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-r ¡" JOHN HARD'S DISAPPOINTMENT. "It's my last climb, Ruth, lass," said Simon Xeb to his daughter, with one of those unsettling chuckles which had been so common with him of late and he nodded towards the ladders and bit of a scaffold at. the- top of the spire of Cursham steeple.- "Dost I love John Hard very much?" The girl blushed, though there was no reason why she should blush at such it question from her father, especially as he knew well (and she knew that he knew) that she loved Hard. I do, father," she. replied nevertheless. Then, with another chuckle, Simon remarked, You 11 be sorry—mark my words adding, the parson s given me the sexton's berth and the cottage, said I could have 'em if I liked, and I've thanked him kindly and said Done!' to it. But it'll not be for long. And now I'll see to the fixing of that vane." He went off to his workshop, leaving poor Ruth disconsolate in spite of her love for the young Cursham carpenter. She knew well what her father was driving at. John had made no secret about his interest in Simon's savings. He hoped to get his fingers among them early and start a small builder's yard in the town. But the thought revolted old Kell, who had coaxed John's scheme out of his daughter. It's a rare fine revenge I'm having," said Simon when he had shut the door of the shed and blocked the lower part of the window also folk passing in the churchyard might so easily have looked in." He took handfuls of gold from three of his pockets, new sovereigns all of it, and heaped the coins on a workbench. To the heap lie then added a fat little roll of Bank of England notes. This done, he chuckled afresh as he viewed the pile. It's took me forty years to sweat it up," he ob- served almost plaintively, but," (this with vigour) I've not moiled an' toiled for the sake of an up- start village carpenter, whether he weds my girl or whether lie don't." After these words he gasped. The doctor was right; he had neither breath nor power to spare. He turned to the new vane for Cursham steeple. It lolled skittishly against a bench, with its metal pennon rigid. This latter lie now unfixed, disclosing the hollow rod, some four inches in diameter and five feet long. There's more than enough room," he said, as he tossed the gold into the cavity. After the gold the notes. Then sand, provided for the purpose, until the rod was tightly packed. And, finally, the vane was refixed, fastened, and all was ready. I'd give summat like a week of what's left to me to know what it's history '11 be!" muttered Simon Kell, as he stood with a hand on the vane, before summoning his assistant. But this semi-romantic mood passed, and lie opened the door and shouted across to a young man at the ropes at the spire's base Steve, come here!" The two of them hauled the clumsy piece of work, Simon himself saw it properly placed, also that the pulley ran smoothly and then lie took to the lad- ders alongside which the ropes ran. Foot by foct the weather-vane was then hauled upwards by Steve Corvesor, while Simon ascended foot by foot with it. Eventually it was landed safely on the summit platform. Here Simon was joined by his assistant, and between them they completed the work. By the evening Cursham steeple had its brand new weather- vane securely gripped by stone blocks, morticed with the utmost precision. You're making a fine good job of this 'un, Mr. Kell," said Steve Corvesor, as he watched his master's carefulness. •' Ay—it's the last," said Simon "youll have the trade all on your own shoulders after to-night. If only you'd got my lass with it!" ■' If but I had!" exclaimed Steve, giving way for once to open regret. Neither of them said any more on this subject. It was too late in the day for that. John Hard had arranged for the banns to begin on the following Sunday. Both Simon and Steve distrusted John Ilard's disposition and were sorry for Ruth. There were times when Steve could with difficulty keep his hands off the arrogant young Cursham carpenter. A fortnight afterwards Simon Kell and his daughter were installed in the pretty ivy-clad sexton's cottage at one corner of the churchyard. Another week and Ruth left her father for the home John Hard had made for her. For Cursham it was decidedly an exciting marriage. The bride looked pretty enough for anything and the bridegroom manly enough, yet there were several heads shaken over it as well as those of the proverbially dismal gossips and Simon Kell and Steve Corvesor. Thus deserted (though the word is needlessly harsh), Simon seemed to fall away fast into old age, decrepitude, and senile chuckles. They all knew what the doctor had said about him, for he told everyone who had ears to listen to him. lie liked to see Steve, who was now the firm, and he liked to see Ruth; but he found joy in no one and nothing else: And so he died. Her father's death touched Ruth two ways. She was very sorry to lose him, but for her husband's sake she looked forward now to the money for which (she knew it by this time) John Hard had married her. They had told her so already. Instead of money, however, they found merely a tremulous scrawl addressed to John Hard in these words: You've made your own bed and now you can lie on it. I know your sort, Johnny Hard, and clever as you