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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
A poo JOINS 4 BALL VINE.

sasa ous c,acl iog hA for time siNen amusement
10 spectators O ball that are piayeI " OoYs On Tie
Ink. front on IN evenings. The dog tAes stand behind
The ad With continuance expressly OF NE AMI IN
t..uce and AN active that emphasizes what lie cannot
,p.tk ioi pls,rd % IN ed-ato'y TIC eSLe.
IaL'i- snap u i'lr Il u ana Vac
80 tt,. ateI Gie rOihg Oai. "ho hs return lie VIA
Tie ta,ir co@ teLesel the
a ilr dog aorss tn diamond an
,rtue ann Almost hannah interest Il r'el on
Ol tht Hnrne 81 no tdcbcf Erts ~
ILtn itC iOtr iootsd J~ pay "a
erntnes closely ne bcant 10 cttene tnd ~ ms
m -e Cu 90 if Ia 70 sometimes tie BOY
av, ie r. side 7na nave ihi Sc COS o Tao
COX Z . o N ne hc.-ehso more tian counter
he o. ball iente sAoNA Oy TIE uOys.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22

The Emigration Board yesterday received warning letter
relative to band of Hungarian gypses TAO are supposed To
be on their way TO New York Hamburg. The commits
soncr- intend alert Tor Hamburg steamer
that may br NJ these THIS country Tie letter
from Eli Chandler Of tl@ American Exchange London
in The hand referred To- numbers about
ninety persons without exception they are the m"a de
rraaed ddcn lot nat have been IN M and
OF recent years. lhcy are cont NJ WIN h"'hlI uidt
them either iIOm charity b. pm CliAse IL they
trv they demand the value Of smiling Tor
teir penny AMI leave the store until tier ran d
are A, celrd to Or,biy ee tel hy refuse all
oilers work. and band together Ike cattle aud 10 about on
..rr IL N hands"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
Mp RAyARDs FREE TRADE BUREAU.


WASHINGTON. Sept 81 lSpccial.-S ecretary
Raysrd Ia 40 much disturbed Oh count OF the discos
ures Free Trade Bureau OF Consular He
ports that he hss established sro censorship Of state
Department news Hereaf understoon' no in'
formation from that department IL to be gwen 10 the
press except by single Official. WAC Is responso'e 10
IN. Secretary In OF this censorship, ana In orue
"a show that Free Trade campaign opened very soon
after Mr. Baysr indicted into Office the following
letter dated New York. March IS. 1885, 10 given mere
with:
Tn, HON THOMAS F. BAyagns, Secretary OF state . A. A.,
DRARS the pleasure ~ sending 70 you ,'
first letter sils which subject e o. TWO noe WI wi
low intend 10 enter into ,S'nor inu Ut anu Gnu
American appliances VIII Oir o , ."u -. ,i
series can the funds in pamphlet WV. He th
attract readers attention. This ~ euuentolaI ~vIe
and the reform Shape ana become nesn anu
blood the masses fully understand the ques
ton In all its bearings. tried iOr sevela years WIN
ind wake tho MANUFACTURED WIN Few
iound him selfish ana Ignorant hoFe
the II prove 7" nun tna Tx
on the working up In his trace s an on MS
wages. Most truly yours. D. . """N"'r'
The writer Of letter will he recognized az
the Ell IL ufacturer OF wOmens skirts VINO WI" ap
pointed Consul at Tunstai. England. by Mr. B'yari'
ant according to bill Of rccently presenter
by nun, allowed by the accounting "incets
h- prosecuting Investigations In germany ano
tt.A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
A BIO AlTLESNARE.

From The Aaertcus (Ga) Republican,
eight years me HepuJlicI published an ac
count rattesnake jim place so arge that IL
hs onco and where II Crossed
left look hour barrel had rolled over IL few
days ago man saw the snake asleep picking up
fonce rail attacked H. and succeeded alter long night IN kill
my the monster Messrs Tom and Jim urrsy botn say IL
Vas seven and hall Ao ZION over
SIX inches ia diameter. cODseq eighteen or twenty An
Had double angs. the ON,
a half inches engil and contained enough po.son 10 kl
striking the snake of
the ratIles aud lost TINS the
that Jet been heard from and Muir
ieel ssio IN regard 70 pgs aud other
things In then section.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
A COMPLICATED CASE or BIGAxY.

