil, it muet be by gentle methods. If ho had, as sho believed, been tho means of angering Lord Alwold against Edna, doubtless by eomo garbled or perverted idea of their tormor intercourse, he must be persuaded to undo his work. Sho re flected that he now felt not unkindly toward herself, and ehe must make use of kindness to aid Edna. Such were her thoughts during the early, wakoful hours of tho rr.orning, and after breakfast, she said, looking into the garden : "Our roses are in their glory. Will you not eomo out and look at them with me!"

"If you like. But I think the konuela and tho stables aro Micro interesting," said Leigh. "Then I will go to them with you, if you wish," said Violet. " There aro the dearest little puppies in the world at the kennels. I took Rupert to see tlietn yes terday, and you should have seen him laugh. Then, too, I love horses, and I think ours are such beauties."

" On the whole," eaid Leigh, mollified by her complaisanco, " I -will walk iv the gardens with you. That dress of yours is more suited for the gravel walks than the kennels. The puppies would tear your furbelows. I am glud there are some things here that you like, Violet." "Some! Why, Norman, I think the Towers ij one ot the grandest, loveliest places in the world. And it is little Rupert's birthplace ; and hero he will live, if God spares him." "I hope so," said Leigh, uneasily. "You havo stood by mo well lately, Violet." "I shall always stand by you," ahe eaid, pulling a rod rose. "Will you promise me that?" cried Leigh. " Are yoa not my husband ?"

"Well, will that bind you, so that in trouble or disgrace, in loss, in all evil, you will stand by me, and battle for me, if I cannot for mysel i "

" I am not framed to battle," said Violet, wistfully. "I am rather like my name flower—formed to hide in safe and shady places ; to ask shelter rather than to eivo it. But what evil is coming to us, Nor man ?'

And she looked about the great, fragrant, sunny garden, with its thousand roses open ing their dainty hearts to the warm eun.

"None that I know of. I cannot tell why, but I feel depressed, aa if omens were in the air, and every breeze a malign pro phecy." " You are not well, I fear, Norman," Baid Violet, gently. " But, for all lam timid and holpleps, a? I eaid just now, I do be lieve if ovil hand were laid on my home or on my child, I would rouse to defend them, and 1 would be s'rong and wiee for their sakes.1'

And Violet remembered, with a cold shiver, the words of threatening spoken by Helen Hope a year before. " Come, come, let us trust there will never be need," said Leigh, more lightly. " But I believe, if need comes, I can rely on you, Violet." " And, on your part, if I want something very much, if I ask a great favour of you, will you grant it ?" " I will try. What do ynu want, child ?" "Nothing, just now," said Violet, feeling that the time had not yet come for saying what she would say of Edna. She must lead up to that by gentle degrees ; the theme was most delicate.

Alas ! while ehe waited to feel her way, the hour of Leigh's opportunity paesed bj for ever.

On that ranie sunny summer morning Helen Hope walked with Bart Kemp in the most secluded portion of the Leigh woods. Kemp had called for her at the cottage where ehe lodged, that of the deaf mute

widow, and together they walked in the forest, bracken rising almost to their knees, and the groat timid eyes of fawn and doe peering at them through the leafy coverts. Helen wore her favourite dresa of black, but a bunch of scarlet honeysuckle fastened the black lace at her throat, and a scarf of

crimson silk was negligently flung around her shapely shoulders, and knotted on her left side. She held- her head erect, and moved along the wood-path with the step of a quocn. Kemp was more infatuated each moment " Hold out your hand ; I have something to give you," ho said—haviDg proffered her praises that bad been heard in cold silence, love words that had been rebuffed by haughty looks, and caresses that bad been wholly rejected. "I don't think I want anything," said Helen, keeping her hands closely by her side. "You'll want this," said Kemp. "I rushed to London yesterday noon, and cams back by the early train to-day. I laid out a hundred ponnds for you, and I'd as leave lay out a thousand, or five thousand." He touched the spring of a box, and showed a bracelet, a ring, and a medslion richly set. "Why did you get that for me?" asked Helen. " Because I adore you ; because they act off your beauty. I never loved any other woman. Let me put them on you.' He drew her to a seat on the root of a tree, and put the jewels upon her. Helen did not care to take them—only from one Bource could gifts have a value—but the fierceness of the man's love dominated her, and aha beheld with a etrangu sympathy lova lavished on her such as she lavished on Leigh, and equally without return, "After all, Helen,}' said Kemp, on his kneea at her feet, " why do we stay here and pursue vengeance, when we might live for love ? If you speak the word, I can get, through Leigh, a part of a thousand pounds a year to add to my other income, and you shall have a thousand pounds for a Irousseai You shall not have a wish uDgratified." "You forget," said Helen, " that ro; whole life would be an ungratified wish if I were not revenged on Lord Leigh.'' "I don't mind pulling Leigh down," said Kemp, " only I hate to spend the time. The plan is a good one; it cannot fail." "It is a plan, then," said Helen, eagerly. " I don't think I ever could have quite come up to the point of trying it merely to revenga myself. I should only have frightened him a little. Do you realise that to gratify your wish for veDgeance I risk a life in the penal settlements ?" " But you will Bucceed, and then you earn—life with me," said Helen, bending toward him. "I'll risk it," he said, clasping her for one moment close in his arms. They wandered back along the way they had come. Helen leaned on Kemp's arm and strove by every wile to bind him to her in terest. He described to her the life he had led in Australia, the city of Sydney, the farm where his numberless flocks grazed, the house there—which should be improved for her country residence; the house in the city, which she should have. He planned how she Ehould buy china, silver, furni ture, to eend to both homes, " You have always been poor, I think," he said, "Listen to me," said Helen. "I have not only been poor, but I have not a known nor legal relative in the world, lam a namelesß, miserable foundling!" "That is nothing to me," said Kemp, hotly. " Your beauty and spirit are your power. You ate, I am sure, accom plished." "So they say, in all that makes a governess — music, drawing, languages, dancing," said Helen, with a eneer, 11 Those things are better than a name," cried Kemp. " I love you for yourself. But once more I urge you. Let us leave England, which has used you hardly. Let s go without flight or risk. We can be married by special license. Come ! forsake this old, bitter life, and try a life of better things." " Once and for all—revenge on Leigh, o farewell !" said Helen, with fury. "Let it be revenge, than," eaid Kemp, leaving her at the gate. Bnt, left alone, what floods of torture surged over Helen's soul! Leigh had once