thinks yourself, you'll be smart to find what you wants." That night John Hard thrashed his wife for the first time. It was the beginning of that tragic yet strangely attractive look in Ruth's eyes which put Steve Corvesor well-nigh beside himself whenever he met her. "A mean, spiteful, lying old curmudgeon!" So did John Hard term his late father-in-law when he had succeeded in finding nothing indicative of banked or indoor savings. The next five years were a time of sore trial to Ruth Hard and Steve Corvesor. Even Ruth's children were but a poor consola- tion to her for a brutal husband. She had the pity of the whole village, but this also was a small matter. Steve continued to live at Cursham, though his work lay mostly at Whimpton, five miles away. And daily he too seemed to change under the trial that was changing his dead master's daughter. One day a great event happened. It did Steve good to think of it for months afterwards, when Ruth was not in sight. He and John Hard met casually in the meadow beyond the parsonage, and Steve could not resist the temptation to stop the carpenter, for he had seen tears in Ruth's eyes the last time he had said Good morning to her. It'd do me good to try and give you a licking, you cowardly wretch!" he said with startling abrupt- ness. Try then retorted John Hard. They had the meadow to themselves at the outset, but. after ten minutes a dozen villagers had collected to see the fun. It was grave earnest, however, and not fun at all. The spectators knew as well as John Hard himself what it was all about, and they applauded all Steve's successful strokes. Another five minutes and Steve got in a terrific blow on the carpenter's lower jaw. This ended the fight. Hard was carried home groaning with a fractured bone. This was what Steve loved to remember. But not the words Ruth said to him next day. I'll never forgive you for your cruelty to my hus- band," she called at the Corvesor's house expressly to inform Steve. All the same, a woman's never (especially when she is young and comely) need not be held to be immutable. And so when John Hard died some 18 months afterwards-by no means because of the fight—Steve put on the airs of a new man and little by little strove to convince Ruth that she owed it to herself to be happy at last. She resisted him for nine months and then gave way. You are so good, Steve," she said, that I will dare telling you it is for the sake of the children, and not because I feel properly towards yeu. The old feelings that girls have before they marry have long been killed out of me." I'll take you as you are, my treasure, and be thankful," said Steve. He had full faith in his power to make Buth love him, in spite of wefy- thing. And he succeeded, as he was bound to succeed. No wife could live with a husband like Steve with- out loving him sooner or later. Steve Corvesor was five-and-thirty when he met ] with the accident th;it made him useless afterwards for steeple work. He was a leg short when he got 'es,- up convalescent-after it. Then, as it chanced, once more that little cottage at the churchyard corner became vacant. The new sexton had his own home and did not care for the cottage. "It will suit us, my girl," said Steve, "and I daresay something will turn up soon. There's the accident pay for another nine months, and it'll be queer if I can't find some work for my hands." To the cottage they went, therefore, and on the very first night of their installation, Ruth recurred to the subiect of her father's savings. She had evidence of the withdrawal of over a thousand pounds from the bank about a year before the old man's death. Never you fear," said Steve. If it's meant for us it'll be found. If not, it's best where it is. They talked on, listening to the wind outside, whieh was fast, swelling to a hurricane. When they were in bed the noise of the trees and the roaring in the chimney kept them both awake for long. The storm increased during the night. At two o'clock it was at its worst, and it was then that a tre- mendous squall struck the church and blew off its crest as if this had been a thing of straw. The vane, with all its stem, was torn clean from the stone-work and hurled upon the roof of the cottage known as the sexton's. It crashed through this and lay broken in two on the floor of Ruth's and Steve's own bedroom. Ruth's first thought was. for the children. She rushed to the baby in its cradle, and with a cry of gladness took it to her bosom. Then she ran in the darkness to the other children. They also were un- injured, and at her bidding turned after her into the other room. But Steve had meanwhile lighted a candle. He was staring at the sovereigns which littered the room. Whatever does it mean ?" stammered Ruth. Then the bank notes, still in the broken rod, caught Steve's eye. He pulled them out and saw Simon Kell's name on the back of the first of them. My girl!" he exclaimed, it's come at last. It's your father's money." There was little more sleep for Mr. and Mrs. Corvesor that night, and in the morning they counted up their godsend and found that they were the richer for their smashed roof by fourteen hundred and thirty-two pounds. Diligent sweeping made the total up to thirteen pounds more. The money did not make them happy, but it much increased their happiness.