william Witzman Of No G-6 Flusln gave Brook
lyn arrested yesterday upon charge Vi bsdmJ, pre-
ferrrd bv ms WIFE, Cathalinr Whitman Wzual La
partner John BlUDdn WHO with ais we Ivri the
-..nr n0usc viii. the WitLmahA Mis- Whitman ssThvd
Monday husband whom married last May.
narrici Bon IN eght ago. AMI A ~cfu
SIOTty inoy marlci tlnaI cscr
nor amt the hOusekeeprr tor BJlln aud tiry
ia .rTied Shc b~osud I- 10
,oIa usnt a. heT first husband yoas
lcw months IpcAIei and went mo Dusnens
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
BURYING HkR DEAD LOVE.

traorinary lunch party reported from Wash.
ington belle hal engaged 10 young Army
In Wash ngton and stationed the
West had broken en- gage nent and she wanted
people sho invitations Tor luncheon
hcf Young aiy Tho centre pleo, u Ia.
pretty table of flowers burIouniIug pnoo
graph young The portrait Wrapped
grl let that thus cloyory publcy
burned tie Old love before taking ny with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
ANOTHER hxrLAyAIIoS OF rHs "cHEsIN


Tho application word stnuts 10 an oioid tale
has become and l. accepted unqlest"ingiy by
bored public stop to inquire INTO he origin O
te term as used in Ii about ia this
Two party Of young folks OF ms city
were enjoy ng themselves Haowe rn parry ~ The oTtho
dx way wltn apples NUT cider andOks one young man
VINO a. - probably reclng almanac OF NO'um" OF
lo ms pdhions mn
,ut,,iot-- good, were bad -"hto were
u-ulsr good npl al Enthusiastically IA It-
vnuc man worked Iptast. Ousy Al hs aAeclO'e m ana
a,uud hs Tie Idtr OF diout loI sew
Iis good nature liugl,'i AZ
uth the hour OF midnight approached lhe
fiovlng yOung dey isel plan 20 stop ms no" OF
AK 1881, -. , t, -... A. ,......
Have on-snut Nr Sn IN T. she SAID. Wleh ihe young
man ,ei another story. -
Thank YOU lac IrrhoL 90 Us was saying "Hoh -"
the" .,,.
NO. but
nv A I " chrstnnts" sail another
have .orir" replied tho unhappy young man but "a
Wa tyimg. when saw tho
:" thtsfuuis p said tne Oh ginal cOnspIatOr,
use. n~ up ms story -tcihnS
ana lie maine Che-tLut- has chung To him ever ,iHee
li,, uu ~ rctlTi Ia every direction
mill al. ato beard H. 70 Thought
w chestnut very expressive, AM used Il t' course
al ton with s Ihr-p IN ~, -dh5y SENSE
II VA. Instantly caught by hi1 companions TOT efr ~
niI tlng yOut going col grais oFe' II IS no"
.Ilg word and WftAin tar months tho W"id chost"u~
Ia e, .afr JOKE rang through tho dressing IOOAS Vi
every theatre nom NeT-fOrK II frisco
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
SKOBfL EFF. VERESCHAG AND ALEXANDRA
I-nr1 LOnQun.


had conversation with skobeen ABOUT Prince Alexander
when That warrior last IN FdI.s Sad the nero O Fis'ha
10 me- he (battenbeIg III the Balkan eau pasn ana
went through 5hipka Pass. He RUSSIAN 10 the core
and ay good cooking spark for the lite % an OnceI o
e Iu,ueri Guard 1T Petersburg Il " agreed after
the Blu. aI.as divided from cci Ote INA ne was 70
be 10 Bulgaria simply tie agent OF RUSSIA ana ne
lie gave before gong his woId Oh honor t"" ne
wOnld 80 manage things 10 aiOrd tissa a peleNt
for interfering. aud me uesh ttiur iOl
military adventures asked SkoDticH "E"tHtI
IL a, true tnat mother had intended tt he sAoboenl
was 10 have been made Prince Of hu CARA au whether she
was not engaged, murdered Ia getting up
II out her sta. The Genera Itplrd
that him. and that she OveffatrT nls
aDe> thought could play political paiJ-tlat OI
sav in the the Czar-as well a. military
one But II was urged scheme That II not ~
la power hide his game. ami tat whether !o lkod
aid menace 10 Austria ana lhrhty
some time talked this subject win NeresoiagIB the
According Ia him. Battcnieig was when
ever Il suited Russia furnish preteAt for Russian
intervenon had this arrangement Win the
SkODeef Nerescnagn sad 10 me- That la lthDciS
10 SkObecn to Bulgaria AMI hep hlu arrange
things might able 20 strike her grand blow
The painter. VINO had been under lle tent
with the General, replied In your place should not 20
Battenberg an and shOud not certainly gid
his name by anything that might look Ike partnership be
-" But promised Ia 60 whenever ne might can
An Door T md slipping
out your PROMISE quOth the painter. dont DO NAKED
SkOOecn wrote SOPHIA thai the Car would
uutl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
Is POLTGABY REALLY ~ PERIL
From me sab Lake Tribune