spoken words of love, and they had boon music to her heart; they had "been only words of guile and pretence. Thia man, Bhe knew, spoke the language of a sincere, if a sudden paseion. Ho made hor honour able offers ; he would lavish on her Buch tenderness as she wasted on Leigh, and he would ask ir. return only the cold crumb of endurance. Yet for this man's pa?tion sho had only aversion to return. To her Leigh, with his titles, his ancient blood, his broad domains, hia air of high society, his associations with aristocratic life, had been as a god. He rirat had roused in her love, and her love had bean welded with ambi tion of a lofty place. She shrank from the memory of her wood walk with Kemp. She cher'.ihed the bitter, a^eet recollection of walks in Cornwall with Lord Loigh, leaning on his arm, and hearing hia voico, while into the silencos beat and ewellod the surging of the sea upon the rocky shoro.

CTo be Continual. )

NAUTICAL TERMS.

Origin of tho Words Cabooso, Caddy,

and Forecastle,

'■Caboose" waa formerly tha namo of tho galloy or small kitchen of soiall merchant men. Falconer Bpella it " coboose," nnd describes it as a sort of box or house to cover tho chimney of some merchant ships. Previous to the introduction of the* caboose tho furnaces for cooking were, in three deckers, placed on themiddlo deck, in two-decked ships in tho forecastlo, and, adds my authority (au anonymous author of a troatiso on shipbuilding, writton in 1701), also in all ships which havo forecastles tho provisions aro there dressed." " Chady" is a forcible, old fashioned word that haa been replaced by the mincing, affected term "saloon," in tho Jast century it signified " a sort of cabin or cook room in the fore part or near tho stern of a lighter or barge of burden." It ia curious to note the humblo origin of a term subsequently takon to designate tho gilded and sumptuous first-class cabin ac commodation ot the great Indian, American and Australian ships. "Forecustlo,' again I liud defined by old writers as " a place fitted for a closo light on tho upper deck forward." Tho torm was retained to denote tho place in which tho crew live. The exploded oxpresaions aro numerous. A short list may prove of interest. "Hulling" nnd " trying " were the words which answer to what we now call "hove-to." "Sailing large," having the wind free or quartering ; this expression is dead. " I'lyiug " was the old term for " beating "—" we plyed to windward," ie., "wo beat to windward." The word is obsolete, as is "spooning," re placed by " scudding " For " voering'1 we have substituted " wearing." Some fjood, strong, expressive words havo vanished. Nobody nowadays talka of "clawing off," though tho expression is perfect as'repre senting a vessel clutching and grabbing at the wind in her eflorls to haul off from a lee shoro. For " shivering 'we now say " shaking." " The topsail shivers to the wind." In these days it "shakes." We no longer speak of tho " top sail strip," but of the topsail hoisted or tho yard mastheaded. "Hank for hank," signifying two ships beating together and always going about at the same moment, so that one cannot get to windward of the other, is now " tack for tack" We have ceased to "heave our staysails ;" they are now loosed and hoisted. Tho old " horso" has made way for tho " foot rope," though we still retain tho term " Flemish horse " for the short foot rope at the topsail yard arms. The word " horse " readily suggests the origin of tho term "stirrup," a rope fitted to the foot rope that it may not be weightod down too deep by tha men standing on it. It ia plain that "horse" is owing to tho seamen "riding" tho yard by it. Any thing traversed was called a "horse." The term is etill used. The " round house or "coach" yielded to " cuddyY' as "cuddy" has to "saloon." The poop remains; but the "poop royal" of tho French and Spaniards, or the " topgallant poop" of our own shipwrights—a short deck over the aftermost part of the poop— has utterly disappeared.