HOME HINTS. Tim doctors of to-day have grasped and taught one great truth-that much of the medicine and drugs given in the past need never have been taken that health can be regulated to a large extent by diet; and that avoiding certain foods and taking others will often effect as satisfactory a cure as costly and nauseous drugs. Fruit especially, from this point of view, and vegetables also are of great importance, and all housekeepers should know the properties of different kinds, and what different members of their families should take and avoid. Of course, each person is not affected quite in the same way as others by certain fruits and vegetables but, roughly speak- ing. the properties of the chief kinds are as follows Figs, dates, and prunes are wholesome and nutri- tions, and can well take the place of castor oil and old-fashioned salts, and so can coffee. Beans of all sorts—French beans, haricot beans, and broad beans—are most nourishing and sustain- ing. and so arc peas, but they increase fatness. Tomatoes are very good, especially uncooked, for bilious people who have "sluggish livers." Oranges, lelllons espccially lemons—are ex- tremely good fat feverishnes3 and skin roughness such as scuny; and for over-stoutness and its at- tendant evils there is nothing better than un- sweetened lemon, the pulp and juice taken once a day. Lemon is also good for rheumatic people, and so is celery. Onions are a great nerve tonic, and affect the nerves, especially which belong to the skin, and keep it soft and pliant. Spinach is very good for kidney troubles. Gripes aid nutrition and assimilation of food, and in themselves are highly nutritious. Lentiisaud leeks are extremely nutritious. Beetroot is good for thin and anarnic people, form- ing blood and so adding flesh. Potatoes are nutritious, but form fatty tissue, and should not be eaten by those with gouty tendencies. White bread is not. nearly so good as brown or whole-meal bread, especially for the young, whose bone-forming needs the lime and silicates contained in the wheat husk of the grain. Lettuce contains opium, and is an excellent thing for those who sleep badly, as is cowslip wine. Lastly, apples are invaluable as an article of diet; they contain juices which are the best of blood puri- fiers. They should be eaten by all—as rew and fresh as it is possible to get them; uncooked and un- sweetened if possible, and bitten and masticated slowly. Many people who suffer from acidity, nervous dyspepsia, and similar ailments have been entirely cured by eating a large apple daily before breakfast and several times in the day. Y.ARTKTY IN FOOD,-In most houses the cookery might be improved and more variety given with no extra cost, and in farm houses especially, for there milk, butter, eggs, and fruit are generally plentiful, and so much can be made with these. Here is a deli- cious sweet for the hot weather. Take two glass dishes and pile in them sixpennyworth of stale sponge cakes, cut in pieces, with raspberries between each layer, sprinkling a little castor sugar on fruit. It will require one and a-half pounds of raspberries. Place a few raspberries on top and around, and then pour over a custard made with one and a half pints of iiii" two eggs, and two ounces of sugar. It should stand an hour or two in a cool place before being eaten to allow cakes to soak. Or a few scraps of any lean meat may be made into a tasty breakfast dish by chopping up small and seasoning with pepper and salt and a few sweet herbs chopped fine. Make a pastry with half a pound of mealy potatoes, quarter of a pound of flour, two ounces of butter, and yolk of one egg, and if required a drop of milk. Roll out thin, cut in strips, and place a little meat on each; fold paste over and join edges, when it will form sausage shape. Fry in boiling fat for a few minutes till golden brown, then pile on hot dish and serve with sprigs of parsley. CJ/RKMONT pudding is delicious. Line a basin or pie-diteh with strips or small pieces of stale bread, from which the crust has been taken. Have ready some hot, juicy stewed fruit sweetened to taste (black or red currants arc the best). Fill in the dish with t his, leaving room for a layer of bread, which should come just above the top of basin. Put a round of bread on the top of all, and a weight to press well down. Leave it all night in the cellar to soak and absorb thoroughly, and turn out very carefully the last thing. Serve with boiled custard or cream. JUNKET, carefully prepared, is a delicious and very digestible summer pudding. Warm, but do not boil, a quart of fresh milk, pour into a deep dish, and sweeten to taste with castor sugar. Pour in two teaspoonfuls of rennet (this you can buy best in bottles). M:x thoroughly, cover, and carry very carefully to set for three hours in cellar or dairy. If you have your milk too warm, or shake in carrying, it will turn to curds and whey. Serve with whipped cream on the top, and, if possible, with a dish of < stewed fruit. Tho dish in which it is made should be I tf old china or glass, fit to come to table. I