Indications tluckenng weeSy. showing the unwilling
n.,, d, te ran the MOrHon Churvh tn sustain
at of and imprisonment Mormon
On "a. who las elOusb 10 now things are sO-,
-tatud much J. sterLy. lie SAM IL AL "cbtn'e" on
-, o. long tAs continued. one
w,rl irpln him aGd p0ygany would DE- given
nm The church night; the Mormon pope can't efni-
. TIE hold Tie priest Dol upon Urn Is ~ "'aAen-
A, .,.ndos cOiuuuucai opening up between me
nIthy
Ia lr-sss IL pain. Gus OngIcssmrn - uelnk cur
ft IA reduce uhng. Toe gass OF the Oly ganous or
cunning qucAst tue !atal hrcue hush isGeepeh
M upvn and The death Iattsa PLAINLY held within
H. tl..lt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
THE POSSIBLE AUXILIARY NAVY
A LIST or FIRsT-CLAsS IRON STEAMERS FURNISHED

BY THE NAVAL BOARD on IN-PFClIoN
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-Before Rear Ad-
mral Daniel Brsne was detached a. president OF the
Board of Inspection at New-YOrk anil Orl'red to the
command OF Atlantic squa iron, he submitted
10 the Secretary OF the list Of the veSsrs that he
and his associates Board had tabn'sed "a coming
under the conditions reqmrel for examination "a To
their capacity purposes, or as auxiliary cruserS
These vessels are required to be OF irO OF American
hnd of not less than 1000 tons measurements nor less
than AN average OF fourteen knots speed The list In
Guides only those HON" port IL New-f"rk. and
which are enumerated in the hrsi-clas' The following
fle lat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
1rocE mcAfIIsrLg INDICATED.

WASHINGTON, Sept 21.-Ju't before the all
journmeut OF Congress the Senate Judiciary COMMITTEE
made report which adopted BY the senate I'D tne
case OF Ward McAiser jr, who was removed irom '"o
office Of Judge OF Alaska nv the Presi emit After tu
,,v.stxst,on the committee Ind that the Judge had
aways -sn TAN hfui ami efficient oilc~r lhtt taere
WA. nothing Ia the case calculated to place disciei
upon him either az an official aud that tho re-
moyal was for political reasons only.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
TIE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO sept. q tSp.eaN.The feeling that the heavy
receipts primary points. when for time have he'd 80
dcprrs an eect Tho maketave been tUy dis Ouued
lei to ood buyng hight and this morning. the cables
enough the rankest bear the trade but 1T
the present prices Spectators possessed OF
degree inclined To rely on the uEurrs The
foreign Ouy scni9 October wheat opened ~ 30 cents
and 0r the Tst half lOui kept within sia fraction uat
rnn Corn and provisions showed little change tie start
hr trade IA hight and without not ceabe
adv of 2 cent and for time
held " It'll The closing prices 1914 cents
October corn 3d. cents october
$40 November 81 20 october lard 80 90 November So 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
ETHIOPIAN FINANcIAL MARKETS.