HE WAS PARALYSED.

Challenging tho Creator und Receiv-

ing a Direct Answer,

"I HOi'E that God may paralypo me," were the words spoken by William Burkett. At once his hands dropped to his side, his legs refused to move and his eyes rolled wildly around. His prayer waa answered, as he stood paralysed on tho epot where but a few moments before ho was a mag nificent typa of physical manhood. He tried to spaak, but hia ton^uo would not move. Half a dozen of men, who wero present, were rendered motionless by the evident visitation of tho hand of God. When they recovered «etf-pnsses=ion they tenderly moved the afflicted man to his residence, a half-mile distant. When Miss Rhody Burkett saw the plight in which her father waa brought home she screamed and fainted and died a few days Inter. For years Mr Burkett had been tho ferryman at the Hawkinaville road cross ing of tho Ocmulgeo river. He was of giant physique, with long grey locks, and be came especially noted because of the braco of revolvers which he kept strapped to his waist. He was a great hunter, and tho ferry being in the midst of a swam, ho was convenient to abundance of game. From thoee who lived around him is learned that he was fearfully profane. Whenever he sighted game, and waa called off from it by an alarm from the ferry, he would pour out such a volley of oatha as would make the flesh of ordinary men crawl. It waa while in one of these profane Bpella that he cursed his Creator, and wound up with the expression above quoted. The news soon spread through the country, and scores of people called to ccc the victim. He waa at first completely prostrated, but subsequently was enabled to take a few steps, when he would fall. When spoken to he replies in an inarticulate mumble and acts in a most idiotic manner. The physicians can ascribe no natural cause for hia affliction, but admit that it is a visi tation of God. The preachers in the neigh bourhood have used the incident in their sermons with great effect.

ARTIFICIAL LIMES.

The Ai-elueolosy of Orthopaedic Surgery.

—A Rare Roller.

Tue history of medicine is all but silent on orthopedic surgery. And yet the Greeks and Romans, who, as archaeology has shown, haa anticipated much of modern dentistry, cannot have been without artificial substi tutes for limbs lost in the vicissitudes of peace and war. Herodotua tells us of a captive who amputated his foot to free himself from the shackles, and thus escaped to his friends, who replaced his limb by a wooden one. The elder Pliny (Nat Hist, vil, 28, cd. Mayhoff) records the case of M. Sergius, greatgrandfather of Catiline, who lost hia right hand in his second campaign, was wounded twenty three times in two campaigns, and and thua had the complete use of neither hand nor foot. Twice made prisoner by Hannibal, ho escaped after twenty months spent in ohains. He fought four battles with hia left hand only, and then made himeelf a hand of iron, which he fastened on to fight with, and, thus accoutred, raised the eiege of Cremona, protected Placentio, and took twelve camps of the enemy in Gaul. Simi lar substitutes for amputated arms or legs must bavo been in use even before the time of Sergius ; so at least we may infer from the treasure-trove turned up at Capua in 1885, in a turfa grave. Among the con tents of this tomb wa3 an artificial leg, made of bronze, wood and iron, the skele ton being entire, save the bones repre sented by the artificial limb. Thia (pro bably unique) rolic is now in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of London, and ia thus officially described : " Roman artificial leg. The artificial limb ac curately represents the form of the le^. It is made with piecea of ;hin bronze, fastened by bronze nails to a wooden core. Two iron bars, having holes at their free ends, are attached to the upper extremity of the bronze. A quadrilateral piece of iron, found near the position of the foot, ia thought to have given strength to it. There waa no trace of the fact, and tho wooden core had nearly all crumbled away. Tho skeleton had its waist surrounded by a belt of sheet bronze, edged with small rivets, probably used to fasten a leather

lining. Three painted vasca (rod flgureu on a black ground) lay at the feet of tho skele ton. The vases belonged to a rather ad vanced period of the decline in art (about 300 be.)." Commenting on the above, General H. H. Maxwell says: "It is im portant to add, from other sources, that tho upper third [of the leg waa hollow, while the tower two-thirds were filled with wood."

NOAH'S ARK.