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CURRENT SPORT. One or the best Rugby football internationals that lr.s been played for a long time was decided on Saturday at the Hcdory Field, Jila-ckhenth. when the representatives of England gained a well-dcstrved victory over the Welshmen the verdict being one goal and three tries to a dropped goal and a try. It is by no means certain that there was so much difference between the two teams as this margin of points, indicates, for, taking the game all throngh, it cannot be said that the homo side had so much the best or the exchanges. The turning point of the game in Eng- land's favour (according to the football expert of the Mornii.ff) was that the honu side made the best of their opportunities, and were decidedly quick of per- ception to see the openings that led up to their scores. It was not that the Welsh three-quarter line did not have their opportunities, for the ball came out mere often on their side of the scrum than on the opposing one, but their back division was often at fault., and the visitors thus failed in the very department where they were expected to excel. Over and above this, the defence and tackling of the En.disthmen were very safe, and on several occasions what- appeared to be a good bout of pissing amongst the Welsh back division was promptly stopped by tho quickness of the English line, who marked their men splendidly. If a word of praise can be given to one man more than to another for defensive work, Royds must certainly r-ceivo the honour, for he continually spoilt the Welsh attack. However, it is almbst invidious to mention names when all distinguished them- selves. In the, opening stages of the game the Welshiv.cn were favoured by a slight wind. and, taking.full advantage, of the prevailing conditions, thev-sitorscoutinualiy endeavoured to make head- way by kicking into and on several occasions they were eminently successful,'the ball often finding the English 25. The cleverness of the home for- wards. however, was generally equal to the occasion, and they gradually but surely worked the ball back to neutral ground. Had it not been for the admirable kicking of the Welshmen the play would seldom have reached the home ground. At half-back Livesay was a great success, and he was mainly responsible for nearly all the tries gained by England, his quickness in forcing an opening being most remarkable. Rotherham was also seen to great advantage, and combined well-with his partner. It was a great effort of his when he forced Pearson into touch when that player was well away and looked dangerous, the Englishman sus- taining a slight injury. Biggs was the pick of the Welsh halves, but his tactics were often of a very dubious character, repeatedly endeavouring to gather the ball by an excess of finesse. Both the tries registered by Fookes were the outcome of sterling play, and in each case they were wide out on the touch line; but Byrne proved equal to the task of converting the second, truly a grand effort. The English full-back was a host, in himself, his kicking being very safe, and throughout the game only one s!ht mistake, from which nothing serious resulted, could be credited to him. Bancroft, the skipper of the Tallies," also played a great game, and in his attempt to save one of Fookes's tries he sustained a sbght-injury. Amongst, the forwards for the Hose," Ashford, F. Stout, and Dudgeon were continually conspicuous, whilst of the Welshmen, Evans. Dobson, and llellings perhaps carried off the honours of the da v. Iluzzey, who was responsible for the dropped goal, Pearson and Jones all did well for the Welsh- men, but they were remarkable for the most part for individual efforts, as, although their combination was good, it was not effective. Beaten but not disgraced, is a sentiment that only mildly represents general opinion on the great battle between England v. Scotland at the Association game at Parkhead on Saturday. Not a few supporters of Scotland consider that at least a draw should have resulted but while the Dnili/ Mtil correspondent and other nglish experts .admit, the bold resistance made by the wearers of the Thistle, there can be no doubt that England were the cleverer I cam, and deserved to win. The spoctacle at Celtic-park fully rivalled the 18i-7 scene at the Crystal l'alace. The executive profited by the