LONDON, sept 2l-l2;JO D. m-COnsois. 100 II 10 for
the account. Atlantic Great Vest
cru FIRST MOitsagr trustees certificates 0J7s Comedian
Parlnc Oy1. ere 3O4, Sec0nt COnsos los a. II
Pau ,ouilIon. lOI Ne~-lOTs Central AZ - feDnsyl
wanna OF = Heading, Ia
iS0 D. n-Pans @iyces quote Three Per Cont Rentes
uanos 5U Tor the account
LONDON, sept 2l.--4 D. m.-AtaItc AMI Great Western
Mortgage Trustees Certificates 03S Canadian PacAc
- %. second tOusols. 1904 Mexican OfI-
nary as y. 81 Paul Common. 1919 Hew-NOrx Central.
ITS; ltesa.ing, IL =. Pennsylvania, oil.
Three Per Cont Rentes ~ francs ~
confines and exchange Loadon AZ 20
francs 80 confines iOr Cuocks.
spanish FOurs, g.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
CONDITION or The NELL GATE oHAyyEL.

map of the present condition OF Hell Gate presented
the Pilot COMMISSIONERS yesterday by Lieutenant olOncl
Ma Farfaud Newton charge OF
the work Hell Gate The between
Flood Roc Mil ISO H. lac eighteen foet deep
Al low 800 ard 400
appropriations will continued
% dcpLh OF twenty
asxe ~ place JuOy Ihs csunel
tit.t - bru ze~i Al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
MISS GAARnIrS WLALTH.
Baltiners Lsa,r 70 rhe Cincinnati enquirer.

Baltimore letter 10 The Cincinnati Enquirer
TIE Estate barrett uutsl " Ah moro than
had een supposed Current opinion places tho fortunes Of
hi, Two sons daughter from f5OOO.OOv 10
$4,000 900 piece The unmarried and Is said
la baltimore to vcathses gle IN The cOun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
LIE PEIROLEUH MIRHET

The market opened with little bulsh feeling but
reA ted Oh selling Longs. who did not want to pay the
hg carrying which prevailed the day before and IN the
early morning The declined In consequence 8i but
SOON Ieacted buying In the afternoon
tie sold down reports that Cameron No
doing barrels an hour The report lacked continuation
bat II ghtcued tho lon and the market dccllel seal
"a he carrying rate reached from 20 TO 80 IL the
az rhoon TIE product, of the Washington district
reported be from 5000 10 49, o. ,Trels.
aud the total al the COnSOl
dated Exchange were as follows:
Opening 81 = g. a
Highest COS FINAL % =
salts barrels oyOO
erued Oh remained dull and unchanged.
on CRY Penn. sept. 2l.Crute On-Natlonal Transit
Cerudc,es opened 64s highest price, DOS lowest.
prce "A 4. cl0so G4 Saie, S0l.5JO barrels ciearances.
.63OOlO barrels. Vlarters 00Jol barrels shipments,
q barrels. barrels.
P.IIsBURG Penn. sept. 2L-Cruie Oil Petroleum firm
National opened u and closed az Va g
highest price. 90 : lowest price, o.
BRADFORD Penn. sept 2l-Crule Ou-NatonN Transit
Certificates Oponef 6i1 and co,si AZ C49 highest price,
65 price. Ga ciearances llG6 100 oarrels.
IIrCsvILE Penn. sept 2lNauona lr4ns1- Certificates
opened al "a ciOse "a highest prle, 90
Hlce, t4S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22

villa. Anri, % 1883 On post ohics "reform " Also
saoher tract on the removal of Union sodiers ny .ne
Ss'ns i an IL the sruss
al The United States, March 26. 1856 ana Al ono'a =,
exhibit the ANIMAL report OF sross'sy cnsreo
srnm Ief5 10 1855 Tho hrst and second are each iur
n,.bed NJ forty cents thousand copies aud the thro "
twenty cents thousand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
SfARcBJyG FOR A MISSING MAsrgR pRJyrrp

The police asked yesterday to search for William WI.
SON the proprietor printing olCe No I73 Grand
lives a No l43 Elliott place. BrOos Mr..
lett MOnaay. intending "A
IA he lie did
al s nome BrooAly Relatives sarcLns ior
him Yesterday sald suffered cas.Onally nIs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
NO CRY LUYUhiks MERE.

Let out into the goAinng DEAR remarked Frances
Or,veI evening arrival Ia tho Adiron
tac&..
"a go thsy have frankie" r-psd Gruver
IL LIsy have. though. fOu eau expect cry
enlo ~ AZ lldarnt kuOw..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
COLONEL FACRAER EXAMINED.