Tlio Flood au Allegory.

i REV. J. Ashuy, of the Now Church, South \ pott. England, gavo a very interesting 3 locturo lutoly, on " Noah's Ark." It: infro , ducing hid subject tho speaker referred to ' tho fact that recent investigation had irmdo 5 it clear to thoughtful men'and women that 1 that part of tho Biblo could not possibly bo understood in a literal and worldly eonso Yet, at tho eamo time, tho groat majority of man wero unaiiccted by tho now movement which had commenced. Every now and again people were astonished by paragraphs in tho nowspapors, that come bold and ad venturous traveller had discovered roiunants of Noah's Ark upon porno almost inaccessible mountain. This was all vory well to ox ciie curiosity and to mislead tho ig norant, and to bolster up fur a few years lorjger a thoory of Soripturo interpretation doomed to disastrous failure. Ho invited thooaof his hearer.-i who had not parted with thoir common cense and thoir rationality to .examino tho narrative. They wero not to suppose that lie (tho lecturer) rejectod thnt part of tho Scriptures aa being tho ab?o!uto Word of God; not at all, what ho disputed wan the interpretation which men had put up on tho narrative. That which was roally the Word of God must bo without any ad mixture of error. But (he cliiimtj of tho Biblo as being tha Word of God did not isali upon hittoiial nor scientific grounds, but upon spiritual and religious grounds. Who over maintained that tho account of Noah's Ark was ta bo understood literally must bo prepared to moo 1; tho most ulupoudoua difficulties and improbabilities. And even if they admitted tho miraculous olement it would bo ot such n land aa had no par allel in tho whole of Scripturo. Referring fora moment to tho Flood*itself, »s spoken of in tho namitive, whatever ui'^ht have beon ila nature, it was or.o that WOB uni versal ; and for apologists to argue thnt tho Flood might have boon a " ltic-U flood " of literal water waa to give up tho atato monts of Scripture, for it «ayn "that all tho high bills under tho whole honvetiß woro covered." I.anguago could not bo more emphatic. but as to its being literal water there was tlio unanswerable fact boforo them, viz , that thoro novcr hn< bom sinco man wan crontci and placed upon tho enrth, sulliciont walor for their purpose. If thoro wero anfliciont water t") do this it would bo drnwnod at this inomont, And ue for the " rain " tpokeu of bring euflj cient to cause (ho ri?o of tho water, it is dilli • cult to coo why it should have rained at all, seeingthut the very clouda thcm-olvos would all havo boon absorbed boforo tho tups ol tho highest mountains wero runcbod ! To oppoeo against this, Divine omnipotence, ii! to give up the argumout. Divina omni potence always observed tho laws of Divine order, anJ there id no waste of power in its operation*. In order to preserve " sotd alive upon tho earth " it was said that an ark ehou'd bo built, and in it should be received Noah, hi* wife, l'H three coiib. and their wives, together with pairs of all un clean animals and seven of tho clean. Tho ti/o of the ark is Ktatei as about -IJOft. long, 7oft. wide, and 4."> ft. deep - not so large a* eorne ni onr modern steamship?. The difficulty then occurred how were all the animal, tho birds, tt.o reptiles, and ineects to ba got to tho ;:rk ? For of couib ) they mu3t first have been gathered to it be fore they could enter l!ow was this to bo effected? Two ways had been suggested — (l)By a miracle : (2)Noah, and thoto in his employ, had to go dud catch them In re gard to tiio first, what was implied ? That, at a given time, from nil tho ends of tho earth, bird, beast, and insect, and reptile Bhould commonco a journey to a given spot on the earth's surface It would tike somo o!" them years to travel. They would have to come from tho island*, from countries cold and hot, across lakes, ami rivers, and eeas, mountains and lnll->, valleys and plains, deserts and mountains. The Polar boar, tho Kussian wolf, the African lion, tho kangaroo, tho camel, etc. But how could they livo whilst on their Ion? and perilous journey ? They could not carry their food whilst climbing the mountain sido, or swimming thu (empoi tuous deop ! Tho difficulties in thia sup position wars insuperably. Tho other alternative was that Noah .should organiso expeditions to go and catch them, and bring them to tho place of meeting. But were thoy not struck with astauishment at the idea of such an onterpri-o? Going in search uf tho elephant, tho zebra, tho lion, tho rattloenake, tho alligator, tho lark., tho eagle, and tha vulture. And when caoght, how to bring them to tho ark from ovory part of tho'globe! What a number of Vesaols required ; what knowledge of