lesson tanght in 189G and on last New Year's Day. The arrangements were elaborate and thoroughly satisfactory. There were a few instances of disturbance, but on the whole I he spectators behaved splendidly, and indeed took Scotland's defeat with equanimity, no if the result were a confirmation of anticipations. It was exactly half-past three when play commenced, and two minutes later England wtra a goal to the good. It was a somewhat soft point, and yet the initiatory workmanship of Athersmilh. Needham, Spikesley, and Wheldon was extremely clever. It was the Villa man who P'It. through, and though Anderson was a spectator of the preparation for shooting he could scarcoly be blamed for missing the ball. This instant success had a fine effect upon the Englishmen, for they were facing a very strong wind. As a matter of fact, not only were Scotland unable to score, but they actually lost a second goal about a quarter of an hour later, Bloomer making no mistake with an accurate centre from Spikesley, who, like Athersmith, was too fast for the defence all through the game. Indeed, the English attack was the greatest feature of the game. Once in possession of the ball the forwards were always dangerous, and both Bloomer and G. O. Smith had further opportunities of improving the advantage. When half-time arrived, with Scotland two goals behind, and having now to weather the stiff breeze, many people looked for a heavy defeat. But Scotland aid so well upon resuming that a change came over the spirit of the scene, and those who previously had despaired swelled with enthu- siasm when in the first few minutes Miller registered a goal for Scotland. The old Sunderland player was now performing with' Bell on the right wing, a, re- arrangement of the quintette having taken place. For about a quarter of an hour Scotland made the pace terrifically fast, and with a little luck might easily have equalised, so cleverly was Bell slinging in centres from the right wing. But the defence pre- vailed, and with Bloomer registering a third goal after some clevei play by G. 0. Smith, England won a finely-contested match by three goals to one, a bigger margin than was arrived at either last year or the year before. There can be no doubt that the English forwards won the game. They were not only strong in themselves, but they were splendidly backed up by the half-backs, all of whom, and par- ticularly Needham, had a large share in the victory. There was not a great differenoe among the backs nor in goal, but one can use the general summary that the visitors were better all round. Scotland's chief weakness lay for- ward, where Maxwell, the famous Stoke player, by no means covered himself with glory. For that matter, all the other Anglo-Scots, except John Bell, failed to play up to their best standard. Bell was as good a player as there was on the ground, and it is a pity that he should not have been efficiently sup- ported. His tussles with Needham and Williams roused the huge erowd to enthusiasm, especially aa Bell generally emerged triumphantly with the ball. Williams was the beat of all the hacks, kicking very strongly and surely in this bis first Scottish inter- national. The Westminster School athletic sports were brought to a conclusion on Saturday, when some very interesting racing was seen. The finishes in the majority of the events were keenly fought out, while some of the junior members showed considerable promise of future excellence, notably F. I. Harrison, who on the previous day had won the high jump under 15 with 4ft. 6gin. He cleared 15ft. lin. in the long jump. H. Logan won both the 100 yards under 13 and 150 yards under 14 very easily. In the events open to the school the best performance was shown by R. N. R. Blaker, who threw the cricket ball 108 yards 10in., which is a record for the school. The best all-round form, however, was that of W. F. Corfield, who won the quarter-mile race by two yards from W. V. Iiayner in 56 3-5sec., one mile flat race, beating S. M. Anderson by 10 yards in 5min. 5 l-5sec., 300 yards handicap (over 16) from scratch-time, 34 3-5sec.—and was second in the 100 yards race, being beaten by R. Truslove by one yard in 11 l-5sec. The 120 yards hurdle race produced one of the best races in the meeting. A. C. Baruby won by 1ft. from R. Trus- love, who was the same distance in front of R. N. R. Blaker. Time, 19 3-5sec. In the high jump B. Willett beat R. Truslove by half an inch, clearing 5ft. 2in. A. L. Fever beat C. Y. Bedford in the Old Boys' race by a foot. The meeting closed with a tug- of-war between Town Boys and Queen's Scholars which the forme; won by two pulls to none. I i,, „ -i111 "■ '■. •

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