Brigade Examining Board. consisting OF Col
oncls Gaylor Michel and Fnklemeer. met last evening
Brook vn and examined the command Of
the 18th Regiment he passed satisfactory examination
and the papers were forwarded TO Albany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22
POLITICAL RIVALS IN THE SANE FAMILY.
kro,n Ina AfnakauoLis Zribuaa

The Taylor bYoLers family campaign about 10 be dup
Gated Minnesota Luther Jaeger. tho Democratic
for secretary OF state naw Of Colonel Hans Matt
city asprant for the oice Now
shall hear Mr. j. aude ms 10 my bcnigLted
fathern law CoOuel Hans referring ~ that whole
souod but errinG kinsnap OF mine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22

USEFUL 0UIDE-POST
Prom The Boston Adpeyftscr.
sasconset rosdent has sixnbosId On The east oil
Asntuckst reading "syS4n ~"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22

Tue Louisiana. Newport and -sratosa. All hunt by
Roach sons, have been reported upon "a thoroughly
efficient for iirstclas auxiliary crnlseIs In
ADDITION these the following steamers OF
the first class whose home port 10 elsewhere than
Va tn he n ne, ed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22

Actual sales. CLOSING
Op'gI H'gt. Low't finsi. Bid. Ask,d '. aa,s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22

There Is disagreement between the Panama Railroad
Company and the Pacific Mall steamship Company re!a-
rye TO The terms their contracf. The Panama COn-
many ssserts hat tho Pacific Mail has not been rdnhhg
I ur straurrs .ho stsDdsrd tonnage "a ueihah isd
mn er the contract There were rumOr3 OF IltlcAlOh
ye.teriiy tue Pacific Mali people derei that any
.III I'D bern BEGUN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-24
SAVED BY A SONG.

II was Christmas eve 4 cold. old
fashioned Christmas, with snow lying
thics on the ground and still falling
heavily. with a touch Of fog in The air.
Ii vas past Ten o'clock. and the streets
and lane, Of The great city We're all but
deserted Merchant and broker. clerk
warehouscm IN. and the rest of the busy
crowd who had thronged those streets
by day had one by one driftcd away
60 their homes. and the lofty ware
house. doomed black and forbidding
over the silent jhOroughfarcs. Here
and there the CLEAN from solitary
window struggled Intellectually with the
outer darkness, and served but to bring
into relief the general gloom and soli-
tude.
And nowhere were the shad rvs deep
or or the sense of the deSolation more
profound than in st. Winifred's Court.
81 Winfrcd is one of those queer little
alleys which intcrsect the heart of east
ern London. and consists, with one eX-
ception, of houses let out a offices, and
utterly deserted at night The court is
bounded on one side by 81. Winifred'
church while i'm one corner stands q
quaint old house, occupying nearly
triangular piece of ground and forming
the exception we have referred to, hav-
ing been for many years the residen @
of ST. Winifred's organist Michael
FRAY.
Many of these ancient churches still
remain in old hooks and corners Of the
city; relics of time when London % err
chants made their homes in the same
spot whcrcon they earned their daily
bread. worshipping ON Sunday in these
narrow aislcs, and when their time
came asking no better resting place
than beneath those venerable flag
stones on viii II they had knelt in lite
The liberality Of ancient founders ami
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-24

Hail, Christina, Day All hail all hail.
Welcome thee with song ut praise,
And with due homage never fail
To celebrate this Day OF day
What SOU. ,o dead as not 10 feel
Thy gracious lntlueuc" benign
With sweet compul>iou o'cr IL steal
Anl -lesfi - ga "a jpF divine
Though coming oft mid fog and gloom.
When Winter bind, iu frost the earth.
Thy sunshine make, each heart re-hloOm
And hottest thought, spring into birth.
What matter though the ky Toe dull
AN hnil thou sabbath Of the YEAR
With Christmas recollectious fun,
Prophetic ol purer sphere.
And bark what sounds are these hear. -
& iluttcr. sure OF angel wings.
And angel voices. low Yet clear
That breathe % me of heavenly things.
Lo many family scattered vide
Dis ioined, ala, los GOODNESS, too
Around one hearth at Christina, tide,
The love OF aud lang syne renew.
The poorest cottagers their boards
OF treasured things turn out and all
Bcdeck their homes and spread their
boards
Obedient TO thy CHEEKY call
In honor of this blessed day
The workhouse steams with bounteous
fare
And Christian Pity finds a way
To succor Want and duh Despair.
Then Jet u, raise n hymn OF praise,
And with due homage never fail
To celebrate this Day of days:
Hail, Christmas Day All hail. all hail!
Il |. !. a
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-24
A Dandy Two Thousand Years Ago.