navi gation, of geography, of zoology, en!onto logy, ornithology : what years of labour and coil. If thoy only thought for a momont of tho difficulties of providing tho caravans and ships needed to go in eoarch of the animals, birda, otc , and tho sup plies needed, they must bo led to think that tha narrative could not moan them to believe tho liberal interpretation which implied all thtso difficulties. Lot them suppose that by somo inscrutable moans tho cargo of ani mals and fo forth assembled at tho side of tho ark, with all thoir savago and cruel in stincts subdueJ, and thoir foad all provided fnr one year. It would bo found that tho nrk had only thrco stories, one window and one door. And whan thoy were all in and " tho door shut," tho only means of light nnd ventilation would bo tho email opening at tho top ! Talk of tho Bluck Hole of Cal cutta ! why tho ark would havo been a thousan 1 ti'uos worse! Again, lot them think of tha work to be performed in connection with tlioso animalj in tho ark for the epaco of twolve months ! It was esti mated that thoro are 9000 of tho larger aui male, such as tho olephnnt, tho horco and the cow ; of birds of all kinds, somo 45,000 ; of insects, eomo 900,000. Well, they would require every variety of food, every varioty of temperature, every variety of care and management; there would bo the vessel to look after, household wants to bo supplied. Where wa? tho crow ? Four men ami four women. Up^n thorn would devolvo the labour and tho toil of a thousand, What could be said to such considerations ? Thoughtful Christian men asked this ques tion, not in a spirit of supercilious criticism or unbelief, but in all siticority and earnest ness. They had not, howovor, got to the end of the difficulties which attonded the literal acceptation of tho account. Let them imagine all to havo bcoi accompanied so n? to hnvo performed the passage safely to the top of the mountain of Ararat —tho ark stranded there, with all it 3 contents, on one of tho peaks of that lofty mountain— tho waters having gone down and the prieonors all ready to come forth but, alag ! the labour to cot to the ark was simple and ea"y ; how different now. The vevsel is now resting upon the top of an inacceesiblo mountain, somo thousand feet above the lovel nf the eea. Tha upper half being covered wuh perpetual enow and icu. Tho°3 having beco melted by ihe waters on their subsidence 'would again bo frozen to ico. Just think of the animals getting down its sides—down tho porpcn.Jicular rock?—to got to their rovoral homes on the surfaco of tho whole globo. How wero they to return ? Tho world was turned up side down. There would havo boon nothing before them but starvation : for all herbs, grasses, and trees would have beon de stroyed— only devastation and desolation would be there ! And amidst such horrora and scenes of woo would tho little house hold have to go forth to ro-pooplo the world. How improbable nay impossible, was it to think that the interpretion which led to such conclusions was tho true one. Tho rov. gentleman then proceeded to ex plain tho records according to tho spiritual sonse. Tho things spoken of woro the correspondents of heavenly realities ; thus under tho symbolism of boat - building were conveyod to mankind a knowlodgo of angelic and divine things. In tho directions for tho erection of tho ark they had com municatod to them the knowledgo how to avoid the spiritual dangers which threatoned their eouls. The flood spokon of assailed the eouls of meu in tboso ancient times, and thus denoted tho spiritual dcaolation which then prevailed in tho world. 16 wan a flood which suffocated the lifo of goodneaH within them—the lifo of virtue and of heaven. Universal destruction was at hand, aud the Divine means for the salva tion of mankind waa represented by tho account of tho arlc. Tho language also revealed the fact that the Lord at that time established a now church for tho people called " Noah." Every particu lar related about tho ark, and the animal?, birds, nnd so forth, whilst impossible to be understood in a literal or histori cal sense, were all true of tho human mind as to its decrees, principles, truth!', affections and thoughts. He drew the con clusion that without tho spiritual fionfo thero w:ic no difference between tho Word , aud profane history. What Bpiritual cr eternal tier, waa it for them to know about an ark, with its window and door and stories, nnd tho animals and birds r nd creep ing things? But having a spiritual and Divine meaning they were of everlasting value to men and r■ *ele. Thus could it bo seen that the Word of the Lord waa perfect, converting the Boul, and the testimony of i the Lord waa sure, making wise the simple, i

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For female* of all bw ila^o Pills art In valuable, as a [ow (Io»« of thorn curry nlf all grof-s rmnioure. opun iill obstruction, ftnd brIDR nboutrOlihat ii required. No fcmnli should bo without them. Them I n« nieiiiulno to be found to eqii'il. fl]<;K'.'i[A-'VllS PILLy for remov- InR any nl>et-ncti™ or lrrsirulnrlty of tho syetcm. If t.,k>n accordtrg to tho dlrcctlone glvon with rv>rh box. th»y v.ill noon restore Semalca of ,ill iwv .o ,«':nm! end nilrast lifrith. For v, weak [■luniauli, I'D'.iuirod diiiiHtion. and aUdisordoroof tlieiiv.ir, tliovac'.llko "iIAGRi. D,nd a few d-.se? will in fouii'l to work wondore uvou tha ic.o31 i^'i'.iTi.u.t oruttTiH of thohuman machine. The; mrenr;t!n-n ttio whole muscular Bvatem. refi'.oru ti-.u liinjcloat cuniplexifn, bring back tin keriu cdue o( iv petite, and arouso Into action with '-lie HCSlCillLi of ho:»l h iho whole phyalcil enorjiyof tho Inmian /ramo. Theseare "B'AOrS" atiniit'i'il liy thoiimindu embracing all clnrses r,t i -idery ; aud ono of tho best Bnarantenß to 111 i nerroua ond rlobll!ta:cd is, Hceolmm'ii Pills havii tl-o largoat salo of any palon: medicine In rim world. Bcecbaiu's M;isric €ou.«li Pills. As a remedy for Coni;li»<n pcneral, Attlima Difficulty in Breathing-, Shortnera of Broatb, Tiijl'tnos? nnrl Oppres ik.:i of the f,ht:>t, Wheez ing, (te.. these i3iila stand nnrlTn'lod; ar.d anyone labovrlnot uncle any of tho above complaints n<>cd only lit One .Hox tt) prove that they are thi bogt ovor oll'erad to tho tnblla for AGf.hiimtic and Commmptive Cougha, Hoareeie.;.« and Ouoro. t'loa of 'he Chi'St. They speodily romo^o t-at uonr-o or oppression and SitHoulty o£ hrottthlna wlilcli niKlitlj deprive tho patlcit of ri.st. Thoy frivfi almost instant relief and comfort to thor-o nillicttrt with the nhovo dl-trvß&int; nr.d. when neßleotcd, danger ous coniulßinta, Lotenvroreon troubled wish uny of the nbore noinplnlata glva Bkkuham'b Cough Pills a trial. The moat violent Cough will In a short time be removed. Caution.—Tho pnbllotire reqnogtcd to notice that tho vronii "Bbecham's Pill. St. Helens/ »roon tho Governni.-ut Hrsinp (tfllxod to eoub Box of tho Pills. If sot on.tbey aro a forgery. Proptired only and sold wfcolmalo and retail by tho croprlclor, T. Busohom. Ohemi?t, St. Heleno, Lftucashire. Knwland, In boxes nt Is lid »nd 2b M each.—Hoid by all Drußglsts and Patent Mtdlnino Doalo.-a thvouKhout tho 00l- VSIOB, W.8.—3T111 direoMonn ere BlTen with eaofc box. TTBiTIIfO'S pOWDEK, KKATING'S POWDKK KKATINUIS I'OW'IJKR KffiATINQ'S POWDF.R KILLS P.UG3 Fi,KAS MOTHS IISKTLES. This Powdku is Quite HAniiLEßi) to Ani mal Lifo, but is unrivalled in destroying fleas, bugs, cockroaches, beetles, moths in furs, aud every other species of inaect. Sportsmen will lind this invaluable, for destroying fleas in their does, aB also ladies for their pot dogs. Tnis Article has Found co Qbkat a Balk that it hao tempted others to vend a so-called arMolo in imitation. Tho Public arc Cautioned that tho tins of tho "Kenuino powder boar the autograph of THOMAS KKATING. Sokl in Tina by all DruKgtoto. KSATING'S WORM TABLETS EKATIN'G'S WORM TABLET 3 KKATING'd WORM TABLETS A Puhely Veostablb Sweetmisat, both in ippearance atid taste, furuishinz a most agree ible mutliod of administering the only certain remedy for INTKSTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild pre paration, and is especially adapted for Children. Sold in Tins by nil Chemists and Druggists. Proprietor: THOMAS KEATING. Londou, TLLUSTRATHD miTBIXS. 