The ,uooth-faced patrician youths,
with curied hair and rcdolent Of per-
fumes, rs yet beardlcss or with the first
down upon their chins. wearing scarfs
and wells, and sleeyed TUNES reaching
to their ankles; industrious. but only
with the dice-box night watchers but
in the supper-rooms i'm the small hours
before dawn immodest. dissolutc boys.
whose education had been learning To
love and to be loved TO sing and TO
dance naked al the midnight org cs.
and along with il to handle ponurds
and mix pc soned bowls.-Eroutc' s
CGsar. NeU Edition.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-24

hcncfactorS ha, left many OF these old
churches richly endowed. and still. sun
day after sunday. pastor and curate
mount heir respective desks and strug.
gle through their rc,p.c,i.c ga, .>: bat
portly alderman amt Il Cni.icdb Ie>~c-
no onw"r iil the high backed D.WS s
wheezy yerger and pew opener. vs. IN q
dozen or 80 ut an en- m 10 and women.
care-taker- OF adIoip.u4 wtrcHo. aua
offices, too often form tie only c3ugrc.
CATION
ST Wuiired like man, of It's sister
ediiiccS, though small 80 .A.cHt. +. "a
noble monument ol cic~,a>u Il, uchi-
lecture. having been designed by au
architcc of world w.or flnc. au
boosted staiuc gla>> Wind 9w~ ot p CHI
est color and cN tuI>itc design. ana olN.
cn carvings Of Hover and leaf. ro winch
the touch of a master has impaired al
but livi = beauty The western cN-
tremity of The church abut, dpou a
narrow lane. ON week day one Of the
busiest i'm the city; but On SUNDAY the
broad pOrta. flung open 100 vain. for
its invitation Is addressed 10 empty
streets and deserted houses
ma, eve, in 81 Winifred' court was a
faint CLEAN OF lickeriug tcr gh,. pro
ceeding from one OF the W.uiOW- of the
quaint thrcc-cornered house i'm which
Michael Fray passed his solitary eNi>t-
ened. Many years before the period Of
our story the same month had taken
from him wife and child. and sine that
time Michael Fray had lived dc~olatc
his only Solace being the rare old organ.
the friend and companion his lonely
hours The loss of his wife ami dauEht-
or had left him withou; kith or Kin.
His father and mother had died i'm his
early youth an only brother. a gifted
but wayward youth. had in earl life
ran away t. sea and had there found
watcry grave. Being thus left alone in
the world. Ni hazel Fray love for
music, which had always been the most
marked feature of his character. had
become intensified into an absolute pas
sion. Evening after evening when
darkness had settled upon tic city, and
none could complain that his music in
terferpd with business or distracted the
attention from the bascr clInk of gold.
he was ac ustomed To creep quietly in
10 the CnuTCn anu there HIN 10 Nun
self Is he called it, At the old organ,
which answered him back with tender
sympathy and power of consolation
which no mere human listener could
ever have afforded The organ of st
Winfred was of comparatively small
riZe, and made hut a scanty show o.
pipes and pedals; but the blackened
case and much worn keys had been
fashioned by the cunning brain and
skilful fingers of Father Smith himself.
and never had the renowned old organ
builder turned out more skilfu piece
OF workmanship. And Michael Fray.
BY use o years. and loving tender
study, had got by heart every pipe and
stop i'm the rare old instrument. and
had acquired an almost magi al power
i'm bringing ont its tenderesi tones and
nOblcst harmon cs.
Hear him this Christmas eve. a he
sits before he ancient key board one
feeble candle dimly glimmering over
the well worn page before him. uicker-
2 wclrdly over the ancient carving.
and calling into the momcntary life the
oiiiglcs oi mitred abbot aud mailed