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I omty A POSITIVE CURE 4|& \ I 3 \t- z&% ■ /<"■ mry form °f v *lll> ■ mJM SKIN AND BLOOD tjff MgtL DISEASE j§o\ 1: \ FROM Scrofula on Neck. Eczema on Scalp. { ______^r—^—»—■—, [PEIVJPLES to SCROFULA! I Tortures, and every sneciea of ltd'"«;£<»*' ff lt™'' ml thu9 remoV cß the.CAUSE. Hence •' "I fete^llto^SSSteSr *ZT>A permit.,. Ad economical.?. . ; . Hair, from lnfancj o old agis are ""red by Cuti- cura , the Great Skin Cube (a Medicinal -'~' great Skin Cures and licautiliere, externally, s o «s and Dandruff, destroys Dead Skin and Fleah; ffi ; 77T- nII ,i I'lirnlnir Skin heals 1 lleerß, 'ores, and l>lscharging Wounds re- AKom7.i i ns, OT ltchms, r l'forialis" "tores the Hair, and beautifieß the Skin. LiShSnTi'raritiw.'nandruk onS I";11^ }'r^ Cutlc.ira Soap, an exquisite Skin Beantffler ■■-/; tioim peculiar to both aejcen, '"stanU > I n'l^"',,, L . m d Toilet liequ site, prepared from Cutichba, ■warm kith with Coticuka BoA™" £ . V?X Imii? cnsiblu in treating Bkin Diseases., Baby pllsnllon of OuTICOnA, tho p'"' £ Uft£ ' H nA Re I rumor? SWn Blemiehos, Tfrickly Heat, rW., %& b?J"V"^\V,^?w re"u?ritc?..ng iScf Of SuaS, and Hough, Chapped. 0/Greasy Skin. the'm-in and Bca'lp, when all other mear.3 fail. Cuticura Kemcdics nre the only real Blood 1 •' T^ i «-Po r l»rW 7 l = .h,SWn, ESffiKS! zinc? of a^"^! 7rTe£ ';'% with Engraved l'latc, la wrapped about the^KL^oi..|.irßcmc eaa , , j uaranteod aWolutcjy ™ tip^^U^D^^^l^^^^SSSa Chemists of the State Jt fr^ atn^mL^o?life n ßkmrand oßiood™ riiavo^ee m ror salo by all vendors of medicine. Trice, .', obl^edtoThuri Public places byreasonof my dis- cuticuua, SOctj.; large l,o«» *I.M. Cuiiodiu ,3| Luring humora; havo had the be-t l'!iy.= i-i:'«»j HOAP, » CM. Cr;TlCurjA I>KSOL\FKT, $100. too cua-d m f anS'left'my skin and blood "ffiSaSffiliS Aus ralja A. M.Bickford l! mire an a child'!, fien.i to any wholoeale druggist Somi , Adelaide; Queensland, Elliott Bros. & Co., named in the opposite column, for "Uow to Cure Brishami; New Zealand, Is. Z. Drug Co., Aucfc , ! I Biiu and Blood Diseases," land and Dunedin. IVTEW yEALA.KD J^AILWAYS. M TIME TABLE.—UN AND AFTER JUriiS 21, 188(5. AUCKLAND AND ONEHUNOA LINK. ACCKLAXD WEEKDAYS. S»f» only. Snndajß. • 7 TTZI"' i v¥M?js iaK- wßfas D- m'"piww"s%"- pa i S«j» :: ?:| |;|:?o go :: §|g:: jg - g tf >« | sr;Lo»;; & \M& :•: -a ste ajo§l a OnehSSX. arr. i! 7J5 9.20J12.J0J 2.40 " Lis 6.0 7.0 T.iopo.lo 1.50 12.20 9.35 3.T r\ k «.r.. i n vn/.i-iM nm'l m nin'dm 'd m 'p.m. p.iii.p-ni.'p.m. p.m. p.m. .. a.m. p.m. Hj oSlitfa .dep. „ 7™' i g!20!%?6 Pi° 1^25^.. P5.10| 6.35' 7.1510.50 2. 0 .. 10.0 5.3 C M "ponroifjSn '.'. 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I .. 9.23 .. .. v.o ■i«ike]toad .. .. | .. ■• •• ■• •-. , 39 Ohaiijio „ .. .. 915 .. .. 3.25 ■'"• "Rukuliia .. .. 1 Frankton Junction .. {g£ » » j gg " = t°» ! I i NKunm\vahia !! '.'. '.'. Z '■'■ - '■'■ '■'■ 11.30 " " <Vl3 ,-^j Tauplrl IU7 .. .. 4.5S -; Hunllv 12.25 .. .. fi.2o •Obir.ewai ~ *H!i:u-iriii .. .. .. .. •\Vahaiigi |^H _ _ f nri' 1.45 . ■ 6.30 ' "j1 Morccr .. .. _ { d a c rl,; ;; ;; £ w n ; 3O i 5 ;; ;; &5 o §| Pokcno .. 6.31 11.13 2.16 .. .. 7.0 gg "Wl-.anifarata _ .. .. .. .. ~ .. ■■ i« Tnakau _ .. 0.50 12.8 2.12 .. .. * -ISuokl.md „ .. .. .. .. .. .. •■ ' J, I'nkvkoho _ .. 7.10 12.31 3.3 „ .. 7.37 tffll Urury '.'. '.'. " '.'. 7. '.'. 7*.10 1.10 3.37 " " 8.10 •Hunuu „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. *&m Patmknrn .. 5.2 1.28 3.47 .. .. &18 «a Jlanurvn-u ! _ .. 5.17 1.12 4.5 Papiili'itoi i .. .. 8.31 2.0 4.17 . .. .. .'.:. Otnhulm (S.SO S.IS ' 8.42 2.10 1.25 6.10 7.15 ]-Y!!yi..-v Junction 117.15 15.30 I »S.S2 12.50 tl-.'io 6.20 17.30 9.0 : ■ '*t Ellcr:!le 7.20 8.35 I S.otf 2.30 4.4J 6.25 7.35 .. , .'. ;fM 'UrcenLano ltenmera 7.30 ?.ll ».j '.MJ 4.51 6.35 7.45 Kowmarket 7:« 5.50 9.13 2.i5 !5.0 6.10 7.50 9.20 „ >■. Am;i..'.xn .. .. kit. 7. li I I'.O I i 1.- S.r> 5.10 6-50 . 8.0 I 9.30.. ' ''-, t Change for Onoh-jn^t. ; ChanTo for Auckland and Intermediate Stations. ' l/hai-.u-e for K:;i|..ua' I'rjr.rh Hiatiuns. A. Passenpcr-i ar-? nut ' •■■ "'- : by ''-i- :r,i'n t-i iictucn Auckland and Onehunga. B. (July stops to ;»i(-:< vi) l\ii,*i-iKr-::-. !,., --o-.r.U '.■•: IVjsr.uc Junction. - c. Frank ton Junction for Cambridge, To Aroha, and Uotorua lines. . ;-.,£ •o TnTS^SI?,1? on^,lo^ DAY- y^embcr 20. the 11.40 a.m. train from Auckland will run througk M sii^vt 8 V J, lond«rs and Wednesdays, running Frankton Junction to Te Awamutn as H v£i ?* -<J? n Ju"c; llon deP- 6-55 P-m.i Kukuhia,*; Oiiaupo, dop. 7.30 p.m.; Lake Road,*; mB ap or s?t dmvnpas P sonKcrse Awamutu' 7- 55 P-™- *Fla S Stations; stops only when required to pick 11 A w^'m'nivMUmt 0" TUESDAJ- December 21, the 8 a.m. train from Frankton Junction to T« M awamutu will not run on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cambridge—Te Aroha an-d Rotorpa Lixes. ; ri .; SonTH.-\V'EEK Days. North.-Week Days. Sat. Sat. Sat. only. only. mly. . i, , , A. M. A. M. A. M. A. M P.M. V M. P. M P.M. ..'^ Auckland, dep 8 0U40U40 .. Lichfield, dep 12 5.. 1 i 'Putaruru Junction «., ~ . PM.P.M.P.M. 'Taumangi Jiankton Jun. 130,7 07 0 .. Oxford, clep. ... .. 12 50 .. SH Hamilton West t 3S' 7 10: 710 .. 'Okoroire .. . .. ~ -: HamlltonEast .. .. -Mangawhara .. .. '.. .'. .. liuakura Jun.. arr. .. '5272272 a.. Alatamata .. . 13 cXm- u =-5h7-~ -•—! T *w&.. :: : : Ruaknra Jun., dep. ...-=5 207 25 .. 345 'Kiwitahi '. . .. H •Tttinahero " " *■" Mori insville, arr 235 .. 'Funcourt '.'. ".'. %\ '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. Te Aroha Br.-' cSrXe;ar£_j:^| £io£io_^: 4 j5 WSSS??*^ :: B.!° :: 5..° /: Rwakuro Jun., dep. ... io 10 2 o .. 7 30.. JTatuao Haua " !' V. '.'. '.'. *£iM?,^ :: 10 :5o 2 :io :: 8 :io :: s_ii.ii? Morrinsyille, dep 255 .. Sls .. 'Eureka .. >T,!!', r, a£n , Ruakura Juu.. arr. .. 9 50330020 ;,: ;wa|ioa _ ;; ;; ;; ;; cambridgkbr. i^fcmj^j: Jijo, :: B :is :: dcp:. :: °.! 5 2i°' s.! o it Jlorrinsvllle, dop. .. " so! -. - I °"^ [Khvitahi ! ~ ;- " Jij-nraonul 'Waiiaroi : I " " " Ruikuia Jun,MT. '.'. 9&o 330 6- 20 ■(&• " - •• •• "Hamilton East.. „ (Ktnrl i, Hamilton West.. ..1020355640 "fammangi ! Frankton Jan., arr. .. 10 25 i 0 615 ' Flag Station. «. In connection with 12.5 p.m. Train from Lichflold. KAIPAHA BRANCH.—Adoklasd—Hk.ni.erso.n— Heleksville. A\-c-ivLA^D to HbiiEKßvili.k.—Week Days. | Hklensvillk to Auckland.-Week Days. { s.m. a.m. p.m ' I &m. am. p.ffi» Auckland dop. 7.15 i 0..10 4.40 I Helensville .. .. dop. ' 6.30 11.46 4.0 ' .//.. ;Y;wn,,iketJunoHon .. 7.59 U.lO 4.57 i South.. .! Mount Eden. 7.34 11.17 5.3 V)hir..t.i;i ... I .. .. - "-' •kuig.lMnd ■■IV.crou ... .. .. " .. .. ' v:J l\ oriiii.KSide.. _ I nVoovhiil _ ' vMonr.t Albert _ ?l!cweti Avondalo .. .. ... 7.50 11.37 fi'.2o «Walmauku '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. rspxtbynn Kumcu .. .. .. 7.Z5 1.5 S.O VvnikoruiU "Taupßki Hendci-son 8.15 12.4 5:45 Waitakorei '.'. '.'. '.'. 7.45 L3O 5.20 ,' "bwanson .. .. *Swanson Wai:a!-v;«-l 8.40 12.31 6.15 H-nri.Tson B^s 2.5 6.4* J>i:paki •■Waikomitl ; i ,fi!-!:"« ! 0.0 1.5 6.3S *Xe\v I.jnu V»ai:n,.v: <u ~ | .. __ Avourtule 5.40 2.32 610 J^SSSsa I i ;&£%■* ♦i;.i«n,i: z ;: ;: ;: :: ;; | •Ki»g»iand ;; ;; :: ;; ;; - OH!-uii|.-i I Mount Eden 9.0 2.55 6.21 •Holoiifville South Newmwket Junction .. 9.!3 3.10 640 '• Helensville .. arr. 9.55 2.10 7.30 Auckland .. .. arr. 9.22 3.i!0 6.50. . . :.; * Flag Stations.—Trains do not stop unless required. Notico should bo Riven to the Guard a$ previous stopping stations by any passenger desiring to alight at Flag Stations. - '"'' fflr All Tune Tabloe WBued prior to thia date are now cancelled. V;jlj J. P. MAXWELL, GenenlMMMer, ' -